KR20220018717A - emotional flower pot - Google Patents

Abstract

As the number of single-person generations increases, there are problems that people can not fall asleep or wake up at night because they can not find emotional stability. The object of the present invention is to provide a means that can bring emotional and sensitive comfort beyond cultivating plants by providing an emotional flowerpot. To this end, provided is the emotional flowerpot having a plant cultivation unit that is open on open upper part, which includes least one connection unit provided on a side of the emotional flowerpot. According to the configuration of the present invention, emotional comfort and consolation are provided to a user by providing a plant cultivation device that responds appropriately according to the emotional state of the user.

Description

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The present invention relates to a flowerpot technology, and more particularly, to a technology that can communicate with a user's sensibility by grafting ICT technology into a flowerpot.

In the prior art prior to the present invention, the environment necessary for the normal growth of plants is requested according to the result of sensing the surrounding environmental factors (eg, temperature, humidity, light, CO2 concentration, oxygen concentration, etc.) that affect the growth environment of plants. At the same time, when irradiating light of various colors for the treatment of diseases of the elderly through color therapy or detecting that the user, the elderly, has touched a pollen, the surrounding environment that affects the currently detected plant growth environment A technology for outputting a voice message for inducing an indirect conversation of an elderly person according to a good degree of the growth state of a plant determined based on environmental factors is disclosed.

As another prior art, based on sensor technology and emotional interface technology, even users without expertise in plant cultivation can grow pots in a healthier way, and the state and environmental changes of plants during plant cultivation are digitized. A technology equipped with a plant growth environment sensing and emotional interface function is disclosed, which enables to obtain dynamic interest and emotional sympathy comparable to that of pets by experiencing it in a more immediate and diverse form of interaction through the pollen.

Public Utility Model Gazette Room 1998-055125 Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 10-2010-0073700

The present invention is to utilize the advantages of potted plants grafted with existing ICT technology and plants that help emotions, and to provide a function to soothe the loneliness and emotional anxiety of single-person households.

As the number of single-person generations increases, there are problems with falling asleep or waking up at night because they cannot find emotional stability. By providing emotional pots, we want to provide a means to bring emotional and emotional comfort beyond growing plants.

The present invention in order to solve the above problems,

In the emotional potted plant having an open upper part for plant cultivation,

It provides an emotional flowerpot comprising a; at least one connection part provided on the side of the emotional flowerpot.

In addition, in the inner space of the emotional pot, a microphone that transmits voice to a smartphone by connecting with a smartphone via Bluetooth, a speaker that plays voices and songs played on the smartphone, and a microcomputer that processes commands transmitted from the smartphone ( One-chip microprocessor) and provides an emotional flowerpot, characterized in that it further comprises a peripheral device.

In addition, the command provides an emotional flowerpot, characterized in that it turns on, turns off, periodically controls on/off, or controls the peripheral device according to an input of an external sensor.

In addition, the peripheral device provides an emotional pot, characterized in that the LED light, alarm, LCD, water pump and another emotional pot.

In addition, the external sensor provides an emotional pot, characterized in that the temperature, humidity, touch input switch connected to the microcomputer.

In addition, the external sensor provides an emotional pot, characterized in that the sensor of the other emotional pot.

In addition, the other emotional flowerpot provides an emotional flowerpot, characterized in that it is connected through serial communication through a contact point between the emotional flowerpot and the connection unit.

In addition, a dedicated app for transmitting music, receiving voice input, and transmitting commands through Bluetooth communication with the emotional pot is installed in the smartphone, and when the type of plant is selected in the app, the cultivation environment for each plant type A set value to set is built-in, the set value can be set by a user, and the temperature and humidity sensor are used for recognizing the cultivation environment.

In addition, when the cultivation environment of the plant is not good after recognizing the cultivation environment, the LCD, alarm, LED or alarm function of the smart phone is used to notify the user of the lack of moisture and the low temperature state. .

The present invention has the effect of providing emotional comfort and comfort to the user by providing a plant cultivation apparatus that appropriately responds to the user's emotional state by the above configuration.

1 is a schematic view in which a plant is planted in a companion plant pot of the present invention.
2 shows the basic configuration of the present invention.
3 shows a water supply pump unit of the present invention.
4 shows an LED external light source of the present invention.
5 shows the configuration of the companion plant pot controller of the present invention.
6 shows a configuration in which the companion plant pot and the smart phone of the present invention are connected and operated by Bluetooth.
7 is a configuration in which two or more companion plant pots of the present invention are connected using serial communication.
8 is a view connecting the companion plant pot and the water supply pump unit of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a flowerpot grafted with ICT technology, and to an emotional flowerpot for emotional stability in one-person households. It is a term that contrasts with companion animals, and is a concept called companion plants. Unlike animals, plants do not have a direct response and are characterized by being very static, moving the grower's heart by invisibly growing little by little.

