CN1770714A - Network control method and system for household network apparatus - Google Patents
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This invention relates to household network set control method and system and specially to one control menu and its relative program by use of internet to download each device to control the whole house devices, wherein, If the server has new control menu, it uses internet to download new control menu and its relative program to get The control menu and to register it to new control menu and provide control program to relative devices.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of network control method and system of home network device, especially relate to a kind of method of utilizing the internet to download the control program of each equipment, so that home network device control system and the method that each equipment of home network is controlled very easily.
Background technology
Recently, along with development of Communication Technique, the research of relevant domestic network system is constantly developed.This domestic network system is with being used for control connection at the various device on the internet, except personal computer in the family, facsimile machine, outside the information communication devices such as printer, also has television set, DVD, the audio and video equipment of VCR etc. and electric cooker, refrigerator, and home appliance such as washing machine.That is to say, domestic network system not only in the family, and, can also be connected to the network system of setting up in the family externally by connecting the telephone wire of internet, remove to control computer, digital television, video frequency player, the digital electronic device that air conditioner etc. are all.
But existing domestic network system does not possess all control programs that are used for controlling each equipment, therefore, controls each equipment and is restricted.
Trust to the domestic network system of continuous development in addition, both made to have the control program that is used for controlling each equipment, but because not to the upgraded version of this control program, so can't be provided.
Both made new control program, perhaps developed the upgraded version of existing control program, but for using this control program, and also needed the user to purchase separately and install, pretty troublesome.
For this reason, need a kind ofly to obtain new control program in the family easily, perhaps obtain the control program of upgrading, so that go to control the system or the method for each equipment at an easy rate.
The objective of the invention is to, a kind of method, system and device are provided, utilize the internet to come the control program of each equipment of downloading control, and come whereby to control home network more easily.
Another object of the present invention is, a kind of method, system and device are provided, are used for utilizing some equipment to remove to download the control program of relevant miscellaneous equipment at any time, so as to controlling relevant equipment, thereby the user will not be subjected to the restriction in place, can improve user's convenience to greatest extent.
Summary of the invention
For reaching above-mentioned purpose, the network control method of home network device of the present invention is made up of the following stage: be provided with and utilize the internet to confirm whether to exist the stage of new Control-Menu; Be provided with as there being new Control-Menu, will remove to download new Control-Menu, and it is appended to stage in the existing Control-Menu catalogue; Also be provided with the new Control-Menu that appends, the stage of downloading the control program corresponding utilized with it.
Described control program is when the new Control-Menu that user's selection is appended, and just can obtain downloading.
Described control program is when the user selects automatic mode, just can obtain downloading.
The network control method of home network device of the present invention is made up of the following stage: be provided with and utilize the internet to confirm whether to exist the stage of new Control-Menu; There is new Control-Menu if be provided with, will goes to download the stage of new Control-Menu and the control program corresponding with it.
Described new Control-Menu is just regarded as it new Control-Menu stage when not being included in the existing Control-Menu catalogue.
Described new Control-Menu is as being included in the existing Control-Menu catalogue, but during the version that this new Control-Menu system obtains upgrading, just it regarded as the new Control-Menu stage.
The network control method of home network device of the present invention is made up of the following stage: utilize the internet to confirm whether to exist the stage of the new Control-Menu of each equipment; As have the new Control-Menu of each equipment, will remove to download each new Control-Menu, and it is appended to stage on the catalogue of existing Control-Menu; The new Control-Menu of each equipment that utilization is added, the stage of removing to download the control program corresponding with it; The stage of the control program of download is provided to each equipment.
The network control method of home network device of the present invention is made up of the following stage: utilize the internet to confirm whether to exist the stage of the new Control-Menu of each equipment; As have the new Control-Menu of each equipment, remove to download the new Control-Menu of each equipment, and the stage of each control program corresponding with it; The stage of download control program is provided to each equipment.
Described each equipment can both go to carry out the above-mentioned stage.
Described existing Control-Menu catalogue is to share between each equipment.
Described each control program that does not provide to each equipment will be deposited into the device interior of carrying out the above-mentioned stage.
The network control system of home network device of the present invention is made of following structure: be provided with the device that utilizes the internet to confirm whether to exist new Control-Menu; Be provided with as there being new Control-Menu, will remove to download new Control-Menu, and it is appended to the device that has now on the Control-Menu catalogue; Be provided with to utilize and append new Control-Menu, download the device of the control program corresponding with it.
