CN1627763A - Adaptor - Google Patents
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Abstract
An additional function part (102) performs a processing for realizing an additional function not originally provided in an air conditioner (14) on the basis of state information acquired by a first sensor (104a) and a second sensor (104b) and generates an operation instruction to the air conditioner (14). The additional function part (102) outputs the generated operation instruction to the air conditioner (14). Thus, the air conditioner (14) can be handled through a home network (3) as if the air conditioner (14) is provided with the additional function.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to network technology, particularly relate to the device that home appliance and appliance network link usefulness.
Background technology
Adjoint network development of technology, the network of the Internet etc. are popularized hastily.In various places, people have carried out following trial, and wherein, the electric equipment in the family (abbreviating " home appliance " below as) and such network linking can pass through network, and home appliance is operated.Generally, pass through network, receive the order of indication specified action, carry out ordering corresponding action with this with the corresponding home appliance of network.For the home appliance with the function that has received such order is joined in the network, between network and home appliance, adapter is set, can pass through this adapter, join in the network (such as, refer to Patent Document 1).
Patent documentation 1:JP spy opens the 2003-283503 communique
Summary of the invention
The function of home appliance is showing improvement or progress day by day.Follow such progress, home appliance is convenient more, uses easily.The function that newly makes an addition in the home appliance generally can only be used for and the corresponding home appliance of this function, this function can't be used for not and the corresponding home appliance of such function.Such as, be in the family, be provided with and only have temperature sensor, occasion according to the air-conditioning that moves from the information of temperature sensor, even plan in air-conditioning, to use under the situation of human body detection sensor function the user, still impossible, the user have to newly buy the air-conditioning with human body detection sensor, or abandons the human body detection sensor function.
The present invention be directed to such situation and propose, the object of the present invention is to provide following technology, wherein, even, still can realize the desirable function of this user not having in the home appliance of the desirable function of user originally.
Form of the present invention relates to and is used for adapter that home appliance and home network are linked.This adapter comprises network service portion, and this network service portion utilizes the 1st control information to communicate by the 1st communication line; Devices communicating portion, this devices communicating portion links with the home appliance with the 1st function by the 2nd communication line, utilizes the 2nd control information, communicates with above-mentioned home appliance; Transformation component, this transformation component can realize that with above-mentioned the 1st control information and the mutual conversion of the 2nd control information the device and the home appliance that link with above-mentioned the 1st communication line communicate; Loader, this loader are used to obtain to realize being different from the 2nd function information necessary of above-mentioned the 1st function; Control part, this control part is identified for realizing the 2nd control information of the 2nd function according to the information that obtains by above-mentioned loader, exports to home appliance by the said equipment Department of Communication Force.Thus, adapter can be controlled home appliance on one's own initiative according to the information that obtains by loader.In addition, can have the mode of this interpolation function, this home appliance is handled according to the home appliance that links with adapter." the 1st communication line " both can be such as, the order wire of the usefulness that network links that can interlink with the multiple arrangement of home network etc." the 2nd communication line " also can be and is used for the order wire that directly links with single home appliance.
This adapter also can also comprise facility information acquisition portion, and this facility information acquisition portion obtains to specify the facility information of home appliance; Program acquisition portion, this program acquisition portion, obtain to be used to realize and the interpolation program of corresponding the 2nd function of home appliance that control part is identified for realizing the control information of the 2nd function by operation interpolation program by the 1st communication line according to facility information.
Program acquisition portion also can specify the kind of loader, obtain corresponding to home appliance by the facility information appointment, and with the corresponding interpolation program of the kind of loader.In addition, program acquisition portion also can pass through the 1st communication line, obtains following conversion program, and this conversion program is used for according to facility information, realizes the conversion process of above-mentioned transformation component.
Loader forms in mode removably.In addition, loader also can be the transducer of the state that is used to collect external environment condition.
This adapter also can also comprise efferent, and this efferent will be given control part and network service portion by the information distribution that above-mentioned loader obtains.Thus, this adapter also can be in home network, as sensor node.
