KR20090029779A - Recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

A recording medium for previously preventing piracy of private life at a time point at which products are purchased is provided to recognize a RFID tag removal object product through a terminal operated with a client by storing payment unit information. A client terminal(135) communicates through wired/wireless network with a server(100). When a client purchases product attaching an RFID tag, the client terminal designates and selects the RFID information removal object product or the removal not right product. A client terminal selects or designates removal object product or RFID information removal object product. The client terminal stores designated the RFID information removal object product in a storage(130). A selecting unit(105) provides product information by interworking with product information database to the client terminal through network.

Description

Recording medium {Recording Medium}

1 is a simplified block diagram of an automatic RFID removal system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a simplified structural diagram of an information storage medium according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a simplified block diagram of a preferred terminal device according to the present invention.

4 is a simplified flowchart of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

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100: server 105: selection unit

110: storage unit 115: providing unit

120: product information DB 123: personal information DB

125: payment method information DB 130: storage medium

135: client terminal 140: card

145: terminal device

According to the present invention, when a client purchases a product with an RFID tag using a predetermined payment method, at least one of an RFID tag or RFID information to be removed or product information that is selected or designated by the client and information about the non-removable product and the client personal information or payment method information At least one of a function of accessing the stored storage medium linked to the storage medium, and accessing the storage medium to the RFID tag or the RFID information to be removed and the non-removable product information associated with the personal information or payment method information of the product purchase client. The present invention relates to a recording medium for recording a program for realizing a function of confirming and outputting at least one of the identified RFID tag or RFID information removal target product and non-removable product information.

RFID technology is a technology that allows the entire process from production to sale to be embedded in a microchip so that it can be tracked by a satellite or a mobile communication network. It is called 'smart tag' or 'electronic label'.

Existing barcodes have a low storage capacity, and there is a limit in not being able to grasp the distribution process. However, RFID can go out of the factory doors as a finished product and track the entire display on the supermarket showcase. When a consumer selects an item with this tag, the payment is automatically settled, and inventory and consumer taste management can be comprehensive.

In addition, RFID readers can read data from up to hundreds of RFID tagged products per second. When applied to large discount stores, the price of goods is counted as soon as they pass through the cash register, which can greatly save time. The ability to modify or delete information is also different from existing barcodes.

RFID contains information on the entire process of production, distribution, storage, and consumption on tags and / or chips attached to the product, and enables RFID readers to read the information through antennas, However, it is a technology that can be used in combination with an information system in connection with a mobile communication network.

In general, an RFID system includes an RFID tag corresponding to a transponder (general term for a radio transceiver for automatically returning a specific signal in response to an external signal), an antenna communicating with the RFID tag through a radio frequency signal, And an RFID reading device for reading RFID information received from the RFID tag, wherein the RFID reading device is interlocked with at least one information processing system (eg, a server having a database) according to an application method of an RFID system. It is possible.

For example, an RFID tag is generally composed of a single chipset (eg, an integrated circuit), and according to the presence or absence of a power supply, an active tag, a passive tag, and a frequency band used by a wireless transceiver The low frequency tag and the high frequency tag are classified into two types.

The general configuration of the RFID tag includes a control unit for providing arithmetic functions and data input / output functions, a memory unit for storing RFID information, a wireless transceiver for wirelessly communicating with an antenna, and a power supply unit for an active tag. It is provided.

The controller of the RFID tag inputs and outputs RFID information included in the memory unit in response to a radio frequency signal received from the wireless transceiver through an antenna of the RFID system, and externally (eg, an RFID system) the input / output RFID information through the wireless transceiver. It provides a control and management function to transmit to the antenna).

The memory unit of the RFID tag is a memory for storing RFID information to be provided to the RFID reader according to a radio frequency signal transmitted and received through the wireless transceiver, and stores letters, numbers, symbols, and / or binary data according to an application field of the RFID tag. It is possible to be. Currently, the capacity of the commercialized memory section varies from 25 Bit to 512 KBytes.

