TWI672017B - Monitoring apparatus, monitoring system and monitoring method - Google Patents

Abstract

A monitoring device, a monitoring system and a monitoring method are used to monitor electronic devices. The monitoring system includes a mobile device and a monitoring device. The monitoring device includes a detection module and a controller. The detection module is disposed in a display area of the electronic device, and is configured to detect information displayed in the display area to obtain light sensing information. The controller is coupled to the detection module to receive the light sensing information detected by the detection module and transmit the light sensing information to the mobile device. The mobile device determines the state of the electronic device based on the light sensing information.

Description

Monitoring device, monitoring system and monitoring method

The present invention relates to a monitoring technology, and in particular to a monitoring device, a monitoring system, and a monitoring method for monitoring electronic devices.

The development and application of the Internet continue to grow, from the original era of desktop computers to the era of portable computers, to the popular Internet of Things (IoT) era. With the evolution and innovation of technology, the items that can be connected to the Internet are no longer limited to desktop computers, laptops, or smartphones. Instead, all items are expected to be connected to the Internet so that they can be controlled at any time. Based on the fermentation of this issue, many companies have formed alliances and invested considerable resources in research and development. However, the standards of interconnection standards adopted by the various alliance camps are different, so that the products of different alliance camps cannot be integrated. In this way, not only will consumers be troubled when purchasing, but it will also cause inconvenience in the subsequent maintenance of the product and even make it difficult to recycle. On the other hand, traditional home appliances are another challenge in promoting the application of the Internet of Things. The traditional home appliances do not have the functions of the Internet of Things and cannot be monitored remotely, which makes the realization of a smart home more difficult.

In view of this, the present invention provides a monitoring device, a monitoring system and a monitoring method, which can be used to monitor various types of electronic (electrical) devices, and control the electronic (electrical) devices so that the electronic (electrical) devices can pass through The monitoring device of the present invention implements the function of the Internet of Things.

The monitoring system of the present invention includes a mobile device and a monitoring device. The monitoring device includes a detection module and a controller. The detection module is disposed in a display area of the electronic device, and is configured to detect information displayed in the display area to obtain light sensing information. The controller is coupled to the detection module to receive the light sensing information obtained by the detection module and transmit the light sensing information to the mobile device. The mobile device determines the state of the electronic device based on the light sensing information.

The monitoring device of the present invention includes a detection module and a controller. The detection module is disposed in a display area of the electronic device, and is configured to detect information displayed in the display area to obtain light sensing information. The controller is coupled to the detection module to receive the light sensing information obtained by the detection module, and to judge the state of the electronic device according to the light sensing information.

The monitoring method of the present invention includes the following steps. The detection module of the monitoring device is arranged in a display area of the electronic device. The detection module detects the information displayed in the display area to obtain light sensing information. Provide light sensing information to mobile devices. The mobile device determines the state of the electronic device based on the light sensing information.

Based on the above, the monitoring device, monitoring system, and monitoring method provided by the present invention can control this electronic (electrical) device without affecting the original functions of the monitored electronic (electrical) device, and obtain this The information of the display area of the electronic (electrical) device can further confirm whether the user has successfully set the electronic (electrical) device. In this way, in addition to enabling the traditional electronic (electrical) device to implement the Internet of Things function, it also allows users to confirm the status of the electronic (electrical) device and further improve the accuracy of setting the electronic (electrical) device through the Internet of Things.

In order to make the above features and advantages of the present invention more comprehensible, embodiments are hereinafter described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 together. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a monitoring system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a monitoring device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The monitoring system 100 can be used to monitor the electronic device 900. The monitoring system 100 may include a mobile device 120 and a monitoring device 140. The monitoring device 140 may include a detection module 141 and a controller 142, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The detection module 141 may be disposed in the display area 910 of the electronic device 900 and used to detect the information displayed in the display area 910 to obtain the light sensing information L_INF. The controller 142 is coupled to the detection module 141 to receive the light sensing information L_INF. The controller 142 may transmit the light sensing information L_INF to the mobile device 120, so that the mobile device 120 may determine the state of the electronic device 900 according to the light sensing information L_INF, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In other embodiments of the present invention, the controller 142 further includes a memory storing a code. When the controller 142 receives the light sensing information L_INF, the controller 142 can directly execute the code in the memory to determine the electronic device. 900 status, and the judgment result is transmitted to the mobile device 120.

In this way, even if the electronic device 900 does not have the Internet of Things function, the mobile device 120 can still obtain the light sensing information L_INF generated by the display area 910 of the electronic device 900 through the monitoring device 140, thereby determining the state of the electronic device 900. For example, if the electronic device 900 is an air conditioner, and the information displayed in the display area 910 is the set temperature value displayed on the display panel of the air conditioner, the mobile device 120 can learn the air conditioner setting through the monitoring device 140 Temperature value.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the electronic device 900 may be various types of electrical equipment, and the present invention does not limit the type of the electronic device 900. In an embodiment of the present invention, the mobile device 120 may be, for example, a smart phone, a smart watch, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a notebook computer, or a tablet computer, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

Please refer to FIG. 1, FIG. 3, and FIG. 4A to FIG. 4C together. FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram of a detection module according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4A is a diagram according to an embodiment of the present invention. Top view of the light guide fiber patch in the detection module. FIG. 4B is a side view of the light guide fiber patch in the direction A of FIG. 4A, and FIG. 4C is a view of the light guide fiber patch in the direction B of FIG. 4A. Side view. For ease of description, the electronic device 900 in FIG. 1 is taken as an example for description, and the electronic device 900 is other types of electrical devices, and so on.

