KR101626611B1 - anti-theft system and method for laptop computer using an anti-theft dongle, and computer-readable recording medium for the same - Google Patents

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KR101626611B1
KR101626611B1 KR1020150060324A KR20150060324A KR101626611B1 KR 101626611 B1 KR101626611 B1 KR 101626611B1 KR 1020150060324 A KR1020150060324 A KR 1020150060324A KR 20150060324 A KR20150060324 A KR 20150060324A KR 101626611 B1 KR101626611 B1 KR 101626611B1
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Abstract

The present invention prevents the theft of the notebook PC in various external environments such as a library, a coffee shop, and a public work space, and prevents theft of the notebook PC by notifying the outside and the owner when a situation occurs in which someone steals the notebook PC It is about technology that can do it. More particularly, the present invention relates to a notebook PC that displays a theft detection mode on a screen of a notebook PC when the connection of the antitheft dongle is detected to the notebook PC through a USB port, so as to discourage the user from stealing the notebook PC, (Laptop) PC to detect theft, and notify the surrounding people by generating a stolen alarm to the notebook PC, while at the same time providing the theft alert information to the smart terminal paired with the anti-theft dongle, It is about technology that allows you to cope instantly.

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[0001] The present invention relates to an anti-theft dongle-based notebook PC security system and method, and an anti-theft system and method for a laptop computer using an anti-theft dongle,

The present invention prevents the theft of the notebook PC in various external environments such as a library, a coffee shop, and a public work space, and prevents theft of the notebook PC by notifying the outside and the owner when a situation occurs in which someone steals the notebook PC It is about technology that can do it.

More particularly, the present invention relates to a notebook PC that displays a theft detection mode on a screen of a notebook PC when the connection of the antitheft dongle is detected to the notebook PC through a USB port, so as to discourage the user from stealing the notebook PC, (Laptop) PC to detect theft, and notify the surrounding people by generating a stolen alarm to the notebook PC, while at the same time providing the theft alert information to the smart terminal paired with the anti-theft dongle, It is about technology that allows you to cope instantly.

Recently, as the mobile environment becomes more commonplace, it is becoming common to use notebook PCs (including tablet PCs) to handle or study tasks in various external environments such as libraries, coffee shops, and public workspaces.

In such an environment, when you are using your notebook PC, you may have to go to the bathroom, order drinks, or make a call for a while, and you will inevitably have to leave for a while. At this time, There is no inconvenience.

Especially, when the notebook PC is lost, the economic loss of the notebook PC itself is also a problem, but leakage of data stored in the notebook PC is a big problem. Accordingly, there is a problem in that a lot of restrictions are imposed on the range of movement due to the risk of loss in using the notebook PC in an external environment.

In order to prevent the loss of such a notebook PC, conventionally, a notebook PC was mechanically linked with a locking device and a steel wire. However, in this case, there is a disadvantage that it is necessary to carry such a steel wire and a locking device separately, and there is a disadvantage that it is not particularly good.

In order to overcome these problems and disadvantages, Korean Patent Application No. 10-2007-0057585 discloses a technology for preventing theft by mounting a sensing device on a notebook PC to detect movement of the notebook PC and generating an alarm to the outside . However, in order to implement such a technology, it is necessary to mount a sensing device in a notebook PC, and it is difficult to apply the sensing device to a notebook PC which is released without mounting such a sensing device at the time of manufacture.

Accordingly, there has been a demand for a technology that allows a security solution to be applied so that the notebook PC can be safely used in an external environment without any other anti-theft technology being adopted.
[Prior Art Literature]
1. Korean Patent Application No. 10-2006-0078564 entitled " Laptop Anti-Theft Device Using Accelerometer &
2. Korean Patent Application No. 10-2007-0057585 "Portable Notebook with Anti-Theft Feature and Anti-Theft Method"
3. Korean Patent Application No. 10-2006-0089172 "Multipurpose Bluetooth Dongle"
4. Korean Patent Application No. 10-2006-0052308 "Multifunctional dongle for portable terminal"
5. Korean Patent Application No. 10-2007-0069403 "Bluetooth transmitting / receiving dongle and method of transmitting / receiving sound source data using the same"
6. Korean Patent Application No. 10-2009-0077409 "Donggle Device for Smart Card and Power Control Method"
7. Korean Patent Application No. 10-2012-0065441 entitled "UART-based communication dongle, dongle module, dongle connector and interworking method using the same"

