KR200362285Y1 - Management system of guest room - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a room management system, comprising: a plurality of room facilities installed in each room of a lodging facility and used according to a guest's operation; A controller installed in each of the rooms and connected to each of the room facilities by wireless or wired to monitor and control an operation state of each of the room facilities; A room installed at a position spaced a predetermined distance from the controller by receiving the information on the operation status of each room equipment from the controller installed in each room to determine whether the guest is occupied and to control the operation of each room equipment. A management server; Wirelessly communicating with the controller and the room management server, respectively, and provides information to the room management server for the operation status of each of the room facilities provided from a plurality of controllers located within a predetermined area, each of the provided from the room management server It characterized in that it comprises at least one repeater for providing a control signal of the room equipment to the controller of the room. As a result, not only can the equipment and wiring problems that occurred when constructing the room management system by wire be solved, but also the cost increase due to excessive input of equipment and waste of space for installation of the equipment can be prevented. Will be.

Description

MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF GUEST ROOM}

The present invention relates to a room management system, and more specifically, to provide room information including an operation state of each room facility installed in a room wirelessly, and to simplify the configuration of the system, by the excessive input of equipment The present invention relates to a room management system capable of preventing waste of costs and waste of space for accommodating equipment.

In general, accommodations such as hotels, motels, inns, and condominiums have a large number of rooms, each of which is equipped with heating facilities, lighting facilities, and a variety of room facilities for the convenience of the guests. According to the price of accommodation, each type of room equipment has been gradually diversified from basic electronic products such as TVs, VTRs, refrigerators, air conditioners, irons, hair dryers, coffee makers, and computers.

In these accommodations, the check-in and check-out of each room must be quickly identified, and new room reservations and stays must be smoothly operated. In addition, the real-time room status is checked in real time, and room facilities are checked when guests leave, so that unnecessary guest room management costs, such as when guests leave without turning off the room facilities, should be prevented. Accordingly, a room management system is being used to provide room information by connecting each room and the front desk by wire for smooth room operation and room management.

The conventional room management system is equipped with a controller in each room and a server in an area adjacent to the front desk, so that the state of the room can be grasped from the front desk. However, in the conventional room management system, the room facilities and the controllers installed in each room are connected by wires, and the controller and the server are connected through a communication line. Accordingly, it is most preferable that the facilities of the room management system be made at the same time as the construction of the accommodation facility. Otherwise, there is a possibility that additional costs are excessively generated when the room management system is installed later. In addition, if the room facilities are additionally installed in the room even after the facilities of the room management system are completed, there is a disadvantage in that the work for the wiring for the connection between the room facilities and the controller is additionally performed.

As such, in order to solve the construction problems caused by the conventional management system connecting the controller and the server by wire, the devised to design the wireless connection between the controller and the server has been proposed. In the "Wireless Cabin Management System", which is a Korean Utility Model Application No. 2003-3488 (hereinafter referred to as an earlier application), as shown in FIG. 7, switch boxes 111, 112 ... 11n installed in each of rooms 101, 102 ... 10n, The first transmitter / receiver 201,202… 20n, the second transmitter / receiver 301,302… 30n, the multiplexer 400, and the server computer 500 are provided. According to the earlier application, the switch boxes 111, 112 ... 11n and the first transmitting and receiving devices 201, 202 ... 20n are installed in each of the rooms 101, 102 ... 10n, and the second transmitting and receiving devices 301, 302 ... 30n are adjacent to the server computer 500. The first transmitter / receiver 201, 202 to 20n and the second receiver 301, 302 to 30n communicate wirelessly.

However, since the first transmitting and receiving devices 201, 202, and 20n are installed in each of the rooms 101, 102, and 10n, the second transmitting and receiving devices 301, 302, and 30n correspond to the first transmitting and receiving devices 201, 202, and 20n in one-to-one correspondence. ID setting switches are mounted so that signals are transmitted and received only between the corresponding first transmitting and receiving devices 201, 202, 20n and second transmitting and receiving devices 301, 302, 30n. As the first transmitter / receiver 201,202… 20n and the second transmitter / receiver 301,302… 30n are linearly installed, the first transmitter / receiver 201,202… 20n and the second transmitter / receiver 301,302… 30n are respectively located in the guest room. As many as (101,102 ... 10n) are needed. Therefore, the cost increases as a plurality of second transmitter / receivers 301, 302… 30n are installed, and the larger the number of rooms in the accommodation, the larger volume is required for the storage of the second transmitter / receiver 301,302… 30n. The disadvantage is that. In addition, since a plurality of second transmitter / receivers 301, 302 to 30n are used in this way, the multiplexer 400 is used to classify signals from each second transmitter / receiver 301, 302 to 30n and transmit them to a server computer in one channel. There is a disadvantage that the cost is consumed for the provision of a separate multiplexer 400.

