KR100323248B1 - Remote settlement control device of internet TV for electronic commerce on internet and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention can be sent out wirelessly by scanning the account number or credit card number by scanning without the key operation when the electronic commerce via the Internet in a TV equipped with a set-top box for receiving Internet TV or Internet TV broadcasting The present invention relates to a wireless payment device for electronic commerce of the Internet TV and a method thereof.

When paying for an item while making an e-commerce transaction using Internet TV, the card number can be recognized directly so that payment can be made directly on the spot while maintaining the security of the entered information. It is equipped with a wireless terminal device with a built-in card reader device and a microprocessor containing a commercially available DES security algorithm so that secure payment information can be sent to an Internet TV or set-top box. It is an invention that enables e-commerce through the Internet, even in the home without.

Description

Remote settlement control device of internet TV for electronic commerce on internet and method

The present invention is a wireless terminal used for the electronic commerce of the Internet television to make a payment using the remote control when the electronic commerce via the Internet in a TV equipped with a set-top box for receiving Internet television or Internet TV broadcasting It relates to a device and a payment method using the same.

Recently, with the rapid development of computer communication technology, the use of the Internet has become popular. There are many agencies and service companies that provide various kinds of information on the Internet, but there are many shopping malls for product sales through the Internet.

Various e-commerce sites built on the Internet are connected to customers, shops, product suppliers, shipping companies, and financial institutions online and in real time, so that buyers do not have to go directly to department stores or markets where goods are displayed. It is possible to buy and sell goods.

On the other hand, the Internet TV service that can use all the information of the Internet through the TV in the home without a computer is being developed. It is designed for people who do not need to purchase expensive computers and who do not know how to use the complex computer even if they have a computer. Internet broadcasting is based on the built-in Internet broadcasting receiver such as a TV set or an external set top box. Can be received.

The Internet TV is capable of not only watching TV but also communicating with the Internet so that the Internet screen can be output to search for information and e-commerce. In the case of e-commerce, the payment of goods is usually made with an IC card type of electronic money that stores and stores value on a chip card so that credit cards or invisible money can be freely used in a virtual space. have.

However, conventionally, when purchasing an item using Internet TV, the item is selected according to the menu displayed on the screen, and when the payment is reached, a credit card number or a payment account number is input by key operation. In addition to the inconvenience, the security of the input information such as user number and password has emerged as a big problem.

The present invention has been invented in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and assumes that there is no computer in order to make a payment directly on the spot without inputting a card number when paying for an item while making an e-commerce transaction using an Internet TV. An object of the present invention is to provide a wireless terminal device and a payment method using the same, which can be used for electronic commerce of Internet TV, which enables convenient electronic commerce through the Internet.

1A is a plan view and a front view of a wireless terminal device for a magnetic card according to the present invention;

1B is a plan view, front view, side view, and a wireless terminal device for an IC card according to the present invention;

2a and 2b is a configuration diagram of the key input unit of the wireless terminal device for the magnetic card and the wireless terminal device for the IC card according to the present invention;

3 is an internal configuration diagram of a wireless terminal device according to the present invention;

4 is a detailed circuit diagram of FIG. 3;

5 is a flowchart illustrating a wireless payment method for electronic commerce of the Internet TV according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawing

10-wireless terminal device for magnetic card, 20-wireless terminal device for IC card,

11,21-slot, 12,22-keystroke,

13,23-mouse compartment, 30-microprocessor,

32a-magnetic card reader, 32b-IC card reader,

33-wireless communication unit, 36-input / output port,

37-1st and 2nd input and output ports, 41-flip-flop,

42-3-Phase Bus Buffers, 43,44-Resistor Array.

A wireless terminal device used in connection with the Internet television according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the card reader for reading information of the electronic payment means including a magnetic card or IC card; An input unit for setting a mode for electronic commerce in the Internet television, selecting a desired product according to a menu displayed on the screen of the Internet television, and determining a purchase; And a wireless communication unit for attaching the electronic payment means to the card reader to wirelessly transmit payment information related to the purchase to the Internet television.

In addition, the wireless payment method for electronic commerce of the Internet TV according to the present invention is a wireless terminal device for performing data communication by wireless communication with the Internet TV, the card reader for reading the information of the card, the screen of the Internet TV An input unit for selecting a displayed menu or inputting data, and a wireless communication unit for wirelessly transmitting data to the Internet television, the method comprising: performing electronic commerce through communication between the wireless terminal device and an Internet television; Setting a mode for electronic commerce in the Internet television through an input of a wireless terminal device; Selecting a desired product and determining a purchase according to a menu displayed on a screen of the Internet television through an input unit of the wireless terminal; Attaching electronic payment means including a magnetic card or an IC card to a card reader of the wireless terminal device to read information of the electronic payment means; And wirelessly transmitting the payment information associated with the purchase to the Internet television according to the information read by the electronic payment means.

Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1a is a plan view and a front view of a wireless terminal device 10 that can use a magnetic card of the wireless payment device for electronic commerce of the Internet TV according to the present invention, Figure 1b is a wireless card that can use an IC card A plan view, a front view and a side view of the terminal device 20 are shown.

