Apparatus and method for establishing a personal network for providing a CPNS service

摘要

Provided is an apparatus and a method for establishing a Personal Network (PN) by interconnecting a gateway device and various Consumer Electronics (CE) devices through a simple process in order to enable the CEs to receive various services. The method includes performing a physical pairing with surrounding devices by using Near Field Communication (NFC); finding a gateway device, which relays a service from the server, from among the paired devices; selecting a scheme for establishing a PN with the gateway device; and sending a request for connection with a PN according to the selected scheme to the found gateway device.

主权项

1. A method of requesting for establishment of a Personal Network (PN) by a first Personal Network Entity (PNE), the method comprising the steps of:
performing, by the first PNE, a physical pairing with surrounding PNEs by using Near Field Communication (NFC); discovering, by the first PNE, a gateway device, which relays a service from a server, from among the paired devices; and selecting a type of PN setup among first, second and third types of PN setups; sending a PN setup request message including the selected type of PN setup to the gateway device, wherein each type of the PN setups indicates at least one device by which to establish a PN with the first PNE, wherein the PN is established between the first PNE and the gateway device if the type of PN setup is selected as the first type of PN setup, wherein the PN is established between the first PNE and all PNEs physically paired with the gateway device if the type of PN setup is selected as the second type of PN setup, and wherein the PN is established between the first PNE and at least one second PNE identified with respective PNE Identifications (IDs) of the PN setup message, if the type of PN setup is selected as the third type of PN setup.