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WO2002048485A1 - Cle, serrure et procede de commande a reconnaissance d'empreintes digitales - Google Patents

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WO2002048485A1
WO2002048485A1 PCT/KR2001/002167 KR0102167W WO0248485A1 WO 2002048485 A1 WO2002048485 A1 WO 2002048485A1 KR 0102167 W KR0102167 W KR 0102167W WO 0248485 A1 WO0248485 A1 WO 0248485A1
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
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    • G07C9/00174—Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys
    • G07C9/00563—Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys using personal physical data of the operator, e.g. finger prints, retinal images, voicepatterns
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    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
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    • G07C9/00174—Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys
    • G07C2009/00579—Power supply for the keyless data carrier
    • G07C2009/00603—Power supply for the keyless data carrier by power transmission from lock
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
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    • G07C2009/00753—Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys operated by active electrical keys
    • G07C2009/00761—Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys operated by active electrical keys with data transmission performed by connected means, e.g. mechanical contacts, plugs, connectors
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
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    • G07C2009/00769—Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys operated by active electrical keys with data transmission performed by wireless means
    • G07C2009/00793—Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys operated by active electrical keys with data transmission performed by wireless means by Hertzian waves
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
    • G07C9/00—Individual registration on entry or exit
    • G07C9/00174—Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys
    • G07C9/00182—Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys operated with unidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks

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  • the present invention relates generally to a fingerprint recognition key, lock, and control method therefor, and, in particular, to a fingerprint recognition key capable of recognizing fingerprint information, driven by a rechargeable power source as well as a power supply; a fingerprint recognition key using a mobile communication terminal and a battery installed therein; a lock device capable of locking/unlocking a door or starting a vehicle using the above key; and a method for controlling such device.
  • a door lock of recent days is designed so complicated and solidly that unlocking thereof without a key is almost impossible.
  • the keys for locking and unlocking a door' lock are also designed so complicated and diversely that unlocking of a door lock by an inappropriate key is almost impossible.
  • a problem with mechanical keys is that the level of security provided by such keys is very low, since they can easily be copied.
  • an ID card for storing user information such as personal identification card
  • this ID card fails to control admission of an unauthorized person, once an authentication is given to the authorized user.
  • This ID card is likely to be misused as well when it is borrowed and used by a third person.
  • devices are being developed in recent days utilizing passwords or technology in recognizing physical information of a user, such as voice recognition, fingerprint recognition, iris recognition, etc.
  • a conventional door lock device using fingerprint information comprises a user authentication element for identifying a fingerprint of a user and a door lock element to be installed at a door.
  • a conventional lock device comprises a fingerprint recognition sensor for sensing the fingerprint of a person at the outside of the door, a fingerprint storing means for a fingerprint pattern after the pattern recognized by the fingerprint sensor has been encoded, a door lock control means for control of the door lock based on the comparison between the sensed fingerprint pattern and the stored patterns, and a door lock driver for performing the lock/unlock operation in accordance with the door lock control means.
  • a conventional door lock equipped with a fingerprint recognition sensor is incapable of authenticating a user without prior registration of the fingerprint information of that user, and, even when an authorized user with registered fingerprint information allows a third person to enter, this third person cannot enter the door without company of the registered user.
  • fingerprint information for authentication of a user is likely to be leaked to an unauthorized third person with such conventional door locks, since they are exposed outdoors.
  • Further problems with such a conventional device is that the fingerprint recognition sensor is easily soiled and/or damaged due to its external exposure, and that a fingerprint image once used for authentication of a user can be copied and then used unduly further.
  • the present invention conceived in view of the above problems, aims to provide a fingerprint recognition key capable of locking/unlocking a door by means of fingerprint recognition, and is charged and driven by power applied to a door, or the like.
  • the present invention aims further to provide a lock device capable of locking/unlocking by transmitting, by wire or wireless, fingerprint information as recognized by a fingerprint recognition key which is driven by a rechargeable power source, and a method for control of the device.
  • Another objective of the present invention is to provide a lock device capable of starting a vehicle, a motorcycle, or the like by transmitting, by wire or wireless, fingerprint information as recognized by a fingerprint recognition key which is driven by a rechargeable power source, and a method for control of the device.
