WO2009136735A2

WO2009136735A2 - Key holder

Info

Publication number: WO2009136735A2
Application number: PCT/KR2009/002383
Authority: WO
Inventors: 권경주
Original assignee: Kwon Gyeong Ju
Priority date: 2008-05-08
Filing date: 2009-05-06
Publication date: 2009-11-12
Also published as: WO2009136735A3

Abstract

A key holder is disclosed. A key holder according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises a first electronic key section and a mechanical key section. The first electronic key section is arranged on a first side of the key holder, in which a radio signal used for opening an electronic lock is stored. The mechanical key section is arranged on a second side of the key holder, on which a mechanical key used for opening a mechanical lock is mounted. A key holder according to the present invention is useful as it has a semiconductor chip for storing a password to be used during a payment process in public transportation, and inputting the password to desired electronic locks enhances convenience not only for payment of public transportation fares, but also for eliminating the need for carrying a large number of keys for the same number of corresponding locks. Further, a key holder according to the present invention has key positioning cavities, each having the shape and size to receive mechanical keys copied from mechanical keys paired with their corresponding mechanical locks, and this prevents the key holder from becoming bulky through having keys in various shapes and sizes.

Description

Key wallet

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a key wallet, and in particular, comprising a semiconductor chip used for a public transportation fare payment card, and using a password attached thereto as a wireless signal for opening an electronic lock, thereby providing a plurality of keys individually. It relates to a key wallet that can solve the increase in the volume of the key wallet and the hassle of use.

In general, a key wallet (key-holder) is equipped with a plurality of keys. By the way, the keys have different volumes and shapes, respectively, so that the key wallet has a considerable volume. The volume of such a key wallet causes inconvenience in carrying the key wallet.

In addition, the key wallet is equipped with a variety of keys, it is difficult to find a specific key.

Furthermore, modern people have to carry not only a key wallet but also various portable items such as an electronic notebook, a business card, a communication interface such as USB, and a recorder, which is cumbersome due to its volume and weight.

The technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to provide a key wallet that is convenient to carry and easy to select a specific key.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a key wallet that can be equipped with an electronic organizer, a communication interfacing function and a recording function.

Key wallet according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above technical problem is provided with a first electronic key and a mechanical key. The first electronic key portion is located on the first side of the key wallet and stores a password used to open the electronic lock. The mechanical key is located on the second side of the key wallet and is equipped with a mechanical key used to open the mechanical lock.

The first electronic key portion includes a storage device for storing the password and a transmission unit for transferring the password from the storage device to the electronic lock.

Preferably, the electronic lock may be a digital door lock. The password may correspond to a serial number of a transportation card for paying a public transportation fare so that the first electronic key unit performs a transportation card function. In this case, the password may be recognized as a number previously stored in the electronic lock to open and close the electronic lock.

Preferably, the second electronic key portion for storing the control signal used to open the opening and closing device mounted on the vehicle may be further provided. In this case, the second electronic key unit receives and copies a control signal transmission unit for transmitting a control signal for opening and closing the vehicle opening and closing device and a frequency signal of the vehicle key corresponding to the vehicle opening and closing device, and stores the signal as the control signal. A control signal storage unit may be provided.

Preferably, the mechanical key portion further comprises a groove on which the mechanical key is mounted, and the mechanical key may be detached / attached to the groove in a slide manner and / or in a loop manner.

Advantageously, a touch screen for receiving data from or displaying data to a user, a processor for processing data received from the user or the displayed data, and storing data received from the user or the displayed data. An electronic organizer including a memory may be further provided.

In addition, a communication port for transmitting and receiving data with an external digital device may be further provided. Alternatively, a microphone and a speaker may be further provided to receive and record a sound source from the user, or to output the recorded sound source to the user.

The key wallet according to the present invention is provided with a semiconductor chip for storing a password used to pay public transportation fees in a key wallet, and the password is input to the desired electronic locks, thereby not only paying for the public transportation fee, There is an advantage that can not be provided separately a plurality of keys corresponding to the lock. Not only does this reduce the volume of the key wallet to provide ease of carrying, but it also solves the hassle of finding a particular key to open a particular lock.

In addition, the key purse according to the present invention has a groove having a size and shape of a mechanical key that duplicates a key paired with a mechanical lock, thereby preventing the volume increase of the key wallet due to keys having various sizes and shapes. There are advantages to it.

