KR20010037616A - Method for locating a computer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for searching position of a computer is provided to easily look for the computer in case of theft and loss and by searching the position of the computer through Internet using the computer's characteristic ID. CONSTITUTION: Each computer has a characteristic ID and is connected to a communication server(20) through Internet. The communication server(20) registers the ID received from each computer connected to oneself to a database). A first computer(10) transmits a requirement signal of position search for looking for the position of a lost second computer(30) and the characteristic ID of the second computer(30) to the communication server(20). The communication server(20) transmits the characteristic ID of the second computer(30) and ID searching command to each computer according to the requirement signal of the position search received from the first computer(10). Each computer compares oneself ID with the characteristic ID of the second computer(30) according to the ID searching command received from the communication server(20) and transmits an Internet protocol address to the communication server(20) if oneself ID is identical with the characteristic ID of the second computer(30). The communication server(20) looks for the position of the second computer(30) with the lost ID by reading the IP address after receiving the IP address from the second computer(30) and transmits the information about the second computer(30) to the first computer(10).

Description

How to locate your computer {METHOD FOR LOCATING A COMPUTER}

The present invention relates to a method of determining the location of a computer, and more particularly, to a method of identifying a computer location using the internet and transmitting the same to a user computer.

In general, a computer is assigned to a central processing unit, a hard disk, a main board, an interface, etc. at the time of product shipment, and then sold to a customer through a distributor or the like. This unique ID is used as a product number for identifying each computer.

As described above, in the case where a computer with an ID is stolen or lost due to special circumstances, the computer user must bear a huge business loss due to the lost computer, thereby increasing the economic burden of purchasing a new computer. There was a problem.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, the object of the present invention is to identify the location of the computer to be transmitted to the user computer to identify the stolen and lost computer location by searching for the unique ID of the computer connected through the Internet In providing a method.

In the present invention to achieve this purpose, the computer positioning method of each computer has a unique ID assigned to it, when each computer is connected to the communication server through the Internet, the unique ID of each computer to the communication server Registered; Transmitting a location search request signal to a communication server to locate a lost computer at any one of the plurality of computers; Transmitting an ID search command to each computer via the Internet along with a unique ID assigned to the lost computer according to a location search request signal received from the search computer in the communication server; Comparing the own ID and the unique ID of the lost computer at each computer according to the ID search command received from the communication server, and transmitting the Internet protocol address of the computer having the same ID to the communication server; Sending, at the communication server, an internet protocol address received from a computer having the same ID to the search computer.

1 is a block diagram to which a computer positioning method is applied according to the present invention;

2 is a detailed flowchart illustrating a method of locating a computer according to the present invention.

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10: first computer 20: communication server

30, ...: second computer 32: interface unit

34: central processing unit 36: memory

A: Internet

B: Database

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail the configuration and operation of the present invention.

1 is a block diagram for performing a method for locating a computer using a unique ID according to the present invention, and includes a plurality of computers 10, 30,..., And communication servers connected through the Internet A. 20).

Among the plurality of computers 10, 30,..., The first and second computers 10, 30 have an interface 32, a central processing unit 34, a memory 36, and the Internet (A). Is connected to the communication server 20, and a unique ID is assigned to each component of the first computer 10 or the second computer 30, for example, a central processing unit, a hard disk, a main board, and an interface. This unique ID may be stored in the memory 36 of the first computer 10 or the second computer 30, or may be stored in the interface 32 of the first computer 10 or the second computer 30. It may be.

With reference to the flowchart of FIG. 2, the positioning method of a computer in this invention which has the above-mentioned structure is demonstrated in detail.

First, according to the present invention, the first and second computers 10 and 30 are terminals having unique IDs assigned to them at the time of product shipment, respectively, and are respectively referred to as Internet Protocol (hereinafter, abbreviated as IP) addresses. Is assigned. Here, the IP address is a 32-bit address defined in the Internet protocol, and is generally expressed using decimal numbers and dots, such as 128. 1.1. 1.

The first computer 10 is a terminal used by a user to find his or her lost computer, and the remaining plurality of computers 30, ... are a plurality of terminals including a stolen and lost terminal that the user wants to find. When such a plurality of computers (30, ...) is connected to the communication server 20, which is an Internet service provider through the Internet (A), it provides its ID to the communication server 20, the communication server 20 is IDs received from a plurality of computers 10, 30, ... connected to themselves are registered in a database B (abbreviated as DB below).

After the first computer 10 accesses the communication server 20, which is an Internet service provider, via the Internet A, the first computer 10 transmits a unique ID of the lost computer along with a location search request signal for locating the lost computer. Transfer to 20 (step 201).

The communication server 20 searches whether the received unique ID is registered in the DB (B) in response to the location search request signal received from the first computer 10. As a result of the search, when the unique ID is registered in the DB (B), a plurality of computers 30 connected to the ID search command via the Internet A together with the unique ID assigned to the lost computer to find the lost computer. ..) (step 202). Thereafter, the communication server 20 waits in a reception state to receive a response message corresponding to the ID search command (step 203).

On the other hand, the second computer 30, which is a lost computer among the plurality of computers 30, ..., includes an interface unit 32, a central processing unit 34, and a memory 36. The interface unit 32 transmits the ID search command received from the communication server 20 via the Internet A and the unique ID of the lost computer to the central processing unit 34 (step 204).

The central processing unit 34 responds to the ID search command transmitted from the interface unit 32 and compares its ID stored in the memory 36 with the unique ID received from the interface unit 32 to determine whether they are the same. The determination is made (step 205).

If the unique ID and its ID stored in the memory are not the same in the determination step 205, the central processing unit 34 ignores the ID search command received from the interface unit 32 (step 206). On the other hand, if the unique ID and its ID stored in the memory are the same in the determination step 205, the central processing unit 34 uses the IP address assigned to the interface unit 32 and the Internet A. To the communication server 20 (step 207).

The communication server 20 receives the IP address from the second computer 30 via the Internet A, and then reads the IP address to determine the location of the second computer 30 having the lost ID, and grasps it. Information about the second computer 30 is transmitted to the first computer 10 (step 208).

The present invention as described above, by searching for the unique ID of the computer connected via the Internet to search for stolen and lost computer location, it is easy to find the computer in the event of theft or loss, it is possible to prevent theft or distribution of lost items at the source It can be effective.

Claims (1)

In a method for locating a lost computer among a plurality of computers connected to a communication server through the Internet, Each computer has a unique ID assigned to it, and when each computer is connected to the communication server via the Internet, a unique ID of each computer is registered with the communication server; Transmitting a location search request signal to the communication server to locate a lost computer at any one of the plurality of computers; Transmitting, at the communication server, an ID search command to the respective computers via the Internet along with a unique ID assigned to the lost computer according to a location search request signal received from the search computer; Comparing each computer's own ID with a unique ID of the lost computer according to an ID search command received from the communication server, and transmitting an Internet protocol address of a computer having the same ID to the communication server; Sending, at the communication server, an internet protocol address received from a computer having the same ID to the search computer.