TW201621646A - Electronic system, IoT device and control method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

An electronic system comprises a portable electronic device and an IoT (Internet-of-things) device. The portable electronic device comprises a first storage unit, a first near-field communication unit, and a first control unit. The first storage unit is stored with an IoT setting file. The IoT device comprises a second storage unit, a second near-field communication unit connected with the first near-field communication unit, and a second control unit. The first control unit, via the first near-field communication unit, transmits the IoT setting file to the IoT device, the second control unit, via the second near-field communication unit, receives the IoT setting file from the portable electronic device, and the second control unit controls the second storage unit to store the IoT setting file and execute the IoT setting file.

Description

Electronic system, internet of things device and control method thereof

The present invention relates to an electronic system, and more particularly to an electronic system including an Internet of Things device.

The communication system built on the concept of Internet of Things (IOT) has recently developed rapidly, and its application fields are quite extensive, such as medical care, transportation, and even in the home environment. By embedding the network communication module in an existing device (such as an electric light), the user can monitor the device (hereinafter referred to as an Internet of Things device) through the network.

Since the installation and setting of IoT devices involves the principle of network connection and device operation, and many IoT devices do not have complete input and display units for users to operate, plus the need to consider network security to avoid being invaded by malicious software. The current setting method is very cumbersome and the field installers also need to have professional system knowledge. Therefore, how to improve the disadvantages of the aforementioned prior art has become a subject of further discussion of the present invention.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an electronic system.

Thus, the electronic system of the present invention comprises a portable electronic device Set up an IoT device. The portable electronic device includes a first storage unit, a first near field communication unit, and a first control unit electrically connected to the first storage unit and the first near field communication unit, the first storage unit Store an Internet of Things profile. The IoT device includes a second storage unit, a second near field communication unit coupled to the first near field communication unit, and a second electrically coupled to the second storage unit and the second near field communication unit control unit. Transmitting, by the first control unit, the Internet of Things profile to the Internet of Things device via the first near field communication unit, the second control unit receiving the object from the portable electronic device via the second near field communication unit The networking configuration file, and the second control unit controls the second storage unit to store the Internet of Things profile and execute the Internet of Things profile.

In some implementations, the second control unit can generate a setting result after executing the Internet of Things profile, and the second control unit transmits the setting result to the portable electronic device via the second near field communication unit. And the first control unit receives the setting result from the IoT device via the first near field communication unit.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an Internet of Things device.

The IoT device of the present invention is adapted to communicate with a portable electronic device. The portable electronic device includes a first storage unit, a first near field communication unit, and an electrical connection to the first storage unit. a first control unit of the first near field communication unit, the first storage unit stores an Internet of Things profile, and the first control unit transmits the Internet of Things profile via the first near field communication unit. The internet of things device comprises a second storage unit, a a second near field communication unit and a second control unit. The second near field communication unit is coupled to the first near field communication unit. The second control unit is electrically connected to the second storage unit and the second near field communication unit, and the second control unit receives the Internet of Things profile from the portable electronic device via the second near field communication unit. And the second control unit controls the second storage unit to store the Internet of Things profile and execute the Internet of Things profile.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a method of controlling an electronic system.

The control system of the electronic system of the present invention comprises a portable electronic device and an Internet of Things device. The portable electronic device includes a first storage unit, a first near field communication unit, and an electrical connection. The first storage unit and the first control unit of the first near field communication unit, the first storage unit stores an Internet of Things profile, the IoT device includes a second storage unit, and a first near field a second near field communication unit of the communication unit, and a second control unit electrically connected to the second storage unit and the second near field communication unit, the control method of the electronic system comprising (A) the first control unit via The first near field communication unit transmits the Internet of Things profile to the Internet of Things device; (B) the second control unit receives the Internet of Things profile from the portable electronic device via the second near field communication unit (C) the second control unit controls the second storage unit to store the Internet of Things profile; and (D) the second control unit executes the Internet of Things profile.

In some implementations, after the (D) second control unit executes the Internet of Things profile, a setting result can be generated, the electronic system The control method further includes (E) the second control unit transmitting the setting result to the portable electronic device via the second near field communication unit; and (F) the first control unit via the first near field communication The unit receives the setting result from the IoT device.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a method of controlling an Internet of Things device.

The method for controlling an Internet of Things device of the present invention, the IoT device is adapted to communicate with a portable electronic device, the portable electronic device comprising a first storage unit, a first near field communication unit, and an electrical connection The first storage unit and the first control unit of the first near field communication unit, the first storage unit stores an Internet of Things profile, and the first control unit transmits the Internet of Things profile via the first near field communication unit The IoT device includes a second storage unit, a second near field communication unit coupled to the first near field communication unit, and a second electrically coupled to the second storage unit and the second near field communication unit a control unit of the IoT device, comprising: (A) the second control unit receives the IoT profile from the portable electronic device via the second near field communication unit; (B) the second control The unit controls the second storage unit to store the Internet of Things profile; and (C) the second control unit executes the Internet of Things profile.

