KR100857785B1 - Structure for online service with dish washer and operation method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a service structure and method on-line, which enables the control of the dishwasher through remote control on-line, and the service structure and service so that the operation progress can be clearly seen at the remote place. It was intended to provide a way.

To this end, the present invention comprises the first step of continuously receiving a service request from each user through a website operated online; A second step of requesting to select information of a cleaning method for a cleaning object when a service request is generated through the process; A third step of extracting operation control data according to the corresponding washing course based on the information on the washing method input in response to the request of the second step; The fourth step of: transmitting the extracted driving control data to the dishwasher to be requested by the user through the Internet network and continuously receiving a signal according to the current state of the dishwasher and displaying it on a web page. There is provided an online service method using an internet dishwasher which has been operated.

Internet dishwasher, LCD display, online remote control

Description

Online service structure and service method using Internet dishwasher

1 is a schematic view showing an online service providing structure using an internet dishwasher according to the present invention

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram showing the Internet dishwasher according to the present invention

3 is a configuration diagram schematically showing an operation interface unit of the Internet dishwasher according to the present invention

Figure 4 is a flow chart briefly showing the operation of the web server according to the service provided by the Internet dishwasher according to the present invention

5 is a flow chart schematically showing a control process performed by the controller of the Internet dishwasher according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings

50. LCD Display 100. Internet Dishwasher

210. Web server 220. Database

230. Data sending and receiving server

The present invention relates to a structure and a method for an internet dishwasher and an online service thereof, and more particularly, to a service system and a service method for enabling a dishwasher control at a remote place through an online network.

At present, each household enjoys a convenient life by various household appliances. For example, it is possible to automatically wash the dishes using the dishwasher to prevent unnecessary waste of customers and waste of time, it is possible to safe storage of various foods using the refrigerator, using a microwave oven You can cook the food conveniently.

In particular, recent studies have been actively conducted to enable operation control at a remote location by connecting various home appliances to the Internet environment. Until now, the remote operation of the dishwasher has been kept at a very low level. There is a problem that the commercialization was not made.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, the service structure to enable the control of the dishwasher through the remote control on-line and the process of the operation so that the operation process can be clearly seen at the remote location and The purpose is to provide a service method.

According to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object has a network interface to enable the reception of each driving control data through the Internet network, and displays the details of the received data and can operate various manual driving control A dishwasher having a LCD display unit formed of a touch pad so as to decode various control data received through the network interface unit and to control an operation of the operation control mode according to the decoded data. ; A web server, which is located on-line and operates a website so that course-specific data for driving control of a selected dishwasher in response to a user's service provision request may be transmitted to a corresponding internet dishwasher; A database storing driving control data for each washing course of the various dishes and internet-enabled dishwasher information of each user while interworking with the web server; And a data transmission / reception server for transmitting a driving control signal according to a user's request to the dishwasher online and receiving a signal fed back from the dishwasher and transmitting the signal to a web server. An online service structure using a dishwasher is presented.

In addition, the online service method using the Internet dishwasher of the present invention for achieving the above object comprises a first step of continuously receiving a service request from each user through a website running on-line; A second step of requesting to select information of a cleaning method for a cleaning object when a service request is generated through the process; A third step of extracting operation control data according to the corresponding washing course based on the information on the washing method input in response to the request of the second step; The fourth step of transmitting the extracted operation control data to the dishwasher to be requested by the corresponding user through the Internet network and continuously receiving a signal according to the current state of the dishwasher and displaying it on a web page. It is included and presented.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying Figures 1 to 6 will be described in detail an embodiment according to the present invention.

First, the online service structure using the Internet dishwasher of the present invention is a web server 210 that operates a website to provide a service online as illustrated in FIG. 1, and a database 220 in which various kinds of information are stored. And a data transmission / reception server 230 for transmitting and receiving data online, and an online-connected dishwasher 100 configured to receive various data while communicating online with the data transmission / reception server 230.

At this time, the web server 210 is located on-line and operates a website to selectively provide a course transmission data of each course for the operation control of the various dishwasher 100 at the request of each user do.

In addition, the database 220 interoperates with the web server 210 and stores operation control data for each washing course of the various dishes and information on the Internet-enabled dishwasher information which each user has for each user. Do this.

