KR102352794B1 - Personalized customizable kiosk and its control system - Google Patents

Abstract

It relates to a kiosk capable of personalized adjustment and a control system thereof, the kiosk comprising: a display for outputting content to a user; a sensor unit for recognizing environmental information around the kiosk; an angle adjusting unit for adjusting the angle of the display; a height adjustment unit for adjusting the height of the display; a user terminal connection unit for performing communication connection with the user terminal; and a control unit for controlling operations of the angle adjustment unit and the height adjustment unit, wherein the control unit selects at least one of an angle and a height of the display based on the user's personalized information received from the environment information and the user terminal By adjusting, it is possible to control the kiosk to a personalized state.

Description

KIOSK AND ITS CONTROL SYSTEM

The present application relates to a kiosk that can be adjusted individually and a control system thereof.

Recently, kiosks have become popular, but since these kiosks are installed according to the average height of an average adult, it is inconvenient to use by people who are taller than average, children, and people with disabilities in wheelchairs.

Therefore, a technology has been developed for installing various types of sensors in the kiosk to detect the user's approach, and automatically adjusting the height of the kiosk according to the detected height of the user. Disabled people can also use it conveniently.

However, the conventional kiosk merely serves as a public use material, and the height of the kiosk, the angle of the screen on which information is output, etc. can be customized according to the surrounding environment in which the kiosk is installed or the individual characteristics of the user in addition to the user's key. There is a problem that is difficult to control.

The background technology of the present application is disclosed in Korean Patent Publication No. 10-1298098.

An object of the present application is to solve the problems of the prior art described above, and an object of the present application is to provide a kiosk capable of individually adjusting the height and angle of the display of the kiosk and a control system thereof.

An object of the present application is to solve the problems of the prior art described above, and an object of the present application is to provide a kiosk capable of controlling the screen settings of a display of the kiosk in a personalized manner and a control system thereof.

An object of the present application is to solve the problems of the prior art described above, and an object of the present application is to provide a kiosk capable of providing personalized content to a user and a control system thereof.

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, a kiosk capable of personal customization according to an embodiment of the present application, a display for outputting content to a user; a sensor unit for recognizing environmental information around the kiosk; an angle adjusting unit for adjusting the angle of the display; a height adjustment unit for adjusting the height of the display; a user terminal connection unit for performing communication connection with the user terminal; and a control unit for controlling operations of the angle adjustment unit and the height adjustment unit, wherein the control unit selects at least one of an angle and a height of the display based on the user's personalized information received from the environment information and the user terminal By adjusting, it is possible to control the kiosk to a personalized state.

In addition, the kiosk further includes a photographing unit for photographing the user, the photographing unit obtains at least one of characteristic information and gaze information of the user from the photographed image of the user, and the control unit includes the characteristic information and the gaze At least one of an angle and a height of the display may be adjusted based on at least one of the information.

In addition, the photographing unit may obtain motion information from the captured user's image, and the controller may further adjust at least one of an angle and a height of the display based on the motion information.

In addition, the controller may adjust at least one of a screen magnification, a layout, a screen brightness, and a resolution of the display based on at least one of the environment information, the personalization information, the characteristic information, the gaze information, and the motion information. have.

The kiosk may further include a storage unit configured to store content matching the environment information, the personalized information, and the characteristic information, wherein the control unit is based on at least one of the environment information, the personalized information, and the characteristic information. to retrieve the content from the storage unit, and control the display so that the content is output through the display.

In addition, the storage unit stores the content by further matching with the location information, the control unit obtains the location information based on the real-time location of the user terminal, and the content matching the location information from the storage unit By searching, the display may be controlled so that the content is output through the display.

On the other hand, the kiosk control system capable of personalized adjustment according to an embodiment of the present application receives information on the angle and height of the display of the kiosk from the kiosk, and controls at least one of the angle and height of the display through an application. a user terminal to generate and transmit to the kiosk; and adjusting at least one of the angle and height of the display based on the environment information around the kiosk and the user's personalized information received from the user terminal, or adjusting at least one of the angle and height of the display based on the control signal It may include a kiosk that

In addition, the kiosk may photograph the user, obtain characteristic information and gaze information of the user from the captured user image, and further adjust the angle and height of the display based on the characteristic information and the gaze information.

Also, the kiosk may obtain user motion information from the user image, and further adjust the angle and height of the display based on the motion information.

In addition, the kiosk may adjust at least one of a screen magnification, a layout, a screen brightness, and a resolution of the display based on at least one of the environment information, the personalization information, the characteristic information, the gaze information, and the motion information. .

In addition, the kiosk stores content matching the environment information, the personalization information, and the characteristic information, and searches for the stored content based on at least one of the environment information, the personalized information, and the characteristic information, The display may be controlled so that the searched content is output through the display.

In addition, the kiosk stores the content by further matching with the location information, obtains the location information based on the real-time location of the user terminal, searches for content matching the obtained location information, and the searched content The display may be controlled so that is output through the display.

In addition, the kiosk may transmit the content reproduced in the kiosk to the user terminal, and the user terminal may display the content through an application for providing the content.

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, by using the information of the user and the surrounding environment in which the kiosk is installed, there is an effect that the height and angle of the display of the kiosk can be individually adjusted.

