TWM550445U - Connection setting device - Google Patents

Description

Connection setting device

The present invention relates to a connection setting device, and more particularly to a connection setting device for setting a connection between a home appliance and a mobile device.

Most of the existing home appliances have corresponding infrared remote controllers, so that users can remotely control the home appliances within a certain range, but the problem is that the infrared remote control can only operate in a limited remote control range, especially When the user is outside, it is not possible to remotely control the home appliance.

In order to solve the above problems, there is a remote control system that can control home appliances in a remote remote control manner. The remote control system includes a wireless communication module electrically connected to the home appliance, and the wireless communication module can receive a control signal sent by a mobile phone and transmit the control signal to the home appliance, so that the home appliance receives the control signal according to the control signal. To perform the corresponding operation, to achieve the purpose of remote control.

Before using the remote control system, a user must use a terminal connected to a server via a communication network (the terminal can also be the mobile phone), and execute an application to complete the related home appliance and Connect the setup program between the phones. In the connection setting program, the user must manually activate the wireless communication module to obtain the unique identity identification data of the wireless communication module, and the user must also obtain the unique identity identification data. The unique identification data and the unique identification code of the mobile phone are input to the terminal one by one, and transmitted to the server via the terminal.

However, the wireless communication module is usually mounted on the home appliance, such as a high-hanging air conditioner or a light fixture. In this case, during the connection setting procedure, the user often needs to climb up and down to manually activate the wireless communication module at a higher position, which is not only very inconvenient but also dangerous. In addition, when the unique identity identification data is manually input, it is feared that a human input error is likely to occur.

Therefore, how to improve the above shortcomings has become a topic to be further explored in this case.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a convenient and quick connection setting device.

Therefore, the new connection setting device is configured to set a connection between an electric device and a mobile device connected to a communication network, the mobile device having a mobile device identification code, and connecting to a server via the communication network, The connection setting device is operable to operate in one of a setting mode and a usage mode, and includes a wireless communication unit, a communication unit, and a remote controller.

The wireless communication unit is disposed on the household electrical appliance and electrically connected to the household electrical appliance and has a wireless communication identity identifier.

The communication unit connects to the server via the communication network.

The remote control is operable to emit a wireless input signal.

Wherein, in the setting mode, the mobile device is wirelessly connected to the communication unit, and the mobile device has communication unit data related to the communication unit, and the wireless communication unit is responsive to receiving the wireless input signal from the remote controller Receiving, by the first wireless communication mode, the communication unit data and the mobile device identity identifier transmitted by the mobile device, the wireless communication unit is wirelessly connected to the communication unit according to the communication unit data, and the wireless communication unit is configured according to the The mobile device identity identifier transmits the wireless communication identity identifier to the mobile device via the communication unit, so that the mobile device transmits the mobile device identity identifier and the wireless communication identity identifier to the server via the communication network.

Wherein, in the usage mode, the communication unit is wirelessly connected to the wireless communication unit, and the communication unit is receivable via the communication network and transmitted by the mobile device and transmitted by the server and corresponding to the wireless communication unit and Corresponding to a specific operation control signal of the household electrical appliance, and the communication unit transmits the control signal to the wireless communication unit in a second wireless communication manner, so that the household electrical appliance receives the control signal according to the wireless communication unit Perform this specific operation.

Therefore, the novel connection setting device is configured to set a connection between an electric device and a mobile device, the mobile device having a mobile device identification code, the connection setting device being operable in both a setting mode and a usage mode. One of them includes a wireless communication unit, a communication unit, and a remote controller.

The wireless communication unit is disposed on the household electrical appliance and electrically connected to the household electrical appliance and has a wireless communication identity identifier.

The communication unit is connected to the communication network.

The remote control is operable to emit a wireless input signal.

Wherein, in the setting mode, the mobile device is wirelessly connected to the communication unit, and the mobile device has communication unit data related to the communication unit, and the wireless communication unit is responsive to receiving the wireless input signal from the remote controller Receiving, by the first wireless communication mode, the communication unit data and the mobile device identity identifier transmitted by the mobile device, the wireless communication unit is wirelessly connected to the communication unit according to the communication unit data, and the wireless communication unit is configured according to the The mobile device identity identifier transmits the wireless communication identity identifier to the mobile device via the communication unit.

