KR101442235B1 - Remote Control Device Using a Smart Phone - Google Patents

Abstract

A remote control device comprises: a smartphone accessible to the Internet; a remote control web page to provide a list of a plurality of electronic devices connected with an internal network through a wired or wireless scheme and a list of functions controlled by each electronic device, to receive information of an electronic device to be controlled from the list of the electronic devices and information of a function to be controlled from the list of the functions, and to provide a first data acquired by the electronic devices; a network interface to relay such that the internal network connected with the electronic device can be connected with the external Internet to transmit a control command received through the remote control web page to the electronic device, and to transmit the first data to the outside through the external Internet; and a local server to receive and store the first data through the network interface, and provide the first data to the user.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a remote control device using a smart phone,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a remote control device using a smart phone, and more particularly, to a remote control device using a smart phone that can control a plurality of devices remotely by connecting to a control device using the Internet via a smart phone .

The conventional general remote control system can perform only simple functions such as controlling the power of the electronic device remotely or inquiring the real time status of the electronic device using the Internet network.

Meanwhile, in recent years, not only the power of the electronic device is controlled and the real-time status is inquired, but also the data stored in the user's smartphone is transmitted to the internal network, the data acquired by the electronic device is received by the user's smartphone, And various remote control functions are required.

Conventional remote control technology is provided with a simple remote control function, so that data such as images or documents stored in a smart phone is transmitted to the internal network or a space for storing data of a smartphone is not provided, There is a problem that the utilization of the remote control technique is low in a place where exchange is required.

In order to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a remote control device using a smart phone capable of transmitting data stored in a smart phone to an internal network.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a remote control device using a smart phone capable of providing data acquired by an electronic device to a smartphone.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a remote control device using a smartphone including a device capable of storing data of a smartphone and data acquired by the electronic device.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a remote control device using a smart phone having an authority to access only an authenticated user.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a remote control device using a smartphone, comprising: a smart phone capable of being connected to the Internet; a plurality of electronic devices connected to the internal network via a wired or wireless connection; A remote control web page for inputting an electronic device to be controlled in the electronic device list and a function to be controlled in the controllable function list and providing first data acquired by the plurality of electronic devices, A network interface through which a control command received from the remote control web page is transmitted to the electronic equipment by wire or wireless and the first data is transmitted to the outside through the external Internet network so as to be connected to the network and the external Internet network, , The network interface Wherein the remote control web page includes authentication means for authenticating a user with an ID and a password, wherein the local server comprises: an authentication means for authenticating a user using an ID and a password; and a local server for receiving and storing the first data and providing the first data to a user, And a user storage space for storing second data including at least one of an image, a document or a phone number list of a smart phone, and providing the second data to the electronic device.

In addition, the remote control web page of the remote control apparatus using the smartphone of the present invention may further include a function of setting the authority level of the user.

The local server of the remote control device using the smartphone according to the present invention stores the first data in chronological order or according to the type of the electronic device or the space in which the electronic device exists.

In addition, the plurality of electronic devices of the remote control device using the smartphone of the present invention may include surveillance equipment. The surveillance equipment may detect an intrusion into the surveillance area and send an alert message to the smartphone And the like.

In addition, the remote control web page of the remote control apparatus using the smartphone of the present invention includes an automatic control function for controlling the electronic apparatus at a time designated by the user.

As described above, according to the remote control device using the smartphone according to the present invention, the first data of the electronic device can be remotely inquired from the smartphone.

According to the remote control device using the smartphone according to the present invention, the second data of the smartphone can be received by the electronic device.

In addition, according to the remote control device using the smartphone according to the present invention, the data acquired by the electronic device can be acquired remotely using the smartphone and stored in the smartphone.

Further, according to the remote control apparatus using the smartphone according to the present invention, only an authenticated user can use the remote control function.