This adapter also can also comprise the configuration part, and whether the processing of adding function portion is set in this configuration part effective.In addition, above-mentioned configuration part also can be corresponding to the operate condition of home appliance, and whether the processing of setting control part is effective.
Also can be in the 1st control information occasion relevant with the 1st function, transformation component is transformed to the 2nd control information with the 1st control information, and offer devices communicating portion, in the 1st control information occasion relevant with the 2nd function, transformation component offers control part with above-mentioned the 1st control information.
In addition, combination, the scheme of conversion between method, device, system, recording medium, the computer program etc. that shows of the present invention arbitrarily of above part constitute form of the present invention effectively.
According to the present invention, following adapter can be provided, it is according to the mode of the function that just has regulation, and the home appliance of the function that do not have this regulation is handled, and extensive use is higher, and is easy to use.
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Fig. 1 is the pie graph of the domestic network system of embodiment;
Fig. 2 is the internal structure figure of adapter of Fig. 1 and the internal structure figure of air-conditioning;
Fig. 3 deposits the program diagram of the processing between the server for adapter, air-conditioning and the SofBank of presentation graphs 1;
Fig. 4 deposits the program diagram of the processing between the server for adapter, air-conditioning and the SofBank of presentation graphs 1;
The figure of an example of the setting picture of the air-conditioning that Fig. 5 links for the adapter of expression by Fig. 1 and home network.
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Fig. 1 is the pie graph of the domestic network system 1 of embodiment.In the domestic network system 1 in each family, such as, be provided with the home network 3 that utilizes lamp cord and form, home server 2, washing machine 5, microwave oven 6 and the air-conditioning 14 (abbreviating " air-conditioning 14 " below as) that carry out the Control on Communication etc. in the family link with home network 3 respectively.Here, washing machine 5, microwave oven 6 and air-conditioning 14 by the 1st adapter 100a, the 2nd adapter 100b and the 3rd adapter 100c, link with home network 3 respectively.Below, the 1st adapter 100a, the 2nd adapter 100b and the 3rd adapter 100c home-use electric equipment that is referred to as adapter 100, washing machine 5, microwave oven 6 and air-conditioning 14 and video recording system (not shown) etc. is referred to as home appliance 7.That is, adapter 100 is linked between home network 3 and the home appliance 7.
100 pairs of adapters meet receive by home network 3, such as, the control information (abbreviating " the 1st control information " below as) of the order of the communication specification of loopback network etc. etc., mutual conversion is carried out in the control information (abbreviating " the 2nd control information " below as) of order of the communicate by letter specification independent with meeting home appliance 7 in linking etc., and home appliance 7 is joined in the home network 3.By such mapping function, such as, popularize the preceding transitional period even be appliance network, a plurality of communication specifications of anticipation are spread unchecked under such situation, and the different a plurality of home appliances 7 of communication specification are coexisted in home network 3.
In addition, as the back with the adapter 100 described in detail such as, loader with human body detection sensor etc., according to the information that obtains by this loader, home appliance 7 in the control link, that is, the function that the home appliance 7 in 100 pairs of links of adapter did not have is originally replenished, just have this function as home appliance 7, home network 3 moves relatively.Thus, the home appliance 7 that does not have a desirable function of user can resemble to have and act on this function.Below, the function that adapter 100 is replenished is called " interpolation function ".To be positioned at when indoor the people such as, adapter 100, the function of air-conditioning 14 runnings is realized as adding function.That is, adapter 100 comprises the human body detection sensor as loader, in the occasion that detects the people, and to air-conditioning 14, the 2nd control information of output indication running.Thus, under the situation of the air-conditioning 14 that does not have human body detection sensor, still can be just as the air-conditioning 14 of being with human body detection sensor.
SofBank is deposited server 12 storage at adapter 100 and conversion program, the interpolation degree used." conversion program " is for being used for the various setting datas that program, this program adopted of the 1st control information and the 2nd control information of the specification of communicating by letter of home appliance 7 usefulness up to specification that mutual conversion meets the communication specification of the regulation of using at home network 3." interpolation program " refers to be used at adapter 100, realizes adding functional programs, the employed various setting datas of this program.
