KR102357425B1 - Remote monitoring and control system of common laundry facilities - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a remote monitoring and control system for efficiently operating a non-face-to-face common laundry room. According to the present invention, the situation of a laundry facility in a common laundry room in a school dormitory can be monitored, a user can remotely check the laundry facility situation in real time, and thus convenience can be improved by, for example, laundry waiting time reduction. The present invention includes: a laundry facility device provided with washing machines for laundry washing or dryers for laundry drying, in which a payment device is installed on each of the washing machines and the dryers as laundry facilities to provide payment processing and laundry facility information or drying facility information; a laundry facility management server network-interworking in real time with the laundry facility device, collecting and sorting the laundry facility information or drying facility information of each laundry facility, and providing the collected and sorted information as laundry facility use status information; and a user terminal receiving and screen-displaying the laundry facility use status information in the case of network access to the laundry facility management server.

Description

Remote monitoring and control system for efficient operation of non-face-to-face oriented common laundry facilities

The present invention relates to a remote monitoring and control system for the efficient operation of a non-face-to-face oriented public laundry room. In particular, it is possible to monitor the condition of a common laundry facility such as a dormitory, so that the condition of the common laundry facility can be remotely checked in real time to perform laundry. It relates to a remote monitoring and control system for the efficient operation of a non-face-to-face oriented public laundry room designed to improve convenience such as reducing waiting time.

In most of the dormitories where students live or where company employees live together, common laundry facilities such as washing machines or dryers are installed so that a large number of students or employees can wash or dry laundry conveniently.

In such a public laundry facility, since the operating state of the washing machine or dryer cannot be known in real time, there is a problem in that students have to go directly to the installed location each time to use the washing machine or dryer and check it.

Because of this, students have to waste time or suffer hassle.

In particular, on certain days and times of the week, there are a lot of students, so the waiting time is long or the washing machine or dryer is not used at all. Cases often occur. In particular, when the current infectious disease (COVID-19) is on the rise, when students wait in a narrow space called a common laundry room, the spread of the infection is also concerned.

1 is a state diagram of a common laundry room installed in an existing dormitory. Users bring their laundry to the common laundry room, visually check the condition of the washing machine, and wait for their laundry at a location where it can be finished quickly in time. mainly used In this case, if the completed laundry is collected late, the waiting time may be rather long.

Therefore, it is necessary to minimize the waiting time for using the common laundry facilities and to prevent students from clustering in a narrow space called the common laundry room.

On the other hand, commercial (commercial) washing machines used in commercial laundries, etc. have a built-in coin input or payment system, so they are convenient to use, but they are very expensive, so it is realistically burdensome to provide them in dormitories where students live.

In addition, a conventionally proposed technique for using a common laundry facility is disclosed in <Patent Document 1> below.

<Patent Document 1> discloses a management control module 110 installed in each of a plurality of washing machines provided in a common laundry room, and providing a unique identification number and driving information of the washing machine to the outside through a wireless interface, and the management control module 110 ), a scheduling server 120 that calculates and provides scheduling information for each of the plurality of washing machines based on the information provided in ), and a mobile terminal 130 on which a scheduling app that wirelessly interworks with the scheduling server 120 is installed. is implemented using Here, the scheduling information is information including an ID, reservation information, driving time, and device model of each of the plurality of washing machines.

This prior art is a technology applied to commercial or commercial washing machines currently used in laundries or laundry rooms in the market, and is very expensive because a coin inserter or a payment system is built-in.

Accordingly, there is a need for a laundry system in which a user can efficiently use the common laundry while installing a plurality of units at a low cost in a common laundry room such as a dormitory and operating it economically by a manager.

Korean Patent Laid-Open Patent No. 10-2016-0041352 (published on April 18, 2016) (public/private scheduling laundry reservation system and driving method thereof)

Therefore, the present invention has been proposed to solve various problems that occur when using a common laundry room in a general dormitory as described above and problems that occur in the prior art. An object of the present invention is to provide a remote monitoring and control system for the efficient operation of a non-face-to-face oriented public laundry room that checks the status of a public laundry facility in real time to improve convenience, such as reducing waiting time for laundry.

In order to achieve the above object, "a remote monitoring and control system for efficient operation of a non-face-to-face oriented public laundry room" according to the present invention,

Laundry in which a plurality of washing machines for washing laundry or a plurality of dryers for drying laundry are provided, and payment devices for providing payment processing and laundry facility information or drying facility information are installed in the washing machines and dryers, which are laundry facilities, respectively facility equipment; a laundry facility management server that collects and classifies laundry facility information or drying facility information of each laundry facility by interworking with the laundry facility device through a network in real time, and provides the laundry facility usage status information; and a user terminal for receiving and displaying information on the usage status of the laundry facility when connected to the laundry facility management server through a network.

In a preferred embodiment, the washing machine includes: an input unit provided with a plurality of buttons for operating a washing function and providing washing information to a payment device; and a payment device that provides a normal operation command to the input unit when payment is processed, receives laundry information through the input unit, and transmits laundry facility information to a laundry facility management server in real time through a network.

In addition, as a preferred embodiment, the payment device may include: a washing machine interworking unit configured to interwork with an input unit provided in the washing machine, provide a normal operation command to the input unit, and receive laundry information transmitted from the input unit; a communication unit that connects to the laundry facility management server through a network and transmits laundry facility information to the laundry facility management server; a coin processing unit for processing coins inserted into the coin slot and for outputting coin processing information; QR code payment processing unit for outputting payment processing information when the user performs payment processing using the QR code; When the washing machine usage fee is normally paid through the coin processing unit or the QR code payment processing unit, a normal operation command is generated and transmitted to the input unit of the washing machine through the washing machine interworking unit, and when laundry information is received through the washing machine interworking unit, an internal timer is set a control unit for controlling display by calculating the remaining washing time by starting it, and transmitting laundry facility information combining the remaining washing time with the washing machine identification information to the communication unit; and a display unit for displaying the remaining washing time under the control of the control unit.

