KR102061809B1 - Low energy ear-tag temperature beacon apparatus and its method of operation and livestock temperature measuring service and its system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a temperature measuring unit for measuring and providing initial temperature information or re-measurement temperature information of a livestock, a signal amplifier for amplifying a signal for relatively long distance transmission, and controlling the temperature measuring unit to control the initial temperature information. The low-power Bluetooth device provides a livestock temperature measurement service by measuring and receiving the signal and transmitting the signal to the management terminal device using a low-power Bluetooth method to check whether it operates normally, and measuring and receiving the re-measurement temperature information through the signal amplifier. A control unit for controlling transmission to the beacon information transmitting device in a manner, and a temperature measuring unit, a signal amplifying unit, and a power supply unit for selectively supplying power to the control unit, and selectively amplifying the transmission signal according to a short range mode or a long distance mode. Thus, power consumption can be reduced, and the power supply battery It is possible to increase the period for a cheap power source contains fewer replacement.

Description

 Low power ear tag temperature beacon device and its driving method, livestock temperature measuring service system and its method {Low energy ear-tag temperature beacon apparatus and its method of operation and livestock temperature measuring service and its system}

The present invention relates to a low power tagging temperature beacon device, a driving method thereof, a livestock temperature measurement service system, and a method thereof, by selectively amplifying and transmitting a transmission signal according to a short range mode or a long range mode, thereby reducing power consumption. The present invention relates to a low power earmark beacon device, a driving method thereof, a livestock temperature measurement service system, and a method of measuring livestock temperature and effectively managing the history thereof.

In general, illnesses in livestock such as mad cow disease and foot and mouth disease are causing many people to be concerned about animal products.

However, consumers do not have any information about the products they buy, so they may wonder whether their products come from livestock such as foot-and-mouth disease, which is not limited to consumers. This also applies to processors and distributors of livestock products.

In order to resolve these doubts, first, the history management of each of the livestock should be easily performed. For this purpose, a method of identifying and managing livestock by attaching a substrate to the ear tag is used.

However, as described above, the tag used in the related art is simply used only for animal identification (ID, Identification), and because it does not periodically measure the biometric information of the livestock, it is not possible to periodically check the status of the livestock. There is this.

Registered Utility Model No. 20-0241798 (Registered July 27, 2001) 2. Republic of Korea Patent No. 10-0816112 (registered March 17, 2008)

The present invention can reduce power consumption by selectively amplifying and transmitting a transmission signal according to a short-range mode or a long-distance mode, and a low-power tag temperature beacon device and a driving method thereof, which can increase the service life of a power battery, and animal temperature. It is intended to provide a measurement service system and method thereof.

In addition, the present invention by periodically measuring the temperature of the livestock in advance to check the condition of the livestock, low power earmark beacon apparatus and its driving method, livestock temperature measurement service system and method that can prevent the spread of disease in the livestock in advance To provide.

In addition, the present invention transmits the measured temperature information of each livestock to the terminal of the administrator in real time, low power tagging temperature beacon device and its driving method, livestock temperature measurement service system and method that can check the status of the livestock at a distance To provide.

The objects of the embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned objects, and other objects, which are not mentioned above, will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description. .

According to the first embodiment of the present invention, at least one low-power earmark beacon device attached to the ear of the animal to measure the initial temperature information or re-measurement temperature information of the livestock, and selectively amplifies the signal and transmits it by a low power Bluetooth method And a management terminal device for receiving the initial temperature information transmitted from the low power tagging temperature beacon device and confirming whether the low power tagging temperature beacon device is in normal operation, and the signal being amplified and transmitted from the low power tagging temperature beacon device. Beacon information transmission device for receiving the measurement temperature information and transmitting the re-measurement temperature information through a wired or wireless communication network, and receives the re-measurement temperature information transmitted from the beacon information transmission device and stores in the database server to record the temperature history of the livestock Management, and if necessary extract the temperature It may include a server device for providing a livestock temperature measurement service based on the output.

The low power tag temperature beacon apparatus may transmit the initial temperature information to the management terminal apparatus when a timer becomes a preset timer value, and a counter may be accumulated by counting one.

The low power tagging temperature beacon apparatus may transmit the re-measurement temperature information to the beacon information transmitting apparatus when the counter becomes a preset counter value.

