KR100785722B1 - Card Terminals with Function of Wire Communication Gateway and Recording Medium - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a card terminal having a wired communication gateway function and a recording medium therefor, wherein the card terminal includes a short range communication unit for connecting a predetermined communication terminal with at least one short range communication, and at least one wired line. A communication processor connected to a communication network, processing a predetermined electronic payment through the communication processor, and transmitting a predetermined packet from the communication terminal through the connected short-range communication channel, When received at the physical layer, the received packet information is read to determine whether to bridge the packet to the protocol stack corresponding to the communication processor, and when the packet is bridged to the protocol stack corresponding to the communication processor, the packet is read. Is the packet for payment processing or regular day A bridge check unit for checking whether the packet is for communication, and if the packet is a packet for payment processing, the packet is provided on the wired communication network (and / or a communication network interworking with the wired communication network) through the communication processing unit. A predetermined server (and / or provided on the wired communication network (and / or a communication network cooperating with the wired communication network) through the communication processing unit if the packet is converted into a packet structure transmitted to the payment processing server. Or a protocol conversion unit for converting the packet into a packet structure transmitted to the terminal) and a bridge function unit for bridging the converted packet to a protocol stack corresponding to the communication processing unit.

Wired communication, gateway, card terminal

Description

Card terminal with function of wire communication gateway and recording medium}

1 is a diagram illustrating a network connection configuration of a card terminal having a bridge function of a communication protocol stack according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a diagram illustrating a preferred functional configuration of a card terminal having a bridge function of a communication protocol stack according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3A, 3B, 3C, and 3D illustrate a logical bridge function hierarchical structure for providing a bridge function of a communication protocol stack according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

4A and 4B are diagrams illustrating a protocol stack structure in which a card terminal having a bridge function of a communication protocol stack according to an embodiment of the present invention bridges a local area communication terminal to a wired communication network.

5 is a diagram illustrating a process of loading a logical bridge function layer that provides a bridge function of a communication protocol stack in a card terminal according to one embodiment of the present invention.

6A and 6B illustrate a process of operating a card terminal providing a bridge function for a packet transmitted / received through a short-range communication channel connected to a card terminal through a logical bridge function layer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a diagram illustrating a card terminal operation process of providing a bridge function for a packet generated at a card terminal through a logical bridge function layer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a diagram illustrating a network connection configuration of a card terminal having a bridge function of a communication protocol stack according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a view showing a preferred functional configuration of a card terminal having a bridge function of a communication protocol stack according to another embodiment of the present invention.

10A, 10B, 10C, and 10D illustrate a logical bridge function hierarchical structure for providing a bridge function of a communication protocol stack according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

11A and 11B illustrate a protocol stack structure in which a card terminal having a bridge function of a communication protocol stack bridges a local area communication terminal to a wired communication network according to another embodiment of the present invention.

12 is a diagram illustrating a process of loading a logical bridge function layer that provides a bridge function of a communication protocol stack in a card terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

13A and 13B illustrate a card terminal operation process of providing a bridge function for a packet transmitted / received through a short-range communication channel connected to a card terminal through a logical bridge function layer according to another embodiment of the present invention.

14 is a diagram illustrating an operation of a card terminal providing a bridge function for a packet generated at a card terminal through a logical bridge function layer according to another embodiment of the present invention.

<Description of main parts of drawing>

100: terminal 105: card terminal

110: van server 115: payment server

205: control unit 210: screen output unit

215: sound processor 220: key input unit

225: security application module 230: power supply

235: card reader portion 240: print output portion

245: printing apparatus 250: IP-based communication processing unit

255: Near field communication unit 260: Near field communication unit

265: short-range wired communication unit 270: bridge function unit

275: protocol conversion unit 280: bridge confirmation unit

285: address processing unit

The present invention is provided in the merchant for at least one electronic payment processing, wired communication means for connecting (and / or communication connection) to an IP-based wired communication network operating based on TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) And a near field communication means comprising at least one of a near field communication means and / or a near field communication means and / or a near field wire communication means, wherein the card terminal bridges the near field communication means and the wire communication means on a communication protocol stack. will be.

Due to the continuous development of information and communication technology, various forms of wired communication infrastructure and wireless communication infrastructure are being established, and thus, card terminals (e.g., Credit Authorization Terminal (CAT) provided in merchants to provide electronic payment services. Value Added Networks (VANs) used by)) were initially rented and used in public switched telephone networks (PSTNs) and recently used high-speed data networks (e.g., x Digital Subscriber Line (xDSL)). It has evolved into a form of use.

As the main network constituting the value-added communication network as described above is accelerated, the card terminal has a single communication and multi-function (Single Communication and Multi Function) to provide various additional services in the initial Single Communication and Single Function (SCSF); SCMF).

However, the additional service function provided in the card terminal is related to the electronic payment, and there is a problem that the communication resources of the high speed communication network constituting the value added communication network are not properly utilized.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention includes a local area communication unit for connecting a predetermined communication terminal and at least one local area communication, a communication processing unit for connecting to at least one wired communication network, and processes a predetermined electronic payment through the communication processing unit, When a predetermined packet is transmitted from the communication terminal through the connected local area communication channel and received in the physical layer of the protocol stack corresponding to the local area communication unit, the received packet information is read and the packet is corresponded to the communication processing unit. A bridge confirming unit for checking whether to bridge to the protocol stack to be used, and if the packet is bridged to a protocol stack corresponding to the communication processing unit, whether the packet is a packet for payment processing or a packet for general data communication; If it is confirmed that the packet is a packet for payment processing, The packet is converted into a packet structure transmitted to a payment processing server provided on the wired communication network (and / or a communication network interworking with the wired communication network) through a communication processing unit. A protocol conversion unit for converting a packet structure transmitted to a predetermined server (and / or terminal) provided on the wired communication network (and / or a communication network interworking with the wired communication network) and the converted packet to correspond to the communication processing unit. The present invention provides a card terminal having a wired communication gateway function having a bridge function for bridging a protocol stack.

A card terminal having a wired communication gateway function according to the present invention includes a near field communication unit for connecting a predetermined communication terminal and at least one local area communication, and a communication processing unit for connecting to at least one wired communication network. Processes a predetermined electronic payment through, and when the predetermined packet is transmitted from the communication terminal through the connected short-range communication channel, and received in the physical layer of the protocol stack corresponding to the short-range communication unit, the received packet information is read. To bridge the packet to a protocol stack corresponding to the communication processing unit, and to bridge the packet to a protocol stack corresponding to the communication processing unit, whether the packet is a packet for payment processing or for general data communication. A bridge checking unit for checking whether the packet is a packet; If the packet is a packet for payment processing, the packet is converted into a packet structure transmitted to a payment processing server provided on the wired communication network (and / or a communication network interworking with the wired communication network) through a communication processing unit. A protocol for converting the packet into a packet structure transmitted to a predetermined server (and / or terminal) provided on the wired communication network (and / or a communication network interworking with the wired communication network) through the communication processor. A conversion unit; And a bridge function unit for bridging the converted packet to a protocol stack corresponding to the communication processor.

According to the invention, the communication processing unit, characterized in that for transmitting the bridged packet to the wired communication network.

According to the present invention, when a predetermined packet is received from the wired communication network to the physical layer of the protocol stack corresponding to the communication processing unit, the bridge checking unit reads the received packet information and transmits the packet to the local area communication unit. Characterized in that it bridges to a corresponding protocol stack, and when the bridge check unit confirms that the packet is bridged to a protocol stack corresponding to the local area communication unit, the protocol conversion unit corresponds to a protocol stack corresponding to the communication processing unit. And converting the received packet into a packet structure corresponding to a protocol stack corresponding to the short range communication unit, wherein the bridge function unit bridges the converted packet to a protocol stack corresponding to the short range communication unit. And said The short range communication unit may transmit the bridged packet to the communication terminal.

Further, according to the present invention, if the packet is a packet for payment processing, the protocol conversion unit, the packet (Secure Sockets Layer) and / or TLS (Transport Layer Security) and / or AAA (Authentication, Authorization) And Accounting) characterized in that it further comprises the encryption with a security protocol corresponding to the wired communication network.

According to the present invention, the card terminal having the wired communication gateway function further comprises an address processing unit for allocating a predetermined address for wired communication network connection to a communication terminal connected to a channel through the local area communication unit. It is done.

Further, according to the present invention, when the packet received by the physical layer of the protocol stack corresponding to the short-range communication unit flows into the data link layer (and / or medium access control layer), the bridge function unit communicates the packet. Bridge to the data link layer (and / or medium access control layer) of the protocol stack corresponding to the processing unit, and / or on the protocol stack corresponding to the communication processing unit, and / or the data link layer of the protocol stack corresponding to the local area communication unit (and / or Or a bridge to a protocol layer compatible with a medium access control layer, and when a packet received through a physical layer of a protocol stack corresponding to the local area communication unit flows into a network layer, the packet corresponds to the communication processing unit. Bridge to the network layer of the protocol stack, and // Bridges the protocol stack corresponding to the communication processor to a protocol layer that is compatible with the network layer of the protocol stack corresponding to the local area communication unit. When introduced to a transport layer, bridges the packet to a transport layer of a protocol stack corresponding to the communication processor, and / or is compatible with a transport layer of a protocol stack corresponding to the local area communication protocol on a protocol stack corresponding to the communication processor. And a packet received by the physical layer of the protocol stack corresponding to the local area communication unit into the session layer. The packet is transmitted to the session layer of the protocol stack corresponding to the communication processor. And bridge the protocol stack corresponding to the short-range communication unit to a protocol layer compatible with the session layer of the protocol stack corresponding to the short-range communication unit. When a packet received in a physical layer flows into a presentation layer, bridge the packet to a presentation layer of a protocol stack corresponding to the communication processor, and / or on the short-range communication unit on a protocol stack corresponding to the communication processor. Bridge to a protocol layer that is compatible with the presentation layer of the corresponding protocol stack.

Further, according to the present invention, when the packet received in the physical layer of the protocol stack corresponding to the communication processing unit flows into the data link layer (and / or medium access control layer), the bridge function unit, the packet is the short-range Bridge to the data link layer (and / or medium access control layer) of the protocol stack corresponding to the communication unit, and / or on the protocol stack corresponding to the local area communication unit, and / or the data link layer of the protocol stack corresponding to the communication processing unit (and / or Or a bridge to a protocol layer compatible with a medium access control layer, and when a packet received through a physical layer of a protocol stack corresponding to the communication processing unit flows into a network layer, the packet corresponds to the local area communication unit. Bridge to the network layer of the protocol stack, and // Is bridged to a protocol layer compatible with a network layer of a protocol stack corresponding to the communication processing unit on a protocol stack corresponding to the local area communication unit, and the packet received to the physical layer of the protocol stack corresponding to the communication processing unit is When introduced to a transport layer, bridge the packet to a transport layer of a protocol stack corresponding to the local area communication unit, and / or be compatible with a transport layer of a protocol stack corresponding to the communication processing unit on a protocol stack corresponding to the local area communication unit. And a packet received in the physical layer of the protocol stack corresponding to the communication processor, when the packet is introduced into the session layer. And / or bridge the protocol stack corresponding to the local area communication unit to a protocol layer compatible with the session layer of the protocol stack corresponding to the communication processor. When the packet received in the layer flows into the presentation layer, bridge the packet to the presentation layer of the protocol stack corresponding to the local area communication unit, and / or correspond to the communication processing unit on the protocol stack corresponding to the local area communication unit. Bridge to a protocol layer that is compatible with the presentation layer of the protocol stack.

On the other hand, the present invention includes a computer-readable recording medium characterized by recording a program for executing a function of a card terminal device component having the above-mentioned wired communication gateway function.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings and description will be described in detail the operating principle of the preferred embodiment of the present invention. However, the drawings and the following description shown below are for the preferred method among various methods for effectively explaining the features of the present invention, the present invention is not limited only to the drawings and description below. In addition, in the following description of the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. Terms to be described later are terms defined in consideration of functions in the present invention, which may vary according to intentions or customs of users or operators. Therefore, the definition should be based on the contents throughout the present title.

In addition, preferred embodiments of the present invention to be carried out below are provided in each system functional configuration to efficiently describe the technical components constituting the present invention, or system functions that are commonly provided in the technical field to which the present invention belongs. The configuration will be omitted, and described mainly on the functional configuration to be additionally provided for the present invention. If those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains, it will be able to easily understand the function of the components that are conventionally used among the omitted functional configuration not shown below, and also the configuration omitted as described above The relationship between the elements and the components added for the present invention will also be clearly understood.

In addition, the following examples will be used to appropriately modify the terms so that those skilled in the art to clearly understand the technical features of the present invention to effectively understand, but the present invention It is by no means limited.

As a result, the technical spirit of the present invention is determined by the claims, and the following examples are one means for efficiently explaining the technical spirit of the present invention to those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. It is only.

1 is a diagram illustrating a network connection configuration of a card terminal 105 having a bridge function of a communication protocol stack according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

In more detail, in FIG. 1, a card terminal 105 having a bridge function of a communication protocol stack connects to (and / or communicates with) a payment communication network including at least one wired communication network, and the communication protocol stack The network connection configuration for bridging the card terminal 105 and at least one or more terminals 100 in a short distance to the wired communication network through a bridge function of the present invention. At least one or more cards located near the card terminal 105 in a state where the card terminal 105 having the bridge function of the communication protocol stack is connected to at least one wired communication network by referring to and / or modifying the drawing 1. Infer various implementation methods for bridging the terminal 100 to a wired communication network through a bridge function of the communication protocol stack. As will be appreciated, the present invention includes all implementation methods inferred above and is not limited to the implementation method illustrated in FIG.

According to the present invention, the card terminal 105 is connected to a predetermined ESD (Electronic Software Delivery) server through a currently connected predetermined communication network in order to have a bridge function of the communication protocol stack according to the present invention. By downloading a predetermined program file corresponding to the bridge function of the communication protocol stack from the ESD server and loading it into the card terminal 105, the card terminal 105 has a bridge function of the communication protocol stack according to the present invention. It is provided.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the server connected to the card terminal 105 before the card terminal 105 has the bridge function of the communication protocol stack is connected to the card terminal 105 according to the present invention. It is preferable to include an ESD server which provides and mounts a predetermined program file corresponding to the bridge function of the protocol stack.

The wired communication network to which the card terminal 105 having a bridge function of the communication protocol stack is connected operates based on Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol (TCP / IP) and / or User Datagram Protocol / Internet Protocol (UDP / IP). And an IP-based wired communication network, whereby the card terminal 105 transmits and receives a payment approval request message and / or payment approval message that is transmitted and received through a payment communication network including the wired communication network. And / or via a UDP / IP) communication protocol.

However, the wired communication network to which the card terminal 105 with a bridge function of the communication protocol stack according to the present invention is connected is not limited to the above-described TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) based wired communication network. Those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains, the wired communication network to which the card terminal 105 with the bridge function of the communication protocol stack is connected includes all wired communication networks conventionally and commercially available in the future.

That is, Figure 1 is intended to effectively explain the technical features of the card terminal 105 having a bridge function of the communication protocol stack according to the present invention to those skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs, It is not limited by this.

According to the present invention, the card terminal 105 having a bridge function of the communication protocol stack is connected to at least one or more wired communication networks and / or at least one server (and / or terminal 100) through the wired communication network. And a wired communication means including at least one wired communication means for connecting a predetermined communication channel, and at least one or more terminals 100 and at least one terminal near the card terminal 105. Characterized in that it comprises a function for communicating through a near field communication means.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the wired communication means for connecting (and / or communicating) the card terminal 105 to a wired communication network connects the card terminal 105 to TCP / IP (and / or USP / IP). It is preferable to include an Internet communication module for connecting to (and / or communication connection) based wired communication network, whereby the card terminal 105 is at least one server (and / or terminal) provided on the wired communication network ( 100)) and a predetermined communication channel are connected.

According to the present invention, a server (and / or terminal 100) on the wired communication network to which the card terminal 105 and a predetermined communication channel are connected may include a value added network (VAN) corresponding to the card terminal 105. It is characterized in that it comprises a predetermined van server 110 provided in the company, whereby the card terminal 105 performs an electronic payment procedure using at least one customer-owned card.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the short range communication means for short-range communication between the card terminal 105 and at least one or more terminals 100 in a short range may conform to (or be compatible with) the IEEE 802.11x standard (for example, , IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, HIPERLAN / 2, etc.) Short-range wireless, such as Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), Bluetooth, WiFi, Ultra Wide Band system (UWB), etc. Communication means, and / or short-range optical communication means in accordance with the Infrared Ray communication standard of IrDA, and / or Local Area Network (LAN) conforming to IEEE 802.x standard, IEEE 1394 type, USB (Universal Serial Bus) And at least one short-range communication means such as short-range wired communication means such as RS-232c, RS-485, and the like, whereby the short-range communication means is connected between the terminal 100 and the card terminal 105. Corresponding predetermined The short-range communication channel is connected.

Here, the short-distance communication channel connected to the card terminal 105 through the short-range communication means is a Voice over IP (VoIP) communication protocol (eg, Real-time Transport Protocol (RTP) and RTCP (RTP Control) over UDP / IP. Communication protocol).

According to the present invention, a communication channel connected between the card terminal 105 and a server (and / or terminal 100) provided on a wired communication network connects the card terminal 105 to the wired communication network (and / or Or a communication protocol corresponding to a wired communication means for communication connection), and the short-range communication channel connecting the card terminal 105 and at least one terminal 100 located at a short distance is It is characterized in that the connection and operation via a communication protocol corresponding to the short-range communication means.

The communication protocol includes a format and procedure necessary for at least two communication systems (e.g., a server and / or a device having a communication function) to transmit and receive predetermined information (or data) through a predetermined communication network and / or communication means; As the order is defined, the communication protocol is composed of a plurality of layers (Layer) for performing each function, such as physical circuit control, data connection control, packet relay transmission or file transfer control, In the communication protocol of each layer is made up of a structure that interlocks up and down.

Here, the detailed technical features and functions of each layer of the communication protocol are defined in each communication protocol standard, and the present invention does not violate the communication protocol standard.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the communication protocol configures and maintains a physical link between communication systems through a predetermined communication network and / or communication means, and directly transmits data bits through a communication line corresponding to the physical link. A physical layer that defines mechanical, electrical, functional, and procedural characteristics for establishing and / or maintaining and / or breaking a circuit connection for transmission, and a medium access that controls access to the physical layer It is preferable to include a control layer, and in general, the MAC layer controls the physical layer to address a physical link, network topology, circuit usage rules, error detection, frame forwarding, and flow. Subla of the Datalink Layer, which defines functions for data delivery reliability, such as control yer).

According to the present invention, the card terminal 105 having a bridge function of the communication protocol stack bridges at least one local area communication means and the wired communication means on a protocol stack through the bridge function of the communication protocol stack according to the present invention. Characterized in that.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the bridge function (at least one of the short-range communication means and the wired communication means) of the communication protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105 corresponds to the wired communication means. Bridging at least one protocol layer of the physical layer on the protocol stack and an upper layer of the MAC layer, and at least one protocol layer of the physical layer on the protocol stack corresponding to the local area communication means and the upper layer of the MAC layer. It is preferable.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the bridge function of the communication protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105 (a function of bridging at least one short-range communication means and the wired communication means) corresponds to the wired communication means. It is possible to directly bridge (eg, bridge in the form of firmware) the MAC layer above the physical layer on the protocol stack and the MAC layer above the physical layer on the protocol stack corresponding to the local area communication means. It is not limited.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the bridge function (at least one of the short-range communication means and the wired communication means) of the communication protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105 corresponds to the wired communication means. It is preferable to bridge a same grade protocol layer among at least one or more protocol layers existing on the protocol stack and at least one or more protocol layers existing on the protocol stack corresponding to the local area communication means.

For example, the communication protocol stack corresponding to the wired communication means provided in the card terminal 105 satisfies Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) layer 7, and the communication protocol stack corresponding to the short range communication means is also OSI 7. If the layer is satisfied, the bridge function (at least one of the short-range communication means and the wired communication means) of the communication protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105 is a communication protocol stack corresponding to the wired communication means. Bridge the network layer of the communication protocol stack corresponding to the network layer of the communication protocol stack and / or the transport layer of the communication protocol stack corresponding to the wired communication means and the communication protocol stack corresponding to the local area communication means. Bridge the layer and / or correspond to the wired communication means Bridge the session layer of the new protocol stack and the communication layer corresponding to the local area communication means, and / or the presentation layer of the communication protocol stack corresponding to the wired communication means and the communication corresponding to the local area communication means. It is desirable to bridge the presentation layer of the protocol stack.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the bridge function of the communication protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105 (a function of bridging at least one short-range communication means and the wired communication means) corresponds to the wired communication means. Preferably, at least one protocol layer existing on the protocol stack and at least one protocol layer existing on the protocol stack corresponding to the short range communication means are bridged with each other.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the bridge function (at least one or more near field communication means and the wired communication means) of the communication protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105 corresponds to the near field communication means. If a packet generated (and / or processed) on a protocol stack and a packet generated (and / or processed) on a protocol stack corresponding to the wired communication means are not compatible with each other, the bridge function is configured to perform the short range communication means. Convert a packet generated (and / or processed) on a protocol stack corresponding to the packet structure capable of being processed (or compatible) on a protocol stack corresponding to the wired communication means, and / or a protocol corresponding to the wired communication means. Packets generated (and / or processed) on the stack are configured to correspond to the local area communication means. It is made by a function of converting a processed (or compatible) packet structure on the call stack, further comprising preferred.

For example, when the short range communication means is USB, the USB packet generated by the protocol stack corresponding to the USB has a packet structure that can be transmitted to the wired communication network through a wired communication means provided in the card terminal 105. Although not included, the bridge function of the communication protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105 (at least one function of bridging the short-range communication means and the wired communication means) includes the USB packet in the card terminal 105. Converts to a packet structure that can be transmitted to the wired communication network through the wired communication means, and / or adds packet information that can be transmitted to the wired communication network through the wired communication means provided in the card terminal 105 to the USB packet ( Or insertion).

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a packet generated (and / or processed) on a protocol stack corresponding to the local area communication means and a packet generated (and / or processed) on a protocol stack corresponding to the wired communication means In order to be compatible, the bridge function (at least one of the short-range communication means and the wired communication means) of the communication protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105 is defined in the protocol stack corresponding to the short-range communication means. Read the encapsulating packet in a packet structure to read predetermined packet data, encapsulate the read packet data into a packet structure defined in a protocol stack corresponding to the wired communication means, and / or the wired communication The packet is encapsulated in a packet structure defined in the protocol stack corresponding to the means. A packet generated (and / or processed) on a protocol stack corresponding to the near field communication means by reading kit data and encapsulating the read packet data into a packet structure defined in a protocol stack corresponding to the near field communication means; It is desirable to interoperate packets generated (and / or processed) on a protocol stack corresponding to the wired communication means.

If the read packet data sizes are not compatible with each other, the bridge function (at least one local area communication means and the wired communication means) of the communication protocol stack included in the card terminal 105 may include the local area. In order to be compatible with a packet generated (and / or processed) on a protocol stack corresponding to a communication means and a packet generated (and / or processed) on a protocol stack corresponding to the wired communication means, the read packet data may be used. It is preferable to further include a function of buffering to make the read packet data sizes compatible.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a packet generated (and / or processed) on a protocol stack corresponding to the local area communication means and a packet generated (and / or processed) on a protocol stack corresponding to the wired communication means In order to be compatible with each other, the bridge function (at least one local area communication means and the wired communication means) of the communication protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105 is defined in a protocol stack corresponding to the local area communication means. Adds (or inserts) packet information that can be transmitted to a wired communication network through a wired communication means provided in the card terminal 105 to a packet generated (and / or processed) in a predetermined packet structure, and / or the wired communication Among the packet information contained in the packet generated (and / or processed) in the packet structure defined in the protocol stack corresponding to the means, By removing (or erasing) packet information incompatible with the protocol stack corresponding to the local area communication means, a packet generated (and / or processed) on a protocol stack corresponding to the local area communication means and a protocol corresponding to the wired communication means. It is desirable to interoperate packets that are generated (and / or processed) on the stack.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when the card terminal 105 is connected to a wired communication network corresponding to a TCP / IP (and / or USP / IP) based wired communication network (and / or a communication connection), the card The terminal 105 connects the TCP / IP (and / or USP /) to at least one terminal 100 connected to the card terminal 105 through a predetermined short range communication through a bridge function of a communication protocol stack according to the present invention. Performs a gateway function to access (and / or communicate) an IP-based wired network, and if the local area communication supports a VoIP communication protocol, the card terminal 105 may further perform the function of a VoIP gateway. do.

According to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the card terminal 105 preferably includes at least one affiliated store terminal 100 such as a credit authorization terminal (CAT) and / or a point of sales (POS) terminal 100. In this case, the affiliated store terminal 100 is predetermined through a predetermined wired communication means (for example, wired communication means for connecting the merchant terminal 100 to a TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) based wired communication network). A function of connecting to (and / or communicating) a wired communication network, and a function of connecting a local area communication channel with at least one terminal 100 located at a short distance of the affiliated store terminal 100 through at least one local area communication means. And, through the bridge function of the communication protocol stack according to the present invention for bridging the terminal 100 connected to the short-range communication channel to the wired communication network connected to the merchant terminal 100 (and / or communication connection) It is preferable to have a function.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the terminal 100 to which the card terminal 105 is connected to a predetermined short-range communication channel may be connected to (WLAN), Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi according to the IEEE 802.11x standard. Short-range wireless communication means, such as USB, and / or short-range optical communication means such as infrared ray communication, and / or wired LAN (LAN) compliant with IEEE 802.x standard, IEEE 1394, USB, RS-232c, RS A personal computer (PC) having at least one short-range communication means, such as -485, connected to the short-range communication means provided in the card terminal 105 through the short-range communication means, and to a predetermined short-range communication; And / or at least one client terminal 100 such as a notebook computer. When the short range communication means supports a VoIP communication protocol, the client terminal 10 0) preferably further performs the function of the VoIP terminal 100.

In addition, the terminal 100 to which the card terminal 105 and a predetermined short-range communication channel are connected may be short-range wireless such as WLAN, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, USB, or the like conforming to (or compatible with) the IEEE 802.11x standard. Short-range optical communication means such as communication means, and / or infrared ray communication, and / or short-range wired lines such as LAN, IEEE 1394, USB, RS-232c, RS-485, etc. conforming to the IEEE 802.x standard. A personal digital assistant (PDA) and / or PMP (including at least one short-range communication means of communication means) connected to the short-range communication means provided in the card terminal 105 by a predetermined short-range communication via the short-range communication means; And at least one portable terminal 100 such as a portable media player. When the short range communication means supports a VoIP communication protocol, the portable terminal 100 may be configured to include the VoIP terminal 100. It is desirable to perform more functions.

In addition, the terminal 100 is connected to the card terminal 105 and a predetermined short-range communication channel, PCS (Personal Communication System), GSM (Global System for Mobile) terminal (100) operating based on the CDMA stack, smart Wireless LAN (WLAN), Bluetooth, which conforms to (or is compatible with) the IEEE 802.11x standard in the mobile communication terminal 100 including at least one of a smart phone, a WCDMA terminal 100, an HSDPA terminal 100, and the like. Short-range wireless communication means, such as Wi-Fi, USB, and / or short-range optical communication means such as infrared ray communication, and / or LAN (LAN) compliant with IEEE 802.x standard, IEEE 1394, USB, RS-232c A wireless terminal having at least one short-range communication means such as a short-range wired communication means such as RS-485, and connected to the short-range communication means provided in the card terminal 105 by a predetermined short-range communication through the short-range communication means ( 100) at least one W is preferably composed, and if the short-range communication means allowing VoIP communication protocol, the wireless terminal 100, it is preferable to perform further a function of the VoIP terminal 100.

