KR20200012989A - Electronic device, Personal cloud apparatus, Personal cloud system and Method for registering personal cloud apparatus in user portal server thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

An electronic device, a personal cloud device, a personal cloud system, and a method for registering personal cloud devices thereof are provided. The method for registering a personal cloud device of an electronic device performs a pairing operation with the personal cloud device when a preset application is executed, obtains and transmits information on an access point to the personal cloud device in order to connect the personal cloud device to a network, and registers the personal cloud device with a registration server when the personal cloud device is connected to the network through the access point. Accordingly, a user can upload or download various content using a personal cloud device in the home or outside.

Description

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

The present invention relates to an electronic device, a personal cloud device, a personal cloud system, and a method for registering a personal cloud device thereof, so that the electronic device can access a personal cloud device through a home network or an external network to store and share content. It relates to an electronic device, a personal cloud device, a personal cloud system and a personal cloud device registration method thereof.

As the amount of content increases and communication technology develops, in recent years, a cloud service for storing various contents on 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 having 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 setting 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 sharing content among families increases, the individual uses alone or in the home There is a growing need to develop this publicly available personal cloud device.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a personal cloud device so that the electronic device can store and share content through a network in the home or an external network through a personal cloud device in the home An electronic device, a personal cloud device, a personal cloud system, and a personal cloud device registration method thereof that can register with an external registration server are provided.

According to one or more exemplary embodiments, a method for registering a personal cloud device of an electronic device is provided. The method includes: performing a pairing operation with a personal cloud device when a preset application is executed; 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 electronic device may enter a near field communication (NFC) communication mode in response to a user command. When the electronic device is located within a preset distance from the personal cloud device, receiving download information of the preset application using NFC communication; And downloading the preset application on the basis of the download information of the preset application.

The performing may include determining whether the user is logged in to the authentication server using a specific user account; Searching for an available communication interface to perform pairing with the personal cloud device when logged in to the authentication server; And pairing with the personal cloud device through one of the found communication interfaces.

The available communication interface may include at least one of a Bluetooth interface, a Wi-Fi interface, and a Zigbee interface.

In addition, when performing a pairing operation with the personal cloud device through the Wi-Fi interface, the performing of the step, if the SSID information of the personal cloud device is broadcast through the personal cloud device, receiving the SSID information; Generating cryptographic information through a hash algorithm using the SSID information and MAC address information of the personal cloud device; And performing a pairing operation with the personal cloud device through the SSID information and the password information.

When performing a pairing operation with the personal cloud device through a Bluetooth interface, the performing may include: performing a discovery operation for searching for a personal cloud device existing within a predetermined distance from the electronic device; Receiving MAC address information from the retrieved personal cloud device; Setting a channel for communicating with the searched personal cloud device when a pairing request with the searched personal cloud device is input from a user; Transmitting a request signal for requesting a connection to the personal cloud device through the channel; And receiving a response signal in response to the request signal.

The transmitting may include transmitting SSID information and password information of an access point currently used by the electronic device to the personal cloud device.

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

The personal cloud device may be connected to an external network through the network server using the received domain information and peer ID information, and the peer ID information may correspond to MAC address information of the personal cloud device.

The registering may include registering the personal cloud device to the registration server based on a user account, and using the plurality of user accounts when the same personal cloud device is registered to the registration server. The electronic device can share the personal cloud device.

On the other hand, an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object, the communication unit for performing communication with a personal cloud device and an external server; Storage unit; And when a preset application is executed, performs a pairing operation with a personal cloud device, and controls the communication unit to obtain information of an access point and transmit the information to an personal cloud device in order to connect the personal cloud device to a network. The controller may register the personal cloud device to a registration server when the personal cloud device is connected to a network through the access point.

The controller may be further configured to use NFC communication when the mode of the electronic device enters a near field communication (NFC) communication mode and the electronic device is located within a predetermined distance from the personal cloud device in response to a user command. And receiving download information of the preset application, and downloading the preset application based on the download information of the preset application and storing it in the storage unit.

The controller may determine whether the user is logged in to the authentication server using a specific user account, and if not logged in to the authentication server, search the available communication interface to perform pairing with the personal cloud device. And may be paired with the personal cloud device through one of the found communication interfaces.

The available communication interface may include at least one of a Bluetooth interface, a Wi-Fi interface, and a Zigbee interface.

In addition, when performing a pairing operation with the personal cloud device through a Wi-Fi interface, the controller, when the SSID information of the personal cloud device is broadcast through the personal cloud device, receives the SSID information through the communication unit, Password information may be generated using a hash algorithm using the SSID information and MAC address information of the personal cloud device, and a pairing operation may be performed with the personal cloud device through the SSID information and the password information.

