KR20160105563A - the IoT(Internet of Things) Module sensor interface Management for the information transfer and sensors control of smart toys and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an information transmission method for a smart toy, and an Internet of Things (IoT) module sensor interface management method for sensor control. The information transmission method for a smart toy may comprise the steps of: turning on a smart toy; determining whether an event has occurred; transmitting information of the event to a server when the event has occurred; determining additional information to be transmitted to the server, and transmitting the additional information to the server; determining a command message to be transmitted to the server, and transmitting the command message to the server; and determining whether the smart toy has been turned off. Accordingly, provided are sensor-based IoT module interface management and data transmission and reception methods which can be performed in conjunction with existing toys, thereby enabling extension of the present invention to various fields.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for managing intelligent IoT modules for intelligent information transmission and sensor control of smart toys,

The present invention relates to an IoT module sensor interface management and method for information transmission and sensor control of a smart toy.

Developing convergence technology that combines toys and ICT technology is being developed in developed countries to create a high value-added market, but the domestic toy market is not able to go beyond the conventional manual toy level and there is no HW and service platform for it. In order to advance the domestic toy market and further secure its competitiveness in the global market, it is urgently required to secure realistic smart toy technology that can be easily accessed by infants and children.

The object of the present invention, which is devised to solve the above-described problems, is a multi-sensor based object Internet module interface management technology that is mounted on a toy for collecting user's situation information and changing toy operation information through a smart toy.

Accordingly, the present invention proposes a method of managing an interface of a sensor-based Internet Toy module applicable to various smart toys of toys, apparatuses or models.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are not restrictive of the invention, unless further departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. It will be possible.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of transmitting information on a smart toy, the method comprising: turning on power; Determining whether an event has occurred; Transmitting event information to a server when an event occurs; Determining to send additional information to the server, and sending additional information to the server; Determining to send a command message to the server, and sending a command message to the server; And determining whether the power has been terminated.

The method may further include receiving a response message from the server after transmitting the event information message.

The method may further include receiving a response message from the server after transmitting the additional information message.

The method may further include receiving a response message from the server after transmitting the command message.

In addition, the message includes a header and a data area, and the header may include at least one of a protocol version, a method of providing a corresponding message, and a type and size of data included in the message.

The at least one of the smart toys Internet communication standard, the smart toys object internet control interface standard, and the smart toys object internet sensor interface standard may be provided.

According to the present invention, a realistic smart toy HW capable of creating a new industry and high added value by providing a smart contents service capable of realizing and communicating with infants and children and providing an interworking service with various smart devices of a smart home And service platform technology. Also, according to the necessity of a new service, the present invention can be extended to various fields by providing a sensor-based object Internet module interface management and data transmission / reception method that can be linked with existing toys.

In addition, by utilizing the present invention, it is possible to acquire individual user personalization status information inputted through a smart toy, to provide big data for analyzing child behavior in connection with a cloud system, transmit / receive control information through a sensor from a server, The operation can be re-edited and changed at will by the user, thereby increasing the utilization value of the toy.

The effects obtained by the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and other effects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description will be.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an Internet communication standard for objects for a smart toy,
FIG. 2 is an example of an object Internet protocol protocol diagram for a smart toy,
FIG. 3 is a diagram of the object Internet communication protocol data structure for a smart toy,
Figures 4 to 5 are diagrams of the object Internet communication protocol header data for a smart toy.

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

In describing the embodiments, descriptions of techniques which are well known in the art to which the embodiments of the present invention belong, and which are not directly related to the embodiments of the present specification are not described. This is for the sake of clarity of the gist of the embodiment of the present invention without omitting the unnecessary explanation.

When an element is referred to herein as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it may mean directly connected or connected to the other element, Element may be present. In addition, the content of "including" a specific configuration in this specification does not exclude a configuration other than the configuration, and means that additional configurations can be included in the scope of the present invention or the scope of the present invention.

