KR20150128204A - System and method for recognizing touch tag - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a system for recognizing a touch tag, and a method thereof. The method for recognizing a touch tag according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises the following steps. A touch tag recognizing system recognizes a plurality of points corresponding to a touch tag device. The touch tag recognizing system sets a reference object using a position of at least a partial point among the recognized points. And the touch tag recognizing system generates a code corresponding to the touch tag device using the reference object, and the rest of the points excluding at least the partial points among the points.

Description

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The present invention relates to a touch tag recognition system and a method thereof, and more particularly, to a touch tag recognition system and a method thereof, in which a plurality of points corresponding to a predetermined touch tag device (e.g., plastic or paper card) A conductive point and / or a magnetic point), and to generate a code using the position of the recognized plurality of points.

Technical ideas such as bar code, RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) and NFC (Near Field Communication) are widely used in a way that reads information from a predetermined apparatus or a code.

However, such a conventional technical idea has a disadvantage that it is limited in use because it can read necessary information only when a reader or a module capable of recognizing the device or the code is provided.

On the other hand, coupons for providing benefits to users in online shopping malls, online games, and the like have been provided. In the past, users have to manually enter information of the coupons, for example, coupon numbers, in order to use the coupons. Particularly, such a coupon number is a code that is a combination of digits and / or characters rather than a commonly used word, and the user may be more inconvenient to directly input the coupon number .

In order to solve such a problem, Korean Unexamined Patent Publication No. 10-2014-0008934 ("Touch code unit, touch code unit manufacturing method and touch code recognition system using touch screen", hereinafter referred to as "prior art") has been disclosed.

The above-mentioned prior art is implemented to read necessary information from a touch code unit through a touch screen having a capacitive touch panel. The touch code unit having at least one contact portion formed of a conductive material at a predetermined position, Code unit recognition system to recognize the position of the contact unit, and thereby the touch code unit recognition system can extract information on the touch code unit.

However, the related art has a problem in that it can read only information according to a predetermined position by using only the position where the contact portion is in contact with the touch screen, thereby making it impossible to correspond to a variety of information. In particular, since the absolute position of the contact portion, for example, the coordinate value of the contact portion is set to the position code, the user has to contact the touch screen with the touch code unit accurately in a predetermined recognition range. In the case where only the absolute position of the recognized contact portion, that is, the coordinate value alone, is used as the position code, the user must precisely match the touch code unit within a predetermined range with respect to the predetermined direction. If the direction or range is out of range, There is a risk that the desired information can not be obtained.

In addition, in the case where the above-mentioned conventional art has a plurality of contact portions, a technical idea of generating a relative position between the contact portions with a position code is mentioned. However, even in this case, there is a problem that a code that can be generated by a combination of the contact portions is limited.

In the case of issuing a coupon or the like as described above, several hundred to several thousand coupons may be issued from as many as several hundreds to several hundreds of thousands of coupons. This is because a touch code unit having a limited area and a contact portion Can be difficult to meet all of these demands.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a touch screen device capable of generating a code using a plurality of points that can be recognized through a touch screen, Or proximity) of the code with a simple operation of acquiring data corresponding to the code.

Further, instead of simply using the position (coordinate value) of a plurality of points, a predetermined reference object may be set using a part of a plurality of points, and a distance value and / or an angle value To generate a code, thereby providing a technical idea that can greatly increase the generation range of the code by the area and the number of points of the same touch tag device.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of recognizing a touch tag, comprising: recognizing a plurality of points corresponding to a touch tag apparatus by a touch tag recognition system; The method of claim 1, further comprising: setting a reference object using the position of at least some of the points; and using the remaining points of the reference object and the plurality of points, And generating a code corresponding to the tag device.

The step of setting the reference object using the position of at least some of the plurality of points recognized by the touch tag recognition system may further include the steps of: Determining a first point and a second point, and setting the reference object using the first point and the second point specified by the touch tag recognition system.

The touch tag recognition system may be configured such that the touch tag recognition system identifies a first point and a second point among the plurality of points according to a preset reference, Identifying two points having two points having the closest distance value among the plurality of points as the first point and the second point, respectively, or the two points having the closest distance value among the plurality of points as the first point and the second point, And specifying a second point.

The step of setting the reference object using the first point and the second point specified by the touch tag recognition system may further include the step of, when the reference object is a reference point, Setting a point determined on the basis of the position of the second point as the reference point, or, when the reference object is a reference line, determining that a line connecting the first point and the second point And setting the reference line as a reference line.