When performing a pairing operation with the personal cloud device through a Bluetooth interface, the controller performs a discovery operation for searching for a personal cloud device existing within a predetermined distance from the electronic device, and is found through the communication unit. Receives MAC address information from a personal cloud device, and when a pairing request with the searched personal cloud device is input from a user, sets a channel to communicate with the searched personal cloud device, and sets the channel to the personal cloud device through the channel. The communication unit may be controlled to transmit a request signal for requesting connection and to receive a response signal in response to the request signal.

The controller may control the communication unit to transmit the SSID information and the password information of the access point currently used by the electronic device to the personal cloud device.

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

The personal cloud device may be connected to an external network through the network server using the received domain information and peer ID information, and the peer ID information may correspond to MAC address information of the personal cloud device.

When the personal cloud device is registered with the registration server based on a user account, and the personal cloud device with the same user account is registered with the registration server, the plurality of electronic devices using the plurality of user accounts are the personal. You can share cloud devices.

On the other hand, the registration method of the personal cloud system for registering a personal cloud device to the registration server according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object, a predetermined application of the electronic device is executed, Performing a pairing operation between the electronic device and the personal cloud device when a preset button is selected; Acquiring, by the electronic device, the access point information from an access point to connect the personal cloud device to a network; Transmitting, by the electronic device, the access point information to the personal cloud device; The personal cloud device connecting to an access point using the access point information; Transmitting, by the electronic device, user account information and information of the personal cloud device to the registration server to register the personal cloud device in registration; And registering, by the registration server, the personal cloud device, and transmitting domain information and peer ID information of a network server to which the personal cloud device can access, to the electronic device.

Meanwhile, a method of registering a personal cloud device for registering a personal cloud device with a registration server according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object may include: selecting an electronic device and a button; Performing a pairing operation; Receiving information of an access point from the electronic device; Connecting to an access point using the access point information; And transmitting a MAC address to the electronic device to register the personal cloud device with the registration service.

According to the embodiment of the present invention as described above, by registering the personal cloud device to the external registration server, the user can upload or download various contents using the personal cloud device in the home or outside.

1 illustrates a personal cloud system, according to an embodiment of the invention;
2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for an electronic device to register a personal cloud device with a registration server according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a sequence diagram illustrating a method of pairing an electronic device with a personal cloud device and connecting the personal cloud device to a home AP according to an embodiment of the present invention;
4 is a sequence diagram illustrating a method of pairing an electronic device with a personal cloud device using a Wi-Fi interface according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a sequence diagram illustrating a method in which an electronic device pairs with a personal cloud device using a Bluetooth interface according to another embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram illustrating a method in which an electronic device pairs with a personal cloud device using a direct interface, according to another embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
7 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;
8 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;
9 is a diagram illustrating a registration message format according to a user account when registering the same personal cloud device 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
10 illustrates 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;
11 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;
12 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
13 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a personal cloud device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
14 is a diagram illustrating a soft module configuration of a personal cloud system according to an embodiment of the present invention; and
15A to 15E are diagrams illustrating a UI provided by an electronic device when registering a personal cloud device with a registration server 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, the public cloud server 520, the registration server 530, and the 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 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 by 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 the user account through a login operation of the user through the electronic device 100 and registers the user account information with the electronic device 100 in order 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 using the electronic device 100, and the personal cloud device 200 in the 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, a detailed method of registering the personal cloud device 200 to the registration server 530 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 14.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for the electronic device 100 to register the personal cloud device 200 with the registration server 530 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the electronic device 100 determines whether a preset application is executed (S210). 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.

If it is determined that the preset application is executed (S210-Y), the electronic device 100 performs pairing with the personal cloud device 200 (S220). In this case, the electronic device 100 may perform pairing with the personal cloud device through various communication interfaces (for example, a Bluetooth interface, a Wi-Fi interface, a direct interface, etc.). A method of pairing with the personal cloud device 200 using various communication interfaces will be described in detail later with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6.

The electronic device 100 obtains the access point information and transmits it to the personal cloud device 200 (S230). 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 may be connected to the home AP 300. It may be transmitted to the cloud device 200.

In operation S240, the electronic device 100 registers the personal cloud device 200 with the registration server 530. 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 later with reference to FIG. 7.

As described above, the user may register the personal cloud device 200 with the registration server 530 through the electronic device 100, thereby sharing content using the personal cloud device 200 at home or outside. .

FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram illustrating a method in which an electronic device and a personal cloud device are paired and a personal cloud device accesses a home AP according to an embodiment of the present invention in more detail. In particular, FIG. 3 is a diagram for describing in more detail the steps S210 to S230 described in FIG. 2.

