KR20200094714A - Method for controlling standby power using mobile terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a standby power control method using a wireless terminal. More particularly, the standby power control method using a wireless terminal displays a plurality of icons corresponding to a plurality of home appliances on a screen of the wireless terminal, and allows at least two icons among the icons to be grouped, thereby generating a signal for controlling power supplied to home appliances corresponding to the at least two icons grouped by a signal touch.

Description

Method for controlling standby power using mobile terminal}

The present invention relates to a standby power control method using a wireless terminal. More specifically, it relates to a standby power control method using a wireless terminal that can adaptively control standby power according to a different household appliance configuration for each household.

If no plug is used, the wasted power is standby power. As a result of the survey conducted by the Korea Institute of Electrical Engineers on 105 sample households in five regions across the country, including the metropolitan area and Chungcheong area last year, the amount wasted from standby power last year was estimated at 41.6 billion. Based on the total power consumption, 3470GWh, accounting for 0.8% of the total domestic power consumption. It was 6.1% compared to the total annual electricity consumption by households under investigation.

By device, set-top boxes recorded the highest consumption at 12.3W. The Internet modem (6W), stand-type air conditioner and boiler (5.8W), audio speaker (5.6W), home theater (5.1W), video (4.9W), and audio component (4.4W) were followed.

Internet phone (0.20W), fan (0.22W), and mobile phone charger (0.26W) were relatively low.

Since July 2010, standby power cut-off outlets have been mandated by the government by law. Accordingly, a number of buried outlets to be applied to new buildings have been developed.

However, the outlet used in the existing building does not have a standby power saving function, so there is a problem that the user has to unplug the code from time to time to reduce the standby power.

In addition, even in the case of a buried outlet having a standby power saving function, standby power can be reduced by turning on/off the part connected to each cord, but each home is adaptively controlling standby power according to different household appliance configurations. There is a problem that cannot be done.

The present invention has been devised to solve the above problems, and in particular, it is possible for a user to simply install at a low cost in a house, and by adaptively controlling standby power according to different home appliance configurations, An object of the present invention is to provide a standby power control method using a wireless terminal that can easily control standby power.

The standby power control method using a wireless terminal according to the first aspect of the present invention devised to achieve the above object is a standby power control method using a wireless terminal, a plurality of the home appliances on the screen of the wireless terminal A plurality of icons are displayed, and at least two or more of the icons are grouped to control power supplied to the household appliances corresponding to the at least two or more icons grouped by one touch. It provides a standby power control method using a wireless terminal characterized in that it generates a signal.

Grouping can be performed in a variety of ways.

In one embodiment of the present invention, when icons selected from icons are touched at the same time or when they are moved by touching at the same time, combined icons may be generated and grouped.

In addition, it is also possible to group selected icons by moving them to a specific predetermined area.

In the standby power control method according to the second aspect of the present invention, in a standby power control method using a wireless terminal, icons corresponding to household appliances are displayed on a screen of the wireless terminal, and when each icon is touched, the corresponding household appliance It provides a standby power control method using a wireless terminal characterized in that it generates a signal for controlling the power supplied to the device.

Meanwhile, the standby power control apparatus according to the third aspect of the present invention displays a plurality of icons corresponding to a plurality of the home appliances on a screen of a wireless terminal, and at least two or more of the icons are grouped. It provides a standby power control device characterized in that it receives a signal for controlling the power supplied to the home appliances corresponding to the at least two or more icons grouped by a single contact.

According to the present invention, by simply controlling the standby power with a smart phone, there is an effect of easily reducing the electrical waste caused by standby power without having to unplug the home appliance.

In addition, according to the present invention, it is easy to install even in an existing house, and it is possible to perform standby power saving at a low cost.

In addition, since an ON/OFF control signal can be configured adaptively to the consumer's environment using a smartphone, there is an effect of satisfying various consumer needs.

1 is a conceptual diagram showing a standby power control method using a wireless terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention,
2 is a front view (a) of a standby power cut-off outlet for receiving a standby power control signal using a wireless terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention,
3 is a side view and (b) of a standby power blocking outlet for receiving a standby power control signal using a wireless terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention,
4 is a flow chart showing a standby power control method using a wireless terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention,
5 illustrates a grouping method according to an embodiment of the present invention,
6 shows a grouping method according to another embodiment of the present invention,
7 illustrates a grouping method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. First, when adding reference numerals to the components of each drawing, it should be noted that the same components have the same reference numerals as possible even though they are displayed on different drawings. In addition, in describing the present invention, when it is determined that detailed descriptions of related well-known structures or functions may obscure the subject matter of the present invention, detailed descriptions thereof will be omitted. In addition, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below, but the technical spirit of the present invention is not limited to or limited thereto, and can be variously implemented by a person skilled in the art.

