KR101187760B1 - A ubiquitous control system for cutting off standby power and the method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a ubiquitous standby power control system and method for remotely controlling a power supply and standby power cutoff of an electronic device by using a camera equipped with an infrared signal output device, wherein the at least one power line is turned on / off. Power breaker; A power measuring unit measuring an amount of power applied to the power line; A network module for performing data communication with a mobile phone; And a central processing unit that receives a shut-off command of the power line from the mobile phone, and cuts off the power line if the amount of power applied to the power line is less than or equal to the reference power amount. In particular, the central processing unit includes: If more than the reference power amount, the camera image of the electronic device connected to the power line is transmitted to the mobile phone and according to the received off command to provide a configuration for turning off the power of the electronic device through the infrared signal output device.
By the ubiquitous standby power control system and method as described above, it is possible to cut off the standby power of the house guide remotely from the mobile phone, in particular, it can be turned off and cut off the power remotely even when the electronic device is on, The standby power can be cut off even in the state.

Description

Ubiquitous control system for cutting off standby power and the method

The present invention relates to a ubiquitous standby power control system and method for controlling the interruption of standby power in conjunction with the control of the electronic device.

In particular, the present invention relates to a ubiquitous standby power control system and method for blocking a power-saving power line to be temporarily supplied by distinguishing the power supply is always supplied and the power-saving power line supplied temporarily.

The present invention also relates to a ubiquitous standby power control system and method for remotely controlling power and standby power cutoff of an electronic device by using a camera equipped with an infrared signal output device.

In general, standby power refers to minute power flowing through the plug even when the power switch of the electrical device is turned off (off), unless the electrical device such as a fan or a television is disconnected from the outlet. That is, standby power refers to power consumed in a state in which an electric device is not connected to an external power source and does not perform a main function of the corresponding device, or power consumed in a standby state waiting for an ON signal from an external device.

Due to the explosive increase in demand for electronic devices due to the recent increase in living standards, misuse of home appliances, and wrong habits, the damage caused by standby power amounts to about 11% of the total power consumption. Therefore, in order to reduce such energy consumption, it is necessary to actively promote false energy consumption patterns in each household, develop standby power blocking technology, develop and distribute new products without standby power consumption, encourage standby power blocking technology and Efforts such as introducing a mandatory use policy are urgently needed.

In Europe, sales of electronic products with standby power above 1W are forcibly regulated, and the United States, Japan and Australia are also leading national policies aiming for 1W standby power of electronic products. In Korea, various energy efficiency systems are being implemented based on the 1W standby roadmap, and recently, eco-friendly housing construction standards are being introduced.

However, assuming that new homes are supplied with eco-friendly products with the latest technology of standby power of less than 1W, standby power consumption for new homes will not be very high. Therefore, the consumption of standby power is more generated in houses, so the standby power reduction policy for the houses is needed.

With the introduction of eco-friendly housing construction standards, outlets for standby power cut-offs have recently been spreading around new apartments. However, extending such policies to the old houses can lead to a backlash from old households. According to various reports, the amount of electricity saved by one standby power cut-off outlet per year is about 39.215 kWh (approximately KRW 4,314). This is because it is a structure that benefits the return.

8 is a view simply showing the power supply structure of the current house.

As shown in Figure 8, the position that can cut off the double standby power is ① distribution box. You can block them at ② outlets and ③ power strips. However, outlets and power strips need to be purchased according to the number of electronic devices, so the initial investment is very expensive. Therefore, there is a need for a standby power blocking technology by a power circuit breaker of a switchboard.

When the standby power blocking function is introduced to the power switchboard of the switchboard, the installation cost is low by one installation, and the one time installation saves the standby power, and there is no additional wire compared to the standby power cut-off outlet. There is an advantage. On the other hand, the standby power cut-off in the power breaker of the switchboard is difficult to block the individual, there is a problem that must be installed by professionals. However, individual blocking can be overcome by improving the function by introducing home network technology.

In particular, by combining ubiquitous technology with home network technology, the user can freely connect to the network regardless of the location of the computer or network without blocking the standby power of the house guide.

