KR20100046133A - Mobile devices - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A mobile phone is provided to read information data from an RFID tag through a wireless customer terminal. CONSTITUTION: RFID information is read from an RFID tag attached to a bought product through a wireless terminal(1000). Point or mileage value information corresponding to the RFID information is read from a storage medium based on the read RFID information. The received point or mileage value information is transmited to a server(100). The server connects the received point or mileage value information with number information of the wireless customer terminal.

Description

Mobile Device

The present invention provides an RFID reader for receiving predetermined RFID information from a predetermined RFID tag attached to a product, and storing at least one RFID information and predetermined point (or mileage) value information corresponding to the RFID information. A communication processing unit that receives point (or mileage) value information corresponding to the received RFID information and provides the received point (or mileage) value information to a server on a communication network in association with a medium (or storage medium operating means). It relates to a mobile phone having a.

Mileage is a sales promotion program for securing a fixed customer, and recently, such as providing a free ticket for a certain distance to a customer when a predetermined customer continuously uses a certain airline for a certain distance. Financial institutions, such as credit card companies, and the like, may add points (eg, mileage points) according to the amount of the customer's deposit or currency exchange, or the use of the card.

In the mileage, the customer may continue to repeatedly purchase tangible and / or intangible merchandise sold by a given company (or agency), and / or continue to use services provided by the company (or agency). Obtain a discount coupon (e.g., a coupon discounted by mileage points) and / or get a free service pass, and the company (or agency) continues to sell tangible and / or intangible goods to the customer, and And / or use of the service will generate lasting revenue.

It is relatively easy to apply the points (or mileage) to the aviation and / or financial sector where some (or all) of the purchase and / or service use process of the goods is digitized, but most areas (eg, offline stores) In the case of purchasing tangible and / or intangible goods), there is a difficult problem.

With such points (or mileage), the most successful method of applying to a field in which part (or all) of the purchase and / or service use process of the product is not digitized is to earn the points (or mileage). If a sticker corresponding to the means is provided in a structure capable of extracting the product, and a predetermined customer purchases the product, the sticker is extracted and provided to a predetermined point (or mileage) operating company (or institution). Point (or mileage) management involves the digitization and accumulation of the customer's points (or mileage) manually by the operating company (or institution), which is not only costly and time consuming, It includes uncomfortable problems.

An object of the present invention is to provide an RFID reader for receiving predetermined RFID information from a predetermined RFID tag attached to a product, and at least one RFID information and predetermined point (or mileage) value information corresponding to the RFID information. In connection with the storage medium (or storage medium operating means) to store, receives the point (or mileage) value information corresponding to the received RFID information, and provides the received point (or mileage) value information to the server on the communication network The present invention provides a mobile phone having a communication processing unit.

The mobile phone according to the present invention includes an RFID reader for receiving predetermined RFID information from a predetermined radio recognition tag attached to a product, and at least one or more RFID information and predetermined point (or mileage) value information corresponding to the RFID information. Receive the point (or mileage) value information corresponding to the received RFID information in association with a storage medium (or storage medium operating means) for storing the received, and transmits the received point (or mileage) value information to a server on the communication network It comprises a communication processing unit to provide.

According to the present invention, a customer who owns the wireless terminal purchases a type and / or intangible product provided with a radio recognition tag including the predetermined point (or mileage) value information as described above, and the customer wireless terminal Through the simple procedure of reading a predetermined information data from the radio recognition tag through the server and transmits it to the server has the advantage of automatically accumulating points (or mileage) corresponding to the product purchase.

1 illustrates a point (or mileage) operating system using a radio recognition tag according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a view showing a preferred embodiment of the information receiving means according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a view showing a preferred embodiment of the information storage means according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a view showing a preferred embodiment of the information reading means according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a view showing a preferred embodiment of the validity authentication means according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a view showing a preferred embodiment of the settlement processing means according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7A, 7B, and 7C illustrate extracting point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product related information corresponding to RFID information from a storage medium 1 in a customer wireless terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. A diagram showing a preferred embodiment of the system.
8 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of an RFID tag according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9A, 9B, and 9C illustrate RFID information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a function of a wireless terminal for reading point (or mileage) value information corresponding to RFID information from a storage medium 1 and transmitting the same to a server according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
11 is a view showing a preferred functional configuration of the RFID reader unit 1020 of the wireless terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 12 illustrates a process of extracting point (or mileage) value information corresponding to RFID information from a storage medium 1 and transmitting it to a server in a wireless terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 13 illustrates a process of storing point (or mileage) value information received from a wireless terminal in association with customer wireless terminal number information in a server according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
14 is a diagram illustrating a method for calculating a point (or mileage) value added to wireless terminal number information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description of the present invention are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed. The configuration is omitted as much as possible, and a functional configuration that should be additionally provided for the present invention is mainly described. If those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains, it will be able to easily understand the function of the components that are conventionally used among the omitted functional configuration not shown below, and also the configuration omitted as described above The relationship between the elements and the components added for the present invention will also be clearly understood.

In addition, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention carried out below, the point (or mileage) operating device using the radio tag in order to efficiently describe the technical components constituting the present invention is referred to as a server for convenience, using the radio tag Each means constituting a point (or mileage) operating system is described as a component provided in the server, but a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains will be described in the following embodiments of the present invention. It will be clearly understood that this is not limiting. For example, the means for configuring the point (or mileage) operating system using the radio recognition tag is recorded on the recording medium provided in the server according to the function configuration of the server and / or the unique characteristics (or roles) of the server. A program (e.g., a program comprising at least one or more functions for performing the unique functions (or roles) of each means), and / or the at least one or more means is configured as one independent server. It is possible to configure a plurality of servers to be interlocked through a predetermined inter-server interface. Hereinafter, for convenience, the radio recognition tag is called an RFID tag.

As a result, the technical spirit of the present invention is determined by the claims, and the following examples are one means for efficiently explaining the technical spirit of the present invention to those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. It is only.

1 illustrates a point (or mileage) operating system using a radio recognition tag according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In more detail, FIG. 1 reads predetermined RFID information from an RFID tag 800 attached to a predetermined product in a predetermined customer wireless terminal 1000, and includes at least one RFID information and predetermined predetermined information corresponding to the RFID information. The server 100 on the wireless network 155 extracts and / or receives predetermined point (or mileage) value information corresponding to the RFID information from a storage medium (1) 150 that stores point (or mileage) value information. In this case, the server 100 stores the point (or mileage) value information in association with the customer wireless terminal 1000 number information and / or the customer information in a predetermined storage medium 125. It is about.

In the point (or mileage) operating system using a wireless recognition tag shown in Figure 1, the wireless terminal 1000 is a Personal Communication System (PCS) and / or GSM (Global System for Mobile communications) terminal and / Or Personal Digital Cellular (PDC) and / or Personal Handyphone System (PHS) terminals and / or Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) and / or Smart Phones and / or Telematics And / or at least one wireless data communication terminal and / or a portable internet terminal, and the wireless terminal 1000 includes an RFID standard (for example, ISO / IEC 18001 / 15961-3 / 18046-7, etc.). According to the air interface standard according to the predetermined frequency domain characterized in that it is provided with a function for requesting and receiving predetermined RFID information from the RFID tag (800). Detailed description of the wireless terminal 1000 will be described with reference to FIG. 10.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the customer may purchase a product with an RFID tag 800 having RFID information including an Electronic Product Code (EPC) or an ISO / IEC 15963 code or a U-code or any RFID code. Through the wireless terminal 1000 to purchase and store a predetermined point (or mileage) value corresponding to the RFID tag 800 in association with the customer-owned wireless terminal 1000 number information and / or customer information. Read RFID information including an Electronic Product Code (EPC) or ISO / IEC 15963 code or U-code or any RFID code from the RFID tag 800 attached to the purchased product, and based on the read RFID information Extracts and receives point (or mileage) value information corresponding to the RFID information from the storage medium (1) 150, and transmits the received point (or mileage) value information to the server 100. Accordingly, the server 100 stores the received point (or mileage) value information in association with the customer wireless terminal 1000 number information and / or the customer information in a predetermined storage medium 125. .

Referring to FIG. 1, the server 100 includes information receiving means 105 for receiving a point (or mileage) value information when a predetermined customer wireless terminal 1000 provides the point (or mileage) value information, and the received point (or And mileage) information storage means 120 for storing value information in a predetermined storage medium 125 in association with the customer wireless terminal 1000 number information and / or the customer information. If the information transmitted from the customer wireless terminal 1000 is coded and / or encrypted information, the coded and / or encrypted information is read to obtain predetermined point (or mileage) value information and / or product related information. It is preferable to further comprise information reading means 110 for reading, and / or validity authentication means 115 for authenticating the validity of the information provided by the wireless terminal (1000) It is preferable to further comprise, and / or when the customer terminal and / or merchant terminal inquiries of the point (or mileage) of the customer stored in the storage medium 125, and / or use and / or request to earn, In connection with the storage medium 125, it is preferable to further comprise a point processing means for performing a point (or mileage) inquiry, and / or use and / or accumulation process corresponding to the request, and / or the point (Or mileage) in connection with the company (or agency or manufacturer) server 100 that provides the customer, the settlement processing means for performing a settlement process for the point (or mileage) value provided to the customer Preferably, and / or at least one or more of the information stored in the storage medium 125 is the company (or institution or manufacturer) It is preferable to further comprise a predetermined information transmission means 130 to provide.

The wireless terminal 1000 reads predetermined RFID information including an Electronic Product Code (EPC) or ISO / IEC 15963 code or U-code or an arbitrary RFID code from the RFID tag 800 included in the purchased product. And extracts and receives predetermined point (or mileage) value information corresponding to the read RFID information from the storage medium 1 and 150 through the predetermined wireless network 155, and receives the predetermined wireless network 155. When transmitting the read point (or mileage) value information through, the information receiving means 105 is characterized in that for receiving the point (or mileage) value information transmitted from the wireless terminal (1000).

