KR100754548B1 - Electronic tag positioning mobile communication terminal and location information providing system and service method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an electronic tag location positioning mobile communication terminal and a location information providing system and a service method, and more particularly, to collect and transmit location information of a specific target RFID tag to be searched and transmitted through a communication network from a host computer. Or a terminal that locates and finds the location information of the RFID tag that can be independently operated by the location information, and a tag reader and a writer for reading or writing unique information on the RFID tag, and scanning or reading a specific target RFID tag to be searched for A tag communication unit for establishing a connection with the RFID tag searched for, and transmitting and receiving information therefrom, a remote communication unit for performing data communication with the host computer, and a first position and a first position due to the movement time difference of the single mobile communication terminal from the host computer. 2 input position, the above A positioning unit for grasping a first distance and a second distance from the first and second distances, and receiving a first position and a second position on the single terminal from or independently of the host computer, wherein the first position, the second position, the first distance, A position calculation unit for calculating a position of the RFID tag using a second distance, and an RF tag calculated by the position calculator through first and second distance information and second and second distance information of the terminal; A location information communication unit for transmitting the location of the tag and the unique information of the RFID tag detected by the tag communication unit to the host computer through the remote communication unit, or receiving the unique information or other information of the RF tag from the host computer to the terminal; A DB processing storage unit for processing or arranging RF tag information and data obtained by obtaining goods and object information to be searched for, and the terminal; Positioning display unit that tells the position holder to find the target object on the display screen so that the terminal holder can find the positional RFID tag location information visually or by dial tone or vibration. The present invention relates to an electronic tag location positioning mobile communication terminal and a location information providing system and a service method including a payment processing unit that enables a purchase or cancellation of a product or a product.

Description

Mobile communication terminal capable of pinpointing a Tag's location and information providing system and service method utilizing both of them}

1 is an overall configuration diagram of an electronic tag positioning mobile communication terminal and a location information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention

2 is an overall configuration diagram of a module apparatus according to an electronic tag positioning mobile communication terminal and a location information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a mobile communication terminal having a tag writer and a reader function in an electronic tag location positioning mobile communication terminal and a location information providing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a diagram schematically illustrating calculating a position in an electronic tag location positioning mobile communication terminal and a location information providing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 schematically illustrates an information providing system in an electronic tag positioning mobile communication terminal and a location information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a schematic overall configuration diagram of an unmanned ubiquitous consumer resource management system made through an electronic tag location positioning mobile communication terminal, a location information providing system, and a service method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to an electronic tag positioning mobile communication terminal and a system and a service method for providing location information. More particularly, the present invention relates to an RFID tag searched by reading or scanning an RFID tag at least twice with a time difference. Data and location information can be computed and identified independently on the mobile communication terminal without relying on the host computer, and accurately locates the RFID tag using only the terminal alone, utilizes the identified information, and applies the information. The present invention relates to an electronic tag location positioning mobile communication terminal and a system and a service method for providing location information.

In the conventional information providing technology, the location information providing technology uses a terminal having a satellite navigation data receiving function and a communication function to receive and provide the position coordinates of the corresponding terminal or CDMA by tracking the radius of the base station when GPS signal reception is impossible. There was a technology connecting to a communication network or a terrestrial LBS using its own two-way communication network.

However, since the technology-based medium-to-large size terminal is expensive, users have a problem that it is economically expensive to purchase.

In addition, according to another location information providing technology, by using the active base station information of each terminal managed for communication in the mobile communication, from the location information of the active base station (active base station) that the terminal is currently connected to the outline of the terminal There was a technique to provide a location.

In addition, in order to track the location of the existing terminals in the room, it is necessary to install a large number of expensive UN (Ubiquitous Sensor Network) in the room or to install a large number of RF readers and the RF antennas in close lattice spacing. It is true that it is accompanied by.

Although the above methods could provide relatively high quality location services without additional cost by using a widely distributed mobile communication terminal, it is possible to provide a stationary object, person, object or product that does not have a mobile communication terminal in terms of cost and cost. In addition to the problem of not being able to determine the location, there was a problem of high error range, which is very poor in traceability and data accuracy, and almost impossible to track indoors.

In addition, although the position could be determined through at least two terminals for triangulation as an example for positioning, there is a problem in that it is practically impossible to carry two terminals or to always secure two or more terminals at all times.

An object of the present invention devised to solve the above-mentioned problem is that when an individual locates a stationary tag with a single mobile communication terminal and moves two positions at a time difference to position the position twice, at the first position Since the position of the stationary to-be-deleted tag can be easily found by calculating the second distance from the first distance and the second position, and by calculating triangulation points around the respective positions, the terminal for position detection is carried. The exact location of unstopped objects, objects, objects, and merchandise can be identified, allowing users to easily and easily find lost items, department stores, shopping centers, bookstores, libraries, CD & DVD stores, and video rental shops. Tagging location to efficiently and quickly find the goods, materials, and things you want in offices, convenience stores, homes, offices, and indoor and outdoor warehouses. The present invention provides a communication terminal, a location information providing system, and a service method.

In order to achieve the above object, the electronic tag location positioning mobile communication terminal and the system and service method for providing location information according to the present invention collect or transmit location information of a specific target RFID tag to be searched and transmitted through a communication network from a host computer. In the terminal for identifying and finding the position information of the RF tag capable of position information operation alone, in order to read or write the unique information on the RF tag, the unique identification information regarding registration of the RF tag from the host computer A tag reader and a writer that receives the information, writes the RF tag, and inputs or receives information from information stored on the terminal or directly inputs the terminal directly to the terminal, and scans or reads a specific target RFID tag to be searched for. Association with the retrieved tag And a tag communication unit configured to transmit and receive information therefrom and establish a connection with the tag through a communication technique corresponding to each tag, and perform data communication with the host computer, but may be installed in a detachable external form. A remote communication unit that receives a first position and a second position based on a movement time difference of a single mobile communication terminal from the host computer, and determines a first distance and a second distance with the RFID tag, and the host. The first position and the second position on the single terminal are input from the computer or independently, and the position of the RF tag is calculated by using the first position, the second position, the first distance, and the second distance to the terminal. Change the physical position with a time difference at least two times to draw the first distance from the first position and the second distance from the second position. A position calculator configured to determine a third distance of a third position, which is a point at which the green circle intersects, as a position of the RFID tag, and a first position and first distance information, a second position, and a second distance information of the terminal. The position of the RF tag calculated by the position calculation unit and the unique information of the RF tag identified by the tag communication unit are transmitted to the host computer through the remote communication unit, or receives the unique information or other information of the RF tag from the host computer to the terminal The terminal holder visually displays the position information communication unit, a DB processing storage unit for processing or organizing the RF tag information and data obtained by acquiring the goods and object information to be searched by the terminal, and the position of the RFID tag position information to be searched by the terminal. The target object is displayed on the display screen so that it can be detected by You can help to inform includes a payment processor that allows the display position descriptions and commercial devices to locate RFID tags are attached to the target merchandise or goods settlement or cancellation, purchase, etc.

