KR20200029258A - Home appliance, system for controlling home appliance and method for connecting communication of home appliance control system - Google Patents

Abstract

A specification of the present invention relates to a home appliance that connects a device, which unconnected communication with a communication device, to the communication device through a device in which communication with the communication device is already connected, a home appliance control system, and a communication connection method of a home appliance control system. According to the present invention, the home appliance comprises: a communication unit configured to establish a pre-communication connection with a communication device connected to an external terminal so as to communicate with the terminal through the communication device; and a control unit controlling the communication performance of the communication unit.

Description

Home appliance, home appliance control system, and communication connection method of home appliance control system {HOME APPLIANCE, SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING HOME APPLIANCE AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING COMMUNICATION OF HOME APPLIANCE CONTROL SYSTEM}

The present invention relates to a home appliance, a home appliance control system and a communication connection method of the home appliance control system for connecting communication to the communication device.

The background technology of the present invention relates to a communication connection of a household appliance including a communication function.

The home appliance including the communication function is connected to the communication means, so that various operations / controls using the communication function can be performed. A typical example is a smart function (integrated monitoring / control / convenience function through a network connection). In order to perform this function, a communication connection between a household appliance and a communication means must be a premise. That is, in order to perform this function, a process of establishing a communication connection between the home appliance and the communication means is required, and this process is performed through user manipulation.

Most consumer electronic devices use an indirect AP connection method for connecting communication using a user's terminal due to the simplified UI characteristics, and this method has a limitation that requires a separate operation by the user. The user often does not even know whether the corresponding home appliance supports the smart function, and in many cases, does not perform an operation for establishing a communication connection to perform the smart function. In addition, the process of the communication connection is complicated, so that the user has difficulty in establishing the communication connection of the corresponding home appliance.

That is, conventionally, due to these limitations, the communication connection itself of the home appliance supporting the smart function could not be easily achieved, thereby limiting the usability of the home appliance.

The present invention aims to improve the limitations of the prior art as described above.

That is, this specification is intended to provide a communication connection method of a home appliance, a home appliance control system and a home appliance control system that can improve the limitations of the prior art as described above.

Specifically, an object of the present invention is to provide a communication connection method between a home appliance, a home appliance control system, and a home appliance control system that can connect a device that is not connected to a communication device to the communication device without user interaction.

In addition, it is intended to provide a communication connection method of a home appliance, a home appliance control system, and a home appliance control system that can easily connect communication without a separate process for communication connection.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a communication connection method between a home appliance, a home appliance control system, and a home appliance control system that can automatically establish a communication connection with the communication device.

In addition, since the communication connection for performing remote control is easily performed, the home appliance, home appliance control system and home appliance control system of home appliances, which can increase the usability / utility / convenience of the home appliance to which the remote control through the communication connection is applied. To provide a communication connection method.

A communication connection method of a home appliance, a home appliance control system, and a home appliance control system according to the present invention for solving the above-described problems is a device in which communication with the communication device is not connected through a device in which communication with the communication device is pre-connected. It is characterized in that the connection to the communication device.

Specifically, the unconnected device communicates with the pre-connected device, receives information for connection with the communication device through the pre-connected device, and connects communication to the communication device based on a reception result.

That is, the communication connection method of the home appliance, the home appliance control system, and the home appliance control system according to the present invention is a solution means for connecting communication to the communication device using communication with the pre-connected device.

The communication connection method of the home appliance, the home appliance control system, and the home appliance control system according to the present invention through such a solution means to connect communication to the communication device using communication with the pre-connected device, as described above. The problem is solved.

The above technical features are applied to a home appliance control system including a communication device, a device in which communication is already connected to the communication device, and a device in which communication is not connected to the communication device, or applied to a home appliance device included in the home appliance control system. Can be.

The above technical features may also include a home appliance control system including a communication device, a device in which a communication connection with the communication device is preset, and a device in which a communication connection with the communication device is not established, or a home appliance device included in the home appliance control system. It can be applied and implemented.

The above technical features include a home appliance that performs communication with one or more other devices, a home appliance control system for remotely / smartly controlling the home appliance, including one or more home appliances, a control method of the home appliance, and the home appliance A communication connection method of a device, a communication establishment method of the home appliance, a communication control method of the home appliance, a communication connection method of the home appliance control system, a control method of the home appliance control system, a communication connection method of the home appliance control system, and the home appliance The communication establishment method of the control system and the communication control method of the home appliance control system may be applied and implemented. Provides an embodiment of the method.

In the embodiment of the home appliance according to the present invention using the technical features as a solution to problems, a communication connection with a communication device connected to an external terminal is preset, a communication unit communicating with the terminal through the communication device, and the communication unit And a control unit for controlling the performance of communication, wherein the control unit is transmitted from a device in which a communication connection with the communication device is not established, and a first signal including information of the unestablished device is received in the communication unit. Communication with the terminal is controlled according to the first signal, and communication with the unestablished device is controlled according to a communication result, so that communication is established between the communication device and the unestablished device.

