KR102072097B1 - Apparatus and method for connecting it device with appliances by converting position of appliances to data - Google Patents

Abstract

An IoT hub device and a method for interworking home appliances using the same, the IoT hub device according to an embodiment is connected to at least one or more home appliances and a wireless control device, and receives the movement and direction signals detected by the wireless control device Based on the communication unit, the location register that matches the location information of the at least one home appliance with the previously stored drawing data, the location information of the at least one home appliance, the location information of the wireless control device, the motion and the direction signal, If it is determined that the direction signal is caused by a movement and a direction indicating any one of the at least one or more home appliances, the wireless control device and the indicating device includes a control unit for controlling to interlock with each other.

Description

Apparatus and method for interfacing IT devices with home appliances by dataating the location of home appliances {APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING IT DEVICE WITH APPLIANCES BY CONVERTING POSITION OF APPLIANCES TO DATA}

The present invention relates to a device for interworking between an IT device and a home appliance, and more particularly, to a device and a method for interworking a wireless control device with a home appliance by data-setting a location of the home appliance.

 In recent years, as the Internet of Things market has grown, devices for manipulating home appliances using a finger, etc., in addition to devices that operate home appliances with voice such as artificial intelligence speakers, have been released. There is an increasing need for technology that ensures security.

In order to solve this problem, conventionally, there is disclosed a method of manipulating home appliances with a single remote control through three-dimensional geometric position information using ultrasonic waves between a remote controller and a smart TV. There is a problem that the usability is significantly lowered because it can not be used without a smart TV.

Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1233783, "Remote device target device integrated management method"

An object of the present invention is to provide a technique for interlocking a wireless control device and a home appliance more quickly and conveniently by controlling the at least one home appliance to be interlocked with the wireless control device by only pointing a finger.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a technology that can improve the convenience of the user and the accuracy of the position measurement by automatically deriving the position information for at least one home appliance based on the communication sensitivity.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a technique that can calculate the position information of the radio control device more accurately by calculating the position information by calculating the motion and direction signals detected by the radio control device based on the door lock.

IoT hub device according to an embodiment of the present invention is connected to at least one or more home appliances and wireless control device, the communication unit for receiving the movement and direction signals detected by the wireless control device and the location information of the at least one home appliance Based on the location register matching the pre-stored drawing data and the location information of the at least one home appliance, the location information of the wireless control device, the movement and the direction signal, the movement and the direction signal of the at least one or more home appliances If it is determined by the movement and direction indicating the device, the wireless control device and the indicating device includes a control unit for controlling to interlock with each other.

According to one side, the communication unit is connected to an external cloud server, and may receive the drawing data for the space provided with the IoT hub device from the cloud server.

According to one side, the location register may match the location information of the at least one home appliance to the drawing data received from the cloud server, the communication unit may update the drawing data matched with the location information to the cloud server.

According to one side, the wireless control device is formed in a ring shape or a shape that can be worn on the index finger, it can detect the movement and direction signals of the finger wearing the wireless control device.

According to one side, the wireless control device includes an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU), an acceleration sensor, a tilt sensor, a geomagnetic sensor, an Attitude and Heading Reference System (AHRS), and a global positioning system (Global Positioning System). At least one sensor (GPS).

According to one side, the location register may match the location information of at least one or more home appliances input by the user to the drawing data.

According to one side, the communication unit is provided with a plurality of wireless transceivers, and performs a wireless communication with at least one of at least one or more home appliances and a wireless control device using each of the plurality of wireless transceivers, as a result of performing a wireless communication, Receiving information on the wireless communication sensitivity from each of the wireless transceiver, the control unit based on the information on the wireless communication sensitivity received from each of the plurality of wireless transceiver, the position information of the at least one home appliance and the position information of the wireless control device Any location information may be generated.

