KR20200069274A - Method and apparatus for event notification in home network system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is provided with a push server separately so that even when a smart home application in a mobile terminal is turned off, a notification message for the occurrence of an event can be received. In the present invention, the notification message is received through the push server, and resource information corresponding to the event of a home device is included in the notification message transmitted from the push server to the mobile terminal.

Description

Event notification method and device in home network system {METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EVENT NOTIFICATION IN HOME NETWORK SYSTEM}

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for event notification in a home network system.

The home network system refers to a system that enables communication between home devices by connecting home devices installed in the home to a wired or wireless network. In the home network system, that specific information of home devices has been changed means that an event has occurred in the home device. An event of the home device is, for example, the door opening of the refrigerator.

1 is a structural diagram of a home network system for event notification of a general home device.

When the event occurs in the home device (for example, the refrigerator) in step 101 (or when specific information is changed in the home device), the mobile terminal 110 subscribes to request that the event has occurred (subscription) ) To the home device 100. Then, the home device 100 transmits an event notification including information related to an event (eg, door opening, etc.) to the mobile terminal 110 in step 103.

Normally, an application that is not used by the mobile terminal is turned off (that is, the application is not running). Therefore, after performing the subscription process with the home device, the mobile terminal receives an event notification when the application is not running. There is a problem that cannot be.

The present invention provides an event notification method and apparatus in a home network system that receives an event notification even when an application receiving the notification message is not running.

The present invention provides an event notification method and apparatus in a home network system that reduces the load on the push server.

A method for receiving a notification message from a mobile terminal of a home network system according to an embodiment of the present invention is a method for receiving a notification message from a mobile terminal of a home network system, when an event of a home device occurs while an application of the mobile terminal is not running , Receiving a push message including event resource information of the home device from a push server; When an application of the mobile terminal is executed, displaying a control window based on the resource information; And receiving the notification message from the home device.

The apparatus for receiving a notification message in a mobile terminal of a home network system according to an embodiment of the present invention, in the apparatus for receiving a notification message in a home network system, when an event of a home device occurs while an application of the mobile terminal is not running, the home A receiver configured to receive a push message including event resource information of a device from a push server; And a control unit that displays a control window based on the resource information when the application of the mobile terminal is executed, and the receiving unit receives the notification message from the home device.

In the method for transmitting a notification message from a mobile terminal of a home network system according to an embodiment of the present invention, in the method for transmitting a notification message from a home device of a home network system, an event of the home device occurs while an application of the mobile terminal is not running If yes, the process of transmitting the event notification of the home device to the push server; And when an application execution of the mobile terminal is detected, transmitting an event notification message to the mobile terminal, and the event notification of the home device includes event resource information of the home device.

In the apparatus for transmitting a notification message in a mobile terminal of a home network system according to an embodiment of the present invention, in the apparatus for transmitting a notification message in a home device of a home network system, an event of the home device occurs while an application of the mobile terminal is not running If so, a transmission unit for transmitting the event notification of the home device to a push server; And when an application execution of the mobile terminal is detected, transmitting an event notification message to the mobile terminal, and the event notification of the home device includes event resource information of the home device.

A method for transmitting a notification message from a push server in a home network system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a method for transmitting a notification message from a push server in a home network system, the method comprising: receiving an event notification from a home device; And transmitting a push message including event resource information of the home device to the mobile terminal.

An apparatus for transmitting a notification message in a push server in a home network system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: In an apparatus for transmitting a notification message in a push server in a home network system, an apparatus for receiving an event notification from a home device; And a transmission unit transmitting a push message including event resource information of the home device to a mobile terminal.

1 is a structure diagram of a home network system for event notification of a general home device;
2 is a structure diagram of a home network system for event notification of a home device according to a first embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a structure diagram of a home network system for event notification of a home device according to a second embodiment of the present invention;
4 is an exemplary view of a notification message according to a second embodiment of the present invention;
5 is an exemplary view of an event notification window of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;
6 is an operation flowchart of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;
7 is an operation flowchart of a home device according to an embodiment of the present invention; And
8 is an operation flowchart of a push server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. At this time, it should be noted that the same components are indicated by the same reference numerals in the accompanying drawings. In addition, detailed descriptions of known functions and configurations that may obscure the subject matter of the present invention will be omitted.

