TW201917499A - System for executing control program when detecting electrical appliance and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A system for executing a control program when detecting an electrical appliance and a method thereof are provided. By obtaining an identification of an electrical appliance when a mobile device detects an electrical appliance, executing a control program corresponding to the identification, and controlling the electrical appliance through the program corresponding by the mobile device, the system and the method can achieve the effect of installing control program of electrical appliance on mobile device automatically.

Description

System and method for executing corresponding control program when discovering electrical appliances

A system and method for executing an electrical control program, and more particularly to a system and method for executing a corresponding control program when an appliance is discovered.

With the development of technology, various appliances such as TVs, air conditioners, home audio and video equipment, and electric fans have entered every home. Among them, most of the appliances are equipped with corresponding remote controls.

Since the remote controllers are configured differently for each appliance, there are usually multiple remote controllers in each home, which often results in the need for the remote control of the appliance to be used when the user needs to use the appliance. It is not convenient. Even when the appliance is placed in a position that is difficult for the user to touch, if the former user of the appliance randomly places the remote controller, the subsequent user can not find the remote controller, and the later user cannot use the appliance.

In order to solve the problem of finding a remote control everywhere, some manufacturers have developed a remote control program for the appliance. The user can install the remote control program of the appliance on the mobile device such as the mobile phone or tablet that is carried, so that the user can be in the mobile device. Operate the remote control program to control the appliance. However, at present, a remote control program is installed on the mobile device to control the electrical device. The user needs to know the brand and model of the electrical device, and then use the mobile device to search for and install the remote control program corresponding to the manufacturer's brand and model. It is still not convenient for the user.

In summary, it has been known in the prior art that there has been a long-standing problem that a user needs to obtain a brand and model of an electric appliance before installing a remote control program on a mobile device. Therefore, it is necessary to propose an improved technical means to solve this problem.

In view of the prior art, there is a problem that a remote control program can be installed by first obtaining the brand and model of the electric appliance. The present invention discloses a system and a method for executing a corresponding control program when the electric appliance is found, wherein:

The system for executing a corresponding control program when the appliance is discovered includes at least: a communication module for detecting an electrical appliance; a data acquisition module for obtaining identification data of the electrical appliance; and a judging module for judging Identifying whether the control component corresponding to the data exists, the communication module downloads the control component when the control component does not exist; the execution module is configured to execute the control component to display a control interface corresponding to the electrical device, and according to the input performed on the control interface The operation generates a corresponding one of the control commands and transmits the control command to the appliance to control the appliance.

The method for executing a corresponding control program when the appliance is discovered is applied to the mobile device, and the steps include at least: detecting the electrical appliance; obtaining the identification data of the electrical appliance; and determining that the control component corresponding to the identification data does not exist, downloading The control component executes the control component to display a control interface corresponding to the electrical appliance, and generates a corresponding one of the control commands according to the input operation performed on the control interface, and transmits the control command to the electrical appliance to control the electrical appliance.

The system and method disclosed in the present invention are as above, and the difference from the prior art is that the present invention obtains the identification data of the detected electrical appliance when the mobile device detects the electrical appliance, and executes the identification data corresponding to the acquired identification data. The control component enables the mobile device to control the detected electrical appliance through the control component, thereby solving the problems of the prior art, and achieving the technical effect of automatically controlling the control components of the respective appliances in the space.

The features and embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings and embodiments, which are sufficient to enable those skilled in the art to fully understand the technical means to which the present invention solves the technical problems, and The achievable effects of the present invention.

The invention can enable the mobile device to automatically install the control component of the appliance when the appliance is discovered, thereby controlling the discovered appliance through the installed control component. The mobile device proposed by the present invention includes, but is not limited to, a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, and the like. In addition, the control component of the present invention is generally an application that can operate independently, or an expansion module or the like that operates in the present invention, but the invention is not limited thereto.

Hereinafter, the operation of the system of the present invention will be described with reference to the element diagram of the apparatus for executing the corresponding control program when the appliance is found in the "Fig. 1". As shown in FIG. 1, the present invention is applied to the mobile device 100 and includes a communication module 110, a data acquisition module 120, a determination module 130, and an execution module 150.

