Summary of the invention
The invention provides and a kind ofly make various housed devices be connected into consolidated network, be able to digital family system by the mutual communication of network, unified control, resource-sharing.
A kind of digital family system is used for that all kinds of housed devices are connected into consolidated network and realizes interconnection communication and resource-sharing, comprising:
Master controller, support the Open Standard communications protocol, be provided with management and monitoring and instruction code translation software, instruction code table of comparisons memory block and network interface, be used to realize the instruction translation between different housed devices, between the control housed device or set up communication channel between housed device and the external network, realize transfer of data;
With the remote terminal of master controller coupling, by the remote control of master controller realization to all kinds of household equipments.
An above housed device, each housed device has unique address, and the communications protocol of the communications protocol of support and master controller support has common factor, can set up wired or wireless physical communication link with master controller;
Each housed device directly or by corresponding adapter inserts master controller, and simultaneously the instruction code table of comparisons of correspondence is inputed to the instruction code table of comparisons memory block of master controller, by remote terminal master controller is sent each housed device instruction corresponding of control, master controller receives this operational order of identification, call the instruction code table of comparisons of housed device correspondence, realize housed device or its corresponding adapter of need control are operated.
Can exist the identical master controller of a plurality of functions to realize high reliability in the system simultaneously.
Can exist the incomplete same remote terminal of a plurality of functions to realize distributed controlling in the system simultaneously.
Can by the user or by network to the master controller loading instruction code table of comparisons, and the master controller support loads a plurality of instruction code tables of comparisons simultaneously.
By the instruction code table of comparisons of master controller loading remote terminal correspondence being realized the coupling between remote terminal and master controller.
Described remote terminal has soft key function.
The all right integrated Ethernet interface of described master controller, telephone control module, home gateway, modulator-demodulator and the network switch etc. are with expansion master controller function.
System of the present invention has realized the interconnection communication between the various housed devices, unified control and resource-sharing, and the master controller of system of the present invention adopts the Open Standard communications protocol, make locking no longer mutually between itself and housed device, any equipment, as long as the communications protocol of supporting and the communications protocol of master controller support have common factor, and its corresponding instruction code table of comparisons is disclosed, configuration and master controller in the time of just can passing through to use be realized coupling and interactive operation, and need not before it dispatches from the factory with regard to preset configuration.
Embodiment
As shown in Figure 1, a kind of digital family system is used for that all kinds of housed devices are connected into consolidated network and realizes interconnection communication and resource-sharing, this system comprise master controller 1, with the remote terminal 2 and all kinds of housed device of master controller 1 coupling.
Master controller 1 is supported the Open Standard communications protocol, as 802.11b, 802.3, IPv6 etc., be provided with management and monitoring and instruction code translation software 11, instruction code table of comparisons memory block 12, wired network interface 13 and radio network interface 14, be used to realize the instruction translation between different housed devices, between the control housed device or set up communication channel between housed device and the external network, realize transfer of data.Master controller 1 also can be integrated with Ethernet interface, telephone control module, home gateway, modulator-demodulator and the network switch etc., has the function of outer net access, security gateway and inner exchanging machine.
Each housed device has unique address, and the communications protocol that the communications protocol of support and master controller 1 are supported has common factor, as 802.11b, 802.3, IPv6 etc., can set up wired or wireless physical communication link with master controller 1.
Remote terminal 2 can be infrared or WLAN etc. with the communication modes of master controller 1, same, by the instruction code table of comparisons of master controller 1 loading remote terminal 2 correspondences being realized the coupling of 1 of remote terminal and master controller, the corresponding relation of itself and master controller 1 needs the user manually to set, and closes on interference with elimination.
Remote terminal 2 has soft key function, and promptly according to the difference of selected function, the effect of each key is different fully.For the convenience of the user, the display unit that can provide dynamic keyboard function and state to show generally is provided this remote terminal 2.
When making up digital family system of the present invention, each housed device directly or by corresponding adapter is inserted master controller 1, and simultaneously by the user or the instruction code table of comparisons of correspondence is loaded on the instruction code table of comparisons memory block 12 of master controller 1 by network, same, by the instruction code table of comparisons of master controller 1 loading remote terminal 2 correspondences being realized the coupling of 1 of remote terminal 2 and master controller.
After building this system, opening master controller 1 works on power, as shown in Figure 2, master controller 1 at first enters self check, each wireless networking device and wired networked devices that identification and registration insert, whether monitoring had housed device or remote terminal to send communication request after self check finished, if have, reception request command is also judged the device type that transmission is asked, call the instruction code table of comparisons corresponding and extract corresponding order and data, call its corresponding instruction code table of comparisons, order is forwarded to the equipment of required control according to the command object type with requesting service, realize control, and return request source command execution state information.
Supposing to have a television set and a printer to insert master controller 1 integrated switch simultaneously (does not have integrated as if master controller 1, can realize equally by the external switch of master controller 1 Ethernet interface), the also loaded master controller of the instruction code table of comparisons of television set and printer is also set corresponding.When selecting television sets by remote terminal 2, then remote terminal 2 becomes TV remote controller, can the normal remote control television set; When the needs TTY teleltypewriter, selective printing machine operating key promptly is switching to the printer remote controller; Remote-controlled television set once more if desired is as long as select once again.
