KR20040017748A - Method and System For Making Auto Budget Book With Smartcard - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method and a system for writing/managing a car-keeping book using a smart card are provided to write/offer the car-keeping book to a driver by automatically extracting a driving distance from the smart card and receiving a repair or oiling particulars when the driver pays a repair or oil expense with the smart card. CONSTITUTION: The system comprises a car-keeping book server(100) of a credit card company, a smart card reader(200) of a repair shop or a gas station, and a client terminal(300) of the driver. The car-keeping book server constructs a database by receiving the driving distance, the repair particulars, and the oiling particulars from the smart card, and provides it to the client terminal. The smart card reader reads the settlement information and the driving distance data stored in the smart card, and transmits it to the car-keeping book server through the VAN(Value Added Network). The car-keeping book server comprises a server engine, web pages, a settlement module, a user certification module, a car-keeping book management module, a web page generating module, an e-mail generating module, and the database.

Description

How to make and manage your car book using smart card and its system {Method and System For Making Auto Budget Book With Smartcard}

The present invention relates to a method and system for creating and managing a subsidiary book using a smart card, and specifically, by using a smart card recorded with a mileage as a payment means during maintenance or refueling of a car, the maintenance or the mileage together with the mileage. The present invention relates to a method and system for receiving and filling fueling history and creating and managing a subsidiary book database.

The bookkeeping book is a book that records the maintenance history and fueling amount according to the mileage of the vehicle, similar to the bookkeeping book that records the income and expenses of the household. In order to create a car book, it is necessary to record car maintenance, consumables replacement history, and oil quantity, etc. In general, the owners of the car want to prepare a car book, but the situation is rarely put into practice.

Recently, a service that manages data in the form of a car care book and provides various additional services using the Internet network for the replacement cycle of a vehicle's consumables has appeared, but the user has to input data one by one like the car care book described above. The limitation is that it can only be used when online.

Meanwhile, Korean Utility Model Publication No. 1998-12852 discloses a method of storing driving information using a card type vehicle key. By storing the car mileage and vehicle status in the card type vehicle key, the stability of the vehicle can be improved and used vehicle can be easily identified.

If the vehicle driving information stored in the card type vehicle key can be automatically extracted and provided to the driver on the Internet, the driver will be able to efficiently manage the car without having to make an effort to create the account book. .

The present invention has been made from the above-described prior art and the like, when the driver pays the vehicle maintenance or fueling cost with a smart card, the driver automatically extracts the mileage from the smart card and receives the maintenance or oiling details together to create a car account book. It is intended to provide to the driver.

In addition, it is an object of the car management is smoothly performed by informing the driver of the replacement time of the automotive consumables from the created car account book.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be described below and will be appreciated by the practice of the invention. In addition, the objects and advantages of the present invention can be realized by means and combinations indicated in the claims.

1 is a block diagram of a network system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a functional diagram of a subsidiary server according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of generating a car accounting unit according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a diagram illustrating a car book DB according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of reading a car book according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a diagram illustrating a user information DB according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a process of notifying vehicle maintenance details according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

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100: car account book server 200: smart card reader

300: client terminal 102: server engine

104: web page 106: payment module

108: user authentication module 110: subsidiary book management module

112: web page generation module 114: e-mail generation module

120: database

The present invention for achieving the above object is a method for creating a client's car book by receiving the mileage and car book details using a computer, inputting smart card payment information as a payment means for the amount corresponding to the car book details Receiving step; Receiving a vehicle mileage and a book accounting history together with the payment information; Storing the vehicle mileage and car book details in a database when the smart card payment is approved; And generating the mileage and the subdivision details from the database as a web page, and subsequently output the web page to the client in response to a request of the client.

In addition, the present invention provides a method for managing a client's account book using a computer, comprising the steps of: receiving and storing a car maintenance history to be exchanged according to a predetermined mileage and the travel transaction from the client; Extracting a recently updated mileage from a database storing the mileage of the client and the subsidiary book details; Comparing the extracted driving distance with the input predetermined driving distance; And if exceeded, transmitting the input car maintenance history to a client.

