JP4684692B2 - Remote charge system, charger, and remote charge method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a remote charge system for charging electronic money to a mobile communication terminal, a charging stand used in the system, and a mobile communication terminal used in the system.

  In recent years, various services using non-contact IC cards (including non-contact IC chips) have been provided. For example, fare adjustment at a store or a vending machine, fare adjustment of a boarding fare in a transportation means such as a railroad or a bus, or management of entry / exit of visitors at various venues. For example, in the case of a system using a non-contact IC card in a railway facility, electronic money can be transferred to the non-contact IC card by inserting the non-contact IC card into a charge terminal installed in a ticket vending machine at a station and inserting cash. It is to be replenished.

  In addition, as a system using a non-contact IC card, an electronic settlement system that can perform electronic money settlement via a network without charging electronic money with the charging terminal as described above has been proposed (for example, patents). Reference 1). This electronic payment system is a non-contact IC card that stores a user identification ID and an electronic value balance, and a non-contact IC card that can communicate with the non-contact IC card and can perform electronic payment by this system. It is composed of an information management server that manages identification ID information and a billing server installed in a financial institution, etc., and the information management server is a database for identifying IDs of contactless IC cards that can be used for electronic payment by this system. I remember it.

  When the electronic payment system is used in, for example, a railway facility, when the user of the contactless IC card passes the automatic ticket gate connected to the information management server, the contactless IC card and the automated ticket gate Non-contact communication is performed, and the identification ID and the electronic value balance are transmitted from the non-contact IC card to the information management server. When the information management server recognizes that the identification ID of the contactless IC card can be used for electronic payment by this system, the contactless IC card uses the electronic value balance obtained by subtracting the payment amount (railway usage amount). Send to. At this time, if the electronic value balance is less than or equal to the predetermined amount due to the reduction of the settlement amount (railway usage amount), the information management server stores the electronic value balance supplemented with the predetermined amount in the contactless IC card. At the same time, the replenished amount of money and the identification ID of the contactless IC card are transmitted to the billing server. The billing server specifies a user from the identification ID transmitted from the information management server, and bills the amount replenished by the information management server according to a payment method designated in advance by the user.

  As described above, the electronic payment system allows the user to automatically replenish electronic value when the electronic value balance stored in the non-contact IC card falls below a predetermined amount. Every time the balance becomes small, there is no need to replenish electronic money with a charge terminal or the like, and convenience is improved.

Japanese Patent No. 3497144

  However, in the conventional electronic payment system as described above, the identification ID of the non-contact IC card is authenticated when the information management server communicates with the non-contact IC card, but the owner loses the non-contact Even if someone uses the IC card, electronic payment can be made, and since the electronic value balance is automatically replenished every time the electronic value balance falls below a predetermined amount, the contactless IC card is lost. There was a possibility that the damage of the time would be great.

  Also, in case the contactless IC card is lost, every time the service is used by the contactless IC card, the service user performs other authentication (for example, password input) in addition to the authentication by the identification IC of the contactless IC card. However, this procedure may be time consuming for the service user.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and is equipped with the convenience of the system user and the non-contact IC chip or the non-contact IC chip when remotely charging the electronic value of the non-contact IC chip. An object of the present invention is to provide a remote charge system capable of improving safety when a mobile communication terminal such as a mobile phone is lost, a charging stand used in the system, and a mobile communication terminal used in the system.

The remote charge system of the present invention comprises a mobile communication terminal equipped with an IC chip, a charging device for charging a rechargeable battery provided in the mobile communication terminal, and a remote charge server capable of communicating with the mobile communication terminal. a remote charging system for charging the electronic value of the IC chip that, the charging device, during charging of the rechargeable battery of the mobile communication terminal by the charging device, a charging device communication means for communicating with the mobile communication terminal A charging device storing means for storing identification information for permitting charging of the electronic value to the IC chip, and a charging device determining means for determining whether or not the electronic value of the IC chip is charged by the portable communication terminal When, wherein the charging device communication unit receives the balance of the electronic value from the mobile communication terminal, wherein Collector determination unit, when the balance of the electronic value received is below a certain threshold by the charging device communication means, the portable by the communication terminal determines that charging the electronic value of the IC chip, the charging device communication means , the transmit and determination result charging device storage means storing the identification information and by the charging device determination means to the mobile communication terminal, the mobile communication terminal, charging of the rechargeable battery of the mobile communication terminal by the charging device sometimes, have lines communicating with the charging device determines a mobile communication terminal communicating means for transmitting the balance of the electronic value to the charging device, a charge-friendly electronic value based on the identification information received from the charging device, the No a mobile phone controller, wherein when the mobile phone controller has a determination of the charge-friendly electronic value, the remote charging server and passing It was carried out, and the mobile communication terminal control means for controlling so as to charge the electronic value to the IC chip, those comprising a.

