KR20010100761A - Apparatus and method for digitally controlling plant pot, and method for ordering plant pot delivering on-line - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a digital flowerpot management device and method and an online flowerpot delivery method. In particular, the digital flowerpot management device of the present invention is a case coupled to the outer periphery of the flowerpot, and the water is drawn from the case to detect moisture in the pollen soil. A detection sensor, a liquid crystal display unit installed in the case for displaying a character or an icon, a voice output unit installed in the case for outputting a voice message, a message storage unit for storing an orderer's message, and a management message; And a data input / output unit for inputting / outputting message data in combination with a personal computer, a key input unit for inputting a key signal through a keypad such as a power key and a recording key, a battery for supplying power to each circuit unit, and flowerpot management. The program is executed, and from the moisture detection sensor and the key input unit when the battery is powered on. In response to a signal, a message stored in the message storage unit is read and output to the voice output unit, and the name of a plant planted in a pot and information necessary for management are displayed on the liquid crystal display as a letter, and the current pot management state is displayed as an icon. And a control unit for downloading message data from the personal computer or uploading management status data to the personal computer through the data input / output unit.

Description

Digital plant management device and method and online plant delivery order method {APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DIGITALLY CONTROLLING PLANT POT, AND METHOD FOR ORDERING PLANT POT DELIVERING ON-LINE}

The present invention relates to a digital flowerpot management device and method and an online flowerpot ordering method, and in particular, when a delivery order is placed in a memory of an orderer's voice message and delivered to the recipient, and the recipient receives the person's voice message directly from the flowerpot. The present invention relates to a digital potting management device and method and an online pot delivery ordering method.

In general, the delivery of flower pots as celebration gifts at opening or celebrations is widely popular.

However, until now, congratulations and delivery have only been made by the recipient confirming the sender's name on the ribbon by delivering the sender's name on the ribbon. Therefore, before sending it, you have to talk to the phone in advance to express your intention to send a flowerpot while congratulating or busy.

After the celebration, the ribbons will be removed from the pots, and when the ribbons are removed, it will be difficult to see who sent the pots. Therefore, soon after, potted plants die of neglect.

Also, in general, the general public does not know the name of a potted plant unless it is a very well-known plant, and because of its characteristics, it neglects affection or management of the plant because it does not know how to manage it. .

An object of the present invention is to install the digital planter in the pot to solve the problems of the prior art as described above can be delivered by recording the congratulatory message of the sender at the time of delivery, and in normal times voiced water supply by moisture detection It is to provide a digital plant management device and method that can guide the management of the pot with affection by notifying the output.

Another object of the present invention to provide a method for ordering delivery of pots online using such a digital pot management device.

Figure 1a is a cross-sectional view of a planter equipped with a removable digital plant management device according to the present invention.

Figure 1b is a cross-sectional view of a pot equipped with a fixed digital plant management device according to the present invention.

Figure 2a is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of a memory chip embedded digital plant management device according to the present invention.

Figure 2b is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of a memory chip removable built-in digital flowerpot management device according to the present invention.

3 is a circuit block diagram of the plant management device of FIG.

Figure 4 is a block diagram of an online plant delivery order system according to the present invention.

Figure 5 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of the online pot delivery order system according to the present invention.

Figure 6 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of the pot management device of FIG.

* Brief description of symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

10: flower pot 20: digital flowerpot (memory card)

22: moisture detection sensor 24: data input and output

26: message storage unit 28: timer

30: liquid crystal display 32: audio output unit

34: key input unit 36: battery

38: control unit

In order to achieve the above object, the device of the present invention is a case coupled to the outer periphery of the pot, a moisture sensor for detecting the moisture of the pollen soil is drawn out from the case, and installed in the case to display letters or icons, etc. A liquid crystal display unit, a voice output unit installed in the case for outputting a voice message, a message storage unit for storing an orderer's message and management message, and a data input / output unit combined with a personal computer to input and output message data And a key input unit for inputting key signals through a keypad such as a power key and a recording key, a battery for supplying power to each circuit unit, a flowerpot management program, and detecting the moisture when the battery is supplied with power. In response to a signal from a sensor and a key input unit, a message stored in the message storage unit is read and Voice output to the voice output unit, the name of the plant planted in the liquid crystal display and information necessary for management, etc. are displayed in text, the current pot management status is displayed as an icon, and the message data is downloaded from the personal computer through the data input / output unit; And a control unit for uploading management state data to the personal computer.

