KR101339019B1 - Alarm clock with nfc terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is an alarm clock with an NFC terminal. The present invention includes a communication unit performing NFC and an alarm setting application. A terminal sets at least one of a designated alarm melody and alarm information by using the application. An alarm clock performs an alarm function by reproducing the designated alarm melody at designated time by using the alarm information transmitted from the terminal. Therefore, the alarm function is easily set in the terminal by using the NFC. Also, the alarm function is efficiently cancelled by cancelling the alarm through voice recognition, secret number input, or motion operation, etc. [Reference numerals] (110) Terminal control unit;(120) Communication interface;(130) Key input unit;(141) B/T interface;(142) NFC interface;(150) User app unit;(160) Terminal display unit;(170) Alarm setting unit;(180) Terminal memory;(210) Clock control unit;(220) Clock display unit;(230) Alarm display unit;(251) NFC antenna;(252) NFC controller;(260) Speaker;(270) Audio output unit;(280) Clock memory;(291) Motion sensing unit;(292) Password setting/input unit;(293) Voice recognition setting/input unit

Description

Alarm clock using near field communication terminal {ALARM CLOCK WITH NFC TERMINAL}

The present invention relates to an alarm clock, and more particularly, to an alarm clock using a short-range wireless communication terminal that can more easily implement the alarm function in the alarm clock using a terminal for transmitting alarm information in short-range wireless communication.

 The alarm clock plays a function of notifying a specified time by playing a constant ringtone or melody at the time set by the user. An alarm setting switch for controlling the operation (ON) and the off (OFF) of such an alarm function is typically used. It is made of push button type, and when this switch is pressed in the operating state, it is switched to the release state, and when it is pressed again, it is switched to the operating state.

A technique for outputting different messages according to the sleep state and the wake-up state to the above-described ordinary alarm function is disclosed in Korean Utility Model Registration No. 20-0292344 (name: alarm clock).

That is, when the alarm setting switch for controlling the operation (ON) and OFF (OFF) of the alarm is switched to the operating state to play the sleep message, and when the switch to the off state to reproduce the wake-up message, the sleep message and the wake-up message The memory card may be stored in a detachable memory card, and a memory card connector may be provided in the alarm clock main body to be connected to the memory card.

However, such a conventional alarm clock is to set the alarm through the operation of the alarm clock directly, and both the operation and release of the control through the switch, there is a inconvenience that the user must operate the alarm clock directly.

The present invention for solving this problem is to provide an alarm clock using a short-range wireless communication terminal to perform the alarm function by setting and transmitting the alarm function through the application of the terminal, and receiving the transmitted alarm information in a short-range wireless communication. It aims to do it.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide an alarm clock using a short-range wireless communication terminal that can be released more easily when the alarm is set.

Alarm clock using short-range wireless communication of the present invention for solving this problem is provided with a communication means for performing short-range wireless communication and an alarm setting application, and through the application to set any one or more information of the alarm information, alarm melody And a display unit for displaying a current time and alarm information, and displaying an alarm information transmitted by short-range wireless communication from the terminal on the display unit, and playing an alarm melody at a specified time in the received alarm information. The alarm clock may be achieved by reproducing the transmitted alarm melody when the alarm melody is transmitted from the terminal, and reproducing the basic melody stored in the memory when the alarm melody is not transmitted from the terminal.

Such a terminal is configured to set alarm information including setting and changing an alarm, alarm melody, and a release function, and the alarm clock reads a specified melody from a memory at a specified time according to the setting information transmitted from the terminal to generate an alarm. When playing the melody, and when the release information is transmitted from the terminal through tagging during playback, stop playing the melody, the terminal transmits the alarm information with the identification number for each terminal, the alarm clock is the identification number of the terminal It can be achieved by storing the alarm information in the memory for each time, and controlling to operate the specified alarm melody at a specified time according to the stored information.

In addition, the alarm clock preferably displays alarm information according to the identification number transmitted from the terminal to the alarm display unit so that the set alarm information can be viewed.

The terminal for performing such a function includes a user app unit for executing an application for setting an alarm function, a key input unit including a selection button for inputting a command for inquiring and executing the alarm function and an alarm melody; A memory storing the set alarm function, an alarm function set in the alarm setting unit, a display unit displaying the alarm function selected through the key input unit, and driving the application according to a button input of the key input unit, Displaying a screen for setting the alarm function on the display unit, and stores the alarm information consisting of any one or more of the alarm function, alarm melody set through the key input unit in the memory, and the alarm setting information stored in the memory and Based on the information of any one or more of the identification number of the terminal It can be configured to include a terminal control section for controlling to transmit to said alarm clock via wireless communication.