The data transmission / reception server 230 transmits an operation control signal according to a user's request to the corresponding dishwasher 100 online while interworking with the web server 210 and receives a signal fed back from the dishwasher. Receives and serves to deliver to the web server 210.

2 and 3 show the Internet dishwasher 100 and the LCD display unit 50 of the Internet dishwasher.

The Internet dishwasher of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to these drawings.

First, the Internet dishwasher 100 according to the present invention includes a main body 10, various driving units 20 mounted in the main body, a network interface unit 30 for connecting to the Internet network, and the various driving units. And a LCD display unit 50 configured to be exposed to the outside of the main body so as to receive a selective driving operation command of each driving unit.

In this case, the network interface unit 30 may be configured as a general network interface card (NIC) to receive direct control data through the Internet network, and a home network system may be built in the home. In this case, since the control data can be transmitted by configuring a data transmission port such as RS-232C that is capable of data transmission with the system, specific restrictions are omitted.

In addition, the LCD display unit 50 plays a role of displaying details on data received through the network interface unit 30.

In this case, the LCD display unit 50 has a screen as shown in FIG. 3, and includes a touch pad capable of receiving a manual operation of a washing operation for each washing material for manual control of the controller 40.

The controller 40 decodes the data received through the network interface unit 30, and controls the decoded details to be displayed on the LCD display unit 50. It performs a role of controlling to perform the operation in the operation control mode according to the various operation signals and the decoded data input through the unit 50, it can be a conventional micom.

Hereinafter, a service process according to the online service structure using the Internet dishwasher of the present invention as described above and an operation process of the Internet dishwasher operated by the service will be described in more detail with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 4 and 5. This will be described.

First, the web server 210 according to the present invention continuously receives a service request from each user through a web site constructed and operated online.

In this process, a specific user remotely controls the dishwasher in the home of the user to wash dishes such as dishes using a terminal (PC, PDA, or mobile communication terminal, etc.) 60 that can be connected to the Internet. When the web server 210 requests a corresponding service after accessing a web site operated by the inventive web server, the web server 210 receives the request and inputs the information on the washing method for the object to be cleaned.

At this time, in the present invention, the web server 210 searches the database 220 and is stored in the database 220 so that convenient information input of the user can be made when the user inputs the information on the washing object. It presents a request to select a specific item by displaying the cleaning course details for each cleaning object on a corresponding web page.

Particularly, in the present invention, a method of displaying the details of the washing course on the web page includes a display screen of various details for the operation displayed on the LCD display unit 50 of the actual dishwasher of the customer. It suggests displaying the same screen on a web page.

This is a web page that displays the screen when a user having a corresponding product is registered in a state in which a status screen for each dishwasher product (or product number) LCD display unit 50 is registered in the database 220 in advance. By setting it to be displayed as an image.

In addition, the display method as described above is used to remotely control a webpage because the user may have confusion when the remote operation of the specific dishwasher 100 through the Internet environment is completely different from the real thing according to the characteristics of the website. In order to achieve the same environment as the display screen of the dishwasher 100, the screen for the actual remote control is achieved.

At this time, the selection of a specific washing course by the user can be selected using a conventional mouse point, or in the case of a PDA or a mobile communication terminal, a selection can be made by manipulating a position moving key (ordinarily a button with an arrow). To help.

Then, when a selection for a specific washing course from the user is made through the above process, the web server 210 for each washing course previously registered in the database 220 based on the input information on the washing object. Extract operation control data.

In addition, the web server 210 controls the data transmission server 230 to transmit the extracted driving control data to the transmission target Internet dishwasher 100 requested by the user, thereby completing the process.

At this time, the method for transmitting the operation control data to the transmission target Internet dishwasher 100 is a conventional TCP / IP if the Internet dishwasher 100 is connected to the Internet network and has a specific IP (Internet Protocol) Data transmission is possible, and if a home network (also called a home automation system) is established in the home, the data can be transmitted by transmitting to the home gateway server constituting the home network. Do not perform.

On the other hand, when the operation control data transmission according to a specific washing course to the Internet dishwasher 100 is completed through the above-described process, the control unit 40 of the Internet dishwasher 100 receives each operation control received through the above process. After reading the data, the operation of the dishwasher is performed in the operation mode according to the read result.

