KR20170133882A - Electronic Sealing Device Of Container Internal State Monitoring - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an electronic seal device for monitoring internal state information of a container, which can monitor an internal state of the container, and is provided with an electronic seal device formed on a door of a container, for transmitting monitoring information and for electronically sealing the door. A locking bar formed on the electronic sealing device for locking the door by fixing the electronic sealing device to the door; An internal state sensing device formed inside the container for monitoring the internal state of the container; An internal communication device for receiving monitoring information from the internal state sensing device and delivering the monitoring information to the electronic sealing device; And an external communication device for transmitting monitoring information transmitted from the electronic sealing device to a control center.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to an electronic seal device,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to an electronic seal device for monitoring internal state information of a container, and more particularly, to an electronic seal device for monitoring internal state information of a container to monitor an internal state of the container.

Containers are widely used as a means of transporting cargo. Especially when the cargo is moved from the port to the airport, the cargo is loaded into the container and then transported using the vehicle.

Such a container is frequently used for a long period of time to be transported to a destination even in a state where the container is left in a port for a long time or is moved to a vehicle. Therefore, the cargo of the cargo loaded in the container frequently occurs in this process.

Recently, an electronic sealing device for locking and securing a container door has been used to prevent this.

Korean Registered Patent No. 10-1175173 (registered on Aug. 13, 2012) relates to a container security device, which includes a main cover portion mounted with a display portion for displaying a current state, and a main cover portion coupled to the inside of the main cover portion, A power supply part for receiving a built-in battery for receiving power, a guide groove formed through the inside of the main frame, and a guide groove formed in the guide groove, And a sensing unit having a plurality of engagement holes connected to the engagement member and a seal sensor having one side connected to the engagement member and sensing whether the container is opened or closed, And an antenna unit which is connected to the other end of the sealing sensor, A GPS module for sensing the current position of the container in real time and transmitting the position information, a communication module for transmitting the opening / closing information and the position information to the management server in real time, A second main body part including a board part on which a board having a control module for transmitting information and position information to the communication module and controlling the sealing module, the GPS module, and the communication module is mounted; A plurality of attaching / detaching holes integrally connected to any one of the plate plate and the flat plate and integrally connected to both ends of the second fitting portion and corresponding to the engaging holes are formed in the guide groove of the sensing portion, A detachable plate which is slidably inserted and is engaged with the sensing portion by a coupling member, And a lock frame having a wire connected to the input / output hole of the attaching / detaching ball and the other end connected to the output / output hole of the attaching / detaching hole, wherein the lock frame is rotatably connected to the seal module, And when the current is input / output, the seal keeping information is transmitted, and when the lock frame is cut and the current does not flow, the seal release information is transmitted.

Korean Registered Patent No. 10-1484133 (Registered on Jan. 13, 2013) discloses a container door sealing apparatus and its operation method. According to the disclosed technology, there are provided a main body in which a guide hole and a locking hole are formed to pass through at an upper end thereof; A locking member installed on the main body so as to slide up and down along the guide hole and having a locking bar inserted into a mechanical seal hole of the container door at a side of the container door, A locking member which is provided inside the main body and fixes the locking member when the locking bar of the locking member is inserted into the locking hole and whose one end protrudes to the outside of the main body to release the locking state of the locking member by the user's operation A unit; A seal disassociation authentication unit installed in the main body and performing wireless communication with a local communication module carried by an external user; Wherein the sealing unit is provided so as to be in contact with or spaced apart from a part of the fixing unit by electric energy inside the main body so that the sealing unit is brought into contact with the fixing unit and the releasing operation of the fixing unit is performed A holding unit for holding the fixed unit so as to allow the unlocking operation of the fixed unit to be separated from the fixed unit when the unseal authentication is performed; A seal sensing unit for sensing a lock and an open state of the locking member in accordance with the upward and downward movement of the locking member; And a remote communication module for wirelessly communicating the lock and unlock status sensed by the seal sensing unit to an external security control server.

As described above, the conventional electronic sealing device has the function of detecting opening and closing of the container door and detecting shock. However, when dangerous goods or high-priced cargo is stored inside the container like a recent explosion in the Tenjin Port, It is impossible to monitor the internal state of the container.

