KR101723510B1 - control method of providing quick pairing of IoT devices using service scriber information - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates generally to a technology for conveniently and rapidly performing pairing of wireless communication with respect to an Internet of Things (IoT) device. More particularly, the present invention relates to a technology for minimizing a user operation while conveniently and rapidly performing pairing wireless communication with respect to an IoT device provided in association with a communication service by using service subscriber information acquired when subscribing to the communication service. According to the present invention, the wireless communication pairing of the IoT device is achieved conveniently and rapidly. Particularly, according to the present invention, since the wireless communication pairing is achieved even when a user does not perform a complicated operation with respect to the IoT device operating in cooperation with the communication service, user convenience is improved. Accordingly, dissemination of the communication service in association with an IoT technology is promoted.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for rapidly pairing an Internet appliance using a service subscriber information,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates generally to a technology for performing a pairing of a wireless communication with a destination Internet appliance in a simple and quick manner.

More particularly, the present invention relates to a method and apparatus for pairing a wireless communication with a destination Internet appliance using service subscriber information acquired at the time of subscription to a communication service, And more particularly to a technique for performing quick operations.

Recently, discussions about Internet of Things (IoT) have been actively being conducted. The Internet (IoT) is the concept that all objects are connected to the network and communicate with each other. These objects are classified as Things or Objects, which can include devices that can produce and use data, such as sensors. The Internet of Things will connect these devices to the Internet with wired and wireless communication functions.

Simply connecting the devices to the Internet is not meaningless and it is necessary to implement something meaningful from this. The 'object' in the Internet of things is implemented as a sensor node for acquiring information or as a device capable of performing a specific operation. A plurality of IoT sensor nodes are installed to acquire various information, collect them from the outside via the Internet, analyze the collected information, and control the IoT device according to the service scenario.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a general object Internet construction environment. In particular, it is assumed that a so-called " smart home " is constructed by embodying object Internet technology in a home device existing in a home.

In order for the Internet setting environment of FIG. 1 to operate normally, a plurality of Internet devices 100 existing in the house are connected to the Internet 200 through the Internet 200, the WLAN AP 300, and an external IoT service server 490). At this time, the IoT service server 490 is an arbitrary device that provides a service based on the object Internet, and provides services according to the information collected from the IoT device 100.

At this time, it is expected that the most problematic situation in the actual use environment related to the network setup is the wireless communication connection between the plurality of object Internet devices 100 and the object Internet gateway 200. [ Here, the object Internet gateway 200 is a device called an IoT hub, and is a device that takes charge of a communication interface for a plurality of object Internet devices 100.

In general, the thing Internet device 100 is expected to be connected to the things Internet gateway 200 preferably through wireless communication. In the conventional wireless communication technology, ZigBee, GeWave, Bluetooth, Wireless LAN, Wi-SUN, and RoLA have been proposed so far. In the past, every time the object Internet device 100 is installed, Or pairing between them. Establishing a wireless communication connection between devices is referred to herein as " pairing ".

Such a wireless communication pairing operation becomes an access barrier to an ordinary user who is not skilled in a digital information communication device, and thus can be a considerable obstacle to the proliferation of Internet service of things.

Accordingly, a technique for solving the difficulty of such wireless communication pairing has been conventionally proposed. For example, technologies such as a Bluetooth contact method, an NFC contact method, a QR code, and a bar code reader method have been proposed. However, such conventional methods are inconvenient because the user has to operate the hardware of the object Internet appliance 100 directly, and it is inconvenient for the fixed Internet appliance 100 to be fixedly installed, Do.

Also, when the number of the object Internet devices 100 is considerably large, it is quite uncomfortable or virtually impossible to perform pairing while browsing such Internet devices. In addition, it is very troublesome or substantially impossible in the prior art to confirm whether or not the wireless communication pairing of these Internet apparatuses is currently maintained properly.

Accordingly, there is a need for a technique that can effectively perform wireless communication pairing control for the object Internet device 100. [

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a technology for simply and quickly performing pairing of wireless communication with a destination Internet appliance.

