KR101481323B1 - Providing system for plant information using plant image from mobile terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

A system (200) for providing plant information using a plant image transmitted from a mobile terminal includes: a mobile terminal (210) for transmitting first information which has a plant image obtained by using a camera and second information which includes at least one among weather information obtained by using a sensor, weather information received from an external server, location information obtained by using a location sensor, and time information including a date to a plant information server, and receiving plant information matching the plant image from the plant information server to output the plant information; a plant database (230) for storing the first and second information generated by the mobile terminal and biological source information for candidate plants; and a plant information server (220) for determining a final candidate plant group by filtering initial candidate plant groups which include candidate plants based on the second information, searching plant information which matches the first information from the final candidate plant group by using the first information, and transmitting the searched plant information to the mobile terminal.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a plant information providing system using a plant image transmitted from a mobile terminal. [0002]

The present invention relates to a system for providing information on a plant to a user based on an image taken by a user through a mobile terminal.

The field of research on plant information can be roughly classified into plant image recognition field, plant information providing field, and plant information management field.

Background Art [0002] Conventional arts of plant image recognition are dealing with a plant image recognition method using information such as color, contour, boundary, vein, which are characteristic of the appearance of a plant.

Background Art Conventionally, most conventional technologies for providing plant information include providing information using a portable terminal of a person under limited conditions in which separate facilities such as a QR code, a bar code, and a kiosk are installed on a plant.

Prior art in the field of plant information management is aimed at information management to maintain the growth of plants while continuously managing the environment and devices necessary for plant growth by administrators such as a botanical garden and a forest bath.

Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2012-0002658 Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2012-0076491

The prior art has limitations in providing or managing information on a large number of plants. According to the information providing method using images, different images may be generated for the same plants by taxonomy depending on the shooting time or shooting conditions. Because there are so many kinds of plants, it is a problem of errors to classify plants only with plant images. Furthermore, plants in nature can not provide information about plants using specific markers or the like.

The following description relates to a system for providing accurate plant information by using weather information, location information, and the like at the time of photographing a plant image as well as a plant image. The technique described below is intended to provide a user participation database that expands and updates information by user participation.

The solutions to the technical problems described below are not limited to those mentioned above, and other solutions not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

In order to solve the above problems, a plant information providing system using a plant image transmitted from a mobile terminal includes a plant image acquired through a camera, weather information acquired using a sensor, and location information acquired using a location sensor, Searches for information on plants matched using at least one of the mobile terminal, plant image, natural information, and location information, which receives and outputs information about the plant image from the plant information server, and transmits the retrieved information to the mobile terminal And a network device for connecting the mobile terminal and the plant information server to exchange data.

The mobile terminal includes a camera for capturing plant images, a weather information sensor for measuring at least one weather information of temperature or humidity, a location sensor for measuring location information including latitude, longitude and altitude, And an information output module for outputting plant information received from the plant information server.

The plant information server includes a communication module for exchanging data with the mobile terminal, a target information storage module for storing vegetation image, weather information and location information transmitted by the mobile terminal, a source information storage module for storing biological source information about the plant, And an information extraction module for extracting plant information for plants matched in the source information storage unit based on the delivered plant image, weather information, and location information.

The information extraction module filters the initial candidate plant group based on the weather information and the location information, generates a final candidate plant group, and extracts information on the matching plants in the final candidate plant group based on the plant image.

In another aspect, a plant information providing system using a plant image transmitted from a mobile terminal includes first information including a plant image acquired through a camera, weather information acquired using the sensor, weather information received from an external server, A plant information server for receiving plant information corresponding to the plant image from the plant information server and outputting the plant information to the plant information server, A plant database storing first information and second information generated by a terminal and storing biological source information for candidate plants and an initial candidate plant group including candidate plants based on second information, Determine the plant group, and use the first information to add to the first information in the final candidate plant group Retrieve the plant information, and includes a plant information server to deliver the retrieved information to the mobile terminal plant.

