KR101822431B1 - Electronic device control apparatus and electronic device control method using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electric device control apparatus and an electric device control method using the same. According to the present invention, there is provided an electric apparatus control apparatus for controlling power supply to an electric apparatus, comprising: an output unit for outputting a predetermined event at predetermined intervals during an operation mode; And a control unit for controlling supply of power to the electric device in accordance with whether or not the input is made.
As described above, according to the present invention, the state of the user is determined on the basis of whether or not predetermined information is input from the user in response to the event output from the electric device control device, thereby controlling the electric device, As shown in FIG.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to an electronic device control apparatus and an electronic device control method using the same,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to an electric apparatus control apparatus and an electric apparatus control method using the same, and more particularly to an electric apparatus control apparatus capable of controlling power supply of an electric apparatus based on user status information, .

Many people enjoy reading before going to sleep, listening to music and movies. However, during reading, listening to music and movies, electric devices such as electric lamps and TVs can not be turned off.

In the case of taking a sleeping state without turning off the electric power of the electric device, the body is kept in a state of tension by the electromagnetic wave generated from the electric device, heat, light, etc., There is a problem that is raised.

In order to solve such a problem, a technique capable of controlling an electric device using a remote controller has been disclosed. In general, a remote controller transmits a control command to an electric device using infrared communication, and the electric device performs an operation corresponding thereto. However, the control technology using the remote control has a troublesome operation of the remote control button, and the user can not properly control the electric device when the user does not recognize it and reaches the sleeping surface.

In addition, a technique has been proposed in which power supply of the electric device is controlled by determining whether or not the user is sleeping based on the motion information of the user received from the smart terminal from the smart band that can be mounted on the user's body part. However, the control technique using the band has a disadvantage that the user must wear the band. If there is no movement for a certain period of time even though it is in the non-sleep state, it is determined that the user is in the sleep state.

The technology of the background of the present invention is disclosed in Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1546226 (published on Aug. 21, 2015).

An object of the present invention is to provide an electric apparatus control apparatus capable of controlling power supply of an electric apparatus based on user's state information and an electric apparatus control method using the same.

According to the present invention, there is provided an electric apparatus control apparatus for controlling power supply to an electric apparatus, comprising: an output unit for outputting a predetermined event at predetermined intervals during an operation mode; And a control unit for controlling power supply to the electric device in accordance with the input or not, and when the operation mode is maintained, a cycle of an event to be output in the next cycle corresponds to a type of the predetermined information And a control unit for updating the period value to a periodic value.

Here, the determination unit may determine the state of the user based on whether the predetermined information is input, and the controller may maintain the operation mode in response to the state of the user, So that power supply to the electric device can be controlled.

The determining unit may determine that the user is in a non-sleep state when the predetermined information is input within a preset time from the output of the predetermined event, and if the predetermined information is not input within the preset time, It can be determined that the user is in the sleep state.

Also, the controller may maintain the operation mode when the state of the user is the non-sleep state, and initialize the start counting time of the period.

The electronic device control apparatus may further include an input unit for receiving the predetermined information and providing the predetermined information to the determination unit, wherein the predetermined information includes at least one of sound, vibration, and touch input by the user corresponding to the predetermined event And the predetermined event may include at least one of sound, vibration, light emission, and a screen pop-up.

The control unit may further include a communication unit that communicates with a power supply unit that manages power supply to the electric device, wherein the control unit controls the control unit to control the power supply to the electric device, And may be transmitted to the power supply unit through the communication unit.

Also, the power supply device may include at least one outlet for controlling the power supply of at least one of the electric devices, and the control signal may be a standby mode that is a mode that can be switched in the operation mode corresponding to the input or not The power management information may include information for supplying or cutting off power to the electric device or changing a supply level for each outlet.

The electric device control apparatus may further include a display unit that receives from the power supply device a list of the electric devices corresponding to the unique codes of the respective outlets and the power supply status information of the electric devices and provides them to the screen have.

