KR20040081594A - Home controller system and method for controlling wireless terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a home controller system, wherein a wireless device for wirelessly transmitting an abnormal signal indicating that an emergency situation occurs when an emergency situation occurs, and is connected to a control station in a wired manner, receives and analyzes the abnormal signal, and analyzes the signal. And a controller for transmitting a control signal corresponding to the control unit and transmitting the analyzed signal to the control station by dialing the telephone number of the control station.

Description

How to control wireless devices in your home controller system and home controller system {HOME CONTROLLER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WIRELESS TERMINAL}

The present invention relates to a home controller system, and more particularly, to a home controller system using wireless communication.

1 is a block diagram of a home controller system according to the related art.

Referring to FIG. 1, a home controller system according to the related art includes a wireless device such as a wireless detector 10, a wireless emergency button 12, a wireless remote controller 14, a receiver 20, a controller 30, a control station. It consists of 40.

When the abnormal signal is detected, the wireless detector 10 transmits a detection signal using a frequency of 447.2625 Hz to 447.450 Hz, which is a specific low power safety frequency band. In addition, the wireless emergency button 12, the wireless remote control 14 is provided with a button or switch for the interface with the user and when the user presses the button or switch transmits the corresponding signal using a frequency of 447.2625Hz ~ 447.450Hz band. The receiver 20 may include a receiver 22 and a receiver central processing unit (CPU) 24. When the receiver 22 receives a radio signal from a wireless device such as the radio detector 10 and the radio emergency button 12 and the radio remote controller 14, the receiver central processor 24 outputs the received signal as a data packet. do. The controller 30 is connected to the receiver 20 through serial communication or contacts and includes a controller central processing unit 32. The controller central processing unit 32 supplies power to the receiver 20 connected to the controller 30 through serial communication or contact with the controller 30, and when the data packet is received from the receiver 20, the data packet received through telephone dialing or a dedicated line. To the control station 40.

According to the conventional home controller system as described above, the receiver 20 is installed separately from the controller 30. This reduces the efficiency of the home controller system in relation to construction. In addition, the receiver 20 and the controller 30 have respective central processing units 24 and 32. Therefore, the receiver 20 and the controller 30 may have different protocols used for communication. When the receiver 20 transmits the received signal to the controller 30 as a data packet, since the protocol of the receiver 20 and the protocol of the controller 30 are different, the receiver 20 adds dummy data for communication and transmits it. The controller 30 may receive a data packet from the receiver 20 using the added dummy data. Therefore, the receiver 20 must transmit data having a much larger size than the number of bits of the data packet to be actually transmitted. This increases the response time of the home controller system and reduces its efficiency.

Meanwhile, in the conventional home controller system, the receiver 20 is installed separately from the controller 30 and has an independent central processing unit 24 to perform unidirectional communication between the controller 30 and the wireless devices 10, 12, 14. That is, the receiver 20 performs only one-way communication to the controller 30 when a signal is received from the wireless devices 10, 12, 14. Accordingly, the wireless device 10, 12, 14 may not determine whether the transmitted signal is properly transmitted to the controller 30. This prevents the controller 30 from controlling the wireless device through bidirectional communication.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to control the separate controller and receiver as a single device by one central processing unit and to eliminate the need for a separate construction by not using a separate receiver to the outside, the signal transmission between the controller and the receiver To provide a home controller system to achieve optimization of the city protocol.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for a controller in a home controller system to control a wireless device such as a wireless detector, a wireless door lock, and a wireless gas circuit breaker of each generation through bidirectional communication.

In accordance with the above object, the present invention is a home controller system, wireless device for transmitting an abnormal signal informing that an emergency situation occurs when an emergency situation, and connected to the control station in a wired to receive and analyze the abnormal signal And a controller for transmitting a control signal corresponding to the analyzed signal to the wireless device and transmitting the analyzed signal to the control station by dialing the telephone number of the control station.

In another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for controlling a wireless device in a home controller system including a wireless detector, a wireless door lock, a wireless gas blocker, and a wireless device, wherein the controller determines whether an abnormal signal is received from the wireless detector. And a second process of transmitting an acknowledgment signal to the wireless sensor and transmitting the abnormal signal to the control station when the abnormal signal is received from the wireless sensor.