In addition, SofBank is deposited server 12 with conversion program and interpolation program in the storage, offers adapter 100.The back will be described in detail, and adapter 100 is deposited the server 12 from SofBank, obtain with link in home appliance 7 corresponding conversion programs.In addition, by moving this conversion program, realize mapping function.In addition, adapter 100 is deposited the server 12 from this SofBank, obtains the interpolation program, by moving this interpolation program, realizes adding function.Like this, realize mapping function and add function, thus, can tackle multiple home appliance 7 by adapter 100 with same hardware by program.
In another example, this SofBank is deposited server 12 and index server 13 and also be can be used as single server and be provided with.As required, based on recognition of devices code and sensor information, adapter 100 is specified the conversion program and the interpolation program that should obtain, and provides it to this adapter 100, and this scheme can be arranged in the network 10.
Fig. 2 is the internal structure figure of adapter 100 of Fig. 1 and the internal structure figure of air-conditioning 14.Network service portion 118 links with home network 3 by the 1st communication line such as lamp cord, 100Base-T etc., communicates.Adapter side apparatus Department of Communication Force 122 is by being different from the 2nd communication line of the 1st communication line, links with the household electrical appliances side apparatus Department of Communication Force 50 of air-conditioning 14, communicates.Adapter side apparatus Department of Communication Force 122 both can such as, by RS-232C etc., communicate in wired mode, also can utilize mode such as wireless to communicate.
Transformation component 120 will be by network service portion 118, and the 1st control information that receives from home network 3 is transformed to the 2nd control information, outputs it to adapter side apparatus Department of Communication Force 122.In addition, this transformation component 120 will be by network service portion 122, and the 2nd control information that receives from air-conditioning 14 is transformed to the 1st control information, outputs it to network service portion 118.Transformation component 120 is stored in conversion program in the conversion program storage part 116 by operation, realizes this conversion process.Such as, this conversion program also can form table, in this table, and the 1st control information and corresponding mutually with corresponding the 2nd control information of the 1st control information, with reference to this table, can be with the 1st control information and the mutual conversion of the 2nd control information.
In addition, transformation component 120 judges that whether the 1st control information that receives by network service portion 118 is the 1st control information that should handle in interpolation function described later portion 102.Then, be judged to be the occasion of adding the 1st control information that should handle in the function portion 102, transformation component 120 is supplied with the function portion 102 that adds with the 1st control information.Be judged to be the occasion that is not the 1st control information that should handle in adding function portion 102, transformation component 120 is transformed to the 2nd control information with the 1st control information, outputs it to adapter side apparatus Department of Communication Force 122.Such as, also can in conversion program, should export to the 1st control information of adding function portion 102 and set as table, receive the occasion that is included in the 1st control information in this table at transformation component 120, the 1st control information can be exported to the function portion 102 that adds.Thus, adapter 100 can be suitably in adding function portion 102, the control signal of the interpolation function that air-conditioning 14 is not had is handled, so, can move by the mode that air-conditioning 14 just has this interpolation function.
Add function portion 102 for being used to realize adding the assembly of function.Add function portion 102 and comprise the 1st transducer 104a and the 2nd transducer 104b (abbreviating " transducer 104 " below as); The connecting portion 106 that links with mode removably and transducer 104; Efferent 108, the detected value that these efferent 108 outputs obtain by transducer 104; Add program storage part 114, this adds program storage part 114 storage interpolation programs; Control part 110, this control part 110 are used for adding the processing of function according to the interpolation program.Transducer 104 such as, be the loader of the state of the external environment condition that is used to obtain human body detection sensor, temperature sensor, video camera, infrared ray sensor, microphone, bar code reader etc.Transducer 104 will be represented the state information of the state of acquired external environment condition, by connecting portion 106, export to efferent 108.
Efferent 108 is exported to control part 110 with state information, and by network service portion 118, plays in home network 3.That is, efferent 108 is play state information in home network 3, and thus, adapter 100 also can be used as the sensor node of home network 3.