The step of generating the code corresponding to the touch tag device using the reference object and the points other than the at least some points among the plurality of points may include: Calculating a distance value between at least one of the first point and the remaining points based on the second point and the reference object, and generating the code using the calculated distance value.

The step of generating the code corresponding to the touch tag device using the reference object and the points other than the at least some points among the plurality of points may include: Calculating an angle value between the first point and at least one of the remaining points except for the second point based on the reference object, and generating the code using the calculated angle value.

The step of generating the code corresponding to the touch tag device using the reference object and the points other than the at least some points among the plurality of points may include: Calculating a distance value from the reference object in the order of points having a distance value closest to the reference object among the remaining points, generating the code using each calculated distance value and the order, And the recognition system may calculate the angle value in a point order having a distance value close to the reference object among the remaining points, and generating the code using each calculated angle value and the order.

Also, at least one of the plurality of points may include at least one of a magnetic point formed of a magnetic material or an electromagnetic point formed of the magnetic material and a conductive material.

The touch tag recognizing method may be recorded in a computer-readable recording medium on which the program is recorded.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a touch tag recognition system including a recognition module for recognizing a plurality of points corresponding to a touch tag device, at least one of the plurality of points recognized by the recognition module, A reference setting module for setting a reference object by using a position of a part of points and a code corresponding to the touch tag device using the reference object and points remaining at a point other than the at least a part of the plurality of points, And a control module for generating the control signal.

The reference setting module may specify a first point and a second point among the plurality of points according to a preset reference, and set the reference object using the specified first point and the second point . ≪ / RTI >

The reference setting module may specify two points having a preset reference distance value among the plurality of points as the first point and the second point, respectively, or determine the closest distance value among the plurality of points as The first point and the second point are specified by the first point and the second point, respectively.

The reference setting module sets a point at which the touch tag recognition system is determined based on the positions of the first point and the second point as the reference point when the reference object is a reference point, The touch tag recognizing system sets a line connecting the first point and the second point as the reference line.

The control module may calculate a distance value from at least one of the first point and the remaining points by adding the second point to the reference object, and generate the code using the calculated distance value . ≪ / RTI >

The control module may calculate an angle value between the reference point and at least one of remaining points excluding the first point and the second point based on the reference object and generate the code using the calculated angle value . ≪ / RTI >

The control module calculates a distance value between the reference point and the reference object in the order of points having a distance value close to the reference object among the remaining points, Or calculates the angular value in the order of points having a distance value close to the reference object among the remaining points and generates the code using each calculated angular value and the order .

According to the technical idea of the present invention, it is possible to generate a code corresponding to a touch tag device using a plurality of points that can be recognized through a touch screen, so that when a user touches the touch tag device (or approaches) There is a simple effect that the data corresponding to the code can be obtained only by the action of the user.

Further, instead of simply using the position (coordinate value) of a plurality of points, a predetermined reference object may be set using a part of a plurality of points, and a distance value and / or an angle value And the code is generated using the calculated distance value and / or angle value, so that the generation range of the code can be very large.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS A brief description of each drawing is provided to more fully understand the drawings recited in the description of the invention.
FIG. 1 shows a schematic system configuration for implementing touch tag recognition according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 shows a schematic configuration of a touch tag recognition system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 shows an example of using the touch tag recognition system and the touch tag apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.
4 shows points corresponding to the touch tag apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.
5 shows a recognition range of the touch tag recognition system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 shows an example in which the touch tag recognition system according to the embodiment of the present invention specifies point positions.
FIG. 7 illustrates an example in which the touch tag recognition system calculates distance values according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 shows an example in which an angle value is calculated by a touch tag recognition system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9 shows an example of a code generated by the touch tag recognition system according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 10 shows a schematic flow of a touch tag recognition method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In order to fully understand the present invention, operational advantages of the present invention, and objects achieved by the practice of the present invention, reference should be made to the accompanying drawings and the accompanying drawings which illustrate preferred embodiments of the present invention.

Also, in the present specification, when one element 'transmits' data to another element, the element may transmit the data directly to the other element, or may be transmitted through at least one other element And may transmit the data to the other component.

Conversely, when one element 'directly transmits' data to another element, it means that the data is transmitted to the other element without passing through another element in the element.

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. Like reference symbols in the drawings denote like elements.

