KR100653465B1 - Home device remote control support apparatus for mobile node moved from source home-network to foreign home-network, and home gateway apparatus using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

A device for supporting remote control of a home device by considering portability of a terminal and a home gateway equipped with the same are provided to enable the terminal to control the home device in a different home network domain by using the same way as a home network domain of the terminal. An agent module(10) manages a user terminal for remotely controlling the home device in the mobile network. A server module(20) transfers a control command of the user terminal to the home device placed in the original network by communicating with the agent module. The agent module includes a movement detector(11) detecting movement of other home network by receiving a signal from the user terminal, a register(12) checking the movement of the detected user terminal from the server module of the original network, and a command transferor(13) transferring the control command transmitted from the checked user terminal to the server module of the original network. The server module includes a movement checker(21), a command receiver(22), a command transformer(23), and a control commander(24).

Description

Home device remote control support apparatus for mobile node moved from source Home-network to Foreign home-network, and home gateway apparatus using the same

1 is a block diagram showing a general structure of a home network.

2 is a functional block diagram showing a remote control support apparatus for a premises device according to the present invention.

3 is a block diagram showing an application example of a remote control support apparatus of a indoor device according to the present invention.

4 is a diagram illustrating a connection structure between home networks to which the present invention is applied.

5 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration of a home gateway to which the present invention is applied.

* Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

10, 531: Agent Module 11: Movement Detection Unit

12: Register 13: Command Delivery Unit

20, 532: server module 21: movement confirmation unit

22: command receiving unit 23: command converting unit

24: control command unit 42, 43, 44: home gateway

51: first interface 52: second interface

53: control unit

The present invention provides a remote control support apparatus for an indoor device in consideration of terminal mobility, which enables a terminal moving from another home network to control the indoor device through a home network of a mobile station in controlling the indoor device through a home network, and having the same. It is about a home gateway.

In recent years, with the development of electronic and communication technologies, household devices commonly used in general homes are becoming more diverse and complicated. Examples of home appliances used in general homes include information devices such as personal computers, fax machines, scanners, printers, A / V devices such as TVs, set-top boxes, DVDs, VCRs, audio, camcorders, home game machines, and coffee makers. , Control devices such as rice cookers, refrigerators, washing machines, microwave ovens, cameras, and dummy devices such as remote controllers, interphones, sensors, lights, and the like.

A home network is a home network (hereinafter referred to as a home device) connected to a sub-network such as telephone line, wireless LAN or Bluetooth, USB, IEEE1394, power line, etc. according to the characteristics of each physical medium. Various wired and wireless technologies are applied for security and the like to be used for remote control or emergency detection of the above-mentioned indoor devices.

1 shows an example of a configuration of a home network. Referring to this, a telephone line 120 is connected to a telephone 120a, a notebook computer 120b, a fax 120c, and a computer 120d to form an independent network. The notebook computer 130a and the PDA 130b are connected to the wireless network 130 such as a wireless LAN or Bluetooth, and the computer 140a, the printer 140b, and the scanner 140c are connected to the USB network 140. , IEEE1394 (150) is connected to TV (150a), camcorder (150b) and audio (150c) AV equipment, power line 160, coffee maker (160a), rice cooker (160b), refrigerator 160c as a control device And the washing machine 160d are connected to each other, and the telephone line 120, the wireless network 130, the IEEE1394 150, and the power line 160 are connected to each other by a connection device 170 such as a bridge. Configure the network 100.

Such a home network includes a home gateway 110 to connect an indoor device and an external network (for example, the Internet).

The home gateway 110 may install a home network service application and perform control of an indoor device.

As a means for the user to control the indoor device through the home gateway 110, an information terminal device such as a notebook PC, a PDA, or the like is used.

However, in the related art, since the user terminal controlling the indoor device is recognized only as a fixed terminal that can be used only in the home network, the remote control method is used when moving out of the home network area to which it belongs, especially when moving to another home network area. It is not presented.

As another prior art, in the case of "home gateway and its operation method" of Patent Publication No. 2002-0022317, a method of connecting a home gateway between the Internet and a home network to control an indoor device by an external user through the Internet is disclosed. Although it is suggested that this is inconvenient for the user to directly access the home gateway via the Internet, and if the user moves to another home network, the home network that belongs to the other home gateway through the same method as in the home network area of the user Can't control the device in the house.

