KR20100131156A - Visitor terminal unit, system and method for guiding information of exhibition goods - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A visitor terminal, and a system and a method for guiding information of exhibits are provided to wirelessly receive information of exhibits through an information providing server to update only the information providing server when changing the information of the exhibits, thereby facilitating maintenance. CONSTITUTION: A visitor terminal(150) receives exhibit explanation information from the outside through a Bluetooth communication method. The visitor terminal outputs a voice. If the visitor terminal enters a range capable of communication, an exhibit information transmitter(130) receives explanation information for a corresponding exhibit from the outside. The exhibit information transmitter transmits the received explanation information to the visitor terminal.

Description

Audience Terminal, Exhibit Information Guide System and Method thereof {VISITOR TERMINAL UNIT, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GUIDING INFORMATION OF EXHIBITION GOODS}

The present invention relates to an information guide system, and more particularly, to a spectator terminal for outputting explanatory information on various exhibits through a spectator terminal, an exhibition information guide system, and a method thereof.

Conventionally, in order to view the exhibited works or business results in places such as exhibition halls, art galleries, or fairs, the user read information about a work or carry a catalog. In addition, direct guidance of the curator or guide of the exhibition hall or the announcement of the center and each exhibition hall has been provided.

However, this has the disadvantage of having to visit art galleries and exhibition halls to accurately match the starting point of the guide in order to obtain desired information, and it is difficult to accurately understand the listening and contents when used at a long distance.

In addition, you can access the museum's homepage and view the exhibition information through the Internet, but it is generally available only under limited conditions, which are equipped with a PC with internet access and a network for internet communication. It is difficult to see the information in real time through a one-to-one match between the artwork and the related exhibition information while viewing in person.

In addition, when using a specific device in providing work information and information on the use of the exhibition hall, the number of the work to be guided by a key input method using a keypad, etc., using a general audio player and a PDA device mainly used in existing art museums. After inputting the ID and ID, it is common to listen to or view pre-loaded taping contents.

An object of the present invention is to provide a viewer terminal, an exhibition information guide system, and a method thereof, which are capable of automatically receiving and listening to explanatory information about a corresponding exhibition when approaching various exhibitions.

Technical problems to be achieved by the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned technical problems, and other technical problems not mentioned above may be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description. There will be.

Exhibit information guide system of the present invention for achieving the above object, the audience terminal for receiving the display description information from the outside in a Bluetooth communication method for outputting voice; And installed adjacent to the exhibition, when the spectator terminal is close to the communication range, request and receive description information about the exhibition from the outside, and send the received description information to the spectator terminal through the Bluetooth communication method. Includes a transmitter.

The exhibition information information system may further include an information providing server configured to store work description information on exhibition objects according to the identification information of the exhibition objects, and extract and transmit the description information of the exhibition objects upon request of the exhibition information transmitter. do.

Spectator terminal of the present invention for achieving the above object, NFC module for communicating close to each other and exhibits the exhibit information transmitter located adjacent to the exhibit; A Bluetooth module connected to the exhibit information transmitter and receiving description information about the exhibit through a voice channel of Bluetooth; A voice processing unit converting and amplifying the description information of the exhibition object inputted through the Bluetooth module into an analog signal and outputting the same to the earphone; A controller for controlling pairing with the exhibition information transmitter and the display unit through the NFC module and the Bluetooth module, and outputting description information of the exhibition object received through the Bluetooth module to a voice processor; And a battery for supplying operating power to the various devices.

Exhibit information guide method of the present invention for achieving the above object, the exhibit information information transmitter if the spectator terminal is within a communication radius is close to recognize it via short-range wireless communication; When the access of the spectator terminal is recognized, the exhibit information transmitter sets a communication channel with the spectator terminal through Bluetooth communication and requests the exhibit information from the outside; The exhibition information information sending step for transmitting the exhibition description information transmitted from the outside to the corresponding viewer terminal through the Bluetooth communication; And the viewer terminal processing the exhibition description information received from the exhibition information information transmitter and reproducing the same with the earphone.