In addition, the terminal is at least one device capable of a wired Internet or a wireless Internet connection, such as a mobile phone, PDA phone, smart phone, laptop, personal computer, DTV, Internet phone, PMP, PSP, MP3P, etc. It may be a device for accessing a communication network or a digital broadcasting network, or may be provided with a location-based service.

In addition, the location calculation unit, built-in or attached to a variety of sensors, such as a gyroscope and altimeter, it is possible to distinguish the floor in the same building, and for positioning the height of the coordinates and altitude or the number of floors currently located with the tag writer and tag communication unit At least one of the satellite navigation system, GPS, Galileo (project), motion sensor, altimeter and inertial sensor is installed.

In addition, in the electronic tag positioning mobile communication terminal according to the present invention, the tag information may be at least one of an RFID tag, a ruby tag, a Zigbee tag, a Bluetooth tag, and tag information using an infrared communication, an ultra-wideband tag, or a near field communication. The positioning unit, the position calculation unit and the position guide display unit may be implemented through software.

In addition, the electronic tag location positioning mobile communication terminal and the location information providing system and service method according to the present invention, by collecting the location information of the specific target RFID tag to be searched and transmitted or received through the communication network from the host computer, or the location information operation alone In the method of finding and finding the location information of the possible RFID tag, (a) scanning the surrounding RFID tag to establish a connection with the retrieved RFID tag, and (b) the unique information of the tag from the established RFID tag And measuring a first position by calculating a first distance from the tag, and (c) determining a second distance and a second position from the RF tag based on a moving time difference of a single mobile communication terminal at the measured first position. Measuring and (d) the circle drawn the first distance measured at the first position and the circle drawn the second distance measured at the second position intersect. And calculating the position of the RF tag by measuring the position of the RF tag at the third distance of the third position.

In addition, in step (d), the circle which draws the first distance from the first position and the circle which draws the second distance from the second position is changed by changing the physical position with a time difference at least twice with the terminal. The third distance of the third position, which is an intersection point, may be determined as the position of the RF tag.

In addition, the electronic tag location positioning mobile communication terminal and the location information providing system and service method, the RFID tag that collects the location information of the specific target RFID tag to be found and transmitted and received through the communication network from the host computer, or can perform the location information alone In the method to find and find the location information of (a) to facilitate the customer access to the main server of the customer location information registered in the merchant DB through the location-based service or merchant-specific tag information attached to the entrance to the merchant (B) the customer entering the wired or wireless telephone number of the merchant on the terminal; and (c) the customer entering a unique identification number such as the telephone number or IP address of the merchant terminal. By entering on the customer terminal, the location of the customer by the location-based service in or outside the merchant (D) the customer's associated bar code, graphic code and electronics by inputting the internet address or broadcasting channel assigned to the merchant on the terminal or by using a function built in or external to the terminal of the customer or the merchant. Scanning or reading the tag.

In addition, in step (d), (d1) information collected through the terminal may be transmitted by connecting to a server, or information collected through a short range wireless communication means or a proximity scanning recognition means between the terminal of the customer and a peripheral device. Sending to the server, or at least any one of the method of sending the location information of the customer terminal identified through the location-based service is automatically sent to the server, characterized in that it can be selected.

 In addition, the electronic tag location positioning mobile communication terminal and the location information providing system and service method according to the present invention, although the plurality of service affiliates are located on the different floors of the same building, respectively, although the same coordinates on the location-based services, Through the assignment of different Internet addresses (IP) for each affiliate or interworking with the built-in altimeter or gyroscope, the location of the affiliated store where the customer is located is clearly distinguished from each other.

In addition, in step (d), when the customer visits the affiliated store by the location-based service, an access method for connecting the client's terminal to the main server may include a URL call-back short message or a multimedia message automatically on the client's terminal. It is output in the form of a message, even if the customer enters the access button only once the output characterized in that the initial connection to the main server can be easily made.

In addition, the electronic tag positioning mobile communication terminal and the location information providing system and service method according to the present invention, the short message (SMS) or multimedia message (MMS) output on the terminal of the customer mobile communication network, wired or wireless Internet network or digital broadcasting network It is also provided through an over-the-air broadcasting network, or by a short-range wireless communication means installed in an affiliated store, so that the customer does not have to directly enter the affiliate-related location information, and searches for the desired merchant in the database or on the merchant list. Selecting an affiliated store is characterized in that the affiliated store-related location information is provided to the server.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the electronic tag positioning mobile communication terminal and a location information providing system and service method according to the present invention.

1 is an overall configuration diagram of an electronic tag positioning mobile communication terminal and a location information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, an electronic tag location positioning mobile communication terminal and a system for providing location information according to the present invention includes a mobile communication terminal 20, a product 40, an RFID tag 42, a communication network 30, and a host computer ( 50).

The mobile communication terminal 20 collects location information of a specific target RFID tag 42 to be searched, transmits and receives to the host computer 50 via wired or wireless, or calculates and transmits location information alone.

The host computer 50 may be a general internet server. However, the host computer 50 may separately prepare a wired / wireless internet page having a special resolution for a user accessing the wired / wireless internet.

The mobile communication terminal 20 may be a variety of wired and wireless terminals such as mobile phones, PDA phones, smart phones, laptops, PCs, DTVs, Internet phones, PMPs, PSPs, and MP3Ps.

