KR20170029728A - Close Range Device for Broadcasting One-Way Radio Frequency Signal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a short-distance device for multi-transmitting a unidirectional radio signal. Provided is the short-distance device comprising: a power supply unit which is supplied with external power; a power conversion unit which converts the external power into designated power; a power charging unit which changes charging power through the converted power; and a chip module which comprises a signal transmission unit configured to send a unidirectional radio signal without specifying a separate receiving side and a transmission control unit configured to perform control so that a unidirectional radio signal having low output signal intensity and a unidirectional radio signal having high output signal intensity amplified to designated signal intensity are multi-transmitted when the unidirectional wireless signal is transmitted by using the external power.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a short range device for broadcasting a one-way radio signal,

A short-range device equipped with a chip module for transmitting a unidirectional radio signal using an external power source supplied from the outside and a recharged power source inside the unidirectional wireless signal, Unidirectional radio signals having a high output signal strength amplified with a radio signal and a designated signal strength are multiplexed and transmitted.

Since the Bluetooth version 4.0 released in June 2010, Bluetooth Smart has been transmitting beacon signals without specifying the receiver side in BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy). The recently released smartphone can recognize the beacon signal from Android 4.3 or later, and the iPhone can recognize the beacon signal after iOS5.

When a beacon signal is transmitted from a local device existing in the driver's vehicle by providing a near device equipped with a chip module having such a beacon signal function to the vehicle driver, And receives various services related to the boarding of the vehicle.

However, since the beacon is basically set to operate in the BLE mode, when the near device exists in the vehicle, the beacon signal inside the vehicle is transmitted to the designated service outside the vehicle by the radio signal interference material such as metal material or glass material of the vehicle body It is difficult to send it to the location.

Even if the beacon signal is transmitted to a designated service location outside the vehicle, it is practically impossible to know when a user having a smartphone that receives a beacon signal transmitted from a near device in the vehicle knows when to board the vehicle .

In order to solve the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a short-range device equipped with a chip module for transmitting a unidirectional radio signal using an external power source supplied from the outside and a recharged power source, Unidirectional radio signals are transmitted to a unidirectional radio signal with a low output signal strength and a unidirectional radio signal with a high output signal strength amplified with a designated signal strength, thereby transmitting a unidirectional radio signal through a unidirectional radio signal with a high output signal strength And a short range device for multiplexing and transmitting a unidirectional radio signal for determining a positional relationship between a user and a local device through a unidirectional radio signal having a low output signal strength.

A short range device for multiplexing and transmitting a unidirectional radio signal according to the present invention includes a power supply unit that is supplied with external power, a power conversion unit that converts the external power into a designated power source, and a power source A signal transmitting unit for transmitting a uni-directional radio signal having a low output signal strength and an unidirectional radio signal having a predetermined signal strength when the unidirectional radio signal is transmitted using the external power source; And a transmission control section for controlling the transmission of a unidirectional radio signal having a high output signal strength.

According to the present invention, when the unidirectional wireless signal is transmitted through the charging power source, the dispatch control unit may control to transmit a unidirectional wireless signal having a low output signal strength. Meanwhile, the low output signal strength may include a signal strength set to output a unidirectional radio signal in a LE (Low Energy) state of the chip module. On the other hand, the low output signal strength may include a signal strength that can not transmit the radio signal interference material provided in the space provided with the short range device.

According to the present invention, the unidirectional wireless signal includes a Bluetooth based beacon signal, and the low output signal strength may include a signal strength set to transmit a beacon signal in a Bluetooth low energy (BLE) state.

According to the present invention, the high output signal strength may include signal strength amplified to transmit a radio signal interference material provided in the space provided with the short range device.

According to the present invention, the dispatch control unit may control the unidirectional radio signal of the low output signal strength and the unidirectional radio signal of the high output signal strength to be multiplexed and transmitted in a time division manner.

According to the present invention, the chip module may further include a signal control unit for separately controlling the unidirectional radio signal of the low output signal strength and the unidirectional radio signal of the high output signal strength when the unidirectional radio signal is transmitted using the external power source have.

According to the present invention, the chip module may further include a communication identifying unit for performing a procedure for identifying a user wireless terminal through bidirectional local area communication.

According to the present invention, the chip module has bidirectional local communication function together with the unidirectional radio signal transmission function, and can perform bi-directional short distance communication with the owner terminal's own wireless terminal. Meanwhile, the bidirectional local area communication includes pairing-based Bluetooth communication, and the unidirectional radio signal may include a Bluetooth-based beacon signal. Meanwhile, the bidirectional local area communication may include USB (Universal Serial Bus) communication based on a cable connection, and the unidirectional wireless signal may include a Bluetooth based beacon signal. Meanwhile, the dispatch control unit may control the unidirectional radio signal of the low output signal strength and the unidirectional radio signal of the high output signal strength to be multiplexed, in cooperation with the owner's wireless terminal performing bi-directional short distance communication with the chip module.

According to the present invention, the short range device further includes a connector unit for processing a cable connection with a wireless terminal of an owner possessing the short range device, wherein the chip module is capable of performing USB communication with the wireless terminal of the owner cable- And may further include a USB communication unit for processing the data.

According to the present invention, the short range device may further include a connector unit for applying the converted power to the outside. The near device may further include an operation unit for operating the operation of the chip module. Meanwhile, the near device may include a cigar jack device inserted into a cigar jack insertion port of a vehicle.

According to the present invention, a unidirectional radio signal of a low output signal strength and a unidirectional radio signal of a high output signal strength are multiplexed and transmitted in a chip module of a short range device to transmit a unidirectional radio signal to a designated service position, There is an advantage that the positional relationship between the user and the local device is automatically determined.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a system configuration for operating a short-range device for multiplexing and transmitting a low-power and high-power unidirectional radio signal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram showing a functional configuration of a short range device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a diagram showing a functional configuration of a wireless terminal of an owner possessing a short range device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an operation procedure of a short range device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a diagram illustrating a bidirectional short-range communication connection procedure between a near device and an owner's wireless terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a diagram illustrating a process of controlling the operation of a short-range device through bidirectional short-range communication according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The operation principle of the preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and description. It should be understood, however, that the drawings and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention, and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.

In other words, the following embodiments correspond to the preferred embodiment of the preferred embodiment of the present invention. In the following embodiments, a specific configuration (or step) is omitted, or a specific configuration (or step) (Or steps), or an embodiment that incorporates functions implemented in more than one configuration (or step) into any one configuration (or step), a particular configuration (or step) It will be apparent that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described below. Therefore, it should be clearly stated that various embodiments corresponding to subsets or combinations based on the following embodiments can be subdivided based on the filing date of the present invention.

In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear. The terms used below are defined in consideration of the functions of the present invention, which may vary depending on the user, intention or custom of the operator. Therefore, the definition should be based on the contents throughout the present invention.

As a result, the technical idea of the present invention is determined by the claims, and the following embodiments are merely means for effectively explaining the technical idea of the present invention to a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs Only.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a system configuration for operating a short range device 200 for multiplexing and transmitting a low power and a high power unidirectional radio signal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a block diagram of a short range device 200 equipped with a chip module 230 for transmitting a unidirectional radio signal using an external power source supplied from the outside and a recharged power source charged inside thereof, A signal receiving apparatus for receiving a unidirectional radio signal having a low output signal strength and a unidirectional radio signal having a high output signal strength amplified with a designated signal strength to transmit the radio signal and transmitting the unidirectional radio signal to the near device 200, It will be understood by those skilled in the art that reference to and / or modification of the drawings may be made by various embodiments of the system, , Some components omitted, or subdivided, or combined) It is made, including any exemplary way in which the inference, to which the technical feature that is not limited to the exemplary method shown in the figure 1.