As shown in FIG. 3, the detection module 141 may include a light guide fiber patch 1411, a light source sensor 1412, and a light emitting module 1413, but is not limited thereto. The light guide fiber patch 1411 may include a patch 141A, at least one first light guide fiber OL1, and at least one second light guide fiber OL2. The patch 141A has an adhesive surface 141B (shown in FIGS. 4B and 4C), wherein the adhesive surface 141B is used to be attached to the display area 910 of the electronic device 900. In an embodiment of the present invention, the patch 141A may be a transparent plastic patch, so that when the patch 141A is attached to the display area 910 of the electronic device 900, the information displayed in the display area 910 can still be seen by the user However, the present invention is not limited to this.

The first light guide fiber OL1 and the second light guide fiber OL2 are provided in the patch 141A. The first end of each of the first light guide fibers OL1 faces the adhesive surface 141B (as shown in FIGS. 4B and 4C). The light source sensor 1412 is coupled between the second end of each of the first light guide fibers OL1 and the controller 142 (as shown in FIG. 3). The light emitting module 1413 is coupled between the second end of each of the second light guide fibers OL2 and the controller 142 (as shown in FIG. 3). The light emitting module 1413 is controlled by the controller 142 to provide the auxiliary light source SL, and provides the auxiliary light source SL to the display area 910 through the second light guide fiber OL2 to increase the brightness of the information displayed in the display area 910, as shown in FIG. 4C. Show. The light source sensor 1412 senses information displayed on the display area 910 through the first light guide fiber OL1 to obtain light sensing information L_INF corresponding to different positions of the sensing display area 910. That is, the light sensing information L_INF may be brightness values corresponding to different positions of the display area 910 sensed by the first light guide fiber OL1.

In an embodiment of the present invention, if the information in the display area 910 of the electronic device 900 is presented using, for example, the seven-segment display 912 shown in FIG. The first light guide fiber OL1 of a segment senses the brightness value of each segment in the seven-segment display 912 as the light sensing information L_INF. The mobile device 120 (or the controller 142) can determine whether each segment of the seven-segment display 912 is lit according to the light sensing information L_INF, thereby determining the information displayed by the seven-segment display 912.

For example, it is assumed that the range of brightness values that can be sensed by the light source sensor 1412 is 0 to 255, where a brightness value of 0 indicates no light source, and a brightness value of 255 indicates the brightest. When a segment in the seven-segment display 912 lights up, the brightness value sensed by the light source sensor 1412 is 174, and when this segment in the seven-segment display 912 is not bright, the light source sensor 1412 senses The measured brightness value is 30 (the brightness value of ambient light), then the designer can set the brightness value 102 (that is, the average value of the brightness value of 174 and the brightness value of 30) as the judgment value, but the present invention does not take the This is limited. Therefore, when the brightness value of the segment detected by the light source sensor 1412 is greater than 102, the mobile device 120 (or the controller 142) can determine that the segment of the seven-segment display 912 is bright; otherwise, if the light source sensor The brightness value of this segment sensed by 1412 is less than 102, then the mobile device 120 (or the controller 142) can judge that this segment of the seven-segment display 912 is off. By determining whether each of the segments in the seven-segment display 912 is bright, the information displayed by the seven-segment display 912 can be known, for example, "14" displayed by the seven-segment display 912 of FIG.

Since the seven-segment display 912 itself is a light-emitting element, the auxiliary light source SL can be provided without passing through the light-emitting module 1413 and the second light guide fiber OL2. Therefore, in the above application scenario, the detection module 141 may not have the light emitting module 1413 and the second light guide fiber OL2 to reduce costs, and the light source sensor 1412 may be implemented using a photoresistor. Not limited to this.

In another embodiment of the present invention, if the information in the display area 910 of the electronic device 900 is implemented using, for example, the light emitting diode 914 shown in FIG. 3, the light source sensor 1412 can transmit the corresponding first light guide The optical fiber OL1 senses the brightness value or light-emitting color (ie, RGB value) of the light-emitting diode 914 at each different position as the light-sensing information L_INF. The mobile device 120 (or the controller 142) can determine the information displayed by the light emitting diode 914 according to the light sensing information L_INF. For example, the light source sensor 1412 may be, for example, a color sensor, and the RGB value ranges it can sense are R values ranging from 0 to 255, G values ranging from 0 to 255, and B values ranging from 0 to 255. The “running” state of the electronic device 900 may be represented by colors. For example, a red light indicates that the electronic device 900 is in standby, and a blue light indicates that the electronic device 900 is in operation. Assume that when the red light shown in standby is on, the RGB values sensed by the light source sensor 1412 are R value 191, G value 30, and B value 20, and when the blue light shown in operation lights up, the light source senses The RGB values sensed by the device 1412 are R value 25, G value 36, and B value 184, respectively. The designer can set the determination values as: R determination value 108, G determination value 144, and B determination value 102. The methods can be respectively shown as follows (but the present invention is not limited to this):

R judgment value: 108 = (191 + 25) / 2

G judgment value: 144 = (255+ (30 + 36) / 2) / 2

B judgment value: 102 = (184 + 20) / 2

Therefore, if the R value sensed by the light source sensor 1412 is greater than the R determination value 108, the G value is less than the G determination value 144, and the B value is less than the B determination value 102, the mobile device 120 (or the controller 142) may determine the electronic device The 900 is in standby (that is, the red light is on). In contrast, if the R value sensed by the light source sensor 1412 is less than the R determination value 108, the G value is less than the G determination value 144, and the B value is greater than the B determination value 102, the mobile device 120 (or the controller 142) may judge the electronic The device 900 is running (ie, the blue light is on). In addition, if the R value, B value, and G value detected by the light source sensor 1412 do not meet the above two conditions, the mobile device 120 (or the controller 142) determines the light displayed by the light emitting diode 914. The color is not red or blue, so the state of the electronic device 900 cannot be determined.