By grafting ICT technology to a static point that is almost inanimate and providing a means to communicate with the grower, it is intended to provide a means for the grower to feel emotional sympathy or a sense of stability by slightly supplementing the too static point of the plant.

To this end, a basic flowerpot is provided, and a plant cultivation unit is provided therein. Since the flowerpot has only the most basic configuration, it has a connection part that can be connected to other flowerpots for expansion of the flowerpot.

The connection part may include a contact terminal to be electrically connected to another flowerpot. A magnet is further provided at the back to ensure good connection between the contact terminals, so that it can be connected to other flowerpots.

It is configured so that commands and data can be exchanged with each other through serial communication with the other flowerpot, and the other flowerpot is not necessarily a flowerpot, and may be a water supply unit that supplies water by putting water in the flowerpot case, and a battery It may be a battery pot with When connecting the water supply pot, the connection part needs a connection part having a hole through which water can be supplied in addition to the contact terminal.

In addition, the emotional flowerpot may further include a touch screen. In addition to the purpose of inputting a user's command, the touch screen may be used for the purpose of the user having a conversation with the plant. Touching one side of the touch screen and swiping it up increases the brightness of the LED light, swiping the other side up or down adjusts the speaker volume, moving a straight line from left to right or right to left turns it off, and turns it on by drawing a circle You can enter commands just like mouse input.

Also, it has a function as a friend of a grower (user) who lives alone. Although it is possible to communicate using a voice recognition service in conjunction with the smartphone, it is possible to communicate with a companion plant as if in sign language using the touch screen.

Determines the intention of the grower to attempt a conversation with the companion plant based on the area touched on the touch screen and the time interval between the intensity of the touch and the touch. do.

For example, if you touch suddenly hard and the cycle is fast, it is judged that there is something urgent or angry, the LED light blinks brightly to indicate that you know the situation, lowers the light again, and plays a pleasant melody to return Plants can convey their desire to help.

As another example, if you touch gently for a long time, it is judged that you are happy, and by adjusting the brightness of the LED light to a soft and warm light, it shows that you are happy too, and plays a pleasant song.

In addition, a proximity sensor or Bluetooth connection with a mobile phone can be used to sense the presence of a grower.

When the grower is beside the plant and there is no communication with the companion plant for a long time (for a set time such as 1 hour), the LED light, alarm, music, rhythm, etc. can be notified.

At this time, in order to inform the state of the companion plant, the temperature and humidity sensor provided in the emotional pot can be utilized. Because there is a difference in the temperature and humidity required depending on the type of plant, the temperature and humidity set according to the type of plant and the result measured by the temperature and humidity sensor are compared with the set environment within a certain range, a pleasant melody and LED It operates by showing all the colors of the rainbow using RGB LEDs for status lights.

If not, the LCD screen can display water shortage, low temperature, or high temperature after attracting attention through red, alarm, and blue dots.

By adding an additional optical sensor, the light intensity can be further indicated by comparing the light sensor measurement time and the light amount to calculate the average daily light amount.

If the grower is a novice in cultivation, travels, or wants to automatically manage companion plants regardless of this, the smart phone app has a function to program the algorithm for automatically cultivating companion plants to the controller built into the emotional pot. have more

It can be programmed to operate on the basis of a day, a week, etc. or based on the sensing value of the sensor.

example)

Water every morning at 7 am for 10 seconds.

example)

A value of 40% or less is measured by the moisture sensor.

Water is supplied for 10 seconds.

example)

If the moisture sensor measures less than 40%,

Alerts the grower of a water shortage.

To summarize the features of the present invention, it can be configured in a block-type connectable form, and a plant can be grown simply with one block, and a battery, water pump, external lighting device, etc. are further provided in block form to form one complete It can operate as an automatic plant grower, and uses LED, alarm, LCD and temperature, humidity, and touch sensors to inform the user of the state of the plant using user input and environmental information, and reads the emotional state according to the user's input. It is to provide companion plants that can quietly heal the wounds received from people by simply responding.

