KR20190103616A - Rechargeable battery integrated type beacon apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a rechargeable battery integrated type beacon device comprising: first and second electrodes; a rechargeable battery; and a printed circuit board coupling a battery charging module which is electrically connected with the first and second electrodes and performs charging of the rechargeable battery, an alarm module providing a residual amount of the rechargeable battery, and a beacon module receiving power from the rechargeable battery and wirelessly transmitting a beacon identification code. Therefore, the rechargeable battery integrated type beacon device includes the battery capable of recharging to provide the power to an external device and simultaneously perform wireless communication.

Description

Rechargeable Battery Integrated Beacon Device {RECHARGEABLE BATTERY INTEGRATED TYPE BEACON APPARATUS}

The present invention relates to a rechargeable battery integrated beacon technology, and more particularly, to a rechargeable battery integrated beacon device capable of wireless communication while providing power to an external device, including a rechargeable battery.

Beacons, also known as Bluetooth Beacons, are wireless communication devices that can automatically recognize the smart devices in the short distance and send the necessary data. Beacons serve as a reference point for indicating location, and information transfer is based on short-range communication technologies such as Bluetooth and infrared, and classified into low-frequency beacons, LED beacons, Wi-Fi beacons, and Bluetooth beacons according to the type of transmitted signal. .

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-1745581 (2017.06.02) relates to a beacon device that can be self-charging, and by installing a rechargeable battery and a power generation module capable of charging the battery, the battery can be continuously produced and supplied through the battery. It can prevent the inoperable condition caused by discharge, and consequently increase the service life, so that it can be used continuously for a long time without periodic replacement or removal work. By using temperature difference or by using solar light to generate electric energy, it is possible to generate electric energy smoothly in a natural state without supplying additional energy, thereby providing stable electric energy supply at all times. Self-charging with high stability and energy efficiency It relates to a possible beacon device.

Korean Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 10-2016-0136140 (2016.11.29) relates to a beacon and theft detection method using the same, the beacon according to an embodiment of the present invention is a beacon (BLE) that supports Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) communication ( A wireless communication unit for transmitting an infrastructure signal for BLE communication and receiving infrastructure signals transmitted by other beacons in a normal mode, and stopping the transmission of the infrastructure signal in a stolen mode and transmitting an emergency signal; A storage unit for storing the infrastructure signals of the received other beacons; And determining whether the beacon is stolen according to the number of infrastructure signals stored in the storage unit, and if the beacon is determined to be stolen, the controller may switch the operation mode of the beacon to the theft mode.

1. Korea Registered Patent Publication No. 10-1745581 (2017.06.02) 2. Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2016-0136140 (2016.11.29)

One embodiment of the present invention is to provide a rechargeable battery integrated beacon device capable of wireless communication at the same time to provide power to an external device, including a rechargeable battery.

One embodiment of the present invention is to provide a rechargeable battery integrated beacon device that can receive a response signal from the user terminal to approve the device connection with the user terminal.

One embodiment of the present invention detects the strength of the response signal received from the user terminal to determine whether the communication with the user terminal and provides a rechargeable battery integrated beacon device that can notify that the communication with the user terminal through the alarm. I would like to.

Among embodiments, a rechargeable battery integrated beacon device may include a battery charging module electrically connected to first and second electrodes, a rechargeable battery and the first and second electrodes to perform charging of the rechargeable battery, the rechargeable battery And a printed circuit board incorporating an alarm module providing a remaining amount of the beacon module for receiving power from the rechargeable battery and wirelessly transmitting a beacon identification code.

The apparatus may further include a power providing module configured to detect electrical connection of an external load through the first and second electrodes to provide power of the rechargeable battery when the remaining amount satisfies a specific criterion.

The power supply module may include first and second switches for controlling power supply of the external load between the first and second electrodes and the printed circuit board.

The beacon module may detect whether a response code indicating reception of the beacon identification code is received from an external device.

The beacon module may establish a Bluetooth communication with the external device and manage device connectivity by extracting a device identification code for identifying the external device from the response code when reception of the response code is detected.

If the beacon module does not exist in the connectivity management list, the beacon module may request the external device to transmit a password to approve the connection of the external device.

The beacon module may notify the communication disconnection of the external device through the alarm module when reception of the response code is stopped.

The beacon module may determine the communication disconnection by checking whether the interruption is temporary based on the reception strength of the immediately received response code.

