Internet of Things management system and method

Abstract

The present invention discloses an IoT management system and method, belonging to the technical field of IoT, including an IoT device, a user terminal, and a cloud platform; the IoT device includes: a central processing unit, a wireless encryption communication unit, for establishing a near-field communication transmission channel; a first Wi-Fi communication unit, for establishing a wireless communication transmission channel; the central processing unit is connected to the wireless encryption communication unit and the first Wi-Fi communication unit at the same time; the IoT device is connected to the user terminal through the wireless encryption communication unit to perform near-field communication; the IoT device is connected to a wireless router through the first Wi-Fi communication unit, and the wireless router is connected to the cloud platform through the Internet. The IoT management system can control the IoT device to support both online and offline control modes, thereby realizing intelligent IoT control that does not rely on a cloud platform.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of Internet of Things, and in particular to an Internet of Things management system and method. Background Art

[0002] The existing smart IoT devices on the market basically rely on online connections to cloud platforms. IoT devices establish reliable links with remote servers through routers, and user terminals view, control and manage IoT devices online through cloud platforms. Once the network connection is disconnected, the IoT device will immediately go offline, and the switch can only be controlled using the buttons on the IoT device. In the absence of Internet coverage, the application convenience is very poor. Summary of the invention

[0003] The object of the present invention is to provide an Internet of Things management system and method, which can control Internet of Things devices and support both online and offline control modes, thereby realizing intelligent Internet of Things control that does not rely on a cloud platform.

[0004] To achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides an Internet of Things management system, including an Internet of Things device, a user terminal, and a cloud platform;

[0005] The IoT device comprises:

[0006] Central Processing Unit,

[0007] A wireless encrypted communication unit, used to establish a near field communication transmission channel;

[0008] A first Wi-Fi communication unit, used to establish a wireless communication transmission channel;

[0009] The central processing unit is connected to the wireless encryption communication unit and the first Wi-Fi communication unit at the same time;

[0010] The IoT device is connected to the user terminal via the wireless encrypted communication unit to perform near field communication;

[0011] The IoT device is connected to a wireless router via the first Wi-Fi communication unit, and the wireless router is connected to the cloud platform via the Internet;

[0012] In an offline communication state, the user terminal manages and controls the IoT device through the wireless encryption communication unit;

[0013] In the online communication state, the user terminal receives the configuration information of the IoT device through the wireless encryption communication module, and controls the IoT device to connect to the cloud platform according to the configuration information.

[0014] Optionally, the IoT device further includes:

[0015] A sensor access unit, connected to the central processing unit, configured as a dedicated sensor access interface for accessing an external sensor device;

[0016] A switch control unit, connected to the central processing unit and the external device power supply, and used to control the on / off state of the external device power supply according to the instruction of the central processing unit;

[0017] When the number of connected sensors exceeds a preset threshold, the central processing unit triggers a linkage control condition and automatically sends a control signal to the switch control unit to perform an on / off operation.

[0018] Optionally, the IoT device further includes:

[0019] A power management unit connected to the first Wi-Fi communication unit, the wireless encryption communication unit, the sensor access unit, and the switch control unit through the central processing unit;

[0020] The lines connecting the power management unit with the first Wi-Fi communication unit, the wireless encryption communication unit, the sensor access unit, and the switch control unit are all provided with controllable power switches. In the event of a failure in any functional unit, the central processing unit controls the power management unit to turn off the controllable power switch of the corresponding line.

[0021] Optionally, the user terminal is further configured with a second Wi-Fi communication unit and / or a mobile communication unit;

[0022] The user terminal is connected to a wireless router via the second Wi-Fi communication unit, and the wireless router is connected to the cloud platform via the Internet; or

[0023] The user terminal is connected to the cloud platform via the Internet through the mobile communication unit.