In the present invention, the data input / output unit is composed of an RS232, a USB interface circuit for serial data communication with a personal computer, or an AM, FM radio transmission / reception circuit for wireless data communication.

The icon display is a case management data when the water supply is made at a suitable time in response to the message to take care of the case and if not, and reflecting the freshness or wilting of the plant in response to the prepared flowerpot management state It is preferable to display it.

The method of the present invention comprises the steps of: voice outputting the voice message of the pollen delivery character by the initial setting at the time of delivery;

Normally, displaying the name of the plant planted in a character letter, and displays the relevant information of the plant in a letter, and displays the potted plant management status as an icon;

Determining whether water is supplied by sensing moisture in pollen soil;

If it is determined that water supply is necessary, outputting a voice message to display the text and to take care of it;

Responsive to the output of the caregiver message, when the water supply is made at a suitable time and when it is not, writing the plant management status data; And

Responsive to the prepared pollen management state characterized in that it comprises a step of reflecting the freshness or wilting of the plant on the icon to display.

The online delivery order method of the present invention includes the steps of uploading the delivery message file with the flowerpot delivery order to the server connected to the orderer;

Relaying the plant delivery order uploaded from the server to a delivery sales subscriber near the recipient;

The delivery sales subscriber is characterized in that it comprises the step of transplanting the delivery message of the orderer to the digital planter in response to the downloaded planter delivery order and delivers the planter equipped with the implanted digital planter to the recipient.

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

Figure 1a and 1b is a cross-sectional view of a potted plant equipped with a digital plant management device according to the present invention. In the present invention, the potted soil is equipped with a digital potted plant management device 20 on the outer periphery of the potted plant 10 in which the plant 12 is planted, and the moisture sensor 22 drawn out from the device 20 is installed in the soil in the potted plant. You can check the moisture level.

Digital pot management device 20 can be produced as a removable type (Fig. 1a) and a fixed type (FIG. 1b) that is mounted and fixed in the pot when manufacturing the pot 10 as shown. The detachable type may be mounted by inserting a conductive rod, which is a moisture detection sensor 22, into a soil in a flower pot, or by making a separate mounting means, for example, making a mounting structure (rattle structure) in a flower pot, or fastening it with a screw or the like.

In the fixed type of FIG. 1B, a management device storage space is formed in the flower pot 10, and a transparent window 16 is formed on the front of the storage space so that the LCD screen of the management device 10 is visible and corresponds to a speaker of the management device. A through hole 18 is formed.

Figure 2a and Figure 2b shows a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the digital flowerpot management device according to the present invention, Figure 3 shows a circuit block diagram of the flowerpot management device of FIG.

In the memory chip embedded digital plant management device of FIG. 2A, a liquid crystal display panel 30 and keypads 34 are installed at the front of the case 21, and a pair of conductive rods bent at the “a” at the rear of the case is a moisture sensor. Provided at 22. The electrical resistance value between the pair of conductive rods 22 embedded in the soil will vary depending on the amount of moisture absorbed in the soil, thereby detecting the change in the electrical resistance value according to the amount of moisture to detect the amount of moisture in the soil.

In the removable memory chip of FIG. 2, a memory card insertion groove 21a is formed at a side thereof so that the memory card 21b on which the memory chip is mounted is inserted into the card insertion groove 21a. The memory chip detachable type is preferable for the pot fixing type.

