KR100809998B1 - Multi-function interface device, data communication and traffic fare payment method using it - Google Patents

Abstract

A multi-functional connection device and a data communication and traffic fare adjustment method using the same are provided to maximize convenience by combining multiple functions and carrying the connection device as an accessory and to execute traffic fare adjustment and financial payment through RF(Radio Frequency) communication by using the connection device. A multi-functional connection device(200) is composed of a USB(Universe Serial Bus) terminal(10) connected with a computer; an IC(Integrated Circuit) card(20) embedding a CPU(Central Processing Unit) connected with the USB terminal; a switching unit(100) physically controlling a short-circuit or connection; an input/output terminal(50) correspondent to the USB terminal and connected with an external device(60); and a data link unit(40) executing data communication with the external device by connecting the input/output terminal and the IC card. The connection device interfaces with the external device through the input/output terminal to charge electronic cash. The connection device interfaces with a device installed in a vehicle communicating with a fare adjustment office through the USB terminal by wire, in order to adjust fare by using the charged electronic cash.

Description

Multi-Function Interface Device, Data Communication and Traffic Fare Payment Method Using It}

1 is a block diagram for explaining a multi-function connection device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flow chart of a data communication and traffic fare settlement method using a multi-function access device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 and 4 are explanatory views of the multifunction connection device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

   10: USB terminal 20: IC card

   30: charging part 40: data link part

   50: I / O terminal 60: External device

   100: switching means 200: multi-function connection device

The present invention relates to a multi-function access device, a data communication and a traffic fare settlement method using the same, and more specifically, to integrate a traffic fare settlement in the high-pass section, IC card reader and the charging function of the mobile communication terminal and the like. Relates to a device.

In the past, a charger for a mobile device using a USB power supply of a computer or a data link product having a data communication function through a computer and a USB jack has been independently or combined. However, this type of product has a problem in that a hardware device is installed between a USB jack and a jack for a mobile device, and an electric cable is connected to it, which makes it inconvenient to carry and has a very limited function.

Meanwhile, in order to use a toll road such as a highway, a fee must be paid. Toll gates (hereinafter referred to as 'highway toll gates') are installed at the exit of the road. Since the toll collection method implemented at these toll gates was performed manually by a booth staff (toll collector) provided at each lane at the entrance and exit, congestion at the entrance and exit was inevitable, and thus the road utilization efficiency was increased. Along with the decline was a waste of fuel costs.

In order to solve this problem, some lanes are currently implementing a toll gate payment system, a so-called 'high pass' (quoted from the name of the service implemented by Korea Expressway Corporation).

For the high pass, the vehicle driver must use an onboard unit (OBU), and the smart card equipped with the IC chip is inserted into the vehicle onboard unit to perform the fare settlement.

However, the smart card has the advantage that it is easy to store in the wallet in that it has the same size as the credit card, but in general, the user has a number of cards, such as credit card, as well as billing There is a tendency to prefer smart cards that are limited to functionality to be kept in the car rather than stored in a wallet.

However, due to hot weather or other factors, the contact failure between the smart card and the vehicle is generated, and the functionality is also poor in scalability.

The present invention for solving the above problems, a multi-function connection device capable of performing a high-pass function, IC card reader function, charging function of the mobile communication terminal, and the like to provide a data communication and transportation fee settlement method using the same have.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a multi-function connection device, a data communication and transportation fee settlement method using the same, and a short circuit or connection of an IC card with a CPU connected to a computer and a CPU connected to the USB terminal. It includes a switching means for controlling physically and the input and output terminal corresponding to the USB terminal and the data link unit for connecting the input and output terminals and the IC card to perform data communication with the external device,
The electronic device is interfaced with the external device to charge the electronic money through the input / output terminal, and is interfaced to a vehicle on-board which performs wireless communication with the billing station through the USB terminal to perform bill settlement using the charged electronic money. It is done.

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In addition, the data communication and transportation fee settlement method using the multi-function connection device is connected to the mobile communication terminal including a USB communication cable function, the activation window for selecting the data communication mode or electronic money charging mode to the mobile communication terminal A first step provided; A second step of performing data communication between the mobile communication terminal and an IC card in the multifunction connection device when the data communication mode is selected, and charging electronic money from the card company with the IC card when the electronic money charging mode is selected; By using the multi-function connection device, charge the vehicle fee by non-contact communication, or connect the multi-function connection device to an onboard unit (OBU: On Board Unit) by using the charged electronic money to And a third step of billing through wireless communication.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, an embodiment of a multifunction connection device of the present invention will be described.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of a multifunction connection device of the present invention.