In addition, the terminal 100 to which the card terminal 105 and a predetermined short-range communication channel are connected may be short-range wireless such as WLAN, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, USB, or the like conforming to (or compatible with) the IEEE 802.11x standard. Short-range optical communication means such as communication means, and / or infrared ray communication, and / or short-range wired lines such as LAN, IEEE 1394, USB, RS-232c, RS-485, etc. conforming to the IEEE 802.x standard. At least one VoIP terminal 100 having at least one short-range communication means among the communication means, and connected to the short-range communication means provided in the card terminal 105 through short-range communication means and the short-range communication supporting the VoIP communication protocol. It is preferable to include one or more.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the bridge function of the communication protocol stack according to the present invention in the card terminal 105, the hardware device configuration and / or software in the development and / or manufacturing stage of the card terminal 105 It can be realized by mounting on the card terminal 105, including the functional configuration, by which the present invention is not limited.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the bridge function of the communication protocol stack according to the present invention in the card terminal 105 is, after the card terminal 105 is developed and / or manufactured, the communication protocol according to the present invention The program including the bridge function of the stack can be realized by recording on a predetermined recording medium provided in the card terminal 105, whereby the present invention is not limited.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, in the card terminal 105, a part of the bridge function of the communication protocol stack according to the present invention is a hardware device configuration and the development and / or manufacturing stage of the card terminal 105 and And / or mounted via a software functional configuration, the rest of which is developed and / or manufactured by the card terminal 105, and then includes a program including a bridge function of a communication protocol stack according to the present invention. It can be realized by recording on a predetermined recording medium provided in the present invention, whereby the present invention is not limited.

For example, in order for the card terminal 105 to access a predetermined TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) based wired communication network, a predetermined network interface card (NIC) is required, and the NIC is a connector and a signal transmitting and receiving unit. And a signal processor, wherein the hardware device configuration includes at least one electrical / electronic device and a circuit corresponding to the connector, the signal transceiver, and the signal processor. And a program for controlling the operation of the signal transmission and reception unit and the signal processing unit, and processing the communication protocol defined in the wired communication network through the operation control.

In particular, the program (for example, a program that controls the operation of the connector, the signal transmission and reception unit, and the signal processing unit, and processes the communication protocol defined in the wired communication network through the operation control) is in the form of firmware. Recorded in memory (e.g., read only memory (ROM) and / or erasable programmable read only memory (EPROM) and / or electrically erasable and programmable read only memory (EEPROM, etc.) on the device configuration, and / or the card terminal ( 105) It is possible to write to the memory provided in the card terminal 105 in the form of a predetermined system program (and / or application program according to the intention of those skilled in the art) included in the operating system, thereby The present invention is not limited.

The card terminal 105 having a bridge function of the communication protocol stack is connected to a predetermined backbone network through a predetermined communication network including at least one wired communication network.

In addition, the card terminal 105 with a bridge function of the communication protocol stack is connected to a predetermined communication channel with the van server 110 provided in the bansa corresponding to the card terminal 105 through the backbone network. The card terminal 105 is thereby provided with a payment server provided to a card issuer that issued a card having at least one payment means to at least one or more customers through the van server 110 to which the communication channel is connected. By transmitting and receiving the payment approval request message and / or payment approval message corresponding to the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) based communication protocol, the electronic payment procedure using the customer-owned card is performed.

Here, the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) based wired communication network and the vanbone network and the van server 110 and / or the van server 110 and the card issuer side payment server 115 for connecting A series of network configurations including a dedicated communication network forms a payment communication network (eg, a value added communication network) for the card terminal 105 to perform a predetermined electronic payment procedure using the customer-owned card.

In addition, the card terminal 105 with a bridge function of the communication protocol stack is characterized in that a predetermined communication channel is connected to at least one server (and / or terminal 100) through the backbone network.

For example, a card terminal 105 having a bridge function of the communication protocol stack is connected to a web server and a client / server based communication channel on the Internet through the backbone network, and / or the terminal 100 device on the Internet. And peer to peer (P2P) based communication channels may be connected.

In addition, the card terminal 105 with a bridge function of the communication protocol stack is a network defined to provide a specific application service (eg, based on (or based on a backbone)) a predetermined application network connected to the backbone network. It is characterized in that a predetermined communication channel is connected to the server (and / or the terminal 100) on.

For example, a card terminal 105 having a bridge function of the communication protocol stack may have a predetermined communication channel with a server (for example, a VoIP server) on an application network such as a predetermined VoIP (Voice over IP) network connected to the backbone network. And / or a communication channel may be connected with the VoIP terminal 100 on the VoIP network.

In addition, the card terminal 105 having a bridge function of the communication protocol stack may include a terminal on a predetermined external network (for example, a network connected through an application network and a gateway) connected to a predetermined application network connected to the backbone network. 100) characterized in that the device and the predetermined communication channel is connected.

For example, a card terminal 105 having a bridge function of the communication protocol stack may be a server on a public switched telephone network (for example, an automatic response service (ARS) server) connected to a predetermined VoIP network connected to the backbone network. And a predetermined communication channel may be connected, and / or a communication channel may be connected to the call terminal 100 on the VoIP network.

Figure 2 illustrates a preferred functional configuration of a card terminal 105 having a bridge function of a communication protocol stack according to an embodiment of the present invention.

More specifically, Figure 2 is connected to (and / or communication connection) to an IP-based wired network provided at the merchant for at least one or more electronic payment processing, operating based on TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) And at least one short range communication means of at least one of a short distance wireless communication means and / or a short distance optical communication means and / or a short distance wire communication means, and for bridging the short range communication means and a wire communication means on a communication protocol stack. As shown in the preferred functional configuration of the card terminal 105, those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains refer to and / or modify this drawing to provide at least one or more wired and short range communication means. And a variety of card terminals 105 for bridging the wired communication means and the near field communication means on a communication protocol stack. Although a functional configuration may be inferred, the present invention includes all the inferred implementation methods, and is not limited to the implementation method shown in FIG.

In FIG. 2 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the wired communication means provided in the card terminal 105 having the bridge function of the communication protocol stack is based on W-CDMA and / or HSDPA operating based on the CDMA stack. Wireless communication means for accessing a mobile communication network, wireless communication means for accessing an IEEE 802.11x-based wireless LAN communication network, wireless communication means for accessing an IEEE 802.16x-based portable Internet, TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) Although shown as including at least one wired communication means of the wired communication means for connecting to an IP-based wired communication network operating based on, the card terminal 105 is a wired of any one of a wireless communication means and a wired communication means. Only communication means may be provided, whereby the present invention is not limited.

In FIG. 2, the near field communication means used by the card terminal 105 having the bridge function of the communication protocol stack includes at least one of near field wireless communication means, near field optical communication means, and near field wired communication means. Although shown, the short-range communication means provided in the card terminal 105 may be provided with any one of the short-range communication means of the short-range wireless communication means, short-range optical communication means, short-range wired communication means, thereby limiting the present invention. Not.

That is, the functional configuration of the card terminal 105 shown in FIG. 2 is only for efficiently describing the technical features of the card terminal 105 equipped with the bridge function of the communication protocol stack according to the present invention. The present invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiments, but rather can be inferred from various application methods of the present invention by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains.

Of course, it is apparent that the present invention includes all implementation methods inferred by referring to and / or modifying this drawing as described above.

Referring to FIG. 2, the card terminal 105 having a bridge function of the communication protocol stack includes a control unit 205 for controlling and operating the overall functions of the card terminal 105, and the card terminal 105. And a memory unit 255 for storing information (or data) necessary for controlling and operating the overall function, and / or recording a program necessary for controlling and operating the overall function of the card terminal 105. And a card reader unit 235 for reading predetermined payment means information from a customer-owned card equipped with at least one payment means for a predetermined electronic payment process, and a screen output function of the card terminal 105. A screen output unit 210, a sound processor 215 for a sound input / output function of the card terminal 105, and a key input unit 220 for a key input function of the card terminal 105. Characterized in that it is basically provided, in order to safer and more efficient electronic payment processing according to the intention of those skilled in the art is provided with a secure application module (225) (Secure Application Module (SAM), and / or in the electronic payment processing It is preferable to further include a predetermined print output unit 240 for printing the receipt.

According to the present invention, the card terminal 105 having a bridge function of the communication protocol stack is provided with an IP-based communication processor 250 for processing the card terminal 105 to communicate with an IP-based wired communication network. It features.

According to the present invention, the card terminal 105 having the bridge function of the communication protocol stack is connected to the terminal 100 having a predetermined short range wireless communication unit and a predetermined short range wireless communication channel to connect the short range wireless communication channel. The short-range wireless communication unit 255 for processing a predetermined short-range wireless communication corresponding to the terminal 100 having a predetermined short-range optical communication means and a predetermined short-range optical communication channel to correspond to the short-range optical communication channel. A predetermined short-range corresponding to the short-range wired communication channel by connecting a short-range optical communication unit 260 for processing a predetermined short-range optical communication with a terminal 100 having a predetermined short-range wired communication means and a predetermined short-range wired communication channel; It is characterized by comprising a short-range wired communication unit 265 for processing wired communication.

In addition, the card terminal 105 having a bridge function of the communication protocol stack includes a power supply unit 230 (eg, a power supply device and / or a battery, etc.) for supplying power required for the card terminal 105 to operate. It is characterized by further comprising).

The controller 205 includes a processor including a CPU / MPU in hardware and an execution memory (for example, a register and / or a random access memory (RAM)), and the card terminal (255) from the memory unit 255. A predetermined program routine and / or a bus for inputting / outputting program data for realizing the overall (and / or characteristic) functions of 105 and a predetermined electronic circuit (or integrated circuit) provided therefor. And a program which is loaded into the execution memory from a predetermined memory unit 255 (and / or chipset) by software and is arithmetic and processed by the processor to realize at least one predefined function. Generic term for routine and / or program data (hence, in the present invention, recorded on the recording medium of the card terminal 105 for the bridge function of the communication protocol stack). A definition program routine is illustrated and illustrated as being provided in the control unit 205 for convenience.) Various functions to be implemented in the card terminal 105 by the control unit 205 are realized. In order to realize the above, it is characterized by controlling and operating the overall operation of the card terminal 105.

In particular, when power is input to the card terminal 105 to perform a function of the controller 205 that controls and operates the overall operation of the card terminal 105, an operating system stored in a predetermined memory unit 255. Routines, system management routines, and / or system variables are loaded into the execution memory and computed by the processor to perform functions of providing an operating system, system management program, and / or communication service.

The screen output unit 210 drives a predetermined screen output device (eg, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) device, and / or a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) device) provided in the card terminal 105, Predetermined screen output data (for example, screen output data generated by a screen output program routine) generated by the controller 205, key data generated through the key input unit 220, and the card terminal 105 And outputting various information, signals, and / or contents (eg, text contents, image contents, and / or multimedia contents) extracted and / or generated in a process of performing a predetermined function to the screen output device. To this end, the screen output unit 210 includes a driver for outputting the screen output information (and / or data) according to the resolution and / or the number of colors corresponding to the screen output device, etc. It is.

The sound processor 215 drives a sound input device (for example, a microphone) included in the card terminal 105, encodes a predetermined sound signal input from the sound input device, and sends it to the controller 205. Provide a sound, and / or drive a sound input device (eg, a speaker) provided in the card terminal 105, and decode a predetermined sound signal extracted and / or generated by the control unit 205. It is characterized in that output through the output device (for example, a speaker), for this purpose, the sound processing unit 215 is provided with a predetermined vocoder (Vocoder) and codec (Codec). The sound processing unit 215 and the microphone to perform the function of the sound input means provided in the card terminal 105, or the sound processing unit 215 and the sound output provided in the card terminal 105 through the speaker Perform the function of the means.

The key input unit 220 is provided with at least one key button including a predetermined number key and / or a character key and / or a function key. Detects information (or signals) input from a key input device (e.g., a keypad, and / or a keyboard), and specifies a specific input mode of the card terminal 105 controlled by the control unit 205. And / or a predetermined information (or signal) is input from a predetermined key button provided in the keypad in an operation mode, so that at least one or more key events corresponding to the input information (or signal) (eg, MH_KEY_PRESSEVENT, MH_KEY_REPEATEVENT, When MH_KEY_RELEASEEVENT) is generated, the generated key event is provided to the controller 205, and the controller 205 is configured to perform the operation in the current input mode and / or operation mode of the card terminal 105. Read the predetermined key data corresponding to the key event (eg, from the key table for storing (managing) at least one or more key data corresponding to a specific key event in each card terminal 105 input mode and / or operation mode). Read key data in a key event) and / or read a command for executing a predetermined function defined in accordance with the key event. The keypad including the key input unit 220 and at least one key button interlocks with each other to perform a function of a key input unit provided in the card terminal 105.

The customer who receives the electronic payment service through the card terminal 105 may use an MS (Magnetic Stripe) card based on the ISO / IEC 7810 standard, and / or a contact IC card (or wireless) based on the ISO / IEC 7816 standard. IC chip), and / or a card including (or owning) at least one contactless IC card (or wireless IC chip) based on ISO / IEC 14443 standard, and the card reader unit 235 (x10). Is characterized in that to provide an interface for reading at least one or more information or data provided in the card.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the card reader unit 235 (x10) is an MS card reader unit 235 which provides an interface between the MS card and the card terminal 105, and / or the contact IC card. A contact IC card reader 235 providing an interface between the card terminal 105 and / or a contactless IC card reader 235 providing an interface between the contactless IC card and the card terminal 105. It is made to include.

The MS card reader unit 235 is a card reader unit 235 (x10) based on ISO / IEC 7810. The MS card reader unit 235 includes at least one magnetic head including a predetermined coil. When the MS card on which information (e.g., magnetized binary data) is recorded moves in a predetermined direction in close contact with the magnetic head (or the magnetic head moves in close contact with an MS card in which predetermined information is recorded), By using a predetermined electrical signal loaded on the magnetic head, a predetermined information or data is interfaced to the card terminal 105 from at least one or more tracks provided in the MS of the MS card.

The contact IC card reader 235 is a card reader 235 (x10) based on ISO / IEC 7816, and is in electrical contact with a chip on board (COB) provided in a contact IC card. It comprises at least one contact point to form a power supply, the power supply to the IC chip of the IC card through the contact point, the IC through the half-duplex transaction using an Application Protocol Data Unit (APDU) It is characterized by interfacing predetermined information or data from the chip to the card terminal 105.

The contactless IC card reader unit 235 is a card reader unit 235 (x10) based on ISO / IEC 14443. The contactless IC card reader unit 235 uses capacitive coupling and / or inductive coupling. And at least one antenna making electrical contact with the contactless device, and supplying power to the IC chip of the IC card through the antenna, and using the half duplex transaction using an APDU. It is characterized in that the predetermined information or data from the interface to the card terminal 105.

According to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the card reader 235 is provided with predetermined card information (eg, in the card) from at least one or more card readers 235 for the electronic payment service defined in the card terminal 105. The payment means information corresponding to the payment means including at least one credit card, debit card, debit card, cash card, financial account).

The secure application module (225) (x35) (Secure Application Module (SAM)) is the confidentiality (and / or confidentiality) required in the process of the card terminal 105 performs the electronic payment and / or electronic payment using the card. The card terminal 105 does not use security requirements, including authentication and / or integrity and / or nonrepudiation, without using an authentication server (or payment server 115) on a payment network. As a safety device for performing a safe and reliable structure within, a predetermined message (which is processed in the process of performing the predetermined security request function (e.g., electronic payment and / or electronic payment function) by the card terminal 105) Important information in the process of encrypting or decrypting information or data), adding an authenticator that prevents forgery (or tampering) of the message, or performing the security request function. It characterized in that it performs the function of storing.

In general, the security application module 225 is preferably composed of a predetermined security application module 225 inserter and a security application module 225 chip, the security application module 225 chip is a chip containing at least 8-bit CPU Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) chips (eg, PLCC 44-pin chips) and / or IC chips (eg, IC cards in the form of subscriber identity modules (SIMs)) with performance of 2 MIPS (Million Instructions Per Second) or more. It is preferable to comprise a.

In addition, the security application module 225 is at least one or more security application data (eg, at least one identifier, version, expiration date, issue date, code value, etc.) required for the card terminal 105 to perform a predetermined security request function ) And / or keys (e.g., one master key and at least one application key) and / or protocols (e.g., trading protocols, re-transaction protocols, previous transaction cancellation protocols, collection protocols, SAM issuance protocols, (e-money company / card company) Registration protocol, authorization protocol, mode switching protocol, key download protocol, SAM revocation protocol) and / or commands (e.g., at least one read / authentication / transmission / registration / setting / mode switching / collection / deletion / disposal / initialization) / Reprocessing / cancellation command).

The print output unit 240 may process the card terminal 105 to perform a predetermined function (e.g., an electronic payment processing function using a card) and / or predetermined information or data (e.g., payment processing) generated as a result. Outputting the result information or data) to a predetermined printing apparatus (for example, a receipt printer), and a printing protocol for printing the printing information or data through the predetermined printing apparatus in accordance with a predefined printing form; This includes the driver.

The IP-based communication processor 250 configures the card terminal 105 on an external TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) based preferred communication network through a TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) based communication protocol. A wired communication means for processing an element and the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) based communication protocol for wired communication, comprising: a connector corresponding to the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) communication standard in hardware; And a device configuration including a signal transceiver and a signal processor, wherein the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) is based on the electrical signal transmitted and received through the connector in the signal transceiver and the signal processor. System programs (e.g., firmware included in each device configuration, and / or system programs included in (or included) in the operating system of the card terminal 105) for processing corresponding to the communication protocol. It is to be preferred.

Here, the connector preferably comprises at least one connector connected to the UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair) cable and / or a connector connected to the BNC cable, wherein the signal transmission and reception unit decodes the electrical signal received through the connector And / or encoding data (and / or packets) to be transmitted through the connector into an electrical signal, wherein the signal processing unit buffers the decoded data to Extract a packet corresponding to a TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) based communication protocol, and / or extract the packet corresponding to the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) based communication protocol. It is preferable to include the generating, and in particular, the signal transmission and reception unit and the signal processing unit is the data transmitted and received (and / Or retransmission and / or error detection for a packet).

Those skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs, the network configuration on the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) based wired communication network through the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) based communication protocol Since it will be familiar with the technical configuration of the element and the IP-based communication processing unit 250 to perform wired communication through the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) based communication protocol, a detailed description thereof will be omitted for convenience. do.

The memory unit 255 is input and output when an operation by a predetermined program routine (or code) and / or program data (eg, program routine (or code)) for controlling the overall operation of the card terminal 105 is performed. A general term for memory that stores information and / or data; read only memory (ROM) corresponding to read-only memory, flash memory (FM), and electrically erasable and programmable read only (EEPROM). And a nonvolatile memory including at least one of a memory, a hard disk drive, and the like. In general, the ROM stores system information that should not be deleted, and the nonvolatile memory includes an operating system routine, a communication processing program routine, and / or various application program routines provided through the card terminal 105 and information or data therefor. Etc. are stored.

According to the present invention, the memory unit 255 stores communication parameter information corresponding to at least one communication network to which the card terminal 105 can connect in order to provide a bridge function of the communication protocol stack. It is done.

Here, the communication parameter information is parameter information for connecting to each communication network according to a communication protocol standard defined in at least one communication network to which the card terminal 105 can connect. In the process of connecting to the wired communication network (and / or communication connection) is made including the basic information defined to transmit and receive with the network components on each network.

According to the present invention, the memory unit 255 may be connected to the card terminal 105 through at least one of the short range wireless communication unit 255 and / or the short range optical communication unit 260 and / or the short distance wireless communication unit 265. ) And address processing information corresponding to an address to be allocated to the terminal 100 to which the near field communication channel is connected.

In order for the terminal 100 connected to the card terminal 105 and a predetermined short range communication channel to connect (and / or communicate) to the communication network, the terminal 100 connected to the short range communication channel may be used in the wired communication network. In general, the terminal 100 is not assigned an address for accessing (and / or communicating) the wired communication network, and / or an address which cannot be used in the wired communication network is assigned. have.

Accordingly, the card terminal 105 is a wired communication network to which the terminal 100 connects (and / or communicates) through the card terminal 105 while the terminal 100 and the predetermined short-range communication channel are connected. In the present invention, a predetermined address that can be used must be allocated, and the address processing information includes information for allocating a predetermined address that can be used in a wired communication network to the terminal 100.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the terminal 100 may use a predetermined address available in the wired communication network from a dynamic address allocation server (eg, a DHCP server, not shown) on the wired communication network bridged through the card terminal 105. An address may be dynamically allocated, wherein the address processing information is information corresponding to a procedure for the card terminal 105 to dynamically allocate a predetermined address from a dynamic address allocation server (not shown) on the wired communication network. It is preferable to comprise a.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the card terminal 105 may secure a predetermined address (and / or address area) to be allocated to the terminal 100 to which the local area communication channel is connected. In this case, the address processing information may include address information (and / or address area information) to be assigned to the card terminal 105.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the card terminal 105 has a predetermined virtual address (for example, an IPv4-based IP address, 192.168.0.1 to 255) to the terminal 100 to which the local area communication channel is connected. ") May be allocated, and the address processing information may include information for allocating a virtual address to the terminal 100.

According to the present invention, the memory unit 255 preferably stores a predetermined communication program routine for providing a bridge function of the communication protocol stack. The communication program routine may include booting of the card terminal 105. And at the same time (or via a predetermined communication related command) to be loaded into the execution memory of the control unit 205, whereby a functional configuration of a communication program routine for providing a bridge function of the communication protocol stack is provided for convenience. A block diagram in the control unit 205 will be described.

Referring to FIG. 2, a communication program routine that provides a bridge function of the communication protocol may be configured to connect to the terminal 100 when a predetermined short range communication channel is connected to the terminal 100 through at least one short range communication unit. An address processor 285 for allocating and processing an address for connecting to a wired communication network (and / or a communication connection), and reading the packet information transmitted / received on the protocol stack to bridge the packet; The bridge check unit 280 confirms whether to use the card terminal 105, and when the transmission and reception packet is bridged, the protocol stack corresponding to the short range communication unit and the protocol stack corresponding to the communication processing unit are bridged. It is characterized by comprising a bridge function 270.

In addition, the communication program routine that provides the bridge function of the communication protocol, when bridging the transmission and reception packet as a result of the confirmation by the bridge confirmation unit 280, and confirms whether or not to convert the transmission and reception packet structure, according to the confirmation result And a protocol conversion unit 275 for converting the transmission / reception packet to be bridged on a protocol stack.

In general, the application program (and / or the terminal 100 program for electronic payment processing) provided in the card terminal 105 is characterized in that the interworking with the highest layer on the communication protocol stack, the communication protocol stack of the lower layer It is built and developed with full trust.

That is, an application program (and / or terminal 100 program for electronic payment processing) provided in the card terminal 105 operates by calling an API (Application Program Interface) function corresponding to the highest layer on the communication protocol stack. The lower layer communication protocol stack is provided in the communication processing unit (eg, the WCDMA / HSDPA communication processing unit and / or the IEEE 802.11x communication processing unit and / or the IEEE 802.16x communication processing unit and / or the IP based communication processing unit 250, etc.). And a system program provided in the operating system of the card terminal 105 and / or the application program (and / or the terminal 100 program for electronic payment processing). There is no access to the lower layer communication protocol stack.

According to the present invention, in the above communication protocol structure, the bridge function unit 270 is a communication processing unit (e.g., a WCDMA / HSDPA communication processing unit and / or an IEEE 802.11x communication processing unit and / or provided in the card terminal 105). Between a communication protocol layer (eg, a physical layer, a data link layer) corresponding to an IEEE 802.16x communication processor and / or an IP-based communication processor 250 and a communication protocol layer provided on an operating system of the card terminal 105. And a logical bridge function layer that logically bridges a protocol layer corresponding to the local area communication unit and a protocol layer corresponding to the external communication unit.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the logical bridge function layer is included in a predetermined protocol layer on the communication protocol layer provided in the card terminal 105, and / or in at least two or more protocol layers according to the function of each layer. All of them can be included separately, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the protocol stack above the logical bridge function layer preferably includes a structure included in a hierarchical structure corresponding to the main communication protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105, The protocol stack below the logical bridge functional layer has a hierarchical structure corresponding to a main communication protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105, and a layer corresponding to at least one or more other communication protocol stacks bridged by the logical bridge functional layer. It is preferable to comprise a structure.

That is, it is preferable that the upper layer performs protocol stack processing for using the packet terminal transmitted and received through the protocol stack in the card terminal 105 based on the logical bridge function layer, and bridged by the logical bridge function layer. Preferably at least two protocol layers corresponding to the protocol stack to be located beneath the logical bridge functional layer.

For example, the card terminal 105 is a main communication protocol stack is a TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) communication protocol (= card terminal 105 is a TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) based wired communication network. Connect to (and / or communicate with) the logical bridge function layer in a particular layer of the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) communication protocol layer. The upper layer of the layer is implemented with the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) communication protocol layer, and the lower layer of the layer provided with the logical bridge function layer is the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) communication. It comprises a lower layer of the protocol stack and also comprises a lower layer of at least one or more other protocol stacks bridged through the logical bridge functional layer.

In this case, the logical bridge functional layer may include at least two or more protocol stacks located in lower layers of the corresponding protocol layers based on a TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) communication protocol stack corresponding to the main communication protocol stack. Bridge and / or bridge mutually compatible protocol layers.

The address processing unit 285 is provided through at least one of the short range wireless communication unit 255 and / or the short range optical communication unit 260 and / or the short distance wired communication unit 265 included in the card terminal 105. When the terminal 100 is connected to the short-range communication channel, a predetermined address for connecting to the wired communication network (and / or communication connection) to the terminal 100 using the address processing information stored in the memory unit 255. It is characterized in that the assignment and processing.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the address processing unit 285 extracts address processing information including dynamic address allocation server information existing on the wired communication network from the memory unit 255, and extracts the address processing information. On the basis of this, it is preferable to access a dynamic address allocation server located on the wired communication network, request a predetermined address to be allocated to the terminal 100, and allocate the allocated address to the terminal 100. The terminal 100 connected to the card terminal 105 and a predetermined short-range communication channel connects to the wired communication network with the assigned address through a bridge function on a protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105. Connection).

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the address processing unit 285 may assign predetermined address information (and / or address area information) to be allocated from the memory unit 255 to the terminal 100 to which the local area communication channel is connected. It is preferable to extract predetermined address processing information including and to assign a predetermined address to the terminal 100 based on the address information (and / or address area information) included in the address processing information. The terminal 100 connected to the card terminal 105 and a predetermined short-range communication channel connects to the wired communication network with the assigned address through a bridge function on a protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105. Connection).

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the address processing unit 285 may be allocated from the memory unit 255 to the terminal 100 to which the local area communication channel is connected (eg, with another terminal 100). Extracts predetermined virtual address information (for example, "192.168.0.1 to 255" for an IPv4-based IP address) that is not duplicated, and the terminal 100 based on the virtual address information included in the address processing information. It is preferable to assign a predetermined address to the terminal, whereby the terminal 100 to which the card terminal 105 and the predetermined short-range communication channel are connected is allocated through the bridge function on the protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105. Connected to the wired network (and / or communication connection) at the address.

According to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the method of the address processor 285 assigning and processing a predetermined address obtained through the address processing information to the terminal 100 to which the local area communication channel is connected may include the local area communication channel. It is preferable to directly allocate a predetermined address obtained in correspondence with the address processing information in the connected terminal 100. In such an embodiment, a short-range communication unit operating based on a predetermined address in the terminal 100 may be used. It is provided, and can be effectively implemented when the short-range communication means is provided with a functional configuration capable of dynamically assigning a predetermined address.

