KR101908429B1 - Total electronic tag service method in portable electric device - Google Patents

Abstract

An integrated electronic tag service method in a portable electronic device is disclosed. According to an aspect of the present invention, an integrated electronic tag service method performed in a portable electronic device having a local communication module includes: outputting an interface screen for selecting an electronic tag; Confirming a use right of the selected used electronic tag according to user input; Reproducing the advertisement content corresponding to the used electronic tag if the usage right does not exist; And transmitting the export information according to the used electronic tag to the external reader using the local communication module according to the communication protocol corresponding to the electronic tag when the reproduction of the advertisement content is completed.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to an integrated electronic tag service method in a portable electronic device,

The present invention relates to an integrated electronic tag service method in a portable electronic device that enables a plurality of electronic tags in a portable electronic device to be used for an electronic tag using near field communication such as NFC (Near Field Communication).

In recent years, various types of electronic tags such as RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) tags and NFC (Near Field Communication) tags have been used in various fields such as traffic cards. Especially, most of the mobile electronic devices such as the smart phones that have been released in recent years have NFC functions and are used as transportation cards. NFC is a non-contact communication technology that uses the frequency band of 13.56 MHz as one of the radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies. It is a next-generation LAN technology that is attracting attention due to its relatively low security and relatively low price because of its short communication distance. Since both data reading and writing functions are available, there is no need for a dongle (reader) that was previously required for RFID use. It is similar to conventional short range communication technologies such as Bluetooth, but it does not need to set up between devices like Bluetooth.

As described above, although the NFC module provided in a portable electronic device such as a smart phone is utilized as a transportation card, the use fields of electronic tags such as a card for a door lock of a house and an employee card for entering a company are various However, since most electronic tags are provided in the form of cards, chips, etc., there is still a risk of loss as well as inconvenience to users carrying various electronic tags.

Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2009-0092101 (Publication date August 31, 2009) Electronic tag integration processing system and method

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a portable electronic device that provides a plurality of electronic tag functions in the form of an application program executed in a portable electronic device To provide an integrated electronic tag service method.

The present invention also provides an integrated electronic tag service method for providing an advertisement service related to an electronic tag in order to provide benefits to a company providing the electronic tag and also to provide a benefit and useful information to the user.

Other objects of the present invention will become more apparent through the following preferred embodiments.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an integrated electronic tag service method performed in a portable electronic device having a local communication module, the method comprising: outputting an interface screen for selecting an electronic tag; Confirming a use right of the selected used electronic tag according to user input; Playing the advertisement content corresponding to the used electronic tag if the usage right does not exist; And transmitting the export information according to the used electronic tag to the external reader using the local communication module according to the communication protocol corresponding to the electronic tag when the reproduction of the advertisement content is completed. There is provided a recording medium recorded so that a computer executing the method can read the program.

Here, the short-range communication module may be driven only for a time equal to the reproduction time of the advertisement content.

Generating history information including information on the used electronic tag, current position information, and current time; And transmitting the history information to a preset service server, wherein the service server can analyze the user life pattern by utilizing the history information as big data information.

In addition, the interface screen may include a selection area for selecting an electronic tag registered in advance, and an advertisement area for displaying advertisement contents corresponding to the electronic tags output in the selection area.

In addition, in order to allocate a part of the advertisement cost generated according to the exposure of the advertisement content to a company providing the corresponding electronic tag, information on the exposure amount of the advertisement content may be provided to the preset service server.

In the integrated electronic tag service method performed in the portable electronic device having the local communication module, the local communication module is driven in accordance with the communication protocol corresponding to the new electronic tag requested to be registered, thereby reading the external electronic tag Executing a reader function; Setting information input from an external electronic tag by the reader function as export information of the new electronic tag; And transmitting the export information to an external reader in accordance with the communication protocol using the local area communication module when a use request for the new electronic tag is inputted in the future, and executing the method A recorded medium is provided so that the computer can read the program.

Here, when the purchasing process for the new electronic tag is completed, information on the communication protocol can be acquired from a preset service server.

In addition, the advertisement contents can be reproduced before the export information is transmitted to the external reader.

In addition, it is possible to determine whether to execute the advertisement contents or the reproduction time according to whether the new electronic tag is purchased or purchased.

