Method of sharing usage information, and apparatus and system thereof

Abstract

Provided are a method, apparatus, and system for sharing usage information of daily life. Usage information sharing system includes: a first home network including at least one electronic device generating metadata with respect to human behavior; a first collecting device collecting metadata with respect to usage information from first home network; a second collecting device transmitting metadata of first home network that is received from the first collecting device to a second home network; and a second home network comprising at least one electronic device receiving the metadata from the second collecting device and performing an operation corresponding to the metadata. Accordingly, behavioral actions of a person in daily life can be dynamically recognized via a home network and home electronic devices and converted into metadata, and transmitted to another home network in real-time via a network. Thus, the experiences and feelings of a user can be dynamically shared.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An electronic device comprising:
 a memory storing instructions; and   at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to:
 store, in the memory, metadata which is generated based on a first changed value of first setting of a first device and a second changed value of second setting of a second device; and 
 transmit the metadata to the first device and the second device, thereby causing the first device to set the first setting as the first changed value and causing the second device to set the second setting as the second changed value. 
   
     
     
         2 . The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein the metadata is shared with another electronic device. 
     
     
         3 . The electronic device of  claim 2 , wherein the metadata is transmitted from the electronic device to the other electronic device. 
     
     
         4 . The electronic device of  claim 2 , wherein the other electronic device transmits the metadata to devices which are connected to the other electronic device to respectively set their setting as the first changed value and the second changed value. 
     
     
         5 . The electronic device of  claim 2 , wherein the electronic device and the other electronic device are connected to different home networks. 
     
     
         6 . The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein the first device and the second device are different types of devices. 
     
     
         7 . The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein the first device is a lamp and the second device is an audio player. 
     
     
         8 . The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein the first setting is regarding brightness and the second setting is regarding audio volume. 
     
     
         9 . The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein the first setting and the second setting are respectively and simultaneously set as the first changed value and the second changed value. 
     
     
         10 . The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein the metadata is broadcasted from the electronic device to the first device and the second device. 
     
     
         11 . A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
 store, in the memory, metadata which is generated based on a first changed value of first setting of a first device and a second changed value of second setting of a second device; and   transmit the metadata to the first device and the second device, thereby causing the first device to set the first setting as the first changed value and causing the second device to set the second setting as the second changed value.   
     
     
         12 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 11 , wherein the metadata is shared with another electronic device. 
     
     
         13 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 12 , wherein the metadata is transmitted from the electronic device to the other electronic device. 
     
     
         14 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 12 , wherein the other electronic device transmits the metadata to devices which are connected to the other electronic device to respectively set their setting as the first changed value and the second changed value. 
     
     
         15 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 11 , wherein the first device and the second device are different types of devices. 
     
     
         16 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 11 , wherein the first device is a lamp and the second device is an audio player. 
     
     
         17 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 11 , wherein the first setting is regarding brightness and the second setting is regarding audio volume. 
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 11 , wherein the first setting and the second setting are respectively and simultaneously set as the first changed value and the second changed value. 
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 11 , wherein the metadata is broadcasted to the first device and the second device. 
     
     
         20 . A method comprising:
 storing, in a memory, metadata which is generated based on a first changed value of first setting of a first device and a second changed value of second setting of a second device; and   transmitting the metadata to the first device and the second device, thereby causing the first device to set the first setting as the first changed value and causing the second device to set the second setting as the second changed value.