In addition, as a preferred embodiment, the dryer includes: an input unit provided with a plurality of buttons for operating a drying function and providing drying information to a payment device; and a payment device that provides a normal operation command to the input unit when payment is processed, receives drying information through the input unit, and transmits the drying facility information to the laundry facility management server in real time through a network.

In addition, as a preferred embodiment, the payment device includes: a dryer interlocking unit for providing a normal operation command to the input unit in cooperation with an input unit provided in the dryer and receiving drying information transmitted from the input unit; a communication unit that connects to the laundry facility management server through a network and transmits drying facility information to the laundry facility management server; a coin processing unit for processing coins inserted into the coin slot and for outputting coin processing information; QR code payment processing unit for outputting payment processing information when the user performs payment processing using the QR code; When the dryer usage fee is normally paid through the coin processing unit or the QR code payment processing unit, a normal operation command is generated and transmitted to the input unit of the dryer through the dryer interlocking unit. a control unit that starts the operation to calculate the remaining drying time, controls the display, and transmits drying facility information, which is a combination of the remaining drying time and the dryer identification information, to the communication unit; and a display unit for displaying the remaining drying time under the control of the control unit.

In addition, as an embodiment of the present invention, a coin changer is further provided in the laundry facility apparatus, and the coin changer is a communication unit for receiving a remote control command transmitted from a remote manager terminal through the laundry facility management server and a network ; a control unit controlling the discharging unit based on the remote control command received through the communication unit to control dispensing of refund or exchange coins; and a coin discharging unit discharging refund or exchange coins under the control of the control unit.

As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the laundry facility management server includes: a laundry facility interworking unit for receiving laundry facility information or drying facility information of each laundry facility by interworking with the laundry facility device through a network in real time; a laundry facility management unit that collects laundry facility information or drying facility information of each laundry facility through the laundry facility linkage unit, classifies the collected laundry facility information, and provides the laundry facility usage status information; a database for storing usage status information of laundry facilities generated by the laundry facility management unit; and a user interface that provides the laundry facility usage status information generated by the laundry facility management unit to a user terminal.

In addition, the laundry facility management unit may include: a laundry facility information collection unit configured to collect laundry facility information or drying facility information of each laundry facility transmitted from the laundry facility device through the laundry facility linkage unit; a laundry facility information classification unit for classifying laundry facility information or drying facility information collected by the laundry facility information collection unit by laundry facility; and a laundry facility information providing unit that provides the laundry facility classification information classified by the laundry facility information classification unit as usage status information of the laundry facility to the user terminal.

In addition, the laundry facility management unit, based on the usage status information of the laundry facility, laundry room operation information processing unit for statistically processing laundry room operation information; a laundry room operation information providing unit for storing the laundry room operation information statistically processed by the laundry room operation information processing unit in a database and providing it to a user terminal or a manager terminal; a manager interworking unit for receiving manager control information transmitted from a remote manager terminal; and a laundry facility control unit for respectively controlling a washing machine or a dryer of the laundry facility apparatus through the laundry facility interworking unit based on the manager control information received by the manager interworking unit.

In addition, the laundry facility management unit, using the laundry room status big data based on the laundry facility usage status information and laundry room operation information stored in the database, determines the laundry fee differentially according to time, day, and month It may further include a rate determining unit.

In addition, as an embodiment of the present invention, the system according to the present invention allows a user to participate in an event provided by a laundry facility management server through a user terminal so that the washing machine usage fee or the dryer usage fee is normally paid or a discount fee is applied. The payment device may be controlled.

In addition, as an embodiment of the present invention, the laundry facility management unit, based on the laundry room image information collected by the laundry facility information collection unit, through image analysis further includes a person check unit for checking the number of people entering the laundry room or the number of waiting people in the laundry room can do.

In addition, as a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the laundry facility device is connected to a plurality of washing machines or dryers provided in the laundry room by communication, and the washing machine or dryer selected by the user after registering terminal information and making a payment operates , a kiosk that transmits a washing or drying end notification message to the terminal registered by the user, transmits a point payment or deduction notification message to the terminal, or transmits a charging/payment notification message to the terminal may be further provided .

According to the present invention, a user or a reservation user can monitor the usage status of a common laundry facility such as a dormitory laundry room, so that the usage status of a washing machine or a dryer of a common laundry facility can be remotely checked in real time, thereby reducing the user's laundry waiting time. While providing convenience such as reduction, it can be effective in realizing social distancing or non-face-to-face between laundry room users due to the coronavirus.

In addition, the system administrator can remotely control the operation of each washing machine, dryer, and coin changer, so that system failures and user inconvenience can be quickly resolved in real time.

In addition, by using the system's big data on the laundry room status, it can be controlled so that differential rates are charged according to time, day, and month. can be controlled as much as possible.

In addition, by being able to check the number of users in the common laundry room in real time, the user can efficiently adjust the waiting time for using the laundry room, and more effectively induce non-face-to-face between users.

In addition, more convenience can be provided to the user by delivering laundry or drying end notification information, usage point notification information, charging/payment notification information, and the like to a user of a laundry room or laundry facility.

1 is a photograph showing the problems of the existing public laundry room;
2 is a schematic configuration diagram of a remote monitoring and control system for efficient operation of a non-face-to-face oriented public laundry room according to the present invention;
3 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a payment device mounted on the washing machine of FIG. 2;
4 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a payment device mounted on the dryer of FIG. 2;
5 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the coin changer of FIG. 2;
6 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of the laundry facility management server of FIG. 2 .

Hereinafter, a remote monitoring and control system for efficient operation of a non-face-to-face oriented public laundry room according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The terms or words used in the present invention described below should not be construed as being limited to conventional or dictionary meanings, and the inventor may appropriately define the concept of terms to describe his invention in the best way. It should be interpreted as meaning and concept consistent with the technical idea of the present invention based on the principle that it can be.

Accordingly, the embodiments described in this specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and do not represent all of the technical spirit of the present invention, so various equivalents and It should be understood that there may be variations.

