Network management system and method for automatic registration of network device thereof

• US 10,641,513 B2
• Filed: 05/04/2018
• Issued: 05/05/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 05/04/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Delta Electronics Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Delta Electronics Incorporated
• Inventors: Lu, Yung-Cheng, Pan, Te-Ju, Hsieh, Hua-Yi, Hsieh, Yuan-Ping
• Primary Examiner(s): Christensen, Scott B
• Application Number:
  US15/971,852
• Publication Number:
  US 20180324226A1
• Time in Patent Office: 732 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/52 Indication arrangements, e.g. displays
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/63 Electronic processing
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2120/20 Feedback from users
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 13/024 in which a parameter or coefficient is automatically adjusted to optimise the performance
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/2642 Domotique, domestic, home control, automation, smart house
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1073 Registration or de-registration
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/105 in response to determined parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/115 by determining the presence or movement of objects or living beings
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/125 by using cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/13 by using passive infrared detectors
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/19 via wireless transmission
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 20/40 Control techniques providing energy savings, e.g. smart controller or presence detection

Abstract

A network management system and method for automatic registration of network device thereof are disclosed. The system has an electronic device, a network device and a control host. The electronic device generates and sends configuration data to the network device according to a user operation. The network device automatically generates registration data having device identity data and location identity data, connects to a communication network according to the configuration data, and sends the registration data to the control host via the communication network. The control host determines classification information according to the registration data and configures the device identity data to correspond to the classification information and location identity data for completing registration of the network device. The present disclosed example can effectively omit a registration operation inputted by the user manually via configuring the network device to register at the control host automatically.

Claims

1. A network management system, comprising:

a computer program installed in an electronic device being configured to control the electronic device to retrieve connection information of a communication network when the electronic device has connected to the communication network, generate configuration data and transmitting the configuration data, wherein the configuration data comprises network identity data and user identity data, the network identity comprises the connection information;

a network device being responsive to the electronic device transmitting the configuration data and configured to generate registration data according to the configuration data, connecting to the communication network according to the connection information, and transmitting the registration data via the communication network, wherein the registration data comprises the user identity data, device identity data of the network device and location identity data of the network device;

a control host connected to the communication network and a database, the control host being configured to search in the database according to the user identity data of the registration data being received, and determine one of a plurality of key information as classification information, each of the plurality of the key information being value of an association field between a plurality of data sheets of the database, the control host being configured to execute a registering process on the device identity data of the registration data being received for associating the device identity data with the location identity data based on the classification information be determined, recording the associated device identity data and the associated location identity data in the data sheets of the database for completing a registration of the network device, and sending a notification to the electronic device of the registration.

2. The network management system according to claim 1, wherein the network device comprises:

a first connection unit configured to connect to the communication network; and

a second connection unit configured to connect a heterogeneous network;

wherein a communication standard of the communication network is incompatible with a communication standard of the heterogeneous network;

wherein the computer program is configured to log in the electronic device based on a user account, control the electronic device to retrieve the network identity data and the user identity data corresponding to the user account, generate the configuration data according to the network identity data and the user identity data, and transmit the configuration data to the network device via the heterogeneous network.

3. The network management system according to claim 1, wherein the network device comprises a first connection unit, the first connection unit is configured to connect to the communication network and a heterogeneous network;

wherein a network type of the communication network is the same as a network type of the heterogeneous network;

wherein the computer program is configured to log in the electronic device based on a user account, control the electronic device to retrieve the network identity data and the user identity data corresponding to the user account, generate the configuration data according to the network identity data and the user identity data, and transmit the configuration data to the network device via the heterogeneous network.

4. The network management system according to claim 1, wherein the control host comprises an analysis module, the analysis module is configured to search in the database according to the user identity data, determine one of the plurality of key information and configure the key information as the classification information.

5. The network management system according to claim 4, wherein the control host further comprises a registration module, the registration module is configured to execute the registering process on the device identity data for associating the device identity data with the location identity data based on the classification information, and record the associated device identity data and the associated location identity data in the data sheets for completing the registration of the network device.

6. The network management system according to claim 1, wherein the network device comprises:

a memory unit configured to store a synchronization condition;

a sense unit configured to generate sense data after sensing each time, and store the sense data in the memory unit;

a first connection unit configured to connect to the communication network and transmit synchronization data to the control host via the communication network;

a process unit electrically connected to the memory unit, the sense unit and the first connection unit, the process unit being configured to generate the synchronization data according to the device identity data and the plurality of the sense data stored in the memory unit if the synchronization data is satisfied;

wherein the control host configures the synchronization data to correspond to the device identity data, and stores the configured synchronization data in the database.