In addition, an embodiment of the home appliance control system according to the present invention using the technical features as a solution to problems, a communication device for relaying communication between an external terminal and a device connected to the communication, the communication device and the communication is pre-connected, And a first device communicating with the terminal through a communication device and a second device not communicating with the communication device, wherein the second device generates a first signal for a communication connection request with the communication device, It transmits to the first device, and connects communication to the communication device based on a result of communication with the first device according to the first signal.

In addition, an embodiment of the communication connection method of the home appliance control system according to the present invention using the above technical features as a solution to a problem is a communication device that relays communication between an external terminal and a device to which communication is connected, and communication with the communication device A communication connection method for a home appliance system including a first device connected and a second device not connected to the communication device, wherein the second device generates a first signal for a communication connection request with the communication device to generate the first signal. Transmitting to a device, generating, by the first device, a second signal for a communication connection request of the second device based on the first signal, and transmitting the second signal to the terminal; Receiving a third signal corresponding to the second signal, wherein the first device includes connection information of the communication device according to the third signal Generating a fourth signal and transmitting it to the second device, and connecting the communication to the communication device based on the connection information included in the fourth signal by the second device.

Embodiments of the communication connection method of the home appliance, the home appliance control system and the home appliance control system according to the present invention as described above, as well as each embodiment can be implemented independently or separately, one or more embodiments are combined It may be carried out. In addition, other embodiments of the communication connection method of the home appliance, the home appliance control system, and the home appliance control system may be implemented in combination with the above-described embodiment.

Embodiments of the communication connection method of the home appliance, the home appliance control system and the home appliance control system as described above include a home appliance, a communication system of the home appliance including the home appliance, the home appliance It may be applied to a home appliance control system for remote control, a communication method of the home appliance, and a communication method of the home appliance control system. However, the technology disclosed in this specification is not limited thereto, and may be applied to and implemented in all of the home appliance devices, the home appliance control system, and the communication connection method of the home appliance control system to which the technical spirit of the technology can be applied.

The communication connection method of the home appliance, the home appliance control system, and the home appliance control system according to the present invention is achieved by connecting a device without communication with the communication device to the communication device through a device in which communication with the communication device is pre-connected. There is an effect that can establish a communication connection of the unconnected device without manipulation of.

In addition, the communication connection method of the home appliance, the home appliance control system and the home appliance control system according to the present invention has an effect of easily connecting the unconnected device to the communication device without separate means / process for establishing a communication connection.

In addition, the communication connection method of a home appliance, a home appliance control system, and a home appliance control system according to the present invention allows a communication connection to be established by allowing a device to which communication with a communication device has already been connected to communicate with a terminal so that the unconnected device is connected to communication. There is an effect that can be made automatically.

In addition, the communication connection method of the home appliance, the home appliance control system, and the home appliance control system according to the present invention is facilitated by a communication connection for performing remote control, so that the utilization of the home appliance applied with remote control through the communication connection There is an effect that can increase the utility / convenience.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a home appliance according to the present invention.
2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a home appliance control system including a home appliance according to the present invention.
Figure 3 is a block diagram showing a communication process according to an embodiment of the home appliance according to the present invention.
Figure 4 is a flow chart showing a communication sequence according to a specific embodiment of the home appliance according to the present invention.
Figure 5 is a flow chart showing the communication connection process of the home appliance control system according to the present invention.
Figure 6 is a flow chart showing the sequence of the communication connection method of the home appliance control system according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of a communication connection method of a home appliance, a home appliance control system, and a home appliance control system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It will be given and redundant description will be omitted.

In addition, in the description of the technology disclosed in the present specification, when it is determined that the detailed description of the related known technology may obscure the gist of the technology disclosed herein, the detailed description will be omitted. In addition, it should be noted that the accompanying drawings are only for facilitating understanding of the spirit of the technology disclosed in this specification, and should not be interpreted as limiting the spirit of the technology by the accompanying drawings.

Hereinafter, for convenience of description, the embodiments of the home appliance, the home appliance control system, and the communication connection method of the home appliance control system will be described in order, but the overlapping part in the description of each embodiment will be omitted as much as possible.

<Home Appliance>

First, an embodiment of a home appliance according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.

[Home appliances] according to the present invention may be implemented as a part or a combination of the configurations or steps included in the embodiments described below, or may be implemented as a combination of embodiments, and the technical terms used are only to describe a specific embodiment As used, it does not limit the spirit of the technology disclosed herein.

The home appliance means a home appliance used at home.

The home appliance may be a household appliance used at home.