Korean Patent No. 10-1175173 Korean Patent No. 10-1484133

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic sealer for monitoring internal state information of a container, which is configured to monitor internal state of the container using an internal state sensing device.

To solve these problems, according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic sealing apparatus, comprising: an electronic sealing device formed on a door of a container, for transmitting monitoring information and electronically sealing the door; A locking bar formed on the electronic sealing device for locking the door by fixing the electronic sealing device to the door; An internal state sensing device formed inside the container for monitoring the internal state of the container; An internal communication device for receiving monitoring information from the internal state sensing device and delivering the monitoring information to the electronic sealing device; And an external communication device for transmitting monitoring information transmitted from the electronic sealing device to a control center.

In one embodiment, the electronic sealing device comprises: a body portion for sealing the container door; An electronic seal device short range communication unit for receiving and transmitting an encrypted authentication confirmation signal from the biometric authentication device; And an electronic sealing device control unit for receiving an authentication confirmation signal from the electronic sealing device short range communication unit and transferring the authentication confirmation signal to the external communication device and receiving the sealing release signal from the external communication device to release the sealing of the main body unit. do.

In one embodiment, the electronic sealing apparatus further comprises a memory section for storing device identification information for identifying itself.

In one embodiment, the locking bar includes an internal wire electrically connected to the inside.

In one embodiment, the electronic sealing device further comprises an intrusion notification controller for determining an intrusion when the internal wire is disconnected and generating an intrusion signal.

In one embodiment, the internal state sensing device includes: an on / humidity sensor unit for sensing temperature or humidity inside the container; An internal state sensing device controller for delivering sensed temperature or humidity information through the temperature / humidity sensor; And a wired / wireless communication unit for transmitting the temperature or humidity information received from the internal state sensing device controller to the internal communication device.

In one embodiment, the internal state sensing apparatus further includes a photographing unit for photographing a space inside the container and transmitting photographed image data to the internal communication device.

In one embodiment, the internal state sensing device further comprises a gas sensor part for detecting the concentration of the gas inside the container and delivering the detected gas concentration to the internal communication device.

In one embodiment, the internal communication device includes a wired communication port unit for receiving monitoring information from the internal state sensing device through a cable and transmitting the received monitoring information to the electronic sealing device.

In one embodiment, the internal communication device includes an external antenna for wirelessly receiving monitoring information from the internal state sensing device and transmitting the received monitoring information to the electronic sealing device.

According to the present invention, the internal state of the container can be monitored in real time using the internal state detecting device, and the container state can be coped with according to the internal state of the container.

1 is a view for explaining an electronic sealer for monitoring internal state information of a container according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a view for explaining the electronic sealing device shown in Fig. 1 as a first example.
Fig. 3 is a view for explaining the electronic sealing device shown in Fig. 1 as a second example.
Fig. 4 is a view for explaining the electronic sealing device shown in Fig. 1 as a third example.
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating the internal state sensing apparatus of FIG. 1 as a first example.
FIG. 6 is a view for explaining the internal state sensing apparatus of FIG. 1 as a second example.
FIG. 7 is a view for explaining the internal state sensing apparatus of FIG. 1 as a third example.
Fig. 8 is a diagram for explaining the internal communication apparatus shown in Fig. 1 as a first example.
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating the internal communication device in FIG. 1 as a second example.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention. However, the description of the present invention is merely an example for structural or functional explanation, and the scope of the present invention should not be construed as being limited by the embodiments described in the text. That is, the embodiments are to be construed as being variously embodied and having various forms, so that the scope of the present invention should be understood to include equivalents capable of realizing technical ideas. Also, the purpose or effect of the present invention should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention, since it does not mean that a specific embodiment should include all or only such effect.

Meanwhile, the meaning of the terms described in the present invention should be understood as follows.

The terms "first "," second ", and the like are intended to distinguish one element from another, and the scope of the right should not be limited by these terms. For example, the first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as a first component.

