KR20230075993A - Board device for smart coding blocks - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a smart board device that allows coding using coding blocks. The smart board device of the present invention includes a housing, a plurality of first block seating portions on which first coding blocks are seated on the upper surface of the housing, a plurality of selection switches connected one-to-one to the plurality of first block seating portions, and the A second block seat on which the second coding block is seated on the upper surface of the housing, an integrated switch connected to the second block seat, and the coding command of the first coding block are changed and displayed according to the operation of the selection switch, , When the integration switch is operated, a control unit that integrates the displayed coding commands to generate one new coding command and stores the generated coding command in the second coding block.

Description

Smart board device for coding blocks {Board device for smart coding blocks}

The present invention relates to a smart board device for coding blocks, in which coding blocks on which a plurality of coding commands are variably displayed are mounted, and coding is executed by the loaded coding blocks.

With the widespread use of the Internet and various applications of IoT technology in everyday life, interest in coding is increasing.

In particular, as coding education for all grades has become compulsory from 2020, the enthusiasm for coding education for children and students is increasing.

However, most of the conventional coding education products do not meet the eye level of the educational target or are focused only on education, so they are configured to arouse children's interest and make it difficult to approach the educational goal.

Recently, a lot of kits for coding education are being developed, and Arduino kits for coding are also appearing. However, in the case of these kits, coding instructions are assigned to coding blocks, so coding blocks cannot be used other than designated instructions.

For example, since one coding command such as 'move forward 1 space', 'turn right', 'repeat 3 times', etc. is assigned to one coding block, many coding blocks are required to perform the entire coding. there is.

In order to solve this problem, the present applicant, through Application No. 10-2021-0031301, variably assigns and displays several coding commands to one coding block and grafts coding to augmented reality to increase interest in coding education. It has applied for a software coding education service system using a variable smart block and augmented reality technology to increase

Since the coding blocks disclosed in the prior patent application have a display on the upper surface to display a plurality of coding commands in a variable manner, the number of coding blocks can be reduced compared to the conventional coding blocks and commands provided in a 1:1 ratio.

However, in the case of the prior patent application, many coding blocks are required to express conditional statements or variable values requiring various commands in blocks.

That is, when creating a conditional statement that operates according to a certain value, there is a limit to reducing the number of coding blocks because a coding block defining a condition value and a coding block indicating variable values of the condition are required.

For example, in the case of writing the conditional sentence "if the measured value of the illuminance sensor is 1 or more", the coding block at the beginning of the conditional sentence, the coding block of the illuminance sensor, the coding block with the inequality sign, the coding block of 1, and the coding block at the end of the conditional sentence are respectively It must be mounted on the board.

In this way, since many coding blocks are required to create a conditional sentence, there is a limit to various coding with actual coding blocks.

Publication No. 10-2021-0086839 Publication No. 10-2019-0136865

An object of the present invention is to provide a smart board device for coding blocks that can reduce the number of actual coding blocks by setting several coding blocks into one coding block.

A smart board device for coding blocks according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a housing, a plurality of first block mounting portions in which first coding blocks are seated on the upper surface of the housing, and a plurality of first block mounting portions one-to-one. A plurality of connected selection switches, a second block seating portion on which a second coding block is seated on the upper surface of the housing, an integrated switch connected to the second block seating portion, and the first coding block according to the operation of the selection switch and a controller for changing and displaying coding commands of, generating one new coding command by integrating the displayed coding commands when the integration switch is operated, and storing the generated coding command in the second coding block.

In the present invention, the first coding block stores a plurality of coding commands and changes and displays the plurality of coding commands in the stored order on the display formed on the upper surface according to the operation of the selection switch.

In the present invention, when the integration switch is operated, the control unit generates the one new coding command by integrating the displayed coding commands in the order in which the first coding blocks are placed.

In the present invention, the upper surface of the housing further includes a plurality of third block seating units, respectively, on which third coding blocks are seated, wherein the control unit recognizes coding commands of the third coding blocks in the order in which the third coding blocks are seated. do.

According to the present invention, a single new coding command can be generated by integrating coding commands of several coding blocks, thereby simplifying complex coding.

According to the present invention, by storing coding commands generated by integrating several coding commands into one coding block, the number of actual coding blocks can be reduced while maintaining coding commands as they are.

