KR101319474B1 - Electronic device having cover for portable electronic-device, and method to UI using this - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a cover 200 for a portable electronic device and a method for applying a user interface of an electronic device using the same, and a cover 200 having a wireless tag 210 and the cover 200. In the case of setting a user interface of the portable electronic device using a portable electronic device, detecting the signal of the wireless tag 210 through a communication antenna of the portable electronic device, the signal of the wireless tag 210 Is detected, the communication control unit of the portable electronic device receives and analyzes it, and the main controller 190 of the portable electronic device sets a user interface of the portable electronic device in response to the signal of the analyzed wireless tag 210. It is configured to include. In the present invention as described above, since the user interface of the design corresponding to the cover 200 is automatically set to the portable electronic device through the short-range wireless communication between the portable electronic device cover 200 and the portable electronic device, the setting operation of the user interface is It is very simplified to improve the user convenience.

Description

Electronic device having cover for portable electronic-device, and method to UI using this}

The present invention relates to a portable electronic device, and more particularly, to automatically set a user interface of an electronic device through synchronization between a wireless communication tag provided on a cover of the portable electronic device and a wireless communication control unit inside the electronic device. The present invention relates to a method for applying a user interface of a device.

With the rapid spread of mobile terminals, almost everyone owns the mobile terminal, and the mobile terminal is provided with a variety of contents through wired / wireless communication functions.

Accordingly, it is directly executed on the screen of the terminal so that a user can execute and use a relatively simple application program quickly and easily, and various functions such as directly modifying an application program or transmitting data to the outside are possible.

The screen of such a terminal is composed of a user interface. Recently, the user interface is composed of icons for executing an application program to form a user interface, and the number and shape of the terminal can be varied. In recent years, the user interface has been presented in a form that can be directly manipulated by the user.

In addition, recently, peripheral devices for protecting expensive mobile communication terminals have been developed along with the low change of mobile communication terminals. Among the most representative terminal covers, the terminal cover absorbs external shocks applied to the terminal. It will function.

Such a terminal cover is made of various materials such as synthetic resin or silicone material, and there are various types in the form of protecting the terminal by covering only the side of the terminal or surrounding the front of the terminal.

On the other hand, with the change of the terminal, the cover for the terminal is also widely used, and in recent years, the users are using the cover for the protection of the terminal where the components are directly integrated and the liquid crystal screen occupies a very large portion in the overall appearance. have. Accordingly, in addition to the protection of the terminal, which is an original function of the cover of the terminal, it may be used as a means for expressing the personality of the user through the cover. That is, for this purpose, the design of the cover, such as color and shape of the terminal is diversified.

Along with this trend, users are increasingly integrating the user interface of the terminal with the cover for the terminal. In other words, users unify the color and design of the cover for the terminal and the color and design of the user interface appearing on the LCD screen. To this end, the user designates the background of the user interface in a color corresponding to the cover for the terminal purchased by the user, and also downloads the design of the cover for the terminal, for example, pictures corresponding to the characters designed on the cover through the Internet. Receive the icon or set the wallpaper.

However, the setting of the user interface is not only a user must set it individually, but also has to be very troublesome because the corresponding wallpaper or icon must be downloaded and set using the Internet.

In addition, when the cover for the terminal is replaced, there is a problem in that user convenience is inferior, such as having to set the user interface corresponding thereto again.

The present invention has been derived to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, the object of the present invention is to provide an automatic user interface of the electronic device through the short-range wireless communication with the wireless tag provided on the cover of the electronic device and the electronic device; To be set to

Another object of the present invention is to synchronize the user interface of the electronic device and the adjacent electronic device by using short-range wireless communication.

The present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, the present invention is a portable electronic device cover that is coupled to surround the appearance of the portable electronic device to protect the portable electronic device, at least on the outer surface of the portable electronic device A cover body surrounding a part and a wireless tag installed on one side of the cover body to perform a wireless communication function with a portable electronic device.

The cover body is formed by a recess in which the wireless tag is inserted, and the fixing groove is provided with a fixing protrusion for pressing and fixing one side of the wireless tag.

