KR20070105732A - Short-range wireless communication control device and method and service providing method using same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a short range wireless communication control apparatus and method and a service providing method using the same. In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, a short range wireless communication control device includes a wireless communication unit providing an interface for short range wireless communication with a mobile communication terminal entering a predetermined region, a device controller for controlling at least one device, and a mobile communication terminal through a wireless communication unit. When the communication is possible, a central processing unit for controlling the device control unit so that at least one device is controlled by a first preset control method. Accordingly, it is possible to detect that the corresponding mobile communication terminal enters or exits a predetermined area according to whether or not it can communicate with the mobile communication terminal, thereby controlling the controlling device within the predetermined area.

Description

Control apparatus for local area wireless communication and method and service providing method using the same {Control apparatus for local area wireless communication, method approximately, and providing the service by means of the same}

1 is a view referred to a schematic description of a near field communication control apparatus according to the present invention;

2 is a block diagram of a short range wireless communication control device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a flowchart provided to explain an operation method of a short range wireless communication control device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a block diagram of a short range wireless communication control device according to another embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a block diagram of a short range wireless communication control device according to another embodiment of the present invention;

6 is an example of a menu screen for controlling a home device through a short range wireless communication control device according to the present invention, and

FIG. 7 is a view for explaining a service providing method of notifying a mobile communication terminal of a remote location by detecting that a holder of a mobile communication terminal enters a home by using a short range wireless communication control apparatus according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

100: mobile communication terminal 200: short-range wireless communication control device

210: wireless communication unit 220: central processing unit

230: memory unit 240: device control unit

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for short-range wireless communication, and a service providing method using the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to detecting a mobile communication terminal having a short-range wireless communication means entering and exiting a home, and thereby controlling a device in the home. Or a short-range wireless communication control device and method for providing notification to a remote device or a service providing method using the same.

Home Automation has been developed day by day and the ubiquitous era where the high speed internet connected to the home and the home network connected between the devices in the home are organically combined to obtain the desired information anytime and anywhere and operate the desired device. have. Accordingly, various home automation devices using mobile communication terminals such as mobile phones have been proposed and developed. The most representative one is to remotely control the devices in the home from the outside using a mobile communication terminal. In addition to controlling boilers, gas, and other services, a mobile communication terminal can be notified when someone visits the home, or a service that allows a child or an elderly person in the house to be seen remotely through the mobile communication terminal has been commercialized. In addition, the home appliance may be controlled in the home by using a function such as an infrared remote controller embedded in the mobile communication terminal.

However, home automation systems using current mobile communication terminals are cumbersome to operate the mobile communication terminal in order to control the devices in the home. That is, since the person carrying the mobile communication terminal does not detect the entry into the home, it is impossible to automatically control the devices in the home according to the entry and exit of the person.

On the other hand, due to the recent acceleration of nuclear familyization and the increase of women's social participation, the number of working-in-law couples is increasing, and the number of children per household is often reduced, so it is common for one child to be in one house. Children in these families have to go to school alone when both couples go to work, go to school and live alone until their parents return home. Always parents are worried about their children, so they check on the phone from time to time. Do not. In addition, as social crimes such as kidnappings increase, the safety of children living alone becomes a serious social problem.

If the child can detect the entry into the home in real time and automatically notify the parents via mobile communication, parents will be able to lessen the child's worries and concentrate on work. Furthermore, when the child is not detected to enter or leave the home within the specified time range, the mobile communication terminal owned by the child is automatically notified to the parent's mobile terminal, or the child's access information does not come at the preset time on the parent's mobile phone. If you do not have a feature that tells the user is a very useful service because parents can quickly know if there is a problem with your child's safety.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a short-range wireless communication control device and method and a service providing method using the same, which can detect a holder of a mobile communication terminal in and out of the home, thereby controlling or notifying the device in the home. Is in.

Short-range wireless communication control apparatus according to the present invention for achieving the above object, a wireless communication unit providing an interface for short-range wireless communication with the registered mobile communication terminal, and determines whether or not communication with the mobile communication terminal through the wireless communication unit And a device controller configured to control the control target device in a predetermined manner according to a determination result of the central processor.

In addition, the operation control method of the short-range wireless communication control apparatus according to the present invention comprises the steps of determining whether the short-range wireless communication with the pre-registered mobile communication terminal entering a predetermined area is possible; And when the communication is possible with the mobile communication terminal, controlling the at least one control target device that is controlably connected according to the first control scheme.

Further, according to the present invention, by using a short range wireless communication control device capable of short-range wireless communication with a first mobile communication terminal entering a predetermined area, communication and non-communicable information according to whether the short range wireless communication control device can communicate with each other. Notifying any one of a predetermined service server, and notifying the second mobile communication terminal that the first mobile communication terminal has entered the predetermined area when the service server receives the communication information. It may provide a service including a.

Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings will be described the present invention in more detail.

According to the present invention, a mobile communication terminal having a short-range wireless communication means such as Bluetooth and a device capable of short-range wireless communication are fixedly installed in a home, and the mobile communication terminal is able to communicate with a device installed in the home. It detects entry and exits and uses it in conjunction with a home automation system. That is, the present invention is to automatically detect that the holder of the mobile communication terminal in and out of the home to control various devices in the home or to notify the outside.

1 is a view referred to a schematic description of a short range wireless communication control apparatus according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, a short range wireless communication control apparatus 200 according to the present invention is installed in a home, and connected to a control device in a home such as a light, a door, an air conditioner, and the like so as to be controllable. In addition, the short-range wireless communication control device 200 is configured to enable short-range wireless communication with the mobile communication terminal 100 having a short-range wireless communication means. Therefore, when the mobile communication terminal 100 enters into the communicable area 250 that can communicate with the short range wireless communication control device 200, the mobile communication terminal 100 and the short range wireless communication control device 200 are mutually different. Communication is possible.

The mobile communication terminal 100 includes short-range wireless communication means such as Bluetooth, ZigBee, Near Field Communication (NFC), and the like, and software for setting and controlling a home-controlled device is installed. These short-range wireless communication means can be used as a multi-purpose wireless interface covering not only the area covered by conventional infrared wireless communication (IrDA) but also voice or video.

In such a configuration, when the mobile communication terminal 100 enters the communicable area 250, wireless communication with the short range wireless communication control device 200 becomes possible. That is, the short range wireless communication controller 200 periodically transmits a signal for searching for the mobile communication terminal 100 or in a waiting state to respond to a periodic signal transmitted from the mobile communication terminal 100. The mobile communication terminal 100 may detect whether the mobile communication terminal 100 enters the communicable area 250. When the mobile communication terminal 100 enters the communicable area 250, the short range wireless communication control device 200 controls the devices to be controlled in the home according to a method previously set by the user.

The software for setting and controlling the in-home control target device installed in the mobile communication terminal 100 may preset the control method of the control target devices connected to the short range wireless communication control device 200 by using a predetermined protocol, To be transmitted to and stored in the near field communication control device 200. The mobile communication terminal 200 may enter the home and control the controlling device in the home in real time.

The communicable area 250 is a communication distance between the mobile communication terminal 100 and the short-range wireless communication control device 200 determined by the communication method, transmission output, reception sensitivity, antenna gain, and the like, and typically covers the inside of the home. It can be configured to have a distance of several tens of meters. In addition, the devices to be controlled in the home are connected to be controlled by the short range wireless communication control device 200. The device to be controlled in the home includes all the devices in the home which need operation control such as a light, a door, a heating and cooling device, a gas valve, an A / V device, a PC and the like. These home devices may be connected to the short range wireless communication control device 200 by wire or in the same short range wireless communication method. In addition, a configuration in which a function of a short range wireless communication control device is directly connected to each control target device is also possible.

2 is a block diagram of a short-range wireless communication control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2, the short range wireless communication control device 200 includes a wireless communication unit 210, a central processing unit 220, a memory unit 230, and a device control unit 240.

The wireless communication unit 210 provides an interface for short-range wireless communication with the mobile communication terminal 100 through an antenna, and includes an RF circuit unit and a baseband circuit unit for this purpose. The central processing unit 220 communicates with the mobile communication terminal 100 through the wireless communication unit 210 and stores the setting data of the control devices in the home received from the mobile communication terminal 100 in the memory unit 230. The device controller 240 controls the in-home control target device to be controlled according to the stored setting data and the program. The central processing unit 220 may determine whether the mobile communication terminal 100 is in or out of the home according to whether the mobile communication terminal 100 can communicate with the mobile communication terminal 100.

The memory unit 230 is a memory for storing control data preset by the mobile communication terminal 100 and includes a nonvolatile memory that is not erased even when the power is cut off. The device controller 240 controls devices in the home under the control of the central processor 220. The device control unit 240 controls corresponding devices such as the light control unit 241, the door control unit 243, the gas valve control unit 245, the air conditioning unit control unit 247, and the like.

2 illustrates a case where the short range wireless communication control device 200 and each control target device are connected by wire. Such a configuration is inexpensive and minimizes the attachment of a separate device to each control target device, which has the advantage of clean appearance, which is good for new buildings, but wiring work is required for additional installation in existing buildings.

3 is a flowchart provided to explain an operation method of a short-range wireless communication control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 3, first, the short-range wireless communication control device registers a mobile communication terminal 100 to check whether a user enters or exits a home in advance (S305). When the mobile communication terminal is registered, a control environment for controlling the devices in the home is set when the mobile communication terminal enters the home and the home, respectively (S310).

