KR20080104238A - Smart card - Google Patents

Abstract

A smart card is provided to supply home server network information to a predetermined apparatus or server by comprising a processor for performing a relay application. A smart card(100) comprises the followings: an input/output interface which inputs and outputs data; an IC(Integrated Circuit) chip(135) which has the predetermined home server network information required for connecting to a home server(130) equipped on a home network; and a processor which executes a relay application for providing the home server network information stored in the IC chip to a predetermined apparatus or server(105).

Description

Smart Card {Smart Card}

1 is a simplified configuration diagram of a system for registering product related additional information of a purchased product using a smart card according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a simple flowchart illustrating a method for registering product related additional information of a purchased product using a smart card according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a smart card according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a simple data structure diagram of an information storage medium located on a home network and interworking with a home server according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a simplified block diagram of a system for registering product related additional information of a purchased product using a smart card according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a simple flowchart illustrating a method for registering product related additional information of a purchased product using a smart card according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a data structure diagram of RFID tag information according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

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100: smart card 105: device or server

110: card terminal device 115: RFID reader

120: server (local) 125: home network

130: home server 135: information storage medium

140: home client 145: RFID reader

150: product-related information providing server 155: product-related additional information providing unit

160: RFID tag information D / B 165: additional information D / B

170: routing server

The present invention provides an IC chip having an input / output interface for inputting and outputting data, predetermined home server network information required for accessing a home server provided on a home network, and the IC chip via the input / output interface at the time of purchase of a predetermined product. It relates to a smart card having a processor for executing a relay application for providing the home server network information stored in a predetermined device or server.

Due to the rapid development of information technology (IT) technology and the spread of the Internet through high-speed network, the network environment built around the offices of corporations or public institutions has become a digital device (e.g. refrigerator, washing machine, or electronics) in the home. Ranges, etc., the digital devices are equipped with a variety of additional functions (for example, networking functions) in addition to their own unique functions, thereby increasing the interest in the home network industry and related devices market.

A home network is a home network that connects and integrates digital devices (e.g., devices with processors and memory) that are installed in the home and perform various calculations, management, monitoring, and communication functions. A set of components that enable the sharing and mutual movement of data and communications.

Accordingly, the digital device on the home network has evolved from a conventional application service means that a user directly operates to provide an application service through a network. However, the application service is controlled by a simple operation (for example, one user operation). Operation) staying at the level.

That is, a simple operation such as turning on / off the boiler using a telephone is possible through a communication function provided in the boiler on the home network, but at least one information input such as cooking food using a microwave oven or washing using a washing machine and Providing an application service requiring user operation involves a very difficult problem, and it is inefficient to provide such a complicated process to a digital device in the home, or it is an existing user in terms of convenience. It contains a problem that involves more user manipulation steps than manual manipulation.

According to the latest technology, a home network is composed of one home server and at least one digital device networking with the home server based on a client / server system, and the home server has a higher performance processor and a larger capacity than other digital devices. Memory is selected, connected to an external network, and selected from always on digital devices.

The role of a home server in such a client / server system-based home network is to connect digital devices on the home network through various networking protocols, including Ethernet, telephone lines, power line carriers (PLCs), and wireless. Network access to the external network and distribution of applications such as data sharing between networked home digital devices.

That is, it is more expensive to have an external network connection function in a home server and to connect the digital device to the external network through a home server than to provide a plurality of digital devices existing on the home network, respectively. More efficient in terms of data sharing or data sharing.

An object of the present invention to solve the above problems is an IC chip and a predetermined product having an input and output interface for inputting and outputting data, and predetermined home server network information required for accessing a home server provided on the home network. In the case of purchase, it provides a smart card including a processor for executing a relay application for providing the home server network information stored in the IC chip to a predetermined device or a server through the input / output interface.

Further, another object of the present invention is to provide a method and system for storing and registering additional information on a purchased product on a home network using such a smart card.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an information storage medium which is located on a home network and stores RFID tag information of a purchased product in association with additional information corresponding to the RFID tag information.

The smart card according to the present invention comprises an input / output interface for inputting and outputting data, an IC chip having predetermined home server network information required for connection to a home server provided on a home network, and the input / output interface when purchasing a predetermined product. It characterized in that it comprises a processor for executing a relay application for providing the home server network information stored in the IC chip to a predetermined device or server through.

