KR102102780B1 - Electronic device and Method for registering personal cloud apparatus in user portal server thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

An electronic device and a method for registering a personal cloud device thereof are provided. The registration method in which the electronic device registers the personal cloud device with the registration server receives download information of the preset application and pairing information of the personal cloud device from the personal cloud device using NFC communication, and receives the download information of the received preset application. To download and execute the preset application, and when the preset application is executed, perform a pairing operation with the personal cloud device using the pairing information of the received personal cloud device, and connect the personal cloud device to the network. The information of the access point is acquired and transmitted to the personal cloud device, and when the personal cloud device is connected to the network through the access point, the personal cloud device is registered with the registration server.

Description

Electronic device and method for registering personal cloud device thereof

The present invention relates to an electronic device and a method for registering a personal cloud device thereof, and an electronic device and a personal cloud device registration thereof allowing an electronic device to access and store and share content through a network in the home or an external network It's about how.

As the amount of content increases and communication technology develops, in recent years, a cloud service has been provided to store various contents on a server and download contents from a server anytime, anywhere using electronic devices such as a smart phone. .

Among these cloud services, the existing public cloud service is provided with a server having a fixed infrastructure, and a client (for example, an electronic device) through a fixed internet identifier (for example, an IP address or domain). It consists of a structure that can be accessed by a server. In addition, the existing NAS (Network Attached Storage) system is a shared storage system on a network that can share content by uploading or downloading content using an electronic device from inside or outside.

In order to use the conventional cloud service as described above, an initial setting process in which a user must directly set account information is involved. That is, in order for a user to use the cloud service, there is a hassle of performing the initial setting. In particular, since the conventional cloud service often uses a cloud server in common, a privacy problem may occur.

On the other hand, in recent years, a number of electronic devices (for example, smart phones, smart TVs, tablet PCs, etc.) are used in the home, and as the need for sharing content among families increases, individuals in the home use alone or family. There is an increasing need for the development of private cloud devices that can be used in the public.

The present invention has been devised to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to register an electronic device capable of registering a personal cloud device to an external registration server while minimizing user input using NFC communication, and registering the personal cloud device thereof. In providing a method.

According to an embodiment of the present invention devised to achieve the above object, a registration method in which an electronic device registers a personal cloud device with a registration server is preset from the personal cloud device using near field communication (NFC) communication. Receiving download information of an application and pairing information of the personal cloud device; Downloading and executing the preset application using the received download information of the preset application; Performing the pairing operation with the personal cloud device using the received personal cloud device pairing information when the preset application is executed; Acquiring information of an access point to connect the personal cloud device to a network and transmitting the information to the personal cloud device; And when the personal cloud device is connected to the network through the access point, registering the personal cloud device with a registration server.

In addition, when the electronic device has a function of automatically transmitting information of the access point to the personal cloud device, the transmitting step is generated by a command for selecting a preset button provided on the personal cloud device. When a signal is received from the personal cloud device, information of the access point may be transmitted to the personal cloud device without user input.

In addition, when the electronic device has a function of automatically transmitting information of the access point to the personal cloud device, the transmitting step includes: receiving a random value generated from the personal cloud device as a session key; Obtaining encrypted access point information using the received session key; And transmitting the encrypted access point information to the personal cloud device, wherein the personal cloud device decrypts the encrypted access point information using the session key and uses the decrypted access point information. To access the access point.

And, if the electronic device does not have a function of automatically transmitting the information of the access point to the personal cloud device, the transmitting step includes: displaying a password input UI for inputting the password of the access point; And when the password of the access point is input to the password input UI, transmitting information of the access point to the personal cloud device.

Also, the download information of the preset application includes the name, version, and download URL information of the preset application, and the pairing information of the personal cloud device may include MAC address information of the personal cloud device.

And, the step of registering, when the user account is logged in to the authentication server, receiving user account information from the authentication server; Transmitting the user account information and MAC address information of the personal cloud device to the registration server to register the personal cloud device; When the personal cloud device is registered with the registration server by using the user account information and MAC address information, domain information and peer ID information of a network server that the personal cloud device can access is received from the registration server. To do; And transmitting the received domain information and peer ID information to the personal cloud device.

In addition, the personal cloud device may be connected to an external network through the network server using the received domain information and peer ID information.

On the other hand, according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object, the electronic device, NFC (near field communication) communication unit for receiving the download information of the preset application from the personal cloud device and pairing information of the personal cloud device; A communication unit performing communication with the personal cloud device and an external server; Display unit; And downloading and executing the preset application using the download information of the preset application received through the NFC communication unit, and when the preset application is executed, the personal using the received personal cloud device pairing information. Performs a pairing operation with a cloud device, controls the communication unit to acquire information of an access point to connect the personal cloud device to the network and transmit it to the personal cloud device, and the personal cloud device accesses the cloud When connected to the network through a point, a control unit for registering the personal cloud device to the registration server.

In addition, when the electronic device is provided with a function of automatically transmitting the information of the access point to the personal cloud device, the control unit may perform a command to select a preset button provided on the personal cloud device through the communication unit. When the generated signal is received from the personal cloud device, the communication unit may be controlled to transmit information of the access point to the personal cloud device without user input.

In addition, when the electronic device has a function of automatically transmitting the information of the access point to the personal cloud device, the control unit controls the communication unit to receive the random value generated from the personal cloud device as a session key. , Acquiring encrypted access point information using the received session key, controlling the communication unit to transmit the encrypted access point information to the personal cloud device, and the personal cloud device using the session key The encrypted access point information may be decrypted, and the access point may be accessed using the decrypted access point information.

In addition, when the electronic device does not have a function of automatically transmitting the information of the access point to the personal cloud device, the control unit controls the display unit to display a password input UI for inputting the password of the access point. When the password of the access point is input to the password input UI, the communication unit may be controlled to transmit information of the access point to the personal cloud device.

Also, the download information of the preset application includes the name, version, and download URL information of the preset application, and the pairing information of the personal cloud device may include MAC address information of the personal cloud device.

In addition, when the user account is logged in to the authentication server, the controller receives the user account information from the authentication server and registers the personal cloud device with the user account information and the personal cloud device in the registration server. When the personal cloud device is registered with the registration server using the user account information and the MAC address information, domain information and peers of a network server that the personal cloud device can access from the registration server. The communication unit may be controlled to receive ID (Peer ID) information and to transmit the received domain information and peer ID information to the personal cloud device.

In addition, the personal cloud device may be connected to an external network through the network server using the received domain information and peer ID information.