The plant information server decodes the first information and the second information transmitted from the mobile terminal according to the communication protocol, and transmits the first information and the second information to the plant database An information extraction module for extracting plant information for a plant matched in the plant database on the basis of the first information and the second information transmitted by the mobile terminal, And a plant information processing module for processing the data into a data format for forwarding the plant information.

The information extraction module includes a candidate filter unit for generating a final candidate plant group by filtering the non-target plants in the initial candidate plant group using the second information, a plant filter unit for extracting the target plant region from the plant images included in the first information, And a source information extracting unit for extracting biological source information on a matching plant and a plant matching unit searching for a plant matched on the basis of the target plant area in the final candidate plant group.

The mobile terminal may further include an illuminance sensor for measuring illuminance at the time of acquiring the plant image and an image information module for generating performance information for the camera. In this case, And matching plants.

The plant information server may further include a manager module for accessing the plant database and updating the biological source information.

The manager module includes a map storage unit for storing an electronic map based on the location information, a display unit for outputting the electronic map, and an interface unit for inputting the information, and the plant database can be updated based on the location information in the electronic map .

Since the technology described below uses various information besides the plant image, accurate plant classification is possible and accurate information can be provided to the user. Furthermore, by constructing a database in which users can participate, it is possible to monitor plant indigenous information, discover new and rare species, and monitor exotic species ecological disturbances.

The effects of the techniques described below are not limited to those mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a plant information providing system using a plant image transmitted from a mobile terminal.
2 is an example of a configuration for processing information and information acquired by a mobile terminal in the system of FIG.
3 is another example of a block diagram showing a configuration of a plant information providing system using a plant image transmitted from a mobile terminal.
4 is an example of a configuration for processing information and information acquired by the mobile terminal in the system of FIG.
5 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration and operation of the information extraction module of the plant information server in the system of FIG.
6 shows an example of an interface screen of a mobile terminal.
7 shows an example of updating the plant database in the manager module.

While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof are shown by way of example in the drawings and will herein be described in detail. It should be understood, however, that the invention is not intended to be limited to the particular embodiments, but includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention.

The terms first, second, A, B, etc., may be used to describe various components, but the components are not limited by the terms, but may be used to distinguish one component from another . For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as a first component. And / or < / RTI > includes any combination of a plurality of related listed items or any of a plurality of related listed items.

As used herein, the singular " include "should be understood to include a plurality of representations unless the context clearly dictates otherwise, and the terms" comprises & , Parts or combinations thereof, and does not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, components, components, or combinations thereof.

Before describing the drawings in detail, it is to be clarified that the division of constituent parts in this specification is merely a division by main functions of each constituent part. That is, two or more constituent parts to be described below may be combined into one constituent part, or one constituent part may be divided into two or more functions according to functions that are more subdivided. In addition, each of the constituent units described below may additionally perform some or all of the functions of other constituent units in addition to the main functions of the constituent units themselves, and that some of the main functions, And may be carried out in a dedicated manner. Therefore, the existence of each component described in the present specification should be interpreted as a function, and for this reason, the components of the plant information providing system (100, 200) using the plant image transmitted from the mobile terminal of the present invention It should be clear that the configuration may be different from the corresponding figures within the scope of achieving the object of the present invention.

Also, in performing a method or an operation method, each of the processes constituting the method may take place differently from the stated order unless clearly specified in the context. That is, each process may occur in the same order as described, may be performed substantially concurrently, or may be performed in the opposite order.

The present invention provides a system for providing information about a plant to a user based on a plant image acquired by a user through a mobile terminal. Because of the large number of plants, it is difficult to accurately identify the plant with only plant images. Therefore, the present invention is characterized in that the plant database to be compared is filtered using the information of the time of acquiring the plant image, the information of the point acquiring the plant image, and the like, thereby reducing the data to be compared.

