KR20010056416A - Home network system using mobile station - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A home network system using a wireless terminal is provided to control various devices, offering a JINI service, through a wireless terminal in a remote place by offering a server to control and manage the devices and executing interfacing with the wireless terminal at the server. CONSTITUTION: A home network system using a wireless terminal is comprised of a device(204), a wireless terminal(201), a WAP(Wireless Application Protocol) gate(202), and a home network server(203). The device(204) provides a JINI service. The wireless terminal(201) controls the device(204) in a remote place. The WAP gate(202) connects the wireless terminal(201) to a wired network. The home network server(203) manages and control the device(204) according to the device control messages transmitted from the wireless terminal(201). The home network server(203) is composed of a service management layer(203b) managing the service of the device(204) and a WML(Wireless Markup Language) management layer(203a) exchanging data with the wireless terminal(201).

Description

Home network system using a wireless terminal {Home network system using mobile station}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a home network system using a wireless terminal, and more particularly, to a home network using a wireless terminal capable of controlling devices at a remote location using a conventional wireless terminal and a JINI service. It's about the system.

Genie service is a service that directly connects printers, various storage devices, speakers, computers, etc. to a network, and allows all computers and devices connected to the network to detect and use the connected devices.

The devices connected to the network define their information in the network device registry so that when a user of a network wants to use the device, the device communicates with the network registry through a computer to receive the information of the device. Makes available.

Thus, a genie is a system that can make a device available for use even if a specific program called a device driver corresponding to the device is not inside an operating system using the device.

This Genie is based on JAVA technology. The devices used in Genie must have their own operating system and a Java virtual machine that can connect to the network. Here, the operating system provides only a functional level of the device, and a lightweight operating system is used to apply to many devices.

On the other hand, services using Genie could only be provided by devices that can interface with the outside, such as computers. That is, the device registers a service that can be provided to the server (usually a computer), and the other device that needs the service applies the service for the corresponding device to the server to register the service of the device registered in the server. It becomes usable.

This will be briefly described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram showing an example of a home network system using a conventional genie.

Referring to FIG. 1, a home network system using a conventional genie includes a first server 101 and a second server 104 for managing services of devices, and services for providing services to the servers 101 and 104. A camcorder 102 as a device, a storage device 103, a printer 105, and a video 106 are comprised. In addition, the two servers 101 and 104 are connected to a network (interner, intranet), and may share resources between all devices through the network.

Looking at the operation of the home network system as described above, each device is registered with the service that they can provide to the server connected to them. That is, a service for generating video data of the camcorder 102 and a data storage service of the storage device 103 are registered in the first server 101, and a print service of the printer 105 is registered in the second server 104. Services such as video data recording and playback of the video 106 are registered respectively.

The first server 101 manages the services of the camcorder 102 and the storage device 103, and the camcorder 102 requests the first server 101 from the storage device 103 for the service. Video data generated by the camcorder 102 can be stored in the 103, and they can be stored in the printer 105 or the video 106 managed by the second server 104 via a network (internet, intranet) as necessary. By requesting a service to be provided, the image data generated by the camcorder 102 may be printed through the printer 105, or the image data may be recorded and reproduced through the video 106.

As described above, a home network system using a conventional Genie has a computer as a central control device to control it, connects devices around the device, controls the devices, and is connected to devices connected to other external computers through a network. All devices can provide services to each other and use those services.

Therefore, in the conventional home network system, in order to use devices connected to other external computers, two home networks must be connected by using a communication network, and accordingly, an interface device between the network and the computer must be installed. In addition, in order to control devices, a computer managing them, or a remote place to control a device must be through a computer connected via the computer and the network, it is difficult to carry and easy to control devices remotely.

The present invention was created to solve the above problems, and has a server connected to the devices providing the Genie service of each home and controlling and managing the devices to perform an interface with the wireless terminal in the server. An object of the present invention is to provide a home network system using a wireless terminal capable of controlling each device with a wireless terminal at a remote location.

1 is a block diagram showing an example of a home network system using a conventional genie.

2 is a block diagram showing a home network system using a wireless terminal according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a block diagram showing the operation of a home network system using a wireless terminal according to the present invention.

101 ... First Server 102 ... Camcorder

103 ... storage device 104 ... second server

105 ... printer 106 ... video

201 ... Wireless terminal 202 ... WAP gateway

203 ... Home network server 203a ... WML management layer

203b ... Service management layer 204 ... Device

204a ... rice cooker 204b ... TV

301 Registrar Class Service Proxy

303 ... 305 Home Network Menu

In order to achieve the above object, a home network system using a wireless terminal according to the present invention, a device for providing a Genie service, a wireless terminal for remote control of the device, the wireless terminal and the wired network is connected And a home network server for managing and controlling the devices by a device control message from the wireless terminal.