It is to be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected to the other element, but there may be other elements in between. On the other hand, when an element is referred to as being "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that there are no other elements in between. On the other hand, other expressions that describe the relationship between components, such as "between" and "between" or "neighboring to" and "directly adjacent to" should be interpreted as well.

It should be understood that the singular " include "or" have "are to be construed as including a stated feature, number, step, operation, component, It is to be understood that the combination is intended to specify that it does not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

All terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs, unless otherwise defined. Commonly used predefined terms should be interpreted to be consistent with the meanings in the context of the related art and can not be interpreted as having ideal or overly formal meaning unless explicitly defined in the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a view for explaining an electronic sealer for monitoring internal state information of a container according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

1, the container internal state information monitoring electronic sealing device 10 includes an electronic sealing device 100, a lock bar 200, an internal state sensing device 300, an internal communication device 400, (500).

The electronic sealing apparatus 100 is formed in a container door, transmits monitoring information, and electronically seals the container door.

In one embodiment, the electronic sealing apparatus 100 receives the monitoring information through the internal communication apparatus 400 and may transmit the received monitoring information to the external communication apparatus 500.

The lock bar 200 is rotatably installed on one side or both sides of the electronic sealing apparatus 100, and locks the container door by fixing the electronic sealing apparatus 100 to the container door.

In one embodiment, the lock bar 200 may include internal wires (not shown in the drawings for convenience of explanation) that are electrically connected internally.

In one embodiment, the lock bar 200 may be locked against the handle of the container door.

The internal state sensing device 300 is formed inside the container, monitors the internal state of the container, and transmits the monitoring information to the internal communication device 400.

The internal communication device 400 receives the monitoring information from the internal state sensing device 300 and transmits the received monitoring information to the electronic sealing device 100.

The external communication device 500 transmits the monitoring information transmitted from the electronic sealing device 100 to the control center.

Container internal state information monitoring having the above-described configuration The electronic sealing apparatus 10 can monitor the internal state of the container in real time using the internal state detecting apparatus 300 and cope with it in advance according to the internal state of the container.

Fig. 2 is a view for explaining the electronic sealing device shown in Fig. 1 as a first example.

Referring to FIG. 2, the electronic sealing apparatus 100 includes a main body 110, an electronic sealing apparatus short-range communication unit 120, and an electronic sealing apparatus control unit 130.

The main body 110 is mounted on the container door to electronically seal the container door.

The electronic sealing apparatus short-range communication unit 120 receives the encrypted authentication confirmation signal from the biometric authentication apparatus, and transmits the received authentication confirmation signal to the electronic sealing apparatus control unit 130.

In one embodiment, the biometric authentication apparatus may include a fingerprint recognition unit, a fingerprint memory unit, a fingerprint control unit, and a fingerprint local communication unit.

The fingerprint recognition unit recognizes the fingerprint of the user.

The fingerprint memory unit sets and stores normal user fingerprint information for the normal user in advance.

The fingerprint control unit compares the fingerprint information recognized by the fingerprint recognition unit with the normal user fingerprint information stored in the fingerprint memory unit, and if the fingerprint information matches, it is determined that the user is a legitimate user and the authentication confirmation signal is encrypted and generated.

In one embodiment, the fingerprint control unit compares the fingerprint information recognized by the fingerprint recognition unit with the normal user fingerprint information stored in the fingerprint memory unit, and generates an authentication failure signal by encrypting the fingerprint information when the fingerprint information does not match.

The fingerprint close-range communication unit receives the encrypted authentication confirmation signal or the authentication failure signal from the fingerprint control unit, and transmits the authentication confirmation signal or the authentication failure signal to the electronic seal apparatus short-

In one embodiment, the biometric authentication device can determine a normal user by using various biometric authentication information such as iris, face, voice, etc. in addition to the fingerprint of the user.

The electronic sealing device control unit 130 receives the encrypted authentication confirmation signal from the electronic sealing device local communication unit 120 and transmits the received authentication confirmation signal to the external communication device 500. [ The control center decrypts the encrypted authentication confirmation signal transmitted from the external communication device 500 and generates a seal release signal and transmits the seal release signal to the external communication device 500 when it is confirmed as a normal user. The electronic sealing apparatus control unit 130 receives the sealing release signal from the external communication apparatus 500 and releases the sealing of the main body unit 110.

