JP2018182654A - Communication device, communication control method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate identification between a plurality of devices connected to an access point to execute appropriate setting and control for the individual devices.SOLUTION: A control section controls processing by individual functional modules that a terminal device 1 includes and overall operation across these functional modules. A storage control section controls a storage section to store or delete processing data or various data such as image content, a video content and sensor data. An input and output control section controls an output section to control display of a GUI at the terminal device and controls an input section to control operational input by a user at the terminal device. A wireless LAN communication control section controls a communication section to control communication between the terminal device and devices or a home AP via a wireless LAN communication method.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a communication apparatus, a communication control method, and a program.

In recent years, with the spread of wireless communication such as wireless LAN (Local Area Network) and Bluetooth (registered trademark), in various places, electronic devices use these wireless functions to construct a wireless network to exchange information. Is operated.
These electronic devices need to set in advance wireless network information, which is a parameter for performing wireless communication, at the time of initial installation or the like. By setting the wireless network information, the electronic devices are centrally connected via a desired access point (hereinafter referred to as "AP") having a router function capable of connecting to the Internet, and enjoy various Internet services. It becomes possible.
Generally, the initial setting work of the wireless network information (SSID (service set identifier), password, encryption mode, etc.) generated when installing a plurality of these electronic devices is complicated and labor-intensive. In order to facilitate such an initial setting operation of wireless network information, several improvement techniques have been proposed conventionally as disclosed in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a communication setting apparatus which stores operation setting information and initial setting information of each of a plurality of electronic devices, and is wirelessly connected to each electronic device via an AP. The communication setting device sequentially sets the read initial setting information in the AP, accesses each electronic device through wireless communication via the AP, and sets operation setting information of the electronic device. Patent Document 2 discloses a POS terminal apparatus which stores an SSID default value and is wirelessly connected to a plurality of mobile printers via a representative AP. This POS terminal searches for a communicable mobile printer by wireless communication and acquires its SSID. If there are a plurality of acquired SSIDs that match the SSID default value, the POS terminal apparatus sequentially performs initialization on a plurality of mobile printers of the SSID that matches the SSID default value.

By the way, in recent years, these electronic devices are being widely used also in the field of Internet of Things (IoT). In order to use this IoT service, it is necessary to set not only wireless network information for wireless communication but also setting information unique to the device necessary for the IoT service in each electronic device before the start of operation.
One of the IoT standards organizations is the Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF) (registered trademark). The OCF proposes a framework for transferring wireless network information to devices for connecting devices compatible with the OCF service to a home Wi-Fi AP. Hereinafter, the wireless network information is referred to as “Wi-Fi parameter information”, and the setting information unique to the device is referred to as “device setting information”.
Specifically, in this setting method, first, with respect to the OCF device connected to the mobile device on a one-to-one basis, the device setting information together with the Wi-Fi parameter information for connecting to the Wi-Fi AP from the mobile device Set The setting of the parameter information is performed by connecting the mobile device and the OCF device by P2P (peer-to-peer) wireless communication such as Wi-Fi P2P (Soft-AP) connection or Bluetooth connection.

Among the parameter information set for the OCF device, this device setting information is predicted and prepared so as to be able to provide the resources such as the network and computer equipment to the OCF device as needed along with the Wi-Fi parameter information. Configure provisioning information. That is, the device setting information set in the OCF device is information essential for the OCF device to receive the OCF service.
The device setting information includes the device name of the OCF device, the model name, the language used, the country of use, and current location information as essential information. Among these, “device name” is originally information for identifying the OCF device from other devices on the wireless network, and it is recommended to use an easily identifiable name. In addition, it is possible to set, for the user, access restriction to this device name ("R (reference only)", "R / RW (reference and update possible)", etc.).

Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2015-056778 JP, 2016-152430, A

However, conventionally, when trying to initialize a plurality of OCF devices using the above-mentioned device setting information, there has been a case where it is not possible to properly identify each OCF device. Hereinafter, a case where the same OCF device is initialized at the same time will be described as an example.
As described above, since an easily identifiable name must be used for "device name" in the device setting information, it is general that manufacturer-specific information such as the product name and model number of the OCF device is used. . For this reason, with the device name unique to the manufacturer at the time of shipment, the device name overlaps among a plurality of identical devices, making it difficult to identify a target device among a plurality of identical devices, making the setting operation complicated. It will

Furthermore, the access restriction to the "device name" in the device setting information can be arbitrarily set to different levels for each manufacturer. For this reason, even if device names overlap among multiple identical OCF devices, the device name can not be changed if the access restriction is set to “R (reference only allowed)”, and the target The equipment can not be properly identified.
As described above, since it becomes difficult to identify the target device among a plurality of OCF devices, detailed management or individual control of individual OCF devices (for example, in the case of a lighting fixture, light control, color adjustment, management of operation time) -There was a disadvantage that control etc. could not be executed.
The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to facilitate identification of a plurality of devices connected to an access point and appropriately execute setting and control of individual devices. To provide a possible communication device and communication control method.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, according to an aspect of the communication device according to the present invention, it is a communication device connectable to a plurality of devices via an access point, which is a first device not connected to the access point. From the first acquisition unit for acquiring the first device setting information set for the first device, and from the second device connected to the access point to the second device Second acquisition means for acquiring the set second device setting information, the first device setting information for the first device acquired by the first acquisition means, and the second acquisition means Identifying the first device from the second device based on an analysis unit that analyzes the second device setting information of the second device acquired by the second device and the analysis result by the analysis unit Generation means for generating device identification information , The device identification information generated by the generation unit, the first communications device comprising a notification unit for notifying the device, is provided.

  According to the present invention, identification among a plurality of devices connected to an access point can be facilitated, and settings and control for individual devices can be appropriately performed.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The figure which shows an example of the network system structure which concerns on Embodiment 1 and 2 of this invention. The figure which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of the terminal device which concerns on this embodiment. A figure showing an example of functional module composition of a terminal unit concerning this embodiment. FIG. 7 is a view showing an example of the data configuration of device setting information set in the device. The figure which shows an example of the operation screen of the terminal device which sets provisioning information to an apparatus. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a processing sequence for setting provisioning information to a newly-installed device in the first embodiment. 6 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a terminal apparatus for setting provisioning information to a newly-installed device in the first embodiment. 10 is a flowchart showing a detailed processing procedure of provisioning information analysis processing (S15) of FIG. 7; FIG. 2 is a view showing an example of a processing sequence for managing and operating a plurality of devices in the first embodiment. 3 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a terminal apparatus that manages and operates a plurality of devices in the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is a view showing an example of an operation screen of a terminal apparatus that manages and operates a plurality of devices. The figure which shows an example of the operation screen of the terminal device which sets provisioning information to an apparatus when it is judged by the provisioning information analysis process (S15) that there is no same apparatus. FIG. 7 is a view showing an example of the data configuration of device setting information according to the second embodiment. FIG. 13 is a view showing an example of an operation screen of a terminal apparatus for setting provisioning information in a device in the second embodiment. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a network system configuration according to a third embodiment. FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of a processing sequence for setting provisioning information to a newly-installed device in the third embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the processing sequence which sets provisioning information to the apparatus of a new body in the modification 1. FIG. FIG. 13 is a view showing an example of a processing sequence for managing and operating a plurality of devices in the second modification;

  Hereinafter, an embodiment for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings. The embodiment described below is an example as a realization means of the present invention, and should be appropriately corrected or changed according to the configuration of the apparatus to which the present invention is applied and various conditions. It is not limited to the embodiment. Moreover, not all combinations of the features described in the present embodiment are essential to the solution means of the present invention. In the drawings described below, the same or functionally similar components are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the repetitive description thereof will be omitted.

(Embodiment 1)
The present embodiment generates unique device identification information for identifying a device, which is different from the device setting information (for example, device name) specified in provisioning information of a device such as an OCF device, and the generated device identification Notify devices of provisioning information including information. By setting the notified provisioning information to the own device, identification of the OCF device becomes easy. As a result, particularly when installing a plurality of OCF devices of the same product specification, the setting operation unique to the OCF device is simplified.

