TWI617153B - Remote control system and method for setting up a remote connection - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a method for setting a remote connection, comprising: connecting a first electronic device to a second electronic device; and a portable electronic device transmitting a device permission information, a router information, and a login information to the first The electronic device is connected to a router according to the router information; the first electronic device logs in to a cloud server according to the login information; the first electronic device stores the device permission information to the cloud server a cloud resource; the at least one third electronic device logs in to the cloud server according to the login information and accesses the cloud resource; and the at least one third electronic device establishes a connection with the first electronic device according to the device permission information.

Description

Remote control system and remote connection setting method

The present invention relates to a system and method, and more particularly to a remote control system and method of setting a remote connection.

Internet Of Things (IOT) is the ability to carry all the products (objects) in life with sensing technology and network connectivity. For example, refrigerators, cars, air conditioners, dehumidifiers and other home appliances can be connected to the Internet, and through the data collected at any time, actively provide you with the necessary information at the right time.

Generally, a user executes an application by using a portable electronic device (for example, a smart phone) to connect to an electrical product at home, and then sends a corresponding control command to control the electrical product. However, to connect the portable electronic device (such as a smart phone) to the home electrical product, the portable electronic device and the electrical product must be located in the same regional network (if the user is at home) The built-in local area network can achieve the setting of connecting the portable electronic device to the electrical product, and the other portable electronic device in the local area network cannot complete the connection setting, which causes great inconvenience.

In view of this, the present invention provides a remote control system and a method for setting a remote connection to solve the above problems.

The present invention discloses a method for setting a remote connection, comprising: connecting a first electronic device to a second electronic device; and a portable electronic device transmitting a device permission information, a router information, and a login information to the first The electronic device is connected to a router according to the router information; the first electronic device logs in to a cloud server according to the login information; the first electronic device stores the device permission information to the cloud server a cloud resource; the at least one third electronic device logs in to the cloud server according to the login information and accesses the cloud resource; and the at least one third electronic device establishes a connection with the first electronic device according to the device permission information.

The present invention further discloses a remote control system including a cloud server, a first electronic device, a portable electronic device, and at least a third electronic device. The first electronic device is connected to a second electronic device. The portable electronic device is configured to transmit a device authority information, a router information, and a login information to the first electronic device. The at least one third electronic device is connected to the cloud server. The first electronic device is connected to a router according to the router information, and the first electronic device is logged in to the cloud server according to the login information, and the first electronic device stores the device permission information to the cloud. a cloud resource of the server, so that the at least one third electronic device accesses the cloud resource to obtain the device permission information, and the at least one third electronic device transmits the device according to the device permission information and the cloud server An electronic device establishes a connection.

The present invention provides a remote connection setting method, in which a user in the same regional network as the first electronic device executes an application of the portable electronic device to generate device permission information to set a remote end Whether the third electronic device can be connected to the first electronic device via the cloud server to control the operation of the second electronic device without the need for the third electronic device to be in the local area network to be compatible with the first electronic device Make settings. Therefore, the problem of the inability to complete the connection setting in the same local area network in the prior art is solved.

100‧‧‧Remote control system

200‧‧‧Cloud Server

202‧‧‧Cloud resources

203‧‧‧Device list information

204‧‧‧Device Authority Information

300‧‧‧First electronic device

302‧‧‧First wireless module

304‧‧‧Microcontroller

306‧‧‧Transport interface

400‧‧‧Portable electronic devices

402‧‧‧Second wireless module

404‧‧‧ processor

406‧‧‧ storage module

4061‧‧‧Application

408‧‧‧ display module

409‧‧‧Setting menu

500‧‧‧Second electronic device

502‧‧‧Transport interface

504‧‧‧Microcontroller

506‧‧‧ sensor

600A, 600B, 600C‧‧‧ third electronic device

602A‧‧‧3rd wireless module

604A‧‧‧ processor

606A‧‧‧ storage module

608A‧‧‧ display module

700‧‧‧ router

800‧‧‧Regional Network

R, W‧‧ spaces

S100, S102, S104, S106, S108, S110, S112, S114, S116, S118, S120, S122, S124, S126, S128, S130, S132, S134‧‧

1 is a schematic diagram of a remote control system according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a display menu displayed on a display module according to an embodiment of the present invention; and 3A and 3B are the first embodiment of the present invention; A flowchart of a remote connection setting method of an embodiment.