Wherein, in the usage mode, the communication unit is wirelessly connected to the wireless communication unit, and the communication unit can receive control transmitted by the mobile device and corresponding to the wireless communication unit and a specific operation related to the household electrical device And the communication unit transmits the control signal to the wireless communication unit in a second wireless communication manner, so that the home appliance performs the specific operation according to the control signal received by the wireless communication unit.

The function of the present invention is that, in the setting mode, the wireless communication unit receives the communication unit data and the mobile device identity identification code transmitted by the mobile device according to the wireless input signal sent by the remote controller, and according to the Transmitting, by the communication unit, the wireless communication identity identifier to the mobile device, so that the mobile device transmits the mobile device identity identifier and the wireless communication identity identifier to the server via the communication network, to avoid The human error encountered by the skill encountered.

Before the present invention is described in detail, it should be noted that in the following description, similar elements are denoted by the same reference numerals.

Referring to FIG. 1, a first embodiment of the connection setting device 2 of the present invention is used for setting a connection between an electric device 3 and a mobile device 5 connected to a communication network 4, and the connection is set. The device 2, the mobile device 5 and a server 6 connected to the communication network 4 together form a remote control system for remotely controlling the household electrical appliance 3.

The connection setting device 2 can operate in one of a setting mode and a usage mode, and includes a wireless communication unit 21 disposed on the household electrical appliance 3, a communication unit 22 connected to the communication network 4, and a A remote control 23 operable to emit a wireless input signal. The mobile device 5 further has a mobile device identity identifier and a communication unit data associated with the communication unit 22. The communication unit data includes a service set identifier (SSID) associated with the communication unit 22. And a password associated with the communication unit 22.

The wireless communication unit 21 includes a signal receiver 211, a short-range wireless communication module 212, and a controller 213. The signal receiver 211 is configured to receive the wireless input signal from the remote controller 23 and convert the wireless input signal into an electrical signal. The short-range wireless communication module 212 is electrically connected to the household electrical appliance 3 and has a wireless communication identity identifier. The short-range wireless communication module 212 includes at least one WiFi chip. The controller 213 is electrically connected to the signal receiver 211 and the short-range wireless communication module 212, receives the electrical signal from the signal receiver 211, and controls the short-range wireless communication module 212 in response to the electrical signal to The short-range wireless communication module 212 is configured to receive the communication unit data and the mobile device identity identification code transmitted by the mobile device 5 in a first wireless communication manner. In the first embodiment, the mobile device identity identifier is a media access control address (MAC Address) of the mobile device 5, and the wireless communication identity identifier is the media of the wireless communication unit 21. Access control address.

The communication unit 22 is connected to the server 6 via the communication network 4. In the first embodiment, the communication unit 22 can include a wireless network access point (AP) and a wireless router (Wireless Router). One of them. And in the first embodiment.

The remote controller 23 is one of an infrared remote controller and an RF remote controller. When the remote controller 23 is the infrared remote controller, the wireless input signal sent by the remote controller 23 is an infrared signal; and when the remote controller When the device 23 is the radio frequency remote controller, the wireless input signal sent by the remote controller 23 is a radio frequency signal.

Before using the remote control system, the user of the household electrical appliance 3 (which may also be the user of the mobile device 5) must first complete a connection setting procedure. It is to be noted that the new connection setting device 2 operates in the setting mode during the connection setting procedure. Referring to Figures 1 and 2, it will be explained how the remote control system executes the connection setting program, and the connection setting program includes the following steps.

In step 101, the remote control 23 is operated by the user to emit the wireless input signal.

In step 102, the signal receiver 211 converts the received infrared signal into the electrical signal and outputs the electrical signal to the controller 213, and the controller 213 receives the electrical signal from the signal receiver 211. In response to the electrical signal, the short-range wireless communication module 212 is controlled to enable the short-range wireless communication module 212 to receive the communication unit data transmitted by the mobile device 5 in the first wireless communication manner and Mobile device identity code. In the first implementation, the first wireless communication mode is a short-range wireless communication method using WiFi technology, and in other embodiments, the short-range wireless communication module 212 further includes a Bluetooth chip, the first wireless The communication method is short-range wireless communication method of Bluetooth technology.