In particular, it is an object of the present invention to provide a method and system for paired wireless Internet communications, which uses a service subscriber information acquired at the time of subscription to a communication service for an Internet appliance provided in connection with a communication service, To provide a technique for performing the

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for quickly establishing a wireless communication pairing between an Internet appliance and an IOT gateway using service subscriber information collected in a specific communication service subscription and a corresponding equipment installation process, A first step of managing the service subscriber information collected by the service management server (400) in the process of installing equipment in a subscriber space for a communication service subscription and a communication service by the subscriber management database (410); A second step of the IOT gateway 200 requesting the communication service management server 400 for service subscriber information about itself; A third step of the communication service management server 400 inquiring the subscriber management database to acquire service subscriber information corresponding to the IoT gateway 200 and providing it to the IoT gateway 200; A fourth step in which the IoT gateway 200 acquires identification information (hereinafter, referred to as 'pairing target identification information') of one or more pairing target IoT devices to be subjected to wireless communication pairing with itself from the service subscriber information; And a fifth step in which the IoT gateway 200 searches for a target IoT device to be paired in wireless communication based on the obtained pairing target identification information and performs wireless communication pairing with the target IoT device to be paired.

In this case, the method for controlling the fast pairing of the Internet appliance according to the present invention includes: transmitting an MQTT Publish message informing the IOT gateway 200 of the wireless communication pairing to the MQTT broker 600; Transmitting the identification information of the IoT device to be paired to which the IoT gateway 200 has established the wireless communication pairing with the MQTT broker 600; The MQTT broker 600 may interwork with the communication service management server 400 to update the service subscriber information by reflecting the wireless communication pairing between the IoT gateway and the IoT device to be paired.

In the third step, the communication service management server 400 receives a service subscriber information request message from the IOT gateway 200; The communication service management server 400 obtains identification information of the IOT gateway 200 from the service subscriber information request message; The communication service management server 400 inquires the subscriber management database to obtain service subscriber information corresponding to the identification information of the IoT gateway 200; And the communication service management server 400 generates a service subscriber information response message including the acquired service subscriber information and transmits the generated service subscriber information response message to the IoT gateway 200. [

In the fifth step, the IoT gateway 200 broadcasts a pairing induction signal through wireless communication to search for an IoT device to be paired. The IoT gateway 200 receiving a response signal from the IoT device to be paired in response to the pairing inducing signal, thereby discovering the IoT device to be paired according to the search; And performing a wireless communication pairing with the pairing target IoT device to which the IoT gateway 200 has transmitted the response signal.

In the meantime, the method for controlling quick pairing of the Internet appliance according to the present invention is characterized in that the communication service management server 400 transmits service subscriber information collected in a subscriber space installation procedure for communication service subscription and communication service to the subscriber management database 410, A first step of managing the first step; A second step in which the pairing agent 500 receives service subscriber information for a specific subscriber from the communication service management server 400; A third step in which the pairing agent 500 identifies the IoT gateway 200 and one or more IoT devices associated with the particular subscriber from the service subscriber information; A fourth step of the pairing agent 500 identifying one of the one or more IoT devices to be paired as a party to perform wireless communication pairing with the IoT gateway 200; A fifth step of the pairing agent 500 requesting the IoT gateway 200 to perform wireless communication pairing with the IoT device to be paired; A sixth step in which the IoT gateway 200 acquires identification information (hereinafter, referred to as 'pairing target identification information') of a pairing target IoT device for which a wireless communication pairing is requested; And a seventh step in which the IoT gateway 200 searches for an IoT device to be paired by wireless communication based on the pairing target identification information and performs wireless communication pairing with the IoT device to be paired.

In this case, in the seventh step, the IoT gateway 200 broadcasts a pairing induction signal through wireless communication to search for an IoT device to be paired; The IoT gateway 200 receiving a response signal from the IoT device to be paired in response to the pairing inducing signal, thereby discovering an IoT device to be paired according to the search; And performing a wireless communication pairing with the pairing target IoT device to which the IoT gateway 200 has transmitted the response signal.

In the second step, the pairing agent 500 receives a UDS Request message requesting service subscriber information for a specific subscriber from the application UI manager 700; The pairing agent 500 sends an HTTP Request message to the HTTP / UI server 450 requesting service subscriber information for the particular subscriber; The HTTP / UI server 450, in association with the communication service management server 400, obtains service subscriber information for the specific subscriber; The HTTP / UI server 450 transmits an HTTP Response message to the pairing agent 500 to provide service subscriber information for the particular subscriber; And the pairing agent 500 transmits a UDS Response message to the application UI manager 700 to provide service subscriber information for the specific subscriber.

In the fourth step, the pairing agent 500 requests the HTTP / UI server 450 to perform wireless communication pairing between the IoT gateway 200 and the IoT device to be paired. The HTTP / UI server 450 transmits an MQTT Publish message to the MQTT broker 600 requesting wireless communication pairing between the IoT gateway 200 and the IoT device to be paired; The MQTT broker 600 may send an MQTT Publish message to the IoT gateway 200 requesting wireless communication pairing with the IoT device to be paired.

