TWI553586B - Toilet guiding system and method thereof - Google Patents

Description

Toilet guidance system and its guidance method

The invention relates to a guiding system and a guiding method thereof, in particular to a toilet guiding system capable of emitting or sounding a surface and a guiding method thereof.

According to the follow-up, our society has gradually entered an aging society, and the ageing population is increasing. At the same time, as young people move from the countryside to the city, more and more elderly people living alone appear, and young people cannot go every day. Looking after the old man, when the elderly who look at the night get up and go to the toilet alone, it is easy to go wrong or go to the aisle with obstacles to increase the chance of accident.

In view of this, the present inventors have felt that the above-mentioned defects can be improved, and the present invention has been deliberately studied and used in conjunction with the theory, and finally proposes a present invention which is rational in design and effective in improving the above-mentioned defects.

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a toilet guiding system and a guiding method thereof, which can guide a user to the toilet to perform a toilet movement by surface illumination or pronunciation, thereby effectively reducing the probability of accidents.

In order to achieve the above, the present invention provides a toilet guiding system comprising: a processing device; a lighting device coupled to the processing device, the lighting device being disposed at a starting position and a target position And the illuminating device is configured to define a walking path when the device is turned on; the sensing device is coupled to the processing device, and the sensing device is configured to sense whether the illuminating device is used Stepping on and generating a stepping signal; and a warning device coupled to the processing device, and the warning device is configured to generate a safety warning message; wherein the processing device drives the lighting device according to the stepping signal Turning on and determining whether the user's foot is stepped on the light-emitting device according to the walking path, and when the processing device determines that the user's foot does not step on the light-emitting device according to the walking path, the processing is performed. The device outputs an alert signal to drive the alert device to generate the security alert message to alert the user.

In order to achieve the above description, the present invention also provides a toilet guiding method, comprising the steps of: guiding a walking path between a starting position and a target position by turning on a light-emitting device; and transmitting a light-emitting device corresponding to the light-emitting device a sensing device senses whether a user's foot is stepped on the lighting device according to the walking path; and if the user's foot is sensed not to step on the lighting device according to the walking path, a safety warning is generated The message alerts the user.

In summary, the toilet guiding system and the guiding method thereof can provide an elderly person or a child who can see the child at night to safely reach the toilet when setting up the light-emitting device, the sensing device and the warning device. Reduce the chance of accidents.

10‧‧‧Processing device

20‧‧‧Lighting device

21‧‧‧Lighting tiles

30‧‧‧Sensing device

31‧‧‧ Sensor

40‧‧‧Warning device

50‧‧‧ Human body proximity sensing device

60‧‧‧ Thermal image capture device

70‧‧‧First infrared sensing device

80‧‧‧Second infrared sensing device

90‧‧‧ prompt device

100‧‧‧Touch sensing device

L1‧‧‧ starting position

L2‧‧‧ target location

L21‧‧‧ toilet

L211‧‧‧ Seat cushion

L22‧‧‧Washing table

S203~S217‧‧‧Steps

S303~S319‧‧‧Steps

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a planar application of a toilet guidance system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a use state of a toilet guiding system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3A is a schematic diagram of application (1) of a toilet guiding system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3B is a schematic diagram of application (2) of the toilet guidance system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a functional block diagram (1) of a toilet guidance system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic functional block diagram (2) of a toilet guidance system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic functional block diagram (3) of a toilet guiding system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram (4) of a toilet guidance system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a functional block diagram (5) of a toilet guidance system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a schematic flowchart (1) of a toilet guiding method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a schematic flowchart (2) of a toilet guiding method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The invention will be described in detail by way of illustration of exemplary embodiments of the invention. However, the inventive concept may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments illustrated herein. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments, and the present invention is not limited to any embodiment, and the present invention is not limited to any embodiment. The scope of the patent application and its equivalent fields are attached.

Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, the toilet guiding system basically includes a processing device 10, a light emitting device 20, a sensing device 30, and a warning device 40, and the light emitting device 20, the sensing device 30, and the warning device 40 respectively It is coupled to the processing device 10. The processing device 10 is, for example, a control box, and may include a processing chip such as a central processing unit (CPU), a microcontroller, and a digital signal processor (DSP), but is not limited thereto. The illuminating device 10 is disposed between the starting position L1 and a target position L2, so that the illuminating device 10 can define a walking path between the starting position L1 and the target position L2 when opened. In this embodiment, the starting position L1 is a bed that the user can lie on, but it can also be a sofa bed, not limited thereto, and the target position L2 is a toilet that can be used by the user to go to the toilet. And the target position L2 may include a toilet L21 and a sink L22.

Further, the illuminating device 20 includes a plurality of illuminating tiles 21, but may be a illuminating floor or a illuminating floor mat, and is not limited thereto. Each of the illuminating tiles 21 is adjacent to at least one of the same illuminating tiles 21, each of the illuminating tiles 21 is electrically connected to the adjacent illuminating tiles 21, and each of the illuminating tiles 21 is electrically connected to the processing device 10. Pick up.

The sensing device 30 is configured to sense whether the lighting device 20 is stepped on by a user (for example, an elderly person or a child), and generate a pedaling signal to be transmitted to the processing device 10.

Further, the sensing device 30 can include a plurality of sensors 31, each of which corresponds to at least one of the luminescent tiles 21, and each of the sensors 31 is electrically connected to the processing device 10. The sensor 31 can be a pressure sensor, for example, a piezoelectric, piezoresistive, capacitive, or metal film type pressure sensor, and is not limited thereto, and the sensor 31 is preferably pressurized. The resistive pressure sensor is located on the top or bottom surface of the illuminating floor tile 21. The sensor 31 may also be an infrared sensor embedded in the illuminating tile 21, and the infrared ray may be used to sense whether the user steps on the illuminating tile 21 by the principle that the obstacle reflects the obstacle distance.

In an embodiment, when the sensor 31 of the sensing device 30 is a pressure sensor, the sensor 31 can convert the sensed pressure into a corresponding electrical signal (ie, a pedaling signal) to the processing device 10, The processing device 10 determines whether the illuminating floor tile 21 is stepped on to drive the illuminating device 20 disposed between the starting position L1 and the target position L2 to be turned on, and the processing device 10 can sense the corresponding illuminating tile 21 according to each. The electrical signal transmitted by the device 31 determines whether the user's foot is stepping on the illuminated floor tile 21 in accordance with the walking path. Therefore, when the user gets out of bed, the user's foot is stepped on the light-emitting device 20, so that a pedaling signal is transmitted to the processing device 10, so that the processing device 10 drives the light-emitting device 20 to turn on according to the stepping signal, so that the night vision is made. The user can know the walking path to the target position L2 (toilet).

Furthermore, each of the illuminating tiles 21 of the illuminating device 20 can have a first brightness, a second brightness, and a third brightness, and the first brightness can be a preset brightness, and the second brightness can be higher than the preset brightness. The three brightnesses can be lower than the preset brightness. Therefore, when the user steps on the light-emitting device 20, the processing device 10 drives the light-emitting device 20 to turn on (lights) according to the stepping signal and drives the light-emitting floor tile 21 that the user is stepping on. The second brightness is higher than the preset brightness, and the remaining light-emitting tiles 21 that are not stepped on by the user are illuminated with a preset brightness. Furthermore, the processing device 10 can also convert the brightness of the illuminating floor tiles 21 that have been stepped on by the user according to the pedaling signal. For example, the processing device 10 converts the illuminating floor tiles 21 that have been stepped on by the user to be lower than the preset brightness. The third brightness, or the processing device 10, turns off (turns out) the illuminating floor tiles 21 that have been stepped on by the user, so that the user of the night view can be directed to the target position L2 by the different brightness of the illuminating tiles 21. (WC).

