KR100622653B1 - System for managing life cycle of mobile station using RFID, and Method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a terminal management system, and more particularly, to a terminal life cycle management system using RFID technology. Read ID information from an RFID tag installed at a preset location and transmit the ID information through a communication network, obtain terminal information corresponding to the ID information, and receive additional information related to the location. Receives the ID information from the RFID information obtaining apparatus and the RFID information obtaining apparatus to transmit, retrieves the terminal information corresponding to the ID information and transmits the terminal information to the RFID information obtaining apparatus, and the additional information and the ID from the RFID information obtaining apparatus. An RFID-enabled terminal life cycle management system comprising a terminal information management server for receiving information and updating the terminal information corresponding to the ID information including the additional information. RFID life terminal management system according to the present invention can be applied to the life cycle of the entire process of manufacturing, production, logistics, distribution, delivery, use, disposal by attaching the RFID on the terminal.

RFID, mobile network, distribution light cycle management using RFID, location-based mobile services

Description

System for managing life cycle of mobile station using RFID, and method             

1 is a flowchart of a terminal life cycle management system using RFID according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

2 is an exemplary view showing a method of interworking an RFID and a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

3 is an exemplary diagram of terminal information used for terminal life cycle management according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart of a terminal life cycle management system using RFID according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a flowchart of a terminal life cycle management system including a location based mobile service according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a configuration and a flow chart of the terminal life cycle management system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100, 400, 500: RFID interlocking terminal

102, 402, 502: RFID information acquisition device

104, 404, 504: terminal information management server

506 location matching information server

310: manufacturing information 320: logistics information

330: registration information 340: disposal information

601: Terminal Manufacturer 602: Mobile Communication Company

603: logistics warehouse 604: mobile communications agency

605: subscriber 606: service merchant / affiliate

The present invention relates to a terminal management system, and more particularly, to a terminal life cycle management system using RFID technology.

The barcode attached to the existing terminal exists between the back of the terminal and the battery, so when the user purchases the terminal and registers the terminal for use in the system, the battery of the terminal is removed and an employee such as a dealer is attached to the rear of the terminal. Visually check and enter the barcode. As a result, when an incorrect barcode number is registered at the time of registration, an error may occur, and there is a problem that the registration time takes a lot by using a method of identifying and inputting with the naked eye.

In addition, during the manufacturing, production, distribution, and distribution of the terminal, information related to the terminal must depend on what is recorded in the packing box of the terminal or the documents shipped together. . And while numerous terminals are manufactured, produced, distributed, and shipped, checking each record one by one has a problem of inefficient time wasting.

Therefore, in order to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to apply a radio frequency identification (RFID) on the terminal to utilize in the life cycle of the entire process of manufacturing, production, logistics, distribution, delivery, use, disposal An RFID terminal life cycle management system is provided.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to compare the existing method using a bar code can be obtained at the same time a lot of information of the terminal at the same time can be obtained from a long distance so that the RFID terminal using a very efficient and convenient terminal management To provide a life cycle management system.

In addition, another object of the present invention is that the conventional bar code method is used only in the distribution process of the terminal, when using the RFID to obtain useful information corresponding to the location where the user is located by acquiring the RFID attached to the terminal at a specific place The present invention provides a RFID terminal life cycle management system that can be provided to a user.

In order to achieve the above objects, according to an aspect of the present invention, the ID information is read from an RFID tag installed at a predetermined place and mounted on a mobile communication terminal, and the ID information is transmitted through a communication network and corresponds to the ID information. RFID information acquisition device for acquiring and transmitting terminal information and receiving additional information related to the place, wherein the RFID tag is installed on a main board of the mobile communication terminal and is mounted inside or included in an accessory. Mounted on the outside of the communication terminal, wherein the additional information is information including manufacturing information, logistics information, registration information, or disposal information; and terminal information that receives the ID information from the RFID information obtaining device and corresponds to the ID information. Search for and transmit the data to the RFID information acquisition device, Receiving the additional information and the ID information, and provides the use of RFID device life-cycle management system comprising a terminal information management server to update, including additional information in the terminal information corresponding to the ID information.