The network control system of home network device of the present invention is made of following structure: be provided with the device that utilizes the internet to confirm whether to exist new Control-Menu; There is new Control-Menu if be provided with, will removes to download the new Control-Menu and the device of its corresponding control program.
The network control system of home network device of the present invention is made of following structure: utilize the internet to confirm whether to exist the device of the new Control-Menu of each equipment; If there is the new Control-Menu of each equipment, will removes to download each new Control-Menu, and it is appended to device on the catalogue of existing Control-Menu; The new Control-Menu of each equipment that utilization is added removes to download the device of the control program corresponding with it; The device of the control program of download is provided to each equipment.
The network control system of home network device of the present invention is made of following structure: be provided with the device that utilizes the internet to confirm whether to exist new Control-Menu; There is new Control-Menu if be provided with, will removes to download the new Control-Menu and the device of its corresponding control program; Be provided with the device that the control program that will download is provided to each equipment.
Described each equipment all comprises said apparatus.
Described existing Control-Menu catalogue is to share between each equipment.
In addition, as mentioned above, the present invention also can utilize home network control method of the present invention, comes construction system and device.
Advantage of the present invention and effect are as follows:
As mentioned above, in the network control system and method for home network device of the present invention, be used for the control program of control appliance owing to download at any time, and relevant equipment is controlled, therefore home network can be controlled more easily, thereby the performance of home network can be significantly improved.
In addition, in the network control system and method for home network device of the present invention, owing to utilize an equipment to download the control program of relevant miscellaneous equipment at any time, and be provided on the relevant equipment, therefore the user will not be subjected to the restriction in place, thereby a kind of system and method that improves user friendliness to greatest extent can be provided.
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Fig. 1 is in one embodiment of the present of invention, can be used for controlling the home network device structured flowchart of equipment of itself.
Fig. 2 is in one embodiment of the present of invention, is used for explanation in home network device, and the user directly removes to control the overall flow figure of home network method.
Fig. 3 is the more newly downloaded flow chart of using the method for Control-Menu of of key diagram 2.
Fig. 4 is the renewal Control-Menu that explanation utilizes Fig. 2, comes the flow chart of the method for downloading control program.
Fig. 5 is in the home network device of the embodiment of the invention, is used for illustrating the method flow diagram that is removed to control home network by equipment self.
Fig. 6 a and Fig. 6 b are in the embodiments of the invention, a schematic diagram of Control-Menu picture.
Fig. 7 is in an embodiment of the present invention, can control the structured flowchart of the home network device of a plurality of equipment.
Fig. 8 is in the home network device of the embodiment of the invention, the downloading control menu of each equipment is carried out the flow chart of upgrade method.
Fig. 9 is in the home network device of the embodiment of the invention, utilizes the upgrading Control-Menu of each equipment, comes the method flow diagram of download control program.
Figure 10 is in the home network device of the embodiment of the invention, is controlled the method flow diagram of home network by equipment self.
Figure 11 a and Figure 11 b are in the embodiments of the invention, the schematic diagram of a Control-Menu picture.
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Below, with reference to the description of drawings embodiments of the invention.
At first, before explanation the present invention, what need explanation a bit is in home network device, to carrying out the structure member of identical function, will give identical symbol.
The present invention will be divided into the two large divisions and describe; Wherein, first is a method of downloading the control program that only is used for controlling equipment of itself; Second portion is a method of downloading the control program be used for controlling other a plurality of equipment.
Embodiment 1: the method for down loading that only is used for controlling the control program of equipment of itself.
Before this method of explanation, explanation earlier is used for carrying out the home network device of this method.
Fig. 1 is in the embodiments of the invention, is used for controlling the home network architecture block diagram of equipment of itself.
As shown in Figure 1, in embodiments of the present invention, home network device is to be made of one family network 100 that utilizes the internet to download to be used for the control program of controlling relevant device and a internet 150 with the control program that requires corresponding to home network.
