KR101698184B1 - The home network virtualization apparatus and method therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a home network virtualization apparatus and a method thereof. In order to provide a virtual home network service through semantic objectization, a device or a sensor included in a home network is converted into a virtual object based on a semantic ontology, And virtual home network services that can be managed and / or controlled by being virtualized.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a home network virtualization apparatus,

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for virtualizing various devices and sensors included in a home network, and more particularly, to a virtualization apparatus and method for virtualizing a device connected to a home network through semantic objectization.

Conventionally, a method of connecting a physical device has been used to construct a home network.

However, in order to overcome the limitation of physical home network which has limitations on space, time, and cost, the introduction of the concept of smart home network in recent years has made it possible to provide a home network service in a virtual space Is being studied continuously.

Since a physical home network having limitations on space, time, and cost has limitations, a device or a sensor included in a home network can be converted into a virtual object based on a semantic ontology in order to overcome this limitation.

In addition, the present invention can implement a virtual home network service in which devices and objects existing in the real world are virtualized and managed and controlled on the web when a virtual home network service is provided.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a home network virtualization apparatus acquires ICT device information and ICT resource information from a connected device, generates a virtual object capable of shaping a physical object based on the collected information, A virtual object providing unit for executing and managing a virtual object, a compound object including a composite function of information based on the generated virtual object and non-ICT device information, and executing and managing the generated composite object And a service providing unit for receiving the composite object according to the service provision policy selected by the user, and providing the service information on the basis of the semantic ontology based on the received composite object.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the virtual object providing unit may include a first information acquiring unit for acquiring ICT device information and ICT resource information from an ICT device connected to a network, a semantic object providing unit for receiving semantic ontology based object information A virtual object creation unit for creating, registering, and storing a virtual object capable of abstracting a virtual object for a virtual home network service, a virtual object management unit for storing the produced virtual object and providing the virtual object when requested, And a virtual object execution unit for executing the virtual object, controlling the ICT device according to the received composite object, and outputting a message to the user.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the composite object providing unit may include a second information acquiring unit for acquiring virtual object information and non-ICT device information received in the virtual object providing unit, a second information acquiring unit for acquiring virtual object information and non-ICT device information A composite object providing unit for creating, processing and storing a composite object capable of compositing the composite object, a composite object providing unit for storing the produced composite object, managing the created composite object based on the semantic ontology, And a composite object execution unit for providing the composite object and corresponding message information requested in the service providing unit.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the service providing unit includes a user information input unit for inputting information necessary for establishing a service policy from a user, a policy of a service to be provided based on the received user information, A service policy management unit for managing the creation of the service information by requesting and acquiring the composite object and managing the service policy by managing the user profile and controlling the composite object providing unit according to the service policy to process the requested service, And a semantic ontology service management unit for managing the generated service information by creating, registering, and storing the generated service information as a virtual home network service in accordance with the semantic ontology basis.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the semantic ontology service management unit includes a user profile management unit for extracting, storing and managing a profile of a user included in the user information, And a composite object control unit for requesting a change of a composite object, and an information management unit for creating, registering, and storing service information obtained according to a service policy in a virtual home network service to fit the semantic ontology base.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a home network virtualization apparatus acquires ICT device information and ICT resource information from a connected device, generates a virtual object capable of shaping a physical object based on the collected information, Executing and managing a virtual object, generating a composite object including a composite function of information based on the generated virtual object and non-ICT device information, and executing and managing the generated composite object, Receiving the composite object according to the selected service provision policy based on the input information, and providing the service information on the basis of the semantic ontology based on the received composite object.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method for managing a virtual object, the method comprising: executing and managing the generated virtual object; acquiring ICT device information and ICT resource information from an ICT device connected to a network; Creating, registering, and storing a virtual object capable of abstracting a virtual object for a virtual home network service, storing the produced virtual object, providing the virtual object when requested, And controlling the ICT device according to the received composite object and outputting a message to the user.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the step of executing and managing the generated composite object may include acquiring the virtual object information and non-ICT device information, combining the obtained virtual object information and non-ICT device information And storing the produced composite object, managing the generated composite object based on the semantic ontology, and providing the requested composite object and the corresponding message information .