In addition, the method for controlling the fast pairing of the Internet appliance according to the present invention includes: transmitting an MQTT Publish message informing the IOT gateway 200 of the wireless communication pairing to the MQTT broker 600; Transmitting the identification information of the IoT device to be paired to which the IoT gateway 200 has established the wireless communication pairing with the MQTT broker 600; The MQTT broker 600 interacts with the communication service management server 400 to update the service subscriber information reflecting the wireless communication pairing between the IoT gateway and the pairing target IoT device; The MQTT broker 600 notifies the pairing agent 500 of the fact that wireless communication pairing is established between the IoT gateway and the IoT device to be paired; And updating the user interface by reflecting the wireless communication pairing setting between the IoT gateway and the IoT device to be paired by the pairing agent 500. [

Meanwhile, a computer-readable nonvolatile recording medium according to the present invention records a program for causing a computer to execute a quick pairing control method of a stuff Internet apparatus using service subscriber information such as the above.

According to the present invention, there is an advantage that wireless communication pairing of object Internet devices can be achieved easily and quickly.

Particularly, according to the present invention, there is an advantage that user friendliness can be improved because wireless communication pairing is achieved even if the user does not perform a complicated operation with respect to object Internet devices that cooperate with a communication service.

Particularly, according to the present invention, since the wireless communication pairing of object Internet devices is easily achieved, there is an advantage that the diffusion of the communication service in connection with the object Internet technology can be activated.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a general object Internet construction environment. FIG.
FIG. 2 conceptually illustrates a technique for controlling quick pairing of Internet devices according to the present invention. FIG.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a connection topology of a destination Internet gateway and a destination Internet appliance in the present invention. FIG.
4 is a diagram illustrating a first embodiment of a process of setting wireless communication pairing of a destination Internet appliance in the present invention.
5 is a flowchart showing a pairing control process performed by the object Internet gateway in the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a pairing control process performed by the object Internet device in the present invention. FIG.
7 is a diagram illustrating a second embodiment of a process of setting wireless communication pairing of a destination Internet appliance in the present invention.
8 is a diagram illustrating a process of initializing a user UI for controlling pairing of a thing Internet in the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a command sequence and an event sequence for wireless communication pairing control of the object Internet in the present invention. FIG.

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

FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a fast pairing control technique of a destination Internet appliance according to the present invention.

The fast pairing control technology of the Internet (IoT) device according to the present invention is a technique for controlling the pairing of the IoT device 100 and the IoT gateway 200 using the service subscriber information collected in the process of joining a specific communication service and installing the corresponding equipment Is set to be quickly set. At this time, the IoT gateway 200 is an apparatus for commonly interfacing a plurality of IoT devices 100, and is also referred to as an IoT hub. IoT devices 100 are generally connected by wireless communication such as wireless LAN, Bluetooth, ZigBee, or GeWave.

In the present invention, it is assumed that a user subscribes to a communication service provided by a communication service provider, for example, LG U +, SK Telecom, or KT in the case of Korea. When the user joins the communication service, the communication service provider installs the IoT devices 100 and the IoT gateway 200, which are necessary for providing the communication service, in the corresponding space as shown in FIG.

At this time, the communication service provider collects the identification information of the IoT gateway 200 and the IoT devices 100 installed in the corresponding space, and associates the device identification information with the corresponding subscriber, As a subscriber management database 410. The communication service management server 400 operated by the communication service provider manages the service subscriber information in the subscriber management database 410. The subscriber management database 410 includes a subscriber database 411, a hub database 412, 413).

The subscriber database 411 stores the information of the subscriber who subscribed to the communication service and the hub database 412 stores the identification information of the IoT gateway 200 installed for the subscriber. And stores the identification information of the IoT devices 100 installed for the subscriber. Therefore, the communication service management server 400 separately manages the information of the IoT devices 100 and the IoT gateway 200 supplied as packages for the communication service for each subscriber, and in this specification, Information '.

The present invention is related to wireless communication pairing between the IoT device 100 and the IoT gateway 200. [ In the prior art, the user has to set the pairing individually while individually operating both devices, that is, the IoT device 100 and the IoT gateway 200. When the operation power is applied to the IoT gateway 200, the IoT device 100 and the IoT gateway 200 can be operated even if the user does not perform cumbersome operations all the time by utilizing the service subscriber information built in the subscriber management database 410. [ The wireless communication pairing is set up quickly. However, the present invention is not limited to the operation of the user in the process of setting the wireless communication pairing.