FIG. 1 shows a schematic system configuration for implementing touch tag recognition according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a touch tag apparatus 10 and a touch tag recognition system 100 may be provided to implement a touch tag recognition method according to an embodiment of the present invention. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the touch tag recognition system 100 may further include a predetermined external system 200 connected to the touch tag recognition system 100 through a network to transmit and receive predetermined data to and from the touch tag recognition system 100.

According to an embodiment, the touch tag recognition system 100 may be installed in a user terminal. As shown in FIG. 3, the touch tag recognition system 100 may include a touch tag device A plurality of points corresponding to the point 10 can be recognized.

3 shows an example of using the touch tag recognition system and the touch tag apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the user can touch (or approach) the touch tag apparatus 10 to a user terminal equipped with the touch tag recognition system 100 according to the technical idea of the present invention. At this time, it is preferable that the touch screen is configured to recognize the multi-touch in order to recognize the plurality of points.

The touch tag apparatus 10 may be implemented in various forms, for example, plastic or card-like card type or accessories, which are easily carried by the user.

In this specification, the term 'point' may refer to a certain point formed of a material that can be recognized through the electrostatic touch screen generally used in the touch tag apparatus 10. The plurality of points will be described with reference to FIG.

4 shows points corresponding to the touch tag apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

4, at least one of the plurality of points is a conductive point (e.g., point A, point B, and / or point E) formed of a conductive material having a constant capacitance (e.g., conductive ink, etc.) (E.g., points C and D) formed of a magnetic material that makes the magnetic ink or the magnetic field of the point different from the peripheral portion, or may be realized by being recognized through the touch screen when the touch screen is contacted / Or point D). As described above, since recently widely used smart terminals (for example, smart phones, tabelt PCs, etc.) are realized not only to recognize changes in magnetic substances as well as conductive materials, Or a magnetic point. Of course, some of the plurality of points may be implemented with a conductive point, and some of the points may be implemented with the magnetic point.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, at least one of the plurality of points may be realized as an electromagnetic point formed by mixing the magnetic material and the conductive material, or may be a shape in which the magnetic point is superimposed on a point where the conductive point is formed . ≪ / RTI >

Also, according to an embodiment, when the conductive point among the plurality of points is included (or when a conductive material is mixed), a wave electrically connected to each of the conductive points on one side of the touch tag apparatus 10 And a supporting portion 11 may be formed. The grip portion 11 may be in contact with a human body or a predetermined object through which electric current may flow. For example, when the user grasps the grip portion 11 by hand, current may be transmitted to the conductive point, So that the conductive point can be easily recognized.

At this time, it is preferable that the circuit connecting the conductive point and the grip portion 11 has a width not to be recognized by the touch screen, and it may be variously implemented according to the recognition area of the touch screen .

In any case, the point may be formed of a material that can be recognized through a touch screen provided in the user terminal.

Further, the plurality of points may be implemented to form a predetermined pattern on the touch tag apparatus 10. As will be described later, according to the technical idea of the present invention, various codes can be generated by the touch tag recognition system 100 according to a pattern formed by the plurality of points, that is, a position of each of the plurality of points, The touch tag recognition system 100 acquires predetermined information of the specific touch tag apparatus 10 using a code corresponding to the specific touch tag apparatus 10 among the various codes, 10). ≪ / RTI >

The plurality of points may be formed on the touch tag apparatus 10 in various ways. For example, the plurality of points may be printed on the touch tag device 10 using conductive ink and / or magnetic ink or the like. In some embodiments, the points may be formed by a layer formed of a conductive / magnetic material and a non- And then patterning the position of each point in the layer formed of the nonconductive material to form the hole. Alternatively, the plurality of points may be formed of a conductive material and / or a magnetic material, respectively, and may be attached to a layer formed of a predetermined nonconductive material.

In the figure, the plurality of points are shown as being mixed with the conductive point and the magnetic point, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the plurality of points may be formed of only the conductive point, or may be formed of only the magnetic point. Alternatively, at least some of the plurality of points may be formed as electromagnetic points where the conductive material and the magnetic material are mixed. In any case, the type of the plurality of points (e.g., the conductive point, the magnetic point, and / or the electromagnetic point, etc.) may be variously combined according to the needs of the user.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the touch tag recognition system 100 specifies a position of each of the plurality of points recognized through the touch screen, and uses at least a part of the plurality of points To set a predetermined reference object (e.g., a reference point and / or a reference line). Then, a code corresponding to the touch tag apparatus 10 can be generated by using the positions of the remaining points except the reference object and the at least some points. A concrete method of setting the reference object by the touch-tag recognition system 100 will be described later.

