KR20080114174A - Kim-chi refrigerator information serving apparatus, kim-chi refrigerator operating apparatus, kim-chi refrigerator operating program setting apparatus and the method - Google Patents

Abstract

A Kimchi storage product information providing apparatus, a controller of the Kimchi storage, and a Kimchi storage driving program setting device and a method thereof are provided to set up the driving program corresponding to relative products. An information reader(110) reads and outputs product identification information from an identification tag equipped in product. A communications unit(121) transmits and receives data and a control board to control the product drive according to a driving program by being equipped in the information reader or a product. A product information database(122) stores identifying information product information. A controller(123) provides product information to the identifying information provided from the information reader accessed from the product information database to the control board.

Description

Kim-Chi refrigerator information serving apparatus, Kim-Chi refrigerator operating apparatus, Kim-Chi refrigerator operating program setting apparatus and the method}

1 is a schematic diagram schematically showing a kimchi storage driving program setting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram schematically illustrating an apparatus for providing product information according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a control board according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart schematically illustrating a process for setting a kimchi storage driving program according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100. Product information providing device

110. Information Reader

120. Product Information Provider

121. Communications Department 122. Product Information Database

123. Controls

200. Control board

210. Data Transceiver

220. Memory

221. Product information storage unit 222. Drive program database

223. Program Storage

230. Micom

The present invention relates to a kimchi storage, and more specifically, to provide a kimchi storage product information that automatically analyzes the product information of the kimchi storage in the kimchi storage manufacturing process to automatically set the drive program corresponding to the product information on the control board A device, a control device for a kimchi storage, a device and a method for setting a program for driving a kimchi storage.

Kimchi storage is a refrigerator made exclusively for storing Kimchi, and is being used in many homes due to the development of electronic technology and the improvement of quality of life. In general refrigerators, the cooling cycle is repeated according to a predetermined cycle, so the temperature difference in the refrigerator is severely generated according to the cycle.

In addition, since the cold air in the refrigerator is generally heavier than the air, when the door of the door-type refrigerator is opened, the cold air flows to the bottom, the warm air flows into the upper part of the refrigerator, and the cooling function of the refrigerator is closed when the door of the refrigerator is closed again. This drive cools the elevated temperature to reach a specified temperature. In other words, the kimchi stored in the refrigerator due to such a sharp change in temperature will change the taste easily.

However, the kimchi storage is formed by a drawer type or a top opening / closing type to prevent the outflow of cold air, and even if the door is opened, the cold air does not leak out to maintain a constant temperature, thereby preventing the taste of kimchi from being altered. Currently, such kimchi storage is used not only for storing kimchi but also for storing fruits, vegetables, and meat.

On the other hand, the kimchi storage is stored in the kimchi by a cooling cycle circulating the compressor, condenser and evaporator therein, the driving control of the cooling cycle and the overall operation of the kimchi storage is controlled by a drive program mounted on the control board. . Such a driving program is stored and set in a memory at the time of manufacture of the control board, and the current driving program of the kimchi storage is set and used for each model of the kimchi storage or for each storage capacity of the model.

Therefore, when the control board is produced, different drive programs must be set separately according to the model or storage capacity of the kimchi storage where the control board enters, so if the control board is not in the same model, save the drive program in the same manufacturing line. And there is a disadvantage that can not be set.

In addition, even if the control board is produced according to the accurate production plan, there is no way to prepare for the change in the production plan or the product specification is changed. Therefore, separate manpower and resources are consumed to manage the already produced control board. There is a disadvantage.

The present invention was devised to solve such a problem, and the object thereof is a kimchi storage product information providing device, a kimchi storage control device, and a kimchi storage, which can automatically set a driving program corresponding to the product information with only the product information of the product. It is to provide a driving program setting apparatus and method.

Furthermore, Kimchi storage product information providing device, Kimchi storage control device, Kimchi storage driving program which can automatically set up the driving program corresponding to the product information with simple equipment such as barcode reader and control board and a computer that can send and receive data. It is to provide a setting device and method.

Kimchi storage drive program setting device according to an embodiment of the present invention described above is a product identification tag, such as a barcode or RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) tag provided in the Kimchi storage information such as a barcode reader or RFID reader Reading through the reader, and outputs the product information to the product information provider connected to the information reader.

Accordingly, the product information provider searches a product information database in which a plurality of product information is stored by the identification information through the product identification information read by the information terminal, and classifies the model by the model or capacity of the kimchi storage corresponding to the corresponding product identification information. Access the product information, and transmit the accessed product information to the control board mounted in the kimchi storage, the control board receives the product information and stores it in the memory.