In addition, the terms or words used in the specification and claims described below should not be interpreted as being limited to ordinary or lexical meanings, and the inventor uses the concept of terms to describe his or her invention in the best way. Based on the principle that it can be properly defined, it should be interpreted as a meaning and a concept consistent with the technical idea of the present invention. The application described below may be, for example, a smart home application. In addition, since the execution of the application described below and the driving of the application have the same meaning, they can be used interchangeably. In addition, since receiving the event notification described below and receiving the event notification message have the same meaning, they can be used interchangeably.

2 is a structural diagram of a home network system for event notification of a home device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, a home network system includes a home device 200 having a control and communication function, a push server 220, and a mobile terminal 210.

Although only one home device is described in FIG. 2, it is needless to say that it is applicable even when a plurality of home devices exist. Hereinafter, it will be described as one home device. The home device 200 is located in a house (or outside), and includes smart appliances, security devices, lighting devices, and energy devices. The event to be described in the present invention is, for example, an event generated in a smart home appliance, security device, lighting device, energy device, or the like. For example, smart home appliances may be smart TVs, Internet TVs, general TVs, refrigerators, washing machines, and robot cleaners. For example, the security device may be a door lock, a security camera, a security sensor, etc., a lighting device may be an LED (Light Emitting Diode) lighting device, etc., and an energy device is a power meter, a power socket, an electrical outlet, and a multi-tap Can be In addition, the home devices may be, for example, a personal computer (PC), an IP camera, an Internet phone, a wired/wireless phone, or a mobile phone in the home.

The home device 200 can communicate with the push server 220 according to a wired or wireless communication method, receives a control command from the push server 220, and pushes the requested information corresponding to the control command 220 It can be configured to be able to transmit. At this time, the home device 200 may communicate with the push server 220 via a home gateway (not shown).

The push server 220 is a push service that receives specific event information using an operating system (OS) or system-level message service even when a specific service application does not operate (eg, Samsung Push Platform (SSP), Google Cloud) Message).

The push server 220 includes communication modules for communicating with the home device 200 according to a wired or wireless communication method. Also, the push server 220 may register information of the home device 200, control the operation and state of the home device 200, and collect and manage necessary information from the home device 200. In particular, the push server 220 is connected to a data network, such as the Internet, that is, an IP network, allows access by the mobile terminal 210 through the Internet, and a control signal received from the mobile terminal 210 To the corresponding home device 200. In addition, when receiving an event notification including related information such as a door opening from the home device 200, the push server 220 transmits a push service informing the mobile terminal 207 of a subscription relationship to the door opening. The event may be, for example, a refrigerator door opening, a security camera intrusion detection, or the like.

The mobile terminal 210 executes and installs an application that can communicate with the push server. In addition, the mobile terminal 210 executes and installs an application that can communicate with the home device. The application may be restricted to be installed only on the mobile terminal of the user who has passed a predetermined authentication procedure.

In the home network system configured as described above, home entertainment services such as Internet TV (IPTV), smart TV, video on demand (VoD) through the Internet, data sharing, voice over IP (VoIP), and video It can provide home data communication services such as telephones, remote control of home appliances, remote meter reading, crime prevention, and home automation services such as disaster prevention. That is, the home network system connects and controls all types of home devices used inside/outside the home through a single network.

Meanwhile, the user can remotely access each home device provided in the home network system by using a wireless communication device such as a mobile terminal from outside. The mobile terminal may be, for example, a personal digital assistant (PDA) having a communication function, a smart phone, a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a laptop, or the like through a network of operators and the Internet. You can access your home network system.