Also, the terms first, second, etc. may be used to describe various configurations, but the configurations are not limited by the term. The terms are used for the purpose of distinguishing one configuration from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first configuration may be referred to as the second configuration, and similarly, the second configuration may be named as the first configuration.

In addition, the components shown in the embodiments of the present invention are shown independently to represent different characteristic functions, and do not mean that each component is composed of separate hardware or one software constituent unit. That is, each constituent unit is included in each constituent unit for convenience of explanation, and at least two constituent units of each constituent unit may form one constituent unit or one constituent unit may be divided into a plurality of constituent units to perform a function. The integrated embodiments and the separate embodiments of each component are also included in the scope of the present invention unless they depart from the essence of the present invention.

In addition, some of the components are not essential components to perform essential functions in the present invention, but may be optional components only to improve performance. The present invention can be implemented only with components essential for realizing the essence of the present invention, except for the components used for the performance improvement, and can be implemented by only including the essential components except the optional components used for performance improvement Are also included in the scope of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In the following description of the embodiments of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present disclosure rather unclear. DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following terms are defined in consideration of the functions of the present invention, and these may be changed according to the intention of the user, the operator, or the like. Therefore, the definition should be based on the contents throughout this specification.

According to an aspect of the present invention, smart Internet technology for smart toys is a field of existing Internet technology, and WiFi communication standard for supporting Internet of things is applied to smart toy system. We propose a method to apply object Internet module to toys by suggesting specification about detailed information transmission method.

1.1. Wireless communication standard

  Wireless communication WiFi standard is adopted, and the general network structure related to this is defined as follows, and a smart toy communication standard having object Internet function is set as shown in FIG. The following [Table 1] defines the related details. In other words, [Table 1] defines the detailed specifications of Internet for things to play smart toys.

domain Classification Characteristic Explanation TCP / IP Network stack IPv4 Baseline IPv4 stack TCP / UDP Base protocol protocol DHCP Client and server mode ARP Provide ARP protocol DNS / mDNS DNS address resolution and local server IGMP Maximum IGMPv3 for multicast management Applications mDNS Multicast DNS support for publishing services via IP mDNS-SD Discovery protocol service over IP in the local network Web server / HTTP server Template for static / dynamic response of URL security TLS / SSL TLS v1.2 (client / server) / SSL v3.0 socket RAW socket User-defined encapsulation at WLAN MAC / PHY or IP layer WLAN connect Policy Ability to manage connection and reconnection policies
256-bit AES encryption for TLS / SSL connections MAC Indiscriminate mode Filter-based promiscuous mode frame receiver Performance

Initialization time It takes less than 50ms until the initial connection is allowed and it operates as an AP. Throughput
UDP = 16 Mbps TCP = 12 Mbps Provisioning

WPS2 Pushbutton or PIN method used by registrants AP settings AP mode for initial product configuration
(Web page composition and beacon information elements) Smart settings Actions for initial product configuration Roles / Functions

Station 802.11bgn station with existing 802.11 power saving Soft AP Existing 802.11 power saving and 802.11bg single station P2P P2P operation with GO / CLIENT security

STA-Personal WPA2 Personal Security STA-Enterprise WPA2 Enterprise Security AP-Personal WPA2 Personal Security

1.2. List of control sensors

 Control is defined as a common interface standard of devices that can be directly controlled through a smart toy rule having object Internet function, and the present invention presents an interface standard of a general purpose control device. The following [Table 2] lists the detailed control sensors. That is, [Table 2] is a list of Internet control sensors for smart toys.