Please refer to FIG. 1. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a remote control system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The remote control system 100 of the present invention includes a cloud server 200, a first electronic device 300, a portable electronic device 400, a second electronic device 500, and at least a third electronic device. The first electronic device 300, the portable electronic device 400, and the third electronic device can be coupled to the cloud server 200 via a connected communication network, such as through any wired or wireless communication network, such as the Internet or a 3G network. And/or wireless local area network (WLAN), etc. Wait. Moreover, the first electronic device 300 and the portable electronic device 400 can communicate with each other via a communication network to transmit information, and the third electronic device and the first electronic device 300 can also communicate with each other via a communication network to transmit information. The portable electronic device 400 and the third electronic device can be a digital personal assistant (PDA), a smart phone, a tablet, a mobile phone, and a mobile Internet device. MID), a notebook computer, a computer for a car, a game device or any type of mobile computing device, however, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the invention is not limited thereto.

The first electronic device 300 can include a first wireless module 302, a microcontroller 304, and a transmission interface 306. The first wireless module 302 can be a wireless communication module, a second generation mobile communication module, a third generation mobile communication module, a fourth generation mobile communication module, or a fifth generation mobile communication module. To support corresponding communication protocols, such as Wi-Fi (such as IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n), Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), Enhanced Data GSM Environment (EDGE), and code division multiplexing access. System (CDMA), High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA), and communication protocols such as Wi-MAX. The remote control system 100 of the present invention further includes a router 700, and the first wireless module 302 of the first electronic device 300 is connected to the cloud server 200 through the router 700, and logs into the cloud server 200 by using a login message. To access or write to one of the cloud servers 202 of the cloud server 202. The login information includes a login account and a login password corresponding to the login account.

The microcontroller 304 can be an integrated chip, which has a central processing unit, a memory, a timer/counter, an input/output interface and the like integrated therein, and has the advantages of simple input and output interface and small size. The transmission interface 306 is coupled The microcontroller 304 transmits data to the microcontroller 304. The transmission interface 306 can include a plurality of ports, such as an RS232 port, a serial Peripheral Interface Bus (SPI) port, an Inter-Interlated Circuit (I2C) port, and/or a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port.

The second electronic device 500 can be a household electrical appliance, such as an air conditioner, a television, a dehumidifier, an audio or an electric fan. The second electronic device 500 includes a transmission interface 502, which may be an RS232 port, a Serial Peripheral Interface Bus (SPI) port, an Inter-Interlated Circuit (I2C) port, or One of the Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports. For example, when the transmission interface 502 has an RS232 port, it can be connected to the RS232 port of the transmission interface 306 of the first electronic device 300 to transmit information to each other. The second electronic device 500 can further include a microcontroller 504 and a sensor 506. The sensor 506 can be used to detect device information such as temperature or humidity. The microcontroller 504 can transmit the device information to the transmission interface 502. Output.

The portable electronic device 400 can include a second wireless module 402, a processor 404, a storage module 406, and a display module 408. The second wireless module 402 can be a wireless communication module, a second generation mobile communication module, a third generation mobile communication module, a fourth generation mobile communication module, or a fifth generation mobile communication module. Group to support corresponding communication protocols, such as Wi-Fi (such as IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n), Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), Enhanced Data GSM Environment (EDGE), and code division multiplexing Take the system (CDMA), High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA), and communication protocols such as Wi-MAX. Portable electronic equipment The device 400 can be directly connected to the cloud server 200 by using the second wireless module 402 or connected to the cloud server 200 via the router 700. The portable electronic device 400 then logs in to the cloud server 200 by using the login information to access the cloud resource 202 of the cloud server 200. Therefore, the first electronic device 300 and the portable electronic device 400 log in to the cloud server 200 by using the same login information, thereby accessing the cloud resource 202.

The storage module 406 can be a random access memory (RAM), a flash memory, a read-only memory (ROM), and an erasable programmable read only Memory (EPROM), Electronically-Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EEPROM), scratchpad, hard disk, portable disk, CD-ROM (Compact Disc) Read-Only Memory (CD-ROM) or any other computer readable storage media format known in the art. The processor 404 is coupled to the storage module 406 and can execute an application 4061 in the storage module 406 and display related information on the display module 408. The display module 408 can be a touch display module as an input interface of the portable electronic device 400.

