KR20070059908A - Unified management system comprising virtual home gateway and method of handling emergency situations using the same system - Google Patents

Abstract

An integrated management system comprising a virtual home gateway and a method for processing emergency situations using the same are provided to get in touch with a virtual home gateway manager and an associated institute rapidly and cope with an emergency situation immediately, independent of the owner of each house, by using a virtual home gateway which uses a standardized open service interface. An integrated management system comprises a provider communication network(110), an open service gateway(120), a plurality of home gateways(150), and a virtual home gateway(130). The provider communication network(110) provides wired/wireless communication functions. The open service gateway(120) interworks with the provider communication network(110), and provides a standardized open service interface. Each of the home gateways(150) is connected to the home network of each home. The virtual home gateway(130), connected with the open service gateway(120) through the open service interface, is connected with the home gateways(150) through the Internet. The virtual home gateway(130) exchanges information with the home gateways(150) periodically or when an emergency situation occurs. In case an emergency situation occurs, the virtual home gateway(130) provides an emergency communication function using the provider communication network(110).

Description

Integrated management system including virtual home gateway and method of handling emergency situations using the same system

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating an integrated management system including a virtual home gateway according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating in detail the virtual home gateway and the home network connected to each home gateway of FIG. 1.

3 is a block diagram illustrating a process of generating configuration information of a virtual home gateway according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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110: operator communication network 120: open service gateway

125: open service interface 130: virtual home gateway

132: Communication control part 134: Emergency control software

140: Internet network 150: home gateway

160: home network 162: information equipment

165: Virtual Home Gateway Client Software

190: Emergency Situation Institution

The present invention relates to a broadband integrated network system, and more particularly, to an integrated management system that can respond immediately and easily in case of an emergency and an emergency handling method using the system.

A home gateway is a device that acts as a bridge between the Internet or wide area service network and the home network. On the other hand, a home gateway may be considered as a broad concept including a home network. Existing home gateway is connected to home network including various information devices in each home. If an emergency occurs, short message is sent to receiver set in home gateway through wireless network or called Consists of a system for individual processing. Here, the information equipment includes access control, home automation, wireless communication such as wired telephone lines and code division multiple access (CDMA), home communication networks, security sensors and devices, lighting / temperature control devices, and remote meter reading devices. These can be included by default.

On the other hand, the communication function associated with the home gateway is provided based on wired / wireless communication functions provided by each operator's communication network, and thus requires a communication interface specialized for the linked operator communication network, and the function of the home gateway when the operator communication network is changed. There is a inconvenience to change or replace the home gateway. In addition, the home gateway is additionally provided with a communication function for interworking carrier networks and a communication interface for the Internet.

As described above, when a security-related emergency occurs in each home, the home gateway notifies a preset recipient through a short message or a telephone. Therefore, in order to solve the emergent situation, the recipient who has received the relevant notification should take individual actions according to each situation. However, since this method cannot receive the relevant information depending on the receiver's personal circumstances, or if it receives a situation that cannot be handled physically, the security-related functions that the home gateway intends to provide are useless. Often occurs.

In addition, the home gateway is configured by a specific household unit, even if the associated network provider provides the home gateway management service, inefficiency due to individual management occurs.

Therefore, the technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to connect to the gateway of the operator communication network and the open service interface, connected to the home gateway installed in each home through the Internet, to immediately and easily cope with the occurrence of security-related situation of each home The present invention provides an integrated management system including a virtual home gateway, and an emergency handling method using the system.

In order to achieve the above technical problem, the present invention provides an operator communication network for providing a wired and wireless communication function; An open service gateway interworking with the operator communication network and providing a standardized open service interface; A plurality of home gateways connected to each home network of a general home; And a virtual home gateway connected to the open service gateway through the open service interface and connected to the home gateway through an internet network, wherein the virtual home gateway periodically or in case of an emergency with the home gateway. The present invention provides an integrated management system including a virtual home gateway that exchanges information and, when an emergency occurs, provides an emergency communication function using the operator communication network.

