KR102342733B1 - Smart Card Wallet Device and Method for Using thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a smart card wallet device and a method for using the same, wherein the device according to the invention comprises: a plurality of card fixing parts for which an IC card is fixed; a main body case that slidably accommodates the plurality of card fixing parts; and a control part that deactivates the remaining IC cards except for one IC card among the IC cards fixed to the plurality of card fixing parts. Therefore, the present invention is capable of having an advantage of increasing a recognition rate in a card reader.

Description

Smart Card Wallet Device and Method for Using thereof

The present invention relates to a smart card wallet device and a method for using the same.

The development of IC cards (credit cards, etc.) that combine various transportation cards and transportation card functions has resulted in having two or more transportation cards, which causes multiple recognition errors, so that only one transportation card is used. There is a problem in that it has to be sorted out and taken out, and it causes inconvenience to passengers, as well as delays in billing, causing congestion at the bus boarding gate or subway ticket gate, and in some cases, there is a problem of double billing.

In order to solve this problem, the invention described in Korean Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-2011-0038355 consists of a blocking layer on the sheet that prevents generation of induced electromotive force of a transportation card or data exchange (communication) between the transportation card and the transportation card terminal. and discloses a configuration in which the sheet is adhered to the transportation card by the adhesive force.

However, it is still inconvenient for a user to conveniently select and use a desired card from two or more IC cards. And it was difficult for the user to understand the loss or theft of the IC card. In addition, when two or more IC cards are overlapped, there is a problem that the recognition rate of the card reader may decrease.

Therefore, the technical problem to be solved by the present invention is that a user can easily select and use a desired card from two or more IC cards, and can easily detect loss or theft of an IC card, and when two or more IC cards are overlapped It is to provide a smart card wallet device capable of increasing the recognition rate in an Edo card reader and a method for using the same.

A smart card wallet device according to the present invention for solving the above technical problem includes a plurality of card fixing parts to which an IC card is fixed, a body case for slidably accommodating the plurality of card fixing parts, and a plurality of card storage units. Among the IC cards fixed to the government, except for one IC card, the remaining IC cards include a control unit that deactivates them.

The plurality of card fixing units may include wire wiring for selectively shielding the induced current in the coil of the IC card.

The control unit may control the shielding induced current to flow through the wire wiring of the card fixing unit to which the remaining IC cards are fixed.

The control unit may control the current to flow in a direction opposite to that of the shielding induced current flowing through the wire wiring of the card fixing unit to which the one IC card is fixed.

It may further include a battery for supplying power necessary for the operation of the smart card wallet device.

The plurality of card fixing units may have electrical terminals connected to the wire wires.

An electrical wiring for supplying a current output from the battery to the wire wiring in contact with the electrical terminal may be formed on an inner surface of the main body case.

The smart card wallet device may further include a plurality of sliding slits formed on one side of the body case in the longitudinal direction.

Each of the plurality of card fixing parts may include a holding piece protruding to the outside of the main body case through the plurality of sliding slits.

The smart card wallet device includes a short-range communication unit supporting short-range wireless communication with a mobile terminal, a memory unit for storing data related to the operation of the smart card wallet device, and a display unit for displaying information related to the operation of the smart card wallet device , and may further include a battery for supplying power necessary for the operation of the smart card wallet device.

The controller may activate the IC card corresponding to the card activation signal transmitted from the portable terminal and deactivate the remaining IC cards.

When the mobile terminal moves to a location where one of the IC cards fixed to the plurality of card fixing units is registered or a location corresponding to a transaction merchant, the IC card corresponding to the registered location may be activated.

The mobile terminal may register the IC card selected by the user with the current location requested for IC card registration.

The smart card wallet device may display activated IC card information on the display unit.

When the smart card wallet device and the portable terminal are separated by a predetermined distance or more, an alarm may be output from the smart card wallet device or the portable terminal.

A method of using a smart card wallet device according to the present invention for solving the above technical problem includes the steps of: a mobile terminal receiving a request to register a use place for one of a plurality of IC cards inserted in the smart card wallet device, the mobile terminal registering the current location or transaction affiliated store information in response to the IC card requested to register the use place; transmitting a card activation signal for activating the IC card corresponding to the merchant to the smart card wallet device, and the smart card wallet device activating the IC card corresponding to the card activation signal and deactivating the remaining IC cards includes steps.

According to the present invention, a user can easily select and use a desired card from two or more IC cards, it is possible to easily detect loss or theft of an IC card, and even when two or more IC cards are overlapped, the recognition rate in the card reader is improved. There are advantages to increasing it.