The present invention is characterized in that the payment devices 510 and 610 capable of wireless communication and remote control while having a timer function are installed in a general household washing machine or dryer without a coin inserter or payment means so as to be interlocked with each other.

As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the laundry facility apparatus 100 of the present invention may be installed in a common laundry room in a dormitory building such as a university dormitory.

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

2 is a schematic configuration diagram of a remote monitoring and control system for efficient operation of a non-face-to-face oriented public laundry room according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. ), including a user terminal 400 and an administrator terminal 500 .

The laundry facility device 100 is provided with a plurality of washing machines (111 to 111+N) for washing laundry or a plurality of dryers (121 to 121+N) for drying laundry or a coin changer 130 for exchanging coins. can be The washing machines (111 to 111+N) and the dryers (121 to 121+N) include payment devices (510 to 510+N, 610 to 610+N) for processing payment and providing laundry facility information or drying facility information, respectively. is installed

Additionally, the laundry facility apparatus 100 may further include a user detection device 20 for detecting a user entering and exiting the laundry room.

In addition, the laundry facility apparatus 100 is connected to a plurality of washing machines (111 to 111+N) and a plurality of dryers (121 to 121+N) provided in the laundry room through communication, and the user registers information of the terminal and performs payment. When the washing machine or dryer of the selected user operates after washing, the kiosk 700 may further include a notification of the end of washing or drying, a notification of payment or deduction of points, and a notification of charging/payment.

Here, the configuration and operation of the payment devices 510 to 510+N respectively mounted on the plurality of washing machines installed in the laundry facility apparatus 100 are the same, and the payment devices 610 to 610+N respectively mounted on the plurality of dryers. The composition and operation of the are also the same. Hereinafter, for convenience and clarity of explanation, one washing machine (eg, 111) and a payment device (eg, 510), and one dryer (eg, 121) and a payment device (eg, 610) will be described.

The washing machine 111 is provided with a plurality of buttons for operation of the washing function, an input unit 501 that provides laundry information to an interlocking payment device 510, and a normal operation command to the input unit 501 when payment processing is performed and a payment device 510 that receives laundry information through the input unit 501 and transmits the received laundry information to the laundry facility management server 300 in real time through the network 200 . The laundry information may be a manipulation signal of an operation button provided in the input unit 501 , for example, a driving start signal.

Here, the payment device 510 is independently manufactured as a separate small device, and is electrically connected to the input unit 510 of an existing washing machine (eg, a general washing machine for home use) through a connection line, and the input unit 510 . may receive a washing operation command signal (eg, a manipulation signal of an operation button or a driving start signal) of , and transmit a normal operation command to the input unit 510 . Through this, the washing machine may be prevented from operating before the user makes a payment, and the payment device 510 may count the remaining washing time from the time the washing machine is operated.

As shown in FIG. 3 , the payment device 510 provides a normal operation command to the input unit 501 by interworking with the input unit 501 provided in the washing machine 111 , and receives the input unit 501 from the input unit 501 . A washing machine interworking unit 511 for receiving the transmitted laundry information, and a communication unit 512 for connecting the laundry facility management server 300 and the network 200 to transmit laundry facility information to the laundry facility management server 300 , a coin processing unit 516 that processes coins inserted into the coin slot and outputs coin processing information, and a QR code for payment provided by the user terminal 400 that outputs payment processing information when the user processes payment When the washing machine usage fee is normally paid through the code payment processing unit 517 , the coin processing unit 516 , or the QR code payment processing unit 517 , a normal operation command is generated and the washing machine interlocking unit 511 enters the washing machine input unit When washing information is received through the washing machine interlocking unit 511, an internal timer is started to calculate the remaining washing time to control the display, and laundry facility information is a combination of the remaining washing time and washing machine identification information. may include a control unit 514 that transmits to the communication unit 512 , and a display unit 515 that displays the remaining washing time under the control of the control unit 514 .

The dryer 121 is provided with a plurality of buttons for operation of a drying function, an input unit 601 that provides drying information to an interlocking payment device 610, and the input unit 601 when payment processing is performed. It may include a payment device 610 that provides a command, receives drying information through the input unit 601, and transmits the drying facility information to the laundry facility management server 300 in real time through the network 200. .

Here, the drying information may be a manipulation signal of an operation button provided in the input unit 601 , for example, a driving start signal.

The payment device 610 is independently manufactured as a separate, small device, and is electrically connected to the input unit 601 of an existing dryer (eg, a general household dryer) through a connection line, and the input unit 601 is A drying operation command signal (eg, an operation signal of an operation button or a driving start signal) may be received, and a normal operation command may be transmitted to the input unit 601 . Through this, it is possible to prevent the dryer from operating before the user makes a payment, and also, the payment device 610 can count the remaining drying time from the time the dryer is operated.

As shown in FIG. 4 , the payment device 610 provides a normal operation command to the input unit 601 by interworking with the input unit 601 provided in the dryer 121 , and receives the input unit 601 from the input unit 601 . The dryer interlocking unit 611 that receives the transmitted drying information (eg, a driving start signal), connects to the laundry facility management server 300 and the network 200, and transmits the drying facility information to the laundry facility management server ( 300), the coin processing unit 616 that processes the coins inserted into the coin slot, and the coin processing unit 616 that outputs coin processing information, and the user terminal 400 provides a QR code. When the dryer usage fee is normally paid through the QR code payment processing unit 617, the coin processing unit 616, or the QR code payment processing unit 617 that outputs payment processing information, a normal operation command is generated and the dryer interlocking unit ( 611) to the input unit 601, and when drying information is received through the dryer interlocking unit 611, an internal timer is started to calculate the remaining drying time to control the display, and to display the remaining drying time and dryer identification information. It may include a control unit 614 for transmitting the combined drying facility information to the communication unit 612 , and a display unit 615 for displaying the remaining drying time under the control of the control unit 614 .

As shown in FIG. 5 , the coin changer 130 includes a communication unit 131 that receives a remote control command transmitted from a remote manager terminal 500 through communication with the laundry facility management server 300 , the communication unit Refund or exchange according to the control of the control unit 132, which controls the coin dispensing unit 133 based on the remote control command received through 131 to control the discharging of refund or exchange coins, and the control unit 132 It may include a coin discharge unit 133 for discharging coins.

