KR20040000712A - Apparatus and method to authentication multiplex e-ticket that is stored to smartcard - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A device and a method for certificating a multi-electronic ticket stored in a smart card are provided to stabilize service by sorting an electronic ticket of a provider automatically, and storing the electronic ticket at a smart card. CONSTITUTION: A smart card(11) includes IC chip loading a security process module, stores ticket information, and supports a contact IC chip/contactless RF chip for communicating with external terminals. A contact card reader(121) communicates with the smart card(11) through an IC contact point for contact communication. A contactless card reader(122) includes an antenna, an interface module for modulating/demodulating RF signal, and a controller for controlling the interface module. A service main controller controls the smart card(11) and the smart card reader(123), reads information from the smart card(11), and selects and issues wanted ticket. An operator terminal(13) collects and manages transaction data of the electronic ticket.

Description

Apparatus and method to authentication multiplex e-ticket that is stored to smartcard}

The present invention relates to an apparatus for authenticating multiple electronic tickets stored in a smart card, a method and a computer readable recording medium recording a program for realizing the method. A multi-electronic ticket authentication device for selecting an electronic ticket, authenticating the validity of the selected electronic ticket and easily issuing a ticket desired by the user without user intervention, and a computer recording the method and a program for realizing the method. The present invention relates to a readable recording medium.

Currently used e-ticket service requires the service user to perform the step-by-step service procedure directly with the service terminal or the operator to issue a desired ticket among a plurality of tickets stored in the smart card for entry in the field. There is an inconvenience in that the validity test of the is not performed.

Here, the stepped service procedure may take the following method for issuing a ticket desired by a user (that is, a ticket corresponding to the corresponding service) among a plurality of tickets stored in the smart card at the corresponding service site.

First, when an operator intervenes, he or she must exchange questions with the operator to select one of several electronic tickets stored in the smart card.

Second, when the operator does not intervene, that is, when the program installed in the service terminal processes the ticket stored in the smart card, the program installed in the service terminal shows the user several tickets stored in the smart card. In order to select these multiple tickets, the user had to select a desired ticket through a touch screen or a keypad input method.

Therefore, in the current technical field, there is a need for a method for automatically processing the above-described step-by-step service procedure, that is, for easily issuing a ticket desired by the user without user intervention.

The present invention has been proposed in order to meet the above demands, and efficiently selects an electronic ticket of the service provider automatically and multiplies it for authenticity through a security authentication module provided by the electronic ticket issuer. An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic ticket authentication apparatus, a method thereof, and a computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for realizing the method.

1 is an embodiment configuration of an apparatus for authenticating multiple electronic tickets stored in a smart card according to the present invention.

2A to 2C are flowcharts of one embodiment of a method for authenticating multiple electronic tickets stored in a smart card according to the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings

11: smart card 12: multiple electronic ticket authentication unit

121: contact card reader unit 122: contactless card reader unit

123: smart card reader unit 124: service main control unit

125: card authentication unit 1 to card authentication unit n126: ticket authentication unit 1 to ticket authentication unit n

13: operator service terminal

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a device for authenticating multiple electronic tickets stored in a smart card, comprising: information reading means for reading card information and a plurality of electronic ticket information stored in the smart card; Control the authentication of the card information and the corresponding electronic ticket information transmitted through the information reading means, selecting the electronic ticket of the service provider of the plurality of electronic ticket information, and then ticketing the electronic ticket of the authenticated smart card Service main control means for; Multi-card authentication means for authenticating the smart card by running a security authentication program of the card issuer based on the card information under the control of the service main control means; And multiple electronic ticket authentication means for authenticating the validity of the electronic ticket by driving a security authentication program provided by the electronic ticket issuer under the control of the service main control means.

The present invention also provides an electronic ticket authentication system having a processor, comprising: a first function of reading card information and a plurality of electronic ticket information stored in the smart card; A second function of selecting an electronic ticket of a corresponding service provider among the plurality of electronic ticket information; A third function of authenticating the validity of the smart card by driving a security authentication program of the card issuer based on the card information; A fourth function of driving a security certification program provided by the electronic ticket issuer to authenticate the validity of the selected electronic ticket; And a computer-readable recording medium having recorded a program for issuing a corresponding electronic ticket of the authenticated smart card and deleting the issued electronic ticket information from the smart card.

The present invention, through the service terminal installed in the service site multiple electronic tickets issued by various operators stored in the smart card efficiently selects the ticket of the service provider, the security authentication module provided by the electronic ticket issuer (SAM) is an authentication technology that validates its validity.

