TWI792147B - Management system and device operation method with preloaded user interface - Google Patents

Abstract

A device operating method with pre-loaded user interface is adapted to a management system with a controller, a controlled device and a management device, and the method comprises the following steps: the management device determines whether the controlled device has a built-in customized user interface. When the controlled device has a built-in customized user interface, the management device downloads the customized user interface from the controlled device and sends the customized user interface to the controller as a user interface. When the controlled device does not have a built-in customized user interface, the management device sends its default user interface to the controller as the user interface. After the user interface is sent to the controller, the management device receives an operating instructions generated by the controller through the user interface, and the management device sends the operating instructions to the controlled device. The controlled device performs operations according to the operating instructions.

Description

Management system with pre-loaded user interface and device operation method thereof

The present invention relates to device management and user interface, in particular to a management system with pre-loaded user interface and a device operation method thereof.

When a user operates multiple remote devices such as a webcam or a camera with a USB interface, the agent application corresponding to these devices is usually executed first. Before the user enters the setting page of the device for operation, the proxy application first determines the device model, then determines the device firmware version, and then searches the device model and firmware version corresponding to the current operation in its own database The user interface (User Interface, UI) is presented to the user for viewing.

However, when a device supplier releases a new version of firmware, the agent application program corresponding to the device also needs to update its originally stored user interface corresponding to the old version of the firmware in conjunction with the device firmware. Due to the large number or types of devices to be managed by the user, if the agent application program is updated for each device with updated firmware, it will considerably increase the labor cost of software development and increase the difficulty of project management. On the other hand, if the user only updates the device firmware without synchronously updating the proxy application, the user will not be able to use the new functions of the new version of the device firmware. Or, if the user has installed a new version of the agent application program but has not updated the device firmware, the agent application program may misjudge the device firmware version, resulting in user operation failure or causing the device to perform wrong actions.

In view of this, the present invention proposes a management system and device operation method with a pre-loaded user interface, thereby reducing the update cost of agent applications, and allowing users to enjoy the latest firmware functions and corresponding functions of the device at any time. user interface.

A management system with a pre-loaded user interface according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a control device for generating an operation instruction through a user interface; a controlled device for storing the user interface, and the device uses Sending the user interface and performing corresponding operations according to the operation instructions; and a management device preloaded with the user interface, communicating with the control device and the controlled device, and the management device with the preloaded user interface is used After obtaining the user interface from the controlled device, sending the user interface to the control device and receiving the operation instruction from the control device, and sending the operation instruction to the controlled device.

A method for operating a device with a preloaded user interface according to an embodiment of the present invention is applicable to a management system, the management system has a control device, a controlled device and a management device with a preloaded user interface, the The method for operating a device with a preloaded user interface includes: judging whether the controlled device is built with a custom user interface with the management device of the preloaded user interface; when the controlled device is built with the custom user interface interface, download the customized user interface from the controlled device with the management device preloaded with the user interface, and send the customized user interface to the control device as a user interface; when the controlled When the device does not have the custom user interface built in, the management device with the pre-loaded user interface sends a default user interface to the control device as the user interface; when the user interface is sent to the After controlling the device, the management device with the preloaded user interface receives an operation command generated by the control device through the user interface; and sends the operation command to the controlled device with the management device with the preloaded user interface device, and the controlled device executes an operation according to the operation instruction.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for operating a device with a preloaded user interface is applicable to a management system, the management system has a control device, multiple controlled devices, and a management device with a preloaded user interface. The method for operating a device with a preloaded user interface includes: receiving a connection request with the management device with the preloaded user interface, and the connection request is used to select one of the controlled devices; The management device that enters the user interface detects whether it has been connected to the selected controlled device through communication; Whether the controlled device is built with a custom user interface; when the selected controlled device is built with the custom user interface, the management device with the pre-loaded user interface is selected from the selected controlled device The device downloads the custom user interface, and transmits the custom user interface to the control device as a user interface; when the selected controlled device does not have the custom user interface built in, the preloaded The management device with the user interface loaded into the user interface transmits a default user interface to the control device as the user interface; after the control device receives the user interface, the management device with the preloaded user interface receives the control An operation instruction generated by the device through the user interface; and sending the operation instruction to the selected controlled device by the management device with the preloaded user interface.

