KR20030015411A - Data communication system for controling stock of rice in a rice-container - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A data communication system for managing the total stock of a rice case is provided to perform a delivery order to a rice supplying company through a communication network automatically when the remaining amount of rice is less than a standard amount by measuring the total stock of rice in a rice case. CONSTITUTION: As a device mounted in a rice case and connected to a terminal device(15) capable of performing a data communication, a sensor(11) is provided for sensing the remaining amount of rice received in the rice case. A memory(10) is provided for storing the total stock standard amount of rice to be received maximally in the rice case. A comparison calculation unit(13b) is provided for performing a comparison calculation of data of sensed by the sensor(11) and standard amount data stored in the memory(10) therewith. If a sensed amount of rice is less than the standard amount as a calculation result of the comparison calculation unit(13b), a signal generating unit(13c) outputs a signal for generating a call to the terminal device(15).

Description

Data communication system for controling stock of rice in a rice-container}

The present invention relates to a data communication system for managing the rice stock of the rice container, and more particularly, the data to detect the amount of rice through the sensing device and to automatically make an order through the communication network when the stock is detected below the reference amount It relates to a communication system.

In recent years, as social activities of women such as dual income workers have rapidly increased, it is required to change the lifestyle management method. In other words, due to busy daily life, there is no time to take care of family care, or there is a plan for various household chores, but there is a time when people cannot carry it out due to lack of time. The need for home automation is growing.

Such necessity for the automation of household goods management can be easily realized through the trend in which a washing machine or a refrigerator which can be driven through the Internet is in response to a great demand.

Particularly, in the case of rice, which is a staple food, when stocks are not properly identified and ordered in a timely manner, there is a lot of cases of embarrassment when rice is urgently needed due to a great inconvenience in eating.

As an alternative to the conventional problem, as disclosed in Korean Utility Model Application No. 193-0023937, an attempt is made to notify a lamp or sound means when a rice falls below a reference amount by incorporating a device for sensing stock in a rice container. However, there was a limit that the basic inconvenience can not be solved by simply informing the user that the rice has fallen.

The present invention was created in view of the above points, when measuring the amount of rice stock in the rice barrels, when it is detected that the rice remains below the standard amount, the amount of rice barrels to automatically make a delivery order to the rice supplier through the communication network An object thereof is to provide a data communication system for management.

The following drawings attached to this specification are illustrative of preferred embodiments of the present invention, and together with the detailed description of the invention to serve to further understand the technical spirit of the present invention, the present invention is a matter described in such drawings It should not be construed as limited to

1 is a view schematically showing the configuration of a data communication system for managing the rice stock inventory according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a sensing device and a terminal device according to the present invention.

3 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which a sensor is installed in the rice container according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart schematically illustrating an operation process of a controller included in a sensing apparatus according to the present invention.

5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a management server according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a view showing an embodiment of a table constituting a customer information DB built in the management server according to the present invention.

7 is a view showing an embodiment of a table constituting the terminal device information DB built in the management server according to the present invention.

8 is a view showing an embodiment of a table constituting the rice container information DB built in the management server according to the present invention.

9 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a table configuring a packet information DB constructed in a management server according to the present invention.

10 is a view showing an embodiment of a table constituting the order information DB built in the management server according to the present invention.

11 is a view showing an embodiment of a table constituting the delivery information DB built in the management server according to the present invention.

12 is a view showing an embodiment of a table constituting the rice supplier information DB built in the management server according to the present invention.

13 is a view showing an embodiment of a table constituting a delivery person DB built in the management server according to the present invention.

14 is a flowchart schematically illustrating an operation process of a data communication system for managing a rice stock inventory according to the present invention.