The cover body is formed in a frame shape to surround the side of the portable electronic device, the wireless tag is provided on the inner surface of the cover body.

The radio tag is coupled to the cover body through an insert injection.

According to another feature of the present invention, the present invention includes a portable electronic device wrapped and protected on one side of the cover is provided with a wireless tag, and at least a portion of the cover is covered by the cover and wireless communication with the wireless tag And a communication antenna for wireless communication with the wireless tag, a communication control unit connected with the communication antenna to receive and analyze information of the radio tag from the communication antenna, and control the communication antenna. And a main control unit connected to the communication control unit to receive information of the radio tag and to set a user interface using the radio tag information.

The wireless tag and the portable electronic device are wirelessly communicated in a short range wireless communication method.

After receiving the information of the radio tag, the main controller executes an application program for setting a user interface or directly sets a user interface.

The main controller checks the existence of an application program for setting the user interface in the internal storage of the portable electronic device and selectively transmits a signal for installing the user interface to the service providing server.

The communication controller is provided with a universal card unit, and the universal card unit wirelessly communicates with the portable electronic device and a separate portable electronic device or a separate reader to selectively provide information of the user interface or user personal information.

A security unit is connected to the communication control unit, and the security unit encrypts and decrypts a signal transmitted and received in a wireless communication process with the communication tag or a wireless communication process with an external device.

The wireless tag includes at least one information of the color or design of the cover, the inside of the portable electronic device is provided with a data storage unit, the data storage unit has a picture, picture, icon, At least one data of an animation, a widget program, or an application program is stored, and the main controller or the application program activated by the main controller applies the selected data to the user interface by comparing the signal analyzed by the communication controller. .

According to another feature of the invention, the present invention is a method for setting a user interface of a portable electronic device using a cover equipped with a wireless tag and a portable electronic device including the cover, the communication antenna of the portable electronic device Detecting a signal of the wireless tag through a signal; detecting and analyzing the signal of the wireless tag by a communication control unit of the portable electronic device; and a main controller of the portable electronic device corresponds to the analyzed signal of the wireless tag And setting a user interface of the portable electronic device.

Communication between the radio tag and the communication antenna is made by a near field communication.

The wireless tag stores information including at least one of a color or a design of the cover. In the step of setting the user interface, the wireless tag selects and applies a user interface corresponding to the information of the wireless tag.

The setting of the user interface may be directly performed by the main controller of the portable electronic device, or an application program may be activated by the main controller and performed by the application program.

After the step of receiving and analyzing the signal of the radio tag in the communication control unit, the step of checking the installation of the application and if not installed further comprises the step of transmitting a request signal to the service providing server.

Following the step of confirming whether the application program is installed, checking whether the user interface corresponding to the signal of the wireless tag is stored in the data storage of the portable electronic device, and transmitting the request signal to the service providing server when not stored. More included.

Following the step of setting the user interface, the set information of the user interface is stored in the radio tag by the portable electronic device.

The wireless tag stores information on a user interface of the portable electronic device together with information including at least one of a color or a design of the cover, and transmits a signal of the wireless tag through a communication antenna of the portable electronic device. In the detecting step, information about the user interface is received together.

The service providing server interworking with the application program may include a UI design storage for storing information of a portable electronic device and a cover or UI data directly transmitted by a user.

In the user interface application method of the electronic device including the portable electronic device cover according to the present invention as described above and the electronic device using the same, the following effects can be expected.

In the present invention, since the user interface of the design corresponding to the cover is automatically set to the portable electronic device through the short-range wireless communication between the cover for the portable electronic device and the portable electronic device, the setting operation of the user interface is greatly simplified and the user convenience is improved. Since the user interface of the portable electronic device is set to a design corresponding to the cover, the design of the portable electronic device is improved.

In addition, in the present invention, since the setting information of the user interface of the portable electronic device is stored in the wireless tag of the cover, the user interface setting convenience can be re-reflected in the future when the user interface is reset or the cover is replaced. Is improved.

