Gateway and remote server for automatically configuring a device, and method therefor
First Claim
1. A gateway connected to configure automatically a power line communication device, the gateway comprising:
- a network database configured to store a plurality of network addresses for communication of the power line communication device; and
an automatic setter configured to receive information on an identification of the power line communication device and to transmit the received information to the network database enabling the network database to store the received information, to read one of the plurality of network addresses, and to allocate the read network address for the power line communication device to enable the power line communication device to carry out communication.
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Abstract
Provided are a gateway and a remote server for automatically configuring a power line communication device and a method therefore. The gateway includes a network database and automatic setter. The network database stores a plurality of network addresses used for communication of the power line communication device. The automatic setter receives information on an identification of the power line communication device and transmits received information to the network database so that the network database stores received information, and reads one of the plurality of network addresses and allocates the read network address as to the power line communication device so that the power line communication device carries out communication. Accordingly, using a gateway and a remote server, a network can be automatically configured in a power line communication device without the intervention of an installer.
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20 Claims
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1. A gateway connected to configure automatically a power line communication device, the gateway comprising:
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a network database configured to store a plurality of network addresses for communication of the power line communication device; and
an automatic setter configured to receive information on an identification of the power line communication device and to transmit the received information to the network database enabling the network database to store the received information, to read one of the plurality of network addresses, and to allocate the read network address for the power line communication device to enable the power line communication device to carry out communication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A remote server connected to automatically configure an installed power line communication device associated with an installing gateway, the remote server comprising:
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a database configured to store information on identifications of a plurality of power line communication devices connected to a network, information on a plurality of gateways, a plurality of application programs executed in the plurality of power line communication devices, and information necessary for configuring the network;
a device information analyzer configured to receive via the network from the installing gateway data including a network address of the installing gateway, a network address of the installed power line communication device, and information on the identification of the installed power line communication device, and to detect and to output the information on the identification of the installed power line communication device; and
a device information processor configured to receive the information on the identification of the installed power line communication device from the device information analyzer, to read from the database information necessary to configure the network, if the information on the identification of the installed power line communication device does not include information necessary for configuring the network, and to transmit read information to the network based on the address of the installing gateway and the address of the installed power line communication device. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method performed by a gateway to automatically configure a power line communication device, the method comprising:
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(a) storing in a network database a plurality of network addresses necessary for communication of a power line communication device;
(b) receiving from the power line communication device information on an identification of the power line communication device;
(c) transmitting information on the identification of the power line communication device to the network database to enable the network database to store the transmitted information; and
(d) allocating one of the plurality of network addresses to the power line communication device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A method performed by a remote server to automatically configure an installed power line communication device, the method comprising:
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(a) storing in a database information on identifications of a plurality of power line communication devices connected to a network, information on a plurality of gateways, a plurality of application programs executed in the plurality of power line communication devices, and information necessary for configuring the network;
(b) receiving from an installing gateway via the network data including a network address of the installing gateway, a network address of the installed power line communication device, and information on the identification of the installed power line communication device;
(c) detecting and outputting information on the identification of the installed power line communication device; and
(d) if information on the identification of the installed power line communication device does not include information necessary to configure the network, reading information necessary to configure the network from the database and transmitting the read information to the network based on the address of the installing gateway and the address of the installed power line communication device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer-readable recording medium incorporating a program to realize a method performed by a gateway of automatically configuring a power line communication device, the method comprising:
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(a) storing in a network database a plurality of network addresses necessary for communication of the power line communication device;
(b) receiving from the power line communication device information on an identification of the power line communication device;
(c) transmitting information on the identification of the power line communication device to the network database to enable the network database to store the transmitted information; and
(d) allocating one of the plurality of network addresses to the power line communication device.
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20. A computer-readable recording medium incorporating a program to realize a method performed by a remote server to automatically configure an installed power line communication device, the method comprising:
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(a) storing information on identifications of a plurality of power line communication devices connected to a network, information on a plurality of gateways, a plurality of application programs executed in the plurality of power line communication devices, and information necessary for configuring networks;
(b) receiving via the network from an installing gateway data including network address of the installing gateway, network address of the installed power line communication device, and information on the identification of the installed power line communication device;
(c) detecting and outputting information on the identification of the installed power line communication device; and
(d) if information on the identification of the installed power line communication device does not include information necessary for configuring the network, reading the information necessary for configuring the network from the database and transmitting to the network read information based on the address of the installing gateway and the address of the installed power line communication device.
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