TW202243447A - Integrated household device control system to simultaneously connect the controlled household device and the mobile device, and control the controlled household device by operating the mobile device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides an integrated household device control system for connecting a mobile device through Internet, including: a master gateway, when receiving a pairing command sent by the mobile device, switches to a waiting pairing state; a controlled household device, when receiving a pairing trigger command, broadcasts a pairing request data, the pairing request data including an identity code of the controlled household device; when the master gateway is at the waiting pairing state, and when receiving the pairing request data, the master gateway stores the identity code in a list of controlled devices, and returns a successful pairing verification data to the controlled household device; the master gateway of the present invention can simultaneously connect the controlled household device and the mobile device, and control the controlled household device by operating the mobile device, thereby providing a more convenient way of use.

Description

Integrated home appliance control system

A control system, especially an integrated household device control system that can integrate multiple household devices in a wireless manner.

With the advancement of technology, household devices have gradually changed from a purely mechanical structure to an electromechanical integration, that is, using a mechanical structure with electronic control components. For example, the electric fans in the past can only be turned on, off, and the air volume adjusted through mechanical structures such as switches and knobs. The parts of the mechanical structure are usually large in size, so the overall volume and weight of the previous household devices are relatively large.

Existing household devices will integrate electronic components for control, which can be more convenient to use. For example, the existing electric fan will be equipped with a circuit control board. The user can select the electric fan to turn on, off or adjust the air volume by operating the button on the circuit control board. The circuit control board will turn on, off or adjust the output according to the pressed button The air volume signal is used to control the fan blades of the electric fan to start rotating, stop rotating or adjust the speed of fan blade rotation. Due to the smaller size of the electronic control board, existing household appliances can be smaller than in the past, while still containing all adjustment functions.

But now there are a lot of household devices in the family. For example, refrigerators, lamps, electric fans, and electric lights are electrical appliances that are often used in daily life. Even curtains, door locks and other furniture that used to be manually operated may now use electric appliances. Controlled by the way (such as electric curtains, electronic door locks). These household devices are usually scattered throughout a family and are not placed in a single location. Therefore, if there is a need to operate multiple electrical appliances at the same time (for example, when starting a fan, you need to start a lamp at the same time), use The operator must move to the location of each electrical appliance—manual operation, so not only spend a lot of time on moving, but also need to move to each electrical appliance to operate the electrical appliance is not very friendly to the user.

In order to make the use of household devices more convenient, the present invention proposes an integrated household device control system. By integrating household devices, master gateways and mobile devices, the household devices can be connected with the master gateway and mobile devices. After the home device is paired with the master gateway, the user can operate the home device through the mobile device, which is more convenient to use.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the integrated household device control system provided by the present invention is used to connect with a mobile device through an Internet, and the integrated household device control system includes: A master gateway, when receiving a pairing command sent by the mobile device, switches to a waiting state for pairing; A charged household device, when receiving a pairing trigger instruction, broadcasts a pairing request data, the pairing request data including an identity code of the charged household device; Wherein, when the master gateway is in the waiting pairing state and receives the pairing request data, the master gateway stores the identity code in a list of controlled devices, and returns a pairing success verification data to the accused household device.

The integrated household device control system as described further includes: A cloud server, connected to the mobile device and the master gateway through the Internet, and used to receive the pairing command sent by the mobile device and send the pairing command to the master gateway; wherein, When the master gateway saves the identity code to the controlled device list, the master gateway also sends a pairing completion message to the cloud server, so that the cloud server saves the identity code to the paired device list. It should be in the list of cloud-controlled devices that should master the gateway.

The master gateway of the present invention can be paired with the controlled household device, so that the mobile device can wirelessly operate the master gateway to be paired with the controlled household device through the cloud server. After the device, the master gateway and the accused household device are paired, the user can operate the mobile device to control the accused household device, providing a more convenient use mode in daily life.

In order to understand the technical features and practical effects of the present invention in detail, and to realize them according to the content of the invention, the preferred embodiments shown in the drawings are described in detail as follows:

Please refer to FIG. 1 , the present invention provides an integrated household device control system, including: a master gateway 10 and a controlled household device. The present invention can control the controlled household device through a mobile device 30 . In practical applications, the present invention can include multiple controlled household devices 20A, 20B, and 20C, and is not limited to a single controlled household device 20A. The following description takes the plurality of controlled household appliances 20A, 20B, and 20C as an example.

