KR20180122199A - LIGHT DEVICE FOR RELAYING THINGS, IoT SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses an IoT system, and more particularly, relates to a lighting apparatus having an object relay function for controlling objects by using a lighting device having a socket installed in a house, an office, or the like and an IoT system including the same. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a means for generating and transmitting an IR signal that controls an electronic device in a lighting device with a socket part installed in each house, office, or the like is provided so as to relay and control a plurality of electronic devices controlled by an existing IR signal. The lighting apparatus comprises: a socket part; a receiving part; a control signal generation part; a transmission part; and a power part.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a lighting apparatus having an object relay function and an IoT system including the lighting apparatus.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an IoT system, and more particularly, to a lighting apparatus having an object relay function for controlling objects using a lighting apparatus having a socket installed in a home or an office, and an IoT system including the same.

Currently, there is a growing interest in home automation systems and Internet of Things technology in the form of various forms of home automation systems (IOT technology) Type electronic devices are continuously being developed.

As one example, one or more home appliances and electronic devices to which the IoT technology installed in the home is applied are connected to each other through a small-scale wireless network or a wired network through a smart home HUB device or the like, So that the convenience of the user can be maximized.

However, the electronic devices to which currently IoT technology is applied can not be used in conjunction with the electronic devices purchased in the previous generation, and there is a limitation in purchasing a new product having a new IoT function.

For example, in a conventional smart home hub device, power is continuously supplied for driving, and there is a restriction to install a separate power outlet for this purpose.

In addition, electronic devices connected to the smart home hub device are usually controlled by infrared (IR) communication through an IR remote controller. Since a manufacturer or a platform is different for each electronic device, a dedicated remote controller is required. To overcome these limitations, a method of controlling a plurality of electronic devices using a single universal remote controller has been proposed. However, even if the device is a general-purpose remote controller, It is troublesome to directly irradiate the IR beam so as to face each other.

Published Patent Publication No. 20-2012-0008980 (Open date: December 28, 2012) Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-2015-0030948 (Publication date: March 23, 2013)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and method for relaying control signals between various devices, And an IoT system including the same.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a lighting apparatus having a function for relaying objects, comprising: a socket unit coupled to a bulb; A receiving unit for receiving a second radio signal including an identification code indicating one or more electronic devices controlled by a first radio signal from an external device; A control signal generator for identifying the electronic device corresponding to the identification code and generating a control signal including an on or off command of the identified electronic device; A transmitter for converting the control signal to generate and transmit the second radio signal; And a power supply unit for supplying power to the socket unit.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an IoT system including a lighting apparatus having an object relay function, the system comprising: at least one electronic device controlled by a first wireless signal; And one or more lighting devices for receiving a second wireless signal including an identification code pointing to each electronic device from an external device and sending a first wireless signal to the identified electronic device corresponding to the identification code to turn on or off The lighting device comprising: a socket portion to which a bulb is coupled; A receiver for receiving the second wireless signal; A control signal generator for identifying the electronic device corresponding to the identification code and generating a control signal including an on or off command of the identified electronic device; A transmitter for converting the control signal to generate and transmit the second radio signal; And a power supply unit for supplying power to the socket unit.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, by providing means for generating and sending an IR signal for controlling an electronic device in the illuminator equipped with a socket unit installed in each home, office, etc., There is an effect that the electronic device can be relayed and controlled.

1 is a diagram illustrating an IoT system including a lighting apparatus having a function of relaying objects according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a view showing a structure of a lighting apparatus having an object relay function according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIGS. 3A and 3B are diagrams illustrating a schematic structure of a lighting apparatus having an object relay function according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a view illustrating a driving method of an IoT system including a lighting apparatus having a function of relaying objects according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a diagram schematically showing the configuration of an extended IoT system including a lighting apparatus having a function of object relay according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of an application in the home of the IoT system of FIG.

