Bridging apparatus and method for enabling a UPnP device to control a PLC device
First Claim
1. A bridging apparatus for enabling at least one Universal Plug And Play (UPnP) device to control at least one Power Line Control (PLC) device, the bridging apparatus comprises:
- means for generating a device description XML document for at least one designated PLC device type using information corresponding to the at least one PLC device, and transmitting the XML document to a control point;
means for receiving a control command from the control point, converting the control command into a control command conforming to a PLC protocol, and transmitting the converted control command to the at least one PLC device; and
means for receiving an information packet conforming to the PLC protocol from the at least one PLC device, converting the information packet to an event message conforming to a UPnP protocol and transmitting the event message to the control point.
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Abstract
Provided are an apparatus and method for enabling Power Line Control (PLC) devices to work like Universal Plug And Play (UPnP) devices by allowing the PLC devices to participate in a UPnP network. A bridging apparatus for enabling the UPnP device to control the PLC device includes a unit for generating a device description XML document for each device type using information on the PLC devices and transmitting the same document to a UPnP control point; a unit for, upon receipt of a control command from the control point, converting the control command into a control command conforming to a PLC protocol and transmitting the converted control command to a PLC device, and for, upon receipt of an information packet conforming to the PLC protocol from the PLC device, converting the packet to an event message conforming to a UPnP protocol and transmitting the event message to the control point.
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15 Claims
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1. A bridging apparatus for enabling at least one Universal Plug And Play (UPnP) device to control at least one Power Line Control (PLC) device, the bridging apparatus comprises:
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means for generating a device description XML document for at least one designated PLC device type using information corresponding to the at least one PLC device, and transmitting the XML document to a control point;
means for receiving a control command from the control point, converting the control command into a control command conforming to a PLC protocol, and transmitting the converted control command to the at least one PLC device; and
means for receiving an information packet conforming to the PLC protocol from the at least one PLC device, converting the information packet to an event message conforming to a UPnP protocol and transmitting the event message to the control point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A bridging method for enabling at least one Universal Plug And Play (UPnP) device to control at least one Power Line Control (PLC) device, the bridging method comprises:
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retrieving information corresponding to the at least one PLC device from a PLC server and storing the information;
generating a UPnP device description using the information corresponding to the at least one PLC device for the at least one PLC device to join a UPnP network; and
converting a control command received from a control point on the UPnP network to a control command conforming to a PLC protocol, and transmitting the converted control command to the at least one PLC device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A bridging apparatus comprising:
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at least one communication module to transmit/receive data to/from a control server;
at least one access module that accesses a different server to request information corresponding to at least one PLC device;
at least one process module that creates another module for the at least one PLC device; and
at least one stack that transports data between a control point and the control server. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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