Since the light emitting diode 914 itself is a light emitting element, the auxiliary light source SL can be provided without passing through the light emitting module 1413 and the second light guide fiber OL2. Therefore, in the above application scenario, the detection module 141 may not have the light emitting module 1413 and the second light guide fiber OL2 to reduce the cost.

In another embodiment of the present invention, if the information in the display area 910 of the electronic device 900 is a Twisted Nematic (TN) liquid crystal display or a Super Twisted Nematic (STN) liquid crystal display, etc. And other non-luminous (non-spontaneous light) display devices (but the present invention is not limited to both) because the light source sensor 1412 cannot directly obtain the light sense through the first light guide fiber OL1 The information L_INF is measured, so the auxiliary light source SL needs to be provided to the display area 910 through the light emitting module 1413 and the second light guide fiber OL2 corresponding to different positions of the liquid crystal display, so as to increase the brightness of the information displayed in the display area 910, which is beneficial to the light source sense The detector 1412 can sense the information displayed in the display area 910. Therefore, before the light source sensor 1412 senses the information in the display area 910, the controller 142 can activate the light emitting module 1413, so that the light source sensor 1412 has sufficient light sources for sensing. After the light source sensor 1412 obtains the light sensing information L_INF, the controller 142 can turn off the light emitting module 1413 to avoid power consumption. Specifically, when the light emitting module 1413 guides the auxiliary light source SL to the display area 910 of the liquid crystal display through the second light guide fiber OL2, the liquid crystal display reflects the auxiliary light source SL to the first light guide fiber OL1. The intensity of the reflected light signal at the position where the information is displayed in the liquid crystal display is greater than the intensity of the reflected light signal at the position where the information is not displayed in the liquid crystal display. Therefore, the user can set that when the reflected light signal intensity is greater than a preset reflected light intensity threshold, the light source sensor 1412 determines that liquid crystal information is displayed in this section of the display area 910; when the reflected light signal intensity is less than the preset The light source sensor 1412 determines that the liquid crystal information is not displayed in this section of the display area 910. Thereby, the light source sensor 1412 can determine whether there is display information at different positions in the liquid crystal display. The preset reflected light intensity threshold can be set differently for different electronic devices 900 according to user needs. In other embodiments, the intensity of the reflected light signal at the position where the information is not displayed in the liquid crystal display is greater than the intensity of the reflected light signal at the position where the information is displayed in the liquid crystal display. The other parts are the same and will not be described again.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 3 of the present invention, the first light guide fiber OL1 and the second light guide fiber OL2 are correspondingly arranged according to the display area 910 of the electronic device 900, for example, according to each of the seven-segment displays 912. The positions of the segments and the positions of the light-emitting diodes 914 are correspondingly arranged, which can effectively save manufacturing costs, but is only applicable to specific electronic devices. In other embodiments of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 5, the first light guide fiber OL1 ′ of the light guide fiber patch 1411 ′ is laid out in an array manner, and the second light guide fiber patch 1411 ′ The optical fiber (not shown) can also be laid out in an array manner similar to the first light guiding fiber OL1 'of FIG. In this way, the light guide fiber patch 1411 'shown in FIG. 5 can be applied to various types of electronic devices.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the controller 142 may be hardware, firmware, or stored in a memory and loaded and executed by a microprocessor (Microprocessor) or a digital signal processor (DSP). Software or machine-executable code. If it is implemented by hardware, the controller 142 may be achieved by a single integrated circuit chip, or may be completed by multiple circuit chips, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The above-mentioned multiple circuit chips or a single integrated circuit chip may use an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), a Programmable Logic Device (PLD), or a Field Programmable Gate Array. FPGA). The memory may be, for example, a random access memory, a read-only memory, or a flash memory.

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 6 together. FIG. 6 is a schematic block diagram of a monitoring device according to another embodiment of the present invention. The monitoring device 140 'may include a detection module 141, a controller 142, a first communication module 143, a second communication module 144, a radio module 145, a battery module 146, and a button 147, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The implementation and operation of the detection module 141 and the controller 142 of FIG. 6 are similar to the detection module 141 and the controller 142 of FIG. 2 (or FIG. 3), respectively, and the relevant descriptions of FIG. 2 to FIG. 5 can be referred to. .

The first communication module 143 is coupled to the controller 142 and is configured to receive the control command CMD sent by the mobile device 120 and transmit the control command CMD to the controller 142. The second communication module 144 is coupled to the controller 142 and receives a control command CMD from the controller 142 and transmits the control command CMD to the electronic device 900 to set the electronic device 900. It can be understood that the first communication module 143 is used as a communication interface between the monitoring device 140 'and the mobile device 120, and the second communication module 144 is used as a communication interface between the monitoring device 140' and the electronic device 900.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first communication module 143 may include, for example, a wireless communication module, a wired communication module, or both a wireless communication module and a wired communication module. The wireless communication module is, for example, a blue-tooth module, a low-power Bluetooth (BLE) module, a wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) module, a global system for mobile communication (GSM) Module, code division multiple access (CDMA) module, wideband CDMA (WCDMA) module, CDMA-2000 module, time division multiple access (time division multiple access (TDMA) module, worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX) module, long term evolution (LTE) module, wireless local area network (WLAN) module , An ultra wideband (UWB) module, an inter-device communication (D2D) module, or a combination of the foregoing modules, but it is not limited thereto. The wired communication module is, for example, a local area network (LAN) interface module, but it is not limited thereto.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first communication module 143 of the monitoring device 140 'may also communicate with the mobile device 120 through an external wireless access point (AP).

