KR20150119521A - System and method for providing customized information using nfc - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system and a method for a customized information service using NFC. The system includes a user terminal device including an NFC chip; a mobile transceiving device obtaining NFC information of the user terminal device when the user terminal device is tagged through the NFC chip, and transmitting a customized information request signal, including the NFC information of the user terminal device and identification information, to a service server; and the service server obtaining the identification information of the mobile transceiving device by analyzing the request signal, transmitted from the transceiving device, and transmitting customized information, corresponding to the identification information, to the user terminal device by extracting the information from a preset customized information database.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a system and method for customized information service using NFC,

The present invention relates to a customized information service system and method using NFC (Near Field Communication), and more particularly, when a user terminal device equipped with an NFC chip is tagged to a mobile transceiver, the mobile transceiver transmits customized information And a service server provides a customized information service system and method using NFC to provide customized information on a place where the mobile transceiver is installed to a user terminal.

Currently, handsets are evolving according to the development of information and communication technologies and IT technologies. Among them, smartphones combine the advantages of mobile phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs) The present invention is a mobile terminal that can integrate data communication functions such as an Internet connection and directly connect to the Internet using a wireless Internet and can connect to the Internet in various ways using various web browsing programs.

Unlike conventional mobile phones, which have been released as finished products, the most important feature of smartphones is that they can install, add or delete hundreds of various applications (applications) as desired, By applying it, you can utilize the appropriate interface and function.

In addition, the smart phone basically provides a location based service function together with the Internet service as described above, and this location based service means a service system that provides various services to the user based on the location information .

There are cell type using mobile communication base station and GPS type using satellite navigation device. Cell type has been developed and distributed around 2000, and the position error range can be several km. There are disadvantages that are difficult to find. On the other hand, because it uses repeaters, it is advantageous to be able to find locations in buildings or underground.

The GPS method is a method of reading the position information sent from the satellite by reading the chip embedded in the mobile phone and informing the base station that the positional error is small and the position can be detected almost accurately and the reflection and refraction It is almost impossible to use it in high-rise buildings and indoors.

For this reason, a new type of location-based service technology combining cell and GPS has been developed and released. In addition, there are various technologies such as local propagation, location recognition using ultrasonic waves, and location recognition using a mobile phone relay station, but these technologies have advantages and disadvantages in terms of cost and ease of installation.

Therefore, it is necessary to develop a technique for providing personalized personalized service to visitors in an indoor space such as a shopping mall and an exhibition hall.

Prior art 1: Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2012-0137536 (2012.12.24 open)

It is an object of the present invention to provide a customized information service system and method using an NFC capable of providing personalized personalized service to visitors in an indoor space of a shopping mall, an exhibition hall, and the like.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a customized information service system and method using NFC capable of re-processing customized information to suit a terminal device held by a visitor.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a user terminal apparatus having an NFC chip, the apparatus comprising: a user terminal apparatus that acquires NFC information of the user terminal apparatus when the user terminal apparatus is tagged with an NFC chip, A mobile transceiver for transmitting a customized information request signal including NFC information of the terminal and its identification information to a service server; a mobile terminal for receiving the mobile transceiver identification information by analyzing the customized information request signal transmitted from the mobile transceiver, And a service server for extracting customized information corresponding to the mobile transceiver identification information from the customized information database and transmitting the personalized information to the user terminal.

The service server may acquire user terminal device information based on the NFC information of the user terminal device, reconfigure the customized information according to the acquired user terminal device information, and transmit the customized information to the user terminal device.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication system including a communication unit for communication through a communication network, information on the mobile transceiver, personalized information database storing customized information corresponding to each mobile transceiver identification information, An information retrieving unit for retrieving the customized information database and extracting customized information corresponding to the mobile transceiver apparatus identification information when the customized information request signal including the NFC information of the apparatus and the mobile transceiver apparatus identification information is received, And an information providing unit for transmitting the customized information to the user terminal.

The information provider may acquire user terminal device information based on the NFC information of the user terminal device, reconfigure the customized information according to the acquired user terminal device information, and transmit the customized information to the user terminal device.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of transmitting NFC information, comprising the steps of: (a) tagging a user terminal equipped with an NFC chip to a mobile transceiver; (b) the mobile transceiver acquires NFC information of the user terminal; Transmitting a customized information request signal including NFC information of the apparatus and its own identification information to a service server; (c) transmitting, by the service server, customized information corresponding to the mobile transceiver apparatus identification information from a customized information database And transmitting the extracted information to the user terminal device.

In step (c), the service server obtains user terminal information based on the NFC information of the user terminal, reconfigures the customized information according to the acquired user terminal information, Lt; / RTI >

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY According to the present invention, a personalized personal service can be provided to visitors in an indoor space of a shopping mall, an exhibition hall, and the like.

In addition, customized information can be reworked and provided to suit the terminal device held by the visitor.

