KR102508378B1 - Method, device and system for monitoring environment in electric signboard cabinet based on cloud using hybrid control card - Google Patents

Abstract

According to one embodiment of the present invention, a device can monitor an environment in an electric signboard cabinet by using a hybrid control card based on a cloud. A state sensor embedded in a hybrid control card connected to a digital signage device periodically generates a state signal, an operation computer device receives the state signal, the operation computer device uploads the state signal on a cloud server, a manger device receives the state signal from the cloud server, the manager device checks that the state signal is an abnormal state signal not included within a pre-set range and outputs a location of the digital signage device that has transmitted the abnormal state signal to a monitor device included in the manager device, and the manager device displays the state of the digital signage device on the monitor device differentially according to a difference between the state signal and the pre-set range.

Description

Environment monitoring method, device and system in cloud-based electric signboard cabinet using hybrid control card

The embodiments below relate to a method, apparatus, and system for environmental monitoring in a cloud-based electronic signage cabinet utilizing a hybrid control card.

Recently, electronic display boards and digital signage devices have been installed in schools, ports, tourist destinations, downtown areas, highways, and playgrounds, and have been usefully used as advertisements or guidance displays. In such an electronic display board, a plurality of LED elements composed of a plurality of LEDs are arranged to display desired advertising images or texts in a splendid manner.

However, in the case of electric signboards and digital signage devices, physical errors in LED elements and power elements due to external or internal environments, or errors in broken parts of images or characters displayed on the display screen of electric signboards frequently occur. , Although various ways to cope with the external environment have been proposed, on the other hand, there was a problem that a method of quickly identifying and coping with problems occurring inside the cabinet of the electronic signboard was still insufficient.

In addition, in the prior art, there was a problem of not properly managing (controlling) the state of hundreds of electronic signboards, only detecting errors for some of the electronic signboards.

Therefore, research on how to monitor the environment in the signboard cabinet using a hybrid control card and efficiently manage a plurality of signboards based on the cloud is required.

Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1427748 Korean Registered Patent No. 10-2137421 Korea Utility Model Registration No. 20-0489515 Korean Registered Patent No. 10-1768185

Embodiments seek to utilize a hybrid control card on a cloud basis to monitor the environment within the signage cabinet.

Embodiments attempt to perform emergency contact to the safety management entity, alarm contact to the advertiser, and maintenance contact to the maintenance management entity when an emergency state is confirmed.

Embodiments attempt to determine the frequency of occurrence of abnormal state signals, set a period with a high frequency as a first period, and set a range for confirming abnormal state signals in the first period as a first level.

According to an embodiment, a method for monitoring an environment in a cloud-based electronic signage cabinet using a hybrid control card includes a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, and a sensor for measuring current and voltage embedded in a hybrid control card connected to a digital signage device. Periodically generating a status signal by a sensor; receiving the status signal by an operating computer device controlling the digital signage device and connected to the hybrid control card; Uploading, by the operating computer device, the status signal to a cloud server; receiving, by a manager device, the status signal from the cloud server; outputting, by the manager device, the location of the digital signage device that has transmitted the abnormal state signal to a monitor device included in the manager device by confirming that the state signal is an abnormal state signal that does not belong to a preset range; and displaying, by the manager device, the state of the digital signage device differently on the monitor device according to a difference between the state signal and the preset range.

An environmental monitoring method in a cloud-based electric signboard cabinet using a hybrid control card includes an emergency state check step of checking, by the manager device, whether a difference between the status signal and the preset range satisfies a preset value; Uploading, by the manager device, an emergency stop command of the emergency digital signage device that has transmitted the status signal to the cloud server, based on the emergency state checking step; receiving, by an operating computer device connected to the emergency state digital signage device, the emergency stop command from the cloud server; cutting off power of the emergency digital signage device based on the emergency stop command, by the operating computer device; Based on the emergency state checking step, the manager device transmits a state signal of the emergency state digital signage device to a terminal of a safety management entity adjacent to the location of the emergency state digital signage device and the emergency state digital signage device. performing an emergency contact including location; Based on the emergency state checking step, the manager device sends a state signal of the emergency state digital signage device, the contents of the content, and the performing an alarm contact including the location of the emergency state digital signage device; And based on the emergency state checking step, the manager device transmits a state signal of the emergency state digital signage device and the emergency state digital signage device to a terminal of a maintenance manager adjacent to the location of the emergency state digital signage device. performing maintenance contact including the location of;

A method for monitoring an environment in a cloud-based electronic signboard cabinet using a hybrid control card includes: checking, by the manager device, whether a current date is included in one of a first period and a second period; setting, by the manager device, a preset range for checking whether the status signal is an abnormal status signal to a first level, if it is determined that the current date is included in the first period; And if it is determined that the current date is included in the second period, setting, by the manager device, a preset range for checking whether the status signal is an abnormal status signal to a second level; A first level of the preset range is narrower than a second level of the preset range, the first period is a period in which a frequency of occurrence of an abnormal state signal satisfies a first threshold value, and the second period is , is a period in which the frequency of occurrence of the abnormal state signal does not satisfy the first threshold value.

