KR20150031390A - A real-time monitoring based aquarium control system and the method thereof - Google Patents

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KR20150031390A
KR20150031390A KR20130110717A KR20130110717A KR20150031390A KR 20150031390 A KR20150031390 A KR 20150031390A KR 20130110717 A KR20130110717 A KR 20130110717A KR 20130110717 A KR20130110717 A KR 20130110717A KR 20150031390 A KR20150031390 A KR 20150031390A
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The present invention relates to a real-time monitoring-based aquarium control system and a method thereof, wherein a sensor for detecting an internal environmental element of aquarium including a camera and temperature, salinity, and oxygen concentration is installed in an aquarium, Monitoring and monitoring the aquarium at remote sites by transmitting it to a smartphone or a dedicated monitoring device, and controlling the aquarium based on the monitor. Also, the additive injection module and the aquarium installation By installing the control module, specific additives can be injected automatically or manually according to the monitoring result, and the installation in the aquarium can be controlled. Also, while monitoring the aquarium in real time as described above, The user can check the name, characteristics and additional information of the creature when the icon of the aquarium is selected and also check the state of the trajectory and health of the creature by grasping the movement of the creatures in the aquarium, And more particularly, to a real-time monitoring-based aquarium control system capable of transmitting alarms to a monitoring device and a smartphone, and a method thereof.

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TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a real-time monitoring based aquarium control system and a method thereof,

The present invention relates to a real-time monitoring-based aquarium control system and method, and more particularly, to a real-time monitoring-based aquarium control system and method thereof, more specifically, to a system for observing and controlling an environment and a biological state in a water tank by attaching a camera and a sensor to the aquarium, The present invention relates to an aquarium control system capable of automatically or manually controlling an environment in an aquarium, and a method thereof.

In recent years, aquariums have become a kind of interior as a kind of hobby, and they are being applied to a wide range of fields, such as refrigerators with an aquarium and wall hangings with an aquarium. As a result of this industry trend, aquarium-related technology is continuously being developed and people's interest is getting bigger, so aquarium of tourism such as a large aquarium is also increasing.

Although the aquarium-related industry is being amplified in this way, general users who install an aquarium at home have a lack of knowledge to adjust the aquarium environment to aquatic organisms, and even if they know, proper aquarium environment control There is no way to do this.

On the other hand, an app provided to a smart terminal such as a smart phone can receive a moving picture from a camera installed in a home and confirm the security situation at home through a terminal screen. When an abnormal situation occurs in the home security, App that supports remote control function by interlocking with other devices such as remote control of various electronic devices such as television or computer and remote control of abnormal situation is continuously developed.

Therefore, if a smart aquarium such as a domestic aquarium and a commercial aquarium such as a home aquarium can be linked with a smart terminal through an app of the above-mentioned smart terminal to monitor aquatic organisms in the aquarium and control an aquatic environment, The convenience of aquarium management can also be greatly improved.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the prior art of the present invention will be described and briefly described with respect to differences from the present invention.

Korean Registered Utility Model No. 0350037 (Apr. 29, 2004) is a temperature control device for aquarium with built-in function of invasion detection, recording and playback of voice message, and voice message transmission by automatic dialing. When the water temperature in the aquarium exceeds the allowable range It is a device designed to automatically call a user before a loss of living fish in an aquarium occurs when an abnormality of temperature value occurs, and to send a voice message to the user so that the user can take necessary measures. However, unlike the present invention, the prior art document only restricts the aquarium control element to temperature and crime prevention, does not mention video monitoring, and deals only with message transmission technology in connection with a smartphone, There is no description about control through monitoring, and this is different from the present invention.

Korean Patent No. 1110152 (Jan. 19, 2012) discloses a remote aquarium viewing system using a mobile communication terminal, and a remote-controllable small submersible device provided in a large aquarium at a remote place, It is a system that allows you to watch moving pictures of aquatic organisms in the aquarium. However, unlike the present invention, the above prior art document proposes a technique for remotely enjoying living organisms in an aquarium using a mobile communication terminal. In addition, The present invention is different from the present invention in that the content is controlled through a smart phone and the technology for providing information on the living organism is not covered in the observation of living organisms.

