KR101385136B1 - Method and apparatus for controlling device in home using SIP sever - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for controlling a device in a home using a SIP server. The method for controlling a device in a home using a SIP server according to an embodiment of the present invention provides a network environment of a device, for example, a public IP setting and a router in a home. It is possible to conveniently control the devices in the home from an external user terminal without changing the network settings of the devices according to use.

Description

Method and apparatus for controlling indoor device using SIP server {Method and apparatus for controlling device in home using SIP sever}

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for controlling an indoor device using a SIP server.

As electric and electronic technologies and wired / wireless communication technologies are highly developed, the interworking between remote devices is becoming easier and the range of interlocking devices is becoming more diverse. In the modern home culture, the home network is becoming a basic specification, not an option. The home network is a next generation IT (Information Technology) technology, which is currently attracting the most attention. It is a collection of technologies to maximize the convenience of life by combining with the Internet based on control, management, integration and interworking of home information appliances.

In recent years, through the rapid spread of the smart phone from the outside to check the state of the home, the function of controlling a boiler, a light, a gas valve, and the like is required a lot. However, when connecting an external device with an indoor device, there are inconveniences such as public IP and network setting according to the network environment.

The present invention was derived in view of the above problems, and an embodiment of the present invention provides a method and apparatus for controlling a device in a home using a SIP server.

In order to achieve the above technical problem, session connection for controlling a device in the home is performed through a wall pad provided in the home according to an embodiment of the present invention and is connected to the SIP server through a network. Receiving a request; Determining whether user information of the user terminal included in the session connection request matches previously registered user information; If the user information matches the registered user information, transmitting a response message to the SIP server to the SIP server; And receiving a control message for controlling the device from the user terminal.
The method of controlling an indoor device using the SIP server may further include controlling the indoor device connected to the device control device according to the received control message.

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The method of controlling a device in a home using the SIP server may further include transmitting state information of the device to the user terminal.

The user terminal is a portable mobile terminal.

In order to achieve the another technical problem, the device control apparatus is a wall pad provided in the premises, connected to the SIP server via a network, and from the premises from the user terminal connected through the network and the SIP server Receive a session connection request for device control, determine whether the user information of the user terminal included in the session connection request matches the pre-registered user information, if the user information matches the pre-registered user information The response message for the session connection request is transmitted to the SIP server, and the control message for controlling the device is received from the user terminal.

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In the indoor device control method using a SIP server according to an embodiment of the present invention in the home environment from an external user terminal without changing the network configuration of the device according to the network environment of the device, for example, public IP settings, use of the router in the home It can be controlled conveniently.

1 is a schematic diagram of an indoor device control system 100 using a SIP server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration of the device control apparatus 120 shown in FIG. 1.
3 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method of controlling a device in a home using a SIP server according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for controlling a device in a home using a SIP server according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, only parts necessary for understanding the operation according to the present invention will be described, and descriptions of other parts may be omitted so as not to disturb the gist of the present invention.

In addition, terms and words used in the following description and claims should not be construed to be limited to ordinary or dictionary meanings, but are to be construed in a manner consistent with the technical idea of the present invention As well as the concept.

1 is a schematic diagram of a device control system 100 using a SIP server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the device control system 100 includes a device to be controlled in a house 110, a device control device 120 connected to a control device 110, a device control device 120, and a network 130. It includes a SIP server 140 and the mobile terminal 150 connected through.

The device control system 100 is configured to control an indoor control target device 110, for example, a lamp, a boiler, or a home appliance, through an external user terminal or a portable terminal 150. Device control system according to an embodiment of the present invention can conveniently control the device in the home from the external user terminal without changing the network configuration of the device according to the network environment, for example, public IP settings, use of the router in the home, etc. have.

In the device control system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, when the mobile terminal 150 transmits a session connection request message for controlling a device in a home to the SIP server 140, the SIP server 140 is in the home. Sends a connection request to the device control device 120, and receives a connection response message. When the session connection between the mobile terminal 150 and the device control device 120 is completed, the user may control the devices in the home through the mobile terminal 150.

Therefore, the mobile terminal 150 is connected to the device control device 130 in the home by using the SIP server 140, the network environment of the device control device 130 and the control target device 110, for example, public IP The control target device 110 in the home can be controlled directly from the external portable terminal 150 without changing the network setting such as setting or address change through the home network address (NAT).

