KR20130114804A - Safety management system of smart-phone showcase - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A safety management system of a smart phone showcase is provided to prevent customers from bringing smart phones when a store is crowded. CONSTITUTION: A power part (21) supplies power. Multiple tags (10) are attached to smart phones (1-N) arranged in the showcase of a store and transmit wireless signals with specific ID when receiving the power from the power part. A receiving part (22) receives the wireless signals with the specific ID transmitted from the tags. A control part determines whether or not the smart phones are deviated by analyzing the strength of the received wireless signals. If the smart phones are deviated, the control part outputs burglar warning signals. An indication part (28) is composed of an alarm or LEDs to inform the deviation of the smart phones from a predetermined range. [Reference numerals] (1,2,3,N) Smartphone; (10) Tag; (21,DD) Power unit; (22) Receiving part; (23) Piezoelectric sensor; (25) Control part; (26) Display part; (27) Product information DB; (28) Indication part; (AA,BB,CC,EE) Detection part

Description

Safety management system of smart-phone showcase

The present invention relates to a safety management system of a smart phone showcase, and more specifically, when a customer has an expensive smart phone displayed on the showcase outside of a certain range, a warning signal for notifying theft of the smart phone is provided with an alarm or LED. The present invention relates to a safety management system of a smart phone showcase that can be output through to prevent theft of the smart phone.

In addition, the present invention provides a smart phone showcase that allows customers to provide the product information on the smartphone via the display unit when the customer lifts the smartphone or to bring the hand close to the smartphone to demonstrate the smartphone of the showcase Of safety management systems.

When exhibiting products at places such as permanent or emergency showrooms of smartphones or other expensive electronic products or other products, or in places such as department stores or specialty shops, customers can view, touch or demonstrate the electronic products, An alarm device is provided. Such a display alarm device is provided with a charging circuit for supplying power to the electronic product and an alarm circuit for preventing the electronic product from being stolen. It also has an attachment unit attached to the product and is connected to the body via a charging cable or an alarm signal cable.

Conventional technologies for preventing the theft of exhibition or display products as described above are registered in Korea Utility Model No. 20-0365904 (October 28, 2004. Notification of registration), Korean Patent No. 10-0899341 (2009. 05) 19. Registration notification), Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2008-0090202 (2008. 10. 08. publication), Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0988132 (2010. 10. 18. registration announcement) and the like.

First, the 'product display case that combines theft prevention and advertisement using sound' of Korean Utility Model Registration No. 20-0365904 (October 28, 2004) is a piezoelectric sensor that is pressurized by the products displayed in the case. The control unit may include a detection unit for informing the controller that the product displayed on the piezoelectric sensor has been removed, and a control unit for outputting a warning signal by driving an LED or a speaker when the product displayed on the piezoelectric sensor of the case is removed by the detection unit. .

However, the prior art as described above has a problem in that a warning signal is output from time to time whenever the customer demonstrates the goods displayed, giving a sense of rejection to the customer.

In addition, the 'RFID-based safety management system' of Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0899341 (2009. 05. 19. registration notification) is based on RFID to identify the movement route or the degree of movement of people and progress the event according to the degree of movement. Agents are effectively deployed to prevent safety accidents.

However, although the prior art described above can grasp the movement of people, that is, the degree of cloudiness, by using the RFID, it can not be confirmed whether or not the RFID reader is out of a predetermined range of the RFID reader.

In addition, the exhibition hall monitoring system of Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2008-0090202 (2008. 10. 08. published) is equipped with theft prevention means, internal camera, shock detector in a number of showcases, and detected by them The detected signals and data are analyzed by the central control unit and output or the administrator is informed of the abnormality.

However, the above-described prior art has a limitation in that it can only observe the act of illegally taking or damaging the exhibits of the exhibition hall while the exhibits of the exhibition hall are controlled so that the customers can not touch or take them.

In addition, 'theft warning system for product display' of Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0988132 (2010. 10. 18. registration announcement) has a built-in alarm circuit and a terminal body equipped with a communication module, and an attachment unit attached to the product. It is provided on the part facing the product of the attachment unit, the sensor detects the detachment or proximity of the product, and is retracted or received elastically by being wound around the reel inside the terminal body and connected to the attachment unit to connect the detection signal of the sensor to the terminal A cable for transmitting to the alarm circuit unit of the main body, and a communication module capable of communicating with the communication module of the terminal body in a wired or wireless manner, are provided with a plurality of alarm lamps or alarm sound generating unit for displaying the alarm signal generation from each terminal body. It consists of a centralized management device.