The system of the present invention includes a near device 200 owned by an owner having a chip module 230 having at least a function of transmitting a unidirectional radio signal and a local device 200 having the chip module 230 mounted thereon Communicates with the owner's wireless terminal (300) via a designated path for receiving a unidirectional wireless signal transmitted from the owner's owned wireless terminal (300) and the owner's local device (200) And an operation server (100) for communicating with a signal receiving device for receiving a unidirectional radio signal transmitted from the chip module (230) of the near device (200). The operating server 100 may be implemented as at least one server or a combination of two or more servers, and the present invention is not limited by the manner in which the operating server 100 is implemented. When the operating server 100 is implemented in the form of a combination of two or more servers, each server may be a server operated by two or more operators connected to each other, and thus the present invention is not limited thereto.

The short range device 200 is a general term for a device equipped with a chip module 230 having a function of transmitting a unidirectional radio signal to an unspecified target without specifying an object to receive the radio signal. Preferably, the short range device 200 The chip module 230 of the mobile terminal 300 is provided with the unidirectional radio signal transmitting function and the bidirectional local communication function for processing bidirectional local area communication with the owner's own mobile terminal 300 possessing the local device 200 desirable.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the short range device 200 may include a cigar jack device inserted into a cigar jack inlet of a vehicle. However, the near device 200 of the present invention is not limited to the cigar jack device, but may include various devices according to the intent of the person skilled in the art, and the present invention is not limited by the type of the near device 200.

The chip module 230 of the short range device 200 basically has a function of transmitting a unidirectional radio signal to an unspecified target and selectively uses any one of a power source charged in the inside and an external power source supplied from the outside Directional radio signal can be transmitted.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 can transmit a unidirectional wireless signal through the charging power source. In this case, the chip module 230 can transmit a unidirectional The wireless signal can be transmitted. Here, the low output signal strength may include a signal strength set for transmitting the unidirectional radio signal in the LE (Low Energy) state of the chip module 230. Preferably, the low output signal strength includes a signal strength that can not transmit the radio signal interference material provided in the space provided with the short range device 200.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 can transmit a unidirectional wireless signal using the external power source. In this case, It is possible to multiplex a unidirectional radio signal and a unidirectional radio signal having a high output signal strength amplified with a designated signal strength. Preferably, the high output signal strength includes a signal strength amplified to transmit a radio signal interference material provided in a space provided with the short range device 200.

Meanwhile, the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 identifies the wireless terminal 300 of the owner who owns the short range device 200 together with the function of transmitting the unidirectional wireless signal, And two-way short distance communication with the base station. Since the unidirectional radio signal of the chip module 230 is transmitted without specifying an object, the unidirectional radio signal of the unidirectional radio signal is not received by the owner's wireless terminal 300 but is present within a reception range of the unidirectional radio signal Or at least one signal receiving device for receiving the signal. For example, the signal receiving apparatus includes a separate user-owned wireless terminal for receiving the unidirectional wireless signal.

The chip module 230 of the short range device 200 may transmit a Bluetooth based unidirectional wireless signal (e.g., a Bluetooth-based beacon signal) Way short range wireless communication with the owner's wireless terminal 300 by identifying or pairing the owner's wireless terminal 300 possessing the short range device 200 Way two-way communication function. In this case, the low output signal strength may include a signal strength set for transmitting a beacon signal in a Bluetooth low energy (BLE) state.

According to the second embodiment of the present invention, the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 transmits a unidirectional wireless signal for transmitting a Bluetooth-based unidirectional wireless signal (for example, a Bluetooth-based beacon signal) Directional short-range communication function for processing bidirectional short-range cable communication based on USB (Universal Serial Bus), which is connected to the wireless terminal 300 of the owner who owns the short range device 200 . In this case, the low output signal strength may include a signal strength set for transmitting a beacon signal in a Bluetooth low energy (BLE) state.

It should be noted that the bidirectional local communication function and the unidirectional radio signal transmission function of the chip module 230 mounted in the short range device 200 of the present invention are not limited to the above embodiments. Direction bi-directional communication function of the chip module 230 may establish a direct communication session with the owner's wireless terminal 300 located at a nearby location so that bi-directional data communication can be performed, and the unidirectional wireless signal of the chip module 230 It may be a wireless signal that can be reached to the various signal receiving apparatuses located in the vicinity of the wireless terminal 300 of the owner located at a close distance without specifying the wireless terminal 300. [ That is, the bi-directional short-range communication function and the unidirectional radio signal transmission function implemented in the chip module 230 of the present invention are not limited by a specific communication standard or signal standard. Even if any method is adopted, It is clear that it belongs to the scope of the right.

The short-range wireless signal transmitted from the chip module 230 of the short-range wireless device 200 is received / recognized by various signal receiving devices accessed by the owner, do.

According to the first unidirectional radio signal transmission embodiment of the present invention, the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 transmits a unidirectional radio signal including a unique code unique to the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 Can be transmitted.

The chip module 230 of the short range device 200 transmits a unique code stored in the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 and the unique code stored in the short range device 200 Way wireless signal including the authentication code generated by the chip module 230 of the mobile communication terminal 100. [ The authentication code generated by the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 is transmitted to the short range device 200 through information provided in the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 and information dynamically determined by the chip module 230, A disposable code dynamically generated by using one or more pieces of information provided from a program of the owner's wireless terminal 300 through a communication as a seed, information on the chip module 230 of the short- A password decrypted by the operating server 100 so that one or more pieces of information dynamically determined in the module 230 and information provided from the program of the owner's wireless terminal 300 through bidirectional local area communication are encrypted so as to be decryptable, The information provided in the chip module 230 and the information dynamically determined in the chip module 230 may be transmitted through bidirectional local area communication using the certificate provided in the chip module 230 of the device 200 At least one information among the information received from the program of the wireless terminal 300 of the owner may include at least one code of the electronic signature A signature code.

The chip module 230 of the short range device 200 transmits a unique code unique to the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 and the unique code stored in the short range device 200 Directional radio signal including the authentication code provided from the owner's wireless terminal 300 that performs bi-directional short distance communication with the chip module 230 of the wireless terminal 300. [ Here, the authentication code provided from the owner's wireless terminal 300 may be generated by a random number code generated by the program of the owner's wireless terminal 300, a random number generated dynamically through a seed specified by the program of the owner's wireless terminal 300 A signature code generated by digitally signing the information designated through the certificate specified by the program of the owner's wireless terminal 300, a random number generated by the designated operation server 100 and provided to the program of the owner's wireless terminal 300, The code is generated by dynamically generating a code through a designated seed in the designated operating server 100 and digitally signing the designated information through a designated certificate in the designated operating server 100 by a random number code provided to the program of the owner's wireless terminal 300 May include at least one of the signature codes provided by the program of the owner's wireless terminal (300).

The chip module 230 of the short range device 200 may be connected to the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 by the owner's wireless terminal 300 And transmits the unidirectional radio signal including the inherent unique code provided by the base station. In this case, even if a unique code is stored in the chip module 230 of the short range device 200, the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 transmits a unique code provided by the owner's wireless terminal 300 Directional wireless signal including the one-way radio signal.

The chip module 230 of the short range device 200 may be connected to the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 by an owner's wireless terminal 300 And transmits the unidirectional radio signal including the unique code provided by the local device 200 and the authentication code generated by the chip module 230 of the local device 200. [ The authentication code generated by the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 is transmitted to the short range device 200 through information provided in the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 and information dynamically determined by the chip module 230, A disposable code dynamically generated by using one or more pieces of information provided from a program of the owner's wireless terminal 300 through a communication as a seed, information on the chip module 230 of the short- A password decrypted by the operating server 100 so that one or more pieces of information dynamically determined in the module 230 and information provided from the program of the owner's wireless terminal 300 through bidirectional local area communication are encrypted so as to be decryptable, The information provided in the chip module 230 and the information dynamically determined in the chip module 230 may be transmitted through bidirectional local area communication using the certificate provided in the chip module 230 of the device 200 At least one information among the information received from the program of the wireless terminal 300 of the owner may include at least one code of the electronic signature A signature code.

