Earthquake detector, remote earthquake monitoring system in which it is used, and corresponding method

Abstract

FIELD: earthquake detector.SUBSTANCE: remote earthquake monitoring system in which it is used, and a corresponding method, and, more particularly, an earthquake detector, a remote earthquake monitoring system using it, and a corresponding method, which detect a plurality of earthquakes, detect and automatically notify of an earthquake near a target device for detection, and also easily record an earthquake in a remote coordination means via a user's mobile device for monitoring an earthquake at the location of the target device for detection using the remote coordination means. Moreover, the earthquake detection unit detects vibration and outputs acceleration sampling data corresponding to the intensity of the detected vibration.EFFECT: increase in the information content and accuracy of the obtained data.18 cl, 6 dwg

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application claims priority from Korean Patent Application No. 10-2020-0188235, filed on December 30, 2020, in the Korea Patent Office, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. AREA OF TECHNOLOGY

[0002] The present invention relates to an earthquake detector, a remote earthquake monitoring system using it, and a corresponding method, and more particularly, to an earthquake detector, a remote earthquake monitoring system using it, and a corresponding method that detect earthquakes, detect and automatically notify of a gas leak from a plurality of target detection devices sensitive to an earthquake, and an earthquake near the target detection device, and easily record the earthquake in a remote coordination means by a user's mobile device to monitor the earthquake at the location of the target detection device using the remote coordination means. PREREQUISITES FOR THE CREATION OF THE INVENTION

[0003] In recent years, there have been a number of human losses due to the occurrence of large-scale earthquakes in many countries, including Korea, China and Japan, and many structures have been destroyed.

[0004] In particular, in the Republic of Korea, there is a trend that weak to moderate earthquake zones or the number of times earthquakes occur continuously increases in terms of earthquake occurrence, while in 2016, an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 on the earthquake intensity scale occurred in Gyeongju, and as a result, it was determined that the Republic of Korea is no longer an earthquake-safe zone.

[0005] Damage during the occurrence of an earthquake is divided into primary damage, which occurs due to the initial earthquake, and secondary damage, such as gas leakage, short circuit, rupture of water pipes and drainage pipes, etc., due to the earthquake.

[0006] In particular, in the Republic of Korea, an underfloor heating system called "ondol" was developed, which uses a boiler, with the boiler installed in each residential building.

[0007] Due to the boiler using flammable substance such as oil and gas as fuel, there is a risk of possible increased human injury and property damage due to fuel leakage due to earthquake.

[0008] Therefore, there is a need for a countermeasure against secondary safety failure of the boiler due to fuel leakage or overheating during the occurrence of boiler flow and vibration due to a natural disaster such as an earthquake.

[0009] Due to this need, a gas detector and earthquake detector for detecting leaking gas are developed to be installed on peripheral equipment that uses gas, such as boilers, gas stoves, etc., and to detect the occurrence of an earthquake and gas leak and generate the resulting alarm signal. However, there is a problem that ordinary people cannot take appropriate measures against gas leaks and earthquakes due to the malfunction of the alarm device, the lack of response to the alarm signal, etc.

[0010] Therefore, there is a need to develop a remote gas leak and earthquake monitoring system, which, in addition to detecting gas leaks and earthquakes, can quickly notify the user of a gas leak regardless of the user's location, and even if the user detects a gas leak, a remote coordination device that performs 24-hour monitoring can track the gas leak in the home and the occurrence of an earthquake, and notify the user of the gas leak and earthquake, and quickly eliminate the gas leak and the occurrence of an earthquake. DISCLOSURE OF THE ESSENCE OF THE INVENTION

[0011] Therefore, the present invention was developed in an attempt to develop an earthquake detector, a remote earthquake monitoring system in which it is used, and a corresponding method that detect earthquakes, detect and automatically notify of a gas leak from a plurality of target detection devices sensitive to gas and an earthquake, and an earthquake near the target detection device, and also easily record the earthquake in a remote coordination means by a user's mobile device for monitoring the earthquake at the location of the target detection device using the remote coordination means.

[0012] An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides an earthquake detector, comprising: a detector communication unit connected to a wired / wireless data exchange network via at least one of wired and wireless circuits for performing data exchange with a detector coordination unit, which is an earthquake monitoring system at a remote location that is connected to the wired / wireless data exchange network; a detection unit comprising an earthquake detection unit that detects vibration and outputs acceleration sampling data corresponding to the intensity of the detected vibration; an alarm generation unit that generates an alarm;and a detector control unit that configures the operation of the earthquake detection unit in the detection unit, determines whether an earthquake occurs by receiving a vibration intensity value by the earthquake detection unit, transmits monitoring information containing the vibration intensity value to the detector coordination unit via the detector communication unit when there is no possibility of an earthquake occurring, and transmits warning information about preventing the occurrence of an emergency to the detector coordination unit via the detector communication unit when an earthquake occurs.

[0013] The detector communication unit may comprise: a wireless communication unit comprising a long-range wireless communication unit that is in wireless connection with a wired / wireless data exchange network and performs wireless data exchange with the wired / wireless data exchange network, and a short-range wireless communication unit that is in direct short-range wireless communication with another device at a short range; and a wired communication unit that is in wired connection with the wired / wireless data exchange network to perform wired data exchange with the wired / wireless data exchange network.