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1: rice bowl 10: sensor 11: sensor

15: terminal device 30: management server 40: rice supplier server

In order to achieve the above object, the sensing device according to the present invention includes a sensor mounted on a rice container and connected to a terminal device capable of data communication, the sensor for sensing a residual amount of rice stored in the rice container; And a signal generator for outputting a signal for generating a call to a terminal device when a detection signal is generated in the sensor.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a device mounted to the rice barrel, connected to the terminal device capable of data communication, comprising: a sensor for sensing the remaining amount of rice stored in the rice barrel; A memory for storing stock baseline data of rice that should be stored at least in a rice container; A comparison calculation unit for comparing and comparing the data sensed by the sensor with the reference amount data stored in the memory; And a signal generator for outputting a signal for call generation to the terminal device when it is determined that the amount of rice sensed as a result of the comparison operation is less than the reference amount.

In addition, according to the present invention as a server for ordering rice by receiving the data related to the rice stock volume generated in the sensing device mounted on the rice barrel and transmitted via the terminal device, and transmits data to and from the rice supplier server and the terminal device A communication module for receiving; A database for storing user information including rice barrel identification information; Data input / output means for performing a function of withdrawing data for order processing from the database when a call is generated from the terminal device corresponding to a rice container; And an order history notification unit for transmitting the order history data drawn out through the data input / output means to a rice supplier server and transmitting the order information to a user's communication terminal.

According to the data communication system for managing the rice stock inventory of the present invention comprising the above components, it is possible to automatically detect the remaining amount of rice in the rice bucket, when the rice falls below the standard amount of data for ordering rice to the management server Courier delivery takes place as the order is transferred and the order history is transferred from the management server to the rice supplier server.

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

1 is a view showing the configuration of a data communication system for rice stock management according to the present invention. Referring to the drawings, the present invention is mounted on the rice container 1, the sensing device 10 for detecting the amount of stock of the rice, and the terminal device 15 to receive a signal from the sensing device 10 to make a call connection And a management server 30 for receiving the data from the terminal device 15 and transmitting the order history data to the rice supplier server 40.

The sensing device 10 and the terminal device 15 include the components as shown in FIG.

First, the sensing device 10 includes a sensor 11 and a control unit 13 to detect the remaining amount of rice in the rice container 1.

Here, the sensor 11 is a device attached to the rice container (1) to provide a rice stock detection function, various sensing means may be employed. As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 3, a photo coupler including a light emitting element 11a and a light receiving element 11b is employed as the sensor 11, and then periodically the light emitting element 11a is employed. When the light is generated and the rice 2 is consumed and there is no rice 2 that blocks the light path P, the light receiving element 11b detects light to adjust the current amount of rice. It can be configured to detect. In this case, the light emitting device 11a may preferably employ a light emitting diode (LED) including a laser diode. In addition, as the light receiving element 11b, a photodiode, a phototransistor, a CDS, etc., which change a voltage value or a current value when light is sensed, may be employed.

On the other hand, as an alternative to the sensor 11, it is also possible to determine the stock of the rice through the sensing amount that changes as the amount of rice is reduced by using an ultrasonic sensing element or a magnetic field sensing element. In addition, although not shown in the figure, a method of checking the total rice weight in the rice container 1 to recognize the feeding point of the rice when the weight is reduced below the reference level may be employed.

An event signal generated by the sensor 11 as described above and indicating that a time when the rice in the rice container 1 falls below the reference amount has occurred is input to the controller 13.

The control unit 13 includes a signal generation unit 13c to convert the analog signal generated from the sensor 11 into a digital signal and perform waveform manipulation at an appropriate level so as to be input to the terminal device 15 for call generation. To output the signal.

On the other hand, the sensor 11 may be configured such that the continuous sensing data according to the change in the amount of rice is sequentially input to the controller 13. In this regard, according to another embodiment of the present invention, a sensing device further including a memory 12 and further including a data converter 13a and a comparison operator 13b in the controller 13.

Here, the data converter 13a converts the signal input from the sensor 11 into data converted into the amount of rice.

The comparison operation unit 13b performs a function of comparing and calculating data on the amount of current rice delivered from the data conversion unit 13a with the stock reference amount data 12a previously stored in the memory 12. Here, the memory 12 is preferably non-volatile and erasable Programmable Read-only Memory (EPROM), which provides a function to write data, and EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-only Memory). It can be adopted.