For example, it may be a washing machine, a cleaner, a water purifier, a cooking appliance, a refrigerator, a lighting device, an air conditioner, an air cleaner, a display device, a computer, and the like.

The home appliance may be a device installed in the home.

The home appliance may be a device that performs wireless communication.

The home appliance may be connected to a control system for integrally controlling an area in which the home appliance is installed through wireless communication, or may be included in the control system.

For example, it is included in a smart home appliance system, and can be remotely monitored / controlled through the smart home appliance system.

The home appliance may be connected to a communication means connected to the home appliance system and communicate with the home appliance system through the communication means.

The home appliance may communicate with a user terminal connected to the home appliance system.

Here, the user's terminal may be a communication terminal on which the home appliance system is operated.

That is, the home appliance and the home appliance system can be remotely controlled / managed by the user's terminal.

The home appliance may communicate with one or more devices provided in an area where the home appliance is installed.

As shown in FIG. 1, the home appliance 10 has a predetermined communication connection with a communication device 100 connected to an external terminal 1000, and the terminal 1000 through the communication device 100. It includes a communication unit 11 for communicating with and a control unit 12 for controlling the communication performance of the communication unit (11).

That is, the home appliance 10 has a predetermined communication connection with the communication device 100, and may perform communication with the communication device 100.

The home appliance 10 may be a device included in the home appliance control system as shown in FIG. 2.

Here, the home appliance control system, as shown in Figure 2, including the home appliance 10 and the other home appliance 20 other than the home appliance 10, the home appliance through the terminal 1000 It may mean a system for remotely and integrally controlling (10 and 20).

The communication device 100 may be connected to the terminal 1000 through a communication network to communicate with the terminal 1000.

Here, the communication network may be a network network to which the communication device 100 and the terminal 1000 are connected.

The communication network may mean a communication server, and communication information between the communication device 100 and the terminal 1000 may be transmitted and received.

The terminal 1000 may be a mobile terminal that remotely controls a device connected to the communication device 100.

The terminal 1000 may be a mobile terminal of a user who remotely monitors and controls devices in an area where the home appliance 10 is installed.

Accordingly, the home appliance 10 may communicate with the terminal 1000 through the communication device 100 and be controlled by the terminal 1000.

The communication device 100 may be a communication terminal relaying communication between the terminal 1000 and the connected device.

For example, it may be a Wi-Fi module.

According to this, the home appliance 10 may be connected to the communication device 100 through a Wi-Fi communication method, and communicate with the terminal 1000 through the communication device 100.

The communication device 100 may communicate with a device for which a communication connection is preset.

Accordingly, the communication device 100 may relay communication between the preset device and the terminal 1000.

That is, the communication device 100 may relay communication between the home appliance 10 and the terminal 1000.

The home appliance 10 has a predetermined communication connection with the communication device 100, and can perform communication with the communication device 100 and the terminal 1000 through the communication device 100. have.

In the home appliance 10, the communication unit 11 may be a communication module that performs communication of the home appliance 10.

The communication unit 11 may be a wireless communication module communicating with the communication device 100.

In the home appliance 10, the communication unit 11 may be a wireless communication module communicating with the communication device 100.

The communication unit 11 may communicate with the communication device 100 when a communication connection with the communication device 100 is preset.

When the communication connection is preset, the communication connection is confirmed from the terminal 1000, and the communication connection may be registered in the terminal 1000.

When the communication connection is pre-set, the home appliance 10 may store connection information of the communication device 100, so that communication is connected to the communication device 100 by the connection information.

For example, a communication connection with the communication device 100 is authorized by identification information or encryption information required for communication connection with the communication device 100, so that the communication with the communication device 100 may be connected.

The communication unit 11 may receive an external signal.

For example, a signal transmitted from the communication device 100 or a signal transmitted from the unconfigured device 20 may be received.

The communication unit 11 may also transmit a signal generated by the home appliance 100 to the outside.

For example, the signal generated by the control unit 12 may be transmitted to the communication device 100 or the unestablished device 20.

The communication unit 11 may communicate with the communication device 100 by transmitting and receiving a signal with the communication device 100.

The communication unit 11 may communicate with the terminal 1000 by transmitting and receiving a signal to and from the terminal 1000 through the communication device 100.

The communication unit 11 may be controlled by the control unit 12.

That is, the communication performed by the communication unit 11 may be controlled by the control unit 12.

In the home appliance 10, the control unit 12 may be a control module that controls the operation of the home appliance 10.

The control unit 12 may be a central processing unit of the home appliance 10.

The control unit 12 may be a device that calculates and processes information of the home appliance 10.

The control unit 12 may control the communication unit 11 to control the communication between the communication device 100 and the terminal 1000.

