KR100692524B1 - Apparatus and Method for Remote Management of Home Gateway in Delivering Digital Home Services - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for managing a home gateway for providing integrated digital home services, and a recording medium recording the method. The present invention relates to registration and initialization of various heterogeneous home gateways, and to register and service home services of various service providers. A service integration management system for providing a service requested by a user to a service user through a home gateway; Under the control of the system, and registered and initialized by the system, and the home gateway to download and install the service application from the system; providing: home gateway registration step, home gateway management agent installation step, system application installation step A home gateway initialization method; By providing a service application registration and installation method including a service registration step, a service application step, a service application installation step, and a service use step; by integrating and managing home services of various service providers, It is possible to provide under a dynamically opened structure through.

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Description

Apparatus and Method for Remote Management of Home Gateway in Delivering Digital Home Services}             

1 is a block diagram of a system for controlling and managing a home gateway to provide digital home service integration according to the present invention;

2 is a flowchart of a home gateway initialization process for providing digital home service integration according to the present invention;

3 is a flow chart of a service registration and installation process for providing integrated digital home services according to the present invention;

4 is a flowchart illustrating a detailed process of invoking a function between devices or modules within a device in the process of initializing a home gateway to provide digital home service integration according to the present invention;

5 is a flowchart illustrating a detailed process of function call between devices or modules within a device during service registration and installation process for providing integrated digital home service according to the present invention.

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10: Integrated service management system 20: Load balancing device

30: management device 31: home gateway management module

32: service application management module 33: service user matching module

34: service provider matching module 40: manager terminal device

50: database 60: home gateway

61: bootstrap management module 62: home gateway management agent

63: home portal 64: system application

65: service application 70: service provider terminal device

80: service user terminal device

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for managing a home gateway, and a storage medium recording the method. More specifically, a digital home service for integrating and managing a home integrated service management system by unifying and opening a home service provision and management system is performed. The present invention relates to a home gateway management apparatus and method for integrated provision, and a computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program capable of executing the method.

Recently, with the emergence of various terminal devices that can be used in the home, interest in home networking technology has been heightened. Internet routers are being released to allow multiple home appliances to access the Internet at the same time, and sales of home gateways that can bridge various home network interfaces are increasing.

The home network market is expected to grow in the future, and all devices in the home are expected to be connected to the home gateway, which is the center of the home network. Many devices will be located in the home, including A / V devices that support IEEE1394, PLC-based refrigerators and stoves, and blood pressure monitors that support Bluetooth interfaces. The various indoor devices listed above can be connected to the Internet through the home gateway, which means that the external devices can not only monitor the information provided by the indoor devices but also control the information directly.

As home infrastructure is built and various home devices are used, service providers will want to provide various services using the already built home network infrastructure. Health care services may be provided to users who have blood pressure measuring devices, and home automation services may be provided to users who own internet refrigerators or stoves. Home viewer devices can also be used to provide security and disaster prevention services.

However, just building the home network infrastructure does not provide the home service. This is because it is necessary to control the home gateway connecting the home network and the external internet network to provide various home services to remotely located home users by using the already built home network infrastructure. In this way, the idea alone cannot control or manage the home gateway installed by the telecommunications operator or the service provider providing the service in the venture company that wants to provide the service with small capital. In other words, a small company needs a method for providing a service using only a service application.

As such, the existing technology uses a protocol such as Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) for service and home gateway management, or a method of providing and managing a digital home service independently developed through the home gateway by a unique method. It is difficult for 3rd party service providers to participate because it is difficult to cooperate organically and the system is closed because each company has to establish its own home gateway and service management system.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and to provide a home service user with various home services that a service provider wants to provide to a home service user, using a home gateway to deliver and Home gateway management device and method and method for digital home service integration to install and download the application software necessary to provide home service in home gateway from home service management system An object of the present invention is to provide a computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon executable programs.

