KR20060070995A - System and method for controlling door lock device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and system for controlling a lock device control system using a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, to authenticate the mobile communication terminal with predetermined personal information, and establish a communication channel with the lock device control system. And a method and system for controlling the lock device control system by the mobile communication terminal through the communication channel.

According to the present invention, a personal information recorder for storing and maintaining personal information of a user of the mobile communication terminal, wherein the personal information includes any one of an electric serial number (ESN), a telephone number, or a certificate of the mobile communication terminal. A communication channel setting unit for transmitting a channel setting request signal for setting a communication channel with the locking device control system to a predetermined communication company system, and an individual for transmitting the personal information necessary for setting the communication channel to the communication company system; An information transmitter, a controller configured to generate an open / closed control signal for controlling an open / closed state of the locking device, and a control signal transmitter configured to transmit the generated open / closed control signal to the communication company system. The system maintains system information of the lock device control system, and the mobile trough Receive a channel setting request signal for controlling a predetermined lock device control system from a new terminal, receiving personal information from the mobile communication terminal, and if the personal information corresponds to the system information, the mobile communication terminal and the lock; Set a communication channel of the device control system, characterized in that the locking device control system receives the open / close control signal from the communication company system to perform the open / close operation. A mobile communication terminal is provided.

According to the present invention, a mobile communication terminal can be used to remotely control the open / closed state of the locking device control system, and the personal information of the subscriber or the user of the mobile communication terminal is authenticated by the telecommunication company system so that the key, personal identification card, The process of authenticating with a password can be omitted, and the open / closed state of the door lock control system can be confirmed by the mobile communication terminal.

Lock, remote control, mobile communication terminal, mobile phone, wireless communication

Description

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DOOR LOCK DEVICE}

1 is a diagram for remotely controlling a lock device control system using a mobile communication terminal.

2 is a diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a telecommunication company system according to the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling the locking device control system according to the present invention using a mobile communication terminal.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

200: mobile communication terminal

201: personal information record book

202: communication channel setting unit

203: personal information transmitter

204: control unit

205: control signal transmission unit

The present invention relates to a method and system for controlling a lock device control system using a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, to authenticate the mobile communication terminal with predetermined personal information, and establish a communication channel with the lock device control system. And a method and system for controlling the lock device control system by the mobile communication terminal through the communication channel.

Today, people carry various authentication means for opening and closing doors or memorize passwords. The door is installed in a myriad of places such as a car, a house, a building, and a safe, and is attached with a locking device. Such a locking device may set an open / closed state with the authentication means or a password composed of a predetermined character string, and the authentication means or the character string must be carried or memorized by a predetermined user.

However, when the authentication means is lost, the locking device may be controlled in an open / closed state by another person.

The password is cumbersome to be memorized by the user at all times, and when the password is input to the lock device, there is a great possibility of being exposed to others.

In addition, when the authentication means or the password is used to control the open / closed state of the lock device, for example, when the door is opened and moved to another place, the door lock is controlled to control the lock of the door. There is a problem to return to the place where the front door is.

The present invention has been made to improve the prior art as described above, and according to the present invention, an object of the present invention is to control the open / closed state of the lock device control system remotely using a mobile communication terminal.

Another object of the present invention is to authenticate the subscriber or user personal information of the mobile communication terminal in the telecommunication company system so that the process of authenticating with a key, personal identification card, password, etc. can be omitted.

Another object of the present invention is to enable the mobile communication terminal to check the open / closed state of the door lock control system.

In order to achieve the above object and solve the problems of the prior art, according to the present invention, a personal information recorder for storing and maintaining personal information for a user of the mobile communication terminal-the personal information is ESN (electric serial) of the mobile communication terminal number), a telephone number, or a certificate,-a communication channel setting unit for transmitting a channel setting request signal for setting a communication channel with the locking device control system to a predetermined communication company system, to the communication company system A personal information transmitter for transmitting the personal information necessary for setting the communication channel, a controller for generating an open / close control signal for controlling an open / close state of the locking device, and the generated open / close control signal. And a control signal transmitting unit for transmitting to a communication company system, wherein the communication company system includes: Maintains system information of the gold control device, receives a channel setting request signal for controlling a predetermined locking device control system from the mobile communication terminal, receives personal information from the mobile communication terminal, In response to the system information, a communication channel between the mobile communication terminal and the lock device control system is set, and the lock device control system receives an open / close control signal from the communication company system to perform an open / close operation. There is provided a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that.

