WO2015167268A1 - Article loss prevention device and method for configuring article loss prevention device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an article loss prevention device and a method for configuring an article loss prevention device capable of checking or tracking the locations of easily lost articles, and relates to: an article loss prevention device for attaching a signal receiver to easily lost important articles such as cellphones, mobile devices, car keys and wallets and calling the signal receiver attached to the corresponding articles by using a fixed or mobile signal transmitter; and a method for configuring an article loss prevention device, capable of connecting the device to a computer through a communication network or a USB terminal and configuring the use environment of a base unit or a signal transceiver through an exclusive user interface (UI).

Description

Lost goods prevention device and setting method

The present invention relates to a method for setting a loss prevention device and a loss prevention device for identifying or tracking the location of belongings that are easy to lose, and signals to key products such as mobile phones, mobile devices, car keys, and wallets that are easy to lose. A receiver is attached, and a fixed or mobile signal transmitter can be used to call a signal receiver attached to the product.It can be connected to a computer through a communication network or a USB terminal, and the base can be accessed through a dedicated user interface (UI). The present invention relates to an article loss prevention device and a method for setting a product loss prevention device capable of setting an environment for the use of a signal transmission and reception device.

Generally, people are looking for small items or important documents.

Spend a lot of time In order to improve the above problem, Application No. 10-2004-0039869 "Lost prevention device using a mobile communication terminal" in the main article carried by the person to attach the RF tag and register the article on the mobile communication terminal It is possible to continuously monitor or track the status of personal goods management displayed on the communication terminal so that the device can be identified in real time, such as storage status, location or loss of items registered in the memory. There was an inconvenience of installing the program, and there was a limitation in using the communication protocol in that it tracks the products concerned about the loss using Bluetooth communication of the mobile device. Old people and children who have limited use There were difficulties for. On the other hand, by using a communication network or a USB terminal, you can set up the environment by connecting to a computer as necessary, and a method of setting a product loss prevention device and a product loss prevention device that has security for important belongings with a password setting function. To provide.

The present invention relates to a method for setting a product loss prevention device,

The present invention provides a method for setting a device for preventing loss of goods by connecting a computer with a base unit or a signal transmission market value and operating a dedicated UI.

In addition, the present invention relates to an article loss prevention apparatus,

The present invention provides a device for preventing loss of goods by calling a signal receiver attached to a product using a signal transmitter to operate a sound output unit, a vibration module, or a light emitting unit of the signal receiver.

In addition, by connecting the signal transmitter and the signal receiver with a computer and setting an identification number for each product, each signal receiver attached to a plurality of products can be called using one signal transmitter. In case of loss, a separate signal transmission device is purchased to provide a device for preventing loss of goods to set an identification number through a computer.

In addition, the present invention is to provide a device for preventing the loss of security secured to find the article.

In addition, the present invention is to provide a product loss prevention device having a fixed base portion to confirm the position of the mobile signal transmission device.

In addition, the present invention displays the identification number and product name of the product through the display unit of the signal transmission device when the product with the signal receiving device is out of the operating radius of the signal transmission device, the sound output unit, the light emitting unit or the vibration module To provide a device for preventing the loss of goods to facilitate the tracking of the departed article by operating the.

The present invention can be connected to the computer and the base unit or the signal transmission and reception device using a communication network or USB terminal, and the device connection step, UI drive confirmation step, device recognition step, base part setting step, identification number / product name setting step, security When the base unit or the signal transmitting / receiving device is connected to the computer through the setting checking step, the security setting step, the device setting storing step, the data storing step, and the connection ending step, the dedicated UI stores the computer configuration data for the connected device. It is designed to recognize each device by extracting it from the media, and to facilitate identification number, product name, or security setting for each product. It is solved by providing a method.

The present invention is composed of a signal transmitter and a signal receiver, and by operating the center button and the arrow key of the signal transmitter propagates a radio signal through the transmitter signal transmitter and the signal detection unit of the signal receiver recognizes the receiver By operating the sound output unit, the receiving device light emitting unit and the receiving device vibration module is solved by providing a device for preventing the loss of the article so that the user can easily find the article to be found.