1 is a diagram illustrating a customized information service system using NFC according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of a mobile transceiver according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a service server according to an embodiment of the present invention;
4 is a diagram illustrating a customized information service method using NFC according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The foregoing and other objects, features, and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: FIG.

Hereinafter, a 'customized information service system and method using NFC' according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The embodiments are provided so that those skilled in the art can easily understand the technical spirit of the present invention, and thus the present invention is not limited thereto. In addition, the matters described in the attached drawings may be different from those actually implemented by the schematic drawings to easily describe the embodiments of the present invention.

In the meantime, each constituent unit described below is only an example for implementing the present invention. Thus, in other implementations of the present invention, other components may be used without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. In addition, each component may be implemented solely by hardware or software configuration, but may be implemented by a combination of various hardware and software configurations performing the same function. Also, two or more components may be implemented together by one hardware or software.

Also, the expression " comprising " is intended to merely denote that such elements are present as an expression of " open ", and should not be understood to exclude additional elements.

NFC tag (Near Field Communication Tag) is a non-contact type short-range wireless communication module that uses 13.56MHz frequency band as one of electronic tags and transmits various wireless data between terminals at a distance of less than 10cm.

1 is a diagram illustrating a customized information service system using NFC according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a customized information service system using NFC includes a user terminal 100 having a NFC chip, a mobile transceiver 200, and a service server 300. The user terminal 100 and the mobile transceiver 200 may be connected to each other through NFC communication and the user terminal 100 and the service server 300, the mobile transceiver 200 and the service server 300, May be connected to each other through a wired or wireless communication network and may transmit and receive various information related to a place where the mobile transceiver 200 is installed.

The user terminal device 100 includes terminals such as a client terminal equipped with an NFC chip capable of short-range wireless communication, for example, a smart phone, a note pad, a laptop computer, a tablet computer, And need not be limited to any particular terminal.

The mobile transceiver 200 includes an NFC chip capable of short-range wireless communication with the NFC chip of the user terminal 100, and is installed in various spaces such as a store, an exhibition hall, and a shopping mall.

When the user terminal device 100 is tagged via the NFC chip, the mobile transceiver apparatus 200 acquires the NFC information of the user terminal device 100 and transmits the NFC information of the user terminal device 100 and the mobile transceiver device identification information And transmits the customized information request signal to the service server 300. Here, the NFC information of the user terminal may mean user identification information (e.g., telephone number, ID / password, etc.).

The mobile transceiver 200 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

The service server 300 analyzes the customized information request signal transmitted from the mobile transceiver 200 to acquire the mobile transceiver apparatus identification information, extracts customized information corresponding to the mobile transceiver apparatus identification information from the customized information database And provides it to the user terminal device 100.

The service server 300 may be implemented in the form of a server device capable of exchanging data with the user terminal 100 or the mobile transceiver 200 through a communication network. And a computing module.

The service server 300 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

2 is a block diagram schematically illustrating the configuration of a mobile transceiver according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, the mobile transceiver 200 includes an NFC communication unit 210, an information request processing unit 220, a communication unit 230, and a control unit 240.

The NFC communication unit 210 recognizes user identification information such as a telephone number, an ID / password, and the like through the NFC chip when the user terminal device approaches within a radius capable of short-distance communication.

When the user identification information is recognized through the NFC communication unit 210, the information request processing unit 220 transmits a customized information request signal including the user identification information and the mobile transceiver identification information to the service apparatus.

When the customized information is received from the service apparatus, the information request processing unit 220 transmits the received customized information to the user terminal apparatus.

The communication unit 230 is a communication unit that interconnects the mobile transceiver 200 and the service server through a communication network. For example, the communication unit 230 includes a wireless communication module such as mobile communication and satellite communication, a wired communication module such as the Internet, A wireless communication module, and the like.

The control unit 240 controls operations of the respective units of the mobile transceiver 200 such as the NFC unit 210, the information request processing unit 220, and the communication unit 230.

3 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of a service server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3, the service server 300 includes a customized information database 310, a communication unit 320, an information searching unit 330, an information providing unit 340, and a control unit 350.

The personalized information database 310 stores information on the mobile transceiver and customized information corresponding to each mobile transceiver identification information. The information on the mobile transceiver may include mobile transceiver identification information, installed location information, and the like. The customized information may include location information, guide information, advertisements, and the like in accordance with the location where the mobile transceiver is installed, and may be in various forms such as an image, a moving image, a voice, and a text. For example, when a mobile transceiver is installed in a specific tourist spot, the customized information may include location information on a specific tourist spot, guide information on a tourism object of a specific tourist spot,

The communication unit 320 is a communication unit that interconnects the service server 300, the mobile transceiver unit, the service server 300, and the user terminal unit via a communication network. The communication unit 320 includes, for example, a wireless communication module such as mobile communication, , A short-range wireless communication module such as a Wi-Fi module, and the like.

When the customized information request signal including the NFC information of the user terminal and the mobile transceiver identification information is received from the mobile transceiver through the communication unit 320, the information retrieval unit 330 searches the customized information database 310 And extracts customized information corresponding to the mobile transceiver identification information.

