KR20170037221A - movable control unit for home management - Google Patents
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Abstract
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE
Today, SUBMISSION is the concept of M2M that can communicate intelligence between people, objects, things and objects by using mobile communication network. It is a concept that interacts with all information of reality and virtual world It is rapidly evolving.
In other words, M2M, which enables intelligent communication between people and things, things and things in real time, safe and convenient anytime and anywhere, is expanding the area of Internet of Things (IOT) .
However, in the case of such IOT technology, a network facility for intelligent communication between people, objects, objects and objects must be established. In order to construct such a network facility, a network and a communication equipment are required, and the installation cost is very high.
In particular, the wider the installation range to use the IOT, the greater the cost to build a network facility. For example, in the case of a building or a large building with many living spaces separated from each other, or a large apartment or a complex with a large living space, a network facility should be built in each living space, . ≪ / RTI >
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a mobile home automation control system capable of controlling the operation of a plurality of living apparatuses installed at different positions through a low-cost IR system or an RF system without having to establish a network facility, The purpose of the device is to provide.
In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a moving object capable of autonomous travel; A sensing unit provided on the mobile body so as to acquire positional information of the mobile body or state information about the mobile body; A remote control unit for transmitting an operation signal to a plurality of living apparatuses installed at different positions in a predetermined living space based on the information obtained through the sensing unit to turn on / off the operation of the living appliance; And a control unit for controlling operations of the remote control unit and the moving object.
The sensing unit may include at least one of an illuminance sensor, a gas sensor, a temperature sensor, a position sensor, an operation sensor, and a camera module.
Here, the controller may transmit a control command for turning on / off the illumination device among the living appliances based on the illumination information sensed through the illumination sensor, and the controller may receive information about the movement through the motion sensor The control unit may send a control command for turning off the lighting device among the living appliances when the amount of gas detected through the gas sensor exceeds a preset amount of gas, Or send a control command to operate the valve associated with the gas range in a closed state.
Also, the controller may transmit a control command to turn on / off the operation of the boiler or the air conditioner among the living appliances based on the temperature information sensed through the temperature sensor.
In addition, the moving object may determine the presence of an obstacle through the camera module, or information obtained through the camera module may be stored in the control unit.
In addition, the controller may adjust the position of the moving object based on the position information of the moving object detected through the position sensor.
In addition, the mobile unit may include a charging unit for charging the portable device using the power of the built-in battery.
In addition, the moving body may include a charging terminal to which the charging cable can be coupled.
In addition, the moving object may include a wireless charging antenna for transmitting a wireless power signal.
Also, the remote control unit may be operated by either the IR system or the RF system.
Further, the moving body may be a robot cleaner.
In addition, the mobile unit may include a communication unit for transmitting the radio signal received from the communication device to the other electronic device.
The control unit may include a memory unit for storing information on an operation pattern of the remote control unit. The information may include time, cycle, and seasonal information, and the information stored in the memory unit may include a communication module, To the server.
According to the present invention, by controlling the operation of a plurality of living apparatuses installed at different positions through a low-cost IR system or an RF system without having to establish a network facility, a plurality of living apparatuses can be integrated and efficiently managed at low cost .
FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a control method of various home appliances using a mobile home automation control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a view illustrating a case where a moving object is implemented as a robot cleaner in a mobile home automation control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
3 is a block diagram illustrating the main functions of a mobile home automation control apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a control unit in a mobile home automation control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a view showing an example of a living space to which a mobile home automation control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied,
6 is a state diagram illustrating a control method of a living appliance using a mobile home automation control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, which will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. The present invention may be embodied in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. In order to clearly illustrate the present invention, parts not related to the description are omitted, and the same reference numerals are assigned to the same or similar components throughout the specification.
The mobile home
The moving body 110 is for autonomously traveling within a
The mobile unit 110 includes a
Accordingly, the moving body 110 autonomously travels through the
For example, the moving body 110 can be realized by a known robot cleaner capable of autonomous operation (see FIG. 2). That is, the moving body 110 may include a cleaning unit and various sensors so as to perform various cleaning tasks while autonomously operating through the
The
Accordingly, the moving body 110 is able to clean the floor of the
The moving body 110 includes a
Although the moving body 110 has been described as being a known robot cleaner, the present invention is not limited thereto and can be implemented in various forms that can be operated autonomously through control commands of the
The
For example, the information may include various status information such as illuminance, gas amount, temperature, sound, and the like in the
That is, the
Accordingly, the user can check the state of the
Here, the living appliance may be various electronic devices such as a
The
4, the
For example, when the
That is, when the illuminance in the
In the same manner, when the illuminance in the
At this time, the illumination and the light-off of the
That is, when the illuminance in the
This is for controlling the on / off driving of the
As another example, when the
That is, when the amount of gas in the
This is to prevent the occurrence of a safety accident such as a gas explosion by preventing leakage of gas from the gas pipe connected to the
When the window installed in the
On the other hand, when the
That is, when the temperature in the
When the temperature in the
Thus, the temperature in the
At this time, the operation and stoppage of the cooling / heating unit can be operated in conjunction with the temperature sensor as well as the information obtained from other sensors, in the same manner as the
That is, when the temperature in the
This is to control the ON / OFF drive of the cooling / heating unit according to the situation by discriminating the presence or absence of a person in the
Meanwhile, the
Here, the position sensor estimates the current position of the moving object 110, and various methods based on a known geomagnetic sensor, a GPS receiver, etc. may be used. In the case of the
This is to allow the moving body 110 to move more actively in the indoor space at the time of autonomous traveling by grasping the exact position of the moving body 110. [ In other words, the control signal for driving the living appliance can be transmitted quickly and accurately by moving accurately to the living equipment located at different positions in the
Here, the image information obtained through the
Meanwhile, the
At this time, the
This is because the
Meanwhile, the
Here, the information may include a time-based operation pattern, a cycle-specific operation pattern, and a season-specific operation pattern, and the cycle-specific operation pattern may include a daily operation pattern, a weekly operation pattern, a monthly operation pattern, .
