KR20080114658A - System for operating ic chip - Google Patents

Abstract

A system for operating an IC chip is provided to obtain evincive and overlooked agreement, and responsibility and right automatically about the use of a smart card of the second client from the first client. A storage unit stores an IC chip use policy information connected to code information. The storage unit stores the code information on an IC chip of the second client. When using the IC chip of the second client, a check unit checks IC chip use policy information corresponding to the code information stored in the IC chip of the second client through a storage medium and a limit unit limits the use of the IC chip of the second client based on the check IC chip use policy.

Description

IC Chip Operating System

1 is a diagram illustrating an aspect of a charging policy setting system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a diagram of another aspect of a charging policy setting system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating a business cooperation process between a game providing server and a server for a charging policy setting system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a game usage charging policy for a second client in a charging policy setting process according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a process of setting a game usage charging policy in a second client according to an aspect of the present invention.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a process of setting a game use charging policy in a second client according to another aspect of the present invention.

8 is a flowchart illustrating a process of operating a game use charging policy according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

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100: first client owned smart card 105: first client terminal

110: smart card owned by the second client 115: second client terminal

120: server

125: billing policy setting unit for game use

130: billing policy linkage code processing unit

135: billing policy storage unit using the game

140: charging policy setting information D / B 145: game providing server

150: game using billing processing unit 155: game providing unit

160: billing policy extraction unit using the game 165: storage medium

170: card issuing institution 175: card member information D / B

The present invention provides a means for connecting the IC chip usage policy information and the unique code information of the second client set by the first client to the storage medium, and means for processing the unique code to be stored in the second client owned IC chip; Means for confirming IC chip usage policy information corresponding to a unique code stored in the second client IC chip through the storage medium when the second client uses the IC chip and in accordance with the identified IC chip usage policy. An IC chip operating system having means for processing such that IC chip use is limited.

Due to the development of the Internet, various economic activities are available on-line, and the target does not discern whether there is payment ability. In other words, economic activities are carried out online in a variety of ways and shortcuts, regardless of the economic ability, the subject and / or object of the economic activity in some cases causes a serious economic loss.

In particular, online payments, which are characterized by anonymity, include minors without economic capacities, poor credit capacities who have lost their economic capacities, or limited payers who are legally required to have a parent's consent. The economic capacity limiter (= second client) cannot be discerned, and the damage incurred is left to the service provider or other economic capacity holder (= first client) of the settlement activity.

In reality, however, it is technically impossible to block such economic activity of the economically limited person online. However, according to the technical idea of the present invention, the service provider or other economic capacity holders may be responsible for automatically controlling or limiting the economic activity of the economic capacity limiter by a service provider or another economic capacity holder of the settlement activity. To the extent possible it is possible to accommodate the economic activities of the economic capacitors.

An object of the present invention for solving the above problems is a means for connecting the IC chip use policy information and the unique code information of the second client set by the first client to the storage medium, the second client owned IC chip Means for processing the unique code to be stored, means for confirming IC chip usage policy information corresponding to the unique code stored in the second client IC chip via the storage medium when the second client uses the IC chip, and the identified IC The present invention provides an IC chip operating system including a means for processing the second client to limit the use of the IC chip in accordance with a chip use policy.

The IC chip operating system according to the present invention includes means for connecting the IC chip use policy information of the second client and the unique code information set by the first client to the storage medium, and storing the unique code on the second client-owned IC chip. Means for processing the data to be stored, means for confirming the IC chip usage policy information corresponding to the unique code stored in the second client IC chip through the storage medium when the second client uses the IC chip, and the identified IC chip usage policy. And a means for processing such that the use of the IC chip of the second client is restricted.

According to the present invention, the IC chip use policy includes a game restriction policy for restricting a game available to the second client, a game use time limit policy for restricting a game use time zone available for the second client, and the second policy. The first usage limit limit policy for setting or limiting a game usage limit available to a client, a payment policy for paying a game usage amount used by the second client, and a game usage amount used by the second client; The first client-owned finance includes a payment policy for making payment processing through a client-owned card, a payment policy for adding the game use amount used by the second client to a communication bill, and a game use amount used by the second client. Payment policy that allows payment processing through an account, and the second client (or Content or product restriction policy that restricts the available content or product, and content or product use (or purchase) time limit policy that limits the time period for the content or product available (or purchased) to the second client. A content or product usage (or purchase) limit policy for setting or limiting a content or product usage (or purchase) limit that the second client can use (or purchase); and a second client's use (or purchase) A payment policy for paying the amount of the content (or purchase) of a content or a product, and the amount of the content (or purchase) of the content or product used (or a purchase) by the second client for payment processing through the first client's own card. The payment policy and the amount of content (or purchase) used by the second client (or purchase). At least one payment policy to add to the bill and a payment policy for processing the payment (or purchase) of the content or product used (or purchased) by the second client through the first client owned financial account. It is characterized by comprising.