Be described in detail as follows, home network 100 is to be made of following several sections, is provided with the power line 111 that control signal and power supply are provided that is:; Be provided with a plurality of power line modem 113-121 that are connected on the power line 111, as the communication between each equipment 131-139 and the interface of control signal; Be provided with a plurality of equipment that dock with a plurality of power line modem 113-121, as television set 131, personal computer 133, air conditioner 135, washing machine 137 ..., electronic cooker 139 etc.Here, a plurality of equipment 131-139 must possess screen display function and function of surfing the Net basically.By the picture that this screen display function demonstrates, the user just can control each equipment; Could be connected to each equipment on the internet by function of surfing the Net, download required control program.What also will be careful a bit is that except that above-mentioned each equipment 131-139, every all devices with screen display function and function of surfing the Net can utilize the present invention.
In addition, each equipment 131-139 can only remove to download control program separately, and each equipment all will be provided with separately respectively and be used for the relevant Control-Menu of download control program.For example shown in Fig. 6 a,, the various menus of relevant air conditioner will be included only with regard to air conditioner.
Internet 150 is to be made of following part; Be provided with ADSL 161 interfaces, be used for connecting each equipment 131-139 and internet, and transport communication and control signal; Be provided with internet 163, be used for utilizing ADSL 161, and be connected with server 165 according to relevant path; Be provided with server 165, based on internet 163,131-139 provides control program to each equipment; Be provided with terminal 167, be used for to server 165 input control programs.
Below, have the control method of the home network device of said structure with reference to Fig. 2 to Fig. 4 explanation.
Illustrate as above-mentioned, in home network device, be provided with a plurality of equipment that are connected on the power line.In the present invention, though be that example describes with the television set from a plurality of equipment, the miscellaneous equipment except that television set also can be carried out the course of work to Fig. 4 as Fig. 2.
Fig. 2 is in the home network device of the embodiment of the invention, and the general flow chart of home network control method is described.
As shown in Figure 2, the home network control method of the embodiment of the invention comes the stage S250 of download control program to form by the more newly downloaded Control-Menu that upgrades with the stage S210 and the utilization of Control-Menu.Wherein, S210 is for allowing the user download relevant control program by picture, fetching the stage of Control-Menu from server; S250 allows the user utilize the stage of Control-Menu download control program.
Certainly, as mentioned above, come download control program though can control relevant equipment by the user,, under the situation that the user does not intervene, can come automatic download control program by relevant device oneself.The content of relevant this respect is with explanation separately below.
At first, describe more newly downloaded stage S210 in detail with reference to Fig. 3 with Control-Menu.
Fig. 3 is explanation more newly downloaded method flow diagram with Control-Menu in Fig. 2.
As shown in Figure 3, at first detect the cycle S213 that has set, television set will be connected to server by the cycle of setting, to confirm whether to exist control program.Here, the cycle can be set interval certain hour every day for, and is perhaps every one hour, perhaps inferior on every Wendesdays.The result who detects, as arrived the cycle of setting, then will be connected to server S 215 by the internet.
As be connected to server, remove to confirm in server, whether to exist Control-Menu S217.Here, Control-Menu is meant and can be used for the menu of download control program.In this Control-Menu, can comprise subordinate's Control-Menu.For example, in Fig. 6 b, download directory is a Control-Menu, and subordinate's Control-Menu then can be ' gentle breeze ', ' whirlwind ', ' valley breeze ', ' ice-cold wind ' etc.
In server, as there is Control-Menu, then compares, confirm whether be new Control-Menu S219 by this Control-Menu and existing Control-Menu catalogue (power supply of Fig. 6 a, air quantity, temperature, wind etc.).For this reason, television set will read in the Control-Menu in the server, and compare with self existing Control-Menu catalogue.Can judge the Control-Menu that exists by this comparison in server is new menu or the menu that has existed.In addition, the Control-Menu that exists in server although exist, also will remove both versions in existing Control-Menu catalogue; Version as the Control-Menu that exists in server is the version that upgrades, and just can think that the Control-Menu that exists in server is a new Control-Menu.For example in Fig. 6 b, ' natural wind ' exists in existing Control-Menu catalogue, and also has ' natural wind ' in server; As ' natural wind ' version that in server, exists, be higher than the version of ' natural wind ' that exist in the existing Control-Menu catalogue, can think that then ' natural wind ' that exist is new Control-Menu in server.
The result who confirms is new as the Control-Menu that exists in server, then will be loaded in the Control-Menu that exists in this server down, is appended to then to download with Control-Menu catalogue S221,223.
