KR101936291B1 - Smart direction indicator - Google Patents

Abstract

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a direction indicator, and more particularly, to a smart direction indicator that can transmit information with greater convenience to a visitor or a floating population such as an exhibition hall, a city park, a smart city, According to the present invention, there is provided a smart direction indicator capable of communicating with a server, wherein the smart direction indicator includes a body, a monitor mounted on an upper end of the body and displaying image information, an LED projector And a LED direction indicator rotatably mounted on the upper portion of the body, wherein a control circuit for controlling the operation of the smart direction indicator is installed in the body, and a 360 ° And is configured to be rotatable.

Description

{SMART DIRECTION INDICATOR}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a direction indicator, and more particularly, to a smart direction indicator that can transmit information with greater convenience to a visitor or a floating population such as an exhibition hall, a city park, a smart city,

Generally, a direction indicator or a milestone in a city center or in a park is a level of printing information on a single side or both sides of a rectangular plate which is set up by printing a guilloche content phrase. In order to indicate the correct direction, arrows were printed along the top, bottom, left, and right sides to convey information.

However, the above-mentioned conventional milestones require a plurality of bolts or nuts for fixation in a process of installing a plurality of sign boards facing different directions when indicating directions, If the fastening of the direction indicator is loosened due to aging or the like, it is pointed in the wrong direction. In addition, when the road or area name is changed, complicated replacement process is required to replace the signboard.

In addition, if information such as experience zones and expositions is available in a variety of exhibition environments such as the above-mentioned conventional direction indicators, and if a new exhibition hall or an experience hall is installed in the experiential zone or the exhibition hall, There was an inconvenience that I had to fix the information.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a smart direction indicator capable of intuitive direction indication without being divided into places according to the invention which is devised on the basis of the above-mentioned problems.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a smart direction indicator having a function of communicating information to a user in the event of a disaster such as an earthquake and displaying the information of a nearby shelter or direction.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a smart direction indicator capable of communicating with a server. This smart direction indicator,

The smart direction indicator includes a body, a monitor mounted on an upper end of the body and displaying image information, an LED projector mounted on the body and projecting an image, and an LED direction indicator rotatably mounted on the body,

A control circuit for controlling the operation of the smart direction indicator is installed in the body,

And is rotatable 360 ° by a motor provided inside the LED direction indicator body.

Also in the embodiment described above, the LED direction indicator further comprises an LED display on which text characters are displayed, and the control circuit is configured to display the image or text information on the monitor and LED display in response to a request from the server.

In addition, in the above-described embodiment, the control circuit includes a central processing unit for controlling the operation of the smart direction indicator, a communication unit for communicating with an external server, a motor driving unit for controlling the operation of the motor, A content storage unit for storing image or text content to be displayed on the monitor and the LED display unit, and a memory for storing an operation mode of the smart direction indicator.

In addition, in the above-described embodiment, the communication unit is connected to the server via Ethernet, and the smart direction indicator receives the GPS information and the place name information about the specific place from the server through the communication unit, and the latitude and longitude distance calculation unit compares GPS information And the location name information, compares the received direction information and the distance information with the GPS information of the own location, and the central processing unit drives the motor driving unit based on the calculated direction information to rotate the LED direction indicator , And at the same time, the central processing unit is configured to display the place name information and the distance information on the LED display unit.

Also, in the above-described embodiment, the information on the specific place received from the server is place information requested by the user through a dedicated application installed in the smart phone.

In addition, the smart direction indicator in the above-

A normal operation mode operated when there is no request from the server;

A request operation mode that responds to a request from the server when there is a request from the server;

And an emergency operation mode in response to the emergency request when there is an emergency request from the server.

According to the present invention, a smart direction indicator can be provided that is capable of intuitive direction indication without being divided into places, and information related to a place can be provided through a monitor, thereby greatly improving the convenience of the user.

In addition, when a situation such as an earthquake disaster occurs or a situation such as a lost child occurs according to the present invention, a smart direction indicator is provided that can transmit such emergency information to a user and provide nearby shelter information or direction information It will be able to protect people's safety in emergency situations.