The mobile communication terminal 20 may be in various forms such as a media player having a wireless communication function.

The module device may for example be embedded in the commodity 40 as shown. In addition, the present invention is not limited thereto, and may be a module that is surgically implanted in a specific part of the body.

In addition, it is also preferable that it can be attached to not only human but also animals and used for location tracking or diagnosis.

The tag embedded in the module device is an RFID tag, a ruby tag, a Zigbee tag, a Bluetooth tag, and the like according to a communication method with the mobile communication terminal 20, that is, RF communication, Ruby communication, Zigbee communication, Bluetooth communication, and infrared communication. Infrared tags can be used.

In other words, by applying a wireless near field communication (NFC) module such as ZigBee / RuBee / Bluetooth / IrDA / UWB / SDR to the mobile communication terminal (master) and tag (slave), other communication technologies other than RF also play the role of RF tag Can be tagged as:

In addition, the wireless near-field communication slave tag, which serves as an RFID tag composed of a master and a slave type, searches for an empty frequency band using a Cognitive Radio (CR) technology to transmit and receive information with a mobile communication terminal (master). 2 may be configured to do so.

In wireless recognition technology, when the power of a mobile communication terminal is completely turned off (not even in a hibernation or power saving mode), the position or state of an object / animal / person transmitted from a near field communication tag such as an RF tag is immediately transmitted to the server. As it is not possible, it is a communication technology that enables the desired communication while protecting the licensed stations around the area by automatically searching for unused frequencies according to region and time, and is currently being actively developed in Korea.

In the case of utilizing the wireless recognition technology in the wireless short-range communication slave type tag, the mobile communication terminal 20 may include a built-in or conventional Cognitive Radio (CR) chip, and the wireless communication chip may also be mounted in the module device.

2 is an overall configuration diagram of a module apparatus according to an electronic tag positioning mobile communication terminal and a location information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the module device may include a wireless communication unit 110 communicating with a tag reader and a unique and additional information providing unit configured to provide unique information stored in the memory 120 through the wireless communication unit at the request of the tag reader. 130).

According to a further aspect of the present invention, the module device is configured to provide a biometric sensor 170 for detecting a biosignal and a biometric information for providing a data value of the biosignal detected through the biosensor 170 at the request of a tag reader. Study 150 may further include.

In addition, the module device receives satellite navigation data, processes the received data to calculate its own tag location information, and transmits the tag location information to the mobile communication terminal 20 through the wireless communication unit 110. GPS and Galileo chip modules (not shown).

If the module device further includes a GPS chip or a Galileo chip module, the position of the tag can be determined more accurately.

The wireless communication unit 110 communicates with the mobile communication terminal 20 having a tag reader function by using a radio frequency of various bands such as 13.56 MHz, 908.2 MHz, and 914 MHz.

For example, the biometric sensor 170 may include a pressure sensor for sensing a pulse or a blood pressure, a spirometry sensor, a temperature sensor for measuring body temperature, a sensor composed of electrodes and software for measuring a diabetes level, and an amount of exercise for a human body. It is preferable to interpret one or more possible combinations of various sensors for detecting the state of health of the human body, such as an acceleration sensor.

The unique and additional information providing unit 130 provides the unique identification information of the RF tag 42 recorded in the memory 120 to the requested mobile communication terminal 20 through the wireless communication unit 110.

The biometric information providing unit 150 stores the data measured by the biometric sensor 170 in the memory 120 and, upon request from the mobile communication terminal 20, requests the mobile communication terminal (requested through the wireless communication unit 110). 20) provide biometric information.

In another embodiment, the biometric information providing unit 150 may actively transmit data even when there is no request from an external terminal when the connection with a nearby terminal is established.

The power supply 190 is important for the realistic implementation of the RFID tag 42, among other tags.

The RFID tag 42 extracts a power component from a signal transmitted wirelessly from the terminal when the passive tag is configured to supply power.

Even in the active type, since the module device according to the present invention has a very simple configuration, it is possible to secure sufficient power by generation of solar cells or the human body due to heat generation, vibration of the terminal itself, and the like.

In addition, in terms of hardware, it can consist of only one very small integrated circuit and antenna, and a simple circuit and a sensor for supplying power.

3 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a mobile communication terminal having a tag writer and a reader function in an electronic tag location positioning mobile communication terminal and a location information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the mobile communication terminal 20 according to the present invention scans a tag reader and writer 280 for recording and losing unique identification information on a blank tag and an RFID tag 42 around the RFID tag. A tag communication unit 250 for establishing a connection with the tag 42 and receiving information therefrom, a remote communication unit 270 for performing data communication with the host computer 50, and information of the mobile communication terminal 20; And a location information notification unit 211 transmitting the unique information of the RF tag 42 identified by the tag communication unit 250 to the host computer 50 through the remote communication unit 270.

The tag communication unit 250 performs two-way wireless communication with the RFID tag 42. The tag communication unit 250 scans or reads a specific target RFID tag 42 to be searched to establish a connection with the retrieved RFID tag 42. Set, and send and receive information therefrom.

In addition, the tag communication unit 250 may establish a connection with the tag through a communication technique corresponding to each of the RFID tags 42.

In addition, in order to establish a connection with the RF tag 42 in a single frequency band, the tag communication unit 250 first uses the authentication information of the tag included in the signal received from the RF tag 42 and according to the present invention. It is authenticated that it is a tag 42 and that it is a true RF tag 42 that has not been tampered with.

Thereafter, communication identification information necessary for establishing a connection with the RF tag 42 is given using the unique information.

The RFID tag 42 may perform one-to-one communication with the mobile communication terminal 20 by transmitting and receiving data using the received communication identification information.

Afterwards, the mobile communication terminal 20 can communicate with a plurality of RF tags 42 existing in the periphery by individually establishing a connection.

Although various protocols are known for such a communication technology, the RF tag 42 of the present invention is preferably Ruby (IEU 1902.1).

