KR20050011924A - Integrated home management system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An integrated home management system is provided to manage basic facilities such as an electric lamp and a heating apparatus within a home at a relatively low cost. CONSTITUTION: Sub-control panels(130) are installed at a position where a user can easily manipulate it in each room, include a plurality of switches to be manipulated for operation of a device including ON/OFF of a lighting system of a room, and output a corresponding signal when a corresponding switch is manipulated. A main control panel(120) is installed at a position where the user can easily manipulate it, at the center portion of a home, includes a plurality of switches to be manipulated for operation of a device including ON/OFF of a lighting system of a room, outputs a corresponding signal when a corresponding switch is manipulated, receives signals outputted from the sub-control panels(130), and displays a signal manipulation state of each sub-control panel(130) together with its switch manipulation state.

Description

Integrated home management system {INTEGRATED HOME MANAGEMENT SYSTEM}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to home automation (home automation), a home network, which is a field of automatic control equipment, and more particularly to a home integrated management system for integrated management of home heating, lighting, power, and doors. .

Recently, home automation and home network technologies have been developed and applied to allow users to easily handle electric / electronic devices in homes due to the development of various communication networks and automation technologies. Such home automation and network technology systems typically generate video alarms or alarms by detecting intrusion of unauthorized outsiders and video door phones, which allow visitors to make calls while watching video screens. It is equipped with a security device to record and record external intruders, and includes gas leak detection and prevention, fire occurrence detection and prevention functions. In addition, a variety of devices that function, such as room lighting control and remote meter reading of various meters may be included. This home automation system is recently connected with the Internet, so that users can remotely control various devices installed in their homes and prevent gas leaks, fires, and illegal intrusions. Similarly, remote control of various devices is possible. The home automation system periodically checks the indoor and outdoor situations at regular time intervals or continuously through sensors installed throughout the home, and automatically performs the operation according to the situation.

By the way, such a home automation system is a system that is installed separately from the basic facilities such as lighting, heating, etc. that are basically provided in the home, the installation cost is relatively expensive, in particular, such a system is a basic facility of the home as described above Apart from focusing on the development of technology for automation and unmanned crime prevention of various electric / electronic devices, it was inconvenient for the user to manage the basic facilities of the home using the system at home or remotely.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a home integrated management system that can conveniently and conveniently manage the basic facilities, such as electric lights, heating provided in the home.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a home integrated management system that can be installed at a lower cost provided in the home to manage basic facilities such as lights, heating.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a home integrated management system, the user of each room of the home is installed in a location that is easy to operate, a plurality of switches for receiving the operation operation including the light on / off of the installed room And a plurality of sub control panels for outputting a signal according to the operation of the switch, and a position at which a user can easily operate the preset position in the center of the home, and turn on the lamp of the installed place (room). It is provided with a plurality of switches for receiving the operation operation of the device including on / off, and outputs the signal according to the operation to the switch, and receives the signals output from the plurality of sub-control panel to manipulate the signal for each sub-control panel And a main control panel that displays the status along with its own switch operation status.

Preferably, the plurality of sub-control panel and the main control panel further includes a switch for operating the heating state of the room, and outputs a signal according to the operation when the switch is operated, the home integrated management system is the door A door device installed at the door to perform door opening / closing and identification of a person, a heating device for driving a heating valve of a heating pipe for heating the room, and an output from the sub control panel and the main control panel The control signal is output to the heating apparatus according to the received signal to perform a driving operation of the heating valve of the room. The signals output from the sub control panel and the main control panel are provided to the management room server, and are also provided from the management room server. The main control panel, the sub control panel, the heating device and / or the door according to a control signal And the values groove central control unit for controlling operation characterized in that it further comprises.