The network 200 serves to provide a communication interface between the laundry facility apparatus 100 and the laundry facility management server 300 , and various communication networks such as wired or wireless may be used.

The laundry facility management server 300 collects information (laundry facility information or drying facility information) of each laundry facility by interworking with the laundry facility device 100 and the network 200 in real time, and It classifies information by laundry facility and serves to provide the classified laundry facility information as usage status information of the laundry facility.

As shown in FIG. 6 , the laundry facility management server 300 interworks with the laundry facility device 100 through the network 200 in real time to provide information on each laundry facility (eg, laundry facility information or The laundry facility interlocking unit 310 that receives drying facility information or laundry room image information) collects information of each laundry facility through the laundry facility interlocking unit 310, and classifies the collected laundry facility information by laundry facility, , a laundry facility management unit 330 that provides classified laundry facility information as laundry facility usage status information, a database 340 for storing laundry facility usage status information or laundry room operation information generated by the laundry facility management unit 330, and the It includes a user interface 320 that provides the laundry facility usage status information generated by the laundry facility management unit 330 to the user terminal 400 .

The laundry facility management unit 330 is a laundry facility information collection unit that collects information (laundry facility information or drying facility information) of each laundry facility transmitted from the laundry facility device 100 through the laundry facility linkage unit 310 . (331), the laundry facility information classification unit 332 for classifying the laundry facility information (laundry facility information or drying facility information) collected by the laundry facility information collection unit 331 by laundry facility, the laundry facility information classification unit ( 332) includes a laundry facility information providing unit 333 that provides the laundry facility classification information classified in the laundry facility usage status information to the user terminal 400.

In addition, the laundry facility management unit 330 statistically processes laundry room operation information processing unit 334 for statistical processing of laundry room operation information based on the laundry facility usage status information, and laundry room operation information statistically processed by the laundry room operation information processing unit 334. The laundry room operation information providing unit 335 that is stored in the database 340 and provided to the user terminal 400 or the manager terminal 500, and the manager interworking unit that receives the manager control information transmitted from the remote manager terminal 500 ( 337), and a laundry facility for respectively controlling a washing machine, a dryer, or a coin changer of the laundry facility apparatus 100 through the laundry facility linkage unit 310 based on the manager control information received by the management linkage unit 337 A control unit 336 may be further included.

In addition, the laundry facility management unit 330 uses the laundry facility usage status information stored in the database 340 and the laundry room status big data based on the laundry room operation information to differentially charge the laundry according to time, day, month, etc. Laundry rate determining unit 338 to determine, based on the laundry room image information collected by the laundry facility information collection unit 331, a number of people checking unit 339 to check the number of people entering or waiting for the laundry room through image analysis may include

The user terminal 400 connects to the laundry facility management server 300 through a network and receives and displays information on the usage status of laundry facilities installed in the laundry room of the dormitory, and serves to display the information on the screen. It may be a device. The user terminal 400 may be implemented as a mobile device such as a smart phone, a notebook computer, a personal computer (PC), or the like.

The manager terminal 500 connects to the laundry facility management server 300 through a network to transmit a command to remotely control a laundry facility (washing machine, dryer or coin change machine) installed in the laundry room to the laundry facility management server 300 . As such, it may be a device used by an administrator who manages a laundry facility. The manager terminal 500 may be implemented by a mobile device such as a smart phone, a notebook computer, a personal computer (PC), or the like.

The operation of the remote monitoring and control system for efficient operation of a non-face-to-face oriented public laundry according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention configured as described above will be described in detail as follows.

First, it is assumed that a washing machine, a dryer, or a coin changer installed in a common laundry room of a dormitory is being used.

A user who wants to use a washing machine or dryer installed in a public laundry room accesses the website provided by the laundry room management server 300 through the user terminal 400 carried by the user before visiting the public laundry room or provided by the administrator You can connect to the laundry facility management server 300 using a laundry app (App).

As an embodiment, the user may simply access the website or access the laundry facility management server 300 using only the laundry app without providing the user's personal information.

By accessing the laundry facility management server 300 without using the user's personal information in this way, the user's personal information is prevented from being exposed, and security can be improved.

The actual laundry facility management server 300 can manage the laundry facilities of a plurality of dormitories, and by classifying separate identification information for each dormitory or laundry facility, the connected user easily recognizes the laundry facility to use. and to be able to choose.

Laundry facility management server 300, when a specific user accesses through the user interface 320 (which may be a web page) and selects a laundry room or laundry facility, the laundry facility is stored in the laundry room selected in the database 340. Extracts real-time laundry facility information and drying facility information of Korean laundry facilities. Next, the laundry facility information providing unit 333 of the laundry facility management unit 330 displays the extracted laundry facility information and drying facility information on the screen of the user terminal 400 through the user interface 320 as laundry facility usage status information. does it

Here, the laundry facility usage status information displayed on the screen includes, as shown in FIG. 2, classification information of laundry facilities, the remaining time of the laundry facility, the number of people entering the laundry room, or the number of people currently waiting in the laundry room. can

That is, if the washing machine is 1 to 3 minutes, it means that the remaining washing time of the first washing machine is 3 minutes, and if the washing machine 2 - 15 minutes, it means that the remaining washing time of the second washing machine is 15 minutes. Likewise, if the dryer is 1 - 12 minutes, it means that there are 12 minutes remaining in the drying time of dryer #1.

In order to display the number of people and confirm that the user exists in the laundry room or the number of people entering and leaving the laundry room, a user sensing device 20 such as a camera for photographing the total number of people entering the laundry room or the number of people currently waiting may be installed at a predetermined location of the laundry room. . The user sensing device 20 transmits laundry room monitoring image information to the laundry facility management server 300 by photographing users entering and leaving the laundry room or users currently waiting in the laundry room.