The charging device of the present invention is a charging device for charging a rechargeable battery provided in a mobile communication terminal capable of charging an electronic value of an IC chip, and the mobile device is charged when the rechargeable battery of the mobile communication terminal is charged by the charging device. Charging device communication means for communicating with a communication terminal, charging device storage means for storing identification information for permitting charging of the electronic value to the IC chip, and charging of the electronic value of the IC chip by the portable communication terminal Charging device determination means for determining whether to perform or not , wherein the charging device communication means receives a balance of electronic value from the portable communication terminal, and the charging device determination means is received by the charging device communication means When the electronic value balance of the IC chip is charged by the mobile communication terminal when the balance of the electronic value is equal to or less than a threshold value Constant, and the charging device communication means is for transmitting the determination result by the charging device determining means and the stored identification information to the charger storage means to said portable communication terminal.

The mobile communication terminal of the present invention includes a mobile communication terminal equipped with an IC chip, a charging device that charges a rechargeable battery provided in the mobile communication terminal, and a remote charge server that can communicate with the mobile communication terminal. The charging device stores identification information for permitting charging of the electronic value to the IC chip, and the portable communication when the balance of the electronic value received from the portable communication terminal is below a certain threshold value. A mobile communication terminal in a remote charge system that charges the electronic value of the IC chip, wherein the terminal determines that the electronic value of the IC chip is charged, and transmits the identification information and the determination result to the mobile communication terminal. , during charging of the rechargeable battery of the mobile communication terminal by the charging device, have lines communicating with the charging device, an electronic Bali A mobile communication terminal communicating means for transmitting the balance of over to the charging device, a charge-friendly electronic value based on the identification information received from the charging device, a mobile phone controller determines impossible, the mobile phone controller When it is determined that the electronic value can be charged, mobile communication terminal control means for communicating with the remote charge server and controlling the electronic chip to be charged with the electronic value is provided.

  According to the remote charge system of the present invention, the charging stand used in the system, and the mobile communication terminal used in the system, the convenience of the system user when the electronic value of the non-contact IC chip is remotely charged and the non-contact It is possible to improve the safety when a mobile communication terminal such as a mobile phone equipped with a contact IC chip or a non-contact IC chip is lost.

(First embodiment)
Hereinafter, a remote charge system according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the remote charge system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  The remote charge system according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a mobile phone 1 equipped with a non-contact IC chip 4, a charging base 2 for charging a rechargeable battery provided in the mobile phone, and a non-contact IC chip 4 supplemented with electronic value. And a remote charge server 3 for charging.

  The cellular phone 1 includes a cellular phone operation unit 11, a cellular phone display unit 12, a cellular phone radio unit 13, a cellular phone storage unit 14, a cellular phone communication unit 15, a cellular phone control unit 16, a rechargeable battery 17, and a cellular phone side communication. The interface 18 includes a mobile phone side charging interface 19 and a non-contact IC chip 4. The mobile phone operation unit 11 receives an input operation from a mobile phone user. The mobile phone display unit 12 displays various information. The mobile phone wireless unit 13 performs wireless communication with a base station (not shown) for mobile phone communication, and communicates with the remote charge server 3 via the base station. The mobile phone storage unit 14 stores various data. The mobile phone communication unit 15 performs data communication with the charging stand 2 via the mobile phone side communication interface 18. The mobile phone control unit 16 controls each of the above-described units (units within a range surrounded by a dotted line) that operates by receiving power supplied from the rechargeable battery 17. The rechargeable battery 17 is charged by the charging stand 2 connected via the mobile phone side charging interface 19. In addition, the mobile phone 1 is equipped with a non-contact IC chip 4 that performs wireless communication with a reader for a non-contact IC chip (not shown, for example, the automatic ticket gate described in the background art above) at a short distance. Yes. Note that the mobile phone 1 may include various functional units provided in recent mobile phones.

  The mobile phone storage unit 14 receives an input from the mobile phone operation unit 11 and charges the mobile phone 1 when the mobile phone 1 is placed on the charging stand 2, for example, whether to charge or not, or the electronic value balance of the non-contact IC chip 4. It stores the conditions such as how much money is charged at the time and how much money is charged at a time.

  The mobile phone communication unit 15 performs data communication with the charging stand 2 via the mobile phone side communication interface 18 in accordance with a control signal input from the mobile phone control unit 16.

  When the mobile phone control unit 16 accesses the remote charge server 3 and executes the replenishment (charge) processing of the electronic value balance of the non-contact IC chip 4, the PIN (Personal Identification Number) stored in the mobile phone storage unit 14 The personal authentication program according to the above is activated, and the charge process is executed only when this authentication is successful. The mobile phone control unit 16 inputs a PIN required for this authentication from the charging stand 2 via the mobile phone communication unit 15. That is, since the electronic value balance of the non-contact IC chip 4 can be charged only when the mobile phone 1 is placed on the charging stand 2 and the personal authentication by the PIN is successful, the non-contact IC chip When an IC card or mobile phone equipped with is lost, it is possible to prevent another person from performing charge processing. In addition, although the case where the personal authentication by PIN was described was described, it is not restricted to this.

