WO2020017741A1

WO2020017741A1 - Intelligent humidification system in which humidifier and remote control having built-in sensor are linked

Info

Publication number: WO2020017741A1
Application number: PCT/KR2019/004867
Authority: WO
Inventors: 서동진; 오용주; 김민석
Original assignee: 주식회사 미로
Priority date: 2018-07-17
Filing date: 2019-04-23
Publication date: 2020-01-23

Abstract

An intelligent humidification system according to the present invention, in which a humidifier and a remote control having a built-in sensor are linked, comprises: a humidifier; a remote control that is detachably mounted on a holder provided on the humidifier and uses a built-in sensor to measure atmospheric environment information about the space in which the remote control is located; and a humidification control that is connected to the humidifier through a wire and connected wirelessly to the remote control, and controls the humidifier according to the atmospheric environment information measured by the remote control. Since the humidity of the place in which a user having the remote control is located is measured, and the humidifier is operated by taking into account the measured humidity value, there is an effect of achieving user-oriented humidification.

Description

Intelligent humidification system with integrated remote controller and humidifier

The present invention relates to an intelligent humidification system in which a remote controller and a humidifier interlock with a sensor, and more particularly, a humidity sensor is provided in a remote controller for controlling a humidifier, and the humidity is measured and measured at a location where a user having a remote controller is located. The present invention relates to an intelligent humidification system in which a humidifier is linked with a remote controller having a sensor that operates a humidifier by reflecting a humidity value to enable user-centered humidification.

In general, the humidifier is a device that sprays the humidified water into the air in order to maintain the indoor humidity at a suitable humidity.

There are two types of humidifiers: a heater and an ultrasonic method. A humidifier using a heater generates steam by heating the humidified water to a predetermined temperature by using an electric heater and the like, and discharges the steam into a room by using a blower. Humidification is performed.

On the other hand, the humidifier using the ultrasonic method performs the humidification by converting the humidifying water into water vapor using a vibrator. The humidifier using the heater has the advantage of sterilizing the humidifying water in the water tank. Due to the problem of increase, the recent compact humidifier mainly adopts the ultrasonic method.

The ultrasonic humidifier has a structure that makes a drip tray in the lower part of the tank for storing the humidifying water, installs a vibrator unit for converting the humidifying water flowing into the drip tray into water vapor, and discharges it to the outside by the blower.

However, the humidity around the humidifier and the humidity of the space where the actual user lives are often different. For this reason, the humidity and temperature sensors built in the humidifier have a problem that the accuracy is lower than the actual use environment.

That is, the conventional humidifier has a problem that the built-in humidity sensor for measuring the humidity is operated according to the humidity of the surrounding space, and does not properly reflect the humidity of the space where the actual user is located.

According to the present invention, a humidity sensor is provided in a remote controller for controlling a humidifier to measure humidity at a location where a user with a remote controller is located, and when the measured humidity value is wirelessly transmitted to a controller, a humidifier connected to the controller and a wired measurement humidity value. The purpose of the present invention is to provide an intelligent humidification system in which a humidifier is interlocked with a built-in remote controller that enables a user-centered humidification by operating the humidifier.

An intelligent humidifying system in which a remote controller and a humidifier interlock with a sensor according to the present invention for achieving the above object include a humidifier; A remote controller mounted on the holder provided in the humidifier and measuring atmospheric environment information of a space located by an embedded sensor; And a humidification control connected to the humidifier by wire and wirelessly connected to the remote controller to control the humidifier according to the atmospheric environment information measured by the remote controller.

In order to achieve the above object, a remote controller of an intelligent humidifying system in which a remote controller and a humidifier are built in according to the present invention includes a communication unit for short-range wireless communication with the humidification controller; A sensor module for measuring atmospheric environment information of a space where the remote control is located; A display unit displaying atmospheric environment information measured by the sensor module; A manual control signal input unit for allowing a user to manually control the output of the humidifier according to the atmospheric environment information displayed on the display unit; And a mode switching unit for switching the humidifier to an automatic mode and a manual mode.

Sensor module of the intelligent humidification system in which the remote controller and the humidifier interlocked with the sensor according to the present invention for achieving the above object is humidity, temperature, harmful gas concentration, dust corresponding to the atmospheric environment information of the space where the remote control is located Humidity sensor, temperature sensor, gas sensor, and dust sensor for measuring each concentration; characterized in that it comprises a.