<System Configuration of This Embodiment>
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a network system (communication system) according to the present embodiment.
The network system 9 of FIG. 1 includes a terminal device 1, devices 2 to 5, and a home AP 6. This network system includes a Soft-AP communication network and a home AP communication network via the home AP 6 as a wireless LAN network.
The devices 2 to 5 are electronic devices to which provisioning information used in the home AP communication network is set by the terminal device 1, and are, for example, OCF devices conforming to the OCF standard. Specific examples of these devices 2 to 5 are digital cameras, digital video cameras, network cameras, printers, digital multifunction devices, digital TVs, projectors, refrigerators, washing machines, lights, doors, etc., but are not limited to these. Includes equipment in general.

Below, it demonstrates as an apparatus in which the apparatus 2 is newly established, and apparatus 3-5 as an existing apparatus. As a specific example, the device 2 to be newly installed is connected to the home AP communication network in the home network 9 when it is newly installed in the living room etc. (first area 7) after the user purchases it. It is assumed that the LED lighting apparatus is centrally managed using a service.
On the other hand, it is assumed that the existing device 3 is an LED lighting apparatus that is already connected to the home AP communication network and centrally managed using an OCF service. The device 3 is an electronic device having the same function and the same model of the same manufacturer as the device 2 installed in the living area (the first area 7) as the device 2 to be newly added.

The existing device 4 is an LED lighting device connected to the home AP communication network and centrally managed using an OCF service, installed in a bedroom or the like (the second area 8) and having a function different from that of the new device 2 And an electronic device compatible with OCF. In addition, the existing device 5 is connected to the home AP communication network, for example, with an OCF-compatible home appliance having a wireless LAN function, such as a refrigerator used in a bedroom (the second area 8) or a small wine cellar. Do.
The terminal device 1 is a mobile device operated by the user 10 and setting provisioning information for the device 2 to be newly established, and is, for example, a mobile device compliant with the OCF standard. Specific examples of the terminal device 1 are a smartphone, a tablet, a PC, a server, and the like, but are not limited thereto, and all devices capable of P2P wireless connection (peer-to-peer wireless connection) with the devices 2 to 5 Including. The terminal device 1 is also connected to the home AP communication network via the home AP 6 and can communicate with the devices 2 to 5.

Here, “provisioning information” is information to be predicted and provided to provide resources such as a network and computer equipment to an OCF device and to be set in the OCF device. The provisioning information includes Wi-Fi parameter information (wireless network information) and device setting information used in the home AP communication network of the home AP 6.
“Device setting information” is setting information unique to the device 2 necessary for the device 2 to access the OCF service and the IoT service via the home AP communication network, and is set from the terminal device 1 to the device 2 Information.

The home AP 6 is a home Wi-Fi access point compatible with a wireless LAN standard (for example, the IEEE 802.11 standard series). The home AP 6 is a network relay apparatus that configures a home AP communication network that is a wireless LAN network, connects the devices 2 to 5 to the home AP communication network, and manages the devices, and has a router function for accessing the Internet.
Each of the devices 2 to 5 and the terminal device 1 can directly communicate with each other via the Soft-AP communication network. The Soft-AP communication network is a wireless LAN network in which the devices 2 to 5 are connected to the terminal device 1 as Wi-Fi access points.
Although the connection between the devices is described as using a wireless LAN in the present embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this. Instead of the wireless LAN, for example, a P2P connectable communication method such as Bluetooth (registered trademark), UWB (Ultra Wide Band), ZigBee, NFC (Near Field Communication), or RFID may be used. Bluetooth includes Bluetooth of version 4 or later, such as Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE).

<Hardware configuration>
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the terminal device 1 according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 2, the terminal device 1 includes a storage unit 21, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 22, a function unit 23, an input unit 24, an output unit 25, a communication unit 26, and an antenna 27.
The storage unit 21 is configured of a memory such as a read only memory (ROM) or a random access memory (RAM). The storage unit 21 stores provisioning information such as programs for executing various processes described later, Wi-Fi parameter information for wireless communication, and device setting information unique to the device.
Note that, as the storage unit 21, storage media such as a flexible disk, a hard disk, and a non-volatile memory card may be used in addition to the memories such as the ROM and the RAM. In addition, the storage unit 21 may include a plurality of memories and the like.

The CPU 22 is hardware for controlling the functional unit 23, and may be configured by a processor such as an MPU in addition to the CPU. The CPU 22 controls the entire terminal device 1 by executing a program stored in the storage unit 21.
The CPU 22 may control the entire terminal device 1 by cooperation of a program stored in the storage unit 201 and the OS (Operating System). Further, the CPU 22 may include a plurality of processors such as a multi-core processor, and the plurality of processors may control the entire terminal device 1.

The functional unit 23 causes the CPU 22 to execute a program stored in the storage unit 21 to execute a unique application function operating on the terminal device 1 such as an OCF setting application for the device 2 and a device management application.
The input unit 24 receives various inputs for the user 10 to operate the terminal device 1. The output unit 25 provides a GUI (Graphical User Interface) for the user 10 to operate the terminal device 1 and performs various outputs. Here, the output by the output unit 25 includes at least one of display on a screen such as provisioning information and the like, audio output by a speaker, vibration output and the like. As in the case of a touch panel, both the input unit 24 and the output unit 25 may be realized by one module.
The communication unit 26 controls the antenna 27 to transmit and receive a wireless signal for wireless communication. The terminal device 1 performs wireless LAN communication with the devices 2 to 5 through the communication unit 26.

An example of the hardware configuration of the newly installed device 2 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The device 2 includes the storage unit 21, the CPU 22, the communication unit 26, and the antenna 27 similar to the terminal device 1 shown in FIG.
The device 2 is further changed to the functional unit 23 of FIG. 2 and, for example, the operation time of a day as a lighting fixture, toning (21 steps: bulb color, daylight color, daylight white etc.), light control (brightness 0% And 100%) and the like, and is provided with a function unit unique to the device 2 that controls the lighting function. When the functional unit of the device 2 receives sensing information from a sensor device (not shown) connected via a wireless LAN network etc., it analyzes the received information, and if necessary, an actuator (not shown) via the CPU 22 ) Sends an instruction to control the operation of the device 2. Further, the functional unit of the device 2 communicates with the terminal device 1 via the wireless LAN network via the communication unit 26, and updates the provisioning information set in the device 2 with the provisioning information notified from the terminal device 1 Do.

The device 2 is further changed to the input unit 24 and the output unit 25 of FIG. 2 and, for example, an input unit which is a switch for shifting to the OCF setting mode, a simple LED display, an audio output by a speaker, a vibration output And an output unit for performing an output including at least one of
The hardware configuration of the devices 3 to 5 is also the same as that of the device 2 described above, and each device may be configured to include the units 21, 22, 26 and 27 shown in FIG. Each functional unit may be configured to perform a function.

<Functional Module Configuration of This Embodiment>
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of a functional module configuration of the terminal device 1 according to the present embodiment.
In FIG. 3, the terminal device 1 includes a control unit 31, a storage control unit 32, an input / output control unit 33, a wireless LAN communication control unit 34, and an OCF communication control unit 35. The terminal device 1 further includes a provisioning information acquisition unit 36, a provisioning information analysis unit 37, a device identification information generation unit 38, a provisioning information management unit 39, and a provisioning information notification unit 311.

  Each functional module shown in FIG. 3 is realized by software or hardware. When realized by software, a program for providing the function of each functional module to be described later is stored in a memory such as a ROM and read out to the RAM and executed by the CPU 22 to realize the function of the functional module. . On the other hand, in the case of hardware implementation, for example, by using a predetermined compiler, a dedicated circuit may be automatically generated on the FPGA from the program for realizing the function of each functional module. FPGA is an abbreviation for Field Programmable Gate Array. Further, a Gate Array circuit may be formed in the same manner as an FPGA and realized as hardware. Also, it may be realized by an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC). The configuration of the functional blocks shown in FIG. 3 is an example, and a plurality of functional blocks may constitute one functional block, or any functional block may be divided into blocks performing a plurality of functions. It is also good.

The control unit 31 controls processing by individual functional modules provided in the terminal device 1 and controls overall operations among these functional modules.
The storage control unit 32 controls the storage unit 21 to store or delete processing data or various data such as image content, video content, and sensor data. The input / output control unit 33 controls the output unit 25 to control display of the GUI in the terminal device 1 and controls the input unit 24 to control operation input from the user of the terminal device 1.
The wireless LAN communication control unit 34 controls the communication unit 26 to perform communication control of the terminal device 1, the devices 2 to 5, and the home AP 6 according to a wireless LAN communication method.
The OCF communication control unit 35 performs communication control based on the OCF standard between the terminal device 1 and the device 2 via the wireless LAN communication control unit 34. Specifically, the OCF communication control unit 35 can execute communication control using the following communication protocol. Internet Protocol (IP), User Datagram Protocol (UDP), Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP), Datagram Transport Layer Security (DTLS), etc.

