TWI798954B - Multi-function weighing system with mobile communication - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is a multi-function weighing system with mobile communication, including a multifunctional weighing module, a mobile monitoring device and a server. The multifunctional weighing module at least has the weighing and positioning functions and wirelessly communicates with the mobile monitoring device and the server. The weighing data output by the multifunctional weighing module is wirelessly transmitted to the server for storage and analysis. A user can, through the mobile monitoring device or the server, remotely set, control and monitor the multifunctional weighing module. The mobile monitoring device can display an electronic map on which an icon is shown for indicating the position of the multifunctional weighing module. By clicking the icon on the electronic map, information about the multifunctional weighing module cab be checked.

Description

Multifunctional weight measurement system with mobile communication

The present invention relates to a weight measurement system, in particular to a measurement system with mobile communication capability and supporting various weight measurement functions.

Weighing is the most common action in daily life, ranging from weight measurement, commodity weighing, vehicle carrying weight, item composition, and kitchen cooking, etc., measuring objects from tiny things to giants, and measuring locations from In health care rooms, shopping malls, restaurants, freight stations and laboratories, etc., the act of "weighing" can be seen everywhere in the surrounding life. There are various types of weight measuring devices on the market, including the most traditional hanging beams, pointer scales, electronic scales, etc. In recent years, electronic scales have become the mainstream of the market, basically nothing more than sensing weight, and then display the measured weight value with liquid crystal display (LCD) or light-emitting diode (LED). Advanced electronic scales are more Weight accumulation and counting functions, but no matter what kind of electronic scale, it is a stand-alone weighing device, that is to say, the measured weight value is only displayed on the electronic scale for the operator to know the weight of the object, and there is no such thing as the weight. Further effective integration and use of values.

In view of the fact that the current weighing device is only used in stand-alone measurement, the present invention provides a multi-functional weight measurement system supporting mobile communication, which solves the problem of insufficient functions of the existing weighing device, and realizes classification measurement and statistics, two-way interaction, remote End monitoring and other purposes.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the multifunctional weight measurement system with mobile communication of the present invention includes a multifunctional weighing module, a mobile monitoring device and a servo host, wherein:

The multifunctional weighing module includes: A micro-controller is connected with a wireless communication module, the wireless communication module can receive input commands from the mobile monitoring device or the servo host and send them to the micro-controller, and wirelessly transmit the information that the micro-controller wants to send to the outside world to the motion monitoring device or the server host; A satellite positioning module, which is correspondingly connected with the micro-controller, and is used to sense the positioning data of the multi-functional weighing module, and the positioning data is transmitted to the micro-controller; A weight sensor is correspondingly connected with the microcontroller, and the weight sensor is used to sense the weight of the object to be measured to generate a weight signal, and transmit the weight signal to the microcontroller; A display is correspondingly linked with the micro-controller for displaying the control parameters of the multifunctional weighing module or the weight data obtained by sensing; A plurality of operation buttons are correspondingly connected with the microcontroller, and transmit corresponding signals to the microcontroller according to the input of the operator;

The mobile monitoring device communicates wirelessly with the multifunctional weighing module, and the mobile monitoring device remotely controls and monitors the multifunctional weighing module;

The servo host communicates wirelessly with the multifunctional weighing module and the mobile monitoring device, and the servo host remotely controls and monitors the multifunctional weighing module;

Wherein, the mobile monitoring device or the servo host generates control parameters according to the setting of the operator, and the control parameters are wirelessly transmitted to the multi-function weighing module, so that the multi-function weighing module operates according to the control parameters, and the measured The obtained weight data, the category code of the object to be measured and the positioning data of the multifunctional weighing module are transmitted to the server host for storage and analysis by the server host.

