KR100581355B1 - Apparatus and method for providing home networking service - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for providing a home networking service using a wired or wireless network.

The present invention generates and provides a home network application, which is a program that can control electronic devices for affiliates to which at least two different protocols (PROTOCOL) are applied, to a client terminal. Subsequently, the terminal and the customer information are searched for the command received from the client terminal running the provided application to determine which affiliate server the command is to be transmitted to, and then the protocol applied to the electronic device of the affiliate server is also searched. Support by In addition, the command is converted into a standard corresponding to the supported protocol and sent to the affiliate server. Thereafter, the client is informed of the operation control result or the electronic device status of the electronic device received from the affiliate server. Through this, it is possible to remotely control and monitor the home network-related electronic devices to which at least two different protocols are applied using a single application in the terminal.

Home Network, Affiliate, Single Application, Protocol, Specification Commands

Description

Apparatus and method for providing home networking service {APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING HOME NETWORKING SERVICE}

1 is a diagram illustrating a schematic structure of a home networking service providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a detailed configuration of the home networking service providing apparatus shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart sequentially illustrating an operation process of the apparatus for providing a home networking service shown in FIG. 2.

4 is a diagram illustrating a standard command and a response result received from a corresponding device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a diagram illustrating a detailed configuration of an apparatus for providing home networking services according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for providing a home networking service, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for providing a home networking service for controlling and monitoring electronic devices to which a different protocol (PROTOCOL) is applied.

In general, a home network is a future-oriented system that can remotely control the home appliances from inside or outside the home with a single terminal (control terminal) by literally networking (connecting) all home appliances in the house. it means.

Such a home network system has existed in a simple form in the past, and in recent years, a single terminal controls all home appliances, heating, and lighting, which are located throughout the house. In this case, the single terminal includes various devices capable of connecting to the Internet such as a mobile and a personal digital assistant (PDA) in a personal computer.

Furthermore, it is possible to perform additional functions in addition to the original functions of each home appliance. In other words, entertainment and information retrieval on the television, and the Internet can be enjoyed on the refrigerator.

However, the existing home network system has not been standardized in terms of use thereof, and thus, home protocol-related devices have different protocols. That is, if the home network related device provided by the affiliate A is applied to the a protocol, the affiliate B provides the home network related device to which the b protocol is applied.

Therefore, in the home network system is built, there must be a lot of difficulties and inconveniences in terms of time and economics when replacing the related devices.

That is, if a user who used a home network system made up of home network-related devices provided by Affiliate A moves to another province and replaces it with home network-related devices provided by Affiliate B, the b protocol is applied. As a result, a new application that can control home network-related devices must be replaced. That is, the relevant application in the control terminal should be updated with the application suitable for the replacement device.

In addition, when the affiliated home network related devices provided by C are added to the replaced home network system, an application capable of controlling the related devices according to the applied c protocol is additionally supplied to its own terminal (control terminal). It must be driven.

This leads to a drop in service satisfaction due to the user having to go through several cumbersome procedures.

Therefore, there is an urgent need for an apparatus and a method for enabling a user to easily control a home network-related device to which a different protocol is applied, even without a cumbersome procedure.

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to solve this problem, so that the client can remotely control and monitor the home network-related devices to which at least two different protocols are applied, respectively, by running a single application. It is to provide a home networking service providing apparatus and a method thereof.

In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, an apparatus for providing a home networking service includes a control command received from a client terminal in a home network including a plurality of electronic devices to which at least two different protocols are applied. In the home networking service providing device that delivers each of the applied electronic devices to two or more affiliate servers managing each of the applied electronic devices, by creating a home network application that is a program for controlling the electronic devices to which two or more different protocols (PROTOCOL) is applied Application providing / management unit provided to the terminal; An associated device search unit for searching whether a control command received from the client terminal is a command related to an electronic device connected to an affiliate server; A protocol support / management unit for searching for and supporting a protocol applied to the electronic device of the affiliate server that has been searched for; A command conversion / transmitter for converting a control command received from a client terminal into a standard of a protocol confirmed through a protocol support / management unit and transmitting the control command to an affiliated server identified through the associated device search unit; A result receiving / notifying unit which transmits a result of the operation control of the electronic device or the state of the electronic device to the client terminal received from the affiliate server; And a real-time monitoring unit for determining whether the message is received through the affiliate server when the message indicating the change of the state of the electronic device is received through the affiliate server, and transmitting the analysis result of the received message to the client terminal.