The control unit may further include a communication unit for wirelessly communicating with the user terminal, wherein the control unit receives the predetermined information from the user terminal through the communication unit and provides the predetermined information to the determination unit, And provide status information on the power supply to the user terminal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a control method of an electric apparatus using an electric apparatus control apparatus for controlling power supply to an electric apparatus, the method comprising: outputting a predetermined event at predetermined intervals during an operation mode; The method comprising the steps of: determining whether or not predetermined information is input by the input device; and controlling power supply to the electric device in response to the input, wherein when the operation mode is maintained, And updates the period to a period value corresponding to the type of the predetermined information.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to control the power supplied to the electric device by determining the state of the user based on whether or not predetermined information is input from the user in response to the output event, It is possible to efficiently shut off the power supply of the electric device or lower the power supply level even when the user is sleeping while listening to music.

Further, the user can have a sufficient sleeping state without worrying about the power-off of the electric device, and the effect of not having to worry about the billing of the electric charge due to the long-time operation of the electric device during sleep can be expected.

1 is a diagram showing an electrical equipment control system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram showing details of the electric device control device and the power supply device of FIG.
3 is a flowchart showing an electric device control method in the electric device control device of FIG.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an electric apparatus control system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a detailed block diagram of an electric apparatus control apparatus and a power supply apparatus of FIG.

1 and 2, an electric device control system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a power supply unit 100, an electric device 200, a power supply device 300, and an electric device control device 400 .

The power supply unit 100 includes an outlet and provides electricity supplied from a power source (e.g., KEPCO).

The electric device 200 includes at least one device that operates under the supply of electricity, such as a lamp mechanism (fluorescent lamp, electric lamp), an electric appliance (a refrigerator, a television, or the like)

The power supply unit 300 is connected to the power supply unit 100 and controls the supply of electric power to the electric devices 200 under the control of the electric device control unit 400.

The power supply unit 100 and the power supply unit 300 are separated from each other in the embodiment of the present invention. However, the power supply unit 300 and the power supply unit 100 are implemented as a single unit, Or may be supplied to the apparatus 200.

The power supply 300 includes a communication unit 310, a power input / output unit 320, and a control unit 330.

The communication unit 310 wirelessly transmits and receives data to and from the electric device control device 400. [ At this time, the communication unit 310 performs short-range wireless communication with the electric device control unit 400, and is preferably implemented as a small module such as Bluetooth, Zigbee, Wi-fi, or the like.

The power input / output unit 320 includes at least one plug corresponding to an outlet of the power supply unit 100 and at least one outlet for supplying power to the at least one electric apparatus 200, And supplies the electricity inputted from the supply unit 100 to the electric device 200 under the control of the control unit 330.

Meanwhile, the power input / output unit 320 may include a wireless power transmission module for wireless power transmission to wirelessly supply electricity to the electric device 200.

The control unit 330 controls each of the communication unit 310 and the power input and output unit 320 and performs communication connection with the electric device control unit 400 through the communication unit 310, And transmits the generated status information to the electric device control device 400. [

At this time, the power supply state information includes information on the state of power supply (e.g., supplying, blocking, supply level, etc.) to each electric apparatus 200 by the outlet.

The control unit 330 receives the control signal of the electric device control device 400 and controls (supplies / blocks / level up / down) the electric power supply of the power input / output unit 320.

2 is a block diagram of an electric apparatus control apparatus 400 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The electric apparatus control apparatus 400 includes a communication unit 410, an output unit 420, an input unit 430, a determination unit 440, A display unit 450, and a control unit 460.

The communication unit 410 wirelessly transmits / receives data to / from at least one power supply device 300. Here, it is preferable that the communication unit 410 operates by a communication method corresponding to the communication unit 310 of the power supply device 300. [

The output unit 420 outputs a predetermined event every predetermined period when the control unit 460 is executing the operation mode. For example, the output unit 420 generates a predetermined event in the electric device control device 400 every 10 minutes. Of course, the output unit 420 may randomly generate a predetermined event when it is set at random.

Here, the predetermined event may correspond to at least one of a sound, a vibration, a light emission, and a screen pop-up as an alarm signal of a form perceivable by the user in the vicinity of the electric device control apparatus 400.

