KR102273080B1 - Navigation device for guiding the location of the visiting room in the building and indoor navigation system using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a navigation device formed as a miniature model of a visited building, and a navigation system capable of providing visualized information to a user by inputting destination information to the navigation device through a user terminal. It is a navigation device and a navigation system using the same, in which corridors, rooms, and stairs of each floor of a visited building are depicted on the member, and which can provide information on a moving route to a user using the moving member.

Description

Navigation device for guiding the location of the visiting room in the building and indoor navigation system using the same}

The present invention relates to a navigation device for guiding a location of a guest room in a building through a reduced model of a building, and an indoor navigation system using the same.

Navigation, which relates to a device or program that assists a user by showing a map or finding a way, generally refers to a technology for informing a detailed route from a current location input by a user to a desired destination. In this case, the navigation system is mainly used in an outdoor mobile device such as a car or an airplane under a global positioning system (GPS) environment.

On the other hand, in the case of indoor guidance, in most cases, directions are provided on each floor, or by directly inquiring about a worker or guide in the building. To analyze this more closely, in hospitals, institutions, and schools where a large number of rooms are arranged, it is common for visitors to find the room they want to go to in proportion to their experience. Accordingly, there is a problem in that an inexperienced person has to request related information from other people who reside or move in the building, or to infer the way to the corresponding room by looking only at the entrance or the map arranged on each floor.

Furthermore, first-time visitors to a large building may not find their desired destination and may get lost indoors, which aggravates the inconvenience of visitors and may lead to a decrease in trust in the business.

Accordingly, the current Korean Patent Publication No. 10-1269733 (“Indoor/outdoor route guidance device and method”, May 30, 2013) and Korean Patent Publication No. 10-1487070 (“Method for reducing commands in an indoor navigation environment”) and device”, 2015.01.28.) are disclosed.

However, in the case of navigation used outdoors, there is a problem that it is difficult to use it indoors, and although various indoor positioning systems have been developed as described above, there is a problem in that the time to reach the destination is delayed due to low intuition.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-1269733 (“Indoor/outdoor route guide device and method”, 2013.05.30.) Korean Patent Publication No. 10-1487070 (“Method and Apparatus for Reducing Commands in Indoor Navigation Environment”, 2015.01.28.)

The present invention has been devised to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a navigation device formed in a reduced model of a visited building to guide the location of a visiting room in a building, and a navigation system using the same.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a navigation device 100 formed as a reduced model of a visited building, comprising: a moving member 110 moving in one direction; and a fixing member 120 in which the movable member 110 is accommodated; the movable member 110 is formed in plurality and is spaced apart from each other in the vertical direction, and the plurality of the movable members 110 are each, Corridors, rooms and stairs on each floor of the visited building are depicted on the upper part, and the plurality of moving members 110 are accommodated on the fixing member 120 to move individually, so that one floor of the visiting building is expressed, One movable member 110 among the plurality of movable members 110 may move to one side.

In addition, the moving member 110, a plurality of lights to be turned on may be formed.

In addition, the lighting may include a hallway lighting 310, a staircase lighting 320, and a room lighting 330 disposed on the hallway, the stairs, and each room.

In addition, the stair lighting 320, the arrival notification unit 321 and the movement notification unit 322 are respectively disposed on one stairway connected to another floor, and when the destination is connected to the corresponding floor, the arrival notification When the unit 321 is turned on and the destination is connected to another floor, the movement notification unit 322 is turned on, and when the movement notification unit 322 is turned on, one floor of the visited building is displayed. of the movable member 110 is accommodated in the fixing member 120 , and the other movable member 110 may move to one side.

In addition, the ceiling member 130 coupled to the fixing member 120; and a control device 200 for hinge-connecting between the fixing member 120 and the ceiling member 130, and further including, so that the uppermost floor of the visiting building is exposed, the ceiling member 130 is the control device 200 can be rotated based on

In addition, the fixing member 120 is divided into a plurality based on the layer in which the plurality of moving members 110 are accommodated, and the control device 200 is disposed between the fixing member 120 and the ceiling member 130 . It includes a ceiling control device 210 for hinge-connecting, and an inter-floor control device 220 for hinge-connecting a plurality of partitioned fixing members 120. The matching fixing member 120 may rotate based on the interlayer control device 220 .

In addition, the navigation device is placed on a table depicting the basement of the visited building, and the control device 200 is a building control device 230 that hinges the lower portion of the fixing member 120 and the table. It further includes, so that the basement floor of the visiting building is exposed, the fixing member 120 may rotate based on the table.