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.

That is, a preferred embodiment of the present invention below is a case where the second client uses a game through a smart card owned by the second client online, and the second client charging policy is the game of the second client using the smart card. The billing target corresponds to a billing policy, and the billing target corresponds to a billing target (for example, a game bill or an item purchase cost) generated while using the game to which the second client billing policy is applied. The game server corresponds to a game providing server that provides game use, and the use of a smart card online means that the second client accesses the game providing server through a network and uses the game.

However, the preferred embodiment of the present invention as described above is only one aspect of the present invention selected because using the game can effectively explain the technical idea of the present invention, the present invention is not limited to the case of using the game. According to the present invention, the second client billing policy corresponds to the content and / or product use (or purchase) billing policy of the second client using a smart card, or the billing target is the content and / or to which the second client billing policy is applied. Or a billing server corresponds to a content and / or merchandise providing server selling paid content and / or merchandise to the second client, or using a smart card online. The content and / or product providing server may be accessed to use (or purchase) the content and / or the product. As a result, the technical spirit of the present invention is determined within the scope defined by the claims.

1 is a diagram for an aspect of a charging policy setting system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, when the second client uses the game through the smart card 110 owned by the second client online, the system for billing policy setting system using the smart card In particular, the first client generates a predetermined code corresponding to the game usage charging policy in the step of setting the game usage charging policy for the second client owned smart card 110 online, and the generated code and The game usage billing policy using a smart card, characterized in that the game using the billing policy in conjunction with the predetermined storage medium 165 stored in a predetermined storage medium 165, the predetermined code is mounted on the second client smart card (110). One aspect of the configuration system. (Hereinafter, a predetermined code corresponding to a game use charging policy is referred to as a “charging policy linkage code”.)

Referring to FIG. 1, a game usage billing policy setting system using a smart card is composed of a game usage billing policy setting system and a game usage billing policy operating system, and a game usage billing policy setting system includes a server located on a wired / wireless network ( 120 to request a game usage charging policy setting of the second client, and the second client can use a specific game for each period by referring to the predetermined game usage charging policy setting information provided from the server 120. Providing the first client terminal 105 which selects or sets a predetermined game usage billing policy including a usage limit amount setting policy, and the first client terminal 105, the predetermined game usage billing policy related information, A predetermined charging policy corresponding to the game using charging policy selected or set by the first client terminal 105. A server 120 for generating a linkage code and providing the generated billing policy linkage code to the second client smart card 110, a billing policy linkage code generated by the server 120, and the game use billing policy. A storage medium 165 for cooperatively storing the data, and the second client-owned smart card 110 and / or the first client for storing the charging policy linkage code provided from the server 120 are located on a wired / wireless network. The first client-owned smart card 100 or the card member information D / B 175 performing the first client authentication in the process of requesting the game use billing policy setting of the second client by accessing the server 120. The card issuing institution 170 and the like, and the game use billing policy operating system is a component of the game billing policy setting system (eg, server, storage medium, and second client) A second client terminal (including a owned smart card), which is provided to the game providing server 145 which provides the game by extracting or providing the charging policy linkage code mounted on the smart card when the second client uses the game; 115 and the charging policy linkage code provided from the second client terminal 115 with the charging policy linkage code stored in the storage medium, and compares the game use billing policy corresponding to the charging policy linkage code with the storage medium ( 165) or provide the charging policy linkage code to the storage medium 165 to receive a charging policy corresponding to the charging policy linkage code from the storage medium 165, and to extract or provide the game use billing. It is composed of a game providing server 145 for restricting the use of the game of the second client in accordance with the policy.

The first client terminal 105 is a communication device and / or computing system for accessing a server 120 in which a first client is located on a wired / wireless network to set a game usage charging policy of a second client. And / or wireless communication devices on a wireless network.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the first client terminal 105 is preferably provided with a smart card reader that conforms to the smart card standard, such as ISO / IEC 7816 and / or ISO / IEC 14443, in this case Authenticating the first client through the first client-owned smart card 100 in the step of requesting the first client to set up a game use billing policy of the second client by accessing the server 120 located on the wired or wireless network. Is further included.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the game use charging policy of the second client set by the first client includes a game limit policy for restricting a game available to the second client, and a game use available to the second client. At least a game time zone restriction policy for restricting time zones, a game usage limit policy for establishing or limiting game usage limits available to the second client, and a payment policy for payment of game usage amounts used by the second client; Characterized in that it comprises one or more.

