KR20170015682A

KR20170015682A - Method and system for automating open-close the door by tracking position in indoor

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Publication number: KR20170015682A
Application number: KR1020150108016A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 김기영; 박재표; 서유화
Original assignee: (주) 나우테스 테크놀러지; 서일대학교산학협력단
Priority date: 2015-07-30
Filing date: 2015-07-30
Publication date: 2017-02-09
Also published as: KR101716382B1

Abstract

The present invention relates to an automation method and an automation system for automatically opening and closing a door of a permitted area of a visitor while automatically controlling a visitor's access permitted area, A visitor registration step of storing the visitor information; A visitor location tracking step of checking the communication history between the router and the router installed in the zone by the operation server and tracking the movement route of the terminal; A router access step of transmitting request information to the operation server in response to a request signal of the terminal; A step in which the operating server sends a control signal to the router in response to the request information and a step in which the router receiving the control signal transmits an opening and closing signal to the opening and closing execution module so that the door is opened; .

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to an automation system and an automation system,

The present invention relates to a method and an automation system for automatically opening and closing a door through indoor location tracking, in which a visitor can automatically open and close a door of an authorized area while automatically controlling a visitor's access permitted area.

It is possible to track the location based on LBS (Location Based Service) technology (hereinafter 'location tracking technology'), which can be used for GPS communication, and in the past, it is possible to search for a route with a specific area as a destination, A variety of service technologies have been proposed. However, since the LBS (Location Based Service) based on the GPS communication can not be utilized at all in the indoor and the underground where the GPS communication is difficult (hereinafter referred to as "indoor"), the above-described service technology based on the GPS communication could not be actually proposed. As a result, conventionally, in order to confirm the position of the user's own location and destination in a room with a complicated internal structure, a conventional method of receiving assistance from others has been inevitable.

In order to solve such a problem, indoor location tracking technology based on CCTV has been proposed.

However, such a location tracking technology has only a simple tracking function such as a person or an object located in the room, and practical development, suggestion and application of the application technology based on the indoor location tracking technology has not been done yet. In addition, since the public places where a large number of visitors are frequently visited are relatively well located, the visitors have inefficiency in that it is rather easy to inquire and inquire the person directly rather than using separate equipment.

On the other hand, not all places in the room are open to the visitors, and the areas where access is permitted by the visitors can be differentiated. Of course, in order to limit the unauthorized access of visitors, a control method was used to install a door in the area and open the door only to allowed visitors. However, in order to allow the authorized visitor to open the door, such a control method is required to issue a dedicated key for the entrance door, attach a separate guide to guide the visitor, confirm with CCTV in the central management room, open the door directly And so on. However, the private key issuing method has a problem that the door security is not effective due to theft or loss of the private key, and since the visitor guidance method requires a guide for the guide for each visitor, the door management is ineffective, The method of directly opening the door is a disadvantage that the manager has to manipulate the opening and closing of the door while confirming each CCTV by door in the central management room, and there may be a wrong opening / closing work due to a mistake or mistake of the manager.

Prior Art Document 1. Patent Publication No. 10-2015-0011503 (published Feb. 20, 2015)

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a system and method for enabling a user to navigate to a designated place while checking the position of a visitor in real time and to efficiently and effectively open and close a door of a permitted area A method for automatically opening a door through indoor location tracking, and an automated system.

According to an aspect of the present invention,

A visitor registering step in which an operation server stores terminal information;

A visitor location tracking step of checking the communication history between the router and the router installed in the zone by the operation server and tracking the movement route of the terminal;

A router access step of transmitting request information to the operation server in response to a request signal of the terminal; And

A step in which an operation server sends a control signal to the router in response to the request information; and a step of controlling the gateway to open and close the door so that the door is opened;

The method comprising the steps of:

The present invention has the effect of enabling a visitor to easily access the area allowed to him / herself even in an unfamiliar indoor facility, and to easily open / close a door that is closed by a simple operation of the portable terminal.

1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of an automation system according to the present invention,
FIG. 2 is a flowchart sequentially showing an embodiment of an automation method according to the present invention,
FIG. 3 is a view schematically showing a visitor's indoor position tracking and door control by applying an automation method and an automation system according to the present invention,
4 is a graph showing the communication intensity of the router in order to track a visitor's movement path in an automation method and an automation system according to the present invention,
5 is a block diagram showing another embodiment of the automation system according to the present invention,
FIG. 6 is a flowchart sequentially showing another embodiment of the automation method according to the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The above and other features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of the present invention when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, It will be possible. The present invention is capable of various modifications and various forms, and specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the text. It should be understood, however, that the invention is not intended to be limited to the particular forms disclosed, but on the contrary, is intended to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention. The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of an automation system according to the present invention.