  In addition, when the mobile phone 1 is placed on the charging stand 2, the personal authentication by PIN is performed, and when successful, the electronic value balance of the non-contact IC chip 4 mounted on the mobile phone 1 is charged. Since the electronic value balance can be charged at the same time when the mobile phone is frequently charged by the telephone user, it is possible to save the time and effort of the mobile phone user for the charging process.

  In addition to the condition that the mobile phone 1 is placed in the second charging state, the condition that the personal authentication is successful is necessary because the mobile phone of a certain terminal type is used by a plurality of people. There are cases where a plurality of charging stands are owned or cases where a plurality of mobile phones with different terminal types can be charged by a certain type of charging stand, and the mobile phone and the charging stand are made to correspond one-to-one. Personal authentication is required.

  The mobile phone side communication interface 18 is for data communication with the charging stand 2. A terminal may be provided on the surface of the case of the mobile phone, and the terminal may be connected to the charging stand 2. The mobile phone side communication interface 18 may also be used as the mobile phone side charging interface 19, and the mobile phone side Data communication may be performed by connecting to the charging stand 2 via the charging interface 19. Further, the mobile phone side communication interface 18 may be configured to communicate with the charging stand 2 in a non-contact state.

  The non-contact IC chip 4 indicates a chip card in which an IC is built, and includes an IC control unit 41, an IC storage unit 42, and an IC radio unit 43. The non-contact IC chip 4 performs power supply to the non-contact IC chip 4 and data communication with the non-contact IC chip reader via an antenna (not shown) included in the IC wireless unit 43. Although it may be called "RF-ID (Radio Frequency Identification)" or "RF tag" depending on the application, it basically refers to the same thing.

  The IC control unit 41 writes data to or reads data from the IC storage unit 42, controls wireless communication with the non-contact IC chip reader by the IC wireless unit 43, and transmits / receives data. Further, the IC storage unit Data processing of data input from 42 or the IC wireless unit 43 is performed. The IC control unit 41 is connected so as to be able to perform data communication with the mobile phone control unit 16 and receives data write instructions from the mobile phone control unit 16 to write data to the IC storage unit 42 or In response to a data read instruction from the control unit 16, the data read from the IC storage unit 42 can be output to the mobile phone control unit 16.

  The IC storage unit 42 stores at least the identification ID assigned to each contactless IC chip 4 and the balance of electronic value that can be used for services using the contactless IC chip 4.

  The charging stand 2 is configured to perform charging of the rechargeable battery 17 provided in the mobile phone 1 and data communication with the mobile phone 1, and includes a charging stand operation unit 21, a charging stand display unit 22, a charging stand storage unit 23, The charging base communication unit 24, the connection detection unit 25, the charging base control unit 26, the power supply unit 27, the charging base side communication interface 28, and the charging base side charging interface 29 are configured. The charging stand operation unit 21 receives an input operation from a mobile phone user. The charging stand display unit 22 displays various information. The charging stand storage unit 23 stores various data. The charging stand communication unit 24 performs data communication with the mobile phone 1 via the charging stand side communication interface 28 when the mobile phone 1 is placed on the charging stand 2. The connection detection unit 25 detects that the mobile phone 1 is placed on the charging stand 2 for charging. The charging stand control unit 26 controls each of the above-described units (units within a range surrounded by a dotted line) that operates by receiving power supplied from the power supply unit 27. The power supply unit 27 receives power supply from an outlet (not shown), converts the power into power that can be supplied to each unit in the range surrounded by the dotted line of the charging base 2 and the charging base side charging interface 29, Supply power.

  The charging stand operation unit 21 receives a setting of whether or not the charging stand 2 charges when the mobile phone 1 is placed.

  When the charging stand display unit 22 accepts an operation by the charging stand operation unit 21, in order to make the setting without causing the mobile phone user to take time, characters, images, Is displayed. The charging stand display unit 22 also displays the electronic value balance of the non-contact IC chip 4 and the usage history of the non-contact IC chip 4 read via the charging stand communication unit 24 when the mobile phone 1 is placed on the charging stand 2. It is also possible to display the usage status of the non-contact IC chip 4 to the mobile phone user.

  The charging stand storage unit 23 stores a program for the charging stand control unit 26 to control each part of the charging stand, and further stores a PIN. Further, the charging stand storage unit 23 stores the electronic value balance of the non-contact IC chip 4 and the usage history of the non-contact IC chip 4 read via the charging stand communication unit 24 when the mobile phone 1 is placed on the charging stand 2. Alternatively, it may be stored in correspondence with the read time. Thereby, the charging stand control unit 26 reads the past electronic value balance of the non-contact IC chip 4 and the usage history of the non-contact IC chip 4 from the charging base storage unit 23, and displays the transition of the electronic value balance and the usage history list. It can be displayed on the charging stand display unit 22.

  The charging stand communication unit 24 performs data communication with the mobile phone communication unit 15 in accordance with a control signal output from the charging stand control unit 26.

  The connection detection unit 25 detects that the mobile phone 1 is placed on the charging base 2 for charging from changes in current, voltage, etc. flowing through the charging base side charging interface 29, and notifies the charging base control unit 26. Notice.

