KR20170057487A - Tate recognition method of control apparatus using mobile remocon system - Google Patents

Abstract

A state recognition method and state recognition apparatus for a control apparatus using a mobile remote control system are disclosed. A method of recognizing a state of the present invention comprises the steps of: displaying a control button of a home appliance on an icon on a terminal display; displaying an icon corresponding to a power button of the icon on an icon of the home appliance with an Internet of Things (IoT) (IoT) power meter, the step of receiving the information on the current power consumption using the IoT (Internet of Things) power meter, There is an effect that the operation state of the corresponding home appliance can be judged by comparing the variation amount.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a state recognition method and state recognition apparatus for a control apparatus using a mobile remote control system,

The present invention relates to a state recognition method, and more particularly, to a state recognition method using a remote control capable of monitoring a state of a corresponding control device by utilizing a change in power consumption before and after generation of an IR (Infrared) To a state recognition method and state recognition apparatus for a control apparatus using a remote control system.

Generally, there are many types of home appliances in the home, and a remote control for each appliances is provided for controlling the operation of home appliances. Therefore, a plurality of remote controllers must be provided in a home, and a user must find and operate the remote controller for a specific home appliance operation.

In reality, it is a reality that a remote control is lost in a home because it does not place the remote control at a specific position. Therefore, the remote control of home appliances to increase the convenience of living causes a discomfort in living.

In order to prevent this, a multi-remote controller has appeared. This allows remote control codes of different makers to be mounted on one remote controller so that the user can fetch remote control codes for each manufacturer of the appliance. Of course, the remote control code setting of the multi-remote controller searches for a remote control code corresponding to the home appliance through predetermined communication with the home appliance, and the user sets a code of the multi-remote controller corresponding to one home appliance. Therefore, when a remote controller of a plurality of types of home appliances is lost, there arises a problem that a multi remote controller must be provided for each kind of lost home appliances.

In addition, the multi-remote controller has a plurality of buttons for operating a plurality of types of home appliances, so that a plurality of buttons of the multi-remote controller are not required for controlling a certain type of home appliances. Accordingly, the user may be confused with the use of the multi-remote controller, which results in a problem that the multi-remote controller is inconvenient to use.

A method for remotely controlling a home appliance by installing a button on the terminal and controlling the home appliance by using the button may be proposed.

However, the mobile communication terminal has an effect of easily controlling a plurality of home appliances, but there is no method of confirming the current operation state of the home appliances to be controlled.

KR Patent Registration No. 10-1361024 (Feb.

In order to solve such a problem, the present invention provides a state recognizing method and a state recognizing apparatus of a control apparatus using a mobile remote control system capable of checking state information of a home appliance when controlling a home appliance using a mobile communication terminal The purpose.

The present invention provides a state recognition method and a state recognition device of a control device using a mobile remote control system that can check the state information of a home appliance when the home appliance is controlled by using a mobile communication terminal For other purposes.

An IR bridge for transmitting an infrared (IR) signal for controlling a home appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention to solve such a problem, and button data for controlling the home appliance with the IR bridge A method of recognizing a state of a control device using a mobile remote control system capable of controlling at least one home electric appliance by transmitting the at least one home appliance, comprising the steps of: (a) displaying one or more selected control buttons as icons on a terminal display; Receiving information about current power consumption of a corresponding home appliance using an Internet of Things (IoT) power meter when the icon corresponding to the button is activated; and (c) if the current power consumption is received in step (b) Turning on the home appliances and receiving information about the current power usage with an Internet of Things (IoT) power meter, wherein the terminal controller controls the IoT power < RTI ID = 0.0 > The operating state of the corresponding home appliance can be determined by comparing the amount of change in the amount of power consumption transmitted from the meter.