Also, according to the present invention, a system information recorder for holding system information of the lock device control system, wherein the system information includes any one of an electric serial number (ESN), a telephone number, or a certificate of the lock device control system. A communication channel controller for receiving a channel setting request signal for setting a communication channel with the locking device control system from a predetermined mobile communication terminal and performing a series of operations for setting a communication channel; and the mobile communication And an authentication unit configured to receive personal information from the terminal and determine whether the lock device control system corresponds to system information. When the personal information and the system information correspond to each other, the communication channel controller may be configured to communicate with the mobile communication terminal. Establish a communication channel of the lock device control system, and to the mobile communication terminal And transmits the open / close control signal received from the communication device to the lock device control system using the communication channel, and the lock device control system receives the open / close control signal from the communication company system to perform the open / close operation. There is provided a telecommunications carrier system, characterized in that characterized in that.

In addition, according to the present invention, in the method of operation of a mobile communication terminal, storing and maintaining personal information about a user of the mobile communication terminal, wherein the personal information is ESN (electric serial number), telephone number of the mobile communication terminal And, or a certificate,-sending a channel setting request signal for setting up a communication channel with the locking device control system to a predetermined communication company system; A personal information transmitter for transmitting personal information, generating an open / close control signal for controlling an open / close state of the locking device, and transmitting the generated open / close control signal to the communication company system. And the telecommunication company system maintains system information of the lock device control system. Receiving a channel setting request signal for controlling a predetermined lock device control system from the communication terminal, receiving personal information from the mobile communication terminal, and when the personal information corresponds to the system information, the mobile communication terminal and the Set a communication channel of the lock device control system, characterized in that characterized in that the lock device control system receives the open / close control signal from the communication company system to perform the open / close operation. A method of operating a mobile communication terminal is provided.

Hereinafter, a locking device control system and method according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a diagram for remotely controlling a locking device control system using a mobile communication terminal.

As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile communication terminal requests a communication channel setting to a predetermined communication company system to which the mobile communication terminal is subscribed in order to control the locking device control system. The communication company system confirms a unique identifier of the lock device control system included in the communication channel request received from the mobile communication terminal, and confirms system information of the lock device control system corresponding to the unique identifier.

In addition, the communication company system requests the mobile communication terminal for predetermined personal information necessary for establishing a communication channel. The mobile communication terminal transmits the personal information to the communication company system and waits for communication channel establishment. The telecommunication company system compares the personal information with the system information, and establishes a communication channel between the mobile communication terminal and the locking device control system, if corresponding. When the communication channel is established, the subscriber or user of the mobile communication terminal controls the open / closed state of the lock device control system. In addition, the communication company system maintains the opening / closing history information of the lock device control system, it can provide to the subscriber or the like when the subscriber or the user requests.

The door lock control system according to the present invention can be applied to both doors of automobiles and doors of buildings, and can be applied to any doors attached to other real estate or real estate.

2 is a diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

The mobile communication terminal according to the present invention includes a personal information recording unit 201, a communication channel setting unit 202, a personal information transmitter 203, a controller 204, a control signal transmitter 205, a display means, and a speaker means. Can be configured.

The personal information recording unit 201 stores and maintains personal information about the user of the mobile communication terminal. The personal information includes an electric serial number (ESN), a telephone number, or a certificate of the mobile communication terminal. In addition, the personal information may be a password that is input in advance from a subscriber or a user of the mobile communication terminal and is composed of a predetermined string. The personal information is information uniquely identified with other mobile communication terminals, and may be, for example, a certificate provided by a predetermined authority. Accordingly, the personal information may be implemented as any information in which the mobile communication terminal is distinguished from other mobile communication terminals.

