KR20170038358A - Charging device for mobile terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a charging cradle to activate software installed in a mobile terminal and a charging device including the same. According to the present invention, the mobile terminal comprises: a terminal case including a connector connected to a charging port of the mobile terminal, having a pattern electrode part electrically connected to the connector formed on a rear surface, and mounting a plurality of magnets around the pattern electrode part; and a charging cradle mounting pin terminals connected to the pattern electrode and magnets magnetically combined with the magnets on a surface in contact with the terminal case. The charging cradle comprises: a terminal detection unit detecting contact of the terminal case; a control unit transferring and controlling software activation information for activating predetermined software installed in the terminal according to a terminal detection result; and a communication unit transmitting the software activation information transmitted by the control unit to the mobile terminal combined with the terminal case.

Description

CHARGING DEVICE FOR MOBILE TERMINAL "

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a charging apparatus for a mobile terminal, and more particularly to a charging stand for activating software installed in a mobile terminal and a charging apparatus including the same.

Mobile terminals such as smart phones and tablet PCs are widely used IT devices because they are portable and portable.

The trend of technology development of mobile terminal is focused not only on small size and light weight, high speed of data access speed, convenience of battery charging, extension of use time, interworking with peripheral devices, wearable application.

Typically, the mobile terminal is powered by a power supply such as an adapter, or is charged with the built-in battery. The adapter converts the inputted commercial AC power into a set DC voltage. To receive DC power, the female connector of the mobile terminal is used in combination with the male connector of the adapter.

Such a method may cause connector damage during connection of the connector and inconvenience to use. In order to solve such a problem, an example in which a magnetic member is used in a connector is disclosed (U.S. Patent Publication No. 2010-0080563 and Korean Patent No. 1116159). However, such a connecting apparatus can also fix the first connecting body at a desired angle There is a problem that a plurality of pattern forming portions are formed on the second connection body and the size increases.

Recently, as a technology for providing convenience of charging, chargers using a wireless charging system have been introduced. However, a wireless charger, a non-contact charger, has a disadvantage in that the design is complicated and the manufacturing cost is high. In order to overcome this disadvantage, there is a "charging device for a mobile terminal" (Korean Patent No. 10-1204510), which was filed and registered by the present applicant.

The illustrated "charging device for mobile terminal" provides a device that can conveniently charge a mobile terminal by magnetically coupling a terminal and a charging cradle using a magnet and matching electrical terminals with each other.

Such a charging device for a mobile terminal largely includes a terminal case and a charging cradle, and the charging cradle is attached to a vehicle, a living room, a kitchen, a desk, or the like, according to the needs of the mobile terminal user.

That is, since the charging stand of the charging apparatus developed by the applicant of the present application is limited to the application for simply supporting the mobile terminal and providing the power supply path at the time of charging, the applicant of the present invention has been made aware of the fact that, And to find new ways to expand the use of cradles.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-1204510

The present invention was invented in order to improve the convenience of the mobile terminal user and to expand the use of the above-described charging apparatus cradle. When the mobile terminal is engaged or contacted for charging, It is intended to provide a charging stand capable of automatically executing software.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a charging station that can automatically execute software that needs to be activated based on location information of a mobile terminal user when the mobile terminal is coupled or contacted for charging, Device.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a mobile terminal capable of automatically executing software that needs to be activated based on location information of a user of the mobile terminal when the mobile terminal is coupled or contacted for charging through a wired channel or a wireless channel And a charging device for the mobile terminal,

It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a mobile terminal in which a mobile terminal user is provided with an optimal service in a space in which a mobile terminal user is located, The present invention provides a charging stand capable of controlling an object in a space where it is located.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a charging stand for charging or supplying a charging power by being in contact with or contacting with a mobile terminal or a mobile terminal case,

A terminal sensing unit for sensing the engagement or contact of the mobile terminal or the mobile terminal case;

A control unit for controlling transmission of software activation information for activating specific software installed in the terminal according to a terminal detection result;

And a communication unit for transmitting the software activation information transmitted by the control unit to the mobile terminal or the mobile terminal case,

Wherein the terminal sensing unit is any one of a hall sensor, an object sensor, and a power supply delay circuit for checking whether power is supplied through a power line supplied to a charging terminal of the mobile terminal.

Further, the communication unit is a short-range wireless communication module for short-distance wireless transmission of the software activation information.

