KR20060134506A - Selective information providing system and method using by mobile device and rfid tag - Google Patents

Abstract

A system and a method for providing customized information by using an RFID tag and a mobile device are provided to enable a location based tag recognizer to transmit an intrinsic code value and location information of the RFID tag to an information providing server and enable the information providing server to confirm an access address and a selected service of the mobile device from a database by using the intrinsic value of the RFID tag and generate service information before transmitting the generated service information to the access address of the mobile device, thereby removing additional costs imposed on a user and enabling a service provider to make profits through information fee and advertisement. A system for providing customized information by using an RFID(Radio Frequency Identification) tag and a mobile device comprises the followings: a tag-embedded mobile device(20) which includes the RFID tag(21) and a mobile function unit(22) capable of transceiving mobile messages and data; a location based tag recognizer(10) including a repeater(13) which collects, filters, stores and transmits information about an antenna(12), a reader(11), a cable/wireless data transceiver(14) and the RFID tag and has location information; and an information providing server(30) which is connected to a PLMN(Public Land Mobile Network) and a WAN(Wide Area Network), collects information about the RFID tag from the location based tag recognizer(10), has a database and provides service information to the mobile device.

Description

{Selective information Providing system and method using by mobile device and RFID tag}

1 is a perspective view of a system configuration

2 is an operation flowchart of the information providing server

3 is an example of information display output to a mobile device

Description of the main parts of the drawing

10: location based tag reader

11: Reader

12: antenna

13: Tag Information Repeater

14: wired and wireless data transceiver

15: GPS receiver

20: Tag embedded mobile device

21: RFID tag

22: mobile function unit

23: tag switch

24: radio shield

25: Mobile device

26: handheld wireless tag

30: Information provision server

40: public mobile telephone network

50: wide area network (WAN)

60: base station

70: wireless access point

80: GPS satellite

The present invention relates to a system and method for personally providing information selected by a user using an RFID tag and a mobile device.

Currently, the commercial technical direction of the information acquisition method using the wireless recognition tag and the mobile device is to mount the reader function on the mobile device to read the information of the wireless recognition tag attached to the product and use the data transmission / reception function of the mobile device to read the information on the tag. It is being promoted by system configuration which is taken from an external server. The disadvantage of this system is that the function of the reader is more complicated than that of the wireless tag. Therefore, if the reader function is embedded in the mobile device, the price is expensive, and the transmission power of about 1W is transmitted to operate the passive tag. Excessive use of the charger has the disadvantage of dramatically shortening the use time of the mobile device.

The present invention has been invented to solve the above problems, the function of the wireless recognition tag is relatively simple in structure, low cost and low energy consumption in the mobile device, the function of the expensive and energy-consuming reader is external By configuring the system to be installed in the wireless identification tag value and location information by transmitting to the information providing server 30 to provide the service information according to the location situation.

The system has a low cost to the user of the service and a high cost to the service provider, but the service provider can profit from the information usage fee and the advertisement fee according to the provision of the service.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail an embodiment for achieving the object of the present invention.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a tag-integrated mobile device 20 and an antenna 12 including a mobile function unit 22 and a wireless recognition tag 21 capable of transmitting and receiving mobile messages and data as shown in FIG. 1. And a reader (11), a wired / wireless data transceiver (14), a location-based tag recognizer (10) consisting of a repeater (13) having location information for collecting, filtering, and transmitting information of a wireless tag, It is connected to a mobile telephone network and a wide area network, and collects information from a location-based tag recognizer, has a database, and consists of an information providing server 30 for providing service information to a mobile device.

The mobile function unit 22 has a configuration similar to that of a general mobile device including a communication unit, a control unit, an input device, and a screen output unit connected to a mobile communication network to perform communication.

The radio recognition tag 21 is a general RFID tag composed of an RFID chip and an antenna defined in ISO / IEC 18000 and EPCglobal.

The antenna 12 is a conventional antenna for transmitting and receiving radio waves, and the reader 11 performs wireless communication with the radio tag and wirelessly receives the unique code values of the radio tag such as the EPC code and the U-code from the radio tag. Read.

The wired / wireless data transmitting and receiving device 14 communicates with the information providing server 30 by wire or wirelessly.