In step 103, the short-range wireless communication module 212 is wirelessly connected to the communication unit 22 according to the communication unit data, and transmits the wireless communication identity identifier to the mobile device via the communication unit 22 according to the mobile device identity identification code. 5.

In step 104, when the mobile device 5 receives the mobile device identity code and the wireless communication identity code via the communication network 4, the mobile device 5 transmits the mobile device identity identifier and the mobile device 4 via the communication network 4. The wireless communication identity identifier is sent to the server 6.

In step 105, the server 6 stores the mobile device identity code and the wireless communication identity code received via the communication network 4 as control authority information related to the mobile device 5.

Referring to Figures 1 and 3, it will be explained how the remote control system executes a remote control program. It is worth noting that during the remote control procedure, the novel connection setting device 2 is operated in this mode of use. The remote control includes the following steps.

In step 111, the mobile device 5 transmits a control request including a control signal related to a specific operation of the household electrical appliance 3, the mobile device identification code, and the wireless communication identity to the server 6.

In step 112, the server 6 determines the mobile device identity identifier and the mobile device identity identification code and the wireless communication identity identification and the stored control authority information according to the control request from the mobile device 5. The wireless communication identity is identified, and there is a match between the control authority information. If the result of the determination is affirmative, step 113 is performed, otherwise the remote control program is ended.

In step 113, when the server 6 determines that the mobile device identity identification code and the wireless communication identity are identified, and there is a match between the stored control authority information, the server 6 passes the control signal through the The communication network 4 is transmitted to the communication unit 22.

In step 114, since the communication unit 22 is wirelessly connected to the wireless short-range communication module 212, the communication unit 22 receives the control signal from the server 6, and the control signal is in a second wireless communication. The method is transmitted to the wireless short-range communication module 212. In the first implementation, the second wireless communication method is a short-range wireless communication method using WiFi technology, for example.

In step 115, the wireless short-range communication module 212 outputs the control signal to the household electrical appliance 3. Therefore, the household electrical appliance 3 performs the specific operation according to the control signal received by the wireless short-range communication module 212, whereby the mobile device 5 achieves the purpose of remotely controlling the household electrical appliance 3 at a remote location.

It is worth mentioning that the mobile device 5 is connected to the communication network 4 by means of mobile communication technology. In other embodiments, the mobile device 5 can be connected to the communication network 4 by connecting the communication unit 22. However, in this embodiment, the mobile device 5 can only achieve the purpose of remotely controlling the household electrical appliance 3 within the coverage of the wireless signal of the communication unit 22.

If the mobile device 5 is a smart phone and the home appliance 3 is an air conditioner installed in a user's home of the mobile device 5, when the user who is outside is going to open the car before going home, When the air conditioner reduces the temperature of the home, the user only needs to transmit the control request to the server 6 through the communication network 4 by operating the smart phone, and after the server 6 determines that the match exists, the server The control signal can be quickly transmitted to the air conditioner by the communication unit 22 and the wireless short-range communication module 212. In this example, the control signal may be a control signal related to the power supply, the temperature adjustment, the air volume, and the like of the air conditioner, but is not limited thereto.

Referring to Figure 4, a second embodiment of the novel connection setting device 2 is shown. This second embodiment is essentially a variation of the first embodiment, similar to the first embodiment, and the following description of the second embodiment is different from the first embodiment.

The connection setting device 2 is configured to set a connection between an electric device 3 and a mobile device 5 connected to a communication network 4, and the connection setting device 2 and the mobile device 5 together form a remote control for the household electrical appliance 3 Remote control system.

Referring to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, in the second embodiment, the connection setting program includes steps 121 to 123, wherein steps 121-123 are similar to steps 101-103 of the first embodiment respectively (as shown in FIG. 2).

Referring to FIG. 4 and FIG. 6, in the second embodiment, the remote control program includes steps 131 and 132.

In step 131, the mobile device 5 transmits the control signal to the short-range wireless communication module 212 via the communication unit 22 according to the wireless communication identity code.

