KR102266645B1 - Smartphone-mounted industrial equipment control device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a smartphone-mounted industrial equipment control device. More specifically, the device includes: a battery unit; an industrial equipment control unit including a smartphone mounting module capable of mounting a wirelessly-chargeable smartphone and including a wireless charging antenna, and an industrial equipment control module providing the industrial equipment control module disposed on the outside of the smartphone and capable of controlling industrial equipment, providing an industrial control command to the industrial equipment through wireless communication according to the operation of at least one button, and providing operation data of the industrial equipment according to the industrial equipment command to the smartphone; and a wireless power providing unit converting power in the battery into wireless power and providing wireless power to the smartphone through the wireless charging antenna when the mounting of the smartphone is detected.

Description

Smartphone-mounted industrial equipment control device {SMARTPHONE-MOUNTED INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT CONTROL DEVICE}

The present invention relates to a smart phone-mounted industrial equipment control device, and more particularly, without having other display equipment, it combines with a smart phone through wireless communication and supplies wireless power to the smart phone while simultaneously performing wireless communication with industrial equipment. It relates to a smart phone-mounted industrial equipment control device that can control industrial equipment through

With the development of wireless communication technology, the use of portable devices using various wireless communication technologies has been activated. In particular, as the technology of the smart phone develops, various programs that have been operated in an existing PC (Personal Computer) can be executed and used with the smart phone.

A smart phone is a mobile phone that provides advanced functions as well as PC-like functions, and refers to a terminal in which a user can install and operate desired applications including an operating system. Such a smart phone can be easily used as a computer in an environment without a personal computer, and thus has a very useful advantage.

Recently, due to the development of technology, the use of devices such as cell phones and tablet PCs is increasing, and in line with this trend, most devices are equipped with Bluetooth so that short-range wireless communication between each device is possible. In addition, convenience functions such as a camera, camcorder and mp3 player are installed, so you can enjoy music anytime, anywhere, and easily take and play photos and videos. However, while these portable communication devices have an advantage in that they can be used regardless of time and place, they are inconvenient to use because they cannot be operated remotely.

There is a problem in that it is difficult to operate industrial equipment only with such smart phones and portable communication devices, and there is a problem that the use thereof is limited only with batteries mounted in smart phones and portable communication devices.

Korea Patent No. 20-0478231 (9.3.3.2015) relates to a remote control device, and more particularly, to a remote control for remotely controlling an electronic device. In a remote control device for remotely controlling an electronic device, a 5-pin port , 8-pin port, and a USB port equipped with a charging/discharging port; a battery that can be charged or discharged through a 5-pin port, an 8-pin port, and a USB port; a 5-pin cut-off switch for opening or shorting the voltage terminal of the 5-pin port; an 8-pin cut-off switch for opening or shorting the voltage terminal of the 8-pin port; a USB cut-off switch for opening or shorting the voltage terminal of the USB port; a 5-pin voltage detection unit for detecting a 5-pin voltage that is a voltage of the voltage terminal of the 5-pin port; an 8-pin voltage detection unit detecting an 8-pin voltage that is a voltage of the voltage terminal of the 8-pin port; a USB voltage detection unit detecting a USB voltage that is a voltage of a voltage terminal of the USB port; a charging/discharging mode selection unit for selecting a charging mode or a discharging mode from a user; and when two or more voltages among the 5-pin voltage, the 8-pin voltage, and the USB voltage are detected when operating in the charging mode, the 5-pin cut-off switch so that only any one of the detected voltages is applied to the battery , an 8-pin cut-off switch, and a control unit for controlling the USB cut-off switch.

Korea Patent No. 10-1778026 (2017.9.7) relates to an infrared remote control and a control method, and more particularly, a communication unit for receiving a control message for controlling the device from a user, location information of the device, and infrared rays A memory unit for storing control code format information, and transmission data obtained by obtaining the location information and the infrared control code format information of the device from the memory unit, and changing the received control message to fit the infrared control code format; a processor that transmits the location information, and receives the transmission data and the location information from the processor, sets a direction to emit an infrared signal using the location information, and converts the transmission data in the set direction to the infrared signal Including an infrared transmitter that emits to.

Korean Patent No. 20-0478231 (2015.9.3) Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1778026 (2017.9.7)

An embodiment of the present invention relates to a smart phone mounted industrial equipment control device that can mount a smart phone to control industrial equipment and use the smart phone as a display device.