The pairing agent 500 is a software module that monitors wireless communication pairing between the IOT devices 100 and the IOT gateway 200 and presents the status in the form of a user interface (UI). For example, it is possible to individually indicate which IoT device 100 exists in the corresponding space and whether or not the IoT device 200 and the IoT gateway 200 have established wireless communication pairing. Also preferably, the pairing agent 500 identifies user operations performed on the UI and correspondingly sets a wireless communication pairing between the particular IoT device 100 (e.g., IoT speaker unit) and the IoT gateway 200 Or to cancel the predetermined wireless communication pairing. The pairing agent 500 may be implemented as software installed in a device having a display function, such as a set-top box 510 or a smart phone 520. [

The WLAN AP 300 provides a function of accessing the Internet, which is a broadband network, to various devices in the corresponding space.

The HTTP / UI server 450 performs the function of the server device so that the pairing agent 500 can operate in a client / server manner. That is, the pairing agent 500 monitors a wireless communication pairing between the IoT devices 100 installed in the specific space and the IoT gateway 200, and presents a function of presenting the status in the form of a user interface (UI) The HTTP / UI server 450 functions as a server device so that it can be executed as software.

3 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a wireless communication connection topology of the Internet gateway 200 and the IoT devices 100 installed in a subscriber's room for communication services according to the present invention.

First, one subscriber can operate several IoT gateways 200 as needed. Although only one IoT gateway 200 is shown in FIG. 2, the present invention is not limited thereto.

In addition, one IoT gateway 200 may be connected to several IoT devices 100 to perform a hub function.

In addition, one IoT device 100 can be connected to only one IoT gateway 200. Once the wireless communication pairing is established, the user can use the user interface provided by the pairing agent 500, May change the IoT gateway 200 that is paired with the wireless communication.

4 is a diagram illustrating a first embodiment of a process for establishing wireless communication pairing between the object Internet gateway 200 and the object Internet appliance 100 according to the fast pairing control technique of the present invention.

The present invention provides a method and system for wireless communication between an IoT device 100 and an IoT gateway 200 using a service subscriber information collected in a process of a user joining a specific communication service and installing an equipment for a communication service in a corresponding space So that communication pairing can be set quickly.

First, the subscriber management database 410 manages service subscriber information collected in the process of installing the corresponding equipment in the space of the subscriber for the communication service subscription and communication service by the communication service management server 400. The subscriber management database 410 includes a subscriber database 411, a hub database 412 and an object database 413. The subscriber management database 410 stores information on communication service subscribers, identification information of the IoT gateway 200 installed for the subscriber, And stores the identification information of the IoT devices 100 installed for the subscriber.

The IOT gateway 200 accesses the communication service management server 400 via the Internet with the WLAN AP 300 when the operation power is supplied to the IOT gateway 200 to request service subscriber information on the IOT gateway 200 itself.

When the communication service management server 400 receives the service subscriber information from the IoT gateway 200, the communication service management server 400 inquires the subscriber management database 410 to search for the subscriber information stored in association with the corresponding IoT gateway 200. Acquires service subscriber information corresponding to the IoT gateway 200 as a result of the search, and provides it to the IoT gateway 200.

An embodiment for implementing this process will be described as follows.

The communication service management server 400 receives the service subscriber information request message from the IoT gateway 200 and obtains the identification information of the IoT gateway 200 from the request message. The communication service management server 400 inquires the subscriber management database 410 to obtain service subscriber information corresponding to the identification information of the IoT gateway 200. And generates a service subscriber information response message including the acquired service subscriber information. Then, the service subscriber information response message is transmitted to the IoT gateway 200.

After receiving the service subscriber information for the IoT gateway 200, the IoT gateway 200 acquires identification information of one or more paired IoT devices to be paired with the IoT gateway 200 from the service subscriber information. In this specification, the identification information of the target IoT device to be paired with the IoT gateway 200, which is the target of the wireless communication pairing, is referred to as 'pairing target identification information'. The service subscriber information includes information of the communication service subscriber, identification information of the IoT gateway 200 installed for the subscriber, and identification information of the IoT devices 100 installed for the subscriber. Accordingly, the IoT gateway 200 can obtain the pairing target identification information associated with itself from the service subscriber information.

