TW201445927A - Wireless access system for heterogeneous network transmission and operation and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a wireless access system for heterogeneous network transmission and operation and a method thereof, used for obtaining and operating at least one electronic device. The wireless access system comprises a WiFi network processing unit, a ZigBee network processing unit, and an intermediate conversion processing module. The intermediate conversion processing module comprises a control processing unit electrically connected with the ZigBee network processing unit, and an information format conversion unit electrically connected with the control processing unit. The information format conversion unit performs information conversion between the WiFi communication protocol and the ZigBee communication protocol. Thus, users may, under the user module with WiFi interface, operate various electronic devices with ZigBee communication protocol in family via the wireless station, thereby providing high device and operation integration capability.

Description

Heterogeneous network transmission and control wireless access system and method thereof

The present invention relates to a wireless access system, and more particularly to a wireless access system for heterogeneous network transmission and manipulation.

The ZigBee wireless transmission protocol has been widely used in various electrical appliances in recent years. With ZigBee's low-power and low-cost wireless transmission, various home appliances can be operated wirelessly, and can be further integrated with automatic control systems. Smart home life, another common application involves monitoring the physiological state of a patient or an elderly person using a wireless sensing network. In addition, the ZigBee Alliance has developed Home Automation to standardize devices in the home, and many ZigBee Alliance-certified devices are currently on the market. At present, for the ZigBee products, the commonly used usage mode is the master-slave type, that is, the use of a power switch needs to be matched with a switch controller for corresponding control. Therefore, if there are multiple sets of electronic devices to be controlled, it must be equipped with multiple sets of ZigBee power switches and switch controllers, resulting in an increase in the cost of home equipment installation.

In addition, due to the promotion of the E-HOME concept, the development of related wireless devices has become more mature. However, the wireless network connection methods used by most households are mostly WiFi (Wireless Fidelity) communication protocols, which are not compatible with ZigBee. Users must use two different sets of wireless access systems to use the WiFi for external network operations and ZigBee for indoor appliance control, which is quite inconvenient to use.

In addition, as described in the Republic of China Patent No. I385984 "Heterogeneous Network System and Its Coordinator Gateway", it proposes a heterogeneous network coordinator gateway to connect multiple networks of different transmission media for monitoring. In the case of bandwidth traffic in a heterogeneous network, and selecting the best packet transmission path according to the bandwidth of the network, the packet transmission performance between different communication protocols is improved. However, the case only monitors the transmission traffic of each heterogeneous network, and cannot perform data transmission for heterogeneous networks, and thus cannot achieve remote control through a heterogeneous network.

The main object of the present invention is to solve the problems of high cost of erecting multiple sets of ZigBee devices and complicated handling.

Another object of the present invention is to solve the problem of integrated control of a WiFi network and a ZigBee network.

To achieve the above objective, the present invention provides a wireless access system for heterogeneous network transmission and control for acquiring and controlling at least one electronic device, the wireless access system including a WiFi network processing unit and a group of bee network processing units And an intermediate conversion processing module electrically connected to the WiFi network processing unit and the group of bee network processing units, the intermediate conversion processing module includes a control processing unit electrically connected to the group of bee network processing units And an information format conversion unit electrically connected to the control processing unit, wherein the information format conversion unit performs information conversion between the WiFi communication protocol and the group bee communication protocol.

In addition, the present invention also discloses a wireless access method for heterogeneous network transmission and manipulation, which is used to acquire and control at least one electronic device, and the method includes the following steps:

S1: establishing a group bee network communication by using a control processing unit located in an intermediate conversion processing module and a group of bee network processing units;

S2: receiving an instruction message of the at least one electronic device, and determining whether the instruction message is a device information;

S3: if the command message is the device information, establishing registration information of the at least one electronic device;

P1: using an user module to provide an operation control request, and confirming, according to the registration information, whether the at least one electronic device required by the operation control request exists;

P2: if the electronic device exists, receiving the operation control request through a WiFi network processing unit, and converting, by the information conversion unit, the operation control request into a compliant group bee network And operating the at least one electronic device through the group of bee network processing units.

As can be seen from the above description, the present invention has the following features:

1. The group of bee network processing units can be used to connect a plurality of electronic devices using the group bee communication interface to achieve the purpose of integrated control, thereby reducing the cost of erecting the home devices.

Second, through the control processing unit and the information format conversion unit, the WiFi communication protocol and the group bee communication protocol are converted on the information or instructions to be transmitted, so that the wireless base station has the transmission capability of the WiFi and the group bee for the WiFi interface. The user module can control the at least one electronic device of the group bee interface through the wireless base station to meet the needs of the user.