The present invention has been proposed in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object thereof is to remotely control an indoor device in consideration of terminal mobility, which enables a terminal moving from another home network to control the indoor device through a home network of a mobile station. It is to provide a support device and a home gateway having the same.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a remote control support device of the indoor device in consideration of the mobility of the terminal to control the indoor device in the same way as in the home network area in the other home network area and home gateway having the same To provide.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an agent module for managing a user terminal for remote control of an indoor device in a mobile network; And a server module for communicating with the agent module and having a server module for transmitting a control command of the terminal to an indoor device located in a source network.

In addition, as another configuration means for achieving the above object, the present invention, the first interface for providing a wired and wireless connection with the premises device and the remote control terminal; A second interface providing a connection with another home gateway through an external network; And receiving a signal from a predetermined terminal through the first interface, detecting whether the terminal moves in another home network, sending a movement confirmation signal to another home gateway through a second interface, and transmitting the terminal to another home gateway where movement is confirmed. An agent module for transmitting the premises device control signal of the mobile station and receiving a movement confirmation signal transmitted from another home gateway through the second interface, and when the movement of the terminal belonging to the home network is confirmed, It provides a home gateway including a control unit having a server module for receiving a remote control signal for the indoor device and controlling the corresponding indoor device through the first interface.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The field to which the present invention is applied is a remote control of an indoor device connected to a home network. In the following description, a home network to which an indoor device to be remotely controlled is called a main network, and a terminal providing a user interface for remote control is moved. Another home network is called a mobile network.

2 is a functional block diagram of a remote control support apparatus for an indoor device according to the present invention. Referring to this, the remote control support apparatus includes an agent module 10 for managing a remote control user terminal of an indoor device in a mobile network. And a server module 20 for communicating with the agent module 10 to transmit a control command of the terminal to an indoor device located in a source network.

The agent module 10 receives a signal from a user terminal and detects that the terminal used in another home network has moved, and the source network to which the terminal detected by the movement detecting unit 11 moves. In order to confirm whether to move to the server module 20, the registration unit 12 and the control command transmitted from the terminal confirmed by the registration unit 12 to transmit to the server module 20 located in the source network It consists of a command delivery unit (13).

The server module 20 receives a movement detection registration signal of the terminal transmitted from the agent module 10, and checks and sets the movement state of the terminal. The server module 20 is transferred from the agent module 10. A command receiving unit 22 for receiving a control command of the terminal, a command converting unit 23 for converting the control command received from the command receiving unit 22 into a control signal of the indoor device, and the command converting unit 23. The control command unit 24 for instructing the control signal converted in the corresponding home devices in the source network.

The agent module 10 and the server module 20 described above may be implemented as an independent device that interworks with a home gateway, or may be provided in the home gateway.

Figure 3 shows an application example of a remote control device of the indoor device according to the present invention, the agent module 10 is provided in the second home gateway 43 which is the home gateway of the mobile network, the server module 20 is the main network It is provided in the first home gateway 42 that is the home gateway of the, and communicates through the communication network 30 of the first and second home gateways (42, 43). The communication network 30 refers to an external network, not a home network, and may be implemented by a direct connection or a connection through the Internet.

In the above-described configuration, when the terminal 41 belonging to the source network enters the area of the predetermined mobile network, and the mobile terminal 41 communicates with the second home gateway 43 of the mobile network, the second home gateway The agent module 10 provided in (43) detects that the terminal 41 of another home network has moved, communicates with the first home gateway 42 of the source network through the registration unit 12, and moves. Notify and receive a movement confirmation from the server module 20 located in the first home gateway 42. When the movement is confirmed from the server module 20, the server module 20 of the first home gateway 42 transmits the indoor device control command from the terminal 41 through the command transfer unit 13 through the communication network 30. To pass. This is done through the command receiving unit 22 of the server module 20, and the received indoor device control command is converted into a command that can control the actual indoor device 42a by the command converting unit 23, and the server The control command is transmitted to the actual indoor device 42a by the control command unit 24 of the module 20. The control command unit 24 transmits a command to the control application program of the indoor device 42a installed by the service provider to control the indoor device 42a.

4 is a view for showing a remote control process of the indoor device according to the present invention, home network (HN1, HN2, ..., HNn) is configured in each user's home, the home network (HN1, HN2, ..., HNn is provided with home gateways 42, 43, 44 for connecting the indoor devices and the external network 45.

