KR20180062381A - Wireless communication position information electric board system - Google Patents

Abstract

An embodiment of the present invention provides an electronic board device that can provide an environment capable of using various content through interaction between a user and a product by a display electronic response board having various communication-based configurations. The electronic board device according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a control box being connected to a user terminal equipped with a mobile application providing various content through Bluetooth communication, controlling the electronic board through the mobile application by mutual communication with the user terminal and performing content management and content switching; and an electronic board for recognizing an NFC tag with an NFC reader antenna built therein and for providing location information of the recognized NFC tag to the control box, wherein the control box controls the electronic board based on the location information of the NFC tag provided from the electronic board in the NFC communication.

Description

[0001] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION POSITION INFORMATION ELECTRIC BOARD SYSTEM [0002]

The present invention relates to location information analysis and communication technology utilizing a wireless communication electronic board.

Embodiments of the present invention relate to electronic board apparatus.

Conventional location information and point-reading techniques are used to measure position or size simply by pressure or capacitive touchpad.

In order to obtain the information of the contacted object, there is a problem in that it is necessary to separately perform the communication with the position and the communication.

A board game is a game played with a play board and simple physical tools. A computer game played on the Internet is called an online board game, and a game played using an actual play board and a play horse is called an offline board game. In the narrow sense, it refers to a game consisting of a play ticket (usually a card) and a pencil, a play (token), a dice, etc. consisting of a play board and a paper, and a game of Go, chess, A game in progress, and the like.

However, in the case of a board made in paper form, it is inconvenient to own a large amount of contents, the mobility is limited due to the necessity of auxiliary materials for using the board, and the function of managing and controlling the usage information generated in the board There is an inconvenience that an error of usage information occurs.

Therefore, for the stability and convenience of the paper board in the form of paper, the bidirectional communication and control function combined with the IOT is required and a function implementation method is required.

It is possible to read the position on the board and communicate with the device to identify the device and exchange information.

An embodiment of the present invention provides an electronic board device capable of providing an environment in which various contents can be used by interaction between a user and a product by a display electronic response type board having various configurations of communication base.

In addition, an embodiment of the present invention can provide content management and content switching through a mobile application by providing an electronic board combined with an NFC, controlling an electronic board, providing a control box capable of communicating with a mobile application, Function, it provides convenient storage and mobility, and provides an electronic board device that can use the board without error information by providing functions such as automatic score calculation function, progress management function, and board control.

The problems to be solved by the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned problem (s), and another problem (s) not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

Wireless communication reception is arranged by position as possible so as to realize individual communication by position, such as position reading and device information confirmation.

The electronic board device according to an embodiment of the present invention is connected to a user terminal equipped with a mobile application providing various contents through Bluetooth communication and controls an electronic board through the mobile application by communicating with the user terminal, Control boxes to switch management and content; And an electronic board for recognizing the NFC tag and for providing the position information of the recognized NFC tag to the control box, the NFC tag being embedded in the NFC reader antenna, And controls the electronic board according to the location information in connection with the mobile application.

The electronic board may have a touch screen function together with an NFC communication function.

The NFC reader antenna may be arranged in a matrix form in the electronic board, and may have a structure for position determination for measurement and communication with an NFC tag.

The mobile application stores and analyzes usage information of the content in cooperation with the electronic board through the control box, and controls the progress related to the content based on a result of the analysis. have.

The control box can configure relay communication with the NFC reader antenna through a CAN (Controller Area Network) interface.

The CAN interface is connected to the MCU controlling the control box by the I2C method, so that the CAN interface can be additionally expanded without limiting the number.

The display unit includes a display unit for displaying contents provided by the mobile application. The display unit maintains output information related to display of the contents in a non-power state, and performs communication with the control box through the NFC communication , And deletes, changes, and corrects existing contents by updating contents by the mobile application in cooperation with the control box.

