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Definitions

• the present invention relates to the field of home automation.
• Home automation which is the set of techniques allowing control and automation (that is to say the use requiring less and less human intervention) of these objects within a home, is seen deeply transformed.
• the international patent application WO 2009/049325 proposes an integration of the equipment of a home network around a "service node", which can be an internet access box (Integrated Access Device, IAD, commonly called “box” ).
• a service node which can be an internet access box (Integrated Access Device, IAD, commonly called “box” ).
• IAD Integrated Access Device
• the present invention thus relates to a system for managing a plurality of peripherals, each device being connected to an internet access box and each internet access box being connected to the Internet via a network.
• operator characterized in that it comprises a device management equipment disposed within the network operable with virtual objects being stored on the device management equipment, each virtual object representing unique a device.
• Each virtual object consists of a set of computer data comprising:
• each attribute of the device identifying a controllable element of the device
• the set of computer data of each virtual object furthermore comprises an address, in particular the MAC address, of the internet access box to which the peripheral represented by the virtual object is connected; At least one device is connected to the internet access box via a key-connector;
• At least one device is connected directly to the internet access box via an ethernet, usb, or Wifi connection;
• Each internet access box records the uses of the peripherals connected to it, the recordings being transmitted on a regular basis to the peripheral management equipment;
• At least one device comprises a sensor for measuring a physical quantity, said usage records of the device comprising the values of the physical quantity measured by said sensor;
• the computer data set of each virtual object further includes the records relating to the device transmitted to the device management equipment.
• the invention relates to a method of installing a peripheral in the system according to the first aspect of the invention, characterized in that it is implemented during the first connection of the peripheral device to a housing internet access steps of:
• the step of identifying the type of the device comprises the qualification of physical characteristics of operation of said peripheral, and the attribution to the peripheral of a unique identifier according to said physical characteristics; •
• the driver associated with the device type is the driver referenced by a unique identifier assigned to the device in a driver database stored on the device management equipment.
• the invention relates to a remote control method via a terminal connected to the Internet of at least one device in a system according to the first aspect of the invention, characterized in that it comprises steps from:
• the invention relates to a method of monitoring at least one device in a system according to the first aspect of the invention, a terminal being connected to the Internet characterized in that it comprises steps of:
• FIG. 1 is a diagram of the system according to the invention.
• FIG. 2 is a diagram showing in detail the connections between an internet access box and a plurality of devices.
• peripheral means any connectable home object, whether these objects are complex, for example televisions or cameras, or very simple, in particular switches.
• the term device also covers any sensor of a physical quantity that could be found directly in the home or integrated into an object, for example a temperature sensor.
• Each device 1 is connected to an internet access box 2 (the "box”, called as explained by an IAD) and each internet access box 2 is connected to the Internet 30 via an operator network 20, often called “backbone”. ".
• the spaces 10a and 10b represent two “houses”, each having respectively its box 2a, 2b and its peripherals 1 a.X, 1 b.X (by house, one hears any kind of hearth having a box 2).
• Internet access box is not limited to boxes, and may for example include mobile phones with internet connectivity.
• the internet access box 2 consists of a single physical entity. Indeed, in the case of a box, it is possible for example to separate the modem (ie the part which makes it possible to convert a digital signal into an analog signal for ADSL, in other words the first OSI layer) of the rest of the internet access box 2 (ie the OSI layers other than the first one, the high-level QoS, services (VOIP, LAN .. .) or the connectivity), the two entities being for example connected via an ethernet cable, the Wifi, or CPL boxes.
• the modem ie the part which makes it possible to convert a digital signal into an analog signal for ADSL, in other words the first OSI layer
• the rest of the internet access box 2 ie the OSI layers other than the first one, the high-level QoS, services (VOIP, LAN .. .) or the connectivity
• the two entities being for example connected via an ethernet cable, the Wifi, or CPL boxes.
• internet access box encompasses both entities, and any device 1 connected to one or the other will be considered in the present description as connected to an internet access box 2.
• This connection between the internet access box 2 and the peripherals 1 can be achieved in various ways and depends mainly on the physical connectivity available to each device 1.
• a device 1 can be directly connected to the internet access box 2 s' it has connectivity present natively on the internet access box 2 (for example an ethernet connection, usb, HDMI, or Wifi).
