KR20160014886A - Helpline method using nfc, system and nfc tag for performing the method - Google Patents

Abstract

A reporting method using near field communications (NFC) comprises the following steps: providing an interface for reporting to a terminal when the terminal accesses an NFC tag; and notifying location information of the NFC tag or location information of the terminal to a corresponding institution which communicates with the terminal when it is sensed that the terminal communicates with the corresponding institution. Accordingly, by using an NFC module which is built in a terminal, a reporting service can be quickly and accurately provided, and it is possible to quickly deal with an emergency.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a reporting method using NFC, a system and NFC tag for executing the method,

The present invention relates to a reporting method using NFC, a system and a system for implementing the reporting method, and more particularly, to a reporting method capable of executing a reporting service quickly and accurately using NFC, a system for executing the reporting method, and an NFC tag .

Near Field Communication (NFC) is a non-contact, short-range wireless communication module that uses the frequency band of 13.56 MHz as one of the RFID tags.

NFC is a next-generation local area communication technology that is attracting attention because of its relatively short distance and its relatively low security. Since both data reading and writing functions are available, there is no need for a dongle (reader) that was previously required for RFID use. It is similar to conventional short range communication technologies such as Bluetooth, but it does not need to configure between devices like Bluetooth.

NFC can provide an intuitive interface through a single contact, and can be used to process data as it is desired. In addition, it is compatible with various devices as an international standard, and it is possible to synchronize data by matching data standards among all terminals equipped with NFC. Further, since the communication distance is usually less than 10 cm, there is no worry of leakage of personal information, and it can be utilized for an application requiring security.

When the NFC function is activated in the terminal, data can be shared between NFC devices by using a tag reading function or a tag writing function. For example, it is possible to transmit information such as pictures, movies, music, and telephone numbers among NFC devices. At this time, since the NFC communication distance is short, the risk of leakage of personal information is small and data communication at high speed is possible.

Accordingly, in recent years, the use of smart terminals such as smart phones and smart pads has widespread use, and it is becoming common that NFC modules are mounted on such smart terminals. In addition, not only payment but also related applications that use NFC technology such as access control, home appliance, check-in system, health care, information collection, coupon, and traffic are increasing.

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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 method of quickly and accurately providing a report service using an NFC module mounted in a terminal.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a system for performing the method.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an NFC tag for performing the above method.

According to an embodiment of the present invention for realizing the object of the present invention, an NFC-based notification system is installed in a public place, and when a terminal accesses the system, a near field communication , Hereinafter NFC) tag; And a terminal that supports NFC and directly communicates with the relevant institution through the interface.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the NFC tag can automatically notify the corresponding institution of its own location information or location information of the terminal.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the terminal may be provided with an application interlocking with the interface provided by the NFC tag.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the terminal may notify the corresponding organization of its GPS (Global Positioning System) information.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an NFC tag including: an NFC unit supporting near field communication (NFC); A reporting interface providing unit for providing an interface for reporting to the terminal when the terminal accesses; And a location notifying unit for notifying the location information of the terminal or the location information of the terminal to the corresponding institution communicating with the terminal.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the location information may be at least one of location information of GPS (global positioning system) of the NFC tag, identification information of the NFC tag, and GPS information of the terminal.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the interface for reporting may provide a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) of each reporting organization.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the interface for reporting may provide at least one of the telephone number, text, email and SNS of each reporting agency.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a reporting method using NFC according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: providing an interface for reporting to a terminal when the terminal accesses an NFC tag; And notifying the location information of the NFC tag or the location information of the terminal to a corresponding institution that communicates with the terminal when it is detected that the terminal is communicating with the relevant institution.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the step of providing an interface for reporting to the terminal may include providing a site URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of each reporting organization, or providing at least one of the telephone number, text, Can be provided.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the step of notifying the location information of the NFC tag or the location information of the terminal to the corresponding institution communicating with the terminal may include GPS (Global Positioning System) information of the NFC tag, Information of at least one of the GPS information and the GPS information of the terminal.

