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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2014
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Joo-hyun Kim, Anyang-si, KR;
Young-goo Ko, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/44 (2011.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04N 21/41 (2011.01); H04N 21/436 (2011.01); H04N 21/485 (2011.01); H04N 21/422 (2011.01); H04N 21/4363 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/4403 (2013.01); H04L 12/282 (2013.01); H04L 12/2803 (2013.01); H04N 21/4117 (2013.01); H04N 21/4131 (2013.01); H04N 21/42206 (2013.01); H04N 21/4363 (2013.01); H04N 21/43615 (2013.01); H04N 21/485 (2013.01); H04L 12/2823 (2013.01); H04L 2012/285 (2013.01); H04L 2012/2841 (2013.01); H04L 2012/2849 (2013.01); H04N 2005/4435 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for controlling home network devices is provided. The apparatus includes a display unit that displays a list of items corresponding to a plurality controlled devices arranged in a predetermined space, a receiving unit that receives a first image containing the controlled devices, the list, and information on light reflected from a controlled device of the controlled devices and the device list, and a control unit that maps the controlled devices and the items in the list according to the light information detected from the received image.