In addition, an input / output interface for inputting / outputting data and a predetermined product for the purchased product provided through the input / output interface by extracting and reading from an attached RFID tag for the purchased product when the predetermined product is purchased. An IC chip storing RFID tag information and the smart card connected to a home server provided on a home network through a predetermined card reader or card terminal, the input / output interface is connected to the IC chip through the card reader or card terminal. And a processor for executing a relay application to provide the home server with predetermined RFID tag information about the purchased product stored in the home server.

According to the present invention, the IC chip passes through a predetermined firewall provided on the home network when a predetermined device or server connects to a home server provided on the home network using the home server network information. It is characterized by further comprising a required home server connection authentication key.

The IC chip may further include a home server connection authentication key required to pass through a predetermined firewall provided on the home network when the card reader or card terminal is connected to the home server.

In addition, the smart card is characterized in that it comprises an IC chip that is mounted on or detached from the wireless terminal.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings and description will be described in detail the operating principle of the preferred embodiment of the present invention. However, the drawings and the following description shown below are for the preferred method among various methods for effectively explaining the features of the present invention, the present invention is not limited only to the drawings and description below. In addition, in the following description of the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. Terms to be described later are terms defined in consideration of functions in the present invention, which may vary according to intentions or customs of users or operators. Therefore, the definition should be based on the contents throughout the present title.

1 is a simple configuration diagram of a product-related additional information registration system of a purchased product using a smart card 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 1 illustrates the extraction of RFID tag information from an RFID tag of a product by a device or a server 105 when a user purchases a product using the home server network information mounted on the smart card 100, and the smart card ( 100 extracts the home server network information mounted on the home server, transmits the extracted RFID tag information to the home server 130 through the home server network information, and stores the information on the storage medium 135 on the home network 125. And one system for registering.

Referring to FIG. 1, the system for registering additional product information of a purchased product using the smart card 100 includes predetermined home server network information required for accessing the home server 130 provided on the home network 125. The smart card 100 and the home server network information stored in the IC chip in the smart card 100 when the predetermined product is purchased, and extracts predetermined RFID tag information from the RFID tag attached to the purchased product. Read and connect a communication session with the home server 130 on the home network 125 using the home server network information read from the IC chip in the smart card 100, and extract the data through the connected communication session. And a device or server 105 for transmitting the read RFID tag information on the goods, and the RFID tag information of the goods transmitted from the device or server 105, Definition stored in the storage medium 135, and communicates with the product-related information providing server 150 for storing and managing the additional information of the product corresponding to the RFID tag information or the RFID tag identification code included in the RFID tag information of the product Connect a session, generate a query for requesting additional information of the product corresponding to the RFID tag information or the RFID tag identification code included in the RFID tag information, the generated additional information request query and / or the product The home server 130 which transmits the RFID tag information of the home server 130 to the product related information providing server 150 through the connected communication session and the additional information request query and / or the RFID of the product transmitted from the home server 130. Reads the tag information and stores the product-related additional information corresponding to the RFID tag information of the product or the RFID tag identification code included in the RFID tag information. And a product related information providing server 150 for transmitting the extracted product related additional information to the home server 130 through the communication session.

Preferably, the product-related additional information registration system of the purchased product using the smart card 100 to store and register the additional information of the corresponding product provided from the product-related information providing server 150 in association with the RFID tag information of the product. It further comprises a predetermined storage medium 135.

Preferably, the system is a routing for storing the product-related information providing server 150 routing information for the home server 130 to access the product-related information providing server 150 for storing and managing additional information of the product. The server 170 further includes.

For example, the routing server 170 includes routing information of the product related information providing server 150 to access the RFID tag information of the corresponding product and at least one product related information providing server 150 corresponding thereto.

Accordingly, the home server 130 on the home network 125 acquires the RFID tag information of the purchased product and accesses the product related information providing server 150 to receive additional information corresponding to the obtained RFID tag information. In the above, it may be linked with the routing server 170.

The smart card 100 passes through a predetermined firewall provided on the home network 125 when the device or server 105 connects to the home server 130 provided on the home network 125. It is characterized in that it further comprises the required home server connection authentication key, it is characterized in that it is mounted on or detached from the wireless terminal.

For example, the communication means provided in the device or the server 105 may access the home server 130 on the home network 125 only with the home server network information extracted from the smart card 100. However, when the home network 125 is protected by at least one firewall, the home server 130 may be connected to the home server 130 on the home network 125 by extracting a home server connection authentication key provided in the smart card 100. .

