KR101611988B1 - Global IoT Resource Discovery Service Method and Server using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

A global IoT resource discovery service method and a server to which the global IoT resource discovery service is applied are provided. The IoT resource discovery method according to an embodiment of the present invention is a method in which a discovery server receives an IoT resource search request from a user device and searches for an IoT resource in association with IoT platforms independently providing IoT services, Provide search results. This makes it possible to search for IoT resources registered in the IoT service platform that does not have the right to use or is not aware of the use right, thereby making it possible to search more satisfyingly and more abundantly.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a global IoT resource discovery service method and a server using the same,

The present invention relates to an IoT service, and more particularly, to a discovery service method for searching for IoT resources and a server to which the method is applied.

IoT (Internet of Things) is a new information communication infrastructure that connects all the things in the world with the Internet so that people and things, things and things can communicate with each other at any time and anywhere.

IoT services will provide us with a more diverse, convenient and secure lifestyle. The premise for such a variety of IoT services is to allow users to quickly and easily search for a wide variety of resources that are prevalent in the world.

However, there is a limitation in that only resources registered in the IoT service provider can be searched. In order to search for the resources registered in other IoT service providers, the subscriber must subscribe to the service operated by the provider, It must go through a cumbersome process.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a global IoT resource discovery service method capable of searching for IoT resources registered in an IoT service platform that does not have a right to use or can not recognize, And a server to which the present invention is applied.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an IoT resource discovery method including: receiving a request for a search for an IoT resource from a user device; The discovery server retrieving an IoT resource in association with IoT platforms independently providing IoT services; And providing the IoT resource search result to the user device by the discovery server.

In the searching step, the discovery server may request the IoT platforms to search for the IoT resource. And the discovery server receiving the IoT resource search result from at least one of the IoT platforms.

The IoT resource discovery method according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include the step of the IoT resource information being collected from the IoT platforms by the discovery server, In the IoT resource information held through the collecting step, the IoT resource is searched

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an IoT resource discovery method comprising: receiving, by the discovery server, an IoT resource search request from a first IoT platform; Requesting the discovery server to search for IoT resources to IoT platforms other than the first IoT platform; The discovery server receiving the IoT resource search result from at least one of the IoT platforms; And transmitting the IoT resource search result received in the receiving step to the first IoT platform.

The discovery server may further include: collecting IoT resource information from the IoT platforms; Receiving, by the discovery server, an IoT resource search request from a first IoT platform; Retrieving the IoT resource from the IoT resource information held by the discovery server through the collection step; And providing the IoT resource search result to the first IoT platform by the discovery server.

The first IoT platform may be a platform for receiving an IoT resource search request from a user device.

In addition, the IoT resource may include at least one of a device, a set of devices, an application, a content, a context, and a service providing information to a user.

According to another aspect of the present invention, an IoT resource discovery server comprises: a communication unit for communicating with a user equipment and IoT platforms independently providing IoT services; And a search unit for searching for an IoT resource in association with the IoT platforms when the IoT resource search is requested from the user device, and for providing the IoT resource search result to the user device.

As described above, according to the embodiments of the present invention, it is possible to search for IoT resources registered in the IoT service platform that does not have a right to use or can not recognize, and it is possible to provide a search service more consistent with the search intention .

In particular, the search for the IoT resource is not limited to the specific IoT service platform but can be searched for all the IoT service platforms, thereby enabling a richer search.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a global IoT resource discovery method according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a global IoT resource discovery method according to a second embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a global IoT resource discovery method according to a third embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a global IoT resource discovery method according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
5 is a block diagram of a global IoT resource discovery server according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

One embodiment of the present invention proposes a global IoT resource discovery method. "Global" discovery means that IoT resources can be searched for in other than the IoT service platform on which they are registered.

IoT resources are physical or virtual components that provide useful information to the user. IoT resources include devices, a collection of devices (e.g., thermometers and air conditioners) and applications, and may further include content, context, and services.

FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining a global IoT resource discovery method according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, first, the user device 20 accesses the global IoT discovery server 100 and requests a search for an IoT resource (1).

The user device 20 includes a mobile device such as a user's smart phone and a mobile PC, as well as a stationary device such as a desktop PC. Also, the user device 20 can access the global IoT discovery server 100 through an application or a web-browser to receive a search service.

