WO2022163960A1

WO2022163960A1 - Ozone-based space disinfection system, and server and method for providing ozone disinfection execution status information

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Publication number: WO2022163960A1
Application number: PCT/KR2021/011434
Authority: WO
Inventors: 변무영
Original assignee: 주식회사 엠케이
Priority date: 2021-01-28
Filing date: 2021-08-26
Publication date: 2022-08-04
Also published as: KR20220108912A

Abstract

An ozone-based indoor disinfection system according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: ozone disinfection apparatuses that include ozone generators, convection fans, and wireless communication modules, and execute ozone disinfection of indoor spaces; sensors disposed in the indoor spaces or at the locations of the ozone disinfection apparatuses; QR code units disposed in the indoor spaces or at locations of the ozone disinfection apparatuses, the QR code units including information about URLs which provide identification numbers for the indoor spaces and information about the ozone disinfection statuses of the indoor spaces; and a server which manages ozone disinfection execution information of the ozone disinfection apparatuses disposed in each of the indoor spaces and information about residual amounts of indoor ozone sensed by the sensors, and provides information about the disinfection execution statuses of the indoor spaces on the basis of the URLs in response to the identification of the QR code units by a user terminal.

Description

Ozone-based space disinfection system, ozone disinfection performance information providing server and method

The present invention relates to an indoor space disinfection system using ozone, and a server and method for providing ozone disinfection status information.

Recently, due to COVID-19, the importance of personal quarantine is increasing, and the need for disinfection of indoor spaces used by multiple people is increasing.

In particular, it is necessary to periodically perform indoor disinfection for an indoor space in which various users such as transportation means such as automobiles, karaoke rooms, and screen golf facilities enter and exit. However, due to the fact that it is cumbersome to disinfect the room every time, disinfection is not performed accurately in many cases, and users who want to consume services in an indoor space have no way to check whether the space is properly disinfected. the current situation.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a system that periodically performs indoor disinfection and provides information on indoor disinfection performance status in real time.

[Prior art literature]

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2072611 (Title of the invention: indoor disinfection system)

The present invention performs indoor disinfection through an ozone disinfection device provided in the room, and at the same time stores information on the indoor disinfection performance status in a server, and provides information on the disinfection performance status according to a request from a user terminal located in the space An object of the present invention is to provide an ozone-based indoor disinfection system.

However, the technical problems to be achieved by the present embodiment are not limited to the technical problems described above, and other technical problems may exist.

As a technical means for achieving the above technical problem, an ozone-based indoor disinfection system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an ozone generator, a convection fan, and a wireless communication module, ozone disinfection for performing ozone disinfection for an indoor space Device; a sensor disposed at one position of the indoor space or the ozone disinfection device; a QR code unit disposed in the indoor space or at one location of the ozone disinfection device, the QR code unit including URL information for providing an identification number for the indoor space and information on the ozone disinfection status for the indoor space; and managing the ozone disinfection execution information of the ozone disinfecting device disposed in each indoor space and information on the indoor ozone residual amount sensed by the sensor, and based on the URL according to the identification of the QR code unit of the user terminal, the indoor It includes a server that provides information on the status of disinfection for the space.

A server for providing information on the status of ozone disinfection for an indoor space according to another embodiment of the present invention includes: a communication module; a memory in which an ozone disinfection status information provision program is stored; a processor executing the ozone disinfection status information providing program; and a database in which information on the indoor space in which the ozone disinfection device is installed and ozone disinfection status information are stored. At this time, the ozone disinfection status information providing program receives ozone disinfection execution information from each ozone disinfection device disposed in each indoor space, and determines the residual amount of indoor ozone sensed by a sensor disposed in each indoor space or the ozone disinfection device. In response to the request of the user terminal accessing the server through the identification of the QR code placed in each indoor space and receiving the information on the received ozone disinfection execution information and the information on the indoor ozone residual amount in the database. Provides information on the status of disinfection performed for the indoor space.

