KR101183864B1 - Hub system for supporting voice/data share among wireless communication stations and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A hub system for supporting a data share service between wireless devices is provided to improve work efficiency by enabling a user to share data between the wireless devices in real time. CONSTITUTION: A wireless communication unit transmits and receives a local wireless communication radio frequency(RF) signal. A hub control apparatus(112) registers intrinsic code for wireless communication related to three or more wireless communication devices for local wireless communication including a microphone and a speaker. A memory unit stores the intrinsic code registered in the wireless apparatuses. The wireless apparatuses are divided into a master apparatus and a slave apparatus.

Description

Hub system for supporting voice or data sharing among wireless communication devices and method thereof {Hub System for Supporting Voice / Data Share Among Wireless Communication Stations and Method}

The present invention relates to a hub system and method for supporting the sharing of voice or data between wireless communication devices, and more particularly, to voice or data between three or more various wireless devices such as a wireless headset attached to a helmet (hat). The present invention relates to a hub system and a method for supporting real time sharing.

There are many technologies for exchanging voice and data between wireless communication devices. For example, a voice call can be communicated with each other through a radio or a wireless headset, or a voice call can be communicated or data can be exchanged between terminals such as a mobile communication terminal.

Recently, a technology has been developed in which a mobile communication terminal or an internet terminal can be used for at least three parties to conduct a remote conference or share data.However, at least three persons can share a voice or data using a means of communication within a certain distance. There is a costly problem in using such a technique to send and receive.

Accordingly, the present invention is to solve the above-described problems, the object of the present invention is the real-time voice or data between three or more various wireless devices that communicate within a certain distance, such as a wireless headset attached to the helmet (hat) It is to provide a hub system and a method capable of supporting sharing.

First, to summarize the features of the present invention, in accordance with an aspect of the present invention, a hub system for supporting wireless communication within a certain distance between the registered wireless communication device, a wireless communication unit for transmitting and receiving RF signals for wireless communication; A hub controller for performing registration of a unique code for wireless communication with at least three wireless communication devices; And a memory storing unique codes of the registered wireless communication devices, and receiving, through the wireless communication unit, an RF signal including voice information or a data packet transmitted from one of the wireless communication devices together with the unique code. The hub controller may be configured to authenticate the registration of the received unique code so that two or more remaining devices of the wireless communication devices receive the voice information or data packet. The RF signal including the voice information or the data packet together with the unique code is transmitted through the wireless communication unit, and the three or more multiparty voice calls using the microphone and the speaker of the wireless communication devices or the data communication of the wireless communication devices are three or more. It is characterized by multi-party data sharing.

A wireless communication method for supporting wireless communication within a predetermined distance between wireless communication devices registered using a hub system according to another aspect of the present invention, the wireless communication device for three or more wireless communication devices in the hub system Registering a unique code, the hub system receives an RF signal including voice information or data packets transmitted from one of the wireless communication devices with the unique code, and whether the received unique code is registered An RF signal containing the voice information or data packet with a unique code registered for the remaining devices so as to authenticate two or more of the wireless communication devices to receive the voice information or data packet. 3 or more using a microphone and a speaker of the wireless communication devices Liver characterized in that for a voice call, or more than 3 share conference data to a data communication of the wireless communication device.

The wireless communication may be various communication schemes such as Bluetooth, Zigbee, or Near Field Communication (NFC).

Each of the wireless communication devices interoperates with an electronic device in the same wireless communication method as the wireless communication method with the hub system, and includes one or more key input means corresponding to a key for the operation of the electronic device. The key input for the operation of the electronic device can be transmitted through the wireless communication method.

Any one of the wireless communication devices is registered as a master in the hub system, the other is registered as a slave, and the hub system includes one or more key input means corresponding to a key for the operation of the electronic device, and the key The key input for the operation of the electronic device is directly transmitted through an input means through a wireless communication method, or the signal generated through the key input means is transmitted to the relay part of the master through a wireless communication method and then through the relay part of the master. The key input for the operation of the electronic device may be transmitted through a wireless communication method.

The hub system may display the state of the wireless communication device registered as the slave as a display means, or output the state of the wireless communication device registered as the slave through the speaker of the master according to the operation of the key input means. have.

