KR20160041352A - Common/personal schedule washing reservation system and Driving method of the same - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a common/personal scheduled washing reservation system and a driving method thereof capable of reducing waste time caused when several users use the same washing machine by enabling the user to reserve a time to use the washing machine. The system comprises: a management control module (110) installed in each washing machine equipped in a common washing room, and transmitting unique identification information and driving information of the washing machines to the outside through a wireless interface; a scheduling server (120) calculating scheduling information of each washing machine based on the information provided from the management control module (110) and providing the same; and a portable terminal (130) having a scheduling application wirelessly linked with the scheduling server (120). The scheduling information includes identification, reservation information, operating time and model information of each washing machine.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a public / private scheduling laundry reservation system and a driving method thereof,

[0001] The present invention relates to a washing machine reservation system, and more particularly, to a washing machine reservation system which is capable of communicating with a washing machine having an environment capable of Ethernet communication using a web application on a user's mobile, A public / private scheduling laundry reservation system and a driving method thereof.

Nowadays, with the promotion of social division of labor and specialization, a washing business such as a laundry business or a laundromat which can use a washing machine according to the purpose of a certain amount of money is emerging. And, for the single life or leisure life, there are many specially designed buildings such as condominium, single apartment, hotel, residential complex and so on. A washing machine for business use is installed so that the washing operation can be performed according to the number of washing times, the course, and other functions.

In order to install and manage a plurality of washing machines for sales or rental purposes, careful attention must be paid to the washing machine supplier or installation manager.

For example, in case of a coin laundry, a plurality of washing machines and detergents are provided. In each washing machine, an amount input port is provided, and a microcomputer performing all control functions of the washing machine checks the amount of money to be purchased through the money input port, And if it matches the set amount, the washing machine drive is instructed.

The washing machine provided in the coin laundry has a higher failure rate due to frequent use compared to a general domestic washing machine. Therefore, a lot of time and manpower may be consumed for repairing the malfunction, and the user or the manager must input the amount when using the machine, And the like. In general, when the washing machine is used, the user must watch the washing machine repeatedly to know progress information on the washing operation, or may transmit an operation command to a washing machine having communication means from outside through a mobile communication terminal and an Internet connection A method for controlling the washing machine is disclosed in Korean Patent Application Publication No. 10-2000-0085751.

According to the method of the above application No. 10-2000-0085751, a washing machine capable of data communication with external communication means is provided with a connection unit for data communication with external communication means, and an operation command of the washing machine is transmitted The washing machine controls the washing machine in accordance with the control signal transmitted through the connection unit so that the washing process can be performed and the washing condition in progress can be displayed on the liquid crystal display unit.

However, in the case of such a washing machine having a transceiver, since a transceiver must be provided in all washing machines in the case of a laundry sales office (hereinafter referred to as a laundry room) having a plurality of washing machines, , And washing machines not equipped with a transceiver must all be replaced with transceivers.

In addition, there is a problem in that, when the standardized technique is not used in the transmission / reception method between the washing machine manufacturer, the washing machine becomes incompatible.

Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0606883 (title of the invention: washing machine control system and method using mobile communication terminal)

A problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide scheduling information including information on a washing process of a washing machine used in a public space or a private space, The time and driving information related to the Edo washing can be seen at a glance through the portable terminal. In the case of a user using a common washing machine, a plurality of users use the washing machine by reserving a time for using the washing machine desired by the user And to provide a public / private scheduling laundry reservation system and a method of driving the same.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a public / private scheduling laundry reservation system, which is installed in each of a plurality of washing machines provided in a common laundry room, and transmits driving information including a unique identification number and status information of the washing machine to a wireless A management control module 110 that externally provides the information through an interface; A scheduling server 120 for calculating and providing scheduling information of each of the plurality of washing machines based on driving information provided by the management control module 110; And a mobile terminal (130) having a scheduling application (App) interlocked with the scheduling server (120) through the wireless interface, wherein the scheduling information includes IDs, reservation information, The device model, the waiting list, and the available time.