According to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the wireless network 155 may be variously implemented in the type of the wireless terminal 1000 and / or the applied wireless communication technology and communication protocol. For example, if the wireless terminal 1000 is a mobile communication terminal that conforms to the Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) standard, the wireless network 155 may include at least one or more wireless sections (eg, at least one forward link and a reverse link). A wireless network corresponding to the mobile communication network to which the mobile communication terminal is connected, including a wireless section between the mobile communication terminal and the base station; and a wired network (for example, TCP / IP) in which the server 100 is located. Internet Protocol (Internet Protocol) or No. 7 communication network, etc.) and at least one gateway relaying the wireless network and the wired network. In addition, if the wireless terminal 1000 is a portable Internet terminal connected to the portable Internet, the wireless network 155 may include a wireless network corresponding to the portable Internet to which the portable Internet terminal is connected, a wired network where the server 100 is located, and It will include at least one gateway for relaying a wireless network and a wired network. The server 100 may include a wired communication network in which the server 100 is located and at least one gateway for relaying the wired communication network with the mobile communication network. Those skilled in the art of the wireless network 155 to which the present invention pertains easily facilitate each wireless network 155 corresponding to each type of wireless terminal 1000 and / or applied wireless communication technology and communication protocol. Detailed description of each wireless network 155 is omitted since it can be inferred, and the present invention is not limited by the type of wireless terminal 1000 and wireless network 155 and / or the wireless communication technology and communication protocol applied thereto. Do not.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the point (or mileage) value information is transmitted from the wireless terminal 1000 through at least one data channel according to at least one data communication protocol defined in the wireless network 155. It is preferable to be transmitted to the information receiving means 105. For example, when the wireless terminal 1000 is a mobile communication terminal and the wireless network 155 includes a CDMA-based mobile communication network, the point (or mileage) value information is a predetermined data communication protocol defined in the CDMA standard. It is preferable to be transmitted to the information receiving means 105 via a predetermined gateway through a data channel corresponding to the.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the point (or mileage) value information is received by the wireless terminal 1000 through a data communication protocol provided in a predetermined voice channel defined in the wireless network 155. It is preferably transmitted to the means 105. For example, when the wireless terminal 1000 is a mobile communication terminal and the wireless network 155 includes a CDMA-based mobile communication network, the point (or mileage) value information is a message protocol of a voice channel defined in the CDMA standard. (For example, based on CDMA's DBM (Data Burst Message) protocol) is preferably transmitted to the information receiving means 105 via a predetermined gateway.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, product information (eg, EPC for the product) on the product to which the RFID tag 800 is additionally attached to the storage medium (1) 150 in addition to the point (or mileage) value information. (Electronic Product Code) information and / or barcode information and / or trade name (product name), etc. and / or the product providing company (or agency or manufacturer) information (e.g., manufacturer name and / or distributor name and / or sales company name, etc.) And / or a data field for storing product-related information data including at least one or more of the product price information (eg, a recommended consumer price and / or a factory price and / or a discounted price). Preferably, the wireless terminal 1000 extracts and receives the point (or mileage) value information and at least one product-related information data from the storage medium (1) 150. In addition, when the received point (or mileage) value information and product-related information data from the wireless terminal 1000 is transmitted through a predetermined wireless network 155, the information receiving means 105 is the point ( Or mileage) product information including product information and / or product providing company (or agency or manufacturer) information and / or the product price information of the product to which the RFID tag 800 is attached in addition to the value information. It is preferable to receive information data, and to prevent the point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more of the product related information data from being tampered with and / or misused by the wireless terminal 1000. It may be coded and / or encrypted.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the information receiving means 105, in the process of receiving the point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product-related information data from the wireless terminal 1000, It is preferable to read the wireless terminal 1000 number information. For example, when the wireless terminal 1000 is a mobile communication terminal, the wireless terminal 1000 is connected to the information receiving means 105 via a predetermined wireless network 155, and / or the information receiving means ( In the process of transmitting the point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product-related information data to the 105, the wireless terminal as the caller information for the wireless terminal 1000 to the information receiving means 105 The number information is transmitted, and the information receiving means 105 reads out the number information of the wireless terminal 1000.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, when the wireless terminal 1000 is provided with a predetermined network address (for example, IPv6 based address information) in addition to the wireless terminal 1000 number information, the information receiving means 105 The point (based on the source address included in the communication protocol (for example, IPv6-based communication protocol) between the wireless terminal 1000 and the information receiving means 105 as the wireless terminal 1000 number information) Or mileage) value information and / or address information of the wireless terminal 1000 that has transmitted at least one or more pieces of product-related information data.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the information receiving means 105 is the point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product-related information by using the read wireless terminal 1000 number information It is possible to read predetermined customer information corresponding to the wireless terminal 1000 that has transmitted the data. For example, when the wireless terminal 1000 is a mobile communication terminal, a subscriber database (not shown) for storing subscriber information corresponding to the wireless terminal 1000 is provided on the mobile communication network, and the information receiving means 105 is provided. ) May read customer information corresponding to the wireless terminal 1000 with reference to the subscriber database. In addition, the server 100 may include a member database (not shown) that stores predetermined customer information associated with the wireless terminal 1000 number, and the information receiving means 105 refers to the subscriber database. It is possible to read the customer information corresponding to the wireless terminal 1000.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the wireless terminal 1000 transmits the point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product related information to the server 100, and the RFID tag 800 It is preferable to further transmit the RFID information read from), and the RFID information preferably contains unique product specific information and / or product serial number for the purchased product. Accordingly, the information storage means 120 is the point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product-related information and the customer wireless terminal 1000 number information and / or stored in the storage medium 125 In the process of linking and storing the customer information, the product information of the product-related information is further included in the product specific information and / or product serial number for the product is stored, the validity authentication means 115 receives the information The product unique information and / or product series received included in the RFID information in the process of validating the point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product related information received through the means 105. By comparing the number and the product specific information and / or product serial number previously stored in the storage medium 125, the RFID tag 800 It is possible to prevent double registration of point (or mileage) value information.

The information storing means 120 associates the point (or mileage) value information received through the information receiving means 105 with the customer wireless terminal 1000 number information and / or the customer information to store a predetermined storage medium. And the point (or mileage) value information is extracted from a predetermined storage medium (1) (150) based on the RFID information read by the wireless terminal (1000). It is transmitted to the receiving means 105, the customer wireless terminal 1000 number information and / or the customer information is preferably read through the information receiving means 105 in the process of receiving the point (or mileage) value information. .

According to an embodiment of the present invention, product information (eg, EPC for the product) on the product to which the RFID tag 800 is additionally attached to the storage medium (1) 150 in addition to the point (or mileage) value information. (Electronic Product Code) information and / or barcode information and / or trade name (product name), etc. and / or the product providing company (or agency or manufacturer) information (e.g., manufacturer name and / or distributor name and / or sales company name, etc.) And / or a data field for storing product-related information data including at least one or more of the product price information (eg, a recommended consumer price and / or a factory price and / or a discounted price). The wireless terminal 1000 reads the point (or mileage) value information and at least one or more product related information data from the storage medium (1) 150, and When the point (or mileage) value information and the product related information data read from the wireless terminal 1000 are transmitted through a predetermined wireless network 155, the information receiving means 105 is the point (or mileage) Product-related information data including at least one of product information and / or the product providing company (or agency or manufacturer) information and / or the product price information of the product to which the RFID tag 800 is attached in addition to the value information. Preferably, the information storing means 120 is a point (or mileage) value information provided by the wireless terminal 1000 and / or the customer wireless terminal to the product-related information data including the received at least one or more (1000) It is preferable to store the information in the storage medium 125 in further association with the number information and / or the customer information.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the RFID information read from the RFID tag 800 is further included in the point (or mileage) value information received from the wireless terminal 1000 to the information receiving means 105. When received, the information storage means 120 is to store the product information for the product stored in the storage medium 125 further includes the product specific information and / or product serial number included in the RFID information Preferably, the validity authentication means 115 in the process of authenticating the validity of the point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one product-related information received from the wireless terminal 1000, the RFID information Product-specific information and / or product serial number received and included in the product-specific information and / or included in the product information stored in the storage medium 125 By comparing the product serial number, it is possible to prevent double registration of point (mileage) value information for the received RFID information.

In addition, the information storage means 120 stores the information in the storage medium 125, the point (or mileage) value information and / or customer by the company (or agency or manufacturer) and / or the product It is preferable to separately store the wireless terminal 1000 information (and / or customer information), wherein the information is the point (or mileage) value information by the company (or agency or manufacturer) and / or the product; And / or storing the customer wireless terminal 1000 information (and / or customer information) separately by storing the information in the storage medium 125 by the company (or agency or manufacturer) and / or by the product. Or mileage) value information and / or customer wireless terminal 1000 information (and / or customer information).

In addition, the information storage means 120, when storing the information in the storage medium 125, further stores the predetermined date information and / or location information (for example, the product purchase region or merchant information) in association Preferably, the date information is read from an internal timer of the server 100 provided with the information storing means 120, and / or a point received from the wireless terminal 1000 through the information receiving means 105. (Or mileage) is included in the value information is preferably received, and / or the location information is included in the point (or mileage) value information received from the wireless terminal 1000 through the information receiving means 105 Is preferably received.

In addition, the information storage means 120 is stored in the storage medium 125, the predetermined point (or mileage) value information stored in association with the customer wireless terminal 1000 number information and / or the customer information is stored in advance. If present (e.g., if there is a point (or mileage) value added to the customer wireless terminal 1000 number information and / or the customer information), the information storing means 120 is configured to receive the received point ( Or mileage) value to the customer wireless terminal 1000 number information and / or the point (or mileage) value added to the customer information, and the received point (or mileage) value information is added to the customer. Adding to the point (or mileage) value added to wireless terminal 1000 number information and / or the customer information is the received point (or mileage) value. The customer wireless terminal 1000 adds predetermined point (or mileage) value stored in association with the number information and / or the customer information, and adds the summed point (or mileage) value information to the customer wireless terminal 1000. And storing the information in the storage medium 125 in association with the number information and / or the customer information.

