KR20170057048A - User terminal and control method of the same - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a user terminal capable of searching for a network device and providing a connection state for each network device and each network. The user terminal of the present invention comprises: a communication unit capable of communicating with one or more network devices to be connectable to a plurality of networks; a display unit capable of displaying information; and a control unit which searches for the one or more network devices, controls the communication unit to receive device network information of the searched one or more network devices, and controls the display unit to display first network connection information indicating whether or not each of the one or more network devices is connected to the plurality of networks based on the received device network information.

Description

[0001] USER TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME [0002]

The present invention relates to a user terminal capable of searching for a network device and providing a connection state for each network device and a network, and a control method thereof.

Modern smart devices are in various forms and communicate with more and more different devices using various communication methods. For example, recently IoT Things (Smart phone, Wearable device, Home appliance, etc.) have been supplied to the users, and the network environment is becoming quite complicated.

1 is an exemplary diagram illustrating unifying various network connections into a single user interface in a user terminal associated with the present invention. It is shown that an available network after collecting different types of network information is provided through a usable network view user interface and that only a single user interface page provides information or only available network information is filtered according to the network type.

2 is a configuration diagram for each network profile collection and filtering in a user terminal related to the present invention. In order to provide a usable network view user interface, a function of collecting network information and providing information to the user is required. In the prior art, the network profile service is responsible for this. Stores the profiles collected from the network profile service in the network profile repository, and filters and provides the network information to the usable network view user interface based on the stored profile of the available network profile module.

However, the conventional user terminal has the following problems.

Providing available network information in a conventional user terminal as a single user interface is limited in recent network environments. Unlike the past network environment where the number and types of network protocols and network devices are relatively small, it is difficult to apply it in consideration of the recent network environment in which IoT Things (Smart phone, Wearable device, home appliance, etc.) are being released. For example, when there are devices A and B equipped with Wi-Fi, Zigbee, and Bluetooth, up to three networks are available to the user. That is, the network connection information is very complicated in that the network information is provided to the user as much as the number of devices x the number of usable networks.

The conventional user terminal creates a usable network profile using the network profile service and stores it in the network profile store to provide usable network information to the user. Thereafter, the available network profile service filters the collected information to provide usable network information to the user. However, in the prior art, it is not mentioned what kind of criteria the network information available to the user is to be provided. Even if you provide the user with only the RSSI (Signal Strength) in order of device name, the network connection information is very complicated.

3 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a network connection process in a user terminal related to the present invention. In recent smart devices, it is inconvenient for users to execute respective menus when trying to establish a network connection such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. This means that whenever the network protocol is newly installed in the device, the user must try to connect to the network by each menu, which is inconvenient.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a user terminal for browsing a network and allowing a user to confirm connection information indicating a connection state for each network device and a network at a time.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a user terminal comprising: a communication unit capable of communicating with at least one network device connectable to a plurality of networks; A display unit capable of displaying information; The method comprising: searching for the at least one network device; controlling the communication unit to receive device network information for the at least one retrieved network device; and for each of the at least one network device based on the received device network information, And a control unit for controlling the display unit to display first network connection information indicating whether or not to connect to a plurality of networks.

The first network connection information may include information indicating a network to which each of the plurality of network devices is connectable.

Here, the first network connection information may include information indicating a current connection state to the connectable network for each network device.

The controller may control the display unit to display second network connection information indicating whether the at least one network apparatus is connected to each of the plurality of networks.

Here, the second network connection information may include information indicating a network device connectable to each network among the at least one network device.

The second network connection information may include information indicating a current connection state of the connectable network device with respect to each of the networks.

Here, the device network information may include at least one of an SSID (Service Set Identifier), a Received Signal Strength Indication (RSSI), a security type, and an identifier (unique_id).

The control unit generates a network profile for each of at least one peripheral device corresponding to the received device network information. The network profile includes security information, SSID, connection status, A connection frequency and an identifier (unique_id).

Here, the network profile may further include a storage unit for storing the network profile,

The control unit may update the network profile based on the received device network information.

The communication unit may include at least one of a Wi-Fi network module, a Bluetooth network module, and a Zigbee network module.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling a user terminal, the method comprising: searching at least one network device connectable to a plurality of networks; Receiving device network information for the retrieved at least one network device; And displaying first network connection information indicating whether or not the plurality of networks are connected to each of the at least one network device based on the received device network information. have.

