TWM506339U - Security equipment with switching light mode function - Google Patents

Description

Security device with signal mode switching function

The present invention proposes a security device with a light mode switching function, in particular, a network communication security device with a display mode switching function.

In today's Internet-developed era, many electronic devices are connected to the virtual avenue of the Internet to provide instant messaging services. However, the electronic devices at the end or the use end are usually connected through a relay node, such as a small river that merges into the sea.

The electronic devices in many end environments are further connected to the Internet through a relay point such as a router, a switch or even a security device for data exchange or monitoring control of the terminal, such as electronic devices such as Computers in the office or home, even refrigerators, air conditioners, etc. However, a display unit is typically provided in the router or switch to provide the user with the status of the loop connection between the router, switch or security device and the electronic device to which it is connected.

However, in the process of installing a router, switch, or security device, if the router, switch, or security device and the Internet channel have not been successfully established, the site installer cannot obtain the reason for this unestablished success. It is difficult for the installer to install.

In view of this, the present embodiment provides a security device with a signal mode switching function, which has a network interface and a loop interface, and includes a switch unit, a micro control unit, and a display unit. The micro control unit is coupled to the switch unit, and the display unit is coupled to the micro control unit. The switch unit is used to generate a mode control signal. The micro control unit includes a network communication mode or a loop mode, and is configured to receive the mode control signal to generate a first display signal indicating a network communication state between the network interface and the trusted device in the network communication mode, or A second display signal indicative of a loop state between the loop interface and the at least one electronic device is generated in loop mode. The display unit is configured to display a network communication state or a loop state according to the first display signal or the second display signal. The micro control unit controls the display unit according to the mode control signal to switch the display unit to the first display signal in the network communication mode or the second display signal in the loop mode.

In summary, the security device with the light mode switching function proposed in the present embodiment does not need to add other devices or instruments, and the display unit has the display unit in the security device with the light mode switching function. Connection status of the connection mode. Therefore, the present embodiment can directly provide a connection message that the presence installer knows the different connection modes in the security device with the light mode switching function, so that the installer can quickly debug or install the program.

In order to further understand the features and technical contents of this creation, please refer to the following detailed description and drawings of this creation, but these descriptions and drawings are only used to illustrate this creation, not the right to this creation. The scope is subject to any restrictions.

1‧‧‧Security System

11‧‧‧Security equipment with signal mode switching function

12‧‧‧Received device

13‧‧‧Electronic devices

14‧‧‧Internet

111‧‧‧Network interface

112‧‧‧Circuit interface

113‧‧‧Detection unit

114‧‧‧Micro Control Unit

115‧‧‧ storage unit

116‧‧‧Display unit

117‧‧‧Switch unit

118‧‧‧Wireless transmission unit

L1~L8‧‧‧ lights

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a security system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2A is a schematic diagram showing the display of the light source of the display unit of the security device with the light mode switching function according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2B is another schematic diagram showing the display of the display unit of the security device with the light mode switching function according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Various illustrative embodiments are described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the inventive concept may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the illustrative embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these exemplary embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be more complete and complete, and the scope of the inventive concept will be fully conveyed to those skilled in the art.

It will be understood that, although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used herein to describe various signals, such signals are not limited by such terms. These terms are used to distinguish one signal from another. Accordingly, the first display signal discussed below may be referred to as a second display signal without departing from the teachings of the inventive concept. As used herein, the term "or" may include all combinations of any one or more of the associated listed items.

In the present embodiment, the mode control signal is generated by the switch unit, wherein the micro control unit controls the display unit according to the mode control signal to switch the display unit to the first display signal in the network communication mode or the second display signal in the loop mode. Therefore, the user can determine the network communication state between the network interface of the security device with the signal mode switching function in the network communication mode and the external trusted device, or the user can determine that "in the network communication state" The loop state between the circuit interface of the security device with the signal mode switching function in the loop mode and the electronic device connected thereto. Therefore, the security device with the light mode switching function of the present embodiment does not need to add other devices or instruments, and displays the connection status of multiple connection modes by using the display unit originally provided. This will be described in further detail later.

Please refer to FIG. 1. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a security system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The security system 1 includes a security device 11 having a signal mode switching function, a trusted device 12, an electronic device 13, and an Internet 14. The security device 11 having the signal mode switching function includes a network interface 111, a loop interface 112, a detecting unit 113, a micro control unit 114, a storage unit 115, a display unit 116, a switch unit 117, and a wireless transmission. Unit 118.

