KR102337291B1 - Apparatus and method for providing assistance in plant care - Google Patents

Abstract

To an apparatus for providing assistance in plant management, the apparatus providing assistance in plant management includes: a receiving unit for receiving user information from a user terminal; Plant encyclopedia that stores plant encyclopedia information, provides the plant encyclopedia information to the user terminal, and generates plant recommendation information about a user-customized plant based on the user's information and the plant encyclopedia information and provides the plant encyclopedia to the user terminal function; and a cycle notification function for identifying and transmitting plant schedule information related to the periodic management of plants grown by the user based on the user information and the plant encyclopedia information, and transmitting notification information according to the plant schedule information to the user terminal may include;

Description

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ASSISTANCE IN PLANT CARE

The present application relates to devices and methods for providing assistance in plant care.

Anyone who has a busy daily life is in dire need of a space where they can put everything down and take a perfect rest, even for a moment. In addition, if fine dust that attacks from time to time regardless of the season is added, you will want to jump right into the forest where the air is clear. This is the reason why plant-based interiors, that is, 'planterier', are on the rise, and companion plants that can enjoy emotional stability and comfort as well as the joy of raising them are attracting attention.

The companion plant market is gradually emerging with the passage of time. This is because raising plants is the most efficient and suitable for people who are burdened with raising animals.

However, when growing plants, there are many cases where they are grown without information and left unattended in one side of the house to wither.

Users who grow companion plants need easy management to grow companion plants, and a solution to this is urgently needed.

The technology that is the background of the present application is disclosed in Korean Patent Publication No. 10-1936394.

The present application is to solve the problems of the prior art described above, and an object of the present application is to provide an apparatus, method and system for providing assistance in plant management that can solve the difficulties of plant management of users who grow companion plants.

However, the technical problems to be achieved by the embodiments of the present application are not limited to the technical problems described above, and other technical problems may exist.

As a technical means for achieving the above technical problem, the device for providing assistance in plant management according to an embodiment of the present application, a receiver for receiving user information from a user terminal, storing plant illustrated information, and the plant illustrated information is provided to the user terminal, and based on the user's information and the plant illustrated information, a plant illustrated book function unit for generating user-customized plant recommendation information about plants and providing them to the user terminal, and the user information and the plant illustrated information It may include a cycle notification function unit that generates and transmits plant schedule information related to the periodic management of plants grown by the user based on the information, and transmits notification information according to the plant schedule information to the user terminal.

In addition, the plant schedule information may include information about a water supply cycle of a plant grown by a user, a pollen replacement cycle of the plant, a fertilizer supply cycle of the plant, and a light amount required cycle of the plant.

In addition, the receiver further receives plant growth process information from the user terminal, and the device for providing assistance in plant management according to an embodiment of the present application divides and stores the plant growth process information by registration date. It may further include a functional unit.

In addition, the apparatus for providing assistance in plant management according to an embodiment of the present application further includes a community function unit providing an interface for communication between user terminals, and the plant growth process information received from the user terminal is It may be shared between user terminals through an interface.

In addition, the user information may include the user's health status information, the user's residential environment information, the user's plant information, plant care information, and the user's life pattern information.

In addition, the plant illustrated information is, the flowering period of the plant, the flower color of the plant, the distribution of the plant, the form of the plant, the growth environment of the plant, the shape of the leaf of the plant, the shape of the flower of the plant, the shape of the fruit of the plant, the shape of the stem of the plant, the plant of root shape, plant size, plant propagation method, plant usage plan, plant similar species, water supply cycle according to plant type, fertilizer supply cycle, light quantity required cycle and pollen replacement cycle information, plant precautions and It may contain information about the characteristics.

In addition, the interface may include a friend addition interface, a chat interface between friends, a photo registration interface, and a comment interface.

On the other hand, the system for providing help for plant management according to an embodiment of the present application collects sensing data about plant growth, and transmits the sensing data to a device that provides help for plant management, and to the plant by the user terminal A supply device that controls the supply of provided water and fertilizer supply, receives the sensing data, stores plant encyclopedia information, and identifies abnormal conditions for plants grown by the user based on the sensing data and the plant encyclopedia information. It may include a device for providing assistance in plant management giving a notification to the terminal, and a user terminal for generating a control signal for controlling the supply device based on the notification.

In addition, the apparatus for providing assistance in plant management includes a receiver for receiving user information from the user terminal, storing the plant illustrated information, and providing the plant illustrated information to the user terminal, the user's information and the Plant guide function unit that generates plant recommendation information on user-customized plants based on plant guide information and provides it to the user terminal, and periodic management of plants grown by the user based on the user information and the plant guide information It may include a cycle notification function unit for generating and transmitting related plant schedule information, and transmitting notification information according to the plant schedule information to the user terminal.