The device or server 105 preferably interoperates with, or includes, the RFID reader 115 for extracting and reading predetermined RFID tag information from an RFID tag attached to a product. .

In addition, the device or server 105 may be configured to include at least one or more card terminal 110 in conjunction with the smart card 100, and at least one server 120 (eg, a local server, etc.).

At this time, the card terminal device 110 may include a merchant payment terminal, a payment terminal on the POS system.

Preferably, the home client 140 shown in FIG. 1 may be at least one digital device controlled and managed by the home server 130 on the home network 125. In addition, the digital device may include an RFID reader 145 for receiving and / or reading RFID tag information from an RFID tag of a corresponding product.

The product related information providing server 150 is connected to the home server 130 on the home network 125 through a network, and a transmission means and a storage area (part) provided in the product related information providing server 150 are provided. Is a product related information providing server 150 internal resources (e.g., operating system, processor and memory resources provided in the product related information providing server 150) and external resources (e.g., product related information providing server 150 and the network) Among the devices connected through the product-related information providing server 150 is a resource (mounted) mounted as an available resource and / or an external device (for example, the product-related information providing server 150 and storage area network (SAN)) And devices connected through the same).

For example, if the purchase item is a "wallet", if the user wants to check whether the user has left the "wallet" at home, the home server 130 on the home network 125 may store the "wallet" stored in the storage medium 135. By checking the RFID tag information of the, and instructing at least one or more home clients 140, and confirming that the RFID tag information of the "wallet" is detected within the RFID tag information detection range, the user determines whether the "wallet" is at home can do.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the product-related information providing server 150 is a known server performing unit (for example, known to be provided in the product-related information providing server 150 to efficiently explain the technical idea of the present invention) Server tag performing a web server function) (not shown), RFID tag information D / B 160 including RFID tag information on goods purchased through the device or server 105, If the product purchased through the device or the server 105 is a digital device provided on the home network 125, the home server 130 stores a control command set and a control protocol required to control the digital device, or Or, if a purchase product purchased through the device or the server 105 is maintained, restored, and / or changed through a digital device provided on the home network 125, the home stand Additional information D / B 165 and the additional information D / which store the parameter information required for generating the control command of the digital device through a control command set and a control protocol required for 130 to control the digital device. It is preferable to include a product-related additional information providing unit 155 for providing the information stored in the B (165) to the home server 130 on the home network (125).

For example, the additional information may include a control command set and / or control protocol information required for the home server 130 to control the digital device.

In addition, the additional information may include predetermined parameter information required for the home server 130 to control and / or recover and / or process the product through a predetermined electronic controller.

In addition, it may include all information added in relation to the product containing at least one or more information on the handling of the product and / or management information of the product and / or component or component information of the product. .

2 is a simple flowchart illustrating a method for registering product related additional information of a purchased product using the smart card 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows the home server 130 on the home network 125 by using the home server network information mounted on the smart card 100 and the RFID tag information of the goods purchased by the user and the device shown in FIG. The home server 130 on the home network 125 queries the additional information related to the RFID tag information to the product-related information providing server 150 shown in FIG. 1 to obtain desired additional information. The obtained additional information is stored in a predetermined storage medium 135 in association with the RFID tag information.

In this way, when the product corresponding to the RFID tag information and / or the digital device corresponding to the product is used, the corresponding product and / or related items are stored using additional information stored in the storage medium 135 on the home network 125. Digital devices can be used more conveniently.

Referring to FIG. 2, a preferred embodiment of the present invention is disclosed by loading home server network information necessary for accessing a home server 130 into a memory of a user's smart card 100 through a card reader or a card terminal (200). ).

Preferably, the smart card 100 may further include home server access authentication key information and / or home server compatible recognition key information.

For example, the home server connection authentication key information may include predetermined information for passing the firewall on the home network 125 when the device or the server 105 accesses the home server 130 on the home network 125. do.

When purchasing a product, a predetermined device or server 105 extracts and reads RFID tag information from the RFID tag of the purchased product (205), and the device or server 105 is mounted in a memory of the user smart card 100. The existing home server network information is extracted (210).

For example, the smart card 100 may further include payment means information (application such as credit card, debit card, etc.) that functions as a payment means for the purchase of goods together with the home server network information in the memory.