In practice, the security device 11 with the signal mode switching function is electrically connected to the trusted device 12 via the network interface 111 via the network interface 111, and the security device 11 with the light mode switching function is connected to the security device through the loop interface 112. Or a plurality of electronic devices 13. The detection unit 113 is coupled to the network interface 111 and the circuit interface 112. The micro control unit 114 is coupled to the detection unit 113. The storage unit 115, the display unit 116, and the switch unit 117 are respectively coupled to the micro control unit 114. The wireless transmission unit 118 is coupled to the switch unit 117.

In the present embodiment, the trusted device 12 is, for example, a security server, and the electronic device 13 is a security device (for example, a security detection module for the entrance and exit). This embodiment does not limit the aspects of the trusted device 12 and the electronic device 13. The security device 11 having the signal mode switching function is connected to the trusted device 12 via the Internet 14, and is connected to one or more electronic devices 13 according to the indoor wiring.

It should be noted that the trusted device 12 and the electronic device 13 are not the focus of the creation of the present invention and are only used for auxiliary description. However, those skilled in the art should understand that the trusted device 12 can also be any remote or cloud monitoring and control device, such as a wired transmission monitoring server, a personal computer or other computing device; for example, the electronic device 13 Monitor, Infrared Sensor, etc.

As described in the foregoing paragraph, the security device 11 having the signal mode switching function is connected to the trusted device 12 via the Internet interface 14 via the network interface 111, and is connected to the electronic device 13 through the circuit interface 112. In the present embodiment, the network interface 111 is a network hole of the specification RJ-45. However, this creation is only described by RJ-45 as the network interface 111, and is not intended to be limiting.

The detection unit 113 includes appropriate circuitry, logic, and code to detect the network communication state of the network interface 111 or the loop state of the loop interface 112. The loop state refers to whether the loop between the security device 11 and the electronic device 13 having the signal mode switching function is in a normal or abnormal state. That is, the detecting unit 113 The loop circuit 112 is detected to detect the normal or abnormal state of the loop.

More specifically, the detecting unit 113 is configured to detect the channel connecting the security device 11 with the signal mode switching function through the Internet 14 and the trusted device 12, and detecting the switching function of the signal mode. The loop between the rear end of the device 11 and the electronic device 13 to which it is connected is maintained.

In the present embodiment, the detecting unit 113 can detect the network interface 111 and the loop interface 112 at the same time, or can be switched to the network interface 111 and the loop interface by using the micro control unit 114. Between 112. In short, the detecting unit 113 can monitor the network interface 111 and/or the loop interface 112 to achieve power saving effects. This embodiment does not limit the manner and manner in which the detecting unit 113 detects the network interface 111 and/or the loop interface 112.

The micro control unit 114 includes appropriate circuitry, logic, and code for receiving the mode control signal to generate a first display signal indicative of a network communication state between the network interface 111 and the trusted device 12 in the network communication mode. Alternatively, a second display signal indicative of the state of the loop between the loop interface 112 and the electronic device 13 is generated in loop mode.

For example, the network communication mode is a mode when the security device 11 with the signal mode switching function is connected to the trusted device 12, wherein the detecting unit 113 detects the light through the detecting network interface 111. The network communication state between the security device 11 and the trusted device 12 of the mode switching function.

In addition, the loop mode is a mode when the electronic device 13 is connected to the security device 11 having the signal mode switching function, wherein the detecting unit 113 passes through the loop interface 112 to detect the security device with the light mode switching function. The loop state between the electronic device 13 and the electronic device 13 is either continuously connected between the electronic device 13 and the security device 11 having the signal mode switching function.

The storage unit 115 includes appropriate circuitry, logic, and code for storing a light number comparison table corresponding to at least one connection problem of the network communication status, and provides the micro control unit 114 to generate a first display signal according to the light number comparison table. Or, the storage unit 115 The serial number of the security device 11 for storing the network IP address, the user account password, the light mode switching function, and the like.

For example, the light source comparison table is as shown in Table 1 above, and the storage unit 115 stores various problems that may occur in the network communication mode of the security device 11 with the light pattern switching function (for example, according to problems previously experienced by the technician). Or the programmer thinks that the problem may occur at the time of installation), and the corresponding setting is displayed by different lights to inform the operator that the current security device 11 with the light mode switching function is connected to the trusted device 12. The problem. In other embodiments, those skilled in the art of the art should understand that a combination of a plurality of lights can be used to indicate the connection between the security device 11 having the light source mode switching function and the trusted device 12. The corresponding manner in which the storage unit 115 stores the light number display is not limited.

It should be noted that, in the present embodiment, the storage unit 115 is implemented by a non-volatile memory, but in other embodiments, the electronically erasable rewritable memory is also available ( Electrically-Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EEPROM), Flash Memory, or other types of memory are used as implementations, and this creation is not intended to be limiting.