1 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a portable electronic device including a cover for a portable electronic device according to the present invention.
Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a preferred embodiment of a portable electronic device cover constituting an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 3 is a perspective view showing the configuration of another embodiment of the electronic device cover constituting the embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 4 is a schematic diagram showing the internal configuration of a portable electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 5 is a schematic diagram showing the internal configuration of a portable electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 6 is a schematic diagram showing a connection configuration between the portable electronic device and the service providing server to set the user interface of the portable electronic device using the embodiment of the present invention.
7 (a) and 7 (b) are plan views showing a state in which a user interface of a portable electronic device is set using an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a flowchart sequentially illustrating a process of applying a user interface using an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a flowchart sequentially illustrating a process of applying a user interface using another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings a specific embodiment of the electronic device including a portable electronic device cover according to the present invention as described above and a user interface application method of the electronic device using the same. For convenience of description, the cover of the portable electronic device will be described first. In the following description, mobile communication terminals (hereinafter referred to as "terminals") of portable electronic devices will be described as examples, and the wireless communication method will be described using NFC (near field wireless communication) as an example.

1 is a perspective view of a configuration of a portable electronic device including a portable electronic device cover according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a configuration of a preferred embodiment of the portable electronic device cover according to the present invention.

As shown in these figures, the appearance of the terminal 100 is wrapped by the cover 200. The cover 200 serves to protect the terminal 100 from an external impact by wrapping at least a part of the exterior of the terminal 100.

1 and 2 illustrate a cover 200 which protects a side portion of the terminal 100, more specifically, a side surface of the terminal 100 except for the front and rear surfaces thereof. That is, the cover 200 serves to cover the side of the terminal 100 to protect it. The cover 200 is made of an elastic synthetic temporary material or silicon material and can be deformed to some extent in various ways. It may be combined with the terminal 100.

As shown in FIG. 2, a mounting groove 205 is formed inside the cover body 201 of the cover 200. The seating groove 205 is a portion in which the wireless tag 210 to be described below is inserted, and one side of the cover body 201 is recessed. This is to prevent the interference between the wireless tag 210 and the outer surface of the terminal 100 when the terminal 100 is coupled to the cover 200.

The mounting groove 205 of the cover 200 is provided with a fixing protrusion 208. Fixing protrusion 208 is to be formed in the interior of the seating groove 205, for pressing and fixing one side of the wireless tag (210). Of course, the fixing protrusion 208 may be formed in an elastically deformable shape or made of a separate material having elasticity such as a spring. In addition, in some cases, the fixing protrusion 208 may be omitted, and the wireless tag 210 may be inserted into and fixed to the seating groove 205 in a clamping manner, and in the manufacturing process of the cover 200 through insert injection. It can also be made inserted.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 3, the cover 200 may be provided with a rear side plate to cover not only the side portion of the terminal 100 but also the rear portion, and the seating groove 205 may also be formed on the rear portion.

The wireless tag 210 is coupled to the seating groove 205 of the cover 200. The radio tag 210 contains the information of the cover 200, for example, the color or design of the cover 200, the information such as the character drawn on the cover 200, which will be described below The communication antenna and the communication control unit of the terminal 100 to be delivered to the terminal 100.

In the present embodiment, the wireless tag 210 is a NFC tag that is wirelessly communicated with the terminal 100 through short range wireless communication, that is, near field communication (NFC) technology. Accordingly, the wireless tag 210 not only contains the information of the cover 200 but also receives new signals from the terminal 100 by the communication control unit and the communication antenna of the terminal 100 to contain new information. have.

In addition, the wireless tag 210 is used in a state of being inserted into the seating groove 205 of the cover 200, but is not necessarily limited thereto, but is not shown, but is inserted in the gap formed in the cover 200 or adhesive It may be fixed in such a way that it is bonded by.

The information stored in the wireless tag 210 is not limited to the color, design, and character of the cover 200, and may store personal information of the user, for example, credit card information, a phone book, a call list, and the like. It may be. This is to utilize the information stored in the radio tag 210 at the time of replacing the cover 200 or replacement of the terminal 100. In this case, the information may be stored as information encrypted and decrypted by the security unit 120 to be described below in the radio tag 210.

