WO2018077018A1 - Networking method and device, network connection method and device, router, and smart home appliance - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a networking method and device, a network connection method and device, a router, and a smart home appliance, and provides a networking method and device for a router, a network connection method and device for a smart home appliance, a router, and a smart home appliance. The networking method for a router comprises: recording identification information of network-connected home appliances and generating a home appliance list; monitoring the network connection status of a home appliance in the home appliance list; and when it is detected that a network-connected home appliance is disconnected for a duration exceeding a first duration, sending network configuration information to notify the offline home appliance to access the network. By means of the technical solution of the present invention, network re-configuration can be completed for a home appliance when the home appliance is abnormally offline, or after the password of a wireless network is changed, a home appliance can automatically access a new wireless network. Thus, automation of home appliance network connection is achieved, and troublesome home appliance network connection operation is avoided.

Description

Network construction method and device, networking method and device, router and smart home appliance

This application claims the priority of the Chinese patent application filed on October 31, 2016, the Chinese Patent Office, the application number is 201610940181.5, and the invention name is "network construction method and device, networking method and device, router and smart home appliance". The content is incorporated herein by reference.

Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of smart home appliances, and in particular, to a network construction method for a router, a network construction device for a router, a networking method for a smart home appliance, and a smart home appliance. Networked devices, a router and a smart appliance.

Background technique

Smart home appliances and smart routers are developing rapidly. Home appliance IoT systems have been widely applied. The realization of smart home appliances IoT functions depends on network connections. However, in the existing home appliance networking mode, home appliances often appear abnormally dropped after networking. In the case, after the user replaces the router network name (SSID) and the password, the user is required to re-network the home appliance. This process requires the user to operate the home appliance to search for an available network, and input a password, which is very cumbersome, and the number of home appliances is relatively large. In this case, re-networking is very time consuming and labor intensive.

Therefore, how to automatically and quickly carry out the networking of home appliances and further prevent the disconnection of home appliances has become a technical problem to be solved.

Summary of the invention

The present invention is directed to at least one of the technical problems existing in the above prior art or related art.

To this end, it is an object of the present invention to provide a networking method for a router.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a network construction apparatus for a router.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a networking method for smart home appliances.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a networked device for a smart home appliance.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a router.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a smart home appliance.

In order to achieve the above object, according to the embodiment of the first aspect of the present invention, a networking method for a router includes: recording identification information of a networked home appliance, generating a home appliance list; and monitoring a networked state of the home appliance in the home appliance list. After detecting that the connected home appliance is disconnected and exceeds the first time period, the distribution network information is sent to notify the offline home appliance to join the network.

According to the network construction method for a router according to the first aspect of the present invention, the home appliance list is used to record the home appliance identifiers that should be networked in the network, and if the home appliances in these lists are abnormally disconnected from the network, the router will monitor which one is specific. If the appliance is disconnected from the network, after the abnormal offline has exceeded a certain period of time, the router will send the distribution network information, so that the disconnected home appliance can rejoin the network. The method of real-time monitoring of home appliance networking through such a router enables the disconnected home appliance to automatically connect back to the network, eliminating the cumbersome steps of manual operation. The specific value of the first duration can be set by the user according to requirements to meet different working environments.

The networking method for a router according to the first aspect of the present invention preferably further includes: adding the identification information of the first connected home appliance to the home appliance list.

In this embodiment, the router records the home appliances that are initially added to the network, so that the router can facilitate the distribution network after it is dropped. The tedious steps of manually adding identification information by the user are eliminated.

The networking method for a router according to the first aspect of the present invention preferably further includes: when detecting that the networking information of the router is changed, broadcasting the changed networking information, so that the offline home appliance acquires new networking information; The networking information includes: SSID and corresponding password.

In this embodiment, the change of the router networking information also causes the smart home appliance to be disconnected. Therefore, after the user changes the router password, the router will broadcast the new SSID and the new password to the home appliance in the home appliance list, ensuring that each The home appliance in the home appliance list can acquire a new SSID and password. Avoid large-area disconnection caused by routers changing passwords. Users do not need to manually configure the network to improve the experience.

A networking method for a router according to an embodiment of the first aspect of the present invention, preferably, further The step includes: stopping all broadcasts after all the home appliances in the home appliance list are connected to the network.

In this embodiment, after all the home appliances are added to the network, the broadcast function is turned off to prevent the SSID and password from being maliciously intercepted, and the operating pressure of the router is further reduced.

According to the network construction method for a router according to the first aspect of the present invention, preferably, the identification information includes: home appliance model information, a MAC address of the home appliance WIFI module, a device serial number, and a home appliance network name set by the user.

In this embodiment, the identification information represents the unique number of the home appliance, and is used to distinguish whether the home appliance belongs to the device in the network, and can be various device unique information evolved from the MAC number.