[0024] Optionally, at the wireless transmitting end, the wireless encryption communication unit uses an encryption function to load the key of the transmitting end, splits the data packet to be sent into data blocks of fixed length, and then performs initial encryption on each data block;

[0025] The initially encrypted data packets to be sent are re-arranged and combined according to a preset sorting rule as the final encrypted data packets to be sent to the wireless receiving end through a wireless channel;

[0026] At the wireless receiving end, the wireless encryption communication unit splits the received encrypted data packet into encrypted data blocks of fixed length;

[0027] Each encrypted data block is restored to order according to a preset ordering rule, and each encrypted data block after the order is restored is decrypted using a decryption function loaded with the receiving end key, and recombined to obtain a plaintext data packet sent by the wireless transmitting end.

[0028] Another aspect of the present invention further provides an Internet of Things management method, using the above-mentioned Internet of Things management system, the method comprises:

[0029] The user terminal is connected to the wireless encryption communication unit and initializes the wireless encryption communication unit;

[0030] After the wireless encryption communication unit is successfully initialized, the user terminal broadcasts a data packet to search for the IoT device;

[0031] After receiving the response message from the IoT device, the response message is parsed by the wireless encryption communication unit to obtain a unique identification code of the IoT device;

[0032] Determining whether the IoT device has been registered according to the unique identification code;

[0033] When the IoT device is not registered, the user terminal registers the IoT device online or offline;

[0034] When the IoT device is successfully registered, the user terminal performs online or offline management and control on the IoT device.

[0035] Optionally, in an offline communication state, performing offline registration of the IoT device at the user terminal includes:

[0036] The user terminal receives the configuration information of the IoT device through the wireless encryption communication unit, and performs offline registration on the IoT device according to the configuration information of the IoT device.

[0037] Optionally, in the offline communication state, the user terminal performing offline management and control on the IoT device includes:

[0038] Selecting the IoT device that needs to be controlled offline, and automatically searching for the IoT device through the user terminal;

[0039] In the case where the IoT device that needs to be controlled offline is successfully searched, the state of the IoT device is displayed as an online state;

[0040] The IoT device is started, and the IoT device is set online through the user terminal.

[0041] Optionally, in the online communication state, the online registration of the IoT device at the user terminal includes:

[0042] The user terminal controls the IoT device to connect to the cloud platform;

[0043] The user terminal receives the configuration information of the IoT device through the wireless encryption communication unit, and performs online registration of the IoT device according to the configuration information of the IoT device;

[0044] After registration is completed, the configuration information of the IoT device is synchronously transmitted to the cloud platform.

[0045] Optionally, in the online communication state, the user terminal performing online management and control on the IoT device includes:

[0046] Selecting the IoT device that needs to be controlled online;

[0047] The IoT device is started, and the IoT device is set online through the user terminal.

[0048] The present invention has the following advantages:

[0049] The Internet of Things management system provided by the present invention is composed of an Internet of Things device, a user terminal, and a cloud platform. The Internet of Things device is provided with a wireless encryption communication unit for establishing a near-field communication transmission channel, and a first Wi-Fi communication unit for establishing a wireless communication transmission channel. The Internet of Things management system can not only realize the connection to the remote cloud platform and the user terminal through the wireless routing Wi-Fi; it can also establish a point-to-point connection with the user terminal through the wireless encryption communication unit in an environment where no wireless routing is deployed. It supports both online and offline control modes. In the offline state, the user terminal manages and controls the Internet of Things device through the wireless encryption communication unit; in the online state, the user terminal receives the configuration information of the Internet of Things device through the wireless encryption communication unit, and then automatically completes the connection between the Internet of Things device and the wireless router and the cloud platform according to the configuration information. The Internet of Things management system can control the Internet of Things device to deploy applications in both online and offline modes, thereby realizing intelligent Internet of Things control that does not rely on the cloud platform, and realizing the interconnection and communication between the Internet of Things device, the user terminal, and the cloud platform. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0050] Figure 1 is a system architecture diagram of the Internet of Things management system provided in Example 1;

[0051] Figure 2 It is the schematic diagram of wireless encrypted communication unit;

[0052] Figure 3 It is a flowchart of the Internet of Things management method provided in Example 2. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0053] The technical scheme of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with specific embodiments, but those skilled in the art should understand that the embodiments described below are only used to illustrate the present invention and should not be regarded as limiting the scope of the present invention. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0054] The preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below in conjunction with examples. It should be understood that the following examples are provided only for the purpose of illustration and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present invention. Those skilled in the art may make various modifications and substitutions to the present invention without departing from the purpose and spirit of the present invention, and all of these modifications and substitutions fall within the scope of the claims of the present invention.