According to the NFC-based reporting method, the system and NFC tag for performing the NFC-based reporting method, the telephone consulting service can be easily and quickly provided using the NFC module mounted on the terminal. Therefore, it is convenient for the user to quickly respond to an emergency situation in which a criminal report, a fire report, etc. are necessary, and to easily report a fault of the related facility and complaints. In addition, the NFC tag automatically notifies the corresponding organization of its own GPS information or identification information, so that it can cope more quickly and accurately in emergency situations.

1 is a conceptual diagram of a reporting system using NFC according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram of the NFC tag of FIG.
Figure 3 is a block diagram of the terminal of Figure 1;
Fig. 4 is an example of an interface provided to the terminal of Fig. 3 and reporting means via the interface.
5 is a flowchart of a reporting method using NFC according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings. Near Field Communication (NFC) is hereinafter referred to as NFC.

1 is a conceptual diagram of a reporting system using NFC according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a reporting system 10 using an NFC according to the present invention includes an NFC tag 100 and a terminal 300. In FIG. 1, the relevant engine 500 is shown together for convenience of explanation.

NFC is a type of RFID technology that uses radio waves to recognize information. It consists of a tag that contains information and a reader that reads this information. In the present invention, a designated command is executed using a terminal possessed by a user as a reader.

The NFC tag 100 provides an interface for reporting to the terminal 300 when the terminal 300 accesses the terminal. The NFC tag 100 is installed in a public place. For example, the NFC tag 100 can be installed in various places such as a bus stop, a subway, a road, a building, a bridge, a beach,

The terminal 300 may have mobility to be carried by a user and may be a user equipment (UE), a mobile station (MS), a mobile terminal (MT), a user terminal (UT), a subscriber station (SS) (Wireless Device), a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a Wireless Modem, a Handheld Device, and the like.

The terminal 300 supports the NFC and can be used for various applications such as a smart phone, a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook, a netbook, a PDA, a PMP, a PSP, an MP3 player, e-book reader, navigation, smart camera, electronic dictionary, electronic clock, game machine, and the like. Since the terminal 300 includes an NFC module including an NFC antenna capable of identifying an electronic tag, when the user touches the terminal 300 to the NFC tag 100, the NFC tag 100 transmits a designated command .

When the user of the terminal 300 is in an emergency or inconvenient with respect to the facility, the terminal 300 is brought to the NFC tag 100. In this case, the terminal 300 displays an interface for reporting according to a command designated to the NFC tag 100. [

Therefore, the user can report quickly in an emergency such as a crime report or a fire report. In this case, the NFC tag 100 automatically notifies its location information or the location information of the terminal 300 to the corresponding institution 500 communicating with the terminal 300, so that the NFC tag 100 can cope more quickly.

In addition, the user can facilitate the reporting of the failure of the related facilities and complaints. In this case, even if the user does not know his / her exact position, the NFC tag 100 automatically notifies the position information so that the reliability of reporting can be improved.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the NFC tag 100 and the terminal 300 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2 to FIG.

2 is a block diagram of the NFC tag of FIG. Figure 3 is a block diagram of the terminal of Figure 1; Fig. 4 is an example of an interface provided to the terminal of Fig. 3 and reporting means via the interface.

Referring to FIG. 2, the NFC tag 100 includes an NFC unit 110, a notification interface providing unit 130, and a location notification unit 150. The NFC tag 100 may further include a storage unit (not shown) or a GPS (Global Positioning System) unit (not shown) for storing identification information of the NFC tag 100.

The storage unit may store identification information such as a location of the NFC tag 100, an ID, and a surrounding environment. The GPS unit can recognize its GPS information or the GPS information of the terminal 300. [

The NFC unit 110 is a module supporting NFC. When the NFC unit 110 receives an NFC signal from the terminal 300, it notifies the reporting interface providing unit 130 of the NFC signal.

