KR20130089964A - Method for personal service and system based nfc car tag thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A personal service method and a system thereof are provided to supply diverse information to each person concerned by tagging a tag attached to a vehicle with a smart phone capable of NFC support. CONSTITUTION: A system comprises a vehicle attached with an NFC vehicle tag and a smart phone of each user capable of supporting NFC. Each person concerned ( a police, a gas station, a vehicle, a repair shop, and a parking lamp) scans the tag attached to the vehicle by using the smart phone of their own and receives personal information corresponding to the user. For example, in case of the police, vehicle register inquiry about the vehicle and driver information can be grasped when the vehicle is tagged. [Reference numerals] (10) Personal service system based on an NFC vehicle tag; (A1) Police: vehicle inquiry; (A2) Parking regulation: regulation result; (A3) Vehicle inspection: inspection report; (A4) Information inquiry and input; (A5) Information transmission; (A6) Government; (B1) Membership point accumulation and use; (B2) Refueling worker tagging; (B3) Patron management(stamp,gift); (B4) Gas station; (C1) Vehicle insurance history inquiry; (C2) Request for an alliance repairing company to move; (C3) Vehicle; (D1) LBS-based alliance company search; (D2) Refueling mileage management; (D3) Request for each alliance company to move; (D4) Parking management/vehicle system unit; (D5) Vehicle insurance management; (D6) Counselor direct call; (D7) Customer; (E1) Repairing shop; (E2) Vehicle repair history inquiry; (E3) Patron management; (F1) Parking; (F2) Safety call connection during parking(without the exposure of telephone numbers); (F3) Integrated issue of apartment/company parking stickers

Description

NFC service tag based personalized service method and system {METHOD FOR PERSONAL SERVICE AND SYSTEM BASED NFC CAR TAG THEREOF}

An embodiment according to the concept of the present invention relates to an information service method through an NFC tag attached to a vehicle, and in particular, the NFC tag attached to the vehicle includes a customer, a gas station, a repair shop, an accident insurance, a police officer, a parking control, a vehicle inspection, and the like. An information service method provided when a stakeholder associated with a vehicle is tagged with a vehicle tag, and a system capable of performing the method.

Near Field Communication (NFC) is a non-contact short-range wireless communication module that uses the 13.56 Mz frequency band as an RFID, and transmits data between terminals at a close distance of 10 cm. In addition to billing, NFC is used extensively in supermarkets and general stores for transporting travel information for goods information and visitors, as well as traffic and access control locks. As of January 2012, the number of NFC-enabled smartphones in Korea is about 5 million, and it is expected to be installed on more than 20 million smartphones as of the end of December 2012. Will be commercialized and NFC service in the transportation sector is expected to be further activated.

The difference from the existing QR (Quick Response) code is that the first user can easily use the app with a single touch without running the app that supports the QR code and fitting the camera to the QR code. Although it is possible to connect, NFC tag can implement various functions such as hardware control, specific page driving of app, mobile web access, etc.The third QR code exposes the same page to everyone, but NFC tag has different services for each person tagged. It is possible.

The NFC tag is attached to a vehicle and various stakeholders describe a technology for delivering optimized information to the relevant stakeholders when tagging the tag using a smartphone that supports NFC.

The technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to provide the optimal information for each stakeholder by one tagging using a NFC-enabled smartphone for the tag attached to the vehicle based on NFC technology To provide a service method and a system that can use the method.

NFC-based vehicle tag service method according to an embodiment of the present invention when each stakeholder touches the tag attached to the vehicle using a NFC-enabled smartphone, the data recorded in the tag is transmitted to the NFC-enabled smartphone And a tag handler, which is a kind of application installed in the corresponding smartphone, interprets the data and goes to the corresponding destination address, and, in the example of the gas station based on the destination address, user mileage based on the user's gas membership number and stamp for each gas station And transmitting information such as coupons to the smartphone terminal of the gas station stakeholders. An embodiment of the present invention is a method of making a tag handler, which is a kind of application installed on a NFC-enabled smartphone by reading data of a tag, to find a destination address associated with each stakeholder's purpose, and a tag handler installed locally on each smartphone. If the server cannot interpret the data of the tag, it is handed over to the relevant tag gateway server, and the tag gateway server interprets the data of the tag to find the destination address suitable for each stakeholder's purpose. In addition, the tag gateway server can be linked with the server of each stakeholder to update the destination address.

NFC-based vehicle tag service method according to an embodiment of the present invention may be written in a computer program and stored in a computer-readable recording medium.