And a client / affiliate manager configured to manage client-related information including the telephone number of the client terminal and affiliate server information subscribed to the client, and affiliate-related information including protocol information applied to each electronic device by the affiliate server. Characterized in that.

In addition, an apparatus for providing a home networking service according to an aspect of the present invention is an electronic device to which a control command received from a client terminal is applied in a home network including a plurality of electronic devices to which at least two different protocols are applied. In the home networking service providing apparatus for delivering to each of the two or more affiliated servers for managing the server, the client connected to the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) of the home networking service that controls the electronic device to which two or more different protocols (PROTOCOL) is applied A web page manager providing a web page for a home networking service to a terminal; An associated device search unit for searching whether a control command inputted through a menu or button click of a provided web page is a command related to an electronic device connected to an affiliate server; A protocol support / management unit for searching for and supporting a protocol applied to the electronic device of the affiliate server that has been searched for; A command conversion / transmitter for converting a control command input through a web page into a standard of a protocol confirmed through a protocol support / management unit and transmitting the control command to an affiliated server identified through an associated device search unit; A result receiving / notifying unit for transmitting an operation control result of the electronic device received from the affiliate server or a status of the electronic device to the client terminal through a web page; And a real-time monitoring unit for determining whether the message is received through the affiliate server when the message indicating the change of the state of the electronic device is received through the affiliate server, and transmitting the analysis result of the received message to the client terminal.

In addition, according to an aspect of the present invention, a method for providing a home networking service includes an electronic device to which a control command received from a client terminal is applied in a home network including a plurality of electronic devices having at least two different protocols applied thereto. A method of providing a home networking service, each of which is delivered to two or more affiliated servers managing a network, the method comprising: a) creating a home network application, which is a program for controlling an electronic device to which two or more different protocols are applied, to a client terminal; Providing; b) searching for which affiliate server the control command received from the client terminal is associated with the electronic device connected to the affiliate server; c) searching for a protocol applied to the electronic device of the found affiliate server; d) converting the control command received from the client terminal to the standard of the protocol identified in step c) and sending it to the affiliate server identified in step b); And e) transmitting the operation control result of the electronic device received from the affiliate server or the state of the electronic device to the client terminal.

And f) if a message indicating a change in the state of the electronic device is received through the affiliate server, checking which affiliate server the message is received from, and transmitting the analysis result of the received message to the client terminal. .

In addition, according to an aspect of the present invention, a method for providing a home networking service includes an electronic device to which a control command received from a client terminal is applied in a home network including a plurality of electronic devices having at least two different protocols applied thereto. A method of providing a home networking service, each of which is delivered to two or more affiliated servers managing a network, the method comprising: a) accessing a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) of a home networking service controlling an electronic device to which two or more different protocols (PROTOCOL) are applied; Providing a web page for a home networking service to a client terminal; b) searching for a control command inputted through a menu or button click of a provided web page to which affiliate server an electronic device is connected; c) searching for a protocol applied to the electronic device of the found affiliate server; d) converting the control command input through the web page to the standard of the protocol identified in step c) and sending it to the affiliate server identified in step b); e) transmitting the operation control result of the electronic device or the state of the electronic device received from the affiliate server to the client terminal through a web page; And f) when a message indicating a change in the state of the electronic device is received through the affiliate server, checking which affiliate server is the message and transmitting the analysis result of the received message to the client terminal through the web page. Include.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention. As those skilled in the art would realize, the described embodiments may be modified in various different ways, all without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. In the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted in order to clearly describe the present invention. Like parts are designated by like reference numerals throughout the specification.

1 is a diagram illustrating a schematic structure of a home networking service providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the home networking service providing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is connected to the first to nth client terminals 301 to 300n through the wired / wireless communication network 200, and the first It also forms a structure interconnected to the n-th affiliate server (401 ~ 400n). The first to n-th affiliate servers 401 to 400n form a structure in which at least one home network related electronic device 501 to 500n and 601 to 600n are managed.

In this case, the first to n-th client terminals 301 to 300n include various devices capable of connecting to the wired / wireless communication network 200 from a mobile to a personal PC and a personal digital assistant (PDA).