The wireless transceiver of the RFID tag receives a radio frequency signal received from the RFID reader through an antenna of the RFID system and provides it to the controller, and the controller transmits the RFID information extracted from the memory unit to the RFID reader through the radio frequency signal. Provide the function. The frequency range used by the wireless transceiver of the commercially available RFID tag is variously varied to 135 KHz, 13.56 MHz, 433 MHz, 860-930 MHz, 2.45 GHz, and 5.8 GHz.

On the other hand, the RFID information provided in such an RFID tag may be used to invade an individual's privacy and cause shame or to leak personal information according to a corresponding product (eg, underwear, etc.). It is necessary to prepare for this.

An object of the present invention for resolving the above problems is one of the RFID tag or RFID information removal target product and the non-removable product information selected or specified by the client when the client purchases a product with an RFID tag using a predetermined payment method And a function of accessing a storage medium in which the client personal information or payment means information is processed in association with each other, and an RFID tag or RFID information to be removed which is connected to the personal information or payment means information of the product purchase client by accessing the storage medium. The present invention provides a recording medium for recording a program for realizing a function of identifying at least one of a product and non-removable product information, and a function of outputting at least one of the identified RFID tag or non-removable product and RFID information to be removed. .

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when a client purchases a product with an RFID tag using a predetermined payment method, at least one of an RFID tag or a product for which RFID information is to be removed or product information that cannot be removed and information about a product that cannot be removed and the client individual are selected or designated by the client. A function of accessing a storage medium in which information or payment method information is linked and stored, and an RFID tag or an RFID information removal target product and a non-removable product connected to the storage medium to be connected to the personal information or payment method information of the product purchase client. And a program for realizing a function of identifying at least one of the information and outputting at least one of the identified RFID tag or RFID information to be removed and product information to be removed.

In addition, when a client purchases a product with an RFID tag using a predetermined payment method, one or more of the RFID tag or RFID information to be removed or product information that is selected or designated by the client and the personal information or payment method information of the client may be A function of accessing a storage medium linked and stored, and identifying at least one of an RFID tag or an RFID information to be removed and product information to be removed which are linked to the personal information or payment method information of the product purchase client by accessing the storage medium. And a function of determining whether the product to be purchased by the client is one or more of the RFID tag or the RFID information removal target product and the non-removable product according to the checking function, and the determination result. RFID tag or RFID information attached to the goods Not to remove any information or ever to remove characterized by recording a program for realizing the function of outputting the predetermined information.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. First, predetermined reference numerals are added to elements illustrated in the drawings. However, it is noted that the same components shown in different drawings are denoted by the same reference numerals as much as possible.

In addition, in the following description, in order to explain the embodiments of the present invention, specific details such as specific elements are illustrated, which are provided to help a more general understanding of the present invention, and the present invention may be practiced without these specific details. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

In addition, in describing 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.

1 is a schematic diagram of an automatic RFID removal system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

According to FIG. 1, the automatic RFID removal system includes a client terminal 135, a server 100, and a terminal device 145.

Preferably, the client terminal 135 includes a wired terminal or a wireless terminal, and communicates with the server 100 via a wired or wireless network, when the client purchases a product with an RFID tag, removing the RFID tag or RFID information A target product and / or a non-removable product may be selected or designated in advance.

The client terminal 135 also includes a personal computer, kiosk, ATM, and the like.

Preferably, the server 100 includes a card company server, and / or financial company server, and / or mobile communication company server, and / or VAN company server, and removes the RFID tag or RFID information selected or specified by the client terminal 135 Target goods and / or non-removable goods information are stored in a predetermined storage medium 130 in association with the client personal information and / or payment means information.

For example, the storage medium 130 may be provided in the card company server, and / or financial company server, and / or mobile communication company server, and / or VAN company server, and / or the terminal device (145).

In addition, the server 100 may include a predetermined function performing unit and a database for implementing the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the server 100 includes at least a function performing unit such as a selecting unit 105, a providing unit 115, and a storage unit 110, a product information database, a personal information database, and a payment means information database. Have one or more databases.

