KR102340693B1 - METHOD AND HOME IoT SERVICE SYSTEM FOR SETTING USER AUTHORITY - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a method for setting user rights and a home Internet of Things service system for performing the same. Here, the user permission setting method is a method of setting user permission for a home IoT device having one or more device functions in a home IoT service system, wherein a master user client receives information about the home IoT device from one or more family user clients. Receiving a user permission setting request, and a home IoT device accessible to the one or more family user clients and a device function allowed to be used among the device functions possessed by the accessible home Internet device for each of the one or more family user clients It includes the step of setting user rights differently.

Description

A method for setting user rights and a home Internet service system for performing the same

The present invention relates to a user authority setting method and a home Internet of Things service system for performing the same.

Recently, the number of Internet of Things (Internet of Things, collectively referred to as 'IoT') devices exceeds that of traditional PCs (Personal Computers) or smartphones, and the penetration rate is increasing rapidly. In addition to wearable personal IoT devices such as watches and accessories, home IoT devices for the purpose of providing convenience in the home such as gas valves and door locks are emerging one after another.

As for the differentiation of home IoT devices from other devices, traditional enterprise IoT devices or personal devices have a single control/monitoring service scenario configured by a single user or administrator, whereas home IoT devices have a N:N relationship between device users. is mapped to That is, multiple users install and operate multiple IoT devices for common use, and even separate usage scenarios for each user in the same home are operated.

For example, a father who is a service subscriber may want his youngest son to have control of a door lock, a home IoT device, but not a gas valve, and a mother may want to have control of both the door lock and gas valve. .

However, in the prior art, only a technique for granting a pre-registered authority to a user terminal accessing an IoT network has been disclosed.

Therefore, the technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is that the owner of the device or the subscriber of the service grants the use right to a specific person and operates and manages the scenario of multiple users in the IoT network to have different rights while maintaining independence. A method and system are provided.

According to one aspect of the present invention, the method for setting user authority is a method for setting user authority for a home Internet of Things device having one or more device functions in a home Internet of Things service system, wherein a master user client receives from one or more family user clients. receiving a user permission setting request for the home Internet of Things device, and determining a device function allowed to be used from among the home Internet of Things devices accessible to the one or more family user clients and the device functions possessed by the accessible home IoT devices and setting user rights differently for each of the one or more family user clients.

The receiving step is

The master user client may include the steps of accessing and logging in to a home control server through the Internet network, and if the login is successful, receiving a user permission setting request of the one or more family user clients from the home control server. have.

The setting step is

determining whether to approve the user permission setting request by the master user client and responding to the home control server; Receiving a list and a user interface for granting authorization for each device function of the home IoT device, selecting available home IoT devices and device functions for each of the one or more family user clients on the user interface, and transmitting selection information to the home control server;

The user authority may be set for each of the one or more family user clients according to the selection information.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the user authority setting method is a method of setting user authority for a home Internet of Things device having one or more device functions in a home Internet of Things service system, wherein a family user client gives the master user client the home object Transmitting a user permission setting request to the Internet device, and receiving the home Internet of Things device accessible to the family user client and user permission information in which the device function is set,

The user right information is

A home IoT device accessible by one or more family user clients and a device function usable by each home IoT device are set differently.

The transmitting step is

The step of accessing the family user client to a home control server through the Internet network and logging in. If the login is successful, receiving a master user client list from the home control server, one master user client from the master user client list and requesting the selected master user client to set the user authority.

Receiving the user authorization information includes:

The step of logging in by accessing the family user client to the home control server through the Internet network, and if the login is successful, a home thing approved for use by the master user client among home IoT devices owned by the master user client The method may include receiving the user authority information including device functions approved for use among internet devices and device functions possessed by the home internet devices.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a home IoT service system is located in a home network, a plurality of home IoT devices each having one or more device functions, and the plurality of home IoT devices and a master user client through the Internet network and a home control server connected to one or more family user clients and configured to differently set user rights for the plurality of home Internet of Things devices in units of device functions for each of the one or more family user clients according to the control of the master user client. do.