The laundry facility information collection unit 331 in the laundry facility management server 300 receives the transmitted image information and registers it in the database 340 .

The number of people checking unit 339 in the laundry facility management unit 330 analyzes the monitoring image stored in the database 340 to check the number of people entering or waiting. Here, the method of extracting the number of people from the surveillance image can be easily implemented using an outline extraction technique and a motion image determination technique, which are generally known in image processing techniques.

The checked laundry room access person information or waiting person information is registered in the database 340 as laundry room usage status information. It is preferable that the access person information or waiting person information recorded in the laundry room usage status information is updated in real time or whenever the number of people in access is changed.

If the number of people is displayed as 10 in the laundry room usage status information, the number of people entering the laundry room today may be 10 or the number of people currently waiting in the laundry room may be 10. If necessary, the number of people entering and leaving and the number of people currently waiting in the laundry room may be separately displayed. The user may determine the time of visiting the laundry room by looking at the displayed number of waiting people. In particular, as in recent times, during the outbreak of infectious disease (COVID-19), the number of people waiting in one space may be limited by the quarantine rules. Convenience of visiting can also be promoted.

Therefore, the user can remotely recognize the usage status of the public laundry facilities (each washing machine or dryer usage status) or the laundry room usage status (the number of people entering the laundry room or the status of waiting people) in real time without visiting the public laundry room. can

Thereafter, it is possible to minimize the waiting time for washing by selecting and using a washing machine or dryer having the minimum remaining washing or drying time based on the usage status of the common laundry room or laundry facility.

On the other hand, using the same principle as described above, even in a state where one's own laundry is put into a specific washing machine provided in the common laundry room, or the laundry is placed and dried in a specific dryer, there is no need to wait at the site, and the user terminal ( 400), you can check the information of the laundry facility or laundry you use in the same way as above, so that you can conveniently check the remaining washing time or the remaining drying time or the number of people in real time.

In order to enable the user to remotely monitor the laundry facility usage status or laundry room status in real time, the laundry facility management server 300 must collect and classify laundry facility status information in real time.

For example, when a specific user deposits a usage amount into the coin slot of the washing machine to use the washing machine 111 , the coin processing unit 516 recognizes the inserted coin, calculates the input amount, and transmits it to the control unit 514 . As another method, when the user generates a payment QR code using the user terminal 400 and displays it on the screen, and illuminates it on a predetermined location of the washing machine, the QR code payment processing unit 517 uses the QR code reader for payment. After reading the code, if payment is normally made through a predetermined payment processing process, payment processing information is transmitted to the control unit 514 .

When the input amount is input by the coin processing unit 516, the control unit 514 checks whether the amount is usable for the washing machine, and if the amount is available, generates a normal operation command to the input unit 501 through the washing machine interlocking unit 511 send to In addition, when the washing machine usage fee is normally paid through the QR code payment processing unit 517 , a normal operation command is generated and transmitted to the input unit 501 through the washing machine interworking unit 511 .

When a normal operation command is input, the input unit 501 transmits it to the washing machine control unit. When a normal operation command is input, the washing machine control unit activates the button of the input unit 501 so that the user operates the button. This is to prevent the user from operating the input unit 501 in a state where payment is not made. Then, after the user puts the laundry into a predetermined position and operates the operation button, the driving button, or the washing button provided in the input unit 501 , the washing machine control unit controls the washing machine control unit for a preset washing time and washing conditions (number of times of rinsing, number of spins, etc.) to drive the washing machine driving unit 502 . In addition, when the operation button (drive button) is pressed while the button is activated, the input unit 501 generates an operation button operation signal (ie, a driving start signal) and transmits it to the payment device 510 .

The washing machine linkage unit 511 of the payment device 510 receives the operation button operation signal transmitted from the input unit 501 and transmits it to the control unit 514 .

When the operation button operation signal is received through the washing machine interlocking unit 511, the control unit 514 calculates the remaining washing time by activating the internal timer and displays it through the display unit 515, so that the user can check the remaining washing time. make it recognizable.

In addition, the control unit 514 transmits the laundry facility information in which the remaining washing time and the washing machine identification information are combined to the communication unit 512 .

The communication unit 512 connects to the laundry facility management server 300 and the network 200 to transmit the laundry facility information to the laundry facility management server 300, and from the laundry facility management server 300 to the washing machine ( 111) to manage usage status information.

On the other hand, when a specific user deposits a usage amount into the coin inlet of the dryer to use the dryer 121 , the coin processing unit 616 recognizes the inserted coin, calculates the input amount, and transmits it to the control unit 614 . As another method, when a user generates a QR code for payment using the user terminal 400 and displays it on the screen, and illuminates it at a predetermined location, the QR code payment processing unit 617 sends a QR code for payment through a QR code reader. After reading, if payment is normally made through a predetermined payment processing process, payment processing information is transmitted to the control unit 614 .

When the input amount is inputted by the coin processing unit 516, the control unit 614 checks whether the dryer is usable, and generates a normal operation command if the amount is usable. send to In addition, when the dryer usage fee is normally paid through the QR code payment processing unit 617 , a normal operation command is generated and transmitted to the input unit 601 through the washing machine interworking unit 611 .

When a normal operation command is input, the input unit 601 transmits it to the dryer control unit. When a normal operation command is input, the dryer control unit activates an operation button (driving button) of the input unit 601 so that the user can operate the operation button. This is to prevent the user from operating the input unit 601 in a state where payment is not made.

Then, when the user operates the operation button (or driving button) provided in the input unit 601 after putting the laundry in a predetermined position, the dryer controller drives the dryer driver 602 according to a preset drying time. In addition, when the operation button is pressed while the button is activated, the input unit 601 generates an operation button operation signal (ie, a driving start signal) and transmits it to the payment device 610 .

The dryer linkage unit 611 of the payment device 610 receives the operation button operation signal transmitted from the input unit 601 and transmits it to the control unit 614 .

When an operation button operation signal is received through the dryer interlocking unit 611, the control unit 614 calculates the remaining drying time by activating an internal timer and displays the remaining drying time through the display unit 615, allowing the user to measure the remaining drying time. make it recognizable.