According to the embodiment of the second aspect of the present invention, a network construction apparatus for a router is further provided, comprising: a recording unit, recording identification information of the connected home appliance, generating a home appliance list; and monitoring unit, monitoring the home appliance in the home appliance list The networked state; the distribution network unit sends a distribution network information after detecting that the connected home appliance is disconnected and exceeds the first time period, to notify the offline home appliance to join the network.

According to the network construction device for a router according to the second aspect of the present invention, the home appliance list is used for recording the home appliance identifiers that should be networked in the network. Once the home appliances in these lists are abnormally disconnected from the network, the router monitors the specifics through the monitoring unit. Which appliance is disconnected from the network, after an abnormal offline for more than a certain period of time, the router will issue distribution information, so that the disconnected appliances can rejoin the network. The method of real-time monitoring of home appliance networking through such a router enables the disconnected home appliance to automatically connect back to the network, eliminating the cumbersome steps of manual operation. The specific value of the first duration can be set by the user according to requirements to meet different working environments.

The network device for a router according to the second aspect of the present invention preferably further includes: an adding unit that adds the identification information of the first connected home appliance to the home appliance list.

In this embodiment, the adding unit records the home appliance that is initially added to the network, so that the router can facilitate the distribution network after it is dropped. The tedious steps of manually adding identification information by the user are eliminated.

The networking device for a router according to the second aspect of the present invention preferably further includes: a network forming unit, configured to broadcast the changed networking information when the network information of the router is changed, so that the offline home appliance acquires a new one. Networking information; wherein the networking information includes: SSID and corresponding password.

In this embodiment, the change of the router networking information may also cause the smart home appliance to be disconnected from the network. After the user changes the router password, the network building unit broadcasts the new SSID and the new password to the home appliance in the home appliance list, ensuring that each home appliance in the home appliance list can acquire a new SSID and password. Avoid large-area disconnection caused by routers changing passwords. Users do not need to manually configure the network to improve the experience.

The network device for a router according to the second aspect of the present invention preferably further includes: stopping the unit, and stopping all the broadcasts after all the home appliances in the home appliance list are connected to the network.

In this embodiment, after all the home appliances are added to the network, the stop unit will turn off the broadcast function, preventing the SSID and password from being maliciously intercepted, and further reducing the running pressure of the router.

According to the network construction apparatus for a router according to the second aspect of the present invention, preferably, the identification information includes: home appliance model information, a MAC address of the home appliance WIFI module, a device serial number, and a home appliance network name set by the user.

In this embodiment, the identification information represents the unique number of the home appliance, and is used to distinguish whether the home appliance belongs to the device in the network, and can be various device unique information evolved from the MAC number.

According to the embodiment of the third aspect of the present invention, a networking method for a smart home appliance is provided, including: detecting that the network connection of the smart home appliance is interrupted and not exceeding the first time period, attempting to reconnect the router; if the first time period is exceeded If it is not connected to the router, it enters the distribution network mode and waits for the router to send out the networking information; it receives the networking information sent by the router and connects according to the networking information.

According to the networking method for a router according to the embodiment of the third aspect of the present invention, after the connection of the smart home network is interrupted, the automatic connection is automatically attempted, and after waiting for the first time period, the network information sent by the router is started, and the network information sent by the router is used. Networking. In this process, the smart home appliance enters the listening state, resolves the networked information packets sent by the router, and automatically connects according to the networking information provided by the router, prevents the home appliance from being disconnected due to the change of the password of the router, and ensures the continuity of the network connection of the smart home appliance. Support the IoT function of smart home appliances to enhance the user experience.

A networking method for a smart home appliance according to an embodiment of the third aspect of the present invention preferably further includes: detecting that the network connection of the smart home appliance is interrupted and exceeding a second duration, and networking is performed using the networking information used when the network connection was successful recently.

In this embodiment, after the second time period is exceeded, the smart home appliance has not been connected to the Internet, and the smart home appliance searches for the network name and password of the last successful connection, further ensuring the home appliance. When you are in the router network, you can use its IoT function.

According to the networking method for smart home appliances according to the embodiment of the third aspect of the present invention, preferably, the networking information includes an SSID and a corresponding password.

According to the embodiment of the fourth aspect of the present invention, a networking device for a smart home appliance is further provided, comprising: a monitoring unit, detecting that the network connection of the smart home appliance is interrupted and not exceeding the first time period, attempting to reconnect the router; receiving unit If it is not connected to the router for more than the first time, it enters the distribution network mode and waits for the router to send out the networking information; and receives the networking information sent by the router, and performs networking according to the networking information.