In the present invention, the mobile terminal includes a mobile phone, a tablet PC, a notebook computer, a separate terminal, etc. using a communication method such as 2G, 3G, and 4G. In another aspect of the present invention, a mobile terminal includes a terminal capable of exchanging data through a certain wireless network, and incorporating a camera or connecting a camera to acquire images of a plant.

In the present invention, the term "plant image" means a plant image obtained through a camera. The plant image may generally be at least one image, or even a moving image for a plant.

Hereinafter, the plant information providing system 100 or 200 using the plant image transmitted from the mobile terminal will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 is an example of a block diagram showing a configuration of a plant information providing system 100 using a plant image transmitted from a mobile terminal.

The plant information providing system 100 using the plant image transmitted from the mobile terminal transmits the plant information acquired through the camera, the weather information acquired using the sensor, and the location information acquired using the location sensor to the plant information server A mobile terminal 110 receiving and outputting information about a plant image from a plant information server, searching for information on plants matched using at least one of plant images, natural information, and location information, And a network device 120 for connecting the mobile terminal and the plant information server to exchange data with each other.

The network device 120 is a device for connecting the mobile terminal 110 and the plant information server 130 so as to exchange data. The network device 120 may be a variety of devices such as 2G, 3G, and 4G wireless network devices, WiFi network devices, and wireless WiMAX network devices provided by a mobile communication service provider. In the present invention, the network device 120 is not limited to the communication method, and any device capable of exchanging specific data between the mobile terminal 110 and the plant information server 130 can be used. For example, the mobile terminal 110 may transmit specific data to the plant information server 130 through a text message such as SMS or an MMS message. However, since the communication method for exchanging data generally uses the same route as the Internet, it is denoted as "Internet" in FIG.

The mobile terminal 110 includes a camera 111 that captures an image, a weather information sensor 112 that measures at least one weather information of temperature or humidity, a position sensor that measures position information including latitude, longitude, A communication module 114 for transmitting and receiving data to and from the plant information server, and an information output module 115 for outputting plant information received from the plant information server.

The camera 110 includes a mono camera built in the mobile terminal 110, a stereoscopic camera capable of taking a stereoscopic image, and the like. Further, a separate camera connected to the mobile terminal 110 in a wireless manner such as wired or Bluetooth may be used. The sensitivity, the shutter speed, the aperture performance, and the like of the camera 110 may vary depending on the specification of the camera.

The weather information sensor 112 measures weather information of a point and a point at which a user photographs a plant image with the camera 110. The weather information sensor 112 includes a temperature sensor for measuring temperature, a humidity sensor for measuring humidity, and the like. Further, the mobile terminal 110 may further transmit weather information received from the external server to the plant information server 130 through the communication module. A mobile terminal such as a smart phone can receive weather information through a separate application, and can collect weather information of the corresponding area and transmit it to the plant information server 130. In this case, weather information for a specific area can be transmitted to the plant information server 130 without incorporating a separate sensor such as a temperature sensor or a humidity sensor.

The mobile terminal 110 may further transmit the time information including the date and the like to the plant information server 130 through the communication module.

The position measurement sensor 113 is a sensor for measuring the position of a mobile terminal that captures a plant image by communicating with an external GPS device. Generally, GPS devices are used to measure latitude and longitude. The evolved satellite device may measure the altitude corresponding to the Z coordinate of the mobile terminal. Alternatively, the position measurement sensor 113 may use an altimeter sensor for altitude measurement separately.

2 is an example of a configuration for processing information and information acquired by a mobile terminal in the system of FIG. FIG. 2 illustrates information that the mobile terminal 110 typically acquires in the system of FIG. The mobile terminal 110 obtains the vegetation image through the camera 111 and obtains weather information including temperature and humidity through the weather information sensor 112 and transmits the weather information including the temperature and humidity to the mobile terminal 110 Latitude, longitude, or altitude, which is positional information, can be obtained.