The information reading means 110 is the point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product-related information received from the customer wireless terminal 1000 via the information receiving means 105, and / or the information Point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product-related information stored in the storage medium 125 is processed in association with the customer wireless terminal 1000 number information and / or the customer information through the storage means 120 When coded and / or encrypted, the coded and / or encrypted information is read to read predetermined point (or mileage) value information and / or product related information.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product-related information stored in the storage medium (1) 150 is readable by the information reading means 110 Preferably, the data reading means 110 encodes the received and / or stored point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one product-related information to the data code standard. Decode the information based on the point processing means and / or the settlement processing means and / or the information transmission means 130 to read point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product related information. It is preferable. For example, the data code specification may be a BASE-64 data code specification for converting ASCII characters to binary data, or vice versa, and / or the point (or mileage) value information and / or It may comprise at least one compression algorithm for compressing at least one or more product-related information.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product-related information stored in the storage medium (1) 150 are decrypted by the information reading means 110. Preferably, the information reading means 110 encrypts the received and / or stored point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one product-related information. Point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product-related information available in the point processing means and / or settlement processing means and / or information transmission means 130 by performing decryption through a decryption standard corresponding to the specification. It is preferable to read. For example, the point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product-related information may be encrypted through a predetermined public key corresponding to the information reading means 110, the information reading means ( 110 may decrypt the received (or stored) point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product-related information through a private key of the information reading means 110. Alternatively, the point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product-related information are encrypted using a predetermined secret key and / or symmetric key provided in the information reading means 110. The information reading means 110 may include the secret key provided in the information reading means 110 and / or at least one or more product-related information. And / or decrypt through a symmetric key.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product-related information stored in the storage medium (1) 150 is the wireless terminal 1000 and / or It may be encoded into a data structure usable by the point processing means and / or settlement processing means and / or information transmission means 130, in which case the point (or mileage) value information of the information reading means 110 and / or At least one product-related information reading function may be omitted.

The validity authentication means 115 is the point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product-related information received from the customer wireless terminal 1000 via the information receiving means 105, and / or the information Point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product-related information stored in the storage medium 125 is processed in association with the customer wireless terminal 1000 number information and / or the customer information through the storage means 120, And / or authenticating validity of the point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product-related information read through the information reading means 110.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the received (or stored or read) point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product-related information comprises a predetermined checksum bit string (or checksum code). The validity authentication means 115 may include the point (or mileage) value information based on the point (or mileage) value information and / or the checksum bit string (or checksum code) included in at least one or more product-related information. And / or verifying the integrity of at least one or more product related information.

In addition, even if the code data read and read from the code image through the checksum bit string (or checksum code) has integrity, the received (or stored or read) information may be valid point (or mileage) value information. And / or may not include at least one or more product-related information. For example, the received (or stored or read) information may comprise other data structures that do not include the point (or mileage) value information. Accordingly, the validity authentication means 115 may include a valid point (or mileage) value in predetermined validity authentication information (eg, the received (or stored or read) information stored in the predetermined validity authentication information database 510. Extract the information (certifying that the information has been verified) and determine the received (or stored or read) information based on the validity authentication information. It is desirable to authenticate.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product-related information authenticated by the validity authentication means 115 may include the point processing means and / or settlement processing means and / or It is possible to use immediately in the information transmission means 130.

The point processing means may include the customer stored in the storage medium 125 through a predetermined network 160 and / or communication means 160 in a predetermined point using terminal including a predetermined customer terminal and / or a merchant terminal. When requesting inquiry and / or use and / or accumulation of points (or mileage), in connection with the storage medium 125, inquiry and / or use and / or earning points (or mileage) corresponding to the request Characterized in that the processing is carried out.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the point processing means includes at least one of a personal computer (PC) or a notebook (Notebook) through the predetermined network 160 and / or the communication means 160. Wired terminal and / or Personal Communication System (PCS) or Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) terminal or Personal Digital Cellular (PDC) or Personal Handyphone System (PHS) terminal or personal information terminal (Personal Digital Assistant; PDA) or a smart phone (Smart Phone) or a wireless terminal including at least one or more wireless data communication terminal or a portable Internet terminal, and / or in conjunction with ARS (Automatic Response Service) or Call Center (Call Center) A call terminal including at least one wired or wireless voice call device for providing phone banking and / or phone payment service, and / or A payment terminal including at least one credit authorization terminal or a contact (or contactless) IC card terminal providing an electronic payment service, and / or an unmanned terminal including at least one vending machine or kiosk, and And / or the wireless terminal 1000 number interoperating with a point using terminal including at least one or more web servers 100 that provide mileage service in cooperation with the server 100 and requested from the point using terminal. It is desirable to perform mileage processing functions such as inquiring and / or using and / or earning points (or mileage) values added to them.

The process of using (or consuming) the point (or mileage) value associated with the customer wireless terminal 1000 information and / or customer information on the storage medium 125 by the point processing means is a conventional point (or Mileage) system, but the point (or mileage) owner is identified through the customer wireless terminal 1000 information and / or customer information during the point (or mileage) use (or consumption) process. It is characterized by.

The settlement processing means may use (or consume) the point (or mileage) value of the customer stored in the storage medium 125 in conjunction with a predetermined point using terminal, and / or the storage medium ( The customer's point (or mileage) value stored in 125 is converted (or exchanged) into a predetermined payment means (e.g., electronic voucher, mobile voucher, etc.), and / or the customer stored in the storage medium 125 The point (or mileage) of the customer stored in the storage medium 125 when the point (or mileage) value of is converted (or exchanged) into a predetermined discount means (e.g., electronic discount coupon, mobile discount coupon, etc.). Characterized in that the settlement of the value, and interworking with the predetermined financial system 650 through the predetermined financial network means 170 in the settlement process. This is preferred.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, when the point (or mileage) value of the customer is used (or consumed), the settlement processing means uses the store and / or institution in which the point (or mileage) value is used. Define as a depositor of the point (or mileage) settlement amount corresponding to (or consumed) point (or mileage) value, and the point to the customer through the RFID tag 800 and / or storage medium (1) 150 (Or mileage) the company that provided the value (e.g., the manufacturer, distributor, or vendor, etc. of the product with the RFID tag 800) and / or the institution defined as the withdrawal of the point (or mileage) settlement amount It is desirable to deal with it.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, when the point (or mileage) value of the customer is converted (or exchanged) into a predetermined payment means (for example, an electronic gift certificate or a mobile gift certificate, etc.), the settlement processing means A point corresponding to the converted point (or mileage) value of a payment instrument issuing agency (e.g., an electronic gift voucher or a mobile gift voucher, etc.) converted (or exchanged) from a point (or mileage) value. (Or mileage) the amount of the point (or mileage) that is defined as the depositor of the settlement amount and / or corresponds to the point (or mileage) value of the converted (or exchanged) store and / or institution for which the payment method was used. Defined as the depositor of and providing the point (or mileage) value to the customer through the RFID tag 800 and / or storage medium (1) 150 (E. G., The manufacturer of the attached product RFID tag 800, or distributor, or vendors, and so on) and / or the engine and the point (or miles) at preferable that the settlement processing by the settlement defined as withdrawal amount.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the point (or mileage) value of the customer stored in the storage medium 125 is converted into a predetermined discount means (for example, an electronic discount coupon or a mobile discount coupon, etc.) Exchange means, the settlement processing means converts (or exchanges) a discount means issuer (e.g., an electronic discount coupon issuer or a mobile discount coupon issuer, etc.) converted (or exchanged) from the point (or mileage) value. Defined as the payer of the point (or mileage) settlement amount corresponding to the value of the exchanged point (or mileage), and / or the point (or exchanged) of the store and / or institution for which the discount is used; Define the depositor of the point (or mileage) settlement amount corresponding to the mileage value, and reminds the customer through the RFID tag 800 and / or storage medium (1) 150 A company (eg, a manufacturer, a distributor, or a seller of a product with an RFID tag 800 attached) and / or an institution that provides an int (or mileage) value is defined as a withdrawal of the point (or mileage) settlement amount. The settlement process is preferred.

The information transmitting means 130 stores the point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product-related information stored in the storage medium 125 in association with the customer wireless terminal 1000 number information and / or customer information. A company that provides the point (or mileage) value to a customer through at least one wired or wireless network 165 (e.g., a manufacturer, a distributor, or a seller, etc. of a product with an RFID tag 800) and / or It is characterized in that the transmission to a predetermined company (or institution) server 135 provided in the institution.

The company (or the receiving point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product-related information stored in association with the customer wireless terminal 1000 number information and / or customer information from the information transmitting means 130 (or Agency) server 135 reads the point (or mileage) value scale provided to the customer through the RFID tag 800 based on the received information, and based on this establishes a marketing strategy for the customer and It is possible to apply.

2 is a view showing a preferred embodiment of the information receiving means 105 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In more detail, Figure 2 is a point (or mileage) operating system using the RFID tag 800, information receiving means for receiving the point (or mileage) value information in conjunction with the customer wireless terminal 1000 As a person of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains, referring to FIG. 2, other information receiving means 105 implemented in a range that does not violate the core of the present invention. It will be apparent that the method of implementation can be easily inferred, and the present invention is by no means limited thereto.

2, the information receiving means 105 is an interface unit for connecting a predetermined communication channel for receiving point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one product-related information from the customer wireless terminal 1000 205 and a receiver 210 for receiving predetermined point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product related information transmitted from the wireless terminal 1000 through the interface unit 205, and And an information extraction unit 215 for extracting the wireless terminal 1000 number information and the customer information corresponding to the wireless terminal 1000 through an interface.

The wireless terminal 1000 is connected to a predetermined wireless network 155 (for example, when the wireless terminal 1000 is a mobile communication terminal, a mobile communication network, a wired network in which the server 100 is located, and the mobile communication network and a wired network). Gateway to the point (or mileage) value information to the server 100, the interface unit 205 is the point (or mileage) value information from the wireless terminal 1000 to the server 100 And / or to connect and manage a communication channel for transmitting at least one or more product related information.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the interface unit 205 may read the wireless terminal 1000 number information in a process of connecting a predetermined communication channel with the wireless terminal 1000, and / or the readout. Subscriber information on the wireless network 155 to which the wireless terminal 1000 is connected based on the wireless terminal 1000 number information (for example, when the wireless terminal 1000 is a mobile communication terminal, an HLR provided on a mobile communication network). The customer information can be read with reference to (Home Location Register) / VLR (Visitor Location Register).