[0014] The detector may further comprise: a sensor connection unit comprising a connection means in which a detection unit or an earthquake detection unit, configured independently, are physically spaced apart, and when at least one of the detection units and the earthquake detection unit are connected, it receives detection type information corresponding to its detection type from the connected detection means and outputs the received detection type information to the detector control unit, wherein the detector control unit may comprise an operation setting unit that performs operation setting in accordance with the detection type information input through the sensor connection unit.

[0015] The detector may further comprise: a detector storage unit storing identification information of the detector, wherein the detector control unit may comprise a detector registration unit that is in wireless connection with the user mobile device via a wireless communication unit and that issues the identification information of the detector to the user mobile device, and that registers the identification information of the detector in the detector coordination unit via the user mobile device.

[0016] The detector may further comprise: a switching unit connected between the power supply of the target device for detection, which is affected by the occurrence of an earthquake or which generates an alarm signal, and the external power supply, and controlled to supply external power to the power supply, with interruption of the supply of external power to the power supply, wherein the detector control unit can control the switching unit to interrupt the power supply of the target device for detection when an earthquake occurs.

[0017] In another example of an embodiment of the present invention, a method for controlling an earthquake detector is provided, which includes: a data acquisition process including acquiring, by a detector control unit, acceleration sampling data by an earthquake detection unit; an information output process including generating state monitoring information containing the acceleration sampling data; a process for determining the occurrence of an earthquake including calculating, by the detector control unit, acceleration values ​​for the x, y and z axes from the acquired acceleration sampling data and determining whether there is an acceleration value that exceeds a reference value among the calculated acceleration values ​​for each axis;and a process of generating an alarm signal when the earthquake continues for a predetermined period of time or more, automatically issuing an alarm signal and transmitting warning information of the alarm signal to the detector coordination unit through the communication unit.

[0018] The method may further include an operation adjustment process including performing, by means of the detector control unit, an operation adjustment in accordance with the detection type information input from the detection means in the detection unit via the sensor connection unit.

[0019] Detection type information may be earthquake information.

[0020] The method may further include a process of registering the detector, including transmitting, by the detector controller, registration information of the detector containing identification information of the detector previously stored by means of a paired device on the user's mobile device, in order to transmit the registration information of the detector to the detector coordination unit.

[0021] In yet another example of an embodiment of the present invention, a remote earthquake monitoring system is provided that uses an earthquake detector and that comprises: a detector configured inside and outside a detection target device and measuring vibration, determining whether an alarm situation occurs according to the measured vibration intensity value, generating and transmitting condition monitoring information containing vibration measurement data for the vibration intensity value when there is no alarm situation, and generating an alarm signal, and then transmitting notification information of the alarm signal when the alarm situation occurs;a user mobile device that receives identification information of the detector from the detector and transmits registration information of the detector containing the identification information of the detector and the identification information of the user mobile device related thereto, and requests registration, and also issues an alarm signal to the user that a disturbance in the form of occurrence of an earthquake near the target device for detection occurs by generating an alarm signal upon receiving the alert information of the alarm signal;and a detection coordination unit that receives registration information of the detector from the user mobile device via a wired / wireless data exchange network and stores identification information of the detector and the user mobile device of the user who uses the detector, and a registration detector that receives condition monitoring information from the detector via a wired / wireless data exchange network and analyzes the received condition monitoring information, and generates, and then stores and coordinates the analyzed information, receives alarm notification information and reports the received alarm notification information to a corresponding organization, and transmits the alarm notification information to the corresponding user mobile device via the identification information of the user mobile device of the detector.

[0022] The detector may comprise: a detector communication unit connected to a wired / wireless communication network via at least one of wired and wireless circuits for performing data exchange with a detector coordination unit, which is a remote location earthquake monitoring system that is connected to the wired / wireless communication network; a detection unit comprising an earthquake detection unit that detects vibration and outputs acceleration sampling data corresponding to the intensity of the detected vibration; an alarm generation unit that generates an alarm;and a detector control unit that configures the operation of at least one of the detection units and the earthquake detection unit, determines whether an earthquake occurs by receiving a vibration intensity value by the earthquake detection unit, transmits condition monitoring information containing the vibration intensity value to the detector coordination unit via the detector communication unit when there is no possibility of an earthquake occurring, and transmits warning information about preventing the occurrence of an emergency to the detector coordination unit via the detector communication unit when an earthquake occurs.

[0023] The detector may further comprise: a sensor connection unit comprising a connection means in which a detection unit or an earthquake detection unit, configured independently, are physically spaced apart, and when at least one of the detection units and the earthquake detection unit is connected, it receives detection type information corresponding to its detection type from the connected detection means and outputs the received detection type information to the detector control unit, and the detector control unit comprises an operation setting unit that performs operation setting in accordance with the detection type information input through the sensor connection unit.

[0024] The detector may further comprise: a detector storage unit storing identification information of the detector, and a detector control unit may comprise a detector registration unit that is in wireless communication with the user's mobile device via a wireless communication unit and that issues identification information of the detector to the user's mobile device, and that registers the identification information of the detector in the detector coordination unit via the user's mobile device.