A method for monitoring an environment in a cloud-based electric signboard cabinet using a hybrid control card includes: determining, by the manager device, a first point in time, which is a point in time for confirming that the state signal is an abnormal state signal that does not belong to a preset range, the manager device A, receiving the digital signage device image of the first point of view from a camera attached to the outside of the digital signage device, based on the digital signage device image of the first point of view, the manager device, between the digital Checking whether an abnormality is detected outside the digital signage device, if it is confirmed that an abnormality is also detected outside the digital signage device, the manager device determines the image of the digital signage device and the digital signage device at the first point of view. Transmitting a status signal to a terminal of a manager corresponding to the digital signage device, when it is confirmed that no abnormality is detected outside the signage, the manager device transmits a status signal of the digital signage device to the digital signage device Further comprising transmitting to the manager's terminal corresponding to .

An environmental monitoring method in a cloud-based electric signage cabinet using a hybrid control card is when a first user who has a plurality of digital signage devices lends a digital signage device to a plurality of users including users A and B, confirming, by the manager device, a plurality of users who have rented the digital signage device, and transmitting a plurality of announcements related to the digital signage device to terminals of the plurality of users; The manager device identifies a user who has rented a first digital signage device from among the plurality of users as user A, and from the terminal of the user A, among the plurality of announcements, the announcement completed in the terminal of the user A Receiving notification performance completion information about; calculating, by the manager device, a performance rate for announcements that have been completed in the user A's terminal based on the announcement performance completion information; transmitting, by the manager device, a reward determined according to the performance rate to the terminal of the user A; transmitting, by the manager device, a device setting checklist for operating a digital signage device to the terminal of user A; receiving, by the manager device, evaluation completion checklist information corresponding to the device setting checklist from the terminal of the user A; transmitting, by the manager device, a reward determined according to the evaluation completion checklist information to the terminal of the user A; receiving, by the manager device, a rental period of the digital signage device from the terminal of the user A; And the manager device, in response to a request to use the rewards in the user A's terminal, transmits an amount obtained by subtracting the rewards from the price matched to the rental period of the digital signage device to the user A's terminal. and wherein the plurality of announcements include at least one mandatory announcement and at least one selected announcement, and the manager device calculates a performance rate for announcements completed in the user A's terminal. The step of doing may include, by the manager device, based on the announcement performance completion information, checking whether the at least one mandatory announcement and at least one selected announcement, respectively, has been performed; calculating, by the manager device, the performance rate as 0% when the at least one mandatory notice is not all performed; and calculating, by the manager device, the performance rate based on the number of the plurality of announcements and the number of announcements completed in the terminal of the user A, when all of the at least one essential announcement has been performed. and, when all of the at least one essential announcement has not been performed, the manager device determines that there is a problem with the first digital signage device corresponding to the user A's terminal, and determines that the user A's terminal has a problem. Transmitting a confirmation notification message for the at least one essential notice to; and storing the notification execution completion information and the evaluation completion checklist information in a block form at the node of the user A's terminal in a blockchain network formed with each of the plurality of user terminals as nodes. , The rewards are mined based on the announcement execution completion information and the evaluation completion checklist information and are provided in cryptocurrency delivered to a cryptocurrency wallet allocated to the first storekeeper terminal.

The cloud server according to an embodiment may be combined with hardware and controlled by a computer program stored in a medium to execute any one of the methods described above.

Embodiments may utilize a hybrid control card on a cloud basis to monitor the environment within the signage cabinet.

In embodiments, when an emergency state is confirmed, an emergency contact may be made to a safety management body, an alarm contact may be made to an advertiser, and a maintenance contact may be performed to a maintenance management body.

According to embodiments, a frequency of occurrence of an abnormal state signal may be determined, a period having a high frequency may be set as a first period, and a range for confirming that the abnormal state signal is generated in the first period may be set as a first level.

On the other hand, the effects according to the embodiments are not limited to those mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description below.

1 is a diagram schematically showing the configuration of a system according to an embodiment.
2 is a flowchart illustrating a process of monitoring an environment in an electric signboard cabinet by utilizing a cloud-based hybrid control card according to an embodiment.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of performing emergency contact to a safety management entity, alarm contact to an advertiser, and maintenance contact to a maintenance management entity when an emergency state is confirmed according to an embodiment.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of adjusting the sensitivity of a sensor embedded in a hybrid control card according to an embodiment.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of checking a screen displayed on the digital signage device through a camera attached to the outside of the digital signage device according to an embodiment.
6 is a flowchart illustrating a process of providing a reward according to the operation of a user who has rented a digital signage device according to an embodiment.
7 is a diagram for explaining a process of calculating a performance rate according to an embodiment.
8 is an exemplary diagram of a configuration of a manager device according to an embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, since various changes can be made to the embodiments, the scope of the patent application is not limited or limited by these embodiments. It should be understood that all changes, equivalents or substitutes to the embodiments are included within the scope of rights.

Specific structural or functional descriptions of the embodiments are disclosed for illustrative purposes only, and may be modified and implemented in various forms. Therefore, the embodiments are not limited to the specific disclosed form, and the scope of the present specification includes changes, equivalents, or substitutes included in the technical spirit.

Although terms such as first or second may be used to describe various components, such terms should only be construed for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, a first element may be termed a second element, and similarly, a second element may be termed a first element.

It should be understood that when an element is referred to as being “connected” to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, but other elements may exist in the middle.

Terms used in the examples are used only for descriptive purposes and should not be construed as limiting. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this specification, terms such as "include" or "have" are intended to designate that there is a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, but one or more other features It should be understood that the presence or addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof is not precluded.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by a person of ordinary skill in the art to which the embodiment belongs. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the related art, and unless explicitly defined in the present application, they should not be interpreted in an ideal or excessively formal meaning. don't

In addition, in the description with reference to the accompanying drawings, the same reference numerals are given to the same components regardless of reference numerals, and overlapping descriptions thereof will be omitted. In describing the embodiment, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known technology may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the embodiment, the detailed description will be omitted.