According to the above-described problem solving means of the present application, by using the information of the user and the surrounding environment in which the kiosk is installed, the screen setting of the display of the kiosk can be individually controlled.

According to the above-described problem solving means of the present application, it is possible to provide personalized content by using the user's information and the surrounding environment in which the kiosk is installed, thereby stimulating the user's interest and providing more useful information to the user.

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

1 is a conceptual diagram schematically illustrating a kiosk control system capable of personalized adjustment according to an embodiment of the present application.
2 to 4 show that the angle and height of the display of the kiosk that can be individually customized according to an embodiment of the present application is adjusted according to at least one of environment information, user personalization information, characteristic information, gaze information, and motion information. It is a drawing showing an example.
5 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a screen magnification of a display of a kiosk capable of personal customization is adjusted according to an embodiment of the present application.
6 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a screen layout of a display of a kiosk capable of personal customization is adjusted according to an embodiment of the present application.
7 is a diagram illustrating a screen of a user terminal on which an application capable of controlling the angle and height of a display of a kiosk capable of personal adjustment according to an embodiment of the present application is running.
8 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a kiosk that can be individually customized according to an embodiment of the present application.

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.

This application relates to a kiosk. A kiosk is an unmanned information terminal installed in a public place used by various people. It provides various information (contents) such as public transportation information, route guidance, reservation work, various phone numbers and address information, product information, and how to use facilities. can do. In addition, the kiosk is provided with various input/output devices including a touch screen, a keyboard, a speaker, a microphone, a hologram device, and the like, so that it is possible to efficiently provide information to a user.

The present application relates to a kiosk equipped with a display, and the physical state (angle, height, etc.) of the display of the kiosk according to the physical state or characteristic or situation around the user or the user, and setting characteristics (magnification, brightness, etc.) of the displayed screen , resolution, layout, etc.) or a kiosk capable of individually adjusting at least one of contents provided through a display and a control system thereof.

Hereinafter, a kiosk capable of personalized adjustment and a control system thereof according to an embodiment of the present application will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7 .

1 is a conceptual diagram schematically illustrating a kiosk control system capable of personalized adjustment according to an embodiment of the present application.

Referring to FIG. 1 , a kiosk control system capable of personalized adjustment according to an embodiment of the present application may include a user terminal 20 and a kiosk 10 .

According to one embodiment of the present application, the user terminal 20 is the angle and height information of the display 100 of the kiosk 10 from the kiosk 10 and information about the content currently provided or available through the kiosk 10 It may be provided, and a control signal for adjusting at least one of an angle and a height of the display 100 or selecting a content may be generated and transmitted to the kiosk 10 through an application. In addition, the kiosk 10 adjusts at least one of the angle and height of the display 100 based on the environment information around the kiosk 10 and the user's personalized information received from the user terminal 20, or based on a control signal Accordingly, at least one of the angle and/or height of the display 100 and content information may be adjusted. According to an embodiment of the present application, the kiosk 10 may be provided with the display 100 on both sides, and the display 100 may be provided on both sides to enable the transmission of information from both sides according to the adjustment of the height or angle. have.

The user terminal 20 may refer to a personal user terminal possessed by each user. The user terminal 20 is, for example, a smartphone (Smartphone), a smart pad (SmartPad), a smart watch (SmartWatch), a tablet PC, a notebook PC, etc. PCS (Personal Communication System), GSM (Global System for Mobile communication), PDC (Personal Digital Cellular), PHS (Personal Handyphone System), PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), IMT (International Mobile Telecommunication)-2000, CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access)-2000, W-CDMA (W-Code Division Multiple Access) ), all types of wireless communication devices such as Wibro (Wireless Broadband Internet) terminals, and wired communication devices such as desktop computers and smart TVs.

The user terminal 20 may be communicatively connected to the kiosk 10 through a network. Here, the network refers to a connection structure in which information exchange is possible between each node, such as terminals and servers, and an example of such a network includes a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) network, 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), Wifi network, Bluetooth (Bluetooth) network, satellite broadcasting network, analog broadcasting network, DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) network, QR code, barcode recognition, etc. include, but are not limited thereto.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present application, the user terminal 20 may generate a code (eg, a QR code or barcode) containing the unique identification information of the user terminal 20, and the generated code is a kiosk By being scanned in (10), the user terminal 20 and the kiosk 10 are connected and can transmit and receive information to each other through the recognition of the code.

The user terminal 20 connected to the kiosk 10 may receive angle and height information of the display 100 of the kiosk 10 from the kiosk 10 in real time through a network. The user terminal 20 may check the angle and height information of the display 100 through the installed application, and may change the angle and height to a desired angle and height based on the information. A control signal generated through the application is transmitted to the kiosk 10 , and the kiosk 10 may adjust the angle and height of the display 100 according to the control signal.

