KR20190077762A - How to register a boiler temperature controller with Wi-Fi function - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a registering method of a boiler thermostat with a Wi-Fi function. In particular, the method comprises the steps of: accessing a router by directly inputting AP information (ID, PW) in a thermostat of a boiler; connecting, through Wi-Fi, a smartphone to be used to contact the router connected to the thermostat of the boiler; automatically transmitting, to the boiler thermostat, information (IP address or domain) on a service server to be connected through the connected router when an application in the smartphone is executed in a state in which the smartphone is connected to the router; automatically transmitting a unique value (MAC) to the application of the smartphone after checking, by the boiler thermostat, the service server information received from the application of the smartphone; enabling the boiler thermostat to perform automatic registration in the service server by using the service server information received inside the boiler thermostat; and enabling the application of the smartphone which has received the unique value (MAC) from the boiler thermostat to register a registration and control right in the service server through the unique value (MAC) of the boiler thermostat. Thus, the boiler thermostat can search for and access AP information, thereby providing a user with optimum convenience in use. The information on the service server is owned by the smartphone application, thereby responding at any time by updating the application and greatly increasing the reliability of a service due to maintenance.

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How to register a boiler temperature controller with Wi-Fi function How to register a boiler temperature controller with Wi-Fi function

The present invention relates to a method of registering a boiler temperature controller having a Wi-Fi function. More specifically, when registering a boiler temperature controller having a Wi-Fi function and a button input function in a service server, And the boiler temperature controller can be reduced, and even when the smartphone or the router (AP) is changed, the user can register only the changed device without going through the whole registration process again, And a method of registering a boiler temperature controller having a Wi-Fi function.

Generally, a boiler is installed to supply heating and hot water. It uses heat generated by burning various fuels to heat water, directly use heated water, or to be used for heating of a home or various buildings. And it is widely developed and used not only from small boiler used for household use to large boiler used for industrial use but also classified into oil boiler and gas boiler according to the fuel used and various kinds of boilers have been developed .

Such a boiler operates the main body through a remote control or a temperature controller to heat the water by using combustion heat and electric heat generated by burning the oil, coal and gas as fuel or supplying electricity to the heater In the case of a domestic boiler, it is used for the purpose of supplying hot water to pipes installed on the floor of the room and heating water, or supplying hot water through a water pipe.

With the recent development of technology, various kinds of electronic equipments provided in the home have been diversified, and most of these electronic equipments can perform various functions under the control of the user.

For example, in the case of a television (TV), a user can perform a specific function only by selecting a button on a remote control or a button mounted on a television, and a temperature controller mounted for controlling the temperature of the boiler can also be controlled by a user The user can perform the function only by selecting the desired temperature through the mounted button or the touch screen.

That is, various electronic apparatuses such as the above-mentioned boilers including the boiler can perform their functions only when they are controlled by the user.

However, these various electronic apparatuses have to access the electronic apparatuses directly to select the buttons and the like mounted on the electronic apparatuses, and therefore, they have not satisfied the users' desire for convenience.

Therefore, in recent years, an application program (an abbreviation of an app or an application, hereinafter abbreviated as "app" or "App"), which is an application program installed on a wireless terminal (for example, A technique has been developed for setting electronic devices to be controlled by using the smartphone, and the user can remotely control a desired electronic device through a smart phone on which the application is running.

As the number of devices using a wireless network increases, a method of simplifying an authentication procedure required for registering a device in an access point (hereinafter abbreviated as "AP ") is becoming an issue.

However, in most conventional boilers, the user adopts a method of inputting the AP information (SSID, PW) through various buttons provided in the temperature controller of the boiler, and registers the AP in the temperature controller of the boiler which lacks the buttons and the display means It was very complicated and difficult.

Accordingly, the present applicant has proposed a method for registering a wireless access point of a boiler temperature controller using a smart phone (No. 10-1555678; September 18, 2015) (10-1643870; Jul. 25, 2016) "for the connection guidance between the electronic device and the home wireless router.

