WO2017131315A1

WO2017131315A1 - System for managing socket for preventing unnecessary standby power consumption

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Publication number: WO2017131315A1
Application number: PCT/KR2016/010934
Authority: WO
Inventors: 유인창
Original assignee: 유인창
Priority date: 2016-01-25
Filing date: 2016-09-29
Publication date: 2017-08-03
Also published as: KR20170088584A

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system for managing a socket for preventing unnecessary standby power consumption. More particularly, the present invention relates to a system for managing a socket for preventing unnecessary standby power consumption, the system comprising: a socket to which various home appliances are connected; and a terminal capable of short range wireless communication with the socket, wherein the socket is turned ON when the terminal is positioned in a range in which communication with the socket is possible so as to connect (pair) thereto, and if the terminal deviates from the range in which communication with the socket is possible, the socket is turned OFF when detected standby power is lower than that the reference information by detecting standby power of the home appliances connected to the socket and comparing the detected standby power with preset reference information.

Description

System to manage outlets to prevent unnecessary standby power consumption

The present invention relates to a system for managing an outlet that prevents unnecessary standby power consumption.

More specifically, outlets for connecting various home appliances; And a terminal capable of wireless short-range communication with the outlet, wherein the outlet is on when the terminal is located in a communication range with the outlet and is connected (paired) and the terminal is connected to the outlet. When it is out of the communication range and the standby power of the home appliances connected to the outlet is detected and compared to the predetermined reference information to operate when off less than the reference information (off) to manage the outlet to prevent unnecessary standby power consumption A system for

Generally used home appliances, office equipment, industrial equipment, etc. (hereinafter, collectively referred to as 'home appliances') are operated by receiving power (power) drawn from the outside through an outlet.

When the plug installed in the home appliance is inserted into an external outlet, power is supplied from the outlet. The home appliance with the plug inserted into the outlet consumes a certain amount of power for a minimum of operation even when not in use. .

As such, power consumed in a state in which home appliances are not used is called standby power. Standby power has been recognized as a major cause of power wastage, and recently, the use of electronic products in large quantities in one household has been pointed out as a problem that adversely affects the environment due to carbon dioxide (CO ₂ ) as the usage increases. .

Accordingly, research and technology development to minimize standby power is being actively conducted. Registered in Korea to cut off the standby current when not using household appliances and to cancel the power saving mode when using electrical appliances. Patent Publication No. 10-0918794 discloses a "green outlet device for standby power interruption".

However, the above-described technology has a problem in that when the user goes out without turning off a home appliance such as a TV, the home appliance remains turned on and wastes power, and the user restores the standby power cut off for the user to use the home appliance again. In this case, since the remote control signal of the home appliance is used, there are limitations in restoring the standby power of the home appliance that does not use the remote control, and there is a problem in that the standby power can not be recovered when the remote control is lost. .

An object of the present invention, the outlet for connecting various home appliances; And a terminal capable of wireless short-range communication with the outlet, wherein the outlet is on when the terminal is located in a communication range with the outlet and is connected (paired) and the terminal is connected to the outlet. When it is out of the communication range and the standby power of the home appliances connected to the outlet is detected and compared to the predetermined reference information to operate when off less than the reference information (off) to manage the outlet to prevent unnecessary standby power consumption To provide a system for.

Another object of the present invention is to store the life pattern of the user on the basis of the on / off control, and automatically perform on / off control of the outlet according to the user's settings, the setting is connected to a plurality of home appliances It is to provide a system for managing the outlets that can be set, respectively, to prevent unnecessary standby power consumption.

Still another object of the present invention further includes a tag capable of wireless short-range communication with the outlet, and attaches the tag to a pet to determine an amount of movement of the pet relative to the outlet, and thus unnecessary standby power. It is to provide a system for managing the outlet to prevent consumption.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a system for managing an outlet for preventing unnecessary power consumption of standby, which can recommend multimedia information (picture, voice, video, music, etc.) to a terminal based on time and life pattern information. To provide.