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SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a notebook PC which can prevent theft of a notebook PC in various external environments such as a library, a coffee shop, It is to provide a technology that can prevent theft.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide a laptop PC anti-theft technology that allows anyone attempting to steal a notebook PC to be abandoned.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a laptop PC anti-theft technology that detects when someone tries to escape while holding the notebook PC unauthorizedly, and generates a stolen alert sound to inform the surrounding people of the notebook PC.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a theft alert information to the smart terminal of the owner when the stolen condition of the notebook PC occurs, thereby allowing the user to immediately recognize the stolen situation and immediately cope with the situation even when the owner is left out. Technology.

In order to achieve the above object, a notebook PC security system according to the present invention is a system for preventing theft of a notebook PC configured by interlocking a smart terminal, an anti-theft dongle and a notebook PC, A USB controller, a USB connector, a position sensor for detecting a position change, a Bluetooth controller for wirelessly transmitting data by short-range wireless communication to an external device, and a stolen monitoring mode for automatically setting the stolen- An anti-theft dongle for transmitting first theft condition identification information to the notebook PC and the pre-paired smart terminal when the positional change is detected; When the connection of the anti-theft dongle is detected, the anti-theft agent for the notebook PC is activated to activate the anti-theft mode of the notebook PC to display the anti-theft mode on the screen and generate the anti- ; When a Bluetooth pairing of the anti-theft dongle is detected, an alarm standby mode for the notebook PC is activated, and when the first theft condition identification information is received from the anti-theft dongle through short-range wireless communication, ; ≪ / RTI >

At this time, the anti-theft dongle further includes a dongle built-in battery for applying power to the anti-theft dongle when the connection between the anti-theft dongle and the notebook PC is released, wherein the anti- Prevention dongle is disconnected from the notebook PC, the second stolen-state identification information is transmitted to the notebook PC and the smart terminal through short-distance wireless communication, and the antitheft agent for the notebook PC is configured to be paired with the antitheft dongle .

In addition, the position detection sensor may include at least one of a geomagnetic sensor and an infrared sensor, and the anti-theft dongle may further include a basic memory for storing an installation file for the antitheft agent for the notebook PC, Preferably, when the connection between the anti-theft dongle and the notebook PC is detected, the prevention control unit is configured to install the installation file from the basic memory to the notebook PC and install the same.

A method for preventing theft of a notebook PC according to the present invention is a method for preventing theft of a notebook PC configured by interlocking a smart terminal, an anti-theft dongle and a notebook PC, the method comprising the steps of: (a) ; (b) indicating that the notebook PC is on the screen as an anti-theft mode; (c) automatically setting the theft monitoring mode at boot time of the antitheft dongle; (d) detecting the positional change through the built-in position detection sensor of the anti-theft dongle; (e) transmitting the first theft condition identification information to the notebook PC and the smart terminal of the antitheft dongle; (f) generating a theft warning sound so that the notebook PC can recognize an external user based on the first theft condition identification information; (g) providing the theft terminal with theft alert information based on the first theft condition identification information.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for preventing theft of a notebook PC, Transmitting the second theft condition identification information to the notebook PC and the smart terminal through short range wireless communication when the antitheft dongle detects that the connection with the notebook PC is released; Generating a burglar warning sound so that the notebook PC can recognize an external user based on the second burglar alarm identification information; And the smart terminal providing the theft alert information based on the second theft condition identification information.

Meanwhile, a computer-readable recording medium according to the present invention records a program for causing a computer to execute a method for preventing theft of a notebook PC based on a theft-prevention dongle.