For example, the device or server 105 connects to a home server through a firewall provided on the home network 125 to access the home server 130 on the home network 125. An authentication key may be further extracted from the smart card 100.

When the device or server 105 extracts the home server network information from the smart card 100, the device or server 105 uses the home server network information on the home network 125 through the extracted home server network information. Attempt to connect 130) (215).

When the communication session between the device or server 105 and the home server 130 on the home network 125 is connected (220) through the home server network information and the home server access authentication key, the device or server 105 ) Provides the RFID tag information of the purchased product to the home server 130 through a communication session connected with the home server 130 (225).

In order to receive the RFID tag information provided from the device or the server 105, the home server 130 to store in a predetermined storage medium 135 (230), to obtain additional information associated with the RFID tag, An attempt is made to connect a communication session with a product related information providing server 150 that stores and manages additional information about the product corresponding to the RFID tag (tag identification code) of the product (235).

For example, in a process in which the home server 130 accesses the product related information providing server 150, the home server 130 includes routing information about the product related information providing server 150. The server 170 receives the routing information of the product related information providing server 150 to be accessed from the routing server 170, and receives the routing information of the received product related information providing server 150 from the routing server 170. On the basis of the communication connection with the product-related information providing server 150 can be carried out.

When a communication session with the product related information providing server 150 is connected, the home server 130 generates a query for requesting additional information associated with the product, and generates the query and / or the RFID tag of the product. Information is provided to the product related information providing server 150 (240).

For example, the additional information may be added in association with the product including at least one of handling precaution information corresponding to the user's purchased product and / or management information of the product and / or component or component information of the product. Loss is characterized by all information.

In addition, the additional information of the product may include predetermined parameter information required for the home server 130 to control and / or recover and / or process the product through a predetermined electronic control device. When the product corresponding to the RFID tag identification code included in the tag information or the RFID tag information is a digital device, the home server 130 includes control command sets and / or control protocol information required for controlling the digital device. can do.

The product related information providing server 150 reads the additional request query provided from the home server 130, extracts the product related additional information corresponding to the RFID tag information from the storage area (245), and extracts the extracted product. The additional additional information is provided to the home server 130 (250).

The home server 130 stores / registers additional information on the product transmitted from the product related information providing server 150 in the storage medium 135 in association with the RFID tag information of the product (255), thereby providing a separate information. Use and / or control of the product and / or the digital device associated with the product is made using the product additional information stored / registered in the storage medium 135 on the home network 125 without access to an external network ( 260).

3 is a diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a smart card 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the smart card 100 includes an input / output interface for inputting / outputting data and an IC having predetermined home server network information required for accessing a home server 130 provided on the home network 125. And a processor for executing a relay application for providing the home server network information stored in the IC chip to a predetermined device or server 105 through the input / output interface when purchasing a chip and a predetermined product.

Preferably, the IC chip is connected to the home server 130 when a predetermined device or server 105 is connected to the home server 130 provided on the home network 125 using the home server network information. Further provided with a home server connection authentication key required to pass through the predetermined firewall provided in the.

In addition, the smart card 100 includes being mounted or detached from the wireless terminal.

Preferably, referring to an integrated circuit chip (ICC) standard including ISO / IEC 7816 and / or ISO / IEC 14443, the input / output interface may include an ICC of a smart card 100, a power supply (VCC), a reset signal (RST). Card terminal device 110 included in the device or server 105 through contact points such as clock signal CLK, ground GND, programming power supply (VPP), and / or input / output (I / O), or the like. Communicate with

The processor unit may include at least one computing element including a central process unit (CPU), a micro process unit (MPU), a coprocessor, and / or the like.

The memory unit may include at least one or more memory devices including a read only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), an electrically erasable and programmable read only memory (EEPROM), a flash memory (FM), and the like. At least one of the devices is provided with a chip operating system (COS) for managing and operating the internal resources of the smart card 100, and at least one of the remaining memory devices to the service using the smart card 100 At least one card application (eg relay storage information, etc.) is provided for providing.

For example, the memory unit on the IC chip included in the smart card 100 includes one master file corresponding to a root file according to an ICC standard including ISO / IEC 7816 and / or ISO / IEC 14443. A Master File (MF), an Answer To Reset (ATR) including function information on at least one ICC stored information below the master file, and at least one dedicated file corresponding to each ICC stored information; DF) and an element file (EF) disposed under the dedicated file and containing substantial information and / or data for the smart card 100 service. According to the idea, the RFID relay application provided in the memory unit on the ICC included in the smart card 100 may also follow the ICC standard as described above.

