JP2018205317A - Method to grasp space that electronic equipment is located by utilizing battery charger thereof, electronic equipment and battery charger - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a method to grasp a space that electronic equipment is located by utilizing a battery charger of the electronic equipment, and to provide the electronic equipment and the battery charger.SOLUTION: A space grasp method of electronic equipment includes: a step of receiving identification information about each of multiple battery chargers arranged in a sectioned multiple space in a room; a step of selecting one battery charger on the basis of signal strength of radio communication signal of each of multiple battery chargers; a step of distinguishing a type of the space that the chosen battery charger is arranged by a space type identifier included in the identification information about the chosen battery charger; and a step of determining the type of the space that the chosen battery charger is arranged as the type of the space that the electronic equipment is located.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The following description relates to a method of grasping a space where an electronic device is located by using a charger of the electronic device, the electronic device, and the charger. Further, the following description relates to a computer program that is combined with a computer and causes the computer to execute the space grasping method according to the embodiment of the present invention, and a recording medium that stores the computer program.

  An electronic device that is driven indoors, such as an electronic device used in a home network service, needs to grasp the space in which the electronic device is located indoors. For example, the electronic device determines its own position in the room, as well as which type of space the electronic device itself is in, such as “living room”, “kitchen”, and “bedroom” Information may be required.

  In the prior art, in order to acquire such space-related information, the image acquired by the camera is analyzed, the sensor is used, or the user directly sets the type of space in which the electronic device is located. It was. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a camera-based real-time position recognition system and a real-time position recognition method using the system. However, in the process of grasping the type of space using a camera, a relatively expensive process such as video analysis is required, and a relatively long time is required. Furthermore, there are cases where the type of space is mistakenly recognized only by video analysis. Similarly to this, even if the method using the sensor can acquire the position of the electronic device from the sensed information, there is a problem that it is difficult to judge from the acquired position of the electronic device to the type of space. . Furthermore, such a conventional technique first grasps the space when the electronic device comes to be located in another room due to the user's moving, or the position or space of the electronic device changes even in the same room. I also have the problem of having to start over. When the user directly inputs information about the space of the electronic device, the information about the new space must be input every time the electronic device changes its position (for example, the electronic device is moved from “living room” to “bedroom”). There was annoyance.

Korean Published Patent No. 10-2010-0026776

  A space grasping method for grasping a space where an electronic device is located is provided by utilizing a charger of the electronic device. Also provided are a computer program for causing the computer to execute the space grasping method according to the embodiment of the present invention by combining with the electronic device, the charger, and the computer, and a recording medium for storing the computer program.

  A space in which a plurality of chargers are arranged by allowing each of a plurality of chargers of an electronic device arranged in a plurality of partitioned spaces in the room to provide information on the type of space in which the charger is arranged. By enabling the electronic device to determine the type of space in which the electronic device is located by the selected charger based on the signal strength of the wireless communication signal for the plurality of chargers. Provide a technology that can immediately grasp the position of the device and the type of space in which the electronic device is located. Moreover, even when the position of an electronic device is changed, the technique which can grasp | ascertain the kind of space where the changed electronic device is located in real time is also provided. In addition to this, even if the physical space itself is changed due to moving, etc., we provide technology that allows electronic devices to immediately grasp the type of space where they are located simply by installing a charger in each space To do.

  According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for grasping the space of an electronic device, the step of receiving identification information relating to each of a plurality of chargers of an electronic device arranged in a plurality of partitioned spaces in a room, each of the plurality of chargers Selecting one charger based on the signal strength of the wireless communication signal, and identifying the type of the space in which the selected charger is arranged by the space type identifier included in the identification information of the selected charger There is provided a space grasping method including a step and a step of determining a type of a space in which a selected charger is arranged as a type of a space in which an electronic device is located.

  In another aspect of the present invention, when the electronic device is electrically connected for charging with one of a plurality of chargers disposed in a plurality of partitioned spaces in the room, A step of confirming a space type identifier included in the identification information of the charger connected to the device, and a step of determining the type of space identified by the confirmed space type identifier as the type of space in which the electronic device is located. The space grasping method characterized by this is provided.

  In another aspect of the present invention, receiving a charger identifier of a plurality of chargers arranged in a plurality of partitioned spaces in a room, setting a type of space corresponding to each received charger identifier Storing the set space type corresponding to the received charger identifier in the database in association with each other, and searching the database by the charger identifier received from the first charger of the plurality of chargers. And extracting the type of the space set corresponding to the received charger identifier of the first charger as the type of the space where the first charger is arranged. Provide a method.

  In another aspect of the present invention, a computer-readable recording medium is provided, in which a computer program for causing a computer to execute the space grasping method is recorded.

  In another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer program that is combined with a computer to cause the computer to execute the space grasping method.

  In a further aspect of the invention, an electronic device includes at least one processor implemented to execute computer readable instructions, the at least one processor in a plurality of partitioned spaces in a room. The identification information regarding each of the plurality of chargers of the arranged electronic device is received, one charger is selected based on the signal strength of the wireless communication signal of each of the plurality of chargers, and the identification information of the selected charger is The type of the space where the selected charger is arranged is identified by the included space type identifier, and the type of the space where the selected charger is arranged is determined as the type of the space where the electronic device is located Provide electronic equipment.

