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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2014
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Kyung-Jae Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Chang-Hyun Kim, Seoul, KR;
Chang-Hyun Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Ji-Yeon Han, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for controlling home devices on a group basis in a home network system are provided. The method includes collecting operation state information about a plurality of home devices, generating control history information about the plurality of home devices based on the collected operation state information, receiving a group control command for a group of home devices from among the plurality of home devices, the group of home devices being set based on the control history information, and controlling operations of the group of home devices according to the received group control command.