KR100490096B1 - Security system and method for offering additional service function - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a system and method for implementing various additional services other than a security service in a security system. To this end, the present invention provides a security center that includes a control center having an information database storing information for providing to a user in a security system, and an information service request message through a communication network when a user requests an information service. And a portable wireless terminal for receiving and displaying information from the security controller, and receiving an information service request signal from the portable wireless terminal, reading the information from the information database and providing the information to the portable wireless terminal. It is characterized by consisting of a security controller.

Description

SECURITY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OFFERING ADDITIONAL SERVICE FUNCTION}

The present invention relates to a security system and method, and more particularly to a security system and method for providing an additional service function.

1 is a block diagram showing a security system according to the prior art. The conventional security system is composed of a control center 102, a controller 100, an emergency notification terminal 122, a sensor 120. The controller 100 is connected to the control center 102 by a dedicated line or a public line, and communicates with the sensor 120 and the emergency notification terminal 122 through a wireless network. That is, the signal generated from the sensor 120 and the emergency notification terminal 122 is received by the receiver 108 and made an appropriate judgment to be transmitted or ignored to the control center 102. In addition, the controller 100 directly receives the abnormal signal detected from the detector by wire, or receives the radio signal transmitted from the sensor 120 and the emergency notification terminal 122 through the receiver 108. In addition, the controller 100 controls external devices such as an external card and a fingerprint reader 106, an operation indicator 104, an information society technologies (IST) 110, a personal digital assistant (PDA) 112, and the like, which are connected by wire. , Is always connected to the control center 102, and transmits the signals received from the accessory equipment to the control center 102 or control the accessory equipment under the command of the control center 102. In case of computer terminal, wired communication with attached devices is mainly performed by RS-232C and RS-422 communication method with other attached devices such as operation indicator and card reader. Here, the external card and fingerprint reader 106, which is an accessory device, is a device for authenticating a user at the time of setting or releasing an accessor or guard, and the receiver 108 receives an emergency signal of an intruder or a customer or user Device. In addition, management such as registration setting of the operation indicator 104, IST 110, PDA 112, local tag 114, etc. are mainly performed through the PDA and image information or remote operation is performed through the PC. In this case, communicate via RS-232C.

On the other hand, the controller 100 and the control center 102 usually communicates using aerial communication or leased line, but in some cases may communicate using an existing wireless network. In this way, when the controller 100 and the control center 102 communicate by using an aerial line, since the user directly calls the control center 102 by using a telephone, communication is performed only when a specific event occurs. In addition, when communicating using a dedicated line, since the controller 100 and the control center 102 are always connected to each other, such as remote control in the control center 102, transmission of an abnormal detection signal and event generation signal transmission, etc. Two-way real-time control and communication is possible. As described above, when communicating using a leased line, there is an advantage of real-time control and management, but there is a cost of using a leased line. Therefore, the use of such a leased line is limited to the method for the intrusion system and the 24-hour emergency call service, which has a disadvantage in that the width of the service is narrow compared to the cost of the leased line fee generated to use the leased line.

As described above, the conventional security system that performs mutual control and communication in real time using a leased line or a wireless network provides only a service of intrusion abnormality monitoring and emergency or emergency monitoring. Therefore, the necessity of providing additional services other than the service of the intrusion abnormality monitoring and emergency or emergency monitoring provided by the security system has increased.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a system and method for implementing various additional services other than a security service in a security system.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a control center having an information database storing information for providing to a user in a security system, and an information service request message through a communication network when a user requests an information service. And a portable wireless terminal for transmitting the information to the security controller and receiving and displaying the information from the security controller, and receiving an information service request signal from the portable wireless terminal, reading the information from the information database to the portable wireless terminal. It consists of a security controller for providing information.

