KR20090003458A - Mobile phone providing airline ticket booking service based on integrated circuit chip and method of operating the mobile phone - Google Patents

Abstract

A mobile communications terminal and a method thereof for providing an airline ticket reservation service for implementing a ubiquitous aviation service are provided to transmit airline member information to a reader apparatus through an application issued through an IC chip. An IC chip(210) implements IC chips issued from various issuance company including airline. The IC chip maintains an airline ticket reservation application. The airline ticket reservation application is downloaded from an issuing server including an airline server. A controller(230) records the airline ticket reservation application to the IC chip. The airline advance purchase application is recorded in the IC chip. An interface control(220) provides UI in which the advance purchase is possible the airline ticket through the airline ticket reservation application for the user through the output unit(290).

Description

MOBILE PHONE PROVIDING AIRLINE TICKET BOOKING SERVICE BASED ON INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CHIP AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE MOBILE PHONE}

1 is a diagram illustrating a network connection of an entire system in which an IC chip-based ticket reservation service is implemented according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a mobile communication terminal for providing an IC chip based ticket reservation service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a user interface screen of a ticket reservation application according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a user interface screen for receiving airline member information from a user according to one embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a user interface screen for receiving an IC chip password and advance reservation information from a user according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a diagram illustrating an example of an E-ticket according to ticket reservation information received from a user according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a flow chart illustrating a flow of a method for providing an IC chip-based ticket reservation service in a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

200: mobile communication terminal 210: IC chip

220: interface control unit 230: information control unit

240: short-range communication module 250: control unit

260: memory means 270: wireless transceiver

280: input unit 290: output unit

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal for providing an IC chip-based ticket reservation service and a method thereof, and more particularly, to allow a user to reserve a ticket in the form of an e-ticket through an application issued to an IC chip of the mobile communication terminal. And a method for providing an IC chip-based ticket reservation service for allowing an airline to pass through the gate only by transmitting an airline member information of the user recorded on the IC chip to a reader installed at the gate when using an airport. will be.

With the diversification of mobile telecommunications supplementary services, the spread of mobile telecommunication terminals equipped with IC chips is spreading. The IC chip is issued to a mobile terminal in the form of a subscriber identification module (SIM) card. IC chip has a basic Chip Operating System (COS) program that operates the chip, and many application applications can be additionally loaded. Each of the plurality of application applications may have a system independently and may include a function of processing a unique transaction.

A typical service of a mobile communication terminal having an IC chip is a mobile banking service. In order to use a mobile banking service, a user must install an integrated circuit (IC) chip in his or her mobile terminal. An IC chip means an integrated circuit chip.

IC chips include a CPU, memory (RAM, ROM), and a microprocessor for performing separate cryptographic processing. Currently, commercially available cards with 64 megabytes of memory capacity and 32-bit CPUs are emerging, which are virtually the same as the earliest computers. Thanks to this, IC chip is able to store huge amount of information as well as high level of encryption processing, and it is used mainly as mobile banking chip because of its excellent security.

In addition, according to the advantages of the IC chip, the spread of credit cards, cash cards, check cards, etc. equipped with the IC chip has become widespread, IC card has become an important means in financial services.

In turn, the demand for overseas travel has been increasing rapidly in recent years due to the increase in national income and economic development. In particular, in the case of popular routes with high demand for honeymoon or summer vacation, the purchase of tickets is difficult. In addition, due to the diversification of air routes and the surge in the number of passengers, the airport is always crowded with travelers.

As the airport is crowded with many travelers, overseas travelers usually wait long at the departure gate for departure, as well as ticketing after long queues at ticketing counters. The gate also suffers from the inconvenience of waiting a long time.

Accordingly, there is a demand for the development of a technology that can solve the inconvenience caused by the delay of the ticketing process using the above-described IC chip of the mobile communication terminal.

The present invention has been made to improve the prior art as described above, after the user reserves and pays a ticket through the IC chip of the mobile communication terminal and the application issued through the IC chip, the mobile terminal at the gate of the airport By providing an IC chip-based ticket reservation service to implement the ubiquitous air services by passing through the gate only by tagging the airline member information of the user with a reader installed at the gate through a short-range communication module of the terminal. An object of the present invention is to provide a mobile communication terminal and a method thereof.