The communication module 110 is responsible for detecting the electrical appliance 401. In general, the communication module 110 can detect the electrical device 401 by receiving data or signals sent by the electrical device 401. For example, the communication module 110 can continuously and actively broadcast the detection signal and receive the identification signal sent by the electrical device 401. The detecting module 401 can also be used to detect the electrical device 401 by passively receiving the discovery signal actively broadcast by the electrical device 401. However, the manner in which the communication module 110 detects the electrical device 401 is not limited to the above. The identification signal or the discovery signal received by the communication module 110 may include identification data such as the model number of the electrical appliance 401, but the identification information of the electrical appliance 401 is not limited thereto. In addition, the identification signal or the discovery signal received by the communication module 110 may also include the communication parameters of the appliance 401, for example, the frequency and/or connection nickname used by the appliance 401 to receive the control command.

The communication module 110 can also download the control element when it is necessary to download the control element. The communication module 110 can be connected to the appliance 401 or the server 402 to download the control component. The server 402 may be provided by a manufacturer and/or an agent of the electric appliance 401, or may be a file server or an FTP server installed on the network, and the invention is not particularly limited.

The data acquisition module 120 is responsible for obtaining the identification data of the electric appliance 401. The data acquisition module 120 can obtain the identification data of the electrical appliance 401 according to the data or signal received by the communication module 110 when the electrical appliance 401 is detected. For example, the data acquisition module 120 can be received by the communication module 110. The identification information of the electric appliance 401 is taken out in the discovery signal or the identification signal, but the invention is not limited thereto.

The determination module 130 is responsible for determining whether the control element corresponding to the identification data acquired by the data acquisition module 120 exists. The determining module 130 may search for a message corresponding to the control component in the registration file or the index file of the operating system (not shown) installed in the mobile device 100, thereby determining whether the control component corresponding to the identification data exists; The judging module 130 can also search for the control component directly in the file system of the mobile device 100 to determine whether the control component exists. However, the manner in which the determination module 130 determines whether the control element is present is not limited to the above.

When the determining module 130 determines that the control component corresponding to the identification data obtained by the data acquisition module 120 does not exist, it indicates that the control component needs to be downloaded through the communication module 110; and when the determination and the data acquisition module 120 obtain When the control element corresponding to the identification data already exists, it means that it is not necessary to download the control element at present.

The execution module 150 is responsible for executing the control elements such that the mobile device 100 displays a control interface (not shown) corresponding to the appliance 401 and provides control of the appliance 401 through the displayed control interface. In more detail, the execution module 150 can provide an input operation to the control interface, generate a corresponding control command according to an input operation performed on the control interface, and transmit the generated control command through the communication module 110 according to the communication parameter. The electric appliance 401 is used to control the electric appliance 401, that is, to cause the electric appliance 401 to perform a corresponding operation according to the control instruction after receiving the control instruction.

The control interface displayed by the execution module 150 after executing the control component may be a control panel of the appliance 401, and provides a button on the control panel that is displayed to operate the appliance 401, wherein the displayed control panel is on the appliance 401. The operation panel for providing the operating device 401 is the same. In more detail, the control panel displayed on the execution module 150 and the remote control panel of the operation panel or the electric appliance 401 on the electric appliance 401 have the same appearance and relative position, and the user does not need to Learn two different button configurations.

The control interface displayed by the execution module 150 after executing the control component may also be a three-dimensional graphic of the electrical appliance 401, and provides a corresponding area in the displayed three-dimensional graphics to operate the electrical appliance 401. For example, if the appliance 401 is a television, when the screen in the three-dimensional graphics of the appliance 401 is clicked, the execution module 150 can control the appliance 401 to switch the displayed channel; when the speaker in the three-dimensional graphics of the appliance 401 is clicked, The execution module 150 can control the volume of the appliance 401.

The execution module 150 can also obtain the position of the electric appliance 401 in the space in which the electric appliance 401 is located according to the indoor positioning data transmitted by the electric appliance 401. The indoor positioning data transmitted by the electric appliance 401 is information which is determined by the indoor positioning technology such as radio frequency identification (RFID), Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Zigbee, etc., and indicates the location of the electric appliance 401, and is transmitted by the electric appliance 401. The indoor positioning data may be included in the discovery signal or the identification signal received by the communication module 110, but the invention is not limited thereto.