One embodiment of the present invention relates to a smart phone-mounted industrial equipment control device capable of confirming information on industrial equipment through combination with a smart phone and performing control on industrial equipment.

An embodiment of the present invention determines the type of industrial equipment through data communication with industrial equipment, and through combination with a smart phone, a smart phone-mounted industrial equipment control that can control industrial equipment according to the type of industrial equipment It's about the device.

An embodiment of the present invention includes a wireless charging antenna therein, and relates to a smart phone mounted industrial equipment control device that can provide wireless power to a smart phone.

Among the embodiments, the smart phone mounting type industrial equipment control device is disposed on the outside of the smart phone mounting module and the smart phone that can hold a battery unit, a wireless charging capable smart phone, and a wireless charging antenna to control industrial equipment. It includes at least one button capable of providing an industrial equipment control command to the industrial equipment through wireless communication according to the operation of the at least one button, and provides operation data of the industrial equipment according to the industrial equipment control command to the smartphone. An industrial equipment control unit including an industrial equipment control module that provides a wireless power that converts power in the battery into wireless power and provides the wireless power to the smart phone through the wireless charging antenna when the smart phone is detected It may include a provider.

The industrial equipment control module is disposed on both sides of the smartphone and further includes a joystick for controlling the operation of the industrial equipment, and assigns an emergency stop function for the industrial equipment to a preset one of the at least one button. have.

The industrial equipment control module may issue the industrial equipment control command to establish a wireless communication link through pairing with the industrial equipment in advance before the start of the wireless communication and move the industrial equipment to an initial position for performing a task.

The industrial equipment control module provides operation data of the industrial equipment to the smart phone through pairing with the smart phone when the mounting of the smart phone is detected, and receives a control command for the industrial equipment of the smart phone and the industrial equipment The operation data of the equipment may include data obtained from a position sensor of the industrial equipment that can be displayed in real time on the smart phone.

The industrial equipment control module may determine the type of the industrial equipment through pairing with the industrial equipment and determine the functions of the at least one button and the joystick according to the type of the industrial equipment.

The disclosed technology may have the following effects. However, this does not mean that a specific embodiment should include all of the following effects or only the following effects, so the scope of the disclosed technology should not be construed as being limited thereby.

The smart phone mounted industrial equipment control device according to an embodiment of the present invention may mount a smart phone to control industrial equipment and utilize the smart phone as a display device.

The smart phone-mounted industrial equipment control device according to an embodiment of the present invention can check information on industrial equipment and control industrial equipment through combination with a smart phone.

The smart phone-mounted industrial equipment control device according to an embodiment of the present invention determines the type of industrial equipment through data communication with industrial equipment, and performs control of industrial equipment according to the type of industrial equipment through combination with a smart phone can do.

Since the smart phone mounted industrial equipment control device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a wireless charging antenna therein, it is possible to provide wireless power to the smart phone.

1 is a plan view and a side view of a smart phone mounted industrial equipment control device according to an embodiment.
2 is a view for explaining a smart phone mounted industrial equipment control system according to an embodiment.
3 is a view for explaining the physical configuration of a smart phone mounted industrial equipment control device according to an embodiment.
4 is a view for explaining a functional configuration of a smart phone mounted industrial equipment control device according to an embodiment.

Since the description of the present invention is merely an embodiment for structural or functional description, the scope of the present invention should not be construed as being limited by the embodiment described in the text. That is, since the embodiment may have various changes and may have various forms, it should be understood that the scope of the present invention includes equivalents capable of realizing the technical idea. In addition, since the object or effect presented in the present invention does not mean that a specific embodiment should include all of them or only such effects, it should not be understood that the scope of the present invention is limited thereby.

On the other hand, the meaning of the terms described in the present application should be understood as follows.

Terms such as “first” and “second” are for distinguishing one component from another, and the scope of rights should not be limited by these terms. For example, a first component may be termed a second component, and similarly, a second component may also be termed a first component.

When a component is referred to as being “connected” to another component, it should be understood that the component may be directly connected to the other component, but other components may exist in between. On the other hand, when it is mentioned that a certain element is "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that the other element does not exist in the middle. Meanwhile, other expressions describing the relationship between elements, that is, “between” and “immediately between” or “neighboring to” and “directly adjacent to”, etc., should be interpreted similarly.

