Patent ID: 11863627
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A smart home device comprising:
an input interface;
a communication interface configured to communicate with a server and at least a first target device; and
a processor configured to:
control the communication interface to communicate with the server using a first communication protocol to receive first target device format information describing a communication control device format for communicating and controlling the first target device to perform a first operation,
receive a first control command for communicating with and controlling the first target device from the input interface,
in response to determining that the first target device requires additional information to perform the first control command, request sensor information from a second target device,
receive the additional information from the second target device,
control the communication interface to communicate with the first target device using a second communication protocol different than the first communication protocol, wherein the first target device does not communicate with the server using the second communication protocol,
convert the first control command into a format described by the first target device format information, and
transmit the converted first control command to the first target device to control the first target device to perform the first operation,

wherein the smart home device comprises at least one of an Internet of things (IoT), a refrigerator, a TV, a smartphone, and a home robot, or the first target device comprises at least one of an Internet of small things (IoST), a refrigerator, a vacuum cleaner, a TV, an air conditioner, and an air purifier.