TWM548330U - Gateway device - Google Patents

Abstract

A gateway device includes a first communication unit, a control unit and a second communication unit. The first communication unit is coupled to the plurality of sensors via a first wireless transmission and receives a plurality of first signals generated when these sensors are triggered. The control unit is coupled to the first communication unit and generates a plurality of second signals based on the first signals and a configuration data associated with these sensors. The configuration data is used to configure these sensors. The second communication unit is coupled to the control unit and a security host. The control unit transmits the second signals to the security host via the second communication unit to monitor the statuses of these sensors centrally.

Description

Gateway device

The present disclosure is directed to a gateway device, and more particularly to a security gateway device.

Nowadays, social thieves are rampant, and law and order is getting worse and worse. People are increasingly relying on the family security system to ensure the safety of their homes.

The existing security system uses a physical line to connect the alarm to the central host. Although the wired transmission security system does not cause loss of message transmission, there are many obstacles in wiring. For example, whenever a new household is accommodated or a new access control coil is added to the security system, the cable needs to be re-wired and the connection is set, resulting in significant labor and wire cost.

Therefore, how to effectively expand the scope of preservation while saving the cost of labor wiring becomes a major issue in today's security system.

In order to solve the above problems, an aspect of the present invention is to provide a gateway device including a first communication unit, a control unit, and a second communication unit. The first communication unit is coupled to the plurality of sensors, and receives, by the first wireless transmission mode, a plurality of first signals generated when the sensors are triggered. The control unit is coupled to The first communication unit generates a plurality of second signals according to the first signals and the configuration data associated with the sensors, wherein the configuration data is used to configure the sensors. The second communication unit is coupled to the control unit and the security host, wherein the control unit transmits the second signals to the security host via the second communication unit to centrally monitor the status of the sensors.

In an embodiment, the first wireless transmission mode includes a Zigbee communication protocol.

In one embodiment, the configuration data includes the first information or the second information, where the first information is used to reflect the plurality of regions set by the plurality of sensors, and the second information is used to reflect the plurality of sensors. Multiple categories.

In an embodiment, the first communication unit is further configured to be coupled to the mobile device to receive the control signal via the second wireless transmission mode, and the control unit is further configured to set the configuration data according to the control signal.

In an embodiment, the second wireless transmission mode is a Wi-Fi communication protocol.

In an embodiment, the second communication unit is connected to the security host via a wired transmission.

In one embodiment, the gateway device further includes a display unit coupled to the control unit and configured to display a monitoring message according to the plurality of second signals to monitor states of the plurality of sensors.

In one embodiment, the display unit includes a plurality of indicator lights respectively corresponding to the plurality of sensor settings, wherein each of the plurality of indicator lights is used to illuminate according to one of the plurality of second signals To form a monitoring message.

A further aspect of the present invention is to provide a security monitoring method, comprising: receiving, by a first wireless transmission manner, a plurality of first signals generated when a plurality of sensors are triggered; and correlating the first signals according to the first signals The configuration data of the detector generates a plurality of second signals; and the second signals are transmitted to the security host.

In an embodiment, the security monitoring method further includes: receiving, by the second wireless transmission mode, a control signal from the mobile device; and setting the configuration data according to the control signal.

100‧‧‧gate device

102‧‧‧Control unit

104‧‧‧First communication unit

104A‧‧‧Zigbee Communication Unit

104B‧‧ Wi-Fi communication unit

106‧‧‧Second communication unit

108‧‧‧Display unit

110‧‧‧Security box

120‧‧‧Sensor group

121, 122, 123, 124‧‧‧ sensor groups

130‧‧‧Mobile devices

140‧‧‧Power supply

150‧‧‧Security host

D1, D2, D3, D4‧‧‧ indicator lights

200‧‧‧Security System

Port1, port2, port3, port4‧‧‧ ports

300‧‧‧ method

S310, S320, S330‧‧‧ steps

400‧‧‧ method

S410, S420, S430‧‧‧ steps

The aspects of the present disclosure will be better understood from the following detailed description. It should be noted that the various features are not drawn to scale in accordance with standard practice in the industry. In fact, the dimensions of the features may be arbitrarily increased or decreased for the purpose of clarity of discussion.