The home control server,

a home IoT device that transmits a user permission setting request received from the family user client to the master user client, and the one or more family user clients can access according to the request of the master user client, and the accessible home IoT device and a user rights management unit for transmitting user rights information including device functions permitted to be used among the device functions possessed by the user to the family user client.

The user rights management unit,

sending the permission setting UI to the master user client,

The permission setting UI is,

A list of a plurality of home IoT devices owned by the master user client may be included, and a selection item capable of setting user rights for each device function possessed by the home IoT device may be included.

The user rights management unit,

When the family user client accesses, an access screen for each permission composed of a plurality of home IoT devices and device function information usable by the family user client according to the user permission information may be transmitted to the family user client.

A device meta DB for storing each device function information possessed by the home IoT device for each home IoT device, a holding device DB for storing a list of home IoT devices owned by the master user client for each master user client, and the master user It may further include a database server for managing the user right information DB for storing the user right information set for each of the one or more family user clients matching the client.

The home control server,

Upon receiving each device identification information from the plurality of home IoT devices, the device function information of each of the plurality of home IoT devices is inquired from the device meta DB, and the inquired device function information and the device identification information are matched to further include a device function management unit for updating the holding device DB.

It is connected to the plurality of home IoT devices by wire or wirelessly, and is connected to the Internet network, and when the plurality of home IoT devices bootstrap, the device identification information is received from the plurality of home IoT devices and the Internet It may further include a home gateway that transmits to the home control server connected through the network.

The home control server,

Further comprising an interface unit for logging in by being connected to the master user client and the one or more family user clients through the Internet network,

The user rights management unit,

When the interface unit has successfully logged in, the operation requested by the master user client and the one or more family user clients may be performed.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to provide a control right designated by the owner of the device to a family user, which is an extended user, so that an independent scenario can be built for each user in one IoT network.

1 is a block diagram of a home IoT service system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 shows detailed configurations of the home control server and the database server of FIG. 1 .
3 is a flowchart illustrating a device use preparation process according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for setting user rights according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a home IoT service method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, the embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail so that those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains can easily implement them. However, the present invention may be embodied in various different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. And in order to clearly explain the present invention in the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted, and similar reference numerals are attached to similar parts throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a part "includes" a certain component, it means that other components may be further included, rather than excluding other components, unless otherwise stated.

In addition, the terms “…unit” and “…module” described in the specification mean a unit that processes at least one function or operation, which may be implemented as hardware or software or a combination of hardware and software.

Hereinafter, a method for setting user authority according to an embodiment of the present invention and a home Internet of Things (hereinafter referred to as 'IoT') service system performing the same will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 is a block diagram of a home IoT service system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1 , the home IoT service system includes a client 100 , an Internet network 200 , a home control server 300 , a database server 400 , a home gateway 500 , and a home IoT device 600 . .

Here, the home gateway 500 and the home IoT device 600 are located in the customer's home IoT premises. That is, a home IoT home network is configured.

The client 100 is a terminal used by a user to remotely access the home IoT device 1 601 and the home IoT device n 603 . The client 100 may be various user terminal devices such as a personal computer, a tablet PC, a smart phone, and the like. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and other types of terminal devices may also be the client 100 .

Users participating in the home IoT service are divided into master users and family users. The master user is the first contractor of the home IoT service or the owner of the home IoT device 600 , and has all service usage rights and manages the family user's management rights and the family user's device-specific control rights. The family user has the right to use only the home IoT device 600 granted by the master user.

The client 100 includes a master user client 101 , a family user client 1 103 , and a family user client n 105 .

The master user client 101 , the family user client 1 103 , the family user client n 105 and the home IoT device 600 communicate with each other using IoT communication.

The home control server 300 is connected to the master user client 101 , the family user client 1 103 , the family user client n 105 , and the home gateway 113 through the Internet network 107 .

The home control server 300 is connected to the master user client 101 , the family user client 1 103 , and the family user client n 105 through the Internet network 200 .

The home control server 300 is connected to the home gateway 500 and the home IoT device 600 through the Internet network 200 .