The embodiments may be implemented in various types of products such as personal computers, laptop computers, tablet computers, smart phones, televisions, smart home appliances, intelligent vehicles, kiosks, and wearable devices.

1 is a diagram schematically showing the configuration of a system according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 1, a system according to an embodiment includes a digital signage device 100, a hybrid control card 200, an operating computer device 300, a cloud server 400, and a manager device capable of communicating with each other through a communication network ( 500) may be included.

First, a communication network may be configured regardless of its communication mode, such as wired or wireless, and may be implemented in various forms so that communication between servers and communication between servers and terminals is performed.

The digital signage device 100 is a device that provides digital signage, may be implemented as a display installed in a public place or commercial space, and may be a device that outputs content including images. The digital signage device 100 may be an electric signboard, a display, a monitor, and the like. The digital signage device 100 may include a hybrid control card 200, and may communicate with the hybrid control card 200 by wire or wireless, and the digital signage device 100 may have an operating computer device 300 and wired/wireless communication. can communicate with In addition, the digital signage device 100 may perform tasks that are not written in the text, but are normally performed by digital signage devices.

The hybrid control card 200 may be a card-type module provided in the digital signage device 100 to control the digital signage device 100, and the hybrid control card 200 may include a power supply, a CPU (central processing unit) or signal modules such as analog or digital input or output modules. At this time, the hybrid control card 200 may further include a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a fire detection sensor, a flame sensor, and a state sensor that is a sensor that measures current and voltage, and is included in the hybrid control card 200. The sensor may measure the environment inside the digital signage device 100 . The hybrid control card 200 is included in the digital signage device 100 and can communicate with the digital signage device 100 wired or wirelessly, and the hybrid control card 200 communicates with the operating computer device 300 wired or wirelessly. can do. In addition, the hybrid control card 200 may be a PLC card, and may perform tasks normally performed by a PLC card, although not described herein.

The operating computer device 300 may communicate with the digital signage device 100 and the hybrid control card 200 by wire or wirelessly, and receives the internal environment state of the digital signage device 100 from the hybrid control card 200 to As a device capable of controlling the digital signage device 100, it may be a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a tablet computer, a smartphone, and the like.

The operating computer device 300 may be configured to perform all or part of an arithmetic function, a storage/reference function, an input/output function, and a control function of a normal computer. The operating computer device 300 may be configured to communicate with the cloud server 400 by wire or wirelessly, and may upload a state signal received from a state sensor built in the hybrid control card 200 to the cloud server 400. Also, one operating computer device 300 may be a device corresponding to one digital signage device 100 and one hybrid control card 200 . The operating computer device 300 may communicate with the digital signage device 100 and the hybrid control card 200 wired or wirelessly, and the operating computer device 300 may also communicate with the cloud server 400 wired or wirelessly.

The cloud server 400 may be a server owned by a person or organization that provides services using the cloud server 200, or may be a peer-to-peer (p2p) set of distributed nodes. The cloud server 200 may be configured to perform all or part of an arithmetic function, a storage/reference function, an input/output function, and a control function of a normal computer. The cloud server 200 may include at least one artificial neural network that performs an inference function. The cloud server 200 may be configured to communicate with the operating computer device 300 and the manager device 400 in a wired or wireless manner. In addition, the cloud server 400 may perform tasks normally performed by cloud servers, although not described herein.

The manager device 500 is a device that identifies, manages, applies, and analyzes the state of the digital signage device 100 uploaded to the cloud server 400, and may be a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a tablet computer, a smartphone, and the like.

The manager device 500 may be configured to perform all or part of an arithmetic function, a storage/reference function, an input/output function, and a control function of a normal computer. The manager device 500 may be configured to communicate with the cloud server 400 by wire or wirelessly, and receive a state signal matched to the digital signage device 100 uploaded to the cloud server 400 to receive the digital signage device 100. ) can be managed. Also, the manager device 500 may manage one digital signage device 100 or a plurality of digital signage devices 100 .

The manager device 500 can communicate with the cloud server 400 wired or wirelessly, and the manager device 500 can communicate with the digital signage device 100 and the hybrid control card 200 wired or wirelessly, so that digital signage The device 100 and the hybrid control card 200 can be controlled.

In addition, for convenience of explanation, FIG. 1 shows only one of the digital signage device 100, the hybrid control card 200, and the operating computer device 300, but the digital signage device 100 and the hybrid control card ( 200), and the number of operating computer devices 300 may vary according to embodiments. As long as the processing capacity of the cloud server 400 allows, the number of terminals is not particularly limited.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a process of monitoring an environment in an electric signboard cabinet by utilizing a cloud-based hybrid control card according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 2 , first, in step S201, a state sensor built into the hybrid control card 200 may periodically generate a state signal. In this case, the hybrid control card 200 may be embedded in the digital signage device 100, and the state sensor may include a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, and a sensor for measuring current and voltage. Also, the digital signage device 100 may include an electric signboard.

Specifically, a state sensor including a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, and a sensor for measuring current and voltage built into the hybrid control card 200 embedded in the digital signage device 100 periodically checks the digital signage device 100. It can generate status signals in relation to its internal environment.

For example, when the digital signage device is an electric signage, a state sensor included in a hybrid control card embedded in the signage may periodically measure temperature, humidity, current, and voltage in the signage cabinet to generate a state signal.

In step S202, the operating computer device 300 may receive a status signal.