The home networking service providing apparatus 100 constituting such a structure will be described in detail. First, each affiliate server 400 first applies home network-related electronic devices 501 to 500n and 601 to 600n developed by the company to each client's home. In this case, the devices 501 to 500n and 601 to 600n are provided as electronic devices to which at least two different protocols are applied, and are not mutually compatible.

Subsequently, the home networking service providing apparatus 100 may include an environment including application protocols, device types, and information about a distribution home (client detailed information), which are detailed information for each electronic device distributed to the company from each of affiliate servers 400. Get a file.

In addition, the home networking service providing apparatus 100 generates a networking application, which is a program that can simultaneously control at least two or more home network-related electronic devices that are supplied to a single client's home, based on the environment file provided to each client. It is supplied to the terminal 300.

That is, a home network application is a kind of home network control that allows each client to form a single home network and simultaneously control a plurality of electronic devices to which different protocols are applied through a button click on the terminal 300. Program.

Subsequently, the client drives a home network application embedded in its terminal 300 to connect to the wired / wireless communication network 200, and then clicks a specific icon (for example, a refrigerator) displayed on the terminal 300. .

Subsequently, when a power-off command is given thereto, the home networking service providing apparatus 100 may relate to the home network to be controlled by the client according to the control command and terminal information (terminal number) received from the client terminal 300. Figure out which affiliate's electronic device is the electronic device. Next, after confirming which protocol is applied to the identified affiliated company and the home network-related electronic device, the confirmed protocol is supported.

At this time, the home networking service providing apparatus 100 converts the control command received from the terminal 300 into a standard command that matches the checked protocol and sends it to the affiliate server.

Thereafter, the home networking service providing apparatus 100 allows the client to know the control result (for example, 'the refrigerator is turned off') received from the affiliate server through the home network application on his terminal. . That is, the home networking service providing apparatus 100 runs the home network application, and then changes the color of the icon (refrigerator) (for example, a red color at power on and a black color at power off). Inform the result of the operation.

In addition, when the state change of the home electronic devices (501 to 500n, 601 to 600n) (for example, when the lights are turned off, there is an intruder, etc.), a message informing the status change from the affiliate server (401 to 400n) When is received, the home networking service providing apparatus 100 searches for which affiliate server the received message is. In addition, the home networking service providing apparatus 100 analyzes the content of the received message according to the searched affiliate server protocol, and transmits the analysis result to the application of the client terminal, thereby allowing the client to access the home electronic device in real time. Allows you to monitor the status.

In this case, the home networking service providing apparatus 100 may connect the short message service center (SMSC, not shown) or the multimedia message service center (MMSC, not shown) to the short message or the control result of each electronic device. It is sent as a multimedia message to the client terminal.

As described above, the embodiment of the present invention describes that the operation result is notified to each client by changing the color of the icon, but this is not limited to the present invention, but in some cases, through other methods (e-mail, message delivery, etc.). You can also inform each client of the result of the operation.

As described above, the home networking service providing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention allows a plurality of clients to connect home network-related electronic devices 501 to 500n and 601 to 600n to which different protocols are applied. It can be easily controlled by running the application.

In addition, the present invention allows the related electronic devices 501 to 500n and 601 to 600n, which are newly connected to the home network and to which different protocols are applied, can also be driven through a single home network application. This may lead to an increase in service satisfaction through time and economic cost reduction.

Then, a detailed configuration of the home networking service providing apparatus 100 constituting such a structure will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a detailed configuration of the home networking service providing apparatus shown in FIG. 1.

As shown in FIG. 2, the home networking service providing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a home networking service providing / management server 110 and a database management server 120.

The home networking service providing / management server 110 includes a client / affiliate management unit 111 and an application providing / management unit 112, an associated electronic device search unit 113, a protocol support / management unit 114, and a command conversion / transmission unit ( 115, a result receiving / notifying unit 116 and a real time monitoring unit 117.

The database management server 120 includes a client DB 121, an affiliate DB 122, an application DB 123, a command DB 124, and a protocol DB 125.

In more detail, first, the client / affiliate management unit 111 classifies and manages client-related information (for example, name and terminal number and affiliate server to which the client subscribes), and manages affiliate-related information (for example, disseminated information). Home network-related electronic devices and applicable protocols for each device) are also classified and managed.

