TWM449991U - Intelligent adapter and remote control system using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

An intelligent adapter configured for connecting an intelligent device to a power supply is provided. The intelligent adapter communicates with at least one electrical device by the power line communication or the optical fiber power line communication via a power line. The intelligent adapter includes a communication interface and a processor. The communication interface is configured to connect to the intelligent device to receive control signals transmitted by the intelligent device. The processor includes an adapting module and a processing module. The adapting module is configured to convert and encode the remote control signals into the power line communication control signals or the optical fiber power line communication control signals. The control module controls to send the power line communication control signal or the optical fiber power line communication control signal to the electrical device corresponding to the ID via the power line, wherein the ID is included in the power line communication control signal or the optical fiber power line communication control signal. A remote control system is also provided.

Description

Smart adapter and remote control system using the smart adapter

The invention relates to a smart adapter and a remote control system, in particular to a smart adapter with a remote control function and a remote control system using the smart adapter.

Usually, the power device is connected to the power source through the adapter, and the adapter converts the alternating current into a direct current used by the electric device through voltage transformation and rectification, so that the electric device obtains a relatively stable power source. Therefore, the user can control the power supply of the powered device by connecting or disconnecting the powered device to the commercial power through the adapter. However, the function of the adapter is also relatively simple, and the user is required to manually connect or disconnect the adapter from the power source and/or the power device to control the power of the power device, which brings inconvenience to the user to a certain extent.

In view of this, it is necessary to provide a smart adapter with a remote control function, which can receive and automatically recognize the control signal sent by the user through the remote control terminal, and control the corresponding power device to execute the command to solve the above problem.

In view of this, it is also necessary to provide a remote control system having the above-described smart adapter to solve the above problem.

A smart adapter that connects a smart device to a power source. The smart adapter connects the power source through a power line. The smart adapter is powered by a power line The letter or cable power line communication mode is in communication with at least one powered device. The smart adapter includes: a communication interface, configured to be connected to the smart device to receive a control signal transmitted by the smart device, wherein the control signal includes an identification code of a powered device; and a processor, Connected to the storage unit and the communication interface respectively, including an adaptation module and a processing module; the adaptation module is configured to convert and encode the received control signal into a protocol for conversion to a power line communication control signal or a fiber optic cable power line communication control signal transmitted by the power line, wherein the control module is configured to control to transmit the power line communication control signal or the cable power line communication control signal to the control signal through the power line The identification code corresponds to the powered device.

A remote control system includes a smart adapter, a smart device connected to the smart adapter, and at least one powered device that communicates with the smart adapter via power line in power line communication or optical cable power line communication. The smart adapter is connected to a power source through a power line. The smart adapter includes: a communication interface, configured to be connected to the smart device to receive a control signal transmitted by the smart device, wherein the control signal includes an identification code of a powered device; and a processor, Connected to the storage unit and the communication interface respectively, including an adaptation module and a processing module; the adaptation module is configured to convert and encode the received control signal into a protocol for conversion to a power line communication control signal or a fiber optic cable power line communication control signal transmitted by the power line, wherein the control module is configured to control to transmit the power line communication control signal or the cable power line communication control signal to the control signal through the power line The identification code corresponds to the powered device.

Compared with the prior art, the smart adapter and the remote control system enable the user to use the The smart device receives the remote control information, and the smart device converts the remote control information into a control signal including the identification code of the electrical device to be remotely controlled, and then transmits the control signal to the smart adapter through the communication interface, and the smart adapter converts the control signal into a power line. Control signal, and control to transmit the control signal through the power line, and the power device corresponding to the identification code connected to the power line automatically executes the control signal after receiving the control signal, thereby realizing the connection with the power line. The remote control of the electrical equipment is very convenient to use.

1000‧‧‧Remote remote control system

100‧‧‧Smart Adapter

400‧‧‧Smart devices

500‧‧‧Remote terminal

1‧‧‧Power supply

2‧‧‧Power line

3‧‧‧Electrical equipment

10‧‧‧Second storage unit

20‧‧‧Second communication interface

30‧‧‧ Processor

31‧‧‧ Adaptation module

32‧‧‧Processing module

410‧‧‧First storage unit

420‧‧‧First Communication Interface

430‧‧‧Wireless communication unit

440‧‧‧Processing unit

441‧‧‧Signal Conversion Module

442‧‧‧Control Module

1 is a functional block diagram of a remote control system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a functional block diagram of the remote remote control system 1000 of the present invention. The remote control system 1000 includes at least one powered device 3 and a smart adapter 100 both connected to a power source 1 via a power line 2, a smart device 400 connected to the smart adapter 100, and a remote terminal 500 wirelessly communicating with the smart device 400. . In the present embodiment, the smart adapter 100 and each of the consumers 3 are electrically connected by a power line 2 (Power Line Communication), and in another embodiment, the smart adapter 100 and each of the consumers 3 Each of the power lines 2 is connected by OPLC (Optical Fiber Power Line Communication).