On the other hand, in order to achieve the above object, according to an embodiment of the present invention devised, a registration method in which an electronic device registers a personal cloud device with a registration server, when a predetermined application is executed, NFC with the personal cloud device Displaying a guide UI for guiding communication; When the electronic device is located within a predetermined distance from the personal cloud device, receiving pairing information of the personal cloud device from the personal cloud device using the NFC communication; Performing a pairing operation with the personal cloud device using the received pairing information of the personal cloud device; Acquiring information of an access point and connecting it to the personal cloud device to connect the personal cloud device to a network; And when the personal cloud device is connected to the network through the access point, registering the personal cloud device with a registration server.

In addition, the guide UI includes a manual connection icon for guiding manual connection with the personal cloud device, and the receiving step includes, when the manual connection icon is selected, at least within a predetermined distance from the electronic device. Performing a discovery operation to search for one personal cloud device; Receiving MAC address information from the retrieved at least one personal cloud device; Setting a channel to communicate with the selected personal cloud device when one of the searched at least one personal cloud devices is selected; Transmitting a request signal requesting a connection to the selected personal cloud device through the channel; And receiving a response signal responsive to the request signal.

In addition, the setting step, displaying the search list for selecting the searched at least one personal cloud device; When one of the at least one personal cloud device displayed on the search list is selected, displaying a password input UI for inputting a password of the selected personal cloud device; And when a password of the personal cloud device is input through the password input UI, setting a channel to communicate with the selected personal cloud device.

In addition, while displaying the password input UI, a password of the selected personal cloud device may be displayed on a display device connected to the selected personal cloud device.

In addition, the setting step, after one of the at least one of the searched personal cloud device is selected, when a preset button provided on the selected personal cloud device is selected from the selected personal cloud device, when the generated signal is received, the You can set a channel to communicate with the selected personal cloud device.

On the other hand, according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object, the electronic device, NFC (near field communication) communication unit for receiving the download information of the preset application from the personal cloud device and pairing information of the personal cloud device; A communication unit performing communication with the personal cloud device and an external server; Display unit; And when the preset application is executed, controls the display unit to display a guide UI for guiding NFC communication with the personal cloud device, and when the electronic device is located within a predetermined distance from the personal cloud device, the NFC communication unit Receives pairing information of the personal cloud device from the personal cloud device through, and performs a pairing operation with the personal cloud device using the received pairing information of the personal cloud device, and connects the personal cloud device to the network In order to obtain the information of the access point to control the communication unit to transmit to the personal cloud device, and when the personal cloud device is connected to the network through the access point, control to register the personal cloud device to the registration server It includes;

In addition, the guide UI includes a manual connection icon for guiding manual connection with the personal cloud device, and when the manual connection icon of the guide UI is selected, the controller exists within a preset distance from the electronic device. And performs a discovery operation for searching at least one personal cloud device, and receives MAC address information from the at least one searched personal cloud device. When one of the searched at least one personal cloud device is selected, a channel to communicate with the selected personal cloud device is set, and a request signal for requesting connection to the selected personal cloud device is transmitted through the channel, and the request is made. And controlling the communication unit to receive a response signal responsive to the signal.

In addition, the control unit displays a search list for selecting the searched at least one personal cloud device, and when one of the at least one personal cloud devices displayed on the search list is selected, the password of the selected personal cloud device Control the display unit to display a password input UI for inputting, and when the password of the personal cloud device is input through the password input UI, the communication unit to set a channel to communicate with the selected personal cloud device Can be controlled.

In addition, while displaying the password input UI, a password of the selected personal cloud device may be displayed on a display device connected to the selected personal cloud device.

In addition, when one of the at least one searched personal cloud device is selected, the control unit selects a preset button provided on the selected personal cloud device from the selected personal cloud device and receives a signal generated through the communication unit. , The communication unit may be controlled to set a channel to communicate with the selected personal cloud device.

According to various embodiments of the present invention as described above, a user can register a personal cloud device to an external registration server with minimal input.

1 is a view showing a personal cloud system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a flow chart for explaining a method for an electronic device to register a personal cloud device to a registration server using NFC communication when a preset application is not installed according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3A to 3D are UIs provided while an electronic device registers a personal cloud device to a registration server using NFC communication when a preset application is not installed according to an embodiment of the present invention,
4 is a sequence diagram illustrating a method of registering a personal cloud device in a registration server in a personal cloud system according to an embodiment of the present invention,
5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of registering a personal cloud device according to a user account by a registration server according to an embodiment of the present invention;
6 is a diagram illustrating a registration message format according to a user account when registering the same personal cloud device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
7 is a diagram illustrating a method for setting a user account and a peer ID between a personal cloud device and an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention,
8 is a diagram illustrating a list of user accounts stored in a registration server according to a user account, according to an embodiment of the present invention;
9 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
10 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a personal cloud device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
11 is a diagram illustrating a soft module configuration diagram of a personal cloud system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
12 is a flowchart illustrating a method for an electronic device to register a personal cloud device to a registration server when a preset application is installed according to another embodiment of the present invention;
13A to 13F are UIs provided while an electronic device registers a personal cloud device to a registration server when a preset application is installed according to an embodiment of the present invention, and
14A to 14C are diagrams for explaining a method for an electronic device to remotely control an external device using a personal cloud device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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

1 is a diagram illustrating a personal cloud system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 1, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the personal cloud system 10 is a plurality of electronic devices (100-1,100-2,100-3), personal cloud device 200, a home AP (Access Point) ) 300, a public network 400, an authentication server 510, a public cloud server 520, a registration server 530, a network server 540.

The plurality of electronic devices 100-1, 100-2, and 100-3 may download or upload various contents using the personal cloud device 200. In particular, the plurality of electronic devices 100-1, 100-2, and 100-3 can not only communicate with the personal cloud device 200 directly in the home, but also use the public network 400 and the home AP 300 externally. It may be used to perform communication with the personal cloud device 200. Accordingly, the plurality of electronic devices 100-1, 100-2, and 100-3 may download or upload content (eg, photos, music, videos, etc.) using a personal cloud device not only in the home but also outside.

At this time, the plurality of electronic devices 100-1, 100-2, and 100-3 may be implemented with various electronic devices such as a smart phone, a tablet PC, and a smart TV.

The personal cloud device 200 is installed at home or at work and stores content so that a plurality of electronic devices 100-1, 100-2, and 100-3 can share content. At this time, the personal cloud device 200 may directly communicate with the electronic device 100 to upload and download the content, but this is only an example, and through the home AP 300 and the public network 400 Communication with the electronic device 100 may be performed.

In particular, the personal cloud device 200 is registered on the registration server 530 based on the user account. Therefore, any user can log in with a registered user account and share content stored in the personal cloud device 200 using the electronic device 100 from outside.

The home AP 300 mediates the connection with the external public network 400 so that the electronic device 100 and the personal cloud device 200 can share content even outside the home.