In order to solve such a problem, an IR bridge for transmitting an infrared (IR) signal for controlling a home appliance according to another embodiment of the present invention and button data for controlling the home appliance with the IR Bridge A method of recognizing a state of a control device using a mobile remote control system capable of controlling at least one home appliance by transmitting at least one selected control button to a terminal display unit by using an icon, (C) when the icon displayed in the step (b) is activated, the terminal control unit transmits data on the control button of the corresponding icon to the IR bridge; and (c) To the corresponding home appliance.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a device for recognizing a state of a control device using a mobile remote control system, the device including a terminal for displaying control buttons for controlling at least one home appliance, An IR bridge for receiving an infrared (IR) signal for controlling the household appliance by receiving data for a control button, and an Internet of Things (IoT) for collecting information on the power consumption of the household appliance, And a power meter, wherein when the icon corresponding to the power button of the icon is activated, the terminal transmits information about the current power consumption of the corresponding home appliance and the power consumption after turning on the power of the home appliance to the Internet of Things (IoT) It compares the fluctuation amount of the received power consumption received from the power meter and judges the operation state of the corresponding household appliance can do.

Therefore, according to the state recognition method and state recognition apparatus of the control apparatus using the mobile remote control system of the present invention, it is possible to easily control a plurality of home appliances and check the state of the control apparatus using the mobile communication terminal, There is an effect that it can be utilized for service using the state of the apparatus.

In addition, according to the state recognition method and state recognition apparatus of the control apparatus using the mobile remote control system of the present invention, there is no fear of loss because the mobile communication terminal is always portable.

In addition, according to the state recognition method and state recognition apparatus of the control apparatus using the mobile remote control system of the present invention, each of the mobile communication terminals of each home member can be used as a remote controller for remote control of home appliances, The effect of increasing the convenience is obtained.

1 is a block diagram of a control device using a mobile remote control system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a detailed configuration diagram of a terminal according to the present invention,
3 is a detailed configuration diagram of the server of the present invention,
4 is a detailed configuration diagram of the IR bridge of the present invention,
5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a remote control button of a mobile terminal according to the present invention.
6 is a view showing an example of configuring a button on a desktop screen,
FIG. 7 is a view showing buttons by page as an example,
8 is a view showing an example of a button setting icon,
9 exemplifies the model selection screen of Fig. 9,
10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a control button icon of the present invention,
11 is a diagram illustrating an icon for activating the button providing screen of the present invention,
And,
12 is a diagram illustrating a change in power consumption.

It is to be understood that the words or words used in the present specification and claims are not to be construed in a conventional or dictionary sense and that the inventor can properly define the concept of a term in order to describe its invention in the best possible way And should be construed in light of the meanings and concepts consistent with the technical idea of the present invention.

Throughout the specification, when an element is referred to as "comprising ", it means that it can include other elements as well, without excluding other elements unless specifically stated otherwise. It should be noted that the terms such as " part, "" module, " .

It is to be understood that the term "and / or" throughout the specification includes all possible combinations from one or more related items. For example, the meaning of "first item, second item and / or third item" may be presented from two or more of the first, second or third items as well as the first, second or third item It means a combination of all the items that can be.

Identification codes (e.g., a, b, c, ...) in each step throughout the specification are used for convenience of description, and the identification codes do not limit the order of each step, Unless the context clearly states a particular order, it may take place differently from the stated order. That is, each step may occur in the same order as described, may be performed substantially concurrently, or may be performed in reverse order.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a main configuration diagram of a state recognizing apparatus of a control apparatus using a mobile remote control system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The state recognizing apparatus of the present invention includes a mobile communication terminal, And the power consumption of the power meter is checked to confirm the operation state of the corresponding home appliance.

Referring to the drawings, the state recognizing apparatus of the present invention receives data on control buttons of a terminal 100 and a control button for controlling one or more home appliances, (IR) 200 for transmitting an infrared (IR) signal for controlling the operation of the home appliances 300 and an Internet of Things (IoT) power meter 500 for collecting information on the power consumption of the home appliances When the icon corresponding to the power button among the displayed icons is activated, the terminal 100 transmits information about the current power consumption of the corresponding home appliance and the power consumption after turning on the power of the home appliance to the IoT power meter 500, and compares the variation amount of the received power consumption to determine the operation state of the corresponding home appliance.

The terminal 100 performs wireless communication and Internet communication like a normal smart phone and sends data to the IR (Infrared) bridge 200 for data on the control buttons of each home appliance and communicates with the server 400 And can be connected to request data or display data to be transmitted.

In the present invention, the control button means a button capable of operating each home appliance, for example, a power on / off button, a channel up / down button, a volume up / down button,

In the present invention, for convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the terminal transmits the first selected control button data to the IR bridge 200, and the IR bridge 200 transmits the IR signal capable of directly controlling the home appliance.

