KR20080094623A - Telematics security middleware apparatus and its method - Google Patents

Abstract

A telematics security middleware device and a method therefor are provided to offer a single and common telematics security middleware interface for supplying a WIPI(Wireless Internet Platform for Interoperability) platform-based telematics service, thereby providing an environment capable of easily developing the WIPI platform-based telematics service. A security communication module(140) transmits/receives telematics service information between a telematics terminal and a telematics center by encoding/decoding the information. A message processing module(150) executes a telematics service protocol by processing a telematics service message between the terminal and the center. A synchronization processing module(160) synchronizes data between the terminal and the center. A security middleware interface unit(170) provides a single and common interface.

Description

Telematics security middleware device and method thereof {TELEMATICS SECURITY MIDDLEWARE APPARATUS AND ITS METHOD}

The present invention relates to a telematics security middleware device and a computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for realizing a telematics service for implementing a telematics service based on a Wi-Fi platform which is a wireless mobile communication standard platform. More specifically, by providing a single and common telematics security middleware interface to provide a telematics service based on the Wi-Fi platform, it is easy to provide a telematics service based on the Wi-Fi platform without knowing the terminal environment, communication environment, and interworking structure with the telematics center. The present invention relates to a telematics security middleware device and a method thereof, and a computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for realizing the method.

As described above, the present invention will be described as an example of the Wi-Fi platform, which is a wireless mobile communication standard platform, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

In general, telematics is a compound word of telecommunication and informatics, and refers to a technical service that can transmit and receive information using a car.

1 is an exemplary view for explaining the configuration of a general telematics service system.

As shown in FIG. 1, the configuration of a general telematics service system includes a telematics terminal 100 for providing telematics information to a user, and a telematics center 300 for providing telematics information to the telematics terminal 100. The telematics terminal 100 and the telematics center 300 exchange information through the mobile communication network 200.

The telematics terminal 100 exists in various terminal forms according to a terminal environment, a communication environment, and a service environment. In particular, the telematics terminal 100 using the mobile communication network 200 is mostly in the form of a mobile communication terminal.

Domestic mobile communication terminals are adopting WIPI (Wireless Internet Platform for Interoperability) as a wireless Internet platform standard.

2 is an exemplary view for explaining the configuration of the existing Wi-Fi platform-based telematics service system.

As shown in FIG. 2, the telematics service system based on the existing WIPI platform includes a corresponding application through the mobile communication network 200 between the telematics terminal application services 110 and the telematics application service servers 310. Send and receive service information according to the service.

Since the telematics service system based on the existing Wi-Fi platform has to perform communication and security functions and data processing for each application service, the system may be complicated and may cause security problems. In particular, in the telematics center 300, various telematics application service servers There is a need for a method that can efficiently manage 310.

3 is an exemplary view for explaining a telematics security service system based on the existing Wi-Fi platform.

As shown in FIG. 3, the telematics security service system based on the existing WIPI platform corresponds to the telematics application service server through the security modules 113 and 114 for each of the telematics terminal application service applications 111 and 112. Requests a corresponding application service at 311 and 312, and provides a security service through each security module 113 and 114 of the corresponding telematics application service server 311 and 312.

The telematics security service system based on the existing Wi-Fi platform is provided with each security module (113, 114) for each service, thereby increasing the complexity of the development of telematics services and security compatibility problems between telematics services, In managing the various telematics service servers 310 of the telematics center 300, a problem of efficiency degradation occurs.

Therefore, in order to provide a variety of Wi-Fi-based telematics services safely and conveniently, a security middleware device 130 that provides a single common communication and security function and core functions for data processing is required. In addition, due to the characteristics of the mobile communication network 200, a minimum and optimized security performance is required due to various terminal environments and communication environments.

That is, the prior art as described above has increased complexity of telematics service development, security compatibility problems between telematics services, and deterioration in manageability of various telematics service servers, and thus, a single common communication, security function, and data processing method. There is a demand for a security middleware device that provides core functions, and a demand for minimized and optimized security performance is required due to various terminal environments and communication environments, and it is an object of the present invention to solve such problems and meet the above requirements. .

Accordingly, the present invention provides a single and common telematics security middleware interface for providing a telematics service based on the Wi-Fi platform, thereby easily providing a telematics service based on the Wi-Fi platform without knowing an interworking structure with a terminal environment, a communication environment, and a telematics center. An object of the present invention is to provide a telematics security middleware device and a method thereof, and a computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for realizing the method.