The server 120 is a server on a wired / wireless network to which a first client and / or a second client and the like can be connected through respective terminals, and the first client is connected through the first client terminal 105 to the second client. After setting a billing policy for the game use, and generating a predetermined billing policy linkage code corresponding to the set second client game billing policy, the billing policy linkage code and the game billing policy is linked to the storage medium ( 165), and the charging policy linkage code is provided to the second client-owned smart card 110 and mounted thereon.

Referring to FIG. 1 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the server 120 performs the game usage billing policy setting related information D / B 140 and the game usage billing policy setting unit 125 to perform the above functions. , Billing policy linkage code processing unit 130, the game using billing policy storage unit 135 is provided.

Game usage billing policy setting related information provided in the server 120 D / B (140) is a D / B for storing the information required for the first client to set the game usage billing policy of the second client, game usage billing The policy setting related information includes information required for limiting the game available to the second client, information for limiting the available game play time, information required for setting or limiting the available game play limit, and the second information. Characterized in that it comprises at least one or more of the information required to pay the game use amount used by the client.

The game usage billing policy setting unit 125 provided in the server 120 relates to the game usage billing policy setting for the second client from the D / B 140 related to the game usage billing policy setting at the request of the first client. Extracting information and providing predetermined game usage charging policy setting related information to the first client terminal 105, and receiving a gaming usage charging policy for the second client determined by the first client.

The billing policy linkage code processor 130 provided in the server 120, when the game billing policy setting unit 125 receives a game billing policy for the second client from the first client, the billing policy for the game billing policy; Generates a billing policy linkage code associated with the billing code, and if the billing policy linkage code is linked to the game usage billing policy and stored in the storage medium 165, the billing policy linkage code is stored in the second client-owned smart card 110. It is characterized by mounting on.

The game usage billing policy storage unit 135 provided in the server 120, the game usage billing policy setting unit 125 receives a game usage billing policy for the second client from the first client, billing policy linkage code processing unit When the 130 generates a charging policy linkage code that is linked to the game use charging policy of the second client, the second client stores and stores the storage link in the storage medium 165 by linking the game use charging policy and the charging policy linkage code. Characterized in that.

The storage medium 165 stores the game use charging policy for the second client generated by the server 120 and the charge policy linkage code associated with the game use charging policy. A server (eg, a storage server, a data server provided on a storage area network (SAN), etc.), or the server 120 or a game providing server 145 may be located.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the storage medium 165 is a D / B equipped with a DBMS (DataBase Management System) for managing, maintaining, updating, adding, deleting, searching, and / or extracting stored data. It is characterized by the fact that it is possible.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the storage medium 165 is associated with the first client data file and the first client data file for storing personal information of the first client, and is selected or set by the first client. When a charging policy data file for storing a game use charging policy of the second client and a predetermined charging policy linkage code provided corresponding to the charging policy selected or set by the first client are generated, the charging policy data file may include: The billing policy and the billing policy linkage code is characterized in that the processing by storing.

In particular, the charging policy data file includes game limit policy data for limiting the games available to the second client, game use time limit policy data for limiting the game play time available for the second client, and the second client. It may include at least one or more game usage limit policy data for setting or limiting the available game usage limit, and payment policy data for payment of the game use amount used by the second client.

In particular, the payment policy for the payment of the game use amount used by the second client included in the charging policy data file is the payment processing of the first client-owned smart card 100 to the game use amount used by the second client. A payment policy to allow the second client to add the game usage amount used by the second client to a predetermined invoice, and a payment to automatically transfer the game use amount used by the second client from the first client's own financial account; It characterized in that it comprises at least one policy.

To this end, the billing policy data file is a payment means (e.g., credit card) provided in the smart card when the first client owned smart card is settled for the game use amount used by the second client. , Debit card, check card, prepaid card, electronic wallet, etc.), and means for payment of the game used by the second client. If the sum of the bills, the game providing server 145 is the bill issuing agency, or has a business partnership with the bill issuing agency, the storage medium 165 includes the bill information, the second client When the game use amount used is automatically transferred from the first client-owned financial account, the first client-owned financial account information is included.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, in the process of storing the charging policy for the second client generated in the server 120 in the storage medium 165, information about the first client and / or the second client and And / or smart card information, etc., may be stored in the storage medium 165 as a first client data file and / or a second client data file in association with the charging policy for the second client.