The details of other embodiments are included in the detailed description and the accompanying drawings.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a display electronic response type board having various configurations based on communication provides an environment in which various contents are used by interaction between a user and a product.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, content management and content switching can be performed through a mobile application by providing an electronic board coupled with an NFC, controlling an electronic board, and providing a control box capable of communicating with a mobile application, By implementing the functions of auxiliary materials, it provides convenient storage and mobility, and it is possible to use the board without error information by providing functions such as automatic score calculation function, progress management function, and board control.

It can also be used as a wireless communication measuring instrument for analyzing the interference range and the reception range of the wireless communication.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of an electronic board apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a view showing the appearance of an electronic board device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the electronic board of FIG.
FIG. 4 is a view showing the appearance of the electronic board of FIG. 1;
5 is a diagram illustrating an NFC relay communication configuration using a CAN interface between an electronic board and a control box.
6 is a diagram showing a communication configuration in a case where a relay interface is not included between the electronic board and the control box.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The advantages and / or features of the present invention, and the manner of achieving them, will be apparent from and elucidated with reference to the embodiments described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the concept of the invention to those skilled in the art. To fully disclose the scope of the invention to a person skilled in the art, and the invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout the specification.

In the case of a board made of conventional paper, it is inconvenient to own a large amount of contents, the mobility is limited due to the necessity of auxiliary materials for using the board, and the function of managing and controlling the usage information generated in the board There is an inconvenience that an error of use information occurs.

Accordingly, an embodiment of the present invention provides an electronic board coupled with an NFC, provides a control box that controls an electronic board, communicates with an application, and provides an application for interfacing with the electronic board, It can be converted, and by implementing the functions of subsidiary materials, convenient storage and mobility are provided, and automatic score calculation function, progress management function, and board control function are provided.

Thus, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the contents available on the board are digitized and used in one electronic board, so that there is no restriction on the contents, and a large amount of contents can be stored and the storage and transportation can be facilitated by reducing the contents. In addition, you can use the board without error information by providing functions such as automatic score calculation function, progress management function, and board board control. It is also possible to use menu board or advertisement board that has NFC payment function by combining electronic board and touch panel Can be utilized.

Applicable fields of the present invention include all fields using boards such as a board, a chess, a chess, etc., and can be applied to an advertising board having a billing function as well as an application of NFC payment by attaching to the front of a vending machine.

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

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of an electronic board apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an external appearance of an electronic board apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the electronic board of FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the appearance of the electronic board of FIG.

1 to 4, an electronic board apparatus 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a user terminal 110, a control box 120, and an electronic board 130.

The user terminal 110 includes a mobile application 111 for providing various contents and is wirelessly connected to the control box 120 through Bluetooth communication. For this, the user terminal 110 may include a Bluetooth communication module (not shown).

The user terminal 110 is connected to the control box 120 by wireless communication using the Bluetooth communication module and executes various types of contents stored in the user terminal 110 by executing the mobile application 111. [ To the control box 120.

Here, the various contents may include a board game such as a baduk, an organ, a chess, and the like.

The control box 120 is connected to the user terminal 110 equipped with the mobile application 111 providing various contents through Bluetooth communication. For this, the control box 120 may include a Bluetooth module although it is not shown in the figure.

The control box 120 may communicate with the user terminal 110 to control the electronic board 130 through the mobile application 111, and perform content management and content switching. That is, the control box 120 communicates with the mobile application 111 via Bluetooth, automatically stores usage information, calculates the usage information, and controls the progress.

To this end, the mobile application 111 has a function of storing (managing) digital contents, and a function of storing contents requiring another form of board such as a baduk, a long term, a chess, etc. through the contents stored in the user terminal 110, A content switching function to be used in the board, a score calculation function for automatically calculating the progress of the board and the score in cooperation with the electronic board 130, a schedule management function for managing the schedule progressed through the electronic board 130, A progress management function and the like can be provided.