This creation allows the operator to use the mobile monitoring device or the server host to remotely preset control parameters of the multi-function weighing module through wireless transmission, such as the preset weight upper limit or the category codes corresponding to different items. When the multi-function weighing module is actually used to measure the weight of an item, the obtained weighing data can be wirelessly transmitted back to the server host for analysis by the server host for classification statistics, weight calculation, or historical data query for different items, and provides a The monitoring interface allows the operator to remotely view the weighing measurement data of the multi-function weighing module through the mobile monitoring device.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , the present invention is a multifunctional weight measurement system with mobile communication, which includes at least one multifunctional weighing module 100, a mobile monitoring device 200 and a servo host 300, wherein the multifunctional weighing The module 100 can be set anywhere to weigh items, such as being set in a market. Of course, a plurality of the multifunctional weighing modules 100 can be scattered and installed in various places, and a specific weight can be specified in each multifunctional weighing module 100. The identification code (ID) is used for identifying the identity of the mobile monitoring device 200 and the server host 300 . The activity monitoring device 200 is for the operator to remotely set or check the operation of the multifunctional weighing module 100 . The server host 300 is connected with the multifunctional weighing module 100 and the mobile monitoring device 200 through wireless communication.

The mobile monitoring device 200 is wirelessly connected to the server host 300 , and obtains the information of the multifunctional weighing module 100 through the server host 300 , or sends commands to the multifunctional weighing module 100 through the server host 300 . Please refer to FIG. 2A , the functions of the mobile monitoring device 200 mainly include setting, control, monitoring and query. In this embodiment, the activity monitoring device 200 may be a mobile device such as a mobile phone, a tablet computer, or a laptop.

Setting: The operator can directly input control parameters on the multifunctional weighing module 100 , or input the control parameters to be set on the mobile monitoring device 200 , and then wirelessly transmit the control parameters to the multifunctional weighing module 100 , to complete the control parameter setting; the control parameters may include weight setting, mode setting (such as stand-alone mode, connection mode), measurement item category, etc.

Control: Through the operation interface on the mobile monitoring device 200, the operator can directly control the multifunctional weighing module 100, such as enabling/disabling the alarm in the module, changing the weight unit, testing peripheral devices, etc.

Monitoring: As shown in FIG. 2B, the mobile monitoring device 200 receives the measurement data and positioning data of the multifunctional weighing module 100 through the servo host 300, and then combines the relevant measurement data with the positioning data. The mobile monitoring device 200 On a monitoring interface, the relative position of the multifunctional weighing module 100 on an electronic map is displayed in the form of an icon, and the multifunctional weighing module can be displayed when the user touches the icon 100 related data, including the category name and weight data of the measured item.

Inquiry: Set a specific date or period to be viewed through the mobile monitoring device 200, and inquire various data of the period, etc., and use the graphical output interface to facilitate decision-making and judgment.

The server host 300 serves as the storage, analysis, calculation and management core of system-related measurement data, control parameters, location information and system status, and is also a fixed-point monitoring center for system operation. In addition to having the same functions as the mobile monitoring device 200, the server host 300 has a complete relational database management system architecture, which can integrate and manage different databases, through an interactive evaluation interface-Structured Query Language (SQL) , with graphical output, quickly complete the management and evaluation of weight measurement operations.

Referring to Fig. 3, the multifunctional weighing module 100 includes a microcontroller 10, a wireless communication module 20, a satellite positioning module 30, a weight sensor 40, a display 50, a plurality of operation Button 60, a status indicator light 70, and an alarm 80.

The microcontroller 10 is correspondingly connected to the wireless communication module 20. The wireless communication module 20 can receive input commands from the cloud and send them to the microcontroller 10, and wirelessly transmit the information that the microcontroller 10 wants to send to the cloud. , the cloud referred to in the present invention may be the mobile monitoring device 200 or the server host 300, but not limited thereto.

The satellite positioning module 30 is correspondingly connected with the microcontroller 10 , detects the position of the multifunctional weighing module 100 , and transmits positioning data (latitude and longitude) to the microcontroller 10 .

The weight sensor 40 is correspondingly connected with the microcontroller 10, and the weight sensor 40 is used to sense the weight of the object to be measured to generate a weight signal, and transmit the weight signal to the microcontroller 10, so that the microcontroller The controller 10 can obtain the weight data of the object to be measured according to the weight signal; if the weight signal output by the weight sensor 40 is in an analog format, it can also be converted into a digital format by an analog/digital converter first , and then provided to the microcontroller 10.