In other words, Ruby is a bidirectional on-demand peer-to-peer transmission / reception protocol that operates at a frequency of 450 kHz or less, and can operate even in a mixed environment of tags, and has a recognition radius of 15 m. In addition, the power consumption is low enough to be used for more than 10 years with one watch lithium battery, so it is possible to mass-produce ruby tags and readers at low prices.

The remote communication unit 270 performs data communication with the host computer 50, such as CDMA, GSM, WCDMA, WiBro, FH-OFDM, MC-SCDMA, TDD / TDMA, HMm, and Mobile Broadband Wireless Access (MBWA). Mobile communication protocol.

However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the present invention is interpreted to cover various portable wireless communication technologies that can be connected to the host computer 50 such as a wireless LAN, ZigBee, Ruby, Bluetooth, and the like.

In addition, the remote communication unit 270 may be manufactured in a removable external form.

The tag reader and writer 280 reads or writes unique information to the RF tag 42.

The tag reader and writer 280 receives unique identification information regarding registration of the RF tag 42 from the host computer 50 or from information stored on the mobile communication terminal 20, By directly inputting the user directly to the mobile communication terminal 20, the RF tag 42 is written.

The location determiner 230 receives a first location and a second location from the host computer 50 based on the moving time difference of the single mobile communication terminal 20, and calculates a first distance and a second distance from the RF tag 42. Figure out.

The position calculator 216 receives the first position and the second position on the single terminal from the host computer or independently, and uses the first position, the second position, the first distance, and the second distance to the RFID tag. The position of 42 is calculated.

That is, the position calculator 216 changes the physical position with a time difference of at least two times to the mobile communication terminal 20 to draw a first distance from the first position and a second distance from the second position. The third distance of the third position, which is the point where the circle drawn by the intersection, is determined as the position of the RF tag.

The position calculator 216 has a built-in or attached sensor such as a gyroscope or an altimeter to distinguish the floors in the same building, and calculate the height of the coordinates and the height of the tag reader, the writer and the tag communication unit, and the number of floors currently located. At least one of a satellite navigation system, a Galileo project, a motion sensor, an altimeter, and an inertial sensor is preferably installed.

 The location information communication unit 211 may determine the RFID tag 42 calculated by the location calculator 216 based on the first location and the first distance information and the second location and the second distance information of the mobile communication terminal 20. The location and the unique information of the RF tag 42 identified by the tag communication unit 250 are transmitted to the host computer 50 through the remote communication unit 270, or the unique of the RF tag 42 from the host computer 50. Information or other information is received by the mobile communication terminal 20.

The DB processing storage unit 213 processes or organizes and stores the information and data of the RF tag 42 which acquired the goods and object information to be found by the mobile communication terminal 20.

The location guide display unit 217 allows the mobile communication terminal 20 to visually locate the location information of the positioned RF tag 42 to be searched by the mobile communication terminal 20 by visual or dial tone or vibration. It is preferable to inform the target screen to be found through the display window screen (20).

The payment processing unit 218 is provided to enable purchase payment or cancellation of a target product or article with an RFID tag found by the terminal.

4 is a diagram schematically illustrating calculating a position in an electronic tag location positioning mobile communication terminal and a location information providing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, a first distance from the first position of the RFID tag 42 attached to the product 40 having the same unique number as that of the mobile communication terminal 20 at the position of the mobile communication terminal 20. The point (P) at which the circle (A) which drew the circle and the circle (B) which drew the second distance from the second position intersects is formed, and the third tag of the third position, which is the intersection point (P), is the tag 42. Determine the position of.

That is, in order to measure the position of the RF tag 42 by applying a triangulation technique when measuring the position of the RFID tag 42 stationary with one mobile communication terminal 20, two terminals were necessary. When 42 is at a stationary position, the mobile terminal 20 is positioned at a point A, moves back to a point B, and (21) is fixed to the same mobile terminal 20 again. When positioning the position, there is a time difference, but the target RFID tag 42 is fixed, so that only two mobile communication terminals 20 do not need to move only one position to the mobile communication terminal 20 (21) By positioning, the position of the RF tag 42 can be positioned.

Specifically, the location calculation may be calculated by time synchronization with the mobile communication terminal 20 or the host computer 50 using the distance information obtained by the mobile communication terminal 20, or the mobile communication. The distance information acquired by the terminal 20 is calculated by the mobile communication terminal 20 and transmitted to the host computer 50 of the closest distance, or the mobile communication terminal 20 simultaneously sinks by the host computer 50. Can be calculated.

In addition, the location information notification unit 211 is a remote communication unit for the location and distance information of the terminal, the position of the RF tag calculated by the position calculation unit 216 and the unique information of the RF tag 42 identified by the tag communication unit. Transfer to the host computer 50 through.

In one embodiment, the location information of the terminal notified by the location information notification unit 211 may be a unique number such as, for example, a phone number or its own location of the mobile communication terminal 20.

The host computer 50 may obtain a location information of the corresponding mobile communication terminal 20 by inquiring a home location registry of a mobile communication system that manages a location for each phone number from the received phone number.

Therefore, it is possible to grasp the location information for each tag module device.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, the mobile communication terminal 20 according to a preferred embodiment further includes a location detecting unit 230 for detecting the location of the terminal, wherein the location information notifying unit 211 notifies the movement. The information of the communication terminal 20 may be a distance between the location information of the terminal identified by the location detecting unit 230 and the RFID tag 42.

For example, the positioning unit 230 may be a module that receives navigation data of a satellite calculating a position and processes data, such as a GPS module.

Here, the position information is interpreted to include not only coordinate data but also basic data capable of calculating position coordinates, for example, navigation data.

In addition, the positioning unit 230 may include a distance sensor to measure the distance to the RF tag 42.

The specific distance measuring method may be performed by a general method using electromagnetic waves (RF), may use TDOA using a difference in arrival of sound as in terrestrial LBS, or may calculate a distance using ultrasonic waves or sound waves.

In an exemplary embodiment, the location information notification unit 211 may detect the RFID tag 42 around the tag communication unit 250 periodically or only at the request of a customer in order to minimize battery consumption.