  • Fig. 1 illustrates configuration of an embodiment of a fingerprint recognition key to be driven by a rechargeable power and a power supply in accordance with the present invention.
  • Fig. 2a is a front view of an embodiment of a fingerprint recognition key to be driven by a rechargeable power and a power supply in accordance with the present invention.
  • Fig. 2b is a rear view of an embodiment of a fingerprint recognition key to be driven by a rechargeable power and a power supply in accordance with the present invention.
  • Fig. 3 illustrates configuration of an embodiment of a lock device in accordance with the present invention, using a fingerprint recognition key as in Fig. 1.
  • Fig. 4a is a side sectional view of a lock device in accordance with the present invention as in Fig. 3.
  • Fig. 4b is a front view of a lock device in accordance with the present invention as in Fig. 3.
  • Fig. 5 illustrates configuration of another embodiment of a lock device in accordance with the present invention, using a fingerprint recognition key as in Fig. 1.
  • Fig. 6 is a flowchart of a method for unlocking/locking a door, using a fingerprint recognition key in accordance with the present invention. as in Fig. 1.
  • Fig. 7 is a detail flowchart for the step of transmitting code information for registration or additional registration in Fig. 6.
  • Fig. 8 is a detail flowchart for the step of transmitting code information for single ignorance of fingerprint for a deputy user in Fig. 6.
  • Fig. 9 is a detail flow chart for the step of transmitting a code information for locking a door in Fig. 6.
  • Fig. 10 is a detail flow chart for the step of transmitting code information for unlocking a door in Fig. 6.
  • Fig. 11 is a detail flow chart for the step of transmitting code information for initialization the registration information by the door in Fig. 6.
  • Fig. 12 is a detail flowchart for the step of registering or additional registering by the door in fig. 6.
  • Fig. 13 is a detail flowchart for the step of ignoring single fingerprint for a deputy user in Fig. 6.
  • Fig. 14 is a detail flowchart for the step of door locking in Fig. 6.
  • Fig. 15 is a detail flowchart for the step of door unlocking in Fig. 6.
  • Fig. 16 is a detailed flowchart for the step of initializing the registration information by the door in Fig. 6.
  • Fig. 17 is a detail flowchart of a method for turning on/turning off a vehicle engine using a fingerprint recognition key in accordance with the present invention as in Fig. 1.
  • Fig. 18 is a detail flowchart for the step of starting a vehicle in Fig. 5.
  • Fig. 19 illustrates configuration of a fingerprint recognition device using a mobile communication terminal and the battery installed therein in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figs. 20a and 20b are front views of the battery as in Fig. 19.
  • Fig. 21 illustrates configuration of a door lock control device in accordance with the present invention.
  • Fig 22 is a flowchart of the method for generating and transmitting a random number by a door to a fingerprint recognition device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig 23 is a flowchart of the method for generating and transmitting a random number by a door to a fingerprint recognition device in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 24 is a flowchart of embodiment of the method for administering the random numbers generated in Fig. 22 or Fig. 23.
  • Fig. 25 is a flowchart of an embodiment of the method for encoding the transmitted information by a fingerprint recognition device in accordance with the present invention.
  • Fig. 26 illustrates configuration of a fingerprint recognition device using a mobile communication terminal and the battery installed therein in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 1 illustrates configuration of an embodiment of a fingerprint recognition key to be driven by a rechargeable power and a power supply in accordance with the present invention.
  • a fingerprint recognition key as per the present invention comprises a power charge/discharge part 112 which is recharged by a power source applied to by a power source terminal 111; a fingerprint recognition part 113 for recognition of a user's fingerprint; a key control part 114, which controls registration and erase of a fingerprint inputted by the fingerprint recognition part 113, and provides fingerprint codes information and control codes information upon request of a door or a vehicle; a fingerprint information storing part 115, which stores the fingerprint codes information from the key control part 114; a wireless transceiver part 116, which receives a wireless request signal from ' the door or the vehicle and transmits the same to the key control part 114, and then, transmits the fingerprint information received from the key control part 114 to the door or to the starting device of the vehicle after having transformed the same into a wireless signal; a voice generation part 117, which generates a voice signal corresponding to a signal indicating the current process of the fingerprint recognition key 100 as it is provided by the key
  • a fingerprint recognition key 100 having the above configuration, comprises a plural of buttons exposed on its exterior for input of a user's instructions.
