An automated scene control system for commercial service facilities

Abstract

The present invention provides an automated scene control system for commercial service facilities, comprising: one or more intelligent hosts (1) for monitoring intelligent sub-devices under the commercial service facilities, and for communicating with an intelligent door lock device (14) to obtain verification information, wherein the verification information comes from a user's intelligent device (e.g., an intelligent mobile terminal, a wearable device, etc.) carrying scene linkage information; a main station (3) connected to the intelligent host (1) by wire and / or wireless connection, and for associating one or more scene data modules with the verification information from the user's intelligent device to create a scene linkage logic under an indoor unit (7) subscribed by the user; and a memory (60) for storing the scene data modules, wherein the scene data modules are downloaded from a cloud server or created locally by local customization.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention mainly relates to a localized scene automatic control system for commercial environments (for example, hotels, entertainment facilities, shopping malls, restaurants and other commercial travel places). Background Art

[0002] As people's living standards continue to improve, many business districts (e.g., game rooms, cinemas, shopping centers, etc.), hotels / guest rooms, conference venues, etc. have begun to introduce intelligent service systems, which allow users to easily use relevant indoor intelligent facilities and equipment. However, taking the hotel scene as an example, as the types of intelligent equipment in each hotel room continue to increase, the configuration of automated scenes based on each room as a unit has become more time-consuming and laborious, and the level of professionalism continues to increase.

[0003] Moreover, because the rental environment of hotel rooms will also be complicated due to the individual preferences of consumers, it will make the automatic configuration and experience more difficult. Therefore, the applicant believes that it is necessary to carry out research and development in related aspects and design an automatic scene system that can be configured without configuration or with very little / very low threshold. Summary of the invention

[0004] The present invention is mainly proposed to solve the above problems, and provides an automated control system that can reduce the cumbersome scene configuration / update of hotel rooms. The automated control system can more safely register, pay and / or subscribe to life consumption services with mobile terminals (e.g., smart phones, smart watches, etc.) of guests and registered users, and users can also realize automated scene functions that meet their personalities, thereby enhancing a more convenient business travel experience.

[0005] For example, business travelers can check in and verify their identities through third-party applications on smart terminals, and then settle room charges, make reservations for surrounding information, and use the automated control system provided by the present invention to obtain services such as catering, which significantly saves processing time, reduces the workload of staff, and improves the level of information management of commercial entities. At the same time, considering that shopping, ordering, and other service devices in the vicinity of the consumer (for example, within the delivery range) can also be directly connected to the current automated control system through a smartphone for selection and definition, and indoor equipment and facilities can also synchronize with corresponding scene functions (for example, dining scene mode, movie scene, etc.), it is also convenient for consumers to dynamically adjust according to their needs in the current commercial facilities, providing a more comfortable environment and quality service experience.

[0006] Technical solution: An automated scene control system for a commercial service facility comprises: one or more intelligent hosts (1) for monitoring intelligent sub-devices under the commercial service facility, for communicating with an intelligent door lock device (14) to obtain verification information, wherein the verification information comes from a user's intelligent device (e.g., an intelligent mobile terminal, a wearable device, etc.) carrying scene linkage information; a main station (3) connected to the intelligent host (1) by wire and / or wireless connection, for associating one or more scene data modules with the verification information from the user's intelligent device to create a scene linkage logic under an indoor unit (7) subscribed by the user; and a memory (60) for storing the scene data module, wherein the scene data module is downloaded from a cloud server or created locally by local customization.

[0007] An improved solution of the above-mentioned automated scene control system is that the main station (3) includes: a verification module (32) that securely communicates with the user's smart device through a verification interface (321), further connected to the smart host (1) by wire or wirelessly and capable of accessing a cloud server (322) to obtain at least part of the user's verification information and associated custom scene data information; a processor (31), connected to the verification module (32) to process the verification information and scene data content; and a co-processor (325), used to create the association and send it to the processor (31) for analysis and calculation to determine the creation action.

[0008] Another improvement to the above-mentioned automated scene control system is that it also includes a central device (4) for each indoor unit (7), which is connected to the intelligent host (1) and sends the operating data information of the intelligent sub-device under the current indoor unit (7) to the scene module (33) of the main station (3) to send it to the processor (31) for data analysis, and controls at least one intelligent sub-device according to the control signal of the intelligent host (1).