The singular expression is to be understood to include the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise, and terms such as "comprises" or "have" refer to the embodied feature, number, step, action, component, part or these It is intended to indicate that a combination exists, and it should be understood that it does not preclude the possibility of the existence or addition of one or more other features or numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

Identifiers (eg, a, b, c, etc.) in each step are used for convenience of description, and the identification code does not describe the order of each step, and each step clearly indicates a specific order in context. Unless otherwise specified, it may occur in a different order from the specified order. That is, each step may occur in the same order as specified, may be performed substantially simultaneously, or may be performed in the reverse order.

The present invention can be embodied as computer-readable codes on a computer-readable recording medium, and the computer-readable recording medium includes all types of recording devices in which data readable by a computer system is stored. . Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage device, and the like. In addition, the computer-readable recording medium may be distributed in a network-connected computer system, and the computer-readable code may be stored and executed in a distributed manner.

All terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs, unless otherwise defined. Terms defined in general used in the dictionary should be interpreted as being consistent with the meaning in the context of the related art, and cannot be interpreted as having an ideal or excessively formal meaning unless explicitly defined in the present application.

1 is a plan view and a side view of a smart phone mounted industrial equipment control device 100 according to an embodiment, and FIG. 4 is a view for explaining a functional configuration of a smart phone mounted industrial equipment control device 100 according to an embodiment. .

1 and 4 , the smart phone mounted industrial equipment control device 100 may include a battery unit 110 , a wireless power supply unit 140 , an industrial equipment control unit 410 , and a control unit 430 . .

The battery unit 110 may include one or more cells capable of converting and storing chemical energy into electricity to supply power to an electric device, and generating direct current power. For example, the battery unit 110 may include a nickel-cadmium battery, a nickel-hydrogen battery (NiMH battery), a lithium ion secondary battery (Li Ion Secondary Batteries), a lithium ion polymer secondary battery (Li Ion Polymer Secondary Batteries), and a lead storage battery. (Lead-acid battery) may be one of the well-known secondary batteries.

The industrial equipment control unit 410 may include a smartphone mounting module 120 and an industrial equipment control module 130 .

The smartphone mounting module 120 may hold a wirelessly-chargeable smartphone 101 and may include a wireless charging antenna 121 . For example, the smartphone mounting module 120 may be coupled to the smartphone 101 by a known coupling method such as forced coupling, fitting coupling, or magnetic coupling.

The industrial equipment control module 130 is disposed on the periphery of the smart phone 101 and includes at least one button 131 capable of controlling industrial equipment, and through wireless communication according to the operation of the at least one button 131 . It provides industrial equipment control commands to industrial equipment and may provide operation data of industrial equipment according to industrial equipment control commands to the smart phone 101 . For example, the at least one button 131 may be disposed to face the smartphone 101 as a center. Each button 131 may have a function of operation control for industrial equipment. For example, the operation of the industrial equipment may be controlled according to each button 131 or a combination of the buttons 131 . The industrial equipment control module 130 may provide operation data of the industrial equipment including the position, angle and speed of the industrial equipment to the smartphone 101 when the state of the industrial equipment is changed according to the operation of the button 131 . have.

In an embodiment, the industrial equipment control module 130 may be wirelessly connected to the industrial equipment through Near Field Communication (NFC), Bluetooth, WiFi, a communication network, or the like.

In one embodiment, the industrial equipment control module 130 is disposed on both sides of the smartphone and further includes a joystick for controlling the operation of the industrial equipment, and at least one button 131 is preset to one of the buttons 131 for emergency for industrial equipment. A stop function can be assigned. For example, the industrial equipment control module 130 may determine one of the at least one button 131 as the emergency stop button 133 according to the type of industrial equipment. For example, the industrial equipment control module 130 may position the emergency stop button 133 at the portion closest to the right thumb when the user uses the smart phone mounted industrial equipment control device 100 . As another example, the industrial equipment control module 130 may set the emergency stop button 133 to emit a red LED.

In one embodiment, the industrial equipment control module 130 establishes a wireless communication link through pre-pairing with industrial equipment before the start of wireless communication and issues an industrial equipment control command to move the industrial equipment to an initial position for performing a task. can The communication link may refer to various types of information transmission paths used by communication satellites to connect two points on the earth. For example, when the industrial equipment control module 130 starts communication with the industrial equipment, it may perform a control of moving the industrial equipment to an initial position for performing a task without a user's manipulation.