The disclosed technique can have the following effects. However, since a specific embodiment does not mean to include all of the following effects or only the following effects, it should not be understood that the scope of the disclosed technology is limited by this.

Rechargeable battery integrated beacon device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a rechargeable battery can provide wireless power while simultaneously providing power to an external device.

Rechargeable battery integrated beacon device according to an embodiment of the present invention may receive a response signal from the user terminal to approve the device connection with the user terminal.

Rechargeable battery integrated beacon device according to an embodiment of the present invention detects the strength of the response signal received from the user terminal can confirm the communication disconnection with the user terminal and can inform that the communication with the user terminal is disconnected through the alarm. .

1 is a view illustrating a rechargeable battery integrated beacon device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the rechargeable battery integrated beacon device of FIG. 1.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of providing a battery power by connecting the rechargeable battery integrated beacon device of FIG. 1 to an external device.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of connecting the rechargeable battery integrated beacon device of FIG. 1 to a user terminal.

Description of the present invention is only an embodiment for structural or functional description, the scope of the present invention should not be construed as limited by the embodiments described in the text. That is, since the embodiments may be variously modified and may have various forms, the scope of the present invention should be understood to include equivalents capable of realizing the technical idea. In addition, the objects or effects presented in the present invention does not mean that a specific embodiment should include all or only such effects, the scope of the present invention should not be understood as being limited thereby.

On the other hand, the meaning of the terms described in the present application should be understood as follows.

Terms such as "first" and "second" are intended to distinguish one component from another component, and the scope of rights should not be limited by these terms. For example, the first component may be named a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be named a first component.

When a component is referred to as being "connected" to another component, it should be understood that there may be other components in between, although it may be directly connected to the other component. On the other hand, when a component is referred to as being "directly connected" to another component, it should be understood that there is no other component in between. On the other hand, other expressions describing the relationship between the components, such as "between" and "immediately between" or "neighboring to" and "directly neighboring to", should be interpreted as well.

Singular expressions should be understood to include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, and terms such as "comprise" or "have" refer to a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or feature thereof. It is to be understood that the combination is intended to be present and does not exclude in advance the possibility of the presence or addition of one or more other features or numbers, steps, operations, components, parts or combinations thereof.

In each step, an identification code (e.g., a, b, c, etc.) is used for convenience of description, and the identification code does not describe the order of the steps, and each step clearly indicates a specific order in context. Unless stated otherwise, they may occur out of the order noted. That is, each step may occur in the same order as specified, may be performed substantially simultaneously, or may be performed in the reverse order.

The present invention can be embodied as computer readable code on a computer readable recording medium, and the computer readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording devices in which data can be read by a computer system. . Examples of computer-readable recording media include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage device, and the like. The computer readable recording medium can also be distributed over network coupled computer systems so that the computer readable code is stored and executed in a distributed fashion.

All terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art unless otherwise defined. Generally, the terms defined in the dictionary used are to be interpreted to coincide with the meanings in the context of the related art, and should not be interpreted as having ideal or excessively formal meanings unless clearly defined in the present application.

1 is a view illustrating a rechargeable battery integrated beacon device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 1a is a view illustrating a beacon device with a rechargeable battery and a printed circuit board disposed inside the housing, Figure 1b is a rechargeable FIG. 1C is a view illustrating a beacon device in which a battery and a printed circuit board are exposed outside the housing, and FIG. 1C is a view illustrating an embodiment in which the beacon device is installed inside the auxiliary battery and used as a battery.

Referring to FIG. 1A, the rechargeable battery integrated beacon device 100 (hereinafter, beacon device) may include the first and second electrodes 110a and 110b, the housing 115, the rechargeable battery 120, and the printed circuit board 130. Include. The beacon device 100 may include a rechargeable battery 120 and a printed circuit board 130 inside the housing 115.

In one embodiment, the beacon apparatus 100 may be connected to the external device 300 or the user terminal 400 by wireless communication, and may transmit and receive data with the external device 300 or the user terminal 400. In addition, the beacon device 100 includes a rechargeable battery 120, and when the remaining amount of the rechargeable battery 120 falls below a reference value, the beacon device 100 may be charged through an electrical connection with the external device 300.

