KR102417680B1 - Electronic device for controlling sterilization device and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

Obtaining report information including sensor measurement information from at least one of a plurality of UV disinfection devices installed indoors, and identifying a set of UV disinfection devices to stop disinfection operation based on the report information; Provided are a method for controlling an electronic device and an electronic device comprising the step of stopping a disinfection operation of a UV disinfection device set.

Description

ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING STERILIZATION DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF

The present disclosure relates to an electronic device for controlling a disinfecting device based on report information obtained from the disinfecting device, and a method therefor.

The interior may refer to an internal space of a building that is provided for a person to stay or reside. Contaminants are present in these indoors due to various causes. For example, contaminants (eg viruses) can be distributed in the air by humans.

As such, the pollutants distributed in the air act in a complex way and affect the human body. For example, pollutants can cause respiratory and lung diseases, allergic diseases, vomiting, restlessness, and dizziness in the human body.

Accordingly, various methods for improving the distribution of indoor pollutants are being studied. For example, by installing a disinfection device in an indoor space to periodically perform disinfection, it is possible to improve the distribution of indoor pollutants.

However, in some cases, substances for disinfection (eg, ultraviolet rays) can reduce or remove pollutants, but at the same time have a negative effect on the human body. Therefore, there is a need for a method for controlling the disinfection device so that the disinfection operation is appropriately performed according to the situation (or state) related to the room. On the other hand, the technology that is the background of the present invention is described in 'Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2019-0075904 (2019.07.01.)'.

The problem to be solved by this embodiment is to control at least one sterilization device based on report information obtained from a plurality of sterilization devices so that the sterilization operation is performed appropriately and effectively according to the situation (or state) related to the sterilization device. To provide an apparatus and a method therefor.

The technical problems to be achieved by the present embodiment are not limited to the technical problems described above, and other technical problems may be inferred from the following embodiments.

According to a first embodiment, a method for controlling an ultraviolet disinfection apparatus includes: obtaining report information including sensor measurement information from at least one of a plurality of ultraviolet disinfection apparatus installed indoors; and stopping a disinfection operation based on the report information It may include the steps of confirming a set of UV disinfection devices to be performed, and stopping the disinfection operation of the identified UV disinfection device set.

According to a second embodiment, an electronic device for controlling an ultraviolet disinfection apparatus includes a plurality of ultraviolet disinfection apparatuses installed indoors, and a control unit, wherein the control unit receives sensor measurement information from at least one of the plurality of ultraviolet disinfection apparatuses. It is possible to obtain the report information that includes, identify a set of UV disinfection devices to stop disinfection operation based on the report information, and stop the disinfection operation of the confirmed UV disinfection device set.

Specific details of other embodiments are included in the detailed description and drawings.

According to the present disclosure, an electronic device and a method therefor control at least one disinfecting device based on report information obtained from a plurality of disinfecting devices so that a disinfection operation can be performed appropriately and effectively according to a situation related to the disinfection device. .

Effects of the invention are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description of the claims.

1 is a view for explaining a disinfection apparatus related to an electronic device according to an embodiment.
2 is a view for explaining a plurality of disinfecting devices related to an electronic device according to an embodiment.
3 is a view for explaining a relationship between an electronic device and a plurality of disinfecting devices according to an embodiment.
4 is a functional block diagram of an electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of each step of a method for controlling a disinfection apparatus according to an embodiment.
6 is a diagram for describing arrangement information used in an electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment.
7 to 10 are diagrams illustrating examples of situations related to a disinfection device controlled by an electronic device according to an embodiment.

Terms used in the embodiments are selected as currently widely used general terms as possible while considering functions in the present disclosure, but may vary according to intentions or precedents of those of ordinary skill in the art, emergence of new technologies, and the like. In addition, in a specific case, there is a term arbitrarily selected by the applicant, and in this case, the meaning will be described in detail in the corresponding description. Therefore, the terms used in the present disclosure should be defined based on the meaning of the term and the contents of the present disclosure, rather than the simple name of the term.

In the entire specification, when a part "includes" a certain element, this means that other elements may be further included, rather than excluding other elements, unless otherwise stated.

The expression "at least one of a, b, and c" described throughout the specification means 'a alone', 'b alone', 'c alone', 'a and b', 'a and c', 'b and c ', or 'all of a, b, and c'.

The "terminal" referred to below may be implemented as a computer or a portable terminal capable of accessing a server or other terminal through a network. Here, the computer includes, for example, a laptop, a desktop, and a laptop equipped with a web browser, and the portable terminal is, for example, a wireless communication device that ensures portability and mobility. , IMT (International Mobile Telecommunication), CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access), W-CDMA (W-Code Division Multiple Access), LTE (Long Term Evolution) and other communication-based terminals, smartphones, tablet PCs, etc. It may include a handheld-based wireless communication device.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present disclosure pertains can easily implement them. However, the present disclosure may be implemented in several different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 is a view for explaining a disinfection apparatus related to an electronic device according to an embodiment. Specifically, FIG. 1 shows an example in which a disinfection device is disposed indoors.

Referring to FIG. 1 , the disinfection device 101 may be disposed on the ceiling portion of the room. Here, the interior includes, for example, a space provided inside a building, and the disinfection device may include a device for disinfecting (or sterilizing) pollutants using, for example, UV LED (ultraviolet light emitting diode). The UV LED is an LED that emits ultraviolet light, and various well-known LEDs may be used.