A system for managing an outlet for preventing unnecessary standby power consumption according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the outlet having a plurality of outlet insertion port to which a plurality of home appliances are connected; And a terminal wirelessly communicating with the outlet and having an app installed therein, wherein the outlet detects standby power of the home appliance, and turns off when it is less than the reference information compared to previously stored reference information. (off) operation, the terminal is located within the signal range of the outlet is on (on) operation is connected to the outlet, and further comprises a tag capable of wireless short-range communication with the outlet, to determine the movement of the tag It is a technical feature.

In addition, when determining the movement of the tag according to the short-range communication between the tag and the outlet, when the tag is mounted on the pet can determine the amount of exercise of the pet, if the tag is mounted on the object the object from the outlet It is a technical feature to be able to grasp the distance away.

In addition, the outlet according to the present invention is capable of storing the life pattern information of the user, it is characterized in that the on / off operation automatically based on the life pattern information.

In addition, the present invention recommends multimedia information recommending one or more multimedia information selected from a photo, voice, video and music through the terminal, according to the user's settings (a) based on the real-time time information (App) Automatically recommend multimedia information through (b) Automatically recommend multimedia information through an app (App) based on the life pattern information stored in the outlet, or (c) App (App) through the app auto launcher When executed automatically, the multimedia information is provided, and the multimedia information may be changed by a user's setting.

The system for managing the outlet to prevent unnecessary standby power consumption according to the present invention, when the terminal and the outlet is connected to the on (on) operation of the outlet to automatically operate the home appliances, and also the standby connected to the outlet After the power is measured and compared with the reference information, if it is determined that standby power of less than the reference information is measured, the outlet may be turned off to prevent unnecessary standby power consumption.

In addition, the present invention does not turn off the outlet because the terminal is out of the wireless signal range of the outlet, it is compared with the measurement of the standby power, so even if the user is out of the house during the use of the home appliance use of the home appliance It has the effect of not losing work history.

In addition, the present invention can determine the movement of the tag through a tag capable of short-range wireless communication with the outlet, if the target equipped with the tag is a pet, even if the user is not at home, the amount of exercise of the pet during the time If the object to which the tag is attached can be determined, it can be checked how far the object is from the outlet, so that the object can be easily found.

In addition, the present invention can recommend multimedia information (pictures, voice, video, music, etc.) according to the user's life pattern, time information and / or the user's home entry, can enhance the leisure life of the user and In addition, in the case of a single-person household, the user has an effect of lowering anxiety (loneliness, tiredness, depression, etc.) by listening to a voice when entering the home.

1 is a view schematically showing the configuration of a system for managing an outlet for preventing unnecessary standby power consumption according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the outlet in the system for managing the outlet to prevent unnecessary standby power consumption in accordance with the present invention.

3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a terminal in a system for managing an outlet for preventing unnecessary standby power consumption according to the present invention.

4 is a view showing an example showing the amount of exercise of the target determined on the screen of the terminal in the system for managing the outlet to prevent unnecessary standby power consumption according to the present invention.

The present invention, the outlet for connecting various home appliances; And a terminal capable of wireless short-range communication with the outlet, wherein the outlet is on when the terminal is located in a communication range with the outlet and is connected (paired) and the terminal is connected to the outlet. When it is out of the communication range with the, the standby power of the home appliance connected to the outlet is detected and compared with the predetermined reference information, the operation is off (off) when less than the reference information.

In addition, the outlet according to the present invention stores the user's life pattern on the basis of the on / off control history, and automatically perform the on / off control of the outlet according to the user's settings, the setting is a plurality of connected home appliances Can be set in each.

The present invention may further include a tag capable of wireless short-range communication with the outlet, and attaching the tag to a pet to determine an amount of exercise of the pet relative to the outlet.

In addition, the present invention can recommend multimedia information (picture, voice, video, music, etc.) to the terminal based on time and lifestyle pattern information.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 schematically shows the configuration of a system for managing an outlet for preventing unnecessary standby power consumption according to the present invention.

The present invention according to FIG. 1 of the accompanying drawings mainly includes an outlet 100 and a terminal 200.

And it may further include a home appliance and a tag, the home appliance is to be connected to the outlet 100, the tag is capable of wireless short-range communication with the outlet (100).

