TW201817211A - Method and architecture for operating remote devices via instant messaging system capable of improving combined control for instant messaging system with devices on Internet of Things - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a method and architecture for operating remote devices via instant messaging system. The method includes the following steps: (A) inputting a control program code on a communication interface displayed on a communication device through an instant messaging system; (B) transmitting the control program code and an identification code (ID) already registered in the instant messaging system to a connected controlled device; (C) determining if the identification code has been already bound to a device identification code of the controlled device; and, (D) if the result of step (C) is yes, executing the control program code on the controlled device.

Description

   Method and device architecture for remote device control through instant messaging system   

The invention relates to a method and device architecture for remote device control, in particular to a method and device architecture for remote device control through an instant messaging system.

The Internet of Things is a booming industrial block in recent years. As the embedded circuit technology has matured, and the rapid development of network communication technology and protocols, more than two electronic products communicate and cooperate with each other to provide people with a more convenient life. The goal is no longer a cross-industry Limitations of Domain Knowhow. Through specific protocol content, people can easily control the surrounding and even remote devices; their control tools may no longer be remote controls made by traditional equipment vendors, but replaced by readily available electronic products, such as smart phones. The penetration of IoT devices into daily life will grow amazingly in the next ten years.

Although the connection and communication between IoT devices can be done autonomously without additional regulations, it is the users who ultimately control these devices. Therefore, during the operation, it is inevitable to have a specific user interface, which is convenient for the user to operate. In the case of a smartphone controlling an air-conditioning host, a typical manufacturer will establish a communication channel between the smartphone and the air-conditioning host via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth; although the communication protocol can be known or customized, the manufacturer will provide installation A special mobile application (Application, App) on a smart phone for users to control the main unit of the air conditioner. The user interface provided by this mobile application is fixed, or it can use the network to update its features from time to time. However, this method of operation is suitable for the operation of specific equipment. If such an operation mode is to be applied to a large device or a multi-device IoT architecture, the design of the interface and frequent updates will bring a tedious workload for developers.

Instant messaging systems, such as LINE, WeChat, Whatsapp, SKYPE, etc., are mature OTT (Over The Top) products in modern society. Through the connection of the Internet or telecommunications network, the user can send and receive text, video, or files in real time, which makes communication more convenient and fast for users, and the cost is cheaper than traditional telephone or video communication. The instant messaging system user end exists in the smart phone or personal computer in the form of APP or software, which is convenient for users to go online at any time. More importantly, almost all instant messaging systems can provide multi-party simultaneous communication functions, making instant messaging systems an indispensable communication tool in life. The instant messaging system includes not only the aforementioned service products that are widely used by ordinary people for free, but also includes non-profit products that are specially designed for employees' internal communication. The difference between them is whether the management network is closed (the latter usually uses regions) Network or virtual private network). If the existing instant messaging system interface can be used as the interface for the control of IoT devices, the application and management of IoT devices can be facilitated.

Regarding the application of an instant messaging system as a solution to the above requirements, the currently disclosed technology is, for example, the method, client and system for remote operation through instant messaging tools in China Mainland Invention Patent No. CN102497334 No. Set the correspondence between the instant messaging message and the operation instruction for the receiver; collect the instant messaging message sent by the receiver to the sender; determine whether the aforementioned instant communication message allows the preset operation instruction for the receiver; and With permission, the preset instruction is run on the terminal where the receiver is located. This method clearly proposes the steps of remote operation using instant messaging tools, which is beneficial to the research and development that meets the aforementioned needs. However, this method has the following shortcomings in practice: first, the operation is based on preset operation instructions, and the adjustability is not large; second, the authority of the administrator who is not authorized to operate can easily cause improper intrusion into the system or misuse Third, the method does not propose an effective feedback mode, allowing users to know exactly the actual status of the remote controlled object.

Therefore, the present invention is to effectively solve the three shortcomings in the conventional technology, and can improve the combined operation of the instant messaging system and the Internet of Things device.

This paragraph extracts and compiles certain features of the invention. Other features will be revealed in subsequent paragraphs. Its purpose is to cover the spirit and scope of the scope of additional patent applications, with various modifications and similar arrangements.