The input unit 430 receives predetermined information from the user corresponding to the output of the predetermined event and provides the information to the determination unit 440. Here, the predetermined information is a response signal input from a user who recognizes an event, such as sound (ex, user's voice signal), vibration (ex, vibration signal caused by shaking of the electric device control device 400) , A simple screen touch, or a touch within a preset area).

The determination unit 440 determines the state of the user on the basis of whether or not the predetermined information is input by the user in response to the predetermined event. Here, the user's status may indicate whether the user is inactive or non-active.

Specifically, when the predetermined information is input within a preset time (ex, 1 minute) from the time when a predetermined event is output, the determination unit 440 determines that the user is in the non-sleep state, The control unit 460 determines that the user is in the sleep state, and provides the determination result to the control unit 460.

The display unit 450 provides information received from the power supply unit 300 by the communication unit 410 through a screen. The display unit 450 can provide a list of the electric apparatuses corresponding to the unique codes of the respective outlets and the power supply status information of the electric apparatuses, and can also provide various convenience functions related to the power supply control.

The control unit 460 controls the data flow of the units 410, 420, 430, 440 and 450.

The control unit 460 maintains the currently operating mode or switches to the standby mode in the operation mode and supplies the power to the electric device 200 in the power supply unit 300 in response to the state of the user determined by the determination unit 440. [ Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > a < / RTI >

More specifically, the control unit 460 maintains the currently operating mode when the determination unit 440 determines that the user is not sleeping. Of course, the control unit 460 initializes the start counting time of the event generation period when the user has a response within the set time (ex, 1 minute) after the occurrence of the event and maintains the operation mode. For example, if the predetermined period is 10 minutes, the control unit 460 controls the output unit 420 to count the 10 minutes based on the user's response time and output the event.

In addition, when the user is determined to be in the non-sleep state, the control unit 460 maintains the currently executing operation mode, and can reset the event generation period of the next cycle according to the type of information input by the user. That is, when the operation mode is maintained, the control unit 460 may update the cycle of the event to be output in the next cycle to a corresponding cycle value corresponding to the type of the predetermined information input by the user.

At this time, the period value corresponding to the type of the predetermined information may be equal to or different from a predetermined period (ex, 10 minutes). For example, if a voice is input by a user, an event of the next cycle is output after 5 minutes, an event of the next cycle is output after 10 minutes when vibration is input, and an event of 15 Min. Here, the period value according to the type of the input information can be set by a user using a setting unit (not shown).

The control unit 460 switches the mode from the operation mode to the standby mode and transmits a control signal for managing the power supply of the electric device 200 to the power supply device 300 when the determination unit 440 determines that the user is in the sleep state do.

Here, the control signal is power management information applied to the standby mode, and includes information for supplying or cutting off power to each electric apparatus 200 or changing the supply level for each outlet of the power supply apparatus 300. The control signal, that is, the power management information can be added, changed or deleted by a user using a setting unit (not shown), and the same or different conditions can be set for each outlet.

As described above, when the user is in the sleep state, the control unit 460 transmits a control signal to the power supply apparatus 300 to shut off the power supply of at least one electrical apparatus 200 connected to the current power supply apparatus 300 The supply level may be lowered, or the power supply of some electric devices 200 may be maintained.

The controller 460 may control the screen output of the display unit 450 to provide the user with the power supply status information of the electrical apparatuses 200 for each receptacle received from the power supply apparatus 300. [

Meanwhile, the communication unit 410 may wirelessly communicate with another user terminal. In this case, the control unit 460 receives the predetermined information from the user terminal through the communication unit 410, provides the information to the determination unit 440, and provides status information on power supply to the electric device 200 to the user terminal .

The electric device control apparatus 400 according to the embodiment of the present invention may correspond to a user terminal such as a smart phone, a tablet PC, and a pad (PAD).

In addition, the electric device control device 400 may be implemented as a single program and operate in an electronic device such as a smart phone, a tablet PC, and a pad (PAD). Of course, it may be implemented and operated as a single device including each function.