As described above, the present invention is a device for wirelessly receiving and reproducing the information of the exhibits through the information providing server, rather than storing the information of the exhibits in the viewer's terminal. Easy to maintain because you only need to update

In addition, due to the simple but necklace-type viewer terminal, it is possible to provide a cheap and high-quality exhibition information guide service, there is an advantage that you can simply listen to the exhibition information without special manipulation of the viewer.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Like elements in the figures are denoted by the same reference numerals wherever possible. In addition, detailed descriptions of well-known functions and configurations that may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention will be omitted.

1 is a block diagram showing an exhibition information guide device related to the present invention.

The exhibit information information device may search for the exhibit tag 10 in which the identification information of the exhibit 1 is stored, and if the identification information of the exhibit is received from the exhibit tag 10, the description information of the exhibit may be searched for from the memory. It consists of a display information terminal 20 to output.

The exhibit information terminal 20 contains description information about each exhibit, and retrieves the description information according to the identification information of the exhibit input from the outside and outputs the description information to the wired or wireless earphone.

The exhibition information terminal 20 may receive identification information on the exhibition from the exhibition tag 10 through wireless communication, but in some cases, the viewer may receive identification information of the exhibition through a keypad and output corresponding description information. It may be.

The exhibition information information device as described above requires an exhibition information terminal 20 that stores information on exhibits such as PDAs and MP3Ps from a manager's point of view. Therefore, it is cumbersome to rent and manage the exhibition information. There is a hassle to do.

In terms of spectators, there were inconveniences in that they had to carry the exhibit information terminal 20 in addition to the wired / wireless earphones at all times, and there was a hassle of having to directly manipulate the exhibit information terminal 20 to obtain the exhibit information.

Figure 2 is a block diagram showing a display information guide system according to the present invention, the guide system 100 comprises an information providing server 110, exhibits information transmitter 130 and the viewer terminal 150.

The information providing server 110 classifies and displays the work description information on the exhibits according to the exhibit identification information.

Exhibit information transmitter 130 is installed adjacent to the exhibits, when the viewer terminal 150 is within the range that can be communicated by requesting the information providing server 110 for the description information about the exhibits received and received, The description information is wirelessly transmitted to the viewer terminal 150.

The exhibit information transmitter 130 includes an NFC module 131 (Near Field Communication Module) and a Bluetooth module 132 (Bluetooth Module). The NFC module 131 recognizes the proximity of the viewer terminal 150 through short-range wireless communication, and the Bluetooth module 132 performs pairing with the recognized viewer terminal 150 to communicate in a Bluetooth manner. Through the voice channel (SCO channel) that is supported to perform the description information for the exhibit is transmitted to the viewer terminal 150.

The spectator terminal 150 receives the explanatory description information transmitted from the paired exhibition information transmitter 130, processes the voice, and plays the same through the earphone. The spectator terminal 150 is paired with the corresponding exhibition information transmitter 130 through the NFC module 151 and the Bluetooth module 152 when approaching the specific exhibition information transmitter 130, and from the paired exhibition information transmitter 130 The description information is transmitted through the Bluetooth module 152 to output voice.

Near field communication (NFC) is a non-contact short-range wireless communication technology capable of transmitting data at low power in a short distance by applying a radio frequency identification (RFID) technology using a frequency of 13.56 MHz band, for example. The NFC has been standardized around ECMA international, and Nokia, Sony, and Philips are participating in standardization and product commercialization. With NFC, two or more terminals can be brought close to each other without the user's artificial manipulation.

In addition, the exhibit information transmitter 130 transmits the exhibit description information to the viewer terminal 150 through the Bluetooth module 132, the exhibit information transmitter 130 is the 2.4GHz band of the Industrial Scientific Medicine (ISM) band Bluetooth will be used, and data and voice channels will be supported. The data channel is an Asynchronous Connection-Less (ACL) channel and consists of a reliable channel supported for retransmission, and the voice channel is a SCO (Synchronous Connection-Oriented) channel. A data packet once transmitted is not retransmitted.