The OCF communication control unit 35 can also execute communication control using another communication protocol as follows. Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP), Transport Layer Security (TLS), Multicast Dynamic Name Service (mDNS), etc.
The communication control units 34 and 35, together with the communication unit 26, constitute a transmitting unit and a receiving unit that perform communication between the terminal device 1 and another device.
The provisioning information acquisition unit 36 controls the OCF communication control unit 35 to perform provisioning including Wi-Fi parameter information for the devices 2 to 5 to connect to the home AP 6 and device setting information unique to the devices 2 to 5 Information is acquired from the devices 2 to 5, respectively.
The provisioning information analysis unit 37 controls the OCF communication control unit 35, analyzes the provisioning information of the plurality of devices 2 to 5 acquired by the provisioning information acquisition unit 36, and generates new device identification information unique to the device 2. To the device identification information generation unit 38.

The device identification information generation unit 38 generates device identification information according to the instruction from the provisioning information analysis unit 37 and outputs the device identification information to the provisioning information management unit 39 and the provisioning information notification unit 311.
The “device identification information” generated here is different from the device name etc. which is the property set in the device setting information of the provisioning information, and the respective devices 2 to 5 generated as new properties are It is identification information of the device which identifies uniquely. The details of the device setting information and the device identification information will be described later with reference to FIG.
The provisioning information management unit 39 holds and stores the device identification information generated by the device identification information generation unit 38 in the RAM or the storage unit 21 such as an auxiliary storage device. Specifically, the provisioning information management unit 39 registers the generated device identification information as a new property in the information resource of the device setting information 41 (see FIG. 4). When the user 10 changes and inputs the device identification information generated by the device identification information generation unit 38 via the input unit 24, the changed device identification information is replaced with the generated device identification information. May be stored.

The provisioning information notification unit 311 notifies the device 2 of provisioning information including the device identification information stored in the storage unit 21 by the provisioning information management unit 39 via the communication unit 26.
The functional module configurations of the devices 2 to 5 may include the control unit 31, the storage control unit 32, the input / output control unit 33, the wireless LAN control unit 34, and the OCF communication control unit 35 illustrated in FIG. 3. Provision information is transmitted / received to / from the terminal device 1 on the devices 2 to 5, and the provisioning information notified from the terminal device 1 is set in the devices 2 to 5, respectively, and an application capable of wireless LAN network communication is operable I hope there is.

<Data configuration in the present embodiment>
FIGS. 4A and 4B are diagrams showing an example of a data configuration of provisioning information to which the device compatible with the OCF service according to the present embodiment refers. FIG. 4A shows an example of the resource definition of the device setting information in the provisioning information defined by the OCF standard.
The provisioning information is information related to the setting of the OCF held by each of the devices 2 to 5, and is configured to include Wi-Fi parameter information and device setting information.
In FIG. 4A, the information resource name 41 is an identification name for being recognized as a resource of unique device setting information in the device corresponding to the OCF service, and in the case of the device setting information 45, “device setting information ( It is described as "DevConf)". The URI 42 indicates a unique resource identifier (URI) which is a reference address for accessing the resource. In the case of the device setting information 45, “/ DevConfProvisioningResURI” is described.

The resource type 43 is reference destination information of a data structure composed of a plurality of properties, and in the case of the device setting information 45, it is described as "oic.wk.devconf", and the data setting table shown in FIG. 4 (b) Is referenced. The permission 44 indicates access restriction (permission) to the property of the resource, and in the case of the device setting information 45, “reference / update”, that is, acquisition and update possible, generation and deletion impossible.
When the device compatible with the OCF service succeeds in connecting to the wireless LAN network receiving the OCF service, the device executes processing of setting additional configuration information necessary for access to the OCF service in its own device. This additional configuration information includes geographical location, time zone, security requirements, etc. These pieces of configuration information may be preloaded in the device, but if they are not preset in advance such as at the time of factory shipment of the device, other OCF devices are referred to based on the reference destination information referred to by the resource type 43. It is possible to appropriately acquire from the configuration information in

FIG. 4B shows an example of the data configuration of the reference table indicating the setting data (properties) of the resource linked by the basic unique information ID (oic.wk.devconf) indicated by the resource type 43.
In FIG. 4B, a property 46 indicates a setting item for the OCF device, and a value type 47 indicates an access attribute of the property. The access mode 48 indicates the permission regarding the access to the property, and is a determination flag that allows the user 10 to refer / update data. In FIG. 4B, “R (reference only possible)” is set as the access mode of the device name 411 and the model name 412, and “R / RW” is set as the access mode of the other properties (F2, F3, F4). (Read and update is possible) is set. Therefore, the device name 411 and the model name 412 (F1) can not be updated, and can not be updated when setting the device 2. The setting information 49 indicates a value to be set to the property.

Among the properties of the device setting information shown in FIG. 4B, the basic properties that are supposed to be defined by the OCF are the device name 411, the model name 412, the language used 413, the country of use 414 and the current location 415 5 items (F1 and F2). However, not limited to these five items, it is permitted to add manufacturer-specific provisioning information as a new property (additional information).
In FIG. 4B, the installation area 416, the device identification information 417, the operation time 418, the color adjustment 419 and the light control 420 are added as new properties of the device setting information 45 of the newly installed device 2 (LED lighting fixture) It is done.

The device identification information 417 uniquely identifies the device 2 generated by the device identification information generation unit 38, which is different from the device name 411 and the model name 412, which are the existing properties of the device setting information 45, from other devices. , Unique identification information. Since the device name 411 and the model name 412 can not be updated as described above, instead of this, in the present embodiment, the device identification information 417 uniquely identifies each device among a plurality of identical devices. It is referred to as information. In FIG. 4B, the character string "Lighting of living room # 2" described in the setting information 49 of the device identification information 417 is the setting information 49 of the device identification information 417 different from the device name 411 or the model name 412. , Is set in the corresponding data storage area.
The color adjustment 419 can take, for example, values of 21 steps (bulb color, daylight color, daylight white, etc.), and the light adjustment 420 can take, for example, a value of brightness 0% to 100%.
Among the added properties, the installation area 416 and the device identification information 417 (F3) can be used to identify the device 2, the operation time 418, the color adjustment 419 and the dimming 420 (F4) are the device 2 Function information defined corresponding to the original function of

<GUI for setting provisioning information>
FIG. 5 shows an example of a GUI (operation screen) of the terminal device 1 for setting provisioning information to the devices 2 to 5 in the home network 9, and can be realized by a touch panel of an electronic device such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal.
In FIG. 5, a setting screen 1 (51) is an example of a setting screen of basic information in the OCF service. The setting screen 1 (51) is composed of display items (reference display items: F1) 411 and 412 which can only be referred to and display items (setting display items: F2) 413, 414 and 415 which can be referred and updated. These display items 411 to 415 display, for example, device setting information preset at the time of product shipment of the manufacturer.

The reference display item F1 is a display item which can not be updated, and is provisioning information in which only data reference is permitted, as in the access mode 48 of the device name 411 in FIG. 4B. For this reason, for example, the display item has a gray background, and the input is regulated. In FIG. 5, the device name 411 and the model name 412 are the reference display item F1.
On the other hand, the setting display items 413 to 415 are display items that can be updated and input, and as in the access mode 48 of the use language 413 of FIG. . Therefore, for example, the display item is set as an ordinary input color (eg, white) as an input field, and the input is not restricted. In the setting screen 1 (51) of FIG. 5, the language used 413, the country of use 414, and the current location 415 correspond to the setting display items.

In addition, the front screen movement touch key 53 is a touch operation key for returning to the front screen used at the time of registration operation of a general smartphone or tablet terminal, and similarly the next screen movement touch key 54 also moves to the next screen Touch operation keys. The completion touch key 55 is a touch key operated at the completion of an input operation or the like.
In FIG. 5, the setting screen 2 (52) is an example of a setting screen related to the device-specific information specifying the function, performance and installation area specific to the target device for receiving the OCF service, and the device, for example. Display items (setting display items) 416 to 420 are configured. In the setting screen 2 (52) of FIG. 5, the installation area 416, the device identification information 417, and the operation time 418, the color adjustment 419, and the light control 420, which are function information, correspond to this setting display item.