[0025] The detector may further comprise: a switching unit connected between the power supply of the target device for detection, which is affected by the occurrence of an earthquake or which generates an alarm signal, and the external power supply, and controlled to supply external power to the power supply, with interruption of the supply of external power to the power supply, wherein the detector control unit can control the switching unit to interrupt the power supply of the target device for detection when an earthquake occurs.

[0026] In yet another example of an embodiment of the present invention, a method for remotely monitoring an earthquake using an earthquake detector is provided, which includes: a process of registering the detector, including receiving, by a user mobile device, from the detector identification information of the detector and transmitting the registration information of the detector containing the identification information of the detector and the identification information of a user mobile device related thereto, to a detector coordination unit for registering the detector and the user mobile device; a process of setting up the operation of the detector, including selecting and activating, by the detector, a detection unit containing a vibration detection unit from within the detection unit;a process of operating a detector, including measuring by means of a vibration detector by means of a configured detection unit, determining whether an alarm situation occurs in accordance with the measured vibration intensity value, generating and transmitting, to a detector coordination unit, condition monitoring information containing vibration measurement data for the vibration intensity value when there is no alarm situation, and generating an alarm signal and then transmitting to the detector coordination unit the notification information of the alarm signal when an alarm situation occurs;and a network monitoring process including receiving and analyzing, by means of a detector coordination unit, state monitoring information, generating and storing the analyzed information, issuing, to a user mobile device, the corresponding analyzed information upon requesting the analyzed information for a detector registered by it from the user mobile device, and transmitting alert information of an alarm signal to the user mobile device upon receiving the alert information of the alarm signal.

[0027] The detector registration process may include a pairing step including a user mobile device performing pairing by searching for identification information of the wireless network of the detector, a registration information generating step including the user mobile device generating registration information of the detector containing the identification information of the detector and the identification information of the user mobile device when the pairing is completed, and a registration step including the user mobile device transmitting and registering the registration information of the detector to and in the coordination unit of the detector.

[0028] The detector operation setting process may include a detection type information monitoring step, including monitoring, by means of the detector, a sensor connection unit and checking whether the detection type information is input from the detection unit connected to the sensor connection unit, a detection type classification step, including determining, by means of the detector, whether the detection type is vibration when the detection type information is input, and an operation setting step, including performing an operation setting corresponding to the included vibration when the detection type classified in the detection type classification step contains vibration.

[0029] The detector operation process may include: a data acquisition step including acquiring, by a detector control unit, acceleration sampling data by an earthquake detection unit, an information output step including generating state monitoring information containing the acceleration sampling data and transmitting the generated state monitoring information to a detector coordination unit through a communication unit, a step of determining the occurrence of an earthquake including calculating, by the detector control unit, acceleration values ​​for the x, y and z axes from the acquired acceleration sampling data and determining whether there is an acceleration value that exceeds a reference value among the calculated acceleration values ​​for each axis, and a step of generating an alarm when the earthquake continues for a predetermined period of time or more,automatic generation of an alarm signal and transmission of alarm signal information to the detector coordination unit via the communication unit.

[0030] According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, it is provided that the detector is configured in the form of a device supporting the Internet of Things (IoT) technology, and, as a result, installation of the IoT device is easy.

[0031] According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the effect is that, since a plurality of earthquakes can be detected simultaneously, efficiency can be improved and production costs can be minimized.

[0032] According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the effect is that the type of detection means connected by the sensor connection unit can be diversified, and the operation is configured by automatically recognizing the connected detection means to provide convenience to the user.

[0033] According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the effect is that, since the power supplied to the detection target peripheral device can be interrupted based on the detection criterion of the occurrence of an earthquake, secondary damage caused by an earthquake, etc., can be minimized.

[0034] According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the result is that the user can easily register the detector with the remote coordination center using his user mobile device to provide the user with the convenience of registration and simple setup of remote monitoring.

[0035] According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the effect is that measurement information is provided to the user's mobile device by pairing the user's mobile device and the detector, allowing the user to check whether an earthquake occurs at any time and in any place, providing the user with convenience and the ability to quickly respond to the occurrence of an earthquake.

[0036] The above brief description is illustrative only and is not intended to be limiting in any way. In addition to the illustrative aspects, embodiments, and features described above, additional aspects, embodiments, and features will become apparent upon reference to the drawings and the detailed description provided below. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0037] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of an earthquake detector according to the present invention.

[0038] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of a remote earthquake monitoring system including an earthquake detector according to the present invention.

[0039] FIG. 3 is a process flow chart illustrating a method for remotely monitoring an earthquake using an earthquake detector, according to the present invention.

[0040] FIG. 4 is a process flow chart illustrating a method for registering an earthquake detector in a user's mobile device in a method for remotely monitoring an earthquake using the earthquake detector, according to the present invention.

[0041] FIG. 5 is a process flow chart illustrating a method for setting up an operation in an earthquake detector in a method for remotely monitoring an earthquake using the earthquake detector, according to the present invention.

[0042] FIG. 6 is a process flow chart illustrating a method for issuing an earthquake alarm in an earthquake detector in a method for remotely monitoring an earthquake using the earthquake detector, according to the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0043] The following detailed description makes reference to the accompanying drawings, which form a part hereof. The illustrative embodiments described in the detailed description, drawings, and claims are not to be construed as limiting. Other embodiments may be used, and other changes may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the subject matter of the invention presented herein.