10. . . Electronic device

20. . . WiFi network processing unit

30. . . Group bee network processing unit

40. . . Mediation conversion processing module

41. . . Control processing unit

42. . . Information format conversion unit

43. . . Device registration unit

44. . . Temporary memory unit

50. . . User module

51. . . Device listing unit

52. . . Application control interface

S1~S5, P1, P2. . . step

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a block configuration of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the steps of the process of the present invention.

The detailed description and technical content of the present invention will now be described as follows:

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a heterogeneous network transmission and control wireless access system for acquiring and controlling at least one electronic device 10 , the wireless access system including a WiFi network processing The unit 20, a group of bee (ZigBee) network processing unit 30, an intermediary conversion processing module 40 electrically connected to the WiFi network processing unit 20 and the group of bee network processing units 30, and a corresponding to WiFi network processing User module 50 of unit 20. In this embodiment, the user module 50 is a wireless communication device using a WiFi network communication interface, or a computer that can generally connect to the Internet by using a physical network line and conforming to the IEEE 802.11 related specification. The electronic device 10 is an electrical appliance that uses a group bee network communication interface in the home. The mediation conversion processing module 40 includes a control processing unit 41 electrically connected to the group of bee network processing units 30, an information format conversion unit 42 electrically connected to the control processing unit 41, and a device registration unit 43, And a temporary storage unit 44 electrically connected to the information format converting unit 42. The information format converting unit 42 performs information conversion between the WiFi protocol and the group bee communication protocol, and the temporary memory unit 44 converts the information format. The unit 42 performs temporary data access, and the device registration unit 43 registers the at least one electronic device 10 for the user module 50 to wirelessly connect and confirm the types and quantities of the electronic devices 10 that can be used. Further, the device registration unit 43 acquires the registration information of the at least one electronic device 10 by using a Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) method, and stores the registration information of the at least one electronic device 10, This serves as a source for judging the electronic device 10 and an electronic device 10 for transmitting an instruction.

It should be noted that the user module 50 includes a device listing unit 51 corresponding to the device registration unit 43 and an application manipulation interface 52 electrically connected to the device listing unit 51. The device listing unit 51 Corresponding to the device registration unit 43 and displaying information such as the number and type of the electronic devices 10 that can be manipulated, the application control interface 52 is provided for the user to perform corresponding manipulation on the electronic device 10. For example, the user module 50 can For the smart phone, the corresponding application software (APP) is installed on the smart phone, and the remote control of the corresponding electronic device 10 can be performed by the user through the application software.

In addition, the present invention also discloses a wireless access method for heterogeneous network transmission and control. Please refer to "Figure 2", which includes steps:

S1: Channel establishment, using a control processing unit 41 located in an intermediate conversion processing module 40 to establish group bee network communication with a group of bee network processing units 30.

S2: receiving and determining an instruction message, receiving an instruction message of the at least one electronic device 10, and determining whether the instruction message is a device information. In this embodiment, the electronic device 10 is configured to use a group bee network interface. The data is received and transmitted through the group of bee network processing units 30. It should be noted that the group of bee network processing units 30 will continuously transmit signals to the control processing unit 41. Therefore, the control processing unit 41 must first determine whether the signals transmitted by the group of bee network processing units 30 are complete. The command message is not a complete command signal. The return is an error. If the transmitted signal is a complete command message, it is judged whether it is a device message.

S3: establishing the registration information, if the command message is the device information, establishing the registration information of the at least one electronic device 10, in the embodiment, the device registration unit 43 of the mediation conversion processing module 40 The establishment of the registration information of the at least one electronic device 10 is performed.

However, if the command message is not device information, the command message may be a reply message that the electronic device 10 is to transmit back to the user module 50, or the status of the electronic device 10 is replied, so the following steps must be performed. Make a judgment:

S4: Determine the source of the message, and determine whether the source of the command message is the registered electronic device 10.

S5: The message is temporarily stored. If the source of the command message is the registered electronic device 10, the command message is transmitted to a temporary storage unit 44 of the mediation conversion processing module 40 to temporarily access the command message. However, if the source of the command message is not the registered electronic device 10, the command message is ignored.

The above process steps are the communication establishment and transmission judgment process of the electronic device 10, and the above steps S1 to S5 are performed continuously, and the channel is continuously monitored to confirm that the registration information of the electronic device 10 is established for the user to perform. control. The user end usage process is as follows:

P1: Control request confirmation, the user module 50 proposes an operation control request, and confirms, according to the registration information, whether the at least one electronic device 10 required by the operation control request exists, wherein the user module 50 utilizes a device The listing unit 51 obtains the registration information of the at least one electronic device 10 in the device registration unit 43. The user module 50 can be a computer or a smart phone, so that the device registration can be obtained through webpage access. The electronic device 10 registered in the unit 43 may be installed with an application software in a computer or a mobile phone for the user to perform corresponding operations.