According to a second embodiment of the present invention, at least one low-power tag temperature beacon device measures initial temperature information and transmits the initial temperature information to a management terminal whenever a timer becomes a preset timer value, and management. Receiving, by the terminal device, the initial temperature information from the low power tagging temperature beacon device and checking whether the low power tagging temperature beacon device is normally operated, and whenever the counter is set to a preset counter value in the low power tagging temperature beacon device Re-measuring the temperature and amplifying the signal to transmit the re-measurement temperature information to the beacon information transmitting apparatus, receiving the re-measurement temperature information from the low power tagging temperature beacon apparatus in the beacon information transmitting apparatus, and the beacon The re-side from the information transmitting device to the server device via the wired / wireless communication network Receiving the re-measured temperature information through the beacon information transmission apparatus in step, and a server device for transmitting a temperature information may comprise the step of storing in a database server and manage a temperature history of the animal.

In the low power tag temperature beacon apparatus, when the timer becomes the preset timer value, the counter may be accumulated by counting one.

According to a third embodiment of the present invention, a temperature measuring unit for measuring and providing initial temperature information or re-measurement temperature information of a livestock, a signal amplifier for amplifying a signal for relatively long distance transmission, and the temperature measuring unit Control and measure the initial temperature information to be transmitted to the management terminal device using a low power Bluetooth method to check whether the normal operation, and receiving and measuring the re-measurement temperature information signal amplification through the signal amplifier to measure the livestock temperature In order to provide a control unit for controlling to transmit to the beacon information transmission apparatus in the low power Bluetooth method, and a temperature measuring unit, a signal amplifier and a power supply unit for selectively supplying power to the control unit.

The controller may initialize the timer and the counter to an initial setting and transmit the initial temperature information to the management terminal device when the timer becomes a preset timer value.

The controller may transmit the re-measurement temperature information to the beacon information transmitting apparatus when the counter becomes a preset counter value.

In addition, the temperature measuring unit may be supplied with the power only when measuring and providing the initial temperature information or the re-measurement temperature information, and the signal amplifier may be supplied with the power only when transmitting the re-measurement temperature information. .

According to a fourth embodiment of the present invention, an initialization step of initializing a timer and a counter in a control unit, an initial temperature transmission step of transmitting initial temperature information measured by a temperature measuring unit in the initialization step from the control unit to a management terminal device; Repeating transmission of the initial temperature information to the management terminal by the controller whenever the timer reaches a preset timer value, and resetting through the temperature measuring unit when the counter reaches a preset counter value. Performing a re-measurement temperature transmitting step of amplifying the measured re-measurement temperature information through a signal amplifier and transmitting the re-measurement temperature information to the beacon information transmitting apparatus, and repeating the initial temperature transmitting step, repeated transmitting step and re-measuring temperature transmitting step. It may include a step.

In addition, the initialization step, when measuring the initial temperature information through the temperature measuring unit may operate the temperature measuring unit.

In addition, in the initial temperature transmitting step, the initial temperature information may be transmitted to the management terminal device to check whether the normal operation.

In the transmitting of the re-measurement temperature information, the signal amplifier may be activated only when the signal is amplified by the signal amplifier, and the counter may be initialized.

According to the present invention, by selectively amplifying and transmitting a transmission signal according to a short range mode or a long range mode, power consumption can be reduced, the service life of the power battery can be increased, and the cost of replacing the power supply unit is low and economical.

In addition, the present invention by periodically measuring the temperature of the livestock to check the condition of the livestock in advance, it is possible to prevent disease spread of the livestock in advance, it is possible to easily manage the livestock history.

In addition, the present invention transmits the measured temperature information of each livestock to the terminal of the administrator in real time, it is possible to check the status of the livestock at a long distance, and at the same time can effectively check the status of several livestock.

1 is a block diagram showing a livestock temperature measurement service system according to a first embodiment of the present invention,
2 is a flowchart illustrating a livestock temperature measurement service method according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram showing a low power tagging temperature beacon device according to a third embodiment of the present invention,
4 is a step-by-step flowchart showing a method of driving a low power earmark temperature beacon device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

Advantages and features of the embodiments of the present invention, and methods of achieving them will be apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but can be implemented in various different forms, and only the embodiments make the disclosure of the present invention complete, and the general knowledge in the art to which the present invention belongs. It is provided to fully inform the person having the scope of the invention, which is defined only by the scope of the claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout.

