WO2014073729A1

WO2014073729A1 - Smart belt having loss prevention function, and method for operating same

Info

Publication number: WO2014073729A1
Application number: PCT/KR2012/009881
Authority: WO
Inventors: 장병수; 이철우; 김주찬
Original assignee: (주)티엘씨테크놀로지
Priority date: 2012-11-12
Filing date: 2012-11-21
Publication date: 2014-05-15
Also published as: KR101294793B1

Abstract

The present invention discloses a smart belt having a loss prevention function, and method for operating same. The smart belt having a loss prevention function according to the present invention, comprises: a sensing means mounted on one side of the belt to be worn on a user so as to measure various sensing information; a control means for activating the loss prevention function based on the measured sensing information and determining whether a tool is lost or not based on the RFID tag information detected by the activated loss prevention function; and an RFID reader for detecting the RFID tag information by the activation of the loss prevention function.

Description

Smart belt with anti-lost function and its operation method

The present invention relates to a belt, and in particular, using a plurality of tools in a smart belt, each tag attached to identify the tool for each tool to warn of the risk of loss of the tool according to whether the attached tag is recognized The present invention relates to a smart belt having a loss prevention function for outputting a warning signal and a method of operating the same.

In general, the wearing of protective equipment such as helmets, belts, gloves, etc. is essential for the safety of workers in industrial sites such as construction sites, shipyards, machine shops or disaster sites. In particular, the worker can put and use the various tools used in the industrial field on the belt worn on his waist to carry and use the necessary tools.

Workers working in the industrial field wear a belt with a pocket to store tools such as a screwdriver, pliers, and spanner to facilitate work. That is, the operator can put the tools necessary for the work in the pocket attached to the belt.

However, as industrial sites where workers work, such as civil engineering sites or construction sites, become larger and more complicated, the possibility of losing tools carried on a belt is also increasing.

Therefore, to solve the problems of the prior art, an object of the present invention is to put a number of tools in the smart belt used, each tool is attached to a tag for identifying the tool according to whether or not to recognize the attached tag The present invention provides a smart belt having a loss prevention function for outputting a warning signal for warning the risk of loss of the tool, and a method of operating the same.

However, the object of the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned matters, and other objects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

In order to achieve the above objects, a smart belt having a loss prevention function according to an aspect of the present invention is mounted on one side of the belt to be worn by the user for sensing various sensing information; Control means for activating a loss prevention function based on the measured sensing information and determining whether a tool is lost based on RFID tag information detected according to the activated loss prevention function; And an RFID reader detecting RFID tag information according to activation of the loss prevention function.

Preferably, the sensing means is characterized in that it comprises a temperature sensor for measuring the internal or external temperature of the belt worn by the user.

Preferably, the control means determines whether the user wears the belt based on the measured temperature, and if it is determined that the user wears the belt as a result of the determination, activates the loss prevention function. It features.

Preferably, the control means compares the RFID tag information detected according to the activated loss prevention function with the pre-registered RFID tag information, and determines whether there is a risk of loss for each registered tool according to the result of the comparison. And outputting a preset warning signal for informing that there is a risk of losing the tool according to the determined result.

Preferably, the control means transmits information about the tool to an external device, if there is a risk of loss according to the determined result.

Preferably, the RFID reader is characterized by detecting the RFID tag information for all tools within a certain distance in accordance with the activation of the loss prevention function.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of operating a smart belt having a loss prevention function, comprising: sensing means mounted on one side of a belt to be worn by a user to measure various sensing information; Activating a loss prevention function based on the sensed information measured by a control means; Detecting, by an RFID reader, RFID tag information according to activation of the loss prevention function; And determining, by the control means, whether or not the tool is lost based on the detected RFID tag information.

Preferably, the measuring step is mounted on one side of the belt to be worn by the user, characterized in that for measuring the internal temperature or external temperature of the belt.

Preferably, the activating step is to determine whether the user wears the belt based on the measured temperature, and if it is determined that the user wears the belt as a result of the determination, activating the loss prevention function It is characterized by.