The disinfection apparatus 101 may emit (or irradiate) ultraviolet rays from the ceiling to the floor, and the area 103 to be disinfected by the disinfection apparatus 101 may be designated corresponding to the arrangement of the disinfection apparatus 101 . . For example, the area to be disinfected 103 may include a space between a floor area corresponding to one area of the ceiling where the disinfection apparatus 101 is disposed. The size (or width, range) of the area 103 to be disinfected may be predetermined.

Meanwhile, in an embodiment, the disinfection apparatus 101 may be driven by a user operating a remote control or a related switch. In addition, it is possible to set the operation time and operate the disinfection device through the mobile app. Meanwhile, the disinfection apparatus 101 may perform disinfection for a set time, and at least a part of the disinfection apparatus may stop operation according to a sensor detection result performed below.

Meanwhile, according to an embodiment, the disinfection apparatus 101 may be referred to as an ultraviolet disinfection apparatus, but in the present specification, it will be referred to as a disinfection apparatus for convenience of description.

2 is a view for explaining a plurality of disinfecting devices related to an electronic device according to an embodiment. Specifically, FIG. 2 shows an example in which a plurality of disinfecting devices are disposed in a room.

Referring to FIG. 2 , a plurality of disinfecting devices (eg, a first disinfecting device 211 , a second disinfecting device 213 , and a third disinfecting device 215 ) may be disposed on the ceiling portion of the room. A plurality of disinfection devices may be disposed at specific intervals, and by such an arrangement, disinfection may be performed in a wider range, for example, the entire room.

For example, the second disinfection device 213 and the third disinfection device 215 may be disposed on the ceiling spaced apart from the first disinfection device 211 by a specific distance. The spacing between the disinfection devices may be constant. For example, the distance between the first disinfecting device 211 and the second disinfecting device 213 may correspond to (or equal to) the distance between the first disinfecting device 211 and the third disinfecting device 215 . However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the spacing between at least some parts may be different from the spacing between other at least parts according to embodiments. For example, the distance between the first disinfecting device 211 and the second disinfecting device 213 may be different from the distance between the first disinfecting device 211 and the third disinfecting device 215 .

Based on the plurality of disinfecting devices being disposed at different positions, each of the first disinfecting device 211 , the second disinfecting device 213 , and the third disinfecting device 215 performs a disinfection operation on areas separated from each other in the room can be performed. However, in some cases, the disinfection areas of at least some of the plurality of disinfection devices may partially overlap.

For example, at least a portion of a disinfection area corresponding to each of the first disinfection apparatus 211 and the second disinfection apparatus 213 , that is, an area in the room where disinfection is performed by the disinfection apparatus may overlap each other. For another example, at least some of the disinfection areas corresponding to each of the first disinfection apparatus 211 and the second disinfection apparatus 213 may be separated from each other (they may be different). In this case, the disinfection operation for the overlapping area is It may be made from both the first disinfection device 211 and the second disinfection device 213 .

Meanwhile, in FIGS. 1 and 2 , all of the plurality of disinfecting devices are shown to be disposed on the ceiling of the room, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and at least some of the plurality of disinfecting devices may be disposed at various locations in the room. For example, at least some of the plurality of disinfecting devices may be disposed on at least a portion of a wall surface, a floor surface, and a pillar in the room.

3 is a view for explaining a relationship between an electronic device and a plurality of disinfecting devices according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 3 , a plurality of sterilization devices (eg, a first sterilization device 301 , a second sterilization device 302 , and a third sterilization device 303 ) are connected to the control unit 311 to transmit and receive various information. can For example, the plurality of disinfection apparatuses may transmit report information to the controller 311 , and the controller 311 may transmit control information for controlling the disinfection apparatus to each of the plurality of disinfection apparatuses. The report information is information related to each of the plurality of disinfection devices, and may include, for example, at least a portion of sensor measurement information and identification information. Meanwhile, in an embodiment, the disinfection device may transmit information related to sensing information of the sensor to the control unit 311 through wired/wireless communication, and may transmit related information through, for example, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) communication. In addition, as an example, the information transmitted by the disinfection device to the control unit 311 is identification information of the disinfection device, current time information, information on whether current operation is present, measurement information of an optical sensor, measurement information of a motion sensor, and measurement information of a power sensor. It may include at least one.

The sensor measurement information is information obtained from a sensor related to each disinfection device, and may be acquired for each disinfection device and transmitted from the disinfection device to the controller 311 . For example, each of the plurality of disinfection devices may acquire sensor measurement information and transmit the sensor measurement information to the controller 311 .

In some cases, at least a portion of the sensor measurement information obtained for each of the plurality of disinfection devices may be transmitted to the controller 311 . Specifically, the sensor measurement information obtained from each of the plurality of disinfection devices may be transmitted to the control unit 311 when it meets a predetermined criterion. For example, when a measured value (or a sensed value) corresponding to the sensor measurement information exceeds a specific value, the measured value may be transmitted from the disinfection device to the controller 311 .

In an embodiment, the sensor may include at least one of an optical sensor, a motion detection sensor, a power consumption measuring sensor, and a temperature sensor (or a thermal sensor), and may be included in each of the plurality of disinfection devices. Accordingly, each of the plurality of disinfection devices may acquire sensor measurement information through a sensor.

In an embodiment, the report information transmitted from the disinfection device to the controller 311 may include identification information of the disinfection device. The identification information is unique information given to each of the plurality of disinfecting devices, and may include information for identifying the disinfecting devices.