1 is a schematic overall block diagram of a home integrated management system according to an embodiment of the present invention

2 is a block diagram of a related functional unit for access management of a home integrated management system according to another embodiment of the present invention

3 is a perspective view illustrating an example of the main control panel of FIG. 1;

4 is a perspective view illustrating an exemplary sub-control panel of FIG. 1;

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the accompanying drawings, it should be noted that like reference numerals refer to like elements. In addition, in the following description, specific matters such as specific elements are shown, which are provided to help a more general understanding of the present invention, and such specific matters may be modified or changed within the scope of the present invention. It will be obvious to those of ordinary skill in the field.

1 is a schematic overall block diagram of a home integrated management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to Figure 1, according to the present invention, the integrated home management system provided in each home, such as an apartment is installed at a location where the user can easily operate in each room, bathroom, veranda, utility room, etc. A plurality of switches for receiving the operation of setting the on / off and heating state, and a plurality of sub-control panel 130 for outputting a signal according to the operation of the switch, and the user's operation in the center of the home, such as a living room It is installed in an easy position, and provided with a plurality of switches for operating the setting of the light on / off and heating state of the installed living room, and outputs a signal according to the operation when operating the switch, the plurality of sub-control Receives the signal output from the panel 130 and displays the signal manipulation status of each sub control panel 130 together with its own switch manipulation status. The main control panel 120 is displayed on an appropriate display unit using splay or LED (Light Emitting Diode).

In addition, the home integrated management system according to the present invention is installed at the door to perform the operation of the door device 110 for opening and closing the door and confirming the identity of the person, and the operation of the heating valve of the heating pipe for heating of each room. The heating device 142 and the home central control unit 150 for controlling the operation of the respective functional units as a whole.

The home central control unit 150 outputs a control signal to the heating device 144 according to the signals output from the sub control panel 130 and the main control panel 120 to perform a driving operation of the heating valve of each room. . In addition, the home central control unit 150 provides a signal output from the sub control panel 130 and the main control panel 120 to the server 160 provided in the management room or the like so that the management room server 160 manages the homes. In addition, according to the management control signal of each home provided from the management room server 150 of the corresponding main control panel 120 or sub-control panel 130 and the heating device 110 or the door device 110 To control the operation. At this time, the management room server 160 is configured to be connected to the Internet so that the user is remotely connected to the management room server 160 through a computer or an Internet wireless terminal through a user verification process such as login, and the home central control unit 150 of the home. ) To provide management control signals to control devices in each home. At this time, the user can access the management room server 160 through the Internet using the Internet wireless terminal to control the operation of the door device 110 of the home, the access of the home without having a separate door key This may be possible. This operation has the convenience of opening the door of the home to a trusted visitor who comes to his home even when the user is not in his home or remote.

The configuration and operation of the respective functional units of the home integrated management system according to the present invention will be described in more detail below.

First of all, the configuration and operation of the sub control panel 130 installed at a location where the user can easily operate in each room, bathroom, veranda, and multipurpose room can be operated by the user to set the light on / off and heating state of the corresponding room. And a switch unit 138 having a plurality of switches, and a relay 136 for performing a power relay operation for turning on / off a corresponding lamp according to each switch operation of the switch unit 138. In addition, the sub control panel 130 controls the overall operation of the sub control panel 130 and a control unit for transmitting a signal according to the operation to each switch of the switch unit 138 to the main control panel 120 according to the RS-482 standard 132 and the communication unit 134 is provided.

In addition, it may be provided with a temperature sensor 139 for detecting the temperature of the room, and also provided with a display unit 135 consisting of LCD or LED to display the current value and the temperature value detected by the temperature sensor 139. can do. The control unit 132 of the sub control panel 130 may control the driving of the relay 136 according to each switch operation of the switch unit 138, and also the main control panel 120 or the home central control unit 150. ) May control the driving of the relay 136 by receiving a control signal for turning on / off a light of the corresponding room of the corresponding sub control panel 130. At this time, each switch provided in the switch unit 138 may be provided with an LED for indicating the on / off state of the switch.