In this way, the above-described application can add the new cabin equipment by wirelessly connecting the first transmission / reception apparatus 201,202… 20n installed in the guest room and the second transmission / reception apparatus 301,302… 30n provided adjacent to the front desk. Although there is an advantage that a separate wiring work is not required during installation, the first transmission / reception apparatus 201, 202… 20n and the second transmission / reception apparatus 301,302… 30n correspond to one-to-one so that the second transmission / reception apparatus 301,302 … And waste of cost and space due to excessive installation of 30n).

Accordingly, by operating the room management system wirelessly, there is a method to solve the equipment and wiring problems that occur during the wired operation, and to prevent the waste of cost and space caused by the excessive input of equipment. You will have to seek.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a room management system to wirelessly provide room information including an operation state of each room facility installed in a guest room, thereby eliminating the trouble of facilities and wiring generated when operating by wire. It is.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a room management system to simplify the system for transmitting a radio signal in a wireless installation, thereby preventing waste of money due to excessive input of equipment and waste of space for accommodating equipment. .

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a room management system according to the present invention,

2 is a plan view showing an embodiment of a room managed by the room management system of FIG.

3 is a detailed block diagram of the controller of FIG. 1;

4 is a detailed block diagram of the repeater of FIG.

5 is a plan view showing an embodiment of the repeater arrangement of FIG.

6 is a detailed block diagram of the room management server of FIG.

7 is a schematic configuration diagram of a conventional room management system.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

5: Room 7: Room Facilities

20: controller 23: controller memory

25: controller control unit 27: wireless communication unit

29: wireless transceiver 30: repeater

31: repeater memory 33: controller side communication unit

35: repeater control unit 37: repeater side communication unit

39: server side communication unit 40: room management server

41: server memory 43: wireless transceiver

45: server control unit

The constitution of the present invention for achieving the above object comprises: a plurality of room facilities installed in each room of the lodging facility and used according to the operation of the guest; A controller installed in each of the rooms and connected to each of the room facilities by wireless or wired to monitor and control an operation state of each of the room facilities; A room installed at a position spaced a predetermined distance from the controller by receiving the information on the operation status of each room equipment from the controller installed in each room to determine whether the guest is occupied and to control the operation of each room equipment. A management server; Wirelessly communicating with the controller and the room management server, respectively, and provides information to the room management server for the operation status of each of the room facilities provided from a plurality of controllers located within a predetermined area, each of the provided from the room management server It characterized in that it comprises at least one repeater for providing a control signal of the room equipment to the controller of the room.

Each of the repeaters can communicate with each other, the information provided from the repeater of one side located on the outside of the communication distance from the room management server is provided to the repeater of the other side located within the distance capable of transmitting and receiving radio signals with the room management server In the repeater on the other side, it is preferable to provide the room management server with the information provided from the repeater on one side.

The controller may include a wireless communication unit for wireless communication with the repeater, a controller memory in which unique information including at least one of a room for the room where the controller is installed, a type of installed room facilities, and a location, and the respective room facilities. It is preferable to include a controller control unit for controlling the operation of the water and the wireless communication unit.

The repeater, the controller side communication unit for transmitting and receiving wireless signals with the controller, the server side communication unit for transmitting and receiving wireless signals with the room management server, the repeater side communication unit for transmitting and receiving radio signals with other repeaters, It is preferable to include a repeater memory for temporarily storing the position information and input and output information for the repeater, and a repeater control unit for controlling the input and output of the radio signal through each communication unit.

The room management server, the server communication unit for transmitting and receiving the radio signal with the repeater, the server memory for storing the room information provided from the repeater, and the room information provided by the operation of the room facilities provided in each room It is preferable to include a server control unit for generating a control signal for controlling the state.

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

This room management system transmits the room information such as the operation status of various room facilities installed in the guest room and whether or not the guest stays to the server wirelessly, simplifying the facilities and wiring, and delivers the room information. By simplifying the equipment, it is possible to reduce the equipment cost and equipment space.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a room management system according to the present invention. As shown, the room management system, the room equipment (7) installed in the room (5), the controller 20 for detecting and controlling the operating state of the room equipment (7), the controller 20 From the repeater 30 for transmitting the information on the operation status of the room equipment from the room management server 40, and the room information received through the repeater 30 to determine the state of the room (5) and each room It includes a room management server 40 for controlling the operation of the fixture (7).