The home control server 300 sets different user rights for a plurality of home Internet of Things devices 600 for each one or more family user clients 103 and 105 according to the control of the master user client 101 in units of device functions. . For example, the user rights of the a function and the b function of the home IoT device 1 601 are set for the family user client 1 103 . In addition, the user authority of the a function of the home IoT device 1 601 and the function c of the home IoT device n 603 is set for the family user client n 105 . In this way, it is possible to set different home IoT devices and device functions available for each family user client.

The database server 400 is connected to the home control server 300 to manage home Internet of Things device information and user authorization information.

The home gateway 500 included in the home IoT home network communicates with the home IoT device 600 by wire or wirelessly. In this case, in the case of wireless, short-range wireless communication may be performed.

The home gateway 500 enables the home IoT device 600 to be connected to and communicate with the Internet network 107 .

The home gateway 500 allocates device identification information to the home IoT device 600 . In addition, the home gateway 600 transmits device identification information to the home control server 300 when the home IoT device 600 bootstraps. Here, the bootstrap refers to the operation of starting the system by turning on the power of the computer or pressing the reset key.

The home IoT device 600 is a thing located in a home IoT home network and having an IoT communication chip embedded therein. For example, the home IoT device 600 includes a headphone, a digital camcorder, an audio, a digital camera, a table top corresponding to home appliances, and a refrigerator. ), Microwave Oven, Gas Range, Electric Rice Cooker, Washing Machine, Air Conditioner, TV (Television), etc. it is not going to be

Each home IoT device 600 has one or more device functions. For example, a TV may include a recording function and an automatic on/off function, a washing machine may include a laundry reservation function, and a gas stove may include automatic off functions. As such, the device functions for each type of home IoT device 600 are different from each other.

FIG. 2 shows detailed configurations of the home control server and the database server of FIG. 1 .

Referring to FIG. 2 , the home control server 300 includes an interface unit 310 , a device function management unit 330 , an authority management unit 350 , and an access control unit 370 . In addition, the database server 400 includes a device meta DB 410 , a holding device DB 430 , and a user authority DB 450 .

Here, the interface unit 310 is connected to the Internet network 200 and performs access processing through the Internet network 200 .

The interface unit 310 is connected to the master user client 101 and one or more family user clients 103 and 105 through the Internet network 200 to perform login. Here, the login may be a procedure for confirming a user account composed of an ID and password.

When the device function manager 330 receives each device identification information from the plurality of home IoT devices 600 , the device function management unit 330 inquires the device function information each possessed by the plurality of home IoT devices 600 from the device meta DB 410 . do. Then, the searched device function information and device identification information are matched and updated in the holding device DB 430 . In this case, the device identification information may include information for identifying a device owner in addition to device-specific identification information. Information that can identify the device owner may be IP information or MAC address. After confirming the device owner, that is, the master user through this information, device identification information and device function information are matched with the master user to obtain the device DB 430 . update to

The user permission management unit 350 transmits the user permission setting request received from the family user clients 103 and 105 to the master user client 101 . Then, according to the request of the master user client 101, the user authority for the home Internet of Things (IoT) device 600 is set for each device function. That is, one or more family user clients 103 and 105 set user authorization information including accessible home IoT devices and device functions permitted for use among the device functions possessed by the accessible home IoT devices to set the family user client (103, 105).

At this time, the user rights management unit 350 transmits the rights setting UI to the master user client 101 . The permission setting UI includes a list of a plurality of home IoT devices possessed by the master user client 101 and includes a selection item for setting user rights for each device function possessed by the home IoT device.

In addition, the user rights management unit 350 is configured with a plurality of home Internet of Things devices and device function information that can be used by the family user clients 103 and 105 according to the user rights information when the family user clients 103 and 105 are connected. The access screen for each permission is transmitted to the family user clients 103 and 105 . Then, the use request information selected on the access screen for each permission is transmitted to the corresponding home IoT device 600 through the home gateway 500 .

The device meta DB 410 stores respective device function information possessed by the home IoT device 600 for each home IoT device 600 . That is, information about which home IoT device provides which device functions is stored.