In order to solve the above-mentioned shortcomings and improve the combined operation of the instant messaging system and the Internet of Things device, the present invention proposes a method for remote device control through the instant messaging system. The method includes the steps: A. Through an instant messaging system in a A communication interface displayed on the communication device, enter a control code; B. Use the instant messaging system to transmit the control code and an identity code (ID) registered in the instant messaging system to the connected A controlled device; C. determining whether the identity identification code is bound to a device identification code of the controlled device; and D. if the result of step C is yes, executing the control code on the controlled device.

According to the present invention, the method further includes step E after step D: E. The result of executing the control code by the controlled device is displayed on a communication interface of the communication device. The method may further include step C1 after step C: C1. If the control code is incorrect and cannot be executed, a control code error message is displayed on the communication interface of the communication device, and step D is terminated.

Preferably, the control code can be written in a translatable programming language or a scripting language. The communication device may be a personal computer, a notebook computer, a tablet computer, or a smart phone. At least one suffix can be added to the front end of the control code to distinguish ordinary text messages that are not based on suffixes.

The present invention further provides a communication device. The communication device displays a communication interface of an instant messaging system. The communication interface is used to input a control code and display messages. An instant messaging service server, the instant messaging service server and The communication device is connected through a network, and the instant messaging system operates in the communication device and the instant messaging service server to send the control code and an identity code registered in the instant messaging system; and at least one A controlled device, each controlled device being used to receive the control code and identity code from the instant messaging service server, determine whether the identity code is bound to a device code of the controlled device, and If the identity identification code is bound to the device identification code of the controlled device, the control code is executed.

According to the present invention, the controlled device can return a result message to be displayed on the communication interface of the communication device through the instant messaging service server through the result of executing the control code. The controlled device may further include a code analysis module to determine whether the received control code is correct and feasible. If the control code is incorrect and cannot be executed, the code analysis module may return a control code error message to be displayed on the communication interface of the communication device through the instant messaging service server. At least one suffix can be added to the front end of the control code to distinguish general text messages that are not based on suffixes, and the judgment of the suffixes is performed by the code analysis module. The code analysis module may be hardware installed in the controlled device or an application program executed on the controlled device. The control code can be written in a translatable programming language or a scripting language. The communication device may be a personal computer, a notebook computer, a tablet computer, or a smart phone.

The invention also provides a communication device, a device structure for remote device control through an instant messaging system, including: a communication device, the communication device displays a communication interface of an instant communication system, and the communication interface is used to input a control program Code and display message; an instant messaging service server, the instant messaging service server and the communication device are connected via a network, and the instant messaging system operates in the communication device and the instant messaging service server to send the control A code and an identity code registered in the instant messaging system; at least one controlled device, each controlled device is used to receive the control code and execute the control code; and a binding judgment server, the The binding judgment server is connected to the instant messaging service server and the at least one controlled device through a network to receive the control code and identity code from the instant messaging service server, and determine whether the identity code Has been bound to a device identifier of at least one controlled device, and if the identity code has been associated with at least one controlled device When the device identification code is bound, the control code is transmitted to the controlled device having the device identification code of the binding.

According to the present invention, the controlled device may return the result of executing the control code through the binding determination server and the instant messaging service server, and return a result message to be displayed on the communication interface of the communication device. The controlled device may further include a code analysis module to determine whether the received control code is correct and feasible. If the control code is wrong and cannot be executed, the code analysis module can return a control code error message to be displayed on the communication interface of the communication device through the binding judgment server and the instant messaging service server. The front end of the control code can further add at least one suffix to distinguish general text messages that are not based on suffixes, and the judgment of the suffixes is performed by the binding judgment server. The code analysis module may be hardware installed in the controlled device or an application program executed on the controlled device. The control code can be written in a translatable programming language or a scripting language. The communication device may be a personal computer, a notebook computer, a tablet computer, or a smart phone. The binding relationship between the identity identification code and the device identification code of the controlled device may be stored in the binding judgment server in advance, or the controlled device uploads the binding when the controlled device is connected to the binding judgment server. Determine the judgment server.