In addition, a device for notifying a client of maintenance matters according to the mileage of a vehicle using a computer, the device comprising: a storage device; Database; And a processing device connected to the storage device and a database, wherein the storage device stores a program for controlling the processing device, and the database updates and stores the mileage and maintenance history of the client vehicle. Receives and stores from the client a predetermined mileage and car maintenance to be exchanged according to the mileage, and extracts the recently updated mileage from the database to compare whether the entered mileage is exceeded, and if the maintenance is exceeded It is run by a program that sends the details to the client by e-mail.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Prior to this, terms or words used in the present specification and claims should not be construed as being limited to the common or dictionary meanings, and the inventors should properly explain the concept of terms in order to best explain their own invention. Based on the principle that can be defined, it should be interpreted as meaning and concept corresponding to the technical idea of the present invention.

Therefore, the embodiments described in the specification and the drawings shown in the drawings are only the most preferred embodiment of the present invention and do not represent all of the technical idea of the present invention, various modifications that can be replaced at the time of the present application It should be understood that there may be equivalents and variations.

1 shows a network system according to the invention. Referring to the drawings, the entire system is composed of a car account book server 100 of the credit card company side, a smart card reader 200 of the car repair shop or gas station side, the client terminal 300 of the car driver side.

The subsidiary server 100 and the smart card reader 200 are connected to a value-added communication network (VAN) similar to a general credit card reader, and the client terminal 300 and the subsidiary server are wired / wireless internet networks and public telephone networks capable of data communication. (PSTN), mobile communication networks, etc.

The subsidiary server 100 receives a mileage, maintenance history, lubrication history, etc. of the client car to build a database and serves as a web page to the client. At this time, the driving distance is preferably received from the payment smart card.

A smart card is a card in which electronic circuits are embedded in a plastic card. The smart card can store more data than a magnetic card and has its own computing power. Recently, as the functions of credit cards are gradually diversified, credit cards that used magnetic stripe cards are gradually replaced by smart cards.

In order to input the driving distance to the smart card, a smart card writer is provided in a predetermined part of the driver's seat to receive the mileage data from the tachometer and write it to the smart card, and to record the mileage when the smart card is inserted. desirable. In addition, when a smart card is registered as a vehicle start key and the smart card is inserted into the vehicle to start the vehicle, it is preferable to record the driving distance by the smart card recognition unit that recognizes the vehicle key. The smart card recognition unit receives the driving distance from the tachometer, converts the digital data, and records the driving distance on the smart card.

The technology for storing and inputting certain data into a smart card is a well-known technique widely used in the art, and thus detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The smart card reader 200 is a device that reads client payment information and vehicle mileage data stored in the smart card internal memory and transmits the data to the credit card company side car server 100 through a value added communication network (VAN). The smart card reader 200 is generally used in a car repair shop or a gas station to pay for maintenance or fueling costs using a smart card.

The client terminal 300 is a computer on the Internet end user side that reads the accounting unit generated according to the present invention. Preferably, the client terminal 300 adopts a laptop computer or a handheld PC, but is not necessarily limited thereto. It should be interpreted as including all information and communication terminals that can be received. Accordingly, the cellular phone, the PCS, and the PDA may also be the client terminal 300.

In addition, the client terminal 300 is a typical system component, which loads a web page based on a Uniform Resource Locator (URL), interprets the HTML (Hyper-Text Markup Language) code, and displays the web page on a monitor. ) Operating system (OS) programs that manage and control programs and computer systems as a whole.

2 shows a functional configuration of the subsidiary server 100 according to the present invention. Referring to the drawings, the subsidiary server 100 is a server engine 102, a plurality of web pages 104, payment module 106, user authentication module 108, subsidiary account management module 110, web page generation module ( 112, the e-mail generating module 114, and the database 120.

The server engine 102 provides various web pages 104 to the accessing client terminal 300 and provides a platform for server-side programs such as the above modules.

Here, the web page 104 is preferably written in HTML format, but may be written in any format as long as it can be read by a computer system.

The payment module 106 is a program for credit card payment, and the user authentication module 108 is a program for performing user authentication of an accessing client.

The subsidiary book management module 110 is a program for storing and managing the driving distance and the subsidiary book details in the subsidiary book DB (120b) in relation to the subsidiary book creation.

Web page generation module 112 is a program for generating a web page by converting the HTML code so that it can be output to the client accessing the book contents stored in the subsidiary DB (120b).

The e-mail generation module 113 is a program for creating and transmitting an e-mail on the maintenance details in order to inform the client of the vehicle consumable replacement time and maintenance details.