In addition, the user terminal 20 can store the corresponding angle and height information when the adjustment to an angle and height convenient for the user is completed, so that the user terminal ( 20), the angle and height of the display 100 of the kiosk 10 may be adjusted to suit the user immediately upon recognition. By adjusting the angle and height of the display 100 of the kiosk 10 by using the user terminal 20, the user can more precisely control the desired state, and directly manipulate the kiosk 10 or the kiosk 10 ) can be controlled even when it is impossible to get close to it. For example, the angle and height of the display 100 may be controlled even in a state in which a user riding in a transportation means such as a wheelchair or a car does not get off.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present application, the kiosk 10 may include a memory or a database. The memory or database may store the display angle or height information of the kiosk 10 in association with the user terminal 20 or user identification information of the user terminal 20 . For example, the identification information may include a mobile phone number, a login ID, an identification number, and the like. Accordingly, the kiosk 10 loads the personalized angle or height information stored in the memory or database through the identification of the user terminal 20 so that the angle and height of the display 100 of the kiosk 10 are suitable for the user. can be adjusted

Meanwhile, the user terminal 20 may transmit the user's personalized information to the kiosk 10 . For example, personalization information is information that can identify an individual's specifics, behavioral history, preference, daily history, etc. , login history, payment history, purchase through a website or application, activity history, etc., but is not limited thereto.

According to an embodiment of the present application, the kiosk 10 may recognize environmental information around the kiosk 10 . For example, the environmental information includes the presence or absence of obstacles around the kiosk 10 , the height of the obstacles, the brightness around the kiosk 10 , the angle of light incident on the display 100 , and the inclination of the ground on which the kiosk 10 is installed. It may be time information, place information, weather information, etc., but is not limited thereto. The kiosk 10 may include an optical sensor, a temperature sensor, a GPS sensor, etc. for sensing environmental information, and may receive environmental information from a server provided outside to provide the environmental information. The time information may be information related to time, such as morning, evening, night, 9 o'clock, 11 o'clock, summer, and winter. In addition, the place information may be information related to a place, such as countryside, downtown, indoor, outdoor, GPS information, and the like. In addition, the environmental information may be collected or stored by classifying the information into a plurality of categories. For example, the categories may be classified and stored according to categories, such as surrounding obstacle information, installation location information, light information, time information, and location information.

According to an embodiment of the present application, the kiosk 10 may be provided with various types of sensors capable of receiving input such as heat, light, temperature, pressure, sound, image, and the like to recognize environmental information. The type of sensor may be, for example, a photoelectric switch, an air sensor, an electromagnet switch, a temperature sensor, a pressure sensor, a flow sensor, a magnetic sensor, an optical sensor, an acoustic sensor, a taste sensor, an olfactory sensor, a camera, and the like. The present invention is not limited thereto. According to an embodiment of the present application, the kiosk 10 may be provided with a plurality of sensors in the height direction of the kiosk 10 in order to precisely recognize the environmental information, or provided in both directions of the front and the back of the kiosk 10 . and the plurality of sensor types may be the same as or different from each other. In addition, the kiosk 10 may periodically obtain environmental information through the sensing result of the sensor.

Accordingly, the kiosk 10 may adjust at least one of an angle and a height of the display 100 based on the environment information around the kiosk 10 and the user's personalized information received from the user terminal 20 .

For example, in the kiosk 10, when it is recognized that an obstacle around the kiosk 10 exists as environmental information and the height of the obstacle is higher than the current height of the kiosk 10, the kiosk 10 is displayed on the display 100 height can be adjusted. In this case, the obstacle may mean an object that obstructs the user's view when the user views the display 100 of the kiosk 10 . As another example, when the kiosk 10 recognizes that the incident angle of light incident on the display 100 is changed as the environment information, the kiosk 10 may adjust the angle of the display 100 according to the angle information. .

In addition to this, the kiosk 10 is, for example, personalized information when it is recognized that the user has a disability and has a dedicated wheelchair (transmitted from the user terminal 20, not the actual object recognition) through personalization information), it may be determined that the user is highly likely to be in a wheelchair, and the height of the display 100 may be adjusted based on the eye level of the user sitting in the wheelchair.

In addition, the kiosk 10 may adjust the angle of the display 100 according to the adjusted height, but is not limited thereto, and only the angle may be adjusted individually. Here, the appropriate angle may mean an angle that is less fatigued and does not strain the neck for ergonomically looking at an object at a specific eye level.

Accordingly, the kiosk 10 can not only adjust the physical state of the display 100 according to the surrounding state or situation of the kiosk 10 when the user uses the kiosk 10, but also consider information specific to the individual user. Thus, by adjusting at least one of the angle and height of the display 100 , the physical state of the display 100 of the kiosk 10 can be controlled in a user-personalized manner.

According to an embodiment of the present application, the kiosk 10 captures the user, obtains the user's characteristic information and gaze information from the captured user image, and further based on the characteristic information and the gaze information, the angle of the display 100 and The height can be adjusted.

According to an embodiment of the present application, the user's characteristic information may include, but is not limited to, whether the user rides a wheelchair, whether a guardian is accompanied, whether a child is accompanying, the number of companions, whether or not to ride a car, age, gender, etc., but is not limited thereto. It can be understood as a concept that broadly encompasses visual features that can be extracted from an image through object recognition. In this case, as the object recognition technique, a known image object recognition technique or a machine learning algorithm including deep learning may be applied, and various image processing and image recognition techniques may be applied.

