KR20040095376A - Rfid based automatic guide system and method for guide - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A unmanned exhibits guiding system using an RFID(Radio Frequency ID) and a method thereof are provided to make maintenance and management of the system convenient, offer guidance with diverse languages, and measure responses of viewers while detail information for the exhibits is offered to the viewer with the minimum manipulation. CONSTITUTION: An RFID tag(2) stores different ID information to discriminate each exhibit(1). A portable terminal(4) analyzes the ID information by reading the ID information stored in the RFID tag, and plays guide information of the exhibit matched with the ID information if the previously stored ID information identical with the analyzed ID information is present. The portable terminal includes an RFID recognizer, a controller, a displays part, a voice processor, and a voice output part.

Description

Rfid based automatic guide system and method for guide}

The present invention relates to an unmanned exhibition guide system and guidance method.

Where exhibits are displayed, guides and information are provided to provide detailed information about the exhibits. However, due to cost and space constraints, the number of guides and the contents of guides are limited.

As the number of guides is limited and guide materials are limited, visitors have no choice but to wait or give up in order to ask the guides for more information. There is a problem that can only be measured.

In order to solve this problem, the conventional technology that can obtain detailed information about the exhibits is a system that can periodically transmit the identification number of the exhibits using a wireless transmitter and obtain information on the exhibits by using a wireless receiver that recognizes it. There is this.

However, this conventional technique requires regular replacement or separate power construction because it requires separate power supply to the transmission fixing device, and requires a system for measuring electric field strength by frequency interference. There is a problem with this increase. In addition, the built-in data memory has a problem in that a separate terminal according to the language to be serviced or to embed each language.

In addition, a separate system should be provided to measure the viewer's response to the exhibit.

The present invention was devised to solve these problems, and it is easy to maintain and manage the system while providing detailed information on the exhibits with minimal manipulation to the viewers, and to provide a variety of languages, and to measure the response of the viewers. Its purpose is to provide an unmanned exhibition guide system.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an unmanned exhibition guide system according to the present invention.

2 is a structural diagram of a data frame of the unmanned exhibition guide system according to the present invention.

3 is a block diagram of a terminal of an unmanned exhibition guide system according to the present invention.

4 is a flowchart of an unmanned exhibition guide system according to the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of drawings

1: Exhibit 2: Rfid Tag

3: earphone 4: handheld terminal

5: memory card 6: Rfid recognition unit

7: Goldidophone 8: Speaker

9: display unit 10: audio processing unit

11: audio output unit 12: control unit

13: data storage 14: power supply

15: key input unit 16: header

17: identification information 18: checksum part

19: Rfid recognition step 20: identification information analysis step

21: identification information search step 22: guide information playback step

23: playback information recording step 24: communication unit

The present invention for achieving this purpose, by using the Rfid tag to store the identification information that can identify the exhibits attached to the exhibits, inserting a memory card that stores detailed guide information for the exhibits suitable for the language selected by the visitor It recognizes the identification information stored in the Rfid tag attached to the exhibit and plays the guide information suitable for the exhibit.

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

1 shows a configuration of an unmanned exhibition guide system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the RFID tag 2 storing identification information for identifying an exhibit and the RFID tag 2 carried by each visitor and attached to the exhibit are reproduced to reproduce guide information corresponding to the exhibit. It may be configured as a portable terminal (4).

The Rfid tag 2 stores unique identification information for identifying the exhibit and is attached to the exhibit.

The portable terminal 4 stores different identification information for identifying the exhibits corresponding to the exhibits, guide information of the exhibits corresponding to the exhibits, and analyzes the identification information by recognizing Rfid tags attached to the exhibits. If there is identification information of the guide information that matches the analyzed identification information, the guide information corresponding to the identification information is reproduced. In addition, the portable terminal can also reproduce guide information such as layout and structure of the exhibition hall.

In addition, when the viewers return the portable terminal 4 by storing the time and playback records for the exhibits provided with guide information together with the spectator's personal information using the portable terminal 4, the information collected about the exhibited by the spectators is collected. By analyzing, we can get various information about the audience's response and the response to the exhibits.

2 shows a data structure of exhibit identification information stored in the Rfid tag 2. As shown in the figure, the header unit 16 notifies the start of data, an identification information unit 17 for identifying an exhibit, and a checksum unit 18 for checking a transmission error of data.

3 is a detailed block diagram of a portable terminal of an unmanned exhibition guide system according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 3, a data storage unit 13 storing a plurality of exhibition object identification list information and guide information, an Rfid recognition unit 6 recognizing identification information of the Rfid tag 2 attached to the exhibition object, and The voice processing unit 10 converts the digitalized guide information corresponding to the identification information into analog voice information when the identification information inputted through the Rfid recognition unit 6 is matched with the identification information. An audio output unit 11 for outputting an analog signal to the speaker 8 or the bone conduction earphone 7, a display unit 9 for displaying the overall operation status of the portable terminal and the guidance information being reproduced, and a key input unit for operating the terminal. 15 and a power supply unit 14 for supplying power to each unit.