[0044] Next, the configurations and operations of an earthquake detector and a remote earthquake monitoring system in which it is used will be described, and the operation of the detector and the remote earthquake monitoring method according to the present invention will be described, with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0045] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of an earthquake detector according to the present invention.

[0046] Referring to FIG. 1, a detector 20 that detects an earthquake according to the present invention comprises a detector storage unit 110, a display unit 120, an input unit 130, a detector communication unit 140, a detection unit 150 and an alarm signal generating unit 160, and in some example embodiments, it may further comprise a sensor connection unit 180 and a switching unit 190.

[0047] The detector storage unit 110 comprises a program area storing a control program for controlling the entire operation of the detector 20, in accordance with the present invention, a temporary area temporarily storing data generated during the execution of the control program, and a data area for semi-permanent storage of data for executing the control program and data generated during the execution of the control program. The detector storage unit 110 stores identification information of the detector, in accordance with the present invention.

[0048] In the display unit 120, which displays the status information of the detector 20 and the information for setting the operation of the detector, according to the present invention, a text liquid crystal display (LCD) or a graphic LCD may be used.

[0049] The input unit 130 is a button input device containing a plurality of buttons for turning on or off according to the present invention, and may contain a touch panel that is integrally formed in the screen of the display unit 120 and outputs a position signal for the position that was touched, etc.

[0050] The detector communication unit 140 includes a wireless communication unit 141 and a wired communication unit 142.

[0051] The wireless communication unit 141 comprises a short-range wireless communication unit 143 and / or a long-range wireless communication unit 144.

[0052] The short-range wireless communication unit 143 is directly connected to the short-range wireless peripheral devices by applying a short-range wireless communication circuit such as Bluetooth, etc., to perform data exchange.

[0053] The long-range wireless communication unit 144 accesses the wired / wireless communication network 1 shown in FIG. 2, which will be described later, to perform data exchange with long-range devices accessing the wired / wireless communication network 1. The long-range wireless communication unit 144 may be WiFi, Zigbee, etc., and may use a short-range wireless communication means.

[0054] The wired communication unit 142 is in a wired connection with the wired / wireless communication network 1 to perform data exchange with other devices connected to the wired / wireless communication network 1.

[0055] The detection unit 150 comprises n gas detection units 151 and one earthquake detection unit 152.

[0056] n gas detection units 151 detect various types of gases. For example, the gas can be carbon monoxide, liquid natural gas (LNG), etc.

[0057] The earthquake detection unit 152, which detects vibration, may be a gyro sensor, an acceleration sensor, etc., and outputs acceleration measurement data for each axis, which is an acceleration value for each of the X and Y and Z axes, according to the vibration, movement, etc. of the detector 20, to the detector control unit 170.

[0058] Each gas detection unit 151 and earthquake detection unit 152 can be configured separately and can be configured as a single module.

[0059] The alarm signal generation unit 160 is controlled by the detector control unit 170 to generate an alarm signal, and the alarm signal types can be various, including a siren, a voice message, a flashing light (red), etc.

[0060] The sensor connection unit 180 is used when the detection unit 150 can be configured to be attached and detached from the sensor connection unit 180, and contains means for connecting with the detection unit 150, can be connected as a single module or each detection means can be connected separately, and performs a signal interface between the detection unit 150 and the detector control unit 170 connected to the connection means.

[0061] In this case, when the gas detection unit 151 and the detection unit 152 receive a monitoring signal from the detector control unit 170 via the sensor connection unit 180, the gas detection unit 151 and the earthquake detection unit 152 output detection type information for the detection type detected by each of the gas detection unit 151 and the earthquake detection unit 152 to the detector control unit 170.

[0062] When the sensor connection unit 180 is connected to the detection unit 150, the sensor connection unit 180 may be configured to output a connection notification signal for generating an operation setting event to the detector control unit 170.

[0063] The switching unit 190 is connected between the power supply unit 11 of the detection target to be detected by the detection means according to the present invention, i.e. the device 10 (hereinafter referred to as the "detection target device") generating gas and the external power supply, and is controlled by the detector control unit 170 to supply power to or interrupt the external power supply to or from the power supply unit 11.

[0064] The detector control unit 170 includes a detector registration unit 171, an operation setting unit 172, a monitoring processing unit 173, and a monitoring information generating unit 177 for controlling the overall operation of the detector 20, according to the present invention.

[0065] Specifically, the detector registration unit 171 performs pairing with the user mobile device that uses the detector 20, via the input unit 130 and the display unit 120, via the wireless communication unit 141 in the detector communication unit 140, and then transmits registration request information containing identification information of the detector related to it to the user mobile device to register the detector 20 in the detector coordination unit 30, which will be described below in FIG. 2.

[0066] The detector registration unit 171 can be configured to obtain identification information regarding the user mobile device during pairing and register the obtained identification information of the user mobile device in the detector storage unit 110. In this case, when an alarm generation event is subsequently generated, the gas condition monitoring information and alarm notification information can be directly transmitted to the user mobile device corresponding to the identification information of the user mobile device.