In order to achieve the above object and to solve the problems of the prior art, a method of providing an IC chip-based ticket booking service of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention, maintaining the IC chip-based ticket booking application; Receiving airline member information and ticket booking information from a user through the ticket booking application; Recording the airline member information on the IC chip; Transmitting the airline member information and the ticket reservation information to an airline server; And transmitting the airline member information to an external reader through a short range communication module.

In addition, the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention, the IC chip for holding a ticket booking application; An interface controller configured to receive airline member information and ticket booking information from a user through the ticket booking application; An information control unit which records the airline member information on the IC chip and transmits the airline member information and the ticket reservation information to an airline server; And a short range communication module for transmitting the airline member information to an external reader.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described an embodiment of the present invention;

1 is a diagram illustrating a network connection of an entire system in which an IC chip-based ticket reservation service is implemented according to an embodiment of the present invention.

IC chip-based ticket booking service according to an embodiment of the present invention is a mobile communication terminal 110, a mobile communication network 120, an airline server 130, a payment server 140, an issuer server 150 having an IC chip ), The external reader 160, and the local area network 170 may be implemented.

The mobile communication terminal referred to in this specification, including FIG. 1, may be a personal digital assistant (PDA), a cellular phone, a personal communication service (PCS) phone, a hand-held PC, a CDMA-2000 (1X, 3X). Phone, Wideband CDMA (WCDMA) Phone, Dual Band / Dual Mode Phone, Global Standard for Mobile (GSM) Phone, Mobile Broadband System (MBS) Phone, Satellite / Terrestrial Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB) Phone It is characterized by any one or more of.

The mobile communication terminal 110 includes an IC chip. The issuer of the IC chip may be an airline, a mobile communication company, a bank, or the like. That is, the IC chip may be implemented as an IC chip dedicated to the airline server 130 or may be implemented as a mobile Bangkang IC chip. In addition, the IC chip may be implemented as an IC chip issued for an integrated service by a mobile communication company.

The mobile communication terminal 110 may download an application from the airline server 130 through the mobile communication network 120. The application may be implemented as an application programmed to implement an IC chip based ticket booking service according to the present invention. In addition, the mobile communication terminal 110 may download the application from the issuer server 150.

The mobile communication terminal 110 may perform the online payment payment according to the ticket reservation through a connection with the payment server 140 through the mobile communication network 120. Thus, the payment server 140 may be implemented as a credit card company server or bank server.

The mobile communication terminal 110 may transmit and receive information with the external reader 160 through the local area network 170. The external reader 160 may be installed at the ticketing gate of the airport. That is, when the user reserves a ticket through the IC chip of the mobile communication terminal 110, the mobile communication terminal 110 transmits the ticket reservation information and the airline member information of the user to the airline server 130 according to the ticket reservation. do.

Thereafter, when the user tags the mobile communication terminal to the external reader 160 at the ticketing gate of the airport and transmits the airline member information recorded on the IC chip to the external reader 160, the external reader 160 The airline server 130 inquires whether the user approves the reservation through the airline member information. According to the approval of the airline server 130, the external reader 160 may control whether the user enters or exits the airport gate.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a mobile communication terminal for providing an IC chip based ticket reservation service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The mobile communication terminal 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an IC chip 210, an interface controller 220, an information controller 230, a short range communication module 240, a controller 250, and a memory means 260. , A wireless transceiver 270, an input unit 280, and an output unit 290.

The IC chip 210 may be implemented as an IC chip issued from various issuers including an airline. For example, the IC chip 210 may be implemented as a dedicated IC chip issued by a specific airline, or may be implemented as an IC chip issued by the airline alliance. In addition, the IC chip 210 may be implemented as an IC chip for mobile banking issued by a bank, or may be implemented as an integrated service IC chip issued by a mobile communication company.

