KR20050099741A - Home networking method and system using terminal service - Google Patents

Abstract

A method and system for home networking via terminal services are disclosed. The home networking system of the present invention is equipped with a smart device equipped with a smart device terminal client module and a home device terminal server module, and drives the home device terminal server module in response to a request of the smart device, thereby receiving the user interface data. The home device transmits to a smart device, and receives and processes a control signal from the smart device. The smart device drives a smart device terminal client module to send a connection request signal to the home device, receives the user interface data from the home device, and displays the user interface data on the display unit. According to the present invention, by mounting a terminal service platform that enables a terminal service between the smart device and the home device, the terminal service is performed between the smart device and the home device like the terminal service between the PC, home networking can be made more convenient have.

Description

Home networking method and system using terminal service

The present invention relates to home networking, and more particularly, to a home network method and system using a terminal service platform.

Terminal services are tools and services that provide remote access to server desktops through software that acts as a terminal emulator. Typically, a computer administrator is used to access a remote computer and perform various tasks. Nowadays it is mainly used for remote access between computer.

Meanwhile, research and technology development on home networking and home automation have continued to improve the convenience of living. In general, home automation refers to a system for automating the management of housework mainly made up of electronic devices and automatic devices, that is, automation of home and housekeeping. Its main systems include home shopping, home banking, home security for security and disaster prevention, control of electricity and gas, automatic measurement of meter, automatic cooking equipment, house control, energy, lighting Energy systems such as air conditioning, heating and cooling, and hot water management.

However, when the home automation is to be realized, the home network system is mainly required to install separate wired / wireless equipment and a transmission / reception control device and an application program compatible with the device, including an operation remote controller, in each home appliance. It is difficult to build and expensive, and also the expansion of home network systems and services is not easy.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the above problems, and to provide a home network method and system that can be easily installed and expanded using a terminal service platform.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a home network system and a method for accessing a home device and using a home networking service without the need for a separate device and application for home networking.

In order to achieve the above object, according to a preferred aspect of the present invention, in the smart device for networking with at least one home device, it is driven in response to a user request to transmit a connection request signal to the home device, the home A smart device terminal client receiving home device user interface data from the device and displaying the home device user interface data on the display unit; And a smart device terminal server driven in response to a request of the home device to transmit smart device user interface data to the home device.

Preferably, the home device transmits the home device user interface data to the smart device in response to a connection request of the smart device terminal client, and the smart device terminal client sends a control signal in response to the user request. It transmits to the home device, and receives the processing result data for the control signal from the home device to display on the display.

In order to achieve the above object, according to another preferred aspect of the present invention, a smart device equipped with a smart device terminal client module; And a home device terminal server module configured to drive the home device terminal server module in response to a request of the smart device, to transmit user interface data to the smart device, and to receive and process a control signal from the smart device. A home device, wherein the smart device drives the smart device terminal client module to send a connection request signal to the home device, receives the user interface data from the home device, and displays the user interface data on the display; A network system is provided.

In order to achieve the above object, according to another preferred aspect of the invention, the step of driving the smart device terminal client in response to a user request; Transmitting a connection request signal to a predetermined home device; Receiving home device user interface data from the home device; Displaying the received home device user interface data; Transmitting a signal input by the user or a control signal corresponding to the input signal to the home device; And receiving and displaying processing result data corresponding to the input signal or the control signal from the home device.

Preferably, the home device user interface data includes data displayed on a display unit of the home device and user interface data for controlling the home device.

In order to fully understand the present invention, the operational advantages of the present invention, and the objects achieved by the practice of the present invention, reference should be made to the accompanying drawings which illustrate preferred embodiments of the present invention and the contents described in the accompanying drawings.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Like reference numerals in the drawings denote like elements.

1 is a configuration diagram schematically showing a configuration of a home network system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to this, the home network system may include smart devices 110 and 120 and home devices 210, 220, and 230, for example, a television (TV) 210, an air conditioner 220, a refrigerator 230, and the like. Connect to the network. The smart devices 110 and 120 are, for example, mobile terminals, personal digital assistants (PDAs), and the like. In FIG. 1, it is assumed that the smart devices 110 and 120 are mobile terminals.