  The charging stand control unit 26 controls processing of each unit based on a program stored in the charging stand storage unit 23. The charging stand control unit 26 controls the charging stand communication unit 24 to start communication with the mobile phone communication unit 15 when notified from the connection detection unit 25 that the mobile phone 1 is placed on the charging stand 2. . When the charging base control unit 26 inputs a PIN request for outputting the PIN to the mobile phone communication unit 15 from the charging base communication unit 24, the charging base control unit 26 reads the PIN from the charging base storage unit 23 and transmits the read PIN to the mobile phone communication. The charging stand communication unit 24 is controlled to transmit to the unit 15.

  The charging stand side communication interface 28 is for performing data communication with the mobile phone 1. A terminal may be provided on the surface of the casing of the charging base 2, and the terminal may be connected to a terminal provided on the surface of the casing of the mobile phone 1, or the charging base side communication interface 28 may be connected to the charging base side charging interface. 29, and may be connected to the charging stand via the charging stand side charging interface 29 to perform data communication. The charging stand side communication interface 28 may be configured to communicate with the mobile phone 1 in a non-contact state.

  The charging stand 2 only needs to have a configuration capable of notifying the mobile phone 1 of a PIN when at least a PIN request is received from the mobile phone 1, and this configuration is the simplest and can reduce the cost. However, a more effective user interface can be provided to the mobile phone user by adding the charging stand operation unit 21 and the charging stand display unit 22 as a configuration.

  The remote charge server 3 can perform data communication with the mobile phone 1, can communicate with the non-contact IC chip 4 described in the background art above, and can perform electronic payment. The configuration is basically the same as that of an information management server that manages card identification ID information. The remote charge server 3 includes a server control unit 31, a server communication unit 32, and a server storage unit 33. The server communication unit 32 communicates with a mobile phone communication base station, and communicates with the mobile phone 1 via the base station. The server storage unit 33 stores identification ID information of the non-contact IC chip 4 that can perform electronic payment. The server control unit 31 writes or reads data stored in the server storage unit 33, controls the server communication unit 32 to transmit / receive data, and further inputs data from the server communication unit 32 and the server storage unit 33. Data processing is performed.

  When the server control unit 31 is notified from the server communication unit 32 that a charge request is made from the mobile phone 1, the server control unit 31 corresponds to the identification ID of the non-contact IC chip 4 that is notified from the server communication unit 32 at the time of the charge request. If there is something to be stored in the server storage unit 33, the balance of the deposit account held by the person assigned with the identification ID is confirmed by communicating with the billing server (not shown) described in the background art. If it is confirmed that the charge request amount is larger than the charge request amount, the server communication unit 33 is controlled to transmit the electronic value balance supplemented with the charge request amount to the mobile phone 1, and the charge request amount and the contactless IC card are sent to the billing server. An identification ID is transmitted. The billing server specifies a user from the identification ID transmitted from the information management server, and performs a charge request amount billing process by the information management server in accordance with a payment method designated in advance by the user.

  With respect to the remote charge system according to the first embodiment of the present invention configured as described above, the flow of charge processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  When the mobile phone 1 is placed on the charging stand 2 and power supply to the rechargeable battery is started, the mobile phone control unit 16 stores the non-contact IC chip stored in the mobile phone storage unit 14 to start the charging process. 4 is compared with the current electronic value balance of the non-contact IC chip 4 read from the non-contact IC chip 4 (S110). If it is below the threshold (S111, YES), the mobile phone radio unit 13 is controlled to transmit a charge request signal to the remote charge server 3 (S112). The charge request signal includes the identification ID of the non-contact IC chip 4 and the charge request amount. In the process of step S111, if the current electronic value balance of the non-contact IC chip 4 exceeds this threshold (S111, NO), the charge process may be terminated. Note that the mobile phone control unit 16 stores the threshold of the electronic value balance of the non-contact IC chip 4 to start the charging process stored in the mobile phone storage unit 14 and the non-contact IC chip 4 read from the non-contact IC chip 4. The current electronic value balance is referred to as the determination condition, but is not limited to this, for example, whether the predetermined number of days has passed since the last charged date, You may make it refer to temporal conditions, such as making it the condition of determination whether the date and time which perform a charge process satisfy | fill the designated date and time.

  When the server control unit 31 is notified from the server communication unit 32 that a charge request has been made from the mobile phone 1 (S130), the server control unit 31 uses the identification ID of the non-contact IC chip 4 included in the charge request signal from the server communication unit 32. When the corresponding item is in the server storage unit 33, the balance of the deposit account held by the person assigned with the identification ID is confirmed by communicating with the billing server (not shown) described in the background art, and the deposit balance Is confirmed to be larger than the charge request amount (S131, YES), the server communication unit 32 is controlled so as to set the charge permission signal indicating that the start of the charge process is permitted to the mobile phone 1 (S132). Conversely, when the server control unit 31 confirms that the deposit balance is smaller than the charge request amount (NO in S131), the server control unit 31 sets the charge non-permission signal indicating that the start of the charge process is not permitted to the mobile phone 1. The communication unit 32 is controlled, and the charging process ends at this point.