However, when there are a large number of RFID tags 42 around the mobile communication terminal 20, all of them will be exploded if the information is transmitted to the server through the tag communication unit 250 and the remote communication unit 270. Alternatively, by periodically or by request, the nearby RFID tags 42 may be scanned to query the tag register 215 to provide information to the host computer 50 only when the corresponding RFID tags 42 to be found exist. By sending, the position information notifying unit 211 periodically wakes up to a power-activated state and scans the surrounding RFID tags 42 to collect information, but the RF tags 42 according to the present invention are ruby (RuBee; IEEE 1902.1). ) Can easily overcome this problem.

As described above, Ruby is a bidirectional on-demand peer-to-peer (P2P) transmission / reception protocol that operates at a frequency of 450 kHz or less, and can operate in a mixed environment of many tags. This is because the recognition radius is 15m and the power consumption is small enough to use more than 10 years with one watch lithium battery.

As another example, when the location information notification unit 211 is requested from the host computer 50 through the remote communication unit 270, the location information notification unit 211 may identify the surrounding RFID tags 42 and display unique information and distance information in the host computer 50. To send).

For example, if a user connects to the host computer 50 through his personal computer 30 and legitimately inquires about the location of a particular RFID tag 42, the host computer 50 may be configured to display all mobile communication terminals ( 20) can be commanded to find an RF tag with the corresponding unique information.

For example, such a command may be broadcast in a batch through a control channel of the mobile communication terminal 20.

At this time, all the mobile communication terminals 20 are switched to the power active state and searches for the RFID tag 42 having the corresponding unique information.

The invention is intended in the claims to cover such embodiments.

The mobile communication terminal 20 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention uses the biometric information received through the tag communication unit 250 together with the unique information of the RF tag 42 to connect the remote communication unit 270. It further includes a biological information notification unit 213 to transmit to the host computer 50 through. As mentioned above, various health related data of a human or animal can be collected.

These are combined with the unique information of the RF tag 42 and transmitted to the host computer, so that the host computer collects the data related to the health of the person or animal only at the time of transmission or continuously or at the request of the customer (subscriber). You may.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a mobile communication terminal includes an operation unit 290 for receiving an operation signal of a user, unique information of a tag received through the tag communication unit 215, and the operation unit 290. It may further include a tag registration unit 215 for registering the user of the tag by transmitting the personal information entered through the remote communication unit 270 through. The operation unit 290 may be, for example, a keypad, a touch screen, or voice recognition.

For example, the RFID tag 42 provider distributes the RFID tag 42 in which all the information is already recorded as well as the state in which the RF tag 42 has nothing written or only basic unique information. A user who purchased or obtained can easily register using his mobile terminal 20 without visiting a factory or a specialized shop.

The RFID tag 42 user first visits a specific wireless Internet page, authenticates himself / herself according to a menu provided on this page, and inputs personal information through the operation unit 290.

At this time, the personal information can be registered only by the calling party number by simply accessing it.

Accordingly, the RF tag 42 having the corresponding unique information may be matched with the user and may be databased.

In addition, the unique information may be written to the memory by the tag reader and the writer 280. The tag and the writer 280 may receive the unique identification information to be stored in the memory of the tag from the host computer 50 or may be stored in its own memory. When a dog is stored and needed, it is transmitted to a blank RFID tag without identification information, such as a blank CD, to give unique identification information.

Such identification information may be stored in the mobile communication terminal 20 or the host computer 50.

In the present embodiment, the position calculating unit 216, the position information notifying unit 211, the biometric information notifying unit 213, and the tag registering unit 215 are implemented by a microprocessor and a series of program codes executed by the same. One component of the control unit 210.

5 is a diagram schematically showing an information providing system in an electronic tag positioning mobile communication terminal and a location information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a block diagram schematically illustrating an information providing apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. The information providing apparatus may be implemented as a computer program in the host computer 50.

In an embodiment, the information providing apparatus includes a communication unit 510 for communicating with terminals including the mobile communication terminal 20 through a communication network 30, and a location information DB for storing location information of an RF tag. 571) a location information service unit 530 that stores the unique information of the RFID tag 42, the mobile communication terminal 20 information, and the location information DB 571 from the mobile communication terminal 20. .

The location information service unit 530 receives the unique information of the RF tag 42 collected by the mobile communication terminal 20 and the information of the mobile communication terminal 20 from the mobile communication terminal 20. From this, the position information collecting unit 531 for identifying and storing the position of the terminal and the position of the RF tag 42 around the terminal is located, and the specific RF from the mobile communication terminal 20 connected to the communication unit. The tag 42 receives the location information of the user, the location information reading unit 533 and the tag user to search the data stored in the location information DB 571 and provide the searched information to the requesting mobile communication terminal 20 Set an area related to the location, and monitor the location information stored by the location information collecting unit 531 to notify the terminal of the guardian when it leaves the set area 5 35).

The communication unit 510 is a conventional wired / wireless network interface card that handles communication, such as TCP / IP / WAP / NFC / WiBro, for example.

The location information collecting unit 531 periodically collects data from all mobile communication terminals.

In another example, a certain amount of data is stored in the internal memory of the mobile communication terminal 20 for each time zone and they may be uploaded to the host computer 50 at longer intervals.

In another embodiment, the host computer 50 may call all mobile communication terminals 20 in response to a user's request to determine the location information of the RF tag 42 with specific unique information.

The data thus identified are stored in the location information DB 571.

The location information DB 571 manages the user's personal information and time zone location information for each unique number of the RF tag 42.

The location information collecting unit 531 inquires the location information DB 571 at the request of a personal computer connected through the communication unit 510 to locate the location information of the RF tag 42 having the corresponding unique information or associated with the personal information. Extract it and provide it for viewing.

According to another aspect of the present invention, an information providing apparatus according to an embodiment sets an area related to a location for a specific tag user at the request of a protector, and stores the location information stored by the location information collecting unit 531. The apparatus may further include an area departure notifying unit 535 for notifying the terminal of the guardian when the monitor leaves the set area.

For example, a guardian may apply for a service for the safety of a child by connecting the host computer 50 to his or her personal computer or the mobile communication terminal 20.

For the above service, it is desirable to have the child possess the belonging with the RFID tag 42 embedded therein.