In one embodiment, the industrial equipment control module 130 provides operation data of the industrial equipment to the smart phone 101 through pairing with the smart phone 101 when the mounting of the smart phone 101 is detected and the smart phone 101 ) of the industrial equipment, and the operation data of the industrial equipment may include data obtained from the position sensor of the industrial equipment capable of real-time display in the smart phone 101 . The industrial equipment control module 130 may perform pairing with the smart phone 101 for data communication with the smart phone 101 when the smart phone 101 is mounted on the smart phone mounting module 120 . The industrial equipment control module 130 may receive a control command for industrial equipment from the smart phone 101 . For example, the industrial equipment control module 130 gives priority to the control command of the industrial equipment control module 130 when the control command of the smart phone 101 and the control command of the industrial equipment control module 130 are at the same time. Industrial equipment can be controlled. For example, the motion data may provide the smart phone 101 with motion data including a position, a moving speed, and a working state of the industrial equipment obtained from a sensor of the industrial equipment.

In an embodiment, the industrial equipment control module 130 may determine the type of industrial equipment through pairing with the industrial equipment and determine the functions of at least one button 131 and the joystick 132 according to the type of industrial equipment. . For example, the industrial equipment control module 130 may determine the type of industrial equipment through pairing with the industrial equipment, and transmit information on the type of industrial equipment to the smart phone 101 . For example, the industrial equipment control module 130 may transmit information according to the type group of industrial equipment to the smart phone 101 . For example, the industrial equipment control module 130 may receive information on the added industrial equipment type from the smart phone 101 . For example, the industrial equipment control module 130 may allocate a code to the added industrial equipment type, and when paired with the added industrial equipment, transmit information about the code to the smart phone 101 . . For example, the industrial equipment control module 130 may receive the functions of the button 131 and the joystick 132 according to the type of industrial equipment from the smart phone 101 . For example, the industrial equipment control module 130 may control the industrial equipment according to the functions of the button 131 and the joystick 132 changed from the smart phone 101 .

In one embodiment, the industrial equipment control module 130 is a first step of determining the type of industrial equipment through communication with the industrial equipment, a second step of providing the type of industrial equipment to the smart phone 101 and a smart phone ( From the third step of receiving the functions of the button 131 and the joystick 132 from 101 , the functions of the button 131 and the joystick 132 may be determined.

The wireless power providing unit 140 may provide wireless power to the smart phone 101 through the wireless charging antenna 121 by converting the power in the battery 110 to wireless power when it is detected that the smartphone is mounted. The wireless power providing unit 140 may adjust the amount of wireless power according to the state of the smart phone 101 . For example, when the amount of power consumption of the smart phone 101 is greater than the amount of wireless power provided to the smart phone 101, the wireless power providing unit 140 may provide the smart phone 101 with wireless power according to rapid charging. can provide For example, the wireless power providing unit 140 may receive information on the power consumption calculated by adding up standby power and power consumption according to industrial equipment control from the smart phone 101, and compare it with the provided wireless power amount. Thus, when the amount of power consumed by the smart phone 101 is greater, it may be converted to the fast charging mode.

The control unit 420 controls the overall operation of the smart phone mounted industrial equipment control device 100 , and manages the control flow or data flow between the battery unit 110 , the wireless power supply unit 140 , and the industrial equipment control unit 420 . can do.

2 is a view for explaining a smart phone mounted industrial equipment control system 200 according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 2 , the smart phone mounted industrial equipment control system 200 may include a smart phone 101 , a smart phone mounted industrial equipment control device 100 , and a database 210 .

The smartphone 101 may correspond to a computing device capable of confirming the location of industrial equipment and controlling the industrial equipment, but is not limited thereto, and may be implemented in various devices such as a tablet PC. The smart phone 101 may be connected to the smart phone mounted industrial equipment control device 100 through a network. For example, the smartphone 101 may be wirelessly connected through Near Field Communication (NFC), Bluetooth, WiFi, a communication network, or the like.

The smart phone mounted industrial equipment control device 100 may be implemented as a server corresponding to a computer or program capable of controlling industrial equipment through communication with the smart phone 101 and industrial equipment. The smart phone mounted industrial equipment control device 100 may be wirelessly connected to the smart phone 101 through Bluetooth, WiFi, communication network, 5G communication network, etc., and may exchange data with the smartphone 101 through the network.

The database 150 may correspond to a storage device that stores various information required in the process in which the smart phone mounted industrial equipment control device 100 controls industrial equipment through communication with the smart phone 101 and industrial equipment. In addition, the database 150 may store information collected or processed in various forms in the course of the smart phone mounted industrial equipment control device 100 controlling industrial equipment through communication with the smart phone 101 and industrial equipment. .