In describing the embodiments of the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. The terms to be described below are terms defined in consideration of functions in the embodiments of the present invention, which may vary according to intentions or customs of users or operators. Therefore, the definition should be made based on the contents throughout the specification.

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

1 is a block diagram showing a livestock temperature measurement service system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a livestock temperature measurement service system using a low power tagging temperature beacon device includes a low power tagging temperature beacon device 100, a management terminal device 200, a beacon information transmitting device 300, a wired / wireless communication network 400, and a server. Device 500 and the like.

The low power tagging temperature beacon device 100 is attached to the ear of the livestock, the initial temperature information of the livestock (for example, livestock identification number, measurement time, initial temperature value, etc.) or re-measurement temperature information (for example, livestock identification number, Measuring time, re-measurement temperature value, etc.) and selectively amplifying a signal to be transmitted to the management terminal device 200 or the beacon transmission device 300 in a low power Bluetooth manner to correspond to the number of livestock. Can be.

Here, the low-power tag temperature beacon device 100 can be operated after initializing the timer and the counter to '0' as the initial setting. When the timer becomes a preset timer value (for example, 10 seconds), the low power The initial temperature information is transmitted to the management terminal device 200 to check whether the tag temperature beacon device 100 is in normal operation, and as the timer is initialized, a counter may be accumulated and counted.

In addition, the low power tagging temperature beacon apparatus 100 re-measures the server apparatus 500 when the counter becomes a preset counter value (for example, 90) while repeatedly transmitting initial temperature information according to a preset timer value. The re-measurement temperature information is transmitted to the beacon information transmitting apparatus 300 to transmit the temperature information, and the counter may be initialized.

The management terminal device 200 may receive initial temperature information from the low power tagging temperature beacon device 100 and check whether the low power tagging temperature beacon device 100 operates normally.

Here, the management terminal device 200 is installed within a distance of 0-15 cm from the low power tagging temperature beacon device 100, and receives the initial temperature information transmitted from the low power tagging temperature beacon device 100, the initial temperature information on the screen And by indicating whether or not, the user can look at the screen to determine whether the low power tagging temperature beacon device 100 is operating normally.

In addition, the management terminal device 200 checks the information of the livestock directly at a close range when the production, distribution, and mounting of the low power tag temperature beacon device 100 in the field, the management of the livestock efficiently Can be done.

The beacon information transmitting device 300 may receive the re-measurement temperature information signal amplified and transmitted from the low power tagging temperature beacon device 100 and transmit the re-measurement temperature value to the server device 500 through the wired / wireless communication network 400. have.

Here, the beacon information transmitting device 300 is installed within a 50-200 m distance from the low power tagging temperature beacon device 100, receives the re-measurement temperature information transmitted from the low power tagging temperature beacon device 100, wired and wireless communication network The values of the signals received through the 400 may be transmitted to the server device 500.

The wired / wireless communication network 400 provides a wired / wireless communication environment capable of transmitting information from the beacon information transmitting device 300 to the server device 500 or transmitting information from the server device 500 to a terminal of an administrator, and the TCP / IP protocol and its Wibro or HSDPA (High Speed), as well as the general Internet network, including the global open computer network architecture that provides many services in the upper tiers: HTTP, Telnet, FTP, DNS, SMTP, SNTP, NFS, and NIS. It is a network that provides various wired and wireless communication methods such as high speed wireless data communication network such as Downlink Packet Access), telephone network and mobile communication network.

The server device 500 receives the re-measurement temperature information transmitted from the beacon information transmitting device 300, stores the information in the database server, manages the temperature history of the livestock, and extracts as necessary to measure the livestock temperature based on the temperature history. Can provide services.

In addition, the server device 500 provides a livestock temperature measurement service for the administrator to check the re-measurement temperature information on the web page by uploading the re-measurement temperature information to the web server in real time through a database server, and re-measure through a text server The temperature information can be transmitted to the administrator's terminal, and information generated at the database server, web server, and text server can be collected through the event collection server.