In this case, identification information of the disinfection device corresponding to the sensor measurement information together with the sensor measurement information may be transmitted to the controller 311 . That is, each of the plurality of disinfection devices may transmit sensor measurement information and identification information measured by each to the controller 311 . Accordingly, the control unit 311 may determine which disinfection apparatus the received sensor measurement information is related to, and control the disinfection apparatus based on this. Control of the disinfection device will be described later.

4 is a functional block diagram of an electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment. Although components related to the present embodiment are illustrated in FIG. 4 , the present invention is not limited thereto, and other general-purpose components may be further included in addition to the components illustrated in FIG. 4 .

Referring to FIG. 4 , the electronic device 400 may include a disinfection device 410 , a sensor 420 , and a controller 430 . Each element shown in FIG. 4 means a unit for processing at least one function or operation, which may be implemented as hardware or software, or a combination of hardware and software.

In an embodiment, the electronic device 400 of FIG. 4 may be implemented as a server, and in some cases, at least some of the disinfection device 410 and the sensor 420 may be implemented to be distinguished from the electronic device 400 . In this case, elements implemented to be distinguished may be connected to the electronic device 400 by wire or wirelessly. However, this is only an example, and the present specification is not limited by the implementation method of the electronic device 200 .

According to an embodiment, the electronic device 400 may be implemented to include a memory and a processor. In this case, the processor may be connected to the memory and execute an instruction stored in the memory to perform various operations related to the electronic device 400 .

The disinfection device 410 may include a device installed indoors to perform a disinfection operation. In an embodiment, the disinfection device 410 may include an LED (hereinafter, referred to as UV LED) emitting ultraviolet rays, and in this case, a disinfection operation may be performed based on power being supplied to the UV LED. In some cases, the disinfection device 410 may include a plurality of UV LEDs. In this case, the UV LEDs may be disposed to be spaced apart from each other, and accordingly, the range of the area to be disinfected by the disinfection device 410 may be increased.

In some cases, the disinfection device 410 may include a light emitting body corresponding to the UV LED. The light emitting body may include an object emitting light in a specific pattern or a specific color, and in some cases, may include an object emitting blue light. In some cases, the light emitting body may be provided in each of the disinfecting devices 410, and may be driven in response to the disinfection operation of the corresponding disinfecting device being performed. For example, the first light-emitting body included in the first disinfecting device may be driven in the first light-emitting pattern in response to the disinfection operation of the first disinfecting device. For another example, in response to the disinfection operation of the first disinfection apparatus being performed, the first light emitting body included in the first disinfection device is driven in the first light emission pattern from a specific time (eg, 1 minute before) before the disinfection operation is performed. can do.

In an embodiment, the disinfection apparatus 410 may include a plurality of ultraviolet disinfection apparatuses. Each of the plurality of ultraviolet disinfection devices may be disposed to be distinguished from each other in the room. For example, the plurality of UV disinfection devices may be arranged in a grid form spaced apart from each other by a specific interval on the ceiling portion of the room. The disinfection device 410 described below will be described on the assumption that it is a plurality of UV disinfection devices, but the present specification is not limited thereto.

In an embodiment, the arrangement information of the disinfection device 410 may be stored in advance. The arrangement information may include information related to the arrangement of each disinfection device 410 , for example, at least one of an arrangement position, an arrangement interval, and an arrangement form, and the arrangement information may be stored in advance in the electronic device 400 . In some cases, the arrangement information may include bitmap information, and a detailed description related thereto may refer to FIG. 6 .

Each of the disinfection devices 410 may include identification information. The identification information may include unique identification information given to each of the disinfection devices 410 . For example, the first disinfecting device may include the first identification information and the second disinfecting device may include the second identification information.

The sensor 420 may include at least one of an optical sensor, a motion detection sensor, and a power consumption measurement sensor. The photosensor may include a sensor that detects light. The motion detection sensor may include a sensor that detects a moving object or detects a motion. The power consumption measuring sensor may include a sensor measuring power consumed by the connected device. For each of the optical sensor, the motion detection sensor, and the power consumption measurement sensor, various well-known sensors may be used, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted since it is easy for those skilled in the art. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the sensor 420 may include various sensors, for example, a temperature sensor that detects temperature (or heat).

On the other hand, in an embodiment, the sterilization device may be controlled to stop the sterilization operation when the light sensor detects more than 30 lux based on light. In addition, the motion detection sensor can detect based on a radius of 12 m from the installed position, and when installed at a height of 3 m, it is possible to detect motion with a radius of 13 m.

In an embodiment, the sensor 420 may be connected to the disinfection apparatus 410 to sense various states related to the disinfection apparatus 410 . Specifically, the sensor 420 may include a plurality of sensors, and each of the plurality of sensors may be connected to a matching disinfection device 410 . At this time, the matching disinfection device may be specified in advance. For example, the first sensor may be connected to the first sterilization device and the second sensor may be connected to the second sterilization device. In this case, the first sensor may sense various states related to the first sterilization device, and the second sensor may sense various states related to the second sterilization device.

In another embodiment, the sensor 420 may be included in the disinfection apparatus 410 to sense various states related to the disinfection apparatus 410 . Specifically, the sensor 420 may include a plurality of sensors, and each of the plurality of sensors may be included in a matching disinfection device 410 . At this time, the matching disinfection device may be specified in advance. For example, the first sensor may be included in the first disinfecting device and the second sensor may be included in the second disinfecting device. In this case, the first sensor may sense various states related to the first sterilization device, and the second sensor may sense various states related to the second sterilization device.

