KR20210027777A - Method for operating smart strongbox based block chain - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for operating smart safe based on blockchain may comprise: a smart safe selection process; a smart safe deposit request process; a blockchain registration process; a process of sending a message to inform the receipt of goods; a consignment smart safe open request process; a blockchain authentication process; and a consignment smart safe opening process.

Description

Blockchain-based smart vault operation method {Method for operating smart strongbox based block chain}

The present invention relates to a method of operating a smart vault, and a method of operating a smart vault based on a block chain.

Safes are manufactured in a form that protects documents and valuables safely with security features that make it impossible for anyone other than the person concerned to open them, such as outsiders, and heat resistance and fire resistance that can withstand a certain period of time at high temperatures in the event of a fire.

In addition, CCTV cameras or various types of security systems for acquiring image information of the safe and its surroundings are used as a purpose to prevent theft of the safe or the safe itself or to promptly respond.

Meanwhile, as electronic devices and IT-related technologies are rapidly developed in recent years, intelligent safes using and applying them have been provided. Hereinafter, the term “smart safe” will be used for such a safe.

To explain a typical example of a smart vault, the smart vault has a function of remotely notifying external managers or users of signals or information about the event when an event such as door opening occurs by having various types of sensors and communication modules. .

However, in the case of such a smart safe, as it is remotely controlled through IT technology, it is vulnerable to security.

Korean Utility Model Registration 20-0481554

The technical problem of the present invention is to provide a smart safe operating means based on a block chain.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a consignor terminal used by a consignor who wants to consign a product to a smart safe receives a smart safe to be consigned as a consignment smart safe, and a password of the consignment smart safe selected by the consignor, and a consignor who consigns the product to the smart safe. A smart safe selection process in which information about the consignor, which is information including the name and phone number of the smart vault, and the recipient information, which is information including the name and phone number of the recipient with party rights to find the item to be entrusted to the smart vault; The consignor terminal has a password of the consignment smart safe selected by the consignor, information about the consignor, which is information including the name and phone number of the consignor who consigns the product to the smart safe, and the party right to find the product to be consigned to the smart safe. Smart vault consignment request process of transmitting recipient information, which is information including the recipient's name and phone number, to the smart vault operation server; Blockchain registration process in which the smart vault operation server first stores the password, the consignor information, and the recipient information received from the consignor terminal in the server, and secondarily registers it on the blockchain network; When a lock request is made after consignment of an item in the consignment smart safe, the smart safe operation server transmits a product receipt guidance message indicating that there is an item to be found in the smart safe to the recipient terminal; When the consignment smart vault receives the recipient information and password from the recipient who received the item receipt guide message, the consignment smart vault opens requesting the opening of the consignment smart vault by sending the entered recipient information and password to the smart vault operation server. Request process; Blockchain authentication process in which the smart vault operation server performs blockchain authentication using recipient information and password; When the blockchain authentication is successful, the smart vault operation server performs a process of opening a consignment smart vault to open a consignment smart vault.

After the execution of the entrusted smart vault opening process, the smart vault operation server transmits an open notification message indicating that the entrusted smart vault has been opened to the consignor terminal, transmitting a consignment smart vault opening notification message.

The smart safe selection process may include displaying an area in which a smart safe is installed; When an area is selected from the consignor, displaying a list of smart safes in the selected area; The process of selecting any one of the smart safes as a consignment smart safe from the smart safe list; may include.

The item receipt guide message may be transmitted in the form of an SNS message including information about the consignor and the location of the consignment smart safe.

The process of requesting to open the entrusted smart safe may be characterized in that the entrusted terminal transmits the recipient information and the password to the smart safe operating server to request an agent to open the entrusted smart safe.

In the blockchain authentication process, blockchain authentication is performed by comparing the recipient information and password with the blockchain information registered in other blockchain node servers, and if the blockchain authentication fails, a message indicating that there was an illegal opening attempt is sent to the consignor terminal. Can be transmitted.