In the present invention, the virtual home gateway includes a communication control part for performing a communication function with the home gateway; And emergency situation control software configured to configure, manage, and update a safety-related database, and perform a communication function through the service provider communication network according to a situation caused by receiving a notification from the database or the communication control part. Can be.

In addition, the virtual home gateway has a function of transmitting and receiving a short message to a mobile communication network through a short message service (SMS) application programming interface (API) provided by the open service gateway, call setup (MakeCall) A function of establishing a call to a wired / wireless terminal through an API, and a function of controlling a connection from a wired / wireless terminal to a virtual home gateway using a call notification API may be performed.

On the other hand, the home network is an information device installed in the home; And client software for interworking with the information device and transmitting to the virtual home gateway through the home gateway periodically or when an emergency occurs.

The information device may include a security sensor for preventing a safety accident including a fire, an intrusion, a gas leak, an external communication device, an illumination and temperature controller, a remote meter reading device, an information appliance, and an air conditioning controller.

The database may include a first database for emergency check in home, and a second database for emergency communication in case of an emergency. The first database may be generated using information input when the client software is initially started, and may be updated through information received periodically or in an emergency between the communication control part and the client software.

The information constituting the first database includes an address, a landlord's contact information, safety-related data, and an IP address obtained by receiving information input during the initial operation, and the information constituting the second database indicates an emergency situation when an emergency occurs. It may include a communication method and a contact number to inform.

The present invention also provides an emergency treatment method for handling an emergency using the integrated management system in order to achieve the technical problem.

In the present invention, the emergency situation processing method, the communication control part receiving an emergency situation from the home gateway; Receiving, by the emergency control software, a notification from the database or the communication control part; And transmitting, by the emergency control software, an emergency situation by searching for a communication method.

The database includes a first database for emergency checks in the home, and a second database for emergency communication contact in the event of an emergency, wherein the emergency control software identifies the corresponding home and emergency from the first database, and In addition, the communication method may be searched through the second database, and the emergency situation may be transmitted to the manager and the emergency processing institution through the available communication method.

The first database is generated using information input when the client software is initially started, and is periodically updated between the communication control part and the client software or through information received in an emergency situation. The context control software may receive the notification while adding the emergency information to the first database, or receive the notification from the communication control part through an internal communication method.

The information constituting the first database includes an address, a landlord's contact information, safety-related data, and an IP address obtained by receiving information input during the initial operation, and the information constituting the second database indicates an emergency situation when an emergency occurs. It may include a communication method and a contact number to inform.

The safety-related data is inputted whether the emergency situation including fire, intrusion, gas, and crime prevention is normal, and the configuration information of the second database is divided into emergency situations, communication method, manager contact point, and emergency treatment agency parts. The emergency parts including emergency, fire, intrusion, gas and crime prevention are input, the communication part is a text message and telephone availability for each of the emergency of the emergency section-specific part is input, In the manager contact part, a text message contact and a phone number may be input for each emergency situation, and the text message contact and phone number of an institution capable of coping with the emergency may be input in the emergency processing agency part.

When the communication control part receives an emergency from the home gateway, the emergency control software receives a notification while adding the emergency information to the first database, or receives an internal communication method from the communication control part. By receiving the notification through the search, the second database may be searched for an emergency situation and a possible communication method of parts for each emergency situation section, and an emergency situation may be transmitted to a corresponding manager and a processing institution.

The integrated management system of the present invention includes a virtual home gateway using a standardized open service interface, and is not limited to a communication method and a function provided by a specific network operator, and does not depend on the landlord in case of an emergency. Provides the ability to respond quickly and through emergency response agencies.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described a preferred embodiment of the present invention; Each drawing cited in the following description has been exaggerated for clarity and convenience of description of the invention, and parts irrelevant to the description are omitted. Like reference numerals in the drawings refer to like elements. On the other hand, the terms used are used only for the purpose of illustrating the present invention and are not used to limit the scope of the invention described in the meaning or claims.