That is, the information on the operation pattern of the
At this time, the information transmitted to the server side through the communication module is transmitted at predetermined intervals so that data can be accumulated.
Meanwhile, the moving body 110 according to the present invention may include a charging unit for charging the portable device. That is, the main battery of the portable device can be easily charged by transmitting power of the battery built in the mobile device 110 to the portable device through the charging unit.
At this time, the charging method of the portable device may be performed in a wired manner or in a wireless manner. To this end, the circuit board constituting the
Here, the circuit unit may include a circuit board with a wired and / or wireless charging circuit mounted thereon, and may include a protection circuit for preventing overcharging.
In such a circuit unit, the circuit board is electrically connected to a battery built in the moving body 110 to convert a power supplied from the battery into a wired charging voltage through a wired charging circuit, or generate a magnetic field through a wireless charging circuit DC power supplied from the battery is converted into AC power for wireless charging and applied to a wireless charging antenna to be described later.
The circuit unit may include a converting unit (not shown) for lowering the output voltage provided from the battery to a voltage suitable for wire charging and then transmitting a lowered voltage to the portable device to be charged. Various circuits may be included to enhance.
Specifically, the mobile terminal 110 may be provided with a charging
Thus, by connecting one end of the charging cable to the charging
Also, the mobile unit 110 may include at least one
That is, when the antenna for wireless power reception is built in the portable device to be charged, the
Here, it is noted that the
Meanwhile, the moving body 110 according to the present invention may include a
That is, when the
In such a case, the moving object 110 capable of autonomous travel moves to an appropriate position, so that the Wi-Fi signal transmitted from the communication device is relayed to the electronic device side so that the communication device and the electronic device are located in the same space So that the Wi-Fi signal can be received smoothly.
Here, when the mobile unit 110 serves as a repeater for transmitting a signal transmitted from a communication device to another electronic device, a separate amplifier may be incorporated in the mobile unit 110 so as to amplify the signal.
As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to control the operation of a plurality of living equipment installed at different positions through a low-cost IR system or an RF system through a mobile body capable of autonomous travel without having to establish a network facility, It is possible to integrate and manage the household appliances efficiently and realize various additional functions such as a cleaning function, a Wi-Fi repeater function, and a wireless charging function by the moving body 110, thereby enhancing the user's convenience.
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 exemplary embodiments, 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.
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A sensing unit provided on the mobile body so as to acquire positional information of the mobile body or state information about the mobile body;
A remote control unit for transmitting an operation signal to a plurality of living apparatuses installed at different positions in a predetermined living space based on the information obtained through the sensing unit to turn on / off the operation of the living appliance; And
And a control unit for controlling operations of the remote control unit and the moving object.
Wherein the sensing unit includes at least one of an illuminance sensor, a gas sensor, a temperature sensor, a position sensor, an operation sensor, and a camera module.
Wherein the control unit transmits a control command for turning on / off the lighting device among the living appliances based on the illumination information sensed through the illumination sensor.
Wherein the controller sends a control command for turning off the lighting device among the living appliances when information about motion through the motion sensor is not obtained.
The control unit sends a control command to stop the operation of the boiler among the living appliances when the amount of gas sensed through the gas sensor exceeds the preset amount of gas or sends a control command to operate the valve associated with the gas range in a closed state A mobile home automation control device.
Wherein the control unit transmits a control command for turning on / off the operation of the boiler or the air conditioner among the living apparatuses based on the temperature information sensed through the temperature sensor.
Wherein the moving object determines whether an obstacle is present through the camera module or information obtained through the camera module is stored on the control unit side.
Wherein the controller adjusts the position of the moving object on the basis of the position information of the moving object sensed by the position sensor.
Wherein the mobile unit includes a charging unit for charging the portable device using the power of the built-in battery.
Wherein the moving body includes a charging terminal to which a charging cable can be coupled.
Wherein the moving body includes a wireless charging antenna for transmitting a wireless power signal.
Wherein the remote control unit is operated by an IR system or an RF system.
Wherein the moving body is a robot vacuum cleaner.
And the mobile unit includes a communication unit for transmitting the radio signal received from the communication device to the other electronic device.
Wherein the control unit includes a memory unit for storing information on operation patterns of the remote control unit.
Wherein the information includes time, cycle, and seasonal information.
And the information stored in the memory unit is transmitted to the server through the communication module.
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