In the wireless terminal device 10 for the magnetic card, a slot 11 is formed at one side of the key input unit through which a conventional magnetic card (not shown) can scan information stored in the magnetic card. In addition, in the wireless terminal device 20 for an IC card, a slot 21 for inserting a conventional IC card (not shown) to read information stored in the IC card is provided at one side of the wireless terminal device 20. It is wide and thinly formed inward.

FIG. 2A shows the key input unit 12 of the wireless terminal device 10 for the magnetic card, and FIG. 2B shows the key input unit 22 of the wireless terminal device 20 for the IC card. The key input unit 12 of the terminal device 10 and the key input unit 22 of the wireless terminal device 20 for an IC card include a numeric input unit, a character input unit, an arrow direction key, a space key, a Korean / English key, scroll lock / number lock / Banking service function key (F1), securities service function key (F2), utility billing function key (F3), shopping item function key (F4), information service function key with cap lock / insert / delete key, power on / off key (F5), e-mail function key (F6), channel / voice control key (vol), conversion key, mode key (12) with a mode key (mode), etc., the menu can be selected according to the position movement The mouse parts 13 and 23 are provided in the same manner.

Figure 3 shows the internal configuration of the wireless terminal device 10, 20 according to the present invention.

The microprocessor 30 provided in the wireless terminal device 10 or 20 includes a CPU 30a, which is a central processing unit, internal memory 30b, 30c, an input / output port 36, an A / D converter, It is equipped with a full-duplex serial port 37, a baud rate generator and the like to input and output data read from the card reader unit 32 to be described later, to control the mouse 13, and to communicate with the Internet TV It functions to control all peripheral devices so as to modulate infrared or high frequency signals, and also controls input information by controlling ROM 30c equipped with a commercial DES security algorithm.

The card reader unit 32 may be a magnetic card reader capable of reading the magnetic stripe information (MS) of a credit card currently being used, or an IC card reader used in a traffic card or security field. The data input / output contact point provided in the IC card and the contact point provided inside the slot 21 of the wireless terminal device 20 are in contact with each other so that transmission and reception of data is possible. Because of this charge and the built-in memory, the stored data can be modified.

The wireless communication unit 33 divides a frequency of 38 kHz and connects the NAND gate to the output terminal of the keyboard to transmit data using an infrared transmitting device or an ISM band band frequency to transmit infrared signals to the Internet TV. May be employed.

The key input unit, the mouse unit 31, the card reader 32, and the wireless communication unit 33 are inputted and outputted to the input / output port 36 under the control of the microprocessor 30. At this time, the microprocessor ( 30) input and output.

The first and second serial ports 37, which are not described, are installed to expand functions through additional input / output devices.

4 is a detailed circuit diagram of the wireless terminal device 10, 20 according to the present invention.

The pulse signal is input from the port P2.0 of the microprocessor 30 to the clock terminal CLK of the flip-flop 41 according to a program stored in the internal ROM (ROM) 30c of the microprocessor 30. Accordingly, when the 180-degree phase pulse of the clock of the flip-flop 41 is input to the G terminal of the three-phase bus transceiver buffer 42, the flip-flop 41 and the three-phase bus transceiver buffer 42 interact with each other. By controlling the input and output of the key input unit 31.

In detail, the flip-flop 41 is operated when the clock is at a high level, and is used for asynchronous two-way communication between buses. Also, the three-phase bus transceiver buffer 42 is operated when the clock is at a low level. Flip-flops are used to interface buses together. The action of the two is to operate in the opposite phase of the pulse synchronously with each other, allowing input and output with one data line.

First, when the pulse is at a high level, the flip-flop 41 sequentially sends a signal that can be checked for each port. Next, when the 8-bit terminal value of the three-phase bus transceiver buffer 42 is read, the information of the key input unit 31 is recognized by the microprocessor 30, and the corresponding signal is transmitted to the wireless communication unit 33. However, since the three-phase bus transceiver buffer 42 always operates in the low state, a pulse signal may be instantaneously transmitted. In this way, the signal value of the key input unit 31 is transmitted.

The microprocessor 30 that receives the key signal from the key input unit 31 allocates one port P3.7 to the wireless communication unit 33 for infrared transmission. Here, the example used as the wireless communication unit 33 is an infrared transmitter using an infrared diode (IR-LED) as an example, but a connection of a wireless high frequency transmitter is also possible. When connected to the wireless communication unit 33 as described above, when the clock signal is connected to the other input terminal of the NAND gate 33a together and transmitted to the infrared or RF module, the wireless transmission to the set-top box or the Internet TV.

The card reader 32 shown in FIG. 4 shows an example in which the magnetic card reader 32a and the IC card reader 32b are used in combination. However, if necessary, only the magnetic card reader 32a can be used to connect or use the IC card. It is also possible to configure and use each as a separate terminal device by connecting only the reader 32b.

Unexplained 43,44 are resistance arrays.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a wireless payment method for electronic commerce of the Internet TV according to the present invention.

