KR20180124396A - Smart backpack - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a smart backpack equipped with an integrated platform for providing traveler convenience functions, and specifically, to a smart backpack in which an integrated platform for providing traveler convenience functions, which travelers need in the smart mobile era including Internet connectivity of a smart device, battery charging, and managing major personal belongings, is built in.

Description

Smart backpack with integrated platform for traveler convenience features {SMART BACKPACK}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a smart backpack capable of providing various convenience functions to users during traveling, and more particularly, to a smart backpack that requires travelers in the smart mobile era including an Internet connection of smart devices, battery charging, A smart backpack with an integrated platform that provides various convenience functions.

As of the end of 2015, the total number of overseas tourists in Korea is about 60 million, an average annual growth rate of 8%. In 20s (19%), 30s (22%) and 40s , And travel for tourism (leisure) (53%) far exceeds commercial (business) (17%) purpose.

In addition, recently, it is possible to process reservation and payment of all travel activity activities such as local airline ticket, accommodation, leisure, restaurant, etc. by using smart device of the individual before or during the travel, Individual Traveler) market is growing at a rapid pace, and the need for internet network access through smart mobile devices on the road during travel is increasing day by day.

In addition, as the personal free travel market has grown, battery management of various smart devices has emerged as one of the main management points of travelers. During travel, smart devices use a variety of functions such as wireless Internet use, schedule management, photo shooting, video playback, in addition to the basic call function. As a result, due to battery capacity limitations, This requires the battery to be replaced at least once a day or a constant charge through the charging cable.

In particular, since the recent smart devices are manufactured with a body and a battery integrated type which can not replace the battery, it is impossible to replace the battery, so it is necessary to purchase a separate auxiliary battery for recharging, Although it is possible to extend the operating time, the present rechargeable secondary battery can not supply the battery capacity enough for the user to use the smart device without worrying about the battery in the travel destination.

As described above, since frequent charging of the battery of various smart devices is required during travel, it is inconvenient for the traveler, and it is generalized that travelers are limited to use the smart device as much as possible for the minimum use due to the power shortage of the battery have.

According to the present invention, the present invention provides an integrated platform for providing various travel-related functions required in the smart mobile era, such as a function of connecting a smart device to an Internet network at all times and a battery charging function, (Smart backpack) that will provide the essential convenience features needed by travelers in the smart mobile era by including them in the backpacks that travelers need as they travel.

Next, a brief description will be given of the prior arts existing in the field to which the technology of the present invention belongs, and the technical matters to be differentiated from the prior arts of the present invention will be described.

[0002] First, the patent document 10-2016-0029052 (Mar. 23, 2016) describes a wearable bag having a PV array, and more specifically, to a flexible, A solar battery unit having a PV array of a matrix structure in which cells are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance to supply a DC current and a voltage; A charging circuit of the smartphone battery, connected to the solar battery unit; A PV charging circuit (PV Charger) connected to the solar battery unit and used in connection with the connector; A charge monitoring device connected to the PV charging circuit and displaying a charged state using a small LCD display unit and an LED when the battery of the smart phone is charged; And a connector connected to the PV charging circuit, the connector being used in connection with a wearable device, a mobile healthcare device, a digital compass, and having a plurality of terminals.

In addition, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-1647351 (Aug. 19, 2016) discloses a multi-voltage outputable LED safety backpack, and more specifically, an increase in the number of users enjoying outdoor activities such as bicycle and mountain climbing, To prevent night safety accidents such as walking, bicycle, electric scooter, etc., it is equipped with high-brightness LED in backpack (bag), control LED output by using smart phone application, etc. and supply power to various kinds of devices A technology relating to an LED safety backpack capable of multi-voltage output is described.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-2016-0137137 (June 30, 2016) discloses a rechargeable student bag comprising a wearable material to be worn on a human body and an attachable / detachable attachable / detachable attachable / A solar cell which is fixed to an outer surface of the attachment member and generates charging electricity to be supplied to the electronic equipment and a connection unit which is provided to supply electricity generated from the solar cell to the electronic equipment A description of a bag having a charging function is described.