The warning device 40 can be embedded, for example, in the illuminating tile 21 of the illuminating device 20 for generating a safety warning message. The alerting device 40 can be, for example, a sounding component such as a buzzer, and the alerting device 40 can be used to alert the user with a security alert message that emits a voice or voice. Therefore, when the user deviates from the walking path defined by the light-emitting device 20, the processing device 10 determines that the user's foot does not step on the light-emitting device 20 according to the pedaling signal, so that the processing device 10 outputs a warning signal to drive the warning. The device 40 generates the safety warning information to alert the user to stepping on the light-emitting device 20, so that the user who sees the night can not only visually know the path to the toilet but also can hear the route to the toilet.

In an embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5 , the toilet guidance system further includes a human proximity sensing device 50 coupled to the processing device 10 , and the human proximity sensing device 50 may include an infrared sensor or the like. The proximity sensor is configured to sense the approaching human body and generate a proximity signal to the processing device 10. The human proximity sensing device 50 is preferably located at a selected location of the target location L2, or at the doorway of the toilet. Therefore, when the user approaches the toilet, the human proximity sensing device 50 senses the approaching user and generates a proximity signal to the processing device 10, so that the processing device 10 controls the seat cushion L211 of the toilet L21 to be turned up or Turn over. In more detail, the human proximity sensing device 50 can be used to sense whether the user approaches the target position L2 within a certain period of time, when the user approaches the target position within the period of time, that is, the user's walking speed. The speed is relatively fast, and may be upsized, so that the processing device 10 controls the seat cushion L211 of the toilet L21 to be turned down. When the user does not approach the target position L2 during the period of time, that is, the user's walking speed is slow. It may be just a small number to cause the processing device 10 to control the seat cushion L211 of the toilet L21 to be turned up, thereby judging whether it is necessary to turn over or flip the seat cushion L211 of the toilet L21.

In an embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6 , the toilet guidance system further includes a thermal image capturing device 60 coupled to the processing device 10 for capturing the thermal image of the human body and transmitting the image to the processing device 10 . The thermal image capturing device 60 is preferably located at the toilet L21 of the target position L2 or at an appropriate position on the toilet L21. Therefore, when the user approaches the toilet L21, the thermal image capturing device 60 senses the heat energy of the human body to capture the thermal image of the human body, and transmits the image to the processing device 10. The processing device 10 uses the thermal image recognition technology to identify the use. The action of the person is to identify whether the user faces the toilet L21 or the back of the toilet L21, so that the processing device 10 controls the seat cushion L211 of the toilet L21 to be turned up or down. In other embodiments, the seat cushion L211 of the toilet L21 can also be manually turned up or down through the push button switch.

In one embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7 , the toilet guidance system further includes a first infrared sensing device 70 and a second infrared sensing device 80 coupled to the processing device 10 . The first infrared sensing device 70 is located at a suitable position on the toilet L21, such as the seat cushion L211 of the toilet L22, for sensing that the user approaches or moves away from the toilet L21, and generates a first signal according to the result. The second infrared sensing device 80 is located at an appropriate position on the hand washing station L22 for sensing that the user approaches or moves away from the hand washing station L22, and generates a second signal according to the result. In addition, the toilet guidance system further includes a prompting device 90 for generating a prompt information, and the prompting device 90 can be, for example, a light-emitting component such as a prompt light, so that the prompting device 90 can be used to turn on or flash the light to prompt the user. The prompting device 90 can be located at a suitable location on the sink L22 or at the doorway of the toilet. Therefore, when the first infrared sensing device 70 senses The user is away from the seat cushion L211 of the toilet L21, and generates a first signal to be transmitted to the processing device 10, so that the processing device 10 outputs a control signal to drive the second infrared sensing device 80 to sense the approaching human body for a predetermined time, and The second signal is sent to the processing device 10, and the processing device 10 determines whether the user is in front of the sink L22 according to the second signal. When the processing device 10 determines that the user is not in front of the sink L22 according to the second signal, the processing device is 10 outputs a prompt signal to drive the prompting device 90 to generate the prompt information to prompt the user to perform a hand washing operation before the hand washing station L22, thereby guiding the user to complete all the actions of the toilet.