When the illegal opening attempt occurs more than a preset number of times, the illegal third party attempting to open the entrusted smart safe may be photographed and stored by driving the CCTV, and the illegal third party image may be transmitted to the entrusted terminal.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to improve the security of a smart safe through authentication through a block chain network.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, since the service is performed using an Internet network other than Bluetooth, it is not restricted by region and time.

1 is a block diagram of a block chain-based smart safe operating system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram of a configuration of an entrustor terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 3 is a flow chart showing a block chain-based smart safe operation process according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 4 is a flow chart showing a smart safe selection process according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a diagram showing a block chain block structure.
6 is an exemplary diagram in which data is propagated on a blockchain network according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a flowchart showing an object consignment process according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a flowchart showing a process of receiving an object according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, advantages and features of the present invention, and a method of achieving them will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail together with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but will be implemented in a variety of different forms, and is provided to completely inform the scope of the invention to those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains. As such, the invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. In addition, in describing the present invention, when it is determined that related known technologies or the like may obscure the subject matter of the present invention, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

1 is a block diagram of a block chain-based smart safe operating system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a configuration of a trustee terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention is a smart vault operating system using the Internet, blockchain and hardware regardless of the region, the blockchain-based smart vault operating system of the present invention, as shown in Figure 1, wired and wireless communication network (not shown), entrustor It includes a terminal 100, a smart vault 10, and a smart vault operation server 200.

A wired/wireless communication network (not shown) is a communication network that provides wired communication/wireless communication between the entrustor terminal 100 and the smart vault operation server 200, or between the smart vault operation server 200 and the blockchain node server. When such a wired/wireless communication network is implemented as a wireless communication network, data is performed using a wireless mobile communication network consisting of a base transceiver station (BTS), a mobile switching center (MSC), and a home location register (HLR). You can communicate. In addition, when the wired/wireless communication network is implemented as a wired communication network, it may be implemented as a network communication network, and data communication may be performed according to an Internet protocol such as Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).

The consignor terminal 100 is a terminal used by a consignor who wants to consign a product to a smart safe. The entrusted terminal 100 is described by taking a smart phone as an example in the drawing, but not only a smartphone, but also a desktop PC, a tablet PC, a slate PC, and a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants). Etc. may be applicable. Of course, it is natural that the terminal to which the present invention is applicable is not limited to the above-described types, and may include all terminals capable of communicating with external devices.

The entrustor terminal 100 may include a terminal communication unit 110, a terminal storage unit 120, a terminal display unit 130, a terminal input unit 140, and a terminal control unit 150 as shown in FIG. 2. .

The terminal communication unit 110 is a module that performs a function of communicating through a mobile communication network, and when performing mobile communication such as 3G or 4G, an RF transmitter (not shown) that up-converts and amplifies the frequency of a wirelessly transmitted signal. ), and an RF receiver (not shown) for low-noise amplification of the received radio signal and down-converting the frequency.

The terminal storage unit 120 is a storage device in which information on a smart vault app and screen graphic interface (GUI) of the present invention is stored. Such a storage unit is a module capable of input/output of information such as a flash memory, a compact flash card (CF card), and a secure digital card (SD card), and may be provided inside the device or provided in a separate device. There may be.

The terminal display unit 130 is a module that displays smart vault apps such as a smart vault consignment screen and a smart vault receipt screen.

The terminal input unit 140 is a module that receives input from a user through a smart safe app displayed through the terminal display unit 130. The terminal input unit 140 and the terminal display unit 130 may be implemented in a single form of a touch screen panel. The touch screen panel is a display window provided on the front of a terminal to display a work screen by providing a touch screen screen capable of performing input and display at the same time, and provides a graphic user interface (GUI) for communication with a user. Indicate.