The card application provided in the memory unit on the IC chip includes a data storage unit for storing a data set corresponding to data or information read and used by a terminal program included in a card terminal device, and / or in the card terminal program. A processing unit for storing and driving a program module (eg, JAVA Applet) or the like that can be used by the user is provided. In particular, the program processing unit includes a card configuration (eg, a COS or a virtual machine of the open smart card 100). It is part of (Virtual Machine) or it is linked with card configuration.

Referring to FIG. 3, the data storage unit of the relay storage information in the IC chip includes a home server network storage unit, a home server connection authentication key storage unit, an RFID tag information storage unit, and the like. And the like is provided.

In order to provide the RFID tag information of the user's purchased goods by connecting the home server 130 on the home network 125 with the device or the server 105 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the data of the relay application is shown. Preferably, the storage unit includes an RFID tag information storage unit, a home server network information storage unit, and a home server connection authentication key storage unit.

The home server network information storage unit and the home server connection authentication key storage unit provided in the relay data storage unit may store the RFID tag information of the purchased goods from the device or the server 105 to the home server 130 on the home network 125. When provided through, the information required to access the home server 130 on the home network 125 to provide the RFID tag information of the purchased goods, for example, the home server network address and the home server connection network information, Communication means information including possible communication protocol communication ports and the like, account and password, home server platform (e.g., server application type and version provided in the operating system and home server 130), and the like. The server connection authentication key is used when the home server 130 is protected by at least one firewall and / or security system. 105, and the like information required to determine that the authentication communication unit so as to connect to the home server 130.

The processing unit of the relay application reads at least one or more information and / or data (eg, home server network information and / or home server connection authentication key) stored in the data storage unit, or a memory provided in the data storage unit. A read / write control unit providing a function of recording at least one information and / or data (for example, RFID tag information of a purchased product purchased through the device or the server 105) into an area, and an identifier provided in the relay application. Preferably, a data determination unit for determining whether information and / or data read / write through the card terminal device is used in the relay application is provided.

4 is a simple data structure diagram of an information storage medium 135 located on the home network 125 and interworking with the home server 130 in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Preferably, the information storage medium 135 is located in the home server 130 provided on the home network 125, and the RFID tag information data for storing the RFID tag information attached to the goods purchased by the user And an additional information data file for storing additional information about the product corresponding to the RFID identification code included in the RFID tag information attached to the product purchased by the user, wherein the RFID tag information data file and the additional information file are stored. The information data file is classified and stored to correspond to each product.

The additional information data file includes all information added in connection with the product including at least one or more information on handling the product and / or management information of the product and / or component or component information of the product. Characterized in that made.

In addition, the additional information of the product is characterized in that the home server 130 includes predetermined parameter information required to control and / or recover and / or process the product through a predetermined electronic controller.

In addition, the additional information of the product is a set of control commands required for the home server 130 to control the digital device when the product corresponding to the RFID tag identification code included in the RFID tag information and / or And control protocol information.

The storage medium 135 stores RFID tag information of the goods received from the device or the server 105 at the home server 130 at the time of purchase of the goods, and relates to the goods transmitted from the goods related information providing server 150. The additional information is stored in association with the RFID tag information of the product.

Hereinafter, the embodiment is for another preferred embodiment in which the present invention is implemented via the memory of the smart card 100, the device or server 105 at the time of product purchase the RFID tag information extracted from the RFID tag of the purchased product The smart card 100 is mounted in a memory, and the smart card 100 is provided to the home server 130 on the home network 125 through a predetermined card reader or card terminal, so that the home server 130 is a smart card. The RFID tag information obtained from the 100 is stored in a predetermined storage medium 135, and the home server 130 queries the product related information providing server 150 for additional information related to the RFID tag information. Acquire additional information and store the acquired additional information in a predetermined storage medium 135 in association with the RFID tag information.