A humidification controller of an intelligent humidification system in which a remote controller and a humidifier incorporating a sensor according to the present invention for achieving the above object are connected to a communication unit of the remote control and a short range communication unit for short range wireless communication, and an external device for long range wireless communication. Communication module consisting of an external communication unit; A reference DB storing output information of the humidifier according to the humidity, temperature, harmful gas concentration, and dust concentration range; And a control unit which receives the atmospheric environment information measured by the sensor module and controls the humidifier with corresponding output information compared with the reference value stored in the reference DB.

In order to achieve the above object, the controller of the intelligent humidification system in which the remote controller and the humidifier interlock with the sensor according to the present invention may output the output of the humidifier if the measured humidity and temperature are within a range that is higher than the current output of the humidifier. If it is a range to increase, and lower the output of the humidifier, and if the same range is characterized in that to maintain the current output of the humidifier.

The controller of the intelligent humidification system in which the remote controller and the humidifier interlock with the sensor according to the present invention for achieving the above object are warned first if the measured harmful gas concentration and dust concentration are higher than the current output of the humidifier. After outputting a message to induce ventilation, it is characterized in that the output of the humidifier is controlled.

In order to achieve the above object, a communication module of an intelligent humidifying system in which a remote controller and a humidifier incorporating a sensor according to the present invention are detachable and can be changed according to a change in a communication method between the short range communication module and an external communication module. It is characterized by.

Communication module of the intelligent humidification system interlocked with the remote controller and the humidifier with a sensor according to the present invention for achieving the above object is characterized in that the attachment of any one or more of the humidity sensor, temperature sensor, gas sensor and dust sensor. It is done.

An intelligent humidification system in which a remote controller and a humidifier incorporating a sensor according to the present invention for achieving the above object are provided, the server being connected to the external communication unit of the humidification controller to allow remote wireless communication; A smartphone connected to the server to control the humidifier; And an AI speaker connected to the server to control the humidifier by voice.

In order to achieve the above object, a server of an intelligent humidifying system in which a remote controller and a humidifier are built in according to the present invention includes an interface unit; A server controller which receives the humidifier control operation of the user from the gas controller and learns the control pattern to calculate a control pattern; An app DB for storing and managing an app capable of controlling the humidifier; And a big data DB for storing and managing the control pattern information calculated by the server controller.

The server control unit of the intelligent humidification system in which a remote controller and a humidifier incorporating a sensor according to the present invention for achieving the above object and a manual control signal manually controlled by the user from the outside through the smart phone installed the app; The humidifier is controlled by an automatic control signal that reflects and controls the control pattern according to the automatic mode selection.

In order to achieve the above object, the server control unit of the intelligent humidifying system in which a remote controller and a humidifier incorporating a sensor according to the present invention receives user location information from the smartphone and calculates a time taken from a current location to a home, The output of the humidifier is determined by reflecting the current house humidity, the time it takes to reach the house, and the control pattern, and is transmitted to the humidification controller.

To achieve the above object, the AI speaker of an intelligent humidifying system in which a remote controller and a humidifier interlock with a sensor according to the present invention receives a user's voice signal, converts it into a control signal, and transmits the voice signal to a connected server. It characterized in that the control is possible.

The intelligent humidification system in which the remote controller and the humidifier interlock with the sensor according to the present invention measure humidity at a location where a user having a remote control is located, and operate the humidifier to reflect the measured humidity value so that user-oriented humidification is achieved. It works.

1 is a block diagram of an intelligent humidification system in which a remote controller and a humidifier incorporating a sensor according to the present invention are interlocked.

Figure 2 is a detailed block diagram of a remote control of the intelligent humidifying system in which the sensor-mounted remote control and the humidifier in accordance with the present invention.

3 is a block diagram of a humidification controller of an intelligent humidification system in which a remote controller and a humidifier incorporating a sensor according to the present invention are linked.

4 is a block diagram according to another embodiment of an intelligent humidifying system in which a remote controller and a humidifier incorporating a sensor according to the present invention interwork.

5 is a detailed block diagram of an intelligent humidification system server in which a remote controller and a humidifier incorporating a sensor according to the present invention are linked.