According to one side, the communication unit receives a device control signal generated by the wireless control device when the wireless control device and the door lock is connected to each other by the short-range wireless communication is opened (Open), when receiving the device control signal, the wireless It is connected to the control device to receive the movement and direction signals at predetermined intervals.

According to one side, the communication unit receives the open signal from the door lock when the wireless control device and the door lock is connected to each other by short-range wireless communication, when the door lock is open, and receives the open signal, the wireless control device in a predetermined space The electronic device determines whether there is or not, and is connected to the wireless control device according to the determination result to receive movement and direction signals at predetermined intervals.

According to one side, the control unit may generate the position information of the wireless control device by calculating the movement of the wireless control device to move based on the position of the door lock based on the movement and the direction signal received every predetermined period.

In a method of interworking home appliances using an IoT hub device according to an embodiment of the present invention, a communication unit connects at least one home appliance and a wireless control device, and receives a motion and direction signal detected by the wireless control device. Matching the location information of at least one or more home appliances to pre-stored drawing data in the location register and the location information of the at least one or more home appliances, the location information of the wireless control device, and the motion and direction signals based on the location information. If it is determined that the movement and the direction signal is due to the movement and direction indicating at least one of the at least one home appliance, controlling the radio control device and the indicating device to interwork with each other.

According to one side, the step of matching the pre-stored drawing data may include the step of matching the location information of the at least one home appliance input by the user to the drawing data in the location register.

According to one side, the step of matching to the pre-stored drawing data, the communication unit performs a wireless communication with at least one of at least one or more home appliances and a wireless control device using each of the plurality of wireless transceivers, as a result of performing a wireless communication, Receiving the information on the wireless communication sensitivity from each of the wireless transceivers of the control unit and the position information of the at least one home appliance and the location of the wireless control device based on the information on the wireless communication sensitivity received from each of the plurality of wireless transceivers at the control unit. Generating location information of any one of the information.

According to one side, the step of receiving a movement and direction signal in the short-range wireless communication when the wireless control device and the door lock is connected to each other when the door lock is open (Open) receives a device control signal generated by the wireless control device in the communication unit, When the device control signal is received, the communication unit may be connected to the wireless control device and may receive a movement and direction signal at predetermined intervals.

According to one side, the step of controlling to interlock with each other by calculating the movement of the wireless control device to move based on the position of the door lock based on the movement and the direction signal received by the control unit at a predetermined period, the position information of the wireless control device It may comprise the step of generating.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, by controlling at least one home appliance to be interlocked with the wireless control device by only pointing a finger, the wireless control device and the home appliance can be linked more quickly and conveniently.

According to one embodiment, by automatically deriving the location information for at least one or more home appliances based on the communication sensitivity, it is possible to improve the convenience of the user and the accuracy of the position measurement.

According to one embodiment, by calculating the position information by calculating the motion and direction signals detected by the wireless control device based on the door lock, it is possible to calculate the position information of the wireless control device more accurately.

1 is a diagram illustrating a system for interworking home appliances using an IoT hub device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram illustrating an IoT hub device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3A to 3D are diagrams illustrating an embodiment of implementing a wireless control device in a ring form according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4A to 4D are diagrams illustrating an embodiment of implementing a radio control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention in a form that can be mounted on an index finger.
5 is a diagram illustrating a method of interworking home appliances using an IoT hub device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, various embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The examples and terms used therein are not intended to limit the techniques described in this document to specific embodiments, but should be understood to include various modifications, equivalents, and / or substitutes of the embodiments.

In the following description of the various embodiments, when it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In addition, terms to be described below are terms defined in consideration of functions in various embodiments, and may vary according to a user's or operator's intention or custom. Therefore, the definition should be made based on the contents throughout the specification.

In connection with the description of the drawings, similar reference numerals may be used for similar components.

Singular expressions may include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

In this document, expressions such as "A or B" or "at least one of A and / or B" may include all possible combinations of items listed together.