Further, according to the remote control apparatus using the smartphone according to the present invention, the authority of the user can be set differently according to the level.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration of a remote control apparatus using a smartphone according to the present invention; FIG.
2 is a flowchart briefly showing an operation sequence of a remote control apparatus using a smartphone according to the present invention;
3 is a diagram schematically illustrating the exchange of first data of a smartphone and second data of an electronic device in a remote control device using a smartphone according to the present invention.

Specific features and advantages of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The detailed description of the functions and configurations of the present invention will be omitted if it is determined that the gist of the present invention may be unnecessarily blurred.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a remote control device using a smart phone, and more particularly, to a remote control device using a smart phone that can control a plurality of devices remotely by connecting to a control device using the Internet via a smart phone .

FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration of a remote control apparatus using a smartphone according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flowchart briefly showing an operation sequence of a remote control apparatus using a smartphone according to the present invention, 3 is a diagram schematically illustrating exchange of first data of a smartphone and second data of an electronic device in a remote control device using a smartphone according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the remote control device using the smartphone according to the present invention includes a smart phone 100 capable of being connected to the Internet, a plurality of electronic devices connected to the internal network by wire or wireless, A list of possible functions is provided, and an electronic device to be controlled and a function to be controlled among the controllable function list are inputted in the electronic device list, and a remote control web page (200) for providing first data acquired by the plurality of electronic devices A control command received from the remote control web page is transmitted to the electronic device 310 in a wired or wireless manner so that the internal network to which the electronic device is connected and the external Internet network can be connected, A network interface 300 that is transmitted externally through an external Internet network, And a local server (400) receiving and storing the first data through the user interface (300) and providing the first data to the user, wherein the remote control web page (200) Wherein the local server 400 stores second data including at least one of an image of the smartphone or a list of documents or a telephone number and stores the second data in the electronic device 310 And a user storage space provided by the user.

The smartphone 100 is connected to the Internet via the Internet network to access a remote control web page, which will be described below.

The remote control web page 200 is provided with a list of a plurality of electronic apparatuses connected to the internal network by wire or wireless and a controllable function list of the electronic apparatuses. In the list of electronic apparatuses, Receives the function to be controlled, and provides the first data acquired by the plurality of electronic devices.

The internal network can be configured as wired or wireless. The wired network includes Ethernet, PLC, and USB. Zigbee, wireless LAN, and RS-485 are examples of wireless networks.

One type of network may be used for the internal network, but various types of networks may be used depending on the manufacturer or the use place of the electronic device which can be controlled remotely because the network connection is possible.

Examples of the plurality of electronic apparatuses connected to the internal network by wired or wireless include a printer, a facsimile machine, a computer, a lamp, an air conditioner, a telephone, a monitor, a gas valve controller, a window automatic controller, and a front door controller.

The remote control website provides a list of electronic devices that can be remotely controlled by network connection, and the user selects an electronic device to be controlled from the provided list of electronic devices.

Also, the remote control web page may provide the first data acquired by the selected electronic device to the smartphone screen, and the user may select the command to confirm the first data and to control the function of the electronic device.

The remote control web page also includes authentication means for authenticating the user with an ID and a password.

If an arbitrary user erroneously controls a plurality of electronic devices, problems such as waste of electric power and leakage of data may occur. Therefore, it is preferable that only authenticated users can be remotely controlled including the authentication means.

In addition, the remote control web page of the remote control device using the smartphone according to the present invention further includes a function of setting the authority level of the user so that not all persons can control all the electronic devices remotely.

In an exemplary embodiment, the office has a plurality of electronic devices, and the plurality of electronic devices include electronic devices that are used only by the user, such as a telephone set or a personal computer, It is divided into electronic devices that are shared and used together.

Remote controllable electronic devices for remote control should be limited to their own electronic devices and shared electronic devices.

In addition, electronic devices such as electric lamps and air conditioners are shared electronic devices. However, in order to solve the problem of waste of power due to misuse, administrators are required to set authority levels to restrict indiscreet remote control.