FIG. 5 is a simplified configuration diagram of a system for registering product related additional information of a purchased product using a smart card 100 according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, when the product-related additional information registration system of the purchased product using the smart card 100 is purchased, the RFID tag information is extracted and read from the RFID tag attached to the purchased product, and the extraction is performed. And a device or server 105 for providing the read RFID tag information to the smart card 100 and storing the read RFID tag information in a predetermined memory unit in the smart card 100 and a predetermined memory by the device or server 105. Smart card 100 for providing the RFID tag information for the purchased goods stored in the unit to the home server 130 provided on the home network 125 through a predetermined card reader or card terminal, and the smart card 100 Receive RFID tag information of the purchased goods provided through a predetermined card reader or a card terminal, and store the RFID tag information in a predetermined storage medium 135, and the RFID tag information of the goods. Or a communication session with a product-related information providing server 150 for storing and managing additional information of the product corresponding to the RFID tag identification code included in the RFID tag information, and connecting the RFID tag information or the RFID tag information of the product. Generate a query for requesting additional information of the product corresponding to an included RFID tag identification code, and provide the generated additional information request query and / or the RFID tag information of the product through the connected communication session Reads the home server 130 to transmit to the server 150 and the additional information request query transmitted from the home server 130 corresponding to the RFID tag identification code included in the RFID tag information or RFID tag information of the product Extract the product-related additional information from a predetermined storage area, and extract the extracted product-related additional information through the communication session; It comprises a product-related information providing server 150 to transmit to 130.

Preferably, the home server 130 stores and registers the product-related additional information transmitted in the product-related information providing in the predetermined storage medium 135 in association with the RFID tag information of the product. .

The smart card 100 provides the RFID tag information on the purchased goods to the home server 130 provided on the home network 125 through a predetermined card reader or card terminal. And storing a home server access authentication key required to pass through a predetermined firewall provided on the home network 125. In addition, the smart card 100 is characterized in that the mounting or detachment to the wireless terminal.

The device or server 105 is linked to the RFID reader for extracting and reading the predetermined RFID tag information from the RFID tag attached to the product, or characterized in that it comprises the RFID reader.

In addition, the additional information of the goods described through this embodiment is related to the goods including at least one or more information on the handling of the goods and / or management information of the goods and / or component or component information of the goods. And all the information to be added.

In addition, the additional information of the product comprises the predetermined parameter information required for the home server 130 to control and / or recover and / or process the product through a predetermined electronic control device, the product RFID When the product corresponding to the RFID tag identification code included in the tag information or the RFID tag information is a digital device, the home server 130 may include a control command set and / or control protocol information required to control the digital device. Characterized in that made.

6 is a simple flowchart of a method for registering product related additional information of a purchased product using a smart card 100 according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, in the process of registering product-related additional information of a purchased product using the smart card 100, the purchased product in a predetermined RFID reading apparatus connected or mounted to a predetermined device or a server 105 at the time of purchasing a predetermined product. Extracting and reading predetermined RFID tag information from an RFID tag attached to the smart card 100 and providing the extracted and read RFID tag information to the smart card 100 by the device or server 105. Storing the RFID tag information on the product stored in the memory unit of the smart card 100 through a predetermined card reader or a card terminal on the home network 125. Providing to the server 130, the home server 130 of the product corresponding to the RFID tag information or the RFID tag identification code included in the RFID tag information Connecting a communication session with a product related information providing server 150 for storing and managing information, and corresponding to the RFID tag identification code included in the RFID tag information or the RFID tag information of the product at the home server 130. Generating a query for requesting additional information of the product, and transmitting the generated additional information request query and / or RFID tag information of the product to the product related information providing server 150 through the connected communication session; The product corresponding information providing server 150 reads the additional information request query transmitted from the home server 130 and the product corresponding to the RFID tag identification code included in the RFID tag information or RFID tag information of the product. Extracting the related additional information from a predetermined storage area, and extracting the extracted product related additional information from the product related information providing server 150; Transmitting the product related additional information transmitted from the product related information providing server 150 by the home server 130 to the home server 130 through a communication session in association with the RFID tag information of the product. And storing and registering the same on the predetermined storage medium 135.

Preferably, the step of providing the RFID tag information extracted and read by the device or server 105 to the smart card 100 and storing the extracted RFID tag information in a predetermined memory unit in the smart card 100 may be performed by the device or server ( In step 105, the memory capacity of the smart card 100 is checked, and the memory capacity of the smart card 100 and the capacity of the RFID tag information to be stored in the memory unit of the smart card 100 are compared. The method may further include determining whether the RFID tag information may be stored in the memory unit of the smart card 100.