Control part 110 operations are stored in the interpolation program of adding in the program storage part 114, and thus, generation is used for realizing adding the 2nd control information of function according to from efferent 108 condition of supplying information.In addition, control part 110 is exported to air-conditioning 14 by adapter side apparatus Department of Communication Force 122 with the 2nd control information.Also can add program storage part 114 and preserve and these transducer 104 corresponding a plurality of interpolation programs in the occasion that a plurality of transducers 104 are installed, control part 110 can move these interpolation programs concurrently.In addition, control part 110 also can be used to the state information from a plurality of transducers 104, realizes single interpolation function.
Connecting portion 106 both can link with a plurality of transducers 104, also can link with single transducer 104.In addition, connecting portion 106 is specified the transducer 104 that is linked, and the sensor information of this transducer 104 of identification is exported to program acquisition portion 112.In addition, in another example, the transducer of regulation also can fixed form link with connecting portion 106.
If program acquisition portion 112 links with air-conditioning 14 by adapter side apparatus Department of Communication Force 122,, obtain the recognition of devices code then from air-conditioning 14.Then, program acquisition portion 112 deposits server 12 by network service portion 118 from the SofBank of Fig. 1, obtains and the corresponding conversion program of this recognition of devices code.In addition, program acquisition portion 112 is stored in acquired conversion program in the conversion program storage part 116.Transformation component 120 utilizes like this, is stored in the conversion program in the conversion program storage part 166, carries out conversion process.
In addition, program acquisition portion 112 deposits server 12 from SofBank, obtains to be used to realize adding the interpolation program of function, it is stored in adds in the program storage part 114.Program acquisition portion 112 utilizes the transducer 104 in the link according to sensor information and recognition of devices code, the interpolation program of the air-conditioning 14 corresponding interpolation functions in obtaining realization and linking.In addition, program acquisition portion 112 with acquired interpolation procedure stores in adding program storage part 114.Control part 110 utilizes like this, is stored in the interpolation program of adding in the program storage part 114, realizes adding function.Program acquisition portion 112 obtains conversion program, and by this conversion program, air-conditioning 14 can link with home network 3, confirms this situation, as condition, begins to add the acquisition processing of program.
Whether the interpolation function of adding function portion 102 is set in configuration part 124 effective.The operate condition of air-conditioning 14 is detected in configuration part 124, according to this operate condition that has detected, judges whether the interpolation function of adding function portion 102 is effective.Specifically, configuration part 124 is by adapter side apparatus Department of Communication Force 122, to air-conditioning 14 inquiry operate conditions.At acquired operate condition is occasion in the course of action, and configuration part 124 allows control parts 110 to air-conditioning 14 outputs the 2nd control information.That is, control part 110 will be used to realize that the 2nd control information of adding function exports to air-conditioning 14.In addition, be occasion in the stopped process at acquired operate condition, or not from the occasion of replying of air-conditioning 14, configuration part 124 does not allow control part 110, to air-conditioning 14 outputs the 2nd control information.That is, control part 110 is not to air-conditioning 14, and output is used to realize adding the 2nd control information of function.
Whether effectively in addition, in an example also, also can adopt following proposal, wherein, configuration part 124 is by network service portion 118, with setting the operating terminal that picture offers user's computer etc., utilizes this settings picture, receive the setting of interpolation function from the user.Whether in addition, also can adopt following proposal, wherein, configuration part 124 has the guidance panel of switch etc., by this guidance panel, receive from the user and to add function and effectively set.That is, whether effectively configuration part 124 can receive the indication of interpolation function from the user by the user interface of regulation.
Also have, setting the effective occasion of interpolation function, control part 110 is handled according to the interpolation program, as result, exports the 2nd control information.In addition, setting the effective occasion of interpolation function, control part 110 is not handled according to the interpolation program.That is, can be owing to add function portion 102 according to the state information that obtains from transducer 104, on one's own initiative air-conditioning 14 is moved indication, so violate user's intention, air-conditioning 14 meetings are moved.So, by setting configuration part 124, can prevent to violate user's intention, make air-conditioning 14 operations.
