KR20200005513A - Electronic device and Method for registering personal cloud apparatus in user portal server thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

An electronic device and a method for registering a personal cloud device thereof are provided. According to the present invention, a method of an electronic device for registering a personal cloud device with a registration server comprises the steps of: receiving download information of a preset application and pairing information of a personal cloud device from the personal cloud device using NFC; downloading and executing the preset application using the received download information of the preset application; performing, if the preset application is executed, a pairing operation with the personal cloud device using the received pairing information of the personal cloud device; obtaining information from an access point and transmitting the information to the personal cloud devices, in order to connect the personal cloud device to a network; and registering the personal cloud device with a registration server when the personal cloud device connects to the network via the access point.

Description

Electronic device and method for registering personal cloud apparatus in user portal server

The present invention relates to an electronic device and a method for registering a personal cloud device thereof, and an electronic device and a personal cloud device registration for allowing an electronic device to access and store content by accessing a personal cloud device through a home network or an external network. It is about a method.

As the amount of content increases and communication technology develops, in recent years, a cloud service for storing various contents in a server and downloading contents from the server anytime and anywhere using an electronic device such as a smart phone has been provided. .

Among these cloud services, the existing public cloud service is provided with a server with a fixed infrastructure, and a client (for example, an electronic device) through a fixed internet identifier (for example, an IP address or a domain). It is composed of structure that can connect to server. In addition, the existing NAS (Network Attached Storage) system is a shared storage system on the network that can share the content upload or download using an electronic device from inside or outside.

In order to use the conventional cloud service as described above, an initial setup process that requires a user to set up account information is involved. That is, in order for a user to use a cloud service, there is a hassle of having to perform an initial setting. In particular, since a conventional cloud service often uses a cloud server in common, a privacy problem may occur.

On the other hand, in recent years, as a large number of electronic devices (for example, smart phones, smart TVs, tablet PCs, etc.) are used in the home, and as the need for content sharing among the family increases, individuals in the home use alone or family There is a growing need for the development of publicly available private cloud devices.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problem, an object of the present invention is to register the electronic device and its personal cloud device that can register the personal cloud device to the external registration server while minimizing user input using NFC communication In providing a method.

In order to achieve the above object, a registration method for an electronic device to register a personal cloud device with a registration server according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a preset method from the personal cloud device using near field communication (NFC) communication. Receiving download information of an application and pairing information of the personal cloud device; Downloading and executing the preset application using the received download information of the preset application; When the preset application is executed, performing a pairing operation with the personal cloud device by using pairing information of the received personal cloud device; Acquiring and transmitting information of an access point to the personal cloud device to connect the personal cloud device to a network; And when the personal cloud device is connected to a network through the access point, registering the personal cloud device with a registration server.

When the electronic device has a function of automatically transmitting information of the access point to a personal cloud device, the transmitting may be performed by a command for selecting a preset button provided in the personal cloud device. When a signal is received from the personal cloud device, information of the access point may be transmitted to the personal cloud device without user input.

In addition, when the electronic device has a function of automatically transmitting information of the access point to a personal cloud device, the transmitting may include: receiving a random value generated from the personal cloud device as a session key; Obtaining encrypted access point information using the received session key; And transmitting the encrypted access point information to the personal cloud device, wherein the personal cloud device decrypts the encrypted access point information using the session key and uses the decrypted access point information. To connect to the access point.

If the electronic device does not have a function of automatically transmitting information of the access point to a personal cloud device, the transmitting may include: displaying a password input UI for inputting a password of the access point; And when the password of the access point is input to the password input UI, transmitting the information of the access point to the personal cloud device.

The download information of the preset application may include name, version, and download URL information of the preset application, and the pairing information of the personal cloud device may include MAC address information of the personal cloud device.

The registering may include receiving user account information from the authentication server when the user account is logged in to the authentication server; Transmitting the user account information and the MAC address information of the personal cloud device to the registration server to register the personal cloud device; When the personal cloud device is registered with the registration server by using the user account information and MAC address information, domain information and peer ID information of a network server to which the personal cloud device can access are received from the registration server. Doing; And transmitting the received domain information and peer ID information to the personal cloud device.

In addition, the personal cloud device may be connected to an external network through the network server using the received domain information and peer ID information.

On the other hand, an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object, NFC (near field communication) communication unit for receiving the preset information and the pairing information of the personal cloud device from the personal cloud device; A communication unit for communicating with the personal cloud device and an external server; A display unit; And downloading and executing the preset application using the download information of the preset application received through the NFC communication unit, and when the preset application is executed, using the pairing information of the received personal cloud device. Performs a pairing operation with a cloud device, controls the communication unit to acquire information of an access point and transmit the information to an access point to the personal cloud device in order to connect the personal cloud device to a network, and the personal cloud device accesses the access point. And a controller configured to register the personal cloud device with a registration server when connected to the network through a point.

When the electronic device has a function of automatically transmitting the information of the access point to the personal cloud device, the controller may be configured to select a preset button provided in the personal cloud device through the communication unit. When the generated signal is received from the personal cloud device, the communication unit may be controlled to transmit the information of the access point to the personal cloud device without user input.

When the electronic device has a function of automatically transmitting information of the access point to a personal cloud device, the controller controls the communication unit to receive a random value generated from the personal cloud device as a session key. Acquire the encrypted access point information using the received session key, and control the communication unit to transmit the encrypted access point information to the personal cloud device, wherein the personal cloud device uses the session key. The decrypted access point information may be decrypted and the access point may be accessed using the decrypted access point information.

If the electronic device does not have a function of automatically transmitting information of the access point to the personal cloud device, the controller controls the display unit to display a password input UI for inputting a password of the access point. When the password of the access point is input to the password input UI, the communication unit may be controlled to transmit the information of the access point to the personal cloud device.

The download information of the preset application may include name, version, and download URL information of the preset application, and the pairing information of the personal cloud device may include MAC address information of the personal cloud device.

When the user account is logged in to the authentication server, the control unit receives user account information from the authentication server and registers the personal cloud device with the user account information and the personal cloud device in order to register the personal cloud device. Transmits the MAC address information of the network, and when the personal cloud device is registered with the registration server using the user account information and the MAC address information, domain information and peer of a network server to which the personal cloud device can access from the registration server. The communication unit may be configured to receive ID (Peer ID) information and to transmit the received domain information and peer ID information to the personal cloud device.

In addition, the personal cloud device may be connected to an external network through the network server using the received domain information and peer ID information.