The controller 430 may control the disinfection device 410 to perform a disinfection operation. For example, the control unit 430 may supply power to the disinfection device 410 during a preset time period (eg, from 11 PM to 7 AM) so that the disinfection operation is performed. For another example, the control unit 430 may supply power to the disinfection device 410 in response to a user's input for starting the disinfection operation, so that the disinfection operation is performed.

The controller 430 may obtain report information including sensor measurement information from at least one of the disinfection devices 410 . The sensor measurement information may include information measured from a sensor related to the at least one disinfecting device. For example, the sensor measurement information may include at least one of a sensing value indicating the brightness of light, a sensing value indicating that an object is moving, and a sensing value indicating power consumption. The report information is various information related to the at least one disinfecting device, and may include, for example, sensor measurement information and identification information of each of the at least one disinfecting device. In this case, sensor measurement information and identification information of the same disinfection device may be mapped. Accordingly, the controller 430 may identify the disinfection device corresponding to the sensor measurement information for each sensor measurement information.

In an embodiment, the controller 430 may check the power consumption of the UV LED for each disinfection device 410 based on the report information. The controller 430 may change the light emission pattern of the light emitting body when the power consumption corresponds to a preset condition. For example, when the power consumption is less than or equal to a specific value, the controller 430 may change the emission pattern of the light emitting body to the first pattern. If the disinfection device fails, the power consumption of the LED can be reduced. For example, when a reduction in power consumption of 20% or more occurs from the usual power consumption, it is possible to check whether the UV LED has failed, and accordingly, a related operation can be performed.

The control unit 430 may identify a set of UV disinfection devices to stop disinfection operation based on the report information. In an embodiment, the control unit 430 may identify a set of disinfection devices to stop disinfection operation based on identification information and arrangement information of the disinfection apparatus 410 based on the report information. For example, the control unit 430 identifies a disinfection device corresponding to the report information among the plurality of disinfection devices 410, and is located adjacent to (or within a specific radius range) from the identified disinfection device based on the identified disinfection device arrangement information. ) at least one disinfecting device can be identified. The control unit 430 may identify the at least one identified disinfection apparatus and the disinfection apparatus corresponding to the report information as the disinfection apparatus set to stop the disinfection operation.

In an embodiment, when the measured value of the sensor measurement information is equal to or greater than the reference value for the reference time period, the controller 430 may include a set of disinfection devices corresponding to the sensor measurement information in the set of UV disinfection devices. For example, if the measured value (or sensed value) measured by at least one of the sensors 420 is greater than or equal to the reference value during the first time period (or time period), the controller 430 may control corresponding sensor measurement information, that is, the measured value. A disinfecting device (or a disinfecting device set) corresponding to can be identified as a disinfecting device set to stop the disinfection operation. More specific examples related thereto may refer to FIGS. 8 to 10 .

In some cases, each of the disinfection apparatus 410 may include a plurality of sensors. In this case, at least one of the reference time period and the reference value of each of the plurality of sensors may be different. For example, the reference time period of the optical sensor may be 5 seconds and the reference time period of the motion detection sensor may be 3 seconds.

In an embodiment, when each of the disinfection devices 410 includes a power consumption measuring sensor, the control unit 430 includes a disinfecting device in which the measurement information of the power consumption measuring sensor is less than a specific value in the disinfecting device set to stop the disinfection operation. can For example, the control unit 430 sets the disinfection device to stop the disturbance operation by checking the disinfection device whose power consumption is less than a specific value among the plurality of disinfection devices based on the measurement information obtained from the power consumption measuring sensor of each of the plurality of disinfection devices can be included in

In an embodiment, when each of the disinfection devices 410 includes a motion detection sensor, the controller 430 controls the disinfection device in which the measurement information of the motion detection sensor is greater than or equal to a specific value and a disinfection device located within a specific radius from the disinfection device greater than or equal to a specific value. may be included in the set of disinfection devices. Here, the case in which the measurement information of the motion detection sensor is equal to or greater than a specific value may include a case in which a motion of an object (or a person) is sensed. For example, the control unit 430 may identify a disinfection device in which measurement information is greater than or equal to a specific value among a plurality of disinfection devices based on the report information. The control unit 430 may include a disinfection apparatus located within a specific radius from the identified disinfection apparatus in the disinfection apparatus set to stop the disturbance operation. A specific example related thereto may refer to FIG. 7 .

In an embodiment, each of the disinfection devices 410 may include a motion detection sensor and a temperature sensor. In this case, the controller 430 determines that the measured value of the motion detection sensor is equal to or greater than the first value based on the report information and the temperature sensor A disinfection device having a measured value equal to or greater than the second value may be identified. The control unit 430 may include the identified disinfection device in the disinfection device set to stop the disinfection operation.

In an embodiment, when each of the disinfecting devices 410 includes an optical sensor, the control unit 430 adjacent to each other when the measurement information of the optical sensors corresponding to each of the plurality of disinfecting devices positioned adjacent to each other is greater than or equal to a specific value A plurality of disinfecting devices that are located may be included in the set of disinfecting devices that will stop disinfecting operations. A specific example related thereto may refer to FIG. 10 .

In some cases, the control unit 430 may identify at least two disinfection devices in which measurement information corresponding to the optical sensor among the plurality of disinfection devices is greater than or equal to a specific value based on the report information of each of the plurality of disinfection devices. The controller 430 may include the at least two disinfecting devices in the disinfection device set when the identified distance between the at least two disinfecting devices is within a specific interval.

In some cases, the control unit 430 may check the number of disinfection apparatuses in which measurement information corresponding to the optical sensor is greater than or equal to a specific value among the plurality of disinfection apparatuses. When the number of confirmed disinfection devices is greater than or equal to a specific number, the controller 430 may include all of the plurality of disinfection devices 410 or disinfection devices corresponding to the specific value in the disinfection device set.