In one embodiment, the external device 300 is a general electronic device that operates by being supplied with an internal or external power supply, and may be implemented as, for example, a remote controller, a toy, a clock, a flashlight, and the like. The present invention is not limited thereto, and may be implemented as a digital camera operated by an AAA battery or an AA battery. In detail, the external device 300 may be coupled to the beacon device 100 to be operated by receiving power from the rechargeable battery 120 included in the beacon device 100.

In another embodiment, the external device 300 may be implemented as a battery charger for charging a battery, and may be combined with the beacon device 100 to supply power to the rechargeable battery 120 included in the beacon device 100. have. That is, the beacon device 100 may receive power from the external device 300 to recharge the rechargeable battery 120.

In one embodiment, the user terminal 400 is a computing device that can be connected in a wireless communication with the beacon device 100, for example, may be implemented as a desktop, laptop, tablet PC or smartphone, but is not limited thereto. In addition, the present invention may be implemented as a smart device such as a wearable device. The user terminal 400 may be connected to the beacon apparatus 100 to transmit and receive data, and the beacon apparatus 100 may detect the position of the user terminal 400.

In one embodiment, the housing 115 may be made of a non-metallic synthetic resin and the like, and may be implemented in the same shape and size of a general battery (eg, AAA battery, AA battery, etc.). The housing 115 may be formed such that a part of the outer surface is cut and exposed to the inside, and the rechargeable battery is cut through the cut part when the rechargeable battery 120 or the printed circuit board 130 included in the housing 115 breaks. 120 or the printed circuit board 130 may be replaced.

In one embodiment, the first and second electrodes 110a and 110b may be disposed at both ends of the housing 115 to be implemented as a positive electrode (+) and a negative electrode (−), respectively. The beacon device 100 may detect external electronic devices connected through the first and second electrodes 110a and 110b to supply power of the rechargeable battery 120 to the outside, and conversely, If the power falls below the standard, it can be powered from the outside.

In one embodiment, the printed circuit board 130 may be implemented as a PCB (Printed Circuit Board), the battery electrically connected to the first and second electrodes (110a, 110b) to charge the rechargeable battery 120 The charging module 131, the alarm module 132 providing the remaining amount of the rechargeable battery, the beacon module 133 receiving power from the rechargeable battery 120 and transmitting a beacon identification code, and the power provided to the external device 200. It may include a power communication module 134 for controlling the Bluetooth communication module 135 for providing a Bluetooth communication with the external device 200. Description of the configuration included in the printed circuit board 130 will be described later in detail with reference to FIG.

Referring to FIG. 1C, the beacon device 100 may be coupled to the inside of the auxiliary battery 200 to supply power to the external device 300 as the auxiliary battery, and to provide battery power to an electronic device electrically connected to the outside. Can be. In one embodiment, the beacon device 100 may be installed in at least one secondary battery 200, the secondary battery 200 may be separated by one cell unit. When the secondary battery 200 is composed of a plurality of cells, each beacon device 100 may be installed in each of the cells, each beacon device 100 is connected in parallel with the external device 300 or the user terminal 400 It can be connected by wireless communication.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the rechargeable battery integrated beacon device of FIG. 1.

Referring to FIG. 2, the beacon device 100 includes first and second electrodes 110a and 110b, a housing 115, a rechargeable battery 120, and a printed circuit board 130. The rechargeable battery 120 may be connected to the printed circuit board 130 by a wire, and the printed circuit board 130 may include a battery charging module 131, an alarm module 132, a beacon module 133, and a power supply module 134. ) And the Bluetooth communication module 135.

In one embodiment, the battery charging module 131 may be disposed on one side of the printed circuit board 130, and may be electrically connected to the rechargeable battery 120 to perform charging of the rechargeable battery 120. In addition, the battery charging module 131 may be electrically connected to the first and second electrodes 110a and 110b connected to the printed circuit board 130, and the external device when the remaining amount of the rechargeable battery 120 falls below a reference level. The rechargeable battery 120 may be charged through an electrical connection with the 300.

In one embodiment, the alarm module 132 may be disposed on one side of the printed circuit board 130 and may provide a remaining amount of the rechargeable battery 120. The alarm module 132 may prevent the loss of the user terminal 400 by providing an alarm when the location of the user terminal 400 detected from the beacon module 133 is greater than or equal to a certain distance. In addition, when the beacon device 100 of the external device 300 is lost, the alarm module 132 may provide an alarm to the user terminal 400 to inform the location of the upper device 300.