Prior to the description, when an element is referred to as being "comprising" or "including" an element throughout the specification, it is to be understood that the element may be further comprised of other elements . Also, the terms " module, " " unit, "and" system, "and the like, Unit, which may be implemented in hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software.

Furthermore, the term "embodiment" is used herein to mean serving as an example, instance, or illustration, but the subject matter of the invention is not limited by such example. It is also to be understood that the terms "including, "" having, "and other similar terms are used, but that they do not exclude any additional or different components when used in the claims, Quot; is < / RTI > used in a manner similar to the term " Comprising ".

Hereinafter, a lighting apparatus having an object relay function according to an embodiment of the present invention and an IoT system including the same will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 is a diagram illustrating an IoT system including a lighting apparatus having a function of relaying objects according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, an IoT system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes at least one electronic device 10 controlled by a first wireless signal, and an identification code indicating each electronic device 10 from an external device 300 Includes one or more illuminating devices (100) that receive a second wireless signal including an identification code and transmit and receive a first wireless signal to the identified electronic device (10) corresponding to the identification code can do.

In the IoT system of the present invention, when the external device 300 is a wireless access point device 320, it can interwork with a smart home hub device 400 connecting a plurality of electronic devices to each other, In the case of the smart terminal 310, a list for the electronic device 10 classified according to the identification code is generated and stored, and a first wireless signal for the electronic device 10 selected by the user's operation on the list is generated And a recording medium on which an application program for sending out is recorded.

The electronic device 10 may be a radio, a thermometer, an IP camera, a TV / set-top box, a lamp, an air conditioner, a door device, or the like.

Particularly, in the embodiment of the present invention, there is no restriction on the kind, but electronic devices 10 which are turned on or off by receiving a predetermined radio signal are used, and in particular, IR The electronic devices 10 to which the signals are applied are targeted. Each electronic device 10 can be arranged so that the receiving unit for receiving the IR signal corresponds to the transmitting unit of the lighting device.

In addition, the technical idea of the present invention can be applied even when the electronic device 10 is an apparatus controlled by WiFi or another wireless communication protocol, not by using an IR signal. In this case, A receiving unit for transmitting can be mounted.

The lighting apparatus 100 receives a first radio signal transmitted from one or more external apparatuses 300, and notifies a corresponding electronic apparatus (not shown) 10).

In detail, the lighting apparatus 100 includes a circuit module (not shown) for signal processing disposed inside an outer frame forming an outer appearance, and a control signal generation unit And generates a control signal corresponding to the electronic device 10. [0050] To this end, the first radio signal may include a unique identification code assigned to each electronic device 10, and the control signal generator generates a control signal for the electronic device 10 according to the identification code.

Then, the control signal generation unit transfers the generated control signal to the transmission unit, and the reception unit converts the generated control signal into the second radio signal and sends it to the electronic device 10. [

That is, the illumination device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention provides illumination installed in a home or an office such as a general illumination device, and includes a light source such as a filament, a fluorescent material, or an LED The light emitting diode of the present invention can be driven as a conventional lighting device by a bulb connected to a socket portion, and can control a bulb provided by receiving a first wireless signal from the external device 300 can do.

In addition, the illumination device 100 of the present invention receives a stable supply of power during a standby state and a driving state when a power source unit electrically connected to a socket unit and a circuit module are connected to supply power to a bulb.

The external device 300 transmits a predetermined radio signal to the lighting device 100 in response to a user's operation and controls each electronic device 10. [ One or more of the external devices 300 may be used, and the communication protocol thereof may be WiFi, Zigbee, and bluetooth.

The external device 300 may be a wireless access point (AP) device 320, a smart terminal, or a remote controller. In particular, since the wireless access pointer 320 can not directly receive a user's operation, the wireless access pointer 320 may be configured to receive and transmit a signal for control from a smart home hub device 400 or the like that connects a plurality of electronic devices to each other .