Korean Registered Patent No. 1204419 (November 19, 2012) relates to a control system for underwater robots for fish management, in which an underwater robot capable of swimming in water and controlled by remote communication with the outside is installed in an aquarium, It is a system that can acquire. However, unlike the present invention, the prior art document only acquires an image in an aquarium through a device independent of an aquarium rather than through an aquarium itself, and also refers to a technology for controlling the environment in an aquarium based on image information There is a difference from the present invention in that it is not provided.

According to the present invention, a camera and a sensor are installed in an aquarium, and it is interlocked with a smartphone so that biological and environmental conditions in an aquarium can be grasped from a remote place. In addition, The present invention also provides a new aquarium control system and method that can control the environment within the aquarium and provide status information on the organisms in the aquarium.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a sensor in aquarium that can detect an internal environmental factor of aquarium including a camera and temperature, salinity, oxygen concentration, Monitoring the aquarium, and transmitting the same to a smart phone or a dedicated monitoring device so that the aquarium can be constantly monitored or alerted at a remote site, and a real-time monitoring-based aquarium control system and method for controlling the aquarium based on the monitoring can be provided It is for that purpose.

In addition, the present invention provides a real-time monitoring-based aquarium control system capable of injecting a specific additive automatically or manually and controlling an installation in an aquarium according to the monitoring result by providing an additive injection module and an aquarium in- The purpose is to provide.

In addition, the present invention provides a real-time monitoring-based aquarium control system capable of confirming the name, characteristics, and additional information of a living creature when selecting an icon of aquatic creature such as a specific fish or coral in the image while monitoring the aquarium in real- And to provide such a method.

In addition, the present invention can detect the movement of living things in an aquarium and remotely check the state of the trajectory, health, etc. of the movement of the creature, or monitor the state of the living things themselves, And to provide a real-time monitoring-based aquarium control system capable of transmitting an alarm to the monitoring device and a smartphone.

A real-time monitoring-based aquarium control system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes at least one sensor for monitoring an environment of the aquarium and an organism in an aquarium; A control module including a dosing module to control the environment of the aquarium; A communication unit for transmitting / receiving monitoring information from the sensor and control information for controlling the control module via wire, wireless, or a combination thereof; And a controller for controlling the sensor, the control module, and the communication unit, wherein the user monitors the state of the living body in the aquarium and the aquarium remotely in real time using an app, and controls the control module based on the monitoring result . In addition, the aquarium management server may further include an aquarium management server, wherein the user accesses the aquarium management server at a remote site using a PC or a smart terminal, and displays image information and status information in the aquarium collected by the sensor in real time The control module can be used to automatically or manually control the environment in the aquarium and to be provided with status information on the creature in the aquarium. The sensor includes a camera, and the water in the aquarium Which can detect the numerical values of environmental elements in an aquarium including at least one of direction and intensity, water temperature, PH, salinity, Ca, Mg, hardness, dissolved oxygen concentration and carbon dioxide concentration. A plurality of environmental elements may be detected by one sensor unit, The numerical value of the environmental elements in the aquarium is transmitted to the aquarium management server through the communication unit, and the camera performs the predetermined operation automatically according to the setting and can photograph the inside of the aquarium. When the user zooms in, And the photographing direction of the aquarium image information is automatically transmitted to the aquarium management server through the communication unit, and the control module receives the aquarium monitoring result through the sensor and the camera This allows the user to control automatically, either remotely or manually, depending on the results of the pre-set up, including the dosing module which injects specific additives into the aquarium and the aquarium facilities including the air generator, the water flow control, the temperature control, Wherein the aquarium management server comprises a control module for the aquarium management server, An internet homepage for downloading an application program necessary for using the aquarium system based on the real-time monitoring, and an interface for allowing the user to check the image information and status information of the aquarium and to control the camera and the control module Wherein the aquarium management server comprises: an aquarium in-vivo image providing service based on image information in an aquarium transmitted through a communication unit of the aquarium apparatus, status information and interlocking with the controller, an alert notification service for an abnormal situation, And a service providing unit for providing a service including at least one of a remote control service and a status information providing service for living things in a water tank, wherein the aquarium management server comprises: an aquarium management server Video information, limbs and mine And a storage unit for storing and managing data including environmental condition information, setting information of the aquarium apparatus, and an application program to be provided to a user.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method for controlling a real-time monitoring aquarium, comprising the steps of: capturing and measuring image information and state information in aquarium; Transmitting alert information according to the image information, status information, and analysis result to a user's PC or smart terminal; A step of the user remotely confirming the image information and status information in the aquarium through the application and inputting a control command for the environment in the aquarium; And controlling the environment in the aquarium by receiving the control command through the communication unit and adjusting the control module in the control unit. In addition, the user can access the aquarium management server at a remote site using a PC or a smart terminal, check the image information and status information in the aquarium collected by the sensor in real time, and automatically or manually control the aquarium environment Wherein the sensor comprises a camera and is adapted to measure the direction and intensity of water flow in the aquarium, water temperature, pH, salinity, Ca, Mg, hardness, A concentration of dissolved oxygen, and a concentration of carbon dioxide. The sensors may be installed separately for each element, and a plurality of environmental elements may be detected by one sensor unit And the numerical values of the environmental elements in the aquarium sensed by the sensor are transmitted to the aquarium tube The camera can automatically photograph the inside of the aquarium and perform zooming, zooming, focusing, and up / down / left / right directions of the camera remotely, The captured image information of the aquarium is automatically transmitted to the aquarium management server through the communication unit. The control module controls the aquarium to monitor the aquarium based on the result of monitoring the aquarium through the sensor and the camera, And a control module for aquarium facilities including an air generation device, a water flow control device, a temperature control device, or a combination thereof, which is capable of being automatically controlled and injects a specific additive into an aquarium, , The need to use the real-time monitoring-based aquarium system And an interface unit for downloading the application program and an interface unit for allowing the user to confirm the image information and status information of the aquarium and to control the camera and the control module and the aquarium management server comprises: An aquarium image providing service based on the in-aquarium image information, state information, and interlocking with the control unit transmitted through the communication unit of the aquarium, a warning notification service for an abnormal situation, aquarium remote control service, And a service providing unit for providing a service including at least one of the aquarium information, the aquarium information, and the aquarium information transmitted from the aquarium to the aquarium management server, The configuration information and the application to be provided to the user And a characterized in that it further comprises; a storage unit for storing data, including program and manage.