First, the electronic device 100 enters a near field communication (NFC) communication mode (S305). Specifically, the electronic device 100 enters the NFC communication mode in response to a user's manipulation (for example, selecting an NFC communication mode entry icon).

In operation S310, the electronic device 100 tags the NFC communication module to the personal cloud device 200. That is, the electronic device 100 determines whether the NFC communication module is tagged by determining whether the electronic device 100 exists within a predetermined distance from the personal cloud device 200. In addition, when the personal cloud device 200 exists within a preset distance from the electronic device 100, the electronic device 100 may determine that the NFC communication module is tagged on the personal cloud device 200.

When the electronic device 100 is NFC tagged to the personal cloud device 200, the personal cloud device 200 transmits application download information to the electronic device 100 (S315). In this case, the application download information may include at least one of an application name, a version, a download URL (uniform resource locator).

In operation S320, the electronic device 100 determines whether the application is a pre-installed application based on the received application download information.

If it is determined that the application is already installed (S320-Y), the electronic device 100 loads and executes the already installed application (S325). In this case, the electronic device 100 may display the application loading screen as shown in FIG. 15A on the display screen.

However, if it is determined that the application is not a pre-installed application (S320-N), the electronic device 100 downloads the application based on the application download information (S330). That is, the electronic device 100 may access the application store based on the URL of the application store from which the application can be downloaded, and then download the latest version of the file.

The electronic device 100 installs the downloaded application (S335), loads and executes the installed application (S325). In this case, the electronic device 100 may display the application loading screen as shown in FIG. 15A on the display screen.

In operation S340, the electronic device 100 determines whether the user device is logged in with the user account. When not logged in with a specific user account (S340-N), the electronic device 100 performs a login operation through a user input (S350). In detail, when not logged in with a specific user account, the electronic device 100 may display a log-in page and log in with 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.

In operation S345, the electronic device 100 searches for an available communication interface. In this case, the available communication interface may be at least one of a Bluetooth interface, a Wi-Fi interface, and a direct interface.

The electronic device 100 searches for the personal cloud device 200 using the available communication interface (S355). In this case, the electronic device 100 may search the personal cloud device 200 in a different manner according to the type of available communication interface. For example, when the available communication interface is a Bluetooth interface, the electronic device 100 may search for the personal cloud device 200 through a discovery operation, and when the available communication interface is the Wi-Fi interface, the electronic device 100 ) May search for the personal cloud device 200 by receiving SSID information broadcasted from the personal cloud device 200.

In operation S360, the electronic device 100 selects the searched personal cloud device. In this case, when there are a plurality of searched personal cloud devices 200, the electronic device 100 may select one of the plurality of personal cloud devices through a user input. In detail, the electronic device 100 displays a UI for selecting the found personal cloud device 200 on the display screen. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 15B, the electronic device 100 may display a UI including a plurality of searched personal cloud devices 200. When a user command to select one of the plurality of personal cloud devices included in the UI is input, the electronic device 100 may select the personal cloud device 200 to which the user command is input.

In operation S365, the electronic device 100 transmits a pairing request signal to the selected personal cloud device 200. In this case, in order to enhance security of the connection between the electronic device 100 and the personal cloud device 200, the electronic device 100 selects a button provided in the personal cloud device 200 as shown in FIG. 15C. May display a prompt.

The personal cloud device 200 transmits a pairing response signal in response to the pairing request signal (S370). In this case, the personal cloud device 200 may transmit a pairing response signal when a preset button is selected.

In operation S375, the electronic device 100 obtains information on the currently connected home AP 300. In detail, the electronic device 100 may receive access pointer information (eg, SSID and password of the home AP 300) from the home AP 300.

The electronic device 100 transmits the information of the home AP 300 to the personal cloud device 200 (S380). In this case, the electronic device 100 may automatically transmit the information of the home AP 300 to the personal cloud device 200, but this is only an example, and the information of the home AP 300 may be personalized by a user command. Can be sent to cloud devices For example, when a password is input in the UI as shown in FIG. 15D and a "Send" button is selected, the electronic device 100 may transmit information of the home AP 300 to the personal cloud device 200. .

In addition, the personal cloud device 200 connects the communication to the home AP 300 using the received access point information of the home AP (S385).

The personal cloud device 200 transmits the information of the personal cloud device 200 to the electronic device 100 (S390). In this case, the information of the personal cloud device 200 may be MAC address information of the personal cloud device 200.

Thereafter, the electronic device 100 may provide a UI as shown in FIG. 15E while registering the personal cloud device 200 with the registration server 530.