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating an integrated management system including a virtual home gateway according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the integrated management system is an open service gateway interworking with an operator communication network 110 providing a wired / wireless communication function and an operator communication network 110 and providing a standardized open service interface 125. 120, a plurality of home gateways 150 connected to each of a home network of a general home, and the open service gateway 120 and the open service interface 125, and It includes a virtual home gateway 130 connected to the home gateway 150 and the Internet network 140.

The operator communication network 110 includes a mobile communication network, a public switched telephone network (PSTN) network, a data communication (IP) network, and the like, and provides a communication means to the emergency treatment engine 190. The emergency treatment organ 190 may include a public agency such as a police station, a fire station, a hospital, or a homeowner.

The open service gateway 120 is a standardized protocol, such as Intelligent Network Application Protocol (INAP), Wireless Intelligent Network (WIN), Mobile Applicaiton Protocol (MAP), Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), Short Message Peer-to-SMPP. -Peer) and the like interworking with the existing wired and wireless communication network, and provides a standardized open service interface 125 as a virtual home gateway (130).

The open service gateway 120 is also called a Parlay gateway or a Parlay X gateway and is a device that directly interworks with a communication network or an infrastructure facility of a telecommunications provider. The open service gateway 120 is interworked with the illustrated open service application server, for example, the virtual home gateway 130 of the present embodiment using a Parlay Application Programming Interface (API) or a Parlay X API, which is an open service standard technology. The open service gateway 120 transmits / receives a short message service (SMS) according to an application of the virtual home gateway 130, makes a call to a wired / wireless terminal (MakeCall), and connects the user terminal to the virtual home gateway. It provides an API for communication, such as call notification (notification) for the virtual home gateway 130.

The open service interface 125 may be represented by a Parlay API or a Parlay X API, which is a standard technology between the open application server and the open service gateway 120. The Parlay API or Parlay X API is a standard established by the Parlay Group, an open international standardization group, and is based on Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA) or web services. As described above, the virtual home gateway 130 of the present embodiment may be included in the open application server.

The virtual home gateway 130 collects the security related information from the home gateway 150 of each home through the internet network 140 periodically or immediately upon an emergency situation and collects necessary emergency communication functions based on the collected information. to provide.

The virtual home gateway 130 is an embodiment of an open service application server that transmits and receives a short message to a mobile communication network through a short message (SMS) API provided by an open service gateway 120 system connected to an operator communication network 110. , A function of establishing a call to a wired / wireless terminal through a call call API, and a function of controlling a connection from a user terminal such as a mobile terminal or a PC to the virtual home gateway 130 using the call notification API. Can be performed. The virtual home gateway 130 is also a key element for providing a communication function required to implement the technical problem of the present invention.

The virtual home gateway 130 performs a function of receiving the corresponding information periodically or when an emergency occurs from the home gateway 150 of each home connected to the home network including the security sensor. The method of receiving information may be in the form of a remote procedure call (RPC) using a technology such as CORBA, web service, or a direct query / response to a database (Data Base: DB). Meanwhile, the virtual home gateway 130 may include an apparatus capable of generating alarm information that can be recognized by an administrator of the virtual home gateway 130 when receiving emergency information.

The virtual home gateway 130 may be set by the manager or automatically when an emergency occurs, such as crime prevention, fire, intrusion, gas, etc. It can perform the function of sending an emergency situation to the institution and the landlord through SMS transmission and call setup. That is, the virtual home gateway 130 continuously monitors the emergency situation of each home for all homes within the management range, and if an emergency occurs on behalf of the home gateway of each home, the physical immediate response is performed. Promote emergency information early by disseminating relevant information to managers and public authorities as much as possible. The interworking range of the virtual home gateway 130 having such a function as a basic function may be configured for an apartment composed of an independent management unit that is being operated or general households in a specific region.

