KR100746024B1 - Home network device and sound information transmitting method for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a home network apparatus and a method of transmitting acoustic information using the same, and more particularly, to a home network apparatus and a home network apparatus capable of controlling a controlled apparatus through sound information transmitted from a controlled apparatus connected to a home network, And a method of transmitting acoustic information using the same.

A home network apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a user interface for controlling the controlled device from a controlled device connected through a home network and a receiver for receiving sound information synchronized with the user interface, A display unit for displaying an interface, and an audio player for reproducing the received audio information when the displayed user interface is displayed.

Home network, sound information, user interface

Description

[0001] Home network device and method for transmitting sound information using same [0002]

1 illustrates a home network system according to a conventional technique;

2 is a diagram illustrating a home network system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 shows a control device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

4 shows a control device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a diagram illustrating a controlled device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a diagram illustrating a method of receiving acoustic information according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an audio information transmission protocol according to the first embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

8 is a diagram illustrating a method of receiving acoustic information according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a diagram illustrating an audio information transmission protocol according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

10 is a diagram illustrating a method of transmitting acoustic information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE REFERENCE NUMERALS

111: Receiving unit 112:

113: sound reproducing unit 114: user input unit

115:

The present invention relates to a home network apparatus and a method of transmitting acoustic information using the same, and more particularly, to a home network apparatus and a home network apparatus capable of controlling a controlled apparatus through sound information transmitted from a controlled apparatus connected to a home network, And a method of transmitting acoustic information using the same.

The home network system enables communication between people, people, devices and devices, and people and devices by connecting home devices to the network, thereby easily controlling home devices without restriction of space and devices, Which is a technology that further enhances the quality of life.

Such a home network system may be composed of a digital television in which a user controls devices in a home network through a user interface, a controlled device such as a PDA and a controlled device such as a set-top box controlled by the control device, and a DVD player have.

At this time, the control device provides a user interface for a predetermined controlled device, and a user controls a predetermined controlled device through a provided user interface. On the other hand, the control device may be equipped with a user interface for controlling all the controlled devices connected through the home network. However, since the user interface for the controlled devices newly added to the home network is not mounted, A user interface for the newly added controlled device is provided to the user.

Therefore, in recent years, even when the control device does not mount a user interface for a predetermined controlled device, the control device provides the user interface transmitted from the controlled device. Therefore, the user can control the controlled device even when the control device does not mount the corresponding user interface of the controlled device.

As described above, the technology for providing the user interface to the user transmitted from the controlled device is standardized by Intel's XRT and Samsung's XHT.

1 is a diagram illustrating a conventional home network system.

As shown in the figure, the home network system 10 according to the related art includes a controlled device 11 and a control device 12.

The controlled device 11 includes a user interface generation unit 11a for generating a user interface to be transmitted to the control device 12 connected through the home network 13, a generated user interface to the control device 12, A communication unit 11b for receiving a user interface request from the control device 12 and a control unit 11c for controlling the generation and transmission of the user interface according to the request of the control device 12. [

The control device 12 requests the user interface from the controlled device 11 and the display unit 12a that displays the user interface transmitted from the controlled device 11 connected via the home network 13, A communication unit 12b for receiving a user interface according to the user's request, and a control unit 12c for controlling a request of the user interface according to the control of the user and a display of the received user interface.

In this case, since the home network system of FIG. 1 provides the user interface transmitted from the controlled device to be controlled by the user, the controlled device can be controlled even if the user does not know the details of the controlled device.

However, when an event is generated by the other control device in the controlled device or an event occurs due to a change in the state in the controlled device, it is impossible to know whether or not an event has occurred.

In other words, the user interface already displayed through the control device may not normally operate because the state change due to the occurrence of an event in the controlled device is not reflected.

For example, when the user interface transmitted from the controlled device is displayed on the control device, when the controlled device is in the playback state and the playback is stopped due to a device failure in the controlled device, There is no way to know that a device has failed.