1 is a perspective view of a smart board device for coding blocks according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2A and 2B are perspective views of coding blocks according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 3 is a configuration block diagram of a smart board device for coding blocks and coding blocks according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is an exemplary diagram of coding commands displayed on a display of a coding block according to an embodiment of the present invention;
5 is an exemplary diagram of coding instructions stored in a coding block according to an embodiment of the present invention;
6A and 6B are exemplary views of integrating a plurality of coding commands into one and storing them in one coding block in a smart board device for coding blocks according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7A is an exemplary diagram of coding according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 7B is another example of coding for the same coding as FIG. 7A.
8 is a flowchart showing the operation of a smart board device for coding blocks according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a flowchart showing the operation of a smart board device for coding blocks according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, some embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail through exemplary drawings. In adding reference numerals to components of each drawing, it should be noted that the same components have the same numerals as much as possible even if they are displayed on different drawings. In addition, in describing an embodiment of the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known configuration or function hinders understanding of the embodiment of the present invention, the detailed description will be omitted.

1 is a perspective view of a smart board device for coding blocks according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 2a and 2b are perspective views of coding blocks according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 and 2, the smart board device 100 for coding blocks of the present invention includes a housing 140 having a rectangular parallelepiped shape as a whole and having a space therein.

An upper surface of the housing 140 may be divided into a plurality of virtual regions. In this embodiment, it is divided into three virtual zones.

In the first zone 10, a plurality of first block seating parts 110 formed to seat a plurality of first coding blocks and a plurality of selection switches electrically connected to each of the first block seating parts 110 in one-to-one ( 111) is formed.

In the second area 20, a second block seating portion 120 formed to seat the second coding block and an integrated switch 121 electrically connected to the second block seating portion 120 are formed.

In the third region 30, a plurality of third block seating portions 130 are formed so that the plurality of third coding blocks 210 are seated thereon.

The first area 10 and the second area 20 may be referred to as setting areas for setting coding commands in coding blocks, and the third area 30 is a third area seated in the third block seating unit 130. It may be named as a coding region for performing coding using the coding block 210.

The coding block 210 includes a block body 211 formed in a hexahedral shape as a whole with a space formed therein.

The display 212 is formed on one surface, preferably the upper surface, of the block body 211, and the connection terminals 213 are formed on the other surface, preferably the lower surface, of the block body 211.

A plurality of coding commands may be stored in the coding block 210, and the plurality of coding commands may be displayed on the display 212. Preferably, coding command images corresponding to a plurality of coding commands may be displayed.

The coding block 210 may receive a coding command signal from an external device (not shown) through the smart board device 100.

When a coding command signal is received from the smart board device 100, the coding block 210 displays a coding command corresponding to the received coding command signal among a plurality of pre-stored coding commands on the display 212.

As such, the coding block 210 stores a plurality of different coding commands rather than a fixed coding command as in the prior art, and displays a coding command corresponding to the coding command signal whenever a coding command signal is received (212). ) to be displayed.

The coding block 210 includes a rechargeable battery (not shown), and the battery may be charged through a charger. Alternatively, the battery may be charged through the smart board device 100.

The first block seating portion 110, the second block seating portion 120, and the third block seating portion 130 have grooves formed to a certain depth, and the surface thereof is formed with a step difference of a certain height. The coding block 210 may be inserted and seated in the groove.

Connecting parts 131 are formed in the first to third block seating parts 110 , 120 , and 130 . When the coding block 210 is seated on the first to third block seating units 110 , 120 , and 130 , the connection terminal 213 of the coding block 210 is inserted into the connection unit 131 .

As a result, the coding block 210 and the smart board device 100 are electrically connected and mutual communication is possible. In this embodiment, the coding block 210 and the smart board device 100 can perform serial communication, for example, I2C communication.

3 is a configuration block diagram of a smart board device and coding blocks for coding blocks according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3 , a coding block 210 according to the present invention includes a serial communication unit 201, a storage unit 202, and a display 212.

Display 212 displays a plurality of coding instructions stored in coding block 210 .

The serial communication unit 201 performs serial communication with the smart board device 100 .

The storage unit 202 stores a plurality of coding instructions.

In this case, in the case of the coding block 210 seated on the second block seating unit 120, one coding command in which several coding commands are integrated may be stored in the storage unit 202.

Display 212 displays coding instructions.

With this configuration, when a coding command signal is received from the smart board device 100 through the serial communication unit 201, a coding command corresponding to the received coding command signal among a plurality of coding commands stored in the storage unit 202 is displayed. (212).