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

The intelligent humidification system in which the remote controller and the humidifier incorporating the sensor according to the present invention includes a humidifier 100, a remote controller 200, and a humidification controller 300 as shown in FIG. 1.

The humidifier 100 is connected in a wired communication with the humidification controller 300, and operates according to the signal transmitted from the humidification controller 300.

For reference, the humidifier 100 is an apparatus that artificially maintains the desired humidity when appropriate humidity is required due to a dry season or other factors, such as winter, and ultrasonically granulates water by electricity, and makes water vapor and sprays it indoors. Inner heating, Ultrasonic and heating combined, Centrifugal force blows the inhaled water and hits the screen and splits it into small particles. May correspond to a humidifier of the formula.

The remote controller 200 is wirelessly connected to the humidification controller 300, and transmits a control signal for controlling the humidifier 100 through short range wireless communication.

The short range wireless communication may include at least one of wireless fidelity (WiFi), Bluetooth, near field communication (NFC), global navigation satellite system (GNSS), and the like.

The remote controller 200 is provided with a holder in the humidifier 100, is inserted into or extracted from the holder.

As shown in FIG. 2, the remote controller 200 includes a communication unit 210, a sensor module 220, a display unit 230, a manual control signal input unit 240, and a mode switching unit 250.

As described above, the communication unit 210 provides an interface for short-range wireless communication with the humidification controller 300.

The sensor module 220 includes a sensor for measuring atmospheric environment information, that is, a humidity sensor 221, a temperature sensor 222, a gas sensor 223, and a dust sensor 224. The humidity sensor 221 The humidity is measured in the space where the remote control 200 is located or the activity space of the user with the remote control 200, the temperature sensor 222 measures the temperature, the gas sensor 223 measures the concentration of the gas in the air And, the dust sensor 224 measures the dust concentration in the air.

The display unit 230 measures at least one of humidity, temperature, gas, and dust measurement values measured by the humidity sensor 221, the temperature sensor 222, the gas sensor 223, and the dust sensor 224. Display values in numerical or different light colors.

The manual control signal input unit 240 is a button or a touch type input unit formed on the remote controller 200 and is measured by the sensor module 220 and determined by the user according to the measured value displayed on the display unit 230. The drive of the humidifier can be controlled.

That is, when the humidity measured by the humidity sensor 221 is low, the user can operate the manual control signal input unit 240 to increase the output of the humidifier 100 than the current state to increase the humidity, conversely the humidity If high, the humidity of the humidifier 100 may be lowered by lowering the output of the current state.

The mode switching unit 250 is provided in the remote controller 200 by a button or a touch method, and is switched to the automatic mode and the manual mode according to the operation. When the manual mode is switched, the user inputs the manual control signal as described above. The humidifier 100 may be manually controlled through the 240.

However, when the control mode is switched to the automatic mode, the remote controller 200 automatically controls the humidifier 100 according to the humidity, temperature, gas, and dust measured by the sensor module 220. Is transmitted to the humidification controller 300 to automatically control the humidifier (100).

The humidification controller 300 includes a communication module 310 having a short range communication unit 311 and an external communication unit 312, a control unit 320, and a reference DB 330 as shown in FIG. 3.

The short range communication unit 311 provides an interface for short range wireless communication with the communication unit 210 of the above-described remote controller 200.

The control unit 320 receives the manual control signal or the automatic control signal received from the remote communication unit 311 by the short range communication unit 311 and controls the humidifier 100 connected by wired communication.

The wired communication may include at least one of a universal bus (USB), a high definition multimedia interface (HDMI), a reduced standard 232 (RS-232), a plain old telephone service (POTS), and the like.

On the other hand, when the automatic mode is switched, the humidification controller 300 receives the measured values of humidity, temperature, gas and dust from the remote control 200, and automatically according to the range of the measured values stored in the reference DB (330) By increasing or decreasing the output of the humidifier 100 to control the spray amount of the humidifier.

More specifically, the reference DB 330 stores output information on whether to increase or decrease the output of the humidifier 100 according to the measured range of humidity, temperature, gas and dust.

That is, the humidifier output information according to the measured range of humidity, temperature, gas and dust stored in the reference DB 330 is as shown in Table 1 below.