The application providing / management unit 112 may control home network-related electronic devices 501 to 500n and 601 to 600n to which at least two different protocols are applied, respectively, according to an environment file received from each affiliate server. It provides and manages a home network application, which is a program, to the client terminal 300.

The related electronic device search unit 113 searches for a specific home network related electronic device through a search for an affiliate server to which the client belongs, whether the command received from the client terminal 300 is a control command related to the device.

The protocol support / management unit 114 determines which protocol is applied to the searched home network-related electronic device and then supports the protocol.

The command converting / transmitting unit 115 converts the control command received from the client terminal 300 into a standard command conforming to the standard of the protocol, and transmits it to the affiliate server 400.

The result receiving / notifying unit 116 converts an operation result related message received from the affiliate server 400 into a message form that can be recognized by the client terminal 300 and transmits the message. That is, the result receiving / notifying unit 116 allows the client to know the operation result through the home network application running on its terminal 300.

When the real-time monitoring unit 117 receives a message informing the electronic device-related state change from the affiliate servers 401 to 400n, the real-time monitoring unit 117 searches for which affiliate server the received message is. The real-time monitoring unit 117 transmits the message analysis result to the client terminal according to the searched affiliate server protocol. At this time, the analysis result is transmitted to the client terminal through a short message or a multimedia message.

Next, the client DB 121 stores information that is changed and added from information related to the client (name, terminal number, type of affiliate affiliated with the client, etc.).

The affiliate DB 122 stores information related to each affiliate, including home network-related electronic devices 501 to 500n and 601 to 600n, which are related to each affiliate, and application protocols related to the related electronic devices and client related information.

The application DB 123 stores home network application related information for controlling home network related electronic devices 501 to 500n and 601 to 600n to which at least two different protocols are applied.

The command DB 124 stores information related to the command, from the control command received from the client terminal 300 to the standard command according to each protocol.

The protocol DB 125 stores at least two or more different protocol related information applied to the home network related electronic devices 501 to 500n and 601 to 600n.

An operation process of the home networking service providing apparatus 100 having such a configuration will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart sequentially illustrating an operation process of the apparatus for providing a home networking service shown in FIG. 2.

As shown in FIG. 3, each affiliate server 400 includes an environment including application protocols, device types, and information about a distribution home (client detailed information) for each home network-related electronic device supplied to each client's home. Create and transfer a file (S301).

Thereafter, the application providing / management unit 112 of the home networking service providing apparatus 100 may control the home network-related electronic devices to which at least two different protocols are applied, respectively, according to an environment file received from each affiliate server. A home network application, which can be a program, is generated and provided to the client terminal 300 (S302).

Thereafter, the client drives the provided home network application (S303), and then clicks a specific icon that has a one-to-one correspondence with a device to be controlled among the various icons displayed on the monitor of the terminal 300 (S304).

As described above, the embodiment of the present invention describes the input of the control command by clicking on the icon. However, this is not limited to the present invention. You can also type.

Then, the relevant electronic device search unit 113 is a command for controlling the device is a command received from the client terminal 300, the associated electronic device (501 ~ 500n, through a search for the affiliate server to which the client belongs, etc.) 601 to 600n) (S305).

Thereafter, the protocol support / management unit 114 determines which protocol is applied to the searched home network-related electronic device of the affiliated partner (S306), and then supports the corresponding protocol when transmitting a command later.

Subsequently, the command conversion / transmitter 115 converts the control command received from the client terminal 300 into a standard command conforming to the standard of the protocol, and transmits it to the affiliate server 400 (S307). A display example of such a standard command is shown in FIG. 4.

4 is a diagram illustrating a standard command and a response result received from a corresponding device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, the command converting / transmitting unit 115 includes a standard command according to each item (status request for each device of the first affiliate, switch on / off, outlet off, etc.) The control command received from the terminal 300 is immediately converted into a standard command and transmitted to the corresponding device.

Subsequently, the affiliate server 400 controls the operation of the corresponding home network related electronic device according to the received standard command (S308), and then reports the result thereof (S309).

Thereafter, the result receiving / notifying unit 116 converts the message related to the operation result received from the affiliate server 400 into a message form that can be recognized by the client terminal 300 and transmits the message. That is, the result receiving / notifying unit 116 allows the client to know the operation result through the home network application driven by the terminal 300 (S311).