The method of the present invention for achieving the above object is to provide an additional service in a security system consisting of a portable wireless terminal, a security controller for controlling the overall operation of the security system, and a control center for monitoring the security controller in real time. A method for storing information for providing to a user in an information database provided in the control center, and when the portable wireless terminal requests an information service from a user, the portable wireless terminal provides information service to the security controller. Transmitting a request signal, reading the information from the information database by the security controller in response to the information service request signal, and transmitting the corresponding information to the portable wireless terminal. Associated with Characterized by the network part of providing to the portable wireless terminal, and, provided the information that the portable wireless terminal, the constituted by any process of displaying the information in a text message or image, or output as a voice message.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the same elements in the figures are represented by the same numerals wherever possible. In addition, detailed descriptions of well-known functions and configurations that may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention will be omitted.

The present invention is to always provide the information required by the user other than security and security in the controller communicating with the control center connected to the dedicated line or wireless network. A description will be given with reference to FIG. 2 which shows a security system for providing additional information services as described above. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a security system for providing additional information service includes a portable wireless terminal 200, a communication network 202, a security controller 204, a control center 206, and an information database 208. do. First, the portable wireless terminal 200 is connected to the security controller 204 through a communication network 202 such as a dedicated line or a wireless network.

The portable wireless terminal 200 may be connected to the security controller 204 by using RS-232C communication or RS-422 communication, and may be connected to an ISM (Industrial, Scientific, and Medical) may be configured remotely connected to the band frequency. The portable wireless terminal 200 may be installed anywhere without any inconvenience in checking and recognizing information provided from the security controller 204. That is, in the present invention, the portable wireless terminal 200 may be portable to receive information while being carried by the user, or may be mounted and used for mounting. In addition, one or more portable wireless terminals 200 are connected to one security controller 204, and each portable wireless terminal 200 has a plurality of information channels. That is, a plurality of portable wireless terminals 200 are connected to one security controller 204, and each portable wireless terminal 200 displays the corresponding information when it is selected as a desired information channel by a user.

Referring to FIG. 3, which is a block diagram of such a portable wireless terminal 200, the portable wireless terminal 200 includes a display unit 306 for displaying various messages as text messages or displaying information as images. . The display unit 306 displays information through LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) and LCDs (Liquid Crystal Display). And when the user is connected to the key input unit 302 having a button for selecting the information and the security controller and the wireless communication network 202, the wireless unit 300 for requesting or receiving information, the voice to output the voice information And a speaker (SPK) capable of outputting voice. In this case, when the portable wireless terminal 200 is connected to the security controller 202 by wire, the wireless unit 300 may not be provided.

On the other hand, the security controller 204 is connected to the portable wireless terminal 200 and the communication network 202, and controls various situations of the security system, and controls to transmit information about each situation to the control center 206 in real time. In addition, the information received from the control center 206 is displayed on the display unit 306 of the portable wireless terminal 200, or the voice processor 304 controls to output the voice of the information to the speaker (SPK). In addition, the control center 206 according to the present invention is provided with an information database 208, the information database 208 stores a variety of information. For example, various kinds of information are all information that can be provided to the user, such as weather information, stock information, traffic information, medical and health information, TV broadcasting information, entertainment information, and daily headline news. That is, in the present invention, when there is an information service request by the user, the security controller transmits the information requested by the user stored in the information database 208 through the communication network 202 connected to the user's portable wireless terminal 200. to provide. As described above, the control center 206 provides the common information to the unmanned security contracted users. In addition, the security controller 204 basically provides basic living information such as weather information, traffic information, and major news to all users, and provides limited information on specific information such as stock price information and medical information to the user who applied for it. . In the embodiment of the present invention, the information database 208 stores information for information service, but connects the control center 206 with a service center that stores such information, and stores a service center that stores information. Information may be provided to the user. In the present invention, the communication between the control center 206 and the security controller 204, the security controller 204 and the portable wireless terminal 200 is made using a control signal and an information signal having respective identification symbols. It can be transmitted using time-domain multiple access, or it can be achieved using large signal packets with different types of information signals using appropriate coding and identifiers.