<Communication Sequence of Provisioning Information Setting in this Embodiment>
Hereinafter, with reference to FIGS. 6-8, the communication sequence in connection with the provisioning information setting process to the apparatus 2 newly installed from the terminal device 1 in this embodiment is demonstrated. In the following, the device 2 to be newly established is newly connected to the home AP communication network managed by the home AP 6 and configured by the devices 3 to 5 and the terminal device 1, and provisioning information is set from the terminal device 1 to the device 2. The communication sequence of this case will be described as an example.
FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram showing message transmission / reception of provisioning information setting processing from the terminal device 1 to the device 2 in a network constituted by the terminal device 1, the existing devices 3 to 5 and the home AP 6. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of provisioning information setting executed by the terminal device 1, and FIG. 8 is a detailed flowchart showing the details of the provisioning information analysis processing (S 15) of FIG.

In FIG. 6, the home AP 6 broadcasts a beacon signal (M601) to each of the terminal device 1 and the devices 3 to 5, which are communication devices in the home AP communication network managed by the home AP 6.
Here, after installing the newly installed device 2, the user 10 presses, for example, a switch of the input unit 24 of the device 2 in order to instruct start of setting of provisioning information to the device 2. When the switch is pressed, a setting start instruction message (M602) is transmitted to the control unit 31 of the device 2. Here, the device 2 is not connected to the home AP 6.
When receiving the setting start instruction message (M602), the control unit 31 of the device 2 reads the program stored in the storage unit 21 and activates the processing of Soft-AP (M603). Specifically, with the soft-AP processing, the control unit 31 of the device 2 temporarily sets the device 2 itself as an AP device for setting provisioning information for the device 2 to the wireless LAN communication unit 34. It instructs the antenna 27 to broadcast a beacon signal to operate.

At this time, in order to make it possible to recognize from the outside that the device 2 is in the setting mode of the provisioning information, for example, a buzzer sound is output from the output unit 25 of the device 2, or if it is a lighting fixture such as LED You may make it blink.
Next, in order to start setting of provisioning information from the terminal device 1 to the device 2, the user 10 touches, for example, an icon of a setting application of provisioning information displayed on a display of the terminal device 1.
When the input unit 24 of the terminal device 1 detects a start request of a setting application of provisioning information managed by the function unit 23 by a touch operation of the user 10, the input unit 24 instructs the control unit 31 to start provisioning information setting (M604) .
When receiving the provisioning information setting start instruction (M604), the control unit 31 of the terminal device 1 reads the program stored in the storage unit 21 and starts the application for setting the provisioning information (S1 in FIG. 7). Subsequently, the terminal device 1 shifts to a mode of searching for the device 2 operating as an AP device of Soft-AP.

Specifically, the control unit 31 of the terminal device 1 that has shifted to the search mode causes the wireless LAN communication control unit 34 to temporarily operate as a terminal device for setting provisioning information. The antenna 27 instructs the antenna 27 to receive the beacon signal.
When the wireless LAN communication control unit 34 receives the beacon signal (M605) (S2 in FIG. 7: Yes), the control unit 31 of the terminal device 1 displays the AP device on the display of the output unit 25 so that the user 10 can recognize it. A list of SSIDs for identification is displayed (S3 in FIG. 7). At that time, the control unit 31 of the terminal device 1 may repeatedly execute a process of receiving a beacon signal of an AP device operating in the periphery by the wireless LAN communication control unit 34 for a predetermined time, for example (S2 of FIG. 7: No).

From among the SSIDs displayed in a list by the output unit 25 of the terminal device 1, the user 10 uses the input unit 24 to select the SSID of the device 2 (S4 in FIG. 7: Yes). At that time, the control unit 31 of the terminal device 1 may repeatedly execute the selection confirmation process of the corresponding SSID in the input unit 24 for a predetermined time, for example (S4 in FIG. 7: No).
By the selection of the SSID of the device 2 of the user 10, the control unit 31 of the terminal device 1 instructs the wireless LAN communication control unit 34 to make a Soft-AP connection (M606). Thus, the Soft-AP connection process (M607) is executed between the device 2 and the terminal device 1 (S5 in FIG. 7).

The terminal device 1 connected Soft-AP to the device 2 transmits a provisioning information search message (M 608) to the device 2 by the OCF communication control unit 34 in order to confirm the provisioning information currently set to the device 2. (S6 in FIG. 7).
The device 2 having received the provisioning information search message (M 608) transmits the provisioning information discovery message (M 609) to the terminal device 1 when confirming that the storage unit 21 stores the provisioning information specific to the device 2. Note that this provisioning information discovery message includes a device ID (IDentifier) that can uniquely identify the device 2.

When the terminal device 1 receives the provisioning information discovery message (M609) from the device 2 (S7 in FIG. 7: Yes), security setting processing (M610) is performed between the OCF communication control unit 35 of both the terminal device 1 and the device 2. Is executed (S8 in FIG. 7). This security setting process enables encrypted communication, access control, and the like.
The terminal device 1 waits until the security setting process is completed (S9 of FIG. 7: No), and when the security setting process is completed (S9: Yes), executes the process of acquiring provisioning information from the device 2. Specifically, the provisioning information acquisition unit 36 of the terminal device 1 transmits a provisioning information acquisition request message (M611) to the device 2 in order to acquire the provisioning information currently set in the device 2 (see FIG. 7 of 10).

The device 2 having received the provisioning information acquisition request message (M611) includes the provisioning information stored in the storage unit 21 in the information element of the provisioning information message (M612), and transmits it to the terminal device 1.
Upon receiving the provisioning information message (M 612) from the device 2, the provisioning information management unit 39 of the terminal device 1 stores the received provisioning information of the device 2 in the storage unit 21 of the terminal device 1.
When receiving the provisioning information from the device 2, the terminal device 1 determines whether to execute acquisition processing of the respective provisioning information from other existing devices 3 to 5 other than the device 2 in the network of the home AP 6.
Specifically, for example, when the setting process is repeatedly performed for the second time and subsequent times, such as when a plurality of devices are newly established, collection of provisioning information of other devices in the network has already been completed (S11 of FIG. 7: Yes). For this reason, the provisioning information acquisition process of the devices 3 to 5 other than the device 2 can be omitted. Alternatively, at the time of installation of a new OCF device, acquisition processing of provisioning information of OCF devices other than the device 2 may be executed every time.

In the following, it is assumed that the device 2 is the first device to be newly installed on the network of the home AP 6 and the provisioning information of other OCF devices other than the device 2 is not collected in advance (S11: No in FIG. 7). explain.
The wireless LAN communication control unit 34 of the terminal device 1 executes AP switching processing (M613) in order to switch the connection from the Soft-AP network connected to the device 2 to the network of the home AP 6 (S12 in FIG. 7). The provisioning information acquisition unit 36 of the terminal device 1 connected to the network of the home AP 6 transmits a provisioning information acquisition request message to the existing device 3 in the network in order to acquire the provisioning information. The provisioning information acquisition unit 36 of the terminal device 1 receives from the device 3 a response message including the provisioning information set in the device 3. Furthermore, the provisioning information acquisition unit 36 of the terminal device 1 stores the received provisioning information in the storage unit 21, and completes the provisioning information acquisition process (M614) from the device 3 (S13 in FIG. 7).

At this time, it is determined whether the provisioning information of all the OCF devices in the network has been acquired, and the provisioning information acquiring process (M615, M4) is performed on the existing devices 4 and 5 until the information acquisition is completed (S14: No). M 616) is repeated (S13 in FIG. 7). If the provisioning information of all the OCF devices is not acquired even after the predetermined time has elapsed, the process may proceed to the process of S15 at that time.
If the acquisition of the provisioning information of all the OCF devices is completed (S14: Yes), the terminal device 1 executes the provisioning information analysis process to determine the provisioning information to be set for the device 2 to be newly established (S15) . The details of the provisioning information analysis process (S15) of the terminal device 1 will be described later with reference to FIG.
In FIG. 6, after performing the provisioning information analysis process (S15), the wireless LAN communication control unit 34 of the terminal device 1 executes an AP switching process (M617) for switching the connection from the network of home AP 6 to the network of Soft-AP. (S16 of FIG. 7).