1 is a conceptual diagram showing a standby power control method using a wireless terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, a combination icon 150 is formed on the wireless terminal 110 to be configured to control standby power of a plurality of home appliances 132,134,136,138 at a time.

That is, when the user touches the combination icon 150, the standby power control signal generated at this time is transmitted to a plurality of standby power blocking outlets 121, 122, and 123, a TV 132, a computer 134, and an air conditioner 136 connected thereto. Is configured to cut off standby power.

Here, since the icon (not shown) of the refrigerator is not integrated with the combination icon 150, a control signal is not transmitted to the standby power blocking outlet 124 connected to the refrigerator 138. By configuring in this way, the user can selectively control specific icons grouped into the combined icon 150.

The wireless terminal 110 can be applied to any one capable of generating a wireless signal, but it is preferable to use a smartphone already owned by many users to download necessary control applications and use it for standby power control.

In addition, the wireless signal may be one of signals transmitted by various wireless communication methods such as Bluetooth, WiFi, NFC, WCDMA, and LTE.

Unlike in FIG. 1, if necessary, the icons corresponding to the home appliances are displayed on the screen of the wireless terminal 150 without forming the combined icon 150, and each icon is touched. Standby power control may be performed to generate signals for controlling power supplied to the home appliances.

In addition to the home appliance shown in Figure 1, the boiler, Internet modem, wired and wireless router, speaker, home theater, hot and cold water heater, set-top box, CD player, video, audio, electric light, electric fan, etc., the standby power control method of the present invention Can be applied.

2 and 3 are a front view (a) and a side view (b) of a standby power cut-off outlet for receiving a standby power control signal using a wireless terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The standby power blocking outlet 120 is formed with a plug 129 that is coupled with an outlet so that it can be installed in an outlet used in the home, and the outlet 128 with a plug (not shown) of a household appliance connected to the other end 128 ) Is formed. With this configuration, it is possible to easily replace the construction without replacing the existing outlet.

In addition, a wireless receiving unit 126 capable of receiving a standby power control signal from the wireless terminal is provided. The standby power control signal may be a signal generated from an integrated icon or a signal generated from a single icon.

The standby power blocking outlet 120 includes an anode switch therein to block both wires when the switch is OFF, so that standby power is not consumed at all.

The standby power blocking outlet 120 may be installed in an existing outlet, or may be installed in a plug of a household appliance. It goes without saying that the home appliance manufacturer may include a standby power cut-off switch and a wireless receiver in the plug.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a standby power control method using a wireless terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The standby power control method using a wireless terminal generates a plurality of icons corresponding to a plurality of the home appliances on the screen of the wireless terminal (S210), determines a batch power blocking group (S220), and combines the icons (S230), by touching the combination icon (S240), the group (group) is controlled at the same time to control the household electrical appliances belonging to the group of power cut-off group (S250). The effect of being able to quickly control the power supplied to the home appliances corresponding to at least two or more icons grouped by touching the combination icon only once.

Grouping of icons according to the present invention can be performed in various ways.

5 illustrates a grouping method according to an embodiment of the present invention, whereby the TV icon 151, the computer icon 152, and the air conditioner 153 are formed as one combination icon 150a. . This is created by attaching several pre-combination icons to each other, so that the user can know what the pre-combination icons are.

The method of forming a combined icon 150a according to an embodiment of the present invention may be formed even when selected icons among a plurality of icons are simultaneously touched, and a combined icon may be generated when they are brought into one after being touched and moved simultaneously. .

In addition, the combination icon 150a may be set by a user or may be set and supplied by a manufacturer in advance. That is, the user can set or group the grouping for the combination icon 150a based on various criteria such as season, mode (sleep mode, outing mode, etc.).

The combination icons 150a may be one, but a plurality of combination icons may be formed as necessary. For example, the grouping of household appliances that need to cut off standby power when going out, the grouping of household appliances when absent due to travel for about a week, and the grouping of household appliances when long out of a month or more may vary. A plurality of combination icons can be generated as desired by the user.

The icon corresponding to each household appliance may be automatically generated in the process of wirelessly connecting the wireless terminal and the standby power blocking outlet. In other words, the standby power cut-off outlet sets information on the home appliance in advance, and accordingly sets the corresponding icon on the wireless terminal automatically.

For example, an application may be downloaded through an online store such as an app store, and a plurality of standby power blocking outlets and wireless terminals corresponding to respective home appliances may be formed by starting communication. Each standby power blocking outlet has a respective ID, and forms an icon corresponding to the ID when communicating with the wireless terminal. That is, ID 1 is a refrigerator, ID 2 is a TV, ID 3 is a washing machine, and the like, and each household appliance can be assigned to each ID.

Of course, it is possible to create and provide an icon in an application in advance without such a process.

The icon may be configured to toggle to generate a power cutoff signal (OFF) once it is touched and a power supply signal (ON) when it is touched again. . For example, the ON/OFF state can be determined by whether the icon is activated or not.

