Automatic switching system and method for smart switch

• US 9,578,444 B1
• Filed: 05/26/2016
• Issued: 02/21/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2016
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Luxell Technologies Incorporated (Lux Acquisition Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Luxell Technologies Incorporated (Lux Acquisition Corp.)
• Inventors: Chan, Shiun-Shang, Pan, Cheng-Hung, Yuh, Perng-Fei
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Tuan A
• Application Number:
  US15/165,396
• Time in Patent Office: 271 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2818 from a device located outside both the home and the home network access arrangements H04L12/2856; for remote control or remote monitoring of applications H04L67/025; arrangements for transmitting signals characterised by the use of a wireless eletrical link G08C17/00; telephonic communication systems adapted for combination with remote control systems H04M11/007
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2841 Wireless
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/285 Generic home appliances, e.g. refrigerators
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/70 Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]

Abstract

An automatic switching method for a smart switch is implemented in an automatic switching system having a mobile device, a wireless station, a CPnP server and at least one match switch. The method includes steps of: developing match data for establishing relationship between the mobile device and the matching switch in the CPnP server; and establishing a connection between the mobile device and the match switch by a user operation to control the match switch. When the mobile device is within wireless signal range of the wireless station to be connected with the match switch via the wireless station, the mobile device controls the match switch through the wireless station. When the mobile device is located outside the wireless signal range of the wireless station to be connected with the match switch via the CPnP server, the mobile device controls the match switch via the CPnP server.

Claims

1. An automatic switching method for a smart switch implemented in an automatic switching system that includes a mobile device, a wireless station, a commercial/consumer plug and play (CPnP) server, and at least one match switch connected with the wireless station, and the method comprising steps of:

developing match data for establishing relationship between the mobile device and the at least one matching switch in the CPnP server; and

establishing a connection between the mobile device and the at least one match switch to control the at least one match switch;

wherein when the mobile device is within a wireless signal range of the wireless station to be connected with the at least one match switch via the wireless station and detects that a first internet protocol (IP) address of the mobile device and a second IP address of the at least one match switch are in a same local area network (LAN), the mobile device controls the at least one match switch directly through the wireless station;

when the mobile device is located outside the wireless signal range of the wireless station and is connected with the at least one match switch via the CPnP server and the wireless station and the mobile device detects that the first IP address of the mobile device and the second IP address of the at least one match switch are in different LANs, the mobile device controls the at least one match switch in accordance with the match data via the CPnP server.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the mobile device is connected with the at least one match switch via an Intranet when the mobile device directly controls the at least one match switch via the wireless station.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the mobile device is connected with the at least one match switch via Internet through 3G/4G communication technique or another wireless station different from the wireless station of the at least one match switch when the mobile device controls the at least one match switch in accordance with the match data via the CPnP server.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the CPnP server performs data transfer between the mobile device and the wireless station by MD5 (Message Digest 5) or AES 256 (Advance Encryption Standard 256) encryption method when the mobile device controls the at least one match switch in accordance with the match data by the CPnP server.

5. An automatic switching system, comprising:

a CPnP server;

a mobile device connected with the CPnP server via Internet;

a wireless station having an SSID (Service Set Identifier) and connected with the mobile device via the SSID; and

at least one match switch each including a wi fi adapter and being connectable with the wireless station via the wi fi adapter, and the at least one match switch connected with the CPnP server through the wireless station via the Internet;

wherein when the mobile device is within a wireless signal range of the wireless station to be connected with the at least one match switch via the wireless station and detects that a first internet protocol (IP) address of the mobile device and a second IP address of the at least one match switch are in a same local area network (LAN), the mobile device controls the at least one match switch directly through the wireless station;

when the mobile device is located outside the wireless signal range of the wireless station and is connected with the at least one match switch via the CPnP server and the wireless station and the mobile device detects that the first IP address of the mobile device and the second IP address of the at least one match switch are in different LANs, the mobile device controls the at least one match switch in accordance with the match data via the CPnP server.

6. The automatic switching system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the mobile device is a smart phone, a tablet or a laptop.

7. The automatic switching system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the mobile device is connected with the at least one match switch via an Intranet when the mobile device controls the at least one match directly via the wireless station.