Here, the database server is a server for database processing such as retrieval and storage of data, and can reduce the load due to processing of the database.

Also, a web server is a server for providing a web to a user, and when a user requests a service on the web, the web server may provide a web page composed of HTML through a network.

Here, the text server is a server for transmitting the re-measurement temperature information to the terminal of each manager as a text, and can transmit the re-measurement temperature information to several administrators at the same time.

In addition, the event collection server collects information generated from the database server, the web server, and the character server, and can determine the problem by checking the information when a problem occurs in each server.

Therefore, the administrator through the server device 500 can check the temperature information of each livestock in a long distance in real time, and at the same time can effectively check the status of several livestock.

Next, the initial temperature information is transmitted from the low power tagging temperature beacon device to the management terminal device using the livestock temperature measurement service system using the low power tagging temperature beacon device as described above, and the low power tagging temperature beacon device to the beacon information transmitting device. Livestock temperature measurement service for transmitting re-measurement temperature information, transmitting re-measurement temperature information from the beacon information transmission device to the server device through the wired / wireless communication network, and transmitting the re-measurement temperature information from the server device to the administrator's terminal in detail. do.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a livestock temperature measurement service method according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, at least one low power tagging temperature beacon device 100 measures initial temperature information and initializes the management terminal device 200 whenever the timer becomes a preset timer value (for example, 10 seconds). The temperature information can be transmitted (step S102).

Here, at least one low power tagging temperature beacon device 100 may be attached to an ear of a livestock to transmit initial temperature information of the livestock to the outside in a low power Bluetooth manner.

In addition, the low power tag temperature beacon apparatus 100 may be operated after the timer and counter are initialized to '0' by default.

Here, when the timer becomes a preset timer value (for example, 10 seconds), the low power tagging temperature beacon apparatus 100 transmits initial temperature information to the management terminal device 200, and the counter is initialized. 1 may be accumulated and counted.

In addition, since only the timer is operated until the timer reaches a preset timer value, it uses less power than a conventional tag that operates only in the standby state and the active state, and thus can be used for longer periods of time.

The management terminal device 200 may receive initial temperature information from the low power tagging temperature beacon device 100 and check whether the low power tagging temperature beacon device is normally operated (step S104).

Here, the management terminal device 200 is installed within a distance of 0-15 cm from the low power tagging temperature beacon device 100, and receives the initial temperature information transmitted from the low power tagging temperature beacon device 100, the initial temperature information on the screen And by indicating whether or not, the user can look at the screen to determine whether the low power tagging temperature beacon device 100 is operating normally.

In addition, the management terminal device 200 can check the information of the livestock immediately at a close distance when the production, distribution and mounting of the low power tag temperature beacon device 100 in the field, the management of the livestock can be made efficiently.

While repeatedly performing step S102, the low power tagging temperature beacon apparatus 100 re-measures the temperature every time the counter becomes a preset counter value (for example, 90) and amplifies the re-measurement temperature information to transmit beacon information. Transmit to device 300 (step S106).

Here, in the low power tag temperature beacon apparatus 100, when the counter becomes a preset counter value (for example, 90), the re-measurement temperature information may be transmitted to the beacon information transmitting apparatus 300, and the counter may be initialized. have.

The beacon information transmitting device 300 may receive the re-measurement temperature information transmitted from the low power tagging temperature beacon device 100 (step S108).

Here, the beacon information transmitting device 300 may be installed within a 50-200 m distance from the low power earmark temperature beacon device 100.

The beacon information transmitting apparatus 300 may transmit the re-measurement temperature information to the server apparatus 500 through the wired / wireless communication network 400 (step S110).

Here, the wired / wireless communication network 400 may provide a wired / wireless communication environment capable of transmitting information from the beacon information transmitting device 300 to the server device 500 or transmitting information from the server device 500 to a terminal of an administrator.

The server device 500 may receive the re-measurement temperature information through the beacon information transmitting device 300, store the stored information in the database server, and manage the temperature history of the livestock (step S112).

Here, the database server is a server for database processing such as retrieval and storage of data, and can reduce the load due to processing of the database.

In addition, the server apparatus 500 may provide a livestock temperature measurement service based on the temperature history by extracting the temperature history as needed.