For example, when a function configuration for allocating a predetermined address is provided in the terminal 100 provided in the terminal 100 to which the card terminal 105 and the short-range communication channel are connected (for example, the terminal 100). When the short-range communication means provided in the operation through the address assignment), the address processing unit 285 is provided to the terminal 100 by providing the terminal 100 with the address obtained corresponding to the address processing information The address allocation related function configuration allows the dynamic allocation of the address.

According to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the method of the address processor 285 assigning and processing a predetermined address obtained through the address processing information to the terminal 100 to which the local area communication channel is connected may include the local area communication channel. Preferably, the connected terminal 100 logically allocates a predetermined address obtained corresponding to the address processing information. In such an implementation method, the short-range communication means provided in the terminal 100 is based on a predetermined address. It can be effectively implemented when the operation is not performed or the local area communication means is operated based on a predetermined address, but there is no function configuration for dynamically allocating the address.

Here, logically allocating the address to the terminal 100 means that the card terminal 105 allocates the address without directly assigning the predetermined address obtained through the address processing information to the terminal 100. When the packet is requested to be transmitted to the wired communication network through the local area communication channel after the temporary storage by interworking with the local area communication channel information (and / or local area terminal 100 information), The card terminal 105 converts the packet to the wired communication network through the stored address, and / or adds the stored predetermined address to the packet in the card terminal 105 (and And / or insert) to transmit to the wired communication network.

Alternatively, when a packet to be finally received from the wired communication network to the terminal 100 is received, the packet terminal compares the packet with the address included in the received packet and the stored address to the local area communication channel. And converting into a packet structure corresponding to and / or enhancing (and / or erasing) an address included in the received packet in the card terminal 105 and transmitting the same to the terminal 100.

The bridge checking unit 280 may be determined through at least one of the short range wireless communication unit 255 and / or the short range optical communication unit 260 and / or the short range wired communication unit 265 provided in the card terminal 105. When a predetermined packet is received through the short-range communication channel with the terminal 100 of (for example, when a packet transmitted from the terminal 100 flows into the card terminal 105), the received packet is read and the Whether to use the packet in the card terminal 105, and / or to bridge to the wired communication network through the bridge function of the protocol stack according to the present invention.

In addition, when the bridge check unit 280 bridges the packet to a protocol stack corresponding to the communication processing unit, the bridge check unit 280 confirms whether the packet is a packet for payment processing or a packet for general data communication. Should be

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a packet received through the near field communication channel to the card terminal 105 is moved to a higher layer while packet information corresponding to each protocol layer is removed from a lower layer on a protocol stack corresponding to a near field communication unit. The logical bridge function layer is provided while reaching the logical bridge function layer. When the packet including at least one packet information reaches the logical bridge function layer from a lower layer on a protocol stack corresponding to the local area communication unit, By reading the packet information contained in the packet (e.g., destination information where the packet was last transmitted), it is preferable to confirm whether the packet is to be used by the card terminal 105 and / or transmitted to the wired communication network.

If it is confirmed that the packet is not bridged on the protocol stack, the packet is provided to the upper layer of the logical bridge function layer by the bridge function unit 270 and is provided in the card terminal 105. It is processed through a program (and / or terminal 100 program for electronic payment processing).

On the other hand, if it is confirmed that the packet is bridged on the protocol stack, the packet corresponds to a communication processor provided in the card terminal 105 via the logical bridge function layer by the bridge function unit 270. Bridged to the stack and sent to the wired network.

In addition, when a predetermined packet is generated in the card terminal 105 (for example, the bridge check unit 280), a packet generated in an upper layer of the main protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105 is the logical bridge. Reaching the functional layer), reading the generated packet to determine whether to transmit the packet through a protocol stack corresponding to the communication processor to a wired communication network and / or bridge it to a protocol stack corresponding to the local area communication unit. Characterized in that.

According to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the data to be transmitted to the outside generated by the card terminal 105 is provided to the lower layer while the packet information corresponding to each protocol layer is added from the upper layer on the communication protocol layer, and the lowest layer ( For example, the physical layer transmits the communication packet including at least one packet information corresponding to each layer (for example, destination information where the packet was last transmitted) to the outside as described above. Reads the packet information contained in the packet when a packet including at least one packet information arrives from the upper layer, and transmits the packet to a wired communication network, and / or the local area communication channel. It is preferable to check whether to transmit to the terminal 100 through.

If it is confirmed that the packet is not bridged on the protocol stack, the packet is transmitted by the bridge function 270 to a wired communication network through a main protocol stack connected to a lower layer of the logical bridge function layer.

On the other hand, if it is confirmed that the packet is bridged on the protocol stack, the packet corresponds to a short range communication unit provided in the card terminal 105 via the logical bridge function layer by the bridge function unit 270. Bridged to the stack is transmitted to the terminal 100 through the short-range communication channel.

When a predetermined packet is received from the wired communication network through the communication processing unit included in the card terminal 105, the bridge checking unit 280 reads the received packet to use the packet in the card terminal 105. And / or whether to bridge to a predetermined terminal 100 through a bridge function of the protocol stack according to the present invention.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the packet received from the wired network to the card terminal 105 is provided to the upper layer while the packet information corresponding to each protocol layer is removed from the lower layer of the main protocol stack. As described above, data in which each packet information is removed from each layer is provided to the application program (and / or the terminal 100 program for electronic payment processing), and the bridge checker 280 provides at least one packet information. When the containing packet reaches the logical bridge function layer from a lower layer of the main protocol stack, the packet information is read by the packet information included in the packet (e.g., destination information to which the packet was last transmitted). ) And / or whether to transmit to the terminal 100 through the local area communication channel. This is preferred.

If it is confirmed that the packet is not bridged on the protocol stack, the packet is provided to the upper layer of the logical bridge function layer by the bridge function unit 270 and is provided in the card terminal 105. It is processed through an application program (and / or terminal 100 program for electronic payment processing).

On the other hand, if it is confirmed that the packet is bridged on the protocol stack, the packet corresponds to a short range communication unit provided in the card terminal 105 via the logical bridge function layer by the bridge function unit 270. Bridged to the stack is transmitted to the terminal 100 through the short-range communication channel.

The protocol conversion unit 275 is characterized in that it is provided with a function to determine whether to convert the transmission and reception packet structure, when the bridge confirming unit 280 bridges the transmission and reception packets.

For example, when the short range communication means is USB, the USB packet generated by the protocol stack corresponding to the USB has a packet structure that can be transmitted to the wired communication network through a wired communication means provided in the card terminal 105. In this case, the protocol conversion unit 275 confirms to convert the USB packet into a packet structure that can be transmitted to the wired communication network.

If it is confirmed that the transmission / reception packet structure needs to be converted, the protocol conversion unit 275 may convert the transmission / reception packet to be bridged on a protocol stack.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, when the protocol confirming unit 275 confirms that the packet is a packet for payment processing, the protocol converting unit 275 identifies the SSL and the SSL. And / or encrypting with a security protocol corresponding to the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) based wired communication network, such as Transport Layer Security (TLS) and / or Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA). desirable.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the protocol conversion unit 275 converts a packet structure corresponding to the local area communication unit from a packet corresponding to the local area communication unit, wherein the packet is defined in a protocol stack corresponding to the local area communication unit. Preferably, the method includes reading an encapsulating packet to read predetermined packet data, and encapsulating the read packet data into a packet structure defined in a protocol stack corresponding to the communication processor.

If the packet data size read from the packet corresponding to the local area communication unit is not compatible with the packet data size of the packet corresponding to the communication processing unit, the protocol converter 275 buffers the read packet data. It is preferable to further include a function to make the read packet data size compatible.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a method of converting a packet corresponding to the short range communication unit into a packet structure corresponding to the communication processing unit by the protocol conversion unit 275 may be defined in a protocol stack corresponding to the short range communication unit. And adding (or inserting) packet information that can be transmitted to a wired communication network through a communication processor provided in the card terminal 105 to a packet generated (and / or processed) in a packet structure.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the protocol conversion unit 275 converts a packet corresponding to the communication processing unit from a packet structure corresponding to the short-range communication unit by using a packet defined in a protocol stack corresponding to the communication processing unit. And encapsulating the packet to read predetermined packet data, and encapsulating the read packet data into a packet structure defined in a protocol stack corresponding to the short-range communication unit.

If the packet data size read from the packet corresponding to the communication processor is not compatible with the packet data size of the packet corresponding to the short range communication unit, the protocol converter 275 buffers the read packet data. It is preferable to further include a function to make the read packet data size compatible.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a method of converting the packet structure corresponding to the communication processing unit from the packet corresponding to the communication processing unit by the protocol conversion unit 275 may be defined in a protocol stack corresponding to the communication processing unit. And removing (or erasing) packet information that is not compatible with the protocol stack corresponding to the local area communication unit among the packet information included in the packet generated (and / or processed) in the packet structure.

Hereinafter, a card terminal having a bridge function of the communication protocol stack based on an external communication means and / or a short range communication means supporting a communication protocol stack compatible with an OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) 7 layer among a plurality of communication protocols ( The technical features of 105 are shown and described.

However, the present invention is not only applicable to a communication protocol stack compatible with the OSI 7 layer, and a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains has another layer structure through the embodiment of the present invention shown below. Corresponding to each communication protocol stack made, including the technical features of the card terminal 105 equipped with a bridge function of the communication protocol stack according to the present invention, the present invention can be inferred all the implementation method It is not limited to the implementation method shown below.

3A, 3B, 3C, and 3D illustrate a logical bridge function hierarchical structure for providing a bridge function of a communication protocol stack according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

3A, 3B, 3C, and 3D show that the card terminal 105 having the bridge function of the communication protocol stack is based on TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP), which is compatible with OSI 7 layer. At least one short-range wireless terminal 100 and / or at least one short-range that connects to (and / or communicates with) an IP-based wired network that supports a communication protocol stack and also includes a protocol stack that is compatible with the OSI 7 layer. When the wired terminal 100 and a predetermined short-range communication channel are connected, the method for implementing a logical bridge function layer for bridging the communication protocol stack corresponding to the short-range communication channel and the communication protocol stack corresponding to the wired communication network, Specifically, Figure 3a illustrates an upper layer (and / or network layer) of a data link layer on a communication protocol compatible with the OSI 7 layer. Layer is a logical bridge function layer providing a bridging function of the communication protocol stack, and FIG. 3b shows an upper layer (and / or transport) of a network layer on a communication protocol compatible with the OSI 7 layer. A sub-layer of a layer) illustrates a method of implementing a logical bridge function layer providing a bridging function of the communication protocol stack, and FIG. 3C shows an upper layer (and a higher layer of a transport layer on a communication protocol compatible with the OSI 7 layer). And / or a logical bridge function layer providing a bridging function of the communication protocol stack in a sub-layer of the session layer), and FIG. 3D illustrates an upper part of a session layer on a communication protocol compatible with the OSI 7 layer. A bridge device of the communication protocol stack at the layer (and / or sublayer of the presentation layer) Exemplary method illustrates a logical bridge is provided with a function layer providing.

Those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may refer to and / or modify the drawings 3a, 3b, 3c, and 3d so that the card terminal 105 is connected to a communication network other than the IP-based wired communication network. In the case of connection (and / or communication connection), various implementation methods may be inferred for the logical bridge function layer that bridges the communication protocol stack corresponding to the local area communication channel and the communication protocol stack corresponding to the wired communication network. The present invention includes all the inferred implementation methods, and is not limited to the implementation methods shown in FIGS. 3A, 3B, 3C, and 3D.

Also, those skilled in the art may refer to and / or modify the drawings 3a, 3b, 3c, and 3d so that the present invention is on another communication protocol stack that is incompatible with the OSI 7 layer. Although various implementation methods may be inferred having a logical bridge function layer for providing a bridge function of a communication protocol stack according to the present invention, the present invention includes all of the inferred implementation methods, and FIGS. 3a, 3b and 3c. And the implementation method shown in FIG. 3D.

In addition, those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains refer to and / or modify the drawings 3a, 3b, 3c, and 3d to provide a communication protocol stack compatible with the OSI 7 layer and the OSI 7 layer. It would be possible to infer various implementations having a logical bridge function layer that provides a bridge function of the communication protocol stack according to the present invention on an incompatible communication protocol stack, but the present invention includes all such inferred implementation methods. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 3A, 3B, 3C, and 3D.

3A, 3B, 3C, and 3D, the short-range optical communication function is omitted for convenience, but a person having ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention pertains, FIGS. 3A, 3B, 3C, and FIG. It would be easy to infer an implementation method of bridging a communication protocol stack corresponding to the near field communication function by referring to and / or modifying 3d.

3A, 3B, 3C, and 3D, the OSI 7 hierarchical structure configures and maintains a physical link to enable data communication through a predetermined communication network, and a communication line corresponding to the physical link. A physical layer that defines the mechanical, electrical, functional, and procedural characteristics for establishing and / or maintaining and / or breaking circuit connections for direct transmission of data bits through Once the link is established, the physical layer is controlled to define functions for data delivery reliability such as addressing, network topology, circuit usage rules, error detection, frame forwarding and flow control for the physical link. A network between a datalink layer and at least two communication systems physically connected through the communication network Network Layer, which defines error control, flow control and multiplexing functions to provide path selection and connectivity, and virtual circuit construction, path maintenance, termination, and transmission for reliability of data transmission. And a transport layer that provides error detection, recovery, and flow control, wherein the physical layer, the data link layer, the network layer, and the transport layer provide reliability of data transmitted and received through a predetermined communication network. It is desirable to be defined for the primary purpose of the transmission.

In the OSI 7 hierarchical structure, the network layer further performs a function of correcting that an order of a packet is changed or an error occurs, and TCP and / or UDP are defined in the network layer.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in the OSI 7 hierarchical structure, the physical layer and the data link layer include a hardware device configuration of a communication processing unit provided in the card terminal 105, and / or the configuration of the communication device. It is preferable to include corresponding firmware, whereby the logical bridge function layer providing the bridge function of the communication protocol stack according to the present invention is preferably defined at an upper layer of the physical layer and the data link layer.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a logical bridge function layer providing a bridge function of the communication protocol stack may be manufactured in the form of firmware and defined in the data link layer and / or a physical layer, whereby the present invention It is not limited.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a partial local area communication unit which is not compatible with the OSI 7 layer structure may also include a function unit corresponding to the physical layer of the OSI 7 layer and a function unit corresponding to the MAC layer of the OSI 7 layer. It includes a portion, wherein some short-range communication unit which is not compatible with the OSI 7 layer structure also provides a bridge function of the communication protocol stack according to the present invention in the upper layer of the layer corresponding to the physical layer and MAC layer of the OSI 7 layer It is possible to define a logical bridge functional layer, whereby the present invention is not limited.

For example, when the local area communication unit supports USB-based local area wired communication, the card terminal 105 may correspond to a USB controller corresponding to the physical layer of the OSI 7 layer and the MAC layer of the OSI 7 layer. A controller control program is provided.

3A, 3B, 3C, and 3D, the OSI 7 hierarchical structure provides a function of configuring, managing, and terminating a communication session between applications provided in at least two communication systems connected through a predetermined communication network. A session layer defining a presentation layer, a presentation layer defining data conversion, compression, and encryption / decryption functions between applications provided in at least two communication systems connected through a predetermined communication network; And an application layer corresponding to an application program included in at least two communication systems connected through a communication network.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the session layer and / or the presentation layer and / or the application layer may be integrated into one layer according to the functional characteristics of the card terminal 105 providing the bridge function of the communication protocol stack. As such, the present invention is not limited thereto.

3A, 3B, 3C, and 3D, the card terminal 105 connects to the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) based communication network and provides the TCP / IP to provide a communication connection. An Ethernet physical layer including (and / or UDP / IP) and a datalink layer including an Ethernet MAC layer including the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP). It is characterized by.

The physical layer corresponding to the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) standard includes a network interface card (NIC) and / or a high-speed Internet device (eg, a cable communication modem, and / or) provided in the card terminal 105. A hub connected to a network component (e.g., via a UTP cable with a NIC) through an Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) communication modem and / or a Very High-data Rate Digital Subscriber Line (VDSL) communication modem. Hub) and / or a router, and an internet service provider (ISP) device connected to the high speed internet device through a predetermined BNC cable). It is characterized in that it is physically connected to at least one server (and / or card terminal 105) through a wired communication interval including a backbone network.

The MAC layer included in the data link layer corresponding to the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) standard performs a medium access control function defined in the IEEE 802.3 standard, and at least corresponds to the physical layer. It consists of one or more sublayers.

Those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains can refer to the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) communication protocol specification to provide technical features of the MAC layer included in the physical layer and the data link layer. As will be understood, detailed descriptions of the physical layer and the data link layer corresponding to the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) communication protocol specification will be omitted for convenience.

Referring to FIG. 3A, the logical bridge functional layer is provided at an upper layer (and / or sub-layer included in a network layer) of the data link layer, wherein the logical bridge functional layer is the data link. The physical layer and MAC layer of the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) communication protocol stack and the short-range wireless communication protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105 in an upper layer (and / or network layer) of the layer. Bridge the MAC layer (and / or LLC layer) and the physical layer on a protocol stack, and / or the physical and MAC layers of the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) communication protocol stack and the card terminal 105 Characterized in that bridge the MAC layer and physical layer of the short-range wired communication protocol stack provided in the protocol stack.

In addition, the logical bridge function layer provided in an upper layer (and / or sub-layer included in the network layer) of the data link layer may include a presentation layer, a session layer, and a transport layer at an application layer on the communication protocol stack. A function for transmitting / receiving a communication packet provided to the network layer to the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) based wired communication network through the MAC layer and the physical layer of the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) communication protocol stack. In addition, the communication packet is bridged and transmitted to the MAC layer (and / or LLC layer) and the physical layer of the short-range wireless communication protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105, or short-range wired provided in the card terminal 105 And transmitting and receiving bridges to the MAC layer and the physical layer of the communication protocol stack.

In FIG. 3A, the logical bridge function layer is illustrated as a sub-layer provided above the network layer for convenience, but the logical bridge function layer is a sub-layer existing between the network layer and the data link layer, and / or the It may be a sublayer provided below the network layer, whereby the present invention is not limited.

Referring to FIG. 3B, the logical bridge functional layer is provided at an upper layer (and / or sub-layer included in the transport layer) of the network layer, wherein the logical bridge functional layer is A physical layer, a MAC layer, and a network layer of the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) communication protocol stack in an upper layer (and / or transport layer) and a short range wireless communication protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105. Bridge the network layer, MAC layer (and / or LLC layer) and physical layer on a protocol stack, and / or with the physical layer, MAC layer and network layer of the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) communication protocol stack The network layer, MAC layer and physical layer of the short-range wired communication protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105 is bridged on the protocol stack, characterized in that .

The logical bridge function layer provided in an upper layer (and / or sublayer included in a transport layer) of the network layer may include a presentation layer and an application layer at an application layer on the communication protocol stack and the transport layer. A function of transmitting and receiving a communication packet to the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) based wired communication network through a network layer, a MAC layer, and a physical layer of the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) communication protocol stack. In addition, the communication packet is bridged to the network layer, the MAC layer (and / or LLC layer) and the physical layer of the short-range wireless communication protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105 and transmitted or received, or provided in the card terminal 105 And bridging and transmitting to a network layer, a MAC layer, and a physical layer of a short-range wired communication protocol stack. It features.

If the network layer does not exist in the protocol stack corresponding to the local area communication unit in the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 3B, the upper layer of the network layer of the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) based communication protocol stack ( And / or a sublayer included in the transport layer), the logical bridge function layer includes a network layer, a MAC layer, a physical layer, and the card terminal 105 of the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) communication protocol stack. Bridges the MAC layer (and / or LLC layer) and the physical layer of the short-range wireless communication protocol stack directly on the protocol stack, and / or the network of the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) communication protocol stack. Directly bridges the MAC layer and the physical layer of the short-range wired communication protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105 on the protocol stack. It is possible, which the present invention is not limited.

In FIG. 3B, the logical bridge function layer is illustrated as a sub-layer provided above the transport layer for convenience, but the logical bridge function layer is a sub-layer existing between the transport layer and the network layer, and / or the transmission. It may be a sublayer provided below the hierarchy, and the present invention is not limited thereby.

Referring to FIG. 3C, the logical bridge functional layer is provided at an upper layer (and / or sub-layer included in the session layer) of the transport layer, wherein the logical bridge functional layer is Short-range wireless communication provided in the card terminal 105 with a physical layer, a MAC layer, a network layer, and a transport layer of the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) communication protocol stack at an upper layer (and / or session layer). Bridge the transport layer, network layer, MAC layer (and / or LLC layer) and physical layer of the protocol stack over the protocol stack, and / or the physical layer of the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) communication protocol stack, A protocol stack includes a transport layer, a network layer, a MAC layer, and a physical layer of a MAC layer, a network layer, a transport layer, and a short-range wired communication protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105. And that the bridge in the feature.

The logical bridge function layer provided in an upper layer (and / or a sublayer included in a session layer) of the transport layer may be a communication packet provided to the session layer through a presentation layer at an application layer on the communication protocol stack. In addition to the function of transmitting and receiving to the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) based wired communication network through the transport layer, network layer, MAC layer and physical layer of the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) communication protocol stack And transmitting and receiving the communication packet by bridging the transmission packet to a transport layer, a network layer, a MAC layer (and / or LLC layer), and a physical layer of a short-range wireless communication protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105, or the card terminal 105. And transmitting and receiving bridges to a transport layer, a network layer, a MAC layer, and a physical layer of a short-range wired communication protocol stack provided in the Characterized in that eojineun.

If there is no network layer and transport layer in the protocol stack corresponding to the local area communication unit in the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 3C, the transport layer of the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) based communication protocol stack The logical bridge function layer provided in an upper layer (and / or sublayer included in a session layer) includes a transport layer, a network layer, a MAC layer, and a physical layer of the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) communication protocol stack. And directly bridge the MAC layer (and / or LLC layer) and the physical layer of the short-range wireless communication protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105 on the protocol stack, and / or the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP). A protocol of the transport layer, network layer, MAC layer and physical layer of the communication protocol stack, and the MAC layer and physical layer of the short-range wired communication protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105 It is possible to bridge directly on the stack, whereby the invention is not limited.

In FIG. 3C, the logical bridge function layer is illustrated as a sub-layer provided above the session layer for convenience, but the logical bridge function layer is a sub-layer existing between the session layer and the transport layer, and / or the session. It may be a sublayer provided below the hierarchy, and the present invention is not limited thereby.

Referring to FIG. 3D, the logical bridge functional layer is provided in an upper layer (and / or sub-layer included in the presentation layer) of the session layer, wherein the logical bridge functional layer is the session layer. At the upper layer (and / or presentation layer) of the physical layer, MAC layer, network layer, transport layer and session layer of the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) communication protocol stack and the card terminal 105 Bridge the session layer, transport layer, network layer, MAC layer (and / or LLC layer) and physical layer of the provided short-range wireless communication protocol stack on the protocol stack, and / or the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) The physical layer, the MAC layer, the network layer, the transport layer, and the session layer of the communication protocol stack may include the session layer and the former of the short-range wired communication protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105. Characterized in that the bridge layer, a network layer, MAC layer and the physical layer on the protocol stack.

In addition, the logical bridge function layer provided in an upper layer (and / or sub-layer included in the presentation layer) of the session layer is a communication provided to the session layer through the presentation layer at the application layer on the communication protocol stack. Send packets to the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) based wired network through the session layer, transport layer, network layer, MAC layer, and physical layer of the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) communication protocol stack. In addition to the function of transmitting and receiving, the communication packet is bridged to the session layer, transport layer, network layer, MAC layer (and / or LLC layer) and the physical layer of the short-range wireless communication protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105, or And a session layer, a transport layer, a network layer, a MAC layer, and a physical layer of a short-range wired communication protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105. If the is characterized in that further comprises that the transmitted and received.

If there is no network layer and / or transport layer and / or session layer in the protocol stack corresponding to the local area communication unit in the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 3d, the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) based The logical bridge function layer provided in an upper layer (and / or sub-layer included in the presentation layer) of the session layer of the communication protocol stack includes a session layer of the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) communication protocol stack, Bridge the transport layer, network layer, MAC layer and physical layer and the MAC layer (and / or LLC layer) and physical layer of the short-range wireless communication protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105 directly on the protocol stack, and / or Short-range wired lines provided in the session layer, the transport layer, the network layer, the MAC layer, and the physical layer of the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) communication protocol stack and the card terminal 105. It is possible to bridge the MAC layer and the physical layer of the communication protocol stack directly on the protocol stack, whereby the present invention is not limited.

In FIG. 3D, the logical bridge functional layer is illustrated as a sub-layer provided above the presentation layer for convenience, but the logical bridge functional layer is a sub-layer existing between the presentation layer and the session layer, and / or The sublayer provided below the presentation layer may be used, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

4A and 4B illustrate a protocol stack structure in which a card terminal 105 having a bridge function of a communication protocol stack according to an embodiment of the present invention bridges the local area communication terminal 100 to a wired communication network. .

In more detail, FIGS. 4A and 4B show a bridge function of a communication protocol stack through a logical bridge function layer provided in an upper layer (and / or a sublayer of a network layer) of the data link layer as shown in FIG. 3A. Implementation of a protocol stack structure for bridging the near field wireless terminal 100 to which the card terminal 105 and at least one short range wireless communication channel are connected through the bridge function of the protocol stack according to the present invention. As an example, specifically, Figure 4a is in accordance with the IEEE 802.11x standard with the card terminal 105 connected (and / or connected) to a wired communication network of TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP). (Or compatible) the terminal 100 connected to a short range wireless communication channel including at least one of a WLAN and / or Bluetooth and / or WiFi and / or UWB. A protocol stack structure for bridging a TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) wired network via a physical bridge function layer, and FIG. 4B shows that the card terminal 105 has a TCP / IP (and / or UDP / At least one wireless LAN (WLAN) and / or Bluetooth and / or Wi-Fi and / or UWB compliant with (or compatible with) the IEEE 802.11x standard when connected (and / or connected) to a wired network of IP) The protocol stack structure for bridging the terminal 100 connected to the short-range wireless communication channel to the card terminal 105 through the logical bridge function layer.

Those of ordinary skill in the art (for example, those who understand the protocol stack structure) refer to and / or modify the drawings 4a and 4b so that the card terminal 105 can read the TCP / IP. At least wireless LAN (WLAN) and / or Bluetooth and / or Wi-Fi and / or UWB compliant with (or compatible with) the IEEE 802.11x standard while connected to a network other than a wired network (and / or UDP / IP). Although various implementation methods for bridging the terminal 100 connected to one or more short-range wireless communication channels, including one or more, through the logical bridge function layer may be inferred, the present invention includes all of the inferred implementation methods. It is not limited to the embodiment shown in Figure 4b.

In addition, if the person skilled in the art (for example, those who understand the protocol stack structure), the card terminal 105 is the short-range by referring to and / or modifying the present figures 4a and 4b. In addition to the wireless communication means, various embodiments of bridging the terminal 100 to which at least one short-range optical communication channel and / or short-range wired communication channel are connected through the logical bridge function layer through a near-field optical communication means and / or a short-range wire communication means The method may be inferred, but the present invention includes all the inferred implementation methods, and is not limited to the implementation method shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B.

Also, those skilled in the art (for example, those who understand the protocol stack structure) may refer to and / or modify the drawings 4a and 4b so that the logical bridge functional layer is connected to the data link. Other equivalent protocol layers (e.g., higher layers of the network layer (and / or sublayer of the transport layer), and / or higher layers of the transport layer (and / or the higher layers of the layer (and / or sublayer of the network layer) Or a sub-layer of the session layer), and / or a higher-level layer of the session layer (and / or a sub-layer of the presentation layer), and the like. It includes all, and is not limited to the embodiment shown in Figures 4a and 4b.