In order to solve such a problem, Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2005-0018317 discloses a method of controlling a controlled device in a convenient manner even if the details of the controlled device are unknown, Discloses a method for easily detecting whether or not an event has occurred in a device.

However, in this case, although the control device can detect the event according to the state change of the controlled device, it can transmit the sound information according to the state change of the controlled device, for example, a warning sound or a sound effect to the control device If necessary, we have not been able to explain how to solve it.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a home network device in which a control device can control a controlled device through a user interface transmitted from a controlled device and acoustic information, and an acoustic information transmitting method using the same.

The objects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned objects, and other objects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

In order to achieve the above object, a home network apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a user interface for controlling the controlled device from a controlled device connected through a home network, A display unit for displaying the received user interface, and an audio player for reproducing the received audio information when the displayed user interface is displayed.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a home network device including a user interface generating unit for generating a user interface upon request of a control device connected through a home network, A sound information generating unit for generating sound information, and a user interface, and a transmitter for transmitting the sound information to the control device.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of receiving acoustic information using a home network device, the method including receiving a user interface for controlling the controlled device from a controlled device connected through a home network, Receiving the sound information synchronized with the interface, displaying the received user interface, and reproducing the received sound information according to the displayed user interface.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of transmitting acoustic information using a home network device, the method including generating a user interface according to a request from a controller connected through a home network, Generating the sound information synchronized with the user interface, and transmitting the sound information to the control device.

The details of other embodiments are included in the detailed description and drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The advantages and features of the present invention, and the manner of achieving them, will be apparent from and elucidated with reference to the embodiments described hereinafter in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It should be understood, however, that the description herein is not limited to the embodiments disclosed herein but may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, To fully disclose the invention to those skilled in the art, and the invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout the specification.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to a block diagram or a process flowchart for explaining a home network apparatus and an acoustic information transmission method using the same according to embodiments of the present invention. At this point, it will be appreciated that the combinations of blocks and flowchart illustrations in the process flow diagrams may be performed by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions may be loaded into a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, or other programmable data processing apparatus, so that those instructions, which are executed through a processor of a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus, Thereby creating means for performing functions. These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer usable or computer readable memory capable of directing a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to implement the functionality in a particular manner so that the computer usable or computer readable memory The instructions stored in the block diagram (s) are also capable of producing manufacturing items containing instruction means for performing the functions described in the flowchart block (s). The computer program instructions It is also possible to mount on a computer or other programmable data processing equipment, so that a series of operating steps may be performed on a computer or other programmable data processing equipment to create a computer-executed process to perform a computer or other programmable data processing equipment May also provide steps for performing the functions described in the flowchart block (s).

In addition, each block may represent a module, segment, or portion of code that includes one or more executable instructions for executing the specified logical function (s). It should also be noted that in some alternative implementations, the functions mentioned in the blocks may occur out of order. For example, two blocks shown in succession may actually be executed substantially concurrently, or the blocks may sometimes be performed in reverse order according to the corresponding function.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a diagram illustrating a home network system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The home network system 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention may include a control device 110 and a controlled device 120 connected through a home network 130. [

In the embodiment of the present invention, the control device 110 receives and displays a predetermined user interface transmitted from the controlled device 120, and transmits a digital user request for a user interface to the controlled device 120 according to the input value of the user. The control device 120 transmits the user interface requested by the control device 110 to the control device 110. The control device 110 may be a video device such as a television, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A set-top box, a DVD player, and the like will be described as an example.

3 is a view showing a control device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

The control device 110 according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a user interface for controlling the controlled device 120 from the controlled device 120 connected through the home network 130, A receiving unit 111 for receiving sound information synchronized with the interface, a display unit 112 for displaying the received user interface, a sound reproducing unit 113 for reproducing the received sound information according to the displayed user interface, A user input unit 114 for inputting a value and a request unit 115 for requesting a controlled user interface corresponding to an input value to the controlled device 120.