The charging device of the mobile terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention may further include:

A terminal case having a pattern electrode portion electrically connected to the connector and having a plurality of magnets mounted on the back surface of the pattern electrode portion;

And a charging cradle having pin terminals for making contact with the pattern electrodes on the surface contacting the terminal case, and magnets magnetically coupled with the magnets are mounted on the charging cradle,

A terminal sensing unit for sensing contact of the terminal case;

A control unit for controlling transmission of software activation information for activating specific software installed in the terminal according to a terminal detection result;

And a communication unit for transmitting the software activation information transmitted by the control unit to the mobile terminal coupled to the terminal case.

According to another embodiment of the present invention,

A terminal detection unit for detecting a connection or a contact with the mobile terminal or the mobile terminal case;

A control unit for requesting transmission of the mobile terminal identification information according to the terminal detection result and transmitting and receiving the mobile terminal identification information received in response to the request to the designated server through the object internet network together with the charge restraint identification information;

And transmits the signal requesting transmission of the mobile terminal identification information to the mobile terminal coupled to or contacted with the charging stand, receiving the mobile terminal identification information transmitted from the mobile terminal, and transmitting the received mobile terminal identification information and the charging stand identification information And one or more communication units for transmitting data to the Internet network,

The communication unit may be a short-range wireless communication module or a plurality of short-range wireless communication modules conforming to different communication methods.

According to the present invention, when the mobile terminal is coupled or contacted with the charging cradle, software activation information for automatically executing the software installed in the mobile terminal is transmitted to the mobile terminal by wire or wirelessly It is convenient to activate the software installed in the mobile terminal without any special operation since it transmits the data through the wired or wireless according to the request of the mobile terminal.

It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a charging device for automatically charging a mobile terminal by automatically charging the mobile terminal by magnetically coupling the mobile terminal case and the charging stand, There is an advantage that can be extended.

Further, according to the present invention, the identification information of the mobile terminal coupled to or in contact with the charging stand is acquired and transmitted to the designated service providing server through the object internet network together with the charging stand identification information, There is an advantage that the service can be provided or the object of the space in which the user is located can be conveniently controlled.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal charging device according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
3 is a view illustrating a rotating state of a mobile terminal in a charging cradle according to an embodiment of the present invention;
4 is a view illustrating an example of a configuration of separating a terminal case according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is an illustration of an example of a separation configuration of a charge holder according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
6 is a block diagram of a charging cradle according to an embodiment of the present invention;
7 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a power supply delay circuit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a process of activating software installed in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a peripheral network configuration of a charging cradle according to another embodiment of the present invention, which can be connected to a matter Internet.
Fig. 10 is another example block diagram of the charging cradle 200 shown in Fig. 9. Fig.
Fig. 11 is an exemplary operational flow for explaining the operation of the charging cradle 200 shown in Fig. 9; Fig.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description of the present invention, a 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.

The term "software" in the following description is defined as a concept including system software necessary for operating a computer system and application programs specific to the user on the user side. Mobile devices (for example, a smart phone, a tablet PC, a wearable device, etc.) that are connected to a separate device such as a charging stand to receive charging power for charging are simply defined as mobile terminals in the following description, The present invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which, however, the present invention is not limited to a mobile terminal or a charging station, A charging cradle according to an embodiment of the present invention can be implemented by including a technical configuration for implementing the present invention in any type of charging cradle (a wireless charging type) in which charging power is supplied by being in contact with or in contact with the mobile terminal case .

In addition, the software activation information among the terms described in the embodiment of the present invention includes identification information of the active software, identification information of the charging cradle (which is equivalent to the identification information of the device with the charging cradle) Such information may be used as information for activating the software installed in the mobile terminal, as well as software installed on the mobile terminal or a service based on the user location, It can also be used as location-based information necessary for providing. That is, the identification information of the charging cradle or the identification information of the device with the charging cradle can be interpreted to have the same meaning as the location-based information.

1 and 2 illustrate a configuration diagram of a mobile terminal charging apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 illustrates a state in which a mobile terminal is rotated in a charging cradle 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a terminal case 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating a separation structure of a charging cradle 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile terminal charging device includes a terminal case 100 and a charging cradle 200.