The alarm clock may further include a display unit for displaying a current time and alarm setting information, an NFC receiver for receiving alarm setting information, a change, a cancellation, and at least one of identification information of the terminal through short-range wireless communication with the terminal. When the alarm setting information is received from the NFC receiver, the control unit displays the corresponding alarm function on the display unit. When the release function is received from the NFC receiver, the alarm function is released from the memory and the transmitted alarm setting information is used. It may be configured to include a control unit for controlling to play the alarm melody at a specified time.

The alarm clock sets one or more functions of motion detection setting, password setting, and voice recognition setting, and when alarm setting information is received from the terminal, motion is detected, a set password is input, or a set voice is input. It is desirable to operate to clear the alarm if it is recognized.

Therefore, according to the alarm clock using the short-range wireless communication of the present invention, by installing an application for setting the alarm function in the terminal and transmitting it to the short-range wireless communication, there is an effect that can easily set the alarm function using the terminal.

In addition, according to the alarm clock using the short-range wireless communication of the present invention, there is an effect that can be easily released through the motion operation, password input, or voice recognition.

1 is a main configuration diagram of an alarm clock using short-range wireless communication according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating the alarm clock of the present invention.

It is to be understood that the words or words used in the present specification and claims are not to be construed in a conventional or dictionary sense and that the inventor can properly define the concept of a term in order to describe its invention in the best possible way And should be construed in light of the meanings and concepts consistent with the technical idea of the present invention.

Throughout the specification, when an element is referred to as "comprising ", it means that it can include other elements as well, without excluding other elements unless specifically stated otherwise. It should be noted that the terms such as " part, "" module, " .

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 is a main configuration of an alarm clock using short-range wireless communication according to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown, the alarm clock of the present invention is a terminal 100 with an application for setting an alarm function, and It comprises an alarm clock 200 for performing the alarm function received by the near field communication.

That is, the terminal 100 includes a communication means for performing short-range wireless communication and an alarm setting application, and configured to set any one or more information of alarm information and alarm melody through the application, and the short-range in the terminal 100. The alarm clock 200 may be configured to reproduce an alarm melody at a specified time according to the alarm information transmitted through wireless communication.

The terminal 100 refers to a terminal capable of receiving a voice call service and an image by a conventional wired or wireless, and wired with a wireless terminal such as a mobile phone, a smartphone, a cellular phone, a PCS, a smartphone, etc. capable of displaying an ordinary image. Although it may include all terminals capable of performing a voice call and / or a video call, such as a wired terminal such as a telephone, the present invention will be described as using a smartphone.

Terminal 100 according to the present invention is provided with a communication means such as an Internet connection interface, NFC, Bluetooth through a mobile communication network, will be described in detail below.

The terminal 100 performs short range wireless communication for performing Near Field Communication (NFC) and Bluetooth (Bluetooth) communication, and an alarm setting application for setting an alarm function is installed.

To this end, the terminal 100 sets a user app unit 150 for executing an application, a key input unit 130 having a normal terminal control key, a terminal memory 180 storing alarm information and alarm melody, and an alarm. Alarm setting unit 170 with a plurality of keys for, the terminal display unit 160 to display the alarm function, to set the alarm function and the set alarm function to the alarm clock 200 through the short-range wireless communication communication unit 140 It may be configured to include a terminal control unit 110 to control to transmit.

The user app unit 150 is configured to execute an application for setting an alarm function, and accesses a server (not shown) through a mobile communication network to download and install an alarm function control application.

Preferably, to install an application for controlling the alarm function through the authentication process of the server in the installation process of the app (App).

Installation of such an application is not limited to a server, and regardless of whether it is an IOS or Android system, an application suitable for each OS can be uploaded and distributed in an app store.

Since the download and installation process and authentication step of the app (App) is a general thing, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The key input unit 130 is configured to input data for a corresponding key on a touch screen or a keypad, but includes a key necessary for controlling a normal smart phone function.

The alarm setting unit 170 may be configured as a button for inputting a command for executing a function such as setting / changing / cancelling an alarm function using short-range wireless communication of the present invention.

The terminal memory 180 may be a memory for storing alarm melody and set alarm information, and the terminal display unit 180 may display the set alarm information or the alarm information stored in the terminal memory 180 or set an alarm setting unit ( It is configured as a display device for displaying the alarm information input through the 170.