The terminal control unit 150 is implemented as a main control unit (MCU) that controls each functional module of the terminal, and is a module in which the smart safe app of the present invention is installed. The consignor terminal 100 or the recipient terminal implemented as a smart phone, etc., can install and add or delete hundreds of various apps (applications, applications) as desired by the user, so that the user's desired application can be installed. You can also make it yourself, and you can implement an interface that suits you through various applications. Therefore, you can download a smart vault app from Google Market and Apple Store and install it on your smartphone.

The smart vault app installed in the consignor terminal 100 operates in a consignment mode, receives the smart vault to be consigned as a consignment smart vault, and receives the password of the consignment smart vault selected by the consignor, the name of the consignor who consigns the object to the smart vault, and The consignor information, which is information including the phone number, and the recipient information, which is information including the name and phone number of the recipient who has the right to visit the object to be entrusted to the smart vault, are transmitted to the smart vault operation server 200.

A smart safe is a safe in which things can be stored, and has an opening and closing means. In addition, the keypad may be provided to receive a password, and communication with the smart safe operating server 200 may be performed.

The smart vault operation server 200 has the same configuration as a typical web server in terms of hardware, and is implemented through various types of languages such as C, C++, Java, Visual Basic, Visual C, etc. in software. It contains a functional program module. In addition, it can be implemented using web server programs that are variously provided according to operating systems such as dos, windows, linux, unix, and macintosh in general server hardware. have.

The smart vault operation server 200 is a member of a block chain node server on a block chain network, and is responsible for authenticating a block chain network. That is, the smart vault operation server 200 allows the transmission and storage of the block chain with other node servers on the block chain network. Here, the node server is a block chain node such as a computer or server, and refers to all computing devices participating in the block chain network.

The smart vault operation server 200 registers a password, consignor information, and recipient information on a blockchain network when an object is entrusted (consigned) to the smart vault. In addition, when the recipient who visits the smart vault wants to find an object, blockchain authentication is performed using the password entered in the smart vault.

3 is a flow chart showing a block chain-based smart vault operation process according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a smart vault selection process according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a block chain block Figure 6 is a diagram showing the structure, Figure 6 is an exemplary diagram in which data is propagated on a blockchain network according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 7 is a flow chart showing a product consignment process according to an embodiment of the present invention. 8 is a flowchart showing a process of receiving a product according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Blockchain-based smart vault operating method of the present invention, as shown in Figure 3, smart vault selection process 310, smart vault consignment request process (S320), block chain registration process (S330), goods consignment process (S340) ), a process of transmitting an item receipt guide message (S350), a process of requesting a consignment smart vault opening (S360), a process of authenticating a block chain (S370), and a process of performing a consignment smart vault opening (S380). In addition, the entrusted smart safe open notification message transmission process (S390) may be further included.

In the smart safe selection process 310, the consignor terminal 100 used by a user (referred to as a'consignor') who wants to consign an object to the smart safe receives the smart safe to be consigned as a consignment smart safe, and the smart safe selected from the consignor. The password of the safe (referred to as ``consignment smart safe''), the consignor information, information including the name and phone number of the consignor who consigns the goods to the smart safe, the recipient who has the right to go to the consignment to the smart safe This is the process of receiving recipient information, which is information including the name and phone number of.

When the smart vault selection process 310 is described in detail, after logging in as shown in FIG. 4, a process of searching an area where a smart vault is installed and displaying an area where a smart vault is installed, and when an area is selected from the consignor, A process of displaying a list of smart vaults in a selected area and a process of receiving any one of the smart vaults from the list of smart vaults are selected as a consignment smart vault. In addition, the password of the smart vault selected by the consignor (referred to as'consignment smart vault'), consignor information, information including the name and phone number of the consignor who consigns the goods to the smart vault, and the consignment to the smart vault can be found. Recipient information, which is information including the name and phone number of the recipient with party rights, is entered. Hereinafter, information including a smart vault password, consignor information, and recipient information will be referred to as smart vault consignment information.