According to an embodiment of the present application, the user's gaze information recognizes a face, particularly, a pupil from the direction information of the user's pupil and the user's image, and the distance the user is away from the kiosk 10, the display 100 of the kiosk 10 ) may be a concept including a viewing angle, a position on the screen of the display 100 viewed by the user, and the like, but is not limited thereto. For this, various eye tracking technologies may be utilized. In addition, the user's gaze information may be distinguished and recognized for each user. For example, when gaze information of a plurality of users is recognized, each gaze information is averaged (equivalently) reflected in adjusting the angle and height of the display 100, or only one gaze information from among the plurality of gaze information is recognized. may be reflected, but is not limited thereto.

The kiosk 10 may adjust at least one of an angle and a height of the display 100 based on the feature information and the gaze information.

For example, when the kiosk 10 recognizes the fact that a person in a wheelchair is accompanied by a person who is estimated to be a guardian as characteristic information, the height of the kiosk 10 is adjusted to match the eye level of a person in a wheelchair, or It can be adjusted at eye level. Also, as the gaze information, when it is recognized that the user is looking up at the display 100 , the height of the display 100 may be adjusted to be low. In this case, the angle of the display 100 may be adjusted to match the height of the adjusted display 100 .

Therefore, in adjusting at least one of the angle and height of the display 100 , the kiosk 10 comprehensively considers not only the aforementioned environmental information and personalization information, but also feature information and gaze information, so that more accurate and precise personalization is possible. control is possible.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the kiosk 10 may obtain user motion information from a user image, and further adjust the angle and height of the display 100 based on the motion information.

The motion information may be detected by changing the position of at least a portion of the user's body recognized as the user's body from a user image captured by the user as time passes. As another example, vibration may be transmitted according to movement of at least a part of the user's body, and thus the detection may be performed, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

Specifically, the motion information may be an arm raising/lowering motion, a wrist bending motion, a head raising/lowering motion, etc., but is not limited thereto.

For example, the operation information may be matched with a control signal such as raising or lowering the height of the display 100 , or increasing or decreasing the angle of the display 100 , respectively. Accordingly, in the kiosk 10 , at least one of an angle and a height of the display 10 may be adjusted according to a control signal matching motion information recognized from a user's image.

Accordingly, in the state in which the display 100 is adjusted in consideration of environmental information, personalization information, feature information, gaze information, etc., the kiosk 10 directly adjusts the angle of the display 100 and By adjusting at least one of the heights, a user may control the display 100 in a desired state. In addition, in this case, since a separate device operation is not required, a person who has difficulty in operating the kiosk 10 or the user terminal 20 can easily control the display 100 of the kiosk 10 .

According to an embodiment of the present application, the kiosk 10 is based on at least one of environment information, personalization information, feature information, gaze information, and motion information, at least one of a screen magnification, layout, screen brightness, and resolution of the display 100 . can be adjusted.

For example, the kiosk 10 may adjust the screen magnification by increasing or decreasing the size of a UI such as an icon, text, image, etc. displayed on the screen and provided information. By adjusting the screen magnification, the user can check various information from one screen at once. In addition, although the kiosk 10 provides the same content, the layout may be changed by changing the configuration of the screen. For example, one screen may be divided into a plurality of areas, or a plurality of screens may be configured as one full screen. As another example, the screen may be switched according to a user's input or the screen may be moved using scrolling, but is not limited thereto. Also, the kiosk 10 may adjust the brightness of the screen according to the brightness of the surroundings, for example. In addition, the kiosk 10 may, for example, adjust the screen resolution according to the user, but is not limited thereto. The higher the resolution, the clearer and more precise the provided content, but the output speed decreases and the memory consumption increases. Accordingly, when the user is not a user requiring high resolution, the information processing efficiency of the kiosk 10 can be increased by relatively lowering the resolution.

For example, disability or age information may be determined based on the user's personalized information, and the resolution may be customized, the volume may be adjusted, or the size of an object displayed through the screen may be adjusted.

According to an embodiment of the present application, the kiosk 10 stores content matching environmental information, personalization information, and feature information, and searches for content based on at least one of environmental information, personalization information, and feature information, so that the content is The display 100 may be controlled to be output through the display 100 .

According to an embodiment of the present application, the kiosk 10 may differently store a plurality of pieces of environment information, personalization information, and content (image, text, video, voice, hologram, etc.) matching the characteristic information. For example, the environmental information is place information, and in the case of a restaurant, contents related to menus and discount cards may be stored, and in the case of a public institution, contents related to operating hours and civil service provided may be stored.

In addition, the kiosk 10 may store contents by linking various information such as environment information, personalization information, and characteristic information. That is, one piece of content may be matched with various pieces of information. For example, content that guides the location and representative menu of a pork cutlet shop in a department store can be matched with 'department store' and '12pm' as environmental information, and 'Search history of pork cutlet restaurants in the last 7 days' as personalization information ', and may be matched with 'Mother and child are accompanying' as characteristic information. Therefore, when the mother and child are recognized together by the kiosk 10 installed in the department store at 12 pm, and a search history of a pork cutlet restaurant within the last 7 days is received from the mother's user terminal 20, the kiosk 10 is the department store You can guide the location and representative menu of my pork cutlet shop, but it is not limited thereto.

Also, when the environment information, personalization information, and characteristic information include a plurality of pieces of information, the kiosk 10 may search for content by varying a weight for each piece of information. For example, in the same situation as the above example, when the weight of the time information '12pm' is lower than that of other information, the kiosk 10 is a content that guides the floor selling children's clothes, not the pork cutlet shop can be searched for.

