KR20170056922A

KR20170056922A - Wireless tag for refrigerator

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Publication number: KR20170056922A
Application number: KR1020150160377A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 지예진
Original assignee: 지예진
Priority date: 2015-11-16
Filing date: 2015-11-16
Publication date: 2017-05-24
Also published as: KR102000736B1

Abstract

The radio tag for a refrigerator includes a communication unit capable of directly or indirectly communicating with the refrigerator, a switch unit capable of activating the function of the tag, a fixing unit fixing the tag to the object to be stored in the refrigerator, And a controller for transmitting an operation signal including an identification code to the refrigerator. The refrigerator includes a communication module and a touch display module, and can integrally manage information on an object to be stored together with the tag identification code.

Description

[0001] WIRELESS TAG FOR REFRIGERATOR [0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to refrigerator management, and more particularly, to a radio tag for a refrigerator that can easily manage food or articles stored in the refrigerator.

When you store food or goods in a refrigerator, you sometimes forget when it has been stored and sometimes it is not easy to find where you put it.

Recently, a lot of technologies have been developed in relation to Internet of things, and contents of refrigerator are being developed. For example, according to Laid-Open Patent Application No. 10-2011-0050764, there is disclosed a device for cataloging items relating to articles in order to hygienically and economically manage the articles in the refrigerator. However, there is a limit to the efficient management of the items in the refrigerator.

The present invention relates to a wireless tag and system for a refrigerator that can facilitate registration and management of objects stored in a refrigerator using radio tag technology.

The present invention relates to a radio tag for a refrigerator and a system including an alarm function so as to manage a shelf life of an object to be stored and to easily find a desired object.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a refrigerator may include a communication module capable of directly or indirectly communicating with an external device, and a wireless tag for a refrigerator may include a communication unit capable of directly or indirectly communicating with the outside .

According to this aspect, the wireless tag includes a communication unit capable of directly or indirectly communicating with the refrigerator, a switch unit capable of activating the function of the tag, a fixing unit fixing the tag to the object to be stored in the refrigerator, And a control unit for transmitting an operation signal including the tag identification code to the refrigerator.

Correspondingly, the refrigerator includes a receiving module for receiving the operating signal transmitted from the wireless tag, a touch display module for further inputting information related to the wireless tag, and a communication module for the wireless tag specified using the stored tag identification code And a transmitting module for transmitting a paging signal.

In this specification, a refrigerator and a radio tag can communicate directly or indirectly. Direct communication may mean communication via short-range wireless communication such as RFID, NFC, Zigbee, Bluetooth, direct Wi-Fi without any network, and indirect communication may be performed using WiFi, Quot; and " through "

The user may temporarily bind the radio tag to the object to be stored in the refrigerator. At this time, a fixing part such as a clip, a clamp, a bonding part, a suction plate, a magnet, or the like may be used. The user can operate the control unit through the switch unit while fixing the wireless tag, and the control unit can transmit the signal related to the operation together with the tag identification code to the outside through the communication unit.

The refrigerator can directly or indirectly receive the operation signal from the wireless tag, and the refrigerator can receive additional information about the object to be stored through the touch display module. The information entered here may include at least one of item, date of purchase, shelf life, shelf life notification, location and other precautions.

The input information and the tag identification code can be matched with each other and stored in the storage module in the refrigerator, and the contents stored in the storage module can be provided to the user through the touch display module.

The refrigerator can manage according to the expiration date by using the input information. Further, when the user wants to find an item desired, he can provide information about the article according to the necessary expiration date information and keyword, and can also provide information about the position in the refrigerator. In addition, when the user desires to call the target, the wireless tag can be called through the transmission module. When the wireless tag includes the alarm part, the position of the wireless tag and the target specified by using the visual or auditory signal is displayed You may.

The display, input and calling functions of such a refrigerator can also be implemented through a smart phone or the like capable of interlocking with a refrigerator.

The wireless tag and the refrigerator of the present invention can facilitate the registration and management of objects stored in the refrigerator using the wireless tag technology.

The wireless tag and the refrigerator of the present invention can manage the expiration date of the object to be stored and use an alarm function to easily find a desired object.

1 is a view for explaining a radio tag for a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a view for explaining a state in which the radio tag shown in Fig. 1 is fixed to the object of the sealing flow;
FIG. 3 is a view for explaining an operation state occurring while fixing the radio tag of FIG. 2 to a target.
4 is a view for explaining a refrigerator interlocked with a wireless tag according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a view for explaining the operation of the refrigerator of FIG.
Fig. 6 is a view for explaining a state in which the radio tag of Fig. 1 is fixed to a container for a refrigerator.
FIG. 7 is a view for explaining an operation state occurring while fixing the radio tag of FIG. 6 to a target.
8 is a diagram for explaining a process of calling a radio tag according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments. For reference, the same numbers in this description refer to substantially the same elements and can be described with reference to the contents described in the other drawings under these rules, and the contents which are judged to be obvious to the person skilled in the art or repeated can be omitted.

FIG. 1 is a view for explaining a radio tag for a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a view for explaining a state in which the radio tag shown in FIG. Of the wireless tag of FIG.

1, the wireless tag 100 includes a communication unit 120 capable of directly or indirectly communicating with a refrigerator, a first switch 130 and a second switch 135 capable of activating the function of the tag, A clipping unit 140 and a suction unit 145 for fixing a tag to an object to be processed, and a control unit 150 for transmitting an operation signal including a tag identification code to the refrigerator through the communication unit 120.

