KR20100011060A - Anti-theft system of digital apparatus and digital apparatus therefor - Google Patents

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KR20100011060A
KR20100011060A KR1020080072108A KR20080072108A KR20100011060A KR 20100011060 A KR20100011060 A KR 20100011060A KR 1020080072108 A KR1020080072108 A KR 1020080072108A KR 20080072108 A KR20080072108 A KR 20080072108A KR 20100011060 A KR20100011060 A KR 20100011060A
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PURPOSE: A robbery preventing system of digital device and digital device for the same are provided to basically close operation of robbed digital device and reduce robbery of the digital device. CONSTITUTION: A controller(310) controls overall operation. A service server(320) provides web service, WAP service, or automatic response service based on the type of user terminal. An SN(serial number) registering unit(330) receives user's information and robbery device information containing SN of robbed digital device. The SN is transmitted with an access point.

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Anti-theft system for digital devices and digital devices therefor {Anti-Theft System of Digital Apparatus and Digital Apparatus Therefor}

The present invention relates to an anti-theft system, and more particularly, to an anti-theft system of a digital device having a short range wireless communication module and a digital device therefor.

Recently, digital devices such as mobile phones, navigators, digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) receivers, and the like are widely used. In addition, such a digital device is equipped with a short-range wireless communication module to connect to an adjacent access point to use the Internet service.

Such digital devices have the advantage of being easy to carry and can be easily used in a vehicle or outdoors, while the small size and light weight also increase the risk of theft.

Nowadays, digital multimedia devices, which are equipped with various functions such as DMB receiving function, navigator function, and cellular phone function, are spreading in one digital device, and when the digital device is stolen, users are physically and mentally There is a problem of damage.

In order to solve this problem, recently, an anti-theft method based on the use place of a digital device has been proposed.

That is, when the user registers his / her digital device use area in advance and drives the digital device, the user checks whether the current location of the digital device has left the pre-registered area and inputs a password if the user has left the area.

This method prevents the use of digital devices when the stolen digital devices are driven out of the registered area. However, when the stolen digital devices are driven within the areas registered by the user, the digital devices operate normally. However, there is a disadvantage in that theft of digital devices cannot be prevented at the source.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems and disadvantages, there is a technical problem to provide a system for preventing theft of a digital device that can determine whether the digital device is stolen by using a broadcast message transmitted from the access point.

Another technical problem of the present invention is to provide a digital device having a wireless local area communication module to receive a broadcast message from an access point to determine whether the device is a stolen device, and to stop providing a service if it is determined that the device is a stolen device. To provide.

The anti-theft system of a digital device according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above technical problem is an anti-theft system of a digital device having a short-range wireless communication module, the serial number of the digital device stolen from the user terminal (Serial Number) A stolen device registration server for receiving and storing SN, transmitting the SN to an access point having a short range wireless communication module, and including the same in a broadcast message.

On the other hand, the digital device according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a control unit for controlling the overall operation; A short range wireless communication module for connecting to an access point including a serial number (SN) list of a stolen digital device in a broadcast message and transmitting the same; A memory for storing a serial number (SN) of the digital device; As the mobile station enters a service radius of the access point and power is supplied, the SN list is extracted by receiving a broadcast message from the access point, the SN list is extracted from the memory, and the SN list includes the SN extracted from the memory. SN comparison unit to check if there is; And an operation controller to determine whether the digital device is operated by determining whether the digital device is stolen according to a result of the confirmation of the SN comparison unit.

According to the present invention, if the unique number of the digital device transmitted through the broadcast message of the access point and the unique number of the received digital device match, the operation of the stolen digital device can be blocked at the source, and thus the digital Theft of the device can be reduced.

In addition, by preventing the lost digital device from operating, it is possible to prevent the thief from being charged for the communication fee or the content usage fee as the thief uses the digital device.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram of an anti-theft system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown, the anti-theft system of the present invention, as the user terminal 10 is connected through the communication network 20 to transmit the serial number (SN) of the stolen (or lost) digital device, the stolen device The access point 40 which receives the SN list from the stolen device registration server 30 storing information and the SN device from the stolen device registration server 30 through the communication network 20 and generates and transmits a broadcast message including the SN list. Include.