  According to a further aspect of the present invention, there is provided a battery charger for providing electric power for charging an electronic device, the user interface for setting one type from among a plurality of types different from each other for a space, and setting by a user interface Provided with a charger, comprising: an identification information generation unit that generates identification information including a space type identifier corresponding to a type that has been generated; and a communication unit that transmits the generated identification information to an electronic device by wireless communication To do.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the space where an electronic device is located can be grasped | ascertained by utilizing the charger of an electronic device. In particular, not only the position of the electronic device can be grasped, but also the type of space in which the electronic device is located can be grasped.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to immediately grasp the position of the electronic device and the type of space in which the electronic device is located, and the space where the changed electronic device is located even when the position of the electronic device is changed. Can be understood in real time.

  According to the present invention, even when the physical space itself is changed by moving or the like, the electronic device can immediately grasp the type of the space where the electronic device is located only by installing the charger in each space.

It is the figure which showed the example of the indoor environment for the space grasp of the electronic device in one Embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the example of the user interface for setting the kind of space where the charger is arrange | positioned in one Embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the other example of the user interface for setting the kind of space where the charger is arrange | positioned in one Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of providing identification information through a user's mobile device in an embodiment of the present invention. It is the figure which showed the example which provides identification information through a server in one Embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the example of the electronic device which grasps | ascertains the kind of space by connection with the charger in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram for demonstrating the internal structure of the electronic device and server in one Embodiment of this invention. It is the flowchart which showed the example of the space grasping | ascertaining method of the electronic device in one Embodiment of this invention. It is the flowchart which showed the example of the method of grasping | ascertaining the kind of space by connection with the charger in one Embodiment of this invention. It is the flowchart which showed the example of the method of adjusting an environment setting automatically according to the determined kind of space in one Embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the method in which the electronic device sets the kind of space with respect to the charger identifier of a charger in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram for demonstrating the example of the internal structure of the charger in one Embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  The space grasping method according to the embodiment of the present invention may be executed by an electronic device located indoors. At this time, a computer program according to an embodiment of the present invention may be installed and driven in the electronic device, and the electronic device executes the space grasping method according to the embodiment of the present invention in accordance with control of the computer program to be driven. You can do it. The above-described computer program may be stored in a computer-readable recording medium so as to be combined with an electronic device realized by the computer and cause the computer to execute the space grasping method.

  In order to grasp the space of such an electronic device, a plurality of chargers arranged indoors may be used. Each of the plurality of chargers may be a physical device for providing power for charging the electronic device.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of an indoor environment for grasping a space of an electronic device in an embodiment of the present invention. A plan view 100 of FIG. 1 shows partitioned spaces in the room and the types of the spaces (living room, kitchen, entrance, bathroom, bedroom, etc.). Further, in the plan view 100, the electronic device 110 is disposed in the “living room”, and the plurality of chargers 120, 130, 140, and 150 of the electronic device 110 are “living room”, “bedroom 1”, “bedroom 2”, “ An example of arrangement in the “bedroom 3” is shown.

  In the present embodiment, the electronic device 110 may wirelessly communicate with each of the plurality of chargers 120, 130, 140, 150, and receives identification information from each of the plurality of chargers 120, 130, 140, 150 by wireless communication. It's okay. At this time, the identification information is transmitted in the form of a unique identifier transmitted by the plurality of chargers 120, 130, 140, and 150 to identify themselves in a wireless network, such as a Wi-Fi SSID (Service Set Identifier). May be. In this case, the identification information may include a charger identifier for identifying the charger and / or a space type identifier for identifying the type of space in which the charger is disposed. For example, assume that the charger identifiers of the first charger 120, the second charger 130, the third charger 140, and the fourth charger 150 are “111”, “222”, “333”, and “444”, respectively. When the space type identifiers of “living room”, “bedroom 1”, “bedroom 2”, and “bedroom 3” are assumed to be “AAA”, “BBB”, “CCC”, and “DDD”, they are received from the first charger 120. The identification information to be generated may be generated in a form including both a charger identifier and a space type identifier, such as “111_AAA”. The identification information received from the second charger 130 is in the form of “222_BBB”, the identification information received from the third charger 140 is in the form of “333_CCC”, and the identification information received from the fourth charger 150 is Each may be generated in the form of “444_DDD”. Here, the meaning of the space type identifier may be defined in advance so that the electronic device 110 can grasp the type of the space from the above-described space type identifier.

  In some embodiments, the identification information may include only a space type identifier. For example, the space type identifier “AAA” may be used as an identifier for identifying the first charger 120 at the same time as identifying “living”. In this case, the electronic device 110 identifies a plurality of chargers 120, 130, 140, and 150 as “living room” chargers, “bedroom 1” chargers, etc., rather than identifying them as individual charger identifiers. Good.

  In this case, the electronic device 110 may grasp which charger is arranged in which type of space by receiving identification information from each of the plurality of chargers 120, 130, 140, 150. For example, the electronic device 110 may recognize from the identification information “111_AAA” that the first charger 120 that is the charger having the charger identifier “111” is arranged in “living room”. In the embodiment in which the identification information includes only the space type identifier, the electronic device 110 has the first charger 120 that is a charger that transmits the identification information including the space type identifier “AAA” disposed in the “living room”. You may know that it is a charger.

