KR20070043100A - Digital cable TV receiver interworking area data broadcasting and home network device control device and method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a local data broadcast and a home network device control apparatus and method for interworking with a digital cable TV receiver, and transmits a digital broadcast through an HFC network in a cable TV broadcast station, and provides an ONU (Optical Netwrok Unit) of a small local unit: Optical network unit) Combined with client system at output terminal or apartment entrance terminal, allowed subscribers watch local data broadcasting through digital cable broadcasting receiving device, generate screen information of each device located in home, and display it as TV image. In case of inputting any device control command with the displayed TV image, the control signal of the device is transmitted to the home controller through the digital cable receiver to control the corresponding device connected to the home controller via wired or wireless according to the command. From the home controller Receiving a control result signal of the device to determine whether or not to perform the input command to display the result of the TV screen information, by controlling the desired device through the TV in the home network system is installed easily The control result according to the control request can be checked immediately, and the status of various devices in the house can be checked and controlled at a glance through the monitoring function while watching local data broadcasting.

Digital Cable, Broadcast Receiver, Home Network, Home Controller, Client, HFC, OCAP

Description

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1 is a schematic diagram of a digital cable broadcasting system and a home network system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a system block diagram of controlling local data broadcasting and home appliances by combining components of the home network system shown in FIG. 1 with digital cable broadcasting.

3 is a block diagram illustrating arrangement of components of a home controller system according to the present invention for each interface;

4 is a block diagram illustrating the hardware configuration of a client system to which the present invention is applied.

5 is a view illustrating an example of a screen displayed on a TV video screen according to the present invention.

6 is another exemplary view of a screen displayed on a TV video screen according to the present invention.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100: broadcast receiving device 102: home controller

103: client system 105: PLC, HPNA, USB, LAN, serial communication, etc.

106: WLAN, Zigbee, Bluetooth, etc. 110: RF Conbiner

111: HFC network (mixed optical coaxial cable network) 112: cable TV station

200: Open Cable Application Platform (OCA) 201: QAM Modulator

The present invention relates to home network device control, and more particularly, to a digital cable TV receiver interworking area data broadcasting and a home network device control device and method. In general, there is a problem that the advantages of the conventional home network system is reduced. Meanwhile, in recent years, digital cable broadcasting has been commercialized, and digital broadcasting can be received through a receiving device, and two-way digital data can be transmitted and received with a cable TV broadcasting station. As subscribers watch digital cable broadcasts, they have access to data broadcasts such as local information sharing, T-Commerce, and T-Government.

Therefore, in the case of displaying a home appliance that can transmit / receive two-way data with a digital cable broadcasting receiver on a TV video screen, the user can check the status of the home appliance and control the appliance through the monitoring function of the home appliance while watching local data broadcasting. Convenience is expected to increase greatly.

The present invention is to solve the above problems, the digital cable TV receiver interworking area that allows the user to easily access and conveniently monitor and control the home appliances through the digital cable TV broadcast receiver in the home network system An apparatus and method for controlling data broadcasting and home network devices are provided. In addition, a client system coupled with a cable TV station transmitting device for transmitting digital cable broadcasting and a broadcast receiving device for receiving digital cable broadcasting (built-in TV, set-top box) are connected to a wired / wireless home network of a home controller that interworks with the broadcasting receiving apparatus. A method of controlling a home network device interworking with a digital cable TV receiver including a device, comprising the steps of: (a) transmitting local data broadcasting and indoor device control video screen display data to a specific channel to a client system combined with digital cable broadcasting; b) receiving the specific channel through a broadcast receiving device and displaying the digital broadcast including the local data broadcast included in the digital broadcast and display data of the indoor device control image on the TV video screen; and (c) including the digital broadcast. Local data broadcasting and house Selecting the device control video screen display data, transmitting the selection information to the client system through the return channel of the broadcast receiving device; and (d) When any device control command is input to the displayed TV video screen In response to the command, the step of transmitting to the corresponding device connected by wired or wireless to the home controller interworking with the broadcast receiving device, and (e) retransmitting the response of the corresponding device received from the home controller interlocking with the broadcast receiving device to the home controller to display on the TV video screen. Characterized in that it comprises a display step.

Hereinafter, described in detail by the accompanying drawings as follows.

