KR20040003618A - Encryption Enable Home Networking System and Operating Method for the Same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A home networking system capable of realizing security and an operating method thereof are provided to enforce the security of a home server managing the data communication on an internal network of the home networking system formed by home appliances and to reduce expense for making the home server. CONSTITUTION: The internal network(N) is constructed in a home or a building. The home appliances(A1-An) are controlled by the data communicated with the internal network, generate the state information, and transmit it to the internal network. The home server(H10) manages the data communicating with the home appliances through the Internet network and transmits a controlling instruction received through the external network(I) such as the Internet to the home appliances. A home network access server(100) is connected to the home server through a safety communication line. A firewall(150) is included in the home network access server and the external network.

Description

Security enabled home networking system and its operation method {Encryption Enable Home Networking System and Operating Method for the Same}

The present invention relates to a home networking system capable of security and a method of operating the same, and more particularly, to a home server for managing data transmitted and received through an internal network by a plurality of home appliances constituting a home networking system. It relates to a home networking system capable of security that can reduce the cost of manufacturing and its operation method.

The home networking system forms an internal network in which a plurality of home appliances can transmit and receive data in a home or a building, and then allows a user to control a desired home appliance by using any home appliance connected to the internal network. System.

That is, as shown in FIG. 1, the user may transmit and receive data with the network N in the home networking system and control the plurality of air conditioners or electronics according to the data transmitted through the internal network N. FIG. A home appliance (A1 to An) such as a range is connected to a home server (H), and the home server (H) is connected to the home server (H) by using a PC (P) connected to the Internet network (I). Input a control command to control the home appliance according to the bar.

However, in the conventional home networking system as described above, since the user is directly connected to the home server using a PC or the like, there is a problem in that the security of the home server is weak. In addition, since the user is connected to the home server using a PC or the like and inputs a control command related to the control of the home appliance to the home server, the home server not only manages the data transmitted / received through the internal network. Since a function of a web server capable of accessing a user through the Internet network must be implemented, there is a problem in that a lot of costs are unnecessarily consumed in the production of a home server.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems of the prior art, the object of which is to improve the security of the home server for managing data transmission and reception of the internal network of the home networking system consisting of a plurality of home appliances at the same time the home The present invention provides a security enabled home networking system including a home network access server connected to the home server and a method of operating the same so as to reduce the cost required in manufacturing a server cost.

1 is a view showing the configuration of a conventional home networking system,

2 is a diagram showing the configuration of a security system capable of home networking according to the present invention;

3 is a diagram illustrating an operation method of a security enabled home networking system according to the present invention.

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A1 ~ An: Home Appliances H, H10: Home Server

N: Internal network I: External network

100: home network access server 101, 102: first and second communication means

103: control unit 104: authentication module

According to a feature of the home networking system capable of security according to the present invention for solving the above problems, a plurality of home appliances for transmitting and receiving data with an internal network network for home networking, and the data transmission and reception on the internal network network And a home network access server connected to the home server through a secure communication line so that the home server and the external network are connected, and connected through an external network and an internet line.

In addition, according to a feature of the operation method of the home networking system capable of security according to the present invention, in order to control a plurality of home appliances constituting the home networking system, the user of the data of the internal network network of the home network system through the external network network The first step of accessing the home network access server connected to the home server managing the transmission and reception, and the control information of the home appliance input by the user accessing the home network access server in the first step is secured with the home network access server. The second step is transmitted to the home server connected through the processed communication line, and the home appliance is controlled according to the user's request as the home server transmits the control command transmitted in the second step to the home appliance The third step is made.

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

As shown in FIG. 2, the home networking system capable of security according to the present invention transmits and receives data to and from the internal network N, which is built in a home or building, and the internal network N for the home networking system. A plurality of home appliances (A1 to An), such as air conditioners, microwave ovens, TVs, and audio, which are controllable according to the transmitted data and generate state information and transmit them to the internal network N, and the internal network ( N) manages and controls the data transmitted and received by the plurality of home appliances (A1 ~ An) through the home server (H10) for transmitting a control command transmitted through the external network (I) that is the Internet network to the home appliance (H10) And a home network access server 100 connected to the home server H10 through a secure communication line.

Here, the home network access server 100 is connected to the home server H10 through a VPN network, which is a secure network with security, and is connected to an external network I through an internet line. In addition, the home networking system capable of security according to the present invention may further comprise a firewall 150 is established between the home network access server 100 and the external network (I).