Here, the server device 500 provides a livestock temperature measurement service that uploads the re-measurement temperature information to the web server through a database server in real time, and the administrator checks the re-measurement temperature information on a web page. The measured temperature information can be transmitted to the administrator's terminal, and information generated from the database server, the web server, and the text server can be collected through the event collection server.

In addition, the text server is a server for transmitting the re-measurement temperature information to the terminal of each administrator as a text, and can transmit the re-measurement temperature information to several administrators at the same time.

Therefore, the administrator through the server device 500 can check the temperature information of each livestock in a long distance in real time, and at the same time can effectively check the status of several livestock.

Next, the low power earmark temperature beacon apparatus as mentioned above is demonstrated in detail.

3 is a block diagram illustrating a low power tagging temperature beacon device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the low power earmark temperature beacon device 100 may include a temperature measuring unit 110, a control unit 120, a signal amplifier 130, a power supply unit 140, and the like.

The temperature measuring unit 110 measures initial temperature of the livestock and transmits initial temperature information (for example, livestock identification number, measurement time, initial temperature value, etc.), and the remeasurement control signal provided from the control unit 120. In response, the temperature of the livestock may be re-measured and the re-measurement temperature information (eg, animal identification number, measurement time, re-measurement temperature value, etc.) may be transmitted.

Here, the temperature measuring unit 110 may provide the controller 120 with initial temperature information or re-measured temperature information capable of signal processing by detecting a physical quantity of temperature using infrared rays.

The control unit 120 initializes the timer and the counter to the initial value '0', and operates the timer to repeatedly operate the timer whenever the timer is operated up to a preset timer value (for example, 10 seconds). Initial temperature information is transmitted to the device 200 using low power Bluetooth, and the timer may be initialized.

When the timer is initialized, the controller 120 transmits a temperature measurement control signal to the temperature measuring unit 110 when the counter value is accumulated by 1 and becomes a preset counter value (for example, 90). After receiving the re-measurement temperature information from the temperature measuring unit 110, the signal amplification unit 130 through the signal amplification, and can be transmitted to the beacon information transmitting device 300 using a low power Bluetooth.

For example, the timer counts 10 seconds and is set to be initialized so that every 10 seconds, the initial temperature information is transmitted to the management terminal device 200 using low power Bluetooth, and the counter is 1 when the timer is initialized. When the counter is set to 90 and initialized so that the counter is set to 90, when the counter is 90, the temperature measurement control signal is transmitted to the temperature measuring unit 110 to receive the re-measurement temperature information from the temperature measuring unit 110, and then low power. It may be set to transmit to the beacon information transmitting apparatus 300 using Bluetooth.

Here, low-power Bluetooth enables low-power, low-capacity data transmission and reception based on the 2.4 GHz frequency band with a 50-200 m reach radius, low power consumption because most of the time is in the standby state, and uses a bandwidth of 2 MHz. Although it transmits at a transmission rate of 1 Mbps, the operation cycle is small, so that the average transmission speed is 200 kbps or less, especially when the average transmission speed is 10 kbps or less.

In addition, low-power Bluetooth is known to have a maximum interval of 10 seconds of operation time according to the specification, and to transmit data or signals to the outside at least once every 10 seconds.

Meanwhile, the management terminal device 200 receiving the initial temperature information transmitted from the control unit 120 is installed within a distance of 0-15 cm from the low power earmark beacon device 100, and receives the initial temperature information and displays the initial temperature on the screen. By indicating the information and whether or not, the user can look at the screen to determine whether the normal operation, and if necessary, the initial temperature information can be transmitted to the server device 500 through the wired or wireless communication network 400.

The signal amplifier 130 may amplify and transmit the re-measured temperature information transmitted from the controller 120, including the RF amplifier.

Here, the signal amplification unit 130 is provided to facilitate the transmission of data to the beacon information transmitting device 300 because the attenuation and noise is more severe than the wire communication in the case of wireless communication, gain indicating the degree of signal amplification Power consumption may be reduced by varying the maximum output power representing the maximum of the gain and the power capacity according to the distance from the beacon information transmitting apparatus 300.

In this case, in order to increase the gain and the maximum output power, the amount of the amplifying transformer must be increased, and the power consumption can be reduced by adjusting the amount and arrangement of the transformer in accordance with the distance from the beacon information transmitting apparatus 300.