In one embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8 , the toilet guidance system may further include a touch sensing device 100 coupled to the processing device 10 , and the touch sensing device 100 may be a capacitive touch sensing device. , resistive touch sensing device, optical touch sensing device. The touch sensing device 100 can be disposed at a selected place of the restroom L22 of the toilet (such as a faucet switch) to sense whether the hand washing table L22 is touched by the user, and generate a touch signal to be transmitted to the processing device 10, The touch signal is, for example, a high or low level signal outputted according to the sensing result, so that the processing device 10 determines whether the hand washing station L22 is touched. Therefore, when the first infrared sensing device 70 senses that the user is away from the seat cushion L211 of the toilet L21, and generates a first signal to be transmitted to the processing device 10, the processing device 10 outputs a control signal to drive the touch sensing device 100. Detecting whether the hand washing table L22 is touched for a predetermined time, and generating a touch signal to the processing device 10, the processing device 10 determines whether the user touches the hand washing station L22 according to the touch signal, when the processing device 10 according to the touch signal It is judged that the user does not touch the hand washing station L22, and the processing device 10 outputs a prompt signal to drive the prompting device 90 to generate the prompting information to prompt the user to perform the hand washing action, thereby guiding the user to complete all the actions of the toilet.

In addition, it is worth mentioning that the sensor 31 of the sensing device 30 can also be a fire sensor for detecting a fire and outputting a fire signal to the processing device 10, so that The processing device 10 is driven to turn on according to the fire signal, and the processing device 10 can also be driven to turn on the warning device 40 according to the fire signal, so that the light-emitting device 20 and the warning device 40 can be used as a guiding device for fire emergency evacuation. Guide the visually impaired to the right direction by illuminating and audible warnings to avoid the impact of low smoke and low visibility.

Please refer to Figure 9, and refer to Figures 1, 5, 6, and 7 as appropriate. The present invention provides a toilet guiding method, which is applicable to the toilet guiding system described in the above embodiments, and the toilet guiding method may include the following steps: First, in step S203, a light emitting device 20 is turned on to guide out A walking path between a starting position L1 and a target position L2.

In step S205, a sensing device 30 corresponding to the light-emitting device 20 senses whether a user's foot is stepped on the light-emitting device 20 according to the walking path.

If it is sensed that the user's foot does not step on the light-emitting device 20 in accordance with the walking path, step S207 is performed. If it is sensed that the user's foot is stepped on the light-emitting device 20 in accordance with the traveling path, the process proceeds to step S209.

In step S207, a security alert message is generated to alert the user. In detail, the processing device 10 of the toilet guidance system can drive the warning device 40 to display safety warning information, such as turning on or flashing the warning light to generate an alarm light, starting the buzzer to generate an alarm sound effect or a combination thereof to remind the user, in order to remind the user The walking path can be followed to reach the target position L2 to improve the safety of walking.

Then, in step S209, the human proximity sensing device 50 located at the target position L2 senses whether the user approaches the target position L2 to generate a proximity signal. In detail, when the processing device 10 determines that the user approaches the target position L2 according to the sensing result of the human proximity sensing device 50 for a period of time, step S211 is performed. Conversely, when the processing device 10 is in accordance with the human body proximity sensing device during the period of time As a result of the sensing of 50, it is judged that the user has not approached the target position L2, and step S210 is performed.

In step S210, the seat cushion L211 of the toilet L21 located at the target position L2 is controlled to be turned up, and step S213 is performed.