The prior art documents describe a backpack having a device capable of charging an electronic device. However, the backpack of the prior art document includes a function of connecting the internet network of the smart device and a battery charging function, It has been difficult to provide users with various travel-related functions required in the smart mobile age.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-2016-0029052 (Feb. Patent Registration No. 10-1647351 (Aug. 19, 2016) Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-2016-0137137 (November 30, 2016)

The present invention has been made in an effort to solve the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a wireless communication system and a method for controlling the same, which comprises a network unit communicating with an external wireless communication network and at least one external user interface device, A microcontroller unit (MCU) and a mainboard with memory are installed, and an integrated platform including an OS and an application unit for application programs for a smart backpack is installed. The main convenience And provides a function to the user through the external user interface device.

In addition, the present invention can provide a user-friendly portable smart device such as personal belongings management, backpack loss prevention, tethering, group management, cloud storage management, data storage, So that it can be provided to the user through the Internet.

The smart backpack includes an integrated platform for providing a traveler convenience function according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the integrated platform including: a network unit for communicating with an external wireless communication network and at least one external user interface device; A power supply unit configured to be able to supply the charged electric power to the external device by being charged by the external power supply; And a main board on which a microcontroller unit (MCU) and a memory are mounted. The operating unit includes an OS and an application program dedicated to a smart backpack, wherein the operating unit manages the personal belongings, And a traveler convenience function including at least one of tethering, group management, cloud storage management, data storage, real-time translation, and battery remaining amount display to the user through the external user interface device.

In an exemplary embodiment, the external user interface device may include a smart device including a smart phone, a smart watch, and a tablet PC installed with a smart backpack external application program supplied from an application store and an Internet homepage; And a smart backpack dedicated terminal.

In one embodiment, the network unit provides the user with a traveler convenience function of the smart backpack exclusive application program through a short-distance communication including WiFi and Bluetooth to the user through the smart backpack external application program.

In an exemplary embodiment, the network unit may include: a WAN communication unit for providing global USIM based voice telephony and data terrestrial services through a long distance communication including 3G, 4G, 5G, and WiBro; And a LAN communication unit for communicating with an external user interface device through short-range communication including Bluetooth, ZigBee, RFID, NFC, and WiFi.

In one embodiment, the power supply unit is capable of charging at least one of the at least one mounted battery and the auxiliary battery simultaneously through one AC power input.

In addition, in one embodiment, the integrated platform further includes a storage unit including a mounting slot, a mounting slot, and an external storage unit including a USB, and a storage unit connected to the cloud storage through the network unit. So that data can be stored.

In addition, in one embodiment, the integrated platform further includes a sensor portion including a backpack external mounting sensor including a GPS, a gyro sensor, a battery residual quantity sensor, a backpack internal mounting sensor including a near tag sensor, and a touch sensor .

In one embodiment, the integrated platform includes at least one of a microphone, a speaker, at least one input / output button, and a touch sensor, and is provided outside the main body of the backpack to provide an input / output interface of the integrated platform. ; ≪ / RTI >

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the power supply unit may include at least one or more battery packs, at least one auxiliary battery mounting slot, a charging cable connected to the external socket to charge the battery pack and the auxiliary battery, And a USB terminal for connecting an external device to charge the device.

In one embodiment, the integrated platform is capable of expanding a traveler's convenience function of the integrated platform through a method of additionally installing an extended device and an extended application program.

The present invention can be applied to a network unit communicating with an external wireless communication network and at least one external user interface device, a power unit configured to supply electric power charged with external power and supplied to an external device, an MCU (Micro Controller Unit) Board, and an operating unit in which an application program dedicated to an OS and a smart backpack is mounted on the backpack, and the personal belongings management, backpack loss prevention, tethering, group management, cloud storage management , A data saving function, a real time translation function, and a remaining battery level display function, can be provided to a user through an external user interface device such as a smart phone.