The present invention relates to a real-time monitoring-based aquarium control system and a method thereof, wherein a sensor for detecting an internal environmental element of aquarium including a camera and temperature, salinity, and oxygen concentration is installed in an aquarium, Monitoring and monitoring the aquarium at remote sites by transmitting it to a smartphone or a dedicated monitoring device, and controlling the aquarium based on the monitor. Also, the additive injection module and the aquarium installation By providing the control module, specific additives can be injected automatically or manually according to the monitoring result, and the setup in the aquarium can be controlled. Also, while monitoring the aquarium in real time as described above, (Or image) of the aquarium, the name, characteristics, and additional information of the creature can be confirmed, and the movement of the creatures in the aquarium can be grasped to remotely check the state of the trajectory and health of the creatures The monitoring device and the smartphone can provide an alarm when the status is abnormal or the status is monitored by itself.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining a configuration of a real-time monitoring-based aquarium control system according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to an aquarium control system,
3 is a diagram illustrating an information providing function for aquatic organisms of a real-time monitoring-based aquarium control system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining a real-time monitoring-based aquarium control method according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a real-time monitoring-based aquarium control system and method according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a real-time monitoring-based aquarium control system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the real-time monitoring-based aquarium control system of the present invention is a system for controlling a real-time monitoring aquarium in which a camera 120 and a sensor 110 installed in an aquarium are interlocked with a PC or a smart terminal, The control module 130 installed in the aquarium can control the environment of the aquarium through the smartphone at a remote site and can also provide status information on the creature in the aquarium, The control system is largely composed of an aquarium apparatus 100, an aquarium management server 200, and a database 300.

In the present invention, the term " sensor " may be used broadly to mean a sensor including a camera, a tag, a sound and image sensor, a sensor for measuring the concentration or content of a specific substance such as water temperature, salinity, and the like. That is, the optical sensor collectively refers to all means capable of measuring or monitoring the state of an organism in an aquarium or an aquarium, and the sensor of the discussion is particularly effective when describing in detail the role of each sensor, ) Or by measuring the water temperature with a thermometer (sensor).