The terminal case 100 is made of elastic polymer substrate or plastic and has a connector 103 connected to the charging terminal 15 of the mobile terminal 10 at a lower portion thereof. The patterned electrode part 110 of the pattern electrode part 110 is formed and electrically connected to the connector 103. The first magnet 130 is embedded inside the patterned electrode part 110, The second magnet 150 is installed at the same distance from the first magnet 110. Here, the first magnet 130 should be embedded in the pattern electrode unit 110 due to the pattern electrodes 111 to 114, but the second magnet 150 may be embedded in the case or exposed to the outside. The pattern electrodes 110 are patterned in the form of concentric circles on the circular substrate 117. The pattern electrodes 111 to 114 are connected to the power terminals 113 (V +) and 114 (GND) D +), and 112 (D-) may be arranged concentrically.

The charge holder 200 includes a pin terminal 210 corresponding to the pattern electrode 110. The pin holder 210 has a plate spring pin terminal 211 D +), 212 (D-), 213 (V +), and 214 (GND).

A third magnet 230 magnetically coupled with the first magnet 130 is embedded in the pin terminal portion 210. The second magnet 230 is disposed around the pin terminal portion 210 at the same distance from the pin terminal portion 210. [ And a fourth magnet 250 magnetically coupled to the second magnet 150 is incorporated.

Here, the third magnet 230 may be embedded in the pin terminal 210 due to the pin terminals 211 to 214, but the fourth magnet 250 may be disposed inside or exposed to the charging stand. The charging cradle 200 may be connected to an adapter for converting commercial AC power inputted from the outside into DC power.

The second magnet 150 embedded in the periphery of the pattern electrode unit 110 of the terminal case 100 is disposed symmetrically with respect to the horizontal axis and the vertical axis with respect to the center of the pattern electrode unit 110, Is disposed at a position corresponding to the second magnet (150).

The first magnet 130 and the second magnet 150 of the terminal case 100 can be disposed with different magnetic poles and the third magnet 230 and the fourth magnet 250 of the charging cradle 200 It can be placed with other stimuli. For example, if the first magnet 130 is an N pole, the second magnet 150 may be an S pole, and if the third magnet 230 is an S pole, the fourth magnet 250 may be an N pole.

The pin terminal portion 210 of the charging stand 200 has a shape in which a part of the built-in leaf spring (pin terminal) protrudes outward through the hole 218 as a spot, and each of the pin terminals 211 to 214 And may be arranged in a line so as to correspond to the concentric circular pattern electrodes 111 to 114 at a ratio of 1: 1. The pin terminals 211 to 214 correspond to the pattern electrodes 111 to 114 at a ratio of 1: 1 and the center terminals 211 corresponding to the center electrode 111 of the pattern electrodes 111 to 114 They can be arranged on different distances alternately to left / right. Here, in the case of the ground terminal 214 (GND), it may be formed of a plurality of pins for safety of the power source.

As shown in FIG. 3, at least four second magnets 150 may be configured as shown in FIG. 2 so that the terminal case 100 can be rotated at an angle set on the charging cradle 200 as shown in FIG. 3. The magnets 151 to 154, (D1, d2, d3, d4) must be arranged so as to be equal to each other. At this time, the distances of the magnets 151 to 154 from the center electrode 111 should be the same. Of course, the fourth magnet 250 of the charging stand should be disposed at a position corresponding to the second magnet 150.

The terminal case 100 includes a main body 101 and a back cover 105, as shown in FIG. The first magnet 130 is fixed to the inside of the main body 101 by the support portion 140 and the first magnet 130 is surrounded by the first magnet 130 And the second magnet 150 is installed at the same distance from the first magnet 130. The concentric circular pattern electrode portion 110 formed on the circular substrate 117 is inserted into the through hole 107 and is exposed to the outside, And is coupled to the support 140 through the spacer 120. The supporting part 140 is bonded to the inside of the main body 101 by an adhesive or ultrasonic bonding, and the spacer 120 may be bonded to the supporting part 140. The conductor 119 of the pattern electrode unit 110 is soldered at the lower end face of the pattern electrode unit 110 and is electrically connected to the connector 103 at the front side. Here, the second magnet 150 may be fixed to the back cover 105 side instead of the inside of the main body 101.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 4, the second magnet 150 may be formed to have a smaller size to weaken the magnetic force than the first magnet 130. If the magnetic force of the second magnet 150 is stronger than that of the first magnet 130, it may not be easy for the terminal case 100 to freely rotate on the charging cradle 200. That is, since the first magnet 130 serves as a rotating shaft when rotating the terminal case 100, it is preferable that the first magnet 130 has a strong magnetic force because it can secure stability. However, in the case of the second magnet 150, since it is a rotating part, not a rotating shaft, it is advantageous for free rotation to have a weaker magnetic force than the first magnet 130. For this reason, it is preferable that the fourth magnet 250 of the charging stand 200 use a smaller size than the third magnet 230.

