KR20170002847U - A protective sleeve - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an electronic device comprising a main body (2) having a groove for receiving an electronic device (3); A circuit board (8) embedded in the body (2) and having one or more input and / or output ports; A connector tab extending into said groove for connection to a socket connector of the electronic device (3); And means (4) for retrieving human biometric information; When the electronic device 3 is attached to the connector tab and is seated in the groove, the biometric information retrieval means 4 and the connector tab are connected to the circuit 3 for establishing a communication link between the biometric recognition means 4 and the electronic device 3. [ Discloses a protective sleeve (1) for an electronic device connected to the input and / or output port of a substrate (8).

Description

{A PROTECTIVE SLEEVE}

The present invention relates to electronic devices. More particularly, the present invention relates to a protective sleeve for an electronic device.

As technology advances, bank salespeople meet with customers in their homes, or in public places such as shopping complexes, shopping centers, shops, mass transit stations, and help their customers apply for bank cards or bank accounts. It became possible to travel on business. Such a process typically requires a computing device, a portable biometric device, and a card reader to identify and query the customer's identity.

There are several patented technologies as prior art related to the above-mentioned systems. Among the portable computer systems having wireless communication functions and global positioning functions, there is US20080004039A1. This patent discloses a portable computer system that includes a wireless localization function and a processor coupled to the wireless module and a global positioning unit coupled to the processor and wireless module. The wireless module can communicate with the wireless network through a wireless connection. The global positioning unit may be configured to receive geographic location information and to determine a current geographic location of the portable computer system based on the received geographic location information. The processor may execute system software that may be configured to relocate security and authentication settings and system deployment settings, such as system clock settings as a result of changes in current geographical location information. An authenticated administrator level user may also send one or more commands to the wireless module.

Another portable mobile device and system with a USB hard drive and an optional biometric scanner is disclosed in US20130167226A1. This patent discloses a portable portable communication device, such as a mobile phone and / or a smart phone, having an attachable USB drive and, optionally, a biometric scanner and / or an electronic release mechanism and / or circuitry. The communication device includes a housing, a central processing unit (CPU) within the housing, and a universal serial bus (USB) hard drive in electrical communication with the memory controller. The USB hard drive has an outer surface or casing that can be integrated or integrated with the housing. The USB device may also include a USB interface, a hard drive communicating through the USB interface, and a biometric sensor. The biometric sensor establishes or authorizes electronic communication between the hard drive and the USB interface when the biometric data obtained with the biometric sensor matches the data stored in the hard drive.

A major drawback of these portable systems is that they can cause technical problems when the user assembles these portable parts. In addition, the user may not be able to bring in one of these portable components, which may cause the application procedure to be delayed. Accordingly, there is a need for a prior art system that tries to solve these problems by integrating these necessary equipment into one, and the present invention provides such a device and its system.

The present invention relates to a body having a groove for receiving an electronic device; A circuit board embedded in the body and having one or more input and / or output ports; A connector tab extending into said groove for connection to a socket connector of an electronic device; And means for retrieving human biometric information; When the electronic device is attached to the connector tab and is seated in the groove, the biometric information retrieval means and the connector tab are connected to the input and / or output ports of the circuit board for establishing a communication link between the biometric search means and the electronic device A protective sleeve for an electronic device is provided. The electronic device may be any suitable device capable of processing and transferring data, such as a personal digital assistant (PDA), a smartphone, a tablet, a laptop, a netbook, phablets, phoblets, iPad, Lt; / RTI >

In one embodiment of the present invention, the protective sleeve further comprises a socket for receiving the card, the socket being coupled to the card reader to retrieve information stored in the card. Preferably, the card reader is connected to the input and / or output ports of the circuit board so that a communication link between the card reader and the electronic device can be established. Optionally, the card reader may be embedded in the body for retrieving information from the RFID card in a wireless manner.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the protective sleeve further comprises at least one external connector for connection with one or more external electronic devices. Preferably, at least one external connector is connected to the input and / or output ports of the circuit board so that a communication link between the external electronic device and the electronic device of the present invention can be established.

Advantageously, the biometric search means can be a fingerprint device, an iris device, a speech recognition device, a facial recognition device, a long-range recognition (palmprint recognition) device, a finger vein recognition device, a palmprint recognition device, or a combination thereof.

Advantageously, the external electronic device is a SIM card reader, a passport reader, a printer, a scanner, a cash or card dispenser, a card reader, a PIN encryptor, a kiosk terminal, a check dispenser, a check scanner, , Or a combination thereof.

