KR20060129632A - Method for password check of mobile phone - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for password check in a mobile communication terminal is provided to store associated words according to the password and identification information of a password checking medium with a password, when the user sets the password in the mobile communication terminal, thereby preventing the set password or the password association words from being easily exposed to a stranger by transmitting the set password or the password association words to an e-mail or a mobile communication terminal, which the user designates, when the user forgot the password and enabling the user to avoid an obsession that the user should certainly remember the password. A method for password check in a mobile communication terminal is performed by the control unit of the mobile communication terminal which receives and stores password information, in which a password is included, and identification information of a password transmission medium from a user. The method for password check in a mobile communication terminal comprises the following steps of: generating a password checking message including the password information in case that a password information transmitting command exists(S35~S41); and transmitting the generated password checking message as identification information of the password transmission medium(S43).

Description

How to check password on mobile terminal {method for password check of mobile phone}

1A and 1B are front and rear views showing the appearance of a mobile communication terminal applicable to the present invention, respectively;

2 is an electrical block diagram of a mobile communication terminal that can be applied to the present invention;

3 is a flowchart of a password setting method of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention;

4 is a flowchart illustrating a password setting method for verifying a password of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

*** Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawing ***

100: mobile communication terminal 110: main body

112: numeric / character key buttons 113: microphone hole

114: Volume button 115: Password confirmation button

116: Standard terminal slot 117: Camera lens

118: flash 120: slider

121: Function key button 122: Flat panel indicator

123: speaker hole 125: infrared communication element

130: antenna 140: battery pack

143: charging terminal 210: control unit

220: radio frequency transmitting and receiving unit 222: antenna

230: key input unit 232: function keys

234: numeric / character keys 240: memory

242: program storage unit 244: data storage unit

250: voice signal processor 252: microphone

254: speaker 260: flat panel display driver

262: flat panel indicator 270: vibration generating unit

272: vibration motor 274: LED drive unit

276: LED 280: camera driver

282: CCD camera 284: image processing unit

286: infrared transmitting and receiving unit 288: GPS processing unit

The present invention relates to a method for verifying a password of a mobile communication terminal. Particularly, when a password set in a mobile communication terminal is forgotten, a password or password association phrase is transmitted to an e-mail or a designated mobile communication terminal so that the set password can be confirmed. The present invention relates to a password confirmation method of a communication terminal.

The mobile communication terminal, which is a necessity for modern people, is not only compact and lightweight due to steady development, but also is emerging as a complex communication terminal with various functions such as mp3, camera and navigation. In addition to the above functions, such a mobile terminal has a voice mail service (called a voice mail service) that allows a sender to leave a message in a recipient's voice mailbox or a fax mailbox when the receiver cannot answer a call. Voice Activated Dialing Service, a mobile communication terminal screen that allows you to make a voice call without having to dial a phone number. You can receive numbers and text messages (about 40 ~ 50 letters in English, about 80 letters in English) or various life information as texts. If you use the voice mail service, you will be notified by mobile phone when a message arrives at the voice mail. Various features and services, including support for Short Message Service (SMS) It provides.

On the other hand, the mobile communication terminal is provided with a password setting function to protect the content that you do not want to disclose or the function that you do not want to use the bar, it is achieved by executing only when the same password as the set password is entered.

However, if you forget your password, you have to visit a service center to cancel your password or reset your password.

Therefore, when setting a password, a method of confirming the password by the password setting phrase when the password is forgotten by setting the password association phrase together is disclosed in 2002 Patent Publication No. 49215 and 2000 Patent Publication No. 45662.

However, according to the conventional password verification method, when the password is set when the password is set together, the password has a merit that the password can be recalled with the password association phrase, while the password association phrase is easily exposed to others. There was a problem that could be disclosed.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and when the forgotten password set in the mobile communication terminal, the password or password association phrases sent by e-mail or a designated mobile communication terminal, the mobile communication to check the set password Its purpose is to provide a method for verifying a password of a terminal.