The display 50 is correspondingly connected with the microcontroller 10, and the microcontroller 10 can control the display 50 to display weight data, control parameters, etc., and can display statistical data (such as weight sum, weight average value), item type name or code (such as the digital code representing the type of article, the abbreviation of English letters); wherein, in the present embodiment, the display 50 is a liquid crystal display, and in another embodiment, the display 50 can also be composed of one or more seven-segment The display is assembled.

The plurality of operation buttons 60 are correspondingly connected with the microcontroller 10 and transmit corresponding signals to the microcontroller 10 according to the operation of the operator. Wherein, the plurality of operation buttons 60 in this embodiment may include several or all of the following:

A reset button 61 is correspondingly connected with the microcontroller 10 and sends a reset signal to the microcontroller 10, and the reset signal is used to reset the operation of the multifunctional weighing module 100;

A parameter setting button 62 is correspondingly connected with the microcontroller 10 for the operator to input control parameters, and the control parameters may include a preset weight upper limit value, category code, etc.; It can be composed of several push-button DIP switches, and each push-button DIP switch can input any value from 0 to 9. The preset weight upper limit represents that if the weight of the item to be tested exceeds the preset weight upper limit, then The multifunctional weighing module 100 will send out relevant lights or sound warnings. For example, when the multifunctional weighing module 100 is applied to weigh the blanking packaging, the weight value of the item to be measured will increase with the increase of the blanking amount. Once the weight reaches the preset weight upper limit, the operator can be reminded to stop blanking by warning lights or sounds; the type codes can represent different types of items to be tested, through the number of push-button DIP switches Numerical values can be combined to form multiple sets of different types of codes. For example, three push-button DIP switches can be used to generate type codes from "000" to "999". Each type code can be set to represent the product name of the item to be tested, such as Names of fruits and vegetables, fish catches, etc.;

An input confirmation button 63 is correspondingly connected with the microcontroller 10 and sends a confirmation signal to the microcontroller 10. After the operator completes the setting operation of the control parameters through the above-mentioned parameter setting button 62, the input confirmation button 63 can be operated to generate A confirmation signal to the micro-controller 10, so that the micro-controller 10 knows that the input operation of the control parameters has been completed and stored;

A unit switching button 64 is correspondingly connected with the microcontroller 10 and sends a weight unit switching signal to the microcontroller 10. The weight unit switching signal is used to control the multifunctional weighing module 100 to weigh in different units of measurement And display, such as switching to Taiwanese, metric, imperial and other weight units;

An output selection button 65 is correspondingly connected with the microcontroller 10 and sends an output selection signal to the microcontroller 10. When the input selection button 65 is continuously pressed, the microcontroller 10 can switch the display 50 to switch in sequence display different data;

A transmission control button 66 is correspondingly connected with the microcontroller 10 and is used to control whether to transmit the weight data, positioning data, etc. measured by the multifunctional weighing module 100 to the server host 300 and the action monitoring device 200; for example, when transmitting When the control button 66 is in the ON state, it means that the data will be transmitted to the cloud, and the multifunctional weighing module 100 operates in the network connection mode; on the contrary, when the transmission control button 66 is in the OFF state, It means that the data will not be sent to the cloud; the multifunctional weighing module 100 operates in an offline mode.

The status indicator light 70 is correspondingly connected with the microcontroller 10 and receives a status signal sent by the microcontroller 10. The status indicator light 70 can be composed of light-emitting diodes to emit lights representing different warning states. For example, when the weighing value of the item to be tested has exceeded the preset weight upper limit, the microcontroller 10 controls the status indicator light 70 to display a red light; when the weighing value of the item to be tested is about to approach but When the preset weight upper limit is not exceeded, a yellow light can be displayed; when the weighing value of the item to be tested obviously does not reach the preset weight upper limit, a green light can be displayed. The different colors of the status indicator light 70 can remind the operator of the current weighing status of the multifunctional weighing module 100 .

The alarm 80 is correspondingly connected with the microcontroller 10 and receives an alarm signal sent by the microcontroller 10. For example, when the weighing value of the item to be tested has exceeded the preset weight upper limit, the microcontroller 10 The alarm signal is output to drive the alarm 80 to generate a sound, and the operator is reminded of the current weighing status through the sound.