As shown, the multi-function connection device 200 of the present invention is a USB card 10 that can be connected to the computer 5, the IC card 20 is built in the CPU connected to the USB terminal 10, and Switching means 100 for physically controlling a short circuit or connection of a connection, and the input and output terminal 50 corresponding to the USB terminal 10 and connecting an external device 60 such as a mobile communication terminal or an on-board vehicle (OBU). And a data link unit 40 which connects the input / output terminal 50 and the IC card 20 to perform data communication between the external device 60 and the IC card 20, and the input / output terminal 50. And the charging unit 30 connected to the USB terminal 10 to charge the external device 60.

Multifunction connection device 200 of the present invention having such a configuration is a battery charging function of the external device 60, the data communication function between the computer 5 and the IC card 20, the external device 60 and the IC card 20 Data communication function with), the function of paying the expressway fare by connecting to the onboard vehicle, and the transportation fare settlement function of the general subway or bus can be performed collectively.

First, the battery charging function with the external device 60 may be charged through the charging unit 30 when the external device 60 is directly connected to the computer 5 when the connection is short-circuited by the switching means 100. At the same time, data communication between the external device 60 and the computer 5 is possible.

Although not shown in the drawing, the charging unit 30 includes a circuit for preventing charging and overcharging.

When the data communication function between the computer 5 and the IC card 20 is interfaced by the switching means 100, the IC card 20 and the computer 5 can be connected to perform data communication. do.

The data communication function between the external device 60 and the IC card 20 and the function of calculating the expressway fare by being connected to the on-vehicle vehicle are configured to connect the multifunction connection device 200 to the external device 60 without being connected to the computer 5. In other words, one of the two functions is activated when the mobile communication terminal is connected.

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, when the multifunction connection device 200 is connected to the mobile communication terminal 10s (10s), an activation window for selecting a data communication or electronic money charging mode is provided. When the data communication mode is selected (12s), the mobile communication terminal and the IC card 20 of the multi-function connection device perform the data communication 13s, so that address book management and upload and download of MP3 files and the like are possible.

On the other hand, if the electronic money charging mode is selected (14s), the VM (Virtual Machine) is driven to enable the charging of electronic money, the electronic card from the card company through the data link unit 40 of the multifunction connection device IC card 20 (15s). The VM downloads a program for allowing a user to charge electronic money issued by a plurality of card companies to a mobile communication terminal in advance, thereby enabling charging of the electronic money to the multifunction access device at the time of mode selection.

The charging of the electronic money is a technology known to those skilled in the art, such as a predetermined amount of money, card company selection in the mobile communication terminal, so a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

When the electronic money is charged to the IC card 20 of the multi-function connection device 200 as described above, it is connected to the onboard vehicle 16s, for example, through the input and output terminal 50 of the multi-function connection device or not shown, but multi-function connection The RF communication through the antenna of the device can be connected to the communication mode of the onboard vehicle to perform the charge settlement (17s), such as the highway.

On the other hand, by using the multi-function connection device 200 of the present invention, the general vehicle fare settlement 18s such as subway, bus, etc. is also performed.

In addition, although not shown in the drawing, in addition to charging the electronic money through the VM drive can be directly charged through the button of the mobile communication terminal. For example, the IC card of the multi-function connection means can be charged directly by the charge settlement program of the mobile communication terminal itself, and the charge for this can be imposed on the charge of the mobile communication terminal, or a USIM (stored with a credit card applet) is stored. You can also add money through the Universal Subscriber Identification Module.

Referring to the multifunction connection device 200 having the above configuration in more detail as follows.

As shown in FIG. 3, the USB terminal 10 has three contacts, that is, a first contact 11 connected to the IC card 20 and a second contact 12 having a predetermined interval and corresponding to the first contact 12. And a third contact 13 provided at the switching means 100 so as to connect or short-circuit the first contact 11 and the second contact 12.

In addition, the USB terminal 10 is provided with a power supply (V), ground (G), data (D +) (D-) terminal, the data communication is made with the computer via the data terminal.