According to the networking device for a smart home appliance according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the monitoring unit automatically attempts to reconnect after detecting that the smart home network connection is interrupted, and receives the networking information sent by the router through the receiving unit after the first time period, and Networking based on networking information sent by the router. In this process, the smart home appliance enters the listening state, resolves the networked information packets sent by the router, and automatically connects according to the networking information provided by the router, prevents the home appliance from being disconnected due to the change of the password of the router, and ensures the continuity of the network connection of the smart home appliance. Support the IoT function of smart home appliances to enhance the user experience.

A networked device for a smart home appliance according to an embodiment of the fourth aspect of the present invention, preferably further comprising: a network checking unit, detecting that the network connection of the smart home appliance is interrupted and exceeding a second time period, using the networking used when the last network connection is successful Information is networked.

In this embodiment, after the second time period is exceeded, the smart home appliance has not yet accessed the Internet, and the smart home appliance searches for the network name and password that the connection was successfully connected recently, further ensuring that the home appliance is always in the router network and exerts its Internet of Things function. .

According to a networked device for a smart home appliance according to an embodiment of the fourth aspect of the present invention, preferably, the networked information includes an SSID and a corresponding password.

According to an embodiment of the fifth aspect of the present invention, there is also provided a router, comprising: the network forming device for a router as described in the foregoing embodiment. The network construction device for the router includes: a recording unit, records identification information of the connected home appliance, generates a home appliance list; a monitoring unit monitors the networking state of the home appliance in the home appliance list; and the distribution network unit detects the connected home appliance After the connection is disconnected and the first time is exceeded, the distribution network information is sent to notify the offline home appliance to join the network.

According to the router of the fifth aspect of the present invention, the home appliance list is used for recording the network. Networked home appliance identification, once the appliances in these lists are abnormally disconnected from the network, the router will monitor which specific appliance is disconnected through the monitoring unit. After abnormal offline for more than a certain period of time, the router will send the distribution network information to disconnect the network. Home appliances can rejoin the network. The method of real-time monitoring of home appliance networking through such a router enables the disconnected home appliance to automatically connect back to the network, eliminating the cumbersome steps of manual operation. The specific value of the first duration can be set by the user according to requirements to meet different working environments.

The router according to the embodiment of the fifth aspect of the present invention preferably further includes: an adding unit that adds the identification information of the first connected home appliance to the home appliance list.

In this embodiment, the adding unit records the home appliance that is initially added to the network, so that the router can facilitate the distribution network after it is dropped. The tedious steps of manually adding identification information by the user are eliminated.

The router according to the fifth aspect of the present invention preferably further includes: a network forming unit, when detecting that the networking information of the router is changed, broadcasting the changed networking information, so that the offline home appliance acquires new networking information; wherein, the networking The information includes: SSID and corresponding password.

In this embodiment, the change of the router networking information also causes the smart home appliance to be disconnected. Therefore, after the user changes the router password, the network building unit broadcasts the new SSID and the new password to the home appliances in the home appliance list, ensuring that each The home appliance in the home appliance list can acquire a new SSID and password. Avoid large-area disconnection caused by routers changing passwords. Users do not need to manually configure the network to improve the experience.

According to the router of the fifth aspect of the present invention, preferably, the router further includes: stopping the unit, and stopping all the broadcasts after all the home appliances in the home appliance list are connected to the network.

In this embodiment, after all the home appliances are added to the network, the stop unit will turn off the broadcast function, preventing the SSID and password from being maliciously intercepted, and further reducing the running pressure of the router.

According to the router of the fifth aspect of the present invention, preferably, the identification information includes: home appliance model information, a MAC address of the home appliance WIFI module, a device serial number, and a home appliance networking name set by the user.

In this embodiment, the identification information represents the unique number of the home appliance, and is used to distinguish whether the home appliance belongs to the device in the network, and can be various device unique information evolved from the MAC number.

According to an embodiment of the fifth aspect of the present invention, a router is provided, further comprising a processor, wherein the processor is configured to perform the steps of any one of the technical solutions of the first aspect of the present invention when the computer program stored in the memory is executed.

According to an embodiment of the sixth aspect of the present invention, there is also provided a smart home appliance, comprising: the networking device for smart home appliances as described in the above embodiments, wherein the networking device for the smart home appliance comprises: a monitoring unit The network connection of the smart home appliance is detected to be interrupted and does not exceed the first time period, and the router is attempted to reconnect; if the receiving unit is not connected to the router for more than the first time period, the network access mode is waited for the router to send the networking information; and the receiving router sends out the Networked information, networked based on networked information.

