TWI627842B - A homogenization of the gateway device and a computing system of internet of things having the gateway device - Google Patents

Abstract

A homogenization gateway device and an object computing system having the same, the object computing system mainly comprises a cloud module and a gateway module, wherein the gateway module is electrically connected to the cloud module. Having a device proxy unit in the gateway module, the device proxy unit is electrically connected to an external device, the device proxy unit records the state of the connected device, and has a system in the cloud module respectively. a proxy unit and an operation proxy unit, wherein the system proxy unit is configured to control function control of the object computing system, and the operation proxy unit is electrically connected to the system proxy unit, controlled by the system proxy unit, by directly reading The device information corresponding to the electrical connection of the device proxy unit increases the independence of the device connected to the object computing system in the system.

Description

Homogenization gateway device and object computing system therewith

The present invention relates to an arithmetic system, and more particularly to a gateway device having a device for recording different types of devices and an object computing system having the same.

Evolving from time to time, the application of mobile communication and the Internet is becoming more and more extensive. By combining mobile communication and devices, it joins the Internet connection, thus developing the concept of Internet of Things (IOT). Networking can manage and control machines, devices, and people to create applications for a variety of smart networks.

The Internet of Things (IOT) aims to link everything. However, due to the variety of connection objects and their different functions, different types of Internet of Things have been developed with different applications, such as smart city Internet of Things, smart home Internet of things, smart factory Internet of things, smart medical Internet of things, etc. Forming the heterogeneity of the Internet of Things itself and the fragmentation of its market. The heterogeneity and fragmentation of the Internet of Things has become an obstacle to the development of the Internet of Things.

The Internet of Things is mainly composed of three types of devices, including terminal devices, gateway devices, and computing devices. A terminal device refers to a final device with extremely low computing power, including various sensors or actuators. The terminal device transmits its own state to the gateway device (or gateway device) by short-range wireless communication, and then the state of the terminal device is wirelessly performed by the gateway device. Transfer to the computing device. The computing device can be a computer or a software with full functionality. The number of terminal devices and gateway devices is large and often installed outdoors. A gateway device that is responsible for transmitting the status of hundreds to thousands of terminal devices. Considering the installation cost, the design of the gateway device is also quite different depending on the demand. The computing device is a program software designed according to the computing requirements, and it will also be different due to different software functions. The difference between terminal devices, gateway devices, and computing devices is the main source of IoT heterogeneity and fragmentation.

The cloud system is one of the main frameworks for realizing the concept of the Internet of Things. In order to solve the characteristics of different devices connected on the Internet of Things, the conventional technology divides the cloud system into several layers, including the device layer and the mist layer. The computing layer), the fog computing layer, and the cloud computing layer are sufficient to separate the various devices connected to the Internet of Things. Separate the differences between different devices for easy understanding and control.

Although such a layered design can separate the devices on the Internet of Things, however, such an approach would result in insufficient independence between the program logic and the data; since the different devices are transmitted through the gateway through the communication network. (gateway) is connected to the cloud system, as shown in the prior art diagram of the first figure. In the prior art, different devices use the communication network to transmit relevant data to the gateway, and the gateway receives the device. After the message, the original message of the device is compiled into a standard format according to a certain format, and transmitted to the cloud computing layer according to the layered design, and the states of these devices are embedded in the message format, in order to further understand the message. The device state has to be written separately by special logic, which is the reason for the lack of independence between the program logic and the data.

In view of the above-mentioned deficiencies, the main object of the present invention is to provide a homogenization gateway device and an object computing system having the same, in a homogenized network, a terminal device or a gateway device having great difference in the physical world is The same device agent represents the goal of homogenizing the Internet of Things through a single device proxy.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention mainly provides a homogenization gateway device and an object computing system having the same, the object computing system mainly comprising a cloud module and a gateway unit, the gateway module The system is electrically connected to the cloud module, and the communication module is electrically connected between the cloud module and the gateway module, and is used as an integrated interface in the system to communicate with the gateway module and the gateway module. The bridge has at least one device proxy unit in the gateway module, and the device proxy unit is configured to electrically connect an external device, each device proxy unit records the state of the corresponding connected device, and the cloud module Each has a system proxy unit and at least one operation proxy unit, wherein the system proxy unit is used to control the function control of the object computing system, and the operation proxy unit is electrically connected to the system proxy unit, and the operation proxy unit represents an operation. a program function, the operation logic of the operation program is stored in the operation agent unit, and is controlled by the system agent unit, by directly reading the device Means electrically connected to the post processing unit corresponds to the connecting means was increased computing system with the independence within the system.

