KR20230100942A - Home IoT device opening service providing apparatus and method - Google Patents

Abstract

In the embodiment of the present invention, even when it is difficult to register a new IoT device with an actual user's ID, such as a situation where the user cannot directly register a new IoT device or obtain an actual user's ID, a third party instead It relates to an apparatus and method for providing a home IoT device opening service that allows a corresponding IoT device to be opened and registered.

Description

Home IoT device opening service providing apparatus and method {Home IoT device opening service providing apparatus and method}

The present invention relates to a home IoT device opening service providing technology, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for providing a registration service for opening a new home IoT device.

In general, the Internet of Things (IoT) refers to intelligent technologies and services that connect all things based on the Internet and mutually communicate information between people and things and things and things. Kevin Ashton, director of the Auto-ID Center at MIT, first predicted that the Internet of Things (IoT) would be built in the future with RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) and other sensors mounted on objects used in everyday life. It is known that it was used, and later became popular as it was used for market analysis data.

Internet of Things (IoT) is an evolutionary step from the existing wired communication-based internet or mobile internet, in which devices connected to the internet exchange and process information on their own without human intervention. It is similar to the existing ubiquitous or M2M (Machine to Machine: Machine to Machine Communication) in that things exchange communication without relying on humans, but the concept of M2M, which focuses on communication between communication equipment and people, is expanded to the Internet. Therefore, it can be said that it is a stage that has evolved into a concept that interacts with all information in the real and virtual worlds as well as objects.

In a situation where IoT (Internet of Things) is popular as one of the recent ICT trends, various manufacturers are releasing various types of IoT devices that can be used in smart spaces such as smart home service, smart education, smart factory, and smart building.

On the other hand, since there are countless types of IoT devices and each manufacturer releases IoT devices with different platforms, the setup and network registration methods for using them are also different. According to the conventional general technology, the user himself/herself Since it is necessary to proceed with the opening registration process for a new IoT device with one's own ID, there is a problem in that opening is delayed if it is difficult to register an IoT device with one's ID depending on the situation.

Publication No. 10-2017-0040492 (2017.04.13.)

The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and its purpose is to access a new IoT device with an actual user's ID, such as in a situation where a user cannot directly register a new IoT device or obtain an ID of an actual user. An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for providing a home IoT device activation service that enables a third party to open and register a corresponding IoT device instead, even when it is difficult to register the activation of a home IoT device.

In the present disclosure, 'home IoT device opening service' refers to a service in which a home manager (other person) registers (and opens) a new IoT device on the IoT platform instead of an actual user.

In order to achieve the above object, a method for providing a home IoT device opening service according to an aspect of the present invention is a method for providing a home IoT device opening service performed in a user terminal, including (a) a third user himself (ie, a third user). Step of logging into the IoT platform with the ID of the user) and receiving a one-time ID from the IoT platform based on the customer information of the first user; (b) registering a new home IoT device to the IoT platform based on the issued one-time ID; (c) allowing the first user to log in to the IoT platform with his or her (ie, the first user's) ID and to search for home IoT devices registered with a one-time ID corresponding to the customer information of the first user; and (d) converting the registration information of the inquired home IoT device from a device registered as a one-time ID to a device registered as a first user's ID.

The ID of the third user may be preset in the IoT platform so that a one-time ID can be issued using customer information of another person, and the customer information is based on the IoT platform so that another person can register a new home IoT device. can be set.

In the step (a), a one-time ID may be issued from the IoT platform only through one or more preset user IDs and one or more preset user customer information, and the customer information may include a subscription number.

The first user may include an actual user of the home IoT device, and the third user may include others other than the first user.