The present invention is advantageous in that the behavior of stealing the notebook PC is completely disregarded by indicating that the notebook PC is on the screen of the theft prevention mode.

In addition, the present invention has an advantage that the position detection sensor mounted on the anti-theft dongle detects a positional change and causes the notebook PC to generate a stolen alarm sound to prevent the notebook PC from being stolen.

In addition, the present invention is advantageous in that the antitheft dongle senses that the notebook PC is disconnected from the notebook PC, thereby causing the notebook PC to generate a burglar alarm outside, thereby preventing the notebook PC from being stolen.

The present invention also provides a smart terminal paired with an antitheft dongle to notify a situation detected by the position detection sensor or a situation where the antitheft dongle is disconnected so that the user can know immediately when the user leaves the notebook PC .

In addition, the present invention is advantageous in that it is easy to adopt the anti-theft device compared to the conventional product in which the anti-theft device is integrated into the notebook PC.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is an exemplary view schematically showing the entire configuration of a notebook PC antitheft system according to the present invention; Fig.
2 is a block diagram illustrating an internal functional configuration of a notebook PC antitheft system according to the present invention;
FIG. 3 conceptually illustrates a first embodiment of the antitheft process in a notebook PC antitheft system according to the present invention; FIG.
4 is a flowchart showing a first embodiment of a theft prevention process in a notebook PC antitheft system according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 conceptually illustrates a second embodiment of the antitheft process in the notebook PC antitheft system according to the present invention; FIG.
6 is a flowchart showing a second embodiment of the antitheft process in a notebook PC antitheft system according to the present invention.
7 is a block diagram showing another embodiment of the internal functional configuration of the notebook PC antitheft system according to the present invention.
FIG. 8 conceptually illustrates a third embodiment of the antitheft process in a notebook PC antitheft system according to the present invention; FIG.
9 is a flowchart showing a third embodiment of the antitheft process in the notebook PC antitheft system according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 is an exemplary view schematically showing an entire configuration of a notebook PC antitheft system according to the present invention. 1, an anti-theft solution implementing the technical idea of the present invention is installed in the form of software in the anti-theft dongle 100, the notebook PC 210 and the smart terminal 310, respectively.

In order to provide the antitheft service to the existing notebook PC 210, the present invention adopts a method of connecting the antitheft dongle 100 to the notebook PC 210 through the USB port. In addition, in order to utilize a smartphone widely used recently, the anti-theft dongle 100 is connected to the smart terminal 310 of the user through short-range wireless communication (e.g., Bluetooth). Meanwhile, according to the embodiment, the notebook PC 210 is connected to the smart terminal 310 through short-range wireless communication.

In the present invention, the anti-theft dongle 100, the notebook PC 210, and the smart terminal 310 are paired.

First, when the antitheft dongle 100 senses the unauthorized movement of the notebook PC 210 through the position sensing sensor 120 installed therein, the antitheft dongle 100 determines that the device is stolen. The anti-theft dongle 100 informs the smart terminal 310 that it is currently stolen. When the anti-theft dongle 100 broadcasts the pairing inducement signal in the short-range wireless communication coverage, the smart terminal 310 correspondingly transmits a pairing request signal to the anti-theft dongle 100 to pair the devices 100 and 310 Is set.

If the connection between the anti-theft dongle 100 and the notebook PC 210 is unauthorized, it is determined that the laptop PC 210 is stolen by someone preparing to steal the notebook PC 210. In this case, theft alarming is performed by the anti-theft dongle 100 or the notebook PC 210 according to the embodiment.

When the notebook PC 210 performs the theft warning process, the notebook PC 210 generates a stolen alert sound in its own software, and notifies the smart terminal 310 that the current stolen condition is present. For this, pairing is set in advance between the notebook PC 210 and the smart terminal 310.

When the anti-theft dongle 100 performs the anti-theft warning process, the anti-theft dongle 100 informs the notebook PC 210 and the smart terminal 310 via short-range wireless communication that the anti-theft dongle 100 is currently stolen. For this, pairing is set in advance between the anti-theft dongle 100, the notebook PC 210, and the smart terminal 310.