The information providing unit 340 transmits the customized information extracted by the information searching unit 330 to the user terminal. At this time, the information providing unit 340 may transmit the extracted customized information directly to the user terminal device or may be transmitted to the user terminal device through the mobile transceiver device.

The information providing unit 340 may acquire user terminal device information based on the NFC information of the user terminal device, reconfigure the customized information according to the obtained user terminal device information, and transmit the customized information to the user terminal device. Here, the user terminal device information may include a screen size and resolution of the user terminal device, and the information provider 340 may reconstruct the customized information according to the screen size and resolution of the user terminal device.

The control unit 350 controls operations of the respective units such as the customized information database 310, the communication unit 320, the information searching unit 330, and the information providing unit 340.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the service server 300 includes a user information database (not shown) storing user identification information, information on a mobile transceiver installed in a space used by a user, an additional service (Not shown) for providing an additional service.

The user information database stores user identification information, mobile transceiver identification information of a place visited by the user, the number of times the mobile transceiver is installed, the number of points per user, or coupon information.

The additional service providing unit may provide additional services such as a point, a coupon, and a product discount ticket according to the number of times the user views the advertisement by clicking the advertisement provided through the information providing unit 340. [ Here, the point or coupon may be a point or coupon that is readily available at the location.

The additional service providing unit searches the user information database and provides additional services such as points, coupons, discount coupons, etc., which can be used in the place when the user visits the predetermined place a predetermined number of times or more.

4 is a diagram illustrating a customized information service method using NFC according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, when a user terminal having an NFC chip is tagged in the mobile transceiver (S402), the mobile transceiver acquires NFC information of the user terminal (S404) To the service server (S406).

The service server analyzes the customized information request signal to identify the mobile transceiver identification information (S408), and obtains customized information corresponding to the mobile transceiver identification information from the customized information database (S410).

The service server transmits the obtained customized information to the user terminal through the mobile transceiver (S412, S414).

When the mobile transceiver is installed in the shopping mall or the convention center through the above process, the user can be provided with the personal service necessary for the user such as the location information, the guide information, and the advertisement.

Meanwhile, the customized information service method using NFC can be written as a program, and the codes and code segments constituting the program can be easily deduced by a programmer in the field. Also, a program related to a customized information service method using NFC can be stored in an information storage medium (Readable Media) that can be read by an electronic device, and can be read and executed by an electronic device.

Thus, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. It is therefore to be understood that the embodiments described above are to be considered in all respects only as illustrative and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the detailed description and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents are to be construed as being included within the scope of the present invention do.

100: user terminal device 200: mobile transceiver
210: NFC communication unit 220: information request processing unit
230, 320: communication unit 240, 350:
300: service server 310: personalized information database
330: Information retrieval unit 340: Information providing unit

Claims (6)

A user terminal equipped with an NFC (Near Field Communication) chip;
The method comprising the steps of: acquiring NFC information of the user terminal device when the user terminal device is tagged through an NFC chip; receiving a customized information request signal including NFC information of the user terminal device and identification information of the user terminal device, A mobile transceiver; And
Extracts customized information corresponding to the mobile transceiver apparatus identification information from the prepared customized information database and transmits the extracted personal information to the user terminal apparatus by analyzing the customized information request signal transmitted from the mobile transceiver apparatus to obtain mobile transceiver apparatus identification information, A service server;
A personalized information service system using NFC.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the service server acquires user terminal device information based on the NFC information of the user terminal device, reconfigures the customized information according to the acquired user terminal device information, and transmits the customized information to the user terminal device Customized information service system using NFC.
A communication unit for communicating through a communication network;
A personalized information database storing information on the mobile type transceiving device and customized information corresponding to each mobile type transceiving device identification information;
When the personalized information request signal including the NFC information of the user terminal and the mobile transceiver identification information is received from the mobile transceiver through the communication unit, the customized information database is searched and customized information corresponding to the mobile transceiver identification information An information retrieval unit for retrieving the information; And
An information provider for transmitting the extracted customized information to the user terminal;
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The method of claim 3,
Wherein the information provider obtains the user terminal information based on the NFC information of the user terminal, reconstructs the customized information according to the acquired user terminal information, and transmits the customized information to the user terminal. .
(a) tagging a user terminal having an NFC chip to a mobile transceiver;
(b) the mobile transceiver acquires the NFC information of the user terminal and transmits a customized information request signal including the NFC information of the user terminal and the identification information of the user terminal to the service server; And
(c) the service server extracts customized information corresponding to the mobile transceiver identification information from the customized information database and transmits the customized information to the user terminal;
And a method of customizing information service using NFC.
6. The method of claim 5,
In the step (c)
Wherein the service server acquires user terminal device information based on the NFC information of the user terminal device, reconfigures the customized information according to the acquired user terminal device information, and transmits the customized information to the user terminal device A method of customized information service using NFC.

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