Have again, such as, resembling the employing temperature sensor, the function of automatically setting room temperature is such, adds function portion 102 and also the function identical functions that has in advance with air-conditioning 14 can be realized as adding function.In this occasion, such as, if from home network 3, receive the 1st control information that is used to set room temperature, then can carry out decoding processing to this control signal in control part 110 and air-conditioning 14 sides.Thus, as the occasion of adding function, must determine it is the preferential processing of adding function portion 102 that utilizes, still preferably utilize the processing of air-conditioning 14 in the function identical functions that will have in advance with air-conditioning 14.Like this, with the function identical functions that has in advance with air-conditioning 14 as the occasion of adding function, configuration part 124 allows the user select to carry out air-conditioning 14 sides and which kind of processing of adding in function 102 sides, that is, and and air-conditioning 14 sides and which kind of processing of adding function portion 102 sides.In addition, function portion 102 sides can or be added at the air-conditioning of having selected 14 in configuration part 124, carry out this processing.
Specifically, indicate according to following mode configuration part 124, and this mode is: to transformation component 120, will export to the side that indication is preferentially handled from the 1st control information of home network 3 receptions.Such as, being instructed in the occasion that interpolation function portion 102 sides are handled, transformation component 120 is with the 1st control information output control part 110.In addition, be instructed in the occasion that air-conditioning 14 sides are handled, transformation component 120 will be exported to air-conditioning 14 with corresponding the 2nd control information of the 1st control information by adapter side apparatus Department of Communication Force 122.
In going back an example, configuration part 124 also can automatically be set air-conditioning 14 sides or add function portion 102 sides.Specifically, such as add the preferential mark that adds function portion 102 that uses of indication in the interpolation program, detecting the occasion of this mark, control part 110 also can be to configuration part 124, and the function portion 102 that adds is adopted in indication.
Air-conditioning 14 comprises and is used for the household electrical appliances side apparatus Department of Communication Force 50 that links with adapter 100; The cognizance code storage part 52 of the recognition of devices code of air-conditioning 14 is specified in storage; Realization have such as, compressors etc. as the air-conditioning handling part 54 of the function of air-conditioning.Decoding processing is carried out in 50 pairs the 2nd control informations of household electrical appliances side apparatus Department of Communication Force, makes 54 actions of air-conditioning handling part.In addition, in the occasion that requires the recognition of devices code, household electrical appliances side apparatus Department of Communication Force 50 is from cognizance code storage part 52, and the reading device cognizance code provides it to adapter side apparatus Department of Communication Force 122.
Fig. 3 deposits the program diagram of the processing between the server 12 for adapter 100, air-conditioning 14 and the SofBank of presentation graphs 1.This figure is the program diagram when with fixed form transducer 104 being linked with adapter 100.Adapter 100 moves (S10) as the human body detection sensor node in the home network 3 of Fig. 1.On the other hand, air-conditioning 14 beginnings are as the function (S12) of the air-conditioning that moves according to the 2nd control information.Air-conditioning 14 links (S14) with adapter 100.In the occasion ("Yes" of S16) of confirming these air-conditioning 14 links, adapter 100 is deposited server 12 requests and air-conditioning 14 corresponding conversion programs (S18) to SofBank.This SofBank is deposited server 12 corresponding conversion program is offered adapter 100 (S20).
In addition, adapter 100 is deposited server 12 request interpolation programs (S28) to SofBank after obtaining conversion program.SofBank is deposited server 12 interpolation program is accordingly offered adapter 100 (S30).In addition, adapter 100 realizes adding function (S32) by operation interpolation program.This adapter 100 is according to the state information of human body detection sensor, and the computing of stipulating as required, forms the action indication.In addition, have the occasion ("Yes" of S34) of action indication, adapter 100 moves indication (S36) to air-conditioning 14.Thus, air-conditioning 14 moves (S38) as having the network air-conditioner of human body detection sensor.
In step 16, the occasion ("No" of S16) that links with air-conditioning 14 not, adapter 100 is as human body detection sensor node continuous action (S10).At step S22, the occasion ("No" of S22) that air-conditioning 14 and home network 3 can't be linked, adapter 100 is as human body detection sensor node continuous action (S10).In addition, at step S34, do not moving the occasion ("No" of S34) of indication, adapter 100 is as human body detection sensor node continuous action (S10).