1 is a block diagram of a system including a smart card wallet device and a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of a smart card wallet device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a view illustrating the main body case of FIG. 1 .
FIG. 4 is a view showing an example in which the IC card is inserted into the card fixing part of FIG. 2 .
5 is a block diagram illustrating electronic components of a smart card wallet device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of using a smart card wallet device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Then, with reference to the accompanying drawings, the embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail so that those of ordinary skill in the art can easily carry out the present invention.

1 is a block diagram of a system including a smart card wallet device and a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1 , the smart card wallet device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may be connected to the mobile terminal 200 through short-range wireless communication to exchange various types of information and data.

The mobile terminal 200 includes a memory means such as a smart phone, a tablet PC (Personal Computer), a personal digital assistant (PDA), a web pad, etc. It may consist of a terminal having a communication function, and various applications may be installed to provide various services to users.

The mobile terminal 200 may include a GPS receiving module, and may check the current location through the received GPS signal. In addition, the mobile terminal 200 may include a short-range wireless communication module such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth that supports short-range wireless communication with the smart card wallet device 100 .

2 is a diagram illustrating the hardware configuration of a smart card wallet device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the body case of FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is an IC in the card holder of FIG. It is a diagram showing an example in which the card is inserted.

Referring to FIG. 2 , the smart card wallet device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a body case 110 , a plurality of card fixing units 120 , a display unit 130 , and a circuit unit 140 . can

The body case 110 may be formed of a material, such as plastic, through which electromagnetic waves can pass.

As illustrated in FIG. 3 , the main body case 110 may have a plurality of openings 111 through which the IC card 10 can be drawn in or drawn out. The opening 111 may be formed as many as the number of IC cards 10 that can be accommodated in the body case 110 .

A plurality of sliding slits 113 may be formed on one side of the body case 110 in the longitudinal direction. The sliding slit 113 may also be formed as many as the number of IC cards 10 that can be accommodated in the body case 110 .

The display unit 130 may be disposed on the upper surface of the body case 110 . Of course, according to an embodiment, the display unit 130 may be disposed on the other surface of the main body case 110 .

The circuit unit 140 may be disposed on the rear surface of the main body case 110 . Of course, according to an embodiment, the circuit unit 140 may be disposed on a different surface, and each component of the circuit unit 140 may be disposed on a different surface of the main body case 110 .

The card fixing unit 120 may be fixed by inserting an integrated circuit card (IC) 10 as illustrated in FIG. 4 . The card fixing part 120 may have a card insertion groove formed so that a part of the IC card 10 can be inserted thereinto. The width of the card insertion groove of the card fixing unit 120 may be formed so as to be in close contact with the IC card 10 being inserted thereinto. And the inside of the card insertion groove may be implemented with a material capable of increasing the frictional force with the IC card 10, such as rubber, silicone, resin, or the like.

In the plurality of card fixing units 120 , a wire wiring 121 for selectively shielding or amplifying generation of an induced current may be formed in the coil of the inserted IC card 10 . The wire wiring 121 may be formed of a metal pattern in the form of a mesh.

The plurality of card fixing units 120 may be formed with electrical terminals 123 electrically connected to the wire wiring 121 .

A plurality of electrical wires 115 electrically contacting the electrical terminals 123 may be formed on the inner surface of the body case 110 to correspond to each of the plurality of card fixing units 120 .

The plurality of card fixing units 120 may each have a holding piece 125 formed therein. The gripping piece 125 may protrude to the outside of the main body case 110 through the sliding slit 113 corresponding to the card fixing unit 120 .

When the user holds the gripping piece 125 and moves back and forth of the main body case 110 , the corresponding card fixing unit 120 also slides back and forth in the body case 110 in response to the moving direction of the gripping piece 125 . The user can take out the desired IC card 10 out of the main body case 110 by holding the gripping piece 125 and pulling it toward the front of the main body case 110 .

To use the contact card reader, the IC chip 11 must be brought into contact with the contact terminals of the contact card reader. Therefore, through the sliding function of selectively withdrawing the IC card 10 out of the main body case 110 using the gripping piece 125, the IC card 10 desired for use in a contact type card reader (not shown) is convenient. can be inserted.

5 is a block diagram illustrating electronic components of a smart card wallet device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5 , the smart card wallet device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a short-range communication unit 141 , a memory unit 143 , a control unit 145 , and a battery 147 in the circuit unit 140 . can be mounted

The short-range communication unit 141 may be implemented as a short-range wireless communication module supporting short-range wireless communication such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth with the mobile terminal 200 . Of course, the short-range communication unit 141 may support other short-range wireless communication methods other than those exemplified herein.

The memory unit 143 may store various data related to the operation of the smart card wallet device 100 and may be implemented as a memory device such as ROM, RAM, or flash memory.

The control unit 145 controls the overall operation of the smart card wallet device 100, and may be implemented with a CPU (central processing unit), a microprocessor, or the like.

