APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING HOME CONTROL NETWORK
First Claim
1. A controller having a first interface unit which supports a first protocol for controlling one or more controlled devices in a first home control network, the controller comprising:
- a second interface unit which supports second control protocol used in a second home network; and
a control unit having a proxy which allows the controller to operate as a virtual second home network device representing the controlled devices by performing protocol conversion between the first and second interface units.
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Abstract
Provided are an apparatus and method for controlling a plurality of controlled devices in a first home control network employing various topologies in a second home network. The apparatus which has a first interface unit which supports a first protocol for controlling one or more controlled devices in a first home control network, includes a second interface unit supporting a second control protocol used in a second home network, and a control unit having a proxy which allows the controller to operate as a virtual second home network device representing the controlled devices by performing protocol conversion between the first and second interface units.
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15 Claims
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1. A controller having a first interface unit which supports a first protocol for controlling one or more controlled devices in a first home control network, the controller comprising:
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a second interface unit which supports second control protocol used in a second home network; and
a control unit having a proxy which allows the controller to operate as a virtual second home network device representing the controlled devices by performing protocol conversion between the first and second interface units. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of interactively operating a controller, which has a first interface unit supporting a first protocol for controlling one or more controlled devices in a first home control network and a second interface unit supporting a second control protocol, with a second home network using the second control protocol, the method comprising:
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creating a description document describing types and functions of the controlled devices and then transmitting the description document to the second home network via the second interface unit;
transforming first data received via the second interface unit into second data according to the first control protocol and then transmitting the second data to a desired controlled device from among the controlled devices via the first interface unit; and
transforming third data received via the first interface unit into fourth data according to the second control protocol and then transmitting the fourth data to the second home network via the second interface unit. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer readable medium having recorded thereon a program for executing a method of interactively operating a controller, which has a first interface unit supporting a first protocol for controlling one or more controlled devices in a first home control network and a second interface unit supporting a second control protocol, with a second home network using the second control protocol, the method comprising:
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creating a description document describing types and functions of the controlled devices and then transmitting the description document to the second home network via the second interface unit; and
transforming first data received via the second interface unit into second data according to the first control protocol and then transmitting the second data to a desired controlled device from among the controlled devices via the first interface unit; and
transforming third data received via the first interface unit into fourth data according to the second control protocol and then transmitting the fourth data to the second home network via the second interface unit. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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