KR101262839B1 - Method and apparatus for providing memo using rfid information in portable terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for providing a memo function using radio frequency identification (RFID) information in a portable terminal. When an RFID tag is detected, a process of collecting and analyzing information from the RFID tag, and among previously stored memo windows, Searching for a memo window corresponding to the analyzed information, and including the analyzed information in the searched memo window and displaying the displayed information on a display unit. It can be stored in a portable terminal, and in addition to inputting text, still images, videos, and audio files can be attached, so that various types of records can be left according to the user's taste.

RFID, memo, edit window, terminal

Description

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING MEMO USING RFID INFORMATION IN PORTABLE TERMINAL}

1 is a block diagram illustrating a RFID tag and a portable terminal according to the present invention;

2 is a diagram illustrating a procedure for providing a memo function using RFID in a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention; and

3 is a view showing a memo window displayed to be suitable for an RFID tag in a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing a memo function using radio frequency identification (RFID) information in a portable terminal, and in particular, by generating a memo window on the basis of information on a target to which an RFID tag is attached in the portable terminal, The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus.

Recently, due to the convenience of the portable terminal, the use of the portable terminal is rapidly spreading. Accordingly, service providers (terminal manufacturers) are competitively developing terminals having more convenient functions to secure a large number of users. For example, the portable terminal may include a game, a scheduler, an internet service, a memo, a morning call, a MP layer 3, a digital camera, and a digital camera. And service functions using an RFID tag or a reader.

The memo service is a basic service function provided in most portable terminals for the convenience of the user, but the memo service provided in the related art provides a uniform memo window in which a user can memo only by inputting characters one by one. There is a problem that is difficult to satisfy the needs of users having. For example, when a user wants to memorize information on a specific destination and a feeling on the portable terminal in a travel destination, the user presses a key button not only on the feeling of the specific destination but also on the specific destination information. There is inconvenience to input.

Accordingly, there is a need for providing a service that can make notes more diverse and convenient in the portable terminal.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for providing a memo function using RFID information in a portable terminal.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for providing a memo function by generating a memo window suitable for information recorded on an RFID tag in a portable terminal.

According to a first aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, a method for providing a memo function using radio frequency identification (RFID) information in a portable terminal, when the RFID tag is detected, by collecting information from the RFID tag and analyzing And a process of searching for a memo window corresponding to the analyzed information among previously stored memo windows, and displaying the analyzed information on the display unit by including the analyzed information in the searched memo window.

According to a second aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, an apparatus for providing a memo function using radio frequency identification (RFID) information in a portable terminal includes: an RFID reader for collecting information from an RFID tag attached to a specific object; A storage unit for storing a memo window according to a type or type of information, and after analyzing the collected information, selecting a memo window corresponding to the analyzed information among the stored memo windows and analyzing the memo window in the selected memo window; And a display unit for displaying a memo window including the analyzed information and a memo window selection unit including information.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. In the following description, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear.

Hereinafter, an apparatus and method for providing various memo functions to a user by collecting and analyzing information recorded on an RFID tag in a portable terminal and displaying a memo window suitable for the analyzed information will be described. Here, the RFID tag refers to a card capable of storing information up to 6,000 times the barcode by embedding a microchip, and may automatically recognize the information recorded on the RFID tag by an RFID reader.

1 illustrates a block configuration of an RFID tag and a portable terminal according to the present invention. Here, the portable terminal includes a control unit 100, an RFID reader 104, a memo window selecting unit 106, a display unit 108, an input unit 110, and a storage unit 112.

Referring to FIG. 1, an RFID tag 102 is a radio wave identification tag that can wirelessly manage information of various objects such as food, animals, and objects, and wirelessly transmits data to an RFID reader having the same frequency as the RFID tag. Can be sent. In particular, according to the present invention, the information of the article attached with the RFID tag is recorded in the internal memory, and serves to transmit the recorded data to the RFID reader.

The controller 100 controls the overall operation of the portable terminal. For example, it performs processing and control for data communication, and provides information collected from the RFID reader 106 to the memo window selection unit 106 in addition to the usual functions, and the memo window. A function for displaying a memo window input from the selection unit 106 on the display unit 108 is controlled.

The RFID reader 104 may collect data recorded in the internal memory of the RFID tag 102 attached to a specific object. That is, the RFID tag 102 collects information periodically transmitted using energy generated from the RFID reader 104 as a power source. In particular, according to the present invention collects information from the RFID tag 102 of a specific target and outputs it to the controller 100.

The memo window selection unit 106 receives the collected information from the control unit 100, analyzes the collected information, and analyzes the collected information in the memo windows of various formats previously stored in the storage unit 112. Find the appropriate note window. In other words, by identifying the identifier or keyword of the memo window from the collected information, the memo window corresponding to the identified identifier or keyword may be searched among memo windows previously stored in the storage unit 112. For example, when the keyword 'book' is identified from the collected information, the memo window selection unit 106 has the keyword 'book' with reference to Table 1 stored in the storage 112. You can search the 'Book Note' window. Thereafter, the memo window selection unit 106 includes the analyzed information in the searched memo window and outputs it to the controller 100.

The display unit 108 displays status information generated during operation of the portable terminal, a limited number of characters, a large amount of moving images and still images, and the like. In particular, according to the present invention, the display unit 108 displays a memo window input from the controller 100.