Fig. 4 deposits the program diagram of the processing between the server 12 for adapter 100, air-conditioning 14 and the SofBank of presentation graphs 1.But this figure is the program diagram of the occasion of transducer 104 relative adapters 100 loading and unloading.It is basic identical to have the step of having described with step by the identical label of the step described among Fig. 3 and function and action.Below, be that the center is described with the aspect different with the step of having described.At first, whether adapter 100 detecting sensors 104 link (S40) with the connecting portion 106 of Fig. 2.In the occasion ("Yes" of S40) of chained sensors 104, as the node (S10) of the function that this transducer is provided.In the occasion of chained sensors 104 ("No" of S40) not, carry out step 16.
In step 22, the occasion ("Yes" of S22) that air-conditioning 14 can link with home network 3, whether adapter 100 detecting sensor 104 once more links (S42) with connecting portion 106.In addition, in the occasion ("Yes" of S42) of chained sensors 104, deposit server 12 request interpolation programs (S28) to SofBank.In addition, in the occasion of chained sensors 104 ("No" of S42) not, carry out step 16.
Fig. 5 is the adapter 100 of expression by Fig. 1, the figure of an example of the air-conditioning setting picture 150 of the air-conditioning 14 that link with home network 3.In basic setting regions 152, the GUI (GraphicalUser Interface) that the various setting of the function that air-conditioning 14 has is in advance adopted is set.Adding setting regions 154, GUI is set, this GUI is used for the various settings by the interpolation function of interpolation function portion 102 realizations of Fig. 2.Whether the user utilizes the GUI that shows in adding setting regions 154, add function and effectively set.Be arranged at the GUI that adds in the setting regions 154 interpolation function, dynamically form corresponding to adapter 100.Like this, add setting regions 154 and be set in the picture identical with basic setting regions 152, the mode that has the interpolation function according to air-conditioning 14 just shows.By such formation, the user can carry out various settings, the user interface that can provide convenience under the situation of the existence of not recognizing adapter 100.
Air-conditioning set picture 150 according to such as, be used to form the file description language that meets HTML (Hyper TextMarkup Language) etc. and the air-conditioning that generates set the file (abbreviating " image information file " below as) of picture 150, be shown in the user's computer.Such image information file both can also can generate by the home server 2 of Fig. 1 by generating such as, the configuration part 124 of Fig. 2, and the device of setting picture that also can be by being used to form the various home appliances 7 on the home network 3 forms.Mainly be except having the function that air-conditioning 14 has in advance, also can in any device, form to constitute and have the image information file that the setting picture that is used to operate the user interface of adding function is used.
As an example, with reference to the program diagram of Fig. 3, the form that the home server 2 of Fig. 1 is formed the image information files is described.In the step 22 of Fig. 3, the occasion that air-conditioning 14 can link with home network 3, the network service portion 118 of Fig. 2 plays expression air-conditionings 14 and joins the code in the home network 3 and the GUI request code of air-conditioning 14 usefulness.The code that home server 2 receives from them begins to generate the processing of image information file.
Specifically, home server 2 from such as, the network 10 of Fig. 1, the data (abbreviating " data are set " below as) of the corresponding parts of the button that the necessary GUI of image information file of acquisition expression formation air-conditioning 14 uses, input field etc., the setting of these parts.In addition, home server 2 is provided with each key element according to data are set, and forms the image information file.In this stage, be not provided for operating the parts that add function.
If the step 32 at Fig. 3 realizes adding function, then network service portion 118 plays the additional GUI request code that adds the occasion of function in air-conditioning 14.This GUI request code also is receivable in the interpolation program.Home server 2 begins to form the processing of image information file according to the new GUI request code that receives.Here, distribute by supplier with the corresponding data that are provided with of the GUI request code of new reception such as the interpolation program.Home server 2 is provided with each parts according to newly data being set, and forms the image information file.Thus, dynamically be formed for forming and the image information that adds the corresponding setting picture of function.