The short-range wireless communication unit 140 is one of the communication means, by using a short-range communication device such as NFC (Near Field Communication) or Bluetooth (B / T; Bluetooth) to the alarm clock 200 to be described later through the tagging the alarm information Configured to transmit and receive.

To this end, the short-range wireless communication unit 140 is composed of a Bluetooth interface 141 for performing Bluetooth communication and NFC interface 142 for performing short-range wireless communication.

The short range wireless communication unit 140 is operated to perform Bluetooth communication and / or NFC communication under the control of the terminal controller 110.

The NFC transmits and receives information to the NFC antenna through a conventional tagging (Tagging), Bluetooth (Bluetooth) can perform the communication through the pairing (Pairing) or directly transmit information by NFC communication method through tagging, In the present invention, the transceiver communicates with each other through the term tagging for convenience of description.

The terminal controller 110 inputs alarm information, including alarm setting and change, alarm melody, and a release function, through the alarm information or the alarm setting unit 170 stored in the terminal memory 180, and based on the set alarm information. It is configured to transmit to the alarm clock 200 through the wireless communication unit 140.

To this end, the terminal controller 110 drives an application stored in the user app unit 150 according to a specific button input of the key input unit 130 to set the alarm information or the alarm setting read from the terminal memory 180. The alarm information set through the unit 170 and the identification number of the corresponding mobile communication terminal are controlled to be transmitted to the alarm clock 200 through short-range wireless communication, or the alarm information read from the terminal memory 180 is transmitted to the terminal display unit 160. Display and control any one or more of the alarm information set through the key input unit 130 and the identification number of the corresponding mobile communication terminal to the alarm clock 200 through short-range wireless communication.

The identification number of the mobile communication terminal can distinguish individual terminals such as a phone number or a manufacturing number of the terminal, an International Mobile Station Identity (IMSI) and a Mobile Station International ISDN Number (MSISDN), and an identification number such as a Mobile Identification Number (MIN). As long as the identification number is sufficient, the present invention is not limited thereto, and it is also possible to use a general form of an ID or an alias.

When the terminal controller 110 transmits one or more of the set alarm information or the terminal identification number to the alarm clock 200, the terminal controller 110 transmits the information through the Bluetooth interface 141 or the NFC interface 142 of the short range wireless communication unit 140. Let this be done.

As a result, the mobile communication terminal 100 can control the alarm clock more effectively by transmitting the alarm information or the identification number and the alarm release information through NFC tagging.

In addition, the alarm clock 200 is a short-range wireless communication unit 140 of the mobile communication terminal 100 and NFC communication unit 250 capable of NFC communication Bluetooth communication unit (B / T) 240 and Bluetooth communication capable of the mobile communication terminal Alarm memory 280 for storing the alarm information for each identification number of the clock display unit 220 for displaying the current time and the alarm display unit 230 for displaying the alarm setting information, alarm setting information, change, release from the terminal 100 And receives one or more information of the identification number of the terminal through the Bluetooth communication unit 240 or NFC communication unit 250, extract the alarm information for each identification number from the alarm memory 180 or with the Bluetooth communication unit 240 When the alarm information is received from the NFC communication unit 250, the corresponding alarm information is controlled to be displayed on the alarm display unit 230, and the corresponding alarm melody in the alarm memory 280 at the time specified in the received alarm information. And it can be configured including a clock controller 210 that occur.

In addition, when the release function is received from the terminal 100, the clock control unit 210 releases the corresponding alarm function from the alarm memory 280 and controls to play the alarm melody at a specified time using the transmitted alarm setting information. It may be configured to include a clock control unit 210.

In order to release the alarm function more conveniently, the alarm clock 200 may configure an alarm release unit 290 including a motion detection unit 291, a password setting / input unit 292, and a voice recognition setting / detecting unit 293. Can be.

That is, when a predetermined motion is set in the alarm clock 200 through the motion detection unit 291 or when a general motion is detected, the alarm function is set to be canceled, or the alarm function is set through the password setting / input unit 292. You can enter a password to unlock and cancel the alarm when the password is entered.

In addition, the voice recognition setting / detecting unit 293 may store a predetermined voice (for example, “lively today”) for releasing the alarm function and release the alarm function when the stored voice is recognized.