In step S211, the seat cushion L211 of the toilet L21 located at the target position L2 is controlled to be turned down, and step S213 is performed.

Then, in step S213, it is sensed by a first infrared sensing device 70 whether the user is away from the seat cushion L211 of the toilet L21.

If the user is sensed to be away from the seat cushion L211 of the toilet L21, step S215 is performed. On the other hand, if the user is not moved away from the seat cushion L211 of the toilet L21, the process returns to step S213.

In step S215, a second infrared sensing device 80 senses whether the user approaches a sink L22 located at the target position L2 for a period of time.

If it is sensed that the user has approached the sink L22 during the period of time, it ends. On the other hand, if the user is not approached to the sink L22 during the period of time, step S217 is performed.

In step S217, a prompt message is generated to prompt the user. In detail, the processing device 10 of the toilet guidance system can drive the prompting device 10 to generate prompt information, such as turning on or flashing the prompt light to generate the prompt light, or turning on or flashing the light-emitting font board, or broadcasting the voice or a combination thereof to remind the use. The person washes the hand to guide the user through all the actions of the toilet.

Please refer to FIG. 10 and refer to FIGS. 1 and 8 as appropriate. The present invention provides a toilet guiding method, which is applicable to the toilet guiding system described in the above embodiments, and the toilet guiding method may include the following steps: First, in step S303, a walking path between a starting position L1 and a target position L2 is guided by turning on a light-emitting device 20.

In step S305, a sensing device 30 corresponding to the light-emitting device 20 senses whether a user's foot is stepped on the light-emitting device 20 according to the walking path.

If it is sensed that the user's foot does not step on the light-emitting device 20 according to the walking path, step S307 is performed. If it is sensed that the user's foot is stepped on the light-emitting device 20 in accordance with the traveling path, the process proceeds to step S309.

In step S307, a security alert message is generated to alert the user. Step S309 is performed.

Then, in step S309, the thermal image capturing device 60 is used to capture the user's thermal image of the human body at the target position L2.

Then, in step S311, the processing device 10 captures the front side image or the back side image of the user through the thermal imager to determine whether the user faces the toilet or faces the toilet through the image recognition. And determining whether the user continues (or is greater than a period of time) facing a toilet L21 located at the target position L2.

If it is determined that the user continues to face the toilet L21 of the target position L2, step S312 is performed. On the other hand, if it is judged that the user faces the toilet L21 of the target position L2, step S313 is performed.

In step S312, the seat cushion L211 of the toilet L21 located at the target position L2 is controlled to be turned up, and step S315 is performed.

In step S313, the seat cushion L211 of the toilet L21 located at the target position L2 is controlled to be turned down, and step S315 is performed.

Then, in step S315, it is sensed by a first infrared sensing device 70 whether the user is away from the seat cushion L211 of the toilet L21.

If the user is sensed to be away from the seat cushion L211 of the toilet L21, step S317 is performed. On the other hand, if the user is not moved away from the seat cushion L211 of the toilet L21, the process returns to step S315.

In step S317, it is sensed by a touch sensing device 100 whether a sink L22 located at the target position L2 is touched by the user for a period of time.

If the sensing hand washing station L22 is not touched by the user during the period of time, step S319 is performed. On the other hand, if the sensing hand washing station L22 is touched by the user during the period of time, it ends.

In step S319, a prompt message is generated to prompt the user.

In summary, the toilet guiding system and the guiding method thereof are provided in the embodiments of the present invention, so that the elderly or children who look at the night can safely reach the toilet when getting up at night, reduce the chance of accidents, and go to the toilet. You can tell if you want to go to the big or small size, and you will wash your hands when you are old or children.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Therefore, equivalent technical changes made by using the present specification and the contents of the drawings are included in the protection scope of the present invention. .