[0055] Example 1

[0056] refer to Figure 1 As shown, Figure 1 A system architecture diagram of an Internet of Things management system provided in the first embodiment is shown;

[0057] An Internet of Things management system, comprising: an Internet of Things device 1, a user terminal 2, and a cloud platform 3;

[0058] The IoT device 1 at least comprises:

[0059] Central processing unit 11,

[0060] A wireless encryption communication unit 12, used to establish a near field communication transmission channel;

[0061] A first Wi-Fi communication unit 13, used to establish a wireless communication transmission channel;

[0062] The central processing unit 11 is connected to the wireless encryption communication unit 12 and the first Wi-Fi communication unit 13 at the same time.

[0063] The IoT device 1 is connected to the user terminal 2 via the wireless encryption communication unit 12 to perform near field communication with the user terminal. Specifically, the user terminal 2 can be connected to the wireless encryption communication unit 13 via a USB interface.

[0064] The IoT device 1 is connected to a wireless router 41 via the first Wi-Fi communication unit 13 , and the wireless router 41 is connected to the cloud platform 3 via the Internet 42 , so as to perform remote communication with the cloud platform.

[0065] In the offline communication state, the user terminal 2 manages and controls the IoT device 1 through the wireless encryption communication unit 12;

[0066] In the online communication state, the user terminal 2 receives the configuration information of the IoT device 1 through the wireless encryption communication module 12 , and controls the IoT device 1 to connect to the cloud platform 3 according to the configuration information.

[0067] For the wireless encryption communication unit 12, its communication principle is as follows Figure 2 As shown in , at the wireless transmitting end, the wireless encryption communication unit uses an encryption function to load the key of the transmitting end, splits the data packet to be sent into data blocks of fixed length, and then performs initial encryption on each data block;

[0068] The initially encrypted data packets to be sent are re-arranged and combined according to a preset sorting rule as the final encrypted data packets to be sent to the wireless receiving end through a wireless channel;

[0069] At the wireless receiving end, the wireless encryption communication unit splits the received encrypted data packet into encrypted data blocks of fixed length;

[0070] Each encrypted data block is restored to order according to a preset ordering rule, and each encrypted data block after the order is restored is decrypted using a decryption function loaded with the receiving end key, and recombined to obtain a plaintext data packet sent by the wireless transmitting end.

[0071] The Internet of Things management system provided in this embodiment adopts a wireless encryption communication module, which is incompatible with the commonly used wireless protocols on the market, thereby increasing security; at the same time, the wireless encryption communication module adopts a unique encryption algorithm, further enhancing the security of data during wireless communication.

[0072] In addition, in some embodiments, the IoT device 1 further includes:

[0073] The sensor access unit 14 is connected to the central processing unit 11 and is configured as a dedicated sensor access interface for accessing an external sensor device.

[0074] The switch control unit 15 is connected to the central processing unit 11 and the external device power supply, and is used to control the on / off state of the external device power supply according to the instruction of the central processing unit.

[0075] When the number of connected sensors exceeds a preset threshold, the central processing unit triggers a linkage control condition and automatically sends a control signal to the switch control unit to perform an on / off operation.

[0076] The RAM memory unit 16 is connected to the central processing unit 11 and is used for temporarily storing data.

[0077] The Flash storage unit 17 is connected to the central processing unit and is used for long-term data storage.

[0078] The button and indicator light unit 18 is connected to the central processing unit 11 and includes a switch control, a mode switching button and a status indicator light.