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1‧‧‧Cloud Module

11‧‧‧System Agent Unit

12‧‧‧Operational Agent Unit

12a‧‧‧First operational agent unit

12b‧‧‧Second operation agent unit

2‧‧‧Gateway Module

21‧‧‧Control unit

22‧‧‧Device Agent Unit

22a‧‧‧First device agent unit

22b‧‧‧Second device agent unit

22n‧‧‧n device proxy unit

23‧‧‧Communication unit

3‧‧‧Communication unit

3a‧‧‧First Communication Convergence Unit

3b‧‧‧Second communication manifold

4‧‧‧Bridge unit

100‧‧‧ device

100a‧‧‧ first device

100b‧‧‧second device

100n‧‧‧n device

The first figure is a schematic diagram of a prior art.

The second figure is a system block diagram of the present invention.

The third figure is a block diagram of the gateway module system of the present invention.

The fourth figure is a system block diagram of another embodiment of the present invention.

The fifth figure is a system block diagram of still another embodiment of the present invention.

Please refer to the second figure, which is a block diagram of the system of the present invention. The object computing system of the present invention mainly includes a cloud module 1 and a gateway unit 2, and the gateway module 2 is electrically connected to the cloud module 1 in the cloud module 1 and the gateway module. 2 is electrically connected to a communication and convergence unit 3, in the embodiment, the communication and convergence unit 3 is a communication bus, and the communication and convergence unit 3 serves as an integrated interface in the system, and becomes the cloud module 1 and The gateway module 2 communicates with the bridge. The cloud module 1 serves as a high-level management work and operation of the system, and the communication management unit 3 transmits the system management commands.

Continue to see the second picture. The gateway module 2 is used for management. The gateway module 2 is provided with a control unit 21. As shown in the block diagram of the gateway module system of the third figure, the control unit 21 periodically scans the gateway. The device 100 around the module 2, the device 100 described herein is an electronic device having a communication function, such as an electronic device having a computing function, such as a computer or a mobile phone, and then generated in the gateway module 2 according to the scanning result. Or having at least one device proxy unit 22 and electrically connected to the control unit 21, and the control unit 21 manages the device proxy unit 22 generated or provided, and the device proxy unit 22 is configured to correspond to an external connection. In the device 100, a plurality of first device proxy units 22a, second device proxy units 22b, and nth device proxy units 22n are provided in the gateway module 2, and the first device proxy units 22a, The second device proxy unit 22b to the nth device proxy unit 22n are electrically connected to a first device 100a, a second device 100b to an nth device 100n, and the device proxy units 22 are electrically connected to an external device 100. Produced or straight Starting each device proxy apparatus unit 22 is responsible for recording the line corresponding to the connector 100 of the The state, and the related computing functions are processed, and the related operation details are stored in each device proxy unit 22, and wireless communication drivers are respectively disposed in each device proxy unit 22 for processing communication functions with the device 100. Or, as shown in the system block diagram of FIG. 3, a communication unit 23 is further disposed in the gateway module 2, and the communication unit 23 is electrically connected to each device proxy unit 22 to be responsible for the gateway module 2 Communication functions with external devices 100.