The above objects, features and advantages will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of an apparatus for authenticating multiple electronic tickets stored in a smart card according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, an apparatus for authenticating multiple electronic tickets stored in a smart card according to the present invention includes digital ticket information (movie, theater, sports, aviation) in order to provide an electronic ticket service. Has an IC (Intergrated Circuit) chip equipped with a security processing module for storing the ticket in the service field distributed in the form of a ticket such as train, railroad, lodging, etc., and verifying validity with an external ticket security authentication module (SAM), A smart card 11 for supporting a contact IC chip or a contactless RF chip for communication with an external terminal, and an IC contact for contact communication with the smart card 11. Contact card reader 121 for performing communication through a point, an antenna for transmitting / receiving an RF (Radio Frequency) signal transmitted from the smart card 11 for contactless communication, transmission Of received RF signal / Smart card reader unit 123 consisting of an interface module for demodulation, a contactless card reader unit 122 having a control unit for control of the interface module, a smart card 11 and a smart card reader unit ( 123 controls the service and reads information from the smart card 11, and the service main control unit 124 for controlling the authentication of the card and the electronic ticket using the same, and selecting and ticketing the desired electronic ticket from the card; Under the control of the main control unit 124, the PLCC (Plastic Lead Chip Carrier) and the SIM (Subscriber Interface Module) Plug-in Type (PIC) that communicate with the smart card 11 to verify the validity of the card. A plurality of card secure application modules (CSAMs) 125 and a Plastic Lead Chip Carrier (PLCC) that verifies the validity of electronic tickets stored in the smart card 11 under the control of the service main controller 124. , SIM plug To the operator service terminal 13 that collects and manages ticketed electronic ticket transaction data under the control of a plurality of types of ticket secure application module (TSAM) 126 and a service main controller 124. It is composed.

2A to 2C are flowcharts illustrating an embodiment of a method for authenticating multiple electronic tickets stored in a smart card according to the present invention, in which a card holder uses a smart card 11 in which an electronic ticket is stored. The process of processing the card identification of the service main control unit 124 and the card authentication with the card authentication unit 125 when inserted into or close to the detailed procedure is as follows.

As shown in FIG. 2A, first, when the smart card 11 is inserted into or in proximity to the smart card reader 123, power is supplied to the card and a reset command is performed (201).

Subsequently, upon receiving an ATR (Answer to Reset) value from the smart card 11 in response to the transmission of a reset command (202), the service main control unit 124 analyzes the received ATR value to identify the smart card issuer. Obtain an identification number (203).

The service main control unit 124 selects the card authentication unit 125 of the card issuer and performs mutual authentication with the smart card 11 (204). In this case, mutual authentication is such that the smart card 11 and the card authentication unit 125 are made through a security key, a security algorithm, and a protocol.

FIG. 2B is a process of selecting a ticket to be ticketed by a service provider (eg, a movie theater, a stadium,…) by reading an electronic ticket of the smart card 11 having been legitimately authenticated in FIG. 2A. same.

First, the electronic ticket stored in the smart card 11 is read, and the head portion of the electronic ticket is extracted (206). The electronic ticket head information includes information that the on-site service provider, such as an electronic ticket issuer, an on-site electronic ticket service provider, a service date, and a service time, is to be selectively ticketed.

Next, the service main control unit 124 analyzes the electronic ticket information read from the smart card 11, and configures the information in the appropriate format for issuing a desired ticket (207).

Subsequently, the unique identification number of the e-ticket issuer is verified to determine whether to cooperate with the on-site service provider (208), and if there is an affiliation with the on-site service provider, whether there is an electronic ticket that matches the unique identification number of the on-site service provider. In order to determine the difference, the electronic ticket data generated in step 207 is compared and searched (209).

If a matching electronic ticket exists, the search result 209 compares the service availability date (YYYYMMDD) of the ticket with the current date (210). At this time, the validity period of the electronic ticket is also determined.

As a result of the comparison 210, when there is an electronic ticket with a matching service available date, the service availability time is compared with the current time (211).

2C is a process of transmitting the electronic ticket accurately selected in step 208 to the ticket authenticator 126 and verifying the validity of the ticket by mutually communicating with the smart card 11 and has the following detailed procedure.

First, in the process of FIG. 2B, the electronic ticket of the corresponding service is checked (212). If the electronic ticket does not exist, an error message is displayed (217). If the electronic ticket exists, the electronic ticket information includes the ticket authentication unit ( 126).

Subsequently, the ticket authenticator 126 verifies the validity and integrity of the ticket using the received electronic ticket information using a security key and an algorithm (213). At this time, the electronic ticket has a unique ticket serial number and MAC (Message Authentication Code) value.