The master gateway 10 is installed in a home, and is connected and paired with the plurality of controlled household devices 20A, 20B, 20C. When the master gateway 10 receives a pairing instruction sent by the mobile device 30, the active gateway 10 switches to a waiting state for pairing; wherein the controlled household devices 20A, 20B, and 20C are respectively provided with an identity code (ID), the identity code of each charged household device 20A, 20B, 20C is unique, that is to say, the ID codes of any two charged household devices 20A, 20B, 20C will not be the same. When the plurality of controlled household devices 20A, 20B, and 20C receive a pairing trigger command, the plurality of controlled household devices 20A, 20B, and 20C respectively broadcast a pairing request data, and each pairing request data includes the plurality of The identity code of the charged household appliance 20A, 20B, 20C.

Specifically, the plurality of controlled household devices 20A, 20B, and 20C may each include a pairing button, and when the user actively presses the pairing button, the plurality of controlled household devices 20A, 20B, and 20C receive the pairing trigger instruction , and broadcast one pairing request data respectively, and the master gateway 10 scans and receives it. The accused household devices 20A, 20B, and 20C include but are not limited to electric side-by-side curtains, electric roller blinds, lamps with dimmers, power switches, etc., which can be controlled through the Internet. Home Appliances. When the master gateway 10 is in the waiting pairing state and receives the pairing request data, the master gateway 10 stores the identity code in a controlled device list, and returns a pairing success verification The data is sent to the controlled household device 20A, 20B, 20C, and the controlled household device 20A, 20B, 20C stores the successful pairing verification data for identifying and verifying the master gateway 10 in subsequent communication. Among them, the present invention can control the brightness and darkness of a lamp with a dimmer, the opening degree of a side-by-side curtain or a roller blind, or the activation and shutdown of a power switch. The master gateway 10 can be a gateway.

The mobile device 30 includes an operation module, the operation module is set on the mobile device 30, and is provided with an operation interface, the operation interface can be used by the owner of the mobile device 30 to operate and control the accused household devices 20A, 20B , 20C, and monitor an operation state, for example, the operation state includes the power state of each controlled household device 20A, 20B, 20C, connection strength and connection quality with the master control gateway 10 . Wherein, the mobile device 30 can connect to a cloud server 40 through Wi-Fi and the Internet, connect to the master gateway 10 through the cloud server 40, and transmit any control commands, messages, and data. The master gateway 10 and the plurality of controlled household devices 20A, 20B, 20C can be connected through a wireless communication network, such as Z-Wave ^™ , ZigBee, Wi-Fi. Among them, Z-Wave ^TM is a wireless communication protocol mainly used in home automation, and its connection quality, stability and strength are better, and the operation module can be an application program (app).

The present invention may further include the cloud server 40, and the cloud server 40 is wirelessly connected to the master gateway 10 and the mobile device 30 through a network. The cloud server 40 is used to receive the pairing completion data, and record the paired controlled household device 20A and its pairing success signal. In addition, when the master gateway 10 stores the identity code in the controlled device list, the master gateway 10 also sends pairing completion information to the cloud server 40, so that the cloud server 40 will The identity code is stored in a cloud controlled device list corresponding to the master gateway 10 .

The integrated household device control system of the present invention can provide three modes, namely a pairing mode, a status monitoring mode and a control mode. The actual usage of the three modes will be introduced in sequence below.

In the actual process of pairing the plurality of controlled household devices 20A, 20B, 20C with the master gateway 10, the present invention executes the pairing mode, the mobile device 30 first sends the pairing command to the cloud server 40, The cloud server 40 sends the pairing instruction to the master gateway 10, and the master gateway 10 switches to the waiting state after receiving the pairing instruction. When the plurality of controlled household devices 20A, 20B, and 20C receive the pairing trigger command, the plurality of controlled household devices 20A, 20B, and 20C respectively broadcast the pairing request data to the master gateway 10, wherein the pairing request data Including the identity code of one of the controlled household devices 20A, when the master gateway 10 is in the waiting state and receives the pairing request data, the master gateway 10 stores the identity code in The controlled device list, and return the pairing success verification data to the plurality of controlled household devices 20A, 20B, 20C to complete the pairing process, so that the mobile device 30 can communicate with the controlled household device through the master gateway 10 The devices 20A, 20B, 20C are paired.