Specifically, the operating computer device 300 may communicate with the digital signage device 100 and the hybrid control card 200 by wire or wireless, and may receive a state signal generated from the hybrid control card 200 .

In step S203, the operating computer device 300 may upload the status signal to the cloud server 400.

Specifically, the operating computer device 300 may communicate with the cloud server 400 by wire or wirelessly, and the operating computer device 300 receives the state signal generated from the hybrid control card 200 and transfers the obtained state signal to the cloud. It can be uploaded to the server 400.

In step S204, the manager device 500 may receive a status signal from the cloud server 400.

Specifically, the manager device 500 may communicate with the cloud server 400 by wire or wireless, and the manager device 500 may receive a status signal uploaded to the cloud server 400 by the operating computer device 300. there is.

In step S205, the manager device 500 confirms that the status signal is an abnormal state signal that does not belong to the preset range, and transmits the abnormal state signal to the monitor device included in the manager device 200. The digital signage device 100 position can be output.

Specifically, the manager device 500 may check the status signal received from the cloud server 400 to determine whether the status signal belongs to a preset range or not, and if the received status signal does not belong to a preset range, When it is confirmed that the abnormal state signal is received, information on the digital signage device 100 and the hybrid control card 200 having transmitted the corresponding abnormal state signal is received from the cloud server 400, and based on the received information, the manager device The position of the digital signage device 100 that has transmitted the abnormal state signal to the monitor device included in 200 can be output. That is, the cloud server 400 may store related information including location information of the digital signage device and the hybrid control card and manager information in the database of the cloud server 400, and the manager device 500 may store the cloud server 400 If it is confirmed that the status signal received from ) is an abnormal status signal, location information of the digital signage device 100 and the hybrid control card 200 that have transmitted the corresponding status signal is obtained from the cloud server 400, and the manager device ( 500) may output the position of the digital signage device that has transmitted the abnormal state signal to the monitor device included.

In addition, the manager device 500 may check the status signal received from the cloud server 400 to determine whether the status signal belongs to a preset range or not, and the received status signal is a normal state within the preset range. If it is confirmed that the signal is the signal, the location of the digital signage device 100 that has transmitted the normal state signal to the monitor device included in the manager device 200 may not be output.

In step S206, the manager device 500 may display the status of the digital signage device 100 differently on the monitor device according to the difference between the status signal and the preset range.

Specifically, the manager device 500 may manage one digital signage device 100, but may also manage a plurality of digital signage devices 100, and manages a plurality of digital signage devices 100. In this case, a list of digital signage devices 100 managed by the manager device 500 may be displayed on the monitor device included in the manager device 500 . In addition, the manager device 500 may compare the status signal of the digital signage device 100 included in the list with a preset range, and display the status of the digital signage device differently on the monitor device according to the status signal.

For example, when the preset range includes a first range and a second range that is greater than the first range, the manager device 500 transmits the state signal of the digital signage device 100 and the preset first range and When it is determined that the status signal of the digital signage device 100 is within the first range by comparing the second range, the status of the corresponding digital signage device 100 is displayed in green to monitor included in the manager device 500. If it is displayed on the device and it is confirmed that the status signal of the digital signage device 100 is not included in the first range but is included in the second range, the status of the corresponding digital signage device 100 is displayed in yellow to display the manager device ( 500), and when it is confirmed that the status signal of the digital signage device 100 is not included in the second range, the status of the corresponding digital signage device 100 is displayed in red to display the manager device ( 500) can be displayed on the monitor device included.

That is, the manager device 500 may acquire status signals corresponding to the plurality of digital signage devices 100 from the cloud server 400, and analyze the obtained plurality of status signals to obtain a plurality of digital signage devices ( 100) can be managed.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of performing emergency contact to a safety management entity, alarm contact to an advertiser, and maintenance contact to a maintenance management entity when an emergency state is confirmed according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 3 , first, in step S301, the manager device 500 may check whether the difference between the state signal and the preset range satisfies a preset value to determine whether the emergency state exists.

Specifically, the manager device 500 compares the status signal obtained from the cloud server 400 with a preset range, and when the status signal is included in the preset range, can confirm the corresponding status as a normal status, and the status signal is If it is not included within the preset range, the corresponding state can be identified as an abnormal state, and if the state signal is not included within the preset range, it is an abnormal state, and the difference between the state signal and the preset range exceeds the preset value. You can confirm that the state is an emergency state.

In addition, the manager device 500 may communicate with the Korea Meteorological Administration database by wire or wireless, based on the location information of the digital signage device 100 obtained from the cloud server 400, the location information of the digital signage device 100 And the meteorological condition of the area where the digital signage device 100 is currently located is checked through the database of the Korea Meteorological Administration, and when the weather condition is at least one of heavy rain, lightning, hail, and strong wind, the corresponding condition may be identified as an emergency condition.

In step S301, if the emergency state is confirmed, in step S302, the manager device 500 may upload an emergency stop command of the emergency digital signage device that has transmitted the status signal to the cloud server 400.

Specifically, when the emergency state is confirmed as a result of checking whether the difference between the state signal and the preset range is outside the preset value, or the digital signage device 100 is located in an emergency state by checking the weather conditions, the administrator The device 500 may select the digital signage device 100 that has transmitted the status signal as an emergency digital signage device, and upload an emergency stop command of the emergency digital signage device to the cloud server 400 .

In step S303, the operating computer device 300 connected to the emergency digital signage device may receive an emergency stop command from the cloud server 400.