The aquarium device 100 includes a sensor 110 installed in an aquarium, a camera 120, a control module 130, a communication unit 140, and a control unit 150. The sensor 110 is capable of sensing numerical values of environmental elements in an aquarium including a direction and intensity of water flow in an aquarium, water temperature, pH, salinity, Ca, Mg, hardness, dissolved oxygen concentration, carbon dioxide concentration, The sensor 110 may be installed separately, or a plurality of environmental elements may be sensed by one sensor unit. The numerical values of the environmental elements in the aquarium sensed by the sensor 110 are transmitted to the communication unit 140.

The camera 120 can be installed in both water and water, and includes zooming, zooming, and focusing functions, which are control functions of digital and analog cameras, and a pan / tilt function in which the camera follows left / right / And a camera assembly mounted with an electric motor so as to rotate 360 degrees. In addition, the operation of such a camera can automatically photograph the inside of the aquarium and perform a predetermined operation automatically according to the setting. In addition, the user can control the remote control using the control unit 150, the communication unit 140 and the aquarium management server 200 . The aquarium internal photographed image photographed by the camera 120 is automatically transmitted to the communication unit 140.

The control module 130 performs a dosing operation for automatically injecting a specific additive into the aquarium according to a result manually or remotely set by the user in accordance with the aquarium monitoring result through the sensor 110 and the camera 120, A controller 150 and an aquarium management server 200 in the same manner as the above camera. The control module 150 includes a control module for aquarium facilities, So that it can be remotely controlled. For the reference, the dosing module is a module for controlling environmental factors including water hardness such as PH, salinity, Ca, and Mg in an aquarium. The dosing module includes a stepping motor capable of controlling the rotational speed and direction, When a user accesses a communication unit of an aquarium through a remote application program and inputs a setting for a specific environmental element, the control unit of the aquarium controls the injection unit of the dosing module by controlling the stepping motor of the dosing module that controls the environmental element So that the environmental factor can be adjusted.

The control unit 150 may control the camera 120 and the control module 130 by transmitting control signals to the camera 120 and the control module 130 according to a signal received from the communication unit 140, And may transmit the current setting state of the camera 120 and the control module 130 to the communication unit 140.

The communication unit 140 is connected to the aquarium management server 200 through a wired / wireless communication network and transmits image information and status information in the aquarium received from the camera 120 and the sensor 110 to the aquarium management server 200 So that the user can confirm it. The communication unit 140 can transmit the current setting status information of the camera 120 and the control module 130 to the aquarium management server 200 via the wired / wireless communication network by interacting with the controller 150, The control unit 130 may receive the control signals for the camera 120 and the control module 130 from the management server 200 and transmit the control signals to the controller 150. [

The aquarium management server 200 includes an interface unit 210, a service providing unit 220, and a storage unit 230. The interface unit 210 provides an Internet homepage for downloading application programs necessary for a user to use the system of the present invention or an interface for enabling a user to use the functions of the system according to the present invention through an application program Role.

In addition, the service providing unit 220 provides a service function based on the in-vivo image information, the status information transmitted through the communication unit 140 of the aquarium apparatus 100, and the control unit 150, An image providing service, an alert notification service for an abnormal situation, an aquarium remote control service, and a status information service for living things in aquarium. In addition, the aquarium management server 200 is implemented in a cloud computing server environment, and the application software according to the present invention is provided as a kind of service (e.g., SaaS (Software as a Service)) so that users can select the software required for them and receive services.

The storage unit 230 is connected to the database 300 and stores the aquarium image information transmitted from the aquarium to the aquarium management server 200 of the present invention, the limb and environmental condition information, the setting information of the aquarium apparatus 100, And stores and manages data including application programs to be provided to the user.

The database 300 is a local storage unit 230 for storing data related to the system of the present invention including the image of the aquarium in the aquarium and setting information of the aquarium apparatus 100 transmitted from the communication unit 140, Memory or external memory. However, the present invention may further include a virtualized storage device (briefly referred to as a cloud storage device) of a cloud computing network in the network for backup of image data. For example, the cloud storage device may further include a dedicated cloud storage device provided by a service provider, or a free cloud storage device (or a network HDD) provided by a portal site (e.g., Naver, etc.). That is, the database 300 is a database connected to the aquarium management server 200 through an electric or optical cable, a network including cloud computing, or a combination thereof.