Illustrate, shown in Fig. 6 b, will be appended on ' wind direction download ' project.Download is appended with the Control-Menu project, can also show as the Control-Menu project that generates.Importantly select possible Control-Menu project to be appended to (the power supply project of Fig. 6 a on the existing Control-Menu catalogue here with the user, the air quantity project, the temperature project, the project of wind etc.), so that utilize the Control-Menu of downloading from server with the relief user, download relevant control program.
So as append a download Control-Menu on existing Control-Menu catalogue, the user utilizes to download and uses the Control-Menu project so, can remove to download relevant control program.About this point, describe as follows with reference to Fig. 4.
Fig. 4 is the renewal Control-Menu that explanation utilizes Fig. 2, comes the flow chart of download control program.
As shown in Figure 4, the user is a download control program, need demonstrate the Control-Menu catalogue.That is to say, when the user utilizes the input medium of remote controller, select Control-Menu catalogue S253 by keyboard operation, after television set is discerned this information, by OSD (screen display control diagram) picture, with the relevant Control-Menu catalogue S255 that demonstrates shown in Fig. 6 a.Shown in Fig. 6 a, on Control-Menu picture 170, the Control-Menu catalogue 173 of relevant air conditioner will be demonstrated.In the Control-Menu catalogue, include a plurality of Control-Menu projects.In the Control-Menu catalogue, can comprise multiple download items, as the power supply project, air quantity project, temperature project, the project of wind and wind direction etc.Power supply project wherein, the air quantity project, the temperature project, the project of wind all refers to existing Control-Menu, and the wind direction download items is meant the download Control-Menu project of download control program of being used for.
In the Control-Menu catalogue that shows like this, select to download with Control-Menu project S257 as the user, then television set will demonstrate catalogue with the Control-Menu project of relevant download that the user selects (Fig. 6 b 175), i.e. each Control-Menu of subordinate (for example: gentle breeze, whirlwind, valley breeze, ice-cold wind) S259.
At this moment, (for example: S261 ' the ice-cold wind ' among Fig. 6 b) then can obtain and the corresponding relevant control program S263 of subordinate's Control-Menu from server to select required some projects as the user in subordinate's Control-Menu.
The user can download all control programs corresponding to each downloading control menu, perhaps can only remove to download specific control program.
In addition, the user needn't go to select Control-Menu to download relevant control program one by one; For equipment is downloaded by self, the user can select automatic mode S271.This automatic mode project can be included in the existing Control-Menu catalogue in case of necessity.Select this automatic mode project as the user, then equipment will come download control program by self.
Like this, select automatic mode as the user, then television set will be downloaded all control program S273 that download with each subordinate's Control-Menu the Control-Menu project directory corresponding to being included in from server.
In addition, as finishing to download S265,, will be registered to S267 in the existing Control-Menu catalogue as new Control-Menu project then with the corresponding Control-Menu of downloading of control program.
Then, the control program of download will be deposited into television set S269.Certainly, after the control program of download is set up, can maintain a standby condition carrying out relevant control.Here, the control program that is downloaded according to the first embodiment of the present invention, is a control program to equipment self (here being television set), means to be used for the control program of control appliance self.But, can accept the control program of other each equipment as some equipment, will need an operating process that each control program of downloading is provided to relevant device so.About this point, will in the second embodiment of the present invention, be elaborated.
As previously described, under the situation of user's nonintervention, can be specifically described below with reference to Fig. 5 by the relevant automatic download control program of equipment.
Fig. 5 is in the home network device of the embodiment of the invention, is used for devices illustrated self to control the flow chart of home network method.
As shown in Figure 5, at first detect the cycle S281 that sets.Wherein, the cycle can be set between every day at regular intervals, perhaps every one hour, perhaps on every Wendesdays time.
The result who detects if arrived the cycle of setting, will be connected to server S 283 by the internet so.As be connected to server, then will go to confirm in server, whether there is new Control-Menu S285.That is to say, with existing Control-Menu catalogue in the television set, send to server, and compare with the Control-Menu that in server, exists, or the Control-Menu in the server read television set, and compare with existing Control-Menu catalogue, just can confirm in server, whether there is new Control-Menu.In addition, in server, both made and had a Control-Menu that is included in the existing Control-Menu catalogue that exists in the television set, but,, so just can think new Control-Menu if the Control-Menu that exists is a menu of having upgraded in server.
If being confirmed to be by the S283 stage is new Control-Menu, so just remove to be loaded in down Control-Menu and the control program S287 corresponding that exists in the server with it.