As described above, an example of a technique for remotely controlling standby power using a home network is presented in [Korean Patent Application 10-2009-0071456, "Standby power control system using a home network"] (hereinafter, referred to as Prior Art 1). have. The prior art 1 connects a means having a standby power blocking function and a gateway of a home network so that a user can easily standby power of a power consumption device that is in a standby state through a wall pad, a standby power cutoff switch, or various terminal devices. It suggests a technology that allows you to block.

That is, the gateway of the prior art 1 transmits a standby power control signal through a UTP cable to control a relay driver (standby power interruption module), thereby generating a generation panel, an outdoor unit breaker, or power consumption (electronic device). Shut off standby power inside the device.

However, when the user goes out with the power of the electronic device turned off, the problem may occur if the power is cut off. For example, if a temporarily powered electronic device such as a television is turned on, the power should be turned off and the power cut off, but the electronic device such as a refrigerator should always be powered.

In addition, when a user performs a predetermined task in the computer and goes out, the power of the computer should not be cut off. In addition, electronic devices that schedule or remotely control certain tasks must be supplied with power, even for temporary power supplies. For example, in order to set an appropriate room temperature in advance, the operation of the air conditioner can be scheduled or remotely controlled. You can also reserve an electric rice cooker and cook hot rice when you go home.

As described above, it is necessary to cut off the power collectively regardless of the operation of each electronic device, so that a lot of problems may occur.

An object of the present invention is to solve the problems as described above, to provide a ubiquitous standby power control system and method for remote control by a mobile phone by interlocking the control of the electronic device and the standby power.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a ubiquitous standby power control system and method for blocking the power-saving power line to be temporarily supplied by distinguishing the power supply is always supplied and the power-saving power line supplied temporarily.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a ubiquitous standby power control system and method for measuring the amount of power of the power line to transmit the image to the mobile phone to remotely turn off the electronic device only for the power line that the electronic device is turned on will be.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to a ubiquitous standby power control system for remotely controlling a power supply and standby power cutoff of an electronic device by using a camera equipped with an infrared signal output device. A power breaker to turn on / off the power line; A power measuring unit measuring an amount of power applied to the power line; A network module for performing data communication with the mobile phone; And a central processing unit which receives a shutoff command of a power line from the mobile phone and cuts off the power line if the amount of power applied to the power line is less than a reference power amount.

In addition, in the ubiquitous standby power control system, the central processing unit transmits and receives a camera image of an electronic device connected to the power line to a mobile phone when the amount of power applied to the power line is greater than or equal to a reference power. According to the off command to be characterized in that the power off the electronic device through the infrared signal output device.

In another aspect, the present invention provides a ubiquitous standby power control system, wherein the central processing unit includes a power conversion unit that can convert the measured power amount in a user-specified unit, the system visualizes the measured power amount or user-specified The method may further include an image display unit which displays the information converted into units.

In addition, the present invention is a ubiquitous standby power control system, the central processing unit is characterized in that the power line is divided into a regular power line and a power saving power line and stored, and cut off only the power saving power line according to the blocking command. .

In another aspect, the present invention provides a ubiquitous standby power control system, wherein the central processing unit stores the position of the electronic device, the control signal corresponding to the control command of the electronic device, and the information of the connected power line of the electronic device. Data storage; An image control transmitter for focusing the camera on an electronic device, acquiring an image of the electronic device, and transmitting an image to the mobile phone; A control signal command unit which receives a control command of the electronic device from the mobile phone and instructs an output of an infrared signal to the infrared signal output device according to the control command; And a controller configured to sequentially select an electronic device connected to the power line to receive a power line blocking command, to transmit an image of the selected electronic device to a mobile phone, and to receive and control a control command for the electronic device. When the signal command unit receives a control command of the electronic device from the mobile phone, the control unit is characterized in that the on-power line connected to the electronic device.

In addition, in the ubiquitous standby power control system, the image control transmitter converts the acquired image into a still image and transmits it, but retransmits only when the still image changes from a previous still image. do.

The present invention provides a ubiquitous standby power control system, wherein the control signal command unit outputs an infrared signal when the signal output direction of the infrared signal output device is set to the front direction of the camera and the camera focuses. It is characterized by.