The control target device 110 is connected to the device control device 120. For example, the control target device 110 is connected to the device control device 120 through the home network, the user through the device control device 120, the control target device 110, for example, a boiler, a lamp, A fan, TV, etc. can be controlled.

The device control apparatus 120 is provided in the home, and is connected to the control target device 110 in the home. The device control device 120 may be a wall pad, and is not limited to the term, and should be interpreted to mean a device capable of integrally controlling the controlled devices connected to the home network. The device control device 120 is connected to the external SIP server 140 through the network 130. Network 130 includes Ethernet. The detailed configuration of the device control device 120 will be described later with reference to FIG. 2.

The SIP server 140 is connected to the device control device 120 in the home via the network 130, and the device is connected to the network 130 in response to a request for connection from the portable terminal 150 to the device control device 120. An attempt is made to connect with the control device 120 to connect the mobile terminal 150 and the device control device 120 through the network 130.

Session Initiation Protocol (hereinafter referred to as SIP) is a signaling protocol defined by the IETF. It is used to control multimedia sessions such as voice and video calls, and is used for intelligent terminals such as telephones, Internet conferences, It is a signaling protocol of an application layer in which instant messengers and the like identify each other, find their location, and specify a procedure for creating, deleting, or modifying a multimedia communication session with each other. The modification here means changing the port's address, inviting more participants, adding or deleting multimedia streams, and applying it to video conferencing, streaming video distribution, messenger, subscriber status information, file transfers and online games.

SIP is a text-based application layer control protocol that allows one or more participants to create, modify and terminate sessions together. These sessions include teleconferences over the Internet, telephone calls, visits, event notifications, instant messaging, and the like.

SIP is independent of underlying packet protocols such as TCP, UDP, ATM, and X.25. SIP is based on a client / server architecture in which the server responds to the call when the clients initiate the call and follows text-based Internet standards.

The portable terminal 150 is a portable mobile terminal possessed by a user, and may be a smart phone, a mobile phone, a notebook, a tablet PC, and has a wired and wireless communication module that can be connected to the network 130. In addition, the mobile terminal 150 can make voice and video calls.

The device control apparatus 120 according to an embodiment of the present invention communicates with an external portable terminal 150 through a SIP server 130, and receives a control command message of a control target device of the portable terminal 150. The control target device 110 is controlled according to the control command message.

FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration of the device control apparatus 120 shown in FIG. 1.

1 and 2 together, the device control device 120 includes a control unit 121, a device interface 122, a user setting unit 123, a SIP server interface 124, and a device state management unit 125. .

The device interface 122 communicates with the control target device 110 connected to the device control device 120. The control target device 110 is controlled according to the received device control message from the mobile terminal 150 through the device interface 122.

The user setting unit 123 controls the control target device 110 through a user interface (not shown), for example, an input button or a touch panel. The user may directly control the control target device 110 through the user setting unit 123 of the device control device 120.

The controller 121 receives a session connection request from the external mobile terminal 110 through the SIP server 140 and includes user information included in the session connection request, for example, whether the mobile terminal is registered in advance. After checking or authenticating the information, in the case of the authenticated mobile terminal, a response message for the session connection request is transmitted to the mobile terminal 150 through the SIP server 140.

After the session connection between the portable terminal 150 and the device control apparatus 120 is completed, the controller 121 controls the connected control target device 110 according to a control command from the portable terminal 150.

The SIP server interface 124 transmits a response message for the connection request to the SIP server 140 under the control of the controller 121.

The device state management unit 125 monitors and manages information regarding a device state of the control target device 110, for example, an on or off state of a lamp, a temperature of a boiler, a water supply state, and the like. The state information of the control target device 110 managed by the device state manager 125 may be transmitted to the portable terminal 150.

3 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method of controlling a device in a home using a SIP server according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, in the portable terminal, when the session connection with the device control apparatus 320 in the premises is completed through the SIP server, the external user controls the device 310 of the premises through the portable terminal, for example, a boiler. Control lights, TVs, and more.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for controlling a device in a home using a SIP server according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the portable terminal 400 transmits a connection request to the indoor device control device 420 to the SIP server 410. The SIP server 410 transmits a connection request message to the device control device 420 and receives a connection request response message from the device control device 420. The SIP server 410 transmits a connection request response message to the mobile terminal 400.

The connection between the mobile terminal 400 and the device control device 420 is completed, and the mobile terminal 400 transmits a control command to the control target device 430.