The receiving unit 111 can receive the requested user interface according to the control of the user and the sound information when there is the sound information synchronized with the requested user interface. At this time, the received sound information may follow the transmission protocol of the user interface, but is not limited thereto.

The display unit 112 may display the user interface received through the receiving unit 111. The sound reproducing unit 113 may receive the synchronized sound information when the received user interface is displayed, Can be reproduced.

The input unit 114 may be input with an input value input by the user for controlling the controlled device 120 using the user interface displayed through the display unit 112. The request unit 115 may be provided by a user The control unit 120 can request the user interface corresponding to the input value input through the user input unit 114. [

For example, when the controlled device 120 is a DVD player and a user interface for playback-related control of the DVD player is displayed through the display unit 112, An input value for control can be input through the user input unit 114. [ At this time, the request unit 115 may request the controlled device 120 for a user interface corresponding to the input value input through the user input unit 114. [

The controller 110 receives the sound information from the controlled device 120 and reproduces the received sound information through the sound reproducer 113. However, the present invention is not limited to this, After the device 110 has previously stored the predetermined sound information in advance, it can receive only the identification information of the previously stored sound information from the controlled device 120 and reproduce the sound information corresponding to the received identification information.

Meanwhile, the control device 110 according to the first embodiment of the present invention as described above includes a user interface for controlling the controlled device 120 as described above, and receiving sound information synchronized with the user interface In addition, the present invention can be similarly applied to a case where a user interface such as a game or the like and sound information are received together.

4 is a view showing a control device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in the figure, the controller 110 according to the second embodiment of the present invention may further include a storage unit 116 in the components 111, 112, 113, 114, and 115 of FIG. 2 .

At this time, the storage unit 116 stores sound information corresponding to the identification information on the sound information received from the controlled device 120, and the sound reproducing unit 113 receives the identification information received from the controlled device 120 It is possible to extract the corresponding sound information from the storage unit 116 through information (for example, ID, etc.) and reproduce the extracted sound information.

In the case where only the identification information of the sound information is received from the controlled device 120 as described above, the previously designated sound information is stored in the control device 110, and in the case of the sound information not designated in advance, 2, it is possible to reproduce the sound information.

5 is a diagram illustrating a controlled device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in the figure, the controlled device 120 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a user interface generation unit 121 for generating a user interface according to a request of the control device 110 connected through the home network 130, A synchronization unit 123 for synchronizing the generated user interface and the sound information, and a control unit 110 for controlling the user interface, And a transmitter 124 for transmitting information.

The user interface generation unit 121 may generate a user interface according to a request by requesting a user interface corresponding to an input value input by the user from the request unit 115 of the control device 110. [

The sound information generating unit 122 is synchronized with the user interface generated by the user interface generating unit 121 and can generate sound information conforming to the transmission protocol of the user interface. In this case, in the embodiment of the present invention, the sound information generating unit 122 may generate the sound information synchronized with the generated user interface, and may generate an error in the controlled device 120, If the control device 110 can not provide the requested user interface, it may generate the sound information for notifying the control device 110 of the user interface.

Also, in the embodiment of the present invention, the case where the sound information generating unit 122 generates sound information is described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the previously stored sound information may be extracted.

The synchronization unit 123 synchronizes the generated user interface and the generated sound information when the sound information to be synchronized with the user interface generated by the user interface generation unit 121 is generated in the sound information generation unit 122 have.

The transmitting unit 124 may transmit the user interface generated by the user interface generating unit 121 and the sound information generating unit 122 and the sound information to the controller 110 requesting the user interface. At this time, the sound information may follow the transmission protocol of the user interface, but is not limited thereto.