The steps (a) and (b) can be performed in the registration mode of the Home IoT App loaded on the user terminal, and the steps (c) and (d) are the actual use mode of the Home IoT App loaded on the user terminal. can be done in

In order to achieve the above object, a home IoT device opening service providing method according to another aspect of the present invention is a home IoT device opening service providing method performed in an IoT platform, wherein (a) a third user is himself (ie, a third Step for logging into the IoT platform with the ID of the user) and issuing the requested one-time ID to the IoT platform based on the customer information of the first user; (b) performing registration of a new home IoT device requested to the IoT platform based on the issued one-time ID; (c) when the first user logs in to the IoT platform with his or her (ie, the first user's) ID, enabling a home IoT device registered with a one-time ID corresponding to the customer information of the first user to be searched; and (d) switching the registered information of the inquired home IoT device from a device registered as a one-time ID to a device registered as a first user's ID.

The ID of the third user may be preset in the IoT platform so that a one-time ID can be issued using customer information of another person, and the customer information is based on the IoT platform so that another person can register a new home IoT device. can be set.

The step (a) may enable a one-time ID to be issued from the IoT platform only through one or more preset user IDs and one or more preset user customer information.

The first user may include an actual user of the home IoT device, and the third user may include others other than the first user.

The steps (a) and (b) can be performed in the third party registration mode selected through the home IoT app of the user terminal, and the steps (c) and (d) are the actual use mode selected through the home IoT app of the user terminal. can be done in

In order to achieve the above object, a home IoT device opening service providing apparatus according to another aspect of the present invention is an apparatus for providing a home IoT device opening service included in a user terminal, and a third user is himself (ie, a third user). Issuing unit for logging into the IoT platform with the ID of the first user and receiving a one-time ID issued from the IoT platform based on the customer information; a registration unit for registering a new home IoT device to the IoT platform based on the issued one-time ID; A query unit allowing the first user to log in to the IoT platform with his or her (ie, the first user) ID and to search for a home IoT device registered with a one-time ID corresponding to the customer information of the first user; and a conversion unit for converting the registered information of the inquired home IoT device from a device registered as a one-time ID to a device registered as a first user's ID, wherein the third user's ID is used to store other people's customer information. It can be preset in the IoT platform so that a one-time ID can be issued using the ID, and the customer information can be preset in the IoT platform so that another person can register a new home IoT device.

The step (a) may enable a one-time ID to be issued from the IoT platform only through one or more preset user IDs and one or more preset user customer information, and the first user is an actual user of the home IoT device, The third user may be a person other than the first user.

In order to achieve the above object, a home IoT device opening service providing apparatus according to another aspect of the present invention is a home IoT device opening service providing apparatus included in an IoT platform, and a third user is himself (ie, a third user). An issuing unit for logging into the IoT platform with the ID of the first user and issuing a one-time ID requested from the IoT platform based on the customer information of the first user; a registration unit for performing registration of a new home IoT device requested to the IoT platform based on the issued one-time ID; When the first user logs in to the IoT platform with his or her (ie, the first user) ID, a query unit for querying a home IoT device registered with a one-time ID corresponding to customer information of the first user; and a switching unit for switching the registered information of the inquired home IoT device from a device registered as a one-time ID to a device registered as a first user's ID.

The ID of the third user may be preset in the IoT platform so that a one-time ID can be issued using customer information of another person, and the customer information is based on the IoT platform so that another person can register a new home IoT device. can be set.

The step (a) may enable a one-time ID to be issued from the IoT platform only through one or more preset user IDs and one or more preset user customer information.

The first user may include an actual user of the home IoT device, and the third user may include others other than the first user.

According to another aspect of the present invention in order to achieve the above object, it is possible to provide a computer-readable recording medium recording a program for executing the home IoT device opening service providing method in a computer.

According to another aspect of the present invention in order to achieve the above object, it is possible to provide an application stored in a computer-readable recording medium to execute the home IoT device opening service providing method in combination with hardware.

According to another aspect of the present invention in order to achieve the above object, it is possible to provide a computer program stored in a computer-readable recording medium in order to execute the home IoT device opening service providing method on a computer.

As described above, according to various aspects of the present invention, it is possible to open and register a new IoT device with an actual user's ID, such as in a situation where the user himself or herself cannot directly register a new IoT device or cannot secure an actual user's ID. Even in difficult cases, it creates an effect that allows a third party to open and register the IoT device instead.

