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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2007
Ho Jin, Yongin-si, KR;
Jong-wook Park, Gangnam-gu, KR;
Seung-hun Jeon, Seocho-gu, KR;
Young-chul Sohn, Gangnam-gu, KR;
Myoung-soon Choi, Suwon-si, KR;
Hyok-sung Choi, Yongin-si, KR;
Seong-kook Shin, Seocho-gu, KR;
Hae-sik Jun, Gwanak-gu, KR;
Ho Jin, Yongin-si, KR;
Jong-wook Park, Gangnam-gu, KR;
Seung-hun Jeon, Seocho-gu, KR;
Young-chul Sohn, Gangnam-gu, KR;
Myoung-soon Choi, Suwon-si, KR;
Hyok-sung Choi, Yongin-si, KR;
Seong-kook Shin, Seocho-gu, KR;
Hae-sik Jun, Gwanak-gu, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, KR;
Abstract
An apparatus for controlling devices in one or more home networks is provided. The apparatus includes an authentication unit, a control message generation unit, a control message transmission unit, a response message reception unit, and an information management unit. The authentication unit performs authentication with one or more relay devices each connected to a plurality of devices through a network. The control message generation unit generates a control message in response to a user input. The control message transmission unit transmits the generated control message to a device selected by the user from among the plurality of devices. The response message reception unit receives a response message responding to the transmitted control message. The information management unit manages information about the relay devices and the plurality of devices.