On the other hand, in order to achieve the above object, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the registration method for the electronic device to register the personal cloud device to the registration server, when a predetermined application is executed, NFC with the personal cloud device Displaying a guide UI for guiding communication; When the electronic device is located within a predetermined distance from the personal cloud device, receiving pairing information of the personal cloud device from the personal cloud device using the NFC communication; Performing a pairing operation with the personal cloud device using pairing information of the received personal cloud device; Acquiring and transmitting information of an access point to the personal cloud device to connect the personal cloud device to a network; And when the personal cloud device is connected to a network through the access point, registering the personal cloud device with a registration server.

The guide UI may include a manual connection icon for guiding a manual connection with the personal cloud device, and the receiving of the at least one user may include at least a predetermined distance from the electronic device when the manual connection icon is selected. Performing a discovery operation for searching for one personal cloud device; Receiving MAC address information from the retrieved at least one personal cloud device; Setting one channel to communicate with the selected personal cloud device when one of the searched at least one personal cloud device is selected; Transmitting a request signal for requesting connection to the selected personal cloud device through the channel; And receiving a response signal in response to the request signal.

The setting may include displaying a search list for selecting the searched at least one personal cloud device; If one of at least one personal cloud device displayed in the search list is selected, displaying a password input UI for inputting a password of the selected personal cloud device; And setting a channel for communicating with the selected personal cloud device when the password of the personal cloud device is input through the password input UI.

The password of the selected personal cloud device may be displayed on a display device connected to the selected personal cloud device while displaying the password input UI.

The setting may include: when one of the searched at least one personal cloud device is selected, a signal generated by selecting a preset button included in the selected personal cloud device is received from the selected personal cloud device; A channel for communicating with the selected personal cloud device can be set.

On the other hand, an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object, NFC (near field communication) communication unit for receiving the preset information and the pairing information of the personal cloud device from the personal cloud device; A communication unit for communicating with the personal cloud device and an external server; A display unit; And when the preset application is executed, the display unit to display a guide UI for guiding NFC communication with the personal cloud device, and when the electronic device is located within a predetermined distance from the personal cloud device, the NFC communication unit. Receive pairing information of the personal cloud device from the personal cloud device through the pairing operation with the personal cloud device using the pairing information of the received personal cloud device, and connecting the personal cloud device to the network Control the communication unit to acquire information of an access point and transmit the information to the personal cloud device, and when the personal cloud device is connected to a network through the access point, register the personal cloud device to a registration server. It includes;

The guide UI includes a manual connection icon for guiding a manual connection with the personal cloud device, and the controller is located within a preset distance from the electronic device when the manual connection icon of the guide UI is selected. Perform a discovery operation for searching for at least one personal cloud device, and receive MAC address information from the searched at least one personal cloud device. When one of the searched at least one personal cloud device is selected, a channel for communicating with the selected personal cloud device is set, a request signal for requesting connection to the selected personal cloud device is transmitted through the channel, and the request is made. And control the communication unit to receive a response signal in response to the signal.

The controller may display a search list for selecting the searched at least one personal cloud device, and if one of the at least one personal cloud device displayed in the search list is selected, the password of the selected personal cloud device. The display unit controls the display unit to display a password input UI for inputting a password, and sets a channel for communicating with the selected personal cloud device when a password of the personal cloud device is input through the password input UI. Can be controlled.

The password of the selected personal cloud device may be displayed on a display device connected to the selected personal cloud device while displaying the password input UI.

The controller may be configured to select one of the at least one searched personal cloud device and to receive a signal generated by selecting a preset button included in the selected personal cloud device from the selected personal cloud device through the communication unit. The controller may be configured to set a channel for communicating with the selected personal cloud device.

According to various embodiments of the present invention as described above, a user can register a personal cloud device with an external registration server with minimal input.

1 is a diagram illustrating a personal cloud system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for an electronic device to register a personal cloud device to a registration server using NFC communication when a preset application is not installed, according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3A to 3D illustrate a UI provided while an electronic device registers a personal cloud device to a registration server using NFC communication when a preset application is not installed, according to an embodiment of the present invention;
4 is a sequence diagram illustrating a method of registering a personal cloud device with a registration server in a personal cloud system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of registering a personal cloud device by a registration server according to a user account according to an embodiment of the present invention;
6 is a diagram illustrating a registration message format according to a user account when registering the same personal cloud device according to one embodiment of the present invention;
7 is a diagram illustrating a method for setting a user account and a peer ID between a personal cloud device and an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
8 is a view showing a list of user accounts stored in a registration server according to a user account according to an embodiment of the present invention;
9 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
10 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a personal cloud device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
11 is a diagram illustrating a soft module configuration of a personal cloud system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
12 is a flowchart illustrating a method for an electronic device to register a personal cloud device with a registration server when a preset application is installed according to another embodiment of the present invention;
13A to 13F illustrate a UI provided while an electronic device registers a personal cloud device with a registration server when a predetermined application is installed, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
14A to 14C are diagrams for describing a method in which an electronic device remotely controls an external device using a personal cloud device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings will be described in more detail with respect to the present invention.

1 is a diagram illustrating a personal cloud system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the personal cloud system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a plurality of electronic devices 100-1, 100-2, 100-3, a personal cloud device 200, and a home access point (AP). ) 300, the public network 400, the authentication server 510, a public cloud server 520, a registration server 530, and a network server 540.

The plurality of electronic devices 100-1, 100-2, and 100-3 may download or upload various contents by using the personal cloud device 200. In particular, the plurality of electronic devices 100-1, 100-2, and 100-3 may not only communicate with the personal cloud device 200 directly in the home, but also externally access the public network 400 and the home AP 300. The personal cloud device 200 may be used to communicate with the personal cloud device 200. Accordingly, the plurality of electronic devices 100-1, 100-2, and 100-3 may download or upload content (eg, photos, music, videos, etc.) using a personal cloud device not only in the home but also outside.

In this case, the plurality of electronic devices 100-1, 100-2, and 100-3 may be implemented with various electronic devices such as a smart phone, a tablet PC, and a smart TV.

The personal cloud device 200 is installed in a home or a workplace to store content so that the plurality of electronic devices 100-1, 100-2, and 100-3 can share the content. In this case, the personal cloud device 200 may directly upload and download contents by directly communicating with the electronic device 100, but this is only an example, through the home AP 300 and the public network 400. Communication with the electronic device 100 may be performed.

In particular, the personal cloud device 200 is registered on the registration server 530 based on the user account. Accordingly, any user may log in with a registered user account and share content stored in the personal cloud device 200 using the electronic device 100 from the outside.

The home AP 300 mediates the connection with the external public network 400 so that the electronic device 100 and the personal cloud device 200 can share contents even outside the home.

The authentication server 510 authenticates a user account through a user's login operation through the electronic device 100, and registers user account information with the electronic device 100 to register the personal cloud device 200 with the registration server 530. To send).