According to the present invention, by providing a plurality of electronic tag functions in the form of an application program executed in a portable electronic device, the portable convenience can be enhanced and the risk of loss can be reduced.

Also, according to the present invention, by providing an advertisement service related to an electronic tag, it is possible to provide benefits to a company that provides an electronic tag, and to provide a benefit and useful information to a user.

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating an entire system for an integrated electronic tag service according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIGS. 2 to 3 are exemplary views showing a user interface screen in a portable electronic device according to an integrated electronic tag service according to each embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
4 is a flowchart illustrating an electronic tag registration and use process performed in a portable electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a flowchart illustrating an integrated electronic tag service process performed in a portable electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a local communication process according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
FIG. 7 is a table showing registered electronic tag information stored in a portable electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof are shown by way of example in the drawings and will herein be described in detail. It is to be understood, however, that the invention is not to be limited to the specific embodiments, but includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this specification, the terms "comprises" or "having" and the like refer to the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

It is to be understood that the components of the embodiments described with reference to the drawings are not limited to the embodiments and may be embodied in other embodiments without departing from the spirit of the invention. It is to be understood that although the description is omitted, multiple embodiments may be implemented again in one integrated embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the like elements throughout. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing an overall system for an integrated electronic tag service according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 2 to 3 are diagrams illustrating a portable electronic tag service according to an integrated electronic tag service according to each embodiment of the present invention. And the user interface screen on the device.

Referring to FIG. 1, an overall system according to the present embodiment includes a portable electronic device 10, a tag reader 20, a service server 30, and a tag vendor server 40.

The portable electronic device 10 has a communication function through a communication network such as a smart phone and has a communication module for short-range communication such as NFC. Therefore, the portable electronic device 10 provides specific information embedded in an electronic tag such as an NFC tag (hereinafter referred to as export information) to the adjacent tag reader 20 by close range communication.

The portable electronic device 10 according to the present embodiment stores information according to a plurality of electronic tags in place of a medium having an electronic tag such as a traffic card or an employee card, And provides export information according to the tag. This will be described in detail later.

The service server 30 provides the portable electronic device 10 with information about the electronic tag (for example, identification information, communication protocol, etc.), and the information about the electronic tag is transmitted to the tag vendor server 40 As shown in Fig. For convenience of understanding, the service server 30 receives a communication protocol (for example, an encryption method, a communication protocol, and the like) for an electronic tag from the server of the company A, which provides the electronic tag, (Such as a serial number), and provides it to the portable electronic device 10. The service server 30 can acquire the respective electronic tag information from the plurality of tag vendor servers 40 in this manner and can serve the portable electronic device 10. [

The portable electronic device 10 provides an integrated electronic tag service using the electronic tag information acquired from the service server 30, and will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3 showing the user interface accordingly.

2, information 220 (in this embodiment, an image) capable of identifying the electronic tag registered in the selection area 200 in which one of the electronic tags already registered by the user can be selected is displayed on the interface screen shown in Fig. 2 , And the direction button 230, as shown in FIG. For example, if the transportation card and the door lock key are registered, the user can operate the direction button 230 to display the desired electronic tag, and click the displayed electronic tag to immediately use the electronic tag. And, as shown in the figure, the delete button 210 may be provided because the user may want to delete the registered stored electronic tag.

In addition, the advertisement content 240 may be displayed in another area of the interface screen. The advertisement content displayed here may be selected to be related to the holding electronic tag currently displayed on the screen. For example, if a traffic card is currently displayed on the screen, the credit card advertisement content associated with the traffic card may be displayed in the advertisement area.

In the embodiment according to FIG. 2, a user can output an already registered electronic tag and allow the user to select it. According to another embodiment, an interface screen (see FIG. 3) for registering a new electronic tag may be provided .

3, an area 300 for selecting a new electronic tag 320 to be newly registered can be displayed, and a purchase cost for registering the new electronic tag 330 or a use cost Condition (temporary use method) and the like may be displayed. For example, the user of the portable electronic device 10 can register the electronic tag (company A door lock key) as a new electronic tag by pressing the registration button 310 shown in the drawing and paying the purchase cost, Then, by selecting the new electronic tag in the future, it can be used for unlocking the A-type door lock.