1 is a functional block diagram of a gateway device according to some embodiments of the present disclosure; FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a security system using the gateway device of FIG. 1 according to some embodiments of the present disclosure; FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing a method for installing a gateway device according to some embodiments of the present invention; and FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing a method for operating a gateway device according to some embodiments of the present invention.

In this article, use the words first, second, third, etc. It is to be understood that various elements, components, regions, layers and/or blocks are described. However, these elements, components, regions, layers and/or blocks should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to identify a single element, component, region, layer, and/or block. Thus, a singular element, component, region, layer, and/or block may be referred to as a second element, component, region, layer, and/or block, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

In this document, "one" and "the" can be used to mean one or more, unless the article specifically defines the article. It will be further understood that the terms "comprising", "comprising", "having", and <RTIgt; One or more of its other features, regions, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof.

As used herein, "coupled" may be considered to be "electrically coupled" and "connected" may be considered "electrically connected." "Coupling" and "connecting" may also be used to mean that two or more elements are operated or interlocked with one another.

Referring to FIG. 1, FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a gateway device 100 according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. In some embodiments, the gateway device 100 can be configured with the security box 110 and the sensor group 120 to extend the monitorable range under the existing security system.

The gateway device 100 includes a control unit 102, a first communication unit 104, a second communication unit 106, and a display unit 108. The control unit 102 is coupled to the first communication unit 104, the second communication unit 106, and the display unit 108. In some embodiments, control unit 102 can be implemented by a system single wafer. Other various hardware and software components suitable for implementing the control unit 102 are within the scope of the present disclosure.

The first communication unit 104 is connected to the sensor group 120 via the first wireless transmission mode to receive the plurality of first signals generated by the sensor group 120. The first communication unit 104 is further connected to the mobile device 130 via the second wireless transmission mode to receive the configuration data associated with the sensor group 120.

For example, in one embodiment, the first communication unit 104 includes a Zigbee communication unit 104A and a Wi-Fi communication unit 104B. The Zigbee communication unit 104A is coupled to the sensor group 120 in a Zigbee communication protocol (ie, the first wireless transmission mode described above). In some embodiments, the communication features of the Zigbee protocol are suitable for use in an in-home security system. In some embodiments, the Zigbee communication unit 104A can be implemented by components such as a Zigbee module, a Zigbee antenna, a status light, and a join key.

The Wi-Fi communication unit 104B is coupled to the mobile device 130 in a Wi-Fi communication protocol (ie, the aforementioned second wireless transmission mode). In some embodiments, a Wi-Fi communication protocol is a communication protocol commonly used by mobile devices. Therefore, the connection with most of the mobile devices 130 can be effectively established by setting the Wi-Fi communication unit 104B. In some embodiments, the Wi-Fi communication unit 104B can be implemented by components such as a Wi-Fi module, a Wi-Fi antenna, and an antenna connector.

The above embodiment is only described by taking the Zigbee communication protocol and the WI-FI communication protocol as an example. The various applicable wireless transmission methods are covered by this case.

The second communication unit 106 is a wired communication unit and is arranged to be connected to the security box 110 via a physical line. The second communication unit 106 can be a connection interface. For example, the second communication unit 106 is a plurality of general-purpose input/output (GPIO) pins (not shown). The gateway device 100 can be connected to the physical line via these pins The road is connected to the security box 110.

The display unit 108 is controlled by the control unit 102 to display a corresponding monitoring message according to the state of the sensor group 120 so that the user monitors the state of the sensor group 120. In some embodiments, display unit 108 can be comprised of a plurality of indicator lights D1~D4. In some embodiments, the plurality of indicator lights D1 D D4 correspond to one of the sensor groups 120 corresponding to the sensor group. For example, when the control unit 102 drives the corresponding indicator lights of the plurality of indicator lights D1 D D4 included in the display unit 108 according to the second signal, the indicator light is illuminated. For example, the indicator light D1 corresponds to the sensor group 121 in Fig. 2 to be described later. When the sensor group 121 is triggered, the control unit 102 drives the indicator light D1 according to the corresponding second signal to make the indicator light D1 illuminate. In some embodiments, the plurality of indicator lights D1~D4 can be implemented by components such as LEDs.