The chip module 230 of the short range device 200 may be connected to the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 by the owner's wireless terminal 300 Directional radio signal including the unique code provided by the wireless device 300 and the authentication code provided from the wireless terminal 300 of the owner who performs bi-directional short distance communication with the chip module 230 of the short range device 200. [ Here, the authentication code provided from the owner's wireless terminal 300 may be generated by a random number code generated by the program of the owner's wireless terminal 300, a random number generated dynamically through a seed specified by the program of the owner's wireless terminal 300 A signature code generated by digitally signing the information designated through the certificate specified by the program of the owner's wireless terminal 300, a random number generated by the designated operation server 100 and provided to the program of the owner's wireless terminal 300, The code is generated by dynamically generating a code through a designated seed in the designated operating server 100 and digitally signing the designated information through a designated certificate in the designated operating server 100 by a random number code provided to the program of the owner's wireless terminal 300 May include at least one of the signature codes provided by the program of the owner's wireless terminal (300).

According to the seventh unidirectional radio signal transmission embodiment of the present invention, the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 may be configured to partially or at least select one or more of the first to sixth unidirectional radio signal transmission embodiments It is possible to transmit a unique code and / or an authentication code in a unidirectional radio signal to the mobile terminal, and the present invention clearly encompasses all embodiments that can be derived by modifying the embodiment as a scope of right.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the short range device 200 may include a cigar jack device that can be inserted into a cigar jack inlet of a vehicle operated by the owner. In this case, the cigar jack device moves together with the owner (or the vehicle) in a state where the cigar jack device is inserted into the cigar jack insertion port of the vehicle operated by the owner, and the unidirectional radio signal transmitted from the chip module 230 of the cigar jack device To the various signal receiving apparatuses which are within the effective range of the unidirectional radio signal. However, the embodiment implementing the local device 200 of the present invention is not limited to the cigar jack device, and the present invention can be implemented by any device as long as it is movable with the owner and has a unidirectional radio signal transmission function . Hereinafter, the technical features of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to an embodiment in which the short range device 200 is a cigar jack device.

The owner's wireless terminal 300 is a collective term for a wireless communication device used by an owner who owns the short range device 200 and preferably has a network communication function for connecting to a designated communication network. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the wireless terminal 300 includes a bidirectional local communication function for processing at least one bi-directional data communication with the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 and / And a unidirectional radio signal receiving function for receiving a unidirectional radio signal transmitted from the chip module 230 of the base station. For example, the owner's wireless terminal 300 may include at least one owner-owned (or owned) mobile phone, smart phone, tablet PC, etc. having the network communication function, the bi- directional local communication function and the unidirectional wireless signal receiving function can do.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the owner's wireless terminal 300 can communicate with the designated operation server 100 using the network communication function of the wireless terminal 300 (for example, the operation server 100 via the communication network) And communicates with the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 by using the bi-directional short distance communication function of the wireless terminal 300 A program code for performing a bidirectional data communication procedure and performing a procedure for recognizing a unidirectional wireless signal transmitted from the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 using the unidirectional wireless signal reception function of the wireless terminal 300 The included program is run.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the program of the owner's wireless terminal 300 is transmitted to the designated operating server 100 using the network communication function of the wireless terminal 300, And can register unique code for unique identification of the wireless terminal 300 (or the program of the wireless terminal 300) owned by the owner who owns the local device 200, (100) can store the unique code and unique information by mapping. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the program of the wireless terminal 300 may register owner information of the owner of the local device 200 (or the wireless terminal 300) with the operation server 100, The server 100 may store the owner information by mapping the owner information to the unique code and / or unique information.

2 is a diagram showing a functional configuration of a short range device 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 shows a functional configuration of a short range device 200 equipped with a chip module 230 having a unidirectional radio signal transmitting function and a bidirectional short distance communication function. In this case, Those skilled in the art will be able to refer to and / or modify the FIG. 2 to infer various implementations of the configuration of the short range device 200 (e.g., some configuration portions omitted, or fragmented, or combined) However, the present invention is not limited to the technical features of the present invention.

The near device 200 of the present invention is manufactured by incorporating a chip module 230 having a unidirectional radio signal transmitting function and a bidirectional local communication function. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the short range device 200 includes a terminal for receiving external power, a power supply unit 205 for receiving external power through the terminal, a power conversion unit for converting the supplied external power into a designated power source, A power source charging unit 215 for charging the external power source, an operation unit 225 for operating the owner of the chip module 230, and a connector unit 220 for short- And may further include one configuration. For example, when the near-field device 200 is manufactured in the form of a cigar jack device inserted into a cigar jack insertion port of a vehicle, the power source supply unit 205 uses the terminal to insert the cigar jack device into the cigar- (For example, 12V DC power source) applied from a vehicle, and the power conversion unit 210 converts the vehicle power into a USB power (e.g., DC 5V) and / or an operating power of the chip module 230 And the power charging unit 215 charges the power supplied through the power supply unit 205 and / or the power converted through the power conversion unit 210. The charging power source charged in the power charging unit 215 can supply the operating power to the chip module 230 even when the cigar jack device is not inserted into the cigarette lighter socket of the vehicle or when the vehicle is turned off.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 can transmit a unidirectional radio signal using the charged power source charged through the power source charging unit 215. In this case, (230) can transmit a unidirectional radio signal with a designated low output signal strength. Here, the low output signal strength may include a signal strength set for transmitting the unidirectional radio signal in the LE (Low Energy) state of the chip module 230. Preferably, the low output signal strength includes a signal strength that can not transmit the radio signal interference material provided in the space provided with the short range device 200.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when the near field device 200 receives an external power source (e.g., vehicle power source) through the power source supply unit 205, the chip module 230 uses the external power source Directional wireless signal. In this case, the chip module 230 can multiplex a unidirectional wireless signal having a designated low output signal strength and a unidirectional wireless signal having a high output signal strength amplified with a designated signal intensity. Preferably, the high output signal strength includes a signal strength amplified to transmit a radio signal interference material provided in a space provided with the short range device 200. For example, when the near-field device 200 is manufactured in the form of a cigar jack device, the chip module 230 uses the vehicle power source in a state where the cigar jack device is inserted into the cigar jack insertion port of the vehicle, A unidirectional radio signal having a predetermined output signal strength and a unidirectional radio signal having a high output signal strength amplified with a designated signal strength can be multiplexed and the unidirectional radio signal transmitted with the high output signal strength can be transmitted through a metal material of the vehicle body or a window It is possible to overcome the signal disturbance caused by the material (in particular, the glass material with the ultraviolet ray shielding film) and to reach the specified short distance outside the vehicle. However, the signal strength of the unidirectional radio signal can be reduced by a certain amount even if the unidirectional radio signal overcomes the signal disturbance and reaches a specified short range.

The connector 220 of the short range device 200 may provide short-range cable communication between the chip module 230 and the owner's wireless terminal 300. When the short range device 200 is manufactured in the form of a cigar jack device, the connector unit 220 receives the power converted from the USB power through the power supply unit 210 through the power supply unit 205, As shown in FIG.

The operation unit 225 of the near device is collectively referred to as a component which is mounted on the short range device 200 and receives an owner operation for controlling the operation of the chip module 230. The operation unit 225 preferably includes at least one Switch or button. According to the embodiment of the present invention, it is preferable that the operation unit 225 can basically operate (or toggle) the operation of 'On' or 'Off', and further can input the owner operation of the predetermined operation pattern. For example, the operation unit 225 repeatedly performs an operation of 'On' or 'Off' for a preset time interval, or implements an operation of 'On' or 'Off' for a predetermined time interval or more, When the above switch / button is included, various operation patterns such as simultaneous operation of two or more switches / buttons or operation with a predetermined time difference can be implemented. The various operation patterns can control various operations of the chip module 230.

2, the chip module 230 includes a control unit 250 for controlling the operation of the chip module 230, and a control unit 250 for storing a data set (or program code) necessary for the operation of the chip module 230 An RF processor 245 for performing bidirectional short-range wireless communication and RF processing for transmitting a unidirectional radio signal, and an antenna unit for transmitting and receiving a radio frequency signal corresponding to the RF processing, And a USB communication unit 235 electrically connected to the connector unit 220 to process the bi-directional short-distance cable communication.