According to another example, if a new electronic tag is registered without paying the purchasing cost, the advertisement content selected in advance or randomly selected should be watched first when using the electronic tag in the future. As shown in the drawing, the advertisement contents provided as multimedia contents such as moving images and images may be reproduced or displayed on a screen for a preset predetermined time (20 seconds, etc.). According to this, the user of the portable electronic device 10 does not have to pay the purchase cost to register a new electronic tag, and only has to watch the advertisement every time he uses it. Accordingly, the user can save the purchase cost, and in the case of a company providing the corresponding electronic tag, profit from the advertisement can be obtained by receiving payment from the service server 30.

Hereinafter, a procedure for registering a new electronic tag in the portable electronic device 10 will be described.

4 is a flowchart illustrating an electronic tag registration and use process performed in the portable electronic device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the portable electronic device 10 extracts a communication protocol according to a new electronic tag requested to be registered (S410), and performs a reader function using a local communication module according to the communication protocol (S420). The communication protocol described above can be obtained from the preset service server 30, for example, information on the cipher system used in the short distance communication, or information about the short distance communication protocol have. Accordingly, the portable electronic device 10 can drive the short distance communication module using the communication protocol according to the communication protocol for the new electronic tag, and can decode the received data in the encryption method according to the communication protocol.

Recently, portable electronic devices such as smart phones have a reader function, such as an NFC reader, that can acquire export information from an external electronic tag based on close range communication. Therefore, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that a more detailed description of the function of the electronic tag reader will be omitted.

The portable electronic device 10 sets the export information input from the external electronic tag by the reader function as the export information which is the tag information of the new electronic tag requested to be registered (S430). For convenience of understanding, when an employee card provided in a card form is brought to the portable electronic device 10, the portable electronic device 10 acquires the carry-out information of the employee card by the reader function, And stores it as export information of the new electronic tag requested to be registered. According to this, the user can use the employee card implemented as a separate medium (card) as an electronic tag of the portable electronic device 10 without having to carry it.

Thereafter, when the portable electronic device 10 receives a request from the user to use the new electronic tag registered in S430 (S440), the portable electronic device 10 transmits the export information set in S430 to the external reader communicated in accordance with the communication protocol of the new electronic tag (S450).

That is, as in the above-described example, as in the case of carrying the employee card as if carrying the employee card by the carry-out information of the employee card registered in the portable electronic device 10 as the electronic tag, the reader (the employee card reader provided in the company) The same export information can be provided.

7 is a table showing registered electronic tag information stored in a portable electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to Fig. 7, the portable electronic device stores, as information on a new electronic tag, electronic tag identification information, a communication protocol, an encryption method, a right of use, and export information as registered electronic tag information. Therefore, when the registered electronic tag is used in the future, it communicates with the external tag reader 20 according to the communication protocol and encrypts and provides the export information according to the encryption method. Also, depending on the usage rights, whether or not the export information is provided may be changed.

According to the present invention, a user can purchase a desired new electronic tag and register it in the portable electronic device 10, and can retrieve export information of an electronic tag such as an NFC tag provided on a separate medium such as an employee card By using the portable electronic device 10 after being set in the registered portable electronic device 10, it becomes possible to use a plurality of desired electronic tags integrally using only the portable electronic device 10.

5 is a flowchart illustrating an integrated electronic tag service process performed in the portable electronic device 10 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the portable electronic device 10 outputs an electronic tag selection interface screen as shown in FIG. 2 (S510) and displays the usage right of the electronic tag selected by the user (S520). For example, whether the electronic tag is normally purchased by a user or whether the electronic tag is not purchased and is set for temporary use according to viewing of the advertisement content is confirmed. According to one example, as a usage right, the entire usage right or some usage right (for example, only for a certain period of time or only a certain number of times) may be given according to the payment method (full payment or partial payment, etc.) , Whether or not the advertisement content is executed or the reproduction time may be determined according to whether to purchase or purchase.

As a result of the determination, if there is a use right, the RFID tag uses the communication protocol according to the corresponding communication protocol or encrypts the used RFID to provide the export information to the external tag reader (S550).

Otherwise, the advertisement content is played back (S540), and the flow then goes to S550.