The generated code is generated using a distance value from the reference object to at least one of the remaining points, which is calculated by the touch tag recognition system 100 using at least one of the reference object and the remaining points Or may be generated using an angle value with at least one of the remaining points calculated based on the reference object. Of course, the code may be generated using both the distance value and the angle value.

When the code is generated using the plurality of points, the touch tag recognition system 100 can transmit the generated code to a predetermined external system 200. Then, the external system 200 may check the integrity of the code, and may transmit the data corresponding to the code to the touch-tag recognition system 100.

The external system 200 may refer to a system or a server operated by a subject who manufactures and distributes the touch tag apparatus 10. For example, when the touch tag apparatus 10 is implemented as a discount coupon for discounting a commodity price, the external system 200 refers to a system of a dealer who sells a commodity, or a system of a commodity broker who mediates sales of commodities . Alternatively, when the touch tag apparatus 10 is an item coupon for providing a predetermined game item, the external system 200 may be a game operating system for operating a game to which the game item is applied.

As described above, a method of directly inputting a coupon number (code) by a user is often used in such coupons, especially in online coupons. Such coupons are often not a combination of words that are routinely used, There is a problem that it is not easy for the user to input because it is made up of a combination of dozens of characters and / or numbers. However, according to the technical idea of the present invention, the coupon number is associated with each code generated by using a plurality of points corresponding to the touch tag apparatus 10, and when the user touches the touch tag apparatus 10 to the touch screen (Or proximity) of the coupon, it is not necessary to input the coupon number one by one, so that the coupon can be used very conveniently and conveniently.

Also, according to the technical idea of the present invention, it is possible to generate a very wide range of codes in comparison with the conventional technical idea which depends on the relative positions or patterns of points, etc. There is an effect that can be done.

According to an embodiment, the touch tag recognition system 100 may store a code list of each code in advance, and a predetermined action corresponding to each code may be determined. For example, a touch tag apparatus 10 including information on a specific image may be recognized by the touch tag recognition system 100, and a code corresponding to the touch tag apparatus 10 may be generated. If the generated code is a code existing on the code list, an image corresponding to the code, that is, an image included in the touch tag apparatus 10, may be displayed on the user terminal. That is, if a predetermined action to be performed by the user terminal is determined for each touch tag apparatus 10 and the corresponding touch tag apparatus 10 is recognized (i.e., the corresponding code is generated) A predetermined action predetermined by the controller 100 may be performed.

Information about the action to be performed by the code list and / or code may be stored in advance in the touch tag recognition system 100 or may be received from the external system 200 by the touch tag recognition system 100 have.

Hereinafter, a process of recognizing a touch tag and a process of generating a code according to the technical idea of the present invention will be described in more detail. Hereinafter, for convenience of description, the user terminal will be described as a mobile terminal having a touch screen, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto.

2 shows a schematic configuration of a touch tag recognition system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The touch tag recognition system 100 may include hardware resources and / or software necessary to implement the technical idea of the present invention, and may be a single physical component or a single device It is not. That is, the touch tag recognition system 100 may mean a logical combination of hardware and / or software provided to implement the technical idea of the present invention. If necessary, May be implemented as a set of logical structures for implementing the technical idea of the present invention. In addition, the touch tag recognition system 100 may refer to a set of structures implemented for each function or role to implement the technical idea of the present invention.

The touch tag recognition system 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may be installed in a user terminal to perform operations to implement the technical idea of the present invention. For example, the touch tag recognition system 100 may be implemented in the form of an application system and installed in the user terminal. The application system may be implemented in combination with software (i.e., application) installed in the user terminal and hardware of the user terminal to implement the technical idea of the present invention to implement the technical idea of the present invention.

According to an embodiment, the configuration of a part of the touch-tag recognition system 100 may be included in a predetermined server, and the configuration of the rest of the touch-tag recognition system 100 may be installed in a user terminal. Then, the server and the user terminal may organically combine to implement the technical idea of the present invention.

As described above, the touch-tag recognition system 100 can communicate with the external system 200 through a wired / wireless network to transmit / receive predetermined information necessary for realizing the technical idea of the present invention.

The user terminal 10 may be implemented as a mobile terminal having a touch screen (e.g., a smart phone, a PDA, a tablet PC, etc.), but is not limited thereto. Or any other type of data processing apparatus capable of implementing the technical spirit of the present invention.

