Method for setting home code of home network system

• US 20060158343A1
• Filed: 12/05/2003
• Published: 07/20/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Lee, Koon Seok, Baek, Seung Myun, Kim, Yong Tae
• Application Number:
  US10/534,497
• Publication Number:
  US 20060158343A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/825.520
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2803 Home automation networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2807 Exchanging configuration information on appliance services in a home automation network arrangements for maintenance or administration involving network analysis for automatically determining the actual topology of a network H04L41/12; hardware or software tools for network management using graphical user interfaces H04L41/22; address allocation H04L61/50
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2841 Wireless
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2843 Mains power line
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/285 Generic home appliances, e.g. refrigerators
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/065 for group communications cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for key management involving conference or group key H04L9/0833
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 40/20 Information technology specific aspects, e.g. CAD, simulation, modelling, system security

Abstract

Disclosed is method for setting a home code of a home network system, the method including the steps of: creating the home code of the first adaptor; determining whether or not the home code is duplicated; and if the home code is not duplicated, setting the home code of the first adaptor to the second adaptor.

Claims

1. A method for setting a home code of a home network system having a first adaptor connected with a network managing unit, and second adaptors connected to the first adaptor through a power line or by wireless and respectively connected with appliances, the method comprising the steps of:

creating the home code of the first adaptor;

determining whether or not the home code is duplicated; and

if the home code is not duplicated, setting the home code of the first adaptor to the second adaptors.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the home code of the first adaptor is created by combining a timing count value and an initial code value of the first adaptor.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the home code of the first adaptor is randomly created using a random number generator.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining step comprises the steps of:

transmitting a request packet from the network managing unit to the first adaptor;

adding the home code of the first adaptor to the request packet;

transmitting the request packet having the home code to other networks by wireless or through the power line; and

determining that the home code is not duplicated in case there is no response signal to the request packet, and determining that the home code is duplicated in case there is the response signal to the request packet.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein if the home code is duplicated, the home code of the first adaptor is deleted.

6. A method for setting a home code of a home network system having a first adaptor connected with a network managing unit, and second adaptors connected to the first adaptor through a power line or by wireless and connected with each of appliances, the method comprising the steps of:

transmitting a home code create command to the first adaptor from the network managing unit according to a user'"'"'s command;

creating a home code according to the home code create command at the first adaptor;

determining whether or not the home code is duplicated by the first adaptor;

if the home code is not duplicated, transmitting a home code setting command from the network managing unit to the first adaptor; and

setting the home code of the second adaptors according to the home code setting command at the first adaptor.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising the step of determining whether the appliance is initially installed or additionally installed, before the home code create command transmitting step.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the home code of the first adaptor is created by combining a timing count value and an initial code value of the first adaptor.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein the home code of the first adaptor is randomly created using a random number generator.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein the determining step comprises the steps of:

transmitting a request packet from the network managing unit to the first adaptor;

adding the home code of the first adaptor to the request packet;

transmitting the request packet having the home code to other networks by wireless or through the power line; and

determining that the home code is not duplicated in case there is no response signal to the request packet, and determining that the home code is duplicated in case there is the response signal to the request packet.

11. The method of claim 6, wherein the home code setting step comprises the steps of:

annexing the home code of the first adaptor to a head of the home code setting command;

transmitting the home code setting command having the home code to the second adaptors; and

setting the home code annexed to the head of the home code setting command to the home code of the second adaptors.

12. The method of claim 6, wherein if the home code is duplicated, the home code of the first adaptor is deleted.