In order to achieve the above objects, according to another aspect of the present invention, ID information is read from an RFID tag installed at a predetermined place and mounted on a mobile communication terminal, and the ID information is transmitted through a communication network and corresponds to the ID information. An RFID information acquisition device that receives terminal information, updates additional terminal information, and transmits the updated terminal information, wherein the RFID tag is located on a main board of the mobile communication terminal. Installed on the inside or embedded in an accessory or mounted on the outside of the mobile communication terminal, the additional information is information including manufacturing information, logistics information, registration information or disposal information—and from the RFID information acquisition device. Receive the ID information and retrieve the terminal information corresponding to the ID information Group sent to the RFID information acquiring unit, and provides the use of RFID device life-cycle management system including the terminal receives the updated information for replacing the old information terminal device information management server information obtained from the RFID device.

In order to achieve the above objects, according to another aspect of the present invention, ID information is read from an RFID tag installed at a predetermined place and mounted on a mobile communication terminal, and the ID information and the obtaining device information are transmitted using a communication network. RFID information acquisition device, wherein the RFID tag is installed on the main board of the mobile communication terminal and mounted inside or included in an accessory and mounted outside of the mobile communication terminal, wherein the acquisition device information includes manufacturing information, Information including logistics information, registration information, disposal information, or acquisition device installation location information; and receiving the ID information and the acquisition device information from the RFID information acquisition device, searching for terminal information corresponding to the ID information, and Terminal information management server to update the terminal information including the acquisition device information It provides the use of RFID device lifecycle management system that includes.

Preferably, a location for retrieving location matching information corresponding to the obtaining device information received from the terminal information server and transmitting the location matching information to the mobile communication terminal corresponding to the ID information received from the terminal information server. The terminal information server may further include a matching information server, and the terminal information server may check the registration information included in the terminal information to transmit the ID information and the obtaining device information to the location matching information server when the registration information is registered.

Also preferably, the ID information may be a telephone number or a unique number of the mobile communication terminal.

In order to achieve the above objects, according to another aspect of the present invention, (a) the RFID information acquisition device reads the ID information from the RFID tag mounted on the mobile communication terminal, wherein the RFID tag is the mobile communication terminal Is installed on the motherboard of the inside or embedded in the accessory or mounted on the outside of the mobile communication terminal-(b) The RFID information acquisition device transmits the ID information to the terminal information management server using a communication network (C) searching for and obtaining terminal information corresponding to the ID information received by the terminal information management server; and (d) transmitting the terminal information to the RFID information obtaining apparatus by the terminal information management server. Step (e) displaying the terminal information received by the RFID information acquisition device and receiving additional information related to the installed place Wherein the additional information is information including manufacturing information, logistics information, registration information, or disposal information. (F) The additional information and ID information received by the RFID information obtaining device are transmitted to the terminal information management server. And (g) updating the terminal information management server by including the additional information in the terminal information corresponding to the ID information received by the terminal information management server.

In order to achieve the above objects, according to another aspect of the present invention, (a) the RFID information acquisition device reads the ID information from the RFID tag mounted on the mobile communication terminal, wherein the RFID tag is the mobile communication terminal Is installed on the motherboard of the inside or embedded in the accessory or mounted on the outside of the mobile communication terminal-(b) The RFID information acquisition device uses the wired or wireless communication network to obtain the ID information and device information Transmitting the terminal information management server to the terminal information management server, wherein the acquisition device information is information including manufacturing information, logistics information, registration information, disposal information, or acquisition device installation location information, and (c) the terminal information management server. Retrieving and obtaining terminal information corresponding to the received ID information; and (d) the terminal information management server. It provides an RFID using terminal life cycle management method comprising the step of updating to include the acquisition device information.