In addition, the smart backpack according to the present invention has the effect of freely and functionally customizing the smart backpack according to a user's taste or travel purpose through a method of additionally installing an expansion device and an extended application program.

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a smart backpack equipped with an integrated platform for providing a traveler convenience function according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining a configuration of an integrated platform for providing a traveler convenience function installed in a smart pack according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.
3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an integrated platform for providing a traveler convenience function installed in a smart pack according to another embodiment of the present invention.
4 is an exemplary view for explaining an interface method of a smart backpack and an external interface device equipped with an integrated platform for providing a traveler convenience function according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is an exemplary view for explaining a property management function of the smart backpack according to the present invention.
6 is a diagram for explaining a function of preventing the backpack of the smart backpack according to the present invention.
7 is an exemplary diagram for explaining a group management function according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is an exemplary view for explaining an integrated platform expansion method of a smart backpack according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the smart backpack according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention.

In the drawings of the present invention, the sizes and dimensions of the structures are enlarged or reduced from the actual size in order to clarify the present invention, and the known structures are omitted so as to reveal the characteristic features, and the present invention is not limited to the drawings .

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail to avoid obscuring the subject matter of the present invention.

In addition, since the embodiments described in the present specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are only the most preferred embodiments of the present invention and do not represent all the technical ideas of the present invention, It is to be understood that equivalents and modifications are possible.

FIG. 1 is a conceptual view for explaining a smart backpack 10 equipped with an integrated platform 100 for providing a traveler convenience function according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, The external user interface device 200 communicates with the external user interface device 200 and stores the convenience functions required when traveling according to the smart backpack dedicated application program 134 installed in the smart backpack 10, And provides it to the user through the external interface of the backpack 10 itself.

The travel convenience function provided by the smart backpack 10 according to the present invention through the application program 134 for the smart backpack includes the functions of managing belongings, preventing the backpack from being lost, tethering, group management, cloud storage management, And a battery remaining amount indicator.

The external user interface device 200 may be a smart device including a smart phone, a smart watch, and a tablet PC installed with an application program 210 for smart backpack supplied from an application store and an Internet homepage, Or may be a dedicated terminal.

Hereinafter, the smart backpack 10 of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to embodiments.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining a configuration of an integrated platform 100 for providing a traveler convenience function installed in a smart pack according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, the integrated platform 100 installed in the smart pack bag according to the present invention includes a network unit 110 for communicating with an external wireless communication network and at least one or more external user interface devices 200, A power supply unit 120 configured to supply a charged electric power to an external device, a main unit having a micro controller unit (MCU) and a memory, and an operating unit 130, and the operating unit 130 manages the personal belongings according to the smart backpack dedicated application program 134, prevents backpack loss, tethering, group management, cloud storage management, data storage, Display of the external user interface device 200, Backpack provides users with a dedicated external application program (210).

Meanwhile, the traveler convenience function may be programmed in one smart backpack dedicated application program 134 itself, or each traveler convenience function may be a separate application program, and the smart backpack exclusive application program 134 ). ≪ / RTI >

The network 110 includes a global USIM-based voice telephony and data terrestrial service through a long distance communication including 3G, 4G, 5G, WiBro, etc. And a LAN communication unit 111 for communicating with at least one external user interface device 200 through short-range communication including Bluetooth, ZigBee, RFID, NFC, and WiFi, It is also possible to provide the traveler convenience function of the smart backpack dedicated application program 134 to the users through the smart backpack external application program 210 of the at least one external user interface device 200 through the short- Data and control signals can be received from the interface device 200.