Expressions such as "first," "second," "first," or "second," etc. may modify the components in any order or in importance, to distinguish one component from another. Used only and do not limit the components.

When any (eg first) component is said to be "(functionally or communicatively)" or "connected" to another (eg second) component, the other component is said other The component may be directly connected or connected through another component (eg, a third component).

As used herein, “configured to” is modified to have the ability to “fit,” “fit,” “to,” for example, in hardware or software. Can be used interchangeably with "made to", "doing", or "designed to".

In some situations, the expression "device configured to" may mean that the device "can" along with other devices or components.

For example, the phrase “processor configured (or configured to) perform A, B, and C” may be executed by executing a dedicated processor (eg, an embedded processor) to perform the operation, or one or more software programs stored in a memory device. It may mean a general purpose processor (eg, a CPU or an application processor) capable of performing the corresponding operations.

In addition, the term 'or' means inclusive or 'inclusive or' rather than 'exclusive or'.

In other words, unless stated otherwise or unclear from the context, the expression 'x uses a or b' means any one of natural inclusive permutations.

In the above-described specific embodiments, the components included in the invention are expressed in the singular or plural according to the specific embodiments presented.

However, the singular or plural expressions are selected to suit the circumstances presented for convenience of description, and the above-described embodiments are not limited to the singular or plural elements, and the singular or plural elements may be composed of the singular or the plural. However, even a component expressed in the singular may be configured in plural.

Meanwhile, in the description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but various modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the technical idea that the various embodiments include.

Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be defined by the claims below and equivalents thereof.

1 is a diagram illustrating a system for interworking home appliances using an IoT hub device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a system 100 for interworking home appliances according to an embodiment may include: an Internet of Things (IoT) hub device 110, a wireless control device 120, and at least one home appliance 130. And the cloud server 140.

For example, the IoT hub device 110 may be at least one of an artificial intelligence speaker and a set top box.

In addition, the wireless control device 120 is formed in a ring shape or a shape that can be worn on the index finger to collect the position, movement and direction information of the user's finger.

In addition, the wireless control device 120 may be a wireless communication device including a position sensor such as a smartphone, and may collect the position, movement and direction information of the wireless communication device according to the movement of the user carrying the wireless communication device. have.

Meanwhile, the at least one home appliance 130 may include at least one home appliance of a TV, a washing machine, a refrigerator, a boiler, an air conditioner, a lighting device, and a wall pad, but the type of the home appliance is not limited to the above-described example. This may include all devices to which the IoT function is applied.

In addition, the cloud server 140 may store drawing data for registering location information of at least one or more home appliances 130.

Specifically, the system 100 for interworking home appliances is a home appliance and a wireless control device 120 located in the direction indicated by the wireless control device 120 of the at least one or more home appliances 130 through the IoT hub device 110 ) Can be linked to each other.

In addition, the IoT hub device 110 may be connected to a plurality of wireless control device 120, each of the plurality of wireless control device 120 is located in the direction indicated by each of the plurality of wireless control device 120 The home appliance 130 may be controlled to be interlocked with each other.

2 is a diagram illustrating an IoT hub device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The IoT hub device of FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of an IoT hub device provided in a system for interworking the home appliances of FIG. 1, and the home appliance of FIG. 1 is interworked in the embodiment described later with reference to FIG. 2. Descriptions overlapping with those described through the system will be omitted.

Referring to FIG. 2, the IoT hub device 200 may receive a movement and direction signal detected by the wireless control device and match location information of at least one or more home appliances with previously stored drawing data. .

In addition, if the IoT hub device 200 according to an embodiment determines that the received motion and direction signals are caused by a motion and direction indicating one of the at least one or more home appliances, the wireless control device and the device instructing Can be controlled to interlock with each other.

To this end, the IoT hub device 200 may include a communication unit 210, a location registration unit 220 and a control unit 230.

The communication unit 210 according to an embodiment may be connected to at least one home appliance and a wireless control device, and receive a motion and direction signal detected by the wireless control device.