  • the power terminal 111 supplies power from the door or the starting device of the vehicle to the charge/discharge part 112 when the fingerprint recognition key is inserted in the door or in the starting device of the vehicle.
  • the charge/discharge part 112 supplies power to the fingerprint recognition key 100 after it has been charged by power applied from the door or the starting device of the vehicle via the power terminal 111, and applies power inputted via the power terminal 111 to the fingerprint recognition key 100 to drive the same.
  • the fingerprint recognition part 113 being a part consuming relatively high power, shall not be supplied with power during carriage by maintaining the switch 120 off, so that unnecessary consumption of power in the charge/discharge 112 is prevented. Namely, if a user presses the fingerprint recognition part 113 in order to use the fingerprint recognition key 100, the switch is turned on by pressure of the fingerprint recognition part 113, and power from the charge/discharge part 112 is applied to the fingerprint recognition key 100. To enable the switch 120 thus function in accordance with the manipulation of the fingerprint recognition part 113, the switch 120 is located adjacent to the fingerprint recognition part 113, inside the fingerprint recognition key 100.
  • the above control part 114 uses the fingerprint image information sensed by the fingerprint recognition part 113, extracts the minutiae of the fingerprints, such as ridges, valleys, ending points, bifurcation points, short ridges (or islands), enclosures (or lakes), cross over, etc. of a fingerprint, identifies the fingerprints, generates a peculiar binary code (fingerprint code) for each fingerprint, and then, stores the same in the fingerprint information storage part 115.
  • the key control part 114 may be an eight or sixteen bytes microprocessor equipped with a counter (or clock), an interrupter, a serial or a parallel port, etc., comprising an operation system and a small volume memory such as a ROM for storing the basic driving program and a RAM.
  • the technique of extracting fingerprint images and identifying a fingerprint has been disclosed inter alia by USP 6,041,133. Further, the technique of analyzing the ridge-vector of a fingerprint after scanning of the fingerprint image and producing a unique code therefor has been disclosed in USP 6,002,787 (Fingerprint analyzing and encoding system).
  • the fingerprint information storage part 115 which can be embodied in flash memory, RAM, or the like, stores the fingerprint code of the users supplied by the key control part 114 in the order of their registration.
  • the wireless transceiver part 116 transmits the fingerprint information and the control information outputted by the key control part 114 to the door or the starting device of the vehicle after having converted them into wireless signals, and transmits the wireless information transmission request signal received from the door or the starting device of the vehicle to the key control part 114 after having converted them into base band signals.
  • the speaker 118 which outputs order of the key control part 117 in voice as regenerated by the voice generation part 117, notifies a user the current process of the fingerprint recognition key 100 in voice.
  • the key control part 114 outputs predetermined orders for operation of the fingerprint recognition key 100 to the voice generation part 117, i.e. the key control part 114 outputs predetermined operation orders corresponding to the process of usage of the fingerprint recognition key 100, as the various buttons attached to the outside of the fingerprint recognition key 100 are manipulated.
  • the key control part 114 releases a predetermined warning sound through the speaker 118, whereupon the voice generation part 117 transmits the warning sound outputted by the key control part 114 to the speaker without processing.
  • the lamp 119 which generates light under control of the key control part 114, indicates the current process of the fingerprint recognition key 100 in the course of use of the key by a user, or warns of the danger of theft. If a third person whose fingerprint is not stored in the fingerprint information storage part 115, attempts, without authorization, to unlock the door or to start the vehicle using the fingerprint recognition key 100, the key control part 114 detects it and warns that the person is not authorized, by lighting the lamp 119.
  • the fingerprint recognition key 100 can comprise a plural of lamps 119 capable of generating different colors for the purpose of indicating various stages of the process of usage of the fingerprint recognition key 100 in different colors.
  • the fingerprint recognition key 100 as per the present invention can also be embodied in a PDA, a mobile communication terminal, etc.
  • Fig. 2a is a front view of a fingerprint recognition key in accordance with the present invention having a configuration as in Fig. 1.