The selector 105 of the server 100 is a client terminal 135 connected through a predetermined network (eg, a wired or wireless network). The selector 105 of the server 100 interoperates with a product information database to provide at least one or more product information including an RFID. Also, the client terminal 135 selects (or inputs) or designates an RFID tag removal target product and / or a non-removable target product from the client terminal 135.

The storage unit 110 of the server 100 may include the RFID tag removal target product and / or non-removal target product information selected or specified by the client, the client personal information (eg, a unique ID), and / or payment means information ( For example, the card information and the like are stored in the predetermined storage medium 130 in association with each other.

Providing unit 115 of the server 100 is the RFID tag removal target product and / or non-removable target product information selected or specified by the client stored in the storage medium 130 through the storage unit 110, and the client personal Information associated with the information (eg, unique ID) and / or payment means information (eg, card information, etc.) is provided to the terminal device 145 in real time or periodically at the request of the terminal device 145.

For example, the association between the RFID tag removal target product and / or non-removal target product information selected or designated by the client and the client personal information (eg, unique ID) and / or payment means information (eg, card information, etc.) Providing the processing information to the terminal device 145 in real time may be performed by the server 100 acquiring a predetermined payment approval request text provided from the terminal device 145 at the time of the client's purchase act (eg, a card company server). In the case of reading the client card information included in the payment approval request message, and extracts the associated processing information corresponding to the card information from the storage medium 130, and provides to the terminal device (145).

In addition, the association between the RFID tag removal target product and / or non-removable target product information selected or specified by the client, the client personal information (eg, unique ID, etc.) and / or payment means information (eg, card information, etc.) Providing the processing information to the terminal device 145 periodically provides the cooperative processing information to the terminal device 145 with a predetermined period so that the processing information is stored in a predetermined memory in the terminal device 145. It is.

The product information database 120 of the server 100 includes information on at least one product group, a manufacturer, a product name, a date of manufacture, a price, an expiration date, and an EPC. In addition, it may further include information such as a predetermined description, image, flash, video, etc. for the product.

The terminal device 145 is connected to the personal information and / or payment means information of the product purchase client in conjunction with the storage medium 130 when the client purchases the product with the RFID tag using a predetermined payment means Identify the RFID tag or RFID information removal target product and / or non-removable product information.

Further, the terminal device 145 determines whether the product to be purchased by the client is the RFID tag or the RFID information removal target product and / or the non-removable product according to the confirmation result, and then the product is to be purchased by the client. The predetermined information for removing the attached RFID tag or the RFID information and / or the predetermined information for not removing is outputted.

In addition, the terminal device 145 may include a payment terminal device 145 (eg, a merchant terminal or a POS terminal) or may be operated in conjunction with and / or in connection with the payment terminal device 145. .

2 is a simplified structural diagram of an information storage medium 130 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the storage medium 130 according to the present invention is provided in a card company server, a financial company server, and / or a mobile communication company server, and / or a VAN company server, and / or the terminal device 145. It is characterized by.

In addition, the storage medium 130 is a customer information data file that stores customer information for providing RFID tag or RFID information removal target and / or product information that can not be removed and the RFID tag or RFID information removal target provided by the customer and / Or a product information data file for storing product information that cannot be removed, wherein the customer information data file and the product information data file are stored in a cooperative process.

Preferably, the customer information data file, characterized in that further comprises a customer payment means information data to be used when purchasing the product.

The customer information data file of the storage medium 130 includes customer personal information such as customer ID, name, social security number, mobile phone number, and e-mail address, and customer card information such as customer card number, card expiration date and password. Is recorded.

The product information data file of the storage medium 130 is characterized by recording the RFID tag or RFID information removal target and / or non-removable product information. In addition, the product information can be recorded in various ways, for example, information about a specific product or group of goods (for example, relatively comprehensive information such as underwear (leather), panties (leather), bra (leather), etc.) is recorded. In addition, information (eg, XX panties, etc.) about a specific product designated or selected by the client may be recorded.

Referring to FIG. 2, the illustrated product information data file is an RFID tag or RFID information removal target and / or non-removable product information, which is an electronic product identification code (EPC) that is uniquely input and stored in an RFID tag. It includes.