As shown in FIG. 5, the charging cradle 200 includes a main body 201 and a front cover 205. A predetermined space is formed between the front cover 205 and the main body 201. A third magnet 230 is fixed to the main body 201 by a predetermined fixing member 220, And is fixed to the main body 201 by being coupled to the fixing member 220. A fourth magnet 250 is provided on the back surface of the front cover 205 at the same distance from the third magnet 230 around the third magnet 230. A through-hole 207 is formed in the center of the front cover 205. The disk-shaped pin terminal 210 is inserted into the through hole 207 of the front cover 205 and is exposed to the outside. The lead wires 219 of the pin terminals 211 to 214 are soldered to one side of each terminal and are electrically connected to the connector 203 formed in the main body 201. An adapter may be connected to the connector 203. The pin terminals 211 to 214 may be formed of the power terminals 213 (V +) and 214 (GND) and the data terminals 211 (D +) and 212 (D-) in the same manner as the pattern electrodes 111 to 114 . The first magnet 130, the third magnet 230, and the second magnet 150 (see FIG. 1) may be accurately matched between the pattern electrode unit 110 of the terminal case 100 and the pin terminal unit 210 of the charging stand 200. And the fourth magnet 250 are most important.

Even if the opposing magnets are arranged correctly, the electrodes may be temporarily mismched during the contact between the terminal case 100 and the charging cradle 200, resulting in a short circuit. In consideration of this, the charging cradle 200 of the charging apparatus pre-registered by the present applicant further includes a power supply delay circuit unit 270, which will be further described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 6 illustrates a block diagram of a charging cradle 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6, the charging cradle 200 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes software installed in a mobile terminal, for example, a configuration necessary for activating a specific application, that is, A terminal detection unit 400 for detecting a connection or a contact,

A control unit 410 for transmitting and controlling software activation information for activating specific software installed in the terminal according to the terminal detection result,

And a communication unit 420 for transmitting the software activation information transmitted by the control unit 410 to the mobile terminal or the mobile terminal case 100.

The terminal sensing unit 400 may be implemented as a hall sensor. The Hall sensor is mounted on the surface of the charging cradle 200 to which the terminal case 100 is magnetically coupled, and the magnet corresponding to the Hall sensor is mounted on the back surface of the terminal case 100. The Hall sensors and the magnets may be positioned so that the Hall sensor and the magnet may face each other when the pin terminal unit 210 formed on the charging stand 200 and the pattern electrode unit 110 formed on the terminal case 100 physically contact each other It can be mounted in a position where it can be.

An infrared sensor or an ultrasonic sensor may be used as the terminal sensing unit 400 for sensing contact or coupling with the terminal case 100 in addition to the Hall sensor. Since the power level of the line PL1 can be monitored to detect the combination of the terminal or the terminal case 100, the power delay circuit 270 can also be used as the terminal sensing unit 400. [

The communication unit 420 may be implemented as a Bluetooth wireless module, a beacon module, or a wireless LAN module for short-range wireless transmission of the software activation information. The communication unit 420 may provide software activation information using an NFC tag or an RF tag You can do it.

Furthermore, the communication unit 420 may transmit the software activation information through a data terminal that is coupled to a charging terminal formed in the mobile terminal or constitutes a pin terminal contacting the pattern electrode unit 110 formed in the mobile terminal case. In this case, the mobile terminal needs a technical means for restoring the software activation information input through the data terminal constituting the charging terminal.

Meanwhile, the software activation information is any one of identification information of the software activated by the mobile terminal (which may be defined as the active software), the charging cradle identification information, and the location identification information of the mobile terminal, Stored in a memory or an external memory, and then transmitted to the mobile terminal.

7 illustrates a configuration of the power supply delay circuit unit 270 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The power supply delay circuit unit 270 delays the power supplied to the pin terminal unit 210 and monitors the power supplied to the pin terminal unit 210. When the power supply level is lower than a predetermined level, The power supply delay circuit unit 270 includes a first switching device Q1, a second switching device Q2, a power supply protector U1, and an operational amplifier unit U2.