The chip module 230 may be manufactured in the form of a bidirectional short-range wireless communication to a PCB (Printed Circuit Board) and at least one SMD (Surface Mount Device) for transmitting a unidirectional wireless signal. 250, the memory unit 240, and the RF processing unit 245 may be implemented in the form of an integrated chip, an individual device mounted on a PCB, or a combination of integrated chips and devices. It is clear that the present invention is not limited by the manner in which the chip module 230 is implemented within the short range device 200.

The control unit 250 is a collective term for controlling the operation of the chip module 230. The control unit 250 includes at least one processor and an execution memory, BUS). According to the present invention, the control unit 250 loads at least one program code included in the chip module 230 into the execution memory through the processor, and outputs the result through at least one configuration And controls the operation of the chip module 230. [0035] Hereinafter, the program configuration implemented in the chip module 230 in the form of a program code will be described in the control unit 250 for convenience.

The memory unit 240 is a general term of a nonvolatile memory included in the chip module 230 and includes at least one program code executed through the controller 250 and at least one data set used by the program code And stores it. The memory unit 240 basically stores a system program code and a system data set corresponding to an operating system of the chip module 230 and at least one application program code and an application data set, The program code and data set are also stored in the memory unit 240.

According to the method of the present invention, the memory unit 240 may store the unique code before the near device 200 (or the chip module 230) is manufactured (or at the time of initial operation or before storing the unique code in the memory unit 240) The microprocessor 230 registers the unique code for the local device 200 (or the chip module 230) in the designated storage area.

The RF processor 245 is a generic term for performing RF processing (e.g., RF signal modulation) for broadcasting a unidirectional radio signal through the antenna unit and / or RF processing for bidirectional short-range wireless communication. For example, It is possible to perform a Bluetooth-based bidirectional short-range wireless communication function and RF processing for transmitting a Bluetooth-based unidirectional wireless signal. Here, the transmission of the unidirectional radio signal includes a radio signal to be transmitted without identifying or pairing the receiving side that receives the radio signal.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the chip module 230 can communicate with the wireless terminal 300 of the owner who owns the short range device 200 among the short range short range communication devices supporting the two-way short range wireless communication, And the RF processor 245 performs RF processing for bidirectional short-range wireless communication with the owner's wireless terminal 300. [

The USB communication unit 235 is electrically connected to a USB connector (for example, D + and / or D-) included in the connector unit 220 and is connected to an external wireless terminal 300 For example, it can handle bidirectional short-range cable communications with owner-owned mobile phones, smart phones, tablet PCs, and the like. The bidirectional short-range cable communication includes a USB communication function for transmitting and receiving a USB packet, and the external wireless terminal 300 connected to the connector 220 detects the chip module 230 and prepares for USB communication USB protocol functionality.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the USB communication unit 235 maintains a state of being electrically connected to the USB connector of the connector unit 220, but the bidirectional short-range cable communication function of the USB communication unit 235 Directional short-range cable communication with the wireless terminal 300 connected to the connector unit 220 when the bi-directional short-range cable communication function of the USB communication unit 235 is activated, Directional short-range cable communication function of the USB communication unit 235 is disabled, the bidirectional short-range cable communication may not be processed even if the wireless terminal 300 is connected to the connector unit 220. [

2, the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 includes a communication identification unit (not shown) for identifying the wireless terminal 300 of the owner who owns the short range device 200 using bidirectional short- And a short range wireless communication connection unit 260 for connecting bidirectional short range wireless communication with the wireless terminal 300 of the identified owner and connected to the connector unit 220 through the USB communication unit 235 And a short-range cable communication connection unit 260 for connecting the owner's wireless terminal 300 to the two-way short-range cable communication.

The communication identifying unit 255 identifies the owner of the wireless terminal 300 to be connected with the bidirectional short range wireless communication at the initial operation of the chip module 230 The wireless communication method of the owner of the short range device 200 among the short range communication devices capable of bidirectional short distance wireless communication with the chip module 230 at the time of operation before the identification information is stored or at the time of the owner operation through the operation unit 225) And performs a procedure for identifying the terminal 300. For example, when the RF processing unit 245 performs RF processing for Bluetooth-based bidirectional short-range wireless communication, the communication identifying unit 255 identifies the owner who owns the near device 200 according to the Bluetooth pairing procedure Directional short-range wireless communication based on the bluetooth-based bidirectional short-range wireless communication by performing a pairing procedure with the wireless terminal 300 of the Bluetooth-based bidirectional short-range wireless communication. According to the embodiment of the present invention, the communication identifier 255 identifies the owner's wireless terminal 300 as communication identifier information for connecting the owner's wireless terminal 300 with the bidirectional short-range wireless communication Directional short-range wireless communication with the wireless terminal 300 of the owner using the communication identification information without a separate identification process. In this case, the short-range wireless communication connection unit 260 may perform the two- You can connect.

The short range wireless communication connection unit 260 refers to the result of identifying the wireless terminal 300 of the owner or the communication identification information stored in the memory unit 240 through the short range wireless communication identification unit 255, Way short range wireless communication with the wireless terminal 300 of the owner who owns the mobile terminal 200.

Meanwhile, the short-range cable communication connection unit 260 identifies the owner's wireless terminal 300 connected to the connector unit 220 in cooperation with the USB communication unit 235, Cable communication can be connected. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the short-range cable communication connection unit 260 may acquire communication identification information for identifying the owner's wireless terminal 300 among the devices connected to the connector unit 220 by cable and store the same in the memory unit 240 In this case, the short-range cable communication connection unit 260 may connect the two-way short-range cable communication with the owner's wireless terminal 300 corresponding to the communication identification information. Hereinafter, a configuration unit for connecting at least one bi-directional short distance communication between the owner's wireless terminal 300 and two-way short distance wireless communication and / or two-way short distance cable communication is collectively referred to as a communication connection unit 260.

2, the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 includes a communication processor 265 for processing bi-directional short distance communication with the owner's wireless terminal 300 to which the bidirectional short distance communication is connected, A code checking unit 270 for checking an identification code to be transmitted through a radio signal and a signal transmitting unit 280 for transmitting a unidirectional radio signal including the identified identification code through the RF processor 245, And a code generation unit 275 for generating an authentication code among the identification codes to be included in the unidirectional wireless signal.

The communication processor 265 processes at least one bidirectional local area communication between the owner's wireless terminal 300 and the bidirectional local area wireless communication through the communication connection unit 260.

The signal transmitting unit 280 confirms an identification code of a designated code structure that can be transmitted by being included in the unidirectional radio signal, and processes the unidirectional radio signal including the identification code to be transmitted through the RF processor 245.

2, when the unidirectional radio signal is transmitted using the external power source, the chip module 230 of the cigar jack device transmits a unidirectional radio signal having a low output signal strength and a unidirectional radio signal having a high output signal strength A signal controller (285) for controlling the unidirectional radio signal of the low output signal strength and the unidirectional radio signal of the high output signal strength to be distinguished from each other when the unidirectional radio signal is transmitted using the external power source 290).

When the unidirectional wireless signal is transmitted through the signal transmission unit 280, the transmission control unit 285 controls the chip module 230 to operate using the external power supplied from the outside through the power supply unit 205 Or by using the charged power supplied through the power charging unit 215. [ For example, the dispatch control unit 285 controls the operation of the chip module 230 through an external power source through a sensor or a circuit provided in the power supply unit 205 or the power charging unit 215, .