The public cloud server 520 backs up and stores the content stored in the personal cloud device 200.

The registration server 530 registers the plurality of electronic devices 100-1, 100-2, 100-3 and the personal cloud device 200 based on the user account. For example, the registration server 530 may register the first electronic device 100-1 and the personal cloud device 200 based on the user account “A@samsung.com” and the user account “B @ samsung. .com "may register the second electronic device 100-2 and the personal cloud device 200. In this case, since the registration server 530 may be registered based on a user account, the registration server 530 may also be referred to as a user portal server.

In this case, the registration server 530 may generate a user account list based on the user account, and the user account list may include at least one of a type, a peer ID, and an IP address of the electronic device.

The network server 540 mediates the personal cloud device 200 to communicate with the external network based on the peer ID and the domain information generated by the registration server 530.

Through the personal cloud system 10 as described above, a user registers the personal cloud device 200 to the registration server 530 by using the electronic device 100, and the personal cloud device 200 at home or outside. By using the content can be downloaded or uploaded.

Meanwhile, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the plurality of servers 510, 520, 530, and 540 may be implemented as different servers, respectively. However, this is merely an example and may be implemented as at least one server instead of four.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of registering the personal cloud device 200 to the registration server 530 when the preset application is not installed will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 11, and with reference to FIGS. 12 to 13i. When the preset application is installed, an embodiment of registering the personal cloud device 200 to the registration server 530 will be described.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for an electronic device to register a personal cloud device with a registration server using NFC communication when a preset application is not installed according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the electronic device 100 determines whether an NFC tagging operation with the personal cloud device 200 is performed (S210). Specifically, the electronic device 100 including the NFC communication module may determine whether the NFC tagging operation is performed by determining whether the electronic device 100 including the NFC communication module exists within a predetermined distance from the personal cloud device 200 having the NFC communication module. . In this case, NFC communication is one of wireless communication technologies, and is a communication method of transmitting data between terminals at a short distance (for example, 10 cm) using a contactless communication module using a specific frequency band (13.56Mhz). In particular, when the electronic device 100 having the NFC communication module exists within a predetermined distance from the personal cloud device 200 having the NFC communication module, it may be determined that the NFC tagging operation is performed.

If it is determined that the NFC tagging operation is performed (S210-Y), the electronic device 100 uses NFC communication to download preset application information from the personal cloud device 200 and pairing information of the personal cloud device 200. Receive (S220). Here, the preset application is an application (hereinafter, referred to as a "home sync application") that allows the electronic device 100 to share content using the personal cloud device 200, and the home think application download information is home think. It may include at least one of an application name, a version, and a download resource locator (URL). The pairing information of the personal cloud device 200 may be MAC address information of the personal cloud device 200 used when pairing between the personal cloud device 200 and the electronic device 100.

In operation S230, the electronic device 100 downloads and executes a predetermined application using home think application download information. Specifically, the electronic device 100 accesses the application store based on the URL of the home think application store where the home think application can be downloaded, and downloads the latest version of the application file to automatically execute the home think application. Can be. When the home think application is executed, the electronic device 100 may display the home think application loading screen as shown in FIG. 3A on the display screen. When the home think application is executed, the electronic device 100 may perform a login operation through a user input. In detail, the electronic device 100 may display a log-in page and log in to a specific user account through the log-in page. In this case, the electronic device 100 may perform a log-in operation and transmit information (eg, a user account ID and a password) about the user account to the authentication server 510.

The electronic device 100 performs a pairing operation with the personal cloud device 200 using pairing information of the personal cloud device 200 (S240). Specifically, the electronic device 100 performs a Bluetooth pairing operation with the personal cloud device 200 based on the MAC address of the personal cloud device 200. In this case, since the electronic device 100 receives pairing information of the personal cloud device 200 using NFC communication without a separate user input, the electronic device 100 performs a Bluetooth pairing operation with a specific personal cloud device. It is not necessary to perform a discovery operation, and it is possible to perform a Bluetooth pairing operation with the personal cloud device 200 directly without a separate user input.

The electronic device 100 obtains the information of the home AP 300 and transmits the information to the personal cloud device 200 (S250). Specifically, the electronic device 100 receives the information of the home AP 300 currently connected to the electronic device 100 from the home AP 300 so that the personal cloud device 200 can be connected to the home AP 300. The cloud device 200 may transmit the same. In particular, when the electronic device 100 receives a signal generated by selecting a preset button included in the personal cloud device 200 from the personal cloud device 200, the electronic device 100 receives information of the home AP 300 from the personal cloud device 200. ) Can be sent.

In this case, the electronic device 100 transmits the information of the home AP 300 to the personal cloud device 200 in different ways depending on whether the electronic device 100 has a function of automatically transmitting the information of the home AP 300 to the personal cloud device. Can be.

When the electronic device 100 has a function of automatically transmitting information of the home AP 300 to the personal cloud device, a signal generated by a command for selecting a preset button included in the personal cloud device 200 is When received from the personal cloud device 200, the electronic device 100 may transmit information of the home AP 300 to the personal cloud device 200 without a user input. In detail, the personal cloud device 200 may generate a random value by using application secret information of the home think application. In addition, the personal cloud device 200 may transmit the generated random value as a session key to the electronic device 100. When the session key is received, the electronic device 100 may call the information of the encrypted home AP 300 of the framework using the received session key. In this case, when the information of the home AP 300 is not normally called, the password information of the home AP may be requested from the home AP 300. When the information of the encrypted home AP 300 is obtained from the framework, the electronic device 100 may transmit the information of the encrypted home AP 300 to the personal cloud device 200. The personal cloud device 200 decrypts the received encrypted home AP 300 information using a previously generated session key and accesses the home AP 300 based on the decrypted information of the home AP 300. Can be.

However, when the electronic device 100 does not have a function of automatically transmitting the information of the home AP 300 to the personal cloud device, the electronic device 100 generates a command by selecting a preset button provided in the personal cloud device 200. When the received signal is received from the personal cloud device 200, the electronic device 100 may display a password input UI 310 for inputting a password of the home AP as shown in FIG. 3B. When the password of the home AP is input to the password input UI, the electronic device 100 may transmit the information of the home AP 300 to the personal cloud device 200.

In operation S260, the electronic device 100 determines that the personal cloud device is connected to the network. Specifically, when the personal cloud device 200 is connected to the home AP 300 based on the information of the home AP 300, the electronic device 100 may determine that the personal cloud device 200 is connected to the network. have.

Then, the electronic device 100 registers the personal cloud device 200 to the registration server (S270). Specifically, the electronic device 100 may register the personal cloud device 200 on the basis of a user account on the registration server 530 so that the content may be shared at home or outside by using the personal cloud device 200. . A method of registering the personal cloud device 200 with the registration server 530 by the electronic device 100 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 4.