The weight may mean priority or importance. The weight may be collectively applied to each piece of information, or may be variably applied to each user based on the user information. For example, environmental information, personalization information and characteristic information, and weights of a plurality of pieces of information included in each piece of information may be set differently according to men or women, age groups, types of disabilities, presence or absence of disabilities, and the like.

According to an embodiment of the present application, the kiosk 10 stores content by further matching with location information, obtains location information based on the real-time location of the user terminal 20, and provides content matching the obtained location information It is possible to control the display to search and output the retrieved content through the display.

The kiosk 10 may obtain location information by, for example, receiving a real-time location recognized using a GPS built in the user terminal 20 , but is not limited thereto. The kiosk 10 may recognize location information through the GPS of the kiosk 10 itself. Meanwhile, the location information may include not only real-time location information, but also past location information according to a path traveled to the current location.

For example, when the kiosk 10 is installed in a national park, content about attractions within a radius of 100 m based on the user's current location can be provided using location information, and the user's past location has been identified and passed through. Excluding places, you can provide content about sight-seeing routes that can pass through new places.

According to an embodiment of the present application, the kiosk 10 transmits the content reproduced in the kiosk 10 to the user terminal 20, and the user terminal 20 can display the content through an application for providing the content. have.

The kiosk 10 may transmit the content reproduced (output) through the display 100 of the kiosk 10 to the user terminal 20 connected through a network or an encryption code (eg, QR code or barcode), The user terminal 20 may display the same content through an application capable of playing the content. In this case, even when the user leaves the place where the kiosk 10 is installed, the user can be continuously provided with the content, so there is an advantage in that it is not necessary to memorize the content or to take a separate note. Meanwhile, content may be edited to fit the interface of the user terminal 20 .

2 to 4 are examples in which the angle and height of the display of the kiosk that can be individually customized according to an embodiment of the present application is adjusted according to at least one of environment information, user personalization information, characteristic information, gaze information, and operation information is a diagram showing

Referring to FIG. 2 , for example, the kiosk 10 may be installed outdoors, and a tree taller than the kiosk 10 may exist around the kiosk 10 . In addition, the user may be a disabled person who needs to use a wheelchair when moving, and the time the user uses the kiosk 10 may be 2:00 PM. Here, the installation location is outdoors, a tree taller than the kiosk 10 is present in the vicinity, or the fact that the kiosk 10 is used at 2 pm may be recognized as environmental information. On the other hand, if the installation place is outdoors, the altitude of the sun and the angle at which sunlight is incident and reflected on the display may vary depending on the time of day, and the content may not be seen well or the user's eyes may not be able to see the contents at the existing angle and height of the display 100 . Cracking problems may arise. In addition, when an object higher than the kiosk 10 exists around the kiosk 10 and a shadow falls, the angle or height adjusted in the above problem situation may be different. In addition, among the personalized information received from the user terminal 20 to the kiosk 10, the fact that the user has a disability that makes it difficult to move and has a dedicated wheelchair or the fact that the wheelchair is rented and not returned even if there is no disability includes the fact In this case, there is a need to adjust the height of the display 100 based on the eye level when the user is seated, not the eye level when the user is standing up. Therefore, the kiosk 10 comprehensively considers these various environmental information and personalization information to fit the user's personal situation and the surrounding situation of the kiosk 10 at the time the user uses the kiosk 10. The angle and height can be adjusted.

FIG. 3 illustrates a case in which a first user in a wheelchair is accompanied by a second user who is presumed to be his or her guardian in the situation shown in FIG. 2 . At this time, the kiosk 10 may photograph a user (a first user and a second user), and from the captured image, there are two users, the first user is in a wheelchair, and the second user is followed by The standing state can be recognized as the user's characteristic information. Referring to FIG. 3 , for example, the angle and height of the display 100 may be adjusted based on the second user, but the present invention is not limited thereto. As another example, if the content provided through the display 100 is content provided to a guardian (second user), the display 100 may be adjusted based on the guardian (second user), and the person with a disability (the first user) In the case of content provided to a user), the display 100 may be adjusted based on the person with a disability (the first user). Accordingly, referring to FIG. 3 , the kiosk 10 controls the angle and height of the display 100 using the feature information, so that the person with a disability (the first user) recognized by the user terminal 20 is not actually It is possible to control the display 100 according to a guardian (second user) who may be a user of the kiosk 10 .

Meanwhile, referring to FIG. 3 , the angle and height of the display 100 may be adjusted by the user's gaze information. The gaze information may include, for example, an angle at which the user's gaze is raised or lowered with respect to a horizontal line extending from the user's eyes, an angle at which the user's gaze is raised or lowered with respect to a normal line extending from the screen of the display 100, the display The distance at which the user's eyes are separated from 100 may be included. Also, the kiosk 10 may recognize the gazes of a plurality of users (a first user and a second user), respectively. For example, when the height of the display 100 is adjusted with respect to the guardian (the second user), the angle may be further adjusted using gaze information of the guardian (the second user). The kiosk 10 controls the angle and height of the display 100 using gaze information in addition to various information including feature information, so that the user can visually check the visible content output to the display 100 . It is possible to more accurately control the display 100 at an angle and height suitable for the user. Accordingly, the user can receive the content in a more comfortable posture.