Through the operation as described above, the electronic device 100 may perform a pairing operation with the personal cloud device 200. In addition, the personal cloud device 200 may access the home AP 300 so as to connect with an external network.

4 to 6, the electronic device 100 is paired with the personal cloud device 200 according to the type of communication interface, and the personal cloud device 200 accesses the home AP 300. This will be explained in detail.

FIG. 4 is a sequence diagram illustrating a method in which the electronic device 100 pairs with a personal cloud device 200 using a Wi-Fi interface according to an embodiment of the present invention. At this time, the electronic device 100 is connected to the home AP 300.

First, the personal cloud device 200 enters the AP mode through a user input (S405). Specifically, when a preset button provided in the personal cloud device 200 is selected, the personal cloud device 200 may enter the AP mode.

The personal cloud device 200 broadcasts the SSID so that the electronic device 100 can search through the Wi-Fi interface (S410). In this case, the broadcast SSID may be a unique number of the personal cloud device 200. For example, the SSID broadcasted may be used as "SPC-80C78LS4P" by combining "SPC" representing the personal cloud device 200 and "80C78LS4P" which is a serial number of the personal cloud device 200.

  In operation S415, the electronic device 100 executes an application through a user input. In this case, as described above with reference to FIG. 3, the electronic device 100 may download the application through the NFC tag operation and execute the downloaded application.

In operation S420, the electronic device 100 searches for the personal cloud device 200. In detail, the electronic device 100 may search the personal cloud device 200 by checking the SSID broadcast from the personal cloud device 200.

In operation S425, the electronic device 100 generates a password using the received SSID and the MAC address of the personal cloud device 200. Specifically, the electronic device 100 applies a hash algorithm, such as SHA-1, to the received SSID and MAC address of the personal cloud device 200 to derive a hash value, and use the derived hash value as a password. I use it. Through this, the confidentiality of the data transmitted between the personal cloud device 200 and the electronic device 100 is guaranteed, even if the password of the personal cloud device 200 to be accessed is not stored in advance, the electronic device 100 Automatically generated to access the personal cloud device 200.

Since the personal cloud device 200 operates in the AP mode, the electronic device 100 releases the connection with the home AP 300 in order to connect with the personal cloud device 200 (S430).

In operation S435, the electronic device 100 performs pairing with the personal cloud device 200.

In operation S440, the electronic device 100 transmits the information of the previously connected home AP 300 to the personal cloud device 200.

The personal cloud device 200 performs a connection operation with the home AP 300 based on the received information of the home AP 300 (S445). In operation S450, the electronic device 100 connects with the home AP 300 again.

In addition, the personal cloud device 200 transmits information (eg, MAC address, device ID, etc.) of the personal cloud device to the electronic device 100 in order to register the personal cloud device 200 with the registration server 530. It transmits (S455).

Meanwhile, when the information of the home AP 300 is transmitted to the personal cloud device 200 through the Wi-Fi interface, the application may store unique data information such as application secret code information at the time of development. The electronic device 100 may be designed to acquire information of the home AP 300 using application secret code information as a key value through a specific software interface (eg, Get_WiFi_Info function) on the Supplicant Config. As a result, in the process of acquiring the information of the home AP 300, it is possible to solve the security problem that the password may be exposed.

FIG. 5 is a sequence diagram illustrating a method in which an electronic device pairs with a personal cloud device using a Bluetooth interface according to another embodiment of the present invention.

First, the electronic device 100 executes an application (S500). In this case, as described above with reference to FIG. 3, the electronic device 100 may download the application through the NFC tag operation and execute the downloaded application.

In operation S505, the electronic device 100 performs a Bluetooth discovery operation. That is, the electronic device 100 may search for the surrounding personal cloud device 200 by transmitting a Bluetooth discovery request signal.

When the discovery request signal is transmitted, the personal cloud device 200 transmits a Bluetooth MAC address to the electronic device 100 in response to the discovery request signal (S510).

The electronic device 100 requests a pairing from the personal cloud device 200, and the personal cloud device 200 confirms the pairing request (S515).

In addition, the personal cloud device 200 establishes an RFCOMM channel on a Bluetooth interface standard in order to communicate with the electronic device 100 (S520). The personal cloud device 200 waits for a connection request from the electronic device.

In addition, the electronic device 100 also sets the same RFCOMM channel as the RFCOMM channel set by the personal cloud device 200 (S525), and requests a connection to the personal cloud device 200 (S530).

The personal cloud device 200 transmits a response signal in response to the connection request (S535). As a result, the electronic device 100 and the personal cloud device 200 may complete the pairing operation.