The circuit of the present invention includes a moisture sensor 22, a data input / output unit 24, a message storage unit 26, a timer 28, a liquid crystal display unit 30, a voice output unit 22, a key input unit 34, And a battery 36.

The data input / output unit 24 is connected to the personal computer by wire or wireless to download the ordered voice message data online or upload the pollen management state data to the personal computer. The data input / output unit 24 may adopt a wired input / output, such as a general-purpose serial communication method such as RS232 or USB, or a wireless input / output method such as AM or FM for data communication with a personal computer. Recently, it is desirable to employ BLUETOOTH, which is a short-range communication method within 10m.

The message storage unit 26 is composed of a nonvolatile memory such as an EEPROM, a flash memory, and the like, and its storage capacity is determined according to the amount of messages to be stored. If you want to store not only audio but also video, a large capacity is required. The message storage unit 26 is composed of an interface circuit that contacts the terminal of the memory card and supplies data and power when the memory chip is detachable.

The timer 28 provides a timing signal to the controller 38.

The liquid crystal display 30 displays information such as names, characteristics, and cautions when raising plants, using characters, and displays icons indicating plant states in response to the detected water content and management status. It is preferable to reflect the freshness and withering of the plant in the icon display so that the display of the icon changes at each time.

The voice output unit 22 includes a speaker or the like and outputs a voice message or a warning sound provided from the control unit.

The key input unit 34 includes a recording key REC and a power key PW, and various functions can be selected by the combination of these keys.

The control unit 38 is composed of a microprocessor or a microcomputer and its peripheral circuits. The control unit 38 performs the pot management program. The pollen management program is stored in a ROM or a RAM in the control unit 38. Carry out a management program that matches the cultivation characteristics of potted plants, such as watering, sunshine, and splitting.

Figure 4 is a block diagram of an online pot delivery order system according to the present invention. The online pollen delivery order system of FIG. 4 includes a server 102 connected to the Internet network 100, an orderer terminal 200, a seller terminal 300, and a receiver terminal 400.

The server 102 includes a service provider's web server and database servers. The server 102 provides an online flower pot delivery order service through a homepage.

The orderer terminal 200 includes a personal computer 202 directly connected to the Internet, a mobile phone 204 connected through a base station 206, a general landline telephone 208 connected through an automatic answering system 210 of a public telephone network, and the like. do.

An orderer's message file is formed by inputting an orderer's voice message or video message through a microphone of the personal computer 202 and a computer video camera, and then an order order is sent to the server 102.

A mobile phone 204, such as a digital cellular phone, a PCS phone, or an IMT-2000 phone or other wireless Internet phone to send an order order including its own voice message or video message.

For example, a payphone such as "080" may be used to send an order order including a voice message according to an answering order of the answering machine 210.

In this way, the orderer's order is received by the server 102 including the orderer's voice or video message, and the server 102 sends the received order orders to the terminal of the nearest delivery seller 300 in response to the recipient's address. Relay.

The delivery seller terminal 300 prepares the potted plant ordered by the order order provided from the server 102 and transplants the orderer's voice or video message to the digital potted plant management device 20 through a message implanter 302 connected to the terminal; , The implanted digital flower pot manager 20 is mounted to the ordered flower pot 10 to be delivered. The implanter is configured in a wired manner and a wireless manner according to the data communication method of the management device 20.

The digital flowerpot manager 20 is programmed with a management program in advance to prevent the planting characteristics of the plant. Alternatively, the delivery seller may implant a management program in the digital pot manager that matches the characteristics of the plant ordered at the time of order.

Recipient terminal 400 is coupled to each other in data communication with the digital planter 20 of the delivered potted plant. If it is wired, it is connected through RS232 serial port or USB port. If it is wireless, it is connected through BLUE TOOTH transceiver.