The communication channel setting unit 202 transmits a channel setting request signal for setting a communication channel with the locking device control system to a predetermined communication company system.

The user or subscriber of the mobile communication terminal must transmit a predetermined control signal to the lock device control system in order to control the open / close state of the lock device control system. Therefore, a predetermined communication channel must be established between the lock device control system and the mobile communication terminal, and the communication channel setting unit 202 transmits a channel setting request signal for setting a communication channel from the mobile communication terminal to the communication company system. do. The communication channel may use a general voice channel or a data channel. When the communication channel is set as the voice channel, the lock device control system may include a predetermined voice recognition module.                     

The personal information transmitter 203 transmits the personal information necessary for setting the communication channel to the communication company system.

When the mobile communication terminal transmits a channel setting request signal to the communication company system to control the locking device control system, the communication company system requests personal information of a user or subscriber of the mobile communication terminal, and sends a personal information transmitter 203. ) Transmits the personal information as response data to the request. The personal information is information stored in the personal information recorder.

The transmission method of the personal information according to an embodiment of the present invention may be transmitted using a predetermined short message service (SMS), and the SMS transmission method or procedure is well known, and thus, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The method of transmitting personal information according to another embodiment of the present invention may be a method of transmitting a predetermined DTMF tone signal during a call with the telecommunication company system. The DTMF tone signal input from the user is transmitted to the communication company system, and performs a predetermined check operation.

A transmission scheme according to another embodiment of the present invention may use a predetermined data channel. The data channel transfers a predetermined certificate from the mobile communication terminal, and the certificate may be issued from a predetermined certification authority or the communication company system.

The controller 204 generates an open / close control signal for controlling the open / closed state of the locking device. If the communication company system receives the personal information and determines that the predetermined system information received from the lock device control system corresponds, the communication company system establishes and maintains a communication channel between the mobile communication terminal and the lock device control system. .

The mobile communication terminal receives a control command for controlling the open / closed state of the lock device control system from a subscriber or a user, and generates a predetermined open / close control signal based on the control command. In addition, the open / close control signal according to an embodiment of the present invention may be predetermined identification information, and the communication system receiving the identification information generates a predetermined control signal corresponding to the identification information or a predetermined storage space. Can be extracted from. In order to implement the above embodiment, a control signal corresponding to the identification information must be maintained in a predetermined storage space in the communication company system. The control signal transmitter 205 transmits the open / close control signal generated by the controller to the lock device control system through the set communication channel.

The generated open / close control signal may be transmitted to the lock device control system through the telecommunication company system.

The mobile communication terminal is provided with predetermined display means, and the speaker means informs the user or subscriber of a series of operations in which the mobile communication terminal is interlocked with the locking device control system or the telecommunication company system.

As a result, the locking device control system receives an open / close control signal from the communication company system to perform an open / close operation.                     

3 is a diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a telecommunication company system according to the present invention.

The communication system according to the present invention includes a system information recording unit 301, an authentication unit 302, a communication channel control unit 303, a control signal receiver 304, a control signal transmitter 305, a current state receiver 306, and a current state. It may be configured to include a transmitter 307.

The system information recording unit 301 records and maintains system information of the lock device control system. The system information may be an electric serial number (ESN), a telephone number, or a certificate authenticated by a predetermined authority of the lock device control system, and may use any identification information that can be distinguished from other lock device control systems.

When the authentication unit 302 receives a channel setting request signal from the mobile communication terminal, the authentication unit requests personal information to the mobile communication terminal, and correspondingly corresponds to the system information held in the system information recording unit. Determine whether or not.

The communication channel setting unit 303 receives a channel setting request signal for setting a communication channel with the locking device control system from the mobile communication terminal, and performs a series of operations for setting a communication channel. The communication channel may be any one of a predetermined data channel and a voice channel, and when the voice channel is set as a communication channel, the communication channel further includes a predetermined voice recognition module capable of recognizing voice data received from the mobile communication terminal. can do.

