SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ZIGBEE COMMUNICATION FOR SELECTING AND GAINING ACCESS TO ZIGBEE NETWORK
First Claim
1. A Zigbee communication apparatus that enables any of multiple end-devices to select and connect to at least one coordinator and receive service information on a Zigbee network formed by the multiple end-devices and the at least one coordinator, the Zigbee communication apparatus comprising:
- a beacon generation unit for generating a beacon frame used to provide service information of the end-devices connected to the Zigbee network, wherein the beacon frame includes a beacon payload including service type information of the connected end-devices and a header including a length value of the beacon payload;
a data packet generation unit for generating a data packet according to a Zigbee communication protocol;
a Zigbee communication module for performing Zigbee communication by using the beacon frame and the data packet; and
a control unit for controlling configuration units such that the Zigbee communication module performs the Zigbee communication by using the beacon frame and the data packet.
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Abstract
A system and a method of Zigbee communication for actively selecting and accessing a Zigbee network. The Zigbee communication system includes multiple Zigbee coordinators forming multiple Zigbee networks for transmitting information on services of end-devices currently accessing each of the formed multiple Zigbee networks; and an end-device for receiving the information on the services, analyzing the received information on the services, selecting a predetermined one of the multiple Zigbee networks based on results of the analysis, and accessing the selected Zigbee network. Accordingly, the end-device can search services provided by other end-devices over a Zigbee network without gaining access to the Zigbee network, thereby reducing unnecessary resource consumption and wasted time caused by accessing and exiting each Zigbee network by a conventional end-device for service search.
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22 Claims
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1. A Zigbee communication apparatus that enables any of multiple end-devices to select and connect to at least one coordinator and receive service information on a Zigbee network formed by the multiple end-devices and the at least one coordinator, the Zigbee communication apparatus comprising:
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a beacon generation unit for generating a beacon frame used to provide service information of the end-devices connected to the Zigbee network, wherein the beacon frame includes a beacon payload including service type information of the connected end-devices and a header including a length value of the beacon payload; a data packet generation unit for generating a data packet according to a Zigbee communication protocol; a Zigbee communication module for performing Zigbee communication by using the beacon frame and the data packet; and a control unit for controlling configuration units such that the Zigbee communication module performs the Zigbee communication by using the beacon frame and the data packet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A Zigbee communication method that enables any of multiple end-devices to select and connect to at least one coordinator and receive service information on a Zigbee network formed by the multiple end-devices and the at least one coordinator, the method comprising:
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receiving information on services from the end-devices connected to the Zigbee network; generating a beacon including the received information on the services of the end-devices connected to the Zigbee network; and broadcasting the generated beacon. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An end-device of multiple end-devices, any of the multiple end-devices capable of selecting and connecting to at least one Zigbee coordinator and receiving service information on a Zigbee network formed by the multiple end-devices and the at least one Zigbee coordinator, the end-device comprising:
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a receiving device for receiving the service information provided by the at least one Zigbee coordinator and beacon information for communication synchronization; a beacon parsing unit for analyzing the service information of the end-devices connected to the Zigbee coordinator, included in a received beacon; a display window for displaying the service information of the multiple end-devices connected to the at least one Zigbee coordinator provided by the beacon parsing unit; and a control unit for controlling the beacon parsing unit to analyze the service information included in the beacon information received by the receiving device, controlling the display window to display a result of analyzing the service information, and controlling the end-device to connect to a selected Zigbee coordinator. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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