Preferably, the step (d) comprises (d-1) the terminal information management server confirming registration information included in the terminal information, and (d-2) the terminal information when the registration is registered as a result of the confirmation. A management server transmitting the ID information and the obtaining device information to a location matching information server; (d-3) the location matching information server searching for and obtaining location matching information corresponding to the received device information; And (d-4) the location matching information server transmitting the location matching information to the mobile communication terminal corresponding to the received ID information.

Other objects, specific advantages and novel features of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description and the preferred embodiments associated with the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a flowchart of a terminal life cycle management system using RFID according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The terminal life cycle management system includes an RFID interworking terminal 100, an RFID information obtaining device 102, and a terminal information management server 104.

In step S101, the RFID information acquisition device 102 detects an RFID tag mounted on the RFID interworking terminal 100 and reads the ID information. Here, the RFID information obtaining apparatus 102 includes an RFID reader capable of detecting an RFID tag. Here, the ID information may be a phone number or a unique number of the RFID interworking terminal 100.

In step S102, the RFID information obtaining apparatus 102 transmits the read ID information to the terminal information management server 104. In step S103, the terminal information management server 104 searches for the corresponding terminal information using the ID information received from the RFID information obtaining apparatus 102. Here, the terminal information stores information related to the RFID interlocking terminal 102 while the corresponding RFID interlocking terminal 102 is manufactured, produced, distributed, delivered, used, and disposed of, and is updateable information.

In step S104, the terminal information management server 104 transmits the obtained terminal information to the RFID information obtaining apparatus 102. In operation S105, the RFID information obtaining apparatus 102 displays the received terminal information and receives additional information including items to be additionally input in relation to the place where the RFID information obtaining apparatus 102 is installed. In step S106, the RFID information obtaining apparatus 102 transmits the additional information to the terminal information management server 104. In step S107, the terminal information management server 104 updates the terminal information corresponding to the ID information to include additional information.

The terminal life cycle management system using RFID includes an RFID interworking terminal 100, an RFID information obtaining apparatus 102, and a terminal information management server 104.

The RFID interworking terminal 100 is a mobile communication terminal that can use RFID technology by mounting an RFID tag. 2 is an exemplary view showing a method of interworking an RFID and a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2, a method of embedding an RFID tag in an accessory form outside the RFID interworking terminal 100 and attaching the accessory to a mobile communication terminal 210 and an RFID tag on an internal motherboard when the mobile communication terminal is manufactured. The RFID and the mobile communication terminal can be interworked in two ways of embedding the 220. Here, when providing the RFID tag by the accessory method 210, by including the corresponding accessory in the packaging box when packaging the mobile communication terminal 230, users of the mobile communication terminal easily acquires the accessory with the RFID tag attached to the mobile communication terminal Make sure to attach it to the outside.

The RFID information obtaining apparatus 102 is installed at a predetermined place, and detects an RFID tag mounted inside or outside the RFID interworking terminal 100 to read ID information from the RFID tag. The terminal transmits ID information to the terminal information management server 104 using a mobile communication network, and receives terminal information corresponding to the ID information from the terminal information management server 104. After displaying the received terminal information, additional information related to the place where the RFID information acquisition device 102 is installed is received. The received additional information is transmitted to the terminal information management server 104 together with the ID information.

The terminal information management server 104 retrieves terminal information corresponding to the ID information received from the RFID information obtaining apparatus 102. And if the retrieved terminal information is transmitted to the RFID information obtaining apparatus 102, and additional information to be updated on the ID information and the terminal information is transmitted from the RFID information obtaining apparatus 102, the additional information is added to the terminal information corresponding to the ID information. And update the terminal information.

3 is an exemplary diagram of terminal information used for terminal life cycle management according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The terminal information basically includes an RFID identification number and a terminal serial number. The additional information means information related to a place where the corresponding RFID information acquisition device 102 is additionally updated in the terminal information.