The outlet 100 may be configured as a power strip and / or a wall outlet as shown in FIG. 1 of the accompanying drawings. The outlet 100 is operated on through a connection with the terminal 200 to be described later, and the terminal 200 When the connection with the () is disconnected, the standby power of the home appliance connected to the outlet 100 may be measured and compared with preset reference information, and may be turned off when the reference information is less than the reference information.

Prior to the description, the outlet 100 may be provided with a plurality of sensor means although not shown in the accompanying drawings.

In this case, the sensor means may be configured as a sensor for detecting gas, temperature / humidity, and fire, and although not shown in the accompanying drawings, a means for outputting an alarm to a terminal or having a separate alarm means in the home is provided. By providing, the alarm according to the gas and fire detection can be output to inform the user.

In addition, when it is determined that the temperature / humidity control of the home is necessary through the temperature / humidity detection, the outlet 100 connected to a heater, an air conditioner, a dehumidifier, a humidifier, etc. among the outlets 100 may be automatically turned on. In addition, when the temperature / humidity of the normal value is measured according to the operation result and the temperature / humidity control, the outlet 100 may be turned off.

In this case, the temperature / humidity of the normal value is based on the information set by the user, and also automatically operating the outlet 100 connected to the heating station, the air conditioner, the dehumidifier, and the humidifier according to the temperature / humidity detection will be described later. It can also be set by the user through the setting unit of).

The terminal 200, which is wireless short-range communication with the outlet 100, is preferably configured as a smart terminal on which an app can be installed. In addition, the wireless short-range communication may be applied to the communication method (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 3G, 4G, NFC, etc.) provided by the smart terminal.

1, the terminal 200 is connected to another terminal (200n, n> 1, n is a natural number) in which the app is installed, so that the terminal 200 can share predetermined information.

In this case, the predetermined information means information saved by using a system for managing an outlet for preventing unnecessary standby power consumption according to the present invention, which will be described later.

Hereinafter, the outlet 100 and the terminal 200 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3 of the accompanying drawings.

First, referring to the outlet 100, FIG. 2 may be referred to. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an outlet in a system for managing an outlet to prevent unnecessary standby power consumption according to the present invention.

According to FIG. 2 of the accompanying drawings, the outlet 100 is the first short-range communication unit 110, standby power detection unit 120, standby power comparison unit 130, on / off control unit 140, momentum determination unit 150 , The reference information storage unit 160, the authentication information storage unit 170, and the life pattern information storage unit 180 may be mainly included.

The first local area communication unit 110 enables short-range communication with the terminal 200 and supports communication methods such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Wireless, NFC, and Zigbee.

In addition, when the tag includes a tag as shown in FIG. 1 of the accompanying drawings, the first short-range communication unit 110 may enable short-range communication with the tag. In this case, the terminal 200 and the communication method of the tag may apply the same method. In addition, different communication methods may be applied.

The standby power detection unit 120 functions to detect standby power of a home appliance connected to the outlet 100.

The standby power of the specific home appliance detected by the standby power detector 120 is compared by the standby power comparison unit 130 together with the reference information stored in the reference information storage unit 160.

That is, the standby power comparison unit 130 compares the detected standby power with reference information. When the detected standby power is less than the reference information, the outlet 100 is turned off through the on / off control unit 140. Be sure to

Here, the reference information is a predetermined standard corresponding to standby power for controlling the off operation of the household electrical appliance. The predetermined standard is a criterion for determining whether or not the household electrical appliance can be operated off.

That is, it is determined whether the household electrical appliance is turned off by judging whether the standby power of the household electrical appliance is due to (a) nonuse or (b) being used as a temporary power saving.

As described above, the on / off control unit 140 functions to turn off the outlet 100 to which the corresponding home appliance is connected when the standby power is less than the reference information.

In addition, when the terminal 200 is located in the communication range of the outlet 100 to enable short-range communication with the terminal 200 through the first short-range communication unit 110, the outlet 100 is turned on. Can be controlled.

In this case, the object to be turned on / off may preferably be individually controlled for each outlet insertion hole, but a single outlet having a plurality of outlet insertion holes may be controlled.

On the other hand, the outlet 100 according to the present invention is characterized in that the terminal 200 is unconditionally off even if it is out of the communication range.