In addition, when the master control gateway 10 is waiting to receive the pairing request data returned by the plurality of controlled household devices 20A, 20B, 20C, it will simultaneously calculate a first time threshold. Within the threshold, the plurality of accused home devices 20A, 20B, 20C return the pairing request data, and the master gateway 10 will continue the pairing process between the mobile device 30 and the accused home devices 20A, 20B, 20C; If one of the controlled household devices 20A fails to send back the pairing request data within the first time threshold, the master gateway 10 will not continue pairing with the controlled household device 20A.

In the status monitoring mode of the present invention, when the plurality of controlled household devices 20A, 20B, and 20C are in operation, the master gateway 10 will generate a request data, and the plurality of controlled devices on the controlled device list The home appliances 20A, 20B, and 20C are arranged sequentially, and the request data is sent to the plurality of controlled home appliances 20A, 20B, and 20C in sequence. The plurality of controlled household devices 20A, 20B, and 20 receive the request data in sequence, and respectively return an operation status data to the master gateway 10 in sequence; in other words, when the master gateway 10 sends The request data is sent to the accused home device 20A, the accused home device 20A receives the request data, and returns the operation status data, and the master gateway 10 receives the operation returned by the accused home device 20A After receiving the status data, the master gateway 10 will send the request data to the controlled household device 20B. The master gateway 10 will further send back the operation status data of each of the controlled household devices 20A, 20B, and 20C to the cloud server 40. After the mobile device 30 is connected to the cloud server 40, The mobile device 30 can read the operation status information from the cloud server 40 , so that the user can monitor the operation status of the plurality of charged household devices 20A, 20B, and 20C through the mobile device 30 .

The master gateway 10 calculates a second time threshold at the same time, if one of the controlled household devices 20B exceeds the second time threshold and does not return the operation status data, the master gateway 10 will not wait for the second time threshold. The accused household device 20B returns the operation status data, and sends the request data to the accused household device 20C to request the accused household device 20C to return the operation status information. At the same time, the master gateway 10 sends a request failure data to the cloud server 40 and stores it in the cloud server 40. The request failure data records that the accused household device 20B did not return the operation status data. message. Or, if the operation status data sent back by one of the accused household devices 20B is an abnormal status data, and the abnormal status data records the abnormal operation information of the accused household device 20B, the master control gateway 10 sends the The abnormal state data is sent to the cloud server 40 and stored in the cloud server 40 .

Furthermore, the mobile device 30 can log into the cloud server 40 to obtain the request failure data and the abnormal state data, so that the owner of the mobile device 30 can view through the mobile device 30 which accused household devices 20B cannot return normally. The transmission of the operation status data or the operation status is abnormal. At the same time, the user can also operate the mobile device 30 to send a device deletion request data to the cloud server 40 , so that the cloud server 40 sends a pairing release data to the master gateway 10 . When the master gateway 10 receives the unpairing information, the master gateway 10 first sends an unpairing command to the accused household device 20B, and transfers the identity code of the accused household device 20B from the Delete the list of controlled devices; when the controlled home device 20B receives the unpairing command, it will delete the pairing success verification data sent by the master gateway 10 when the pairing is completed to complete the master gateway 10 and the controlled device. Control the disconnection procedure of the household device 20B.

In the control mode of the present invention, the mobile device 30 sends a control signal to the cloud server 40, and the cloud server 40 receives the control signal, and compares the value difference between the control signal and the operation status data. If the control signal is inconsistent with the value of the operating status data, the cloud server 40 sends the control signal to the master gateway 10, and the master gateway 10 then sends the control signal to the controlled The household device 20A, the accused household device 20A updates the operation state data according to the control signal, so that the value of the operation state data is consistent with the value of the control signal; if the control signal is consistent with the value of the operation state data, the The cloud server 40 does not work.

For example, the current state of a light fixture is off (the value of the operating state data: 0), if the user wants to start the light fixture through the mobile device 30, the mobile device 30 sends the control signal (value: 1) to The cloud server 40 . The cloud server 40 compares the value of the operation state data with the value of the control signal inconsistent (0≠1), then the cloud server 40 sends the control data to the lamp through the master gateway 10, and the lamp The operating state data (0->1) is updated according to the value of the control signal, so as to activate the lamp.

If the current status of a lamp is on (the value of the operating status data: 1), and the mobile device 30 sends the control signal (value: 1) to the cloud server 40 . The cloud server 40 compares the value of the operation state data with the value of the control signal, and then the cloud server 40 does not act.