The IoT gateway 200 searches for a pairing target IoT device by wireless communication based on the obtained pairing target identification information, and performs wireless communication pairing with the found pairing target IoT device. This process will be described in detail later with reference to [Figure 5] and [Figure 6].

Then, the IOT gateway 200 transmits an MQTT Publish message informing the MQTT broker 600 of the wireless communication pairing with the IoT device to be paired. This information is transmitted to the communication service management server 400. The communication service management server 400 reflects the wireless communication pairing between the IoT gateway 200 and the IoT device to be paired to update the corresponding service subscriber information.

Also, the IoT gateway 200 transmits the identification information of the IoT device to be paired to which the MQTT broker 600 has established the wireless communication pairing with the MQTT broker 600. This content is also transmitted to the communication service management server 400, which updates the service subscriber information by reflecting this.

Preferably, the information transmitted to the communication service management server 400 through the MQTT broker 600 is reflected on the user interface provided by the pairing agent 500 in real time.

5 and 6 are diagrams for explaining a method of setting a wireless communication pairing between the object Internet gateway 200 and the object Internet appliance 100 according to the quick pairing control technique of the present invention. 100, respectively.

First, a pairing control process performed by the IoT gateway 200 will be described with reference to FIG.

Step S100: The IOT gateway 200 acquires the service subscriber information associated with the IOT gateway 200 from the communication service management server 400 and establishes IoT devices 100 ), That is, the pairing target identification information.

Step S110: The IoT gateway 200 checks whether there is an IoT device for which there is no wireless communication pairing with itself. For example, since the IoT gateway 200 internally manages the identification information of the devices to which the wireless communication pairing is established with the IoT gateway 200, the IoT devices 200, which correspond to the pairing target identification information, It is possible to check whether or not the device exists. As a result of the check, if there is no such IoT device, the process ends immediately, and conversely, if such an IoT device exists, the process proceeds to step S120.

Step S120: The IoT gateway 200 broadcasts a pairing induction signal through wireless communication to search for an IoT device to be paired.

Step S130: If the pairing target IoT device transmits a response signal in response to the pairing induction signal, the IoT gateway 200 receives the response signal to find the pairing target device according to the search. The IoT gateway 200 checks whether or not an unoccupied IoT device, that is, an IoT device 100 which has to perform wireless communication pairing with itself, has found an IoT device that has not yet been paired with the wireless communication device itself. If it is found as a result of the check that the unregistered IoT device is found, the process proceeds to step S140. If it is determined that the unregistered IoT device can not be found, it is determined that there is an error. Accordingly, the process proceeds to step S170, where the error is transmitted to the communication service management server 400 and then the process immediately ends.

Steps S140 and S150: The IOT gateway 200 transmits a response signal and tries to pair wireless communication with the IoT device to be paired, which is yet to be registered. If the wireless communication pairing attempt is successful, the flow advances to step S160. If the wireless communication pairing attempt fails, the flow advances to step S170 to transmit an error to the communication service management server 400, and the process ends immediately.

Step S160: When the IoT gateway 200 succeeds in pairing the wireless communication with the IoT device to be paired, the IoT gateway 200 transmits the information related thereto, that is, the pairing setting data to the communication service management server 400.

Next, a pairing control process performed by the IoT device 100 will be described with reference to FIG.

Step S200: First, the IoT device 100 performs a self-diagnosis on the wireless communication pairing. For example, when wireless communication pairing is set, it is checked whether a network key or a flag value set internally is set.

Step S210: If the wireless communication pairing has already been established as a result of the self-diagnosis, the IoT device 100 immediately ends. If the wireless communication pairing is not yet established, the process proceeds to step S220.

Steps S220 and S230: In order to set up the wireless communication pairing, the IoT device 100 enters a 'pairing standby mode' which is an operation mode for waiting for a pairing induction signal transmitted by the IoT gateway 200. Accordingly, the IoT device 100 waits until it receives the pairing induction signal.

Step S240, S250: Upon receiving the pairing induction signal, the IoT device 100 wirelessly transmits a response signal to the IoT gateway 200 and attempts wireless communication pairing with the IoT gateway 200. Preferably, the IoT device 100 is terminated irrespective of the result of the wireless communication pairing. In many cases, the IoT device 100 is a device that can not directly communicate with the external server. When the IoT gateway 200 fails to pair with the external server, Because it sends an error.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a second embodiment of a process for establishing wireless communication pairing between the object Internet gateway 200 and the object Internet appliance 100 according to the quick-pairing control technique of the present invention. The second embodiment is an example in which between the IoT gateway 200 and the specific IoT device 100 in response to a user operation performed on the user interface provided by the pairing agent 500 on the screen of the set- And wireless communication pairing is performed.

