KR20190000634U - Patch with electronic chip and attachable on the item - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosure of the Invention [0002] This disclosure relates generally to providing a patch in which an electronic chip is provided and detachable to an article, comprising one or more electronic chips, a first side on which one or more electronic chips are fixed, It is possible to provide a detachable patch including an adhesive member attachable to an article. Various other embodiments are possible.

Description

PATCH WITH ELECTRONIC CHIP AND ATTACHABLE ON THE ITEM < RTI ID = 0.0 >

One embodiment of the present invention relates to a detachable patch, and more particularly to a patch that can be easily detached and attached to various articles and is provided with an electronic chip.

Recently, a variety of IT technologies are rapidly developing, and a variety of lifestyles are being designed to incorporate IT technology into real life. Particularly, a communication chip and various function sensors supporting wireless communication have been miniaturized in accordance with technological development, contributing greatly to the portable convenience of the communication electronic device. In addition, recently, a technique of attaching a sensor to an object such as a thing Internet and transmitting and receiving data through wireless communication in real time has been implemented and under development.

Korean Patent No. 10-1706479 (hereinafter referred to as " Prior Art Document ") discloses a method for controlling a controlled device corresponding to a communication number in a terminal. This prior art discloses a method for controlling a controlled device corresponding to a communication number unique to a terminal by using a terminal including various modules and a controlled device including a chip storing a communication number for communication and various modules, A step of displaying a dialog page including a dialog element, a step of the user obtaining a control command to control the controlled device by a screen dialogue element, and a step of controlling the terminal to transmit a control command to the controlled device And a method of controlling the Internet of things using the step of sending the information to the Internet.

According to the prior art, in the control of various types of controlled devices, there is a problem in that a dedicated electronic chip or module is required to be installed for each device because a controlled hardware is integrated with the controlled device. In this case, it is necessary to solve such a problem because the cost is increased and time and space are limited in use. Accordingly, by applying a communication function and a function sensor to general items such as a wallet, a bag, and the like possessed by a person, it is possible to implement a desired function in a desired article, We need a technique to get information about the environment. Based on the above discussion, one embodiment of the present disclosure aims at providing a patch that is equipped with an electronic chip and is detachably attachable to the article.

In one embodiment of the present invention, a patch is provided that is provided with an electronic chip and is detachably attachable to the article. The patch detects information about the article, the location of the article, or the environment in which the article is located. The information sensed by the sensor may include, for example: 1. Estimating the location of the loss to prevent loss or recovery of lost material, 2. Concentration measurement of fine dust, information related to the weather, such as temperature or humidity, , Vibration, weight, pressure, and acceleration. 4. Information about life such as gas detection, illuminance measurement, bio information related to the human body, motion recognition, and the like. The information may be provided to the portable electronic device via short range communication. The portable electronic device can provide notification according to the setting. According to one embodiment of the present invention, one or more electronic chips; A first support member having a first surface on which the electronic chip is fixed; And an adhesive member applied to a part of the first surface and attachable to the article. Preferably, the electronic chip is capable of Bluetooth communication with an electronic device in which an application is installed. Preferably, the electronic chip is capable of performing one or more functions.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an image forming apparatus comprising: a first supporting member having a first surface coated with an adhesive member attachable to an article; A second support member attached opposite to the first surface; And at least one electronic chip interposed between the first and second support members. Preferably, the electronic chip is capable of Bluetooth communication with an electronic device in which an application is installed. Preferably, the electronic chip is capable of performing one or more functions.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to provide a patch having an electronic chip and being easily attachable and detachable to an article. Further, it is possible to detect information about the position of the article, the article, or the environment in which the article is placed through short-range communication between the electronic chip attached to the article with the patch and the portable electronic device, And the like.

Figs. 1A to 1G show various types of patches in which an electronic chip according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided and detachable to an article. Fig.
2A and 2G show an example of attaching a patch having an electronic chip according to an embodiment of the present invention and detachably attachable to an article.
FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram of wireless communication of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention and a patch having an electronic chip through Bluetooth communication.
4A shows an example of a loss prevention application according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4B shows an example of an application for information measured by the sensor according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 shows an example of a loss prevention notification setting according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 shows a flowchart of an application operation for notifying a measured value in an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present document will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood that the embodiments and terminologies used herein are not intended to limit the invention to the particular embodiments described, but to include various modifications, equivalents, and / or alternatives of the embodiments. In connection with the description of the drawings, like reference numerals may be used for similar components. The singular expressions may include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

In this document, the expressions "A or B" or "at least one of A and / or B" and the like may include all possible combinations of the items listed together. Expressions such as " first, "" second," " first, "or" second, " But is not limited to those components. When it is mentioned that a certain (e.g., first) component is "(functionally or communicatively) connected" or "connected" to another (e.g., second) component, May be directly connected to one other component, or may be connected through another component (e.g., a third component).