In addition, when the switch unit 138 or the control unit 132 of the sub-control panel 130 fails, the manual button 136a is configured to manually turn on / off one of the lights in the room. 136) or the like. The manual button 136 may be provided in a groove or the like appropriately provided inside the housing of the sub control panel 130 to prevent a mistaken operation by mistake.

The signal communication between the sub control panel 130, the main control panel 120 and the home central control unit 150 is performed through the power line using the power line communication method, compared with the case of the installation of a separate control signal line, etc. This reduces installation costs and simplifies installation.

The main control panel 120 installed in the center of the home, such as a living room, includes a switch unit 128 having a plurality of switches for receiving a setting of a light on / off and a heating state of the corresponding living room from a user, and a switch. And a relay 126 that performs a power relay operation for turning on / off a corresponding lamp according to each switch operation of the unit 128. The main control panel 120 also controls the overall operation of the main control panel 130. It is provided with a control unit 122 and a communication unit 124 for controlling and transmitting a signal according to the operation to each switch of the switch unit 128 to the home central control unit 150 in accordance with the RS-482 standard.

In addition, it may be provided with a temperature sensor 129 for detecting the temperature of the room, and also has a display unit 125 consisting of LCD and LED to display the current value and the temperature value detected by the temperature sensor 129. can do. The control unit 122 of the main control panel 120 may control the driving of the relay 126 according to each switch operation of the switch unit 128, and the main control panel provided from the home central control unit 150. The driving of the relay 126 may be controlled by receiving a control signal for turning on / off a lamp of the corresponding room of 120. In addition, the control unit 120 of the main control panel 122 displays the on / off and / or heating state of the lights of each sub control panel through the display unit 125 according to the signals provided from the sub control panels 130. The user can check only the main control panel 125 to check the on / off state of the lights of all the rooms.

At this time, the switch unit 128 of the main control panel 120 may be provided with all switches arranged in the switch unit 138 of each sub control panel 130 aligned with each sub control panel 130. . When the user operates the switch, the main control panel 120 may transmit the operation signal to the corresponding sub control panel 130 to perform an operation according to the signal in the corresponding sub control panel 130. At this time, every switch provided in the switch unit 128 of the main control panel 120 may be provided with an LED for indicating the on / off state of the switch, the user of each switch of the switch unit 128 and this By checking the light emitting state of the LED according to the on / off state of all the lights can be checked.

In addition, like the sub control panel 120, the main control panel 120 may manually turn on / off one preset light among the lights in the room when the switch unit 128 or the control unit 122 fails. A manual button 126a may be provided to the relay 126 or the like so as to be able to do so.

In addition, the main control panel 120 may additionally be provided with an interphone 121 for operating in association with the interphone 111 provided in the door apparatus 110. The intercom unit 111 of the door apparatus 110 includes a CCD camera, a chime, a speaker, a microphone, and the like for capturing an image of a visitor, and the intercom unit 121 of the main control panel 120 includes a door apparatus 110. A monitor for outputting an image taken by the camera of the interphone unit 110), a speaker, a microphone, and the like are provided. In this case, the monitor provided in the interphone unit 121 of the main control panel 120 may be configured to use the LCD of the display unit 125 as both.

In addition to the interphone unit 111 as described above, the door device 110 detects an electric door lock device 116 such as a strike and a user's key input to detect a door open / close operation signal of the lock device 116. A key detecting unit 117 is provided. In this case, the door opening and closing key may be a key in the form of a contactless wireless (RF) card, and the key detecting unit 117 detects the RF card and outputs a detection signal to the locking device 116. In addition, the door device 110 controls the operation of the door device 110 as a whole and communicates with the home central control unit 150 to perform the door opening and closing operation of the locking device 116 according to the control signal of the home central control unit 150. The control unit 112 and the communication unit 114 to control.