• a hardware extension that provides the missing physical connectivity.
• This extension commonly called a "dongle” 3 (or key-connector in French) connects to one of the ports of the internet access box 2 (for example a USB port).
• An example of a dongle 3 is a key with an IrDA (infrared) port: it provides the internet access box 2 with a connection with any device 1 that would have such connectivity via infrared radiation, for example a remote control.
• IrDA infrared
• a single dongle 3 is indeed usually sufficient for each type of connectivity. Note that a dongle 3 most often offers wired connectivity (it is then a simple adapter), but it can be as in the case of the key IrDA a transmitter / receiver of wireless connectivity. It is possible thanks to the dongles 3 to manage in a single environment objects of different manufacturers who are likely to have different connectivities.
• a 3G key can be used as a special dongle 3. Indeed, a device 1 with 3G connectivity is already able to connect to the internet without going through a box 2.
• the 3G key can be used not to provide connectivity, but for the purpose of exploring the features that could be offered by devices 1 with 3G connectivity in One of these functionalities could be, for example, the possibility of sending SMS, possibly via box 2.
• peripheral device 1 a warning device that the elderly can wear around the device. neck, and in case of pressing the button, in addition to the emergency alert system according to the invention would trigger the sending of SMS to prerecorded numbers.
• FIG. 2 represents an exemplary connection architecture of peripherals 1 within a house 10.
• Device 1 .3 is connected directly to box 2 by Wifi, while the others are connected via two dongles 3.
• the peripherals 1 .1 and 1 .2 share the same connectivity and can therefore be connected to internet access box 2 via the same dongle 3a, while the device 1 .4, with different physical connectivity, must pass through the dongle 3b.
• the system according to the invention is distinguished in that it comprises, as can be seen in FIG. 1, a device management device 4 disposed on the operator network 20.
• This device management equipment 4 is in particular a server with data storage spaces and processing means.
• a list of virtual objects 1 ' is indeed stored on the device management equipment 4, each virtual object 1' uniquely representing a device 1.
• the idea is to expose in the manner of a bus all devices 1 of all internet access boxes 2 without topological distinction.
• the seven peripherals 1 of the system shown have their virtual object 1 'at the device management equipment 4.
• Each virtual object consists of a number of computer data that describe the device represented.
• a virtual object 1 'can thus advantageously comprise all or part of the following data:
• a unique identifier of the device 1 (or "UID"), by which the virtual object 1 'is referenced on the device management equipment 4.
• UID unique identifier of the device 1
• This is for example a numeric or alphanumeric code, one of which party can identify the type of device (see below);
• Each attribute identifies an operating parameter of device 1, and can indicate its state. For example, if device 1 is a lamp, the attribute can be "on” or "off”. If the device 1 is a rolling shutter, it can be a value corresponding to the length of unwound shutter.
• a device 1, can have many attributes, especially if it is complex.
• an address in particular the MAC address or the IP address, of the internet access box 2 to which the device 1 represented by the virtual object 1 'is connected. This allows to locate the device, and to know at any time by which way to connect to it.
• each internet access box 2 advantageously records the uses of the peripherals 1 connected to it, the recordings being transmitted on a regular basis to the equipment. 4.
• These usage records, or “logs”, record all the information concerning the use of the device 1, whether the control is remote or by the live user.
• the recording of use can list the slots during which the lamp is lit.
• the device 1 may comprise a sensor for measuring a physical quantity, said usage records of the device 1 then comprise the values of the physical quantity measured by said sensor. It is quite possible to combine usage records and physical quantity records.
• the recordings may include the ranges during which the radiator has produced heat and at which level (uses) as well as the temperature measured at regular intervals by an internal sensor (physical quantity). 'there is one. Note that the physical quantity can simply be the power consumption of the device 1. The interests of such recordings will be described later.
• the associated virtual object 1 Take the case of the radiator as a device 1.
• the associated virtual object 1 'could be:
• AA means type "radiator of such model”
• 0001 is the number of this radiator.
• Another radiator of the same model would have for example the UlD AA0010, and another peripheral type would see its UID start with other characters.
• the invention relates to a method of installing a device 1 in the system described above.