The display unit 116 includes a plurality of display lights for displaying a network communication state (or a loop state) according to the first display signal (or the second display signal). More specifically, the display unit 116 is configured to respectively correspond to the connection state of the plurality of loops displayed on the loop interface 112 according to the second display signal when the security device 11 having the signal mode switching function is switched to the loop mode. Alternatively, the display unit 116 is configured to: when the security device 11 with the light pattern switching function is switched to the network communication mode, turn on and/or turn off the display position of the display light of the plurality of display lights according to the first display signal. The state of the connection between the interface 111 and the trusted device 12.

Please refer to FIG. 2A . FIG. 2A is a schematic diagram showing the display of the display unit of the display unit of the security device with the light mode switching function according to the embodiment. In FIG. 2A, in the network communication mode, the security device 11 with the signal mode switching function transmits the signal of the display lamp L2 of the display unit 116 through the first display signal, indicating that "there is a connection requirement". The network communication status (the storage setting of Table 1 above); or, if in the loop mode, the security device 11 with the light pattern switching function transmits the second display signal to turn on the light of the display light L2 of the display unit 116. The loop state of the electronic device 13 connected to the port of the display lamp L2 is displayed.

For example, when the user operates the security device 11 with the light mode switching function to display the first display signal in the network communication mode, the display of the light of the display unit 116 is as shown in FIG. 2A. . That is to say, the lamp number L2 is in the light-emitting display and the lamp numbers L1, L3 to L8 are in the non-light-emitting display. Therefore, the user can determine the status of the "communication demand" network communication. It is worth mentioning that the light number shown in FIG. 2A further includes a network light number or other light number, such as an ACT light number, POWER light or LINK light. This embodiment does not limit the number of lights, the number of lights, and the aspects thereof shown in FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B.

When the user operates the security device 11 with the light mode switching function to display the second display signal in the loop mode, the display of the light of the display unit 116 is as shown in FIG. 2B. Please refer to FIG. 2B . FIG. 2B is a schematic diagram showing another lamp number display of the display unit of the security device with the light mode switching function according to the embodiment. In FIG. 2B, the lamps L4 and L7 are in the light-emitting display, and the remaining lamps L1 to L3, L5 to L6, and L8 are in the non-light-emitting display. Therefore, the user can determine the abnormal state of "loop 4 state and loop 7 state". In simple terms, the user can quickly determine the abnormal loop status and network communication status through the signal display.

It should be noted that in other embodiments, the security device 11 with the signal mode switching function can also pass through the plurality of display lights in the display unit 116 to turn on and/or off the plurality of displays according to the first display signal. light. Therefore, the display unit 116 can also display the connection state between the network interface 111 and the trusted device 12 in combination with the plurality of lights.

For example, as shown in Table 2. In the network communication mode, for example, the security device 11 having the signal mode switching function transmits the light of the plurality of display lamps L2 and L4 of the display unit 116 through the first display signal, and displays "DHCP cannot obtain IP". Network communication status (storage setting of Table 1 above); or, if in the loop mode, for example, the security device 11 having the signal mode switching function transmits the second display signal to turn on the display lamps L2, L4 of the display unit 116. The signal indicates the state of the circuit 2 and the circuit 4 of the plurality of electronic devices 13 connected to the ports 158 of the display lamps L2 and L4.

Briefly, the display unit 116 of the present invention can combine different problem information by means of a plurality of display lights to indicate "1" and "0" when the light is off. This embodiment does not limit the aspect of the display unit 116 of the combination of the plurality of lights. In addition, in other embodiments, when the number of the circuit lights is small, for example, only two lights of L1 to L6 are shown in Table 2, the light number L7 (DHCP) representing the network communication state as shown in Table 1 cannot be displayed with a single light number. Unable to obtain IP) and network communication status light L8 (DHCP OK), then Those of ordinary skill in the art are free to design a plurality of display lights to display a certain network communication status. For example, the network communication status of the lamp L7 of Table 1 (the IP cannot be obtained by IP) is displayed by the plurality of lamps L2 and L4, or the network communication state of the lamp L8 of Table 1 is displayed by the plurality of lamps L2 and L5. (DHCP OK).

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the display unit 116 displays the status display of the two modes of the network communication state in the network communication mode or the loop state in the loop mode required by the network interface 111 and the circuit interface 112. . However, those who have common knowledge in this field of creation should understand that three or more mode switches and displays can be set according to the needs of the manufacturer. This creation is not intended to be a limitation.

