Smart access point and method for controlling internet of things apparatus using the smart access point apparatus
An access point and a method for controlling an IoT (Internet of Things) device, using the access point. The method includes receiving a request for a service list from a user terminal through a smart access point communication with one or more IoT devices provided in one space; providing a list of virtual objects which are able to be provided out of virtual objects corresponding to the one or more IoT devices to the user terminal as the service list; receiving a control service request generated from the service list of the user terminal; identifying an IoT device corresponding to the control service request and requesting the identified IoT device for IoT control; and renewing a state of a virtual object corresponding to the identified IoT device based on a response of the identified IoT device and transmitting information on the state renewal to the user terminal.
1. A method for providing, using a smart access point communicating with one or more Internet of Things (IoT) devices provided in one space, a service in an IoT environment comprising:
receiving, at the smart access point, a request for a service list from a user terminal;
providing, at the smart access point, a list of virtual objects which are able to be provided out of virtual objects corresponding to the one or more IoT devices to the user terminal as the service list;
receiving, at the smart access point, a control service request generated from the service list of the user terminal;
at the smart access point, identifying an IoT device corresponding to the control service request and requesting the identified IoT device for IoT control;
at the smart access point, renewing a state of a virtual object corresponding to the identified IoT device based on a response of the identified IoT device and transmitting information on the state renewal to the user terminal;
logging, at the smart access point, a state of the virtual object as an event history of the IoT device corresponding to the virtual object, when a state of the virtual object is changed; and
further requesting, at the smart access point, the IoT device corresponding to the virtual object for IoT control based on the event history.
2. The method for providing the service in the IoT (Internet of Things) environment of claim 1 , wherein the service list is provided to the user terminal through a web page comprising icons corresponding to the virtual object, and
the information on the state renewal is provided to the user terminal through the web page in relation with the icons.
3. The method for providing the service in the IoT (Internet of Things) environment of claim 1 , wherein the virtual object as an instance representing a corresponding IoT device is deployed in the smart access point based on a request made by a manager of the smart access point.
4. The method for providing the service in the IoT (Internet of Things) environment of claim 1 , further comprising:
broadcasting information on whether an instance of the virtual object is operated and whether the IoT control function is provided.
5. The method for providing the service in the Internet of Things (IoT) environment of claim 1 , wherein the further request the IoT device corresponding to the virtual object for IoT control is performed without communication with the user terminal.
6. A smart access point communicating with one or more Internet of Things (IoT) devices provided in one space of an IoT comprising:
a service list request receiving unit configured to receive a request of a service list for the one or more IoT devices from a user terminal;
a service list providing unit configured to provide the user terminal with a list of virtual objects corresponding to the one or more IoT devices which can be provided as the service list;
a control service request receiving unit configured to receive a control service request generated through the service list of the user terminal;
an IoT control requesting unit configured to identify an IoT device corresponding to the control service request out of the one or more IoT devices and to request the identified IoT device for IoT control; and
a virtual object managing unit configured to renew a state of the virtual object corresponding to the identified IoT device based on a response from the identified IoT device and send information on the state renewal to the user terminal,
wherein the smart access point is configured to log a state of the virtual object as an event history of the IoT device corresponding to the virtual object, when a state of the virtual object is changed, and further configured to request the IoT device corresponding to the virtual object for IoT control based on the event history.
7. The smart access point of claim 6 , wherein the service list is provided to the user terminal through a web page comprising icons corresponding to the virtual object, and
the information on the state renewal is provided to the user terminal through the web page in relation with the icons.
8. The smart access point of claim 6 , wherein the smart access point is further configured to request the IoT device corresponding to the virtual object for IoT control based on the event history without communication with the user terminal.