Preferably, the determining may include comparing the RFID tag information detected according to the activated loss prevention function with the pre-registered RFID tag information, and determining whether there is a risk of loss for each registered tool according to the comparison result. Judgment, and outputs a predetermined warning signal for informing that there is a risk of the tool according to the determination result.

Preferably, the determining may include transmitting information about the tool to an external device, if there is a risk of losing the tool according to the determined result.

Preferably, the detecting may include detecting RFID tag information of all tools within a predetermined distance according to activation of the loss prevention function.

Through this, the present invention is used to put a number of tools in the smart belt, a tag for identifying the tool for each tool attached to the warning signal to warn of the risk of loss of the tool according to whether the attached tag is recognized By outputting, there is an effect that can prevent the loss of the tool in advance.

In addition, the present invention is to prevent the loss of the tool in advance to reduce the effort and time waste of the operator due to the loss of the tool has the effect of improving the work efficiency of the operator.

The present invention uses a plurality of tools in the smart belt, but each tag is attached to a tag for identifying the tool to output a warning signal to warn of the risk of loss of the tool according to whether the attached tag is recognized. By doing so, there is an effect that can improve the convenience of the user.

1 is a first view showing a smart belt having a loss prevention function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a view showing a detailed configuration of the control means 130 shown in FIG.

3 is a first diagram illustrating a method of operating a smart belt according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a second diagram illustrating a method of operating a smart belt according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a second view showing a smart belt having a loss prevention function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

*** Explanation of symbols for main parts of drawing ***

110: belt body

120: sensing means

130: RFID reader

140: control means

141: communication unit

142: input unit

143: control unit

144: output unit

145: storage unit

140: fixing means

Hereinafter, a smart belt having a loss prevention function and an operation method thereof according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5. It will be described in detail focusing on the parts necessary to understand the operation and action according to the present invention.

In addition, in describing the components of the present invention, different reference numerals may be given to components having the same name according to the drawings, and the same reference numerals may be given even though they are different drawings. However, even in such a case, it does not mean that the corresponding components have different functions according to the embodiments, or does not mean that they have the same functions in different embodiments, and the functions of the respective components may be implemented. Judgment should be made based on the description of each component in the example.

Particularly, the present invention uses a plurality of tools in a smart belt, but attaches a tag for identifying the tool for each tool, and warns a warning signal for warning of the risk of loss of the tool according to whether the attached tag is recognized. Propose a new way to print.

As shown in FIG. 1, the smart belt having a loss prevention function according to the present invention includes a belt main body 110, a sensing means 120, an RFID reader 130, a control means 140, and the like. Can be.

The belt body 110 may be worn on a user's waist to put a tool necessary for work.

The sensing unit 120 may be mounted on one side of the belt to measure various sensing information. The sensing means 130 may include, for example, a temperature sensor for detecting a temperature inside or outside the belt, an illumination sensor for detecting the illuminance around the operator, a humidity sensor for detecting humidity around the operator, and a gas harmful to a human body. It may include a gas detection sensor for detecting, an impact detection sensor for detecting an impact from the outside applied to the belt.

The RFID reader 130 may detect RFID tag information corresponding to the RFID tag attached to the tool within a certain distance.

Tools placed on the belt may be attached with an RFID tag including identification information for identifying each tool, for example, an ID.

RFID technology consists of an RFID reader or reader that reads and decrypts functions, and an RFID tag that provides information. The tag attached to the tool contains information for identifying the tool and allows the reader to Read this information.

The control means 140 may activate the loss prevention function based on the sensing information measured by the sensing means 120 and detect the RFID tag information according to the activated loss prevention function.

In this case, the control means 140 determines whether the user wears the belt based on the sensing information measured by the temperature sensor, and if the user determines that the user wears the belt as a result of the determination, the loss prevention function is performed. It can be activated.

The control means 140 determines whether there is a risk of loss for each of the pre-registered tools based on the RFID tag information detected according to the activated loss prevention function, and a device for informing that there is a tool that is determined to be at risk of loss. The set warning signal can be output.

At this time, the control means 140 compares the detected RFID tag information with the registered RFID tag information, and if the detected RFID tag information corresponding to the pre-registered RFID tag information does not exist according to the comparison result, it is not detected. The tool corresponding to the RFID tag information may determine that there is a risk of loss and may output a preset warning signal.