6 is a diagram illustrating a method of receiving acoustic information in a control device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In this case, in FIG. 6, the user inputs an input value for controlling the predetermined controlled device through the user interface received by the control device 110, and transmits a user interface corresponding to the input value input by the user to the controlled device The case of the requested state will be described as an example.

As shown in the figure, in the method for receiving the sound information in the control device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the receiving unit 111 receives the user interface requested by the controlled device 120 according to the input value inputted by the user (S110).

In addition, when there is sound information synchronized with the received user interface (S120), the receiving unit 111 receives the synchronized sound information together with receiving the user interface (S130). At this time, the received sound information may be received simultaneously or sequentially with the user interface, and the received sound information may follow the transmission protocol of the user interface.

Specifically, as shown in Fig. 7, the transmission protocol of the received acoustic information includes a length 211 of acoustic data indicating the length of acoustic data actually reproduced by the acoustic reproduction section 113, a sound effect, A type 213 of acoustic data such as wav, mp3, and wma, a type 213 of acoustic data that is actually reproduced in the sound reproducing unit 113, (214) and acoustic data (215).

The display unit 112 displays the user interface received through the receiving unit 111 (S140).

The sound reproducer 113 reproduces the synchronized sound information based on the sound information of FIG. 7 when the user interface received through the display unit 112 is displayed (S150).

6 is an example of a case where the controller 110 receives acoustic information including acoustic data to be reproduced by the acoustic reproduction unit 113 from the controlled device 120. In another embodiment, The controller 110 may receive only the identification information of the stored sound data from the controlled device 120 in a state in which the sound data is stored.

8 is a diagram illustrating a method of receiving acoustic information in a control device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in the figure, in the method of receiving the sound information in the control device according to the second embodiment of the present invention, the receiving unit 111 receives the requested user interface according to the input value inputted by the user (S210).

In addition, the receiver 111 receives the user interface and receives the synchronized sound information together with the received user interface (S220). At this time, the received sound information may be received simultaneously or sequentially with the user interface, and the received sound information may follow the transmission protocol of the user interface.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 9, the transmission protocol of the received acoustic information includes a type (312) of acoustic data such as a length 311 of sound data, sound effects, and audio data, and identification information 313).

The display unit 112 displays the user interface received through the receiving unit 111 (S240).

The sound reproducing unit 113 extracts sound data corresponding to the sound data identification information included in the sound information received when the received user interface is displayed from the storage unit 116 of FIG. 3 (S250) And the extracted sound data is reproduced (S260).

6 and FIG. 8 illustrate a case in which the sound information is received together with the user interface. However, the present invention is not limited to this case. For example, when an abnormal state occurs in the controlled device 120, Only the sound information for notifying the user interface can be transmitted.

10 is a diagram illustrating a method of transmitting sound information in a controlled device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in the figure, in the method of transmitting the sound information in the controlled device according to the embodiment of the present invention, when a user interface request is received from the control device 110, (Step S310).

If there is sound information to be synchronized with the user interface generated by the user interface generation unit 121 (S320), the sound information generation unit 122 generates sound information to be synchronized with the generated user interface (S330). At this time, the transmission protocol of the generated sound information can selectively use the transmission protocols of FIGS. 7 and 9 according to whether the controller 110 stores the sound data. In addition, the transmission protocol of the sound information conforms to the transmission protocol of the user interface.

The synchronization unit 123 synchronizes the generated user interface with the generated sound information in step S340 and the transmitting unit 124 transmits the synchronized user interface and the sound information to the controller 110 in step S350.

10, the controlled device 120 transmits the user interface requested by the control device 110 and the sound information synchronized with the user interface together. However, the present invention is not limited to this, When an event occurs due to another control device in the control device 120 or an event occurs due to a change in the state of the controlled device 120, only the sound information for notifying the occurrence of an event may be transmitted to the control device 110 have.