2 is a block diagram showing an internal functional configuration of a notebook PC antitheft system according to the present invention. 2, the present invention is a system for preventing theft of the notebook PC by interlocking the smart terminal 310, the anti-theft dongle 100 and the notebook PC 210, A PC anti-theft agent 200, and a smart terminal anti-theft agent 300 as components.

When the location change occurs in a state where the theft monitoring mode is set, the antitheft dongle 100 determines that the location is stolen and informs the notebook PC 210 and the smart terminal 310 of the theft situation identification information . Generally, the notebook PC 210 transmits the theft condition identification information through the USB connection terminal and transmits the theft condition identification information to the smart terminal 310 through the short-range wireless communication.

In addition, when the connection to the antitheft dongle 100 is unauthorized, the notebook PC 210 determines that the connection is stolen and transmits the theft condition identification information to the smart terminal 310 through the short-range wireless communication.

The internal functional configuration of the anti-theft dongle 100 for implementing the anti-theft system in the present invention will be described.

2, the anti-theft dongle 100 according to the present invention includes a USB connector 110, a position sensing sensor 120, a basic memory 130, a short-range wireless communication module 140, a control module 150, The control module 150 includes a Bluetooth controller 151 and an anti-theft controller 152.

The USB connector 110 is for providing a universal serial bus (USB) interface. In the present invention, the USB connector 110 is connected to the USB port 211 of the notebook PC 210 to perform data communication between the antitheft dongle 100 and the notebook PC 210 While receiving the operating power of the antitheft dongle 100 from the notebook PC 210.

The position detection sensor 120 preferably includes at least one of a geomagnetic sensor and an infrared sensor, and detects a positional change of the anti-theft dongle 100. When the position detection sensor 120 senses the movement of the notebook PC 210 when the antitheft dongle 100 is connected to the notebook PC 210 and the control module 150 detects the movement of the notebook PC 210, To the theft prevention control unit 152 of FIG.

The basic memory 130 stores an installation file of the antitheft agent 200 for the notebook PC. When the connection between the antitheft dongle 100 and the notebook PC 210 is detected, the antitheft controller 152, which will be described later, provides the installation file to the notebook PC 210 from the basic memory 130 to be installed automatically.

The short-range wireless communication module 140 performs short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth communication, ZigBee, ZigWave, and wireless LAN. In the present specification, it is assumed that a short-range wireless communication module is implemented via side-by-side Bluetooth.

The control module 150 is a component for controlling the overall operation of the anti-theft dongle 100, and is provided with a Bluetooth controller 151 and an anti-theft controller 152 for the present invention.

The Bluetooth controller 151 is a configuration for wirelessly transmitting data to the external device paired with the antitheft dongle 100 in a short distance wireless communication. In particular, the Bluetooth controller 151 transmits the theft condition identification information generated by the theft prevention controller 152 to the smart terminal 310.

Theft prevention control unit 152 automatically sets the theft monitoring mode when the operation power is applied through the USB connector 110 as a program for theft monitoring only and theft prevention dongle 100 is booted, And performs an operation. In particular, when the position detection sensor 120 detects the position change in the state where the theft monitoring mode is set, the theft prevention controller 152 identifies the position change as a theft condition and informs the notebook PC 210 and the smart terminal 310 ).

Next, the internal functional configuration of the notebook PC 210 for implementing the anti-theft system according to the present invention will be described. 2, the notebook PC 210 according to the present invention includes a USB port 211, an anti-theft agent 200 for a notebook PC, and a short-range wireless communication module 212.

The USB port 211 is provided to provide a USB interface. In the present invention, data communication is performed between the antitheft dongle 100 and the notebook PC 210 by connecting to the USB connector 110 of the antitheft dongle 100 And provides a path for applying the operating power of the anti-theft dongle 100.

The antitheft agent 200 for a notebook PC operates as antitheft software installed in the notebook PC 210. When it detects the connection of the antitheft dongle 100 through the USB port 211, Prevention mode and sets the pairing with the anti-theft dongle 100. [ At this time, it is preferable that the notebook PC 210 indicates the anti-theft mode on the display screen, so that the behavior of stealing the notebook PC 210 can be completely canceled.