According to one side, the wireless control device is formed in a ring shape or a shape that can be worn on the index finger, it can detect the movement and direction signals of the finger of the user wearing the wireless control device.

In addition, the wireless control device may be a wireless communication device such as a smart phone, the user may detect the movement and direction signal of the wireless communication device by the user moves the wireless communication device in hand.

A detailed description of the wireless control device in FIG. 1 will be described later in detail with reference to FIGS. 3A to 4D.

According to one side, the wireless control device includes an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU), an acceleration sensor, a tilt sensor, a geomagnetic sensor, an Attitude and Heading Reference System (AHRS), and a global positioning system (Global Positioning System). At least one sensor (GPS).

That is, the wireless control device may measure data on the position, direction, and movement of the wireless control device through at least one or more sensors that detect at least one or more information among acceleration, tilt, geomagnetic, and location information. The kind of sensor provided in the above is not limited to the above-mentioned example.

Specifically, the wireless control device of the ring shape or the wearable shape can detect information about the movement and direction of the finger of the user wearing the wireless control device through at least one sensor, and based on the detected information It can generate motion and direction signals.

In addition, when the wireless control device is a wireless communication device, the wireless control device may detect information on the movement and direction of the wireless control device moving according to the user's hand movement through at least one sensor, and based on the detected information To generate motion and direction signals.

According to one side, the communication unit 210 may be connected to the external cloud server, and may receive the drawing data for the space provided with the IoT hub device 200 from the cloud server.

Specifically, the IoT hub device 200 may upload the drawing data to a cloud server to be linked in advance, and in case of registering location information on at least one or more home appliances, the IoT hub device 200 may download the uploaded drawing data from the cloud server. Can be.

For example, the drawing data may be directly generated by the user through an smart device-specific app or a computer program and transmitted to the cloud server.

The location register 220 according to an embodiment may match location information of at least one or more home appliances with previously stored drawing data.

In other words, the location register 220 may match the location information of each of the at least one or more home appliances with the drawing data received from the cloud server.

In addition, whenever the location of the at least one home appliance is changed, the location registration unit 220 may change the location information of the home appliance having the changed location by matching the location information of the home appliance having the location changed with the drawing data.

According to one side, the location register 220 may match the location information of at least one or more home appliances with the drawing data received from the cloud server, the communication unit 210 may update the drawing data matched with the location information to the cloud server. .

According to one side, the location register 220 may match the location information of at least one or more home appliances input by the user to the drawing data.

In detail, the communication unit 210 receives location information of at least one or more home appliances that a user inputs through a smart device-only app or a computer program, and the location registration unit 220 stores the received location information in the drawing data. Can match.

The control unit 230 according to an embodiment of the at least one or more home appliances based on the position information of the at least one home appliance, the position information of the wireless control device, the movement and the direction signal, When it is determined that the motion and direction indicate the device, the wireless control device and the indicating device may be controlled to interoperate with each other.

More specifically, for example, when the wireless control device has a ring shape or a shape that can be worn on the index finger, the IoT hub device 200 may detect location information of at least one or more home appliances, location information of the wireless control device, and Based on the movement and direction signals, the position, movement and direction information pointed by the user's finger is calculated, and according to the calculation result, the home appliance and the wireless control device indicated by the user's finger among the at least one home appliance are controlled to interwork with each other. can do.

In addition, even when the wireless control device is a wireless communication device, the IoT hub device 200 is based on the location information of each of the at least one or more home appliances, the location information of the wireless control device, and the detected motion and direction signals. Calculates position, movement, and direction information indicated by the wireless control device, and controls the home appliance and the wireless control device which are pointed to by the wireless control device among at least one or more home appliances according to the calculation result.

For example, the direction indicated by the wireless control device may be a direction of the antenna included in the wireless control device, but is not limited thereto.