The present invention directly controls the controlled device with a control code, and does not follow preset operation instructions to expand adjustment. Secondly, the use of the identity identification code in the instant messaging system can authorize specific personnel to use, increasing management. Human rights, will not cause improper invasion of the system or misuse; the communication interface can display the operating status information returned by the controlled device, and propose an effective feedback mode to let users know the actual status of the remote controlled object accurately , Solve the aforementioned three shortcomings, and improve the combined operation of instant messaging systems and IoT devices.

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FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a method for controlling a remote device through an instant messaging system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a device architecture for remote device control through an instant messaging system according to the present invention.

Figure 3 shows the screen displayed on the communication interface of the communication device.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of another device architecture for remote device control through an instant messaging system according to the present invention.

The present invention will be described more specifically by referring to the following embodiments.

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, which are diagrams for explaining an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a method for remote device control through an instant messaging system, and FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a device architecture for remote device control through an instant messaging system. The remote device control device architecture 10 proposed in the present invention mainly includes: a communication device 100, an instant messaging service server 200, and a controlled device 300. According to the spirit of the present invention, the numbers of the communication device 100 and the controlled device 300 will change according to the use situation, and are not limited to "one" in this embodiment, and the use number "one" is only for convenience of explanation. The purpose and specific layout of these requirements are introduced below.

The communication device 100 is used to display a communication interface of an instant messaging system. The communication interface is displayed on a screen 101 of the communication device 100. The communication interface can be used to enter a control code and display messages. In practice, the communication device 100 may be a personal computer, a notebook computer, a tablet computer, or a smart phone. The communication device 100 in this embodiment is a smart phone. Therefore, the screen 101 is actually a touch screen. The control code can be generated by operating the touch screen and input to the instant messaging system through the communication interface. The control code described here is written using a translatable programming language. Unlike a compiled programming language, the code of a translatable programming language can be compiled and executed line by line. You don't have to wait for all the code to be compiled before it can be executed. Preferably, the code of the transliterated programming language itself can use natural language (the code form is similar to the spoken English statement), such as the LIVECODE programming language, to reduce the comment on the code itself. This embodiment uses the code of LIVECODE as an example. Instructions. In addition, code written in a scripting language (Script, such as JavaScript) can also be used as the control code for this case.

The instant messaging system can be one of the above-mentioned public instant messaging systems such as LINE and WeChat, which can be downloaded and used by anyone; it can also be a closed instant messaging system designed by each company's account for the convenience of internal communication, only for company members' business use. The control code can just be inputted into the instant messaging system using a dialog window and transmitted to the controlled device 300 for execution.

The instant messaging service server 200 and the communication device 100 are connected through the network 20. The instant messaging system operates in the communication device 100 and the instant messaging service server 200. The instant messaging service server 200 is also the main control of the instant messaging system Host. The network 20 referred to here may be the Internet, a local area network, or even a virtual private network (VPN, Virtual Private Network), which is set according to the operation of the instant messaging service server 200. In practice, in order to meet user needs, the number of instant messaging service servers 200 is more than one. In this embodiment, only one is used to describe the collaboration results of all servers of the instant messaging system. The main function of the instant messaging service server 200 is to send the control code and an identification code registered in the instant messaging system to a communication terminal device, such as a general smart phone or the controlled device 300 in this embodiment. . Of course, if it is used for an open instant messaging system, it also has the function of transmitting communication targets (such as voice, video, files, etc.), which can be parallel to the present invention without limitation. For the identification code, you can directly use the "User ID" in the instant messaging system. For one thing, the user identification code is the only login ID in the instant messaging system, so as not to confuse the user. Furthermore, the general instant messaging system will also have the user identification code in the transmitted data. User data has specific requirements for data transmission in this instant messaging system, increasing operating costs.