First, the subscriber management database 410 manages service subscriber information collected in the process of installing the corresponding equipment in the space of the subscriber for the communication service subscription and communication service by the communication service management server 400. The subscriber management database 410 includes a subscriber database 411, a hub database 412 and an object database 413. The subscriber management database 410 stores information on communication service subscribers, identification information of the IoT gateway 200 installed for the subscriber, And stores the identification information of the IoT devices 100 installed for the subscriber.

The pairing agent 500 receives service subscriber information for a specific subscriber from the communication service management server 400. [ The communication service subscriber receives an account from the communication service provider at the time of joining the service, and the subscriber will log in to the pairing agent 500 using the account. Since the pairing agent 500 provides the IoT management function for the corresponding subscriber using the account, the service subscriber information for the subscriber is obtained. This process will be described later in detail with reference to FIG.

The pairing agent 500 identifies the IoT gateway 200 and the at least one IoT device 100 associated with the particular subscriber from the service subscriber information for the particular subscriber that it provides.

The pairing agent 500 then transmits the list of IoT devices 100 through the display screen of the device such as the set-top box 510 or the smart phone 520 and the list of the IoT devices 100 and the wireless communication pairing with the IoT gateway 200 Or not. If the user selects a particular IoT device 100 (e.g., touch input) and selects a pairing menu on the user interface, the pairing agent 500 may determine that the selected IoT device 100 is in wireless communication pairing with the IoT gateway 200 As the target IoT device to be paired by the user.

If the user selects the specific IoT device 100 and requests the wireless communication pairing, the pairing agent 500 requests the IoT gateway 200 to pair the wireless communication with the identified IoT device to be paired.

An embodiment for implementing this process will be described as follows.

The pairing agent 500 requests the HTTP / UI server 450 to perform wireless communication pairing between the IoT gateway 200 and the IoT device to be paired. The HTTP / UI server 450 transmits an MQTT Publish message to the MQTT broker 600 requesting wireless communication pairing between the IoT gateway 200 and the IoT device to be paired. In response, the MQTT broker 600 transmits an MQTT Publish message to the IoT gateway 200 requesting wireless communication pairing with the IoT device to be paired.

The IoT gateway 200 obtains the identification information of the pairing target IoT device for which the wireless communication pairing is requested, i.e., the 'pairing target identification information'. The pairing agent 500 requests the wireless communication pairing and provides identification information of the pairing target IoT device to the IoT gateway 200. [

The IoT gateway 200 searches for a pairing target IoT device by wireless communication based on the obtained pairing target identification information and performs wireless communication pairing with the found pairing target IoT device. This process has been described in detail with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6. FIG.

Then, the IOT gateway 200 transmits an MQTT Publish message informing the MQTT broker 600 of the wireless communication pairing with the IoT device to be paired. This information is transmitted to the communication service management server 400. The communication service management server 400 reflects the wireless communication pairing between the IoT gateway 200 and the IoT device to be paired to update the corresponding service subscriber information.

In addition, the IoT gateway 200 transmits an MQTT Publish message informing the MQTT broker 600 of the identification information of the pairing target IoT device for which the wireless communication pairing is established. This content is also transmitted to the communication service management server 400, which updates the service subscriber information by reflecting this.

The MQTT broker 600 transmits an MQTT Refresh message informing the pairing agent 500 of the establishment of the wireless communication pairing between the IoT gateway 200 and the IoT device to be paired, and the pairing agent 500 transmits the MQTT Refresh message to the user interface In real time.

8 is a diagram illustrating a process of initializing a user UI for controlling pairing of the object Internet in the present invention.

The communication service subscriber receives an account from the communication service provider at the time of joining the service, and the subscriber will log in to the pairing agent 500 using the account. Since the pairing agent 500 provides the IoT management function for the corresponding subscriber using the account, the service agent information for the subscriber is secured and used for screen composition of the APP.

First, when an APP (APP) that is installed in the set-top box 510 or the smart phone 520 and manages the wireless communication pairing of the Internet of objects starts to operate, the pairing agent 500 receives the IoT device 100 Information about the IOT gateway 200 is received and a UI screen is formed accordingly.