In an embodiment of the present invention, the second communication module 144 may be, for example, an infrared (Infrared) module, a ZigBee module, or a home automation wireless network (Z-Wave) module, but is not limited to this. this.

In an embodiment of the present invention, if the electronic device 900 has a Bluetooth transmission function or a wireless fidelity transmission function, the mobile device 120 may also directly send a control command CMD to the electronic device 900 to set the electronic device 900, and The monitoring device 140 ′ only needs to detect the information displayed in the display area 910 of the electronic device 900 and return the obtained light sensing information L_INF to the mobile device 120.

In an embodiment of the present invention, if the electronic device 900 has a ZigBee or Z-Wave transmission function, the mobile device 120 may also be connected to the smart home gateway through its Bluetooth transmission function or wireless fidelity transmission function ( smart home gateway), and send the control command CMD to the electronic device 900 through the ZigBee module or Z-Wave module of the smart home gateway to set the electronic device 900, while the monitoring device 140 'only needs to detect The information displayed in the display area 910 of the electronic device 900 and returns the obtained light sensing information L_INF to the mobile device 120.

The control command CMD can control the electronic device 900 to perform corresponding operations and display corresponding information in the display area 910, and the detection module 141 can detect the information displayed in the display area 910 to obtain the light sensing information L_INF. The controller 142 may transmit the light sensing information L_INF to the mobile device 120 through the first communication module 143, and the mobile device 120 may determine whether the electronic device 900 completes the setting according to the control instruction CMD according to the light sensing information L_INF. Alternatively, the controller 142 may determine whether the electronic device 900 completes the setting according to the control command CMD according to the light sensing information L_INF, and generates a setting result S_RST accordingly, and the controller 142 may send the setting result S_RST through the first communication module 143 Send to mobile device 120.

For example, if the electronic device 900 is an air conditioner and the control command CMD is a temperature setting value of the air conditioner, the electronic device 900 may respond to the control command CMD to set the cold air temperature of the electronic device 900 to the temperature setting value. The set temperature value is displayed in the display area 910, and the detection module 141 can detect the information (ie, the displayed temperature value) displayed in the display area 910 to obtain the light sensing information L_INF. The controller 142 may transmit the light sensing information L_INF to the mobile device 120 through the first communication module 143, and the mobile device 120 may determine the cold air temperature value of the electronic device 900 according to the light sensing information L_INF to determine whether the electronic device 900 is Complete the temperature setting according to the control command CMD. Alternatively, the controller 142 may determine the cold air temperature value of the electronic device 900 according to the light sensing information L_INF to determine whether the electronic device 900 completes the temperature setting according to the control instruction CMD and generates a setting result S_RST accordingly, and the controller 142 may pass The first communication module 143 transmits the setting result S_RST to the mobile device 120. In this way, the mobile device 120 can learn whether the electronic device 900 completes the temperature setting according to the control command CMD according to the setting result S_RST.

The sound receiving module 145 is coupled to the controller 142 and is configured to sense the sound of the electronic device 900 and generate and transmit the sound sensing information S_INF to the controller 142 accordingly. In an embodiment of the present invention, the controller 142 may determine whether the electronic device 900 emits a sound in response to the control command CMD according to the sound sensing information S_INF, and obtain a sound judgment result. If the sound judgment result indicates that the electronic device 900 does not respond to the control command CMD and emits a sound, the controller 142 may send a setting failure message F_MSG to the mobile device 120 through the first communication module 143. In an embodiment of the present invention, the sound receiving module 145 may be, for example, a microphone, but is not limited thereto.

For example, some electrical devices (such as air conditioners or electric fans) will emit corresponding sounds when they are set. If the electronic device 900 is an electrical device of the above type, the controller 142 can determine through the radio module 145 Whether the electronic device 900 generates a sound in response to the control command CMD. If no sound is generated from the electronic device 900, it means that the electronic device 900 has not received or cannot recognize the control command CMD, so the controller 142 sends a setting failure message F_MSG to the mobile device 120. In contrast, if the electronic device 900 generates sound in response to the control command CMD, it means that the electronic device 900 can recognize the control command CMD, and then, the detection module 141 can be used to detect the display in the display area 910 of the electronic device 900. Information to determine whether the electronic device 900 completes the setting according to the control command CMD. In an embodiment of the present invention, if the electronic device 900 monitored by the monitoring device 140 'is not the above-mentioned type of electrical device, that is, the electrical device does not have a function of emitting sound due to the setting, the monitoring device 140' may not include a radio. Module 145 to save costs.

The battery module 146 is coupled to the controller 142 to provide power required for the operation of the monitoring device 140 '.

The button 147 is coupled to the controller 142 and is used for being pressed to generate a trigger signal to the controller 142. If the first communication module 143 is a Bluetooth module or a low-power Bluetooth module, the controller 142 may control the Bluetooth module or the low power consumption of the first communication module 143 and the mobile device 120 according to the trigger signal. Bluetooth modules are paired to establish a connection.