The hub system may control the operation or stop of operation of one or more wireless communication devices registered as the slaves according to the operation of other key input means.

The key input means may generate an operation signal through a button operated by a user, a sensor operated through voice recognition, or a sensor recognizing a user's behavior.

According to the hub system and the method according to the present invention, it is possible to support the real-time sharing of voice or data between three or more various wireless devices that communicate within a certain distance, such as a wireless headset attached to the helmet (safety helmet), driving home delivery It is convenient to share work orders and tasks at low cost among those who possess wireless devices in groups such as industrial construction sites, construction sites, and leisure activities such as bicycles, rock climbing, paragliding, etc. By using it, the key input for the operation of electronic devices such as MP3 players and smartphones can be freely used and both hands can be freely used to increase work efficiency and maintain safety.

1 is a view for explaining a wireless communication system including a hub system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is an example of a wireless communication device mounted to a helmet.
3 is a view for explaining the operation of the wireless communication system including a hub system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is an example of a button provided in a wireless communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a view for explaining the operation of a wireless communication system including a hub system according to another embodiment of the present invention.
6 is an example of a button provided in the hub system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the like elements throughout.

1 is a diagram illustrating a wireless communication system 100 including a hub system 110 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the wireless communication system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is configured to share voice or data by interworking with a hub system 110 and a hub system 110 in a wireless communication method within a certain distance. Including three or more wireless communication devices (120, 130), each of the wireless communication device (120, 130) can also be linked to the electronic device in the same wireless communication method and the method of wireless communication with the hub system 110, respectively. Here, wireless communication (W / C) is a protocol capable of short-range communication within a certain distance (for example, 5 km) without support of a mobile communication base station such as Bluetooth, Zigbee, or NFC (Near Field Communication) communication. It may be a communication method according to.

Previously, voice calls could be communicated with each other through radios, intercoms, or wireless headsets, but there was no technology for sharing three or more multiparty voice calls within a certain distance. In the present invention, through the hub system 110, three or more wireless communication devices (120, 130) having a microphone (M) and a speaker (S) can support the real-time multi-party voice call sharing with each other. In addition, although a technique for sharing data among mobile communication terminals has been known in the past, there has been no technique for sharing data among three or more parties through wireless data communication within a certain distance. In the present invention, three or more wireless communication devices 120 and 130 may be applied to multi-party data sharing through the hub system 110 as described above. The shared data is a data packet in the form of a file or streaming, and may be digital multimedia data such as a document, an image, a video, or music.

For example, the wireless communication devices 120 and 130 may be attached to a helmet (safety helmet) in the form of a wireless headset as shown in FIG. 2. Users in the industrial sites such as courier driving and construction workshops, or in leisure activities such as bicycles, rock climbing, paragliding, can carry the wireless communication devices 120 and 130, and carry the wireless communication devices 120 and 130. Voice calls or data sharing between people can make it easier to share work orders and tasks at a lower cost.

In the workplace or leisure activities as described above, a situation in which both hands are not free may occur. Accordingly, the user may not freely operate an electronic device possessed by an MP3 player or a smartphone. Conventionally, in the situation where both hands are not free as described above, it was not possible to operate the electronic device using such a device while communicating through a radio, an intercom, or a wireless headset. In the present invention, the wireless communication devices 120 and 130 are respectively shown in FIG. 3. In addition to performing a voice or data sharing function as described above, it is possible to wirelessly control an electronic device possessed by a user through wireless communication.

For example, the wireless communication devices 120 and 130 may include various buttons (indicated by B in FIG. 1) for wirelessly controlling the electronic device possessed by the user as shown in FIG. 4. A button (B) for the user to wirelessly control the wireless communication device (120, 130), the button corresponding to the key for the operation of the MP3 player operation, stop, pause, next song, previous song, etc. are provided In accordance with the manipulation of the buttons in the wireless communication device (120, 130), the key input for the operation of the electronic device is made in a wireless communication method, it is possible to perform the corresponding function operation of the electronic device. For example, the music can be selected and played by the operation of the MP3 player, the operation of the corresponding function can be wirelessly controlled by the selection of a button such as a stop or a pause, and the operation of the corresponding function by the selection of a button of the next song or the previous song. This wireless control is possible. Although an MP3 player has been described as an example, the present invention is not limited thereto, and a smart phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), and a swap phone (PDA) may be used according to a button operation on the wireless communication device 120 or 130. WAP phone: It is also possible to operate call keys, playback keys, recording keys, etc. of mobile terminals such as a wireless application protocol phone, a mobile play-station, and a portable multimedia player. The wireless communication device 120 or 130 may replace key input provided in various home electronic or electronic devices.