Fig. 3 is a view for explaining the electronic sealing device shown in Fig. 1 as a second example.

3, the electronic sealing apparatus 100 includes a main body 110, an electronic sealing apparatus short-range communication unit 120, an electronic sealing apparatus control unit 130, and a memory unit 140. Here, the main body 110, the electronic sealing apparatus short-range communication unit 120, and the electronic sealing apparatus control unit 130 are similar to those of FIG. 2, and thus their description will be omitted.

The memory unit 140 sets and stores device identification information for identifying itself.

In one embodiment, the memory unit 140 may store information such as a manufacturer, a country of manufacture, and a unique ID for identifying itself.

Fig. 4 is a view for explaining the electronic sealing device shown in Fig. 1 as a third example.

4, the electronic sealing apparatus 100 includes a main body 110, an electronic sealing apparatus short-range communication unit 120, an electronic sealing apparatus control unit 130, a memory unit 140, and an intrusion notification control unit 150 . Here, the main body 110, the electronic sealing apparatus short-range communication unit 120, the electronic sealing apparatus control unit 130, and the memory unit 140 are similar to those of FIG. 3, and thus description thereof will be omitted. .

The intruding notification control unit 150 controls the intrusion of the lock bar 200 by forcibly removing the lock bar 200 by breaking the lock bar 200 with a hammer or the like or by inserting an intrusion tool such as a paruru into a gap between the doors When the internal wire formed in the lock bar 200 is disconnected by the external communication device 500, the external device 500 senses the current off and judges it as an intrusion, generates an intrusion signal, and transmits the generated intrusion signal to the external communication device 500 do.

In one embodiment, the intrusion notification control unit 150 can recognize an interruption of an internal wire in real time and generate an intrusion signal.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating the internal state sensing apparatus of FIG. 1 as a first example.

Referring to FIG. 5, the internal state sensing apparatus 300 includes an on / humidity sensor unit 310 and an internal state sensing apparatus control unit 320.

The on / humidity sensor unit 310 senses temperature or humidity inside the container, and transmits the sensed temperature or humidity information to the internal state sensing device controller 320. Accordingly, when the temperature is higher than the reference temperature, it is possible to predict the inside of the container such as a fire in the container or the discharge of the dangerous material.

The internal state sensing device controller 320 transmits temperature or humidity information sensed through the temperature / humidity sensor 310 to the wire / wireless communication unit 321.

The wired / wireless communication unit 321 transmits the temperature or humidity information transmitted from the internal state sensing unit control unit 320 to the internal communication device 400 by wire or wirelessly.

FIG. 6 is a view for explaining the internal state sensing apparatus of FIG. 1 as a second example.

Referring to FIG. 6, the internal state sensing apparatus 300 includes an on / humidity sensor 310, an internal state sensing device controller 320, and a photographing unit 330. Here, the temperature / humidity sensor unit 310 and the internal state sensor control unit 320 are similar to those of FIG. 5, and thus their description will be omitted.

The photographing unit 330 photographs the space inside the container and transfers the photographed image data to the internal communication device 400. [

In one embodiment, the photographing unit 330 may be installed in one place, or may be installed in various places as necessary to photograph an internal space at various positions and angles.

FIG. 7 is a view for explaining the internal state sensing apparatus of FIG. 1 as a third example.

Referring to FIG. 7, the internal state sensing apparatus 300 includes an on / humidity sensor 310, an internal state sensing device controller 320, and a gas sensor 340. Here, the temperature / humidity sensor unit 310 and the internal state sensor control unit 320 are similar to those of FIG. 5, and thus their description will be omitted.

The gas sensor unit 340 is installed in the space inside the container, detects the concentration of the gas inside the container, and transmits the detected gas concentration information to the internal communication device 400.

In one embodiment, the gas sensor unit 340 can be formed of various toxic gas sensors such as a carbon dioxide sensor, an oxygen sensor, an ammonia sensor, and a carbon monoxide sensor, Can be detected.