  When the mobile phone control unit 16 is notified by the mobile phone radio unit that the charge process is permitted from the remote charge server 3 (S113), the mobile phone control unit 16 establishes a communication line with the charging base communication unit 24 of the charging base 2. The mobile phone communication unit 15 is controlled (S114). At this time, if the communication line cannot be established (S115, NO), the mobile phone communication unit 15 ends the charging process or repeats the establishment process until the communication line is established. After the communication line is established (S115, YES), the mobile phone control unit 16 controls the mobile phone communication unit 15 to transmit a PIN request for requesting to transmit the PIN to the charging stand 2 (S116).

  After establishing the communication line, the mobile phone control unit 16 displays a screen prompting the user to input identification information for authentication, for example, an ID and a password, on the mobile phone display unit 12, and sets information by authentication mode (this The authentication mode-specific information may be stored in the mobile phone storage unit 14 or may be stored in the charging stand storage unit 23). good.

  As this authentication mode, a general challenge-response partner authentication algorithm may be implemented. Specifically, a shared key is set in the charging stand storage unit 23 and the mobile phone storage unit 14 in advance. The charging stand 2 transmits a challenge to the mobile phone 1, and the mobile phone 1 generates an authentication code A by inputting the challenge and the common key, and transmits the authentication code A to the charging stand 2. On the other hand, the charging stand 2 confirms that the received authentication code A is equal to the authentication code A ′ obtained from its own common key and the challenge generated by itself. If the authentication code is the same, the charging stand 2 proceeds to a process of unlocking the IC chip by PIN. The case where the mobile phone 1 authenticates the charging stand 2 is similarly possible if the processes of the mobile phone 1 and the charging stand are exchanged. With this configuration, it is possible to further improve the safety when a mobile phone equipped with a non-contact IC card or a non-contact IC chip is lost.

  On the other hand, when the charging base control unit 26 is notified by the connection detection unit 25 that the mobile phone 1 is placed on the charging base 2, the charging base control unit 26 performs charging so as to establish a communication line with the mobile phone communication unit 15 of the mobile phone 1. The base communication unit 24 is controlled. When the charging stand control unit 26 is notified from the charging stand communication unit 24 that a PIN request has been made from the mobile phone 1 after establishing the communication line (S120), the charging stand control unit 26 reads the PIN from the charging stand storage unit 23 (S121). The charging stand communication unit 24 is controlled to transmit the read PIN to the mobile phone communication unit 15 (S122).

  When the mobile phone control unit 16 is notified from the mobile phone communication unit 15 that the PIN has been received from the charging stand 2 (S117), the mobile phone control unit 16 activates the personal authentication program stored in the mobile phone storage unit 14 and uses the PIN. Perform personal authentication. Only when the authentication is successful (S118), the charging process is started.

  The server control unit 31 controls the server communication unit 32 to transmit the electronic value balance supplemented with the charge request amount to the mobile phone 1, and transmits the charge request amount and the identification ID of the non-contact IC card to the billing server. (S133). The billing server specifies a user from the identification ID transmitted from the information management server, and performs a charge request amount billing process by the information management server in accordance with a payment method designated in advance by the user. When these processes are completed, the server control unit 31 controls the server communication unit 32 to notify the mobile phone that the charging process has been completed (S134).

  According to the remote charge system of the first embodiment of the present invention, the convenience of the system user and the non-contact IC chip or the non-contact IC chip are mounted when the electronic value of the non-contact IC chip is remotely charged. It is possible to improve safety when a mobile communication terminal such as a mobile phone is lost.

(Second Embodiment)
A remote charge system according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The configuration of the remote charge system of the second embodiment of the present invention is the same as the configuration of the remote charge system of the first embodiment of the present invention. In the first embodiment, the mobile phone control unit 16 of the mobile phone 1 performs the main control and performs the remote charge process, so that the mobile phone 1 plays the role of a user interface. In the second embodiment, the charging stand 2 The charging stand control unit 26 performs the main control and performs the remote charging process, whereby the charging stand 2 serves as a user interface. Hereinafter, description of portions having the same functions as those in the first embodiment will be omitted.

  The charging stand operation unit 21 is charged under the condition that the charging stand 2 is charged when the mobile phone 1 is mounted, for example, whether or not charging is performed, and how much the electronic value balance of the non-contact IC chip 4 is charged, Accepts setting of conditions such as how much money is charged at a time. Moreover, the charging stand operation part 21 is good also as a structure which can also receive the setting of PIN. Moreover, the charging stand operation part 21 is good also as a structure which can also receive the setting of PIN. The PIN setting by the charging stand 2 will be described later.

  When the charging stand display unit 22 accepts an operation by the charging stand operation unit 21, in order to make the setting without causing the mobile phone user to take time, characters, images, Is displayed. The charging stand display unit 22 also displays the electronic value balance of the non-contact IC chip 4 and the usage history of the non-contact IC chip 4 read via the charging stand communication unit 24 when the mobile phone 1 is placed on the charging stand 2. It is also possible to display the usage status of the non-contact IC chip 4 to the mobile phone user.