In the smart vault consignment request process (S320), the consignor terminal 100 includes the password of the consignment smart vault selected from the consignor, the consignor information, which is information including the name and phone number of the consignor who consigns the goods to the smart vault, and the smart vault. This is a process of transmitting recipient information, which is information including the name and phone number of the recipient who has the right to go to the entrusted object, to the smart safe operating server 200.

In the block chain registration process (S330), the smart vault operation server 200 automatically stores entrusted smart vault information including password, consignor information, and recipient information received from the consignor terminal 100, and stores consignment smart vault information. This is the process of registering on the blockchain network. In this way, the characteristic of the blockchain is a system with strong integrity that the stored data cannot be modified (a system without the risk of forgery), and the first is stored in the smart vault operation server 200, and the second is stored in the blockchain network. When forgery occurs in the smart vault operation server 200 primarily, there is a situation where there is no standard to compare whether the altered data is authentic or not. Because it is not, a modulation discrimination criterion is created.

For reference, data is propagated and stored on the blockchain network, as is known, meaning that the data is stored in the blockchain between nodes on the blockchain network. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, the information included in the block may correspond to a unique number, a header block, a data block, and the like. Information of Version, Rre Block Hash, Merkle Hash, Timestamp, Bits, and Nonce is recorded in the header block, and the entrusted smart vault information of the present invention is stored in the data block.

The entrusted smart vault information stored in the data block is propagated to the blockchain network as shown in FIG. 6. Therefore, when a single piece of information occurs, this information must be propagated to numerous node terminals distributed in the blockchain network.

However, when propagation occurs on the blockchain network, each node terminal performs validation as shown in FIG. 6. For example, after the first node validates the inputted information, when the verification is complete, it is propagated to another adjacent second node. The second node also verifies the validity of the propagated information, and when the verification is complete, it is propagated to another adjacent third node.

When the block chain registration is successfully completed, as shown in FIG. 7, the consignor visits the smart safe and enters the password to entrust the object to the smart safe. In addition, the consignor informs the recipient of the password to open the consignment smart safe through wired, wireless, or face-to-face.

Further, when a lock request is made after consignment of an item in the consignment smart safe, the smart safe operation server 200 transmits a product receipt guidance message indicating that there is an item to be found in the smart safe to the recipient terminal. Can have. Here, the item receipt guide message may be transmitted in the form of an SNS message including the consignor information and the consignment smart safe location. For example,'User1 has stored XXX in a smart vault in an area. The password can be sent in the form of ***".

As shown in FIG. 8, the recipient who visits the entrusted smart safe to find the object enters the recipient information and the password on the keypad of the smart safe.

In the entrusted smart safe open request process (S360), when the entrusted smart safe receives the recipient information and password from the recipient who received the item receipt guidance message, the entered recipient information and password are transmitted to the smart safe operating server 200 And request the opening of the entrusted smart safe.

However, in the entrusted smart safe open request process (S360), the entrusted terminal 100 may request to open the entrusted smart safe by transmitting the recipient information and the password to the smart safe operating server 200. In this case, in the case of a child or an elderly person who cannot use the smart safe, the consignor executes the open button using his or her smartphone.

The blockchain authentication process (S370) is that the smart vault operation server 200 performs blockchain authentication using recipient information and password.

The blockchain authentication process (S370) is to perform blockchain authentication by comparing recipient information and password with blockchain information registered in another blockchain node server.

The entrusted smart vault opening process (S380) is, when the blockchain authentication is successful, the smart vault operation server 200 opens the entrusted smart vault.

If the block chain authentication fails, a message indicating that there has been an illegal opening attempt is transmitted to the entrustor terminal 100. Further, when an illegal opening attempt occurs more than a preset number of times, an illegal third party attempting to open the entrusted smart safe is photographed and stored by driving the CCTV, and the illegal third party image is transmitted to the entrusted terminal 100. Therefore, when a number of illegal opening attempts occur, the site can be recorded and stored as CCTV images, which can be usefully used to detect criminals in the future.