The operation state of each of the above methods will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

First, when the user changes the temperature controller 2 having the Wi-Fi function to the router (AP) mode, the boiler temperature controller 2 displays the service set identifier (SSID) on the display unit.

At this time, the user selects the service set identifier (SSID) displayed on the display unit of the boiler temperature controller 2 on the app screen mounted on the smartphone 1. [

Thereafter, when the application (App) screen is passed to the next step, the app installed in the smartphone 1 searches all the neighboring router (3).

At this time, when the name of the router 3 to be connected is displayed, the name of the router is selected from the application, and the password of the router 3 is inputted through the smartphone 1, And transmits AP information (password (ID) and password (PW)) to be connected to the boiler temperature controller (2).

Accordingly, when the boiler temperature regulator 2 sends an eigen value reception completion signal from the app of the smartphone 1 after transmitting the eigenvalue (MAC) of the boiler temperature regulator 2 to the app of the smartphone 1, Lt; / RTI >

The boiler temperature controller 2 then switches to the client mode and accesses the router 3 through the received AP information and registers the unique value MAC of the boiler temperature controller 2 in the service server 4.

At this time, the app of the smartphone 1 accesses the router 3 with the collected AP information, registers and controls the service server 4 using the unique value (MAC) of the received boiler temperature controller 2 And registers the authority.

However, in the conventional technology, when a smartphone is lost or changed because a smartphone searches for a neighboring router, transmits the retrieved information to the boiler temperature controller, and receives the unique value of the boiler temperature controller, There is an inconvenience that the entire registration process must be repeated again.

Korean Registered Patent No. 10-1555678 (September 18, 2015) Korean Registered Patent No. 10-1643870 (Jul. 25, 2016) Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2014-0144880 (December 22, 2014)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in order to solve the problems of the related art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and method for controlling a boiler temperature controller having a Wi-Fi function and a button input function, It has a Wi-Fi function that allows the user to use the service more easily and quickly by reducing the work process and allowing the user to register only the changed device without going through the entire registration process even if the smart phone or the router (AP) A method for registering a boiler temperature regulator is provided.

In other words, it is possible to provide optimum usability to the user by allowing the user to retrieve and access the AP information from the boiler temperature controller itself, and since the information of the service server is provided by the app of the smartphone, And to provide a method of registering a boiler temperature controller having a Wi-Fi function capable of greatly improving the reliability of services due to maintenance.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a wireless communication system including a wireless server having a wireless Wi-Fi function and a smart phone having a temperature controller for a boiler and an app capable of inputting characters, A method of registering a boiler temperature controller, comprising the steps of: directly inputting AP information (ID, PW) in a temperature controller of the boiler to connect to a router; Connecting the smartphone to be used with the Wi-Fi to the router to which the temperature controller of the boiler is connected; When the smart phone is connected to the router, when the application in the smart phone is executed, automatically transmitting the service server information (IP address or domain) to be connected through the connected router to the boiler temperature controller; Transmitting service information of the service server received from an app of the smartphone to a boiler temperature controller and automatically transmitting its own unique value (MAC) to the app of the smartphone; And automatically registering the boiler temperature controller on the service server using the service server information received in the boiler temperature controller.

The method may further include registering a registration and a control right with the service server through the unique value of the boiler temperature controller, the smartphone's application receiving the unique value (MAC) from the temperature controller of the boiler.

The plurality of smart phones registering the eigenvalues of the temperature controller in the service server are characterized in that the same control authority is registered.

In addition, when the smartphone is connected to the router and the app in the smartphone is executed, the step of automatically transmitting the service server information (IP address or domain) to be connected through the connected router to the boiler temperature controller is automatically performed And a boiler temperature controller connected to the router to which the smartphone is connected.