4 is a schematic diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a portable electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the drawing, the NFC control unit 110 and the NFC antenna 150 are included in the inside of the terminal 100 coupled to the cover 200. This is for NFC communication with the wireless tag 210, NFC uses a radio frequency of 13.56 MHz to communicate at a short distance of about 10 centimeters (cm), so the power consumption is small, data communication up to 424 K bps and contactless RFID It is compatible with the technology, and communication modes are active and passive and operate in any one of them.

In the active communication mode of NFC, the transmitting side and the receiving side each consume their own operating power and generate a radio signal to transmit data to the other party. In the passive communication mode, the receiving side is wireless when the transmitting side generates a radio signal. The receiving side converts the signal into operating power, analyzes the radio signal received by the operating power, and responds to the analyzed command. Therefore, the receiving side does not have a separate power source.

In this embodiment, the wireless tag 210 and the terminal 100 is a passive communication mode, the wireless tag 210 is a wireless signal transmitted from the NFC antenna 150 of the terminal 100 without a separate operating power. The operating power source analyzes the radio signal and transmits the stored data or stores new data in response.

 At this time, by adding a security signal to the data format to be transmitted and received to each other to prevent from being unjustly leaked to other people and to authenticate each other. To this end, the terminal 100 is provided with a security unit 120. That is, the addition and separation of the security signal to the data format for transmitting and receiving is enabled by activating and operating the security algorithm provided in the secure element 120, the signal transmitted and received is encrypted and decrypted.

The NFC control unit 110 not only communicates with the wireless tag 210, but also with an external separate reader (not shown) or another user's terminal 100 through an NFC antenna 150 that resonates at a radio frequency of 13.56 MHz. NFC can be connected wirelessly. For example, the NFC controller 110 is a mode in which the terminal 100 responds to a signal transmitted from a separate reader so that the terminal 100 can be utilized for access through credit card payment, traffic card payment, or ID information. It can be used as). In this embodiment, the NFC control unit 110 is composed of an NFC chip.

To this end, as shown in Figure 5, the NFC control unit 110 may be provided with a separate universal card unit 160. The universal IC card (UICC) 160 is a phone number for the terminal 100 to use the mobile communication service and the serial number (serial no) of the mobile terminal device under the control of the NFC controller 110, the user The USIM card function to record personal information, financial information, phone book information, etc., and information generated in the process of operating as a smart card can be recorded.

At this time, the general-purpose card unit 160 has a relatively large capacity of several hundred K bytes of the memory provided, it is also possible to record by adding another application program.

The data storage unit 130 is connected to the NFC control unit 110. The data storage unit 130 is referred to as a user interface (UI), which includes a graphic user interface (GUI) of the terminal 100 as well as various data required for NFC control. ) Contains information about.

Specifically, the data storage unit 130 has information related to the UI of the terminal 100, for example, various color data, wallpaper, pictures and pictures for the standby screen, icons for executing application programs, various character designs. In addition to the widget program, it may contain information including a design structure for constructing the UI.

Accordingly, upon receiving the information of the cover 200 from the wireless tag 210 of the cover 200, the UI corresponding to the design or color of the cover 200 is transferred to the NFC controller 110 or the main controller 190. It can be delivered. For reference, information about the UI may be obtained from a wireless tag of the cover 200 or from an external server (including the service providing server 500 to be described below) through the Internet. In the present embodiment, the data storage unit 130 is configured separately from the NFC control unit 110, may be configured inside the NFC control unit 110, or may be omitted.

The main controller 190 is connected to the NFC controller 110. The main controller 190 is to operate the terminal 100 as a whole, and serves to control the operating system required for the operation of the terminal 100 or to control the execution of various application programs.

In addition, the main controller 190 may be involved in overall control such as setting of the UI, language, time setting of the terminal 100, and the like. In this case, the main controller 190 is connected to the baseband unit to perform the role of controlling the terminal 100 can be used as a mobile communication terminal (100).

The main controller 190 controls the change of the UI. That is, the main controller 190 compares the information related to the cover 200 received from the NFC control unit 110 with the UI data stored in the data storage unit 130 to select the corresponding UI data and then the terminal 100 ) Is to apply the function.