The objects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned objects, and other objects and advantages of the present invention which are not mentioned above can be understood by the following description, and will be more clearly understood by the embodiments of the present invention. Also, it will be readily appreciated that the objects and advantages of the present invention may be realized by the means and combinations thereof indicated in the claims.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a telematics security middleware device comprising: a secure communication module for encrypting / decrypting and transmitting / receiving telematics service information between a telematics terminal and a telematics center; A message processing module for processing a telematics service message between the telematics terminal and the telematics center to execute a telematics service protocol; A synchronization processing module for synchronizing data between the telematics terminal and a telematics center; And a security middleware interface unit for providing a single, common interface.

On the other hand, the method of the present invention for achieving the above object, the method of operating a telematics security middleware device, comprising: receiving a request for a telematics service through a single common security middleware interface unit; Generating a encrypted telematics service request message according to a telematics service protocol, and then encrypting and transmitting the encrypted message; Receiving and decoding telematics service information corresponding to the transmitted telematics service request message; And parsing and analyzing the decrypted telematics service message and providing the same through the single common security middleware interface unit.

The method may further include synchronizing telematics service data (synchronization data) requiring synchronization between the telematics terminal and the telematics center.

On the other hand, the present invention, the telematics security middleware device having a processor, the step of receiving a request for telematics services through a single common security middleware interface unit; Generating a encrypted telematics service request message according to a telematics service protocol, and then encrypting and transmitting the encrypted message; Receiving and decoding telematics service information corresponding to the transmitted telematics service request message; And a computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for realizing parsing and analyzing the decrypted telematics service message and providing the same through the single common security middleware interface unit.

The present invention also provides a computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for realizing synchronizing telematics service data (synchronization data) requiring synchronization between a telematics terminal and a telematics center.

The present invention as described above, by providing a single and common telematics security middleware interface for providing a Wi-Fi platform-based telematics service in the mobile communication terminal, do not know the interworking structure with the mobile communication terminal environment, communication environment and telematics center Even if you can easily provide an environment for developing a Wi-Fi platform-based telematics service.

That is, the telematics terminal equipped with the Wi-Fi-based telematics security middleware of the present invention may provide an environment in which a telematics service can be efficiently and conveniently developed by supporting a single and common telematics security middleware interface.

In addition, the present invention can build a secure telematics service environment through the security function of the Wi-Fi-based telematics security middleware.

In addition, the present invention can enhance the convenience of a telematics service development environment, security of service data, and efficiency of service management through a Wi-Fi-based telematics security middleware device.

The above objects, features, and advantages will become more apparent from the detailed description given hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, and accordingly, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may share the technical idea of the present invention. It will be easy to implement. In addition, in describing the present invention, when it is determined that the detailed description of the known technology related to the present invention may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

4 is an exemplary view for explaining the configuration of the Wi-Fi platform-based telematics service system according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, the telematics terminal 100 according to the present invention includes a WIPI platform 120, which is a wireless Internet standard platform, and telematics terminal application services 110 for providing a telematics service to a user. The secure middleware device 130 provides the telematics terminal application services 110 with a single and common telematics core function such as a communication function, a security function, and a data processing function.

In addition, the telematics center 300 according to the present invention provides a single and common communication and security function to the telematics application service servers 310 and the telematics application servers 310 to provide a telematics service to the telematics terminal 100. A security middleware device 130 is provided to provide telematics core functions such as data processing functions.

In addition, the telematics security middleware device 130 according to the present invention supports an environment in which the Wimatics-based telematics service can be easily developed to the telematics terminal application services 110, and also between the telematics terminal 100 and the telematics center 300. It provides a single common communication, security function and data processing function for telematics service information.

5 is an exemplary view for explaining a telematics security service system based on the Wi-Fi platform according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 5, the telematics terminal application services 111 and 112 according to the present invention provide communication, security, and data processing functions, which are a single and common core function provided by the telematics security middleware device 130 based on the Wi-Fi platform. The telematics service servers 310 request a service, and the corresponding telematics service servers 311 and 312 provide security services to the telematics terminal application services 110 through the telematics security middleware device 130 based on the Wi-Fi platform. to provide.

