Flexible network building method for remote-programmable monitoring and controlling system applied to smart home

• US 10,079,751 B2
• Filed: 09/12/2016
• Issued: 09/18/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Link Advance Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Link Advance Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Yang, Ting-Wei
• Primary Examiner(s): ZHANG, SHIRLEY X
• Application Number:
  US15/263,269
• Publication Number:
  US 20170006109A1
• Time in Patent Office: 736 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2803 Home automation networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2818 from a device located outside both the home and the home network access arrangements H04L12/2856; for remote control or remote monitoring of applications H04L67/025; arrangements for transmitting signals characterised by the use of a wireless eletrical link G08C17/00; telephonic communication systems adapted for combination with remote control systems H04M11/007
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/283 Processing of data at an internetworking point of a home automation network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/08 Configuration management of networks or network elements address allocation H04L61/50
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/02 Topology update or discovery

Abstract

A flexible network building method for a remote-programmable monitoring and controlling system including an intelligent network device, a local area network router, and a dominant host in communication with the local area network router, including: sending a dominant host beacon containing router connection data for the local area network router through the dominant host; the intelligent network device receiving the dominant host beacon sent from the dominant host, and logining to the local area network router; the dominant host logining to the intelligent network device; sending a control command to the intelligent network device through the dominant host; receiving and executing the control command using the intelligent network device; and the intelligent network device responding to the dominant host with an executing status message after the execution of the control command.

Claims

1. A flexible network building method for remote-programmable monitoring and controlling system applied to smart home, the remote-programmable monitoring and controlling system comprising a plurality of intelligent network devices, a local area network router, and a dominant host in communication with the local area network router, the method comprising:

sending a dominant host beacon via the dominant host, wherein the dominant host beacon contains router connection data for the local area network router;

all of the plurality of intelligent network devices receiving the dominant host beacon sent from the dominant host, so as to login to the local area network router using the router connection data, wherein each of the plurality of intelligent network devices has a master communication channel and a node communication channel;

randomly designating one of the plurality of intelligent network devices as a local area host, and designating the other ones of the plurality of intelligent network devices as slave nodes, wherein the master communication channel and node communication channel of the local area host are set to ON, the node communication channels of the slave nodes are set to ON, the master communication channels of the slave nodes are set to OFF, and wherein the communication resolution between the local area host and the slave nodes is made via the node communication channels by way of polling or broadcasting call signs;

the dominant host logining to the local area host, such that the dominant host marks the address of the local area host, and sends a slave node identity response command to the local area host, wherein the local area host is in communication with the dominant host via the master communication channel;

using the local area host to receive the slave node identity response command sent from the dominant host, and then send the slave node identity response command to all of the intelligent network devices; and

after receiving the slave node identity response command, the slave nodes responding to the dominant host with slave node status messages via the local area host.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the master communication channels are TCP communication protocol channels.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the node communication channels are UDP communication protocol channels.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein randomly designating one of the plurality of intelligent network devices as a local area host comprises:

sending a designation command to one of the plurality of intelligent network devices via the dominant host, so as to accomplish the designation of the local area host.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of intelligent network devices has a manual master/slave mode switch, and randomly designating one of the plurality of intelligent network devices as a local area host comprises:

manually switching the manual master/slave mode switches of the plurality of intelligent network devices to perform designation of the local area host to one of the plurality of intelligent network devices.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of intelligent network devices are respectively connected to one or more electrical appliances and/or one or more detection devices.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

setting up the interlocking relationship among the one or more electrical appliances and/or the one or more detection devices in a programmable manner.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

sending a control command to the local area host via the dominant host;

the local area host receiving the control command and sending the control command to all of the slave nodes;

the local area host and all of the slave nodes determining whether the control command is valid according to the content of the control command, wherein;

the control command will be ignored if it is determined to be invalid, or

if the control comment is determined to be valid, the local area host and all of the slave nodes further determine whether the control command is relevant to themselves according to the content of the control command; and

when the local area host and all of the slave nodes further determine whether the control command is relevant to themselves according to the content of the control command,

the control command will be ignored if it is determined to be irrelevant to the local area host and all of the slave nodes, or

the content of the control command is executed if the control command is determined to be relevant to at least one of the local area host and all of the slave nodes.

9. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

sending a control command to the local area host via the dominant host;

the local area host receiving the control command and sending the control command to all of the slave nodes;

the local area host and all of the slave nodes determining whether the control command is valid according to the content of the control command, wherein;

the control command will be ignored if it is determined to be invalid, or

if the control comment is determined to be valid, the local area host and all of the slave nodes further determine whether the control command is relevant to themselves according to the content of the control command; and

when the local area host and all of the slave nodes further determine whether the control command is relevant to themselves according to the content of the control command,

the control command will be ignored if it is determined to be irrelevant to the local area host and all of the slave nodes, or

the content of the control command is executed if the control command is determined to be relevant to at least one of the local area host and all of the slave nodes.

10. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

sending a control command to the local area host via the dominant host;

the local area host receiving the control command and sending the control command to all of the slave nodes;

the local area host and all of the slave nodes determining whether the control command is valid according to the content of the control command, wherein;

the control command will be ignored if it is determined to be invalid, or

if the control comment is determined to be valid, the local area host and all of the slave nodes further determine whether the control command is relevant to themselves according to the content of the control command; and

when the local area host and all of the slave nodes further determine whether the control command is relevant to themselves according to the content of the control command,

the control command will be ignored if it is determined to be irrelevant to the local area host and all of the slave nodes, or

the content of the control command is executed if the control command is determined to be relevant to at least one of the local area host and all of the slave nodes.

11. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

sending a control command to the local area host via the dominant host;

the local area host receiving the control command and sending the control command to all of the slave nodes;

the local area host and all of the slave nodes determining whether the control command is valid according to the content of the control command, wherein;

the control command will be ignored if it is determined to be invalid, or

if the control comment is determined to be valid, the local area host and all of the slave nodes further determine whether the control command is relevant to themselves according to the content of the control command; and

when the local area host and all of the slave nodes further determine whether the control command is relevant to themselves according to the content of the control command,

the control command will be ignored if it is determined to be irrelevant to the local area host and all of the slave nodes, or

the content of the control command is executed if the control command is determined to be relevant to at least one of the local area host and all of the slave nodes.

12. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

sending a control command to the local area host via the dominant host;

the local area host receiving the control command and sending the control command to all of the slave nodes;

the local area host and all of the slave nodes determining whether the control command is valid according to the content of the control command, wherein;

the control command will be ignored if it is determined to be invalid, or

if the control comment is determined to be valid, the local area host and all of the slave nodes further determine whether the control command is relevant to themselves according to the content of the control command; and

when the local area host and all of the slave nodes further determine whether the control command is relevant to themselves according to the content of the control command,

the control command will be ignored if it is determined to be irrelevant to the local area host and all of the slave nodes, or

the content of the control command is executed if the control command is determined to be relevant to at least one of the local area host and all of the slave nodes.

13. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

sending a control command to the local area host via the dominant host;

the local area host receiving the control command and sending the control command to all of the slave nodes;

the local area host and all of the slave nodes determining whether the control command is valid according to the content of the control command, wherein;

the control command will be ignored if it is determined to be invalid, or

if the control comment is determined to be valid, the local area host and all of the slave nodes further determine whether the control command is relevant to themselves according to the content of the control command; and

when the local area host and all of the slave nodes further determine whether the control command is relevant to themselves according to the content of the control command,

the control command will be ignored if it is determined to be irrelevant to the local area host and all of the slave nodes, or

the content of the control command is executed if the control command is determined to be relevant to at least one of the local area host and all of the slave nodes.

14. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

sending a control command to the local area host via the dominant host;

the local area host receiving the control command and sending the control command to all of the slave nodes;

the local area host and all of the slave nodes determining whether the control command is valid according to the content of the control command, wherein;

the control command will be ignored if it is determined to be invalid, or

if the control comment is determined to be valid, the local area host and all of the slave nodes further determine whether the control command is relevant to themselves according to the content of the control command; and

when the local area host and all of the slave nodes further determine whether the control command is relevant to themselves according to the content of the control command,

the control command will be ignored if it is determined to be irrelevant to the local area host and all of the slave nodes, or

the content of the control command is executed if the control command is determined to be relevant to at least one of the local area host and all of the slave nodes.

15. The method of claim 8, wherein the dominant host is a portable dominant host, and sending a control command to the local area host via the dominant host comprises:

the dominant host automatically sending the control command to the local area host when the dominant host is switched to a local area network in which the dominant host is located.

16. The method of claim 8, wherein after the local area host and/or the slave nodes send an executing status message to the dominant host, after the control command has been executed.

17. The method of claim 8, wherein the step of the local area host and all of the slave nodes determining whether the control command is valid according to the content of the control command comprises:

the local host and all of the slave nodes examine check codes and/or device authorization codes contained in the control command to determine whether the control command is valid.

18. The method of claim 8, wherein the step of the local area host and all of the slave nodes determining whether the control command is relevant to themselves according to the content of the control command comprises:

the local host and all of the slave nodes examine destination IP address string contained in the control command to determine whether the control command is relevant to the local host and all of the slave nodes themselves.