KR20060115032A - Appendix lecture file supply system using mobile telecommunication terminal having rf tag reader module and rf tag - Google Patents

Abstract

A system for supplying an appendix lecture file using an RF tag and a mobile terminal equipped with an RF reading module is provided to enable a user to conveniently use the appendix lecture file supplied with teaching material by making the mobile terminal obtain appendix lecture file information from an appendix lecture RF tag attached to the teaching material and transmit the obtained information to a management server. An appendix(10) is equipped with the RF tag(11) storing the information for the appendix lecture file. The mobile terminal(20) includes an RF reading terminal(21) reading the RF tag, an RF antenna(22), and a CPU(20A). The management server(30) receives the appendix lecture file information from the mobile terminal and transmits the appendix lecture file matched with the received information to the mobile terminal. If the mobile terminal reads the appendix lecture file information of the RF tag and connects communication with the management server, the mobile terminal transmits the obtained information to the management server and the management server transmits the appendix lecture file matched with the received information to the mobile terminal.

Description

Appendix Lecture File Supply System Using Mobile Telecommunication Terminal Having RF Tag Reader Module and RF Tag}

1 is a block diagram of an exemplary appended lecture file supply system according to the present invention;

2 is a block diagram of an exemplary mobile communication terminal to which the present invention is applied;

3 is a flowchart of an appended lecture file supply system according to the present invention;

4 is a block diagram of a typical RF reader applied to an RFID system.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

1: appended lecture file supply system of the present invention

10: Book Appendix 11: RF Tags

20: mobile communication terminal (mobile phone) 20A: CPU

21: RF reading module 22: RF antenna

30: management server 40: mobile carrier

50: smart chip 60: RF antenna selection module

(Technology)

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal equipped with an RF reading module and an appendix lecture file supply system using an RF tag, and more specifically, to a mobile communication terminal equipped with an RF reading module from an RF tag attached as an appendix to a textbook. Appendix lecture file supply system that acquires lecture file information and transfers the acquired file information to the management server through mobile communication to download the lecture file corresponding to the transmitted file information and learn through mobile communication terminal It is about.

(Background)

As is widely known, an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) system is a system that processes information by non-contactly identifying an RF tag through a radio signal, and includes a built-in RF reader and unique information for reading and decoding. It consists of an RF tag and associated operating software.

The RF reader reads the unique information recorded on the RF tag through wireless communication with the RF tag, including the transceiver, the decoder, and the antenna, and inputs new information into the RF tag when the RF tag is a tag that can be read and written. Sometimes.

RF tags, including semiconductor transponder chips and antennas, provide unique information recorded through communication with RF readers, and are passive and battery operated by receiving energy from radio signals from the reader without an internal power source. There is an included active type, and is provided in various forms such as tag type as well as card type or label type.

4 is a block diagram of a typical RF reader applied to an RFID system.

As shown, the general RF reader 100 includes a microprocessor 110 for controlling the overall RF reading process, an RF reading module 120 for reading the RF tag 200, and a memory 130 for storing various data. ), A key input unit 140 for inputting necessary contents, a monitor 150 for displaying necessary contents, and an RF antenna 160 for wireless communication with the RF tag 200. Such an RFID system uses various frequency ranges such as 125 kHz, 134 kHz, 13.56 MHz, 433 MHz, and 890 MHz-960 MHz for RF wireless communication between the RF reader and the RF tag.

Such RFID system is used as a system for non-contact transmission and reception of predetermined information using wireless communication in various fields such as document management, logistics management, identity verification, document authentication, and automates various tasks that were conventionally relied on the hands of people. It has become possible, and its scope of use is gradually expanding.

In particular, the RFID system is very easy to use, saves time by recognizing multiple tags at the same time, maintains complete security by preventing forgery, and expands the system and enables bidirectional communication. As it has long recognition distance, it can be applied to various environmental conditions, non-contact, semi-permanent use without malfunction, etc., and it is rapidly replacing the existing bar code system, and is a major element of ubiquitous. Perched.

As described above, in order to operate an RFID system, an RF reader capable of reading an RF tag is required. In fact, without such an RF reader, information of the RF tag cannot be utilized. In this regard, a technology has been proposed in which an RF reader is coupled to a mobile communication terminal (e.g., a mobile phone), which is widely used as a daily necessity, to utilize a mobile communication terminal for reading an RF tag. 10-2004-0028834 (published on April 03, 2004) is an electronic tag reading system using a mobile communication terminal.