On the other hand, the mobile device 120 may have a mobile application (APP). The mobile application may include a product model selection interface, at least one setting option interface, at least one status display interface, and a database. The product model selection interface allows a user to select a model of the electronic device 900 to be monitored. The setting option interface can display at least one function of the electronic device 900 for the user to set. The status display interface can be used to display the status of the electronic device 900, the setting result S_RST, or the setting failure message F_MSG, and so on. For example, if the electronic device 900 is an air conditioner, the setting option interface may display the temperature setting function, timing function or wind adjustment function of the air conditioner, so that the user can set the above functions of the electronic device 900 ; And the status display interface can be used to display the status of the air conditioner, such as whether the air conditioner is turned on, the current air temperature setting value of the air conditioner, and whether it has been set successfully.

The above-mentioned mobile application can be clicked according to the model of the electronic device 900 and one of the setting option interfaces, and the corresponding control command CMD is found in the database, and the control command CMD is transmitted to the monitoring device 140, where the data The control instructions CMD in the library corresponding to the electronic devices 900 of different models can be downloaded from the cloud.

For example, if the electronic device 900 uses infrared technology to perform functional settings, the mobile application can find the corresponding infrared code (IR code) in the database according to the selected setting option interface. As a control command CMD, the infrared code is transmitted to the monitoring device 140.

In addition, the above-mentioned mobile application can also judge the state of the electronic device 900 by comparing the light sensing information L_INF and the reference data corresponding to the model of the electronic device 900 in the database. The reference data may include brightness determination values, RGB determination values, and reflected light intensity thresholds corresponding to different types of electronic devices.

For example, it is assumed that the electronic device 900 is an air conditioner, and the information in the display area 910 of the electronic device 900 is presented using, for example, the seven-segment displays 810 and 820 shown in FIG. 7, where the mobile device 120 transmits the electronic information through the monitoring device 140 ′. The cold air temperature of the device 900 is set to 23 degrees. Therefore, the mobile device 120 can determine whether the information presented by the seven-segment displays 810 and 820 is a temperature of "23" degrees through the monitoring device 140 '. In detail, the light source sensor 1412 can sense each section E811 ~ E817 and E821 ~ in the seven-segment displays 810 and 820 through the first light guide fiber OL1 corresponding to each section of the seven-segment displays 810 and 820. The brightness value of E827 is used as the light sensing information L_INF. Therefore, the mobile application can compare the brightness value of each segment E811 ~ E817 and E821 ~ E827 with the brightness judgment value in the above reference material to judge whether each segment E811 ~ E817 and E821 ~ E827 are bright. If the brightness value of each segment E811 ~ E817 and E821 ~ E827 is greater than the brightness judgment value, the mobile application can judge that the segment is bright; if the brightness value of each zone E811 ~ E817 and E821 ~ E827 is less than the brightness judgment value, act The application can determine that the section is not lit. If it is determined that sections E811, E812, E814, E815, E817, E821, E822, E823, E824, and E827 are all on and sections E813, E816, E825, and E826 are not on, the mobile application of mobile device 120 may It is determined that the electronic device 900 has been set successfully. Conversely, if it is judged that one of the segments E811, E812, E814, E815, E817, E821, E822, E823, E824, E827 is not lit, or one of the segments E813, E816, E825, E826 is lit, then The mobile application of the mobile device 120 may determine that the setting of the electronic device 900 has failed. In another embodiment of the present invention, the mobile application may determine whether the electronic device 900 is successfully set only based on whether the brightness value of the specific section changes. Specifically, taking the seven-segment displays 810 and 820 as an example, when the temperature displayed in the current display area 910 is "25" degrees, and the user wants to adjust the temperature to "29" degrees, the user sets the temperature setting value (29 degrees ) Input to the setting option interface of the mobile device 120. The mobile application in the mobile device 120 can obtain a segment whose brightness value will change according to the reference data in the database, that is, segment E822. At this time, the mobile application only needs to determine whether the brightness value of the segment E822 is greater than the brightness judgment value. If the brightness value of the segment E822 is greater than the brightness determination value, the mobile application of the mobile device 120 may determine that the electronic device 900 has been set successfully. If the brightness value of the segment E822 is less than or equal to the brightness determination value, the mobile application in the mobile device 120 may determine that the setting of the electronic device 900 has failed. This judgment method can reduce the amount of data that the mobile application needs to calculate to reduce the processing time.

FIG. 8A is a flowchart of a monitoring method according to an embodiment of the invention. As shown in FIG. 8A, the monitoring method is applicable to the monitoring system 100 of FIG. 1, the monitoring device 140 of FIG. 3, and the monitoring device 140 'of FIG. 6, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In the following, please refer to FIG. 1, FIG. 6 and FIG. 8A together. In step S710 of FIG. 8A, the detection module 141 may be disposed in the display area 910 of the electronic device 900. Then, in step S730, the light-sensing information L_INF can be obtained by detecting the information displayed in the display area 910 through the detection module 141. After that, in step S750, the light sensing information L_INF may be provided to the mobile device 120. Then, in step S770, the mobile device 120 determines the state of the electronic device 900 according to the light sensing information L_INF.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the mobile device 120 can further control the electronic device 900 through the monitoring device 140 ', as shown in FIG. 8B. 8B is a flowchart of a monitoring method according to another embodiment of the present invention. Steps S710, S730, S750, and S770 of FIG. 8B are similar to steps S710, S730, and S710 of FIG. 8A, respectively. S750 and S770, so you can refer to the relevant description in Figure 8A.