Therefore, a user of the home network system accesses the home network access server 100 using a PC (P), which can be connected to the external network network I by wire or wirelessly, and uses the home appliance as desired. Input control command to control.

Here, the home network access server 100 is connected to the first communication means 101 for transmitting and receiving data through the network network is secured with the home server (H10), the external network (I) and the Internet line Access to the home network access server 100 and the control unit 103 for managing and controlling data transmission / reception of the first and second communication means 101 and 102, and the second communication means 102 for transmitting and receiving data. It consists of an authentication module 104 to determine whether the ID and password entered by the user to be a party ID and password and to authenticate it.

In addition, the home network access server 100 may allow the user connected to the external network I to be connected to the home network access server 100 on the web and input an ID and password through a web page. After the authentication is performed, the web server 105 may be configured to input control commands of a plurality of home appliances constituting the home network system.

Therefore, even if the user does not directly access the home server H10 through the external network I, the user of the home networking system may input a control command to a home appliance in a home or building. And, due to this, the home server H10 can be prevented from being damaged by hacking when the user is directly connected to the external network I or monitored by the user connected to the external network I. Furthermore, since the home network access server 100 and the home server H10 transmit and receive data through the communication line, the safety of the home server H10 is further increased.

In addition, since the home server H10 does not directly input a control command to the home server H10, the home server H10 does not need a web server and a DB for this, so the home server H10 according to the present invention has its own web. Lightweight and configurable to have only the functions necessary for control without having a service function.

Figure 3 is a flow diagram illustrating a method of operation of a secure home networking system according to the present invention.

First, in step 1, a user of a home networking system connected to an external network attempts to connect to the home network access server and inputs an ID and password given to the home network access server. (S1)

In the second step, the home network access server checks whether the input ID and password are a valid ID and password based on information stored in an embedded database. (S2)

In the third step, the home network access server is connected to the user of the external network when the ID and password input in the second step are justified. (S3)

In a fourth step, the user of the external network network inputs a control command for controlling the home appliance with the home network access server. (S4)

In a fifth step, the home network access server transmits the input control command to the home server. (S5)

In the sixth step, the home server transmits the transmitted control command to the corresponding home appliance, thereby controlling the home appliance according to the user's intention. (S6)

The home networking system capable of security and the operation method of the present invention configured as described above are internal networks of a home networking system in a home networking system including a plurality of home appliances that can be controlled according to a control command input by a user through an internet network. And a home network access server for controlling data transmission and reception of a network and a home network access server for connecting the home server to an external network such as the Internet network, wherein a user of an external network network is connected to the home network access server. By inputting a control command through an access server, the home server does not have its own web service function, so only the necessary functions are required for control. Therefore, the home server can be configured to be lightweight, and at the same time, the cost of the home server is reduced. It can be effected.

Claims (5)

A plurality of home appliances for transmitting and receiving data to and from an internal network constructed for home networking; A home server managing data transmission and reception on the internal network; Security home characterized in that it comprises a home network access server is connected via the secure communication line and the home server and the external network connected to the home server and the external network network is connected Networking system. The method of claim 1, The home network access server includes first communication means for transmitting and receiving data through a secure communication line with the home server; Second communication means for transmitting and receiving data with the external network; A control unit which controls the first and second communication means and manages the transmission and reception of data; And an authentication module for determining whether the user accessing the home network control server is a legitimate user of the home appliance, and thereby allowing the user to be connected with the home server. The method of claim 1, The home network access server is a secure home networking system, characterized in that configured as a web server that the user of the home appliance can access the home network control server through the Internet line. A first step of a user accessing a home network access server connected to a home server managing a transmission / reception of data of the internal network of the home networking system through an external network in order to control a plurality of home appliances constituting a home networking system; A second step of transmitting control information of the home appliance input by the user accessing the home network access server in the first step to a home server connected to the home network access server through a secure communication line; And a third step of controlling the home appliance according to the user's request as the home server transmits the control command transmitted in the second step to the home appliance. How it works. The method of claim 4, wherein The first step is performed by the user accessing the home network access server to input the ID and password given to the user to the home network access server. When the ID and password input during the ID and password input process is a party ID and password, the user can input the control command for the home appliance to the home network access server, characterized in that the home networking system with security How to operate.