Referring to FIG. 3, if the place where the RFID information acquisition device 102 is installed is a terminal manufacturer, manufacturing information 310 such as the date of manufacture of the corresponding RFID interlocking terminal 100 is manufactured, a manufacturer, a manufacturing plant, and loading information, etc. May be additional information from the terminal manufacturer. And if the installation place is the logistics warehouse of the mobile communication service provider such as the date and time when the corresponding RFID interlocking terminal 100 is received, the warehouse information that is in charge of the logistics, the warehouse information such as delivery date and shipping company, etc. The logistics information 320 may be additional information in the warehouse. In addition, when the installation place is a mobile communication agency, registration information 330 such as subscriber information, mobile communication agency information, and subscription communication service type information may be additional information at the mobile communication agency. Finally, when the RFID interworking terminal 100 is destroyed due to a failure or replacement, the disposal information 340 such as a disposal company and a disposal date may be additional information at a corresponding place. Therefore, the terminal information can be updated to include the above additional information.

Here, the terminal information management server 104 may include a terminal information database or may obtain terminal information from a terminal information database located outside the server and update additional information.

4 is a flowchart of a terminal life cycle management system using RFID according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4, steps S401 to S405 are almost identical to those described above with reference to FIG. 1, but the RFID information obtaining apparatus 402 does not transmit additional information to the terminal information management server 404 in step S406. Update additional information directly in the terminal information. In operation S407, the RFID information obtaining apparatus 402 transmits the updated terminal information to the terminal information management server 404.

Here, the mobile communication terminal is a terminal capable of performing a mobile communication service, such as a mobile phone, a smartphone and a PDA.

In addition, RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tag is classified into passive tag, semi-active tag and active tag according to how it is powered. It depends on whether the signal is supplied or is caused by an external RF signal. In other words, a passive tag consists of a chip with memory, a limited amount of logic, an antenna, and a type of chip and a board with the antenna, which draws energy from the signal of the RFID reader and uses that energy to power the chip. In addition, it transmits its own signal. In addition, the semi-active tag uses an internal battery to power the chip's rotation, and relies on an external RF signal to trigger a response, while the active tag uses an internal battery to power both the chip's rotation and transmission. And does not rely on external signals to trigger a response. The RFID tag applied to the present invention may be any one of the aforementioned passive tag, semi-active tag, and active tag.

5 is a flowchart of a terminal life cycle management system including a location based mobile service according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

In operation S501, the apparatus 502 for obtaining RFID information obtains ID information by detecting an RFID tag mounted inside or outside the RFID interworking terminal 500. In step S502, the RFID information acquisition device 502 transmits the acquired ID information and acquisition device information to the terminal information management server 504. In step S503, the terminal information management server 504 searches for and acquires terminal information corresponding to the received ID information. If the subscriber registration information included in the acquired terminal information is not registered, the corresponding RFID interworking terminal 500 is in the process before opening at the dealership, and thus, the acquired terminal information includes the acquisition device information. Update

However, when the subscriber registration information is confirmed as a subscriber registration, the corresponding RFID interworking terminal 500 is opened and used by the subscriber. In this case, the detection of the RFID tag by the RFID information obtaining apparatus corresponds to a case of providing a location-based mobile service. At this time, as shown in FIG. 5, the terminal information management server 504 requests the position matching information server 506 for position matching information corresponding to the obtained obtaining device information in step S504. In step S505, the location matching information requested by the location matching information server 506 is retrieved and acquired, and the information is transmitted to the terminal information management server 504. In step S506, the terminal information management server 504 transmits the location matching information to the RFID interworking terminal 500 corresponding to the obtained terminal information.