1 schematically shows an information guidance system comprising a smart direction indicator according to the invention;
Figure 2 schematically illustrates the appearance of a smart direction indicator according to the present invention;
3 is a view schematically showing a configuration of an internal control circuit portion of a smart direction indicator according to the present invention.
4 is a flow chart schematically illustrating the operation flow of three operation modes of the smart direction indicator according to the present invention, that is, a general operation mode, a request operation mode and an emergency operation mode.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The advantages and features of the present invention, and how to accomplish them, will become apparent by reference to the embodiments described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described below, but may be embodied in various forms.

The present embodiments are provided so that the disclosure of the present invention is thoroughly disclosed and that those skilled in the art will fully understand the scope of the present invention. And the present invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. Accordingly, in some embodiments, well known components, well known operations, and well-known techniques are not specifically described to avoid an undesirable interpretation of the present invention.

Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout the specification. Moreover, terms used herein (to be referred to) are intended to illustrate embodiments and are not intended to limit the invention. In the present specification, the singular form includes plural forms unless otherwise specified in the specification. Also, components and acts referred to as " comprising (or comprising) " do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other components and operations.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein may be used in a sense commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Also, commonly used predefined terms are not ideally or excessively interpreted unless they are defined.

FIG. 1 is a view schematically showing an information guidance system using a smart direction indicator 10. FIG. 2, the user connects to the server 20 by using the application installed in the user terminal 30 using the user terminal 30, accesses the server 20, 20, the server 20 is configured to notify the user of the geographical information through a smart direction indicator 10. The information guidance using the smart direction indicator 10 will be described later in more detail.

2 is a view schematically showing an external configuration of the smart direction indicator 10 according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the smart direction indicator according to the present invention includes a monitor 100 for displaying information, an LED projector 200 for projecting an image, an LED direction indicator 500, and a body 900.

The monitor 100 is firmly fixed to the top of the body 900 by fastening means such as bolts and nuts on a support frame 910 that firmly supports the monitor. The monitor 100 may be fixed on the support frame 910 and may display map information indicating the location of an exhibition hall or an experiential hall that matches the information of the exhibition hall or the experiential site, the advertisement, or the direction indicator. Also, the monitor 100 is preferably a two-sided display in which information is displayed on the front and back sides, and is preferably a large LCD electric sign board.

In addition, when the user searches for a location, the monitor 100 displays the contents corresponding to the search result on the upper display together. When the user does not search for the location, the monitor 100 displays various promotional videos or emergency information notifications (earthquake notification / .

The LED projector 200 may be installed outside the body 900 or fixedly installed anywhere in the smart direction indicator 10. The LED projector 200 is formed so as to project an advertisement such as a predetermined advertisement or promotion, or an introduction such as a special product of a nearby area toward a predetermined place.

The LED direction indicator 500 includes an LED display unit 510 for displaying information and the LED display unit 510 is protected by an outer case 520. The LED display unit 510 is rotatable by 360 degrees on the upper part of the cylindrical body 00 .

The LED display unit 510 is configured to display information on a place where the user is inputted or searched through the application such as the monitor 100 or the user's mobile phone, for example, distance information from the current location to the destination. Is not limited to the distance information but may further include information such as weather, publicity word, greeting, emergency alert, and the like.

Referring to FIG. 2 again, as shown in the drawing, the outer case 520 for covering and protecting the LED display unit 510 is manufactured in the form of an arrow, and the user can understand what the LED direction indicator 510 It can be intuitively understood.

The smart direction indicator 10 also incorporates a spindle motor 400 within the body 900 that drives the LED direction indicator 500 through a gear or the like to rotate 360 degrees in a direction parallel to the ground do.

A control circuit 400 for controlling the degree of rotation of the spindle motor of the smart direction indicator 10 and for communicating with an external server and for controlling the monitor 100, the LED projector 200 and the LED direction indicator, Is installed in the body 600.

Specifically, the control circuit 400 changes content displayed on the monitor 100, the LED display 510 and the LED projector 200 in response to a user request or a request from the server, and also controls the rotation of the spindle motor .

In addition, the control circuit 400 includes at least one communication unit for communicating with an external server and a user's smartphone, and a wired LAN line 600 is connected to the communication unit. An AC or DC power supply line 700 is connected to the power supply of the control circuit 400 from outside.