The controller 430 may stop the disinfection operation of the confirmed disinfection device set. Here, the disinfection device set may include at least one disinfection device identified to stop the disinfection operation based on the report information as described above.

In an embodiment, each of the disinfection devices 410 may include a plurality of UV LEDs. In this case, the control unit 430 may stop the disinfection operation of all UV LEDs of the disinfection apparatus included in the identified disinfection apparatus set. .

In an embodiment, when the disinfection operation of at least some of the disinfection apparatuses 410 (eg, disinfection apparatus included in the disinfection apparatus set) is stopped, the controller 430 controls the disinfection apparatus in which the disinfection operation is stopped based on the user's input can be restarted (or restarted). For example, when a predetermined user input is received in response to the re-operation, the control unit 430 may restart the disinfection device in which the disinfection operation has been stopped so that the disinfection is performed again.

In an embodiment, when the report information additionally acquired for a specific time period from the set of disinfection devices corresponds to a specific condition, the control unit 430 may restart the disinfection operation of at least some of the disinfection devices. For example, when the controller 430 includes a measurement value corresponding to a case in which no light is detected or a motion is not detected in the report information additionally acquired for a specific time period (eg, 5 seconds), disinfection is stopped The disinfection action of the device can be reactivated.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of each step of a method for controlling a disinfection apparatus according to an embodiment. Each step of the method for controlling the disinfection apparatus shown in FIG. 5 may be performed in a different order from that shown in the drawing in some cases. Hereinafter, content that overlaps with the content described above may be omitted.

In step 510 of FIG. 5 , the electronic device may obtain report information including sensor measurement information from at least one of a plurality of ultraviolet disinfection devices (or a plurality of disinfection devices) installed indoors.

The UV disinfection device may include at least one sensor (eg, an optical sensor, a motion detection sensor, a power consumption sensor, a temperature sensor), and the sensor measurement information is information obtained from at least one sensor included in the UV disinfection device. may include Such sensor measurement information may be obtained for each UV disinfection device. The report information may include the sensor measurement information and identification information of the UV disinfection device corresponding thereto. For example, when the plurality of ultraviolet disinfection apparatuses include a first disinfection apparatus and a second disinfection apparatus, the report information may include sensor measurement information of the first disinfection apparatus, and first identification information and second disinfection information corresponding to the first disinfection apparatus. It may include sensor measurement information of the device and second identification information corresponding to the second disinfection device.

In operation 520, the electronic device may identify a set of UV disinfection devices to stop disinfection operation based on the report information. In an embodiment, the electronic device checks the status of each UV disinfection device based on sensor measurement information and identification information of each of the plurality of UV disinfection devices, and disinfects at least some UV disinfection devices whose confirmed status corresponds to a specific condition can be identified with a set of UV disinfection devices to stop

In an embodiment, the electronic device may identify at least one UV disinfection device corresponding to a condition in which power consumption of a UV LED among a plurality of UV disinfection devices corresponds to a preset condition based on the report information. The electronic device may identify the identified at least one UV disinfection device as a set of UV disinfection devices. The preset condition may include, for example, a case in which power consumption is less than a specific value, but is not limited thereto.

In an embodiment, when the measurement value of the sensor measurement information is equal to or greater than the reference value during the reference time period, the electronic device may determine the UV disinfection device corresponding to the sensor measurement information as the set of the UV disinfection device to stop the disinfection operation. In some cases, the UV disinfection apparatus may include a plurality of sensors. In this case, the reference time period and the reference value may be different for each sensor.

For example, when the ultraviolet disinfection apparatus includes an optical sensor and a motion detection sensor, a reference time period of sensor measurement information corresponding to the optical sensor may be 5 seconds, and the reference value may include a first value. The reference time period of the sensor measurement information corresponding to the motion detection sensor may be 3 seconds, and the reference value may include a second value. Meanwhile, the reference value may appear in a predetermined format for each sensor, and the present embodiment is not limited thereto.

In an embodiment, when the measured value of the sensor measurement information exceeds a specific value, the electronic device is a UV disinfection device that stops the disinfection operation of the UV disinfection device corresponding to the sensor measurement information and at least one UV disinfection device adjacent thereto. set can be determined. At this time, at least one adjacent UV disinfection device may be identified based on pre-stored arrangement information.

For example, when the measured value of the sensor measurement information exceeds a specific value, the electronic device identifies the UV disinfection device corresponding to the sensor measurement information, and at least disposed within a specific radius from the UV disinfection device identified based on the arrangement information One UV disinfection device may be determined as a set of the UV disinfection devices.

In an embodiment, when an optical sensor is included in each of the plurality of UV disinfection devices, the electronic device may identify at least one UV disinfection device in which the measured value of the sensor measurement information exceeds a specific value based on the report information. The electronic device may identify all of the plurality of UV disinfection devices as a set of UV disinfection devices to stop disinfection operation when the number of the identified at least one UV disinfection device exceeds a specific number. A specific example related thereto may refer to FIG. 9 or FIG. 10 .

In operation 530, the electronic device may stop the disinfection operation of the identified UV disinfection apparatus set. For example, the electronic device may stop the disinfection operation by blocking power supplied to the UV LED.

In some cases, each of the UV disinfection apparatus may include a plurality of UV LEDs. In this case, the electronic device may stop the operation of all UV LEDs in response to the stop of the disinfection operation.