The execution module 150 can also obtain related data of the space in which the electrical device 401 is located through the indoor positioning technology, and can display the three-dimensional display on the display screen (not shown) of the mobile device 100 according to the related data of the acquired space. The space in which the electric appliance 401 is located, and the three-dimensional figure indicating the electric appliance 401 are displayed in the displayed three-dimensional space in accordance with the position of the electric appliance 401 obtained.

Next, an operation device and method of the present invention will be described with reference to an embodiment. Referring to FIG. 2A, a flowchart of a method for executing a corresponding control program when discovering an electric appliance is provided. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the mobile device 100 is a user's mobile phone, but the invention is not limited thereto.

After the user enters the room of the restaurant, the communication module 110 of the mobile device 100 can detect the appliance 401 (step 210). In this embodiment, it is assumed that the communication module 110 can detect the bedside lamp, the air conditioner, the television, the jacuzzi, the massage chair and the like in the room.

After the communication module 110 of the mobile device 100 detects the electrical device 401 (step 210), the data acquisition module 120 of the mobile device 100 can obtain the identification data of the electrical device 401 (step 220). In this embodiment, the data acquisition module 120 obtains identification data of electric appliances such as bedside lamps, air conditioners, televisions, jacuzzis, and massage chairs.

After the data acquisition module 120 of the mobile device 100 obtains the identification data of the appliance 401 (step 220), the determination module 130 of the mobile device 100 can determine whether the control component corresponding to the identification data acquired by the data acquisition module 120 exists ( Step 230). In this embodiment, the determination module 130 determines whether the control elements corresponding to the appliances such as the bedside lamp, the air conditioner, the television, the jacuzzi, and the massage chair are respectively present.

If the determination module 130 of the mobile device 100 determines that the control component corresponding to the identification data acquired by the data acquisition module 120 of the mobile device 100 does not exist, the communication module 110 of the mobile device 100 can be downloaded and acquired by the data acquisition module 120. The control element corresponding to the identification data (step 240). In this embodiment, it is assumed that the communication module 110 can be connected to the electric appliance 401 to download the control component, that is, the communication module 110 can be connected to the electric appliance 401 such as a bedside lamp, an air conditioner, a television, a jacuzzi, or a massage chair. Lines, and respectively to the bedside lamp, air conditioner, television, jacuzzi, or massage chair and other appliances 401 request to download the corresponding control elements.

If the determination module 130 of the mobile device 100 determines that the control component corresponding to the identification data obtained by the data acquisition module 120 of the mobile device 100 already exists, or the communication module 110 of the mobile device 100 downloads the data acquisition module 120 After the obtained control component corresponds to the control component (step 240), the execution module 150 of the mobile device 100 can execute the control component to display the control interface corresponding to the appliance 401, and can provide the user with the displayed control interface. The input operation is performed, and a corresponding control command is generated according to the input operation of the user on the control interface, and the generated control command is transmitted to the electric appliance 401 to control the electric appliance 401 (step 270). In this embodiment, it is assumed that the execution module 150 can obtain the name of the appliance 401 detected by the communication module 110 from the discovery signal or the identification signal received by the communication module 110, or according to the communication module 110. After the received identification signal or the identification data in the identification signal obtains the name of the electrical device 401 detected by the communication module 110, the electrical device 401 detected by the communication module 110 is listed on the display screen of the mobile device 100. The name, that is, the bedside lamp, the air conditioner, the television, the jacuzzi, and the massage chair, etc., are provided to provide the user with the appliance 401 to be controlled. After the user selects the name of the appliance 401 to be controlled in the display screen of the mobile device 100, the execution module 150 can execute the control component corresponding to the appliance 401 selected by the user. After being executed by the execution module 150, the control component can display a control panel corresponding to the appliance 401 selected by the user, and provide a user to perform an input operation on the displayed control panel, that is, select the displayed control panel. The button on the top. After the user clicks the button on the control panel displayed by the control component, the execution module 150 can generate a corresponding control command according to the input operation of the user on the control interface, and receive the control according to the appliance 401 selected by the user. The frequency and/or connection nickname used by the command transmits the generated control command to the appliance 401 selected by the user to control the appliance 401 selected by the user.