The external device 300 may be a smart terminal 310 such as a smart phone or a tablet PC and may generate and store a list of electronic devices classified according to an identification code in the case of the smart terminal 310, A recording medium on which an application program 311 for generating a first radio signal for an electronic device selected by a user's operation on the recording medium and transmitting the generated first radio signal to the lighting apparatus 100 can be mounted.

In particular, when the external device 300 is the smart terminal 310, the illumination device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention registers information on the remote controller of each electronic device 10, (Not shown) as well as to control the respective electronic devices 10 through the temperature sensor and the temperature sensor necessary for implementing a smart groove in the lighting device 100, Sensors, motion detection sensors, etc. may be added.

In addition, the IoT system can be easily implemented in most households through a connection with a smart home hub device 400 equipped with an AI-type voice recognition secretary device (not shown) at a high cost. However, since the IR signal as the transmission signal by the lighting apparatus 100 is typically 10 m or less, the lighting apparatus 100 is installed in various places and the connection is managed through one application program.

That is, the wireless access point device 320 is connected to the smart home hub device 400 equipped with the microphone-equipped voice input device, and the voice input device or the smart terminal 310 is connected to the second It is possible to generate a radio signal.

A separate universal remote controller 330 may be configured in addition to the application program 311 of the smart terminal 310 to control each function without using a smart device.

According to the above-described structure, the IoT system including the illuminator having the object relay function according to the embodiment of the present invention not only performs the function as the illuminating means, but also functions as a relay for various electronic devices driven by the infrared communication It is possible to construct an IoT environment such as a smart home or a smart office while using the conventional electronic device as it is.

Hereinafter, the structure of a lighting apparatus having an object relay function included in the IoT system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a view showing a structure of a lighting apparatus having an object relay function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, a lighting apparatus having an object relay function according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a socket unit 110 coupled to a bulb, one or more electronic devices (not shown) controlled by a first wireless signal from an external device 300, A receiving unit 120 for receiving a second wireless signal including an identification code indicating the wireless device 10, an electronic device 10 corresponding to the identification code, and including an on or off command of the identified electronic device 10 A transmission unit 140 for converting a control signal to generate and transmit a second radio signal, and a power supply unit 150 for supplying power to the socket unit .

In addition, the lighting apparatus 100 of the present invention may include a switching unit 160 for turning on or off the power supplied from the power source unit to the socket unit corresponding to the first wireless signal.

The first and second wireless signals may be any one of IR, WiFi, Bluetooth, and ZigBee, and the external device 300 providing the first wireless signal may be a wireless access point device, a smart terminal, It can be either.

In addition, the illumination apparatus 100 of the present invention includes at least one sensor among a temperature sensor, an atmospheric measurement sensor, and an operation detection sensor, and the control signal generation unit 130 generates a detection signal corresponding to the detection result of the sensor And the transmitting unit 140 may include transmitting the sensing signal to the smart terminal.

In detail, the socket unit 110 is connected to a bulb that is a light source, and the electrode is electrically connected to the power source unit 150, so that the bulb is turned on according to a control signal to serve as a lighting unit.

The receiving unit 120 serves to receive a first radio signal transmitted from the external device 300. Various signals such as ZigBee and Bluetooth can be used as the first wireless signal, and the receiver 120 receives the first wireless signal using the same communication protocol as that of the external device 300, And transmits the control signal to the control signal generator 130.

The control signal generator 130 generates a control signal for the received electronic device 10. [ The first radio signal may include an identification code and a control command for a plurality of electronic devices 10 and the control signal generator 130 may determine the corresponding electronic device 10 using an identification code, As shown in FIG. Here, the control command is simply an integer type for controlling two or more states, such as boolean type data for controlling on / off of the electronic device 10, and step-by-step temperature control of a TV channel selection or air conditioner, Lt; / RTI > The generated control signal is transmitted to the transmitter 140.

The transmitting unit 140 has one or more functions to transmit a second wireless signal toward each electronic device 10. [ As each electronic device 10 performs infrared communication in most cases, the transmission unit 140 converts the control signal according to the communication protocol and transmits the control signal to the electronic device 10.