The heating device 140 includes a heating valve 148 in the form of a conventional ball valve, a valve driving unit 146 and a valve driving unit 146 for driving the heating valve 148, and heating, which are installed in heating pipes for heating the respective rooms. Control unit 142 to control the operation of the device 140 as a whole and to control the opening and closing of each heating valve 148 by outputting the operation control signal to the valve drive unit 146 according to the control signal of the home central control unit 150 And a communication unit 144.

The home central control unit 150 outputs a control signal to the heating device 144 according to the signals output from the sub control panel 130 and the main control panel 120 so as to perform a driving operation of the heating valve of each room. To this end, a control unit 152 for controlling the operations of the communication unit 154 and the home central control unit 150 for communication with each functional unit is provided.

In addition, a relay 156 or the like for providing the operation power of each functional unit may be provided. In addition, the home central control unit 150 provides a signal output from the sub control panel 130 and the main control panel 120 to the server 160 provided in the management room or the like so that the management room server 160 manages the homes. In addition, according to the management control signal of each home provided from the management room server 150 of the corresponding main control panel 120 or sub-control panel 130 and the heating device 110 or the door device 110 To control the operation. To this end, the control unit 152 of the home central control unit 150 is provided with a client program 152a to perform a communication operation with the server 160. At this time, the home central control unit 150 is provided with a detection signal (gas usage detection signal, electricity usage detection signal, hot water usage detection signal, fresh water usage detection signal) according to each usage amount from the gas meter, power meter, hot water meter and fresh water meter. The home central control unit 150 may provide a usage detection signal of each of these meters to the management room server 160 to read a usage amount of gas or electricity of each household in the remote control room server 160. To help.

The management room server 160 is a communication unit 164 for communicating with the home central control unit 150, and a server program 162a for performing a cooperative operation with a client program of the control unit 152 of the home control unit 150 of each home. It includes a control unit 162 having a). The management room server 160 is configured to be connected to the Internet so that a user can remotely access the management room server 160 through a computer or an internet wireless terminal to provide a management control signal to the home central control unit 150 of the home. Allows you to control the devices in your home. This operation is useful when the user does not have a key and wants to unlock the door lock state of the door lock device 116 or to turn on / off the lights of a specific room at a remote location. That is, the user accesses the management room server 160 by using an Internet wireless terminal (or a remote computer) and controls the operation of the home central control apparatus 150 through a user authentication process such as login, thereby opening or closing the door. It is possible to control the desired operation, such as turning the light on or off.

The integrated home management apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention can be made by the above-described configuration and operation. Meanwhile, in addition to the above configuration, there may be various modifications or changes in other embodiments or detailed configurations of the present invention. Referring to Figure 2 will be described the configuration and operation of another embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram of a related functional unit for access management of a home integrated management system according to another embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2, the door device 110 according to another embodiment of the present invention is provided with a strike 116a as the locking device 116 as shown in FIG. 1, and R as the key sensing unit 117. / F card reader 117a is shown. The R / F card reader 117a is also provided with a small camera 1171 to photograph the front door image. In addition, the main control panel 120 (or the appropriately set sub-control panel 130) is provided with a front door display unit 220 which is a monitor for displaying the front door photographed image so as to output an image captured by the small camera 1171, so that the user This allows you to check the entrance of the porch.

In addition, the R / F card reader 117a of the door device 110 has a button for inputting a password, that is, a number for inputting a password so that the user can open and close the door by inputting a password without having an RF card. Buttons and indicators are additionally provided. Referring to the enlarged view shown by a dotted line in Figure 2, the button for inputting numbers may be composed of a so-called up / down buttons (1173, 1174) and enter button (1175) according to an embodiment of the present invention. In addition, the indicator 1172 may be configured by using a 1-digit 7-segment LED representing only one digit. The RF card reader 117a increases or decreases the display number of the indicator 1172 by one at the time of input of these up / down buttons 1171 and 1174, and the number currently being displayed at the input of the enter button 1175. Note that this is an input instruction. Accordingly, when a preset password (an appropriate number of random numbers) is input, the RF card reader 117a outputs the door open / close signal to the strike 116a.