In general, as shown in FIG. 2, each guest room 5 of the lodging facility is equipped with various electronic products such as a refrigerator, a TV, a VTR, a hair dryer, an air conditioner, and a heating device 46. Light is installed on the wall, table, and toilet of the room 5, and a door sensor 12 is installed on the door of the room 5 to detect the opening and closing of the door, and inside the room 5 adjacent to the door. A key holder 10 for inserting a guest's entrance key is installed, and a chime bell 14 in which an LED is turned on when the guest enters the entrance and an LED blinks when going out is installed outside the room 5 adjacent to the door.

Here, the keys inserted into and used in the key holder 10 include a key tag and a card key. In recent years, a card key is mainly used. In the case of the key tack, a magnet is installed in the key tack so as to detect whether the key tack is mounted by magnetic force when the key tack is mounted in the key holder 10. The card key includes an IC card key, a magnetic card key, and an RF card key according to a sensing method. The key sensor mounted on the key holder 10 includes the IC card key for the IC chip, and the magnetic card key for the magnetic force of the magnetic strip. The RF card key detects an RF signal.

On the other hand, to deliver information on the operation status of a plurality of lights, including each electronic product installed in the room (5), whether the door is opened or closed by the door sensor 12, whether the key is installed to the room management server (40). Each room 5 is provided with a controller 20.

As shown in FIG. 3, the controller 20 includes a wireless communication unit 27 for wireless communication with the repeater 30, a room for the room 5 in which the controller 20 is installed, and installed room facilities 7. And a controller memory 23 storing unique information including at least one of a type and a location of the control panel, and a controller control unit 25 for controlling the operation of each room facility 7 and the wireless communication unit 27.

Here, the wireless communication unit 27 as a communication module, RF, TCP / IP using radio waves, PNA (Phoneline Network Alliance) using a telephone line, 802.11B / WI-FI, IEEE 1394 / HAVI, Bluetooth, power line network, etc. Can be used. This wireless communication method is used not only in the wireless communication unit 27 of the controller 20, but also in each communication unit of the repeater 30 and the room management server 40 to be described later.

On the other hand, the controller 20 is connected wirelessly or wired to each electronic product and the lamp, the door sensor 12 installed in the room (5), when the wireless connection, information with each electronic product, light, door sensor 12 It is preferable to have a separate wireless transmission and reception unit 29 for transmitting and receiving wirelessly, it is preferable to have an input port when connected by wire.

The controller 20 receives information from each electronic product, a lamp, a door sensor 12, a key sensor through a wireless transceiver 29 or an input port, and operates each electronic product and a lamp according to the received information. The state is determined, and whether the door is opened or closed, and whether the guest is currently entering the room. In addition, the controller 20 selectively controls the power supply to each room facility 7 according to whether or not a key is mounted in the key holder 10. That is, the heating equipment 46, the room equipment (7) that requires constant power, such as a refrigerator is always controlled to supply power, but other electronic products such as TV, VTR, hair dryer, air conditioner, each lamp When the guest stays in the key holder 10 is equipped with a key to supply power.

The room information collected by the controller 20 is wirelessly transmitted to the repeater 30 through the wireless communication unit 27, and finally, is delivered to the room management server 40, and the room information is controller 20 at a predetermined time. ) Can be set to be delivered to the room management server 40, the room only when the room information, such as when the door is opened, or when the key is attached to or detached from the key holder 10 is changed. Information may be set to be delivered to the room management server (40).

On the other hand, when the controller control unit 25 transmits the room information through the wireless communication unit 27, by providing the unique information of the room 5 stored in the controller memory 23, the repeater 30 and the room management server 40 ) To determine which room information is received. In addition, the controller control unit 25, the operation state of each electronic product and the lamp according to the command input by the user through the operation panel provided on the front of the controller 20, and the control signal from the room management server 40, etc. To control.

The repeater 30 which transmits the information transmitted and received between the controller 20 and the room management server 40 is capable of wirelessly communicating with the controller 20 and the room management server 40, respectively, and between each repeater 30. Mutual wireless communication is possible. To this end, the repeater 30, as shown in Figure 4, the controller-side communication unit 33 for transmitting and receiving information with the controller 20, and the server-side communication unit 39 for transmitting and receiving information with the room management server 40 ), A repeater side communication unit 37 for transmitting and receiving information to and from other repeaters 30, a repeater memory 31 for temporarily storing position information and input / output information about neighboring repeaters 30, and each communication unit. Repeater control unit 35 for controlling the input and output of the radio signal through.