The authentication server 510 authenticates a user account through a user's login operation through the electronic device 100 and registers the user cloud information to the electronic server 100 in order to register the personal cloud device 200 to the registration server 530. ).

The public cloud server 520 backs up and stores the content stored in the personal cloud device 200.

The registration server 530 registers the plurality of electronic devices 100-1, 100-2, 100-3 and the personal cloud device 200 based on the user account. For example, the registration server 530 may register the first electronic device 100-1 and the personal cloud device 200 based on the user account “A@samsung.com”, and the user account “B @ samsung .com ", the second electronic device 100-2 and the personal cloud device 200 may be registered. At this time, since the registration server 530 can be registered based on a user account, it can also be referred to as a user portal server.

At this time, the registration server 530 may generate a user account list based on the user account, and the user account list may include at least one of a type of electronic device, a peer ID, and an IP address.

The network server 540 mediates the personal cloud device 200 to communicate with the external network based on the peer ID and domain information generated by the registration server 530.

Through the personal cloud system 10 as described above, the user registers the personal cloud device 200 to the registration server 530 using the electronic device 100, and the personal cloud device 200 also in the home or outside. By using, you can download or upload content.

Meanwhile, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the plurality of servers 510, 520, 530, and 540 may be implemented as different servers, but this is only an example, and may be implemented as at least one server instead of four.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of registering the personal cloud device 200 with the registration server 530 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 11, and when the preset application is not installed, with reference to FIGS. 12 to 13i , When a preset application is installed, an embodiment of registering the personal cloud device 200 to the registration server 530 will be described.

2 is a flowchart for explaining a method for an electronic device to register a personal cloud device to a registration server using NFC communication when a preset application is not installed according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the electronic device 100 determines whether an NFC tagging operation with the personal cloud device 200 has been performed (S210). Specifically, it may be determined whether the NFC tagging operation is performed by determining whether the electronic device 100 having the NFC communication module exists within a predetermined distance from the personal cloud device 200 having the NFC communication module. . At this time, NFC communication is one of wireless communication technologies, and is a communication method of transmitting data between terminals at a short distance (for example, 10 cm) using a contactless communication module using a specific frequency band (13.56 Mhz). In particular, when the electronic device 100 having the NFC communication module exists within a predetermined distance from the personal cloud device 200 having the NFC communication module, it may be determined that the NFC tagging operation has been performed.

When it is determined that the NFC tagging operation is performed (S210-Y), the electronic device 100 downloads information of a preset application from the personal cloud device 200 and pairing information of the personal cloud device 200 using NFC communication. It receives (S220). Here, the preset application is an application that allows the electronic device 100 to share content using the personal cloud device 200 (hereinafter referred to as a “home think application”), and the home think application download information is home think. It may include at least one of an application name, a version, and a download uniform resource locator (URL). Further, the pairing information of the personal cloud device 200 may be MAC address information of the personal cloud device 200 used when performing pairing between the personal cloud device 200 and the electronic device 100.

Then, the electronic device 100 downloads and executes the preset application using the home think application download information (S230). Specifically, the electronic device 100 accesses the application store based on the URL of the home think application store where the home think application can be downloaded, and then downloads the latest version of the application file and automatically executes the home think application. You can. When the home think application is executed, the electronic device 100 may display a home think application loading screen as shown in FIG. 3A on a display screen. When the home think application is executed, the electronic device 100 may perform a login operation through user input. Specifically, the electronic device 100 may display a log-in page and log-in with a specific user account through the log-in page. At this time, the electronic device 100 may perform a log-in operation, and transmit information (eg, user account ID and password) for the user account to the authentication server 510.

Then, the electronic device 100 uses the pairing information of the personal cloud device 200 to perform a pairing operation with the personal cloud device 200 (S240). Specifically, the electronic device 100 performs a Bluetooth pairing operation with the personal cloud device 200 based on the MAC address of the personal cloud device 200. At this time, since the electronic device 100 receives pairing information of the personal cloud device 200 using NFC communication without a separate user input, the electronic device 100 is Bluetooth for performing a pairing operation with a specific personal cloud device There is no need to perform a discovery operation, and a Bluetooth pairing operation can be performed directly with the personal cloud device 200 without additional user input.

Then, the electronic device 100 acquires the information of the home AP 300 and transmits it to the personal cloud device 200 (S250). Specifically, the electronic device 100 receives the information of the home AP 300 connected to the current electronic device 100 from the home AP 300 so that the personal cloud device 200 can be connected to the home AP 300. It can be transmitted to the cloud device 200. In particular, the electronic device 100 receives the information from the home cloud 300 when the signal generated by selecting a preset button provided in the personal cloud device 200 is selected from the personal cloud device 200, and then the personal cloud device 200 ).

At this time, the electronic device 100 transmits the information of the home AP 300 to the personal cloud device 200 in different ways depending on whether it has a function of automatically transmitting the information of the home AP 300 to the personal cloud device. You can.

When the electronic device 100 has a function of automatically transmitting information of the home AP 300 to the personal cloud device, a signal generated by a command for selecting a preset button provided in the personal cloud device 200 is When received from the personal cloud device 200, the electronic device 100 may transmit the information of the home AP 300 to the personal cloud device 200 without user input. Specifically, the personal cloud device 200 may generate a random value using the application secret information of the home think application. Then, the personal cloud device 200 may transmit the generated random value to the electronic device 100 using the session key. When the session key is received, the electronic device 100 may call information of the encrypted home AP 300 of the framework using the received session key. At this time, when the information of the home AP 300 is not normally called, the password information of the home AP may be requested from the home AP 300. When the information of the encrypted home AP 300 is obtained from the framework, the electronic device 100 may transmit the information of the encrypted home AP 300 to the personal cloud device 200. The personal cloud device 200 decrypts the received information of the encrypted home AP 300 using the previously generated session key, and accesses the home AP 300 based on the decrypted home AP 300 information. You can.

However, when the electronic device 100 does not have a function of automatically transmitting information of the home AP 300 to the personal cloud device, it is generated by a command to select a preset button provided in the personal cloud device 200. When the signal to be received is received from the personal cloud device 200, the electronic device 100 may display a password input UI 310 for inputting the password of the home AP as shown in FIG. 3B. Then, when the password of the home AP is input to the password input UI, the electronic device 100 may transmit the information of the home AP 300 to the personal cloud device 200.

Then, the electronic device 100 determines that the personal cloud device is connected to the network (S260). Specifically, when the personal cloud device 200 is connected to the home AP 300 based on the information of the home AP 300, the electronic device 100 may determine that the personal cloud device 200 is connected to the network. have.

Then, the electronic device 100 registers the personal cloud device 200 with the registration server (S270). Specifically, the electronic device 100 may register the personal cloud device 200 on the basis of the user account in the registration server 530 so that content can be shared at home or outside using the personal cloud device 200. . The method for the electronic device 100 to register the personal cloud device 200 to the registration server 530 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 4.