In addition, when the real-time monitoring unit 117 receives a message informing the electronic device-related state change from the affiliate servers 401 to 400n, the real-time monitoring unit 117 searches for which affiliate server the received message is. The message analysis result is transmitted to the client terminal according to the searched affiliate server protocol. At this time, the analysis result is transmitted to the client terminal through a short message or a multimedia message.

Subsequently, the home networking service providing / management server 110 according to the present invention checks whether there is an additional service request from the client or the affiliate server 400 (S312), and if there is an additional request, repeating the above-described operation process. On the other hand, if there is no additional request, the service providing process is terminated.

As such, the apparatus and method for providing a home networking service according to an embodiment of the present invention allow a client to drive a home network related electronic device to which different protocols are applied by simply clicking a button on the terminal through a single home network application in the terminal. Each can be controlled remotely.

In addition, the present invention enables to control the new device remotely, even through the installation of a home network-related electronic device to which the new protocol is applied, through protocol support and standard command transfer.

As described above, in the first embodiment of the present invention, the home networking service is provided through application driving. Alternatively, the home networking service may be provided through a website connection. Hereinafter, such an embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 5.

5 is a diagram illustrating a detailed configuration of an apparatus for providing home networking services according to another embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 5, the apparatus 100 for providing a home networking service according to another embodiment of the present invention has the same configuration as in the above-described first embodiment, but is homed through a web page, not a home network application. Provide networking services.

In detail, the client first accesses a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) providing a home networking service using his terminal 300, and then logs in by inputting an ID (ID) and password used when registering a member. The apparatus 100 for providing home networking services according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure provides main and sub web pages that provide home network services.

In addition, according to the client's selection, a web page having an information field for inputting a command for controlling the operation of the home network related electronic device or for knowing the status is provided.

Subsequently, when a corresponding command and a request item are input to each information field on the provided web page, the home networking service providing apparatus 100 performs an operation process according to a control command, which is an operation according to the first embodiment. The same procedure is omitted.

Thereafter, the home networking service providing apparatus 100 notifies the device-specific control result received from the affiliate server 400 through a web page, or notifies the client-specific control result through the e-mail and a message to the corresponding client. .

The drawings and detailed description of the invention are exemplary only, and are used for the purpose of illustrating the invention only, and are not intended to be limiting or to limit the scope of the invention described in the claims. Therefore, those skilled in the art will understand that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible from this. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

An apparatus and method for providing a home networking service according to the present invention allow a client to remotely control home network-related electronic devices to which at least two different protocols are applied at the click of a button through a single home network application. Do it.

In addition, the present invention has the effect of enabling the remote control of the new electronic device, respectively, even through the installation of the home network-related electronic device to which the new protocol is applied through the protocol support and standard command transfer accordingly.