The repeater 30 transmits and receives a radio signal with the controller 20, the other repeater 30, and the room management server 40 of each room 5 located within a predetermined radius, and currently transmits the radio signal of the repeater 30. Although there is a difference depending on the method, wireless communication is possible with the controller 20 within a radius of about 10 m, and wireless communication is possible within a radius of about 15 m with another repeater 30 or the room management server 40. That is, the repeater 30 is a one-to-one correspondence of the plurality of controllers 20 to one repeater 30, not linearly one-to-one correspondence between the first transmitter and the receiver as in the prior application disclosed in the prior art. It works in a way.

In addition, since the repeater 30 is capable of transmitting and receiving a radio signal with another repeater 30, the repeater 30 is provided from the plurality of controllers 20 when the repeater 30 is excessively installed away from the room management server 40. The received room information may be transmitted to another repeater 30 installed adjacent to the room management server 40, and the other repeater 30 may transmit the input room information to the room management server 40. That is, as shown in Figure 5, the room information from the controller 20 installed in an excessively spaced location from the room management server 40, the relay A (30) first received the room information from the controller 20 It is transmitted from the adjacent repeater B (30), and then provided to the room management server 40 will be able to transmit the room information relayed. At this time, since each repeater memory 31 stores the positions of the other repeaters 30 at the position closest to the repeater memory 31, the radio signals between the repeaters 30 can be efficiently transmitted and received.

As shown in FIG. 6, the room management server 40 provided with the room information through the repeater 30 includes a server communication unit 43 and a repeater 30 for transmitting and receiving a radio signal with the repeater 30. Server memory 41 for storing the room information provided from the server, and a server for generating a control signal for controlling the operation state of the room facilities (7) provided in each room 5 by grasping the provided room information The control unit 45 is included. And the room management server 40 is connected to the monitor 50 for informing the room information to the manager of the accommodation.

The server control unit 45 of the room management server 40 controls the respective room facilities 7 by grasping the operation state of the room facilities 7 according to the room information received through the server communication unit 43. . For example, the room management server 40 determines whether the guest is entering or leaving the room according to whether the key holder 10 is equipped with a key, and the temperature of the heating device 46 despite the guest leaving the room. Is set excessively high, a control signal is generated to lower the set temperature of the heating device 46. The generated control signal is transmitted in the opposite direction to the path where the room information is transmitted to the room management server 40, that is, the room management server 40 to the repeater 30, and the repeater 30 to the controller 20. do. The control signal transmitted to the controller 20 is executed by lowering the set temperature of the heating device 46 in the controller control unit 25.

Referring to the room management process of the room management system by such a configuration in detail as follows.

When the guest opens using the door of the room 5 to which he or she will stay, the controller 20 is provided with information that the door is opened from the door sensor 12. Then, when the guest attaches the key tag or the card key to the key holder 10, the controller 20 receives the information that the key is mounted from the key sensor, and at the same time, the controller control unit 25 supplies power to each electronic product and the lamp. To supply. When the guest watches TV in the room 5 or uses electronic products such as a hair dryer, the operation state of each room facility 7 is provided to the controller 20.

Whenever an event occurs or at predetermined time intervals, the controller 20 transmits room information including an operation state of each electronic product, whether a key is mounted, whether a door is opened or closed, etc. to the repeater 30 through the wireless communication unit 27. Send. At this time, when the controller 20 generates a radio signal, the controller 20 communication unit 33 of the repeater 30 located at a distance capable of transmitting / receiving a radio signal with the controller 20 receives room information of the controller 20. do. The repeater 30 receiving the room information from the controller 20 transmits the room information to the room management server 40 through the server side communication unit 39. However, if the repeater 30 is located at a distance where the room management server 40 and the radio signal transmission and reception is not possible, the repeater 30 is the room information to another repeater 30 adjacent to the room management server 40 Will be sent. Then, the other repeater 30 transmits the received room information to the room management server 40 again.

The room management server 40 stores the received room information in the server memory 41 and checks the state of the room 5 according to whether the guest enters or leaves the room. At this time, if, due to the error of the controller 20, even if the guest has entered the room, each room facilities (7) is not supplied with power, the room management server (40) is each room facilities (7) ) Generates a control signal to supply power.