Smart devices and home devices are each equipped with a terminal services platform. Using the terminal service platform, a smart device connects to a home device, receives user interface data of the home device, displays the data on the display of the smart device, and transmits an external input signal or a control signal according to the home device to the home device. Control your home devices. Conversely, the home device may access the smart device, receive and display the user interface data of the smart device, and control the smart device through the user interface input means of the home device. However, since the smart device has superior CPU and memory performance as compared to the home device, it may be easy to control the home device with the smart device.

In addition, a computer such as a PC or a notebook may be a smart device.

2A to 2C are diagrams illustrating a hierarchical configuration diagram of the smart device and the home devices illustrated in FIG. 1.

First, FIG. 2A illustrates a hierarchical configuration of mobile terminals 110 and 120. Referring to this, the mobile terminal includes hardware 111, system software 112, middleware platform 116, and smart device terminal service platform 113 from a lower layer. The system software 112 is software for controlling the terminal hardware 111 for the basic operation of the terminal. The middleware platform 116 is a middleware engine of a terminal that enables a wireless Internet service. For example, the middleware platform 116 is a Brew, a GVM, a Wireless Internet Platform for Interoperability (WIPI), or the like. Various middleware platform based applications are mounted on the middleware platform 116.

The smart device terminal services platform 113 is an engine for home networking and includes a smart device terminal client module 114 and a terminal server module 115. The smart device terminal server module 115 and the terminal client module 114 are preferably configured as software programs.

The terminal client 114 is a program module required when connecting to the home device from the smart device 110. Specifically, the terminal client 114 is driven when the smart device 110 wants to connect to the home device. The terminal client 114 transmits a connection request to a predetermined home device (eg, an air conditioner, a TV, etc.) in response to a user's request. When the home device transmits user interface data of the home device to the smart device terminal client 114 in response to the connection request of the smart device 110, the smart device terminal client 114 transmits the received home device user interface data to the smart device. Displayed on the display unit of (110). In this case, the smart device terminal client 114 preferably displays the home device user interface data on the display unit of the smart device as it is displayed on the display unit of the home device. That is, it is preferable that the home device transmits data displayed on the display unit of the home device to the smart device as it is, and the terminal client of the smart device emulates the display unit of the home device as it is and displays it on the smart device display unit. However, the smart device terminal client 114 may process the user interface data of the home device according to a predetermined rule and display it differently from the display unit of the home device.

The smart device terminal client 114 also transmits a signal input through a user interface input means (eg, a keypad, a mouse, etc.) of the smart device 110 or a control signal corresponding thereto to the home device. Then, the home device receives the control signal from the smart device 110, performs a process according to the control signal, and transmits the result to the smart device. The operation of the home device is performed in the home device terminal server, which will be described in detail later.

On the other hand, the terminal server 115 of the smart device is a program module required when connecting to the smart device 110 from a home device. In detail, the smart device terminal server 115 is driven when the home device requests a connection to the smart device 110 to transmit user interface data of the smart device 110 to the home device. At this time, it is preferable that the terminal server 115 of the smart device transmits the data displayed on the display unit of the smart device to the home device as it is.

In addition, the terminal server 115 of the smart device responds to a signal input through a user interface input means (for example, an input button or a remote controller) of the home device and performs a corresponding process. That is, when the home device transmits a signal input through the user interface input means to the smart device, the smart device terminal server processes in response to the signal input through the user interface input means of the home device and processes the processing result data home. It transmits to the device.

 The smart device 110 may directly connect to the home device using short range wireless communication (for example, Bluetooth or infrared communication). In this case, the home device is also equipped with a hardware / software module for near field communication.

The smart device 110 is also capable of home networking by connecting to a home device via wireless internet. Preferably, remote control of a home device, that is, home networking, is performed as a kind of wireless Internet service using a wireless Internet protocol supported by a terminal. In this case, the home device is also equipped with a hardware / software module for wireless or wired Internet access.

2B shows a hierarchical configuration of the PC 300. Referring to this, the PC 300 includes an operating system (OS) 310, for example, Windows, Unix, Linux, etc., in the lowest layer. On top of it is a terminal service platform 320 for a smart device. The terminal service platform 320 for smart devices mounted on the PC 300 is an engine for home networking and includes a terminal server 322 and a terminal client 321 module as in a terminal. In addition, the terminal service platform 320 for smart devices mounted on the PC 300 and the terminal service platform 113 for smart devices mounted on a terminal or a PDA are similar in function, but the hardware and OS environment on which the platform is mounted. It may vary.