In addition, the present invention can connect the signal transmission device and the signal reception device with a computer via a communication network or a USB terminal, and by setting a product identification number in the signal transmission and reception device using a dedicated UI, the center button portion of the signal transmission device And by using the arrow keys, you can selectively call the signal receiver attached to the product you want to track, and set up a password to ensure security, enabling user registration. Alternatively, by separately purchasing a signal receiving device and setting a use environment through connection with the computer, it is possible to interwork with an existing base unit and a signal transmitting and receiving device, thereby providing a device for preventing loss of goods with improved convenience.

In addition, the present invention can detect the strength of the radio signal periodically transmitted from the signal receiving apparatus using the signal sensitivity sensor of the signal transmitting apparatus so that when the signal receiving apparatus deviates from the operating radius, the identification number of the product and The product name is solved by providing an article loss prevention device which can be displayed on the display unit provided in the signal transmitting apparatus or by operating the transmitting apparatus signal transmitting unit, the transmitting apparatus sound output unit, or the transmitting apparatus light emitting unit to track the article.

In addition, the present invention is provided with a separate base portion, and by operating the button portion of the base unit to transmit the radio signal to the mobile signal transmission device through the signal transmission unit to provide an article loss prevention device that can facilitate the tracking of the signal transmission device. Is solved.

In addition, the present invention is solved by providing a device for preventing the loss of the article by tracking the signal transmitting apparatus by transmitting the wireless signal to the mobile signal transmitting apparatus through the signal transmitting unit by operating the center button portion of the base.

The present invention relates to a method for setting a device for preventing loss of goods and a device for preventing the loss of belongings easily, and by using a dedicated UI installed on a computer, a product identification number can be set in a signal transmission and reception device. Multiple signal receivers can be selectively called through one signal transmitter to improve usability. Also, to secure the security, the user can register the user by adding a password setting function. If the device is lost, the base unit, signal transmitter or signal receiver can be purchased separately and the computer can be connected to the base unit and signal transmitter / receiver. Loss Prevention Device and Loss Prevention Device.

1 is a connection diagram with a computer for the article loss prevention device.

2 is an embodiment of the article loss prevention device.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for setting a device for preventing loss of goods.

4 and 5 are a perspective view and an internal cross-sectional view of the base portion of the article loss prevention device.

6 is a perspective view of the signal transmission device of the article loss prevention device.

Figure 7 is an embodiment showing that the article loss prevention device is connected to a computer.

8 and 9 are exemplary views of one embodiment of the article loss prevention apparatus.

10 and 11 are perspective and internal cross-sectional views of the signal receiving device of the article loss prevention device.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in more detail.

The present invention relates to an article loss prevention device and a method for setting an article loss prevention device capable of easily checking or tracking the position of the belongings, the base unit 10;

A signal transmission device 20; To a signal receiving device 40; Consists of. The base unit 10 and the signal transmission and reception device 20 and 40 are connected to a dedicated UI installed on the computer 60 through a communication network or a USB terminal 61 and an identification number for each product in the signal transmission and reception device 20 and 40. And a password can be registered in the signal transmission apparatus 20.

For more details on how to set up a loss prevention device,

A device connection step (s1) connected to a computer via a communication network or a USB terminal for signal transmission / reception unit or base unit;

A UI driving checking step (s2) for checking whether the dedicated UI is driven after the connecting step;

If the user accepts the operation of the dedicated UI in the UI driving confirmation step, the usage environment setting data stored in the storage medium of the computer is extracted by the dedicated UI to determine whether the type of the connected device is a base unit or a signal transmitting / receiving device. A device recognition step (s3) of displaying information on the computer screen;

A base unit setting step (s4a) of setting a use environment of the base unit when it is recognized as a base unit;