[0006] The automated scene control system based on the present invention can realize consumer users' consumption experience of merchants, and also improve the intelligence level and equipment maintenance efficiency of each merchant's commercial service facilities (such as guest rooms, conference rooms, entertainment facilities, etc.). BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0007] Figure 1 It is a functional principle block diagram of a preferred embodiment of the automated scene control system of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0008] visible Figure 1, an exemplary scheme for realizing the automatic control system of the present invention mainly includes a control host 1 defined in each indoor space unit 7 (for example: each room, conference room and other personalized space areas) and a plurality of intelligent sub-devices connected to it by wired / wireless (preferably wired) communication, wherein the communication connection is executed through one or more network hub devices 4 according to the logic sub-control set by the control host. The system also includes a master station 3 and its database. Among them, the hub device establishes data communication with one or more intelligent cloud servers through the master station 3. The master station 3 manages and controls the equipment resources of the control host 1 of multiple indoor units or any of their intelligent sub-devices.

[0009] Examples of smart host devices

[0010] The smart host 1 can be installed within the effective distance outside the indoor unit 7 or on the channel to monitor the smart sub-devices under each indoor unit 7. In a preferred embodiment, the smart host 1 is provided with a display 11 and a touch engine 13 so that the occupants can centrally and intuitively control the scene mode. For example, after the wearable device 5 worn by the occupants is coupled to the smart door lock device 14 in the near field and successfully sends the verification information, the occupants can get close to the current control host 1 to transmit their preset scene content, or obtain multimedia guidance information (e.g., setting guidance, nearby business information, etc.) prompted by the display 11 and the voice module 12. The control and monitoring acquisition of multiple smart sub-devices by the smart host 1 can also be obtained and transmitted through the central device 4 arranged next to the smart sub-devices.

[0011] Examples of smart sub-devices

[0012] In some embodiments, a business travel environment (such as a hotel, restaurant, etc.) has opened multiple room areas with the same or similar indoor environments, and the room area may include at least one indoor unit 7 shown in the figure. The number and type of smart sub-devices arranged in each indoor unit 7 may be the same or different but have certain functions or equipment intersections, such as having the same number of wall sockets and lighting lamps with the same scene mode. Through smart sub-devices (for example: smart sockets 72 with all-weather smart electricity billing function to model, measure and evaluate the energy consumption of each indoor unit 7, the power switch device located at the entrance position to sense the user's presence / departure, the smart door lock device 14 to manage the access control function, one or more lamps 71 to automatically adjust the light environment of personalized lighting according to the control host 1, etc.), it is used to intelligently manage and optimize the operation links of each smart sub-device that executes the custom scene function after the user enters the current indoor unit 7, so as to improve the equipment management efficiency and service experience quality of hotels, restaurants, merchants, etc.

[0013] In addition, in one embodiment, the system of the present invention is applied in hotel facilities, and can implement the operation permission setting management of each smart sub-device according to the user's stay (for example: short-term, one-time / multiple or monthly cumulative long-term stay, room grade, type, etc.), such as the access control function of the smart door lock device 14 receiving different levels of permissions, or directly sending an instant request to the door lock device through the mobile phone client to securely send a time-sensitive unlocking password to directly open the door and check in, without going through the complex operation process such as card collection and registration at the hotel front desk, providing convenient and safe functions.

[0014] The smart sub-device also includes one or more sensors for sensing the time or physical signs of the human body to trigger other smart sub-devices to run their corresponding functions. For example, it can be a "open the door and turn on the light" function or trigger various electronic actions when the mobile terminal 2 is close. From the perspective of a more intelligent and safer, non-sensing control method, the occupant accesses the verification module 32 through the verification interface 321 of the mobile terminal 2 communication connection. The verification module 32 can directly or indirectly communicate with the cloud server 322 to download the verification information and personalized settings registered by the current occupant on the remote cloud server application merchant. Sometimes, in order to protect the privacy of the occupant during the download process, some information can be hidden or set access rights to the current hotel system. In this way, the occupants can be pushed recommendation information about the relevant intelligent device environment when booking the selected hotel room. The occupants can choose "recommendation", "customization" and / or synchronize the smart sub-device data content of the same third-party device merchant, so that after obtaining the response information of successful verification from the verification module 32, the occupants can download the relevant data content from the verification module 32 to directly contact and unlock the smart door lock 14 and transmit control parameter information related to one or more smart sub-devices included in the indoor unit 7 in the room.