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the step of outputting the message to the user includes the steps of receiving information necessary for setting a service policy from a user, determining a policy of a service to be provided based on the received user information, Managing the creation of the service information by requesting and acquiring the composite object according to the service policy, managing the service policy, managing the user profile, controlling the composite object providing unit according to the service policy to process the requested service, And managing the generated service information by creating, registering, and storing the created service information as a virtual home network service in accordance with the semantic ontology basis.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the step of managing by creating, registering and storing the virtual home network service includes extracting, storing and managing a profile of a user included in the user information, Requesting a corresponding composite object change and a composite object change according to the policy, and creating, registering, and storing the service information acquired according to the service policy as a virtual home network service based on the semantic ontology basis have.

1 is a diagram illustrating a relationship between a home network virtualization apparatus, a semantic ontology apparatus, and a database according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram of a home network virtualization apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a detailed configuration diagram of the virtual object provision unit disclosed in FIG.
FIG. 4 is a detailed configuration diagram of the composite object providing unit shown in FIG. 2. FIG.
5 is a detailed configuration diagram of the service providing unit shown in FIG.
6 is a detailed configuration diagram of the semantic ontology service management unit shown in FIG.
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a system of semantic objectization of a home network virtualization apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a detailed functional diagram of a home network virtualization apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a diagram illustrating a relationship of a semantic ontology system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a data flow of a semantic ontology system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
11 is a diagram illustrating an order and steps of creating an object in a home network virtualization apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
12 is a flowchart illustrating a method of virtualizing a home network according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. In order to clearly illustrate the present invention, parts not related to the description are omitted, and similar parts are denoted by like reference characters throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when an element is referred to as "comprising ", it means that it can include other elements as well, without excluding other elements unless specifically stated otherwise.

Hereinafter, a home network virtualization apparatus and a method thereof according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 is a diagram illustrating a relationship between a home network virtualization apparatus 1000, a semantic ontology apparatus 2000, and a database 3000 included in a semantic ontology system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the semantic ontology system according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a home network virtualization apparatus 1000, a semantic ontology apparatus 2000, and a database 3000.

The home network virtualization apparatus 1000 generates a virtual object based on ICT device information and ICT resource information connected to the network, and generates a virtual object based on the generated virtual object and the information of the non-ICT device The virtual home network service can be provided based on the semantic ontology according to the service policy determined through the information.

The semantic ontology apparatus 2000 is connected to the home network virtualization apparatus 1000 by wired / wireless connection, receives the virtual home network service information, acquires a composite object, a virtual object, or an ICT device and resource information corresponding to the IOT service through semantic query Alternatively, information on a virtual object, a composite object, and an IOT service, which are provided through a query using information such as an ICT device, may be provided to provide a semantic ontolage function.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the semantic ontology apparatus 2000 may be a server, but is not limited thereto, and may be used without limitation as long as it can be connected to the outside world by wire or wire to implement a semantic ontology function.

The database 3000 is connected to the semantic ontology device 2000 by wired or wireless means and can store ICT device information, ICT resource information, virtual object information generated based thereon, and composite object information and IOT service information And can be used without limitation as long as information can be stored in a certain format.

Here, the compound object may be generated by combining information of a non-ICT object and information of a previously input virtual object, and non-ICT object information and compound object information may also be stored in the database 3000 at this time.

2 is a configuration diagram of a home network virtualization apparatus 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the home network virtualization apparatus 1000 may include a virtual object management unit 100, a composite object providing unit 200, and a service providing unit 300.

The virtual object management unit 100 acquires ICT device information and ICT resource information from a connected device, generates a virtual object that can represent a physical object based on the collected information, and executes and manages the generated virtual object .

The virtual object management unit 100 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

The composite object providing unit 200 can generate a composite object including a composite function of information based on the generated virtual object and the information of the non-ICT device, and can execute and manage the generated composite object.

The composite object providing unit 200 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

The service providing unit 300 receives the composite object according to the selected service provision policy based on the information inputted by the user and provides the service information generated based on the semantic ontology based on the received composite object to provide the East Sea Gamut Home Network service have.

The service providing unit 300 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG.

FIG. 3 is a detailed configuration diagram of the virtual object supply unit 100 shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 3, the virtual object providing unit 100 may include a first information obtaining unit 110, a virtual object creating unit 120, a virtual object managing unit 130, and a virtual object executing unit 140.

The first information obtaining unit 110 may obtain ICT device information and ICT resource information from an ICT device connected to the network.

The virtual object generation unit 120 may generate, register, and store a virtual object capable of virtual object abstraction for objectification based on the semantic ontology based on the acquired information.