[0079] The power management unit 19 is connected to the first Wi-Fi communication unit 13, the wireless encryption communication unit 12, the sensor access unit 14, the switch control unit 15, the RAM memory unit 16, the Flash storage unit 17, the button and indicator light unit 18 through the central processing unit 11, and is used to control the power supply of the first Wi-Fi communication unit 13, the wireless encryption communication unit 12, the sensor access unit 14, the switch control unit 15, the RAM memory unit 16, the Flash storage unit 17, the button and indicator light unit 18 according to the instructions of the central processing unit 11. In a specific implementation, each functional unit inside the IoT device is connected through an internal bus. The lines connecting the power management unit and each functional unit such as the first Wi-Fi communication unit 13, the wireless encryption communication unit 12, the sensor access unit 14, the switch control unit 15, the RAM memory unit 16, the Flash storage unit 17, the button and indicator light unit 18 are all provided with a controllable power switch. In the event of a failure of any functional unit, the central processing unit controls the power management unit 19 to turn off the controllable power switch of the corresponding line, thereby cutting off the power supply of the relevant functional unit to prevent damage to the system due to internal failures of individual functional units. In addition, according to specific scenario application requirements, the central processing unit can also send instructions through the signal control line to cut off the power supply of some functional units, thereby achieving the purpose of saving electricity.

[0080] In addition, in some embodiments, the user terminal 2 is further configured with a second Wi-Fi communication unit 21 and / or a mobile communication unit 22, and the user terminal can directly communicate with the cloud platform through the second Wi-Fi communication unit 21 and / or the mobile communication unit 22. That is, the user terminal 2 is connected to the wireless router 41 through the second Wi-Fi communication unit 21, and the wireless router 41 is connected to the cloud platform 3 through the Internet 42; or the user terminal 2 is connected to the cloud platform 3 through the Internet 42 through the mobile communication unit 22.

[0081] In some embodiments, the user terminal 2 is a handheld mobile terminal, such as a portable device such as a smart phone, a PDA, a tablet computer, etc. with an IOS or Android operating system, and is equipped with a touch display screen 23.

[0082] The IoT management system provided in this embodiment is composed of an IoT device, a user terminal, and a cloud platform. The IoT device is provided with a wireless encryption communication unit for establishing a near-field communication transmission channel, and a first Wi-Fi communication unit for establishing a wireless communication transmission channel. Compared with traditional and existing intelligent IoT products, the IoT management system provided by the present invention can not only realize the connection to the remote cloud platform and the user terminal through the wireless router Wi-Fi, but also establish a point-to-point connection with the user terminal through the wireless encryption communication unit in an environment where no wireless router is deployed, and support online and offline control modes at the same time. In the offline state, the user terminal manages and controls the IoT device through the wireless encryption communication unit; in the online state, the user terminal receives the configuration information of the IoT device through the wireless encryption communication unit, and then automatically completes the connection between the IoT device and the wireless router and the cloud platform according to the configuration information. The IoT management system can control the IoT device to deploy applications in both online and offline modes, thereby realizing intelligent IoT control that does not rely on the cloud platform, and realizing the interconnection and communication between the IoT device, the user terminal, and the cloud platform.

[0083] Example 2

[0084] According to the above-mentioned IoT management system, the second embodiment of the present invention also provides an IoT management method, referring to Figure 3 As shown, Figure 3 A flow chart of a method for managing Internet of Things provided in the second embodiment is shown.

[0085] A method for managing Internet of Things, the method comprising:

[0086] S1, the user terminal is connected to the wireless encryption communication unit, and the wireless encryption communication unit is initialized;

[0087] S2. After the wireless encryption communication unit is successfully initialized, the user terminal broadcasts a data packet to search for the IoT device;

[0088] S3. After receiving the response message from the IoT device, the response message is parsed by the wireless encryption communication unit to obtain a unique identification code of the IoT device.

[0089] The encryption and decryption communication principle of the wireless encryption communication unit is as follows Figure 2As shown in , at the wireless transmitting end, the wireless encryption communication unit uses an encryption function to load the key of the transmitting end, splits the data packet to be sent into data blocks of fixed length and then performs initial encryption on each data block; the data packet to be sent after the initial encryption is re-sorted and combined according to a preset sorting rule as the final encrypted data packet to be sent through a wireless channel to the wireless receiving end; at the wireless receiving end, the wireless encryption communication unit splits the received encrypted data packet into encrypted data blocks of fixed length; restores the order of each encrypted data block according to the preset sorting rule, uses a decryption function loaded with the receiving end key to decrypt each encrypted data block after the order is restored, and recombines to obtain a plaintext data packet sent by the wireless transmitting end.