6 is a diagram for describing arrangement information used in an electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment. Specifically, FIG. 6 shows an example of the arrangement information indicating the arrangement position of the disinfecting device.

The arrangement information may include information on the location of the disinfecting device (or the area corresponding to the disinfecting device) within a specific area (eg, ceiling) of the room, and according to FIG. 6 , the location where the disinfection device is disposed and the location where it is not disposed may be displayed separately.

For example, the first pattern 601 of FIG. 6 indicates a location where the disinfection device is disposed, and the second pattern 603 indicates a location where the disinfection device is not disposed. The arrangement of the first pattern 601 and the second pattern 602 may appear irregularly, or at least a part thereof may appear regularly.

According to an embodiment, the arrangement information may be represented as bitmap information. In this case, the first pattern 601 corresponds to '1' indicating the presence of the disinfection device, and the second pattern 603 indicates the absence of the disinfection device. It can correspond to '0' indicating. In the case of bitmap information, as shown, it may appear to have an irregular pattern or a regular pattern.

Meanwhile, in FIG. 6 , an area (eg, a ceiling) in which an indoor disinfection device is disposed is shown as a rectangle for convenience of explanation, but the present invention is not limited thereto and may appear in various shapes corresponding to the actual shape of the ceiling.

In addition, although not specifically shown in FIG. 6 , the arrangement information may include location information of each disinfection device, for example, information displayed in the form of a coordinate value. In this case, the electronic device may check information about a distance between at least two disinfecting devices that are arbitrarily designated based on the arrangement information or other disinfecting devices located within a specific radius from an arbitrary disinfecting device.

7 to 10 are diagrams illustrating examples of a situation related to a disinfection device controlled by an electronic device according to an embodiment.

7 is a view for explaining an example of configuring a set of disinfection devices including the disinfection device disposed within a specific radius from the first disinfection device 701. Here, the set of disinfecting devices includes a set of at least one disinfecting device to stop the disinfection operation.

Referring to FIG. 7 , a plurality of disinfecting devices may be disposed on the ceiling of the room 700 . Each of the plurality of disinfecting devices is indicated by a circle (eg, the first disinfecting device 701) in FIG. 7 , and according to FIG. 7 , each of the plurality of disinfecting devices may be disposed at different positions. Information on the arrangement of each of the plurality of disinfecting devices may be stored in the electronic device as arrangement information.

In an embodiment, a person 730 may be located in the room 700 . For example, the person 730 may be located in the area 720 corresponding to the first disinfection apparatus 701 which is one of the plurality of disinfection apparatuses. In this case, the first disinfection device 701 may acquire sensor measurement information of a specific value or more through the motion detection sensor. In response to confirming that the acquired sensor measurement information is equal to or greater than a specific value, the electronic device may identify at least one disinfecting device 711 , 712 , 713 , 714 , 715 , 716 adjacent to the first disinfecting device 701 .

In some cases, the adjacent at least one disinfecting device 711 , 712 , 713 , 714 , 715 , 716 may include a disinfecting device included within a specific radius with respect to the first disinfecting device 701 as illustrated.

On the other hand, the region 720 corresponding to the first sterilization device 701 is, for example, a region that can be detected by a sensor included in the first sterilization device 701 or disinfected by the first sterilization device 701 . It may contain areas.

According to an embodiment, the disinfection device may include a temperature sensor. In this case, in response to the person 730 being positioned in the area 720 corresponding to the first disinfection device 701 , the temperature sensor may acquire a measured value equal to or greater than a specific value. In response to confirming that the sensor measurement information of the first disinfecting device 701 is equal to or greater than a specific value, the electronic device includes at least one disinfecting device 711, 712, 713, 714, 715, 716 adjacent to the first disinfecting device 701 can be checked.

The electronic device uses the first disinfecting device 701 and at least one disinfecting device 711, 712, 713, 714, 715, 716 adjacent to the first disinfecting device 701 as a set of disinfecting devices for stopping the disinfection operation. can be checked The electronic device may stop the operation of the identified set of disinfection devices. For example, the electronic device may stop the operation of the disinfection apparatus included in three reference distances based on the first disinfection apparatus 701 . In an embodiment, the reference distance may correspond to a distance between disinfecting devices. On the other hand, in the embodiment, the control of the disinfection device located at an adjacent distance by the sensor is limited to the disinfection device on the same floor.

According to an embodiment, in response to confirming that the sensor measurement information is equal to or greater than a specific value, the electronic device includes the first disinfection device 701 and at least one disinfecting device 711, 712, 713, 714, adjacent to the first disinfecting device 701; 715 and 716), light may be emitted by changing the pattern of the light emitting body included in at least a portion. In this case, a guide for the disinfection operation may be provided to the person 730 .

As described above, the electronic device according to an embodiment of the present specification reduces the risk of harm to the human body due to the disinfection operation by stopping the disinfection operation around the person, that is, within the safe range, when the measurement value indicating the presence of the person is obtained as described above. can be reduced

8 illustrates a case in which a rapidly moving object 820 exists in the room 800 . Object 820 may include, for example, a worm such as a mosquito. Since the object 820 moves in a different form from that of a person, the electronic device may identify it based on sensor measurement information.

For example, the object 820 may move at a speed greater than or equal to a certain speed. For example, the object 820 is moved from the first area 811 corresponding to the first disinfection device 801 to the second area 813 corresponding to the second disinfection device 803 to the third disinfection device 805 . It may move to the third region 815 corresponding to . The time spent in each of the first area 811 , the second area 813 , and the third area 815 may be less than the reference time period.