4 is a sequence diagram illustrating a method of registering the personal cloud device 200 with the registration server 530 in the personal cloud system 10 according to an exemplary embodiment. In particular, FIG. 4 is a diagram for describing the operation S270 of FIG. 2 in more detail.

The electronic device 100 logs in to the authentication server 510 using a specific user account (S405). In this case, the user account may be e-mail information used by the user (for example, "A@samsung.com").

In addition, the personal cloud device 200 requests user account information from the authentication server 510 (S415). In this case, the personal cloud device 200 may transmit a user account ID and a password to request user account information.

The authentication server 200 transmits the user account information in response to the user account information request (S420). In this case, the user account information may include not only a user account ID and a password, but also token information and token secret information.

In operation S425, the electronic device 100 transmits the received user account information and the MAC address information of the previously stored personal cloud device 200 to the registration server 530. In this case, in addition to the user account information and the MAC address information of the personal cloud device 200, the electronic device 100 may transmit information on the personal cloud device (for example, device type and device model name) and information on the service type together. have.

The registration server 530 registers the personal cloud device 200 (S430). At this time, the registration server 530 determines whether the registration server 530 is already registered based on the MAC address information that is unique information of the personal cloud device 200. In the case of an unregistered personal cloud device 200, the registration server 530 registers the personal cloud device 200 under a logged-in user account.

The registration server 530 generates a peer ID and transmits the peer ID to the network server 540 so that the personal cloud device 200 can be connected to the network server 540 (S435). In this case, the peer ID may be generated using MAC address information that is unique information of the personal cloud device 200. That is, the peer ID may correspond to MAC address information of the personal cloud device 200.

The network server 540 transmits a response signal in response to the transmission of the peer ID information (S440).

The registration server 530 transmits the domain information and the peer ID information of the network server 540 to the electronic device 100 (S445). In this case, the domain information of the network server 540 is domain information that the personal cloud device 200 can access.

The electronic device 100 transmits the received domain information and the peer ID information of the network server 540 to the personal cloud device 200 (S450), and the personal cloud device 200 receives the domain of the received network server 540. The connection operation with the network server is performed based on the information and the peer ID information (S455).

Therefore, through the operation as described with reference to FIG. 4, the user may register the personal cloud device 200 with the registration server 530 using the electronic device 100. In addition, the personal cloud device 200 is connected to the network server 540, so that the user can share the content in the home as well as outside.

Meanwhile, while the personal cloud device 200 is connected to the network and registered with the registration server 530, the electronic device 100 may display a connection guide UI as shown in FIG. 3C, and the registration server 530. When the personal cloud device 200 is connected to the personal cloud device 200 using the home think application after registering with the electronic device 100, the electronic device 100 indicates content information and setting information stored in the personal cloud device 200 as illustrated in FIG. 3D. The UI can be displayed.

During the registration process as described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4, the user may register the personal cloud device 200 to the registration server 530 only by an NFC tagging operation and an input of pressing a button of the personal cloud device 200. . That is, the personal cloud device 200 can be registered to the registration server 530 by only performing tagging operation and button selection without performing the initial setting operation of the network existing in the existing cloud service, thereby increasing user convenience. have.

Meanwhile, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the registration server 530 may register the personal cloud device 200 and the electronic device 100 based on the user account. That is, by registering a personal cloud device 200 using a plurality of user accounts, a plurality of users can share the same personal cloud device 200.

Specifically, as described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4, when one user registers the personal cloud device 200 with a specific user account, an additional user may register the personal cloud device 200 with another user account. The same as described in 2 to 4.

However, when the registration server 530 registers the personal cloud device 200, the registration server 530 generates a user account list to register the personal cloud device 200 and the electronic device 100 according to the user account. Can be. That is, the registration server 530 may group and manage the personal cloud device 200 and the electronic device 100 based on the user account. A method of registering the personal cloud device 200 according to the user account by the registration server 530 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 5.

First, the registration server 530 receives user account information from the electronic device 100 (S810). In this case, step S510 of FIG. 5 may correspond to step S425 of FIG. 4.

The registration server 530 determines whether the user account has been registered in advance (S520). In detail, the registration server 530 may determine whether a user account logged in the authentication server 510 is previously registered among the received user account information.

If the user account is registered in advance (S520-Y), the registration server 530 registers the personal cloud device 200 in the existing user account information list (S530).

However, if the user account is not already registered (S520-N), the registration server 530 generates a user account list (S540), and registers the personal cloud device 200 in the generated user account list (S550). .

6 is a diagram illustrating a registration message format according to a user account when registering the same personal cloud device 200 with different user accounts according to one embodiment of the present invention. At this time, the user account "A" has a user ID "acklqczh5b", and the user account "B" has a user ID "gulnoevz0p". As shown in FIG. 6, even though the user accounts are different from each other, since the same personal cloud device 200 is registered, the MAC address information (for example, MAC: 00000000001) of the personal cloud device 200 is the same.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 7, the personal cloud device 200 maintains a user account using the first electronic device 100-1 and a user account using the second electronic device 100-2 simultaneously. It is possible to maintain two network server (NTS) connection modules.

In particular, the peer ID for the personal cloud device 200 to access the network server (NTS) 530 may be generated based on MAC address information of the personal cloud device 200 regardless of the user account.

For example, as shown in FIG. 7, the user ID of the first electronic device 100-1 of the user account B registered in the registration server 530 is gulnoevz0p, and the peer ID is IMEI: 333322222111111, and the user account. The user ID of B's personal cloud device 200 is gulnoevz0p, and the peer ID is MAC: 000000010203000. In addition, the user ID of the second electronic device 100-2 of the user account A registered in the registration server 530 is acklqczh5b, the peer ID is IMEI: 111111222223333, and the user of the personal cloud device 200 of the user account A. The ID is acklqczh5b and the peer ID may be MAC: 000000010203000.

That is, as shown in FIG. 7, even if registered with different user accounts (or user IDs), the same personal cloud device 200 may be given the same peer ID. As a result, a plurality of users may use the same personal cloud device 200 using different accounts.

8 is a diagram illustrating a user account list stored in the registration server 530 according to a user account according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 8, the personal cloud device 200 registered in different user accounts has the same peer in the user account list 810 of the user account “A” and the user account list 820 of the user account “B”. ID information (MAC: 000000010203000) and local IP information (203.241.176.200) are stored.

Accordingly, the plurality of electronic devices 100-1 and 100-2 may access the personal cloud device 200 using peer information of the personal cloud device 200 stored in the registration server 530.

