KR20030067029A - Method for displaying menu of home network system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for displaying a menu screen of a home network system is provided to enable a user to control respective products simply and efficiently. CONSTITUTION: A product submenu displays an installation position and operation state of each product based on a product name. The position submenu displays the installation position and the operation state of each product based on an installation position. The addition/deletion/modification submenu displays selection, the product name, a model name, the installation position, and the operation state as a table. The addition/deletion/modification submenu displays a menu moving window for searching the product on the table, and displays an instruction menu for inputting an instruction to add or delete the product and modify the position. The selected submenu is displayed on a menu screen.

Description

How to display the menu screen of home network system {METHOD FOR DISPLAYING MENU OF HOME NETWORK SYSTEM}

The present invention relates to a home network system, and more particularly, to a method of displaying a menu screen of a home network system.

At present, home automation for automatically controlling home appliances in each home or remote is almost commercially available. In the early stages of home automation, each device was controlled separately using a telephone or an infrared ray, and there was no linkage between the devices, but now, a communication network is used to establish a network between home appliances and control the network. We are using a method that allows integrated management.

A schematic configuration of such a home network is shown in FIG.

Many home electronic devices, such as a refrigerator, an air conditioner, a microwave oven, a washing machine, a personal computer (PC), and the like are connected through a communication bus to form a home network.

At this time, if the microcomputer of each product has a serial communication function, as shown in Figure 2, it is possible to configure a network by directly connecting the communication bus, if the microcomputer of each product does not have a serial communication function, as shown in Figure 3, The home network can be configured by installing a separate communication module. The controller can be designated to control the network of the home network configured as described above. Since most homes have a personal computer, an application program for controlling the network is installed in the personal computer without a separate controller. Can be operated as a network controller.

Currently, home network systems have been commercialized, but in order to efficiently control them easily, the configuration technology of the menu screen displayed on the display of the controller is in an initial stage and requires many technical supplements.

The home network system according to the related art has a problem in that the development of the configuration technology of the menu screen for network control is insufficient for the convenience and efficiency of the user.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a method of displaying a menu screen of a home network system for allowing a user to control each product easily and efficiently.

1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a typical home network

2 is a block diagram showing a communication bus connection method using a serial communication function;

Figure 3 is a block diagram showing a communication bus connection method using a separate communication module

4 to 8b are diagrams illustrating an example of a menu screen configuration of a home network system according to the present invention.

The present invention is a sub-menu for each product that displays the installation position of each product and the operation state of the products corresponding to each position on the basis of the product name, and the product name for each position based on the position, and the operation state of each product on the basis of the position. Displays sub menu, selection check in table form, product name, model name, installation location, operation status, and menu moving window for product search is displayed in a predetermined area of the table. A menu screen is configured to include an add / delete / modify submenu displaying a command menu for input, and the selected submenu among the submenus is displayed on the menu screen.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a menu screen display method of a home network system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

4 to 8b are diagrams illustrating an example of a menu screen configuration of a home network system according to the present invention.

The menu screen according to the present invention is configured to more efficiently monitor and control each home appliance or to add / delete / modify a new product or an existing product on a network.

That is, when a user inputs a menu screen output command through a controller, a menu screen including a product-specific status, a location-specific status, and a submenu for adding / deleting / modifying is displayed.

First, a menu screen according to a product-specific state is displayed on the screen of home appliance items configured as a network, and the position and operation state of the corresponding item are displayed at the bottom of each item as shown in FIG. 4.

That is, the air conditioner, the washing machine and the lamp are respectively displayed on the screen. In the lower part of the air conditioner, the 'living room' indicating the installation position of the air conditioner and the 'living room ON' indicating the current operating state 'on' are displayed. In the lower part of the washing machine, a multi-purpose room, which is an installation position of the washing machine, and a multi-purpose room OFF indicating a current operating state of OFF, are displayed. In addition, the light is in the living room and hallway, the living room is in the 'ON' state and the front door is in the 'standby' state.

At this time, if it is displayed as 'ON', it indicates the operating state, and if it is indicated as 'OFF', the connection is disconnected by unplugging the electric plug. If it is indicated as 'standby', it indicates that the product can be controlled.