In this way, when the user arrives at the new location, the appliance installed in the new location can be controlled by the present invention without having to install the control component by himself. At the same time, since the frequency and/or connection nickname used by each electric appliance 401 to receive the control command is not the same, the execution module 150 can control a plurality of identical electric appliances 401, so as to avoid controlling the same model while controlling an electric appliance. The case of other electrical appliances.

In the above embodiment, after the data acquisition module 120 of the mobile device 100 obtains the identification data of the electrical device 401 (step 220), the execution module 150 of the mobile device 100 can be based on the flow shown in the "2B". The indoor positioning signal transmitted by the electric appliance 401 acquires the position of the electric appliance 401 (step 250). In this embodiment, it is assumed that the indoor positioning signal transmitted by the electrical device 401 is included in the discovery signal or the identification signal received by the communication module 110, and the execution module 150 can receive the discovery signal or the identification according to the communication module 110. The indoor positioning signal in the signal uses indoor positioning technology to obtain the position of the electric appliance 401 such as bedside lamp, air conditioner, television, jacuzzi, and massage chair.

Similarly, after the data acquisition module 120 of the mobile device 100 obtains the identification data of the appliance 401 (step 220), the execution module 150 of the mobile device 100 can display the three-dimensional space in which the appliance 401 is located on the display screen of the mobile device 100 (step 262). ). In this embodiment, it is assumed that the execution module 150 can obtain related data of the space in which the electrical device 401 is located through the indoor positioning technology, and can display the three-dimensional display on the display screen of the mobile device 100 according to the related data of the acquired space. The space in which the appliance 401 is located.

In practice, the determination module 130 of the mobile device 100 can determine whether the control component corresponding to the identification data acquired by the data acquisition module 120 exists (step 230), and the execution module 150 of the mobile device 100 transmits the indoor device according to the electrical device 401. The location of the location signal acquisition appliance 401 (step 250), the execution module 150 displays the three-dimensional space in which the appliance 401 is located in the display screen of the mobile device 100 (step 262), and has no prioritized relationship, that is, the above three steps may be arbitrary. Execute sequentially.

The execution module 150 of the mobile device 100 acquires the position of the electric appliance 401 according to the indoor positioning signal transmitted by the electric appliance 401 (step 250) and displays the three-dimensional space where the electric appliance 401 is located in the display screen of the mobile device 100 (step 262), and then executes The module 150 can display three-dimensional graphics representing the respective appliances 401 in the displayed three-dimensional space according to the positions of the appliances 401 such as the bedside lamp, the air conditioner, the television, the jacuzzi, and the massage chair (step 266).

Then, when the user selects the electric appliance 401 such as a bedside lamp, an air conditioner, a television, a jacuzzi, or a massage chair in the three-dimensional space displayed by the execution module 150 of the mobile device 100, the execution module 150 can be executed and used. After the control element is executed by the execution module 150, the control element can display the control interface of the corresponding appliance 401 and can provide the user with the control interface being displayed. The input operation is performed, and a corresponding control command is generated according to the input operation of the user on the control interface, and the generated control command is transmitted to the appliance 401 to provide the user control appliance 401 (step 270). In this embodiment, it is assumed that the control interface displayed by the control component is a three-dimensional graphic of the electrical device 401 selected by the user, and the user can click on each region in the three-dimensional graphic displayed by the control component, and the execution module 150 can be based on The area selected by the user generates a corresponding control command.

In summary, it can be seen that the difference between the present invention and the prior art is that the identification data of the detected electrical appliance is obtained when the mobile device detects the electrical appliance, and the control component corresponding to the obtained identification data is executed, so that The mobile device can control the detected electrical device through the control component, and the technical solution can solve the problem that the user of the prior art needs to obtain the brand and model of the electrical device before installing the remote control program on the mobile device. In turn, the technical effect of automatically controlling the control elements of the respective appliances in the space in which they are located is achieved.

Furthermore, the method for executing the corresponding control program in the present invention can be implemented in hardware, software or a combination of hardware and software, or can be implemented in a centralized manner in a computer device or distributed in different components. The decentralized implementation of interconnected computer devices.

While the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the above description is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. Any modification of the form and details of the practice of the present invention, which is a matter of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains, is a patent protection of the present invention. range. The scope of the invention is to be determined by the scope of the appended claims.