In addition, the plant schedule information may include information about a water supply cycle of a plant grown by a user, a pollen replacement cycle of the plant, a fertilizer supply cycle of the plant, and a light amount required cycle of the plant.

In addition, the receiving unit further receives plant growth process information from the user terminal, and the device providing assistance in plant management may further include a diary function unit for classifying and storing the plant growth process information by registration date. have.

In addition, the user information may include the user's health status information, the user's residential environment information, the user's plant information, plant care information, and the user's life pattern information.

In addition, the sensing data includes environmental temperature information of the plant, light amount information around the plant, the moisture level of the pot itself, air component information around the plant, organic matter concentration information in the soil, and image shooting information for each time, the plant Encyclopedia information, plant flowering period, plant flower color, plant distribution, plant form, plant growth environment, plant leaf shape, plant flower shape, plant fruit shape, plant stem shape, plant root shape, Plant size, plant propagation method, plant usage plan, plant similar species, water supply cycle according to plant type, fertilizer supply cycle, light amount required cycle and pollen replacement cycle information, information about precautions and characteristics of plants Including, the interface may include a friend addition interface, a chat interface between friends, a photo registration interface, and a comment interface.

On the other hand, according to an embodiment of the present application, the method according to the system for providing assistance to plant management includes collecting sensing data on plant growth from a supply device that controls the supply of water and fertilizer supplied to plants, the supply Transmitting the sensing data information to the device helping the device in plant management, the device helping the plant management based on the sensing data and plant illustrated book information stored in the device helping the plant management Recognizing the abnormal state of the plant grown by the user, sending, by the device helping the plant management, a notification to the user terminal when the abnormal state of the plant grown by the user is identified, and in the user terminal, the notification It may include the step of generating a control signal for controlling the supply device based on the transmission to the supply device.

The above-described problem solving means are merely exemplary, and should not be construed as limiting the present application. In addition to the exemplary embodiments described above, additional embodiments may exist in the drawings and detailed description.

According to the above-described problem solving means of the present application, there is an effect that can provide convenience to the user of plant management.

According to the above-described problem solving means of the present application, it is possible to provide users with plant guide information and plant recommendation information about user-customized plants.

According to the above-described problem solving means of the present application, it is possible to provide users with plant schedule information and notification information according to the plant schedule information.

In addition, according to the above-described problem solving means of the present application, it is possible to classify and store the growth process information of the plant raised by the user by registration date.

In addition, according to the problem solving means of the present application described above, it is possible to provide plant process information and communication interface between user terminals.

In addition, according to the above-described problem solving means of the present application, the user can determine the abnormal state of the plant to be raised, and control the supply device accordingly, to adjust the water or fertilizer supply of the plant.

However, the effects obtainable herein are not limited to the above-described effects, and other effects may exist.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a system for providing assistance in plant management according to an embodiment of the present application.
2 is a schematic block diagram of an apparatus for providing assistance in plant management according to an embodiment of the present application.
3 is an exemplary screen for receiving plant encyclopedia information to a user terminal using an apparatus for providing assistance in plant management according to an embodiment of the present application.
4 is a screen of a user terminal illustrating a function of recommending a customized plant to a user using the device for providing assistance in plant management according to an embodiment of the present application.
5 is a screen for receiving plant schedule information and notification information to a user terminal using an apparatus for providing assistance in plant management according to an embodiment of the present application.
6 is a screen illustrating growth process information and registration process of a plant grown by a user in a user terminal using an apparatus for providing assistance in plant management according to an embodiment of the present application.
7 is a screen for receiving information on the growth process of a plant grown by a user of another user terminal to the user terminal by using the device for providing assistance in plant management according to an embodiment of the present application.
8 is a screen illustrating an example of inputting user information of a user terminal using an apparatus for providing assistance in plant management according to an embodiment of the present application.
9 is a screen illustrating an example of registering a plant grown by a user in a user terminal by using an apparatus for providing assistance in plant management according to an embodiment of the present application.
10 is a schematic flowchart of a system for providing assistance in plant management according to an embodiment of the present application.
11 is a screen showing an abnormal state of a plant grown by a user using the system for providing assistance in plant management according to an embodiment of the present application, and a user terminal receiving notification information accordingly.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present application will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those of ordinary skill in the art can easily implement them. However, the present application may be implemented in several different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. And in order to clearly explain the present application in the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted, and similar reference numerals are attached to similar parts throughout the specification.

Throughout this specification, when a part is "connected" with another part, it is not only "directly connected" but also "electrically connected" or "indirectly connected" with another element interposed therebetween. "Including cases where

Throughout this specification, when a member is positioned “on”, “on”, “on”, “on”, “under”, “under”, or “under” another member, this means that a member is positioned on the other member. It includes not only the case where they are in contact, but also the case where another member exists between two members.