Here, the position matching information is information related to a place where the RFID information obtaining apparatus 502 is installed by using the RFID technology. For example, if the venue is a theater, the theater entrance can provide information such as theater showtimes, theater theaters, and rates.In the case of amusement facilities, information about location such as how to use the facilities, fees, and waiting times can be provided. Can provide.

6 is a configuration and a flowchart of the terminal life cycle management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

When the terminal is manufactured in the manufacturing plant of the terminal manufacturer 601 in step S611, the RFID tag may be mounted inside the terminal or packaged including accessories so that the terminal may be mounted outside, and the warehouse of the mobile communication company 602 ( 603). At this time, the loading information on which terminal is manufactured and sent to the warehouse is included in the terminal information through the RFID information acquisition device installed in the terminal manufacturer 601 and updated. In addition, the RFID information acquisition apparatus installed in the distribution warehouse 603 includes information, such as the date when the terminal is received, in the terminal information.

In step S612, the logistics warehouse 603 of the mobile communication company 602 is delivered to each mobile communication agency 604 through a delivery company. Information on when the terminal was shipped from the distribution warehouse and delivered to the mobile communication agency 604 through the RFID information acquisition device installed in the warehouse 603 and the mobile communication agency 604 for the terminals to be delivered. Is updated to include in the terminal information. That is, by managing the corresponding delivery information using the same RFID, it is possible to manage which manufacturer 601 is produced and which distribution process arrives at the terminal arriving at each mobile communication agency 604.

In step S613, the mobile communication service provider 604 opens the subscriber through the opening system when the mobile communication service subscriber 605 purchases or rents a new terminal and needs to open a new terminal. At this time, the mobile communication agency 604 updates the terminal information including the personal information, registration information, information on the type of mobile service subscribed to, etc. of the subscriber having the terminal.

In operation S614, when the subscriber 605 having the terminal is located near the RFID information acquisition device installed in the affiliate store 606 or the affiliate of the location-based mobile service, the subscriber provides a location-based additional service related to the corresponding place.

In addition, when the terminal is discarded due to replacement or failure, a plurality of pieces of information related to the waste terminal can be simultaneously obtained by detecting an RFID tag attached to a large number of waste terminals through the RFID information acquisition device, thereby gaining benefits in the disposal terminal management. can see. In this way, RFID can be applied to the life cycle of the terminal manufacturing, production, logistics, distribution, delivery, use, and disposal, as well as providing efficient terminal management and providing users with useful information based on location. .

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and many variations are possible by those skilled in the art within the spirit of the present invention.

As described above, the RFID using terminal life cycle management system according to the present invention can be applied to the life cycle of the entire process of manufacturing, production, logistics, distribution, delivery, use, disposal by attaching the RFID on the terminal.

In addition, compared to the conventional method using a bar code can be obtained at the same time a lot of information of the terminal at the same time can be obtained from a long distance to manage the terminal very efficiently and conveniently.

In addition, the conventional bar code method is used only in the distribution process of the terminal, but when using the RFID can be provided to the user useful information corresponding to the location where the user is located by obtaining the RFID attached to the terminal at a specific place.

Claims (8)