In one embodiment, the beacon module 133 may be disposed on one side of the printed circuit board 130, may receive power from the rechargeable battery 120, and may be connected to the external device 300 or the user terminal 400. The beacon identification code may be transmitted wirelessly, and a response code may be received from the external device 300 or the user terminal 400. Here, the beacon identification code may correspond to an identification number unique to the beacon apparatus 100, and the response code may correspond to a response signal for the beacon identification code received from the external device 300. That is, the beacon apparatus 100 may wirelessly transmit a beacon identification code to the external device 300 through the beacon module 133 by a predetermined time unit, and the external device 300 may respond to the received beacon identification code. The response code may be transmitted to the beacon apparatus 100 as a signal.

In one embodiment, the beacon module 133 may establish a Bluetooth communication with the external device 300 through the Bluetooth communication module 135, and receive the response code from the external device 300 to receive the external device 300. Can be identified. The beacon module 133 may receive a response code including a device identification code from the external device 300, and extract the device identification code from the response code to identify the corresponding external device 300.

Specifically, when the beacon module 133 detects the reception of the response code from the external device 300, the beacon module 133 may extract the device identification code for identifying the external device 300 from the response code to manage device connectivity. Here, the device identification code corresponds to an identification code unique to the external device 300 or the user terminal 400, and the beacon module 133 identifies the device identification code to determine whether the device is connected to the external device 300. Can be.

In one embodiment, the beacon module 133 may generate and manage a connectivity management list including a device identification code of the external device 300 or the user terminal 400 to be managed by the beacon device 100. In detail, the beacon apparatus 100 may manage device connection only for the external device 300 or the user terminal 400 registered in advance in the connectivity management list. Here, the connectivity management list may be determined according to the setting of the administrator, or may be generated by collecting the device identification code of the external device 300, which has been connected to the beacon module 133 in the past, and data.

In one embodiment, when the device identification code received from the external device 300 does not exist in the connectivity management list, the beacon module 133 requests the external device 300 to transmit a password to connect the external device 300. Can be approved. The beacon module 133 may request and receive a password unique to the external device 300 from the external device 300 in order to register the external device 300 that does not exist in the connectivity management list to the connectivity management list. The connection with the external device 300 may be approved by receiving a password from the external device 300.

In one embodiment, the beacon module 133 may notify the communication disconnection of the external device 300 through the alarm module 132 when the reception of the response code from the external device 300 is stopped. The beacon module 133 may periodically transmit a beacon identification code to the external device 300, the external device 300 to receive a response code to the beacon module 133 as a response signal to the received beacon identification code. Can be. If the beacon module 133 does not receive a response code from the external device 300 for a specific time, the beacon module 133 may determine that the communication with the corresponding external device 300 is disconnected and inform the situation that the communication is cut off through the alarm module 132. .

In one embodiment, the beacon module 133 may detect the reception strength of the response code received from the external device 300, the response code received immediately before the reception of the response code from the external device 300 is stopped. On the basis of the reception strength of may determine whether the communication interruption is temporary. For example, when the beacon module 133 receives a reception intensity of a response code last received from the external device 300 is smaller than an average of reception strengths of the response code received from the external device 300, the corresponding external device ( The communication with 300 may be determined to be disconnected, thereby providing a disconnection alarm to the alarm module 132.

In one embodiment, the power supply module 134 may be disposed on one side of the printed circuit board 130 and recharged when electrical connection with an external load is detected through the first and second electrodes 110a and 110b. The remaining amount of the battery 120 may be checked to control the supply of power. Specifically, the power supply module 134 may include first and second switches (not shown) for controlling power supply of an external load between the first and second electrodes 110a and 110b and the printed circuit board 130. ) May be included. The power providing module 134 may determine whether to supply power to the external device 300 electrically connected according to the remaining amount of the rechargeable battery 120, and control the power supply with the first and second switches.

In one embodiment, the Bluetooth communication module 135 may be disposed on one side of the printed circuit board 130, and may provide Bluetooth communication with the external device 300 or the user terminal 400. The Bluetooth communication module 135 may transmit / receive data by providing Bluetooth communication with the external device 300 or the user terminal 400, and specifically, may transmit / receive a beacon identification code or a response code.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of providing a battery power by connecting the rechargeable battery integrated beacon device of FIG. 1 to an external device.

