TWI538442B - Intelligent appliance control method and system - Google Patents

Description

Smart home appliance control method and system

The invention relates to a smart home appliance control method and system, in particular to a smart home appliance control for providing an in-home or off-home control mode according to a connection network information related to a plug-and-play protocol (UPnP). Method and system.

The universal plug-and-play (UPnP) protocol network architecture includes at least one device and a control point; the device has at least one service; the control point is used to detect all devices and retrieve services. related information. Discovery is the process by which the control point detects all devices. There are two main modes. One mode is that when a new device joins the network, the device sends a description and information about the device to the control point. Another mode is when a new control point joins the network, the control point sends a request to the device containing information about which types of devices are interested, and a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) broadcast message for the device to return the message. If the device receives the broadcast message and confirms that its type meets the requirements, it will return a message to the control point.

The smart appliance control system of the existing application universal plug-and-play protocol includes at least one smart home appliance and a control host, when the smart home appliance is powered on After the source and the network, the IP address is automatically obtained, and different smart home appliances are assigned different IP addresses; thereby, the control host can recognize different smart home appliances. The control technology of the existing smart home appliance is preset to the home control mode, that is, the preset user is located in the house, and then the device list is established by sending a broadcast message to control the device list.

However, the user may be outside the house. If the smart home appliance needs to be controlled outside the house, the search method of sending the broadcast message will be time consuming as a whole. Therefore, there is a need for a technique that can be quickly identified and determined to be set to the home control mode or set to the home control mode.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a smart home appliance control method and system that improves the prior art and avoids the hand-held communication device commanding the control host to issue a broadcast message to search for smart appliances that are too time consuming.

Therefore, the smart home appliance control method of the present invention is applied to a smart home appliance control system, which conforms to the specifications of the universal plug-and-play protocol, and has a handheld communication device, a control host and at least one smart home appliance, and the handheld communication device The control host may be instructed to send a broadcast message to search for the smart home appliance and record a plug-and-play agreement in the home network connection information corresponding to the smart home appliance. The method is performed by the handheld communication device and includes the following steps: The handheld communication device obtains information about the home network connection of the control host related to a plug-and-play protocol; (b) the handheld communication device sends a broadcast message to search for the smart home appliance; (c) When the handheld communication device is located in the home, the handheld communication device searches for the network connection information of the home appliance of the smart home appliance, so that the control host is based on the universal plug-in a ready-to-use control mode for the smart home appliance; and (d) when the handheld communication device is not located in the home, the handheld communication device cannot find the home network connection information of the smart home appliance The control host performs an off-home control mode for the smart home appliance according to a mobile communication protocol using an external communication network connection information.

In some implementations, before step (a), the method further includes the following steps: the handheld communication device controls the control host to send a broadcast message to search for the smart home appliance; and the smart home appliance receives the broadcast message and then stores the smart device The information of the intranet connection is sent to the control host, and the control host records the network connection information of the home.

In some implementations, the home network connection information has a service setting identifier, an internet protocol network segment, or a wireless module internet protocol address. The home network connection information is an IP address.

The smart home appliance control system of the present invention comprises at least one smart home appliance, a control host and a handheld communication device, and the handheld communication device can command the control host to send a broadcast message to search for the smart home appliance and record a plug-and-play corresponding to the smart home appliance. Agreement on the Internet connection information.

The smart home appliance has a memory module, a processing module and a wireless network module. The processing module is electrically connected to the memory module, and the wireless network module is electrically connected to the processing module, and the smart home appliance is connected to the handheld communication device through the control host.

The control host has a wired network interface, a wireless network interface, a recording unit and a control unit. The wired network interface is electrically connected to an external network; the wireless network interface is connected to the smart home appliance and the handheld The device transmits the message by wireless transmission; the control unit connects the wireless network interface with the handheld communication device.

The handheld communication device has a wireless network unit, a storage unit and a processing unit. The wireless network unit is connected to the control host, the storage unit is electrically connected to the storage unit and the wireless network unit, and the wireless network unit is controlled to obtain an in-home network connection information. When the handheld communication device is located in the house, the information of the in-home network connection of the smart home appliance is found, so that the control host performs the in-home control mode for the smart home appliance according to the universal plug-and-play protocol, and when the handheld device When the communication device is not located in the house, since the information of the in-home network connection of the smart home appliance does not exist, the control host performs the home-home control mode for the smart home appliance according to a mobile communication protocol.