  • the fingerprint recognition key 100 in accordance with the present invention comprises on its front side, buttons 211 through 216 for manipulation of the fingerprint recognition key 100, an earth terminal 217, connection terminals 218 through 221 constituting a wire connection part 121 for connection to a door or a vehicle, a slide cover 222, a hanger 223 for hanging the fingerprint recognition key 100 on a wall and the like, fixation latches 224, 225 for preventing slide out of the fingerprint recognition key 100 while it is inserted in a door or a vehicle, a power terminal for connection to the power terminal of a door or a vehicle, and a fingerprint recognition part 113.
  • Fig. 2b is a rear view of a fingerprint recognition key in accordance with the present invention, having a configuration as in Fig. 1.
  • the fingerprint recognition key in accordance with the present invention comprises on its rear side, a speaker 118, a lamp 119, and a cover 226 for covering the fingerprint recognition key 100.
  • a lock device for locking/unlocking a door in accordance with the present invention using a fingerprint recognition key as per the present invention comprises a fingerprint recognition key 100 and a door lock/unlock control device 300, as shown in Fig. 3.
  • a door lock/unlock device 300 in accordance with the present invention comprises a power charge part 311 for charging the charge/discharge part 112 of the fingerprint recognition key 100 using power supplied from an external power source 301, a power terminal 312 for connection to the power terminal of the fingerprint recognition key 100 in order to allow the charging power supplied from the power charging part 311 to be applied to the charge/ discharge part 112, a key insertion sensor part
  • a lock/unlock information storage part 315 for storing the fingerprint code information received by wire or wireless from the fingerprint recognition key 100 as provided by the lock/unlock control part 314, a door lock/unlock driver part 316 for locking/unlocking the door by control of the lock/unlock control part 314, a wireless transceiver part 317, which transmits information transmission request signals from the lock/unlock control part 314 to the fingerprint recognition key 100 after having converted the same into wireless signals, and transmits the wireless fingerprint code information and control code information received from the fingerprint recognition key 100 to the lock/unlock control part 314 after having converted them into base band signals, a voice generation part 318 for generation in voice of the signals relating to the current process of the door lock/unlock control device 300 as provided by the lock/unlock control part 314, a speaker 3
  • the door lock/unlock control device 300 having the above configuration is ' equipped with an initialization button (not shown in the drawing) in an exposed manner to enable inputting of a user's initialization order.
  • the lock/unlock control part 314 Upon push of the initialization button, the lock/unlock control part 314 erases all fingerprint code information stored in the lock/unlock information storage part 315 and initializes the lock/unlock information storage part 315.
  • the key insertion sensor part 313 senses insertion of a fingerprint recognition key
  • the lock/unlock part 314 requests the key control part 114 of the fingerprint recognition key 100 to transmit information, receives fingerprint code information and control code information from the key control part 114 in response to the request, and then controls the door lock/unlock control part 316.
  • the lock/unlock control part 314 confirms whether the fingerprint code information provided by the key control part 114 coincides with the fingerprint code information stored in the lock/unlock, and controls the door lock/unlock driver to unlock the door in case of the coincidence. Since the control code information includes a door unlock order or a lock order, the lock/unlock control part 314 determines an unlock order or a lock order of the key control part 114 via the control code information.
  • the door lock/unlock driving part 316 being a mechanical element capable of locking/unlocking the door under control of the lock/unlock control part 314, comprises one or more relays and solenoids, but not limited thereto.
  • the speaker 319 which outputs order of the lock/unlock control part 314 in voice as generated by the voice generation part 318, notifies a user the current process of the door lock/unlock control device 300 in voice.
  • the lock/unlock control part 314 outputs predetermined orders for operation of the door lock/unlock control device 300 to the voice generation part 318, i.e. the lock/unlock control part 314 outputs predetermined operation orders corresponding to the process of usage of the door lock/unlock control device 300 in accordance with manipulation of the above initialization button or manipulation in connection with the fingerprint recognition key 100.
  • the lock/unlock control part 314 releases a predetermined warning sound through the speaker 318, whereupon the voice generation part 318 transmits the warning sound outputted by the lock/unlock control part 314 to the speaker without processing.