When the antitheft agent 200 for notebook PC receives information indicating that the current state of theft is received from the antitheft dongle 100, the antitheft agent 200 generates a theft alarm to be output through a speaker provided in the notebook PC 210. Thereby distracting the attempt to steal the notebook PC 210 by concentrating the attention of the surrounding people.

When the detention agent 200 for the notebook PC detects that the connection between the antitheft dongle 100 and the notebook PC 210 is released while the theft prevention mode is activated, the antitheft agent 200 recognizes the detention as a theft condition and generates a self- Meanwhile, the smart terminal 310 is notified of the current stolen state through the short-range wireless communication module 212.

The short-range wireless communication module 212 performs short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth communication, zigbee, jigwave, and wireless LAN, and performs wireless data communication with the smart terminal 310 in the present invention.

Next, the internal functional configuration of the smart terminal 310 for implementing the anti-theft system according to the present invention will be described. Referring to FIG. 2, the smart terminal 310 according to the present invention includes a short range wireless communication module 311 and a smart terminal anti-theft agent 300.

The short-range wireless communication module 311 is configured to perform short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth communication, ZigBee, ZigWave, and wireless LAN, and is mainly for performing wireless data communication with the anti-theft dongle 100 in the present invention. 210 to perform wireless data communication.

The anti-theft agent 300 for a smart terminal operates as an anti-theft application installed in the smart terminal 310, and preferably detects the Bluetooth pairing with the anti-theft dongle 100, To activate the alarm standby mode. Theft prevention agent 300 for a smart terminal provides theft alarm information (e.g., an alarm and a warning message) to the user when the information indicating the theft situation is provided from the anti-theft dongle 100 or the notebook PC 210 through short- To assist them in taking action.

3 and 4 are views showing a first embodiment of the antitheft process in the notebook PC antitheft system according to the present invention. In particular, FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 illustrate how the anti-theft dongle 100 identifies the situation when a stolen situation occurs in which someone steals the notebook PC 210, And the first stolen-state identification information is transmitted to the first stolen-state identifying information.

Step S110: The antitheft agent 200 for notebook PC installed in the notebook PC 210 detects that the antitheft dongle 100 is connected to the notebook PC 210, and activates the antitheft mode.

Step S120: The antitheft agent 200 for the notebook PC displays the fact that the antitheft mode is activated on the screen of the notebook PC 210, so that the behavior for stealing the notebook PC 210 is completely canceled.

Step S130: On the other hand, the antitheft dongle 100 connected to the notebook PC 210 is supplied with operational power through the USB connector 110 and automatically sets the theft monitoring mode at the time of booting. At this time, the anti-theft dongle 100 operates the position detection sensor 120 to monitor whether or not the notebook PC 210 is stolen.

If the position detection sensor 120 senses the positional change in the state where the theft monitoring mode is set, the theft prevention controller 152 generates the first theft condition identification information and transmits the first theft condition identification information to the notebook PC 210 and the smart To the terminal (310). That is, the theft prevention controller 152 provides the first theft condition identification information to the notebook PC 210 via the USB interface, and transmits the first theft condition identification information to the Bluetooth controller 151 to transmit the pre-paired smart And transmits the first theft condition identification information to the terminal 310.

Since the position detection sensor 120 incorporated in the antitheft dongle 100 senses the positional change and the antitheft dongle 100 is connected to the notebook PC 210, The anti-theft dongle 100 is moved and the position detection sensor 120 detects this movement.

Step S160: The antitheft agent 200 for notebook PC generates a theft warning sound based on the first theft condition identification information and outputs it through the speaker provided in the notebook PC 210 to notify the surrounding people of the theft situation.

Step S 170: When the theft prevention agent 300 for the smart terminal receives the first theft condition identification information from the theft prevention dongle 100, the smart terminal anti-theft agent 300 provides theft alert information (e.g., an alarm and a warning message) do.