In addition, when it is determined that the tool corresponding to the RFID tag information that is not detected is in danger of being lost, the control means 140 may transmit information about the tool to the external device.

2 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of the control means 140 shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2, the control unit 140 according to the present invention includes a communication unit 141, an input unit 142, a control unit 143, an output unit 144, a storage unit 145, and the like. Can be.

The communication unit 141 may transmit various information by wire or wirelessly in connection with an external device. The communication unit 141 uses a protocol such as Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi Fidelity), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Mcirowave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access), or Bluetooth for short-range communication. protocols such as Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), and Zigbee may be used.

In this case, the communication unit 141 may further include a GPS receiver for detecting a location of the user.

The input unit 142 may receive the RFID tag information detected from the RFID reader.

The controller 143 determines whether the user wears the belt based on the sensing information measured by the sensing means 120, and if the user determines that the user wears the belt, the controller 143 activates the loss prevention function. Therefore, the RFID tag information corresponding to the RFID tag attached to the tool within a certain distance may be detected according to the activated loss prevention function.

The controller 143 compares the RFID tag information detected according to the activation of the anti-lost function with the pre-registered RFID tag information and detects the RFID tag information corresponding to the pre-registered RFID tag information according to the comparison result. The corresponding tool corresponding to the RFID tag information that is not detected may be lost and may output a preset warning signal.

In this case, the controller 143 may be implemented in a computer-readable recording medium using software, hardware, or a combination thereof.

According to a hardware implementation, the controller 133 described herein may include application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), and field programmable gates (FPGAs). arrays, processors, controllers, micro-controllers, micro-processors, and electrical units for performing functions.

The output unit 144 may output a warning sound or warning vibration for notifying that the tool corresponding to the RFID tag information not detected according to the loss prevention function is in danger of loss.

The storage unit 145 may store RFID tag information for identifying an RFID tag attached to at least one tool to be used in a belt used by a user.

In this case, the storage unit 145 may be implemented with various types of storage media, such as a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, and a card type. Memory (e.g. SD or XD memory), random access memory (RAM), static random access memory (SRAM), read-only memory (ROM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), Programmable Read-Only Memory (PROM) may be implemented using at least one type of storage medium of a magnetic memory, a magnetic disk, and an optical disk.

As shown in FIG. 3, the control means according to the present invention may check whether the user receives the sensing information measured from the sensing means as the user wears the smart helmet (S310).

In this case, the sensing means may use a temperature sensor that can measure the user's body temperature.

Next, when the sensing means receives the sensing information as a result of the checking, the control means may determine whether the user wears the belt based on the received sensing information (S320).

Next, when it is determined that the user wears the belt as a result of the determination, the control means may activate a loss prevention function (S330).

Next, the control means may detect the RFID tag information corresponding to the RFID tag attached to the tool within a certain distance in accordance with the activation of the loss prevention function (S340).

Next, the control means may store all the detected RFID tag information in the storage unit.

As shown in FIG. 4, the control means according to the present invention may check whether the RFID tag information is detected within a predetermined distance as the user wears the smart belt (S410).

Next, when the control means detects the RFID tag information as a result of the checking, the control means may determine whether there is a risk of loss of the tool based on the detected RFID tag information (S420).

That is, the control means compares the detected RFID tag information with the registered RFID tag information, and corresponds to the RFID tag information that is not detected unless the RFID tag information corresponding to the registered RFID tag information is detected according to the comparison result. It can be determined that the tool may be lost.

Next, when it is determined that there is a risk of loss of the tool as a result of the determination, the control means may output a preset warning signal for informing that there is a risk of loss of the tool (S430).

Next, the control means may transmit information about the tool to an external device such as a user terminal or an administrator terminal through wired communication or wireless communication (S440).

As shown in FIG. 5, the smart belt having a loss prevention function according to the present invention includes a belt body 110, a sensing means 120, an RFID reader 130, a control means 140, and a fixing means 150. And the like.

The sensing unit 120 may be mounted on one side of the belt to measure various sensing information.