Please refer to the fourth figure, which is a system block diagram of another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, there is a system proxy unit 11 and at least one operation proxy unit 12 in the cloud module 1. In the embodiment, the module 1 has a first operation proxy unit 12a and a second operation proxy unit. 12b, wherein the system proxy unit 11 is configured to control the function control of the object computing system, including establishing and maintaining a profile and an operation logic file for the operation agent unit 12 and the device agent unit 22 that are generated or generated in the system. The system agent unit 11 may pre-store the related files on different computing nodes, and if the update is available, the automatic download may be performed after being notified by the system agent unit 11. In addition, the system agent unit 11 may operate all or different computing agent units 12 and devices. The agent unit 22 issues a system management command, and is also used to maintain a communication mechanism in the system. The first operation agent unit 12a and the second operation agent unit 12b are electrically connected to the unit agent unit, and the first operations are performed. The agent unit 12a and the second operation agent unit 12b represent different operation program functions, and the operation logic of the operation programs is stored in each operation. The computing unit 12 is controlled by the system proxy unit 11, and each device 100 can independently access the computing functions of each computing agent unit 12 in the system to enhance the independence of use; thereby, the system proxy unit 11 Through the control thereof, the device information of the electrical connection corresponding to each device proxy unit 22 can be directly read, and the independent characteristics of the devices 100 electrically connected to the electronic computing system are added.

Please refer to the fifth figure, which is a system block diagram of still another embodiment of the present invention. As shown As shown in the figure, the foregoing system architecture belongs to a first-order communication and convergence architecture, and in order to meet the communication traffic and communication efficiency of big data, the present invention further provides an internet-based computing system of a second-order communication and convergence architecture, in this embodiment. The cloud module 1 and the gateway module 2 are electrically connected to a first communication unit 3a and a second communication unit 3b, and between the first communication unit 3a and the second communication unit 3b. In this embodiment, the bridge unit 4 is electrically connected to a bridge unit 4, thereby adopting a second-order communication and sinking architecture to meet the traffic and communication efficiency of big data.

However, the embodiments described above are preferred embodiments, and the scope of the invention is not limited thereto, and equivalent changes or modifications made in accordance with the scope of the invention and the contents of the specification should be The scope of patent coverage.

Claims (8)

A homogenization gateway device for connecting different external devices includes: a gateway module having at least one device proxy unit, wherein the device proxy unit is electrically connected to an external device for recording Corresponding to the state of the connected external device, and processing related computing functions, and then storing the relevant operational details in each device proxy unit, and each device proxy unit is provided with a wireless communication driver for processing communication with the device. Features. The homogenization gateway device of claim 1, wherein the module further comprises a control unit electrically connected to the device proxy unit for managing the device proxy unit. The homogenization gateway device of claim 1, wherein the module further comprises a communication unit electrically connected to the device proxy unit for communication between the gateway module and different devices. Features. An object computing system with a homogenized gateway device includes: a cloud module, which is a high-level management work and operation of the system; a gateway module is electrically connected to the cloud module, and has at least a device proxy unit, wherein the device proxy unit is electrically connected to an external device for recording the state of the external device corresponding to the connection, processing the related computing function, and storing the relevant operation details in each device proxy unit. A wireless communication driver is provided in each device proxy unit for processing communication functions with the device. An object-linked computing system with a homogenized gateway device according to claim 4, wherein a communication and communication unit is electrically connected between the cloud module and the gateway module, and the communication and convergence unit is used as a system. The integrated interface serves as a bridge between the cloud module and the gateway module, and the high-level management work and operation of the cloud module communicates system management commands through the communication convergence unit. An object computing system with a homogenized gateway device according to claim 4, wherein the first communication confluence unit and the second communication confluence unit are electrically connected between the cloud module and the gateway module. As a bridge between the cloud module and the gateway module. The object-linked computing system with a homogenized gateway device according to claim 6, wherein a bridging unit is electrically connected between the first communication confluence unit and the second communication confluence unit. An object computing system having a homogenized gateway device as described in claim 4, The cloud module further includes: a system proxy unit, wherein the system proxy unit controls the function control of the object computing system to establish and maintain the configuration file and the operation logic file for the device proxy unit, and the system proxy unit The related files may be pre-stored on different computing nodes, and if the update is notified, the automatic download may be performed after being notified by the system proxy unit; and at least one computing agent unit is electrically connected to the system proxy unit, which represents different computing program functions. The arithmetic logic of the computing programs is stored in each computing agent unit and controlled by the system proxy unit.