In this embodiment, each of the powered devices 3 includes an adaptation module, which can receive the control signals transmitted by the smart adapter 100 through the power line 2 and execute the received control signals, that is, the powered devices 3 are all intelligent power. device. The electrical device 3 can be various electrical appliances used in households or companies, such as refrigerators, air conditioners, electric fans, computers, televisions, speakers, rice cookers, microwave ovens, water heaters, range hoods, various lamps, and the like. The smart device 400 is a smart device with processing capability and wireless communication function, and may be a smart device such as a mobile phone, a tablet computer, or a notebook computer. The remote control terminal 500 can also be a portable terminal such as a mobile phone, a tablet computer, or a notebook computer. Smart device 400 can receive remote The control terminal 500 transmits the remote control information for the remote control power device 3 by means of texting or calling, and converts the remote control information into a control signal, and then transmits the control signal to the smart adapter 100 through a USB interface. The smart adapter 100 converts the control signal into a PLC or OPLC control signal that can be transmitted through the power line 2, and then transmits the control signal to the corresponding powered device 3 through the power line 2 to control the powered device 3 to execute the control signal. In order to achieve the purpose of the remote control power device 3.

Each of the powered devices 3, the smart adapter 100, the smart device 400, and the remote control terminal 500 in the remote control system 1000 has a unique identification code (ID) representing its identity, and the IDs of the devices are pre-stored in the The smart adapter 100, the smart device 400, and the remote control terminal 500.

The smart device 400 includes a first storage unit 410, a first communication interface 420, a wireless communication unit 430, and a processing unit 440. The first storage unit 410 stores the ID of each of the powered devices 3, and the first storage unit 410 also stores a one-to-one correspondence between the IDs of the respective powered devices 3 and the names of the respective powered devices 3. The first communication interface 420 is used to connect to the smart adapter 100 to transmit data and control signals. In this embodiment, the first communication interface 420 is a USB jack. In other embodiments, the first communication interface 420 can also be other communication interfaces that can transmit data and signals. The wireless communication unit 430 is configured to perform wireless data communication with the remote terminal 500. In this embodiment, the wireless communication unit 430 receives the remote control information for the remote control power device 3 transmitted by the remote control terminal 500 by means of texting, calling, etc., that is, the remote control information may be text information or voice information.

The processing unit 440 is connected to the first storage unit 410, the first communication interface 420, and the wireless communication unit 430, and includes a signal conversion module 441 and a control module 442. The signal conversion module 441 is configured to convert the remote control information received by the wireless communication unit 430 into a control signal, wherein the wireless communication unit 430 finds the power in the first storage unit 410 according to the name of the powered device 3 included in the remote control information. The name of the device 3 corresponds to the ID of the powered device 3, and thus, the converted control The ID of the powered device 3 to be remotely controlled is included in the signal. The control module 442 controls the transmission of the converted control signal to the smart adapter 100 through the first communication interface 420.

The smart adapter 100 includes a second storage unit 10, a second communication interface 20, and a processor 30. The second storage unit 10 stores the ID of each of the powered devices 3, and the second storage unit 10 can also store a one-to-one correspondence between the IDs of the respective powered devices 3 and the names of the respective powered devices 3. The second communication interface 20 is configured to be connected to the first communication interface 420 of the smart device 400 to transmit data and signals, that is, the smart adapter 100 can receive the control signal transmitted by the smart device 400 through the second communication interface 20 . In this embodiment, the second communication interface 20 is a USB plug that cooperates with the USB jack. In other embodiments, the second communication interface 20 can also be other communication interfaces that can transmit data and signals.

The processor 30 is connected to the second storage unit 10 and the second communication interface 20, and includes an adaptation module 31 and a processing module 32. The adaptation module 31 is configured to perform protocol conversion and encoding on the control signal received by the second communication interface 20, and transmit the converted and encoded control signal to the processing module 32. In this embodiment, the converted and encoded control signal is a control signal transmittable through the power line 2, which may be a PLC control signal or an OPLC control signal. The processing module 32 then controls the conversion and encoding of the control signals to be transmitted through the power line 2. The control signal includes an ID of the powered device 3 to receive the control signal.

The power device 3 connected to the power line 2 can receive the control signal sent by the smart adapter 100 through the power line 2, and only the adaptation module of the power device 3 corresponding to the ID included in the control signal controls the control signal. The control signal is executed after decoding and protocol conversion.