The repeater 13 collects and verifies the data of the radio recognition tag continuously input from the reader, filters the data in real time, extracts valid data, classifies it according to the purpose, and places it in a place where the corresponding work is processed. It performs the middleware function in a typical EPCglobal network configuration with a real-time memory database function for data storage and a task management function that works with an existing system. In addition, it stores the location information, and transmits the radio identification tag and the location information to the information providing server (30).

The information providing server 30 is connected to the user through a communication network and manages the user's access, collects, stores and manages the information from the location-based tag recognizer 10, and has a database. It stores and manages the information, creates the information to be serviced by its own database, and transmits the generated service information to the user through the mobile communication network.

The tag-embedded mobile device 22 is provided with a device that can selectively display the function of the tag, which is a switch that can electrically stop the function of the tag or to wrap the tag from the outside to transmit and receive radio waves It consists of a shielding film.

The tag-embedded mobile device 22 composed of the mobile function unit and the wireless recognition tag function unit may selectively configure the system by separating the mobile function unit and the wireless recognition tag function unit. However, the information providing server 30 recognizes that the recognized wireless recognition tag and the mobile device to provide the service is provided as a system is connected to one pair to provide the service. That is, when the wireless recognition tag is recognized, information is provided to the paired mobile device.

Optionally, the RFID tag is configured to send a signal with its own energy source. This signal, which is transmitted by the RFID tag, is received by three or more location-based tag recognizers 10 and calculates the distance by the phase difference between the transmitted signal and the received signal, and calculates the position of the RFID tag using the principle of triangulation. Such a system configuration can easily calculate the position of the wireless recognition tag even if a small number of location-based tag recognizer 10 is installed in a large area.

The GPS receiver is selectively installed in the location-based tag recognizer 10 to receive GPS signals from satellites and to automatically calculate the location information of the location-based tag recognizer.

FIG. 2 shows an operation example of an information providing server. First, a list of services that can provide a unique code value of a radio recognition tag, an access address of a mobile device, and a service item to be provided from a user connected to the information providing server 30 through a wide area network; In the user's input method is selected. Second, the unique code values and location information of the radio recognition tag are sequentially received from the plurality of location-based tag recognizers 10. Third, the content of the selected service and the access address of the registered mobile device are obtained by searching the database with the unique code value of the received radio recognition tag. Fourth, information to be provided is generated using location information of the selected service and the radio recognition tag. Fifth, the generated information is transmitted to the access address of the registered mobile device. If the connection does not occur from the user, the information providing server 30 repeats the second to fifth steps periodically.

Here, the unique code value of the radio recognition tag is the same value as the EPC code or the u-code and is the only value that does not overlap for each radio recognition tag. This unique code value is read through the location-based tag recognizer 10 and transmitted to the information providing server 30 by wire or wirelessly. When the unique code value of the radio recognition tag is transmitted from the location-based tag recognizer 10, the location information is also transmitted so that the information providing server 30 can determine the current location of the radio recognition tag read.

The access address of the mobile device uses the number of the mobile phone. When the current Internet protocol address IPv4 is extended to IPv6 and the mobile device has a unique Internet IP address, the IP address is used.

The format of the mobile message to be sent to the access address of the mobile device is transmitted using technologies such as SMS, MMS and email.

If the user chooses to receive an advertisement in exchange for providing the information, it transmits an appropriate advertisement where the current wireless recognition tag is located by using the location information.

The user directly enters the information data of the message to be transmitted at the specific location into the information providing server 30, the user receives the information data he made.

If the user registers to inform other mobile devices of the location information of the registered wireless identification tag, the location information of the wireless identification tag is transmitted to other mobile devices.

3 is an example of information display output to a mobile device, an embodiment of providing traffic information by installing at a toll gate of a highway and an embodiment of providing bus information by installing at a bus stop, and installed at a discount store to advertise an event of a discount store The embodiment, the advertising embodiment to install a fast food restaurant to send a discount coupon to mobile, the embodiment to install a retail store to advertise discount events, the embodiment to provide location information to each other by sharing the location information, An embodiment of providing information related to an exhibition by installing in an art gallery and a museum, an embodiment of providing information input by a user, and an embodiment of providing location information of a radio recognition tag.