In the home appliance 10 including the communication unit 11 and the control unit 12, the control unit 12 is transmitted from the device 20 in which a communication connection with the communication device 100 is not established. When the first signal including the information of the unconfigured device 20 is received by the communication unit 11, communication with the terminal 1000 is controlled according to the first signal, and the unset By controlling communication with the device 20, communication is connected between the communication device 100 and the unestablished device 20.

That is, the home appliance 10 may communicate with the unestablished device 20 and the terminal 1000 so that the unestablished device 20 is controlled to connect communication with the communication device 100. have.

Here, the unestablished device 20 may be a household appliance such as the home appliance 10.

The unestablished device 20 may be a home appliance in which a communication connection with the communication device 100 is unestablished.

The process in which the controller 12 communicates with the unconfigured device 20 and the terminal 1000 to connect communication between the communication device 100 and the unset device 20 is as illustrated in FIG. 3. It can be the same.

The control unit 12, as shown in Figure 3, the communication connection with the communication device 100 is transmitted (B0) from the unestablished device 20 that is not established, the unestablished device 20 of the When the first signal including the information is received (B1) by the communication unit 11, communication with the terminal 1000 (B2 and B3) may be controlled according to the first signal.

Here, in FIG. 3, blocks B0 and B5 are processes performed in the unconfigured device 20, and blocks B1 to B4 may be processes performed in the home appliance 10.

When the first signal is received (B1), the controller 12 identifies the unestablished device 20 based on the information included in the first signal, determines a state, and determines the state according to the determination result. It is possible to control the communication (B2 and B3) with the terminal 1000.

Here, the first signal is a signal generated by the unestablished device 20 and may include identification information and status information of the unestablished device 20.

The identification information may be information on identification of a device capable of communication connection to the communication device 100 and the terminal 1000.

The identification information may be information on the type of device of the unset device 20.

The status information may be information about the communication status of the unset device 20.

The control unit 12, when the first signal is received (B1), the unestablished device 20 based on one or more information included in the first signal is a communication connection with the communication device 100 It is possible to determine whether it is a possible device.

When the first signal is received (B1), the controller 12 identifies the unestablished device 20 based on the information included in the first signal and determines the state. As a result, the unestablished device ( When 20) is a device capable of communication connection with the communication device 100, communication (B2 and B3) with the terminal 1000 may be controlled.

That is, the control unit 12 determines whether the unconfigured device 20 is a device capable of communicating with the communication device 100, and the unconfigured device 20 communicates with the communication device 100. In the case of a device capable of communication connection, communication with the terminal 1000 (B2 and B3) may be controlled.

The control unit 12 generates a second signal for a connection request of the unestablished device 20 according to the first signal, and transmits the second signal to the terminal 1000 through the communication unit 11. Transmitting (B2), and receiving a third signal for the confirmation of the connection request from the terminal 1000 (B3).

That is, when the unset device 20 is a device capable of communication connection with the communication device 100, the home appliance 10 may transmit the second signal through the communication unit 11 to the terminal 1000. To (B2), and to communicate with the terminal 1000 to receive (B3) the third signal for confirmation of the connection request from the terminal 1000.

The second signal may be a signal for requesting a communication connection so that the unconfigured device 20 communicates with the communication device 100.

The second signal may include information of the unestablished device 20 included in the first signal.

The second signal may also include a result of the control unit 12 determining whether the unestablished device 20 is a device capable of communication connection with the communication device 100 based on the first signal.

The terminal 1000 may receive the second signal and confirm a communication connection request of the unestablished device 20 based on the second signal.

The terminal 1000 checks the communication connection request of the unestablished device 20 based on the second signal, and generates the third signal for confirming the communication connection of the unestablished device 20. You can.

The third signal may include information on approval of the communication connection of the unestablished device 20.

The terminal 1000 generates the third signal for the approval of the communication connection of the unestablished device 20, and transmits the third signal to the home appliance 10 through the communication device 100. can do.

The controller 12 may receive the third signal from the terminal 1000 and control (B4) communication with the unestablished device 20 according to the third signal.

The control unit 12 controls communication with the unconfigured device 20 when the approval of the communication connection of the unestablished device 20 is confirmed in the third signal as a result of receiving the third signal ( B4) You can.

Here, the control unit 12, as a result of receiving the third signal, if the approval of the communication connection of the unestablished device 20 in the third signal is not confirmed, the communication with the unestablished device 20 Can be withheld.

In this case, the communication connection of the unestablished device 20 is not approved by the terminal 1000, and the controller 12 has not confirmed the approval of the communication connection of the unestablished device 20 in the third signal. In this case, communication with the unestablished device 20 is suspended, so that the unestablished device 20 may not be connected to the communication device 100.

The control unit 12 generates a fourth signal including connection information of the communication device 100 according to the third signal, and transmits the fourth signal through the communication unit 11 to the unconfigured device 20 ) (B4).