Referring to FIG. 3, the beacon device 100 may be connected to the external device 300 to supply power to the external device 300. In one embodiment, the beacon apparatus 100 may periodically check the battery level from the power providing module 134 (step S310). The beacon device 100 may provide the battery power of the rechargeable battery 120 to the external device 300 when the remaining battery capacity of the rechargeable battery 120 from the power supply module 134 meets a certain criterion, and at the same time The remaining battery level can be checked (step S320). Since the beacon device 100 must supply the battery power to the external device 300 through the power providing module 134 and transmit the beacon identification code periodically through the beacon module 133, the remaining power of the rechargeable battery 120 If it is less than a certain standard, the power supply to the external device 300 may be stopped.

In one embodiment, the power supply module 134 may calculate a battery remaining criterion based on the number of times the beacon identification code is transmitted, and when the battery remaining criteria is satisfied, the rechargeable battery 120 is supplied to the external device 300. Control to provide power. In detail, the power providing module 134 may derive a battery remaining reference through the following equation.

[Equation]

B (%) = F (c) * α * β

F (c) = (Count_min / Count_criterion) * 100

Here, B corresponds to the battery level reference, F (c) corresponds to the count function for the number of times to send a beacon identification code, α corresponds to a variable for the type of rechargeable battery 120, β is It corresponds to a variable for the life of the rechargeable battery 120, Count_min corresponds to the number of beacon identification code transmission when the remaining amount of the rechargeable battery 120 is the minimum, Count_criterion is when the remaining amount of the rechargeable battery 120 is 100% Corresponds to the number of beacon identification code transmission.

In one embodiment, the power supply module 134 transmits the beacon identification code when the remaining amount of the rechargeable battery 120 is the minimum compared to the number of times that the beacon identification code may be transmitted when the remaining amount of the rechargeable battery 120 is 100%. The battery remaining amount reference may be calculated according to a multiplied ratio of the number of times that can be made and a variable for the type α of the rechargeable battery 120 and the life β of the rechargeable battery 120. Here, Count_min may basically be set to the case where the number of transmission of the beacon identification code is one, and may be changed according to the setting of the administrator.

The beacon apparatus 100 may periodically check whether the remaining battery level is less than the reference while supplying power to the external device 300 (step S330). In one embodiment, the beacon apparatus 100 may periodically check whether the battery remaining level is satisfied through the power providing module 134. For example, if the charging of the external device 300 should be prioritized, the power providing module 134 may stop transmitting the beacon identification code and provide all remaining battery power to the external device 300, and beacon identification When the transmission of the code is to be continued, power supply to the external device 300 may be stopped by setting Count_min to '0'.

The beacon apparatus 100 may stop providing battery power to the external device 300 when it is determined that the remaining battery level is less than the reference from the power providing module 134 (step S340). In one embodiment, when the beacon apparatus 100 determines that the remaining battery level of the rechargeable battery 120 is less than the reference value from the power providing module 134, the beacon device 100 may notify the remaining battery level of the battery level through the alarm module 132.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of connecting the rechargeable battery integrated beacon device of FIG. 1 to a user terminal.

Referring to FIG. 4, the beacon apparatus 100 may be connected to the user terminal 400 to transmit / receive data with the user terminal 400. Here, the user terminal 400 may be implemented as a smart device, such as a smart phone, a laptop or a wearable device that can be connected to the beacon device 100, and implemented as a toy, a remote control or a flashlight operated by AAA batteries or AA batteries. Can be. The beacon apparatus 100 may be connected to the user terminal 400 to receive the location of the user terminal 400, and if the user terminal 400 is outside the maximum transmission / reception range of the beacon apparatus 100, the user terminal 400 ) Can be determined to be lost and informed via an alarm or alarm signal.

Beacon apparatus 100 may transmit a beacon identification code to the user terminal 400 (step S410). In one embodiment, the beacon apparatus 100 may periodically transmit a beacon identification code to the at least one user terminal 400 through the beacon module 133. The beacon apparatus 100 may confirm the location of the user terminal 400 by transmitting a beacon identification code to at least one user terminal 400 within a set maximum transmission and reception range.

The beacon apparatus 100 may receive a response code from at least one user terminal 400 (step S420). In one embodiment, the beacon apparatus 100 may receive a response code from the user terminal 400 receiving the beacon identification code through the beacon module 133. In addition, the beacon apparatus 100 may check the device identification code from the response code received through the beacon module 133 to check the information on the user terminal 400. For example, the beacon apparatus 100 may determine the type of the corresponding user terminal 400 by detecting the device identification code of the user terminal 400 and may determine whether the user has lost the device.