Accordingly, it is needless to say that the IR bridge 200 is omitted when the terminal 100 can directly generate and transmit an IR signal for controlling home appliances.

In the present invention, a terminal capable of displaying an application related to button control of each home appliance through wireless communication will be described. However, for convenience of description, the following description will be made with reference to a smart phone.

2, the terminal 100 includes a user application (App) unit for setting a button for controlling the household appliance and executing an application that is operated to transmit data for the corresponding button A terminal controller 120 for driving the application and controlling the output of the button data, a key input unit 130, a storage unit 160 for storing data related to home appliances, a terminal display unit 120, IoT power meter 500 and a wireless transmission unit 170 capable of transmitting and receiving data to and from the IR bridge 200. [

The user application (App) unit 150 is configured to download and store related apps through an application store or access the server 400 through a mobile communication network, and download the applications.

Preferably, the application may be installed through the authentication process of the server 400 during the installation of the application (App).

That is, although the present invention can access the server 400 operated as a web site and download and install the app, it is also possible to use a method of uploading an application suitable for each OS to the app store regardless of whether it is the IOS system or the Android system .

The process of downloading and installing the application (App) and the step of authentication are general, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The key input unit 130 is configured to be able to input data for a corresponding key using a touch screen or a keypad, and includes keys necessary for controlling a normal smartphone function and specific buttons for setting a remote control button of the present invention .

The storage unit 160 includes a memory for storing information related to button data of each home appliance in a database.

The DB of the storage unit 160 stores data related to the main buttons for controlling the respective home appliances. When specific buttons of the home appliances displayed on the terminal display unit 120 are input, And is transmitted to the IR bridge 200 through the wireless transmission unit 170.

The storage unit 160 stores data that the IR bridge 200 can recognize for each control button.

The storage unit 160 preferably stores the control button data in a table for each household appliance manufacturer, product, model, and button.

Such home appliances can be air conditioners, TVs, set-top boxes, audio, vacuum cleaners, DVDs, home theaters, projectors, Blu-ray players, game consoles, fans, dehumidifiers and humidifiers.

Also, the storage unit 160 stores an appropriate icon for the corresponding button so that it can be displayed when the icon is selected.

For example, referring to FIG. 6, the icon for the channel up-down button is displayed as "«, »" and the volume up-down button is displayed as "Δ, ∇".

The storage unit 160 may store data that can be recognized by the IR bridge 200. However, in case that the terminal has a direct IR transmission function, an IR transmission It may store data and transmit it to a home appliance.

The wireless transmission unit 170 is configured to transmit and receive data to and from the IoT power meter 500 and the IR bridge 200 through various communication methods (wireless communication, Bluetooth, WiFi, Zigbee, etc.).

When the IR bridge 200 is used, the wireless transmission unit 170 transmits control button data that can be recognized by the IR bridge 200. In the case where direct IR signal transmission is possible, the wireless transmission unit 170 transmits an IR Signal can be transmitted.

The terminal display unit 120 operates as a display device for displaying data received through a normal communication interface 110. In the present invention, a device for displaying buttons for controlling each home appliance and information about the power consumption are displayed As shown in Fig.

The terminal control unit 140 sets control buttons for controlling each home appliance by executing an application and when the corresponding control button is operated, the control button data stored in the storage unit 160 is read out, and the wireless transmission unit 170 To the IR Bridge (200).

Specifically, the terminal control unit 140 performs an operation such as normal call and character transmission through the communication interface 110, or stores it in a user app (App) unit 150 according to a specific button input of the key input unit 130 And displays the control buttons on the terminal display unit 120 as an icon. When any one of the displayed icons is operated, the corresponding button data is read from the storage unit 160 and the IR Bridge 200 recognizes And transmits the data that can be transmitted through the wireless transmission unit 170.

At this time, it is possible to transmit one or more data and button data of each manufacturer, product, or model to the transmitted data.

If the model is selected, the model data and the button data can be transmitted if the model can distinguish the manufacturer from the product. If the model is different from one manufacturer to another, So that the data can be recognized.

To this end, the app installed in the terminal should be configured to select a plurality of home appliances and to set control buttons for controlling the operation of the home appliances.

