KR100347921B1 - System and the method for program download of remote controlling washer - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a program change system and method for a remote control washing machine,

According to the user's choice, the internal memory and the external memory controller connected to the internal memory in the washing machine for remote control are built in, so that the program related to the control of the washing machine can be upgraded and changed to a new program according to the user's selection. This will give you the added effect.

Description

Program change system of remote control washing machine and its method {System and the method for program download of remote controlling washer}

The present invention relates to a program change system and method for a remote control washing machine, and more particularly, to a program change system for a remote control washing machine that can upgrade, change, or add a program related to the function control of a washing machine to a new program according to a user's selection; It's about how.

Recently, as the division of labor and specialization has been promoted, a laundry business such as a washing machine rental business or a laundry room where a certain amount of money can be used for a specific purpose can be used.

In addition, many special-purpose buildings such as condominiums, single apartments, hotels, and multi-residential buildings are provided for single life or leisure life. Commercial washing machines are installed to perform laundry tasks according to the selected number of washes, course and other functions.

Thus, in order to install and manage a plurality of washing machines for sales or rental purposes, careful attention of the washing machine providing company or the installation manager is required.

For example, in the case of a laundry room, a plurality of washing machines and detergents are provided, and each washing machine is provided with an amount of money inlet, so that the microcomputer performing the control function of the washing machine checks the amount of money input through the amount of money inlet to the microcomputer in advance. If the amount coincides with the set amount, the washing machine is instructed.

In the above, the washing machine provided in the laundry room has a higher incidence of failure due to more frequent use than a general washing machine, and therefore, a lot of time and manpower can be consumed for the repair of the washing machine. There is a problem that it is accompanied by the hassle, such as currency exchange.

In addition, commercial washing machines and household washing machines use the washing machine because the washing progress or the breakdown parts are different, such as the time and frequency of use depending on the application.

In general, when the washing machine is used, the user has to watch the washing machine repeatedly to know the progress information on the washing operation, or the progress of the washing or the error occurs through the method suggested in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-146991 (1999. 6. 2). It can be seen.

Here, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-146991, when the FM radio wave is transmitted from the washing machine, the FM receiver always receives the FM radio wave in a reception state. That is, the washing machine is provided with a communication unit for transmitting and receiving data with the display unit, and a home appliance such as an air conditioner, a television, a refrigerator, a computer, or the like is connected to a network so as to transmit and receive with the washing machine using the communication means. It is provided.

Therefore, when the washing machine notifies the washing machine of a progress state or whether an error occurs through the communication means, the other household appliance connected to the network receives the message by the communication means and displays it on the display unit.

By the way, Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 11-146991 has to provide a separate communication means in the washing machine and other household appliances in order to know the progress of the laundry, and must configure the washing machine and the other household appliance period network, and always receive There is a problem that a receiver is required.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems of the prior art, the purpose of which is connected to the internal memory in the washing machine for remote control according to the user's selection by embedding an external memory and its external memory controller used for program download purposes The present invention provides a program change system and method for a remote control washing machine that can upgrade, change, or add a program related to the control of a washing machine to a new program according to a user's selection.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a program change system of a remote control washing machine according to the present invention;

2 is a flowchart illustrating a program download process centering on a service provider in a method of changing a program of a remote control washing machine according to the present invention;

3 is a flowchart illustrating a program download process centering on a remote control washing machine in the program change method of the remote control washing machine according to the present invention;

<Explanation of symbols on main parts of the drawings>

100: washing machine for remote control 110: communication module

120: protocol processing unit 130: microcomputer

131: timer 132: internal memory

133: CPU 140: display unit

150: key input unit 151: selection key

152: reset key 160: external memory

165: external memory control unit

According to a feature of the program change system of the remote control washing machine according to the present invention for solving the above problems, it allows the information on the washing use and function control by the external remote control information transmitted through the communication network and according to the information A washing machine for remote control that calculates and transmits information on the contents of the operation while operating; A service that performs transmission and reception with at least one remote control washing machine, determines whether to use the washing machine and changes the function, and receives the operation information of the remote control washing machine to perform various control functions for use check, fault diagnosis, and function change. To be provided; The washing machine for remote control includes a communication module unit for transmitting mutual information between the service providing unit and the washing machine, a protocol processing unit for performing a protocol control function for connection of each information transmitted and received through the communication module unit, and connection with the protocol processing unit. A microcomputer that extracts information on the load while performing various control functions for the operation of the washing machine, a display unit which displays the current operation contents according to the instructions of the microcomputer, and washing and function selection and change by a user's operation. A key input unit performing a key input function, an external memory connected to a microcomputer according to a user's selection, and an external memory installed to download a program by performing a recording / reading function of data transmitted to a service providing unit. And an external memory control unit that performs general control functions for address designation of the external memory and data processing in each address.