Figure 6 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of a telematics security middleware device based on the Wi-Fi platform according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 6, the Wi-Fi platform-based telematics security middleware device 130 according to the present invention includes the telematics service to securely transmit / receive telematics service information between the telematics terminal 100 and the telematics center 300. A secure communication module 140 for encrypting / decrypting information, a message processing module 150 for processing a telematics service message between the telematics terminal 110 and the telematics center 300 to execute a telematics service protocol, and a telematics terminal To provide a single and common interface to the synchronization processing module 160 for synchronizing data between the 100 and the telematics center 300 and the telematics terminal application services 110 or the telematics application service servers 310. The security middleware interface unit 170 is included.

Here, the components will be described in more detail as follows.

The secure communication module 140 provides a data encryption communication and a communication channel security function between the telematics terminal 100 and the telematics center 300 so that telematics service information is safely transmitted between the telematics terminal 100 and the telematics center 300. / Receive In this case, the secure communication module 140 may be implemented by minimizing and optimizing a known encryption method and a decryption method as described below.

The message processing module 150 generates and parses a telematics service message including basic information for a telematics service such as service information, terminal information, vehicle information, and the like. The message processing module 150 transmits and receives a telematics service message through the secure communication module 140 in order to safely transmit / receive the telematics service message.

The synchronization processing module 160 performs synchronization processing on data such as an address book, a schedule plan, and the like stored in the telematics terminal 100 and the telematics center 300. The synchronization processing module 160 allows the data to be encrypted using the secure communication module 140 so that the data can be safely transmitted and received.

The security middleware interface unit 170 transmits a secure communication module 140, a message processing module 150, and a synchronization processing module 160 to various types of telematics terminal application services 110 or telematics application service servers 310. ) Provides a common, single interface. This will provide convenience, security and efficiency to the telematics service system.

7 is a detailed block diagram of an embodiment of a secure communication module of a telematics security middleware device based on a Wi-Fi platform according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 7, the secure communication module 140 according to the present invention is a module that performs secure communication to secure telematics service information between the telematics terminal 100 and the telematics center 300. A communication module 141 for transmitting / receiving telematics service information between the terminal 100 and the telematics center 300 through the mobile communication network 200, and encrypting / decrypting the telematics service information to protect the telematics service information. Data encryption / decryption module 142 and a communication channel security module 143 for performing communication channel security between the telematics terminal 100 and the telematics center 300.

Here, the communication module 141 of the secure communication module 140 uses a transmission control protocol (TCP) and a user datagram protocol (UDP), which are communication protocols supported by the mobile communication network 200. Support. The communication module 141 transmits the telematics service information encrypted by the encryption / decryption module 142 to the opposite device through the mobile communication network 200, and the encrypted telematics service from the opposite device through the mobile communication network 200. Receives information and transmits it to the encryption / decryption module 142.

The data encryption / decryption module 142 of the secure communication module 140 is a seed (SEED) that is a national and international standard encryption / decryption algorithm in consideration of the communication environment of the mobile communication network 200 and the terminal environment of the telematics terminal 100. , SEED refers to a block encryption algorithm developed by Korea Information Security Agency and Korea Cryptography Expert in February 1999.) or 3DES (Triple Data Encryption Standard) which is an international standard encryption / decryption algorithm. Support. Here, the secure communication module 140 encrypts the data to be transmitted to a certain size and transmits the encrypted data in order to improve security communication performance in a mobile communication environment and a low specification terminal environment.

At this time, the data encryption / decryption module 142 encrypts the telematics service message from the message processing module 150 or the synchronization data from the synchronization processing module 160 and transmits the encrypted data to the communication module 141. The encrypted telematics service information is received from the module 141 and then decrypted and transmitted to the message processing module 150 or the synchronization processing module 160.

The communication channel security module 143 of the secure communication module 140 supports WTLS (Wireless Transport Layer Security), which is a domestic wireless Internet communication channel security standard.

8 is a detailed block diagram of an embodiment of a message processing module of a telematics security middleware device based on a Wi-Fi platform according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 8, the message processing module 150 according to the present invention is a module for processing a standardized telematics service protocol specification for transmitting / receiving telematics service information between the telematics terminal 100 and the telematics center 300. As a message, the message generating module 151 for generating a telematics service message standardized according to a telematics service protocol, and the data encryption / decoding of the secure communication module 140 by the telematics service message generated by the message generating module 151 are performed. A message transmission module 152 for transmitting to the module 142, a message receiving module 153 for receiving a telematics service message decrypted by the data encryption / decryption module 142 of the secure communication module 140, and Through the message receiving module 153, a telematics service message (standard according to the telematics service protocol) The message being), and transmits the received message includes the analysis module 154 for analysis by the parsing.