[0067] The operation setting unit 172 sets up the earthquake detection by the detection unit 150 automatically via the display unit 120 and the input unit 130 or via the sensor connection unit 180.

[0068] That is, the operation setting unit 172 sets which gas detection unit of the plurality of gas detection units 151 should be controlled by selecting which gas is to be detected and determining whether the earthquake detection unit 152 should be controlled simultaneously with the gas detection.

[0069] The operation setting unit 172 may be configured to set whether to perform a power supply interruption of the monitoring target device according to each detection means, or whether to perform a power supply interruption by fully reflecting the detection information in the detection means by the user.

[0070] The monitoring processing unit 173 includes gas leak monitoring units 174 configured to process gas measurement data for each gas from the detection unit 150, as well as an earthquake monitoring unit 175 and an integrated monitoring unit 176 for detecting an earthquake.

[0071] Each gas leak monitoring unit 174 receives gas measurement data from the corresponding gas detection unit 151 and checks whether the gas concentration of the gas measurement data exceeds a threshold value set in advance for the corresponding gas, and outputs a gas leak signal according to whether the gas concentration exceeds the threshold value to the integrated monitoring unit 176 or outputs a switching control signal to the switching unit 190.

[0072] The earthquake monitoring unit 175 receives the acceleration sampling data output from the earthquake detection unit 152 and compares the acceleration value for each axis and the threshold value for each axis, and determines whether the acceleration value for each axis exceeds the threshold value for each axis, to determine whether an earthquake occurs, and outputs a signal about the occurrence of an earthquake to the integrated monitoring unit 176 or outputs a switching control signal to the switching unit 190.

[0073] The integrated monitoring unit 176 receives the earthquake occurrence signal from the earthquake monitoring unit 175, and fully reflects the earthquake occurrence signal and the switching control signal to the switching unit 190.

[0074] The monitoring information generating unit 177 generates the state monitoring information containing the acceleration sampling data input from the display unit 150, and outputs the generated state monitoring information to the detector coordination unit 30 via the detector communication unit 140.

[0075] The monitoring information generating unit 177 transmits alarm signal notification information to the detector coordination unit 30 when an error is detected by any of the earthquake monitoring units 175 and the integrated monitoring unit 176.

[0076] Meanwhile, the monitoring information generating unit 177 may be configured to transmit the status monitoring information and the alarm notification information to the user's mobile device, according to the identification information of the user's mobile device obtained during pairing or registration of the detector, according to another embodiment.

[0077] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of a remote earthquake monitoring system including an earthquake detector according to the present invention.

[0078] A remote earthquake monitoring system comprising an earthquake detector 20, according to an example embodiment of the present invention, comprises a plurality of detectors 20 and a detector coordination unit 30, and in some example embodiments, it may further comprise an end device coordination unit 40 and a user mobile device 50.

[0079] The detector 20, the detector coordination unit 30, the terminal device coordination unit 40 and the user mobile device 50 are connected to each other via one of a wired circuit and a wireless circuit via a wired / wireless data exchange network 1 to perform data exchange.

[0080] The wired / wireless data exchange network 1 may be a data exchange network in which an Internet network including an access point (AP) such as WiFi, etc., a 3rd generation (3G), 4G, 5G, etc. mobile network, a WiBro network, etc. are connected.

[0081] The detector 20 is formed inside or outside the detection target device 10, such as the boiler 10-1, the ventilation system 10-2, the alarm system 10-n, etc., and monitors whether vibration is generated in the detection target device 10 and at its periphery, and transmits state monitoring information containing the acceleration sampling data obtained by monitoring to at least one of the detector coordination units 30 and the user mobile device 50.

[0082] The user mobile device 50 may register the detector in the detector coordination unit 30 according to the present invention, and have a detector application installed thereon, which can receive information from at least one of the detector 20 and the detector coordination unit 30, and display the received information.

[0083] The user mobile device 50 performs pairing with the corresponding detector 20 when registering the detector, obtains identification information of the corresponding detector 20 when performing pairing, and transmits and registers the registration information of the detector containing the obtained identification information of the detector and the identification information of the user mobile device related thereto to and in the detector coordination unit 30.

[0084] The detector coordination unit 30 receives the status monitoring information from the detectors 20, which are IoT devices, and stores and coordinates the received status monitoring information for each detector, and analyzes the stored status monitoring information to automatically monitor whether a violation occurs in the corresponding detector 20, and monitors whether the alarm signal notification information is received from the detectors 20, to monitor whether a violation occurs in the corresponding detector 20.

[0085] When a violation occurs in the random detector 20, the detector coordination unit 30 transmits alarm signal notification information to at least one of the coordination units 40 of the terminal device and / or the user mobile device 50.

[0086] The end device coordination unit 40 may be a system engineer's end station or an end station of a relevant earthquake-related organization. The relevant organization may be a fire department, police station, etc.

[0087] FIG. 3 is a process flow chart illustrating a method for remotely monitoring an earthquake using an earthquake detector, according to the present invention.

[0088] Referring to FIG. 3, a user who installs a detector 20 according to the present invention or installs a detection target device 10 in which the detector 20 is configured must register the detector 20 in the detector coordination unit 30 by using the user mobile device 50 related thereto (S100).

