KR20170117658A - Method for mate guarding personal possessions - Google Patents

Abstract

In the present invention, the range of the proximity guard zone GZ with respect to the slaves 4, 6, and 8 based on the master 2 is set at a distance of 50 to 300 cm, The personal user 9 is set or changed via the master 2 or the slaves 4, 6 and 8 by using the master 2 as an RFID reader and the slaves 4, Personal belongings of portable electronic device types such as smart phones, smart watches, tablet PCs, digital cameras, smart watches, MP3 devices, notebook PCs, etc., which are frequently used by individuals by allowing proximity guarding within a proximity zone (GZ) And personal items such as wallets, purses, etc. can be collected in bulk, and there is an advantage that the personal items can be recognized immediately before the loss.

Description

{METHOD FOR MATE GUARDING PERSONAL POSSESSIONS}

The present invention relates to a method for protecting personal belongings of a user, and more particularly, to a personal proximity protection method for allowing personal belongings to be closely guarded through close communication between the personal belongings used by the user.

Portable electronic devices such as smart phones, tablet PCs, digital cameras, smart watches, MP3 devices, and notebook PCs are now becoming commonplace, and they are becoming indispensable necessities for everyday life and social activities.

In addition, the personal carrying bag stores a variety of personal items such as wallet, eyeglass case, diary, secondary battery, and cosmetics. In this case, the portable electronic device that the user needs to use can be stored in a bag or pocket And go to his destination.

A small bag that has been stored in a bag or the like, or a small bag in which a plurality of personal items are stored, may be taken out of the outside activity, and may be left in the place, or may be lost in the pocket. In such a case, Because of the increasing trend of the products and the information of the individuals who have difficulties when they are exposed, there is a danger of loss, and when a bag or wallet is lost, it becomes a big nuisance.

Therefore, many people will be able to get a good response if measures are taken to prevent them or to immediately find them immediately before the loss of personal belongings.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-2011-0107302, entitled "

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a method for proximal personal protection of personal belongings such as portable electronic equipment such as a smart phone, a smart watch, etc. frequently used by individuals, personal items such as wallets, and handbags.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a method of protecting personal belongings of a user, which allows a user to immediately recognize various personal belongings immediately before they are lost.

The present invention according to the above object is achieved by providing a master 2 and a plurality of slaves 4, 6, and 8 for dividing personal belongings of individual users 9 or worn by individual users 9, The master 2 is an RFID reader and the plurality of slaves 4 and 6 and 8 communicate with the master 2 in a radio tag in which RFID tags communicate with each other The master 2 is controlled by the master control unit 10 to control the output power of the transmission unit 22 in the master 2 based on the master 2 A process of forming a range of the proximity guard zone GZ with a plurality of slaves 4, 6 and 8 at a distance of 50 to 300 cm while performing mutual recognition and communication between the slaves 4, 6) If there is a slave at the limit distance before leaving the close guard zone (GZ) among (8), a warning alarm Controlling the master 2 to generate a warning alarm at the same time that the master 2 receives the warning command and the corresponding slave receiving the warning alarm command notifies the master 2 that a read command of the master 2 has been received Generating a warning alarm including at least a warning sound when a read command from the master (2) is not received in the determination after the elapse of the waiting time; and when the corresponding slave Determining whether there is a valid command corresponding to an input stop using a combination of the selection input unit 42 and the motion component 40 through the slave and stopping the warning alarm in response to the valid command; When the read command from the master 2 is received by moving the slave into the proximity guard zone GZ, It is characterized in constituted by any process that stops geonggo alarm in the corresponding slave.

The present invention relates to a portable electronic device such as a smart phone, a smart watch, a tablet PC, a digital camera, a smart watch, an MP3 device, a notebook PC, etc., It helps to collect personal belongings such as device type personal belongings or wallet, handbag etc. collectively, and has the advantage of protecting personal items immediately before they are lost.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a proximity guard concept of a personal belongings close proximity guards according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a view showing the components of a personal belongings proximity guards according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
3 is a circuit block diagram of a master which is an RFID reader according to an embodiment of the present invention,
4 is a circuit block diagram of a slave which is an RFID tag according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a control flow chart for a personal belongings proximity guard according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

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

FIG. 1 is a conceptual block diagram of a personal belongings proximity guards according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) communication method is used so that personal belongings can be closely guarded, So that the range can be easily selected by the individual user (9).

