KR100690398B1 - Method for authorizing usage of computer using universal serial bus port and device thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for assigning a use right of a computer with a USB(Universal Serial Bus) port and a device thereof are provided to restrict a computer use time of each PC and check computer use record for the set time by simple program control. A USB connector(102) is projected from one side of a main frame(103) and has at least one connection terminal. A USB driver(104) transmits data when a PC plug of the USB connector is connected. A controller(105) stores the data at a memory(107), or reads out the data from the memory and transfers the data to the PC through the USB driver by communicating with the USB driver and the PC. The memory is embedded with a computer program for controlling the PC. A clock data storing part(106) stores clock data.

Description

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1 is a hardware configuration diagram for granting a license of a computer according to the prior art.

2 and 3 are hardware configuration diagrams for granting a license of a computer according to the present invention.

4 and 5 are flowcharts illustrating a method of granting a license of a computer using a USB port according to the present invention.

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100: USB storage device 102: USB terminal

103: main body 104: USB driver

105: control unit 106: clock data storage unit

107: memory

The present invention relates to a method of granting a right to use a personal computer (hereinafter, abbreviated as PC). In particular, the present invention relates to a computer using a USB port capable of checking a program used while granting a right to a user for a set time. The present invention relates to a license grant method and an apparatus thereof.

Recently, in response to the trend of informatization, most home computers have been spread. However, as PCs are spread in each family, children mainly play games or PC communication, and children have weak control of using PCs, so once they start a game, they are immersed in the game, and as a result, they often get computer addiction. have. Also, most parents don't know the PC, so they don't know what their children did on the computer.

1 is a hardware configuration diagram for granting a license of a computer according to the prior art. Referring to FIG. 1, a hardware for granting a conventional computer license is a card 10 for granting a computer license according to a user's request. And the main board 20 which controls the overall PC or reads / writes necessary data.

The card 10 is electrically connected to the main board 20 by a connection socket 15 and is read through the clock data storage unit 13 and the storage unit 13 which store separate clock data. And a sub controller 12 for storing the clock data to be written and the corresponding operation data, and a PCI controller 11 for interfacing the sub memory 12 and the storage unit 13.

In addition, the sub memory 12 stores driving data for driving the PCI controller 11 and data for mapping a register of the clock data of the clock data storage unit 13 for the PNP function to the main memory. have.

In addition, the clock data storage unit 13 stores clock data and all data for clock setting separately from the internal clock of the window.

In addition, the main board 20 is a CPU 22 for controlling the card 10 and the peripheral devices as a whole, and a PCI interface for interfacing data between the PCI control unit 11 and the CPU 22 through a connection socket 15. It is composed of a bridge 21 and a main memory 23 for storing the data.

In the conventional computer license granting device configured as described above, when the user requests the card 10 having the computer license program embedded therein into the connection socket 15, the computer is turned on and rebooted so that the program is executed to provide additional functions. .

In the conventional computer license granting device configured and operated in this manner, the granting device differs in PCI version according to the motherboard of the computer, and the PCI cards lack mutual compatibility. In addition, due to the lack of compatibility there is also a problem such as an error in the operation of the computer depending on the motherboard type.

In addition, the above-mentioned computer license granting device is of a card type.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a license device for a computer using a USB port that is compatible and easy to install.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a method for granting a license of a computer using a USB port to limit the use time of the PC under a simple program control and to check the use history of the computer within a limited time.

The license granting device for a computer using the USB port according to the present invention is fixedly installed to protrude on one side of the main body and has a USB connector having at least one connection terminal, a USB driver for transmitting data when connected to the PC plug of the USB connection and And a controller for communicating with the USB driver and the PC and controlling the overall device including storing data in the memory or reading data stored in the memory and transmitting the data to the PC through the USB driver, and a computer program for controlling the PC. It consists of a built-in memory and clock data storage for storing separate clock data.

In addition, the license method of the computer using the USB port of the present invention comprises the steps of connecting the USB port to the PC plug, connecting the motherboard and the USB driver of the PC, device driver information embedded in the USB portable storage device And transmitting the computer license grant program to the PC, and automatically executing the program on the PC.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, a preferred embodiment according to a method for granting a license of a computer using a USB port according to the present invention will be described in detail.

Recently, the Internet, public telephone network, power line communication network, and cable communication network are being integrated based on the Transport Control Protocol / Internet Protocol (TCP / IP). The types of are also increasing exponentially. In addition, when controlling these communications with a computer, communication methods such as RS-232 and RS-485, which have been used previously, may cause a collision with computer peripheral devices. In recent years, Universal Serial Bus (hereinafter referred to as USB) There is a new communication method using the spotlight.

3 and 4 are hardware configuration diagrams for granting a license of a computer according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a license method of a computer using a USB port according to the present invention.

First, referring to FIG. 3, the USB storage device 100 for granting computer use rights of the present invention is fixedly installed on one side of the main body 103 so that the USB terminal portion 102 protrudes to the outside, and the protruding USB terminal portion ( 102 is configured to be directly connected to the USB port of the motherboard (not shown) inside the computer or connected to a plug of the PC (not shown) by wiring.

On the other hand, the USB storage device 100 can be connected to a USB port such as a computer from the outside and is configured to connect with a plug (not shown) of the PC as described above when connected to the USB port. Here, the USB terminal unit 102 of the main body 103 may also be configured as a USB port and portable.