Specifically, the present invention provides the service integrated management system to install the service application software through the home gateway owned by the service user to provide a service user with various home services such as VOD service, home automation service, home viewer service, etc. Initializes home gateway, installs and manages application software necessary for remotely providing home services requested by service users, and integrates digital home services with home gateways controlled by the integrated service management system. An apparatus and method for managing a home gateway for a computer and a computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program capable of executing the method are provided.

The home gateway management apparatus for digital home service integration and provision of the present invention for achieving the above object is to register and initialize the remote home gateway owned by the service user and install various home services registered by the service provider through the home gateway. Integrated service management system for the purpose of; And a home gateway under control from the system, registered and initialized by the system, and downloading and installing service application software from the system. And a service provider terminal device for a service developer to register a service through a service integrated management system. And a service user terminal device for the service user to perform service inquiry and application.

On the other hand, the home gateway management method for providing integrated digital home services of the present invention, in the home gateway initialization, when the home gateway registration request that the IP address is dynamically changed during booting is registered through the authentication process by the service integration management system A first step of becoming; Transmitting a URL address where a home gateway management agent is located to initialize the authenticated home gateway, and installing a management agent from the transmitted URL address; And a third step of installing an application required for the system through the home gateway management agent installed through the step.

On the other hand, the home gateway management method for providing integrated digital home services of the present invention, in the registration and installation of the service, the first step of registering a home service developed through the service provider terminal device; A second step of a service user applying for the service by using a service user terminal device to access the service integration management system using the registered service; A third step of a service user applying for a digital home service in order to receive a service using a home gateway initialized through the above steps; Installing a service application necessary to provide the requested service to a home gateway of a service user; And a fifth step in which a service user uses a home service through the installed service application.

As described above, in the present invention, in order to remotely provide various home services developed by the service provider, the home gateway of the service user is initialized and installed by downloading and installing the home gateway management agent developed according to the management method of the service integration manager. Agents can be used to remotely and dynamically install new services.

The above objects, features and advantages will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

Hereinafter, an apparatus and method for managing a home gateway for integrating and providing a digital home service according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings with reference to the accompanying drawings. .

1 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a system for controlling and managing a home gateway to provide a digital home service integration according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the configuration of the present invention includes a service integration management system 10, a home gateway 60, a service provider terminal device 70, and a service user terminal device 80.

In more detail, the service integrated management system 10 includes a load balancing device 20, a management device 30, a manager terminal device 40, and a database 50. The load balancing device 20 is a device for distributing the load of the management devices 30 below, and requests for registration or service provider terminal device 70 and service of the home gateway 60 whose IP address is dynamically changed at boot time. The request of the user terminal device 80 is distributed according to the load degree of the management device 30. The manager terminal device 40 monitors the status of the home gateway 60 and receives and processes a manager's management command for the home gateway 60 and the service application 65. The database 50 records home gateway registration information and system application 64 and service application 65 information.

The management device 30 includes a home gateway management module 31, a service application management module 32, a service user matching module 33, and a service provider matching module 34. The home gateway management module 31 registers and initializes the home gateway 60 through dynamic IP and home gateway ID mapping after the home gateway 60 is booted up. In addition, when a service user requests a service, the service application 65 is installed in the home gateway 60. The service application management module 32 processes a service registration request of the service provider terminal device 70. The service user matching module 33 processes the service inquiry and application request message from the service user terminal device 80. The service provider matching module 34 processes a service provider service registration request message from the service provider terminal device 70.

The home gateway 60 includes a bootstrap management module 61, a home gateway management agent 62, a home portal 63, a system application 64, and a service application 65. The bootstrap management module 61 transmits a registration request message including the home gateway IP address and ID dynamically changed to the service integration management system 10 at the initial booting of the home gateway 60, and the home gateway management agent 62. After receiving the URL address, the home gateway management agent 62 is downloaded and installed in the home gateway 60. After the home gateway management agent 62 is installed by the bootstrap management module 61, it transmits home gateway profile information to the home gateway management module 31, receives the system application URL address, and then downloads the system application 64. And install. The home portal 63 processes a service use request message from the service user terminal 80. The system application 64 is application software required for the home gateway 60 to install and run the service application 65. The service application 65 is application software required for the service user to use the previously requested service provider service.