In step 132, the wireless short-range communication module 212 outputs the control signal to the household electrical appliance 3. Therefore, the home appliance 3 performs the specific operation according to the control signal received by the wireless short-range communication module 212, whereby the mobile device 5 can reach the remote control within the coverage of the wireless signal of the communication unit 22. The purpose of device 3.

For example, if the mobile device 5 is a smart phone and the home device 3 is an electric light installed in a user's home of the mobile device 5, when the smart hand and the electric light are simultaneously wirelessly connected to the communication unit 22, When the user wants to turn off the electric light in the kitchen in the living room, the user only needs to operate the smart phone to transmit the control signal to the electric light through the communication unit 22 and the wireless short-range communication module 212. In this example, the control signal may be a control signal related to the power source of the lamp, the intensity of the adjustment light, etc., but is not limited thereto.

In summary, the novel connection setting device 2, especially when operating in the connection setting mode, enables the short-range wireless communication module of the wireless communication unit 21 by the wireless input signal sent by the remote controller 23. Receiving, by the mobile device 5, the communication unit data and the mobile device identity identifier, the short-range wireless communication module 212 is wirelessly connected to the communication unit 22 according to the communication unit data, and according to the mobile device identity identifier The wireless communication identity identification data is transmitted to the mobile device 5 via the communication unit 22 to perform pairing between the mobile device 5 and the wireless communication unit 21, whereby the connection setting program can be completed conveniently and quickly. Therefore, the connection setting device 2 of the present invention does not require an artificial input operation as compared with the prior art, so that the erroneous human input encountered by the conventional art can be avoided, and the object of the present invention can be achieved.

However, the above is only the embodiment of the present invention, and when it is not possible to limit the scope of the present invention, all the simple equivalent changes and modifications according to the scope of the patent application and the contents of the patent specification are still This new patent covers the scope.

101~105‧‧‧Steps

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5‧‧‧Mobile devices

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Other features and effects of the present invention will be apparent from the following description of the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a first embodiment of a remote control system configured with the novel connection setting device; Figure 2 is a flow chart showing how the remote control system of the first embodiment performs a connection setting procedure; Figure 3 is a flow chart showing how the remote control system of the first embodiment executes a remote control program; A block diagram illustrating a second embodiment of a remote control system configured with the novel connection setting device; FIG. 5 is a flow chart illustrating how the remote control system of the second embodiment performs a connection setting procedure; and FIG. It is a flowchart illustrating how the remote control system of the second embodiment executes a remote control program.

2‧‧‧Connection setting device

21‧‧‧Wireless communication unit

211‧‧‧Signal Receiver

212‧‧‧Short-range wireless communication module

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Claims (12)