  At this time, the electronic device 110 may select one charger based on the signal strength of each wireless communication signal of the plurality of chargers, and the type of the space in which the selected charger is arranged is determined as the electronic device 110. May be determined as the type of space in which is located. For example, even if the distance between the electronic device 110 and a specific charger is close, if there is an obstacle such as a wall, the signal strength of the wireless communication signal may be weakened. Therefore, since there is a high possibility that the charger having the strongest signal strength of the wireless communication signal is located in the same space as the electronic device 110, the electronic device 110 selects the charger having the strongest signal strength of the wireless communication signal. The electronic device 110 may be determined to be located in the same space as the selected charger. In the embodiment of FIG. 1, it is assumed that the electronic device 110 selects the first charger 120 as the charger having the strongest signal strength of the wireless communication signal. In this case, from the viewpoint of the electronic device 110, “111_AAA” that is the identification information of the first charger 120 may be confirmed. In other words, the electronic device 110 can grasp that the type of the space in which the electronic device 110 is located is “living” by acquiring the space type identifier “AAA” from the confirmed identification information “111_AAA”. become able to.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the electronic device 110 can acquire information related to the type of space in which the electronic device 110 is located by communicating with the chargers arranged in a plurality of indoor compartments. become able to.

  Information regarding the type of space in which the electronic device 110 is located may be used in various ways depending on the type of the electronic device 110 and the service provided by the electronic device 110 to the user. For example, an artificial intelligence speaker of a home network service that provides a voice-based service to a user through a voice-based input / output interface can be considered. Such an artificial intelligence speaker can provide information more suitable for a user's voice request depending on the type of space in which the artificial intelligence speaker is currently located. In addition, devices that move through indoor spaces, such as robot cleaners, can now understand where they are currently located, and various devices can be used in different environments depending on the type of space in which they are currently located. An embodiment in which the setting is automatically changed is conceivable.

  As a more specific example, the environment setting may be changed so that the artificial intelligence speaker located in the “bedroom” is output at a relatively lower volume than the artificial intelligence speaker located in the “living room”. The environment setting of the robot cleaner located at “” may be changed so that the screen of the robot cleaner and the brightness of the light emitting unit are lower than the robot cleaner located at “living room”.

  As another example, a case where the user sets information regarding a specific space can be considered. When the user sets “Bedroom 2” as a child room, when the electronic device 110 is located in “Bedroom 2”, the adult content is not provided, or the information registered with the parent account is not provided. Settings may be changed. Further, the environment setting may be changed so that the electronic device 110 changes the sound output in the “bedroom 2” from the sound provided by default to the voice of the character.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a user interface for setting the type of space in which the charger is arranged in one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 shows an example of the dial 210 implemented outside the charger. The user may set the type of space in which the corresponding charger is arranged by turning such a dial 210. For example, FIG. 2 shows an example in which the type of space set to “living room” is changed to “bedroom 1” by turning the dial 210. In this case, before turning the dial 210, the charger may transmit identification information including “AAA” that is a space type identifier corresponding to “living”. Identification information including “BBB” that is a space type identifier corresponding to “Bedroom 1” may be transmitted.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing another example of a user interface for setting the type of space in which the charger is arranged in one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 shows an example of the display 310 and the button 320 implemented outside the charger. The dotted line box 330 is an example in which the user virtually displays a state in which the user presses the button 320 to change the type of space. FIG. 3 illustrates an embodiment in which the type of space displayed on the display 310 changes when the user presses the button 320. At this time, the type of space in which the charger is arranged may be set as the type of space currently displayed on the display 310. In other words, FIG. 3 can be said to mean an example in which the user changes the type of space in which the charger is placed from “Bedroom 2” to “Bedroom 3”. In this case, the charger may transmit identification information including “DDD” that is a space type identifier corresponding to “Bedroom 3”.

  The type of space shown in the above-described embodiment is merely one embodiment for explaining the present invention, and the type of space may be set more variously. For example, various types of spaces such as “dressing room”, “bathroom”, and “laundry room” may be further included. Such a type of space is also applicable to the embodiments described later.

  On the other hand, in the above-described embodiment, the example in which the charger generates and transmits the identification information including the charger identifier and the space type identifier has been described. On the other hand, by transmitting only the charger identifier, the charger may be provided with identification information including the charger identifier and the space type identifier through the electronic device 110, the user's mobile device and / or the server.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of providing identification information through a user's mobile device according to an embodiment of the present invention. A plan view 400 of FIG. 4 shows partitioned spaces in the room and the types of the spaces (living room, kitchen, entrance, toilet, bedroom, etc.). Further, in the plan view 400, the electronic device 110 is arranged in the “living room”, and the plurality of chargers 120, 130, 140, and 150 of the electronic device 110 are “living room”, “bedroom 1”, “bedroom 2”, “ An example of arrangement in the “bedroom 3” is shown.

  In the present embodiment, each of the plurality of chargers 120, 130, 140, 150 may transmit a charger identifier. In this case, the user's mobile device 410 may recognize the plurality of chargers 120, 130, 140, 150 by receiving the charger identifiers transmitted from the plurality of chargers 120, 130, 140, 150. At this time, the user may set the type of space in which each of the plurality of chargers 120, 130, 140, 150 recognized by the mobile device 410 is arranged. For this, the mobile device 410 may be installed and driven with an application associated with the electronic device 110 and the plurality of chargers 120, 130, 140, 150. The user may be provided with a function for setting the type of space in which each of 130, 140, and 150 is arranged.