The controller 12 generates the fourth signal when the approval of the communication connection of the unestablished device 20 is confirmed in the third signal, and generates the fourth signal through the communication unit 11. It is possible to transmit (B4) to the unestablished device 20.

The fourth signal may include the connection information for communication connection with the communication device 100.

The connection information may be information on which the home appliance 10 is a communication connection with the communication device 100.

The connection information is information for communication with the communication device 100, for example, may be encryption information required when connecting to the communication device 100.

The connection information may be information on which the home appliance 10 communicates with the communication device 100 as a predetermined basis.

That is, the home appliance 10 may have a communication connection with the communication device 100 through the connection information.

Accordingly, the control unit 12 includes the connection information that is the basis of the communication connection with the communication device 100 so that the unestablished device 20 establishes a communication connection to the communication device 100. A fourth signal may be transmitted to the unconfigured device 20.

The control unit 12 generates the fourth signal, transmits the fourth signal to the unconfigured device 20 through the communication unit 11 (B4), and the unconfigured device 20 comprises: The communication device 100 may be connected (B5) based on the connection information included in the fourth signal.

That is, the unestablished device 20 transmits the first signal to the home appliance 10 and transmits the fourth signal corresponding to the communication result of the home appliance 10 according to the first signal. Received from the home appliance 10, a communication connection is established (B5) to the communication device 100 based on the fourth signal, so that communication with the communication device 100 is connected through the home appliance 10 It becomes possible.

The unconfigured device 20 may generate a fifth signal for a connection confirmation request and transmit it to the terminal 1000 after communication is connected to the communication device 100.

In this case, the unestablished device 20 may establish a communication connection with the communication device 100 to communicate with the communication device 100 to transmit the fifth signal to the terminal 1000. .

The fifth signal may be a signal requesting confirmation from the terminal 1000 that the unconfigured device 20 is connected to the communication device 100.

The fifth signal may include information on which the unestablished device 20 has established a communication connection to the communication device 100.

The terminal 1000 receives the fifth signal, confirms that the unestablished device 20 is connected to the communication device 100, and transmits a signal for confirming the communication connection of the unestablished device 20. It can be generated and transmitted to the unconfigured device 20.

The unestablished device 20 may receive a signal corresponding to the fifth signal from the terminal 1000 and, according to a reception result, establish a communication connection with the communication device 100.

A more specific communication sequence of the control unit 12 connecting communication between the communication device 100 and the unestablished device 20 through the above-described process may be as shown in FIG. 4.

As illustrated in FIG. 4, the control unit 12 identifies the unconfigured device 20 based on information included in the first signal when the first signal is received (B1). The determination (S1), and communication with the terminal 1000 may be controlled according to the determination result.

The controller 12 identifies the unestablished device 20 based on the first signal and determines the state (S1). As a result, the unestablished device 20 communicates with the communication device 100 If the device corresponds to an unestablished device and a device capable of communication connection with the communication device 100 (S2), the second signal for the connection request of the unestablished device 20 is generated (S3). , The second signal may be transmitted (S4) to the terminal 1000 through the communication device 100.

Thereafter, the controller 12 may control communication with the unestablished device 20 according to a result of receiving the third signal (S5) for confirming the connection request from the terminal 1000.

As a result of receiving the third signal (S5), the controller 12 receives the fourth signal including the connection information of the communication device 100 when the confirmation of the connection request is approved (S6). By generating (S7), the fourth signal may be transmitted (S8) to the unconfigured device 20.

The control unit 12 controls communication in the order of the unconfigured device 20, the terminal 1000, and the unconfigured device 20, so that the unconfigured device 20 is based on the connection information. As a result, a communication connection to the communication device 100 may be established (S9).

<Home Appliance Control System>

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a home appliance control system (hereinafter, referred to as a system) according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 5, but parts that are common / duplicate with those described in the home appliance described above are omitted as much as possible. An example will be described.

[Home appliances control system] according to the present invention may be implemented as a part or a combination of the configurations or steps included in the above-described or below-described embodiments, or may be implemented as a combination of embodiments, and the technical terms used are only specific embodiments It is used to describe, it does not limit the spirit of the technology disclosed herein.

The system may be a system for integrally controlling one or more household appliances installed in the home.

The system may be a system in which communication is connected to one or more household appliances installed in the home to control one or more household appliances.

The system may be a user's terminal in communication with one or more home appliances through a communication network, or a smart home appliance control system for integrally controlling one or more home appliances through a dedicated control terminal.

The system may be a smart home appliance control system including at least one home appliance capable of communication connection and communication means for communicating with the at least one home appliance.

The system is a system for controlling a room in which the home appliance 10 is installed as described above. The home appliance 10 described above may be applied to the system, or the home appliance 10 may have the system. It may be applied.