가습기 출력Humidifier output	상Prize	중medium	하Ha
습도Humidity	10%~30%10%-30%	30%~70%30%-70%	70%~100%70%-100%
온도Temperature	최적온도 이하Below optimum temperature	최적온도(24℃)Optimum temperature (24 ℃)	최적온도 이상Above optimum temperature
가스gas	NO₂ 오염 25%이하CO 오염 21%이하NO ₂ pollution 25% or less CO pollution 21% or less	NO₂ 오염 25%~39%CO 오염 21%이하NO ₂ pollution 25% ~ 39% CO pollution 21% or less	NO₂ 오염 25%이하CO 오염 21%이하NO ₂ pollution 25% or less CO pollution 21% or less
먼지dust	먼지농도(80ug/㎥이상)Dust concentration (more than 80ug / ㎥)	먼지농도(30ug/㎥80~0ug/㎥)Dust concentration (30ug / ㎥80 ~ 0ug / ㎥)	먼지농도(30ug/㎥이상)Dust concentration (more than 30ug / ㎥)

For reference, for the humidity, temperature, gas, dust to determine the output of the humidifier 100 in the upper, middle, lower, the numerical range of the [Table 1] corresponds to any value according to an embodiment, According to the information stored in the reference DB 330, the control unit 320 may change the humidity, temperature, gas, and dust of the measured values of the humidity, temperature, gas, and dust transmitted along with the automatic control signal in the air. If it is ˜30%, the output of the humidifier is automatically increased by determining that the output of the humidifier 100 is to be increased according to the information stored in the database as shown in [Table 1] in the reference DB 330. On the contrary, if the humidity is 70% to 100% of the air, the controller 320 determines that the output of the humidifier 100 is to be lowered according to the information stored in the database in the reference DB 330 and the humidifier 100 is determined. Will automatically lower the output.

On the other hand, the control unit 320 of the humidification controller 300 receives the temperature measurement value of the space measured by the temperature sensor 222 and controls to increase the spray amount of the humidifier 100 to lower the temperature when the temperature is high do.

In addition, the control unit 320 of the humidification controller 300 receives a gas measurement value of the space measured by the gas sensor 223, if the gas concentration is higher than the reference value stored in the reference DB 330, the first warning message Is sent to the display unit 230 of the remote control 200 to be ventilated, and if the gas concentration is still higher than the reference value by increasing the output of the humidifier 100 to allow the gas to sink to the floor by the sprayed water gas concentration Lowers.

Similarly, the control unit 320 of the humidification controller 300 receives the measurement value of the dust including the fine dust in the space measured by the dust sensor 224 and the dust is greater than the reference value stored in the reference DB 330, The output of the humidifier 100 to increase the dust to sink to the floor by the sprayed water to lower the concentration of dust.

The control unit 320 first receives a measurement value of the dust measured by the dust sensor 224, and if the measured value is more than the reference value stored in the reference DB 330, the first warning message to the display unit 230 It is desirable to send and induce ventilation.

As shown in FIG. 4, the external communication unit 312 of FIG. 3 enables the humidification controller 300 to perform long-range wireless communication with an external server 400 and is also connected by an external device connected to the server 400. The humidifier 100 can be controlled.

The long range wireless communication may include long-term evolution (LTE), LTE Advance (LTE-A), code division multiple access (CDMA), wideband CDMA (WCDMA), universal mobile telecommunication system (UMTS), wireless broadband (WiBro), or At least one of Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) may be used.

At this time, the communication module 310, that is, the short-range communication unit 311 and the external communication unit 312 can be removed and mounted in the humidification controller 300, the remote control 200 or the server 400 described later to communicate wirelessly When the communication method with the user is changed, it is desirable to be able to easily change the communication method.

That is, the short range communication unit 311 and the external communication unit 312 communicate with the remote control unit 200 and the server 400 via Bluetooth communication and Wi-Fi communication, respectively, and when the communication method is changed to NFC and LTE, The communication method can be easily changed by changing the external communication unit 312 to a communication module supporting NFC and LTE.

In addition, at this time, the humidity sensor 221, temperature sensor 222, gas sensor 223 and the dust sensor 224 of the remote control 100, the humidity sensor in the short-range communication unit 311 and the external communication unit 312 separately. It is preferable that the 221, the temperature sensor 222, the gas sensor 223, and the dust sensor 224 can be attached and detached.