At this moment, be downloaded new Control-Menu and will be registered to S289 on the existing Control-Menu catalogue with new control project, the control program that is downloaded then is deposited into the inner S291 of television set.
As mentioned above, under the situation of user's nonintervention, equipment oneself can periodically be connected on the server, and remove downloading control menu and relevant control program.
Below, the second embodiment of the present invention is described.This embodiment downloads and a kind ofly utilizes some equipment to control a plurality of equipment to use the embodiment of various control programs.
Embodiment 2: be used for controlling the method for down loading of other a plurality of equipment with control program
Fig. 7 is in the embodiments of the invention, can be used for controlling the home network device structured flowchart of a plurality of equipment.
For downloading a kind of control program that utilizes some equipment to control a plurality of equipment network control system of home network device, identical with structure shown in Figure 1.Compared to Figure 1 menu management persons (Menu Manager) 323 that are used for to have the Control-Menu catalogue more than in Fig. 7.In addition, also be provided with an interface that is used for connecting between menu management person 323 and each equipment 313-321, promptly power line modem 311.
Be elaborated below with reference to Fig. 7.In an embodiment of the present invention, home network device is by utilizing the internet to come the control program of downloading control relevant device to constitute with home network and an internet that has corresponding to the required control program of home network.
Home network is to be made of following several sections, is provided with the power line 111 that signal of communication, control signal and power supply are provided; Be provided with a plurality of power line modem 113-121 that are connected on the power line 111,311, as the communication between each equipment 313-321 and the interface of control signal; Be provided with and a plurality of power line modem 113-121, a plurality of equipment of 311 butt joints, as television set 313, personal computer 315, air conditioner 317, washing machine 319 ..., electronic cooker 321 etc.; The user also is provided with menu management person 323, is used for storage and management Control-Menu catalogue, so that when utilizing any equipment to control home network, can both show the Control-Menu catalogue of relevant each equipment.Here, menu management person's management is connected the Control-Menu catalogue of all devices on the home network, so that allow each equipment share.At this moment, a plurality of equipment 313-321 must possess basic screen display function and function of surfing the Net.In addition, preferably each equipment also can both remove to download the control program to other each equipment, so that utilize relevant equipment to control.The user can control each equipment by this screen display function picture displayed; By function of surfing the Net, each equipment can be connected on the internet, so that download required control program.It is noted that also except that each above-mentioned equipment, every all devices with screen display function and function of surfing the Net all can utilize the present invention.
Below, with reference to Fig. 8 and Fig. 9, the control method of the home network device with said structure is described.
The home network control method of second embodiment of the invention, the first embodiment of the present invention with Fig. 2 is similar basically.In the home network control method of the second embodiment of the present invention, just Control-Menu is upgraded according to each equipment, and utilize the Control-Menu of each equipment that obtains upgrading to download corresponding control programs, offer relevant equipment then.
The home network control method of Shuo Ming second embodiment of the invention is to be the explanation that example is carried out with the television set below.But what will note a bit is except that television set, and other all devices can both be carried out with television set identical operations process.
Fig. 8 is in an embodiment of the present invention, is used for illustrating the upgrade method flow chart of the download of each equipment with Control-Menu.
With reference to Fig. 8 as can be known, at first on home network, register connected each equipment S411.At this moment, each equipment can go registration respectively, and perhaps unification is registered to menu management person place, can be provided to the equipment of download control program then.
Television set will remove to detect the cycle S413 of setting, if arrived the cycle of setting, then utilize the internet to be connected to server S 415.
In server, deposit the required control program of each equipment in Control-Menu in advance.If there is not new control program, in server, can not store so yet.
The Control-Menu that television set confirms whether to exist each equipment by server is S417 whether, if there is the Control-Menu of each equipment, so just the existing Control-Menu catalogue with each equipment compares, and confirms whether be new Control-Menu S419.
Result relatively if there is new Control-Menu in server, then downloads relevant Control-Menu S421.
Each Control-Menu that so obtains downloading will be appended to respectively on the existing Control-Menu catalogue of each equipment, download S423 on the Control-Menu project.That is to say that television set will send to menu management person to each Control-Menu that obtains downloading from server, then, be appended to by menu management person on the existing Control-Menu catalogue of each equipment.