As shown in FIG. 2, the system 1 is a communication device 100 that relays communication between an external terminal 1000 and a device to which communication is connected, and communication with the communication device 100 is pre-connected. A first device 10 communicating with the terminal 1000 through the communication device 100 and a second device 20 not communicating with the communication device 100 are included.

The terminal 1000 may be a mobile terminal of a user who integrally controls the system 1.

The terminal 1000 may also be a control-only terminal for integrally controlling the system 1.

The terminal 1000 may communicate with the communication device 100 through a communication network 100 ′.

The terminal 1000 may communicate with a device connected to the communication device 100 through the communication device 100.

The communication device 100 may be a communication module that relays communication between the terminal 1000 and a device connected to the communication device 100.

In the communication device 100, communication of the first device 10 is pre-connected, so that communication between the terminal 1000 and the first device 10 can be relayed.

The first device and the second devices 10 and 20 may be household appliances.

For example, it may be a washing machine, a cleaner, a water purifier, a cooking appliance, a refrigerator, a lighting device, an air conditioner, an air cleaner, a display device, a computer, and the like.

The first device and the second devices 10 and 20 may be home appliances that communicate with other devices in the system 1.

The first device 10 may be in a state in which a communication connection with the communication device 100 is preset, and communication with the communication device 100 is pre-connected.

The first device 10 may communicate with the terminal 1000 through the communication device 100 because communication is previously connected to the communication device 100.

The second device 20 may be in a state in which a communication connection with the communication device 100 is not established, so that communication with the communication device 100 is not connected.

As described above, in the system 1 including the communication device 100, the first device 10, and the second device 20, the second device 20 communicates with the communication device 100. A first signal for a connection request is generated and transmitted to the first device 10, and communication is connected to the communication device 100 based on a communication result with the first device 10 according to the first signal do.

That is, the second device 20 may connect communication to the communication device 100 through the first device 10.

The second device 20 may communicate with the first device 10 to connect communication to the communication device 100 based on the communication result with the first device 10.

The second device 20 may operate in a first communication mode to communicate with the first device 10, and operate in a second communication mode to connect communication to the communication device 100.

The first communication mode is a mode in which the second device 20 operates as a communication connection node and transmits a signal for the connection request, for example, an AP mode.

The second communication mode is a mode in which the second device 20 operates as a communication target and performs communication with the communication device 100, for example, a client mode.

In the system 1, a specific communication structure in which the second device 20 communicates with the communication device 100 may be as illustrated in FIG. 5.

The second device 20 generates the first signal for a communication connection request with the communication device 100, and transmits the first signal to the first device 10 in which communication with the communication device 100 is already connected. You can.

The first device 10 receives the first signal transmitted from the second device 20, identifies the second device 20 based on the reception result, determines the state, and determines the result. Accordingly, it is possible to communicate with the terminal 1000.

The first device 10 may generate a second signal for the communication connection request of the second device 20 according to the determination result and transmit it to the terminal 1000.

As a result of determining the state by identifying the second device 20 based on the information of the second device 20 included in the first signal, the first device 10 is the second device 20 When is a device connectable to the communication device 100, the second signal for the connection request may be generated and transmitted to the terminal 1000.

The first device 10, after transmitting the second signal to the terminal 1000, receives the third signal for the confirmation of the connection request from the terminal 1000, according to the third signal It can communicate with the second device (20).

The first device 10, as a result of receiving the third signal, when the third signal includes a connection confirmation for the connection request, a fourth signal including connection information of the communication device 100 Can be generated and transmitted to the second device 20.

After the first device 10 transmits the fourth signal to the second device 20, the second device 20 receives the fourth signal and communicates based on the connection information. Communication may be connected to the device 100.

Accordingly, the second device 20 may communicate with the communication device 100 and communicate with the terminal 1000 through the communication device 100.

After the communication is connected to the communication device 100, the second device 20 may generate a fifth signal for a connection confirmation request and transmit it to the terminal 1000.

The second device 20 may transmit the fifth signal to the terminal 1000 through the communication device 100.

The second device 20 transmits the fifth signal to the terminal 1000 through the communication device 100, and then receives a sixth signal corresponding to the fifth signal from the terminal 1000. can do

The sixth signal may be a signal for an operation confirmation request of the second device 20 connected to the communication device 100.

The sixth signal may be a signal for requesting to perform a specific operation of the second device 20 and confirming the state of the second device 20 connected to the communication device 100 according to the execution of the specific operation. have.

For example, the second device 20 requests a specific operation to be performed, so that when the second device performs a specific operation according to the request, the communication and control status of the second device 20 is confirmed to be normal. Can be.