IC chip 210 maintains a ticket booking application. The ticket booking application may be downloaded from an issuer server including an airline server. That is, when receiving a hotkey input from the user through the input unit 280, the information control unit 230 is connected to the issuing server server corresponding to the IC chip 210 through the output unit 290 Display the list of airlines above.

Thereafter, the information controller 230 downloads a ticket reservation application corresponding to the airline selected by the user from the displayed airline list from the issuer server and records the IC ticket 210 in the IC chip 210. The airline booking application may be recorded in the IC chip 210 or may be implemented in the memory means 260 to be associated with the IC chip 210.

The interface controller 220 provides a user interface through which the ticket can be reserved through the ticket reservation application to the user through the output unit 290. The user interface is described with reference to FIG. 3.

3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a user interface screen of a ticket reservation application according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The ticket booking application provides a user interface that allows the user to use various services including a ticket booking through a mobile communication terminal. The user interface is shown in Figure 3, such as "international flight booking", "purchase inquiry / refund", "my mileage", "schedule inquiry", "arrival and arrival inquiry", "event guide", "use guide", etc. It may be implemented to include various service items including the item of.

When the ticket reservation application is first used, the interface controller 220 receives airline member information from the user. This will be described with reference to FIG. 4.

4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a user interface screen for receiving airline member information from a user according to one embodiment of the present invention.

The user enters airline member information on first use of the ticket booking application. The airline member information may be implemented with a member number assigned by the user from the airline. For example, when the user selects the item “3. My Mileage” in the user interface shown in FIG. 3, the member number input screen shown in FIG. 4 is displayed on the output unit 290 of the mobile communication terminal 200. Can be displayed. The user may input the airline member information by inputting his / her membership number granted from the airline through the input unit 280.

In FIG. 2, the information controller 230 records the airline member information received from the user in the IC chip 210. The airline member information may be recorded in a specific recording area in the IC chip 280. The specific area may be implemented as a recording area inaccessible from other users. In addition, when the IC chip 210 is a mobile banking IC chip issued from a financial institution, the airline member information may be recorded in, for example, a favorite deposit account area. The information controller 230 may also record the airline member information in the memory means 260.

After inputting the airline member information of the user and recording the IC chip 210 of the airline member information, the interface controller 220 again outputs the user interface according to the ticket reservation application shown in FIG. 3 through the output unit 290. Display.

When the user selects the item “1. International flight reservation” among the items of the user interface through the input unit 280, the interface controller 220 requests a user interface for requesting the IC chip 210 password input. Display through the output unit 290. This will be described with reference to FIG. 5.

5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a user interface screen for receiving an IC chip password and advance reservation information from a user according to an embodiment of the present invention.

When the user selects the item " 1. International flight reservation " among the items of the user interface shown in FIG. 3, the interface controller 220 requests the user to input the IC chip 210 password as shown in FIG. It provides a user interface. If the password entered by the user is the same as the password of the IC chip 210, the interface controller 220 displays a user interface through which the ticket reservation information can be input through the output unit 290, as shown in FIG. .

The ticket reservation information may be implemented to include any one or more of itinerary information, departure information, destination information, departure date information, arrival date information, passenger information, seat information, discount information, and payment information.

In FIG. 2, when the ticket reservation information is input from the user through the interface controller 220, the information controller 230 controls the ticket reservation information and the airline member information to control the controller 250 and the wireless transceiver 270. Control to be sent to the airline server. In addition, the information controller 230 may generate an E-ticket according to the ticket reservation information received from the user and display the E-ticket to the user through the output unit 290. This will be described with reference to FIG. 6.

6 is a diagram illustrating an example of an E-ticket according to ticket reservation information received from a user according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The information controller 230 may generate an E-ticket according to the ticket reservation information received from the user and provide the same to the user. The E-ticket may be implemented to include information on the normal completion of payment according to the ticket reservation, ticket reservation number information, ticket number information, or various guide information. As such, by implementing the E-ticket displayed on the screen of the mobile communication terminal without issuing a ticket as a paper ticket, it is possible to expect an effect of reducing waste of resources.