The power supply unit 120 includes at least one or more mounting batteries 121, at least one auxiliary battery mounting slot 122, a charging cable 123 connected to the external socket to charge the mounting battery 121 and the auxiliary battery, And a USB terminal for connecting an external device to charge an external device including a smart phone, a smart watch, a tablet PC, a notebook, etc., using the battery 121 as a power source, and at least one It is possible to allow the user to use the smart device sufficiently regardless of the capacity of the battery of the smart device on the travel destination.

The mounting battery 121 supplies power to the main board of the operation unit 130 so that the battery can be utilized as the main power of the smart backpack 10 of the present invention. It would be desirable to have a roll-up type cable.

The operating unit 130 is provided with an application program 134 dedicated to an OS and a smart backpack on a main board on which a micro controller unit (MCU) and a memory are mounted as described above. Preferably, It is built in the inner backrest and is protected from external impacts. More specifically, the operation unit 130 includes a minimum specification (MCU (CPU) and memory) capable of executing an application program including a smart backpack dedicated application program 134 based on an independent OS (Android, iOS) And the application program is installed in the memory and used.

The operation unit 130 may provide a virtual machine (VM) that enables various integrated application programs to be executed in the integrated platform 100 installed in the smart backpack 10 of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram for explaining a configuration of an integrated platform 100 for providing a traveler convenience function installed in a smart pack according to another embodiment of the present invention.

3, the integrated platform 100 may further include a storage unit 140, a sensor unit 150, and an external interface unit 160. [

The storage unit 140 includes at least one or more slots 142 capable of mounting external storage including USB and at least one mounted storage 141 and a cloud storage 143).

The sensor unit 150 includes a backpack internal mounting sensor and a backpack external mounting sensor. The backpack internal mounting sensor includes a GPS, a gyro sensor, a near tag sensor, and a battery remaining amount sensor, and the backpack external mounting sensor includes a touch sensor. For reference, the near-field tag sensor is a tag sensor via RFID and NFC, and the functions provided by the sensors will be described in detail below.

The external interface unit 160 includes at least one of a microphone, a speaker, at least one input / output button, and a touch sensor. The external interface unit 160 is installed outside the smart backpack 10 of the present invention, It provides an input / output interface.

4 is an exemplary diagram for explaining an interface method of the smart backpack 10 and the external interface device on which the integrated platform 100 for providing a traveler convenience function is mounted according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4, in order to communicate between the external user interface device 200 and the smart backpack 10 of the present invention, an external user interface device 200 including a smart phone, a smart watch, a tablet PC, The external user interface device 200 communicates with the smart backpack 10 through the smart backpack external application program 210 to provide the integrated platform 100 in the smart backpack 10. [ The function of the smart backpack dedicated application program 134 installed in the smart backpack can be used.

The smart backpack external application program 210 is downloaded to an external user interface device 200 through an app store or an Internet homepage provided by an application program maker such as Google or Apple.

The smart backpack external application program 210 includes a simple UI (User Interface) in the form of a widget or App-in-App for utilizing the function of the smart backpack dedicated application program 134 installed in the smart backpack internal integration platform 100, Interface.

Communication between the smart backpack 10 and the external user interface device 200 includes unidirectional communication and bi-directional communication of the external user interface device 200 in the smart backpack 10. That is, as described above, the smart backpack 10 according to the present invention includes the smart backpack dedicated application program 134 installed in the smart backpack internal integration platform 100 through the smart backpack external application program 210 of the external user interface device 200, And also transmits data including photographs, moving images and the like and a control signal related to the smart backpack 10 from the user through the smart backpack external application program 210 of the external user interface device 200 You can get it.

As described above, the smart backpack 10 of the present invention can manage the personal belongings, prevent the backpacks from being lost, tether, group management, cloud storage management, data storage, Provides traveler convenience, including lights.

5 to 7 are diagrams for explaining a traveler's convenience function provided by the smart backpack 10 equipped with the integrated platform 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a view for explaining a personal belongings management function of the smart backpack 10 according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, the personal belongings management function of the smart backpack of the present invention is a function of managing passports, It is a function that does not lose important travel belongings.