The control environment is set, and the short range wireless communication controller determines whether the registered mobile communication terminal enters the home (S315).

A mobile communication terminal incorporating short-range wireless communication means can implement the following operations in order to implement software, and in the case of a mobile communication terminal equipped with Bluetooth, these functions are implemented. In other words, when a device is connected for the first time, the process of pairing it with each other divides unique codes from each other, and since then, these devices secure a reliable communication channel without interference from other devices. In this case, the device may require a user to enter a password.

Once registered, the device periodically searches for an external device when the channel is connected and disconnected, and automatically connects again when the channel status (quality) improves.

Using the above functions of the short range wireless communication means, a short range wireless communication control device installed in the home is installed, and the mobile communication terminal and the short range wireless communication control device periodically attempt to connect with the counterpart device, for example, once every 10 seconds ( Paging), if the other device is prepared to receive such an attempt at any time (Paging Scan), it can detect that the mobile communication terminal enters the home. Although there are differences depending on obstacles such as walls and furniture, the distance of short-range wireless communication means such as Bluetooth or Zigbee is generally 20 ~ 30m, which is similar to the size of a house. When the communication starts and leaves the house away from the communication can be determined that the mobile communication terminal enters the home approximately.

As a result of the determination in step S320, when the registered mobile communication terminal enters the home, the mobile communication terminal performs the set control when entering the home (S320).

Thereafter, it is determined whether the registered mobile communication terminal leaves the home (S335).

As a result of the determination, when the mobile communication terminal leaves the home, it performs the set control and ends (S340). By such a process, the mobile device may be controlled in the home according to the case where the mobile communication terminal enters or leaves the home.

4 is a block diagram of a short-range wireless communication control apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4, the apparatus for controlling short-range wireless communication according to the present embodiment is a form in which a part for detecting entry into a home of a mobile communication terminal and a device within a control target home are connected by the same short-range wireless communication means.

That is, the functions and configurations of the wireless communication unit 410, the central processing unit 420, the memory unit 430, the light control unit 445, and the door control unit 455 belonging to the device control unit are the same as those described with reference to FIG. 2. However, in the present embodiment, there is a difference from the above-described embodiment in that the part for detecting entry and exit of the control target device and the mobile communication terminal is wirelessly connected. In FIG. 4, the first and second short range wireless communication units 441 and 451 communicate with the wireless communication unit 410 to transmit control commands of the central processing unit 420 to the first and second control units 443 and 453, respectively. do. The operation of the first and second control units 443, the light control unit 445 and the door control unit 455 for controlling the controlling device is controlled.

In this way, the wireless connection is not required because the wiring work to each control target is not easy to install, while there is a difference from the above embodiment in that a separate wireless device is attached to each control target device.

5 is a block diagram of a short-range wireless communication control apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 5, the present embodiment is directly connected to the short range wireless communication control device and each control target device.

That is, the first and second wireless communication units 510 and 560 detect whether the mobile communication terminal is in or out of the home, and the first and second central processing units 520 and 550 respectively detect the light control unit 540 and the door. Control the controller. When configured in this way, there is no need for wiring work to each control target, there is an advantage that the installation is easy, while a separate wireless device must be attached to each control target device.

6 illustrates an example of a menu screen displayed on a mobile communication terminal for controlling a home device using a short range wireless communication control device according to the present invention. 6 shows an example in which a menu screen for controlling lights, doors, and gas valves in a home is displayed on a display window of a mobile communication terminal.

First, when a user selects a menu for controlling a home device in a mobile communication terminal, a controller setting menu screen 601 is displayed. The controller setting menu screen 601 is a menu screen for selecting a setting target device from among the home devices, and the user selects a target device to be controlled from the home devices displayed on the controller setting menu screen 601.

When the user selects a light on the controller setting menu screen 601, the menu screen 603 for light control is displayed as a lower menu screen. When the user selects a light, one control target may be selected again in detail among various controllable lights in the home. When the user selects the living room light, a menu screen 605 for selecting how to control the living room light is displayed. This screen allows you to make detailed selections for the lamp. For example, when entering the home, it is possible to select whether the living room light is automatically turned on or not controlled (off). Likewise, if you leave the home, you can choose whether to turn off the living room lights automatically or not.

In the controller setting menu screen 601, when a door is selected, a menu screen 607 for door control is displayed. In the menu screen 607 for door control, the user may set detailed control items for the door. That is, when approaching close to the home to inform the mobile communication terminal, so that the password input window 506 is displayed on the mobile communication terminal, and when the user enters the correct password in front of the door to open the door automatically The door can be opened and closed through the mobile terminal without having a key. Similarly, when leaving the home, it is possible to choose whether the door is automatically locked or not controlled.