  The charging stand storage unit 23 stores a program for the charging stand control unit 26 to control each part of the charging stand, and further stores a PIN. In addition, the charging base storage unit 23 receives an input from the charging base operation unit 21 and charges the mobile phone 1 when the mobile phone 1 is placed on the charging base 2, for example, whether or not to charge the electronic device of the non-contact IC chip 4. Conditions such as how much the value balance is charged and how much is charged at a time are stored. Further, the charging stand storage unit 23 stores the electronic value balance of the non-contact IC chip 4 and the usage history of the non-contact IC chip 4 read via the charging stand communication unit 24 when the mobile phone 1 is placed on the charging stand 2. Alternatively, it may be stored in correspondence with the read time. Thereby, the charging stand control unit 26 reads the past electronic value balance of the non-contact IC chip 4 and the usage history of the non-contact IC chip 4 from the charging base storage unit 23, and displays the transition of the electronic value balance and the usage history list. It can be displayed on the charging stand display unit 22.

  The charging stand control unit 26 controls processing of each unit based on a program stored in the charging stand storage unit 23. The charging stand control unit 26 controls the charging stand communication unit 24 to start communication with the mobile phone communication unit 15 when notified from the connection detection unit 25 that the mobile phone 1 is placed on the charging stand 2. . The charging stand control unit 26 stores the threshold of the electronic value balance of the non-contact IC chip 4 to start the charging process stored in the charging stand storage unit 23 and the non-contact read out from the non-contact IC chip 4 via the mobile phone 1. The current electronic value balance of the IC chip 4 is compared, and if the current electronic value balance of the non-contact IC chip 4 is below this threshold value, the PIN stored in the charging base unit 23 is stored in the mobile phone communication unit. The charging base communication unit 24 is controlled so as to transmit to 15, and the charging process starts. The charging stand control unit 26 reads the threshold value of the electronic value balance of the non-contact IC chip 4 to start the charging process stored in the charging stand storage unit 23 and the non-contact IC chip 4 via the mobile phone 1. The electronic value balance of the current non-contact IC chip 4 is referred to as a determination condition. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, it is determined whether a predetermined number of days have passed since the previous charging date. You may make it refer to temporal conditions, such as making it a judgment condition, or making it a judgment condition whether the date and time to perform a charge process satisfy | fill the designated date and time.

  Regarding the remote charge system according to the second embodiment of the present invention configured as described above, the flow of charge processing will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

  When the charging base control unit 26 is notified by the connection detection unit 25 that the mobile phone 1 is placed on the charging base 2, the charging base control unit 26 establishes a communication line with the mobile phone communication unit 15 of the mobile phone 1. The unit 24 is controlled (S220). At this time, when the communication circuit 24 cannot establish a communication line (S221, NO), the charging process ends, or the establishment process is repeated until the communication line is established. After establishing the communication line (S221, YES), the charging stand control unit 26 transmits a balance inquiry signal for inquiring the current electronic value balance of the non-contact IC chip 4 to the mobile phone communication unit 15. 24 is controlled (S222).

  On the other hand, when the mobile phone control unit 16 is notified from the mobile phone communication unit 15 that the balance inquiry signal has been received from the charging stand communication unit 24 (S210), it reads the current electronic value balance from the non-contact IC chip 4. (S211), the mobile phone communication unit 15 is controlled to transmit the read electronic value balance to the charging stand communication unit 24 (S212).

  The charging stand control unit 26 receives the current electronic value balance of the non-contact IC chip 4 from the charging stand communication unit 24 via the mobile phone 1 (S223), and the current electronic value balance and the charging stand storage unit 23. Is compared with the threshold value of the electronic value balance of the non-contact IC chip 4 that should start the charge process, and if the current electronic value balance of the non-contact IC chip 4 is below this threshold value (S224, YES) Then, the charging stand communication unit 24 is controlled to transmit the charge request signal to the mobile phone communication unit 15 (S225). The charge request signal includes the identification ID of the non-contact IC chip 4 and the charge request amount.

  After establishing the communication line, the charging stand control unit 26 displays a screen prompting the user to input authentication identification information, for example, an ID and a password, on the charging stand display unit 22, and sets authentication type-specific information (this The authentication mode-specific information may be stored in the mobile phone storage unit 14 or may be stored in the charging stand storage unit 23). good. With this configuration, it is possible to prevent another person from performing a charge process when charging a mobile phone including a non-contact IC chip.

  On the other hand, when the mobile phone control unit 16 is notified from the mobile phone communication unit 15 that the charge request signal has been received from the charging stand communication unit 24 (S213), it transmits the same charge request signal to the remote charge server 3. The mobile phone radio unit 13 is controlled (S214).