As used herein, the term " part " refers to a hardware component such as software or a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) or an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC). However, booting is not limited to software or hardware. The components may be configured to reside on an addressable storage medium and configured to execute one or more processors. Thus, by way of example, and not limitation, the elements and components such as software components, object-oriented software components, class components and task components, and processes, functions, attributes, procedures, subroutines , Segments of program code, drivers, firmware, microcode, circuitry, data, databases, data structures, tables, arrays, and variables. The functions provided in the components and parts may be combined into a smaller number of components and parts or further separated into additional components and parts.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, It is needless to say that various modifications can be made by those skilled in the art within the scope of the present invention.

As described above, the home network apparatus and the method for transmitting acoustic information using the same according to the present invention can be configured such that when the controlled apparatus transmits the user interface transmission sound information together with the user interface transmission protocol, There is an effect that can be.

Claims (23)

A receiving unit for receiving a user interface for controlling the controlled device from the controlled device connected through the home network and the sound information synchronized with the user interface; A display unit for displaying the received user interface; And And an audio reproducer for reproducing the received audio information when the user interface is displayed. The method according to claim 1, A user input unit for inputting a user's input value; And And a request unit for requesting the controlled device for a user interface corresponding to the input value. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the acoustic information conforms to a transmission protocol of the user interface. 5. The method of claim 4, Wherein the acoustic information includes at least one of acoustic data, a type of the acoustic data, a type of the acoustic data, and metadata of the acoustic data. The method according to claim 1, And a storage unit for storing predetermined sound data. 6. The method of claim 5, Wherein the acoustic information includes identification information of the stored acoustic data. The method according to claim 6, Wherein the sound reproducer extracts sound data according to the sound data identification information from the storage unit, And reproduces the extracted sound data. A user interface generation unit for generating a user interface according to a request of a control device connected through a home network; An acoustic information generating unit for generating acoustic information synchronized with the generated user interface; And And a transmitter for transmitting the user interface and the acoustic information to the control device. 9. The method of claim 8, And a synchronization unit for synchronizing the generated user information and the generated sound information. 9. The method of claim 8, Wherein the acoustic information conforms to a transmission protocol of the user interface. 10. The method of claim 9, Wherein the acoustic information includes at least one of acoustic data, a type of the acoustic data, a type of the acoustic data, and metadata of the acoustic data. 10. The method of claim 9, Wherein the acoustic information includes acoustic data identification information for predetermined acoustic data stored in the control device. Receiving a user interface for controlling the controlled device from the controlled device connected through the home network and the sound information synchronized with the user interface; Displaying the received user interface; And And reproducing the received sound information when the user interface is displayed. 14. The method of claim 13, Receiving an input value of a user; And And requesting a user interface corresponding to the input value to the controlled device. 14. The method of claim 13, Wherein the acoustic information is a home network device conforming to a transmission protocol of the user interface. 16. The method of claim 15, Wherein the acoustic information includes at least one of acoustic data, a type of the acoustic data, a type of the acoustic data, and metadata of the acoustic data. 16. The method of claim 15, Wherein the acoustic information includes acoustic data identification information for previously stored acoustic data. 18. The method of claim 17, The step of reproducing the sound information may include extracting sound data corresponding to the sound data identification information from the previously stored sound data; And And reproducing the extracted sound data. ≪ RTI ID = 0.0 > [10] < / RTI > Generating a user interface according to a request of a control device connected through a home network; Generating acoustic information synchronized with the generated user interface; And And transmitting the acoustic information to the control device. The method of claim 1, wherein the acoustic information is transmitted to the control device. 20. The method of claim 19, Further comprising synchronizing the generated user interface and the generated sound information. 20. The method of claim 19, Wherein the acoustic information is based on a transmission protocol of the user interface. 22. The method of claim 21, Wherein the acoustic information includes at least one of acoustic data, a type of the acoustic data, a type of the acoustic data, and metadata of the acoustic data. 22. The method of claim 21, Wherein the acoustic information includes acoustic data identification information for predetermined acoustic data stored in the control device.

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