The automation system according to the present invention includes a terminal 100, 100 ', 100 "(hereinafter referred to as" 100 ") for carrying and communicating with a visitor, and a signal of the terminal 100 and the router 300, 300' A sharer 300 installed in the room and communicating with the terminal 100 and the opening and closing execution modules 400 and 400 '(hereinafter,' 400 '), And an opening / closing execution module (400) for controlling the opening and closing of the door (500).

In this embodiment, the terminal 100 is an Internet or Ethernet communication mobile phone generally carried by a visitor. The mobile phone 100 includes an operation module 110 configured by an application installation method, and a control module 110 installed separately from the application installation process, And a terminal communication module 130 that is installed in the terminal 100 such as an authentication code 120 having an individual identification and authentication function and an Internet or Ethernet communication function. Here, the operation module 110 is configured in the terminal 100 to output a menu to the terminal 100 to send a request signal for opening the door 500. Of course, the visitor clicks the menu displayed on the screen to allow the operation module 110 to send a request signal. In this embodiment, the terminal 100 is started as a general mobile phone carried by a visitor personally, and the operation module 110 is an application that must be directly downloaded from the operation server 200. In addition, It may be a communicable device provided separately.

The operation server 200 communicates with the terminal 100 and the router 300 and transmits a control signal to the corresponding router 300 or the switching module 400 according to a process corresponding to the request signal of the terminal 100 . To this end, the operation server 200 includes a terminal DB 210 for storing information of the registered terminal 100, a router DB 220 for storing information of the router 300, and a process corresponding to the received signal A server communication module 240 for processing Internet or Ethernet (hereinafter referred to as 'communication network') communication, and a history management module 250 for managing a visitor access history.

The router 300 relays the communication between the terminal 100 and the operation server 200 and controls the operation of the open / close execution module 400. To this end, the router 300 includes a controller 310 that receives signals from the terminal 100 and the operation server 200, and a controller 310 that performs communication between the terminal 100 and the operation server 200 and the switching module 400 And an identification code 320 for identification between the router 300 and the router communication module 330 that processes the router information. Here, the identification code 320 may be a Service Set Identifier (SSID) or a media access control address (MAC address) of an access point (AP).

The open / close execution module 400 receives the open / close signal of the router 300 and controls opening and closing of the door 500. More specifically, the opening / closing execution module 400 controls a lock device (not shown) installed in the door 500 so that a visitor can open the door 500. In the case where the door 500 is mechanically opened and closed automatically, not by a visitor, the opening and closing execution module 400 is provided with a locking mechanism and a mechanical opening and closing motor (not shown) for opening and closing the door 500 Can be controlled.

A method of automatically opening and closing the door 500 based on the above-described automation system according to the present invention will be described in detail below with an automation system.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart sequentially showing an embodiment of an automation method according to the present invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a visitor's indoor position tracking and door control by applying an automation method and an automation system according to the present invention FIG. 4 is a graph showing communication strength of a router for tracking a visitor's movement path in an automation method and an automation system according to the present invention. Referring to FIG.

S10; Visitor registration step

In addition to popularized facilities such as accommodation rooms with a number of rooms and meeting space facilities to be rented for a certain period of time, facilities in which specific security zones are selectively opened to specific persons, Is applied. In this embodiment, the facility is generally referred to as an indoor facility without distinguishing between popularized facilities and security facilities.

The visitor accesses the operation server 200 of the specific indoor facility and registers his / her personal information. In this embodiment, when a visitor connects to the operation server 200, a visitor accesses the Internet using his / her terminal 100 and accesses an operation site managed by the operation server 200. [ A visitor inputs his / her personal information and the like in accordance with the guidance of the operation server 200, downloads a file for installing the application, and installs the operation module 110 in the terminal 100. [ The visitor's personal information may be inputted directly at the operation site of the operation server 200 or may be inputted according to the guidance of the operation module 110 installed in the terminal 100. [ And receives an authentication code 120 for identifying a visitor.

Meanwhile, the terminal communication module 130 of the visitor terminal 100 communicates with the server communication module 240 of the operation server 200, and the personal information input by the visitor is processed according to the process of the control module 230 And stored in the terminal DB 210. For reference, the terminal DB 210 stores information on the authentication code 120 installed in the terminal 100 so that the control module 230 can identify the terminal 100 of the visitor who visited the indoor facility.

As described above, in the present embodiment, a visitor connects to the operation server 200 via the Internet and downloads the operation module 110 and the authentication code 120. However, the authentication code 120 may be downloaded to the terminal 100 It may be a given phone number. In addition, the terminal 100 may not be a mobile phone that a visitor personally holds, but may be a device that is paid when a visitor visits the indoor facility directly and registers personal information.