FIG. 4 schematically illustrates a calculation process performed by the control unit 13 including the comparison operation unit 13a and the data conversion unit 13b. As shown in the figure, when a detection signal is input from the sensor 11 (step S10), it is determined whether or not the current stock amount is smaller than the stock reference amount stored in the memory 12 (step S20). At this time, when it is determined that the inventory amount remains above the reference amount, it returns to step S10 to receive the detection signal again, and when it is determined that the inventory amount is lower than the reference amount, an event signal indicating that a time to supply rice has occurred is generated. (Step S30), and outputs a signal to the terminal device 15 to generate a call (step S40).

The sensing device 10 as described above may further include a display unit 14 so that a user may know that a rice supply point has occurred. In this case, as the display unit 14, a light emitting device 14a such as an LED or a sound generating device 14b such as a speaker or a buzzer may be employed.

The signal output from the signal generator 13c is input to the terminal device 15 through the transmission line 16 to generate a call. In this case, the transmission line 16 may include a wireless transmission line when a wireless communication module such as a Bluetooth chip is mounted on the rear end of the signal generator 13c including the wired transmission path.

The terminal device 15 is a terminal having a data communication function for exchanging data with the management server 30 which will be described later. For example, a wired telephone or a mobile terminal may be employed, and of course, a dedicated communication terminal may be configured. Do.

Preferably, the terminal device 15 includes a data input / output interface 15a for interlocking with the sensing device 10 and inputting / outputting data, and communicating data with the management server 30 via the network 20 which will be described later. The data modulation / demodulation section 15b and the protocol 15c, which is a predetermined communication protocol such as TCP / IP or WAP (Wireless Application Protocol), are included to transmit and receive. In addition, the terminal device 15 includes a server identification module 15d to store a phone number or IP for identification of the management server 30, and when a signal is input from the signal generator 13c, the corresponding management server ( 30) to make a call connection.

The terminal device 15 as described above makes a call connection to the management server 30 through the network (20). In this case, the network 20 may be a wired / wireless internet, including a public telephone network (PSTN), and a cable network or a power line communication network may be employed. In addition, it is also possible to configure a combination of different types of communication networks through a gateway (Gateway).

The management server 30 is a server that performs the rice order processing to the rice supplier server 40 after receiving data transmitted from the terminal device 15 corresponding to the rice container 1 according to the present invention in FIG. As shown, including the operating system (OS) 31, the web server 32 and the communication module 33, the interlocking means 34, order history notification unit 35a, rice identifying unit 36, It comprises a data input and output means 37, payment means 38 and a database (DB) (39). At this time, in front of the management server 30, as shown in FIG. 1, a general automatic response system (ARS) including the CTI server 25a is constructed, and in particular, from the terminal device 15 via the PSTN. It is preferable that the data to be transmitted is easily received by the management server (30).

The web server 32 is a server for generating a web page 32a, and receives a registration information including a user's membership in accordance with the present invention, and provides a web page 32a for providing various rice-related contents. Corresponds to

The interlocking means 34 corresponds to an interface for interworking with the rice supplier server 40, and the order detail notification unit 35a is a function provided through, for example, the mail server 35. 40) The rice order history data is transmitted to perform the order processing and the function of notifying the order processing status to the user's communication means such as an e-mail, a landline phone, a mobile phone, and the like. Although not shown in the drawing, a short message service (SMS) server may be separately configured so that the order history message may be wirelessly transmitted from the order history notification unit 35a to the user's mobile phone.

The rice pail identifying means 36 preferably recognizes the rice pail 1, which is required to supply rice, based on the calling number of the point where the data is transmitted. Alternatively, it is also possible to transmit a code signal uniquely assigned to the rice container 1 from any terminal device 15 so that the rice container identification means 36 identifies it.