The control unit 150 is operatively connected to the first switch 130, the second switch 135 and the communication unit 120. The first switch 130 is connected to the clip unit 140 and the second switch 135 Is connected to the adsorption unit 145. [ 2, when the wireless tag 100 is fixed to the object of the sealing flow using the clip unit 140, the clip unit 140 is fixed to the object as shown in FIG. The first switch 130 is pressed.

In this embodiment, although the first switch 130 is linked to the operation of the clip unit 140, the fixed unit and the switch may operate separately, and the user may operate the switch separately from the fixed operation.

FIG. 4 is a view for explaining a refrigerator interlocked with a wireless tag according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a view for explaining the operation of the refrigerator of FIG.

Referring to FIGS. 4 and 5, the refrigerator generally has a structure similar to that of a conventional refrigerator. However, the control module 210 is functionally connected to the transmission / reception module 220 and the touch display module 230 in conjunction with the wireless tag. The transmission / reception module 220 may be integrated into one module as in the present embodiment, but may be provided as a separate module.

The controller 150 can transmit the operation signal together with the tag identification code through the communication unit 120 while the first switch 130 of the wireless tag 100 is pressed. The tag identification code may be an identification code previously agreed between the manufacturer and may be a commonly used identification code such as a MAC address.

The refrigerator may receive an operation signal from the transmission / reception module 220 together with the tag identification code, and the control module 210 may provide an input window as shown in FIG. 4 to the touch display module 230.

4, the user can receive at least one item of information about the item, information about the purchase date, information about the expiration date, information about the expiration date, etc. In addition, Even if it is called, you can input the subdivided position such as fresh compartment, vegetable compartment, first floor compartment.

When the user presses the save button, the input information may be stored together with the tag identification code in a storage module or the like.

As described above, the refrigerator and the wireless tag 100 can communicate directly or indirectly. It is possible to directly communicate through short-range wireless communication such as RFID, NFC, Zigbee, Bluetooth, direct Wi-Fi without any other network, and to indirectly communicate via separate network such as WiFi, .

In this embodiment, the clip portion 140 and the adsorption portion 145 are used as the fixing portion, but various types and fixing portions such as a clamp, a bonding portion, a magnet, and the like can be used.

FIG. 6 is a view for explaining a state in which the radio tag of FIG. 1 is fixed to a container for a refrigerator, and FIG. 7 is a view for explaining an operating state occurring during fixing the radio tag of FIG. 6 to a target.

6 and 7, the wireless tag 100 can be fixed to a container, a bottle, or the like for a refrigerator using the adsorption unit 145. [ The second switch 135 may be depressed as the adsorption unit 145 is pressed, and the wireless tag 100 may be registered in the refrigerator through this process.

When the wireless tag 100 is registered in the refrigerator through the second switch 135, the user can also input information on the item, information on the purchase date, information on the expiration date, or information on the expiration notice And the information thus input may be stored in the storage module matching with the tag identification code.

8 is a diagram for explaining a process of calling a radio tag according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, shelf-life items and the like can be displayed through the touch display module 230 of the refrigerator, and they can be displayed according to the remaining days of shelf life. In addition to this, you can search for desired objects through items, keywords, etc., and search for desired objects through storage days or purchase dates.

The user can call the desired object by pressing the call button which finds the desired object. The transmitter / receiver module 220 of the refrigerator can call the radio tag 100 corresponding to the tag identification code and the radio tag 100 can operate the alarm part 150 in response to the call signal.

In response to the paging signal, the wireless tag 100 may operate LED lighting or alarm sound generation, and the user may specify a desired object position through a lighting signal or an alarm sound signal.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments thereof, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the following claims. It can be understood that

100: wireless tag 110:
120: communication unit 130: first switch
135: second switch 140: clip portion
145: suction part 150: alarm part

Claims

A radio tag for a refrigerator for a refrigerator including a communication function,
A communication unit capable of directly or indirectly communicating with the refrigerator;
A switch unit capable of activating a function of the tag;
A fixing part for fixing the tag to the object to be stored in the refrigerator; And
And a controller for transmitting an operation signal including a tag identification code to the refrigerator through the communication unit in response to activation of the switch unit.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the fixing portion includes a clip portion, and the switch portion includes a first switch that reacts by the operation of the clip portion.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the fixing portion includes a suction portion, and the switch portion includes a second switch that reacts by the operation of the suction portion.

The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising an alarm unit for visually or audibly displaying a position of the tag, wherein the control unit receives a call from the refrigerator through the communication unit, and operates the alarm unit.

A refrigerator for managing an object to be stored by using a wireless tag for a refrigerator,
A receiving module for receiving an operation signal from the wireless tag together with a tag identification code;
A touch display module for inputting information related to the wireless tag; And
And a transmitting module for transmitting a paging signal to a communication unit of the specified wireless tag using the stored tag identification code.

6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the touch display module receives information on at least one of an item, a purchase date, a shelf life, a notice of whether or not the shelf is notified, and a location from the user in response to an operation signal from the wireless tag.

6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the touch display module receives an object for a call from a user and the transmission module searches for a tag identification code corresponding to the specified object and transmits a call signal to a communication unit of the wireless tag, tag.