As described above, the home gateway 150 is connected to a home network including an information device such as a security sensor, and the virtual home gateway 130 immediately or periodically when security related information is generated through the Internet network 140. To send. The plurality of home gateways 150 are managed at once through the virtual home gateway 130 within a certain range of management.

The home gateway 150 performs general functions such as an external communication function, door phone control, home automation, lighting / temperature control function, remote meter reading function, and information electronics function by interworking with a home network. It periodically transmits the security related information to the 130, and immediately transmits the related information to the virtual home gateway 130 when an emergency related to security occurs.

For the interworking method between the open service gateway 120 and the operator communication network 110 according to the standardized communication protocol and the communication method between the home gateway 150 and the virtual home gateway 130 via the Internet network 140, If you are a knowledgeable person, you will know it.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating in detail the virtual home gateway and the home network connected to each home gateway of FIG. 1.

Referring to FIG. 2, the virtual home gateway 130 notifies the communication control part 132 that performs a communication function with the home gateway 150, and the received security related information from the database or the communication control part 132. Receives a predetermined telephone number for each occurrence occurs, that is, emergency situation control software 134 to perform a communication function by searching for a contact number that can inform the emergency situation.

The emergency control software 134 is the home contact information such as address information, voice and mobile phone number input through the home gateway 150 when the virtual home gateway client software 165 is initially started, and the IP address extracted from the received message. It configures and manages its own database on the basis of etc. and updates the information when receiving periodic or emergency message.

The home gateway 150 is connected to the home network 160 in each home. The home network 160 includes security sensors, remote meter reading, information appliances, and air / heating controllers for detecting home security, fire, intrusion, and gas. Virtual home gateway client software (165, hereinafter referred to as "client software") that includes the existing information devices 162 of the present invention, and also transmits the information to the virtual home gateway in the event of a periodic or emergency situation in connection with the information devices 162. Is added).

The client software 165 receives the information from the information device 162 such as a security sensor, and periodically transmits the security status in the home to the virtual home gateway 130 at predetermined intervals, for example, every 30 minutes, and an emergency occurs. When the information is immediately transmitted to provide a function to cope with the situation caused by the control of the virtual home gateway 130.

3 is a block diagram illustrating a process of generating configuration information of a virtual home gateway according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the virtual home gateway 130 receives a registration request message from the home gateway 150 to manage the virtual information. A process of configuring a database of the home gateway 130 is shown. A description with reference to FIG. 2 is as follows.

Referring to FIG. 3, first, when the client software 165 of the home gateway 150 is driven (S110), the landlord inputs defined configuration information, for example, a landlord contact number, an address, a current home security state, and the like (S120). The registration request message is transmitted to the virtual home gateway 130 (S130).

The virtual home gateway 130 receives the registration request message, extracts configuration information input from the home gateway 150, and extracts an IP address from the received message (S140). The extracted information is configured as an emergency check database (S150). Here, the database configuration includes receiving and adding the information to the configuration information of the database or updating the database periodically or when an emergency occurs. After the database is configured, the registration confirmation message is transmitted to the home gateway 150 (S160).

Table 1 exemplarily shows an emergency check database composed of the above processes in the form of a table.

TABLE 1

address IP address Landlord Contact Security status Crime prevention fire Penetration gas A Apartment B Building C 128.xxx.yyy.xxx 010-1000-2000 normal normal normal normal

Configuration information of Table 1, in particular, the security status is confirmed and updated from the home gateway 150 periodically or through information received in an emergency situation. On the other hand, the IP address is used as information identifying the home that sent the message.

On the other hand, when the emergency control software 134 adds the emergency information of the communication control part 132 to the emergency check database of Table 1, it receives a notification from the database or internally from the communication control part 132. When the notification is received by the communication method, the emergency situation processing engine 190 searches the emergency communication contact database in which the communication method and the number are stored so as to notify the emergency situation.