Also, according to the present invention, in the navigation system using the navigation device 100 as described above, when the current location of the navigation device 100 is set and a destination is input from the user terminal 10 , a route from the current location to the destination is provided. It may be characterized in that the moving member 110 of the navigation device 100 is moved to one side, and a plurality of lights formed on the moving member 110 are sequentially turned on or flickering to express .

In the navigation device and navigation system of the present invention having the above configuration, each floor and the road leading to each room are partitioned with a plurality of lights to feel more intuitive from the user's point of view, so that even those who visit the building for the first time We can guide you so that you can easily find the room you want to go to.

In addition, as the corresponding floor of the entire building protrudes to one side or the upper floor is opened, it is possible to provide the necessary information to the user more accurately, and to increase the interest of the user, it is possible to guide the indoor more efficiently, and it is possible to reduce the inconvenience of the user. leads to advantages.

1 is a block diagram of a navigation system according to the present invention;
2 is a perspective view of a navigation device according to the present invention;
3 is a plan view of a navigation device according to the present invention;
4 is a plan view of the navigation device showing the order in which the lighting according to the present invention is turned on.
5 is a front view of the navigation device showing that the ceiling is opened according to the present invention.
6 is a front view of the navigation device showing that the upper layer is opened according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, a navigation device and a navigation system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The drawings introduced below are provided as examples in order to sufficiently convey the spirit of the present invention to those skilled in the art. Accordingly, the present invention is not limited to the drawings presented below and may be embodied in other forms. Also, like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout.

If there is no other definition in the technical and scientific terms used at this time, it has the meaning commonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs, and the subject matter of the present invention is unnecessary in the following description and accompanying drawings Descriptions of known functions and configurations that may be blurry will be omitted.

1 and 2 relate to a navigation system and a navigation device according to the present invention, wherein FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of the navigation system, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the navigation device, respectively.

Referring to FIG. 1 , the navigation system of the present invention may include a user terminal 10 and a navigation device 100 . Here, the user terminal 10 may include an input module for a user to input data, an output module for displaying information to the user, and a connection module for connecting to the navigation device 100 to transmit data. In this case, the user terminal 10 may be configured in various forms such as being integrally formed with the navigation device 100 and provided in a visiting building, or including a smart phone carried by each user. The connection module may be configured in a wired/wireless form capable of transmitting and receiving data between the user terminal 10 and the navigation device 100 . Hereinafter, to be described in more detail, it is assumed that the user terminal 10 is configured with a smartphone carried by the user in the following description.

The navigation device 100 may be disposed at any one place inside the visited building, or a plurality of the navigation devices 100 may be disposed on each floor of the visited building. While the user visits the visited building and searches for a destination, the user may arrive at a place where the navigation device 100 is disposed. Here, the user may access the navigation device 100 through his/her user terminal 10 , and may input a destination the user wants to go to. At this time, a QR code or an RFID tag is formed in the navigation device 100 , and the user terminal 10 of the user recognizes the QR code or RFID tag formed on the navigation device 100 and sends it to each room of the corresponding visited building. It is also possible to receive information about or an application related to a visited building. When an application is operated in the user terminal 10, information about the corresponding building may be displayed on the output module of the user terminal 10, and information related to each room or information defining an input variable for each room may also provide For example, the related information may be the name or number of rooms, a brief introduction, etc., and the input variable provides the number of the room if the user knows only the name of the room, or sets a number or symbol matching each room separately. can

The navigation device 100 may set a starting point to the corresponding location at the point in time when it is placed in an arbitrary place in the visited building, and the destination may be input through the user terminal 10 as described above by the user who has visited the outside. . The navigation device 100 may visualize and display a movement path from a starting point to a destination. Here, in the present invention, when the navigation device 100 is disposed on each floor and the room input from the user terminal 10 is located on the floor, the route to the destination is determined, and a room on another floor is inputted. In this case, a movement route to the navigation device 100 disposed on another floor may be guided.

Referring to FIG. 2 , the navigation device 100 of the present invention may include a moving member 110 , a fixing member 120 , and a ceiling member 130 . In this case, the moving member 110 may imitate each floor of the visited building, and when the visited building is formed up to three floors above the ground, the navigation device 100 may include a total of three moving members 110 . The three movable members 110 are vertically spaced apart from each other and accommodated on the fixing member 120 , and the lowermost first movable member 111 is on the first floor and the first movable member 111 is The second moving member 112 disposed on the upper side may represent two layers, and the uppermost third moving member 113 may represent three layers, respectively. When the navigation device is disposed at an arbitrary place on the second floor of the visited building, the starting point is set to the place on the second floor, and when a room is input from the user terminal 10 as a destination on the second floor, the second moving member 112 may be moved to one side to provide information on the corridor, room, and stairs simulated on the upper part and a movement path from the starting point to the destination. Here, when a room on the 1st or 3rd floor is input from the user terminal 10 as a destination, the second moving member 112 is first moved to one side to guide up to the stairs moving to the corresponding floor, and the second movement The member 112 is moved to the other side and accommodated again, and the first moving member 111 or the third moving member 113 moves to one side and moves from the stairs to the navigation device 100 disposed on the corresponding room or floor. You can also provide a travel route.