1 is a configuration diagram of a home IoT device opening service providing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a configuration diagram of a home IoT device opening service providing apparatus included in the user terminal of FIG. 1 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a configuration diagram of a home IoT device opening service providing apparatus included in the IoT platform of FIG. 1 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;
4-5 is a flow chart of a home IoT device opening service providing method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In adding reference numerals to the components of each drawing, the same components should have the same numerals as much as possible, even if they are displayed on different drawings. In addition, when it is determined that a detailed description of a known configuration or function related to an embodiment of the present invention may obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description will be omitted.

1 is a configuration diagram of an IoT system for providing a home IoT device opening service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in the figure, a communication network 1, a user terminal 2, and an IoT platform 3 , a home IoT device 4, and an access point (AP) 5.

The communication network 1 connects the user terminal 2, the IoT platform 3, the home IoT device 4, and the access point (AP) 5 through wired, wireless, and/or the Internet to enable communication. Indicates a single or complex communication network for

The user terminal 2 is a user's terminal device and may include a mobile communication terminal capable of voice communication, data communication, and internet communication, a PDA, a smart phone, a notebook/tablet/personal PC, and the like.

For convenience of explanation, the user terminal 2 includes a first user terminal 1a representing a terminal of an actual user (or referred to as a first user) of the home IoT device 4, and a person other than the actual user (or, It can be divided into a third user terminal 1b representing a terminal of a third user).

The IoT platform 3 is a platform server for providing Internet of Things (IoT) services by communicating with the home IoT device 4 and/or the user terminal 2 through the communication network 1 and the AP 5. represents a device.

The home IoT device 4 represents a station (STA) device for home IoT service, and is connected to a subnet of the same NAT through the same AP 5 or one or more IoT devices for connection # 1 to #N (4) may be included.

AP (Access Point) 5 represents a Wi-Fi access point (AP) and functions as a Wi-Fi router or gateway.

In this embodiment, the user terminal 2 and the IoT platform 3 communicate with each other so that the user himself/herself cannot directly register a new IoT device or obtain a real user ID, such as a situation where the user terminal 2 and the IoT platform 3 cannot obtain a new IoT device. Even in a situation where it is difficult to open registration for an IoT device, a third party can open and register the corresponding IoT device using their ID instead.

2 is a configuration diagram of a home IoT device opening service providing apparatus 20 included in the user terminals 2: 2a and 2b of FIG. 1 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, as shown in the figure, The device 20 may include an issuing unit 21 , a registration unit 23 , an inquiry unit 25 , and a conversion unit 27 .

The issuing unit 21 is for a third user to log in to the IoT platform 3 with his or her ID and to receive a one-time ID issued from the IoT platform 3 based on the customer information (eg, subscription number) of the first user. , For example, according to the selection of the third user, a one-time ID issuance request message including the customer information of the first user is transmitted to the IoT platform 3, and in response, the one-time ID issued from the IoT platform 3 is transmitted. ID can be received.

As an example, the ID of the third user may be set in advance in the IoT platform 3 as an ID capable of obtaining a one-time ID using customer information of another person (ie, a user other than the third user), and the first Customer information of the user may be set in advance in the IoT platform 3 so that registration of a new home IoT device by another person (ie, a user other than the first user) is possible.

Therefore, the issuing unit 21 obtains a one-time ID from the IoT platform 3 only through a preset user ID (eg, third user ID) and preset user customer information (eg, first user customer information). can be issued.

The registration unit 23 is for registering a new home IoT device 4 to the IoT platform 3 based on the one-time ID issued through the issuing unit 21, for example, a one-time ID and a one-time ID according to the user's selection. A registration request message including the identification information of the new home IoT device 4 can be transmitted to the IoT platform 3 so that the new home IoT device 4 can be registered with the IoT platform 3.