  When the server control unit 31 is notified from the server communication unit 32 that the charge request is made from the mobile phone 1 (S230), the server control unit 31 uses the identification ID of the non-contact IC chip 4 included in the charge request signal from the server communication unit 32. When the corresponding item is in the server storage unit 33, the balance of the deposit account held by the person assigned with the identification ID is confirmed by communicating with the billing server (not shown) described in the background art, and the deposit balance Is greater than the charge request amount (S231, YES), the server communication unit 32 is controlled so that the charge permission signal indicating that the start of the charge process is permitted is set to the mobile phone 1 (S232). Conversely, when the server control unit 31 confirms that the deposit balance is smaller than the charge request amount (S231, NO), the server control unit 31 sets the mobile phone 1 to a charge non-permission signal indicating that the start of the charge process is not permitted. The communication unit 32 is controlled, and the charging process ends at this point.

  When the mobile phone control unit 16 is notified from the mobile phone radio unit 13 that it has received the charge permission signal from the remote charge server 3 (S215), the mobile phone control unit 16 transmits the same charge permission signal to the charging stand communication unit 24. The telephone communication unit 15 is controlled (S216).

  When the charging base control unit 26 is notified from the charging base communication unit 24 that the charge permission signal has been received from the mobile phone communication unit 15 (S226), the charging base control unit 26 reads the PIN from the charging base storage unit 23 (S227). The charging stand communication unit 24 is controlled to transmit the read PIN to the mobile phone communication unit 15 (S228).

  When the mobile phone control unit 16 is notified from the mobile phone communication unit 15 that the PIN has been received from the charging stand 2 (S217), the mobile phone control unit 16 activates the personal authentication program stored in the mobile phone storage unit 14 and uses the PIN. Perform personal authentication. Only when the authentication is successful (S218), the charging process is started.

  The server control unit 31 controls the server communication unit 32 to transmit the electronic value balance supplemented with the charge request amount to the mobile phone 1, and transmits the charge request amount and the identification ID of the non-contact IC card to the billing server. (S233). The billing server specifies a user from the identification ID transmitted from the information management server, and performs a charge request amount billing process by the information management server in accordance with a payment method designated in advance by the user. When these processes are completed, the server control unit 31 controls the server communication unit 32 to notify the mobile phone that the charging process has been completed (S234).

  According to the remote charge system of the second embodiment of the present invention, the charging stand can be used as a user interface when the electronic value of the non-contact IC chip is remote-charged. It is possible to improve safety when a mobile communication terminal such as a mobile phone equipped with an IC chip or a non-contact IC chip is lost.

  In addition, the charging base control unit 26 determines whether or not to charge based on the electronic money balance and electronic money usage history for each charging time stored in the charging base storage unit 23 (of electronic value balance). By setting the charge request amount for remote charging to the non-contact IC chip 4, the charge amount is automatically set, and the usability is further improved. As an example of the charge request amount setting of the charging stand control unit 26, for example, the usage amount per day is calculated from the usage history of non-contact IC chips for the past several days, and the calculated usage amount is once a day. Can be set to charge.

  Furthermore, the PIN stored in the charging stand 2 may be changed from the mobile phone 1 or the charging stand 2. That is, the charging stand control unit 26 starts the PIN changing process by inputting a PIN change dedicated password from the charging stand operation unit 21, and then stores the new PIN received from the charging stand operation unit 21. Register in the unit 23. In addition, when the mobile phone 1 with the PIN change password and the new PIN entered in the mobile phone 1 is placed on the charging stand 2, the charging stand communication unit 24 uses the PIN change password and the new PIN. Receiving and notifying the charging stand control unit 26, the charging stand control unit 26 starts the PIN change process when the PIN change exclusive password notified from the charging stand communication unit 24 is correct, and charges the new PIN. Register in the storage unit 23.

  With this configuration, it is possible to set identification information for permitting charging of the electronic value to the IC chip by the mobile communication terminal, so that the possibility that the identification information is specified by another person is reduced, and the non-contact IC Safety when a mobile communication terminal such as a mobile phone equipped with a chip or a non-contact IC chip is lost can be improved.

  As described above, according to the remote charge system of the present invention, the charging stand used in the system, and the mobile communication terminal used in the system, the system user when remotely charging the electronic value of the non-contact IC chip is used. Using the mobile communication terminal, it is possible to improve convenience and safety when the mobile communication terminal such as a non-contact IC chip or a mobile phone equipped with the non-contact IC chip is lost. Useful as a remote charge system.

The block diagram which shows the structure of the remote charge system of 1st Embodiment of this invention. Flowchart of charge processing in the remote charge system of the first embodiment of the present invention Flowchart of charge processing in the remote charge system of the second embodiment of the present invention Flowchart of charge processing in the remote charge system of the second embodiment of the present invention

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mobile phone 11 Mobile phone operation part 12 Mobile phone display part 13 Mobile phone radio | wireless part 14 Mobile phone memory | storage part 15 Mobile phone communication part 16 Mobile phone control part 17 Rechargeable battery 18 Mobile phone side communication interface 19 Mobile phone side charge interface 2 Charging stand 21 Charging stand operation unit 22 Charging stand display unit 23 Charging stand storage unit 24 Charging stand communication unit 25 Connection detection unit 26 Charging stand control unit 27 Power supply unit 28 Charging stand side communication interface 29 Charging stand side charging interface 3 server for remote charge 31 server control unit 32 server communication unit 33 server storage unit 4 non-contact IC chip 41 IC control unit 42 IC storage unit 43 IC radio unit