The second device 20 receives the sixth signal for the operation confirmation request from the terminal 1000, and generates a seventh signal for the operation confirmation according to the sixth signal, so that the terminal 1000 Can be sent to.

When operated according to the sixth signal, the second device 20 may generate the seventh signal and transmit it to the terminal 1000.

The seventh signal is a signal for an operation result according to the sixth signal, and may be a signal indicating that the second device 20 has been operated according to the sixth signal.

In the second device 20, the terminal 1000 receives the seventh signal, so that a communication connection with the communication device 100 can be completed.

<Communication control system communication connection method>

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a communication connection method (hereinafter, referred to as a connection method) of the home appliance control system according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 6, but is a common / overlapping part as described in the home appliance and home appliance control system described above. Will be omitted, and an embodiment of the control method will be described.

[Communication connection method of the home appliance control system] disclosed herein may be implemented as a part or a combination of the configurations or steps included in the above-described or below-described embodiments, or may be implemented as a combination of the embodiments. It is only used to describe specific embodiments, and does not limit the spirit of the technology disclosed herein.

The connection method may be a communication connection method of a home appliance control system including one or more home appliance devices.

As shown in FIG. 2, the connection method includes a communication device 100 for relaying communication between an external terminal 1000 and a device to which communication is connected, and a first device to which communication with the communication device 100 is previously connected ( 10) and a communication connection method of a home appliance system including a second device 20 that is not connected to the communication device 100, and may be a communication connection method of the system 1 as described above.

In the connection method, as illustrated in FIG. 6, the second device 20 generates a first signal for a communication connection request with the communication device 100 and transmits it to the first device 10. (S10), the first device 10 generates a second signal for the communication connection request of the second device 20 based on the first signal and transmits it to the terminal 1000 (S20) , The first device 10 receiving a third signal corresponding to the second signal from the terminal 1000 (S30), the first device 10 is the communication device according to the third signal Generating a fourth signal containing the connection information of (100) and transmitting it to the second device 20 (S40) and the second device 20 is based on the connection information included in the fourth signal And connecting the communication to the communication device 100 (S50).

In the connection method including the above steps, in the system 1, the first device 10 communicates with the second device 20 and the terminal 1000, so that the second device 20 It may be a method of connecting to the communication device 100.

The specific communication relationship structure of the connection method may be as illustrated in FIG. 5.

In step S10 of transmitting the first signal to the first device 10, communication from the second device 20 to the first device 10 may be performed.

The second device 20 may generate the first signal for the connection request, and transmit it to the second device 10 in which communication with the communication device 100 is previously connected (S10).

Step S20 in which the first device 10 generates the second signal based on the first signal and transmits it to the terminal 1000 (S20) is performed from the first device 10 to the terminal 1000. Communication can take place.

The first device 10 may generate a second signal for the communication connection request of the second device 20 based on the first signal and transmit it to the terminal 1000 (S20).

When the first device 10 receives the third signal from the terminal 1000 (S30), communication may be performed from the terminal 1000 to the first device 10.

The terminal 1000 checks the connection request included in the second signal, generates the third signal for the approval of the connection request, transmits it to the first device 10, and sends the first device (10) may receive the third signal (S30).

The step (S40) of the first device 10 to generate the fourth signal according to the third signal and transmit it to the second device 20 (S40), the first device 10 in the second device ( 20) communication can be made.

When the connection approval of the terminal 1000 to the connection request is confirmed as a result of receiving the third signal, the first device 10 receives the connection information to be connected to the communication device 100. The included fourth signal may be generated and transmitted to the second device 20 (S40).

In the step S50 of the second device 20 connecting communication to the communication device 100 based on the connection information, communication may be performed from the second device 20 to the communication device 100. have.

The second device 20 may establish a communication connection with the communication device 100 by attempting a communication connection to the communication device 100 based on the connection information (S50).

The connection method may further include a step (S60) of the second device 20 generating a fifth signal for the connection confirmation request and transmitting it to the terminal 1000.

In the step (S60) of the second device 20 transmitting the fifth signal to the terminal 1000, after the second device 20 connects communication to the communication device 100, the communication Communication may be performed from the second device 20 to the terminal 1000 through the device 100.

The connection method may also include receiving a sixth signal for an operation confirmation request from the terminal 1000 (S70) and generating a seventh signal for the operation confirmation according to the sixth signal to generate the terminal 1000. It may further include the step of transmitting to (S80).

The step of receiving the sixth signal (S70) and the step of transmitting the seventh signal to the terminal 1000 (S80) may be performed in the second device 20.

In the second device 20, the second device 20 transmits the fifth signal to the terminal 1000 (S60), receives the sixth signal (S70), and the seventh device. Through the step (S80) of transmitting a signal to the terminal 1000, the terminal 1000 receives the final confirmation of the communication connection with the communication device 100, and the communication connection with the communication device 100 is completed. It becomes possible.