Here, the home network server is preferably composed of a service management layer for managing services of each device, and a wireless markup language (WML) management layer for exchanging data with the wireless terminal.

In addition, the home network server manages only the information of each device address and owner for service management of the device, classifies the service class according to the type of service of each device, performs the same function, and the version of the program For these devices, it's a good idea to use their configuration classes and store them individually.

According to the present invention as described above, the device providing the Genie service can be remotely controlled using an existing wireless terminal.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 2 is a block diagram showing a home network system using a wireless terminal according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a block diagram showing the operation of a home network system using a wireless terminal according to the present invention.

2 and 3, a home network system using a wireless terminal according to the present invention includes a device 204 for providing a Genie service, a wireless terminal 201 for remotely controlling the device 204, and WAP gateway 202 for connecting a wireless terminal 201 and a wired network, and a home network server for managing and controlling the devices 204 by a device 204 control message from the wireless terminal 201. 203 is configured.

Here, the home network server 203 is composed of a service management layer 203b for managing services of each device 204 and a WML management layer 203a for exchanging data with the wireless terminal 201. .

The WAP gateway 202 is a WAP that is a protocol between the wireless terminal 201 and the WAP gateway 202 and HTTP (HyperText), which is a protocol between the WAP gateway 202 and the home network server 203. Transport Protocol (Interchange Protocol) enables mutual communication. In addition, the WAP gateway 202 provides reliability and security for data transmission through it.

Referring to the operation of the home network system according to the present invention, first, when the rice cooker 204a and the TV 204b as the device 204 of each home are connected to the home network server 203 through a network, each device 204 ) Registers a service with the home network server 203.

Here, the service registration transmits a registrar class 301 to each device 204 so that the home network server 203 can communicate with it. Each device 204 then sends a service proxy 302 to the home network server 203 containing its possible service history and function information via this registrar class 301, which homes the service proxy 302. The network server 203 manages the service of each device 204.

Here, when the home network server 203 manages the services of the respective devices 204, if the home network server 203 manages the services of all the devices 204, the storage space of the disk may not be utilized well. Therefore, the home network server 203 of the present invention manages only the information on the address and the owner of each device 204 for service management, and classifies the service class according to the type of service of each device 204, The device 204 which performs the same function and has the same version of the program is made into a configuration class, and when a service request is made, a service class and a configuration class are applied together to perform a service.

Meanwhile, the wireless terminal 201 selects the rice cooker 204a as the device 204 to be serviced through the home network menu (303), reserves the time to cook rice in the menu for the rice cooker 204a (304), and Soon after selecting (305) "Alarm via TV" from the alarm menu, the device 204 control message is sent in WML documentation.

The message is sent to the home network server 203 via the WAP gateway 202, and the message is processed by the WML management layer 203a and transmitted to the service management layer 203b. The service management layer 203b then sends a registrar class 301 for communicating with the home network server 203 to the rice cooker 204a to cook rice, through which the rice cooker 204a cooks and finishes rice. After doing so, the home network server 203 is notified.

At this time, the home network server 203 transmits the service proxy 302 of the TV 204b designated by the wireless terminal 201 to the rice cooker 204a, and the rice cooker 204a is transmitted from the home network server 203. Sending a message to the TV 204b via the service proxy 302 causes the TV 204b to display an image or text that the rice is finished.

In this way, the device providing the Genie service through the wireless terminal 201 can be controlled remotely through the home network server 203 and transmits a message through the WAP gateway 202, thereby providing the WAP gateway 202. The reliability and security of data transmission can be guaranteed.

As described above, the home network system using the wireless terminal according to the present invention is to install a home network server in the center to perform the interface between the device and the wireless terminal providing the Genie service, so that each device is connected to the existing wireless terminal on the go. It can be easily controlled from a remote location, and since all devices are managed by a home network server, it is easy to manage each device.

In addition, since communication between the wireless terminal and the home network server is performed through the WAP gateway, reliability and security of data transmission provided by the WAP gateway can be guaranteed.

Claims (3)

A device providing a Genie service; A wireless terminal for remotely controlling the device; A WAP gateway for connecting the wireless terminal and a wired network; And a home network server configured to manage and control the devices by a device control message coming from the wireless terminal. The method of claim 1, The home network server comprises a service management layer for managing services of each device, and a WML management layer for exchanging data with the wireless terminal. The method of claim 1, The home network server manages only the information of each device's address and owner for service management of the device, classifies the service class according to the type of service of each device, performs the same function, and has the same version of the program. A device for a home network using a wireless terminal, characterized in that the device is made of a configuration class and stored in each of the devices.