  In this case, the mobile device 410 may generate a space type identifier that matches the charger identifier according to the space type set by the function, and the charging information as in the identification information described with reference to FIG. Identification information including a battery identifier and a space type identifier may be generated for each of the plurality of chargers 120, 130, 140, 150. In addition, the mobile device 410 transmits the generated identification information to the electronic device 110, so that, as described above, the type of space in which the electronic device 110 is arranged based on the signal strength of the wireless communication signal. Will be able to determine.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of providing identification information through a server according to an embodiment of the present invention. A plan view 500 in FIG. 5 shows partitioned spaces and types of spaces (living room, kitchen, entrance, toilet, bedroom, etc.). Further, in the plan view 500, the electronic device 110 is disposed in the “living room”, and the plurality of chargers 120, 130, 140, and 150 of the electronic device 110 are “living room”, “bedroom 1”, “bedroom 2”, “ An example of arrangement in the “bedroom 3” is shown.

  In the present embodiment, each of the plurality of chargers 120, 130, 140, 150 may transmit a charger identifier. In this case, the user's mobile device 410 may recognize the plurality of chargers 120, 130, 140, 150 by receiving the charger identifiers transmitted by the plurality of chargers 120, 130, 140, 150. At this time, the user may set the type of space in which each of the plurality of chargers 120, 130, 140, 150 recognized by the mobile device 410 is arranged. For this, the mobile device 410 may be installed and driven with an application associated with the electronic device 110 and the plurality of chargers 120, 130, 140, 150. The user may be provided with a function for setting the type of space in which each of 130, 140, and 150 is arranged.

  In this case, the mobile device 410 may generate a space type identifier that matches the charger identifier according to the type of space set by the function. In this embodiment, the mobile device 410 transmits identification information including a charger identifier and a space type identifier to each of the plurality of chargers 120, 130, 140, and 150, as in the identification information described with reference to FIG. The generated identification information may be transmitted to the external server 510. In this case, the external server 510 may store and manage the received identification information, and may transmit the received identification information to the electronic device 110. Therefore, as described above, the electronic device 110 can determine the type of space in which the electronic device 110 is arranged based on the signal strength of the wireless communication signal.

  As described above, the identification information can be transmitted from the plurality of chargers 120, 130, 140, and 150 to the electronic device 110 by various methods, and the electronic device 110 determines the type of space in which the electronic device 110 is located. To be able to use it.

  Meanwhile, in other embodiments, the electronic device 110 may be directly connected to a charger for charging. In this case, the electronic device 110 may determine the type of space of the connected charger as the type of space in which the electronic device 110 is located.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of an electronic device that grasps the type of space by connecting to a charger in an embodiment of the present invention. A plan view 600 in FIG. 6 shows partitioned spaces and types of spaces (living room, kitchen, entrance, toilet, bedroom, etc.). Further, the plan view 600 shows that the electronic device 110 is placed in the “bedroom 1”, and the plurality of chargers 120, 130, 140, 150 of the electronic device 110 are “living room”, “bedroom 1”, “bedroom 2”, An example of arrangement in “bedroom 3” is shown.

  In the present embodiment, an example is shown in which the electronic device 110 is electrically connected to the second charger 130 for charging in “Bedroom 1”. In FIG. 6, electrical connection for charging is indicated by a dotted arrow 610. In this case, the electronic device 110 may confirm the space type identifier by receiving the identification information by electrical connection from the electrically connected second charger 130 based on the identification information received in advance. At this time, the electronic device 110 may determine the type of space identified by the confirmed space type identifier as the type of space in which the electronic device 110 is located. In other words, unlike the content described in FIG. 1, the electronic device 110 according to the embodiment does not need to receive identification information from each of the plurality of chargers 120, 130, 140, and 150 and is electrically connected. It is also possible to receive the identification information directly from the charger and determine the type of space where the electronic device 110 is located.

  FIG. 7 is a block diagram for explaining the internal configuration of the electronic device and the server in one embodiment of the present invention. The server 720 of FIG. 7 may correspond to the above-described external server 510 as an example. On the other hand, the user's mobile device 410 may also be implemented to include an internal configuration that is the same as or similar to the internal configuration of the electronic device 110 described below.

  The electronic device 110 and the server 720 may include memories 711 and 721, processors 712 and 722, communication interfaces 713 and 723, and input / output interfaces 714 and 724, respectively. The memories 711 and 721 are computer-readable recording media, and include a RAM (Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), and a permanent mass storage device such as a disk drive. It's okay. Here, a permanent mass storage device such as a ROM and a disk drive may be included in the electronic device 110 or the server 720 as another permanent storage device that is distinguished from the memories 711 and 721. The memories 711 and 721 also have an operating system and at least one program code (for example, a code for an application installed in the electronic device 110 and driven by the electronic device 110 to provide a specific service). May be stored. Such software components may be loaded from a computer-readable recording medium different from the memories 711 and 721. Such another computer-readable recording medium may include a computer-readable recording medium such as a floppy (registered trademark) drive, a disk, a tape, a DVD / CD-ROM drive, and a memory card. In other embodiments, the software components may be loaded into the memories 711 and 721 through the communication interfaces 713 and 723 that are not computer-readable recording media. For example, at least one program is based on a computer program (for example, the application described above) installed by a file distribution system that distributes an installation file of a developer or an application via a network 730. It may be loaded into the memory 711.