The virtual object management unit 130 stores the produced virtual object, and can provide the virtual object when requested.

The virtual object execution unit 140 executes a virtual object for the requested virtual home network service, and controls the ICT device according to the received composite object and outputs a message to the user.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when the input message from the ICT device is received in order to form a physical object, the virtual object management unit 100 generates a semantic ontology based on the virtual object message processing function, ICT device information, It is possible to perform a virtual object abstraction function for the object-based object.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a data collection function for collecting data from an ICT device, a virtual object execution function for a requested virtual home network service, and a virtual object management function may be included.

4 is a detailed configuration diagram of the composite object providing unit 200 shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 4, the composite object providing apparatus 200 may include a second information obtaining unit 210, a composite object generating unit 220, a composite object providing unit 230, and a composite object executing unit 240 .

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the compound object providing unit 200 can create a composite object using information of a virtual object and a non-ICT device. To accomplish this, a composite object providing function, And a composite object management function for managing the composite object based on the semantic ontology.

In addition, the composite object providing unit 200 has a function of creating, registering, and storing a composite object by using information of a virtual object and a non-ICT device and a function of creating, registering, and storing a virtual home network service using a composite object, And the like.

The second information obtaining unit 210 may obtain the virtual object information and the non-ICT device information received in the virtual object providing unit.

The compound object generation unit 220 can generate, process, and store composite objects that can combine the obtained virtual object information and non-ICT device information.

The composite object providing unit 230 stores the produced composite object and manages the generated composite object based on the semantic ontology.

The compound object execution unit 240 may provide the composite object and the corresponding message information requested in the virtual object providing unit and the service providing unit.

FIG. 5 is a detailed configuration diagram of the service providing unit 300 shown in FIG.

5, the service providing unit 300 may further include a user information input unit 310, a service policy management unit 320, and a semantic ontolition service management unit 330.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the service providing unit 300 may include a service message processing unit for processing a message of a service to provide a virtual home service, a user information management service, Service management based on the semantic ontology, service management for managing based on the semantic ontology, processing of the requested service, control of the corresponding object by the composite object providing unit 200, For example.

The user information input unit 310 may receive information necessary for determining a service policy from a user.

The service policy management unit 320 can determine the policy of the service to be provided based on the received user information and manage the service information generation and service policy by requesting and acquiring the composite object according to the determined policy.

The semantic ontology service management unit 330 manages the user profile, controls the composite object providing unit according to the service policy to process the requested service, and provides the service information generated according to the service policy to the virtual ontology It can be managed by creating, registering and storing it as a home network service.

The semantic ontology service management unit 330 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

FIG. 6 is a detailed configuration diagram of the semantic ontology service management unit 330 shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 6, the semantic ontology service management unit 330 may include a user profile management unit 331, a composite object control unit 332, and an information management unit 333.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the semantic ontology service management unit 330 is connected to all functions of the semantic ontology service management unit 330 to execute the request for the virtual home network service, You can request control and information provision of the composite object in the study.

The user profile management unit 331 can extract, store, and manage the profile of the user included in the user information.

The composite object control unit 332 may request the corresponding composite object to request the composite object modification and change the composite object according to the service policy.

The information management unit 333 can create, register, and store the service information acquired according to the service policy as a virtual home network service to fit the semantic ontology base.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a system of making a semantic object of a home network virtualization apparatus 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, it is shown that the semantic objectization is performed in the home network virtualization apparatus 1000.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a virtual home network service can be created using a composite object, and a virtual object can be generated through ICT device information and ICT resource information.

The composite object can be created by combining the virtual object information and the non-ICT device information (for example, a designated room such as a room, a passage, etc.).

8 is a detailed functional diagram of a home network virtualization apparatus 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, a home network virtualization apparatus 1000 is connected to a user, a service provider, and devices. The home network virtualization apparatus 1000 includes a semantic ontology apparatus 2000, Lt; / RTI >

 As described above, the home network includes three detailed functions according to the semantic objectization system of FIG. 7.

The home network virtualization apparatus 1000 can perform an object using the actual ICT device and the ICT resource information through the virtual object providing unit 100 and provide control and data collection of the ICT device by the service based on the object .