In one embodiment, the mobile device 130 can be operated by a general resident, security personnel, or system installer. The mobile device 100 can transmit data or control signals to the control unit 102 via the Wi-Fi communication unit 104B. The control unit 102 can configure the setting configuration of the gateway device 100 according to the above data or control signals. For example, in some embodiments, mobile device 130 sends a control signal to control unit 102 to set a plurality of thresholds. If the sensor group 120 is triggered, a plurality of first signals will be generated. The plurality of first signals are transmitted to the control unit 102 via the Zigbee communication unit 104A. When the plurality of first signals exceed or equal to the threshold, the control unit 102 generates a corresponding plurality of second signals. The control unit 102 can transmit a plurality of second signals to the security box 110 via the second communication unit 106 to centrally monitor the state of the sensor group 120. Simultaneously, the control unit 102 drives the display unit 108 according to the plurality of second signals to display the corresponding monitoring message.

For example, sensor group 120 includes an access magnet. action The device 130 can transmit a control signal to the control unit 108 to set a corresponding threshold for the access control reed (eg, the gap at which the door is opened: 30 cm). When the access control reed is triggered (for example, a thief breaks into the house), the access reed spring transmits the first signal (ie, the size of the gap in which the door is opened) to the control unit 102 via the Zigbee communication unit 104A. Next, the control unit 102 compares the first signal with the previously set threshold. When the first signal (for example, 50 cm) is greater than or equal to the threshold, the control unit 102 transmits the second signal to the security box 110 via the second communication unit 106. Under these conditions, it can be detected that someone has broken into the house. Conversely, when the first signal (for example, 10 cm) is less than the threshold, the control unit 102 does nothing. Simultaneously, the control unit 102 controls the display unit 108 based on the second signal to present a corresponding monitoring message to alert the residents in the house. The security host can receive the second signal via the security box 110 to ensure the assistance of the whole industry or related personnel.

In another embodiment, the mobile device 130 is connected to the control unit 102 via the Wi-Fi communication unit 104B to configure the sensor group 120 according to the configuration data through the control unit 102. In an embodiment, the mobile device 130 can transmit the configuration data to the control unit 102 via the Wi-Fi communication unit 104B to configure the configured configuration of the gateway device 100. In some embodiments, the configuration data includes the first information or the second information, the first information is used to reflect the plurality of regions set by the sensor group 120, and the second information is used to reflect the sensor group 120. Multiple categories. Other configurations for configuring the sensor group 120 are within the scope of the disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 2, FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a security system 200 using the gateway device 100 of FIG. 1 in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure. Guarantee The system 200 includes a gateway device 100, a security box 110, a sensor group 120, a mobile device 130, a power source 140, and a security host 150. In this embodiment, the sensor group 120 includes four sets of sensors: a sensor group 121, a sensor group 122, a sensor group 123, and a sensor group 124, wherein the plurality of sensors Groups 121-124 each contain multiple sensors. For example, any of the plurality of sensor groups 121-124 may include a smoke sensor, a door and window reed, an alarm, a dynamic sensor, a power switch, but is not limited thereto, and various types of sensors All are within the scope of the disclosure. The second figure only illustrates four sets of sensor groups 121-124 as an example. Any number of sensor groups are within the scope of the disclosure.