In addition, the present invention is characterized in that in the ubiquitous standby power control system, the control signal command unit controls the angle of the infrared output so that the infrared output angle is transmitted only within the focus of the camera.

In addition, the present invention provides a power source of an electronic device of a standby power control system comprising a camera equipped with an infrared signal output device, a power breaker for turning on / off at least one power line, and a network module for performing data communication with a mobile phone; A ubiquitous standby power control method for remotely controlling standby power cutoff by a mobile phone, the method comprising: (a) receiving a shutoff command of a power line from the mobile phone; (b) measuring the amount of power applied to the power line and cutting off the power line if the reference power amount is less than the reference power amount; (c) transmitting the camera image of the electronic device connected to the power line to the mobile phone when the measured power amount is greater than or equal to the reference power amount; (d) turning off the power of the electronic device through the infrared signal output device according to the off command of the electronic device received from the mobile phone; And (e) performing step (b) again.

In addition, the present invention is a ubiquitous standby power control method, in step (b), the power line is divided into a regular power line and a power saving power line, characterized in that to cut off only the power saving power line according to the blocking command. .

In addition, in the ubiquitous standby power control method, the step (c) is to transmit a still image of the electronic device, but retransmits only when the still image changes compared to the previous still image. .

In addition, in the ubiquitous standby power control method, the step (d) outputs an infrared signal when the signal output direction of the infrared signal output device is set to the front direction of the camera and the camera focuses. Characterized in that.

As described above, according to the ubiquitous standby power control system and method according to the present invention, it is possible to cut off the standby power of the house guidance from the mobile phone remotely, and in particular, even when the electronic device is turned on, It is possible to cut off the standby power in any state, such as to cut off.

In addition, according to the ubiquitous standby power control system and method according to the present invention, by measuring the amount of power of each power line to transmit the image to the mobile phone to turn off the electronic device remotely only for the power line that the electronic device is turned on The effect of minimizing the amount of transmission is obtained.

In addition, according to the ubiquitous standby power control system and method according to the present invention, when the electronic device is remotely controlled, the power supply is supplied only when the electronic device is used even when the electronic device is remotely controlled by automatically turning on a blocked power line. And other than that, the effect of maximizing the standby power savings is obtained.

1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an overall system for carrying out the present invention.
2 is a view showing the configuration of a power line and an outlet according to the present invention.
3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a surveillance camera according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a ubiquitous standby power control system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a diagram showing the configuration of a central processing unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a flowchart illustrating a ubiquitous standby power control method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a flowchart illustrating a ubiquitous standby power control method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a view for explaining the effect of the focusing method of the fms camera according to the present invention.
8 is a view simply showing a power supply structure of a house according to the prior art.
Description of the Related Art [0002]
10: cell phone 21: network
22: mobile communication network 30: control system
31: power breaker 32: power measurement unit
33: network module 34: short-range communication module
35: video display unit 36: main breaker
40: central processing unit 41: data storage
42: control command receiver 43: image control transmitter
44: control signal command unit 45: power amount conversion unit
46: control unit
50: surveillance camera 51: lens unit
52 lens 55 driving device
56: infrared signal output device
70: server 80,81,82: electronic equipment

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

In addition, in describing this invention, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and the repeated description is abbreviate | omitted.

First, an example of the whole structure of the whole system for implementing this invention is demonstrated with reference to FIGS.

As shown in Figure 1, the entire system for implementing the present invention is composed of a surveillance camera 50, standby power control system 30, server 70, the mobile phone (10). The standby power control system (or distribution box) 30 and the server 70 are connected to the network 21. The mobile phone 10 also connects to the server 70 via the mobile communication network 22.

The standby power control system 30 is a control system installed in a general generation of distribution boxes (distribution boards) and is integrated with the distribution box. Therefore, the distribution box and the control system 30 are all used with the same reference numerals. However, the above integrated configuration is only an embodiment, and only the control module added to the conventional distribution box may be configured as the control system 30. Hereinafter, it describes as a control system integrated with a distribution box.

The control system 30 is a device that delivers power supplied from the outside to the power consumption device or the electronic device 80 through the power line 60. The control system 30 includes a circuit breaker for preventing a short circuit and a power circuit breaker for blocking each power line.