In addition, the control unit 614 transmits the drying facility information in which the remaining drying time and the dryer identification information are combined to the communication unit 612 .

The communication unit 612 connects to the laundry facility management server 300 and the network 200 to transmit drying facility information to the laundry facility management server 300, and the laundry facility management server 300 to the dryer 121 ) to manage usage status information.

Here, a user using a washing machine or a dryer exchanges a coin to be used by using the coin changer 130 . The coin changer 130 exchanges a coin for one 500 won coin when inserting 5 100 won coins, or recognizes the inserted bill when inserting a bill, and exchanges the inserted bill for a 500 won coin. there is.

It is assumed that the washing machine and dryer basically use 500 won coins, but depending on the implementation of the coin processing unit, it may be implemented so that all coins can be used.

When the coin to be exchanged is not discharged or a refund is required when exchanging coins, if the user inputs the amount or the exchange coin is not discharged, after accessing the laundry facility management server 300 through the user terminal 400, The abnormal state of the coin changer 130 may be transmitted or displayed through the website or the laundry app, and the user may be contacted directly.

The laundry facility management server 300 delivers the abnormal state information requested by the user to the manager through the manager interworking unit 337 . The manager uses the manager terminal 500 to remotely check the abnormal state of the coin changer 130 , and sends an initialization or discharge restart control command of the coin changer 130 using the manager terminal 500 .

When the manager interworking unit 337 receives the coin changer initialization control command or the discharge restart control command transmitted from the manager terminal 500 , it transmits it to the laundry facility control unit 336 .

The laundry facility control unit 336 transmits the received remote control command (coin changer initialization control command or discharge restart control command) to the coin changer 130 through the laundry facility linkage unit 310 .

The communication unit 131 of the coin changer 130 receives the remote control command transmitted from the laundry facility management unit 330 and transmits it to the control unit 132 . The control unit 132 initializes and drives the coin discharging unit 133 according to the received remote control command to discharge coins, or drives the coin discharging unit 133 again to discharge coins.

As a result, exchange coins are not discharged or when refunds are made, the administrator can conveniently control the coin changer 130 remotely to achieve the desired purpose without directly visiting the public laundry, making it convenient to manage and maintain laundry facilities. promotes

On the other hand, the laundry facility management server 300 collects information of each laundry facility by interworking with the laundry facility device 100 and the network 200 in real time, and classifies the collected laundry facility information by laundry facility, , provides classified laundry facility information or drying facility information as laundry facility usage status information.

That is, the laundry facility linkage unit 310 of the laundry facility management server 300 interworks with the laundry facility device 100 in real time through the network 200 to provide information on each laundry facility, that is, laundry facility information or drying facility information. The information is received and delivered to the laundry facility management unit 330 .

The laundry facility management unit 330 collects information of each laundry facility through the laundry facility linkage unit 310, classifies the collected laundry facility information by laundry facility, and classified laundry facility information and drying facility information. is provided as laundry facility usage status information.

That is, the laundry facility information collection unit 331 of the laundry facility management unit 330 transmits each laundry facility information (laundry facility information or drying facility information) transmitted from the laundry facility device 100 through the laundry facility linkage unit 310 . information) or laundry room image information is collected and stored in the database 340 . The collected laundry facility information or laundry room information may be collected in minutes or in real time.

The laundry facility information classification unit 332 classifies the laundry facility information or laundry room status information (person information) collected by the laundry facility information collection unit 331 for each laundry facility or laundry room, and stores it in the database 340 .

That is, information on laundry facilities (laundry facility information and drying facility information) is classified by common laundry room, washing machine, and dryer. For example, in the first public laundry room (University A, etc.), the laundry remaining time of the first washing machine, the washing remaining time of the second washing machine, the drying remaining time of the first dryer, and the remaining drying time of the second dryer are classified.

After that, when the user searches for the usage status information of the laundry facility through the user interface 320, the laundry facility information providing unit 333 extracts only the information of the public laundry selected by the user and uses the laundry facility usage status information as the user terminal ( 400) is provided.

By using the usage status information of the laundry facility provided in this way, the user can remotely check the remaining washing time or drying time of the washing machine used by the user in real time, or recognize the usage status of the washing machine or dryer to be used in real time. can

On the other hand, as another feature of the present invention, it is possible to provide laundry room operation information in order to provide the user with more convenience in using the common laundry room. Here, the laundry room operation information may be the usage status of laundry facilities by season, month, day of the week, and hour.

For example, the laundry room operation information processing unit 334 statistically processes laundry room operation information based on the usage status information of the laundry facility. That is, the laundry facility usage status information is statistically processed by season, month, day of the week, and time, and stored in the database 340 .

The laundry room operation information providing unit 335 extracts laundry room operation information stored in the database 340 after statistical processing in the laundry room operation information processing unit 334 when the user searches using the user terminal 400 to obtain the user terminal 400 . ) is provided in

By viewing the provided laundry room operation information and avoiding a specific day or time when students are crowded, it is possible to prevent a long waiting time for laundry or the failure to use a washing machine or dryer at all.

On the other hand, as another feature of the present invention, based on the usage status information of the laundry facility and the laundry room operation information, statistically processed and stored laundry room status big data information in the database 340 is used for each season, month, and day of the week. and a washing machine usage fee or a dryer usage fee can be determined differentially by time. To realize this, the laundry facility management unit 330 of the present invention includes a laundry rate determination unit 338 that differentially determines the rates according to the above method.

That is, through the laundry rate determining unit 338, the monthly, daily, and time-based reference values using the number of users are respectively set, and the laundry and drying charges are used during times, days, or months when laundry facilities are frequently used by using the reference values. can be determined by increasing the cost compared to the normal standard cost, and using the standard value, the laundry and drying rates can be discounted compared to the normal standard cost during times, days, or months when laundry facilities are not used. As described above, by differentially or discounting laundry rates according to usage time, day of the week, or month, it is possible to distribute the number of people using the laundry, and to reduce the waiting time of users to promote convenience in using the laundry.