1 is a block diagram of a home controller system according to the related art.

2 is a block diagram of a home controller system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a control flowchart of a controller in a home controller system according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a diagram for describing a home controller system according to a second embodiment of the present disclosure.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the same elements in the figures are represented by the same numerals wherever possible. In addition, detailed descriptions of well-known functions and configurations that may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention will be omitted.

2 is a block diagram of a home controller system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the home controller system according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a wireless detector 102, a wireless door lock 104, a wireless gas circuit breaker 106, a controller 200, a portable terminal 50, and a mobile terminal. It consists of a communication network 60, a public aerial network 70, a landline telephone 52 and a control station 300. Reference numeral 2 denotes a home controller area, which is controlled by a home controller system in a building. According to the first embodiment of the present invention, the home controller region 2 includes a wireless detector 102, a wireless door lock 104, a wireless gas circuit breaker 106, and a controller 200.

The wireless detector 102 may be a heat detector, an infrared detector, a magnetic detector, or the like. The magnetic sensor, the thermal sensor, or the infrared ray may be generated when an emergency situation such as a robbery, fire, or gas leak occurs in the home controller region 2. The sensor detects this and sends out an abnormal signal.

The wireless door lock 104 is a RF card type digital door lock which is generally used for access control of a general office such as an office, and includes a wireless transmission / reception module. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the wireless door lock 104 is supplied with power when there is a button input from a user, and wirelessly transmits the corresponding input signal when an RF card signal is input. In addition, the wireless door lock 104 sets or releases the guard in response to the transmitted signal when the guard set or the guard release corresponding control signal of the home controller area 2 is received.

Wireless gas circuit breaker 106 is a device that blocks the gas to prevent the gas leakage. The wireless gas circuit breaker 106 automatically shuts off the gas when a control signal corresponding to the gas cutoff is received from the outside.

The controller 200 is composed of a wireless transmission / reception unit 202, a central processing unit 204, and a telephone unit 206. The wireless transmitter / receiver 202 of the controller 200 receives a signal transmitted from a wireless device such as the wireless detector 102, the wireless door lock 104, and the wireless gas circuit breaker 106 under the control of the central processing unit 204. The received signal to the central processing unit 204. The central processing unit 204 performs the overall control operation of the controller 200 and, when a signal transmitted from the wireless device is input, analyzes the input signal and performs dialing to transmit the analyzed signal to the control station 300. In addition, the central processing unit 204 transmits a control signal corresponding to the analyzed signal through the wireless transmission and reception unit 202. The telephone unit 206 may be connected to the public line network 70 and dials a predetermined telephone number, that is, a control station telephone number, under the control of the central processing unit 204.

When the signal is received from the controller 200, the control station 300 provides data corresponding to the received signal and copes with the received signal. For example, when the control station 300 receives an abnormal signal according to an emergency situation such as a gas leak or an intruder occurrence from the controller 200, the control station 300 checks the received abnormal signal and secures the security company such as an effective countermeasure. You can be a company.

The landline phone 52 may generally be installed in each home and is connected to the telephone unit 206 of the controller 200 through the public aerial network 70. The portable cordless phone 50 is a device that can be carried by a person and communicates with the phone unit 206 of the controller 200 through a mobile communication network 60 and an air line network 70.

According to the first embodiment of the present invention, in the home controller system as described above, the controller 200 performs a function performed by the receiver 20 and the controller 30 in the conventional home controller system under the control of one central processing unit 204. You can do both.

3 is a control flowchart of the controller 200 in the home controller system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, an operation of the controller 200 in the home controller system according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 3.

In step 500 of FIG. 3, the central processing unit 204 of the controller 200 determines whether an abnormal signal is received from the wireless sensor 102. The wireless detector 102 may be a heat detector, an infrared detector, a magnetic detector, or the like, and may transmit an abnormal signal when an emergency situation such as a robbery, fire, or gas leak occurs in the home controller region 2. . If the abnormal signal transmitted from the wireless detector 102 is received by the wireless transmitter / receiver 202, the central processing unit 204 transmits an acknowledgment signal to the wireless detector 102 in step 502. In this case, the wireless sensor 102 continuously transmits an abnormal signal when an acknowledgment signal transmitted from the controller 200 is not received.

