KR20220086114A - Child location monitoring method and system using beacons - Google Patents

Abstract

A method and system for monitoring the location of a child using a beacon are disclosed. A child location monitoring system using a beacon according to an aspect of the present invention includes a child terminal carried by a child, a plurality of beacon devices that identify a child terminal within an effective range using a beacon signal, and a beacon device that identifies a child terminal. It includes a main server for monitoring the location of the child terminal based on the information and a guardian terminal for receiving notification information from the main server in an emergency when the child terminal deviates from an effective place. According to the present invention, it is possible to monitor the current location of a child in a specific space such as an apartment complex in real time, thereby providing a safe service for children, and by using mobile beacon devices, such as a location in a shaded area or departure to the outside Even in the event of a problem, the child can be quickly identified and guided.

Description

Child location monitoring method and system using beacons

The present invention relates to a method and system for monitoring the location of a child using a beacon.

In recent years, children's crimes are increasing and there are many dual-income couples, so interest in safe care services for children is increasing. Recently, a service that provides an alarm to guardians when elementary school students pass through the main gate of the school is also used.

In recent years, there are many large-scale apartments in the city center, so there is a lot of need to provide safe services for children even within the apartments. However, in the case of apartments, if the GPS is relied on due to high buildings, basements, and various structures, it may be difficult to determine the exact location, and furthermore, there may be problems due to incorrect location measurement.

Republic of Korea Patent No. 10-1806470 (Registration Date December 01, 2017) Pedestrian protection system using beacon signal

Accordingly, the present invention has been devised to solve the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a method and system for monitoring a child's location using a beacon capable of monitoring the location of a child in a specific space such as an apartment complex.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method and system for monitoring a child's location using a beacon so that the location of the child can be confirmed more quickly even when a problem occurs.

Other objects of the present invention will become clearer through preferred embodiments described below.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a plurality of beacon devices for identifying a child terminal within an effective range using a beacon signal; and a main server that monitors the location of the child terminal based on the information from the beacon device that identifies the child terminal, and transmits notification information to the guardian terminal in an emergency when the child terminal leaves the valid place. , a child location monitoring system using beacons is disclosed.

Here, the main server transmits the last position of the child terminal and the corresponding CCTV image as the notification information in the emergency situation, and the corresponding CCTV image corresponds to the beacon device corresponding to the last position of the child terminal. The location may be photographed.

In addition, the main server uses the information on the preset guardian group to determine the location of each terminal of the guardian group during the emergency image, and also informs the peripheral guardian terminal in a position corresponding to the last position of the child terminal transmit information

In addition, the main server provides information about the child terminal to the peripheral guardian terminal so that the peripheral guardian terminal operates a beacon function to transmit and receive a beacon signal with the child terminal to determine the location of the child terminal.

In addition, when it is determined that the emergency situation is a departure within a preset specific area, the peripheral guardian terminal performs the beacon function, and only when it is determined that the emergency situation is outside the specific area, a photo of the child is included. The CCTV image and location information are notified to the surrounding guardian terminal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, in a method for monitoring a child's location using a beacon performed in a computing device, the child terminal is identified based on information from a plurality of beacon devices that identify a child terminal within an effective range using a beacon signal. periodically monitoring the location; when the location detection of the child terminal fails, checking whether the child terminal is in an emergency situation out of a valid place; and transmitting notification information to a guardian terminal set in the child terminal when it is determined that the emergency situation is present.

Here, in the case of the emergency, the location of each terminal of the guardian group is determined using the information on the guardian group preset in the emergency situation, and notification information is also transmitted to the peripheral guardian terminal located at a position corresponding to the last position of the child terminal. further comprising steps.

In addition, the peripheral guardian terminal drives a beacon function to transmit and receive a beacon signal to and from the child terminal to provide information about the child terminal to the peripheral guardian terminal to determine the location of the child terminal.

According to the present invention, it is possible to monitor the current location of a child in a specific space such as an apartment complex in real time, thereby providing a safe service for children.

In addition, according to the present invention, by using mobile beacon devices, it is possible to quickly identify and guide the child even when a problem such as a location in a shaded area or a departure to the outside occurs.

1 and 2 are diagrams schematically illustrating a child location monitoring system using a beacon according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a schematic process of monitoring a child's location using a beacon according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 and 5 are flowcharts illustrating a child location monitoring process using a guardian group according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Since the present invention can have various changes and can have various embodiments, specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the detailed description. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments, and it should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention.

When an element is referred to as being “connected” or “connected” to another element, it is understood that it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, but other elements may exist in between. it should be On the other hand, when it is said that a certain element is "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that the other element does not exist in the middle.

Terms such as first, second, etc. may be used to describe various elements, but the elements should not be limited by the terms. The above terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, terms such as a first threshold value and a second threshold value, which will be described later, may be preset as threshold values that are substantially different or partially have the same value, but may cause confusion when expressed with the same word threshold. Since there is room, terms such as 1st and 2nd are used together for convenience of classification.