If the chip module 230 operates through the charging power source, the transmission control unit 285 controls the transmission of the unidirectional radio signal of the designated low output signal strength, and the signal transmission unit 280 transmits the unidirectional radio signal to the transmission control unit 285 Directional radio signal of the designated low output signal strength according to the control of the controller

Meanwhile, when the chip module 230 operates through an external power source, the transmission control unit 285 controls to transmit a unidirectional radio signal having a designated low output signal strength, amplifies the signal strength of the unidirectional radio signal, And outputs the unidirectional radio signal having a high output signal strength to the signal transmitting unit 280. The signal transmitting unit 280 controls the unidirectional radio signal having the low output signal strength and the high output signal strength Unidirectional radio signals of the same frequency.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the transmission control unit 285 may control the unidirectional radio signal of the designated low output signal strength and the unidirectional radio signal of the amplified high output signal strength to be multiplexed and transmitted in a time division manner, Unit 280 transmits a unidirectional radio signal having a low output signal strength and a unidirectional radio signal having a high output signal strength amplified to a designated signal intensity under the control of the transmission control unit 285. [

Directional short distance communication with the owner's wireless terminal 300 that owns the cigar jack device through the communication processing unit 265 and transmits the owner's wireless terminal 300 Directional radio signal of the specified low output signal strength and the unidirectional radio signal of the amplified high output signal strength may be multiplexed and transmitted based on commands or control information received from the control unit 280. The signal transmission unit 280 may control the transmission Directional radio signal having a low output signal strength and a unidirectional radio signal having a high output signal strength amplified with a designated signal intensity under the control of the control unit 285. [

According to the first unidirectional radio signal transmission embodiment of the present invention, the code checking unit 270 checks an identification code including a unique code stored in the memory unit 240 of the chip module 230, The transmitting unit 280 may process the unidirectional radio signal including the identification code to be transmitted through the RF processor 245.

The code generation unit 275 may generate information on the information stored in the memory unit 240 of the chip module 230 such as the seed value, (For example, a time value counted by using the charging power source of the power charging unit 215), a count value of the charging power source after the time synchronization with the owner's wireless terminal 300 via the communication processing unit 265, (For example, information received from the owner's wireless terminal 300 through the communication processing unit 265) through the bidirectional short-range communication through the communication processing unit 265 A random number value, a device ID value of the wireless terminal 300, a value received from the operation server 100 by the program of the wireless terminal 300, and the like) The verification code for Can. In this case, the code checking unit 270 checks an identification code including a unique code stored in the memory unit 240 of the chip module 230 and an authentication code generated through the code generating unit 275, The signal transmitting unit 280 may process the unidirectional radio signal including the identification code to be transmitted through the RF processor 245.

Alternatively, the code generating unit 275 may receive information provided in the memory unit 240 of the chip module 230, information dynamically determined in the chip module 230, and bidirectional near field communication through the communication processing unit 265 It is possible to generate an authentication code in the form of a cipher code in which one or more pieces of information provided from the program of the owner's wireless terminal 300 are encrypted so as to be decryptable through the designated operation server 100. [ In this case, the code checking unit 270 checks an identification code including a unique code stored in the memory unit 240 of the chip module 230 and an authentication code generated through the code generating unit 275, The signal transmitting unit 280 may process the unidirectional radio signal including the identification code to be transmitted through the RF processor 245.

Alternatively, the code generation unit 275 may generate the information provided in the chip module 230 and the information dynamically determined in the chip module 230 using the certificate provided in the memory unit 240 of the chip module 230 And an authentication code in the form of a signature code obtained by digitally signing one or more pieces of information provided from the program of the owner's wireless terminal 300 through bidirectional short-range communication through the communication processor 265. [ In this case, the code checking unit 270 checks an identification code including a unique code stored in the memory unit 240 of the chip module 230 and an authentication code generated through the code generating unit 275, The signal transmitting unit 280 may process the unidirectional radio signal including the identification code to be transmitted through the RF processor 245.

According to the third unidirectional wireless signal transmitting embodiment of the present invention, the code verifying unit 270 receives the authentication code provided from the program of the owner's wireless terminal 300 through bidirectional short-range communication through the communication processing unit 265 Identifies an identification code including a unique code unique to the memory unit 240 of the chip module 230 and an authentication code provided from a program of the owner's wireless terminal 300 through bidirectional local area communication, The signal transmitting unit 280 may process the unidirectional radio signal including the identification code to be transmitted through the RF processor 245. Here, the authentication code provided from the owner's wireless terminal 300 may be generated by a random number code generated by the program of the owner's wireless terminal 300, a random number generated dynamically through a seed specified by the program of the owner's wireless terminal 300 A signature code generated by digitally signing the information designated through the certificate specified by the program of the owner's wireless terminal 300, a random number generated by the designated operation server 100 and provided to the program of the owner's wireless terminal 300, The code is generated by dynamically generating a code through a designated seed in the designated operating server 100 and digitally signing the designated information through a designated certificate in the designated operating server 100 by a random number code provided to the program of the owner's wireless terminal 300 May include at least one of the signature codes provided by the program of the owner's wireless terminal (300).

According to the fourth unidirectional wireless signal transmitting embodiment of the present invention, the code verifying unit 270 can identify the unique unique code provided from the program of the owner's wireless terminal 300 through bidirectional local communication through the communication processing unit 265 And the signal transmitting unit 280 may process the unidirectional radio signal including the identification code to be transmitted through the RF processor 245.

According to the fifth embodiment of the unidirectional radio signal transmission method of the present invention, the code verifying unit 270 may identify the unique unique code provided from the program of the owner's wireless terminal 300 through bidirectional local communication through the communication processing unit 265 And the code generation unit 275 receives information stored in the memory unit 240 of the chip module 230, information dynamically determined by the chip module 230, It is possible to generate an authentication code in the form of a disposable code by using one or more pieces of information provided from the owner's wireless terminal 300 through the communication as a seed. In this case, the code checking unit 270 checks an identification code including a unique code received from the program of the owner's wireless terminal 300 and an authentication code generated through the code generating unit 275, The signal transmitting unit 280 may process the unidirectional radio signal including the identification code to be transmitted through the RF processor 245.

Alternatively, the code checking unit 270 may check the unique code received from the program of the owner's wireless terminal 300 through bidirectional local communication through the communication processing unit 265, Information of the owner of the wireless terminal 300 through the communication processor 265 and the information provided in the memory unit 240 of the chip module 230 and the information dynamically determined by the chip module 230, It is possible to generate an authentication code in the form of an encrypted code in which one or more pieces of information provided from the program are encrypted so as to be decryptable through the designated operation server 100. [ In this case, the code checking unit 270 checks an identification code including a unique code received from the program of the owner's wireless terminal 300 and an authentication code generated through the code generating unit 275, The signal transmitting unit 280 may process the unidirectional radio signal including the identification code to be transmitted through the RF processor 245.

Alternatively, the code checking unit 270 may check the unique code received from the program of the owner's wireless terminal 300 through bidirectional local communication through the communication processing unit 265, The information provided in the chip module 230 and the information dynamically determined in the chip module 230 by using the certificate provided in the memory unit 240 of the chip module 230, It is possible to generate an authentication code in the form of a signature code by electronically signing one or more pieces of information provided from the program of the owner's wireless terminal 300 through bidirectional short-range communication. In this case, the code checking unit 270 checks an identification code including a unique code received from the program of the owner's wireless terminal 300 and an authentication code generated through the code generating unit 275, The signal transmitting unit 280 may process the unidirectional radio signal including the identification code to be transmitted through the RF processor 245.

According to the sixth unidirectional wireless signal transmission embodiment of the present invention, the code verifying unit 270 receives a unique unique code (e.g., a unique identifier) provided from the program of the owner's wireless terminal 300 through bidirectional local communication via the communication processing unit 265 And confirms the authentication code provided from the program of the owner's wireless terminal 300 through the bidirectional local area communication and then transmits the unique code and authentication code received from the program of the owner's wireless terminal 300 And the signal transmitting unit 280 may process the unidirectional radio signal including the identification code to be transmitted through the RF processor 245. Here, the authentication code provided from the owner's wireless terminal 300 may be generated by a random number code generated by the program of the owner's wireless terminal 300, a random number generated dynamically through a seed specified by the program of the owner's wireless terminal 300 A signature code generated by digitally signing the information designated through the certificate specified by the program of the owner's wireless terminal 300, a random number generated by the designated operation server 100 and provided to the program of the owner's wireless terminal 300, The code is generated by dynamically generating a code through a designated seed in the designated operating server 100 and digitally signing the designated information through a designated certificate in the designated operating server 100 by a random number code provided to the program of the owner's wireless terminal 300 May include at least one of the signature codes provided by the program of the owner's wireless terminal (300).