As shown in Figure 2a, the power line 60 may be divided into a plurality of power lines for supplying power inside the house. For example, a power line for powering a light; Always-on power line for supplying power to the electrical equipment (hereinafter, always used electrical equipment) such as kimchi refrigerator, surveillance camera, gas leakage detector, boiler, rice cooker; It is divided into power-saving power lines that supply power to temporarily used electric devices (hereinafter, standby electric devices) such as TV, audio, computer, radio, home theater, and computer. In addition, it is also divided into a large-capacity power line for supplying power to electric equipment using a large-capacity power, such as air conditioning.

In addition, the electric power line, the regular power line, the power saving power line, the large-capacity power line, etc. may be divided into a plurality of power lines, respectively.

On the other hand, each of the power line 60 is provided with a power circuit breaker 31 to cut off the external power supplied from the outside.

And as shown in Figure 2b, preferably, the outlet is divided into the outlet of the constant power line and the outlet of the power saving power line is displayed in different colors. That is, through a separate classification (cover color, sticker, etc.), the user can easily connect the power source to the electronic device by distinguishing between the regular power and standby power.

As shown in FIG. 3A, the surveillance camera 50 is an optical device that is installed in a house and may acquire an image of the electronic device 80 by photographing the electronic device 80 and the like. The surveillance camera 50 is also equipped with an infrared signal output device 56 for controlling the electronic device 80.

The surveillance camera 50 can rotate 360 degrees on the horizontal plane by the drive device 55, and can rotate 180 degrees on the vertical plane. That is, the object can be photographed in a horizontal plane of 360 degrees and a vertical plane of 180 degrees.

However, the surveillance camera 50 is not limited to the camera having the shooting range. That is, even if the rotation angle is smaller than the above range, any surveillance camera that can perform the function of the camera can be applied.

On the other hand, the surveillance camera 50 is provided with an infrared signal output device 56. That is, the surveillance camera 50 is composed of a lens unit 51 is provided with a lens, an infrared signal output device 56 for outputting infrared signals, and a driving device 55. It also includes a control circuit or a control module (not shown) for controlling the components.

Preferably, the front direction of the camera, that is, the lens unit 51 and the infrared signal output device 56 are installed so that their directions coincide with each other. That is, the lens direction of the lens 51 and the signal output direction of the infrared signal output device 56 is provided to be the same.

As shown in FIG. 3B, the front range that can be photographed through the lens unit 51 and the arrival range of the infrared signal output from the infrared signal output device 53 are installed to be similar. For example, in FIG. 3B, the television 81 may be photographed by the lens 52 of the camera, but the refrigerator 82 may not be photographed. Similarly, the infrared rays of the infrared light emitting element 57 can reach the television 81, but the refrigerator 82 cannot reach it.

The lens unit 51 may set the photographing range by adjusting the zoom of the lens, and the infrared signal output device 56 may set the output range of the infrared ray by installing the reflector 58. Through the structure as described above, the surveillance camera 50 can control only the electronic device in the image photographed by the camera.

The infrared signal output device 56 is an apparatus capable of outputting an infrared (IR) signal used in a remote controller for controlling a general electronic device, and includes an infrared light emitting element 57 and a reflecting plate 58. The signal output from the infrared light emitting element 57 is controlled by a control module (not shown) of the surveillance camera 50.

On the other hand, the number of the monitoring camera 50 may be installed in two or more. For example, a surveillance camera 50 may be installed in each room, or two or more surveillance cameras 50 may be installed in one room.

The control system 30 is connected to the surveillance camera 50 by wireless or wired. A radio frequency (RF) method, a Bluetooth method, or the like may be applied, and a wired USB method or the like may be applied.

The control system 30 controls the surveillance module 50 of the surveillance camera 50 to control the surveillance camera 50 or transmit and receive data. The control system 30 controls the surveillance camera 50 to focus on a specific electronic device, receives an image captured by the surveillance camera 50, and outputs an infrared signal output device 56 installed in the surveillance camera 50. To output the signal.

The server 70 provides a communication service with the control system 30 and the mobile phone 10, and provides the control system 30 with a control signal corresponding to the control command of the electronic device 80. The server 70 performs data communication with the control system 30 on the TCP / IP protocol (or Internet protocol), and performs data communication with the cellular phone 10 on the mobile communication network (CDMA or HSDPA, etc.).