At this time, a map for setting a region is provided to the personal computer or the mobile communication terminal 20 by the host computer 50, and the guardian inputs a normal behavior area of the child on the map using, for example, a mouse.

The input area data is stored in the location information DB 571 for each person to be protected.

The position of the RF tag 42 with the unique information registered by the periodically collected position data is monitored by the host computer 50.

If it is out of the set area, the fact that the guardian is registered in advance, such as a text message, an answering voice service to the mobile communication terminal 20 is notified of the fact.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the information providing apparatus according to an embodiment is a living body of the RFID tag 42 collected by the mobile communication terminal 20 from the mobile communication terminal 20 connected through the communication unit 510. And biometric information collection unit 551 for receiving and storing biometric information of the terminal user from the terminal, and biometric information of a specific RFID tag user from the terminal connected to the communication unit 510. It may further include a biometric information reading unit 553 to search for the data stored by the biometric information collecting unit 551, and to provide the retrieved information to the requesting terminal.

Such biometric information is managed for one or more specific purposes. For example, exercise amount is calculated from acceleration data collected for diet management, and body fat is calculated from characteristic data such as weight and height and bioimpedance data. Managed by user.

Alternatively, the management of heart disease can be achieved through respiratory rate, pulse rate and blood pressure.

The collected biometric information is provided to the doctor or the doctor of the hospital or clinic as a customer who is subscribed to the biometric information service scattered throughout the country with the consent of the patient or guardian to implement remote diagnosis, remote examination and remote medical examination. .

According to an additional aspect, the information providing apparatus according to an embodiment analyzes the data stored by the biometric information collection unit 551 and, when an abnormality is detected in the living body, the mobile communication terminal 20 designated through the communication unit 510. It may further include an alarm notification unit 555 for notifying the fact.

The location information providing system has an expert system for analyzing collected biometric data.

For example, if a patient's blood pressure and pulse data are monitored and an abnormality is detected, he or she may be notified immediately by text message, auto-answer voice message, and so on.

According to an additional aspect, an information providing apparatus according to an embodiment receives customer specific information related to a tag unique information and a user of a tag having the unique information from a mobile communication terminal 20 connected through the communication unit 510. The DB 572 may further include a customer management unit 591 to add a new tag user.

Personal information matching the tag unique information may be obtained from a mobile communication company if the user permits in addition to the information input from the mobile communication terminal 20.

According to this aspect, new users can be added through the network.

In one embodiment, the customer management unit 591 may authenticate the identity of the user by connecting to the authentication server through the network.

In a preferred embodiment, the location information service unit 530 may further include a location information calculation unit 536.

The location information calculation unit 536 calculates the position of the corresponding RFID tag 42 by using the distance between each mobile communication terminal 20 and the RFID tag 42 received from the mobile communication terminal 20, and calculates the location of the corresponding RFID tag 42. The role of the position calculation part 216 of 20 is the same.

In this case, it is not necessary to mount the position calculator 216 in the mobile communication terminal 20.

In addition, according to an additional aspect, the information providing apparatus according to the embodiment may further include a tag management unit 592 for transmitting the unique information of the tag to the mobile communication terminal 20 connected through the communication unit 510.

The tag management unit 592 transmits the RFID tag 42 sold in the state of the empty tag to the mobile communication terminal 20 so that the mobile terminal 20 can write (write) the unique information to the RFID tag 42. Sends unique identification information.

Even in this case, if the mobile communication terminal 20 stores a plurality of unique identification information in advance, it is not necessary to transmit the identification information separately.

Further, according to an additional aspect, the information providing apparatus according to an embodiment further includes a product management unit 593 for selling a tag to the mobile communication terminal 20 or the mobile communication terminal 20 connected through the communication unit 510. can do.

The merchandise management unit 593 stores various RFID tags 42 such as an RFID tag 42 mounted on a product 40 including watches, belts, clothing, accessories, and the like. The product 40 is stored in the DB 574 and the delivery status of the sold RF tag 42 is provided with the delivery information DB 575.

In addition, the payment unit 595 handles payment for sale, and has various payment methods such as giro, bank transfer, credit card, mobile phone payment, and performs payment processing with reference to the supplier DB 578 in which the information of the supplier is stored. do.

In addition, the product management unit 593 may promote by using a variety of advertisements stored in the advertisement DB (576) when selling the product.

Affiliated store DB is attached to a product (40) by attaching the tag (42) to department stores, shopping centers, bookstores, libraries, CD & DVD stores, video rental stores, convenience stores, homes, offices, indoors and outdoors, warehouses, etc. 580 is inventory information generated through the tag reader and the writer 280 mounted in the internal or external form in the mobile communication terminal 20 each time the entry and exit of the product 40 attached to the RFID tag 42 held by each merchant The DB 573 is shared with the broker.

In other words, it is possible to prevent theft or loss occurring in a merchant store and directly bring a purchased product to the home without having to calculate the counter.

6 is a schematic overall configuration diagram of an unmanned ubiquitous consumer resource management system made through an electronic tag location positioning mobile communication terminal, a location information providing system, and a service method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, a customer first registers as a member in order to use the product search service to an intermediary service provider (or mobile communication service provider) before starting shopping.

In addition, product sales operators such as department stores, shopping centers, bookstores, libraries, CD & DVD stores, video rental stores, convenience stores, homes, offices, indoors and outdoors, warehouses, etc., which are distributed throughout the country, are registered as members.

In this way, all affiliated electronic member stores are inventory information generated through the RFID tag reader mounted in the internal or external form in the mobile communication terminal 20 each time the entry and exit of the product 40 attached to the RFID tag 42 held by the merchants Share the DB 573 with the broker or directly provide the information required by the customer.

In the merchant store, an RF tag 42 is attached to a product 40 sold at a consumer distribution store to prevent theft or loss, and a coil frame generating a specific frequency is installed at the entrance to install the product 40. If the tag 42 is improperly passed, an EAS (Electronic Article Surveillance System) automatic alarm device should be installed at the entrance to detect it.