When the control board that stores the product information is loaded into the Kimchi storage and released as a product, and the user applies the driving power to the Kimchi storage, the control board accesses the stored product information from the memory and executes the corresponding drive program. Access and store from the drive program database implemented in the memory, and controls the driving of the kimchi storage in accordance with the stored drive program.

Accordingly, the kimchi storage driving program setting device according to the present invention provides a control board to extract the product information from the product identification information read from the identification tag provided in the product to the control board for controlling the product operation, the control board corresponding to the product information By automatically setting the drive program, different drive programs can be easily set on the control board according to the product's model or model's storage capacity.

The foregoing and further aspects of the present invention will become more apparent through the preferred embodiments described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail to enable those skilled in the art to easily understand and reproduce the present invention.

1 is a schematic diagram schematically showing a kimchi storage driving program setting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown, the kimchi storage driving program setting device according to the present invention is an information reader 110 for reading and outputting the product identification information from the product, that is, the identification tag, such as a barcode or RFID tag provided in the kimchi storage, and the information reader A product information providing device 100 including a product information providing device 120 for accessing and providing product information corresponding to the identification information through the product identification information read from the 110, and the product information providing device 100. And a control board 200 connected to and connected through a wired communication protocol, and receiving and storing provided product information, and accessing and setting a driving program corresponding to the stored product information when driving power is applied to the product.

The product information providing apparatus 100 may include, for example, an information reader 110 that reads identification information such as a barcode or an RFID tag included in a product, and an identification that is connected to the information reader 110 by wire or wirelessly. A product information provider 120 implemented as a computer system such as a personal computer or a laptop computer that receives the information, accesses product information corresponding to the corresponding product identification information, and provides the information to the control board 200 connected through wired communication protocol. It can be configured as. This product information device 100 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 2.

2 is a block diagram schematically illustrating an apparatus for providing product information according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. As shown, the product information providing apparatus 100 according to the present invention receives the information reader 110 for reading and outputting the identification information from the identification tag provided in the product, and the identification information output from the information reader 110 And a product information provider 120 for accessing product information corresponding thereto and providing the accessed product information to the control board 200.

The information reader 110 may be connected to the product information provider 120 through a wired or wireless communication protocol, for example, a barcode reader for reading a barcode attached to the outside of the product, and transmitting and receiving data. Reading the barcode to extract the identification information of the product, and outputs the extracted product information to the product information provider 120.

The above-described information reader 110 may be a laser hand scanner. When the information reader 110 is placed on a barcode provided in a product, the barcode is automatically read and input. In addition, the information reader 110 according to the present invention may be attached to the structure to maintain a fixed position to read the bar code of the kimchi storage moving the production line.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, the identification tag according to the present invention may be an RFID tag, and thus the information reader 110 may be an RFID reader that reads the RFID tag. The RFID reader also reads the identification information provided from the RFID tag provided outside or inside the product and provides it to the product information provider 120.

The product information provider 120 may be implemented as a computer system such as, for example, a personal computer or a laptop computer, and preferably accesses the product information corresponding to the identification information of the product read through the information reader 110. It can be implemented as a dedicated embedded device provided to the control board 200 mounted on the product.

The product information provider 120 may include a communication unit 121 for transmitting and receiving data to and from the information reader 110 and the control board 200, and a product information database 122 storing product information corresponding to each product identification information. And the overall product identification information extracting apparatus 100, receiving identification information output from the information reader 110, accessing corresponding product information from the product information database 122, and accessing the product information. It is configured to include a control unit 123 to provide to the control board 200 through the communication unit 121.

The communication unit 121 may be implemented as, for example, a communication modem for transmitting and receiving data with the information reader 110 and the control board 200 according to wired serial / parallel communication or short-range wireless communication protocol, and the information reader 110. The product identification information transmitted from the controller 123 is received and provided to the controller 123, and the product information output from the controller 123 is transmitted to the connected control board 200.

The product information database 122 may be a storage device such as a hard disk, for example, and product information corresponding to each piece of identification information is stored. The stored product information is controlled by the control unit 123.

The controller 123 controls the overall product information provider 120 device according to the mounted operating program, and refers to the product identification database 122 provided with the product identification information provided from the information reader 110 through the communication unit 121. Access the product information according to the model of the corresponding product or the capacity of each model from the corresponding, and provides the accessed product information to the control board 200 through the communication unit 121.

The control board 200 may be, for example, a main board of a product for controlling the driving of the product according to a set driving program provided in the product. The control board 200 transmits and receives data with the product information provider 120 through a serial communication protocol such as RS-232, and receives and stores product information provided from the product information providing device 100. When the driving power is applied, the driving program corresponding to the stored product information is accessed and set. Description of such a control board 200 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG.