As is already known, the Electronic Product Code (EPC) consists of 96 bits of headers and three-part data sets, which can identify 268 million manufacturers, and each Electronic Product Code (EPC) The ability to code one million products can be very effective for RFID technology.

3 is a simplified block diagram of a preferred terminal device 145 according to the present invention.

A preferred terminal device 145 according to the present invention is a storage medium for storing the RFID tag or RFID information removal target product and / or non-removable product information selected or specified by the client in association with the client personal information and / or payment means information ( Interface 305 interworking with 130, and when the client purchases the product to which the RFID tag is attached using a predetermined payment means, the product purchasing client interworking with the storage medium 130 through the interface 305 According to the verification result of the identification unit 320 and the identification unit 320 to confirm the RFID tag or the RFID information to be removed and / or non-removable product information associated with the personal information and / or payment means information of the client, the client Determines whether the product to be purchased is the RFID tag or the RFID information removal target product and / or the non-removable product, and then the client Bit is not to remove certain information, and / or that the product ever removing the RFID tag or the RFID information to be attached to the purchase and an output unit 325 for outputting the predetermined information.

The storage medium 130 may be provided inside the terminal device 145, connected to the outside of the terminal device 145, or may be provided in the server 100 located on a wired / wireless network.

The output unit 325 is generally extracted and / or generated in a process in which the terminal device 145 is controlled by at least one or more key data and / or control unit 300 generated in the key input unit 310 or the like. It receives various information and signals and outputs a predetermined screen (eg, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display)) and / or a speaker provided in the terminal device 145.

According to the present invention, in particular, the output unit 325 outputs the RFID tag removal or removal prohibition information of the corresponding product as the screen or voice at the same time the RFID tag removal target product or the removal prohibition target product is approaching according to the present invention. It is characterized by.

For example, when a client purchases a product tagged with an RFID tag through a predetermined payment method, the output unit of the terminal device 145 is linked to the server 100 or the storage medium 130 to be attached to the RFID target product. The product purchase client and the terminal apparatus output the predetermined information for removing the tag or RFID information and / or the predetermined information not to be removed (eg, “RFID removal target product”) on the screen and / or by voice. 145) make the production client aware.

The interface 305 performs data communication with the host server 100 (or the storage medium 130) through a predetermined network of the terminal device 145 according to the present invention. According to this figure, the interface 305 is a server 100 provided with a storage medium 130 for storing a predetermined RFID tag removal target and / or non-removable target product information to prevent the removal and / or removal of the RFID tag Communication box).

The interface 305 is provided for interworking with the storage medium 130 in the server 100 when the storage medium 130 or the server 100 is provided in the server 100 located on a wired / wireless network. It is characterized in that a predetermined network communication function is provided.

For example, the interface 305 receives the RFID tag removal target and / or non-removable target product information from the server 100 in real time or periodically, and stores the received RFID information in the memory unit 315 in the terminal device 145, or Alternatively, the terminal 100 may provide predetermined RFID tag product information recognized by the terminal device 145 to the server 100 to determine whether to remove the RFID tag.

The identification unit 320 interworks with the server 100 or the storage medium 130 through the interface 305, and when the client purchases a product with an RFID tag through a predetermined payment method, personal information of the client And / or payment means information, etc., is transmitted to the server 100 or the storage medium 130 to check whether the RFID tag is removed from the purchased product.

According to another exemplary embodiment, the identification unit 320 acquires the RFID tag removal target product and / or non-removable target product information selected or specified by the client from the server 100 or the storage medium 130 to the terminal device in advance. If the memory 315 is stored in the memory unit 315, the memory unit 315 interoperates with the memory unit 315 to check whether the RFID tag is removed from the client.

On the other hand, the present invention is characterized by including a recording medium on which an electronic program for realizing a predetermined function is recorded.