  The processors 712, 722 may be configured to process computer program instructions by performing basic arithmetic, logic, and input / output operations. The instructions may be provided to the processors 712, 722 by the memories 711, 721 or the communication interfaces 713, 723. For example, the processors 712, 722 may be configured to execute instructions received according to program code stored in a recording device such as the memory 711, 721.

  The communication interfaces 713 and 723 may provide a function for the electronic device 110 and the server 720 to communicate with each other via the network 730, and the electronic device 110 and / or the server 720 may provide other electronic devices (for example, , A function to communicate with the charger or the user's mobile device 410) or other server. As an example, a request generated by the processor 712 of the electronic device 110 according to a program code stored in a recording device such as the memory 711 may be transmitted to the server 720 via the network 730 under the control of the communication interface 713. On the contrary, a control signal, a command, a content, a file, etc. provided in accordance with the control of the processor 722 of the server 720 are received by the electronic device 110 through the communication interface 713 of the electronic device 110 via the communication interface 723 and the network 730. May be. For example, a control signal, a command, a content, a file, or the like of the server 720 received through the communication interface 713 may be transmitted to the processor 712 or the memory 711, and the content, the file, or the like can be further included in the electronic device 110. It may be stored in the permanent storage device described above.

  Input / output interface 714 may be a means for interfacing with input / output device 715. For example, the input device may include a device such as a microphone, a keyboard, or a mouse, and the output device may include a device such as a display or a speaker. As another example, the input / output interface 714 may be a means for interfacing with a device that integrates functions for input and output, such as a touch screen. The input / output device 715 may be composed of the electronic device 110 and one device. Also, the input / output interface 724 of the server 720 may be a means for interfacing with the server 720 or interfacing with an input or output device (not shown) that the server 720 may include. .

  In other embodiments, electronic device 110 and server 720 may include fewer or more components than the components of FIG. However, most prior art components need not be clearly illustrated in the figure. For example, the electronic device 110 may be realized so as to include at least a part of the input / output device 715 described above, or may be a transceiver, a GPS (Global Positioning System) module, a camera, various sensors, a database, or the like. Other components may be further included. As a more specific example, when the electronic device 110 is a smartphone, an acceleration sensor, a gyro sensor, a camera module, various physical buttons, buttons using a touch panel, an input / output port, and vibration are generally included in the smartphone. Various components such as a vibrator for the electronic device 110 may be further included in the electronic device 110.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of a space grasping method for an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The space grasping method according to the present embodiment may be executed by a computer device such as the electronic device 110 described above. At this time, the processor 712 of the electronic device 110 may be implemented to execute a control instruction (instruction) based on an operating system code included in the memory 711 or a code of at least one program. Here, the processor 712 controls the electronic device 110 so that the electronic device 110 executes steps 810 to 850 included in the space grasping method of FIG. 8 according to the control command provided by the code stored in the electronic device 110. It's okay.

  In operation 810, the electronic device 110 may receive identification information regarding each of the plurality of chargers disposed in the plurality of partitioned spaces in the room. As described above, the identification information may include a space type identifier for identifying the type of space in which the corresponding charger is disposed. In some embodiments, the identification information further includes a charger identifier for identifying the charger. May be included. The space type identifier may be directly set by the user using the charger or the mobile device 410 described above, and the identification information may be transmitted to the electronic device 110 via the charger or the mobile device 410 or the external server 510, respectively. .

  For example, each of the plurality of chargers includes a user interface for setting one type from among a plurality of types different from each other for the space, and one type set in the user interface is a space in which the corresponding charger is arranged. It may be implemented so as to generate a space type identifier for identifying as a type.

  In one embodiment, each of the plurality of chargers generates identification information including a charger identifier that is information for identifying the corresponding charger and a space type identifier generated by the corresponding charger, and the electronic device 110 It may be realized to transmit by wireless communication.

  In another embodiment, each of the plurality of chargers is implemented to transmit a charger identifier, which is information for identifying the corresponding charger, to the user's mobile device (for example, the mobile device 410 described above). The type of space corresponding to the charger identifier may be determined by the user's mobile device. In this case, for identifying the mobile device or the type of space determined by the server (for example, the external server 510 described above) that communicates with the mobile device via the network as the type of space in which the charger is arranged. A space type identifier may be generated. In addition, identification information including a charger identifier and a space type identifier for the corresponding charger may be generated by the mobile device or the server and transmitted to the electronic device 110.

  In operation 820, the electronic device 110 may select one charger based on the signal strength of each wireless communication signal of the plurality of chargers. For example, the electronic device 110 may select a charger having the strongest signal strength of the wireless communication signal.

  In operation 830, the electronic device 110 may identify the type of the space in which the selected charger is arranged according to the space type identifier included in the identification information regarding the selected charger. As described above, the space type identifier may be information for identifying the type of space in which the corresponding charger is arranged. Since the embodiment for generating such a space type identifier has been described in detail above, repeated description will be omitted.