In addition, the feature of the program change method of the washing machine for remote control according to the present invention, by allowing the information on the washing use and function control by the external remote control information transmitted through the communication network and operating according to the information about the operation content A remote control washing machine that calculates and transmits information to and from the outside and at least one remote control washing machine, determines whether to permit the use of the washing machine and change its function, and receives the operation information of the remote control washing machine to check the use and malfunction. A first step of performing an initialization process between a service providing unit performing all control functions for diagnosis and function change; A second step of generating, by a service provider, a data sending preparation signal for a new program and outputting the prepared signal to a washing machine when a request for downloading a new program for a specific function of the remote control washing machine is requested; A third step of generating, by the microcomputer of the washing machine, a data reception preparation signal for a new program and outputting the prepared signal to the service provider when the sending preparation signal of the second step is received by the washing machine; The service provider receiving the data reception ready signal of the third step transmits new program related data to the program download memory of the washing machine, and the washing machine connects the microcomputer and the program download memory to perform a program change function. A step is made.

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

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a program change system of a remote control washing machine according to the present invention. Referring to this, the present invention provides information on washing use and function control by external remote control information transmitted through a communication network. Permit and permit the use of the washing machine and the change of function while transmitting and receiving with the remote control washing machine 100 for transmitting and transmitting the information on the operation content to the outside while operating in accordance with the information and at least one remote control washing machine 100 And a service provider 200 that performs various control functions for use check, fault diagnosis, and function change by receiving operation content information of the remote control washing machine 100.

Here, the remote control washing machine 100 receives the remote control information of the service provider 200 through a communication network and at the same time transmits information on the operation of the washing machine 100 and the communication module unit 110; A protocol processor 120 performing a protocol control function so that each information transmitted and received through the communication module 110 is connected between the service provider 200 and the washing machine 100, and connected to the protocol processor 120. And a microcomputer 130 for extracting information on a load while performing various control functions for the operation of the washing machine 100, a display unit 140 for displaying current operation contents according to the instructions of the microcomputer 130, and a user. It includes a key input unit 150 for performing a key input function for washing and selection and change of functions by the operation of.

In particular, the microcomputer 130 of the remote control washing machine 100 is a timer 131 to measure the washing, rinsing, dehydration time or the current time, the internal memory 132 consisting of a RAM and ROM for recording / reading various kinds of information. In addition, a central processing unit (CPU) 133, which controls and manages the entire system and performs data operation and logic operation, is built in.

In addition, the remote control washing machine 100 includes an external memory 160 that can be connected to the internal memory 132 to download a program when upgrading, changing, or adding a program related to the function control of the washing machine from the service provider 200; An external memory control unit 165 is provided to perform a control function for address designation in the external memory 160 or writing / reading information in the external memory 160.

The key input unit 150 selects a selection key 151 for selecting whether to connect the internal memory 132 and the external memory 160 to upgrade, change, or add a program, and forcibly designates an initial address of the memory. A reset key 152 is further included, which is unnecessary when the initial address of the external memory 160 is found in the internal memory 132.

The operation of the present invention configured as described above will be described with reference to a flowchart of a program change method of the washing machine for remote control according to the present invention shown in FIGS. 2 and 3.

First, referring to FIG. 2, a process of downloading a new program centering on the operation of the service provider 200 will be described. In the first step, a program related to a specific function of the washing machine 100 for the remote control from the service provider 200 will be described. It is monitored whether a download request of a new program is input for the upgrade of the program (see S11).

Then, in the second step, if the monitoring result of the first step (S11) is 'Yes' generates a signal to prepare for sending a new program to the communication module unit 110 and the protocol processing unit 120 through the washing machine ( 100 to the microcomputer 130 (see S12).

In the thirteenth step, the dispatch preparation signal of the second step S12 is received from the washing machine 100 and it is determined whether the reception preparation signal is transmitted. (See S13.) In the fourteenth step, the thirteenth step (S13) If the determination result is YES, the new program-related data is transmitted to the washing machine 100. (See S14)

After the fourteenth step S14 is completed, in the fifteenth step, after checking whether another program is required to be downloaded, if the check result is YES, the twelfth to fourteenth steps S12, S13, and S14 are performed again. If the result of the check is no, the program download process is terminated (see S15).