Specifically, the manager device 500 may upload an emergency stop command of the emergency digital signage device that has transmitted the status signal to the cloud server 400, and the operating computer device 300 connected to the emergency digital signage device An emergency stop command may be received from the cloud server 400 .

In step S304, the operating computer device 300 may cut off power to the emergency digital signage device based on the emergency stop command.

Specifically, the operating computer device 300 connected to the emergency digital signage device may receive an emergency stop command from the cloud server 400 and cut off power to the emergency digital signage device based on the received emergency stop command. there is. At this time, the operating computer device 300 connected to the emergency digital signage device may cut off power to the emergency digital signage device through a hybrid control card built into the emergency digital signage device.

In step S305, the manager device 500 transmits an emergency contact including a state signal of the emergency digital signage device and the location of the emergency digital signage device to a terminal of a safety management entity adjacent to the location of the emergency digital signage device. can be done At this time, the manager device 500 includes a safety management subject database in which safety management subject information including user information of the safety management subject, location information of the safety management subject, and contact information of the safety management subject are stored in relation to the safety management subject. can do. Here, the safety management subject may be an institution that manages safety, and may be, for example, a fire station, a police station, or a 119 safety report center.

Specifically, when the emergency state is confirmed as a result of checking whether the difference between the state signal and the preset range is outside the preset value, or the digital signage device 100 is located in an emergency state by checking the weather conditions, the administrator Based on the location information of the emergency digital signage device acquired from the cloud server 400, the device 500 uses the safety management subject database to provide user information and contact information of the safety management subject adjacent to the location of the emergency digital signage device. Information can be obtained, and based on the user information and contact information of the safety management entity obtained, the emergency including the status signal of the emergency digital signage device and the location of the emergency digital signage device to the terminal of the safety management entity. contact can be made.

In step S306, the manager device 500 transmits the state signal of the emergency digital signage device, the contents of the content, and the location of the emergency digital signage device to the advertiser's terminal requesting the posting of the content displayed by the emergency digital signage device. Including alarm contact can be performed. At this time, the manager device 500 is related to the content to be displayed on the digital signage device, the content of the content, the date of posting the content, the information of the digital signage device on which the content will be posted, the information on the content related to the content, and the advertiser who requested the posting of the content. It may include a content-related database in which advertiser information including user information and advertiser contact information is stored.

Specifically, when the emergency state is confirmed as a result of checking whether the difference between the state signal and the preset range is outside the preset value, or the digital signage device 100 is located in an emergency state by checking the weather conditions, the administrator The apparatus 500 may obtain information of content and information of an advertiser related to the content displayed by the emergency digital signage device based on the content-related database, and based on the obtained information of the content and information of the advertiser, The advertiser's terminal may be informed of the alarm including the state signal of the emergency digital signage device, the contents of the content, and the location of the emergency digital signage device.

In step S307, the manager device 500 transmits maintenance contact, including the status signal of the emergency digital signage device and the location of the emergency digital signage device, to the terminal of the maintenance management entity adjacent to the location of the emergency digital signage device. can be done At this time, the manager device 500 includes a maintenance management subject database in which information of the maintenance management subject including user information of the maintenance management subject, location information of the maintenance management subject, and contact information of the maintenance management subject in relation to the maintenance management subject is stored. can do. Here, the maintenance management subject may be a company capable of repairing the device.

Specifically, when the emergency state is confirmed as a result of checking whether the difference between the state signal and the preset range is outside the preset value, or the digital signage device 100 is located in an emergency state by checking the weather conditions, the administrator The device 500 is based on the location information of the emergency digital signage device obtained from the cloud server 400, and the user information and contact information of the maintenance management entity adjacent to the location of the emergency digital signage device through the maintenance management entity database. Information can be acquired, and based on the acquired user information and contact information of the maintenance management entity, maintenance including the status signal of the emergency digital signage device and the location of the emergency digital signage device to the terminal of the maintenance management entity. contact can be made.

That is, the manager device 500 checks whether the difference between the state signal of the digital signage device 100 and the preset range exceeds a preset value, and as a result, it is confirmed as an emergency state, or the area where the digital signage device 100 is located. When the weather condition is checked and the emergency state is confirmed, there is an effect of enabling a quick response by performing an emergency response, contacting an advertiser, and requesting a repair at once.

In addition, when the emergency state of FIG. 3 is confirmed, the process of performing emergency contact to the safety management entity, alarm contact to the advertiser, and maintenance contact to the maintenance management entity is confirmed and controlled by the manager device 500 Although described as, in some cases, the operating computer device 300 may perform the process of FIG. 3 without going through the cloud server 400 .

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of adjusting the sensitivity of a sensor embedded in a hybrid control card according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 4 , first, in step S401, the manager device 500 may check whether the current date is included in the first period or the second period. Here, the first period is a period in which the frequency of occurrence of the abnormal state signal satisfies a preset first threshold value, and the second period is a period in which the frequency of occurrence of the abnormal state signal does not satisfy the first threshold value. In this case, the period may be classified in units of 15 days, units of months, or other units.

That is, when an abnormal state signal is generated, the manager device 500 may match the date when the abnormal state signal occurred with the digital signage device 100 and store it in the database, and the manager device 500 may store the date of the abnormal state signal in the database. A period during which the frequency of occurrence of the abnormal state signal satisfies a preset first threshold value is set as the first period based on the occurrence date of the abnormal state signal stored in , and the frequency of occurrence of the abnormal state signal satisfies the first threshold value. A period in which the data is not performed may be set as the second period. Also, the manager device 500 may check the current date and determine whether the current date is included in the first period or the second period.