The electronic device 100 transmits the information of the currently connected home AP 300 to the personal cloud device 200 (S540). In this case, the electronic device 100 may encrypt and transmit the information of the home AP 300. That is, in order to correct the confidentiality of the home AP information (SSID and password of the home AP), the electronic device 100 applies the symmetric key encryption algorithm (for example, AES-128) to encrypt and transmit the information of the home AP. In this case, the symmetric key used for encryption and decryption between the electronic device 100 and the personal cloud device 200 may use application-specific information (for example, application ID-hash value). Can be.

When the information of the home AP 300 is transmitted, the personal cloud device 200 performs a connection operation with the home AP 300 (S545). In particular, the personal cloud device 200 may decrypt the encrypted home AP 300 information and perform a connection operation of the home AP 300 based on the decrypted information of the home AP 300.

In addition, the personal cloud device 200 transmits the information of the personal cloud device 200 to the electronic device 100 in order to register the personal cloud device 200 to the registration server 530 (S550).

FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram illustrating a method in which an electronic device pairs with a personal cloud device using a direct interface, according to another embodiment of the present invention.

First, the electronic device 100 executes an application (S605). In this case, as described above with reference to FIG. 3, the electronic device 100 may download the application through the NFC tag operation and execute the downloaded application.

In operation S610, the electronic device 200 transmits a discovery request signal. In this case, the electronic device 200 may periodically transmit a discovery request signal.

The personal cloud device 200 receives a pairing request command (S615). In this case, the pairing request command may be a command for selecting a preset button provided in the personal cloud device 200.

Thereafter, when the electronic device 100 transmits a discovery request signal (S620), the personal cloud device 200 transmits a discovery response signal in response to the discovery request signal (S630).

When the response signal is received, the electronic device 100 transmits a pairing request signal (S630). When the pairing request signal is transmitted, the personal cloud device 200 determines whether to allow pairing (S635), and transmits a pairing response signal in response to the pairing request signal (S640).

When the pairing response signal is received, the electronic device 100 pairs with the personal cloud device 200 (S645).

When the electronic device 100 and the personal cloud device 200 are paired, the electronic device 100 transmits information of the home AP 300 (S650).

In addition, the personal cloud device 200 performs a connection operation with the home AP 300 based on the received information of the home AP 300 (S655).

In addition, the personal cloud device 200 transmits personal cloud device information to the electronic device 100 in order to register the personal cloud device 200 to the registration server 530 (S660).

As described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6, the electronic device 100 may perform pairing with the personal cloud device 200 through various communication interfaces, and the personal cloud device 200 may be transmitted from the electronic device 100. The home AP 300 may be accessed using the information of the home AP 300.

7 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. In particular, FIG. 7 is a diagram for describing the operation S240 of FIG. 2 in more detail.

The electronic device 100 logs in to the authentication server 510 using a specific user account (S705). In this case, the user account may be e-mail information used by the user (for example, "A@samsung.com").

The personal cloud device 200 transmits MAC address information of the personal cloud device 200 to the electronic device 100 (S710).

In this case, step S705 may correspond to steps S340 and S350 of FIG. 3, and step S710 may correspond to step S390 of FIG. 3.

In addition, the personal cloud device 200 requests user account information from the authentication server 510 (S715). 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 user account information in response to the user account information request (S720). 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.

The electronic device 100 transmits the received user account information and the MAC address information of the 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. At this time, the registration server 530 determines whether or not the registration server 530 is already registered based on the MAC address information which 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 (S735). 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 (S740).

The registration server 530 transmits the domain information and the peer ID information of the network server 540 to the electronic device 100 (S745). 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 (S750), 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 (S755).

Therefore, through the operation described with reference to FIG. 7, 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 content in the home as well as outside.

In particular, the user may input the personal cloud device 200 to the registration server 530 only by an input for executing an application, an input for selecting a personal cloud, and an input of pressing a button of the personal cloud device 200 when a plurality of personal clouds are found. You can register. That is, the user can register the personal cloud device 200 to the registration server 530 by simply selecting an icon or a button without performing an initial setting operation of a network existing in the existing cloud service, thereby increasing user convenience. Can be.

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 7, 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. As described above with reference to 2 to 7.

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. 8.

First, the registration server 530 receives user account information from the electronic device 100 (S810). In this case, step S810 of FIG. 8 may correspond to step S725 of FIG. 7.

The registration server 530 determines whether the user account has been registered in advance (S820). 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 (S820-Y), the registration server 530 registers the personal cloud device 200 to the existing user account information list (S830).

However, if the user account is not registered in advance (S820-N), the registration server 530 generates a user account list (S840), and registers the personal cloud device 200 in the generated user account list (S850). .