4 is a sequence diagram for explaining a method of registering a personal cloud device 200 in the registration server 530 in the personal cloud system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Particularly, FIG. 4 is a view for explaining step S270 of FIG. 2 in more detail.

The electronic device 100 logs in to the authentication server 510 with a specific user account (S405). In this case, the user account may be email information used by the user (eg, “A@samsung.com”).

Then, the personal cloud device 200 requests user account information from the authentication server 510 (S415). At this time, the personal cloud device 200 may transmit a user account ID and password to request user account information.

The authentication server 200 transmits user account information in response to the user account information request (S420). At this time, the user account information may include the user account ID and password, as well as token information and token secret information.

Then, the electronic device 100 transmits the received user account information and MAC address information of the pre-stored personal cloud device 200 to the registration server 530 (S425). At this time, the electronic device 100 may transmit information on the personal cloud device (eg, device type, device model name) and service type together with user account information and MAC address information of the personal cloud device 200. have.

The registration server 530 registers the personal cloud device 200 (S430). At this time, the registration server 530 determines whether or not it has already been registered in the registration server 530 based on the MAC address information, which is unique information of the personal cloud device 200. If the personal cloud device 200 is not registered, the registration server 530 registers the personal cloud device 200 under a logged-in user account.

Then, the registration server 530 generates a peer ID so that the personal cloud device 200 can be connected to the network server 540 and transmits it to the network server 540 (S435). At this time, the peer ID may be generated using MAC address information, which is information unique to the personal cloud device 200. That is, the peer ID may correspond to the MAC address information of the personal cloud device 200.

The network server 540 transmits a response signal in response to the transmission of peer ID information (S440).

Then, the registration server 530 transmits the domain information and the peer ID information of the network server 540 to the electronic device 100 (S445). At this time, the domain information of the network server 540 is domain information that the personal cloud device 200 can access.

The electronic device 100 transmits the domain information and peer ID information of the received network server 540 to the personal cloud device 200 (S450), and the personal cloud device 200 receives the domain of the received network server 540 Based on the information and peer ID information, a connection operation with a network server is performed (S455).

Accordingly, through the operation as described in FIG. 4, the user can register the personal cloud device 200 to the registration server 530 using the electronic device 100. In addition, the personal cloud device 200 is connected to the network server 540, so that the user can share content not only in the home but also outside.

Meanwhile, while the personal cloud device 200 is connected to the network and registered with the registration server 530, the electronic device 100 may display a connection guidance UI as shown in FIG. 3C, and the registration server 530 When registered to the personal cloud device 200 using a home think application after being registered in, the electronic device 100 shows content information and setting information stored in the personal cloud device 200, as shown in FIG. 3D. UI can be displayed.

During the registration process as described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4, the user can register the personal cloud device 200 to the registration server 530 only by an NFC tagging operation and an input of pressing a button of the personal cloud device 200. . That is, since the personal cloud device 200 can be registered to the registration server 530 only by a tagging operation and button selection without performing an initial setting operation of a network existing in the existing cloud service, user convenience may be increased. have.

Meanwhile, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the registration server 530 may register the personal cloud device 200 and the electronic device 100 based on the user account. That is, a plurality of users register the personal cloud device 200 using a plurality of user accounts, so that a plurality of users can share the same personal cloud device 200.

Specifically, as described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4, when one user registers the personal cloud device 200 with a specific user account, a method of registering the personal cloud device 200 with an additional user account is shown in FIG. It is the same as what was demonstrated in 2-4.

However, when the registration server 530 registers the personal cloud device 200, the registration server 530 generates a user account list to register the personal cloud device 200 and the electronic device 100 according to the user account. You can. That is, the registration server 530 may group and manage the personal cloud device 200 and the electronic device 100 based on the user account. A method of registering the personal cloud device 200 according to the user account by the registration server 530 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 5.

First, the registration server 530 receives user account information from the electronic device 100 (S810). In this case, step S510 of FIG. 5 may correspond to step S425 of FIG. 4.

The registration server 530 determines whether the user account has been previously registered (S520). Specifically, the registration server 530 may determine whether a user account logged in to the authentication server 510 is registered among the received user account information.

When the user account is already registered (S520-Y), the registration server 530 registers the personal cloud device 200 in the existing user account information list (S530).

However, if the user account is not already registered (S520-N), the registration server 530 creates a user account list (S540), and registers the personal cloud device 200 in the generated user account list (S550). .

6 is a diagram illustrating a format of a registration message according to a user account when registering the same personal cloud device 200 with different user accounts according to an embodiment of the present invention. At this time, the user account "A" has a user ID of "acklqczh5b", and the user account "B" has a user ID of "gulnoevz0p". As illustrated in FIG. 6, even if the user accounts are different from each other, since the same personal cloud device 200 is registered, the MAC address information (for example, MAC: 00000000001) of the personal cloud device 200 is the same.

In addition, the personal cloud device 200, as shown in Figure 7, in order to maintain the user account using the first electronic device 100-1 and the second electronic device 100-2 at the same time, as shown in FIG. Two network server (NTS) connection modules can be maintained.

In particular, the peer ID for the personal cloud device 200 to access the network server (NTS) 530 may be generated based on the MAC address information of the personal cloud device 200 regardless of the user account.

For example, as shown in FIG. 7, the user ID of the first electronic device 100-1 of the user account B registered in the registration server 530 is gulnoevz0p, and the peer ID is IMEI: 333322222111111, and the user account The user ID of B's personal cloud device 200 is gulnoevz0p, and the peer ID is MAC: 000000010203000. In addition, the user ID of the second electronic device 100-2 of the user account A registered in the registration server 530 is acklqczh5b, the peer ID is IMEI: 111111222223333, and the user of the personal cloud device 200 of the user account A The ID is acklqczh5b, and the peer ID may be MAC: 000000010203000.

That is, as illustrated in FIG. 7, even when registering with different user accounts (or user IDs), the same personal cloud device 200 may be assigned the same peer ID. Accordingly, a plurality of users can use the same personal cloud device 200 using different accounts.

8 is a diagram illustrating a list of user accounts stored in the registration server 530 according to a user account, according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 8, the personal cloud devices 200 registered in different user accounts are the same peer in the user account list 810 of the user account “A” and the user account list 820 of the user account “B”. ID information (MAC: 000000010203000) and local IP information (203.241.176.200) are stored.

Accordingly, the plurality of electronic devices 100-1 and 100-2 can access the personal cloud device 200 by using the peer information of the personal cloud device 200 stored in the registration server 530.