Referring to FIG. 1, the second client-owned smart card 110 stores a predetermined billing policy linkage code generated in association with the game use billing policy in the server 120, and the second client provides a game. In the process of using the game by accessing the server 145, the billing data is charged for billing data based on the billing policy set by the first client through the billing policy linkage code.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, storing the charging policy linkage code generated by the server 120 in the second client-owned smart card 110, the game providing server in the second client-owned smart card 110 In the charging process of 145, a predetermined charging policy application (eg, a Java Applet provided with a Javacard) provided with a charging policy linkage code available to the game providing server 145 is provided. In this case, the charging policy linkage code processing unit 130 of the server 120 provides a predetermined charging policy linkage code to the second client terminal 115 to add and / or update the charging policy linkage code of the charging policy application. If the charging policy application as described above is not provided in the second client-owned smart card 110, the charging policy linkage code of the server 120 is processed. Unit 130 is issued (Post Issuance) and then to the second client owns the smart card 110, a charging policy application that includes the charging policy associated code.

Referring to FIG. 1 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the first client-owned smart card 100 is a smart card issued by the card issuer 170 to the first client, and the first client is located on the wired / wireless network. The first client may be authenticated in the process of requesting to set the game use charging policy of the second client by accessing the server 120.

According to the present invention, in the process of setting a game use charging policy for the second client by the first client on the server 120, the first and / or second client information and / or the first and / or Second client-owned smart card information and the like may be directly provided or inputted by each first and / or second client, and / or member information (eg, first and / or second) for the first and second clients. Member information including client information and the first and / or second client-owned smart card information).

Referring to FIG. 1 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the first and / or second client information and the first and / or second client owned smart card information may be provided in a card issuer 170 on a network. It is extracted from the member information D / B (= member database) 175. In addition, it is apparent that the member database may be provided in the server 120.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the member database 175 includes a first client information and / or a first client owned smart card information, a second client that allows the first client to set a game usage charging policy, and And / or second client-owned smart card information and the like are preferably provided in a coordinated process.

For example, if the first client is a normal card issuing member with payment capability, and the first client-owned smart card 100 is a smart card issued by the member from the card issuing institution 170, the second client is a direct member of the member. As a legal guardian, a legal guardian, and / or a payment ability contractor who has entered into a contract with the member, the member database 175 is provided with a second client that enables the first client to set a game usage billing policy.

When the second client uses the game, the second client terminal 115 accesses the game providing server 145 located on the wired / wireless network, and extracts the charging policy linkage code that is processed in connection with the game use charging policy set by the first client. Or a communication device and / or a computing system provided to the game providing server 145 which provides the game, and includes a client on a wired Internet and / or a wireless communication device on a wireless network.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the second client terminal 115 is preferably provided with a smart card reader that conforms to the smart card standards, such as ISO / IEC 7816 and / or ISO / IEC 14443, in this case When the second client accesses the game providing server 145 located on the wired / wireless network and uses a game, the server 120 extracts a game use billing policy linkage code installed in the second client-owned smart card 110. Or it is preferable to provide to the game providing server 145 or the like.

The game providing server 145 compares the billing policy linkage code provided from the second client terminal 115 with the billing policy linkage code stored in the storage medium 165, and uses the game billing corresponding to the billing policy linkage code. Extract a policy from the storage medium 165 or provide the charging policy linkage code to the storage medium 165 to receive a charging policy corresponding to the charging policy linkage code from the storage medium 165, and extract the Or limit the use of the game by the second client according to the provided game use charging policy.

Referring to FIG. 1 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the game providing server 145 basically includes a game used by a second client and a game providing unit 155 providing the game for use by the second client. In addition, in order to apply the game use billing policy set by the first client to the second client as described by the present invention (= operation of the game use billing policy) additional game use billing processing unit 150 and the game Usage charging policy extraction unit 160 is provided.

The game usage billing policy extracting unit 160 added to the game providing server 145 receives a billing policy linkage code from the second client, and the billing policy linkage code stored in the storage medium 165. In comparison with the charging policy linkage code, the game usage charging policy corresponding to the charging policy linkage code is extracted from the storage medium 165 or the charging policy linkage code is provided to the storage medium 165 to correspond to the billing policy linkage code. Characterized in that the charging policy is provided from the storage medium (165).

The game usage billing processor 150 added to the game providing server 145 restricts the game use of the second client based on the game usage billing policy extracted or provided through the game usage billing policy extracting unit 160. It is characterized by.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, limiting the game use of the second client to the game use billing processing unit 150 is based on the game use charging policy set by the first client for the second client. It is preferable to limit a game that can be used by two clients, a game use time, a game use limit, a game use amount, and the like.

2 is a diagram of another aspect of a charging policy setting and operating system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention relates to a system for setting a game billing policy using a smart card when a second client uses a game through a smart card 110 owned by a second client online. In particular, in the step of setting a game use charging policy for the second client-owned smart card 110 online, the first client sends the smart card unique information of the second client to which the charging policy is applied to the server 120. Using the smart card, characterized in that the server 120, the selected or set the game using billing policy and the smart card unique information of the second client to process the connection and store in the predetermined storage medium 165 It is about other aspects of the game-use billing policy setting and operation system.

