# US 2019/0113899 A1 · Electronic device for controlling iot device to correspond to state of external electronic device and operation method thereof > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0113899 A1 - Document ID: US20190113899A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/163,397 - Filed: 2018-10-17 - Published: 2019-04-18 - Earliest claimed: 2017-10-17 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd - Inventors: Jin Hong JEONG; Chan Woo PARK - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190113899A1 ## CPC - G05B 15/02: electric - G16Y 40/35: Management of things, i.e. controlling in accordance with a policy or in order to achieve specified objectives - H04L 12/2818: {from a device located outside both the home and the home network (access arrangements H04L12/2856; for remote control or remote monitoring of applications H04L67/025; arrangements for transmitting signals characterised by the use of a wireless eletrical link G08C17/00; telephonic communication systems adapted for combination with remote control systems H04M11/007)} - H04L 67/125: involving control of end-device applications over a network - H04L 67/303: Terminal profiles - H04W 4/70: Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC] - G05B 2219/23269: Program provides for communication protocol with device, equipment - G05B: CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS (systems for controlling or regulating non-electric variables G05D; systems for regulating electric or magnetic variables G05F; control devices or systems insofar as characterised by mechanical features only G05G) - G16Y: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE INTERNET OF THINGS [IoT] - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract An electronic device and an operation method of the electronic device are disclosed. The electronic device includes a communication module, a memory and a processor. The communication module is configured to communicate with a communication relay. The memory is configured to store registration information of at least one IoT device and scenario information associated with operating an operation state of at least one registered IoT device according to information associated with an unregistered external electronic device. The processor is configured to receive the information associated with the unregistered external electronic device via the communication relay. The processor is also configured to select the scenario information corresponding to the information. The processor is also configured to transmit a control command corresponding to the scenario information to at least some IoT devices corresponding to the scenario information among the at least one registered IoT device depending on the scenario information. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronic device, comprising: a communication module configured to communicate with a communication relay; a memory configured to: store registration information of at least one registered Internet of things (IoT) device, and store scenario information associated with operating an operation state of the at least one registered IoT device according to information associated with an unregistered external electronic device; and a processor operably connected with the communication module and the memory, wherein the processor is configured to: receive the information associated with the unregistered external electronic device via the communication relay; select the scenario information corresponding to the information associated with the unregistered external electronic device; and transmit a control command corresponding to the scenario information to at least some IoT devices corresponding to the scenario information among the at least one registered IoT device depending on the scenario information. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the information associated with the unregistered external electronic device comprises at least one of: identification information of the unregistered external electronic device; information about access or non-access of the unregistered external electronic device; information about an access time of the unregistered external electronic device; information about data usage of the unregistered external electronic device; information about a data type of the unregistered external electronic device; information about a service that is in use by the unregistered external electronic device; information about a space where the unregistered external electronic device is located; or information about a communication pattern of the unregistered external electronic device. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to: verify a state of the unregistered external electronic device based on the information associated with the unregistered external electronic device; and select the scenario information corresponding to the state of the unregistered external electronic device. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the scenario information comprises at least one of: identification information of the unregistered external electronic device; information of the at least some IoT devices to be controlled; or a control command to be transmitted to the at least some IoT devices. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to: provide a user interface (UI) for setting the scenario information to the unregistered external electronic device via the communication module; and store the scenario information set through the UI in the memory. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to: when verifying that the unregistered external electronic device accesses the communication relay using the information associated with the unregistered external electronic device, transmit a control command to turn on the at least some IoT devices depending on the scenario information. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to: before the unregistered external electronic device accesses the communication relay, obtain identification information of the unregistered external electronic device and associate and store the identification information of the unregistered external electronic device with the scenario information corresponding to the unregistered external electronic device; and when the unregistered external electronic device accesses the communication relay, select the scenario information corresponding to the information associated with the unregistered external electronic device based on the identification information of the unregistered external electronic device. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the unregistered external electronic device comprises a game console, wherein the at least one registered IoT device comprises a display device, and wherein the processor is further configured to: when the game console is connected, transmit a control command to change an image quality component of the display device to the display device depending on the scenario information. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the unregistered external electronic device comprises a monitoring device that uses a continuous connection to the communication relay, wherein the at least one registered IoT device comprises an output device, and wherein the processor is further configured to: when the monitoring device ends the continuous connection with the communication relay, transmit a control command to warn of abnormality of the monitoring device to the output device depending on the scenario information. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to: accumulate and store the information associated with the unregistered external electronic device; verify a pattern of a state change of the at least one registered IoT device according to a state change of the unregistered external electronic device based on the information associated with the unregistered external electronic device; and determine the scenario information corresponding to the verified pattern and store the determined scenario information in the memory. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to: verify a time to use a specified online service of the unregistered external electronic device; and when the time to use the specified online service is greater than or equal to a specified limited time, transmit a control command for the at least some IoT devices to output a sentence for requesting to limit the use of the specified online service to the at least some IoT devices depending on the scenario information. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to: verify a time to use a specified online service of the unregistered external electronic device; and when the time to use the specified online service is greater than or equal to a specified limited time, transmit a control command to limit the use of a communication network for the unregistered external electronic device or the at least some IoT devices to the communication relay depending on the scenario information. ### Claim 13 An operation method of an electronic device, the method comprising: receiving, by a communication module, information associated with an unregistered external electronic device via a communication relay; storing scenario information associated with operating an operation state of at least one registered IoT device according to the information associated with the unregistered external electronic device; selecting the scenario information corresponding to the information associated with the unregistered external electronic device; and transmitting a control command corresponding to the scenario information to at least some IoT devices corresponding to the scenario information among the at least one registered IoT device depending on the scenario information. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the information associated with the unregistered external electronic device comprises at least one of: identification information of the unregistered external electronic device; information about access or non-access of the unregistered external electronic device; information about an access time of the unregistered external electronic device; information about data usage of the unregistered external electronic device; information about a data type of the unregistered external electronic device; information about a service that is in use by the unregistered external electronic device; information about a space where the unregistered external electronic device is located; or information about a communication pattern of the unregistered external electronic device. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the scenario information comprises at least one of: identification information of the unregistered external electronic device; information of the at least some IoT devices to be controlled; or a control command to be transmitted to the at least some IoT devices. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, further comprising: providing a UI for setting the scenario information to the unregistered external electronic device; and storing the scenario information set through the UI. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the selecting comprises: verifying a state of the unregistered external electronic device based on the information associated with the unregistered external electronic device; and selecting the scenario information corresponding to the state of the unregistered external electronic device. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, further comprising: accumulating and storing a state of the unregistered external electronic device based on the information associated with the unregistered external electronic device; verifying a pattern of a state change of the at least one registered IoT device according to a state change of the unregistered external electronic device based on the information associated with the unregistered external electronic device; and determining the scenario information corresponding to the verified pattern and storing the determined scenario information. ### Claim 19 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, further comprising: before the unregistered external electronic device accesses the communication relay, obtaining identification information of the unregistered external electronic device and associating and storing the identification information of the unregistered external electronic device with the scenario information corresponding to the unregistered external electronic device, wherein the selecting the scenario information comprises when the unregistered external electronic device accesses the communication relay, selecting the scenario information corresponding to the information associated with the unregistered external electronic device based on the identification information of the unregistered external electronic device. ### Claim 20 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, further comprising: verifying a time to use a specified online service of the unregistered external electronic device; and verifying whether the time to use the specified online service is greater than or equal to a specified limited time, wherein the transmitting the control command comprises, when the time to use the specified online service is greater than or equal to the specified limited time, transmitting a control command to limit the use of a communication network for the unregistered external electronic device or the at least some IoT devices to the communication relay depending on the scenario information.