According to the seventh unidirectional radio signal transmitting embodiment of the present invention, the code verifying unit 270 may extract the unique code and / or the code in a form of partially selecting or combining at least one of the first through sixth embodiments of the one- Or the identification code including the authentication code, and the signal transmitting unit 280 can process the unidirectional radio signal including the identification code to be transmitted through the RF processor 245. It is clearly understood that the present invention includes all embodiments which can be derived from a modification of the above embodiment as a scope of right.

When the transmission control unit 285 controls the unidirectional radio signal having the low output signal strength and the unidirectional radio signal having the amplified high output signal strength to be multiplexed using the external power source, the unidirectional radio signal having the low output signal strength and the high output signal It is preferable that the unidirectional radio signals of the strength are distinguished from each other. For this, the signal controller 290 processes the unidirectional radio signal of the low output signal strength and the unidirectional radio signal of the high output signal strength in accordance with the same embodiment of the first to seventh unidirectional radio signal transmission embodiments, In this case, the signal receiving apparatus receiving the unidirectional radio signal can transmit the signal strength identifier included in the corresponding unidirectional radio signal to the unidirectional radio signal. It is possible to determine whether a unidirectional radio signal of a certain signal strength has been received. Alternatively, the signal controller 290 may control the unidirectional radio signal of a low output signal strength to be transmitted through any one of the first to seventh unidirectional radio signal transmitting embodiments, By controlling the transmission of the radio signal, the signal receiving apparatus that has received the unidirectional radio signal can determine which signal strength unidirectional radio signal has been received.

3 is a diagram showing a functional configuration of a wireless terminal 300 of an owner who owns the short range device 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 shows a functional configuration of a wireless terminal 300 capable of recognizing a unidirectional wireless signal transmitted in the bi-directional short distance communication with the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 and transmitted from the chip module 230 Those skilled in the art will be able to refer to and modify various aspects of the functionality of the wireless terminal 300 with reference to and / And the technical features thereof are not limited only by the method shown in FIG. 3 may include at least one of various smart phones, various tablet PCs, and various mobile phones having a network communication function, a bi-directional local communication function, and a unidirectional wireless signal receiving function.

3, the wireless terminal 300 includes a control unit 302, a memory unit 320, a screen output unit 304, an operation input unit 306, a sound processing unit 316, a cable communication unit 310, A short range wireless communication unit 308, a short range wireless communication unit 312, a wireless network communication unit 314, a USIM reader unit 318, and a USIM, and has a battery for power supply.

The control unit 302 is a general term for controlling the operation of the wireless terminal 300. The control unit 302 includes at least one processor and an execution memory, BUS). According to the present invention, the control unit 302 loads at least one program code included in the wireless terminal 300 into the execution memory through the processor, and outputs the result through at least one configuration To control the operation of the wireless terminal 300. [ Hereinafter, the configuration of the program 325 of the present invention, which is implemented in the form of program code for convenience, will be described in the control unit 302. FIG.

The memory unit 320 is a general term of a nonvolatile memory corresponding to a storage resource of the wireless terminal 300 and includes at least one program code executed through the control unit 302 and at least one Save and maintain the dataset. The memory unit 320 basically includes a system program code and a system data set corresponding to the operating system of the wireless terminal 300, a communication program code and a communication data set for processing a wireless communication connection of the wireless terminal 300, The program code and data set corresponding to the program 325 of the present invention are also stored in the memory unit 320. [

The screen output unit 304 includes a screen output unit (e.g., an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) and the like) and a driving module for driving the screen output unit 304. The screen output unit 304 is connected to the control unit 302, And outputs an operation result corresponding to the output to the screen output device.

The operation input unit 306 is composed of one or more input devices (e.g., a button, a keypad, a touch pad, a touch screen or the like linked to the screen output unit 304) And inputs a command for commanding various operations of the control unit 302 or data necessary for the operation of the control unit 302. [

The sound processing unit 316 includes a speaker, a microphone, and a driving module for driving the speaker. The sound processing unit 316 decodes sound data corresponding to the sound output from the various calculation results of the control unit 302 and outputs the sound data through the speaker Or a sound signal input through the microphone, and transmits the encoded sound signal to the controller 302. [

The cable communication unit 310 receives power using a cable or provides USB-based short-range cable communication, and the power supplied through the cable is charged in the battery. The cable communication unit 310 determines whether USB-based short-range cable communication is available when the cable is connected, and USB-based short-range cable communication when the USB-based short-range cable communication is available.

The short range wireless communication unit 308 is a unit for processing bidirectional short distance wireless communication with the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 and capable of receiving a unidirectional wireless signal transmitted from the chip module 230 of the short range device 200, And preferably includes a Bluetooth component for processing Bluetooth based bidirectional local area wireless communication and receiving Bluetooth based unidirectional wireless signals. However, the communication standard and the signal standard of the short-range wireless communication unit 308 are not limited to the Bluetooth, and the short-range wireless communication with the chip module 230 of the short- It is evident that whichever communication standard or signal standard is applied, it is within the scope of the present invention if a unidirectional radio signal transmitted from the module 230 can be received.

The wireless network communication unit 314 and the short-range network communication unit 312 are collectively referred to as communication resources for connecting the wireless terminal 300 to a designated communication network. Preferably, the wireless terminal 300 may include a wireless network communication unit 314 as a basic communication resource, and may include one or more short-range network communication units 312.

The wireless network communication unit 314 collectively refers to a communication resource for connecting the wireless terminal 300 to a wireless communication network via a base station. The wireless network communication unit 314 includes an antenna, an RF module, a baseband module, And transmits the calculation result corresponding to the wireless communication among the various calculation results of the controller 302 through the wireless communication network or receives data through the wireless communication network To the control unit 302, and performs the connection, registration, communication, and handoff procedures of the wireless communication. According to the present invention, the wireless network communication unit 314 can connect the wireless terminal 300 to a communication network including a communication channel and a data channel via the exchange, and in some cases, Based wireless network data communication (e.g., the Internet).

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the wireless network communication unit 314 is a mobile communication unit that performs at least one of connection to a mobile communication network, location registration, call processing, call connection, data communication, and handoff according to the CDMA / WCDMA / ≪ / RTI > Meanwhile, according to the intention of a person skilled in the art, the wireless network communication unit 314 may further include a portable internet communication structure for performing at least one of connection to the portable Internet, location registration, data communication and handoff according to the IEEE 802.16 standard, It is evident that the present invention is not limited by the wireless communication configuration provided by the wireless network communication unit 314. [ That is, the wireless network communication unit 314 is a general term for a configuration unit that connects to a wireless communication network through a cell-based base station irrespective of a frequency band of a wireless section, a type of a communication network, or a protocol.

The short-range network communication unit 312 collectively refers to a communication resource for connecting a communication session using a radio frequency signal within a predetermined distance (e.g., 10 m) as a communication medium and connecting the wireless terminal 300 to the communication network based on the communication session , The wireless terminal 300 may be connected to the communication network through at least one of Wi-Fi communication, public wireless communication, and UWB. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the local area network communication unit 312 may be integrated with or separated from the wireless network communication unit 314. According to the present invention, the short-range network communication unit 312 connects the wireless terminal 300 to a data network providing packet-based short-range wireless data communication through a wireless AP.

The USIM reader unit 318 is a generic term of a configuration for exchanging at least one data set with a universal subscriber identity module mounted or detached from the mobile station 300 based on the ISO / IEC 7816 standard , And the data set is exchanged in a half duplex communication manner through an APDU (Application Protocol Data Unit).

The USIM is an SIM type card having an IC chip conforming to the ISO / IEC 7816 standard, and includes an input / output interface including at least one contact connected to the USIM reader 318, a program code for at least one IC chip (Or processing) the program code for the IC chip in accordance with at least one command transmitted from the wireless terminal 300, or extracting (or processing) the data set in association with the input / output interface To the input / output interface.

The control unit 302 downloads a program 325 linked with the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 to store the program in the memory unit 320, 325 are driven to perform operations according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the program 325 of the wireless terminal 300 includes a short range wireless communication unit 308, a short range wireless communication unit 300, A chip module identification unit 330 for identifying a chip module 230 of the short range wireless communication unit 308 in cooperation with the short range wireless communication unit 308, And a short-distance cable chip module connection unit 335 having a short-range wireless chip module connection unit 335 connected to the short-distance device 200 and connected to the cable communication unit 310, .