Also, after ON/OFF control, feedback may be received from the standby power cut-off outlet. It is to enable individual execution when ON/OFF control is not properly performed due to an error.

Here, the icon may be displayed in various ways, such as text and/or images.

On the other hand, the control signal generated from the combination icon 150a may be a signal in which each control signal generated for each icon prior to the combination may be a signal or a separate control signal.

The control signal generated from each icon can be divided into various methods such as frequency, time, and code.

Further, each icon may include a timer setting function. When the power is to be turned on again after the standby power is turned off (OFF), it can also be performed by touching/retouching the icon, but it is turned off by a predetermined timer and then turned on after a certain time (off timer setting value), The OFF operation can be automatically performed after a certain period of time (ON timer setting value) in the ON state.

In the summer, the sleep function of the fan or air conditioner is used. At this time, if the fan or air conditioner is set according to the sleep time, the standby power can be cut off after using the sleep function. . The timer may be set by the user or may be automatically set in conjunction with the sleep function setting.

When going out, the timer setting function can be used even when the washing machine is still running. If the timer is set by looking at the end of washing, standby power is cut off in accordance with the end of washing. Here, the timer may be set by the user, or the timer OFF time may be automatically set by receiving information from the washing machine.

Meanwhile, FIG. 6 illustrates a grouping method according to another embodiment of the present invention, and configures the combined icon 150b as a new icon. In this case, it is desirable to configure the icons 151, 152, and 153 before combining to be recognized. In the example shown in FIG. 6, the combined icon is translucently processed so that previous icons are reflected therein.

7 illustrates a grouping method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

This method can be grouped by not using a combination icon, determining a specific area 160 on the screen of the wireless terminal 110 in advance, and moving the icon 157 desired to be grouped into the specific area 160. The icon 155 that is not desired to be grouped is located outside the specific area 160.

On the other hand, as a grouping method as another embodiment of the present invention, there is a method in which all icons include a specific display, and icons in which the specific display is selected are grouped and operated simultaneously by a single touch.

As an example of a particular indication, there may be a checkbox. That is, the icons with the checkboxes are interlocked with each other, and when one of the icons with the checkboxes checked is selected, a control signal may be transmitted to household appliances corresponding to all the checked icons.

Here, a plurality of check boxes may be included in one icon. That is, if necessary, a plurality of check boxes may be checked, and a plurality of groups may be formed accordingly. For example, when it is necessary to control the standby power so that the time period is changed, such as one week or one month, a plurality of groups can be formed accordingly. Icons that commonly belong to a plurality of groups may be formed.

In addition, when controlling using a signal that can be used for only one partitioned space such as infrared rays, a control signal may be operated for each space, so that a group can be formed according to spaces such as a large room, a small room, and a living room.

Preferably, a list may be provided for reference by a user. If a list table with a large amount of power consumption is provided, the user can perform grouping on the basis of the high power consumption appliances. In the above list, general electric power consumption of a specific household appliance and its home appliance may be indicated together. In addition, the power consumption of the above list may provide a predetermined value, or the user may directly input the power consumption in each home.

Also, a grouping target may be recommended for user convenience. That is, icons of household appliances, except for providing power at all times, such as a refrigerator, are targeted for grouping. It is preferable to display the recommended icons so that they are differentiated from the icons that are not recommended. For example, the icon may be configured to blink or blink or change to a translucent state.

On the other hand, when multiple homes simultaneously transmit the standby power control signal, unintended standby power ON/OFF may occur due to the interference signal. In order to solve this, it is necessary to differentiate signals used for each household through code division, time division, and frequency division. In the case of Bluetooth, it is difficult to interfere with other homes because a code is input during a pairing process, but when using an unencrypted signal, it is preferable to use the above methods so that interference does not occur.

Since each household has a different number of household appliances, there may be various combinations of household appliances. In addition, when a home appliance is added, the existing settings must be changed. Thus, when it is necessary to adaptively control standby power according to the user's convenience, it can be solved through various grouping methods proposed by the present invention.

110: wireless terminal 120: standby power cut-off outlet
150a, 150b: Combine icon

Claims (2)

In the standby power control method using a wireless terminal,
A plurality of icons corresponding to a plurality of home appliances are displayed on the screen of the wireless terminal,
At least two or more of the icons are grouped to generate a signal for controlling standby power supplied to the household appliances corresponding to the at least two or more icons grouped by one touch,
A standby power control method using a wireless terminal, characterized in that by simultaneously touching the combination icon corresponding to the grouped batch power cut-off group, the household appliances corresponding to the batch power cut-off group are controlled at the same time. The method according to claim 1,
The grouping is,
A standby power control method using a wireless terminal, characterized in that a plurality of modes including at least one of a sleep mode and a going out mode are defined and at least two or more combination icons are generated for each mode.

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