A connection setting device for setting a connection between an electric device and a mobile device connected to a communication network, the mobile device having a mobile device identification code, and connecting to a server via the communication network, the connection setting The device is operable to operate in one of a setting mode and a usage mode, and includes: a wireless communication unit disposed on the home appliance and electrically connected to the home appliance, and having a wireless communication identity identifier; a communication unit connected to the server via the communication network; and a remote controller operable to issue a wireless input signal; wherein, in the setting mode, the mobile device is wirelessly connected to the communication unit, and the mobile device has a correlation Receiving the communication unit data of the communication unit, the wireless communication unit receives the communication unit data transmitted by the mobile device and the mobile device identity in a first wireless communication manner in response to receiving the wireless input signal from the remote controller An identification code, the wireless communication unit wirelessly connects to the communication unit according to the communication unit data And transmitting, by the mobile unit, the wireless communication identity identifier to the mobile device according to the mobile device identity identifier, so that the mobile device transmits the mobile device identity identifier and the wireless communication identity via the communication network. An identification code to the server; and wherein, in the usage mode, the communication unit is wirelessly connected to the wireless communication unit, and the communication unit is receivable via the communication network and transmitted by the mobile device and transmitted by the server Corresponding to the wireless communication unit and a control signal related to a specific operation of the household electrical appliance, and the communication unit transmits the control signal to the wireless communication unit in a second wireless communication manner, so that the household electrical appliance is configured according to the wireless The control signal received by the communication unit performs the specific operation. The connection setting device of claim 1, wherein the wireless input signal is one of an infrared signal and a radio frequency signal, the wireless communication unit includes a signal receiver for receiving the wireless from the remote controller Inputting a signal and converting the wireless input signal into an electrical signal, a short-range wireless communication module electrically connected to the household electrical appliance, having the wireless communication identity identifier, and a controller electrically connecting the signal receiver and the a short-range wireless communication module that receives the electrical signal from the signal receiver and controls the short-range wireless communication module in response to the electrical signal to enable the short-range wireless communication module to receive in the first wireless communication mode The communication unit data transmitted by the mobile device and the mobile device identity identifier. The connection setting device of claim 1, wherein the server stores the mobile device identity code and the wireless communication identity code received via the communication network as control authority information related to the mobile device And in the usage mode, the mobile device transmits a control request including the control signal, the mobile device identity identifier, and the wireless communication identity to the server, so that when the server is based on the mobile device Controlling the requested mobile device identity identifier and the wireless communication identity identification and the stored control authority information to determine that there is a match between the mobile device identity identifier and the wireless communication identity identification and the control authority information The control signal is transmitted to the communication unit via the communication network. The connection setting device of claim 1, wherein the first wireless communication mode comprises Bluetooth and WiFi, and the second wireless communication mode comprises WiFi. The connection setting device of claim 1, wherein the communication unit data includes a service setting identification code associated with the communication unit and a password associated with the communication unit. The connection setting device of claim 1, wherein the mobile device communication identity identifier is a media access control address of the mobile device, and the wireless communication identity identifier is a media access control address of the wireless communication unit. . A connection setting device for setting a connection between an electric device and a mobile device, the mobile device having a mobile device identification code, the connection setting device being operable in one of a setting mode and a usage mode And comprising: a wireless communication unit, disposed on the household electrical appliance, and electrically connected to the household electrical appliance, and having a wireless communication identity identifier; a communication unit connected to the communication network; and a remote controller operable Transmitting a wireless input signal; wherein, in the setting mode, the mobile device is wirelessly connected to the communication unit, and the mobile device has communication unit data related to the communication unit, and the wireless communication unit is responsive to the received The wireless input signal of the remote controller receives the communication unit data and the mobile device identity identifier transmitted by the mobile device in a first wireless communication manner, and the wireless communication unit is wirelessly connected to the communication unit according to the communication unit data, and The wireless communication unit transmits the mobile device identification code according to the mobile unit Transmitting the wireless communication identity identifier to the mobile device; and wherein, in the usage mode, the communication unit is wirelessly connected to the wireless communication unit, the communication unit is receivable to be transmitted by the mobile device and corresponds to the wireless communication unit And a control signal related to a specific operation of the household electrical appliance, and the communication unit transmits the control signal to the wireless communication unit in a second wireless communication manner, so that the household electrical appliance receives the The control signal performs this particular operation. The connection setting device of claim 7, wherein the wireless input signal is one of an infrared signal and a radio frequency signal, the wireless communication unit includes a signal receiver for receiving the wireless from the remote controller Inputting a signal and converting the wireless input signal into an electrical signal, a short-range wireless communication module electrically connected to the household electrical appliance, having the wireless communication identity identifier, and a controller electrically connecting the signal receiver and the a short-range wireless communication module that receives the electrical signal from the signal receiver and controls the short-range wireless communication module in response to the electrical signal to enable the short-range wireless communication module to receive in the first wireless communication mode The communication unit data transmitted by the mobile device and the mobile device identity identifier. The connection setting device according to claim 7, wherein, in the usage mode, the mobile device transmits the control signal to the wireless communication unit via the communication unit according to the wireless communication identity code. The connection setting device of claim 7, wherein the first wireless communication mode comprises Bluetooth and WiFi, and the second wireless communication mode comprises WiFi. The connection setting device of claim 1, wherein the communication unit data includes a service setting identification code associated with the communication unit and a password associated with the communication unit. The connection setting device of claim 1, wherein the mobile device communication identity identifier is a media access control address of the mobile device, and the wireless communication identity identifier is a media access control address of the wireless communication unit. .