KR20020047634A - Apparatus and method for progress condition notice of communicative washer - Google Patents
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본 발명은 인터넷통신망을 통해 클라이언트 및 서비스 제공자와 통신 가능토록 서버가 설치된 세탁기를 제어하기 위한 통신용 세탁기의 진행 상태 알림장치 및 그 방법에 관한 것으로서, 특히 기설정된 이메일 주소나 전화번호로 세탁기의 진행상태나 고장 상태를 보고할 수 있고 사용자가 원격 으로 동작 제어가 가능하도록 하는 통신용 세탁기의 진행상태 알림장치 및 그 방법에 관한 것이다.The present invention relates to a device for notifying progress of a washing machine for controlling a washing machine installed with a server to communicate with a client and a service provider through an internet communication network, and a method thereof. The present invention relates to a progress notification device and a method of a communication washing machine, which can report a failure state and enable a user to control the operation remotely.
일반적으로, 세탁기는 사용자가 오염된 세탁물을 세탁조에 투입하면 세제와 세탁수가 적절히 혼합되어 세탁 행정을 수행한 후 헹굼 및 탈수 행정을 거쳐 세탁 작업을 완료하는 기기이다.In general, a washing machine is a device in which when a user puts contaminated laundry into a washing tank, detergent and washing water are properly mixed, and performs a washing stroke, followed by a rinsing and dehydrating stroke to complete a washing operation.
그런데, 세탁기는 제조업체마다 다소 기능상의 차이는 있지만 대부분의 세탁기가 일단 사용자가 구입한 후에는 제조업체의 관리가 어려워지고 사용자의 취향이나 선호도에 상관없이 정해진 모델이 제공되며, 세탁기 사용시 사용자의 요청에 따라 수리 서비스가 수행되고 있다.By the way, the washing machine has some functional differences between manufacturers, but once the washing machine is purchased by the user, it becomes difficult to manage the manufacturer, and a fixed model is provided regardless of the user's taste or preference. Repair service is being performed.
따라서, 종래 경우에는 사용자가 세탁기의 사용정보를 파악할 수 없어 자체 진단이 어렵고, 제조업체에서도 세탁기 수리 서비스 중 정확한 고장 진단이 어렵기 때문에 세탁기의 고장 정도에 상관없이 직접 방문해서 세탁기 본체를 뜯어봐야 하므로 서비스 및 관리가 불편하다는 문제점이 있다.Therefore, in the conventional case, since the user cannot grasp the usage information of the washing machine, it is difficult to self-diagnose, and even the manufacturer cannot accurately diagnose the failure during the washing machine repair service. And there is a problem that management is inconvenient.
또한, 종래 경우에는 원격으로 세탁기의 동작을 제어할 수 없었으며, 사용자가 세탁기를 동작시키는 도중에 외출을 하게 되면 세탁기의 현재 진행 상태나 종료 예상 시점, 고장 유무 등을 파악할 수 없어 세탁기 사용에 많은 주의를 기울여야 한다는 문제점도 있다.In addition, in the conventional case, it was not possible to remotely control the operation of the washing machine, and if the user goes out while the washing machine is operating, the current progress of the washing machine, the expected time of termination, and the presence or absence of a failure may not be understood. There is also a problem that must be paid.
본 발명은 상기한 종래 기술의 문제점을 해결하기 위하여 안출된 것으로서,그 목적은 세탁기에 서버와 전용선 접속단자를 설치하여 인터넷 통신망이나 전용선접속 서비스를 통해 사용자의 선택에 따라 세탁 진행 상황, 종료 예상 시점, 고장 상태 등을 기설정된 이메일 주소나 전화번호로 원격 송신하고, 사용자가 원격으로 세탁기의 동작을 제어할 수 있어 세탁기 사용에 편리함을 증대시킬 수 있는 통신용 세탁기의 진행상태 알림장치 및 그 방법을 제공하는데 있다.The present invention has been made to solve the above problems of the prior art, the purpose is to install the server and the dedicated line connection terminal in the washing machine washing progress, the end of the expected point of time according to the user's choice through the Internet communication network or leased line connection service , To send a failure status to a preset email address or phone number, and the user can remotely control the operation of the washing machine to provide a progress notification device of the communication washing machine that can increase the convenience of using the washing machine and its method It is.
도 1은 본 발명에 따른 통신용 세탁기의 진행상태 알림장치의 구성이 도시된 블록도,1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the progress notification device of the communication washing machine according to the present invention;
도 2는 본 발명에 따른 통신용 세탁기의 진행상태 알림방법이 도시된 순서도.2 is a flowchart illustrating a progress notification method of a communication washing machine according to the present invention.