Inquiry unit 25 is a home IoT device (4 ), for example, according to the actual user's choice, among all the home IoT devices 4 registered by the user and others, newly registered by others (ie, as a one-time ID) It is possible to inquire (search) what the registered) home IoT device 4 is from the IoT platform 3 and select it.

The conversion unit 27 is for converting the registration information of the home IoT device 4 that has been inquired through the inquiry unit 25 and selected, from a device registered as a one-time ID to a device registered as the ID of the first user. For example, in a state where the registration information for the new home IoT device 4 inquired through the inquiry unit 25 (either according to the user's selection or automatically) is associated with the existing one-time ID and registered, the ID of the first user By linking with and switching to a registered state, it is possible to use the home IoT device 4 as the ID of the first user thereafter.

3 is a block diagram of a home IoT device opening service providing device 30 included in the IoT platform 3 of FIG. 1 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the device 30 may include an issuing unit 31, a registering unit 33, an inquiry unit 35, and a conversion unit 37.

The issuing unit 31 logs in the IoT platform 3 with the third user's ID and issues the one-time ID requested to the IoT platform 3 based on the customer information (eg, subscription number) of the first user. For example, when a one-time ID issuance request message including customer information of the first user is received from the third user's terminal 2, 2b logged in with the third user's ID, a one-time ID issuance request message is received in response. An ID may be issued and transmitted to the terminals 2 and 2b of the third user.

The issuing unit 31 authorizes a preset authority so that the third user can receive a one-time ID issued by using the customer information of another person (ie, a user other than the third user) based on the ID of the third user logged in. It is possible to first determine whether or not, and based on the customer information of the first user, the first user can register a new home IoT device owned by another person (ie, a user other than the first user). A second determination may be made as to whether or not the set approver is authorized, and issuance of the one-time ID may be rejected according to the first and/or second determination results.

For example, the issuing unit 21 uses a preset authority's ID (eg, a third user's ID) and a preset acceptor's customer information (eg, a first user's customer information) only when a one-time ID is requested. It is possible to issue a one-time ID from the IoT platform 3 and deliver it to the user's terminal.

The registration unit 33 is for registering a new home IoT device 4 requested from the user terminal 2 to the IoT platform 3 based on the one-time ID issued through the issuing unit 21, for example, For example, when a registration request message including a one-time ID and identification information of a new home IoT device 4 is received from the third user terminal 2a to the IoT platform 3, the corresponding new home IoT device 4 is transferred to the IoT platform. (3) can be registered.

When the first user logs in to the IoT platform 3 with his/her own ID, the inquiry unit 35 queries the home IoT device 4 registered with the one-time ID corresponding to the first user's customer information (eg, subscription number). For example, all home IoT devices 4 owned by the first user registered by the first user and others (ie, the third user) according to the request of the logged-in first user It is possible to inquire, and display which home IoT device 4 newly registered by another person (that is, registered as a one-time ID) among them is displayed so that the user can confirm it.

The conversion unit 37 converts the registration information of the new home IoT device 4 inquired through the inquiry unit 35 from a device registered as a one-time ID to a device registered as an ID of the first user. For example, For example, the registration information for the new home IoT device 4 inquired through the inquiry unit 35 is associated with the existing one-time ID (either automatically or according to the user's selection) and registered with the first user's ID. It switches to a linked and registered state, and then allows the home IoT device 4 to be used as the ID of the first user.

4-5 are flowcharts of a home IoT device opening service providing method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and since they are applied to the device of FIGS. 1-3, the operation of the corresponding device will be described in parallel.

4 is an example of a flowchart illustrating a process of opening and registering a home IoT device of a real user instead of a real user by a third party.

First, when a third party logs in to the IoT platform 3 with the ID of the third party through the IoT app for the home IoT device opening service mounted on the third user terminal 2b (S401) and the other person registration mode is selected (S403 ), the third user terminal 2b transmits a one-time ID issuance request message including the input customer information of the first user (ie, the actual user) to the IoT platform 3 (S405).