The management control module 110 includes an ID storage unit 111 storing a unique ID; An information processing unit 112 for providing status information of the washing machine; And a communication unit 113 for providing the unique ID and status information to the scheduling server 120. The status information includes operation information of the washing machine and washing time information.

The scheduling server 120 includes a user authentication processing unit 121 for performing a user authentication process based on user input information provided from the portable terminal and providing an authentication confirmation message according to authentication confirmation; A driving information management unit (122) for managing driving information of each of the plurality of washing machines through driving information provided from the management control module; The management server manages the laundry reservation information of each of the plurality of washing machines by minutes, hours, days, and months based on the laundry reservation information provided from the scheduling application (App) A laundry reservation information management module (123) for providing the laundry reservation information; And an alarm information providing module (124) for providing an alarm message to the portable terminal of the user who has reserved the washing machine in the driving information management part upon completion of washing.

The scheduling app provides an information interface including a model name, a unique identification number, a location, a reservation registration number, reservation cancellation information, availability time information, and laundry alarm information of each of the plurality of washing machines.

The scheduling information is information including an ID of each of the plurality of washing machines, reservation registration information, reservation cancellation information, a start time of the laundry, a scheduled time to finish the laundry, a time remaining until the end of the washing, and a device model.

The wireless interface may be one of WiFi, LTE, 3G, LTE-A, Zigbee, and RF.

Therefore, if the public / private scheduling laundry reservation system according to the embodiment of the present invention is used, the user can check the usage status of the washing machine without having to go directly to the washing machine, It is possible to provide a comfortable environment by reducing the movement.

In addition, in a space such as a dormitory or an unmanned laundry, there is an advantage in that the demand for the equipment can be minimized with limited equipment resources and the order can be established in the use of the equipment.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a public / private scheduling laundry reservation system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram showing the management control module in FIG.
3 is a block diagram showing the scheduling server shown in FIG.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating a public / private scheduling laundry reservation system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a detailed description of preferred embodiments of the present invention will be given with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description of the present invention, detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear.

Embodiments in accordance with the concepts of the present invention can make various changes and have various forms, so that specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in this specification or application. It is to be understood, however, that it is not intended to limit the embodiments according to the concepts of the present invention to the particular forms of disclosure, but includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention.

It is to be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, . On the other hand, when an element is referred to as being "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that there are no other elements in between. Other expressions that describe the relationship between components, such as "between" and "between" or "neighboring to" and "directly adjacent to" should be interpreted as well.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this specification, the terms "comprises ",or" having ", or the like, specify that there is a stated feature, number, step, operation, , Steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof, as a matter of principle.

Hereinafter, a scheduling laundry reservation system and a driving method thereof according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a public / private scheduling laundry reservation system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram showing the management control module in FIG.

3 is a block diagram showing the scheduling server shown in FIG.

1, a scheduling laundry reservation system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a management control module 110, a scheduling server 120, and a mobile terminal 130. [

The management control module 110 is installed in each of a plurality of washing machines installed in a laundry room for use by a common user or an individual, and provides the unique ID number and driving information of the washing machine to the outside through a wireless interface.

More specifically, the management control module 110 includes an ID storage unit 111, an information processing unit 112, and a communication unit 113.

The storage medium may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card type micro-type, (Random Access Memory (RAM), Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), Read Only Memory (ROM), Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EEPROM) Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory), a PROM (Programmable Read Only Memory) magnetic memory, a magnetic disk, and an optical disk.

       The information processing unit 112 is electrically connected to a control unit (not shown) in the washing machine, and performs a function of providing status information provided from a controller in the washing machine to an external device (e.g., a scheduling server). Here, the status information may be information including operation information of the washing machine, start time of the washer, end time of the washer, wait time of the washer, and the like, but is not limited thereto.

