KR100437796B1 - united control kit of home network system - Google Patents

Abstract

The home network system integrated control kit that can be installed separately to enable the control of the integrated function of all the home network products, and includes at least one primary function including on / off function, key operation function and basic communication function. In the home network system composed of two or more products, each product can be connected and disconnected by wire or wirelessly, and when connected to the product, network communication between the connected products, operation data and algorithm storage for each product, and each product As it is manufactured in the form of a single product for integrated control of each secondary function and function change / addition, the price of the product can be reduced, thereby reducing the economic burden on the user and increasing the selection, thereby improving the competitiveness of the product.

Description

United control kit of home network system

The present invention relates to a home network system, and more particularly to a home network system integration control kit.

At present, home automation for automatically controlling home appliances in each home or remote is almost commercially available. In the early stages of home automation, each device was controlled separately using a telephone or an infrared ray, and there was no linkage between the devices, but now, a communication network is used to establish a network between home appliances and control the network. We are using a method that allows integrated management.

A schematic configuration of such a home network is shown in FIG.

A home network is formed by connecting a plurality of electronic devices (hereinafter, referred to as products) such as refrigerators, air conditioners, microwave ovens, washing machines, and personal computers (PCs) in a home through a communication bus.

At this time, if the microcomputer of each product has a serial communication function, as shown in Figure 2, it is possible to configure a network by directly connecting the communication bus, if the microcomputer of each product does not have a serial communication function, as shown in Figure 3, The home network can be configured by installing a separate communication module.

In addition, a controller is provided to control a network of the home network configured as described above. Since most homes have a personal computer, an application program for controlling the network is installed in the personal computer without a separate controller. Can be operated as a network controller.

Each product included in the home network configured as described above transmits and receives communication data according to a predetermined communication standard, thereby controlling the network. The structure of the communication data is as shown in FIG. That is, a preamble, a receiver code specifying a receiver of communication data transmitted by each of the home appliances, a sender code specifying a sending device of communication data, a control code specifying an actual control command, and an error check code. It includes.

In addition, the communication conditions for transmitting the above-mentioned communication data are set in each product.

For example, if the communication condition of the washing machine is washing, the receiver code is an air conditioner, and the control code is displayed on the display device as washing completion and at the same time, the buzzer indicates that the washing is completed. The operation is as follows.

First, the washing machine transmits communication data including the above-described details to the air conditioner when washing is completed. Therefore, since the receiver code of the communication data is identical to that of the communication data, the air conditioner reads it, grasps the control code, displays a text of washing completion on a display device, that is, a liquid crystal panel, and operates a buzzer to generate a melody for notifying the completion of washing. .

The home network product described above should have a communication function for network control in addition to the basic functions, that is, on / off and various key manipulation functions, and in order to perform various application operations suitable for the control code, A separate microcomputer, memory, etc. are required.

However, when manufacturing a product including the microcomputer, the memory, etc., it is impossible to change and add algorithms for various application operations afterwards, making it difficult to change the product price, and increasing the product price.

The home network product according to the related art has a problem in that the product price increases when the product is manufactured to perform various application functions, thereby lowering the product competitiveness.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a home network system integrated control kit that enables the integrated function control of all home network products by additionally installed in a single product form.

1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a home network system

2 is a block diagram showing a communication bus connection method using a serial communication function;

Figure 3 is a block diagram showing a communication bus connection method using a separate communication module

4 is a block diagram showing the structure of communication data;

Figure 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a home network system integrated control kit according to the present invention

Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

51: integrated control kit 52: interface

53: memory 54: communication unit

55: micom

The present invention is a home network system consisting of at least two or more products having only a primary function including an on / off function, a key manipulation function and a basic communication function, and can be connected to or disconnected from each product by wire or wirelessly. And, when connected with the product, it is characterized in that it is manufactured in the form of unit to control the network communication between the connected products, the operation related data and algorithm storage for each product, and the secondary functions and the function change / addition for each product.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a home network system integrated control kit according to the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings in detail as follows.

5 is a flow chart showing the configuration of a home network system integrated control kit according to the present invention.

First, the functions of the home network system according to the present invention are classified into basic functions and extended functions. The basic functions are product on / off, product-specific key operation and communication functions, and extended functions are data storage / algorithm storage / function change and addition, which require memory and complex algorithms.

Therefore, the product is configured to include only the basic functions, and is manufactured by adding an interface so as to connect a configuration for an extended function in the future.

And the home network system integrated control kit 51 according to the present invention, as shown in Figure 5, the interface 52 for connecting the interface configured in each product in a wired or wireless form, data and algorithms for each product Memory 53 for storing data by division in the corresponding area, communication unit 54 for performing data communication with each product, and the communication unit for identifying a currently connected product and storing or changing / adding a data algorithm of the product. 54 and the microcomputer 55 for controlling the memory 53.

The operation of the integrated control kit configured as described above is as follows.

First, a user purchases a home network product having only basic functions, and then purchases the integrated control kit and connects through the interface of each product when various application functions, that is, extended functions, are desired.

Therefore, the microcomputer 55 of the integrated control kit 51 communicates with each product by using the communication unit 54 and the interface 52 and identifies the currently connected products.

In addition, since the microcomputer 55 of the integrated control kit classifies and stores algorithms and data for application functions for each product, the communication data related to the function of the corresponding product is stored in the memory 53 when the operating condition of the corresponding function among the currently connected products is met. Read it and transmit it to the communication bus.

Therefore, the product corresponding to the receiver code of the communication data decrypts the communication data and performs an operation according to the control code.

For example, when the integrated control kit 51 is connected to a home network consisting of a washing machine, an air conditioner, and a television having only a basic function, that is, a function of performing washing by pressing a washing key, the integrated control kit 51 may include a washing machine. When the operation state matches the communication conditions stored in the memory 53, that is, washing is completed, the communication data stored in the memory 53 is transmitted to the air conditioner on the home network. At this time, the control code of the communication data includes a command to display the washing completion message on the display window of the air conditioner. Therefore, the air conditioner analyzes the control code of the communication data and displays a washing completion message on the display window.

When the user ends the operation of the product, the microcomputer 55 automatically stores data used by the user in relation to the product operation in the corresponding region of the memory 53.

In addition, the user can select extended functions such as changing or adding functions of each product through the network controller.

The home network system integrated control kit according to the present invention is connected to a network product having only basic functions, and the integrated control of a plurality of products is possible, as well as extended functions, so that the user can have a home network product having only basic functions according to taste. You can purchase it or purchase an integrated control kit. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the economic burden of the user and increase the selection range, thereby improving the competitiveness of the product.

Claims (2)

A home network system comprising at least two products with only primary functions including on / off function, key operation function and basic communication function, Can be connected and disconnected with each product by wire or wireless, and when connected to the product, network communication between the connected products, operation data and algorithm storage for each product, integrated control of secondary functions and functions for each product Home Network System Integration Control Kit According to claim 1, The integrated control kit includes an interface for wired or wireless connection with each product, a memory for separately storing operation-related data and algorithms for each product for each region, a communication unit for performing network communication with each product, and present A home network system integrated control kit comprising a microcomputer to identify the connected product and control the communication unit and the memory for performing the primary and secondary functions of the product.