To this end, the clock control unit 210 receives a clock when a function such as a motion detection setting, a password input, or a voice setting is input from the motion detection unit 291, the password setting / input unit 292, or the voice recognition setting / detecting unit 293. When the alarm is set and the motion, password, voice, etc. set in the memory 280 is stored, the alarm function is canceled when the corresponding motion is detected, a password is input, or a voice is input.

In particular, in the case of motion detection, the alarm may be released when a motion is detected through a general motion detection sensor, or may store and detect a specific motion.

In addition, the alarm memory 220 is configured to store the alarm information transmitted from the terminal 100 or to store the alarm melody, the audio output unit 270 by reading the stored alarm melody under the control of the clock controller 210. If the output to the selected alarm melody through the speaker 260 may be configured to be output.

The Bluetooth communication unit 240 and the NFC communication unit 250 are configured to communicate with the B / T interface 141 and the NFC interface 142 of the short range wireless communication communication unit 140 of the terminal 100, respectively.

The Bluetooth communication unit 240 and the NFC communication unit 250 are communication devices used to receive alarm setting information, change, release, and any one or more information of the identification number of the terminal through tagging with the mobile communication terminal 100.

NFC communication unit 250 is composed of an NFC control unit 252 for processing data received from the NFC antenna 251.

In addition, when the clock control unit 210 receives only the identification number of the mobile communication terminal through tagging from the terminal 100, the alarm information corresponding to the identification number is extracted from the alarm memory 280 to the alarm display unit 230. To display.

This is to easily set the alarm function by simply displaying an identification number by simply transmitting an identification number instead of the terminal in the case of an alarm function that is frequently set.

In addition, when the alarm melody is transmitted to the alarm information transmitted from the terminal 100, the clock control unit 210 plays the transmitted alarm melody, and when the alarm melody is not transmitted from the terminal, it is stored in the alarm memory 280. You can also configure it to play the default melody.

And the clock control unit 210 stores the alarm information for each identification number of the terminal 100 in the alarm memory 280, and controls to operate the specified alarm melody at a specified time according to the stored information.

This is to allow individual alarm functions to be performed when alarm information is transmitted from a plurality of terminals.

Hereinafter, an operation of an alarm clock using short range wireless communication using the above-described devices will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling an alarm clock using an alarm function of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention. First, an alarm function control application installed in the mobile communication terminal 100 is driven (S310).

In this case, when the corresponding application is not installed, the application may be downloaded and installed by connecting to a server (not shown). You can also download it from the App Store.

When driving the App in step S310, the terminal controller 110 displays the alarm setting screen on the terminal display unit 160 and inputs alarm setting information through the alarm setting unit 170 (S311) to complete the alarm setting. (S312).

In step S312, it is preferable to configure so that alarm information including alarm setting and change, alarm melody and release function can be set.

If it is determined in step S312 that the alarm is set, the user transmits the alarm information through the alarm clock 200 and tagging (S313).

In this case, the user may select and transmit either Bluetooth communication or NFC communication set in the terminal, and may simultaneously transmit the same information to receive the corresponding information according to a short range wireless communication method installed in the alarm clock 200. .

In addition, the identification number of the terminal is also transmitted at the same time.

In this embodiment, the tagging is performed after the app is driven, but the app may be driven according to the tagging.

The alarm clock 200 receiving the alarm information through tagging stores the transmitted alarm information in the alarm memory 280 together with the identification number of the terminal, and simultaneously displays the alarm information on the alarm display unit 230 and waits for an alarm time. It is made (S320).

In this case, the clock controller 210 may set a motion detection function, a password may be input, or voice recognition may be performed from the motion detection unit 291, the password setting / input unit 292, or the voice recognition setting / detecting unit 293, respectively. When set, the clock memory 280 stores the corresponding motion, password, and voice (S314).

In addition, when displaying the transmitted alarm information, the ID, name, or nickname of the user corresponding to the identification number of the terminal may be displayed on one side so that the identification may be possible when multiple people use the same.

When the alarm information is displayed on the alarm display unit 230, the clock controller 210 determines whether the specified time has arrived in the received alarm information (S321), and when it is determined that the specified time has arrived in step S321, the clock controller ( 210 reads the alarm melody displayed in the corresponding alarm information from the alarm memory 280 and reproduces the corresponding alarm melody to perform an alarm function (S323).

In this case, when the information on the received alarm melody is not in the alarm memory 280 or when the alarm melody information is not received, the default melody stored in the alarm memory 280 may be played.