The communication unit 113 provides the unique ID and the status information to the scheduling server 120. The communication unit 113 may be any one of WiFi, LTE, 3G, LTE-A, Zigbee, And interworks with the scheduling server 120 by using the scheduling server 120.

Next, the scheduling server 120 performs scheduling of each of the plurality of washing machines based on the driving information (ID, status information) provided by the management control module 110 and the laundry reservation information provided by the portable terminal 130 And performs a function of calculating and providing reservation information.

More specifically, the scheduling server 120 includes a user authentication processing unit 121, a driving information management unit 122, a laundry scheduling information management module 123, and an alarm information providing module 124.

The user authentication processing unit 121 receives a password and an ID of a user provided from a scheduling application installed in the mobile terminal 130, and performs processing related to personal authentication. In addition, in order to protect personal information, a function of determining whether or not the personal authentication is performed through the matching of the unique identification number of the portable terminal is performed.

At this time, after the authentication process of the user is completed based on the input information of the user provided by the portable terminal, a function of providing an authentication confirmation message according to the authentication confirmation is performed. The authentication method used for user authentication is a known technique, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The driving information management unit 122 receives the driving information provided from the management control module 110 installed in each of the plurality of washing machines and manages the driving information of each of the plurality of washing machines.

The driving information may include information related to washing in the washing machine, such as the washing time, the washing time, the rinsing time, the number of times of rinsing, and the amount of washing water.

The laundry scheduling information management module 123 manages laundry scheduling information of each of the plurality of washing machines on the basis of minute, hour, day, and month based on laundry scheduling information provided from the scheduling application, And a function of providing and managing a laundry reservation available time.

In addition, a laundry reservation schedule management program may be installed in the laundry reservation information management module 123, and the laundry reservation schedule management program may be stored in the computer-readable recording medium as a computer- Lt; / RTI >

A computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording apparatuses in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, hard disk, floppy disk, flash memory, optical data storage, And the like. The computer readable recording medium may also be distributed over a networked computer system and stored and executed as computer readable code in a distributed manner.

The mobile terminal 130 may be a terminal equipped with a scheduling app that wirelessly interfaces with the scheduling server 120.

The portable terminal 130 may be a personal digital cellular (PDC) phone, a personal communication service (PCS) phone, a personal handyphone system (PHS) phone, a CDMA-2000 (1X or 3X) phone, a WCDMA Communication functions such as a dual band / dual mode phone, a global standard for mobile (GSM) phone, a mobile broadband system (MBS) phone, a digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) phone, a smart phone, Portable terminals such as PDAs, hand-held PCs, notebook computers, laptop computers, WiBro terminals, MP3 players, MD players, (IMT-2000) terminal that provides a mobile communication service and an extended mobile communication service. The portable electronic device includes a Code Division Multiplexing Access (CDMA) ) Module, block A predetermined communication module such as a wireless communication device equipped with a GPS chip is provided in order to enable position tracking through a Bluetooth module, an Infrared Data Association, a wired and wireless LAN card, and a GPS (Global Positioning System) And can be interpreted as a concept collectively referred to as a terminal capable of performing a certain calculation operation by mounting a microprocessor.

Here, the scheduling application provides an information interface including a model name, a unique identification number, a location, a reservation registration number, reservation cancellation information, available time information, and laundry alarm information of each of the plurality of washing machines.

The scheduling information may include information including an ID, reservation registration information, reservation cancellation information, a start time of the laundry, a scheduled time to finish the laundry, a remaining time until the end of the washing, and a device model, It is not.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating a public / private scheduling laundry reservation system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4, the driving method (S100) of the public / private scheduling laundry reservation system according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a user authentication processing step S110, a washing machine driving information collection step S120, Step S130, laundry information providing step S140, and alarm information providing step S150.