Subsequently, when the IoT platform 3 receives a one-time ID issuance request message from the third user terminal 2b in step S405, among the ID of the logged-in third user and the customer information of the first user included in the received message, User authentication is performed based on at least one or more factors (S407).

In step S407, the IoT platform 3, for example, based on the ID of the third user logged in, the corresponding third user is a customer of another person (ie, a user other than the third user; in this embodiment, the first user). It is possible to first determine whether or not a predetermined authority is authorized to receive a one-time ID by using the information, and based on the customer information of the first user, the corresponding first user is a third party (ie, other than the first user). A user (a third user in this embodiment) may secondly determine whether or not a preset acceptor is authorized to register a new home IoT device owned by the user, and at least one of the first and second determination results Success or failure of user authentication may be determined according to one or more determination results.

Subsequently, if the user authentication is successful in step S407, the IoT platform 3 issues a one-time ID and transmits it to the third user terminal 2b (S409), and the third user terminal 2b receives the one-time ID received in step S409. A home IoT device registration request message including an ID and identification information of a new home IoT device 4 to be registered is transmitted to the IoT platform 3 (S411).

Finally, when the IoT platform 3 receives the home IoT device registration request message from the third user terminal 2b through step S411, the corresponding customer information, one-time ID, and identification information of the home IoT device 4 are sent. By matching with each other, the corresponding home IoT device 4 is registered (S413).

5 is an example of a flowchart illustrating a process for an actual user to open and use a home IoT device registered according to the process of FIG. 4 .

First, a first user, who is a real user, logs in to the IoT platform 3 with the ID of the first user through the IoT app for the home IoT device opening service installed in the first user terminal 2a (S501), and in the actual use mode When is selected (S503), the first user terminal (2a) queries the home IoT device (4) registered in the IoT platform (3) (S505).

Step S505, for example, inquires all home IoT devices 4 owned by the first user registered by the first user and others (ie, the third user) according to the request of the logged-in first user, among which The home IoT device 4 newly registered by another person (that is, registered as a one-time ID) may be displayed so that the user can check it.

Subsequently, the IoT platform 3 sets the registration information of the device registered as a one-time ID among the registration information of the new home IoT device 4 inquired through step S505 to the device registered as a one-time ID as the ID of the first user. In the state where the registration information for the new home IoT device 4 inquired through step S505 is registered in association with the existing one-time ID (either according to the user's selection or automatically), the first It is linked to the user's ID and converted to a registered state (S507).

When the registration information is converted in step S507, the IoT platform 3 approves the use of the home IoT device 4 to the first user terminal 2a (S509), and the first user terminal 2a is the first user terminal 2a. The home IoT device 4 can be used as an ID (S511).

On the other hand, according to the home IoT device opening service providing method of the present invention described above, a computer-readable recording medium recording a program for executing the corresponding method in a computer can be implemented.

On the other hand, according to the home IoT device opening service providing method of the present invention described above, it is possible to implement an application stored in a computer-readable recording medium in order to execute the corresponding method in combination with hardware.

On the other hand, according to the home IoT device opening service providing method of the present invention described above, a computer program stored in a computer-readable recording medium may be implemented in order to execute the corresponding method on a computer.

For example, as described above, the home IoT device opening service providing method of the present invention according to an exemplary embodiment includes a computer readable recording medium including program instructions for performing various computer-implemented operations or such a recording medium. Can be implemented as a stored application. The computer readable recording medium may include program instructions, local data files, local data structures, etc. alone or in combination. The recording medium may be specially designed and configured for the embodiment of the present invention, or may be known and usable to those skilled in computer software. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tapes, optical recording media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, magneto-optical media such as floptical disks, and ROMs, RAMs, flash memories, and the like. A hardware device specially configured to store and execute the same program instructions is included. Examples of program instructions may include high-level language codes that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like as well as machine language codes generated by a compiler.

