KR20170110286A - Device Security Method and System using a Combination of Peripheral Devices - Google Patents

Abstract

A device security method and system using multiple peripheral device combinations is provided. A device security method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention monitors signal reception from peripheral devices and releases a lock on a security device when a plurality of signals are received from a plurality of registered devices. Thereby, even if some devices are lost / stolen, there is no security problem.

Description

Technical Field [0001] The present invention relates to a device security method and system using a combination of a plurality of peripheral devices,

The present invention relates to security technologies, and more particularly, to a method and system for enhancing security using short-range wireless communications.

There is a need for security devices such as doors, safes, luggage storage / storage boxes, etc. so that only those who are settled can open. Nowadays, due to the appearance of digital security device, it is possible to lock / unlock with only the password, and it is provided convenience that the key is not carried.

However, password-based security management is inadequate for many people to use, risks from password exposure, and users are inconvenienced when periodically changing their passwords.

This problem can be solved by replacing with an IC card. However, it is impossible to exclude the security problem caused by the loss / theft of the IC card, and a search for a method for supplementing it is being sought.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been conceived to solve the problems as described above, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a device for unlocking / unlocking a device used for unlocking a security device, And a system security method and system for unlocking a security device in a case where the security device is located at a predetermined location.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a device security method including: monitoring signal reception from peripheral devices; And a first unlocking step of unlocking the specific device when a signal is received from the first device and a signal is received from the second device.

When the difference between the signal reception time from the first device and the signal reception time from the signal from the second device is within a predetermined time, the first unlocking step can unlock the specific device have.

In addition, a device security method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a second unlocking step of unlocking the specific device when a signal is received from the first device and a signal is received from the third device can do.

And the first unlocking step unlocks the specific device in a first time interval, and the device security method further comprises: in a second time interval, a signal is received from the first device, And a third unlocking step of unlocking the specific device when a signal is received from the third device and a signal is received from the third device.

In addition, the first device and the second device may be devices carried by the user.

The first device may be a device necessary for use of the specific device, and the second device may be a device not required for use of the specific device.

The first device may be a device held by a user using the specific device, and the second device may be a device stored by an administrator managing the specific device.

The first device may be a device mounted on a user apparatus managed by the specific apparatus, and the second device may be a device held by a user using the specific apparatus.

The first unlocking step may include a step of, when a signal is received from the first device within a first time from a signal reception time from the second device, or within a second time from a signal reception time from the first device, When a signal is received from the second device, it is possible to unlock the specific device.

Meanwhile, according to another embodiment of the present invention, a device security system includes: a security device for monitoring signal reception from peripheral devices; And a control system for unlocking the security device when the security device receives a signal from the first device and receives a signal from the second device.

As described above, according to the embodiments of the present invention, the security device is unlocked only when the registered combination devices are located in the vicinity, so that even if some devices are lost / stolen, Do not.

In particular, according to embodiments of the present invention, it is possible to distribute keys required for unlocking various devices, various people, various devices, and thus it is advantageous in improving security and various applications are possible.

1 and 2 illustrate a door-lock security system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the door-lock security system shown in FIGS. 1 and 2,
FIG. 4 illustrates a smart safe security system according to another embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
FIG. 5 illustrates a vehicle security system according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
6 is a view illustrating a bicycle security system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

Embodiments of the present invention propose a system for providing a security function using a BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) device. Embodiments of the present invention require a plurality of BLE devices to be adjacent to the security device for unlocking the security device.

This makes it impossible for a third party to acquire a lost / stolen BLE device to maliciously unlock the security device, even if some BLE devices are lost / stolen.

One. door - Rock Security System

1 is a diagram illustrating a door-lock security system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the door-lock 210 is a device whose lock / unlock is controlled by the security / control system 100.

The security / control system 100 opens the door-lock 210 when both the ID-card 310 and the smartphone 320 registered in the vicinity of the door-lock 210 are located.

To this end, the door-lock 210, the ID card 310 and the smart phone 320 are equipped with a BLE communication module, and the ID card 310 and the smart phone 320 periodically transmit signals And the door-lock 210 receives it.

The security / control system 100 determines whether the ID-card 310 and the smartphone 320 are in the vicinity of the door-lock 210 through the signal received at the door-lock 210.

Accordingly, the user who wants to open the door-lock 210 to enter and exit must carry both the ID card 310 and the smart phone 320.

The ID card 310 and the smart phone 320 are common in that they are portable devices. However, although the ID-card 310 is a device that was originally required to open the door-lock 210, the smartphone 320 is not required to open the door-lock 210, There is a difference in that it is a device to be used additionally.

Meanwhile, the combination of the ID card 310 and the smart phone 320 shown in FIG. 1 is merely an example. It is also possible to replace all or part of the device with another device, such as SmartWheel 320, which is one of the user's wearable devices.