The smart board device 100 includes a wireless communication unit 101, a storage unit 102, a serial communication unit 103 and a board control unit 104.

The wireless communication unit 101 performs wireless communication with a user terminal 40 and/or an external device 50 to be described later.

The storage unit 102 stores information and related programs of the smart board device 100 .

The serial communication unit 103 performs serial communication with the serial communication unit 201 of the coding block 210.

Board control unit 104 controls the overall operation of the smart board device (100).

The board control unit 104 transfers the coding command signal received from the user terminal 40 and the external device 50 through the wireless communication unit 101 to the coding block 210 through the serial communication unit 103.

The board control unit 104 recognizes coding commands displayed on the display of the first coding block seated on the first block seating unit 110, and displays a plurality of coding commands on the display 212 in order whenever the selection switch 111 is operated. Change it and display it.

The board control unit 104 displays the coding command displayed on the display of the second coding block and the display of the first coding block according to the operation of the integrated switch 121 in a state where the second coding block is seated on the second block seating unit 120. The displayed coding commands are sequentially integrated to generate one new coding command, and the generated one new coding command is updated in the second coding block and newly stored. And the second coding block displays the new coding command on the display. Thus, the existing coding commands are deleted and the newly created coding commands are stored in the second coding block.

The smart board device 100 may perform communication with the user terminal 40 and other external devices 50 . The user terminal 40 may be, for example, a smart phone. The external device 50 is a device different from the user terminal 40, and may be, for example, an Arduino module. In this case, it is possible to expand the coding by linking the program coded through the coding block 210 in the smart board device 100 with the Arduino module.

The user terminal 40 may perform wireless communication with the smart board device 100 and transmit a coding command signal to the smart board device 100 according to a user's manipulation.

The user can set the coding performed by the smart board device 40 using the user terminal 40 . For example, the user may select a coding mission through the user terminal 40, and when the coding mission is selected, a coding command signal necessary for the coding mission may be transmitted to the coding block 210 through the smart board device 100.

4 is an exemplary diagram of coding commands displayed on a display of a coding block according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4 , a plurality of coding commands stored in the coding block 210 are displayed on the display 212 of the coding block 210 . In the drawing, in preparation or Ready, LED on, LED off, DC motor, multiple sensors (e.g. illuminance sensor, gas sensor, weight sensor, fine dust sensor, sound sensor, temperature sensor, infrared sensor), multiple inequality signs (< ,=,>), conditional sentence (IF) start, conditional sentence end, integrated coding command, etc. are illustrated as examples.

These plurality of coding commands are stored in the storage unit 202 of one coding block 210, and one coding command corresponding to the coding command signal received from the smart board device 100 is displayed on the display 212 .

5 is an exemplary diagram of coding instructions stored in a coding block according to an embodiment of the present invention. 5 shows, as an example, coding instructions stored in coding blocks of sensors, (minus) equal signs, and numerical values.

Referring to the drawing, the sensor coding block includes coding commands for various sensors such as an illuminance sensor, a temperature sensor, and a humidity sensor, and the inequality coding block includes coding commands for equal signs (=) and inequality signs (<,>). It is included, and coding instructions for 1, 2, 3, ... are included in the numerical coding block.

When the selection switch 111 is operated in a state where these sensors, (negative) equal signs, and numerical coding blocks are seated on the first block seating part 110, the coding commands stored therein are changed in order and displayed on the display 212. do.

6A and 6B are exemplary views of integrating a plurality of coding commands into one and storing them in one coding block in a smart board device for coding blocks according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to an example of FIG. 6A , three first block seating units 110 are formed in the first area 10 and one second block seating unit 120 is formed in the second area 20 .

A sensor coding block 210a is seated on the left side of the first block seater 110, an inequality coded block 210b is seated in the center, and a numerical coding block 210c is seated on the right side of the first block seater 110, and a conditional statement ( IF) The coding block 210d is seated.

The sensor coding block 110a is connected one-to-one with the selection switch 111a on the left, the inequality coding block 110b is connected one-to-one with the selection switch 111b in the center, and the numerical coding block 110c is connected to the selection switch 110c on the right. It is connected one to one with the switch 111c. And the conditional sentence coding block 210d is connected to the integration switch 121 in one-to-one.

The selection switches 111a to 111c may be operated to display one of a plurality of coding commands stored in the coding blocks 110a to 110c connected thereto on their respective displays 212a to 212c.