As described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 8, by grouping the electronic device 100 and the personal cloud device 200 based on a user account and generating a peer ID based on the MAC address information of the personal cloud device 200, A plurality of users can share the same personal cloud device 200.

Hereinafter, configurations of the electronic device 100 and the personal cloud device 200 will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10.

9 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an electronic device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As illustrated in FIG. 9, the electronic device 100 includes a communication unit 110, an NFC communication unit 115, a storage unit 120, a display unit 130, a user input unit 140, and a controller 150. The electronic device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a device capable of playing various contents and may be implemented in various devices such as a smart phone, a tablet PC, and a smart TV.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating various components, for example, when the electronic device 100 is a device having a personal cloud service function. Therefore, according to the exemplary embodiment, some of the components illustrated in FIG. 9 may be omitted or changed, and other components may be further added.

The communication unit 110 communicates with the personal cloud device 200, the home AP 300, and external servers 510, 520, 530, and 540. In particular, the communication unit 110 may use a Bluetooth interface to communicate with the personal cloud device 200, and may use a Wi-Fi interface to communicate with the home AP 300 and external servers 510, 520, 530, and 540. It is not limited to this. For example, the communication unit 110 may use a Wi-Fi interface and a direct interface to communicate with the personal cloud device 200, and may perform IEEE communication with the home AP 300 and the external servers 510, 520, 530, and 540. Wireless communication of various communication standards such as Zigbee, 3rd Generation (3G), 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), Long Term Evoloution (LTE), and the like may be used.

The NFC communication unit 110 receives the download information of the home sync application and the pairing information of the personal cloud device 200 from the personal cloud device 200 through the NFC tagging operation of the user. In this case, the download information of the home think application may include at least one of a name, a version, and a download URL of the home think application. In addition, pairing information of the personal cloud device 200 may be MAC address information of the personal cloud device 200.

The storage unit 120 stores various data and software modules for controlling the electronic device 100. In particular, the storage unit 120 registers the personal cloud device 200 to the registration server 530 and shares a plurality of contents using the personal cloud device 200, as illustrated in FIG. 11. Modules 1120-1126.

The display 130 outputs the image content under the control of the controller 150. For example, the display 130 may display photo content and video content. In particular, the display unit 130 may be described with reference to FIGS. 3A through 3D while the electronic device 100 and the personal cloud device 200 perform a pairing operation and register the personal cloud device 200 with the registration server 530. A UI as shown in FIGS. 13A to 13I may be displayed.

The user input unit 140 may receive a user command for controlling the electronic device 100. In particular, the user input unit 140 may receive a user command for executing an application for registering the personal cloud device 200 to the registration server 530. When a plurality of personal cloud devices are searched, the plurality of searched personal clouds A user command for selecting one of the devices may be input.

Meanwhile, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the user input unit 140 may be implemented as a touch screen, but this is only an example and may be implemented as various input devices such as a mouse, a pointing device, a motion input unit, a button, and the like. Can be.

The controller 150 controls the overall functions of the electronic device 100 according to a user command input through the user input unit 140. In particular, the controller 150 downloads and executes the home think application using the download information of the home think application received through the NFC communication unit 115. When the home think application is executed, the controller 150 performs a pairing operation with the personal cloud device 200 by using pairing information of the personal cloud device 200 received through the NFC communication unit 115. In this case, the controller 150 automatically performs a pairing operation with the personal cloud device 200 using pairing information of the personal cloud device 200 previously received by using NFC communication, and thus a separate user for Bluetooth pairing. Input becomes unnecessary.

In addition, the controller 150 obtains information (for example, SSID, password, etc.) of the home AP (Access Point) to connect the personal cloud device 200 to the network, and sends it to the personal cloud device. The communication unit 110 may be controlled to transmit. In particular, the electronic device 100 may transmit the information of the home AP 300 to the personal cloud device through a different process depending on whether the electronic device 100 has a function of automatically transmitting the information of the home AP 300 to the personal cloud device. have.

In detail, when the electronic device 100 has a function of automatically transmitting information of the home AP 300 to the personal cloud device, the electronic device 100 generates a command by selecting a preset button included in the personal cloud device 200. When the received signal is received from the personal cloud device 200, the controller 150 may transmit the information of the home AP 300 to the personal cloud device 200 without a user input. More specifically, when the personal cloud device 200 generates a random value using the application secret information of the home think application and transmits the generated random value to the electronic device 100 using the generated random value as a session key, the controller 150 The session key received through the communication unit 110 may call information of the encrypted home AP 300 of the framework. In this case, when the information of the home AP 300 is not normally called, the controller 150 may request the password information of the home AP from the home AP 300. When the information of the encrypted home AP 300 is obtained from the framework, the controller 150 controls the communication unit 110 to transmit the information of the encrypted home AP 300 to the personal cloud device 200. can do. Accordingly, the personal cloud device 200 decrypts the information of the encrypted home AP 300 received from the electronic device 100 using a previously generated session key, and decodes the information of the decrypted home AP 300. It may be connected to the home AP 300 based on the background.

However, when the electronic device 100 does not have a function of automatically transmitting the information of the home AP 300 to the personal cloud device, the electronic device 100 generates a command by selecting a preset button provided in the personal cloud device 200. When the received signal is received from the personal cloud device 200, the controller 150 controls the display 130 to display a password input UI 310 for inputting a password of the home AP as shown in FIG. 3B. Can be. When the password of the home AP is input to the password input UI, the controller 150 may control the communicator 110 to transmit the information of the home AP 300 to the personal cloud device 200.

When the personal cloud device 200 is connected to the network through the home AP 300, the controller 150 registers the personal cloud device 200 to the registration server. In detail, when the user account is logged in to the authentication server 510, the controller 150 may receive user account information from the authentication server 510 through the communication unit 110. In this case, the user account information may include token information and token secret information as well as user ID and password. In addition, the controller 150 may transmit the user account information and the pre-stored MAC address to the registration server 530 to register the personal cloud device 200 with the registration server 530. When the personal cloud device 200 is registered with the registration server 300 using the user account information and the MAC address, the controller 150 may access the network server 540 to which the personal cloud device 200 may access from the registration server 510. The communication unit 110 may control the communication unit 110 to receive domain information and Peer ID information, and to transmit the received domain information and the Peer ID information to the personal cloud device 200.

10 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a personal cloud device 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 13, the personal cloud device 200 includes a communication unit 210, an NFC communication unit 215, a button 220, a storage unit 230, and a control unit 240.

The communicator 210 may communicate with the electronic device 100 and the home AP 300. In this case, the communication unit 210 may use at least one of a Wi-Fi interface, a Bluetooth interface, and a direct interface to communicate with the electronic device 100 and the home AP 300.

