DEVICE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HOME NETWORK SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A device management apparatus for a home network system, comprising:
- a local device manager for controlling and managing device initialization, software maintenance, device status monitoring and device event alarm management for adaptive middleware devices in home network system; and
a local device agent for performing device initialization, software maintenance, device status monitoring and device event alarm management for each adoptive middleware device under control and management of the local device manager.
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Abstract
A device management apparatus for a home network system includes: a local device manager for controlling and managing device initialization, software maintenance, device status monitoring and device event alarm management for adaptive middleware devices in the home network system; and a local device agent for performing device initialization, software maintenance, device status monitoring and device event alarm management for each adoptive middleware device under control and management of the local device manager. The local device manager provides a Universal Middleware Bridge (UMB) device to the adaptive middleware device or application service in a form of a Virtual Device Type (VDT) device.
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16 Claims
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1. A device management apparatus for a home network system, comprising:
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a local device manager for controlling and managing device initialization, software maintenance, device status monitoring and device event alarm management for adaptive middleware devices in home network system; and a local device agent for performing device initialization, software maintenance, device status monitoring and device event alarm management for each adoptive middleware device under control and management of the local device manager. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A device management method for a home network system, comprising:
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booting a home device according to a preset booting procedure and then driving a local device agent; setting a network address through the driven local device agent; searching for a local device manager corresponding to the home device through the local device agent; and transmitting device information of the home device to the searched local device manager. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A device management method for a home network system, comprising:
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when installation or update of software of the home device has been requested, downloading and storing the software for a home device; checking whether a service using the home device is being performed; if the service using the home device is being performed, moving the service to another home device; and installing or updating the software in the home device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A device management method for a home network system, comprising:
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receiving a request for controlling or monitoring a home device from a device manager; generating a Virtual Device Type (VDT)-based device table by a local device manager in response to the received request for controlling or monitoring the home device; converting a control or monitoring message for adaptive middleware into a Universal Middleware Bridge (UMB) message by using the generated VDT-based device table; and transferring the UMB message to a local device agent corresponding to the home device.
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15. A device management method for a home network system, comprising:
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receiving a request for registration of an event for a home device from a device manager; registering the requested event by a local device manager in response to the request for registration of the event for the home device; notifying a local device agent corresponding to the home device of the registered event; determining whether an event has occurred in the home device through the local device agent; and when the event has occurred, notifying an adaptive middleware component or application service, which has registered the event, of occurrence of the event. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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