The receiving unit 210 receives predetermined point (or mileage) value information from the customer wireless terminal 1000 through the interface unit 205, and receives the received point (or mileage) value information. Preferably, the information reading means 110 and / or the information storing means 120 and / or the validity authentication means 115 are provided.

The information extracting unit 215 transmits the wireless terminal 1000 number information that transmits the point (or mileage) value information and / or the wireless transmission of the point (or mileage) value information through the interface unit 205. And extracting customer information (eg, customer information for which points (or mileage) values are accumulated) owning the terminal 1000, wherein the extracted wireless terminal 1000 number information and / or customer information is the information. It is provided to the storage means 120.

3 is a view showing a preferred embodiment of the information storage means 120 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In more detail, Figure 3 is a point (or mileage) operating system using the RFID tag 800, the point (or mileage) value information received by the information receiving means 105 of the customer wireless terminal 1000 number Regarding the preferred functional configuration of the information storage means 120 for storing information in a predetermined storage medium 125 in association with the information and / or the customer information, if one of ordinary skill in the art With reference to Figure 3 it will be able to easily infer the implementation method of the other information storage means 120 is carried out in a range that does not violate the core of the present invention, it is to be clear that the present invention is not limited thereby. It is.

Referring to FIG. 3, the information storing means 120 stores the point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product-related information received by the information receiving means 105 of the customer wireless terminal 1000 number. And / or at least one or more of the point (or mileage) value information read by the information reading means 110 and / or stored in a predetermined storage medium 125 in association with the information and / or the customer information. Product-related information is stored in a predetermined storage medium 125 in association with the customer wireless terminal 1000 number information and / or the customer information, and / or has been validated by the validity authentication means 115. The point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product-related information is predetermined by linking the customer wireless terminal 1000 number information and / or the customer information It comprises an information storage unit 305 to be stored in the storage medium 125 of the.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the information storage unit 305 stores the point (or mileage) value information and the customer wireless terminal 1000 number information in the storage medium 125 in association with each other. Reading the date information from a predetermined timer and storing the date information in association with the point (or mileage) value information and / or the customer wireless terminal 1000 number information stored in the storage medium 125. It is preferable. Alternatively, in the process of receiving the point (or mileage) value information from the wireless terminal 1000, store information and / or selling the goods with the point (or mileage) value information in the wireless terminal 1000. It is possible to further include location information including at least one merchant information, and in this case, the information storage unit 305 is the point (or mileage) value stored in the storage medium 125 It is preferable to further store information and / or the customer wireless terminal 1000 number information.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, when the company (or institution) information (or product manufacturer information provided with the image) corresponding to the point (or mileage) value information is further included, the information storage unit 305 ) Is the point (or mileage) value information and / or the customer wireless terminal 1000 number information stored in the storage medium 125 the company (or agency) information (or product manufacturer information with the image) It is desirable to store more in conjunction with.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, when the point (or mileage) value information further includes predetermined product information corresponding to the purchased product, the information storage unit 305 stores the product information. The point (or mileage) value information and / or the customer wireless terminal 1000 number information stored in the medium 125 is preferably stored in association with.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the RFID information (eg, read from the RFID tag 800) in the point (or mileage) value information received from the wireless terminal 1000 to the information receiving means 105. And RFID information including product specific information and / or product serial number), the information storing means 120 stores the RFID information in the product information on the product stored in the storage medium 125. It is preferable to further store the product specific information and / or product serial number included in the. As a result, the validity authentication means 115 is included in the RFID information in the process of authenticating the validity of the point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product related information received from the wireless terminal 1000. By comparing the received product specific information and / or product serial number and the product specific information and / or product serial number contained in the product information stored in the storage medium 125, the point (mileage) for the received RFID information The value information can be prevented from being registered twice.

4 is a view showing a preferred embodiment of the information reading means 110 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In more detail, Figure 4 is a point (or mileage) operating system using the RFID tag 800, when the information transmitted from the customer wireless terminal 1000 is coded and / or encrypted information, the coded and And / or a preferred functional configuration of the information reading means 110 for reading the encrypted point information and / or reading predetermined point (or mileage) value information and / or product related information. Those skilled in the art will be able to easily infer a method of implementing other information reading means 110 that is implemented without departing from the core of the present invention with reference to FIG. 4, whereby the present invention is limited. It is never to be said.

Referring to Figure 4, the information reading means 110 is coded and / or encrypted the point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product-related information received through the information receiving means 105, and And / or an information input unit 405 for receiving the coded and / or encrypted point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product-related information that has been validated by the validity authentication means 115, and the input. If the point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product-related information is coded corresponding to a predetermined data code standard, the point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product-related information is decoded. Reverse encoding unit 410, and / or the inputted point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one product related And a decryption unit 415 for decrypting the point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one product-related information when the information is encrypted. The point (or mileage) read as described above. Information providing unit 420 which provides value information and / or at least one or more product related information to the validity authentication means 115 and / or information storage means 120 and / or point processing means and / or settlement processing means. It is made, including.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when the point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product-related information are coded through a BASE-64 data code standard, the decoder 410 may perform the BASE-64 In accordance with the data code standard, the ASCII code is converted into binary data, or vice versa.

In addition, when the point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product-related information is coded by a predetermined compression algorithm, the decoder 410 is the decompression algorithm corresponding to the compression algorithm through the decompression algorithm Decompress compressed point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one product related information.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, when the point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product related information are encrypted through a predetermined public key corresponding to the information reading means 110, the decryption unit 415 decrypts the received (or stored) point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product related information through a private key of the information reading means 110.

In addition, when the point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product-related information is encrypted through a predetermined secret key provided in the information reading means 110 and / or a symmetric key, the decryption unit ( 415 decrypts the received (or stored) point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product-related information through the secret key and / or symmetric key provided in the information reading means 110. .

5 is a view showing a preferred embodiment of the validity authentication means 115 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In more detail, FIG. 5 illustrates a point (or mileage) value received from the customer wireless terminal 1000 through the information receiving means in the point (or mileage) operating system using the RFID tag 800. Information and / or at least one or more product-related information, and / or points stored in the storage medium 125 in association with the customer wireless terminal 1000 number information and / or the customer information through the information storage means 120. (Or mileage) the validity of the value information and / or at least one or more product-related information, and / or point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product-related information read through the information reading means 110 As for the functional configuration of the validity authentication means 115 for authenticating, those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains, It will be able to easily infer the embodiment of the other validity authentication means (115) is carried out in the range reference to Figure 5 and do not violate the gist of the present invention, but to which the present invention is limited thereto bayida put out never not.

Referring to Figure 5, the validity authentication means 115 is the point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product-related information received (or stored, or read) is a predetermined checksum bit string (or checksum code) Includes a validity verification unit 505 that verifies the integrity of the point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one product-related information based on the checksum bit string (or checksum code). Is done.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the validity authentication unit 505 may be configured for the bit string forming the point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one product related information based on the checksum bit string (or checksum code). By performing at least one or more bit operations (eg, XOR bit operations), it is desirable to verify the integrity of the point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product related information.

In addition, the validity authentication means 115 is a predetermined validity authentication information (e.g., for authenticating the validity of the received (or stored or read) point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one product-related information. Information authenticating that the received (or stored or read) information includes a valid point (or mileage) value, or the received (or stored or read) value (or mileage) value and / or A validity authentication information database 510 for storing at least one product-related information comprising at least one valid structure) and the validity authentication information stored in the validity authentication information database 510. The received (or stored or read) point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one It includes a validity authentication unit 505 for authenticating the validity of the above product-related information.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the validity authenticator 505 matches the received (or stored or read) point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product-related information to at least one or more data structures. It is desirable to authenticate the point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product related information.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the RFID information (eg, read from the RFID tag 800) in the point (or mileage) value information received from the wireless terminal 1000 to the information receiving means 105. The product identification information and / or the RFID information including the product serial number), the validity authentication means 115 is point (or mileage) value information received from the wireless terminal 1000 and / or In the process of authenticating at least one or more product-related information, product-specific information and / or product serial number received and included in the RFID information and product-specific information included in the product information stored in the storage medium 125. And / or by comparing the product serial number, verifying that the point (mileage) value information for the received RFID information is not registered twice. It is preferred.

6 is a view showing a preferred implementation method of the settlement processing means according to an embodiment of the present invention.

* In more detail, Figure 5 is a point (or mileage) operating system using the RFID tag 800, the point processing means is the point of the customer stored in the storage medium 125 in conjunction with a predetermined point using the terminal (Or mileage) value is used (or consumed), and / or the value of the customer's point (or mileage) stored in the storage medium 125 is transferred to a predetermined payment method (e.g., electronic voucher, mobile voucher, etc.). Convert (or exchange) and / or convert (or exchange) the value of the customer's point (or mileage) stored in the storage medium 125 into a predetermined discount means (e.g., electronic discount coupon, mobile discount coupon, etc.) , The point (or mileage) value of the customer stored in the storage medium 125 in conjunction with the predetermined financial system 650 through the predetermined financial network means 170 Regarding the preferred functional configuration of the settlement processing means for processing the settlement for, those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs, with reference to this figure 6 is carried out in a range that does not violate the core of the present invention It will be apparent that the method of implementing the settlement processing means can be easily inferred, whereby the present invention is not limited thereto.

Referring to FIG. 6, the settlement processing means reads the point (or mileage) value information stored in the storage medium 125 in association with the wireless terminal 1000 number information and stores the point (or mileage) value information. The settlement determination unit 605 determines whether to settle the corresponding amount, and stores the withdrawal information (withdrawal account information) linked to the storage medium 125 in a relational manner and withdraws a predetermined point (or mileage) settlement amount. And a database 615 for storing depositor information (deposit account information) in which relational data interworking with the storage medium 125 and a predetermined point (or mileage) settlement amount is deposited, and the withdrawal information. The point is linked with the predetermined financial system 650 based on the withdrawal account information, the depositor information (deposit account information) and the predetermined amount of points (or mileage). (Or mileage) is made to include a settlement processing unit 620 for processing the settlement of the settlement amount.