The terminal client 321 of the PC 300 is a program module necessary for connecting to the home device from the PC 300, and is driven when the PC 300 tries to connect to the home device. The PC terminal client 321 is not different from the smart device terminal client 114 mounted on the above-described mobile terminal or PDA. Therefore, detailed description is omitted to avoid duplication of description.

However, the terminal client 321 of the PC may play a role of connecting to another smart device (PDA, mobile terminal, etc.) 110. That is, the user interface data may be received from the terminal server 115 of another smart device to emulate a display unit of the smart device.

On the other hand, the terminal server 322 of the PC is a program module required when connecting from the home device to the PC 300, and is driven when the home device requests a connection to the PC 300 to home the user interface data of the PC 300. Send to the device. The PC terminal server 322 is almost similar in function to the smart device terminal server 115 mounted on a mobile terminal or a PDA. Therefore, detailed description is omitted to avoid duplication of description. However, the PC terminal server 322 is paired with the terminal client 114 of another smart device (PDA, mobile terminal, etc.) 110, and passes the data on the PC monitor to the smart device 110 as it is, It may also serve to display on the display unit of the smart device.

2C illustrates a hierarchical configuration of home devices 210, 220, and 230. Referring to this, the home device operating system (OS) 211 is located. Above it is located a terminal service platform 212 for the home appliance. The home device terminal services platform 212 is an engine for home networking and, as in a terminal, includes a terminal server 214 and a terminal client 213 module.

The home device terminal server 214 is paired with the smart device terminal client 114 to enable home networking. Specifically, the home device terminal server 214 is driven in response to the connection request of the smart device terminal client 114 to provide user interface data of the home device. In addition, a signal input through a user interface input means (for example, a keypad, a mouse, etc.) of the smart device or a control signal corresponding thereto is received from the smart device terminal client, and performs a corresponding operation. In addition, the home device terminal server 214 transmits the operation result data to the smart device terminal client, so that the smart device can check whether the home device is operating.

Meanwhile, the home device terminal client 213 is paired with the smart device terminal server 115 to enable home networking. Specifically, the home device terminal client 213 transmits a connection request to the smart device terminal server 115 in response to a user's request, and in response, the smart device terminal server 115 receives the user interface data of the smart device. If so, it is received and displayed on the home device display. In addition, the smart device 110 may operate in response to a signal input from the home device by transmitting a signal input through a user interface input means of the home device or a control signal corresponding thereto to the smart device terminal server 115. Make sure

3 is a flowchart illustrating a home networking method according to an embodiment of the present invention. 3 is an example of controlling a home device by accessing a home device from a smart device. Here, it is assumed that the smart device is a mobile terminal and the home device is an air conditioner.

Referring to FIG. 3, first, a terminal client program of a terminal is driven by a user in a terminal (S310). In the case of a mobile terminal, this may be achieved by the user selecting a home networking menu from a menu. Alternatively, a mobile terminal equipped with a terminal service platform may have a key dedicated to home networking. In this case, the user can drive by pressing a dedicated home networking key. In the case of a PC, the terminal client program can be driven by clicking a predetermined icon or selecting and executing an executable file. The user selects and runs a terminal client program in the terminal menu (S310) and selects a home device to be connected. After the terminal client program is run, the initial screen may display a list of home devices accessible through home networking.

Here, it is assumed that the home device selected by the user is an air conditioner. Then, the terminal client of the terminal transmits a connection request signal to the air conditioner (S320). The air conditioner drives the home device terminal server in response to the connection request of the terminal (S330). Next, the home device terminal server transmits user interface data of the home device to the terminal. Here, since the home device is an air conditioner, the home device terminal server preferably transmits the data displayed on the display unit of the air conditioner to the terminal as it is. In addition, the user interface data for the operation panel that can operate the air conditioner separately from the data displayed on the display unit may be transmitted to the terminal. For example, user interface data for adjusting on / off, wind direction, temperature, and the like may be transmitted to the terminal. The user interface data for the operation of the air conditioner may be stored in advance in the memory unit of the air conditioner. Therefore, when the home device is not in the ON state when the terminal requests to connect to the home device, user interface data for operating the home device is first transmitted to the terminal, and then the home device is in the ON state. When data is displayed on the display unit of the home device, the data may be transmitted to the terminal as it is and displayed on the LCD screen of the terminal.