3 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a control board according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. As shown, the control board 200 according to the present invention is a data transmission and reception unit 210 for transmitting and receiving data with the product identification information extraction device, and a product information storage unit for storing product information provided from the product information providing device ( 221, a memory including a driving program database 222 storing standardized driving programs corresponding to product information classified by models of a product, and a program storage unit 223 storing driving programs corresponding to corresponding product information ( 220 and the product information received through the data transmission and reception unit 210 and stored in the product information storage unit 221, and when the driving power is applied to access the drive program corresponding to the product information from the drive program database 222 It is configured to include a microcomputer 230 to be stored in the program storage unit 223.

For example, the data transceiver 210 may be implemented as a communication module that transmits and receives data with the product information providing apparatus 100 by supporting a serial communication protocol such as RS-232. The product information is received through the communication unit 121 and provided to the microcomputer 230.

The memory 220 may be implemented as an EEPROM or a flash memory capable of reading and writing. The memory 220 may include a product information storage unit 221 for storing product information provided from a product information providing device, and product information classified according to models of products. A driving program database 222 storing corresponding standardized driving programs and a program storage unit 223 storing driving programs corresponding to corresponding product information are provided.

When the product information is transmitted from the product information providing device through the data transceiver 210, the microcomputer 230 of the control board 200 receives the corresponding product information and stores it in the product information storage unit 221. The product information storage unit 221 is a kind of storage area implemented in the memory in which the product information is stored by the microcomputer 230. The microcomputer 230 has address information of the corresponding product information storage unit 221, and if the product information is provided from the product information providing apparatus, the microcomputer 230 records the information in the corresponding storage area.

The driving program database 222 may be implemented as a kind of module in a memory by standardizing and unifying different driving programs according to storage capacity for each model or model of the product. The driving program database 222 is modularized and stored in a memory, and the microcomputer 230 may set the driving program easily by activating only the driving program corresponding to the product information and storing it in the program storage unit 223. .

The program storage unit 223 is a storage area on a memory in which a driving program accessed or set from the driving program database 222 is stored by the microcomputer 230. The microcomputer 230 has address information of the program storage unit 223 and records the drive program accessed or set from the drive program database 222 in the storage area.

The microcomputer 230 may be implemented as a microcontroller integrated with a microprocessor and a peripheral circuit for operation, and receives and responds to product information provided from the product information provider 120 through the data transceiver 210. Set the driven program.

Accordingly, the microcomputer 230 receives the product information through the data transceiver 210 and stores the product information in the product information storage unit 221. When the product equipped with the control board 200 in which the above-described product information is stored is sold to the customer and the driving power is applied by the customer, the control board 200 detects this and sets a driving program for driving the product. 230 accesses product information from product information storage 221.

The microcomputer 230 accesses the driving program corresponding to the corresponding product information from the driving program database 222 with reference to the accessed product information and stores it in the program storage unit 223. When the driving program is stored as described above, the control board 200 loads and drives the stored driving program to control driving of the product.

Therefore, the kimchi storage driving program setting device according to the present invention extracts the product information from the identification tag such as a barcode or RFID tag provided in the product and provides it to the control board 200, the control board 200 corresponds to the corresponding product information By automatically setting the drive program to be, there is an advantage that can easily set different drive programs according to the storage capacity of each model or model.

In addition, since the drive program is set based on the product information, the control board 200 in which different drive programs are set for each product can be manufactured regardless of the manufacturing line, and the product is produced for each model or storage capacity of each model. Even if the plan is modified and changed, it has the advantage of being able to cope flexibly.

Hereinafter, the kimchi storage driving program setting process according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described schematically.

4 is a flowchart schematically illustrating a process for setting a kimchi storage driving program according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. As shown, the method for setting a kimchi storage drive program according to the present invention comprises the steps of receiving product information corresponding to the identification information extracted from the identification tag provided in the product from the product information providing means, storing the received product information product information Storing in the unit 221 and driving power corresponding to the product information stored in the product information storage unit 221 from the driving program database 222 to access the program storage unit 223. And storing.

When the producer of the production line approaches the information reader 110 to the barcode or RFID tag provided in the product during the production of the control board 200, the information reader 110 reads the identification information of the corresponding product through the barcode or the RFID tag. Provided to the product information provider 120 (S1).

The product information provider 120 receives the product identification information output from the information reader 110, extracts the product information corresponding to the product identification information from the product information database 122 (S3), and the communication unit 121. The product information is provided to the control board 200 to be mounted on the corresponding product (S5).

The control board 200 receives the product information provided from the product information provider 120 and stores it in the product information storage unit 221 (S7). When the control board 200 is mounted on a product, that is, a kimchi storage, and the goods are shipped, and the customer purchases it and applies driving power (S9), the microcomputer 230 of the control board 200 is a product information storage unit 221. Access product information stored in). The microcomputer accesses the drive program corresponding to the accessed product information from the drive program database and stores the drive program in the program storage unit 223 to set the drive program in the control board 200 (S11 and S13). Accordingly, the control board 200 controls the driving of the product by loading and driving the driving program stored in the program storage unit 223.