As described above, according to the method of registering the boiler temperature regulator having the Wi-Fi function of the present invention, firstly, if any one of the smart phone or the router (AP) is changed, the smart phone / However, according to the present invention, since only the changed smartphone or AP needs to be registered, the re-registration process can be simplified and the user's convenience can be improved.

Second, the selection and connection of the AP directly from the thermostat of the boiler reduces unnecessary pairing between the smartphone and the boiler thermostat.

Thirdly, since the registration process is performed mainly in the smartphone, if the operating system (OS) of the smartphone is an operating system with enhanced security, there is a problem that the communication is disconnected during the registration process. In the present invention, So that the operating system of the smartphone is not affected.

Fourthly, since the service server information (IP address or domain name, etc.) is input to the boiler temperature controller, it is possible to respond to the change of the inevitable server information only by replacing the boiler temperature controller. However, It is possible to cope with only the update of the app (app), which is a very useful invention such that the swiftness and unnecessary replacement cost can be greatly reduced.

FIG. 1 is a flowchart illustrating a conventional method of registering a boiler temperature controller having a Wi-Fi function.
2 is a flow chart for explaining the method of the present invention.
3 is a three-dimensional signal flow diagram between devices for explaining the method of the present invention.

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

In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear.

FIG. 2 shows a flow chart for explaining the method of the present invention, and FIG. 3 shows a stereoscopic signal flow diagram between respective devices for explaining the method of the present invention.

According to the present invention,

(2) and a smart phone (1) provided with a wireless Wi-Fi function and capable of inputting a character and capable of inputting a character, and the service server (4) A method for registering a temperature controller,

(S1) directly inputting AP information (ID, PW) in the temperature controller (2) of the boiler to connect to the router (3);

Connecting the smartphone 1 to be used to the router 3 to which the temperature controller 2 of the boiler is connected by Wi-Fi (S2);

When the smartphone 1 is connected to the router 3 and the application in the smartphone 1 is executed, information (IP address or domain) of the service server 4 to be connected through the connected router 3 Name, etc.) to the boiler temperature regulator 2 (S3);

(Step S4) of automatically checking the information of the service server 4 received from the app of the smartphone 1 by the boiler temperature controller 2 and then automatically transmitting its own unique value MAC to the app of the smartphone 1 )Wow;

(S5) of automatically registering the boiler temperature controller (2) in the service server (4) by utilizing the service server information received in the boiler temperature controller (2).

The application of the smartphone 1 receiving the unique value MAC from the temperature controller 2 of the boiler registers and registers the control authority with the service server 4 through the unique value of the boiler temperature controller 2 (Step S6).

A plurality of smartphones (1) for registering the eigenvalues of the temperature controller (2) in the service server (4) are registered to receive the same control authority.

When the smartphone 1 is connected to the router 3 and the app in the smartphone is executed, the service server information (IP address or domain) to be connected through the connected router is automatically transmitted to the boiler temperature controller 2 (S3)

Further comprising selecting a boiler temperature controller (2) automatically transmitted by a user from a boiler temperature controller (2) connected to the router (3) to which the smartphone (1) is connected.

The operation and effect of the method of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. FIG.

2 and 3, the present invention includes a boiler temperature controller 2 having a wireless Wi-Fi function and a button input function for inputting characters, a smart phone 1 having an app, The user of the boiler is able to register the boiler temperature controller 2 in the service server 4 in the service server 4 through the temperature controller 2 of the boiler, Information is directly input and connected to the router 3 installed in the periphery (S1).

Next, the smart phone 1 to be used is connected to the router 3 connected to the temperature controller 2 of the boiler by Wi-Fi (S2), and then the smart phone 1 is connected to the router 3 The information of the service server 4 to be connected through the connected router 3, that is, the IP address (IP address) of the service server 4 or the domain Name and the like to the boiler temperature controller 2 (S3).

