KR20150127352A

KR20150127352A - Case for mobile terminal

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Publication number: KR20150127352A
Application number: KR1020140053996A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 황성일; 김정호
Original assignee: 주식회사 맥스포
Priority date: 2014-05-07
Filing date: 2014-05-07
Publication date: 2015-11-17

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal case, and more particularly, to a mobile terminal, including a communication module, a GPS module, and a tag unit operatively associated with a sensor; A battery unit for supplying power to the tag unit; And the RFID tag includes a module converter for setting an interworking object according to a location of the mobile terminal.
By embedding the RFID tag in the mobile terminal case, it is possible to provide various convenience functions to the user without having to provide a separate tag.
In addition, the RFID tag can be operated in association with the mobile terminal, specifically, various sensors and modules included in the mobile terminal, thereby reducing the production cost of the RFID tag.

Description

CASE FOR MOBILE TERMINAL}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mobile terminal case, and more particularly, to a technique of integrating an RFID tag with a mobile terminal by incorporating an RFID tag in a mobile terminal case.

BACKGROUND ART Various types of cases for protecting mobile electronic devices such as mobile communication terminals are being developed.

Mobile electronic devices are of the same type as mobile phones (mobile phones), media players such as game machines and MP3 players, and cases are often used for protection against external shocks and scratches.

Particularly, as the functions of the mobile communication terminal have been diversified, cases with additional functions have been developed. For example, there is a case having a Bluetooth keypad and a case in which a part of the mobile communication terminal can be replaced.

On the other hand, RFID and USN are technologies that can perform bidirectional short-range wireless communication because they are made in small chip form. They are made thin like a sticker and can be mass-produced. At the same time, various kinds of products such as logistics management, And is widely used as an additional function.

Of course, although the above-described functions can be performed by the function of the mobile communication terminal equipped with the USIM, there is a need to provide a variety of convenient functions to the user by attaching the RFID to the portable electronic device in a simpler manner.

In the related art, Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2013-0058942 (published on Mar. 23, 2013) discloses that the RFID is incorporated in the case to provide a variety of convenience to the user, It is important to strengthen the security function by preventing it from being removed.

However, in the related art, only the structural features for embedding the RFID into the case are added, and only the independent RFID without interlocking with the terminal to be coupled to the case is described, and various configurations (GPS, Sensors, roots, long distance communication modules, etc.) can not be actively used, resulting in an increase in the production cost of RFID.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a RFID tag having a built-in RFID tag in a mobile terminal case and a corresponding tag that is linked with a mobile terminal to perform various convenient functions. And to provide a technique that can be used.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile communication terminal including a tag unit operatively associated with a communication module, a GPS module, and a sensor installed in a mobile terminal; A battery unit for supplying power to the tag unit; The RFID tag may be embedded in a mobile terminal case, and the RFID tag may be realized by a mobile terminal case including a module conversion unit for setting an interworking object according to the position of the mobile terminal.

Here, the module conversion unit may receive the status information of the mobile terminal, and may be configured to convert the interworking object of the tag unit depending on whether the mobile terminal is activated.

Specifically, the module conversion unit sets interlocking between the tag unit and the GSPS module when the GSPS module of the mobile terminal is activated. When the GSPS module of the mobile terminal is not activated, .

According to the present invention, by incorporating the RFID tag in the mobile terminal case, it is possible to provide various convenience functions to the user without having to provide a separate tag.

In addition, the RFID tag can be operated in association with the mobile terminal, specifically, various sensors and modules included in the mobile terminal, thereby reducing the production cost of the RFID tag.

1 is a schematic view showing a configuration of a mobile terminal case according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Prior to this, the terms used in the specification and claims should not be construed in a dictionary sense, and the inventor may, on the principle that the concept of a term can be properly defined in order to explain its invention in the best way And should be construed in light of the meanings and concepts consistent with the technical idea of the present invention.

Therefore, the embodiments shown in the present specification and the drawings are only exemplary embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the technical ideas of the present invention are presented. Therefore, various equivalents It should be understood that water and variations may exist.

Referring to FIG. 1, an RFID tag 100 is embedded in a mobile terminal case C according to the present invention. The RFID tag 100 includes a tag unit 10, a battery unit 20, a module conversion unit 30).

The tag unit 10 operates in cooperation with various sensors and modules installed in the mobile terminal and transmits its own location information to a RTLS (Real Time Locating System) reader or an RTLS server.