  • the lamp 320 which generates light under control of the lock/unlock control part
  • the door lock/unlock control device 300 indicates the current process by manipulation of the door lock/unlock control device 300 or by manipulation in connection with the fingerprint recognition key 100, or warns of the danger of a theft as described above.
  • the door lock/unlock control device 300 can comprise a plural of lamps 320 capable of generating different colors for the purpose of indicating various stages of the process of usage of the door lock/unlock control device 300 in different colors.
  • the key insertion part of the door lock/unlock control device 300 for insertion of a fingerprint recognition key 100 may be embodied as in Figs. 4a and 4b, but not limited to such figures, allowing various embodiments by different manufacturer.
  • the key fixation part 411, 412 in Figs. 4a and 4b for fixing fixation latch 224, 225 of the fingerprint recognition key 100 is embodied with a spring, an elastic body, etc., to allow a user to insert a fingerprint recognition key into the door lock/unlock control device 300 with a certain force and to draw the fingerprint recognition key 100 from the door lock/unlock control devoice 300 with a certain force when the fingerprint recognition key 100 is fixed by the key fixation part 411, 412.
  • Fig. 5 illustrates configuration of another embodiment of a lock device in accordance with the present invention, using a fingerprint recognition key as in Fig. 1, consisting of a fingerprint recognition key 100 and a starting device 500 for vehicle.
  • a vehicle starting control device 500 in accordance with the present invention comprises a power charge part 511 for charging the charge/discharge part 112 of the fingerprint recognition key 100 using the power supplied from an external power source 501, a power terminal 512 for connection to the power terminal of the fingerprint recognition key 100 in order to allow charging power supplied from the power charging part 511 to be applied to the charge/discharge part 112, a key insertion and location sensor part 513 for sensing insertion as well as location of the fingerprint recognition key 100, a start control part 514 for controlling start of the vehicle based on the fingerprint code information and the control code information provided by wire or wireless from the fingerprint recognition key 100 while insertion of the fingerprint recognition key 100 and the location of the insertion are sensed by the key insertion and location sensor part 513, a start information storage
  • the above vehicle start control device 500 is equipped with an initialization button (not shown in the drawing) in an exposed manner to enable inputting of a user's initialization order.
  • the start control part 514 Upon push of the initialization button from outside, the start control part 514 erases all fingerprint code information stored in the lock/unlock information storage part 315 and initializes the start information storage part 515.
  • the key insertion and location sensor part 513 senses insertion of a fingerprint recognition key 100 into the start control device 500 and transmits the result to the start control part 514, and further senses whether the inserted fingerprint recognition key 100 is located on start “on” or start “off' position and transmits the result to the start control part
  • the start control part 514 If the key insertion and location sensor 513 senses insertion of a fingerprint recognition key 100 and locates it on start "on" position, the start control part 514 requests the key control part 114 of the fingerprint recognition key 100 to transmit information, receives fingerprint code information and control code information from the key control part 114 in response to the request, and then controls the start control part 516.
  • the start control part 514 confirms whether the fingerprint code information provided by the key control part 114 coincides with the fingerprint code information stored in the start information storage part 515, and controls the start device driver 516 to start the vehicle in case of coincidence. Since the control code information includes a start on order or a start off order, the start control part 514 determines a start on order or a start off order of the key control part 114 via the control code information.
  • the starting device driving part 516 being a mechanical element capable of starting the vehicle under control of the start control part 514, comprises one or more relays and solenoids, but not limited thereto.
  • the speaker 519 which outputs order of the start control part 514 in voice as regenerated by the voice generation part 518, notifies a user the current process of the start control device 500 in voice.
  • the start control part 514 outputs predetermined orders for operation of the start control device 500 to the voice generation part 518, i.e. the start control part 514 outputs predetermined operation orders corresponding to the process of usage of the start control device 500 in accordance with manipulation of the above initialization button or manipulation in connection with the fingerprint recognition key 100.
  • the start control part 514 releases a predetermined warning sound through the speaker 519, whereupon the voice generation part 518 transmits the warning sound outputted by the start control part 514 to the speaker without processing.
  • the lamp 520 which generates light under control of the start control part 514, indicates the current operation process by manipulation of the start control device 500 or by manipulation in connection with the fingerprint recognition key 100, or warns of the danger of a theft as described above.