For example, the selection switches 111a to 111c may be operated to be rotated by the user. When the selection switches 111a to 111c are rotated left/right, a plurality of coding commands are sequentially changed and displayed.

For example, if the selection switch of the sensor coding block is rotated to the right, an illuminance sensor, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a weight sensor, and the like are sequentially displayed.

As another example, the selection switches 111a to 111c may be operated to be touched or pressed by the user. When the selection switches 111a to 111c are operated by rotation, touch, or pressing, one of a plurality of coding commands is displayed on the displays 212a to 212c of the coding blocks 110a to 110c connected thereto.

Preferably, whenever the selection switches 111a to 111c are operated by the user, a plurality of coding commands are changed one by one in the stored order and displayed on the displays 212a to 212c.

As an example in FIG. 6A, the left selection switch 111a is operated to display 'illuminance sensor' on the display 212a of the sensor coding block 110a, and the center selection switch 111b is operated to inequality coding block ( 110b) displays an inequality sign '>' on the display 212b, and operates the right selection switch 111c to display '3' on the display 212c of the numerical coding block 110c.

At this time, the board control unit 104 recognizes the displayed coding command when the coding command is displayed on the display by the operation of each selection switch in the state where the first coding block is seated on the first block seating unit 110.

Accordingly, the board controller 104 sequentially recognizes the coding commands of 'illuminance sensor', '>', and '3'. Accordingly, the board controller 104 can know which coding commands are displayed for each coding block.

The board control unit 104 may transmit the recognized coding command to the user terminal 40 and/or another external device 50 .

FIG. 6B shows an example of integrating the three coding commands shown in FIG. 6A into one and storing them in the conditional coding block 210d.

As shown in FIG. 6A, when the integrated switch 121 is operated in a state where the illumination sensor and the inequality sign >, 3 are displayed on the coding blocks 210a to 210c from the left, the board controller 104 controls the coding blocks 110a to 110c Coding commands displayed in the order in which they are settled are integrated to generate one new coding command.

The order may be from left to right or from right to left. Also, the board controller 104 stores the generated one new coding command in the second coding block 210d.

In the example of FIG. 6B, although there is a conventional conditional coding command in the second coding block 210d, when the integrated switch 121 is operated, 'conditional statement (IF)' and 'illumination', '>', '3' These are combined to generate a new conditional coding command 'if illuminance > 3' and stored in the second coding block 210d. This process is described in detail in FIGS. 7A and 7B below.

7A is an exemplary diagram of coding according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7B is another exemplary diagram of coding for the same coding as that of FIG. 7A.

In FIGS. 7A and 7B , as an example, a case of coding a conditional sentence 'when the measured value of the illuminance sensor is greater than 3' will be described.

First, in the case of FIG. 7A, five coding commands of 'start of conditional sentence (code 1), light sensor (code 2), inequality sign > (code 3), number 3 (code 4), end of conditional sentence (code 5)' , and five coding blocks are required to represent each of these coding instructions.

Next, in the case of FIG. 7B, as described in FIGS. 6A and 6B, when a new coding command (code 1') 'if illuminance > 3' is used in the second coding block 210 o, sequentially Two coding commands, 'new coding command (code 1')' and 'condition end (code 5)', are required, and only two coding blocks are required to display each of these coding commands.

As such, the present invention may express the same coding command in several ways.

Therefore, instead of making 4 coding commands with 4 coding blocks through this process, one coding command can be made with one coding block, so the number of actual coding blocks seated in the smart board device 100 can be reduced. .

Meanwhile, a third coding block may be seated on the third block seating portion 130 formed in the third zone 30 . When the third coding block is seated in the third block seating unit 130, the board control unit 104 recognizes a coding command displayed on the display of the third coding block.

The board controller 104 may transmit the recognized coding command to the user terminal 40 and/or another external device 50 .

The board control unit 104 receives a coding command signal transmitted from the user terminal 40 and/or another external device 50, and displays a coding command corresponding to the coding command signal on the display of the third coding block. .

Accordingly, when the user sets or selects a coding command for coding using the user terminal 40 or other external device 500, the coding command signal is transmitted to the smart board device 100 accordingly. Then the board control unit ( 104) causes a coding instruction corresponding to the coding instruction signal to be displayed on the display of the third coding block.

In this way, the user can give the pleasure of actually coding by hand by actually seating the real third coding block on the third block seating portion 130 of the third zone 30, and the coding command is, for example, the user terminal 40 Convenience can be provided by setting through .