First, the pairing agent 500 receives a UDS (UNIX Domain Socket) Request message requesting service subscriber information for a specific subscriber, that is, a subscriber using the specific account, from the application UI manager 700. At this time, the application UI manager 700 is responsible for the configuration of the UI screen as a software module included in the APP (APP), for example.

The pairing agent 500 transmits an HTTP Request message requesting service subscriber information for the specific subscriber to the HTTP / UI server 450, whereby the HTTP / UI server 450 transmits the HTTP request message to the communication service management server 400, And receives service subscriber information previously collected from the subscriber management database 410 in association with the specific subscriber.

Then, the HTTP / UI server 450 transmits an HTTP Response message for providing service subscriber information for the specific subscriber to the pairing agent 500, and the pairing agent 500 transmits the HTTP response message to the application UI manager 700 And transmits a UDS Response message that provides service subscriber information for the subscriber of the UDS.

Through this process, the pairing agent 500 obtains service subscriber information for a specific subscriber, and the details of the service subscriber information are displayed on the user interface screen and can be confirmed by the user.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a command sequence and an event sequence for wireless communication pairing control of the object Internet in the present invention. FIG.

The sequence of FIG. 9 shows a procedure until a UI of an app is updated by sending a user command in the pairing agent 500 in response to a user operation, controlling the IoT devices 100, and reflecting the result.

The command sequence shows a procedure from the UI of the application to the IoT devices 100 until the data is outputted and the event sequence shows the procedure until the events are transmitted to the UI of the app after detecting the events of the IoT devices 100.

On the other hand, a service using only one sequence out of the command sequence and the event sequence is also possible. For example, assuming the case of a temperature sensor, it is not necessary to control according to the user input, and only the event sequence is used because the measured temperature value needs to be transmitted to the UI of the application in real time.

Meanwhile, the present invention can be embodied in the form of computer readable code on a computer-readable non-volatile recording medium. Such a non-volatile recording medium includes all kinds of storage devices for storing computer-readable data such as a hard disk, an SSD, a CD-ROM, a NAS, a magnetic tape, a web disk, a cloud disk, The code may be distributed and stored in the storage device of the computer.

100: IoT device
200: IoT gateway
300: Wireless LAN AP
400: Communication service management server
410: Subscriber Management Database
411: Subscriber DB
412: Hub DB
413: Object DB
450: HTTP / UI server
490: IoT service server
500: Pairing agent
510: Set-top box
520: Smartphone
600: MQTT broker
700: App UI manager

Claims (9)