Also, those skilled in the art (for example, those who understand the protocol stack structure) may refer to and / or modify the drawings 4a and 4b so that the logical bridge functional layer is located on the protocol stack. Various implementation methods (e.g., the logical bridge function layer are provided in the mutually compatible protocol layer is provided in the upper layer (and / or sub-layer of the network layer) of the data link layer of the local area communication means, An implementation method provided in an upper layer (and / or a sublayer of a transport layer) of a network layer, and / or the logical bridge function layer is an upper layer (and / or a sublayer of a network layer) of the datalink layer of the local area communication means. Layer), and implemented in a higher layer (and / or sublayer of a session layer) of the transport layer of the wired communication means. And / or the logical bridge function layer is provided in an upper layer (and / or a sublayer of a network layer) of the data link layer of the local area communication means, and is an upper layer (and / or of a session layer of a wired communication means). The implementation method provided in the sublayer of the presentation layer) or the implementation method provided in the protocol layer compatible with each other inferred from the illustrated embodiment method) may be inferred. It includes all the methods, and is not limited to the embodiment shown in Figures 4a and 4b.

4A and 4B, the terminal 100 to which the card terminal 105 and at least one short-range wireless communication channel are connected is provided with a protocol stack corresponding to the OSI 7 layer. It is only for easily explaining the technical features of the present invention to those skilled in the art, the terminal 100 is connected to the card terminal 105 and at least one short-range wireless communication channel is predetermined Only a physical layer and a MAC layer may be provided, and / or a predetermined protocol layer may be provided above the physical layer and the MAC layer, and a protocol stack provided in the terminal 100 may satisfy the OSI 7 layer structure. The present invention is not limited thereto.

4A and 4B, if the person skilled in the art (for example, the protocol stack structure) understands, the packet generated by the card terminal 105 (for example, A packet including a payment approval request message) is transmitted to the van server 110 through a wired network based on a protocol stack, and / or a packet generated by the van server 110 (eg, including a payment approval message). Since the packet) will be familiar with the process of receiving the card terminal 105 through the wired communication network based on the protocol stack, a detailed description thereof will be omitted for convenience.

Wireless LAN (WLAN) conforming to (or compatible with) the IEEE 802.11x standard with the card terminal 105 connected (and / or connected) to a wired communication network of TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) And / or a wired terminal of the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) via the logical bridge function layer to the terminal 100 connected to a short-range wireless communication channel including at least one of Bluetooth and / or Wi-Fi and / or UWB. Referring to FIG. 4A, which shows a protocol stack structure for bridging to a communication network, TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) to which the card terminal 105 is connected (and / or communicating) in the short range wireless terminal 100. The packet to be transmitted to the server (and / or terminal 100) on the wired communication network of the network) is generated in the application layer provided in the short-range wireless terminal 100, and the predetermined packet information is added to the lower layer of the next step. Repeat the process to the short-range wireless end After reaching the physical layer below the MAC layer of the protocol stack provided in (100), the packet is physically provided to the short-range wireless terminal 100 and the short-range wireless communication side physical provided to the card terminal 105 It is received through the short range wireless communication channel including the layer to the short range wireless communication side physical layer provided in the card terminal 105 and passes through the short range wireless communication side MAC layer and / or network layer provided in the card terminal 105. It flows into the logical bridge functional layer.

The logical bridge function layer then bridges the incoming packet to a wired communication network of TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) to which the card terminal 105 connects (and / or communicates). Or check whether the bridge to use in the application program provided in the card terminal 105.

If the check result confirms that the packet is to be bridged to a wired communication network of TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) to which the card terminal 105 is connected (and / or connected), the logical bridge function layer is implemented. And further performing the packet structure conversion process according to the method, and providing the packet to the network layer and the MAC layer of the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) wired network side protocol stack. The physical layer of the protocol stack on the IP (and / or UDP / IP) wired network side and the network components (eg, hub and / or router, etc.) on the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) wired network Received to the physical layer on the protocol stack provided in the server (and / or terminal 100) on the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) wired communication network via a wired communication interval including a layer.

Thereafter, the packet is a MAC layer, a data link layer, a network layer, a transport layer, a session on a protocol stack provided in a server (and / or terminal 100) on the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) wired communication network. The application layer is provided to an application layer via a layer and a presentation layer, and the application layer performs data processing corresponding to the packet.

In addition, the short-range wireless terminal 100 in the server (and / or terminal 100) on the wired communication network of TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) to which the card terminal 105 is connected (and / or communication connection) The packet to be transmitted to the server (and / or terminal 100) is generated in the application layer provided in the server (and / or terminal 100) and the predetermined packet information is added to the next layer to provide a lower layer by repeating the process (and / Or arrive at a physical layer of a protocol stack provided in the terminal 100, and then the packet is transmitted to a server (and / or terminal 100) and the TCP on the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) wired network. Received by the physical layer of the protocol stack of the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) wired network side provided in the card terminal 105 via a network component on a / IP (and / or UDP / IP) wired network. Via the MAC layer and / or the network layer of the short-range wireless communication side provided in the card terminal 105 It flows into the logical bridge functional layer.

Thereafter, the logical bridge function layer bridges the incoming packet to the terminal 100 connected to the card terminal 105 and the short range wireless communication channel, and / or an application program provided in the card terminal 105. Make sure you bridge it for use.

If it is confirmed that the packet is bridged to the terminal 100 connected to the card terminal 105 and the short-range wireless communication channel, the logical bridge function layer may further perform the packet structure conversion process according to an implementation method. Thereafter, the packet is provided in the short range wireless terminal 100 through a short range wireless communication channel including a physical layer of the short range wireless communication side protocol stack and a protocol stack provided in the terminal 100. To the physical layer on the network.

Thereafter, the packet is provided to an application layer via a MAC layer, a data link layer, a network layer, a transport layer, a session layer, and a presentation layer on a protocol stack provided in the short-range wireless terminal 100. Data processing corresponding to the existing packet is performed.

Wireless LAN (WLAN) conforming to (or compatible with) the IEEE 802.11x standard with the card terminal 105 connected (and / or connected) to a wired communication network of TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP); And / or a protocol stack structure for bridging a terminal 100 connected to a short-range wireless communication channel including at least one of Bluetooth and / or Wi-Fi and / or UWB to the card terminal 105 through the logical bridge function layer. Referring to FIG. 4B, a server (and / or a server) on a wired communication network of TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) to which the card terminal 105 is connected (and / or communicated) in the short range wireless terminal 100. The packet to be transmitted to the terminal 100 is generated in an application layer included in the short range wireless terminal 100, and the predetermined short packet information is added to the next layer to repeat the process to be provided to the lower layer. 100) After reaching the physical layer below the MAC layer of the stack, the packet is short-range wireless communication including a physical layer provided in the short-range wireless terminal 100 and a short-range wireless communication side physical layer provided in the card terminal 105. A channel is received through the short-range wireless communication side physical layer provided in the card terminal 105 and enters the logical bridge functional layer via the short-range wireless communication side MAC layer and / or the network layer provided in the card terminal 105. do.

The logical bridge function layer then bridges the incoming packet to a wired communication network of TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) to which the card terminal 105 connects (and / or communicates). Or check whether the bridge to use in the application program provided in the card terminal 105.

If it is confirmed that the packet is bridged to the card terminal 105, the logical bridge function layer further performs the packet structure conversion process according to an implementation method, and then transfers the packet to the card terminal 105. The application layer is provided to an application layer through a transport layer, a session layer, and a presentation layer on the protocol stack, and the application layer performs data processing corresponding to the packet.

In addition, the packet to be transmitted from the card terminal 105 to the short-range wireless terminal 100 is generated in the application layer provided in the card terminal 105, and the predetermined packet information is added to the lower layer of the next step. The process is repeated to flow into the logical bridge function layer.

Thereafter, the logical bridge function layer bridges the incoming packet to the terminal 100 to which the card terminal 105 and the short range wireless communication channel are connected, and / or the card terminal 105 connects (and / or Or bridge to a wired network of TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP).

If it is confirmed that the packet is bridged to the terminal 100 connected to the card terminal 105 and the short-range wireless communication channel, the logical bridge function layer may further perform the packet structure conversion process according to an implementation method. Thereafter, the packet is provided in the short range wireless terminal 100 through a short range wireless communication channel including a physical layer of the short range wireless communication side protocol stack and a protocol stack provided in the terminal 100. To the physical layer on the network.

Thereafter, the packet is provided to an application layer via a MAC layer, a data link layer, a network layer, a transport layer, a session layer, and a presentation layer on a protocol stack provided in the short-range wireless terminal 100. Perform data processing corresponding to the packet.

5 is a diagram illustrating a process of loading a logical bridge function layer for providing a bridge function of a communication protocol stack to a card terminal 105 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In more detail, FIG. 5 shows a bridge function of the communication protocol stack according to the present invention (eg, including a logical bridge function layer) during the system booting process in the card terminal 105 shown in FIG. A preferred embodiment of driving a protocol processing routine to be loaded into the control unit 205 provided in the card terminal 105, and a person of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs, While various implementations may be inferred by referring and / or modifying the card terminal 105 to load a logical bridge function layer that provides a bridge function of a communication protocol stack, the present invention encompasses all inferred implementation methods. It is not limited to the implementation method shown in FIG.

For example, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may refer to and / or modify this drawing 5 to integrate a predetermined communication protocol stack after the card terminal 105 shown in FIG. 2 is system booted. A method of loading a protocol processing routine (eg, including a logical bridge function layer) equipped with a bridge function of the communication protocol stack according to the present invention to the control unit 205 provided in the card terminal 105 via a processing command. It may be inferred, but the present invention includes all the implementation methods inferred above, and is not limited to the implementation method shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 5, while a predetermined power is supplied to the card terminal 105 to perform a system booting procedure (500), the card terminal 105 establishes a logical bridge function layer according to the present invention during the system booting. A protocol processing routine, which is included, is loaded into the controller 205 (505).

Thereafter, the card terminal 105 extracts communication parameter information corresponding to a predetermined wired communication network from the memory unit 255 (510), and includes it in the loaded protocol processing routine based on the extracted communication parameter information. A connection (and / or communication connection) to the wired communication network is attempted through the logical bridge function layer (515).

If the connection (and / or communication connection) attempt to the communication network is successful (520), the card terminal 105 is at least one short-range communication terminal 100 (e.g., short-range wireless terminal 100, short-range optical terminal) In operation 525, a short-range wired terminal 100 may be periodically connected to at least one short-range communication channel (eg, short-range wireless communication channel, short-range optical communication channel, short-range wired communication channel, etc.). .

If at least one local area communication terminal 100 and at least one local area communication channel are not connected (530), the card terminal 105 performs a predetermined electronic payment processing function provided in the card terminal 105 is performed. Check whether or not (535).

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the electronic payment processing function provided in the card terminal 105 may allow the user of the card terminal 105 to input the electronic payment processing execution command, thereby allowing the electronic terminal to accept the electronic payment. It is preferred that the treatment procedure be initiated.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the electronic payment processing function provided in the card terminal 105 may include a predetermined customer-owned card (eg, an MS card provided with at least one or more payment means, and / or a contact IC card). It is preferable to start by reading predetermined card information (and / or payment means information) from the and / or contactless IC card through the card reader provided in the card terminal 105.

If a predetermined electronic payment processing function is not performed in the card terminal 105 (for example, at least one local area communication terminal 100 and the local area communication channel are not connected, and the electronic device provided in the card terminal 105 is provided). If the payment processing function is not performed) (540), the card terminal 105 checks whether at least one short-range communication terminal 100 and the short-range communication channel is also connected and the electronic payment provided in the card terminal 105 The process of confirming that the processing function is performed is periodically repeated.

If a predetermined electronic payment processing function is performed in the card terminal 105 (540), the card terminal 105 performs the electronic payment processing procedure, and whether a predetermined packet corresponding to the electronic payment processing is generated. Check whether or not (545).

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a predetermined packet corresponding to the electronic payment processing may include a payment approval request text generated by the card terminal 105 for the electronic payment processing through a payment communication network including the wired communication network. It is preferable to include a communication packet transmitted to the predetermined payment server 115 via the van.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, when the card terminal 105 provides an electronic payment processing function of a shadow account method (for example, payment processing is performed in the card terminal 105, such as a prepaid card payment). Is provided in an offline state and is provided with an electronic payment process in which the payment processing result is periodically transmitted through a van to a predetermined payment server 115 through a payment communication network including the wired communication network). In the process of performing the payment processing function, a predetermined packet may not be generated, thereby the present invention is not limited.

If a packet corresponding to the electronic payment processing is not generated until all of the electronic payment processing function processing procedures are performed (550), the card terminal 105 completes the execution of the electronic payment processing procedure (555), The process of checking whether at least one local area communication terminal 100 and the local area communication channel are also connected and repeating the process of confirming that the electronic payment processing function provided in the card terminal 105 is performed are periodically repeated.

If a packet corresponding to the electronic payment processing is generated until all of the electronic payment processing procedures are performed (550), the card terminal 105 is generated in response to the electronic payment processing through the logical bridge function layer. Waiting for the packet to process the bridge function of the protocol stack according to the present invention (560), the bridge function of the protocol stack according to the present invention is initiated by the packet entering the logical bridge function layer on the protocol stack. A preferred bridging process for a packet generated corresponding to the electronic payment process will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

On the other hand, if it is determined that at least one local area communication terminal 100 and at least one local area communication channel are connected to the card terminal 105 (530), the card terminal 105 provides a bridge function of the protocol stack according to the present invention. In order to perform the address allocation procedure for the local area communication terminal 100 to which the local area communication channel is connected (565).

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the address assignment procedure for the short-range communication terminal 100 may be configured to directly allocate a predetermined address obtained corresponding to the address processing information in the terminal 100 to which the short-range communication channel is connected. It is preferred to include the procedure.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the address assignment procedure for the local area communication terminal 100 logically stores a predetermined address obtained in correspondence with the address processing information to the terminal 100 to which the local area communication channel is connected. It is desirable to include a procedure for assigning.

If address allocation to the local area communication terminal 100 is completed (570), the card terminal 105 of the protocol stack according to the present invention for the packet transmitted and received in the local area communication channel through the logical bridge function layer Waiting for bridge function processing (575), the bridge function of the protocol stack according to the present invention is initiated by the packet entering the logical bridge function layer on the protocol stack, which is preferred for packets sent and received on the local area communication channel. The bridge process will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 6A and 6B shown below.

6A and 6B illustrate an operation of a card terminal 105 that provides a bridge function for a packet transmitted / received through a short-range communication channel connected to the card terminal 105 through a logical bridge function layer according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure is shown.

6A and 6B illustrate a logical bridge function layer providing a bridge function of a protocol stack according to the present invention through a process as shown in FIG. 5 to the card terminal 105 shown in FIG. FIG. 6a illustrates a preferred method for providing a bridge function of a protocol stack according to the present invention with respect to packets transmitted and received through at least one short-range communication channel connected to the card terminal 105. Specifically, FIG. A method for bridging a packet introduced into the logical bridge function layer through a channel over a protocol stack to a wired communication network to which the card terminal 105 is connected (and / or connected), FIG. 6A illustrates the wired communication network. At least one packet connected to the card terminal 105 flows into the logical bridge function layer through Or more of the local communication channel is for the exemplary method for the bridge on the protocol stack to the short-range communication channel that should receive the packet.

Those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may refer to and / or modify the drawings 6a and 6b to transmit / receive packets to and from a short-range communication channel connected to a card terminal 105 through the logical bridge function layer. Various implementation methods for providing a bridge function for the present invention may be inferred, but the present invention includes all the implementation methods inferred above and is not limited to the implementation methods shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B.

Referring to FIG. 6A, when a logical bridge function layer providing a bridge function of a protocol stack according to the present invention is loaded into the card terminal 105 through the same process as that of FIG. 5, the card terminal 105 is connected to the near field. It is checked whether a predetermined packet is received from the local area communication terminal 100 through the communication side physical layer and the MAC layer and flows into the logical bridge function layer (600a).

If a packet received from the local area communication terminal 100 flows into the logical bridge function layer (605a), the card terminal 105 includes at least one packet included in the incoming packet through the logical bridge function layer. By reading information (e.g., packet identifier, and / or packet sender address, and / or packet receiver address, etc.), the card terminal 105 connects (and / or packets) to the logical bridge function layer. It is checked whether or not to bridge the wired communication network) (610a).

If the packet flowing into the logical bridge functional layer is not bridged to the wired network on the protocol stack (615a), the card terminal 105 passes the packet through the logical bridge functional layer to an upper protocol layer of the protocol stack. For example, the card terminal 105 receives the packet and provides it to an application program (and / or protocol layer corresponding to the electronic payment processing terminal 100 program) to be processed (620a), whereby the packet is The card terminal 105 is provided to an application program (and / or an electronic payment processing terminal 100 program) to receive and process the packet, and then the card terminal 105 (for example, an application to receive and process the packet). The program (and / or the terminal 100 program for electronic payment processing) performs a predetermined data processing procedure for the data included in the packet (625a).

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the data included in the packet may include data for requesting the short-range communication terminal 100 to connect a predetermined short-range communication channel to the card terminal 105. In this case, An application program (and / or an electronic payment processing terminal 100 program) that receives the packet performs a data processing procedure for connecting the short range communication terminal 100 with a predetermined short range communication channel.

In addition, the data contained in the packet is connected to a wired communication network to which the near field communication terminal 100 to which the near field communication channel is connected is connected (and / or communicated) to the card terminal 105 through the card terminal 105. It may include data requesting an address assignment for connection (and / or communication connection), in this case, the application program (and / or electronic payment processing terminal 100 program) receiving the packet is the local area communication terminal Perform a data processing procedure for address allocation requested from 100.

In addition, the data included in the packet may include data for requesting a predetermined payment processing from the near field communication terminal 100 connected to the near field communication channel to the card terminal 105, in which case the packet is received. An application program (and / or terminal 100 program for electronic payment processing) performs a data processing procedure corresponding to the payment processing process requested from the short-range communication terminal 100.

In addition, the data contained in the packet may include data for requesting a predetermined order request and / or incentives provided to the card terminal 105 by the short-range communication terminal 100 is connected to the short-range communication channel, In the case of receiving the packet, the application program (and / or the electronic payment processing terminal 100 program) performs a data processing procedure corresponding to the order request and / or incentive providing request requested from the short-range communication terminal 100. .

On the other hand, if a packet introduced into the logical bridge functional layer is bridged to the wired communication network on a protocol stack (615a), the card terminal 105 checks whether or not to convert the packet structure for the bridge target packet through the logical bridge functional layer. (630a).

If the check result indicates that the packet structure of the bridge target packet needs to be converted (635a), the card terminal 105 converts the bridge target packet into a packet structure that can be transmitted to the wired communication network through the logical bridge function layer. (640a).

On the other hand, if it is determined that the packet structure of the bridge target packet is not changed (635a), and / or the bridge target packet is converted into a packet structure that can be transmitted to the wired communication network (640a), the card terminal 105 ) Provides the packet via the logical bridge function layer to the wired network side MAC layer and the physical layer to which the card terminal 105 connects (and / or communicates) (645a), thereby bridging the packet on a protocol stack. To the wired communication network.

Then, the wired communication network is transmitted from the packet transmitted from the card terminal 105 (for example, the short-range communication terminal 100 and the short-range communication terminal connected to the short-term communication channel and the card terminal 105 of the protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105). The packet transmitted to the wired communication network through the bridge function is transmitted to the transmission target server (and / or the terminal 100) (650a), and the server (and / or the terminal 100) receiving the packet is sent to the packet. After performing a corresponding information processing function and generating a predetermined packet including the information processing result (655a), the packet generated including the information processing result is sent to the card terminal 105 through the wired communication network. The card terminal 105 receiving the packet transmits the packet 660a and provides the packet to the local area communication terminal 100 through the bridge function of the protocol stack as shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 6B, when a logical bridge function layer providing a bridge function of a protocol stack according to the present invention is loaded into the card terminal 105 through the process as shown in FIG. 5, the card terminal 105 is connected to the wired line. It is determined whether a predetermined packet is received from the server (and / or the terminal 100) on the wired communication network through the communication network side physical layer and the MAC layer and flows into the logical bridge function layer (600b).

If a packet received from the local area communication terminal 100 flows into the logical bridge function layer (605b), the card terminal 105 includes at least one packet included in the incoming packet through the logical bridge function layer. By reading the information (e.g., packet identifier, and / or packet sender address, and / or packet receiver address, etc.), a packet introduced into the logical bridge function layer is transferred to a short range communication channel connected to the card terminal 105. It is checked whether or not to bridge (610b).

If the packet flowing into the logical bridge function layer is not bridged to the local area communication channel on the protocol stack (615b), the card terminal 105 passes the packet through the logical bridge function layer to an upper protocol layer of the protocol stack. (E.g., a protocol layer corresponding to an application program (and / or an electronic payment processing terminal 100 program) to receive and process the packet at the card terminal 105), whereby the packet is The card terminal 105 is provided to an application program (and / or an electronic payment processing terminal 100 program) to receive and process the packet, and then the card terminal 105 (for example, to receive and process the packet). The application program (and / or the terminal 100 program for electronic payment processing) performs a predetermined data processing procedure on the data included in the packet (625b). ).

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the data contained in the packet is transmitted from the card terminal 105 through the van through the wired communication network to perform the electronic payment processing shown in FIG. It is preferable to include a payment approval full text corresponding to the full payment approval request sent to the card terminal, the card terminal 105 receiving the payment approval full message is the payment approval result data included in the payment approval full text card terminal ( A data processing procedure for outputting to the screen output device provided at 105 and / or printing on a predetermined receipt is performed.

On the other hand, if a packet introduced into the logical bridge functional layer is bridged to the short-range communication channel on a protocol stack (615b), the card terminal 105 stores at least one or more packet information included in the packet through the logical bridge functional layer. A predetermined short range to receive and process the packet among at least one short-range communication channel connected to the card terminal 105, for example, by reading a packet identifier, and / or a packet sender address, and / or a packet receiver address. Check the communication channel (630b).

Thereafter, the card terminal 105 determines whether to convert the packet structure for the bridge target packet into a packet structure that can be transmitted to the local area communication channel through the logical bridge function layer (635b).

If the check result indicates that the packet structure of the bridge target packet needs to be converted (640b), the card terminal 105 converts the bridge target packet into a packet structure capable of transmitting the bridge target packet to the local area communication channel through the logical bridge function layer. (645b).

On the other hand, if it is determined that the packet structure of the bridge target packet is not converted (640b), and / or the bridge target packet is converted into a packet structure that can be transmitted to the local area communication channel (645b), the card terminal ( 105 provides the packet to the protocol stack by providing the packet through the logical bridge function layer to the MAC layer and the physical layer on the local communication channel side to which the card terminal 105 connects (and / or communicates) (650b). It bridges over and transmits to the short range communication channel.

7 is a diagram illustrating an operation of a card terminal 105 that provides a bridge function for a packet generated in the card terminal 105 through a logical bridge function layer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In more detail, FIG. 7 illustrates that the card terminal 105 shown in FIG. 2 is loaded with a logical bridge function layer providing a bridge function of a protocol stack according to the present invention through the same process as in FIG. A preferred embodiment of the present invention provides a bridge function of a protocol stack according to the present invention for a packet generated while performing a predetermined electronic payment processing function (and / or a unique function of the card terminal 105) provided in the terminal 105. As illustrated, those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains may refer to, and / or modify, a packet transmitted and received through a short-range communication channel connected to a card terminal 105 through the logical bridge function layer. It would be possible to infer various implementation methods that provide a bridge function for the present invention, but the present invention includes all implementation methods inferred from the above. Side is not limited to the exemplary method shown in Figure 7.

Referring to FIG. 7, when the logical bridge function layer providing the bridge function of the protocol stack according to the present invention is loaded into the card terminal 105 through the same process as that of FIG. 5, the card terminal 105 performs the card. In operation 700, it is determined whether a packet generated corresponding to a predetermined electronic payment processing function (and / or a unique function of the card terminal 105) provided in the terminal 105 flows into the logical bridge function layer.

If a packet generated corresponding to a predetermined electronic payment processing function (and / or a unique function of the card terminal 105) included in the card terminal 105 flows into the logical bridge function layer (705), the card terminal 105 reads at least one or more packet information (eg, packet identifier, and / or packet sender address, and / or packet receiver address, etc.) included in the incoming packet via the logical bridge function layer; In operation 710, it is determined whether the packet introduced into the logical bridge function layer is bridged into the local area communication channel connected to the card terminal 105.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a packet approval request generated in response to the electronic payment processing function is transmitted from the card terminal 105 to the predetermined payment server 115 via the wired communication network and the van server 110. It is preferable to include the full text.

If the packet flowing into the logical bridge function layer is not bridged to the short-range communication channel on the protocol stack (715), the card terminal 105 stores the packet through the logical bridge function layer. By providing 720 to the wired network side MAC layer and the physical layer that are connected (and / or communicating), the packet is bridged on a protocol stack and transmitted to the wired network.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a packet provided to the wired communication network side MAC layer and the physical layer and transmitted to the wired communication network is transferred from the card terminal 105 to the predetermined payment server via the wired communication network and the van server 110. It is preferable to include the full payment approval request to be sent to (115).

Thereafter, the wired communication network transmits the packet transmitted from the card terminal 105 to a predetermined payment server 115 to perform the electronic payment process via the van server 110 (725), and the card terminal 105 Receiving the packet transmitted from the payment server 115 performs an electronic payment processing procedure corresponding to the payment approval request full text contained in the packet, and the packet corresponding to the electronic payment processing result (for example, payment approval After the packet is generated (730), the packet generated in response to the electronic payment processing result is transmitted to the card terminal 105 via the wired communication network via the van server 110 (735), The card terminal 105 receiving the packet completes the electronic payment processing procedure through the bridge function of the protocol stack as shown in FIG. 6B.

On the other hand, if a packet introduced to the logical bridge functional layer is bridged to the short-range communication channel on a protocol stack (715), the card terminal 105 includes the card terminal 105 in the packet through the logical bridge functional layer. The at least one packet of at least one short-range communication channel connected to the card terminal 105 by reading at least one packet information (e.g., packet identifier, and / or packet sender address, and / or packet receiver address). In step 740, a predetermined short range communication channel to receive is processed.

According to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the packet to be bridged and transmitted to the local area communication channel includes a response (and / or a local area channel connection result) to the local area communication channel connection request requested from the local area communication terminal 100. Preferably, the short-range communication terminal 100 receiving the packet is for connecting (and / or communication connection) to the wired communication network to which the card terminal 105 is connected (and / or communication connection) through the short-range communication channel. Further performing an address assignment procedure and / or using a bridge function of a protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105 through the near field communication channel to which the card terminal 105 connects (and / or communicates). A predetermined communication channel may be connected to at least one server (and / or terminal 100) provided on the wired communication network.

In addition, a packet to be bridged and transmitted to the near field communication channel is connected to the near field communication terminal 100 to which the near field communication terminal 100 is connected (and / or communication connection) through the card terminal 105. And a response (and / or address assignment information, and / or address assignment result) corresponding to the address assignment request requested to access (and / or connect to) the wired network, and then the address is assigned. The short-range communication terminal 100 uses a bridge function of a protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105 through the short-range communication channel on a wired communication network to which the card terminal 105 connects (and / or communicates). A predetermined communication channel may be connected to at least one server (and / or terminal 100) provided.

In addition, the packet to be bridged to the short-range communication channel to be transmitted includes a response (and / or payment result) to the payment processing request requested by the short-range communication terminal 100 connected to the short-range communication channel to the card terminal 105 It is preferable to make it.

In addition, a packet to be bridged and transmitted to the short-range communication channel is a response to the request for request and / or incentive provided by the short-range communication terminal 100 connected to the short-range communication channel to the card terminal 105 (eg, an order processing result). , And / or incentive providing information, and / or incentive providing result).