Here, the first network connection information may include information indicating a network to which each network device can connect among the plurality of networks.

The first network connection information may include information indicating a current connection state to the connectable network for each network device.

The method may further include displaying second network connection information indicating whether the at least one network device is connected to each of the plurality of networks.

The second network connection information may include information indicating a network device connectable to each network among the at least one network device.

Here, the second network connection information may include information indicating a current connection state of the connectable network device with respect to each of the networks.

The device network information may include at least one of an SSID (Service Set Identifier), a Received Signal Strength Indication (RSSI), a security type, and an identifier (unique_id).

The method of claim 1, further comprising generating a network profile for each of at least one peripheral device corresponding to the received device network information, wherein the network profile includes security information, SSID, , A connection frequency and an identifier (unique_id).

The method may further include updating the network profile based on the received device network information.

According to the present invention, there is an effect that the user can easily identify and connect the network connection information by allowing the user to confirm the connection information indicating the connection status for each network device and network by searching the network at once.

1 is an exemplary diagram illustrating unifying various network connections into a single user interface in a user terminal associated with the present invention,
2 is a configuration diagram for collecting and filtering each network profile in a user terminal related to the present invention,
3 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a network connection process in a user terminal related to the present invention,
4 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a user terminal according to the present invention,
5 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a user terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention,
6 is a control flowchart illustrating an operation of a user terminal according to the present invention,
7 is a control flowchart illustrating an operation of a user terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention,
8 is a control flowchart illustrating an operation of informing a network of device network information of a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention,
9 is a diagram illustrating an operation in a configuration of a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention,
10 is a structural diagram of a beacon frame of a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention,
11 is a diagram illustrating an example of displaying first network connection information in a user terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention,
12 is a diagram illustrating an example of displaying second network connection information in a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a user terminal 10 according to the present invention. The user terminal 10 according to the present invention includes a communication unit 110, a display unit 120, and a control unit 100.

The communication unit 110 may receive a signal based on an external input and transmit the signal to the image processing unit 130 (see FIG. 5) or the control unit 100. The communication unit 110 can receive a signal from the external input through a wired connection by connecting various external input cables or can receive a wirelessly received signal according to a predetermined wireless communication standard.

The communication unit 110 may include a plurality of connectors (not shown) to which the respective cables are individually connected. The communication unit 110 receives a signal from an external input, for example, a HDMI, a USB, a component standard, a video signal, a data signal, or the like, or receives communication data through a communication network .

The communication unit 110 may include a wireless communication module (not shown) for wireless communication or a tuner (not shown) for tuning a broadcast signal, according to a design method of the user terminal 10, (Not shown), and the like. The communication unit 110 may transmit the information / data / signal of the user terminal 10 to an external device in addition to receiving the signal from the external device. That is, the communication unit 110 can not be limited to a configuration for receiving a signal to an external device, and can be implemented as an interface capable of bidirectional communication. The communication unit 110 can receive a control signal for selecting a UI from a plurality of control devices. The communication unit 110 may be a communication module for publicly known short range wireless communication such as Bluetooth, IR, UWB, Zigbee, Wi-Fi, Or a known communication port for the < / RTI > The communication unit 110 may be used for various purposes such as a command for operating a display, transmission / reception of data, etc., in addition to a control signal for selecting a UI.

The display unit 120 can display an image based on the video signal processed by the image processing. The display unit 120 may be implemented in various forms including, but not limited to, a liquid crystal, a plasma, a light-emitting diode, an organic light-emitting diode, electron conduction electron-emitter, carbon nano-tube, nano-crystal, and the like.

The display unit 120 may further include an additional configuration depending on the implementation method. For example, when the display unit 120 is a liquid crystal type, the display unit 120 may include a display unit liquid crystal display panel (not shown), a backlight unit (not shown) (Not shown).

The display unit 120 displays an image based on the processed image signal. There is no limitation on the manner in which the display unit 120 displays an image, but includes a method of an LCD, a PDP, and an OLED. In this case, the display unit 120 may include an LCD panel, a PDP panel, an OLED panel, and the like.