The first switching element Q1 is connected to the power line PL1 between the input connector 203 formed in the main body 201 and the power terminal V + of the pin terminal portion 210, As shown in FIG. The controller 410 may monitor the current flowing through the power line PL1 to detect whether the mobile terminal or the terminal case 100 is in contact. The second switching device Q2 is configured such that a current path is connected between the gate of the first switching device Q1 and the ground voltage GND and is switched according to the input control signal.

The power supply protector U1 sequentially turns on the second switching device Q2 and the first switching device Q1 when the power supply level of the power supply line PL1 is equal to or higher than a certain level to turn on the first switching device Q1 . The operational amplifier U2 senses the voltage across the first switching device Q1 and controls the first switching device Q1 to turn off through the power supply protector U1 when the voltage across the first switching device Q1 is different. When power is supplied from the adapter or the computer through the connector 203, power is supplied to the VDD terminal of the power supply protector U1 and the Vout terminal is operated to turn on the second switching element Q2 And the first switching device Q1 are sequentially turned on and supplied to the power supply terminal V + of the pin terminal unit 210. [ At this time, when a voltage equal to or higher than a predetermined voltage is applied to the VDD terminal of the power source protector U1, Vout turns on the first switching device Q1 after a predetermined time.

This is because when the pattern electrode unit 110 of the terminal case 100 is contacted with the pin terminal unit 210 of the charging cradle 200, it is electrically shorted and the voltage of the power source line PL1 of the pin terminal unit 210 The voltage applied to the VDD terminal of the power source protector U1 via the sixth resistor R6 is also recognized as being below a certain level so that the first switching device Q1 is turned on via the Vout terminal, The power supplied to the power supply terminal V + of the pin terminal unit 210 is cut off. Therefore, when the terminal case 100 is connected to the charging cradle 200, the internal circuit of the adapter or the USB circuit of the computer is not damaged due to an electrical short.

8 is a flowchart illustrating a process of activating software installed in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the following description, it is assumed that the software installed in the mobile terminal is a navigation application, and the charging cradle 200 is assumed to be installed in the vehicle.

Under this assumption, the terminal user magnetically couples the mobile terminal coupled to the terminal case 100 shown in Fig. 1 to the in-vehicle charging cradle 200 after boarding the vehicle. In this case, the pattern electrode unit 110 formed on the terminal case 100 is physically contacted with the pin terminal unit 210 formed on the charging stand 200. In addition, the magnet attached to the terminal case 100 for sensing the terminal connection or contact is positioned close to the hall sensor attached to the charging stand 200.

The controller 410 of the charging cradle 200 may monitor a signal input from the hall sensor to detect whether the mobile terminal is in contact with or in contact with the charging cradle 200 (step S10).

If it is detected in step S10 that the mobile terminal is coupled, the control unit 410 reads the software activation information stored in the memory (step S20), and controls the communication unit 420 to transmit the software activation information (step S30).

Accordingly, the communication unit 420, such as the Bluetooth module, transmits the software activation information, more specifically, the navigation application ID information, transmitted from the control unit 410 according to the Bluetooth communication method. In the mobile terminal, the navigation application ID The navigation app is automatically executed. Accordingly, the terminal user can obtain the effect of executing the navigation application without operating any terminal.

As described above, according to the present invention, the specific software installed in the mobile terminal can be activated merely by placing the mobile terminal coupled to the terminal case 100 shown in FIG. 1 on the charging cradle 200, can do.

In the embodiment of the present invention, it is assumed that information for activating the navigation application is wirelessly transmitted from the charging cradle 200. However, in the charging cradle attached to the fitness device, software activation information for activating the health or body management application is transmitted In the charging cradle provided in the restaurant table, software activation information for activating the application distributed in the restaurant can be transmitted. In the charging cradle provided in the office space, the user can access the application program Software activation information can be transmitted.

The charging device 200 or the charging device including the charging device 200 according to the embodiment of the present invention may be used as an auxiliary device for automatically activating various apps that can be installed in the mobile terminal, Can be widely used.