The present invention having the above-described configuration is a system and method for providing customized information in real time according to the location of the user at a low price, and there is no additional cost on the user side and at the service provider side, the revenue is achieved through information usage fee and advertisement can do. The system and method is a very useful service that can overcome the chasm of current wireless tagging technology and be popularly distributed. By using this system, the location information of the RFID tag can be transmitted to a mobile device that is designated in advance, so it can be applied to services such as anti-lostness and tracking the current location of parcels. Installing a location-based tag recognizer 10 at the location of a bus stop, toll gate, etc. is a useful invention that can provide information services and advertisements suitable for location.

Claims (14)

In information providing system, Mobile device with a tag consisting of a mobile function and a wireless recognition tag that can send and receive mobile messages and data, A location-based tag recognizer consisting of an antenna and a reader, a wired / wireless data transceiver, and a repeater having location information for collecting, filtering, storing, and transmitting information of a radio recognition tag; Connected to public mobile telephone network and wide area network, it collects information of wireless tag from location based tag reader, has database and provides service information to mobile device. Customized information providing system using a wireless recognition tag and a mobile device, characterized in that configured. In information providing system, A mobile device capable of sending and receiving mobile messages and data, Portable wireless recognition tag with a built-in wireless recognition tag, A location-based tag recognizer consisting of an antenna and a reader, a wired / wireless data transceiver, and a repeater having location information for collecting, filtering, storing, and transmitting information of a radio recognition tag; Connected to public mobile telephone network and wide area network, it collects information of wireless tag from location based tag reader, has database and provides service information to mobile device. Customized information providing system using a wireless recognition tag and a mobile device, characterized in that configured. In claim 1 or 2, Wireless identification tag is a device that can activate and deactivate the function of the tag additionally characterized in that the wireless identification tag and a customized information providing system using a mobile device. In claim 3, Customized information providing system using a wireless recognition tag and a mobile device, characterized in that the device that can activate and deactivate the function of the tag is a switch connected to the electrical circuit of the tag. In claim 3, A device capable of activating and deactivating a function of a tag is a radio wave shielding film that can block radio waves. In claim 1 or 2, The wireless recognition tag is a wireless recognition tag for transmitting a radio wave that can calculate the distance using the phase difference of the received signal, the customized information providing system using a mobile recognition tag. In claim 1 or 2, The location-based tag recognizer is a personalized information providing system using a wireless recognition tag and a mobile device further comprising a GPS receiver that can receive a GPS signal to obtain the location information. The information provision method of the information provision server using a wireless recognition tag and a mobile device Registering the unique code value of the wireless identification tag and the access address of the mobile device through the wide area network in the information providing server; Receiving a service item to be provided; Receiving a unique code value and location information of a radio recognition tag sequentially from a plurality of location-based tag recognizers; Searching the database with the unique code value of the received RFID tag to obtain the contents of the selected service and the access address of the registered mobile device; Generating information to be provided using the selected service and the location information of the radio recognition tag; Transmitting the generated information to the access address of the registered mobile device; Customized information providing method using a wireless recognition tag and a mobile device comprising a. In claim 8, Method of providing personalized information using a wireless recognition tag and a mobile device, characterized in that the access address of the mobile device is a mobile phone number. In claim 8, Method of providing personalized information using a wireless recognition tag and a mobile device, characterized in that the access address of the mobile device is the Internet protocol address. In claim 8, Receiving the presence or absence of advertisements, When receiving the advertisement is selected, transmitting the regional characteristic advertisement information based on the position by using the position information of the tag, Customized information providing method using a wireless recognition tag and a mobile device characterized in that it further comprises. In claim 8, The method of providing information to the access address of the mobile device is a mobile message, a mobile short message (SMS) and a multimedia message (MMS), characterized in that the wireless tag and personal information providing method using a mobile device. In claim 8, If the wireless recognition tag is located at a pre-selected location, the method of providing a personalized information using a wireless tag and a mobile device further comprising the step of directly receiving the information data to be transmitted. In claim 8, Receiving the presence or absence of receiving location information of the radio recognition tag; Registering an access address of a mobile device to transmit location information; Transmitting the location information of the wireless recognition tag obtained from the location-based tag recognizer to the access address of the registered mobile device; Customized information providing method using a wireless recognition tag and a mobile device characterized in that it further comprises.

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