A method of providing ozone disinfection performance status information for an indoor space through a server according to another embodiment of the present invention is (a) receiving ozone disinfection execution information from each ozone disinfection device disposed in each indoor space, and each indoor space Receiving information on the indoor ozone residual amount sensed by a sensor disposed in a space or the ozone disinfection device, (b) storing the received ozone disinfection execution information and indoor ozone residual amount information in the database of the server Updating and (c) providing information on the status of disinfection performed in the indoor space according to the request of the user terminal connected to the server through the identification of the QR code disposed in each indoor space.

Through the above-described configuration of the present invention, effective disinfection is performed on an indoor space used by multiple users and, at the same time, information on the status of disinfection is provided to each user in real time, thereby providing authentication information that disinfection has been normally completed. effect can be expected.

Through this, not only can it contribute to the prevention of COVID-19, but also the business owner who provides services based on the indoor space can provide the service after the quarantine is completed.

1 is a block diagram of an ozone-based indoor disinfection system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a server that provides information on the status of ozone disinfection according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a block diagram illustrating an ozone disinfection apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing ozone disinfection performance status information for an indoor space through a server according to an embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a diagram illustrating an interface of a user terminal on which ozone disinfection performance status information is displayed according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention. However, the present invention may be embodied in several different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. And in order to clearly explain the present invention in the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted, and similar reference numerals are attached to similar parts throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a part is "connected" with another part, this includes not only the case of being "directly connected" but also the case of being "electrically connected" with another element interposed therebetween. . In addition, when a part "includes" a certain component, this means that other components may be further included, rather than excluding other components, unless otherwise stated.

In this specification, the term 'part' includes a unit realized by hardware or software, a unit realized using both, and one unit may be realized using two or more hardware, and two The above units may be realized by one piece of hardware. Meanwhile, '~ unit' is not limited to software or hardware, and '~ unit' may be configured to be in an addressable storage medium or may be configured to reproduce one or more processors. Thus, as an example, '~' denotes components such as software components, object-oriented software components, class components, and task components, and processes, functions, properties, and procedures. , subroutines, segments of program code, drivers, firmware, microcode, circuitry, data, databases, data structures, tables, arrays and variables. The functions provided in the components and '~ units' may be combined into a smaller number of components and '~ units' or further separated into additional components and '~ units'. In addition, components and '~ units' may be implemented to regenerate one or more CPUs in a device.

A network refers to a connection structure that allows information exchange between each node, such as terminals and servers, and includes a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), and the Internet (WWW: World). Wide Web), wired and wireless data communication networks, telephone networks, wired and wireless television networks, and the like. Examples of wireless data communication networks include 3G, 4G, 5G, 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), Long Term Evolution (LTE), World Interoperability for Microwave Access (WIMAX), Wi-Fi, Bluetooth communication, infrared communication, ultrasound communication, Visible Light Communication (VLC), LiFi, and the like, but are not limited thereto.

In the present specification, the user terminal may be implemented as a computer or a portable terminal that can access a management server that provides behavioral habit improvement through a network. Here, the computer includes, for example, a laptop, a desktop, and a laptop equipped with a web browser, and the portable terminal is, for example, a wireless communication device that ensures portability and mobility. , may include all kinds of handheld-based wireless communication devices such as various smart phones, tablet PCs, and the like.

Referring to FIG. 1 , an ozone-based indoor disinfection system 1 includes a server 100 , a plurality of user terminals 200 , and one or more ozone disinfection devices 300 .

The ozone disinfection apparatus 300 is disposed in a predetermined indoor space, and a sensor 500 for detecting the amount of ozone remaining in the indoor space is disposed in the indoor space or at one position of the ozone disinfection apparatus 300 .

In addition, the QR code unit 600 is disposed in an indoor space or at one location of the ozone disinfection device 300, and includes URL information that provides an identification number for the indoor space and information on the ozone disinfection status for the indoor space. more included. The user can identify the QR code unit 600 through the user terminal 200, and output information about the indoor space provided by the server 100 through the URL included in the QR code unit 600. .

The server 100 collects ozone disinfection execution information from a plurality of ozone disinfection devices 300 disposed in each indoor space, manages information on the indoor ozone residual amount sensed by the sensor 500, and the user terminal ( 200) according to the QR code unit 600 identification, based on the URL included in the QR code unit 600 provides information on the status of disinfection performed in the indoor space.