The OCF communication control unit 35 of the terminal device 1 connected to the Soft-AP network transmits a Wi-Fi parameter information update request message (M 618) to the device 2. The Wi-Fi parameter information update request message (M 618) includes Wi-Fi parameter information (wireless network information) of the home AP network used when the device 2 connects to the home AP 6.
When the device 2 receives the Wi-Fi parameter information update request message (M 618), the control unit 31 of the device 2 stores the Wi-Fi parameter information of the home AP network received from the terminal device 1 in the storage unit 21 ( M619). Next, the device 2 transmits an update OK message (M620) indicating the completion of the update process to the terminal device 1, and the terminal device 1 having received the update OK message completes the Wi-Fi parameter information update process (see FIG. 7 of S7).

Next, the OCF communication control unit 35 of the terminal device 1 transmits a device setting information update request message (M621) including the device setting information to the device 2 (S18 in FIG. 7). Here, the device setting information transmitted from the terminal device 1 to the device 2 is the device setting information (including the generated device identification information) output by the provisioning information analysis process (S15), and the device setting information resource It may contain a reference address. In the example of FIG. 4A, the data setting table regarding the setting or configuration of the device of FIG. 4B is referred to by the reference address URI 42.
When the device 2 receives the device setting information update request message (M621), the control unit 31 of the device 2 transmits the provisioning information including the reference destination address of the device setting information resource configured by the reference destination address (URI 42) to the device 2 Are stored in the storage unit 21 of Next, the device 2 transmits an update OK message (M623) indicating the completion of the update process of the device setting information to the terminal device 1, and the terminal device 1 having received the update OK message completes the device setting information update process. (S18 in FIG. 7).

After the completion of the device setting information update process, when the setting to another device to be newly established is continued (S19: Yes), the terminal device 1 beacons the AP device (other device) activated in the Soft-AP mode. It transfers to the process which receives a signal (M605), and repeats the process of S2-S19.
The terminal device 1 determines whether or not to continue the setting operation of the provisioning information related to another device newly established, and if it is not necessary to repeat the setting operation more than this (S19: No), the setting information of the provisioning information is ended.
The device 2 executes AP switching processing (M624) from the Soft-AP to the home AP 6 in order to connect to the network of the home AP 6 with the Wi-Fi parameter information updated in the Wi-Fi parameter information update processing (M619). Do. Thus, the device 2 can access the provisioning information in which the reference destination address of the device setting information resource is designated.

Similarly, the terminal device 1 executes AP switching processing (M 625) in order to switch the connection from the Soft-AP network connected to the device 2 to the home AP 6 network.
When installing the newly installed device 2 in the network of the home AP 6 configured of the plurality of devices 3 to 5 by the above processing, the terminal device 1 is used as an intermediary (mediator) and identification information unique to the device 2 is used. It can be set to 2.

<Details of Provisioning Information Analysis Processing in this Embodiment>
The details of the provisioning information analysis process (S15 of FIG. 7) executed by the terminal device 1 will be described below with reference to FIG.
The provisioning information analysis unit 37 of the terminal device 1 analyzes and compares the provisioning information of the device 2 stored in the storage unit 21 and the provisioning information of the existing devices 3 to 5 under the control of the control unit 31 ((1) S151).
As a result of the analysis in S151, the terminal device 1 uses the new device identification information property 417 as the property 46 in order to identify the newly installed device 2 from the existing devices 3 to 5 in the AP 6 network. An area is generated (S152).

  Next, the provisioning information analysis unit 37 of the terminal device 1 compares the provisioning information between the device 2 and the existing devices 3 to 5, and as a result, the existing device whose product name, model number, etc. Is searched (S153). The product name and the model number can be obtained by referring to the device name (device name) property 411 and the model name property 412 of the device setting information resource 45 of each device. When the existing device whose product name, model number, etc. do not match is not searched (S153: No), the terminal device 1 continues searching for the existing device belonging to the same product category as the device 2 from the similarity of the device name, for example. (S154). On the other hand, if an existing device whose product name, model number, etc. match is found (S153: Yes), the process proceeds to S155.

If the existing device belonging to the same product category as the device 2 is searched for in the terminal device 1 in S154 (S154: Yes), the installation area in the provisioning information matches the device 2 among the searched devices The presence or absence of the existing apparatus 3-5 is checked (S155).
Here, it is assumed that the existing device whose device name, model name, and installation area in the provisioning information match the provisioning information of the device 2 is the device 3. In S153, either one of the device name and the model name in the provisioning information may be used for the match determination. Also, the process of S154 may be omitted.

In S155, when there is an existing device 3 whose installation area matches among devices whose product names, model numbers, etc. match or which are in the same product category (S155: Yes), the terminal device 1 is the device 2 The device identification information 417 of the device 2 to be set to is generated (S156).
Specifically, for example, when the device identification information of the existing device 3 is “light of living room # 01”, the device identification information generation unit 38 of the terminal device 1 transmits “light of living room # 3 to the device 2”. The device identification information 417 of “02” is generated. That is, the device identification information generation unit 38 of the terminal device 1 sets the newly generated device identification information 417 as the device identification information to which the sequential number is added. Thereby, it is guaranteed that the device identification information 417 generated for the device 2 is the device identification information 417 unique to the device 2 different from the device identification information of the existing device 3. In S156, device identification information 417 different from the existing device may be generated, and the present invention is not limited to the sequential number addition.

  The terminal device 1 is a provisioning information in which a device identification information property 417 of "lighting of living room # 02" is added to the resource (FIG. 4B) of the device setting information of the device 2 configured by the reference address (URI 42). Are stored in the data area (S156). Thus, the terminal device 1 sets the device identification information generated in S156 in the device setting information of the device 2. Here, setting the device identification information to the device setting information means adding a resource of new device identification information to the device setting information as in this embodiment, as in the embodiment to be described later, It involves associating the two, such as updating the existing property of the device setting information.

  Next, the input / output control unit 33 of the terminal device 1 displays the provisioning information of the device 2 generated in S156 on the display of the output unit 25 (S157). By the operation of the user 10, as shown in FIG. 5, either the setting screen 51 or the setting screen 52 is displayed on the display of the terminal device 1. In the setting screen 52, “living room lighting # 02” is displayed in the field of the device identification information 417 as the new device identification information generated in S156.

As described above, provisioning information (device identification information) in the case where the product name, the model number, and the like match between the newly installed device 2 and the existing device 3 (S153: Yes) or the product category match (S154: Yes) Explained the flow of generation of
On the other hand, returning to S153 of FIG. 8, the flow of generation of provisioning information (device identification information) when the product category does not match or the installation area does not match between the newly installed device 2 and the existing device 3 explain.

The terminal device 1 can not find an existing device belonging to the same product category as the device 2 (S154: No), or can not find an existing device installed in an installation area that matches the device 2 (S155: No) ), Go to S157. That is, the provisioning information currently set to the device 2 is displayed on the display of the output unit 25 of the terminal device 1 without generating the device identification information unique to the device 2 (S157).
In this case, the terminal device 1 displays the setting screen 51 and the setting screen 52a shown in FIG. 9 on the display of the output unit 25 so that the setting change of the provisioning information by the user interface (UI) can be realized by the operation of the user 10. can do. As shown in FIG. 9, “LED / LD-KB001” in which the device name 411 and the model name 412 of the setting screen 51 are combined is displayed in the field of the device identification information 417a of the setting screen 52a. The device identification information 417a is defined as a setting display item that can be updated by the operation of the user 10.

In any of the above setting screen displays, the process proceeds to S158, and the terminal device 1 waits for a change input to the setting screen by the user 10. Here, after the terminal device 1 displays the provisioning information currently set in the device 2 on the display of the output unit 25, the terminal device 1 detects an item correction or the like of the user 10 by the input unit 24 (S158: Yes). Describe the process of changing provisioning information.
Specifically, the user 10 switches the setting screen 51 or the setting screen 52 displayed on the display of the output unit 25 by operating the touch keys 53 and 54, and executes the input operation on the changeable items.
When the terminal device 1 detects the completion of the change input by the user 10 (S159: Yes), the device name 411 and the model name 412 currently displayed on the setting screen 51 at the time after the change input by the user It is set in the data area 417. The completion of the change input is possible by detecting the operation of the complete touch key 55, for example.