The settlement determining unit 605 periodically reads the point (or mileage) value information stored in the storage medium 125 in association with the wireless terminal 1000 number information and stores the point (or mileage) value information. Determining whether a predetermined point (or mileage) settlement should be performed.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a customer corresponding to the wireless terminal 1000 uses (or mileage) the point (or mileage) associated with the wireless terminal 1000 number information at a predetermined point (or mileage) using institution. Consumption) or when the point (or mileage) value is exchanged for a predetermined electronic gift certificate (or mobile gift certificate), it is determined that a predetermined point (or mileage) settlement for the point (or mileage) value information is performed. It is preferable.

The withdrawal information includes the withdrawal account information in which an amount corresponding to a predetermined point (or mileage) settlement amount is withdrawn in the point (or mileage) settlement process, and the withdrawer is the point (or mileage) value information. It includes including the manufacturer (point (or mileage) provider) of the goods provided.

The depositor information includes deposit account information in which an amount corresponding to a predetermined point (or mileage) settlement amount is deposited in the point (or mileage) settlement process, and the depositor is the point (or mileage). Points (or mileage) using institutions that used (or consumed) and / or predetermined gift voucher issuing organizations that exchanged the value of the points (or mileages) into predetermined electronic vouchers (or mobile vouchers).

If the settlement processor 620 determines that the point (or mileage) value is to be settled by the settlement determination unit 605, the settlement processing unit 620 is connected to the wireless terminal 1000 number information to the storage medium 125. Calculate a predetermined amount of point (or mileage) from the stored point (or mileage) value information, extract predetermined deposit account information from the depositor information, extract predetermined deposit account information from the withdrawal information, and then In conjunction with the financial system 650 of the (or mileage) payment amount is made from the withdrawal account and comprises depositing to the deposit account.

According to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the settlement processing unit 620 may be linked with the financial system 650 through a predetermined financial network.

The financial system 650 in which the customer-owned financial account (or financial product) is opened and operated includes an accounting module 660 for a window service such as credit or receiving or trust or foreign exchange occurring at at least one branch, and headquarters. The information system module 665 for the processing of business operations, branch office information support and customer relationship management, and the financial system 650 and homes, businesses, stores, and other external computer networks are connected to various electronic financial services (eg, Internet banking, External module 655 providing phone banking, CD (Cash Dispenser) / ATM (Automatic Teller Machine), line transfer, call center, and financial settlement), and middleware providing an interface between components in the financial system 650 (Intermediate module) corresponding to the middleware (670) and predetermined information required for each function in the components in the financial system 650 (for example, customer-owned financial account ( And a DBMS (Database Management System) 675, which stores and manages financial products) or customer ledger information or management information), and includes the types of financial institutions (eg, commercial banks, savings banks, trust banks, Credit card company) and at least one or more components, such as foreign exchange module (not shown), investment finance module (not shown), international module (not shown) are further included according to the purpose and characteristics of the financial system 650. It is possible.

7A, 7B, and 7C illustrate at least one or more points (or mileage) value information corresponding to RFID information from the storage medium 1 and 150 in the customer wireless terminal 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention. A diagram showing a preferred embodiment of the system for extracting product related information.

In more detail, FIG. 7A illustrates an object name server on a wireless network 155 in which the storage medium 1 or 150 storing at least one or more RFID information and predetermined point (or mileage) value information corresponding to the RFID information. 700 is provided with an implementation method (or associated with the object name server 700), and FIG. 7B illustrates at least one RFID information and predetermined point (or mileage) value information corresponding to the RFID information. The embodiment of the present invention relates to an implementation method in which the storage medium (1) 150 is provided in (or associated with) the object information server 705 on the wireless network 155, and FIG. 7C illustrates at least one RFID. The storage medium (1) 150 storing information and predetermined point (or mileage) value information corresponding to the RFID information is a company (or institution) server 135 and / or a PML server on the wireless network 155. (100) And (or associated with a corporate (or institutional) server 135 and / or a product markup language (PML) server 100).

Referring to FIG. 3A, the customer wireless terminal 1000 reading predetermined RFID information from the RFID tag 800 establishes a communication channel with at least one object name server 700 through a predetermined wireless network 155. It is preferable to connect, and a predetermined point (or mileage) corresponding to the RFID information from the storage medium 1 (150) provided in the object name server 700 (or associated with the object name server 700). It is preferable to extract and receive value information, and the storage medium (1) 150 may include at least one RFID information and predetermined ONS information corresponding to the RFID information (eg, RFID object information corresponding to RFID information). Preferably, an ONS information database 715 for storing location information).

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the storage medium (1) 150 includes at least one product information corresponding to the RFID information, the product providing company (or agency or manufacturer) information, and the product price information. It is preferable to further store product related information, and the customer wireless terminal 1000 stores the object name server 700 in the process of extracting point (or mileage) value information corresponding to the RFID information. It is preferable to further extract and receive product related company (or agency or manufacturer) information and product related information including at least one of the product price information.

Referring to FIG. 3B, the customer wireless terminal 1000 reading predetermined RFID information from the RFID tag 800 establishes a communication channel with at least one object information server 705 through a predetermined wireless network 155. It is preferable to connect a predetermined point (or mileage) corresponding to the RFID information from the storage medium 1 (150) provided in the object information server 705 (or associated with the object information server 705). It is preferable to extract and receive value information, and the storage medium (1) 150 includes an object information database 710 for storing at least one or more RFID information and predetermined RFID object information corresponding to the RFID information. It is preferable to make.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the storage medium (1) 150 includes at least one product information corresponding to the RFID information, the product providing company (or agency or manufacturer) information, and the product price information. It is preferable to further store product related information, and the customer wireless terminal 1000, through the object information server 705 in the process of extracting point (or mileage) value information corresponding to the RFID information, It is preferable to further extract and receive product-related information including at least one product providing company (or agency or manufacturer) information and the product price information.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, when the storage medium (1) 150 includes the object information database 710, product information corresponding to the RFID information, the product providing company (or an institution or a manufacturer) Product-related information including at least one information, the product price information is preferably included in the RFID object information, in this case, the customer wireless terminal 1000 is a point (or mileage) corresponding to the RFID information At least one of the product information, the product providing company (or agency or manufacturer) information, and the product price information from the RFID object information associated with the RFID information through the object information server 705 in the process of extracting the value information It is desirable to further extract and receive product-related information that includes.

Referring to Figure 3c, the storage medium (1) 150 is preferably provided in the company (or institution) server 135 and / or PML server 100 on the wireless network 155, the customer wireless The terminal 1000 accesses the storage medium 1 and 150 to access point (or mileage) value information and / or the product information from the storage medium 1 and 150 and the product providing company (or agency or manufacturer). ), It is preferable to extract product-related information including at least one of the product price information.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, in FIG. 3C, the storage medium 1 and 150 may be any server 100 and / or mobile network server 100 provided on the wireless network 155. It may be made, including, and the present invention is not limited by the position of the storage medium (1) (150).

8 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of an RFID tag 800 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In general, the RFID tag 800 includes an integrated circuit (IC) chip and an antenna circuit, and according to the intention of a person skilled in the art and / or a field and / or a frequency domain to which the RFID tag 800 is applied, the IC The chip can be implemented in various ways, from a simple RF chip equipped with a predetermined logic element and a memory element to an IC chip for a contactless IC card. The functional configuration of the RFID tag 800 shown in FIG. As for a predetermined microcontroller block (MCU) block for implementing the present invention, the functional configuration of the RFID tag 800 for achieving the present invention is not limited to the case of FIG.

Referring to FIG. 8 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, an RFID tag 800 storing point (or mileage) value information transmits and receives (or an energy source (power source)) a radio frequency signal of a predetermined frequency band with an RFID reader. Antenna unit 805, the receiving unit 810 for converting the radio frequency signal received from the antenna unit 805 into a digital signal and providing it to the control unit 825, and the control unit 825 And a transmitter 815 for converting a digital signal provided from the receiver into a predetermined radio frequency signal and the overall function of the RFID tag 800, and reading and corresponding to the digital signal received through the receiver 810. A control unit 825 for generating a digital signal or extracting predetermined information from the memory unit 830 to control a unique function of the RFID tag 800, and a predetermined predetermined memory structure. And a memory unit 830 having a storage area for storing predetermined tag information and / or a storage area for storing tag information transmitted / received from the RFID reader. In the case of the passive RFID tag 800 It includes a power supply unit 820 for generating a predetermined power having a predetermined voltage value from the radio frequency signal received through the antenna unit 805, or in the case of the active RFID tag 800 to charge and store a predetermined power. .

The antenna unit 805 enters the radio frequency field (or close to the radio frequency region) of the predetermined RFID reader provided in the wireless terminal 1000, the RFID tag. Receives (or applies) a signal including a predetermined activation signal and / or information (or data) through a radio frequency signal transmitted from a reader, or provides (or applies) to the receiver 810 or the RFID through the radio frequency signal. And a signal including a predetermined response signal and / or information (or data) to the reader.

According to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, when the RFID reader is a passive type, the antenna unit 805 may supply energy (eg, an analog signal of radio frequency) included in the radio frequency signal transmitted from the RFID reader to the power supply unit ( By providing (or applying) to the 820, it is characterized in that to supply a predetermined energy source (or power) required to operate the RFID tag 800.

In the case of the passive RFID tag 800, the power supply unit 820 is a predetermined power source corresponding to the energy field around the RFID reader using an analog signal of a radio frequency provided (or applied) through the antenna unit 805. Is generated and supplied to the receiver 810, the transmitter 815, and the controller 825 provided in the RFID tag 800. The method of generating the power by the power unit 820 is the RFID reader. Through at least one of magnetic coupling using magnetic field of the alternating current flowing through the coil and / or electrostatic coupling using electrostatic energy and / or inductive coupling using inductive energy. Generate power energy.