For reference, the system of the present invention is described mainly for controlling an aquarium, but is merely illustrative for convenience of explanation. That is, the system of the present invention is applicable to all underwater environments including aquarium, freshwater and sea water outdoor aquaculture and aquaculture.

In the present invention, it is preferable that the aquarium device can be directly monitored or controlled through a PC or a smart terminal. This is because, if the server is down or not provided for any reason, the user needs to directly control the aquarium device. To this end, the aquarium apparatus needs to be provided with a set-top box that performs the same function as a terminal for managing the aquarium itself. That is, the set-top box should be configured to perform a client function or an agent function so as to directly control the aquarium device by connecting with a smart terminal or a PC through P2P. In this case, the smart terminal or the PC should be provided with the overall information necessary for the management and control of the aquarium device to perform the functions of the server and the manager through the set-top box or have its own.

In the same way, even if a server exists separately, since one server manages a plurality of aquarium devices, the server has a manager function and the aquarium device has a client or agent function, (Eg, Simple Network Management Protocol), UDP (User Datagram Protocol), or a management protocol similar to the above, and stores status information or continuous monitoring information on the control result in the database every time and updates the database. When it is necessary to control the aquarium through the device, it can be used to analyze the state of the aquarium or perform control.

FIG. 2 is a view for explaining an aquarium environment control of a real-time monitoring-based aquarium control system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, the in-aquarium environment control of the real-time monitoring-based aquarium control system of the present invention is based on the image captured by the camera 120 installed in the aquarium or the value detected by the sensor 110, The environment can be controlled, and there can be automatic control and manual control as such environmental control methods.

The automatic control is a method in which a user sets a basic value for the aquarium environment elements in advance through the aquarium management server 200 and determines the direction and intensity of water flow, PH, salinity, Ca, Mg The aquarium management server 200 automatically determines whether or not the numerical value of the specific environmental factor is abnormal among the numerical values of the aquarium environment factors including the concentration, the hardness, the dissolved oxygen concentration, the carbon dioxide concentration, The control unit 150 transmits a control signal to the control unit 150 through the communication unit 140 of the control unit 150 and the control unit 150 performs the correction of the environmental factor for which the abnormal value is measured. For example, when the dissolved oxygen concentration of the environmental elements in the aquarium is measured to be lower than a preset basic value, the aquarium management server 200 determines that the dissolved oxygen concentration in the aquarium environment element is dissolved in the control unit 150 through the communication unit 140 of the aquarium apparatus 100 The control unit 150 controls the control module 130 installed in the oxygen generator to increase the amount of oxygen generated in the oxygen generator.

The manual control means that the user controls the camera 120 and the aquarium devices in the aquarium through a smart terminal or a PC at a remote site, and can be controlled by the user through the interface provided by the aquarium management server 200 , An aquarium monitoring and control application program (app) is downloaded from the interface, and the user can control the application program through the application program. When the user inputs a control command through the interface or the application program, the aquarium device 100 receives the control command through the communication unit 140 and transmits the control command to the controller 150. Based on the control command, The control module 120 and the control module 130 are controlled.

The method of controlling the camera 120 may include a method of controlling a camera of aquarium remote control service provided by the user directly while the user accesses the interface and application program through a smart terminal or a PC and receives an in- Zooming, focusing, and right / left / up and down of the camera installed in the aquarium using the control function, thereby providing the user with an image of the angle desired by the user.

The method for controlling the devices in the aquarium includes measuring the environmental elements in the aquarium including the direction and intensity of water flow in the aquarium, water temperature, PH, salinity, Ca, Mg, hardness, dissolved oxygen concentration, And transmits an alert notification to the smart terminal or the PC of the user through the alert notification service provided by the service provider 220 if there is an error in the numerical value of the specific environment element among the measured numerical values. The user who has received the warning notifies the control module 130 of the apparatus related to the measured environmental factor installed in the aquarium using the aquarium apparatus control function of the aquarium remote control service provided by the service providing apparatus It is possible to restore the environment element in which the abnormality occurs.