• this method is triggered during the first connection of the device 1 to an internet access box 2 and comprises steps of:
• the step of identifying the type of the device 1 advantageously includes the q ua l lication of phys ic ic q ua rctors operating the device 1, and the allocation to the device 1 of a unique identifier according to said physical characteristics.
• This is implemented by the internet access box 2 which detects a new periphery 1.
• the physical characteristics may be simply the type of connectivity used by the device, and some of the data transmitted by default when connected.
• the unique identifier (or UI D) can as explained before including a code fragment identifying the type.
• the internet access box 2 then interrogates the device management equipment 4.
• a database of drivers is advantageously stored on the device management equipment 4.
• driver to download that is to say associated with the type of device 1, is then identified among the drivers based on said unique identifier assigned to the device 1.
• the driver consists of a piece of computer code comprising the functions necessary for the communication between the device 1 and the internet access box. A single driver is most often common to several products of the same brand, a single download is then sufficient.
• Once downloaded it is installed on the internet access box 2 and then instantiated with the configuration necessary for its initialization. It should be noted that one can discover at this time "subsystems”, that is to say subparts of a complex device 1 that can be considered as full peripheral devices. Identifiers are then generated for each.
• the virtual object 1 '(or the virtual objects 1' in the case of subsystems) is then first created at the level of the internal memory of the internet access box 2 according to the known data, then copied on device management equipment 4.
• the virtual object 1 'and its attributes is then accessible from any equipment connected to the internet 30.
• a device 1 is transferred from one internet access box 2 to another it is immediately recognized. For example, if I have any object and a switch connected to an internet access box 2a and controlled at the device management equipment 4 so that the switch activates the lamp, and that I go to someone else's house with this object (in other words I connect it to a new internet access box 2b different from the internet access box 2a to which the switch is still connected) , after having downloaded a driver necessary to control this object, the new internet access box 2b finds its associated virtual object 1 '. It modifies the MAC address that it contains in its own. The switch then always controls the object even though the object has been moved, without any intervention by the user other than the connection. Control method
• the invention relates to a remote control method of at least one device 1 in the data management system as mentioned before.
• This method implemented via a terminal 6 connected to the Internet 30 (which may be a personal computer, a mobile phone, a touch pad, or even the internet access box 2) comprises steps of:
• the device management equipment 4 accesses and possibly modifies the attribute (s) of the virtual object 1 'concerned;
• a request sent as part of a control method may involve multiple devices 1. It is even possible to envisage “scenarios” implemented by applications executed on the terminal 6, these scenarios resulting in the sending at given times of elaborate queries making it possible to control several peripherals 1. For example, a "back to work” scenario might involve turning on the heat and opening the shutters every weekday at 6pm.
• the invention provides remote monitoring of connected devices, whether by the owners of the equipment or third parties.
• This monitoring can range from home monitoring 10 (leak detection, temperature observation, even burglar protection), to large-scale energy analysis (monitoring the power consumption of an entire population as well as evolution over time to enable major players to design optimal energy policies.
• the invention relates to a method of monitoring at least one device 1 in the described device management system, a terminal 6 being connected to the internet 30.
• the method includes steps of: sending from the terminal 6 a request to the device management equipment 4, said request designating one or more peripherals 1;
• the device management equipment 4 of the at least one virtual object representing the at least one device 1 consultation by the device management equipment 4 of the at least one virtual object representing the at least one device 1; transmission to the terminal 6 of at least one record associated with at least one virtual object 1 '(depending on the content of the request). For example, if the query is about the current temperature of a room, the last temperature in the temperature record that is measured by a temperature sensor will be returned to device 1.
• the device management equipment can thus be considered as a service platform. It is conceivable that applications offering many services are developed by companies, and implemented on the device management equipment 4 if the access provider that manages the operator network 20 validates them.
• the access provider has the means to guarantee the anonymity of the data if necessary by allowing the transm ission only raw records without data such as the MAC address which would concern the privacy of the user
• the terminal 6 may be the device management equipment 4 itself, in particular for the implementation of alerts: it can be configured by the user to issue requests of his own. events (such as sending a message to the user, stopping the power supply, or even the call of the police or firefighters) under given circumstances (elderly surveillance mentioned above, activation of a smoke detector, abnormal electricity consumption, etc.).

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