That is, the IoT hub device 200 of the present invention controls the at least one or more home appliances to interwork with the wireless control device by only pointing the finger or the wireless control device, so that the wireless control device and the home appliance can be linked more quickly and conveniently. have.

According to one side, the communication unit 210 is provided with a plurality of wireless transceivers, and performs a wireless communication with at least one of at least one or more home appliances and a wireless control device using each of the plurality of wireless transceivers, as a result of performing wireless communication In addition, information regarding the wireless communication sensitivity may be received from each of the plurality of wireless transceivers.

Next, the controller 230 may generate the location information of any one of the location information of the at least one or more home appliances and the location information of the wireless control device based on the information on the wireless communication sensitivity received from each of the plurality of wireless transceivers. Can be.

In detail, the communication unit 210 may include at least three wireless transceivers, and the control unit 230 may perform at least one calculation by performing triangulation based on the communication sensitivity received from each of the at least three wireless transceivers. The location information of at least one of the above-mentioned home appliance and the wireless control device may be generated.

For example, the at least one electronic device may be provided with wireless communication means for communicating with a plurality of wireless transceivers.

In addition, at least three or more radio transceivers may not be disposed in a straight line with each other for accuracy of position calculation, and may be spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance or more.

In other words, the IoT hub device 200 of the present invention may calculate the location information of each of the at least one or more home appliances and the location information of the wireless control device based on the measurement result of the communication sensitivity.

On the other hand, the controller 230 may transmit the location information for at least one or more home appliances calculated by triangulation method to the location register 220.

That is, the IoT hub device 200 of the present invention automatically derives the location information of at least one or more home appliances based on the measurement result of the communication sensitivity, so that the changed location information is automatically changed in the drawing data even if the location of the home appliance is changed. It can be reflected, thereby improving the user's convenience and the accuracy of the position measurement.

According to one side, the communication unit 210 receives a device control signal generated by the wireless control device, when the wireless control device and the door lock is connected to each other by short-range wireless communication is opened (Open), and receives the device control signal When connected to the wireless control device, the motion and direction signals may be received at predetermined intervals.

According to one side, the communication unit 210 receives the open signal from the door lock when the wireless control device and the door lock is connected to each other by the short-range wireless communication, the door lock is open (Open), when receiving the open signal within the preset space The presence or absence of a wireless control device may be determined, and according to the determination result, the wireless control device may be connected to receive a movement and direction signal at predetermined intervals.

For example, the communication unit 210 may determine whether a wireless control device exists in a predetermined space by searching for a wireless signal output from the wireless control device.

According to one side, the controller 230 may generate the position information of the wireless control device by calculating the movement of the wireless control device to move based on the position of the door lock based on the movement and the direction signal received every predetermined period. .

More specifically, the wireless control device may open the door lock by the authentication operation through short-range wireless communication, and when the door lock is opened and enters the indoor device, a device control signal for connecting to the IoT hub device 200 located indoors. It may be transmitted to the communication unit 210.

According to another embodiment, when the door lock is opened, the communication unit 210 may receive the open signal from the door lock linked to the IoT hub device 200, not the device control signal of the wireless control device.

According to one side, when the communication unit 210 receives a device control signal or an open signal, the communication unit 210 may control to be connected to the wireless control device, and periodically receive the movement and direction signals from the connected wireless control device.

On the other hand, the controller 230 may generate the position information of the wireless control device by calculating the movement and direction signals periodically received based on the position of the door lock.

That is, the IoT hub device 200 of the present invention may calculate the location information by calculating the motion and direction signals detected by the wireless control device based on the door lock, thereby more accurately calculating the location information of the wireless control device.

According to one side, the controller 230 may calculate the position information of the wireless control device by calculating the motion and direction signals detected by the connected wireless control device, and determine the current position of the wireless control device based on the calculated position information. have.