However, the above-described prior art has a limitation in that a customer can not demonstrate or directly touch a display product because the alarm signal is output even when the display product is detached or brought close to the display product.

In particular, in stores that sell expensive portable terminals such as smartphones, customers are not satisfied with simply looking at products such as smartphones and want to touch or demonstrate them. Accordingly, the store manager must display the latest high-end smartphones that normally operate without displaying the smartphones that do not work in the store showcase.

In this case, since the size of the portable terminal such as a smart phone is small and expensive, there is a problem that customers often take it away from the eyes of the store manager.

Korean Registered Utility Model No. 20-0365904 (Registered on October 28, 2004) Domestic Registration No. 10-0899341 (Registration Notice 2009. 05. 19.) Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2008-0090202 (published on October 10, 2008) Domestic Registration No. 10-0988132 (2010. 10. 18. Registration Notice)

The present invention for solving the conventional problems as described above allows customers to touch or demonstrate a portable terminal, such as a smart phone in the store showcase, while having a smart phone in the store showcase when the smartphone is out of a certain range Warning signal to notify theft of the alarm or through the LED output secretion is to prevent theft of the smartphone in the store.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a customer with product information on the smart phone when the customer lifts the smart phone of the store showcase or bring the hand close to the smart phone through the display unit.

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention,

Safety management system of the smartphone showcase according to the present invention,

A power supply unit supplying power;

A plurality of tags attached to each smart phone of the store showcase and transmitting a wireless signal having a unique ID when the power is applied from the power supply unit;

A receiver which receives a radio signal having unique IDs transmitted from the plurality of tags;

Analyzing the received strength of the radio signal having a unique ID corresponding to the plurality of tags received through the receiver to determine whether the corresponding smartphone is out of a certain range and warns theft of the corresponding smartphone when it is out. A control unit for outputting a signal; And

A display unit configured of an alarm or LED for indicating that the smartphone is out of a predetermined range under control of the controller;

And a control unit.

In addition, the power supply unit is coupled to the charging port of the smart phone and the battery embedded in the smart phone is connected to the tag and the charging cord is separated into the connection cord so that the power supply of the tag Characterized in that configured to charge the power of the smartphone by wire.

In addition, the power supply unit is coupled to the wireless power supply unit and the charging port of the smart phone to supply power wirelessly to the battery built in the smart phone to the tag and receives power from the wireless power supply unit Since it is composed of a wireless charging unit to supply a battery built in the smart phone is characterized in that it is configured to wirelessly charge the power of the smart phone while supplying the power of the tag.

In addition, the tag is characterized in that the RFID, RF card, active tag, Zigbee (Zigbee), Bluetooth and the like can be used.

In addition, the control unit is configured to easily identify the stolen smartphone and the customer to take it by displaying the product information of the corresponding smartphone with a unique ID of the smartphone when outputting the alarm signal notifying the theft of the smartphone. It features.

In addition, the smart phone is installed in the store showcase corresponding to the smartphone, the smartphone is displayed on the showcase or the piezoelectric sensor is turned on or off as the customer stirs up for demonstrating the smartphone, or each of the smartphone in the store showcase approach Further comprising a plurality of sensing unit for detecting the hand, the control unit is when the customer lifts the smartphone of the store showcase for demonstration by the piezoelectric sensor, or when the hand of the customer approaches the specific smartphone by the sensing unit Since the product information of the corresponding smartphone is read from the product information DB and displayed on the display unit, the product information of the smartphone is configured to be easily provided.

In addition, when customers demonstrate a plurality of smartphones or bring their hands to the smartphones, the controller displays the product information of a plurality of smartphones by splitting the screen into one display unit or displaying the product information of a plurality of smartphones. By sequentially displaying on the display unit of a plurality of customers, it is characterized in that the product information for each smart phone can be provided more efficiently.

The tag transmits a wireless signal having a unique ID only when power is supplied from the power supply unit, and the control unit notifies theft of the corresponding smartphone by driving the display unit when a wireless signal having a unique ID is not received from the tag. By outputting a warning signal it is possible to prevent theft of the smartphone to remove and take the power supply of the smartphone in advance.

Therefore, according to the present invention, while allowing customers to touch or demonstrate the smart phone of the store showcase, while outputting a warning signal indicating the theft of the smart phone when the alarm is out of a certain range with the smart phone through the alarm or LED This congestion has the effect of preventing customers from taking their smartphones.