At this time, even if the determination result of the first step S11 or the thirteenth step S13 is no, the program download process is terminated.

Next, referring to FIG. 3, the operation of the washing machine 100 for remote control will be described. In the first step, it is determined whether a dispatch preparation signal for a new program is received from the service provider 200. Reference)

In the second step, when the determination result of the first step S21 is YES, the microcomputer 130 generates a reception ready signal and passes the protocol processing unit 120 and the communication module unit 110 to provide the service providing unit. In operation S22, the service providing unit 200 determines whether to allow the reception of the data about the new program download or not (see S23).

In the fourth step, data is received from the service provider 200, and according to an instruction of the microcomputer 130, the external memory controller 165 to store the data designates a address in the external memory 160 and stores the data. In operation S24, when data of the service providing unit 200 is completely stored at a specific address in the external memory 160, a data reception completion signal is generated to generate a service providing unit ( 200) (see S25).

Here, the remote control washing machine 100 is connected to the internal memory 132 and the external memory 160 by pressing the selection key 151, the user reads the data stored in a specific address of the external memory 160 program You will upgrade, change, or perform additional functions.

In addition, the service provider 200 also performs the operation of whether to download the next program when the data reception completion signal for the new program is transmitted from the washing machine 100, but if the data reception completion signal is not transmitted Resend the data a fixed number of times. However, the service provider 200 notifies the occurrence of a communication failure or other error when the data reception completion signal is not transmitted from the washing machine 100 after performing data retransmission for a predetermined number of times and terminates the program download process.

Program change system and method of the remote control washing machine of the present invention configured as described above is connected to the internal memory in the washing machine for remote control according to the user's selection by embedding an external memory and its external memory controller used for program download purposes It is effective to upgrade, change, or add a program related to the function control of a new program according to a user's selection.

Claims (4)

A washing machine for remote control which allows information on washing use and function control by external remote control information transmitted through a communication network and calculates and transmits information on the operation contents while operating according to the information; A service that performs transmission and reception with at least one remote control washing machine, determines whether to use the washing machine and changes the function, and receives the operation information of the remote control washing machine to perform various control functions for use check, fault diagnosis, and function change. Consisting of provision; The washing machine for remote control includes a communication module unit for transmitting mutual information between the service providing unit and the washing machine, a protocol processing unit for performing a protocol control function for connection of each information transmitted and received through the communication module unit, and connection with the protocol processing unit. A microcomputer that extracts information on the load while performing various control functions for the operation of the washing machine, a display unit which displays the current operation contents according to the instructions of the microcomputer, and washing and function selection and change by a user's operation. A key input unit performing a key input function, an external memory connected to a microcomputer according to a user's selection, and an external memory installed to download a program by performing a recording / reading function of data transmitted to a service provider. And an external memory controller configured to perform general control functions for address designation of the external memory and data processing in each address. The method of claim 1, The key input unit further includes a selection key for selecting whether to connect the microcomputer to the external memory for upgrading, changing, or adding a program, and a reset key forcibly specifying the initial address of the microcomputer or the external memory. Program change system of the control washing machine. A washing machine for remote control that allows information on washing use and function control by external remote control information transmitted through a communication network, operates according to the information, calculates and transmits information on the operation contents to the outside, and at least one or more Initialization between the service provider to determine whether to permit the use of the washing machine and change the function while transmitting and receiving with the remote control washing machine, and to receive the operation information of the washing machine for the remote control, and to perform various control functions for use check, diagnosis and change of function. A first step of performing a process; A second step of generating, by a service provider, a data sending preparation signal for a new program and outputting the prepared signal to a washing machine when a request for downloading a new program for a specific function of the remote control washing machine is requested; A third step of generating, by the microcomputer of the washing machine, a data reception preparation signal for a new program and outputting the prepared signal to the service provider when the sending preparation signal of the second step is received by the washing machine; The service provider receiving the data reception preparation signal of the third step transmits new program related data to the program download memory of the washing machine, and the washing machine connects the microcomputer and the program download memory to perform a program change function. Program change method of the washing machine for a remote control, characterized in that consisting of. The method of claim 3, wherein In the fourth step, when a new program-related data transmission is completed in the remote control washing machine, the data transmission completion signal is transmitted to the service provider.