In an embodiment, the electronic device may determine whether a measurement value equal to or greater than a reference value is obtained for each of the plurality of disinfection apparatuses during a reference time period. Specifically, the electronic device may identify a disinfection device for which a measurement value equal to or greater than the reference value is obtained during a reference time period among the plurality of disinfection devices based on the report information obtained from each of the plurality of disinfection devices. In this case, as shown in FIG. 8 , the object 820 moving at a specific speed or higher is not detected by the plurality of disinfecting devices, so that the disinfection operation may be maintained.

9 shows a case in which light enters a part of a room and the light is sensed in a specific number or less among a plurality of disinfection devices.

Referring to FIG. 9 , a plurality of disinfection apparatuses may be disposed on the ceiling of the room 900 , and regions (eg, a first area 911) corresponding to each of the plurality of disinfection apparatuses may exist.

In an embodiment, each of the plurality of disinfecting devices may include an optical sensor, and accordingly, each of the plurality of disinfecting devices may detect light. In some cases, when the security guard 920 patrols the building with the flashlight turned on, light may reach at least a portion of the interior 900 by the flashlight light 925 . In this case, light may be detected through some of the plurality of disinfecting devices. However, in this case, since it is unnecessary to stop the disinfection operation, the electronic device may detect such a situation and prevent the disinfection operation from being stopped.

For example, the electronic device may acquire sensor measurement information through an optical sensor included in each of the plurality of disinfection devices. The electronic device may check whether the measured value of the sensor measurement information is equal to or greater than a specific value for each of the plurality of disinfection devices. Here, the specific value is a value measured by the photosensor when light above a predetermined brightness (eg, 30 lux) is detected. The electronic device may check the number of confirmed disinfection devices when disinfection devices having a measured value equal to or greater than a specific value are identified. The electronic device may include the identified disinfecting devices in the set of disinfecting devices for stopping the disinfection operation when the number of confirmed disinfecting devices is greater than or equal to a specific number (eg, 10).

In this case, if the number of confirmed disinfection devices is less than a specific number, the disinfection operation may be maintained because it is not included in the set for stopping the disinfection operation.

In relation to the case in which the disinfection operation is stopped, reference may be made to FIG. 10 . Specifically, FIG. 10 shows a case in which sunlight enters the room 1000 by the sun 1010 and the light is sensed by more than a specific number of a plurality of disinfection devices disposed in the room 1000 .

Specifically, referring to FIG. 10 , when light enters the room 1000 by the sun 1010 , the light is sensed by at least one disinfecting device 1001 , 1002 , 1003 , 1004 , 1005 , 1006 disposed at the window. can be The light by the sun 1010 is spread evenly, and accordingly, the light can be sensed by more disinfecting devices than in the case of FIG. 9 . That is, light may be detected by a specific number (eg, six) or more disinfection devices.

On the other hand, based on the location where the disinfection device is installed throughout the embodiment, a reference value of the disinfection information according to the measurement information of the sensor may be set differently. For example, in the case of a disinfection device located near an entrance, since there is a high possibility that a person will be located first, the motion sensor may be detected more sensitively. The control unit knows the identification information of the disinfection device located near the entrance, and based on the reported information, it is possible to determine the operation control of the disinfection device based on a different standard than information received from sensors of other disinfection devices. Through this, it is possible to operate in a manner that considers the safety of the user more in the case of the vicinity of the entrance, and can reduce the harm to the human body.

In an embodiment, the electronic device may include the disinfecting device in which light is sensed or all of the plurality of disinfecting devices in the set of disinfecting devices for stopping the disinfection operation. In this case, the disinfection operation may be stopped during the day when people are active.

7 to 10 exemplarily show a case in which the disinfection device is disposed on the ceiling of the room, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

According to the present disclosure, a method for controlling a disinfection device and an electronic device therefor check a state associated with each of a plurality of disinfection devices based on sensor measurement information and adaptively control the disinfection operation accordingly, so that more effective disinfection can be achieved .

The electronic device according to the above-described embodiments includes a processor, a memory for storing and executing program data, a permanent storage such as a disk drive, a communication port for communicating with an external device, a touch panel, a key, a button, etc. It may include the same user interface device and the like. Methods implemented as software modules or algorithms may be stored on a computer-readable recording medium as computer-readable codes or program instructions executable on the processor. Here, the computer-readable recording medium includes a magnetic storage medium (eg, read-only memory (ROM), random-access memory (RAM), floppy disk, hard disk, etc.) and an optically readable medium (eg, CD-ROM). ), and DVD (Digital Versatile Disc)). The computer-readable recording medium may be distributed among network-connected computer systems, so that the computer-readable code may be stored and executed in a distributed manner. The medium may be readable by a computer, stored in a memory, and executed on a processor.

This embodiment may be represented by functional block configurations and various processing steps. These functional blocks may be implemented in any number of hardware and/or software configurations that perform specific functions. For example, an embodiment may be an integrated circuit configuration, such as memory, processing, logic, look-up table, etc., capable of executing various functions by means of the control of one or more microprocessors or other control devices. can be hired Similar to how components may be implemented as software programming or software components, this embodiment includes various algorithms implemented in a combination of data structures, processes, routines, or other programming constructs, including C, C++, Java ( It can be implemented in a programming or scripting language such as Java), assembler, or the like. Functional aspects may be implemented in an algorithm running on one or more processors. In addition, the present embodiment may employ the prior art for electronic environment setting, signal processing, and/or data processing. Terms such as “mechanism”, “element”, “means” and “configuration” may be used broadly and are not limited to mechanical and physical configurations. The term may include the meaning of a series of routines of software in association with a processor or the like.