In step S401, if it is confirmed that the current date is included in the first period, in step S402, the manager device 500 may set a preset range for checking whether the status signal is an abnormal status signal to a first level. Here, the first level of the preset range may be narrower than the second level of the preset range.

Specifically, the manager device 500 checks the current date, and if it is confirmed that the current date is included in the first period, sets a preset range as a first level to determine whether the status signal is an abnormal status signal, and sets the second period. It can be set to be narrower than the second level, which is the range at the time of .

That is, if it is confirmed that the current date is a period in which the abnormal state signal frequently occurs, the manager device 500 may check the abnormal state even if the state signal changes slightly from the existing normal state.

In step S401, if it is confirmed that the current date is included in the second period, in step S403, the manager device 500 may set a preset range for checking whether the status signal is an abnormal status signal to the second level. Here, the second level of the preset range may be wider than the first level of the preset range.

Specifically, the manager device 500 checks the current date, and if it is determined that the current date is included in the first period, sets a preset range to a second level to determine whether the status signal is an abnormal status signal, and sets the first period It can be set wider than the first level, which is the range at the time of .

In addition, although the process of adjusting the sensitivity of the sensor embedded in the hybrid control card of FIG. 4 has been described as being checked and controlled by the manager device 500, in some cases, the operating computer device 300 does not go through the cloud server 400. ) may perform the process of FIG.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of checking a screen displayed on the digital signage device through a camera attached to the outside of the digital signage device according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 5 , first, in step S501, the manager device 500 may check a first time point, which is a time point for confirming that the state signal is an abnormal state signal that does not belong to a preset range.

Specifically, the manager device 500 checks whether the status signal falls within a preset range based on the status signal, and when confirming that the status signal is an abnormal status signal that does not fall within the preset range, the corresponding abnormal status signal It is possible to confirm the first point of view, which is the point of time at which it is confirmed.

In step S502 , the manager device 500 may receive an image of a first viewpoint from a camera attached to the outside of the digital signage device 100 . At this time, the camera is a device located outside the digital signage device 100 and photographing the monitor included in the digital signage device 100, the camera can communicate with the manager device 500 by wire or wirelessly, the camera may transmit an image or video taken from a camera to the manager device 500.

Specifically, the manager device 500 is the digital signage device 100 at the first time when the status signal of the digital signage device 100 is confirmed as abnormal from a camera attached to the outside of the digital signage device 100. An image at a first point in time of capturing the monitor may be received.

In step S503, the manager device 500 may check whether an abnormality is detected even outside the digital signage device based on the image of the first viewpoint.

Specifically, the manager device 500 stores the image in the normal state in the database, compares the stored image in the normal state with the image at the first point of view, and based on the image at the first point of view, there is an abnormality even outside the digital signage device. can be detected or not.

That is, the manager device 500 compares the stored image in a normal state with the image at the first point in time to determine whether the content is properly transmitted to the monitor of the digital signage device at the first point in time, and whether the screen is displayed on the monitor of the digital signage device. It is possible to determine whether there is a part that is not transmitted, whether the amount and intensity of light on the monitor of the digital signage device is the same, and based on the result of the identification through the image at the first point of view, there is an abnormality even outside the digital signage device. can be detected or not.

In step S503, if it is confirmed that an abnormality is detected outside the digital signage device based on the image of the first point of view, in step S504, the manager device 500 transmits the image and the status signal of the first point of view to the digital signage device. It can be transmitted to the user's terminal. In this case, the manager device 500 may include a database storing user information including user information and user contact information of a user who owns or manages the corresponding digital signage device by matching with the digital signage device.

Specifically, when it is confirmed that an abnormality is detected outside the digital signage device based on the image of the first point of view, the manager device 500 extracts user information matched with the corresponding digital signage device from the database and identifies the extracted user's information. Based on the information, a monitor image included in the digital signage device at the first point of time and state information of the corresponding digital signage device may be transmitted to the user's terminal.

That is, the manager device 500 can provide the user with the monitor picture of the digital signage device at the first time when the abnormal state signal was generated along with the state signal of the digital signage device so that the user can efficiently find the cause of the error. There is an effect.

In step S503, if it is confirmed that no abnormality is detected outside the digital signage device based on the image of the first point of view, in step S505, the manager device 500 transmits a state signal of the first point of view to the corresponding digital signage device. It can be transmitted to the user's terminal. In this case, the manager device 500 may include a database storing user information including user information and user contact information of a user who owns or manages the corresponding digital signage device by matching with the digital signage device.

Specifically, the manager device 500 extracts user information matched with the corresponding digital signage device from the database when it is confirmed that no abnormality is detected outside the digital signage device based on the image of the first point of view, and the extracted user Based on the information of , state information of the digital signage device at the first point in time may be transmitted to the user's terminal.

In addition, although the process of checking the screen displayed on the digital signage device through the camera attached to the outside of the digital signage device of FIG. 5 has been described as being checked and controlled by the manager device 500, in some cases the cloud server ( The operation computer device 300 may perform the process of FIG. 5 without going through step 400 .

On the other hand, one manager device 500 manages a plurality of digital signage devices, and a contract between a first user who owns a digital signage device and a user A who wants to use the digital signage device allows the first user When the digital signage device is rented to user A, the manager device 500 may provide a reward by confirming management of the digital signage device of user A on behalf of the first user, and through the reward, user A You can rent a digital signage device at a slightly cheaper price.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a process of providing a reward according to the operation of a user who has rented a digital signage device according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 6 , in step S601 , the manager device 500 may transmit a plurality of announcements related to the digital signage device to terminals of a plurality of users. Here, the notice may be a notice for using and managing the digital signage device. The plurality of notices may include at least one mandatory notice and at least one optional notice.