Electronic devices in accordance with one embodiment of the present document may be used in various applications such as, for example, smart phones, tablet PCs, mobile phones, videophones, electronic book readers, desktop PCs, laptop PCs, netbook computers, workstations, servers, PDAs, a portable multimedia player, an MP3 player, a medical device, a camera, or a wearable device.

An exemplary embodiment of the present invention describes a structure of a patch provided with an electronic chip and capable of being attached to and detached from an article, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the structure of the easily detachable patch may be applied in the form of a rectangular, circular, elliptical, square, or the like in the form of a patch.

Figs. 1A to 1G show various types of patches to which an electronic chip according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided and to which the article can be attached and detached.

[First Embodiment]

Referring to Figs. 1A and 1B, a rectangular patch is exemplified. 1A is a perspective view of a rectangular patch, and FIG. 1B is a side view of a patch in a rectangular shape. The patch capable of being detachably attached to the article includes a first support member 110 having a first surface 111 on which the one or more electronic chips 130 and the electronic chip 130 are fixed (fixing means is not shown) And an adhesive member which is applied to a part of the surface 111 and can be attached to the article. Preferably, the electronic chip 130 is capable of Bluetooth communication with an electronic device in which an application is installed. In addition, the patch may include a second support member which is sandwiched between the electronic chip 130 and attached to the first surface 111 to be opposite. In this case, the electronic chip may not be fixed to the first supporting member or the second supporting member. The electronic chip may be surrounded by the cushioning member so as to have little influence on the external impact. The first support member or the second support member may be made of PET, PVC, PU, synthetic resin, silicone, natural rubber, cloth, paper, leather or the like, small and light, Materials can be used. Materials used for conventional medical, household or industrial patches or bands may be used.

A variety of adhesive members that can be easily attached to and detached from various articles can be used for all or part of one side of the patch. (Not shown) The adhesive member can be applied to only one side of the patch shape. For example, some or all of the first side 111 may be coated with an adhesive member to easily detach and attach the patch to various articles. The adhesive member may be made of acrylic, synthetic rubber, natural rubber, synthetic resin, silicon or the like as a main raw material and may be added with a hardening agent or the like, and any material that does not harm the human body may be used. Depending on the selection, the strength of the adhesive can be adjusted in various ways.

In addition, the one or more electronic chips 130 may further include a function sensor. The function sensor detects information about the article, the position of the article, or the environment in which the article is located. For example, location information for estimating a loss location to prevent loss or recovery of lost items, 2. measurement of concentration of fine dust, information related to weather such as temperature or humidity, 3. heat, vibration, weight, Etc. 4. Information about life such as gas detection, illumination measurement, bio information related to human body, motion recognition, etc. can be provided. The information may be provided between the portable electronic device and the electronic chip via local communication. Depending on the information settings sensed by the sensor, the portable electronic device can provide notifications. In addition, the function sensor can communicate with external electronic devices using Bluetooth communication or other communication methods.

[Second Embodiment]

1C is a perspective view of a patch of a rectangular shape, FIG. 1D is a side view of a patch of a rectangular patch, FIG. 1E is a patch of a rectangular patch Fig. The patch includes a first support member (110) having a first surface (111) coated with an adhesive member attachable to an article, a second support member (120) And one or more electronic chips 130 interpolated between the first support member 110 and the second support member 120. 1C to 1E, the second support member 120 may have a size as indicated by a dotted line to have a size smaller than that of the first support member 110. [ At this time, the adhesive member is applied to the first surface 111 that is not covered with the second support member 120 or is applied to both the first surface 111 and the second surface 121 of the second support member 120 . Preferably, the one or more electronic chips 130 are capable of Bluetooth communication or other various communications with the electronic device in which the application is installed. In addition, the one or more electronic chips 130 may further include a function sensor.

1F and 1G illustrate patches in the form of a circular patch and a patch in the form of a square, respectively. The form of the patch of the present invention is not necessarily limited thereto, but can be modified into various forms such as a form including a character.