20‧‧‧Lighting device

21‧‧‧Lighting tiles

31‧‧‧ Sensor

L1‧‧‧ starting position

L2‧‧‧ target location

L21‧‧‧ toilet

L22‧‧‧Washing table

Claims (7)

A toilet guiding system includes: a processing device; an illuminating device coupled to the processing device, the illuminating device being disposed between a starting position and a target position, the target position including a toilet and a hand washing And the illuminating device is configured to define a walking path when the device is turned on; the sensing device is coupled to the processing device, and the sensing device is configured to sense whether the illuminating device is used by a user Stepping on a pedaling signal; generating a warning device, the warning device is coupled to the processing device, and the warning device is configured to generate a safety warning message, and the processing device drives the lighting device to turn on and judge according to the stepping signal Whether the user's foot is stepped on the light-emitting device according to the walking path, and when the processing device determines that the user's foot does not step on the light-emitting device according to the walking path, the processing device outputs a warning The signal is used to drive the warning device to generate the safety warning message to alert the user; a first infrared sensing device and a second red The first sensing device is configured to sense the user's proximity to or away from the seat cushion of the toilet and generate a first signal. The second infrared sensing device is coupled to the processing device. For sensing the user to approach or away from the hand washing station, and generating a second signal; and a prompting device coupled to the processing device, and the prompting device is configured to generate a prompt message when the first An infrared sensing device senses that the user moves away from the seat cushion of the toilet to generate the first signal to the processing device, so that the processing device outputs a control signal to drive the second infrared sensing device for a predetermined time Sensing whether the user is close to the hand washing station and generating the second signal, the processing device is configured to determine, according to the second signal, whether the user is in front of the hand washing station, and when the processing device determines to use according to the second signal Not in front of the sink, the treatment The device outputs a prompt signal to drive the prompting unit to generate the prompt information to prompt the user. The toilet guiding system of claim 1, wherein the lighting device comprises a plurality of illuminating tiles, and each of the illuminating tiles is adjacent to at least one of the same illuminating tiles, each of the illuminating tiles and the adjacent illuminating The tiles form an electrical connection and each of the luminescent tiles forms an electrical connection with the processing device. The toilet guiding system of claim 2, wherein the sensing device comprises a plurality of sensors, each of the sensors being disposed corresponding to at least one of the illuminating tiles, each of the sensors and the processing device An electrical connection is formed, and each of the sensors is one of a pressure sensor and an infrared sensor. The toilet guiding system of claim 2, wherein each of the illuminating tiles has a first brightness, a second brightness, and a third brightness, and the processing device drives the illuminating floor tile that the user is stepping on. The remaining illuminating tiles that have not been stepped on by the user emit light at different brightnesses. The toilet light guide system of claim 1 further includes a thermal image capturing device coupled to the processing device, the thermal image capturing device for capturing a human body thermal image, and the processing device The utility model is used for controlling the seat cushion of the toilet to be turned up or down according to the thermal image of the human body. The toilet guidance system of claim 1, further comprising a touch sensing device coupled to the processing device, the touch sensing device for sensing whether the hand washing table is touched by the user, and A touch signal is generated. A method for guiding a toilet, comprising the steps of: guiding a walking path between a starting position and a target position by turning on a light-emitting device; and sensing whether a user's foot is sensed through a sensing device corresponding to the light-emitting device Stepping on the light-emitting device according to the walking path; If it is sensed that the user's foot does not step on the light-emitting device according to the walking path, a safety warning message is generated to alert the user; and the human proximity sensing device located at the target position senses whether the user is Approaching the target position for a period of time to generate a proximity signal; controlling a seat cushion of the toilet at the target position to be turned up or down according to the proximity signal; and transmitting a first infrared sensing device located on the seat cushion of the toilet Sensing whether the user is away from the seat cushion of the toilet; if the user is sensed to be away from the seat cushion of the toilet, the touch sensing device of the sink located at the target position senses whether the sink is in a period of time The user is touched by the user; and if the hand washing station is sensed that the user is not touched by the user during the period of time, a prompt message is generated to prompt the user.