On the other hand, if it is determined that the current location of the wireless control device is out of the preset space, the controller 230 may control to disconnect the connection with the wireless control device.

According to one side, the IoT hub device 200 may be connected to a plurality of wireless control devices, if the user carries a wireless control device of any one of the plurality of wireless control devices and out of a predetermined space, the wireless carry by the user The controller may be controlled to disconnect from the control device and maintain a connection with another wireless control device located in a predetermined space.

3A to 3D are diagrams illustrating an embodiment of implementing a wireless control device in a ring form according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The ring-shaped wireless control device of FIGS. 3A to 3D is a view for explaining an embodiment of implementing the wireless control device of FIG. 2 in a ring shape, and the wireless control device of FIG. 2 will be described later with reference to FIGS. 3A to 3D. Descriptions duplicated with those described through the control device will be omitted.

3A to 3D, reference numeral 310 denotes a microphone means capable of receiving a user's voice, and reference numeral 320 denotes a button which is a user operable means.

In detail, the ring-shaped wireless control apparatus may be formed in a form wearable on a user's finger, and may generate a device control signal through a user's voice input through reference numeral 310 and a user's button manipulation through reference numeral 320.

Meanwhile, the device control signal generated by the ring-shaped wireless control device may be transmitted to the IoT hub device 200 of FIG. 2.

For example, the button 320 may be configured as a flat joystick-type button, and may generate at least five types of device control signals according to manipulations in the click, up, down, right, and left directions. , The configuration of the button of the ring-shaped radio control device is not limited to the above-described example.

4A to 4D are diagrams illustrating an embodiment of implementing a radio control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention in a form that can be mounted on an index finger.

The detection-mounted wireless control device of FIGS. 4A to 4D is a view for explaining an embodiment of implementing the wireless control device of FIG. 2 in a form that can be mounted on an index finger. In the embodiment described with reference to FIGS. 4A to 4D, FIG. Descriptions overlapping with those described through the wireless control device of FIG. 2 will be omitted.

4A to 4D, reference numerals 410 to 430 denote a click button, a right click button and a data block button, respectively, and reference numeral 440 denotes an LED lamp.

Also, reference numeral 450 illustrates a port capable of performing wired communication or supplying external power. In one example, reference numeral 250 may be a USB port or a micro USB port.

For example, each of the click button, the right click button, and the data blocking button may perform a function of blocking a left click button function of a mouse, a right click button function of a mouse, and a function performed by the click button and the right click button.

In addition, the LED lamp is turned on when the detection-mounted wireless control device is turned on or off, and when the detection-mounted wireless control device is linked with other external devices such as an IoT hub device, so that the user can be notified of the status of the device. Can be performed.

Specifically, the sensor-mounted wireless control device detects movement and direction information by recognizing not only the movement of the index finger wearing the device but also the direction indicated by the index finger by the user wearing it at the end of the index finger as shown in FIG. 4A. In addition, users can detect the motion and direction information of the index finger much more comfortably than conventional technologies.

5 is a diagram illustrating a method of interworking home appliances using an IoT hub device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a view illustrating a method of interworking home appliances using the IoT hub device 200 of FIG. 2, which is described through the IoT hub device 200 of FIG. 2 in an embodiment described later with reference to FIG. 5. Duplicate descriptions will be omitted.

Referring to FIG. 5, in operation 510, a method of interworking home appliances according to an embodiment may be connected to at least one home appliance and a wireless control device by a communication unit and receive a motion and direction signal detected by the wireless control device. have.

In operation 520, the method for interworking home appliances according to an embodiment may match location information of at least one or more home appliances with previously stored drawing data.

According to one side, in step 520, the method of interlocking home appliances according to an embodiment may match the location information of at least one or more home appliances input by the user to the drawing data in the location register.

According to one side, the method of interlocking home appliances according to an embodiment in step 520 performs a wireless communication with at least one of at least one or more home appliances and a wireless control device using a plurality of wireless transceivers in the communication unit, As a result of performing the communication, it is possible to receive information regarding the radio communication sensitivity from each of the plurality of radio transceivers.