The password confirmation method of the mobile communication terminal of the present invention for achieving the above object is performed by the control unit of the mobile communication terminal for receiving and storing the password information including the password and the identification information of the password transmission medium from the user, the encryption information Generating a password confirmation message including the password information and transmitting the generated password confirmation message as identification information of the password transmission medium when the transmission command exists. do.

Hereinafter, a method for confirming a password of a mobile communication terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1A and 1B are a front view and a rear view showing an appearance of a mobile communication terminal applicable to the present invention, respectively, illustrating a slide type mobile communication terminal. Of course, it should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the terminal of this manner and structure.

As shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, a mobile communication terminal (hereinafter, also referred to as a "terminal") 100 to which the present invention can be applied includes a main body 110 and a flat panel display 122 having a main circuit built therein. It may be made to include a slider 120 that slides up and down in the main body 110 while mounting.

In the above-described configuration, the front of the main body 110 has a number / letter key button 112 is used to receive the numbers and letters, the upper surface to perform infrared communication (IrDA) with the antenna and other external communication devices The infrared communication element 125 to be used is disposed, and a microphone hole 113 communicating with an internal microphone (not shown) is drilled in a lower portion of the bottom. The main body 110 is also provided with a rear surface in place, for example, a camera lens 117 and a flash 118 for illumination at night, and a battery pack 140 is detachable at the bottom thereof. The lower surface of the main body 110 is provided with a standard connection terminal slot 116 through which power for transmitting / receiving data with other terminals or charging the battery pack 140 coupled to the main body 110 is transmitted. .

On the other hand, the front surface of the slider 120 is provided with a flat panel display 122 for displaying various characters or graphic elements indicating the operation and operation state of the mobile communication terminal 100 and still images and moving pictures, and below the terminal ( A function key button 121 used to select or receive various functions included in 100 is disposed. Further, a speaker hole 123 communicating with an internal speaker (not shown) is drilled in place of the slider 120, for example, the flat display 122. In the drawing, reference numeral 114 denotes a volume button, 115 denotes a password confirmation button, and 143 denotes a charging terminal exposed at a lower portion of the battery pack 140.

2 is an electrical block diagram of a mobile communication terminal to which the present invention can be applied.

As shown in FIG. 2, the electrical configuration of the mobile communication terminal to which the present invention can be applied includes a radio frequency transmitter / receiver 220 and a number / character that transmit / receive a radio frequency signal with a base station through an antenna 222. Key input unit 230 including a function key input unit 232 and a numeric / character key input unit 234 for generating a corresponding key signal when the key button 112 and the function key button 121 are operated, a password setting Memory including a program storage unit 242 for storing various application programs, such as / confirmation program, and a data storage unit 244 for temporarily storing the data generated during the operation process or data set by the user, such as a password 240, a microphone 252 for converting an external sound wave into a corresponding analog type voice signal, a speaker 254 for converting an analog type voice signal generated inside the terminal into sound waves, An audio signal processor 250 and a flat panel display for converting an analog voice signal input from the microphone 252 into a corresponding digital voice signal and converting the digital voice signal into a corresponding analog voice signal and outputting the same to the speaker 254. 262 and the vibrating motor 272 that generates vibration when the flat panel display driver 260 and the terminal 100 operate in the vibrate mode, and the driving unit 270 and visually display an event such as a call or message reception. LED 276 and the driving unit 274, and infrared transmission and reception unit 286 for emitting infrared rays from the outside as a short-range communication means and a control unit 210 for controlling them collectively; It can be done by.

In addition to the mobile communication terminal to which the present invention is applied, a camera driver 280 for driving the CCD camera 282 under the control of the control unit 210 and the CCD camera 282 installed in place of the main body 110 or the slider 120. ), An image processing unit 284 for processing image data output from the CCD camera 282 and a GPS processing unit 288 for receiving absolute radio signals emitted from GPS satellites and generating absolute position data of the terminal. Could be.

