Method and device for removing a control relationship between a user account and a device

    公开(公告)号:US10462071B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-29

    申请号:US15174611

    申请日:2016-06-06

    Applicant: Xiaomi Inc.

    Abstract: A method may include receiving a removal request from a first user account, the removal request configured to request removal of a control relationship between the first user account and a device. A method may further include determining whether the first user account is an owner account of the device or a share account of the device. A method may further include retrieving a first share account corresponding to the device, the first share account being an account having permission to control the device, wherein the permission to control the device has been shared with the first share account by a user account different from the first share account. A method may further include removing a full control relationship between the owner account and the device. A method may further include removing a limited control relationship between the first share account and the device.

    Method and apparatus for controlling turn-on and turn-off of smart socket

    公开(公告)号:US10452089B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-22

    申请号:US15007621

    申请日:2016-01-27

    Applicant: Xiaomi Inc.

    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus for controlling turn-on and turn-off of an electric current supplied by a smart socket. The method includes retrieving a timing instruction used for controlling turn-on and turn-off of the electric current, and controlling on and off of an electric current to a device connected to a smart socket according to the timing instruction. The timing instruction is stored in the smart socket and a control device. The control device is wirelessly connected with the smart socket. The present disclosure improves the reliability of controlling turn-on and turn-off of an electric current supplied by the smart socket.

    Message transmission method, message reception method and apparatus and storage medium

    公开(公告)号:US10178606B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-08

    申请号:US15279009

    申请日:2016-09-28

    Applicant: Xiaomi Inc.

    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a message transmission method, a message reception method and corresponding apparatuses and storage mediums. The message transmission method may be performed by a first Bluetooth device and may involve generating, by a processor of the first Bluetooth device, a beacon frame message based on an intended interaction purpose with a second Bluetooth device, wherein the beacon frame message contains one or more fields indicating the interaction purpose, and broadcasting the beacon frame message using a Bluetooth communication interface of the first Bluetooth device. By including one or more fields indicating the intended interaction purpose within the beacon message frame, the first Bluetooth device and a second receiving Bluetooth device may be able to interact with one another without having to first establish a connection there between, thereby overcoming limitations of traditional Bluetooth communication schemes.

    Device binding methods and apparatuses

    公开(公告)号:US10104599B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-16

    申请号:US15376879

    申请日:2016-12-13

    Applicant: Xiaomi Inc.

    Abstract: A server includes a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor. The processor is configured to receive a device identification of a smart device and a user identification of a user owning the smart device from the smart device; determine whether there is a temporary binding relation between the device identification and the user identification according to a preconfigured temporary binding relation, the preconfigured temporary binding relation being configured after the server detects a designated operation on a device transaction page; and when there is a temporary binding relation between the device identification and the user identification, bind the device identification and the user identification.

    Method and apparatus for binding intelligent device

    公开(公告)号:US09954691B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-04-24

    申请号:US14955972

    申请日:2015-12-01

    Applicant: Xiaomi Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04L12/2809 H04L12/281

    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for binding an intelligent device are provided. In the method, the apparatus acquires an intelligent device list that includes binding states of intelligent devices with a current user account. The apparatus acquires an operation instruction for an intelligent device in the intelligent device list. The apparatus then update a binding state of the intelligent device with the current user account according to the operation instruction.

    Method and device for upgrading firmware

    公开(公告)号:US09886264B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-02-06

    申请号:US14841911

    申请日:2015-09-01

    Applicant: Xiaomi Inc.

    CPC classification number: G06F8/654

    Abstract: A method for upgrading firmware in a device, includes: when firmware of a first chip in the device needs to be upgraded, identifying a first partition of a flash memory in a second chip in the device, the first partition being a backup partition for downloading firmware of the second chip; downloading new firmware of the first chip to the first partition of the flash memory in the second chip; and copying the new firmware of the first chip from the first partition of the flash memory in the second chip to an effective region in the first chip.

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