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In a home network including a plurality of electronic devices having at least two different protocols applied thereto, a home networking service for transmitting control commands received from a client terminal to two or more affiliate servers managing the electronic devices to which each protocol is applied. In the providing apparatus, An application providing / management unit generating a home network application, which is a program for controlling an electronic device to which two or more different protocols are applied, and providing the same to the client terminal; An associated device search unit for searching whether a control command received from the client terminal is a command related to an electronic device connected to an affiliate server; A protocol support / management unit for searching for and supporting a protocol applied to the electronic device of the searched affiliate server; A command converting / transmitting unit converting a control command received from the client terminal into a standard of a protocol confirmed through the protocol support / management unit and transmitting the converted command to the affiliated server identified through the related device search unit; A result receiving / notifying unit which transmits a result of operation control of the electronic device or the state of the electronic device received from the affiliate server to the client terminal; And When a message indicating a change in the state of the electronic device is received through the affiliate server, a real-time monitoring unit for checking which affiliate server the message is received and transmitting the analysis result of the received message to the client terminal Home networking service providing apparatus comprising a. According to claim 1, A client / affiliate management unit that manages client related information including a telephone number of the client terminal and affiliated server information subscribed to by the client, and affiliated information including protocol information applied to each electronic device by the affiliated server; Home networking service providing device further comprising. The method of claim 2, The application providing / managing unit, And generating and updating the home network application by receiving an environment file including protocol information applied for each electronic device, electronic device type, and dissemination client-related information from the affiliate server. The method of claim 2, The command conversion / transmission unit, And a command corresponding to the control command received from the client terminal, and storing and managing the command according to the supporting protocol standard for each item. The method of claim 2, The result receiving / notification unit, And notifying the client of the operation control result by using at least one of an icon color change, an e-mail, and a message transfer on a home network application running in the client terminal. In a home network including a plurality of electronic devices having at least two different protocols applied thereto, a home networking service for transmitting control commands received from a client terminal to two or more affiliate servers managing the electronic devices to which each protocol is applied. In the providing apparatus, A web page management unit providing a web page for the home networking service to the client terminal connected to a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of a home networking service controlling an electronic device to which the two or more different protocols (PROTOCOL) are applied; An associated device search unit for searching whether a control command inputted through a menu or button click of the provided web page is a command related to an electronic device connected to an affiliate server; A protocol support / management unit for searching for and supporting a protocol applied to the electronic device of the searched affiliate server; A command converting / transmitting unit converting a control command input through the web page into a standard of a protocol confirmed through the protocol support / management unit and transmitting the converted command to the affiliated server identified through the related device search unit; A result receiving / notifying unit for transmitting a control result of the operation of the electronic device or the status of the electronic device received from the affiliate server to the client terminal through the web page; And When a message indicating a change in the state of the electronic device is received through the affiliate server, a real-time monitoring unit for checking which affiliate server the message is received and transmitting the analysis result of the received message to the client terminal Home networking service providing apparatus comprising a. delete In a home network including a plurality of electronic devices having at least two different protocols applied thereto, a home networking service for transmitting control commands received from a client terminal to two or more affiliate servers managing the electronic devices to which each protocol is applied. In the providing method, a) generating a home network application, which is a program for controlling an electronic device to which two or more different protocols are applied, and providing the same to the client terminal; b) searching for which affiliate server the control command received from the client terminal is associated with the electronic device; c) searching for a protocol applied to an electronic device of the searched affiliate server; d) converting the control command received from the client terminal to the standard of the protocol identified in the step c), and sending it to the affiliate server identified in the step b); And e) transmitting the operation control result of the electronic device received from the affiliate server or the state of the electronic device to the client terminal; Home networking service providing method comprising a. The method of claim 8, f) if a message indicating a change in the state of the electronic device is received through the affiliate server, checking which affiliate server the message is received from, and transmitting the analysis result of the received message to the client terminal; Home networking service providing method further comprising. The method of claim 9, Step a) is Receiving an environment file including protocol information applied for each electronic device, electronic device type, and dissemination client information from the affiliate server; And Generating or updating the home network application based on the received environment file Home networking service providing method comprising a. In a home network including a plurality of electronic devices having at least two different protocols applied thereto, a home networking service for transmitting control commands received from a client terminal to two or more affiliate servers managing the electronic devices to which each protocol is applied. In the providing method, a) providing a web page for the home networking service to the client terminal connected to a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) of a home networking service controlling an electronic device to which the two or more different protocols (PROTOCOL) are applied; b) searching whether a control command inputted through a menu or a button click of the provided webpage is a command related to an electronic device connected to an affiliate server; c) searching for a protocol applied to an electronic device of the searched affiliate server; d) converting the control command input through the web page to the standard of the protocol identified in the step c), and sending it to the affiliate server identified in the step b); e) transmitting the operation control result of the electronic device received from the affiliate server or the state of the electronic device to the client terminal through the web page; And f) When a message indicating a change in the state of the electronic device is received through the affiliate server, it is checked through which affiliate server, and the analysis result of the received message is sent to the client terminal through the web page. Sending steps Home networking service providing method comprising a. In a home network including a plurality of electronic devices having at least two different protocols applied thereto, a home networking service for transmitting control commands received from a client terminal to two or more affiliate servers managing the electronic devices to which each protocol is applied. In the recording medium for providing a, a) a function of generating a home network application, which is a program for controlling an electronic device to which two or more different protocols are applied, and providing the same to the client terminal; b) a function for searching for which affiliate server an electronic device connected to the affiliate server is a control command received from the client terminal; c) searching for a protocol applied to an electronic device of the searched affiliate server; d) converting a control command received from the client terminal into a standard of the identified protocol and transmitting the converted command to the confirmed affiliate server; And e) a function of transmitting the operation control result of the electronic device received from the affiliate server or the state of the electronic device to the client terminal; A computer-readable recording medium having a program recorded thereon.

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