Next, in step 520, the method of interworking home appliances according to an embodiment may include location information of at least one or more home appliances and a wireless control device based on information on the wireless communication sensitivity received from each of the plurality of wireless transceivers by the controller. Any location information of location information may be generated.

In operation 530, the method of interworking home appliances according to an embodiment may include at least one motion and direction signal based on location information of at least one or more home appliances, location information of a wireless control device, and a motion and direction signal. If it is determined that the motion and direction indicating any one of the above home appliances by the direction, the wireless control device and the indicating device can be controlled to interlock with each other.

According to one side, the method of interlocking home appliances according to an embodiment in step 510 is a device control signal generated by the wireless control device when the wireless control device and the door lock is connected to each other by the short-range wireless communication is opened (Open) When the communication unit receives the device control signal, the communication unit may be connected to the wireless control device to receive the movement and direction signals at predetermined intervals.

Next, the method of interlocking home appliances according to an embodiment in step 530 by calculating the movement of the wireless control device to move based on the position of the door lock based on the movement and the direction signal received by the operation unit for each predetermined period, Location information of the wireless control device may be generated.

As a result, by using the present invention, by controlling at least one home appliance to be interlocked with the wireless control device by only pointing the finger, the wireless control device and the home appliance can be linked more quickly and conveniently.

In addition, the present invention can automatically derive the location information for at least one or more home appliances based on the communication sensitivity, thereby improving the convenience of the user and the accuracy of the position measurement.

In addition, the present invention can calculate the position information of the wireless control device by calculating the position information by calculating the motion and direction signals detected by the wireless control device based on the door lock.

The apparatus described above may be implemented as a hardware component, a software component, and / or a combination of hardware components and software components. For example, the devices and components described in the embodiments may include, for example, processors, controllers, arithmetic logic units (ALUs), digital signal processors, microcomputers, field programmable arrays (FPAs), It may be implemented using one or more general purpose or special purpose computers, such as a programmable logic unit (PLU), microprocessor, or any other device capable of executing and responding to instructions. The processing device may execute an operating system (OS) and one or more software applications running on the operating system. The processing device may also access, store, manipulate, process, and generate data in response to the execution of the software. For convenience of explanation, one processing device may be described as being used, but one of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the processing device includes a plurality of processing elements and / or a plurality of types of processing elements. It can be seen that it may include. For example, the processing device may include a plurality of processors or one processor and one controller. In addition, other processing configurations are possible, such as parallel processors.

The software may include a computer program, code, instructions, or a combination of one or more of the above, and may configure the processing device to operate as desired, or process independently or collectively. You can command the device. Software and / or data may be any type of machine, component, physical device, virtual equipment, computer storage medium or device in order to be interpreted by or to provide instructions or data to the processing device. Or may be embodied permanently or temporarily in a signal wave to be transmitted.

The software may be distributed over networked computer systems so that they may be stored or executed in a distributed manner. Software and data may be stored on one or more computer readable recording media.

The method according to the embodiment may be embodied in the form of program instructions that can be executed by various computer means and recorded in a computer readable medium. The computer readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the media may be those specially designed and constructed for the purposes of the embodiments, or they may be of the kind well-known and available to those having skill in the computer software arts. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tape, optical media such as CD-ROMs, DVDs, and magnetic disks, such as floppy disks. Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include not only machine code generated by a compiler, but also high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware device described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the embodiments, and vice versa.