The receiver 810 is a demodulator for converting a radio frequency signal provided (or applied) through the antenna unit 805 into a predetermined digital signal, and provided (or applied) through the antenna unit 805. Demodulates the radio frequency signal to generate a digital signal corresponding to the information or data transmitted from the RFID reader to the RFID tag 800 to provide to the control unit 825.

The transmitter 815 may be configured to generate a response signal of a digital signal received through the receiver 810 and / or a digital signal generated or extracted in the RFID tag 800 (eg, extracted from the memory unit 830). Modulator for converting into a predetermined radio frequency signal for transmission to the RFID reader through the antenna unit 805, when a predetermined digital signal is received through the receiving unit 810 predefined response Generating a signal to generate a radio frequency signal for transmitting to the RFID reader through the antenna unit 805, or generated by the controller 825, or the predetermined information or data from the memory unit 830 The radio frequency signal for transmitting to the RFID reader through the antenna unit 805 is characterized in that the generated radio frequency signal is the antenna unit ( 805 is provided to the RFID reader.

The controller 825 controls the overall function of the RFID tag 800, and reads a digital signal received in response to a request of the RFID reader through the receiver 810 to perform a control function corresponding to the digital signal. Or / or read a predetermined response signal corresponding to the received digital signal, or extract predetermined information or data corresponding to the received digital signal from the memory unit 830, and transmit the predetermined value. It characterized in that for generating a predetermined digital signal to be transmitted to the RFID reader through.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 825 is a predetermined control logic (for example, logic for extracting predetermined information or data from the memory unit 830) for performing the above control function. In the case of more advanced RFID tag 800, it is possible to include a processor having a predetermined calculation function.

The memory unit 830 may be read (or written) by the controller 825, and information or data for reading a predetermined digital signal received from the RFID reader through the receiver 810, and / or Predetermined information or data to be provided to the RFID reader in response to the received digital signal, and / or the function and role of the RFID tag 800 and the controller 825 controls the RFID tag 800. And a memory structure for storing at least one piece of predetermined information or data, and / or at least one piece of predetermined information or data for determining validity of information or data stored in the memory unit 830. do.

9A, 9B, and 9C illustrate RFID information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

More specifically, FIG. 9A illustrates RFID information conforming to the ISO / IEC code standard defined in ISO / IEC 15963. The ISO / IEC code standard is in the Final Draft International Standard (FDIS) step. That is, those skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs, the RFID information included in the present invention is not limited only to the case of the ISO / IEC code shown in Figure 9a, the final draft is defined in the future, or It will be clearly understood that all instances in which certain information is added in the final are included.

Referring to (a) of FIG. 9a, the ISO / IEC code consists of an Allocation Class (AC) and a Unique ID (UID) issuer registration number and a serial number which is a number system for unique recognition. The allocation class has an 8-bit size, and a UID issuer registration number of an organization in charge of issuing a UID is determined according to the allocation class, and the serial number is set by the allocation class and the UID issuer registration number.

Referring to (b) of FIG. 9a, the issuer of the ISO / IEC code is determined by the allocation class. If the person having ordinary skill in the art belongs to the present invention, Since the correlation between the allocation class and the UID issuer can be easily inferred, detailed omissions will be described. However, for example, the case of using the UID using the EPC (Electronic Product Code), the registrar is "EAN.UCC", the allocation class '11100010' is used in front of the EPC.

In addition, Figure 9b shows the RFID information corresponding to the proposed EPC at the US Auto-ID Center (recently reorganized into EPC global by EAN / UCC (via GS1)), the only object of any kind It is characterized by consisting of a meta code that can be identified. Currently, EPC has been released up to EPC Tag Data Standard Version 1.1, which includes 64-bit and 96-bit metacode. However, those skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs, the RFID information included in the present invention is not limited to the case of the EPC shown in FIG. It will be clearly understood to include.

Referring to (a) of FIG. 9b, the EPC includes an 8-bit header that determines the length and identification format of the EPC, and a domain identifier corresponding to an identification scheme for identifying objects in a domain related to a specific industry. And optionally a predetermined filter value (optional) for effective EPC reading is added between the header and the domain identifier.

Referring to (b) of FIG. 9b, the EPC header defines a domain identifier of 64-bit or 96-bit, and a person of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs, Since the contents defined in the header can be easily inferred, detailed omissions will be described. However, referring to (b) of FIG. 9B, the EPC header reserves '0000 0000' to use a header of 8 bits or more in consideration of future scalability.

In addition, Figure 9c shows the RFID information corresponding to the U-code proposed by the Ubiquitous ID Center in Japan, characterized in that consisting of a meta code that can uniquely identify all kinds of objects, self-capacity If enough, the RFID information may be further stored in the predetermined data. Those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains, RFID information included in the present invention is not limited to the case of the U-code shown in FIG. It will be clearly understood to include.

Referring to (a) of FIG. 9c, the U-code includes a service header, a service identifier, service data, and an error detect code (EDC), and a length (eg, a bit) of the service header, service identifier, service data, and EDC. Number) is variable. For example, when the U-code is applied to article management and the length of the service identifier is defined as 36 bits, the service identifier corresponds to an EAN code (international article number code).

Referring to (b) of Figure 9c, the U-code is characterized in that the total length of the code is extended in units of 128 bits (for example, 128 bits, 256 bits, 384 bits, ...), Those skilled in the art will be able to easily infer the characteristic contents of the U-code through this figure 9c, and thus detailed omissions will be described.

10 is a functional configuration of a wireless terminal 1000 for reading point (or mileage) value information corresponding to RFID information from the storage medium (1) 150 and transmitting it to the server 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure is a diagram.

In more detail, in FIG. 10, a mobile communication terminal connecting to a mobile communication network based on code division multiple access (CDMA) reads point (or mileage) value information corresponding to RFID information from the storage medium (1) 150. In the case of performing the function of the wireless terminal 1000 for transmitting to the server 100, the preferred functional configuration of the mobile communication terminal for reading the point (or mileage) value information and transmitting it to the server 100 It is about. Those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may refer to FIG. 10 to read point (or mileage) value information corresponding to RFID information from a storage medium (1) 150 in addition to a mobile communication terminal. Functional configuration of another wireless terminal 1000 (eg, a wireless data communication terminal or a portable internet terminal) for transmission to 100 may be easily inferred. As a result, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the case of the mobile communication terminal illustrated in FIG.

In terms of hardware, the wireless terminal 1000 providing a mobile communication service includes an external body, a speaker, a microphone, a keypad, a liquid crystal display (LCD), an antenna, a battery 1025, and the like. For example, certain modem chips (for example, MSM series modem chips from Qualcomm, Inc.) that incorporate functions such as a code division multiple access (CDMA) modem, a CPU / MPU (Central Processing Unit / Micro Processing Unit), and a vocoder; , Various memory elements, duplexer filter that separates transmission and reception signal from one antenna, power amplifier to amplify transmission signal, high power amplifier (HPA), isolator to prevent the return of high output transmission signal , RF / IF SAW filter for removing out-of-band unwanted signals, frequency up-circuit in transmission path, frequency down-conversion circuit in receive path, and reference clock source VCTCXO (Voltage Controlled Temperature Compensated X-tal Oscillator), UHF frequency synthesizer used as local signal of frequency up-down conversion, and codec chip for converting analog voice signal into digital signal. Elements are gradually integrated in the modem chip, and in addition to the core components for the mobile communication service, the modem chip is directly integrated with various functions for various multimedia services and / or additional services.

Referring to FIG. 10, a wireless terminal 1000 for reading point (or mileage) value information corresponding to RFID information from a storage medium (1) 150 and transmitting it to the server 100 is basically a controller 1005. And a battery for power supply with a screen output unit 1010, a sound processor 1015, an RFID reader unit 1020, a wireless processor 1030, a key input unit 1035, a near field communication unit 1040, a memory unit 1055, and a power supply. 1025 and an IC chip 1050 mounted or detached from the wireless terminal 1000 and an IC chip reader unit 1045 for reading / writing predetermined information or data is provided in the IC chip 1050, An RFID reader unit 1020 is provided to perform an RFID reader function for reading predetermined RFID information from a predetermined RFID tag 800.

The controller 1005 includes a processor and an execution memory including a CPU / MPU provided in the modem chip in hardware, and includes a predetermined program routine for providing a function specific to the wireless terminal 1000 from a predetermined memory element. (Routine) and / or a bus (BUS) for inputting and outputting the program data and a predetermined electronic circuit (or integrated circuit) provided for this, characterized in that from a predetermined memory device and / or chipset in software Generic term of program routines and / or program data loaded into the execution memory and processed by the processor to perform specific functions (hence, in the present invention, recorded on a recording medium of the wireless terminal 1000 for wireless RFID operation). The predetermined program routine to be described is illustrated as being provided in the controller 1005 for convenience. By the controller 1005, various functions to be implemented in the wireless terminal 1000 are realized by the control unit 1005, and the overall operation of the wireless terminal 1000 is controlled and managed to realize the above functions. It is characterized by. In particular, when power is input to the wireless terminal 1000 to perform a function of the controller 1005 that controls and manages overall operations of the wireless terminal 1000, an operating system routine and a system stored in a predetermined memory device. Management routines and / or system variables are loaded into the execution memory and computed by the processor to serve as variables for providing an operating system, system management program, and / or mobile communication service.

The screen output unit 1010 is a liquid crystal display (LCD) driver for outputting a screen and is a key input unit 1035 by the control unit 1005 (for example, a program routine for outputting predetermined information or data to the LCD). Key data generated through the < RTI ID = 0.0 >), various information, signals, and / or content (e. G., Text content, image content, and / or < / RTI > Or multimedia content) to a predetermined screen output device (for example, an LCD panel). The screen output unit 1010 is connected to a screen output device (LCD) by a storage medium 1. It is preferable to perform the function of the information output unit for outputting the information required in the process of reading the point (or mileage) value information corresponding to the RFID information from the 150 to the server 100.

