Abstract:
The present invention relates to a home automation method and apparatus and a method and apparatus for supporting the same. The home automation method from a home device according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises selecting a service scenario comprising at least one unit function, the service scenario being selected by a user; requesting to provide a unit function list applicable to the selected service scenario to a server when there is a request to modify a unit function for the selected service scenario from the user; and applying at least one unit function, selected by the user from the unit function list received from the server, to the selected service scenario and storing the result. According to embodiments of the present invention, customized services which fit to a user can be provided.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for supporting a safe living. An embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus for supporting a safe living that includes: an information receiving unit configured to receive information on a sensor, information on a device and information on a user; a pattern information generating unit configured to generate condition pattern information by use of sensing value information measured by the sensor and operation state information of the device; a condition assessing unit configured to assess a current condition by comparing the condition pattern information with the sensing value information and the operation state information; a profile unit configured to search for a control service of the device corresponding to the current condition; and a condition handling unit configured to perform a proper control the device corresponding to the current condition based on the control service.
Abstract:
The present invention provide an apparatus and method for virtual home service. The virtual home service apparatus comprises a physical device registration unit registering or deleting physical devices present in home and controlling the registered physical devices; a virtual device generation unit generating virtual devices using the registered physical device; a context reasoning unit reasoning in-home context using information of the generated virtual devices; and a service control unit generating a virtual device control command according to the result of the reasoned in-home context and delivering the result to the virtual device generation unit, wherein the virtual device generation unit generates hybrid virtual devices comprising a plurality of physical devices according to input of a user's virtual device generation command including physical device configuration information of the hybrid virtual devices or generates a single virtual device corresponding one-to-one to the physical device according to input of profile information of the physical device.