Meanwhile, in the embodiment of the present invention, when it is detected that the charging station 200 is coupled to the mobile terminal, the software activation information stored in the memory is read and transmitted to the mobile terminal. However, , Or may request the transmission of the software activation information or the charging cradle identification information (which can be interpreted in the same meaning as the location-based information) to the charging cradle 200 side using a wired communication unit such as a near field wireless communication or a USB cable . The controller 410 of the charging cradle 200 may control the software activation information stored in the memory or the charging cradle identification information stored in the memory to be transmitted through the communication unit 420 in response to the transmission request. In this case as well, the app or the specific software installed in the mobile terminal is activated by the received software activation information or the identification information of the device with the charging cradle corresponding to the location-based information, thereby enabling the convenience of the terminal user. The communication unit 420 may be any one of a wireless communication unit and a wireless communication unit as described above.

FIG. 9 illustrates a peripheral network configuration diagram of the charging cradle 200 according to another embodiment of the present invention, which can be connected to the Internet.

Referring to FIG. 9, the networks 1 and 2 are physical environments or devices capable of exchanging data between a specific device and a device by wire or wireless, and a network connecting each configuration of the object Internet network Devices using various technologies or communication methods are available.

In FIG. 9, the IoT terminal D1 (500) is a device collecting various information data such as a sensor node of a sensor network. For example, a device for collecting specific data such as a sensor for measuring temperature, a sensor for measuring humidity, a CCTV for capturing an image, and a sensor for measuring the concentration of dust (aerosol).

The mobile terminal 10, which is capable of being coupled to or in contact with the charging cradle 200, is configured to receive services using data collected and managed in the object internet network by accessing the object internet network such as a mobile phone, a smart phone, or a tablet PC.

For example, a user at a remote location can view an image taken by a CCTV, which is an IoT terminal, through his or her own smartphone, or the user can check data collected by a DSS measurement sensor through his / her smartphone. A dedicated application is installed and used in the mobile terminal 10 to receive the object Internet data service. This dedicated application may be provided by the app server 550.

Hereinafter, a technique or configuration not specifically described other than the core configuration of the charging cradle 200 according to the embodiment of the present invention may be applied to a well-known technology or configuration in the object Internet network system or refer to published IoT related standard documents The person skilled in the art will be able to fully understand it.

The IoT terminal D1 and the user terminal 520 and the mobile terminal 10 as well as the charging stand 200 according to the embodiment of the present invention can be configured to receive the system configuration through the networks 1 and 2 and the gateway G / The mobile terminal 10 connected to the charging stand 200 and connected to the IoT platform server 540 for controlling the mobile terminal 10 includes an app server 550 for providing an application for receiving services through the mobile communication network, And can be connected to a service providing server 530 that provides a service through an application installed in the mobile terminal 10.

The network 1 may be a network such as Zigbee, NFC, Bluetooth, WiFi, SUN, LAN network, Wibro network, mobile communication 3G network, mobile communication 4G network, As a result, various short-range communication networks and mobile communication networks are available.

The gateway (GW) 510 communicates with the IoT terminal D1 and the charging cradle 200 and communicates with the IoT terminal and the charging cradle 200 so as to communicate with the Iogt terminal and the charging cradle 200 For example, the charging cradle identification information and the mobile terminal identification information) to the designated IoT platform server 540 or the service providing server 530.

When the charging cradle identification information and the mobile terminal identification information are received from the charging cradle 200, the service providing server 530 uses the received mobile terminal identification information to determine whether the link information for service provision is included in the corresponding mobile terminal 10 And transmits activation information for activating specific software installed in the mobile terminal 10. [ Also, the service providing server 530 recognizes the space where the charging cradle 200 is located by using the charging cradle identification information, and provides information corresponding to the space to the mobile terminal 10.

Meanwhile, the gateway 510 and the IOT platform server 540 or the service providing server 530 are generally located remotely from each other. Therefore, although a wired network such as a telephone network or an optical communication can be used, the network 2 generally uses a mobile communication network.

The following description will be made on the assumption that the charging cradle identification information and the mobile terminal identification information collected in the charging cradle 200 are transmitted to the service providing server 530. [

Fig. 10 is a block diagram of the charging cradle 200 shown in Fig. 9, and Fig. 11 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the charging cradle 200 shown in Fig. 9, respectively.