Advantageously, the circuit board comprises an electronic device communication module for establishing signal transmission between the electronic device and the circuit board, a biometric reading module for establishing signal transmission between the biometric information retrieval means and the circuit board, A card reading module for establishing signal transmission between the reader and the circuit board and a microcontroller coupled with an external reading module for establishing signal transmission between the external electronic device and the circuit board. Also, the circuit board can be supplied with power by an external power source. Optionally, the circuit board may be powered by an internal power source that is rechargeable through an external power connector.

According to the present invention, at least one of the above-described objects can be attained, in whole or in part, and an embodiment of the present invention relates to an electronic device connected to a communication network and attached to a protective sleeve as described above; A server for communicating with an electronic device configured to obtain an individual's biometric information from the electronic device, authenticate the individual via the obtained biometric information, and transmit the feedback signal to the electronic device; . Optionally, the server may be configured to transmit the associated biometric information of an individual to an electronic device for authentication and inquiry. In addition, the retrieved biometric information can be directly compared with the information stored on the card.

It will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art that the present invention can be adapted not only to the foregoing, but also to accomplish the purpose inherent therein and to achieve the ends and advantages thereof. The embodiments described herein are not intended as limitations on the scope of the present invention.

For the purpose of facilitating understanding of the present invention, the preferred embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings in view of the considerations to be considered in connection with the following technical contents, and the present invention, its constitution and operation, .
Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating a protective sleeve embodying the basic features of the present invention.
Figure 2 is another perspective view showing the protective sleeve.
Figure 3 is a schematic block diagram showing the connection between the electronic components of the protective sleeve.
4 is a schematic block diagram showing the microcontroller of the protective sleeve.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings for illustrative purposes only.

1 and 2, the protective sleeve 1 shown includes a substantially rectangular main body 2 having a groove for receiving the electronic device 3, a fingerprint embedded on the main body 2, A socket 5 extending inwardly from the bottom side of the body 2 so as to allow the card to be inserted and having an integrated card reader for retrieving information from the card, An external socket connector 6 for receiving data, and a power socket 7 for accommodating a power adapter for an external power source. Preferably, the card is a Personal Identity Card.

The personal identification card may be any type of electronic card embedded with any suitable ID card technology to store personal information and be readable by a card reader. It should be noted that the communication between the personal identification card and the card reader may be established via wireless communication if the personal identification card is embedded with appropriate means for establishing RFID technology or other wireless communication conditions. The electronic device 3 is a suitable means for processing a portable data terminal (PDA), a smart phone, a tablet, a laptop, a netbook, a tablet, a tablet, an iPad or other data and performing data transmission. Further, the fingerprint sensor may be replaced with an iris recognition device, a speech recognition device, a facial recognition device, a long-range recognition (palmprint recognition) device, a finger vein recognition device, a palm recognition device, or a combination thereof.

3, the protective sleeve 1 comprises a circuit board 8 embedded in its body 2, which is connected to the circuit board 8 by means of which the electronic device 3 is connected to the circuit board 8 An electronic device USB communication layer 10 for enabling the personal computer 10 to communicate with the personal computer 10 and a microcontroller 9, a personal identification card reader 5 and a fingerprint sensor 4 and other external electronic devices 13 At least one universal asynchronous receiver and / or transmitter (UART) communication layer (not shown) connecting a reader, printer, scanner, cash or card dispenser, card landing gear, PIN cipher, kiosk terminal, check dispenser, check scanner, 11, and a charging circuit 12 for supplying electric power. When the electronic device 3 is an iPad, the iPad device 3 itself can function as a second power source since the nature of the iPad USB connector 10 can transmit power. The present invention also relates to a system and method for controlling an ATM system, such as an Internet banking system, a virtual banking system, a virtual window system, a mobile sales system, an ATM machine, a cash deposit machine, a data acquisition system, a card dispenser, a check collector, A bill payment system, a point delivery system, and the like.

Preferably, the microcontroller 9 comprises a microchip that processes all communication messages. The microchip has four UARTs, the first three UARTs being directly linked to the communication layer 11, and the fourth UART being linked to the multiplexer so that another four UARTs can be provided on the circuit board 8. [ The first three UARTs perform the functions of data transmission, data reception, erasure for transmission, and transmission request, while the other four UARTs only perform functions of data transmission and data reception. The UART communication layer 11 is designed such that multiple external electronic devices 13 can be plugged in. The total number of external electronic devices that can be connected to the circuit board 8 is limited by the total number of UARTs of the microcontroller 9. [ However, by connecting the additional microcontroller 9, the total number of UARTs can be increased.

4, the microcontroller 9 includes an electronic device connection module 14, a biometric reading module 15, a card reading module 16, a routing module 17, a battery module 18, A connection module 19 is provided. When the instruction is initiated by the electronic device 3, the electronic device connection module 14 responds and parses the message, and in response to the instruction, performs microcontroller setting processing, routing processing, card reading processing, And performs read processing.