Referring to Figure 2, the game use billing policy setting and operation system using a smart card is composed of a game use billing policy setting system and a game use billing policy management system, the game use billing policy setting system is located on the wired and wireless network Accesses the server 120 to request the game usage billing policy setting of the second client, and refers to the predetermined game usage billing policy setting information provided from the server 120, and the second client selects a specific game for each period. A first client terminal 105 that selects or sets a predetermined game use charging policy including an available usage limit setting policy and provides the server with smart card unique information of the second client to which the charging policy is applied; And, the first client terminal 105 provides a predetermined game use charging policy related information, A server 120 for processing the game usage charging policy selected or set by the first client terminal 105 and the unique information of the smart card of the second client in a predetermined storage medium 165, and storing A storage medium 165 and / or a first client located on a wired / wireless network in which the first client terminal 105 selects and sets the game usage charging policy and the smart card unique information of the second client in a cooperative manner. The first client-owned smart card 100, or the card member information D / B 175, which performs the first client authentication in the process of accessing the server 120 and requesting setting of the game use billing policy of the second client, is provided. It consists of a card issuing agency (170), etc., the game using billing policy operating system is the second client connects the smart card to a predetermined terminal when using the game, After extracting or receiving predetermined smart card unique information from the smart card, including the components of the game usage billing policy setting system (for example, a server, a storage medium, and a second client-owned smart card), the smart card unique information To the storage medium 165, the second client terminal 115 and the smart card unique information provided from the second client terminal 115 to the game providing server for providing a game used by the second client. Compared with the stored smart card unique information, the game use charging policy corresponding to the smart card unique information is extracted from the storage medium 165 or the smart card unique information is provided to the storage medium 165 to provide the smart card. Receive a charging policy corresponding to the unique information from the storage medium 165, and extract or provide In accordance with the game using the charging policy comprises a game providing server 145 for restricting use of the game of the second client.

Referring to Figure 2, in the game-use billing policy setting and operation system according to another aspect of the present invention, the first client terminal 105 and the first client owned smart card 100, and / or card member information D / B (= member database) 175 and the like are the same as in FIG. 1 except that the server 120 inputs or receives the smart card unique information of the second client from the first client or the second client, or the card member. The second client-owned smart card unique information extraction unit 200 for extracting the smart card unique information of the second client from the information D / B 175 is provided, and the game of the second client stored in the storage medium 165. The smart card unique information of the second client is linked to and stored in a usage charging policy, and when the second client connects the smart card to a predetermined terminal to use a game, 2 client terminal 115 extracts the smart card unique information of the second client from the second client owned smart card 110 to provide to the server 120 or the game providing server 145, the game providing server Based on the smart card unique information of the second client, 145 extracts or provides a game use charging policy for the second client from the storage medium 165 to limit the game use of the second client.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the smart card unique information of the second client stored in the storage medium 165 in association with the game usage charging policy of the second client is stored in the storage medium 165. It may be included in the file or in the second client data file included in the storage medium 165.

3 is a diagram illustrating a business cooperation process between the game providing server 145 and the server 120 for a charging policy setting and operation system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

The server 120 of the charging policy setting and operation system is provided with a game usage charging policy setting related information D / B 140, and the game usage charging policy setting related information D / B 140 is provided with at least one game. Game information provided by the server 145 to the second client and the game use billing policy setting related information is provided, for this purpose, the game providing server 145 first subscribes to the server as a corporate member, the server 120 Registers the game providing server 145 as a corporate member, which means that a business alliance agreement between the game providing server 145 and the server 120 is established.

When a business alliance agreement is established between the game providing server 145 and the server 120 as described above, the server 120 requests the game providing server 145 for game information and game usage billing policy setting related information. The game providing server 145 provides the server 120 with game information and game usage charging policy setting related information corresponding to the request.

When game information and game usage billing policy setting-related information are provided from a game providing server 145, the server 120 transfers the game information and game usage billing policy setting-related information to game use billing policy setting-related information D / B ( By storing at 140, the server 120 sets and operates a game usage charging policy for the second client using the game at the game providing server 145.

4 is a preferred flowchart of setting a game use charging policy for a second client in a charging policy setting process according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the first client connects the communication session between the first client terminal 105 and the server 120 by accessing the server 120 through the first client terminal 105 (400). In this process, the first client may additionally register or register as a personal member (eg, a personal member corresponding to the first client) to the server 120.

When the communication session is connected between the first client terminal 105 and the server 120 as described above, the first client terminal by the request to authenticate the first client in the server 120 The first client owned smart card 100 is connected to 105 and the first client's confidentiality, authentication, integrity, nonrepudiation, etc., to the smart card through a PIN. Determine validity for (405).