The beacon apparatus 100 may check whether the user terminal 400 that transmits the response code exists in the connectivity management list (step S430). In one embodiment, the beacon apparatus 100 may check whether the device identification code received from the user terminal 400 through the beacon module 133 is present in the connectivity management list. The beacon apparatus 100 may generate and manage a connectivity management list for managing the user terminal 400 within a specific range, and may be added to or deleted from the connectivity management list according to the user terminal 400.

The beacon device 100 may approve the device connection when the corresponding user terminal 400 exists in the connectivity management list (step S440). In one embodiment, if the user terminal 400 is present in the connectivity management list through the beacon module 133, the beacon device 100 confirms the position of the user terminal 400 by periodically approving the device connection Can be managed. On the other hand, if the user terminal 400 does not exist in the connectivity management list, the beacon apparatus 100 may request the password transmission to the user terminal 400 through the beacon module 133 to approve the device connection. . In detail, the beacon module 133 may request a password for connecting the device to the corresponding user terminal 400, and upon receiving the password from the corresponding user terminal 400, add the corresponding user terminal 400 to the connectivity management list. You can approve the device connection.

The beacon apparatus 100 may periodically receive a response code from the user terminal 400, and may check the reception strength of the response code (step S450). In one embodiment, the beacon apparatus 100 may check the reception strength of the response code by receiving a response code from the user terminal 400 periodically through the beacon module 133. The beacon apparatus 100 may check whether the user terminal 400 is disconnected based on the response code reception strength of the user terminal 400.

The beacon apparatus 100 may stop receiving the response code from the user terminal 400 or confirm that the communication is disconnected based on the received strength of the received response code, and notify the user terminal 400 of the communication disconnection. (Step S460). In one embodiment, when the beacon device 100 stops receiving the response code from the user terminal 400 through the beacon module 133, the alarm module 132 to inform the communication disconnection with the user terminal 400. Can be. In addition, the beacon apparatus 100 may check whether the communication interruption is temporary based on the reception strength of the response code received immediately before the reception of the response code from the user terminal 400 is stopped. In detail, when the reception strength of the response code is less than the average, the beacon apparatus 100 may determine that the corresponding user terminal 400 is lost or communication is disconnected.

Although described above with reference to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art will be variously modified and changed within the scope of the invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention described in the claims below I can understand that you can.

100: rechargeable battery integrated beacon device
110a, 110b: first and second electrodes
115: housing
120: rechargeable battery 130: printed circuit board
131: battery charging module 132: alarm module
133: beacon module 134: power supply module
135: Bluetooth communication module
200: secondary battery 300: external device
400: user terminal

Claims (8)

First and second electrodes;
Rechargeable batteries; And
A battery charging module electrically connected to the first and second electrodes to perform charging of the rechargeable battery, an alarm module providing a remaining amount of the rechargeable battery, and receiving power from the rechargeable battery and wirelessly receiving a beacon identification code. A rechargeable battery integrated beacon device including a beacon including a printed circuit board incorporating a transmitting beacon module.
The method of claim 1,
Rechargeable battery integrated beacons further comprising a power supply module for detecting the electrical connection of the external load through the first and second electrodes to provide the power of the rechargeable battery when the remaining amount meets a specific criterion Device.
The power supply module of claim 2, wherein the power providing module is
And a first and second switches for controlling power supply of the external load between the first and second electrodes and the printed circuit board.
The method of claim 1, wherein the beacon module
Rechargeable battery integrated beacon device characterized in that it detects whether the response code indicating the reception of the beacon identification code from an external device.
The method of claim 4, wherein the beacon module
Establishing a Bluetooth communication with the external device and extracting a device identification code for identifying the external device from the response code to manage device connectivity when the reception of the response code is detected.
The method of claim 5, wherein the beacon module
And if the device identification code is not present in the connectivity management list, requesting transmission of a password to the external device to approve connection of the external device.
The method of claim 5, wherein the beacon module
Rechargeable battery integrated beacon device, characterized in that notifying the communication disconnection of the external device through the alarm module when the reception of the response code is stopped.
The method of claim 7, wherein the beacon module
And determining the communication disconnection by determining whether the interruption is temporary based on a reception strength of a response code received immediately before.

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