5 and 6 are views showing a second embodiment of the antitheft process in the notebook PC antitheft system according to the present invention. In particular, FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 show how the notebook PC 210 is connected to the smart terminal 310 at the time when the anti-theft dongle 100 is unauthorizedly disconnected from the notebook PC 210 with the anti- And the second stolen-state identification information is transmitted.

Step S210: First, the antitheft agent 200 for notebook PC installed in the notebook PC 210 senses that the antitheft dongle 100 is connected to the notebook PC 210 and activates the antitheft mode.

Step S220: The antitheft agent 200 for the notebook PC 200 displays the fact that the antitheft mode is activated on the screen of the notebook PC 210 so that the behavior for stealing the notebook PC 210 is completely abandoned.

Step S230: An event occurs in which the anti-theft dongle 100 is disconnected from the notebook PC 210 without the anti-theft mode being activated. When the official user always inserts or inevitably pulls the antitheft dongle 100, the antitheft dongle 100 is pulled out after the antitheft mode is officially deactivated through a password input or the like. Therefore, if the antitheft dongle 100 is disconnected unauthorizedly, it can be suspected that the theft condition is present.

If it is determined that the unauthorized connection with the antitheft dongle 100 is released, the antitheft agent 200 for the notebook PC determines that it is a theft condition. At this time, By outputting through the built-in speaker, the surrounding people are informed about the theft situation.

Steps S260 and S270: The antitheft agent 200 for the notebook PC then generates the second theft condition identification information and transmits it to the smart terminal 310 through the short-range wireless communication module 212. [

The anti-theft agent for smart terminal 300 assists the user in handling theft by providing theft alarm information (e.g., an alarm and a warning message) when the second stolen-state identification information is received from the notebook PC 210 via short-range wireless communication .

7 is a block diagram showing another embodiment of the internal functional configuration of the notebook PC antitheft system according to the present invention. 7, the antitheft dongle 100 is further provided with a dongle built-in battery 160 through which the antitheft dongle 100 is connected to the notebook PC (not shown) 210, even if the connection is unauthorizedly disconnected.

The dongle built-in battery 160 is configured to apply operating power so that the anti-theft dongle 100 can take anti-theft measures when the connection between the anti-theft dongle 100 and the notebook PC 210 is unauthorized .

In this configuration, when the anti-theft dongle 100 is connected to the notebook PC 210, the operating power is supplied from the USB connector 110. When the connection to the notebook PC 210 is unauthorizedly released while the theft monitoring mode is set, the anti-theft dongle 100 receives the operation power from the dongle built-in battery 160, 210 and the smart terminal 310 to the second theft condition identification information.

Since the dongle built-in battery 160 can supply the operating power only for a very short time immediately after the connection between the antitheft dongle 100 and the notebook PC 210 is unblocked, a small-sized power storage component such as a rechargeable battery, Etc.), and may be implemented with a mercury battery or the like.

8 and 9 are views showing a third embodiment of the antitheft process in the notebook PC antitheft system according to the present invention. In particular, FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 show an example in which when the antitheft dongle 100 is disconnected unauthorizedly from the notebook PC 210, the antitheft dongle 100 provides the operating power from the dongle embedded battery 160 And transmits the second theft condition identification information to the notebook PC 210 and the smart terminal 310 while operating normally.

Step S310: First, the antitheft agent 200 for notebook PC installed in the notebook PC 210 senses that the antitheft dongle 100 is connected to the notebook PC 210 and activates the antitheft mode.

Step S320: The antitheft agent 200 for the notebook PC 200 displays the fact that the antitheft mode is activated on the screen of the notebook PC 210 so that the behavior for stealing the notebook PC 210 is completely canceled.

Step S330: Meanwhile, the antitheft dongle 100 connected to the notebook PC 210 automatically sets the theft monitoring mode at the time of booting.

Step S340: While the notebook PC 210 and the anti-theft dongle 100 are connected, the dongle embedded battery 160 charges the power supplied from the notebook PC 210 through the USB connector 110. [ In the case where the dongle embedded battery 160 is implemented by a mercury battery or the like, this process is omitted.