The NFC communicator 215 transmits the download information of the home sync application stored in the storage 230 and the pairing information of the personal cloud device 200 to the electronic device 100 through an NFC tagging operation of the user. In this case, the download information of the home think application may include at least one of a name, a version, and a download URL of the home think application. In addition, pairing information of the personal cloud device 200 may be MAC address information of the personal cloud device 200.

The button 220 may receive a user command. In particular, the button 220 may receive a user command for performing pairing with the electronic device 100 or a user command for obtaining information of the home AP 300.

The storage unit 230 stores various data and various software modules for controlling for the personal cloud device 200. In particular, the storage unit 230 registers the personal cloud device 200 with the registration server 530 and shares a variety of contents using the personal cloud device 200, as illustrated in FIG. 11. Modules 1101 to 1115.

In addition, the storage unit 230 may store download information of the home think application and pairing information of the personal cloud device 200.

The controller 240 controls the overall operation of the personal cloud device 200. In particular, when the button 200 is selected, the controller 240 may perform a pairing operation with the electronic device 200 through a Bluetooth interface. Since a method of performing a pairing operation using a Bluetooth interface has been described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4, overlapping contents will be omitted.

When paired with the electronic device 100, the control unit 240 receives information (eg, SSID and password of the home AP 300) of the home AP 300 from the electronic device 100 through the communication unit 210. Then, a connection operation with the home AP 300 is performed using the received information of the home AP 300. In addition, in order to register the personal cloud device 200 to the registration server 530, the controller 240 may transmit the MAC address information to the electronic device 100 through the communication unit 210.

When the personal cloud device 200 is registered with the registration server 530, the controller 240 accesses the network server 540 based on the domain information and the peer ID received from the electronic device 100, and at least one Enable electronic devices to share content.

11 is a diagram illustrating a soft module configuration of the personal cloud system 10 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

First, the personal cloud device 200 includes the Media Play module 1101, the Media Gateway module 1102, the Cloud Service module 1103, the Easy Setup module 1104, the NTS Client module 1105, and the Contents Mgt module 1106. , REST Server module and Storage API Parser module (1107), Sync Engine module (1108), Push Agent module (1109), Multi Account Manager module (1110), Security module (1111), DLNA module (1112), Controlee Server module 1113, the FOTA Agent module 1114, the Middleware module, and the BSP, Kernal, and Boot loader module 1115.

At this time, the middleware module, the BSP, Kernel, and the boot loader module 1115 manage the booting and file system of the system, and set the system firmware such as network setting and graphic setting. The security module 1111 sets encryption / decryption of content and access rights of the content. The DLNA module 1112 handles a multimedia standard protocol for content sharing. The Controlee Server module 1113 receives a remote control command of the client. The FOTA Agent module 1114 manages firmware updates of the personal cloud device 200.

The Easy Setup module 1104 manages a communication protocol with the electronic device 100 to register the personal cloud device 200 with the registration server 530. The NTS Client module 1105 manages the connection with the network server 540 based on the peer ID. The Contents Mgt module 1106 controls the interface with a media player that plays the stored content. The REST Server module and the Storage API Parser module 1107 receive and process a command transmission format, such as playback of content, from the client, analyze the API of the message requested through the server, handle the content, share and personalize the content. It acts as a classifier that separates and handles areas. The partial Sync Engine module 1108 maintains content synchronization with the public cloud server 520 and the client. The push agent module 1109 notifies update contents such as content changes, changes to a user account list, and the like. The Multi Account Manager module 1110 manages a plurality of user accounts.

The media play module 1101 performs a function of playing content with an output device (for example, a smart TV). The media gateway module 1102 performs a content hub function such as music and video. The cloud service module 1103 manages automatic upload and automatic download setting of content.

The server end includes an authentication server (Auth. Server), a network server (NTS Server), a registration server (User portal Server) and a public cloud server (Cloud Server).

The electronic device 100 may include an Auto Upload module 1120, a Contents Viewer module 1121, a Proxy Server module 1122, a Contents Manager module 1123, an Allshare Play Client module 1124, and an Easy setup solution module 1125. ) And the Android Middleware module 1126.

The Android Middleware module 1126 manages the system's boot and file system, and configures the system's firmware, such as network settings and graphics settings.

Easy setup solution module 1125 is responsible for network settings such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, etc., manages the connectivity manager module to identify the network type when connecting to the personal cloud device 200, user account for registering the personal cloud device 200 Account Manager module, Provisioning Manager module for registering the personal cloud device 200 to the registration server 530, authentication server 510, network server 540.

The Allshare Play Client module 1124 performs an interface function with a compatible application that can access the personal cloud device 200.

The Contents Manager module 1123 is a Viewing Manager module that manages playback and control of content on the electronic device 100, a ReST Handler module that remotely transmits a playback request for content of the personal cloud device 200, and automatic uploading. And a Setting Manager module that manages settings such as automatic download.

The proxy server module 1122 manages the transmission of information with a playback player installed in the electronic device 100 when the content is played back.

The Contents Viewer module 1121 generates a GUI for content reproduction.

The Auto Upload module 1120 includes a Service Handler module that manages setting and execution cycles for automatic or manual upload, and a Delta Handler module that manages new information of updated content.

Therefore, the electronic device 100 and the personal cloud device 200 may share the content stored in the personal cloud device 200 even inside or outside the home by using the above-described software module.

Hereinafter, when the home think application which is another embodiment of the present invention is installed, a method for the electronic device 100 to register the personal cloud device 200 to the registration server will be described.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating a method for an electronic device to register a personal cloud device with a registration server when a preset application is installed according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

First, the electronic device 100 determines whether a preset application is executed (S1210). In this case, the preset application may be an application that enables the electronic device 100 to share content using the personal cloud device 200. In addition, when a preset application is executed, the electronic device 100 may display a device registration guide UI as illustrated in FIG. 13A.

When the preset application is executed (S1210-Y), the electronic device 100 displays a UI for guiding NFC communication (S1220). In detail, as illustrated in FIG. 13B, the electronic device 100 may display a UI 1310 for guiding the NFC tagging operation of the electronic device 100. In this case, as illustrated in FIG. 13B, the UI may include a manual connection icon 1320 guiding manual connection.

In operation S1230, the electronic device 100 determines whether NFC tagging has been performed. Specifically, when the electronic device 100 is located within a predetermined distance (eg, 10 cm) from the personal cloud device 200, the electronic device 100 may determine that the NFC tagging operation is performed.

When the NFC tagging operation is performed (S1230-Y), the electronic device 100 receives pairing information from the personal cloud device 200 using NFC communication (S1240). In this case, the pairing information may be MAC address information of the personal cloud device 200.