The global IoT discovery server 100 receiving the search request from the user device 20 requests the IoT service platforms 10-1, 10-2, 10-3, ..., 10-N to search for the IoT resource (2).

Here, the IoT service platforms 10-1, 10-2, 10-3, ..., 10-N independently provide the IoT service. Accordingly, the IoT resources registered in the IoT service platform-1 (10-1), the IoT resources registered in the IoT service platform-2 (10-2), and the IoT resources registered in the IoT service platform- The IoT resources registered in the IoT service platform-N (10-N) are all or partly different.

Then, the IoT service platform-1 (10-1) in which the IoT resource requested by the global IoT discovery server 100 searches is registered provides the IoT resource search result to the global IoT discovery server 100 (3).

Then, the global IoT discovery server 100 provides the user device 20 with the IoT resource search result received from the IoT service platform-1 10-1 (4). "④" corresponds to the response to "①".

1, the IoT resource search result is shown to be provided only by the IoT service platform-1 10-1, which is an example for convenience of understanding and explanation.

When the same IoT resource is also registered in the IoT service platform 3 (10-3), the IoT resource search result (IoT) from the IoT service platform 1 (10-1) and the IoT service platform 3 Will be provided. However, since the search results provided are the same, only one global IoT discovery server 100 can provide the user device 20 with "?

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a global IoT resource discovery method according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

2, the global IoT discovery server 100 connects to the IoT service platforms 10-1, 10-2, 10-3, ..., 10-N and collects IoT resource information crawling) (①).

The collection of IoT resource information in "1" can be performed periodically, and the IoT service platforms 10-1, 10-2, 10-3 , ..., 10-N.

Thereafter, the user device 20 accesses the global IoT discovery server 100 and requests the IoT resource search (2).

Then, the global IoT discovery server 100 searches for IoT resources requested to be searched in the IoT resource information collected and held through "a ", and provides the IoT resource search result to the user device 20 (3) . "③" corresponds to the response to "①".

3 is a diagram illustrating a method of global IoT resource discovery according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, first, the user device 20 requests the IoT service platform -2 (10-2) to search for an IoT resource (①). In FIG. 3, the user device 20 is different from FIG. 1 in that the user device 20 requests the IoT service platform -2 (10-2) to search for an IoT resource instead of the global IoT discovery server 100. FIG.

Figure 1 is useful if the user has an account (usage rights) for the global IoT discovery service, Figure 3 is where the user has no account for global IoT discovery service and only accounts for IoT service-2 .

On the other hand, the IoT service platform-2 (10-2) in which the IoT resource requested by the user device 20 is not registered requests the global IoT discovery server 100 to search for the IoT resource (2).

Then, the global IoT discovery server 100, which is requested to search for the IoT resource from the IoT service platform -2 (10-2), searches the IoT service platforms 10-1 and 10-2 except for the IoT service platform- 3,..., 10-N) (iii).

Then, the IoT service platform-1 (10-1) in which the IoT resource requested to be searched by the global IoT discovery server (100) registers provides the IoT resource search result to the global IoT discovery server (100).

Then, the global IoT discovery server 100 provides the IoT resource search result received from the IoT service platform -1 (10-1) to the IoT service platform -2 (10-2) (5). "⑤" corresponds to the response to "②".

Thereafter, the IoT service platform -2 (10-2) provides the user device 20 with the IoT resource search result received from the global IoT discovery server 100 (6). "⑥" corresponds to the response to "①".

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a global IoT resource discovery method according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

4, the global IoT discovery server 100 accesses the IoT service platforms 10-1, 10-2, 10-3, ..., 10-N and collects IoT resource information crawling) (①).

Thereafter, the user device 20 requests the IoT service platform -2 (10-2) to search for an IoT resource (2). In FIG. 4, the user device 20 is different from FIG. 2 in that it requests the IoT service platform -2 (10-2) to search for an IoT resource instead of the global IoT discovery server 100. FIG.

Figure 2 is useful if the user has an account (usage rights) for the global IoT discovery service, Figure 4 is where the user has no account for global IoT discovery service and only accounts for IoT service-2 .