Furthermore, the terminal device 1 similarly detects the current device name “LED” and the model name “LD-KB001” even when the operation of the completion touch key 55 is detected without a change input by the UI (S159: No). Are set in the data area of the device identification information property 417.
Next, the provisioning information management unit 39 of the terminal device 1 adds the device identification information 417a being displayed on the setting screen 52a to the resource of the device setting information 45 configured by the reference address (URI) of the device 2 It stores in the property 417 (S160). Thereby, provisioning information in which the device identification information 417a (device name + model name) is the setting information 49 is generated.

Subsequently, the provisioning information notification unit 311 of the terminal device 1 stores the provisioning information generated in S160 in the storage unit 21 of the terminal device 1, and creates a device setting information update request message (M621) including the provisioning information. (S161). The created device setting information update request message is transmitted from the terminal device 1 to the device 2.
Heretofore, processing in the terminal device 1 for creating provisioning information including a reference address (URI) of device setting information to be notified to the newly installed device 2 and processing for generating a notification message by the provisioning information analysis processing has been described.

<Communication Sequence of Management Control of Multiple Devices in this Embodiment>
Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 10 to FIG. 12, a communication sequence related to a process in which the terminal device 1 manages and controls the plurality of devices 2 to 5 connected to the network of the home AP 6 in this embodiment will be described. FIG. 10 is a message of management control processing from the terminal device 1 to a plurality of devices in the home AP communication network configured by the terminal device 1 and the devices 2 to 5 after the provisioning information is set to the device 2 by the terminal device 1 It is a sequence diagram showing transmission and reception. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the procedure of management control executed by the terminal device 1, and FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of screen display of management operation processing displayed on the terminal device 1.

In FIG. 10, the home AP 6 broadcasts a beacon signal (M601) to each of the terminal device 1 and the devices 2 to 5 in the home AP communication network managed by the home AP 6.
Here, the user 10 operates, for example, an icon of the device management application displayed on the display of the output unit 25 of the terminal device 1 in order to start the device management application on the terminal device 1. When the input unit 24 of the terminal device 1 detects the activation of the device management application managed by the functional unit 23 by a touch operation, it instructs the control unit 31 to start the device management application (M101). When receiving the device management application start instruction (M101), the control unit 31 of the terminal device 1 starts a program stored in the storage unit 21 of the terminal device 1 to start the device management application (M102). Note that the device management application activated here is, for example, an application that enables operation management and device control to perform display, change, and the like regarding provisioning information set for a plurality of devices in the network.

When the device management application is activated, the terminal device 1 transmits a provisioning information search message (M103) to the network by broadcast method in order to acquire and confirm the current provisioning information set in each of the devices 2 to 5 . Hereinafter, as an example, a message sequence in the case where the newly installed device 2 responds to the provisioning information search message (M103) will be described.
The device 2 that has received the provisioning information search message (M103) confirms that the provisioning information specific to the device 2 is stored in the storage unit 21 of the device 2 to the terminal device 1 with the provisioning information discovery message (M104) Send.

  Upon receiving the provisioning information discovery message (M104), the OCF communication control unit 35 of the terminal device 1 executes security setting processing (M105) with the OCF communication control unit communication unit 35 of the device 2. After completion of the security setting process, the OCF communication control unit 35 of the terminal device 1 transmits a provisioning information acquisition request message (M106) to the device 2 in order to acquire the provisioning information set in the device 2. The device 2 having received the provisioning information acquisition request message (M106) includes the provisioning information stored in the storage unit 21 of the device 2 in the information element of the provisioning information message (M107), and transmits it to the terminal device 1. When the provisioning information message (M107) is received from the device 2, the terminal device 1 stores the received provisioning information in the storage unit 21 of the terminal device 1.

Next, the terminal device 1 executes provisioning information acquisition processing on each of the devices 3 to 5 in the network of the home AP 6 other than the device 2 in the same manner as the device 2. At this time, the terminal device 1 repeatedly executes the provisioning information acquisition process (M108 to M110) on the devices 3 to 5 until the acquisition of the provisioning information of all the OCF devices in the network is completed. If the provisioning information of all the OCF devices is not acquired even after the predetermined time has elapsed, the process may proceed to the process of S20 at that time.
When the acquisition of the provisioning information of all the OCF devices is completed, the terminal device 1 executes a process of generating a setting list of provisioning information for each device described below (S20 in FIG. 10). The generation process of the setting list of the provisioning information will be described later with reference to FIG. Although FIG. 10 describes that the list is displayed after the acquisition of the provisioning information of all the devices is completed, instead of this, management is sequentially performed from the devices whose acquisition of the device setting information is completed. Entries may be sequentially added and displayed on the screen.

When the setting list of the provisioning information for each device is displayed on the display of the output unit 25 of the terminal device 1, the user 10 can perform an operation of updating the provisioning information set for the device. After the user 10 executes the update input of the predetermined provisioning information, when the user touches the completion touch key 55 on the setting screen of the terminal device 1 (M111), the terminal device 1 updates the provisioning information for the desired device. The process is executed (M112).
Specifically, the terminal device 1 stores the updated provisioning information in the storage unit 21 of the terminal device 1. Further, the terminal device 1 generates a device setting information update request message including the updated and input provisioning information, and executes preparation for transmitting the generated message to the device 2.

Next, the terminal device 1 transmits a device setting information update request message including the reference destination address (URI) of the device setting information resource to the device 2 via the home AP 6 (M113).
When receiving the device setting information update request message, the OCF communication control unit 35 of the device 2 stores the provisioning information including reference destination information of the device setting information resource configured by the reference destination address (URI) of the device 2 21 is stored (M114). When the received provisioning information is stored in the storage unit 21, the OCF communication control unit 35 of the device 2 transmits an update OK message indicating the completion of the process of updating the provisioning information in the device 2 to the terminal device 1 (M115), Complete the device setting information update process.

<Details of setting list generation process of device-specific provisioning information>
The details of the process of generating a setting list of provisioning information for each device performed by the terminal device 1 shown in S20 of FIG. 10 will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
First, the provisioning information analysis unit 37 of the terminal device 1 analyzes and compares the provisioning information of the plurality of devices 2 to 5 stored in the storage unit 21 of the terminal device 1 (S15 in FIG. 6). A memory area for memory is secured on the storage unit 21 (S21).
As a result of analysis and comparison of the provisioning information in S21, when the installation areas of the plurality of devices are different (S22: No), the terminal device 1 is for displaying the second installation area different from the first installation area. A memory area is secured in the storage unit 21 (S23). In S22, if there are a plurality of installation areas, the provisioning information management unit 39 of the terminal device 1 secures on the storage unit 21 a memory area for display output of the setting list each time.

On the other hand, when the installation areas of a plurality of target devices are the same (S22: Yes), the provisioning information management unit 39 of the terminal device 1 does not reserve a different second installation area display memory area in the storage unit 21. Then, the provisioning information management unit 39 of the terminal device 1 adds the provisioning information to the existing output memory area secured for each installation area.
Next, the provisioning information analysis unit 37 of the terminal device 1 executes analysis and comparison of product categories of a plurality of devices for each installation area (S24). As a result, when the product categories of a plurality of devices in the same installation area are different (S24: No), the terminal device 1 secures a different third memory area in the storage unit 21 for category display (S25). In S25, if there are a plurality of types of product categories, the provisioning information management unit 39 of the terminal device 1 secures in the storage unit 21 a memory area for display output of the setting list each time.

On the other hand, when the product categories of a plurality of target devices are the same (S24: Yes), the provisioning information management unit 39 of the terminal device 1 does not secure different third memory areas in the storage unit 21. Then, the provisioning information management unit 39 of the terminal device 1 adds the provisioning information to the existing output memory area secured for each product category.
By the above process, the provisioning information management unit 39 of the terminal device 1 stores the provisioning information of the plurality of devices in the display display memory area (expansion table) distinguished for each installation area and product category (S26).

Until the provisioning information management unit 39 of the terminal device 1 completes the generation of the setting list of the provisioning information for each device for all the devices stored in the storage unit 21 of the terminal device 1 (S27: No), The processes of S21 to S26 are repeated.
When the above process is completed for all devices (S27: Yes), the provisioning information management unit 39 of the terminal device 1 manages the provisioning information stored in the display display memory area as the device identification information Sort in the order of the number (S28). Here, the management number used for sorting the provisioning information may be, for example, a sequential number in the generated device identification information 417. Also, the user 10 may be made to input a key for sorting the provisioning information.