In this state, the terminal 41 used by the user of the home network HN1 for control of the indoor device is basically located in the home network HN1 to which the user belongs, and the home device through the home gateway 42 therein. 42a is controlled. this?? In the control method of the indoor device 42a, when the indoor device command is transmitted to the home gateway 42 via the wired / wireless network of the home network HN1 using the web or the application software for remote control installed in the terminal 41, The home gateway 42 receives an indoor device control command transmitted from the terminal 41 through application software for managing and controlling the indoor device, and controls the indoor device through a wired or wireless interface connected to the indoor device 42a. It can be made in the form.

At this time, when the terminal 41 moves to another area and enters the area of the new home network HN2, the terminal 41 uses a wired / wireless interface connected to the home gateway 43 in the new home network HN2. By connecting to the new home gateway 43, and connected to the home gateway 42 that belongs to the original through the home gateway 43 to control the indoor device (42a).

In order to enable this, the home gateway 43 should be provided with a home device remote control support function according to the present invention, Figure 5 is a detailed configuration of a home gateway with a home device remote control support function according to the present invention. Indicates.

Referring to FIG. 5, the home gateway according to the present invention provides a connection between a first interface 51 providing wired and wireless connections to an indoor device and a remote control terminal in a home network, and another home gateway through an external network. Receiving a signal from a predetermined terminal through the second interface 52 and the first interface 51 to detect whether the terminal of the other home network has moved, and if it is detected that the terminal of the other home network has moved The agent module 531 transmits a movement confirmation signal to another home gateway through the interface 52, and transmits a control signal of the indoor device to the home gateway where the movement is confirmed, and through the second interface 52. Receives movement confirmation signal transmitted from another home gateway to confirm movement of a terminal belonging to its own home network, and another home gateway The control unit 53 is provided with a server module 532 for receiving the indoor device remote control signal transmitted from the first interface 51 to control the indoor device.

The agent module 531 has the same configuration as the agent module 10 shown in FIG. 2, and the server module 532 has the same configuration as the server module 20 shown in FIG. 2.

As described above, the present invention has the effect of allowing a terminal moved to another home network to access its original home gateway through a new home gateway, so that the remote control service for the existing premises device can be used as it is. Allows operators or users to implement remote control of premises devices without complicated set-up procedures or additional tasks, thereby enabling premises devices remote services to be used in larger areas.

Claims (6)

An agent module for managing a user terminal for remote control of an indoor device in a mobile network; And And a terminal module having a server module which communicates with the agent module and transmits a control command of the terminal to an indoor device located in a source network. The method of claim 1, wherein the agent module A movement detector which receives a signal from the user terminal and detects that the terminal of another home network has moved; A registration unit for confirming the movement of the terminal detected by the movement detection unit from a server module of a source network; And a command transfer unit for transmitting a control command transmitted from the user terminal identified by the registration unit to a server module of a corresponding source network. The method of claim 1, wherein the server module A movement checking unit which receives a movement detection signal of the terminal transmitted from the agent module and confirms whether the terminal belonging to the source network moves; A command receiving unit which receives a control command of a terminal transmitted from an agent module whose terminal movement is confirmed by the movement checking unit; A command converting unit converting the control command received from the command receiving unit into a control signal of the corresponding indoor device; And And a control command unit for instructing the control signal converted by the command converting unit to the corresponding indoor device in the source network. A first interface for providing a wired or wireless connection with a premises device and remote control terminals; A second interface providing a connection with another home gateway through an external network; And Receives a signal from a predetermined terminal through the first interface, detects whether the terminal moves in another home network, sends a movement confirmation signal to another home gateway through a second interface, and sends the terminal to another home gateway where the movement is confirmed. Agent module that transmits an indoor device control signal and a movement confirmation signal received from another home gateway through the second interface, and when the movement of a terminal belonging to its own home network is confirmed, the indoor device transmitted from another home gateway A home gateway comprising a control unit having a server module for receiving a device remote control signal and controlling a corresponding indoor device through a first interface. The method of claim 4, wherein the agent module A movement detector which receives a signal from the user terminal and detects that the terminal of another home network has moved; A registration unit for confirming the movement of the terminal detected by the movement detection unit from a server module of a source network; And a command transfer unit for transmitting the control command transmitted from the user terminal identified by the registration unit to the server module of the corresponding source network. The method of claim 4, wherein the server module A movement checking unit which receives a movement detection signal of the terminal transmitted from the agent module and confirms whether the terminal belonging to the source network moves; A command receiving unit which receives a control command of a terminal transmitted from an agent module whose terminal movement is confirmed by the movement checking unit; A command converting unit converting the control command received from the command receiving unit into a control signal of the corresponding indoor device; And And a control command unit for instructing the control signal converted by the command converting unit to a corresponding indoor device in the source network.

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