The remote control system 100 of the present invention can include a plurality of third electronic devices. Each of the third electronic devices can include a third wireless module, a processor, a storage module, and a display module. The third wireless module is a wireless communication module, a second generation mobile communication module, a third generation mobile communication module, a fourth generation mobile communication module, or a fifth generation mobile communication module. To support corresponding communication protocols, such as Wi-Fi (such as IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n), Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), Enhanced Data GSM Environment (EDGE), and code division multiplexing Take the system (CDMA), High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA), and communication protocols such as Wi-MAX. The storage module can store an application or an operating system. The processor is coupled to the storage module and can execute the application of the storage module and display related information on the display module. In this embodiment, the remote control system 100 includes a third electronic device 600A, a third electronic device 600B, and a third electronic device 600C. The third electronic device 600A, the third electronic device 600B, and the third electronic device 600C can be used separately. The third wireless module is connected to the cloud server 200, and the cloud server 200 is accessed by using the same login information to access the cloud resource 202. After the third electronic device 600A, the third electronic device 600B, and the third electronic device 600C are logged into the cloud server 200, the cloud resource 202 can store a device list information 203, and the device list information 203 can be a data file, which can include The device name, an Internet Protocol Address (IP address), and a Media Access Control Address (MAC address) of each of the third electronic devices of the cloud server 200 are logged in. Afterwards, the portable electronic device 400 can log in to the cloud server 200 to obtain the device list information 203 in the cloud resource 202.

The first electronic device 300, the second electronic device 500, the portable electronic device 400, and the router 700 are in the same area (for example, in a regional network 800 of the user's home). When the user connects the first electronic device 300 to the transmission interface 502 of the second electronic device 500 through the transmission interface 306 for the first time, the first electronic device 300 starts up and enters a wireless network base station mode (WIFI Access Point Mode). The portable electronic device 400 is connected to the first electronic device 300 in a wireless network (WIFI) manner.

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 simultaneously. FIG. 2 is a display menu 409 displayed on the display module 408 according to the embodiment of the present invention. The user can execute the application 4061 of the portable electronic device 400, and the processor 404 displays the related information of the application 4061 on the display module 408, such as the setting menu 409. The setting menu 409 can display the device list information 203 in the cloud resource 202 captured by the previous portable electronic device to display a list of the plurality of third electronic devices that have logged into the cloud server 200. A device permission setting table is included on the right side of the list for the user to set which third electronic device can be connected to the first electronic device 300 through the cloud server 200 and the executable function. For example, the user can directly touch the display module 408 to check the space R corresponding to the third electronic device 600A and the space W in the setting menu 409 for enabling the third electronic device 600A to read the first electronic device. The device information of the received second electronic device 500 is 300, and the operation of the second electronic device 500 can also be controlled by the first electronic device 300. In addition, the user can check the space R corresponding to the third electronic device 600B in the setting menu 409, so that the third electronic device 600A can only read the device of the second electronic device 500 received by the first electronic device 300. Information, but the second electronic device 500 cannot be controlled by the first electronic device 300. After the user setting is completed, the application 4061 generates a device authority information 204 according to one of the received signals received by the display module 408, wherein the device authority information 204 includes a list of allowed devices that are allowed to be connected to the first electronic device 300 and corresponding thereto. Functional authority.

Furthermore, the setting menu 409 also includes a transmission type setting. The user can select according to the type of the transmission interface 502. For example, when the transmission interface 502 is a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connection In the meantime, the user can select a space corresponding to the USB. The setting menu 409 also includes a router setting input form for the user to input a router information, such as a router account that can be connected to the router 700 and a router password. In addition, the setting menu 409 further includes a cloud server input form for the user to input the login information that can be logged into the cloud server 200.

Then, the portable electronic device 400 can transmit the device permission information 204, the router information, and the login information to the first electronic device 300 through the second wireless module 402. After the first electronic device 300 receives the device authority information 204, the router information, and the login information, the microcontroller 304 controls the first electronic device 300 to switch from the wireless network base station mode to a wireless device. The WIFI Client Mode is connected to the router 700 based on the router information. In addition, the microcontroller 304 stores a predetermined time preset, when the first electronic device 300 cannot connect to the router 700 and exceeds the predetermined time (for example, when the user input of the router account and the router password are incorrect) The first electronic device 300 is switched back to the wireless network base station mode by the wireless network client mode to connect with the portable electronic device 400 and re-receive data.

After the first electronic device 300 is connected to the router 700, the first electronic device 300 is connected to the cloud server 200 according to the login information. Next, the first electronic device 300 stores the device authority information 204 to the cloud resource 202 of the cloud server 200.