Therefore, the server 70 provides a user interface that can perform data conversion or can be driven in the mobile phone 10 as necessary. For example, the server 70 receives data transmitted from the control system 30 to the mobile phone 10, converts the data into an executable form on the WAP, and transmits the data to the mobile phone 10. In addition, the server 70 receives a command input to the mobile phone 10 and switches to a command that can be performed by the control system 30.

In addition, the server 70 builds a control signal DB according to the control command of each electronic device and downloads it according to the request of the control system 30. The control command is a command for performing the functions of the electronic device. For example, in the case of a television, the control command is a control command, and in the case of a gas boiler, the operation, shutdown, and temperature control are performed. And the like are control commands. On the contrary, the control signal of the control command means an infrared signal to be output from the infrared signal output device 56 for executing the control command.

The infrared signal according to the control command of the electronic device varies according to the type or manufacturer of the device. However, there are cases where they overlap. For example, the power-on signal of company A's (A) product may be the same as that of company B's (B) product.

The control signal DB of the server 70 is a database composed of the control command and the infrared signal of the electronic device as described above. Therefore, the control system 30 can obtain a control signal for the control command by connecting to the server 70 and knowing only the electronic device and the control command.

Next, the configuration of the standby power control system 30 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 4.

As shown in FIG. 4, the standby power control system 30 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a power breaker 31, a power measurement unit 32, a network module 33, a short-range communication module 34, and a center. It consists of a processing apparatus 40. In addition, the image display unit 35 may further include.

The power breaker 31 turns on / off at least one power line 60. As seen above, the power line 60 may be divided into a plurality. In particular, the power line 60 may be classified into a light electric power line, a regular power line, a power saving power line, a large capacity power line, etc., but may be largely divided into a regular power line and a power saving power line in terms of power blocking function. .

That is, it is divided into a regular power line to supply power at all times and a power saving power line as other power lines. The power line 60 is a power line that does not cut off power unless an emergency such as a fire occurs. Therefore, the standby power control target is the power line at all times.

The power breaker 31 may be installed for each power line or one power breaker 31 may control the blocking for each power line. This is merely a design difference between whether the central processing unit 40 controls a plurality of power breakers 31 or a single power breaker 31 that controls a plurality of power lines. .

The power measuring unit 32 measures the amount of power applied to the power line 60. At this time, the power measuring unit 32 measures the amount of power divided by each power line (60). The measured amount of power is input to the central processing unit 40.

The network module 33 is a communication module for connecting to a network such as the Internet, and performs data communication with the mobile phone 10 through the server 70.

In one embodiment, the network module 33 is composed of a terminal that can connect a UTP cable. It also includes both physical and software configurations that perform TCP / IP communication protocols. Since the network technology is well known, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The short range communication module 34 is a communication module for transmitting and receiving data with the surveillance camera 50. As described above, the short-range communication module is implemented according to a wireless method such as a frequency (RF) method, a Bluetooth method, or a wired method such as a USB method.

The CPU 40 receives a blocking command of the power line 60 from the mobile phone 10, and blocks the power line when the amount of power applied to the power line 60 is less than or equal to a reference power amount.

If the amount of power measured by the power measuring unit 32 is less than or equal to the reference amount of power, it may be assumed that all of the electric devices 80 connected to the measured power line 60 are turned off. Therefore, there is no problem even if the power line 60 is cut off.

However, the central processing unit 40 transmits and receives a camera image of the electronic device 80 connected to the power line 60 to the mobile phone 10 when the amount of power applied to the power line 60 is greater than or equal to the reference power amount. According to the off command to be turned off the power of the electronic device 80 through the infrared signal output device (56). When all electrical devices 80 are off, the measured power amount will be less than the reference power amount, and only in this case, the power line 60 is cut off.

On the other hand, the central processing unit 40 may be implemented as a custom semiconductor is composed of a control circuit, or may be implemented as a program may be performed by a general-purpose process chip.

The image display unit 35 is a display device that visualizes the measured amount of power or displays the converted information in a unit designated by a user. The image display unit 35 may be implemented as an LCD or LED display.