After step S710, the functions of the electronic device 900 can be set through the mobile application of the mobile device 120, as shown in step S715. Next, in step S720, the control command CMD can be obtained from the mobile device 120 through the first communication module 143, where the control command CMD is used to set the above functions of the electronic device 900. Furthermore, step S720 includes the following detailed steps. First, in step S721, the first communication module 143 receives an activation instruction from the mobile device 120 to wake up the controller 142, so that the controller 142 activates the monitoring device 140 '. After the controller 142 finishes starting the monitoring device 140 ', it notifies the mobile device 120 through the first communication module 143, and obtains the control command CMD from the mobile device 120, as shown in step S722.

After step S720, the control command CMD may be transmitted to the electronic device 900 through the controller 142 and the second communication module 144 to set the electronic device 900, as shown in step S725. Next, in step S726, the sound of the electronic device 900 is sensed through the sound receiving module 145 to obtain sound sensing information S_INF. In step S727, it is determined whether the electronic device 900 emits a sound in response to the control command CMD according to the sound sensing information S_INF. If the determination result in step S727 is NO, it means that the electronic device 900 has not received the control command CMD or cannot recognize the control command CMD, so step S728 is performed. In step S728, it is determined whether the control command CMD has been repeatedly transmitted to the electronic device 900 N times, where the number of times N is a positive integer and can be determined by actual application or design requirements. If the determination result in step S728 is NO, the process returns to step S725. If the determination result of step S728 is YES, it means that the current setting work of the electronic device 900 has failed, so the setting failure message F_MSG is transmitted to the mobile device 120 through the controller 142 and the first communication module 143, as shown in step S7291. Then, the mobile device 120 may display the setting failure message F_MSG on the status display interface of the mobile application, as shown in step S7292.

On the other hand, if the determination result of step S727 is YES, it means that the electronic device 900 has received the control command CMD and can recognize the control command CMD. At this time, the electronic device 900 will display the corresponding information in the display area 910 in response to the control command CMD. Therefore, the detection module 141 can detect the information displayed in the display area 910 to obtain the light sensing information L_INF, as in step S730. As shown. Furthermore, step S730 may include the following detailed steps: First, in step S731, an auxiliary light source SL may be provided to the display area 910 through the light emitting module 1413 and the second light guide fiber OL2 of the detection module 141 to increase The brightness of the information displayed in the display area 910. Next, in step S732, the light displayed by the light source sensor 1412 and the first light guide fiber OL1 of the detection module 141 can be used to sense the information displayed in the display area 910 to obtain a light sense. Test information L_INF.

After step S730, the light sensing information L_INF may be provided to the mobile device 120, as shown in step S750. Next, in step S770, the state of the electronic device 900 can be determined through the mobile device 120 according to the light sensing information L_INF, that is, whether the electronic device 900 completes the setting according to the control command CMD, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In other embodiments of the present invention, the controller 142 may also determine the state of the electronic device 900 according to the light sensing information L_INF, that is, the controller 142 may determine whether the electronic device 900 is in accordance with the control instruction CMD according to the light sensing information L_INF. The setting result S_RST is obtained after completing the setting, and the setting result S_RST is transmitted to the mobile device 120 through the first communication module 143.

If the determination result in step S770 is no, then step S7292 is executed, and the mobile device 120 may display the setting failure message F_MSG on the status display interface of the mobile application. If the determination result in step S770 is YES, it means that the electronic device 900 has completed the setting according to the control command CMD, and the controller 142 can receive the sleep command from the mobile device 120 through the first communication module 143, as shown in step S780. Then, in step S790, the monitoring device 140 'can be set to a sleep state by the controller 142 according to the sleep instruction to save power of the monitoring device 140', and the first communication module 143 can be maintained in an activated state to allow the first communication The module 143 can receive instructions from the mobile device 120 at any time to re-awaken the monitoring device 140 '.

It is worth mentioning that, as described previously, if the electronic device 900 does not have a function of generating sound due to the setting, steps S726, S727, S728, and S7291 of FIG. 8B can be omitted and executed. In addition, if the information in the display area 910 is presented by using a light-emitting element (such as the seven-segment display 912 or the light-emitting diode 914 shown in FIG. 6), the light-emitting module 1413 and the second light-guiding optical fiber OL2 can be provided. Since the auxiliary light source SL, step S731 can be omitted.

In summary, the monitoring device, monitoring system and monitoring method provided in the embodiments of the present invention can control the electronic (electrical) device without affecting the original function of the monitored electronic (electrical) device. And obtain the information of the display area of this electronic (electrical) device, and can further confirm whether the user's setting of the electronic (electrical) device is successful. In this way, in addition to enabling the traditional electronic (electrical) device to implement the Internet of Things function, it also allows users to confirm the status of the electronic (electrical) device and further improve the accuracy of setting the electronic (electrical) device through the Internet of Things.

Although the present invention has been disclosed as above with the examples, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any person with ordinary knowledge in the technical field can make some modifications and retouching without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The protection scope of the present invention shall be determined by the scope of the attached patent application.