Fig. 3 is a diagram showing more specifically the internal configuration of the smart direction indicator 10, particularly the configuration of the control circuit 400, as shown in Fig.

3, the control circuit 400 includes a central processing unit 410 for controlling the overall operation of the smart direction indicator 10, a communication unit 420 for communicating with an external server 20, A motor driver 430 for controlling the operation of the spindle motor described above, a latitude and longitude distance calculator 440 for calculating a position requested by the user, a plurality of displays (monitor 100, LED projector 200, A memory 460 for storing an image content, an emergency content, a content storage unit 450, an operation mode and an initial driving data of the smart direction indicator 10 displayed on at least one of the plurality of display devices 510, And a display control unit 470 for controlling the display screen of the smart direction indicator 10. As will be apparent to those skilled in the art, the display control unit 470 may further include a power source unit 490 for supplying power to the smart direction indicator 10.

The communication unit 420 is connected to the server 20 through the Ethernet communication and functions to receive necessary information from the server 20. [ Also, the communication unit 420 may be connected to the server 20 through a wireless network. For example, the communication unit 420 may communicate with the server 20 through Wifi. The present invention is not limited thereto and may be connected to the server 20 through another wired wireless network. Is obvious to those skilled in the art.

The motor driving unit 430 is driven to rotate the spindle motor 300 by a necessary amount under the control of the central processing unit 410. [ The rotation amount of the spindle motor 300 is rotated in proportion to the value calculated by the latitude and longitude distance calculation unit 400.

The latitude and longitude distance calculation unit 400 compares the latitude and longitude information of the location requested by the user through the application with the specific location information and the location latitude and longitude information of the current smart direction indicator, Determines which direction the requested location is located, and transmits the determined information to the central processing unit (410). At this time, the latitude and longitude distance calculation unit 400 may be configured to further transmit the distance information from the current location to the requested location to the central processing unit 410.

The central processing unit 410 drives the motor driving unit 430 based on the direction information and the distance information to the display control unit 470 using the received direction information and distance information and displays the distance information on the LED display unit 510 .

The memory 460 is made of a nonvolatile memory, and the operation mode of the smart direction indicator 10 and the system drive data are stored in the memory 460. [ The operation mode will be described below. 4 is a diagram illustrating an operation mode of the smart direction indicator 10 according to the present invention.

1. Normal operation mode

The general operation mode means a general state in which there is no request from the user. In the normal operation mode, the smart direction indicator 10 displays a local promotional image or promotional text, an advertisement of a specific commodity, a guide image of an exhibition or an experiential museum, or a guide image of a specific commodity to the monitor 100, the LED projector 200, Display the text.

2. User request mode

The user request mode is operated when the user requests the guidance through the application to a specific place in the server.

The operation in the user request mode is as follows.

[USER] Open the smartphone and scan the QRCODE displayed in the smart direction indicator.

[User] Connect to the scanned URL (server running smart direction indicator).

[Server] Check the connected IP and GPS value and check whether it is near the direction indicator.

[Server] If it is not near the smart direction indicator, it displays an alert window and terminates the process. If there is a smart direction indicator, the process continues.

[User] The user searches for a desired destination using the search function provided to the application.

[Server] Provides a list of destinations that are searched on the screen of smartphone application.

[User] Select one destination that you want from the searched list.

[Server] The user stores the latitude and longitude values of the selected destination.

[Server] The server provides the destination name, latitude and longitude information for the smart direction indicators around the user.

[Smart Direction Indicator] Receives latitude longitude and title from the server in real time.

[Smart Direction Indicator] The direction is calculated by calculating the latitude and longitude of the destination from the location where the smart direction indicator is installed. At this time, the distance information from the installed position to the destination may be further calculated and provided.

[Smart direction indicator] Drives the motor in the calculated direction and rotates the LED direction indicator.

[Smart Direction Indicator] The destination name (title) is displayed on the LED display unit 510 and displayed. At this time, the distance to the destination may be further displayed.

[Smart Direction Indicator] The smart direction indicator provides at least one of information related to a destination, for example, route map information to a destination, public transportation information to a destination, and destination peripheral information, Display.