In operation S1250, the electronic device 100 performs a pairing operation using pairing information. In this case, the electronic device 100 may perform a Bluetooth pairing operation using MAC address information of the personal cloud device 200 received through NFC communication without a separate user input.

However, when the NFC tagging operation is not performed (S1230-Y), the electronic device 100 receives a selection command of a manual connection icon (S1240) and performs a manual connection operation (S1250). In detail, when the manual connection icon is selected, the electronic device 100 may perform a discovery operation for searching for at least one personal cloud device existing within a predetermined distance from the electronic device. In addition, the electronic device 100 may receive MAC address information from the searched at least one personal cloud device. When MAC address information is received from at least one personal cloud device, as shown in FIG. 13C, a search list including the searched personal cloud device may be displayed. If one of the at least one personal cloud device included in the search list as illustrated in FIG. 13D is selected, the electronic device 100 may set a channel for communicating with the selected personal cloud device. In particular, when one of the at least one personal cloud device displayed in the search list is selected, the electronic device 100 may display a password input UI for inputting a password of the selected personal cloud device as shown in FIG. 13F. When the password of the personal cloud device is input through the password input UI, the electronic device 100 may set a channel for communicating with the selected personal cloud device. In this case, the password to be input to the password input UI may be displayed on an external display device connected to the selected personal cloud device, as shown in FIG. 13E. When the channel is set, the electronic device 100 may transmit a request signal for requesting connection to the selected personal cloud device through the set channel, and receive a response signal in response to the request signal to complete the pairing operation.

As described in steps S1230 to S1250, pairing with the personal cloud device 200 is automatically performed using NFC tagging, or pairing with the personal cloud device 200 is manually performed as described in steps S1260 and S1265. After that, the electronic device 100 obtains the access point information and transmits it to the personal cloud device 200 (S1270). The electronic device 100 determines that the personal cloud device 200 is connected to the network (S1280), and registers the personal cloud device 200 with the registration server 530 (S1290). Meanwhile, steps S1270 to S1290 disclosed in FIG. 12 have the same contents as steps S250 to S270 of FIG. 2, and thus descriptions thereof will not be repeated.

As described above, when the preset application is already installed, the electronic device having the NFC communication function can easily register the personal cloud device 200 to the registration server 520 without a separate user input, and the NFC communication function Even if the electronic device is not provided, the personal cloud device 200 may be intuitively registered with the registration server 520.

Through the personal cloud system 10 as described above, a user registers the personal cloud device 200 to the registration server 530 by using the electronic device 100 so that the personal cloud device 200 can be used at home or outside. It can be used to download or upload content. That is, the user may share content in a plurality of electronic devices through the personal cloud device 200. In addition, a plurality of users can also share the content stored in one personal cloud device 200.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, one electronic device may control another electronic device by using the personal cloud device 200. In detail, the personal cloud device 100 shares content with an external display device 1400 and the electronic device 100 using a first communication interface (eg, a Wi-Fi interface), and the external display device 1400. And a second communication interface (Bluetooth interface) different from the first communication interface with the electronic device 100.

 In this case, the electronic device 100 may receive a user's control command by using various methods, and may mediate the input control command to the display device 1400 by mediating the personal cloud device 200 through the second communication interface. . In one embodiment, the electronic device 100 detects the user's motion as shown in FIG. 14A using a sensor (eg, a gyro sensor) capable of detecting the user's motion, and corresponds to the detected motion. The control command may be transmitted to the personal cloud device 200 through the second communication interface. In another embodiment, as shown in FIG. 14B, the electronic device 100 receives and displays the same content control screen as the content control screen transmitted to the display apparatus 1400 through the first communication interface, and controls the content. When a specific icon is selected on the screen, the electronic device 100 may transmit a control command corresponding to the selected icon to the personal cloud device 200 through the second communication interface. In another embodiment, as shown in FIG. 14C, the electronic device 100 detects a touch input input to the touch screen of the electronic device 100, and transmits a control command corresponding to the detected touch input to the second communication. It may be transmitted to the personal cloud device 200 through the interface.

In addition, the personal cloud device 200 may transmit the transmitted control command to the display device 1400 again, and the display device 1400 may control the function of the display device 1400 according to the transmitted control command.

According to the above-described embodiment, the user can control the external display device 1400 using the electronic device 100 such as a smart phone while watching the content stored in the personal cloud device 200.

Program code for performing a registration method of the personal cloud device 200 according to various embodiments as described above may be stored in various types of recording media. Specifically, random access memory (RAM), flash memory, read only memory (ROM), erasable programmable ROM (EPROM), electronically erasable and programmable ROM (EEPROM), registers, hard disks, removable disks, memory cards, USB It may be stored in various types of recording media readable by the terminal, such as a memory, a CD-ROM, and the like.

While the above has been illustrated and described with respect to preferred embodiments of the present invention, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, it is usually in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention claimed in the claims. Various modifications can be made by those skilled in the art, and these modifications should not be individually understood from the technical spirit or the prospect of the present invention.

100: electronic device 200: personal cloud device
300: home AP 400: public network
510: authentication server 520: public cloud server
530: registration server 540: network server

Claims (24)