7. The network management system according to claim 1, wherein the computer program is configured to control the electronic device to generate modification data according to a modification operation after logging in the electronic device based on a user account, and transmit the modification data, wherein the modification data comprises the new user identity data, the device identity data of the network device and the new location identity data of the network device;

wherein the control host further comprises an analysis module and a modification module, the analysis module is configured to determine another classification information according to the new user identity data, the modification module is configured to modify the corresponding relationship for configuring the device identity data to correspond to another classification information and the new location identity data.

8. The network management system according to claim 1, wherein the computer program is configured to control the electronic device to generate a monitor instruction according to a monitor operation, and transmit the monitor instruction to the control host via the communication network;

wherein the control host further comprises a monitor module, the monitor module executes the monitor instruction for implementing a monitor function.

9. The network management system according to claim 8, wherein the monitor module searches in the database according to the monitor instruction for obtaining a search result, generates an output data according to the search result, and returns the output data to the electronic device.

10. The network management system according to claim 9, wherein the control host further comprises a service server, the computer program is configured to control the electronic device to connect to the service server for retrieving monitor dashboard data, render a graphical user interface according to the monitor dashboard data, and receive the monitor operation via the graphical user interface.

11. The network management system according to claim 9, wherein the control host further comprises an interface server, the monitor instruction is an API instruction, the interface server translating the monitor instruction for obtaining a plurality of function instructions of a library used to implement the monitor function after reception of the monitor instruction;

the monitor module executes the function instructions in order for searching the database, generating the output data and returning the output data.

12. A method for automatic registration of network device applied to a network management system, the network management system comprising a network device, a control host and a computer program used to be installed in an electronic device, the method comprising following steps of:

a) retrieving, by the electronic device, connection information of a communication network when the electronic device has connected to the communication network;

b) generating, by the electronic device, configuration data and transmitting the configuration data to the network device via the computer program, wherein the configuration data comprises network identity data and user identity data, the network identity comprises the connection information;

c) generating, by the network device and responsive to the electronic device transmitting the configuration data, registration data according to the configuration data at the network device, wherein the registration data comprises the user identity data, device identity data of the network device, and location identity data of the network device;

d) connecting, by the network device, to the communication network according to the network identity data, and transmitting the registration data to the control host via the communication network;

e) searching, by the control host, in a database according to the user identity data of the registration data being received to determine one of a plurality of key information as classification information at the control host, wherein each of the plurality of the key information is value of an association field between a plurality of data sheets of the database; and

f) executing, by the control host, a registering process on the device identity data of the registration data being received for associating the device identity data with the location identity data based on the classification information be determined, and recording the associated device identity data and the associated location identity data in the data sheets of the database for completing a registration of the network device, and sending a notification to the electronic device of the registration.

13. The method for automatic registration of network device according to claim 12, wherein the step a) comprises following steps of:

a1) logging in the electronic device based on a user account;

a2) retrieving the network identity data and the user identity data corresponding to the user account;

a3) generating the configuration data according to the network identity data and the user identity data, and

a4) transmitting the configuration data to the network device via a heterogeneous network.

14. The method for automatic registration of network device according to claim 12, further comprising following steps of:

g1) generating sense data after sensing each time;

g2) generating a synchronization data if a synchronization condition satisfies, wherein the synchronization data comprises the device identity data of the network device; and

g3) sending the synchronization data to the control host via the communication network for making the control host configure the synchronization data correspond to the device identity data and record the corresponded synchronization data in a database.

15. The method for automatic registration of network device according to claim 12, further comprising following steps of:

h1) logging in the electronic device based on a user account;

h2) generating modification data according to a modification operation, and transmitting the modification data to the network device for making the network device forward the modification data to the control host, wherein the modification data comprises the new user identity data, the device identity data of the network device and the new location identity data of the network device;

h3) determining another classification information according to the new user identity data at the control host; and

h4) modifying the corresponding relationship for configuring the device identity data to correspond to another classification information and the new location identity data.

16. The method for automatic registration of network device according to claim 12, the control host comprises a database, the method further comprises following steps of:

i1) generating a monitor instruction according to a monitor operation at the electronic device;

i2) transmitting the monitor instruction to the control host; and

i3) executing the monitor instruction at the control host to search in the database according to the monitor instruction to obtain a search result, generate an output data according to the search result, and return the output data whereby a monitor function is implemented.

17. The method for automatic registration of network device according to claim 16, wherein the control host further comprises a service server, the step i1) is configured to control the electronic device to connect to the service server for retrieving monitor dashboard data, render a graphical user interface according to the monitor dashboard data, and receive the monitor operation via the graphical user interface.

18. The method for automatic registration of network device according to claim 16, wherein the control host further comprises an interface server, the monitor instruction is an API instruction, the step i2) is configured to send the monitor instruction to the interface server;

wherein the step i3) comprises following steps of;

i31) translating the monitor instruction for obtaining a plurality of function instructions of a library used to implement the monitor function after reception of the monitor instruction at the interface server; and

i32) executing the function instructions in order for searching the database, generating the output data, and returning the output data.