  • the start control device 500 can comprise a plural of lamps 520 capable of generating different colors for the purpose of indicating various stages of the process of usage of the start control device 500 in different colors.
  • the key insertion part of the start control device 500 for insertion of a fingerprint recognition key 100 may be embodied as in Figs. 4a and 4b, but not limited to such figures, allowing various embodiments by different manufacturer.
  • the start control device 500 also comprises key fixation parts for fixing fixation latch 224, 225 of the fingerprint recognition key 100 as the above door lock/unlock control device 300, to be embodied as springs, elastic bodies, etc
  • the key insertion part of the start control device 500 is so designed that turning of the fingerprint recognition key 100 between start on and start off position is possible while the fixation latches 224, 225 of the fingerprint recognition key 100 are fixed by the above key fixing parts.
  • auxiliary devices of a vehicle may be added to the fingerprint recognition key 100 as well, so that, e.g. locking/unlocking of the trunk, on/off of seat light or tail lights are controlled by the fingerprint recognition key.
  • the data frame exchanged between the fingerprint recognition key 100 and door lock/unlock device 300 or the vehicle start control device 500 is consisted of in a manner stated in Table 1 below:
  • STX represents a frame initiating code
  • ETX represents a frame ending code
  • the control code is a code indicating locking/unlocking of a door, initiating start of a vehicle, etc.
  • the additional information code is a code for unique number of a fingerprint recognition key 100, a unique number of a door, user information, etc.
  • the personal information of users and the information exchanged with the fingerprint recognition key 100 are stored in each of the lock/unlock information storage part 315 and start information storage part 515 described above.
  • the process of locking/unlocking a door using a fingerprint recognition key 100 of the present invention having the above configuration and function is described in detail making reference to Fig. 6.
  • the fingerprint recognition key 100 determines whether any button attached thereto has been pushed (601) in stand-by status, and maintains the standby status in the absence of a button push.
  • the fingerprint recognition key 100 Upon push of the registration button, the fingerprint recognition key 100 receives fingerprint information of a user inputted, generates a registration code as well as a user fingerprint code and transmits them to the door lock/unlock control device 300 by wire or wireless (602). Subsequently, the door lock/unlock control device 300 registers anew or additionally the inputted user fingerprint code as a new user based on the registration request as per the registration code (603).
  • the fingerprint recognition key 100 Upon push of the single fingerprint ignore button, the fingerprint recognition key 100 receives fingerprint information of a user inputted, generates a single fingerprint ignore code as well as a user fingerprint code, and transmits them to the door lock/unlock control device 300 by wire or wireless (604). Subsequently, the door lock/unlock control device 300 ignores the user authentication process based on the single fingerprint ignore code and completes the locking/unlocking operation of the door, and then it resets the user authentication process ignore setting (605). Upon push of the door lock button, the fingerprint recognition key 100 receives fingerprint information of a user, generates a (door) lock code as well as a user fingerprint code and transmits them to the door lock/unlock control device 300 by wire or wireless (606).
  • the door lock/unlock control device 300 locks the unlocked door based on the lock request as per the lock code (607).
  • the fingerprint recognition key 100 receives fingerprint information of a user, generates a (door) unlock code as well as a user fingerprint code and transmits them to the door lock/unlock control device 300 by wire or wireless (608).
  • the door lock/unlock control device 300 unlocks the locked door based on the unlock request as per the unlock code (609).
  • the fingerprint recognition key 100 Upon push of the initialization button, the fingerprint recognition key 100 receives fingerprint information of a user, generates an initialization code as well as a user fingerprint code and transmits them to the door lock/unlock control device 300 by wire or wireless (610). Subsequently, the door lock/unlock control device 300 erases all information registered at the lock/unlock information storage part 315 based on the initialization request as per the initialization code (611).
  • Fig. 7 being a detail flowchart for the step of transmitting code information for registration or additional registration in Fig. 6, shows transmission process of code information required for a new or additional registration by the door from a fingerprint recognition key 100 to a door lock/unlock device 300.
  • the key control part 114 upon push of the registration button of the fingerprint recognition key 110 by a user for registration or additional registration of a fingerprint code (701), the key control part 114 confirms whether a user fingerprint information has been inputted within a predetermined time limit (702). If no fingerprint information has been inputted, the key control part 114 terminates the registration or additional registration process.