The data storage unit 13 may be, for example, a flash memory as a semiconductor memory, and may be detachable and built-in using a separate socket. The data storage unit 13 stores details of the exhibits reproduced by the viewers in addition to the exhibit identification list information and the guide information corresponding to the exhibits.

The key input unit 15 has various keys such as a mode selection key for automatically or manually selecting the RFID recognition method of the terminal, a reproduction key for reproducing the guide information stored in the data storage unit 13, and a stop key for stopping. It may be provided.

The control unit 12 controls the overall operation of the portable terminal. Inquiry from the identification list information stored in the data storage unit 13 to the exhibition object identification information input through the Rfid recognition unit 6, and if there is a matching identification information, and performs the operation to select and reproduce the corresponding exhibition guide information.

In addition, when the automatic recognition mode is set, the power saving function is performed by periodically checking the Rfid recognition unit 6 to increase the use time of the power supply unit 14.

In addition, the control unit 12 has a built-in program for performing the unmanned exhibition guide system according to the present invention.

The program includes a recognition step (19) for recognizing the RFID from the RFID recognition unit (6), a step of receiving and analyzing the exhibit identification information (20), and identifying the input identification information stored in the data storage unit (13). If there is identification information that matches the search step 21 for searching in the list information, the playback step 22 for reading and reproducing the exhibition guide information corresponding to the identification information and the recording step 23 for storing the reproduced exhibition identification information It consists of).

The display unit 9 simultaneously displays the reproduction information such as a language for reproduction, an exhibition name, and the like, and the guide information stored in the data storage unit 13 as text or picture with voice.

The voice processing unit 10 converts the digital information stored in the data storage unit 13 into a voice signal which is an analog signal.

The voice output unit 11 amplifies the input analog signal and outputs the voice signal to the speaker 8, the earbuds, and the bone conduction headphones 7 which are transmitted to the bone by vibration.

When the information about the exhibit starts to play the voice, the visitor listens to the guide information of the exhibit while adjusting the listening volume using the volume key provided in the key input unit 15. If you want to stop even while the guide information is being played, operate the battery key. If you want to listen again, press the play key to listen again.

One portable terminal can reproduce a plurality of languages by replacing the data storage unit 13. In addition, when the guide information is small, a built-in memory and a separate communication unit 24 for downloading and uploading may be embedded.

The power supply unit 14 supplies power to each part of the terminal, it is preferable to use a rechargeable secondary battery, it is also possible to use a power source such as a solar cell in the environmental aspects.

According to the present invention, by storing and attaching identification information for identifying an exhibit on a RFID tag that does not require a power source, and reading it with a portable terminal to reproduce the guide information to the viewer, a separate power source or maintenance cost for tag management is increased. It is unnecessary and provides the effect that the viewer can get information about the exhibition with easy usage.

In addition, it is possible to replace only the memory storage unit according to the viewer's language selection, so that various languages can be serviced at a low cost, and hygienic bone conduction earphones are used so as not to damage other visitors. It becomes possible.

Claims (3)

In the unmanned exhibition guide system, An Rfid tag storing different identification information for identifying each exhibit, Rfid including a portable terminal that reads the identification information stored in the Rfid tag, analyzes the identification information, and if there is previously stored identification information matching the analyzed identification information, reproduces the guide information of the exhibit corresponding to the identification information. Unmanned exhibition guide system using. According to claim 1, The portable terminal, A data storage unit storing different identification information corresponding to each exhibit and guide information and reproduced identification information corresponding to the identification information; Rfid recognition unit to recognize the Rfid tag, A control unit which analyzes the identification information recognized through the Rfid recognition unit, searches for matching identification information, and plays back guide information; A display unit displaying play information for reproduction in the controller and guide information such as visualized pictures or characters; A voice processor converting the digital signal reproduced by the controller into analog voice information; Unattended exhibit guide system using Rfid including a voice output unit for driving a speaker or a bone-phone by amplifying the voice signal of the voice processing unit. In the unmanned exhibition guide system, A recognition step of recognizing the RFID from the RFID recognition unit; Receiving the recognized exhibit identification information and analyzing the same; A search step of searching for the inputted identification information in the identification list information stored in the data storage unit; A playback step of reading and playing back the corresponding exhibition guide information, if there is matching identification information; Unmanned exhibition guide system using Rfid including a recording step for storing the reproduced exhibit identification information.