In general, an RFID system is called a transponder, and includes a radio tag having unique identification information in an internal tag memory, an RFID reader, and an RFID reader. The tag is also called an interrogator, A reader for reading, and a computer for connecting the reader.

An RFID reader corresponding to the master (2) of the present invention transmits an electric magnetic field through an antenna for a reader, and in case of a passive tag, supplies power to the tag and exchanges data with the tag.

In the present invention, a plurality of slaves (4), (6), and (8), which are RFID tags, are provided in addition to a master (2) serving as an RFID reader so that mutual proximity to the user's personal belongings can be secured .

The individual user 9 may enclose or affix the master 2 or the slaves 4, 6, 8 to each of his or her personal belongings according to the invention or may wear it on the user's body.

2, the master 2 is inserted into the large bag 52 of the user's personal belongings and the first slave 4, which is the wireless tag, is inserted into the bag 54 inside the large bag 52, A second slave 6 as a wireless tag is attached to the smartphone 6a and a third slave 8 in the form of a ring as a wireless tag is worn on the user's finger.

In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the master 2 is indicated by the symbol "M" and the slaves 4, 6, 8 are indicated by the symbol "S" for the convenience of classification.

In the personal proximity guards according to the embodiment of the present invention, the master 2 as an RFID reader is of a hand held type and can be implemented in a size as small as half the size of a business card, . The thickness can be up to 5 to 10 mm.

In the present invention, the range of the proximity guard zone (GZ) is preferably a proximity distance of 50 to 300 cm (0.5 to 3 meters) as the distance (ℓ) centered on the master (2).

In the present invention, when the slaves 4, 6, and 8 are located in the proximity guard zone GZ, personal belongings corresponding to the slaves 4, 6, and 8 are in a state of proximity guarding, If one of the slaves 4, 6, and 8 of the slaves 4, 6, and 8 is in the limit distance before leaving the proximity guard zone GZ, a warning alarm is generated in the master 2 and the slave at the departure point .

That is, in the present invention, the recognition communication between the master 2 as the RFID reader and the slaves 4, 6, and 8 as the wireless tags continues to occur, and immediately before the distance l between the masters 2 and slaves 4, The slave to be released together with the master 2 generates a simultaneous warning alarm.

The range of the proximity guard zone GZ ranges from 50 cm to 300 cm (0.5 meters to 3 meters) can be set or changed by the user using the master 2, and slaves 4 (6 (8), it is possible to change the selection range of the proximity guard zone (GZ).

The input unit 12 and the display unit 14 are provided for setting and changing the proximity guard zone range in the master 2 so that the proximity guard zone range setting and change of the slave units 4, 6, (42 in FIG. 4) and a motion detection component 40 are provided in the slaves 4, 6,

3 is a circuit block diagram of the master 2, which is an RFID reader according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3, the master 2 according to the present invention includes a control unit 10, an input unit 12, a display unit 14, a warning alarm output unit 16, a memory 18, an output power control unit 20, a transmitting unit 22, a receiving unit 24, and an antenna 26. [

That is, the master 2 includes a user interface unit including an input unit 12 and a display unit 14, an antenna 26 for cognitive communication via radio between the slaves 4, 6 and 8, Receiving unit 22 and 24 for wirelessly transmitting and receiving RFID-type data to and from the slaves 4, 6 and 8, a warning alarm output unit 16 for outputting a warning alarm, An output power adjusting unit 20 for adjusting the output power of the transmitting unit 22 under the control of the control unit 10 and a master control unit 10 for controlling the respective parts of the master 2 as a whole.

In the present invention, the master control unit 10 registers the registration target slaves 4, 6, and 8 in the memory 18 as a tag for proximity security through the user interface and transmits the proximity guard zone GZ range (GZ) selection information read out from one or more of the setting request for the slaves (4), (6) and (8) is received by the memory 18 immediately.

The master control unit 10 is also connected to the registration slaves 4, 6 and 8 by radio communication in the proximity guard zone GZ controlled by the output power control unit 20 When the distance between the slaves 4, 6, and 8 reaches the limit distance before the distance between the slaves 4, 6, and 8 is exceeded, the slaves 4, 6, 2 through the warning alarm output unit 16, the corresponding slave generates a warning alarm corresponding to the presence of the point of departure of the close guard zone GZ.