First, according to an aspect of a digital cable TV receiver interworking area data broadcasting and home network device control apparatus and method of the present invention, a home controller interworking with a digital cable broadcasting receiver in a home is connected to a home appliance and a wired / wireless network. The broadcast receiving apparatus has a return channel for exchanging information with a cable TV station. The return channel is the information data that is requested from the supplier in order to be able to create, collect and process the information in a subscriber's preferred form from various contents received from the supplier through an HFC network (mixed optical coaxial cable network). Refers to the channel to reverse transmission. In addition, the apparatus and method for interlocking local data broadcasting and home network equipment according to the present invention according to the present invention are divided into three types according to a method of transmitting local data broadcasting and device control image display data to digital cable broadcasting. can do.

(a) a method of coupling the client system to the cable TV broadcasting output terminal, (b) a method of coupling the client system to the ONU (optical network unit) output terminal, and (c) a method of connecting the client system to the apartment input terminal. There is a way to combine.

1 is a schematic diagram of a digital cable broadcasting system and a home network system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a home network system according to the present invention includes a home controller 102 and a home controller 102 connected to devices 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, and 126 in a home, and each device through a wired line 105 / wireless 106. It is composed of a TV 101 for displaying the device control monitoring screen to a specific channel of the broadcast receiving device 100 in conjunction with. As can be seen in the figure, the devices forming the home network are installed. In the drawings, for convenience, the remote meter reading device 120 includes electricity, water, and gas, and the security / disaster prevention device 121 includes a gas detector, a heat detector, an infrared detector, a magnetic switch, other sensors, and the like. An air conditioner, a washing machine, a washing machine, a refrigerator, and other information appliances are included in the 122, and the automatic control device 123 includes a gas valve controller, a temperature controller, a lighting controller, a daylight off controller, other controllers, and the like. The door phone 124, the PC 125, the printer 126, and other communication devices are constituted. The home controller 102 is connected to at least one device constituting a home network through a wired line 105 / wireless 106 to communicate with each device, and monitors and monitors any device on a TV 101 video screen. To control.

FIG. 2 is a system block diagram of controlling local data broadcasting and home appliances by combining the components of the home network system shown in FIG. 1 with digital cable broadcasting. Receives the individual data from the server 104 to the client system 103 via the Internet network, and stores web data and multimedia data based on OCAP (Open Cable Application Platform: 200) to process data encoding and streaming or A / V operation. Each signal is combined (Remux: 203), and then converted into an analog video signal through a scalable streaming interface (ASI / SMTPE: 202) to digital and output as an RF signal through a modulation (QAM Modulator: 201). Subsequently, the conventional digital cable broadcast signal 111 and the output signal of the client system 103 are transmitted to the subscriber indoor broadcast receiver 100 through the RF combiner 110.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating components of a home controller system applied to the present invention for each interface, and shows a schematic configuration of a home controller. Referring to FIG. 3, the home controller 102 wirelessly interfaces with a control unit 300, a memory 301, a storage device 302, and a communication unit 303 communicating with the broadcast receiving device 100, which performs overall control. It may be configured to include a unit 304 and a wired interface unit 305. The control unit 300 interprets the command when any command (eg, gas valve lock) is input in FIG. 6, and then corresponds to the corresponding device connected to the device via the wired line 105 / wireless 106 in response to the command. In order to control the gas valve, the corresponding device control signal is transmitted to the corresponding device through the wireless interface unit 304 or the wired interface unit 305. The wireless interface unit 304 is connected to the devices 120, 121, and 123 including the Zigbee interface module, the WLAN interface module, and the Bluetooth interface module by wireless 106 to perform communication. The wired interface unit 305 includes a PLC (Power Line Communication) interface module, an RS Series (serial communication) interface module, an Ethernet (near field communication) interface module, an HPNA (home telephone line communication) interface module, and an IEEE1394 interface module. The devices 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, and 126 are connected to the wires 105 to perform communication.

Descriptions of the wired / wireless communication method and hardware described above are already generalized and commercialized, and thus detailed descriptions thereof will be omitted, and the description will be limited to controlling devices in the home that interoperate with the broadcast receiving device 100.

4 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of a client system according to the present invention, and shows a schematic configuration of the client system. The apparatus transmits the local data broadcast and the device control video screen display data displayed under the OCAP 200 to the broadcast receiving apparatus 100. Remux PSI / PSIP / SI 205 signal audio video playback output 206 signals that transmit and format the encoded data 204 signal, program and system information, etc. after receiving the data from the server 104. Subsequently, an analog video signal is converted to digital through an extended streaming interface (ASI / SMPTE) 202 and output as an RF signal through the QAM modulator 201.