In another aspect, the present invention when the customer lifts the smart phone of the store showcase or bring the hand close to the smart phone by providing the product information for the customer via the display unit for the store manager to store the product information for all the smartphones one by one There is an effect that can provide the product information on the smartphone to the customer without explanation.

Furthermore, the present invention, when removing the power line for supplying power to the tag attached to the smartphone is recognized that the smartphone is stolen and outputs a warning signal through the alarm or LED, the store manager is a customer anti-theft device It has the effect of monitoring the damage and trying to take the smartphone.

1 is a schematic diagram showing a safety management system of a smartphone showcase according to the present invention
2 and 3 is a schematic diagram showing a coupling structure of the smartphone and the power supply unit
4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of preventing theft of a smartphone of a store showcase and providing a product information on a smartphone of the showcase to a customer.

With reference to the accompanying drawings a specific embodiment of the safety management system of the smart phone showcase according to the present invention will be described in detail.

1 is a schematic diagram showing a safety management system of a smartphone showcase according to the present invention.

According to Figure 1, the safety management system of the smartphone showcase according to the present invention is composed of a master (master) and a plurality of slabs (slave), the plurality of slabs are displayed on the power supply 21 and the store showcase The display unit 28 is composed of a tag 10 attached to a plurality of smartphones (1 to N), the remaining receiver 22, the control unit 24, an alarm or LED that can be easily checked by the store manager, and a display unit. Reference numeral 26, the piezoelectric sensor 23, the sensing unit 24 and the like constitute the master.

The power supply unit 21 supplies power to each tag 10, and as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the power supply unit 21 may supply power via a battery built in a smartphone.

FIG. 2 shows a power supply unit 21 for charging power by wires to the batteries of the smart phones 1 to N for supplying power to the tag 10. The tag 10 is a double-sided tape or the like. N and a connection cord 29 coupled to the charging port of the smartphones 1 to N is electrically connected to the tag 10 so that the battery and the tag 10 embedded in the smartphones 1 to N are connected thereto. ) Is electrically connected, and the connecting cord 19 has a structure in which the normal charging cord 30 coupled to the charging ports of the smartphones 1 to N is coupled.

Therefore, the power input through the charging cord 30 is charged to the battery as the power for driving the smart phone (1 ~ N) and at the same time the power supplied from the battery built in the smart phone (1 ~ N) tag (10) It is supplied with power for driving

FIG. 3 shows a power supply unit 21 for wirelessly supplying power to the batteries of the smartphones 1 to N that supply power to the tag 10. The tag 10 is formed of a smartphone 1 to N by double-sided tape or the like. ) And a wireless charging unit 32 coupled to the charging port of the smartphones 1 to N is electrically connected to the tag 10 so that the battery and the tag 10 embedded in the smartphones 1 to N are attached thereto. ) Is electrically connected, and the power of the wireless power supply unit 31 connected to an external power source is wirelessly supplied to the wireless charging unit 32 (see Korean Patent Nos. 10-1110325 and 10-1050538). ).

Therefore, the power wirelessly supplied from the wireless power supply unit 31 is charged into the battery as a power source for driving the smartphones 1 to N via the wireless charging unit 32 and is embedded in the smartphones 1 to N at the same time. The battery power is supplied as a power source for driving the tag 10.

The tag 10 is a main component constituting the slab is made of RFID, RF card, active tag, Zigbee (Zigbee), Bluetooth, etc. and attached to each smart phone (1 ~ N) of the shop showcase by double-sided tape, When power is supplied from the power supply unit 21, a radio signal having a unique ID is transmitted.

Receiving unit 22 constituting the master serves to receive a radio signal transmitted wirelessly from the tag 10 attached to each smart phone (1 ~ N).

The piezoelectric sensor 23 is a sensor which is installed on the store showcase and is turned on / off by the smart phones 1 to N displayed on the store showcase. That is, the piezoelectric sensor 23 is a sensor that detects whether the smartphones 1 to N are displayed on the showcase or the customer is holding the smartphones 1 to N for demonstrating.

The detection unit 24 detects the customer touching or touching the smart phones 1 to N displayed on the store showcase, which can detect and detect the movement of the infrared sensor or the hand that can detect the hand. A pair of photo couplers arranged to detect a hand approaching a camera (including analysis algorithms) and other smart phones (1 to N) displayed on the showcase, a smart phone (1 to N), or a customer in the vicinity An example may be a touch sensor which is driven when the hand touches.

The display unit 28 or the store manager consists of LEDs that emit various colors of light that can be easily recognized, speakers or buzzers that can emit a warning sound, and the like. Signal theft of phones 1-N. In addition, the display unit 26 is a display such as LED, LCD, etc. to display product information of the smartphones 1 to N of various specifications.