The terminology used herein is used only to describe specific embodiments, and is not intended to limit the present invention. The singular expression includes the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present specification, terms such as “comprise” or “have” are intended to designate that a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification exists, but one or more other features It should be understood that this does not preclude the existence or addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

In addition, the components of the embodiment described with reference to each drawing are not limitedly applied only to the embodiment, and may be implemented to be included in other embodiments within the scope of maintaining the technical spirit of the present invention, and also Even if the description is omitted, it is natural that a plurality of embodiments may be re-implemented as one integrated embodiment.

In addition, in the description with reference to the accompanying drawings, the same components regardless of the reference numerals are given the same or related reference numerals, and the overlapping description thereof will be omitted. In describing the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known technology may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

1 and 2 are diagrams schematically illustrating a child location monitoring system using a beacon according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, referring to FIG. 1, the entire system according to this embodiment includes a plurality of beacon devices (10-1, ..., 10-n, hereinafter referred to as 10), a child terminal 20, a guardian terminal 30 and It includes a main server (40).

The child terminal 10 is a terminal device owned by a child who is a protector, and is a terminal device capable of communication using a beacon signal having mobility. For example, it may be a wristband-type mobile device or a smart phone.

The beacon device 10 identifies a terminal located within an effective range using a beacon signal. In general, a beacon device refers to a short-range wireless communication device based on the Bluetooth 4.0 (BLE) protocol, and can communicate with devices within a maximum distance of 70 m. The accuracy is high enough to distinguish between 5 and 10 cm units. As an example, iBeacon can be used. iBeacon is a short-distance data communication technology that uses Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE:　Bluetooth　Low　Energy) as a technology introduced together with 　iOS7.

Taking an apartment complex as an example, the beacon device 10 is provided at the entrance to the apartment, a playground, and the entrance of each building, and communicates with a child terminal (that is, the child terminal 20) possessed by a child moving within the complex using a beacon signal. position can be obtained. For example, when the beacon device 1 and the child terminal 20 located in the playground communicate with each other, the main server 40 may recognize that the child is located in the playground based on the information from the beacon device 1. In addition, according to one example, in order to secure a more accurate location, it is linked with the CCTV system and the child's location is more clearly identified (using face recognition technology, etc.) can be obtained

As described above, the main server 40 monitors the location of the child terminal 20 based on information from the beacon device 10 that identifies the child terminal 20 . For example, the main server 40 searches for the location of the child terminal 20 in units of 10 seconds and stores the movement route. In one scenario, for example, if the beacon device 10 is implemented in a lobby phone installed in a lobby, when the child terminal 20 that goes out through the lobby is recognized, the location of the child terminal 20 is monitored from then on. The monitoring ends when it detects that the child terminal 20 enters the apartment through the lobby again. Alternatively, it may be performed based on the entrance of each house rather than the lobby (in this case, the beacon device 10 should be provided at the entrance of the entrance or elevator).

In addition, the main server 40 may provide monitoring information for the child terminal 20 to one or more preset guardian terminals 30 . For example, the guardian terminal 30 may be a mobile device such as a smart phone or a wall pad provided in the home. Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the case of the guardian terminal 30 is mainly a mobile terminal such as a smartphone, but it is natural that monitoring information (or emergency notification information, etc.) may be transmitted to the wall pad of the child's family separately. .

Referring to FIG. 2 according to another embodiment, as indicated by reference numeral 200, the guardian terminals 30 may be grouped and managed. For example, if there are 10 protected children, the guardians and guards of each protected child are set as one group. When a problem occurs in any protected child, notification information is provided not only to the actual guardian but also to all or some other guardian terminals 200 of the group.

Hereinafter, the processing process will be described in detail.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a schematic process of monitoring a child's location using a beacon according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3 , when location monitoring using the beacon device 10 is performed for any child terminal 20 ( S310 ), the main server 40 monitors the location of the child terminal 20 by monitoring the location of the child terminal ( 20 ). 20), it is recognized when an emergency situation in which the location tracking is impossible occurs (S320).

For example, even if it is within an apartment complex, if the child terminal is located in a shaded area where the beacon signal of the beacon device 10 does not reach, or if it leaves the apartment complex, the location tracking by the beacon device 10 may fail. , in this case, it is recognized as an emergency.

In this case, the main server 40 transmits notification information including the location information of the last searched child terminal 20 to the related guardian terminal 30 (S330). For example, information on the movement route according to the location for 30 minutes from before the last location is searched, and also video information from each CCTV system according to the movement route are secured and provided to the guardian terminal 30 to provide an emergency situation inform

Although not shown in the drawings, in the case of a system such as that of FIG. 2 , notification information is also provided to all other guardian terminals of the group set in the child terminal 20 so that the child can be found in a shorter time.

And, according to an example, each terminal of the guardian group may be utilized as a mobile beacon device. That is, the guardian terminal 30 also transmits a beacon signal to operate as a mobile beacon device. A method of searching for the location of the child terminal 20 based on the location is used.

4 and 5 are flowcharts illustrating a child location monitoring process using a guardian group according to each embodiment of the present invention.