The controlled device 300 may receive a control code and an identification code from the instant messaging service server 200, determine whether the identification code is bound to a device identification code of the controlled device 300, and if the identification code has been When bound to the device identification code of the controlled device 300, the control code is executed. The aforementioned device identification code may use a unique product identification code (PID) of each electronic device, or may be set by any encoding system, and have independent identification codes for different controlled devices. In this embodiment, the controlled device 300 is a smart TV (the "smart" mentioned here and below indicates that the device has the Internet of Things function and can communicate with other devices through the establishment of the Internet of Things) . The control code may enter the wrong content accidentally, resulting in unexecutable consequences. Therefore, the controlled device 300 may further include a code analysis module 301 to determine whether the received control code is correct and feasible. The code analysis module 301 may be hardware installed in the controlled device 300, or an application program executed on the controlled device 301, which provides a code execution environment of a translatable programming language for parsing and analysis. Run the code. If the code analysis module 301 determines that the content of the control code can be executed without error, the controlled device 300 will execute the control code and return the result through the instant messaging service server 200 through the instant messaging service server 200. The message is displayed on the communication interface of the communication device 100. For example, the smart TV is required to be turned on, and the smart TV will display the turned-on result on the communication interface as a short message. If the code analysis module 301 determines that the control code is wrong and cannot be executed, the code analysis module 301 will return a control code error message through the instant messaging service server 200 and display the communication on the communication device 100. On the interface, for example, "error code" is displayed. It should be noted that the premise of being able to enter the code analysis module 301 is that the identity identification code is bound to the device identification code of the controlled device 300. If the identity identification code is not bound or the binding data is accidentally lost, the code analysis module 301 will not process the control code that comes with it.

The description of the operation of the remote device control device architecture 10 in conjunction with a method for remote device control through an instant messaging system provided by the present invention is described with reference to FIG. 1. First, a control code is input through a communication interface displayed on the communication device 100 through the instant communication system (S01). Then, the control code and an identity code registered in the instant communication system are transmitted to the connected controlled device 300 through the instant communication system (S02). Please note that the identification code transmitted at this time may not be bound to the device identification code of the controlled device 300. The third step is to determine whether the identity identification code is bound to a device identification code of the controlled device (S03). If the judgment result is NO, the control code is not executed (S04); if the judgment result is Yes, the judgment of the control code is continued and cannot be executed (S05). For the result of step S05, if yes, a control code error message is displayed on the communication interface of the communication device 301 (S06); if not, the control code is executed on the controlled device 300 (S07), The result of executing the control code by the controlled device 300 is displayed on the communication interface of the communication device 100 (S08). In practice, the content of the control code does not need to be judged right or wrong (at most, the control code is not executed). In this case, step S07 can be followed after step S03 is completed.

Please refer to FIG. 3, which is a screen displayed on the communication interface of the communication device 100. In order to distinguish the content of a conversation, the communication interface of a general instant messaging system displays the outgoing message on one side and the received message on the other side. In this embodiment, the communication interface lists the output messages (control codes) on the right, and the messages received from the controlled device 300 are listed on the left. From top to bottom, the sequence is: the user issues the display date control code (put the date (LIVECODE code)) to the controlled device 300; the controlled device 300's response date is 10/18/16; the user controls the controlled Device 300 issued a display time control code (put the tine (LIVECODE code), but accidentally entered time as tine); due to the control code error, the controlled device 300 responded with an error message "error code"; The device 300 sends a control code (set the background color of me to blue (LIVECODE code)) for modifying the background color of the screen; and the controlled device 300 responds with the result “As shown”. It can be known from the above description that the application of the present invention can achieve the purpose of controlling a remote device without modifying the existing instant messaging software.

As mentioned above, the number of communication devices and controlled devices of the present invention is not limited to one. That is, multiple people can simultaneously control at least one or more controlled devices through the instant messaging system. In addition, during the connection process, a binding judgment server may be allowed to exist. Hereinafter, another embodiment is described as an example.