At this time, when the smart phone 1 is connected to the router 3 and executes an application in the smart phone, the service server information (IP address or domain) to be connected through the connected router is automatically transmitted to the boiler temperature controller 2 The transmitting step S3 further comprises causing the boiler temperature regulator 2 to be automatically transmitted by the user to be selected from the boiler temperature regulator 2 connected to the router 3 to which the smartphone 1 is connected.

Thereafter, the information of the service server 4 received from the app of the smartphone 1 is confirmed by the boiler temperature controller 2, and then the unique value MAC of the boiler temperature controller 2 is automatically 1) (S4).

In addition, the boiler temperature controller (2) automatically registers the boiler temperature controller (2) in the service server (4) by utilizing the received service server information.

The application of the smartphone 1 receiving the unique value MAC from the temperature controller 2 of the boiler finally registers and controls the service server 4 through the unique value of the boiler temperature controller 2 The authority is registered (S6).

At this time, a plurality of smartphones 1 registering the eigenvalues of the temperature controller 2 in the service server 4 are registered to receive the same control authority.

If the temperature controller 2 of the boiler having the Wi-Fi function and the input function is registered in the service server 4 using the smartphone 1 through the above steps, If any one of the smartphone / electronic product / AP is re-registered, it is necessary to re-register both the smart phone / electronic product / AP. However, when the present invention is applied, only the changed smart phone or AP needs to be registered, so the re-registration process can be simplified and user's convenience can be improved.

In the present invention, unnecessary pairing work between the smartphone 1 and the boiler temperature controller 2 is reduced because the router directly selects and connects the router AP from the temperature controller 2 of the boiler.

In the related art, since the registration process is performed mainly with respect to the smartphone 1, if the operating system (OS) of the smartphone is an operating system with enhanced security, there is a problem that the communication is interrupted during the registration process. Since the router (AP) is registered and connected in the controller (2), there is no influence on the operating system of the smartphone (1).

Conventionally, since the information (IP address or domain name, etc.) of the service server 4 is inputted to the boiler temperature controller 2, it is possible to cope with the necessity of replacing the boiler temperature controller sold when the server information is inevitably changed, According to the invention, since the server information is inputted to the app of the smart phone 1, it is possible to cope with the update only by updating the app (App), so that it is possible to respond more quickly and unnecessary replacement cost can be greatly reduced.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described for illustrative purposes, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, additions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying claims. Which will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

1: Smartphone
2: Thermostat
3: Router
4: Service server

Claims (4)

A method of registering a boiler temperature controller in a service server using a smart phone having a temperature controller and an app for a boiler having a wireless Wi-Fi function and a button input function for inputting characters,
Directly inputting the AP information (ID, PW) in the temperature controller of the boiler and connecting to the router;
Connecting the smartphone to be used with the Wi-Fi to the router to which the temperature controller of the boiler is connected;
When the smart phone is connected to the router, when the application in the smart phone is executed, automatically transmitting the service server information (IP address or domain) to be connected through the connected router to the boiler temperature controller;
Transmitting service information of the service server received from an app of the smartphone to a boiler temperature controller and automatically transmitting its own unique value (MAC) to the app of the smartphone;
And automatically registering the boiler temperature controller in the service server by using the received service server information in the boiler temperature controller.
The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising the step of registering a registration and a control right with a service server through an eigenvalue of the boiler temperature controller, wherein the app of the smartphone receiving the unique value (MAC) from the temperature controller of the boiler A method of registering a boiler temperature regulator having a function.
The method of claim 2,
A plurality of smart phones registering the unique value of the temperature controller in the service server,
And the same control authority is registered in the register of the boiler temperature regulator.
The method according to claim 1,
When the smart phone is connected to the router, when the application in the smart phone is executed, the step of automatically transmitting service server information (IP address or domain) to be connected through the connected router to the boiler temperature controller,
Further comprising selecting a boiler temperature controller automatically transmitted by a user from a boiler temperature controller connected to a router connected to the smartphone.

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