In one embodiment, the control unit 102 configures the sensor group 120 according to the first information to classify one or more sensors disposed in the same area as the same sensor group. For example, the sensor group 121 includes all the sensors in the living room, the sensor group 122 includes all the sensors in the kitchen, and the sensor group 123 contains all the sensors in the master bedroom, the sensors Group 124 contains all of the sensors in the baby room. According to the above arrangement, the area where the situation occurs can be known by the state of the corresponding one of the sensor groups 121 to 124. For example, when the sensor group 121 is triggered, it can be understood that a situation has occurred in the living room. If the sensor group 121 only includes the access control reed, it can be presumed that someone has broken into the living room. In another example, when the sensor group 121 and the sensor group 124 are successively triggered, it can be guessed that the intruder's movement is from the living room and is currently in the baby room. The above information can help the police to attack the attack, or understand the safety of the members in the house (for example, if only the sensor group 121 is triggered and there is no follow-up action for a long time, the intruder is likely to have left, and the members of the house are temporarily unsecured. Full question).

In another embodiment, the control unit 102 configures the sensor group 120 according to the second information to classify the sensors of the same category into the same sensor group. For example, the sensor group 121 includes all smoke detectors in the house, the sensor group 122 includes all the door and window reeds in the house, and the sensor group 123 contains all the alarms in the house, the sensor group 124 contains all the power switches in the house. According to the above configuration, it is possible to know which state occurs by the state of one of the sensor groups 121 to 124. For example, if the sensor group 121 is triggered, it can be known that a large amount of smoke is generated in the house, and then a fire inside the house is guessed, and the firefighters are notified to the rescue.

In some embodiments, the electrical energy of the gateway device 100 can be supplied by a power supply circuit within an existing security system. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the gateway device 100 is coupled to a power source 140 to receive electrical energy. In this example, the power source 140 collectively supplies power to the gateway device 100 and the security host 150.

In some embodiments, the number of physical lines between the gateway device 100 and the security box 110 is determined based on how many sets of sensors are included in the sensor group 120. As shown in FIG. 2, the sensor group 120 has four sets of sensor groups 121-124. Therefore, the gateway device 100 is provided with at least four ports to be connected to the four ports 埠port1~port4 of the security box 110 via four physical lines, respectively. In this embodiment, the four ports 埠 port1~port4 are normally closed (NC) mode or normally open (NO) mode. In an embodiment, the first, second, and third ports are preset to a normal off mode, and the fourth port is selectively adjustable to a normal off mode or a normally on mode according to an initial setting of the security box 110. To prevent false alarms Newspaper. Briefly, if the fourth port of the security box 110 is initially set to normally open and the fourth pin of the gateway device 100 is set to normally off, the sensor group corresponding to the fourth port may not be present. Notify the relevant personnel when an error is generated that detects any danger. Conversely, when the sensor group corresponding to the fourth port is detected to be dangerous, no alarm is generated to notify the relevant personnel.

Referring to FIG. 3, FIG. 3 is a flow chart of a method 300 for setting a gateway device 100 according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 3, step S310 is first executed to set the gateway device 100 and the security box 110 to be connected. In this step, the plurality of ports in the gateway device 100 are connected via the physical line and the corresponding ports of the security box 110 to ensure that the result detected by the gateway device 100 is transmitted to the case where no signal is lost. The security box 110 is secured, and the security box 110 further transmits the received signal to the security host 150 to notify the relevant personnel.

Then, in step S320, the gateway device 100 is connected to the mobile device 130. In this step, the security device installs the setting software in the mobile device 130 to facilitate the configuration of the sensor group 120. Then, the mobile device 130 is connected to the gateway device 100 by executing the setting software and transmitting the second wireless transmission. In this embodiment, the second wireless transmission mode is Wi-Fi, but is not limited thereto, and any other wireless transmission manner is within the scope of the disclosure.