The reporting interface providing unit 130 executes a command to provide the reporting interface to the terminal 300. [ The reporting interface provides reporting means to enable immediate reporting to each of the organizations 510, 530, 550, 570. [ In addition, the reporting interface may provide selection means so that the user can select each reporting means.

The reporting means may be a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) accessible to the site of the institution or may be a telephone number, text, email, SNS, etc. of the institution. However, these reporting means are merely examples, and various connecting means can be provided.

The location notifying unit 150 automatically notifies the location information of the terminal 300 or the location information of the terminal 300 to the corresponding organization 500 communicating with the terminal 300. Therefore, even if the notifier does not separately notify his / her location to the organ 500, the organ 500 can quickly and accurately grasp the reported location. Accordingly, it is possible to quickly respond to an emergency in terms of time, and reliability of notification can be increased.

The location information may be GPS (Global Positioning System) information of the NFC tag 100 itself or location information as identification information stored therein. The location information may be GPS information of the terminal.

Alternatively, the NFC tag 100 may instruct the terminal 300 to directly notify the corresponding organization of the GPS information of the terminal itself. In this case, accurate location information may be notified to the relevant institution using the GPS information of the terminal 300. [

Referring to FIG. 3, the terminal 300 includes an NFC unit 310 supporting NFC, a display unit 330 displaying a screen, and a communication unit 350 supporting voice communication or wireless communication.

The terminal 300 can execute various application programs based on an operating system (OS). The operating system is a system program for allowing an application program to use hardware of a terminal, and is a system program for a mobile computer operating system such as Android OS, iOS, Windows Mobile OS, Sea OS, Symbian OS, Blackberry OS, , MAC, AIX, HP-UX, and so on.

The application program is a program developed to perform a specific task using a terminal device, and includes various multimedia contents such as a game, a moving image, and a photograph, as well as various applications and service objects, or an image viewer , A moving picture player, and the like.

The terminal 300 may display an application program through the display unit 330 or provide a UI to a user. The display unit 330 may include a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel, a plasma display panel (PDP), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display panel, and the like.

In addition, a touch screen function may be included in the display unit 330 or may be provided as a separate touch pad device for processing user input. Alternatively, the terminal 300 may include an input unit (not shown) such as a keypad formed separately from the display unit 330 and receiving a user input.

The terminal 300 may be provided with an application interlocked with an interface for reporting provided by the NFC tag 100.

Referring to FIG. 4A, an example of an interface for reporting displayed on the display unit 330 of the terminal 300 is shown. UIs 511, 531, 551, and 571 indicating the organs 510, 530, 550, and 570 may be displayed on the display unit 330. For example, a UI 511 representing a police station, a UI 531 representing a fire station, a UI 551 representing a ward office, a UI 571 representing a road construction, and the like may be listed. The UI of these organizations is just an example, and various reporting agencies can be added as needed.

The UIs 511, 531, 551, and 571 should be displayed so that the user can immediately recognize the institution. The UIs 511, 531, 551, and 571 may include icons, widgets, and thumbnails. When the UIs 511, 531, 551, and 571 of the organizations are displayed so that they can be immediately recognized, when the user is in an emergency such as a crime report or a fire report, There will be. Also, in case of facility malfunction, management report, etc., the user may be able to present accurate reporting organization when the user does not know where to report.

For example, in the case of a UI 511 representing a police station, a 112 mark, a police mark, a police car, etc. may be displayed so that the user can immediately recognize that the police station. Similarly, in the case of the UI 531 representing the fire station, a display 119, a fire (flame) display, a fire truck, and the like may be displayed so that the user can immediately recognize that the fire station is a fire station.

When the user immediately recognizes and selects an institution to which he or she wants to report from among the institutions 510, 530, 550, and 570 displayed on the display unit 330, a reporting means with that institution is provided immediately. The selection of the user may be a touch applied to the display unit 330 or a separate input unit.

Referring to FIG. 4 (b), when the user selects the UI 511 indicating the police station for reporting a crime, the URL 513 for reporting to the police station is directly displayed on the site. Accordingly, the user can immediately report by using the interface for reporting.

