KR100799582B1 - Rfid system and method with auto-identification of application program needed for providing service - Google Patents

Abstract

An RFID(Radio Frequency IDentification) system equipped with an automatic application program recognition function and a method thereof are provided to enable an RFID reader to recognize an application program needed for a service without any user decision or selection by using information stored in an RFID tag or a response message of a code interpretation server, and offer the service by operating the application program. An RFID reader(110) reads the information of an RFID tag code area or a user data area from the RFID tag(100) entering coverage. A storing part(130) stores a plurality of application programs. A handset(110) recognizes the information for the application program from the information of the read RFID tag code area or user data area, and operates the corresponding application program among the application programs stored in the storing part. The information for the application program stored in the RFID tag code area has a predetermined code format. The information for the application program stored in the user data area has a stand data format.

Description

RDF system and method with automatic application recognition {RFID system and method with auto-identification of application program needed for providing service}

1 is a diagram illustrating the operation of an RFID system with an application program automatic recognition function according to the present invention.

2 is a diagram illustrating an RFID tag in which information about a corresponding application program may be stored in an RFID system having an application program automatic recognition function according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a corresponding application program driving procedure when information on a corresponding application program is stored in a code area of an RFID tag in an RFID system having an automatic application program recognition function according to the present invention.

4 is a diagram illustrating a corresponding application program driving procedure when information on a corresponding application program is stored in a user memory or an application data memory area of an RFID tag in an RFID system having an automatic application program recognition function according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an application program driving procedure using information on an application program included in code interpretation response data of a remote server in an RFID system having an application program automatic recognition function according to the present invention.

The present invention relates to a method for recognizing an application program necessary for providing information or a service using a code and response code data of a user or an application data area or a remote server in an RFID system.

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is a system that processes information by identifying a thin flat tag attached to an object in a non-contact manner through a wireless signal, and an RFID tag is generally an antenna connected to a memory device such as an integrated circuit (IC). And a power supplied from a self-power or a read request signal from a reader, and transmits a tag signal corresponding to the read request.

The processing of RFID tags can range from as simple as passing through a door to something as complex as a sales transaction with a linked database.

RFID tag provides various information such as advertisement, event, etc. as well as purchase information about goods or goods with RFID tag in rewritable memory. Wireless recognition field using RFID tag is used for process management, access control and logistics. It is widely applied in transportation, warehouse management, retail business, library and rental shop management, transportation fee payment, non-cash payment, medical field, amusement park and event business, and security.

RFID tag is a recognition medium suitable for the coming ubiquitous environment. As ubiquitous computing system emerges as a new topic in IT field, RFID tag, which is an element technology of ubiquitous computing, is attracting attention. It enables the prediction that the demand for handset for RFID tag readers that read tags will surge.

When providing a mobile RFID service by attaching an RFID reader to a cellular phone, an application for the service must be installed on the phone with the reader for the service, and when the tag is read, the application must be able to run. .

Currently, most mobile RFID services do not have to run a specific application because services and contents are provided based on a WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) browser of a mobile phone.

However, when using a WAP browser, there is a limit to the provision of services and contents, and thus, an RFID service model based on an application has emerged.

When based on an application program, the user must determine what service he / she wants to use and then run the application program.

This causes the user to be uncomfortable with the use of the RFID service by removing the responsibility of identifying the service and directly running the corresponding application.

For example, in an RFID service that reads a tag attached to a movie poster, views the contents or trailer of a movie, and reserves a theater ticket, a user can read the RFID movie poster application installed on his or her mobile phone before reading the tag attached to the movie poster. You have to run the program.

From a user's point of view, reading a tag is an inefficient way of running an application and automatically providing the service.

The technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to read the RFID tag in the above situation, and after the RFID reader terminal identifies the application program required for the service using the information stored in the tag or the response message of the code interpretation server without the user's judgment or selection To provide services.

One embodiment of an RFID system having an application program automatic recognition function according to the present invention for achieving the above technical problem, RFID tag including information about the application program to be driven to provide a service; An RFID reader terminal recognizing information on an application included in the RFID tag; And a portable terminal receiving the information about the application program recognized by the RFID reader terminal and providing the service by driving an application program included in the RFID tag without user intervention among a plurality of application programs stored in a memory. Include.

One embodiment of the automatic application recognition method in the RFID system according to the present invention for achieving the above technical problem, generating an RFID tag including information on the application to be driven to provide a service; Recognizing, by an RFID reader terminal, information about an application included in the RFID tag; And receiving the information about the application program recognized by the RFID reader terminal and providing the service by driving an application program included in the RFID tag without user intervention among a plurality of application programs stored in a memory. do.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a diagram illustrating the operation of an RFID system with an application program automatic recognition function according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, various RFID tags 100 corresponding to various contents or services are read by a single RFID reader terminal 110.

The RFID reader terminal may be embedded in the handset 120 and implemented as one device 140, or may be external to the handset and implemented as shown in FIG.

The RFID reader terminal 110 detects information about a content or service in an RFID tag signal, recognizes an application program to be driven for the corresponding content or service, and recognizes the application program in the memory or storage unit 130 of the handset 120. Search for the application.

By running the retrieved application on the handset, the content or service can be provided without the user's judgment or selection.

The handset of FIG. 1 is a mobile phone, PDA, PCS, etc., and is a wireless mobile communication terminal embodied in a form capable of wireless communication.

In the RFID service that reads the tag attached to the movie poster as described above and views the contents or trailer of the movie and reserves the theater ticket, the user reads the RFID tag 100 in which the movie reservation program information is recognized by the RFID reader terminal 110. By operating the movie reservation application stored in the memory of the mobile phone 120 of the user can immediately reserve a movie without any prior action.