  The provisioning information management unit 39 of the terminal device 1 displays the sorted provisioning information on the display of the output unit 25 on the main screen (11 in FIG. 12) of the management operation application (S29). In FIG. 12, in the display area 111 corresponding to the area 1, the device identification information 417 regarding the device installed in the living room is displayed. Similarly, in the display area 112 corresponding to the area 2, device identification information 417 regarding devices installed in the bedroom is displayed. The respective pieces of device identification information 417 displayed in FIG. 11 are displayed and output as operation touch keys 111a which can be independently selected. By selecting and operating the operation touch key 111a, it is possible to display, for example, detailed information of the device setting regarding the device 2 installed in the living room. In FIG. 12, when “light of living room # 2” on the main screen 11 is touch-operated, for example, the setting screen 51 or the setting screen 52 of FIG. 5 displayed when setting the device 2 can be displayed.

The operation related to management and control of the plurality of devices 2 to 5 connected to the network of the home AP 6 in the terminal device 1 has been described above.
As described above, according to the present embodiment, the terminal device 1 such as a mobile device is different from the device name or model name specified in the provisioning information with respect to the device such as an OCF device connected to the network. Generate new device identification information unique to each device. Then, the terminal device 1 adds the generated device identification information to the device setting information which is a management resource of the target device, and notifies the target device of the device setting information (provisioning information) to which the device identification information is added. .
This facilitates identification of the device between the terminal device such as the mobile device and the device such as the OCF device.
In particular, when installing a plurality of devices of the same product specification, there is obtained an advantage that the device-specific setting operation such as initial setting operation repeated for a plurality of devices or initial setting for each installation area is simplified. , The convenience of the user concerning the setting of the device connected to the network is improved.

Second Embodiment
The second embodiment of the communication apparatus, the communication control method, and the program will be described in detail below with reference to FIGS. 13 and 14 only in terms of differences from the first embodiment. Although the present embodiment generates unique device identification information for identifying a device, which is different from the device setting information defined in provisioning information of a device such as an OCF device, device setting information is generated using the generated device identification information. Update existing information in For example, under the condition that the access mode of the device name property of the device setting information is reference / updateable, the manufacturer-specific existing information is used without adding a new property of the device identification information to the provisioning information. At the same time, unique identification of the OCF device is facilitated.

FIG. 13 shows an example of setting information of the device setting information resource identified by the unique ID (oic.wk.devconf) in the provisioning information in the present embodiment. In FIG. 13, the property 46, the value type 47, the access mode 48, and the setting information 49 are the same as in the first embodiment described with reference to FIG. 4B, and thus the description thereof is omitted.
In FIG. 13, the access modes of the device name property 411 b of the device setting information and the model name property 412 (F 1 b) are set to R / W, that is, can be referenced / updated. “Lighting of living room # 02” is set in the setting information 49 of the device name property 411b in the device setting information, and the device identification information property 417 in FIG. 4B is not added.

FIG. 14 shows an example of the setting operation screen of the terminal device 1 in the present embodiment. In FIG. 14, on the setting screen 51b, "living room lighting # 2" is displayed in the device name 411b which is the existing property of the device setting information resource in the provisioning information. Further, in the setting screen 51, both the device name 411b and the model name 412 are displayed as setting display items F1b that allow user input and can be updated. That is, in the present embodiment, the device name displayed in FIG. 14 is used as device identification information in the home AP communication network.
The device identification information property 417 of the first embodiment is not additionally displayed on the setting screen 52 b, and four setting display items that can be changed by user input are the installation area 416, the operation time 418, the color adjustment 419 and the light control 420. Is shown to be one.
Next, provisioning information analysis processing in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

As in the first embodiment, the provisioning information analysis unit 37 of the terminal device 1 analyzes and compares the provisioning information of the newly installed device 2 stored in the storage unit 21 with the respective provisioning information of the existing devices 3 to 5 To do (S151).
After S151, in the present embodiment, the provisioning information analysis unit 37 of the terminal device 1 further restricts the access of the device name in the device setting information resource of the device 2 as a result of analysis and comparison of the provisioning information of S151 (access mode Determine 48). When the access mode 48 of the device name in the device setting information of the device 2 can be changed, the device identification information generation unit 38 of the terminal device 1 is data of the device identification information property new to the device setting information resource 45 of the device 2 Do not create a region. That is, the process skips S152 of FIG. 8 and proceeds to S153. Since S153 to S155 and S157 to S159 are the same as in the first embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted.

  Returning to S156, when an existing device 3 having a matching installation area is found among devices of the same product category or product name, model number, etc. with the newly installed device 2, the existing device name property 411b , Set the generated device identification information. That is, in the data storage area of the data setting table of the device setting information resource stored in the storage unit 21 of the terminal device 1, the device identification information generation unit 38 of the terminal device 1 sets “49” of the device name property 411b. Update the lighting # 02 of the living room. The model name property 412 may be updated and set by the generated device identification information instead of or in addition to the device name property 411b.

In S160, in the present embodiment, the provisioning information management unit 39 of the terminal device 1 sets the device identification information obtained up to S159 in the data area of the setting information 49 of the device name property 411b of the device setting information resource. Set # 2.
At this time, as shown in FIG. 14, when the setting screen 51 b is selected by the operation of the user 10 on the display of the output unit 25 of the terminal device 1, the device identification information of the device 2 to be newly established Is displayed on the display item 411b of the device name (S157).
As described above, according to the present embodiment, under the condition that the access mode of the device name of the device setting information can be referred to / updated, the manufacturer-specific existing information can be added without adding a new property of the device identification information to the provisioning information. This makes it easy to uniquely identify OCF devices.

(Embodiment 3)
The third embodiment of the communication device, the communication control method, and the program will be described in detail below with reference to FIGS. 15 and 16 only in terms of differences from the above embodiments. In this embodiment, provisioning information (device setting information) of a plurality of OCF devices connected to the home AP communication network is stored and managed by a home server provided in the home AP communication network.
FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a network system (communication system) according to the present embodiment.
The network system 9 of FIG. 15 includes a home server 11 in addition to the network system of the first embodiment shown in FIG. The network system 9 may further include a cloud server 12.

  The home server 11 is an electronic device provided with a storage device, and is connected to the home AP 6 by wire or wireless to configure the same network, and can communicate with the terminal device 1 and the devices 2 to 5. The home server 11 can be configured by a home personal computer including a storage device. Alternatively, the home server 11 may be equipped with an HDD (Hard Disc Drive) inside an apparatus such as a NAS (Network Attached Storage) provided on the network. Alternatively, it may be implemented in any of the OCF devices 3 to 5. That is, any one of the OCF devices 3 to 5 may also operate as a home server.

Next, with reference to FIG. 16, a processing sequence for setting provisioning information in a newly installed device in the present embodiment will be described.
The processing sequence of M601 to M613 is the same as that of FIG. 6 referred to in the first embodiment.
In M1601, the OCF communication control unit 35 of the terminal device 1 transmits a provisioning information acquisition request message to the home server 11 in order to acquire the provisioning information set for the existing devices 3 to 5 in the network.
Next, when the terminal device 1 receives a reply message including provisioning information of the existing devices 3 to 5 from the home server 11, the terminal device 1 stores the provisioning information received in the storage unit 21 and completes the provisioning information acquisition process.
The analysis processing of the provisioning information of the devices 2 to 5 acquired by M 1601 is executed, and the provisioning information including the new device identification information to be set to the newly installed device 2 is created (S15) It is similar.

However, in the present embodiment, the terminal device 1 indicates the IP address of the home server 11 and the memory area of the storage device in the reference destination address of the device setting information resource included in the provisioning information transmitted to the newly installed device 2 Use URI information.
In M1602, in order to update the provisioning information including the device identification information with the home server 11, the terminal device 1 executes a provisioning information addition update process by exchanging a predetermined message.
Thereafter, the process from M617 to M623 is the same as that of the first embodiment.
In M1603, the device 2 to be newly established uses the Wi-Fi parameter updated in the Wi-Fi parameter information update process (M619), and switches AP from Soft-AP to home AP 6 to connect to the home AP 6 network. Execute (M 624). As a result, the device 2 can access the provisioning information of the home server 11 for which the information reference destination is designated by the device setting information update request (M621).