Step S350: An event occurs in which the antitheft dongle 100 is disconnected from the notebook PC 210 while the theft monitoring mode is activated.

When the connection to the notebook PC 210 is canceled, the anti-theft dongle 100 is constructed with an internal circuit to receive operating power from the built-in battery 160, Even if the USB connection is released, it can be normally operated at least temporarily.

When the antitheft dongle 100 detects the unauthorized disconnection from the notebook PC 210, the antitheft dongle 100 determines that the unauthorized disconnection of the unauthorized connection with the notebook PC 210 is a theft condition and generates the second theft condition identification information and uses the short range wireless communication modules 140, 212 and 311 And wirelessly transmits the second theft condition identification information to the notebook PC 210 and the smart terminal 310. [

Step S380: When the antitheft agent 200 for notebook PC receives the second theft condition identification information from the antitheft dongle 100 through the short-distance wireless communication, the antitheft agent 200 generates a theft warning sound, To inform the surrounding people of the stolen situation.

Step S390: When the theft prevention agent 300 for the smart terminal receives the second theft condition identification information from the anti-theft dongle 100, it provides theft alert information (e.g., an alarm and a warning message) do.

The present invention can also be embodied in the form of computer readable code on a computer readable recording medium. At this time, the computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording apparatuses in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored.

Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage, and the like, and may be implemented in the form of a carrier wave . The computer-readable recording medium can also be stored and executed by a computer-readable code in a distributed manner on a networked computer system. And functional programs, codes, and code segments for implementing the present invention can be easily deduced by programmers skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs.

100: Anti-theft dongle
110: USB connector
120: Position sensor
130: Basic memory
140: Local area wireless communication module
150: Control module
151: Bluetooth control unit
152: Anti-theft control unit
160: Built-in dongle battery
200: Anti-theft agent for notebook PCs
210: Notebook PC
211: USB port
212: short-range wireless communication module
300: Anti-theft agent for smart terminals
310: smart terminal
311: Local area wireless communication module

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It is a theft prevention system of a notebook PC configured by interlocking a smart terminal with a security anti-theft dongle and a notebook PC,
A USB connector 110 for connecting to a USB port of the notebook PC, a position sensor 120 for sensing a positional change, a Bluetooth controller 151 for wirelessly transmitting data to the external device via short-range wireless communication, Aft prevention mode is automatically set at the time of booting of the antitheft dongle, and when the positional change is detected by the position detection sensor, the antitheft control unit transmits the first theft condition identification information to the notebook PC and the pre- (100) comprising: an anti-theft dongle (100);
When a connection is detected, the notebook PC is activated to activate the anti-theft mode to indicate that the anti-theft mode is on the screen, and when receiving the first theft condition identification information from the anti-theft dongle, The anti-theft agent 200;
And a security terminal for activating an alarm standby mode for the notebook PC when the Bluetooth pairing of the antitheft dongle is sensed and receiving the first theft condition identification information from the antitheft dongle via short- Anti-theft agent 300;
And,
The position detection sensor 120 may include at least one of a geomagnetic sensor and an infrared sensor,
The antitheft dongle 100 further comprises a basic memory 130 for storing installation files for the antitheft agent for the notebook PC,
The anti-theft control unit (152) provides an installation file from the basic memory to the notebook PC when the connection between the anti-theft dongle and the notebook PC is detected, system.
The method according to claim 1,
The antitheft dongle 100 further includes a dongle embedded battery 160 for applying power to the antitheft dongle when the connection between the antitheft dongle and the notebook PC is released,
When the detention control unit 152 detects that the connection between the antitheft dongle and the notebook PC is released while the theft monitoring mode is set, the anti-theft control unit 152 transmits the second theft condition identification information to the notebook PC and the smart terminal through short- Lt; / RTI &
The antitheft agent (200) for a notebook PC according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the notebook PC is paired with the antitheft dongle.
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