US-12621892-B2 - User terminal device for performing easy setup, control method thereof and home appliance

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Abstract

Provided is a user terminal device. The user terminal device includes a communication interface, a display, and a processor to control the user terminal device by being connected with the communication interface and the display, and the processor controls the communication interface to provide, to a home appliance operating through a soft access point, information about an access point, and based on joining failure information about the access point being received from the home appliance through the communication interface, control the display to display a screen guiding of joining failure based on the joining failure information.

Inventors

Daesung AN

Assignees

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Dates

Publication Date: 20260505
Application Date: 20230607
Priority Date: 20220721

Claims (20)

1 . A user terminal device, comprising: a communication interface comprising a first communication interface and a second communication interface; a display; memory storing instructions; and at least one processor connected with the communication interface and the display, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the user terminal device to: control the first communication interface to provide, to a home appliance operating through a Soft access point, information about an access point, and based on joining failure information about the access point being received through the second communication interface, control the display to display a screen guiding of a joining failure based on the joining failure information.
2 . The user terminal device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the user terminal device to, based on a reason for the joining failure being pre-set information, control the display to display a user interface for re-inputting the information about the access point.
3 . The user terminal device of claim 2 , wherein the pre-set information comprises at least one from among a service set identifier (SSID), a passphrase, or an encryption type.
4 . The user terminal device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the user terminal device to control the communication interface to provide the joining failure information to an Internet of Things server.
5 . The user terminal device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the user terminal device to: control the first communication interface to form a communication channel according to a first communication standard with the home appliance, control the first communication interface to provide the information about the access point to the home appliance, control the second communication interface to scan a signal according to a second communication standard based on the communication channel according to the first communication standard being released, and based on the joining failure information being received from the home appliance through the second communication interface, control the display to display the screen guiding of the joining failure.
6 . The user terminal device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the user terminal device further to: control the communication interface to form a communication channel according to a pre-set communication standard with the home appliance, control the communication interface to provide information about the access point to the home appliance, control the communication interface to scan a signal according to the pre-set communication standard based on the communication channel according to the pre-set communication standard being released, control the communication interface to rejoin the communication channel according to the pre-set communication standard with the home appliance based on the signal according to the pre-set communication standard being scanned by the home appliance, and control the display to display the screen guiding of the joining failure.
7 . The user terminal device of claim 6 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to, based on the joining failure information being received from the home appliance through the communication interface after rejoining the communication channel according to the pre-set communication standard with the home appliance, control the display to display the screen guiding of the joining failure.
8 . The user terminal device of claim 1 , wherein the joining failure information comprises at least one from among an error code, a Wi-Fi MAC address, or a product serial number.
9 . A home appliance comprising: memory storing instructions; a communication interface comprising a first communication interface and a second communication interface; and at least one processor connected with the communication interface, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the home appliance to: receive information about an access point from a user terminal device through the first communication interface operating through a Soft access point; control the first communication interface to provide a joining request to the access point based on information about the access point, and control the second communication interface to provide joining failure information about the access point to the user terminal device based on a failing of a joining with the access point.
10 . The home appliance of claim 9 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the home appliance to control the first communication interface to form a communication channel according to a first communication standard with the user terminal device, based on information about the access point being received through the first communication interface, release the communication channel with the user terminal device, and control the first communication interface to form the communication channel according to the first communication standard with the access point, and control the second communication interface to provide the joining failure information about the access point to the user terminal device based on the communication channel with the access point not being formed.
11 . The home appliance of claim 9 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the home appliance to: control the communication interface to form a communication channel according to a pre-set communication standard with the user terminal device, based on information about the access point being received through the communication interface, release the communication channel with the user terminal device, and control the communication interface to form the communication channel according to the pre-set communication standard with the access point, and maintain a scannable state according to the pre-set communication standard based on the communication channel with the access point not being formed.
12 . The home appliance of claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the home appliance to: receive a joining request from the user terminal device through the communication interface while maintaining the scannable state according to the pre-set communication standard, and based on the communication channel according to the pre-set communication standard being reformed with the user terminal device, control the communication interface to provide the joining failure information to the user terminal device.
13 . A control method of a user terminal device, the control method comprising: providing information about an access point to a home appliance operating through a Soft access point using a first communication interface included in the user terminal device; and based on joining failure information about the access point being received using a second communication interface included in the user terminal device from the home appliance, displaying a screen guiding of a joining failure based on the joining failure information.