The switch unit 117 is configured to generate a mode control signal, so that the micro control unit 114 switches to the network communication mode or circuit according to the mode control signal control display unit 116. The display content of the mode. In the present embodiment, the switch unit 117 can be implemented as a mechanical switch or a touch switch, and the present invention is not limited in the form of the switch unit 117. It should be noted that the switch unit 117 of the present invention can be disposed inside the casing (not shown) of the security device 11 having the signal mode switching function, and provides the technician of the manufacturer (for example, the security company) at the time of setting installation. Open the operation and hide it in the housing for the general user to avoid accidental touch.

The wireless transmission unit 118 includes appropriate circuitry, logic, and code for receiving wireless signals to control the switching unit 117 to generate mode control signals. More specifically, the switch unit 117 can also be directly enclosed in the housing of the security device 11 having the signal mode switching function, and the manufacturer of the wireless transmission unit 118 can control the switch unit 117 to generate the wireless signal remote control. Mode control signal. In the present embodiment, the wireless transmission unit 118 can be implemented as a Bluetooth module, a ZigBee module, or an infrared module, or can be selected according to the cost requirements of the manufacturer. That is to say, the wireless transmission unit 118 is not an essential component of the present creation.

In summary, the security device with the signal mode switching function proposed in the present embodiment does not need to add other devices or instruments, and displays the display unit in the security device with the original signal mode switching function. The connection status of the connection mode. More specifically, for example, when the security device with network communication function is in the process of installing the security system, if the security device and the external network are not connected successfully, the user can switch the display unit to display through the switch unit. Preserve the state of network communication between the device and the external network. In addition, the user can further switch the display unit to display the circuit state of the electronic device connected to the security device and the connected device through the switch unit. Therefore, the present embodiment can directly provide the presence of the installation personnel to obtain an error message, so that the installer can quickly debug and other operations.

The above description is only the best embodiment of the present invention, but the features of the present invention are not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily change or modify in the field of the creation. Covered in the following patent scope of this case.

1‧‧‧Security System

11‧‧‧Security equipment with signal mode switching function

12‧‧‧Received device

13‧‧‧Electronic devices

14‧‧‧Internet

111‧‧‧Network interface

112‧‧‧Circuit interface

113‧‧‧Detection unit

114‧‧‧Micro Control Unit

115‧‧‧ storage unit

116‧‧‧Display unit

117‧‧‧Switch unit

118‧‧‧Wireless transmission unit

Claims (9)

A security device with a signal mode switching function has a network interface and a primary circuit interface, and the security device with a light mode switching function includes: a switch unit for generating a mode control signal; and a micro control unit, Including a network communication mode or a loop mode, the micro control unit is coupled to the switch unit for receiving the mode control signal to generate a representation between the network interface and a trusted device in the network communication mode. a first display signal of a network communication state, or a second display signal indicating a loop state between the loop interface and the at least one electronic device in the loop mode; and a display unit coupled to the The micro control unit is configured to display the network communication state or the loop state according to the first display signal or the second display signal; wherein the micro control unit controls the display unit according to the mode control signal to enable the display The unit switches to the first display signal in the network communication mode or the second display signal in the loop mode. The security device with the signal mode switching function as claimed in claim 1, wherein the display unit further comprises: a plurality of display lights for switching the switch unit to cause the display unit to display the second in the loop mode When the signals are displayed, the display lights respectively correspond to the connection state of the plurality of circuits displayed on the circuit interface according to the second display signal. The security device with the signal mode switching function as claimed in claim 2, wherein the plurality of display lights are further configured to switch the switch unit to cause the display unit to display the first display signal in the network communication mode. And displaying, by the display light, a connection state of the network interface and the trusted device according to the first display signal being turned on and/or off one of the plurality of display lights. The security device with the signal mode switching function as claimed in claim 2, wherein the plurality of display lights are further configured to switch the switch unit to cause the display unit to display the first display signal in the network communication mode. And the display lights respectively turn on and/or off the plurality of display lights according to the first display signal to display a connection state between the network interface and the trusted device. The security device of the signal mode switching function of claim 1 further includes: a detecting unit coupled to the micro control unit, the network interface and the circuit interface for detecting the network interface The network communication state or the loop state of the loop interface. The security device with the light mode switching function as claimed in claim 3 or 4, further comprising: a storage unit coupled to the micro control unit for storing at least one connection problem corresponding to the network communication status a light comparison table, and providing the micro control unit to generate the first display signal according to the light number comparison table. The security device with the signal mode switching function as claimed in claim 6, wherein the storage unit is a non-volatile memory. The security device of the signal mode switching function of claim 1, further comprising: a wireless transmission unit coupled to the switch unit for receiving a wireless signal to control the switch unit to generate the mode control signal. The security device with the light mode switching function as claimed in claim 8, wherein the wireless transmission unit is a Bluetooth module, a ZigBee module or an infrared module.