When the connected device is recognized as a signal transmitting / receiving device in the device recognition step, an identification number and a product name are assigned to each signal receiving device, and each identification number and product name is registered in one signal transmitting device so that one signal transmitting device is provided. Identification number / product name setting step (s4b) to selectively call a plurality of signal receiving apparatus using;

A security setting checking step (s5) of setting a password to confirm whether or not a security setting is desired in the signal transmitting apparatus;

A security setting step (s5a) for securing security by restricting the use of the signal transmission device by using a password setting function in the signal transmission device when the security setting is accepted in the security setting confirmation step;

A device setting storage step (s6a) for rejecting the security setting in the security setting checking step or storing the setting of the usage environment in the device after the security setting step (s5a) or the base unit setting step (s4a);

A data storage step (s6b) which is performed at the same time as the device setting storage step and duplicates the device setting environment in a computer storage medium interoperating with a dedicated UI;

A connection termination step (s7) for denying driving of the dedicated UI or terminating the connection between the device and the computer after the device setting storage step and the data storage step; It is composed

By connecting the base unit and the signal transmission / reception device to the computer by using the communication network and the USB terminal, the user environment such as identification number or product name can be set.

When the signal transmission and reception device is lost, the signal transmission device or the signal reception device is separately purchased and the use environment is set so that it is possible to interoperate with the existing base unit and the signal transmission and reception device, thereby improving usability.

In addition, it is manufactured to set a password to the signal transmission device to ensure ease of use and security.

The base unit 10 includes a base center button unit 11 so as to check and track the position of the mobile signal transmission device 20; To the base signal transmitter 12; The base center button unit 11 is operated to operate the base signal transmitter 12 to transmit a radio signal to the signal transmitter 20.

The signal transmission device 20 includes a transmission device center button part 29 so as to identify and track the position of the signal reception device 40 attached to each product; A transmission device arrow key 28; A transmitter signal transmitter 21; To display unit 24; By operating the transmitting device center button unit 29 and the transmitting device arrow key 28 to operate the transmitting device signal transmitting unit 21 is wireless to the signal receiving device 40 attached to the product to be tracked It is designed to transmit a signal and selectively call the signal receiving device 40. An identification number and a product name of the product to be tracked are displayed on the display unit 24 for ease of use.

The signal receiving device 40 is attached to each product and the receiving device signal detecting unit 42; A receiver sound output unit 43; A receiving device light emitting section 44; To the receiver vibration module 45; Consists of. When the wireless signal with the identification number to be traced by the signal transmitting device 20 is transmitted, the receiving device signal detecting unit 42 detects it and the receiving device sound output unit 43, the receiving device light emitting unit 44, or the receiving unit receives the wireless signal. The device vibration module 45 is operated to facilitate tracking of the product.

The signal transmitting device 20 includes a signal detecting unit 23; A transmitter sound output unit 25; A transmitting device light emitting section 26; To the transmission device vibration module 27; The signal detecting unit 23 of the signal transmitting apparatus detects a radio signal propagated by the base unit 10 and the transmitter sound output unit 25, the transmitting unit light emitting unit 26, or the transmitting unit vibration module ( 27) can be traced to the signal transmission device 20 that may be lost

The signal transmitter 20 includes a transmitter signal sensitivity sensor unit 22; A transmitter sound output unit 25; A transmitting device light emitting section 26; To the transmission device vibration module 27; The signal receiving device 40 is additionally provided with a receiving device signal transmitting part 41.

The receiver signal transmitter 41 of the signal receiver 40 attached to each product periodically transmits a radio signal accompanied by an identification number corresponding to the product, and the signal sensitivity sensor unit of the signal transmitter ( Through 22), the signal transmission apparatus 20 determines whether each product to which the signal reception apparatus 40 is attached has deviated from the operating radius by detecting the strength of the radio signal. That is, when the signal receiving device 40 moves away from the signal transmitting device 20, the strength of the signal is weakened and the signal sensitivity sensor unit 22 detects the signal receiving device 40, and the transmitting device sound output unit 25 and the transmitting device light emitting unit. (26) or by operating the transmission device vibration module 27 and by displaying the identification number and the product name for the product on the display unit 24 can facilitate tracking of the product outside the operating radius.