In some implementations, the handheld communication device controls the control host to send a broadcast message to search for the smart home appliance; after receiving the broadcast message, the smart home appliance sends the stored home network connection information to the control Host, the control host and record the network connection information of the home.

In some implementations, the home network connection information has a service setting identifier, an internet protocol network segment, or a wireless module internet protocol address. The home network connection information is an IP address.

The effect of the invention is that, when the user is in the house or outside the house, when the control of the smart home appliance is to be carried out, the information of the connection information of the home network is used to judge the connection information of the home network first, therefore, Quick identification should provide home control mode or off-home control mode to obtain all device information and save operating time.

1, 1'‧‧‧Handheld communication device

10‧‧‧Processing unit

100‧‧‧Control system

11‧‧‧Wireless network unit

12‧‧‧ storage unit

121‧‧‧Database

2‧‧‧Control host

20‧‧‧Control unit

21‧‧‧Wireless Network Interface

22‧‧‧Wired network interface

23‧‧‧recording unit

3‧‧‧Smart Appliances

30‧‧‧Processing module

31‧‧‧Wireless network module

32‧‧‧Memory Module

500‧‧‧External network

301~304‧‧‧Steps

401~405‧‧‧Steps

Other features and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an embodiment of the smart home appliance control system of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a system block. FIG. 3 is a flow chart illustrating a pre-processing procedure in an embodiment of the smart home appliance control method of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating the follow-up of the method embodiment Processing program.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, in the embodiment of the present invention, the smart home appliance control system 100 includes at least one smart home appliance 3, a control host 2, and a handheld communication device 1. The control host 2 is electrically connected to, for example, a 3G mobile communication network. The external network 500 of the service.

The smart home appliance 3 has a memory module 32, a processing module 30 and a wireless network module 31. The memory module 32 is used for recording information, and the processing module 30 is electrically connected to the memory module 32. The wireless network module 31 is electrically connected to the processing module 30, and the processing module 30 controls the information recorded by the transmission memory module 32.

The control host 2 has a wired network interface 22, a wireless network interface 21, a recording unit 23, and a control unit 20. The wired network interface 22 is electrically connected to the external network 500. The wireless network interface 21 and the smart home appliance 3 and the handheld communication device 1 transmit messages by wireless transmission. The control unit 20 causes the wireless network interface 21 to connect with the handheld communication device 1 to send a record slip. The information recorded in element 23 is supplied to the handheld communication device 1.

The handheld communication device 1 has a wireless network unit 11, a storage unit 12 and a processing unit 10. The wireless network unit 11 is connected to the control host 2. The processing unit 10 is electrically connected to the storage unit 12 and the wireless network unit 11, and controls the wireless network unit 11 to be connected to the control host 2.

In this embodiment, the handheld communication device 1 can remotely control the control host 2 to send a broadcast message to search for the smart home appliance 3; after receiving the broadcast message, the smart home appliance 3 stores a stored property related to a plug-and-play agreement. The internal network connection information is sent to the control host 2, and the host 2 is controlled to record the network connection information in the home; the handheld communication device 1 receives and stores the connection information of the home network to the control host 2. The in-home network connection information has a service setting identifier, an internet protocol network segment, or a wireless module internet protocol address.

Taking the handheld communication device 1 in the same house as an example, if the communication device 1 searches for the presence of the home network connection information of the control host 2, the control command is sent to cause the control host 2 to perform the universal plug-and-play protocol. House control mode. Taking another handheld communication device 1' that is not in the home as an example, since the search will determine that the home network connection information does not exist, the control host 2 performs the home according to a mobile communication protocol (eg, 3G communication protocol). External control mode.

Referring to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the smart home appliance 3 control method of the present invention is executed by the handheld communication device 1 and includes the following steps.

See Figure 3 for the pre-processing program that never created any data. First, the handheld communication device 1 enters an application drawing for controlling smart appliances. Face (step 301); then, let the control host 2 send a broadcast message to perform the search (step 302); wait for a predetermined time (step 303), for example: 3~4 seconds; establish a device list and connect the network of each device The line information is recorded (step 304) in a database 121 of the storage unit 12.

Referring to FIG. 4, a subsequent processing procedure for the related data has been established in the database 121. The handheld communication device 1 enters an application screen for controlling the smart home appliance (step 401). After the handheld communication device 1 searches, whether the home network connection information is compared in the database 121 (step 402). If there is home network connection information, the home control mode is entered (step 403), that is, the control host 2 performs the home control mode according to the universal plug-and-play protocol.

