WO2019240688A2

WO2019240688A2 - A smart bag

Info

Publication number: WO2019240688A2
Application number: PCT/TR2018/000054
Authority: WO
Inventors: Cemal OZCAN; Ozgun OZCAN
Original assignee: Elektrotel Elektronik Ve Telekomunikasyon Sanayi Ve Ticaret Ltd.Sti
Priority date: 2018-02-06
Filing date: 2018-05-23
Publication date: 2019-12-19
Also published as: TR201801643A2; WO2019240688A3

Abstract

The present invention relates to a smart bag (1) comprising basically a lock with fingerprint recognition feature (2), at least one LED (3) providing a visual alarm system, a charging station (4) capable to energize electronic components, at least one USB charging port (5), a GPS- or Bluetooth-based tracking hardware (6), and conductive textile fabric (7).

Description

A SMART BAG

Subject and Technical Field of Invention The present invention relates to a bag having a charging unit and conductive textile, wherein technological features for taking safety measures against theft and for facilitating the finding of a lost bag are combined with aesthetic features.

Prior Art Nowadays, personal belongings or important documents are typically carried along with or transported using various bags. These bags are generally designed to provide a physical protection for the items they carry. This protection, however, cannot provide solutions for safety issues such as theft or loss.

Together with technological developments, there have been attempts to avoid such safety problems by integrating some technological units into the bags for ensuring the safe delivery of items carried therewith. In this context, tracking systems used for various purposes have been adapted to bags such that the delivery of bags to target points can be controlled. The same tracking systems provide the finding or location of stolen or lost bags.

Together with the developments in electronics and computer sciences in recent years, the researchers have put substantial efforts to produce such kind of products to meet various needs in various application fields. Textile products fulfilling different functions using smart materials have started to gain importance in the industrial area and daily life. Conductive yarns produced using conducting materials inside were used for heating and protection purposes at the beginning, but then they have also been used in providing some controls such as sensors, transmitters, power transfer, etc.. They may be exemplified with clothings providing warning against environmental hazards, clothings equipped with integrated mobile phones, clothings which can be tracked by means of the global positioning system, etc.. In the Korean patent KR20160076379 is described a bag, which can be unlocked only by its owner by means of fingerprint recognition, but when it is forcibly opened, gives an audible warning and generates vibration for discouraging the theft of the bag.

In the Chinese patent CN 105559298 is described a double-layered bag or suitcase, used with a microprocessor-controlled lock mechanism. The microprocessor subjects the one to open the lock to face recognition, voice recognition and fingerprint recognition, and unlocks the lock when all criteria are fulfilled, and detects the geographical position in which it is unlocked by means of GPS and sends the geographical location data to a predetermined point by means of GSM.

In the U.S. patent US2017346307 is described a bag having a set of power sources integral to the bag for charging electronic devices and a display monitoring data received from the set of electronic devices.

As can be seen in the patents referred to above, there are some bags in the prior art, which are suitable to take safety measures in various forms and which meet the energy needs of electronic devices.

Technical Problems the Present Invention Aims to Solve

With the smart bag according to the present invention, it is aimed to protect bags and suitcases against theft, wherein the bags and suitcases are tracked by means of GPS, as a geographical positioning system, or Bluetooth, as a wireless technology, and are provided with a fingerprint recognition lock.

An advantage of the smart bag according to the present invention is that no extra devices are required to trace the bag, since it comprises a system which can be controlled by means of mobile phone applications such that it can be continuously tracked. In case the user of the portable bag is a child, it may be possible for the respective parents to control the location of their child or children.

Another advantage of the smart bag according to the present invention is that the theft issue can be avoided by means of audible and visible warnings on the respective mobile phone and on the bag itself in case of theft, thanks to an alarm system which can be set from remote. The use of a biometric lock for unlocking the bag is another solution provided against the theft issue. The bag, which can be opened only by means of a defined fingerprint, will generate a warning against any attempt to open it using an undefined fingerprint. A further advantage of the bag according to the present invention is that mobile devices can be charged by means of a USB connection or in a wireless manner in locations without a plug socket, by virtue of a power supply for one or more mobile devices provided in the bag to meet the battery needs. This power supply also supplies the energy required by the electronic hardware, e.g. the audible and visible alarm provided in the present invention.

In order to provide a better understanding of the smart bag according to the present invention, it shall be referred to figures.

Description of Figures Figure 1 : A perspective view of a smart bag according to the present invention.

Figure 2: A projection view from the front of the smart bag according to the present invention.

Figure 3: A projection view of a side part of the smart bag according to the present invention, where the ports are provided. Figure 4: A projection view of the side of the smart bag according to the present invention.