Please refer to FIG. 4, which is a schematic diagram of another device architecture for remote device control through an instant messaging system according to the present invention. A remote device control device architecture 30 mainly includes: three communication devices 110, 120, and 130, the aforementioned instant messaging service server 200, a binding judgment server 210, and a plurality of controlled devices 310. In this embodiment, the three communication devices 110, 120, and 130 are all personal computers, and the communication interfaces of the instant communication system are respectively installed. The three communication devices 110, 120, and 130 can be used by different people to enter the instant messaging system to remotely control the controlled device 310 with different user identification codes. Since it is a multi-person operation, a specific group can be set up in the communication system, or the control code can be entered through a communication interface on a separate page. All three user identification codes are registered in the instant messaging service server 200. In practice, it is better to operate in a specific group, because each person can discuss the controlled device 310 before the control code is issued by one person. It should be noted that if the control code can be effectively distinguished from the discussion content, the front end of the control code needs to be further affixed with at least one suffix to distinguish ordinary text messages that are not based on suffixes. The code analysis module 301 is executed, or is uniformly executed by the instant messaging service server 200. For example, with the "Script:" suffix, the aforementioned code can be: "Script: put the date". The inscription is not limited.

The functions of the instant messaging service server 200 are the same as those described in the previous embodiment, and are not repeated here. The binding judgment server 210 is connected to the instant messaging service server 200 and the controlled devices 310 (the number of controlled devices 310 is at least one) through the network 20. Its function is to receive control from the instant messaging service server 200 A code and an identification code, determining whether the identification code has been bound to a device identification code of at least one controlled device 310, and if the identification code has been bound to a device identification code of at least one controlled device 310, The control code is transmitted to the controlled device 310 having a binding device identification code. From the above description, it can be known that the binding judgment server 210 has unified and centralizedly performed some functions of the controlled device 300 in the previous embodiment, so that the controlled device 310 can simply execute the control code and respond to the result. It should be emphasized that the binding relationship between the identity identification code and the device identification code of the controlled device 310 may be stored in the binding determination server 210 in advance, or connected to the binding determination server 210 in the controlled device 310 When online, it is uploaded from the controlled device 310 to the binding determination server 210.

Each controlled device 310 is respectively connected to the binding determination server 210, receives messages from the communication devices 110, 120, and 130 and executes control codes therein. The communication devices 110, 120, and 130 can respectively designate one of the controlled devices 310 for control. This can be achieved by setting each controlled device 310 to different parameters by adding parameter control to the control code. At this time, the result message and the control code error message returned by the controlled device 310 to the communication devices 110, 120, and 130 can only be performed after the binding judgment server 210 and the instant messaging service server 200. In addition to the functions replaced by the binding determination server 210, the functions of each controlled device 310 are also substantially the same as the controlled device 300 in the previous embodiment, and have a code analysis module 301. It should be noted that, in practice, the binding judgment server 210 and the instant messaging service server 200 may be integrated into a single server to determine the validity of the identity identification code and execute the instant messaging service, and then notify the corresponding The controlled device 310 executes the control code and returns an execution result or an error message.

In application, this embodiment can control electrical equipment in a smart building. The communication devices 110, 120, and 130 are open to management personnel for operation. The binding judgment server 210 may be a building management host, and the controlled device 310 may be, for example, intelligent air-conditioning equipment on each floor of the building. The management of the controlled device 310 can be discussed among managers through an instant messaging system. Once a certain command (control code) is wrong, other managers can find out from the communication interface and correct it in time. The instant messaging system will also leave discussion records and manipulations in order to clarify rights and responsibilities when an accident occurs in the future. Of course, the instant messaging system used in this embodiment is preferably dedicated to an enterprise and has a closed form.

Although the present invention has been disclosed as above in the embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any person with ordinary knowledge in the technical field can make some modifications and retouching without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The protection scope of the present invention shall be determined by the scope of the attached patent application.

Claims (23)