The above description is merely an example of the technical idea of the present invention, and various modifications and variations can be made to those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the technical idea of the present invention, but to explain, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The protection scope of the present invention should be construed according to the claims below, and all technical ideas within the equivalent range should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

1: Network
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Claims (19)

As a method of providing a home IoT device opening service performed by a user terminal,
(a) a step for a third user to log in to the IoT platform with the third user's ID and to receive a one-time ID issued from the IoT platform based on the customer information of the first user;
(b) registering a new home IoT device to the IoT platform based on the issued one-time ID;
(c) allowing the first user to log in to the IoT platform with the ID of the first user and to search for home IoT devices registered with a one-time ID corresponding to customer information of the first user; and
(d) converting the registered information of the inquired home IoT device from a device registered as a one-time ID to a device registered as a first user's ID;
Home IoT device opening service providing method comprising a. According to claim 1,
The method of providing a home IoT device opening service, characterized in that the ID of the third user is preset in the IoT platform so that a one-time ID can be issued using customer information of another person. According to claim 1,
The method of providing a home IoT device opening service, characterized in that the customer information is previously set in the IoT platform to enable registration of a new home IoT device by another person. According to claim 1,
The first user includes an actual user of the home IoT device, and the third user includes a person other than the first user. According to claim 1,
The steps (a) and (b) are performed in a third party registration mode of a home IoT app installed in a user terminal. According to claim 1,
The steps (c) and (d) are performed in the actual use mode of the home IoT app loaded on the user terminal. A method of providing a home IoT device opening service performed on an IoT platform,
(a) a step for a third user to log in to the IoT platform with the third user's ID and issue a one-time ID requested to the IoT platform based on the customer information of the first user;
(b) performing registration of a new home IoT device requested to the IoT platform based on the issued one-time ID;
(c) when the first user logs in to the IoT platform with the ID of the first user, allowing the home IoT device registered with the one-time ID corresponding to the customer information of the first user to be searched; and
(d) converting the registered information of the inquired home IoT device from a device registered as a one-time ID to a device registered as a first user's ID;
Home IoT device opening service providing method comprising a. According to claim 7,
The method of providing a home IoT device opening service, characterized in that the ID of the third user is preset in the IoT platform so that a one-time ID can be issued using customer information of another person. According to claim 7,
The method of providing a home IoT device opening service, characterized in that the customer information is previously set in the IoT platform to enable registration of a new home IoT device by another person. According to claim 7,
The first user includes an actual user of the home IoT device, and the third user includes a person other than the first user. According to claim 7,
The steps (a) and (b) are performed in a third party registration mode selected through the home IoT app of the user terminal. According to claim 7,
The steps (c) and (d) are performed in the actual use mode selected through the home IoT app of the user terminal. An apparatus for providing a home IoT device opening service included in an IoT platform,
An issuing unit for a third user to log in to the IoT platform with the third user's ID and issue a one-time ID requested to the IoT platform based on the customer information of the first user;
a registration unit for performing registration of a new home IoT device requested to the IoT platform based on the issued one-time ID;
When the first user logs in to the IoT platform with the ID of the first user, a query unit for querying a home IoT device registered with a one-time ID corresponding to customer information of the first user; and
a conversion unit for converting the registered information of the inquired home IoT device from a device registered as a one-time ID to a device registered as a first user's ID;
Home IoT device opening service providing apparatus comprising a. According to claim 13,
The ID of the third user is preset in the IoT platform so that a one-time ID can be issued using customer information of another home IoT device opening service providing apparatus. According to claim 13,
The customer information is a home IoT device opening service providing device, characterized in that previously set in the IoT platform to enable registration of a new home IoT device by another person. According to claim 13,
The first user is an actual user of the home IoT device, and the third user is a home IoT device opening service providing apparatus, characterized in that other than the first user. A computer-readable recording medium recording a program for executing the home IoT device opening service providing method according to any one of claims 1 to 12 in a computer. An application stored in a computer-readable recording medium to execute the home IoT device opening service providing method of any one of claims 1 to 12 in combination with hardware. A computer program stored in a computer-readable recording medium in order to execute the home IoT device opening service providing method according to any one of claims 1 to 12 in a computer.

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