Table 2 exemplarily shows an emergency communication contact database in which a communication method and a contact number for informing an emergency is stored in a table form in an emergency situation.

TABLE 2

Emergency situation Communication method manager House owner Emergency handling agency fire station Police office hospital Gas Corporation  fire text massage possible 010-100 -1000 010-123 -1234 010-119 -2000 010-112 -3000 010-200 -4000 010-300 -5000 telephone possible 042-500 -1000 042-234 -2345 119 112 042-500 -1000 042-600 -1000  invasion text massage Impossible 010-100 -1000 010-123 -1234 010-112 -3000 telephone possible 042-500 -1000 042-234 -2345 112  gas text massage possible 010-100 -1000 010-123 -1234 010-300 -5000 telephone possible 042-500 -1000 042-234 -2345 042-600 -1000  Crime prevention text massage possible 010-100 -1000 010-123 -1234 010-112 -3000 telephone possible 042-500 -1000 042-234 -2345 112

Referring to Table 2, how the emergency control software 134 handles an emergency situation, first, when the emergency control software 134 receives an emergency notification, a situation occurred from the security information included in the received message. For example, a situation such as a fire, an intrusion, a gas, and the like are identified, and a communication method is searched to search for a communication method set to 'enabled'.

If the text message communication method is set to 'enable', the phone number of the contact number of the mobile phone number, including the administrator of Table 2, is set in the Send SMS Request API included in the open service interface 125. Send a text message using At this time, when sending a text message to the home owner or the emergency processing organization other than the manager, the number of the manager may be used as the calling number. Text message transmission is sequentially sent to all the contacts set in Table 2 according to the situation.

On the other hand, if the communication method of the voice call is also set to 'enable', the call number (MakeCall) API of the call service included in the open service interface (1125) uses the administrator number, the destination number in Table 2 Use the telephone number of the emergency handling agency and the homeowner to inform the emergency handling agency and the homeowner of the situation that occurred through the voice call.

Such emergency communication is automatically executed by the control of the emergency control software 134, so that even if an administrator is absent from the installation place of the virtual home gateway 130, it is possible to promptly respond to the emergency. In addition, it is possible to apply a variety of communication methods according to the emergency control software and the open service interface providing function, not limited to the voice call and text message.

The invention can also be embodied as computer readable code on a computer readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording devices in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of computer-readable recording media include ROM, RAM, CD_ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disks, and optical data storage, and may also include those implemented in the form of carrier waves (eg, transmission over the Internet). . The computer readable recording medium can also be distributed over network coupled computer systems so that the computer readable code is stored and executed in a distributed fashion.

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

As described in detail above, the integrated management system of the present invention by using a virtual home gateway using a standardized open service interface, is not limited to the communication method and providing function provided by a specific network operator, the homeowner in case of emergency in the home Rather than relying on them, they can quickly contact the virtual home gateway manager and emergency response agency so that they can respond immediately to the situation.

The integrated management system including the virtual home gateway can solve the problem of the homeowner's emergency handling function provided by the existing home gateway, and also affect the home as well as the surroundings depending on the security related situation. A comprehensive, easy-to-use management system that can minimize

Claims (16)