According to the smart home appliance of the sixth aspect of the present invention, the monitoring unit automatically attempts to reconnect after detecting that the smart home network connection is interrupted, and receives the networking information sent by the router through the receiving unit after the first time period, and according to the router end. Networking information is networked. In this process, the smart home appliance enters the listening state, resolves the networked information packets sent by the router, and automatically connects according to the networking information provided by the router, prevents the home appliance from being disconnected due to the change of the password of the router, and ensures the continuity of the network connection of the smart home appliance. Support the IoT function of smart home appliances to enhance the user experience.

The smart home appliance according to the embodiment of the sixth aspect of the present invention preferably further includes: a network checking unit that detects that the network connection of the smart home appliance is interrupted and exceeds the second time period, and uses the networking information used when the network connection is successful recently to perform networking.

In this embodiment, after the second time period is exceeded, the smart home appliance has not yet accessed the Internet, and the smart home appliance searches for the network name and password that the connection was successfully connected recently, further ensuring that the home appliance is always in the router network and exerts its Internet of Things function. .

According to the smart home appliance of the sixth aspect of the present invention, preferably, the networking information includes an SSID and a corresponding password.

The invention can enable the home appliance to complete the re-allocation in the case of abnormal offline, or automatically connect the home appliance to the new wireless network after the wireless network changes the password, thereby realizing the automation of the home appliance networking, thereby eliminating the cumbersome home appliance networking operation.

According to an embodiment of the sixth aspect of the present invention, a smart home appliance further includes a processor, wherein the processor is configured to perform the steps of any one of the technical solutions of the third aspect of the present invention when the computer program stored in the memory is executed.

According to an embodiment of the seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer readable storage medium having stored thereon a computer program (instruction), the computer program (instruction) being executed by a processor to implement the technique of the first aspect of the present invention The steps of the method and/or the method of any of the aspects of the third aspect of the invention.

The additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows.

DRAWINGS

1 shows a flow chart of a networking method for a router in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention;

2 shows a block diagram of a network forming device for a router in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention;

3 shows a flow chart of a networking method for a smart home appliance in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention;

4 shows a block diagram of a networked device for a smart home appliance in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 5 shows a block diagram of a router in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 6 shows a block diagram of a smart home appliance in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 7 shows a block diagram of a router in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a block diagram of a smart home appliance according to another embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 9 shows a flow chart of networking of a smart home appliance and a router according to an embodiment of the present invention.

detailed description

The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the drawings and specific embodiments. It should be noted that the embodiments in the present application and the features in the embodiments may be combined with each other without conflict.

In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a full understanding of the invention, but the invention may be practiced otherwise than as described herein. Limitations of the embodiments.

1 is a flow chart showing a method of networking for a router in accordance with an embodiment of the first aspect of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1 , according to an embodiment of the first aspect of the present invention, a network construction method for a router includes: Step 102: recording identification information of a networked home appliance, generating a home appliance list; and step 104, monitoring a home appliance list In the networking state of the home appliance, in step 106, after detecting that the connected home appliance is disconnected and exceeds the first time period, the distribution network information is sent to notify the offline home appliance to join the network.

According to the network construction method for a router according to the first aspect of the present invention, the home appliance list is used to record the home appliance identifiers that should be networked in the network, and if the home appliances in these lists are abnormally disconnected from the network, the router will monitor which one is specific. If the appliance is disconnected from the network, after the abnormal offline has exceeded a certain period of time, the router will send the distribution network information, so that the disconnected home appliance can rejoin the network. The method of real-time monitoring of home appliance networking through such a router enables the disconnected home appliance to automatically connect back to the network, eliminating the cumbersome steps of manual operation.

The networking method for a router according to the first aspect of the present invention preferably further includes: adding the identification information of the first connected home appliance to the home appliance list.

In this embodiment, the router records the home appliances that are initially added to the network, so that the router can facilitate the distribution network after it is dropped. The tedious steps of manually adding identification information by the user are eliminated.

The networking method for a router according to the first aspect of the present invention preferably further includes: when detecting that the networking information of the router is changed, broadcasting the changed networking information, so that the offline home appliance acquires new networking information; The networking information includes: SSID and corresponding password.

In this embodiment, the change of the router networking information also causes the smart home appliance to be disconnected. Therefore, after the user changes the router password, the router will broadcast the new SSID and the new password to the home appliance in the home appliance list, ensuring that each The home appliance in the home appliance list can acquire a new SSID and password. Avoid large-area disconnection caused by routers changing passwords. Users do not need to manually configure the network to improve the experience.

The network construction method for a router according to the first aspect of the present invention preferably further includes: stopping all broadcasts after all the home appliances in the home appliance list are connected to the network.

In this embodiment, after all the home appliances are added to the network, the broadcast function is turned off to prevent The SSID and password were maliciously intercepted, which further reduced the operating pressure of the router.