In one embodiment, the gas sensor unit 340 may be installed in one place, or may be installed in various places as needed to detect the concentration of the gas in the container.

The internal state sensing apparatus 300 having the above-described configuration is described as monitoring the internal state of the container using the ON / humidity sensor unit 310, the photographing unit 330, and the gas sensor unit 340 And various sensors such as an optical sensor and a leakage detection sensor may be further provided depending on the type of contents stored in the container.

Fig. 8 is a diagram for explaining the internal communication apparatus shown in Fig. 1 as a first example.

Referring to FIG. 8, the internal communication device 400 includes a wired communication port unit 410.

The wired communication port unit 410 receives the monitoring information from the internal state sensing device 300 via a cable and transmits the received monitoring information to the electronic sealing apparatus 100. [

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating the internal communication device in FIG. 1 as a second example.

Referring to FIG. 9, the internal communication device 400 includes an external antenna 420.

The external antenna 420 wirelessly receives the monitoring information from the internal state sensing device 300 and transmits the received monitoring information to the electronic sealing device 100. [ That is, since the container is made of a steel frame, it is difficult for the internal wireless signal to be received from the outside, and the wireless signal can be transmitted / received at any time using the external antenna 420.

As described above, the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above-described apparatus and / or method, but may be implemented by a program for realizing functions corresponding to the configuration of the embodiment of the present invention, And the present invention can be easily implemented by those skilled in the art from the description of the embodiments described above.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, It belongs to the scope of right.

10: Container internal status monitoring Electronic sealing device
100: Electronic sealing device
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120: Electronic Sealing Device Local Communication
130: Electronic seal device control unit
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150: Intrusion alert control unit
200: lock bar
300: Internal state detection device
310: temperature / humidity sensor unit
320: internal state detection device control unit
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340: gas sensor unit
400: internal communication device
410: Wired communication port part
420: External antenna
500: External communication device
600: biometric authentication device

Claims (10)

An electronic sealing device formed in a door of the container, for transmitting monitoring information and for sealing the door electronically;
A locking bar formed on the electronic sealing device for locking the door by fixing the electronic sealing device to the door;
An internal state sensing device formed inside the container for monitoring the internal state of the container;
An internal communication device for receiving monitoring information from the internal state sensing device and delivering the monitoring information to the electronic sealing device; And
And an external communication device for transmitting the monitoring information transmitted from the electronic sealing device to the control center.
The electronic seal apparatus according to claim 1,
A main body for sealing the container door;
An electronic seal device short range communication unit for receiving and transmitting an encrypted authentication confirmation signal from the biometric authentication device; And
And an electronic seal device control unit for receiving an authentication confirmation signal from the electronic seal device short range communication unit and transferring the authentication confirmation signal to the external communication device and receiving the seal release signal from the external communication device to release the sealing of the main body unit. Container internal status information monitoring electronic sealing device.
The electronic seal apparatus according to claim 2,
Further comprising: a memory unit for storing device identification information for identifying the container itself.
The lock bar according to claim 1,
And an internal wire electrically connected to the inside of the container.
The electronic seal apparatus according to claim 4,
Further comprising an intrusion alert controller for determining an intrusion when an internal wire is disconnected and generating an intrusion signal.
The apparatus according to claim 1,
A temperature / humidity sensor unit for sensing temperature or humidity inside the container;
An internal state sensing device controller for delivering sensed temperature or humidity information through the temperature / humidity sensor; And
And a wired / wireless communication unit for transmitting temperature or humidity information received from the internal state sensing device controller to the internal communication device.
7. The apparatus according to claim 6,
Further comprising a photographing unit for photographing a space inside the container and transmitting the photographed image data to the internal communication device.
7. The apparatus according to claim 6,
Further comprising a gas sensor unit for detecting the concentration of the gas inside the container and transmitting the detected gas concentration to the internal communication device.
The communication system according to claim 1,
And a wired communication port unit for receiving monitoring information from the internal state sensing device via a cable and transmitting the received monitoring information to the electronic sealing device.
The communication system according to claim 1,
And an external antenna for wirelessly receiving monitoring information from the internal state sensing device and transmitting the received monitoring information to the electronic sealing device.

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