The control unit 25 analyzes the reception strengths of the wireless signals having unique IDs corresponding to the smartphones 1 to N, that is, the plurality of tags 10, received through the reception unit 22, respectively. 1 ~ N) is determined to be out of a certain range and outputs a warning signal notifying theft of the smartphone when it is out.

Here, the control unit 25 is provided with a product information DB 27, the product information DB 27 is a smart phone (1 to N) displayed on the showcase, that is, to the smartphone corresponding to each tag 10 It has the product information about the database.

In addition, the controller 25 displays the product information of the smartphones 1 to N on the display unit 26 together with the IDs of the smartphones 1 to N when the alarm signal indicating the theft of the smartphone is output. This makes it easy for store managers to find stolen smartphones.

In addition, by the piezoelectric sensor 23, the customer lifts the smartphones 1 to N of the shop showcase for demonstration, or the hand of the customer approaches the specific smartphones 1 to N by the detection unit 24. If it is determined, the control unit 25 reads the product information of the smartphones 1 to N from the product information DB 27 and displays it on the display unit 26.

At this time, when customers demonstrate a plurality of smartphones 1 to N or bring their hands to the smartphones 1 to N, the controller 25 displays the product information of the plurality of smartphones 1 to N as one display unit. It is possible to divide and display the screen on (27) or to sequentially display the product information of the plurality of smartphones 1 to N on one display unit 27.

In addition, since the tag 10 attached to each of the smartphones 1 to N transmits a radio signal having a unique ID only when the power is applied from the power supply unit 21, the control unit 25 receives the tag 10 from the tag 10. When the wireless signal having a unique ID is not received, that is, even when someone intentionally removes the power line for cutting off the power supplied to the tag 10, the display unit 28 composed of an alarm or LED is driven to steal the smartphone. Outputs a warning signal to inform you.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of preventing theft of a smartphone in a store showcase and providing product information on a smartphone of a showcase to a customer.

First, the tag 10 attached to each of the smart phones 1 to N displayed on the store showcase is the smart phone 1 to N, that is, the tag 10 when power is normally supplied from the power supply unit 21. A radio signal having a unique ID corresponding to the radio signal is transmitted by radio.

The radio signal having a unique ID wirelessly transmitted from each tag 10 is received through the receiver 22 (S12) and applied to the controller 25.

The control unit 25 measures the reception intensity of a radio signal having an ID unique to the tag 10 received through the reception unit 22, and according to the received intensity of the measured radio signal, the tag 10, that is, the tag 10. ), The position of the smartphones 1 to N is attached (S13). To this end, the reception intensity of the radio signal corresponding to the distance between the master and the slab, that is, the receiver 22 and the tag 10 should be databased.

The control unit 25 that checks the distance between the master and the slab as described above is to check whether the slab, that is, the smartphone (1 ~ N) to which the tag 10 is attached randomly set out of a predetermined range, for example, inside the store. (S14). In other words, the control unit 25 checks whether the customer leaves the set area inside the store without taking out the smart phones 1 to N displayed on the store showcase for demonstration and the like.

As a result of the check, if it is determined that the customer is out of the setting range inside the store with the smart phones 1 to N displayed on the store showcase, the control unit 25 drives the display unit 28 composed of alarms or LEDs and the like. The store manager will be notified that the smartphone has been stolen (S15). At this time, the control unit 25 outputs a warning signal through the display unit 28 composed of an alarm or LED, and at the same time displays the product information on the corresponding smartphone through the display unit 26, the store manager does not have to check the store showcase. You can see which smartphone was stolen.

Therefore, the store manager can recognize quickly that a particular smartphone has been stolen through the display unit 28 composed of easily recognized alarms or LEDs.

In the state where the smartphones 1 to N of the store showcase are in the store, the control unit 25 analyzes the outputs of the piezoelectric sensor 23 and the detecting unit 24 (S16), and the customer is displayed on the store showcase. The specific smartphones 1 to N are lifted or checked by hand (S17). In other words, the controller 25 checks whether the customer is interested in a specific smartphone among the smartphones 1 to N of the store showcase.

As a result of determination, when the customer lifts or points out a specific smartphone among the smartphones 1 to N displayed on the store showcase, the controller 25 reads the product information about the smartphone from the product information DB 27. And it is provided to the customer through the display unit 26 (S18).

Here, when a plurality of customers request information on different smartphones, the controller 25 divides the screen of the display unit 26 to display a plurality of product information on one screen or sequentially with a time difference. Can be displayed.