Here, the advertisement contents may be selected from those stored in advance in relation to the used electronic tag, or received and reproduced in real time from the service server 30 described with reference to FIG. The service server 30 may select the advertisement content having high relevance to the used electronic tag or may acquire the location information of the portable electronic device 10 and select the location based advertisement content.

The portable electronic device 10 stores the use history of the used electronic tag (S560). The history information may be provided to the service server 30, and the service server 30 may use the history information as the big data information to store the history information of the user It can be used for big data analysis such as analysis of life pattern. The use of the electronic tag is used for some purpose at a certain position, so it can be utilized as information useful for analysis of the user's life pattern. According to the analysis of the user's life pattern, a user-customized advertisement (for example, reproduction of an advertisement according to temporary use of the electronic tag) can be performed, and a new electronic tag suitable for a user may be recommended.

Here, the usage of the electronic tag to be used may be limited according to the reproduction time of the advertisement content in S540. Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a local communication process using an advertisement content playback time performed in the portable electronic device 10 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, the portable electronic device 10 plays the advertisement content (S610) and recognizes the reproduction time, which is the time information of the reproduction, when the reproduction is completed (S620).

Then, the short distance communication module is driven only for the same period of time as the recognized reproduction time, so that the export information of the used electronic tag is provided to the external reader only within that time (S630). For example, if the time for which the advertisement content is reproduced is 15 seconds, the export information of the electronic tag is exported to the outside only for 15 seconds after the reproduction of the advertisement content is completed.

Therefore, when the user finishes the advertisement reproduction while the advertisement contents are being reproduced, the user can be guided to reproduce the advertisement contents for as much time as possible by allowing the information to be provided only for the reproduced time.

As shown in the figure, the portable electronic device 10 measures the exposure amount of the advertisement contents (the number of times of reproduction, the reproduction time, the number of the reproduced advertisement contents, and the like) and provides it to the service server 30 (S640 ). If the service server 30 provides the advertisement contents in real time, the service server 30 may calculate the direct exposure amount, so that the step S640 may not be performed.

The service server 30 can process the advertisement cost according to the advertisement contents to the advertiser by using the information on the exposure amount of the advertisement contents as described above or provide a part of the advertisement cost to the company providing the corresponding electronic tag as compensation You can do it.

The integrated electronic tag service method in the portable electronic device according to the present invention can be implemented as a computer-readable code on a computer-readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording media storing data that can be decoded by a computer system. For example, it may be a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a magnetic tape, a magnetic disk, a flash memory, an optical data storage device, or the like. In addition, the computer-readable recording medium may be distributed and executed in a computer system connected to a computer network, and may be stored and executed as a code readable in a distributed manner.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. It will be understood that various modifications and changes may be made.

10: portable electronic device 20: tag reader
30: service server 40: tag vendor server

Claims (10)

An integrated electronic tag service method performed by a portable electronic device having a local communication module,
Displaying an interface screen on which an electronic tag purchased and available for use exists and a temporarily available electronic tag can be selected;
Confirming whether the use right of the selected used electronic tag exists according to user input;
Reproducing the advertisement content corresponding to the used electronic tag by recognizing that the usage right does not exist as a temporary use; And
The method comprising the steps of: driving the short distance communication module only after the reproduction of the advertisement content is completed, for a time equal to a time at which the advertisement content is reproduced; And transmitting the export information for exporting to a nearby external reader using the short distance communication module,
Wherein the use electronic tag transmits the export information to the external reader without reproducing the advertisement content if the usage right exists.
delete The method according to claim 1,
Generating history information including information on the used electronic tag, current position information, and current time; And
And transmitting the history information to a preset service server,
Wherein the service server utilizes the history information as big data information.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the interface screen includes a selection area for selecting an electronic tag registered in advance, and an advertisement area for displaying advertisement contents corresponding to the electronic tags output in the selection area.
The method of claim 4,
And provides information on the exposure amount of the advertisement content to a service server that is preset in order to allocate a part of the advertisement cost generated according to the exposure of the advertisement content to a company providing the corresponding electronic tag. Service method.
delete delete delete delete A recording medium on which a program for performing the method according to any one of claims 1 to 5 is recorded so as to be read by a computer.

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