TW201430762A - Plant cultivation box having function of uploading photos to a community website, which has people with similar hobby for sharing experiences, and photos and remote control the plant cultivation box - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a plant cultivation box having plant cultivation related devices, a controller, camera and wire or/wireless communication chip so that photos of the growing plant for every predetermined period taken can be uploaded to a remote destination server. The destination server may be any known community websites or a community website provided by the present invention for those people having hobby of plant cultivation and users own the foregoing plant cultivation box to exchange experiences and sharing the uploaded photos. Furthermore, users can also monitoring their plant cultivation box remotely through the website after installed an APP, which is downloaded from the community website of the present invention.

Description

Share plant growth photo planting boxes and social networking sites

The invention relates to a plant planting box and a social networking website, in particular to a planting box with a photo of a plant growing up to a social networking site, sharing photos, planting experience, and remote monitoring by sharing social networking sites. .

I believe that there are a lot of office workers, especially the office workers in the city, who have played Happy Farm, or at least heard Happy Farm, which is a virtual reality online game. Happy Farm Games provides players to play the farm owner and experience the farm environment. It can breed a variety of small animals, livestock, plant a variety of fruits and vegetables, from soil tilling, seed sowing, weeding, de-worming, fully experience the process of plant growth, this game only needs to move With the mouse and keyboard, you can experience the process from seed sowing, plant growth, flowering to fruiting without any sweat or sun exposure. This means that there are actually some people who have the desire to become farmers for a few days.

But the above game is a game after all, and there is still a segment from the real world. Even if someone goes to a farm not too far from home to rent a small piece of real experience. But it is still limited to most of the people who live close to the farm. If you are farther away, you will not be able to talk unless you have a car. In addition, one is to plant potted plants in their own courtyard or on the top floor. And the above-mentioned people, at most, are just happy, or only share with a few friends around. However, this is fortunate. In fact, most people will not even have this opportunity. At most, I went to the country to play while I was on vacation. Or play the above happy farm on holiday.

In view of this, it is an object of the present invention to provide a technology to provide a metropolitan person, or to be interested in the experience of small planting, from a layman to an expert, because the present invention also provides a social networking site for the same person to upload. Plant growth photos, exchange of experience.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a plant growing plant apparatus capable of uploading a plant growth photograph to a destination server and remote monitoring function.

It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a community website that allows the same group to share the uploaded plant growth photos and remotely monitor their own plant growing boxes.

To this end, the present invention provides a plant growing box capable of uploading a plant growth photograph to a server and a remote monitoring function, comprising: a culture soil, a programmable LED light source, a programmable camera, a remotely controllable sprinkler, The programmable digital camera, the temperature and humidity sensor, and a controller are connected to the planting box and connected to the above components. The controller comprises: a wired/wireless network chip, a microprocessor, executing a program according to the internal ROM and the RAM content, wherein the ROM stores a program, the program is programmed according to the parameters of the RAM, and the user can have an external computer An interface application interface for accessing the RAM through the wired/wireless network chip; an image processing chip, processing the image captured by the camera, uploading to the destination server via the wired/wireless network chip; and remote monitoring Own planting box.

In addition, the present invention further provides a community building website for the growing process of plant planting boxes, so that the same kind of exchange can be exchanged. The social networking site contains a network of servers and plant plant monitoring software components. The public management interface provides the public, uses the personal computer connection network to register as a member, and provides different services according to user rights, such as browsing the web, posting articles, downloading software, purchasing items but not setting up personal pages or setting up Personal web pages, to a certain extent, remote monitoring of individual planting boxes, etc. In addition, the community website provides plant building box monitoring software components to facilitate users to establish personal web pages and operate remote monitoring of individual planting boxes.

For a better understanding of the technical features, objects and effects of the present invention, the embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Please refer to the schematic diagram shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 1 shows a plant growing box 100 having a server capable of uploading a photograph of a plant growth and a remote monitoring function, comprising: a culture soil 102 for providing a user to plant a plant 101; The programmable LED light source 103 is disposed above the planting box 100 to provide an auxiliary light source for photosynthesis and camera photographing necessary for plant growth; the sprinkling facility 104 is for sprinkling water on the plant, and the sprinkling facility is provided with a program-controlled water gate 105. For remote control; a programmable digital camera 106 for photographing plants; a temperature and humidity sensor 108 for monitoring a plant growth environment; a controller 110 connected to the planting box 100, and the programmable LED light source described above 103. The watering device 104, the digital camera 106, and the temperature and humidity sensor 108 are connected.

The above controller 110 includes: a wired/wireless network chip 112 to enable the planting box 100 to have the ability to connect to the Internet; The program 115 executes the program in accordance with the internal read only memory (ROM) and random access memory (RAM) contents of the microprocessor 115. The ROM provided by the controller 110 of the present invention has been written into a management program, and the program is programmed according to the parameters of the RAM.