The system of Fig. 1 will be described again. The communication module 114 transmits information such as the plant image acquired by the camera 111, the weather information measured by the weather information sensor 112, and the position measured by the position measurement sensor 113 to the plant information server 130 And receives data transmitted from the plant information server 130.

The information output module 115 is a device for outputting information on plants transmitted from the plant information server 130. The mobile terminal 110 generally uses a display device or the like. In the present invention, the information output module 115 includes a display device in which specific information is displayed.

The plant information server 130 includes a communication module 131 for exchanging data with a mobile terminal, a target information storage module 133 for storing plant images, weather information, and location information transmitted by the mobile terminal, And an information extraction module 132 for extracting plant information for plants matched in the source information storage unit based on the plant image, weather information, and location information transmitted from the source information storage module 134 and the mobile terminal.

The communication module 131 is a configuration for exchanging data through the network device 120. Various modules may be used depending on the communication method, such as the communication module 114 of the mobile terminal.

The target information storage module 133 is a storage device for storing various kinds of information transmitted from the mobile terminal 110. Therefore, the target information storage module 133 stores the plant image acquired by the camera 111, the weather information measured by the weather information sensor 112, the location information measured by the location sensor 113, and the like.

The source information storage module 134 is a device for storing biological source information about a plant. The information extraction module 132 searches the source information stored in the source information storage module 134 based on various information transmitted from the mobile terminal 110 to find a matching plant. Finally, the source information storage module 134 stores the biological source information of the plant group to be compared. Biological source information includes morphological information of the plant, scientific name of the plant, biological classification, distribution area, average size and width, flowering time, flower characteristics, use and the like. Biological source information is meant to encompass various information known biologically for individual plants.

The information extraction module 132 filters the initial candidate plant group based on the weather information and the location information, generates a final candidate plant group, and extracts information about plants matched in the final candidate plant group based on the plant image do. The initial candidate plant group means a plant group that is stored in the source information storage module 134 in a primitive manner and the final candidate plant group is a plant group in which the comparison object is reduced by using various information transmitted from the mobile terminal 110, Group. The information extraction module 132 searches for plants matched based on the plant image in the final candidate plant group. The number of plants to be compared among the plants stored in the information extraction module 132 is reduced by using weather information and location information transmitted from the mobile terminal 110 because the specific plants have different environments in which the plants naturally live .

Further, the information extraction module 132 may use the weather information or the time information transmitted by the mobile terminal to filter the initial candidate plant group.

3 is another example of a block diagram showing a configuration of a plant information providing system 200 using a plant image transmitted from a mobile terminal. The system 200 of FIG. 3 further includes a plant database 230 for storing information on plants, and a manager module 240 for editing or updating information of the plant database 230 . The detailed configuration of the mobile terminal 210 and the plant information server 220 is somewhat different from that of the system 100 of FIG. 1, but is functionally similar.

The plant information providing system 200 using the plant image transmitted from the mobile terminal includes the first information including the plant image acquired through the camera and the weather information acquired using the sensor, the weather information received from the external server, And transmits the second information including at least one of the position information and the date information obtained by using the plant information server to the plant information server, receives the plant information matching the plant image from the plant information server, A plant database 230 for storing first information and second information generated by the mobile terminal and storing biological source information on candidate plants and an initial candidate plant including candidate plants based on the second information, The group is filtered to determine the final candidate plant group and the first information is used to match the first information in the final candidate plant group Retrieve the plant information, and a plant information server 220 to deliver the retrieved information to the mobile terminal plant.

The mobile terminal 210 includes a camera 211 for capturing a plant image, a weather information module 212 for collecting at least one weather information of temperature or humidity, a position measurement for measuring position information including latitude, longitude and altitude A module 213, a time information module 214 for collecting time information including a date, a communication module 216 for transmitting and receiving data to and from the plant information server, and an information output module 217).