The master gateway 10 of the present invention can connect the plurality of controlled household devices 20A, 20B, 20C and the mobile device 30 at the same time, so that the mobile device 30 can communicate with the mobile device 30 in a wireless manner through the master gateway 10 The plurality of controlled household devices 20A, 20B, 20C are paired, and the user can operate the mobile device 30 to control the plurality of controlled household devices 20A, 20B, 20C, providing a more convenient usage mode in daily life.

In addition, if one of the controlled household devices 20A cannot be paired, the master gateway 10 can stop the pairing of the controlled household device 20A that has not returned the pairing request data after exceeding the first time threshold , to prevent the master gateway 10 from continuously detecting whether the controlled household device 20A returns the pairing request data, causing extra energy consumption, and reducing the computing load of the master gateway 10 .

The above descriptions are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and do not limit the present invention in any form. Although the present invention has been disclosed as above with preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone familiar with this professional technology Personnel, without departing from the scope of the technical solution of the present invention, when the technical content disclosed above can be used to make some changes or be modified into equivalent embodiments with equivalent changes, but any content that does not depart from the technical solution of the present invention, according to the present invention Any simple modifications, equivalent changes and modifications made to the above embodiments by the technical essence still belong to the scope of the technical solution of the present invention.

10: Master gateway 20A, 20B, 20C: Charged household devices 30:Mobile device 40: Cloud server

Figure 1: A schematic block diagram of the system of the present invention.

10: Master gateway

20A, 20B, 20C: Charged household devices

30:Mobile device

40:Cloud server

Claims (10)

An integrated household device control system for connecting with a mobile device through an Internet, the integrated household device control system includes: A master gateway, when receiving a pairing command sent by the mobile device, switches to a waiting state for pairing; A charged household device, when receiving a pairing trigger instruction, broadcasts a pairing request data, the pairing request data including an identity code of the charged household device; Wherein, when the master gateway is in the waiting pairing state and receives the pairing request data, the master gateway stores the identity code in a list of controlled devices, and returns a pairing success verification data to the accused household device. The integrated household device control system as described in claim 1, further comprising: A cloud server, connected to the mobile device and the master gateway through the Internet, and used to receive the pairing command sent by the mobile device and send the pairing command to the master gateway; wherein, When the master gateway saves the identity code to the controlled device list, the master gateway also sends a pairing completion message to the cloud server, so that the cloud server saves the identity code to the paired device list. It should be in the list of cloud-controlled devices that should master the gateway. In the integrated household device control system described in claim 2, the master gateway calculates a first time threshold, and if the controlled household device returns the pairing request data within the first time threshold, the master gateway The controlling gateway will continue the pairing process between the mobile device and the charged household device; if one of the charged household devices exceeds the first time threshold and fails to return the pairing request data, the master controlling gateway will stop pair. The integrated household device control system as described in claim 3, the integrated household device control system includes a plurality of controlled household devices, and each of the multiple controlled household devices includes an identity code, and each identity code is stored in the controlled household device. Controlled device list and cloud controlled device list. In the integrated household device control system described in Claim 4, the master gateway further generates a request data, and the master gateway sends the request data to the plurality of controlled household devices in sequence, and sequentially receiving the operation status data respectively sent by the plurality of accused household devices, and sending the operation status data to the cloud server, so that the mobile device can read the operation status data from the cloud server. In the integrated household device control system as described in claim 5, if one of the controlled household devices fails to return the operation status data after a second time threshold, the master control gateway sends the request data to the next The charged household appliance. In the integrated household device control system as described in claim 6, if the operation status data returned by one of the controlled household devices is an abnormal status data, the master control gateway sends the abnormal status data to the cloud server and stored in the cloud server. The integrated household device control system as described in claim item 7, wherein the master gateway further sends a request failure data to the cloud server and stores it in the cloud server, and the request failure data records the accused household device The device did not return a message for the health data. In the integrated household device control system described in any one of claims 2 to 8, the mobile device sends a control signal to the cloud server, if the cloud server judges that the control signal is consistent with the value of the operation status data If not, the cloud server sends the control signal to the accused home device through the master gateway, and the accused home device updates the operation status data according to the control signal; if the control signal and the operation status data If the values are the same, the cloud server will not work. The integrated household device control system as described in Claim 9, wherein the master control gateway and the controlled household device are connected through the Z-Wave ^TM wireless communication protocol.

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