According to the network construction method for a router according to the first aspect of the present invention, preferably, the identification information includes: home appliance model information, a MAC address of the home appliance WIFI module, a device serial number, and a home appliance network name set by the user.

In this embodiment, the identification information represents the unique number of the home appliance, and is used to distinguish whether the home appliance belongs to the device in the network, and can be various device unique information evolved from the MAC number.

2 is a block diagram of a network forming apparatus for a router in accordance with an embodiment of the second aspect of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, according to an embodiment of the second aspect of the present invention, a network construction apparatus 200 for a router is provided, including: a recording unit 202, which records identification information of a networked home appliance, generates a home appliance list; and the monitoring unit 204 And monitoring the networking status of the home appliance in the home appliance list; the distribution network unit 206, after detecting that the connected home appliance is disconnected and exceeding the first time period, sends the distribution network information to notify the offline home appliance to join the network.

According to the network construction device 200 for a router according to the embodiment of the second aspect of the present invention, the home appliance list is used to record the home appliance identifiers that should be networked in the network. Once the home appliances in these lists are abnormally disconnected from the network, the router monitors through the monitoring unit 204. When a specific appliance is disconnected from the network, after the abnormal offline has exceeded a certain period of time, the router will issue distribution information, so that the disconnected home appliance can rejoin the network. The method of real-time monitoring of home appliance networking through such a router enables the disconnected home appliance to automatically connect back to the network, eliminating the cumbersome steps of manual operation. The specific value of the first duration can be set by the user according to requirements to meet different working environments.

The network forming apparatus 200 for a router according to the second aspect of the present invention preferably further includes: an adding unit 208, which adds the identification information of the first connected home appliance to the home appliance list.

In this embodiment, the adding unit 208 records the home appliance that is initially added to the network, so that the router can facilitate the distribution network after it is dropped. The tedious steps of manually adding identification information by the user are eliminated.

The network forming apparatus 200 for a router according to the second aspect of the present invention preferably further includes: a network forming unit 210, when detecting that the networking information of the router is changed, broadcasting the changed networking information, so as to obtain the offline home appliance New networking information; among them, networking information includes: SSID and corresponding password.

In this embodiment, the change of the router networking information also causes the smart home appliance to be disconnected. Therefore, after the user changes the router password, the network building unit 210 broadcasts the new SSID and the new password to the home appliance in the home appliance list, ensuring that each The home appliances in the home appliance list can acquire a new SSID and password. Avoid large-area disconnection caused by routers changing passwords. Users do not need to manually configure the network to improve the experience.

The network device 200 for a router according to the embodiment of the second aspect of the present invention preferably further includes: a stopping unit 212, after all the home appliances in the home appliance list are connected to the network, stop broadcasting.

In this embodiment, after all home appliances are added to the network, the stop unit 212 turns off the broadcast function, preventing the SSID and password from being maliciously intercepted, and further reducing the operating pressure of the router.

According to the network construction apparatus 200 for a router according to the second aspect of the present invention, preferably, the identification information includes: home appliance model information, a MAC address of the home appliance WIFI module, a device serial number, and a home appliance network name set by the user.

In this embodiment, the identification information represents the unique number of the home appliance, and is used to distinguish whether the home appliance belongs to the device in the network, and can be various device unique information evolved from the MAC number.

FIG. 3 shows a flow chart of a networking method for a smart home appliance in accordance with an embodiment of the third aspect of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, according to an embodiment of the third aspect of the present invention, a networking method for a smart home appliance is provided, including: Step 302, detecting that the network connection of the smart home appliance is interrupted and does not exceed the first time period, and attempting to restart Connecting to the router; Step 304, if the first time is not connected to the router, enter the distribution mode to wait for the router to send the networking information; Step 306, receive the networking information sent by the router, and perform networking according to the networking information.

According to the networking method for a router according to the embodiment of the third aspect of the present invention, after the connection of the smart home network is interrupted, the automatic connection is automatically attempted, and after waiting for the first time period, the network information sent by the router is started, and the network information sent by the router is used. Networking. In this process, the smart home appliance enters the listening state, resolves the networked information packets sent by the router, and automatically connects according to the networking information provided by the router, preventing the home appliance from being disconnected due to the change of the password of the router, and ensuring the smart home. The continuity of the electrical network connection is used to support the Internet of Things function of smart home appliances and enhance the user experience.

A networking method for a smart home appliance according to an embodiment of the third aspect of the present invention preferably further includes: detecting that the network connection of the smart home appliance is interrupted and exceeding a second duration, and networking is performed using the networking information used when the network connection was successful recently.

In this embodiment, after the second time period is exceeded, the smart home appliance has not yet accessed the Internet, and the smart home appliance searches for the network name and password that the connection was successfully connected recently, further ensuring that the home appliance is always in the router network and exerts its Internet of Things function. .