The camera 211, the weather information module 212 and the position measurement module 213 are respectively connected to the camera 111, weather information sensor 112, and weather information sensor 110 of the plant information providing system 100 using the plant images transmitted from the above- And the position measuring sensor 113, respectively. The camera 211 has the same configuration as the camera 111 of the system 100.

The weather information module 212 may include a temperature and / or humidity sensor to measure temperature and / or humidity. Furthermore, the weather information module 212 may be configured to extract and reuse weather information received from the external weather server. In general, the weather information transmitted by the external weather server includes temperature, humidity, wind direction, wind intensity, and weather (state information such as clear, cloudy, rain, and snow). If the weather information module 212 uses the information received from the external weather server, the weather information module 212 may not have a temperature or humidity sensor.

The location measurement module 213 may obtain information such as the latitude, longitude and altitude of the mobile terminal 210 through a location tracking system such as a GPS device. In addition, the mobile terminal 210 using the communication scheme provided by the mobile communication company may use the position estimation method using the base station. Further, the position measurement module 213 may be configured to use a position estimation technique using various communication devices widely known to a person skilled in the art.

The mobile terminal 210 may further include an illuminance sensor for measuring illuminance at the time of acquiring the plant image and an image information module 215 for generating performance information for the camera. Information about the illumination or camera performance measured by the illumination sensor can be used for accurate image processing in the processing of plant images.

The information output module 217 has the same configuration as the information output module 115 of FIG. The information output module 217 receives the result of the information requested by the user and outputs the result to the user.

FIG. 4 is an example of a configuration for processing information and information acquired by the mobile terminal 210 in the system 200 of FIG. FIG. 4 illustrates information that the mobile terminal 210 typically acquires in the system 200 of FIG. The mobile terminal 210 obtains the vegetation image through the camera 211 and obtains the weather information including the temperature and the humidity through the weather information module 212, Latitude, longitude, or altitude, which is positional information, can be obtained.

Further, the mobile terminal 210 can acquire the time and date at the time of acquiring the plant image through the time information module 214. In the present invention, the time information includes a date, a time, and the like. For example, the date can be used as reference information for estimating the season and climate of the area. The time may also be used as reference information for identifying the flowering characteristics of the plant.

The mobile terminal 210 can measure the illuminance at the time of photographing the plant image through the image information module 215. The image information module 215 may need to use an illuminance sensor to measure illuminance. The video information module 215 may also transmit performance information of the camera 211 used by the mobile terminal 210. Information such as the sensitivity, resolution, aperture speed, shutter speed, and the like of the camera 211 can also be used for image processing of the plant image.

In addition, each configuration of the mobile terminal 210 can be configured in the form of embedded software and application software based on a mobile operating system, in addition to a hardware device such as a camera or a sensor.

The remaining configuration of the system 200 of FIG. 3 will now be described.

The mobile terminal 21 packages the information collected by the user according to a predetermined communication protocol and encrypts the plant information through the communication module 216, which is one of the modules, To the server (220).

The connection between the mobile terminal 210 and the plant information server 220 is implemented in a software form in an application layer at the top of the OSI 7 layer, and utilizes wired and wireless communication technologies. 3, the network connecting the mobile terminal 210 and the plant information server 220 is a network in a short distance (IrDA, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, etc.) network and a long distance (2G, 3G, WiMax, LTE Etc.) wireless communication networks.

The plant database 230 includes a first database 231 for storing first information and second information transmitted by the mobile terminal 210 and a second database 231 for storing biological source information of candidate plants to be compared, Lt; / RTI > The first information includes a plant image, and the second information includes weather information, location information, time information, image information, and the like. The biological source information includes information that is difficult for general users to understand, and includes a representative image of the plant. Examples of plant information that are difficult for the user to recognize include the scientific name, biological classification, distribution area, average size and width, flowering time, flower characteristics, and uses of plants.