    A method for remote device control through an instant messaging system, including the steps of: A. entering a control code through a communication interface displayed on a communication device through an instant messaging system; B. using the instant messaging system to The control code and an identification code (ID) registered in the instant messaging system are transmitted to a connected controlled device; C. determining whether the identification code is tied to a device identification code of the controlled device And D. if the result of step C is yes, execute the control code on the controlled device.         The method according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, further comprising step E after step D: E. The result of executing the control code by the controlled device is displayed on a communication interface of the communication device.         The method according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, further comprising step C1 after step C: C1. If the control code is wrong and cannot be executed, a control code error message is displayed on the communication interface of the communication device, And step D is terminated.         The method according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the control code is written using a transliteration programming language or a scripting language.         The method according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the communication device is a personal computer, a notebook computer, a tablet computer, or a smart phone.         The method according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the front end of the control code is further added with at least one suffix to distinguish ordinary text messages that are not based on suffixes.         A device architecture for remote device control through an instant messaging system includes: a communication device, the communication device displaying a communication interface of an instant communication system, the communication interface used to input a control code and display messages; an instant communication A service server, the instant messaging service server and the communication device are connected through a network, the instant messaging system operates in the communication device and the instant messaging service server to send the control code and is registered in the instant An identity code in the communication system; and at least one controlled device, each controlled device is used to receive the control code and identity code from the instant messaging service server, and determine whether the identity code has been associated with the A device identification code binding of one of the controlled devices, and the control code is executed if the identity identification code is already bound to the device identification code of the controlled device.         The device architecture described in item 7 of the scope of patent application, wherein the controlled device will execute the result of the control code, and return a result message to be displayed on the communication interface of the communication device through the instant messaging service server.         The device architecture described in item 7 of the scope of patent application, wherein the controlled device further includes a code analysis module to determine whether the received control code is correct and feasible.         The device architecture described in item 9 of the scope of patent application, wherein if the control code is wrong and cannot be executed, the code analysis module returns a control code error message to be displayed on the server through the instant messaging service server Communication interface of the communication device.         According to the device architecture described in item 9 of the scope of patent application, the front end of the control code is further added with at least one suffix to distinguish general text messages that are not based on suffixes, and the suffix judgment is performed by the code analysis module.         The device architecture according to item 9 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the code analysis module is hardware installed in the controlled device or an application program executed on the controlled device.         The device architecture according to item 7 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the control code is written using a translatable programming language or a scripting language.         The device architecture according to item 7 of the scope of patent application, wherein the communication device is a personal computer, a notebook computer, a tablet computer, or a smart phone.         A device architecture for remote device control through an instant messaging system includes: a communication device, the communication device displaying a communication interface of an instant communication system, the communication interface used to input a control code and display messages; an instant communication A service server, the instant messaging service server and the communication device are connected through a network, the instant messaging system operates in the communication device and the instant messaging service server to send the control code and is registered in the instant An identification code in the communication system; at least one controlled device, each controlled device is used to receive the control code and execute the control code; and a binding judgment server, the binding judgment server and the real-time The communication service server and the at least one controlled device are connected through a network to receive the control code and identity code from the instant messaging service server, and determine whether the identity code has been communicated with at least one controlled device. Device identification code binding, and if the identity identification code is already bound to the device identification code of at least one controlled device, The control code is transmitted to a controlled device having a binding device identification code.         According to the device architecture described in item 15 of the scope of patent application, wherein the controlled implementation will execute the result of the control code, pass the binding judgment server and the instant messaging service server, and return a result message displayed in the Communication interface of the communication device.         The device architecture according to item 15 of the scope of patent application, wherein the controlled device further includes a code analysis module for determining whether the received control code is correct and feasible.         The device architecture described in item 17 of the scope of patent application, wherein if the control code is wrong and cannot be executed, the code parsing module returns a control program through the binding judgment server and the instant messaging service server. Code error message is displayed on the communication interface of the communication device.         According to the device architecture described in the scope of the patent application, the front end of the control code is further added with at least one suffix to distinguish the general text messages that are not based on the suffix, and the judgment of the suffix is performed by the binding judgment server.         The device architecture according to item 17 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the code analysis module is hardware installed in the controlled device or an application program executed on the controlled device.         The device architecture according to item 15 of the patent application scope, wherein the control code is written in a transliteration programming language or a scripting language.         The device architecture according to item 15 of the scope of patent application, wherein the communication device is a personal computer, a notebook computer, a tablet computer, or a smart phone.         The device architecture according to item 15 of the scope of patent application, wherein the binding relationship between the identity identification code and the controlled device identification code is stored in the binding judgment server in advance, or the controlled device and binding When the judgment server is connected, the controlled device uploads the binding judgment server.