[0089] When the registration is completed, the detector 20 configures the detector operation by executing the detector operation configuration mode (S200).

[0090] When the operation of the detector is configured, the detector 20 generates the state monitoring information containing the acceleration sampling data, and starts transmitting the generated state monitoring information to the detector coordination unit 30, in some examples of the embodiment, it transmits the state monitoring information to the connected user mobile device 50, and also performs the detector operation mode for transmitting the alarm notification information to at least one of the detector coordination units 30 and the user mobile device 50 when an earthquake is detected (S300).

[0091] The detector coordination unit 30 periodically collects the status monitoring information through the wired / wireless communication network 1 for the registered detector 20, and monitors whether the alarm notification information is received from the collected status monitoring information or from the detector 20, to monitor whether an earthquake occurs (S400).

[0092] FIG. 4 is a flow chart illustrating a method for registering an earthquake detector in a user's mobile device in a method for remotely monitoring an earthquake using the earthquake detector, according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4, the method for registering the detector 20 will be described in more detail.

[0093] The user's mobile device 50 searches for the wireless network identification information of the detector (S111) and checks whether the wireless network identification information of the detector (S113) exists. The wireless network identification information of the detector contains the unique identification information of only the detector.

[0094] When there is identification information of the wireless network of the detector, the user mobile device 50 requests the selection of identification information of the wireless network of the detector to be registered (S115) and checks whether the identification information of the wireless network of the detector is selected (S117).

[0095] When the identification information of the wireless network of the detector is selected, pairing with the corresponding detector 20 is performed (S119), identification information of the detector is acquired from the detector 20 connected during the pairing, and registration information of the detector containing the acquired identification information of the detector and the identification information of the user mobile device related to it is generated, and then it is transmitted to the detector coordination unit 30 for a registration request (S121).

[0096] Then, the detector coordination unit 30 registers the corresponding detector 20 by storing the identification information of the detector and the identification information of the user mobile device contained in the registration information of the detector.

[0097] FIG. 5 is a process flow chart illustrating a method for setting up an operation in an earthquake detector in a method for remotely monitoring an earthquake using the earthquake detector, according to an example embodiment of the present invention.

[0098] Referring to FIG. 5, the control unit 170 of the detector 20 monitors whether the operation setting event is executed by the display unit 120 and the input unit 130 or the sensor connection unit 180 (S211).

[0099] When the operation setting event is executed, the detector control unit 170 transmits a monitoring signal to the sensor connection unit 180 (S213) and checks whether detection type information for the earthquake detection unit 152 is received from the sensor connection unit 180 in response to the monitoring signal (S215).

[0001] When the detection type information is not received, the detector control unit 170 displays a message for requesting connection of the detection unit 150 via the display unit 120 (S217) and retransmits the monitoring signal.

[0002] When the detection type information is received, the detector control unit 170 classifies the detection type (S219) and performs detector operation setting such as activating the monitoring units 174 and 175 corresponding to the detection type (S221).

[0003] FIG. 6 is a process flow chart illustrating a method for issuing an earthquake alarm in an earthquake detector in a method for remotely monitoring an earthquake using the earthquake detector, according to the present invention.

[0004] Referring to FIG. 6, the detector control unit 170 obtains gas measurement data for the first gas, the second gas, etc. via the gas detection unit 151 (S311).

[0005] The detector control unit 170 receives the acceleration sampling data via the earthquake detection unit 152 and calculates the acceleration for each axis from the received acceleration sampling data (S313).

[0006] When the acceleration measurement data for each axis is calculated, the detector control unit 170 checks whether the acceleration value for each axis exceeds the threshold value (reference value) of the corresponding axis (S317).

[0007] When one of the acceleration values ​​does not exceed the reference values, the detector control unit 170 generates state monitoring information containing the acceleration sampling data and transmits the generated state monitoring information to the detector coordination unit 30 (S337).

[0008] When there is an acceleration value for each axis that exceeds a threshold value among the acceleration values ​​for each axis, the detector control unit 170 starts counting the vibration time (S327) and monitors whether the vibration continues for a predetermined period of time (S329).

[0009] When gas detection continues for a predetermined period of time or more, the detector control unit 170 generates alarm signal notification information and transmits the generated alarm signal notification information to at least one detector coordination unit 30 and the user mobile terminal device 50 (S323), and automatically generates an alarm signal by the alarm signal generation unit 160 (S325).

[0010] When the vibrations continue for a predetermined period of time or more, the detector control unit 170 generates alarm notification information containing information about the ongoing earthquake, and transmits the generated alarm notification information to at least one detector coordination unit 30 and the user mobile device 50 (S331), and automatically controls the alarm generation unit 160 and generates an alarm signal (S333).

[0011] After the alarm signal is generated, the detector control unit 170 controls the switching unit 190 to interrupt the external power supply to the detection target device 10 (S339).

[0012] In contrast, when the vibration time does not continue for a predetermined period of time or more, the calculated time (S335) is initialized and the process switches back to repeating the above process.