In addition, by allowing the user to set and use these reactions directly in the smartphone app, a grower (user)-friendly environment can be built, and the reactions can be set to react in various ways using means such as random play. .

The operation and effect of the present invention will be described using the drawings as follows.

Figure 1 is a model of planting and cultivating companion plants in the emotional pots of the present invention, showing that plants are grown using one emotional potted plant of the present invention.

2 is a schematic external configuration of the emotional pot of the present invention. It consists of a flowerpot 120 body, a plant cultivation unit 200 and a connection unit 300 . The plant cultivation unit 200 may or may not be changeable depending on the use of the flowerpot 120 . That is, when the flowerpot 120 is used only for an external battery, the upper part of the flowerpot without the plant cultivation unit 200 is It may be provided in a closed configuration.

3 is an embodiment of a form in which the plant cultivation unit is used as a water storage unit in the flowerpot and a water pump is provided therein to supply water to the emotional potted plant through the connection unit.

When the water pump operation signal is input through the contact point of the connection part, the water pump may operate to supply water to the hole formed in the connection part.

4 is an LED cultivation light provided outside. By installing an LED light inside the emotional pot, the flowerpot may illuminate itself to display various emotions and states, but since the LED light cannot be used as a light for cultivation, a separate light can be installed outside can It is possible to receive electricity through the contact point of the connection part and install the LED lighting in a form that can be coupled to the connection part, install the LED lighting device in a separate emotional pot, and connect it to the emotional pot like the moisture supply pot through the connection part .

5 is a block diagram for implementing the functions of the present invention. A Bluetooth module for exchanging voice, music, microphone sound and commands with the mobile phone, and a speaker amplifier connected to the Bluetooth module to produce a sound and receive a sound, a speaker, a microphone amplifier, and a microphone are provided.

In addition, a serial communication unit that transmits a command received from the smartphone to a microcomputer is provided, and the microcomputer includes a GPIO that exchanges signals with peripheral devices. The GPIO (GENERAL PULPOSE INPUT OUTPUT PORT) includes a touch switch panel, a flowerpot temperature sensor, a soil humidity sensor, an RBG LED, a water pump control unit, an alarm unit, an LCD display unit, a proximity sensor (not shown), a flowerpot heater (not shown), a flowerpot A cooler (not shown) may be included.

In addition, an additional serial communication module is provided so that commands and sensor signals can be exchanged with other emotional pots.

In this case, the Bluetooth communication module may not be required for other additional emotional pots, so it is of course possible to configure at a lower price than the main emotional pots.

6 is a configuration in which the emotional flowerpot of the present invention is connected to a smart phone. A dedicated app is installed in the smart phone, reads a value of a sensor connected to the microcomputer through Bluetooth connection with the smart phone, and can control RGB LEDs, water pumps, alarms, LCDs, etc. connected to the microcomputer. In addition, it is possible to program control the emotional pot of the present invention through a simple program in the smart phone.

7 can be used by connecting two or more different emotional pots and a connection unit coupled to a serial communication port provided in the microcomputer. The serial communication can be RS232C or 485 CAN, and it is also possible to use I2C. It is also possible to connect multiple emotional flowerpots at the same time by setting IDs for each emotional flowerpot.

8 is an exemplary view in which an additional emotional potted plant is combined as a water supply unit. The emotional flowerpot that can automatically supply water is completed by connecting to the emotional flowerpot through the connection part of the water supplying pot.

100: emotional potted plant
120: flowerpot
200: plant distribution unit
300: connection

Claims (5)

In the emotional potted plant having an open upper part of the plant cultivation unit,
Emotional flowerpot comprising a; at least one connection part provided on the side of the emotional flowerpot. According to claim 1,
In the inner space of the emotional pot, there is a microphone that transmits voice to a smartphone through Bluetooth connection with a smartphone, a speaker that plays voices and songs played on the smartphone, and a microcomputer (one-chip microphone) that processes commands transmitted from the smartphone. Processor) and emotional pots, characterized in that it further comprises a peripheral device. 3. The method of claim 2,
The command is an emotional flowerpot, characterized in that it is a command to turn the peripheral device on, off, periodically control on-off, or to control the peripheral device according to an input of an external sensor. 4. The method of claim 3,
The peripheral device is an emotional flowerpot, characterized in that it is an LED light, an alarm, an LCD, a water pump and another emotional flowerpot. According to claim 1,
The peripheral device is an emotional flowerpot, characterized in that it is an LED light, an alarm, an LCD, a water pump and another emotional flowerpot.

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