Furthermore, it is also possible to limit the opening time of the door-lock 210 by the combination of the ID card 310 and the smartphone 320. For example, the combination of the ID card 310 and the smart phone 320 may be implemented such that the door-lock 210 can be opened only during "09:00 ~ 18:00".

That is, even though the ID-card 310 and the smartphone 320 are located around the door-lock 210 in a time zone other than "09: 00-18: 00 ", the security / The door-lock 210 may not be opened.

2, in addition to the user's ID card 310 and the smart phone 320, a night pass (not shown) is provided around the door-lock 210 during the period from 18:00 to 09:00 on the next day It is possible for the security / control system 100 to open the door-lock 210, assuming that the door-lock 330 is further located.

Similar to the ID card 310 and the smartphone 320, the night pass 330 also includes a BLE communication module and periodically transmits signals. The night pass 330 is also just one type of BLE device and can be replaced by other types of devices such as smart watch / band.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the door-lock security system shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. In the following description, the ID card 310, the smartphone 320 and the night pass 330 may be referred to as a "user device ".

As shown in FIG. 3, the door-lock 210 monitors signal reception (S410). Since signal reception is performed from the neighboring user devices 310, 320, and 330, step S410 corresponds to a process of detecting neighboring user devices 310, 320, and 330.

The user devices 310, 320, and 330 must be pre-registered in the security / control system 100. The registered user devices 310, 320 and 330 periodically generate an advertisement signal using a key given from the security / control system 100, a derivation key derived from the key, or a hash value of the key, (S420).

Upon receiving the Advertisement signal from the user devices 310, 320 and 330, the door-lock 210 delivers the received signals to the security / control system 100 together with the reception times (S430).

The security / control system 100 determines whether the user devices 310, 320, and 330 are devices registered in combination required for opening the door-lock 210 from the received signals transmitted in step S430, and ii) (S440) whether or not signals are received within a predetermined effective time, for example, within one second.

Then, the security / control system 100 controls locking / opening of the door-lock 210 based on the result of the checking in step S440 (S450).

2. Smart safe security system

4 is a diagram illustrating a smart safe security system according to another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the smart safe 220 is a device whose lock / unlock is controlled by the security / control system 100.

The security / control system 100 opens the smart safe 220 if both the smartphone 320 of the customer registered in the vicinity of the smart safe 220 and the security card 340 of the bank are located.

To this end, the smart safe 220, the smartphone 320, and the secure card 340 are equipped with a BLE communication module, and the smartphone 320 and the secure card 340 periodically transmit signals, The safe 220 receives it.

The security and control system 100 determines whether the smartphone 320 and the secure card 340 are in the vicinity of the smart safe 220 through the received signal in the smart safe 220. [

Accordingly, when opening the smart safe 220, both the smartphone 320 of the customer and the security card 340 of the bank are required.

The smartphone 320 and the security card 340 are common in that they are portable devices. However, since the smartphone 320 is held / carried by the customer using the smart safe 220, the difference is that the security card 340 is a device that stores / carries at the bank managing the smart safe 220 have.

The process of operating the smart safe security system shown in FIG. 4 can be inferred from the process of operating the door-lock security system described with reference to FIG. 3, and thus a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

3. Vehicle Security System

5 is a view illustrating a vehicle security system according to another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, the vehicle door lock 230 is a device whose lock / unlock is controlled by the security / control system 100 connected through a vehicle network.

If both the vehicle smart key 350 and the smartphone 320 of the driver registered in the vicinity of the vehicle door lock 230 are located, the security / control system 100 opens the vehicle door lock 230 .

To this end, the vehicle door lock 230, the vehicle smart key 350 and the smart phone 320 are equipped with a BLE communication module, and the vehicle smart key 350 and the smart phone 320 periodically transmit signals And the vehicle door lock 230 receives it.

The security / control system 100 determines whether the vehicle smart key 350 and the smartphone 320 are in the vicinity of the vehicle door-lock 230, via the signal received at the vehicle door-

Accordingly, when the vehicle door lock 230 is to be opened, both the driver's smart key 350 and the smartphone 320 are required.

The vehicle smart key 350 and the smartphone 320 are common in that they are devices carried by the user. However, although the smart key 350 for the vehicle is a device that was originally required to open the vehicle door-lock 230, the smart phone 320 is not required for opening the vehicle door-lock 230, But it is a device to be used additionally for.

The process of operating the vehicle security system shown in FIG. 5 can be inferred from the process of operating the door-lock security system described with reference to FIG. 3, so that a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

4. Bicycle security system

6 is a view illustrating a bicycle security system according to another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 6, the bicycle bin lock 240 is a device whose lock / unlock is controlled by the security / control system 100.

When both the bicycle installation terminal 360 registered in the vicinity of the bicycle restraint locking device 240 and the user's smartphone 320 are located, the security / control system 100 opens the bicycle restraint locking device 240 .