The battery 147 may store and supply power required for the operation of the smart card wallet device 100 . The battery 147 may be implemented as a rechargeable battery capable of charging and discharging, and may be implemented as a disposable battery according to an embodiment.

The display unit 130 may be implemented as a display module, such as LCD, LED, OLED, which displays information related to the operation of the smart card wallet device 100 . The display unit 130 may display activated IC card information among IC cards inserted into the smart card wallet device 100 .

The electrical wiring 115 may supply the current output from the battery 147 to the wire wiring 121 of the card fixing unit 120 .

The controller 145 may inactivate the remaining IC cards 10 except for one IC card 10 among the IC cards 10 inserted into the plurality of card fixing units 120 . To this end, the control unit 145 flows a current in the first direction to the wire wiring 121 of the card fixing unit 120 in which the IC card 10 selected as inactive is inserted, thereby causing a shielding induced current to flow, and the IC card selected as inactive (10) can be disabled.

On the other hand, the control unit 145 flows a current in the second direction (opposite to the first direction) to the wire wiring 121 of the card fixing unit 120 into which the IC card 10 selected for activation is inserted. ) can be amplified.

Depending on the embodiment, only the IC card 10 selected as inactive allows the shielding induced current to flow, and the amplification of the induced current of the activated and selected IC card 10 may not be applied.

The controller 145 may activate the IC card 10 corresponding to the card activation signal transmitted from the portable terminal 200 and deactivate the remaining IC cards 10 .

When one of the IC cards 10 inserted into the plurality of card fixing units 120 moves to a registered location or a location corresponding to a transaction merchant, the control unit 145 controls the IC card 10 corresponding to the registered location. can be activated.

To this end, when the mobile terminal 200 moves to a registered location or a location corresponding to a transaction merchant, a card activation signal for activating the corresponding IC card 10 may be transmitted to the smart card wallet device 100 .

The mobile terminal 200 may check the current location of the user by using the GPS signal received from the provided GPS reception module.

Meanwhile, the merchant may be a public transportation institution such as a bus or subway. In this case, the specific location may not be registered in the IC card 10, but may be registered in a transaction merchant such as a public transportation institution such as a bus or subway. The mobile terminal 200 supporting BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) receives a beacon signal transmitted from a BLE beacon (Bluetooth Low Energy Beacon) terminal installed in the merchant, and confirms whether the user is located in the merchant. Through this, when the user tags the smart card wallet device 100 to the bus terminal or the smart card wallet device 100 to the card terminal installed at the subway entrance, the IC card 10 registered in the merchant is automatically It is activated and payment can be made.

On the other hand, when the smart card wallet device 100 and the mobile terminal 200 are separated by a predetermined distance or more, the smart card wallet device 100 or the mobile terminal 200 may output an alert.

For example, when the reception strength of the short-range wireless communication signal transmitted from the smart card wallet device 100 decreases below a predetermined standard, the mobile terminal 200 may output a vibration or sound to output an alert to the user.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of using a smart card wallet device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6 , first, a user can insert a plurality of IC cards 10 into the smart card wallet device 100 by fixing each of the plurality of IC cards 10 to the card fixing unit 120 ( S605 ).

By executing an application (hereinafter referred to as a 'card wallet app') for managing the smart card wallet device 100 in the mobile terminal 200, the IC card 10 insertion state can be checked in the smart card wallet device 100 ( S610). For example, if the smart card wallet device 100 has three card fixing units 120 , it is possible to check whether the IC card 10 is currently inserted into the three card fixing units 120 . To this end, the card fixing unit 120 may be provided with a physical switch (not shown) that is turned on when the IC card 10 is inserted, and is turned off when the IC card 10 is inserted. Of course, depending on the embodiment, when the configuration for checking whether the IC card 10 is inserted into the card fixing unit 120 is not provided, the step S610 may be omitted.

The user may select the IC card registration menu on the menu screen of the card payment app and request the mobile terminal 200 to register a place of use for one of the plurality of IC cards 10 inserted in the smart card wallet device 100 . (S615).

When step S610 is performed, only the UI (User Interface) (eg, button icon, check box, etc.) corresponding to the card fixing unit 120 in which the IC card 10 is inserted is activated so that the user wants to register the place of use. You can choose an IC card.

Meanwhile, if step S610 is omitted, an IC card registration menu screen may be implemented so that one of the plurality of card fixing units 120 provided in the smart card wallet device 100 can be selected. In this case, the use place registration is performed with respect to the IC card 10 fixed to the selected card fixing unit 120 .

Next, according to an embodiment, the mobile terminal 200 may receive a selection from the user to register a current location and register a transaction merchant (S620).

When the current location registration is selected (S620-A), the mobile terminal 200 may register the current location obtained through the GPS reception signal in response to the IC card requested to register the use place (S625).