The charging station 200, which is a component of the Internet, includes a terminal sensing unit 401 for sensing a connection or a contact with the mobile terminal 10 or the mobile terminal case 100 as shown in FIG. 10,

A controller 403 for requesting transmission of the mobile terminal identification information according to the terminal detection result and transmitting and receiving the mobile terminal identification information received in response to the request to the designated server through the object internet network together with the charge restraint identification information, ,

Transmits a signal requesting transmission of the mobile terminal identification information to the mobile terminal 10 coupled or contacted with the charging stand, receives the mobile terminal identification information transmitted from the mobile terminal 10, And at least one communication unit 405 for transmitting the charging cradle identification information to the object internet network. This charging stand 200 also includes a power supply delay circuit 270 as shown in FIG.

6, the terminal detection unit 401 detects any one of a hall sensor, an object detection sensor, and a power supply delay circuit capable of checking whether power is supplied through a power line supplied to a charging terminal of the mobile terminal 10 Optional.

The communication unit 403 must be able to communicate with both the mobile terminal 10 and the object Internet network. The communication unit 403 may include a short-range wireless communication module for performing short-range wireless communication with the mobile terminal 10 and the object Internet network, and a plurality of short-range wireless communication modules according to one or a different communication method.

The communication unit 403 communicates with the charging terminal formed in the mobile terminal 10 or communicates with the mobile terminal through the data terminal constituting the pin terminal contacting the pattern electrode unit formed in the mobile terminal case 100 A first communication unit, and a second communication unit for wired or wireless communication with the object Internet network.

For reference, the charging cradle identification information transmitted from the control unit 403 to the service providing server 530 through the Internet of objects is recognized as location information for identifying a space where the user of the mobile terminal 10 is located, The information is recognized as the identification information of the mobile terminal that must be connected to provide the service.

The operation of the charging cradle 200 shown in FIG. 10 will now be described with reference to FIG.

For example, the user's mobile terminal 10 is magnetically coupled to the charging cradle 200 attached to the table in the establishment where the Internet of things is built. In this case, the pattern electrode unit 110 formed on the terminal case 100 is physically contacted with the pin terminal unit 210 formed on the charging stand 200. In addition, the magnet attached to the terminal case 100 for sensing the terminal connection or contact is positioned close to the hall sensor attached to the charging stand 200.

The control unit 403 of the charging cradle 200 monitors a signal input from the hall sensor or other terminal sensing unit 401 to detect whether the mobile terminal 10 is in contact with or in contact with the charging cradle 200 )can do.

If it is detected in step S50 that the mobile terminal 10 is coupled, the controller 403 requests the mobile terminal 10 to transmit the mobile terminal identification information through the short range wireless communication module as the communication unit 405 in step S60 .

When the mobile terminal 10 transmits the mobile terminal identification information through its short-range wireless communication module in response to the request for transmission of the mobile terminal identification information, the controller 403 transmits the mobile terminal identification information through the communication unit 405 (Step S70).

When the mobile terminal identification information is received, the control unit 403 transmits the received mobile terminal identification information and its charging stand identification information stored in the internal memory to the object Internet network through the communication unit 405 (step S80). In this case, URI information of the destination of the service providing server 530 may be included and transmitted to the object Internet network.

Accordingly, the service providing server 530 can recognize that the user who is to be provided with the service is located in the restaurant through the identification information of the received charging stand, and the mobile terminal identification information includes link information for connection to the server You can send a message.

The user who has joined or contacted with his / her mobile terminal 10 in the charging cradle 200 can access the service providing server 530 through the link information received in the mobile terminal 10, and the corresponding service providing server 530 The menu information, the profile information of the chefs, the restaurant history information, and the like provided without any additional terminal operation.

The mobile terminal user can conveniently control objects connectable to the service providing server 530 through the object Internet through the above operation.

While the invention has been shown and described with reference to certain embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. For example, in the embodiments of the present invention, the embodiments of the present invention have been described by way of examples that can be applied to a charging stand of a charging apparatus pre-registered by the applicant of the present application. However, in the mobile terminal stand, It is possible to obtain the same effect as the present invention by merely installing a module having a function of wirelessly transmitting information for activating a specific software. Accordingly, the true scope of the present invention should be determined only by the appended claims.