As such, when the exhibition information transmitter 130 is installed around the exhibit 1 in a museum, an exhibition, or an event hall, the exhibition information transmitter 130 determines whether there is a viewer terminal 150 near by using NFC (Near Field Communication). Check it.

When there is a nearby viewer terminal 150, the description information of the corresponding exhibition is received from the information providing server 110 and transmitted to the corresponding viewer terminal 150 using a Bluetooth communication method, and the viewer terminal 150 uses the earphone ( Play the explanatory information through 156).

3 is a detailed configuration diagram showing the exhibit information guide system according to an embodiment of the present invention, the guide system 100 comprises an information providing server 110, the exhibit information transmitter 130 and the viewer terminal 150. have.

The information providing server 110 classifies and stores the description and description information of the exhibits according to the identification information of the exhibits. The identification information may be identification information (ID) of the exhibit or may be identification information (ID) of the exhibit information transmitter 130, and both have the same meaning.

The exhibit information transmitter 130 includes an NFC module 131, a Bluetooth module 132, a communication module 133, a memory 134, and a controller 135.

The NFC module 131 recognizes this through near field communication (NFC) when the spectator terminal 150 is close to each other within a communication radius. The Near Field Communication (NFC) is preferably a radio frequency identification (RFID) or an infrared-infrared (IR) method, and a communication radius of less than 1 m to 2 m can prevent an error of an information service.

The Bluetooth module 132 communicates by performing pairing with the Bluetooth communication method when the viewer terminal 150 is recognized by the NFC module 131. The description of the exhibits obtained from the information providing server 110 will be described. The information is transmitted to the corresponding viewer terminal 150 through a supported voice channel (SCO channel).

The communication module 133 is a wireless communication unit such as a wired communication unit or Wi-Fi for communicating with the information providing server 110, requests and receives the description information of the exhibition object from the information providing server 110.

The memory 134 stores identification information about the exhibit.

The controller 135 controls the operation of the various devices. When the access of the viewer terminal 150 is recognized through the NFC module 131, the controller 135 performs pairing with the corresponding viewer terminal 150 through the Bluetooth module 132. The control unit receives the descriptive information on the exhibit from the information providing server 110 and transmits the descriptive information to the paired spectator terminal 150 through the Bluetooth module 132.

The viewer terminal 150 includes an NFC module 151, a Bluetooth module 152, a voice processor 153, a controller 155, and an earphone 156.

The NFC module 151 communicates with the exhibit information transmitter 130 within a communicable radius to inform the proximity.

The Bluetooth module 152 receives description information about the exhibit through the SCO (Synchronous Connection-Oriented) channel, which is a voice channel, from the exhibit information transmitter 130 to which the communication channel is connected.

The voice processor 153 converts and amplifies the description information of the exhibited input through the Bluetooth module 152 into an analog signal and outputs the amplified information to the earphone 156 through the connector 154. Here, the earphone 156 is a wired earphone connected to the connector 154, but may be configured as a wireless earphone using Bluetooth communication, if necessary.

The controller 155 controls pairing with the exhibition information transmitter 130 through the NFC module 151 and the Bluetooth module 152, and displays description information of the exhibition object received through the Bluetooth module 152. 153) to be output.

Reference numeral 157 may be a battery to supply operating power to the various circuits, and may further include a regulator or a low drop output (LDO) regulator to adjust the output voltage of the battery to a required voltage level if necessary.

Of course, the viewer terminal 150 may further include a volume control means (not shown) for adjusting the volume of the voice output through the earphone 156.

Here, the spectator terminal 150 may be manufactured as a necklace type as shown in Figure 4, wherein the main circuit unit (151 ~ 155, 157) is built in a card (Card) or pendant (pendant) and the earphone 156 May be connected to the connector 154 formed on the card. As such, by making the spectator terminal 150 in a necklace type, it is possible to maximize the convenience of the spectators.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an exhibition information guide process according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, which will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.