5 to 8, by grouping the electronic device 100 and the personal cloud device 200 based on the user account, and generating a peer ID based on the MAC address information of the personal cloud device 200, It is possible for multiple users to share the same personal cloud device 200.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the electronic device 100 and the personal cloud device 200 will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10.

9 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an electronic device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. 9, the electronic device 100 includes a communication unit 110, an NFC communication unit 115, a storage unit 120, a display unit 130, a user input unit 140, and a control unit 150. , The electronic device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a device capable of reproducing various contents, and may be implemented as various devices such as a smart phone, a tablet PC, and a smart TV.

On the other hand, Figure 9, for example, when the electronic device 100 is a device having a personal cloud service function, comprehensively shows various components. Therefore, depending on the embodiment, some of the components illustrated in FIG. 9 may be omitted or changed, and other components may be further added.

The communication unit 110 communicates with the personal cloud device 200, the home AP 300, and external servers 510, 520, 530, 540. In particular, the communication unit 110 may use a Bluetooth interface to perform communication with the personal cloud device 200, and may use a Wi-Fi interface to perform communication with the home AP 300 and external servers 510, 520, 530, 540. , But is not limited thereto. For example, the communication unit 110 may use a Wi-Fi interface, a direct interface to perform communication with the personal cloud device 200, and IEEE to perform communication with the home AP 300 and external servers 510, 520, 530, 540 , ZigBee, 3G (3rd Generation), 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project), LTE (Long Term Evoloution), and various wireless communication standards.

The NFC communication unit 110 receives download information of the home think application and pairing information of the personal cloud device 200 from the personal cloud device 200 through the NFC tagging operation of the user. At this time, the download information of the home think application may include at least one of the name, version, and download URL of the home think application. Also, the pairing information of the personal cloud device 200 may be MAC address information of the personal cloud device 200.

The storage unit 120 stores various data and software modules for controlling the electronic device 100. In particular, the storage unit 120 registers the personal cloud device 200 with the registration server 530, and uses the personal cloud device 200 to share various contents, as shown in FIG. Modules 1120 to 1126 are included.

The display unit 130 outputs image content under the control of the control unit 150. For example, the display 130 may display photo content and video content. In particular, the display unit 130 while the electronic device 100 and the personal cloud device 200 performs a pairing operation, while registering the personal cloud device 200 to the registration server 530, FIGS. 3A to 3D, described later A UI as shown in FIGS. 13A to 13I may be displayed.

The user input unit 140 may receive a user command for controlling the electronic device 100. In particular, the user input unit 140 may receive a user command for executing an application for registering the personal cloud device 200 to the registration server 530, and when a plurality of personal cloud devices are searched, the plurality of searched personal clouds A user command for selecting one of the devices may be input.

Meanwhile, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the user input unit 140 may be implemented as a touch screen, but this is only an embodiment, and may be implemented as various input devices such as a mouse, a pointing device, a motion input unit, and a button. You can.

The controller 150 controls the overall function of the electronic device 100 according to a user command input through the user input unit 140. In particular, the control unit 150 downloads and executes the home think application using the download information of the home think application received through the NFC communication unit 115. When the home think application is executed, the controller 150 performs a pairing operation with the personal cloud device 200 using the pairing information of the personal cloud device 200 received through the NFC communication unit 115. At this time, since the controller 150 automatically performs pairing operation with the personal cloud device 200 using the pairing information of the personal cloud device 200 previously received using NFC communication, a separate user for Bluetooth pairing No input is required.

In addition, the controller 150 obtains the information of the home AP (Access Point) (for example, the SSID, password, etc. of the home AP 300) to connect the personal cloud device 200 to the network, to the personal cloud device. The communication unit 110 may be controlled to transmit. In particular, the electronic device 100 may transmit information of the home AP 300 to the personal cloud device through different processes depending on whether a function for automatically transmitting the information of the home AP 300 to the personal cloud device is provided. have.

Specifically, when the electronic device 100 has a function of automatically transmitting information of the home AP 300 to the personal cloud device, it is generated by a command to select a preset button provided in the personal cloud device 200. When the signal is received from the personal cloud device 200, the control unit 150 may transmit the information of the home AP 300 to the personal cloud device 200 without user input. More specifically, when the personal cloud device 200 generates a random value using the application secret information of the home think application and transmits the generated random value as a session key to the electronic device 100, the controller 150 Information of the encrypted home AP 300 of the framework may be called using the session key received through the communication unit 110. At this time, when the information of the home AP 300 is not normally called, the control unit 150 may request password information of the home AP from the home AP 300. When the information of the encrypted home AP 300 is obtained from the framework, the controller 150 controls the communication unit 110 to transmit the information of the encrypted home AP 300 to the personal cloud device 200. can do. Accordingly, the personal cloud device 200 decrypts the information of the encrypted home AP 300 received from the electronic device 100 using the previously generated session key, and decrypts the information of the decrypted home AP 300. The home AP 300 may be accessed based on the background.

However, when the electronic device 100 does not have a function of automatically transmitting information of the home AP 300 to the personal cloud device, it is generated by a command to select a preset button provided in the personal cloud device 200. When the signal to be received is received from the personal cloud device 200, the control unit 150 controls the display unit 130 to display the password input UI 310 for inputting the password of the home AP as shown in FIG. 3B. You can. Then, when the password of the home AP is input to the password input UI, the control unit 150 may control the communication unit 110 to transmit the information of the home AP 300 to the personal cloud device 200.

When the personal cloud device 200 is connected to the network through the home AP 300, the control unit 150 registers the personal cloud device 200 to the registration server. Specifically, when the user account is logged in to the authentication server 510, the controller 150 may receive user account information from the authentication server 510 through the communication unit 110. At this time, the user account information may include token information and token secret information as well as a user ID and password. In addition, the control unit 150 may transmit the user account information and the pre-stored MAC address to the registration server 530 in order to register the personal cloud device 200 with the registration server 530. When the personal cloud device 200 is registered in the registration server 300 using the user account information and the MAC address, the control unit 150 is a network server 540 that the personal cloud device 200 can access from the registration server 510 ), The communication unit 110 may be controlled to receive domain information and peer ID information, and to transmit the received domain information and peer ID information to the personal cloud device 200.

10 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a personal cloud device 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 13, the personal cloud device 200 includes a communication unit 210, an NFC communication unit 215, a button 220, a storage unit 230, and a control unit 240.

The communication unit 210 may communicate with the electronic device 100 and the home AP 300. At this time, the communication unit 210 may use at least one of a Wi-Fi interface, a Bluetooth interface, and a direct interface to perform communication with the electronic device 100 and the home AP 300.

The NFC communication unit 215 transmits download information of the home think application stored in the storage unit 230 and pairing information of the personal cloud device 200 to the electronic device 100 through the NFC tagging operation of the user. At this time, the download information of the home think application may include at least one of the name, version, and download URL of the home think application. Also, the pairing information of the personal cloud device 200 may be MAC address information of the personal cloud device 200.