Throughout this specification, when a part "includes" a certain component, it means that other components may be further included, rather than excluding other components, unless otherwise stated.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a system for providing assistance in plant management according to an embodiment of the present application.

Hereinafter, the device 10 for providing assistance in plant management according to an embodiment of the present application will be referred to as the present device 10 for convenience of description.

Referring to FIG. 1 , a system for providing assistance in plant management may include the present device 10 , a supply device 20 , and a user terminal 30 .

The device 10, the supply device 20, and the user terminal 30 may be interconnected by a network. The network refers to a wired and wireless connection structure capable of exchanging information between each node, such as a terminal and a server, and an example of such a network includes a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) network, a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network, 5G network, WIMAX (World Interoperability for Microwave Access) network, Internet (Internet), LAN (Local Area Network), Wireless LAN (Wireless Local Area Network), WAN (Wide Area Network), PAN (Personal Area Network), Bluetooth ( Bluetooth) network, satellite broadcasting network, analog broadcasting network, Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB) network, etc. are included, but are not limited thereto.

According to an embodiment of the present application, the device 10 may receive and store the plant guide information from the Seoul Botanical Garden or the National Science Museum. Also, the device 10 may receive name information of a plant that the user wants to find from the user terminal 30 . In addition, the device may transmit to the user terminal 30 according to the request of the user terminal 30, plant encyclopedia information according to the name of the plant the user wants to find.

Plant illustrated information according to an embodiment of the present application is, for example, the flowering period of a plant, a flower color of a plant, a distribution map of a plant, a form of a plant, a growth environment of a plant, a leaf shape of a plant, a flower shape of a plant, a fruit shape of a plant , plant stem shape, plant root shape, plant size, plant propagation method, plant usage plan, plant similar species, water supply cycle according to plant type, fertilizer supply cycle, light quantity required cycle, and pollen replacement cycle It may contain information about information, precautions and characteristics of plants. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. This can be called the plant encyclopedia function.

According to an embodiment of the present application, the device 10 may receive user information from the user terminal 30 , and may generate plant recommendation information about a user-customized plant according to a request of the user terminal 30 . Also, the device 10 may transmit the plant recommendation information to the user terminal 30 .

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present application, user information is, for example, the user's health status information, the user's residential environment information, the user's plant information, plant care information, the user's age information, the user's gender information, the user's plant It may include information about the experience and the user's life pattern. However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

The plant recommendation information is, for example, in accordance with the user's health status information, the user's residential environment information, and the user's life pattern information. may contain plants that can improve the health status of

According to an embodiment of the present application, the plant recommendation information about the user-customized plant generated by the device 10 is not limited to the above-described example. For example, in the case of a user with a bad bronchus according to user information, the device 10 increases the fitness of plants effective in removing fine dust among the characteristics of plants in the plant encyclopedia information, and recommends plants related to user-customized plants by integrating information can be generated

In addition, for example, depending on whether the user's residential environment can be grown outdoors or whether there is sunlight, it is possible to search based on the plant illustration information, increase the suitability thereof, and integrate it to generate plant recommendation information about user-customized plants. have.

Also, for example, the device 10 may have different weights for calculating fitness based on user gender information and user age information. Specifically, assuming that there are five user conditions required to generate plant recommendation information, in the case of a young female gender, a plant with a high frequency of plants grown by the user has a higher fit among the five conditions. can be Also, for example, if the person is older and has a male gender, the weight of the experience of growing a plant among the five conditions is higher, so that the suitable value of a plant that is difficult to grow may be configured to be higher. Therefore, according to an embodiment of the present application, personalized plant recommendation is possible. That is, according to the age and gender of the user, even if user information of the same condition is registered and transmitted to the device 10 , the plant recommendation information generated by the device 10 may vary. This may be called a plant recommendation function.

According to an embodiment of the present application, the device 10 generates plant schedule information related to the periodic management of plants grown by the user based on user information received from the user terminal and pre-stored plant encyclopedia information, and the device ( 10) may transmit to the user terminal 30 according to the request for periodic notification information of the user terminal 30 . Also, according to the setting of the user terminal 30 , the device 10 may transmit notification information according to the period notification information to the user terminal 30 .

Specifically, the user information may include, for example, the user's plant information and plant care information. In addition, the user's care information may include, for example, the user's water supply time, the user's fertilizer supply time, the user's flowerpot replacement time, and the user's sunlight exposure time, but is not limited thereto.

According to an embodiment of the present application, the plant schedule information related to the periodic management of the plant is, for example, a water supply cycle of a plant grown by a user, a pollen replacement cycle of the plant, a fertilizer supply cycle of the plant, and the amount of light of the plant It may include information on a necessary period, but is not limited thereto. This may be called a periodic notification function.