In FIG. 8, the virtual object management unit 100 may include a function of processing a virtual object message for connection with an ICT device and message processing thereon.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the abstraction of a virtual object may be a function for receiving an ICT device and ICT resource information to provide a semantic object-based configuration.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, data collection may be for managing data collected from an objected device.

The virtual object management unit 100 can perform processing of messages and control of devices provided through the composite object providing unit 200. [

The virtual object management unit 100 is responsible for providing the objectized information.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the composite object providing unit 200 may include an object compounding function for combining virtual objects and a compound object managing function for providing information about compound objects.

In addition, it can take charge of information request in the service providing unit 300 and message delivery in the virtual object management unit through the composite object providing unit 200.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the service provider 300 includes functions such as service policy management for managing a service policy, service message processing for processing a service request and response message, profile management of a user, and service management .

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the service providing unit 300 is a function for executing a service request, and is connected to all the functions and devices necessary for service provision. Request control and information of the composite object.

9 is a diagram showing the relationship of the semantic ontology system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, an ICT device or ICT device information, a provider and / or a service provider for inputting ICT resource information, and a user using the ICT device information may access the home network virtualization apparatus 1000 through a web interface, The home network virtualization device can be connected to the semantic ontology stop (2000) by wired or wireless.

Also, according to an embodiment of the present invention, input ICT devices, ICT resource information, virtual objects generated based thereon, composite objects and IOT services, and the like can be stored in the database 300, respectively.

10 is a diagram illustrating a flow of data of the semantic ontology system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the semantic ontology device 2000 receiving the ICT device and the ICT resource information can generate a virtual object, and the information on the ICT device, the ICT resource, Can be stored.

The type of information input at this time may follow the ICT device model and the ICT resource model.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the composite object may combine the non-ICT device information and the previously input virtual object information, and the non-ICT device information and the composite object information may also be stored in the database.

When the service provider inputs the service information, the service provider can generate the IOT service by combining with the already inputted composite object, and this information can also be stored in the database 3000.

Thereafter, a compound object, a virtual object, or an ICT device and resource information corresponding to the IOT service are acquired through the semantic query, or a virtual object, a composite object, and an IOT service provided through a query using information such as an ICT device Can be provided.

11 is a diagram illustrating an order and steps of creating an object in a home network virtualization apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, physical device objects are created as virtual objects using respective functions in the home network virtualization apparatus 1000, and a new compound object is created by combining the non-ICT device objects with the non-ICT device object. It is shown that virtual home network services are provided based on objects.

12 is a flowchart illustrating a method of virtualizing a home network according to an embodiment of the present invention.

ICT device and ICT resource information (S10).

According to an embodiment of the present invention, ICT device information and ICT resource information can be obtained from a connected device.

The virtual object is created, registered and stored (S20).

According to an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to create, register, and store a virtual object capable of abstracting a virtual object for objectification based on a semantic ontology by receiving the acquired information.

If there is a request, the produced virtual object is provided (S30).

Executes the required virtual object, controls the ICT device according to the received composite object, and outputs a message to the user (S40).

Virtual object information and non-ICT device information are acquired (S50).

According to an embodiment of the present invention, ICT device information and ICT resource information can be obtained from an ICT device connected to a network.

A composite object capable of combining the obtained virtual object information and non-ICT device information is created, processed, and stored (S60).

And manages the composite object generated based on the semantic ontology (S70).

And provides the requested composite object and corresponding message information (S80).

And receives information necessary for fixing the service policy from the user (S90).

The policy of the service to be provided is determined, and the service information is generated and the service policy is managed (S100).

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a policy of a service to be provided based on user information can be determined, and a service object can be generated and a service policy can be managed by requesting and acquiring a composite object according to a determined policy.

Extracts and stores the profile of the user included in the user information (S110).

Requesting the corresponding composite object and changing the composite object according to the service policy (S120).

The obtained service information is created, registered and stored in the virtual home network service (S130).

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the service information acquired according to the service policy can be created, registered, and stored in the virtual home network service to fit the semantic ontology base.

 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, Various modifications and improvements of those skilled in the art using the basic concept of the present invention are also within the scope of the present invention.