[0013] Meanwhile, one skilled in the art will readily understand that the present invention is not limited to the preferred embodiment described above, but can be implemented through various modifications, changes, substitutions, or additions within the scope of protection without departing from the essence of the present invention. If an implementation through modifications, changes, substitutions, or additions falls within the scope of the appended claims, this should be interpreted as meaning that the technical essence also belongs to the present invention.

[0014] From the above, it should be understood that various embodiments of the present invention have been described herein for illustrative purposes, and that various modifications can be made without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention. Therefore, the various embodiments described herein are not intended to be limiting, and the true scope and spirit are defined by the claims below.

Claims

1. A detector for detecting the occurrence of an earthquake, comprising: a detector communication unit connected to a wired / wireless data exchange network via at least one of wired and wireless circuits for performing data exchange with a detector coordination unit, which is a remote earthquake monitoring system that is connected to the wired / wireless data exchange network; a detection unit comprising an earthquake detection unit that detects vibration and outputs acceleration sampling data corresponding to the intensity of the detected vibration; an alarm generating unit that generates an alarm signal; and a detector control unit that configures the operation of the earthquake detection unit in the detection unit, determining whether an earthquake occurs by receiving a vibration intensity value by the earthquake detection unit, transmitting monitoring information containing a vibration intensity value to a detector coordination unit via a detector communication unit when an occurrence of an earthquake is not detected, and transmitting warning information about preventing the occurrence of an emergency to a detector coordination unit via a detector communication unit when an occurrence of an earthquake occurs.

2. The detector according to paragraph 1, characterized in that the detector communication unit contains: a wireless communication unit comprising a long-range wireless communication unit that is in wireless connection with a wired / wireless data exchange network and performs wireless data exchange with the wired / wireless data exchange network, and a short-range wireless communication unit that is in direct short-range wireless communication with another device; and a wired communication unit that is in wired connection with a wired / wireless data exchange network to perform wired data exchange with the wired / wireless data exchange network.

3. The detector according to paragraph 1, characterized in that it additionally contains: a sensor connection unit comprising a connection means in which a detection unit or an earthquake detection unit, configured independently, are physically separated, and when at least one of the detection units and the earthquake detection unit are connected, it receives detection type information corresponding to its detection type from the connected detection means and outputs the received detection type information to the detector control unit, wherein the detector control unit comprises an operation setting unit that performs operation setting in accordance with the detection type information input via the sensor connection unit.

4. The detector according to paragraph 2, characterized in that it additionally contains: a detector storage unit that stores the identification information of the detector, wherein the detector control unit comprises a detector registration unit that is in wireless connection with the user's mobile device via a wireless communication unit and that issues identification information of the detector to the user's mobile device, and that registers the identification information of the detector in the detector coordination unit via the user's mobile device.

5. The detector according to paragraph 2, characterized in that it additionally contains: a switching unit connected between the power supply of the target device for detecting the device affected by the earthquake or generating the alarm signal and the external power supply, and controlled to supply external power to the power supply, with interruption of the external power supply to the power supply, wherein the detector control unit controls the switching unit to interrupt the power supply of the target detection device when an occurrence of an earthquake is detected.

6. A method for controlling a detector for detecting the occurrence of an earthquake, comprising: a data acquisition process including acquiring acceleration sampling data through an earthquake detection unit; an information output process comprising generating monitoring information containing acceleration sampling data and transmitting the generated monitoring information to a detector coordination unit via a communication unit; a process for determining the occurrence of an earthquake, including calculating, by a detector control unit, acceleration values ​​for the x, y and z axes from the received acceleration sample data and determining whether there is an acceleration value that exceeds a reference value among the calculated acceleration values ​​for each axis; and an alarm generating process comprising, when the vibration continues for a predetermined period of time or more, automatically issuing an alarm signal and transmitting alarm information of the alarm signal to a detector coordination unit via a communication unit.

7. The method according to paragraph 6, characterized in that it additionally includes: a process of setting up an operation, including performing, by means of a detector control unit, setting up an operation in accordance with the detection type information input from the detection means in the detection unit via a sensor connection unit.

8. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that the information about the type of detection is information about an earthquake.

9. The method according to paragraph 7, characterized in that it additionally includes: a process of registering a detector, including transmitting, by means of a detector control unit, registration information of the detector containing identification information of the detector previously stored in a user mobile device, in order to transmit the registration information of the detector to a detector coordination unit.

10. A system for remote monitoring of earthquake occurrence using a detector for detecting the occurrence of an earthquake, comprising: a detector located inside and / or outside the target device and measuring vibration, determining whether an earthquake has occurred based on the measured vibration intensity value, generating and transmitting monitoring information containing vibration measurement data for a vibration intensity value when an occurrence of an earthquake is not detected, and generating an alarm signal, and then transmitting warning information of the alarm signal when an occurrence of an earthquake is detected; a user mobile device that receives identification information from the detector and transmits registration information of the detector containing identification information of the detector and identification information of the user mobile device related thereto, and requesting registration and also issuing an alarm signal to the user that an earthquake occurs near the target device for detection by generating an alarm signal upon receiving the alert information of the alarm signal; and A detection coordination unit that receives registration information of a detector from a user mobile device via a wired / wireless data exchange network and stores identification information of the detector and the user mobile device of a user who uses the detector, and a registration detector that receives status monitoring information from the detector via a wired / wireless data exchange network and analyzes the received status monitoring information, and generates, and then stores and coordinates the analyzed information, receives alarm notification information and reports the received alarm notification information to a corresponding organization, and transmits the alarm notification information to the corresponding user mobile device via the identification information of the user mobile device of the detector user.