In step S330, the mobile device 130 is connected to connect the gateway device 100 to the sensor group 120. In one embodiment, the mobile device 130 transmits the configuration data and control signals of the sensor group 120 to the gateway device 100. The control unit 102 sets the gate according to the control signal and the configuration data. A connection between the track device 100 and the sensor group 120. In some embodiments, the method of setting the connection is to connect the connection port of the gateway device 100 to the corresponding sensor group in the sensor group 120 via the first wireless transmission mode. For example, as previously described, sensor group 121 includes all of the sensors within the living room. By configuring the data, the control unit 102 can map the sensor group 121 to the first port of the plurality of ports of the gateway device 100. By analogy, the correspondence between each port of the gateway device 100 and the sensor group in the sensor group 120 can be configured accordingly. In this embodiment, the first wireless transmission mode is Zigbee, but is not limited thereto, and any other wireless transmission mode is within the scope of the disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 4, FIG. 4 is a flow chart of a method 400 of operation of a gateway device 100 in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 4, first, step S410 is executed to receive a plurality of first signals generated when a plurality of sensors are triggered by the first wireless transmission mode. In this step, the plurality of sensors are triggered to generate a plurality of first signals, and the plurality of first signals are transmitted to the control unit 102 via the Wi-Fi communication unit 104B.

In step S420, a plurality of second signals are generated according to the plurality of first signals and the configuration data. In this step, the control unit 102 generates a second signal according to the plurality of first signals generated in step S410 and the configuration data (ie, the first information or the second information) of the sensor group 120.

In step S430, a plurality of second signals are transmitted to the security box 110. In this step, the second signal generated in step S420 is transmitted to the security box 110 via the physical line, and then the security box 110 transmits the signal to the security host 150 to notify the relevant personnel. In this embodiment, the gateway device 100 and the security The connection between the boxes 110 is a physical line, but is not limited thereto, and any communication method is within the scope of the disclosure.

In summary, the gateway device provided in the present invention is connected to a plurality of sensors in the room by wireless transmission, and can be connected with the existing security box by physical lines. In this way, the gateway device can bridge a plurality of sensors and a security box to transmit the state of the sensor to the security host. By wireless transmission, complex wiring and related costs can be saved. On the other hand, the wired transmission method ensures the signal transmission quality between the gateway device and the existing security box.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the case. Anyone who is familiar with the art can make various changes and refinements without departing from the spirit and scope of the case. Therefore, the scope of protection of this case is attached. The scope defined in the scope of application for patent application shall prevail.

100‧‧‧gate device

102‧‧‧Control unit

104‧‧‧First communication unit

104A‧‧‧Zigbee Communication Unit

104B‧‧ Wi-Fi communication unit

106‧‧‧Second communication unit

108‧‧‧Display unit

110‧‧‧Security box

120‧‧‧Sensor group

130‧‧‧Mobile devices

D1, D2, D3, D4‧‧‧ indicator lights

Claims (8)

A gateway device includes: a first communication unit coupled to a plurality of sensors, and receiving, by a first wireless transmission mode, a plurality of first signals generated when the sensors are triggered; The unit is coupled to the first communication unit, and generates a plurality of second signals according to the first signals and the configuration data associated with the ones of the sensors, wherein the configuration data is used to configure the sensors; And a second communication unit coupled to the control unit and a security host, wherein the control unit transmits the second signals to the security host via the second communication unit to centrally monitor the status of the sensors. The gateway device of claim 1, wherein the first wireless transmission mode comprises a Zigbee communication protocol. The gateway device of claim 1, wherein the configuration data includes a first information or a second information, the first information is used to reflect a plurality of regions set by the sensors, and the second information is Used to reflect the plurality of categories of the sensors. The gateway device of claim 1, wherein the first communication unit is further configured to be coupled to a mobile device via a second wireless transmission mode to receive a control signal, and the control unit is further configured to use the control signal according to the control signal Set this configuration data. The gateway device of claim 4, wherein the second wireless transmission mode is a Wi-Fi communication protocol. The gateway device of claim 1, wherein the second communication unit is connected to the security host via a wired transmission. The gateway device of claim 1, further comprising: a display unit coupled to the control unit, and configured to display a monitoring message according to the second signals to monitor the states of the sensors. The gateway device of claim 7, wherein the display unit comprises: a plurality of indicator lights respectively corresponding to the sensor settings, wherein each of the indicator lights is used according to the second signals A corresponding person illuminates to form the monitoring message.