Then, if the value of the electronic ticket authentication result from the ticket authenticator 126 is normal, the service main controller 124 prints the electronic ticket on a physical medium (paper or other recording medium) or uses the service through a display. (214).

Subsequently, when the successful printing or display of the process 214 is completed, the service main controller 124 deletes the ticketed electronic ticket stored in the smart card 11 (215).

In addition, the service main control unit 124 transmits the electronic ticket processed in the process (215) to the operator service terminal 13, the operator service terminal 13 stores the received data, after a predetermined time elapses The electronic ticket issuing agent is transmitted (216).

The method of the present invention as described above may be implemented as a program and stored in a computer-readable recording medium (CD-ROM, RAM, ROM, floppy disk, hard disk, magneto-optical disk, etc.).

The present invention described above is not limited to the above-described embodiments and the accompanying drawings, and various substitutions, modifications, and changes are possible in the art without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. It will be clear to those of ordinary knowledge.

As described above, the present invention can store electronic tickets issued by a plurality of electronic ticket providers in a smart card of a plurality of smart card issuers, and a service user can quickly enter the service site without having to wait for a long time to issue a ticket. Through the TSAM function, the validity of the electronic ticket distributed on the open network such as the Internet can be verified to enable the safe use of the service.

Claims (9)

In the device for authenticating multiple electronic tickets stored in a smart card, Information reading means for reading card information and a plurality of electronic ticket information stored in the smart card; Control the authentication of the card information and the corresponding electronic ticket information transmitted through the information reading means, selecting the electronic ticket of the service provider of the plurality of electronic ticket information, and then ticketing the electronic ticket of the authenticated smart card Service main control means for; Multi-card authentication means for authenticating the smart card by running a security authentication program of the card issuer based on the card information under the control of the service main control means; And Multiple electronic ticket authentication means for authenticating the validity of the electronic ticket by running a security authentication program provided by the electronic ticket issuer under the control of the service main control means Apparatus for authenticating multiple electronic tickets stored in a smart card comprising a. The method of claim 1, The smart card, And a security processing module for storing the card information and the plurality of electronic ticket information and verifying legitimacy with a security authentication program. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The information reading means, Apparatus for authenticating multiple electronic tickets stored in a smart card, characterized in that communication is performed through a contact IC chip or a contactless RF chip reader. The method of claim 3, wherein The multi-card authentication means, Under the control of the service main control means, a Smart Lead Chip Carrier (PLCC) and a Subscriber Interface Module (SIM) Plug-in Type (SIM) type smart that communicate with the smart card to verify the validity of the card. Apparatus for authenticating multiple electronic tickets stored in a smart card, characterized in that consisting of a card security authentication module (CSAM). The method of claim 4, wherein The multiple electronic ticket authentication means, Ticket security of PLCC (Plastic Lead Chip Carrier) and Subscriber Interface Module (SIM) Plug-in Type that verify the validity of the electronic ticket stored in the smart card under the control of the service main control means Apparatus for authenticating multiple electronic tickets stored in a smart card, characterized in that consisting of an authentication module (TSAM). In the method for authenticating multiple electronic tickets stored in a smart card, A first step of reading card information and a plurality of electronic ticket information stored in the smart card; A second step of selecting an electronic ticket of a corresponding service provider among the plurality of electronic ticket information; A third step of authenticating the validity of the smart card by driving a security authentication program of a corresponding card issuer based on the card information; A fourth step of authenticating validity of the selected electronic ticket by driving a security certification program provided by the electronic ticket issuer; And A fifth step of issuing a corresponding electronic ticket of the authenticated smart card and deleting the issued electronic ticket information from the smart card; Method for authenticating multiple electronic tickets stored in a smart card comprising a. The method of claim 6, The smart card, And a security processing module for storing the card information and a plurality of electronic ticket information and verifying legitimacy with a security authentication program. The method according to claim 6 or 7, The electronic ticket information, A method for authenticating multiple electronic tickets stored in a smart card, which is a ticket in a service field distributed in the form of a ticket such as film, theater, sports, aviation, railroad and lodging. In the electronic ticket authentication system equipped with a processor, A first function of reading card information stored in the smart card and a plurality of electronic ticket information; A second function of selecting an electronic ticket of a corresponding service provider among the plurality of electronic ticket information; A third function of authenticating the validity of the smart card by driving a security authentication program of the card issuer based on the card information; A fourth function of driving a security certification program provided by the electronic ticket issuer to authenticate the validity of the selected electronic ticket; And A fifth function of issuing the corresponding electronic ticket of the authenticated smart card and deleting the issued electronic ticket information from the smart card; A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for realizing this.