The smart device terminal client of the terminal receives the home device user interface data and displays it on the display unit of the terminal (S350). In addition, the terminal client of the smart device transmits a signal input from the outside to the home device as it is, or transmits a control signal corresponding to the external input signal to the home device (S360). For example, when a signal for moving the wind direction of the air conditioner to the left is input through the keypad of the smart device, the input signal or a control signal corresponding thereto is transmitted to the air conditioner (S360). Then, the home device (air conditioner) performs an appropriate operation in response to the control signal (S370). That is, when a signal for adjusting the wind direction to the left is transmitted from the smart device, the wind direction of the air conditioner is adjusted accordingly (S370). Then, the operation result data is transmitted to the smart device (S380). It is preferable that the operation result data is displayed on the display unit of the home device, and the data displayed on the display unit of the home device is transmitted to the smart device in real time and displayed on the display unit of the smart device. In other words, instead of transferring the operation result of the home device to the smart device separately, the data displayed on the display unit of the home device is transferred to the smart device as it is, so that the display data of the updated home device is displayed as it is on the display unit of the smart device. It is desirable to be.

Although FIG. 3 illustrates a home networking method when the home device is an air conditioner, the process illustrated in FIG. 3 may be equally applied to home networking with other home devices.

A case where the home device is a TV will be described below. First, the terminal client program is driven in the smart device as shown in FIG. 3 (S310). The user selects and drives a terminal client program from the terminal menu (S310) and selects a TV. Then, the terminal client of the terminal transmits a connection request signal to the TV set in advance (S320). The TV drives the home device terminal server in response to the connection request of the terminal (S330). Next, the terminal server of the TV transmits TV user interface data, that is, data displayed on the TV display unit (monitor) and user interface data for TV control to the terminal according to a predetermined setting (S340). Since the following processes are substantially the same as the steps of S350 to S380 described above with reference to FIG. 3, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

As described above, the present invention facilitates configuration and service expansion of a home network by mounting a terminal service platform on a smart device and a home device so that home networking in the form of terminal service is performed between the smart device and the home device.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to one embodiment shown in the drawings, this is merely exemplary, and those skilled in the art will understand that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible therefrom. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

As described above, according to the present invention, a terminal service platform that enables terminal services between a smart device and a home device is mounted, so that terminal services are performed between the smart device and the home device like terminal services between PCs, thereby providing a more convenient home. Networking can be achieved.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS In order to better understand the drawings cited in the detailed description of the invention, a brief description of each drawing is provided.

1 is a configuration diagram schematically showing a configuration of a home network system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2A to 2C are diagrams illustrating a hierarchical configuration diagram of the smart device and the home devices illustrated in FIG. 1.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a home networking method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (7)

A smart device for networking with at least one home device, A smart device terminal client driven according to a user's request to transmit a connection request signal to a home device, and receiving home device user interface data from the home device and displaying the home device user interface data on the display unit; And A smart device terminal server driven in response to a request of the home device to transmit smart device user interface data to the home device. Smart device comprising a. The smart device of claim 1, wherein the home device transmits the home device user interface data to the smart device in response to a connection request of the smart device terminal client. The method of claim 1, wherein the smart device terminal client And transmitting a control signal to the home device in response to the user's request, receiving the processing result data for the control signal from the home device, and displaying the control result data on the display unit. The method of claim 1, wherein the smart device Smart device, characterized in that any one of a mobile communication terminal, PDA, computer. A smart device equipped with a smart device terminal client module; And A home device terminal server module is mounted, and drives the home device terminal server module in response to a request of the smart device to transmit user interface data to the smart device, and receives and processes a control signal from the smart device. device Including but not limited to: The smart device drives the smart device terminal client module to send a connection request signal to the home device, and receives the user interface data from the home device and displays the user interface data on the display unit. Running the smart device terminal client in response to a user request; Transmitting a connection request signal to a predetermined home device; Receiving home device user interface data from the home device; Displaying the received home device user interface data; Transmitting a signal input by the user or a control signal corresponding to the input signal to the home device; And Receiving and displaying processing result data corresponding to the input signal or the control signal from the home device Home networking method comprising a. 7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the home device user interface data is And a data displayed on a display of the home device and user interface data for controlling the home device.