An apparatus according to the present invention may include a processor, a memory for storing and executing program data, a permanent storage such as a disk drive, a communication port for communicating with an external device, a user interface such as a touch panel, a key, Devices, and the like. Methods implemented with software modules or algorithms may be stored on a computer readable recording medium as computer readable codes or program instructions executable on the processor. Here, the computer-readable recording medium may be a magnetic storage medium such as a read-only memory (ROM), a random-access memory (RAM), a floppy disk, a hard disk, ), And a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc). The computer-readable recording medium may be distributed over networked computer systems so that computer readable code can be stored and executed in a distributed manner. The medium is readable by a computer, stored in a memory, and executable on a processor.

All documents including publications, patent applications, patents, etc. cited in the present invention can be incorporated into the present invention in the same manner as each cited document individually and concretely, .

In order to facilitate understanding of the present invention, reference will be made to the preferred embodiments shown in the drawings, and specific terminology is used to describe the embodiments of the present invention. However, the present invention is not limited to the specific terminology, Lt; / RTI > may include all elements commonly conceivable by those skilled in the art.

The invention can be represented by functional block configurations and various processing steps. Such functional blocks may be implemented in various numbers of hardware or / and software configurations that perform particular functions. For example, the present invention relates to integrated circuit configurations such as memory, processing, logic, look-up table, etc., which may execute various functions by the control of one or more microprocessors or other control devices. It can be adopted. Similar to the components of the present invention that may be implemented with software programming or software components, the present invention may be implemented as a combination of C, C ++, and C ++, including various algorithms implemented with data structures, processes, routines, , Java (Java), assembler, and the like. The functional aspects may be implemented with an algorithm running on one or more processors. In addition, the present invention may employ the prior art for electronic environment setting, signal processing, and / or data processing. Terms such as "mechanism", "element", "means", "configuration" may be used broadly and are not limited to mechanical and physical configurations. The term may include the meaning of a series of routines of software in conjunction with a processor or the like.

The specific acts described in the present invention are, by way of example, not intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way. For brevity of description, descriptions of conventional electronic configurations, control systems, software, and other functional aspects of such systems may be omitted. Also, the connections or connecting members of the lines between the components shown in the figures are illustrative of functional connections and / or physical or circuit connections, which may be replaced or additionally provided by a variety of functional connections, physical Connection, or circuit connections. Also, unless explicitly mentioned, such as " essential ", " importantly ", etc., it may not be a necessary component for application of the present invention.

The use of the terms " above " and similar indication words in the specification of the present invention (particularly in the claims) may refer to both singular and plural. In addition, in the present invention, when a range is described, it includes the invention to which the individual values belonging to the above range are applied (unless there is contradiction thereto), and each individual value constituting the above range is described in the detailed description of the invention The same. Finally, the steps may be performed in any suitable order, unless explicitly stated or contrary to the description of the steps constituting the method according to the invention. The present invention is not necessarily limited to the order of description of the above steps. The use of all examples or exemplary language (e.g., etc.) in this invention is for the purpose of describing the invention in detail and is not to be construed as a limitation on the scope of the invention, It is not. It will also be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various modifications, combinations, and alterations may be made depending on design criteria and factors within the scope of the appended claims or equivalents thereof.

100: instrument control system
110: control target device
120: appliance control unit
130: Network
140: SIP server
150: mobile terminal

Claims (6)

A method of controlling a device in a home using a SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) server,
The device control method,
Is performed through the wall pad provided in the home,
Receiving a session connection request for controlling the indoor device from a user terminal connected with the SIP server through a network;
Determining whether user information of the user terminal included in the session connection request matches previously registered user information;
If the user information matches the registered user information, transmitting a response message to the SIP server to the SIP server;
Receiving a control message for controlling the device from the user terminal; And
And controlling the indoor device connected to the wall pad according to the received control message. delete The method according to claim 1,
And controlling the status information of the device to the user terminal. The method according to claim 1,
The user terminal comprises:
An indoor device control method using a SIP server, characterized in that the portable mobile terminal. As a device control device in the home using a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) server,
The device control device is a wall pad provided in the home,
Connected to the SIP server through a network,
Receiving a session connection request for controlling the device in the home from the user terminal connected to the SIP server through the network, and whether the user information of the user terminal included in the session connection request matches the pre-registered user information And if the user information matches the pre-registered user information, transmits a response message for the session connection request to the SIP server, receives a control message for controlling the device from the user terminal, and receives the received message. The indoor device control apparatus using a SIP server, characterized in that for controlling the indoor device connected to the wall pad according to a control message. delete

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