The above-described embodiments are merely examples, and other embodiments may be implemented within the scope of the claims to be described later.

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In the UV disinfection device control method,
Receiving report information including sensor measurement information sensed by sensors included in each of the plurality of UV disinfection devices from a plurality of UV disinfection devices installed indoors;
identifying a set of UV disinfection devices to stop disinfection operation based on the report information;
Including the step of stopping the disinfection operation of the identified UV disinfection device set,
The step of confirming the set of the ultraviolet disinfection device to stop the disinfection operation,
Based on the reference value of the sensor measurement information set differently according to the installation location of each of the plurality of UV disinfection devices, whether the sensor measurement information of each of the plurality of UV disinfection devices meets a condition for stopping the disinfection operation to confirm; and
and determining, among the plurality of UV disinfection devices, at least some of the UV disinfection devices that satisfy the condition as a set of UV disinfection devices to stop the disinfection operation.
According to claim 1,
The report information includes identification information of the UV disinfection device,
The step of identifying a set of UV disinfection devices to stop the disinfection operation includes identifying a set of UV disinfection devices to stop the disinfection operation based on the identification information and arrangement information of the plurality of UV disinfection devices, UV disinfection device control method.
3. The method of claim 2,
The arrangement information of the plurality of ultraviolet disinfection devices is set based on bitmap information,
A method for controlling an ultraviolet disinfection device, wherein another disinfection device adjacent to a specific UV disinfection device is identified based on the arrangement information.
According to claim 1,
Each of the plurality of ultraviolet disinfection devices is disposed at different positions,
Each of the plurality of UV disinfection devices includes at least one of an optical sensor, a motion detection sensor, and a power consumption measuring sensor.
5. The method of claim 4,
Each of the plurality of ultraviolet disinfection devices includes a UV LED (ultraviolet rays light emitting diode) and a light emitting body corresponding to the UV LED,
The power consumption measuring sensor measures the power consumption of the UV LED,
When the measured power consumption corresponds to a preset condition, the method for controlling an ultraviolet disinfection device to change the light emission pattern of the light emitting body.
According to claim 1,
Each of the plurality of UV disinfection devices includes at least two UV LEDs,
The step of stopping the disinfection operation is
Including the step of stopping the operation of all UV LEDs of the identified UV disinfection device set, UV disinfection device control method.
According to claim 1,
The method further comprising the step of reactivating the disinfection operation of at least some of the UV disinfection apparatuses that have stopped the operation based on a user's input.
According to claim 1,
When the reported information additionally acquired for a specific time period from the identified set of UV disinfection devices corresponds to a specific condition, further comprising the step of reactivating the disinfection operation of at least some of the UV disinfection devices that have stopped the operation , UV disinfection device control method.
According to claim 1,
The plurality of UV disinfection devices include at least two types of sensors,
The step of confirming the set of the ultraviolet disinfection device,
When the measured value of the sensor measurement information is equal to or greater than the reference value for a reference time period, including a set of UV disinfection devices corresponding to the sensor measurement information in the UV disinfection device set;
The reference time period and the reference value are different in each of the at least two types of sensors, UV disinfection device control method.
According to claim 1,
Each of the plurality of ultraviolet disinfection devices includes a power consumption measuring sensor,
The step of confirming the set of the ultraviolet disinfection apparatus includes the step of including an ultraviolet disinfection device in which the measurement information of the power consumption measuring sensor is less than a specific value in the set of the ultraviolet disinfection apparatus.
According to claim 1,
Each of the plurality of ultraviolet disinfection devices includes a motion detection sensor,
The step of confirming the set of the ultraviolet disinfection device includes: an ultraviolet disinfection device in which the measurement information of the motion detection sensor is greater than or equal to a specific value and an ultraviolet disinfection device located within a specific radius from the UV disinfection device equal to or greater than the specific value in the set of the UV disinfection device Including the step of including, UV disinfection device control method.
According to claim 1,
Each of the plurality of ultraviolet disinfection devices includes an optical sensor,
The step of confirming the set of the ultraviolet disinfection apparatus may include, when the measurement information of the optical sensor corresponding to each of the plurality of ultraviolet disinfection devices positioned adjacent to each other is greater than or equal to a specific value, the plurality of ultraviolet disinfection devices positioned adjacent to each other are subjected to the ultraviolet radiation. A method of controlling an ultraviolet disinfection device comprising the step of including in a set of disinfection devices.
According to claim 1,
The plurality of UV disinfection devices drive the light emitting body in response to the disinfection operation being performed, the UV disinfection device control method.
An electronic device for controlling an ultraviolet disinfection device, the electronic device comprising:
A plurality of UV disinfection devices installed indoors;
comprising a control unit;
The control unit is
receiving, from the plurality of UV disinfection devices, report information including sensor measurement information sensed by sensors included in each of the plurality of UV disinfection devices,
Identify a set of UV disinfection devices to stop disinfection operation based on the report information,
Stop the disinfection operation of the confirmed UV disinfection device set,
The control unit, to confirm the set of ultraviolet disinfection device to stop the disinfection operation,
Based on the reference value of the sensor measurement information set differently according to the installation location of each of the plurality of UV disinfection devices, whether the sensor measurement information of each of the plurality of UV disinfection devices meets a condition for stopping the disinfection operation check the
determining, among the plurality of UV disinfection devices, at least some UV disinfection devices that satisfy the condition as a set of UV disinfection devices to stop the disinfection operation.

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