200: IoT hub device 210: communication unit
220: location register 230: control unit

Claims (15)

A communication unit connected to at least one home appliance and a wireless control device and receiving a movement and direction signal detected by the wireless control device;
A location register for matching location information of the at least one or more home appliances with previously stored drawing data;
A motion in which the motion and direction signals indicate any one of the at least one home appliance based on the location information of the at least one home appliance, the location information of the wireless control device, and the motion and direction signals And a control unit for controlling the wireless control device and the indicating device to interoperate with each other, if it is determined that
Including,
The communication unit
When the wireless control device and the door lock are connected to each other by short-range wireless communication and the door lock is opened, at least one signal of the device control signal generated by the wireless control device and the open signal generated by the door lock are received. When connected to the wireless control device, and receives the movement and direction signal at a predetermined period,
The control unit
Position information is calculated by calculating a movement of the wireless control device moving based on the position of the door lock based on the movement and direction signals received at each preset period, and the wireless control device is based on the calculated position information. Determine your current location,
The wireless control device
A microphone capable of receiving a voice of a user, and a joystick type capable of generating at least five kinds of the device control signals by performing an operation of clicking, up, down, right, and left in accordance with the user's operation. Ring-shaped device including button of
IoT hub device. The method of claim 1,
The communication unit
Connected to an external cloud server, and receives the drawing data for the space provided with the IoT hub device from the cloud server
IoT hub device. The method of claim 2,
The location register
Matching the location information of the at least one home appliance to the drawing data received from the cloud server,
The communication unit
Updating the drawing data matched with the location information to the cloud server
IoT hub device. The method of claim 1,
The wireless control device
Formed into a shape that can be worn on the index finger
IoT hub device. The method of claim 1,
The wireless control device
At least one of an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU), an acceleration sensor, a tilt sensor, a geomagnetic sensor, an Attitude and Heading Reference System (AHRS), and a Global Positioning System (GPS) With
IoT hub device. delete The method of claim 1,
The communication unit
And a plurality of wireless transceivers, and perform wireless communication with at least one of the at least one home appliance and the wireless control device using each of the plurality of wireless transceivers, and as a result of performing the wireless communication, Receive information about the wireless communication sensitivity from each of the transceivers,
The control unit
Generating location information of any one of the location information of the at least one or more home appliances and the location information of the wireless control device based on the information regarding the wireless communication sensitivity received from each of the plurality of wireless transceivers;
IoT hub device. delete delete delete Connecting at least one home appliance and a wireless control device in a communication unit, and receiving a motion and direction signal detected by the wireless control device;
Matching location information of the at least one or more home appliances with previously stored drawing data in a location register;
The control unit indicates the one of the at least one or more home appliances based on the position information of the at least one or more home appliances, the position information of the wireless control device, and the movement and direction signals. If it is determined by the movement and the direction of the control, controlling the radio control device and the indicating device to interoperate with each other.
Including,
Receiving the movement and direction signal
When the wireless control device and the door lock are connected to each other by short-range wireless communication and the door lock is opened, at least one signal of the device control signal generated by the wireless control device and the open signal generated by the door lock are received. When connected to the wireless control device, and receives the movement and direction signal at a predetermined period,
Controlling to interlock with each other
Generating position information of the wireless control device by calculating a movement of the wireless control device moving based on the position of the door lock based on the movement and direction signals received at each predetermined period;
Including;
The wireless control device
A microphone capable of receiving a voice of a user and a joystick type capable of generating at least five kinds of the device control signals by performing an operation of clicking, up, down, right, and left in accordance with the user's operation. Ring-shaped device including button of
Method of controlling interworking of devices using IoT hub devices. delete The method of claim 11,
Matching the pre-stored drawing data
The communication unit performs wireless communication with at least one of the at least one home appliance and the wireless control device by using each of the plurality of wireless transceivers, and as a result of performing the wireless communication, wireless communication sensitivity from each of the plurality of wireless transceivers. Receiving information regarding and
Generating, by the control unit, location information of any one of the location information of the at least one or more home appliances and the location information of the wireless control device based on the information regarding the wireless communication sensitivity received from each of the plurality of wireless transceivers.
Method for controlling the interworking of the device using an IoT hub device comprising a. delete delete

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