SMART BAG HAVING FUNCTION OF NOTIFYING RECEPTION OF MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, AND METHOD OF NOTIFYING RECEPTION UTILIZING THE SAME

• US 20160337788A1
• Filed: 04/22/2016
• Published: 11/17/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/11/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kolon Industries Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Kolon Industries Incorporated
• Inventors: PARK, Sei-Yoon, LEE, Byeong-Kwan, KANG, Young-Jun, JEE, Yun-Jeung, PARK, Jung-Hoon, KO, Won-Jong
• Application Number:
  US15/136,257
• Publication Number:
  US 20160337788A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/16 Discovering, processing access restriction or access information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

Disclosed is a smart bag having a function of notifying a reception of a mobile communication terminal, the smart bag including: a notifying device including a label attached onto one surface of an external side of the smart bag and a backlight combined with one surface of the label; a Bluetooth chip, which is electrically connected with the notifying device and pairs the mobile communication terminal and the notifying device; and a near field communication (NFC) chip, which is attached to one surface of an inner side of the smart bag and activates a Bluetooth function of the mobile communication terminal, in which the Bluetooth chip receives a signal from the mobile communication terminal, so that the backlight is turned on, so that it is possible to confirm a received signal of the mobile communication terminal even outside of the smart bag.

Claims

1. A smart bag having a function of notifying a reception of a mobile communication terminal, the smart bag comprising:

a notifying device including a label attached onto one surface of an external side of the smart bag and a backlight combined with one surface of the label;

a Bluetooth chip, which is electrically connected with the notifying device and pairs the mobile communication terminal and the notifying device; and

a near field communication (NFC) chip, which is attached to one surface of an inner side of the smart bag and activates a Bluetooth function of the mobile communication terminal,

wherein the Bluetooth chip receives a signal from the mobile communication terminal, so that the backlight is turned on,

wherein when the mobile communication terminal accesses within a predetermined range around the NFC chip, the NFC chip activates the Bluetooth function of the mobile communication terminal,

wherein the NFC chip activates the Bluetooth function of the mobile communication terminal, and the Bluetooth chip pairs the notifying device and the mobile communication terminal at the same time.

2. The smart bag of claim 1, wherein the backlight flickers with a different color and a different number of times of flickering according to a type of signal information received from the mobile communication terminal.

3. The smart bag of claim 2, wherein the type of signal information includes at least one of a mobile messenger, a text message, a received call, a social network service (SNS), and an email reception notification.

4. The smart bag of claim 1, wherein the notifying device further includes a chargeable battery and a button, and

when a charging cord is connected to the chargeable battery or the button is pressed for a predetermined time or longer, the backlight changes a light emitting region according to a residual capacity of the battery.

5. The smart bag of claim 1, wherein when the pairing between the mobile communication terminal and the notifying device is disconnected, the Bluetooth chip pairs the mobile communication terminal and the notifying device again, and

the backlight flickers with a predetermined pattern until the mobile communication terminal and the notifying device are paired again.

6. A method of notifying a reception of a mobile communication terminal by a smart bag, the method comprising:

when the mobile communication terminal accesses within a predetermined range around a near field communication chip disposed inside the smart bag, activating a he Bluetooth function of the mobile communication terminal;

pairing a notifying device combined with the smart bag and the mobile communication terminal;

transmitting, by the mobile communication terminal, signal information to the notifying device when receiving the signal information from the mobile communication terminal; and

receiving, by the notifying device, the signal information and flickering according to the signal information,

wherein in the pairing, the Bluetooth function of the mobile communication terminal is activated, and a Bluetooth chip electrically connected to the notifying device pairs the notifying device and the mobile communication terminal at the same time.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein in the flickering, the notifying device flickers with a different color and a different number of times of flickering according to a type of signal information received from the mobile communication terminal.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the type of signal information includes at least one of a mobile messenger, a text message, a received call, a social network service (SNS), and an email reception notification.

9. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

charging the notifying device,

wherein in the charging of the notifying device, when a charging cord is connected to the notifying device or a button of the notifying device is pressed for a predetermined time or longer, the notifying device emits light with a light emitting region changed according to a residual capacity of the battery.

10. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

when the pairing between the mobile communication terminal and the notifying device is disconnected, re-attempting the pairing of pairing the mobile communication terminal and the notifying device again,

wherein in the re-attempting of the pairing, the notifying device flickers with a predetermined pattern until the mobile communication terminal and the notifying device are paired again.