As such, when the electronic device operates under the wireless control of the wireless communication device 120 or 130, the voice output of the electronic device is transmitted to the wireless communication device 120 or 130 by wireless communication, thereby transmitting the wireless communication device 120. It may also be output through the speaker (S) provided in 130. The output of the speaker S may be controlled through a volume button (see FIG. 4) provided in the wireless communication devices 120 and 130. As shown in FIG. 1, the hub system 110 may transmit / receive a radio frequency (RF) signal for wireless communication (W / C) to support voice or data sharing between three or more wireless communication devices 120 and 130 as described above. , A wireless controller), a hub controller 112 that performs registration of unique codes for wireless communication with respect to three or more wireless communication devices 120 and 130, and stores unique codes of registered wireless communication devices 120 and 130. Memory (not shown).

For wireless communication such as Bluetooth, Zigbee, or Near Field Communication (NFC) communication, the wireless communication devices 120 and 130 and the hub system 110 respectively manage unique codes for wireless communication. For example, as shown in FIG. The RF signal including the voice information (eg, voice call information) or data packet (eg, file or streaming data form) together with the unique code for wireless communication managed by the first wireless communication device # 1 is to be transmitted. Can be. Accordingly, the wireless communication unit (W / C) of the hub system 110 receives the corresponding RF signal, and the hub controller 112 refers to the memory to register the corresponding unique code received through the wireless communication unit (W / C). To authenticate two or more of the other wireless communication devices (e.g., # 2, # 3 in FIG. 3) to receive voice information or data packets received at the first wireless communication device # 1, The RF signal including the corresponding voice information or data packet together with the unique codes registered for the remaining devices (eg, # 2 and # 3 in FIG. 3) may be transmitted through the wireless communication unit (W / C) ( S10).

Similarly, the second wireless communication device # 2 also transmits the above voice information or data packet to the hub system 110, and the hub system 110 transmits the same voice information or data packet to the first wireless communication device # 1 and the third wireless communication device. (S3), the third wireless communication device (# 3) also transmits the above voice information or data packet to the hub system 110, and the hub system 110 removes it. The first wireless communication device # 1 and the second wireless communication device # 2 may be transmitted and shared (S30).

On the other hand, as described above, the user or manufacturer through the registration setting of the unique code for wireless communication for the three or more wireless communication devices (120, 130), the hub controller 112 performs the registration of the memory (not shown) The unique codes of the wireless communication devices 120 and 130 may be registered and stored. In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, a user or a manufacturer may designate one of the wireless communication devices interworking with the hub system 110 and register it as a master, and register the rest as a slave 120. Accordingly, the hub controller 112 may register and store the unique codes of the corresponding wireless communication devices as master / slave in the memory (not shown) by performing their registration (S50).

Accordingly, a person possessing the master device 130 among users possessing any one of the wireless communication devices interworking with the hub system 110 may have various buttons (B in FIG. 1) provided in the master device as shown in FIG. 4. Although the user may wirelessly control the electronic device possessed by the user, as shown in FIG. 6, the user may also possess various buttons (indicated by HB in FIG. 1) provided in the hub system 110. One electronic device may be wirelessly controlled.

For example, in the case where the master device 130 is a wireless headset, if it is attached to a helmet or the like as shown in FIG. 2, the operation of the button B provided in the master device 130 is performed during driving or working. Since it may not be easy, the user of the master device 130 can carry the hub system 110 as described above, accordingly, the user of the master device 130 is equipped with a hub system (mounted to the user's pocket, bracelet, waistband, etc.) 110, it is possible to more easily control the wireless of the electronic device.