For this purpose, the bike storage unit locking device 240, the bicycle setting terminal 360 and the smartphone 320 are provided with a BLE communication module, and the bicycle setting terminal 360 and the smartphone 320 periodically transmit signals And the bicycle rest lock 240 receives it.

The security and control system 100 determines whether the bicycle installation terminal 360 and the smartphone 320 are in the vicinity of the bicycle restraint lock 240 through the signal received by the bicycle restraint lock 240. [

Accordingly, when opening the bicycle cradle lock device 240, both the bicycle cradle 360 and the user's smartphone 320 are required.

The bicycle installation terminal 360 is a device installed on a bicycle, whereas the smartphone 320 is a device carried by a user.

The process of operating the bicycle security system shown in FIG. 6 can be inferred from the process of operating the door-lock security system described with reference to FIG. 3, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

5. Variation example

Up to now, a preferred embodiment has been described in detail for the process of controlling locking / unlocking of a security device by combining a plurality of BLE devices.

The BLE presented in the above embodiment refers to a type of communication method between devices. But may be replaced by other types of communication methods.

In addition, the combination of the BLE devices for the security release may be implemented in a plurality of but not one. For example, in a door-lock security system,

1) Door-lock is opened by combination of "ID-card" + "smartphone"

2) Door-lock is opened by combination of "ID-card" + "Smart Watch"

3) Door lock can be implemented by combination of "temporary pass" + "smart phone" + "smart watch".

In the smart safe security system, it is assumed that the combination devices necessary for unlocking are owned / carried by different subjects, which is also an extensible concept in other embodiments. For example, in the case of a door-lock security system, the door-lock can also be implemented by a combination of the visitor's "temporary pass" and the "ID-card" of the leader.

Furthermore, it is possible to operate the validity time differently for each BLE device. For example, a combination of BLE device-1, BLE device-2 and BLE device-3 is unlocked, the validity time of BLE device-1 is 1 second, the validity time of BLE device- It is assumed that the validity time of 3 is registered as 1 second. In this case, if the signal of the BLE device-2 is received first, the signal of the BLE device-1 is received within one second from the signal reception time of the BLE device-2, and the signal of the BLE device- When the signal of device-3 is received, that is, all combinations of received signals should be valid, but release the lock.

In addition, the BLE devices 210 to 240 and 310 to 360 described in the above embodiment can be operated at all times, and can be implemented as a one-time operation only when there is a user command for power saving.

It goes without saying that the technical idea of the present invention can also be applied to a computer-readable recording medium having a computer program for performing the functions of the apparatus and method according to the present embodiment. In addition, the technical idea according to various embodiments of the present invention may be embodied in computer-readable code form recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium is any data storage device that can be read by a computer and can store data. For example, the computer-readable recording medium may be a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical disk, a hard disk drive, or the like. In addition, the computer readable code or program stored in the computer readable recording medium may be transmitted through a network connected between the computers.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and detail may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

100: Security / control system
210: Door-Lock 220: Smart Safe
230: Vehicle door-lock 240: Bike stand lock
310 ID card 320 smart phone
330: Night Pass 340: Security Card
350: vehicle smart key 360: terminal for bicycle installation

Claims (10)

Monitoring signal reception from peripheral devices; And
And a first unlocking step of unlocking the specific device when a signal is received from the first device and a signal is received from the second device.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the first unlocking step comprises:
And when the difference between the signal reception time from the first device and the signal reception time from the signal from the second device is within a predetermined time, the device is unlocked.
The method according to claim 1,
And a second unlocking step of unlocking the specific device when a signal is received from the first device and a signal is received from the third device.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the first unlocking step comprises:
Unlocking the specific device in a first time interval,
The device security method includes:
A third unlocking step of unlocking the specific device when a signal is received from the first device and a signal is received from the second device and a signal is received from the third device in a second time period The method comprising the steps of:
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the first device and the second device,
A device security method, characterized in that it is a device carried by a user.
The method of claim 5,
The first device comprising:
A device necessary for use of the specific device,
Wherein the second device comprises:
Wherein the device is a device that is not required for use of the specific device.
The method according to claim 1,
The first device comprising:
Is a device held by a user using the specific device,
Wherein the second device comprises:
Wherein the device is a device stored by an administrator managing the specific device.
The method according to claim 1,
The first device comprising:
A device mounted on a user device managed by the specific device,
Wherein the second device comprises:
Wherein the device is a device held by a user using the specific device.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the first unlocking step comprises:
When a signal is received from the first device within a first time from a signal reception time from the second device or when a signal is received from the second device within a second time from a signal reception time from the first device, And releasing the lock for the specific device.
A security device for monitoring signal reception from peripheral devices; And
And a control system for unlocking the security device when the security device receives a signal from the first device and receives a signal from the second device.

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