After transmitting the acknowledgment signal to the wireless sensor 102, the central processing unit 204 proceeds to step 504 and transmits the abnormal signal to the control station 300. At this time, according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the central processing unit 204 may be connected to the control station 300 connected to the aerial line network 70 by dialing through the telephone unit 206. The central processing unit 204 transmits the abnormal signal received from the wireless sensor 102 when connected to the control station 300 through the telephone unit 206. The control station 300 may take an appropriate action corresponding to the transmitted abnormal signal when the abnormal signal is transmitted.

In operation 506, the CPU 204 determines whether an RF card input signal is received from the wireless door lock 104. At this time, the wireless door lock 104 wirelessly transmits an RF card input signal indicating that power is supplied and the RF card is input when the user presses a button and inputs an RF card. If the RF card input signal is received by the wireless transmitter / receiver 202, the central processor 204 determines whether the guard in the building, that is, the home controller region 2, is set in step 508. If the guard is set, the central processing unit 204 releases the guard in the home controller region 2 in step 510 and transmits information indicating that the guard in the home controller region 2 is released to the control station 300. . At this time, according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the central processing unit 204 may be connected to the control station 300 connected to the public aerial network 70 by dialing through the telephone unit 206. When the central processing unit 204 is connected to the control station 300 through the phone unit 206, the central processing unit 204 transmits information to the control station 300 indicating that the expenses of the home controller area 2 are released.

Meanwhile, if the expenses of the home controller region 2 are not set, the central processing unit 204 sets the expenses of the home controller region 2 in step 512 and informs that the expenses of the home controller region 2 are set. To the control station (300). In operation 514, the central processing unit 204 transmits a control signal corresponding to the gas shutoff to the wireless gas circuit breaker 106. Then, the central processor 204 determines whether a gas shutoff confirmation signal is received from the wireless gas circuit breaker 106 in step 516. When the control signal corresponding to the gas cutoff is received from the controller 200, the wireless gas circuit breaker 106 automatically cuts off the gas and sends a gas cutoff confirmation signal indicating the gas cutoff to the controller 200. If the gas shutoff confirmation signal is not received from the wireless gas circuit breaker 106, the central processing unit 204 returns to step 514 to continuously transmit a control signal corresponding to the gas shutoff. On the other hand, when the gas blocking confirmation signal is received from the wireless gas circuit breaker 106, the central processing unit 204 proceeds to step 518 and stops transmitting the gas blocking signal to the wireless gas circuit breaker 106.

In the above-described home controller system of the present invention, the operation of the controller 200 according to the signals received from the wireless devices 102, 104, and 106 has been described, but it should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the above example. In the home controller system of the present invention, the controller 200 may operate according to signals received from the portable wireless telephone 50 and the landline telephone 52. Hereinafter, the operation of the controller 200 according to the signals received from the portable wireless telephone 50 and the wired telephone 52 will be briefly described.

When there is a connection request from the user with the controller 200, the wireline telephone 52 performs dialing and connects to the controller 200 through the aerial line network 70. In addition, when the portable wireless telephone 50 requests a connection with the controller 200 from the user, the portable wireless telephone 50 performs dialing and accesses the controller 200 through the mobile communication network 60 and the aerial line network 70. The portable wireless telephone 50 and the wired telephone 52 connect the controller 200 to the controller 200 when a signal corresponding to the remote control of the wireless apparatus 102, 104, 106 is input from the user. To pass. The portable cordless telephone 50 and the wireline telephone 50 transmit the input remote control signal to the controller 200 when the remote control signal corresponding to the release of the expenses of the home controller area 2 is input from the user, for example. In addition, when a remote control signal corresponding to the gas cutoff of the gas circuit breaker 106 is input from the user, the input remote control signal is transmitted to the controller 200. The controller 200 controls the wireless device when the remote control signal is received from the portable wireless telephone 50 and the wired telephone 52 as described above. For example, when the controller 200 receives a remote control signal corresponding to the guard set or release of the home controller area 2 from the portable wireless telephone 50 and the wired telephone 52, the controller 200 sets the guard of the home controller area 2. Release it. Then, the controller 200 transmits information to the control station 300 informing that the guard of the home controller area 2 is set or released. In addition, the controller 200 controls the wireless gas circuit breaker 106 to shut off the gas when the remote control signal corresponding to the gas shutoff of the wireless gas circuit breaker 106 is received from the portable wireless telephone 50 and the wireline telephone 52. do. Then, the controller 200 transmits information indicating that the gas is blocked to the control station 300.