After the handheld communication device 1 searches, if there is no home network connection information, it is compared whether there is an off-site network connection information (step 404). The external network connection information is, for example, the IP address used by the 3G communication. If there is the external network connection information, the external control mode is entered (step 405), that is, the control host 2 is based on the mobile communication protocol (eg, : 3G communication protocol) for the external control mode, in this embodiment, mainly through the built-in web application interface (Web API) of the control host 2 for external control; if there is no external network connection information, If the representative has not established any information, then return to step 302 of FIG. 3 to establish related materials.

In summary, the effect of the present invention is that, when the user is in the house or outside the house, when the smart home appliance 3 is to be controlled, the home network connection information is first assisted by the home network connection information. Judgment, therefore, can quickly identify the need to provide home control mode or off-site control mode It is possible to achieve the object of the present invention by obtaining all device information and saving operating time.

However, the above is only the embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, that is, the simple equivalent changes and modifications made by the patent application scope and the patent specification of the present invention are still It is within the scope of the patent of the present invention.

1, 1'‧‧‧Handheld communication device

2‧‧‧Control host

3‧‧‧Smart Appliances

500‧‧‧External network

Claims (8)

A smart home appliance control method is applied to a smart home appliance control system, which conforms to the specifications of the universal plug-and-play protocol, and has a handheld communication device, a control host and at least one smart home appliance, and the handheld communication device is located at the house The control host may be instructed to issue a broadcast message to search for the smart home appliance and record a plug-and-play agreement for the home appliance network connection information corresponding to the smart home appliance. The method is performed by the handheld communication device and includes the following steps: (a) the handheld communication device obtains the home network connection information of the control host; (b) the handheld communication device sends a broadcast message to search for the smart home appliance; (c) when the handheld communication device is located in the house At the time, the handheld communication device searches for the in-home network connection information of the smart home appliance, so that the control host performs the in-home control mode for the smart home appliance according to the universal plug-and-play protocol; and (d) when the handheld device When the communication device is not located in the house, the handheld communication device will make the control master because the network connection information of the home appliance of the smart home appliance cannot be found. Out-of-control mode for home appliances according to the wisdom of a mobile communication protocol to a house outside the network connection information. The smart home appliance control method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of: before the step (a), the handheld communication device controls the control host to send a broadcast message to Searching for the smart home appliance; and after receiving the broadcast message, the smart home appliance sends the stored information of the home network connection to the control host, and the control host records the home network connection information. The smart home appliance control method according to claim 1, wherein the home network connection information has a service setting identifier, an internet protocol network segment or a wireless module internet protocol address. The smart home appliance control method according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the home network connection information is an IP address. A smart home appliance control system includes at least one smart home appliance, a control host and a handheld communication device. When the handheld communication device is located in the house, the control host can be instructed to send a broadcast message to search for the smart home appliance and record the pair. The plug-and-play agreement of the home appliance network connection information of the smart home appliance; the smart home appliance is connected to the handheld communication device through the control host, and has: a memory module, a processing module, and the electrical connection The memory module and a wireless network module are electrically connected to the processing module; the control host has: a wired network interface, an electrical connection to an external network, a wireless network interface, and the smart home appliance and The handheld communication device transmits a message by wireless transmission, a recording unit, a control unit for connecting the wireless network interface with the handheld communication device; and the handheld communication device has: a wireless network unit, a connection with the control host, a storage unit, and a processing unit, and electrical connection The storage unit and the wireless network unit control the wireless network unit to obtain the home network connection information recorded by the recording unit of the control host and store the information in the storage unit, when the handheld communication device is located in the house, Because the search for the in-home network connection information of the smart home appliance will cause the control host to perform the in-home control mode for the smart home appliance according to the universal plug-and-play protocol, and when the handheld communication device is not located in the house, because Searching for the in-home network connection information of the smart home appliance will cause the control host to perform an off-site control mode for the smart home appliance according to a mobile communication protocol based on a home network connection information. The smart home appliance control system of claim 5, wherein the handheld communication device controls the control host to send a broadcast message to search for the smart home appliance; and the smart home appliance receives the broadcast message and stores the memory module The information of the intranet connection is sent to the control host, and the control host records the network connection information of the home. The smart home appliance control system of claim 5, wherein the home network connection information has a service setting identifier, an internet protocol network segment or a wireless module internet protocol address. The smart home appliance control system according to claim 5, 6 or 7, wherein the home network connection information is an IP address.