Therefore, the receiver terminal 400 directly provides the potted plant management status data to the delivery owner's computer 202 or the wireless Internet phone 204 via the Internet to the potted plant management status data transmitted from the digital planter 20 or the server To 102. Pollen management status data provided to the server 102 is classified by order order code or by orderer is managed on the database server. Therefore, in the latter case, the orderer can connect to the server 102 and check the management status of the flower pot sent by him.

5 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of the online pot delivery order system according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 5, when an orderer connects to a server (502) and selects a delivery order (504), the server provides selection information of delivery goods such as a flower pot and a vase (506).

The orderer selects a delivery plant, inputs his or her delivery message by voice or video (508), generates a message file, and transmits the generated message file to the server (510). Subsequently, the server relays the order order combining the order document and the message file to the delivery seller terminal closest to the recipient (512).

The delivery seller terminal downloads the order order (514) and transplants the downloaded orderer message to the digital flowerpot manager through the message transplanter (516). Here, a management program suitable for the cultivation characteristics of potted plants may be transplanted together at the time of transplanting the message. Subsequently, the digital potted plant in which the message is implanted is mounted in the ordered pot and then delivered to the recipient (518).

If it is not the delivery order in step 504, the order list is displayed (520). When a specific order pot is selected on the order list of the orderer displayed on the screen (522), a request for potted plant management state data of the pot related to the server is made (524).

Accordingly, the server retrieves the requested pollen management data from the database server and transmits it to an Internet phone such as an orderer terminal, a personal computer, or an IMT-2000 phone (526). The transmitted pollen management data is displayed on the screen (528).

Therefore, the orderer can check the pollen management status of the recipient even after the delivery order through the server to check the status of the pollen sent by him online. Of course, this is only possible if the recipient uploaded the pollen management status data on the server or directly by e-mail.

Thus, through the management of pollen, there is a continuous link between the sender and the receiver.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining an operation of the plant management device of FIG. In Figure 6, the digital plant manager checks whether the power is on state (600), and if the power is on state checks the battery low state (602).

In operation 602, the battery low state is displayed on the liquid crystal display in operation 604.

In step 602, if the battery is in a normal state, it is checked whether the recording mode is present (606). If the battery is in the recording mode, the data is downloaded from the personal computer through the data input / output unit and stored in the message storage unit (608).

If it is not the recording mode in step 606, it is checked whether the initial setting (610), and if the initial setting, the delivery message, such as a congratulatory message of the purchaser is output as a voice or video through the audio output unit or the liquid crystal display (602). In other words, when the recipient receives the flower pot and turns on the power for the first time, the congratulatory message of the sender is output as a voice.

When the output of the voice message is completed in step 612, the name of the plant planted in the pot on the liquid crystal display is displayed on the screen, and the soil moisture is detected through the moisture detection sensor (614).

If it is not the initial state in step 610, by detecting the water content of the soil through the water sensor (616), if the detected water content is more than 90%, it is determined that the water is newly supplied to the pots,

"Hello, I'm Jasmine. Thank you for your love. I'll grow well. I'm a messenger whose delivery man."

A voice message is output, and an icon with a bright expression of smiley smile is displayed on the liquid crystal display (620). Therefore, whenever the recipient waters the pot, he will be reminded of who sent it to me, and he will be able to reconsider his sincerity.

If the amount of water checked in step 618 is checked to 30% or less (622), it is determined that water supply is necessary, for example,

"Please give me water. Please give me water. I'm hungry!"

please love me."

A voice message is outputted and an icon of a sick face or an angry face is displayed on the liquid crystal display (624).

Such a message is repeatedly output at regular time intervals, such as 10 minutes or 30 minutes, until watering.

If it is not less than 30% in step 622, it is checked whether the upload time is 626, and if it is the upload time, the management state data created by the state information checked in steps 618 and 622 is uploaded to the receiver terminal through the data input / output unit. (628). Therefore, when the recipient, that is, the person who received the pollen transmits the pollen status information to the server, the sender can receive the status information.