  In operation 840, the electronic device 110 may determine the type of space in which the selected charger is disposed as the type of space in which the electronic device 110 is located. In this case, the electronic device 110 determines the type of space in which the selected charger is placed as the type of space in which the electronic device 110 is located, based on the space type identifier included in the identification information of the selected charger. It's okay. The determined type of space may be used when the electronic device 110 provides information and services to the user, or may be used when the environment setting of the electronic device 110 is automatically changed.

  On the other hand, the signal strength of the wireless communication signal of the charger is all weak (for example, a preset first threshold value or less), or the Wi-Fi signal strength at which the electronic device 110 is connected to the AP (Access Point) is low. If it is sufficiently strong (for example, a preset second threshold value or more), it is recognized as a space where a charger is not arranged, or a space where an AP is arranged is arbitrarily set as a space where the electronic device 110 is located It may be set. In addition, in consideration of a general living environment, a general space such as “living room” may be arbitrarily set as the space of the electronic device 110.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of a method for grasping the type of space by connecting with a charger in an embodiment of the present invention. Steps 910 to 930 in FIG. 9 may be performed in parallel with steps 810 to 850 in FIG. For example, the embodiment of FIG. 9 may be implemented as another embodiment that is distinct from the embodiment of FIG.

  In operation 910, when the electronic device 110 is electrically connected to one of the plurality of chargers for charging, the electronic device 110 may identify the identification information of the electrically connected charger. May be received by means of automatic concatenation. For example, the charger may be electrically connected to the electronic device 110 via a general USB terminal, a mini 5-pin type USB terminal, or the like, and transmits identification information to the electronic device 110 through such an electrical connection. It's okay.

  In step 920, the electronic device 110 may confirm the space type identifier included in the received identification information. As described above, the identification information may include a space type identifier, and may further include another charger identifier for charger identification in some embodiments. The electronic device 110 may extract the space type identifier from the identification information received by such electrical connection.

  In step 930, the electronic device 110 may determine the type of space identified by the confirmed space type identifier as the type of space in which the electronic device 110 is located. As described above, the space type identifier may identify the type of space in which the corresponding charger is disposed. The electronic device 110 may determine the type of space identified by such a confirmed space type identifier as the type of space in which the electronic device 110 is located.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of a method for automatically adjusting the environment setting according to the determined type of space in an embodiment of the present invention.

  In step 1010, the electronic device 110 stores the environment setting value of the electronic device 110 preset as a default for each type of space, or the environment setting value of the electronic device 110 preset by the user for each type of space. May be stored and managed. For example, the electronic device 110 may manage brightness values of different screens or light emitting units for each type of space, such as “living room”, “kitchen”, and “bedroom”, as default values. As another example, the user may set different maximum output volume levels for each type of space, such as “living room”, “kitchen”, “bedroom”, or use “bedroom 2”. The user is set to “children”, “parents”, etc., and the contents provided in “Bedroom 2” are limited according to such users, or the electronic output is output from “Bedroom 2” according to users Various environment setting values may be set in advance such that the voice of the device 110 is designated as the voice of a specific character. As described above, those skilled in the art will recognize that the environment setting values that can be set according to the type of space can be set extremely diversely according to the type of electronic device 110 and the services that the electronic device 110 can provide. It can be easily understood from the above-described embodiment of the present invention. For example, when the electronic device 110 is an artificial intelligence speaker that provides a voice response in response to a voice request from the user, the environment setting related to the search may be changed according to the type of space. Such a step 1010 may be performed before the type of the space in which the electronic device 110 is located is determined as in the step 850 of FIG. 8 or the step 930 of FIG.

  In step 1020, the electronic device 110 may extract an environment setting value corresponding to the determined type of space from the database. The electronic device 110 may search the database according to the determined space type, and match the corresponding space type to extract the stored environment setting value. At this time, it can be easily understood that various types of environment setting values can be matched to one type of space.

  In step 1030, the electronic device 110 may change the environment setting of the electronic device 110 according to the extracted environment setting value. As described above, according to the present embodiment, the electronic device 110 can automatically change the environment setting value suitable for the type of the corresponding space according to the type of the space automatically grasped by the charger. Become.

  In another embodiment, the electronic device 110 may set and utilize the space type corresponding to the charger identifier of the charger.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a method in which the electronic device sets the type of space for the charger identifier of the charger in an embodiment of the present invention.

  In operation 1110, the electronic device 110 may receive charger identifiers for a plurality of chargers disposed in a plurality of partitioned spaces in the room.

  In step 1120, the electronic device 110 may set a type of space corresponding to each received charger identifier. For example, the electronic device 110 may provide a user with a function for setting the type of space corresponding to each charger identifier.

  In operation 1130, the electronic device 110 may store the received charger identifier and the set space type corresponding to the received charger identifier in the database. For example, the charger identifier “111” and the corresponding space type “living” may be associated with each other and stored in the database.

  Steps 1101 to 1130 described above may be a pre-processing process in which the electronic device 110 sets the type of space for each charger identifier, and the subsequent step 1140 uses the set type of space for each charger identifier. It may be a process to do.