According to an embodiment of the present application, the device 10 may receive growth process information on a plant grown by the user from the user terminal 30 , and store the growth process information. Also, the device 10 may transmit the pre-stored growth process information to the user terminal 30 according to the request of the user terminal 30 .

According to an embodiment of the present application, the plant growth process information includes, for example, an image or photo of a plant grown by the user, user memo information about the image or photo, the date, time, and weather information of the memo creation can do. This may be called a diary function.

According to an embodiment of the present application, the device 10 may provide an interface for communication between the user terminals 30 . In addition, the device 10 may receive the sharing request information of the plant growth process information of the user terminal 30, and may transmit the plant growth process information to another user terminal. This can be called a plant information sharing function.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present application, the interface may include, for example, a friend addition interface, a chatting interface between friends, a photo registration interface, and a comment interface, but is not limited thereto.

The supply device 20 includes a water supply or fertilizer supply based on a control signal received from a sensor unit (not shown) and the user terminal 30 that collects sensing data for identifying an abnormal state of a plant grown by the user. It may include a supply unit (not shown) that can function.

The user terminal 30 is a terminal that creates and displays (outputs) content (content creation terminal), creates content using a web or a program (or application), and supplies it with the device 10 through a network Information corresponding to each may be transmitted to the device 20 . In addition, the user terminal 30 is a terminal capable of receiving and outputting various types of information from the device 10 through a network.

According to an embodiment of the present application, the supply device 20 can be turned on and off according to the operation switch, and can collect environmental sensing data around the plant. Also, the supply device 20 may transmit such sensing data to the device 10 . In addition, the device 10 may determine the abnormal state of the plant based on the sensing data and pre-stored plant encyclopedia information. In addition, the device 10 may transmit an abnormal state notification to the user terminal 30 when the abnormal state of the plant is identified. According to an embodiment of the present application, the user terminal 30 may transmit a control signal capable of controlling the supply device 20 .

According to an embodiment of the present application, the sensing data may include, for example, ambient temperature information of the plant, light amount information around the plant, moisture content information of the pot itself, air component information around the plant, organic matter concentration information in the soil, and time-specific information It may include image capturing information.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present application, the abnormal state is For example, it may include a case in which the form of a plant is rapidly changed based on a certain time by comparing and analyzing the image capturing information for each time based on the image capturing information for each time among the sensing data, and the shape of the plant is When a rapid change is made, it may be an abnormal state judged by integrating information of high ambient temperature information of plants or low concentrations of soil organic matter of plants. In addition, for example, if the surrounding environment temperature information of the plant is high, it is judged based on the growth environment information of the plant among the plant encyclopedia information of the plant, and is in a high temperature state in preparation for the appropriate growth environment temperature, or the soil organic matter concentration information of the plant and the plant encyclopedia Among the information, based on the information on the characteristics of the plant and the information on the growth environment of the plant, it may include a lack of fertilizer for the concentration of organic matter in an appropriate growth environment. However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

3 is an exemplary screen in which the user terminal 30 receives the plant illustrated information 301 using the device 10 for providing assistance in plant management according to an embodiment of the present application.

Referring to FIG. 3 , according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the device 10 may store plant illustrated information 301 . Also, the device 10 may transmit the plant illustrated information 301 to the user terminal 30 .

4 is a screen of the user terminal 30 illustrating a function of recommending a customized plant to a user using the device 10 for providing assistance in plant management according to an embodiment of the present application.

3 and 4, according to an embodiment of the present application, the device 10 may receive user information from the user terminal 30, and the received user information and the stored plant encyclopedia information 301 Based on the user-customized plant recommendation information 401 about the plant may be generated. Also, the device 10 may transmit the plant recommendation information 401 about the customized plant to the user terminal 30 .

In addition, the plant recommendation information 401 about the user-customized plant may be arranged in an order of high fitness according to the type of plant. The user terminal 30 may display (output) the recommended information 401 having a fitness of 50% or more in a scroll format, for example, when there are a plurality of plant recommendation information 401 related to the customized plant. This may be called a user-customized plant recommendation function.

5 is a screen for transmitting plant schedule information 501 and 502 and notification information 503 according to the schedule information to the user terminal 30 using the device for providing assistance in plant management according to an embodiment of the present application.

Referring to the left screen of FIG. 5 , according to an embodiment of the present application, the device 10 is a plant grown by the user based on user information received from the user terminal 30 and pre-stored plant illustrated book information 301 . Plant schedule information 501 and 502 related to the periodic management of can be generated and transmitted to the user terminal 30 .

The plant schedule information 501 and 502 related to the periodic management of the plant is, for example, based on the plant and plant care information that the user is growing among the user information of the device 10 according to the plant type in the plant illustrated book information 301 By understanding the water supply cycle, fertilizer supply cycle, light quantity required cycle, and pot replacement cycle information, it is possible to include information about when water, fertilizer, etc. of the plant the user is growing needs to be re-supplied.