In addition, the digital device 50 includes a wireless short-range communication module to receive a broadcast message from the access point 40, extract an SN list from the received broadcast message, and determine whether to operate by comparing with the stored SN.

More specifically, when a user loses his or her digital device (DMB receiver, navigator, mobile phone, etc.), the user registers the SN of the digital device in the stolen device registration server 30. To this end, the user may access the stolen device registration server 30 through the communication network 20 using a personal computer, a mobile phone, a laptop, or the like.

In addition, according to the form of the user terminal 10, the stolen device registration server 30 provides a service of any one of a Web (Web) service, a swap service (WAP), an automatic response service (ARS), and the user terminal ( 10) receives the user's personal information (name, social security number, contact information, etc.) and the SN of the lost digital device and stores it as stolen device information.

Then, as the new stolen device information is registered, the stolen device registration server 30 transmits the SN of the stolen device to the access point 40.

The access point 40 is provided with a wireless short-range communication module, and is mainly installed in restaurants, subway stations, gas stations, etc., with a large population, and the digital device 50 having the wireless short-range communication module is connected to the access point 40. It is a device that can use Internet service. The installation place of the access point 40 continues to expand, and the wireless local area communication module mounted on the digital device 50 and the access point 40 may be, for example, a Bluetooth module.

In the present invention, the access point 40 receives the SN list from the stolen device registration server 30 through the communication network 20 to generate a broadcast message, and transmits the broadcast message through the wireless local area communication module at predetermined intervals. . When a new SN is transmitted from the stolen device registration server 30, the broadcast message is updated.

When the digital device 50 enters the communication radius of the access point 40, the digital device 50 receives a broadcast message transmitted from the access point 40 through the wireless local area communication module. When the SN list included in the broadcast message is extracted and the SN of the digital device 50 itself is included in the extracted SN list, the operation of the digital device 50 is stopped.

FIG. 2 is a detailed configuration diagram of the anti-theft device registration server shown in FIG. 1.

As illustrated, the stolen device registration server 30 includes a controller 310, a service server 320, an SN register 330, an interface 340, and a database 350.

The controller 310 controls the overall operation of the anti-theft device registration server 30, and the service server 320 may be configured as a web server, a swap server, or an ARS server according to the form of the user terminal 10. In addition, the interface 340 performs protocol conversion for the theft device registration server 30 to exchange control signals, data, and the like with the user terminal 10 and the access point 40.

Meanwhile, the SN register 330 receives the stolen device information including the user information and the SN of the lost digital device from the user terminal 10 connected through the communication network 20, and stores the stolen device information in the database 350. The SN list is sent to the access point 40.

As described above, in the present invention, when a user steals or loses a digital device, the user registers the SN of the digital device in a specific server and transmits the SN list through the access point. Therefore, if the thief or learner enters the communication radius of the access point with the digital device, the SN can be compared to prevent the use of the digital device.

The stolen device registration server 30 may further include a user authenticator 360. The user authentication unit 360 checks whether the user who requested the service is a legitimate user when the user connected through the user terminal 10 intends to register the SN of the stolen digital device or deletes a previously registered SN. .

When the user identified as legitimate by the user authentication unit 360 requests the deletion of the previously registered SN, the SN registration unit 330 deletes the corresponding SN from the database 350 and sends the access point 40 to the access point 40. Request to delete the SN from the broadcast message.

3 is a detailed block diagram of the access point shown in FIG. 1.

The access point 40 includes a control unit 410, a short range wireless communication module 420, an internet access control unit 430, a memory 440, and an SN broadcasting unit 450 that control overall operations.

The short range wireless communication module 420 transmits and receives a control signal to and from the digital device as the digital device including the short range wireless communication module enters the service radius of the access point 40 and requests access to the access point 40. Allow digital devices to connect to the access point. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the near field communication module 420 may be a Bluetooth module.

The internet access controller 430 provides an Internet service to a digital device connected to the access point 40 through the short range wireless communication module 420.