In this case, when the information transmitted from the cover 200 is a color, the main controller 190 selects the same color or a corresponding color from the data storage, or when the information transmitted from the cover 200 is a design or a character. The design or character corresponding to this may be selected and applied to the UI.

In addition, the main controller 190 does not directly control the UI, and when a signal of the wireless tag 210 is transmitted from the NFC controller 110, an application corresponding thereto, for example, an application for setting a UI is activated. It can also be controlled. If there is no application program for UI setting, it may be connected to an application market (for example, an app store or an Android market) to notify the service providing server 500 and to download the application program.

The application program may include various control functions related to UI settings. For example, the application program includes the application of the color of the background screen or the standby screen of the terminal 100, the application of the picture / photo, the change of the icon for executing the application, the setting of various widgets and the setting of electronic sounds such as ringtones, and the like. It may include a control function for the configuration of the entire UI. Of course, the application program may display a variety of UI options that are most harmonious with respect to the color or design of the cover 200, and may function to be selected by the user therefrom.

And, if there is no data related to the setting of the application program UI, it may be downloaded and stored from the service providing server 500.

In addition, the main controller 190 has not only the color or design of the cover 200, but also the color information of the housing of the terminal 100, so as to match the color and design of the cover 200 and the housing of the terminal 100. You can also provide a UI. The information of the housing of the terminal 100 may be stored in the terminal 100 or may be directly input by the user.

For reference, FIG. 7 illustrates a state in which a UI corresponding to the cover 200 is applied. As shown in the drawing, the color of the cover 200 for the terminal 100 and the color of the background of the UI can be seen as unified, and when the character design is shown on the cover 200, the same or related to the character design is shown. Character design can be reflected in the UI. In addition, when there is a special sound or voice associated with the character design, the main controller 190 may control the main controller 190 to be set as a ringtone or an effect sound of the terminal 100.

The NFC antenna 150 is connected to the NFC control unit 110. The NFC antenna 150 is tuned to wirelessly connect at a frequency of 13.56 MHz to wirelessly transmit and receive a communication signal of the NFC method. The NFC antenna 150 may be separate from the NFC control unit 110 or may be integrally formed with the NFC control unit 110. In the present embodiment, the NFC antenna 150 may be separate from the NFC control unit 110.

When the terminal 100 is capable of wired / wireless communication, the terminal 100 may be connected to the service providing server 500. As illustrated in FIG. 6, the service providing server 500 includes a registration server 510, a UI design providing server 520, an application program providing server 530, and a management server 540.

The registration server 510 is a part for storing a list of at least one of the cover 200 or the terminal 100, and a registration data storage unit 511 for storing information of the terminal 100 and the cover 200. It is configured to include).

Next, the UI design providing server 520 is to provide various data related to the UI, and includes a UI design storage unit 521 for storing related data. In this case, the UI design storage unit 521 may also store the information of the user terminal 100 and the cover 200, and after the user directly creates a UI suitable for each cover 200 through the Internet You can also save the transmitted data.

As such, the UI-related data stored in the UI design storage unit 521 may include various colors, photos, pictures, character designs, sound effects, ringtones, widget programs, icons of application programs, and UI designs for disposing them. Can be.

The service providing server 500 includes an application program providing server 530. The application program providing server 530 is to provide the application data to download and install when the application for the UI setting is not installed in the user terminal 100, the application storage unit ( 531). Of course, the application program providing server 530 may include various update information.

The service providing server 500 is provided with a management server 540. The management server 540 may store a user's service providing server 500 usage history and the like. Although not shown, the management server 540 is provided with a separate authentication server, it may be configured to undergo an authentication procedure prior to the connection between the user terminal 100 and the service providing server 500.

Hereinafter, a process of applying a UI of an electronic device using an electronic device including a cover for a portable electronic device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

8 is a flowchart sequentially illustrating a process of applying a user interface using an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the user performs a task of coupling the cover 200 to the terminal 100. In this case, the cover 200 is provided with a wireless tag 210. The radio tag 210 may be manufactured and provided in a state of being coupled to the cover 200 or coupled to the cover 200 by the preceding operation.