Claims (10)

An electronic value of the IC chip comprising a mobile communication terminal equipped with an IC chip, a charging device for charging a rechargeable battery provided in the mobile communication terminal, and a remote charge server communicable with the mobile communication terminal. A remote charging system for charging,
The charging device is
Charging device communication means for communicating with the mobile communication terminal when charging the rechargeable battery of the mobile communication terminal by the charging device;
Charging device storage means for storing identification information for permitting charging of the electronic value to the IC chip;
Charging device determination means for determining whether or not to charge the electronic value of the IC chip by the mobile communication terminal ,
The charging device communication means receives a balance of electronic value from the mobile communication terminal,
The charging device determination means determines that the electronic value of the IC chip is charged by the mobile communication terminal when the balance of the electronic value received by the charging device communication means is equal to or less than a threshold value,
It said charging device communication unit transmits the determination result by the identification information stored in the charging device memory means and said charging device determination means to the mobile communication terminal,
The mobile communication terminal is
During charging of the rechargeable battery of the mobile communication terminal by the charging device, a mobile communication terminal communicating means for said charging device and have line communication, transmits the balance of the electronic value to the charging device,
A mobile phone control unit for determining whether electronic value can be charged or not based on identification information received from the charging device ;
When the mobile phone control unit determines whether the electronic value can be charged, it communicates with the remote charge server and includes a mobile communication terminal control means for controlling to charge the IC chip with electronic value. system. A charging device for charging a rechargeable battery provided in a mobile communication terminal capable of charging an electronic value of an IC chip,
Charging device communication means for communicating with the mobile communication terminal when charging the rechargeable battery of the mobile communication terminal by the charging device;
Charging device storage means for storing identification information for permitting charging of the electronic value to the IC chip;
Charging device determination means for determining whether or not to charge the electronic value of the IC chip by the mobile communication terminal ,
The charging device communication means receives a balance of electronic value from the mobile communication terminal,
The charging device determination means determines that the electronic value of the IC chip is charged by the mobile communication terminal when the balance of the electronic value received by the charging device communication means is equal to or less than a threshold value,
The charging device communication means transmits the identification information stored in the charging device storage means and the determination result by the charging device determination means to the portable communication terminal. The charging device according to claim 2,
A charging device identifying means for identifying a mobile communication terminal allowed to charge the electronic value to the IC chip;
The charging device communication unit transmits the identification information stored in the charging device storage unit to the portable communication terminal when the charging device identification unit identifies a portable communication terminal permitted to be charged. The charging device according to claim 2 or 3 , wherein
A first charging device setting means for setting a determination condition by the charging device determination means for the usage status of the IC chip;
The charging device determination unit determines whether or not to charge the electronic value of the IC chip by the portable communication terminal based on a determination condition for the usage state of the IC chip set by the first charging device setting unit. Charging device. The charging device according to any one of claims 2 to 4 ,
A second charging device setting means for setting identification information for permitting charging of the electronic value to the IC chip;
The charging device storage means stores the identification information set by the second charging device setting means. The charging device according to any one of claims 2 to 4 ,
The charging device communication means receives identification information for permitting charging of the electronic value to the IC chip from the portable communication terminal,
The charging device storage means stores the identification information received by the charging device communication means. The charging device according to any one of claims 2 to 6 ,
A charging device display means for displaying various information is provided,
The charging device display means displays a balance of electronic value received from the mobile communication terminal by the charging device communication means. A mobile communication terminal equipped with an IC chip, the charging device for charging a rechargeable battery provided in the mobile communication terminal, capable of communicating remote charging server and the mobile communication terminal is composed of the charging device, the IC Storing identification information for permitting charging of the electronic value to the chip, and when the balance of the electronic value received from the mobile communication terminal is equal to or less than a certain threshold, the electronic value of the IC chip by the mobile communication terminal A mobile communication terminal in a remote charge system that charges the electronic value of the IC chip, and transmits the identification information and the determination result to the mobile communication terminal ,
During charging of the rechargeable battery of the mobile communication terminal by the charging device, a mobile communication terminal communicating means for said charging device and have line communication, transmits the balance of the electronic value to the charging device,
A mobile phone control unit for determining whether electronic value can be charged or not based on identification information received from the charging device ;
Mobile communication terminal control means for communicating with the remote charge server and controlling the electronic chip to be charged with the electronic value when the mobile phone control unit determines that the electronic value can be charged. Terminal. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 8 , wherein
When charging the rechargeable battery of the mobile communication terminal by the charging device, the mobile communication terminal identifying means for identifying the charging device,
The mobile communication terminal communication means, when the mobile communication terminal identification means has identified that the predetermined charging device, a mobile communication terminal that receives the identification information from the charging device. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 8 or 9 , wherein
A second mobile communication terminal setting means for setting identification information for permitting charging of the electronic value to the IC chip;
The portable communication terminal communication means transmits the identification information set by the second portable communication terminal setting means to the charging device.

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