When the present invention is actually used, a plurality of multifunctional weighing modules 100 can be scattered and arranged in different places, and each multifunctional weighing module 100 communicates wirelessly with the servo host 300 and the action monitoring device 200, and can individually measure different For the types of items to be weighed, as shown in the following table, a single multi-functional weighing module 100 can obtain the data generated by each weighing during a period of operation. Each piece of data can include but not limited to the weighing time , coordinates, category code, weight value, etc. After the multifunctional weighing module 100 finishes measuring the first location (x1, y1), it moves to the second location (x2, y2) to continue the measurement, and the location data of the satellite positioning module 30 can be used to determine the Where the pen scale data is generated. Moreover, the operator can use the parameter setting button 62 or the activity monitoring device 200 to set the corresponding type code according to the type of item to be measured, for example, the code "1" is preset to represent oranges, and "2" is preset to represent pears. , then the measured item can be known according to the category code corresponding to the weighing data. Because each multi-functional weighing module 100 has its own independent identification code, the servo host 300 can identify the data output by different multi-functional weighing modules 100, and these data can be stored in a database for future processing according to conditions. Different applications such as search, item total weight statistics, and item classification statistics. Weighing time coordinate type code weight value yy/mm/dd, t1 (x1,y1) 1 XXX yy/mm/dd, t2 (x1,y1) 2 XXX yy/mm/dd, t3 (x2,y2) 2 XXX yy/mm/dd, t4 (x2,y2) 3 XXX

Based on the description of the above-mentioned preferred embodiments of the present invention, the "multifunctional weight measurement system with mobile communication" of the present invention has the following characteristics:

1. It is available for the operator to set the local terminal on the multi-functional weighing module, or remotely set the control parameters on the mobile monitoring device. When the weighing weight reaches the preset weight upper limit, an alarm function can be issued.

2. It can record the previous weighing data of each multi-functional weighing module, such as weight value, item type, measurement time/location, etc. These records can be further used by the servo host, such as calculating the weight accumulation of each item, item Category weight total/average etc.

3. The satellite positioning module can provide the coordinates of each multi-functional weighing module, and can be combined with the electronic map to browse and monitor various data on the mobile monitoring device or server host.

4. For multi-functional weighing modules scattered in different locations, it can be managed centrally by mobile monitoring devices or server hosts.

Although the present invention has been disclosed by using the above-mentioned preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. It is still within the scope of this invention for anyone skilled in the art to make various changes and modifications relative to the above-mentioned embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The technical scope protected by the invention, therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention should be defined by the scope of the appended patent application. The scope of the embodiments includes the full scope of the claims, and all available equivalents of the claims. When used in this case, although the terms "first" and "second" are used to describe various elements, these elements should not be limited by these terms, and these terms are only used to distinguish one element from another . For example, a first element could be termed a second element, and likewise, a second element could be termed a first element, without changing the meaning of the description.

100: Multifunctional weighing module 200:Motion monitoring device 300: Servo host 10: Microcontroller 20: Wireless communication module 30: Satellite positioning module 40: Weight sensor 50: display 60: Operation button 61: Reset button 62: parameter setting button 63: Enter OK button 64: Unit switching button 65: Output selection button 66: Teleport control button 70:Status indicator light 80: siren

Figure 1: Schematic diagram of the present invention's multifunctional weight measurement system with mobile communication. FIG. 2A is a schematic diagram of the main screen of the mobile monitoring device of the present invention. FIG. 2B : Schematic diagram of the monitoring function screen of the mobile monitoring device of the present invention. FIG. 3 : The circuit block diagram of the multifunctional weighing module in the multifunctional weight measurement system with mobile communication of the present invention.

100: Multifunctional weighing module

200:Motion monitoring device

300: Servo host

Claims (9)