In addition, a smart terminal and a PC may be equipped with the functions of the aquarium management server to perform a management function. In this case, an ordinary user at home may install an app to perform a server function on his or her PC or smart terminal, It is possible to monitor and control your own aquarium through the communication interface.

In order to perform the monitoring and control easily and accurately, it is possible to attach a tag to the fish to track the movement of the fish or the trajectory of the movement, and to monitor and analyze the activity. Through the tag, it is possible to recognize various kinds of information according to the type of fish and output the corresponding information to the user terminal based on the information. Various fish information is stored in the database, and when the tag is recognized, it is possible to access and provide information to the user. In the form of the tag, printing or painting such as marking or barcode can also be applied. It is also possible to mark fish by color marking or by attaching a barcode. That is, identification of organisms should be as simple and stable as possible.

Of course, it is also possible to acquire various status information about the fish by capturing an image of the fish through the camera, so that the use of the recognition tag, It may be used. However, it is desirable to select and implement it in an advantageous manner depending on the communication environment or the processing environment of the processor.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an information providing function for aquatic organisms in a real-time monitoring-based aquarium control system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3, in the real-time monitoring-based aquarium control system of the present invention, the function of providing information on aquatic organisms is that the camera 120 installed in the aquarium captures an image of an aquarium and transmits the captured image through the communication unit 140 When the aquarium management server 200 transmits the image data to the aquarium management server 200, the aquarium management server can sense the movement of each of the living creatures photographed in the image and check the health of the creature through the trajectory of the detected creatures. It is also possible to attach a tag to the fish in place of the camera to detect the movement of the fish and to check the activity. At this time, the method of checking the health of the organisms through the trajectory of the organism is determined that the organism's health is abnormal if the movement trajectory of the organism is repeated more than the set value or there is no movement of the trajectory. As described above, when determining the health of the organism based on the movement trajectory, the trajectory serving as a reference can be set differently for each organism. Meanwhile, the aquarium management server 200 determines the health level of an organism in the aquarium in the same manner as described above, stores the health level in the database 300, and provides status information on the organisms in the aquarium provided in the service provision The service can provide information to the user. In addition, if the user does not check the health level of the organism in the aquarium, if it is determined that the health of the specific organism is abnormal, the aquarium management server 200 notifies the user through the alert service provided by the service provider, Thereby enabling the user to effectively manage the organism in the aquarium.

Status information on living organisms in an aquarium includes various information necessary to identify characteristics known to the living organism, including information on the activity of the organism, health status, apparent health, movement trajectory, and contact with other organisms And the corresponding current state. Apart from this, environmental information such as water quality and salinity in the aquarium are included in the status information about their effect on the organism, and they are also objects to be managed.

In addition, the information providing function of aquatic organisms in the real-time monitoring-based aquarium control system of the present invention may include not only providing health information of the aquarium organisms, It may also provide the name, characteristics, and additional information of certain fish or corals in the image. That is, the system of the present invention may provide an application program for providing a name, a characteristic, and additional information of a living organism when a user monitors an aquarium image through a smart terminal and then clicks a specific organism on the smart terminal.

That is, the state of the aquarium can be monitored in real time through the app running on the user terminal. If a specific creature or fish is selected through the user interface, information on the current state And can be provided to the user in real time.

4 is a flowchart for explaining a real-time monitoring-based aquarium control method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4, the real-time monitoring-based aquarium control method of the present invention photographs and measures image information and state information in an aquarium through a camera 120 and a sensor 110 installed in an aquarium, To the aquarium management server 200 (S101). In the service provision of the aquarium management server, the health of the aquarium organism and the environmental factors of the aquarium are analyzed based on the received image information and the status information, and stored in the database 300 through the storage unit 230 (S 102) . Thereafter, an alert notification according to the image information, status information, and analysis result is transmitted to the user's PC or smart terminal (S103), and the user accesses the interface of the aquarium management server to check the image information and status information, A control command for the environment is input (S104). The control command inputted by the user through the interface of the aquarium management server is received by the controller 150 through the communication unit 140 and adjusted by the control module 130 installed in each apparatus in the aquarium, (S105).