4 is a kiosk 10 capable of recognizing a user's motion and adjusting at least one of an angle and a height of the display 100 by further using motion information in addition to the aforementioned environmental information, personalization information, characteristic information, and gaze information. It is a drawing.

Referring to FIG. 4 , for example, when the user bends the inside of the elbow and raises the lower arm upward, the kiosk 10 controls the angle of the display 100 to lower the inclination of the display 100 accordingly. can do. As another example, although not shown, when the user raises his or her entire arm, the kiosk 10 may be adjusted to increase the height of the display 100 . As another example, when information about the operation of raising the user's head is obtained as the height of the display 100 increases, the angle of the display 100 so that the inclination of the display 100 is close to perpendicular to the drawing reference ground. can also be adjusted.

The kiosk 10 additionally adjusts the angle and height of the display 100 according to a variety of information such as environment information, personalization information, feature information, and gaze information to the user, and additionally, at least among the angle and height of the display 100 . If you want to change one state, you can easily change it without operating a separate device (kiosk 10, user terminal 20, remote control, etc.). In addition, the user may adjust the angle and height of the display 100 regardless of the language type provided by the kiosk 10 . Therefore, the kiosk 10 according to an embodiment of the present application may be convenient for a wide range of users including people or foreigners who have difficulty in operating the device.

5 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a screen magnification of a display of a kiosk capable of personal customization is adjusted according to an embodiment of the present application.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the kiosk 10 may adjust the screen magnification of the display 100 based on at least one of environment information, personalization information, feature information, gaze information, and motion information.

For example, referring to FIG. 5 , when the kiosk 10 recognizes the fact that the user is an elderly person as the user's characteristic information, the screen magnification is increased so that the size of the text or image output on the display 100 is larger. can increase As another example, when the screen magnification setting information of the display of the user terminal 20 is recognized as the personalized information received from the user terminal 20 , the kiosk 10 sets the screen magnification of the display 100 of the kiosk 10 to the same It can be adjusted (increased or decreased) in the setting state.

6 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a screen layout of a kiosk capable of personal customization is adjusted according to an embodiment of the present application.

According to an embodiment of the present application, the kiosk 10 may adjust the screen layout of the display 100 based on at least one of environment information, personalization information, characteristic information, gaze information, and motion information.

For example, referring to FIG. 6 , the kiosk 10 may adjust the screen layout by using the screen of the display 100 as one full screen or dividing the screen into a plurality of areas. More specifically, for example, when two parties are recognized as the user's characteristic information, the kiosk 10 may adjust the screen layout of the display 100 so that the screen is divided into two left and right areas. Also, for example, when two parties are recognized as one adult and one child, the screen layout of the display 100 may be adjusted so that the screen is divided into two upper and lower regions.

Meanwhile, the kiosk 10 may include a plurality of displays 100 . For example, the kiosk 10 may be installed along a wall and include a plurality of displays 100 in a longitudinal direction. At this time, the kiosk 10 may control the screen layout so that a plurality of screens provide content, respectively, or control the screen layout so that one content moves in the longitudinal direction by configuring the plurality of screens as full screens. , but is not limited thereto. As another example, the display of the kiosk 10 may be provided on both sides and installed in the center of the reciprocating section of the road. That is, it means a case in which people or transportation means on one side and the other side move in opposite directions with respect to the kiosk 10 . In this case, the screens of the displays on both sides may be configured differently.

7 is a diagram illustrating a screen of a user terminal on which an application capable of controlling the angle and height of a kiosk that can be individually customized is executed according to an embodiment of the present application.

According to an embodiment of the present application, the user terminal 20 is provided with angle and height information of the display 100 of the kiosk 10 from the kiosk 10, and at least among the angle and height of the display 100 through an application. A control signal for controlling one may be generated and transmitted to the kiosk 100 .

Referring to FIG. 7 , the user can check the angle and height information of the display 100 of the current kiosk 10 as numerical information and a circular chart at a glance, and adjust the bar in the direction of the arrow through touch input. By doing so, it is possible to generate a control signal for adjusting the angle and height of the display 100 of the kiosk 10 . This control signal is transmitted to the kiosk 10 connected to the user terminal 20, and the kiosk 10 can adjust the angle and height of the display 100 based on the received control signal. In this case, the changed angle and height information of the display 100 may be transmitted and updated in real time to the user terminal 20 .

Accordingly, according to an embodiment of the present application, the user terminal 20 can be used as a remote control, so that the physical state of the display 100 of the kiosk 10 can be adjusted even if the user does not directly operate the kiosk 10 . . For example, when the user is in a wheelchair or a vehicle, there is an advantage that the display 100 of the kiosk 10 can be controlled even when the user does not get off.

Meanwhile, although not shown, the screen magnification, screen brightness, screen layout, screen resolution, etc. of the display 100 of the kiosk 10 may be adjusted through the application of the user terminal 20 .

8 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a kiosk that can be individually customized and adjusted according to an embodiment of the present application.

Referring to FIG. 8 , the kiosk 10 according to an embodiment of the present application includes a display 100 , a sensor unit 200 , an angle adjustment unit 300 , a height adjustment unit 400 , a user terminal connection unit 500 , It may include a control unit 600 , a photographing unit 700 , and a storage unit 800 .