Thereafter, the card terminal 105 determines whether to convert the packet structure for the bridge target packet into a packet structure that can be transmitted to the short-range communication channel through the logical bridge function layer (745).

If it is determined that the packet structure of the bridge target packet needs to be converted (750), the card terminal 105 converts the bridge target packet into a packet structure capable of transmitting the bridge target packet to the local area communication channel through the logical bridge function layer. (755).

On the other hand, if it is determined that the packet structure of the bridge target packet is not converted (750), and / or the bridge target packet is converted into a packet structure that can be transmitted to the local area communication channel (755), the card terminal ( 105 provides the packet to the protocol stack by providing the packet to the short-range communication channel side MAC layer and the physical layer to which the card terminal 105 connects (and / or communicates) through the logical bridge function layer (760). It bridges over and transmits to the short range communication channel.

8 is a diagram illustrating a network connection configuration of a card terminal 105 having a bridge function of a communication protocol stack according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

In more detail, FIG. 8 shows a card terminal 105 having a bridge function of a communication protocol stack connected to (and / or connected to) a payment communication network including at least one wired communication network, and the communication protocol stack A network connection configuration for bridging the card terminal 105 and at least one or more terminals 100 in a short distance to the wired communication network through a bridge function of a person having ordinary knowledge in the art to which the present invention pertains. If at least one card terminal 105 with a bridge function of a communication protocol stack is connected to at least one wired communication network, and is located near the card terminal 105 with reference to FIG. It can be inferred from various implementation methods for bridging the terminal 100 to a wired communication network through a bridge function of the communication protocol stack. As will be appreciated, the present invention includes all implementation methods inferred above and is not limited to the implementation method shown in FIG.

The wired communication network to which the card terminal 105 having a bridge function of the communication protocol stack is connected operates based on Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol (TCP / IP) and / or User Datagram Protocol / Internet Protocol (UDP / IP). And an IP-based wired communication network, whereby the card terminal 105 transmits and receives a payment approval request message and / or payment approval message that is transmitted and received through a payment communication network including the wired communication network. And / or via a UDP / IP) communication protocol.

However, the wired communication network to which the card terminal 105 with a bridge function of the communication protocol stack according to the present invention is connected is not limited to the above-described TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) based wired communication network. Those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains, the wired communication network to which the card terminal 105 with the bridge function of the communication protocol stack is connected includes all wired communication networks conventionally and commercially available in the future.

That is, this figure 8 is only for efficiently explaining the technical features of the card terminal 105 having a bridge function of the communication protocol stack according to the present invention to those skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs, It is not limited by this.

According to the present invention, the card terminal 105 having a bridge function of the communication protocol stack is connected to at least one or more wired communication networks and / or at least one server (and / or terminal 100) through the wired communication network. And a wired communication means including at least one wired communication means for connecting a predetermined communication channel, and at least one or more terminals 100 and at least one terminal near the card terminal 105. Characterized in that it comprises a function for communicating through a near field communication means.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the wired communication means for connecting (and / or communicating) the card terminal 105 to a wired communication network connects the card terminal 105 to TCP / IP (and / or USP / IP). It is preferable to include an Internet communication module for connecting to (and / or communication connection) based wired communication network, whereby the card terminal 105 is at least one server (and / or terminal) provided on the wired communication network ( 100)) and a predetermined communication channel are connected.

According to the present invention, a server (and / or terminal 100) on the wired communication network to which the card terminal 105 and a predetermined communication channel are connected may include a value added network (VAN) corresponding to the card terminal 105. It is characterized in that it comprises a predetermined van server 110 provided in the company, whereby the card terminal 105 performs an electronic payment procedure using at least one customer-owned card.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the short range communication means for short-range communication between the card terminal 105 and at least one or more terminals 100 in a short range may conform to (or be compatible with) the IEEE 802.11x standard (for example, , IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, HIPERLAN / 2, etc.) Short-range wireless, such as Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), Bluetooth, WiFi, Ultra Wide Band system (UWB), etc. Communication means, and / or short-range optical communication means in accordance with the Infrared Ray communication standard of IrDA, and / or Local Area Network (LAN) conforming to IEEE 802.x standard, IEEE 1394 type, USB (Universal Serial Bus) And at least one short-range communication means such as short-range wired communication means such as RS-232c, RS-485, and the like, whereby the short-range communication means is connected between the terminal 100 and the card terminal 105. Corresponding predetermined The short-range communication channel is connected.

Here, the short-range communication channel connected to the card terminal 105 through the short-range communication means is a Voice over IP (VoIP) communication protocol (eg, Real-time Transport Protocol (RTP) and RTCP (RTP Control Protocol) over UDP / IP. Communication protocol).

According to the present invention, a communication channel connected between the card terminal 105 and a server (and / or terminal 100) provided on a wired communication network connects the card terminal 105 to the wired communication network (and / or Or a communication protocol corresponding to a wired communication means for communication connection), and the short-range communication channel connecting the card terminal 105 and at least one terminal 100 located at a short distance is It is characterized in that the connection and operation via a communication protocol corresponding to the short-range communication means.

The communication protocol includes a format and procedure necessary for at least two communication systems (e.g., a server and / or a device having a communication function) to transmit and receive predetermined information (or data) through a predetermined communication network and / or communication means; As the order is defined, the communication protocol is composed of a plurality of layers (Layer) for performing each function, such as physical circuit control, data connection control, packet relay transmission or file transfer control, In the communication protocol of each layer is made up of a structure that interlocks up and down.

Here, detailed technical features and functions for each layer of the communication protocol are defined in each communication protocol standard, and the present invention does not violate the communication protocol standard.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the communication protocol configures and maintains a physical link between communication systems through a predetermined communication network and / or communication means, and transmits data bits through a communication line corresponding to the physical link. A physical layer that defines the mechanical, electrical, functional, and procedural characteristics for establishing and / or maintaining and / or breaking a circuit connection for direct transmission, and a MAC that controls access to the physical layer. Access Control) layer, preferably the MAC layer controls the physical layer to address the physical link (Addressing), network topology, circuit usage rules, error detection, frame forwarding and Subl of the Datalink Layer, which defines functions for data transfer reliability such as flow control ayer).

According to the present invention, the card terminal 105 having a bridge function of the communication protocol stack bridges at least one local area communication means and the wired communication means on a protocol stack through the bridge function of the communication protocol stack according to the present invention. Characterized in that.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the bridge function (at least one of the short-range communication means and the wired communication means) of the communication protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105 corresponds to the wired communication means. Bridging at least one protocol layer of the physical layer on the protocol stack and an upper layer of the MAC layer, and at least one protocol layer of the physical layer on the protocol stack corresponding to the local area communication means and the upper layer of the MAC layer. It is preferable.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the bridge function of the communication protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105 (a function of bridging at least one short-range communication means and the wired communication means) corresponds to the wired communication means. It is possible to directly bridge (eg, bridge in the form of firmware) the MAC layer above the physical layer on the protocol stack and the MAC layer above the physical layer on the protocol stack corresponding to the local area communication means. It is not limited.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the bridge function (at least one of the short-range communication means and the wired communication means) of the communication protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105 corresponds to the wired communication means. It is preferable to bridge a same grade protocol layer among at least one or more protocol layers existing on the protocol stack and at least one or more protocol layers existing on the protocol stack corresponding to the local area communication means.

For example, the communication protocol stack corresponding to the wired communication means provided in the card terminal 105 satisfies Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) layer 7, and the communication protocol stack corresponding to the short range communication means is also an OSI 7 layer. Is satisfied, the bridge function of the communication protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105 (at least one function of bridging the at least one short range communication means and the wired communication means) is a function of the communication protocol stack corresponding to the wired communication means. Bridge a network layer and a network layer of a communication protocol stack corresponding to the near field communication means, and / or a transport layer of a communication protocol stack corresponding to the wired communication means and a transport layer of the communication protocol stack corresponding to the near field communication means. And / or corresponding to the wired communication means Bridge the session layer of the new protocol stack and the communication layer corresponding to the local area communication means, and / or the presentation layer of the communication protocol stack corresponding to the wired communication means and the communication corresponding to the local area communication means. It is desirable to bridge the presentation layer of the protocol stack.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the bridge function of the communication protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105 (a function of bridging at least one short-range communication means and the wired communication means) corresponds to the wired communication means. Preferably, at least one protocol layer existing on the protocol stack and at least one protocol layer existing on the protocol stack corresponding to the short range communication means are bridged with each other.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the bridge function (at least one or more near field communication means and the wired communication means) of the communication protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105 corresponds to the near field communication means. If a packet generated (and / or processed) on a protocol stack and a packet generated (and / or processed) on a protocol stack corresponding to the wired communication means are not compatible with each other, the bridge function is configured to perform the short range communication means. Convert a packet generated (and / or processed) on a protocol stack corresponding to the packet structure capable of being processed (or compatible) on a protocol stack corresponding to the wired communication means, and / or a protocol corresponding to the wired communication means. Packets generated (and / or processed) on the stack are configured to correspond to the local area communication means. It is made by a function of converting a processed (or compatible) packet structure on the call stack, further comprising preferred.

For example, when the short range communication means is USB, the USB packet generated by the protocol stack corresponding to the USB has a packet structure that can be transmitted to the wired communication network through a wired communication means provided in the card terminal 105. Although not included, the bridge function of the communication protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105 (at least one function of bridging the short-range communication means and the wired communication means) includes the USB packet in the card terminal 105. Converts to a packet structure that can be transmitted to the wired communication network through the wired communication means, and / or adds packet information that can be transmitted to the wired communication network through the wired communication means provided in the card terminal 105 to the USB packet ( Or insertion).

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a packet generated (and / or processed) on a protocol stack corresponding to the local area communication means and a packet generated (and / or processed) on a protocol stack corresponding to the wired communication means In order to be compatible with each other, the bridge function (at least one local area communication means and the wired communication means) of the communication protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105 is defined in a protocol stack corresponding to the local area communication means. Read out the predetermined packet data by reading an encapsulating packet structure into a predetermined packet structure, and encapsulate the read packet data into a packet structure defined in a protocol stack corresponding to the wired communication means, and / or the wired A predetermined packet is read by encapsulating a packet encapsulated in a packet structure defined in a protocol stack corresponding to a communication means. A packet generated (and / or processed) on a protocol stack corresponding to the near field communication means by reading kit data and encapsulating the read packet data into a packet structure defined in a protocol stack corresponding to the near field communication means; It is desirable to interoperate packets generated (and / or processed) on a protocol stack corresponding to the wired communication means.

If the read packet data sizes are not compatible with each other, the bridge function (at least one local area communication means and the wired communication means) of the communication protocol stack included in the card terminal 105 may include the local area. Buffering the read packet data to be compatible with a packet generated (and / or processed) on a protocol stack corresponding to a communication means and a packet generated (and / or processed) on a protocol stack corresponding to the wired communication means. And buffering to make the read packet data size compatible.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a packet generated (and / or processed) on a protocol stack corresponding to the local area communication means and a packet generated (and / or processed) on a protocol stack corresponding to the wired communication means In order to be compatible with each other, the bridge function (at least one local area communication means and the wired communication means) of the communication protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105 is defined in a protocol stack corresponding to the local area communication means. Adds (or inserts) packet information that can be transmitted to a wired communication network through a wired communication means provided in the card terminal 105 to a packet generated (and / or processed) in a predetermined packet structure, and / or the wired communication Among the packet information contained in the packet generated (and / or processed) in the packet structure defined in the protocol stack corresponding to the means, By removing (or erasing) packet information incompatible with the protocol stack corresponding to the local area communication means, a packet generated (and / or processed) on a protocol stack corresponding to the local area communication means and a protocol corresponding to the wired communication means. It is desirable to interoperate packets that are generated (and / or processed) on the stack.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when the card terminal 105 is connected to a wired communication network corresponding to a TCP / IP (and / or USP / IP) based wired communication network (and / or a communication connection), the card The terminal 105 connects the TCP / IP (and / or USP / IP) to at least one or more terminals 100 connected to the card terminal 105 through a predetermined short range communication through a bridge function of a communication protocol stack according to the present invention. Gateway function to connect to (and / or communicate with) a wired communication network, and if the local area communication supports a VoIP communication protocol, the card terminal 105 performs a function of a VoIP gateway. .

According to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the card terminal 105 preferably includes at least one affiliated store terminal 100 such as a credit authorization terminal (CAT) and / or a point of sales (POS) terminal 100. In this case, the affiliated store terminal 100 is predetermined through a predetermined wired communication means (for example, wired communication means for connecting the merchant terminal 100 to a TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) based wired communication network). A function of connecting to (and / or communicating) a wired communication network, and a function of connecting a local area communication channel with at least one terminal 100 located at a short distance of the affiliated store terminal 100 through at least one local area communication means. And, through the bridge function of the communication protocol stack according to the present invention for bridging the terminal 100 connected to the short-range communication channel to the wired communication network connected to the merchant terminal 100 (and / or communication connection) It is preferable to have a function.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the terminal 100 to which the card terminal 105 is connected to a predetermined short-range communication channel may be connected to (WLAN), Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi according to the IEEE 802.11x standard. Short-range wireless communication means, such as USB, and / or short-range optical communication means such as infrared ray communication, and / or wired LAN (LAN) compliant with IEEE 802.x standard, IEEE 1394, USB, RS-232c, RS A personal computer (PC) having at least one short-range communication means, such as -485, and connected to the short-range communication means provided in the card terminal 105 through predetermined short-range communication through the short-range communication means. And / or at least one client terminal 100 such as a notebook computer. When the short range communication means supports a VoIP communication protocol, the client terminal 10 0) preferably further performs the function of the VoIP terminal 100.

In addition, the terminal 100 to which the card terminal 105 and a predetermined short-range communication channel are connected may be short-range wireless such as WLAN, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, USB, or the like conforming to (or compatible with) the IEEE 802.11x standard. Short-range optical communication means such as communication means, and / or infrared ray communication, and / or short-range wired lines such as LAN, IEEE 1394, USB, RS-232c, RS-485, etc. conforming to the IEEE 802.x standard. A personal digital assistant (PDA) and / or PMP (including at least one short-range communication means of communication means) connected to the short-range communication means provided in the card terminal 105 by a predetermined short-range communication via the short-range communication means; And at least one portable terminal 100 such as a portable media player. When the short range communication means supports a VoIP communication protocol, the portable terminal 100 may be configured to include the VoIP terminal 100. It is desirable to perform more functions.

In addition, the terminal 100 is connected to the card terminal 105 and a predetermined short-range communication channel, PCS (Personal Communication System), GSM (Global System for Mobile) terminal (100) operating based on the CDMA stack, smart A wireless LAN (WLAN) conforming to (or compatible with) the IEEE 802.11x standard in a mobile communication terminal 100 including at least one of a smart phone, a WCDMA terminal 100, an HSDPA terminal 100, and the like, Short-range wireless communication means such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, USB, etc., and / or short-range optical communication means such as infrared ray communication, and / or wired LAN (LAN) compliant with IEEE 802.x standard, IEEE 1394, USB, RS- A wireless terminal having at least one short-range communication means, such as 232c, RS-485, or the like, and connecting the short-range communication means provided in the card terminal 105 to the predetermined short-range communication via the short-range communication means. At least one of 100 Preferably, when the short range communication means supports the VoIP communication protocol, the wireless terminal 100 may further perform the function of the VoIP terminal 100.

In addition, the terminal 100 to which the card terminal 105 and a predetermined short-range communication channel are connected may be short-range wireless such as WLAN, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, USB, or the like conforming to (or compatible with) the IEEE 802.11x standard. Short-range optical communication means such as communication means, and / or infrared ray communication, and / or short-range wired lines such as LAN, IEEE 1394, USB, RS-232c, RS-485, etc. conforming to the IEEE 802.x standard. At least one VoIP terminal 100 having at least one short-range communication means of the communication means, and connected to the short-range communication means provided in the card terminal 105 and the short-range communication supporting the VoIP communication protocol through the short-range communication means It is preferable to include one or more.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the bridge function of the communication protocol stack according to the present invention in the card terminal 105, the hardware device configuration and / or software in the development and / or manufacturing stage of the card terminal 105 It can be realized by mounting on the card terminal 105, including the functional configuration, by which the present invention is not limited.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the bridge function of the communication protocol stack according to the present invention in the card terminal 105 is, after the card terminal 105 is developed and / or manufactured, the communication protocol according to the present invention The program including the bridge function of the stack can be realized by recording on a predetermined recording medium provided in the card terminal 105, whereby the present invention is not limited.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, in the card terminal 105, a part of the bridge function of the communication protocol stack according to the present invention is a hardware device configuration and the development and / or manufacturing stage of the card terminal 105 and And / or mounted via a software functional configuration, the rest of which is developed and / or manufactured by the card terminal 105, and then includes a program including a bridge function of a communication protocol stack according to the present invention. It can be realized by recording on a predetermined recording medium provided in the present invention, whereby the present invention is not limited.

For example, in order for the card terminal 105 to access a predetermined TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) based wired communication network, a predetermined network interface card (NIC) is required. And a hardware processing unit, wherein the hardware device configuration includes at least one electrical / electronic device and a circuit corresponding to the connector, the signal transmission and reception unit, and the software function configuration. And a program for controlling the operation of the connector, the signal transmitting and receiving unit, and the signal processing unit, and processing the communication protocol defined in the wired communication network through the operation control.

In particular, the program (for example, a program that controls the operation of the connector, the signal transmission and reception unit, and the signal processing unit, and processes the communication protocol defined in the wired communication network through the operation control) is in the form of firmware. Recorded in memory (e.g., read only memory (ROM) and / or erasable programmable read only memory (EPROM) and / or electrically erasable and programmable read only memory (EEPROM, etc.) on the device configuration, and / or the card terminal ( 105) It is possible to write to the memory provided in the card terminal 105 in the form of a predetermined system program (and / or application program according to the intention of those skilled in the art) included in the operating system, thereby The present invention is not limited.

The card terminal 105 having a bridge function of the communication protocol stack is connected to a predetermined relay server provided in the bansa through a predetermined communication network including at least one wired communication network.

The relay server provided in the bansa receives a predetermined packet transmitted from the card terminal 105, and reads the received packet, and relays the packet to a destination to which the packet is finally transmitted. .

Further, in performing the packet relay transmission function as described above, the relay server includes a short-range communication terminal connected to the card terminal 105 and a short-range communication channel through a bridge function of a protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105. The packet transmitted from 100 is blocked from flowing into the van server 110 for electronic payment processing, and / or another terminal 100 device (and / or server) connected to the wired communication network is connected to the van server 110. Characterized in that performs the function of the security server to block the access to (110) at the source.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the packet received by the relay server is generated in the card terminal 105 and transmitted through the wired communication network, and the destination of the packet is the van server 110, and / Alternatively, if it is determined that the packet includes the full payment approval request for electronic payment processing, the relay server relays the received packet to the van server 110 for electronic payment processing corresponding to the packet. It features.

That is, the card terminal 105 having a bridge function of the communication protocol stack issuing a card issuing a card provided with at least one payment means to at least one or more customers via the van server 110 through the relay server By transmitting and receiving a payment approval request message and / or payment approval message and a payment server 115 provided in the company, the electronic payment procedure using the customer-owned card is performed.

Here, the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) based wired communication network and relay server and the van server 110 and / or the van server 110 and the card issuer side payment server 115 is connected A series of network configurations including a dedicated communication network forms a payment communication network (eg, a value added communication network) for the card terminal 105 to perform a predetermined electronic payment procedure using the customer-owned card.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a packet received by the relay server is generated in the short-range communication terminal 100 connected to the card terminal 105 and a predetermined short-range communication channel, and is provided in the card terminal 105. When it is confirmed that the packet is transmitted to the wired communication network through the bridge function of the stack, the relay server relays the packet to a server to which the packet is transmitted (and / or the terminal 100) through a predetermined backbone network. Characterized in that the transmission.

That is, the near field communication terminal 100 to which the card terminal 105 is connected to the near field communication channel may include at least one server (and / or terminal 100) through a bridge function of the communication protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105. )) And a predetermined communication channel are connected.

For example, a card terminal 105 having a bridge function of the communication protocol stack is connected to a web server and a client / server based communication channel on the Internet through the backbone network, and / or the terminal 100 device on the Internet. And peer to peer (P2P) based communication channels may be connected.

In addition, the card terminal 105 with a bridge function of the communication protocol stack is a network defined to provide a specific application service (eg, based on (or based on a backbone)) a predetermined application network connected to the backbone network. It is characterized in that a predetermined communication channel is connected to the server (and / or the terminal 100) on.

For example, a card terminal 105 having a bridge function of the communication protocol stack may have a predetermined communication channel with a server (for example, a VoIP server) on an application network such as a predetermined VoIP (Voice over IP) network connected to the backbone network. And / or a communication channel may be connected with the VoIP terminal 100 on the VoIP network.

In addition, the card terminal 105 having a bridge function of the communication protocol stack may include a terminal on a predetermined external network (for example, a network connected through an application network and a gateway) connected to a predetermined application network connected to the backbone network. 100) characterized in that the device and the predetermined communication channel is connected.

For example, a card terminal 105 having a bridge function of the communication protocol stack may be a server on a public switched telephone network (for example, an automatic response service (ARS) server) connected to a predetermined VoIP network connected to the backbone network. And a predetermined communication channel may be connected, and / or a communication channel may be connected to the call terminal 100 on the VoIP network.

9 is a diagram showing a preferred functional configuration of a card terminal 105 having a bridge function of a communication protocol stack according to another embodiment of the present invention.

In more detail, FIG. 9 is connected to an IP-based wired communication network provided at an affiliated store for at least one electronic payment processing and operating based on TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP). And at least one short range communication means of at least one of a short distance wireless communication means and / or a short distance optical communication means and / or a short distance wire communication means, and for bridging the short range communication means and a wire communication means on a communication protocol stack. As shown in the preferred functional configuration of the card terminal 105, those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains refer to and / or modify this drawing to at least one or more wired and short-range communication means. And a variety of card terminals 105 for bridging the wired communication means and the short-range communication means on a communication protocol stack. Although a functional configuration may be inferred, the present invention includes all the inferred implementation methods, and is not limited to the implementation method shown in FIG.

According to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, in FIG. 9, the wired communication means provided in the card terminal 105 having the bridge function of the communication protocol stack is based on W-CDMA and / or HSDPA operating based on the CDMA stack. Wireless communication means for accessing a mobile communication network, wireless communication means for accessing an IEEE 802.11x-based wireless LAN communication network, wireless communication means for accessing an IEEE 802.16x-based portable Internet, TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) Although shown as including at least one wired communication means of the wired communication means for connecting to an IP-based wired communication network operating based on, the card terminal 105 is a wired of any one of a wireless communication means and a wired communication means. Only communication means may be provided, whereby the present invention is not limited.

Further, in FIG. 9, the near field communication means used by the card terminal 105 having the bridge function of the communication protocol stack includes at least one of near field wireless communication means, near field optical communication means, and near field wired communication means. Although shown, the short-range communication means provided in the card terminal 105 may be provided with any one of the short-range communication means of the short-range wireless communication means, short-range optical communication means, short-range wired communication means, thereby limiting the present invention. Not.

That is, the functional configuration of the card terminal 105 shown in FIG. 9 is only for efficiently describing the technical features of the card terminal 105 equipped with the bridge function of the communication protocol stack according to the present invention. The present invention is not limited to the present invention, but rather, it is possible to infer various application methods of the present invention to those skilled in the art.

Of course, it is apparent that the present invention includes all implementation methods inferred by reference to and / or modification of the drawing 9 as described above.

Referring to FIG. 9, a card terminal 105 having a bridge function of the communication protocol stack includes a control unit 205 for controlling and operating the overall functions of the card terminal 105, and the card terminal 105. And a memory unit 255 for storing information (or data) necessary for controlling and operating the overall function, and / or recording a program necessary for controlling and operating the overall function of the card terminal 105. And a card reader unit 235 for reading predetermined payment means information from a customer-owned card equipped with at least one payment means for a predetermined electronic payment process, and a screen output function of the card terminal 105. A screen output unit 210, a sound processor 215 for a sound input / output function of the card terminal 105, and a key input unit 220 for a key input function of the card terminal 105. Characterized in that it is basically provided, in order to safer and more efficient electronic payment processing according to the intention of those skilled in the art is provided with a secure application module (225) (Secure Application Module (SAM), and / or in the electronic payment processing It is preferable to further provide a predetermined print output unit 240 for printing the receipt.

According to the present invention, the card terminal 105 having a bridge function of the communication protocol stack is provided with an IP-based communication processor 250 for processing the card terminal 105 to communicate with an IP-based wired communication network. It features.

According to the present invention, the card terminal 105 having the bridge function of the communication protocol stack is connected to the terminal 100 having a predetermined short range wireless communication unit and a predetermined short range wireless communication channel to connect the short range wireless communication channel. The short-range wireless communication unit 255 for processing a predetermined short-range wireless communication corresponding to the terminal 100 having a predetermined short-range optical communication means and a predetermined short-range optical communication channel to correspond to the short-range optical communication channel. A predetermined short-range corresponding to the short-range wired communication channel by connecting a short-range optical communication unit 260 for processing a predetermined short-range optical communication with a terminal 100 having a predetermined short-range wired communication means and a predetermined short-range wired communication channel; It is characterized by comprising a short-range wired communication unit 265 for processing wired communication.

In addition, the card terminal 105 having a bridge function of the communication protocol stack includes a power supply unit 230 (eg, a power supply device and / or a battery, etc.) for supplying power required for the card terminal 105 to operate. It is characterized by further comprising).

The control unit 205 includes a processor including a CPU / MPU and execution memory (for example, a register and / or a random access memory (RAM)) in hardware, and the card terminal (from the memory unit 255). A predetermined program routine and / or a bus for inputting / outputting program data for realizing the overall (and / or characteristic) functions of 105 and a predetermined electronic circuit (or integrated circuit) provided therefor. And a program which is loaded into the execution memory from a predetermined memory unit 255 (and / or chipset) by software and is arithmetic and processed by the processor to realize at least one predefined function. Generic term for routine and / or program data (hence, in the present invention, recorded on the recording medium of the card terminal 105 for the bridge function of the communication protocol stack). A definition program routine is illustrated and illustrated as being provided in the control unit 205 for convenience.) Various functions to be implemented in the card terminal 105 by the control unit 205 are realized. In order to realize the above, it is characterized by controlling and operating the overall operation of the card terminal 105.

In particular, when power is input to the card terminal 105 to perform a function of the controller 205 that controls and operates the overall operation of the card terminal 105, an operating system stored in a predetermined memory unit 255. Routines, system management routines, and / or system variables are loaded into the execution memory and computed by the processor to perform functions of providing an operating system, system management program, and / or communication service.

The screen output unit 210 drives a predetermined screen output device (for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD) device and / or a cathode ray tube (CRT) device, etc.) included in the card terminal 105, Predetermined screen output data (for example, screen output data generated by a screen output program routine) generated by the controller 205, key data generated through the key input unit 220, and the card terminal 105 And outputting various information, signals, and / or contents (eg, text contents, image contents, and / or multimedia contents) extracted and / or generated in a process of performing a predetermined function to the screen output device. To this end, the screen output unit 210 includes a driver for outputting the screen output information (and / or data) according to the resolution and / or the number of colors corresponding to the screen output device, etc. It is.

The sound processor 215 drives a sound input device (for example, a microphone) included in the card terminal 105, encodes a predetermined sound signal input from the sound input device, and sends it to the controller 205. Provide a sound, and / or drive a sound input device (eg, a speaker) provided in the card terminal 105, and decode a predetermined sound signal extracted and / or generated by the control unit 205. It is characterized in that output through the output device (for example, a speaker), for this purpose, the sound processing unit 215 is provided with a predetermined vocoder (Vocoder) and codec (Codec).

The sound processing unit 215 and the microphone to perform the function of the sound input means provided in the card terminal 105, or the sound processing unit 215 and the sound output provided in the card terminal 105 through the speaker Perform the function of the means.