4 is a signal flowchart for providing an additional service function according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to Figure 4 describes a process of providing a variety of additional information necessary for the user's life in addition to the simple physical expenses in the security system. First, in step 400, if there is an information service request input by the user, the portable wireless terminal 200 transmits an information service request message 402 to the security controller 204. Upon receiving this, the security controller 204 checks whether the portable wireless terminal 200 which has transmitted the information service request is set to the information service in step 404. At this time, the information service setting of the terminal should set the information to be provided in advance by the user. In addition, basic life information can be basically provided to all users who receive security services, and specific information such as stock price information and medical information can be provided only if the user sets it separately. On the other hand, if the security controller 204 determines that the information service is set by the terminal in step 404, the control controller proceeds to step 410 to read the information requested by the user from the information database 208 of the control center 206. 410 is transmitted. In step 412, the control center 206 receives the corresponding information from the information database and transmits the information to the security controller 204. At this time, the control center 206 is always monitoring while communicating with the security controller 204 in real time. In step 416, the security controller 204 transmits the information requested by the portable wireless terminal 200 in step 400, and the portable wireless terminal receiving the received information displays the received information.

As described above, in the present invention, in addition to the simple physical expenses provided by the existing security system, various additional information useful for life can be provided for the user's convenience.

In the above description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but various modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. For example, in the present invention, the information to be provided to the user is stored in the information database 208 included in the control center 206, but the information is stored without the information database 208. Information may be provided by communicating with a separate service center. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be defined by the described embodiments, but should be determined by the equivalent of claims and claims.

As described above, in the security system of the present invention, the security controller provides a variety of information such as weather information, traffic information, stock price information, medical information, etc. at the request of a user to a portable wireless terminal connected by a dedicated line or a wireless network. Therefore, the security system that provides additional services can generate much more revenue than the revenue provided by the physical expenses, and there is an advantage that the connection network with the control center 206, which is always connected, can be utilized as various information service counters. . In addition, it is possible to generate additional revenue by developing the content of the service that provides such additional information.

1 is a block diagram showing a security system according to the prior art,

2 is a block diagram illustrating a security system for providing an additional service function according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a block diagram of a portable wireless terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a signal flow diagram for providing an additional service function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (14)

In a security system, A control center having an information database storing information for providing to a user, A portable wireless terminal for transmitting an information service request message when a user requests a information service; When the information service request message is received from the portable terminal, a security controller that reads information corresponding to the information service request message from the information database and transmits the information to the portable wireless terminal, The portable wireless terminal receives and displays information transmitted from the security controller. The security system of claim 1, wherein the portable wireless terminal communicates with the security controller via a wire. The security system of claim 1, wherein the portable wireless terminal communicates with the security controller through a wireless network. The security system of claim 1, wherein the portable wireless terminal communicates with the security controller using RS-232C communication or RS-422 communication. 2. The security system of claim 1, wherein the portable wireless terminal communicates with the security controller in an industrial, scientific, and medical (ISM) band frequency such as a safe frequency band of 447 MHz or a wireless local area network (WLAN). . 2. The security system of claim 1, wherein said portable wireless terminal is installed at a point capable of communicating with said security controller. The security system of claim 1, wherein the portable wireless terminal is a portable wireless terminal for receiving information while being carried by a user. The security system of claim 1, wherein the information is at least one of weather information, stock information, traffic information, medical and health information, TV broadcasting information, entertainment information, and daily headline news information. The portable wireless terminal of claim 1, A key input unit having a button for selecting information by a user; A display unit for displaying information received from the security controller in a text or an image; And a voice processing unit for processing voice information received from the security controller. 10. The security system of claim 9, wherein the portable wireless terminal further comprises a wireless unit for receiving a wireless signal from the security controller. delete 2. The security system of claim 1, wherein at least two portable wireless terminals are present. In the method for providing an additional service in a security system consisting of a portable wireless terminal, a security controller for controlling the overall operation of the security system, and a control center for monitoring the security controller in real time, Transmitting, by the portable wireless terminal, the information service request signal to the security controller when there is an information service request from a user; In response to the information service request signal, the security controller reading out corresponding information from an information database provided in the control center and storing information for providing to the user; Providing the read-out corresponding information to the portable wireless terminal through a communication network connected to the portable wireless terminal; And displaying the information by the portable wireless terminal receiving the information. The method of claim 13, wherein the communication network is a wired or wireless network.