Internet of things (iot) communication method, communication end, and user end

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016277205-A1
Application number	US-201615165934-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 26, 2016
Priority date	Dec 9, 2013
Publication date	Sep 22, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

An IoT communication method, including: receiving via an account of the communication end, access information or control information sent from an account of a user end. The access information includes an identifier of a source terminal and an access command which accesses status information of the source terminal. The control information includes the identifier of the source terminal and a control command which controls the source terminal, the account of the communication end and the account of the user end are bound to each other in instant messaging software; sending the access command or the control command to the source terminal specified by the identifier of the source terminal; obtaining source information which the source terminal returns in response to receiving the access command or the control command from the communication end; sending, via the account of the communication end, the source information to the account of the user end.

First claim

1 . An Internet of Things (IoT) communication method, comprising:
receiving by a communication end via an account of the communication end, access information or control information sent from an account of a user end, wherein:
the access information includes an identifier of a source terminal and an access command which is enabled to access status information of the source terminal,
the control information includes the identifier of the source terminal and a control command which is enabled to control the source terminal, and
the account of the communication end and the account of the user end are bound to each other in instant messaging software;
sending the access command or the control command to the source terminal which is specified by the identifier of the source terminal; obtaining by the communication end, source information from the source terminal which the source terminal returns in response to receiving the access command or the control command from the communication end; and sending, via the account of the communication end, the source information to the account of the user end.

2 . The IoT communication method according to claim 1 , wherein there are more than one accounts of the user end.

3 . The IoT communication method according to claim 1 , wherein the source terminal comprises an electric appliance enabled to perform wireless communication.

4 . The IoT communication method according to claim 3 , wherein the source terminal comprises a smart electric appliance.

5 . The IoT communication method according to claim 1 , further comprising: monitoring fault information sent by the source terminal, and sending the fault information to the account of the user end according to the account of the communication end.

6 . An Internet of Things (IoT) communication method, comprising:
sending by a user end, access information or control information via an account of the user end to an account of a communication end, wherein:
the access information includes a identifier of the source terminal and an access command which is enabled to access the status information of the source terminal,
the control information includes the identifier of the source terminal and a control command which is enabled to control the source terminal, and
the account of the user end and the account of the communication end are bound to each other in instant messaging software and
receiving and displaying via the account of the user end, source information sent from the communication end, wherein the source information is returned to the communication end in response to the source terminal receiving the access command or the control command from the communication end.

7 . The IoT communication method according to claim 6 , wherein:
more than one accounts of the user end are bound to a single account of the communication end; a first of the more than one accounts of the user end is bound to the account of the communication end and the rest of the more than one accounts of the user end being slave accounts, and the slave accounts cannot be bound to the account of the user end unless authorized by the master account.

8 . The IoT communication method according to claim 6 , wherein more than one accounts of the communication end is bound to a single account of the user end, and the method further comprising displaying by categories, received plurality of source information according to the account of the communication end.

9 . The IoT communication method according to claim 6 , wherein the account of the user end establishes a communication link with the account of the communication end or with the source terminal, wherein the communication link is via one of or a combination of the following: 2-dimensional (2D) barcode scanning, text or numerical information input, Bluetooth, Near Field Communication (NFC), and WiFi.

10 . The IoT communication method according to claim 6 , wherein packaging container of the communication end or the communication end is installed with 2-dimensional (2D) barcode, wherein the 2-D barcode includes an encrypted account of the communication end and the account of the communication end is obtained by scanning and decrypting the 2-D barcode.

11 . The IoT communication method according to claim 6 , wherein prior to the receiving and displaying of the source information via the account of the user end, which source information is sent from the account of the communication end in response to the source terminal receiving the access command or the control command, comprising:
obtaining, the account of the communication end, and binding the account of the communication end to the account of the user end; displaying the account of the communication end or a name corresponding to the account of the communication end; receiving an adding command for adding the source terminal, obtaining the source information of the source terminal according to the adding command, and binding the source terminal to the account of the communication end; and displaying the source information of the source terminal or the name corresponding to the source terminal.

12 . An Internet of Things (IoT) communication end, comprises at least a processor with circuitry operating in conjunction with at least a memory which stores instruction codes operable as plurality of modules, wherein the plurality of modules comprise:
a receiving module, which is enabled to receive via an account of the communication end, access information or control information sent from an account of a user end, wherein:
the access information includes an identifier of a source terminal and an access command which is enabled to access status information of the source terminal,
the control information includes the identifier of the source terminal and a control command which is enabled to control the source terminal, and
the account of the communication end and the account of the user end are bound to each other in instant messaging software;
a sending module, which is enabled to send the access command or the control command to the source terminal which is specified by the identifier of the source terminal; an acquisition module, which is enabled to obtain source information from the source terminal which the source terminal returns in response to receiving the access command or the control command from the communication end; and a forwarding module, which is enabled to send via the account of the communication end, the source information to the account of the user end.

13 . The IoT communication end according to claim 12 , wherein there are more than one accounts of the user end.

14 . The IoT communication end according to claim 12 , wherein the source terminal comprises an electric appliance enabled to perform wireless communication.

15 . The IoT communication end according to claim 14 , wherein the source terminal comprises a smart electric appliance.

16 . The IoT communication end according to claim 12 , further comprising a monitoring module which is enabled to monitor fault information sent by the source terminal, and sending the fault information to the account of the user end according to the account of the communication end.

17 . An Internet of Things (IoT) IoT user end, comprises at least a processor with circuitry operating in conjunction with at least a memory which stores instruction codes operable as plurality of modules, wherein the plurality of modules comprise:
a command sending module, which is enabled to send access information or control information via an account of the user e

Assignees

• Tencent Tech Shenzhen Co Ltd

Inventors

• Liu Lejun
• Fan Liangliang
• Liu Kai
• Lin Xiangyao
• Liu Chenglin
• Liu Can

Classifications

• H04W4/70

  Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC] · CPC title

• H04L51/04 Primary

  Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM] · CPC title

• H04L12/2816 Primary

  Controlling appliance services of a home automation network by calling their functionalities (arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station; in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom H04Q9/00) · CPC title

• G06K7/1417

  2D bar codes · CPC title

• H04W76/10

  Connection setup · CPC title