The key input unit 220 is provided with at least one key button including a predetermined number key and / or a character key and / or a function key. Detects information (or signals) input from a key input device (e.g., a keypad, and / or a keyboard), and specifies a specific input mode of the card terminal 105 controlled by the control unit 205. And / or a predetermined information (or signal) is input from a predetermined key button provided in the keypad in an operation mode, so that at least one or more key events corresponding to the input information (or signal) (eg, MH_KEY_PRESSEVENT, MH_KEY_REPEATEVENT, When MH_KEY_RELEASEEVENT) is generated, the generated key event is provided to the controller 205, and the controller 205 is configured to perform the operation in the current input mode and / or operation mode of the card terminal 105. Read the predetermined key data corresponding to the event (e.g., from the key table that stores (manages) at least one or more key data corresponding to a specific key event in each card terminal 105 input mode and / or operation mode). Read key data to an event) and / or read a command for executing a predetermined function defined in accordance with the key event. The keypad including the key input unit 220 and 220 and at least one key button performs a function of a key input unit provided in the card terminal 105 in cooperation with each other.

The customer who is provided with the electronic payment service through the card terminal 105, the MS (Magnetic Stripe) card based on the ISO / IEC 7810 standard, and / or contact IC card (or based on the ISO / IEC 7816 standard) Wireless IC chip) and / or a card including (or owning) at least one contactless IC card (or wireless IC chip) based on ISO / IEC 14443 standard, and the card reader unit 235 (x10). ) Provides an interface for reading at least one or more information or data included in the card.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the card reader unit 235 is an MS card reader unit 235 which provides an interface between the MS card and the card terminal 105, and / or the contact IC card and the card. A contact IC card reader 235 providing an interface between the terminals 105 and / or a contactless IC card reader 235 providing an interface between the contactless IC card and the card terminal 105. .

The MS card reader 235 is a card reader 235 based on ISO / IEC 7810. The MS card reader 235 includes at least one magnetic head including a predetermined coil. The magnetic head is moved in a predetermined direction in close contact with the magnetic head (or the magnetic head moves in close contact with an MS card in which predetermined information is recorded). By using a predetermined electrical signal is loaded on the interface of the predetermined information or data from the at least one or more tracks provided in the MS of the MS card to the card terminal (105).

The contact type IC card reader 235 is a card reader 235 based on ISO / IEC 7816. The contact type IC card reader 235 forms at least an electrical contact in contact with a chip on board (COB) provided in the contact type IC card. It comprises at least one contact point, and supplies power to the IC chip of the IC card through the contact point, and predetermined from the IC chip through the half-duplex transaction using an Application Protocol Data Unit (APDU) It is characterized in that the information or data of the interface to the card terminal 105.

The contactless IC card reader 235 is a card reader 235 based on ISO / IEC 14443. The contactless IC card reader 235 is contactless with a contactless IC card by using capacitive coupling and / or inductive coupling. It comprises at least one antenna making an electrical contact, the power supply to the IC chip of the IC card through the antenna, and predetermined from the IC chip through the half-duplex transaction using the APDU It is characterized by interfacing information or data to the card terminal 105.

According to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the card reader 235 is provided with predetermined card information (eg, in the card) from at least one or more card readers 235 for the electronic payment service defined in the card terminal 105. The payment means information corresponding to the payment means including at least one credit card, debit card, debit card, cash card, financial account).

The Secure Application Module (225) is a confidentiality and / or authentication required by the card terminal 105 in the process of performing the electronic payment and / or electronic payment using the card. Security requirements, including integrity and / or nonrepudiation, etc., within the card terminal 105 without using an authentication server (or payment server 115) on a payment network. As a safety device for performing a reliable and reliable structure, a predetermined message (information or data) processed in the process of performing the predetermined security request function (for example, electronic payment and / or electronic payment function) by the card terminal 105. ) Encrypts or decrypts, adds an authenticator to prevent forgery (or tampering) of the message, or stores important information in the process of performing the security request function. And performing a function according to claim.

In general, the security application module 225 is preferably composed of a predetermined security application module 225 inserter and a security application module 225 chip, the security application module 225 chip is a chip containing at least 8-bit CPU Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) chips (eg, PLCC 44-pin chips) and / or IC chips (eg, IC cards in the form of subscriber identity modules (SIMs)) with performance of 2 MIPS (Million Instructions Per Second) or more. It is preferable to comprise a.

In addition, the security application module 225 is at least one or more security application data (eg, at least one identifier, version, expiration date, issue date, code value required for the card terminal 105 to perform a predetermined security request function) And / or keys (e.g., one master key and at least one application key) and / or protocols (e.g., trading protocols, re-transaction protocols, immediate transaction cancellation protocols, collection protocols, SAM issuance protocols, (e.g. Card company) registration protocol, authorization acquisition protocol, mode switching protocol, key download protocol, SAM revocation protocol) and / or commands (e.g., at least one read / authentication / transmission / registration / setting / mode switching / collection / deletion / discard / Initialization / reprocessing / cancellation command).

The print output unit 240 may process the card terminal 105 to perform a predetermined function (e.g., an electronic payment processing function using a card) and / or predetermined information or data (e.g., payment processing) generated as a result. Outputting the result information or data) to a predetermined printing apparatus (for example, a receipt printer), and a printing protocol for printing the printing information or data through the predetermined printing apparatus in accordance with a predefined printing form; This includes the driver.

The IP-based communication processor 250 configures the card terminal 105 on an external TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) based preferred communication network through a TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) based communication protocol. A wired communication means for processing an element and the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) based communication protocol for wired communication, comprising: a connector corresponding to the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) communication standard in hardware; And a device configuration including a signal transceiver and a signal processor, wherein the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) is based on the electrical signal transmitted and received through the connector in the signal transceiver and the signal processor. System programs (e.g., firmware included in each device configuration, and / or system programs included in (or included) in the operating system of the card terminal 105) for processing corresponding to the communication protocol. It is to be preferred.

Here, the connector preferably comprises at least one connector connected to the UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair) cable and / or a connector connected to the BNC cable, wherein the signal transmission and reception unit decodes the electrical signal received through the connector And / or encoding data (and / or packets) to be transmitted through the connector into an electrical signal, wherein the signal processing unit buffers the decoded data to Extract a packet corresponding to a TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) based communication protocol, and / or extract the packet corresponding to the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) based communication protocol. It is preferable to include the generating, and in particular, the signal transmission and reception unit and the signal processing unit is the data transmitted and received (and / Or retransmission and / or error detection for a packet).

Those skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs, the network configuration on the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) based wired communication network through the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) based communication protocol Since it will be familiar with the technical configuration of the IP-based communication processing unit 250 for processing wired communication through the element and the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) based communication protocol, a detailed description thereof is for convenience. Omit.

The memory unit 255 is input and output when an operation by a predetermined program routine (or code) and / or program data (eg, program routine (or code)) for controlling the overall operation of the card terminal 105 is performed. A general term for memory that stores information and / or data; read only memory (ROM) corresponding to read-only memory, flash memory (FM), and electrically erasable and programmable read only (EEPROM). And a nonvolatile memory including at least one of a memory, a hard disk drive, and the like. In general, the ROM stores system information that should not be deleted, and the nonvolatile memory includes an operating system routine, a communication processing program routine, and / or various application program routines provided through the card terminal 105 and information or data therefor. Etc. are stored.

According to the present invention, the memory unit 255 stores communication parameter information corresponding to at least one communication network to which the card terminal 105 can connect in order to provide a bridge function of the communication protocol stack. It is done.

Here, the communication parameter information is parameter information for accessing each communication network according to a communication protocol standard defined in at least one communication network to which the card terminal 105 can connect, and the card terminal 105 is predetermined. In the process of connecting to (and / or communication connection) of the wired communication network of the basic information that is defined to transmit and receive with the network components on each network is included.

According to the present invention, the memory unit 255 may be connected to the card terminal 105 through at least one of the short range wireless communication unit 255 and / or the short range optical communication unit 260 and / or the short distance wireless communication unit 265. ) And address processing information corresponding to an address to be allocated to the terminal 100 to which the near field communication channel is connected.

In order for the terminal 100 connected to the card terminal 105 and a predetermined short range communication channel to connect (and / or communicate) to the communication network, the terminal 100 connected to the short range communication channel may be used in the wired communication network. In general, the terminal 100 is not assigned an address for accessing (and / or communicating) the wired communication network, and / or an address which cannot be used in the wired communication network is assigned. have.

Accordingly, the card terminal 105 is a wired communication network to which the terminal 100 connects (and / or communicates) through the card terminal 105 while the terminal 100 and the predetermined short-range communication channel are connected. In the present invention, a predetermined address that can be used must be allocated, and the address processing information includes information for allocating a predetermined address that can be used in a wired communication network to the terminal 100.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the terminal 100 may use a predetermined address available in the wired communication network from a dynamic address allocation server (eg, a DHCP server, not shown) on the wired communication network bridged through the card terminal 105. An address may be dynamically allocated, wherein the address processing information is information corresponding to a procedure for the card terminal 105 to dynamically allocate a predetermined address from a dynamic address allocation server (not shown) on the wired communication network. It is preferable to comprise a.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the card terminal 105 may secure a predetermined address (and / or address area) to be allocated to the terminal 100 to which the local area communication channel is connected. In this case, the address processing information may include address information (and / or address area information) to be assigned to the card terminal 105.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the card terminal 105 has a predetermined virtual address (for example, an IPv4-based IP address, 192.168.0.1 to 255) to the terminal 100 to which the local area communication channel is connected. ") May be allocated, and the address processing information may include information for allocating a virtual address to the terminal 100.

According to the present invention, the memory unit 255 preferably stores a predetermined communication program routine for providing a bridge function of the communication protocol stack, and the communication program routine is booted by the card terminal 105. At the same time (or through a predetermined communication-related command) is loaded into the execution memory of the control unit 205 and operated, whereby the functional configuration of the communication program routine for providing a bridge function of the communication protocol stack for convenience The block diagram in the control unit 205 will be described.

Referring to FIG. 9, if a communication program routine providing a bridge function of the communication protocol is connected to the terminal 100 and a predetermined short-range communication channel through at least one short-range communication unit, the communication with the terminal 100 is performed. An address processor 285 for allocating and processing an address for connecting to a wired communication network (and / or a communication connection), and reading the packet information transmitted / received on the protocol stack to bridge the packet; The bridge check unit 280 confirms whether to use the card terminal 105, and when the transmission and reception packet is bridged, the protocol stack corresponding to the short range communication unit and the protocol stack corresponding to the communication processing unit are bridged. It is characterized by comprising a bridge function 270.

In addition, the communication program routine that provides the bridge function of the communication protocol, when bridging the transmission and reception packet as a result of the confirmation by the bridge confirmation unit 280, and confirms whether or not to convert the transmission and reception packet structure, according to the confirmation result And a protocol conversion unit 275 for converting the transmission / reception packet to be bridged on a protocol stack.

In general, the application program (and / or the terminal 100 program for electronic payment processing) provided in the card terminal 105 is characterized in that the interworking with the highest layer on the communication protocol stack, the communication protocol stack of the lower layer It is built and developed with full trust.

That is, an application program (and / or terminal 100 program for electronic payment processing) provided in the card terminal 105 operates by calling an API (Application Program Interface) function corresponding to the highest layer on the communication protocol stack. The lower layer communication protocol stack is provided in the communication processing unit (eg, the WCDMA / HSDPA communication processing unit and / or the IEEE 802.11x communication processing unit and / or the IEEE 802.16x communication processing unit and / or the IP based communication processing unit 250, etc.). And a system program provided in the operating system of the card terminal 105 and / or the application program (and / or the terminal 100 program for electronic payment processing). There is no access to the lower layer communication protocol stack.

According to the present invention, in the above communication protocol structure, the bridge function unit 270 is a communication processing unit (e.g., a WCDMA / HSDPA communication processing unit and / or an IEEE 802.11x communication processing unit and / or provided in the card terminal 105). Between a communication protocol layer (eg, a physical layer, a data link layer) corresponding to an IEEE 802.16x communication processor and / or an IP-based communication processor 250 and a communication protocol layer provided on an operating system of the card terminal 105. And a logical bridge function layer that logically bridges a protocol layer corresponding to the local area communication unit and a protocol layer corresponding to the external communication unit.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the logical bridge function layer is included in a predetermined protocol layer on the communication protocol layer provided in the card terminal 105, and / or in at least two or more protocol layers according to the function of each layer. All of them can be included separately, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the protocol stack above the logical bridge function layer preferably includes a structure included in a hierarchical structure corresponding to the main communication protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105, The protocol stack below the logical bridge functional layer has a hierarchical structure corresponding to a main communication protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105, and a layer corresponding to at least one or more other communication protocol stacks bridged by the logical bridge functional layer. It is preferable to comprise a structure.

That is, it is preferable that the upper layer performs protocol stack processing for using the packet terminal transmitted and received through the protocol stack in the card terminal 105 based on the logical bridge function layer. At least two protocol layers corresponding to the ridged protocol stack are preferably located below the logical bridge functional layer.

For example, the card terminal 105 is a main communication protocol stack is a TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) communication protocol (= card terminal 105 is a TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) based wired communication network. Connect to (and / or communicate with) the logical bridge function layer in a particular layer of the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) communication protocol layer. The upper layer of the layer is implemented with the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) communication protocol layer, and the lower layer of the layer provided with the logical bridge function layer is the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) communication. It comprises a lower layer of the protocol stack and also comprises a lower layer of at least one or more other protocol stacks bridged through the logical bridge functional layer.

In this case, the logical bridge functional layer may include at least two or more protocol stacks located in lower layers of the corresponding protocol layers based on a TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) communication protocol stack corresponding to the main communication protocol stack. Bridge and / or bridge mutually compatible protocol layers.

The address processing unit 285 is provided through at least one of the short range wireless communication unit 255 and / or the short range optical communication unit 260 and / or the short distance wired communication unit 265 included in the card terminal 105. When the terminal 100 and the short-range communication channel are connected, a predetermined address for accessing (and / or communicating) the wired communication network to the terminal 100 using the address processing information stored in the memory unit 255. It is characterized in that for assigning and processing.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the address processing unit 285 extracts address processing information including dynamic address allocation server information existing on the wired communication network from the memory unit 255, and extracts the address processing information. On the basis of this, it is preferable to access a dynamic address allocation server located on the wired communication network, request a predetermined address to be allocated to the terminal 100, and allocate the allocated address to the terminal 100. The terminal 100 connected to the card terminal 105 and a predetermined short-range communication channel connects to the wired communication network with the assigned address through a bridge function on a protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105. Connection).

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the address processing unit 285 may assign predetermined address information (and / or address area information) to be allocated from the memory unit 255 to the terminal 100 to which the local area communication channel is connected. It is preferable to extract predetermined address processing information including and to assign a predetermined address to the terminal 100 based on the address information (and / or address area information) included in the address processing information. The terminal 100 connected to the card terminal 105 and a predetermined short-range communication channel connects to the wired communication network with the assigned address through a bridge function on a protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105. Connection).

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the address processing unit 285 may be allocated from the memory unit 255 to the terminal 100 to which the local area communication channel is connected (for example, overlapping with another terminal 100). Extracts predetermined virtual address information (eg, “192.168.0.1 to 255” for an IPv4-based IP address), and transmits the virtual address information to the terminal 100 based on the virtual address information included in the address processing information. It is preferable to allocate a predetermined address, whereby the terminal 100 connected to the card terminal 105 and a predetermined short distance communication channel is allocated through a bridge function on a protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105. It is possible to connect (and / or communicate) to the wired network by means of an address.

According to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the method of the address processor 285 assigning and processing a predetermined address obtained through the address processing information to the terminal 100 to which the local area communication channel is connected may include the local area communication channel. It is preferable to directly allocate a predetermined address obtained in correspondence with the address processing information in the connected terminal 100. In such an embodiment, a short-range communication unit operating based on a predetermined address in the terminal 100 may be used. It is provided, and can be effectively implemented when the short-range communication means is provided with a functional configuration capable of dynamically assigning a predetermined address.

For example, when a function configuration for allocating a predetermined address is provided in the terminal 100 provided in the terminal 100 to which the card terminal 105 and the short-range communication channel are connected (for example, the terminal 100). When the short-range communication means provided in the operation through the address assignment), the address processing unit 285 is provided to the terminal 100 by providing the terminal 100 with the address obtained corresponding to the address processing information Configured to allocate the address dynamically through the configuration of address assignment related functions.

According to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the method of the address processor 285 assigning and processing a predetermined address obtained through the address processing information to the terminal 100 to which the local area communication channel is connected may include the local area communication channel. Preferably, the connected terminal 100 logically allocates a predetermined address obtained corresponding to the address processing information. In such an implementation method, the short-range communication means provided in the terminal 100 is based on a predetermined address. It can be effectively implemented when the operation is not performed or the local area communication means is operated based on a predetermined address, but there is no function configuration for dynamically allocating the address.

Here, logically allocating the address to the terminal 100 means that the card terminal 105 allocates the address without directly assigning the predetermined address obtained through the address processing information to the terminal 100. When the packet is requested to be transmitted to the wired communication network through the local area communication channel after the temporary storage by interworking with the local area communication channel information (and / or local area terminal 100 information), The card terminal 105 converts the packet to the wired communication network through the stored address, and / or adds the stored predetermined address to the packet in the card terminal 105 (and And / or inserted into the wired communication network.

Alternatively, when a packet to be finally received from the wired communication network to the terminal 100 is received, the packet terminal compares the packet with the address included in the received packet and the stored address to the local area communication channel. And converting into a packet structure corresponding to and / or enhancing (and / or erasing) an address included in the received packet in the card terminal 105 and transmitting the same to the terminal 100.

The bridge checking unit 280 may be determined through at least one of the short range wireless communication unit 255 and / or the short range optical communication unit 260 and / or the short range wired communication unit 265 provided in the card terminal 105. When a predetermined packet is received through the short-range communication channel with the terminal 100 of (for example, when a packet transmitted from the terminal 100 flows into the card terminal 105), the received packet is read and the Whether to use the packet in the card terminal 105, and / or to bridge to the wired communication network through the bridge function of the protocol stack according to the present invention.

In addition, when the bridge check unit 280 bridges the packet to a protocol stack corresponding to the communication processing unit, the bridge check unit 280 confirms whether the packet is a packet for payment processing or a packet for general data communication. It is done.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a packet received through the short range communication channel to the card terminal 105 is a higher layer while packet information corresponding to each protocol layer is removed from a lower layer on a protocol stack corresponding to a short range communication unit. The logical bridge function layer arrives at the logical bridge function layer, and when the packet including at least one packet information reaches the logical bridge function layer from a lower layer on a protocol stack corresponding to the local area communication unit, By reading the packet information contained in the packet (e.g., destination information where the packet was last transmitted), it is preferable to confirm whether the packet is used in the card terminal 105 and / or transmitted to the wired communication network.

If it is confirmed that the packet is not bridged on the protocol stack, the packet is provided to the upper layer of the logical bridge function layer by the bridge function unit 270 and is provided in the card terminal 105. It is processed through a program (and / or terminal 100 program for electronic payment processing).

On the other hand, if it is confirmed that the packet is bridged on the protocol stack, the packet corresponds to a communication processor provided in the card terminal 105 via the logical bridge function layer by the bridge function unit 270. Bridged to the stack and sent to the wired network.

In addition, when a predetermined packet is generated in the card terminal 105 (for example, when the packet is generated in an upper layer of the main protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105), the bridge checking unit 280 may perform the logical bridge. Reaching the functional layer), reading the generated packet to determine whether to transmit the packet through a protocol stack corresponding to the communication processor to a wired communication network and / or bridge it to a protocol stack corresponding to the local area communication unit. Characterized in that.

According to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the data to be transmitted to the outside generated by the card terminal 105 is provided to the lower layer while the packet information corresponding to each protocol layer is added from the upper layer on the communication protocol layer, and the lowest layer ( For example, the physical layer transmits the communication packet including at least one packet information corresponding to each layer (for example, destination information where the packet was last transmitted) to the outside as described above. Reads the packet information contained in the packet when a packet including at least one packet information arrives from the upper layer, and transmits the packet to a wired communication network, and / or the local area communication channel. It is preferable to check whether to transmit to the terminal 100 through.

If it is confirmed that the packet is not bridged on the protocol stack, the packet is transmitted by the bridge function 270 to a wired communication network through a main protocol stack connected to a lower layer of the logical bridge function layer.

On the other hand, if it is confirmed that the packet is bridged on the protocol stack, the packet corresponds to a short range communication unit provided in the card terminal 105 via the logical bridge function layer by the bridge function unit 270. Bridged to the stack is transmitted to the terminal 100 through the short-range communication channel.

When a predetermined packet is received from the wired communication network through the communication processing unit included in the card terminal 105, the bridge checking unit 280 reads the received packet to use the packet in the card terminal 105. And / or whether to bridge to a predetermined terminal 100 through a bridge function of the protocol stack according to the present invention.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the packet received from the wired network to the card terminal 105 is provided to the upper layer while the packet information corresponding to each protocol layer is removed from the lower layer of the main protocol stack. As described above, data in which each packet information is removed from each layer is provided to the application program (and / or the terminal 100 program for electronic payment processing), and the bridge checker 280 provides at least one packet information. When the containing packet reaches the logical bridge function layer from a lower layer of the main protocol stack, the packet information is read by the packet information included in the packet (e.g., destination information to which the packet was last transmitted). ) And / or whether to transmit to the terminal 100 through the local area communication channel. This is preferred.

If it is confirmed that the packet is not bridged on the protocol stack, the packet is provided to the upper layer of the logical bridge function layer by the bridge function unit 270 and is provided in the card terminal 105. It is processed through a program (and / or terminal 100 program for electronic payment processing).

On the other hand, if it is confirmed that the packet is bridged on the protocol stack, the packet corresponds to a short range communication unit provided in the card terminal 105 via the logical bridge function layer by the bridge function unit 270. Bridged to the stack is transmitted to the terminal 100 through the short-range communication channel.

The protocol conversion unit 275 is characterized in that it is provided with a function to determine whether to convert the transmission and reception packet structure, when the bridge confirming unit 280 bridges the transmission and reception packets.

For example, when the short range communication means is USB, the USB packet generated by the protocol stack corresponding to the USB has a packet structure that can be transmitted to the wired communication network through a wired communication means provided in the card terminal 105. In this case, the protocol conversion unit 275 confirms to convert the USB packet into a packet structure that can be transmitted to the wired communication network.

If it is confirmed that the transmission / reception packet structure needs to be converted, the protocol conversion unit 275 may convert the transmission / reception packet to be bridged on a protocol stack.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, when the protocol confirming unit 275 confirms that the packet is a packet for payment processing, the protocol converting unit 275 identifies the SSL and the SSL. And / or encrypting with a security protocol corresponding to the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) based wired communication network, such as Transport Layer Security (TLS) and / or Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA). desirable.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the protocol conversion unit 275 converts a packet structure corresponding to the local area communication unit from a packet corresponding to the local area communication unit, wherein the packet is defined in a protocol stack corresponding to the local area communication unit. Preferably, the method includes reading an encapsulating packet to read predetermined packet data, and encapsulating the read packet data into a packet structure defined in a protocol stack corresponding to the communication processor.

If the packet data size read from the packet corresponding to the local area communication unit is not compatible with the packet data size of the packet corresponding to the communication processing unit, the protocol converter 275 buffers the read packet data. It is preferable to further comprise a function to make the read packet data size compatible.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a method of converting a packet corresponding to the short range communication unit into a packet structure corresponding to the communication processing unit by the protocol conversion unit 275 may be defined in a protocol stack corresponding to the short range communication unit. And adding (or inserting) packet information that can be transmitted to a wired communication network through a communication processor provided in the card terminal 105 to a packet generated (and / or processed) in a packet structure.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the protocol conversion unit 275 converts a packet corresponding to the communication processing unit from a packet structure corresponding to the short-range communication unit by using a packet defined in a protocol stack corresponding to the communication processing unit. And encapsulating the packet to read predetermined packet data, and encapsulating the read packet data into a packet structure defined in a protocol stack corresponding to the short-range communication unit.

If the packet data size read from the packet corresponding to the communication processor is not compatible with the packet data size of the packet corresponding to the short range communication unit, the protocol converter 275 buffers the read packet data. It is preferable to further comprise a function to make the read packet data size compatible).

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a method of converting the packet structure corresponding to the communication processing unit from the packet corresponding to the communication processing unit by the protocol conversion unit 275 may be defined in a protocol stack corresponding to the communication processing unit. And removing (or erasing) packet information that is not compatible with the protocol stack corresponding to the local area communication unit among the packet information included in the packet generated (and / or processed) in the packet structure.

Hereinafter, a card terminal having a bridge function of the communication protocol stack based on an external communication means and / or a short range communication means supporting a communication protocol stack compatible with an OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) 7 layer among a plurality of communication protocols ( The technical features of 105 are shown and described.

However, the present invention is not only applicable to a communication protocol stack compatible with the OSI 7 layer, and a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains has another layer structure through the embodiment of the present invention shown below. Corresponding to each communication protocol stack made, including the technical features of the card terminal 105 equipped with a bridge function of the communication protocol stack according to the present invention, the present invention can be inferred all the implementation method It is not limited to the implementation method shown below.

10A, 10B, 10C, and 10D illustrate a logical bridge function hierarchy for providing a bridge function of a communication protocol stack according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

10a, 10b, 10c, and 10d show that the card terminal 105 having the bridge function of the communication protocol stack is based on TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP), which is compatible with OSI 7 layer. At least one short-range wireless terminal 100 and / or at least one short-range that connects to (and / or communicates with) an IP-based wired network that supports a communication protocol stack and also includes a protocol stack that is compatible with the OSI 7 layer. When the wired terminal 100 and a predetermined short-range communication channel are connected, the method for implementing a logical bridge function layer for bridging the communication protocol stack corresponding to the short-range communication channel and the communication protocol stack corresponding to the wired communication network, Specifically, FIG. 10A illustrates a higher layer (and / or network layer) of a datalink layer on a communication protocol compatible with the OSI 7 layer. FIG. 10B illustrates an implementation method including a logical bridge function layer providing a bridge function of the communication protocol stack in a sub-layer, and FIG. 10B illustrates an upper layer (and / or) of a network layer on a communication protocol compatible with the OSI 7 layer. FIG. 10C illustrates an implementation of an upper layer of a transport layer on a communication protocol compatible with the OSI 7 layer, in which a logical bridge function layer is provided in the transport layer to provide a bridge function of the communication protocol stack. And / or a sublayer of a session layer), a logical bridge function layer providing a bridging function of the communication protocol stack, and FIG. 10D illustrates a session layer on a communication protocol compatible with the OSI 7 layer. Brit of the communication protocol stack at an upper layer (and / or a sublayer of the presentation layer) of the An implementation method is provided in which a logical bridge function layer is provided to provide a function.

Those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may refer to and / or modify the drawings 10a, 10b, 10c, and 10d so that the card terminal 105 is connected to a communication network other than the IP-based wired communication network. In the case of connection (and / or communication connection), various implementation methods may be inferred for the logical bridge function layer that bridges the communication protocol stack corresponding to the local area communication channel and the communication protocol stack corresponding to the wired communication network. The present invention includes all the inferred implementation methods, and is not limited to the implementation methods shown in FIGS. 10A, 10B, 10C, and 10D.

Also, those skilled in the art may refer to and / or modify the drawings 10a, 10b, 10c, and 10d to present the invention on another communication protocol stack that is incompatible with the OSI 7 layer. Although various implementation methods may be inferred having a logical bridge function layer for providing a bridge function of a communication protocol stack according to the present invention, the present invention includes all of the inferred implementation methods. And the implementation method shown in FIG. 10D.