Meanwhile, when the transaction merchant registration is selected (S620-B), the mobile terminal 200 may register the transaction merchant information included in the beacon signal received at the current location in response to the IC card requested to register the place of use (S630). ).

The information registered in step S625 or step S630 may be stored in the memory of the portable terminal 200 . According to an embodiment, the information registered in step S625 or S630 may be transferred and stored from the mobile terminal 200 to the smart card wallet device 100 .

Afterwards, if the user possesses the mobile terminal 200 and the smart card wallet device 100, and the card use location is located at a registered location or a location corresponding to a transaction merchant (S635), the card wallet app is the mobile terminal 200 ) may transmit a card activation signal for activating the IC card 10 corresponding to the location to the smart card wallet device 100 (S640). When determining the location by the GPS signal in step S635, if it is within a predetermined radius based on the registered location, it may be determined that the location is registered as the card use place. On the other hand, the determination of whether the location is located in a place corresponding to the transaction merchant may be determined by whether a beacon signal transmitted from the beacon terminal of the transaction merchant is received.

Next, the smart card wallet device 100 may activate the IC card 10 corresponding to the card activation signal transmitted in step S640 and deactivate the remaining IC cards (S645).

An embodiment of the present invention includes a computer-readable medium including program instructions for performing various computer-implemented operations. This medium records a program for executing the method described above. The medium may contain program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. Examples of such media include hard disks, magnetic media such as floppy disks and magnetic tapes, optical recording media such as CDs and DVDs, optical disks and magneto-optical media, program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, etc. hardware devices configured to store and perform Examples of program instructions include not only machine language codes such as those generated by a compiler, but also high-level language codes that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like.

Although preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications and improvements by those skilled in the art using the basic concept of the present invention as defined in the following claims are also provided. is within the scope of the

Claims (12)

a plurality of card fixing units to which an integrated circuit card (IC card) is fixed;
a body case for slidably accommodating the plurality of card fixing units; and
A control unit that deactivates the remaining IC cards except for one IC card among the IC cards fixed to the plurality of card fixing units
including,
The control unit is
A smart card wallet device that activates an IC card corresponding to a card activation signal transmitted from a mobile terminal and deactivates the remaining IC cards. In claim 1,
The plurality of card fixing units include wire wiring for selectively shielding the induced current in the coil of the IC card,
The control unit is a smart card wallet device for controlling the shielding induced current to flow through the wire wiring of the card fixing unit to which the remaining IC cards are fixed. In claim 2,
The control unit is a smart card wallet device for controlling the current to flow in the opposite direction to that of the shielding induced current flowing through the wire wiring of the card fixing unit to which the one IC card is fixed. 4. In claim 2 or 3,
Further comprising a battery for supplying power necessary for the operation of the smart card wallet device,
The plurality of card fixing parts are formed with electrical terminals connected to the wire wiring,
A smart card wallet device in which an electrical wiring for supplying a current output from the battery to the wire wiring in contact with the electrical terminal is formed on the inner surface of the main body case. In claim 1,
Further comprising a plurality of sliding slits formed in the longitudinal direction on one side of the body case,
Each of the plurality of card fixing units includes a holding piece protruding to the outside of the main body case through the plurality of sliding slits. In claim 1,
A short-distance communication unit that supports short-range wireless communication with a mobile terminal;
a memory unit for storing data related to the operation of the smart card wallet device;
A display unit for displaying information related to the operation of the smart card wallet device, and
A battery that supplies power necessary for the operation of the smart card wallet device
A smart card wallet device further comprising a. delete In claim 1,
A smart card wallet device that activates the IC card corresponding to the registered location when the mobile terminal moves to a location in which one of the IC cards fixed to the plurality of card fixing units is registered or a location corresponding to a transaction merchant. In claim 1,
The mobile terminal is
A smart card wallet device that registers an IC card selected by the user with the current location requested for IC card registration. In claim 6,
A smart card wallet device for displaying activated IC card information on the display unit. In claim 1,
When the smart card wallet device and the mobile terminal are separated by a predetermined distance or more, an alert is output from the smart card wallet device or the mobile terminal. receiving, by the mobile terminal, a request to register a place of use for one of a plurality of IC cards inserted into the smart card wallet device;
registering, by the mobile terminal, the current location or transaction merchant information in response to the IC card requested to register the place of use;
When the mobile terminal is located at a location where the place of use is registered or a location corresponding to a merchant, a card activation signal for activating the IC card corresponding to the registered location or merchant is transmitted to the smart card wallet device step, and
activating, by the smart card wallet device, an IC card corresponding to the card activation signal and deactivating the remaining IC cards;
A method of using a smart card wallet device comprising:

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