That is, the tag unit 10 according to the present invention is an RTLS tag that operates in combination with a GPS, a gyro sensor, etc. of a mobile terminal. By acquiring the position information of the tag unit 10 from a mobile terminal via a GPS or a gyro sensor, And can be provided in the form of a tag for enabling indoor / outdoor position recognition.

The battery unit 20 is configured to supply power to the tag unit 10 and the module conversion unit 30 converts and sets an object to which the tag unit 10 is linked according to the position of the mobile terminal.

Here, the module conversion unit 30 is characterized in that it communicates with the mobile terminal to receive status information of the mobile terminal, converts the interworking object of the tag unit 10 according to whether the mobile terminal is activated or not .

In addition, the reception of the status information of the mobile terminal can be realized by communication between the mobile terminal and the local communication module built in the module conversion unit 30. The state information received through the communication between the tag unit 10 and the mobile terminal May be input to the module conversion unit 30.

The present invention implements a real-time location recognition technology through the tag unit 10, and is particularly adapted to transmit location information of a mobile terminal both indoors and outdoors.

Specifically, when the GPS module of the mobile terminal is activated (when the mobile terminal is located outdoors), the module conversion unit 30 sets the linkage of the tag unit 10 and the GPS module, (If the mobile terminal is located in a room where the GPS signal is not received), the tag unit 10 transmits the information to the tag unit 10 through the wireless communication module including the mobile terminal, And the location information of the mobile terminal (location information acquired from the communication module of the mobile terminal) through the wireless communication module including the mobile terminal.

The battery unit 20 supplies the operation power to the tag unit 10 and the module conversion unit 30 while the battery unit 20 supplies the operation power to the tag unit 10 and the module conversion unit 30 only under certain circumstances. As shown in FIG.

Specifically, the RF ID tag 100 may additionally include power transmission means, and the RF ID tag 100 may be configured to basically share the power of the mobile terminal by the power transmission means.

When the mobile terminal is coupled to the case C, the power transmitting means may be electrically connected to the battery of the mobile terminal and may be provided to supply operating power to the RFID tag 100 through the battery of the mobile terminal .

The electrical connection between the RFID tag 100 and the battery of the mobile terminal may be implemented by an engaging power transmission system or a non-engaging power transmission system according to the case design. In the case of the engaging power transmission system, A wire and a connector for physically contacting the battery of the mobile terminal must be provided. In case of the non-contact power transmission system, the magnetic field generating coil and the induction coil are included in the case C, The non-contact charging system should be provided.

That is, the tag unit 10 and the module conversion unit 30 may be provided to charge the battery unit 20 with power supplied from the battery of the mobile terminal in the normal state, When the battery voltage level is lower than a predetermined level, the battery unit 20 supplies the operation power of the tag unit 10 and the module conversion unit 30, and simultaneously transmits driving power to the battery of the mobile terminal, And the like.

In addition, in order to implement power transfer between the RFID tag 100 and mobile terminals according to the battery state of the mobile terminal, the battery status information is periodically received from the mobile terminal to determine whether the battery unit 20 operates It goes without saying that the configuration can be added.

As described above, the mobile terminal case according to the present invention has the advantage of providing various convenience functions to the user without having to include a separate tag by incorporating the RFID tag in the mobile terminal case.

While the present invention has been described with reference to the exemplary embodiments and the drawings, it is to be understood that the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to these embodiments and various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention by those skilled in the art. Various modifications and variations may be made without departing from the scope of the appended claims.

Description of the Related Art [0002]
C: Case
100: RFID ID tag
10: tag portion 20: battery portion
30: Module conversion section

Claims

A tag unit operatively associated with a communication module, a GPS module, and a sensor installed in the mobile terminal; And
A battery unit for supplying power to the tag unit; (RFID) tag is embedded in the mobile terminal case,
The RFID tag further includes a module conversion unit for setting an interworking object according to a location of the mobile terminal
Mobile terminal case.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the module conversion unit receives the status information of the mobile terminal and converts an interworking object of the tag unit according to whether the mobile terminal is activated or not
Mobile terminal case.

3. The method of claim 2,
The module conversion unit sets an interlocking operation of the tag unit and the GPS module when the GPS module of the mobile terminal is activated and sets the interlocking operation of the tag unit and the communication module when the GPS module of the mobile terminal is not activated Characterized by
Mobile terminal case.