KR20150029041A - Method and apparatus for reducing power - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided are a power reducing method and a server thereof. The method of reducing power of a device located at a certain space comprises the following steps: (a) sensing whether a user is present at the certain space, environment information of the certain space and one of the certain behaviors against the device; (b) and controlling the device according to the sensing result and surrounding devices matched with the device to be cooperated. In the step (b), the device and surrounding devices are controlled based on a cooperation layer defining the priorities.

Description

[0001] METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING POWER [0002]

The present invention relates to a power saving method and apparatus, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for reducing one or more of standby power and power consumption.

Generally, electric appliances are always plugged into an outlet regardless of whether they are used or not. In such a case, standby power is supplied even when the electric appliance is not used, resulting in unnecessary power consumption.

Therefore, in order to prevent the consumption of standby power, the plug must be disconnected to prevent the power supply from being supplied to the electric appliance.

However, since it is cumbersome to plug in and unplug every time an electric appliance is used, it is practically not easy to prevent standby power consumption by this method.

In order to interrupt the standby power, a technology has been proposed in which a socket to be supplied with a constant power source and a socket to control power supply are set in advance using a master switch and a distribution board, and then the power source of the socket to be controlled is manually shut off or supplied. Even in this case, there is a problem in that it is inconvenient for the user to manually operate the power outlet when the power is cut off or supplied to the outlet.

In addition, when the lamp is turned on or off or the boiler is raised in temperature, there is a problem that the lamp is continuously turned on even though the person is not in the room, or the power and gas consumption are continuously consumed due to the boiler being turned continuously.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the related art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a method for reducing standby power and power consumption according to a user's behavior and a device-to-device collaboration relationship with respect to a device located in a specific space.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of reducing power of a device located in a specific space, including: (a) determining whether a user exists in the specific space, (B) controlling peripheral devices matched in a collaborative relationship with the device and the device in accordance with the detection result, wherein (b) ) Controls a priority based on a cooperation layer that defines a priority between the device and the peripheral device.

In one aspect of the present invention, when controlling a first device belonging to an upper layer among the collaboration layers, the step (b) controls a second device belonging to a lower layer of the first device together.

In addition, in one aspect of the present invention, the step (b) controls whether a user is present in the specific space or a specific action of the user for the device, as a top layer of the collaboration layer.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for saving power of a device located in a specific space according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a determination unit determining whether a user exists in the specific space, And a device control unit for controlling a peripheral device matched in cooperation with the device and the device according to the detection result, wherein the device control unit controls the device And a cooperation layer that defines a priority between the peripheral device and the peripheral device.

In one aspect of the present invention, when controlling a first device belonging to an upper layer among the collaboration layers, the device control unit controls a second device belonging to a lower layer of the first device together.

In addition, in one aspect of the present invention, the device controller controls the presence or absence of a user in the specific space or the user's specific behavior with respect to the device as a top layer of the cooperative layer.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, standby power and power consumption can be reduced according to a specific operation of a user for a device and a collaboration relationship established between devices.

Further, the device is controlled in accordance with the collaboration relationship established between the devices, and the inconvenience that the user turns on / off multiple device power sources can be solved.

It should be understood that the effects of the present invention are not limited to the above effects and include all effects that can be deduced from the detailed description of the present invention or the configuration of the invention described in the claims.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a power saving apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a flowchart illustrating a power saving process according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a diagram illustrating a collaboration layer according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a power saving scheme to which a collaboration layer according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.
5 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a power saving scheme to which a collaboration layer according to another embodiment of the present invention is applied.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein.

In order to clearly illustrate the present invention, parts not related to the description are omitted, and similar parts are denoted by like reference characters throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a part is referred to as being "connected" to another part, it includes not only "directly connected" but also "indirectly connected" .

Also, when an element is referred to as "comprising ", it means that it can include other elements, not excluding other elements unless specifically stated otherwise.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a power saving apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The power saving apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a sensing unit 110, a device control unit 120, and a device characteristic DB 130. [

The sensing unit 110 may sense at least one of whether or not a user is present in a specific space in which at least one device to be controlled exists, environment information about the specific space, and whether the user is specific to the device Can be detected.

Here, the 'environment information for a specific space' may include the temperature, humidity, etc. of a specific space, and the 'specific action of the user for the device' may be a behavior of turning on or off the device, (For example, setting the temperature of the air conditioner to a low level), and the like.

To this end, the sensing unit 110 may include a sensor capable of sensing the movement of a human body, a sensor capable of measuring a temperature or a humidity of the space, a sensor capable of sensing whether the power of the device is turned on or off, And may include one or more.

Meanwhile, the device control unit 120 may control a device and a peripheral device (hereinafter, referred to as a peripheral device) matched in a collaborative relationship with the device according to a result sensed by the sensing unit 110. [

Here, 'collaborative relationship' means a matching between a specific device and peripheral devices necessary for the corresponding device to operate, for example, 'TV set-top box, TV-home theater-speaker / DVD, And the collaboration relationship can be expressed as a 'cooperation layer' defining the priority between the device and the peripheral device.

The collaborative layer may be displayed as an upper layer to a lower layer. When the device control unit 120 controls a device belonging to an upper layer based on a collaboration layer when controlling a specific device, have.

For example, whether or not a user exists in a specific space in which the device 110 exists, that is, whether a user exists in the specific space in which the device exists, environment information on the specific space, It can be regarded as the top layer.