In the user authentication processing step S110, the user authentication processing unit receives the user's personal information (ID and password) from the portable terminal and determines whether the user portable terminal 130 can access the scheduling server 120 through the user authentication processing . At this time, the user authentication processing unit 121 provides an authentication confirmation message to the portable terminal depending on whether the result of the user authentication processing is satisfied or not.

The washing machine driving information collection step S120 may be a step of collecting washing machine driving information provided from the management control module 110 connected to each of the plurality of washing machines by unique IDs.

The laundry scheduling information management step S130 may include scheduling information including a model name, a unique identification number, a location, a reservation registration number, reservation cancellation information, and available time information of each of the plurality of washing machines in a scheduling application The laundry reservation information including the washing machine ID and the washing machine reserved time information that the user provided from the portable terminal provided to the terminal is applied to the laundry scheduling schedule management program and managed for each user.

The laundry information providing step (S140) may be a step of providing driving information of the washing machine, which is reserved by the user in real time, to the driving information managing unit and providing the driving information to the mobile terminal as a scheduling app.

The alarm information providing step (S150) may be a step of providing a predetermined pattern alarm sound in the laundry reservation information management module upon completion of washing.

Therefore, if the public / private scheduling laundry reservation system according to the embodiment of the present invention is used, the user can check the usage status of the washing machine without having to go directly to the washing machine, It is possible to provide a comfortable environment by reducing the movement.

In addition, in a space such as a dormitory or an unmanned laundry, there is an advantage in that the demand for the equipment can be minimized with limited equipment resources and the order can be established in the use of the equipment.

Although the present invention has been described in connection with the specific embodiments of the present invention, it is to be understood that the present invention is not limited thereto. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims and their equivalents. Various modifications and variations are possible.

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110: management control module 111: ID storage unit
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120: Scheduling server 121: User authentication processor
122: drive information management unit 123: laundry reservation information management module
124: alarm information providing module 130:

Claims (6)

A management control module (110) installed in each of the plurality of washing machines provided in the common laundry room and providing driving information including the unique identification number and status information of the washing machine to the outside through a wireless interface;
A scheduling server 120 for calculating and providing scheduling information of each of the plurality of washing machines based on driving information provided by the management control module 110; And
And a mobile terminal (130) having a scheduling application (App) interworking with the scheduling server (120) through the wireless interface,
The scheduling information includes:
Wherein each of the plurality of washing machines includes information including ID, reservation information, a washing time, a device model, a waiting list, and a usable time.
The method according to claim 1,
The management control module (110)
An ID storage unit 111 in which a unique ID is stored;
An information processing unit 112 for providing status information of the washing machine;
And a communication unit (113) for providing the unique ID and status information to the scheduling server (120)
The status information may include:
The operation information of the washing machine, and the washing time information.
The method according to claim 1,
The scheduling server (120)
A user authentication processing unit 121 for performing a user authentication process based on input information of a user provided by the portable terminal and providing an authentication confirmation message according to authentication confirmation;
A driving information managing unit (122) for managing driving information of each of the plurality of washing machines through driving information provided by the management control module (110);
The management server manages the laundry reservation information of each of the plurality of washing machines by minutes, hours, days, and months based on the laundry reservation information provided from the scheduling application (App) A laundry reservation information management module (123) for providing the laundry reservation information; And
And an alarm information providing module (124) for providing an alarm message to the portable terminal of the user who reserved the washing machine in the driving information management part when the washing operation is completed.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the scheduling app comprises:
And an information interface including a model name, a unique identification number, a location, a reservation registration number, reservation cancellation information, usable time information, and laundry alarm information of each of the plurality of washing machines.
The method according to claim 1,
The scheduling information includes:
Wherein each of the plurality of washing machines is information including an ID, reservation registration information, reservation cancellation information, a start time of the laundry, a scheduled end time of the laundry, a remaining time until the end of the laundry, and a device model.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the wireless interface comprises:
Wherein at least one of the WiFi, LTE, 3G, LTE-A, Zigbee, and RF communication methods is used.

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