In addition, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains refer to and / or modify the present drawings 10a, 10b, 10c and 10d, and a communication protocol stack compatible with the OSI 7 layer and the OSI 7 layer. It would be possible to infer various implementations having a logical bridge function layer that provides a bridge function of the communication protocol stack according to the present invention on an incompatible communication protocol stack, but the present invention includes all such inferred implementation methods. The present invention is not limited to the method shown in FIGS. 10A, 10B, 10C, and 10D.

10a, 10b, 10c, and 10d, the short-range optical communication function is omitted for convenience, but a person having ordinary knowledge in the art to which the present invention pertains, FIGS. 10a, 10b, 10c and 10c Reference may be made to and / or modified 10d to readily infer an implementation method of bridging a communication protocol stack corresponding to the near field optical communication function.

10A, 10B, 10C, and 10D, the OSI 7 hierarchical structure configures and maintains a physical link to enable data communication through a predetermined communication network, and a communication line corresponding to the physical link. A physical layer that defines the mechanical, electrical, functional, and procedural characteristics for establishing and / or maintaining and / or breaking circuit connections for direct transmission of data bits through Once the link is established, the physical layer is controlled to define functions for data delivery reliability such as addressing, network topology, circuit usage rules, error detection, frame forwarding and flow control for the physical link. A network between a datalink layer and at least two communication systems that are physically connected through the communication network. Network Layer, which defines error control and flow control and multiplexing functions to provide network path selection and connectivity, and the construction, routing, and termination of virtual circuits for reliability of data transmission. And a transport layer that provides transmission error detection, recovery, and flow control. The physical layer, the data link layer, the network layer, and the transport layer are configured to transmit and receive data through a predetermined communication network. It is desirable to be defined for the purpose of reliable transmission.

In the OSI 7 hierarchical structure, the network layer further performs a function of correcting that an order of a packet is changed or an error occurs, and TCP and / or UDP are defined in the network layer.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in the OSI 7 hierarchical structure, the physical layer and the data link layer include a hardware device configuration of a communication processing unit provided in the card terminal 105, and / or the configuration of the communication device. It is preferable to include corresponding firmware, whereby the logical bridge function layer providing the bridge function of the communication protocol stack according to the present invention is preferably defined at an upper layer of the physical layer and the data link layer.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a logical bridge function layer that provides a bridge function of the communication protocol stack may be manufactured in the form of firmware and defined in the data link layer and / or the physical layer, thereby limiting the present invention. Not.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a partial local area communication unit which is not compatible with the OSI 7 layer structure may also include a function unit corresponding to the physical layer of the OSI 7 layer and a function unit corresponding to the MAC layer of the OSI 7 layer. It includes a portion, wherein some short-range communication unit which is not compatible with the OSI 7 layer structure also provides a bridge function of the communication protocol stack according to the present invention in the upper layer of the layer corresponding to the physical layer and MAC layer of the OSI 7 layer It is possible to define a logical bridge functional layer, whereby the present invention is not limited.

For example, when the local area communication unit supports USB-based local area wired communication, the card terminal 105 may correspond to a USB controller corresponding to the physical layer of the OSI 7 layer and the MAC layer of the OSI 7 layer. A controller control program is provided.

10A, 10B, 10C, and 10D, the OSI 7 hierarchical structure provides a function of configuring, managing, and terminating a communication session between applications provided in at least two communication systems connected through a predetermined communication network. A session layer defining a presentation layer, a presentation layer defining data conversion, compression, and encryption / decryption functions between applications provided in at least two communication systems connected through a predetermined communication network; And an application layer corresponding to an application program included in at least two communication systems connected through a communication network.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the session layer and / or the presentation layer and / or the application layer may be integrated into one layer according to the functional characteristics of the card terminal 105 providing the bridge function of the communication protocol stack. As such, the present invention is not limited thereto.

10A, 10B, 10C, and 10D, the card terminal 105 connects to the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) based communication network and provides the TCP / IP to provide a communication connection. An Ethernet physical layer including (and / or UDP / IP) and a datalink layer including an Ethernet MAC layer including the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP). It is characterized by.

The physical layer corresponding to the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) standard includes a network interface card (NIC) and / or a high-speed Internet device (eg, a cable communication modem, and / or) provided in the card terminal 105. A hub connected to a network component (e.g., via a UTP cable with the NIC) via an Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) communication modem and / or a Very High-data Rate Digital Subscriber Line (VDSL) communication modem. Hub) and / or a router, and an internet service provider (ISP) device connected to the high speed internet device through a predetermined BNC cable). It is characterized in that it is physically connected to at least one server (and / or card terminal 105) through a wired communication interval including a backbone network.

The MAC layer included in the data link layer corresponding to the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) standard performs a medium access control function defined in the IEEE 802.3 standard, and at least corresponds to the physical layer. It consists of one or more sublayers.

Those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains can refer to the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) communication protocol specification to provide technical features of the MAC layer included in the physical layer and the data link layer. As will be understood, detailed descriptions of the physical layer and the data link layer corresponding to the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) communication protocol specification will be omitted for convenience.

Referring to FIG. 10A, the logical bridge functional layer is provided at an upper layer (and / or sub-layer included in a network layer) of the data link layer, wherein the logical bridge functional layer is the data link. The physical layer and MAC layer of the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) communication protocol stack at an upper layer (and / or network layer) of the layer and a short range wireless communication protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105 Bridge the MAC layer (and / or LLC layer) and the physical layer on a protocol stack, and / or the physical and MAC layers of the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) communication protocol stack and the card terminal 105 Characterized in that bridge the MAC layer and physical layer of the short-range wired communication protocol stack provided in the protocol stack.

In addition, the logical bridge function layer provided in an upper layer (and / or sub-layer included in the network layer) of the data link layer may include a presentation layer, a session layer, and a transport layer at an application layer on the communication protocol stack. A function for transmitting / receiving a communication packet provided to the network layer to the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) based wired communication network through the MAC layer and the physical layer of the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) communication protocol stack. In addition, the communication packet is bridged and transmitted to the MAC layer (and / or LLC layer) and the physical layer of the short-range wireless communication protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105, or short-range wired provided in the card terminal 105 And transmitting and receiving bridges to the MAC layer and the physical layer of the communication protocol stack.

In FIG. 10A, the logical bridge function layer is illustrated as a sub-layer provided above the network layer for convenience, but the logical bridge function layer is a sub-layer existing between the network layer and the data link layer, and / or the It may be a sublayer provided below the network layer, whereby the present invention is not limited.

Referring to FIG. 10B, the logical bridge functional layer is provided at an upper layer (and / or sub-layer included in the transport layer) of the network layer, wherein the logical bridge functional layer is A physical layer, a MAC layer, and a network layer of the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) communication protocol stack in an upper layer (and / or transport layer) and a short range wireless communication protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105. Bridge the network layer, MAC layer (and / or LLC layer) and physical layer on a protocol stack, and / or with the physical layer, MAC layer and network layer of the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) communication protocol stack The network layer, MAC layer and physical layer of the short-range wired communication protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105 is bridged on the protocol stack, characterized in that All.

The logical bridge function layer provided in an upper layer (and / or sublayer included in a transport layer) of the network layer may include a presentation layer and an application layer at an application layer on the communication protocol stack and the transport layer. A function of transmitting and receiving a communication packet to the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) based wired communication network through a network layer, a MAC layer, and a physical layer of the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) communication protocol stack. In addition, the communication packet is bridged to the network layer, the MAC layer (and / or LLC layer) and the physical layer of the short-range wireless communication protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105 and transmitted or received, or provided in the card terminal 105 And bridging and transmitting to a network layer, a MAC layer, and a physical layer of a short-range wired communication protocol stack. It features.

If the network layer does not exist in the protocol stack corresponding to the local area communication unit in the method illustrated in FIG. 10B, the upper layer of the network layer of the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) based communication protocol stack ( And / or a sublayer included in the transport layer), the logical bridge function layer includes a network layer, a MAC layer, a physical layer, and the card terminal 105 of the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) communication protocol stack. Bridges the MAC layer (and / or LLC layer) and the physical layer of the short-range wireless communication protocol stack directly on the protocol stack, and / or the network of the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) communication protocol stack. Directly bridges the MAC layer and the physical layer of the short-range wired communication protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105 on the protocol stack. It is possible that the present invention is not limited thereby.

In FIG. 10B, the logical bridge function layer is illustrated as a sub-layer provided above the transport layer for convenience. However, the logical bridge function layer is a sub-layer existing between the transport layer and the network layer, and / or the transmission. It may be a sublayer provided below the hierarchy, and the present invention is not limited thereby.

Referring to FIG. 10C, the logical bridge functional layer is provided at an upper layer (and / or sub-layer included in the session layer) of the transport layer, wherein the logical bridge functional layer is Short-range wireless communication provided in the card terminal 105 with a physical layer, a MAC layer, a network layer, and a transport layer of the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) communication protocol stack at an upper layer (and / or session layer). Bridge the transport layer, network layer, MAC layer (and / or LLC layer) and physical layer of the protocol stack over the protocol stack, and / or the physical layer of the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) communication protocol stack, A protocol stack includes a transport layer, a network layer, a MAC layer, and a physical layer of a MAC layer, a network layer, a transport layer, and a short-range wired communication protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105. And that the bridge in the feature.

The logical bridge function layer provided in an upper layer (and / or a sublayer included in a session layer) of the transport layer may be a communication packet provided to the session layer through a presentation layer at an application layer on the communication protocol stack. In addition to the function of transmitting and receiving to the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) based wired communication network through the transport layer, network layer, MAC layer and physical layer of the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) communication protocol stack And transmitting and receiving the communication packet by bridging the transmission packet to a transport layer, a network layer, a MAC layer (and / or LLC layer), and a physical layer of a short-range wireless communication protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105, or the card terminal 105. And bridging and transmitting to a transport layer, a network layer, a MAC layer, and a physical layer of a short-range wired communication protocol stack provided in the server. Characterized in that eojineun.

If the network layer and the transport layer do not exist in the protocol stack corresponding to the local area communication unit in the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 10c, the transport layer of the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) based communication protocol stack The logical bridge function layer provided in an upper layer (and / or sublayer included in a session layer) includes a transport layer, a network layer, a MAC layer, and a physical layer of the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) communication protocol stack. And directly bridge the MAC layer (and / or LLC layer) and the physical layer of the short-range wireless communication protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105 on the protocol stack, and / or the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP). A protocol of the transport layer, network layer, MAC layer and physical layer of the communication protocol stack, and the MAC layer and physical layer of the short-range wired communication protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105 It is possible to bridge directly on the stack, whereby the invention is not limited.

In FIG. 10C, the logical bridge function layer is illustrated as a sub-layer provided above the session layer for convenience, but the logical bridge function layer is a sub-layer existing between the session layer and the transport layer, and / or the session. It may be a sublayer provided below the hierarchy, and the present invention is not limited thereby.

Referring to FIG. 10D, the logical bridge functional layer is provided at an upper layer (and / or sub-layer included in the presentation layer) of the session layer, wherein the logical bridge functional layer is the session. The physical layer, MAC layer, network layer, transport layer and session layer of the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) communication protocol stack in the upper layer (and / or presentation layer) of the layer and the card terminal 105 Bridge the session layer, transport layer, network layer, MAC layer (and / or LLC layer) and physical layer of the short-range wireless communication protocol stack provided in the protocol stack, and / or the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) the physical layer, the MAC layer, the network layer, the transport layer and the session layer of the communication protocol stack, the session layer of the short-range wired communication protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105, Characterized in that the bridge layer, a network layer, MAC layer and the physical layer on the protocol stack.

In addition, the logical bridge function layer provided in an upper layer (and / or sub-layer included in the presentation layer) of the session layer is a communication provided to the session layer through the presentation layer at the application layer on the communication protocol stack. Send packets to the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) based wired network through the session layer, transport layer, network layer, MAC layer, and physical layer of the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) communication protocol stack. In addition to the function of transmitting and receiving, the communication packet is bridged to the session layer, transport layer, network layer, MAC layer (and / or LLC layer) and the physical layer of the short-range wireless communication protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105, or And a session layer, a transport layer, a network layer, a MAC layer, and a physical layer of a short-range wired communication protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105. If the is characterized in that formed over and further comprising sending and receiving.

If there is no network layer and / or transport layer and / or session layer in the protocol stack corresponding to the local area communication unit in the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 10d, the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) based The logical bridge function layer provided in an upper layer (and / or sub-layer included in the presentation layer) of the session layer of the communication protocol stack includes a session layer of the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) communication protocol stack, Bridge the transport layer, network layer, MAC layer and physical layer and the MAC layer (and / or LLC layer) and physical layer of the short-range wireless communication protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105 directly on the protocol stack, and / or Short-range wired lines provided in the session layer, the transport layer, the network layer, the MAC layer, and the physical layer of the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) communication protocol stack and the card terminal 105. It is possible to bridge the MAC layer and the physical layer of the communication protocol stack directly on the protocol stack, whereby the present invention is not limited.

In FIG. 10D, the logical bridge functional layer is illustrated as a sub-layer provided above the presentation layer for convenience, but the logical bridge functional layer is a sub-layer existing between the presentation layer and the session layer, and / or The sublayer provided below the presentation layer may be used, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

11A and 11B illustrate a protocol stack structure in which a card terminal 105 having a bridge function of a communication protocol stack according to another embodiment of the present invention bridges a local area communication terminal 100 to a wired communication network. .

In more detail, FIGS. 11A and 11B show a bridge function of a communication protocol stack through a logical bridge function layer provided in an upper layer (and / or a sublayer of a network layer) of the data link layer as shown in FIG. 10A. Implementation of a protocol stack structure for bridging the near field wireless terminal 100 to which the card terminal 105 and at least one short range wireless communication channel are connected through the bridge function of the protocol stack according to the present invention. As an example, specifically, FIG. 11A shows an IEEE 802.11x standard in which the card terminal 105 is connected (and / or connected) to a wired communication network of TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP). (Or compatible) a terminal 100 connected to a short-range wireless communication channel including at least one of WLAN and / or Bluetooth and / or Wi-Fi and / or UWB. A protocol stack structure for bridging a TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) wired network via a logical bridge functional layer, and FIG. 11B shows that the card terminal 105 has a TCP / IP (and / or UDP / At least one wireless LAN (WLAN) and / or Bluetooth and / or Wi-Fi and / or UWB compliant with (or compatible with) the IEEE 802.11x standard when connected (and / or connected) to a wired network of IP) The protocol stack structure for bridging the terminal 100 connected to the short-range wireless communication channel to the card terminal 105 through the logical bridge function layer.

Those skilled in the art (for example, those who understand the protocol stack structure) refer to and / or modify the drawings 11a and 11b to allow the card terminal 105 to transmit the TCP / IP. At least wireless LAN (WLAN) and / or Bluetooth and / or Wi-Fi and / or UWB compliant with (or compatible with) the IEEE 802.11x standard while connected to a network other than a wired network (and / or UDP / IP). Although various implementation methods for bridging the terminal 100 connected to one or more short-range wireless communication channels, including one or more, through the logical bridge function layer may be inferred, the present invention includes all the inferred implementation methods. And the implementation method shown in Fig. 11B.

In addition, those skilled in the art (for example, those who understand the protocol stack structure), the card terminal 105 is the near-field by referring to and / or modified in this figure 11a and 11b. In addition to the wireless communication means, various embodiments of bridging the terminal 100 to which at least one short-range optical communication channel and / or short-range wired communication channel are connected through the logical bridge function layer through a near-field optical communication means and / or a short-range wire communication means. The method may be inferred, but the present invention includes all the inferred implementation methods, and is not limited to the implementation method shown in FIGS. 11A and 11B.

Also, those skilled in the art (for example, those who understand the protocol stack structure) may refer to and / or modify the drawings 11a and 11b so that the logical bridge functional layer is configured to store the data. Other equivalent protocol layers (e.g., higher layers of the network layer (and / or sublayers of the transport layer), and / or higher layers of the transport layer (and other layers than the upper layer of the link layer (and / or sublayer of the network layer) / Or sub-layer of the session layer), and / or the upper layer (and / or sub-layer of the presentation layer) of the session layer, and the like may be inferred, but the present invention can be inferred It includes all the methods, and is not limited to the embodiment shown in Figures 11a and 11b.

Also, those skilled in the art (for example, those who understand the protocol stack structure) may refer to and / or modify the drawings 11a and 11b so that the logical bridge functional layer is located on the protocol stack. Various implementation methods (e.g., the logical bridge function layer are provided in the mutually compatible protocol layer is provided in the upper layer (and / or sub-layer of the network layer) of the data link layer of the local area communication means, An implementation method provided in an upper layer (and / or a sublayer of a transport layer) of a network layer, and / or the logical bridge function layer is an upper layer (and / or a sublayer of a network layer) of the datalink layer of the local area communication means. Layer provided in the upper layer (and / or sublayer of the session layer) of the transport layer of the wired communication means. And / or the logical bridge function layer is provided in an upper layer (and / or a sublayer of a network layer) of the data link layer of the local area communication means, and is an upper layer (and / or of a session layer of a wired communication means). The implementation method provided in the sublayer of the presentation layer) or the implementation method provided in the protocol layer compatible with each other in another form inferred from the illustrated embodiment method may be inferred. It includes all implementation methods, and is not limited to the implementation methods shown in FIGS. 11A and 11B.

11A and 11B, the terminal 100 to which the card terminal 105 and at least one short-range wireless communication channel are connected is provided with a protocol stack corresponding to the OSI 7 layer. It is only for easily explaining the technical features of the present invention to those skilled in the art, the terminal 100 is connected to the card terminal 105 and at least one short-range wireless communication channel is predetermined Only a physical layer and a MAC layer may be provided, and / or a predetermined protocol layer may be provided above the physical layer and the MAC layer, and a protocol stack provided in the terminal 100 may satisfy the OSI 7 layer structure. The present invention is not limited thereto.

11A and 11B, if the person skilled in the art (for example, the protocol stack structure) understands, the packet generated by the card terminal 105 (for example, A packet including a payment approval request message) is transmitted to the van server 110 through a wired network based on a protocol stack, and / or a packet generated by the van server 110 (eg, including a payment approval message). Since the packet) will be familiar with the process of receiving the card terminal 105 through the wired communication network based on the protocol stack, a detailed description thereof will be omitted for convenience.

Wireless LAN (WLAN) conforming to (or compatible with) the IEEE 802.11x standard with the card terminal 105 connected (and / or connected) to a wired communication network of TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP); A wired communication network of the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) via the logical bridge function layer to a terminal 100 connected to a short-range wireless communication channel including at least one of Bluetooth and / or Wi-Fi and / or UWB. Referring to FIG. 11A, which shows a protocol stack structure for bridging to a network, TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) to which the card terminal 105 is connected (and / or communicating) in the short range wireless terminal 100. The packet to be transmitted to the server (and / or terminal 100) on the wired communication network of the, is generated in the application layer provided in the short-range wireless terminal 100 is provided to the lower layer of the next step with the addition of predetermined packet information Repeat the above steps to the short-range wireless end After reaching the physical layer below the MAC layer of the protocol stack provided in (100), the packet is physically provided to the short-range wireless terminal 100 and the short-range wireless communication side physical provided to the card terminal 105 It is received through the short range wireless communication channel including the layer to the short range wireless communication side physical layer provided in the card terminal 105 and passes through the short range wireless communication side MAC layer and / or network layer provided in the card terminal 105. It flows into the logical bridge functional layer.

The logical bridge function layer then bridges the incoming packet to a wired communication network of TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) to which the card terminal 105 connects (and / or communicates). Or check whether the bridge to use in the application program provided in the card terminal 105.

If the check result confirms that the packet is to be bridged to a wired communication network of TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) to which the card terminal 105 is connected (and / or connected), the logical bridge function layer is implemented. And further performing the packet structure conversion process according to the method, and providing the packet to the network layer and the MAC layer of the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) wired network side protocol stack. The physical layer of the protocol stack on the IP (and / or UDP / IP) wired network side and the network components (eg, hub and / or router, etc.) on the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) wired network It is received by the physical layer (not shown) on the card terminal 105 side of the protocol stack provided in the relay server on the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) wired communication network via a wired communication section including a layer.

Thereafter, the packet performs a packet checking procedure at a predetermined upper protocol layer (not shown) via the MAC layer (not shown) of the card terminal 105. The packet is a packet transmission target server provided on a wired communication network. And / or to the terminal 100.

Accordingly, the relay server is configured to transmit the TCP / IP (and / or UDP /) through the MAC layer (not shown) and the physical layer (not shown) at the server (and / or terminal 100) provided in the relay server. IP) transmits to the physical layer on the protocol stack provided in the packet transmission target server (and / or terminal 100) provided on the wired communication network.

If the packet is generated in the card terminal 105 and transmitted through the wired communication network, and the destination of the packet is the van server 110, and / or the request for payment approval for electronic payment processing to the packet If the full message is included, the relay server includes the packet in the van server 110 through the MAC layer (not shown) and the physical layer (not shown) provided in the relay server. Send to the physical layer on the protocol stack.

Subsequently, the packet received by the physical layer of the packet transmission target server (and / or terminal 100) provided on the wired communication network is transmitted to the server (and / or terminal) on the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) wired communication network. The application layer is provided to the application layer via the MAC layer, the data link layer, the network layer, the transport layer, the session layer, and the presentation layer on the protocol stack included in (100), and the application layer performs data processing corresponding to the packet. do.

In addition, the short-range wireless terminal 100 in the server (and / or terminal 100) on the wired communication network of TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) to which the card terminal 105 is connected (and / or communication connection) Packet to be transmitted to the server (and / or the terminal 100) is generated in the application layer provided in the server (and / or the terminal 100) and the predetermined packet information is added to the next step to provide a lower layer by repeating the server (and And / or arrive at the physical layer of the protocol stack provided in the terminal 100, and then the packet is transmitted to a server (and / or terminal 100) on the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) wired network. Receives to the physical layer of the protocol stack of the TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) wired network side provided in the card terminal 105 via a network component on a TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) wired communication network. Through the MAC layer and / or the network layer of the short-range wireless communication side provided in the card terminal 105 It flows into the logical bridge functional layer.

Thereafter, the logical bridge function layer bridges the incoming packet to the terminal 100 connected to the card terminal 105 and the short range wireless communication channel, and / or an application program provided in the card terminal 105. Make sure you bridge it for use.

If it is confirmed that the packet is bridged to the terminal 100 connected to the card terminal 105 and the short-range wireless communication channel, the logical bridge function layer may further perform the packet structure conversion process according to an implementation method. Thereafter, the packet is provided in the short range wireless terminal 100 through a short range wireless communication channel including a physical layer of the short range wireless communication side protocol stack and a protocol stack provided in the terminal 100. To the physical layer on the network.

Thereafter, the packet is provided to an application layer via a MAC layer, a data link layer, a network layer, a transport layer, a session layer, and a presentation layer on a protocol stack provided in the short range wireless terminal 100. Perform data processing corresponding to the packet.

Wireless LAN (WLAN) conforming to (or compatible with) the IEEE 802.11x standard with the card terminal 105 connected (and / or connected) to a wired communication network of TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP); And / or a protocol stack structure for bridging a terminal 100 connected to a short-range wireless communication channel including at least one of Bluetooth and / or Wi-Fi and / or UWB to the card terminal 105 through the logical bridge function layer. Referring to FIG. 11B, a server (and / or a server) on a wired communication network of TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) to which the card terminal 105 is connected (and / or communicated) in the short range wireless terminal 100. The packet to be transmitted to the terminal 100 is generated in an application layer included in the short range wireless terminal 100, and the predetermined short packet information is added to the next layer to repeat the process to be provided to the lower layer. 100) After reaching the physical layer below the MAC layer of the stack, the packet is short-range wireless communication including a physical layer provided in the short-range wireless terminal 100 and a short-range wireless communication side physical layer provided in the card terminal 105. A channel is received through the short-range wireless communication side physical layer provided in the card terminal 105 and enters the logical bridge functional layer via the short-range wireless communication side MAC layer and / or the network layer provided in the card terminal 105. do.

The logical bridge function layer then bridges the incoming packet to a wired communication network of TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP) to which the card terminal 105 connects (and / or communicates). Or check whether the bridge to use in the application program provided in the card terminal 105.

If it is confirmed that the packet is bridged to the card terminal 105, the logical bridge function layer further performs the packet structure conversion process according to an implementation method, and then transfers the packet to the card terminal 105. The application layer is provided to an application layer through a transport layer, a session layer, and a presentation layer on the protocol stack, and the application layer performs data processing corresponding to the packet.

In addition, the packet to be transmitted from the card terminal 105 to the short-range wireless terminal 100 is generated in the application layer provided in the card terminal 105, and the predetermined packet information is added to the lower layer of the next step. The process is repeated to flow into the logical bridge function layer.

Thereafter, the logical bridge function layer bridges the incoming packet to the terminal 100 to which the card terminal 105 and the short range wireless communication channel are connected, and / or the card terminal 105 connects (and / or Or bridge to a wired network of TCP / IP (and / or UDP / IP).

If it is confirmed that the packet is bridged to the terminal 100 connected to the card terminal 105 and the short-range wireless communication channel, the logical bridge function layer may further perform the packet structure conversion process according to an implementation method. Thereafter, the packet is provided in the short range wireless terminal 100 through a short range wireless communication channel including a physical layer of the short range wireless communication side protocol stack and a protocol stack provided in the terminal 100. To the physical layer on the network.

Thereafter, the packet is provided to an application layer via a MAC layer, a data link layer, a network layer, a transport layer, a session layer, and a presentation layer on a protocol stack provided in the short-range wireless terminal 100. Perform data processing corresponding to the packet.

12 is a diagram illustrating a process of loading a logical bridge function layer that provides a bridge function of a communication protocol stack to a card terminal 105 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

More specifically, FIG. 12 shows a bridge function of a communication protocol stack according to the present invention (for example, including a logical bridge function layer) during the system booting process in the card terminal 105 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 12, a preferred method of driving a protocol processing routine to be loaded into the control unit 205 included in the card terminal 105 will be described by those skilled in the art. While various implementations may be inferred by referring and / or modifying the card terminal 105 to load a logical bridge function layer that provides a bridge function of a communication protocol stack, the present invention encompasses all inferred implementation methods. The present invention is not limited to the implementation method shown in FIG.

For example, a person of ordinary skill in the art may refer to and / or modify this drawing 12 to integrate a predetermined communication protocol stack after the card terminal 105 shown in FIG. 9 is system booted. A method of loading a protocol processing routine (eg, including a logical bridge function layer) equipped with a bridge function of the communication protocol stack according to the present invention to the control unit 205 provided in the card terminal 105 via a processing command. It may be inferred that, but the present invention includes all the implementation method inferred above, and is not limited to the implementation method shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 12, while a predetermined power is supplied to the card terminal 105 to perform a system booting procedure (1200), the card terminal 105 establishes a logical bridge function layer according to the present invention during the system booting. A protocol processing routine, which is included, is loaded into the control unit 205 (1205).

Thereafter, the card terminal 105 extracts communication parameter information corresponding to a predetermined wired communication network from the memory unit 255 (1210), and includes it in the loaded protocol processing routine based on the extracted communication parameter information. A connection (and / or communication connection) to the wired communication network is attempted through the logical bridge functional layer (1215).

If the connection (and / or communication connection) attempt to the communication network is successful (1220), the card terminal 105 is at least one short-range communication terminal 100 (eg, short-range wireless terminal 100, short-range optical terminal) 100, periodically check whether the at least one short-range communication channel (eg, a short-range wireless communication channel, a short-range optical communication channel, a short-range wired communication channel, etc.) and the at least one short-range communication channel are connected (1225). .

If at least one local area communication terminal 100 and at least one local area communication channel are not connected (1230), the card terminal 105 performs a predetermined electronic payment processing function provided in the card terminal 105 is performed. Check whether or not (1235).