In this specification, a module may mean a functional and structural combination of hardware for carrying out the technical idea of the present invention and software for driving the hardware. For example, the module may refer to a logical unit of a predetermined code and a hardware resource (resourece) for executing the predetermined code, and does not necessarily mean a physically connected code or a kind of hardware May be easily deduced to the average expert in the field of the present invention.

The recognition module 110 may recognize a plurality of points corresponding to the touch tag device 10. [ For example, the recognition module 110 may recognize the plurality of points from the touch tag device 10 that is in contact (or proximity) through a touch screen provided in the user terminal.

At this time, the recognition module 110 can set a recognition range for recognizing the plurality of points in the touch screen. An example of this is shown in FIG.

5 shows a recognition range of the touch tag recognition system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the recognition range 1 that can be set by the recognition module 110 may be the entire area of the touch screen or a part of the touch screen. That is, as shown in FIG. 5A, the recognition module 110 sets a middle portion of the touch screen to the recognition range (1), or only a part of one side of the touch screen is limited to the recognition range (1) . Or the entire area of the touch screen may be set to the recognition range (1) as shown in FIG. 5C. The recognition range (1) may be set in advance to the touch tag recognition system (100) by default or may be set by a user. In any case, the recognition module 110 may not recognize the point if at least some of the plurality of points deviate from the recognition range (1).

When the plurality of points are recognized by the recognition module 110, the reference setting module 120 and / or the control module 130 can specify the positions of the recognized plurality of points. An example of this is shown in Fig.

FIG. 6 shows an example in which the touch tag recognition system according to the embodiment of the present invention specifies point positions.

Referring to FIG. 6, the touch-tag recognition system 100 can identify a position at which the plurality of points (for example, points A to E) recognized within the recognition range 1 are recognized.

According to an embodiment, the touch-tag recognition system 100 may position the plurality of points (for example, points A to E) recognized through a touch screen included in the user terminal with a predetermined coordinate value . Alternatively, the touch-tag recognition system 100 may determine the touch points of the plurality of points (e.g., points A to E (e.g., points A to E) based on the absolute position on the touch screen where the plurality of points May be specified.

When the positions of the plurality of points (for example, points A to E) are specified based on the coordinate values, if the plurality of points are recognized by the recognition module 110, The coordinate value can be determined for each point. Of course, as described above, when generating a code using only the coordinate value of the position where the plurality of points are recognized (or the absolute position on the touch screen on which the plurality of points are recognized), there are various restrictions, Can use the coordinate value as a reference for code generation.

When the position of each of the plurality of points is specified, the reference setting module 120 can calculate the distance between the points using the reference setting module 120.

Referring again to FIG. 2, the reference setting module 120 may set the reference object using the position of at least some points of the plurality of recognized points.

According to one embodiment, the reference setting module 120 specifies a first point and a second point, respectively, of the plurality of points, and uses the first point and the second point to specify the reference object Can be set. That is, the reference setting module 120 can set the reference object by specifying two points out of the plurality of points, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, It may be specified to set the reference object.

At this time, the criteria for setting the reference object by the reference setting module 120 may vary. For example, the reference setting module 120 specifies two points having a predetermined reference distance value among the plurality of points (for example, points A to E) by the first point and the second point, respectively can do.

According to an embodiment, the reference setting module 120 specifies two points having the closest distance value among the plurality of points (e.g., points A to E) to the first point and the second point, respectively You may. That is, two points that are closest to each other among a plurality of points (for example, points A to E) corresponding to the touch tag apparatus 10 may be specified as the first point and the second point .

When two points (for example, point A and point B) among the plurality of points (for example, points A to E) are specified by the first point and the second point, May set a virtual point determined based on the position of the first point (e.g., point A) and the second point (e.g., point B) as the reference object. According to one example, the hypothetical point may be a midpoint between the first point (e.g., point A) and the second point (e.g., point B). In this case, the reference object may mean a reference point.

Alternatively, the reference setting module 120 may set a line connecting the first point (e.g., point A) and the second point (e.g., point B) to the reference object. In this case, the reference object may refer to the baseline.

According to an embodiment, the reference object may include both the reference point and the baseline. That is, the reference setting module 120 may set the reference point and further set a reference line connecting the first point (e.g., point A), the reference point, and the second point (e.g., point B) .