In addition, the functions included in the electric apparatus control apparatus 400 may be modularized and incorporated in the power supply apparatus 300 or the electric apparatus 400. [

In the case where the functions are modularly embedded, the electric device control apparatus 400 may be omitted in the system of FIG. Of course, in this case, the power supply device 300 or the electric device 400 may be connected to a separate user terminal (e.g., smart phone) to receive information from the user terminal and operate.

If the function of the electric apparatus control apparatus 400 is modularized in the power supply apparatus 300, the power supply apparatus 300 directly generates a predetermined event, and based on the predetermined information input corresponding thereto, The power supply of the device 200 may be controlled.

In addition, when the function of the electric device control apparatus 400 is modularized into at least one electric device 200, the electric device 200 having the function module directly generates a predetermined event, And the power of the remaining electric device 200 may be controlled. At this time, when each electric device 200 is connected to a user terminal, state information may be provided to the user terminal.

The electric device control system according to the embodiment of the present invention determines the state of the user on the basis of whether or not predetermined information is input from the user in response to the event output by the electric device control device, There is a great advantage that it can be controlled efficiently.

As a result, even when the user is sleeping while reading or listening to movies or music, the electric power can be efficiently cut off or the level can be lowered to save electricity.

Next, a method of controlling an electric device using the electric device control device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

3 is a flowchart showing an electric device control method in the electric device control device of FIG.

3, when the power supply 300 according to the embodiment of the present invention is wirelessly connected to the electric device control device 400, the electric power of the at least one electric device 200 corresponding to at least one outlet And transmits the supply state information to the electric device control device 400 (S310).

Thus, the electric device control apparatus 400 can check the list of the electric apparatuses 200 corresponding to the respective outlets and the power supply state of the electric apparatuses 200 through the display unit 450. Of course, the electric device control device 400 can add, set, change, or delete power management information of each electric device 200 applied to the standby mode from the user on the list that is currently provided.

The output unit 420 of the electric device control apparatus 400 outputs a predetermined event at a predetermined period (ex, 10 minutes) when the operation mode is executed (S320). Thereafter, the determination unit 440 determines whether predetermined information is input by the user within a set time (ex, 1 minute) in response to the predetermined event, and provides the determination result to the control unit 460 (S330).

If the predetermined information is input within the set time, the determination unit 440 determines that the user is in the non-sleep state, and the control unit 460 maintains the currently operating mode corresponding thereto.

In order to maintain the operation mode, the control unit 460 initializes the start counting time of the event generation cycle and controls the output of the next cycle event. At the same time, the control unit 460 sets the type of the predetermined information (ex, voice, touch, vibration) And updates the event generation period value in step S340.

If the predetermined information is not input within the set time, the controller 460 determines that the user is in a sleep state. In response to this, the controller 460 controls the power supply to the electric device 200 And transmits the generated control signal to the power supply device 300 (S350).

When the power supply device 300 receives the control signal from the electric device control device 400, the power supply device 300 cuts off the electric power supply to the electric device 200 or lowers the electric device 200 to the set level according to the control signal (S360).

The control method of the electric device according to the embodiment of the present invention described above controls the electric device 200 by connecting the electric device control device 400 to one power supply device 300, May control the plurality of power supply devices 300 at the same time. Thus, the electric device control device 400 can control the electric supply of the electric devices 200 connected to each of the plurality of power supply devices 300.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to control the power supplied to the electric device by judging the state of the user on the basis of whether or not the predetermined information is input from the user in response to the event output by the electric device control device, It is possible to efficiently shut off the power supply of the electric device or lower the power supply level even when the user is sleeping while reading or listening to movies or listening to music.

Further, the user can have a sufficient sleeping state without worrying about the power-off of the electric device, and the effect of not having to worry about the billing of the electric charge due to the long-time operation of the electric device during sleep can be expected.

While the present invention has been described with reference to exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims. Accordingly, the true scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical idea of the appended claims.