As described above, the kimchi storage product information providing device, the control device of the kimchi storage, the kimchi storage drive program setting device and method according to the present invention is a control board by extracting the product information from the identification tag, such as a barcode or RFID tag provided in the product In addition, the control board automatically sets a drive program corresponding to the corresponding product information, and has the advantage of easily setting different drive programs according to the storage capacity of each model or model.

In addition, the kimchi storage product information providing apparatus, the control device of the kimchi storage, the kimchi storage drive program setting device and method according to the present invention is set to the drive program based on the product information, the control is set to different drive programs for each product The board can be manufactured regardless of the manufacturing line, and it has the advantage of being able to flexibly cope with the modification and change of the production plan for each model or storage capacity of each model.

In addition, the kimchi storage product information providing apparatus, the control device of the kimchi storage, the program setting device and method for driving the kimchi storage according to the present invention drive the control board with a simple configuration such as a computer that can be connected to an information reader, such as a barcode reader or RFID reader Has the advantage of setting up the program.

On the other hand, the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings but this is only exemplary, those skilled in the art will understand that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible therefrom. . Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention should be defined only by the appended claims.

Claims (12)

An information reader for reading and outputting product identification information from an identification tag provided in the product; The communication board which is provided in the information reader or the product and controls data driving and control data according to a driving program, a communication unit for transmitting and receiving data, a product information database storing product information for each identification information, and corresponding identification information provided from the information reader Kimchi storage product information providing device comprising a product information provider including a control unit for accessing the product information from the product information database to the control board. The method according to claim 1, Kimchi storage product information providing device, characterized in that the identification tag is a barcode or RFID tag. The method according to claim 1 or 2, Kimchi storage product information providing device, characterized in that the product information is divided by the model or capacity of the model of the kimchi storage. A data transmitting / receiving unit which transmits and receives data with a product information providing apparatus which extracts and provides product information from an identification tag provided in a product; A product information storage unit for storing product information provided from a product information providing apparatus, a drive program database storing a drive program corresponding to each of a plurality of product information, and a program storage unit storing a drive program of the corresponding product; Memory; Receives the product information transmitted from the data transmission and reception unit and stores in the product information storage unit, when the drive power is applied to the microcomputer to access the drive program corresponding to the product information from the drive program database and store in the program storage unit Kimchi cellar control device comprising a. The method according to claim 4, The driving program database is a control device of the kimchi storage, characterized in that the standardized driving program is stored separately by the model or capacity of the model of the kimchi storage. A product information providing device for reading product identification information from an identification tag included in the product, and accessing and outputting product information corresponding to the product identification information; Kimchi storage drive program setting device including a control board for controlling the driving of the product according to the set drive program provided in the product, accessing and storing a drive program corresponding to the product information provided from the product information providing device from a database. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the product information providing device is An information reader for reading and outputting identification information from the identification tag provided in the product; A communication unit for transmitting and receiving data to and from the information reader and the control board, a product information database storing product information corresponding thereto for each product identification information, and an overall product identification information extracting device for controlling the identification and outputting from the information reader Kimchi storage drive program comprising a product information provider including a control unit for receiving information and accessing corresponding product information from the product information database and providing the accessed product information to the control board through the communication unit; Setting device. The method of claim 7, wherein the control board A data transceiver for transmitting and receiving data with the product identification information extracting device; A product information storage unit for storing product information provided from a product information providing device, a drive program database storing standardized drive programs corresponding to product information classified by models of a product, and a drive program corresponding to the product information A memory including a program storage to be stored; Receiving the product information through the data transmission and reception unit and stores in the product information storage unit, and if the drive power is applied to include a microcomputer to access the drive program corresponding to the product information from the drive program database and to store in the program storage unit; Kimchi reservoir drive program setting device, characterized in that. The method according to claim 6 to 8, Kimchi reservoir driving program setting device, characterized in that the identification tag is a barcode or RFID tag. Receiving product information corresponding to the identification information extracted from the identification tag included in the product from the product information providing means; Storing the received product information in a product information storage unit; When the driving power of the product is applied, accessing the drive program corresponding to the product information stored in the product information storage unit access method from the drive program database and storing the program storage unit including the program storage method. The method according to claim 10, Kimchi reservoir driving program setting method, characterized in that the identification tag is a barcode or RFID tag. The method according to claim 10 or 11, Kimchi storage driving program setting method, characterized in that the product information is classified by the model or capacity of the model of the kimchi storage.

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