Furthermore, the key wallet according to the present invention provides an electronic organizer function, a digital business card exchange function, a recording function, a communication interface function, and the like, and thus has a merit that it is possible to carry out various functions necessary for daily life with a single key wallet. .

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS In order to better understand the drawings cited in the detailed description of the invention, a brief description of each drawing is provided.

1 is a view showing one side of a key wallet according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a view showing one side of a key wallet according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a view showing the other side of the key wallet of FIG.

4 is a view showing a key wallet according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

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

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Like reference numerals in the drawings denote like elements.

Referring to FIG. 1, a key wallet 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a first electronic key unit 120. The first electronic key 120 is located on the first side of the key wallet 100 and stores a password used to open the electronic lock.

Preferably, the electronic lock can be a digital door-lock. At this time, the password may correspond to the serial number of the traffic card for paying the public transportation fee. Therefore, the transportation fee can be settled by recognizing the key wallet on the transportation card terminal in an adhesive or non-adhesive manner.

In addition, the password corresponding to the serial number of the traffic card is stored in advance in the digital door lock (not shown), it can be recognized as a password for opening and closing the digital door lock.

That is, the key wallet 100 according to the present invention, by setting the password corresponding to the serial number of the traffic card to the password used to open and close the digital door lock (copy or store in the digital door lock), the payment of the transportation fee and The electronic lock can be opened and closed by a single key purse.

In general, the digital door lock enters (sets) a password desired by the user before use, and determines whether to open or close the digital door lock by exchanging an electronic key and a wireless signal corresponding to the entered (set) password. That is, the user stores the serial number of the transportation card in the digital door lock and copies it to the key wallet. In this case, the wireless signal may be a signal converted from a password stored in the electronic lock.

In order to exchange the wireless signal (password) with the digital door lock as described above, the first electronic key portion 120 of the key wallet 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention is the storage unit 122 and the transmission unit 124 ) May be provided. The memory device 122 stores the password SNUM. The storage device 122 stores the password SNUM through a predetermined encryption means (not shown), thereby preventing hacking from the outside.

The transmitter 124 transmits the password SNUM to the digital door lock (not shown). At this time, the transmission unit 124 may generate a radio signal (XSIG) corresponding to the password by the IF (intermediate frequency) method and transmit it to the digital door lock.

As described above, the first surface on which the first electronic key unit 120 is mounted may be an outer surface of the key wallet 100. However, the first electronic key 120 may be wrapped in a leather or the like.

Thus, the key wallet 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention stores the password corresponding to the key used to open the digital door lock and transmit and receive it with the digital door lock as a wireless signal, according to the size and volume of the key wallet Can solve the difficulty of carrying. In addition, by setting the same password to different electronic digital door lock (for example, the user's home door lock and office lock), it is possible to solve the hassle of having to find a specific key with multiple keys.

2 is a view showing a key wallet 200 according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

2, the key wallet 200 according to the second embodiment of the present invention includes a first electronic key 120 and a second electronic key 240. In this case, the first electronic key 120 is the same as the first electronic key 120 of FIG. 1. That is, a password corresponding to the serial number of the traffic card is stored, and the payment of the traffic fee and the opening / closing of the corresponding digital door lock are performed using the password.

The second electronic key unit 240 may include an electronic key XSIG2 corresponding to an opening and closing device (not shown) mounted on the vehicle. In this case, the electronic key XSIG2 used to open and close the opening and closing device mounted on the vehicle may correspond to the frequency signal of the vehicle key. That is, the second electronic key unit 240 stores (copy) the frequency signal of the car key and transmits a signal corresponding to the corresponding frequency signal to the car when the car opening / closing device is opened or closed, thereby not having a separate car key. The opening and closing of the vehicle can be performed.

In order to perform the above operation, the second electronic key unit 240 according to the present invention is a control signal transmission unit 124 for transmitting a control signal (XSIG2) for opening and closing the opening and closing device of the vehicle and the opening and closing device of the vehicle. A control signal storage unit 242 may be provided to receive, copy, and store the frequency signal of the car key corresponding to the control signal XSIG2.

3 is a view showing the other side of the key wallet of FIG.

Referring to Figure 3, the key purse (100, 200) according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided with a mechanical key 140. The mechanical key 140 is located inside the key wallet 100 and mounts a mechanical key (not shown) used to open a mechanical lock (not shown).