In one embodiment, another user located outside the area network 800 can use the third electronic device 600A and open an application in the storage module 606A. The processor 604A of the third electronic device 600A applies the phase of the application The off information is displayed on a display module 608A. Then, the third electronic device 600A is connected to the cloud server 200 by using a third wireless module 602A, thereby accessing the device authority information 204. The application then determines whether the third electronic device 600A is in the list of allowed devices based on the list of allowed devices in the device rights information. For example, as set forth in FIG. 2, the third electronic device 600A is in the list of allowed devices, the application allows the third electronic device 600A to be connected to the first electronic device 300, and the application displays a The icon is on the display module 608A, and the icon represents an electronic device (such as the first electronic device 300) that can be connected to the third electronic device 600A. When the user clicks the icon, the application displays the device information (such as temperature, humidity, etc.) of the second electronic device 500 and a button for controlling the second electronic device 500 to operate (eg, power on, off, temperature rise, Drop, set, etc.). For example, when the user presses the power-on button, the third electronic device 600A transmits a control command to the first electronic device 300 via the cloud server 200, and then the first electronic device 300 transmits the control through the transmission interface 306. The command is transmitted to the second electronic device 500. After receiving the control command, the second electronic device 500 performs a corresponding action, such as performing an action of turning on the power. Therefore, the third electronic device 600A is remotely controlled for the purpose of controlling the second device 500.

In another embodiment, another user located outside the area network 800 can use the third electronic device 600B and open an application in the storage module (not shown). A processor (not shown) of the third electronic device 600B displays the related information of the application on a display module (not shown). Then, the third electronic device 600B is connected to the cloud server 200 by a third wireless module (not shown) to access the device permission information 204. Then the application Whether the third electronic device 600B is in the allowed device list is determined according to the allowed device list in the device authority information. For example, as set forth in FIG. 2, the third electronic device 600B is in the list of allowed devices, the application allows the third electronic device 600B to be connected to the first electronic device 300, and the application displays a An icon is on the display module, and the icon represents an electronic device (such as the first electronic device 300) that can be connected to the third electronic device 600B. When the user clicks the icon, the application displays the device information (such as temperature, humidity, etc.) of the second electronic device 500. However, since the third electronic device 600B has only the authority to read the information without control, as the setting of FIG. 2, the application does not display a button that can control the operation of the second electronic device 500.

In another embodiment, another user located outside the area network 800 can use the third electronic device 600C and open an application in the storage module (not shown). A processor (not shown) of the third electronic device 600C displays related information of the application on a display module (not shown). Then, the third electronic device 600C is connected to the cloud server 200 by a third wireless module (not shown) to access the device permission information 204. The application then determines whether the third electronic device 600C is in the list of allowed devices based on the list of allowed devices in the device rights information. As set forth in FIG. 2, the third electronic device 600C does not have the right to read information and control. Therefore, the third electronic device 600C is not in the allowed device list, and the application does not connect the third electronic device 600C to The first electronic device 300, and the application does not display an icon on the display module.

Please refer to FIG. 3, which is a flowchart of a method for setting a remote connection according to an embodiment of the present invention. In step S100, the cloud of the cloud server 200 The resource 202 stores a device list information 203, which includes a device name, an Internet Protocol Address (IP address), and a media access control of each of the third electronic devices that have logged into the cloud server 200. Address (Media Address Control Address, MAC address). In step S102, the portable electronic device 400 logs in to the cloud server 200 to obtain the device list information 203. In step S104, the user opens and executes an application 4061 of the portable electronic device 400. In step S106, an input interface (such as display module 408) of the portable electronic device 400 receives a selection signal. The selection signal is a signal generated by the user in the setting menu 409 on the display module 408 after filling in various desired settings. In step S108, the application 4061 generates device authority information 204 based on the selection signal. In step S110, the first electronic device 300 is connected to the second electronic device 500. It is to be noted that the order of execution of steps S100 to S110 is not limited to this embodiment.

In step S112, the first electronic device 300 is set to a wireless network base station mode (WIFI Access Point Mode). In step S114, after the portable electronic device 400 is connected to the first electronic device 300, the portable electronic device 400 transmits the device permission information 204, a router information, and a login information to the first electronic device 300. In step S116, after the first electronic device 300 receives the device authority information 204, the router information, and the login information, the first electronic device 300 is switched from the wireless network base station mode to a wireless network client mode. In step S118, the first electronic device 300 connects to the router 700 according to the router information. If yes, the process proceeds to step S120. If not, the process proceeds to step S132. In step S132, when the first electronic device 300 cannot connect to the router 700 and exceeds a predetermined time (for example, the router account entered by the user and the way) When the router password is incorrect, the first electronic device 300 is switched back to the wireless network base station mode by the wireless network client mode.