When the cover 200 is coupled to the terminal 100, a signal of the wireless tag 210 is detected by the NFC antenna 150. (S100) That is, the NFC antenna 150 that operates by short-range communication radio is a terminal. As the 100 and the cover 200 are combined, the wireless tag 210 of the cover 200 is recognized to detect the signal.

Next, the signal is received by the NFC control unit 110 and the information is analyzed. (S110) When it is confirmed that the information transmitted by the radio tag 210 of the cover 200 combined with the signal, the The NFC controller 110 transmits this to the main controller 190, and the main controller 190 selects UI data stored in the data storage 130 inside the terminal 100 and applies it to the UI.

Of course, the main controller 190 may be applied by an application program without directly applying the UI. In this case, the main controller 190 first checks whether the application program is installed in the terminal 100. (S120)

If it is not installed, it transmits the installation request signal to the service providing server 500 (S130), and if installed, it is checked whether the UI corresponding to the information transmitted from the wireless tag 210 is applied. )

Then, when the user selects to apply, UI data corresponding to the information (color, design, character design, voice information, etc.) transmitted from the wireless tag 210 to the data storage unit 130 is then stored in the data storage unit 130. It is checked whether or not is stored in the (S150).

If the UI data does not exist, it is transmitted to the service providing server 500 (S160), and if the UI data exists, the application program applies it to the UI (S160) and ends the process. In this case, the applied UI information may be stored in the data storage unit 130 of the terminal 100 or may be stored in the wireless tag 210 of the cover 200 through NFC communication. This may be implemented because the NFC controller 110 and the NFC antenna 150 can perform not only a function of reading an external tag but also a function of inputting information. The information stored in the radio tag 210 can be easily reset by reading data when resetting the UI of the terminal 100 in the future.

If there is no application program in the terminal 100 in the previous step, the request signal is transmitted. When the request signal is transmitted to the service providing server 500, the application providing server 530 of the service providing server 500 After receiving the request signal (S200), the security and validity is authenticated. (S210) If there is no problem, the application is installed after transmitting, if this is the case whether the latest version (S220), The update process may also be performed (S230).

In addition, in the previous step, when the UI data does not exist in the terminal 100 and thus the request signal is transmitted to the service providing server 500 (S160), the UI design providing server 520 of the service providing server 500 is provided. This is received (S300) and authenticates the security and validity. (S310) If there is no problem, the UI design storage unit 521 retrieves the UI corresponding to the NFC signal transmitted from the wireless tag 210 (S320). This will be transmitted to the user's terminal 100 (S330).

Through such a series of processes, the user can apply the UI of the terminal 100 by a simple operation of coupling the cover 200 to the terminal 100, in particular, of the design corresponding to the design of the cover 200. UI can be easily applied.

9 is a flowchart sequentially illustrating a process of applying a user interface using another embodiment of the present invention.

In the present embodiment, a process of receiving and applying the user terminal 100 UI from another user terminal 100 UI will be described.

First, when the terminal 100 of the user (hereinafter referred to as 'user A') and the terminal 1000 of another user (hereinafter referred to as 'user B') are close to each other, the NFC signal from the NFC antenna 150 of the user B Is transmitted to the terminal 100 of the user A. (S400)

In this case, the NFC signal of the user B terminal 1000 may be a signal transmitted from the terminal 100 of the user B or a signal transmitted from a wireless tag provided on a cover (not shown) coupled to the terminal 1000 of the user B. Can be.

In this case, it is known that the user A terminal 100 receives the NFC signal (S410), and the user A selects whether to apply UI synchronization (S420).

When the user A selects the UI synchronization, the request signal is transmitted to the terminal 1000 of the user B, and the terminal 1000 of the user B undergoes a security and validation process (S430). It is determined whether to accept the UI synchronization request.

If user B accepts this, user A's terminal 100 receives it and checks whether the application is installed or the latest version of the application (S450), and if installed, applies the UI. S470) If the application is not installed or is not the latest version may transmit a request signal to the service providing server 500 (S460). Of course, the procedure of confirming whether or not the installation of the application program is performed before the UI synchronization selection (S420) process or may be omitted when the UI is directly applied by the main controller 190.