If the instruction is to perform card reading processing or biometric reading processing, the microcontroller 9 operates the fingerprint device 4 or the card reader 5. Once the fingerprint device 4 or the card reader 5 has retrieved the information, the retrieved information is returned to the electronic device 3 through the modules. The transmission of all data is governed by the routing protocol of the routing module 17.

The battery module 18 is configured to manage power distribution of a power source, preferably a battery that can be charged through the power socket 7. [ This may be used to monitor battery status and battery power level.

In operation, the user first starts the operation of the fingerprint device 4 and the personal identification card device 5 via the electronic device 3. [ When the biometric information and the identification information are retrieved, the retrieved information is transmitted to the electronic device 3 through the circuit board 8. When the electronic device 3 is connected to the Internet, the information can be sent to the server for authentication and inquiry purposes. The server can further send a feedback message to the electronic device 3. [ Instead of uploading the retrieved information, the electronic device may download related information to perform a local authentication or query. Optionally, the electronic device 3 can directly compare the retrieved biometric information with information retrieved from the user ' s personal identification card.

The disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference to the appended claims and the foregoing description. Although the present invention has been described in its preferred form with a certain degree of particularity, the present disclosure of the preferred embodiment is illustrative only and modifications in the details of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts thereof are within the scope of the present invention. It can be seen that this is possible without departing from the scope.

Claims (15)

A main body (2) having a groove for receiving the electronic device (3);
A circuit board (8) embedded in the body (2) and having one or more input and / or output ports;
A connector tab extending into said groove for contacting a socket connector of the electronic device (3); And
Means for retrieving human biometric information (4);
When the electronic device 3 is attached to the connector tab and is seated in the groove, the biometric information retrieval means 4 and the connector tab 4 for establishing a communication link between the biometric recognition means 4 and the electronic device 3 Connected to the input and / or output ports of the circuit board 8,
Protective sleeves for electronic devices (1).
The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a socket (5) for receiving a card, said socket (5) being associated with a card reader for retrieving information stored in the card.
3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
Further comprising a card reader embedded in the body (2) for non-contact retrieval of information from the RFID card.
The method according to claim 2 or 3,
Wherein the card reader is connected to the input and / or output port of the circuit board (8), so that a communication link can be established between the card reader and the electronic device (3).
5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
Further comprising at least one external connector (6) for connecting with one or more external electronic devices (13).
6. The method of claim 5,
At least one external connector 6 is connected to the input and / or output port of the circuit board 8 so that a communication link can be established between the external electronic device 13 and the electronic device 3, One).
7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
The biometric search means 4 may be any one of a fingerprint recognition device, an iris recognition device, a speech recognition device, a facial recognition device, a long palmprint recognition device, a finger vein recognition device, a palmprint recognition device, The sleeve (1).
8. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
The external electronic device may be a SIM card reader, a passport reader, a printer, a scanner, a cash or card dispenser, a card reader, a PIN encryptor, a kiosk terminal, a check dispenser, a check scanner, A protective sleeve (1), in any combination.
9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8,
The circuit board 8 includes a microcontroller 9, and the microcontroller 9,
An electronic device communication module 14 for establishing signal transmission between the electronic device 3 and the circuit board 8,
A biometric reading module 15 for establishing signal transmission between the biometric information searching means 4 and the circuit board 8,
A card reading module 16 for establishing signal transmission between the card reader and the circuit board 8,
An external reading module 19 for establishing signal transmission between the external electronic device 13 and the circuit board 8,
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Protective Sleeve (1).
10. The method of claim 9,
The circuit board (8) is powered by an external power source via an external power connector (7).
10. The method of claim 9,
The circuit board (8) is powered by an internal power source that is chargeable through an external power connector (7).
11. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 10,
The electronic device 3 can be a personal digital assistant (PDA), a smart phone, a tablet, a laptop, a netbook, phablets, phoblets, an iPad, A protective sleeve (1), which is a suitable means of doing so.
An electronic device (3) connected to a communication network and attached to a protective sleeve (1) as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 11; And
Communicating with an electronic device (3) configured to acquire biometric information of an individual from an electronic device (3), authenticate the individual via the obtained biometric information, and to transmit a feedback signal to the electronic device (3) server;
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Electronic systems for personal authentication.
An electronic device (3) connected to a communication network and attached to a protective sleeve (1) as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 11; And
A server for communicating with the electronic device (3), configured to transmit biometric information of an individual to the electronic device (3) for authentication and inquiry;
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Electronic systems for personal authentication.
An electronic device (1) attached to a protective sleeve (1) as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 11, configured to authenticate and / or query an individual by comparing the retrieved biometric information with information stored on the card 3). ≪ / RTI >

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