According to the networking method for smart home appliances according to the embodiment of the third aspect of the present invention, preferably, the networking information includes an SSID and a corresponding password.

4 is a block diagram of a networked device for a smart home appliance in accordance with an embodiment of the fourth aspect of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, according to an embodiment of the fourth aspect of the present invention, a networking device 400 for a smart home appliance is provided, comprising: a monitoring unit 402, detecting that the network connection of the smart home appliance is interrupted and does not exceed the first duration, An attempt is made to reconnect the router; if the first time period is not connected to the router, the receiving unit 404 enters the distribution network mode and waits for the router to send the networking information; and receives the networking information sent by the router, and performs networking according to the networking information.

According to the networking device 400 for smart home appliances according to the embodiment of the fourth aspect of the present invention, the monitoring unit 402 automatically attempts to reconnect after detecting that the smart home appliance network connection is interrupted, and receives the networking sent by the router through the receiving unit 404 after the first time period elapses. Information, and networked according to the networking information sent by the router. In this process, the smart home appliance enters the listening state, resolves the networked information packets sent by the router, and automatically connects according to the networking information provided by the router, prevents the home appliance from being disconnected due to the change of the password of the router, and ensures the continuity of the network connection of the smart home appliance. Support the IoT function of smart home appliances to enhance the user experience.

The networked device 400 for a smart home appliance according to the fourth aspect of the present invention preferably further includes: a network checking unit 406, detecting that the network connection of the smart home appliance is interrupted and exceeding a second duration, and using the last successful network connection Networking information is networked.

In this embodiment, after the second time period is exceeded, the smart home appliance has not been connected to the Internet, and the smart home appliance searches for the network name and password of the last successful connection, further ensuring the home appliance. When you are in the router network, you can use its IoT function.

According to the networking device 400 for a smart home appliance according to the embodiment of the fourth aspect of the present invention, preferably, the networking information includes an SSID and a corresponding password.

Figure 5 shows a block diagram of a router in accordance with an embodiment of the fifth aspect of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 5, according to an embodiment of the fifth aspect of the present invention, a router 500 is further provided, including: a network forming device 502 for a router as described in the foregoing embodiment. The network construction device 502 for a router includes: a recording unit, records identification information of the connected home appliance, generates a home appliance list; a monitoring unit monitors a networked state of the home appliance in the home appliance list; and a network distribution unit detects that the network is connected After the appliance is disconnected and the first time is exceeded, the distribution network information is sent to notify the offline appliance to join the network.

According to the router 500 of the fifth aspect of the present invention, the home appliance list is used to record the home appliance identifiers that should be networked in the network. Once the home appliances in these lists are abnormally disconnected from the network, the router 500 monitors which one of the home appliances is detected through the monitoring unit. After the network is disconnected, after the abnormal offline is over a certain period of time, the router 500 will send the distribution network information, so that the disconnected home appliances can rejoin the network. Through such a router 500, the method of monitoring the home networking situation in real time enables the networked home appliance to automatically connect back to the network, eliminating the cumbersome steps of manual operation. The specific value of the first duration can be set by the user according to requirements to meet different working environments.

The router 500 according to the embodiment of the fifth aspect of the present invention preferably further includes: an adding unit that adds the identification information of the first connected home appliance to the home appliance list.

In this embodiment, the adding unit records the home appliance that is initially added to the network, so that the router 500 can facilitate the distribution network after it is dropped. The tedious steps of manually adding identification information by the user are eliminated.

The router 500 according to the embodiment of the fifth aspect of the present invention preferably further includes: a network forming unit, when detecting that the networking information of the router 500 is changed, broadcasting the changed networking information, so that the offline home appliance obtains new networking information; The networking information includes: SSID and corresponding password.

In this embodiment, the change of the networking information of the router 500 also causes the smart home appliance to be disconnected. Therefore, after the user changes the password of the router 500, the network building unit broadcasts the new SSID and the new password to the home appliance in the home appliance list to ensure that the new SSID and the new password are broadcasted. Every home appliance in the list of home appliances can be obtained Take the new SSID and password. Avoid large-area disconnection caused by router 500 changing passwords. Users do not need to manually configure the network to improve the user experience.

The router 500 according to the embodiment of the fifth aspect of the present invention preferably further includes: a stopping unit, after all the home appliances in the home appliance list are connected to the network, stop broadcasting.

In this embodiment, after all the home appliances are added to the network, the stop unit will turn off the broadcast function, prevent the SSID and password from being maliciously intercepted, and further reduce the operating pressure of the router 500.

According to the router 500 of the fifth aspect of the present invention, preferably, the identification information includes: home appliance model information, a MAC address of the home appliance WIFI module, a device serial number, and a home appliance network name set by the user.

