KR20090092611A - An Information apparatus including sound guide means - Google Patents

Abstract

A guide system with an acoustic guideline is provided to arouse attention of a user and to deliver the information to the user because the information is delivered to the user through not only character guidance but also sound and/or image. A guide system(100) with an acoustic guideline comprises a human body sensing unit(110) which senses access of a user and generates a human sensing signal and delivers it to a controller, a manipulation button(120) wherein command of the user is input, a storage unit(130) which stores sound and image data reproduced in the guide system, a controller(140) which produces a play command of sound data stored in the storage unit and delivers it to the acoustic unit and produces the play command of image data and delivers it to the display unit when the human sensing signal is received from the human body sensing unit or operation of the manipulation button is sensed, a display unit(150) which, in case of receiving the play command from the controller, brings the image data from the storage unit and reproduces it, an acoustic unit(160) which, in case of receiving the play command from the controller, brings the sound data from the storage unit and reproduces it, and a power supply unit(170) which supplies the power required for the operation of each component.

Description

An information apparatus including sound guide means

The present invention relates to a guide apparatus accompanied by sound guidance, and more particularly, to a guide apparatus capable of guiding the user's attention by guiding information by means of sound signals as well as text information and efficiently transmitting information.

Information devices include signs installed in various ways for information transmission, danger warning, and the like.

5 is a front view of a sign according to the prior art.

As shown in FIG. 5, the sign 10 is installed in a park, a cultural property, or the like, and transmits information of a facility.

 The sign 10 is coupled to the guide portion 12 on the support leg 14, the various information is displayed on the guide portion (12).

However, such signs 10 do not help the visually impaired because they rely only on the printed characters or pictures, there is a problem that the information transmission efficiency is low because it does not attract the attention of the user.

6 is a perspective view of a traffic light according to the prior art.

As shown in Fig. 6, as a guide apparatus for transmitting a signal for walking, the traffic light 20 displays a simple display of progress, stop, etc. by the display lamp 23.

Such a traffic light 20, too, does not help the visually impaired, there is a problem that it is impossible to deliver a variety of information, such as the progress of the time and the guidance of the surrounding facilities.

On the other hand, some of the conventional traffic lights, but not only the operation of the lamp, but also the sound comes out, there is a problem that the sound comes out in accordance with the signal change even when the sound guidance is unnecessary, so that only the noise.

 In addition, the preset sound repeatedly comes out, there is a problem that does not satisfy the requirements according to various needs.

The present invention is derived to solve the above-described problems according to the prior art, it is possible to provide a guide device that can effectively deliver information to the user by transmitting information as well as sound and / or video guide.

In order to achieve the above object, the guide device accompanied by the sound guide according to an embodiment of the present invention, the human body detecting unit for detecting a user's approach to generate a human body detection signal to transmit to the controller, the sound to be reproduced in the guide device A storage unit for storing data, a control unit for generating a reproduction command of the sound data stored in the storage unit and transmitting the generated reproduction command to the sound unit when receiving a human body detection signal from the human body detection unit, and when receiving a reproduction command from the control unit, It may include a sound unit for retrieving the sound data from the storage unit.

In the present invention, the guide device accompanying the sound guide may further include a text inside the description is described in the text, wherein the text guide is a guide that the guide information is described in advance, or the text information by the operation of the control unit May be a displayed screen.

In the present invention, when the character guide unit is a screen, the storage unit further stores the image data to be reproduced in the guide device, the control unit receives the human body detection signal from the human body, the image stored in the storage unit A command to reproduce the material can be generated and transmitted to the screen.

In addition, the human body sensing unit may detect any one or more signals of infrared, heat, sound, radio waves, the human body sensing unit detects the height of the user to send the corresponding guide information stored in the storage unit according to the height of the height. Can be.

In the present invention, the control unit may control to operate only when it is detected that the user is located for a predetermined time or more stored in the storage unit.

In addition, in the present invention, the guide apparatus further includes a switching button for switching the guide apparatus to operate by the user's operation without operating when the user approaches, or an operation button for operating the guide apparatus only by the user's operation. Can be.

The guide device may further include a button for selecting information necessary for storing information in various languages or a speed adjusting button for adjusting the speed of the sound guidance.

In the present invention, of course, the text guide includes not only text information but also image information such as a related picture or video.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide not only visual information but also auditory information delivery, thereby providing a guide device capable of effectively delivering information to a user.

That is, according to the present invention, when the user approaches the guide device to generate a human body detection signal automatically configured to deliver the corresponding guide information as a sound, it is easy to read information such as cultural properties, such as the visually impaired or elderly people difficult to read characters It is to provide a device that can be learned.

In addition, in the present invention, not only the sound guide but also the description is described in the same manner as the existing guide board, so that when the speed of the sound guide is fast or the character is to be read and the information is obtained, the information is provided through the text guide as before. Will be obtained.