Subsequently, when the user selects the item 'Living Room ON' or 'Multipurpose Room OFF', the detailed operation, for example, in the case of the washing machine, moves to the detailed control screen for controlling the washing operation such as washing, rinsing, and dehydration.

Next, in the menu screen according to the status for each location, each location item is displayed on the upper screen, and the product name item configured as a network and the operation status of the corresponding item are displayed at the lower part of each item as shown in FIG. 5.

That is, the location item consisting of the entrance, the room, the living room, the utility room, and the kitchen is displayed at the top of the screen. The lower part of the front door item displays the name of the product installed in the front door, that is, the 'light standby' indicating that the lamp is in a standby state, and the lower part of the front door item displays 'air conditioner waiting', which indicates that the air conditioner installed in the main room is in a standby state. In the lower part of the living room item, 'air conditioner ON' and 'light ON' are sequentially displayed, indicating that the air conditioner and the lamp are 'ON', and the utility room and kitchen items are displayed in the same manner as described above.

Next, the menu screen by selecting Add / Delete / Modify Product displays a table consisting of a selection check window, a product name, a model name, a location, and a state, and a scroll bar is displayed on the right side of the table, and the selected product is added. Items for inputting a / delete / modify command are also displayed as shown in FIG. 6.

In the case of lamps, there are generally a plurality of lamps. For example, the lamps at the top are selected, such as 'selection check window', 'light', 'XXX', 'doorway' and 'wait', and 'selection check window' , 'Light', 'XXX', 'living room' and 'ON' are displayed. In addition, for example, the washing machine at the bottom is displayed as 'selective check window', 'washing machine', 'XXX', 'multipurpose room' and 'waiting'.

On such a menu screen, a user operates a menu moving window on the right side of the screen to search for a desired product and checks the selection check box and then selects one of 'add product', 'delete product' and 'change location' at the bottom. Tap the desired item to perform the action.

For example, the process of adding an existing product and a new product installed in a home but excluded from the network configuration is as follows.

First, a user or a product installer physically connects an existing product, that is, an air conditioner installed in a room and a microwave oven newly installed in a kitchen, with a controller through a communication bus, and then presses a product addition item on a menu screen as shown in FIG.

The controller then searches for products connected on the network, searches for the air conditioner and microwave and adds them to a database for product data management.

Accordingly, the product addition / deletion / modification screen shown in FIG. 6 is also changed to reflect the changed database. When the user selects the menu screen for each product as shown in FIG. 4, the menu screen including the air conditioner added as 'waiting for the house' and the microwave oven added with 'kitchen OFF' are displayed as shown in FIG. 7.

In addition, when a plurality of identical products are added, as shown in FIG. 7, the display size may be restricted, and thus, as shown in FIG. 8A or 8B, a menu moving window may be added or a column width may be adjusted.

Meanwhile, even in the case of product deletion and location change, when a selection check is displayed for one or more products on the screen as shown in FIG. 6 and a product deletion or location change is selected, the data of the corresponding product is deleted or modified in the database. The menu screen reflecting the deleted and modified data is displayed.

The menu screen display method of the home network system according to the present invention has the following effects.

First, since the menu screen is composed and displayed at a glance, including submenus by product, location, and add / delete / modify, it provides a user with convenience of product control and monitoring.

Second, even if a product is added or changed, it can be used permanently without changing the program.

Claims (3)

In the menu screen display method of the home network system, The submenu for each product that displays the installation location of each product and the operation status of the products corresponding to each location based on the product name, and the submenu for the location that displays the product name and operation status of each product based on the location; , Check selection in table form, display product name, model name, installation location, operation status, display menu moving window for product search in a predetermined area of the table, and input product, product deletion and location change commands. A method of displaying a menu screen of a home network system, comprising: configuring a menu screen to include an add / delete / modify submenu displaying a command menu and displaying a selected submenu among the submenus on a menu screen. According to claim 1, Selecting the operation status of the sub-menus to display a detailed operation control screen of the corresponding product. According to claim 1, When the same product is more than a predetermined number, the menu screen display method of the home network system, characterized in that to display the product name, the corresponding position and the operation state in the form of a menu moving window on the sub-menu screen for each product or by adjusting the display width.