The function of the present invention is to transmit/receive an Internet of Things profile between the portable electronic device and the Internet of Things device by using the first near field communication unit and the second near field communication unit, so as to install and set the security of the Internet of Things device. And convenient performance improvement.

100‧‧‧Electronic system

1‧‧‧Portable electronic device

11‧‧‧First storage unit

12‧‧‧ First Near Field Communication Unit

13‧‧‧Display unit

14‧‧‧ Input unit

15‧‧‧First Control Unit

2‧‧‧Internet of Things

21‧‧‧Second storage unit

22‧‧‧ Second Near Field Communication Unit

23‧‧‧Wireless communication unit

24‧‧‧Second Control Unit

200‧‧‧ access point

S01~S03‧‧‧ Process steps

Other features and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the embodiments of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a hardware connection relationship of an embodiment of the electronic system of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a control of the embodiment. A flowchart of the method; and FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a hardware connection relationship between an Internet of Things device and an access point of the embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, an embodiment of an electronic system 100 of the present invention includes a portable electronic device 1 and an Internet of Things device 2.

The portable electronic device 1 includes a first storage unit 11 , a first near field communication (NFC) unit 12 , an input unit 14 , a display unit 13 , and an electrical connection to the first storage unit 11 . The first near field communication unit 12, the input unit 14 and the first control unit 15 of the display unit 13. The first storage unit 13 stores a plurality of Internet of Things profiles, and one of the Internet of Things profiles corresponds to the Internet of Things device 2. In this embodiment, the Internet of Things profile includes network connection information (such as SSID, password), device name, installation location information, and working principles (for example, when data is transmitted once in a few seconds, when data is transmitted, etc.) . The data format of the Internet of Things profile can be in Microsoft Excel, CVS or XML format, but not limited to this. The portable electronic device 1 of the present embodiment is a smart phone. The input unit 14 is a touch panel unit, and the display unit 13 is a liquid crystal display unit 13.

The Internet of Things device 2 includes a second storage unit 21 and a connectable unit a second near field communication unit 22 connected to the first near field communication unit 12, a wireless communication unit 23, and a second electrically coupled to the second storage unit 21, the second near field communication unit 22, and the wireless communication unit 23. Two control units 24. In this embodiment, the wireless communication unit 23 is a Wifi communication unit, but not limited thereto, the wireless communication unit 23 may also be a Bluetooth communication unit, a ZigBee communication unit, or support 2G, 3G, 4G mobile communication. Technical mobile communication unit. In the present embodiment, the Internet of Things device 2 is a light device, but not limited thereto, the Internet of Things device 2 can also be, for example, a security device, a curtain device, a display device, or the like.

The control method of the electronic system 100 is first, as shown in step S01, the first control unit 15 controls the display unit 13 to display the Internet of Things profiles, so that the user can browse and select one of the objects corresponding to the Internet of Things device 2 through the input unit 14. Networking profile. After completing the selection, the user brings the portable electronic device 1 close to the Internet of Things profile to a specific distance within which the first near field communication unit 12 and the second near field communication unit 22 can establish communication.

Next, as shown in step S02, the first control unit 15 transmits one of the Internet of Things profiles selected by the user to the Internet of Things device 2 via the first near field communication unit 12. Next, as shown in step S03, the second control unit 24 receives the Internet of Things profile from the portable electronic device 1 via the second near field communication unit 22. Next, as shown in step S04, the second control unit 24 controls the second storage unit 21 to store the Internet of Things profile. Next, as shown in step S05, the second control unit 24 executes the Internet of Things profile and generates a setting result indicating whether the setting is successful. Next, as shown in step S06, the second control unit 24 transmits the setting result to the portable electronic device 1 via the second near field communication unit 22.

After step S06, the IoT device 2 executes step S07, and the portable electronic device 1 performs steps S08 and S09. Step S08 is that the first control unit 15 receives the setting result from the Internet of Things device 2 via the first near field communication unit 12. In step S09, the control unit controls the display unit 13 to display the setting result, whereby the user can know by the display unit 13 whether the setting is successful. On the other hand, the IoT device 2 operates according to the content of the Internet of Things profile after executing the Internet of Things profile. As shown in step S07 of FIG. 3 and FIG. 2, the control unit communicates with the device via the wireless communication unit 23. An access point (AP) communication that connects to the communication network enables the IoT device 2 to connect to the communication network via the access point 200. Of course, the Internet of Things device 2 performs a predetermined operation according to the content of the Internet of Things profile in addition to the content of the Internet of Things profile, and performs the predetermined operation according to the content of the Internet of Things profile (for example, when the Internet of Things device 2 is a security device) Security monitoring operations).