The data input / output means 37 has a function of storing various information input by a user on a web page in a predetermined storage area of the database 39, and data such as a user's desired parcel delivery time, parcel delivery address, and order quantity from the database 39. Withdraws the function to send to the rice supplier server 40.

According to the present invention, the database 39 preferably includes a customer information DB 39a, a terminal device information DB 39b, a rice container information DB 39c, a packet information DB 39d, an order information DB 39e, and a delivery information DB. 39f, a rice supplier information DB 39g and a courier DB 39h.

The customer information DB 39a is a DB for storing personal information of the customer who will use the service provided by the system according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. It is preferable that the branch includes a table.

The terminal device information DB 39b is a DB containing information of the terminal device 15 connected to the sensing device 10 according to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 7, for example, a terminal device identification number such as a telephone call number, Contains a table with information fields such as model name and manufacturer.

Rice barrel information DB (39c) is a DB for storing the unique information of the rice barrel attached to the sensor 1 according to the present invention as shown in Figure 8 has a table having fields such as the unique number, volume, date of manufacture of the rice barrel Included.

Packet information DB (39d) is a DB for storing information about the data packet received from the terminal device 15 to the management server 30, as shown in Figure 9 packet serial number, date and time of receipt, the terminal device unique number, etc. Contains a table with a field of.

The order information DB 39e is a DB that stores information related to order processing, and includes a table having information fields such as customer unique information, payment status, customer verification status, and the like as shown in FIG.

The delivery information DB 39f corresponds to a DB that contains information related to the delivery process and includes a table having fields such as a unique number of a delivery person, a scheduled delivery date, and a delivery status as shown in FIG. 11.

The rice supplier information DB 39g is a DB that stores information such as a unique number, an address, a delivery region, and the like of each distribution agent that supplies rice, and includes a table as shown in FIG. 12.

The delivery person DB 39h is a DB that stores information of a delivery performer who is actually in charge of delivery, and includes a table having information fields such as a delivery agent unique number and a region in charge as shown in FIG. 13.

On the other hand, the management server 30 preferably further includes a payment means 38 so that payment processing is performed by credit card payment or automatic payment, etc. when the order processing is performed. As an alternative, of course, the payment process can be configured to be performed in various point methods such as Cyber Money or mileage.

Then, a process of operating the data communication system for managing the rice stock inventory according to the present invention through the above components will be described with reference to FIG.

First, in the sensing device 10 mounted on the rice container 1, when the detection signal is input from the sensor 11 (step S100), the control unit 13 to the inventory amount and the memory 12 corresponding to the detection signal Comparing the stored rice reference amount to determine whether the rice supply time (step S110). When it is determined that the current rice stock is less than the reference amount as a result of the comparison operation, an event signal is generated in the signal generator 13c of the controller 13 and a signal is applied to the terminal device 15 (step S120).

In the terminal device 15 receiving a signal from the sensing device 10, a call is generated and a call connection is made to the management server 30 (step S130).

On the other hand, the rice container identification means 36 of the management server 30 identifies and processes the terminal device 15 and the rice container 1 based on the data received from the terminal device 15 to the communication module 33 (step S140). In step S150, the reset device 10 transmits reset data to the terminal device 15 so as to initialize the sensing device 10 so that a signal is no longer generated.

Subsequently, the data input / output means 37 of the management server 30 draws out order-related data such as a customer's address and rice order amount for order processing stored in the database 39 (step S160).

Next, the delivery information included in the withdrawn data is automatically dialed to the customer through, for example, the ARS 25 or confirmed whether acceptance through two-way SMS or the like (step S170), and the delivery is due to the customer's circumstances. If it is rejected, the process ends as is (step S175).

In addition, when a change occurs in the delivery information and the customer does not accept, the changed delivery information is stored in the database 39 and the process proceeds to the next step (step S176).

Subsequently, when it is determined whether or not the payment is made (step S180), when payment processing is completed through the payment means 38, the order history data is transmitted to the rice supplier server 40 through the order history notification unit 35a. This is done (step S190).