In the case of educational books such as various textbooks, textbooks are often provided along with CDs or cassette tapes that contain the contents of the textbooks in voice or video. In some cases, the supplementary lecture files provided with the book can be downloaded to the personal computer via the Internet.

However, this conventional supplementary lecture file supply method requires a user to have a cassette record player, a CD player, or an MP3 player, and in some cases, to visit the corresponding Internet site to obtain the supplementary lecture file. There is this.

The supplementary lectures of the teaching materials are often used while reviewing or preliminary summary of the contents of the teaching materials by using the utterance time such as the school time, so that the supplementary lecture file is used by the mobile communication terminal which is widely used as a daily necessity. It would be desirable to provide a system that can be downloaded conveniently and can be taught using time, such as commuting time.

It is an object of the present invention to more easily download the appended lecture files provided with educational books such as learning textbooks through a mobile communication terminal combined with an RFID system so that the user can learn the appended lectures using the mobile communication terminal. will be.

An object of the present invention is to obtain an appended lecture file information from an RF tag of an appended lecture provided with an educational book using a mobile communication terminal equipped with an RF reading module, and also obtain an appended lecture acquired to a corresponding management server through mobile communication. When the file information is transmitted, the management server transmits the supplementary lecture file corresponding to the supplementary lecture file information to the corresponding mobile communication terminal, so that the supplementary lecture provided with the educational books using the mobile communication terminal which is a necessity of daily living The aim is to provide an appendix lecture file supply system that can be learned more conveniently.

According to the present invention, there is provided an appended lecture file supply system using an RF tag and a mobile communication terminal equipped with an RF reading module.

The appendix lecture file supply system according to the present invention comprises: a book appendix containing an RF tag in which information about the appendix lecture file is stored; A mobile communication terminal including an RF reading module for reading the RF tag, an RF antenna for wireless communication with the RF tag, and a CPU for controlling the operation of the mobile communication and the RF reading module; And a management server configured to receive the supplementary lecture file information through communication with the mobile communication terminal and to transmit the supplementary lecture file corresponding to the supplementary lecture file information to the mobile communication terminal. It includes.

The appended lecture file supply system according to the present invention reads the appended lecture file information of the RF tag by the RF reading module of the mobile communication terminal and connects communication between the mobile communication terminal and the management server. The mobile communication terminal transmits the supplementary lecture file information to the management server, and the management server transmits the supplementary lecture file corresponding to the supplementary lecture file information to the mobile communication terminal.

Preferably, when the appendix lecture file information of the RF tag is read by the RF reading module of the mobile communication terminal, the appended lecture file information is configured to automatically connect communication between the mobile communication terminal and the management server. The signal may be included.

Hereinafter, an appended lecture file supply system using an RF tag and a mobile communication terminal equipped with an RF reading module according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following specific examples merely illustrate the appended lecture file supply system according to the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

1 is a block diagram of an exemplary appended lecture file supply system according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an exemplary mobile communication terminal to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the appended lecture file supply system according to the present invention.

As shown, the appended lecture file supply system 1 according to the present invention includes a book appendix 10, a mobile communication terminal 20 and a management server 30.

The book appendix 10 is provided as an appendix to various educational books, such as learning materials, as a means for supplying an appended lecture file corresponding to the appended lecture of the educational book, although the term 'book appendix' is used in the present invention. However, the concept is not only provided in a form independent of the teaching materials but also includes the forms embedded in the teaching materials themselves.

Since the appendix containing the lecture contents on the book contents is provided with the books, the general book is provided, and the book appendix 10 according to the present invention is provided with the teaching materials (education books) and summarizes the contents of the learning materials by the unit. It is meant to provide a lecture, but also to provide an appendix (10) for lectures only without the provision of classroom materials is included in the book appendix (10) means in the present invention.

According to a feature of the present invention, the book appendix 10 includes an RF tag 11 that stores information about an appended lecture file to be provided by the book appendix.

The RF tag 11 applied to the present invention is a conventional tag applied to an RFID system including a transponder chip and an RF antenna, and can be manufactured in a millimeter size. (10) or the book itself can be easily attached (attached) to a suitable position.

The RF tag 11 stores appendix lecture file information corresponding to the appendix lecture file, and provides the appendix lecture file information to the RF reading module 21 to be described later. The appended lecture file information stored in the RF tag 11 includes identification data for identifying the corresponding appended lecture file with other appended lecture files and the like, and command signals for connecting communication between the mobile communication terminal 20 and the management server 30. do.

Preferably, the command signal is read by the RF reading module 21 of the mobile communication terminal 20 when the supplementary lecture file information of the RF tag 11 in the book appendix 10 is read. Logic may be included to automatically communicate between the 30.