To sum up, the management system of the pre-loaded user interface and the device operation method of the pre-loaded user interface proposed by the present invention search all devices at the beginning, let the user choose which controlled devices to use, and then Connection detection will be performed. The preloaded user interface management device in the preloaded user interface management system stores and updates a device list to determine whether each controlled device has a customized user interface. If not, communicate with the controlled device to download the latest custom user interface. Regardless of the number of controlled devices, the corresponding custom user interface is downloaded from the controlled device in real time, so there is no need to pre-write multiple sets of user interfaces to the pre-loaded user interface management device , thus reducing the storage space of the preloaded UI manager and making it easier to maintain the preloaded UI manager system. Therefore, the present invention can smoothly manage the function details of each firmware version of all controlled devices, thereby improving the convenience of the management system in development and project management. The invention realizes dynamic loading of self-defined user interface and control instructions, and reduces the maintenance cost of management and remote operation of multiple controlled devices.

The above description of the disclosure and the following description of the implementation are used to demonstrate and explain the spirit and principle of the present invention, and provide a further explanation of the patent application scope of the present invention.

The detailed features and characteristics of the present invention are described in detail below in the implementation mode, and its content is enough to enable any person familiar with the relevant art to understand the technical content of the present invention and implement it accordingly, and according to the content disclosed in this specification, the scope of the patent application and the drawings , anyone who is familiar with the related art can easily understand the ideas and features related to the present invention. The following examples are to further describe the concept of the present invention in detail, but not to limit the scope of the present invention in any way.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a management system for a preloaded user interface (UI) according to an embodiment of the present invention. The system includes a control device 10 , a management device 30 with a pre-loaded user interface, and controlled devices 51 , 52 and 53 .

The control device 10 is communicatively connected to the management device 30 with a pre-loaded user interface. In one embodiment, the control device 10 includes a processor, a display device for presenting a user interface, an input device for the user to input operation commands, and a communication device for connecting to the management device 30 with a preloaded user interface. mod. The control device is, for example, a smart phone, a tablet computer, a desktop computer or a notebook computer, and the present invention does not specifically limit the hardware implementation of the control device 10 .

The management devices 30 with pre-loaded user interfaces are each communicatively connected to one of the controlled devices 51 , 52 and 53 . The management device 30 with a pre-loaded user interface can be realized by hardware or software. The hardware method is, for example, a server, and the software method is, for example, an agent application program executed on a computer or a mobile phone.

The management device 30 that preloads the user interface is used to preload the user interfaces U2, U3 of the controlled devices 51~53, and according to the user's operation instructions on the control device 10, the controlled device selected by the user The user interface is transmitted to the display device of the operating device 10 for display. The preloading means that the management device 30 that preloads the user interface detects the communication connection status between itself and each controlled device 51~53, and determines the communication connection of these controlled devices 51~53 At this time, it is judged whether each controlled device 51-53 has a built-in user interface U2, U3.

Assuming that both the controlled devices 52 and 53 have built-in user interfaces U2 and U3, and the controlled device 51 does not have a built-in user interface, the management device 30 preloaded with the user interface stores a device list for recording each The numbers of devices 51~53 and the status of their built-in user interfaces.

According to the application manner of the equipment list, the management device 30 with the preloaded user interface has two implementation manners. The first implementation mode is: the management device 30 preloading the user interface is based on whether the user interface corresponding to each controlled device recorded on the equipment list has been downloaded, or whether the downloaded user interface has not been updated for more than a specified period of time. update, and download the user interface data from those controlled devices whose user interface has not been downloaded, or download the current latest user interface data from the controlled device.

The second embodiment is: at each specific time point, the management device 30 that preloads the user interface downloads the data of the user interface from all the controlled devices 51-53. The "each specific time point" is for example: every interval, every time the user changes the controlled device selected, every time the management device 30 with the pre-loaded user interface is activated and starts to operate etc., the present invention is not particularly limited to the above specific time point.

The management device 30 with pre-loaded user interface obtains the data of the user interface U2 and U3 from the controlled equipment 52 and 53 with built-in user interface U2 and U3. As for the controlled equipment 51 without built-in user interface, The management device 30 with the pre-loaded user interface will subsequently provide its own built-in default user interface U0 for the user to use.