Generally, a mechanical lock is opened by inserting a mechanical key of a size and shape corresponding to a key hole provided, so that each mechanical lock requires a key having a different size and shape. However, the key purse 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes mechanical keys set to some extent in size and shape, and includes

grooves

142 and 144 of corresponding sizes and shapes. Then, the key paired with the corresponding mechanical lock is duplicated in the key wallet 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

In this case, the mechanical key may be detachably attached to the

grooves

142 and 144 by a slide method and / or a ring method. In addition, in order to solve a problem such as the loss of the mechanical key at the time of detachment and detachment, the groove and the mechanical key can be connected using a string or a spring.

As such, the key wallet according to the embodiment of the present invention can solve the difficulty of carrying due to the increase in the volume of the key wallet as the keys of various types are mounted.

1 to 3, the

key wallet

100 or 200 according to the embodiment of the present invention has a mechanical region and a region on which the first electronic key 120 or the second electronic key 240 is mounted along a dotted line. When the area in which the key unit 140 is mounted is folded, fixing means 160a and 160b may be further provided to fix the folded state.

Referring to FIG. 4, the key wallet 400 according to the third embodiment of the present invention may include a touch screen 440, a processor 480, and an electronic key 420 of the key wallet of FIG. 1 or 2. The electronic organizer 460 is further provided.

The touch screen 440 receives data DTA from a user or displays data to the user. In this case, the data DTA may be a date, a time, a memo, and the like. Furthermore, the data DAT may be a digital business card.

The electronic notebook unit 460 stores a data DTA such as a date, a time, a memo, a digital business card, and the like, or a memory (not shown) that stores application programs (not shown) for performing an electronic notebook function such as a calculator or an account book. May be provided).

The processor 480 may process such data or a program or display the processed data on the touch screen 440.

The key wallet 400 of FIG. 4 may further include a communication port 450 for transmitting and receiving data with an external digital device. The communication port 450 may provide a communication interface by USB or ZigBee with an external digital device. Accordingly, the key wallet 400 of FIG. 4 transmits a digital business card stored in the key wallet to a storage medium such as a personal computer through the communication port 450 or stores data stored in a mobile storage medium such as a PMP in the key wallet. Can be.

Furthermore, although not illustrated in FIG. 4, the key wallet of FIG. 4 may further include a microphone and a speaker that receive and record a sound source from the user, or output the recorded sound source to the user.

As such, the key wallet according to the present invention provides an electronic organizer function, a digital business card exchange function, a recording function, and a communication interface, and thus can carry out various functions necessary for daily life with one key wallet.

As described above, optimal embodiments have been disclosed in the drawings and the specification. Although specific terms have been used herein, they are only used for the purpose of describing the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention as defined in the meaning or described in the claims. Therefore, those skilled in the art will understand that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible therefrom. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

The present invention can be used in the field of manufacturing a key wallet.

Claims

In the key wallet,

A first electronic key located on a first side of the key wallet, the first electronic key storing a password used to open the electronic lock; And

Located on the second side of the key purse, provided with a mechanical key to which the mechanical key used to open the mechanical lock is mounted;

The first electronic key unit,

A storage device for storing the password; And

And a transmission unit for transmitting the password from the storage device to the electronic lock.
The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic lock,

The key wallet characterized by the digital door lock.
The method of claim 2, wherein the password is,

And the first electronic key unit performs a transportation card function corresponding to a serial number of a transportation card for paying a public transportation fee.
The method of claim 3, wherein the password is,

Key lock, characterized in that the pre-stored in the electronic lock is recognized as a number for opening and closing the electronic lock.
The method of claim 1,

And a second electronic key portion for storing a control signal used to open and close the opening and closing device mounted on the vehicle.
The method of claim 5, wherein the second electronic key portion,

A control signal transmitter for transmitting a control signal for opening and closing the opening and closing device of the vehicle; And

And a control signal storage unit for receiving, copying and storing a frequency signal of a car key corresponding to the opening and closing device of the vehicle as the control signal.
The method of claim 1,

The mechanical key part,

Further comprising a groove to which the mechanical key is mounted,

The mechanical key,

Key holder, characterized in that the removable / attached to the groove in the slide method and / or.
The method of claim 1,

A touch screen for receiving data from or displaying data to the user;

A processor for processing data received from the user or the displayed data; And

And an electronic organizer including a memory for storing data received from the user or the displayed data.
The method of claim 8,

The key wallet further comprises a communication port for transmitting and receiving data with an external digital device.
The method of claim 8,

Each of the key purse further comprises a microphone and a speaker for receiving and recording a sound source from the user or outputting the recorded sound source to the user.