The memory 440 stores data necessary for the operation of the access point 40, various applications, and the like.

In addition, the SN broadcast unit 450 receives the SN list from the stolen device registration server 30 through the communication network 20, stores the SN list in the memory 440, and generates a broadcast message including the SN list. The SN broadcast unit 450 transmits the generated broadcast message through the short range wireless communication module 420. The transmission distance of the broadcast message may be changed according to the performance and transmission power of the short range wireless communication module 420.

4 is a detailed block diagram of a digital device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in the drawing, the digital device 50 includes a control unit 510, a short range wireless communication module 520, a memory 530, a service provider 540, an SN comparator 550, and an operation control unit for controlling overall operations. 560.

The memory 530 stores various applications for providing various services, including the SN of the digital device 50.

The service provider 540 provides at least one of a navigation service, a DMB broadcast output service, and a mobile phone service according to the purpose of the digital device 50.

The SN comparison unit 550 receives the broadcast message from the access point 40 as the digital device 50 enters the service radius of the access point 40 and is powered on, and receives the SN list included in the broadcast message. Extract. In addition, it extracts its own SN from the memory 530, and checks whether the own SN is included in the SN list extracted from the broadcast message of the access point 40.

The operation control unit 560 locks the digital device 50 when its SN is included in the SN list extracted from the broadcast message of the access point 40 as a result of the confirmation by the SN comparison unit 550. Do not In addition, the user of the digital device 50 is authenticated, and when determined to be legal, the locking state of the digital device 50 is released. Here, in the user authentication, the SN of the digital device 50, a preset password, or the like can be used.

The digital device 50 of the present invention refers to the SN list included in the broadcast message received from the access point 40 to determine whether it is stolen or lost, and for this purpose, the access point 40 broadcasts the broadcast message including the SN list. Send the.

In this case, the digital device having the short range wireless communication module 520 can quickly identify whether the device is stolen or lost without installing additional hardware.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method for preventing theft according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, a user who has stolen the digital device 50 accesses the stolen device registration server 30 using the user terminal 10, and has his / her personal information (name, social security number, contact information, etc.) and theft (or lost) digital. The SN of the device is transmitted (S101).

Accordingly, the SN register 330 of the stolen device registration server 30 registers the user identification information and the SN as the stolen device information in the database 350 (S103), while the SN of the stolen digital device is accessed by the access point 40. To transmit (S105).

The access point 40 receiving the SN list generates a broadcast message including the SN list (S107). The access point 40 transmits a broadcast message at predetermined intervals through the short range wireless communication module 420 (S111).

In such a state, when the stolen digital device 50 enters the service radius of the access point 40 and power is supplied to the digital device 50 (S109), the digital device 50 may include a short range wireless communication module ( In step 520, a broadcast message is received.

In addition, the SN comparison unit 550 extracts the SN list from the broadcast message received through the short range wireless communication module 520 (S113), and whether there is an SN that matches the SN stored in the memory 530. Check (S115).

According to the confirmation result of the SN comparison unit 550, the operation control unit 560 determines whether or not the corresponding digital device 50 operates (S117), for example, when a matching SN exists as a result of the confirmation in step S115. That is, when it is determined that the device is stolen, the digital device 50 may not be locked and used, and a message indicating that the device is stolen may be output.

In addition, when it is determined that the device is stolen as a result of checking in step S115, after the operation of the digital device 50 is locked (S117), user authentication is performed. In addition, when it is determined that the user is a legitimate user, the digital device 50 may be normally operated by releasing the locked state.

As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention can be implemented in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features thereof. Therefore, the above-described embodiments are to be understood as illustrative in all respects and not as restrictive. The scope of the present invention is shown by the following claims rather than the detailed description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention. do.

The stolen digital device is difficult to reduce the incidence rate of accidents because there is a stolen market for black trade and a user who purchases the stolen digital device through the stolen market.

However, if the stolen digital device is not operated, the stolen trade will be meaningless. Therefore, if the anti-theft system of the present invention is used, the stolen accident of the digital device can be sealed off, thereby reducing the financial and mental damage of the user. have.