The unit of power amount displayed on the image display unit 35 may be displayed as a unit provided by the system by default, or converted into a unit designated by a user.

Preferably, the video display unit 35 displays the amount of power currently being used, and also displays the amount of money. For example, the image display unit 35 displays the amount of power currently used and unit conversion (kWh → won).

Next, the configuration of the central processing unit 40 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

As shown in FIG. 5, the central processing unit 40 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a data storage 41, a control command receiving unit 42, an image control transmitting unit 43, and a control signal commanding unit 44. And a control unit 46. In addition, the apparatus may further include a power amount converter 45 for converting the measured power amount.

The data storage 41 receives and stores the position of the electronic device, a control signal corresponding to a control command of the electronic device, and information of a connected power line of the electronic device.

Preferably, the position of the electronic device is input through the image of the surveillance camera 50. That is, the user operates the surveillance camera 50 to focus the electronic device at the center of the camera screen, and recognizes the position at that time as the location of the electronic device. At this time, the product information input unit 41 stores the position state of the surveillance camera 50 and focuses on the electronic apparatus by restoring to the position state where the surveillance camera 50 has been stored when the electronic apparatus is selected.

In addition, when there are many surveillance cameras 50, which camera is selected, and the camera focuses on an electronic device. At this time, the product information input unit 41 stores both the selected camera information and the position data.

The control signal corresponding to the control command of the electronic device may be received from the server 70 or may be directly input by the user through a computer terminal (not shown). That is, the computer terminal can be connected to the network module 33 to input and store data.

Connect a separately provided receiving module to a computer terminal (not shown). Register your product name and click the button to set. By pressing the corresponding button on the remote controller, the infrared signal is received by the receiving module and recognized three times to prevent the surrounding error.

Meanwhile, the recognized signal may be transmitted to the server 70 and shared with all users. In other words, the recognized signal is stored in the DB and can be interoperable through the Internet 21. In case of new product, all users can use it by registering once. In addition, the server 70 confirms and corrects the newly registered signal and stores it in the shared folder.

The information on the power line is information on which power line the electronic device 80 is connected to among the plurality of power lines. When there are a plurality of power lines, one electric device 80 is connected to any one of these power lines 60.

As in the example of FIG. 2A, the refrigerator is connected to the second power line and the audio system is connected to the K th power line. In this case, the power line information of the refrigerator is the second power line, and the power line information of the audio system is the K-th power line.

The control command receiver 42 receives an electronic device from the mobile phone 10 and receives a control command of the electronic device.

When the user goes out of the house, the mobile phone 10 is remotely connected to the control system 30 through the server 70. The connected user can view the list of electronic products that can be remotely controlled (or registered) and the control command list of the corresponding products.

The user selects the electric device 80 to be controlled by the mobile phone 10 and also selects a control command for the selected electric device 80. The control command may include a command for directly transmitting an infrared signal, and also includes a command for viewing an image of the electric device 80. At this time, the control command receiver 42 receives the selected electric device 80 and the selected control command transmitted from the mobile phone 10.

The image control transmitter 43 focuses the camera 50 on the selected electronic device 80, acquires an image of the electronic device 80, and transmits the image to the mobile phone.

The image control transmitter 43 finds the position of the selected electronic device 80 and rotates the surveillance camera 50 to focus on the position.

In particular, the image control transmitter 43 selects a camera capable of focusing on a position of the selected electronic device 80 among a plurality of cameras, and focuses the selected camera on the position.

 When the focus is focused, the surveillance camera 50 captures an image of the electronic device.

Preferably, the image control transmitter 43 converts the obtained image into a still image and transmits it, but retransmits only when the still image changes from the previous still image.

That is, only the still picture is sent without continuously sending the video in the form of a stream. The image control transmitter 43 sends a still image again when there is a change in the image received from the camera. In detail, a threshold of image change is determined, and when an image change occurs above the threshold, the image is transmitted again.

The control signal command unit 44 commands the infrared signal output device 56 to output an infrared signal according to a control command of the electronic device.

The control signal command unit 44 outputs an infrared signal when the signal output direction of the infrared signal output device 56 is set to the front direction of the camera 50 and the camera 50 is focused.