In addition, as an example also, also the data that are provided with of adding the necessary parts of setting of function can be provided on the network 10, home server 2 is provided with data as difference information with this, with itself and original data stack, the formation image information of being provided with.
In going back an example, network service portion 118 with the information of the function of specifying air-conditioning 14 to have in advance with specify the information of adding function as object information, in home network 3, play, home server 2 is according to this object information, obtain necessary parts from network 10, form the image information file.
Provide the occasion of image information file at the device beyond adapter 100, set set point that picture 150 imports by passing on assembly, transfer to adapter 100 by the air-conditioning that shows according to this image information file.This pass on assembly such as, the mode by the program of operating provisions on home server 2 forms.
Invention has been described according to embodiment above.This embodiment is exemplary, and those of ordinary skill in the art knows: by the combination of these each building blocks, various processes, can form various distortion examples, in addition, such distortion example also belongs to this
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1. adapter is characterized in that this adapter comprises:
Network service portion, this network service portion utilizes the 1st control information to communicate by the 1st communication line;
Devices communicating portion, this devices communicating portion links by the 2nd communication line and the home appliance with the 1st function, utilizes the 2nd control information and above-mentioned home appliance to communicate;
Transformation component, this transformation component can realize that with above-mentioned the 1st control information and the mutual conversion of the 2nd control information same device and the above-mentioned home appliance that links with above-mentioned the 1st communication line communicates;
Loader, this loader are used to obtain to realize being different from the 2nd function information necessary of above-mentioned the 1st function;
Control part, this control part is identified for realizing the 2nd control information of above-mentioned the 2nd function according to the information that obtains by above-mentioned loader, by the said equipment Department of Communication Force, outputs it to above-mentioned home appliance.
2. adapter according to claim 1 is characterized in that it also comprises:
Facility information acquisition portion, this facility information acquisition portion obtains to specify the facility information of above-mentioned home appliance;
Program acquisition portion, this program acquisition portion be according to the said equipment information, by above-mentioned the 1st communication line, obtains to be used to realize the interpolation program with corresponding above-mentioned the 2nd function of above-mentioned home appliance;
Above-mentioned control part is identified for realizing above-mentioned the 2nd control information of above-mentioned the 2nd function by the above-mentioned interpolation program of operation.
3. adapter according to claim 2 is characterized in that said procedure acquisition portion specifies the kind of above-mentioned loader, obtain corresponding to home appliance by the appointment of the said equipment information, and with the corresponding interpolation program of the kind of above-mentioned loader.
4. adapter according to claim 2 is characterized in that said procedure acquisition portion obtains following conversion program by above-mentioned the 1st communication line, and this conversion program is used for realizing the conversion process of above-mentioned transformation component according to the said equipment information.
5. adapter according to claim 3 is characterized in that said procedure acquisition portion obtains following conversion program by above-mentioned the 1st communication line, and this conversion program is used for realizing the conversion process of above-mentioned transformation component according to the said equipment information.
6. according to each described adapter in the claim 1～5, it is characterized in that above-mentioned loader forms in mode removably.
7. according to each described adapter in the claim 1～5, it is characterized in that above-mentioned loader is the transducer that is used to collect the state of external environment condition.
8. according to each described adapter in the claim 1～5, it is characterized in that it also comprises efferent, this efferent will be given above-mentioned control part and network service portion by the information distribution that above-mentioned loader obtains.
9. according to each described adapter in the claim 1～5, it is characterized in that it also comprises the configuration part, whether the processing of above-mentioned control part is set in this configuration part effective.
10. adapter according to claim 9 is characterized in that the operate condition of above-mentioned configuration part corresponding to above-mentioned home appliance, and whether the processing of setting above-mentioned control part is effective.
11. according to each described adapter in the claim 1～5, it is characterized in that in above-mentioned the 1st control information and the relevant occasion of above-mentioned the 1st function, above-mentioned transformation component is transformed to the 2nd control information with the 1st control information, provide it to the said equipment Department of Communication Force, in above-mentioned the 1st control information and the relevant occasion of above-mentioned the 2nd function, above-mentioned transformation component offers above-mentioned control part with the 1st control information.
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