It is worth mentioning that, through the electronic system 100 of the present invention, the personnel who install the IoT device 2 on site do not need to have the system setting expertise, and only need to deposit the IoT configuration file designed by the system engineer into the portable electronic device in advance. The device 1 only needs to select a corresponding Internet of Things profile at the installation site and bring the portable electronic device 1 close to the IoT device 2 to complete the setting. In addition, the technical characteristics of Near Field Communication (NFC), that is, short-distance communication transmission, can only be set beside the IoT device 2, so that the aforementioned setting method has high security, and there is no need to worry about malicious programs. Invasion.

In summary, the electronic system 100 of the present invention transmits/receives an Internet of Things profile between the portable electronic device 1 and the Internet of Things device 2 by the first near field communication unit 12 and the second near field communication unit 22. The safety and convenience of the installation and setting of the Internet of Things device 2 are effectively improved, so that the object of the present invention can be achieved.

However, the above is only the embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, that is, the simple equivalent changes and modifications made by the patent application scope and the patent specification of the present invention are still It is within the scope of the patent of the present invention.

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Claims (8)

An electronic system includes: a portable electronic device, including a first storage unit, a first near field communication unit, and a first control electrically connected to the first storage unit and the first near field communication unit The first storage unit stores an Internet of Things profile; and an Internet of Things device includes a second storage unit, a second near field communication unit connected to the first near field communication unit, and an electrical connection The second storage unit and the second control unit of the second near field communication unit; the first control unit transmits the Internet of Things profile to the Internet of Things device via the first near field communication unit, the second control unit Receiving the Internet of Things profile from the portable electronic device via the second near field communication unit, and the second control unit controls the second storage unit to store the Internet of Things profile and execute the Internet of Things profile. The electronic system of claim 1, wherein the second control unit generates a setting result after executing the Internet of Things profile, and the second control unit transmits the setting result to the second near field communication unit The portable electronic device receives the setting result from the Internet of Things device via the first near field communication unit. An IoT device is adapted to communicate with a portable electronic device, the portable electronic device includes a first storage unit, a first near field communication unit, and an electrical connection to the first storage unit and the first a first control unit of the near field communication unit, the first storage unit stores one An IoT profile, the first control unit transmits the Internet of Things profile via the first near field communication unit, the IoT device comprises: a second storage unit; and a second near field communication unit connected to the first a near field communication unit; and a second control unit electrically connected to the second storage unit and the second near field communication unit, the second control unit receiving the portable electronic device via the second near field communication unit The Internet of Things profile, and the second control unit controls the second storage unit to store the Internet of Things profile and execute the Internet of Things profile. The IoT device of claim 3, wherein the second control unit generates a setting result after executing the Internet of Things profile, and the second control unit transmits the setting result via the second near field communication unit Give the portable electronic device. A control system for an electronic system, the electronic system comprising a portable electronic device and an Internet of Things device, the portable electronic device comprising a first storage unit, a first near field communication unit, and an electrical connection a first storage unit and a first control unit of the first near field communication unit, the first storage unit stores an Internet of Things profile, the IoT device includes a second storage unit, and a first near field communication a second near field communication unit of the unit, and a second control unit electrically connected to the second storage unit and the second near field communication unit, the control method of the electronic system comprising: (A) the first control unit via The first near field communication unit will Transmitting the Internet of Things profile to the IoT device; (B) the second control unit receives the IoT profile from the portable electronic device via the second near field communication unit; (C) the second control The unit controls the second storage unit to store the Internet of Things profile; and (D) the second control unit executes the Internet of Things profile. The control method of the electronic system of claim 5, wherein the setting result is generated after the (D) the second control unit executes the Internet of Things profile, and the control method of the electronic system further comprises: (E) The second control unit transmits the setting result to the portable electronic device via the second near field communication unit; and (F) the first control unit receives the IoT device via the first near field communication unit The result of this setting. A method for controlling an Internet of Things device, the IoT device being adapted to communicate with a portable electronic device, the portable electronic device comprising a first storage unit, a first near field communication unit, and an electrical connection a first storage unit and a first control unit of the first near field communication unit, the first storage unit stores an Internet of Things profile, and the first control unit transmits the Internet of Things profile via the first near field communication unit, The IoT device includes a second storage unit, a second near field communication unit coupled to the first near field communication unit, and a second electrically coupled to the second storage unit and the second near field communication unit a control unit, the control method of the Internet of Things device comprises: (A) the second control unit is connected via the second near field communication unit Receiving the Internet of Things profile from the portable electronic device; (B) the second control unit controls the second storage unit to store the Internet of Things profile; and (C) the second control unit performs the Internet of Things setting files. The control method of the Internet of Things device of claim 7, wherein (C) the second control unit executes the Internet of Things profile to generate a setting result, and the control method of the Internet of Things device further includes D) the second control unit transmits the setting result to the portable electronic device via the second near field communication unit.