A detailed description thereof will be described with reference to FIG.

On the other hand, the device characteristic DB 130 may include at least one of controllability, characteristics, and collaboration layer information of each device, and may be managed for each place.

Here, 'controllability of device' is information indicating whether the device control unit 120 can control the device. For example, a phone, an operation server, a surgery / treatment device of a hospital, It can be displayed as 'impossible', and in this case, it can be excluded from the control object of the device control unit 120.

The 'characteristics of a device' may include information indicating whether the device is operated by a specific thawing of a user, an environment of a specific space in which the device is located, or a collaborative relationship with a peripheral device have.

For example, in the case of 'TV-home theater-speaker / DVD', the collaboration layer includes a TV-first layer, a home theater-second layer , Speaker / DVD - third layer, and the like.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a power saving process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a process of reducing power of a device and a peripheral device located in a specific space.

First, the sensing unit 110 senses at least one of whether a user is present in a specific space, environmental information of a specific space, and whether the user is specific to the device (S201).

After S201, the device control unit 120 controls the device and the peripheral device based on the collaboration layer according to the detection result of S201 (S202).

3 is a diagram illustrating a collaboration layer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3, the refrigerator, the CCTV, and the telephone are devices that are not subject to power saving, that is, devices that are not controlled by the device control unit 120.

In addition, 'TV-set-top box, TV-home theater-speaker / DVD, and TV-game device' are in cooperation with each other, and TV set-top box / home theater / The second layer, a speaker / DVD in cooperation with the home theater, can be represented as a third layer.

Here, when the standby power of the device belonging to the upper layer is interrupted, the device control unit 120 can also block the standby power of the devices belonging to the lower layer of the device.

For example, when the standby power of the first layer TV is interrupted, the device control unit 120 can interrupt the standby power of the set-top box, the home theater, and the game device, which are the lower layer (second layer) Together with the standby power of the speaker / DVD which is the lower layer (third layer) of the home theater.

Whether or not a user exists in a specific space in which the sensing unit 110 senses, i.e., a specific space in which the device exists, environment information on the specific space, and whether the user is specific to the device, And the device control unit 120 can be regarded as returning to the standby mode when the user is performing a specific action and blocking the standby power when the specific action is completed.

For example, as shown in FIG. 3, when the user enters the toilet, the device controller 120 regards the toilet entrance of the user as the uppermost layer of the collaboration layer, Mode, and when the user leaves the toilet, the standby power of the bathroom light and the bidet can be shut off.

4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a power saving scheme to which a collaboration layer according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 4 shows a behavior of a home member, a device affected by the behavior of the home member, and a collaboration relationship between the devices.

For reference, the collaboration relationship is indicated by a solid line, and the devices not indicated by a solid line are independent from each other. Devices (refrigerators, telephones) not controlled by the device control unit 120 are indicated by red borders.

5 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a power saving scheme to which a collaboration layer according to another embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 5 shows a configuration of a power saving scheme in an office environment, in which the behavior of a company member, the devices affected by the behavior, and the collaboration relationship between the devices are shown.

For reference, the collaboration relationship is indicated by a solid line, and the devices not indicated by a solid line are independent from each other. Devices (CCTV, fax, and telephone) not controlled by the device control unit 120 are indicated by red borders.

In FIG. 5, in the case of 'computer / monitor / peripheral device', it is influenced by the action of 'office working' of the company member, and it can be known that each PC and the monitor and speaker connected to each PC are in cooperation with each other, And the printer are in a collaborative relationship with each PC.

If the standby power of the PC 1 is interrupted, the stand-by power of the monitor and the speaker cooperating with the PC 1 can also be interrupted.

At this time, if the PC 2 is in the standby mode, the scanner and the printer can be kept in the standby mode, and if the standby power of all of the PCs in which the scanner and the printer are cooperating are interrupted, the standby power of the scanner and the printer Can be blocked.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the foregoing description of the present invention is for illustrative purposes only and that those of ordinary skill in the art can readily understand that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of the present invention. will be.

It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive.

For example, each component described as a single entity may be distributed and implemented, and components described as being distributed may also be implemented in a combined form.

The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents should be construed as being included within the scope of the present invention.

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Claims (6)

A method for power saving of a device located in a specific space,
(a) detecting at least one of whether or not a user exists in the specific space, environment information on the specific space, and whether the user is specific to the device; And
(b) controlling a peripheral device matched in cooperation with the device and the device according to the detection result;
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Wherein the step (b) is performed based on a cooperation layer defining a priority order between the device and the peripheral device.
The method according to claim 1,
And the step (b) controls a second device belonging to a lower layer of the first device together when controlling a first device belonging to an upper layer among the collaboration layers.
3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the step (b) controls the presence or absence of a user in the specific space or the specific behavior of the user for the device as a top layer of the cooperative layer.
An apparatus for reducing power of a device located in a specific space,
A sensing unit for sensing at least one of whether or not a user exists in the specific space, environment information on the specific space, and whether the user is specific to the device; And
A device control unit for controlling peripheral devices matched in cooperation with the device and the device according to the detection result;
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Wherein the device control unit controls based on a cooperation layer that defines a priority between the device and the peripheral device.
5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the device control unit controls a second device belonging to a lower layer of the first device together when controlling a first device belonging to an upper layer among the collaboration layers.
6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the device control unit considers the presence of a user in the specific space or the specific behavior of the user with respect to the device as a top layer of the cooperative layer.

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