The display unit 120 may display an image and a color correction process. The display unit 120 may include a display panel for displaying an image and a panel driver for displaying an image on the display panel by processing an input image signal. The image signal received from an external input source through the interface may be displayed on the display unit 120 through an image processing process such as decoding, deinterlacing, and scaling.

The control unit 100 may control the internal configuration of the user terminal 10 in advance. The control unit 100 searches for at least one network device, controls the communication unit 110 to receive the device network information for the at least one retrieved network device, and controls the communication unit 110 based on the received device network information, The display unit 120 may be controlled to display first network connection information indicating whether or not the plurality of networks are connected to each other.

5 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a user terminal 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The user terminal 10 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes the configuration of FIG. 4 and may further include an image processing unit 130, a UI generating unit 140, and a storage unit 150. The communication unit 110 may include at least one of a Wi-Fi network module 112, a Bluetooth network module 114, and a Zigbee network module 116.

The type of the image processing process performed by the image processing unit 130 is not limited. For example, the image processing unit 130 may perform de-multiplexing for distributing a predetermined signal to each characteristic signal, decoding corresponding to the image format of the image signal, De-interlacing for converting an interlaced video signal into a progressive mode, noise reduction for improving image quality, detail enhancement, frame refresh rate (frame refresh rate) (not shown) for decoding a source image corresponding to an image format of an encoded source image, and a frame buffer (not shown) for storing a decoded source image on a frame basis can do.

The image processor 130 may be a system-on-chip (SOC) or a separate configuration capable of independently performing each of these processes, which is mounted on a printed circuit board (not shown) And may be embedded in the user terminal 10.

The image processing unit 130 performs various image processing processes for a source image including a broadcast signal including a video signal received from the communication unit 110 and a video signal supplied from a video source (not shown). The image processor 130 outputs the processed image signal to the user terminal 10 so that the processed source image can be displayed on the user terminal 10.

The UI generation unit 140 may generate a UI for operating an application program to be executed. The generated UI includes a plurality of sub-UIs provided in the form of an icon, text, etc. When the user selects a specific sub-UI through the terminal 10 only, the application program can be operated corresponding to the selected sub-UI . That is, each of the sub-UIs may be generated in units of a plurality of functions or events capable of operating an application program running in the user terminal 10. [

The UI generation unit 140 means a software function or a hardware function for generating and controlling a UI displayed on the display unit 120, and the function can be performed by the control unit 100. [ In other words, the UI generation unit 140 may be configured as a separate chipset or may not be implemented by a separate microprocessor.

The storage unit 150 may be a writeable nonvolatile memory such that data may remain in the user terminal 10 even when the power is turned off, and may reflect changes of the user. That is, the storage unit 150 may be a flash memory, an EPROM, or an EEPROM.

The control unit 100 searches for at least one network device, controls the communication unit 110 to receive the device network information for the at least one retrieved network device, and controls the communication unit 110 based on the received device network information, The display unit 120 may be controlled to display first network connection information indicating whether or not the plurality of networks are connected to each other. Here, the first network connection information may include information indicating a network to which each network device can connect among a plurality of networks, and may include information indicating a current connection state to a network connectable to each network device.

The control unit 100 may control the display unit 120 to display second network connection information indicating whether at least one network device is connected to each of the plurality of networks. The second network connection information may include information indicating a network device connectable to each network among at least one network device, and may include information indicating a current connection status of the connectable network device with respect to each network.

The control unit 100 may generate a network profile for each of at least one peripheral device corresponding to the received device network information. Here, the network profile may include at least one of security information, an SSID, a connection status, a connection frequency, and an identifier (unique_id) required for connection to a plurality of networks.

The user terminal 10 may further include a storage unit for storing a network profile, and the control unit 100 may update the network profile based on the received device network information.

The device network information may include at least one of an SSID (Service Set Identifier), an RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indication), a security type, and an identifier (unique_id).

FIG. 6 is a control flowchart showing the operation of the user terminal 10 according to the present invention.

At least one network device connectable to a plurality of networks is searched (S11).

And receives device network information of at least one of the searched network devices (S12).

And displays first network connection information indicating whether or not the plurality of networks are connected to at least one network device based on the received device network information (S13).

7 is a control flowchart showing the operation of the user terminal 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

At least one network device connectable to a plurality of networks is searched (S21).

And receives device network information for at least one of the searched network devices (S22).