1: Semantic ontology system 100: Virtual object management unit
110: first information obtaining unit 120: virtual object creating unit
130: virtual object management unit 140: virtual object execution unit
200: compound object management unit 210: second information acquisition unit
220: compound object generation unit 230: composite object management unit
240: Composite object execution unit 300:
310: user information input unit 320: service policy management unit
330: Semantic ontology service management unit 331: User profile management unit
332: composite object control unit 333:
1000: Home network virtualization device 2000: Semantic ontolier device
3000: Database

Claims (10)

Acquiring ICT device information and ICT resource information from a connected device, generating a virtual object capable of shaping a physical object based on the acquired information , and executing and managing the generated virtual object;
A composite object providing unit for generating a composite object including a composite function of information based on the generated virtual object and information of the non-ICT device, and executing and managing the generated composite object; And
And a service providing unit for receiving the composite object according to the service provision policy selected by the user and inputting the received composite object as service information created based on the semantic ontology,
The service providing unit,
A user information input unit for inputting information necessary for establishing a service policy from a user;
A service policy management unit for establishing a policy of a service to be provided based on the received user information and managing service policy creation and service policy by requesting and acquiring a composite object according to a determined policy;
Managing the user profile, controlling the composite object providing unit according to the service policy to process the requested service, creating, registering and storing the service information generated in accordance with the service policy as a virtual home network service to fit the semantic ontology base And a semantic ontology service management unit for managing the semantic ontology service management unit. 2. The apparatus of claim 1,
A first information obtaining unit obtaining ICT device information and ICT resource information from an ICT device connected to the network;
A virtual object generation unit that receives the acquired information and generates and registers a virtual object capable of virtual object abstraction for objectification based on a semantic ontology;
A virtual object manager for storing the generated virtual object and providing a corresponding virtual object when a request is made; And
Further comprising: a virtual object execution unit for executing a virtual object for the requested virtual home network service, controlling the ICT device according to the received composite object, and outputting a message to the user. The method according to claim 1,
A second information obtaining unit for obtaining virtual object information and non-ICT device information received in the virtual object providing unit;
A composite object generation unit for generating and processing a composite object capable of combining the obtained virtual object information and non-ICT device information ;
A composite object providing unit for storing the generated composite object and managing the generated composite object based on a semantic ontology; And
And a composite object execution unit for providing the composite object and the corresponding message information requested in the virtual object providing unit and the service providing unit. delete The method of claim 1, wherein the semantic ontology service management unit comprises:
A user profile manager for extracting, storing and managing a user profile included in the user information;
A composite object control unit for requesting the composite object providing unit to request a corresponding composite object and change the composite object according to a service policy; And
Further comprising an information manager for creating, registering, and storing the service information obtained in accordance with the service policy as a virtual home network service in accordance with the semantic ontology basis. Acquiring ICT device information and ICT resource information from a connected device, creating a virtual object capable of shaping a physical object based on the acquired information, and executing and managing the generated virtual object;
Generating a composite object including a composite function of information based on the generated virtual object and non-ICT device information, and executing and managing the generated composite object; And
Receiving the composite object according to the service provision policy selected by the user and providing the received composite object as service information generated based on the semantic ontology;
Wherein the providing of the generated service information comprises:
Receiving information necessary for establishing a service policy from a user;
Establishing a policy of a service to be provided based on the received user information, managing service information generation and service policy by requesting and acquiring a composite object according to a determined policy;
Managing the user profile, controlling the service according to the service policy to process the requested service, and managing the service information generated according to the service policy by creating, registering, and storing the service information as a virtual home network service in accordance with the semantic ontology basis the home network virtualization method further comprises. The method of claim 6, further comprising: executing and managing the generated virtual object;
Obtaining ICT device information and ICT resource information from an ICT device connected to the network;
Generating and registering a virtual object capable of virtual object abstraction for objectification based on the semantic ontology based on the acquired information ;
Storing the generated virtual object and providing a corresponding virtual object when requested; And
Executing a virtual object for the requested virtual home network service, controlling the ICT device according to the received composite object, and outputting a message to the user. 7. The method of claim 6, wherein the executing and managing of the generated composite object comprises:
Obtaining the virtual object information and the non-ICT device information;
Generating and processing a composite object capable of combining the obtained virtual object information and non-ICT device information ;
Storing the generated composite object and managing the created composite object on the basis of a semantic ontology; And
And providing the requested composite object and the corresponding message information. delete The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the managing by creating, registering,
Extracting, storing and managing a profile of a user included in the user information;
Requesting a request for a corresponding composite object and changing a composite object according to a service policy; And
And creating, registering, and storing the service information acquired in accordance with the service policy as a virtual home network service in accordance with the semantic ontology basis.

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