If the first client owned smart card validity is not authenticated in the process (410), the first client terminal 105 generates and outputs a smart card validation authentication error message (415), and billing for game use for the second client. End the process of setting the policy.

On the other hand, if the validity of the first client owned smart card 100 is authenticated (420), the first client terminal 105 is a unique code stored in the smart card from the first client owned smart card 100 (for example, smart IC chip information (e.g., IC chip serial number) provided on the card, personal information (e.g., user account, password, name, social security number, etc.), information related to public certificate (e.g. public key, public certificate, password), and And / or biometric information (e.g., unique code such as fingerprint, hand, iris, voice, face, signature, retina, vein and / or Deoxyribo Nucleic Acid (DNA), etc.)) and / or from the first client Direct input is provided to the server 120 (425).

* When the unique code in the first client-owned smart card 100 is received by the server 120, the server 120 provides the smart card unique code and the card member information D / B provided in the card issuing institution 170. By comparing the smart card information with respect to the first client (175), the validity of the first client is authenticated (430).

If the validity of the first client is not authenticated (435), the server 120 generates a first client authentication error message, transmits and outputs the error message to the first client terminal 105 (440). Then, the process of setting the game use charging policy for the second client is terminated.

On the other hand, if the validity of the first client is authenticated (445), the server 120 retrieves at least one or more pieces of second client information that is associated with the first client from the card member information D / B 175. (450).

If at least one or more pieces of the second client information associated with the first client are not retrieved in the search process (455), the server 120 requests the second client information to set the game usage charging policy to the first client. In operation 460, the first client inputs and transmits the second client information.

On the other hand, if at least one or more pieces of second client information that are associated with the first client are retrieved in the search process (465), the server 120 is associated with the first client from the card member information D / B (175). The corresponding second client information is extracted (470).

If the first client extracts or provides the second client information for setting the game use charging policy through the above process (for example, if an error message is not transmitted and output to the first client terminal), the first client may be a server ( In step 120, a request for information on setting a game usage charging policy for the second client is requested (475), and the server 120 sends a game for the second client to the first client terminal 105 as shown in FIG. Information regarding the use charging policy setting is provided (480).

Referring to FIG. 5, the game usage charging policy setting related information provided to the first client terminal 105 includes a game restriction policy for limiting a game available to the second client and a game use available to the second client. Game usage time limit policy for limiting time zone, Game usage limit policy for setting or limiting game usage limit available to the second client, Payment policy for paying game use amount used by the second client, etc. Included, the first client first determines a game available to the second client, determines to limit the time available for the game, and determines a game limit (e.g., one-time limit, daily limit, total limit). , Payment policy (eg, the game use amount used by the second client is owned by the first client A payment policy for processing the payment 100, a payment policy for adding the game usage amount used by the second client to a predetermined invoice, and / or a game usage amount used by the second client; Payment policy that allows for direct debit from client-owned financial accounts.

As shown in FIG. 5, when the game usage charging policy setting related information is provided to the first client terminal 105, the first client uses the game of the second client for at least one game based on the information related to the game usage charging policy setting. Determine charging policy (485).

When the game use charging policy of the second client is determined as described above, the game use charging policy is transmitted from the first client terminal 105 to the server 120 (490), and the server 120 uses the game. The charging policy is set in the second client and stored in the storage medium 165. The preferred embodiment of setting the charging policy in the server 120 in the second client is described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 7 below. do.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a process of setting a game use charging policy in a second client according to an aspect of the present invention.

In particular, Figure 6 generates a predetermined billing policy linkage code associated with the game billing policy determined by the first client and transmitted to the server 120 and link the game billing policy and a predetermined billing policy linkage code. Processing and storing in the storage medium 165, and storing the charging policy linkage code as a second client owned smart card 110 to set the game use charging policy for the second client.

When the first client determines and transmits a game use charging policy for the second client to the server 120 through the process of FIG. 4, the server 120 determines a predetermined value associated with the game use charging policy of the second client. Generate the charging policy linkage code (600).

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the charging policy linkage code includes a unique value that is not duplicated for each second client, and maps the first client and / or second client information to a unique value of a fixed length. A hash code form is preferable, and a hash code algorithm is determined inside the server 120.

When the predetermined charging policy linkage code is generated as described above, the server 120 associates and processes the game use charging policy of the second client and the generated charging policy linkage code and stores it in the storage medium 165 on the network. (605).

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the storage medium 165 preferably stores the first client and / or the second client information together with the game use charging policy of the second client.