8 is a flowchart showing the operation of a smart board device for coding blocks according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, in the smart board device for coding blocks according to an embodiment of the present invention, when the first coding block is seated on the first block seating unit 110 formed in the first zone 10 (S101), the board control unit ( 104) recognizes the seating of the first coding block (S102).

A plurality of selection switches 111 are operated by the user (S103) so that desired coding commands are displayed on the display of each first coding block (S104).

In this way, when the desired coding command is displayed on the display of each first coding block, the integration switch 121 is operated by the user (S105), and the coding commands respectively displayed on the display of each first coding block are integrated into one (S106). , a new coding command is generated (S107).

At this time, it is preferable that the integrated switch 121 is operated in a state where the second coding block is seated on the second block seating portion 120 formed in the second area 20 . If the integrated switch 121 is operated in a state where the second coding block is not seated, a voice message requesting that the second coding block be seated on the second block seating unit 120 may be output.

The board control unit 104 stores the generated coding command in the second coding block (S108). Further, the board controller 104 may display the generated coding command on the display of the second coding block.

Through this process, several coding commands can be integrated into one coding command, and several coding blocks can be replaced with one coding block.

9 is a flowchart showing the operation of a smart board device for coding blocks according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 describes a process in which a real third coding block is seated on the third block seating unit 130 formed in the third zone 30 and coding is performed using the seated third coding block.

The user places the third coding block on the third block seating unit 130 of the coding area 30 to perform coding. When the third coding block is seated on the third block seating unit 130 (S201), the board controller 104 recognizes the seating of the first coding block (S202).

When the board controller 104 receives a coding command signal from the user terminal 40 and/or the external device 50 (S203), a coding command corresponding to the coding command signal is displayed on the display of the third coding block ( S204).

For example, when performing a coding mission, when a user performs coding through the user terminal 40 according to the coding mission, a coding command signal is transmitted to the smart board device 100 in response to the coding, and the smart board device 100 ) is to display the coding command corresponding to the coding command signal on the display of the third coding block.

When the board control unit 104 receives a coding completion signal from the user terminal 40 and/or another external device 50 (S205), it recognizes a coding command displayed on the display of the third coding block (S206). Subsequently, the board control unit 104 may transmit the recognized coding command to the user terminal 40 and/or another external device 50 (S207).

In this way, the user can proceed with coding by arranging the actual third coding block in the third block seating part 130 of the third zone 30 to suit the coding mission.

As described above, the smart board device for coding blocks according to the present invention is divided into a setting area for newly setting and generating coding commands and a coding area for arranging actual coding blocks to perform coding.

And, in the setting area, coding commands displayed in a plurality of coding blocks are integrated and generated as one coding command, so that the number of coding blocks for displaying coding commands can be further reduced.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments and can be manufactured in a variety of different forms, and those skilled in the art in the art to which the present invention belongs A person will understand that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features. Therefore, the embodiments described above should be understood as illustrative in all respects and not limiting.

10: first zone 20: second zone
30: 3rd zone 110: 1st block seating part
111: selection switch 120: second block seating part
121: integrated switch 130: third block seating part
131: connection part 140: housing
210: coding block 211: block body
212: display 213: connection terminal

Claims (4)

housing;
a plurality of first block seating units formed on an upper surface of the housing and on which first coding blocks are seated;
a plurality of selection switches connected to the plurality of first block seating units in one-to-one;
a second block seating portion formed on an upper surface of the housing and on which a second coding block is seated;
an integrated switch connected to the second block seating part;
According to the operation of the selection switch, the coding command of the first coding block is changed and displayed, and when the integration switch is operated, the coding command displayed in the first coding block and the coding command displayed in the second coding block are integrated into one. A smart board device for coding blocks including a control unit for generating a new coding command of, and storing the generated coding command in the second coding block. According to claim 1,
The first coding block is a smart board device for coding blocks that stores a plurality of coding commands and changes and displays the plurality of coding commands in the stored order on the display formed on the upper surface according to the operation of the selection switch. According to claim 2,
The control unit is a smart board device for coding blocks for generating the one new coding command by sequentially integrating the coding command displayed in the second coding block and the coding command displayed in the first coding block when the integration switch is operated. According to claim 1,
Further comprising a plurality of third block seating units on which third coding blocks are seated on the upper surface of the housing, wherein the control unit recognizes coding commands of the third coding blocks in the order in which the third coding blocks are seated. smart board device.

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