When the gas valve 611 is selected on the controller setting menu screen 601, the menu screen 611 for controlling the gas valve is displayed. The user selects how to control the gas valve from this screen. That is, by setting the gas valve to automatically lock when you go out of the house, you can rest assured even if you go out with food on the stove without the gas valve is locked.

7 is an additional service providing method of notifying a mobile communication terminal of a remote location by detecting that a mobile communication terminal of a registered user enters a home installed with a short range wireless communication control apparatus using a short range wireless communication control apparatus according to the present invention; It is a figure referred to description.

Referring to FIG. 7, a short range wireless communication control device 760 is fixedly installed in a home, and the pre-registered first mobile communication terminal 750 includes a short range wireless communication means, and thus, a short range wireless communication control device 760. When entering the communication area 770 to communicate with the local area wireless communication control device 760 is enabled. The communication area 770 is an area in which the first mobile communication terminal 750 can communicate with the short-range wireless communication control device 760. When the first mobile communication terminal 750 enters a range of tens of meters, the communication area 770 can detect that the first mobile communication terminal 750 enters and exits the home. If you are out of this range, you will be unable to communicate and will be away from your home.

When the first mobile communication terminal 750 is able to communicate with the short range wireless communication control device 760 installed in the home, the first mobile communication terminal 750 automatically transmits the information entered into the communication area to a second mobile communication terminal of a remote location set in advance, or Deliver to the carrier server.

The second mobile communication terminal 700 of the remote location is a registered device that wants to be notified that the registered first mobile communication terminal 750 enters and exits the home. For example, if the child possesses the first mobile communication terminal 750 and the parent possesses the second mobile communication terminal 750, the child passes the information through the access information service server 730 when the child approaches the house. Or directly notify the parent's mobile terminal 700.

The access information service server 730 connected to the mobile communication network 720 stores and processes the information that the mobile communication terminal 750 with the built-in wireless communication means enters and receives from the home, and then requests the information from the mobile communication terminal 700 of a remote location. It is an additional service server that has a function to deliver).

By such a configuration, it is possible to detect a registered specific mobile communication terminal in the home and notify the mobile communication terminal at a remote location. In this manner, the mobile communication supplementary service may be provided.

In addition, although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been shown and described above, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, but the technical field to which the invention belongs without departing from the spirit of the invention claimed in the claims. Of course, various modifications can be made by those skilled in the art, and these modifications should not be individually understood from the technical spirit or the prospect of the present invention.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to detect that the mobile communication terminal is entering and exiting the home according to whether or not it can communicate with the mobile communication terminal having the short-range wireless communication means, thereby controlling the in-home control target device. Can be. In addition, the result of detecting that the registered mobile communication terminal enters the home may be notified to a mobile communication terminal located at a remote location.

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A wireless communication unit providing an interface for short-range wireless communication with a mobile communication terminal entering a predetermined region; A device controller to control at least one device; And And a central processor configured to control the device controller so that the at least one device is controlled by a preset first control method when the mobile communication terminal can communicate with the mobile communication terminal through the wireless communication unit. . The method of claim 1, And the central processing unit controls the device control unit so that the at least one device is controlled by a second preset control method when the mobile communication terminal cannot communicate outside the predetermined area. The method according to claim 1 or 2, And a memory unit for storing data used for the first and second control schemes. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The device control unit and the at least one device is short-range wireless communication control device characterized in that the controllable connection through any one of the wired and short-range wireless communication means. The method according to claim 1 or 2, And the mobile communication terminal can control the at least one device through a separate communication with the at least one device after entering the predetermined area. Determining whether short-range wireless communication with a pre-registered mobile communication terminal entering a predetermined area is possible; And And controlling the at least one device to be controllably connected according to a first control scheme when the communication result is possible with the mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 6, And controlling the at least one device according to a second preset control method when the mobile communication terminal is unable to communicate outside the predetermined area. In the service providing method using a short range wireless communication control device capable of short-range wireless communication with a first mobile communication terminal entering a predetermined area, Notifying any one of communication enabled and non-communicable information to a predetermined service server according to whether the local area wireless communication controller can communicate with the preset wireless communication controller; And And when the service server receives the communication capability information, notifying the second mobile communication terminal that the first mobile communication terminal is within the predetermined area. How to Provide Services. The method of claim 8, And notifying the second mobile communication terminal that the first mobile communication terminal is out of the predetermined area when the service server receives the non-communication information. Service providing method using. The method of claim 8, And notifying the second mobile communication terminal that there is no access information of the first mobile communication terminal when the service server fails to receive the communication availability information at a predetermined time. Service providing method using a wireless communication control device. The method of claim 8, The service server, after storing the access information of the first mobile communication terminal, and transmitting the access information or statistics for a predetermined period to the device requesting the stored access information; further comprising a short distance Service providing method using a wireless communication control device.

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