The holding device DB 430 stores a list of home IoT devices owned by the corresponding master user client for each master user client. In this case, the home IoT device list also includes device function information provided by the possessed home IoT device.

The user authority DB 450 stores user authority information set for each one or more family user clients matching the master user client 101 .

Now, a method of setting a user right for a home IoT service and a home IoT service method according to a user right will be described based on the above-mentioned content. In this case, the same reference numerals are used in connection with the configurations described in FIGS. 1 and 2 .

3 is a flowchart illustrating a device use preparation process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3 , when the home IoT device 1 601 bootstraps ( S101 ), device identification information is transmitted to the home gateway 500 ( S103 ).

The home gateway 500 transmits the received device identification information to the home control server 300 (S105).

When the home IoT device n 603 bootstraps (S107), device identification information is transmitted to the home gateway 500 (S109).

The home gateway 500 transmits the received device identification information to the home control server 300 (S111).

Then, the home control server 500 updates the received device identification information in the holding device DB 430 (S113). Specifically, the function information of the corresponding device is queried from the device meta DB 410 based on the received device identification information. Then, the device identification information and the inquired device function information are matched with the master user of the corresponding home IoT device 600 and stored in the holding device DB 430 .

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for setting user rights according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4 , the family user clients 103 and 105 access the home control server 300 through the Internet network 200 and log in ( S201 ). The family user clients 103 and 105 may access and log in to a web site provided by the home control server 300 by driving a web browser. Alternatively, a pre-installed dedicated app may be executed to connect to the home control server 300 and log in.

If the login is successful, the home control server 300 transmits a master selection screen to the family user clients 103 and 105 (S203).

The family user clients 103 and 105 select or input a master user identifier, for example, a phone number or ID on the master selection screen (S205) to transmit a request for approval of family user participation for the master user to the home control server 300 It is transmitted (S207).

In this case, the home control server 300 may notify the family user participation approval request to the master user client 101 through SMS or an application push notification.

Thereafter, the master user client 101 accesses the home control server 300 through the Internet network 200 and logs in (S209). The master user client 101 may drive a web browser to access and log in to a web site provided by the home control server 300 . Alternatively, a pre-installed dedicated app may be executed to connect to the home control server 300 and log in.

When the request for approval of family user participation is transmitted from the home control server 300 ( S211 ), the master user client 101 determines whether to approve the family user ( S213 ).

When the master user client 101 rejects the family user approval, it transmits an approval rejection response to the home control server 300 (S215).

On the other hand, when the master user client 101 permits family user approval, an approval acceptance response is transmitted to the home control server 300 (S217).

The home control server 300 transmits the permission setting UI to the master user client 101 (S219).

The master user client 101 sets user rights in units of device functions on the authority setting UI (S221). The master user client 101 selects a home IoT device and device function to be approved for use by the family user clients 103 and 105 from the list of home IoT devices included in the permission setting UI.

The master user client 101 transmits the user authority information set in step S221 to the home control server 300 (S223).

The home control server 300 stores the user authority information received in step S223 in the user authority information DB 450 (S225).

5 is a flowchart illustrating a home IoT service method according to an embodiment of the present invention, which is performed after step S225 of FIG. 4 .

Referring to FIG. 5 , the family user clients 103 and 105 access the home control server 300 and log in ( S301 ). The family user clients 103 and 105 may access and log in to a web site provided by the home control server 300 by driving a web browser. Alternatively, a pre-installed dedicated app may be executed to connect to the home control server 300 and log in.

If the login is successful, the home control server 300 checks the user authority information of the accessed family user clients 103 and 105 from the user authority information DB 450 ( S203 ). In this case, the user authority information may be matched for each user account of the family user client (103, 105).

The home control server 300 transmits the access control screen for each permission based on the user permission information to the family user clients 103 and 105 (S305). In this case, the access control screen for each permission is created differently according to the user permission information. For example, the family user client 1 103 includes only the device functions a and b of the home IoT device 1 601 , and the family user client 3 105 includes the device function a of the home IoT device 1 601 , Device functions c, d, and e of the home IoT device 2 603 may be included.