[0090] Through the above encryption and decryption process, the wireless encryption communication unit parses the response message after receiving the response message from the IoT device to obtain the unique identification code of the IoT device.

[0091] S4. Determine whether the IoT device has been registered according to the unique identification code;

[0092] S5. When the IoT device is not registered, the user terminal registers the IoT device online or offline;

[0093] In a specific implementation, in an offline communication state, performing offline registration of the IoT device at a user terminal includes:

[0094] The user terminal receives the configuration information of the IoT device through the wireless encryption communication unit, and performs offline registration on the IoT device according to the configuration information of the IoT device.

[0095] In addition, in the online communication state, the online registration of the IoT device at the user terminal includes:

[0096] The user terminal controls the IoT device to connect to the cloud platform;

[0097] The user terminal receives the configuration information of the IoT device through the wireless encryption communication unit, and performs online registration of the IoT device according to the configuration information of the IoT device;

[0098] After registration is completed, the configuration information of the IoT device is synchronously transmitted to the cloud platform.

[0099] In this embodiment, regardless of whether an online registration process or an offline registration process is adopted, the user terminal can receive the configuration information of the IoT device through the wireless encrypted communication unit, and register the IoT device online or offline according to the configuration information of the IoT device without relying on a cloud platform.

[0100] S6: When the IoT device is successfully registered, the user terminal performs online or offline management and control on the IoT device.

[0101] In a specific implementation, in an offline communication state, the user terminal performs offline management and control on the IoT device including:

[0102] Selecting the IoT device that needs to be controlled offline, and automatically searching for the IoT device through the user terminal;

[0103] In the case where the IoT device that needs to be controlled offline is successfully searched, the state of the IoT device is displayed as an online state;

[0104] The IoT device is started, and the IoT device is set online through the user terminal.

[0105] In addition, in the online communication state, the user terminal performs online management and control on the IoT device including:

[0106] Selecting the IoT device that needs to be controlled online;

[0107] The IoT device is started, and the IoT device is set online through the user terminal.

[0108] In addition, in this embodiment, in the offline communication state, the IoT device can store data such as operating status parameters and logs on the local flash module, directly synchronize data to the cloud platform via Wi-Fi in online mode, and synchronize data to the user terminal in offline mode. After the Internet of the user terminal is restored, choose whether to upload it to the cloud platform for synchronization.

[0109] In summary, the IoT management system provided by the present invention is composed of an IoT device, a user terminal, and a cloud platform. The IoT device is provided with a wireless encryption communication unit for establishing a near-field communication transmission channel, and a first Wi-Fi communication unit for establishing a wireless communication transmission channel. The IoT management system can not only realize the connection to the remote cloud platform and the user terminal through the wireless routing Wi-Fi; it can also establish a point-to-point connection with the user terminal through the wireless encryption communication unit in an environment where no wireless routing is deployed. It supports both online and offline control modes. In the offline state, the user terminal manages and controls the IoT device through the wireless encryption communication unit; in the online state, the user terminal receives the configuration information of the IoT device through the wireless encryption communication unit, and then automatically completes the connection between the IoT device and the wireless router and the cloud platform according to the configuration information. The IoT management system can control the IoT device to deploy applications in both online and offline modes, thereby realizing intelligent IoT control that does not rely on the cloud platform, and realizing the interconnection and communication between the IoT device, the user terminal, and the cloud platform.

[0110] Although the present invention has been described in detail above by general description and specific embodiments, it is obvious to those skilled in the art that some modifications or improvements can be made to the present invention. Therefore, these modifications or improvements made without departing from the spirit of the present invention all belong to the scope of protection claimed by the present invention.