In addition, the signal amplification unit 130 may be operated by receiving a direct current (DC) power and may amplify the signal change shape of the received re-measurement temperature information by being enlarged and copied to the output terminal.

On the other hand, the beacon information transmitting device 300 for receiving the re-measurement temperature information transmitted from the signal amplifier 130 is installed within a 50-200m distance to the low-power tagging temperature beacon device 100, the low-power tagging temperature beacon device ( By receiving and processing the re-measurement temperature information transmitted by 100, the connection to the wired / wireless communication network 400 may be transmitted to the server apparatus 500.

Here, by providing the management terminal device 200 and the beacon information transmitting device 300, the signal amplification unit only when the low power tagging temperature beacon device 100 transmits the re-measurement temperature information to the beacon information transmitting device 300. 130 can be used to reduce power consumption.

The power supply unit 140 may be electrically connected to the temperature measuring unit 110, the control unit 120, and the signal amplification unit 130, and may operate by selectively supplying power.

Here, the power supply unit 140 supplies power only when the initial temperature information or the re-measurement temperature information is measured and provided to the temperature measuring unit 110, and the signal amplifier 130 transmits the re-measurement temperature information. Only power can be supplied.

In addition, the power supply unit 140 may be provided in the form of a circle, a polygon or the like according to the shape of the ear tag.

Next, the timer and counter of the low power tag temperature beacon device as described above are initialized, the timer is operated, the counter is operated while the timer is initialized, the temperature is measured by the temperature measuring unit while the counter is initialized, and the temperature information is transmitted to the controller. A process of transmitting and transmitting the temperature information to the beacon information transmitting apparatus through the signal amplifier will be described.

4 is a step-by-step flowchart showing a method of driving a low power earmark temperature beacon device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the controller 120 may initialize the timer and the counter to initial settings, measure the initial temperature in the temperature measuring unit 110, and provide the initial temperature to the controller 120 (step S202).

Here, the controller 120 may initialize the timer and the counter to the initial setting, and the initial setting may set the timer and the counter to, for example, '0'.

In addition, the controller 120 may transmit a temperature measurement control signal to the temperature measuring unit 110 and receive a control signal from the temperature measuring unit 110 to measure the temperature of the livestock.

The controller 120 may transmit initial temperature information to the management terminal device 200 using low power Bluetooth (step S204).

Here, the management terminal device 200 is installed within a distance of 0-15 cm from the low power tagging temperature beacon 100, by receiving the initial temperature information transmitted from the low power tagging temperature beacon 100, the low power tagging temperature beacon 100 ) Can be checked for normal operation.

In addition, the management terminal device 200 can check the information of the livestock immediately at a close distance when the production, distribution and mounting of the low power tag temperature beacon device 100 in the field, the management of the livestock can be made efficiently.

Whenever the timer reaches a preset timer value, the control unit 120 may return to the step (step S204) of transmitting the initial temperature information to the management terminal device 200 using the low power Bluetooth (step S206).

Here, the preset timer value may be set to, for example, 10 seconds, and may vary in time depending on the state of the livestock (for example, cattle, pigs, etc.) to which the ear is mounted.

In addition, whenever the timer reaches a preset timer value, the timer is initialized and the counter may be counted until 1 is accumulated and the counter reaches a preset counter value.

Here, the preset counter value may be set to, for example, 90, and may vary depending on the state of the livestock carrying the ear tag.

In addition, the controller 120 operates the timer until the preset timer value, and the power supply unit 140 cuts the power of the temperature measuring unit 110, the operation of the temperature measuring unit 110 can be stopped. .

In this case, the timer operates only until the timer reaches a preset timer value, and thus uses less power than the conventional tag which is operated only in the standby state and the active state, thereby enabling longer use time.

When the counter reaches a preset counter value, the controller 120 initializes the accumulated counter, re-measures the temperature in the temperature measuring unit 110, and provides the re-measurement temperature information to the controller 120. ) Amplifies the re-measurement temperature information through the signal amplifier 130 and transmits the re-measurement temperature information to the beacon information transmitting apparatus 300 using the low power Bluetooth (step S208).