In addition, the first contact 11 and the IC terminal are connected to each other by a conductive metal 14 so that the IC terminal 20 and the computer perform data communication according to the selection of the switching means 100.

The switching means 100 has a bar shape, and the third contact is provided in the bar shape, and is configured to be short-circuited and connected by a user physically pressing.

That is, FIG. 3 shows that the first, second, and third contacts 11, 12, and 13 are connected to perform data communication with the IC card 20 and a computer. FIG. 4 shows that the third contact 13 is connected. Since the connection is not made by crossing the first and second contacts 11 and 12, charging and data communication are performed between the external device 60 and the computer 5.

On the other hand, the input and output terminal 50 may be a charging unit 24pin to USB cable or the transmission of the external device, or may be made of a 18pin to USB cable as well as 24pin.

Since the data link unit 40 and the IC card 20 are connected to each other by a conductive metal, as described above, the data link unit 40 and the IC card 20 are controlled by the buttons of the mobile communication terminal to control the IC card 20 regardless of the position of the switching means 100. Charging and data communication of electronic money can proceed.

In addition, the antenna 70 is connected to the IC card 20 in the multifunction connection means 200 of the present invention, through which RF communication is possible. Through this, the multifunction connection means 200 of the present invention may be placed on the vehicle mounting apparatus (not shown) to easily perform the fare settlement on the highway.

In addition, the IC card 20 provided in the multi-function connection means of the present invention is a chip card with a built-in CPU, a card capable of performing internal applications, for example, financial settlement, OTP (One Time Pass Word) generation, etc. Therefore, it can carry a certain purpose through the RF communication while carrying it as an accessory.

Therefore, according to the multi-function connection device of the present invention, according to the physical control of the switching means 100 and the mode selection of the external device, charging the external device 60, data communication between the external device 60 and the computer 5, IC card When the external device 60 is connected to the integrated device 200 when the data communication between the 20 and the computer 5 and the multi-function connection device 200 are not in communication with the computer, the IC card 20 and the external device ( 60 may selectively perform data communication from the user's point of view through the data link unit 40.

The present invention described above is capable of various substitutions, modifications, and changes without departing from the spirit of the present invention for those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. It is not limited to the drawing.

According to the multi-function connection device as described above, the user can carry the effect of the multi-function while carrying like accessories, it is possible to maximize the convenience.

In addition, it is possible to replace activities such as traffic settlement, financial settlement, and the like with only a multi-function connection device through RF communication, thereby promoting the activation of the IC card industry.

Claims (12)

IC card with a USB terminal connected to a computer and a CPU connected to the USB terminal, switching means for physically controlling a short circuit or connection of the connection, an input / output terminal corresponding to the USB terminal and connected to an external device, and the input / output terminal Including a data link unit for connecting the terminal and the IC card to perform data communication with the external device, Multi-function connection is interfaced with the external device through the input and output terminals to charge the electronic money, and interfaced to the vehicle on-board to perform wireless communication with the billing station through the USB terminal to perform the payment settlement using the charged electronic money Device. delete The method of claim 1, The multifunction connection device When the connection is shorted by the switching means, the external device is directly connected to the computer and charged through a charging unit, and at the same time data communication is performed. The method of claim 3, And the data communication is performed between the computer and the IC card when the connection is made by the switching means. The method of claim 1, And an antenna connected to the IC card to perform RF communication. delete delete delete delete A first step of providing an activation window for selecting a data communication mode or an electronic money charging mode to the mobile communication terminal when the multifunction access device including the USB communication cable function is connected to the mobile communication terminal; A second step of performing data communication between the mobile communication terminal and an IC card in the multifunction connection device when the data communication mode is selected, and charging electronic money from the card company with the IC card when the electronic money charging mode is selected; By using the multi-function connection device, charge the vehicle fee by non-contact communication, or connect the multi-function connection device to an onboard unit (OBU: On Board Unit) by using the charged electronic money to And a third step of billing through wireless communication. The method of claim 10, Data communication between the mobile communication terminal and the multi-function connection device is a data communication and billing method using a multi-function connection device, characterized in that the address book management or uploading and downloading data including MP3 files. The method of claim 10, In the charging of the electronic money, a user downloads a VM (Virtual Machine) capable of charging the electronic money of a plurality of card companies in a mobile communication terminal in advance, and charges the electronic money. Communication and billing method.

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