It should be noted that 2 of remote terminals with master controller 1 communication, so any equipment of remote control all only needs get final product facing to master controller 1 operation.If the infrared mode remote control, need aim at the infrared receiving window mouth of master controller 1 during operation, if the remote control of WLAN mode, then master controller 1 almost can be placed any place within the family.A plurality of remote controllers can also be set simultaneously conveniently operate, realize distributed controlling in different places.
This moment is if the user wants a certain television image is printed, if this action is finished by master controller 1, then master controller 1 needs to define (or employing standard) print protocol, needs the data flow transmission standard simultaneously.This requires can produce than higher matched requirement in early stage, so this action also can by television set directly and printer finish alternately, Here it is, and the thing of interactive standards is talked by television set producer and printer producer, can avoid initial stage master controller coupling to require the too high unfrequented tragedy of quilt that causes itself like this.Certainly, after particularly de facto standard occurs, all favourable to the three parts by master controller load driver consultation to the later stage.
Be that example is further detailed the present invention a conventional television is transformed into the IPv6 television set that meets above-mentioned requirements below.
The television set of traditional band distant control function all be earlier by the remote control decoding chip solution separate out the user by the remote controller key assignments, transmit corresponding instruction then and give actuator, form corresponding action.
During transformation, at first need an adapter, the one end is supported the IPv6 agreement of standard, and the output valve that end output is the same with the remote control decoding chip is set up the instruction code table of comparisons that IPv6 holds input value and output valve simultaneously; At this moment, remote control decoding chip and interlock circuit thereof and join the random structure and all can clip.
With the switch end of adapter IPv6 termination master controller, simultaneously the instruction code table of comparisons is written into master controller and sets up address correlation.
By same method, realize the coupling of master controller and remote terminal.
During use, select this television set of control by remote terminal, in fact be exactly the instruction code table of comparisons of selecting to use this television set of control, and send this operational order to master controller, master controller transmits this by the IPv6 link and instructs adapter, adapter output action value has promptly realized control to television set.
From top description as can be seen, this system does not relate to the key benefits of television set producer, and the adjustment that prior art and production equipment only need carry out minute quantity got final product, and television set producer and controller producer are the relations of multi-to-multi, relation just like present computer and printer, the problem that does not have mutual locking can offer the choice of user's maximum, helps user's acceptance and popularization.
Consider user's use difficulty, master controller producer should set up support website from the beginning, agreement connects, make full use of online support function, the user can be obtained support simply and not need complicated operation by the Internet. the propaganda in early stage occurs with the appearance of replacement remote, gateway, fire compartment wall, switch, obtain cutting point, expanded function progressively then is in the hope of benign cycle.
The difference of master controller and set-top box is that the range of application of set-top box is single-minded, and the degree of depth is had a surplus and the range deficiency, and universal initial cost is too high, is difficult to find suitable cutting point, and the trend that is integrated into television set is arranged.
The difference of remote terminal and universal remote control is, remote terminal only with the master controller communication, set up by master controller with the communication of concrete equipment and to be responsible for.Simultaneously, master controller will be expanded the function of remote terminal to the special node of remote terminal as it greatly, includes but not limited to remote control basic function (TV, air-conditioning, illumination etc.), game terminal, telephone terminal, emergency call terminal etc.
Figure 3 shows that the structure of a kind of execution mode of present architecture, as shown in the figure, the information that goes out to register one's residence comprise anolog TV signals, digital television signal (in fact only may have one of them, for convenience of explanation for the purpose of, list file names with), the Internet broadband, phone etc.As can be seen, all traditional electric equipments all can continue to use by corresponding conversion adapter, gateway, modulator-demodulator, the network switch etc. then all adopt the existing standard product, therefore, relevant with present architecture equipment only limits to home appliance of conversion adapter and integrated conversion adapter etc.
One end of conversion adapter is the network communication protocol of standard, as 802.11b, 802.3 etc., direct access network switch, the other end is used for to the home appliance sending controling instruction, this control command is from remote terminal, and carried out instruction translation by master controller, can guarantee home appliance ' understanding '.Conversion adapter can be from two approach: integrated conversion adapter only may be from housed device producer, and external conversion adapter then both can provide by housed device producer is supporting, also may be supporting by the third party.Auxiliary plan the most intelligible is exactly the remote control signal receiver with conversion adapter replacement conventional domestic equipment.Crucial a bit is that conversion adapter neither relates to the core advantage or the interests of housed device producer, does not also relate to technology or patent threshold.In fact, it is a simple general apparatus for transmitting signal, a series of problems that can avoid housed device and conversion adapter to lock mutually bringing (can imagine the traditional home appliance remote controller and damage, but not have the trying situation of replacement remote).