After the entrusted smart vault opening execution process (S380), the smart vault operation server 200 transmits a consignment smart vault opening notification message transmission process to transmit an open notification message that the consignment smart vault has been opened to the consignor terminal 100 (S390). You can have additional ). For example, it may be transmitted in the form of "User2 has received XXX to a smart vault in a certain area."

The embodiments in the description of the present invention described above are presented by selecting the most preferable examples to aid the understanding of those skilled in the art from among various possible examples, and the technical idea of the present invention is not necessarily limited or limited only by this embodiment. , Various changes and modifications and other equivalent embodiments are possible within the scope of the technical spirit of the present invention.

100: consignee terminal
200: Smart vault operation server

Claims (7)

The consignor terminal used by the consignor who wants to consign the goods to the smart safe receives the smart safe to be consigned as the consignment smart safe, and the password of the consignment smart safe selected by the consignor, the name and phone number of the consignor who consigns the goods to the smart safe. A process for selecting a smart vault in which information about the entrusted person, which is included information, and the recipient information, which is information including the name and phone number of the recipient who has the right to go to the entrusted object to the smart vault, is input;
The consignor terminal has a password of the consignment smart safe selected by the consignor, the consignor information, which is information including the name and phone number of the consignor who consigns the product to the smart safe, and the party right to find the product to be consigned to the smart safe. Smart vault consignment request process of transmitting recipient information, which is information including the recipient's name and phone number, to the smart vault operation server;
Blockchain registration process in which the smart vault operation server first stores the password, consignor information, and recipient information received from the consignor terminal in the server, and secondarily registers it on the blockchain network;
When a lock is requested after consignment of an item in the consignment smart safe, the smart safe operation server transmits a product receipt guidance message indicating that there is an item to be found in the smart safe to the recipient terminal;
When the consignment smart vault receives the recipient information and password from the recipient who received the item receipt guide message, the consignment smart vault opens requesting the opening of the consignment smart vault by sending the entered recipient information and password to the smart vault operation server. Request process;
Blockchain authentication process in which the smart vault operation server performs blockchain authentication using recipient information and password;
When the blockchain authentication is successful, the smart vault operation server performs a consignment smart vault opening process of opening a consigned smart vault;
Blockchain-based smart vault operation method comprising a.
The method according to claim 1, After the execution of the entrusted smart vault opening process,
A process of transmitting, by the smart safe operation server, an open notification message indicating that the entrusted smart safe has been opened to the entrustor terminal;
Blockchain-based smart vault operation method including a.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the smart safe selection process,
The process of displaying the area where the smart safe is installed;
When an area is selected from the consignor, displaying a list of smart safes in the selected area;
A process of selecting any one of the smart safes from the smart safes list as a consignment smart safe;
Blockchain-based smart vault operation method including a. The method according to claim 1, wherein the product receipt guide message,
Blockchain-based smart vault operation method, characterized in that the consignor information and the location of the consignment smart vault are transmitted in the form of an SNS message.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the entrusted smart safe opening request process,
Blockchain-based smart vault operation method, characterized in that the consignor terminal transmits the recipient information and password to the smart vault operation server to request an agency to open the consignment smart vault.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the block chain authentication process,
Blockchain authentication is performed by comparing the recipient information and password with the blockchain information registered in other blockchain node servers, and if the blockchain authentication fails, a blockchain-based smart device that transmits a message indicating that there was an illegal opening attempt to the consignor terminal. How to operate the safe.
The method of claim 6,
When the illegal opening attempt occurs more than a preset number of times, operation of a blockchain-based smart vault to record and store an illegal third party attempting to open the consignment smart safe by driving a CCTV, and transmitting the illegal third-party image to the consignor terminal Way.

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