The button 220 may receive a user command. In particular, the button 220 may receive a user command for performing pairing with the electronic device 100 or a user command for obtaining information of the home AP 300.

The storage unit 230 stores various data and various software modules for controlling for the personal cloud device 200. In particular, the storage unit 230 registers the personal cloud device 200 with the registration server 530, and uses the personal cloud device 200 to share various contents, as shown in FIG. Modules 1101 to 1115.

Also, the storage unit 230 may store download information of the home think application and pairing information of the personal cloud device 200.

The control unit 240 controls the overall operation of the personal cloud device 200. In particular, when the button 200 is selected, the controller 240 may perform a pairing operation with the electronic device 200 through a Bluetooth interface. Since the method of performing the pairing operation using the Bluetooth interface has been described in detail in FIGS. 2 to 4, redundant content will be omitted.

When paired with the electronic device 100, the control unit 240 receives the information of the home AP 300 (eg, the SSID, password of the home AP 300) from the electronic device 100 through the communication unit 210. Then, it uses the information of the received home AP 300 to perform a connection operation with the home AP 300. In addition, in order to register the personal cloud device 200 to the registration server 530, the control unit 240 may transmit MAC address information to the electronic device 100 through the communication unit 210.

When the personal cloud device 200 is registered in the registration server 530, the control unit 240 accesses the network server 540 based on the domain information and peer ID received from the electronic device 100, and at least one Allow electronic devices to share content.

11 is a diagram illustrating a soft module configuration diagram of the personal cloud system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the personal cloud device 200 includes a Media Play module 1101, a Media Gateway module 1102, a Cloud Service module 1103, an Easy Setup module 1104, an NTS Client module 1105, and a Contents Mgt module 1106. , REST Server module and Storage API Parser module (1107), Sync Engine module (1108), Push Agent module (1109), Multi Account Manager module (1110), Security module (1111), DLNA module (1112), Controlee Server module (1113), FOTA Agent module (1114), Middleware module and BSP, Kernal, Boot loader module (1115) is stored.

At this time, the Middleware module and the BSP, Kernal, and Boot loader module 1115 manage the system's boot and file systems, and set the system's firmware such as network settings and graphic settings. The security module 1111 sets encryption / decryption of contents and access authority of contents. The DLNA module 1112 processes a multimedia standard protocol for content sharing. The Controlee Server module 1113 receives a client's remote control command. The FOTA Agent module 1114 manages the firmware update of the personal cloud device 200.

The Easy Setup module 1104 manages a communication protocol with the electronic device 100 to register the personal cloud device 200 to the registration server 530. The NTS Client module 1105 manages the connection with the network server 540 based on the peer ID. The Contents Mgt module 1106 controls an interface with a media player that plays stored content. The REST Server module and the Storage API Parser module 1107 receive and process a command transmission format such as content playback from the client, handle the content by analyzing the API of the message requested through the server, and share and personalize the content It acts as a classifier that separates and handles areas. The distributed Sync Engine module 1108 maintains content synchronization with the public cloud server 520 and clients. The Push Agent module 1109 serves to notify the update contents such as content changes, changes to the user account list, and the like. The Multi Account Manager module 1110 manages a plurality of user accounts.

The Media Play module 1101 functions to play content with an output device (for example, a smart TV). The Media Gateway module 1102 functions as a content hub such as music and video. The Cloud Service module 1103 manages automatic uploading of content and automatic download settings.

In addition, the server stage includes an authentication server (Auth. Server), a network server (NTS Server), a registration server (User portal Server), and a public cloud server (Cloud Server).

In addition, the electronic device 100 includes an Auto Upload module 1120, Contents Viewer module 1121, Proxy Server module 1122, Contents Manager module 1123, Allshare Play Client module 1124, Easy setup solution module 1125 ) And Android Middleware module 1126.

The Android Middleware module 1126 manages the system's boot and file systems, and sets the system's firmware, such as network settings and graphic settings.

Easy setup solution module 1125 is responsible for network settings such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, etc., and when connecting with the personal cloud device 200, the Connectivity Manager module that identifies the network type, manages the user account that registers the personal cloud device 200 The Account Manager module includes a provisioning manager module that registers the personal cloud device 200 to the registration server 530, the authentication server 510, and the network server 540.

The Allshare Play Client module 1124 performs an interface function with a compatible application that can access the personal cloud device 200.

The Contents Manager module 1123 is a Viewing Manager module that manages playback and control of content on the electronic device 100, a ReST Handler module that remotely transmits a request for playback of the content of the personal cloud device 200, and automatic upload And a Setting Manager module that manages settings such as automatic download.

The Proxy Server module 1122 manages information transmission with a playback player installed in the electronic device 100 when playing content.

The Contents Viewer module 1121 creates a GUI for content playback.

The Auto Upload module 1120 includes a Service Handler module that manages the setting and execution cycle for automatic or manual upload, and a Delta Handler module that manages new information of updated content.

Accordingly, the electronic device 100 and the personal cloud device 200 may share the content stored in the personal cloud device 200 at home or outside using the software module as described above.

Hereinafter, a method for the electronic device 100 to register the personal cloud device 200 to the registration server when the home think application, which is another embodiment of the present invention, is installed will be described.

12 is a flowchart illustrating a method for an electronic device to register a personal cloud device to a registration server when a preset application is installed according to another embodiment of the present invention.

First, the electronic device 100 determines whether a predetermined application has been executed (S1210). In this case, the preset application may be an application that allows the electronic device 100 to share content using the personal cloud device 200. In addition, when a predetermined application is executed, the electronic device 100 may display a device registration guide UI as shown in FIG. 13A.

When the preset application is executed (S1210-Y), the electronic device 100 displays a UI for guiding NFC communication (S1220). Specifically, as illustrated in FIG. 13B, the electronic device 100 may display a UI 1310 that guides the NFC tagging operation of the electronic device 100. At this time, the UI may include a manual connection icon 1320 that guides manual connection, as shown in FIG. 13B.

Then, the electronic device 100 determines whether NFC tagging has been performed (S1230). Specifically, when the electronic device 100 is located within a predetermined distance (for example, 10 cm) from the personal cloud device 200, the electronic device 100 may determine that an NFC tagging operation has been performed.

When the NFC tagging operation is performed (S1230-Y), the electronic device 100 receives pairing information from the personal cloud device 200 using NFC communication (S1240). In this case, the pairing information may be MAC address information of the personal cloud device 200.

Then, the electronic device 100 performs a pairing operation using the pairing information (S1250). At this time, the electronic device 100 may perform a Bluetooth pairing operation using the MAC address information of the personal cloud device 200 received through NFC communication without a separate user input.