In addition, according to the present invention, when the character guide portion is a guide portion in which the guide information is described in advance can be configured to add only the sound information to the existing signs, etc., there is an advantage of the high utilization of the existing product, by the operation of the control unit When the screen is composed of text information, the upgraded information can be provided without changing the sign, which is economically advantageous.

In addition, according to the present invention, the human body detecting unit is configured to detect any one or more signals of infrared, heat, sound, radio waves, so as not to operate when an object other than a person passes through the guide device, such as an efficient and economical guide device Will be provided.

In addition, in the present invention, the human body detecting unit detects the height of the user and configured to send out the corresponding guide information stored in the storage unit according to the height of the height, for example, if the child wants to receive a guide, easy and fun character voices suitable for the child By configuring the content to be described, it is possible to provide efficient information according to the characteristics of the user.

In addition, according to the present invention, the control unit is controlled to operate only when it is detected that the user is located for more than a predetermined time stored in the storage unit, when simply passing through the guide device is configured so that the guide device does not operate to prevent unnecessary malfunction It is configured to be removed.

In addition, according to the present invention, the guide device includes a switch button can be switched to operate the guide device when the user does not operate when the user approaches the guide device by the user's operation, the operation button is included In the guide device is operated only by the user's operation, to provide a guide device that can be used in various forms.

Further, according to the present invention, the storage unit stores information in various languages, and includes a language selection button, so that foreigners can easily obtain the corresponding information in their own language.

1 is a block diagram of a guide apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a front view of a sign according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a plan view of a sign according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a perspective view of a traffic light according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a front view of a sign according to the prior art.

6 is a perspective view of a traffic light according to the prior art.

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

10: sign 20: traffic lights

100: guide device 110: human body detection unit

120: operation button 130: storage unit

140: control unit 150: display unit

160: sound unit 170: power unit

200,300: Sign 400: Traffic lights

In the following, embodiments of the present invention are described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the following description of the present invention, if it is determined that detailed descriptions of related known functions or configurations may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description will be omitted. In addition, the terms to be described later are terms set in consideration of functions in the present invention, and these terms may vary according to the intention or custom of the producer producing the product, and the definition of the terms should be made based on the contents throughout the present specification.

(Example)

First, with reference to the accompanying drawings Figure 1 will be described a guide apparatus accompanied by a sound guide according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a block diagram of a guide apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown, the guide device 100 accompanied by the sound guide according to the present embodiment (hereinafter, for convenience of description, unless otherwise stated, 'guide device with sound guide' is simply referred to as 'guide device') ) Includes a human body sensing unit 110, an operation button 120, a storage unit 130, a control unit 140, a display unit 150, an acoustic unit 160, and a power supply unit 170.

The human body detecting unit 110 detects a user's approach, generates a human body detecting signal, and transmits the human body detecting signal to the controller 140. The human body detecting unit 110 may be a well-known human body detecting means, an infrared detector, a heat detector, an acoustic detector, a radio wave detector, and a complex thereof.

The operation button 120 receives a user's command.

The storage unit 130 stores sound data and image data to be reproduced by the guide apparatus.

When the controller 140 receives a human body detection signal from the human body sensor 110 or detects an operation of the manipulation button 120, the controller 140 generates a command for reproducing sound data stored in the storage unit 130 and outputs the sound unit 160. And generates a playback command of the image data and transmits it to the display unit 150.

When the display unit 150 receives a playback command from the controller 140, the display unit 150 retrieves and reproduces the video data from the storage unit 130. The display unit 150 may be a thin film display device such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display).

On the other hand, the display unit 150 may be replaced with a general character guide plate.

When the sound unit 160 receives a play command from the controller 140, the sound unit 160 obtains and plays sound data from the storage unit 130. The sound unit 160 may be a speaker.

The power supply unit 170 supplies power required for the operation of each component.

(First embodiment)

Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 2.

2 is a front view of a sign of the guide apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, it is assumed that the first embodiment has a form of a sign 200 and is installed near a cultural property facility to convey a background description of the cultural property.

Sign 200 is the main body 202 is supported by the support leg 204, the character guide portion 252, the human body sensor 212 and the speaker 262, the description is described in text, the main body 202 Is installed on.

When the user approaches the sign 200, the human body sensor 212 detects this and reproduces the sound data stored in the storage through the speaker 262. That is, when a user approaches, it automatically detects it and delivers necessary information.

On the other hand, when simply passing through the sign 200 may be configured to recognize the case that the user is standing on the sign 200 for a certain time so that it is not recognized as the user's approach to deliver the necessary information.

Accordingly, if necessary, the user may acquire the information content by reading the characters described in the character guide unit 252, and the user who is not easy to read the characters such as the visually impaired or the elderly or who listens to the information by sound is more convenient. In this case, the information can be acquired by sound without reading a letter, so the information can be provided in various forms.

Second Embodiment

Hereinafter, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 3.

3 is a front view of a sign according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, since the second embodiment has a configuration equivalent to that of the sign 200 of the first embodiment, the following description will focus on the parts different from the sign 200 of the first embodiment.