The display 100 may output content to the user. Also, the user may input desired information through the display 100 . The angle, height, screen magnification, brightness, resolution, layout, etc. of the display 100 may be individually adjusted by the user.

The sensor unit 200 may recognize environmental information around the kiosk 10 . The environmental information includes the presence of obstacles around the kiosk 10, the height of the obstacles, the brightness around the kiosk 10, the angle of light incident on the display 100, tilt time information of the installed ground, location information, weather information, etc. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. The sensor unit 200 includes a photoelectric switch, an air sensor, an electromagnet switch, a temperature sensor, a pressure sensor, a flow sensor, a magnetic sensor, an optical sensor, an acoustic sensor, which may receive input such as heat, light, temperature, pressure, sound, image, etc. It may include a taste sensor, an olfactory sensor, a camera, and the like.

The angle adjusting unit 300 may adjust the angle of the display 100 . In the angle adjusting unit 300 , the body of the kiosk 10 and the display 100 are coupled by a hinge, and a driving motor is provided so that rotational driving can be performed using electric power, but is limited thereto. no. In addition, the angle adjusting unit 300 may be provided to be adjusted within the range of 0° to 90°, may be provided to be adjusted within the range from 0° to 180°, or may be provided to rotate 360°.

The height adjustment unit 400 may adjust the height of the display 100 . The height adjustment unit 400 is provided with a driving motor, so that the lifting and lowering driving can be performed using electric power. For example, the height adjustment unit 400 is a plastic member, and steps are formed at predetermined intervals in the height direction, so that the height can be adjusted in stages. As another example, the height adjustment unit 400 is provided in the form of a folding pump, and may adjust the height by injecting or removing air, but is not limited thereto.

The user terminal connection unit 500 may perform communication connection with the user terminal 20 . The user terminal connection unit 500 may be communicatively connected to the user terminal 20 through a network. In addition, by scanning a code (eg, QR code or barcode) containing the unique identification information generated by the user terminal 20, it is also possible to perform a connection with the user terminal (20).

Meanwhile, the kiosk 10 may receive the user's personalized information from the user terminal 20 connected by the user terminal connection unit 500 . Personalized information is information that can identify an individual's specifics, behavioral history, preference, daily history, etc. It may be a payment history, etc., but is not limited thereto.

In addition, the kiosk 10 according to an embodiment of the present application may be controlled by receiving a control signal from the user terminal 20 .

The photographing unit 700 may photograph the user. The photographing unit 700 may acquire at least one of feature information and gaze information from the captured user image. The characteristic information may include, but is not limited to, whether the user is in a wheelchair, whether accompanied by a guardian, whether children are accompanied, the number of companions, whether or not a car is riding, age, gender, etc., and may be extracted from the user's image through object recognition It can be understood as a concept that broadly encompasses visual features. The gaze information recognizes a face, particularly a pupil, from the user's image, so that the user is far away from the kiosk 10 , the angle at which the user looks at the display 100 of the kiosk 10 , and the screen image of the display 100 that the user looks at It may be a location, etc., but is not limited thereto.

The photographing unit 700 may obtain motion information from the user's image. The motion information may be detected by changing the position of at least a portion of the user's body recognized as the user's body from a user image captured by the user as time passes. For example, the operation information may be matched with a control signal such as raising or lowering the height of the display 100 , or increasing or decreasing the angle of the display 100 , respectively.

The controller 600 may control the operation of the angle adjusting unit 300 and the height adjusting unit 400 . The controller 600 may control the kiosk 10 to a personalized state by adjusting at least one of an angle and a height of the display 100 based on the user's personalized information received from the environment information and the user terminal 20 . have. Also, the controller 600 may adjust at least one of an angle and a height of the display 100 based on at least one of feature information and gaze information obtained from the user image by the photographing unit 700 . Also, the controller 600 may adjust the angle and height of the display 100 further based on the motion information obtained from the user image. Accordingly, the kiosk 10 according to an embodiment of the present application further considers feature information, gaze information, motion information, etc. in addition to environmental information and personalization information, and adjusts at least one of the angle and height of the display 100, Precise user-personalized control is possible.

Meanwhile, the controller 600 may adjust at least one of a screen magnification, a layout, a screen brightness, and a resolution of the display 100 based on at least one of environment information, personalization information, characteristic information, gaze information, and motion information. Accordingly, the kiosk 10 according to an embodiment of the present application may control the content providing environment on the screen of the display 100 to be personalized to the user so that the user can more efficiently acquire the content.

The storage unit 800 may store contents matching environment information, personalization information, and characteristic information. The controller 600 may search for stored content based on at least one of environment information, personalization information, and characteristic information, and control the display 100 to output the retrieved content through the display 100 . The storage unit 800 may differently store a plurality of pieces of environment information, personalization information, and content (image, text, video, voice, hologram, etc.) matching the characteristic information. In addition, the storage unit 800 may store contents by linking various information such as environment information, personalization information, and characteristic information. This means that one piece of content stored in the storage unit 800 can be matched with various pieces of information. Also, when the environmental information, personalization information, and characteristic information include a plurality of pieces of information, the controller 600 may search for content by varying a weight for each piece of information. Here, the weight may mean priority or importance. The weight may be collectively applied to each piece of information or may be variably applied to each user.

