US 12,219,250 B2
Method and apparatus for controlling a state of a controllable device
Junjie Zhao, Beijing (CN)
Assigned to BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., Beijing (CN)
Filed by BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., Beijing (CN)
Filed on Jan. 17, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/577,084.
Application 17/577,084 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/479,233, granted, now 11,258,636, previously published as PCT/CN2017/103414, filed on Sep. 26, 2017.
Claims priority of application No. 201710056316.6 (CN), filed on Jan. 25, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0141377 A1, May 5, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 12/66 (2006.01); H04L 67/125 (2022.01); H04N 23/661 (2023.01); H04N 23/667 (2023.01); H04N 23/695 (2023.01)
CPC H04N 23/661 (2023.01) [H04L 67/125 (2013.01); H04N 23/667 (2023.01); H04N 23/695 (2023.01)] 24 Claims
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1. A method for controlling a camera, the camera comprising a controllable component and associating with at least one associated client and a reference device, the reference device being a gateway of a local area network to which the camera is connected, the method comprises:
obtaining a first client list of the at least one associated client and a second client list of clients that are currently connected to the same local area network as the camera by connecting with the reference device;
comparing the first client list with the second client list so as to determine whether one or more of the at least one associated client are connected to the same local area network as the camera via the reference device; and
controlling a state of the controllable component so that the camera is in a first state when one or more of the at least one associated client are connected to the same local area network as the camera via the reference device and is in a second state that is different from the first state when no associated client is connected to the same local area network as the camera via the reference device.