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10 : 통신용 세탁기 15 : 통신 모듈10: communication washing machine 15: communication module
20 : 서비스 제공자 30 : 사용자측 컴퓨터20: service provider 30: user side computer
상기한 과제를 해결하기 위한 본 발명에 의한 통신용 세탁기의 진행상태 알림장치의 특징에 따르면, 세탁 기능을 비롯한 양방향 통신 기능을 수행토록 인터넷 통신망을 통한 제어정보의 송수신을 위해 서버가 설치되는 동시에 외부 네트워크망의 전용선과 접속 가능토록 접속단자가 설치됨으로써 사용자의 선택에 따라 기설정된 이메일 주소나 전화번호로 세탁기 사용정보에 대한 보고기능을 수행하는 통신용 세탁기와; 상기 통신용 세탁기의 접속단자를 통해 상기 서버에 연결되어 통신용 세탁기의 보고기능에 따라 전용선 접속 서비스 기능을 수행하는 서비스 제공자를 포함하여 구성된다.According to a feature of the progress notification device of the communication washing machine according to the present invention for solving the above problems, the external network at the same time the server is installed for the transmission and reception of control information through the Internet communication network to perform a two-way communication function, including a laundry function A communication washer for performing a reporting function on the washing machine use information by a predetermined e-mail address or a telephone number according to a user's selection by installing a connection terminal for connecting to a dedicated line of the network; And a service provider connected to the server through a connection terminal of the communication washer to perform a dedicated line connection service function according to a reporting function of the communication washer.
한편, 본 발명에 의한 통신용 세탁기의 진행상태 알림방법의 특징에 따르면, 세탁 기능을 비롯한 양방향 통신 기능을 수행하는 통신용 세탁기에서 사용자가 특정 이메일 주소나 전화번호를 입력한 후에 특정 상황에 대한 원격 보고 기능을 선택하는 제1 단계와; 세탁기 진행 도중에 사용자가 선택한 상황 발생 시점에 도달하면 이를 기설정된 이메일주소나 전화번호로 전송하는 제2 단계를 포함하여 이루어진다.On the other hand, according to a feature of the progress notification method of the communication washing machine according to the present invention, a remote reporting function for a specific situation after the user enters a specific e-mail address or phone number in a communication washing machine performing a two-way communication function, including a laundry function Selecting a first step; When the washing machine proceeds to the time point of occurrence of the situation selected by the user, a second step of transmitting the preset e-mail address or phone number is made.
이하, 본 발명의 바람직한 실시예를 첨부된 도면을 참조하여 상세히 설명한다.Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
도 1을 참고하면 본 발명은, 세탁 기능 및 통신 기능을 수행하는 통신용 세탁기(10)와, 상기 통신용 세탁기(10)와 전용선으로 연결되어 가입자와 통신이 가능토록 하는 서비스 제공자(20)와, 상기 서비스 제공자(20)를 통해 이메일을 수신하는 사용자측 컴퓨터(30) 또는 음성이나 문자로 현재 통신용 세탁기(10)의 진행 상태를 보고받는 휴대폰(40) 또는 전화기로 구성된다.Referring to FIG. 1, the present invention provides a washing machine 10 for performing a washing function and a communication function, a service provider 20 connected to the communication washing machine 10 by a dedicated line to enable communication with a subscriber, and It consists of a mobile phone 40 or a phone that reports the progress of the current communication washing machine 10 by voice or text or a user-side computer 30 receiving an email through the service provider 20.
특히, 본 발명은 사용자측 컴퓨터(30)나 휴대폰(40)으로 현재 세탁기의 진행 상황 또는 고장 상태, 종료 예상 시점 등을 음성으로 보고할 수 있도록 통신용 세탁기에 음성발생신호를 발생시키는 신호발생부(미도시)가 추가된다.In particular, the present invention is a signal generator (not shown) for generating a voice generation signal to the communication washing machine so that the user side computer 30 or the mobile phone 40 can report the current progress or failure state of the washing machine, the expected end time, etc. Hour) is added.
또한, 상기 통신용 세탁기(10)는 SMTP를 내장하여 기설정된 이메일 주소나 서비스 제공자(20)를 통해 개인 휴대폰으로 연락할 수 있도록 통신 처리 기능을 갖는 임베디드형 웹서버(11)와, 상기 서비스 제공자(20)간 전용선과 접속되도록 RJ45의 접속단자(13)로 구성된다.In addition, the communication washing machine 10 has a built-in SMTP, embedded web server 11 having a communication processing function to be able to contact a personal mobile phone through a predetermined email address or service provider 20, and the service provider ( It consists of a connection terminal 13 of RJ45 so as to be connected to a dedicated line between the two.
