Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Joongki Moon

Changseok Lee

Youngjun Choi

Yangdon Lee

Kyungjin Jeon

The present disclosure relates to a technology for a sensor network, machine to machine (M2M) communication, machine type communication (MTC), and the Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure can be utilized in an intelligent service (such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, health care, digital education, retail business, security and safety-related services) based on the technology. A gateway device according to the present disclosure determines whether additional power consumption information on an electronic device is needed, makes a request for the additional power consumption information to a smart plug when the additional power consumption information is determined to be necessary, determines the maximum number of smart plugs capable of transmitting the additional power consumption information to the gateway device, and controls data transmission of at least a part of smart plugs transmitting the additional power consumption information to the gateway device.

Method and device for detecting electronic device connected to smart plug

A method and an apparatus for controlling an air conditioner are provided. The method includes sensing, by an air conditioner control apparatus, a user action requesting a temperature control, checking whether one of a common control mode in which a setting temperature is controlled at a first temperature control interval and a minute control mode in which the setting temperature is controlled at a second temperature control interval, which is less than the first temperature control interval, is selected in response to the sensed user action, calculating the setting temperature based on the user action and a result of the checking, and transmitting the calculated setting temperature to the air conditioner.

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Seoul, South Korea

Joongki Moon