The server 100 includes the communication module 110, the memory 120 storing the ozone disinfection status information providing program, the processor 130 executing the ozone disinfection status information providing program, and the ozone disinfection device 300 for the indoor space installed. It includes a database in which information and ozone disinfection status information are stored.

The processor 130 is configured to execute the ozone disinfection status information providing program to perform functions and procedures of the following misleading disinfection status information providing program.

At this time, the ozone disinfection status information providing program receives ozone disinfection execution information from each ozone disinfection apparatus 300 disposed in each indoor space. In this case, the ozone disinfection execution information includes information on the ozone disinfection execution time, and includes information on the start time of the ozone disinfection and the time that the ozone disinfection ends.

In addition, the ozone disinfection status information providing program receives information on the residual amount of indoor ozone sensed by the sensor 500 disposed in each indoor space or ozone disinfection apparatus. At this time, the indoor ozone residual amount sensed by the sensor 500 is transmitted to the server 100 via the ozone disinfection device 300 or directly to the server 100 through the communication module in which the sensor 500 is embedded. It is also possible At this time, the indoor ozone residual amount is detected every cycle from the start time of ozone disinfection to the time that ozone disinfection is finished, and information on the residual amount of ozone may be transmitted along with information about the detected time.

In addition, the ozone disinfection status information providing program updates the frequent ozone disinfection execution information and information on the indoor ozone residual amount in the database, and cumulatively stores the corresponding information. At this time, the ozone disinfection device disposed in each indoor space is given a separate identification number, and information on the QR code unit 600 disposed in the corresponding indoor space is matched together and stored in the database.

In addition, the ozone disinfection status information providing program, according to the request of the user terminal connected to the server 100 through the identification of the QR code disposed in each indoor space, information on the disinfection performance status for the corresponding indoor space to the user terminal to provide.

The ozone disinfection apparatus 300 includes an ozone generator 330 , a convection fan 340 , and a wireless communication module 310 and a power supply unit 360 to perform ozone disinfection for an indoor space. The ozone disinfection apparatus 300 may be configured to further include an ozone decomposer 350 . The ozone disinfection device 300 circulates ozone generated through the ozone generator 330 in the indoor space through the convection fan 340. The indoor space is disinfected. As described above, the ozone circulated in the indoor space is sucked back into the ozone disinfection device 300 by the convection fan 340 , and is decomposed by the ozone decomposer 350 . Preferably, the convection fan 340 is located in the center of the housing surrounding the ozone disinfection device 300 , and the output opening and the ozone generator 330 are located on one side of the housing, so that ozone is output by the convection fan 340 . to be injected into the indoor space through the , and an input opening and an ozone decomposer 350 are located on the other side of the housing, and ozone is sucked through the input opening by the suction force of the convection fan 340 and then by the ozone decomposer 350 to be decomposed. In this case, the ozone decomposer 350 may decompose ozone using a UV method or a catalyst method. As such, the ozone generator 330 , the convection fan 340 , and the ozone decomposer 350 correspond to generally known configurations, and thus detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The ozone disinfection device 300 may be installed indoors of transportation means such as taxis and rental cars, and indoors of various service providers, such as lodging establishments, restaurants, coffee shops, karaoke rooms, and screen golf courses.

The ozone disinfection device 300 may be connected to an external manager terminal 370 through a communication module 310 supporting Bluetooth or Wifi, etc., and by a control signal transmitted through an app installed in the manager terminal 370 Its operation can be adjusted. Since the manager can control the operation of the ozone disinfection apparatus 300 from a distance through the manager terminal 370, the safety of the operator can be ensured in the space disinfection process using ozone.

The sensor 500 may be an independent component disposed separately from the ozone disinfection apparatus 300 , or may be a component built into the ozone disinfection apparatus 300 . The sensor 500 may transmit information on the ozone residual amount to the server 100 through the communication module 310 built in the ozone disinfection apparatus 300 . In addition, information on the ozone residual amount may be transmitted to the server 100 through a communication module built into the sensor 500 .