The configuration and operation of the door apparatus 110 according to another embodiment of the present invention can be made through such a configuration as shown in FIG. 2, and when the configuration shown in FIG. 2 has the configuration as shown in FIG. 2. As described above, the configuration of the interphone units 111 and 121 is not required for the door apparatus 110 and the home central control apparatus 150.

3 and 4 are exemplary perspective views of the main control panel 120 and the sub control panel 130 of FIG. 1, respectively. 3 and 4, the main control panel 120 and the sub control panel 130 are provided with the display units 125 and 135, respectively, and a plurality of switches are illustrated. In particular, referring to the main control panel 120, it is shown that a plurality of switches (for example, 128-1) are provided with LEDs (for example, 128-2) for indicating an operating state of each of the switches.

As described above, the configuration and operation of the home integrated management system according to an embodiment of the present invention can be made. Meanwhile, the above-described description of the present invention has been described with reference to specific embodiments, but various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. Can be. For example, an alarm function may be added to the main control panel 120 in addition to the clock display function. That is, a plurality of buttons for setting alarms are prepared in advance in the switch unit 128 of the main control panel 120 so that the user can set the alarm time through these buttons and the clock display of the display unit 125. Accordingly, a preset beep sound or melody can be output through a speaker suitable for an alarm set time, and a light set on or off at a predetermined time can be configured. As such, there may be variations and modifications according to various embodiments of the present invention, and therefore, the scope of the present invention should be determined by the equivalents of the claims and the claims, rather than by the embodiments described.

As described above, the home integrated management system according to the present invention can conveniently and conveniently manage basic facilities such as electric lights and heating provided in the home, and can be installed at a lower cost than the conventional home automation system. .

Claims (6)

In the home integrated management system, It is installed at a location where user operation of each room of the home is easy, and has a plurality of switches for receiving the operation of the device including the light on / off of the installed room, and a plurality of switches for outputting a signal according to the operation of the switch With sub control panel, It is installed at a location where the user can easily operate at a preset location in the center of the home, and has a plurality of switches for receiving the operation of the device including the light on / off of the installed place (room). And a main control panel for outputting a signal according to the control panel and receiving a signal output from the plurality of sub control panels and displaying a signal operation state of each sub control panel together with its own switch operation state. system. According to claim 1, The plurality of sub-control panel and the main control panel further comprises a switch for receiving the heating state of the room, and outputs a signal according to the operation when the switch, The home integrated management system is installed in the door and the door device for performing the functions such as opening and closing the door and identification of the person, A heating device which performs a driving operation of a heating valve of a heating pipe for heating each room; The control signal is output to the heating device according to the signals output from the sub control panel and the main control panel to perform a driving operation of the heating valve of the corresponding room, and the signals output from the sub control panel and the main control panel are managed by the server. And a home central control device for controlling the operation of the main control panel, the sub control panel, the heating device, and / or the door device according to a control signal provided from the management room server. system. The integrated management system of claim 1, wherein signal communication between the main control panel, the sub control panel, and the home central control unit is performed through a power line communication method. The integrated management system according to claim 1, wherein the main control panel displays an on / off state of a light of each sub control panel according to a signal provided from each sub control panel so that a user can check it. The door lock device of claim 2, wherein the door device includes an electric door lock device and a key detector for detecting a user's key input and providing a door open / close operation signal of the lock device. A key in the form of a card, wherein the key detecting unit is an RF card reader for detecting the RF card. The method of claim 5, wherein the key detecting unit Small camera which photographs entrance video, A door display unit installed in one of the main control panel or a sub control panel suitably set for displaying an image photographed by the small camera; And a password input unit for controlling the door opening and closing operation of the locking device through the password input.