The planting box 100 set by the invention can be purchased by the user at a low price, so the display screen is not set, or the main board, the central processing unit, the keyboard, the mouse, and the memory are like a personal computer. In other words, it does not have a general computer input/output device, but the user can write some necessary parameters into the RAM or read the RAM through the wired/wireless network chip 112 through an application interface external to the external computer. In order to allow the program to control the planting box according to the conditions set by the user.

In addition, since the camera above the planting box 100 is timed to take pictures of the plants. Depending on the growth rate of the plant, the distance between the photographs is set, and it automatically uploads the photos to the user-specified computer to experience the fun of plant growth and flowering, and does not have to run over the planting box 100 to monitor. In addition to their own appreciation and learning, the photos can be shared with them, so they can achieve the purpose of fun and education. In the past, this kind of plant monitoring was limited to experts in agricultural improvement fields, and the present invention provides a general preference for using the planting box of the present invention at a low price.

In order to avoid processing the image file, the controller 110 includes an image processing chip 120 for processing the image captured by the camera 106, and uploading to the destination via the wired/wireless network chip 112, in order to prevent the microprocessor 115 from processing the image or the image file is overloaded. server.

The planting box 100 of the present invention can be purchased according to user preferences. size. In addition to saving space, the second planting box can be placed above the planting box through the connecting frame. Each planting box is managed independently. For example, the height of an indoor space of one ping can be two or more layers, and no more is suitable. Because of the planting box 100 of the present invention. It is not virtual, but actual. Therefore, the user has to take care of the plants he grows, and the position is too high and unsafe. Moreover, since the planting box 100 of the present invention has a camera photograph, it is necessary to have sufficient space.

If the user travels or travels for many days, the application interface of the external computer can still be connected to the wired/wireless network chip 112 of the planting box 100 through the Internet to monitor the planting box or automatically sprinkle the water. Far-awayrs can safely do what they want, and don't worry about whether the plants they plant will wither.

In addition, unlike the traditional Lele, which is known in the past for potted planting or garden planting, the present invention further provides a plant growing box sharing process sharing community website 200 for exchange of good intentions. The plant growing box growth process sharing community website 200 includes a server 250 connected to the Internet and a plant growing box monitoring software component 270. The server 250 is provided with a public management interface 252. The public management interface 252 provides the public, and uses the personal computer connection network 260 to connect to the website 200 to register as a member. The social website 200 provides a rating point, and the social website 200 can provide a rating. Different permissions are provided according to the number of points accumulated by the user, that is, the first layer or the second layer or the Nth layer of the server can be accessed. The higher scorer can enter the internal layer of the server 250 to access the data of the server 250 using the Internet 260. The first layer, for example, can only browse the web, publish articles, download software, purchase items, including planting boxes, points, planting tutorials, various plant seeds, etc., but cannot set up personal web pages. and The second layer can set up a personal web page to do a certain degree of remote monitoring of individual planting boxes.

The same person purchases the planting box 100 through the social networking website 200, and the community website 200 presents a rated point, and the point provides a free web space as long as the predetermined value is reached, to provide a personal setting personal webpage, as described above. Of course, the points are higher or more free web space.

In order to facilitate the user to establish a personal webpage and operate the remote monitoring of the planting box purchased by the individual, the social networking website 200 further provides a plant growing box monitoring software component 270 to provide the user of the plant growing box and to be a member, using the personal computer. Download the monitoring software component in the personal computer, or use the monitoring software component to set the monitoring interface of the individual plant planting box on the network line, to carry out the time interval for uploading photos of the individual plant planting box, planting management, such as temperature and humidity adjustment and remote monitor.

The above personal computer includes one of a group consisting of a personal desktop computer, a notebook computer, a tablet computer, and a smart phone. The photo uploading address of the planting box 100 is not limited to the sharing of the plant growing box community website 200, because some users may prefer the social networking websites that they are familiar with, for example, facebook, twitter, nameless Station, etc., in addition to the personal company's server, as long as he has permission to enter.

The invention has the following advantages:

1. Any individual can experience the fun of planting at a very low price.

2, education and fun, even if it is not an expert, photos that grow through plants can also become experts.

3, through the exchange of ideas, photos uploaded by different plant growers, so that members can understand the ecology of a variety of plant growth in a short time, in addition to learning successful experience, and even can learn the experience of failure.

4, through remote monitoring, management of plant growth, long-term business travel or long-distance travelers do not have to worry, the plants will go out these days, because everything is under control.

The present invention has been described above by way of a preferred example, but it is not intended to limit the spirit of the invention and the inventive subject matter. Those who are familiar with the technology can easily understand and utilize other components or methods to produce the same effect. Modifications made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention are intended to be included within the scope of the appended claims.