In this embodiment, the identification information represents the unique number of the home appliance, and is used to distinguish whether the home appliance belongs to the device in the network, and can be various device unique information evolved from the MAC number.

Figure 7 shows a schematic block diagram of a router in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, a router according to another embodiment of the present invention includes: a processor 1, and a memory 2. In some embodiments of the present invention, the processor 1 and the memory 2 may be connected by a bus 3 or other means, and the connection through the bus 3 is exemplified in FIG.

The memory 2 is used to store a set of program codes, and the processor 1 calls the program code stored in the memory 2 for performing the following operations:

Recording the identification information of the connected home appliances, and generating a home appliance list;

Monitoring the networking status of home appliances in the home appliance list;

After detecting that the connected home appliance is disconnected and exceeds the first time period, the distribution network information is sent to notify the offline home appliance to join the network.

The identification information of the first connected home appliance is added to the home appliance list.

When it is detected that the networking information of the router is changed, the changed networking information is broadcasted, so that the offline home appliance obtains new networking information; wherein the networking information includes: the SSID and the corresponding password.

After all the home appliances in the home appliance list are connected to the network, the broadcast is stopped.

FIG. 6 shows a block diagram of a smart home appliance in accordance with an embodiment of the sixth aspect of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 6, according to an embodiment of the sixth aspect of the present invention, a smart home appliance is further provided. The network device 602 for a smart home appliance, as described in the foregoing embodiment, wherein the network device 602 for the smart home appliance includes: a monitoring unit that detects that the network connection of the smart home appliance 600 is interrupted and does not exceed the first For a long time, try to reconnect the router; if the receiving unit is not connected to the router for more than the first time, enter the distribution network mode and wait for the router to send the networking information; and receive the networking information sent by the router, and connect according to the networking information.

According to the smart home appliance 600 of the embodiment of the sixth aspect of the present invention, the monitoring unit automatically attempts to reconnect after detecting that the network connection of the smart home appliance 600 is interrupted, and receives the networking information sent by the router through the receiving unit after the first time period, and according to the router end. Networking information sent out for networking. In this process, the smart home appliance 600 enters the listening state, parses the networked information packet sent by the router, and automatically connects according to the networking information provided by the router, prevents the home appliance from being disconnected due to the change of the password of the router, and ensures the continuity of the network connection of the smart home appliance 600. It is used to support the Internet of Things function of the smart home appliance 600 to enhance the user experience.

The smart home appliance 600 according to the embodiment of the sixth aspect of the present invention preferably further includes: a network checking unit that detects that the network connection of the smart home appliance 600 is interrupted and exceeds the second time period, and uses the networking information used in the last successful network connection to perform networking. .

In this embodiment, after the second time period is exceeded, the smart home appliance 600 has not yet accessed the Internet, and the smart home appliance 600 searches for the network name and password that the connection was successfully connected recently, further ensuring that the home appliance is always in the router network and exerts its functions. Networking capabilities.

According to the smart home appliance 600 of the embodiment of the sixth aspect of the present invention, preferably, the networking information includes an SSID and a corresponding password.

FIG. 8 shows a schematic block diagram of a smart home appliance in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, a smart home appliance according to another embodiment of the present invention includes: a processor 1', and a memory 2'. In some embodiments of the present invention, the processor 1' and the memory 2' may be connected by a bus 3' or other means, as exemplified by the connection through the bus 3' in FIG.

The memory 2' is used to store a set of program codes, and the processor 1' calls the program code stored in the memory 2' for performing the following operations:

It is detected that the network connection of the smart home appliance is interrupted and does not exceed the first time period, and attempts to reconnect the router;

If the first time is not connected to the router, enter the distribution mode and wait for the smart home appliance route. To issue networking information;

Receiving the smart home appliance networking information sent by the smart home appliance router, and networking according to the smart home appliance networking information.

It was detected that the network connection of the smart home appliance was interrupted and exceeded the second time period, and the networking information used in the last successful network connection was used for networking.

FIG. 9 shows a flow chart of networking of a smart home appliance and a router according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 9, the router provided by the present invention forms a network connection with the smart home appliance provided by the present invention, and implements the steps:

S902. After the initial distribution of the Internet of Things in the user's home, the router records all the specific home appliance information;

S904. When the home appliance is offline, the home appliance first reconnects the router in the T1 time. If the time is not connected to the router after the T1 time, the home appliance switches to the distribution network mode to wait for networking;

S906, the home appliance receives the distribution network information sent by the special router, and the home appliance is connected to the network;

S908, when the home appliance waits for the distribution network in the distribution network mode to exceed the T2 time, the distribution network information has not been received, the home appliance is switched to the networking mode, and the networking information is the SSID and KEY of the last successful connection;

S910. When the router is connected to the Internet with a specific home appliance, the router records the home appliance information;

S912. After the router replaces the password, the router broadcasts the home appliance networking information (SSID and KEY), and waits for all recorded home appliances to be networked;

In S914, when the home appliances recorded by the router are all configured on the router, the router stops broadcasting the home appliance networking information (SSID and KEY).

