Patent ID: 9608837
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A method for using a portable controlling device for a home network, the method comprising: activating the portable controlling device by electric power supplied from a first mobile terminal during a connection of the portable controlling device and the first mobile terminal, wherein the portable controlling device includes a first near communications module, a micro-processor, and a memory in which a firmware is programmed, wherein the portable controlling device is configured to act as a gateway with respect to a device for the home network by an execution of the firmware by the micro-processor; pairing the portable controlling device activated by the electric power supplied from the first mobile terminal with the device for the home network by wireless near communications, when the first mobile terminal and the device for the home network are located within a predetermined distance range for performing a pairing process by the wireless near communications; deactivating the portable controlling device after the portable controlling device is paired with the device for the home network, during a disconnection of the portable controlling device and the first mobile terminal; re-activating the portable controlling device paired with the device for the home network by electric power supplied from a central unit that is connected to a communications network, during a connection of the portable controlling device and the central unit; and remotely controlling the device for the home network via the reactivated portable controlling device using the firmware executed by the micro-processor and the first near communications module.