TWM614494U - Internet-of-Things system with signal extender - Google Patents

Abstract

An Internet of Things system with a signal extender, including: a router, including a first Ethernet port; a signal extender, including an Ethernet unit with a second Ethernet port, and a first WIFI unit; and a WIFI control box , Including a second WIFI unit that can be wirelessly connected to the first WIFI unit of the signal extender, and an infrared emitting unit. When the WIFI control box is shipped together with the signal extender, the second WIFI unit is pre-paired with the first WIFI unit of the signal extender, so as long as the user connects the signal extender with The router is connected by a network cable, and the WIFI control box can be set to be connected to the Internet through the signal extender and the router.

Description

Internet of things system with signal extender

The present invention relates to an Internet of Things system, in particular to an Internet of Things system with a signal extender.

One of the existing scenarios of the Internet of Things is that a user uses his mobile phone to remotely connect to a home WIFI control box, and command the WIFI control box to emit infrared (IR) remote control signals to control the home appliances. However, because the WIFI control box is usually not equipped with a display for operation, when the user uses the WIFI control box for the first time, he must first use the mobile phone’s WIFI to connect to the WIFI control box, so that the mobile phone displays the WIFI control box’s Set the screen, and then set the WIFI control box in the setting screen to be able to connect to the home wireless router WIFI. However, the above-mentioned operation process of setting the WIFI control box to be able to connect to the wireless router WIFI at home is very cumbersome. As a result, some users may not be able to complete the WIFI connection setting process between the WIFI control box and the wireless router by themselves. It is necessary to find a solution.

Therefore, the purpose of the present invention is to provide an IoT system with a signal extender.

Therefore, the Internet of Things system with a signal extender of the present invention is suitable for remote control electrical appliances, and includes: a router, which can be connected to the Internet, and includes a first Ethernet port; and a signal extender, including a second Ethernet network The Ethernet unit of the port, and the first WIFI unit; a network line that connects the first Ethernet port of the router and the second Ethernet of the Ethernet unit of the signal extender Port; WIFI control box, including a second WIFI unit that can be wirelessly connected to the first WIFI unit of the signal extender, and an infrared emitting unit, the WIFI control box is shipped together with the signal extender , The second WIFI unit is pre-paired with the first WIFI unit of the signal extender, so as long as the user connects the signal extender and the router through the network cable, all the devices can be connected. The WIFI control box is automatically set to be able to connect to the Internet through the signal extender and the router; a cloud server; and a mobile device, which can be wirelessly connected to the second WIFI unit of the WIFI control box Cable, and can be operated by the user to register the mobile device and the WIFI control box to the cloud server via the signal extender, the router and the Internet, and the The electrical appliance is set in the WIFI control box, so the user can use the mobile device to connect to the WIFI control box remotely, so that the infrared emitting unit of the WIFI control box can emit an infrared remote control signal Remote control of the electrical appliance.

The effect of this new model is: since the WIFI control box and the signal extender have been paired before leaving the factory, as long as the power of both is turned on, they can be automatically connected wirelessly. In addition, the signal extender is connected through the network. The route is wired with the original router at home, so users can quickly and easily configure the WIFI control box to connect to the Internet through the signal extender and the Internet access capability of the router to facilitate subsequent operations The device is set to remotely control the electrical appliance through the WIFI control box.

Referring to FIG. 1, an embodiment of the Internet of Things system with a signal extender of the present invention is suitable for remotely controlling an electrical appliance 9 (for example, an infrared remote control air conditioner at home, a television, etc.). In this embodiment, the IoT system with a signal extender includes a cloud server 5 that provides Internet of Things services, a router 4, a signal extender 7, a network cable 8, a WIFI control box 2, and a A mobile device 3 (such as a smart phone, a smart device, etc.) including a remote control application (APP) 31.

In this embodiment, the router 4 can be connected to an Internet 6 and includes at least one first Ethernet port 41.

The feature of the new IoT system with a signal extender is that since the IoT system with a signal extender is additionally provided with the signal extender 7, the user sets the WIFI control box 2 and the mobile device 3 to The process of remotely controlling the electrical appliance 9 can greatly simplify the process of the user setting the WIFI control box 2 to be connected to the cloud server 5 through the router 4.

In this embodiment, the signal extender 7 includes an Ethernet unit 71 with a second Ethernet port 711, and a first WIFI unit 72.

In this embodiment, the network cable 8 is used for wired connection between the first Ethernet port 41 of the router 4 and the second Ethernet port 711 of the Ethernet unit 71 of the signal extender 7.

In this embodiment, the WIFI control box 2 includes a second WIFI unit 21 that can be wirelessly connected to the first WIFI unit 72 of the signal extender 7, an infrared transmitting unit 22, and a second WIFI unit. The processing unit 23 electrically connected to the unit 21 and the infrared emitting unit 22.