A registration method in which an electronic device registers an external electronic device with a registration server,
Receiving download information of a preset application and pairing information of the external electronic device from the external electronic device using near field communication (NFC) communication;
Downloading and executing the preset application using the received download information of the preset application;
Performing a pairing operation with the external electronic device using pairing information of the received external electronic device when the preset application is executed;
Acquiring and transmitting information of an access point to the external electronic device in order to connect the external electronic device to a network; And
Registering the external electronic device with a registration server when the external electronic device is connected to a network through the access point. The method of claim 1,
When the electronic device has a function of automatically transmitting information of the access point to an external electronic device,
The transmitting step,
When the signal generated by the command for selecting a predetermined button provided in the external electronic device is received from the external electronic device, the registration method characterized in that for transmitting the information of the access point to the external electronic device without a user input. . The method of claim 2,
When the electronic device has a function of automatically transmitting information of the access point to an external electronic device,
The transmitting step,
Receiving a random value generated from the external electronic device as a session key;
Obtaining encrypted access point information using the received session key;
Transmitting the encrypted access point information to the external electronic device;
The external electronic device,
And decrypting the encrypted access point information using the session key and accessing the access point using the decrypted access point information. The method of claim 1,
If the electronic device does not have a function of automatically transmitting information of the access point to an external electronic device,
The transmitting step,
Displaying a password input UI for inputting a password of the access point;
And when the password of the access point is input to the password input UI, transmitting the information of the access point to the external electronic device. The method of claim 1,
Download information of the preset application,
Includes the name, version and download URL information of the predetermined application,
Pairing information of the external electronic device,
And MAC address information of the external electronic device. The method of claim 5,
The registering step,
Receiving user account information from the authentication server when the user account is logged in to the authentication server;
Transmitting the user account information and the MAC address information of the external electronic device to the registration server to register the external electronic device;
When the external electronic device is registered with the registration server using the user account information and the MAC address information, domain information and peer ID information of a network server to which the external electronic device can access are received from the registration server. Doing; And
And transmitting the received domain information and the peer ID information to the external electronic device. The method of claim 6,
The external electronic device,
And connecting to an external network through the network server using the received domain information and peer ID information. In an electronic device,
A NFC (near field communication) communication unit configured to receive downloading information of a preset application and pairing information of an external electronic device from an external electronic device;
A communication unit for communicating with the external electronic device and an external server;
A display unit; And
The preset application is downloaded and executed by using the download information of the preset application received through the NFC communication unit, and when the preset application is executed, the external electronic device is paired using the pairing information of the received external electronic device. Performs a pairing operation with a device, controls the communication unit to acquire information of an access point and transmit the information to an external electronic device to connect the external electronic device to a network, and the external electronic device controls the access point. And a controller configured to register the external electronic device with a registration server when connected to a network through the network. The method of claim 8,
When the electronic device has a function of automatically transmitting information of the access point to an external electronic device,
The control unit,
When a signal generated by a command for selecting a preset button provided in the external electronic device through the communication unit is received from the external electronic device, the communication unit transmits the information of the access point to the external electronic device without user input. Electronic device, characterized in that for controlling. The method of claim 9,
When the electronic device has a function of automatically transmitting information of the access point to an external electronic device,
The control unit,
Control the communication unit to receive a random value generated from the external electronic device as a session key, obtain encrypted access point information using the received session key, and transmit the encrypted access point information to the external electronic device. Control the communication unit to transmit,
The external electronic device,
And decrypting the encrypted access point information by using the session key and accessing the access point by using the decrypted access point information. The method of claim 8,
If the electronic device does not have a function of automatically transmitting information of the access point to an external electronic device,
The control unit,
The display unit is controlled to display a password input UI for inputting a password of the access point, and when the password of the access point is input to the password input UI, transmitting the information of the access point to the external electronic device. An electronic device for controlling the communication unit. The method of claim 8,
Download information of the preset application,
Includes the name, version and download URL information of the predetermined application,
Pairing information of the external electronic device,
And the MAC address information of the external electronic device. The method of claim 12,
The control unit,
When the user account is logged in to the authentication server, to receive the user account information from the authentication server, and to register the external electronic device, and transmits the user account information and the MAC address information of the external electronic device to the registration server; When the external electronic device is registered with the registration server by using the user account information and the MAC address information, domain information and peer ID information of a network server to which the external electronic device can access are registered from the registration server. And control the communication unit to receive and transmit the received domain information and the peer ID information to the external electronic device. The method of claim 13,
The external electronic device,
And connect to an external network through the network server using the received domain information and peer ID information. A registration method in which an electronic device registers an external electronic device with a registration server,
Displaying a guide UI for guiding NFC communication with the external electronic device when a preset application is executed;
When the electronic device is located within a predetermined distance from the external electronic device, receiving pairing information of the external electronic device from the external electronic device using the NFC communication;
Performing a pairing operation with the external electronic device using pairing information of the received external electronic device;
Acquiring and transmitting information of an access point to the paired external electronic device to connect the external electronic device to a network; And
Registering the external electronic device with a registration server when the external electronic device is connected to a network through the access point. The method of claim 15,
The guide UI,
A manual connection icon for guiding manual connection with the external electronic device,
The receiving step,
If the manual connection icon is selected, performing a discovery operation for searching for at least one external electronic device existing within a predetermined distance from the electronic device;
Receiving MAC address information from the searched at least one external electronic device;
Setting one channel to communicate with the selected external electronic device when one of the searched at least one external electronic device is selected;
Transmitting a request signal for requesting connection to the selected external electronic device through the channel; And
And receiving a response signal responsive to the request signal. The method of claim 16,
The setting step,
Displaying a search list for selecting the searched at least one external electronic device;
If one of the at least one external electronic device displayed in the search list is selected, displaying a password input UI for inputting a password of the selected external electronic device; And
And setting a channel for communicating with the selected external electronic device when the password of the external electronic device is input through the password input UI. The method of claim 17,
And displaying the password of the selected external electronic device on a display device connected to the selected external electronic device while displaying the password input UI. The method of claim 16,
The setting step,
After one of the at least one searched external electronic device is selected, if a signal generated by selecting a preset button provided in the selected external electronic device is received from the selected external electronic device, communication with the selected external electronic device is performed. A registration method comprising setting a channel to be performed. In an electronic device,
A NFC (near field communication) communication unit configured to receive downloading information of a preset application and pairing information of an external electronic device from an external electronic device;
A communication unit for communicating with the external electronic device and an external server;
A display unit; And
When the preset application is executed, the display unit is controlled to display a guide UI for guiding NFC communication with the external electronic device, and when the electronic device is located within a predetermined distance from the external electronic device, the NFC communication unit Receiving pairing information of the external electronic device from the external electronic device through, to perform a pairing operation with the external electronic device using the received pairing information of the external electronic device, and to connect the external electronic device to the network And a controller configured to control the communication unit to acquire information of an access point and transmit the information to the external electronic device, and register the external electronic device with a registration server when the external electronic device is connected to a network through the access point. Electronics. The method of claim 20,
The guide UI,
A manual connection icon for guiding manual connection with the external electronic device,
The control unit,
When the manual connection icon of the guide UI is selected, a discovery operation for searching for at least one external electronic device existing within a predetermined distance from the electronic device is performed, and MAC address information is obtained from the at least one external electronic device. Receive it. When one of the searched at least one external electronic device is selected, a channel for communicating with the selected external electronic device is set, a request signal for connecting to the selected external electronic device is transmitted through the channel, and the request is made. And control the communication unit to receive a response signal in response to the signal. The method of claim 21,
The control unit,
Display a search list for selecting the searched at least one external electronic device, and if one of the at least one external electronic device displayed in the search list is selected, a password input for inputting a password of the selected external electronic device And controlling the display unit to display a UI and to set a channel for communicating with the selected external electronic device when a password of the external electronic device is input through the password input UI. Electronics. The method of claim 22,
The password of the selected external electronic device is displayed on the display device connected to the selected external electronic device while displaying the password input UI. The method of claim 21,
The control unit,
When one of the at least one searched external electronic device is selected, and a signal generated by selecting a preset button included in the selected external electronic device is received from the selected external electronic device through the communication unit, the selected external electronic device is selected. And controlling the communication unit to set a channel to communicate with.

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