In addition, according to the present invention, when a visiting building has a roof floor, the upper surface of the fourth moving member 114 simulating the roof floor can be sealed through the ceiling member 130 . Here, the ceiling member 130 may be coupled to the fixing member 120 , and may be hinged through the control device 200 . Accordingly, when the ceiling member 130 rotates with respect to the control device 200 , the fourth moving member 114 may be exposed. Alternatively, when the third moving member 113 is the uppermost floor in a roof-type building without a separate roof, the third moving member 113 moves to one side to provide information on the third floor of the visited building, or When the ceiling member 130 is opened to provide information on the third floor, one of the two modes is directly input from the user terminal 10, or two points for the starting point and the destination are arranged on the second and third floors, respectively It may be controlled so that the information on the second floor and the information on the third floor are displayed at the same time.

3 and 4 relate to a navigation device according to the present invention. FIG. 3 is a plan view of the navigation device, and FIG. 4 is a plan view of the navigation device showing an order in which lights are turned on, respectively.

Referring to FIG. 3 , each of the movable members 110 may be provided with a plurality of lights that are lit like LEDs. At this time, in the drawing, the information on the second moving member 112 is inputted as jaeger. The plurality of lights may be divided into corridor lights 310 , stair lights 320 , and room lights 330 that are respectively disposed on the hallway, stairs, and room. A plurality of lights may be disposed along the hallway as the hallway lighting 310, and at least one or more lights may be disposed in the room lighting 330 for each room. In the stair lighting 320, the arrival notification unit 321 and the movement notification unit 322 are respectively disposed on one stairway connected to another floor, and when the destination is connected to the corresponding floor, the arrival notification unit 321 ) is turned on, and when the destination is connected to another floor, the movement notification unit 322 may be turned on.

At this time, when the movement notification unit 322 is turned on, one of the moving members 110 is accommodated inside the fixing member 120, and the other moving member 110 so that one floor of the visited building is exposed. can move to one side.

In Fig. 4-(a), the navigation device 100 of the present invention is arranged at an arbitrary place on the second floor of a visiting building, and a room on the second floor is input from the user terminal 10 as a destination. have. In this case, the hallway lights 310 from one light of the navigation device 100 matching an arbitrary place to the front of the corresponding room may be sequentially turned on or blinking, and finally the room lighting 330 matching the corresponding room. This may be lit or flashing.

In FIG. 4-(b), the navigation device 100 of the present invention is disposed on an arbitrary place other than the second floor of a visited building, and a room on the second floor is input from the user terminal 10 as a destination. are doing In the navigation device 100 , the second moving member 112 matched with the second floor may be finally expressed after the moving member 110 for the place where it is arranged is first expressed. At this time, on the second moving member 112, from the arrival notification unit 321 of the staircase lighting 320, the hallway lighting 310 and the room lighting 330 to the destination room may be sequentially flickered or turned on.

5 and 6 are related to a navigation device according to the present invention. FIG. 5 is a front view of the navigation device showing an open ceiling, and FIG. 6 is a front view of the navigation device showing an open upper floor, respectively.

Referring to FIG. 5 , the navigation device 100 of the present invention has a ceiling member 130 coupled to the fixing member 120 as described above and a hinge connection between the fixing member 120 and the ceiling member 130 . and a control device 200 to further include, and the ceiling member 130 may rotate based on the control device 200 so that the uppermost floor of the visited building is exposed. Here, FIG. 5-(a) shows that the ceiling member 130 seals the uppermost layer, and FIG. 5-(b) shows that the ceiling member 130 is opened.