As mentioned above, the feature of the new IoT system with a signal extender is that the signal extender 7 is additionally provided. In more detail, when the WIFI control box 2 is shipped together with the signal extender 7 (that is, the user must purchase the WIFI control box 2 and the signal extender 7 together), the second part of the WIFI control box 2 The WIFI unit 21 is paired with the first WIFI unit 72 of the signal extender 7 in advance. Therefore, when the user uses the WIFI control box 2 and the signal extender 7 for the first time, he only needs to turn on the power of the WIFI control box 2 and the signal extender 7 to make the WIFI control box 2 and the signal extender 7 7 Automatic wireless connection, and use the network cable 8 to connect the second Ethernet port 711 of the signal extender 7 to the original router 4 in the home by wired connection, so that the WIFI control box 2 can be quickly and easily connected. It is automatically set to be able to connect to the Internet 6 through the signal extender 7 and the router 4.

Then, the user operates the remote control application (APP) 31 of the mobile device 3 to make the mobile device 3 wirelessly connect with the second WIFI unit 21 of the WIFI control box 2, and then the mobile device 3 and the WIFI The control box 2 is registered to the cloud server 5 via the signal extender 7, the router 4 and the Internet 6. Then, the user operates the remote control application (APP) 31 to set the electrical appliance 9 to be controlled by the remote control application (APP) 31 into the WIFI control box 2 to complete the setting. Therefore, the user can remotely operate the remote control application (APP) 31, and control the electrical appliance through the cloud server 5, the Internet 6, the router 4, the signal extender 7 and the WIFI control box 2 in sequence. 9. That is to say, the second WIFI unit 21 of the WIFI control box 2 located near the electrical appliance 9 can receive a WIFI remote control signal (for example, a remote control signal for turning on an air conditioner, etc.), and then pass the processing unit 23 to The WIFI remote control signal is converted into an infrared remote control signal and sent out through the infrared transmitting unit 22 to remotely control the electrical appliance 9.

To sum up, the advantages and effects of the new IoT system with a signal extender are that, since the WIFI control box 2 and the signal extender 7 have been paired in advance at the factory, so long as the power of both is turned on, that is It can be automatically connected wirelessly immediately, and the signal extender 7 is wired to the original router 4 in the home through the network line 8, so the user can quickly and easily set the WIFI control box 2 to be able to pass through the The signal extender 7 and the Internet access capability of the router 4 are connected to the Internet 6, so that the remote control application (APP) 31 of the mobile device 3 can be set to be remotely controlled by the WIFI control box 2 The electrical 9; so it can indeed achieve the purpose of new cost.

However, the above are only examples of the present model. When the scope of implementation of the present model cannot be limited by this, all simple equivalent changes and modifications made in accordance with the patent scope of the present model application and the contents of the patent specification still belong to This new patent covers the scope.

2: WIFI control box 21: The second WIFI unit 22: Infrared emission unit 23: processing unit 3: mobile device 31: Remote control application (APP) 4: router 41: First Ethernet port 5: Cloud server 6: Internet 7: Signal extender 71: Ethernet unit 711: Second Ethernet port 72: The first WIFI unit 8: Network route 9: electrical appliances

The other features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the embodiments with reference to the drawings, among which: FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram illustrating an embodiment of the Internet of Things system with a signal extender according to the present invention.

2: WIFI control box

21: The second WIFI unit

22: Infrared emission unit

23: processing unit

3: mobile device

31: Remote control application (APP)

4: router

41: First Ethernet port

5: Cloud server

6: Internet

7: Signal extender

71: Ethernet unit

711: Second Ethernet port

72: The first WIFI unit

8: Network route

9: electrical appliances

Claims (2)

An Internet of Things system with a signal extender, suitable for remote control electrical appliances, and includes: A router that can be connected to the Internet and includes the first Ethernet port; The signal extender includes an Ethernet unit with a second Ethernet port and a first WIFI unit; A network cable connecting the first Ethernet port of the router and the second Ethernet port of the Ethernet unit of the signal extender; The WIFI control box includes a second WIFI unit that can be wirelessly connected to the first WIFI unit of the signal extender, and an infrared emitting unit. When the WIFI control box is shipped with the signal extender, the The second WIFI unit is pre-paired with the first WIFI unit of the signal extender. Therefore, as long as the user connects the signal extender and the router through the network cable, the WIFI The control box is automatically set to be able to connect to the Internet through the signal extender and the router; Cloud server; and A mobile device can be wirelessly connected to the second WIFI unit of the WIFI control box, and can be operated by the user to connect the mobile device and the WIFI control box via the signal extender and the router And the Internet is registered to the cloud server, and the electrical appliance is set to the WIFI control box, so the user can use the mobile device to remotely connect to the WIFI control box , So that the infrared emitting unit of the WIFI control box emits an infrared remote control signal to remotely control the electrical appliance. The Internet of Things system with a signal extender according to claim 1, wherein the mobile device includes a remote control application, and the user controls the mobile device and the WIFI by operating the remote control application The box is registered in the cloud server, and the electrical appliance is set in the WIFI control box.

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