Although specific embodiments of the present invention have been described so far, various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined not only by the scope of the claims to be described later, but also by the claims and equivalents.

As described above, although the present invention has been described by the limited embodiments and the drawings, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications and modifications from these descriptions will be made by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Deformation is possible. Accordingly, the spirit of the present invention should be understood only by the claims set forth below, and all equivalent or equivalent modifications thereof will be said to fall within the scope of the spirit of the present invention.

10: home appliance (first device) 11: communication unit
12: control unit 20: home appliance (second device)
100: communication device 1000: terminal

Claims (17)

A communication unit configured to establish a communication connection with a communication device connected to an external terminal, to communicate with the terminal through the communication device; And
Includes; a control unit for controlling the communication performance of the communication unit,
The control unit,
When a communication connection with the communication device is transmitted from an unestablished device, and a first signal including information of the unestablished device is received by the communication unit,
And controlling communication with the terminal according to the first signal, and controlling communication with the unestablished device according to a communication result, thereby connecting communication between the communication device and the unestablished device. According to claim 1,
The terminal,
It is a mobile terminal that remotely controls a device connected to the communication device,
The communication device,
And a communication terminal relaying communication between the terminal and the connected device. According to claim 1,
The control unit,
The home appliance according to claim 1, based on the information included in the first signal, identifies the unconfigured device, determines a state, and controls communication with the terminal according to the determination result. The method of claim 3,
The control unit,
In response to the first signal, a second signal for a connection request of the unestablished device is generated, the second signal is transmitted to the terminal through the communication unit, and a third signal for confirmation of the connection request from the terminal Home appliance, characterized in that for controlling the communication with the un-established device according to the third signal. The method of claim 4,
The control unit,
A fourth signal including connection information of the communication device is generated according to the third signal, and the fourth signal is transmitted to the unconfigured device through the communication unit.
The unconfigured device,
Home appliances, characterized in that connected to the communication device based on the connection information. The method of claim 5,
The unconfigured device,
After communication is connected to the communication device,
And generating a fifth signal for the connection confirmation request and transmitting it to the terminal. A communication device that relays communication between an external terminal and a device to which communication is connected;
A first device in communication with the communication device, the first device communicating with the terminal through the communication device; And
The second device is not connected to the communication device and the communication; includes,
The second device,
Generating a first signal for a communication connection request with the communication device and transmitting it to the first device, and connecting communication with the communication device based on a result of communication with the first device according to the first signal Home appliance control system characterized by. The method of claim 7,
The second device,
Operating in a first communication mode to communicate with the first device,
A home appliance control system operating in a second communication mode and connecting communication to the communication device. The method of claim 7,
The first device,
A home appliance control system comprising receiving the first signal, determining the status by identifying the second device based on the received result, and communicating with the terminal according to the determined result. The method of claim 9,
The first device,
According to the determination result, a second signal for a communication connection request of the second device is generated and transmitted to the terminal, and a third signal for confirmation of the connection request is received from the terminal, and according to the third signal A home appliance control system, characterized in that it communicates with the second device. The method of claim 10,
The first device,
When the connection to the connection request is included in the third signal,
Generating a fourth signal including connection information of the communication device and transmitting it to the second device,
The second device,
And receiving the fourth signal to connect communication to the communication device based on the connection information. The method of claim 11,
The second device,
After communication is connected to the communication device,
A home appliance control system characterized by generating a fifth signal for a connection confirmation request and transmitting it to the terminal. The method of claim 12,
The second device,
And receiving a sixth signal for the operation confirmation request from the terminal, and generating and transmitting a seventh signal for the operation confirmation according to the sixth signal to the terminal. The method of claim 13,
The second device,
When operated according to the sixth signal,
A home appliance control system, characterized in that the seventh signal is generated and transmitted to the terminal. A communication device that relays communication between an external terminal and a device to which communication is connected;
A first device in communication with the communication device; And
In the communication connection method of a home appliance system comprising; a second device that is not connected to the communication device and communication;
Generating, by the second device, a first signal for a communication connection request with the communication device to the first device;
Generating, by the first device, a second signal for a communication connection request of the second device based on the first signal and transmitting the second signal to the terminal;
Receiving, by the first device, a third signal corresponding to the second signal from the terminal;
Generating, by the first device, a fourth signal including connection information of the communication device according to the third signal and transmitting it to the second device; And
And connecting, by the second device, the communication to the communication device based on the connection information included in the fourth signal. The method of claim 15,
And generating, by the second device, a fifth signal for a connection confirmation request and transmitting it to the terminal. The method of claim 16,
Receiving a sixth signal for an operation confirmation request from the terminal; And
And generating a seventh signal for the operation confirmation according to the sixth signal and transmitting it to the terminal.

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