In particular, the control signal command unit 44 controls the angle of the infrared output such that the infrared output angle is transmitted only within the focal point of the camera.

As described above, by matching the output direction of the lens unit 51 and the infrared signal output device 56 of the surveillance camera 50 in the same direction and the range thereof, the control signal command unit 44 makes the camera focus only. When set, only commands to send infrared signals.

When the controller 46 receives the power line blocking command, the controller 46 sequentially selects the electronic device 80 connected to the power line 60, and transmits an image of the selected electronic device 80 to the mobile phone 10. Receive and control the control command for 80).

That is, when the power line blocking command is received from the mobile phone 10, the power line to be blocked is cut off, particularly the power saving power line. When there are a plurality of power saving power lines, power off is performed for each.

In this case, first, the power amount of each power line is measured and immediately cuts off if it is less than the reference power amount, and if the power amount is more than the reference power amount, the electric device 80 connected to the corresponding power line 60 is sequentially selected to display an image with the mobile phone 10. To pass.

In the example of FIG. 2A, when the K-th power line is greater than or equal to the reference power amount, a TV, a VTR, and an audio system connected to the power line are sequentially selected and an image of the selected electric device 80 is transmitted to the mobile phone 10.

The user receives the image of each electric device 80 by the mobile phone 10 to determine whether to power off. When the user transmits an off command of the electric device 80, the controller 46 accordingly turns off the power of the electric device 80. The control command of the power off is performed in the same manner as the general control command as described above.

In addition, the controller 46 turns on the power line to which the electronic device 80 is connected when receiving the control command of the electronic device 80 from the mobile phone 10.

That is, in order to start the boiler in advance when the user returns home, the control command for starting the boiler is transmitted through the mobile phone. At this time, the controller 46 receives the control command and checks the power line 60 to which the corresponding electric device (boiler) is connected. If the power line 60 is cut off, the power line 60 is turned on to supply power to the electric device (boiler).

Next, a ubiquitous standby power control method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

The method includes a camera 50 equipped with an infrared signal output device 56, a power breaker 31 for turning on / off at least one power line 60, and a network module for performing data communication with the mobile phone 10. The standby power control system 30 is configured to control the power and standby power of the electronic device remotely by the mobile phone.

As shown in Figure 6, the method comprises the steps of: (a) receiving a block command of the power line from the mobile phone (S10); (B) measuring the amount of power applied to the power line and comparing the amount of power (S20) to cut off the power line if less than the reference power amount (S60); (c) transmitting the camera image of the electronic device connected to the power line to the cellular phone when the measured power amount is greater than or equal to the reference power amount (S30); (d) turning off the power of the electronic device through the infrared signal output device according to the off command of the electronic device received from the mobile phone (S40); And (e) performing step (b) again (S50).

In particular, in the step (b), the power line is divided into a regular power line and a power saving power line, and cuts only the power saving power line according to a blocking command. In addition, in step (c), the still image of the electronic device is transmitted, but only if the still image has a change compared to the previous still image. In addition, the step (d) outputs an infrared signal when the signal output direction of the infrared signal output device is set to the front direction of the camera and the camera focuses.

The omitted part of the standby power control method refers to the description of the standby power control system 30 described above.

7, the effect of the focusing method of the camera 50 according to the present invention will be described in more detail.

When the user selects the electronic device and the control command to the mobile phone 10, the camera 50 automatically focuses the electronic device and transmits an image. Thus, the user does not need to continuously receive the image to find the electronic device. Therefore, the transmission amount of the image data can be reduced.

Therefore, the user can see only the image focused on the electronic device, and cannot see the image outside the screen of the mobile phone. If two electronic devices have the same control signal, the following problem occurs.

As shown in FIG. 7A, a case in which the electronic devices A and B have the same control signal will be described. When the surveillance camera 50 focuses on the electronic device A, the user cannot see the electronic device B. At this time, if the user selects a control command for outputting the control signal, it affects both the electronic devices A and B. However, the user cannot know the situation of the electronic device B and cannot cope with the wrong control signal.