9 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. 9, 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. 10, 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 the MAC address information of the personal cloud device 200 regardless of the user account.

For example, as shown in FIG. 10, 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. 10, 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 can use the same personal cloud device 200 using different accounts.

11 is a diagram illustrating a list of user accounts stored in the registration server 530 according to a user account according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 11, the personal cloud device 200 registered in different user accounts has the same peer in the user account list 1110 of user account "A" and the user account list 1120 of 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. 8 to 11, 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. 12 and 13.

12 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an electronic device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As illustrated in FIG. 12, the electronic device 100 includes a communication unit 110, a storage unit 120, a display unit 130, a user input unit 140, and a controller 150. The electronic device 100 according to an example is a device capable of playing various contents and may be implemented by various devices such as a smart phone, a tablet PC, and a smart TV.

Meanwhile, FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating various components, for example, when the electronic device 100 is a device having a personal cloud service function. Accordingly, some of the components shown in FIG. 12 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 be implemented with at least one of an NFC interface, a Wi-Fi interface, a Bluetooth interface, and a direct interface to communicate with the personal cloud device 200. In addition, the communication unit 110 may use wireless communication to communicate with an external server from the outside, and as wireless communication, IEEE, ZigBee, 3rd Generation (3G), 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), Long Term (LTE) Various communication standards such as Evoloution) may be used.

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 pieces of software as illustrated in FIG. 14 to share various contents using the personal cloud device 200. Modules 1420-1426 are included.

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, when a plurality of personal cloud devices 200 are searched, the display 130 may display a UI for selecting one of the plurality of searched personal cloud devices.

The user input unit 140 may receive a user command for controlling the electronic device 100. In particular, a user command for executing an application for registering the personal cloud device 200 to the registration server 530 may be input through the user input unit 140. When a plurality of personal cloud devices are searched, a plurality of searched individuals A user command for selecting one of the cloud 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, when a preset application is executed, the controller 150 performs a pairing operation with the personal cloud device 200, and access point (Access Point) of the home AP 300 to connect the personal cloud device 200 to a network. Control the communication unit 110 to obtain the information of the information transmitted 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, the controller 150 enters a mode of the electronic device 100 into a near field communication (NFC) communication mode in response to a user command. In addition, when the electronic device 100 is located within a preset distance from the personal cloud device 200, that is, when the NFC tagging operation is performed, the controller 150 may download download information of the preset application using NFC communication. Receives, downloads the preset application on the basis of the download information of the preset application through the communication unit 110, and stores the downloaded preset application in the storage unit 120. The controller 150 may load and execute a preset application downloaded in response to a user command.

When the application is executed, the controller 150 may determine whether the user is logged in to the authentication server 510 using a specific user account. If the application is not logged in, the controller 150 may control the display 130 to display a login page.

When logged in to the authentication server 510, the controller 150 searches for an available communication interface and performs a personal cloud device 200 through one of the retrieved communication interfaces in order to perform pairing with the personal cloud device 200. ) And pairing operation. In this case, the available communication interface is one of a Bluetooth interface, a Wi-Fi interface, and a direct interface, and a method of performing a pairing operation with the personal cloud device 200 through various interfaces has been described in detail with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6. Will be omitted.

When the controller 150 is paired with the personal cloud device 200, the controller 150 controls the information of the home AP 300 (eg, the home AP) so that the personal cloud device 200 can access the home AP 300. The communication unit 110 is controlled to transmit the SSID, the password, etc. of the 300 to the personal cloud device 200.

When the personal cloud device 200 is connected to the home AP 300, the controller 140 registers the personal cloud device 200 with the registration server 530.

In detail, the controller 140 receives MAC address information that is unique information of the personal cloud device 200 from the personal cloud device 200 through the communication unit 110. 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 not only a user ID and a password but also token information and token secret information.

In addition, the controller 150 may transmit the user account information and the 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.

Meanwhile, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the personal cloud device 200 is registered on the registration server 530 based on the user account, and the plurality of user accounts register the same personal cloud device 200 with the registration server 530. When registering to the plurality of electronic devices using the plurality of user accounts, the content may be shared through the personal cloud device 200.

13 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, 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 an NFC communication interface, a Wi-Fi interface, a Bluetooth interface, and a direct interface to communicate with the electronic device 100 and the home AP 300.

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.

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 to the registration server 530 and shares a plurality of contents using the personal cloud device 200, as illustrated in FIG. 14. Modules 1401-1415.

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 one of various communication interfaces. In this case, a method of performing a pairing operation using various communication interfaces has been described in detail with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6, and thus redundant descriptions thereof will be omitted.