The sound processor 1015 encodes a predetermined sound signal input from a microphone included in the wireless terminal 1000 and provides the sound signal to the controller 1005, or extracted and / or generated by the controller 1005. A sound signal is decoded and output through a speaker. To this end, the sound processor 1015 is provided with a predetermined vocoder and a codec. Performs a function of a sound input means provided in the wireless terminal 1000 through the sound processor 1015 and a microphone, or outputs a sound provided in the wireless terminal 1000 through the sound processor 1015 and a speaker. Perform the function of the means.

The RFID reader unit 1020 performs a function of an RFID reader that reads predetermined RFID information from a predetermined RFID tag 800 in the wireless terminal 1000, and an internal function of the RFID reader. The configuration is variable depending on the functional configuration of the RFID tag 800 and / or the frequency band used by the RFID tag 800. However, a preferred functional configuration of the RFID reader including the preferred embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

The wireless processor 1030 may register a location and / or a slot mode and / or a power control in conjunction with the controller 1005 (eg, a program routine for providing a mobile communication service). Or providing a mobile communication service including a hand-off and / or call processing procedure, the base station corresponding to an end of the mobile communication network in the process of providing the mobile communication service. And an RF processing function (eg, performing antenna control, modulating, synthesizing, amplifying and / or filtering the radio frequency signal) for performing transmission and reception of the radio frequency signal. In particular, the wireless processing unit 1030 processes the information or signal transmitted from the wireless terminal 1000 to the base station in a CDMA stack or provides predetermined information from the CDMA stack received from the base station to provide the mobile communication service. Or it provides a function for reading the signal.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the wireless processor 1030 reads point (or mileage) value information corresponding to RFID information from the storage medium 1 and 150 and transmits the value to the server 100. Predetermined point (or mileage) value information extracted from the storage medium 1 and 150 in response to predetermined RFID information received (or read) from the RFID tag 800 by the RFID reader 1020; And / or transmit at least one or more product-related information to the server 100 on the wireless network 155 through a mobile communication network to which the wireless terminal 1000 is connected, and correspond to predetermined RFID information from the server 100. It is desirable to provide a function for receiving RFID object information.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, if the wireless terminal 1000 of FIG. 10 is a wireless data communication terminal, the wireless processing unit 1030 connects to a wireless data communication network to correspond to RFID information from the storage medium (1) 150. It comprises a functional configuration for providing a predetermined wireless data communication service for reading the point (or mileage) value information and transmitting it to the server 100, or if the wireless terminal 1000 of FIG. The wireless processor 1030 accesses a portable Internet network, reads the point (or mileage) value information, and transmits the predetermined portable Internet service (eg, wireless data communication or VoIP over IP) to the server 100. A) based on a voice call).

The key input unit 1035 includes a predetermined key having at least one key button including a predetermined number key and / or a character key and / or a function key. Detects information (or signal) input from the keypad and detects a predetermined key button provided in the keypad in a specific input mode and / or operation mode of the wireless terminal 1000 controlled by the controller 1005. When predetermined information (or signal) is inputted from the controller, a key event (eg, MH_KEY_PRESSEVENT, MH_KEY_REPEATEVENT, MH_KEY_RELEASEEVENT) corresponding to the input information (or signal) is generated, and the generated key event is transmitted to the controller 1005. The control unit 1005 reads (eg, respectively) predetermined key data corresponding to the key event in the current input mode and / or operation mode of the wireless terminal 1000. Read out key data from the key table from a key table that stores (manages) at least one key data corresponding to a specific key event in an input mode and / or an operation mode of the wireless terminal 1000, and / or the key event Read a command to execute a predetermined function matched with the defined. The keypad including the key input unit 1035 and at least one key button interlocks with each other to perform a function of a key input unit provided in the wireless terminal 1000.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the key input unit 1035 is a terminal in the process of reading the point (or mileage) value information corresponding to the RFID information from the storage medium (1) 150 and transmits it to the server 100 A function for inputting information and / or a command (for example, a command for receiving predetermined RFID information from the RFID tag 800 or a command for transmitting the RFID information to the server 100 on the wireless network 155). It is preferable to carry out.

The near field communication unit 1040 may be an infrared ray communication and / or a radio frequency (RF) communication and / or a Bluetooth and / or a wireless LAN and / or a Wi-Fi or an ultra-wideband. A terminal (or device) and a short range wireless communication session are connected through at least one short range wireless communication means including an ultra wide band (UWB). The infrared communication, the RF communication, It includes a predetermined short range wireless communication module for short range wireless communication including Bluetooth, WLAN, Wi-Fi, and ultra-wideband communication, and includes a communication protocol and / or driver for the short range wireless communication in software.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the short range communication unit 1040 preferably connects a short range communication device with a short range communication channel through the short range communication means as described above, and the short range device is connected to the short distance network through a predetermined wired network. Preferably, the extracted point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product-related information are connected to the server 100 through the local area communication unit 1040 in addition to the wireless processing unit 1030. It is possible to be sent to 100.

The memory unit 1055 may enter or exit when an operation by a predetermined program routine (or code) and / or program data (eg, a program routine (or code)) for controlling the overall operation of the wireless terminal 1000 is performed. A general term for a memory device for storing information and / or data outputted therein, the read-only memory (ROM) corresponding to the read-only memory, the flash memory (FM) for reading / writing, and the electrically erasable and EEPROM. Programmable Read Only Memory). In general, the ROM stores system information that should not be deleted, and the flash memory includes an operating system routine, a call processing program routine, and / or an application program routine provided through the wireless terminal 1000 and information or data therefor. The EEPROM stores a terminal registration related parameter and a phone number (eg, an address book) or at least one information and / or data extracted and / or generated while executing an application provided in the wireless terminal 1000. do.

The IC chip reader unit 1045 may be configured with an IC chip related function provided in the wireless terminal 1000 through an IC chip standard including ISO / IEC 7816 and / or ISO / IEC 14443 (for example, the wireless terminal 1000). IC chip agent program provided in the) and the IC chip 1050 mounted or detached from the wireless terminal 1000, characterized in that to provide information and / or data exchange. For example, the IC chip reader unit 1045 provides information and / or data exchange between the IC chip agent program and the IC chip 1050 through an application protocol data unit (APDU).

Referring to FIG. 10, the wireless terminal 1000 transmits predetermined RFID information from a predetermined RFID tag 800 through a RFID reader unit 1020 from a predetermined RFID tag 800 to a predetermined product (or product). A predetermined point corresponding to the RIFD information from the storage medium (1) 150 through the information reading unit for reading the information and the read RFID information through the wireless processing unit 1030 and / or the near field communication unit 1020. (Or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product-related information, and the received point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product-related information server 100 on the wireless network 155 Characterized in that it comprises a communication processing unit for transmitting to.

The information reading unit wirelessly stores RFID information including at least one code value and / or any code value conforming to the EPC and / or U-code and / or the ISO / IEC 15963 standard in cooperation with the RFID reader unit 920. Read from the predetermined RFID tag 800 through the frequency signal.

The communication processing unit not only provides the read RFID information to the predetermined object name server 700 and / or the object information server 705 to receive the predetermined object information corresponding to the RFID information. Predetermined point (or mileage) value information and / or the RFID information stored in the storage medium 1 or 150 for point (or mileage) operation using the RFID tag 800 using the RFID tag 800 according to the present invention. By using the keyword for extracting at least one or more product-related information, predetermined point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product-related information stored in match with the RFID information from the storage medium (1) 150 It is characterized by extracting and receiving.

In addition, the communication processor preferably transmits the received point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product related information to the server 100 on the wireless network 155, the point (or mileage) In the process of transmitting value information and / or at least one product-related information, the RFID information may be further transmitted.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product-related information is preferably coded and / or encrypted, and the point (or mileage) value information and / or at least One or more product-related information is preferably decoded and / or decrypted in the server (100).

11 is a view showing a preferred functional configuration of the RFID reader unit 1020 of the wireless terminal 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In general, the RFID system includes an RFID tag 800 (transponder: generic term for a wireless transceiver that automatically returns a specific signal in response to an external signal) and the RFID tag 800 that stores predetermined unique information as shown in FIG. It includes an RFID reader unit 1020 for performing a function of reading and reading (reading) the unique information stored in the).

The RFID tag 800 generally includes an IC chip and an antenna circuit, and is intended by those skilled in the art and / or a field to which the RFID tag 800 is applied, and / or a passive / active type and / or a frequency domain ( Or a frequency modulation scheme), the IC chip may be implemented in a variety of ways from a simple RF chip equipped with a predetermined logic element and a memory element to an IC chip for a non-contact IC card. I do not know.

The RFID reader unit 1020 emits and / or emits radio waves of a specific frequency to the RFID tag 800 in association with the electronic circuit and an electronic circuit that emits or receives a predetermined radio wave toward the RFID tag 800. It includes a receiving antenna, and a microcontroller 1115 for reading and checking a predetermined data by reading a signal received from the RFID tag 800, the RFID tag 800 Functional configuration for storing the data according to the functional configuration and / or the application field of the RFID system (e.g., logistics / distribution, manufacturing, medical / animal management, etc.), or a predetermined information processing And a functional configuration for transmitting to the terminal (or server 100), and the functional configuration of the RFID reader unit 1020 shown in FIG. 11 is an RFID reader that interacts with the RFID tag 800. As for the unit 1020, it will be apparent that the functional configuration of the RFID reader unit 1020 for achieving the present invention is not limited to the case of FIG.

Referring to FIG. 11, the RFID reader unit 1020 includes an oscillator 1110 and a radio antenna for radio frequency signals to be emitted (transmitted) through the antenna unit 1125 (shown as an external type for convenience in this figure 11). A microcontroller 1115 for controlling the radio frequency signal transmission through the unit 1125, a power amplifier 1120 for amplifying power to emit (transmit) the radio frequency signal through the antenna unit, and the antenna unit ( And a peak detector 1130 for detecting a peak from a radio frequency signal received from the RFID tag 800 through 1125, and a shaping unit 1145 for shaping the detected peak. And / or an amplifying unit 1140 for amplifying the peak and / or a filter unit 1135 for filtering the peak. In particular, the microcontroller 1115 may further include a function of reading and reading (decoding) predetermined data from the peak (eg, a peak that has been shaped and / or amplified and / or filtered). Is stored in the RFID reader unit 1020 or provided to a predetermined information processing terminal (or server 100) that performs information processing on the data.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the radio frequency signal transmission and reception between the RFID reader unit 1020 and the RFID tag 800 is performed by amplitude shift keying (ASK), frequency shift keying (FSK), and phase modulation. (Phase Shift Keying; PSK) It is preferably made through at least one modulation scheme, the technical idea of the present invention is limited by the radio frequency signal transmission and reception method between the RFID reader unit 1020 and the RFID tag 800 Not.

