Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Sk Telecom Company, Ltd.

Woon-Sik Lee

Jae-Hong Kim

Hye-Jung Cho

Kwan-Woo Song

Yong-hee Han

Hyu-dae Kim

Gyu-baek Kim

Hye-min Lee

Byeong-Chan Lee

Sung-Ho Cho

Kyung-Jae Kim

Vishnu Vinjam

Dae-Eun Yi

Sung-Geun Song

Young-soon Oh

Immadi Prudhvitej

Je-Hyeon Lee

Youn-soon Oh

Soon-Heum Ko

The disclosure relates to a sensor network, machine type communication (MTC), machine-to-machine (M2M) communication, and technology for internet of things (IoT). A method of a server is provided. The method includes determining a target temperature range to be applied to a first zone; predicting an indoor temperature for each of a plurality of zones included in a second zone in which the first zone is included; predicting efficiency of at least one first outdoor unit connected to first indoor units installed at the second zone; and controlling operations of the first indoor units based on the target temperature range, the indoor temperature for each of the plurality of zones, and the efficiency of at least one first outdoor unit.

Apparatus and method for controlling air conditioner in air conditioning system

An apparatus and method for performing lighting control are provided. An electronic device capable of light control includes a sensor unit including at least one sensor, configured to output a sensing signal based on the at least one sensor, a communication unit comprising communication circuitry configured to transmit, to a server, a request message including identification information and context information, to receive a response message from the server in response to the request message, and to transmit a light control command message to a light controller, a controller configured to generate the context information based on the sensing signal received from the sensor unit, and to generate the light control command message to satisfy a visual comfort condition based on light control zone information corresponding to the identification information and the context information, included in the response message, and a storage including a database for light control.

Apparatus and method for controlling light

A DLNA device for performing a DLNA service scenario, comprises a display unit, an input unit, a communicator and a controller. The display unit is configured to display a user interface for performing the DLNA service scenario. The input unit is configured to receive, from a user, an operational instruction for the user interface. The communicator is configured to communicate with a DLNA network. The controller is configured to control the user interface displayed on the display unit and control the communicator. The user interface is configured to include a main layer providing an interface for media content selection, a first sublayer providing an interface for media server selection, and a second sublayer providing an interface for media player selection. The first sublayer and the second sublayer are displayed temporarily on at least a portion of the main layer according to the operational instruction.

Device for performing a digital living network alliance (DLNA) service scenario

A DLNA device for sharing multiple home media content comprises a display unit, an input unit, a communicator, a controller and a data storage unit. The display unit is configured to display a user interface for implementing at least one individual DLNA service scenario. The input unit is configured to receive a DLNA service scenario selection information including server selection information, content selection information and player selection information through the user interface. The communicator configured to communicate with a DLNA network. The controller is configured to perform the at least one individual DLNA service scenario based on the DLNA service scenario selection information received through the input unit. The data storage unit configured to store scenario selection information, uniform resource identifier (URI) information of a content and playback state information corresponding to each individual DLNA service scenario.

Digital living network alliance device for sharing multiple home media content and method therefor

An electronic device case and a surface treatment method thereof are provided in which an exterior case is diecast of an aluminum alloy, an aluminum alloy layer is deposited on an outer surface of the exterior case, an oxidized coating layer is formed on a surface of the aluminum alloy layer, and a sealing layer is formed atop the oxidized coating layer and may seal pores therein. A pigment colored layer may be formed between the oxidized coating layer and the sealing layer.

Electronic device case and surface treatment method thereof

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Woon-Sik Lee