Below, illustrate that with reference to Fig. 9 the user utilizes each Control-Menu that appends by menu management person, directly download the method for relevant control program.
Fig. 9 is in an embodiment of the present invention, is used for illustrating the upgrading Control-Menu that utilizes each equipment, comes the flow chart of the method for download control program.
With reference to Fig. 9 as can be known, select Control-Menu catalogue S455 if the user utilizes with the equipment such as remote controller of television set interlock, user's requirement will be sent to menu management person so; So be stored in the Control-Menu catalogue of each equipment at keeper place, will be sent to television set, show S457 by (OSD) picture then.Shown in Figure 11 a, in control picture 350, the Control-Menu catalogue 350-357 of each equipment will be demonstrated.In each control appliance catalogue 351-357, contain a plurality of Control-Menu projects.Wherein, the wind direction download items of air conditioner, the washing methods download items of washing machine, the method for the cooking download items of electronic cooker, and the fermentation download items of kraut refrigerator etc. all refer to be used for a kind of download Control-Menu project of downloading control project.
If the user selects downloading control menu item S459, so just relevant downloading control menu item destination directory S461 will be demonstrated.Shown in Figure 11 b,, will demonstrate its corresponding catalogue 359 so if the user selects the wind direction download items of air conditioner.In this catalogue, can contain gentle breeze, whirlwind, valley breeze, ice-cold wind etc.
At this moment, if the user selects the some S463 in the relevant downloading control project directory, just from the control program S465 of server download corresponding to the Control-Menu of selecting by the user.
If the user continues to select the catalogue of the download of each equipment with the Control-Menu project, can continue to download corresponding control programs so.
In addition, if the user thinks to download by the gross all control programs corresponding on the download usefulness Control-Menu project directory of each equipment, the user can select automatic mode S467 so.
If the user selects automatic mode, television set will be connected on the server so, go to download corresponding to relevant and download with all the control program S469 on the Control-Menu project directory.
In addition, finish S471 if download, television set sends to menu management person to all Control-Menus that obtain downloading so, makes its new Control-Menu project according to each equipment register S473.
Then, television set will be confirmed in the control program that obtains downloading whether have the control program S475 of relevant miscellaneous equipment.
The result who confirms, if there is no the control program of relevant miscellaneous equipment will intactly be deposited into these control programs the inside S477 of television set so.
If have the control program of relevant miscellaneous equipment, will be provided to these control programs on the relevant equipment so, and be stored S479.
Till now, illustrate that relevant user directly goes to download the method for the control program of each equipment.
But in the second embodiment of the present invention, under the situation that the user does not intervene, can remove to download automatically the control program of each equipment by specific equipment self.Below, be described with reference to Figure 10.
Figure 10 is in the home network device of an alternative embodiment of the invention, is used for illustrating the flow chart of being controlled the home network method by equipment self.
As shown in figure 10, at first to register each equipment S481 that is connected on the home network.Done explanation about this point, therefore will not give unnecessary details.
Whether television set has arrived the cycle S483 that sets with detecting, and has utilized the internet to be connected to S485 on the server.
Then, confirm in server, whether to exist the new Control-Menu S487 of each equipment.
The result who confirms if there is new Control-Menu, will remove to download the Control-Menu of each equipment, and control program S489 corresponding with it.
Each job menu that television set will obtain downloading sends to menu management person, makes its new Control-Menu project as each equipment register S491.
Then, go to confirm in the control program that obtains downloading, whether have the control program S493 of relevant miscellaneous equipment.
The result who confirms if there is the control program of relevant miscellaneous equipment, then is provided to these control programs on other the relevant device, and is deposited into S495 in the relevant equipment.
If there is not the control program of relevant miscellaneous equipment, the control program that obtains downloading so will be deposited into the inside S497 of television set.
In the above description, embodiments of the invention are to be that example describes with the television set.But what here must remind a bit is, is connected any equipment on the home network in the present invention, can realize the network control method of relevant home network device of the present invention.
So the present invention will be possible to use some equipment and downloads the control program of self.At this moment, be directly connected on the server, can carry out the download of control program, perhaps can carry out the download of control program by relevant equipment self by the user.
The present invention utilizes an equipment, not only can download the control program of self, can also download each control program of miscellaneous equipment.Certainly, also can come download control program in this case by the user or by relevant equipment self.At this moment, each equipment should be shared the Control-Menu catalogue; But this Control-Menu catalogue can manage separately by menu management person.In addition, each equipment should be able to go to confirm whether each control program is the program of self or the program of miscellaneous equipment.