NFC-based vehicle tag service method and a system capable of performing the method according to an embodiment of the present invention can perform a fast business process of each stakeholder and optimal marketing for the vehicle owner at a minimum cost, the vehicle owner One-touch inquiry of each stakeholder's information can maximize customer convenience. In addition, each stakeholder can integrate and manage offline books and documents electronically to enhance energy saving, cost reduction, and customer service through green energy promotion.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In order to more fully understand the drawings recited in the detailed description of the present invention, a detailed description of each drawing is provided.
1 illustrates an NFC-based vehicle tag system and a service scenario of each stakeholder according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Specific structural and functional descriptions of embodiments according to the concepts of the present invention disclosed in this specification or application are merely illustrative for the purpose of illustrating embodiments in accordance with the concepts of the present invention, The examples may be embodied in various forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein or in the application.

Embodiments in accordance with the concepts of the present invention can make various changes and have various forms, so that specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in this specification or application. It is to be understood, however, that it is not intended to limit the embodiments according to the concepts of the present invention to the particular forms of disclosure, but includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention.

Terms such as first and / or second may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The terms are intended to distinguish one element from another, for example, without departing from the scope of the invention in accordance with the concepts of the present invention, the first element may be termed the second element, The second component may also be referred to as a first component.

When a component is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another component, it may be directly connected to or connected to that other component, but it may be understood that other components may be present in between. Should be. On the other hand, when an element is referred to as being "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that there are no other elements in between. Other expressions that describe the relationship between components, such as "between" and "between" or "neighboring to" and "directly adjacent to" should be interpreted as well.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. As used herein, the terms "comprise" or "having" are intended to indicate that there is a listed feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof, one or more other features or numbers, It is to be understood that it does not exclude in advance the possibility of the presence or addition of steps, actions, components, parts or combinations thereof.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. Terms such as those defined in the commonly used dictionaries should be construed as having meanings consistent with the meanings in the context of the related art, and are not construed in ideal or excessively formal meanings unless expressly defined herein. Do not.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is an overview of an NFC vehicle tag-based personalized service system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. When tagging each stakeholder who carries NFC-enabled smartphone with NFC-based tag attached to the vehicle, it indicates the contents serviced according to each stakeholder's purpose. For example, in the case of police among government agencies, one-touch grasp vehicle tracking, driver information, etc. when a vehicle is tagged. In other words, management of invincible vehicles and unattended vehicles can be made immediately. In addition, in the case of parking control, it is helpful to resolve the violation of the offender's immediate misconduct and system through the inquiry of the vehicle and the electronic penalty. In the case of a vehicle inspection station, it is possible to notify and manage inspections and to share inspection histories through the management of the history and the peculiarities of inspections. In addition, it is possible to manage linked to the public services in various government.

In the case of the second gas station, the gas station automatically recognizes the user's gas membership card number when tagging the tag attached to the vehicle by using the NFC-enabled smartphone and refuels the gas membership membership app or gas membership mobile webpage operated by the tag handler. You can enter the performance. If the tag handler fails to handle it, the tag gateway uses the data in the tag to call the app or mobile web page based on the destination address. In this case, the corresponding accumulation and usage history may be delivered to the user based on the SMS method or the push method of the app so that the user can recognize it. In addition, everything can be done in one touch in connection with coupons and stamp services for maintaining the user at each gas station.

Even in the case of the third car insurance, a dedicated insurance company will provide a menu based on various services such as inquiring the relevant car insurance details and requesting dispatched affiliated companies when tagging tags attached to the vehicle using a smartphone that supports NFC. Tag handlers can call an existing app or mobile web page.

If the tag handler fails to handle it, the tag gateway uses the data in the tag to call the app or mobile web page based on the destination address.

For the fourth user, tagging all apps or mobile web services related to the car, such as the government agencies, gas stations, car insurance, repair shops, parking, etc., can be easily used.

In the case of the fifth workshop, the mechanic mechanic tags the tag attached to the vehicle using an NFC-enabled smartphone to view past records maintained by the mechanic, or an app with menus such as additional services for the customer. Or, the tag handler is called by the mobile web page for processing. If the tag handler fails to handle it, the tag gateway uses the data in the tag to call the app or mobile web page based on the destination address.

In the case of the sixth parking, when another user tags the tag attached to the vehicle using an NFC-enabled smartphone, it automatically connects the vehicle owner's phone number to solve the parking problem or uses the memory of the vehicle tag to use the company or apartment. It can be integrated with parking stickers.