The display of the control buttons may be displayed on a desktop (home screen), a home page may be configured as a page, and buttons for operating the home appliance may be displayed on the corresponding page.

Referring to the drawing showing an example of icons on the desktop screen of FIG. 6, control buttons of a home appliance preferred or frequently used by a user are displayed as icons on a desktop screen. For example, Are set and displayed.

Referring to the drawing, the power button 121 is displayed on the upper right of the terminal display unit 120, the channel up / down buttons 122a and 122b are displayed in the middle of the left display, the volume up / down buttons 123a and 123b and the silent button 123c are displayed in the middle, And the other related keys 124 are shown at the bottom.

 7, buttons corresponding to TVs are set on a specific page, and on the upper side, a "TV (" 125) ", and the buttons 126 related to the TV control may be displayed at the lower end thereof.

Preferably, the buttons on the home screen of the terminal are displayed on the home appliances which can always be used. In the page-by-page setting screen, the control buttons may be different for each manufacturer and model of household appliances, The control buttons can be set according to the products and models according to the manufacturing company.

Accordingly, the storage unit 160 of the terminal stores data for each manufacturer, product, model, and control buttons, and transmits corresponding data according to the operation of the button.

When the icon corresponding to the power button among the icons displayed on the terminal display unit 120 is activated, the terminal control unit 140 receives information on the current power consumption amount of the corresponding home appliance by the IoT power meter 500, It is possible to judge the operation state of the corresponding home appliance by turning on the power of the home appliance and receiving the information about the current power consumption with the IoT power meter.

Referring to the drawing illustrating the change in the amount of power consumption in Fig. 12, it is possible to confirm the state (1) before the power supply of the corresponding household appliance is turned on and the state change (2) after the power supply is turned on.

The IOT power meter 500 receiving the power consumption request from the terminal control unit 140 may provide the graphical form of power consumption as shown in FIG. 12 and provide the processed data, It is desirable to provide a tabular table so that the user can easily and accurately grasp the change in power consumption.

That is, when the icon corresponding to the power button is operated, the terminal control unit 140 requests the power consumption amount information to the IoT power meter 500 through the wireless transmission unit 170, and then receives the power consumption amount information.

Thereafter, when the icon corresponding to the power button is reactivated, the terminal control unit 140 transmits the power button data set to the power button of the corresponding home appliance to the IR bridge 200, and the IR bridge 200 transmits the corresponding IR signal And the home appliance is turned on when it is generated and transmitted to the home appliance.

After the household appliances are powered on, the terminal control unit 140 receives information on the power consumption by the IoT power meter 500 and recognizes the state of the home appliances by changing the amount of power consumption.

Accordingly, the IR bridge 200 receives the control button data provided by the terminal, that is, the button data for controlling the specific home appliance, by communicating with the terminal, and generates and transmits an IR signal for controlling the home appliance .

The IR bridge 200 includes a communication unit 210 for communicating with the terminal 100 and an IR storage unit 250 for storing IR signal data corresponding to the control button data received from the terminal in a table The IR control unit 220 reads the IR signal data corresponding to the control button data received from the IR storage unit 250 and transmits the control signal to the IR generation unit 230. [ And transmits the generated IR signal to the home appliance through the IR transmitter 240 so that the home appliance can be operated.

For example, when the power supply data of the corresponding home appliance is received from the terminal 100 by the communication unit 210, the IR control unit 220 reads the IR signal data of the home appliance corresponding to the power supply data from the storage unit 250 The IR generator 230 generates an IR signal in accordance with the IR signal format of the corresponding home appliance and transmits the generated IR signal to the home appliance through the IR transmitter 240. [

Meanwhile, the control button data and the IR signal data stored in the IR storage unit 250 can be stored separately for each product and for each control button for each model by the maker, and the control button data and the IR signal data transmitted and received between the terminal 100 and the IR bridge 200 Of course, can be transmitted in another format if necessary.

IoT (Internet of Things) Power Meter (500) is a technology that combines IoT technology with existing power equipment technology as an intelligent power network. It exchanges real-time power information in both directions by the supplier and the consumer to optimize power efficiency. Which is a technology that can raise the price.