4 is a circuit block diagram of slaves 4, 6, and 8, which are RFID tags according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the case of having a selection input unit 42 for selecting a proximity guard zone GZ range It is implemented as an active electronic tag.

Each of the slaves 4, 6 and 8 according to the present invention includes a tag control unit 30, a radio unit 32, a tag antenna 34, an energy harvesting unit 36 and a battery 38, A selection input unit 42, a warning alarm output unit 44, and a tag memory 46. [0035]

The energy harvesting portion 36 and the battery 38 may be selectively provided and when the slaves 4, 6 and 8 have a size equal to that of the master 2, the energy harvesting portion 36, And the battery 38 may be provided.

The energy harvesting unit 36 is a means for harvesting the energy around the slaves 4, 6, and 8, and supplies power to each of the slaves 4, 6, Supply. The energy harvesting section 2 can be formed of any one of a photoelectric element, a thermoelectric element, a piezoelectric element, and a radio-electronic conversion element, or a combination thereof.

Each of the slaves 4, 6 and 8 of the present invention stores unique identification information in the internal tag memory 46. Under the control of the tag control unit 30 at the time of reading the radio tag of the master 2, The unique identification information stored in the memory 46 is read.

According to the present invention, each tag memory 46 of the slaves 4, 6, and 8 stores, in addition to the unique identification information of the tag, the individual user 9 holding the slave, A plurality of proximity guard zone distance information (No. 1: proximity guard zone distance 1, 2: proximity guard zone distance 2) capable of requesting change can be stored and the function of the proximity guard zone warning alarm can be released Information (No. 3: warning alarm off) is also stored. In addition, each tag memory 46 also stores guard operation confirmation alarm information (No. 4) for requesting a confirmation alarm as to whether the close guard operation of the master 2 and the slaves 4, 6, 8 is properly performed have.

The proximity guard zone distance information and alarm release information of the warning alarm stored in the tag memory 46 in order and the security operation confirmation alarm information are transmission candidate data that can be read and transmitted at the time of reading the radio tag in the master 2 .

The user can fully specify the transmission candidate data only by simultaneously inputting the selection input section 42 and the motion detection component 40 according to the present invention.

The selection input unit 42 may be implemented by a number of buttons corresponding to the number of transmission candidate data, but may also be implemented by one button. When the selection input unit 42 is provided as one button on the slave, it can operate as if there are multiple buttons by pressing the button a plurality of times.

The motion detection component 40 may be composed of at least one of an acceleration sensor and a gyro sensor, or may be implemented by other equivalent sensing means.

Due to the characteristics of the slaves 4, 6 and 8, the button of the selection input section 42 is pressed during slave transfer of the user, the button of the selection input section 42 is pressed by the user unintentionally, The detection component 40 functions as a sorting tool for accepting only a proper input from the input of the indiscriminate selection input unit 42. [

For example, when the first button of the selection input unit 42 is depressed and the motion detection component 40 performs an operation of flipping the slaves 4, 6, 8 that can be detected, When the sensing component 40 determines that the sensed movement pattern meets a predetermined movement pattern criterion and satisfies the predetermined movement pattern criterion, the proximity guard zone distance 1 (() of the tag memory 46 corresponding to the input button of the selection input section 42 1) is selected and confirmed.

After the selection of the user is properly performed, when the master 2, which is the RFID reader, receives the data providing request signal, the tag controller 30 reads the selected information from the transmission candidate data of the tag memory 46, To the master 2, which is an RF reader.

When the master control unit 10 of the master 2 receives the transfer candidate data from the slaves 4, 6 and 8 based on the contents of the transfer candidate data, The distance of the proximity guard zone GZ recognized by the master 2 is changed by adjusting the portion 20.

If the content of the transfer candidate data from the slaves 4, 6 and 8 is a warning alarm-off request, even if the slaves 4, 6 and 8 deviate from the close guard zone GZ, ) Or the corresponding slave (4) (6) (8).

Therefore, the individual user 9 can select the slave (4), (6) or (8) of the slave (8) having the slave (8) A warning alarm-off function that is selected and designated based on the input of the component 40 can be used.

It is also possible for the individual user 9 to make a choice to ensure that the proximity guard operation to the master 2 and all the slaves 4, 6 and 8 is properly performed, And also through the slaves (4) (6) and (8).

When the personal user 9 attempts to select the guard operation confirmation alarm as one of the slaves 4, 6 and 8 individually held by the individual user 9, the master 2 and all the slaves 4, 6, (8) generates an alarm confirming that the close guard operation is properly performed.