Since the management device 30 pre-loaded with the user interface will perform the above-mentioned actions when communicating with these controlled devices 51-53, no matter whether the firmware and user interface data of the controlled devices 51-53 have been updated to In the latest version, the control device 10 can obtain the user interface data U0, U2, U3 applicable to the currently controlled devices 51-53 through the management device 30 preloaded with the user interface.

In one embodiment, the controlled devices 51 - 53 have a communication module, which is used to connect to the network or directly connect to the management device 30 with a pre-loaded user interface. For example, one of the controlled devices 51 - 53 is a network camera.

In another embodiment, one of the controlled devices 51 - 53 (assumed to be the controlled device 51 ) may be a video camera with a USB interface, but does not have a network connection function. In this another embodiment, the controlled device 51 can be electrically connected to a notebook computer or other electronic devices with a network connection, so as to establish a communication connection with the management device 30 with a pre-loaded user interface.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a device operating method for preloading a user interface according to an embodiment of the present invention. The method is applicable to the management system with a pre-loaded user interface in FIG. 1 .

Step S0 is "select a controlled device". For example, the controlled devices selected by the user to be operated next are the controlled devices 51 and 52 in FIG. 1 .

In another embodiment, assuming that the system in FIG. 1 has only one controlled device, step S0 can be omitted.

Step S1 is "detecting the connection with the controlled device", that is, the management device 30 with the pre-loaded user interface detects whether it has been connected to the controlled devices 51-53, or only detects whether it has been connected to the step The controlled devices 51 and 52 selected by S0. For example, the connection detection method adopts the User Datagram Protocol (User Datagram Protocol, UDP) combined with the Transmission Control Protocol (Transmission Control Protocol, TCP) in the three-way handshake protocol (Three-way Handshake), but this The invention is not limited by this example. If not yet connected, return to step S0 to reselect the controlled device. In another embodiment, if there is no connection yet, return to step S1 to repeat the connection detection for the unconnected controlled device until the connection is successful.

When the management device 30 with the pre-loaded user interface is connected to the controlled devices 51-53, as shown in step S2, it is determined whether "the controlled device has a built-in custom user interface". That is, the management device 30 with the preloaded user interface detects whether each controlled device 51 , 52 , 53 stores the user interface.

When the selected controlled device 52 has a built-in customized user interface U2, as shown in step S3, "download the customized user interface from the controlled device and provide the customized user interface to the control device", that is, The management device 30 that loads the user interface downloads its built-in user interface U2 from the controlled device 52 , and transmits the downloaded user interface U2 to the display device of the control device 10 for presentation. In this step S3, the management device 30 with the pre-loaded user interface can also update the device list, marking the field corresponding to the controlled device 52 as "downloaded". In one embodiment, the marked content may further include the date and time of downloading.

When the selected controlled device 51 does not have a built-in custom user interface, as shown in step S4 "provide a default user interface to the control device", that is, the management device 30 with a pre-loaded user interface is built in itself The default user interface U0 is provided to the control device 10 for user reference. In this step S4, the management device 30 with the pre-loaded user interface can also update the device list, and mark the field corresponding to the controlled device 51 as "not downloaded" or "no custom user interface". In this way, when the management device 30 with the user interface preloaded is restarted next time and the device list is loaded, you can immediately know which user interfaces of the currently controlled devices have been downloaded to the management device 30 with the user interface preloaded local storage unit.

After the management device 30 pre-loaded with the user interface updates the equipment list, as shown in step S5 "receive the operation command of the control device", that is, the management device 30 with the pre-loaded user interface receives the user operation on the control device 10. An operation command sent by the user interface U0 or U2. Finally, as shown in step S6 , "forward the operation command to the controlled device", that is, the management device 30 with the pre-loaded user interface sends the operation command to the corresponding controlled device 51 or 52 .

To sum up, the management system of the pre-loaded user interface and the device operation method of the pre-loaded user interface proposed by the present invention search all devices at the beginning, let the user choose which controlled devices to use, and then Connection detection will be performed. The preloaded user interface management device in the preloaded user interface management system stores and updates a device list to determine whether each controlled device has a customized user interface. If not, communicate with the controlled device to download the latest custom user interface. Regardless of the number of controlled devices, the corresponding custom user interface is downloaded from the controlled device in real time, so there is no need to pre-write multiple sets of user interfaces to the pre-loaded user interface management device , thus reducing the storage space of the preloaded UI manager and making it easier to maintain the preloaded UI manager system. Therefore, the present invention can smoothly manage the functional details of each firmware version of all controlled devices, thereby improving the convenience of the management system in development and project management. The invention realizes dynamic loading of self-defined user interface and control instructions, and reduces the maintenance cost of management and remote operation of multiple controlled devices.