Here, the power measuring unit 110 supplies power to the temperature measuring unit 110 by a control signal sent from the control unit 120 to operate the temperature measuring unit 110, and re-measures the temperature at the temperature measuring unit 110. can do.

In addition, the signal amplification unit 130 operates only when amplifying a signal, and in the case of operating wireless communication, since the attenuation and noise are severe as compared with wired communication, the beacon information transmitting device 300 is provided to facilitate data transmission. The power consumption may be reduced by varying a gain indicating a degree of signal amplification and a maximum output power indicating a maximum value of power capacity according to the distance from the beacon information transmitting apparatus 300.

Here, in order to increase the gain and the maximum output power, the amount of the amplifying transformer must be increased, and the power consumption can be reduced by adjusting the amount and arrangement of the transformer in accordance with the distance from the beacon information transmitting apparatus 300.

In addition, the signal amplification unit 130 may be operated by receiving a direct current (DC) power and may amplify the signal change shape of the received re-measurement temperature information by being enlarged and copied to the output terminal.

Here, the beacon information transmitting device 300 is installed within a 50-200 m distance from the low power tagging temperature beacon, and receives and processes the re-measurement temperature information transmitted from the low power tagging temperature beacon 100, wired and wireless communication network 400 The re-measurement temperature information received by connecting to the server apparatus 500 may be transmitted.

After transmitting the re-measurement temperature information to the beacon information transmitting apparatus 300 using the low power Bluetooth (step S208), transmitting the initial temperature information to the management terminal device 200 using the low power Bluetooth (step S204). Returning to step S204 and repeating the transmission (step S206) and amplifying the re-measurement temperature information through the signal amplifier 130, and transmitting the low-power Bluetooth to the beacon information transmitting device 300 (step S208). ) May be repeated (step S210).

Here, the repetition may be terminated when the power of the power supply unit 140 is discharged.

Here, the conventional driving method consisting of a standby state and an active state is a power supply unit having a capacity of 3V 600mAh, when operating in the active state in the standby state at 10 second intervals, the temperature measuring unit and the signal amplifier are operated at 10 second intervals. Although approximately 38 days can be used, the method of driving the low power earmark beacon according to another embodiment of the present invention sets the timer to 10 seconds and the counter to 90, and transmits the existing temperature data to the management terminal device 200 every 10 seconds. It is economical because it can be used for about 1140 days by transmitting and checking for normal operation, and operating the temperature measuring unit and the signal amplifier every 15 minutes to re-measure the temperature.

According to the present invention, by selectively amplifying and transmitting a transmission signal according to a short range mode or a long range mode, power consumption can be reduced, the service life of the power source battery can be increased, and power supply replacement cost is low and economical.

In addition, the present invention by periodically measuring the temperature of the livestock to check the condition of the livestock in advance, it is possible to prevent disease spread of the livestock in advance, it is possible to easily manage the livestock history.

In addition, the present invention transmits the measured temperature information of each livestock to the terminal of the administrator in real time, it is possible to check the status of the livestock at a long distance, and at the same time can effectively check the status of several livestock.

In the foregoing description, various embodiments of the present invention have been described and described, but the present invention is not necessarily limited thereto, and a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains may have various modifications without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. It will be readily appreciated that branch substitutions, modifications and variations are possible.

100: low power tagging temperature beacon device
110: temperature measuring unit 120: control unit
130: signal amplifier 140: power supply
200: management terminal device 300: beacon information transmitting device
400: wired and wireless network 500: server device

Claims (13)