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims. I will understand that. Accordingly, the technical scope of the present invention should be defined by the following claims.

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A system for monitoring and controlling an aquarium in real time,
At least one sensor for monitoring the environment of the aquarium and the organisms in the aquarium;
A control module including a dosing module to control the environment of the aquarium;
A communication unit for transmitting / receiving monitoring information from the sensor and control information for controlling the control module via wire, wireless, or a combination thereof; And
And a control unit for controlling the sensor, the control module, and the communication unit,
Wherein the user can remotely monitor the state of the aquarium and the organism in the aquarium in real time using an app and control the control module based on the monitoring result. The method according to claim 1,
And an aquarium management server for managing at least one aquarium,
The present invention is characterized by providing the user with status information of the aquarium, providing information on the living organism in the aquarium, providing a function of controlling the environment in the aquarium, or providing a function to a combination thereof A real-time monitoring based aquarium control system. The method of claim 2,
The sensor includes:
And is capable of sensing a numerical value of an environmental element in an aquarium including at least one of a direction and intensity of water flow in aquarium, PH, salinity, Ca, Mg, hardness, dissolved oxygen concentration and carbon dioxide concentration, Wherein a sensor is separately installed for each element, a plurality of environmental elements can be detected by one sensor unit, or a combination thereof. The method of claim 3,
The camera comprises:
Zooming, zooming, focusing, and up / down / left / right directions of the camera can be controlled remotely from the user or the captured image information of the aquarium can be automatically , Or a combination thereof. The system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, The method according to claim 1,
The control module includes:
Depending on the result of the aquarium monitoring through the sensor, the user can control the remote control manually or automatically according to the result of the pre-setting. The user can perform various functions such as a dosing module for injecting specific additives into the aquarium, oxygen injection, Wherein the at least one module comprises at least one module including a combination of at least one module. The method according to claim 2,
The aquarium management server comprises:
An interface unit for allowing the user to check the status information of the aquarium in real time and to control the control module installed on the aquarium based on the status information;
A service providing unit for providing at least one of the environment in the aquarium and the status information of an organism, notification information, or a combination thereof; And
And a storage unit for storing and managing data including information on a state of an aquarium, environment information, setting information, or a combination thereof, and an application program to be provided to a user and necessary for driving the same. Aquarium control system. A method for monitoring and controlling an aquarium in real time,
A first step of collecting status information in an aquarium through a plurality of sensors;
A second step of remotely monitoring the collected status information;
A third step of analyzing the state of the aquarium using the provided state information and determining whether to generate an alarm notification from the analyzed result; And
And a fourth step of controlling the environment of the aquarium through a control module including a dosing module installed in the aquarium if there is a control command of the user due to the alarm notification. The method of claim 7,
In the aquarium control method,
Wherein the user accesses the aquarium management server at a remote site using a PC or a smart terminal to perform the real-time monitoring based aquarium control. The method of claim 7,
The sensor includes:
And is capable of sensing a numerical value of an environmental element in an aquarium including at least one of a direction and intensity of water flow in aquarium, PH, salinity, Ca, Mg, hardness, dissolved oxygen concentration and carbon dioxide concentration, Wherein a sensor is separately installed for each element, or a plurality of environmental elements are detected by one sensor unit, or a combination thereof. The method of claim 9,
The camera comprises:
And the user can control the zooming, zooming, focusing, and up / down / left / right directions of the shooting direction remotely by the user. The method of claim 9,
The control module includes:
Depending on the result of the aquarium monitoring through the sensor, the user can control the remote control manually or automatically according to the result of the pre-setting. The user can perform various functions such as a dosing module for injecting specific additives into the aquarium, oxygen injection, Wherein the at least one module comprises at least one module including a combination of at least one module. The method of claim 8,
The aquarium management server comprises:
An interface unit for allowing the user to check the status information of the aquarium in real time and to control the control module installed on the aquarium based on the status information;
A service providing unit for providing at least one of the environment in the aquarium and the status information of an organism, notification information, or a combination thereof; And
And a storage unit for storing and managing data including information on a state of an aquarium, environment information, setting information, or a combination thereof, and an application program to be provided to a user and necessary for driving the same. Aquarium control method.
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