When the game use charging policy of the second client is stored in the storage medium 165 through the above process, the server 120 sends the charging policy linkage code linked to the game use charging policy to the smart card 110 of the second client. In operation 610, it is determined whether or not the data can be stored in the control unit.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the charging policy linkage code is stored in the smart card in the smart card issuing process to the second client, or after the smart card 110 is issued to the second client, the second client Accesses the server 120 to store the charging policy linkage code as a corresponding smart card, or after the charging policy linkage code is generated as described above, the second client from the at least one or more game providing servers 145. In the process of receiving the initial game, it is desirable to be stored in the smart card.

If it is possible to store the charging policy linkage code with the second client-owned smart card 110 (615), the server 120 transfers the charging policy linkage code to the second client-owned smart card 110. By storing the charge policy linkage code associated with the game use charge policy, the game use charge policy setting for the second client is completed (620).

7 is a flowchart illustrating a process of setting a game use charging policy in a second client according to another aspect of the present invention.

Particularly, in FIG. 7, the first client's smart card unique information of the second client is extracted or received from the second client-owned smart card 110 associated with the game use charging policy determined by the first client and transmitted to the server 120. Thereafter, the game usage charging policy and the smart card unique information of the second client are processed in association with each other and stored in the storage medium 165 to set the game usage charging policy for the second client.

When the first client determines and transmits a game use charging policy for the second client to the server 120 through the process of FIG. 4, the server 120 is unique from the second client-owned smart card 110. It is necessary to extract or receive the information, the server 120 first determines whether it is possible to extract the smart card unique information of the second client from the card member information D / B (175) of the card issuing agency 170 (700).

If it is not possible to extract the smart card unique information of the second client from the card member information D / B 175 (705), the server 120 is the first client terminal 105 and the server ( In operation 710, a request for providing unique information of the second client-owned smart card 110 is performed through a communication session.

If the smart card unique information of the second client is not provided even from the re-client 1 (715), the server 120 requests the second client to provide the unique information of the second client owned smart card, In operation 720, the smart card unique information of the second client is received from the second client.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the server 120 sends a mail to the second client to request to provide the smart card unique information of the second client, or the second client at least one or more game providing server It is possible to receive the smart card unique information of the second client in the process of using the first game from (145).

On the other hand, the smart card unique information of the second client can be extracted from the card member information D / B 175, or if the smart card unique information of the second client is provided from the first client and / or the second client. In operation 725, the server 120 processes the game usage charging policy of the second client and the smart card unique information in a storage medium 165 by storing the information on the storage medium 165. Complete the setup.

8 is a flowchart illustrating a process of operating a game use charging policy according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the billing policy linkage code linked to the game-use billing policy of the second client through FIG. 6, and / or the game play of the second client through FIG. Smart card unique information of the second client processed in connection with the charging policy is referred to as “charging policy linkage information”. In describing the preferred embodiment of the present invention, this term is selected to collectively describe various aspects of the present invention and / or data extracted from the second client-owned smart card 110. Extracted from the 2 client-owned smart card 110 is the billing policy linkage code and / or the smart card unique information of the second client.

When the game use charging policy for the second client is set through FIGS. 4 to 6 or 7, the game providing server 145 performs a smart card according to the game use charging policy in the process of using the game by the second client. If the second client uses the smart card for which the game usage charging policy is set (805), the game providing server 145 is the second client as shown in FIG. 6 or 7. In operation 810, the billing policy linkage information mounted on the second client-owned smart card 110 is requested.

The second client that has received the billing policy linkage information mounted on the second client-owned smart card 110 from the game providing server 145 receives the second client-owned smart card through the second client terminal 115. Extract the charging policy linkage information mounted on 110 or input the charging policy linkage information to the second client terminal 115 (for example, charge policy linkage information mounted on the second client owned smart card is input). If possible).

When the charging policy linkage information is extracted and / or input from the second client through the process, the second client terminal 115 transmits the charging policy linkage information to the game providing server 145 (820). The charging policy linkage information transmission process between the client terminal 115 and the game providing server 145 uses a game using protocol determined by the corresponding game providing server 145.

When the charging policy linking information is received from the second client to the game providing server 145 as described above, the game providing server 145 determines whether the charging policy linking information can be read.

If the game providing server 145 can read the charging policy linking information (825), the game providing server searches for the charging policy linking information provided in the storage medium to match the charging policy linking information received as described above. (830).

If the charging policy linking information matching the charging policy linking information received from the second client is not retrieved from the storage medium 165 (835), the game providing server 145 generates a charging error message for the second client. And it is transmitted to the second client terminal 115 and output (840), the use of the smart card 110 of the second client is terminated.