Next, referring to FIG. 3, the USB storage device 100 of the present invention is fixedly installed to protrude on one side of the main body 103 and has a USB connection unit 102 having at least one connection terminal, and the USB connection unit 102. USB driver 104 which transmits data when connected with a PC plug, and communicates with the USB driver 104 and a PC and stores data in the memory 107 or reads data stored in the memory 107 to the USB driver. Control unit 105 for controlling the overall device, including the transmission to the PC through the 104, a memory 107 in which a computer program to control the PC is built, and a clock data storage unit for storing separate clock data It consists of 106.

Here, the memory 107 uses a freshly known fresh memory and stores clock data read and written through the clock data storage unit 106 and operation data according thereto.

In addition, the USB storage device 100 transmits the data to a peripheral device through a USB cable when outputting data from the control means built in the computer main body, and when the data is input from the peripheral device, the computer main body through the USB cable. Data can be transmitted to the control means built in.

The method of granting a license of a computer using a USB port according to the present invention configured and operated as described above will be described with reference to FIG. 4.

As shown in the drawing, the method for granting a license of a computer of the present invention includes connecting the USB storage device 100 to a PC plug (S110), connecting the mainboard and the USB driver of the PC (S120), and Transferring the device driver information and the computer license program embedded in the USB storage device 100 to the PC (S130), and the step of automatically executing the program on the PC (S140).

The license granting device of the computer using the USB port configured as described above is supplied with power to the USB portable storage device 100 at the same time as the PC is turned on and the clock data storage unit 106 and all data for driving the control unit 105. Load from memory 107.

The loaded data is mapped and stored in an empty predetermined address in the main memory 23 of the PC.

Subsequently, when the Windows program operating system automatically executes the computer license program, the clock of the computer license card other than the system clock is applied to the computer license program by reading and / or writing the register data of the clock mapped to the main memory 23. do.

Hereinafter, a method of granting a license of a computer using a USB port according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5.

First, turn on the computer and run the computer licensing program while booting the Windows operating system (S120 ~ S122). At this time, all data for driving the USB storage device 100 is loaded from the memory 107 and stored in the main memory.

Next, if there is a USB storage device 100 after loading the computer license grant program (S122), the USB storage device 100 requests and sets a predetermined time data and a password (S123 to S131). If it is determined that the USB storage device 100 does not exist, the power is turned off after the end of the window (S134). This is in case the user intentionally disconnects the USB storage device 100 from the PC plug in order to extend the usage rights of the PC.

Subsequently, if it is determined that the USB storage device 100 exists, the current time is requested from the clock data storage and display unit 106 to read the data from the clock data storage and display unit 106 to set the current time (S124) (S125). . The clock data storage and display unit 106 is requested to turn off / on time, and data is read from the clock data storage and display unit 106 to set the off / on time (S126) (S127). In the above step, a password can be additionally set. If a password is set by the user, the data of the clock data storage unit 106 is read and compared with the requested password to be set (S128 to S131).

Then, after the setting step (S120 ~ S131), check the time of use of the computer and whether or not to use it, shut down the Windows operating system at that time, and if there is a change of setting, check the password, reset the time data and password of the computer, and reset the data. Write to memory (S132 to S142). In other words, if a setting change is requested in step S132, after checking the password, the current time, off / on time, password, etc. are reset and recorded in the main memory of the PC, so that the setting of the PC environment can be changed while the computer is in use.

Finally, if there is a usage history check inquiry after the setting step (S128 to S131) and the recording step (S132 to S142), the password is checked to search the program usage list by time zone (S143 to S145). By the inquiry step, the program usage list for each set time period is stored in the hard disk, and when the user requests, the list is retrieved and displayed on the window screen.

In addition, if there is currently 2 minutes of computer usage time left, the program is automatically displayed on the screen to confirm the usage time.

If you shut down your computer, you can click the Windows Shutdown button as you normally do, but all keystrokes will be restricted after the use time, so you can induce your child to shut down your PC.

As described in detail above, according to the method of granting a license and a device of a computer using a USB port according to the present invention, the following effects are obtained.

First, the present invention has the advantage that the license granting device of a computer using a USB port compatible and easy to install can be applied to all PCs.

Secondly, the present invention has the advantage of limiting the usage time of the PC and checking the usage history of the computer within a limited time under simple program control.

Third, the present invention has a clock data storage unit in the use card separately from the internal clock in the computer main body, so that the time cannot be changed without permission.

Therefore, the method of granting a license of a computer using a USB port of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments presented in the present invention because a change in the use environment of the computer is expected according to the user's authorization, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not departed. It is apparent that various modulation variations are possible within.

Claims (5)

delete delete delete Connecting a port of a USB storage device to a PC plug; Connecting the mainboard of the PC and a USB driver; Transmitting device driver information and a computer license program embedded in the USB storage device to a PC; In the step of automatically executing the program on the PC, The step of executing the computer license grant program may include setting and requesting predetermined time data and a password from the device if there is a computer license grant device after loading the computer license grant program; Checking the computer use time and use after the setting step, ending the Windows operating system at the corresponding time, checking the password if there is a setting change, resetting the time data and the password of the computer and recording the data in the memory; Method of granting a license using a computer using the USB port characterized in that the step of checking the password if there is a usage history check query after the setting step and the recording step to look up the program use list for each time zone. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein in the setting step and the recording step, time data is set as current time and off / on time data, respectively.

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