First, referring to FIG. 4 , when an emergency situation is recognized ( S410 ), the main server 40 refers to the group list (information on the group guardian terminal) set in the corresponding child terminal 20 to the child's guardian terminal 30 ) as well as the location of other guardian terminals in the same group (S420). For example, when a location search request message is transmitted to each grouped parental terminal, all the parental terminals that have received it receive location information (GPS information using a GPS receiver and/or communication with a beacon device) information) is acquired and transmitted to the main server 40 .

Based on the location of the guardian terminals of the group, the guardian terminals close to the final position of the child terminal 20 are selected as peripheral guardian terminals and a notification is sent, and the peripheral guardian terminals perform the beacon function of the child terminal 20 A location is searched for (S430).

For example, when it is expected that the child terminal 20 has advanced to the outside through the entrance to the apartment, all guardian terminals located near the entrance to the apartment perform a beacon function to expand the beacon search area to the location of the child terminal 20 explore

Referring to FIG. 5 according to another embodiment, if the location search of the child terminal 20 fails ( S510 ), whether it is an emergency situation and the type of emergency situation are identified ( S520 ), that is, in which location and in what manner. It can be checked whether the location of the terminal 20 has disappeared. For example, if you go to the lobby of an apartment building, it is treated as returning home and it is judged that it is not an emergency situation. If the location search fails suddenly within the apartment complex, it recognizes the emergency situation of the departure road within a specific area by moving to the shaded area.

It is determined whether the emergency situation is within a specific area (eg, an apartment complex) (S530), and as a result, if the deviation is within a specific area, the peripheral guardian terminal has a beacon function to confirm only the location of the child terminal 20 It processes to search the location by driving the beacon communication with the child terminal 20 (S540).

Contrary to this, when the emergency situation is outside the specific area (eg, it is judged that the person has left the apartment complex), notification information, including child photos, final location information, CCTV images, etc. Induce to be able (S550). Of course, it is also possible to search for a location by driving the beacon function at this time.

The method for monitoring a child's location using a beacon according to the present invention described above may be implemented as a computer-readable code in a computer-readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium includes any type of recording medium in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. For example, there may be a read only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic tape, a magnetic disk, a flash memory, an optical data storage device, and the like. In addition, the computer-readable recording medium may be distributed in computer systems connected through a computer communication network, and stored and executed as readable codes in a distributed manner.

In addition, although the above has been described with reference to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, those of ordinary skill in the art can use the present invention within the scope not departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention described in the claims below. It will be understood that various modifications and variations are possible.

10: beacon device 20: children's terminal
30: guardian terminal 40: main server

Claims (8)

a plurality of beacon devices for identifying children's terminals within an effective range using a beacon signal; and
a main server that monitors the location of the child terminal based on information from the beacon device that identifies the child terminal, and transmits notification information to the guardian terminal in an emergency when the child terminal deviates from the valid place;
Including, a child location monitoring system using a beacon.
According to claim 1,
The main server is
In the case of the emergency, the last location of the child terminal and the corresponding CCTV image are transmitted as the notification information,
The corresponding CCTV image is that the location corresponding to the beacon device corresponding to the last location of the child terminal is taken, a child location monitoring system using a beacon.
3. The method of claim 2,
The main server uses the preset guardian group information to determine the location of each terminal of the guardian group in the emergency situation, and also provides notification information to the peripheral guardian terminal located at a location corresponding to the last position of the child terminal. A child location monitoring system using a beacon that transmits.
4. The method of claim 3,
The main server provides information about the child terminal to the peripheral guardian terminal so that the peripheral guardian terminal operates a beacon function to transmit and receive a beacon signal with the child terminal to determine the location of the child terminal, a child location using a beacon monitoring system.
5. The method of claim 4,
When it is determined that the emergency situation is a departure within a preset specific area, the peripheral guardian terminal performs the beacon function,
A child location monitoring system using a beacon that notifies the CCTV image including the child photo and location information to the surrounding guardian terminal only when the emergency situation is determined to be outside the specific area.
A method for monitoring a child's location using a beacon performed on a computing device, the method comprising:
periodically monitoring the location of the child terminal based on information from a plurality of beacon devices that identify the child terminal within an effective range using a beacon signal;
if the location detection of the child terminal fails, checking whether the child terminal is in an emergency situation out of a valid place; and
When it is determined that the emergency situation is, the method of monitoring a child's location using a beacon, comprising the step of transmitting notification information to a guardian terminal set in the child terminal.
7. The method of claim 6,
In the case of the emergency, the steps of determining the location of each terminal of the guardian group by using the information on the preset guardian group in the emergency situation, and transmitting notification information to the peripheral guardian terminal located at a position corresponding to the last position of the child terminal; Further comprising, a method of monitoring the location of a child using a beacon.
8. The method of claim 7,
A method for monitoring a child's location using a beacon, wherein the peripheral guardian terminal operates a beacon function to transmit and receive a beacon signal with the child terminal to provide information about the child terminal to the peripheral guardian terminal to determine the location of the child terminal.

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