The mobile communication terminal 20 (for example, a mobile phone, described below with a focus on a mobile phone) is a CPU 20A for controlling overall mobile communication functions, inputting various data and commands, similarly to a normal mobile phone. User interface input unit 20B (e.g., key input unit), monitor 20C (e.g., LCD) for displaying various information regarding the use of mobile phone 20, power supply unit 20D for supplying power, and overall operation of the mobile phone. A memory 20E for storing programs and various data inputted and outputted, a communication unit 20F having an antenna and a duplexer for allowing mobile communication with a base station through an antenna, an audio unit including a speaker and a microphone for a call It can be configured to include (20G).

Therefore, in using the cellular phone 20, the user inputs predetermined data and commands by using the input unit 20B, monitors related information through the monitor 20C, and stores and stores the data necessary for the memory 20E. The mobile communication is executed through the communication unit 20F, and all such operations are controlled by the CPU 20A.

According to a feature of the invention, the cellular phone 20 includes an RF reading module 21 and an RF antenna 22 to construct an RF reader constituting an RFID system.

The RF reading module 21 is a module in which an RF modulator for converting an RF signal and a microprocessor for driving a program related to the RF reading are applied except for ancillary components such as an input / output device and a power source in the general RF reader. It is built in the cellular phone 20 and is connected to the CPU 20A in a circuit.

The RF antenna 22 is a conventional RF antenna for inducing wireless communication between the RF reading module 21 and the RF tag 11, preferably a position capable of receiving a minimum of the electromagnetic wave blocking action applied to the cellular phone 20, For example, it can be built in a battery 20D (power supply unit).

Among the components necessary for the RF reading module 21 to be used as an RF reader for reading supplementary lecture file information of the RF tag 11, the remaining components except the RF reading module 21 and the RF antenna 22 For example, the input unit, the monitor, the power unit, and the like can be configured to jointly use the input unit 20B, the monitor 20C, the power source unit 20D, and the like, which are provided in the cellular phone 20 for mobile communication purposes. . In addition, the memory of the RF reading module 21 may be provided separately and modularized in the RF reading module 21, or may share the memory 20E of the cellular phone 20.

Among the components necessary for building the RF reader, only the RF reading module 21 and the RF antenna 22 are built in the mobile communication terminal 20, and the components already built in the mobile communication terminal 20 are not separately installed. In addition, if the components of the mobile communication terminal are shared and used, a widely used mobile communication terminal can be used as an RF reader at low cost.

As such, the mobile communication terminal 20 is provided with an RF reading module 21 and an RF antenna 22, and the RF reading module 21 is circuitally connected to the CPU 20A of the mobile communication terminal. Accordingly, the mobile communication terminal 20 can control a certain function of the RF reading module 21, as well as the appended lecture file information (identification data) of the RF tag 11 read by the RF reading module 21. And a command signal) may be displayed through the mobile communication terminal 20 if necessary, and may cause the CPU 20A of the mobile communication terminal to communicate with the mobile communication terminal 20 and the management server 30. have.

As the RF reading module 21 and the RF antenna 22, an NFC module corresponding to a near field standard NFC (Near Field Communication) can be applied according to the present invention.

The management server 30 constructs various data (eg, appendix lecture file data, member data, etc.) related to the appendix lecture file supply system 1 of the present invention, and the book appendix (e.g., through the mobile communication company 40). 10) the appended lecture file information is received from the mobile communication terminal 20 that reads the RF tag 11, and the appended lecture file corresponding to the corresponding supplementary lecture file information is transmitted through the mobile communication company 40. Is a server to send.

At this time, the progress of learning by providing a plurality of books appendix (10) classified by learning unit for one learning book or by including a plurality of RF tags (11) classified by learning unit in one book appendix (10) According to the step can be made to download a plurality of lecture files from the management server (30). Such classification by learning unit can be applied when the capacity of the appendix lecture file is too large to contain the entire contents of the learning book.

The mobile communication terminal 20 may be equipped with a smart chip 50 having a contactless function such as a traffic card. In addition, the RF antenna required for the non-contact function of the smart chip 50 preferably shares the RF antenna 22 for the RF reading.

That is, when a frequency band of 13.56 MHz is used for RF communication between the RF reading module 21 and the RF tag 11, the communication frequency is the RF between the RF antenna and the reader in the contactless function of the smart chip 50. Since the characteristics of the RF antenna used for both can be the same as the frequency used for communication, the RF communication module 21 and the RF tag 11 are provided with only one RF antenna 22 in the mobile communication terminal 20. The communication between the smart chip 50 and the RF reader such as a toll collector can be performed as well.