In addition, inside the store of the merchant, a tag reader or a tag sensor capable of detecting the position of the RF tag 42 at a predetermined distance or space interval is installed with a sensing antenna or whether individual members are shopping. Prior to entering the store and key keywords to check the prior product information to check the pre-purchase directly on the mobile terminal 20 without visiting the store, or when the customer has already entered the corresponding store location Access to the main server via the sensor can be recorded.
In addition, through the mobile communication terminal 20 of the customer automatically LBS-based positioning to check whether the affiliated store, if the affiliated store customer desired product information DB (705) that wants to go through the customer's consent or activation Synchronize with the customer's terminal.

The customer's mobile communication terminal 20 is synchronized with the desired product information for the shopping target product downloaded through the server of the brokerage is displayed in the order of the product closest to where the customer is located, where the product name / author / publisher / The manufacturer, country of origin, price, inventory, and product location corner are displayed.

At this time, if a specific product is selected through the screen of the mobile communication terminal 20 of the customer, the product locator or the product navigator is displayed on the screen of the mobile communication terminal 20 when the product is selected for pre-view or find my product. Begin guiding where this is.

In this case, in the mobile communication terminal 20 according to the present invention, various sensors such as a gyroscope or an altimeter are mounted or attached at the corner where the target product is placed, so that floors can be distinguished in the same building.

In addition, GPS, Galileo (SPS or PPS), Motion Sensor, Altimeter, and Inertial Sensor (Gyroscope) for coordinate / altitude (floor calculation) It is installed on the 20, it can also be installed in a removable external form.

When the customer shakes his or her mobile terminal 20 side to side, the first distance, the second position (B) and the second position (B) to the target at the first position (A) and the first position (A) When the mobile communication terminal 20 moves the second distance to the target at, the position information through the time difference is automatically input, and the correct position of the target product is calculated and pinpointed.

The captured target product informs the customer of the distance and coordinates in the form of image, vibration or alarm on the Locator / Navigator through the display of the mobile communication terminal 20. Finding products is easy and quick.

If you like the desired product and want to purchase it, the mobile communication terminal 20 can be selected to purchase-pay on the displayed screen.
And when the payment is finished (of course, the purchase can be canceled) and the lock held by the security DB (709) is automatically released, the alarm or siren does not sound when passing through the anti-theft system (EAS) installed at the doorway. You can take your merchandise out and take it home without the hassle of checking out at the counter.

In this way, by automatically recognizing the location of the merchant and the location of the product tag 40 attached to the RFID tag 42, anyone can easily and conveniently finish shopping / shopping, thereby dramatically reducing time / manpower / opportunity costs.

In addition, in the case of products such as daily necessities (40), regular or regular shopping, which consumes and consumes again, it is necessary to buy it once. It's a record, so you can go shopping again later, or if you're in a franchise or chain store, you'll be able to go shopping easily.
And, if there is a product like the usual My-Wish scans and reads with the Tag-Reader included in the mobile communication terminal (20) function, if you register the product information in the My-Wish DB, then directly On-line chapter on the terminal or before and after visiting a specific store, My-Wish DB compares the product exists in the store's product DB-search and tells you whether the inventory and price, so you can not waste the trouble of visiting the store Can be reduced.

Or, you can go shopping or go shopping by presenting the nearest merchant store with My-Wish merchandise on your commute, travel or business trip.

In addition, merchants can check the overall store status by entering all individual management such as payment, customer, product, inventory, logistics, and delivery into the individual My-Shop built on the Internet or phone page. The unmanned ubiquitous ERP system further enables the construction of an unmanned ubiquitous CRM system that links external resource management.

On the other hand, by using the promotion DB (707) for each merchant store specific customers or customers to visit the store by sprinkling the details of free gift or event or event free gift products to customers' mobile communication terminal (20) Events, treasure hunts, and games that find merchandise in the shortest time after a visit can induce customers to increase sales by learning effects or by increasing store visitors.

Further, according to an additional aspect, according to an embodiment of the present invention, when the customer visits the store and finds a fast product, the use case of the present invention is used. In many cases, expensive sensors or readers and antennas that can be detected cannot be installed or are difficult to install.

Therefore, if you drop a small ring or important valuables in the grass, in the woods, or outdoors, such as sandy beaches, it is not hard to find them.

In addition, even if you are not able to know where you put your clothes or photos in your home ahead of your busy outing, you can say that it is a waste of time to find documents in the office or at work.

In this case, after purchasing the first product, product, and object, the user reads the chapter and scans through the tag reader and writer 280 owned by his mobile communication terminal 20, and then stores it in My-House or My-Office. As described above, the product to be searched later through a product locator or a product navigator embedded in the terminal by searching in the stored My-Basket when viewing a chapter later or already, the mobile communication terminal 20 having a positioning Physically shaken from side to side to the target at the first position (A) and the first position (A), as described above, to the target at the first distance and the target at the second position (B) and the second position (B). The second distance is automatically entered in time difference and the correct position of the target product is calculated and captured (P).

The captured target product (item) informs the customer of the distance and coordinates in the form of image or vibration or alarm on the Locator / Navigator through the display of the mobile communication terminal 20.

That is, the customer can easily and quickly find the target product without the help of others alone.

Meanwhile, in the case of the product to which the RFID tag 42 is attached, a scan may be performed using the tag reader and the writer 280 that are internally and externally mounted on the mobile communication terminal 20.
In addition, since there is no electronic tag for the existing possessions, as described above, by purchasing a blank tag, the mobile terminal 20 may be arbitrarily written or regularly written in a format provided by the terminal, and then recorded and stored. If so, the screen of the mobile communication terminal 20 in the form similar to the phone book function, the user can easily find the target product by calling the search whenever necessary.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described preferred embodiments and can be easily modified by anyone of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the gist of the invention claimed in the claims, Such changes are intended to fall within the scope of the claims.

According to the present invention as described above, when an individual locates a stationary tag with a single mobile communication terminal and moves one position with time difference to position the position twice, the first distance and the second distance from the first position By calculating the second distance from the position, and by calculating the point of intersection of the triangulation with respect to each of the positions, it is easy to find the position of the stationary to-be-deleted tag, the stationary object that does not have a position detecting terminal Accurate location of people, objects, objects, and merchandise allows users to easily and easily find lost items, department stores, shopping centers, bookstores, libraries, CD & DVD stores, video rental stores, convenience stores, homes, offices And electronic tag location positioning mobile communication terminal for efficiently and quickly finding desired goods, materials and objects in indoor and outdoor warehouses, etc. Location information providing system and service method can be provided.