Accordingly, the electronic device 10 performs an appropriate operation corresponding to the control command if it is in its own state through the identification code included in the transmitted control signal.

The receiving unit 120, the control signal generating unit 130, and the transmitting unit 140 may be mounted on a single printed circuit board (PCB) and may be electrically connected to each other through wiring on the substrate.

The power supply unit 150 supplies power for driving the socket unit 110 and the components 120 to 140 and the switching unit 160 connects the socket unit 110 and the power supply unit 150 It plays a role. Since the switching unit 160 can be activated by a control signal, the external device 300 can control not only the electronic device 10 but also the light source of the lighting device 100 itself.

In addition, the switch may be a physical switch of the lighting apparatus 100, and may be configured to turn on or off a power source connected to the socket unit 110 by turning the power source on or off according to a user's direct operation.

The first and second wireless signals are any one of IR, WiFi, Bluetooth, and ZigBee, and the external device 300 providing the first wireless signal may be a wireless access point device, a smart terminal, It can be either.

In addition, the illumination apparatus 100 of the present invention includes at least one sensor among a temperature sensor, an atmospheric measurement sensor, and an operation detection sensor, and the control signal generation unit 130 generates a detection signal corresponding to the detection result of the sensor And the transmitting unit 140 may include transmitting the sensing signal to the smart terminal.

According to the above-described structure, the lighting apparatus 100 having the object relay function according to the embodiment of the present invention controls one or more electronic devices 10 installed at a distance from each other in accordance with a control command by the external device 300 can do.

Hereinafter, an appearance and a mechanical structure of a lighting apparatus having an object relay function according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIGS. 3A and 3B are diagrams illustrating a schematic structure of a lighting apparatus having an object relay function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3A, a lighting apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a lamp 101, a socket groove 102, an outer frame 104, a circuit module 105, an IR light emitting portion 106, A power supply module 108, and a wiring 109. [0031]

The bulb 101 is a light source of the illumination device 100, and an incandescent lamp, a fluorescent lamp, or the like can be used, and a spiral electrode is formed in the lower part.

In the socket groove 102, the electrode of the bulb 101 is coupled, and a spiral image corresponding to the electrode is formed on the inner side surface, and the circuit module 105 is arranged below the socket groove 102. Particularly, the socket groove 102 is not directly connected to the circuit module 105, but is connected to the power module 108 through a separate wiring 109.

The outer frame 104 forms an outer appearance of the lighting apparatus 100 and may be a cylindrical structure of plastic material and a space into which the circuit module 105 is inserted is formed. A socket groove 102 is disposed at an upper portion and a lower electrode portion 107 in which a power module 180 is embedded is coupled to the lower portion. A plurality of IR light emitting units 106 are arranged on the circumferential surface.

The circuit module 105 is constructed and arranged on a substrate in the form of a chipset in which a wireless signal is transmitted and received and a control signal is generated.

The IR light emitting unit 106 is connected to the transmitting unit and transmits the second wireless signal in the form of infrared light. In particular, since the IR light emitting unit 106 must emit an infrared signal toward all surrounding electronic devices at the time of transmitting the second wireless signal, a plurality of IR light emitting units 106 are provided so as to minimize the shadow region along the cylindrical outer circumferential surface So that the IR light is radiated in all directions 360 °.

If the electronic device to be controlled is not an IR signal but is a device using a communication protocol other than infrared such as WiFi or Bluetooth, the IR light emitting unit 106 may further include transmitting means for transmitting the wireless signal , It can be replaced with the transmitting means.

The lower electrode part 107 is coupled to the lower part of the outer frame 104 and protrudes outwardly. The outer surface of the lower electrode part 107 acts as an electrode. A power supply module 108 is disposed inside.