Master controller also can integrated Ethernet interface, home gateway, modulator-demodulator and the network switch etc. of telephone control module and preceding figure to be to constitute complete control centre of family.Instruction code table of comparisons form is by master controller producer definition and open.Because the kind of supporting conversion adapter is depended in the popularization of master controller to a great extent, so the tabular open and supporting obstacle that does not exist on any commercial reason of attraction third party of instruction code contrast.It is emphasized that open instruction code table of comparisons form not necessarily,, then can the reduction instruction code table of comparisons insert the operation of master controller if open and obtain the support of conversion adapter producer; If not open, then conversion adapter producer can provide the instruction code table of comparisons with the form of specification, by user's manual operation setting on master controller.Equally, even master controller producer discloses form, conversion adapter producer also can provide the instruction code table of comparisons in the mode of oneself, is provided with on master controller voluntarily by the user.This mechanism has guaranteed the target that master controller and conversion adapter (digital household appliances that comprises integrated conversion adapter function) do not lock mutually.
Remote terminal 2 can be regarded as a kind of by the wireless housed device that carries out communication, and special place is, the initial matching of it and master controller need with the mode of Open Standard artificial be provided with close on elimination disturb and guarantee safety.Because remote terminal 2 needs the multiple housed device of control, and the instruction code of each equipment varies, be difficult on the remote terminal of fixing button, represent, so remote terminal 2 generally has display unit, in order to indicate different keypress function under the different choice.Simultaneously, the existence of this display unit also brings rich imagination for the function beyond the expansion remote controller conventional func.There are not the constraint of mutual locking equally in master controller and remote terminal.
Be the applicating example of system of the present invention below, we describe a scene of progressively setting up digital family system:
At first, we have a conventional television.
For experiencing digital home, we buy a master controller with management and monitoring and instruction code translation software 11, instruction code table of comparisons memory block 12 and wired or wireless network communication module 13,14, wherein finite element network communication module 13 is supported the IEEE802.3 agreement, and wireless network communication module 14 is supported the IEEE802.11b/g agreement.This moment, the instruction code table of comparisons memory block of master controller was empty, i.e. any equipment of this master controller current not ' understanding '.This master controller remote controller of supporting the IEEE802.11b/g agreement going along with.
Then, set up radio communication chain circuit, the instruction code table of comparisons of this remote controller is inserted master controller, master controller and this remote controller are mated fully.
The instruction code table of comparisons is a text, supposes ' F1 ' expression television set, and ' F2 ' represents air-conditioning, ' 1 ' expression start under ' F1 ' state, and ' 2 ' expression ' switches to AV '; ' 1 ' expression start under ' F2 ' state, ' 2 ' expression shutdown or the like.
In order conventional television to be connected to master controller and to accept remote controller and control by master controller, need adapter of configuration, one end of this adapter supports 802.3, is connected to master controller by netting twine, and the other end is then simulated the output of original TV remote controller.Its instruction code table of comparisons is a text equally, supposes to receive master controller ' A ' signal, and it just exports ' start ' signal to the remote control receive window of television set; Receive master controller ' B ' signal, it just ' switches to AV ' signal etc. to the remote control receive window output of television set.We also insert master controller with this instruction code table of comparisons, set up the coupling of adapter and master controller.
When we send ' F1 ' order to master controller with this remote controller after, follow-up communication will enter control television set pattern to master controller to this remote controller, when ' 2 ' when instruction of receiving from this remote controller, send ' B ' instruction to adapter, then adapter sends to the remote control receive window of television set and ' switches to AV ' signal, realize the control to television set.
Then, we increase an air-conditioning of directly supporting this digital family system, this air-conditioning is connected with master controller by the 802.11b agreement, and simultaneously its instruction code table of comparisons is written into master controller, set up coupling with master controller, suppose that its instruction code table of comparisons shows ' C ' expression start, ' D ' represents shutdown, remote controller sends ' F2 ' to master controller, follow-up communication enters the control air conditioning mode to this remote controller to make master controller, when receiving from ' 2 ' instruction of this remote controller, then master controller directly sends ' D ' instruction to air-conditioning, realizes the shutdown of air-conditioning.
For increasing multiple spot control, we increase the remote controller of ' compatibility ' again, and this remote controller also has the function of handheld device except basic distant control function.Its instruction code table of comparisons is inconsistent with former remote controller also, and ' F1 ' and ' F2 ' all given game machine, and ' F11 ' just represents air-conditioning, ' 1 ' expression start, ' 9 ' expression shutdown.After master controller foundation coupling, can normally use ' F1 ' and ' F2 ' function to play games, in the time will opening air-conditioning, press ' F11 ', press ' 1 ' again and just can realize the purpose of start.
In the top scene, the agreement that adapter and digital air-conditioning need be followed all is a universal standard agreement, and the instruction code table of comparisons that need provide then is that the textual description book format gets final product, and does not have other any restriction.
From top scene description as can be seen, all there is not locking relation between each part in the system, can develops separately, upgrade separately or additional function is provided by specialized factory.Simultaneously also consumer's free right to choose without limits can realize after the buying coupling being set progressively voluntarily more fully.
Consider that from the cost angle the new digital household appliances of releasing is all with integrated and do not need adapter.But the traditional home appliance that quantity on hand is huge, the chance of the conversion adapter that forms a complete production network being provided then for independent producer, just as provide the present universal remote control on the market.