Specifically, for example, the plant schedule information 501 on the periodic management of the plant may be schedule information according to the water supply period, and the plant schedule information 502 on the periodic management of the plant includes the plant schedule information 502 on the plant replacement time. Schedule information may be included. However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present application, when water supply or fertilizer supply is made to a plant grown by the user on a date other than the date recommended by the plant schedule information 501 and 502, the user transmits plant care information to the user terminal When transmitted to the device 10 through 30 , the water supply or fertilizer supply timing of the plant schedule information 501 and 502 may be delayed by the device 10 . This may be called a periodic notification function.

That is, in other words, the plant schedule information 501 and 502 may be changed according to the user's plant care information.

Referring to the right screen of FIG. 5 , according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the device 10 may transmit notification information 503 according to the plant schedule information 501 and 502 to the user terminal 30 .

6 is a screen illustrating growth process information and registration process of a plant grown by a user in the user terminal 30 using the device 10 for providing assistance in plant management according to an embodiment of the present application.

Referring to FIG. 6 , according to an embodiment of the present application, the device 10 may further receive plant growth process information from the user terminal 30, and store the plant growth process information separately by registration date. have.

In addition, the plant growth process information includes, for example, an image or photo of a plant grown by the user, the user's memo information 601 for the image or photo, the writing date, time, and weather information of the memo 601 may include This may be called a diary function.

7 is a screen in which information on the growth process of a plant grown by a user of another user terminal is received in the user terminal by using the device 10 for providing assistance in plant management according to an embodiment of the present application.

Referring to FIG. 7 , according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the device 10 may provide an interface for communication between user terminals 30 . In addition, the device 10 may receive the sharing request information of the plant growth process information of the user terminal 30 , and may transmit the plant growth process information to another user terminal. It may be called a plant information sharing function 701 .

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present application, the sharing request information of plant growth process information may include, for example, growth process information of a plant selected by a user, a share target user terminal, and the like. However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

The interface according to an embodiment of the present application may, for example, add friends between users using the community function to view information about the growth process of plants grown by other users. In addition, by using the friend addition interface, you can chat between other user terminals 30 that have become friends, and you can add a comment 702 to information about the growth process of a plant transmitted by the other user terminals 30. According to an embodiment, information about the growth process of a plant stored in the device 10 may be transmitted and shared 701 by another user terminal 30 .

8 is a screen illustrating an example of inputting user information 801 into the user terminal 30 using the device 10 for providing assistance in plant management according to an embodiment of the present application.

Referring to FIG. 8 , according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the device 10 may receive user information 801 from the user terminal 30 . The user information 801 may include, for example, in the case of a residential environment, whether there is a house, whether there is a roof, whether there is an apartment, and whether there is a veranda. In addition, in the case of a life pattern, the user information 801 may include the user's wake-up time, the user's bedtime, and the user's unmanageable time zone. The presence or absence of a related disease and information about the user's age may be included. However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

9 is a screen illustrating an example of registering a plant grown by a user in the user terminal 30 using the device 10 for providing assistance in plant management according to an embodiment of the present application.

Referring to FIG. 9 , according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the device 10 may provide a user plant registration interface to the user terminal 30 in order to receive user information. The user may select a plant to grow by searching 901 for information on the plant the user is growing through the user terminal 30 . Also, for example, the user terminal 30 may set the name of a plant that the user grows, and may transmit information about a place to place the plant to the device 10 .

10 is a schematic flowchart of a method according to a system for providing assistance in plant care according to an embodiment of the present application.

Referring to FIG. 10 , according to an embodiment of the present application, a method according to a system for providing assistance in plant management includes collecting sensing data on plant growth in the supply device 20 ( s11 ), the supply device ( In 20), the step (s12) of transmitting the sensing data information to the device 10 helping plant management, the device 10 providing help in plant management, receiving the sensed data, and plant encyclopedia information 301 ), a step (s13) of determining an abnormal state for a plant grown by a user based on the sensing data and the plant encyclopedia information 301 (s13), a user terminal in the device 10 that provides assistance in plant management ( 30) transmitting a notification to (s14) and generating a control signal for controlling the supply device 20 based on the notification in the user terminal 30 and transmitting it to the supply device 20 may include

The supply device 20 may include a sensor unit (not shown) and a supply unit (not shown). The supply device 20 may be located at the top of the flowerpot of the plant grown by the user, but is not limited thereto. For example, the feeding device 20 may be positioned in such a way that it attaches to the middle of the flowerpot, or does not necessarily have to be attached to the flowerpot.