In FIG. 2, when the user completes the input of the ticket reservation information and the user arrives at the airport for boarding the plane after the E-ticket as shown in FIG. 6 is issued, the user issues a ticket for each airline. You can head straight to the ticketing gate without ticketing at the counter.

In the ticketing gate, the user may use an E-ticket dedicated gate provided separately, such as a high pass access road of the highway toll gate. A reader is installed at the gate dedicated to the E-ticket. The reader may be implemented as various readers capable of performing short-range communication including RF (Radio Frequency) communication or Infrared Ray (IR) communication.

The user brings his mobile terminal 200 close to the reader at the E-ticket-only gate. In this case, the information controller 230 transmits the airline member information recorded in the IC chip 210 to the reader through the short range communication module 240. To this end, the short range communication module 240 may be implemented as various short range communication modules including a radio frequency (RF) communication module and an infrared ray (IR) communication module.

The reader receives the airline member information of the user through the short range communication module 240 of the mobile communication terminal 200. The reader sends the airline member information to the airline server. The airline server determines whether valid ticket reservation information corresponding to the airline member information received from the reader is recorded in a database.

As a result of the determination, when valid ticket reservation information corresponding to the airline member information is recorded in the database, the airline server transmits the approval information to the reader. The reader controls the user to pass through the E-ticket-only gate according to the approval information.

However, as a result of the determination, if no valid ticket reservation information corresponding to the airline member information is recorded in the database, the airline server transmits the rejection information to the reader, and the reader according to the rejection information The user is prevented from passing through the E-ticket-only gate.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing an IC chip-based ticket reservation service in a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

An IC chip based ticket reservation service providing method of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention may be implemented through an IC chip based mobile communication terminal, an airline server, and an external reader.

When the mobile communication terminal receives a hotkey input corresponding to the IC chip from the user (step 711), the mobile terminal performs a connection with an airline server corresponding to the IC chip (step 712). When the connection between the mobile communication terminal and the airline server is completed, the airline server transmits a ticket reservation application corresponding to the IC chip to the mobile communication terminal according to the user's selection (step 713).

The mobile communication terminal installs the ticket booking application received from the airline server in correspondence with the IC chip (step 714), and executes the ticket booking application through the IC chip according to the user's selection input. (Step 715).

The mobile communication terminal receives airline member information from the user through the ticket reservation application and records it in the IC chip (step 716). When the mobile communication terminal receives a selection of ticket reservation from the user, the mobile terminal requests the user to input a password of the IC chip and receives a password from the user (step 717).

When the password input from the user is the same as the password set for the IC chip, the mobile communication terminal provides the user with a user interface capable of inputting ticket reservation information. The mobile communication terminal receives ticket reservation information from the user through the user interface (step 718).

The mobile communication terminal transmits the airline member information recorded on the IC chip and the ticket reservation information received from the user to the airline server (step 719).

The airline server confirms the ticket reservation of the user by recording the airline member information and the ticket reservation information received from the mobile communication terminal in a database (step 720).

When the ticket reservation is completed and the user arrives at the airport gate for boarding the plane, the user brings the mobile communication terminal to an external reader installed at the airport gate. At this time, the mobile communication terminal transmits the airline member information recorded in the IC chip to the external reader through a local area network (step 721).

The external reader transmits the airline member information received from the mobile communication terminal to the airline server and requests a reservation approval of the user (step 722).

The airline server determines whether valid ticket reservation information corresponding to the airline member information received from the external reader is recorded in the database, and transmits the reservation approval information corresponding to the airline member information to the external reader. (Step 723). The external reader controls the airport gate entry and exit of the user according to the reservation approval information received from the airline server (step 724).

The IC chip-based ticket reservation service providing method of the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed by various computer means and recorded in a computer readable medium. The computer readable medium may include a program command, a data file, a data structure, etc. alone or in combination. Program instructions recorded on the media may be those specially designed and constructed for the purposes of the present invention, or they may be of the kind well-known and available to those having skill in the computer software arts. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tape, optical media such as CD-ROMs, DVDs, and magnetic disks, such as floppy disks. Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. The medium may be a transmission medium such as an optical or metal wire, a waveguide, or the like including a carrier wave for transmitting a signal specifying a program command, a data structure, or the like. Examples of program instructions include not only machine code generated by a compiler, but also high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware device described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

While specific embodiments of the present invention have been described so far, various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention.

Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be defined not only by the claims below, but also by the equivalents of the claims.

According to a mobile communication terminal for providing an IC chip-based ticket reservation service of the present invention and a method thereof, after a user reserves and pays a ticket through an IC chip of the mobile communication terminal and an application issued through the IC chip, In the gate, through the short-range communication module of the mobile communication terminal to pass through the gate only by tagging the airline member information of the user with the reader installed in the gate, it is possible to obtain the effect of implementing a ubiquitous aviation service have.

As described above, the present invention has been described by way of limited embodiments and drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, which can be variously modified and modified by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Modifications are possible. Accordingly, the spirit of the present invention should be understood only by the claims set forth below, and all equivalent or equivalent modifications thereof will belong to the scope of the present invention.

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Maintaining an IC chip based ticket booking application; Receiving airline member information and ticket booking information from a user through the ticket booking application; Recording the airline member information on the IC chip; Transmitting the airline member information and the ticket reservation information to an airline server; And Transmitting the airline member information to an external reader through a short range communication module; IC chip-based ticket booking service providing method of a mobile communication terminal comprising a. The method of claim 1, Maintaining the IC chip-based ticket booking application, When receiving a hotkey input from the user, providing a list of one or more airlines to the user by connecting to an external server corresponding to the IC chip; And Downloading a ticket booking application corresponding to the airline selected by the user from the external server; IC chip-based ticket booking service providing method of a mobile communication terminal comprising a. The method of claim 1, Receiving the airline member information and ticket booking information from the user through the ticket booking application, Requesting the user to input the IC chip password; And If the password inputted from the user is the same as the IC chip password, providing a user interface for inputting the ticket reservation information to the user; IC chip-based ticket booking service providing method of a mobile communication terminal comprising a. The method of claim 1, The ticket reservation information includes any one or more of the journey information, departure information, destination information, departure date information, arrival date information, passenger information, seat information, discount information, and payment information selected by the user. A method of providing a ticket reservation service based on an IC chip of a terminal. The method of claim 1, The external reader is installed at a gate of an airport, and when receiving the airline member information from the mobile communication terminal, transmits the airline member information to the airline server, and according to whether the airline server is approved or not. An IC chip-based ticket reservation service providing method of controlling an entry or exit of a mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 1, The short range communication module may be any one of a radio frequency (RF) communication module and an infrared ray (IR) communication module. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the method of any one of claims 1 to 6. An IC chip for maintaining a ticket booking application; An interface controller configured to receive airline member information and ticket booking information from a user through the ticket booking application; An information control unit which records the airline member information on the IC chip and transmits the airline member information and the ticket reservation information to an airline server; And Short-range communication module for transmitting the airline member information to an external reader (Reader) Mobile communication terminal comprising a. The method of claim 8, When the information controller receives a hotkey input from the user, the information controller connects to an external server corresponding to the IC chip to provide the user with one or more airline lists, and reserves a ticket corresponding to the airline selected by the user. And an application is downloaded from the external server and recorded in the IC chip. The method of claim 8, The interface controller requests the user to input the IC chip password, and when the password input from the user is the same as the IC chip password, provides the user interface for inputting the ticket reservation information to the user. Mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 8, The ticket reservation information includes any one or more of the journey information, departure information, destination information, departure date information, arrival date information, passenger information, seat information, discount information, and payment information selected by the user. terminal. The method of claim 8, The external reader is installed at a gate of an airport, and when receiving the airline member information from the mobile communication terminal, transmits the airline member information to the airline server, and according to whether the airline server is approved or not. Mobile communication terminal, characterized in that for controlling access. The method of claim 8, The short-range communication module is any one of a radio frequency (RF) communication module and an infrared ray (IR) communication module.

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