The exhibition information information transmitter 130 recognizes the presence of the spectator terminal 150 by recognizing it through the near field communication (NFC) when the spectator terminal 150 is close to the radius within which the communication is possible (S1 and S2). The NFC module 131 of the exhibition information transmitter 130 communicates with the controller 135 of the main body and communicates with the external viewer terminal 150 in a non-contact short range communication method.

Accordingly, the exhibit information transmitter 130 establishes a communication channel with the viewer terminal 150 through the Bluetooth protocol (RFCOMM) using the start command (SABM) (S3). That is, the exhibition information transmitter 130 recognizes the access of the viewer terminal 150 through the NFC module 131, and sets the communication channel through the Bluetooth module 132 when the viewer terminal 150 is recognized.

Subsequently, the exhibition information transmitter 130 inquires a communication connection through the Bluetooth module 132 (S4), and when a command for accepting the communication connection is received from the spectator terminal 150 (S5), the spectator terminal 150 Pairing is performed by connecting to the communication channel with (S6). Since the setting and connection of the communication channel follows the general protocol of Bluetooth, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Subsequently, the exhibition information transmitter 130 generates a exhibition information request message including its identification information and transmits the message to the information providing server 110 (S7). Here, the identification information of the exhibit information transmitter 130 has the same meaning as the identification information of the exhibit.

Accordingly, the information providing server 110 retrieves and extracts descriptive information about the exhibit from the storage means, and transmits the extracted descriptive information of the exhibit to the exhibit information transmitter 130 (S8 and S9). The information providing server 110 classifies and stores the explanatory information of the various exhibits according to the identification information of the exhibit information transmitter 130 or the identification information of the exhibit.

The exhibit information transmitter 130 transmits the exhibit description information acquired from the information providing server 110 to the corresponding viewer terminal 150 through the SCO channel, which is a voice channel of Bluetooth (S10), and the viewer terminal 150 receives the received description information. The exhibit description information is signal-processed through the voice processor 153 and reproduced by the earphone 156 (S11).

Subsequently, the exhibition object information transmitter 130 terminates the communication connection with the spectator terminal 150 when all the exhibit information is transmitted to the spectator terminal 150 (S12).

That is, when the spectator moves within a predetermined range of the exhibit, the exhibit information transmitter 130 checks the presence or absence of the spectator terminal 150 through NFC and then sends a communication connection inquiry signal to the spectator terminal 150 to connect the Bluetooth communication. To the side.

Accordingly, when the viewer terminal 150 receives an inquire signal, the viewer terminal 150 transmits information necessary for pairing to the exhibition information transmitter 130 and performs a Bluetooth connection between the two parties.

When the exhibition information information transmitter 130 and the viewer terminal 150 is connected to the Bluetooth, the exhibition information information transmitter 130 transmits the explanatory information of the corresponding exhibition obtained from the information providing server 110 to the viewer terminal 150, and the viewers The terminal 150 reproduces the description of the exhibit through the voice processor 153 and the earphone 156.

Here, if the spectator terminal 150 moves near other exhibits while playing the explanatory information of the exhibits, another exhibit information transmitter recognizes the spectator terminal 150 and inquires of a communication connection. Accordingly, the viewer terminal 150 immediately terminates the communication channel connected to the previous exhibition information transmitter, and communicates with the new exhibition information transmitter to receive the corresponding exhibition description information.

In the case of the spectator terminal according to the present invention, since it is a device for wirelessly receiving and reproducing the information of the exhibitions from the information providing server and the exhibition information information transmitter, the exhibition information is changed only to the information providing server without updating the information on the terminal. Management is quite convenient. In addition, a simple yet necklace-type viewer terminal enables a cheap and high-quality exhibition information guide service, and has the characteristic of simply listening to the exhibition information without any special manipulation by the viewer.

The present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains to the detailed description of the present invention and other forms of embodiments within the essential technical scope of the present invention. Could be. Here, the essential technical scope of the present invention is shown in the claims, and all differences within the equivalent range will be construed as being included in the present invention.