When the reference object is set by the reference setting module 120, the control module 130 sets the reference object and the first point (e.g., point A) and the second point (e.g., the point B) And the code corresponding to the touch tag apparatus 10 can be generated using the remaining points (e.g., point C, point D, point E). The process of generating the code by the control module 130 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 7 to 8. FIG.

FIG. 7 illustrates an example in which a touch tag recognition system according to an embodiment of the present invention calculates a distance value, and FIG. 8 illustrates an example in which a touch tag recognition system calculates an angle value according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, the control module 130 calculates a distance value from the reference object to at least one of the remaining points (e.g., point C, point D, point E) It can be generated by code. According to one example, this distance value may be calculated based on the coordinate values of each point recognized by the recognition module 110 on the coordinates of the recognition range (1) as described above.

Also, when the control module 130 calculates the distance value, the reference object M may be the reference point. That is, when the third point is, for example, a point C, the control module 130 calculates a distance value from the reference point M to the point C, and generates the code using the calculated distance value have.

The control module 130 may use the calculated distance value as it is in generating the code, but the distance value may be modified according to a predetermined rule according to an embodiment.

Similarly, the control module 130 may generate a code by calculating a distance value of each of the points D and / or E from the reference point M. [

For example, when generating a code for a plurality of points (for example, points A to E) corresponding to a specific touch tag apparatus 10, among the plurality of points (for example, points A to E) The distance value of point A and point B may have a predetermined distance value or have the closest distance value as described above. Then, the reference setting module 120 specifies the point A and the point B as the first point and the second point, and can use the reference point to set the reference object (e.g., reference point M).

Then, the control module 130 may calculate distances from the reference point M to the remaining points (e.g., point C, point D, point E). The distance value of the distance a shown in the figure (i.e., the distance from the reference point M to the point C) may be 166, for example. The distance value of the distance b (i.e., the distance from the reference point M to the point D) may be 290 and the distance value c of the distance c (i.e., the distance from the reference point M to the point E) May be 133 days. In this case, the control module 130 may generate codes (166, 290, 133) corresponding to the touch tag apparatus 10.

According to the technical idea of the present invention, the control module 130 further calculates the angle value between the reference object and the remaining points (e.g., point C, point D, point E) as well as the distance value, Value may be used to generate the code. Of course, the code may be generated using only the distance value or the angle value, but the code may be generated using both the distance value and the angle value.

Referring to FIG. 8, in order to calculate the angle value corresponding to the specific touch tag apparatus 10, the reference setting module 120 sets the first point (e.g., point A) and the second point , Point B) may be set as the reference object. Then, the angular values of the reference line and the reference point M, and the remaining points (e.g., point C, point D, point E), respectively, can be calculated.

For example, the control module 130 may calculate the angle value for the point C with the point C as the third point among the remaining points (e.g., point C, point D, point E). That is, the control module 130 may calculate an angle value of angle BMC (angle a).

Similarly, the control module 130 may calculate angle values of the point D and the point E, that is, angular values of ∠BMD (angle b) and / or ∠BME (angle c).

If the calculated angles a, b, and c are 50 degrees, 95 degrees, and 145 degrees, the control module 130 can generate the angle values with codes of (050, 095, 145). The code generated using the distance value and the code generated using the angle value may be combined to generate a code corresponding to the specific touch tag apparatus 10.

The control module 130 may simply calculate the angle value from one of the remaining points (e.g., point C, point D, point E), but in some embodiments, the control module 130 130 may calculate the angle value in the order having the distance value closest to the reference point M among the remaining points (e.g., point C, point D, point E). In this case, a code corresponding to the angle value corresponding to the specific touch tag apparatus 10 may be finally generated in the form of (145, 050, 095). This is also applicable to the case where the control module 130 generates a code using the distance value.

The order in which the control module 130 generates the code using the distance value and / or the angle value may be variously set, and may be preset in the touch tag recognition system 100, It can be implemented so that it can be set directly.

FIG. 9 shows an example of a code generated by the touch tag recognition system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 9, assuming that the specific touch tag apparatus 10 is a card A, a code generated using the distance value and / or the angle value calculated by the control module 130 as described above That is, the code corresponding to the card A may be in the form (166, 290, 133, 050, 075, 145).

When the specific touch tag device 10 and the other touch tag device are referred to as a card B, the codes corresponding to the card B may be (160, 250, 123, 127 203, and 321) .

The code corresponding to the card A may be (050, 075, 145) including only the angle value, and the code corresponding to the card B may also include the angle values 127, 203, 321).