The ozone disinfection apparatus 300 performs indoor disinfection for a preset time, and may determine whether to stop indoor disinfection by using the residual amount of ozone detected by the sensor 500 . That is, since ozone is toxic, if it continues to remain after indoor disinfection, it may give an unpleasant feeling to the user, and the ozone must be removed after disinfection is completed. To this end, the ozone disinfection apparatus 300 may cause ozone to be naturally decomposed by allowing a predetermined time to elapse after ozone is generated, or may perform an operation of decomposing ozone through the ozone decomposer 350 . Accordingly, the ozone disinfection apparatus 300 allows a predetermined time to elapse or continues the operation of the ozone decomposer 350 in a state in which the ozone supply through the ozone generator 330 is stopped, so that the ozone residual amount becomes less than or equal to the threshold value. until disinfection of the room is carried out.

When the ozone disinfection apparatus 300 performs one-time disinfection according to such an operation mode, the ozone residual amount is very low at the start time of the ozone disinfection, and then the ozone residual amount continuously increases to reach a peak, and then the ozone At the time when disinfection is finished, the remaining ozone again becomes below the threshold value. If the information on the ozone residual amount is displayed in the form of a table by time or using a graph, it is possible to check the status of the change in ozone during the disinfection time. If such information is provided to each user, it can be confirmed that ozone has been supplied and then removed for each time period, and this information can be used as information to authenticate that ozone disinfection of the indoor space has actually been performed.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing ozone disinfection performance status information for an indoor space through a server according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is ozone disinfection performance status information according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a diagram illustrating an interface of the displayed user terminal.

First, ozone disinfection execution information is received from each ozone disinfection apparatus 300 disposed in each indoor space, and information on the residual amount of indoor ozone sensed by the sensor 500 disposed in each indoor space or ozone disinfection apparatus is received (S410).

Next, the received ozone disinfection execution information and information on the residual amount of indoor ozone are updated in the database of the server 100 ( S420 ).

Next, according to the request of the user terminal 200 connected to the server 100 through the identification of the QR code disposed in each indoor space, information on the status of disinfection performed in the indoor space is provided (S430).

As shown in FIG. 5 , information on the status of disinfection may be provided through an interface of an application executed in the user terminal 200 , and the ozone disinfection time of the ozone disinfection apparatus 300 and the current ozone residual amount information can be printed out. In addition, information on other air cleanliness status additionally sensed through the sensor 500 may be additionally output.

In addition, it is possible to additionally provide information on the history of ozone disinfection that was previously performed for the corresponding indoor space, and the user activates each item displayed on the interface of the user terminal 200 to perform specific ozone disinfection history for each time point when ozone disinfection is performed. information can be checked.

In addition, the interface of the user terminal 200 may additionally provide information on the amount of ozone change during the ozone disinfection execution time. Changes can be output. The user can check whether ozone disinfection is actually performed for the indoor space identified through the QR code unit 600 based on this information.

For example, if the ozone disinfection history information performed at the first time point or the ozone disinfection history information performed at the second time point is selected from a time point of view, the information may be displayed visually. In addition, it is also possible to overlay and display the ozone disinfection history information performed at multiple points in time.

The method for providing ozone disinfection performance status information according to an embodiment of the present invention described above may also be implemented in the form of a recording medium including instructions executable by a computer, such as a program module executed by a computer. Computer-readable media can be any available media that can be accessed by a computer and includes both volatile and nonvolatile media, removable and non-removable media. In addition, computer-readable media may include both computer storage media and communication media. Computer storage media includes both volatile and nonvolatile, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data.

Although the methods and systems of the present invention have been described with reference to specific embodiments, some or all of their components or operations may be implemented using a computer system having a general purpose hardware architecture.

The foregoing description of the present invention is for illustration, and those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains can understand that it can be easily modified into other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the present invention. will be. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single type may be implemented in a distributed manner, and likewise components described as distributed may also be implemented in a combined form.

The scope of the present invention is indicated by the following claims rather than the above detailed description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention. do.

The mode for carrying out the invention has been described in the best mode for carrying out the invention above.