100: terminal case 110: pattern electrode part
200: charging stand 210: pin terminal

Claims (17)

A charging stand for supplying charging power by engaging or contacting with a mobile terminal or a mobile terminal case,
A terminal detection unit for detecting a connection or a contact with the mobile terminal or the mobile terminal case;
A control unit for controlling transmission of software activation information for activating specific software installed in the terminal according to a terminal detection result;
And a communication unit for transmitting the software activation information transmitted by the control unit to the mobile terminal or the mobile terminal case.
[2] The charge holder as set forth in claim 1, wherein the terminal sensing unit is one of a Hall sensor, an object sensor, and a power supply delay circuit unit capable of checking power supply through a power line supplied to a charging terminal of the mobile terminal.
The charge holder according to claim 1, wherein the communication unit is a short-range wireless communication module for short-range wireless transmission of the software activation information.
The mobile communication terminal of claim 1, wherein the communication unit transmits the software activation information through a data terminal constituting a pin terminal connected to a charge terminal formed in the mobile terminal or a pattern electrode portion formed in the mobile terminal case. .
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the software activation information is any one of identification information of the active software, identification information of the charging cradle, and location identification information of the mobile terminal and is stored in the storage unit of the control unit Charging stand.
A terminal case having a pattern electrode portion electrically connected to the connector and having a plurality of magnets mounted on the back surface of the pattern electrode portion;
And a charging cradle having pin terminals for making contact with the pattern electrodes on the surface contacting the terminal case, and magnets for magnetically coupling with the magnets,
A terminal sensing unit for sensing contact of the terminal case;
A control unit for controlling transmission of software activation information for activating specific software installed in the terminal according to a terminal detection result;
And a communication unit for transmitting the software activation information transmitted by the control unit to the mobile terminal coupled to the terminal case.
The mobile terminal of claim 6, wherein the terminal sensing unit is one of a hall sensor, an object sensor, and a power supply delay circuit unit that can check whether power is supplied through a power line supplied to a charging terminal of the mobile terminal. Device.
The charging device of claim 6, wherein the communication unit is a short-range wireless communication module for short-range wireless transmission of the software activation information.
7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the communication unit transmits the software activation information through a data terminal constituting a pin terminal contacting the pattern electrode unit formed in the terminal case.
The method as claimed in any one of claims 6 to 9, wherein the software activation information is any one of identification information of the active software, identification information of the charging cradle, and location identification information of the mobile terminal and is stored in the storage unit of the control unit Charging device of mobile terminal.
A charging stand for supplying charging power by engaging or contacting with a mobile terminal or a mobile terminal case,
A terminal detection unit for detecting a connection or a contact with the mobile terminal or the mobile terminal case;
A control unit for requesting transmission of the mobile terminal identification information according to the terminal detection result and transmitting and receiving the mobile terminal identification information received in response to the request to the designated server through the object internet network together with the charge restraint identification information;
And transmits the signal requesting transmission of the mobile terminal identification information to the mobile terminal coupled to or contacted with the charging stand, receiving the mobile terminal identification information transmitted from the mobile terminal, and transmitting the received mobile terminal identification information and the charging stand identification information And one or more communication units for transmitting to the Internet network.
[12] The charge holder as set forth in claim 11, wherein the terminal sensing unit is one of a Hall sensor, an object sensor, and a power supply delay circuit unit capable of checking power supply through a power line supplied to a charging terminal of the mobile terminal.
[12] The charge holder according to claim 11, wherein the communication unit is a short-range wireless communication module or a plurality of short-range wireless communication modules according to different communication methods.
12. The apparatus of claim 11,
A first communication unit for communicating with a mobile terminal through a data terminal constituting a pin terminal connected to a charging terminal formed in the mobile terminal or contacting a pattern electrode portion formed in the mobile terminal case;
And a second communication unit for wired or wireless communication with the object Internet network.
A charging stand for supplying charging power by engaging or contacting with a mobile terminal or a mobile terminal case,
A communication unit for receiving a software activation information or a request to transmit a charge restraint identification information from a mobile terminal coupled to or in contact with the charge restraint;
And a control unit for transmitting and receiving the software activation information or the charge restraint identification information stored in the internal memory to the mobile terminal through the communication unit in response to the receipt of the software activation information or the charge restraint identification information.
16. The charging station as set forth in claim 15, wherein the communication unit is a short-range wireless communication module for short-distance wireless transmission of the software activation information or the charging bed identification information.
[Claim 15] The system of claim 15, wherein the communication unit transmits or receives the software activation information or the charging cradle identification information through a data terminal constituting a pin terminal which is connected to the charging terminal formed in the mobile terminal or contacts the pattern electrode part formed in the mobile terminal case Features a charging cradle.

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