상기 서비스 제공자(20)는 ISP(Internet Service Providers)로서 가입자와 통신이 가능토록하거나 웹서버(11)에 연결되어 사용자측 컴퓨터(30)나 개인 휴대폰(40)으로 통신용 세탁기(10)의 원격 보고 기능을 지원하게 된다.The service provider 20 is an ISP (Internet Service Providers) to communicate with the subscriber or to connect to the web server 11 remote reporting function of the washing machine 10 for communication to the user side computer 30 or personal mobile phone 40 Will be supported.
이때, 본 발명에서는 상기 서비스 제공자(20)와 사용자측 컴퓨터(30) 사이에서는 랜(LAN)으로 연결되어 있다. 상기 서비스 제공자(20)는 휴대폰(40) 가입자, 사용자측 컴퓨터(30)와 상호간에 직접 연결되어 접속 속도를 높일 수도 있다.At this time, in the present invention, the service provider 20 and the user-side computer 30 are connected by a LAN. The service provider 20 may be directly connected to the mobile phone 40 subscriber and the user side computer 30 to increase the connection speed.
상기와 같이 구성되는 본 발명의 동작을 도 2를 참고하여 살펴보면 다음과 같다.Looking at the operation of the present invention configured as described above with reference to Figure 2 as follows.
먼저, 제1 단계에서는 통신용 세탁기(10)에서 사용자가 특정 이메일 주소나 전화번호를 미리 입력한 후에, 제2 단계에서 통신용 세탁기(10)의 세탁 진행 상황, 종료 예상 시점, 고장 상태 등에 대한 특정 상황에 대한 원격 보고 기능을 선택하게 된다.(S1 및 S2 참조)First, in a first step, after the user inputs a specific e-mail address or a phone number in advance in the communication washer 10, in a second step, a specific situation about a washing progress, an expected end time, a failure state, etc. of the communication washer 10 Select the remote reporting function for (see S1 and S2).
다음, 제3 단계에서는 통신용 세탁기(10)에서 세탁 작업을 수행하게 되고(S3 참조), 제4 단계에서는 상기 제3 단계(S3)에서 세탁 진행 도중에 사용자가 상기 제2 단계(S2)에서 선택한 특정 상황이 발생하여 원격 보고 기능의 수행 시점에 도달했는지를 판단하게 된다.(S4 참조)Next, in the third step, the washing operation is performed in the communication washing machine 10 (see S3), and in the fourth step, the user selects in the second step S2 during the washing process in the third step S3. A situation occurs and it is determined whether the time to perform the remote reporting function has been reached (see S4).
상기 제4 단계(S4)의 판단 결과가 '아니오'인 경우에 상기 제3 단계(S3)로 되돌아가게 되지만, 상기 제4 단계(S4)의 판단 결과가 '예'인 경우에 제5 단계에서는 통신용 세탁기(10)의 웹 서버(11)에서 SMTP를 통해 상기 제1 단계(S1)에서 기설정된 이메일주소나 서비스 제공자(20)를 거쳐 해당 전화번호의 휴대폰(40)이나 전화기로 원격 보고 동작을 수행하게 된다.(S5 참조)If the determination result of the fourth step S4 is no, the process returns to the third step S3. However, if the determination result of the fourth step S4 is YES, the fifth step The web server 11 of the communication washing machine 10 performs a remote reporting operation to the mobile phone 40 or the phone of the corresponding phone number through the e-mail address or the service provider 20 set in the first step S1 through SMTP. (See S5).
상기와 같이 구성되는 본 발명의 통신용 세탁기의 진행상태 알림장치 및 그방법은 세탁기에 서버와 전용선 접속단자를 설치하여 인터넷 통신망이나 전용선접속 서비스를 통해 사용자의 선택에 따라 세탁 진행 상황, 종료 예상 시점, 고장 상태 등을 기설정된 이메일 주소나 전화번호로 원격 송신하고, 사용자가 원격으로 세탁기의 동작을 제어할 수 있어 세탁기 사용에 편리함 및 안정성을 증대시킬 수 있는 효과가 있다.The progress state notification device and method of the communication washing machine of the present invention configured as described above are installed in the washing machine with a server and a dedicated line connection terminal according to the user's selection through the Internet communication network or leased line connection service, the expected time of completion, It is possible to remotely transmit a failure state to a predetermined e-mail address or a phone number, and the user can remotely control the operation of the washing machine, thereby increasing convenience and stability of the washing machine.
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