On the other hand, as another feature of the present invention, when a malfunction occurs when using the washing machine or dryer or when a problem such as the door does not open due to a timer error occurs, the user uses the user terminal 400 to operate the laundry facility management server 300 It is possible to access the website provided by , or access the laundry facility management server 300 using the laundry app to input trouble situation information.

The laundry facility management server 300 delivers the abnormal state information requested by the user to the manager through the manager interworking unit 337 . The manager may remotely check an abnormal state of the washing machine or dryer using the manager terminal 500 and may transmit an initialization (reset) control command of the washing machine or dryer using the manager terminal 500 .

When the manager interworking unit 337 receives the initialization control command transmitted from the manager terminal 500 , it transmits it to the laundry facility control unit 336 .

The laundry facility control unit 336 transmits the received remote control command, which is the initialization control command, to the washing machine 111 or the dryer 121 through the laundry facility linkage unit 310 .

The communication unit of the washing machine or the communication unit of the dryer receives the remote control command (initialization control command) transmitted from the laundry facility management server 300 and transmits it to each control unit. The controller automatically resets the washing machine or dryer according to the received remote control command, so that the washing machine or dryer can be operated normally.

In this way, the administrator can remotely control the washing machine or dryer, so it is possible to prevent wasted time managing the laundry facilities while always staying in or around the common laundry room, and to perform other tasks in the wasted time, so that the management of the laundry facilities It also promotes efficiency.

In addition, in the system of the present invention, the administrator provides (initiates) an event such as a survey on the laundry facility management server 300 or its website, and the user performs the survey (or event), the payment devices 510 and 610 may be controlled so that the washing machine usage fee or the dryer usage fee is normally paid or a discount fee is applied.

That is, when a survey is uploaded (provided) through the user interface 320, etc., and the user participates in the survey through the user terminal 400, etc., the laundry facility management server 300 or the laundry facility management unit 330 performs laundry Transmits the participation completion information to the communication unit 512 of the payment device 510 or the communication unit 612 of the payment device 610 through the facility linkage unit 310, and receives the participation completion information from the communication units 512 and 612 If the control unit 514, 614 controls the payment device (510, 610) to control that the payment has been processed normally or to apply a set discount rate.

Accordingly, administrators and the like can actively induce participation in events such as surveys, and users can receive benefits according to participation by only participating in events through the user terminal.

Meanwhile, as another feature of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 2 , a kiosk 700 may be further provided in the laundry facility 100 .

That is, a laundry facility management device such as a kiosk 700 is installed in the laundry room, and the kiosk 700 is electrically or communicatively connected to a plurality of washing machines and dryers provided in the laundry room. Thereafter, when the user registers his/her terminal information (eg, smartphone number) in the kiosk 700 and pays the laundry usage fee or dryer usage fee, the kiosk 700 provides information on the status of an empty washing machine or dryer. display, allowing the user to select an empty washer or dryer.

Then, when the operation of the selected washing machine or dryer starts, the kiosk 700 obtains laundry facility information or drying facility information in conjunction with the corresponding washing machine or dryer, and the washing time (or remaining washing time) or drying time (residual drying) time), automatically transmits an end notification message to the smartphone registered by the user through the communication module.

In addition, the kiosk 700 also transmits point information to the smart phone whenever a change is made so that points can be paid based on the user's laundry room usage record or can be deducted from payment using points.

When the points are exhausted, a charging notification message for charging can also be sent, and when the payment is completed, a notification message for payment completion is also sent.

Accordingly, the kiosk 700 is additionally provided in the system of the present invention, so that the user can use the laundry more conveniently.

Although the invention made by the present inventor has been described in detail according to the above embodiment, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment and it is common knowledge in the art that various changes can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. It is self-evident to those who have

100: laundry facility device
111 - 111+N: washing machine
121 - 121+N: dryer
130: coin changer
200: network
300: laundry facility management server
310: laundry facility linkage
320: user interface
330: laundry facility management department
331: laundry facility information collection unit
332: laundry facility information classification unit
333: Laundry facility information provision unit
334: laundry room operation information processing unit
335: Laundry room operation information provision unit
336: laundry facility control unit
337: manager linkage
338: laundry fee determination unit
339: Personnel Confirmation Unit
400: user terminal
500: administrator terminal
510, 610: payment device
700: kiosk