According to the present invention, the warning alarm output unit 44 for generating the warning alarm for preventing the escape of the proximity guard zone GZ provided in the slaves 4, 6, 8 can be realized as a micro speaker, It can be realized as a tiny piezoelectric device vibrator or a very small vibration motor.

The warning alarm output unit 16 (44) provided in the master (2) and the slaves (4) (6) (8) according to the present invention performs the close guard operation under the control of the master control unit 10 and the tag control unit 30 And generates a warning alarm related thereto.

In the present invention, although the individual user 9 of the slaves 4, 6 and 8 can change the distance of the close guard zone GZ, the distance of the close guard zone GZ can also be varied in the master 2 .

The distance variable of the proximity guard zone GZ that can recognize the slaves 4, 6 and 8 as the wireless tags in the master 2 is determined by the user through the user interface unit consisting of the input unit 12 and the display unit 14. [ Or by controlling the output power of the master 2, which is an RFID reader, through its own control by the mapped program.

The master control unit 10 sets the value of the proximity guard zone GZ to the value closest to the proximity guard zone GZ among the master 2 and the slaves 4, The distance of the guard zone GZ is set in common.

Thereafter, the master control unit 10 of the master 2 controls the master 2 and the registration slaves 4 and 6 (in the wireless communication in the proximity guard zone GZ controlled by the output power control unit 20) 8), if the distance between the slaves 4, 6, and 8 reaches the limit distance before leaving the proximity guard zone GZ, a warning alarm command is sent to the corresponding slave at the limit distance among the slaves 4, And at the same time, generates a warning alarm corresponding to the slave is located at the departure point of the close guard zone (GZ) through the warning alarm output unit 16 of the master 2.

Therefore, both the master 2 and the slaves 4, 6 and 8 are classified into a large bag 52 or a bag 54 or a wearer of a personal user 9 such as a smart phone 6a or a ring A user who is a slave and a master 2 simultaneously receives a warning alarm 2 immediately before the master 2 or the slaves 4, 6 and 8 come out of the proximity guard zone GZ formed mutually by the master 2, So that personal belongings such as personal belongings, purses, and handbag can be collected in a lump sum, and personal security can be made so that the personal belongings can be recognized immediately before the loss.

FIG. 5 is a control flowchart for proximity guarding of personal belongings according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Now, a control method in the master 2 and the slaves 4, 6, and 8 for the proximity guard of personal belongings according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to FIG.

The individual user 9 uses a master 2 and a plurality of slaves 4, 6 and 8 to divide the personal belongings of the individual user 9 into pieces or worn by the individual user 9 . At this time, the master 2 is an RFID reader, and is a radio tag that communicates with the master 2 in an RFID manner as a plurality of slaves 4, 6, and 8.

The master 2 transmits the output power of the transmitter 22 provided in the master 2 under the control of the master controller 10 to the output power controller 20 To set the range of the proximity guard zone GZ with respect to the slaves 4, 6, and 8 based on the master 2 as a user required distance value within a distance of 50 to 300 cm.

When the master 2 receives the transmission candidate data related to the distance change from one of the slaves 4, 6 and 8, the master 2 transmits the transmission candidate data to the change request distance of the proximity guard zone GZ The output power adjusting unit 20 adjusts the distance of the close guard zone GZ.

Therefore, the distance value setting and change of the proximity guard zone GZ in the master 2 can be performed by either the master 2 or the slaves 4, 6 and 8, The range of the proximity guard zone (GZ) is set.

When the proximity guard zone GZ range is set, the master 2 periodically (for several milliseconds, for example) issues a read command to the slaves 4, 6, (Step 100 in FIG. 5) within the proximity guard zone GZ at a distance of 50 to 300 cm from the master 2 and the slaves 4, 6,

The master 2 also determines whether there is a slave at the limit distance before the proximity guard zone GZ is exited during the perception communication between the master 2 and the slaves 4, 6 and 8 in the proximity guard zone GZ (Step 102 of FIG. 5).

If there is a slave at the limit distance before leaving the proximity guard zone GZ, the master 2 immediately sends a warning alarm command to the slave before the communication is disconnected, and at the same time, (Step 102 of FIG. 5).