The generated control signal is provided to the controller 20 in the reverse order to the process in which the room information was provided to the room management server 40. That is, when the server control unit 45 of the room management server 40 generates a control signal to supply power to each room facilities (7), the control signal is transmitted to the repeater 30 through the server communication unit 43 do. In this case, similarly, when the corresponding repeater 30 adjacent to the controller 20 to receive the control signal is located at a distance where transmission and reception of the wireless signal is impossible from the room management server 40, the room management server 40 is connected to the corresponding repeater ( The control signal is transmitted to the other repeater 30 adjacent to 30). The other repeater 30 transmits a control signal to the repeater 30 again, and the repeater 30 transmits a control signal to the controller 20 of the room 5. Then, the controller 20 supplies power to each room equipment 7 according to the control signal.

Thus, not only while the guest is entering the room 5, but also after the guest leaves, the controller 20 continuously monitors the state of the room facilities 7 and sends the monitoring result to the room management server 40. to provide.

As described above, in the room management system, the room information is wirelessly transmitted from the controller 20 installed in the cabin 5 to the room management server 40 installed adjacent to the front desk of the lodging facility, and wirelessly controlled in the reverse direction. By transmitting the signal, it is possible to solve the problem of the equipment and wiring that occurred when the conventional room management system is configured by wire.

In addition, in this room management system, by allowing one repeater 30 to transmit and receive radio signals with a plurality of controllers 20 located within a certain distance, the number of first transmitting and receiving devices as in the prior application proposed in the prior art There is no need to fabricate a second transmitter / receiver to correspond. Therefore, it is possible to prevent an increase in costs due to excessive production of equipment and waste of space for installation of the equipment.

In addition, since the repeater 30 is capable of transmitting and receiving wireless signals between neighboring repeaters 30, the repeater 30 and the room management server 40 located at a distance from the room management server 40 may be connected to another repeater 30. Through the relay can provide a radio signal to each other. Therefore, when designing the room management system, it is not necessary to arrange all the repeater 30 and the room management server 40 adjacent to each other, it is possible to relatively reduce the number of mounting of the repeater 30 can reduce the cost Not only can it be done, but it is also easier to design.

As described above, in the detailed description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but it should be taken as an example, and various modifications may be made without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be defined by the claims below and equivalents thereof.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to solve the problems of equipment and wiring, which have occurred when the room management system is conventionally wired, as well as to increase the cost due to the excessive input of equipment and It is possible to prevent waste of space for mounting. In addition, when designing a room management system, since all repeaters and room management servers do not have to be arranged adjacently, the number of repeaters can be relatively reduced, thereby reducing costs and facilitating design work. .

Claims (5)

A plurality of room facilities installed in each room of the property and used according to the operation of the guest; A controller installed in each of the rooms and connected to each of the room facilities by wireless or wired to monitor and control an operation state of each of the room facilities; A room installed at a position spaced a predetermined distance from the controller by receiving the information on the operation status of each room equipment from the controller installed in each room to determine whether the guest is occupied and to control the operation of each room equipment. A management server; Wirelessly communicating with the controller and the room management server, respectively, and provides information to the room management server for the operation status of each of the room facilities provided from a plurality of controllers located within a predetermined area, each of the provided from the room management server Room management system comprising at least one repeater for providing a control signal of the room equipment to the controller of the room. The method of claim 1, Each of the repeaters can communicate with each other, the information provided from the repeater of one side located on the outside of the communication distance from the room management server is provided to the repeater of the other side located within the distance capable of transmitting and receiving radio signals with the room management server And, the repeater of the other side room management system, characterized in that to provide the information provided from the repeater of one side to the room management server. The method of claim 1, The controller, A wireless communication unit for wireless communication with the repeater, a controller memory storing unique information including at least one of a room for the room in which the controller is installed, a type of installed room facilities, and a location, and the respective room facilities and the wireless device Room management system comprising a controller control unit for controlling the operation of the communication unit. The method of claim 3, wherein The repeater, A controller side communication unit for transmitting and receiving wireless signals with the controller, a server side communication unit for transmitting and receiving wireless signals with the room management server, a repeater side communication unit for transmitting and receiving wireless signals with other repeaters, a position for a neighboring repeater And a repeater controller configured to temporarily store information and input / output information, and a repeater controller configured to control input / output of a radio signal through each communication unit. The method of claim 4, wherein The room management server, A server communication unit for transmitting and receiving the radio signal to and from the repeater, a server memory for storing the room information provided from the repeater, the control to grasp the provided room information to control the operation state of the room equipment provided in each room Room management system comprising a server control unit for generating a signal.