As such, the terminal 100 of the user A can receive the UI data of the terminal 1000 of the adjacent user B directly and apply the same to the terminal 100 of the user B, and the cover coupled to the terminal 1000 of the user B. UI data transmitted from can be received and applied, and the application process is very simple, so the UI can be easily implemented.

The rights of the present invention are not limited to the embodiments described above, but are defined by the claims, and those skilled in the art can make various modifications and adaptations within the scope of the claims. It is self-evident.

100: portable electronic device (terminal) 110: NFC control unit
150: NFC antenna 200: cover
210: radio tag

Claims (20)

Cover and protect the portable electronic device and the radio tag is detachable on one side;
At least a portion of which is covered by the cover and comprises a portable electronic device capable of wirelessly communicating with a wireless tag of the cover or a wireless tag of another cover,
Inside the portable electronic device
A communication antenna for wireless communication with the wireless tag,
A communication control unit connected to the communication antenna and receiving and analyzing information of a radio tag from the communication antenna and controlling the communication antenna;
It is configured to include a main control unit connected to the communication control unit for receiving the information of the radio tag and setting a user interface using the information of the radio tag,
The wireless tag and the portable electronic device is wirelessly communicated in a short range wireless communication method,
After receiving the information of the radio tag, the main controller executes an application program for setting a user interface or directly sets a user interface,
When the user interface is directly set by the main control unit, the user interface is set by i) portable electronic device and cover information stored in a service providing server interoperating with the portable electronic device, or ii) UI data directly transmitted by the user. ,
The wireless tag includes at least one of color, design, character design, or voice information of the cover, a data storage unit is provided inside the portable electronic device, and the data storage unit receives or receives from the wireless tag. At least one or more data of a picture, a picture, an icon, animation, voice information, a widget program, or an application program related to the setting of the user interface received from the service providing server is stored, and is activated by the main controller or the main controller. The application program can apply the selected data to the user interface in comparison with the signal analyzed from the communication control unit,
The wireless tag includes a portable electronic device cover, characterized in that the setting information of the user interface is stored in the wireless tag.
The method of claim 1, wherein the main control unit checks the existence of the application program for setting the user interface in the internal storage of the portable electronic device, and selectively transmits a signal to the service providing server to install it if it does not exist Portable electronic device comprising a cover for a portable electronic device.
According to claim 2, wherein the communication control unit is provided with a universal card unit, the universal card unit wirelessly communicates with the portable electronic device separate from the portable electronic device or a separate reader to selectively provide information of the user interface or user personal information Portable electronic device comprising a cover for a portable electronic device, characterized in that.
A method of setting a user interface of a portable electronic device using a cover provided with a wireless tag and a portable electronic device including the cover,
Detecting a signal of a radio tag of the cover or a radio tag of another adjacent cover through a communication antenna of the portable electronic device;
Receiving and analyzing the communication tag of the portable electronic device when the signal of the radio tag is detected;
The main controller of the portable electronic device is configured to include setting a user interface of the portable electronic device in response to the analyzed radio tag signal.
Communication between the radio tag and the communication antenna is made by a near field communication,
The wireless tag stores information on a user interface of the portable electronic device together with information including at least one of a color or a design of the cover, and transmits a signal of the wireless tag through a communication antenna of the portable electronic device. In the step of detecting received with the information about the user interface,
Following the step of setting the user interface, the set information of the user interface is stored in the wireless tag by the portable electronic device, the service providing server linked with the application program information of the portable electronic device and the cover or the user Method of setting a user interface of a portable electronic device, characterized in that it comprises a UI design storage that stores the directly transmitted UI data.
The portable electronic device of claim 4, wherein the setting of the user interface is performed directly by the main controller of the portable electronic device, or an application is activated by the main controller and is performed by the application. How to set user interface of.
The method of claim 5, further comprising, after receiving and analyzing a signal of a radio tag by the communication controller, checking whether an application program is installed and transmitting a request signal to a service providing server when the application program is not installed;
Following the step of confirming whether the application program is installed, checking whether the user interface corresponding to the signal of the wireless tag is stored in the data storage of the portable electronic device, and transmitting the request signal to the service providing server when not stored. Method for setting a user interface of a portable electronic device further comprises.

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