3 is a block diagram illustrating the physical configuration of the smart phone mounted industrial equipment control device 100 in FIG. 1 .

Referring to FIG. 3 , the smart phone mounted industrial equipment control device 100 may be implemented including a processor 310 , a memory 330 , a user input/output unit 350 , and a network input/output unit 370 .

The processor 310 may execute a procedure for performing an operation in the process in which the smart phone mounted industrial equipment control device 100 controls industrial equipment through communication with the smart phone 101 and industrial equipment, and in the overall process The memory 330 to be read or written may be managed, and a synchronization time between the volatile memory and the nonvolatile memory in the memory 330 may be scheduled. The processor 310 may control the overall operation of the smart phone mounted industrial equipment control device 100 , and is electrically connected to the memory 330 , the user input/output unit 350 , and the network input/output unit 370 to provide data between them. You can control the flow. The processor 310 may be implemented as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) of the smart phone mounted industrial equipment control device 100 .

The memory 330 is implemented as a non-volatile memory, such as a solid state drive (SSD) or a hard disk drive (HDD), and includes an auxiliary storage device used to store overall data required for the smart phone stationary industrial equipment control device 100 . and may include a main memory implemented as a volatile memory such as random access memory (RAM).

The user input/output unit 350 may include an environment for receiving a user input and an environment for outputting specific information to the user. For example, the user input/output unit 350 may include an input device including an adapter such as a touch pad, a touch screen, an on-screen keyboard, or a pointing device, and an output device including an adapter such as a monitor or a touch screen. In one embodiment, the user input/output unit 350 may correspond to a computing device connected through remote access, and in such a case, the smart phone mounted industrial equipment control device 100 may be performed as a server.

The network input/output unit 370 includes an environment for connecting with an external device or system through a network, for example, a local area network (LAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), a wide area network (WAN), and a VAN (Wide Area Network) (VAN). It may include an adapter for communication such as Value Added Network).

Although the above has been described with reference to preferred embodiments of the present invention, those skilled in the art can variously modify and change the present invention within the scope without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as set forth in the claims below. You will understand that it can be done.

100: smartphone mounted industrial equipment control device
101: smartphone
110: battery unit
120: smartphone mounting module 121: wireless charging antenna
130: industrial equipment control module 131: button
132: joystick 133: emergency stop button
140: wireless power provider
210: database
310: processor 330: memory
350: user input/output unit 370: network input/output unit
410: industrial equipment control unit 420: control unit

Claims (5)

battery unit;
A smartphone mounting module capable of holding a wirelessly chargingable smartphone and including a wireless charging antenna, and at least one button disposed on the outside of the smartphone to control industrial equipment, the operation of the at least one button an industrial equipment control unit including an industrial equipment control module that provides an industrial equipment control command to the industrial equipment through wireless communication according to the present invention and provides operation data of the industrial equipment according to the industrial equipment control command to the smart phone; and
A smart phone mounting type industrial equipment control device comprising a wireless power providing unit that converts power in the battery into wireless power and provides the wireless power to the smart phone through the wireless charging antenna when the holding of the smart phone is detected.
According to claim 1, wherein the industrial equipment control module is
A smartphone mounting type, which is disposed on both sides of the smartphone and further includes a joystick for controlling the operation of the industrial equipment, and assigns an emergency stop function for the industrial equipment to a preset one of the at least one button Industrial equipment control unit.
According to claim 1, wherein the industrial equipment control module is
Smart phone mounting type industrial equipment, characterized in that before the start of the wireless communication, the industrial equipment control command is issued to set a wireless communication link through pairing with the industrial equipment in advance and move the industrial equipment to the initial position for performing the work controller.
According to claim 1, wherein the industrial equipment control module is
When the mounting of the smartphone is detected, the operation data of the industrial equipment is provided to the smartphone through pairing with the smartphone, and a control command for the industrial equipment of the smartphone is received, and the operation data of the industrial equipment is the Smart phone mounted industrial equipment control device, characterized in that it includes data obtained from a position sensor of the industrial equipment that can be displayed in real time on a smartphone.
According to claim 2, wherein the industrial equipment control module is
A smart phone mounted industrial equipment control device, characterized in that determining the type of the industrial equipment through pairing with the industrial equipment and determining the functions of the at least one button and the joystick according to the type of the industrial equipment.

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