P2: The user performs control, and if the electronic device 10 exists, the operation control request is received through a WiFi network processing unit 20, and the information format conversion unit 42 of the mediation conversion processing module 40 controls the operation. The request is converted into an operation command conforming to the group bee network communication protocol, and the at least one electronic device 10 is manipulated by the group bee network processing unit 30.

The steps P1 and P2 are independent of the steps S1 to S5, and the device registration operation is continuously repeated to obtain the instant electronic device 10 update message. The user performs corresponding operations and controls while the information of the electronic device 10 is continuously updated.

In summary, the present invention has the following features:

1. The group of bee network processing units can be used to connect a plurality of electronic devices using the group bee communication interface to achieve the purpose of integrated control, thereby reducing the cost of erecting the home devices.

Second, through the control processing unit and the information format conversion unit, the WiFi communication protocol and the group bee communication protocol are converted on the information or instructions to be transmitted, so that the wireless base station has the transmission capability of the WiFi and the group bee for the WiFi interface. The user module can control the at least one electronic device of the group bee interface through the wireless base station to meet the needs of the user.

Third, the establishment of registration information through the electronic device, for the user to select and perform corresponding control, reducing the chance of manipulation errors.

Fourth, the wireless base station with WiFi generally has the function of controlling each group of bee devices in the family, and improves the product value of the WiFi wireless base station.

10. . . Electronic device

20. . . WiFi network processing unit

30. . . Group bee network processing unit

40. . . Mediation conversion processing module

41. . . Control processing unit

42. . . Information format conversion unit

43. . . Device registration unit

44. . . Temporary memory unit

50. . . User module

51. . . Device listing unit

52. . . Application control interface

Claims (8)

A wireless access system for heterogeneous network transmission and control is used to acquire and control at least one electronic device, the wireless access system comprising:
a WiFi network processing unit;
a group of bee network processing units; and an intermediary conversion processing module electrically connected to the WiFi network processing unit and the group of bee network processing units, including a control processing unit electrically connected to the group of bee network processing units And an information format conversion unit electrically connected to the control processing unit, wherein the information format conversion unit performs information conversion between the WiFi communication protocol and the group bee communication protocol. The wireless access system for heterogeneous network transmission and control according to claim 1, wherein the intermediate conversion processing module further comprises a temporary storage unit electrically connected to the information format conversion unit for the information The format conversion unit temporarily accesses. The wireless access system for heterogeneous network transmission and control according to claim 1, wherein the intermediate conversion processing module further comprises a device registration unit electrically connected to the control processing unit, wherein the at least one electronic device The device is registered. A wireless access system for heterogeneous network transmission and control as described in claim 3, wherein there is a user module corresponding to the WiFi network processing unit, the user module including a pair of device registrations The device listing unit of the unit and an application manipulation interface electrically connected to the device listing unit. A wireless access method for heterogeneous network transmission and manipulation, which is used to acquire and control at least one electronic device, the method comprising the following steps:
S1: establishing a group bee network communication by using a control processing unit located in an intermediate conversion processing module and a group of bee network processing units;
S2: receiving an instruction message of the at least one electronic device, and determining whether the instruction message is a device information;
S3: if the command message is the device information, establishing registration information of the at least one electronic device;
P1: using an user module to provide an operation control request, and confirming, according to the registration information, whether the at least one electronic device required by the operation control request exists; and
P2: if the electronic device exists, receiving the operation control request through a WiFi network processing unit, and converting, by the information conversion unit, the operation control request into a compliant group bee network And operating the at least one electronic device through the group of bee network processing units. The wireless access method for heterogeneous network transmission and control according to claim 5, wherein in step S3, the at least one electronic device is registered through a device registration unit in the mediation conversion processing module. The establishment of information. The wireless access method for heterogeneous network transmission and control according to claim 6, wherein in step P1, the user module obtains the at least one electronic device of the device registration unit by using a device listing unit. Registration information. The wireless access method for heterogeneous network transmission and control according to claim 5, wherein in step S2, if the command message is not the device information, the following steps are performed:
S4: determining whether the source of the command message is a registered electronic device;
S5: If the source of the command message is a registered electronic device, transmitting the command message to a temporary memory unit of the mediation conversion processing module to temporarily access the command message.