The sensor unit (not shown) may collect sensing data for identifying an abnormal state of a plant grown by the user. The sensor unit (not shown) may include, for example, a temperature sensor for collecting environmental temperature information of the plant, a light receiving sensor for collecting light amount information around the plant, and a moisture measuring sensor for collecting information on the moisture level of the pot itself , it may include an air measuring sensor for collecting information on air components around plants, a soil measuring sensor for measuring organic matter concentration information in the soil, and a camera for collecting image capturing information for each time.

Also, the supply device 20 may transmit the collected sensing data to the device 10 .

The supply unit (not shown) may receive from the user terminal 30 a control signal based on a notification according to an abnormal state of a plant grown by the user. In addition, the supply unit (not shown) may control a water supply hose or a fertilizer supply hose connected to the supply unit (not shown) according to the control signal. The control signal may include, for example, a control signal for controlling the water supply of the supply unit (not shown) and a control signal for controlling the fertilizer supply from the supply unit (not shown), but is not limited thereto.

In addition, the supply unit (not shown) according to an embodiment of the present application may be connected to a water supply hose and a fertilizer supply hose, as well as being connected to a curtain control unit (not shown) capable of adjusting a curtain in a sunny space, so that the amount of light can be adjusted.

The step (s11) of collecting the sensing data refers to a step of collecting the sensing data for the plant in the sensor unit (not shown) of the supply device 20 . For example, the sensor unit (not shown) may include a temperature sensor, a light receiving sensor, a moisture measuring sensor, an air measuring sensor, a soil measuring sensor, and a camera.

According to an embodiment of the present application, the step (s12) of transmitting the sensing data to the device 10 is the sensing data collected in the step (s11) of collecting the sensing data from the supply device 20 to the device 10 This refers to the step of sending information.

In the step (s13) of determining the user's plant abnormal state, the device 10 may determine the abnormal state of the plant based on the sensing data and the plant encyclopedia information 301 .

11 is a screen showing an abnormal state of a plant grown by a user using a system providing assistance in plant management according to an embodiment of the present application, and the user terminal 30 receives notification information accordingly.

Referring to FIG. 11 , according to an embodiment of the present application, in the step (s14) of transmitting a notification to the user terminal 30, the device 10 sends a notification 1101 regarding the abnormal state identified in step s13 to the user. It may be a step of transmitting to the terminal 30 .

The step (s15) of transmitting the control signal to the supply device 20 may be a step of transmitting a control signal related to the supply of water or the supply of fertilizer from the user terminal 30 to the supply device 20 . For example, when the abnormal state notification 1101 is transmitted to the user terminal 30 according to the abnormal state of low organic matter concentration in relation to the organic matter concentration of the appropriate growth environment described above, the user terminal 30 is based on the notification. It is possible to transmit a signal to control the fertilizer supply to the supply device (20).

2 is a schematic block diagram of an apparatus for providing assistance in plant management according to an embodiment of the present application.

Referring to Figure 2, according to an embodiment of the present application, the device 10 includes a receiver 11, a plant illustrated book function unit 12, a cycle notification function unit 13, a diary function unit 14, and a community function. It may include a portion 15 .

The receiver 11 may receive user information from the user terminal 30 . In addition, the receiver 11 may receive plant growth process information from the user terminal 30 , and may receive information sharing request information of the plant growth process information. Also, the receiving unit 11 may receive sensing data from a sensor unit (not shown) of the supply device 20 . The sharing request information of the user information, the plant growth process information, and the plant growth process information is as described above, but is not limited thereto.

The plant illustrated book function unit 12 may store the plant illustrated book information 301 . In addition, according to an embodiment of the present application, the plant illustrated book function unit 12 may transmit the plant illustrated book information to the user terminal 30 .

The plant encyclopedia function unit 12 may generate user-customized plant recommendation information 401 about plants based on user information and plant encyclopedia information received from the user terminal 30 . The plant recommendation information 401 is, for example, in accordance with the user's health status information, the user's residential environment information, and the user's life pattern information. may include information on plants that can improve the user's health status. For example, in the case of a user with bad bronchus, the plant illustration function unit 12 increases the fitness of plants effective in removing fine dust among the characteristics of plants and integrates them with user-customized plant recommendation information 401 ) may include creating

In addition, the plant illustrated book function unit 12 searches, for example, plants that need frequent management and plants that do not need frequent management according to the user's life pattern, based on the plant illustration information 301, increases the suitability thereof and integrates them. It may include generating the plant recommendation information 401 about the user-customized plant.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present application, the plant recommendation information of the plant illustrated book function unit 12 is, for example, whether the user's residential environment can be grown outdoors or the presence or absence of sunlight. And it may include generating the plant recommendation information 401 about the user-customized plant by increasing and integrating the suitability.

The plant illustrated book function unit 12 may transmit the user's customized plant recommendation information to the user terminal 30 according to the embodiment of the present application described above.