IoT technology is a technology that connects all things to the network. It means that the devices are connected with the power network as technologies that provide convenience by applying the sensor from the appliance unit to the building unit and the whole city unit to enable network communication. The IoT power meter 500 of the present invention operates to measure a change in power consumption and transmit the usage amount. However, the present invention explains that the power consumption of the corresponding home appliance is measured and transmitted when the power consumption of the terminal 100 is requested .

The server 400 operates as a Web server and operates as a platform of the IR bridge 200 of the present invention and is operated to transmit the remote control profile to the terminal 100.

In addition, the server 400 may transmit the related application when the application transmission request is received from the terminal 100 according to the preset program, and configure the application 400 to perform the authentication step when installing the application.

To this end, the server 400 includes a DB 440 for storing button data for each manufacturer of the household appliance, a data provider 430 for transmitting the data stored in the DB 440 to the terminal 100, A user authentication unit 420 of the server, and a server control unit 410 for controlling the above-described devices.

The DB 440 stores button data related to the remote control button providing method of the mobile terminal of the present invention. The DB 440 includes a DB 441 for each manufacturer, a DB 442 for each product, a DB 443 for each model, And button data related to the button 444, respectively, and then transmits the corresponding data to the terminal 100 periodically or upon request.

That is, the server control unit 410 is operated to read and transmit the corresponding data when the button data request for each manufacturer, product, and model is received from the terminal 100. [

It is a matter of course that the communication between the terminal 100 and the server 400 may be performed through wireless communication, network communication through a LAN (Local Area Network), or WAN (Wide Area Network).

The server 400 is connected to the manager PC so that the button data can be added or corrected by manufacturer, product, and model newly added.

In the present invention, the server 400 is excluded and the terminal 100 can store button data for each manufacturer, product, and model through the installation of an app. .

When the server 400 stores the button data for each manufacturer, product, and model, if there is a data request from the terminal 100, the data providing unit 430 transmits the corresponding data to the terminal 100 Respectively.

In addition, the server 400 may store the application related to the remote control button of the present invention in the DB 440, and configure the program to be installed in the authenticated terminal

This setting method will be described in detail below.

Hereinafter, a method of recognizing the state of the control apparatus using the mobile remote control system of the present invention will be described using the above-described configuration.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a remote control button of a mobile terminal according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, a method of providing a remote control button of a mobile terminal of the present invention includes: (S210 to S270) of storing data for each control button, a step S280 of displaying one or more selected control buttons as icons, and a power consumption transmitting and receiving step (S290 to S380).

When the server 400 is used to install an application related to the present invention on the terminal 100, the terminal 400 accesses the server 400 and requests an application (S210).

The server control unit 410 receiving the application request from the terminal 100 transmits the related application to the terminal 100 (S220).

At this time, if necessary, the user authentication unit 420 can transmit data after authentication.

The terminal control unit 140 stores and installs the application received through the communication interface 110 in the user application unit 150 (S230).

On the other hand, if the server 400 is not configured, the related application can be downloaded and stored via an app store or the like.

Once the application is installed, for example, a specific icon may be displayed on the screen.

8, when the application is installed, a "button setting" icon is displayed on the application screen of the terminal display unit 120. [0054] FIG.

These "button settings" icons can be used to set or initialize buttons for the first time.

After installing the application, the terminal 100 performs steps for installing buttons for controlling a specific home appliance (S250 to S270).

First, it is possible to select whether the buttons are installed on a home screen, that is, on a desktop or on a page (S240).

When a desktop is set, buttons for a model of a specific home appliance are installed on the desktop, and when a page is selected, a specific home appliance can be registered for each page.

After selecting the desktop or page screen in step S250, the terminal control unit 140 displays a model selection screen so that control buttons for a specific home appliance can be set (S250).

9, a selection screen for selecting a remote control button of the mobile terminal according to the present invention can be selected by manufacturer, product, and model on the terminal display unit 120 .

First, when the manufacturer of the home appliance is selected, the terminal control unit 140 displays the manufacturer stored in the storage unit 160 in a pop-up window or a down page so that the user can select the manufacturer. If the manufacturer is selected, Allows you to select products.

As described above, the product displays a TV, an electric fan, an air conditioner and the like, and if selected, displays the model name next.

When a model is selected in the same manner, the terminal control unit 140 displays an icon (e.g., a power button, a channel up-down button, a volume, and the like) including the button data corresponding to the selected manufacturer, product, (S260).