A multi-functional weight measurement system with mobile communication, comprising a plurality of multi-functional weighing modules, a mobile monitoring device and a servo host, wherein: each multi-functional weighing module in the plurality of multi-functional weighing modules The set includes: a micro-controller connected to a wireless communication module, the wireless communication module can receive input commands from the mobile monitoring device or the server host and send them to the micro-controller, and the micro-controller can be used externally The sent information is wirelessly transmitted to the mobile monitoring device or the server host; a satellite positioning module is correspondingly connected with the microcontroller for sensing the positioning data of the multi-functional weighing module, and the positioning data is transmitted For the microcontroller; a weight sensor is correspondingly linked with the microcontroller, the weight sensor is used to sense the weight of the object to be measured to generate a weight signal, and transmit the weight signal to the microcontroller device; a display, which is correspondingly connected with the microcontroller, for displaying the control parameters of the multifunctional weighing module or the weight data sensed; a plurality of operation buttons are correspondingly connected with the microcontroller, and According to the input of the operator, a corresponding signal is sent to the microcontroller; a status indicator is connected to the microcontroller and receives a status signal sent by the microcontroller, and the status indicator is displayed according to different warning states Different lights; the mobile monitoring device communicates wirelessly with the plurality of multifunctional weighing modules, and the mobile monitoring device remotely controls and monitors the multifunctional weighing modules, wherein the mobile monitoring device has a monitoring On the viewing interface, an icon is displayed on the monitoring interface to display the relative position of each of the multifunctional weighing modules on an electronic map. When the icon is clicked, the multifunctional weighing module is displayed on the monitoring interface group information; the server host communicates wirelessly with the plurality of multifunctional weighing modules and the mobile monitoring device, and the server host remotely controls and monitors the plurality of multifunctional weighing modules; Wherein, the mobile monitoring device or the servo host generates control parameters according to the setting of the operator, and the control parameters are wirelessly transmitted to the multiple multi-functional weighing modules, so that the multiple multi-functional weighing modules operate according to the control parameters ; The server host stores and analyzes the weight data measured by the plurality of multifunctional weighing modules, the type code of the object to be measured and the positioning data of the plurality of multifunctional weighing modules; wherein, each of the multifunctional weighing modules When the weighing module weighs each time, each piece of weight data output includes at least the coordinates of the multifunctional weighing module. The multifunctional weight measurement system with mobile communication as described in claim 1, wherein the plurality of operation buttons of each multifunctional weighing module includes: a reset button, which is correspondingly connected with the microcontroller and used for Sending a reset signal to the microcontroller, the reset signal is used to reset the operation of the multi-function weighing module; a parameter setting button is correspondingly connected with the microcontroller, and generates the Control parameters, the control parameters include a preset weight upper limit and the type code of the object to be tested; an input confirmation button is correspondingly connected with the microcontroller and used to send a confirmation signal to the microcontroller. The multifunctional weight measurement system with mobile communication as described in claim 2, wherein the plurality of operation buttons of each of the multifunctional weighing modules further includes: a unit switching button, which is correspondingly connected with the microcontroller and transmits A weight unit switching signal is sent to the microcontroller; an output selection button is correspondingly connected with the microcontroller and sends an output selection signal to the microcontroller to control the display to switch and display different data in sequence; a transmission The control button is correspondingly connected with the microcontroller and is used to control whether the multifunctional weighing module performs wireless transmission with the servo host and the mobile monitoring device. The multi-functional weight measuring system with mobile communication function as described in claim 3, wherein each of the multi-functional weighing modules further includes: an alarm correspondingly connected with the microcontroller and receiving the transmission from the microcontroller An alarm signal for outputting a warning sound. As described in any one of request items 2 to 4, the multifunctional weight measurement system with mobile communication function, the display of each of the multifunctional weighing modules is a liquid crystal display; the parameter setting button is composed of a push-button DIP switch . The multifunctional weight measurement system with mobile communication function as described in claim 4, wherein, when the microcontroller of each of the multifunctional weighing modules determines that the weight of the object to be measured has exceeded the preset weight upper limit , is to drive at least one of the status indicator light or the alarm. The multifunctional weight measurement system with mobile communication function as described in claim 1, wherein the type code set by the parameter setting button is used to indicate the type of the item to be tested, and different types of items to be tested correspond to different type codes ; The server host analyzes the weight data of different items to be tested according to the type code. The multi-functional weight measurement system with mobile communication function as described in claim 1, wherein, when each multi-functional weighing module performs each weighing, each weight data output further includes weighing time, to-be-measured The type code of the item and the weight value of the item to be tested. The multifunctional weight measurement system with mobile communication function as described in Claim 1, wherein each of the multifunctional weighing modules has an independent identification code.

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