Meanwhile, the control box 120 can configure relay communication with the NFC reader antenna 210 built in the electronic board 130 through a CAN (Controller Area Network) interface. Accordingly, the control box 120 can perform NFC communication in an infinite form through the CAN interface. This will be described later with reference to FIG.

The electronic board 130 includes an NFC reader antenna 210 to recognize the NFC tag, and provides the control box with the recognized position information of the NFC tag. The control box 120 controls the electronic board 130 in conjunction with the mobile application 111 based on the position information of the NFC tag provided in the NFC communication from the electronic board 130.

In addition, the electronic board 130 may display an image of the board in synchronization with the content provided by the mobile application 111 according to control including content management and content switching by the control box 120.

In other words, an image of the electronic board 130 and the mobile application 111 operate as a set, and an NFC reader antenna for distinguishing the board is embedded in the board.

In addition, the electronic board 130 may have a touch screen function in addition to the NFC communication function.

Hereinafter, the detailed configuration of the electronic board 130 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. FIG.

The electronic board 130 may include an NFC reader antenna 210, a memory 220, a display unit 230, and a UID (Identifier) 240 as shown in FIGS.

The NFC reader antenna 210 can recognize the NFC tag in association with the information (image) of the board. That is, the NFC reader antenna 210 can recognize an NFC tag associated with information such as an image displayed on the board. Also, the NFC reader antenna 210 can recognize the position of the NFC tag. That is, the NFC reader antenna 210 may provide a position recognition function for recognizing coordinates of physical elements used in the board.

To this end, the NFC reader antenna 210 may be arranged in a matrix form inside the board, and may have a structure for position determination for measurement and communication with an NFC tag. Here, the NFC reader antenna 210 in the form of a matrix can function as several NFC reader points. Accordingly, the electronic board 130 can be utilized as a measurement device for measuring the degree of position recognition using the NFC reader point.

When the electronic board 130 is connected to the control box 120 through the connector 250, the memory 220 receives the contents provided through the mobile application 111 from the control box 120 . The memory 220 is an EEPROM and can use the AT24C08D.

The display unit 230 loads the content from the memory 220 and displays the content. The display unit 230 may be an E-Ink display, and the E-ink display may use an ILE035A3 E-ink display. Also, the display unit 230 may have a touch screen function. Accordingly, the user can use contents such as a board game while touching the contents (Go, Chess, Chess, etc.) displayed on the display unit 230 of the electronic board 130.

The display unit 230 may maintain output information related to the display of the content in a non-power state. Thus, the content can be updated by the mobile application 111 interlocked with the control box 120. In other words, existing content can be deleted, changed and modified.

The display unit 230 may be implemented as a flexible display using electronic ink. Since the flexible display using the electronic ink has a high efficiency of external light and a wide viewing angle, there is an advantage that a visual effect similar to conventional paper is large. The flexible display using such electronic ink is a paper-like display that realizes the same image quality even when the screen is bent for a considerable time even after the power is turned off. The flexible display using the electronic ink is easy to maintain the screen even after the power is turned off.

In addition, in the transparent flexible display using the electronic ink, since the transparent display is transparent, it is possible to check the screen displayed in the display and the information behind the screen, and the screen is not broken even if it is warped. By using this display together with general display, it is possible to expand various usage methods and to develop effective products.

The UID (Identifier) 240 functions as a component for unique identification and duplication read. The UID 240 may be managed by an ID that matches the card by the mobile application 111 interlocked with the control box 120.

The electronic board 130 may serve to provide contents related to board games such as a baduk, a long term, and a chess, and all displayable contents.

At this time, the mobile application 111 stores and analyzes the usage information of the content in cooperation with the electronic board 130 through the control box 120, and based on the analysis result, So that the content can be managed. That is, the mobile application 111 analyzes the usage information of the content and controls the progress related to the content based on the analysis result, thereby making it possible to store the content, convert the content (different forms such as a Go game, A function for calculating the progress and the score of the electronic board 130 and a progress management function for managing the schedule progressed through the electronic board 130 are provided The content can be managed in various ways.