The chip module identification unit 330 identifies the wireless terminal 300 of the owner to connect the bidirectional short range wireless communication at the initial operation of the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 At the time of operation before the communication identifier information of the owner's wireless terminal 300 is stored in the chip module 230 or at the time of owner operation through the operation unit 225 of the short range device 200) And performs a procedure for identifying the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 owned by the owner among the short range communication devices capable of bidirectional short distance wireless communication through the communication unit 308. [ For example, when the short-range wireless communication unit 308 processes the Bluetooth-based bidirectional short-range wireless communication, the chip module identification unit 330 performs a Bluetooth pairing procedure with the near- Procedure, it is possible to identify the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 of the owner to connect the Bluetooth based bidirectional short range wireless communication. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the chip module identification unit 330 identifies the owner of the short range device 200 as a result of identifying the owner of the short range device 200 as communication identification information for connecting the short range wireless communication with the short range device 200 of the owner The short range wireless chip module connection unit 335 may identify the short range wireless LAN device 200 and the bidirectional short distance wireless communication unit 300 using the communication identification information without a separate identification process, Communication can be connected.

The local wireless chip module connection unit 335 refers to the result of identifying the local device 200 of the owner or the communication identification information stored in the memory unit 320 through the local area wireless chip module identification unit 330, Directional short-range wireless communication with the short range device 200 of FIG.

Meanwhile, the short-distance cable chip module connection unit 335 is connected to the cable communication unit 310 to identify the short-range unit 200 of the owner to which the cable is connected and to connect the two- . According to an embodiment of the present invention, the short-distance cable-module connection unit 335 may acquire communication-identifying information for identifying the short-distance device 200 of the owner of the apparatus to which the cable is connected, In this case, the short-distance cable chip module connection unit 335 may connect the two-way short-range cable communication with the short range device 200 of the owner corresponding to the communication identification information. Hereinafter, a configuration unit for connecting at least one bi-directional short distance communication between the near device 200 of the owner and two-way short distance wireless communication and / or two-way short distance cable communication is collectively referred to as a chip module connection unit 335.

3, the program 325 of the wireless terminal 300 includes a chip module communication unit 340 for processing bidirectional short distance communication with the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 to which the bi-directional short distance communication is connected And a chip module management unit 345 for performing bidirectional short distance communication with the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 through the chip module communication unit 340 to manage the chip module 230 of the short range device 200, Respectively.

The chip module communication unit 340 processes bi-directional short-range wireless communication with the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 of the owner who is communicatively connected with the short-range wireless communication unit 308 through the chip module connection unit 335 . The chip module management unit 345 receives status information on a unidirectional wireless signal transmitted from the chip module 230 from the chip module 230 of the short range communication device 200 through the chip module communication unit 340 And output it.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the chip module management unit 345 may set a unique code to be included in the unidirectional wireless signal to be transmitted through the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 and / And provides the unique code and / or the authentication code to the short range device 200 through the bi-directional short distance communication of the chip module communication unit 340 to the short range device 200 through the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 It is possible to control so that a unidirectional radio signal including the provided unique code and / or the identification code including the authentication code is transmitted.

Alternatively, the chip module management unit 345 receives another unique code and / or authentication code to be included in the unidirectional wireless signal to be transmitted from the designated operation server 100 through the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 , Or by providing the unique code and / or the authentication code to the short range device 200 through the bi-directional short distance communication of the chip module communication unit 340, Directional radio signal including the identification code including the unique code of the first wireless communication device and / or the authentication code.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the chip module management unit 345 performs bi-directional short-distance communication with the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 to check whether the chip module 230 is operating using external power. If the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 is operating using external power, the chip module management unit 345 controls the unidirectional wireless signal of the designated low output signal intensity and the high output signal intensity Directional short-range communication to the chip module 230 of the short range device 200, and the chip module 230 may generate the control information for controlling the multiplexing / Directional radio signal having the low output signal strength and the unidirectional radio signal having the amplified high output signal strength can be controlled to be multiplexed.

3, the program 325 of the wireless terminal 300 receives a unidirectional wireless signal transmitted from the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 of the owner in cooperation with the short range wireless communication unit 308 A signal recognition unit 350 for recognizing a unique code and / or an authentication code included in the unidirectional wireless signal, and a control unit 350 for reading the recognized unique code and / And a signal analyzing unit 355 analyzing whether the unique code and / or the authentication code is valid.

The signal recognition unit 350 receives the unidirectional radio signal transmitted from the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 of the owner in cooperation with the short range wireless communication unit 308 and reads the unidirectional radio signal, Or the authentication code transmitted from the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 via the unidirectional wireless signal.

The signal analyzer 355 analyzes the signal from the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 based on bi-directional short distance communication with the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 via the chip module communication unit 340 A unique code and / or an authentication code to be transmitted through the unidirectional wireless signal is checked, and a unique code and / or an authentication code recognized through the signal recognition unit 350 is transmitted to the chip module 230 of the short- Or a unique code and / or authentication code to be transmitted via the unidirectional wireless signal.

When the unique code and / or the authentication code are matched, the signal analyzer 355 analyzes the uni-directional wireless signal transmitted through the chip module 230 of the short range wireless device 200, Otherwise, the signal analyzer 355 transmits a unique code and / or an authentication code valid for various services through the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 through the chip module management unit 345 Directional radio signal including the one-way radio signal.

Meanwhile, if the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 is multiplexing and outputting a unidirectional radio signal having a low output signal strength and a unidirectional radio signal having a high output signal strength, the signal analyzing unit 355 analyzes the signal output from the short- It is possible to recognize whether the unidirectional radio signal of the low output signal strength and the unidirectional radio signal of the high output signal strength are multiplexed or output by the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 in conjunction with the unidirectional radio signal. If the unidirectional radio signal having the low output signal strength and the unidirectional radio signal having the high output signal strength are multiplexed and outputted, the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 will not output the unidirectional radio signal having the low output signal strength and the one- The signal analysis unit 355 analyzes the signal strength of the unidirectional radio signal of the low output signal strength and the unidirectional radio signal of the high output signal intensity through the chip module management unit 345, It is possible to control to multiplex and output radio signals.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an operation process of the short range device 200 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

4 shows an operation procedure of the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 that transmits a unidirectional radio signal including an identification code designated by power supply. In the description of the present invention, Those skilled in the art will be able to refer to and / or modify the FIG. 4 to derive various implementations of the operation of the near device 200 (e.g., omitting some of the steps or changing the order) However, the present invention includes all of the above-mentioned embodiments, and the technical features of the present invention are not limited only by the method shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 4, when operation power is supplied to the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 (400), the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 confirms whether the unidirectional radio signal is transmitted (405). According to an embodiment of the present invention, the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 transmits a unidirectional radio signal at the same time as power is supplied thereto and / or transmits the unidirectional wireless signal through the operation unit 225 provided in the short range device 200 Way radio communication between the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 and the owner wireless terminal 300 is connected or the direction of the owner wireless terminal 300 is instructed Directional radio signal can be transmitted.

If the unidirectional radio signal is transmitted, the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 transmits the unidirectional radio signal according to at least one of the first to seventh unidirectional radio signal transmission embodiments of the present invention (410) the identification code including the unique code and / or the authentication code to be transmitted.

If the identification code to be transmitted through the unidirectional radio signal is confirmed, the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 includes the identified identification code in the unidirectional radio signal 415, It is checked whether the chip module 230 of the chip module 230 is in a state of being supplied with an external power source (for example, vehicle power supplied from the vehicle in a state where the short range device 200 is inserted into the cigar jack insertion port of the vehicle when the short distance device 200 is a cigar jack device) ).

If the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 is not supplied with external power, the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 uses the charged power source charged in the short range device 200 And transmits the unidirectional radio signal including the identification code at a designated low output signal strength (e.g., the signal strength set in the BLE state) (425).

Meanwhile, if the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 is receiving external power, the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 transmits the unidirectional wireless The signal is multiplexed (430) with the designated low output signal strength and the amplified high output signal strength.