Referring to FIG. 2, when the event occurs in the home devices (or when specific information is changed), the mobile terminal 210 pushes a subscription requesting notification that the event has occurred ( Request to the home device 200 through 220. (steps 201 and 203) The mobile terminal 210 that wants to receive the event notification registers in advance with the home device 200 (ie, the operation of the present invention Also, the registration process is performed before it is performed) Also, when the specific information is changed, the mobile terminal that wants to receive the specific information registers in advance with the push server 220. Then, the home device 200 transmits an event notification including information related to an event (eg, door opening, etc.) to the push server 220 in step 205. Then, in step 207, the push server 220 provides a push service including information related to the event to the mobile terminal 210. Accordingly, the mobile terminal can know that an event such as an open door has occurred in the home device.

In the first embodiment of the present invention, the type of the event is described as an open door as an example, but the type of the event is, for example, motion detection, sound detection, fire detection, gas detection. , Refrigerator events, aircon events, and washing machine events.

There is a limitation in the size of a message that can be delivered through push, and the message size is large, so the server takes time to deliver a message to a registered mobile terminal. In addition, there is a disadvantage in that all the individual events of the home device must be registered in the push server. An embodiment that compensates for these disadvantages is a second embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a structural diagram of a home network system for event notification of a home device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

In the second embodiment of the present invention, it is assumed that an event of a home device is directly registered with the home device.

Although not shown in FIG. 3, when the event occurs in the home devices, the mobile terminal 310 requests a subscription requesting to notify that the event has occurred, through the push server 320, the home device 300 ). In addition, when changing specific information, a mobile terminal that wants to receive specific information registers in advance with the push server 220. The subscription process is an operation in which the mobile terminal 310 that wants to receive the event notification registers in advance with the home device 200.

Currently, as in step 301, it is assumed that the mobile terminal is not running the application. In step 303, when specific information is changed on the home device (that is, when an event occurs), the home device 300 is, for example, a device discovery operation or a presence server. It is checked whether the application of the mobile terminal 310 is driven. (Step 305) When the absence of the mobile terminal 310 is confirmed in step 307, the home device 300 indicates that an event (eg, door opening, etc.) occurred in step 309. Event message or push message) to inform the push server 320. Since the event in step 309 has a text length limitation, all of the event notification in step 321, which will be described later, may not be included, so the information included in the event in 309 includes information that must be notified to the user in the event notification in step 321 do. Then, the push server 320 provides a push message including resource information on which the event occurred in step 311 to the mobile terminal 310. Accordingly, the mobile terminal automatically drives the application in step 313. Then, the mobile terminal displays a controllable information window on the notification bar of the mobile terminal based on the resource information where the event occurred in step 315. The notification bar of the mobile terminal will be described in detail in FIG. 5 to be described later.

Then, the home device 300 checks whether the application of the mobile terminal is being executed in step 317. If it is confirmed in step 319 that the application of the mobile terminal is being executed, the home device 300 transmits an event notification directly to the mobile terminal 310 in step 321. Accordingly, the mobile terminal can know that an event such as an open door has occurred in the home device. In the second embodiment of the present invention, the type of the event is described as an example of opening the door, but the type of the event is, for example, motion detection, sound detection, fire detection, gas detection. , Refrigerator events, aircon events, and washing machine events.

4 shows an exemplary view of a notification message according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

In step 311 of FIG. 3, information included in the push message is resource information of the home device where the event has occurred. In FIG. 4, the information 401 included in the push message may be, for example, a resource uniform resource identifier (URI) (or URI) as reference numeral 403. Upon receiving the URI included in the push message, the mobile terminal can know which home device the event occurred.

As a further possible embodiment, the information included in the push message may include an indicator indicating the type of event.

Table 1 below shows the indicators corresponding to the event type (that is, the values in Table 1).

Referring to <Table 1>, for example, motion detection is set to "01", sound detection is set to "02", and fire detection is set to "03", The gas detection is set to "04", the refrigerator event is set to "05", the aircon event is set to "06", and the washer event is set to "07". Can be. Upon receiving the indicator included in the push message, the mobile terminal can know the type of event that occurred in the home device.

As a further possible embodiment, the information included in the push message may be an event occurrence time, an identifier of a home device, status information of a home device, an alarm of a home device, an identifier of a push server, and the like.