That is, the manager device 500 identifies user A, user B, and other users who rented the digital signage device owned by the first user, and sends a plurality of notifications related to the digital signage device to the terminals of the plurality of users. items can be sent.

In step S602, the manager device 500 identifies a user contracted to rent the first digital signage device as user A from among the plurality of users, and from the terminal of the user A, the terminal of the user A among the plurality of announcements. It is possible to receive announcement performance completion information about announcements that have been completed in . At this time, user A may perform at least one announcement among a plurality of announcements through user A's terminal.

For example, if there are a first notice, a second notice, and a third notice as a plurality of notices, and user A performs only the first notice and the second notice, user A performs the The completed announcement performance completion information may be information indicating that the first announcement and the second announcement have been performed, but the third announcement has not been performed.

In step S603, the manager device 500 may calculate a performance rate for announcements completed in the terminal of user A based on the announcement performance completion information.

For example, if the announcement performance completion information that has been completed in the user A's terminal is information indicating that the first announcement and the second announcement have been performed and the third announcement has not been performed, the manager device (500 ) can calculate the performance rate for announcements that have been completed in the terminal of user A as (1/3) * 100 = 33.3%.

In step S604, the manager device 500 may transmit a reward determined according to the performance rate to user A's terminal. Here, the reward may be determined in direct proportion to the performance rate.

For example, the manager device 500 may determine the reward as 1000 won when the performance rate is 100%, determine the reward as 500 won when the performance rate is 50%, and reward when the performance rate is 0%. can be determined as 0 won. In this case, the reward may be a point usable for renting a digital signage device or may be a cryptocurrency.

In step S605, the manager device 500 may transmit a device setting checklist for operating the digital signage device to user A's terminal. The manager device 500 may transmit a device setting checklist that user A can directly evaluate to user A's terminal. The above-described checklists may be transmitted to the first store owner terminal at regular intervals (eg, one day or one week).

In step S606, the manager device 500 may receive evaluation completion checklist information corresponding to the device setting checklist from user A's terminal.

In step S607, the manager device 500 may transmit a reward determined according to the evaluation completion checklist information to user A's terminal. Here, the reward may be determined in direct proportion to the number of items on the evaluation completion checklist.

In step S608, the manager device 500 may receive the rental period of the digital signage device from the terminal of user A.

In step S609, the manager device 500 may transmit an amount obtained by subtracting the rewards from the price matched to the rental period of the digital signage device to the user A's terminal in response to the request to use the rewards in the user A's terminal. . At this time, user A may select to use rewards acquired during the rental period of the digital signage device while transmitting the rental period of the digital signage device through user A's terminal. In this case, the manager device 500 may determine the order amount by deducting the rewards from the price matched to the rental period of the digital signage device in response to the request to use the rewards in the user A's terminal.

For example, if the total price matched to the rental period of the digital signage device is 1 million won and the reward acquired from user A's terminal is 50,000 won, the manager device 500 may determine the amount as 950,000 won. The manager device 500 may transmit the determined final amount of 950,000 won to the terminal of user A.

7 is a diagram for explaining a process of calculating a performance rate according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 7 , first, in step S701, the manager device 500 performs at least one mandatory announcement and at least one selected announcement, respectively, based on the announcement execution completion information received from the terminal of user A. You can check if it is complete. Here, the plurality of notices may include at least one mandatory notice and at least one optional notice.

In step S702, the manager device 500 may check whether at least one mandatory announcement has been performed.

For example, when there are 3 required announcements, the manager device 500 may check whether all 3 required announcements have been performed and completed in the terminal of user A.

If it is determined in step S702 that all of the at least one essential announcement has not been performed, in step S704, the manager device 500 may calculate a performance rate for announcements completed in the terminal of user A as 0%. That is, when all required announcements are not performed, it may be determined not to provide a reward by calculating the performance rate as 0%.

In step S705, the manager device 500 determines that there is a problem with the first digital signage device corresponding to user A's terminal when at least one essential announcement is not all performed, and sends at least one user A's terminal. A confirmation notification message for one mandatory announcement can be sent.

If it is confirmed that at least one required announcement has been performed in step S702, in step S703, the manager device 500, based on the number of announcements and the number of announcements completed in the terminal of user A, A It is possible to calculate an execution rate for announcements that have been completed in the user's terminal.

For example, if the number of notices includes 2 mandatory notices and 3 optional notices, and the 2 required notices and 1 selected notice are performed in the terminal of user A, the manager device (500 ) can be calculated as a performance rate of 60% according to the formula below.

In Equation 1, X _n is the performance rate for announcements completed in a specific user terminal, A _n is the number of announcements completed in a specific user terminal, A is the number of a plurality of announcements, and p _n is is the number of mandatory announcements completed in a specific user terminal, q _n is the number of optional announcements completed in a specific user terminal, p is the number of at least one mandatory announcement, and q is the number of at least one optional announcement. It is a number.

8 is an exemplary diagram of a configuration of a manager device according to an embodiment.

The manager device 500 according to an embodiment includes a processor 510 and a memory 520 . The processor 510 may include at least one device described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7 or may perform at least one method described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7 . Individuals or organizations using the manager device 500 may provide services related to some or all of the methods described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7 .