1 is a block diagram showing an exhibition information guide device related to the present invention.

2 is a block diagram showing an exhibition information guide system according to the present invention.

3 is a detailed block diagram showing the exhibit information information system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a view showing the form of the spectator terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating an exhibition information guide process according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings

110: information providing server 130: exhibition information information transmitter

131: NFC module 132: Bluetooth module

133: communication module 135: control unit

150: spectator terminal 151: NFC module

152: Bluetooth module 153: Voice processing unit

154: connector 155: control unit

156: Earphone 157: Battery

Claims (13)

Audience terminal for receiving the description information from the outside in a Bluetooth communication method for outputting the voice; And Installed adjacent to the exhibits, if the spectator terminal is close to the communication range, the exhibitor information transmitter for requesting and receiving the explanatory information about the exhibit from the outside, and sending the received explanatory information to the spectator terminal through the Bluetooth communication method. Exhibit information guidance system including; The method of claim 1, Exhibit information guide system including an information providing server for storing the work description information for the exhibits according to the identification information of the exhibits, and extracts and transmits the description information of the exhibits at the request of the exhibit information transmitter. The method of claim 1, The exhibition object information transmitter may include: a near field communication (NFC) module for recognizing whether a viewer terminal is in proximity through short-range wireless communication; And a Bluetooth module configured to perform pairing with the recognized viewer terminal and transmit description information about the exhibition object to the viewer terminal through a voice channel. The method of claim 3, wherein The voice channel is a SCO (Synchronous Connection-Oriented) channel. The method of claim 3, wherein The NFC module is an exhibition information guide system that is an RFID or IR communication module. The method of claim 1, The spectator terminal, An NFC module communicating with the exhibition information transmitter to notify proximity of the exhibition object information transmitter; A Bluetooth module for receiving explanatory information on the exhibits through a voice channel from the exhibit information transmitter; A voice processing unit for converting and amplifying the description information of the exhibition object input through the Bluetooth module into an analog signal and outputting the earphone to the earphone through a connector; And a controller configured to control pairing with the exhibition information transmitter and the NFC through the NFC module and the Bluetooth module, and to output description information of the exhibition received through the Bluetooth module to a voice processing unit. The method of claim 1, The spectator terminal is an exhibition information guide system that is built in a card or pendant (pendant) is composed of a necklace type. An NFC module in communication with an exhibition information transmitter positioned adjacent to the exhibition to notify proximity; A Bluetooth module connected to the exhibit information transmitter and receiving description information about the exhibit through a voice channel of Bluetooth; A voice processing unit converting and amplifying the description information of the exhibition object inputted through the Bluetooth module into an analog signal and outputting the same to the earphone; A controller for controlling pairing with the exhibition information transmitter and the display unit through the NFC module and the Bluetooth module, and outputting description information of the exhibition object received through the Bluetooth module to a voice processor; And Audience terminal comprising a; battery for supplying operating power to the various devices. The method of claim 8, The NFC module is a viewer terminal that is an RFID or IR communication module. The exhibition information information transmitter is configured to recognize the spectator terminal through short-range wireless communication when the spectator terminal is within a communicable radius; When the access of the spectator terminal is recognized, the exhibit information transmitter sets a communication channel with the spectator terminal through Bluetooth communication and requests the exhibit information from the outside; The exhibition information information sending step for transmitting the exhibition description information transmitted from the outside to the corresponding viewer terminal through the Bluetooth communication; And The spectator terminal signal processing the exhibit description information received from the exhibit information information transmitter to play with the earphone; exhibit information guide method comprising a. The method of claim 10, Exhibit information guide method for transmitting the identification information of the exhibition information information transmitter or the identification information of the exhibition when requesting the exhibition information to the outside. The method of claim 10, The short range wireless communication is an exhibition information guide method of the RFID or IR communication method. The method of claim 10, The exhibition information information transmitting method for transmitting the exhibition description information through the SCO channel of Bluetooth.

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