Here, the message generating module 151 and the message analyzing module 154 of the message processing module 150 support XML (eXtensible Markup Language), which is an international standard service protocol standard, to support various telematics services. Ensure readability.

The message transmission module 152 and the message receiving module 153 of the message processing module 150 support a secure communication function using the secure communication module 140.

9 is a detailed configuration diagram of an embodiment of a synchronization processing module of a telematics security middleware device based on a Wi-Fi platform according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 9, the synchronization processing module 160 according to the present invention is adapted to telematics service data requiring synchronization between the telematics terminal 100 and the telematics center 300 such as personal information (schedule plan) and an address book. A data processing module for processing synchronization data, a data storage module 161 for storing synchronization data, a data access module 162 for accessing synchronization data stored in the data storage module 161, and telematics And a data synchronization module 163 for synchronizing telematics service data (synchronization data) requiring synchronization between the terminal 100 and the telematics center 300.

Here, the data storage module 161 of the synchronization processing module 160 stores various data, such as a relational database (RDB), a file database (FileDB), and the like, in consideration of various telematics terminal 100 environments. Support the method.

The data access module 161 of the synchronization processing module 160 may perform basic read, write, modify, delete, search, and sort functions for accessing the synchronization data stored in the data storage module 161. to provide.

The data synchronization module 161 of the synchronization processing module 160 supports SyncML, an international standard data synchronization protocol suitable for the mobile communication network 200. SyncML is a major technology of 3G mobile communication, and refers to an XML-based open communication protocol for remote data synchronization of networks, platforms, and equipment.

10 is a detailed configuration diagram of an embodiment of a security middleware interface unit of the Wimatic platform-based telematics security middleware device according to the present invention.

The security middleware interface unit 170 according to the present invention is a telematics terminal application services 110 of the telematics terminal 100 or a telematics application of the telematics center 300 to provide convenience, security and efficiency of the telematics service system. It provides the service servers 310 with a single, common interface.

As shown in FIG. 10, the security middleware interface unit 170 according to the present invention provides a secure communication interface for providing a secure communication application program interface (API) set of the secure communication module 140. 171, a message processing interface 172 for providing a standardized telematics service protocol application program (API) set of the message processing module 150, and a synchronization processing module 160. And a synchronization processing interface 173 for providing a data synchronization application program interface (API) set.

11 is a flowchart illustrating a service method using a Wi-Fi based telematics security middleware according to the present invention.

In the telematics service execution process according to the present invention, the telematics terminal application services 110 of the telematics terminal 100 request the telematics service to the telematics application service servers 310 through the telematics security middleware device 130 based on the Wi-Fi platform. The telematics application service servers 310 provide the telematics service information on the telematics service request to the telematics terminal 100 through the telematics security middleware device 130 based on the Wi-Fi platform. This will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 11 as follows.

First, the telematics terminal application services 110 make a service request through the security middleware interface unit 170 of the telematics security middleware device 130 based on the Wi-Fi platform (S11).

Then, a service request message is generated by the message processing module 150 of the telematics security middleware device 130 based on the Wi-Fi platform (S12), and the corresponding telematics application service of the telematics center 300 through the secure communication module 140. Perform a secure communication connection with the servers 310 (S13).

In this case, if the secure communication connection (S13) fails, and terminates, and if the secure communication connection (S13) is successful, the service request message is transmitted through the secure communication module 140 (S14), the corresponding telematics application service servers 310 A response message is received from the secure communication module 140 from (S15).

The received response message is parsed through the message processing module 150 in response message processing (S16), and service information is provided to the telematics terminal application services 110 (S17).

As described above, the present invention can enhance the convenience of the telematics service development environment, the security of service data, and the efficiency of service management through the Wi-Fi-based telematics security middleware device 130.

That is, the present invention made as described above has a security middleware including core functions for communication and security functions and data processing, thereby providing a convenient telematics service development environment, enhancing the security of telematics service information, and increasing the efficiency of telematics service management. You can.

On the other hand, the method of the present invention as described above can be written in a computer program. And the code and code segments constituting the program can be easily inferred by a computer programmer in the art. In addition, the written program is stored in a computer-readable recording medium (information storage medium), and read and executed by a computer to implement the method of the present invention. The recording medium may include any type of computer readable recording medium.

The present invention described above is capable of various substitutions, modifications, and changes without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention for those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. It is not limited by the drawings.

The present invention can be used for Wi-Fi-based telematics service.