  • the key control part 114 If the fingerprint information has been inputted, the key control part 114 generates a registration code, a user fingerprint code in respect to the inputted user fingerprint information, and transmits them by wire or wireless to the door lock/unlock control device 300 (703).
  • the key control part 114 confirms whether a fingerprint input request code of a registered user has been received (704), and terminates the registration or additional registration process if no such code has been received.
  • the request by the door lock/unlock control device 300 for input of fingerprint code of a user registered in the lock/unlock information storage part 315 aims to confirm whether the registered user has allowed registration or additional registration of the inputted user fingerprint code.
  • the door lock/unlock control device 300 requests to input fingerprint code of a registered user via the speaker 319 or the lamp 320 as well. Accordingly, the registered user inputs his fingerprint via the fingerprint recognition part 113.
  • the key control part 114 receives fingerprint information of the registered user, generates a fingerprint code of the registered user, and then transmits them by wire or wireless to the door lock/unlock control device 300 (706).
  • Fig. 8 being a detail flowchart for the step of transmitting code information for single ignorance of fingerprint for a deputy user in Fig. 6, shows the process of transmitting code information required for locking/unlocking a door or starting a vehicle by a deputy user from the fingerprint recognition key 100 to the door lock/unlock control device 300.
  • the key control part 114 upon push of the single fingerprint ignore button on the fingerprint recognition key 100 (801) to enable a user registered at the door lock/unlock control device 300 allow an unregistered deputy user to lock/unlock the door, the key control part 114 confirms whether user fingerprint information has been inputted within a predetermined time limit (802). If no such user fingerprint information has entered, the key control part 114 terminates the single fingerprint ignore process.
  • the key control part 114 If, however, user fingerprint information has entered, the key control part 114 generates a single fingerprint authentication ignore code, a user fingerprint code in respect to the inputted user fingerprint information, and stores them in the fingerprint storage part 115 (803).
  • the key control part 114 confirms whether the unlock button of the fingerprint recognition key 100 has been pushed (804), and terminates locking/ unlocking of the door as per the user authentication ignore process if the unlock button was not pushed.
  • the key control part 114 If, however, the unlock button was pushed, the key control part 114 generates a single fingerprint authentication ignore code, a user fingerprint code in respect to the inputted user fingerprint information, and stores them in the fingerprint storage part 115 (805). After the single fingerprint authentication ignore code and user fingerprint code have been transmitted to the door lock/unlock control device 300 as described above, the key control part 114 erases the single fingerprint authentication ignore code and the user fingerprint code stored in the fingerprint information storage part 115 (806), which step aims to prevent locking/unlocking by an unregistered third person using the fingerprint recognition key 100.
  • Fig. 9 being a detail flow chart for the step of transmitting code information for locking of a door in Fig. 6, shows the process of transmitting the code information required for locking an unlocked door from the fingerprint recognition key 100 to the door lock/unlock control device 300. As shown in Fig. 9, upon push of the lock button of the fingerprint recognition key
  • the key control part 114 confirms whether user fingerprint information has been inputted within a predetermined time limit
  • the key control part 114 maintains the door unlocked.
  • the key control part 114 If, however, user fingerprint is confirmed to have been received in the course of the above confirmation process (902), the key control part 114 generates a lock code, a user fingerprint code for the inputted user fingerprint information, and transmits them by wire or wireless to the door lock/unlock control device 300 (903).
  • Fig. 10 being a detail flow chart for the step of transmitting code information for unlocking of a door in Fig. 6, shows the process of transmitting code information required for unlocking a locked door from the fingerprint recognition key 100 to the door lock/unlock control device 300.
  • the key control part 114 confirms whether user fingerprint information has been inputted within a predetermined time limit
  • the key control part 114 maintains the door locked.
  • the key control part 114 If, however, user fingerprint information is confirmed to have been received in the course of the above confirmation process (1002), the key control part 114 generates an unlock code, a user fingerprint code in respect to the inputted user fingerprint information, and transmits them by wire or wireless to the door lock/unlock control device 300 (1003).