As described above, since the angle value of each point can be calculated while using a limited number of points, it is possible to generate a relatively large amount of code than the conventional technique. For example, when the number of users such as an online shopping mall or an online game is in the range of tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands, if the predetermined coupon is issued, the number of coupons to be issued may be from several thousands to several tens to hundreds of thousands. In this case, if only the position of the point is used as in the prior art, the number of parts that can be manufactured can be very limited unless the area of the touch tag device 10 is considerably widened. However, according to the technical idea of the present invention, even when the touch tag apparatus 10 having the same area is used, much more coupons can be issued.

According to the technical idea of the present invention, when the number of points included in the touch-tag apparatus 10 increases by one, the number of codes that can be generated can be remarkably increased. For example, when the number of the plurality of points (for example, points A to E) increases from five to six, as described above, depending on the combination of the distance value and / or the angle value of the added point The number of codes that can be generated can increase exponentially.

When the code corresponding to the predetermined touch tag apparatus 10 is generated, the control module 130 can transmit the generated code to the external system 200. [ The external system 200 may previously store a code corresponding to each touch tag apparatus 10 and data corresponding to each code (for example, a coupon number, game item information, or a predetermined action) . Then, the external system 200 compares the transmitted code with previously stored information, and transmits the corresponding data to the touch-tag recognition system 100 when the code matches the previously stored information.

For example, while the user is playing a predetermined game through the user terminal, a coupon capable of receiving an item necessary for the game from the operator operating the game may be provided in the form of the touch tag device 10 have.

Conventionally, in order to use such a coupon, the user has to directly enter the coupon number corresponding to the coupon in the game. However, according to the technical idea of the present invention, the touch tag device 10 The coupon number can be easily input by simply making contact (or proximity).

That is, when a user touches (or approaches) the touch tag apparatus 10 through the touch screen, a plurality of points corresponding to the touch tag apparatus 10 are recognized by the touch tag recognition system 100, When the external system 200 transmits the generated code to the external system 200, that is, the operator's system, the external system 200 transmits data (e.g., coupon number) corresponding to the code to the user To the terminal. Then, the transmitted coupon number is automatically input to a predetermined UI for inputting a coupon number, or the game system of the game is notified that the coupon number May immediately provide the corresponding item.

Further, even if the touch tag apparatus 10 is a discount coupon capable of receiving a discount on a predetermined commodity price, if the user touches the touch screen apparatus 10 (or brings it closer to the touch screen apparatus 10) It is possible to purchase the product at a price.

It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the technical idea of the present invention can be applied to a predetermined authentication system for authenticating a specific user in addition to various online coupons. That is, the touch tag device 10 may be used to acquire login information necessary for a login authentication of a user, or may be used to authenticate an authority to access a specific space.

As described above, the touch tag recognition system 100 according to the technical idea of the present invention is capable of acquiring corresponding data by using only the position (e.g., coordinate value) of each point, And a code is generated by using the calculated distance value and angle value. Therefore, it is possible to generate a relatively large amount of code using limited points. Accordingly, the resource can be used more efficiently, and also the commercial use of the touch tag apparatus 10 can have a great effect.

FIG. 10 shows a schematic flow of a touch tag recognition method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

10, a touch tag recognition system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of points (for example, points A to E) corresponding to the touch tag apparatus 10 from the touch tag apparatus 10, (S100).

Then, the touch-tag recognition system 100 recognizes at least some of the recognized plurality of points (e.g., points A to E) (e.g., a first point (e.g., point A) and a second point B)) can be used to set the reference object (s110). The reference object may be a reference point M determined based on the first point (e.g., point A) and the position (e.g., the intermediate point) of the second point (e.g., point B) (E.g., point A) and the second point (e.g., point B).

When the reference object is set as described above, the touch tag recognition system 100 recognizes the remaining points except for the first point (e.g., point A) and the second point (e.g., point B) (E.g., point C, point D, point E) and the reference object (S120). The code may be generated by calculating a distance value and / or an angle value of each of the remaining points (e.g., point C, point D, point E) from the reference object.

Although not shown in the figure, the touch-tag recognition system 100 transmits the generated code to the external system 200, and transmits data corresponding to the code (e.g., coupon number, An authentication number, a predetermined action, etc.).

Alternatively, the touch tag recognition system 100 may extract data corresponding to a specific code generated while storing information on the data corresponding to the code in advance, or may perform a corresponding action.