And generates a network profile for each of at least one peripheral device corresponding to the received device network information (S23).

If it is determined that the network profile corresponding to the received device network is stored in the storage unit 150 (S24), the first network connection information or the second network connection information is displayed using the device network information and the network profile (S26).

If the network profile is not stored in the storage unit 150 in step S24, the generated network profile is stored in the storage unit 150 (S25).

8 is a control flowchart illustrating an operation of informing a network of device network information of a user terminal 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The network device name of the user terminal 10 is received from the user using the touch panel capable of user input provided on the display unit 120 (S31).

An identifier (unique_id) is generated corresponding to the network device name of the user (S32).

The device network information including the unique identifier (unique_id) is stored in the beacon frame (S33).

A beacon frame storing device network information using at least one of the Wi-Fi network module 112 (see FIG. 5), the Bluetooth network module 114 (see FIG. 5) and the Zigbee network module 116 (S34) and notifies the peripheral devices of the network of the presence of the user terminal 10. [

9 is an exemplary diagram showing an operation in a configuration of the user terminal 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As an example of a case where peripheral network devices scan the user terminal 10, the user inputs a network device name to be used through the network device name input device 405. [ The network device name of the user terminal 10 input by the user is a name used for grouping the user terminal 10 in another device. Then, the device management manager 406 generates a 1-byte identifier (unique_id) as a random number separately from the network device name. The identifier (unique_id) can be used when confirming whether the network device shown to the user is the same device.

The device management manager 406 accesses each of the network modules 407 to 410 to modify the network device name input by the user and loads the identifier (unique_id) generated in the beacon frame to the peripheral network devices ) To transmit the beacon frame. 10 is a structural diagram of a beacon frame of a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

When the user terminal 10 performs the search for the peripheral network device, the network information collector 403 collects the device network information for the peripheral network device from the usable network module for the period set in the system. The network information includes information necessary for network connection such as SSID (Service Set Identifier), RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indication), security type and identifier (unique_id), and generates a network profile for the network connection.

The network information collector 403 accesses the network profile storage 404 to confirm whether there is a previously stored same network profile. If there is no previously registered profile, the network information collector 403 stores the network profile in the network profile storage 404. If the same profile exists, it transmits the currently collected device network information and the corresponding network profile to the network information filter 402. The network profile includes security information, SSID, connection status, connection frequency, and unique_id required for network connection. The network information filter 402 groups and arranges the network connection information to be displayed on the user interface (the display unit 120) based on the device network information and the network profile transmitted from the network information collector 403. Grouped according to identifiers (unique_id) generated by the device management manager 406, and sorted by grouped network devices. The criterion used for sorting is that the network connection information can be sorted in the order of the current connected state, connected frequency, RSSI (signal strength), and network bandwidth for the network device. The network information filter 402 delivers sorted network connection information to the user interface 401, and the user interface 401 displays network connection information and provides the network connection information to the user.

11 is a diagram illustrating an example of displaying first network connection information in a user terminal 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In this embodiment, the first network connection information usable with the neighboring network device is unified to integrally provide information to the user. The display unit 120 of the user terminal 10 may include a device name, a network indication of available network devices, and a connection switch for each network device.

The network device shown in FIG. 11 (a) is a smart device in front of the device name so that the device name is Kim's phone and it is a smart device. The device name of the network device may be displayed below as the model name. In addition, the right side of the device name of the network device indicates the available network (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee) of the device name, Kim's phone. On the lower side of the device's name, Kim's phone, the TV of the device name Tizen TV is shown as a network device. Device name Tizen The right side of the TV displays the available network (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth) of the television. Device name The Tizen TV displays a headset with the device name Samsung Level as a network device and displays the available network (Bluetooth).

When the user touches the area of the device name 'Kim's phone' to make a selection, the connection state, that is, the on / off state of the network, is shown for the usable network (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee) as shown in FIG. Device name The network device of Kim's phone indicates that the Wi-Fi network is currently on but the Bluetooth and Zigbee network are off. The user can display the network to which the network device is connected according to the network device so that it is not necessary to perform a troublesome process of checking what device is present in the network according to each network.

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of displaying second network connection information in the user terminal 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In this embodiment, the second network connection information usable with the neighboring network is unified to integrally provide information to the user. The display unit 120 of the user terminal 10 may include a network display available for each network, a device name input by the user, and a connection switch.