[0015] It should be understood that although intelligent home appliances are widely used in the existing technology, as an improvement requirement of the proposal of the present invention, the layout of home appliances installed in, for example, hotels, conference rooms or business environments may be more complex and more numerous, so it is considered to use localized scene control to achieve the most stable device action response. The control host 1 is used to connect at least part of these intelligent sub-devices through the PoE bus, and the remaining sub-devices can also forward the control signaling of wireless data through the MESH multi-hop network to achieve the scene linkage desired by the occupants (for example, multiple Bluetooth light groups control lighting to achieve "sleep mode"). The control host 1 is also coupled to the verification module 32, which is used to verify the device information of, for example, the mobile terminal 2 to confirm the identity information of the occupant and the merchant recommendation information, so as to determine to start the scene linkage function according to the preset logic.

[0016] Private Server Example

[0017] In the present invention, the server is improved to be divided into multiple blocks and a private cloud platform different from the conventional shared cloud server 322 is set to achieve better dedicated lines and closed privacy. Through the array setting of each indoor unit 7, the block management of the business information cloud platform, the local management server, the scene module 33 as each room access module and the processor 31 as the device cluster management module and other hardware and / or firmware realize intelligent management, which improves the management efficiency and service quality of the hotel. For example, by collecting the usage data information of the intelligent sub-devices in each indoor unit 7 in time / block and stage (for example: when idle, when the equipment is in low energy consumption state) through the main station 3 as an intelligent management private cloud platform, personalized and customized hotel room service is realized, and the authority management, equipment report management, maintenance management, system configuration management and duty management of merchants are integrated at the same time, which improves the hotel management efficiency.

[0018] exist Figure 1 In the example shown, when the automated scene control system is applied in a hotel facility project, the set data module 64 can be stored in the memory 60 and includes four separate scene data modules:

[0019] (1) A public scene data module, which can be securely connected to the cloud server 322 and is used to store a database of all hotel business entities that the occupant can subscribe to or has stayed in, personal applications / social scenes, and information on the occupants' existing home devices.

[0020] (2) The hotel builds its own scene data module, which is used to store the data information base of the current special scene in the hotel. The special scene corresponds to creating one or more corresponding identity tags 61 for each occupant, and sending the created one or more identity tags 61 to the co-processor 325 in the main station 3. The co-processor is used to provide streaming audio-visual services, navigation services, etc. to the occupants based on encryption algorithms and, for example, connection and data extraction of the payment module 322.

[0021] (3) LAN scenario database, used to store a database applicable to a specific hotel scenario. The personal scenario database is used to store a scenario database applicable to a specific hotel stay or scenario data information that the current user already has. This system can be connected or synchronized with the hotel PMS system.

[0022] (4) The hotel smart home management system can draw on the design and management concepts of the smart home management system, and uniformly manage and control the smart sub-devices through the smart mobile terminal 2 to achieve personalized settings and coordination. For example, the user can add, modify or delete the index information of the smart electrical appliances in the indoor unit 7 through the smart mobile terminal 2, so that these smart appliances have periodically effective personalized function settings, which enhances the user experience and convenience.

[0023] Although the automation control system is built based on the main station 3 platform and the Internet of Things and the intelligent hardware platform, it is obvious that the architecture and device structure are more complicated after the integration with the smart home system during the implementation process, and it is necessary to be compatible with the fusion blocks such as consumer entities and data computing to provide users with a complete set of room hardware, software and / or firmware intelligent control capabilities, which can directly control the curtains, lights, door locks, cleaning calls, etc. in the room, thereby improving the user's stay experience in the hotel. For example, through the intelligent hardware platform and the Internet of Things platform, a complete set of room hardware intelligent control capabilities are provided to users, which can directly control the curtains, lights, door locks, cleaning calls, etc. in the room, thereby improving the user's stay experience in the hotel.