The user operates, stops, pauses, next songs, and previouss the electronic device (e.g., MP3 player) using the button B for controlling the electronic device (e.g., MP3 player) of the electronic device (e.g., MP3 player). By generating a signal for operating a function such as a song, and transmits a control signal to an electronic device (eg, an MP3 player) using a wireless communication method such as Bluetooth, Zigbee, etc. to control the corresponding operation of the electronic device (eg, an MP3 player). In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, various buttons (indicated by HB in FIG. 1) provided in the hub system 110 may be used to wirelessly control the electronic device possessed by the user. The various buttons (indicated by HB in FIG. 1) provided in the hub system 110 may be the same as the buttons B provided in the wireless communication device, but in addition, the functional operation of the electronic device (eg, an MP3 player) is controlled. Various other buttons may be further provided.

For example, a user operates, stops, pauses, or plays the next piece of electronic device (eg, an MP3 player) using a button HB of the electronic device (eg, an MP3 player) provided in the hub system 110. , By generating a signal for the function of the previous song, such as Bluetooth, Zigbee, etc. by transmitting the control signal directly to the electronic device (e.g. MP3 player), the corresponding operation of the electronic device (e.g. MP3 player) Can be controlled. In addition, the electronic device (eg, MP3 player) control signal generated in the hub system 110 is wirelessly transmitted to the electronic device (eg, MP3 player) through the relay unit (R in FIG. 1) of the master wireless communication device 130. The operation may be controlled (S60). Since the wireless communication devices may be changed to a master or slave device at any time according to a setting, all wireless communication devices other than the master may include the relay unit R as described above although not shown in FIG. 1. That is, the signal according to the operation of the button HB of the hub system 110 is transmitted to the relay unit R of the master 130 in a wireless communication method, and then the electronic device through the relay unit R of the master 130. Key input for the operation of the MP3 player may be performed in a wireless communication method. In this case, the voice output (music sound, mobile phone call sound, etc.) of the electronic device is transmitted to the master wireless communication device 130 by wireless communication when the electronic device operates under the wireless control in the hub system 110. It may also be output through the speaker (S) provided in the master wireless communication device 130. The volume of the speaker S may be adjusted through a volume button provided in the master wireless communication device 130.

As shown in FIG. 6, the hub system 110 may include display means (eg, LED, LCD, etc.) for displaying an operation state of the wireless communication device 120 registered as a slave as described above. In addition, according to a manipulation of a predetermined button provided in the hub system 110, the operation state of the wireless communication device 120 registered as a slave through the speaker (S) of the master 130 as a voice (for example, "currently connected" Wireless communication devices # 1, # 2, # 3 "). The operating state of the wireless communication device 120 may be information on whether the current communication with the hub system 110 is smooth.

In addition, as illustrated in FIG. 6, an operation or an operation stop of one or more wireless communication devices registered as the slave 120 may be controlled according to an operation of a predetermined button provided in the hub system 110. For example, when a user possessing the hub system 110 wants to limit sharing of a wireless communication device registered as a slave, simply press a button on the hub system 110 corresponding to the wireless communication device to perform the corresponding wireless communication. The device can no longer be shared. At this time, the display means (eg, LED, LCD, etc.) for displaying the operation state of the wireless communication device 120 of the hub system 110 is turned off or the LED is turned off as an indication that the corresponding wireless communication device is not connected. The display of the part corresponding to the device may be displayed in the form of text or other tag.

Here, the key input means (B) provided in the wireless communication device (120, 130) and the key input means (HB) provided in the hub system (110) has been described as an example of a button operated by a user, but as described above As a key input means, a sensor operating through voice recognition, a sensor recognizing a user's behavior, or the like may be used, and through this, a signal for a corresponding operation may be generated.

For example, users in an industrial site such as courier driving, a construction workshop, or a group of people engaged in leisure activities such as bicycles, rock climbing, paragliding, or the like, may use voice (eg, When inputting on, off, next, previous, etc., the equipped voice recognition sensor may generate a corresponding operation signal (eg, a digital value) to realize a function such as pressing a button as described above.