However, when the NFC tagging operation is not performed (S1230-Y), the electronic device 100 receives a selection command of the manual connection icon (S1240) and performs a manual connection operation (S1250). Specifically, when the manual connection icon is selected, the electronic device 100 may perform a discovery operation for searching for at least one personal cloud device existing within a predetermined distance from the electronic device. In addition, the electronic device 100 may receive MAC address information from the at least one searched personal cloud device. When MAC address information is received from at least one personal cloud device, as shown in FIG. 13C, a search list including the searched personal cloud device may be displayed. Then, when one of the at least one personal cloud device included in the search list as shown in FIG. 13D is selected, the electronic device 100 may set a channel to communicate with the selected personal cloud device. In particular, when one of the at least one personal cloud device displayed on the search list is selected, the electronic device 100 may display a password input UI for inputting a password of the selected personal cloud device, as shown in FIG. 13F. Then, when the password of the personal cloud device is input through the password input UI, the electronic device 100 may set a channel to communicate with the selected personal cloud device. At this time, the password to be input to the password input UI may be displayed on an external display device connected to the selected personal cloud device, as shown in FIG. 13E. When the channel is established, the electronic device 100 may transmit a request signal requesting a connection to the selected personal cloud device through the set channel, and receive a response signal responsive to the request signal to complete the pairing operation.

As described in steps S1230 to S1250, pairing is performed automatically with the personal cloud device 200 using NFC tagging, or manually paired with the personal cloud device 200 as described in steps S1260 and S1265. After that, the electronic device 100 acquires the access point information and transmits it to the personal cloud device 200 (S1270). Then, the electronic device 100 determines that the personal cloud device 200 is connected to the network (S1280), and registers the personal cloud device 200 to the registration server 530 (S1290). Meanwhile, steps S1270 to S1290 disclosed in FIG. 12 have the same contents as steps S250 to S270 in FIG. 2, and thus, redundant descriptions will be omitted.

As described above, when the preset application is already installed, the electronic device with the NFC communication function can easily register the personal cloud device 200 to the registration server 520 without additional user input, and the NFC communication function Even if the electronic device is not provided, it is possible to intuitively register the personal cloud device 200 to the registration server 520.

Through the personal cloud system 10 as described above, the user registers the personal cloud device 200 to the registration server 530 using the electronic device 100 to receive the personal cloud device 200 at home or outside. Use it to download or upload content. That is, the user can share content on a plurality of electronic devices through the personal cloud device 200. In addition, a plurality of users can also share content stored in one personal cloud device 200.

Further, according to an embodiment of the present invention, in the present invention, one electronic device can control another electronic device using the personal cloud device 200. Specifically, the personal cloud device 100 shares content using an external display device 1400 and an electronic device 100 with a first communication interface (for example, a Wi-Fi interface), and an external display device 1400. ) And the electronic device 100 and a second communication interface (Bluetooth interface) different from the first communication interface to transmit and receive control commands.

 At this time, the electronic device 100 may receive a user's control command using various methods, and mediate the personal control device 200 through the second communication interface to transmit the input control command to the display device 1400. . In one embodiment, the electronic device 100 detects a user's motion as illustrated in FIG. 14A using a sensor (eg, a gyro sensor) capable of detecting the user's motion, and corresponds to the detected motion Control command to be transmitted to the personal cloud device 200 through the second communication interface. In another embodiment, the electronic device 100 receives and displays the same content control screen as the content control screen transmitted to the display device 1400 through the first communication interface, as shown in FIG. 14B, and controls the content When a specific icon is selected on the screen, the electronic device 100 may transmit a control command corresponding to the selected icon to the personal cloud device 200 through the second communication interface. In another embodiment, as illustrated in FIG. 14C, the electronic device 100 detects a touch input input to the touch screen of the electronic device 100 and communicates a control command corresponding to the detected touch input in a second communication. It can be transmitted to the personal cloud device 200 through the interface.

Then, the personal cloud device 200 may transmit the transmitted control command back to the display device 1400, and the display device 1400 may control the function of the display device 1400 according to the transmitted control command.

According to the above-described embodiment, the user can control the external display device 1400 using the electronic device 100 such as a smart phone while watching the content stored in the personal cloud device 200.

Program codes for performing the registration method of the personal cloud device 200 according to various embodiments as described above may be stored in various types of recording media. Specifically, random access memory (RAM), flash memory, read only memory (ROM), erasable programmable ROM (EPROM), electronically erasable and programmable ROM (EEPROM), registers, hard disk, removable disk, memory card, USB It may be stored in various types of recording media readable by the terminal, such as memory, CD-ROM, and the like.

In the above, preferred embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and described, but the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, and it is usually in the technical field to which the present invention belongs without departing from the gist of the present invention claimed in the claims. It is of course possible to perform various modifications by a person having knowledge of, and these modifications should not be individually understood from the technical idea or prospect of the present invention.

100: electronic device 200: personal cloud device
300: Home AP 400: Public network
510: authentication server 520: public cloud server
530: registration server 540: network server

Claims (24)