[0024] In one example, the above system is used to establish an index association between the scene database and the verification information of the occupant to generate automated control logic:

[0025] A storage block of a public scene database is created in the memory 60, and scene information and related multimedia information of various hotel rooms and various smart product applications on the market are searched through the Internet, which can be provided to all remote subscribing guests for reference and selection. A hotel group scene database can also be created for a certain hotel group merchant, and the scenes in the public scene database can be recommended for use first. On this basis, the subscribed guests can make customized modifications, additions, and save them to the hotel group scene database or the custom scene data module 324.

[0026] A hotel (which can be affiliated with a hotel group or independent) can create a hotel group scene database. If it belongs to a hotel group, it will give priority to recommending scenes in the hotel group scene database, and secondarily recommend scenes in the public scene database. On this basis, it can also modify, add and save scenes in the hotel scene database.

[0027] When an individual user checks into a hotel and the hotel scene does not meet personal needs, if the hotel allows, the user can adjust the relevant scene according to personal preferences and save it to the personal scene database. Different hotels save different scenes, and subsequent users will automatically use the relevant personal scenes when they check in.

[0026] Use of scenario database: When a hotel room has completed the installation and configuration of related smart sub-devices, it starts the scenario setting. At this time, the system will recommend related scenarios in priority order according to the hotel equipment configuration: scenarios in the hotel scenario database, scenarios in the hotel group scenario database, and scenarios in the public scenario database. If there are no scenarios with the same equipment conditions in the hotel scenario database at this time (for example, more switches, etc.), then the scenarios in the hotel group scenario database with the same equipment conditions will be recommended first. If there is no exact match in the hotel group scenario database, then the scenarios in the public scenario database will be recommended first. If none of them are available, then the recommendation will be searched in these three databases based on the degree of match.

[0028] In one embodiment, the access rights and multimedia data of the occupant are obtained by the acquisition module 323, and thus the processor 31 constructs a matching degree calculation method (for example):

[0029] Different devices have different weights, which can be modified. For example, the TV weight is 5, the socket weight is 1, and so on. The mismatch is ∑ the number of data points of each type of device differs * weight.

[0030] Scenarios with low mismatch are recommended first. When the mismatch is the same, the hotel scenario database is preferred, followed by the group hotel scenario database, and finally the public scenario database. When configuring the same / equivalent smart sub-devices, there may be multiple scenarios to choose from, and the priority can be determined based on the frequency of use in the recent period (for example, three months).

[0031] In addition, in another embodiment, the scene database updating and supplementing mechanism includes:

[0032] New module 62: You can manually add scenes to each database based on permissions, or update the scenes to databases at all levels after the user changes the scenes. For example, if a hotel room is modified based on the scenes in the original hotel scene database, a new scene will be automatically added.

[0033] Update / delete module 63: can manually update the scenes of each database according to the system authority, and can also manually set the priority under the same configuration according to the authority: can manually delete the scenes of each database according to the system authority and at the preset time.

Claims

1. An automated scene control system for commercial service facilities, characterized in that include: One or more intelligent hosts (1) for monitoring intelligent sub-devices in commercial service facilities, and for communicating with an intelligent door lock device (14) to obtain verification information, wherein the verification information comes from a user intelligent device carrying scene linkage information; A main station (3) connected to the smart host (1) by wire and / or wireless connection is used to associate one or more scene data modules with the verification information from the user's smart device to create a scene linkage logic under the indoor unit (7) subscribed by the user; as well as The memory (60) is used to store the scene data module, wherein the scene data module is downloaded from a cloud server or created locally by customization.

2. The automatic scene control system according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The master station (3) comprises: A verification module (32) that securely communicates with a user's smart device via a verification interface (321), is further connected to the smart host (1) by wire or wireless and is capable of accessing a cloud server (322) to obtain at least part of the user's verification information and associated custom scene data information; A processor (31) connected to the verification module (32) to process the verification information and scene data content; and The co-processor (325) is used to create the association and send it to the processor (31) for analysis and calculation to determine the creation action.

3. The automatic scene control system according to claim 1 is characterized in that: It also includes a central device (4) of each indoor unit (7), which is connected to the intelligent host (1) and sends the operating data information of the intelligent sub-device under the current indoor unit (7) to the scene module (33) of the main station (3) to send it to the processor (31) for data analysis, and controls at least one intelligent sub-device according to the control signal of the intelligent host (1).

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