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In the remote monitoring and control system for efficient operation of a common laundry room, which is a dormitory laundry room,
A plurality of washing machines (111 to 111+N) for washing laundry and a plurality of dryers (121 to 121+N) for drying laundry are provided. a laundry facility device 100 in which payment devices 510 and 610 for providing drying facility information are installed, respectively;
A laundry facility management server 300 that collects and classifies laundry facility information or drying facility information of each laundry facility by interworking with the laundry facility device 100 and the network 200 in real time, and provides it as usage status information of the laundry facility (300). ); and
When connected to the laundry facility management server 300 through the network 200, it includes a user terminal 400 that receives the usage status information of the laundry facility and displays it on the screen,
The washing machine (111 ~ 111+N),
an input unit 501 having a plurality of buttons for operation of the washing function and providing washing information to the payment device 510;
When payment processing is made, a normal operation command is provided to the input unit 501, laundry information is received through the input unit 501, and laundry facility information is transmitted in real time through the network 200 to the laundry facility management server 300 It includes a payment device 510 that transmits to
The payment device 510,
A washing machine interworking unit ( 511) and;
a communication unit 512 that connects to the laundry facility management server 300 and the network 200 and transmits laundry facility information to the laundry facility management server 300;
a coin processing unit 516 for processing coins inserted into the coin inlet and outputting coin processing information;
a QR code payment processing unit 517 for outputting payment processing information when the user performs payment processing using a QR code;
When the washing machine usage fee is normally paid through the coin processing unit 516 or the QR code payment processing unit 517, a normal operation command is generated and transmitted to the washing machine input unit 501 through the washing machine linkage unit 511, When washing information is received through the washing machine interlocking unit 511, an internal timer is started to calculate the remaining washing time to control the display, and laundry facility information combining the remaining washing time and washing machine identification information is transmitted to the communication unit 512. a control unit 514 for transmitting;
and a display unit 515 for displaying the remaining washing time under the control of the control unit 514,
The input unit 501 transmits a normal operation command to the washing machine control unit when a normal operation command is input, and the washing machine control unit activates a button of the input unit 501 when a normal operation command is input to allow the user to operate the operation button provided in the input unit 501 . In this case, the washing machine driving unit 502 is driven with a preset washing time and washing condition,
When the operation button is pressed while the button is activated, the input unit 501 generates an operation button operation signal and transmits it to the payment device 510,
The washing machine interlocking unit 511 of the payment device 510 receives the operation button operation signal transmitted from the input unit 501 and transmits it to the control unit 514,
The control unit 514 starts an internal timer when an operation button operation signal is received through the washing machine interlocking unit 511,
The dryer (121 ~ 121 + N),
an input unit 601 provided with a plurality of buttons for operating the drying function and providing drying information to the payment device 610;
When payment processing is made, a normal operation command is provided to the input unit 601 , drying information is received through the input unit 601 , and drying facility information is transmitted to the laundry facility management server 300 in real time through the network 200 . Includes a payment device 610 that transmits to
The payment device 610,
A dryer interlocking unit ( 611) and;
a communication unit 612 that connects to the laundry facility management server 300 and the network 200 and transmits drying facility information to the laundry facility management server 300;
a coin processing unit 616 for processing coins inserted into the coin inlet and outputting coin processing information;
a QR code payment processing unit 617 for outputting payment processing information when the user performs payment processing using a QR code;
When the dryer usage fee is normally paid through the coin processing unit 616 or the QR code payment processing unit 617, a normal operation command is generated and transmitted to the dryer input unit 601 through the dryer linkage unit 611. When drying information is received through the dryer interlocking unit 611, an internal timer is started to calculate the remaining drying time to control the display, and drying facility information, which is a combination of the remaining drying time and the dryer identification information, is transmitted to the communication unit 612. a control unit 614 for transmitting;
a display unit 615 for displaying the remaining drying time under the control of the control unit 614;
The input unit 601 transmits a normal operation command to the dryer control unit when a normal operation command is input, and the dryer control unit activates the operation button of the input unit 601 when a normal operation command is input to allow the user to operate the operation button of the input unit 601 . In this case, the dryer driving unit 602 is driven according to a preset drying time,
The input unit 601 generates an operation button operation signal when the operation button is pressed while the button is activated and transmits it to the payment device 610,
The dryer linkage unit 611 of the payment device 610 receives the operation button operation signal transmitted from the input unit 601 and transmits it to the control unit 614,
The control unit 614 starts an internal timer when an operation button operation signal is received through the dryer interlocking unit 611,
A coin change machine 130 is further provided in the laundry facility device 100,
The coin changer 130,
a communication unit 131 for receiving a remote control command transmitted from a remote manager terminal 500 through the laundry facility management server 300 and the network 200;
a control unit 132 for controlling the coin dispensing unit 133 based on the remote control command received through the communication unit 131 to control discharging of refund or exchange coins;
and a coin discharging unit 133 for discharging refund or exchange coins under the control of the control unit 132,
The laundry facility management server 300,
a laundry facility linking unit 310 for receiving laundry facility information or drying facility information of each laundry facility by interworking with the laundry facility device 100 and the network 200 in real time;
The laundry facility management unit 330 collects laundry facility information or drying facility information of each laundry facility through the laundry facility linkage unit 310, categorizes the collected laundry facility information, and provides the laundry facility usage status information. Wow;
a database 340 for storing the usage status information of the laundry facility generated by the laundry facility management unit 330;
and a user interface 320 that provides information on the usage status of the laundry facility generated by the laundry facility management unit 330 to the user terminal 400,
The laundry facility management unit 330,
a laundry facility information collection unit 331 for collecting laundry facility information or drying facility information of each laundry facility transmitted from the laundry facility device 100 through the laundry facility linkage unit 310;
a laundry facility information classification unit 332 for classifying the laundry facility information or drying facility information collected by the laundry facility information collection unit 331 for each laundry facility;
a laundry facility information providing unit 333 that provides the laundry facility classification information classified by the laundry facility information classification unit 332 to the user terminal 400 as usage status information of the laundry facilities;
a laundry room operation information processing unit 334 for statistically processing laundry room operation information based on the usage status information of the laundry facility;
a laundry room operation information providing unit 335 for storing the laundry room operation information statistically processed by the laundry room operation information processing unit 334 in a database 340 and providing it to the user terminal 400 or the manager terminal 500;
a manager interworking unit 337 for receiving manager control information transmitted from a remote manager terminal 500;
a laundry facility control unit 336 for respectively controlling a washing machine or a dryer of the laundry facility apparatus through the laundry facility interworking unit 310 based on the manager control information received by the manager interworking unit 337;
Laundry rate determination unit 338 that differentially determines laundry rates according to time, day, and month by using big data on the current state of the laundry based on the laundry facility usage information and laundry room operation information stored in the database 340 . )Wow;
and a person confirmation unit 339 for checking the number of people entering or waiting for the laundry room through image analysis based on the laundry room image information collected by the laundry facility information collection unit 331,
When the user participates in an event provided by the laundry facility management server 300 through the user terminal 400, the payment devices 510 and 610 are controlled so that the washing machine usage fee or the dryer usage fee is normally settled or a discount fee is applied. can be,
In the laundry facility device 100,
It is connected through communication with a plurality of washing machines or dryers provided in the laundry room, and when the selected washing machine or dryer operates after the user registers terminal information and makes a payment, a message indicating the end of washing or drying is transmitted to the terminal registered by the user Remote monitoring for efficient operation of a non-face-to-face-oriented public laundry, characterized in that a kiosk 700 for transmitting a point payment or deduction notification message to the terminal or a charge/payment notification message to the terminal is further provided and control systems. delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete

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