Hereinafter, the functions and the interrelationships of the respective modules will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of constructing the account book DB 120b. For convenience, the client will be described as an example of receiving a car maintenance at a car repair shop and paying with a smart card, but the car repair shop may be a gas station.

First, when the car maintenance is completed, the client detaches the smart card that is attached to the car and records the mileage and presents it to the car repair shop as a payment means (steps S30, S32, S34).

The car repair shop inserts the smart card into the smart card reader 200 and inputs a payment amount and a car maintenance history by using a separate keypad (step S36). Car maintenance history can use the promised code to minimize the amount of data. For example, you can enter 11 for engine oil change, 12 for mission oil change, 13 for coolant change.

The smart card reader 200 extracts the credit card payment information and the car mileage from the smart card and transmits it to the car account book server 100 of the credit card company side together with the payment amount and car maintenance details (steps S38 and S40).

The payment module 106 of the car account book server 100 of the credit card company side checks whether the smart card is a usable credit card when the payment information is transmitted from a car repair shop and determines whether the payment is approved. The payment module 106 is briefly described since it is a part related to the credit card company's inherent task with respect to the use of the credit card. The payment module 106 may be implemented as a separate payment server, and various modules may be added in connection with secure credit card use such as user credit determination, user approval, and payment amount recording.

If the payment is approved by the payment module 106, the subsidiary book management module 110 stores the transmitted mileage and maintenance history in the subsidiary book DB (120b). The subsidiary DB 120b may be constructed as a relational database or an object database by separating each client using a smart card. The subsidiary address of the client is stored in the user information DB 120a which will be described later. Therefore, the subsidiary book management module 110 checks the subsidiary book address in the user information DB (120a) and stores the transmitted mileage and maintenance history in the corresponding address. 4 illustrates the subsidiary unit DB 120b.

When the saving of the sub-step DB (120b) is completed, the web page generation module 112 generates and stores the web page 104 so that the mileage and maintenance history can be output to the HTML coded access. Therefore, the client who has received the car maintenance later may access his / her account book server 100 using the client terminal 300 and check his / her account book.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a process in which a client accesses the subsidiary account server 100 through the client terminal 300 to view the subsidiary account and input a vehicle consumable replacement time. For convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the network is a wired Internet network based on the World Wide Web, and the client terminal 300 accesses the subordinate server 100 by way of example. However, it is a matter of course that the present invention is not necessarily limited to these examples. In addition, in the description, the client performs various operations on the subsidiary server 300 through the network using its client terminal 300, but for convenience of explanation, the client directly performs the specific operation on the subsidiary server 300. It may be described as if. However, even in this case, it should be understood that the client performs a specific operation via the client terminal 300 equipped with data communication means.

Referring to the drawing, when the client accesses the subsidiary server 100, the subsidiary server 100 transmits and outputs the subsidiary account initial screen (default.html) web page 104 to the client (step S60).

When the client successfully connects, the client logs in by inputting his / her user authentication information into the web page login window. In order to log in, you may need to register separately. Alternatively, the user can log in by entering a card ID uniquely assigned to the smart card or entering credit information (card number and expiration date). In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the smart card ID (ISO14443 standard UID) is user authentication information.

When the smart card ID is input by the client, the user authentication module 108 checks whether the user is a legitimate user from the user information DB 120a. The legitimate user refers to a user registered in the user information DB 120a. User information DB (120a) is preferably registered with the vehicle information when the smart card is issued. 6 illustrates a user information DB 120a.

If the user authentication is successful, the client requests the subsidiary account to read its subsidiary account (step S64). The account book request may be performed by a click means such as a mouse on the account book request button of the web page 104.

If there is a request from the client for the subsidiary account book management module 110 outputs the subsidiary account of the client from the subsidiary account DB (120b) to the web page 104 to the client with reference to the subsidiary address of the user information DB (120a) (step S66) .

The client reads the output book book and inputs a matter to be maintained in the future by referring to the current mileage of the vehicle (step S68). That is, when the current driving distance is 10000Km, when the driving distance becomes 15000Km, information is input to the subsidiary server 100 to exchange engine oil. By doing so, the subsidiary server 100 can notify the client of the maintenance when the corresponding travel distance.

In addition, instead of inputting the mileage for the replacement of vehicle consumables, the engine oil may be exchanged every 5000 Km so as to notify the engine oil replacement time.

E-mail can be used as a means of informing the client of the exchange time. The client inputs an e-mail address to the receiving means together with the maintenance details input (step S70).