2A and 2G show an example of the attachment of a patch of the type according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2A, there is shown an example of a rectangular patch attached to a wallet. Referring to FIG. 2B, there is shown an example of a rectangular patch attached to a handbag. Referring to FIG. 2C, there is shown an example of a rectangular patch attached to a neck of a pet. Items to which various forms of patches may be attached may be attached to moving objects such as notebooks, bicycles, watches, rings, necklaces, and animals such as purses, handbags, Figure 2D shows the shape of the patches attached to the edges of the article. Figure 2e shows the shape of the patch attached to the planar article. FIG. 2F shows a form of a patch capable of bending the boundary between electronic chips when two electronic chips 130 are provided. FIG. 2G shows the shape of a patch that is bent at the boundary between the electronic chips and attached to the edge of the article when two electronic chips 130 are provided.

3 illustrates a wireless communication conceptual diagram of an electronic device 310 according to an embodiment of the present invention and a patch having an electronic chip via Bluetooth communication. Referring to FIG. 3, an application is installed in the electronic device 310, and the installed application can be executed by the user. According to one embodiment, the application may be downloaded and installed from the server 330 via an app store such as Google Play, Apple Store, or the like.

According to one embodiment, the electronic device 310 can send and receive signals to and from a Bluetooth chip attached to the article. According to one embodiment, the electronic device 310 may measure a signal transmitted and received via an electronic chip capable of Bluetooth communication attached in the form of a patch to a valuables such as the wallet 320. [ For example, the electronic device 310 may scan through an installed application to find a purse 320 with a bluetooth low energy (BLE) -based chip attached thereto, and register the purse information of the purse 320. The electronic device 310 may output a warning through the application when the signal from the Bluetooth chip is completely lost or when the measured distance from the signal transmitted or received from the Bluetooth chip is determined to be equal to or greater than a threshold value. The electronic device 310 may display the last distance or current separation distance to the application before the signal is completely disconnected. The execution screen of the application for preventing loss can be displayed as shown in FIG. 4A. 4A, the loss prevention application includes a map 410a for displaying a distance from the article to which the Bluetooth chip is attached, a distance item 420a for displaying the distance information, and a notification setting menu 430a), and the like. According to one embodiment, the map 410a region may include an indication of the current location 411a and the distance 413a from the current location to the article to which the Bluetooth chip is attached. By displaying the separation distance area 413a, when a user loses an article to which a patch equipped with an electronic chip capable of Bluetooth communication is lost, an area requiring a search is limited, and the lost article can be easily found.

For example, an execution screen of the notification setting menu 430a for setting regarding the loss prevention notification may be displayed as shown in FIG. 5, the notification setting menu 430a includes a notification function menu 531 for the article to which the sensor and the Bluetooth chip are attached, a notification method menu 533, and a distance reference menu 535 for the separation distance reference for generating the notification ). In addition, the notification setting menu 530 may include a storage menu 537 for storing the changed setting and a cancel menu 539 for canceling the setting change.

According to another embodiment, the sensor 140, which is additionally included in the electronic chip of the patch capable of being detachably attached to the article, includes information relating to the weather, such as density measurement of fine dust, temperature or humidity; Information related to physical quantities such as heat, vibration, weight, pressure, and acceleration; It can measure information using various sensors such as gas detection, illumination measurement, bio information related to the human body, and information related to life such as motion recognition. The electronic device 310 receives the information signal measured by the sensor through the Bluetooth chip. For example, the electronic device 310 can register information on the bag 340 having the patch including the Bluetooth chip and the sensor received from the Bluetooth chip through the installed application, and the fine dust concentration information measured by the sensor have. The electronic device 310 displays the current fine dust concentration through the application and can output a warning when the fine dust concentration is determined to be equal to or greater than the threshold value.

An execution screen of the application for the information measured by the sensor according to another embodiment may be displayed as shown in FIG. 4B. In FIG. 4B, the sensor measurement information application includes information 410b about the article to which the patch is attached, a numerical item 420b measured by the sensor, and a notification setting menu 4202 for notifying the user when the numerical value is measured above the set threshold value (430b), and the like.