The control unit 25 cuts off the power of the power supply unit 21 supplied to the tag 10 while determining the location of the smartphone displayed on the store showcase and providing the product information for the specific smartphone requested by the customer. It is confirmed whether or not (S19). That is, the controller 25 checks whether the customer has removed the tag 10 attached to the smartphone in order to take the smartphone.

As a result of the check, when the customer removes the tag 10 attached to the smartphones 1 to N, the control unit 25 drives the display unit 28 composed of easily recognized alarms or LEDs so that the corresponding smartphone is connected. It is notified that it was stolen (S20). At this time, the control unit 25 outputs a warning signal through the display unit 28 composed of an alarm or LED, and at the same time displays the product information on the corresponding smartphone through the display unit 26, the store manager does not have to check the store showcase. You can see which smartphone was stolen.

Therefore, the store manager can quickly recognize that a specific smartphone has been stolen through the display unit 28 composed of alarms or LEDs.

1 to N: smartphone 10: tag
21: power supply unit 22: receiving unit
23: piezoelectric sensor 24: detector
25 control unit 26 display unit
27: product information DB 28: display
29: connection cord 30: charging cord
31: wireless power supply unit 32: wireless charging unit

Claims (8)

A power supply unit 21 for supplying power;
A plurality of tags (10) attached to each smart phone (1 to N) of the store showcase and for transmitting a radio signal having a unique ID when the power is applied from the power supply unit (21);
A receiver 22 for receiving a radio signal having unique IDs transmitted from the plurality of tags 10;
Analyzing the reception intensity of the radio signal having a unique ID corresponding to the plurality of tags 10 received through the receiver 22 to determine whether the corresponding smartphone (1 ~ N) is out of a certain range Control unit 25 for outputting a warning signal notifying the theft of the smartphone when the departure; And
A display unit 28 configured as an alarm or LED to indicate that the smartphones 1 to N are out of a predetermined range under the control of the controller 25;
Safety management system of the smartphone showcase comprising a. The method of claim 1,
The power supply unit 21 is connected to the charging port of the smart phone (1 ~ N) and the connection cord 29 for connecting the battery built in the smart phone (1 ~ N) to the tag 10 and the Safety management system of a smart phone showcase, characterized in that consisting of a charging cord 30 is coupled to the connection cord 29. The method of claim 1,
The power supply unit 21 is coupled to a wireless power supply unit 31 for wirelessly supplying power and a charging port of the smartphones 1 to N and a battery embedded in the smartphones 1 to N. Smart phone, characterized in that consisting of a wireless charging unit 32 connected to the 10 and receives power from the wireless power supply unit 31 to supply the battery built in the smart phone (1 ~ N) Showcase safety management system. The method of claim 1,
The tag 10, RFID, RF card, active tag, Zigbee (Zigbee), Bluetooth safety management system of the showcase, characterized in that one of. The method of claim 1,
The controller 25 displays the product information of the smartphones 1 to N on the display unit 26 together with the IDs of the smartphones 1 to N when an alarm signal indicating the theft of the smartphone is output. Smartphone safety management system characterized by. The method of claim 1,
Corresponding to the smartphones (1 to N) is installed in the store showcase is the smart phone (1 ~ N) is displayed on the showcase or the customer on / off as you patted for the demonstration of the smart phones (1 ~ N) It further includes a piezoelectric sensor 23 or a plurality of sensing units 24 for detecting a hand approaching each of the smart phones 1 to N of the store showcase, and the piezoelectric sensor 23 performs a demonstration by the customer. The control unit 25 is a product information DB (27) when lifting the smartphones 1 to N of the store showcase or when the hand of the customer approaches the specific smartphones 1 to N by the detection unit 24. The safety management system of a smart phone showcase, characterized by reading the product information of the smart phone (1 to N) from the display unit 26. The method according to claim 6,
When the customer demonstrates a plurality of smartphones 1 to N or hands on the smartphones 1 to N, the controller 25 displays the product information of the plurality of smartphones 1 to N as one display. A screen management system in which the screen is divided and displayed on the unit 27 or product information of a plurality of smartphones (1 to N) is sequentially displayed on one display unit (27). The method according to claim 6,
The tag 10 transmits a radio signal having a unique ID only when power is supplied from the power supply unit 21, and the controller 25 receives the alarm when a radio signal having a unique ID is not received from the tag 10. Or driving the display unit 28 composed of LED outputs a warning signal for notifying theft of the smart phone showcase safety management system.

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