5 is an exemplary diagram of an event notification window of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As in step 313 of FIG. 3, when the mobile terminal automatically executes the application, as in step 315, a controllable information window is displayed on the notification bar of the mobile terminal based on the resource information where the event has occurred. 5 shows an example of such a notification bar 510. The notification bar includes, for example, an execution icon 501, a stop icon 503, 119 icon 505, and the like. Of course, the type of the notification bar may be added/changed according to the type of the mobile terminal, the characteristics of the terminal, and the like.

The execution icon 501 is used when a control command to execute the operation of the home device is required. When detecting a user gesture, for example, a touch on the execution icon 501, the mobile terminal executes a smart home application.

The stop icon 503 is used when a control command to stop the operation of the home device is required. When detecting a user gesture, for example, a touch on the stop icon 503, the mobile terminal stops the smart home application.

The 119 icon 505 is used to immediately call 119 when the event of the home device is undetected. When detecting a user gesture, for example, a touch on the 119 icon 505, the mobile terminal makes a call to 119.

6 is an operation flowchart of a mobile terminal according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

In step 601, the mobile terminal is in a state in which the application is not executed. At this time, if an event occurs in step 603 on the home device, in step 605, the mobile terminal receives a push message including resource information from the push server. The resource information may include a URL.

Based on the resource information included in the push message, the mobile terminal automatically executes the application in step 607. Then, in step 609, the mobile terminal displays a controllable information window based on the resource information included in the push message. At this time, the mobile terminal may inform the home device that the application is running. As a further possible embodiment, it is possible to check whether the home device is driving the application to the mobile terminal. In step 611, the mobile terminal receives an event notification (or event notification message) from the home device confirming that the application of the mobile terminal is running.

7 is an operation flowchart of a home device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

* In step 701, the home device determines whether an event has occurred. If an event occurs, the home device notifies the event to the push server in step 703. Thereafter, the home device detects application execution of the mobile terminal in step 705. The home device may inquire whether the application is executed in the mobile terminal in order to detect the application execution in the mobile terminal. In addition, the home device may be notified that the application is running from the mobile terminal in order to detect the application execution of the mobile terminal.

If it is confirmed that the home device is running the application of the mobile terminal, in step 707, an event notification (or event notification message) is transmitted to the mobile terminal.

8 is an operation flowchart of a push server according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

The push server receives an event notification from the home device in step 801. In step 803, the push server transmits a push message including resource information of the event to the mobile terminal.

The present invention can receive an event notification even if the application receiving the notification message is not running.

The present invention can reduce the load on the push server. In addition, according to the present invention, by receiving a notification message through a separate push server, the mobile terminal can accurately receive the notification message.

Of course, the configuration, storage and management of the push message in the home network system according to embodiments of the present invention can be realized in the form of hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software. Such file data and/or the software may be volatile or non-volatile storage devices, such as read only memory (ROM) or the like, for example, random access memory (RAM), regardless of whether they can be erased or rewritten. A memory (such as a compact disk, CD (Digital Versatile Disc), a magnetic disk or a magnetic tape, etc.) and a mechanical (eg Of course, it may be stored in a storage medium readable by a computer.

The present invention described above, since the present invention belongs to the person skilled in the art, various substitutions, modifications and changes are possible within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention, and the above-described embodiments and attached It is not limited by the drawings.

Claims (24)