That is, the off operation of the outlet 100 is performed only by the detection and comparison of the standby power, and the terminal 200 is turned off when the terminal 200 exceeds the standard information as a result of the comparison of the standby power even if it is out of the communication range. (off) Do not run.

If the terminal 200 is unconditionally turned off because the terminal 200 is out of the communication range, the home appliance connected to the terminal 200 is turned off and the information that the user is working (for example, Information by computer tasks) can be deleted together.

The exercise amount determining unit 150 determines the movement of the tag based on short-range communication between the tag and the outlet 100. Specifically, the exercise amount determining unit 150 is based on the movement of the tag-mounted target (for example, a pet). To determine the amount of exercise.

This will be described with reference to FIG. 4 of the accompanying drawings. FIG. 4 illustrates an example of an exercise amount of a target determined on a screen of a terminal in a system for managing an outlet for preventing unnecessary standby power consumption according to the present invention.

4 of the accompanying drawings shows (a) for explaining the concept of determining the movement of the tag and (b) displayed on the screen of the terminal. First, referring to (a) of FIG. The wireless signal range including the first local area communication unit 110 provided in the outlet 100 is set, and the signal strength according to the distance that the tag moves within this range is determined.

And (b) of Figure 4, on the screen of the terminal 200 shows the situation (based on the intensity) of the tag moving within the wireless signal range of the outlet, the time the tag was moved for each tag on the other side Can show.

Accordingly, if the target equipped with the tag is a pet, it is possible to check the state of health by determining the amount of exercise based on the movement of the pet, and if the target wearing the tag is easily lost (remote control, mobile phone) , Keys, etc., so that you know how far you are from the outlet.

In addition, according to design conditions, if there are a plurality of outlets (three or more) described above, it is possible to grasp not only the distance depending on the strength of the radio signal, but also the direction and position through triangulation.

The reference information storage unit 160 stores the reference information as described above.

The authentication information storage unit 170 stores information capable of authenticating the terminal 200 for using the outlet 100 according to the present invention. The authentication information is a terminal unique number, Mobile phone number, user name, and so on.

In addition, if the short-range communication method is Bluetooth may be connected via a pairing method is located within the signal range of the outlet 100 after the first connection is automatically connected and can be disconnected when the signal range is out of range.

The life pattern information storage unit 180 stores the life pattern information of the user by accumulating the experiences of connection and disconnection with the terminal 200, for example, by connecting the terminal 200 to the outlet 100. Is located in the house, and through the disconnection stores the life pattern for the outing or residence as the user leaves the house as information.

To this end, since the outlet 100 should be able to determine the time, it may further include a real time clock.

And regardless of the location or standby power within the signal range of the terminal 200, based on the stored life pattern information, if the corresponding time is on (on) of the outlet 100, the outlet 100 is automatically turned on ( on) and the outlet 100 is automatically turned off if it is off time.

The automatic on / off operation of the outlet 100 described above may be performed by the user's setting, that is, the user automatically performs the setting unit (see FIG. 3) and / or the outlet 100 of the terminal 200. It can be set and released, and if it is set through the outlet 100 may include a switching means such as a button for turning on and off automatically (or a switch).

A terminal 200 communicating with the above-described outlet 100 will be described with reference to FIG. 3 of the accompanying drawings.

Terminal 200 is an application (Application, referred to as "App (App)") is installed as shown in the accompanying drawings, the terminal 200 or App (App) in the second local area communication unit 210, saving Information provider 220, saving information cumulative management unit 230, communication provider 240, user selection management unit 250, real time clock 260, app automatic sinker 270 and multimedia information recommendation unit 280 ) May be included.

The second short range communication unit 210 communicates with the first short range communication unit 110 of the outlet 100 described above and applies the short range wireless communication method of the terminal 200.

The saving information providing unit 220 shows information predicted to be saved according to the on / off operation of the outlet 100 as a power consumption reduction amount (W), an electric tax reduction amount (yuan), and a Co ₂ generation reduction amount (g). In this case, the amount of power consumption reduction (W) and the amount of electricity tax reduction (KRW) may be estimated based on the method adopted by KEPCO.