  In operation 1140, the electronic device 110 searches a database according to a charger identifier received from a first charger among a plurality of chargers, and is set corresponding to the received charger identifier of the first charger. The type of the space may be extracted as the type of the space where the first charger is arranged. For example, when it is determined that the signal strength of the first charger among the plurality of chargers is the strongest based on the signal strength of the wireless communication signal, the electronic device 110 stores the charger identifier of the first charger in the database. After the search, if the type of the space where the first charger is arranged is “living”, the type of the space where the electronic device 110 is located may be grasped as “living” based on this. When the charger having the highest signal strength changes from the first charger to the second charger due to the movement of the position of the electronic device 110, the electronic device 110 searches the database according to the charger identifier of the second charger. Thus, the type of space in which the second charger is arranged may be grasped, and the grasped type of space may be determined as the kind of space depending on the position where the electronic device 110 has moved.

  FIG. 12 is a block diagram for explaining an example of the internal configuration of the charger in one embodiment of the present invention. The charger 1200 according to the embodiment of FIG. 12 may include a user interface 1210, an identification information generation unit 1220, and a communication unit 1230, as shown in FIG.

  The user interface 1210 may set one type from a plurality of different types for the space. 2 and 3 described above, different types of user interfaces that the charger 1100 can include have been described.

  The identification information generation unit 1220 may generate identification information including a charger identifier for identifying a charger and / or a space type identifier corresponding to the type set in the user interface 1210. Since the charger identifier, the space type identifier, and the identification information have been described in detail above, repeated descriptions are omitted.

  The communication unit 1230 may transmit the generated identification information to the electronic device by wireless communication. There may be a plurality of chargers (for example, the plurality of chargers 120, 130, 140, and 150 described above) having an internal configuration such as the charger 1200 illustrated in FIG. 110 may be supported. In this case, the electronic device 110 checks the charger having the strongest signal strength of the wireless communication signal among the plurality of chargers, and checks the space type identifier included in the confirmed charger identification information. The type of space identified by the space type identifier may be determined as the type of space in which the electronic device 110 is located. Further, the determined type of space may be utilized from various viewpoints such as providing information and services suitable for the space, or changing the environment setting value of the electronic device 110.

  Thus, according to this embodiment, the space where an electronic device is located can be grasped | ascertained by utilizing the charger of an electronic device. In particular, not only the position of the electronic device can be grasped, but also the type of space in which the electronic device is located can be grasped. In addition, the position of the electronic device and the type of space in which the electronic device is located can be immediately grasped, and even if the position of the electronic device is changed, the type of space in which the changed electronic device is located is real-time. Can be grasped. Furthermore, even when the physical space itself is changed due to moving or the like, the electronic device can immediately grasp the type of space where the electronic device is located only by installing the charger in each space.

  The above-described system or apparatus may be realized by a hardware component, a software component, or a combination of a hardware component and a software component. For example, the apparatus and components described in the embodiments include, for example, a processor, a controller, an ALU (arithmetic logic unit), a digital signal processor, a microcomputer, an FPGA (field programmable gate array), a PLU (programmable logic unit), a microprocessor, or the like. It may be implemented using one or more general purpose or special purpose computers, such as various devices capable of executing and responding to instructions. The processing device may execute an operating system (OS) and one or more software applications running on the OS. The processing device may also access data and store, manipulate, process and generate data in response to software execution. For convenience of understanding, one processing device may be described as being used, but those skilled in the art may include a plurality of processing elements and / or multiple types of processing elements. Will understand. For example, the processing device may include a plurality of processors or a processor and a controller. Other processing configurations such as parallel processors are also possible.

  The software may include a computer program, code, instructions, or a combination of one or more of these, configuring the processing device to operate as desired, or instructing the processing device independently or collectively. You can do it. Software and / or data can be interpreted on a processing device basis, provided to any type of machine, component, physical device, virtual device, computer storage medium or device to provide instructions or data to the processing device. May be embodied. The software may be distributed over computer systems connected by a network and may be stored or executed in a distributed state. Software and data may be stored on one or more computer-readable recording media.

  The method according to the embodiment may be realized in the form of program instructions executable by various computer means and recorded on a computer-readable medium. A computer readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc., alone or in combination. The medium may continuously store a program that can be executed by a computer, or may be temporarily stored for execution or download. The medium may be a variety of recording means or storage means in a form in which a single piece or a plurality of pieces of hardware are combined. However, the medium should not be limited to a medium that is directly connected to a computer system. It may be dispersed. Examples of media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape, optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, magneto-optical media such as floppy disks, and It may be configured to store program instruction words including ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of other media may include an application store that distributes applications, a site that supplies or distributes various other software, a recording medium that is managed by a server, or a storage medium. Examples of program instructions include not only machine language code generated by a compiler but also high-level languages that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like.

  As described above, the embodiments have been described based on the limited embodiments and the drawings, but those skilled in the art will be able to make various modifications and variations from the above description. For example, the described techniques may be performed in a different order than the described method and / or components of the described system, structure, apparatus, circuit, etc. may be combined in a different manner than the described method. Appropriate results can be achieved even if combined or combined, replaced or replaced by other components or equivalents.

  Accordingly, even different embodiments belong to the appended claims as long as they are equivalent to the claims.