When paired with the electronic device 100, the controller 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 device. Enable electronic devices to share content.

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

First, the personal cloud device 200 includes the Media Play module 1401, the Media Gateway module 1402, the Cloud Service module 1403, the Easy Setup module 1404, the NTS Client module 1405, and the Contents Mgt module 1406. , REST Server module and Storage API Parser module 1407, Sync Engine module 1408, Push Agent module 1409, Multi Account Manager module 1410, Security module 1411, DLNA module 1412, Controlee Server module 1413 stores the FOTA Agent module 1414, the Middleware module, and the BSP, Kernal, and Boot loader modules 1415.

At this time, the middleware module and the BSP, Kernel, and boot loader modules 1415 manage the system booting and file system, and configure the system firmware such as network setting and graphic setting. The security module 1411 sets encryption / decryption of content and access rights of the content. DLNA module 1412 handles the multimedia standard protocol for content sharing. The Controlee Server module 1413 receives remote control commands from the client. The FOTA Agent module 1414 manages firmware updates of the personal cloud device 200.

The Easy Setup module 1404 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 1405 manages the connection with the network server 540 based on the peer ID. The Contents Mgt module 1406 controls the interface with a media player that plays the stored content. The REST Server module and Storage API Parser module 1407 receive and process command transmission formats, such as playback of content, from the client, analyze the API of the messages 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 1408 maintains content synchronization with the public cloud server 520 and the client. The push agent module 1409 notifies update contents such as content changes, changes to a user account list, and the like. The Multi Account Manager module 1410 manages a plurality of user accounts.

The media play module 1401 performs a function of playing content with an output device (for example, a smart TV). The Media Gateway module 1402 performs a content hub function such as music and video. The cloud service module 1403 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 includes an Auto Upload module 1420, a Contents Viewer module 1421, a Proxy Server module 1422, a Contents Manager module 1423, an Allshare Play Client module 1424, and an Easy setup solution module 1425. ) And the Android Middleware module 1426.

The Android Middleware module 1426 manages the system's boot and file system, and configures the system's firmware, such as network settings and graphics settings.

The Easy setup solution module 1425 is responsible for network settings such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, etc., manages a connectivity manager module for identifying a network type when connecting to the personal cloud device 200 and a 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 1424 performs an interface function with a compatible application that can access the personal cloud device 200.

The Contents Manager module 1423 is a Viewing Manager module that manages the 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 automatically uploads the content. And a Setting Manager module that manages settings such as automatic download.

The proxy server module 1422 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 1421 generates a GUI for content reproduction.

The Auto Upload module 1420 includes a Service Handler module that manages setting and execution cycles for automatic or manual uploads, 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.

The program code for performing the 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 (EPEROM), register, hard disk, removable disk, memory card, 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 shown 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 to which the invention belongs 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 (22)