The control signal receiver 304 receives an open / close control signal for controlling the open / closed state of the lock device control system from the mobile communication terminal through the set communication channel, and the control signal transmitter 305 receives the received signal. One open / close control signal is sent to the lock control system.

The present state receiving unit 306 receives the open / closed state from the lock device control system according to a predetermined period, and the present state transmitting unit 307 transmits the open / closed state to the mobile communication terminal.

In addition, the current state receiving unit 306 receives history information such as the number and time of switching the open / closed state of the lock device control system from the lock device control system, and the current state transmitter 307 transmits to the mobile communication terminal. do.

As an example, the telecommunication company system may receive the history information, such as the phone number or ESN of the predetermined mobile communication terminal accessing the lock device control system with the access time, and transmit it to the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention. . Further, when the open state lasts for a predetermined time or when the switching of the open / closed state exceeds a predetermined number of times during the predetermined time, the communication company system may monitor the transmission.

Predetermined history information on the open / closed state of the lock device control system received by the current state receiving unit 306 is stored in the system information recording unit 301 and maintained.

Thus, the user can check the current open / closed state of the lock device control system.                     

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling the locking device control system according to the present invention using a mobile communication terminal.

First, the mobile communication terminal maintains predetermined personal information (S401). The personal information includes one or more of an ESN, a telephone number, or a certificate of the mobile communication terminal. In addition, the mobile communication terminal subscriber or user may include predetermined identification information that can be distinguished from other users. Next, the mobile communication terminal transmits a channel setting request signal for establishing a communication channel with the locking device control system to the communication company system (S402). The communication channel may use a predetermined data channel or a general voice channel, and when the voice channel is used, the mobile communication terminal may include a predetermined voice recognition module that recognizes voice data received through the voice channel. have.

Next, the communication company system having received the channel setting request signal requests personal information of the mobile communication terminal (S403), and the mobile communication terminal reads out personal information from the personal information recording unit and transmits the personal information to the communication company system. (S404).

The telecommunication company system according to the present invention maintains the system information of the lock device control system in a predetermined storage space (S405). The system information may be any one of a telephone number, an ESN, and a predetermined certificate of the lock device control system, and any identification information that the lock device control system may be distinguished from other lock device control systems may be used as the system information. Can be used.                     

The communication company system that has received the personal information compares the system information with the personal information (S406). If the personal information and the system information do not correspond, the communication channel is not set. In this case, the telecommunication company system may record the personal information of the mobile communication terminal in a predetermined storage space, and then transmit the personal information to a mobile communication terminal having the same personal information as the system information.

When the personal information and the system information match as a result of the comparison, the communication company system establishes a communication channel between the mobile communication terminal and the lock device control system (S407).

When the communication channel is established, the mobile communication terminal generates a control signal for controlling a predetermined open / closed state (S408) and transmits the control signal to the lock device control system, and the lock device control system having received the communication channel is opened. The control operation according to the / close control signal is performed (S409).

The control method of the locking device control system according to the present invention can be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed by various computer means can be recorded on a computer readable medium. The computer readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. Program instructions recorded on the media may be those specially designed and constructed for the purposes of the present invention, or they may be of the kind well-known and available to those having skill in the computer software arts. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tape, optical media such as CD-ROMs, DVDs, and magnetic disks such as floppy disks. Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. The medium may be a transmission medium such as an optical or metal wire, a waveguide, or the like including a carrier wave for transmitting a signal specifying a program command, a data structure, or the like. Examples of program instructions include not only machine code generated by a compiler, but also high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware device described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

The hardware device described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention.

While specific embodiments of the present invention have been described so far, various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention.

Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be defined not only by the claims below, but also by the equivalents of the claims.

According to the present invention, the open / closed state of the locking device control system can be controlled remotely using the mobile communication terminal.                     