5 is a diagram illustrating a bidirectional short-range communication connection process between the short range device 200 and the owner's wireless terminal 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 illustrates a process of connecting a bi-directional short distance communication between a chip module 230 of an owner's short range device 200 and an owner's wireless terminal 300. In the technical field of the present invention, It is possible to refer to and / or modify this FIG. 5 to infer various implementations of the bidirectional, short-range communication connection process (e.g., omitting some steps or changing the order) The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and the technical features of the present invention are not limited only by the method shown in FIG. FIG. 5 illustrates a process of connecting two-way short-distance wireless communication between an owner's short range device 200 and an owner's wireless terminal 300 for convenience. However, the present invention is not limited to the short range device 200 of an owner, It is evident that the present invention also includes an embodiment in which a bidirectional short-range cable communication is connected between the terminals 300. [

Referring to FIG. 5, the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 during the operation of the short range device 200 through the process shown in FIG. 4 transmits the communication identification (ID) of the owner wireless terminal 300 Information is stored in a designated storage area of the chip module 230 (500). If the communication identification information of the owner wireless terminal 300 is not stored in the chip module 230 of the short range device 200, the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 transmits an owner wireless The owner's wireless terminal 300 performs a procedure for identifying the terminal 300 (e.g., a pairing procedure) (505), and the owner's local terminal 200 (Step 505). ≪ / RTI >

If the wireless terminal 300 of the owner to connect the bidirectional LAN is identified, the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 acquires the communication identification information of the identified owner wireless terminal 300, And the chip module 230 of the local device 200 stores the location information of the owner wireless terminal 300 in the storage area using the communication identification information of the owner wireless terminal 300, Communication can be connected. Meanwhile, the program of the wireless terminal 300 may identify the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 and may acquire and store the communication identification information of the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 (515).

When the communication identification information of the owner wireless terminal 300 is stored in the chip module 230 of the short range device 200, the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 uses the communication identification information Directional short distance communication with the existing owner's wireless terminal 300 and the corresponding program of the owner wireless terminal 300 correspondingly transmits the communication to the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 of the owner Directional short distance communication with the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 using the identification information (520).

When the bidirectional short distance communication with the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 is connected, the program of the wireless terminal 300 transmits a unique code for transmitting a unidirectional wireless signal of the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 (525) whether to perform the procedure of setting the code and / or the authentication code. If the unique code and / or authentication code for transmitting the unidirectional radio signal is set to the chip module 230 of the short range device 200, the program of the wireless terminal 300 may be transmitted to the first to seventh unidirectional wireless A procedure for setting a unique code and / or an authentication code for transmission of a unidirectional radio signal to the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 via the bidirectional local area communication according to at least one embodiment of the signal transmission embodiment (530).

6 is a diagram illustrating a process of controlling the operation of the short range device 200 through bidirectional short distance communication according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 shows a state in which the program of the wireless terminal 300 having the local device 200 reads the power supply state of the local device 200 through the bidirectional local area communication, Way wireless signal of the low output signal strength and the unidirectional wireless signal of the amplified high output signal strength are multiplexed by the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 through communication, Those skilled in the art will be able to refer to and / or modify the FIG. 6 to illustrate various implementations of the operation control process of the near device 200 (e.g., However, it should be understood that the present invention includes all of the above-mentioned methods of practicing the invention, Technical features are not limited.

6, the chip module 230 of the short-distance device 200 transmits a power supply state of the chip module 230 (for example, an external power supply or a charge (600), the program of the wireless terminal (300) provides the state information corresponding to the local device (300) to the wireless terminal (300) of the owner based on the state information confirmed through the bidirectional local communication 200 chip module 230 is operating through an external power source (605). Meanwhile, the program of the wireless terminal 300 may request the power supply state of the chip module 230 to the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 through bidirectional local area communication according to the embodiment, The controller 230 may provide status information corresponding to the power supply status of the chip module 230 to the wireless terminal 300 in response to the request.

If it is determined that the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 is operating through the external power source, the program of the wireless terminal 300 may be programmed such that the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 has low output signal strength Control information for controlling the unidirectional radio signal and the unidirectional radio signal with high output signal strength to be multiplexed is generated 610 and provided to the chip module 230 of the short range device 200 through the bidirectional local communication 615 ).

The chip module 230 of the short range device 200 receives (620) control information for controlling the multiplex transmission of the unidirectional radio signal through the bidirectional local area communication, and transmits the control information to the unidirectional And processes the unidirectional radio signal of the radio signal and the amplified high output signal strength to be multiplexed (625).

100: Operational server 200: Near device
205: power supply unit 210: power conversion unit
215: Power source charging unit 220:
225: Operation part 230: Chip module
235: USB communication unit 240: memory unit
245: RF processor 250:
255: communication identification unit 260: communication connection unit
265: communication processing unit 270: code checking unit
275: code generation unit 280: signal transmission unit
285: sending control section 290: signal control section

Claims (17)

In a near device,
A power supply unit supplied with external power;
A power conversion unit converting the external power source to a designated power source; And
And a power charging unit charging the charging power through the converted power source,
A signal transmitting unit for transmitting a unidirectional radio signal without specifying a separate receiving side;
And a transmission control unit for controlling the transmission of a unidirectional radio signal of a low output signal strength and a unidirectional radio signal of a high output signal strength amplified to a designated signal intensity when the unidirectional radio signal is transmitted using the external power supply A short-range device that multiplexes and transmits a one-way radio signal.
The image forming apparatus according to claim 1,
Wherein the controller controls the unidirectional radio signal to be transmitted in a unidirectional radio signal having a low output signal strength when the unidirectional radio signal is transmitted through the charging power source.
3. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the low-
And a signal intensity set to output a unidirectional radio signal in a LE (Low Energy) state of the chip module.
3. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the low-
And a signal intensity that can not transmit the radio signal interference material provided in the space provided with the short range device is included in the short range radio signal.
3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
The unidirectional wireless signal includes a Bluetooth based beacon signal,
Wherein the low output signal strength includes a signal intensity set for transmitting a beacon signal in a Bluetooth low energy (BLE) state.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the high-
And a signal intensity amplified to transmit a radio signal interference material provided in a space provided with the short range device.
The image forming apparatus according to claim 1,
Wherein the controller controls the unidirectional radio signal of the low output signal strength and the unidirectional radio signal of the high output signal strength to be multiplexed and transmitted in a time division manner.
The chip module according to claim 1,
And a signal controller for controlling the unidirectional radio signal of the low output signal strength and the unidirectional radio signal of the high output signal strength to be distinguished from each other when the unidirectional radio signal is transmitted using the external power source. A short range device to transmit.
The chip module according to claim 1,
Further comprising a communication identifying unit for performing a procedure for identifying a user wireless terminal through bidirectional local area communication.
The chip module according to claim 1,
Directional short distance communication function together with the unidirectional radio signal transmission function, and bidirectional short distance communication is performed with the wireless terminal of the owner who owns the short range device.
11. The method of claim 10,
Wherein the bi-directional short-range communication includes pairing-based Bluetooth communication,
Wherein the unidirectional radio signal comprises a Bluetooth-based beacon signal.
11. The method of claim 10,
The bidirectional local area communication includes USB (Universal Serial Bus) communication based on cable connection,
Wherein the unidirectional radio signal comprises a Bluetooth-based beacon signal.
The apparatus according to claim 10,
Wherein the control unit controls the unidirectional radio signal of the low output signal strength and the unidirectional radio signal of the high output signal strength to be multiplexed and transmitted in cooperation with the owner's wireless terminal communicating with the chip module in bidirectional short- Device.
The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a connector unit for processing cable connection with a wireless terminal of an owner possessing the near device,
Wherein the chip module further comprises a USB communication unit for processing USB communication with a wireless terminal of an owner cable-connected through the connector unit.
The method according to claim 1,
And a connector unit for applying the converted power to the outside.
The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising an operation unit for operating the operation of the chip module.
The apparatus according to claim 1,
And a cigar jack device inserted into the cigar jack insertion port of the vehicle.

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