The storage unit 800 may store the content by further matching with the location information. Accordingly, the controller 600 obtains location information based on the real-time location of the user terminal 20 , searches for content matching the location information from the storage 800 , and outputs the content through the display 100 . The display 100 may be controlled so as to be possible. The controller 600 may obtain location information by, for example, receiving a real-time location recognized using a GPS built in the user terminal 20 , but is not limited thereto. Meanwhile, the location information may include not only real-time location information, but also past location information according to a path traveled to the current location.

The kiosk 10 according to an embodiment of the present application provides content that matches the environment information, personalization information, feature information, and location information based on it, so that useful or interesting information to various users is identified and customized. Thus, it is possible to improve the usage rate of the kiosk 10 and the satisfaction of the kiosk 10 user.

Meanwhile, the kiosk 10 according to an embodiment of the present application may transmit content reproduced in the kiosk 10 to the user terminal 20 . The user terminal 20 may display the content through an application for providing the content. Due to this, even if the user moves away from the installation location of the kiosk 10, the content can be continuously provided.

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: kiosk 20: user terminal
100: display 200: sensor unit
300: angle adjustment unit 400: height adjustment unit
500: user terminal connection unit 600: control unit
700: photographing unit 800: storage unit

Claims (13)

In the kiosk,
a display for outputting content to a user;
A photographing unit that acquires the user's characteristic information by applying the user's image to the object recognition technique to which the machine learning algorithm is applied;
a sensor unit for recognizing environmental information around the kiosk;
an angle adjusting unit for adjusting the angle of the display;
a height adjustment unit for adjusting the height of the display;
a user terminal connection unit for performing communication connection with the user terminal;
a storage unit configured to store contents matching the environment information, the user's personalized information received from the user terminal, and the characteristic information; and
a control unit for controlling the operation of the angle adjusting unit and the height adjusting unit;
including,
The control unit is
Controlling the kiosk to a personalized state by adjusting at least one of an angle and a height of the display based on the environment information and the personalization information,
different screen magnification information for the size of text or image output on the display based on the user's characteristic information,
When a plurality of users are recognized as the user's characteristic information, the layout of the display is adjusted so that the screen of the display is divided into left and right regions or upper and lower regions;
Determining disability and age information based on the personalization information, improving resolution, or adjusting the size of an object displayed through the screen,
When the environment information, the personalized information, and the characteristic information include a plurality of information, the content is retrieved from the storage unit by varying weights for the environment information, the personalized information, and the characteristic information according to users. and controlling the display so that the content is output through the display,
The environment information, the kiosk will include obstacle information around the kiosk, installation location information, light information, time information and location information. According to claim 1,
The photographing unit,
Obtain gaze information from the captured user's image,
The control unit is
The kiosk that adjusts at least one of an angle and a height of the display based on at least one of the feature information and the gaze information. 3. The method of claim 2,
The photographing unit,
Obtaining motion information from the captured user's image,
The control unit is
The kiosk that adjusts at least one of an angle and a height of the display further based on the operation information. delete delete According to claim 1,
The storage unit stores the content by further matching with location information,
The control unit is
Obtaining the location information based on the real-time location of the user terminal, searching for the content matching the location information from the storage unit, and controlling the display so that the content is output through the display. . In the kiosk control system,
a user terminal that receives information about the angle and height of the display of the kiosk from the kiosk, generates a control signal for adjusting at least one of the angle and height of the display through an application, and transmits it to the kiosk; and
Adjusting at least one of the angle and height of the display based on the environment information around the kiosk and the user's personalized information received from the user terminal, or adjusting at least one of the angle and height of the display based on the control signal kiosk,
including,
The kiosk is
The user's image of the user is acquired through an object recognition technique applied with a machine learning algorithm, and the user's characteristic information is acquired,
different screen magnification information for the size of text or image output on the display based on the user's characteristic information,
When a plurality of users are recognized as the user's characteristic information, the layout of the display is adjusted so that the screen of the display is divided into left and right regions or upper and lower regions;
Determining disability and age information based on the personalization information, improving resolution, or adjusting the size of an object displayed through the screen,
When the environmental information, the personalized information, and the characteristic information include a plurality of information, the environmental information, the personalized information, and Searching for the content from a storage unit for storing content matching the characteristic information, and controlling the display so that the content is output through the display,
The environment information, the kiosk control system, including obstacle information around the kiosk, installation location information, light information, time information and location information. 8. The method of claim 7,
The kiosk is
Obtaining gaze information from a photographed user image, and adjusting the angle and height of the display further based on the feature information and the gaze information, a kiosk control system. 9. The method of claim 8,
The kiosk is
Obtaining the user's motion information from the user image, and further based on the motion information to adjust the angle and height of the display, the kiosk control system. delete delete 8. The method of claim 7,
The kiosk is
The content is further matched with the location information and stored, the location information is obtained based on the real-time location of the user terminal, the content matching the obtained location information is searched for, and the searched content is output through the display The kiosk control system is to control the display as possible. 13. The method of claim 12,
The kiosk is
Transmitting the content reproduced in the kiosk to the user terminal,
The user terminal is
Displaying the content through an application for providing the content, a kiosk control system.

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