2 illustrates an NFC vehicle tag based personal service system 10 and a data flow used in the system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the vehicle tag 30 includes a plurality of user terminals 20-1 to 20 -N, where N is a natural number. Each of the plurality of user terminals 20-1 to 20 -N means a tablet PC, a mobile phone, a smartphone, or the like. The first user who wants to use the information service based on the tag attached to the vehicle tags the vehicle tag 30 using the user terminal 20-1. The meaning of tagging here refers to the act of touching a tag with a smartphone.

The vehicle tag 30 transmits data stored in the tag to the user terminal 20-1.

The first user terminal 20-1 transmits data received from the tag to the NFC-enabled terminal to the tag handler installed in the form of an application on the NFC-enabled smartphone.

The tag handler supports all processes supported by the smartphone operating system, such as finding a destination address to run a specific app, controlling a specific function of hardware, or sending a specific mobile web page based on data received from a tag. If there is no data for a specific action that is directly processed by the tag handler of the smartphone, the tag handler transmits the data received from the tag 30 to the tag gateway server 40. The tag gateway 40 server recognizes destination information corresponding to the tag data received from the vehicle tag 30 transmitted by the tag handler and transmits the destination information to the terminal 20-1 of the first user.

In addition to the users, each stakeholder group; For example, in the case of a gas station, the tag handler of the first stakeholder terminal 30-1 also receives data of the same vehicle tag 30 and drives an App related to the gas station to access or access a specific mobile web page. The procedures relating to the tag handler and tag gateway server 40 then apply in the same way.

As such, the vehicle tag can be serviced by a plurality of stakeholder groups, and the plurality of stakeholder groups tag the vehicle tag using a smartphone that supports NFC. In the case of initial tagging, if an app that supports the required functions for each group is not installed, the user is directed to an intro mobile web page for installing a smartphone application (app) associated with a physical vehicle tag. Intro mobile web page reflects the link to download the app for each stakeholder group such as government agencies, gas stations, car insurance, repair shops, customers, etc. Go to the App Market (e.g. Android Market).

If the app is not installed, the mobile webpage is processed regardless of the initial installation.

As an example when the app is installed, the gas station may process a vehicle tag 30 by immediately driving a page of an app that recognizes a membership card upon tagging a plurality of gas stations and accumulates fuel-based mileage.

 In order to provide a personalized service, the tag gateway server 40 and each stakeholder server 50 may be linked in real time to update a destination address linked to user information.

The computer-readable program code for executing the NFC-based vehicle tag service method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may be stored in an electronic recording medium, and the program code stored in the electronic recording medium may be executed by a processor.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to one embodiment shown in the drawings, this is merely exemplary, and those skilled in the art will understand that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible therefrom. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

10; NFC vehicle tag based personalized service system
20-1-20-N; User terminal
30; Vehicle tag
30-1-30-N; Stakeholder Terminal
40; Tag gateway server
50; Stakeholder Server

Claims (6)

If each stakeholder uses a terminal such as a NFC-enabled smartphone to tag the vehicle tag, the app-driven link will link to the mobile web page to download the app from the market when the app is not installed. Providing a;
In the case of tagging the vehicle tag, if the app for each stakeholder has downloaded the step of driving the app for each stakeholder tag tag of the NFC smartphone is installed when tagging and calling a destination page;
The stakeholder app communicates with each stakeholder's server to receive gasoline information, vehicle maintenance information, vehicle information, insurance information, accident information, etc. selected by the stakeholder from the tag, and according to the received information NFC vehicle tag-based personalized service method comprising the step of showing the corresponding content. According to claim 1, NFC vehicle tag based personalized service method,
The tag handler installed on the NFC-enabled smartphone to find a destination address based on the data delivered by the tag, and if the tag handler does not find a destination address based on the data delivered by the tag, delivers it to a tag gateway server. The tag gateway server finds the destination address through the data of the tag and delivers it to the NFC-enabled smartphone, so that the tag handler of the NFC-enabled smartphone uses the same to find the destination address and receive the information. Service method. In performing the method described in claim 1, the method of finding a destination address based on data delivered by a tag by a tag handler installed on an NFC-enabled smartphone includes an NFC vehicle including a mobile web method as well as an app for each stakeholder. Tag-based personal service method. In performing the method described in claim 1, a method of finding a destination address based on data delivered by a tag by a tag handler installed on a smartphone that supports NFC is not only an app and a mobile web method for each stakeholder but also a function of a smartphone. NFC vehicle tag based personalized service method that also includes control. The method of claim 1, wherein the tag gateway server and each stakeholder server interoperate with each other to transmit and receive data for the personalized service. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a computer program capable of performing the method of claim 1.

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