11. The system according to paragraph 10, characterized in that the detector comprises: a detector communication unit connected to a wired / wireless data exchange network via at least one of wired and wireless circuits for performing data exchange with a detector coordination unit, which is an earthquake monitoring system at a remote location that is connected to the wired / wireless data exchange network, a detection unit comprising an earthquake detection unit that detects vibration and outputs acceleration sampling data corresponding to the intensity of the detected vibration; an alarm generating unit that generates an alarm signal, and a detector control unit that configures the operation of the earthquake detection unit in the detection unit, determining whether an earthquake occurs by receiving a vibration intensity value by the earthquake detection unit, transmitting monitoring information containing a vibration intensity value to a detector coordination unit via a detector communication unit when an occurrence of an earthquake is not detected, and transmitting warning information about preventing the occurrence of an emergency to a detector coordination unit via a detector communication unit when an occurrence of an earthquake occurs.

12. The system according to paragraph 10, characterized in that the detector additionally contains: a sensor connection unit comprising a connection means in which a detection unit or an earthquake detection unit, configured independently, are physically spaced apart, and when at least one of the detection units and the earthquake detection unit are connected, it receives detection type information corresponding to its detection type from the connected detection means and outputs the received detection type information to the detector control unit, wherein the detector control unit comprises an operation setting unit that performs operation setting in accordance with the detection type information entered via the sensor connection unit.

13. The system according to paragraph 10, characterized in that the detector additionally contains: a detector storage unit that stores the identification information of the detector, wherein the detector control unit comprises a detector registration unit that is in wireless connection with the user's mobile device via a wireless communication unit and that issues identification information of the detector to the user's mobile device, and that registers the identification information of the detector in the detector coordination unit via the user's mobile device.

14. The system according to paragraph 10, characterized in that the detector additionally contains: a switching unit connected between the power supply of the target device for detecting the device affected by the occurrence of an earthquake or generating an alarm signal and the external power supply, and controlled to supply external power to the power supply, with interruption of the supply of external power to the power supply, wherein the detector control unit controls the switching unit to interrupt the power supply of the target detection device when an occurrence of an earthquake is detected.

15. A method for remotely monitoring the occurrence of an earthquake using a detector for detecting the occurrence of an earthquake, comprising: registering a detector, including receiving, by means of a user mobile device, from the detector identification information of the detector and transmitting the registration information of the detector, containing the identification information of the detector and the identification information of a user mobile device related thereto, to a detector coordination unit for registering the detector and the user mobile device; setting up the operation of the detector, including selecting and activating, by means of the detector, a detection unit containing a vibration detection unit, a detector operation including measuring vibration by a configured detection unit, determining whether an earthquake has occurred according to the measured vibration intensity value, generating and transmitting to the detector coordination unit monitoring information containing vibration measurement data for the vibration intensity value when the occurrence of an earthquake is not detected, and generating an alarm signal and then transmitting to the detector coordination unit warning information of the alarm signal when the occurrence of an earthquake is detected; and network monitoring, including receiving and analyzing, by means of a detector coordination unit, state monitoring information, generating and storing analyzed information, issuing, to a user mobile device, the corresponding analyzed information upon requesting analyzed information for a detector registered by it from the user mobile device, and transmitting alert information of an alarm signal to the user mobile device upon receiving alert information of an alarm signal.

16. The method according to paragraph 15, characterized in that the process of registering the detector additionally includes: a pairing step comprising performing, by the user's mobile device, pairing by searching for identification information of the wireless network of the detector, a step of generating registration information, including generating, by the user mobile device, registration information of the detector containing identification information of the detector and identification information of the user mobile device when the pairing is completed, and the registration stage, which includes the transmission and registration, by the user's mobile device, of the detector's registration information to the detector coordination unit.

17. The method according to paragraph 15, characterized in that the process of adjusting the detector operation additionally includes: a step of monitoring the detection type information, including monitoring, by means of the detector, the sensor connection unit and checking whether the detection type information is input from the detection unit connected to the sensor connection unit, a detection type classification step comprising determining, by the detector, whether the detection type is vibration when the detection type information is input, and an operation setting step comprising performing an operation setting corresponding to the included vibration when the detection type classified in the detection type classification step contains vibration.

18. The method according to paragraph 15, characterized in that the detector operating process additionally includes: a data acquisition step comprising acquiring, by means of the detector control unit, acceleration sampling data by means of the earthquake detection unit, an information output stage including generating monitoring information containing acceleration sampling data and transmitting the generated information to the detector coordination unit via the communication unit, a step of determining the occurrence of an earthquake, including calculating, by means of a detector control unit, acceleration values ​​for the x, y and z axes from the received acceleration sampling data and determining whether there is an acceleration value that exceeds a reference value among the calculated acceleration values ​​for each axis, and an alarm signal generating step comprising, when the vibration continues for a predetermined period of time or more, automatically issuing an alarm signal and transmitting warning information of the alarm signal to the detector coordination unit via the communication unit.

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