In addition, the amount of reduced Co ₂ generated (g) is the amount of standby power that prevents unnecessary generation due to the off operation of the outlet 100 based on the detected amount of standby power and the outlet 100 may not be off. It can be predicted from the amount of standby power that would have been continuously consumed and from the typical amount of Co ₂ generated by the standby power of a particular household appliance.

The saving information accumulation management unit 230 functions to accumulate and manage the saving information provided by the saving information providing unit 220 by a predetermined period (day, week, month, yearly unit).

The communication provider 240 enables the terminal 200 to communicate with another terminal 200n (see FIG. 1) on which the same app is installed, which may be provided by a chat, information sharing, or the like. .

The user selection management unit 250, by sharing the respective saving information accumulated and managed by the saving information accumulation management unit 230 provided in each of the terminals 200, the same app (App) is installed on the basis of the most saving information This function selects users who have made savings and manages selected administrators.

In this case, the screening may select one person who has performed the most savings, and as another example, the screening may be performed by ranking a schedule.

And management is to provide a certain benefit to the selected user, the benefit is to provide a certain benefit (e.g. points) while using the App (App) or to provide a separate product.

The real time clock 260 allows the app to determine real-time time information, which may be a time determining means of the terminal 200.

App auto-run unit 270, the app (App) is to be automatically executed when the terminal 200 is connected to the outlet 100, whether or not this automatic execution is based on the user's settings through the setting unit of the terminal 200 You can.

The multimedia information recommendation unit 280 recommends multimedia information (eg, photo, voice, video, music, etc.) to a user who is using an app based on the time information according to the real time clock 260. If the multimedia information is music and video, if the time determined according to the time information is evening, it recommends music and video that makes you feel calm and calm, or the afternoon time when activity is active. If you are recommended to the exciting and cheerful music and video, and if the determined time is late at night may recommend music and video to induce sleep.

As another example, when recommending the multimedia information (particularly, music and video), the multimedia information may be recommended based on life pattern information stored in the outlet 100, instead of based on time information.

That is, the terminal 200 is connected to the outlet 100 so as to share the life pattern information stored in the outlet 100 so that the terminal 200 predicts the user's life pattern and recommends multimedia information.

In addition, when the recommended multimedia information is a picture, voice, and / or video, when the terminal 200 is connected to the outlet 100 through the app auto launcher 270 described above, an app is automatically executed. That is, when the user enters the home, the multimedia information may be provided in the form of a picture or voice, or a picture in which the picture and the voice are merged.

At this time, the provided picture or video is set by the user or a friend of the person in the vicinity or randomly displayed, and in the case of voice, 'come' or 'trouble with a virtual voice (machine sound, etc.) or the voice of a family or neighbor. Or voice.

In this case, the user may provide an interface for setting the user directly through the setting unit of the terminal 200 in the case of a picture, a video, and an audio. When there is no separate setting, the user may provide a default picture, video, and audio initially set. .

As a result, when the mentally exhausted user enters the home in a modern society where single-person households are living alone, the above-mentioned multimedia information can be provided, thereby reducing loneliness and increasing motivation. It is expected to be.

As another example of the above, the above description is provided to provide multimedia information through the terminal 200, but further includes a speaker configuration (not shown in the drawing) capable of short-range communication with the terminal 200 and / or the outlet 100. Including, it may be designed to output the multimedia information through the speaker configuration.

That is, when the terminal 200 and the outlet 100 are connected, the terminal 200 and / or the outlet 100 are in short-range communication with the speaker configuration, so that the multimedia information recommendation unit of the terminal 200 is output as the speaker configuration. The multimedia information is transmitted to output the multimedia information.

In this case, the speaker configuration may be simply configured in the form of a speaker, or may be configured as an object to be decorated in the house such as figures and ornaments.

According to the design conditions, the present invention is provided with a plurality of outlets, and may serve as a security function when each outlet is used by a plurality of users.

That is, rather than being directly on when the terminal is connected to the outlet as described above, when the terminal and the outlet are connected, a message requesting the use confirmation is displayed to the terminal, and the user performs an operation corresponding to the use confirmation. If so, the outlet is to be turned on (on).