More specifically, the tag 300 is attached to the important travel belongings. The tag is recognized by a near-field tag sensor built in the smart backpack 10 through short-distance communication such as RFID or NFC, The near tag sensor and the tag attached to the specific travel article are paired with each other through the smart backpack dedicated application program 134. When the tagged article is separated from the bag by a certain distance or more, The user interface unit 160 or the external user interface unit 200 notifies the user that the user does not lose his or her belongings.

6 is a view for explaining a function of preventing the loss of the backpack of the smart backpack 10 according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 6, the belonging management function of the smart backpack 10 of the present invention is a function Of the smart backpack 10 according to the present invention.

More specifically, the smart backpack 10 of the present invention includes GPS in the sensor unit 150 as described above. The smart backpack 10 of the present invention measures positional information at predetermined time intervals via the GPS and transmits the measured positional information to the external user interface device 200.

In this way, when the user loses the smart backpack 10, the current location of the smart backpack 10 can be determined by viewing the location information of the smart backpack 10 transmitted to the external user interface device 200, When the external user interface device 200 does not receive the location information from the smart backpack 10 for a predetermined time or more when the backpack 10 has fallen to a distance that can not communicate with the external user interface device 200, It is possible to inform the user of the risk of losing the smart backpack 10 and to prevent the loss of the smart backpack 10 based on the final position information of the smart backpack 10 recorded in the external user interface device 200. [

The location information of the smart backpack 10 transmitted from the smart backpack 10 to the external user interface device 200 may be the GPS record itself or the map data indicating the location of the smart backpack 10 based on the GPS record. Lt; / RTI >

Meanwhile, the smart backpack loss prevention function may be provided by the gyro sensor. The gyro sensor recognizes the orientation change of the smart backpack 10 when the smart backpack 10 is temporarily placed in a specific place and notifies the user of the orientation change through the external interface unit 160 or the external user interface device 200 .

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining a group management function according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 7, at least two or more group members are called by using one smart backpack 10, , Group data storage, and group data management.

That is, the smart backpack 10 of the present invention is connected to the smart backpack 10 through the smart backpack 10 in one external user interface device 200 while interacting with a plurality of external user interface devices 200 A call signal may be transmitted to a specific external user interface device 200 or all external user interface devices 200, and data such as a message, a photograph, and a map may be transmitted.

Also, the smart backpack 10 may collect various data such as photographs, travel log records including heart rate, GPS record, etc. from each external user interface device 200, Can be stored and managed in the external storage or cloud storage coupled to the mounting storage 141, the mounting slot 142 via the storage unit 140. [

FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining an expansion method of the integrated platform 100 of the smart backpack 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 8, the smart backpack 10 equipped with the integrated platform 100 for providing traveler convenience functions of the present invention extends the integrated platform 100 through the addition of devices and application programs .

More specifically, the smart backpack dedicated application program 134 may be configured to install a separate extended application program in the smart backpack dedicated application program 134 and to add a new extended device.

That is, the user can download a separate extended application program from the application store or the Internet homepage and install it in the smart backpack dedicated application program 134. The extended application program thus installed is installed in the smart backpack 10 It can work in conjunction with a device that has been added or function in conjunction with a newly added device.

For example, as shown in FIG. 8, a user may add an expansion device (a heart sensor, a pedometer, etc.) to the integrated platform 100 in the smart backpack 10 and use an external user interface device 200 such as a smart phone or smart watch A new function can be added to the smart backpack 10 by downloading and installing an extended application program (Travel Logging App) corresponding to the added extended device through the application store after accessing the smart backpack dedicated application program 134 .

The smart backpack 10 according to the present invention can freely perform functional customization of the smart backpack 10 according to the user's taste or the purpose of travel.