A temperature measuring unit which measures and provides initial temperature information or re-measurement temperature information of the livestock,
A signal amplifier for amplifying signals for relatively distant long distance transmissions,
The temperature measuring unit is controlled to receive and measure the initial temperature information and transmit the received initial temperature information to a management terminal device using a low power Bluetooth method to check whether it is in normal operation. A control unit for controlling to transmit to the beacon information transmitting device using the low power Bluetooth method to provide livestock temperature measurement service;
It includes a power supply for supplying power to the temperature measuring unit, the signal amplifier and the control unit,
The signal amplification unit low power earmark temperature beacon device for adjusting the amount and placement of the transformer in accordance with the distance to the beacon information transmitting device.
The method of claim 1,
The control unit initializes a timer and a counter by initial setting, and when the timer becomes a preset timer value, the low power earmark beacon apparatus for transmitting the initial temperature information to the management terminal device.
The method of claim 2,
And the control unit transmits the re-measurement temperature information to the beacon information transmitting apparatus when the counter is a preset counter value.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The temperature measuring unit, the power is supplied only when measuring and providing the initial temperature information or the re-measurement temperature information, the signal amplification unit low power earmark temperature beacon is supplied only when transmitting the re-measurement temperature information Device.
An initialization step of initializing the timer and the counter in the control unit;
An initial temperature transmitting step of transmitting initial temperature information measured by the temperature measuring unit in the initializing step from the control unit to the management terminal device;
A repetitive transmission step of repeatedly transmitting the initial temperature information to the management terminal device whenever the timer reaches a preset timer value;
A re-measurement temperature transmitting step of amplifying the re-measured temperature information re-measured by the temperature measuring unit through the signal amplifier and transmitting the signal to the beacon information transmitting apparatus when the counter reaches a preset counter value;
Repeating the initial temperature transmission step, the repeated transmission step and the re-measurement temperature transmission step;
And the signal amplifier adjusts the quantity and arrangement of the transformer according to the distance from the beacon information transmitting device.
The method of claim 5,
In the initializing step, when the initial temperature information is measured by the temperature measuring unit for driving the low power earmark temperature beacon device.
The method of claim 5,
The initial temperature transmitting step, the low-power earmark temperature beacon device driving method for transmitting the initial temperature information to the management terminal device to determine whether the normal operation.
The method of claim 5,
In the re-measurement temperature transmitting step, the signal amplification unit is activated only when the signal is amplified by the signal amplification unit, and the counter is initialized.
At least one low power earmark temperature beacon device attached to an animal's ear to measure initial temperature information or re-measurement temperature information of the livestock, and selectively amplifying a signal and transmitting the signal by low power Bluetooth;
A management terminal device which receives the initial temperature information transmitted from the low power tagging temperature beacon device and checks whether the low power tagging temperature beacon device operates normally;
A beacon information transmitting device for receiving the re-measurement temperature information signal-amplified and transmitted from the low power tag temperature beacon device and transmitting the re-measurement temperature information through a wired / wireless communication network;
Receiving the re-measurement temperature information transmitted from the beacon information transmitting apparatus and stored in a database server to manage the temperature history of the livestock, if necessary extract the server device for providing a livestock temperature measurement service based on the temperature history Including,
The low power tagging temperature beacon device includes a signal amplifier for amplifying a signal for relatively distant long distance transmission,
Wherein the signal amplifier is a livestock temperature measurement service system for adjusting the quantity and placement of the transformer in accordance with the distance to the beacon information transmitting device.
The method of claim 9,
The low power tagging temperature beacon device, when the timer is a predetermined timer value, and transmits the initial temperature information to the management terminal device, the counter is accumulated by one, the animal temperature measurement service system.
The method of claim 10,
And the low power tag temperature beacon device transmits the re-measurement temperature information to the beacon information transmitter when the counter becomes a preset counter value.
Measuring initial temperature information in at least one low-power tag temperature beacon device and transmitting the initial temperature information to a management terminal device whenever the timer becomes a preset timer value;
Receiving, by the management terminal device, the initial temperature information from the low power tagging temperature beacon device to determine whether the low power tagging temperature beacon device is normally operated;
Re-measuring the temperature every time the counter becomes a preset counter value in the low power tag temperature beacon apparatus and amplifying the signal to transmit the re-measurement temperature information to the beacon information transmitting apparatus;
Receiving the re-measurement temperature information from the low power tagging temperature beacon device in the beacon information transmitting device;
Transmitting the re-measurement temperature information from the beacon information transmitting device to a server device through a wired / wireless communication network;
Receiving the re-measurement temperature information through the beacon information transmitting device in the server device, storing in the database server and managing the temperature history of the livestock
The low power tagging temperature beacon device includes a signal amplifier for amplifying a signal for relatively distant long distance transmission,
And the signal amplifier adjusts the quantity and placement of the transformer according to the distance from the beacon information transmitting apparatus.
The method of claim 12,
In the low power tag temperature beacon apparatus, when the timer becomes the preset timer value, the counter is accumulated by counting 1, the livestock temperature measurement service method.

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