This can be set to the security function through the setting unit of the terminal, the operation corresponding to the use confirmation and use confirmation, for example, "Connected. Do you want to use?" A response message of "Yes" may be input to the query message such as "Y", or the password (or pattern, face recognition, etc.) may be input.

According to other design conditions, the present invention may further include a light switch capable of short-range communication with the outlet 100.

In this case, when the terminal 200 is located within the signal range of the outlet 100 and connected to the outlet 100, the light switch capable of short-range communication with the outlet 100 is turned on to control the lighting to be turned on. In this case, controlling the lighting to be turned off may cause the terminal 200 to be out of the signal range of the outlet 100 and may be controlled to turn off the lighting as determined by the user to go out.

Herein, the control of the above-described light may be performed by the outlet 100 when the terminal 200 is connected. To control the lighting by the connection of the terminal 200, the setting unit of the above-described terminal 200 is controlled. Can be set by the user.

As another example, although not shown in the accompanying drawings, it is configured to enable the remote control function (remote interface, not shown in the drawing) through the App (App), while the terminal 200 is connected to the outlet 100, The remote control allows you to control the lighting.

In this case, the lighting control provided through the remote control function may be on / off, brightness, lighting method (flashing, drift, general lighting, etc.).

Claims

An outlet having a plurality of outlet insertion openings to which a plurality of home appliances are connected; And a terminal wirelessly communicating with the outlet and having an app installed therein.

The outlet is

Detect standby power of the home appliance, and compares with the pre-stored reference information is off when the reference information is less than (off),

The terminal is located within the signal range of the outlet is on (operation) connected to the outlet,

Further comprising a tag capable of wireless local area communication with the outlet,

And determining the movement of the tag, the system for managing the outlet to prevent unnecessary standby power consumption.
The method according to claim 1,

The outlet is

A first short range communication unit to enable short range wireless communication with the terminal or tag;

A standby power detector for detecting standby power of the home appliance;

A standby power comparison unit comparing the standby power detected by the standby power detection unit with the reference information;

An on / off control unit which turns off the outlet when the detected standby power is less than the reference information as a result of the comparison of the standby power comparison unit, and turns on the outlet when connected to the terminal;

An exercise amount determining unit determining the movement of the tag based on short-range communication between the tag and the outlet;

A reference information storage unit for storing the reference information;

An authentication information storage unit for storing authentication information of the terminal; And

And a life pattern information storage unit for accumulating the history of connection and disconnection between the terminal and the outlet, and storing life pattern information of the user.
The method according to claim 2,

The outlet is

And the on / off operation is automatically performed based on the life pattern information through the on / off control unit.
The method according to claim 1,

The terminal,

It is possible to share information with a plurality of other user terminal installed the same app (App) and the installed app (App),

A second short range communication unit to enable short range communication with the outlet;

Saving information providing unit for providing information that is expected to be saved according to the on / off operation of the outlet;

A saving information accumulation management unit accumulating and managing the saving information provided by the saving information providing unit at predetermined intervals;

A communication providing unit for enabling communication with the plurality of other user terminals;

A user selection management unit which selects and manages the users who have made the most savings by sharing the saving information accumulated and managed by the saving information accumulation management unit with the plurality of other user terminals;

A real time clock for determining real time time information;

An app auto execution unit for automatically executing an app when the terminal is connected to an outlet; And

Includes; multimedia information recommendation unit for recommending multimedia information recommending one or more multimedia information selected from the picture, voice, video and music,

The terminal,

According to the user's settings through the multimedia information recommendation unit,

(a) Automatically recommend multimedia information through an app (App) based on the real-time time information, or (b) Automatically recommend multimedia information through an app (App) based on life pattern information stored in the outlet; Or (c) providing multimedia information when the app is automatically executed through the app auto execution unit,

The multimedia information,

A system for managing an outlet for preventing unnecessary standby power consumption, which can be changed by a user's setting.
The method according to claim 1,

In accordance with the near field communication of the tag and the outlet,

When the tag is attached to the pet, it is possible to determine the exercise amount of the pet,

And when the tag is mounted on an object, so that the object can determine a distance away from the outlet. The system for managing an outlet for preventing unnecessary standby power consumption.