The remote control web page of the remote control device using the smartphone according to the present invention includes an automatic control function for allowing the electronic device to be controlled at a time designated by the user.

In order to control the electronic device at a designated time, a control command may be transmitted at a designated time on the remote control web page. Alternatively, a timer included in the electronic device may be used to automatically So that the control function can be operated.

For example, you can automatically control the boiler to start or stop the boiler at the specified time of winter, or set all the lights to turn off automatically after the specified time.

Also, a notification sound or a notification message may be output to a sound device or a display device (not shown) at a designated time using the automatic control function.

The network interface 300 mediates the connection between the internal network to which the electronic device is connected and the external Internet network so that a control command received from the remote control web page is transmitted to the electronic device by wire or wirelessly, And can be transmitted to the outside via an external Internet network.

The external Internet network and the internal network can not be connected because of different data transmission methods. For this reason, there is a need for an intermediary device to allow different networks to communicate.

In an embodiment of the present invention, an IP address and a subnet mask can be used to connect to a network. However, in order to be connected to an external Internet network, not only an IP address and a subnet mask but also a network interface address Is required.

In order for different networks to exchange data, the same communication protocol (protocol) must be used, and the network interface appropriately converts the two protocols.

The network interface searches for an optimal network path and transmits a packet (a minimum unit of network transmission data) to the other network through the discovered network path.

The local server 400 receives and stores the first data through the network interface, and provides the first data to the user.

The electronic device may include a storage unit (not shown).

For example, a telephone number list of a telephone number of a missed call, an outgoing telephone number, and a list of received telephone numbers may be stored in a telephone, a contact may be stored, and information about a print file printed immediately before may be stored in the printer.

Such an electronic device, except for a computer, provides a storage unit and storage data to the user for the sake of convenience of the user, but since the storage unit is not an essential configuration, if the storage capacity is small or exceeds a certain capacity, Respectively.

In order to increase the amount of data that can be stored or to increase the storage period, it is necessary to purchase a better electronic device. In the present invention, the first data including the local server is stored in the local server through the internal network do.

The local server may further include a user storage area for storing second data including at least one of an image of the smartphone or a list of a document or a telephone number, and providing the second data to the electronic device.

The smart phone includes an image or second data such as a document or a telephone number.

The user may transmit the second data to the local server from outside and store the data in the external server and then receive and use the second data previously stored from the local server in the electronic device connected to the same network as the local server.

The local server of the remote control apparatus using the smartphone according to the present invention stores the first data in chronological order or according to the type of the electronic apparatus or the space in which the electronic apparatus exists.

The first data includes data on the operation of the electronic device, such as a phone number list of the telephone, recorded voice, fax image, monitoring data of the monitoring device, operation time of the electric lamp, and data acquired by the electronic device.

Since the first data may have a large amount and type of data, the local server classifies the first data in chronological order or according to the type of the electronic device or the space in which the electronic device exists, 1 data can be useful.

Also, if the first data is generated within the set time of absence, it indicates that the electronic device is operating in the absence of the user, so that it can easily detect whether or not the device is intruded.

As shown in FIG. 2, the operation sequence of the remote control apparatus using the smartphone according to the present invention is as follows. (S1) a remote control web page is accessed using a smart phone, (S2).

When the user selects the electronic device from the list of electronic devices (S3), the first data which is the data acquired by the electronic device is inquired (S4), and it is selected whether to control the inquired electronic device (S5).

If there are several functions that can be controlled by the electronic device, a list of functions that can be controlled is displayed, and the user selects a controllable function (S5).

When the control command selected by the user via the network interface is received by the communication unit (not shown) of the electronic apparatus and transmitted to the controller (not shown), the electronic apparatus may be controlled (S6).

The second data may be transmitted to the user storage space and stored for later use. The second data may be transmitted to the electronic device by using the smartphone and stored.