In the sign 300 of the second embodiment, the main body 302 is supported by the support legs 304, and the point where the human body sensor 312 and the speaker 362 are installed is equivalent to the sign 200 of the first embodiment. Do.

However, in the present embodiment, the character guide part of the main body 302 is formed of the LCD screen 352, and a plurality of operation buttons 320 are different from each other.

When the user approaches the sign 300 in the present embodiment, the human body sensor 312 detects this and reproduces the image data and the sound data stored in the storage through the LCD screen 352 and the speaker 362.

That is, when a user approaches, it automatically detects it and delivers necessary information. In addition, it is possible to reproduce not only still images but also moving images in the image data, so that the user's interest can be effectively transmitted.

On the other hand, when the user wants to request other data, the manipulation button 320 may be operated to directly select the information transmitted through the sign 300.

In addition, in the present exemplary embodiment, when the user approaches and detects the necessary information, the necessary information is transmitted. However, if necessary, the acoustic information may be provided only when the user operates and activates the operation button 320. Of course.

In addition, the present embodiment may include a switching button for switching the guide device to operate only by the user's operation without operating the guide device when the user approaches, or an operation button for operating the guide device only by the user's operation. have.

(Third Embodiment)

Hereinafter, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

4 is a perspective view of a traffic light according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, the guide device according to the third embodiment has the form of a traffic light 400, and is assumed to be installed in a pedestrian crossing to guide the signal and guide the surroundings.

An LCD screen 453, a speaker 462, a human body sensor 412, and a plurality of operation buttons 420 are installed at the side of the traffic light 400 in the main body 402.

When the user approaches the traffic light 400, the human body sensor 412 detects this and guides the user not to cross because the red lamp 403 of the current traffic light is lit through the LCD screen 453 and the speaker 462. It is informed that 10 seconds remain until the traversable time. After completing the guide, the installation address of the current traffic light 400 and the surrounding facilities may be guided.

The user may operate the operation button 420 to request reproduction of additional necessary information.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, when the user approaches the configuration to detect the necessary information is delivered, but if necessary, the user can be configured to provide sound information, etc. only when the user operates by operating the operation button 420, Of course, the LCD screen 453 can be omitted.

(Example 4)

Although not shown in the drawings, in the signs such as the first and second embodiments and the traffic lights as the third embodiment, the storage unit transmits another signal according to the user's state to the control unit to reproduce information corresponding to the characteristics of the user. It can be configured to.

For example, when classifying a user's condition based on height, when an object having a height of 110 cm to 130 cm is detected, it may be configured to provide information easily and easily with a character voice for a child.

(Example 5)

Although not shown in the drawing, signs such as the first and second embodiments are configured to further include a language selection button so that information is stored in various languages so that a user can select a required language and receive the information. .

In addition, the speed adjusting button for adjusting the speed of the sound guide to receive the information by adjusting the speed of the sound information according to the user's request may be further included.

That is, it may be configured to store or control the information requested by the storage unit and the control unit, respectively, and add various functions to the operation buttons so as to obtain appropriate information for children, foreigners, and the like.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings.

However, it is to be noted that the present invention is not particularly limited only to the above-described embodiments, and that various modifications and changes can be made by those skilled in the art within the spirit and spirit of the appended claims as necessary.

Claims (9)

In the guide device, A human body detecting unit detecting a user's approach to generate a human body detecting signal and transmitting the generated human body detection signal to the controller; A storage unit for storing sound data to be reproduced in the guide apparatus; A control unit configured to generate a reproduction command of the sound data stored in the storage unit and to transmit it to the sound unit when receiving the human body detection signal from the human body detection unit; And And a sound unit for reproducing and reproducing sound data from the storage unit when receiving a reproduction command from the control unit. The guide apparatus with sound guide according to claim 1, wherein the guide apparatus with sound guide further includes a text guide part in which a description is written in text. The guide apparatus with sound guidance according to claim 2, wherein the character guide portion is a guide portion in which guide information is described in advance or a screen on which character information is displayed by an operation of the controller. The method of claim 3, When the character guide unit is a screen, the storage unit additionally stores the image data to be played in the guide device, When the controller receives a human body detection signal from the human body detecting unit, the control unit generates a reproduction command of the image data stored in the storage unit and transmits it to the screen. The guide apparatus of claim 4, wherein the human body sensing unit senses one or more signals among infrared rays, heat, sound, and radio waves. The guide apparatus of claim 5, wherein the human body detecting unit detects the height of the user and transmits corresponding guide information stored in the storage unit according to the height of the user. The guide apparatus of claim 5, wherein the controller controls the controller to operate only when it is detected that the user is located for a predetermined time or more stored in the storage unit. The guide apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the guide apparatus is operated only by a user's manipulation or a switching button for switching the guide apparatus to operate by a user's operation without operating when the user approaches. A guide device with sound guidance, characterized in that it further comprises an operation button to be activated. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the guide apparatus further includes a button for selecting information required in various languages and a speed adjusting button for adjusting a speed of a sound guide. A guide device with sound guidance.