1 is an exemplary view for explaining the configuration of a general telematics service system,

2 is an exemplary view for explaining the configuration of the existing Wi-Fi platform-based telematics service system,

3 is an exemplary view for explaining a telematics security service system based on an existing Wi-Fi platform;

4 is an exemplary view for explaining the configuration of the Wi-Fi platform-based telematics service system according to the present invention,

5 is an exemplary view for explaining a telematics security service system based on the Wi-Fi platform according to the present invention;

6 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of a telematics security middleware device based on a Wi-Fi platform according to the present invention;

7 is a detailed configuration diagram of an embodiment of a secure communication module of the Wi-Fi platform-based telematics security middleware device according to the present invention;

8 is a detailed configuration diagram of an embodiment of a message processing module of a telematics security middleware device based on a Wi-Fi platform according to the present invention;

9 is a detailed configuration diagram of an embodiment of a synchronization processing module of a telematics security middleware device based on a Wi-Fi platform according to the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a detailed configuration diagram of an embodiment of a security middleware interface unit of a Wimatic platform-based telematics security middleware device according to the present invention; FIG.

11 is a flowchart illustrating a service method using a Wi-Fi based telematics security middleware according to the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings

130: Telematics security middleware device based on the Wi-Fi platform

140: secure communication module 150: message processing module

160: synchronization processing module 170: security middleware interface unit

Claims (11)

In the telematics security middleware device, A secure communication module for encrypting / decoding and transmitting / receiving telematics service information between the telematics terminal and the telematics center; A message processing module for processing a telematics service message between the telematics terminal and the telematics center to execute a telematics service protocol; A synchronization processing module for synchronizing data between the telematics terminal and a telematics center; And Security middleware interface unit to provide a single common interface Telematics security middleware device comprising a. The method of claim 1, The secure communication module, A communication module for transmitting / receiving telematics service information between the telematics terminal and the telematics center through a mobile communication network; A data encryption / decryption module for encrypting / decrypting the telematics service information; And Communication channel security module for performing communication channel security between the telematics terminal and the telematics center Telematics security middleware device comprising a. The method of claim 2, The message processing module, A message generation module for generating a telematics service message standardized according to a telematics service protocol; A message transmission module for transmitting the telematics service message generated by the message generation module to the data encryption / decryption module; A message receiving module for receiving a telematics service message decrypted by the data encryption / decryption module; And Message analysis module for receiving, parsing and analyzing telematics service messages through the message receiving module Telematics security middleware device comprising a. The method of claim 2, The synchronization processing module, A data storage module for storing synchronization data; A data access module for accessing synchronization data stored in the data storage module; And A data synchronization module for synchronizing synchronization data between the telematics terminal and the telematics center Telematics security middleware device comprising a. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, The security middleware interface unit, A telematics security middleware device comprising external telematics terminal application services or telematics application service servers providing functions of the secure communication module, the message processing module, and the synchronization processing module in a single common interface. The method of claim 5, wherein The security middleware interface unit, A secure communication interface for providing a secure communication application program interface (API) set of the secure communication module; A message processing interface for providing a standardized telematics service protocol application interface (API) set of the message processing module; And A synchronization processing interface for providing a data synchronization application program interface (API) set of the synchronization processing module. Telematics security middleware device comprising a. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, The telematics security middleware device, Telematics security middleware device, characterized in that implemented on the basis of the WIPI (WIPI) platform. In the method of operating a telematics security middleware device, Receiving a request for a telematics service through a single common security middleware interface unit; Generating a encrypted telematics service request message according to a telematics service protocol, and then encrypting and transmitting the encrypted message; Receiving and decoding telematics service information corresponding to the transmitted telematics service request message; And Parsing and analyzing the decrypted telematics service message and providing the same through the single common security middleware interface unit. Method of operation of a telematics security middleware device comprising a. The method of claim 8, Synchronizing telematics service data (synchronization data) requiring synchronization between the telematics terminal and the telematics center; Method of operation of the telematics security middleware device further comprising. In a telematics security middleware device having a processor, Receiving a request for a telematics service through a single common security middleware interface unit; Generating a encrypted telematics service request message according to a telematics service protocol, and then encrypting and transmitting the encrypted message; Receiving and decoding telematics service information corresponding to the transmitted telematics service request message; And Parsing and analyzing the decrypted telematics service message and providing the same through the single common security middleware interface unit. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for realizing this. The method of claim 10, Synchronizing telematics service data (synchronization data) requiring synchronization between the telematics terminal and the telematics center; A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for further realization.

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