The rice supplier server 40 associated with the management server 30 side according to the present invention for supplying the rice is delivered based on order history data such as a delivery address and an order quantity received from the management server 30 ( Step S200).

The present invention is to detect the lack of rice in the rice container through the above process and the rice delivery process is made.

In the above, preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Herein, the terms or words used in the present specification and claims should not be interpreted as being limited to the ordinary or dictionary meanings, and the inventors properly define the concept of terms in order to explain their own invention in the best way. It should be interpreted as meaning and concept corresponding to the technical idea of the present invention based on the principle that it can. Therefore, the embodiments described in the specification and the drawings shown in the drawings are only the most preferred embodiment of the present invention and do not represent all of the technical idea of the present invention, various modifications that can be replaced at the time of the present application It should be understood that there may be equivalents and variations.

According to the present invention, when the rice falls into the rice container is automatically sent to the management server to inform the status of the rice barrels and the courier delivery service is made through the courier company can be prevented in advance due to the inconvenience caused by not checking the rice container in advance There is.

In addition, unlike the conventional method of making a phone call to the rice supplier ordered automatically because the courier is made is added to the convenience and has the advantage of providing time and economic cost savings. Particularly, where rice demand is high, such as a cafeteria such as a school, a company, or a military unit, it is important to grasp the amount of rice stock in the rice barrel and the rice supply frequency is high, so that the present invention can be applied very conveniently and usefully.

On the other hand, a dedicated rice barrel having a component according to the present invention can be configured, of course, it is possible to operate by mounting the sensing device and the terminal device in the conventional rice barrel has the effect of providing a high economic efficiency.

Claims (6)

A device mounted on a rice container and connected to a terminal device 15 capable of data communication, A sensor 11 for detecting a residual amount of rice stored in the rice container; And And a signal generator (13b) outputting a signal for generating a call to the terminal device (15) when a detection signal is generated in the sensor (11). A device mounted on a rice container and connected to a terminal device 15 capable of data communication, A sensor 11 for detecting a residual amount of rice stored in the rice container; A memory 10 for storing stock reference data of rice which should be stored at least in the rice container; A comparison calculation unit (13a) for comparing and calculating the data sensed by the sensor (11) and the reference amount data stored in the memory (10); And And a signal generator 13b for outputting a signal for generating a call to the terminal device 15 when it is determined that the amount of rice sensed as a result of the operation of the comparison operation unit 13a is less than the reference amount. Sensing device. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The sensor (11) characterized in that the photo coupler (Photo coupler). The method according to claim 1 or 2, The sensor 11 is a sensing device, characterized in that the weight sensing element. As a server for receiving rice inventory data generated by the sensing device 10 mounted on the rice container and transmitted via the terminal device 15 to order rice, A communication module 33 for transmitting and receiving data with the rice supplier server 40 and the terminal device 15; A database 39 for storing user information including rice barrel identification information; Data input / output means (37) for performing a function of withdrawing data for order processing from the database (39) when a call is generated from the terminal device (15) corresponding to a rice container; And The order history notification unit 35a performs a function of transmitting the order history data drawn out through the data input / output means 37 to the rice supplier server 40 and transmitting the order information to the user's communication terminal. Management server. A device mounted on a rice container and connected to a terminal device 15 capable of data communication, A sensor 11 for detecting a residual amount of rice stored in the rice container; And A detection device (13b) for outputting a signal for generating a call to the terminal device (15) when a detection signal is generated in the sensor (11); A communication module 33 for transmitting and receiving data with the rice supplier server 40 and the terminal device 15; A database 39 for storing user information including rice barrel identification information; Data input / output means (37) for performing a function of withdrawing data for order processing from the database (39) when a call is generated from the terminal device (15) corresponding to a rice container; And The order history notification unit 35a performs the function of transmitting the order history data drawn out through the data input / output means 37 to the rice supplier server 40 and transmitting the order information to the user's communication terminal. Data communication system for rice container inventory management including a management server (30).