On the other hand, the IoT service platform-2 (10-2), in which the IoT resource requested by the user device 20 is not registered, requests the global IoT discovery server 100 to search for an IoT resource (3).

Then, the global IoT discovery server 100 searches the IoT resource information retrieved by the IoT service platform-2 10-2 from the IoT resource information collected and held through "1" To the device 20 (4). "④" corresponds to the response to "③".

Thereafter, the IoT service platform -2 (10-2) provides the user device 20 with the IoT resource search result received from the global IoT discovery server 100 (5). "⑤" corresponds to the response to "②".

5 is a block diagram of a global IoT resource discovery server 100 according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention. 5, the global IoT resource discovery server 100 includes a communication unit 110, a collecting unit 120, a searching unit 130, and a storing unit 140. [

The communication unit 110 is a means for communicating with the user equipment 20 and the IoT service platforms 10-1, 10-2, 10-3, ..., 10-N.

The collecting unit 120 collects the IoT resource information from the IoT service platforms 10-1, 10-2, 10-3, ..., 10-N and stores it in the storage unit 140. [

The search unit 130 searches the storage unit 140 for the IoT resource requested by the user device 20 to search for the search result or searches the IoT service platforms 10-1, 10-2, 10-3, ., 10-N to obtain a search result, and provides the obtained search result to the user device 20. [

In addition, the search unit 130 searches the IoT resource requested by the IoT service platform in the storage unit 140 and obtains a search result, or requests a search for the IoT service platforms other than the IoT service platform requested for search, And provides the acquired search result to the IoT service platform that requested the search.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and detail may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

10-1, 10-2, 10-3, ..., 10-N: IoT service platform
20: User device
100: Global IoT Discovery Server
110: communication unit 120:
130: Search unit 140:

Claims (8)

The discovery server receiving a request for searching for an IoT resource from a user device;
Searching the IoT resources in association with a plurality of IoT platforms for independently registering IoT resources and providing IoT services; And
And providing the IoT resource search result to the user device by the discovery server,
The IoT resource includes:
Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > IoT < / RTI > platform,
The plurality of IoT platforms,
For service provision, we have information about registered IoT resources,
The discovery server comprises:
Acquiring two or more IoT resource search results from the two or more IoT platforms when the IoT resource is registered in two or more IoT platforms, To the user equipment. ≪ Desc / Clms Page number 13 >
The method according to claim 1,
The retrieving step comprises:
The discovery server requesting the IoT platforms to search for the IoT resource; And
And the discovery server receiving the IoT resource search result from at least one of the IoT platforms.
The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising: the discovery server collecting IoT resource information from the IoT platforms,
The retrieving step comprises:
And the discovery server searches the IoT resource from the IoT resource information held through the collecting step.
The method according to claim 1,
Receiving, by the discovery server, an IoT resource search request from a first IoT platform;
Requesting the discovery server to search for IoT resources to IoT platforms other than the first IoT platform;
The discovery server receiving the IoT resource search result from at least one of the IoT platforms; And
And transmitting the IoT resource search result received in the receiving step to the first IoT platform.
The method according to claim 1,
The discovery server collecting IoT resource information from the IoT platforms;
Receiving, by the discovery server, an IoT resource search request from a first IoT platform;
Retrieving the IoT resource from the IoT resource information held by the discovery server through the collection step; And
And providing the IoT resource search result to the first IoT platform by the discovery server.
The method according to claim 4 or 5,
The first IoT platform includes:
Wherein the IoT resource discovery method is a platform for receiving a search for an IoT resource from a user device.
The method according to claim 1,
The IoT resource includes:
A device, a set of devices, an application, a content, a context, and a service for providing information to a user.
A communication unit for communicating with a user device and a plurality of IoT platforms independently registering IoT resources and providing IoT services; And
And a search unit for searching the IoT resource in association with the IoT platforms when the IoT resource search is requested from the user device and providing the IoT resource search result to the user device,
The IoT resource includes:
Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > IoT < / RTI > platform,
The plurality of IoT platforms,
For service provision, we have information about registered IoT resources,
The search unit may search,
Acquiring two or more IoT resource search results from the two or more IoT platforms when the IoT resource is registered in two or more IoT platforms, And providing the IoT resource discovery server to the user device.

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