2 is a diagram illustrating an RFID tag in which information about a corresponding application program may be stored in an RFID system having an application program automatic recognition function according to the present invention.

In FIG. 2, the ISO 18000-6 RFID tag is only an embodiment according to the present invention, and a tag to which the present invention can be applied includes a UII (Unique Item Identifier) and all tags in which application data can be stored.

The RFID tag shown in FIG. 2 represents ISO 18000-6 TYPE B, C in the 900 MHz band.

2 (a) shows an IS0 18000-6 TYPE B tag memory structure.

As shown in Table 1, the memory of TYPE B tag is the space where information is stored at the time of tag manufacture from 0 ~ 11 byte, and the new information can be stored at the time of tag manufacture or save new information as needed later. It is a space to be.

The space after byte 18 is a user data area and can store UII (Unique Item Identifier) or application data information necessary for providing contents and services.

Therefore, the information about the application program can be stored in the User Data area after byte 18 in the form of UII (Unique Item Identifier) or in the form of user data in a standardized format.

2 (b) shows the structure of the IS0 18000-6 TYPE C tag memory.

The memory of a TYPE C tag is divided into four physical blocks.

As shown in FIG. 2 (b), a UII (Unique Item Identifier) code is stored in the memory bank 01 and application data is stored in the memory bank 11.

Therefore, if the information for the application program is stored in the code is stored in the UII area in the memory bank O1, and stored in the memory bank 11 (User area) if it is stored in the form of application data.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a corresponding application program driving procedure when information on a corresponding application program is stored in a code area of an RFID tag in an RFID system having an automatic application program recognition function according to the present invention.

After recognizing the RFID tag, the RFID reader terminal reads the code stored in the tag (S300).

After recognizing the code read by the RFID reader terminal, the RFID reader terminal identifies the application program information included in the recognized code (S310).

After identifying the application program information from the code, the corresponding application program of the RFID reader terminal is driven (S320).

4 is a diagram illustrating a corresponding application program driving procedure when information on a corresponding application program is stored in a user memory or an application data memory area of an RFID tag in an RFID system having an automatic application program recognition function according to the present invention.

After recognizing the RFID tag, the RFID reader terminal reads data of user data or application data area stored in the tag (S400).

After reading the application data read by the RFID reader terminal, the RFID reader terminal identifies application information included in the analyzed application data (S410).

After identifying the application program information from the application data, the corresponding application program of the RFID reader terminal is driven (S420).

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an application program driving procedure using information on an application program included in code interpretation response data of a remote server in an RFID system having an application program automatic recognition function according to the present invention.

After reading the RFID tag, the RFID reader terminal reads the code stored in the tag (S500).

After recognizing the code read by the RFID reader terminal, the RFID reader terminal processes the code to query the code interpretation server (S510).

The reader terminal transmits the recognized code to the code interpretation server, and the code interpretation server interprets the code received from the terminal to find the location of the content or service for the corresponding code and responds to the terminal. The response data includes information of an application program required to receive the corresponding content or service (S520).

After receiving the response message from the code interpretation server, the RFID reader terminal acquires information on the application program from the response message, recognizes the required application program, and drives the corresponding application program of the RFID reader terminal (S530).

After recognizing the code in the RFID reader terminal, inquiring the location of the content and service to the code interpretation server (Code resolution), the reader terminal adds the application information to the response message of the code interpretation server and then responds to the reader terminal. When a message is received, it recognizes the application from the response message and then runs the application.

The invention can also be embodied as computer readable code on a computer readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording devices in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored.

Examples of computer-readable recording media include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disks, optical data storage devices, and the like, which are also implemented in the form of a carrier wave (for example, transmission over the Internet). Include. The computer readable recording medium can also be distributed over network coupled computer systems so that the computer readable code is stored and executed in a distributed fashion.

So far I looked at the center of the preferred embodiment for the present invention.

Those skilled in the art will understand that the present invention may be implemented in a modified form without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the disclosed embodiments should be considered in descriptive sense only and not for purposes of limitation. The scope of the present invention is shown in the claims rather than the foregoing description, and all differences within the scope will be construed as being included in the present invention.

As described above, according to the RFID system and method having an application program automatic recognition function according to the present invention, in providing contents and services using RFID, identification and driving of the corresponding application program in the RFID reader terminal are performed using the RFID tag. This is done automatically by reading.

Since the user does not leave the selection and judgment of the application to the user, the user can easily use the service and can solve problems such as service inability or service error due to the user's wrong application selection.

Claims (8)

An RFID reader terminal for reading information of an RFID tag code area or a user data area from an RFID tag entering a communication area; A storage unit for storing a plurality of applications; And And a handset for identifying information about an application program from the information of the read RFID tag code area or the user data area, and for driving a corresponding application program among a plurality of application programs stored in the storage unit. RFID system with automatic recognition. The method of claim 1, RFID system having an application automatic recognition function, characterized in that the information about the application program recorded in the RFID tag code area has a predetermined code format. The method of claim 1, RFID system with an application automatic recognition function, characterized in that the information about the application program recorded in the user data area has a predetermined standardized data format. An RFID reader terminal for reading information of an RFID tag code area from an RFID tag entering a communication area; A storage unit for storing a plurality of applications; A code analysis server that analyzes the information of the RFID tag code area and transmits information about the corresponding application program to the RFID reader terminal; And RFID system with an application program automatic recognition function, comprising; a handset for providing a service by driving the application program of the plurality of application programs stored in the storage unit. delete delete delete Reading information of the RFID tag code area from the RFID tag entering the communication area; Interpreting the information of the RFID tag code region and transmitting information about the corresponding application program to the RFID reader terminal; And And providing the service by driving the corresponding application program among a plurality of application programs stored in a storage unit.

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