100‧‧‧ mobile devices

110‧‧‧Communication module

120‧‧‧ Data Acquisition Module

130‧‧‧Judgement module

150‧‧‧Execution module

401‧‧‧ electrical appliances

402‧‧‧Server

Step 210‧‧‧Detective appliances

Step 220‧‧‧Get identification information of electrical appliances

Step 230‧‧‧Determine whether the control element corresponding to the identification data exists

Step 240‧‧‧Download control element

Step 250‧‧‧Acquire the location of the appliance based on the indoor positioning data transmitted by the appliance

Step 262‧‧‧ Display the three-dimensional space where the appliance is located

Step 266‧‧‧ Display the 3D graphics of the appliance in 3D space according to the position of the appliance

Step 270‧‧‧ execute the control element to display the control interface corresponding to the electrical appliance, and control the electrical appliance according to the input operation performed on the control interface

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a system for implementing a corresponding control program when the appliance is discovered. FIG. 2A is a flow chart of a method for executing a corresponding control program when the appliance is discovered according to the present invention. FIG. 2B is a flow chart showing an additional method for executing a corresponding control program when the appliance is discovered.

Claims (10)

A method for executing a corresponding control program when an appliance is discovered is applied to a mobile device, the method comprising at least the following steps: detecting an electrical appliance; obtaining an identification data of the electrical appliance; determining that one of the control components corresponding to the identification data is not When present, downloading the control component; and executing the control component to display a control interface corresponding to the electrical device, and generating a corresponding one of the control commands according to an input operation performed on the control interface, and transmitting the control command to The appliance controls the appliance. A method for executing a corresponding control program when the appliance is discovered as described in claim 1 wherein the step of detecting the appliance is to search for a discovery signal sent by the appliance or to receive an identification signal transmitted by the appliance. The method for executing a corresponding control program when the appliance is discovered as described in claim 1 of the patent application, wherein the step of downloading the control component is to connect to the appliance or a server to download the control component. A method for executing a corresponding control program when the appliance is discovered as described in claim 1 wherein the method comprises the step of executing the control component to display the control interface corresponding to the appliance, and further comprising transmitting the device according to the appliance One of the indoor positioning data obtains a position of the electric appliance, and displays a three-dimensional space in which the electric appliance is located, and displays a three-dimensional figure of the electric appliance in the three-dimensional space according to the position. A method for executing a corresponding control program when the appliance is discovered, as described in claim 1, wherein the control interface corresponding to the appliance is displayed, and the step of controlling the appliance through the control interface is displayed to display one of the appliances a panel, and provides a button on the control panel to operate the appliance, or displays a three-dimensional graphic of the appliance, and provides a corresponding area in the three-dimensional graphics to operate the appliance. A system for executing a corresponding control program when an appliance is discovered, the system comprising: at least one communication module for detecting an electrical appliance; and a data acquisition module for obtaining identification data of the electrical appliance; For determining whether a control component corresponding to the identification data exists, the communication module is further configured to download the control component when the control component does not exist; and an execution module configured to execute the control component to display The electrical appliance corresponds to one of the control interfaces, and generates a corresponding one of the control commands according to the input operation performed on the control interface, and the communication module transmits the control command to the electrical appliance to control the electrical appliance. A system for executing a corresponding control program when the appliance is discovered, as described in claim 6, wherein the communication module searches for a discovery signal sent by the appliance or receives an identification signal transmitted by the appliance. A system for executing a corresponding control program when the appliance is discovered as described in claim 6 of the patent application, wherein the communication module is connected to the appliance or a server to download the control component. A system for executing a corresponding control program when the appliance is discovered, as described in claim 6, wherein the execution module is further configured to obtain a position of the appliance according to an indoor positioning data transmitted by the appliance, and display the electrical appliance A three-dimensional space is located, and a three-dimensional figure of the electrical appliance is displayed in the three-dimensional space according to the position. The system for executing a corresponding control program when the appliance is discovered, as described in claim 6, wherein the execution module is a control panel for displaying the appliance, and provides a button on the control panel or displays the appliance. A three-dimensional graphic, and provides a corresponding area in the three-dimensional graphic to provide input on the control interface.