S21; Steps for tracking visitor location

The visitor ascertains the allowable area 20 in the indoor facility and moves toward the permitted area 20. [ As shown in FIG. 3, the visitor moves along '11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16' and arrives at the allowed zone 20.

Meanwhile, the terminal communication module 130 of the terminal 100 carried by the visitor confirms the authentication code 120 of the terminal 100 while communicating with the sharers 301a to 303e (IN, P1, P2) installed in the indoor facility . Here, the routers 301a to 303e, IN, P1 and P2 communicate with the operating server 200 to transmit the communication contents to the terminal 100, and the operating server 200 transmits the communication contents And the control module 230 transmits the authentication code 120 included in the communication content and the identification code 320 of the router 301a to 303e, IN, P1, P2 to the terminal DB 210 and the router DB 220, respectively.

Through this confirmation process, the control module 230 of the operation server 200 tracks the location of the visitor in the following manner.

A visitor who has entered the indoor facility through the entrance communicates with the router (IN) installed at the entrance by the portable terminal (100). Here, the sharers 301a to 303e, IN, P1, and P2 may be installed individually in the access door 500 for each zone or may be installed for each location along with the access door 500. [ In this embodiment, it is assumed that it is installed at each position of the door 500 and the indoor facility.

Then, the terminal 100 transmits authentication code 120 while effectively communicating with a signal strength of a reference size or greater with the router IN installed at the entrance, and the controller 310 of the router IN operates the communication contents And the control module 230 of the operation server 200 checks the router IN and the target terminal 100 that are communicated as shown in FIG.

The visitor moves to the '12' position to move to the allowed zone 20, and the visitor's terminal 100 communicates with the router P1 at that location. As a result, the control module 230 of the operation server 200 confirms the router P1 and the target terminal 100 that have been communicated as shown in FIG. 4 (b).

By this process, the terminal 100 of the visitor arrives at the allowable area 20 only after sequentially communicating with the router of 'IN, P1, P2, 303a, 303b, and 303c'.

For reference, '1a to 3e' on the X-axis in the graph of FIG. 4 are omitted by omitting '300' in order to reduce the occupied area of the graph. Therefore, '1a' refers to '301a' and '3c' refers to '303c'.

S30; Steps to check doors

When the visitor arrives in front of the door 500 of the allowable area 20 and the operation module 110 selects an open switch (not shown) output on the display of the terminal 100, the terminal 100 transmits a request signal And the controller 310 of the router 303c transmits the authentication code 120 and the identification code 320 and the request information to the operation server 200. [

The control module 230 of the operation server 200 confirms the visitor and the corresponding zone of the terminal 100 from the authentication code 120 and the identification code 320 and transmits the information of the terminal DB 210 and the router DB 220, And confirms whether or not the visitor is a visitor permitted to enter the zone.

S40; Door control step

As a result of the checking in step S30, if the zone in which the visitor arrives is identified as the allowed zone 20 permitted to the visitor, the control module 230 transmits a control signal to the router 300, The controller 310 of the controller 300 transmits an open / close signal to the opening / closing execution module 400 according to the control signal. In the present embodiment, the router 300 and the opening and closing execution module 400 may communicate with each other using the Internet of Things (IOT) method based on short-range wireless communication such as WiFi, . In order to control the opening / closing execution module 400, the router 300 is provided for each opening / closing execution module 400. The opening / In addition, a unique code is set for each door 500 so that communication is established with the opening / closing module 400 of the door 500 where one sharer 300 including the communication path of the door 500 is specified It is possible.

When the opening / closing execution module 400 receives the opening / closing signal from the sharer 300, the opening / closing execution module 400 controls to release the locking state of the locking device installed in the door 500.

The control module 230 of the operation server 200 sends a control signal for locking the door 500 to the router 300 when the designated time elapses and the controller 310 of the router 300 And transmits an open / close signal to the execution module 400. Subsequently, the opening / closing execution module 400 controls the locking device of the door 500 to be locked. Although the opening and closing control of the door 500 is performed in the operation server 200 in the present embodiment, the closing of the door 500 can be performed by locking the door 500 after a certain period of time .

On the other hand, the history management module 250 of the operation server 200 regards the opening and closing of the door 500 of the corresponding area as the entrance and exit of the visitor to the area, and stores and manages the history as history information. Also, history information on the opening time and the number of opening times and the like can be stored and managed for each door 500. Furthermore, the history management module 250 can store and manage the communication history of the router 300, which is performed during the movement process of the visitor, as the history information of the visitor as the travel path of the visitor.

5 is a block diagram showing another embodiment of the automation system according to the present invention.