Alternatively, the user attaches the wireless communication device 120 or 130 or the hub system 110 to a hand / finger, foot, head or helmet, and the user draws eight characters by hand, kicks, or drags his head. Gyro sensors for behavior recognition can also be used to generate a corresponding motion signal such as pressing a button for on, off, next song, previous song, etc. when walking. For example, the user's action for key input may include drawing a circle, drawing eight characters, drawing other text or symbols as a user's hand or finger movement, and moving the user's foot as a kick, drawing a circle, It may be drawing eight characters, drawing other text or symbols, or the like, and may be nodding up or down, rowing, or the like as the movement of the user's head.

In addition, a user attaches the wireless communication device 120 or 130 or the hub system 110 to a helmet or the like, and recognizes an action such as closing the user's eyes with an image sensor or the like to press a button. May be generated. For example, the user's action for key input at this time may include right eye blinking, left eye blinking, both eye blinking, and continuous operation thereof. Although described by the present invention, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains various modifications and variations from this description. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined by the equivalents of the claims, as well as the claims.

Hub system (110)
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Microphone (M)
Speaker (S)
Button (B / HB)
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Claims (8)

A hub system for supporting multi-party communication using short-range wireless communication within a predetermined distance between wireless communication devices possessed by three or more users, and supported by any one of the users.
A wireless communication unit for transmitting and receiving an RF signal for short range wireless communication; A hub controller configured to register a unique code for wireless communication with respect to three or more wireless communication devices for short-range wireless communication having a microphone and a speaker; And a memory storing unique codes of the registered wireless communication devices,
Receives an RF signal including voice information or a data packet transmitted from one of the wireless communication devices together with a unique code through the wireless communication unit,
The hub controller is configured to authenticate the registration of the received unique code so that two or more remaining devices of the wireless communication devices receive the voice information or the data packet. Transmitting the RF signal including the voice information or data packet together with a code through the wireless communication unit,
3 or more multi-way voice call through each microphone and speaker to support short-range wireless communication between the wireless communication devices for the voice information,
Hub system for supporting multi-party digital multimedia data sharing by supporting short-range wireless communication between the wireless communication devices for the data packet. Supports multi-party communication using short-range wireless communication within a certain distance between wireless communication devices possessed by three or more users through a hub system, but any one of the users possesses the hub system to support the multi-party communication As a wireless communication method for
In the hub system, registration of a unique code for wireless communication for at least three wireless communication devices for short-range wireless communication having a microphone and a speaker,
The hub system receives an RF signal for short range wireless communication including voice information or a data packet transmitted from one of the wireless communication devices together with a unique code,
The voice together with the unique code registered for the remaining devices in order to authenticate whether or not the corresponding unique code is received, so that two or more remaining devices of the wireless communication devices receive the voice information or the data packet. Transmit an RF signal containing information or data packets,
3 or more multi-way voice call through each microphone and speaker to support short-range wireless communication between the wireless communication devices for the voice information,
And supporting multi-party digital multimedia data sharing by supporting short-range wireless communication between the wireless communication devices for the data packet. The method of claim 2,
The wireless communication method may include Bluetooth, ZigBee, or Near Field Communication (NFC). The method of claim 2,
The hub system is interlocked with another electronic device that performs an operation of a corresponding function according to one or more key inputs through short-range wireless communication,
The hub system includes one or more key input means corresponding to a key for the operation of the other electronic device, and transmits the key input for the operation of the electronic device in a short range wireless communication method through the key input means. Wireless communication method. The method of claim 4, wherein
Any one of the wireless communication devices is registered as a master in the hub system, and the other is registered as a slave,
The signal generated by the key input means is transmitted to the relay unit of the master wireless communication device registered as the master in a short range wireless communication method, and then the key input for operation of the electronic device is performed through the relay unit of the master wireless communication device. A wireless communication method characterized by transmitting in a wireless communication method. The method of claim 5,
The hub system displays the state of the wireless communication device registered as the slave by a display means, or voices the state of the wireless communication device registered as the slave through a speaker of the master wireless communication device according to the operation of the key input means. Wireless communication method characterized in that the output. The method of claim 5,
And the hub system controls an operation or an operation stop of at least one wireless communication device registered as the slave according to the operation of another key input means. The method according to any one of claims 4 to 7,
And the key input means generates an operation signal through a button operated by a user, a sensor operated through voice recognition, or a sensor recognizing a user's behavior.

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