In step S120, the first electronic device 300 logs in to the cloud server 200 via the router 700 according to the login information. In step S122, the first electronic device 300 stores the device authority information 204 to the cloud resource 202. In step S124, the at least one third electronic device located at the remote end logs in to the cloud server 200 according to the login information and accesses the cloud resource 202, thereby acquiring the device authority information 204. In step S126, an application of the at least one third electronic device is executed. In step S128, the application determines whether the at least one third electronic device is in the allowed device list according to one of the device permission information 204. If yes, step S130 is performed, and if no, step S134 is performed. In step S130, when the application determines that the at least one third electronic device is in the allowed device list, the application controls the at least one third electronic device to connect to the first electronic device 500. In step S132, when the application determines that the at least one third electronic device is not in the allowed device list, the at least one third electronic device is not connected to the first electronic device 500.

Compared with the prior art, the present invention provides a remote connection setting method, in which a user in the same regional network 800 as the first electronic device 300 executes an application 4061 of the portable electronic device 400. The device authority information 204 is generated to set whether the plurality of third electronic devices at the remote end can be connected to the first electronic device 300 via the cloud server 200 to control the operation of the second electronic device 500 without the need for the third electronic device. The device must be within the local area network 800 for setting with the first electronic device 300. Therefore, the problem of the inability to complete the connection setting in the same local area network in the prior art is solved.

Claims (10)

A remote connection setting method includes: connecting a first electronic device to a second electronic device; and a portable electronic device transmitting a device permission information, a router information, and a login information to the first electronic device; The first electronic device is connected to a router according to the router information; the first electronic device logs in to a cloud server according to the login information; the first electronic device stores the device permission information to one cloud resource of the cloud server At least one third electronic device logs in to the cloud server according to the login information and accesses the cloud resource; and the at least one third electronic device establishes a connection with the first electronic device according to the device permission information. The remote connection setting method of claim 1, further comprising: storing a device list information on the cloud resource of the cloud server, where the device list information includes the third login to the cloud server A device name, an internet protocol address, and a media access control address. The remote connection setting method of claim 2, further comprising: the portable electronic device logging in to the cloud server to obtain the device list information; and executing one of the portable electronic devices The application displays the device list information on one of the input interfaces of the portable electronic device; The input interface receives a selection signal; and the application generates the device permission information according to the selection signal, wherein the device permission information includes permission to connect to one of the first electronic device permission device list and its corresponding function authority. The remote connection setting method of claim 1, wherein the step of the at least one third electronic device establishing a connection with the first electronic device according to the device authority information comprises: executing the at least one third electronic An application of the device; the application determines whether the at least one third electronic device is in the allowed device list according to one of the device permission information; and when the at least one third electronic device is in the allowed device list The application controls the at least one third electronic device to be connected to the first electronic device. The remote connection setting method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting the device permission information, the router information, and the login information to the first electronic device further comprises: the first electronic device being set to one The wireless network base station mode is configured to connect the portable electronic device to the first electronic device in a wireless network manner. The method for setting a remote connection according to claim 5, further comprising: when the first electronic device receives the router information, the first electronic device is switched from the wireless network base station mode to a wireless Network client mode to connect to the router. The method for setting a remote connection as described in claim 1 of the patent application, further comprising: When the first electronic device is unable to connect to the router for more than a predetermined time, the first electronic device is switched back to the wireless network base station mode by the wireless network client mode. A remote control system includes: a cloud server; a first electronic device; a second electronic device connected to the first electronic device; and a portable electronic device configured to transmit a device permission information, a router information and a login message to the first electronic device; and at least a third electronic device connected to the cloud server; wherein the first electronic device is connected to a router according to the router information, the first The electronic device logs in to the cloud server according to the login information, and the first electronic device stores the device permission information to a cloud resource of the cloud server, so that the at least one third electronic device accesses the cloud The resource is used to obtain the device permission information, and the at least one third electronic device establishes a connection with the first electronic device according to the device permission information and through the cloud server. The remote control system of claim 8, wherein the cloud resource of the cloud server includes a device list information, where the device name of the third electronic device that is used to log in to the cloud server, and an internet address are included. The network protocol address and a media access control address. The remote control system of claim 9, wherein the portable electronic device logs in to the cloud server to obtain the device list information, and the application of the portable electronic device displays the device list information. In that An input interface of the portable electronic device, and the application generates the device permission information according to one of the received signals received by the input interface, wherein the device permission information includes a list of allowed devices allowed to be connected to the first electronic device and Corresponding function permission.