The service provider terminal device 70 is a terminal device necessary for registering a service developed by a service developer in the service integration management system 10 through the Internet.

The service user terminal device 80 is a terminal device required for a service user to subscribe to a service to be serviced and to use an installed service.

Then, referring to FIGS. 2 to 5 for a home gateway management method for providing a digital home service integration and a computer-readable recording medium having a program capable of executing the method of the present invention having the configuration as described above. This will be described.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a home gateway initialization process for providing digital home service integration according to the present invention.

First, the home gateway 60 transmits a home gateway registration request message including the home gateway IP address and ID dynamically changed to the service integrated management system 10 at boot time, and the service integrated management system 10 load-balancing policy. Perform load balancing according to the authentication and then register the home gateway (S100). The integrated service management system 10 transmits the home gateway management agent 62 URL address to the registered home gateway 60, and the home gateway 60 which receives the home gateway management agent 62 downloads and installs the home gateway management agent 62 ( S200). The home gateway 60 transmits the home gateway 60 profile information to the service integrated management system 10, receives the system application URL address, and downloads and installs the system application 64 (S300).

3 is a flowchart illustrating a service registration and installation process for digital home service integration and provision according to the present invention.

First, the service provider registers the service developed by accessing the service integration management system 10 using the service provider terminal device 70 (S400). The service user accesses the registered service by accessing the service integrated management system 10 and applies for the service (S500). The service integrated management system 10 installs a service application 65 necessary for providing a service requested by a service user in the home gateway 60 (S600). After completion of installation, the service user uses the home service by driving the service application 65 through the home portal 63 of the home gateway 60 (S700).

4 is a flowchart illustrating a detailed process of invoking a function between devices or modules within a device in the process of initializing a home gateway to provide a digital home service integration according to the present invention.

First, when booting the home gateway 60, the bootstrap management module 61 transmits a home gateway registration request message including the dynamically changed home gateway IP address and ID to the load balancer 20 (S101). The load balancing device 20 that receives this performs the load balancing processing of the management device 30 (S102). After the load balancing process, the home gateway registration request message is transmitted to the home gateway management module 31 (S103). The home gateway management module 31 receiving the registration registers the home gateway 60 after home gateway authentication (S104). After the home gateway authentication process, the home gateway management module 30 transmits the home gateway management agent 62 URL address to the bootstrap management module 61 (S201). The bootstrap management module 61 which receives this is installed after downloading the home gateway management agent 62 (S202). The installed home gateway management agent 62 transmits home gateway profile information to the home gateway management module 31 (S301). Receiving this, the home gateway management module 31 checks the version of the system application installed in the home gateway (S302). The version is upgraded or the system application 64 URL address that is not installed in the home gateway 60 is transmitted to the home gateway management agent 62 (S303). The home gateway management agent 62 receiving this downloads and installs the system application 64 (S304).

5 is a flowchart illustrating a detailed process of invoking a function between devices or modules within a device in a service registration and installation process for providing an integrated digital home service according to the present invention.

First, the service provider makes a request for registration of a service developed by accessing the service provider matching module 34 using the service provider terminal device 70 (S401). The service provider matching module 34 requests the service application management module 32 to add the service application 65 of the service requested to be registered (S402). The service application management module 32 stores the requested service application in the database 50 (S403). After the service registration, the service user accesses the service user matching module 10 by using the service user terminal device 80 to query and apply for the service (S501). The service user matching module 33 requests the home gateway management module 31 to install the service requested by the service user (S601). Inquiring whether to secure the system resources of the home gateway 60 required to install the service application 65 for using the requested service (S602). If the service application 65 can be installed, the service application URL address is transmitted to the home gateway management agent 62 (S603). The home gateway management agent 62 downloads the service application 65 and installs it in the home gateway 60 (S604). After the installation is completed, the service user accesses the home portal 63 through the service user terminal device 80 and drives the service application 65 to use the home service (S701).