A method for receiving a notification message from a mobile terminal of a home network system,
Transmitting an event requiring notification among a plurality of events of the home device to the push server;
Receiving a push message from the push server based on the occurrence of the event on the home device;
Running an application of the mobile terminal based on the push message reception; And
And when the application is executed, receiving information related to the event including an event notification message from the home device using the application.
According to claim 1,
The push message includes resource information on the home device where the event has occurred, and the resource information is obtained by the push server while the application is not running on the mobile terminal.
According to claim 1,
And when the application is executed, displaying an icon on the display of the mobile terminal based on information associated with the event received from the home device.
According to claim 1,
The event notification message is received from the home device that identifies the application execution of the mobile terminal.
According to claim 1,
The push message includes at least some information included in the event notification message, and the event notification message includes at least some information included in the push message and other information not included in the push message.
In the mobile terminal of the home network system,
Communication circuit; And
Include a control unit, the control unit,
Through the communication circuit, an event requiring notification among a plurality of events of the home device is transmitted to the push server,
Receiving a push message from the push server through the communication circuit,
Running the application of the mobile terminal based on the push message reception, and
When the application is executed, a mobile terminal configured to receive information related to the event including an event notification message from the home device using the application.
The method of claim 6,
The push message includes resource information on the home device where the event has occurred, and the resource information is obtained by the push server while the application is not running on the mobile terminal.
The method of claim 6,
The control unit,
When the application is executed, a mobile terminal set to display an icon on the display of the mobile terminal based on information associated with the event received from the home device.
The method of claim 6,
The event notification message is a mobile terminal received from the home device that identifies the application execution of the mobile terminal.
The method of claim 6,
The push message includes at least some information included in the event notification message, and the event notification message includes at least some information included in the push message and other information not included in the push message.
A method for transmitting a notification message from a home device in a home network system,
Confirming the occurrence of an event by the home device;
Transmitting an event message including resource information of the generated event to the push server while the application of the mobile terminal is not executed;
Checking whether the application of the mobile terminal is executed based on the resource information of the generated event provided to the mobile terminal so that the mobile terminal executes the application by the push server; And
And when the application of the mobile terminal is executed, transmitting information related to the generated event to the mobile terminal,
The application of the mobile terminal is used to receive information associated with the generated event, and the information associated with the generated event includes an event notification message.
The method of claim 11,
The event notification message is transmitted to the mobile terminal, the application execution is identified.
The method of claim 11,
The resource information includes a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) of the home device where the event occurred.
The method of claim 11,
The resource information includes an identifier indicating the type of the generated event.
In the home device of the home network system,
Communication circuit; And
Include a control unit, the control unit,
Confirm the occurrence of an event;
In the state in which the application of the mobile terminal has not been executed, an event message including resource information of the generated event is transmitted to a push server;
Based on the resource information of the generated event being provided to the mobile terminal so that the mobile terminal executes the application by the push server, check whether the application of the mobile terminal is executed; And
When the application of the mobile terminal is executed, information related to the generated event is set to be transmitted to the mobile terminal,
The application of the mobile terminal is used to receive information associated with the generated event, and the information associated with the generated event includes an event notification message.
The method of claim 15,
The event notification message is a home device that is transmitted to the mobile terminal where the application execution is identified.
The method of claim 15,
The resource information is a home device including a URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) of the home device where the event occurred.
The method of claim 15,
The resource information is a home device including an identifier indicating the type of the generated event.
In a method for transmitting a push message from a push server in a home network system,
The push server receiving an event for which a notification is requested among events of a home device from a mobile terminal;
Receiving, by the push server, an event message including resource information of the event on the home device;
Converting the event message into a push message including the resource information of the event by the push server; And
The push server includes the step of transmitting the push message to the mobile terminal so that the mobile terminal executes the application,
The application is a method used to receive information related to the event including an event notification message from the mobile terminal.
The method of claim 19
While the application is not running on the mobile terminal, the resource information is obtained by the push server.
The method of claim 19
The push message includes at least some information included in the event notification message, and the event notification message includes at least some information included in the push message and other information not included in the push message.
In a push server in a home network system,
receiving set;
transmitter; And
It includes a control unit, the control unit,
Receiving an event for which a notification is requested among events of a home device from the mobile terminal through the receiver;
Receiving an event message including resource information of the event on the home device from the home device through the receiver;
Converting the event message into a push message including the resource information of the event; And
Through the transmitter, the mobile terminal is set to transmit the push message to the mobile terminal to run the application,
The application is a push server used to receive information related to the event including an event notification message from the mobile terminal.
The method of claim 22
The control unit is a push server configured to acquire the resource information while the application is not running on the mobile terminal.
The method of claim 22
The push message includes at least some information included in the event notification message, and the event notification message includes at least some information included in the push message and other information not included in the push message.

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