The power module 108 includes a power unit and a switching unit, and converts power supplied from the lower electrode unit 107 to supply the power to the respective components. Particularly, as the wiring 109 extends from the electrode of the socket portion and is connected to the switching portion of the power module 108, the bulb 101 is turned on or off according to the operation or control signal of the switching portion.

3B shows a lighting device 100 according to another embodiment of the present invention. 3B, a bar-shaped illumination device 200 includes a bulb 201 having a long shape in one direction, and an electrode 202, which is integrally formed with a socket portion, As shown in FIG.

The outer frame 204 may be formed of a cylindrical plastic material having an inner space, and the circuit module 205 and the power module 208 may be disposed therein as in the above embodiment. Further, a plurality of IR light emitting portions 206 may be arranged side by side on the outer surface of the outer frame 204. [

The wiring 209 connects the portion of the electrode 202, which extends at a predetermined height, and the power module 208 to each other.

According to the above-described structure, the lighting device of the present invention is a lighting device, which is installed in a home or office, and in particular, transmits a second wireless signal in which a control signal is converted to a plurality of electronic devices disposed in the periphery through an IR light- .

Hereinafter, a driving method of an IoT system including a lighting apparatus having an object relay function according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

4 is a view illustrating a driving method of an IoT system including a lighting apparatus having a function of relaying objects according to an embodiment of the present invention. Unless otherwise specified in the following description, the execution subject in each stage will be the lighting apparatus and each constituent unit constituting the lighting apparatus.

Referring to FIG. 4, in the driving method of the IoT system according to the embodiment of the present invention, when the lighting device receives the first wireless signal generated by the user's smart terminal or the universal remote controller as an external device (S100) , The lighting device identifies the electronic device to be controlled through the identification code included in the received first wireless signal (S110).

If the control object is a signal for controlling the illumination itself (S120), the control signal generator generates a signal for controlling the switching unit to control the switching unit (S130) to turn on or off the light bulb.

If the control target is another electronic device, it is determined whether there is an object to be controlled within the valid range (S140). If not, the second wireless signal is transmitted by another illuminating device that has received the first wireless signal Or the procedure is terminated as an exceptional situation has occurred.

If the control object is another electronic device and there is an object to be controlled within the effective range, the generated control signal is converted into a second radio signal in the form of an IR signal and transmitted, thereby allowing the identified electronic device to receive the second radio signal The electronic device is turned on or off, or other control is performed (S150).

In particular, the IR signal has a relatively limited transmission and reception range as compared with a wireless communication protocol such as WiFi, and when a plurality of electronic devices installed in a home or an office are installed in various areas, the IR signal is transmitted from a lighting device having one object relay function The second radio signal may not be normally received by the electronic device.

Accordingly, in another embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to control all electronic devices by adding a lighting device having a plurality of object relays instead of one.

FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of an extended IoT system including a lighting apparatus having a function for relaying objects according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 illustrates an example of application of the IoT system in FIG. .

Referring to FIG. 5, an IoT system including a lighting apparatus having a plurality of object relay functions according to another embodiment of the present invention for controlling a plurality of electronic devices includes a lighting device 100, And a plurality of lighting apparatuses 100.1 to 100.4 for outputting a second wireless signal.

Here, the first wireless signal is transmitted from the wireless access point device 320 to each of the lighting apparatuses 100.1 to 100.4 (in accordance with the control of the universal remote controller 330 as an external device or the control of the application program 311 installed in the smart terminal 310) The same first wireless signal is transmitted.

Here, the first wireless signal may be one of WiFi, Bluetooth, and ZigBee, and when the first wireless signal is received, the illumination devices 100.1 to 100.4 convert the first wireless signal into a second wireless signal that is an IR signal IR1 to IR4 And each of the illumination devices 100.1 to 100.4 receives the same first wireless signal and transmits the same second wireless signal instead of transmitting and receiving different wireless signals.

In particular, since the general smart terminal 310 has a function of sending a signal according to the WiFi protocol, it transmits the first wireless signal directly to the illumination device 100 without going through the access pointer device 320 .