The family user clients 103 and 105 output the access control screen for each permission received (S307). Then, the control item execution command selected by the family user on the access control screen for each permission (S309) is transmitted to the home control server 300 (S311).

Then, the home control server 300 transmits the received control item execution command to the home gateway 500 (S315). At this time, although the access control screen for each permission is already based on the user permission information, step S315 may be performed after confirming once again whether the control item execution command is allowed according to the user permission information.

The home gateway 500 transmits the received control item execution command to the corresponding home IoT device 600 (S317). Then, the home IoT device 600 operates according to the received control item execution command (S319).

The embodiment of the present invention described above is not implemented only through the apparatus and method, and may be implemented through a program for realizing a function corresponding to the configuration of the embodiment of the present invention or a recording medium in which the program is recorded.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. is within the scope of the right.

Claims (14)

A method for a master user client to set user authority for a home Internet of Things device having at least one device function in a home Internet of Things service system, the method comprising:
receiving, by the master user client, a request for approval of family user participation for the home Internet of Things device from at least one family user client;
transmitting, by the master user client, an approval acceptance response to the family user participation approval request to a home control server;
receiving, from the home control server, a list of home IoT devices owned by the master user client and a permission setting UI (User Interface) for granting permission for each device function of the home IoT device;
Selecting, on the permission setting UI, user rights for a home IoT device accessible by the at least one family user client and a device function of the accessible home IoT device differently for each of the at least one family user client; and
transmitting the selected user right information to the home control server
How to set user rights, including. According to claim 1,
Receiving the family user participation approval request includes:
The master user client accesses and logs in to the home control server through the Internet network, and
If the login is successful, receiving a request for approval of the family user participation from the home control server
How to set user rights, including. delete delete delete delete a plurality of home Internet of Things devices located in the home network, each having one or more device functions; and
It is connected to the plurality of home IoT devices, the master user client, and at least one family user client through the Internet network, and is connected to the plurality of home IoT devices for each of the at least one family user client according to the control of the master user client. a home control server that sets user rights for each device function differently;
The home control server includes a user rights management unit,
The user rights management unit,
forwarding the family user participation approval request received from the at least one family user client to the master user client,
Upon receiving an approval acceptance response to the request for approval of family user participation from the master user client, a permission setting UI for granting authorization for each device function of the home Internet of Things device list possessed by the master user client and the home Internet of Things device ( User Interface) to the master user client,
Receive and store, from the master user client, user authorization information on a home Internet of Things device accessible to the at least one family user client selected on the authorization setting UI and a device function of the accessible home Internet of Things device,
When the at least one family user client accesses, a home Internet service system for transmitting an access screen for each authority configured according to the stored user authority information to the accessing family user client. delete delete 8. The method of claim 7,
The user rights management unit,
When the family user client accesses, a home Internet service that transmits, to the family user client, an access screen for each permission composed of a plurality of home IoT devices and device function information usable by the family user client according to the user permission information system. 8. The method of claim 7,
A device meta DB storing each device function information possessed by the home IoT device for each home IoT device;
A holding device DB for storing a list of home IoT devices owned by the master user client for each master user client, and
User authorization information DB for storing user authorization information set for each of the at least one family user client matching the master user client
Home Internet of Things service system further comprising a database server for managing. 12. The method of claim 11,
The home control server,
Upon receiving each device identification information from the plurality of home IoT devices, the device function information of each of the plurality of home IoT devices is inquired from the device meta DB, and the inquired device function information and the device identification information are matched Device function management unit to update the holding device DB
A home Internet of Things service system further comprising a. 13. The method of claim 12,
It is connected to the plurality of home IoT devices by wire or wirelessly, and is connected to the Internet network, and receives the device identification information from the plurality of home IoT devices when the plurality of home IoT devices bootstrap the Internet. Home gateway that delivers to the home control server connected through the network
A home Internet of Things service system further comprising a. 14. The method of claim 13,
The home control server,
Further comprising an interface unit for logging in by being connected to the master user client and the at least one family user client through the Internet network,
The user rights management unit,
A home Internet service system for performing an operation requested by the master user client and the at least one family user client when the interface unit successfully logs in.

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