The method of the present invention as described above may be implemented as a program and stored in a computer-readable recording medium (CD-ROM, RAM, ROM, floppy disk, hard disk, magneto-optical disk, etc.). Since this process can be easily carried out by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains will not be described in detail any further.

The present invention described above is not limited to the above-described embodiments and the accompanying drawings, and it is common in the art that various substitutions, modifications, and changes can be made without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. It will be evident to those who have knowledge of.

As described above, the home gateway management apparatus and method for providing integrated digital home services according to the present invention, and a computer-readable recording medium having a program capable of executing the method, provide a home service provision and management system. By unifying and opening the service, the service management system can be advanced by integrating and managing the service, and the home network market can be activated because the open system can induce competitive participation of 3rd party service providers.

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A load balancing device for distributing the load of a management device described below; An administrator terminal for monitoring the status of the home gateway and receiving and processing management commands of the home gateway and service applications; A database that records home gateway registration information and system application and service application information; And a management device for registering and initializing a home gateway, registering and managing a service provider service, and installing and managing a service on the home gateway in response to a service user request signal. Wired / wireless connection between service provider terminal device for service registration and service user terminal device for service inquiry and application, registration and initialization of remote home gateway owned by service user, VOD service, home automation service, and home service provider A service integrated management system for installing a home service including a viewer service through a home gateway; And The home gateway receives control from the service integrated management system, is registered and initialized by the service integrated management system, and downloads and installs service application software from the service integrated management system. Home gateway management device for digital home service integration providing comprising a. delete The method of claim 1, wherein the management device, A home gateway management module that registers and initializes the home gateway at the time of booting the home gateway, and installs and manages the service application in the home gateway in response to a service request signal of the service user; A service application management module for processing a service registration request of a service provider terminal device; A service user matching module for processing a service inquiry and application request message from a service user terminal; And Service provider matching module that processes the service provider service registration request message from the service provider terminal Home gateway management device for digital home service integration providing comprising a. The home gateway of claim 1, wherein the home gateway is controlled and managed by the service integration management system. Bootstrap management module for transmitting a registration request message to the service integration management system during the initial booting of the home gateway, receiving the home gateway management agent URL address, and downloading the home gateway management agent to install in the home gateway; Service applications, which are programs required for service users to use service provider services; System applications, which are programs required for home gateways to install and run service applications; A home gateway management agent which transmits home gateway profile information to a home gateway management module after being installed by the bootstrap management module and downloads and installs the system application after receiving the system application URL address; And Home portal that handles service usage request message from service user terminal Home gateway management device for digital home service integration providing comprising a. a. Transmitting a home gateway registration request message from the home gateway to the integrated service management system upon booting, performing load balancing according to the load balancing policy, authenticating and registering the home gateway; Transmitting the home gateway management agent URL address to the home gateway registered in the integrated service management system, and downloading and installing the home gateway management agent from the home gateway that has received the home gateway management agent URL address; The home gateway sends the home gateway profile information to the service integrated management system, and continuously downloads and installs the system application after receiving the system application URL address; And b. Between the service provider terminal device, the service user terminal device, the service integrated management system and the home gateway, install and manage the application software necessary to remotely provide the home service requested by the service user terminal device in the home gateway, and the home gateway Process of service registration and installation process Home gateway management method for digital home service integration providing comprising a. delete 6. The method of claim 5, wherein b. The steps are, Registering a service developed by accessing the service integrated management system through the service provider terminal device; Accessing a service integrated management system through a service user terminal device and inquiring a registered service and requesting a service; Installing a service application necessary for providing a service requested by a service user in a home gateway; And After the installation of the service application, using the service user terminal device to run the service application through the home gateway home portal to use the home service Home gateway management method for digital home service integration providing comprising a.

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