1200: Charger 1210: User interface 1220: Identification information generation unit 1230: Communication unit

Claims (17)

A method for grasping the space of electronic equipment,
Receiving identification information on each of a plurality of chargers arranged in a plurality of partitioned spaces in the room;
Selecting one charger based on the signal strength of each wireless communication signal of the plurality of chargers;
Identifying the type of the space in which the selected charger is placed by the space type identifier included in the identification information relating to the selected charger, and the type of the space in which the selected charger is placed And determining the type of space in which the electronic device is located.   Each of the plurality of chargers includes a user interface for setting one type from among a plurality of types different from each other with respect to the space, and the corresponding charger is arranged for one type set in the user interface. The space grasping method according to claim 1, wherein the space grasping method is realized so as to generate a space type identifier for identifying as a space type.   The plurality of chargers are each configured to generate identification information including a space type identifier generated by a corresponding charger and transmit the identification information to the electronic device by wireless communication. The method of grasping the described space. Each of the plurality of chargers is realized to transmit a charger identifier, which is information for identifying a corresponding charger, to the user's mobile device,
In the user's mobile device, the type of space corresponding to the charger identifier is determined,
In the mobile device or a server that communicates with the mobile device via a network, a space type identifier is generated for identifying the determined space type as a space type in which a corresponding charger is disposed,
The space grasping method according to claim 1, wherein identification information including a charger identifier and a space type identifier of a corresponding charger is generated and transmitted to the electronic device in the mobile device or the server. . The selecting step includes:
Select the charger with the strongest signal strength of the wireless communication signal,
The determining step includes:
The space type in which the selected charger is arranged is determined as a type of space in which the electronic device is located using a space type identifier included in the identification information. The space grasp method described in 1. Storing and managing in a database the environment setting value of the electronic device preset as a default for each type of space or the environment setting value of the electronic device preset by the user for each type of space;
The method includes: extracting an environment setting value corresponding to the determined space type from the database; and changing an environment setting of the electronic device according to the extracted environment setting value. The space grasping method according to 1. When an electronic device is electrically connected for charging with one of a plurality of chargers arranged in a plurality of compartments separated in a room, the electrically connected charger A step of confirming a space type identifier included in the identification information, and a step of determining a type of space identified by the confirmed space type identifier as a type of space in which the electronic device is located. , Space grasp method. Receiving charger identifiers of a plurality of chargers disposed in a plurality of partitioned spaces in a room;
Setting a type of space corresponding to each of the received charger identifiers;
Storing the set space type corresponding to the received charger identifier in a database in association with each other, and the database by the charger identifier received from the first charger of the plurality of chargers; Searching, and extracting the type of space set in correspondence with the received charger identifier of the first charger as the type of space in which the first charger is arranged. , Space grasp method.   A computer program that, when combined with a computer, causes the computer to execute the method according to claim 1.   A computer-readable recording medium on which a computer program for causing a computer to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 8 is recorded. Electronic equipment,
At least one processor implemented to execute computer readable instructions;
The at least one processor comprises:
Receiving identification information about each of a plurality of chargers arranged in a plurality of partitioned spaces in the room,
Selecting one charger based on the signal strength of each wireless communication signal of the plurality of chargers;
The space type identifier included in the identification information related to the selected charger identifies the type of space in which the selected charger is placed,
An electronic device characterized in that the type of space in which the selected charger is arranged is determined as the type of space in which the electronic device is located.   Each of the plurality of chargers includes a user interface for setting one type from among a plurality of types different from each other with respect to the space, and the corresponding charger is arranged for one type set in the user interface. The electronic device according to claim 11, wherein the electronic device is realized so as to generate a space type identifier for identification as a type of a space. Each of the plurality of chargers is implemented to transmit a charger identifier, which is information for identifying a corresponding charger, to a user's mobile device,
In the user's mobile device, the type of space corresponding to the charger identifier is determined,
In the mobile device or a server that communicates with the mobile device via a network, a space type identifier is generated for identifying the determined space type as a space type in which a corresponding charger is disposed,
The electronic device according to claim 11, wherein identification information including a charger identifier and a space type identifier for the corresponding charger is generated and transmitted to the electronic device by the mobile device or the server. The at least one processor comprises:
The type of space in which the selected charger is arranged using the space type identifier included in the identification information of the charger having the strongest signal strength of the wireless communication signal is defined as the type of space in which the electronic device is located. The electronic device according to claim 11, wherein the electronic device is determined. The at least one processor comprises:
Storing and managing the environment setting value of the electronic device preset as a default for each type of space or the environment setting value of the electronic device preset by the user for each type of space in a database;
An environment setting value corresponding to the determined type of space is extracted from the database;
The electronic device according to claim 11, wherein an environmental setting of the electronic device is changed according to the extracted environmental setting value. A charger that provides power for charging an electronic device,
A user interface for setting one type among a plurality of different types of space,
An identification information generation unit that generates identification information including a space type identifier corresponding to the type set in the user interface, and a communication unit that transmits the generated identification information to the electronic device by wireless communication. And a charger.   The electronic device confirms a charger having the strongest signal strength of a wireless communication signal among a plurality of chargers, confirms a space type identifier included in the identified charger identification information, and confirms the confirmation. The charger according to claim 16, wherein the type of space identified by the space type identifier is determined as the type of space in which the electronic device is located.