Referring to FIG. 6, the IoT system including the lighting apparatus having the object relay function according to another embodiment of the present invention can be applied to a living room, a kitchen, a bedroom, To 100.6) are disposed.

In this structure, the TV or the air conditioner 11, 12 in the living room can be controlled by the third or fourth illuminating device 100.3, 100.4, but the thermometer 13, the door device 14, 3 or the fourth illumination device 100.3, 100.4, the second wireless signal can not pass through the walls of the bedroom, thereby making it impossible to control.

Here, since the first wireless signal transmitted by the wireless access point device 320 is a signal less affected by relatively obstacles such as WiFi, even if the illumination devices 100.1 through 100.6 are installed in each bedroom, there is difficulty in signal transmission / reception (100.1 ~ 100.6) for each bedroom and kitchen as well as a living room to control thermometers and TVs in the other bedroom, respectively.

While a great many are described in the foregoing description, it should be construed as an example of preferred embodiments rather than limiting the scope of the invention. Accordingly, the invention is not to be determined by the embodiments described, but should be determined by equivalents to the claims and the appended claims.

10: electronic device 100: lighting device
110: socket unit 120: receiving unit
130: control signal generator 140:
150: Power supply unit 160:
300: external device 400: smart home hub device

Claims (10)

A socket portion coupled with the bulb;
A receiving unit for receiving a second radio signal including an identification code indicating one or more electronic devices controlled by a first radio signal from an external device;
A control signal generator for identifying the electronic device corresponding to the identification code and generating a control signal including an on or off command of the identified electronic device;
A transmitter for converting the control signal to generate and transmit the second radio signal; And
And a power supply unit
And an object relaying function. The method according to claim 1,
A switching unit for switching on or off a power source supplied from the power source unit to the socket unit in response to the first radio signal,
And an object relaying function. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the first and second wireless signals have any one of IR, WiFi, Bluetooth, and ZigBee. The method according to claim 1,
The external device includes:
A wireless terminal device, a wireless access point device, a smart terminal, and a remote controller. 5. The method of claim 4,
A temperature sensor, an atmospheric measurement sensor, and a motion detection sensor,
Wherein the control signal generator further generates a control signal corresponding to a detection result of the sensor,
The transmitter may further comprise:
And transmitting the sensing signal to the smart terminal. 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the wireless access point device is connected to a voice input device on which a microphone is mounted,
The voice input device or the smart terminal,
And an object relaying function for generating and outputting the second wireless signal in accordance with an input voice. The method according to claim 1,
An exterior frame in which a socket groove is formed in which a socket portion is coupled to an upper portion, and a circuit module in which the receiving portion, the control signal generating portion, and the transmitting portion are mounted is disposed;
A lower electrode part arranged or disposed below the outer frame and having the power unit mounted therein; And
A plurality of IR light emitting units connected to the transmission unit and exposed to an outer surface of the outer frame,
And an object relaying function. At least one electronic device controlled by a first wireless signal; And
Comprising at least one illuminating device for receiving a second radio signal comprising an identification code pointing to each electronic device from an external device and for sending a first radio signal to the identified electronic device corresponding to said identification code for turning on or off ,
The illumination device includes:
A socket portion to which the bulb is coupled;
A receiver for receiving the second wireless signal;
A control signal generator for identifying the electronic device corresponding to the identification code and generating a control signal including an on or off command of the identified electronic device;
A transmitter for converting the control signal to generate and transmit the second radio signal; And
And a power supply unit
Lt; / RTI > 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the external device is a wireless access point device,
The wireless access point device includes:
An IoT system interworking with a smart home hub device connecting a plurality of electronic devices to each other. 9. The method of claim 8,
The external device includes a smart terminal,
The smart terminal comprises:
An application program for creating and storing a list of electronic devices classified according to the identification code and generating and sending the first wireless signal for an electronic device selected by a user's operation on the list, IoT system to be.

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