4 is a diagram illustrating a home controller system according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention. The home controller system of the present invention includes a controller 250, a local area network 255, and a relay having a separate module 209 (hereinafter, referred to as a "local area communication module") for local area communication in the second embodiment described below. 260). In the home controller system according to the second embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of controllers 250 may be connected to the control station through a N: 1 bidirectional communication method through a repeater. Hereinafter, a home controller system according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 4.

The controller 250 includes a short range wireless communication module 209 together with a wireless transmission / reception unit 203, a central processing unit 205, and a telephone unit 207. The wireless transmitter / receiver 203 performs an operation similar to the wireless transmitter / receiver 202 of the home controller system described with reference to FIG. 2 according to the first embodiment. That is, the wireless transmitter / receiver 203 applies the received signal to the central processor 205 when a signal transmitted from a wireless device such as a wireless sensor, a wireless door lock, or a wireless gas circuit breaker is received under the control of the central processor 205. The central processing unit 205 performs an overall control operation of the controller 250, analyzes a signal input from the wireless transmitter / receiver 203, and outputs the analyzed signal to the short range wireless communication module 209. The short range wireless communication module 209 transmits a signal input under the control of the central processing unit 205 to the repeater 260 in a short range wireless communication method. In the above-described second embodiment of the present invention, the short range wireless communication method may be, for example, a Bluetooth communication method. Accordingly, the short range wireless communication module 209 may be, for example, a Bluetooth module. In addition, the short range wireless communication method may be a wireless local area network (WLAN) communication method, and the like, such that the short range wireless communication module 209 may be, for example, a WLAN module.

The repeater 260 is a device for performing short-range communication, for example, Bluetooth communication with a plurality of controllers 250, and when signals are transmitted from the plurality of controllers 250, the control station transmits the transmitted signals through a dedicated line in an N: 1 communication manner. Forward to 300.

The control station 350 checks the signal transmitted from the repeater 260 and performs an operation corresponding thereto.

As described above, the home controller system of the present invention allows one controller to perform the functions of a conventional controller and a receiver. This eliminates the need for separate construction by using a separate receiver externally and facilitates signal transmission between the controller and the receiver. In addition, the controller system of the present invention allows the controller to control wireless devices such as wireless detectors and wireless door locks and wireless gas circuit breakers of each generation through bidirectional communication. In addition, the controller system of the present invention includes a controller including a separate module for local area communication, a local area network, and a repeater, and a plurality of controllers may be connected to the control station through the relay in an N: 1 bidirectional communication manner. This reduces the communication cost between the controller and the controller.

Claims (17)