The plant information server 220 includes a communication module 221 for exchanging data with the mobile terminal 210 and the plant database 230, first and second information transmitted from the mobile terminal according to a communication protocol, A reception information processing module 222 for converting the first information and the second information into a format for storage in the plant database 230, a plant database 230 based on the first information and the second information transmitted by the mobile terminal, An information extraction module 223 for extracting plant information for plants matched in the plant information processing module 224 and a plant information processing module 224 for processing the extracted plant information into a data format for delivering the plant information to the mobile terminal.

The reception information processing module 222 decodes the encrypted data, decomposes the packaged data according to the communication protocol, and transmits the plant image, weather information, location information, and the like transmitted from the mobile terminal 210 to the communication module 221 through the communication module 221 To the plant database 230.

The information extraction module 223 filters the candidate plant group stored in the plant database 230 by using the second information transmitted by the mobile terminal 210, And extracts the information of the searched plant.

The information extraction module 223 includes a candidate filter unit 223-1 for filtering a non-target plant in the initial candidate plant group using the second information to generate a final candidate plant group, A plant image processing unit 223-2 for extracting a target plant area, a plant matching unit 223-3 for searching for a plant matched on the basis of the target plant area in the final candidate plant group, and biological source information on the matched plant And a source information extracting unit 223-4.

The plant information processing module 224 processes the processed information to transmit the processed information to the mobile terminal at the request of the user.

5 illustrates an example of the configuration and operation of the information extraction module 223 of the plant information server 220 in the system of FIG.

The plant database 230 includes a first database 231 for storing information transmitted by the mobile terminal 210 and a second database 232 for storing biological source information about the plant. The first database 231 includes a plant image DB, an image information DB, a weather information DB, a location information DB, and a time information DB. The second database 232 includes a candidate plant information DB to be compared.

The plant image processing unit 231-2 of the information extraction module 223 extracts the target plant area from the plant image stored in the plant image DB. The target plant area is a reference area for searching for information on a plant in a plant image. Plant flowers, leaves, etc. will be the main target plant areas.

The plant image processing unit 231-2 of the information extraction module 223 extracts a target plant area by using an image processing technique. The image processing process used in this process can be widely known technology. The plant image processing unit 231-2 can use the information stored in the image information DB, such as the illuminance, the sensitivity of the camera, the shutter speed of the camera, the resolution of the camera, and the like, for image processing.

Meanwhile, the image information accumulated in the first database 231 can be used to determine the reliability of the plant image transmitted from a plurality of users. Values of excessively high or low illuminance, sensitivity, iris, and shutter speed can be configured to automatically generate a recognition model based on useful plant images in consideration of the learning process for recognizing plant images.

The candidate filter unit 231-1 of the information extraction module 223 uses at least one of the weather information stored in the weather information DB, the location information stored in the location information DB, and the time information stored in the time information DB, Filter the first candidate group included. The final candidate group is determined by removing at least one of the plants from the initial candidate group by using at least one of the weather information, the location information, and the time information.

The candidate filter unit 231-1 can determine the humidity, temperature, and altitude of the natural information accumulated in the plant database 230 and construct a first recognition candidate with the plants matching the post-query condition in the DB have. Secondary recognition candidates can be composed of plants that mainly live in the corresponding locations using the location information, and the final candidate group can be determined through intersection and union calculation of two recognition candidate groups or rule-based stepwise elimination.

When the final candidate group is determined, the plant matching unit 223-3 determines whether the plant matched to only the final candidate group in the second database 232 based on the target plant region extracted by the plant image processing unit 223-2 Or not. When the plant matching unit 223-3 searches for a plant to be matched, it transmits identification information (matching plant identification information) to the source information extracting unit 223-4.

The source information extracting unit 223-4 extracts information on plants matched in the second database based on the matching plant identification information. The plant information extracted by the source information extracting unit 223-4 is transmitted to the mobile terminal 210 via the communication module 221.

The first information may further include a request message for requesting specific information from the biological source information about the plant photographed in the plant image. In this case, the information extraction module 223 can transmit the request message to the source information extraction unit 223-4 to extract only the specific information requested.