The device 2 connected to the home AP 6 refers to provisioning information, which is device setting information stored in the storage device of the home server 11, and sets the device 2 as the device. For this purpose, provisioning information acquisition (M1603, M1604) is performed between the device 2 and the home server 11 via the home AP 6.
At the time of referring to the provisioning information, the device 2 uses the IP address of the home server 11 and the URI in the setting resource information stored in the storage unit 21 of the device 2 to use the resource of the provisioning information including the device setting information stored. You can access to
After acquiring the provisioning information, the device 2 copies the provisioning information of the setting table (see FIG. 4B), which is a resource of the reference destination address of the existing device 3, to the storage unit 21 of the device 2. Although in FIG. 16 the home server 11 is selected as the acquisition destination of provisioning information of a plurality of devices connected to the network and the storage destination of update data, the cloud server 12 of FIG. It may be selected.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the home server 11 centrally manages and operates provisioning information of a plurality of OCF devices in the home network to which unique device identification information is added by the terminal device 1. Each OCF device can easily obtain provisioning information of other OCF devices from the home server 11 and can communicate with other OCF devices in the network.

(Modification 1)
Hereinafter, a first modification of the above embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In the first modification, the newly installed device accesses the terminal device that is the reference destination of the provisioning information, and acquires the device setting information including the device identification information property of the device.
FIG. 17 shows a processing sequence for managing and operating a plurality of devices in the home AP communication network in the first modification.
The processing sequence from M601 to M624 is the same as that of FIG. 6 referred to in the first embodiment.
However, in the present embodiment, the terminal device 1 uses URI information indicating the memory area of the storage unit 21 of the terminal device 1 as reference destination information of the device setting information resource included in the provisioning information transmitted to the newly installed device 2 Use

As an example, the terminal device 1 notifies the device 2 of the IP address of the terminal device 1 and the URI (/ DevConfProvisioningResURI) in the setting resource information stored in the storage unit 21 of the device 2 as reference destination information of the provisioning information. You may
In M1701, the device 2 accesses the storage unit 21 of the terminal device 1 that is the reference destination of the provisioning information notified by the device setting information update request (M621), and executes provisioning information acquisition. Accordingly, the device 2 can obtain device setting information including the device identification information property, and can set the device setting information in the device 2 again (M1702).

(Modification 2)
Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 18, the modification 2 of the said embodiment is demonstrated. In the second modification, provisioning information of a plurality of OCF devices connected to the home AP communication network is stored and managed by the cloud server.
The network system of the modification 2 includes the cloud server 12 shown in FIG. 15 in addition to the network system of the first embodiment shown in FIG.
The cloud server 12 is configured by one or more servers, and includes a storage device provided in a cloud environment accessible via the home AP 6. The cloud server 12 can be serviced by either a server in a on-premises environment or a commercial server.

Further, the terminal device 1 may access the cloud server 12 via the home AP 6 or may directly access the cloud server 12 using a public line instead.
FIG. 18 shows a processing sequence for setting provisioning information to a newly installed device in the second modification.
The processing sequence from M601 to M102 is the same as that of FIG. 10 referred to in the first embodiment. In the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10, the terminal device 1 broadcasts a provisioning information search message in the network of the home AP 6 to acquire the provisioning information set in the plurality of devices 2 to 5. The

In the second modification, the home server 11 centrally manages provisioning information on a plurality of devices connected to the network. In M1801, for example, the terminal device 1 may collectively acquire provisioning information of a plurality of devices from the home server 11 at the time of activation of the device management application in the terminal device 1 (M102).
Alternatively, the cloud server 12 centrally manages provisioning information on a plurality of devices connected to the network. Then, instead of M1801, in M1802, for example, the terminal device 1 may obtain provisioning information of a plurality of devices at one time from the cloud server 12 at the activation of the device management application in the terminal device 1 (M102) .

The processing of display display and updating of the provisioning information analysis and setting state after S20 is similar to that of the first embodiment shown in FIG.
The provisioning information including only the changed device identification information may be transmitted as the device setting information update request message transmitted by M 621 or M 113 in each of the above-described embodiments and modifications.

Other Embodiments
In addition, it is possible to implement | achieve each embodiment mentioned above combining the plurality.
The present invention can also be realized by a program that implements one or more of the functions of the embodiments described above. That is, it is possible to supply the program to a system or apparatus via a network or storage medium, and implement processing by one or more processors in the computer (or CPU, MPU, etc.) of the system or apparatus reading and executing the program. is there. Alternatively, the program may be provided by being recorded on a computer readable recording medium.
Further, the functions of the embodiment are not limited to those realized by executing the program read by the computer. For example, an operating system (OS) or the like operating on a computer may perform part or all of the actual processing based on the instructions of the program, and the functions of the above-described embodiment may be realized by the processing.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Terminal device, 2-5 ... OCF apparatus, 6 ... Home access point, 9 ... Home network, 10 ... Home server, 11 ... Cloud server, 31 ... Control part, 32 ... Storage control part, 33 ... I / O control part , 34: wireless LAN control unit, 35: OCF communication control unit, 36: provisioning information acquisition unit, 37: provisioning information analysis unit, 38: device identification information generation unit, 39: provisioning information management unit, 311: provisioning information notification unit

Claims (13)

A communication device connectable to a plurality of devices via an access point,
First acquisition means for acquiring first device setting information set for the first device from the first device not connected to the access point;
A second acquisition unit configured to acquire second device setting information set for the second device from a second device connected to the access point;
The first device setting information of the first device acquired by the first acquisition means and the second device setting information of the second device acquired by the second acquisition means Analysis means to analyze,
Generation means for generating device identification information for identifying the first device from the second device based on a result of analysis by the analysis means;
A notification unit that notifies the first device of the device identification information generated by the generation unit;
A communication apparatus comprising: The analysis means determines whether or not the first device setting information of the first device can be updated;
The generation unit generates the device identification information when it is determined by the analysis unit that at least a part of the first device setting information of the first device can not be updated.
The communication apparatus according to claim 1, The analysis means determines whether or not the first device setting information of the first device can be updated;
When the analysis unit determines that at least a part of the first device setting information of the first device can be updated, the generation unit is configured to use the device identification information to determine whether the first device Update the device setting information of 1,
The communication device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The analysis unit determines whether the same device name or the same model name is set in the first device setting information of the first device and the second device setting information of the second device. Determine whether or not
When the analysis unit determines that the same device name or the same model name is set in the first device setting information and the second device setting information, the generation unit determines the device Generate identification information,
The communication apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: The analysis unit further determines whether the first device and the second device are installed in the same area in the network below the access point.
The generation unit generates the device identification information when it is determined by the analysis unit that the first device and the second device are installed in the same area.
The communication apparatus according to claim 4, The apparatus further includes setting means for setting information on a reference destination of the device identification information in the first device setting information of the first device.
The communication device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: The reference destination information of the device identification information indicates any one of the communication device, a server in a network under the access point, and a cloud server connected to the first device via the access point. ,
The communication apparatus according to claim 6, The analysis unit determines whether the same device name or the same model name is set in the first device setting information of the first device and the second device setting information of the second device. Determine whether or not
When the analysis unit determines that the same device name or the same model name is not set in the first device setting information and the second device setting information, the generation unit is configured to Generating the device identification information so as to include at least one of a device name and a model name set in the first device setting information of one device;
The communication apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: The first acquisition unit acquires the first device setting information from the first device connected in a peer-to-peer wireless manner with the communication device.
The second acquisition unit acquires the second device setting information from the second device wirelessly connected to the communication device via the access point.
The communication device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that: A communication device capable of wireless communication via an access point,
Transmitting means for transmitting the device setting information set for the communication device to another communication device connected by wireless communication;
A receiving unit configured to receive device setting information to be set to the communication device from the other communication device;
Setting means for setting the device setting information received by the receiving means in the communication device;
Wireless communication via the access point using apparatus identification information for identifying the communication apparatus from the apparatus connected to the access point, which is set in the apparatus setting information set in the communication apparatus by the setting means Control means for controlling
A communication apparatus comprising:   The communication device according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the communication device is an OCF device compliant with an Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF). A communication control method for controlling a communication device connectable to a plurality of devices via an access point, comprising:
Acquiring first device setting information set for the first device from a first device not connected to the access point;
Acquiring second device setting information set for the second device from the second device connected to the access point;
Analyzing the first device setting information of the first device and the second device setting information of the second device;
Generating device identification information for identifying the first device from the second device based on a result of analysis in the analyzing step;
Setting the device identification information to the first device setting information of the first device;
Notifying the first device of the first device setting information of the first device in which the device identification information is set;
A communication control method comprising:   A program for causing a computer to function as each means of the communication device according to any one of claims 1 to 11.

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