Referring to FIG. 6 , the fixing member 120 may be divided into a plurality of layers based on the layer in which the plurality of moving members 110 are accommodated. In addition, the control device 200 may include a ceiling control device 210 , an inter-floor control device 220 , and a building control device 230 . At this time, the ceiling control device 210 connects the hinge between the fixing member 120 and the ceiling member 130 so that the uppermost floor of the visited building is exposed, so that the ceiling member 130 is connected to the ceiling control device 210 . can be rotated based on The interfloor control device 220 connects the plurality of partitioned fixing members 120 with a hinge so that a certain floor of the visited building is exposed, and a fixing member 120 matching the upper side of a certain floor is controlled between the floors. It can rotate relative to the device 220 . Then, the building control device 230 rotates the navigation device on a table on which the navigation device is placed, and when the basement is depicted on the table, the basement may be displayed.

The control device 200 may include a power unit such as a stepping motor or a servo motor and an MCU controlling the same. One movement method of the moving member 110 may be configured by selecting one of various methods such as a rack and pinion, a ball screw, a conveyor, and a gear. For example, when configured in a rack-and-pinion method, a rack and a pinion are formed on inner surfaces of the movable member 110 and the fixing member 120, respectively, and are engaged with each other to move the movable member 110 to one side. In addition, the number of the above-described movable members may vary depending on the number of floors of the visited building, and not all of the floors of the visited building are expressed, but only a part of the number of floors, so that the manager of the visiting building provides limited information to the visitors. You may.

As described above, the present invention has been described with specific details such as specific components and limited embodiment drawings, but these are only provided to help a more general understanding of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the above one embodiment. No, various modifications and variations are possible from these descriptions by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains.

Therefore, the spirit of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, and not only the claims to be described later, but also all those with equivalent or equivalent modifications to the claims will fall within the scope of the spirit of the present invention.

10: user terminal
100: navigation device
110: moving member
111: first moving member 112: second moving member
113: second moving member 114: fourth moving member
120: fixing member
130: ceiling member
200: control device
210: ceiling control device 220: inter-floor control device
230: building control device
310: hallway lighting
320: stair lighting
321: arrival notification unit 322: movement notification unit
330: room lighting

Claims (7)

In the navigation device 100 formed as a reduced model of a visited building,
a moving member 110 moving in one direction; and
and a fixing member 120 in which the moving member 110 is accommodated;
The movable member 110 is formed in plurality and arranged to be spaced apart from each other in the vertical direction,
A plurality of the moving member 110, respectively, each floor hallway, room and stairs of the visiting building are depicted at the top,
A plurality of the moving members 110 are accommodated on the fixing member 120 to move individually,
One movable member 110 of the plurality of movable members 110 moves to one side so that one floor of the visited building is expressed,
The moving member 110 is formed with a plurality of lights to be turned on,
The lighting includes a hallway lighting 310 disposed in the hallway, a stair lighting 320 disposed on the stairs, and a room lighting 330 disposed on each room,
The stair lighting 320 has an arrival notification unit 321 and a movement notification unit 322 disposed on one stairway connected to another floor, respectively,
When the destination is connected to the corresponding floor, the arrival notification unit 321 is turned on,
When the destination is connected to another floor, the movement notification unit 322 is turned on,
When the movement notification unit 322 is turned on, the moving member 110 of the corresponding floor is accommodated in the fixing member 120, and the moving member 110 of the other floor is moved to one side,
When the current location of the navigation device 100 is set and a destination is input from the user terminal 10 , the moving member 110 of the navigation device 100 moves to one side, and is on the moving member 110 . The formed plurality of lights are turned on or flickering sequentially to express the movement path from the current location to the destination,
When the destination is the same floor as the current location of the navigation device 100, the moving member 110 of the corresponding floor is moved to one side to provide a movement route from the current location to the destination,
When the destination is not on the same floor as the current location of the navigation device 100, the moving member 110 of the current location floor is moved to one side to provide a movement path from the current location to the stairs moving from the current location to the destination floor, A navigation device, characterized in that the moving member 110 of the current location floor is moved to the other side and accommodated again, and the moving member 110 of the destination floor is moved to one side to provide a movement route from the stairs to the destination.
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a ceiling member 130 coupled to the fixing member 120; and
a control device 200 for hinge-connecting the fixing member 120 and the ceiling member 130;
further comprising,
A navigation device, characterized in that the ceiling member (130) rotates with respect to the control device (200) so that the top floor of the visited building is displayed.
6. The method of claim 5,
The fixing member 120 is divided into a plurality based on the layer in which the plurality of moving members 110 are accommodated,
The control device 200,
A ceiling control device 210 for hinge-connecting between the fixing member 120 and the ceiling member 130, and an inter-floor control device 220 for hinge-connecting between the plurality of partitioned fixing members 120,
A navigation device, characterized in that a fixing member (120) matching the upper side of a certain floor is rotated based on the inter-floor control device (220) so that a certain floor of the visited building is displayed.
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