Claims

1. An Internet of Things management system, characterized in that: Including IoT devices, user terminals, and cloud platforms; The IoT device comprises: Central Processing Unit, A wireless encrypted communication unit, used to establish a near field communication transmission channel; A first Wi-Fi communication unit, used to establish a wireless communication transmission channel; The central processing unit is connected to the wireless encryption communication unit and the first Wi-Fi communication unit at the same time; The IoT device is connected to the user terminal via the wireless encrypted communication unit to perform near field communication; The IoT device is connected to a wireless router via the first Wi-Fi communication unit, and the wireless router is connected to the cloud platform via the Internet; In an offline communication state, the user terminal manages and controls the IoT device through the wireless encryption communication unit; In the online communication state, the user terminal receives the configuration information of the IoT device through the wireless encryption communication unit, and controls the IoT device to connect to the cloud platform according to the configuration information; Wherein, the wireless encryption communication unit is configured as: At the wireless transmitting end, the wireless encryption communication unit uses an encryption function to load the key of the transmitting end, splits the data packet to be sent into data blocks of fixed length, and then performs initial encryption on each data block; The initially encrypted data packets to be sent are re-arranged and combined according to a preset sorting rule as the final encrypted data packets to be sent to the wireless receiving end through a wireless channel; At the wireless receiving end, the wireless encryption communication unit splits the received encrypted data packet into encrypted data blocks of fixed length; Each encrypted data block is restored to order according to a preset ordering rule, and each encrypted data block after the order is restored is decrypted using a decryption function loaded with the receiving end key, and recombined to obtain a plaintext data packet sent by the wireless transmitting end.

2. The system according to claim 1, characterized in that The IoT device also includes: A sensor access unit, connected to the central processing unit, configured as a dedicated sensor access interface for accessing an external sensor device; A switch control unit, connected to the central processing unit and the external device power supply, and used to control the on / off state of the external device power supply according to the instruction of the central processing unit; When the number of connected sensors exceeds a preset threshold, the central processing unit triggers a linkage control condition and automatically sends a control signal to the switch control unit to perform an on / off operation.

3. The system according to claim 2, characterized in that The IoT device also includes: A power management unit connected to the first Wi-Fi communication unit, the wireless encryption communication unit, the sensor access unit, and the switch control unit through the central processing unit; The lines connecting the power management unit with the first Wi-Fi communication unit, the wireless encryption communication unit, the sensor access unit, and the switch control unit are all provided with controllable power switches. In the event of a failure in any functional unit, the central processing unit controls the power management unit to turn off the controllable power switch of the corresponding line.

4. The system according to claim 1, characterized in that The user terminal is also configured with a second Wi-Fi communication unit and / or a mobile communication unit; The user terminal is connected to a wireless router via the second Wi-Fi communication unit, and the wireless router is connected to the cloud platform via the Internet; or The user terminal is connected to the cloud platform via the Internet through the mobile communication unit.

5. A method for managing Internet of Things, characterized in that: Using the Internet of Things management system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, the method comprises: The user terminal is connected to the wireless encryption communication unit and initializes the wireless encryption communication unit; After the wireless encryption communication unit is successfully initialized, the user terminal broadcasts a data packet to search for the IoT device; After receiving the response message from the IoT device, the response message is parsed by the wireless encryption communication unit to obtain a unique identification code of the IoT device; Determining whether the IoT device has been registered according to the unique identification code; When the IoT device is not registered, the user terminal registers the IoT device online or offline; When the IoT device is successfully registered, the user terminal performs online or offline management and control on the IoT device.

6. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that In the offline communication state, the user terminal performs offline registration on the IoT device, including: The user terminal receives the configuration information of the IoT device through the wireless encryption communication unit, and performs offline registration on the IoT device according to the configuration information of the IoT device.

7. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that In the offline communication state, the user terminal performs offline management and control on the IoT device including: Selecting the IoT device that needs to be controlled offline, and automatically searching for the IoT device through the user terminal; In the case where the IoT device that needs to be controlled offline is successfully searched, the state of the IoT device is displayed as an online state; The IoT device is started, and the IoT device is set online through the user terminal.

8. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that In the online communication state, the user terminal performs online registration on the IoT device, including: The user terminal controls the IoT device to connect to the cloud platform; The user terminal receives the configuration information of the IoT device through the wireless encryption communication unit, and performs online registration of the IoT device according to the configuration information of the IoT device; After registration is completed, the configuration information of the IoT device is synchronously transmitted to the cloud platform.

9. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that In the online communication state, the user terminal performs online management and control on the IoT device including: Selecting the IoT device that needs to be controlled online; The IoT device is started, and the IoT device is set online through the user terminal.

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