In a home controller system, A wireless device that wirelessly transmits an abnormal signal informing of an emergency situation when an emergency situation occurs, Receives and analyzes the abnormal signal by wire to the control station, sends a control signal corresponding to the analyzed signal to the wireless device, dials the control station's telephone number to receive the analyzed signal. A home controller system comprising a controller for transmitting to a control station. The method of claim 1, The wireless device as a wireless sensor, the home controller system characterized in that it detects an emergency situation corresponding to any one of the strength intrusion, fire occurrence, gas leakage. The method of claim 2, The wireless sensor is a home controller system, characterized in that any one of the thermal sensor, infrared sensor, gas detector. In a home controller system, Wireless door lock which transmits the input signal wirelessly when there is an input from the user, A wireless gas circuit breaker that automatically cuts off the gas when a control signal corresponding to the gas cutoff is received; When the input signal is received from the wireless door lock, the control station determines whether the guard is set. If the guard is set, wirelessly transmits a control signal corresponding to the release of the guard and the control station. Inform the release of the guard, and if the guard is not in the set state wireless transmission of a control signal corresponding to the guard set and informs the control station to the guard set and the control signal corresponding to the gas shutoff to the wireless gas circuit breaker Home controller system, characterized in that consisting of a controller for transmitting. The method of claim 4, wherein The controller, A wireless transmitter / receiver for receiving an input signal from the wireless door lock and transmitting the received signal wirelessly when a signal corresponding to gas shutoff is transmitted; When the input signal is received in the wireless transmitter / receiver unit, it is determined whether the expense is set in response to the received input signal, and when the expense is set, the control signal corresponding to the expense release is transmitted to the wireless transceiver. And transmit a signal informing the control station of the release of the guard, and if the guard is not set, transmit a control signal corresponding to the guard set to the wireless transmitter / receiver and notify the guard set of the guard to the gas cutoff. A central processing unit for outputting a corresponding control signal to the wireless transmitting and receiving unit; And a telephone unit connected to an aerial network and connected to the control station by dialing the control station telephone number under the control of the central processing unit. The method of claim 4, wherein The wireless door lock is configured to include a wireless transmission and reception module, characterized in that the radio frequency card type digital door lock. The method of claim 4, wherein The wireless gas circuit breaker is a home controller system, characterized in that to automatically shut off the gas when gas leakage is detected. The method of claim 4, wherein If the user requests a connection with the controller, the controller performs dialing to connect with the controller through the aerial network, and inputs a signal corresponding to a remote control of any one of the wireless door lock and the wireless gas circuit breaker. Home controller system, characterized in that it further comprises a wired telephone to the controller. The method of claim 4, wherein When a user requests a connection with the controller, the controller performs dialing to connect with the controller through a mobile communication network and an aerial network, and inputs a signal corresponding to a remote control of any one of the wireless door lock and the wireless gas circuit breaker. And a portable cordless telephone for transmitting signals to the controller. A wireless device control method in a home controller system including a wireless device and a controller including a wireless detector, a wireless door lock, and a wireless gas blocker, A first process of the controller determining whether an abnormal signal is received from the wireless sensor; And a second process of transmitting an acknowledgment signal to the wireless sensor and transmitting the abnormal signal to the control station when the abnormal signal is received from the wireless sensor. The method of claim 10, A third step of the controller determining whether a radio frequency card input signal is received from the wireless door lock; A fourth step of determining whether the expenses are set when the button and the radio frequency card input signal are received from the wireless door lock; And a fifth process of releasing the expenses and transmitting information indicating the release of the expenses to the control station if the expenses are set. The method of claim 11, And a sixth step of transmitting a control signal corresponding to the gas shutoff to the wireless gas shutoff when the guard is not set. The method of claim 12, And a seventh step of stopping transmission of a control signal corresponding to the gas shutoff when the gas shutoff confirmation signal is received from the wireless gas shutoff after the sixth step. A home controller system comprising one or more wireless devices and a control station receiving a signal transmitted from the wireless devices and performing an operation corresponding to the corresponding signal. A plurality of controllers for analyzing the received signal and transmitting the analyzed signal in a short range wireless communication method when a signal is received from the wireless devices; And a repeater for transmitting the transmitted signal to the control station in a N: 1 communication manner through a dedicated line when signals transmitted from the plurality of controllers are transmitted. The method of claim 14, The controller, A radio transmitter and receiver for receiving radio signals transmitted from the radio devices; A central processing unit for analyzing the received signal and outputting the analyzed signal when a wireless signal is received in the wireless transmitting and receiving unit; A home controller system comprising a short range wireless communication module for transmitting the analyzed signal to a repeater in a short range wireless communication under the control of the central processing unit. The method of claim 15, The short range wireless communication method may be a Bluetooth communication method, and the short range wireless communication module may be a Bluetooth module. The method of claim 15, The short range wireless communication method is a wireless LAN communication method, the short range wireless communication module is a home controller system, characterized in that the wireless LAN communication module.