First, when the initial value is set together with the operation of the Internet TV, it is determined whether the card payment operation will continue if the card data is input through the card reader 32.

Subsequently, when the end command is input by the user, the card payment operation is stopped, and when the continuous command is input, the identification code ID of the card is checked. At this time, if the identification code is not confirmed, the step of re-entering the card data is performed. If the identification code is confirmed, the microprocessor 30 operates a security algorithm stored in the ROM 35.

When the security processing is completed after the card data is read and securely processed, the payment information is wirelessly transmitted to the Internet TV through the wireless communication unit 33 so that the price of the purchased item is transmitted to the financial company through the Internet network. .

Next, the operation of the function keys F1 to F6 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described.

First, the F1 function key will be described. F1 function key is a function key for banking service, and it is used to process functions such as card usage status, internet cash service, card usage rate, password check / change, etc. To run accordingly. Pressing the F1 function key displays a menu such as, for example, bank transfer, cash service limit inquiry, etc., and specifies the desired menu. Select the desired bank, if the bank affiliated with the card company, the magnetic part to pass through the slot 11 of the wireless terminal device 10 to read the MS card. After entering the password, set the amount and exit.

The following describes the F2 function key. The F2 function key is a function key for the securities service, which is used to process the current status and management of the securities through the Internet. At this time, if you press F2 function key, ID and password input screen will be displayed and you can enter your ID and password at the place where you can receive service related to securities. Subsequently, the stock card can be read and the password of the stock card is input. Then, for example, buying and selling menus are selected and executed according to the menu.

The F3 function key is a function key for utility bill management service, which is used to process various bills such as telephone bills and insurance through the Internet. It is done. When the F3 function key is pressed while the Internet screen is displayed on the TV screen, a menu related to utility bill items such as utility bills, telephone bills, etc. is displayed, and the desired menu is selected. Subsequently, a desired bank is selected. If the bank is affiliated with a card company, the magnetic part of the MS card is passed through the slot 11 of the wireless terminal device 10 so that the MS card can be read. Then enter your password, confirm the amount and exit.

The F4 function key is a function key for using a shopping mall, and is used to enable electronic commerce such as auctioning and purchasing various products using home shopping. If the F3 function key is pressed while the Internet screen is displayed on the TV screen, a menu for selecting a product is displayed, for example, to visit the product and to view the details of each product. At this time, the desired product is selected by selecting a desired menu. If you want to purchase, select Buy from the menu. The magnetic part is passed through the slot 11 of the wireless terminal device 10 so that the MS card can be read. Next, enter your password, confirm the product and amount, and exit.

The F5 function key is a function key for using the information service, and allows the user to search information such as shopping mall information, government offices and real estate through the Internet. If the F4 function key is pressed while the internet screen is displayed on the TV screen, for example, a menu such as a mall guide, a government office guide, a real estate guide, etc. is displayed and a desired menu is selected. Enter your ID and password where you can receive information service, and follow the menus such as directions, detailed services, etc.

The F6 function key is a function key for using the e-mail service function. The F6 function key can process mail such as a voice document and perform a fax function. When the F6 function key is pressed while the internet screen is displayed on the TV screen, a menu such as voice mail or document mail is displayed.In this case, select the desired menu and then change the menu according to the sub-menu such as directions and detailed services Run .

As described above, when the Internet communication is performed through the Internet TV based on the operation of the function key, the radio signal transmitted from the wireless communication unit 33 of the terminal device 10 or 20 is carried in the Internet room through the reception device of the Internet TV. do.

As described above, in the present invention, when a user purchases an item by accessing an Internet shopping mall through an Internet TV, the payment is made by recognizing the information of the buyer's credit card or IC card through a card reader installed in a wireless terminal device (remote control). By sending the information to the Internet TV, the user can conveniently pay for the goods on the spot without having to enter a card number, a payment account, or a password by key operation.

Claims (2)

A device capable of wireless communication with Internet television, A card reader for reading information of an electronic payment means including a magnetic card or an IC card; An input unit for setting a mode for electronic commerce in the Internet television, selecting a desired product according to a menu displayed on the screen of the Internet television, and determining a purchase; And And a wireless communication unit for attaching the electronic payment means to the card reader to wirelessly transmit payment information related to the purchase to the internet television. A wireless terminal device for performing data communication by means of wireless communication with an Internet television, comprising: a card reader for reading information on a card, an input unit for selecting a menu displayed on a screen of the internet television or inputting data; In the method for performing electronic commerce through the communication between the wireless terminal device and the Internet television, the wireless communication unit for transmitting the data wirelessly, Setting a mode for electronic commerce in the Internet television through an input unit of the wireless terminal device; Selecting a desired product and determining a purchase according to a menu displayed on a screen of the Internet television through an input unit of the wireless terminal; Attaching electronic payment means including a magnetic card or an IC card to a card reader of the wireless terminal device to read information of the electronic payment means; And And wirelessly transmitting payment information related to the purchase to the internet television according to the information read out from the electronic payment means.