Preferably, when the client purchases a product having an RFID tag attached thereto using a predetermined payment method, the RFID tag or RFID information to be removed or selected by the client and / or the non-removable product information and the client personal information and And / or a function of accessing the storage medium 130 in which the payment means information is cooperatively processed and the RFID tag or RFID associated with the personal information and / or payment means information of the product purchase client by accessing the storage medium 130. And a program for realizing a function of identifying information removal target product and / or non-removable product information and outputting the identified RFID tag or RFID information removal target product and / or non-removable product information.

In addition, according to this figure, the terminal device 145 is a control unit 300, key input unit 310, memory unit 315, RFID reader 335, card information reading unit 340, removal unit 330 ) May be further provided.

The control unit 300 of the terminal device 145 according to the present invention is performed by the terminal device 145 to perform a predetermined operation (eg, RFID tag reading, removal, communication with the host server 100, other card payment, etc.). The booting process and / or the booting and / or booting operation system and the terminal device 145 control management program and terminal device agent (Agent) programs collectively, the overall operation of the terminal device 145 according to the present invention It is characterized by controlling and managing.

Preferably, all functions and / or tasks performed by the terminal device 145 according to the present invention are performed through the control unit 300, wherein the control unit 300 is at least one provided in the terminal device 145. At least one function and / or task may be performed in conjunction with the above function performing unit (eg, an output unit, a confirming unit, a key input unit, an interface, a memory unit, etc.).

The key input unit 310 includes a plurality of number keys, a character key for inputting characters, at least one function key, and the like, for example, the terminal device 145. When the operator and / or the user presses a predetermined key, the corresponding key data is generated and provided to the controller 300.

The memory unit 315 may include a predetermined program code for controlling the overall operation of the terminal device 145, a space in which information and / or data input and / or outputted when an operation by the program code is performed, and And / or generically referred to as a storage area, generally in the form of a read-only memory such as ROM (Read Only memory) and a read / write memory such as EEPROM (Electrically Erasable and Programmable Read Only Memory) or FM (Flash Memory). Characterized in that the terminal device (145).

In addition, according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the memory unit 315 stores at least one RFID tag removal target and / or non-removable target product information provided from the server 100 via the interface 305 Can be.

When the removal unit 330 of the terminal device 145 determines that the RFID tag product information recognized by the terminal device 145 is an RFID tag removal target product, the RFID tag included in the product is subjected to predetermined electronic processing. Delete or disable.

For example, the removal unit 330 removes the RFID tag of the product by transmitting a pulse containing a predetermined deletion or inactivation command that can be recognized by the control unit 300 provided on the RFID tag of the product. Or delete it.

The reading unit 335 of the terminal device 145 transmits and receives a radio frequency signal to and from the radio transceiver of the RFID tag of a product recognized by accessing the terminal device 145, and transmits data to the RFID tag through a radio frequency signal. Record or read RFID information from the RFID tag, and process the RFID information received from the RFID tag of the product in a format suitable for information processing and / or add the above and RFID information to the D / B, Update, delete, and / or retrieve, interpret and / or analyze the RFID information to extract and / or generate at least one relationship information therefrom.

Further, according to another preferred embodiment, the terminal device 145 stores the RFID tag or RFID information removal target product and / or non-removable product information selected or specified by the client in association with the client personal information and / or payment means information. An interface 305 interworking with the storage medium 130, and the client interworking with the storage medium 130 through the interface 305 when the client purchases the product to which the RFID tag is attached using a predetermined payment means. Confirmation unit 320 and the RFID tag confirmed by the identification unit 320 to confirm the RFID tag associated with the personal information and / or payment means information of the product purchase client and the product to be removed and / or non-removable product information Or an output unit 325 for outputting RFID information removal target product and / or non-removable product information.

In addition, the recording medium according to another preferred embodiment is characterized in that the recording medium recording an electronic program for realizing a predetermined function as follows.

Preferably, when the client purchases a product having an RFID tag attached thereto using a predetermined payment method, the RFID tag or RFID information to be removed or selected by the client and / or the non-removable product information and the client personal information and And / or a function of accessing the storage medium 130 in which the payment means information is cooperatively processed and the RFID tag or RFID associated with the personal information and / or payment means information of the product purchase client by accessing the storage medium 130. A function of identifying information removal target product and / or non-removable product information, and determining whether the product desired to be purchased by the client is the RFID tag or RFID removal target product and / or non-removable product according to the confirmation result And an RFID tag attached to a product to be purchased by the client according to the determination result. Or a program for realizing a function of outputting predetermined information to remove the RFID information and / or predetermined information not to remove the RFID information.