In this embodiment, the control signal corresponding to the remote control information transmitted by the user through the remote control terminal 500 may be a control signal for turning off or turning on the power of the power device 3, or may be a control signal for adjusting brightness, color temperature, temperature, and the like. Etc. There is no limit here.

Using the smart adapter 100 and the remote control system 1000, the user can send the remote control information to the smart device 400 connected to the smart adapter 100 through the remote control terminal 500, and the smart device 400 converts the remote control information into the electrical device to be remotely controlled. The control signal of the ID of 3 is transmitted to the smart adapter 100 through the communication interface, and the adaptation module 31 of the smart adapter 100 converts the control signal into a control signal that can be transmitted through the power line 2, and controls the control signal through the power line 2. The powered device 3 corresponding to the ID connected to the power line 2 automatically executes the control signal after receiving the control signal, thereby realizing remote remote control of each of the powered devices 3 connected to the power line 2.

It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention, as long as the above embodiments are within the spirit of the present invention. Changes and changes fall within the scope of this new claim.

1000‧‧‧Remote remote control system

100‧‧‧Smart Adapter

400‧‧‧Smart devices

500‧‧‧Remote terminal

1‧‧‧Power supply

2‧‧‧Power line

3‧‧‧Electrical equipment

10‧‧‧Second storage unit

20‧‧‧Second communication interface

30‧‧‧ Processor

31‧‧‧ Adaptation module

32‧‧‧Processing module

410‧‧‧First storage unit

420‧‧‧First Communication Interface

430‧‧‧Wireless communication unit

440‧‧‧Processing unit

441‧‧‧Signal Conversion Module

442‧‧‧Control Module

Claims (9)

A smart adapter that connects a smart device to a power source, the smart adapter connects the power source through a power line, and the smart adapter communicates with at least one powered device through a power line in a power line communication or a cable power line communication manner The improvement is that the smart adapter includes: a communication interface, configured to be connected to the smart device to receive a control signal transmitted by the smart device, wherein the control signal includes an identification code of a powered device And a processor, connected to the communication interface, comprising an adaptation module and a processing module; the adaptation module is configured to convert and encode the received control signal into a protocol for conversion to a power line communication control signal or an optical cable power line communication control signal transmitted through the power line, the processing module configured to control to transmit the power line communication control signal or the cable power line communication control signal to the control signal through the power line The identification code corresponds to the powered device. The smart adapter of claim 1, wherein: the communication interface is a USB interface. The smart adapter of claim 1, wherein: further comprising: a storage unit storing an identification code of each powered device. A remote control system includes a smart adapter, a smart device connected to the smart adapter, and at least one electrical device communicating with the smart adapter through a power line in a power line communication or a fiber optic cable power line communication manner, the wisdom The adapter is connected to a power source through a power line, and the improvement is that the smart adapter includes: a communication interface, configured to be connected to the smart device to receive the control of the smart device transmission a signal, wherein the control signal includes an identification code of a powered device; and a processor coupled to the communication interface, including an adapting module and a processing module; The received control signal is subjected to protocol conversion and encoding to be converted into a power line communication control signal or a fiber optic cable power line communication control signal transmittable through the power line, and the processing module is configured to control the power line communication control signal Or the cable power line communication control signal is sent through the power line to the powered device corresponding to the identification code in the control signal. The remote control system of claim 4, further comprising: a remote control terminal connected to the smart device, the smart device comprising: a storage unit, storing an identification code of each electrical device and a one-to-one correspondence between the names of the electrical devices; a first communication interface for connecting to the communication interface of the smart adapter for transmitting data and control signals; and a wireless communication unit for using the remote control The terminal performs wireless data communication and receives remote control information sent by the remote control terminal; a processing unit is respectively connected to the storage unit, the first communication interface and the wireless communication unit, and the processing unit includes a signal conversion module and a control module, the signal conversion module is configured to convert remote control information received by the wireless communication unit into a control signal including an identification code of a powered device, and the control module is configured to control the converted The control signal is transmitted to the smart adapter through the first communication interface. The remote control system of claim 5, wherein: the communication interface is a USB plug, and the first communication interface is a USB jack that cooperates with the USB plug. The remote control system of claim 5, wherein the remote control information comprises text information and voice information. The remote control system of claim 7, wherein: the remote control terminal transmits The method of short message transmits text information to the smart device, and the remote control terminal transmits voice information to the smart device by way of a call. The remote control system of claim 5, wherein the smart device is a mobile phone, a notebook computer or a tablet computer, and the remote control terminal is a mobile phone, a notebook computer or a tablet computer.