The cycle notification function unit 13 generates plant schedule information 501 and 502 related to the periodic management of the plant the user is growing based on the user information and plant encyclopedia information 301, and transmits the plant schedule information 501 and 502 to the user terminal. (30) can be transmitted. Also, the cycle notification function unit 13 may transmit notification information 503 according to the plant schedule information 501 and 502 to the user terminal 30 .

The user information may include, for example, the user's plant information and plant care information. The plant care information may include, for example, a water supply time, a fertilizer supply time, and a pot replacement time for a plant that the user grows. In addition, the plant illustrated book information 301 may include, for example, information on a water supply cycle, a fertilizer supply cycle, a light amount required cycle, and a pot replacement cycle according to the type of plant.

In other words, the cycle notification function unit 13 identifies the plant the user is growing based on the user information, and determines when the user supplies water, fertilizer, etc. to the plant based on the user information, and then the plant encyclopedia Based on the information 301 , it is possible to transmit information on when to re-supply water, fertilizer, etc. of the plant that the user is growing.

The diary function unit 14 may classify and store plant growth process information received by the receiver 11 of the device 10 by registration date. Also, the diary function unit 14 may store, for example, an image or photo of a plant grown by the user, a user's memo for the image or photo, and the date, time, and weather information of the memo. However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

Also, the community function unit 15 may provide an interface for communication between the user terminals 30 . The user terminal 30 may share ( 701 ) plant growth process information with other user terminals through the interface. Also, the interfaces may include, for example, an add friend interface, a chat interface between friends, a photo registration interface, and a comment interface 702 .

According to an embodiment of the present application, a method of providing assistance in plant management includes receiving user information from the user terminal 30 in the receiving unit 11, storing the plant illustration information in the plant illustrated book function unit 12, and , Transmitting the plant illustrated book information to the user terminal, based on the user information and the plant illustrated book information in the plant illustrated book function unit 12, generating plant recommendation information about a user-customized plant and the user terminal 30 Transmitting to, generating and transmitting plant schedule information related to the periodic management of plants grown by the user based on the user information and the plant encyclopedia information in the cycle notification function unit 13 and the cycle notification function unit ( It may include transmitting notification information according to the plant schedule information to the user terminal 30 in 13).

The method of providing assistance in plant management described above may be performed by the device 10 for providing assistance in plant management described above. Therefore, even if omitted below, the description of the device 10 for providing assistance in plant management may be equally applied to a method of providing assistance in plant management.

The method for providing assistance in plant care as described above may be further divided into additional steps or combined into fewer steps, according to embodiments herein. In addition, some steps may be omitted if necessary, and the order between steps may be changed.

The method for providing assistance in plant management according to an embodiment of the present application may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed through various computer means and recorded in a computer-readable medium. The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the medium may be specially designed and configured for the present invention, or may be known and available to those skilled in the art of computer software. Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tapes, optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, and magnetic media such as floppy disks. - includes magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specially configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include not only machine language codes such as those generated by a compiler, but also high-level language codes that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware devices described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

In addition, the method for providing assistance in plant management described above may be implemented in the form of a computer program or application executed by a computer stored in a recording medium.

The foregoing description of the present application is for illustration, and those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present application pertains will understand that it can be easily modified into other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the present application. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single type may be implemented in a dispersed form, and likewise components described as distributed may be implemented in a combined form.

The scope of the present application is indicated by the following claims rather than the above detailed description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalent concepts should be construed as being included in the scope of the present application.

10: A device that provides assistance in plant care.
11: receiver
12: with plant illustrated book function
13: with periodic notification function
14: with diary function
15: with community function
20: supply device
30: user terminal

Claims (13)