Further, the mobile terminal 210 may inquire information about a specific plant without a plant image. In this case, the configuration for processing the plant image (the plant image processing unit) does not operate, and the information extraction module 223 determines the final candidate group using the second information and outputs the information input by the user included in the first information It is possible to extract only the information about the corresponding plant in the second database. In this case, the plant information processing module 224 identifies whether the first information includes the plant image information or the request message included in the first information is a simple information inquiry, and transmits the data transmitted from the information extraction module 223 .

FIG. 6 shows an example of an interface screen of the mobile terminal 210. FIG. In FIG. 6, the home screen 301 illustrates an initial screen of the mobile terminal 210. When the "plant recognition" menu is selected, the camera operates and the camera screen 302 is displayed. The user can select a menu called "Take" in order to photograph a desired plant image on the camera screen 302, and return to the home screen 301 by selecting a menu called "Home ". When the menu item "Take" is selected, the plant information server 220 transmits the second information including the first information and the weather information including the plant image to the plant information server 220, And outputs the matched plant information (303).

Quot; information inquiry "can be selected on the home screen 301. Information retrieval is for retrieving information about a specific plant, regardless of the region or region, without photographing the plant image. You can use the map as a way to look up specific plants in your area. The content map screen 304 provides a map to the user, selects a specific area by clicking the marker displayed on the map, and outputs plant information for the area to the screen of the mobile terminal (305).

In addition, if "posting" is selected on the home screen 301, information on a region or a plant observed by the user, such as an Internet bulletin board, may be input (306). When the title and contents are entered on the post creation screen 306 and the "Registration" menu is selected, the information is transmitted to the plant information server 220. The information registered by individual users may be used for future plant database updates.

The plant information server 220 may further include an administrator module 240 for accessing the plant database and updating the biological source information. In FIG. 3, the administrator module 240 is shown separately from the plant information server 220. The plant information server 220 may be configured as a separate interface device independent of the plant information server 220 as shown in FIG.

The manager module 240 includes a map storage section 241 for storing an electronic map based on position information, a display section 242 for outputting an electronic map, and an interface section 243 for inputting information. The plant database may be updated based on the information.

7 shows an example of updating the plant database in the manager module. 7 shows an example of a screen that is output to the display unit 242 of the manager module 240. FIG. A user or an administrator can select a specific area (rectangular box) of a specific map as shown in FIG. 7 using the data stored in the map storage unit 241 of the manager module 240. [ If you select a specific area, the type of plant that is native to the area may be displayed. If a particular plant is selected among the native plants, information about that plant may be displayed at the bottom. 7 shows an example of outputting DB information about the selected plant.

The administrator module 240 corresponds to a kind of computer device. The administrator can edit or update the information through the interface unit 243 on the screen on which the information about the plant is output. That is, the text of the information may be directly edited through a device such as a keyboard and a mouse, or the information may be updated or changed as a whole using the file input / output device. Therefore, the interface unit 243 can be configured not only to connect a keyboard and a mouse connected to the manager module 242 but also to a file input / output device built in the manager module 242, a communication module for exchanging data with an external server, .

The screen on which the plant information is output at the bottom of Fig. 7 has several tabs. Currently, "plant DB information" is selected. If you select the "Collecting Plant Image" tab, the plant images transmitted by individual users in the area can be displayed. In this case, the manager can use the collected plant image when the plant transferred by the individual user is a new plant or an update of the plant image is required even in a conventional plant. The "posting information" may also indicate that individual users have uploaded information about the plant, and the administrator may update the plant database with reference to the information.

Further, the administrator may update the matching plant information with the first information and the second information stored in the plant database 230 through the plant information server 220 without installing a separate administrator module 240 .

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description of the present invention are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed. It will be understood that variations and specific embodiments which may occur to those skilled in the art are included within the scope of the present invention.