100‧‧‧ monitoring system

120‧‧‧ mobile device

140, 140’‧‧‧ monitoring device

141‧‧‧detection module

1411, 1411’‧‧‧‧light guide fiber patch

1412‧‧‧Light source sensor

1413‧‧‧Light-emitting module

141A‧‧‧Patch

141B‧‧‧ Adhesive surface

142‧‧‧Controller

143‧‧‧The first communication module

144‧‧‧Second communication module

145‧‧‧Radio Module

146‧‧‧battery module

147‧‧‧ button

810, 820, 912‧‧‧ seven-segment display

900‧‧‧ electronic device

910‧‧‧display area

914‧‧‧light-emitting diode

CMD‧‧‧Control Instructions

E811 ~ E817, E821 ~ E827‧‧‧ sections

L_INF‧‧‧Light sensing information

F_MSG‧‧‧Setup failure message

OL1, OL1’‧‧‧‧First light guide fiber

OL2‧‧‧Second Light Guide Fiber

S710, S715, S720, S721, S722, S725, S726, S727, S728, S7291, S7292, S730, S731, S732, S750, S770, S780, S790‧‧‧Steps

S_INF‧‧‧Sound sensing information

SL‧‧‧Auxiliary light source

S_RST‧‧‧Setting result

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a monitoring system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram of a monitoring device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram of a detection module according to an embodiment of the present invention. 4A is a top view of a light guide fiber patch in a detection module according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4B is a side view from the direction A of the light guide fiber patch of FIG. 4A. FIG. 4C is a side view from the direction B of the light guide fiber patch of FIG. 4A. FIG. 5 is a schematic layout diagram of a light guide fiber patch in a detection module according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a schematic block diagram of a monitoring device according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of information displayed on a seven-segment display according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8A is a flowchart of a monitoring method according to an embodiment of the invention. FIG. 8B is a flowchart of a monitoring method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (24)