The input unit 110 includes a plurality of function keys such as numeric keys and character keys to provide the control unit 100 with key input data corresponding to a key pressed by a user.

The storage unit 112 includes a read only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a flash ROM, and a microcode of a program for processing and controlling the controller 100. Various reference data are stored, and temporary data generated during execution of various programs and various updatable storage data are stored. In particular, according to the present invention, the storage unit 112 stores preset memo windows according to the type or form of the collected information, and stores memo window identifiers or keywords for identifying and searching the memo windows. For example, the storage unit 112 may store various types of memo windows such as a memo window for recording information on an art object, a memo window for recording information about a travel destination, a memo window for recording information about a book, and the like. As shown in Table 1 below, identifiers or keywords for dividing and searching the stored memo windows may be stored.

Table 1 below shows identifiers and keywords of stored memo windows.

Identifier keyword Notes window A1242 Book, books, books Book notes CC130 Art, painting, painter, art Picture Note 00012 Built Structure,
ruins Travel Memo

Here, the identifier means a unique ID of each memo window, and the keyword is a word that can indicate the characteristics of the memo window, and a plurality of keywords may be included in one memo window. Here, since one memo window has a plurality of keywords, a memo window having a similar memo form may be searched using the plurality of keywords even when a memo window corresponding to an identifier received from an RFID tag does not exist. . For example, when an identifier 'B1114' and a 'photo, picture' keyword of 'photo memo' are received from the RFID tag, a memo window corresponding to the identifier does not exist, but by searching for the keywords, ' You can search and use the 'Picture Memo' window.

In addition, the memo window may include a function of attaching a still image and a video and a function of recording a voice, in addition to displaying information recorded in the RFID tag to a user and receiving text as the additional information. You can do it.

2 illustrates a procedure for providing a memo function using RFID in a portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, first, in step 201, the portable terminal checks whether a memo writing mode using RFID is set. When the memo writing mode using the RFID is set, the portable terminal determines whether an RFID tag is detected using an RFID reader provided in the portable terminal in step 203.

When the RFID tag is detected, the portable terminal collects the information recorded in the internal memory of the RFID tag using the RFID reader in step 205, and analyzes the information collected from the RFID tag in step 207 to analyze the information collected from the RFID tag. Check for identifiers or keywords. In step 209, the portable terminal selects a memo window corresponding to the identified identifier or keyword from among memo windows previously stored and includes the analyzed information in the selected memo window to display on the display unit 108. For example, the information collected from the RFID tag of the library in the terminal where the table as shown in Table 1 is stored is' Identifier: A1242, Title: Our Happy Hour, Author: Gong Yoo Young, Publisher: Green Forest, Year of Publication: 2005.04.18 'A,' the terminal selects a 'book note' window corresponding to the memo window identifier 'A1242', and includes the collected information in the selected 'book note' window as shown in FIG. 3 (a). Can be displayed.

Here, the user may memorize additional contents based on the information displayed in the memo window, delete information such as the title, author, etc. displayed in the memo window, and memoize the information he wishes to input. The memo window may include a function of attaching a still image and a video and a function of recording a voice, in addition to displaying information recorded in the RFID tag to a user and receiving text as the additional information. have. For example, the 'destination memo' window, which memorizes information on the user's travel ruins, displays the name of the ruins, the background of the ruins, and an additional memo column as shown in FIG. A picture and video attachment function may be added to attach a picture or a video of the ruins, and a voice recording function may be added to record a user's feeling about the ruins.

In step 211, the portable terminal checks whether the memo is completed by a user's key manipulation. When the memo is completed, the portable terminal proceeds to step 213 to store the analyzed information and the information created by the user in a storage unit and ends the algorithm according to the present invention.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but is capable of various modifications within the scope of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined not only by the scope of the following claims, but also by the equivalents of the claims.

As described above, the present invention collects and analyzes information of an RFID tag attached to a specific object in a portable terminal, and selects and displays a memo window suitable for the analyzed information, so that the user records the information of the specific object one by one. It can be easily stored in the portable terminal without attaching a character, so that a still image, a video, an audio file, etc. can be attached, so that various types of records can be left according to the user's taste.

Claims (8)

In the method of providing a memo function using RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) information in a portable terminal, When the RFID tag is detected, analyzing and collecting information from the RFID tag; Searching for a memo window corresponding to the analyzed information among previously stored memo windows; And including the analyzed information in the searched memo window and displaying the analyzed information on the display unit. The method of claim 1, The memo window includes a text input window. The method of claim 1, The memo window may include at least one of a video, a still image, and an audio file. The method of claim 1, Searching for the memo window corresponding to the analyzed information, Identifying an identifier or a keyword in the memo window from the analyzed information; And searching for a memo window corresponding to the identified identifier or keyword among pre-stored memo windows. An apparatus for providing a memo function using RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) information in a portable terminal, An RFID reader for collecting information from an RFID tag attached to a specific object, A storage unit for storing a memo window according to the type or type of information; A memo window selection unit for analyzing the collected information, selecting a memo window corresponding to the analyzed information among the stored memo windows, and including the analyzed information in the selected memo window; And a display unit for displaying a memo window including the analyzed information. 6. The method of claim 5, The memo window includes a character input window. 6. The method of claim 5, The memo window may include at least one of a video, a still image, and an audio file. 6. The method of claim 5, The memo window selection, And searching and selecting a memo window corresponding to an identifier or a keyword included in the collected information among previously stored memo windows.

Images