14 . The control method of claim 13 , wherein the displaying comprises, based on a reason for the joining failure being pre-set information, displaying a user interface (UI) for re-inputting information about the access point.
15 . The control method of claim 14 , wherein the pre-set information comprises at least one from among a service set identifier (SSID), a passphrase, or an encryption type.
16 . The control method of claim 13 , further comprising: providing the joining failure information to an Internet of Things server.
17 . The control method of claim 13 , further comprising: forming a communication channel according to a first communication standard with the home appliance using the first communication interface, wherein the providing comprises providing the information about the access point to the home appliance using to the communication channel according to the first communication standard, wherein the displaying comprises: based on the communication channel according to the first communication standard being released, scanning a signal according to a second communication standard of the second communication interface, and based on the joining failure information being received from the home appliance through the second communication interface, displaying the screen guiding of the joining failure.
18 . The control method of claim 13 , further comprising: forming a communication channel according to a pre-set communication standard with the home appliance, wherein the providing comprises providing information about the access point to the home appliance, wherein the displaying comprises: based on the communication channel according to the pre-set communication standard being released, scanning a signal according to the pre-set communication standard, based on the signal according to the pre-set communication standard being scanned by the home appliance, rejoining the communication channel according to the pre-set communication standard with the home appliance, and displaying the screen guiding of the joining failure.
19 . The control method of claim 18 , wherein the displaying comprises, based on the joining failure information being received from the home appliance through the communication interface after rejoining the communication channel according to the pre-set communication standard with the home appliance, displaying the screen guiding of the joining failure.
20 . The control method of claim 13 , wherein the joining failure information comprises at least one from among an error code, a Wi-Fi MAC address, or a product serial number.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of PCT/KR2023/005320, filed on Apr. 19, 2023, at the Korean Intellectual Property Receiving Office and claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119 to Korean Patent Application No. 10-2022-0090625, filed on Jul. 21, 2022 at the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosures of each which are incorporated by reference herein in their entireties. BACKGROUND 1. Field The disclosure relates to a user terminal device, a control method thereof, and a home appliance, and more particularly, to a user terminal device for communicating with an access point, a control method thereof, and a home appliance. 2. Description of Related Art With recent technological advancements, electronic devices of various types are being developed to improve a user experience. In particular, recently, a user's convenience is improved with the increased use of internet of things (IoT) devices. However, because many IoT devices are not included with displays, there may be difficulty transferring information to a user. Specifically, there may be a problem of it being difficult for the user to connect the IoT devices to an Internet. The drawbacks described above may be solved through a smartphone. For example, connecting the IoT devices with the Internet and simultaneously registering the IoT devices in an IoT server may be possible through a method of arbitration using a smartphone. This method may be referred to as Easy Setup, onboarding, or commissioning. SUMMARY According to an aspect of the disclosure, a user terminal device includes: a communication interface; a display; and at least one processor configured to: control the user terminal device by being connected with the communication interface and the display, control the communication interface to provide, to a home appliance operating through a soft access point, information about an access point, and based on joining failure information about the access point being received through the communication interface, control the display to display a screen guiding of a joining failure based on the joining failure information. The at least one processor may be further configured to, based on a reason for the joining failure being pre-set information, control the display to display a user interface (UI) for re-inputting the information about the access point. The pre-set information may include at least one from among a service set identifier (SSID), a passphrase, or an encryption type. The at least one processor may be further configured to control the communication interface to provide the joining failure information to an internet of things (IoT) server. The communication interface may include: a first communication interface; and a second communication interface, wherein the at least one processor may be further configured to: control the first communication interface to form a communication channel according to a first communication standard with the home appliance, control the first communication interface to provide the information about the access point to the home appliance, control the second communication interface to scan a signal according to a second communication standard based on the communication channel according to the first communication standard being released, and based on the joining failure information being received from the home appliance through the second communication interface, control the display to display the screen guiding of the joining failure. The at least one processor may be further configured to: control the communication interface to form the communication channel according to a pre-set communication standard with the home appliance, control the communication interface to provide information about the access point to the home appliance, control the communication interface to scan a signal according to the pre-set communication standard based on the communication channel according to the pre-set communication standard being released, control the communication interface to rejoin the communication channel according to the pre-set communication standard with the home appliance based on the signal according to the pre-set communication standard being scanned by the home appliance, and control the display to display the screen guiding of the joining failure. The at least one processor may be further configured to, based on the joining failure information being received from the home appliance through the communication interface after rejoining the communication channel according to the pre-set communication standard with the home appliance, control the display to display the screen guiding of the joining failure. The joining failure information may include at least one from among an error code, a Wi-Fi MAC address, or a product serial number. According to an aspect of the disclosure, a home appliance includes: a communication interface; and at least one processor connected with th