As described above, the communication module 310 can be easily replaced according to a communication method, and any one of a humidity sensor 221, a temperature sensor 222, a gas sensor 223, and a dust sensor 224. It can be attached, so it has excellent expandability.

The intelligent humidification system in which the remote controller and the humidifier interlocked with the sensor according to the present invention are connected to the server 400, the smart device 500 and the AI speaker 600 connected to the server 400 as shown in FIG. 4. It further includes.

For reference, the smartphone 500 and the AI speaker 600 may be connected to the server 400, but may be directly connected to the gas controller 300.

The smart device is not limited to the smart phone 500 and the AI speaker 600, but may be a tablet personal computer (PC), a mobile phone, an e-book reader, or a laptop PC. A computer, a netbook computer, a workstation, a personal digital assistant, a portable multimedia player, or a wearable device may be used.

The server 400 includes an interface unit 410, a server controller 420, an app DB 430, and a big data DB 440.

The server 400 is connected to the gas controller 300 by the interface unit 410 to store and manage humidity, temperature, gas, and dust measurement values measured by the sensor module 220 of the remote controller 200. do.

In particular, the server 400 learns the humidity, temperature, gas, and dust measurement values and how the user controls the humidifier 100 by manual control through the manual control signal input unit 240 and converts the data into big data. Accumulate and store in the big data DB (440).

For example, assuming that the output of the humidifier 100 is made up of high, medium, and low, the user of the humidifier 100 when the humidity value measured by the humidity sensor 221 is 10% to 30%. Set the output to 'up', and when the humidity value is 30% to 70%, the output of the humidifier 100 is 'medium', and when the humidity value is 70% to 100%, the output of the humidifier 100 If the manual control to the 'low', the server control unit 420 of the server 400 learns and manages the control pattern of the humidifier 100 of the user.

Although the humidity has been described as an example, the server 400 learns about the control operation of the humidifier 100 of the user according to the measured values of temperature, gas, and dust, calculates a control pattern, and then stores and manages the humidity. do.

Meanwhile, the app DB 430 of the server 400 stores and manages an app capable of controlling the humidifier 100 in a smart device, updates a control function, etc. with update information input by an app manager, and the interface. Provides an app to the smart device of the user humidifier 100 connected through the unit 410.

More specifically, the humidifier user may control the humidifier 100 by driving the installed app after downloading and installing the app from the server 400 through the smart phone 500.

In particular, a user executes an app of the smartphone 500 from the outside, accesses the server 400, receives the humidity, temperature, gas, and dust measurement information measured by the remote controller 200, and receives the humidifier. 100 can be controlled manually.

At this time, when the user selects the humidifier 100 automatic control in the app of the smart phone 500, the server 400 also automatically controls the humidifier 100 according to the learned user's control pattern.

That is, when the humidity of the space currently measured by the remote controller 200 is 30% to 70%, the server 400 maintains the output of the humidifier 100 as 'medium' as learned. To 300).

When the humidifier 100 is controlled by the smartphone 500, the server 400 transmits the user location information by the positioning module built in the smartphone 500 to the server 400. The server control unit 420 of the calculates the time it takes to go to the home from the current location, the current home humidity and the time it takes to go home, if necessary reflects the control pattern to maintain the optimal humidity to arrive at the home The output of the humidifier 100 is determined and transferred to the humidification controller 300.

The positioning module may be, for example, according to a usage area or bandwidth, for example, a Global Positioning System (GNSS) Global Positioning System (GPS), a Global Navigation Satellite System (GLOnas), a Beidou Navigation Satellite System (hereinafter referred to as "Beidou"), or a Galileo. and at least one of the European global satellite-based navigation system.

Meanwhile, the AI speaker 600 connected to the server 400 may control the humidifier 100 by converting a voice inputted into the smart phone 500 or disposed in a vehicle or a house into a control signal. Do.

That is, when the AI speaker 600 converts the voice into a control signal and transmits it to the server 400, the server 400 transmits the control signal to the humidification controller 300 again as the user speaks. Allow the humidifier 100 to be driven.