In particular, the navigation terminal mounted in the vehicle is most easily exposed to the risk of theft when the vehicle owner leaves the vehicle. Among the navigation terminals, the terminal having the DMB reception function can greatly reduce the theft accident. It is expected to be.

1 is a block diagram of an anti-theft system according to an embodiment of the present invention,

FIG. 2 is a detailed configuration diagram of the anti-theft device registration server shown in FIG. 1;

3 is a detailed configuration diagram of the access point shown in FIG. 1;

4 is a detailed configuration diagram of a digital device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method for preventing theft according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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10: user terminal 20: communication network

30: stolen device registration server 40: access point

50: digital device 310: control unit

320: service server 330: SN register

340: Interface 350: Database

410: control unit 420: short-range wireless communication module

430: Internet access control unit 440: memory

450: SN broadcast unit 510: control unit

520: short range wireless communication module 530: memory

540: service provider 550: SN comparator

560 operation control

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An anti-theft system for a digital device having a short range wireless communication module, A stolen device registration server for receiving and storing a serial number (SN) of a stolen digital device from a user terminal, transmitting the SN to an access point having a short range wireless communication module, and including the same in a broadcast message for transmission; Theft prevention system of the digital apparatus characterized by including. The method of claim 1, The anti-theft device registration server, receiving the user information and the SN of the stolen digital device from the user terminal and stores the stolen device information, characterized in that the stolen device information. The method of claim 1, The anti-theft device registration server, the control unit for controlling the overall operation; A service server for providing at least one of a web service, a swap service, and an auto answering service according to the form of the user terminal; And An SN registration unit which receives the user information and the stolen device information including the SN of the stolen digital device from the user terminal and stores the information in the database, and transmits the SN to the access point to include in the broadcast message for transmission; Theft prevention system of a digital device comprising a. The method of claim 3, wherein The anti-theft device registration server, the anti-theft system of the digital device further comprises a user authentication unit for confirming whether the user connected through the user terminal is a legitimate user. The method of claim 3, wherein The anti-theft device registration server further includes a user authentication unit for confirming whether a user connected through the user terminal is a legitimate user, The SN registration unit, when a user identified as legitimate by the user authentication unit requests the deletion of a previously registered SN, deletes the requested SN from the database, and transmits the requested SN to the access point. And request to delete the SN from the broadcast message. The method of claim 1, The anti-theft system of the digital device, The apparatus may further include an access point including a short range wireless communication module and generating a broadcast message including the SN and transmitting the same through the short range wireless communication module as the SN is received from the stolen device registration server. Anti-theft system of digital apparatus. The method of claim 6, The access point includes a control unit for controlling the overall operation; A short range wireless communication module for allowing the digital device to access the access point; An internet access controller configured to provide an internet service to the digital device connected through the short range wireless communication module; And A SN broadcasting unit which receives the SN from the stolen device registration server, generates a broadcast message including the SN, and transmits the broadcast message at predetermined intervals through the short range wireless communication module; Theft prevention system of a digital device comprising a. The method according to claim 1 or 6, The short-range wireless communication module, the anti-theft system of the digital device, characterized in that the Bluetooth module. As a digital device, A controller for controlling the entire operation; A short range wireless communication module for connecting to an access point including a serial number (SN) list of a stolen digital device in a broadcast message and transmitting the same; A memory for storing a serial number (SN) of the digital device; As the mobile station enters a service radius of the access point and power is supplied, the SN list is extracted by receiving a broadcast message from the access point, the SN list is extracted from the memory, and the SN list includes the SN extracted from the memory. SN comparison unit to check if there is; And An operation control unit determining whether the digital device is operated by determining whether the digital device is stolen according to a result of the confirmation of the SN comparison unit; Digital device comprising a. The method of claim 9, And if it is determined that the digital device is a stolen digital device, the operation control unit locks the digital device. The method according to claim 9 or 10, And if it is determined that the digital device is a stolen digital device, the operation controller performs user authentication. The method of claim 9, The short range wireless communication module is a digital device, characterized in that the Bluetooth module.
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