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It is a terminal that collects the location information of the specific target RFID tag to find and transmits and receives through the communication network from the host computer, or finds and finds the location information of the RFID tag that can be independently operated location information, In order to read or write the unique information on the RFID tag, the unique identification information regarding registration of the RFID tag is received from the host computer, received from information stored on the terminal, or the user directly enters the terminal. A tag reader and a writer that receives information and writes the RF tag; A tag communication unit configured to scan or read a specific target RFID tag to be searched to establish a connection with the retrieved RFID tag, transmit and receive information therefrom, and establish a connection with the tag through a communication technique corresponding to each tag;  A remote communication unit that performs data communication with the host computer, but may be installed in a detachable external form; A location determination unit which receives a first location and a second location by a movement time difference of a single mobile communication terminal from the host computer, and grasps a first distance and a second distance from the RF tag; Receiving the first position and the second position on the single terminal from the host computer or independently, and calculating the position of the RF tag using the first position, the second position, the first distance, and the second distance; A third distance of a third position, which is a point where a circle drawn at a first distance from the first position and a circle drawn at a second distance from the second position, intersects the physical position at least two times with a time difference. A position calculation unit determining the position of the RF tag; The remote communication unit may include the position of the RF tag calculated by the position calculator and the unique information of the RF tag determined by the tag communication unit through the first position and the first distance information and the second position and the second distance information of the terminal. A location information communication unit for transmitting to the terminal through the host computer or receiving unique information or other information of the RFID tag from the host computer; A DB processing storage unit for processing or organizing and storing RF tag information and data obtained by acquiring goods and object information to be searched by the terminal; A position guide display unit for informing the terminal holder to locate the target object through the display window so that the terminal holder can find the positional RFID tag position information to be searched by the terminal visually or by a dial tone or vibration; And A payment processing unit for making a payment or canceling a purchase of a target product or article having an RFID tag found with a shopping mall terminal; Electronic tag location positioning mobile communication terminal comprising a. The method of claim 1, wherein the terminal, At least one device capable of accessing the wired or wireless Internet, such as a mobile phone, PDA phone, smart phone, notebook, personal computer, DTV, Internet phone, PMP, PSP, MP3P, etc. Electronic tag location positioning mobile communication terminal, characterized in that the device or location-based services can be provided. The method of claim 1, wherein the position calculation unit, Various sensors, such as gyroscopes and altimeters, are built in or attached, so that floors can be distinguished from the same building. (Project), at least one of the motion sensor, altimeter and inertial sensor is installed. delete In the method to collect the location information of the specific target RFID tag to find and transmit and receive through a communication network from the host computer, or to identify and find the location information of the RF tag that can be operated alone position information, (a) scanning a nearby RFID tag to establish a connection with the retrieved RFID tag; (b) calculating a first position by calculating a unique distance of the tag and a first distance from the tag from the RF tag with which the connection is established; (c) measuring a second distance from the RF tag and a second position by the time difference of movement of a single mobile communication terminal at the measured first position; And (d) measuring the first distance measured at the first position as a position of the RFID tag at a third distance of a third position at which the green circle and the second distance measured at the second position intersect the green circle. Calculating a position of the RF tag; Electronic tag location positioning location information service method comprising a. The method of claim 5, wherein step (d) (d1) The third position of the third position, which is a point where a circle drawing a first distance at the first position and a circle drawing a second distance at the second position cross each other by changing a physical position with a time difference at least two times. Electronic tag location positioning location information providing service method characterized in that the third distance is determined as the position of the RF tag. In the method to collect the location information of the specific target RFID tag to find and transmit and receive through a communication network from the host computer, or to identify and find the location information of the RF tag that can be operated alone position information, (a) the customer is automatically located and recognized through the location information registered in the affiliate store DB or the affiliate store unique tag information attached to the entrance to the affiliate store through the location-based service to facilitate access to the operator main server; (b) a customer inputting a telephone number on a terminal of a merchant on a wired or wireless basis; (c) checking whether the customer's location is in or out of the affiliated store by the location-based service by inputting a unique identification number such as a telephone number or an IP address of the affiliated terminal on the customer terminal; And (d) The customer inputs the internet address or broadcasting channel assigned to the merchant on the terminal, or scans or reads the related barcode, graphic code and electronic tag of the merchant by using a function built in or external to the terminal of the customer or the merchant. step; Electronic tag location positioning location information service method comprising a. The method of claim 7, wherein step (d) (d1) send the collected information through the terminal to the server, or send the collected information to the server through a short range wireless communication means or a proximity scanning recognition means between the terminal of the customer and the peripheral device; Electronic tag location positioning location information providing service method, characterized in that at least any one of the method of sending the location information of the customer terminal identified through the location-based service is automatically sent to the server can be selected. The method of claim 7, wherein When multiple service affiliates are located on different floors of the same building, even though they are recognized as the same coordinates in the location-based service, they are assigned to different Internet addresses (IPs) for each affiliated store, or interlocked with altimeters or gyroscopes embedded in them. Electronic tag location positioning location information providing service method, characterized in that the customer is clearly distinguished from each other the location of the merchant is located as well as the location. The method of claim 7, wherein step (d) When a customer visits an affiliated store by a location-based service, an access method of connecting a terminal of the client to the main server is automatically output in the form of a URL call-back short message or a multimedia message on the terminal of the client. Electronic tag location positioning location information providing service method characterized in that the initial connection can be easily made to the main server even if the customer enters the access button only once output. The method according to any one of claims 7 to 10, The short message (SMS) or multimedia message (MMS) output on the terminal of the customer is also provided through a wireless communication network including a mobile communication network, a wired or wireless Internet network or a digital broadcasting network, or by a short range wireless communication means installed in a merchant, Electronic tag location location location information, characterized in that the customer does not have to directly enter the merchant-related location information, and search for the merchant desired by the customer in the database or select the merchant on the list of merchants to provide the affiliate-related location information to the server Provide service method.

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