5 and 6 are exemplary views of a screen displayed on the TV video screen according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the broadcast video screen is illustrated on the TV 101, and the main video screen is displayed on the TV 101 when the broadcast receiving device 100 selects a specific channel as the remote controller 107. Each main video screen has icons 301-305, and may include an information providing screen 300 and a local advertisement banner screen 306. Looking at the function of each icon, notice (301) displays the area information or apartment information, and specifically, apartment announcements, apartment status, residents' representative activities, women's meeting activities, management office introduction, management fee content, apartment public opinion convergence room And manual meter reading. The public office news 302 may include information guide including administrative city / provincial administrative information, information guide including administrative government office information, jurisdiction elementary school class notification room, civil document issuance and reading service, government public opinion convergence room, and the like. The reservation service 303 may include a service that can be reserved such as a local movie theater, a local hospital, or a school. Ordering service 304 may be implemented including local ordering / delivery services and apartment co-purchase. The home control 305 may be executed including the home network device control of the present invention, which will be described with reference to FIG. 6.

FIG. 6 illustrates a screen displayed when the home control 305 is selected by the remote controller 107 provided with the broadcast receiving device 100 among the icons 301-305 shown in FIG. 5. Even if the icons 301-304 are selected, the image suitable for the respective contents can be displayed, but the illustration is omitted and will be described only for the home control 305. In FIG. 6, home network devices are represented by icons 401-405, and if an icon is selected, the status and device of the selected device may be controlled in the status display window 400. Here, an example in which the gas valve 402 is selected as the remote controller 107 provided with the broadcast receiving device 100 is illustrated in the status display window 400, which illustrates checking the open state of the device and locking the device.

According to the present invention, the following effects are obtained.

The user's accessibility and convenience are increased by controlling the devices while monitoring the devices in the house at a glance through the TV video screen that is most frequently encountered in real life. In addition, it is possible to check the control result in real time for the device controlled by the user's TV image screen, thereby increasing the reliability of the home network system. In addition, the user can receive two-way data broadcasting such as local information, T-Commerce, T-Government, and when going out, PDA (personal mobile terminal) or mobile phone (Mobile, Phone, Celluar Phone) Users can monitor and control indoor devices in real time through other mobile communication devices, thereby increasing the user's mobility. In addition, by using a commercially available broadcast receiver, it can be commercialized by option and individualization.

Claims (4)

Local data broadcasting linked with digital cable TV receiver and home network device control device Local data broadcasting combined with cable TV signal and indoor device control Video screen display data to specific channel Local data broadcasting through digital cable broadcasting receiver Local data broadcasting and home network devices that interoperate with digital cable TV receivers, including home controllers that generate screen information of each device located in the home and display them as a TV image while controlling the connected devices via wired or wireless. controller The method of claim 1, According to the position where the client system and the digital cable broadcasting signal is coupled, (a) a method of coupling the client system to the cable TV broadcasting output terminal, and (b) the client system to the optical network unit (ONU) output terminal. And (c) a local data broadcasting and home network device control apparatus interworking with a digital cable TV receiver comprising a method of coupling a client system to an apartment input terminal. The method of claim 1, The digital cable broadcasting receiver is one of a digital TV or a digital set-top box having a commercially available digital cable broadcasting receiving function. Local data broadcasting and home network device control method interworking with digital cable TV receiving device, and transmitting local data broadcasting and indoor device control image screen display data to specific channel in client system combined with digital cable broadcasting and included in digital broadcasting. Displaying local data broadcasting and indoor device control video screen Displaying digital broadcasting including data on the TV video screen by receiving the specific channel through a broadcast receiving device, and controlling local data broadcasting and indoor device control video screen included in digital broadcasting Selecting display data and transmitting selection information to the client system through a return channel of the broadcast receiving apparatus; and when an arbitrary device control command is input to the displayed TV video screen, Interlocking groove Digital cable TV comprising the steps of transmitting to the corresponding device connected to the wired / wireless to the controller and transmitting the response of the corresponding device received from the home controller in conjunction with the broadcast receiving device to the home controller to display on the TV video screen Local data broadcasting and control method of home network device interworking with receiver

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