According to the present invention, since the personal information of the subscriber or the user of the mobile communication terminal is authenticated by the telecommunication company system, the process of authenticating with a key, personal identification card, password, or the like can be omitted.

According to the present invention, the open / closed state of the door lock device control system can be confirmed by the mobile communication terminal.

Claims (9)

A mobile communication terminal for controlling a lock device control system, A personal information recorder for storing and maintaining personal information about a user of the mobile communication terminal, the personal information including any one of an electric serial number (ESN), a telephone number, or a certificate of the mobile communication terminal; A communication channel setting unit for transmitting a channel setting request signal for setting a communication channel with the locking device control system to a predetermined communication company system; A personal information transmitter for transmitting the personal information necessary for establishing the communication channel to the communication company system; A controller configured to generate an open / close control signal for controlling an open / close state of the locking device; And A control signal transmitter for transmitting the generated open / close control signal to the communication company system Including, The communication company system maintains system information of the lock device control system, receives a channel setting request signal for controlling a predetermined lock device control system from the mobile communication terminal, receives personal information from the mobile communication terminal, If the personal information corresponds to the system information, establish a communication channel between the mobile communication terminal and the locking device control system; And the lock device control system receives the open / close control signal from the communication company system to perform an open / close operation. A carrier system for controlling a locking device control system, A system information recorder for maintaining system information of the lock device control system, the system information including an ESN (electric serial number), a telephone number, or a certificate of the lock device control system; A communication channel control unit for receiving a channel setting request signal for setting a communication channel with the locking device control system from a predetermined mobile communication terminal and performing a series of operations for setting a communication channel; And Authentication unit for receiving the personal information from the mobile communication terminal to determine whether or not correspond to the system information of the lock device control system Including, When the personal information and the system information correspond to each other, the communication channel controller sets a communication channel between the mobile communication terminal and the lock device control system, and transmits an open / close control signal received from the mobile communication terminal to the communication channel. To the lock device control system, And the lock device control system receives an open / close control signal from the communication company system to perform an open / close operation. The method of claim 1, The mobile communication terminal is any one of a personal digital assistant (PDA), a PCS phone, a Global System for Mobile communication (GSM), a cellular phone, a smart phone, and a computer terminal capable of communication. The method of claim 1, The personal information is transmitted in the form of a short message service (SMS) or a predetermined DTMF tone signal. The method of claim 1, Display means for visually informing the user of the operation of the mobile communication terminal; And And speaker means for audibly informing the user of the operation of the mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 2, The communication channel control unit may include a current state receiving unit receiving a current state of the lock device control system from the lock device control system according to a predetermined period; And A current state transmitter for transmitting the current state to the mobile communication terminal More, And the lock device control system transmits any one of an open / closed state, a holding time of an open state, and an open / closed state number of times to the communication company system. The method of claim 2, When the personal information and the system information do not match, the system information recording unit records the personal information as unauthorized user access information, and when the personal information and the system information match, matching the unauthorized user access information with the matching information. Locking device control system characterized in that for transmitting the personal information to the mobile communication terminal. In the operating method of a mobile communication terminal for controlling a lock device control system, Storing and maintaining personal information about a user of the mobile communication terminal, wherein the personal information includes any of an electric serial number (ESN), a telephone number, or a certificate of the mobile communication terminal; Transmitting a channel setting request signal for establishing a communication channel with the locking device control system to a predetermined communication company system; A personal information transmitter for transmitting the personal information necessary for establishing the communication channel to the communication company system; Generating an open / close control signal for controlling an open / closed state of the locking device; And Transmitting the generated open / close control signal to the telecommunication company system. Including, The communication company system maintains system information of the lock device control system, receives a channel setting request signal for controlling a predetermined lock device control system from the mobile communication terminal, receives personal information from the mobile communication terminal, If the personal information corresponds to the system information, establish a communication channel between the mobile communication terminal and the locking device control system; And the lock device control system receives an open / close control signal from the communication company system to perform an open / close operation. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the method of claim 8.

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