A device for providing assistance in plant management, comprising:
a receiver for receiving user information from a user terminal and receiving sensing data from a supply device;
Plant encyclopedia that stores plant encyclopedia information, provides the plant encyclopedia information to the user terminal, and generates plant recommendation information about a user-customized plant based on the user's information and the plant encyclopedia information and provides the plant encyclopedia to the user terminal function; and
A cycle notification function unit that generates and transmits plant schedule information related to the periodic management of plants grown by the user based on the user information and the plant encyclopedia information, and transmits notification information according to the plant schedule information to the user terminal ;
will include,
Based on the sensing data and the plant encyclopedia information, the abnormal state of the plant the user is growing is identified, and when the abnormal state is detected, the abnormal state notification is transmitted to the user terminal,
The sensing data is to include environmental temperature information of the plant, light quantity information around the plant, the moisture level of the pot itself, air component information around the plant, organic matter concentration information in the soil, and image shooting information for each time,
The abnormal state includes a case in which a rapid change in the shape of a plant is made based on a certain time by comparing and analyzing the image shooting information for each time among the received sensing data,
The plant schedule information is to include information on the water supply cycle of the plant grown by the user, the pot replacement cycle of the plant, the fertilizer supply cycle of the plant, and the light amount required cycle of the plant,
The user information is to include the user's health status information, the user's residential environment information, the user's plant information, plant care information, and the user's life pattern information,
The plant care information is to include the user's water supply time or the user's fertilizer supply time,
The cycle notification function unit when the user water or fertilizer for the plant based on the plant care information when water supply or fertilizer supply is made to the plant grown by the user on a date other than the date recommended by the plant schedule information After determining whether or not the supply of the plant schedule information to change the water supply time or fertilizer supply time, and to transmit the changed plant schedule information to the user terminal, a device for providing assistance in plant management. delete According to claim 1,
The receiver further receives plant growth process information from the user terminal,
The device for providing assistance in plant management, which further comprises a diary function unit for storing the growth process information of the plant by dividing it by registration date. 4. The method of claim 3,
It further includes a community function unit that provides an interface for communication between user terminals,
The plant growth process information received from the user terminal is to be shared between user terminals through the interface, an apparatus for providing assistance in plant management. delete 5. The method of claim 4,
The plant illustrated information is,
Plant flowering period, plant flower color, plant distribution map, plant form, plant growth environment, plant leaf appearance, plant flower appearance, plant fruit appearance, plant stem appearance, plant root feature, plant size, Including information on plant propagation method, plant use plan, plant similar species, water supply cycle according to plant type, fertilizer supply cycle, light quantity required cycle and pollen replacement cycle information, information on precautions and characteristics of plants,
The interface is
A device for providing assistance in plant management, comprising: an add friend interface, a chat interface between friends, a photo registration interface and a comment interface A system for providing assistance in plant management, the system comprising:
a supply device that collects sensing data on plant growth, transmits the sensing data to a device for providing assistance in plant management, and controls supply of water and fertilizer supplied to plants by a user terminal;
A device that receives the sensing data, stores plant encyclopedia information, identifies abnormal conditions for plants grown by the user based on the sensing data and the plant encyclopedia information, and notifies the user terminal to assist in plant management ; and
a user terminal for generating a control signal for controlling the supply device based on the notification;
including,
A device for providing assistance in plant management,
a receiving unit for receiving user information from the user terminal and receiving the sensing data from the supply device;
Storing the plant illustrated book information, providing the plant illustrated book information to the user terminal, based on the user information and the plant illustrated book information, generating plant recommendation information about a user-customized plant based on the user information Plant to provide to the user terminal With illustrated book function; and
A cycle notification function unit that generates and transmits plant schedule information related to the periodic management of plants grown by the user based on the user information and the plant encyclopedia information, and transmits notification information according to the plant schedule information to the user terminal ,
will include,
The sensing data is to include environmental temperature information of the plant, light amount information around the plant, the moisture level of the pot itself, air component information around the plant, organic matter concentration information in the soil, and image shooting information by time,
The abnormal state includes a case in which a rapid change in the shape of a plant is made based on a certain time by comparing and analyzing the image shooting information for each time among the received sensing data,
The plant schedule information is to include information on the water supply cycle of the plant grown by the user, the pot replacement cycle of the plant, the fertilizer supply cycle of the plant, and the light amount required cycle of the plant,
The user information is to include the user's health status information, the user's residential environment information, the user's plant information, plant care information, and the user's life pattern information,
The plant care information is to include the user's water supply time or the user's fertilizer supply time,
The cycle notification function unit when the user water or fertilizer for the plant based on the plant care information when water supply or fertilizer supply is made to the plant grown by the user on a date other than the date recommended by the plant schedule information After determining whether the supply of the plant schedule information is changed based on the plant encyclopedia information, the water supply time or fertilizer supply time of the plant schedule information is changed and the changed plant schedule information is transmitted to the user terminal, which provides help in plant management system. delete delete 8. The method of claim 7,
The receiver further receives plant growth process information from the user terminal,
The system for providing assistance in plant management, further comprising a diary function unit for storing the information about the growth process of the plant by dividing it by registration date. delete 11. The method of claim 10,
The plant illustrated information is,
Plant flowering period, plant flower color, plant distribution map, plant form, plant growth environment, plant leaf appearance, plant flower appearance, plant fruit appearance, plant stem appearance, plant root feature, plant size, Including information on plant propagation method, plant use plan, plant similar species, water supply cycle according to plant type, fertilizer supply cycle, light quantity required cycle and pollen replacement cycle information, information on precautions and characteristics of plants,
A device for providing assistance in plant management,
It further includes a community function unit that provides an interface for communication between user terminals,
The plant growth process information received from the user terminal is to be shared between user terminals through the interface,
The interface is
A system for providing assistance in plant management, comprising: an add friend interface; a chat interface between friends; a photo registration interface; and a comment interface.
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