The operation server 200 'of the present embodiment further includes a movement path DB 260 for storing movement route reference information, which is a path map designated for each zone, and detects a doorway installed in the doorway 500 to detect an opening state of the doorway. Module 600. < RTI ID = 0.0 >

In the indoor facility, the visitor must move to the designated route in order to reach the specific area with the shortest distance. Accordingly, the operation server 200 'sets a travel route as a reference for each zone of the indoor facility and stores it in the travel route DB 260. In the present embodiment, the movement route is a communication history of the routers 301a to 303e, IN, P1, and P2 that communicate with the terminal 100, and stores the communication history in the movement route DB 260 do.

Subsequently, the door detection module 600 senses the opening and closing states of the door 500 and transmits the sensed state information to the operation server 200 '. For the reference, the door 500 may be of a variety of types such as a sliding door type and a sliding door type. In the case of the sliding door type, the door opening detection module 600 senses the degree of opening by the opening angle measurement by the gyro sensor, Detects the degree of opening by distance measurement by measuring sensor.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing another embodiment of the automation method according to the present invention, and will be described with reference to the flowchart.

S10; Visitor registration step

When the visitor inputs personal information, the control module 230 confirms and guides the allowed zone of the visitor, and searches and confirms the reference information of the movement route for moving to the permitted zone in the movement route DB 260. [

Since the visitor location tracking step S21, which is a subsequent step, is the same as the contents of each step described above, the description thereof will be omitted here.

S21, 22; Steps to Check for Path Exits

In this embodiment, the allowable zone 20 of the visitor is a zone in which the '303c' router is installed, and the movement route reference information from the movement route DB 260 to the permitted area 20 searched is' IN, P1, P2, 303b, and 303c ', respectively.

The control module 230 checks whether the terminal 100 and the router 300 communicate with each other according to the movement route reference information. If it is confirmed in the checking process that the terminal 100 communicates with the router at a location other than the router of IN, P1, P2, 303a, 303b, and 303c, the control module 230 determines that the visitor has left the route And transmits guidance information to the terminal 100.

The operation module 110 of the terminal 100 executes an alarm for the departure of the route according to the guidance information and the output device (not shown) or the vibration device (not shown) Sound or vibration is output according to the alarm signal.

In the present embodiment, the process of confirming and guiding the visitor's departure from the route is performed at the same time as tracking the visitor's location. However, the process can be performed without interruption in all steps of the door check step S30 and the door door control step 40 .

The door control step 40 detects the door opening and closing state of the entrance door detection module 600 and sends the door opening and closing door to the operation server 200. The history management module 250 of the operation server 200, And generating history information on the history information.

The opening and closing execution module 400 for controlling the locking device of the door 500 only controls locking or unlocking of the locking device so that it is impossible to confirm whether the door 500 itself is opened. Therefore, the door detection module 600 can check the opening / closing state of the door 500 itself, open / close the door 500, and generate state information having the corresponding data. The state information is transmitted to the operation server 200).

The history management module 250 of the operation server 200 regards that the visitor has entered the corresponding area through the door 500 when the door 500 is confirmed to be operated above the reference value and leaves the access record in the history information. However, if the operation is confirmed to be below the reference value, the visitor is regarded as having failed to enter the corresponding area through the door (500), and the access record is suspended for the history information. If the control module 230 confirms that the visitor has not entered the corresponding area through the entrance door 500, the control module 230 transmits guidance information on entry and exit to the corresponding terminal 100, ) Can guide the visitor through the alarm signal.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, 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.

Claims

A visitor registering step in which an operation server stores terminal information;
A visitor location tracking step of checking the communication history between the router and the router installed in the zone by the operation server and tracking the movement route of the terminal;
A router access step of transmitting request information to the operation server in response to a request signal of the terminal; And
A step in which an operation server sends a control signal to the router in response to the request information; and a step of controlling the gateway to open and close the door so that the door is opened;
Wherein the door is opened and closed.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the operation server stores an identification code for identifying a router, the terminal information includes an authentication code for identifying a terminal and allowed zone information for the authentication code;
Wherein the door check step further comprises: the request information includes an identification code and an authentication code, and the operation server confirms the router and the terminal corresponding to the request information;
The door control step may include checking whether an installation area of the router is an allowable area for the terminal before the operation server transmits a control signal and transmitting a control signal to the router when it is determined that the router is allowed Include;
A method of automating door opening through indoor location tracking.

3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein at least one of the visitor location tracking step, the entrance door checking step, and the door door control step comprises: searching the travel route reference information of the allowed area by the operation server; comparing the communication details of the communication details with the travel route reference information And transmitting an alarm signal to the terminal when the operation server confirms a difference in the communication history.

4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The door control step may further include a step of checking the door opening state of the entrance door to the operation server and a step of determining whether or not the visitor is entering or leaving the door by confirming whether the operation server is in the open state or not Wherein the door is opened and closed.