In the RFID terminal life cycle management system, Read ID information from an RFID tag installed at a preset location and transmit the ID information through a communication network, obtain terminal information corresponding to the ID information, and receive additional information related to the location. Device for transmitting RFID information, wherein the RFID tag is installed on the main board of the mobile communication terminal and mounted inside or included in an accessory and mounted outside of the mobile communication terminal, wherein the additional information is manufactured information, Information including logistics information, registration information or disposal information; And Receiving the ID information from the RFID information acquisition device, retrieves the terminal information corresponding to the ID information and transmits to the RFID information acquisition device, receives the additional information and ID information from the RFID information acquisition device and the ID information RFID terminal life cycle management system including a terminal information management server for updating the terminal information, including the additional information corresponding to the. In the RFID terminal life cycle management system, Read ID information from an RFID tag installed at a preset location and transmit the ID information through a communication network, obtain terminal information corresponding to the ID information, and input additional information related to the location. An RFID information acquisition device for receiving and updating the terminal information and transmitting the updated terminal information, wherein the RFID tag is installed on a main board of the mobile communication terminal and mounted therein or included in an accessory. Mounted on the outside of the apparatus, wherein the additional information is information including manufacturing information, logistics information, registration information, or disposal information; And Receives the ID information from the RFID information acquisition device, retrieves terminal information corresponding to the ID information, and transmits the received terminal information to the RFID information acquisition device, and receives the updated terminal information from the RFID information acquisition device. RFID life terminal management system comprising a terminal information management server to replace the. In the RFID terminal life cycle management system, An RFID information obtaining device installed at a predetermined place and reading ID information from an RFID tag mounted on a mobile communication terminal and transmitting the ID information and obtaining device information using a communication network, wherein the RFID tag is the mobile communication terminal. Is installed on the motherboard of the inside or mounted in the accessory or mounted on the outside of the mobile communication terminal, the acquisition device information includes manufacturing information, logistics information, registration information, disposal information or acquisition device installation location information That is information; And A terminal information management server which receives the ID information and the obtaining device information from the RFID information obtaining device, retrieves terminal information corresponding to the ID information, and updates the terminal information including the obtaining device information; Terminal life cycle management system. The method of claim 3, A position matching information server for searching for position matching information corresponding to the obtaining device information received from the terminal information server and transmitting the position matching information to the mobile communication terminal corresponding to the ID information received from the terminal information server; Include more, And the terminal information server checks the registration information included in the terminal information and transmits the ID information and the acquiring device information to the location matching information server when a subscription is registered. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the ID information is RFID life terminal management system, characterized in that the phone number or a unique number of the mobile communication terminal. In the RFID terminal life cycle management method, (a) the RFID information acquisition device reads the ID information from the RFID tag mounted on the mobile communication terminal, wherein the RFID tag is installed on the main board of the mobile communication terminal and mounted in the interior or included in an accessory. Mounted to an exterior of the mobile communication terminal; (b) the RFID information obtaining apparatus transmitting the ID information to a terminal information management server using a communication network; (c) searching for and obtaining terminal information corresponding to the ID information received by the terminal information management server; (d) the terminal information management server transmitting the terminal information to the RFID information obtaining device; (e) displaying the terminal information received by the RFID information acquisition device and receiving additional information related to an installed place-wherein the additional information is information including manufacturing information, logistics information, registration information or disposal information; -; (f) transmitting the additional information and ID information received by the RFID information acquisition device to the terminal information management server; And and (g) updating the terminal information management server by including the additional information in the terminal information corresponding to the ID information received by the terminal information management server. In the RFID terminal life cycle management method, (a) the RFID information acquisition device reads the ID information from the RFID tag mounted on the mobile communication terminal, wherein the RFID tag is installed on the main board of the mobile communication terminal and mounted in the interior or included in an accessory. Mounted to an exterior of the mobile communication terminal; (b) the RFID information obtaining device transmitting the ID information and the obtaining device information to a terminal information management server using a wired or wireless communication network, wherein the obtaining device information includes manufacturing information, logistics information, registration information, and discarding; Information or information including an installation place information; (c) searching for and obtaining terminal information corresponding to the ID information received by the terminal information management server; And and (d) updating the terminal information management server by including the obtaining device information in the terminal information. The method of claim 7, wherein step (d) (d-1) checking, by the terminal information management server, registration information included in the terminal information; (d-2) the terminal information management server transmitting the ID information and the acquiring device information to a location matching information server when registration is registered as a result of the confirmation; (d-3) the location matching information server searching for and obtaining location matching information corresponding to the received device information; And (d-4) the location matching information server transmitting the location matching information to the mobile communication terminal corresponding to the received ID information. RFID using terminal life cycle management method further comprising.

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