However, according to the present invention, since the control signal does not reach the part other than the camera focusing, the problem is not important. That is, since the control signal does not reach the electronic device B outside the screen viewed by the user, the electronic device B is not affected.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 7B, when both of the electronic devices A and B are in the screen of the surveillance camera 50, the control signal output by the user's control command reaches and affects both electronic devices. However, in FIG. 7B, the user can cope with this because the user can see both the electronic devices A and B. FIG.

For example, the electronic device B may be turned off, a control command may be sent to the electronic device A, and the electronic device B may be turned on. Alternatively, the user may move the focus of the camera to the left to move the electronic device B so that it does not appear on the screen in the image of the camera, and then transmit a control command.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the amount of transmission of image data can be minimized by minimizing a case where a user adjusts a camera to acquire an image. In particular, since a mobile phone uses a mobile communication network, the reduction of data transmission is directly related to cost reduction.

As mentioned above, although the invention made by this inventor was demonstrated concretely according to the said Example, this invention is not limited to the said Example and can be variously changed in the range which does not deviate from the summary.

The present invention can be applied to develop a ubiquitous standby power control system that is controlled by a mobile phone by interlocking the control of the electronic device and the standby power cut off. In particular, the present invention is useful to develop a ubiquitous standby power control system that remotely controls the power and standby power cutoff of electronic devices by using a camera equipped with an infrared signal output device.

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In the ubiquitous standby power control system that remotely controls the power and standby power off of the electronic device by using a camera equipped with an infrared signal output device,
A power breaker to turn on / off at least one power line;
A power measuring unit measuring an amount of power applied to the power line;
A network module for performing data communication with the mobile phone; And
Receiving a power off command of the power line from the mobile phone, and includes a central processing unit for shutting off the power line if the amount of power applied to the power line is less than the reference power,
The central processing unit,
If the amount of power applied to the power line is greater than a reference power amount, transmitting the camera image of the electronic device connected to the power line to the mobile phone and turning off the power of the electronic device through the infrared signal output device according to the received off command. Ubiquitous standby power control system characterized by.
delete The method of claim 1,
The central processing unit includes a power amount conversion unit that can convert the measured amount of power in a user-specified unit,
The system further comprises an image display unit for visualizing the measured amount of power or to display the converted information in a unit designated by the user.
The method of claim 1,
The central processing unit stores the power line divided into a regular power line and a power saving power line, and cuts only the power saving power line according to the blocking command, characterized in that the ubiquitous standby power control system.
The method of claim 1,
The central processing unit,
A data store for storing a location of an electronic device, a control signal corresponding to a control command of the electronic device, and information of a connected power line of the electronic device;
An image control transmitter for focusing the camera on an electronic device, acquiring an image of the electronic device, and transmitting an image to the mobile phone;
A control signal command unit which receives a control command of the electronic device from the mobile phone and instructs an output of an infrared signal to the infrared signal output device according to the control command; And
Receiving a power line block command, and sequentially selects the electronic devices connected to the power line, including a control unit for transmitting the image of the selected electronic device to the mobile phone and receiving and controlling the control command for the electronic device,
When the control signal command unit receives a control command of the electronic device from the mobile phone, the control unit turns on (On) the power line connected to the electronic device, characterized in that the ubiquitous standby power control system.
The method of claim 5,
And the image control transmitter converts the acquired image into a still image and transmits the same, but retransmits the still image only when there is a change from the previous still image.
The method of claim 5,
And the control signal command unit outputs an infrared signal when the signal output direction of the infrared signal output device is set to the front direction of the camera and the camera focuses.
The standby power control system consisting of a camera equipped with an infrared signal output device, a power circuit breaker for turning on / off at least one power line, and a network module for performing data communication with the mobile phone, cuts off the power supply and standby power of the electronic device. In the ubiquitous standby power control method to remotely control by
(a) receiving an interruption command of a power line from the mobile phone;
(b) measuring the amount of power applied to the power line and cutting off the power line if the reference power amount is less than the reference power amount;
(c) transmitting the camera image of the electronic device connected to the power line to the mobile phone when the measured power amount is greater than or equal to the reference power amount;
(d) turning off the power of the electronic device through the infrared signal output device according to the off command of the electronic device received from the mobile phone; And
(E) the ubiquitous standby power control method comprising the step of performing step (b) again.

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