The memory 520 may store information related to the methods described above or a program in which the methods described below are implemented. Memory 520 may be volatile memory or non-volatile memory.

The processor 510 may execute a program and control the manager device 500 . Program codes executed by the processor 510 may be stored in the memory 520 . The manager device 500 may be connected to an external device (eg, a personal computer or network) through an input/output device (not shown) and exchange data through wired/wireless communication.

The manager device 500 may be used to train an artificial neural network or use the trained artificial neural network. Memory 520 may include a learning or learned artificial neural network. The processor 510 may learn or execute an artificial neural network algorithm stored in the memory 520 . The manager device 500 that trains the artificial neural network and the manager device 500 that uses the learned artificial neural network may be the same or separate.

The embodiments described above may be implemented as hardware components, software components, and/or a combination of hardware components and software components. For example, the devices, methods and components described in the embodiments may include, for example, a processor, a controller, an arithmetic logic unit (ALU), a digital signal processor, a microcomputer, a field programmable gate (FPGA). array), programmable logic units (PLUs), microprocessors, or any other device capable of executing and responding to instructions. A processing device may run an operating system (OS) and one or more software applications running on the operating system. A processing device may also access, store, manipulate, process, and generate data in response to execution of software. For convenience of understanding, there are cases in which one processing device is used, but those skilled in the art will understand that the processing device includes a plurality of processing elements and/or a plurality of types of processing elements. It can be seen that it can include. For example, a processing device may include a plurality of processors or a processor and a controller. Other processing configurations are also possible, such as parallel processors.

The method according to the embodiment may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed through various computer means and recorded on a computer readable medium. The computer readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. Program commands recorded on the medium may be specially designed and configured for the embodiment or may be known and usable to those skilled in computer software. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tapes, optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, and magnetic media such as floptical disks. - includes hardware devices specially configured to store and execute program instructions, such as magneto-optical media, and ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include high-level language codes that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter, as well as machine language codes such as those produced by a compiler. The hardware devices described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the embodiments, and vice versa.

Software may include a computer program, code, instructions, or a combination of one or more of the foregoing, which configures a processing device to operate as desired or processes independently or collectively. The device can be commanded. Software and/or data may be any tangible machine, component, physical device, virtual equipment, computer storage medium or device, intended to be interpreted by or provide instructions or data to a processing device. , or may be permanently or temporarily embodied in a transmitted signal wave. Software may be distributed on networked computer systems and stored or executed in a distributed manner. Software and data may be stored on one or more computer readable media.

As described above, although the embodiments have been described with limited drawings, those skilled in the art can apply various technical modifications and variations based on the above. For example, the described techniques may be performed in an order different from the method described, and/or components of the described system, structure, device, circuit, etc. may be combined or combined in a different form than the method described, or other components may be used. Or even if it is replaced or substituted by equivalents, appropriate results can be achieved.

Therefore, other implementations, other embodiments, and equivalents of the claims are within the scope of the following claims.

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In the environment monitoring method in the cloud-based electronic signage cabinet using a hybrid control card,
periodically generating a status signal by a status sensor including a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, and a sensor for measuring current and voltage embedded in the hybrid control card connected to the digital signage device;
receiving the status signal by an operating computer device controlling the digital signage device and connected to the hybrid control card;
Uploading, by the operating computer device, the status signal to a cloud server;
receiving, by a manager device, the status signal from the cloud server;
outputting, by the manager device, the location of the digital signage device that has transmitted the abnormal state signal to a monitor device included in the manager device by confirming that the state signal is an abnormal state signal that does not belong to a preset range; and
Including; displaying, by the manager device, the state of the digital signage device differently on the monitor device according to the difference between the state signal and the preset range;
checking, by the manager device, whether the current date is included in either a first period or a second period;
setting, by the manager device, a preset range for checking whether the status signal is an abnormal status signal to a first level, if it is determined that the current date is included in the first period; and
If it is confirmed that the current date is included in the second period, setting, by the manager device, a preset range for determining whether the status signal is an abnormal status signal to a second level; Further comprising,
The first level of the preset range is narrower than the second level of the preset range;
The first period,
a period during which the frequency of abnormal state signals satisfies a first threshold;
The second period,
A period in which the frequency of occurrence of the abnormal state signal does not satisfy the first threshold value,
A method for environmental monitoring in a cloud-based signage cabinet utilizing a hybrid control card. According to claim 1,
an emergency state check step of checking, by the manager device, whether a difference between the state signal and the preset range satisfies a preset value;
Uploading, by the manager device, an emergency stop command of the emergency digital signage device that has transmitted the status signal to the cloud server, based on the emergency state checking step;
receiving, by an operating computer device connected to the emergency state digital signage device, the emergency stop command from the cloud server;
cutting off power of the emergency digital signage device based on the emergency stop command, by the operating computer device;
Based on the emergency state checking step, the manager device transmits a state signal of the emergency state digital signage device to a terminal of a safety management entity adjacent to the location of the emergency state digital signage device and the emergency state digital signage device. performing an emergency contact including location;
Based on the emergency state checking step, the manager device sends a state signal of the emergency state digital signage device, the contents of the content, and the performing an alarm contact including the location of the emergency state digital signage device; and
Based on the emergency state checking step, the manager device transmits a state signal of the emergency state digital signage device to a maintenance management terminal adjacent to the location of the emergency state digital signage device and the emergency state digital signage device. performing a maintenance contact that includes location;
A method for environmental monitoring in a cloud-based signage cabinet utilizing a hybrid control card. delete

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