Classification Control method Control target device Remarks Control interface
Environmental measurement / control
(Print) PWM ultrasonic wave In this case, a driving chip is basically required in front of the target device, and the interface between the processor and these driving parts uses the PWM method the most. Stepping motor DC motor Servo Motor TTL ultrasonic wave In case of general control target devices requiring low output and low current / low voltage drive, it is controlled by driving force of digital port. infrared ray LED DC motor I2C
(UART) ultrasonic wave In this case, a basic driving component is required in front of the target device, and when applied to a general low-speed control device for simplifying the hardware interface through the simplest serial transmission standard Segment LCD infrared ray SPI LCD Information transmission method commonly used for output devices for still images or character displays System BUS LCD Parallel bus used to transfer large amount of data such as video easily and quickly DAC speaker A control device that needs to be driven by analog, voice and buzzer output are used. vibration

1.3. Sensor Interface Specification

A smart toy core module with objects internet function defines all the target devices that need to collect information such as environment information of toy and external operation command, and define the method of collecting information through these sensors as sensor interface standard . The following [Table 3] is an example of detailed specification of the related sensor interface. That is, [Table 3] is a list of Internet sensor interfaces for smart toys.

Classification Collection method Information collection device Remarks Sensor interface
Collecting environmental information
(input) PWM ultrasonic wave Has the same output and input characteristics TTL ultrasonic wave infrared ray I2C ultrasonic wave It is a two-way information transmission method most commonly used for low speed low capacity data sensor. acceleration pressure infrared ray Tilt / Gyro Temperature Humidity Touch Illuminance Motion position SPI acceleration Provides 3wire connection with general interface used for high-speed data transmission and reception devices pressure Tilt / Gyro Temperature UART Load cell Provides the most common interface wiring of 2wire method. Both require a serial communication driver. Tilt / Gyro Temperature Humidity Touch ADC acceleration Since a separate data conversion device is not required in the middle, the lowest cost interface method is required, but it is disadvantageous in that it must be designed in consideration of noise characteristics. MIC Load cell pressure Illuminance warp

1.4. Communication Protocol Definition

Objects In the smart toys service technology using Internet, it is defined as a protocol and a message standard for data communication between a server providing commands and services to smart toys and a smart toys performing the functions by commands. 2 is a flowchart of the entire protocol.

Meanwhile, the message used in the smart toy is composed of a header containing information on the message and a data area containing actual data, which can be confirmed from FIG. The header of the message has a fixed size of 8 bytes, and the data area has a variable size according to the number of data, which is composed of individual data sets composed of data values and commands of various sensors attached to the smart toy.

The header of the message includes the version of the protocol, the method of providing the message (periodicity, aperiodicity, command, response), and the type and size of the data included in the message. 4 and 5 show the structure of the header.

The embodiments disclosed in the present specification and drawings are merely illustrative of specific examples for the purpose of easy explanation and understanding, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. It is to be understood by those skilled in the art that other modifications based on the technical idea of the present invention are possible in addition to the embodiments disclosed herein.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, And is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. It is to be understood by those skilled in the art that other modifications based on the technical idea of the present invention are possible in addition to the embodiments disclosed herein.

Claims (8)

In a smart toy information transmission method,
Turning on the power;
Determining whether an event has occurred;
Transmitting event information to a server when an event occurs;
Determining to send additional information to the server, and sending additional information to the server;
Determining to send a command message to the server, and sending a command message to the server; And
Determining whether power is off;
The method comprising the steps of: The method according to claim 1,
Receiving a response message from the server after transmitting the event information message;
Further comprising the steps of: The method according to claim 1,
Receiving a response message from the server after transmitting the additional information message;
Further comprising the steps of: The method according to claim 1,
Receiving a response message from the server after transmitting the command message;
Further comprising the steps of: The method of claim 1, wherein the message includes a header and a data field, and the header includes at least one of a protocol version, a method of providing a corresponding message, and a type and a size of data included in the message Information transmission method of smart toy. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the smart toy's Internet communication standard is based on any one of the following tables.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the interface specification of the object Internet control device of the smart toy is in accordance with any one of the following tables.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the object intelligent internet sensor interface specification of the smart toy is in accordance with any one of the following tables.

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