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a computer readable storage medium having stored thereon a computer program (instruction) for implementing a network construction method in an embodiment of the present invention when executed by a processor / or the steps of the networking method.

The technical solution of the present invention is described in detail above with reference to the accompanying drawings. The present invention provides a new router networking method and a smart home networking method, which can enable the home appliance to complete the re-allocation in the case of abnormal offline, or change in the wireless network. After the password, the home appliance is automatically connected to the new wireless network, which realizes the automation of the home appliance networking, eliminating the cumbersome home appliance networking operation.

The steps in the method of the embodiment of the present invention can be sequentially adjusted, merged, and The components in the embodiments of the present invention may be combined, divided, and deleted according to actual needs. The above description is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes can be made to the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and scope of the present invention are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.

Claims (20)

1. A network construction method for a router, comprising:

   Recording the identification information of the connected home appliances, and generating a home appliance list;

   Monitoring a networked state of the home appliance in the home appliance list;

   After detecting that the connected home appliance is disconnected and exceeds the first time period, the distribution network information is sent to notify the offline home appliance to join the network.
2. The network construction method according to claim 1, further comprising:

   The identification information of the first connected home appliance is added to the home appliance list.
3. The network construction method according to claim 2, further comprising:

   When it is detected that the networking information of the router is changed, the changed networking information is broadcasted, so that the offline home appliance acquires new networking information; wherein the networking information includes: an SSID and a corresponding password.
4. The network construction method according to claim 3, further comprising:

   After all the home appliances in the home appliance list are connected to the network, the broadcast is stopped.
5. The network construction method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the identification information comprises: home appliance model information, a MAC address of a home appliance WIFI module, a device serial number, and a home appliance network name set by a user.
6. A network construction device for a router, comprising:

   a recording unit that records identification information of the connected home appliance and generates a home appliance list;

   a monitoring unit that monitors a networked state of the home appliance in the home appliance list;

   The distribution network unit sends the distribution network information after detecting that the connected home appliance is disconnected and exceeds the first time period to notify the offline home appliance to join the network.
7. The network construction device according to claim 6, further comprising:

   The adding unit adds the identification information of the first connected home appliance to the home appliance list.
8. The network construction device according to claim 7, further comprising:

   The network forming unit, when detecting that the networking information of the router is changed, broadcasts the changed networking information, so that the offline home appliance acquires new networking information; wherein the networking information includes: an SSID and a corresponding password.
9. The network construction device according to claim 8, further comprising:

   The stop unit stops the broadcast after all the home appliances in the home appliance list are connected to the network.
10. The network construction device according to any one of claims 6 to 9, wherein the identification information comprises: home appliance model information, a MAC address of a home appliance WIFI module, a device serial number, and a home appliance network name set by a user.
11. A networking method for a smart home appliance, comprising:

    Detecting that the network connection of the smart home appliance is interrupted and does not exceed the first time period, and attempting to reconnect the router;

    If the first time period is not connected to the router, enter the distribution network mode and wait for the router to send the networking information;

    Receiving the networking information sent by the router, and performing networking according to the networking information.
12. The networking method of claim 11, further comprising:

    It is detected that the network connection of the smart home appliance is interrupted and exceeds the second time period, and the networking information used in the last successful network connection is used for networking.
13. The networking method of claim 12 wherein said networked information comprises an SSID and a corresponding password.
14. A networked device for a smart home appliance, comprising:

    The monitoring unit detects that the network connection of the smart home appliance is interrupted and does not exceed the first time period, and attempts to reconnect the router;

    The receiving unit, if not connected to the router for the first time period, enters the distribution network mode and waits for the router to send the networking information; and receives the networking information sent by the router, and performs networking according to the networking information.
15. The networked device of claim 14, further comprising:

    The network checking unit detects that the network connection of the smart home appliance is interrupted and exceeds the second time period, and uses the networking information used in the last successful network connection for networking.
16. The networked device of claim 15 wherein said networked information comprises an SSID and a corresponding password.
17. A router, comprising: any one of claims 6 to 10 The network construction device.
18. A smart home appliance, comprising: the networked device according to any one of claims 14 to 16.
19. A router, characterized in that the intelligent router comprises a processor for implementing the steps of the method of any of claims 1-5 when the computer program is stored in a memory.
20. A smart home appliance, characterized in that the server comprises a processor for performing the steps of the method of any one of claims 11-13 when the computer program is stored in a memory.

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