The control means 140 determines whether there is a risk of loss for each of the pre-registered tools based on the RFID tag information detected according to the activated loss prevention function, and informs that there is a tool that is determined to be at risk of loss. As long as the warning signal can be output.

The fixing means 150 may attach and detach devices for providing a loss prevention function. That is, although the smart belt described in FIG. 1 includes devices for providing a loss prevention function, the devices are attached and detached as necessary here.

On the other hand, even if all the components constituting the embodiment of the present invention described above are described as being combined or operated in combination, the present invention is not necessarily limited to these embodiments. In other words, within the scope of the present invention, all of the components may be selectively operated in combination with one or more. In addition, although all of the components may be implemented in one independent hardware, each or all of the components may be selectively combined to perform some or all functions combined in one or a plurality of hardware. It may be implemented as a computer program having a. In addition, such a computer program may be stored in a computer readable medium such as a USB memory, a CD disk, a flash memory, and the like, and read and executed by a computer, thereby implementing embodiments of the present invention. The storage medium of the computer program may include a magnetic recording medium, an optical recording medium, a carrier wave medium, and the like.

The embodiments described above are just an example, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the technical idea of the present invention but to describe the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The protection scope of the present invention should be interpreted by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the equivalent scope should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims

Sensing means mounted on one side of the belt to be worn by the user to measure a variety of sensing information;

Control means for activating a loss prevention function based on the measured sensing information and determining whether a tool is lost based on RFID tag information detected according to the activated loss prevention function; And

An RFID reader detecting RFID tag information according to activation of the loss prevention function;

Smart belt having a loss prevention function comprising a.
The method of claim 1,

The sensing means,

A temperature sensor for measuring an internal temperature or an external temperature of the belt worn by the user;

Smart belt having a loss prevention function comprising a.
The method of claim 1,

The control means,

It is determined whether a user wears the belt based on the measured temperature,

If it is determined that the user has worn the belt as a result of the determination, the smart belt having a loss prevention function, characterized in that to activate the loss prevention function.
The method of claim 1,

The control means,

Compare the detected RFID tag information with the registered RFID tag information according to the activated anti-lost function.

Based on the comparison result, it is determined whether there is a risk of loss for each registered tool.

The smart belt having a loss prevention function, characterized in that for outputting a predetermined warning signal for informing that there is a risk of loss of the tool according to the determination result.
The method of claim 1,

The control means,

If there is a risk of loss according to the determined result, the smart belt having a loss prevention function, characterized in that for transmitting information about the tool to an external device.
The method of claim 1,

The RFID reader,

Smart belt having a loss prevention function characterized in that for detecting the RFID tag information for all tools within a certain distance in accordance with the activation of the loss prevention function.
Sensing means mounted on one side of a belt to be worn by a user to measure various sensing information;

Activating a loss prevention function based on the sensed information measured by a control means;

Detecting, by an RFID reader, RFID tag information according to activation of the loss prevention function; And

Determining whether a tool is lost based on the detected RFID tag information;

Operation method of the smart belt having a loss prevention function comprising a.
The method of claim 7, wherein

The measuring step,

Is mounted on one side of the belt to be worn by the user to operate the smart belt having a loss prevention function, characterized in that for measuring the internal temperature or external temperature of the belt.
The method of claim 7, wherein

The activating step,

It is determined whether a user wears the belt based on the measured temperature,

If it is determined that the user has worn the belt as a result of the determination, operating the smart belt having a loss prevention function, characterized in that for activating the loss prevention function.
The method of claim 7, wherein

The determining step,

Compare the detected RFID tag information with the registered RFID tag information according to the activated anti-lost function.

Based on the comparison result, it is determined whether there is a risk of loss for each registered tool.

The method of operating a smart belt having a loss prevention function, characterized in that for outputting a predetermined warning signal for notifying that there is a tool that is at risk of loss according to the determination result.
The method of claim 7, wherein

The determining step,

If there is a risk of loss according to the determined result, the operation method of the smart belt having a loss prevention function, characterized in that for transmitting information about the tool to an external device.
The method of claim 7, wherein

The detecting step,

The method of operating a smart belt having a loss prevention function, characterized in that for detecting the RFID tag information for all tools within a certain distance in accordance with the activation of the loss prevention function.