A method for recognizing a touch tag according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes all kinds of recording apparatuses in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a hard disk, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, and the like in the form of a carrier wave (for example, . The computer readable recording medium may also be distributed over a networked computer system so that computer readable code can be stored and executed in a distributed manner. And functional programs, codes, and code segments for implementing the present invention can be easily inferred by programmers skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims. Accordingly, the true scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical idea of the appended claims.

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Recognizing a plurality of points corresponding to the touch tag apparatus by the touch tag recognition system;
Setting a reference object using the position of at least some points of the plurality of points recognized by the touch tag recognition system; And
Wherein the touch tag recognition system generates a code corresponding to the touch tag device using the reference object and the remaining points excluding the at least some points among the plurality of points.
The method of claim 1, wherein the step of setting the reference object using the position of at least some of the plurality of points recognized by the touch-
The touch tag recognition system identifying a first point and a second point of the plurality of points according to a preset reference; And
And setting the reference object using the first point and the second point specified by the touch tag recognition system.
The method of claim 2, wherein the touch tag recognition system specifies a first point and a second point of the plurality of points according to a preset reference,
The touch tag recognition system identifying two points having a predetermined reference distance value among the plurality of points as the first point and the second point, respectively; or
Wherein the touch tag recognition system identifies two points having the closest distance value among the plurality of points as the first point and the second point, respectively.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the step of setting the reference object using the first point and the second point specified by the touch-
Setting a point at which the touch tag recognition system is determined based on the positions of the first point and the second point as the reference point if the reference object is a reference point; or
And if the reference object is a reference line, setting the line connecting the first point and the second point as the reference line by the touch tag recognition system.
The method of claim 1, wherein the touch tag recognition system generates a code corresponding to the touch tag device using the reference object and the remaining points except for the at least some points among the plurality of points,
Wherein the touch tag recognition system calculates a distance value to at least one of the remaining points and the reference object, and generates the code using the calculated distance value.
The method of claim 1, wherein the touch tag recognition system generates a code corresponding to the touch tag device using the reference object and the remaining points except for the at least some points among the plurality of points,
Wherein the touch tag recognition system calculates an angle value with at least one of the remaining points based on the reference object and generates the code using the calculated angle value.
The method of claim 5 or 6, wherein the touch tag recognition system generates a code corresponding to the touch tag apparatus using the reference object and the remaining points except for the at least a part of the plurality of points Quot;
The touch tag recognition system calculates distances to the reference object in the order of the points having a distance value close to the reference object among the remaining points and calculates the distance value from the reference object using the calculated distance value and the order Generate,
Wherein the touch tag recognition system calculates the angle values in a point order having a distance value that is close to the reference object among the remaining points and generating the code using each of the calculated angle values and the order Touch tag recognition method.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of points comprises:
A magnetic point formed of a magnetic material, or an electromagnetic point formed of the magnetic material and a conductive material.
A recognition module for recognizing a plurality of points corresponding to the touch tag device;
A reference setting module for setting a reference object using a position of at least a part of points of the plurality of points recognized by the recognition module; And
And a control module for generating a code corresponding to the touch tag device by using the reference object and points remaining after excluding the at least some points among the plurality of points.
10. The method according to claim 9,
Wherein the first point and the second point of the plurality of points are specified according to a preset reference, and the reference object is set using the first point and the second point specified, .
11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the reference setting module comprises:
A first point and a second point, each of which has a predetermined reference distance value among the plurality of points,
Wherein the first point and the second point specify two points having the closest distance value among the plurality of points, respectively.
11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the reference setting module comprises:
Setting a point at which the touch-tag recognition system is determined based on the positions of the first point and the second point as the reference point when the reference object is a reference point,
Wherein the touch tag recognition system sets a line connecting the first point and the second point as the reference line when the reference object is a reference line.
11. The apparatus of claim 10,
Calculating a distance value from at least one of the first point and the remaining points by adding the second point to the reference object, and generating the code using the calculated distance value, system.
11. The apparatus of claim 10,
Calculating an angle value between the reference point and at least one of remaining points excluding the first point and the second point based on the reference object and generating the code using the calculated angle value; system.
15. The method according to claim 13 or 14,
Calculating a distance value from the reference object in the order of points having a distance value closest to the reference object among the remaining points, generating the code using the calculated distance values and the order,
Calculates the angle value in the order of points having a distance value close to the reference object among the remaining points, and generates the code using each calculated angle value and the order.

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