The subsidiary book management module 110 stores the input mileage, maintenance details, and an e-mail address in the user information DB 120a and ends the connection (step S72).

When the details to be maintained according to the mileage are completed as described above, the subsidiary server 100 monitors the mileage of the client vehicle input from the smart card and informs the client of the corresponding maintenance details when a certain condition is met.

7 shows a process in which the subsidiary server 100 notifies the client of details to be maintained according to the mileage.

Referring to the drawing, the subsidiary book management module 110 extracts the recently updated travel distance from the subsidiary book DB (120b) (step S80). Then, the mileage input by the client is extracted from the user DB 120a as described in FIG. 5 (step S82).

The subsidiary book management module 110 compares the updated driving distance with the client input driving distance and determines whether the updated driving distance is a larger value (step S84). If the updated driving distance is greater, the e-mail generation module 114 writes out the maintenance details by e-mail and sends an e-mail to the registered e-mail address (step S86).

If the client inputs to replace the vehicle consumable A at every Km of mileage, it extracts the mileage when the vehicle consumable A is finally replaced, and compares whether the client's input sum is greater than the updated mileage. do. For example, in the process described in FIG. 5, when the client inputs the engine oil to be replaced every 5000 Km, if the mileage when the engine oil is finally replaced is 10000 Km, the updated mileage exceeds 15000 Km. In this case, an e-mail notifying engine oil change is written and sent.

The client may check the e-mail sent by the subsidiary book server 100, exchange the vehicle consumables, or perform maintenance of the vehicle, thereby enabling efficient vehicle management. In the above description, the receiving means of the client may be not only an electronic mail but also a short message service (SMS) of a mobile communication terminal. In this case, the e-mail generation module 114 of the subsidiary server 100 may be replaced with a text message transmission module (not shown). The text message is transmitted to the mobile communication terminal registered by the client via the SMS server of the mobile communication company.

As described above, although the present invention has been described by way of limited embodiments and drawings, the present invention is not limited thereto and is intended by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Of course, various modifications and variations are possible within the scope of equivalent claims.

According to the method and system for creating and managing a book book using the smart card of the present invention, the book book can be automatically created by using a credit card, and the vehicle consumable replacement time can be known through an e-mail or a mobile phone SMS service. Therefore, the driver can reduce the effort to write the car book and extend the life of the car through proper car management. Furthermore, the subsidiary book may be usefully used as reliable data even in used car sales.

Claims (8)

As a method of creating a client's car book book by inputting the mileage and car book book details using a computer, a) receiving smart card payment information as a payment means for the amount corresponding to the sub-book details; b) receiving a vehicle mileage and a car book details together with the payment information; c) storing the vehicle mileage and account book details in a database when the smart card payment is approved; And d) generating the mileage and the car book details from the database as a web page; And subsequently outputting the web page to the client in response to the client's request. The method of claim 1, The mileage is recorded on the payment smart card by a mileage recording device mounted inside the vehicle, How to create a car book using a smart card, characterized in that the step b) receives the driving distance from the smart card. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The subsidiary account history is a car maintenance history, using the smart card, characterized in that the fuel flow rate. A method of managing a client's account book using a computer, a) receiving and storing a predetermined driving distance and car maintenance to be maintained according to the driving distance from the client; b) extracting a recently updated mileage from a database storing the mileage of the client, the car book details; c) comparing whether the extracted mileage exceeds a predetermined mileage input from the client in step a); And d) if exceeded, transmitting the input car maintenance history to the client; the car account book management method comprising a. The method of claim 4, wherein and d) means for transmitting the account book management method characterized in that the e-mail. The method of claim 4, wherein and a step d) means for transmitting is a mobile phone short message service (SMS). A device that uses a computer to notify a client of maintenance needs based on the mileage of a car. Memory; Database; A processing device connected with the storage device and the database; The storage device stores a program for controlling the processing device, The database updates and stores the mileage and maintenance history of the client car, The processing device, Receives and saves the car mileage to be maintained according to the mileage and the mileage from the client. Extract recently updated mileage from the database and compare whether the entered mileage is exceeded. If exceeded, the account book management system characterized in that it operates by a program for transmitting the maintenance details to the client by e-mail. The method of claim 7, wherein The mileage management system of claim 1, wherein the mileage of the database is stored in the vehicle by being inputted from a payment smart card in which the mileage is recorded.