Figure 6 shows a flow diagram of application operation to signal that a sensor measurement has reached a threshold in an electronic device according to one embodiment of the present invention. 6 illustrates a method of operation of the electronic device 310. FIG. Referring to FIG. 6, at operation 601, the electronic device 310 executes an application for information measured by the sensor. When the application for the information measured by the sensor is executed, the electronic device 310 drives the internal Bluetooth module. At operation 603, the electronic device 310 detects the nearby Bluetooth device by sensing the wireless signal through the Bluetooth module. For example, the Bluetooth module of the electronic device 310 may convert the transmission and reception signals into a universal asynchronous receiver transmitter (UART) serial communication and transmit and receive Bluetooth communication. At operation 605, the electronic device 310 communicates with an electronic chip capable of Bluetooth communication included in the patch attached to the retrieved article. According to one embodiment, the electronic device 310 periodically transmits a signal to monitor the signal of the electronic chip capable of Bluetooth communication included in the patch. The electronic device 310 may monitor whether it receives the " Data "signal and the" ACK "signal via the Bluetooth module. The monitoring period may vary depending on application settings and may vary depending on the battery condition and the separation distance of the electronic device 310. The electronic device 310 may periodically transmit the "Data" signal and monitor the "ACK" signal in accordance with the monitoring period. At operation 607, the electronic device 310 determines whether it has received a signal from an electronic chip capable of Bluetooth communication included in the patch. For example, if the "ACK" signal is not received from the Bluetooth device within a predetermined time, the electronic device 310 may determine that the signal reception failed. If it is determined that the electronic device 310 has received a signal from an electronic chip capable of Bluetooth communication, the electronic device 310 performs an operation 609. On the other hand, if it is determined that the electronic device 310 has failed to receive a signal from the electronic chip capable of Bluetooth communication within a predetermined time, the electronic device 310 performs an operation 613. At operation 609, the electronic device 310 computes sensor measurement information at the article to which the patch is attached, including the electronic chip to which the sensor 140 is added, based on the signal received at operation 607. [ For example, the electronic device 310 includes an electronic chip capable of Bluetooth communication with the electronic device 310 based on the response time until the " Data "signal is transmitted through the Bluetooth module and the" It is possible to estimate the separation distance between the articles to which the patches attached thereto are attached. According to one embodiment, the calculated spacing may be calculated as the map 410a or distance item 420a of FIG. 4A or the information 410b of the article to which the patch of FIG. 4B is attached, the numerical item 420b measured by the sensor Can be displayed. At operation 611, the electronic device 310 determines whether the value measured by the sensor is greater than a threshold value. The electronic device 310 performs an operation 613 when it is determined that the measured value of the sensor measured at the patch-attached article including the electronic chip with the sensor added is larger than the threshold value. On the other hand, the electronic device 310 performs the monitoring of the operation 605 again when the measured value of the sensor measured at the patch-attached article including the electronic chip to which the sensor is added is smaller than or equal to the threshold value. According to one embodiment, the threshold of the distance determination may be set by the user, and the patch including the electronic chip to which the sensor is added may be set to an experimental value in consideration of the environment of the article to which it is attached. The threshold value may be set to a plurality, and in this case, the farther the measured value of the sensor is, the greater the threshold value, the greater the intensity of the notification. For example, the intensity of the notification can be increased by changing from yellow to red, from a small sound to a loud sound, and from a weak vibration to a strong vibration. At operation 613, the electronic device 310 generates an alert notification for the threshold. That is, the electronic device 310 generates a notification through the time, sound, and vibration when it is determined in step 611 that the measured value of the sensor measured on the article to which the patch containing the electronic chip with the sensor is added is larger than the threshold value . According to one embodiment, the electronic device 310 may display an alert by visually displaying an alert window (e.g., color, text, image, etc.), displaying a red color, or the like. According to another embodiment, the electronic device 310 can output a notification via a beep and output a notification via vibration, depending on the setting or the mode of operation of the electronic device 310. [

It will be appreciated that various modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the following claims. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the embodiments described, but should be determined by the scope of the appended claims, as well as the appended claims.

110: first support member 120: second support member
111: first side 121: second side
130: Electronic chip
310: Electronic device 330: Server

Claims (5)

1. A patch capable of being detachably attached to an article,
One or more electronic chips;
A first support member having a first surface on which the electronic chip is fixed; And
And an adhesive member that is applied to a portion of the first surface and is attachable to the article. The method according to claim 1,
And a second support member which is sandwiched between the electronic chips and attached to the first surface to face the first support member. 1. A patch capable of being detachably attached to an article,
A first support member having a first surface coated with an adhesive member attachable to the article;
A second support member attached opposite to the first surface; And
And at least one electronic chip interposed between the first and second support members. 4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
Wherein the electronic chip is a detachable patch capable of Bluetooth communication with an electronic device in which an application is installed.  The detachable patch according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the electronic chip further comprises a function sensor.

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