The base unit and the signal transmission and reception device is provided with a power button (not shown) to control the operation and the base unit and the signal transmission and reception device to supply power through a battery (not shown), power cord or USB cable or It is designed to charge the battery.

The wireless signal may be used in various forms of the wireless signal and the main

In order to transmit the radio signals transmitted through the signal transmitter and the signal transmitter of the signal transmitter and receiver to each other, the radio between the base unit and the signal transmitter and receiver using ultra-high frequency, microwave, infrared, FM frequency (RF), Bluetooth or wi-fi. It is configured to facilitate the search for items, and each device is equipped with a communication module (not shown) that can be connected to a communication network such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, etc. It can be set and the ease of use was aimed at.

In addition, since the shape of the base portion and the signal transmission device shown in the drawing is an embodiment, the form thereof will not be limited.

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10. Base part

11. Base Medium Pressure Button

12. Base signal transmitter

20. Signal transmitter

21. Transmitter signal transmitter

22. Transmitter Signal Sensitivity Sensor

23. Transmitter Signal Detector

24. Display unit,

25. Sound output of transmitter

26. Transmitter light emitting part

27. Transmitter Vibration Module

28. Transmitter Arrow Keys

29. Center button of transmitter

40. Signal receiving device

41. Receiver signal transmitter

42. Receiver signal detection unit

43. Sound output of receiver

44. Receiver light emitting unit

45. Vibration module of receiver

60. Computer

61.USB terminal

62.USB cable

63. Power Cord

Claims (8)