The present invention has industrial applicability because it can be used in the industry related to an indoor space disinfection system using ozone and a server and method for providing information on the status of ozone disinfection.

Claims

In the ozone-based indoor disinfection system,

an ozone disinfection device including an ozone generator, a convection fan, and a wireless communication module, and performing ozone disinfection for an indoor space;

a sensor disposed in the indoor space or at one position of the ozone disinfection device to detect the amount of remaining ozone;

a QR code unit disposed in the indoor space or at one location of the ozone disinfection device, the QR code unit including URL information for providing an identification number for the indoor space and information on the ozone disinfection status for the indoor space; and

Manages ozone disinfection execution information of the ozone disinfection device disposed in each indoor space and information on the indoor ozone residual amount sensed by the sensor, and based on the URL according to the identification of the QR code unit of the user terminal, the indoor space An ozone-based indoor disinfection system, including a server that provides information on the status of disinfection performance for
The method of claim 1,

The server is

Receive ozone disinfection execution information from each ozone disinfection device, receive information on the indoor ozone residual amount from the sensor, and provide the user terminal with information on the ozone disinfection execution time of the ozone disinfection device, the current ozone residual amount, and An ozone-based indoor disinfection system, configured to provide information on a status of disinfection performance for an indoor space including previous ozone disinfection history information.
The method of claim 1,

The disinfection performance status information provided by the server includes information on the amount of ozone change during the corresponding ozone disinfection time,

An ozone-based indoor disinfection system, configured to output a value of the ozone residual amount for each hour in a table or to output a change in the ozone residual amount for each hour using a graph.
In the server providing information on the status of ozone disinfection for indoor space,

communication module;

a memory in which an ozone disinfection status information provision program is stored;

a processor executing the ozone disinfection status information providing program; and

Including a database in which information about the indoor space where the ozone disinfection device is installed and ozone disinfection status information is stored,

The processor executes the ozone disinfection status information providing program,

Receive ozone disinfection execution information from each ozone disinfection device disposed in each indoor space, receive information about the indoor ozone residual amount sensed through each indoor space or a sensor disposed in the ozone disinfection device, and receive ozone Update the disinfection execution information and the information on the residual amount of indoor ozone in the database, and according to the request of the user terminal connected to the server through the identification of the QR code placed in each indoor space, the disinfection performance status of the indoor space A server configured to provide information about ozone disinfection performance status information.
5. The method of claim 4,

The processor executes the ozone disinfection status information providing program,

Ozone disinfection performance status, which is configured to provide the user terminal with information on the disinfection performance status of the indoor space including the ozone disinfection execution time of the ozone disinfection device, information on the current ozone residual amount, and previous ozone disinfection history information Information Server.
5. The method of claim 4,

The disinfection performance status information provided by the ozone disinfection status information providing program includes information on the amount of ozone change during the ozone disinfection execution time,

A server for providing ozone disinfection performance status information, configured to output a value of the ozone residual amount for each hour in a table or to output a change in the ozone residual amount for each hour using a graph.
A method of providing ozone disinfection performance status information for an indoor space through a server,

(a) receiving ozone disinfection execution information from each ozone disinfecting device disposed in each indoor space, and receiving information about the indoor ozone residual amount sensed by a sensor disposed in each indoor space or the ozone disinfecting device; ,

(b) updating the received ozone disinfection execution information and information on the indoor ozone residual amount in the database of the server;

(c) providing information on the status of disinfection performed for the indoor space in response to a request from a user terminal accessing the server through identification of a QR code disposed in each indoor space, ozone disinfection performance status information How to provide.
8. The method of claim 7,

The step (c) is a step of providing the user terminal with information on the status of disinfection in the indoor space including the ozone disinfection time of the ozone disinfection device, information on the current ozone residual amount, and previous ozone disinfection history information. How to provide information on the status of phosphorus and ozone disinfection.
8. The method of claim 7,

The disinfection performance status information provided in step (c) includes information on the amount of ozone change during the corresponding ozone disinfection time,

A method of providing ozone disinfection performance status information by outputting the value of the ozone residual amount for each hour in a table or by using a graph to output the change in the ozone residual amount for each hour.