That is, the control unit 40 of the Internet dishwasher 100 continuously detects whether various operation control data are received through the network interface unit 30 and decodes the received operation control data when the reception is made. After extracting information of a control method for a driving control course of the driving control data, washing of dishes is performed while controlling each driving unit 20 according to the extracted information.

In addition, the controller of the dishwasher continuously reads the operating state of each driving unit operating under the control to check the current progress state for each process (eg, soaking process, washing process, drying process, etc.). .

Then, the signal for displaying on the LCD display unit 50 is transmitted to the LCD display unit 50 based on the information thus confirmed and fed back to the data transmission / reception server 230 through the network interface 30.

At this time, the data transmission / reception server 230 transmits the feedback signal to the web server 210 as described above, and the web server decodes the received signal and displays it on the web page.

In this case, too, the display can be made as shown in the LCD display unit 50 of the actual dishwasher 10 so that the user can easily recognize the current operating state of the remote control target dishwasher.

In addition, the above-described series of processes are continuously and repeatedly performed until the operation of the dishwasher is completed, and when the operation of the dishwasher is completed and a signal is transmitted to the web server 210, the web server is applicable. By displaying the completion of the operation on the web page to notify the user and to return to the first service request state that receives additional service request.                     

Of course, the remote operation history for the dishwasher 100 in the process is registered in the database 220 so that it can be provided later when the user needs.

In addition, in the above process, the dishwasher 100 further displays that the remote control is being displayed on the corresponding LCD display unit 50 so as to prevent manipulation from other users in the home while the operation is in progress. present.

Of course, when the operation of the dishwasher 100 is completed, the window indicating that the remote control is displayed is deleted.

As described above, the online service structure and service method using the Internet dishwasher of the present invention enables the control of the dishwasher through remote control on-line and the operation progress can be clearly seen at the remote place. It is effective.

Claims (6)

A network interface unit for receiving each driving control data through the Internet network, an LCD display for displaying the details of the received data, and a driving control mode according to various control data received through the network interface unit. A dishwasher including a control unit configured to control to perform an operation; Located on-line, the website is operated so that course-specific data for controlling the operation of the selected dishwasher can be transmitted to the corresponding internet dishwasher in response to a request for service of the user, and according to the current state of the dishwasher A web server for continuously receiving a signal and displaying the signal on a web page; A database storing driving control data for each washing course of the various dishes and internet-enabled dishwasher information of each user while interworking with the web server; And, Internet dishwasher comprising: a data transmission and reception server for transmitting an operation control signal according to a user's request to a corresponding dishwasher online and receiving a signal fed back from the dishwasher and transmitting it to a web server. Online service structure. A first step of continuously receiving a service request from each user through a website operated online; A second step of requesting to select information of a cleaning method for a cleaning object when a service request is generated through the process; A third step of extracting operation control data according to the corresponding washing course based on the information on the washing method input in response to the request of the second step; The fourth step of: transmitting the extracted driving control data to the dishwasher to be requested by the user through the Internet network and continuously receiving a signal according to the current state of the dishwasher and displaying it on a web page. Online service method using an internet dishwasher, characterized in that the operation. The method of claim 2, During the second stage of operation, you will be asked to select the information The online service method using the Internet dishwasher, characterized in that performed by requesting to select any one of the details of the washing course stored in the database on the corresponding web page. The method of claim 2, The method of requesting to select the information on the cleaning method for the object to be cleaned during the process of the second step is performed by displaying the same screen on the web page as the displayed state of various details for operating the dishwasher displayed on the LCD display of the dishwasher. An online service method using an internet internet dishwasher, which is performed by displaying a list of the manipulation details displayed on the screen. The method of claim 4, wherein When any one of the details of each operation history displayed on the web page is selected, the web server Extracting driving control data for the selected details; Transmitting the extracted driving control data to a dishwasher to be transmitted online and continuously receiving feedback from the dishwasher according to a current driving state online; And reading the current driving state corresponding to the feedback signal and displaying the current driving state on a web page: sequentially performing the Internet dishwasher. The method of claim 5, wherein How to display the current operating status corresponding to the signal received from the dishwasher on the web page An online service method using an internet dishwasher, which is performed by displaying the same screen on the web page as the display screen according to the operation state of the dishwasher displayed on the LCD display unit of the dishwasher.

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