In the device for preventing the loss of power, A signal transmitter comprising a transmitter center button, a transmitter arrow key, a transmitter signal transmitter and a display; A signal receiving device attached to each product and including at least one of a receiving device signal detecting unit, a receiving device sound output unit, a receiving device light emitting unit and a receiving device vibration module; When the signal transmitter sends a wireless signal with the identification number of the product to be tracked by operating the center button of the transmitter or the arrow key of the transmitter, the receiver signal detection unit detects it and receives the receiver sound output unit and receiver. Apparatus for preventing the loss of goods characterized in that a plurality of signal receiving devices can be called by using a signal transmitting device by operating the light emitting unit or the receiving device vibration module. In the device for preventing the loss of power, A base portion comprising a center button portion and a base signal transmitting portion; A signal transmitting device including at least one of a signal detecting unit and a transmitting device sound output unit, a transmitting device light emitting unit, a transmitting device vibration module, and a display unit; It is configured to detect the radio signal propagated by the base unit to detect the signal transmission unit of the signal transmission device to operate the transmitter sound output unit, transmitter light emitting unit, transmitter vibration module or display unit to track the potential signal loss device Item loss prevention device characterized in that. In the device for preventing the loss of power, A base portion comprising a center button portion and a base signal transmitting portion; A signal including at least one of a transmitter signal detector, a transmitter sound output unit, a transmitter light emitting unit, and a transmitter vibration module, and is composed of a center button of a transmitter, an arrow key of a transmitter, a transmitter signal transmitter, and a display. A transmitter; A signal receiving device attached to each product and including at least one of a receiving device signal detecting unit, a receiving device sound output unit, a receiving device light emitting unit and a receiving device vibration module; It is configured to operate the transmitter sound output unit, the transmitter light emitting unit or the transmitter vibration module provided in the signal transmitter using the fixed base unit to track the signal transmitter, and the center button unit of the transmitter in the signal transmitter Or by sending a wireless signal with the identification number of the product you want to track by operating the transmitter arrow key, the receiver signal detection unit detects this by operating the receiver sound output unit, receiver light emitting unit or receiver vibration module 1 Item loss prevention device, characterized in that a plurality of signal receiving devices can be called by using a signal transmitting device of the device. In the device for preventing the loss of power, A signal transmitter 20 comprising at least one of a transmitter signal sensitivity sensor unit, a transmitter device sound output unit, a transmitter device light emitting unit, a transmitter device vibration module, and a display unit; A signal receiving device having a signal transmitting unit; The receiving device signal transmitting unit of the signal receiving device attached to each product periodically transmits a wireless signal accompanied by an identification number for the product, and the signal sensitivity sensor unit of the signal transmitting device monitors the strength of the wireless signal. When each product to which the signal receiver is attached moves out of the operating radius by detecting, one or more of the transmitter sound output unit 25, the transmitter light emitting unit or the transmitter vibration module is activated. And a product loss prevention device characterized by being able to track a product which is out of the operating radius by displaying a product name. In the device for preventing the loss of power, A base portion comprising a center button portion and a base signal transmitting portion; One or more of the transmitter sound output unit, transmitter light emitting unit, or transmitter vibration module is provided, and the transmitter signal detector, transmitter signal sensitivity sensor unit, transmitter signal transmitter and transmitter button, transmitter key A signal transmission device composed of one or more of a display unit; A signal receiving device attached to each product and including at least one of a receiving device signal detecting unit, a receiving device signal transmitting unit, and a receiving device sound output unit, a receiving device light emitting unit, and a receiving device vibration module; By using the fixed base unit, the signal detecting unit provided in the signal transmitting unit can operate the sound output unit, the transmitting unit light emitting unit or the transmitting unit vibration module to track the signal transmitting unit. When the wireless signal with the identification number of the product to be tracked is transmitted by operating the center button or the arrow key of the transmitter, the receiver signal detection unit detects it and sends the receiver sound output unit, receiver light emitting unit or receiver vibration module. It is possible to call a number of signal receivers by using one signal transmitter, and the receiver signal transmitter of the signal receiver attached to each product periodically transmits a radio signal accompanied by the identification number of the product. The number of signals by detecting the strength of the wireless signal through the signal sensitivity sensor part of the signal transmission device. When each product with a new device is out of the operating radius, one or more of the transmitter sound output unit, the transmitter unit light emitting unit, or the transmitter unit vibration module is activated and the display unit displays the identification number and product name for the product. Item loss prevention device characterized in that it can be traced to a product that is out of the radius. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, The base unit, the signal transmitting device or the signal receiving device includes a USB terminal or a communication module to connect with a dedicated UI on a computer to set a use environment; Item loss prevention device that may further include. 8. A method for setting a lost or stolen device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the signal transmitting / receiving device or the base unit is connected to a computer through a communication network or a USB terminal (s1); A UI driving checking step (s2) for checking whether the dedicated UI is driven after the connecting step; If the user accepts the operation of the dedicated UI in the UI driving confirmation step, the usage environment setting data stored in the storage medium of the computer is extracted by the dedicated UI to determine whether the type of the connected device is the base unit or the signal transmitting / receiving device, A device recognition step (s3) of displaying information on the computer screen; A base unit setting step (s4a) of setting a use environment of the base unit when the base unit is recognized; Alternatively, when the device connected in the device recognition step is recognized as a signal transmission / reception device, an identification number and a product name are assigned to each signal reception device, and each identification number and product name is registered in one signal transmission device to transmit one signal. An identification number / product name setting step (s4b) for selectively calling a plurality of signal receiving apparatuses using the apparatus; A data storage step (s6b) which is performed at the same time as the device setting storage step, and the device setting environment is duplicated and stored in the computer storage medium interoperating with the dedicated UI; A connection termination step (s7) for denying driving of the dedicated UI or terminating the connection between the device and the computer after the device setting storage step and the data storage step; Loss prevention device setting method characterized in that it is configured. The method of claim 7, wherein A security setting checking step (s5) of setting a password to confirm whether or not a security setting is desired in the signal transmitting apparatus; A security setting step (s5a) for securing security by limiting the use of the signal transmission device by using a password setting function in the signal transmission device when the security setting is accepted in the security setting confirmation step; How to set up a loss prevention device that may further include.

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