12 (a) shows a network (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee) usable in the user terminal 10. The user can touch an area of each displayed network name to display a network device connectable to each network. 12 (b) shows that a network device (device name: Kim's phone, Tizen TV, Ool keyboard) connectable to the Wi-Fi network by touching the user is displayed. On the left side of the device name of the network device, a brief picture is shown to intuitively understand the device. On the right side of the device name of the network device, on / off is displayed whether the corresponding network of the network device is connected. The device's name, Kim's phone, shows that the Wi-Fi network is off and the Bluetooth network is on. Users can conveniently distinguish network devices on which the network is turned on, so that the network can be easily and conveniently used by confirming and using the network devices.

If the user has decided the network to use, he or she receives the device network information and displays the network connection information, and selects whether or not the user wants to transmit a request message to turn on the network to which the network to be used is not connected You can also set it to display the UI. In addition, the network device can be configured to transmit a request message to turn on the network to a usable network device without displaying a UI for selecting a user to send a request message to turn on the network.

In addition to displaying the connection status of the network of the network device, it may indicate the strength of the currently connected network, or may provide additional information about the currently connected network.

It is possible to solve the inconvenience that the user has to perform a lot of operations owing to the user terminal 10 and not to present peripheral device network information in the order of simple RSSI (signal strength) or name, Network, the most frequently used network, and so forth, so that the main network information can be preferentially provided.

While the embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, additions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope or spirit of this invention. Accordingly, the scope of the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments described so far, but rather by the appended claims and their equivalents.

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110: communication unit 112: Wi-Fi network module
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Claims (19)

In a user terminal,
A communication unit capable of communicating with at least one network device connectable to a plurality of networks;
A display unit capable of displaying information;
The method comprising: searching for the at least one network device; controlling the communication unit to receive device network information for the at least one retrieved network device; and for each of the at least one network device based on the received device network information, And a controller for controlling the display unit to display first network connection information indicating whether or not to connect to a plurality of networks. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the first network connection information includes information indicating a network to which each network device is connectable among the plurality of networks. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the first network connection information includes information indicating a current connection status to the connectable network for each network device. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit controls the display unit to display second network connection information indicating whether the at least one network device is connected to each of the plurality of networks. 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the second network connection information includes information indicating a network device connectable to each network among the at least one network device. 6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the second network connection information includes information indicating a current connection state of the connectable network device with respect to each of the networks. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the device network information includes at least one of an SSID (Service Set Identifier), a Received Signal Strength Indication (RSSI), a security type, and an identifier (unique_id). The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit generates a network profile for each of at least one peripheral device corresponding to the received device network information,
Wherein the network profile includes at least one of security information, an SSID, a connection status, a connection frequency, and an identifier (unique_id) required for connection to the plurality of networks. The method according to claim 1,
And a storage unit for storing the network profile,
Wherein the control unit updates the network profile based on the received device network information. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the communication unit includes at least one of a Wi-Fi network module, a Bluetooth network module, and a Zigbee network module. A method for controlling a user terminal,
Searching at least one network device connectable to a plurality of networks;
Receiving device network information for the retrieved at least one network device;
And displaying first network connection information indicating whether or not the plurality of networks are connected to each of the at least one network device based on the received device network information. 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the first network connection information includes information indicating a network to which each network device is connectable among the plurality of networks. 13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein the first network connection information includes information indicating a current connection state to the connectable network for each network device. 12. The method of claim 11,
Further comprising displaying second network connection information indicating whether the at least one network device is connected to each of the plurality of networks. 15. The method of claim 14,
Wherein the second network connection information includes information indicating a network device connectable to each network among the at least one network device. 16. The method of claim 15,
Wherein the second network connection information includes information indicating a current connection state of the connectable network device with respect to each of the networks. 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the device network information includes at least one of an SSID (Service Set Identifier), a Received Signal Strength Indication (RSSI), a security type, and an identifier (unique_id). 12. The method of claim 11,
Further comprising generating a network profile for each of at least one peripheral device corresponding to the received device network information,
Wherein the network profile includes at least one of security information, an SSID, a connection status, a connection frequency, and an identifier (unique_id) required for connection to the plurality of networks. 12. The method of claim 11,
And updating the network profile based on the received device network information.

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