On the other hand, if charging policy linkage information matching the charging policy linkage information received from the second client is retrieved from the storage medium 165 (845), the game providing server 145 is linked to the charging policy from the storage medium 165. In operation 850, the game usage charging policy of the second client provided in association with the information is extracted.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the process compares the code loaded in the second client smart card 110 in the game providing server 145 with the code stored in the storage medium 165, Extracting a corresponding game usage charging policy from the storage medium 165 or providing the code to the storage medium 165 to receive a charging policy corresponding to the code from the storage medium 165. It is preferable to make.

On the other hand, if the game providing server 145 cannot read the charging policy linking information (855), the game providing server 145 provides the charging policy linking information received as described above to the server 120, The server 120 requests the game use charging policy provided in the storage medium 165 by being processed in association with the charging policy linkage information (860).

When the charging policy linkage information is provided from the game providing server 145 to the server 120 as described above, the server 120 matches the charging policy linkage information received from the game providing server 145. The charging policy linkage information provided in 165 is searched for (865).

If charging policy linkage information matching the charging policy linkage information received from the game providing server 145 is not retrieved from the storage medium 165 (870), the server 120 charges an error for the second client. A message is generated and transmitted to the second client terminal 115 to be output, and the use of the smart card 110 of the second client is terminated.

On the other hand, if the charging policy linkage information matching the charging policy linkage information received from the game providing server 145 is retrieved from the storage medium 165 (875), the game providing server 145 from the storage medium 165 In operation 880, the game usage charging policy of the second client provided in connection with the charging policy connection information is extracted.

When the game use charging policy of the second client is extracted as described above, the server 120 transmits the game use charging policy extracted from the storage medium 165 to the game providing server 145 (885).

When the game use charging policy for the second client is extracted from the storage medium 165 through the above process, the game providing server 145 determines the charging range for the second client based on the game use charging policy. To determine (890), the billing range includes the available games required to determine whether the second client can use the game provided by the game providing server 145, the available game playing time period, the available game playing limit, and And / or game spend.

When the billing range for the second client is determined on the basis of the billing policy for the second client, the game providing server 145 charges the game billing for the second client within the billing range of the second client. Generate data (895).

When the game use billing data for the second client is generated as described above, the game providing server 145 performs the billing and payment processing for the game use of the second client through the game use billing data (899).

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the billing and payment processing for the game use of the second client is preferably in accordance with the payment policy for payment of the game use amount used by the second client included in the game use billing policy. Do.

For example, the billing and payment processing for the game use of the second client may allow the first client-owned smart card 100 to process the payment of the game use amount used by the second client according to the payment policy or the second client. It is possible to add the game use amount used by the client to a predetermined bill, or to automatically transfer the game use amount used by the second client from the first client's own financial account.

According to the present invention, a first client sets up a function, use, purpose, and / or method of a smart card of the second client owned on a network. ), Restriction, modification, and / or add, the first client has the advantage of being able to automatically control the use of smart cards online to the second client.

In addition, the second client may automatically obtain the explicit or implied consent of the first client for the use of the smart card online, and the online service provider assumes responsibility and authority for the use of the smart card of the second client. The advantage is that it can be obtained automatically from the client.

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Means for connecting the IC chip usage policy information and the unique code information of the second client set by the first client to store in the storage medium; Means for processing said unique code to be stored in a second client proprietary IC chip; Means for confirming IC chip usage policy information corresponding to a unique code stored in a second client IC chip through the storage medium when a second client uses the IC chip; And And means for processing the IC chip usage of the second client to be restricted according to the identified IC chip usage policy. The method of claim 1, wherein the IC chip use policy, A game restriction policy for restricting games available to the second client; A game use time limit policy for limiting game use time zones available to the second client; A game usage limit policy for setting or limiting a game usage limit available to the second client; A payment policy for paying the game use amount used by the second client; A payment policy for making a payment process through the first client's own card of the game use amount used by the second client; A payment policy for adding the game use amount used by the second client to a communication bill; A payment policy for allowing the second client to process payment through the first client's own financial account; A content or product restriction policy for limiting content or goods available to (or purchased by) the second client; A time limit policy for content or product use (or purchase) that limits the time slot for use (or purchase) of content or product available to (or purchase) by the second client; A content or product use (or purchase) limit limit policy that sets or limits the content or product use (or purchase) limit that the second client can use (or purchase); A payment policy for paying the use (or purchase) amount of the content or product used (or purchase) by the second client; A payment policy that allows the second client to process the content (or purchase) of the content or product used (or purchase) through the first client's own card; A payment policy that adds the amount of content (or purchase) used by the second client (or purchase) to a predetermined communication bill; IC chip operating system comprising one or more payment policies that allow the second client to use the content (or purchase) of the content or product (or purchase) to pay through the first client's own financial account. .

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