Although described with reference to the examples, those skilled in the art can understand that the present invention can be variously modified and changed without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention described in the claims below. There will be.

For example, when the amount of sunshine hours programmed in response to the amount of sunshine of potted plants by the management program

"Let me see the sunlight too, I miss the sunlight"

It is also possible to output a voice message.

In addition, as the plant grows, the shape of the icon displayed on the liquid crystal display may change according to the age of the plant.

As described above, the present invention is equipped with a digital plant management device in the pot and when the order of the delivery of the pot online, recording the voice message of the sender in the memory and deliver the recipient, when the recipient receives the delivery, you can hear the voice message of the sender Being able to give greetings at the same time as potted gifts.

In addition, after the pollination management by requesting the management status of the pollen by a message, it is easy to manage the pollen, so that you can enjoy the potted plant for a long time, and you can listen to the sender's voice message again at any time, even if time passes. By always thinking about sincerity, you can contribute to strengthening bonds between people.

In addition, by displaying the information about the plants planted in a letter can provide an environment to treat the plants with more affection for the plant.

In addition, the pollen outputs a message saying thank you for watering or giving water through the message output and displays the status of the icon as its icon status, so it is possible to talk with the plant, which will be of interest and interest to the children. It is very useful for the emotional feelings of young children because it can induce interest and make them love the plant, and there is also a learning effect to easily learn the name and information about the plant.

Claims (7)

A case coupled to the outer periphery of the flower pot; A moisture sensor for pulling out from the case to sense moisture in the pollen soil; A liquid crystal display unit installed in the case to display a character or an icon; A voice output unit installed in the case to output a voice message; A message storage unit for storing an orderer's message and a management message; A data input / output unit coupled to the personal computer to input and output message data; A key input unit for inputting a key signal through a keypad such as a power key and a recording key; A battery for supplying power to each circuit portion; And Perform a pollen management program, read out a message stored in the message storage unit in response to a signal from the moisture sensor and the key input unit when the battery is supplied with power, and output a voice to the voice output unit, and output the pollen to the liquid crystal display unit. It displays a plant name and information necessary for management, such as a letter and displays the current plant management status as an icon, and a control unit for downloading message data from the personal computer or uploading the management status data to the personal computer through the data input and output unit. Digital potted plant management device characterized in that. The method of claim 1, And the data input / output unit is a RS232 or USB interface circuit for serial data communication with a personal computer. The method of claim 1, The data input / output unit is a digital flowerpot management device, characterized in that AM and FM radio transmission and reception circuit for wireless data communication with a personal computer. The method of claim 1, The icon display is a case of the water supply at the appropriate time in response to the message to take care of the case and the case is not made with the pollen management status data, in response to the created pollen management status to reflect the freshness or withering of the plant on the icon Digital flowerpot management device characterized in that by displaying. The method of claim 1, The icon display is a digital flowerpot management device, characterized in that the mongya change according to the growth age of the plant. Outputting a voice message of the pollen delivery orderer by initial setting at the time of delivery; Normally, displaying the name of the plant planted in a character letter, and displays the relevant information of the plant in a letter, and displays the potted plant management status as an icon; Determining whether water is supplied by sensing moisture in pollen soil; If it is determined that water supply is necessary, outputting a voice message to display the text and to take care of it; Responsive to the output of the caregiver message, when the water supply is made at a suitable time and when it is not, writing the plant management status data; And And responding to the created pollen management state to display the freshness or wilting of the plant on an icon and displaying the digital pollen management method. Uploading the delivery message file with the flowerpot delivery order to the server connected to the orderer; Relaying the pollen delivery order uploaded from the server to a delivery sales subscriber near the payee; Delivery plant subscribers in response to the downloaded planter delivery order to implant the delivery message of the orderer to the digital planter, and delivers the planter equipped with the transplanted planter digital plant management to the recipient, characterized in that the order .