100‧‧‧Growing box

101‧‧‧ plants

102‧‧‧Cultivated soil

103‧‧‧Programmable LED light source

104‧‧‧ sprinkler facilities

105‧‧‧Programmable water gate

106‧‧‧ camera

108‧‧‧ Temperature and Humidity Sensor

110‧‧‧ Controller

115‧‧‧Microprocessor

112‧‧‧Wired/Wireless Network Wafer

120‧‧‧Image Processing Wafer

200‧‧‧Community website

250‧‧‧Server

252‧‧‧ Public Management Interface

260‧‧‧Internet

270‧‧‧plant planting box monitoring software components

Figure 1 shows a schematic of the planting box.

Figure 2 shows a schematic diagram of the relationship between the planting box and the social networking site 200.

200‧‧‧Plant planting box growth process sharing community website

250‧‧‧Server

260‧‧‧Internet

252‧‧‧ Public Management Interface

270‧‧‧Growing box monitoring software components

Claims (6)

A plant growing box capable of uploading a plant growth photograph to a server and a remote monitoring function, comprising: a culture soil to provide a user to plant a plant; and a programmable LED light source disposed in the plant box to provide plant growth An auxiliary light source for photosynthesis and camera photographing; a sprinkler facility for sprinkling water on plants, the sprinkler facility is provided with a program-controlled water gate for remote control; a programmable digital camera for photographing plants; temperature and humidity sensing The device is used for monitoring the plant growth environment; a controller is connected to the planting box, and is connected to the programmable LED light source, the sprinkling device, the digital camera, the temperature and humidity sensor, and the controller comprises: a wired/wireless network a chip to enable the planting box to have the ability to connect to the Internet; a microprocessor executes the program according to its internal ROM and RAM contents, wherein the ROM stores a program that is programmed according to the parameters of the RAM, the user An external computer interface application interface can be used to access the RAM through the wired/wireless network chip; an image processing chip, The image captured by the camera is uploaded to the destination server via the wired/wireless network chip; and the user can be connected to the wired/wireless network chip of the planting box through the Internet through the application interface of the external computer. Monitor your own planting box in the distance. The plant growing box according to claim 1, wherein the server comprises one of the group consisting of a community website and a plant growing box sharing community website. The plant growing box according to claim 1, wherein the external computer comprises one of a group consisting of a personal desktop computer, a notebook computer, a tablet computer, and a smart phone. A plant growing box growing process sharing community website, comprising a server connected to the Internet, having a public management interface, the public management interface providing the public, using the personal computer to connect to the Internet to register as a member And accessing the information of the server by using the Internet according to the rights provided by the social networking site; and monitoring the software components of the plant growing box to provide the user of the plant growing box and being a member, using the personal computer to download the monitoring The software component is used in the personal computer or on the network line to set the monitoring interface of the individual plant planting box by using the monitoring software component to perform the time interval, planting management and remote monitoring of the photos uploaded by the individual plant planting box. The plant growing box sharing process sharing community website as described in claim 4, wherein the foregoing permission includes allocating the size of the user's personal webpage space according to the user registration level to include the access data, uploading the photo to provide Public browsing, uploading tips and/or sharing of ideas. A plant growing box growing process sharing community website and uploading plant growth photos on the social networking site and utilizing remote monitoring of the social networking site The plant planting box comprises: a plant planting box comprising: culture soil to provide a user to plant plants; a programmable light source disposed in the planting box to provide photosynthesis necessary for plant growth and an auxiliary light source for taking pictures of the camera; a facility for sprinkling water on plants, the sprinkler facility is provided with a program-controlled sluice gate for remote control; a programmable digital camera for photographing plants; a temperature and humidity sensor for monitoring the plant growth environment; The device is connected to the planting box and connected to the programmable LED light source, the sprinkling device, the digital camera, the temperature and humidity sensor, and the controller comprises: a wired/wireless network chip, so that the planting box has a connection The ability to access the Internet; a microprocessor that executes programs based on its internal ROM and RAM contents, wherein the ROM stores a program that is programmed according to the parameters of the RAM; an image processing chip that processes the image captured by the camera via The wired/wireless network chip is uploaded to the social networking site; the plant growing box sharing process shares the social networking site, including a connection to the internet The server of the road has a public management interface. The public management interface provides the public, uses the personal computer to connect to the Internet to register as a member, and accesses the Internet according to the rights provided by the social network website. Server information; And the plant planting box monitors the software component to provide the user of the plant planting box and is a member, uses the personal computer to download the monitoring software component in the personal computer, or uses the monitoring software component to set the monitoring interface of the individual plant planting box on the network line. For the time interval between the uploading of photos by the individual plant planting box, planting management and remote monitoring settings, and using the wired/wireless network chip of the plant growing box to communicate with the plant growing box, by parameter setting and accessing the micro Processing RAM.