Meanwhile, the electronic board 130 may be implemented by replacing the image of the board. For example, it can be composed of (1) a board printed with paper, in which case various board boards can be printed and used (customized board), (2) a board can be configured with a display, It is also possible to implement a board screen as an E-Paper so that it can be replaced like an existing E-Card (reusability), and (3) to provide a board discrimination game rule through an app interlock.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an NFC relay communication configuration using a CAN interface between an electronic board and a control box, and FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a communication configuration when an relay interface is not included between the electronic board and the control box.

5, the control box 120 is provided with the same number (n) of NFC reader modules 520 as the number n of the NFC reader antennas 310 incorporated in the electronic board 130 , and n CAN interfaces 510 may be connected to the n NFC reader modules 520. Each of the n CAN interfaces 510 may be connected to the MCU 530 of the control box 120 by an I 2 C scheme. Accordingly, the CAN interface 510 can be additionally expanded without restriction in the I 2 C scheme, so that the control box 120 can perform infinite NFC communication through the CAN interface 510.

6, an NFC reader module 520 having the same number (n) as the number n of the NFC reader antennas 310 incorporated in the electronic board 130 is provided in the control box 120, And each of the n NFC reader modules 520 may be connected to the MCU 530 controlling the control box 120 in an SPI manner. 6 does not include a relay communication configuration like the CAN interface 510 shown in FIG. 5, and instead, n cs ports are connected to the NFC reader module 520 and the MCU 530, respectively. At this time, the number of cs ports is limited, so that the control box 120 can perform finite form NFC communication with the electronic board 130.

In addition, a plurality of wireless communication can be directly or relayed through one MCU.

Interference between wireless communication receivers is also analyzed and used as measurement equipment.

It is possible to more efficiently operate the reception of the wireless communication through the relay communication CAN and to realize the wireless reception speed more quickly.

And supports location reading and object and data communication through wireless communication in 2D or 3D matrix form in a large space, place or building.

While the invention has been shown and described with reference to certain preferred 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. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined by the scope of the appended claims and equivalents thereof.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, Can be deformed. Accordingly, the spirit of the present invention should be understood only in accordance with the following claims, and all equivalents or equivalent variations thereof are included in the scope of the present invention.

110: User terminal
111: Mobile Application
120: Control box
130: Electronic board
310: NFC reader antenna
320: Memory
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340: UID (identifier)
350: Connector
510: CAN interface
520: NFC reader module
530: MCU

Claims (8)

A control box which is connected to a user terminal equipped with a mobile application providing various contents through Bluetooth communication and controls the electronic board through the mobile application by mutual communication with the user terminal, And an electronic board for recognizing the NFC tag and for providing the position information of the recognized NFC tag to the control box, the NFC tag being embedded in the NFC reader antenna, And controls the electronic board according to the location information in association with the mobile application.
The electronic board apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the electronic board displays the image of the board in synchronization with the contents provided by the mobile application according to control including content management and content switching by the control box.
The electronic board apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the electronic board has a touch screen function in addition to an NFC communication function.
The electronic board apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the NFC reader antennas are arranged in a matrix form in the electronic board and have a structure capable of discriminating a position for measurement and communicating with an NFC tag.
The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the mobile application stores and analyzes use information of the content in cooperation with the electronic board through the control box, and controls the progress related to the content based on the result of the analysis And the content management unit manages the content.
The electronic board apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control box forms a relay communication with the NFC reader antenna through a CAN (Controller Area Network) interface.
7. The electronic board apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the CAN interface is connected to the MCU controlling the control box by an I < 2 >
The mobile communication terminal of claim 1, wherein the electronic board includes a display unit for displaying contents provided by the mobile application, wherein the display unit maintains output information related to display of the contents in a non-power state, And the content can be updated by the mobile application interlocked with the control box, so that existing contents can be deleted, changed and corrected.

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