The reporting means may be not only the URL of the reporting agency but also the telephone number, text, email, and SNS of each reporting agency. The interface may provide selection means so that the user can select each reporting means.

As described above, according to the reporting system using NFC and the NFC tag, provision of an interface for reporting and notification means to a relevant agency are provided at once, by using only one tag of the terminal and the NFC tag. Especially, if the user 's psychological state is unstable in an emergency such as crime and fire, it can be useful. In addition, since the NFC tag or the location information of the terminal is automatically notified to the relevant institution, the user can quickly and accurately report the information without having to explain the reporting location to the relevant institution.

5 is a flowchart of a reporting method using NFC according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The reporting method using the NFC according to the present embodiment can be carried out in substantially the same configuration as the reporting system 10 using the NFC shown in FIG. 1 and the NFC tag 100 shown in FIG. Therefore, the same components as those of the reporting system 10 using the NFC shown in Fig. 1 and the NFC tag 100 shown in Fig. 2 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and repeated descriptions are omitted.

Referring to FIG. 5, the user brings the terminal 300 close to the NFC tag 100 (step S11). The NFC tag 100 recognizing the access of the terminal 300 executes a designated command (step S12). Accordingly, the NFC tag 100 provides an interface for reporting to the terminal 300 (step S13).

If the interface for reporting is displayed on the terminal 300, the user can select an agency to report (step S14), and can also select a reporting means (step S15). When the NFC tag 100 is notified of the location information of the terminal 300 or the location of the terminal 300 through the terminal 300 in step S16, Information can be notified (step S17). Alternatively, the NFC tag 100 may cause the terminal 300 to notify the corresponding institution 500 of its GPS information (step S18).

Accordingly, the organ 500 can quickly and accurately grasp the incident and location information of each event, and can promptly deal with it (step S19).

The reporting system using NFC according to the present invention can be used in various fields such as department stores, schools, subways, buses, airplanes, and ships as well as public facilities because it can cope with urgent situations quickly and accurately.

1: Report system using NFC 100:
110: NFC unit 130:
150: location notification unit 300: terminal
310: NFC unit 330: Display unit
350: communication unit 500:
UI: 511, 531, 551, 571

Claims (11)

A near field communication (NFC) tag installed in a public place and providing an interface for reporting to the terminal when the terminal accesses the terminal; And
And a terminal that supports NFC and directly communicates with the relevant institution through the interface.
The method according to claim 1,
And the NFC tag automatically notifies its location information or location information of the terminal to the corresponding institution.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the terminal is provided with an application interlocked with the interface provided by the NFC tag.
The method according to claim 1,
And the terminal notifies the corresponding institution of its GPS (Global Positioning System) information to the notification system using NFC.
An NFC unit supporting near field communication (NFC);
A reporting interface providing unit for providing an interface for reporting to the terminal when the terminal accesses; And
And a location notification unit for notifying the location information of the terminal or the location information of the terminal to the corresponding institution communicating with the terminal.
6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the location information is information of at least one of GPS (Global Positioning System) information of the NFC tag, identification information of the NFC tag, and GPS information of the terminal.
6. The method of claim 5,
The interface for reporting includes an NFC tag that provides a site URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of each reporting organization.
6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the interface for reporting provides at least one of a telephone number, a text, an email and an SNS of each reporting organization.
Providing an interface for reporting to the terminal when the terminal accesses the NFC tag; And
And notifying the location information of the NFC tag or the location information of the terminal to an organization that communicates with the terminal when it is detected that the terminal is communicating with the institution.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein providing an interface for reporting to the terminal comprises:
A notification method using NFC that provides a site URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of each reporting organization or provides at least one of a telephone number, a text, an e-mail, and an SNS of each reporting organization.
[19] The method of claim 19, wherein the step of notifying the location information of the NFC tag or the location information of the terminal to a local authority communicating with the terminal comprises:
(GPS) information of the NFC tag, identification information of the NFC tag, and GPS information of the terminal.

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