4 is a simple flowchart of a preferred embodiment according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, when a client connects to the server 100 through the client terminal 135 and the server 100 provides purchase product information to the client terminal 135 (400), the client connects to the client terminal. In operation 405, an RFID tag removal target product (or a target product that cannot be removed) is selected or designated at the time of purchase of the product.

The server 100 checks whether client personal information and / or payment means information already exists (410), and if the client's personal information and / or payment means information does not exist (415), the client terminal 135 Personal information and / or payment method information are received from the user (420).

On the other hand, if there is personal information and / or payment means information of the client (425), the server 100 extracts the personal information and / or payment means information of the client from the database (430), the server ( The storage unit 110 of 100 stores the extracted client personal information and / or payment means information in association with the RFID removal target product in the storage medium 130 (435).

When the client attempts to purchase the RFID tagged product using a predetermined payment method (eg, cash, or a credit or debit card) (440), the terminal device 145 determines the client payment method information and / or the individual. The information is provided to the server 100 (or the media) (445).

The server 100 (or the storage medium 130) is based on the client payment means information and / or personal information provided from the terminal device 145, the client payment means information and / or personal from the storage medium 130 The RFID tag removal target product information associated with the information is extracted (450), and the extracted RFID tag removal target product information is transmitted to the terminal device 145 (455).

The terminal device 145 compares the received RFID tag removal target product information from the server 100 with the product information to be purchased by the client (460), and, if the server 100 or the storage medium 130 If the received RFID tag removal target product information is not the same as the product information to be purchased by the client (465), the output unit of the terminal device 145 outputs predetermined information indicating that the RFID tag removal target product (470).

On the other hand, if the RFID tag removal target product information received from the server 100 or the storage medium 130 and the product information to be purchased by the client is the same (475), the output unit of the terminal device 145, the RFID tag target product In operation 480, predetermined information for removing the RFID tag of the product is output.

According to another exemplary embodiment, when the RFID tag removal target product information received from the server 100 or the storage medium 130 and the product information to be purchased by the client are the same, the identified RFID tag or RFID information is removed. Target product information can be output.

According to the present invention, when a client accesses a server to specify whether to remove an RFID tag of a product to be purchased (eg, a product with an RFID tag), the server may specify the RFID tag removal target product information of the client and the personal information of the client; And / or storing the payment means information in association with each other, so that when the client purchases the product using a predetermined payment means, the terminal device interworking with the server can automatically determine whether the RFID tag is removed. ,

Problems such as invasion of a person's privacy and / or leakage of personal information that may occur due to the conventional RFID tag as described above may be prevented at the time of product purchase.

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When a client purchases a product with an RFID tag using a predetermined payment method, A function of accessing a storage medium in which at least one of an RFID tag or RFID information to be removed or selected by a client and a product to be removed and information of the non-removable product and the client personal information or payment means information are linked and stored; Accessing the storage medium to identify at least one of an RFID tag or an RFID information removal target product and an irremovable product information associated with personal information or payment means information of the product purchase client; And And a program for realizing a function of outputting at least one of the identified RFID tag or RFID information removal target product and non-removable product information. When a client purchases a product with an RFID tag using a predetermined payment method, A function of accessing a storage medium in which at least one of an RFID tag or RFID information to be removed or selected by a client and a product to be removed and information of the non-removable product and the client personal information or payment means information are linked and stored; Accessing the storage medium to identify at least one of an RFID tag or an RFID information removal target product and non-removable product information associated with personal information or payment means information of the product purchase client; A function of determining whether a product to be purchased by the client is one or more of the RFID tag or the RFID information removal target product and the non-removable product according to the confirmation result; And And outputting predetermined information for removing or removing the RFID tag or the RFID information attached to the product to be purchased by the client according to the determination result. Recording medium.

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