In the above-described configuration, the password setting / verification program receives and stores a password association phrase, an e-mail, and another mobile terminal phone number when a password is set. Alternatively, a password confirmation message including a password association phrase is generated and transmitted to the received e-mail or a designated mobile communication terminal.

The above-mentioned password confirmation message is achieved by inputting the password set in the pre-stored phrase, for example, "The password set by the user is ****" into the **** position, and generating it as text.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a password setting method of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

As shown in Fig. 3, in step S11, it is determined whether there is a key input from the user. As a result of the determination in step S11, if there is no key input, step S11 is repeated until there is a key input, and if there is a key input, the flow advances to step S13 to determine whether or not an encryption setting command. As a result of the determination in step S13, if it is not a password setting command, the process proceeds to step S19 to execute a command corresponding to a key input. Display the selected screen.

In the next step S17, a password, an associative phrase and a number of a password transmission medium are received from the user and stored.

In the above configuration, the encryption transmission medium is achieved by an email or a telephone number of another mobile communication terminal.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a password setting method for verifying a password of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

As shown in Fig. 4, in step S21, a password input window is displayed when an execution command of a function for which a password is set is input. In step S23, it is determined whether a password has been input from the user. As a result of the determination in step S23, if the password is not input, step S23 is repeated until the password is input, and if the password is input, the flow advances to step S25 to determine whether the input password is matched.

As a result of the determination in step S25, if the passwords match, proceed to step S47 to execute the selected function. If the passwords do not match, proceed to step S27 to add the number of password error counts, and then proceed to step S29 to determine the number of password error counts. We judge whether it is three times. As a result of the determination in step S29, if it is not three times, proceed to step S45 to display the password input window again; if it is three times, proceed to step S31 to display the password transmission selection screen and then have the selection command been entered in step S33? Judge.

As a result of the determination in step S33, if no selection command is inputted, step S33 is repeated until the selection command is inputted, and if the selection command is inputted, the flow advances to step S35 to determine whether it is a password transmission selection command. As a result of the determination in step S11, if it is not an encryption transmission selection command, all processes are terminated. In the case of an encryption transmission selection command, the flow proceeds to step S37 to display a medium selection screen.

In the next step S39, it is determined whether the medium is selected, and if the medium is not selected, repeating step S39 until the medium is selected, and if the medium is selected, proceed to step S41 to send the encrypted or encrypted association message to the selected medium. After the generation, the password or password association phrase message generated in step S43 is transmitted.

On the other hand, in this detailed description, if the wrong password is entered more than three times when the password is switched to the screen to select the password transmission, the number of times may be arbitrarily set by the user or the mobile terminal manufacturer, and can be transmitted without switching the password transmission selection screen There may be. In addition, the password transmission button may proceed to the password transmission screen.

The encryption confirmation method of the mobile communication terminal of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment and can be modified in various ways within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.

As described above, according to the password confirmation method of the mobile communication terminal of the present invention, when a password is set in the mobile communication terminal, the password association phrase and identification information of the password confirmation medium, that is, an e-mail address or a phone of another mobile communication terminal. If you forget the password set in the mobile terminal by storing the number together, the password or password associated with the password can be sent to the user specified e-mail or the specified mobile terminal. It's not easy to expose, and it's free from the obsession with remembering passwords.

Claims (6)

Is performed by the control unit of the mobile communication terminal for receiving and storing the password information including the password and the identification information of the password transmission medium from the user, Generating a password confirmation message including the password information if a password information transmission command exists; And transmitting the generated password confirmation message as identification information of the password transmission medium. The method of claim 1, The encryption information transmission command is generated when there is a predetermined key operation password verification method of a mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 1, The password information transmission command is generated when a password input from a user does not match a predetermined number or more. The method of claim 2 or 3, The password information is a password confirmation method of a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that it further comprises a password association phrase. The method of claim 4, wherein Identification information of the encryption transmission medium is a password confirmation method of a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that the e-mail address . The method of claim 4, wherein The identification information of the cryptographic transmission medium is a password of a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that the phone number of the other mobile communication terminal .

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