At this time, the master control unit 10 of the master 2 does not immediately generate an alarm via the alarm alarm output unit 16 but sends a read command to the slave 4, 6, 8 If the slave does not respond to the read command while periodically transmitting, a warning alarm is generated at the master (2) at that time.

On the other hand, when receiving a warning alarm command from the master 2, the slave waits for a predetermined waiting time (for example, 2 to 3 seconds) and judges whether the read command from the master 2 is received again (Step 104 of FIG. 5).

If the slave does not receive a read command from the master 2 in the judgment after the elapse of the waiting time, the corresponding slave indicates that the slave is out of the proximity guard zone GZ, 44) (step 106 of FIG. 5).

The warning alarm through the warning alarm output unit 44 in the slave can be implemented to generate a warning sound continuously or intermittently, or to generate a warning sound including vibration. It is preferable that the warning sound duration of the warning alarm through the warning alarm output unit 44 in the slave is 1 minute to 3 minutes.

Therefore, if someone steals a purse containing the slave, a warning alarm, which includes a slave's required beep sound, will be quite annoying and annoying, and will provide a sensation that will be easily seen by others.

However, if it is determined that the individual user 9 carrying the slave does not need to leave the proximity guard zone GZ, the individual user 9 will input the valid command corresponding to the alarm stop through the corresponding slave.

In order to input the effective command corresponding to the alarm stop in the slaves 4, 6 and 8 of the present invention, the selection input unit 42 and the motion component 40 provided in the slaves 4, 6, Should be used in combination. For example, it may be an operation of pressing any one of the selection input unit 42 and shaking the slave three or more times.

If there is a valid instruction corresponding to the alarm stop using the combination of the selection input unit 42 and the motion component 40 through the slave, the corresponding slave recognizes that there is a valid instruction corresponding to the alarm stop, ) (Step 108 of FIG. 5). At this time, however, a warning alarm in the master 2 is still generated.

On the other hand, if it is recognized that the personal user 9 has moved with respect to his or her master 2 or the slave corresponding to the slave during the occurrence of the alarm, the relative distance to the master 2 is narrowed, When the slave moves into the proximity guard zone GZ as a result of the movement, the read command from the master 2 is received. Accordingly, the corresponding slave immediately stops the warning alarm generated in the corresponding slave, and the master 2 immediately stops the warning alarm generated in the master 2 in response to the response from the corresponding slave according to the read command (Step 110 of FIG. 5).

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. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited by the described embodiments, but should be determined by the scope of claims and equivalents thereof.

The present invention can be usefully used as a device for preventing the loss of objects.

(2) - Master (4) (6) (8) - Slave
(6a) - Smartphones (9) - Personal users
(GZ) - Close guard zone
(10) - Control section (12) - Input section
(14) - Display (16) - Warning alarm output
(18) - Memory (20) - Output power regulator
(30) a tag control unit (32) a radio unit
(36) - Energy Harvesting (38) - Battery
(40) - motion component (42) - selection input
(44) - a warning alarm output part (46) - a tag memory
(52) - Large bag (54) - Hand bag

Claims (1)

(2) and a plurality of slaves (4), (6) and (8) for allowing the personal user (9) to divide the personal belongings of the personal user (9) A method of proximity guarding of personal belongings in a security device comprising an RFID reader and a plurality of slaves (4), (6), and (8)
The master 2 is controlled by the master control unit 10 to control the output power of the transmission unit 22 provided in the master 2 and a plurality of A process of forming a range of the proximity guard zone GZ with the slaves 4, 6 and 8 at a distance of 50 to 300 cm,
The master 2 sends a warning alarm command to the slave 4, 6, or 8 if there is a slave at a predetermined distance before leaving the proximity guard zone GZ, and at the same time, Controlling an alarm to be generated;
Upon receiving the warning alarm command, the corresponding slave determines whether a read command of the master (2) is received after a predetermined waiting time has elapsed.
Generating a warning alarm including at least a warning sound when a read command from the master (2) is not received in the determination after the lapse of the waiting time;
During the occurrence of a warning alarm, the corresponding slave determines whether there is a valid command corresponding to an alarm stop using the selection input unit 42 and the motion component 40 through the corresponding slave, and when there is a valid command, The process of stopping,
When a read command from the master (2) is received by moving the corresponding slave to the proximity guard zone (GZ) during the occurrence of a warning alarm, the corresponding slave suspends the security alarm in the corresponding slave Proximity guards for personal belongings.

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