These icons are buttons for controlling manufacturers, products, and models, and may include a power button, a channel up-down button, a volume up-down button, an operation button, and the like.

When a model is selected and a button for controlling the model is selected, the terminal control unit 140 stores the icon in the storage unit 160 while displaying the icon on a desktop or page screen (S270).

If an icon is set on the desktop in step S240, various control buttons for the same model may be installed, or only a power on / off button of various home appliances may be installed on the desktop, or a button for one model or various models Of course.

In addition, when buttons for controlling a specific home appliance are provided for each page, it is preferable that the control buttons for the home appliance of the same model are installed on one page and another page is provided when another home appliance is set.

When the button icon is set on the desktop (home screen) by repeating steps S210 to S270, the corresponding button is always displayed on the home screen of the terminal as shown in Fig. 6, Related data corresponding to each model and button is transmitted to the IR bridge 200. The IR bridge 200 reads the received data and generates an IR signal required for the button operation of the corresponding home appliance at step S320, Upon transmission to the device (S330), the corresponding home appliance performs an operation corresponding to the button.

If steps S210 to S270 are repeated to set the buttons of a specific home appliance on a page-by-page basis, the application related to the present invention can be displayed as an app on the home screen.

An example of the activation icon in Fig. 11 is shown as "IR remote control ".

When the power button icon displayed on the home screen is clicked (S290) or the "IR remote control" icon is clicked (activated) and the power button icon of the corresponding home appliance is clicked, To the IoT power meter 500 at step S300.

The IoT power meter 500 receiving the power consumption request from the terminal 100 measures the power consumption of the corresponding home appliance and transmits it to the terminal 100 (S310).

The terminal control unit 140 stores the transmitted power usage amount in the terminal storage unit 160 and when the power button icon is re-selected in step S320, the terminal control unit 140 transmits the power usage amount to the IR bridge 200, (S330). ≪ / RTI >

The IR control unit 220 receiving the power button data from the terminal 100 to the communication unit 210 reads the IR signal data corresponding to the power button of the home appliance transmitted from the IR storage unit 250, An IR signal is generated at step S340.

When the IR signal is generated in step S340, the IR controller 220 transmits the generated IR signal through the IR transmitter 240 (S350).

Then, the terminal control unit 140 requests the IoT power meter 500 through the wireless transmission unit 170 to request the power consumption information of the corresponding home appliance at step S360.

The IoT power meter 500 receiving the power consumption request from the terminal 100 measures the power consumption of the corresponding home appliance and transmits it to the terminal 100 (S370).

The terminal control unit 140, which receives the power usage amount before turning on the power of the home appliance and the power usage amount after turning on the power through the step S290 to step S370, checks the variation amount of the power consumption amount, (S380).

The terminal control unit 140 may display the amount of usage before and after using the table in the terminal display unit 120 so that the user can also recognize the state of the power fluctuation amount in step S380.

After the above steps are performed and the state of the corresponding home appliance is determined, a control button icon displayed on the home screen is clicked or an "IR remote control" icon is clicked Related data corresponding to each manufacturer, product, model, and button is transmitted to the IR bridge 200. The IR bridge 200 reads the received data and transmits the IR signal required for the button operation of the corresponding home appliance And transmits it to the home appliance, the home appliance performs the operation corresponding to the button.

As described above, according to the state recognition method and state recognition apparatus of the control apparatus using the mobile remote control system of the present invention, the buttons for operating the respective home appliances can be installed in a terminal such as a smart phone, It is possible to effectively control the household appliances because the appliance can be operated, and it is also possible to check the operation state of the home appliances, and it is possible to utilize the service for the service using the state of the legacy appliance in the remote control.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is evident that many alternatives, modifications and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

100: terminal 110: communication interface
120: terminal display unit 130: key input unit
140: Terminal control unit 150: User App part
160: storage unit 170: wireless transmission unit
200: IR Bridge 210:
220: IR control unit 230: IR generating unit
240: IR transmitting unit 250: IR storing unit
300: Home appliance 400: Server
500: IoT power meter

Claims (10)