In the user request mode, the LED projector 200 may be configured to project a predetermined advertisement or promotional image regardless of the mode of operation, although the LED projector 200 may operate to further project information related to the destination.

3. Emergency mode

Emergency mode is activated when the server receives a natural disaster such as an earthquake.

When natural disaster such as an earthquake occurs, the server 20 uses the GPS information of the place where the earthquake occurred, and instructs all the smart direction indicators 10 located in the vicinity thereof along with the emergency evacuation command along with the evacuation command text .

The smart direction indicator 10 receiving the emergency evacuation command loads the emergency operation mode from the memory regardless of the mode currently in operation and notifies the monitor 100 of the occurrence of a natural disaster such as an earthquake, Displays the location information, and uses the location information of the shelter to rotate the direction of the LED direction indicator 500 so as to face the shelter.

For this operation, the memory may store GPS information about the shelter and emergency evacuation screen information in advance.

On the other hand, when an emergency situation such as a receptionist is received through the application, the smart direction indicator operates as follows.

[USER] Open the smartphone and scan the QRCODE displayed in the smart direction indicator.

[User] Connect to the scanned URL (server running smart direction indicator).

[Server] Check the connected IP and GPS value and check if direction indicator is nearby.

[Server] If it is not near the smart direction indicator, it displays an alert window and terminates the process. If there is a smart direction indicator, the process continues.

[User] Enter the picture of the child (if any), the name of the child, the age of the child, the physical characteristics of the child, contact information, etc., using the child registration function provided to the application.

[Server] The server transmits emergency information such as the photograph, name, age, physical characteristics of the child, contact information, etc. of the child entered by the user to the smart direction indicator in the vicinity of the user.

[Smart Direction Indicator] Receives information on the occurrence of misplacing from the server in real time as an emergency operation command.

[Smart Direction Indicator] Upon receipt of the emergency operation command, the Smart Direction Indicator terminates the current operation mode and enters the emergency operation mode and displays the received lost information on its monitor 100 at predetermined time intervals.

The foregoing description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention and various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention by those skilled in the art. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments.

Therefore, the scope of the present invention should be construed as being covered by the following claims rather than being limited by the above embodiments, and all technical ideas within the scope of the claims should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

10: smart direction indicator 20: server
30: application or user terminal
100: Monitor 200: LED projector
300: Spindle motor 400: Control circuit
500: LED direction indicator 510: LED indicator
520: LED outer case 600: Internet line
700: power line 900: body

Claims (6)

A smart direction indicator communicable with a server,
The smart direction indicator includes a body, a monitor mounted on an upper end of the body and displaying image information, an LED projector mounted on the body and projecting an image, and an LED direction indicator rotatably mounted on the body,
A control circuit for controlling the operation of the smart direction indicator is installed in the body,
Wherein the LED indicator is rotatable 360 degrees by a motor provided inside the LED indicator body,
Wherein the LED direction indicator further comprises an LED indicator for displaying text characters,
Wherein the control circuit is configured to display video or text information in a monitor and LED display in response to a request from a server,
The control circuit includes a central processing unit for controlling the operation of the smart direction indicator, a communication unit for communicating with an external server, a motor driving unit for controlling the operation of the motor, a latitude and longitude A memory for storing an operation mode of the smart direction indicator, a content storage unit for storing image or text contents to be displayed on the monitor and the LED display unit,
Wherein the communication unit is connected to the server via Ethernet,
The smart direction indicator receives GPS information and place name information for a specific place from a server through a communication unit,
The latitude and longitude distance calculation unit receives the GPS information and the place name information for a specific place, compares the GPS information and the place name information with its own GPS information, calculates direction information and distance information for a specific place,
Wherein the central processing unit drives the motor driving unit to rotate the LED direction indicator based on the calculated direction information and at the same time the central processing unit displays the place name information and the distance information on the LED display unit. Indicator.
delete delete delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the information on the specific place received from the server is place information requested by a user through a dedicated application installed on the smart phone.
The method according to claim 1,
The smart direction indicator comprises:
A normal operation mode operated when there is no request from the server;
A request operation mode that responds to a request from the server when there is a request from the server;
And an emergency operation mode for responding to the emergency request when there is an emergency request from the server.

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