A monitoring system for monitoring an electronic device includes: a mobile device; and a monitoring device including: a detection module configured in a display area of the electronic device, wherein the detection module includes at least one first A light guide fiber and a light source sensor, the light source sensor is coupled to the at least one first light guide fiber and used to detect information displayed in the display area through the at least one first light guide fiber to obtain a Light sensing information; and a controller coupled to the detection module to receive the light sensing information obtained by the detection module and transmit the light sensing information to the mobile device, where the mobile device is based on The light sensing information determines a state of the electronic device. The monitoring system according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the monitoring device further comprises: a first communication module coupled to the controller for receiving a control instruction from the mobile device and transmitting the control instruction To the controller; and a second communication module coupled to the controller for receiving the control instruction from the controller and transmitting the control instruction to the electronic device to set the electronic device. The monitoring system according to item 2 of the scope of patent application, wherein: when the electronic device displays the information in the display area in response to the control instruction, the detection module detects the information displayed in the display area to Obtain the light sensing information; and the controller transmits the light sensing information to the mobile device through the first communication module, and the mobile device judges the state of the electronic device according to the light sensing information to determine Whether the electronic device completes the setting according to the control instruction. The monitoring system according to item 3 of the patent application scope, wherein the monitoring device further includes: a radio module, coupled to the controller, for sensing the sound of the electronic device, and generating and transmitting a sound sense accordingly. Measuring information to the controller, wherein the controller determines whether the electronic device emits a sound in response to the control instruction according to the sound sensing information, and obtains a sound judgment result, if the sound judgment result indicates that the electronic device is not responding When the control instruction generates a sound, the controller sends a setting failure message to the mobile device through the first communication module. The monitoring system according to item 3 of the scope of patent application, wherein the controller is preset to a sleep state and the first communication module is preset to a startup state, wherein: the first communication module receives the control instruction Previously, the first communication module was further used to receive a startup command from the mobile device to wake up the controller, causing the controller to start the monitoring device; and after the controller completed starting the monitoring device, the controller was more Notify the mobile device through the first communication module, and receive the control instruction from the mobile device. The monitoring system according to item 5 of the scope of patent application, wherein after the controller transmits the light sensing information to the mobile device through the first communication module, the controller further transmits the light communication information through the first communication module. Receiving a sleep instruction from the mobile device causes the controller to control the monitoring device to enter a sleep state according to the sleep instruction and maintain the first communication module in an activated state. The monitoring system according to item 3 of the scope of patent application, wherein the mobile device has a mobile application, and the mobile application includes: a product model selection interface for selecting a model of the electronic device to be monitored; at least A setting option interface for setting at least one function of the electronic device; at least a status display interface for displaying the status of the electronic device; and a database in which the mobile application program responds to the at least A setting option interface is selected, and the corresponding control command is found in the database, and the control command is transmitted to the monitoring device. The mobile application program is based on the light sensing information and the data. A reference corresponding to the model in the library is used to judge the state of the electronic device. The monitoring system according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the detection module further includes: a light guide fiber patch, including: a patch having an adhesive surface, wherein the adhesive surface is used for attaching to the In the display area of the electronic device, the at least one first light-guiding optical fiber is disposed in the patch, and a first end of each of the at least one first light-guiding optical fiber faces the adhesive surface, wherein the light source senses And a controller is coupled between the second end of each of the at least one first light guide fiber and the controller. The monitoring system according to item 8 of the scope of patent application, wherein the light guide fiber patch further includes: at least one second light guide fiber disposed in the patch, and each of the at least one second light guide fiber The first end of the speaker is facing the adhesive surface, and the detection module further includes a light emitting module coupled between the second end of each of the at least one second light guide fiber and the controller. It is controlled by the controller to provide an auxiliary light source, and the auxiliary light source is provided to the display area through the at least one second light guide fiber to increase the brightness of the information displayed in the display area. A monitoring device for monitoring an electronic device includes a detection module disposed in a display area of the electronic device, wherein the detection module includes at least one first light guide fiber and a light source sensor, The light source sensor is coupled to the at least one first light guiding fiber and used to detect information displayed in the display area through the at least one first light guiding fiber to obtain a light sensing information; and a controller, coupled to Connect to the detection module to receive the light sensing information obtained by the detection module, and determine the state of the electronic device according to the light sensing information. The monitoring device according to item 10 of the scope of patent application, further comprising: a first communication module coupled to the controller for receiving a control instruction from a mobile device and transmitting the control instruction to the controller And a second communication module coupled to the controller for receiving the control instruction from the controller and transmitting the control instruction to the electronic device to set the electronic device. The monitoring device according to item 11 of the scope of patent application, wherein: when the electronic device displays the information in the display area in response to the control instruction, the detection module detects the information displayed in the display area to Obtaining the light sensing information; and the controller transmitting the light sensing information to the mobile device through the first communication module. The monitoring device according to item 12 of the patent application scope further includes: a radio module, coupled to the controller, for sensing the sound of the electronic device, and generating and transmitting a sound sensing information to the A controller, wherein the controller determines whether the electronic device emits a sound in response to the control instruction according to the sound sensing information, and obtains a sound judgment result; if the sound judgment result indicates that the electronic device does not respond to the control instruction When a sound is issued, the controller sends a setting failure message to the mobile device through the first communication module. The monitoring device according to item 12 of the patent application scope, wherein the controller is preset to a sleep state and the first communication module is preset to a startup state, wherein: the first communication module receives the control instruction Previously, the first communication module was further used to receive a startup command from the mobile device to wake up the controller, causing the controller to start the monitoring device; and after the controller completed starting the monitoring device, the controller was more Notify the mobile device through the first communication module, and receive the control instruction from the mobile device. The monitoring device according to item 14 of the scope of patent application, wherein after the controller transmits the light sensing information to the mobile device through the first communication module, the controller further transmits the light communication information through the first communication module. Receiving a sleep instruction from the mobile device causes the controller to control the monitoring device to enter a sleep state according to the sleep instruction and maintain the first communication module in an activated state. The monitoring device according to item 10 of the scope of patent application, wherein the detection module further includes: a light guide fiber patch, including: a patch having an adhesive surface, wherein the adhesive surface is used for attaching to the In the display area of the electronic device, the at least one first light-guiding optical fiber is disposed in the patch, and a first end of each of the at least one first light-guiding optical fiber faces the adhesive surface, wherein the light source senses And a controller is coupled between the second end of each of the at least one first light guide fiber and the controller. The monitoring device according to item 16 of the scope of patent application, wherein the light guide fiber patch further includes: at least one second light guide fiber disposed in the patch, and each of the at least one second light guide fiber The first end of the speaker is facing the adhesive surface, and the detection module further includes a light emitting module coupled between the second end of each of the at least one second light guide fiber and the controller. It is controlled by the controller to provide an auxiliary light source, and the auxiliary light source is provided to the display area through the at least one second light guide fiber to increase the brightness of the information displayed in the display area. A monitoring method for monitoring an electronic device includes: arranging a detection module of a monitoring device in a display area of the electronic device; a light source sensor through the detection module and at least one first The light guide fiber detects information displayed in the display area to obtain light sensing information; provides the light sensing information to a mobile device; and determines the state of the electronic device through the mobile device according to the light sensing information . The monitoring method according to item 18 of the scope of patent application, further comprising: obtaining a control instruction from the mobile device through a first communication module of the monitoring device; and passing the control instruction through a controller of the monitoring device and A second communication module is transmitted to the electronic device to set the electronic device. The monitoring method according to item 19 of the scope of patent application, wherein the step of detecting the information displayed in the display area to obtain the light sensing information includes: when the electronic device responds to the control instruction and displays on the display When the information is displayed in the area, the information displayed in the display area is detected to obtain the light sensing information, and the monitoring method further includes: judging whether the electronic device is in accordance with the control through the mobile device according to the light sensing information. The instruction completes the setting. The monitoring method according to item 20 of the scope of patent application, further comprising: after transmitting the control instruction to the electronic device, sensing a sound of the electronic device through a radio module of the monitoring device to obtain a sound sensing Information; the controller determines whether the electronic device responds to the control instruction and emits a sound according to the sound sensing information to obtain a sound judgment result; and if the sound judgment result indicates that the electronic device does not respond to the control When a command is issued and a sound is sent, a setting failure message is transmitted to the mobile device through the controller and the first communication module. The monitoring method according to item 20 of the patent application scope, wherein the controller is preset to a sleep state and the first communication module is preset to a startup state, wherein the action is performed through the first communication module from the action. The step of the device obtaining the control instruction includes: receiving a startup instruction from the mobile device through the first communication module to wake up the controller, causing the controller to start the monitoring device; and after the controller finishes starting the monitoring device , Notify the mobile device through the first communication module, and obtain the control instruction from the mobile device. The monitoring method according to item 22 of the scope of patent application, further comprising: after the light sensing information is transmitted to the mobile device, receiving a sleep instruction from the mobile device through the first communication module, and through the controller According to the sleep instruction, the monitoring device is set to enter a sleep state, and the first communication module is maintained in an activated state. The monitoring method according to item 18 of the scope of patent application, further comprising: providing an auxiliary light source to the display area through a light emitting module of the detection module and at least one second light guide fiber to increase the display area. The brightness of the information displayed.