Although a preferred embodiment according to the present invention has been described above, it can be modified in various forms, and those skilled in the art can make various modifications and modifications without departing from the claims of the present invention. It is understood that it may be practiced.

Claims

humidifier;

A remote controller mounted on the holder provided in the humidifier and measuring atmospheric environment information of a space located by an embedded sensor; And

And a humidifier controller connected to the humidifier by wire and wirelessly connected to the remote controller to control the humidifier according to the atmospheric environment information measured by the remote controller.
The method of claim 1,

The remote control

A communication unit for short-range wireless communication with the humidification controller;

A sensor module for measuring atmospheric environment information of a space where the remote control is located;

A display unit displaying atmospheric environment information measured by the sensor module;

A manual control signal input unit for allowing a user to manually control the output of the humidifier according to the atmospheric environment information displayed on the display unit; And

Intelligent humidification system in which the humidifier is interlocked with a remote controller with a sensor including a; mode switching unit for switching the humidifier to automatic mode and manual mode.
The method of claim 2,

The sensor module

A remote controller having a sensor including a humidity sensor, a temperature sensor, a gas sensor, and a dust sensor for measuring humidity, temperature, harmful gas concentration, and dust concentration corresponding to the atmospheric environment information of a space where the remote control is located; Intelligent humidification system with a humidifier.
The method of claim 3, wherein

The humidification controller

A communication module comprising a short range communication unit for short range wireless communication with a communication unit of the remote controller, and an external communication unit for long range wireless communication with an external device;

A reference DB storing output information of the humidifier according to the humidity, temperature, harmful gas concentration, and dust concentration range; And

Intelligent humidifier system incorporating a remote controller and a humidifier incorporating a sensor comprising a; control unit for receiving the atmospheric environment information measured by the sensor module and controlling the humidifier with the corresponding output information compared to the reference value stored in the reference DB .
The method of claim 4, wherein

The control unit

A sensor for increasing the output of the humidifier if the measured humidity and temperature are higher than the current output of the humidifier; lowering the output of the humidifier if the range is low; and maintaining the current output of the humidifier in the same range. Humidifier system with a built-in remote control and humidifier.
The method of claim 5,

The control unit

If the measured harmful gas concentration and dust concentration should be higher than the current output of the humidifier, a warning message is first outputted to induce ventilation, and then a remote controller and a built-in remote controller for controlling the output of the humidifier are connected to the humidifier. Intelligent humidification system.
The method of claim 4, wherein

The communication module

An intelligent humidification system in which a remote controller with a built-in sensor and a humidifier are interlocked, and can be changed according to a change in a communication method between the short range communication module and an external communication module.
The method of claim 7, wherein

The humidity module, the temperature sensor, the gas sensor and the dust sensor, the intelligent humidification system interlocked with a remote controller and a humidifier with a sensor, characterized in that it is possible to attach any one sensor.
The method of claim 4, wherein

A server connected to the external communication unit of the humidification controller so as to perform remote wireless communication;

A smartphone connected to the server to control the humidifier; And

An intelligent humidifier system in which a remote controller and a humidifier interlock with a sensor further comprising an AI speaker connected to the server to control the humidifier by voice.
The method of claim 11,

The server is

An interface unit;

A server controller which receives the humidifier control operation of the user from the gas controller and learns the control pattern to calculate a control pattern;

An app DB for storing and managing an app capable of controlling the humidifier; And

And a big data DB for storing and managing the control pattern information calculated by the server control unit.
The method of claim 10,

The server control unit

Remote control with a built-in sensor for controlling the humidifier with a manual control signal controlled by the user manually from the outside through the smart phone installed the app and an automatic control signal to control by reflecting the control pattern according to the automatic mode selection Humidification system that works with humidifier.
The method of claim 10,

The server control unit

After receiving the user's location information from the smartphone to calculate the time it takes to go home from the current location, reflecting the current home humidity and the time it takes to go home and the control pattern, and determines the output of the humidifier to determine the humidification controller An intelligent humidifier system with a built-in remote control and a humidifier.
The method of claim 10,

The AI speaker

After receiving the user's voice signal, converts it into a control signal and transmits it to the connected server, the intelligent humidification system interlocked with a remote controller and a humidifier with a built-in sensor to control the humidifier by voice.