Although the present invention is disclosed by the aforementioned embodiments, they are not intended to limit the present invention. Without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, all changes and modifications are within the scope of patent protection of the present invention. For the scope of protection defined by the present invention, please refer to the appended scope of patent application.

10: Control device 30: Management device with pre-loaded user interface 51, 52, 53: controlled device U0: default user interface U2, U3: Custom User Interface S1~S6: steps

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a management system of a preloaded user interface according to an embodiment of the present invention; and FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a device operating method for preloading a user interface according to an embodiment of the present invention.

S1~S6: steps

Claims (9)

A management system with a preloaded user interface, comprising: a control device for generating an operation command through a user interface; a controlled device for storing the user interface, and the controlled device for sending the user interface interface and perform corresponding operations according to the operation instructions; and a management device with a pre-loaded user interface, which communicates with the control device and the controlled device, and the management device with the pre-loaded user interface is used for controlling The device obtains the user interface, sends the user interface to the control device and receives the operation instruction from the control device, and sends the operation instruction to the controlled device, wherein the management device with the preloaded user interface is further used for Detecting whether the first controlled device and the second controlled device have the user interface. The management system with pre-loaded user interface as described in claim 1, wherein the management device with pre-loaded user interface is further used to store an equipment list, and the equipment list is used to record whether the controlled device has the user interface. The management system with a preloaded user interface as described in Claim 1, wherein the controlled device is a first controlled device, and the management system with a preloaded user interface further includes a communication connection with a second controlled device The preloaded user interface management device is further used for storing a default user interface, and the preloaded user interface management device is further used for the first recipient providing the default user interface to the control device when the controlled device or the second controlled device does not have the user interface. A method for operating a device with a pre-loaded user interface, suitable for a management system, the management system has a control device, a controlled device and a management device with a pre-loaded user interface, the pre-loaded user interface Device operation methods include: Using the management device with the preloaded user interface to determine whether the controlled device has a built-in custom user interface; when the controlled device is built with the custom user interface, use the preloaded user interface The management device downloads the customized user interface from the controlled device, and transmits the customized user interface to the control device as a user interface; when the controlled device does not have the customized user interface built in, The management device with the preloaded user interface transmits a default user interface to the control device as the user interface; after the user interface is transmitted to the control device, the preloaded user interface is used The management device receives an operation instruction generated by the control device through the user interface; and the management device with the preloaded user interface sends the operation instruction to the controlled device, and the controlled device executes according to the operation instruction One operation. The method for operating a device with a preloaded user interface as in claim 4 further includes: using the management device for the preloaded user interface to update an equipment list according to whether the controlled device has the customized user interface. The method for operating a device with a preloaded user interface as in claim 5 further includes: using the management device for the preloaded user interface to download current latest user interface data from the controlled device according to the device list. A method for operating a device with a preloaded user interface, suitable for a management system, the management system has a control device, a plurality of controlled devices and a management device with a preloaded user interface, the preloaded user interface The device operating method includes: receiving a connection request with the management device preloaded with a user interface, and the connection request is used to select one of the controlled devices; Using the management device with the preloaded user interface to detect whether it has been connected to the selected controlled device; when the management device with the preloaded user interface has been connected to the selected controlled device, judging whether the selected controlled device is built with a custom user interface; when the selected controlled device is built with the custom user interface, the management device with the preloaded user interface is selected The controlled device downloads the customized user interface, and transmits the customized user interface to the control device as a user interface; when the selected controlled device does not have the customized user interface built in, The management device with the preloaded user interface transmits a default user interface to the control device as the user interface; after the control device receives the user interface, the management device with the preloaded user interface The device receives an operation instruction generated by the control device through the user interface; and sends the operation instruction to the selected controlled device through the management device preloaded with the user interface. The method for operating a device with a preloaded user interface as in claim 7 further includes: using the management device for the preloaded user interface to update an equipment list according to whether the controlled device has the customized user interface. The method for operating a device with a preloaded user interface as in claim 7 further includes: using the management device for the preloaded user interface to download current latest user interface data from the controlled device according to the device list.

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