Figure 5: An enlarged detail view of a charging unit of the smart bag according to the present invention.

Reference Numbers of Parts and Sections in Figures Illustrating the Present Invention

1 Smart bag

1a- Grip

1 b- Charging pocket

1 c- Lid part

1d- Side part

2- Lock with fingerprint recognition feature

3- LED

4 Charging station

5- USB charging port 6- T racking hardware

7- Conductive textile fabric

8- Mobile phone

Detailed Description of Invention

A smart bag according to the present invention is basically a bag, maximizing its safety by virtue of technological functions and of mobile phone applications ensuring the management of these functions, and energizing the electronic hardware it comprises by means of an incorporated energy unit, as well as having a changeable decorative appearance.

As illustrated in the perspective view of Figure 1 , in the projection view of Figure 2, in the side projection view of Figure 3, and in the detailed view of Figure 5, the smart bag (1 ) according to the present invention comprises a lock with fingerprint recognition feature (2), at least one LED (i.e. light emitting diode) (3) making up a visual alarm system, a charging station (4) feeding the electronic hardware, at least one USB charging port (5), GPS or Bluetooth based tracking hardware (6), and a conductive textile fabric (7).

By virtue of the charging station (4) placed in the interior of the bag, between a lining layer and the conductive textile fabric (7) of the bag (1 ), the smart bag (1 ) according to the present invention energizes the GPS or Bluetooth tracking hardware (6), the LEDs (3), the lock with fingerprint recognition feature (2), a mobile phone placed into a charging pocket (1 b) to become charged in a wired or wireless manner, and at least one multipurpose USB charging port (5) which can be accessed from the exterior of the smart bag (1 ). Said charging station (4) is preferably a thin battery, providing wire or wireless charging. The chargeable energy of the charging station (4) is supplied from a mains power supply through the USB charging port (5).

The tracking of the smart bag (1 ) according to the present invention is ensured by means of GPS, which stands for the Global Positioning System and provides a satellite-based tracking, or by means of Bluetooth, which is a wireless communication means, providing tracking in relatively shorter distances. Either one of the GPS and Bluetooth hardware, or both can be used in the present invention. The GPS or Bluetooth tracking hardware (6) preferably disposed in a side part (1 d) of the smart bag (1 ) is managed through a mobile phone application. After the tracking distance is determined using the application, the GPS or Bluetooth tracking hardware (6) transmits a warning to the mobile phone of the respective user when the smart bag (1 ) is brought out of said tracking distance, such that the position of the smart bag (1 ) is determined using the signals coming from the tracking device. The lock with fingerprint recognition feature (2) disposed in a lid part (1 c) of the smart bag (1 ), in turn, is managed by means of a mobile phone application, wherein when an attempt takes place to open the bag by means of a fingerprint that is not previously defined in the lock with fingerprint recognition feature (2), a warning is transmitted to the mobile phone. The LEDs (3) provided on the smart bag (3) also provide visual warning signals in connection with the systems when an undesired fall occurs. The charging pocket (1 b) provided in the front part of the smart bag (1 ) according to the present invention is designed to receive a mobile phone (8) which is to be charged by means of USB connection or via wireless connection from the charging station (4). Optionally, it is also possible to provide said charging pocket (1 b) in other parts of the smart bag (1 ). Its size is not fixed and can be varied as required. The smart bag (1 ) according to the present invention further comprises a grip (1 a), by which it can be held and carried, preferably in a top part thereof. The grip (1 a) can optionally be provided in other parts of the smart bag (1 ) and can have any desired length.

Industrial Applicability The smart bag (1 ) according to the present invention is suitable for use with any kind of objects and can be designed as a large-sized suitcase or as a small-sized personal bag. It is proper for use by any age groups and can also be designed as a back-pack, in addition to its hand-carry feature.

Claims

1 . A smart bag, characterized by comprising a lock with fingerprint recognition feature (2), at least one LED (3), at least one charging station (4), at least one USB charging port (5), a tracking hardware (6), and conductive textile fabric (7).

2. The smart bag according to claim 1 , characterized in that the at least one LED (3) and the at least one USB charging port (5) are energized by the charging station (4) provided in the smart bag (1 ).

3. The smart bag according to claim 1 or claim 2, characterized in that the charging station (4) is charged from the exterior by means of cable connection through the USB charging port (5).

4. The smart bag according to claim 1 , characterized by comprising only a GPS hardware or only a Bluetooth hardware as the tracking hardware (6).

5. The smart bag according to claim 1 , characterized by comprising both a GPS hardware and a Bluetooth hardware as the tracking hardware (6).