Meanwhile, a standard SDK (Software Development Kit) may be provided to device developers and application program developers in order to expand the integrated platform 100 by adding devices and application programs.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is clearly understood that the same is by way of illustration and example only and is not to be taken by way of limitation, I will understand. Accordingly, the technical scope of the present invention should be defined by the following claims.

10: Smart Backpack
100: Integrated Platform
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111: WAN communication unit
112: LAN communication unit
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121: Mounting battery
122: Auxiliary battery mounting slot
123: Charging cable
130: Operation Department
131: MCU
132: Motherboard
133: OS
134: Smart backpack dedicated application program 134
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141: Mounted Storage
142: Slot
143: Cloud storage
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151: GPS
152: Gyro sensor
153: Near field tag sensor
154: Battery remaining sensor
160: External interface unit
161: microphone
162: Speaker
163: I / O button
164: touch sensor
200: External user interface device
210: Smart backpack external application program
300: Tag

Claims (10)

In a smart backpack with an integrated platform for traveler convenience,
The integrated platform comprises:
A network portion for communicating with an external wireless communication network and at least one or more external user interface devices;
A power supply unit configured to be able to supply the charged electric power to the external device by being charged by the external power supply; And
An operating unit including an MCU (Micro Controller Unit) and a main board on which a memory is mounted, and an OS and an application program dedicated to a smart backpack are installed,
The operating unit may provide a traveler's convenience function including at least one of belonging management, backpack loss prevention, tethering, group management, cloud storage management, data storage, real time translation, And a user interface device. The smart backpack includes an integrated platform for providing traveler convenience functions. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the external user interface device comprises:
Smart devices, such as smartphones, smart watches, and tablet PCs equipped with smart backpack external application programs supplied from the App Store and Internet homepage; And a smart backpack dedicated terminal. The smart backpack includes an integrated platform for providing a traveler convenience function. 3. The method of claim 2,
The network unit includes:
Wherein the smart backpack is provided with an integrated platform for providing a traveler convenience function, wherein the smart backpack is provided with an integrated platform for providing a traveler convenience function, backpack. The method of claim 3,
The network unit includes:
A WAN communication unit for providing a global USIM based voice telephone and data terrestrial service through a long distance communication including 3G, 4G, 5G, and WiBro; And
And a LAN communication unit for communicating with an external user interface device through short-range communication including Bluetooth, ZigBee, RFID, NFC, WiFi, and the like. The method according to claim 1,
The integrated platform comprises:
And a storage unit connected to the cloud storage through the network unit, wherein the external storage unit includes an external storage unit including a USB storage device, a storage unit, and a USB storage unit. The storage unit stores data of the external user interface unit A smart backpack featuring an integrated platform for delivering functionality. The method according to claim 1,
The integrated platform comprises:
And a sensor unit including a backpack external mounting sensor including a GPS, a gyro sensor, a near-field tag sensor, a backpack internal mounting sensor including a battery remaining amount sensor, and a touch sensor. Smart backpack with platform. The method according to claim 1,
The integrated platform comprises:
And an external interface unit including at least one of a microphone, a speaker, at least one input / output button, and a touch sensor, and provided outside the main body of the backpack to provide an input / output interface of the integrated platform. Smart backpack with integrated platform for delivery. The method according to claim 1,
The power supply unit,
At least one battery pack, at least one auxiliary battery mounting slot, a charging cable connected to the external socket for charging the battery pack and the auxiliary battery, and an external device for charging the external device using the battery pack as a power source A smart backpack featuring an integrated platform for providing traveler convenience features that include a USB port. The method according to claim 1,
The power supply unit,
A smart backpack with an integrated platform for providing traveler convenience, characterized in that at least one mounted battery and auxiliary battery can be simultaneously charged through one AC power input. The method according to claim 1,
The integrated platform comprises:
A smart backpack with integrated platform for traveler convenience, characterized by the ability to expand the convenience of the integrated platform through the addition of expansion devices and extended application programs.

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