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1, a kind of network control method of home network device is characterized in that, is made up of the following stage: be provided with and utilize the internet to confirm whether to exist the stage of new Control-Menu; There is new Control-Menu if be provided with, will removes to download new Control-Menu, and it is appended to stage in the existing Control-Menu catalogue; Also be provided with the new Control-Menu that appends, the stage of downloading the control program corresponding utilized with it.
2, according to the network control method of the described home network device of claim 1, it is characterized in that: described control program is when the new Control-Menu that user's selection is appended, and just can obtain downloading.
3, according to the network control method of the described home network device of claim 1, it is characterized in that: described control program is when the user selects automatic mode, just can obtain downloading.
4, a kind of network control method of home network device is characterized in that, is made up of the following stage: be provided with and utilize the internet to confirm whether to exist the stage of new Control-Menu; There is new Control-Menu if be provided with, will goes to download the stage of new Control-Menu and the control program corresponding with it.
5, according to the network control method of claim 1 or 4 described home network devices, it is characterized in that: described new Control-Menu is just regarded as it new Control-Menu stage when not being included in the existing Control-Menu catalogue.
6, according to the network control method of claim 1 or 4 described home network devices, it is characterized in that: described new Control-Menu is as being included in the existing Control-Menu catalogue, but during the version that this new Control-Menu system obtains upgrading, just it is regarded as the new Control-Menu stage.
7, a kind of network control method of home network device is characterized in that, is made up of the following stage: utilize the internet to confirm whether to exist the stage of the new Control-Menu of each equipment; As have the new Control-Menu of each equipment, will remove to download each new Control-Menu, and it is appended to stage on the catalogue of existing Control-Menu; The new Control-Menu of each equipment that utilization is added, the stage of removing to download the control program corresponding with it; The stage of the control program of download is provided to each equipment.
8, a kind of network control method of home network device is characterized in that, is made up of the following stage: utilize the internet to confirm whether to exist the stage of the new Control-Menu of each equipment; As have the new Control-Menu of each equipment, remove to download the new Control-Menu of each equipment, and the stage of each control program corresponding with it; The stage of download control program is provided to each equipment.
9, according to the network control method of claim 7 or 8 described home network devices, it is characterized in that: described each equipment can both go to carry out the above-mentioned stage.
10, according to the network control method of claim 7 or 8 described home network devices, it is characterized in that: described existing Control-Menu catalogue is to share between each equipment.
11, according to the network control method of claim 7 or 8 described home network devices, it is characterized in that: described each control program that does not provide to each equipment will be deposited into the device interior of carrying out the above-mentioned stage.
12, a kind of network control system of home network device is characterized in that, is made of following structure: be provided with the device that utilizes the internet to confirm whether to exist new Control-Menu; Be provided with as there being new Control-Menu, will remove to download new Control-Menu so, and it is appended to the device that has now on the Control-Menu catalogue; Be provided with to utilize and append new Control-Menu, download the device of the control program corresponding with it.
13, a kind of network control system of home network device is characterized in that, is made of following structure: be provided with the device that utilizes the internet to confirm whether to exist new Control-Menu; There is new Control-Menu if be provided with, will removes to download the new Control-Menu and the device of its corresponding control program.
14, a kind of network control system of home network device is characterized in that, is made of following structure: utilize the internet to confirm whether to exist the device of the new Control-Menu of each equipment; If there is the new Control-Menu of each equipment, will removes to download each new Control-Menu, and it is appended to device on the catalogue of existing Control-Menu; The new Control-Menu of each equipment that utilization is added removes to download the device of the control program corresponding with it; The device of the control program of download is provided to each equipment.
15, a kind of network control system of home network device is characterized in that, is made of following structure: be provided with the device that utilizes the internet to confirm whether to exist new Control-Menu; Be provided with as there being new Control-Menu, will remove to download the new Control-Menu and the device of its corresponding control program; Be provided with the device that the control program that will download is provided to each equipment.
16, according to the network control system of claim 14 or 15 described home network devices, it is characterized in that: described each equipment all comprises said apparatus.
17, according to the network control system of claim 14 or 15 described home network devices, it is characterized in that: described existing Control-Menu catalogue is to share between each equipment.
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