100: Plant information providing system using plant images transmitted from a mobile terminal
110: mobile terminal 111: camera
112: weather information sensor 113: position sensor
114: communication module 115: information output module
120: network device 130: plant information server
131: communication module 132: information extraction module
133: target information storage module 134: source information storage module
200: Plant information providing system using plant image transmitted from mobile terminal
210: mobile terminal 211: camera
212: weather information module 213: position measurement module
214: Time information module 215: Image information module
216: Communication module 217: Information output module
220: Plant information server 221: Communication module
222: reception information processing module 223: information extraction module
223-1: candidate filter unit 223-2: plant image processing unit
223-3: Plant matching unit 223-4: Source information extracting unit
224: Plant information processing module 230: Plant database
231: first database 232: second database
240: Administrator module 241: Map storage section
242: display section 243: interface section

Claims (15)

delete delete delete delete delete delete At least one of weather information acquired using first information including a plant image acquired through a camera and weather information acquired using a sensor, weather information received from an external server, location information acquired using a location sensor, and time information including a date And transmitting the second information to the plant information server, receiving the plant information matching the plant image from the plant information server, and outputting the plant information;
A plant database for storing the first information and the second information generated by the mobile terminal and storing image information about candidate plants and plant information about the candidate plants; And
Determining a final candidate plant group based on the second information in an initial candidate plant group including all the candidate plants stored in the plant database and matching the final candidate plant group with the plant image included in the first information in the final candidate plant group And a plant information server for searching for image information to be transmitted to the mobile terminal and transmitting plant information corresponding to the retrieved image information to the mobile terminal,
Wherein the mobile terminal further comprises an illuminance sensor, and further transmits the illuminance at the time of acquiring the plant image measured through the illuminance sensor and performance information about the camera to the plant information server, A plant information providing system using the plant image to perform image processing on the plant image using the illuminance and the performance information, and to search the image information matched with the image of the plant image. 8. The method of claim 7,
The mobile terminal
A camera for photographing the plant image;
A weather information module for collecting at least one weather information of temperature or humidity;
A position measurement module for measuring position information including latitude, longitude and altitude;
A time information module for collecting time information including a date;
A communication module for transmitting and receiving data to and from the plant information server; And
And an information output module for outputting plant information received from the plant information server. 8. The method of claim 7,
The plant information server
A communication module for exchanging data with the mobile terminal and the plant database;
A receiving information processing module that decodes the first information and the second information transmitted from the mobile terminal according to a communication protocol and converts the first information and the second information into a format for storage in the plant database;
An information extraction module for extracting plant information for a plant matched in the plant database based on the first information and the second information transmitted from the mobile terminal;
And a plant information processing module for processing the extracted plant information into a data format for delivering the plant information to the mobile terminal. 10. The method of claim 9,
The information extraction module
A candidate filter unit for filtering the non-target plants in the initial candidate plant group using the second information to generate the final candidate plant group;
A plant image processing unit for extracting a target plant area from the plant image included in the first information;
A plant matching unit searching for a plant matched on the basis of the target plant area in the final candidate plant group; And
And a source information extracting unit for extracting plant information for the matching plant. The plant information providing system using the plant image transmitted from the mobile terminal. delete 10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein the first information further includes a request message for requesting specific information among the plant information about the plant photographed in the plant image, and the information extraction module transmits the plant information corresponding to the request message to the mobile terminal Plant information system using plant images. 8. The method of claim 7,
The plant information server
And a manager module for accessing the plant database and updating the plant information. 14. The method of claim 13,
The manager module
A map storage unit for storing an electronic map based on position information, a display unit for outputting an electronic map, and an interface unit for inputting information, wherein the electronic map is transmitted from a mobile terminal updating the plant database on the basis of positional information in the electronic map Plant information system using plant images. 8. The method of claim 7,
The plant information server
And the plant information is transmitted from a mobile terminal that updates the first information and the second information stored in the plant database with the matched plant information.

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