12 illustrates a process of extracting point (or mileage) value information corresponding to RFID information from the storage medium (1) 150 in the wireless terminal 1000 and transmitting the extracted point (or mileage) value information to the server 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. It is shown.

More specifically, FIG. 12 reads predetermined RFID information from an RFID tag 800 attached to a product for point (or mileage) operation using the RFID tag 800 in the wireless terminal 1000, and reads the storage medium ( 1) a method of extracting point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product-related information corresponding to the read RFID information from 150 and transmitting it to the server 100 on the wireless network 155. For those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains, the wireless terminal 1000 may receive the predetermined object information corresponding to the RFID information before or after the process of FIG. It will be apparent that the process of transmitting the read RFID information to the predetermined object name server 700 and / or the object information server 705 may be further included. However, in FIG. 12, the process of transmitting the RFID information to the predetermined object name server 700 and / or the object information server 705 as described above may obscure the gist of the present invention and is omitted for convenience.

Referring to FIG. 12, the wireless terminal 1000 transmits a predetermined RFID information request signal to the RFID tag 800 attached to a predetermined purchase product (1200), and the information request signal from the RFID tag 800. In operation 1205, it is determined whether the predetermined RFID information corresponding to the received RFID information is received.

If the predetermined RFID information corresponding to the information request signal is received from the RFID tag 800 (1210), the wireless terminal 1000 is the RFID from the storage medium (1) 150 through the RFID information Point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product-related information corresponding to the information is extracted 1215.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the process of extracting point (or mileage) value information corresponding to RFID information and / or at least one or more product related information from the storage medium (1) 150 may include: In accordance with the position of the storage medium (1) 150 on the) preferably further comprises a communication channel connection process.

If the point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product-related information corresponding to the RFID information are not extracted from the storage medium (1) 150 (1220), the server 100 is the RFID tag The process of operating the point (or mileage) using (800) ends.

On the other hand, if the point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product-related information corresponding to the RFID information is extracted from the storage medium (1) 150 (1220), the wireless terminal 1000 is the wireless network Connect a predetermined communication channel for transmitting the point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one product-related information extracted from the server 100 and the storage medium (1) 150 through 155 1225, if the communication channel is connected 1230, the point (or mileage) value information and / or at least extracted from the storage medium 1, 150 to the server 100 via the communication channel. Send one or more product-related information (1235).

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the server 100, the customer owns the wireless terminal 1000 number information and / or the wireless terminal 1000 for the wireless terminal 1000 in the communication channel connection process Preferably, at least one of the information is read out through the communication channel.

FIG. 13 illustrates a process of storing point (or mileage) value information received from the wireless terminal 1000 in association with the customer wireless terminal 1000 number information in the server 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. .

In more detail, FIG. 13 illustrates the point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product-related information received from the wireless terminal 1000 through the same process as that of FIG. 13. And / or stored in a predetermined storage medium 125 in association with customer information.

Referring to FIG. 13, a predetermined distance between the server 100 and the wireless terminal 1000 in order to receive the point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one product-related information from the wireless terminal 1000. The communication channel is connected, and the server 100 receives the point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product related information from the wireless terminal 1000 through the communication channel (1300).

The server 100 that has received the point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product-related information from the wireless terminal 1000 may include the received point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one. The validity of the above product-related information is checked (1305).

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the process of validating the received point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product-related information may include the received point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more products. And confirming the integrity of the received point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one product-related information by confirming the checksum of the related information.

If the validity of the received point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product-related information is not authenticated (1310), the server 100 receives an error message for accumulating a predetermined point (mileage) value. It generates and transmits to the wireless terminal 1000 and outputs it (1315).

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the process of transmitting an error message for earning the point (mileage) value is performed through the communication channel and / or using the wireless terminal 1000 number information read from the communication channel. It may be made through a predetermined wireless message (eg, Short Message Service (SMS), Enhanced Message Service (EMS), Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS), etc.).

On the other hand, if the validity of the received point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product-related information is authenticated (1310), the server 100 is the received point (or mileage) value information and / or The decoded and / or decoded process of the at least one product-related information is read (1320).

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, if the received point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product-related information is not coded and / or encrypted, the decoded and / or decrypted process may be omitted. desirable.

If the decoded and / or decrypted process of the received point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product related information is completed (1325), the server 100 decodes the decoded and / or decoded information. The validity of the point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product related information is checked (1330).

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the process of validating the decoded and / or decoded point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product-related information may include the point (or mileage) value information and / or Or verifying whether at least one or more product-related information includes the valid point (or mileage) value information and / or product-related information.

If the validity of the point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product-related information is not verified (1335), the server 100 generates an error message for earning a predetermined point (mileage) value. The wireless terminal 1000 transmits and outputs the signal to the wireless terminal 1000 (1315).

On the other hand, if the validity of the point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product-related information is authenticated (1335), the server 100 is the point (or mileage) value through the communication channel connected to the wireless terminal In operation 1340, the wireless terminal 1000 number information and / or the customer information having transmitted the information and / or at least one or more product related information are read.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the process of reading the customer wireless terminal 1000 number information and / or the customer information through the communication channel, as described above, communicates between the wireless terminal 1000 and the server 100. Only before the point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product-related information is stored, including the time point at which the channel is connected, the wireless terminal 1000 number information and / or is transmitted through the communication channel. The present invention is not limited by the time point at which the customer information is read.

When the customer wireless terminal 1000 number information and / or customer information is read as described above, the server 100 reads the read customer wireless terminal 1000 number information and / or the customer information and the point (or mileage) value. The information and / or at least one product-related information are processed in association with each other and stored in the predetermined storage medium 125 (1345).

According to an embodiment of the present invention, it is preferable to further store and process predetermined date information and / or location information (the product purchase region or merchant information) in the storing process, and / or the customer wireless terminal 1000. ) If there is a point (or mileage) value added to the number information and / or the customer information, the point (or mileage) value is added to the customer wireless terminal 1000 number information and / or the customer information. It is desirable to store in addition to the accumulated point (or mileage) value.

When the customer wireless terminal 1000 number information and / or customer information and the point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product-related information are stored in the storage medium 125 as described above, the server 100 is the company (or institution) server 135 (eg, the company (or institution) server 135 that provided the point (or mileage) value to a customer) the points stored on the storage medium 125. (Or mileage) It is determined whether to provide value information and / or at least one product-related information (1350).

If it is determined to provide the company (or institution) server 135 with the point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product-related information stored in the storage medium 125 (1355), the server ( 100 transmits the point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product related information stored in the storage medium 125 to the company (or institution) server 135 (1360).

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the process of providing the point (or mileage) value information and / or at least one or more product related information stored in the storage medium 125 to the company (or institution) server 135 may include: It is preferably carried out periodically.

After performing the above process, the server 100 generates an accumulation completion message for a predetermined point (mileage) value, and transmits and outputs it to the wireless terminal 1000 (1365).

FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a method of calculating a point (or mileage) value added to wireless terminal 1000 number information according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

More specifically, FIG. 14 uses (or consumes) a point (or mileage) value added to number information to the wireless terminal 1000 as shown in FIG. 6, and / or displays the point (or mileage) value information. By exchanging an electronic voucher (or mobile voucher) for a predetermined value, it is necessary to transfer the value of the point (or mileage) through the predetermined financial system 650 when a transfer of the actual value corresponding to the point (or mileage) value information is required. Regarding the transfer settlement method, a person of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains refers to a point (or mileage) value settlement system (for example, not using the financial system 650) with reference to FIG. , If the withdrawal and the depositor of the point (or mileage) settlement amount is the same) can be easily inferred, thereby This limited bayida never put out to not.

Referring to FIG. 14, the server 100 periodically reads the point (or mileage) value information stored in the storage medium 125 in association with the number information in the wireless terminal 1000, thereby providing the point (or It is determined whether the settlement of the mileage) (1400).

If it is determined that settlement of predetermined point (or mileage) value information is performed, among the point (or mileage) value information stored in association with the number information in the wireless terminal 1000 in the storage medium 125. When it is determined (1405), the server 100 extracts a predetermined point (or mileage) settlement amount corresponding to the settlement target point (or mileage) value information from the storage medium 125, and from the withdrawal information. The withdrawal account information from which the point (or mileage) settlement amount is withdrawn is extracted, and the deposit account information from which the point (or mileage) settlement amount is deposited is extracted from the depositor information (1410).

When the point (or mileage) settlement amount, withdrawal account information, and the deposit account information is extracted as described above, the server 100 calculates the point (or mileage) from the withdrawal account through a predetermined financial system 650. The amount of money is withdrawn (1415), and the amount of the withdrawn points (or mileages) is deposited into the deposit account (1420) to perform the settlement process for the value of the settled point (or mileages).

100: server 105: information receiving means
110: information reading means 115: validity authentication means
120: information storage means 125: storage medium
130: information transmission means 135: company (or institution) server
140: point processing means 145: settlement processing means
150: author media (1) 800: RFID tag
1000: wireless terminal 1020: RFID reader unit
1060: information reading unit 1065: communication processing unit

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In mobile phones,
An RFID reader for receiving predetermined RFID information from a predetermined RFID tag attached to a product;
A point (or mileage) corresponding to the received RFID information in association with at least one or more RFID information and a storage medium (or storage medium operating means) storing predetermined point (or mileage) value information corresponding to the RFID information. Receive value information,
And a communication processor for providing the received point (or mileage) value information to a server on a communication network.

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