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the electronic payment processing function provided in the card terminal 105 may allow the user of the card terminal 105 to input the electronic payment processing execution command, thereby allowing the electronic terminal to accept the electronic payment. It is preferred that the treatment procedure be initiated.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the electronic payment processing function provided in the card terminal 105 may include a predetermined customer-owned card (eg, an MS card provided with at least one or more payment means, and / or a contact IC card). It is preferable to start by reading predetermined card information (and / or payment means information) from the and / or contactless IC card through the card reader provided in the card terminal 105.

If a predetermined electronic payment processing function is not performed in the card terminal 105 (for example, at least one short range communication terminal 100 and a short range communication channel are not connected, and the electronic payment provided in the card terminal 105 is provided). 1240), the card terminal 105 checks whether at least one short-range communication terminal 100 and a short-range communication channel are also connected, and the electronic payment process provided in the card terminal 105. Periodically repeat the process to confirm that the function is performed.

If a predetermined electronic payment processing function is performed in the card terminal 105 (1240), the card terminal 105 performs the electronic payment processing procedure and whether a predetermined packet corresponding to the electronic payment processing is generated. Check whether or not (1245).

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a predetermined packet corresponding to the electronic payment processing may include a payment approval request text generated by the card terminal 105 for the electronic payment processing through a payment communication network including the wired communication network. It is preferable to include a communication packet transmitted to the predetermined payment server 115 via the van.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, when the card terminal 105 provides an electronic payment processing function of a shadow account method (for example, payment processing is performed in the card terminal 105, such as a prepaid card payment). Is provided in an offline state and is provided with an electronic payment process in which the payment processing result is periodically transmitted through a van to a predetermined payment server 115 through a payment communication network including the wired communication network). In the process of performing the payment processing function, a predetermined packet may not be generated, thereby the present invention is not limited.

If a packet corresponding to the electronic payment processing is not generated until all of the electronic payment processing function processing procedures are performed (1250), the card terminal 105 completes the execution of the electronic payment processing procedure (1255). The process of checking whether at least one local area communication terminal 100 and the local area communication channel are also connected and repeating the process of confirming that the electronic payment processing function provided in the card terminal 105 is performed are periodically repeated.

If a packet corresponding to the electronic payment processing is generated until all of the electronic payment processing procedures are performed (1250), the card terminal 105 is generated in response to the electronic payment processing through the logical bridge function layer. Waiting for the packet to process the bridge function of the protocol stack according to the present invention (1260), the bridge function of the protocol stack according to the present invention is initiated by the packet entering the logical bridge function layer on the protocol stack. A preferred bridging process for a packet generated corresponding to the electronic payment process will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 14 shown below.

On the other hand, if it is determined that at least one local area communication terminal 100 and at least one local area communication channel are connected (1230), the card terminal 105 provides a bridge function of the protocol stack according to the present invention. In order to perform the address allocation procedure for the local area communication terminal 100 to which the near-field communication channel is connected (1265).

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the address assignment procedure for the short-range communication terminal 100 may be configured to directly allocate a predetermined address obtained corresponding to the address processing information in the terminal 100 to which the short-range communication channel is connected. It is preferred to include the procedure.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the address assignment procedure for the local area communication terminal 100 logically stores a predetermined address obtained in correspondence with the address processing information to the terminal 100 to which the local area communication channel is connected. It is desirable to include a procedure for assigning.

If the address allocation to the local area communication terminal 100 is completed (1270), the card terminal 105 of the protocol stack according to the present invention for the packet transmitted and received over the local area communication channel through the logical bridge function layer Waiting for bridge function processing (1275), the bridge function of the protocol stack according to the present invention is initiated by entering the packet into a logical bridge function layer on the protocol stack, which is preferred for packets sent and received on the local area communication channel. The bridge process will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 13A and 13B shown below.

13A and 13B illustrate an operation of a card terminal 105 that provides a bridge function for a packet transmitted and received on a short-range communication channel connected to the card terminal 105 through a logical bridge function layer according to another embodiment of the present invention. Figure is shown.

13A and 13B illustrate a logical bridge function layer for providing a bridge function of a protocol stack according to the present invention through a process as shown in FIG. 12 in the card terminal 105 shown in FIG. FIG. 13A illustrates a preferred method of providing a bridge function of a protocol stack according to the present invention with respect to a packet transmitted and received through at least one short-range communication channel connected to the card terminal 105. Specifically, FIG. FIG. 13A illustrates a method for bridging a packet introduced into the logical bridge function layer through a channel to a wired communication network to which the card terminal 105 is connected (and / or connected). At least a packet introduced into the logical bridge functional layer through the card terminal 105 is connected. An embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for bridging a protocol stack to a near field communication channel through which one or more near field communication channels should be received.

Those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may refer to packets 13a and 13b and to modify the packet transmitted / received through a logical communication channel connected to a card terminal 105 through the logical bridge function layer. Various implementation methods for providing a bridge function for the present invention may be inferred, but the present invention includes all the implementation methods inferred above and is not limited to the implementation methods shown in FIGS. 13A and 13B.

Referring to FIG. 13A, when the logical bridge function layer providing the bridge function of the protocol stack according to the present invention is loaded into the card terminal 105 through the same process as that of FIG. 12, the card terminal 105 is connected to the near field. It is checked whether a predetermined packet is received from the short range communication terminal 100 through the communication side physical layer and the MAC layer and flows into the logical bridge function layer (1300a).

If a packet received from the local area communication terminal 100 flows into the logical bridge function layer (1305a), the card terminal 105 includes at least one packet included in the incoming packet through the logical bridge function layer. By reading information (e.g., packet identifier, and / or packet sender address, and / or packet receiver address, etc.), the card terminal 105 connects (and / or packets) to the logical bridge function layer. It is checked whether or not to bridge to a wired communication network (communication connection) (1310a).

If the packet flowing into the logical bridge functional layer is not bridged to the wired network on the protocol stack (1315a), the card terminal 105 passes the packet through the logical bridge functional layer to an upper protocol layer of the protocol stack. For example, the card terminal 105 receives the packet and provides the packet to a protocol layer corresponding to an application program (and / or an electronic payment processing terminal 100 program) to be processed (1320a), whereby the packet is The card terminal 105 is provided to an application program (and / or an electronic payment processing terminal 100 program) to receive and process the packet, and then the card terminal 105 (for example, to receive and process the packet). The application program (and / or the terminal 100 program for electronic payment processing) performs a predetermined data processing procedure for the data included in the packet (1325). a).

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the data included in the packet may include data for requesting the short-range communication terminal 100 to connect a predetermined short-range communication channel to the card terminal 105. In this case, An application program (and / or an electronic payment processing terminal 100 program) that receives the packet performs a data processing procedure for connecting the short range communication terminal 100 with a predetermined short range communication channel.

In addition, the data contained in the packet is connected to a wired communication network to which the near field communication terminal 100 to which the near field communication channel is connected is connected (and / or communicated) to the card terminal 105 through the card terminal 105. It may include data requesting an address assignment for connection (and / or communication connection), in this case, the application program (and / or electronic payment processing terminal 100 program) receiving the packet is the local area communication terminal Perform a data processing procedure for address allocation requested from 100.

In addition, the data included in the packet may include data for requesting a predetermined payment processing from the near field communication terminal 100 connected to the near field communication channel to the card terminal 105, in which case the packet is received. One application program (and / or terminal 100 program for electronic payment processing) performs a data processing procedure corresponding to the payment processing processing requested from the short-range communication terminal 100.

In addition, the data contained in the packet may include data for requesting a predetermined order request and / or incentives provided to the card terminal 105 by the short-range communication terminal 100 is connected to the short-range communication channel, In the case of receiving the packet, the application program (and / or the electronic payment processing terminal 100 program) performs a data processing procedure corresponding to the order request and / or incentive providing request requested from the short-range communication terminal 100. .

On the other hand, if a packet introduced into the logical bridge functional layer is bridged to the wired communication network on a protocol stack (1315a), the card terminal 105 checks whether or not to convert the packet structure for the bridge target packet through the logical bridge functional layer. (1330a).

If it is determined that the packet structure of the bridge target packet needs to be converted (1335a), the card terminal 105 converts the bridge target packet into a packet structure that can be transmitted to the wired communication network through the logical bridge function layer. (1340a).

On the other hand, if it is determined that the packet structure of the bridge target packet is not converted (1335a), and / or the bridge target packet is converted into a packet structure that can be transmitted to the wired communication network (1340a), the card terminal 105 (1345a) bridges the packet on a protocol stack by providing the packet to the physical layer and the wired network side MAC layer to which the card terminal 105 connects (and / or communicates) through the logical bridge function layer. To the wired communication network.

Then, the wired communication network is transmitted from the packet transmitted from the card terminal 105 (for example, the short-range communication terminal 100 and the short-range communication terminal connected to the short-term communication channel and the card terminal 105 of the protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105). A packet transmitted to a wired communication network through a bridge function) to a predetermined relay server (1350a), and then the relay server relays the received packet to the van server 110 and / or a predetermined transmission. The relay server determines whether to transmit the received packet to the target server (and / or the terminal 100) from the short range communication terminal 100 connected to the card terminal 105 and a predetermined short range communication channel. Check it.

Accordingly, the relay server relays the received packet to the packet transmission target server (and / or terminal 100) (1355a), and the server (and / or terminal 100) that receives the packet transmits the packet. After performing an information processing function corresponding to a packet, generating a predetermined packet including the information processing result (1360a), the packet generated including the information processing result is transmitted to the card through the wired communication network and the relay server. The card terminal 105 which transmits to the terminal 105 (1365a) and receives the packet provides the packet to the local area communication terminal 100 through a bridge function of the protocol stack as shown in FIG. do.

Referring to FIG. 13B, when a logical bridge function layer providing a bridge function of a protocol stack according to the present invention is loaded into the card terminal 105 through the process as shown in FIG. 12, the card terminal 105 is connected to the wired line. It is checked whether a predetermined packet is received from the server (and / or terminal 100) on the wired communication network through the communication network side physical layer and the MAC layer and flows into the logical bridge function layer (1300b).

If a packet received from the local area communication terminal 100 flows into the logical bridge function layer (1305b), the card terminal 105 includes at least one packet included in the incoming packet through the logical bridge function layer. By reading the information (e.g., packet identifier, and / or packet sender address, and / or packet receiver address, etc.), a packet introduced into the logical bridge function layer is transferred to a short range communication channel connected to the card terminal 105. It is checked whether or not to bridge (1310b).

If the packet flowing into the logical bridge function layer is not bridged to the local area communication channel on the protocol stack (1315b), the card terminal 105 passes the packet through the logical bridge function layer to a higher protocol layer of the protocol stack. (E.g., a protocol layer corresponding to an application program (and / or an electronic payment processing terminal 100 program) to receive and process the packet at the card terminal 105) (1320b), whereby the packet is The card terminal 105 is provided to an application program (and / or an electronic payment processing terminal 100 program) to receive and process the packet, and then the card terminal 105 (for example, to receive and process the packet). The application program (and / or the terminal 100 program for electronic payment processing) performs a predetermined data processing procedure for the data included in the packet (1 325b).

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the data contained in the packet is sent from the card terminal 105 to the payment server 115 via the van via the wired network to perform the electronic payment processing shown in FIG. Preferably, the payment includes a payment approval message corresponding to the full payment approval request message, and the card terminal 105 having received the payment approval message transmits the payment approval result data included in the payment approval message to the card terminal 105. Perform a data processing procedure of outputting to a screen output device provided in the) and / or printing and printing on a predetermined receipt.

On the other hand, if a packet introduced to the logical bridge functional layer is bridged to the short-range communication channel on a protocol stack (1315b), the card terminal 105 may include at least one or more packet information included in the packet through the logical bridge functional layer. A predetermined short range to receive and process the packet among at least one short-range communication channel connected to the card terminal 105, for example, by reading a packet identifier, and / or a packet sender address, and / or a packet receiver address. Check the communication channel (1330b).

Thereafter, the card terminal 105 determines whether to convert the packet structure for the bridge target packet into a packet structure that can be transmitted to the local area communication channel through the logical bridge function layer (1335b).

If it is determined that the packet structure of the bridge target packet needs to be converted (1340b), the card terminal 105 converts the bridge target packet into a packet structure capable of transmitting the bridge target packet to the local area communication channel through the logical bridge function layer. (1345b).

On the other hand, if it is determined that the packet structure of the bridge target packet is not converted (1340b), and / or the bridge target packet is converted into a packet structure that can be transmitted to the local area communication channel (1345b), the card terminal ( 105 provides the packet to the protocol stack by providing the packet through the logical bridge function layer to the MAC layer and the physical layer on the local communication channel side to which the card terminal 105 connects (and / or communicates) (1350b). It bridges over and transmits to the short range communication channel.

14 is a diagram illustrating an operation of a card terminal 105 that provides a bridge function for a packet generated in the card terminal 105 through a logical bridge function layer according to another embodiment of the present invention.

In more detail, FIG. 14 illustrates that the card terminal 105 shown in FIG. 9 is loaded with a logical bridge function layer that provides a bridge function of a protocol stack according to the present invention through a process as shown in FIG. A preferred embodiment of the present invention provides a bridge function of a protocol stack according to the present invention for a packet generated while performing a predetermined electronic payment processing function (and / or a unique function of the card terminal 105) provided in the terminal 105. As illustrated, those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains may refer to, and / or modify, a packet transmitted and received in a short range communication channel connected to a card terminal 105 through the logical bridge function layer. It would be possible to infer various implementation methods that provide a bridge function for the present invention, but the present invention includes all implementation methods inferred from the above. It is not limited to the implementation method shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 14, when the logical bridge function layer providing the bridge function of the protocol stack according to the present invention is loaded into the card terminal 105 through the same process as that of FIG. In operation 1400, it is checked whether a packet generated corresponding to a predetermined electronic payment processing function (and / or a unique function of the card terminal 105) included in the terminal 105 flows into the logical bridge function layer.

If a packet generated corresponding to a predetermined electronic payment processing function (and / or a unique function of the card terminal 105) included in the card terminal 105 flows into the logical bridge function layer (1405), the card terminal 105 reads at least one or more packet information (eg, packet identifier, and / or packet sender address, and / or packet receiver address, etc.) included in the incoming packet via the logical bridge function layer; In operation 1410, it is determined whether the packet introduced into the logical bridge function layer is bridged into the local area communication channel connected to the card terminal 105.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a packet approval request generated in response to the electronic payment processing function is transmitted from the card terminal 105 to the predetermined payment server 115 via the wired communication network and the van server 110. It is preferable to include the full text.

If the packet flowing into the logical bridge function layer is not bridged to the short-range communication channel on the protocol stack (1415), the card terminal 105 passes the packet through the logical bridge function layer to the card terminal 105. By providing to the wired network side MAC layer and the physical layer connected (and / or communication connection) (1420), the packet is bridged on a protocol stack and transmitted to the wired network.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a packet provided to the wired communication network side MAC layer and the physical layer and transmitted to the wired communication network is transferred from the card terminal 105 to the predetermined payment server via the wired communication network and the van server 110. It is preferable to include the full payment approval request to be sent to (115).

Thereafter, the wired communication network transmits a packet transmitted from the card terminal 105 (for example, a packet generated in response to an electronic payment process) to a predetermined relay server (1425), and the relay server then receives the received packet. Whether to relay transmission to the van server 110 and / or to a predetermined transmission target server (and / or terminal 100), the relay server in response to the electronic payment processing Check with the generated packet.

Accordingly, the relay server relays the received packet to the van server 110 (1430), and the van server 110 receiving the packet transmits the packet (and / or the full payment approval request) to the payment. The payment server 115 which transmits to the server 115 (1435) and receives the packet (and / or payment approval request full text) performs an electronic payment processing procedure corresponding to the payment approval request full text included in the packet. After generating a packet corresponding to the electronic payment processing result (eg, a packet including a payment approval message) (1440), the packet generated corresponding to the electronic payment processing result is wired through the van server 110. The card terminal 105 is transmitted to the card terminal 105 through a communication network (1445), and the card terminal 105 receiving the packet completes the electronic payment processing procedure through the bridge function of the protocol stack as shown in FIG. 13B. .

On the other hand, if a packet introduced to the logical bridge functional layer is bridged to the short-range communication channel on a protocol stack (1415), the card terminal 105 includes the card terminal 105 in the packet through the logical bridge functional layer. Read the at least one packet information (e.g., packet identifier, and / or packet sender address, and / or packet receiver address, etc.) of the at least one short-range communication channel connected to the card terminal 105. A predetermined short range communication channel to receive and process a packet is identified (1450).

According to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the packet to be bridged and transmitted to the local area communication channel includes a response (and / or a local area channel connection result) to the local area communication channel connection request requested from the local area communication terminal 100. Preferably, the short-range communication terminal 100 receiving the packet is for connecting (and / or communication connection) to the wired communication network to which the card terminal 105 is connected (and / or communication connection) through the short-range communication channel. Further performing an address assignment procedure and / or using a bridge function of a protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105 through the near field communication channel to which the card terminal 105 connects (and / or communicates). A predetermined communication channel may be connected to at least one server (and / or terminal 100) provided on the wired communication network.

In addition, a packet to be bridged and transmitted to the short range communication channel is connected to the short distance communication terminal 100 to which the short distance communication terminal 100 is connected (and / or communication connection) through the card terminal 105 through the card terminal 105. And a response (and / or address assignment information, and / or address assignment result) corresponding to the address assignment request requested to access (and / or connect to) the wired network, and then the address is assigned. The short-range communication terminal 100 uses a bridge function of a protocol stack provided in the card terminal 105 through the short-range communication channel on a wired communication network to which the card terminal 105 connects (and / or communicates). A predetermined communication channel may be connected to at least one server (and / or terminal 100) provided.

In addition, the packet to be bridged to the short-range communication channel to be transmitted includes a response (and / or payment result) to the payment processing request requested by the short-range communication terminal 100 connected to the short-range communication channel to the card terminal 105 It is preferable to make it.

In addition, a packet to be bridged and transmitted to the short-range communication channel is a response to the request for request and / or incentive provided by the short-range communication terminal 100 connected to the short-range communication channel to the card terminal 105 (eg, an order processing result). , And / or incentive providing information, and / or incentive providing result).

Thereafter, the card terminal 105 determines whether to convert the packet structure of the bridge target packet into a packet structure that can be transmitted to the local area communication channel through the logical bridge function layer (1455).

If it is determined that the packet structure of the bridge target packet needs to be converted (1460), the card terminal 105 converts the bridge target packet into a packet structure capable of transmitting the bridge target packet to the local area communication channel through the logical bridge function layer. (1465).

On the other hand, if it is confirmed that the packet structure of the bridge target packet may not be converted (1460), and / or the bridge target packet is converted into a packet structure that can be transmitted through the short-range communication channel (1465), the card terminal ( 105 provides the packet to the protocol stack by providing the packet to the short-range communication channel side MAC layer and the physical layer to which the card terminal 105 connects (and / or communicates) through the logical bridge function layer (1470). It bridges over and transmits to the short range communication channel.

15 is a diagram showing a process of loading a program for providing a bridge function of a communication protocol stack in a card terminal 105 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

In more detail, Fig. 15 shows a predetermined program corresponding to the bridge function of the communication protocol stack according to the present invention by connecting to a predetermined ESD server through the communication network currently connected by the card terminal 105 connected to the predetermined communication network. By downloading and mounting, the process of having a bridge function of the communication protocol stack as shown in Figure 2 to connect to the network configuration as shown in Figure 1, having a common knowledge in the art In this regard, various implementation methods for a program loading process for providing a bridge function of a communication protocol stack to the card terminal 105 may be inferred by referring to and / or modifying the present invention. It includes all the implementation methods, and is not limited to the implementation method shown in FIG.

In the following figure, the ESD server is referred to as " server " for convenience, and the card terminal 105 is referred to as " terminal " for convenience.

Referring to FIG. 15, the terminal accesses the server through a currently connected communication network, connects a predetermined communication channel, and performs a membership registration and / or login procedure with the server (1500). In order to download and mount a predetermined program corresponding to the bridge function of the communication protocol stack, the server requests a network-based program to be loaded (1505), and correspondingly, the server inputs and provides predetermined terminal information to the terminal. The terminal provides a terminal information providing interface (1510), and the terminal inputs (or selects or extracts from, or extracts) the terminal information through the terminal information providing interface to the server through the communication network (1515). ).

Here, the terminal information includes at least one device model information and / or operating system information for the terminal.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the server does not provide the terminal information providing interface to the terminal, but a network operating apparatus (eg, the CDMA-based mobile terminal as a mobile communication terminal) on the communication network to which the terminal is currently connected. When connected to a communication network, it is possible to extract terminal information corresponding to the terminal from at least one or more of the HLR / VLR (Home Location Register / Visitor Location Register) provided in the mobile communication network. It is not limited.

When the terminal information is obtained as described above, the server reads the terminal information and checks whether the program corresponding to the bridge function of the communication protocol stack can be downloaded to the terminal through the communication network (1520).

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in order to download and mount a program corresponding to a bridge function of a communication protocol stack to the terminal, the terminal may be software-connected to connect to at least two communication networks through the bridge function of the communication protocol stack. A controlled communication module (for example, in the case of a wireless communication module, should be provided with a software module for controlling frequency bands and / or for controlling a part of a communication protocol layer), the server may include the terminal information. It is preferable to confirm whether the program corresponding to the bridge function of the communication protocol stack can be downloaded and mounted to the terminal by checking the device model information from the terminal.

Also, in order to download and mount a program corresponding to a bridge function of a communication protocol stack to the terminal, the terminal may be operated on an operating system corresponding to the terminal on the server (or a predetermined database associated with the server). A predetermined program should be provided. It is preferable that the server checks the operating system information from the terminal information to check whether the program corresponding to the bridge function of the communication protocol stack can be downloaded and loaded into the terminal.

If the check result indicates that the program corresponding to the bridge function of the communication protocol stack cannot be downloaded and mounted to the terminal (1525), the server generates predetermined program loading error information and transmits the predetermined program loading error information to the terminal through the communication network. The process of downloading and loading the program corresponding to the bridge function of the communication protocol stack to the terminal is completed (1530).

On the other hand, if it is determined that the program corresponding to the bridge function of the communication protocol stack can be downloaded and mounted to the terminal (1525), the server downloads a predetermined program file designed to provide the bridge function of the communication protocol stack to the terminal. Extract (eg, extract from the database in which the terminal information and the program file are stored in association with each other) (1535), and transmit the extracted program file to the terminal through the communication channel (1540).

The terminal receiving the program file drives the program file to back up a program file corresponding to a protocol layer that is pre-installed and operated in the terminal (eg, connecting a communication channel between the terminal and the server). (1545)

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method of backing up a program file corresponding to a protocol layer already installed and operating in the terminal, wherein the driven program file disconnects the communication channel between the terminal and the server, and the terminal And releasing the network connection to the currently connected communication network, terminating the program corresponding to the protocol layer already installed and operating in the terminal, and changing the name of the terminated program file. .

Thereafter, the terminal processes the protocol layer program corresponding to the driven program file as the backed up file (for example, a protocol layer program file that was previously installed and operated in the terminal) and installs it in the terminal (1550).

If the new protocol layer program installation procedure is completed (1555), the terminal performs a system reboot procedure for updating the protocol layer by the driven program file (1560).

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, when the terminal can update the program without system rebooting, the system rebooting procedure may be omitted, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

According to the present invention, the card terminal having a function of accessing at least one wired communication network and at least one local area communication function is equipped with a logical bridge function layer that provides a bridge function of the protocol stack in a card terminal located at an affiliated store. The terminal performs an electronic payment function provided in the card terminal using a wired communication network as a value-added communication network, while at least one local area communication terminal located in the affiliated store is connected to the wired communication network in real time (and / or communication connection). This has the advantage of enabling the gateway function.

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A local area communication unit connecting at least one communication terminal and a local area communication channel located at an affiliated store, and a communication processing unit connected to at least one wired communication network, In the card terminal for processing the electronic payment transaction through the communication processing unit, When the first packet is transmitted from the communication terminal through the short-range communication channel and received in the physical layer of the protocol stack corresponding to the short-range communication unit, the received first packet information is read and the protocol stack corresponding to the communication processor. To make sure it's included in what you want to bridge, A bridge checking unit for confirming whether the use of the first packet is a payment packet or a data communication packet when the check result is included in the bridge object; If the use of the first packet is confirmed as a payment packet, the first packet is converted into a second packet structure for payment that can be received by a bansa server on the wired communication network; or A protocol conversion unit converting the first packet into a second packet structure for data communication that can be received by a server (or a terminal) on the wired communication network when the purpose of the first packet is confirmed as a packet for data communication; And And a bridge function unit for bridging the converted second packet to a protocol stack corresponding to the communication processing unit. The method of claim 1, The bridge check unit, When the second packet is received from the wired communication network to the physical layer of the protocol stack corresponding to the communication processor, a target to read the received second packet information and bridge the second packet to the protocol stack corresponding to the local area communication unit. Characterized in that included in, If the check result is included in the bridge target, The protocol conversion unit, Converting a second packet received by a protocol stack corresponding to the communication processor into a first packet structure corresponding to a protocol stack corresponding to the short range communication unit, The bridge function unit, The card terminal having a wired communication gateway function, characterized in that for bridging the converted first packet to a protocol stack corresponding to the local area communication unit. The method of claim 1, wherein the protocol conversion unit, If the first packet is a payment packet, And encrypting the first packet with a security protocol corresponding to the wired communication network. The method of claim 1, Process an address on a protocol stack corresponding to the local area communication unit to be changed to an address on a protocol stack corresponding to the communication processing unit, or And an address processing unit for processing an address on a protocol stack corresponding to the communication processing unit to be changed to an address on a protocol stack corresponding to the short range communication unit. The method of claim 1, wherein the bridge function unit, When the first packet received in the physical layer of the protocol stack corresponding to the local area communication unit flows into the data link layer (or medium access control layer), Bridge the first packet to a data link layer (or a medium access control layer) of a protocol stack corresponding to the communication processor; When the first packet received in the physical layer of the protocol stack corresponding to the local area communication unit flows into the network layer, Bridge the first packet to a network layer of a protocol stack corresponding to the communication processor; When the first packet received in the physical layer of the protocol stack corresponding to the local area communication unit flows into the transport layer, Bridge the first packet to a transport layer of a protocol stack corresponding to the communication processor; When the first packet received in the physical layer of the protocol stack corresponding to the local area communication unit flows into the session layer, Bridge the first packet to a session layer of a protocol stack corresponding to the communication processor; When the first packet received in the physical layer of the protocol stack corresponding to the local area communication unit flows into the presentation layer, And the first packet is bridged to the presentation layer of the protocol stack corresponding to the communication processing unit. The method of claim 2, wherein the bridge function unit, When the second packet received in the physical layer of the protocol stack corresponding to the communication processor flows into the data link layer (or medium access control layer), Bridge the second packet to a data link layer (or a medium access control layer) of a protocol stack corresponding to the local area communication unit; When the second packet received in the physical layer of the protocol stack corresponding to the communication processor flows into the network layer, And bridge the second packet to a network layer of a protocol stack corresponding to the local area communication unit. When the second packet received in the physical layer of the protocol stack corresponding to the communication processor flows into the transport layer, Bridge the second packet to a transport layer of a protocol stack corresponding to the local area communication unit; When the second packet received in the physical layer of the protocol stack corresponding to the communication processor flows into the session layer, Bridge the second packet to a session layer of a protocol stack corresponding to the local area communication unit, When the second packet received in the physical layer of the protocol stack corresponding to the communication processor flows into the presentation layer, The card terminal having a wired communication gateway function, wherein the second packet is bridged to a presentation layer of a protocol stack corresponding to the local area communication unit. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the card terminal function configuration of any one of claims 1 to 6.

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