A method for quickly establishing wireless communication pairing between an Internet appliance and an IOT gateway using service subscriber information collected in a specific communication service subscription and a corresponding equipment installation process,
A first step of managing service subscriber information collected by the communication service management server (400) in a process of subscribing to a communication service and installing equipment in a subscriber space for the communication service to the subscriber management database (410);
A second step of the IOT gateway 200 requesting the communication service management server 400 for service subscriber information about itself;
A third step of the communication service management server 400 inquiring the subscriber management database to acquire service subscriber information corresponding to the IoT gateway 200 and provide it to the IoT gateway 200;
A fourth step of obtaining identification information (hereinafter, referred to as 'pairing target identification information') of one or more pairing target IoT devices to which the IoT gateway 200 is to perform wireless communication pairing with itself from the service subscriber information;
A fifth step of the IoT gateway 200 searching wireless communication for the pairing target IoT device and performing wireless communication pairing with the pairing target IoT device based on the obtained pairing target identification information;
A sixth step of the IOT gateway 200 transmitting an MQTT Publish message informing the MQTT broker 600 of the wireless communication pairing;
A seventh step in which the IoT gateway 200 transmits identification information of the IoT device to be paired to which the wireless communication pairing is set to the MQTT broker 600;
An eighth step of the MQTT broker 600 updating the service subscriber information by reflecting wireless communication pairing between the IoT gateway and the pairing target IoT device in cooperation with the communication service management server 400;
The method comprising the steps of: (a)
delete The method according to claim 1,
In the third step,
The communication service management server 400 receiving a service subscriber information request message from the IoT gateway 200;
The communication service management server 400 obtaining identification information of the IoT gateway 200 from the service subscriber information request message;
The communication service management server 400 inquires the subscriber management database to obtain service subscriber information corresponding to the identification information of the IoT gateway 200;
The communication service management server 400 generates a service subscriber information response message including the acquired service subscriber information and transmits the service subscriber information response message to the IoT gateway 200;
The method of claim 1, wherein the service subscriber information includes at least one of service subscriber information and service subscriber information.
The method according to claim 1,
In the fifth step,
The IoT gateway 200 broadcasts a pairing induction signal by wireless communication to search for the pairing target IoT device;
The IoT gateway 200 receiving the response signal from the pairing target IoT device in response to the pairing inducing signal to find the pairing target IoT device according to the search;
Performing wireless communication pairing with the IoT device 200 to which the IoT gateway 200 has transmitted the response signal;
The method of claim 1, wherein the service subscriber information includes at least one of service subscriber information and service subscriber information.
A method for quickly establishing wireless communication pairing between an Internet appliance and an IOT gateway using service subscriber information collected in a specific communication service subscription and a corresponding equipment installation process,
A first step of managing service subscriber information collected by the communication service management server (400) in a process of subscribing to a communication service and installing equipment in a subscriber space for the communication service to the subscriber management database (410);
A second step in which the pairing agent 500 receives service subscriber information for a specific subscriber from the communication service management server 400;
A third step in which the pairing agent 500 identifies the IoT gateway 200 and one or more IoT devices associated with the particular subscriber from the service subscriber information for the particular subscriber provided;
A fourth step in which the pairing agent 500 identifies a pairing target IoT device as a party to perform wireless communication pairing with the IoT gateway 200 among the one or more IoT devices;
A fifth step of the pairing agent 500 requesting the IoT gateway 200 to perform a wireless communication pairing with the IoT device to be paired;
A sixth step in which the IoT gateway 200 obtains identification information (hereinafter, referred to as 'pairing target identification information') of the pairing target IoT device for which the wireless communication pairing is requested;
A seventh step of the IoT gateway 200 searching wireless communication for the pairing target IoT device and performing wireless communication pairing with the pairing target IoT device based on the pairing target identification information;
The method comprising the steps of: (a)
The method of claim 5,
In the seventh step,
The IoT gateway 200 broadcasts a pairing induction signal by wireless communication to search for the pairing target IoT device;
The IoT gateway 200 receiving the response signal from the pairing target IoT device in response to the pairing inducing signal to find the pairing target IoT device according to the search;
Performing wireless communication pairing with the IoT device 200 to which the IoT gateway 200 has transmitted the response signal;
The method of claim 1, wherein the service subscriber information includes at least one of service subscriber information and service subscriber information.
The method of claim 5,
The method of claim 1,
Transmitting the MQTT Publish message informing the IoT gateway 200 of the wireless communication pairing to the MQTT broker 600;
Transmitting the identification information of the pairing target IoT device to which the IoT gateway 200 has set the wireless communication pairing to the MQTT broker 600;
The MQTT broker 600 interacts with the communication service management server 400 to update the service subscriber information by reflecting the wireless communication pairing between the IoT gateway and the pairing target IoT device;
The MQTT broker 600 informing the pairing agent 500 of the fact that wireless communication pairing is established between the IoT gateway and the IoT device to be paired;
Updating the user interface by reflecting the wireless communication pairing setting between the IoT gateway and the pairing target IoT device;
The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:
The method of claim 5,
The second step comprises:
Receiving, by the pairing agent (500), a UDS Request message requesting service subscriber information for a specific subscriber from the application UI manager (700);
Transmitting the HTTP request message requesting the service subscriber information for the specific subscriber to the HTTP / UI server 450 from the pairing agent 500;
The HTTP / UI server 450 acquiring service subscriber information for the specific subscriber in cooperation with the communication service management server 400;
The HTTP / UI server 450 transmits an HTTP Response message to the pairing agent 500 to provide service subscriber information for the specific subscriber;
Transmitting the UDS Response message for providing the service subscriber information for the specific subscriber to the application UI manager 700 by the pairing agent 500;
And,
In the fifth step,
The pairing agent 500 requests the HTTP / UI server 450 to perform wireless communication pairing between the IoT gateway 200 and the IoT device to be paired;
The HTTP / UI server 450 transmits an MQTT Publish message to the MQTT broker 600 requesting wireless communication pairing between the IoT gateway 200 and the IoT device to be paired;
The MQTT broker 600 sending an MQTT Publish message to the IoT gateway 200 requesting wireless communication pairing with the IoT device to be paired;
The method of claim 1, wherein the service subscriber information includes at least one of service subscriber information and service subscriber information.
A computer-readable nonvolatile recording medium having recorded thereon a program for causing a computer to execute a method of controlling quick pairing of an Internet appliance using service subscriber information according to any one of claims 1 and 3 to 8.

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