The alarm controller 280 releases the corresponding alarm function when information for canceling the alarm function is received from the terminal 100 through tagging again while performing the alarm function (S328).

In this case, when the identification number of the terminal is transmitted to the corresponding alarm function, it is preferable that the identification number is read and compared with the identification number of the terminal that has set the corresponding alarm function so that the identification number can be released only when the identification number is matched.

In addition, when tagging of the terminal is not performed in step 324 and the motion function is set in step S314, when the corresponding motion is detected from the motion detection unit 291 (S325), the alarm function is released (S328).

In addition, if the motion function is not set or motion is not detected in step S314, it is determined whether a password is input (S326).

When the password is input in step S326, the clock control unit 210 determines whether the password function is set in step S314, and if the password is set, the password inputted through the password setting / input unit 292 coincides with the set password. If it is determined to match the alarm function is released (S328), if the password is not set or the input password does not match the set password, it is determined whether the voice is recognized (S327).

In this case, when the voice is recognized through the voice recognition setting / detecting unit 293, the clock controller 210 compares the voice stored in the clock memory 280 with the set voice when the voice recognition function is set in step S314. If it is matched, the alarm function is released. If the voice is inconsistent or the voice recognition function is not set, wait for the next signal without canceling the alarm function.

As described above, the present invention can more effectively release the alarm function through tagging of the terminal, detection of motion, input of a password, or voice recognition after setting the alarm.

In addition, by setting one or more motion detection, password input, or voice recognition functions, the alarm function can be easily canceled against the user's intention, thereby preventing the original weather intention from being damaged. to be.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is evident that many alternatives, modifications and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

100: terminal 110: terminal control unit
130: key input unit 140: short-range wireless communication unit
150: user app unit 160: terminal display unit
180: terminal memory 200: alarm clock
210: clock control unit 230: alarm display unit
240: Bluetooth communication unit (B / T) 240: NFC communication unit
280: alarm memory

Claims (8)

delete A terminal configured to set one or more alarm setting information among alarm information and alarm melody for setting, changing, and releasing an alarm function through the provided alarm setting application and transmitting the set information to short-range wireless communication; and
An NFC receiver for receiving alarm setting information, change, and release alarm information, and alarm melody information through at least one wireless communication with the terminal, and any one of motion detection setting, password setting, and voice recognition setting. An alarm releasing unit for setting at least one alarm releasing function, and when alarm setting information is received from the NFC receiving unit, controls to display the corresponding alarm function on the alarm clock display unit, and sets an alarm melody at a specified time using the transmitted alarm setting information. When playing, and receiving the release function from the NFC receiving unit or the alarm release unit, the control to release the alarm function, and when the alarm release function of any one or more of motion detection setting, password setting, and voice recognition setting is detected. An alarm clock operative to release;
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The alarm clock is
When the alarm melody is transmitted from the terminal, and reproduces the transmitted alarm melody, if the alarm melody is not transmitted from the terminal Alarm clock using a short-range wireless communication terminal to reproduce the basic melody stored in the memory.
3. The method of claim 2,
The alarm clock is
Near-field wireless to play the alarm melody by reading the specified melody from the memory at a specified time according to the setting information transmitted from the terminal, and to stop the playback of the melody when the release information is transmitted through tagging from the terminal. Alarm clock using a communication terminal.
The method of claim 3, wherein
The terminal is
Short-range wireless communication controlled to transmit alarm information with an identification number for each terminal, and the alarm clock stores alarm information for each identification number of the terminal in a memory, and operates an alarm melody designated at a specified time according to the stored information. Alarm clock using the terminal.
5. The method of claim 4,
The alarm clock is
Alarm clock using a short-range wireless communication terminal to display the alarm information according to the identification number transmitted from the terminal to the alarm display unit to view the set alarm information.
3. The method of claim 2,
The terminal is
A user app unit for executing an application for setting an alarm function;
A key input unit including a selection button for inputting a command for executing the inquiry and setting function of the alarm function;
A memory storing an alarm melody and a set alarm function;
A display unit displaying an alarm function set in an alarm setting unit or displaying an alarm function selected through the key input unit;
In response to a button input of the key input unit, the application is driven to display a screen for setting the alarm function on a display unit of the terminal, and alarm information including one or more of an alarm function and an alarm melody set through the key input unit. A terminal control unit for controlling to transmit the at least one of the alarm setting information and the identification number of the terminal stored in the memory to the alarm clock through the short range wireless communication;
Alarm clock using a short-range wireless communication terminal including a.
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