An IR bridge for transmitting an infrared (IR) signal for controlling one or more home appliances; and a mobile device for controlling one or more home appliances by transmitting button data for controlling the home appliances with the IR Bridge A method of recognizing a state of a control device using a remote control system,
(a) displaying one or more selected control buttons as icons on a terminal display;
(b) when the icon corresponding to the power button among the icons is activated, receiving information on the current power usage amount of the corresponding home appliance using an Internet of Things (IoT) power meter;
(c) when the current power usage amount is received in the step (b), powering on the corresponding home appliance and receiving information about the current power usage amount with the Internet of Things (IoT) power meter;
Wherein the terminal control unit compares the variation amount of the amount of electric power used in the IoT power meter to determine the operation state of the home appliance.
The method according to claim 1,
The step (c)
(c-1) transmitting data corresponding to the power button to the IR bridge and transmitting an infrared signal to the IR bridge for turning on the power of the corresponding household appliance to the household appliance; and
(c-2) receiving information on the current power consumption from the terminal control unit with the Internet of Things (IoT) power meter;
The method comprising the steps of:
3. The method of claim 2,
(d) if the icon displayed in step (a) is activated, the terminal control unit transmits data on the control button of the corresponding icon to the IR bridge;
(e) the IR Bridge transmits an IR (Infrared) signal for the data received in the step (d) to a corresponding home appliance;
The method further comprising the step of:
The method according to claim 1,
The step (c)
(c-1) receiving power supply data of a corresponding home appliance from the terminal;
(c-2) reading the IR signal data of the household appliance corresponding to the power supply data from the storage unit to generate an IR signal; and
(c-3) transmitting the generated IR signal to a home appliance through an IR transmitter;
The method comprising the steps of:
An IR bridge for transmitting an infrared (IR) signal for controlling one or more home appliances; and a mobile device for controlling one or more home appliances by transmitting button data for controlling the home appliances with the IR Bridge A method of recognizing a state of a control device using a remote control system,
(a) displaying one or more selected control buttons as icons on a terminal display;
(b) when the icon displayed in step (b) is activated, the terminal control unit transmits data on the control button of the corresponding icon to the IR bridge;
(c) the IR bridge transmits an IR signal to the corresponding home appliance in response to the data received in the step (b);
The method further comprising the step of:
6. The method of claim 5,
The step (b)
(b-1) receiving information on the current power consumption of the corresponding home appliance using an Internet of Things (IoT) power meter when an icon corresponding to the power button is activated; and
(b-2) when receiving the current power consumption amount in the step (b-1), powering on the corresponding home appliance and receiving information about the power consumption amount with the Internet of Things (IoT) power meter;
Wherein the terminal control unit compares a variation amount of power consumption transmitted from the IoT power meter to determine an operation state of the home appliance.
6. The method of claim 5,
The step (c)
(c-1) receiving control button data of the corresponding home appliance from the terminal;
(c-2) reading the IR signal data of the corresponding home appliance corresponding to the control button data from the storage unit to generate an IR signal; and
(c-3) transmitting the generated IR signal to a home appliance through an IR transmitter;
The method comprising the steps of:
A terminal for displaying control buttons for controlling one or more home appliances as icons;
An infrared bridge (IR bridge) for receiving data on a control button of the terminal and transmitting an infrared (IR) signal for controlling the home appliance;
An Internet of Things (IoT) power meter that collects information on the power usage of household appliances;
When the icon corresponding to the power button of the icon is activated, the terminal transmits information on the current power consumption of the corresponding home appliance and the power consumption after turning on the power of the home appliance, to the Internet of Things (IoT) And determines a state of operation of the home appliance by comparing the variation amount of the received electric power usage with the amount of variation in the received electric power consumption.
9. The method of claim 8,
The terminal
When the icon corresponding to the power button among the icons is activated, the IR bridge transmits power button data to the IR bridge to turn on the power of the corresponding home appliance, and the IR bridge transmits an IR signal for turning on the power of the corresponding home appliance Next, the state recognition apparatus of the control apparatus using the mobile remote control system receives the information on the electric power consumption with the Internet of Things (IoT) electric power meter.
10. The method of claim 9,
The IR Bridge
Receiving power supply data of the corresponding household appliance from the terminal, reading the IR signal data of the household appliance corresponding to the power supply data from the storage section to generate an IR signal, and transmitting the generated IR signal to the household appliance Wherein the mobile remote control system is operable to transmit the remote control signal.

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