Operator network for providing wired and wireless communication function; An open service gateway interworking with the operator communication network and providing a standardized open service interface; A plurality of home gateways connected to each home network of a general home; And And a virtual home gateway connected through the open service gateway and the open service interface and connected through the home gateway and an internet network. And a virtual home gateway that the virtual home gateway exchanges information with the home gateway periodically or when an emergency occurs, and provides an emergency communication function by using the operator communication network when an emergency occurs. According to claim 1, The virtual home gateway may include a communication control part that performs a communication function with the home gateway; And An emergency situation control software configured to configure, manage, and update a safety-related database, and perform a communication function through the service provider communication network for each occurrence caused by receiving a notification from the database or the communication control part; Integrated management system comprising a virtual home gateway comprising a. The method of claim 2, The virtual home gateway transmits and receives a short message to a mobile communication network through a short message service (SMS) application programming interface (API) provided by the open service gateway, and a call setup API. Integrated management system comprising a virtual home gateway, characterized in that for establishing a call to a wired or wireless terminal, a function of controlling a connection from a wired or wireless terminal to a virtual home gateway using a call notification API. The method of claim 2, The home network includes an information device installed in a home; And And client software for transmitting to the virtual home gateway through the home gateway periodically or when an emergency occurs in conjunction with the information device. The method of claim 4, wherein The information device includes a security sensor for preventing a safety accident including a fire, an intrusion, a gas leak, an external communication device, an illumination and temperature controller, a remote meter reading device, an information electronic device, and an air conditioning controller. Integrated management system including a virtual home gateway. The method of claim 2, And said database comprises a first database for emergency check in a home, and a second database for emergency communication contact in the event of an emergency. The method of claim 6, The first database is generated using information input when the client software is initially started, and is updated through information received periodically or in an emergency between the communication control part and the client software. Integrated management system comprising a. The method of claim 7, wherein The information constituting the first database includes an address, a landlord's contact information, safety-related data, and an IP address received by extracting information input during the initial operation. The information constituting the second database is an integrated management system including a virtual home gateway, characterized in that it comprises a communication method and a contact number for informing the emergency in case of an emergency. The method of claim 2, The virtual home gateway includes an integrated management system including a virtual home gateway, characterized in that it comprises a device capable of generating alarm information that can be recognized by the administrator upon receiving emergency information. Emergency handling method for handling an emergency using the integrated management system of claim 1. The method of claim 10, The virtual home gateway is a situation that occurs by configuring, managing and updating a communication control part that performs a communication function with the home gateway, and a safety related database, and receiving a notification from the database or the communication control part. For each emergency includes emergency control software for performing a communication function through the communication network, The home network includes an information device installed in a home, and client software for transmitting to the virtual home gateway through the home gateway periodically or when an emergency occurs in association with the information device. The emergency treatment method, Receiving an emergency situation from the home gateway by the communication control part; Receiving, by the emergency control software, a notification from the database or the communication control part; And And an emergency situation control software searching for a communication method and transmitting an emergency situation. The method of claim 11, wherein The database includes a first database for emergency check in the home, and a second database for emergency communication contact in case of an emergency, The emergency control software checks the home and the emergency situation from the first database, retrieves the communication method through the second database, and transmits the emergency situation to the manager and the emergency processing institution through the available communication method. Emergency treatment method. The method of claim 12, The first database is generated by using information input when the client software is initially started, and is updated through information received periodically or in an emergency between the communication control part and the client software. When an emergency occurs, the emergency control software receives the notification while adding the emergency information to the first database, or receives a notification from the communication control part through an internal communication method. How to handle the situation. The method of claim 12, The information constituting the first database includes an address, a landlord's contact information, safety-related data, and an IP address received by extracting information input during the initial operation. The information constituting the second database is an emergency situation processing method comprising a communication method and a contact number for informing the emergency situation when an emergency occurs. The method of claim 14, The safety data is inputted the normal status of emergency situations including fire, intrusion, gas and crime prevention, The configuration information of the second database is divided into emergency situations, communication method, contact information of the administrator, and emergency treatment agency. In the emergency section, emergency situations including fire, intrusion, gas, and crime prevention are input, and in the communication part, text messages and telephone availability are input for each emergency of the emergency section-specific part, and the manager contact part There is a text message contact and telephone number is input for each emergency situation, and the emergency message processing method, characterized in that the text message contact and the phone number of the institution that can cope with the emergency is input. The method of claim 15, When the communication control part receives an emergency from the home gateway, The emergency control software receives the notification while adding the emergency information to the first database, or receives the notification from the communication control part through an internal communication method, And searching the second database to select an emergency situation and a possible communication method of parts for each emergency situation section, and to transmit an emergency situation to a corresponding manager and processing institution.

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