In the mobile communication terminal 20 including the smart chip 50, the RF antenna 22 is used for the operation of the RF reading module 21 for reading the RF tag 11 or the smart chip 50 It is necessary to select whether to use the contactless function, for this purpose, the mobile communication terminal 20 may further include an RF antenna selection module 60.

Thus, by operating the input unit 20B of the mobile communication terminal 20 sends a selection signal for selecting a function (RF tag reading or non-contact use of a smart card) to be used to the CPU 20A, the RF antenna selection module 60 The operation of RF antenna 22 acts as an RF readout module or for a smart chip.

When the NFC module is applied as the RF reading module 21 and the RF antenna 22, the NFC module itself may function as a smart chip, and there is no need to additionally install the smart chip.

3, an exemplary flow of the appendix lecture file supply system according to the present invention will be described.

First, when the mobile communication terminal 20 on which the RF reading module 21 is constructed is close to the book appendix 10 (S10), the RF read module 21 reads the RF tag 11 of the book appendix 10. The mobile communication terminal 20 receives the supplementary lecture file information (identification data and command signal) stored in the RF tag 11 (S20), and the received supplementary lecture file information is the monitor 20C of the mobile communication terminal 20. Necessary items are displayed (S30).

At this time, it is determined whether the received command signal is a communication connection signal (S40), if the command signal is a signal for automatically connecting the mobile communication terminal 20 to the management server 30 (YES) CPU 20A is Command the communication connection to execute the communication connection to the management server (30) (S50), if not the communication connection signal (NO) to display or select whether to save or cancel the (Internet) connection address to the management server (30) (S60). When the Internet connection address is stored, the subsequent process may be performed by connecting to the management server 30 when necessary.

When the mobile communication terminal 20 is connected to the management server 30, the mobile communication terminal 20 transmits the appended lecture file information received from the RF tag 11 to the management server 30 (S70).

Thereafter, the management server 30 transmits the appended lecture file corresponding to the appended lecture file information to the corresponding mobile communication terminal 20 after checking the information of the mobile communication terminal 20 that has transmitted the appended lecture file information (S80). ), The appended lecture file is received by the mobile communication terminal 20 to display the corresponding appended lecture file for learning (S90).

The management server 30 may force membership in order for a specific mobile communication terminal 20 to be used in the system 1 of the present invention.

In the above description of the present invention, an example in which a mobile phone is applied as a mobile communication terminal has been mainly described. However, the same function as that of the mobile phone is possible in that only the mobile phone and its purpose can be used for internet communication and input / output of various data is possible. Naturally, the present invention can be applied to other mobile communication terminals including PDAs having the same.

According to the appended lecture file supply system according to the present invention described above, the appendix corresponding to the book appendix simply by accessing the mobile communication terminal equipped with the RF reading module to the RF tag attached to the book appendix provided with the education book. Since the lecture file is received through the mobile communication terminal and the received supplementary lecture file can be played by the mobile communication terminal, the supplementary lecture provided with the educational books is more convenient by using the mobile communication terminal which is a necessity. There is an effect that can be learned.

Claims (2)

A book appendix (10) containing an RF tag (11) storing information on an appended lecture file; An RF reading module 21 for reading the RF tag 11, an RF antenna 22 for wireless communication with the RF tag 11, and controlling operation of mobile communication with the RF reading module 21. A mobile communication terminal 20 including a CPU 20A; And A management server 30 receiving the appended lecture file information through communication with the mobile communication terminal 20 and transmitting the appended lecture file corresponding to the appended lecture file information to the mobile communication terminal; Including: The supplementary lecture file information of the RF tag 11 is read by the RF reading module 21 of the mobile communication terminal 20 and communication is performed between the mobile communication terminal 20 and the management server 30. When connected, the mobile communication terminal 20 transmits the supplementary lecture file information to the management server 30, and the management server 30 sends the supplementary lecture file corresponding to the supplementary lecture file information to the mobile communication. Appendix lecture file supply system using an RF tag and a mobile communication terminal equipped with an RF reading module, characterized in that the transmission to the terminal (20). The mobile communication terminal of claim 1, wherein the appended lecture file information of the RF tag 11 is read by the RF reading module 21 of the mobile communication terminal 20 in the appended lecture file information. 20) and a supplementary lecture file supply system using an RF tag and a mobile communication terminal equipped with an RF reading module, characterized in that it comprises a command signal for automatically connecting the communication between the management server (30).

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