In the personal cloud device registration method of the electronic device,
When the preset application is executed, pairing with a personal cloud device;
Obtaining information of an access point;
Transmitting information of the access point to the personal cloud device to connect the personal cloud device to a network; And
Registering the personal cloud device with a registration server when the personal cloud device is connected to a network through the access point. The method of claim 1,
Entering a near field communication (NFC) communication mode in response to a user command;
When the electronic device is located within a preset distance from the personal cloud device, receiving download information of the preset application using NFC communication; And
And downloading the preset application based on the download information of the preset application. The method of claim 1,
The pairing step,
Determining whether the electronic device is logged in to an authentication server using a specific user account;
Searching for an available communication interface to perform pairing with the personal cloud device when the electronic device is logged in to the authentication server; And
Pairing with the personal cloud device via one of the retrieved communication interfaces. The method of claim 3,
The available communication interface is
A registration method comprising at least one of a Bluetooth interface, a Wi-Fi interface, and a Zigbee interface. The method of claim 1,
The pairing step,
Receiving the SSID information when the SSID information of the personal cloud device is broadcast through the personal cloud device;
Generating cryptographic information through a hash algorithm using the SSID information and MAC address information of the personal cloud device; And
Pairing with the personal cloud device via the SSID information and the password information; encryption method comprising a. The method of claim 1,
The pairing step,
Performing a discovery operation for searching for a personal cloud device existing within a predetermined distance from the electronic device;
Receiving MAC address information from the retrieved personal cloud device;
Setting a channel for communicating with the searched personal cloud device when a pairing request with the searched personal cloud device is input from a user;
Transmitting a request signal for requesting a connection to the personal cloud device through the channel; And
Receiving a response signal responsive to the request signal. The method of claim 1,
The transmitting step,
And the SSID information and the password information of the access point currently used by the electronic device to the personal cloud device. The method of claim 1,
The registering step,
Receiving MAC address information from the personal cloud device;
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 to the registration server to register the personal cloud device;
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 ID information of a network server to which the personal cloud device can access are obtained from the registration server. Receiving; And
And transmitting the received domain information and the peer ID information to the personal cloud device. The method of claim 8,
The personal cloud device,
Is connected to an external network through the network server using the received domain information and peer ID information,
And the peer ID information corresponds to MAC address information of the personal cloud device. The method of claim 1,
The registering step,
Register the personal cloud device with the registration server based on a user account,
And a plurality of electronic devices using the plurality of user accounts share the personal cloud device when the plurality of user accounts register the same personal cloud device with the registration server. In an electronic device,
A communication unit for communicating with a personal cloud device and an external server;
Storage unit; And
When the preset application is executed, pairing with a personal cloud device, obtaining information of an access point, and transmitting the information of the access point to the personal cloud device to connect the personal cloud device to a network And a controller which controls a communication unit and registers the personal cloud device with a registration server when the personal cloud device is connected to a network through the access point. The method of claim 11,
The control unit,
When the electronic device enters a near field communication (NFC) communication mode in response to a user command, and the electronic device is located within a predetermined distance from the personal cloud device, the NFC device may be configured to use the NFC application. Receiving download information, and downloading the preset application based on the download information of the preset application and storing the preset application in the storage unit. The method of claim 11,
The control unit,
Available communication to determine whether the electronic device is logged in to the authentication server using a specific user account and to perform pairing with the personal cloud device when the electronic device is logged in to the authentication server. Search for an interface, and pairing with the personal cloud device through one of the found communication interfaces. The method of claim 13,
The available communication interface is
An electronic device comprising at least one of a Bluetooth interface, a Wi-Fi interface, and a Zigbee interface. The method of claim 11,
The control unit,
When the SSID information of the personal cloud device is broadcast through the personal cloud device, the SSID information is received through the communication unit, and encryption information is obtained through a hash algorithm using the SSID information and the MAC address information of the personal cloud device. And generate and pair with the personal cloud device through the SSID information and the password information. The method of claim 11,
The control unit,
Perform a discovery operation for searching for a personal cloud device existing within a predetermined distance from the electronic device, receiving MAC address information from the personal cloud device found through the communication unit, and requesting a pairing with the searched personal cloud device from a user If is input, set the channel to communicate with the searched personal cloud device, transmit a request signal for requesting connection to the personal cloud device through the channel, and receive a response signal in response to the request signal; An electronic device for controlling the communication unit. The method of claim 11,
The control unit,
And controlling the communication unit to transmit the SSID information and the password information of the access point currently used by the electronic device to the personal cloud device. The method of claim 11,
The control unit,
Receive the MAC address information from the personal cloud device, when the user account is logged in to the authentication server, receives the user account information from the authentication server, to register the personal cloud device, the user account information on the registration server And domain information of a network server to which the personal cloud device can access from the registration server when the personal cloud device is registered with the registration server by transmitting the MAC address information and using the user account information and the MAC address information. And controlling the communication unit to receive peer ID information and to transmit the received domain information and the peer ID information to the personal cloud device. The method of claim 18,
The personal cloud device,
Is connected to an external network through the network server using the received domain information and peer ID information,
The peer ID information corresponds to the MAC address information of the personal cloud device. The method of claim 11,
When the personal cloud device is registered with the registration server based on a user account, and the personal cloud device with the same user account is registered with the registration server, the plurality of electronic devices using the plurality of user accounts are the personal cloud device. An electronic device, characterized in that for sharing. In the registration method of the personal cloud system for registering a personal cloud device to the registration server,
When the preset application of the electronic device is executed and the preset button of the personal cloud device is selected, performing pairing with the electronic device and the personal cloud device;
Acquiring, by the electronic device, the access point information from an access point to connect the personal cloud device to a network;
Transmitting, by the electronic device, the access point information to the personal cloud device;
The personal cloud device connecting to an access point using the access point information;
Transmitting, by the electronic device, user account information and information of the personal cloud device to the registration server to register the personal cloud device in registration; And
Registering, by the registration server, the personal cloud device, and transmitting domain information and peer ID information of a network server to which the personal cloud device can access, to the electronic device. In the registration method of the personal cloud device for registering the personal cloud device to the registration server,
If a button provided on the personal cloud device is selected, pairing with an electronic device;
Receiving information of an access point from the electronic device;
Connecting to an access point using the access point information; And
Sending a MAC address to the electronic device to register the personal cloud device with the registration service.

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