A registration method in which an electronic device registers an external electronic device with a registration server,
Receiving download information of a preset application and pairing information of the external electronic device from the external electronic device using near field communication (NFC) communication;
Downloading and executing the preset application using the received download information of the preset application;
When the preset application is executed, performing a pairing operation with the external electronic device using the received pairing information of the external electronic device;
Acquiring information of an access point to connect the external electronic device to a network and transmitting the information to the external electronic device; And
And when the external electronic device is connected to the network through the access point, registering the external electronic device with a registration server. According to claim 1,
When the electronic device has a function of automatically transmitting the information of the access point to an external electronic device,
The transmitting step,
When a signal generated by a command for selecting a preset button provided in the external electronic device is received from the external electronic device, the access method information is transmitted to the external electronic device without user input. . According to claim 2,
When the electronic device has a function of automatically transmitting the information of the access point to an external electronic device,
The transmitting step,
Receiving a random value generated from the external electronic device as a session key;
Obtaining encrypted access point information using the received session key;
And transmitting the encrypted access point information to the external electronic device.
The external electronic device,
And decrypting the encrypted access point information using the session key, and accessing the access point using the decrypted access point information. According to claim 1,
When the electronic device does not have a function to automatically transmit the information of the access point to an external electronic device,
The transmitting step,
Displaying a password input UI for inputting a password of the access point;
And when the password of the access point is input to the password input UI, transmitting information of the access point to the external electronic device. According to claim 1,
The preset application download information,
Contains the name, version and download URL information of the preset application,
Pairing information of the external electronic device,
And MAC address information of the external electronic device. The method of claim 5,
The step of registering,
Receiving a user account information from the authentication server when the user account is logged in to the authentication server;
Transmitting the user account information and MAC address information of the external electronic device to the registration server to register the external electronic device;
When the external electronic device is registered with the registration server by using the user account information and MAC address information, domain information and peer ID information of a network server to which the external electronic device can access is received from the registration server. To do; And
And transmitting the received domain information and peer ID information to the external electronic device. The method of claim 6,
The external electronic device,
Registration method characterized in that it is connected to the external network through the network server using the received domain information and peer ID information. In electronic devices,
An NFC (near field communication) communication unit configured to receive download information of a preset application and pairing information of an external electronic device from an external electronic device;
A communication unit performing communication with the external electronic device and an external server;
Display unit; And
The preset application is downloaded and executed using download information of a preset application received through the NFC communication unit, and when the preset application is executed, the external electronic device is used using pairing information of the received external electronic device. Performs a pairing operation with a device, controls the communication unit to acquire information of an access point to connect the external electronic device to the network and transmit the information to the external electronic device, and the external electronic device accesses the access point When connected to the network through, a control unit for registering the external electronic device to the registration server; Electronic device comprising a. The method of claim 8,
When the electronic device has a function of automatically transmitting the information of the access point to an external electronic device,
The control unit,
When a signal generated by a command for selecting a preset button provided in the external electronic device through the communication unit is received from the external electronic device, the communication unit transmits information of the access point to the external electronic device without user input. Electronic device, characterized in that for controlling. The method of claim 9,
When the electronic device has a function of automatically transmitting the information of the access point to an external electronic device,
The control unit,
Control the communication unit to receive a random value generated from the external electronic device as a session key, obtain encrypted access point information using the received session key, and transmit the encrypted access point information to the external electronic device Control the communication unit to transmit,
The external electronic device,
An electronic device, wherein the encrypted access point information is decrypted using the session key, and the access point is accessed using the decrypted access point information. The method of claim 8,
When the electronic device does not have a function to automatically transmit the information of the access point to an external electronic device,
The control unit,
The display unit is controlled to display a password input UI for inputting a password of the access point, and when the password of the access point is input to the password input UI, the information of the access point is transmitted to the external electronic device. An electronic device characterized by controlling a communication unit. The method of claim 8,
The preset application download information,
Contains the name, version and download URL information of the preset application,
Pairing information of the external electronic device,
An electronic device comprising MAC address information of the external electronic device. The method of claim 12,
The control unit,
When a user account is logged in to the authentication server, the user account information is received from the authentication server, and to register the external electronic device, the user account information and the MAC address information of the external electronic device are transmitted to the registration server. When the external electronic device is registered with the registration server by using the user account information and MAC address information, domain information and peer ID information of a network server that the external electronic device can access from the registration server is received from the registration server. And controlling the communication unit to receive and transmit the received domain information and peer ID information to the external electronic device. The method of claim 13,
The external electronic device,
An electronic device connected to an external network through the network server by using the received domain information and peer ID information. A registration method in which an electronic device registers an external electronic device with a registration server,
When a predetermined application is executed, displaying a guide UI for guiding NFC communication with the external electronic device;
When the electronic device is located within a predetermined distance from the external electronic device, receiving pairing information of the external electronic device from the external electronic device using the NFC communication;
Performing a pairing operation with the external electronic device using the received pairing information of the external electronic device;
Acquiring information of an access point to connect the external electronic device to a network and transmitting it to the paired external electronic device; And
And when the external electronic device is connected to the network through the access point, registering the external electronic device with a registration server. The method of claim 15,
The guide UI,
It includes a manual connection icon for guiding manual connection with the external electronic device,
The receiving step,
When the manual connection icon is selected, performing a discovery operation for searching for at least one external electronic device existing within a predetermined distance from the electronic device;
Receiving MAC address information from the retrieved at least one external electronic device;
Setting a channel to communicate with the selected external electronic device when one of the searched at least one external electronic device is selected;
Transmitting a request signal requesting a connection to the selected external electronic device through the channel; And
And receiving a response signal responsive to the request signal. The method of claim 16,
The setting step,
Displaying a search list for selecting the searched at least one external electronic device;
If one of the at least one external electronic device displayed on the search list is selected, displaying a password input UI for inputting a password of the selected external electronic device; And
And when a password of the external electronic device is input through the password input UI, setting a channel to communicate with the selected external electronic device. The method of claim 17,
The password of the selected external electronic device is displayed on a display device connected to the selected external electronic device while displaying the password input UI. The method of claim 16,
The setting step,
When one of the searched at least one external electronic device is selected, when a preset button provided in the selected external electronic device is selected from the selected external electronic device and a generated signal is received, communication with the selected external electronic device is performed. Registration method characterized by setting the channel to be done. In electronic devices,
An NFC (near field communication) communication unit configured to receive download information of a preset application and pairing information of an external electronic device from an external electronic device;
A communication unit performing communication with the external electronic device and an external server;
Display unit; And
When a predetermined application is executed, the display unit is controlled to display a guide UI for guiding NFC communication with the external electronic device, and when the electronic device is located within a predetermined distance from the external electronic device, the NFC communication unit To receive pairing information of the external electronic device from the external electronic device, and perform a pairing operation with the external electronic device using the received pairing information of the external electronic device, and to connect the external electronic device to the network And a control unit that controls the communication unit to acquire information of an access point and transmit it to the external electronic device, and when the external electronic device is connected to a network through the access point, registers the external electronic device with a registration server. Electronics. The method of claim 20,
The guide UI,
It includes a manual connection icon for guiding manual connection with the external electronic device,
The control unit,
When the manual connection icon of the guide UI is selected, a discovery operation is performed to search for at least one external electronic device existing within a predetermined distance from the electronic device, and MAC address information is obtained from the searched at least one external electronic device. And receive it. When one of the searched at least one external electronic device is selected, a channel to communicate with the selected external electronic device is set, and a request signal for requesting connection to the selected external electronic device is transmitted through the channel, and the request And controlling the communication unit to receive a response signal responsive to the signal. The method of claim 21,
The control unit,
Displays a search list for selecting the searched at least one external electronic device, and when one of the at least one external electronic devices displayed on the search list is selected, inputs a password for inputting the password of the selected external electronic device And controlling the display unit to display a UI, and controlling the communication unit to set a channel to communicate with the selected external electronic device when a password of the external electronic device is input through the password input UI. Electronics. The method of claim 22,
An electronic device characterized in that a password of the selected external electronic device is displayed on a display device connected to the selected external electronic device while displaying the password input UI. The method of claim 21,
The control unit,
After one of the searched at least one external electronic device is selected, when a preset button provided on the selected external electronic device is selected from the selected external electronic device and the generated signal is received through the communication unit, the selected external electronic device And controlling the communication unit to set a channel to perform communication with the electronic device.

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