Preferably, the home server 130 communicates with the product related information providing server 150 for storing and managing additional information of the product corresponding to the RFID tag information of the product or the RFID tag identification code included in the RFID tag information. The step of connecting the session to the routing server for storing the routing information of the product-related information providing server 150 for the product-related information providing server 150 for storing and managing the additional information of the product in the home server 130 Connecting and receiving routing information of the product related information providing server 150 storing the additional information of the product from the connected routing server in the home server 130 and the home server 130. Connecting a communication session with the product related information providing server 150 based on the routing information of the product related information providing server 150 received from the routing server. It should.

Referring to FIG. 6, the embodiment starts with extracting and reading RFID tag information from an RFID tag of a purchased product at a predetermined device or server 105 at the time of purchasing a product of a user (600).

After extracting and reading the RFID tag information from the RFID tag of the purchased goods, the device or the server 105 checks the memory capacity of the user smart card 100 and compares it with the capacity of the extracted RFID tag information, thereby extracting the extracted RFID tag information. It is determined whether the received RFID tag information can be mounted in the memory of the smart card 100 (605).

If the capacity of the extracted RFID tag information is greater than the memory capacity of the smart card 100 (610), the product-related additional information registration process of the purchased goods using the smart card 100 according to the present embodiment is terminated or Alternatively, the process described in FIG. 2 (extracting home server network information from the smart card 100, the apparatus or server 105 directly provides the RFID tag information to the server on the home network 125).

As another example, if there is not enough free space in the memory of the smart card 100, the device or the server 105 is the RFID application information from the purchase items extracted and read the RFID tag information through the RFID reader device Prioritize the purchases you need.

In this case, for example, the digital device provided on the home network 125 among the purchased goods corresponds to the first priority, and the state of the goods is maintained through the digital device on the home network 125 in the absence of RFID additional information. Goods that are severely damaged when repairing, repairing, and / or changing are ranked in second place, and goods that are not severely damaged by maintaining, restoring, and / or changing the state of the product without RFID additional information. Corresponds to

On the other hand, if the RFID tag information extracted from the RFID tag of the product can be mounted in the memory of the user smart card 100 (615), the device or the server 105 may store the extracted RFID tag information in the user smart card. In operation 620, the memory device 100 is mounted in the memory of 100.

Preferably, the RFID tag information mounted on the smart card 100 is mounted on the RFID tag information storage unit of FIG. 3, and the device or server 105 stores the RFID tag information of the purchased product. It is processed in the form of a data structure shown in FIG.

When the RFID tag information of the user's purchased goods is mounted in the memory of the user smart card 100 through the above process, the RFID tag information of the user's purchase product is mounted on the smart card 100 through a predetermined card reader or card terminal connected to the home network 125. The RFID tag information is provided to the home server 130 on the home network 125 (625) and stored in a predetermined storage medium 135.

For example, in the above-described determination process, when at least one smart card 100 is inserted into a predetermined card terminal or a card reader interworking with the home server 130, the relay storage information (application) based on ISO / IEC 7816. This is done by checking the identifier assigned to.

After the RFID tag information of the purchased product is stored in the storage medium 135 on the home network 125 through the above process, in order to obtain additional information associated with the RFID tag information, the home server 130 At step 630, a communication session is attempted with a product related information providing server 150 that stores and manages additional information about the product corresponding to the RFID tag (tag identification code) of the product.

Preferably, in the process of connecting the home server 130 to the product related information providing server 150, the home server 130 includes routing information for the product related information providing server 150. Access to the routing server 170, receives the routing information of the product related information providing server 150 to be connected from the routing server 170, the routing information of the received product related information providing server 150 Based on the communication with the product-related information providing server 150 can be carried out.

When a communication session with the product related information providing server 150 is connected, the home server 130 generates a query for requesting additional information associated with the product, and generates the query and / or the RFID tag of the product. Information is provided to the product related information providing server (635), wherein the additional information includes handling precaution information corresponding to the user's purchased product and / or management information of the product and / or a component or component of the product. It may be all information added in relation to the product including at least one information.

In addition, the additional information of the product may include predetermined parameter information required for the home server 130 to control and / or recover and / or process the product through a predetermined electronic control device. When the product corresponding to the RFID tag identification code included in the tag information or the RFID tag information is a digital device, the home server 130 includes control command sets and / or control protocol information required for controlling the digital device. can do.