100: Power supply unit 200: Electric device
300: power supply unit 310: communication unit
320: power input / output unit 330:
400: electric device control device 410:
420: output unit 430: input unit
440: Judgment section 450: Display section
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Claims (18)

An electric apparatus control apparatus for controlling power supply to an electric apparatus,
An output unit outputting a predetermined event every predetermined period during the operation mode;
A determination unit that determines whether the predetermined event is an active state when the predetermined information is input by the user in response to the predetermined event within a predetermined time from the output of the predetermined event and determines that the predetermined event is inactive; ; And
A control unit for controlling power supply to the electric device in response to the input or not, and for updating the cycle of the event to be output in the next cycle to a cycle value corresponding to the type of the predetermined information when the operation mode is maintained,
And an electric device control device. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
And controls power supply to the electric appliance by maintaining the operation mode in response to the state of the user or switching to a standby mode in the operation mode. delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
And maintains the operation mode when the state of the user is the non-sleep state, and initializes a start count time of the cycle. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising an input unit for receiving the predetermined information and providing the predetermined information to the determination unit,
Wherein the predetermined information includes at least one of sound, vibration, and touch input by the user corresponding to the predetermined event,
Wherein the predetermined event includes at least one of sound, vibration, light emission, and a screen pop-up. The method according to claim 1,
The electric device control device includes:
Further comprising a communication unit for communicating with a power supply unit for managing power supply to the electric device,
Wherein,
And transmits a control signal for controlling power supply to the electric device to the power supply device through the communication unit. The method of claim 6,
The power supply device includes:
And at least one outlet for controlling power supply of at least one of the electric devices,
Wherein the control signal comprises:
Wherein the power management information includes at least one of power supply information to be applied to a standby mode that is a mode that can be switched in the operation mode in response to the input or not, controller. The method of claim 7,
And a display unit for receiving from the power supply unit a list of the electric devices corresponding to the unique codes of the respective sockets and the power supply state information of the electric devices and providing them to the screen. The method according to claim 1,
The electric device control device includes:
And a communication unit for wirelessly communicating with the user terminal,
Wherein,
Wherein the control unit receives the predetermined information from the user terminal through the communication unit, provides the predetermined information to the determination unit, and provides state information on power supply to the electric device to the user terminal. A control method of an electric device using an electric device control device for controlling power supply to an electric device,
Outputting a predetermined event every predetermined period during the operation mode;
Determining whether the predetermined event is an active state when the predetermined information is input by the user in response to the predetermined event within a predetermined time from the output of the predetermined event and determining the state to be inactive if not input; And
Controlling power supply to the electric device in response to the input or not,
When the operation mode is maintained, a cycle of an event output in the next cycle is updated to a cycle value corresponding to the type of the predetermined information. The method of claim 10,
Wherein the step of controlling power supply to the electric device includes:
Wherein the power supply to the electric device is controlled by maintaining the operation mode in response to the state of the user or by switching to the standby mode in the operation mode. delete The method of claim 10,
And when the state of the user is the non-sleep state, maintaining the operation mode and initializing the start count time of the cycle. The method of claim 10,
Wherein the predetermined information includes at least one of sound, vibration, and touch input by the user corresponding to the predetermined event,
Wherein the predetermined event includes at least one of sound, vibration, light emission, and a screen pop-up. The method of claim 10,
Wherein the electric device control device communicates with a power supply device that manages power supply to the electric device,
Wherein the step of controlling power supply to the electric device includes:
And transmits a control signal for controlling power supply to the electric device to the power supply device. 16. The method of claim 15,
The power supply device includes:
And at least one outlet for controlling power supply of at least one of the electric devices,
Wherein the control signal comprises:
Wherein the power management information includes at least one of power supply information to be applied to a standby mode that is a mode that can be switched in the operation mode in response to the input or not, Control method. 18. The method of claim 16,
Further comprising receiving from the power supply device a list of the electric devices corresponding to the unique codes of the respective sockets and the power supply state information of the electric devices and providing them to the screen. The method of claim 10,
The electric device control device includes:
Wireless communication with a user terminal,
Wherein the step of controlling power supply to the electric device includes:
Receiving the predetermined information from the user terminal and providing state information on power supply to the electric appliance to the user terminal.

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