3, the second data 110 including at least one of the first data (data of the electronic device) and the image or document or telephone number list of the smart phone may be interchanged with each other .

In an embodiment, a missed phone list, a phone number list, and a recorded voice stored in a telephone of an office can be confirmed remotely using the smart phone.

Also, the time of arrival of the fax to the fax machine and the fax image can be confirmed remotely using the smartphone.

Further, the image or document of the smart phone can be transmitted to the printer of the office to be remotely printed, and the contact list of the customer stored in the smart phone can be transmitted to the office telephone and stored.

If necessary, the user can remotely control the power of the computer to transmit a list of images, documents or telephone numbers of the smartphone, and receive necessary data such as images and documents of the computer.

Further, the plurality of electronic apparatuses of the remote control apparatus using the smartphone according to the present invention may include surveillance equipment, and an intrusion alert may be provided to send a warning message to the smartphone when the surveillance equipment detects an intrusion into a surveillance area Function.

The surveillance equipment should be able to be controlled remotely by network connection. The surveillance equipment may be a surveillance camera, a motion detection sensor, a voice recording device, or the like.

In the case of offices, surveillance equipment may be required to prevent leakage of company data or theft of equipment. In the case of residential space, constant surveillance or absence surveillance may be required for safety.

When the worker or the user selects the intrusion warning function, a function of monitoring the intrusion in the surveillance area is executed.

If the data detected by the sensor and the sound recorded by the voice recording device are compared with the threshold value, the actual intrusion can be distinguished.

For example, when an operation is continuously detected for a certain period of time after the operation is detected by the motion detection sensor, or when the sound recorded by the voice recording device is larger than the threshold value, it can be determined that the intrusion is occurred.

If it is determined that an intrusion is detected, a warning message is sent to the user who is set to send an intrusion warning message, and the data of the monitoring device such as the image of the surveillance camera or the detection time of the motion detection sensor or an internet address for directly viewing the data is sent.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is clearly understood that the same is by way of illustration and example only and is not to be taken as a limitation of the scope of the present invention. Or modify it. The scope of the invention should, therefore, be construed in light of the claims set forth to cover many of such variations.

100: Smartphone
111: second data
200: Remote control web page
300: Network interface
310: Electronic device
311: First data
400: Local server
S1: Connect to remote control web page
S2: List of electronic devices
S3: Electronic device selection
S4: First data inquiry
S5: Do you want to control electronic devices?
S6: Select function to control
S7: Electronic equipment control

Claims (5)

A smartphone with internet connection;
A list of a plurality of electronic apparatuses connected to the internal network by wire or wireless and a list of controllable functions of the respective electronic apparatuses are provided, and an electronic device to be controlled and a function to be controlled are input in the list of controllable functions, A remote control web page for providing first data acquired by a plurality of electronic devices;
A control command received from the remote control web page is transmitted to the electronic equipment through a wired or wireless connection so that the internal network to which the electronic device is connected and the external Internet network can be connected, A network interface to which the data is transmitted;
And a local server receiving and storing the first data through the network interface and providing the first data to a user,
Wherein the remote control web page includes authentication means for authenticating a user with an ID and a password,
Wherein the local server includes a user storage space for storing second data including at least one of an image of the smartphone or a list of documents or a telephone number and providing the second data to the electronic device,
Wherein the remote control web page further comprises a function of setting a user authority level,
Wherein the network interface converts two communication protocols of the internal network and the external Internet network in order to exchange data
Remote control device using smart phone.
delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the local server stores the first data in chronological order or according to the type of the electronic apparatus or the space in which the electronic apparatus exists
Remote control device using smart phone.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the plurality of electronic devices includes a surveillance device and includes an intrusion warning function for sending a warning message to the smartphone when the surveillance device detects an intrusion into a surveillance area
Remote control device using smart phone.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the remote control web page includes an automatic control function for controlling the electronic apparatus at a time designated by the user
Remote control device using smart phone.

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