The product related information providing server 150 reads the additional request query provided from the home server 130, extracts the product related additional information corresponding to the RFID tag information from the storage area (640), and extracts the related product related information. The additional information is provided to the home server 130 (645), and the home server 130 associates additional information about the product transmitted from the product related information providing server 150 with RFID tag information of the product. By storing / registering the storage medium 135 with the storage medium 135, the product and / or the product is stored using the product additional information stored / registered in the storage medium 135 on the home network 125 without access to a separate external network. Use and / or control of the digital device associated with the product is made (655).

7 is a data structure diagram of RFID tag information according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

7 illustrates a simple data structure for the RFID tag information mounted on the smart card 100 in the process of providing the RFID tag information of the purchased goods to the home server 130 through the smart card 100. It is shown.

Preferably, the smart card 100 is an input and output interface for inputting and outputting data, and when a predetermined product is purchased, a predetermined RFID reader extracts and reads from an attached RFID tag for the purchased product and provides it through the input / output interface. An IC chip for storing predetermined RFID tag information of the purchased product and the smart card 100 are connected to the home server 130 provided on the home network 125 through a predetermined card reader or card terminal. Wherein the input / output interface includes a processor for executing a relay application to provide the home server 130 with predetermined RFID tag information on the purchased product stored in the IC chip through the card reader or the card terminal. It features.

For example, the IC chip may further include a home server access authentication key required to pass through a predetermined firewall provided on the home network 125 when the card reader or card terminal is connected to the home server.

Preferably, the smart card 100 includes being mounted or detached from the wireless terminal.

Referring to FIG. 7, the smart card 100 memory is used as RFID tag information moving means by using RFID tag information of a purchased product extracted from an RFID reading device provided in the device or the server 105.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the RFID tag information included in the RFID tag attached to the purchased product is a product identification code for identifying the corresponding product with respect to other products, and products that can identify the currently purchased product from the same product It includes a unique code, the RFID tag information storage unit of the relay application stores both the RFID tag identification code corresponding to the identification code of the purchased goods and the RFID tag unique code corresponding to the unique code of the purchased goods (for example ( A), (b)) or at least store the RFID tag identification code (e.g., (c) of FIG. 7).

If the RFID tag identification code and the RFID tag unique code have a fixed length for all purchased goods, the RFID tag information storage unit of the RFID relay application may use only the RFID tag identification code and / or the RFID tag unique code. If the RFID tag information has various sizes for each purchased product, the RFID tag information storage unit of the RFID relay application identifies the RFID tag. The code and / or the RFID tag unique code further include a Start of TeXt (STX) indicating the start position of the RFID tag information and an End of TeXt (ETX) indicating the end position (for example, (a) of FIG. 7). do.

According to the present invention, a home server on a home network receives RFID tag information on a purchased product from a smart card and / or a device (or a server), and receives the RFID tag information from a product related information providing server located outside the home network. By acquiring the corresponding additional information and pre-stored in a predetermined storage medium, it is possible to omit and automatically control a user operation step for the digital device on the home network without accessing an external network.

In addition, there is an advantage that it is possible to omit and automatically control the information input step required to maintain, restore, and / or change the state of the purchased product.

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An input / output interface for inputting and outputting data; An IC chip having predetermined home server network information required for accessing a home server provided on the home network; And And a processor for executing a relay application for providing the home server network information stored in the IC chip to a predetermined device or a server through purchase of a predetermined product. An input / output interface for inputting and outputting data; An IC chip for storing predetermined RFID tag information on the purchased product provided through the input / output interface by extracting and reading from an attached RFID tag for the purchased product, when the predetermined product is purchased; When the smart card is connected to a home server provided on a home network through a predetermined card reader or a card terminal, a predetermined RFID for the purchased product stored in the IC chip through the input / output interface through the card reader or a card terminal. And a processor executing a relay application to provide tag information to the home server. The method of claim 1, wherein the IC chip, Further provided with a home server access authentication key required to pass a predetermined firewall provided on the home network when a device or server accesses a home server provided on the home network using the home server network information. Smart card characterized in that. The method of claim 2, wherein the IC chip, Smart card, characterized in that the card reader or card terminal further comprises a home server connection authentication key required to pass through a predetermined firewall provided on the home network when connecting to the home server. The method of claim 1, wherein the smart card, A smart card comprising an IC chip mounted on or detached from a wireless terminal.

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