  • Fig. 11 being a detail flow chart for the step of transmitting code information for initialization of the registration information by the door in Fig. 6, shows the process of transmitting code information required for initializing the registered information for locking/unlocking a door stored in the lock/unlock information storage part 315 from the fingerprint recognition key 100 to the door lock/unlock control device 300
  • the key control part 114 upon push of the initialization button of the fingerprint recognition key 100 by a user for initializing the locking/unlocking information stored in the lock/unlock information storage part 315 of the door lock/unlock control device 300 (1101), the key control part 114 confirms whether user fingerprint information has been inputted within a predetermined time limit (1102). If no such user fingerprint information has been entered, the key control part 114 stops initializing the door lock/unlock control device 300.
  • the key control part 114 If, however, user fingerprint information is confirmed to have entered in the course of the above confirmation process, the key control part 114 generates an initialization request code, a user fingerprint code in respect to the inputted user fingerprint information, and transmits them by wire or wireless to the door lock/unlock control device 300 (1103). Then, the key control part 114 confirms whether a fingerprint input request code of a registered user has been received within a predetermined time limit from the door lock/unlock control device (1104), and stops initialization of the door lock/unlock control device 300 if no such code has been received.
  • the request by the door lock/unlock control device 300 for input of fingerprint code of a user registered in the lock/unlock information storage part 315 aims to confirm whether the initialization of lock/unlock information storage part 315 is performed by a registered user.
  • the door lock/unlock control device 300 requests to input fingerprint code of a registered user via the speaker 319, or the lamp 320 as well.
  • the key control part 114 receives, fingerprint information of the registered user, generates a fingerprint code of the registered user (1105), and then transmits the fingerprint code of the registered user by wire or wireless to the door lock/unlock control device 300 (1106).
  • Fig. 12 being a detail flowchart for the step of registering or additional registering by the door in Fig. 6, shows the process of receiving a user fingerprint code by the door lock/unlock control device 300 from the fingerprint recognition key 100 through a process as in Fig. 7, and of registering or additionally registering a user.
  • the door lock/unlock control device 300 confirms whether the code information has entered from the fingerprint recognition key 100 (1201), and maintains stand-by status until input of the code information if no such information has been inputted.
  • code information is a registration code (1202). If no registration code has been inputted, the registration or additional registration process stops.
  • the lock/unlock control part 314 searches the lock unlock information storage part 315 to confirm whether one or more fingerprints of the user are registered (1203). In case one or more fingerprints are registered, the lock/unlock control part 314 confirms whether any of the registered fingerprint codes stored in the lock/unlock information storage part 315 coincides with the fingerprint code inputted through the fingerprint recognition part 113 (1204), and notifies user the existence of registered identical fingerprint code via the speaker 319 or the lamp 320 (1205).
  • the lock/unlock control part 314 requests the user to input a registered fingerprint of the user in order to confirm whether the person, whose fingerprint has currently been inputted is an authorized new user via the speaker 319 or the lamp 320, and transmits the fingerprint input request code by wire or wireless to the fingerprint recognition key 100 (1206).
  • the lock/unlock control part 314 confirms whether a registered fingerprint of the user has been inputted within a predetermined time limit in response to the above request (1207), passes to the step of notifying via the speaker 319 or the lamp 320 that the requested fingerprint code has not been inputted (1205). If it is confirmed in the course of the above confirmation process (1207) that the requested fingerprint code has been inputted, the lock/unlock control part 314 confirms whether one or more fingerprint codes registered in the lock/unlock information storage part 315 coincide with the inputted fingerprint code (1208). If no fingerprint code is confirmed to coincide, the lock/unlock control part 314 passes to the step of notifying via the speaker 319 or the lamp 320 that the user fingerprint code desired to be additionally registered cannot be registered (1205).
  • the lock unlock control part 314 additionally registers the fingerprint code desired to be registered in the lock unlock information storage part 315 (1209). If, however, it is not confirmed in the course of the above confirmation process
  • the lock/unlock control part 314 proceeds to newly register the fingerprint code in the lock/unlock information storage part 315 (1210).
  • Fig. 13 being a detail flowchart for the step of single ignoring of the fingerprint for a deputy user in Fig. 6, shows the process of receiving by the door lock/unlock control device 300 of single fingerprint ignore code from the fingerprint recognition key 100 in a process as in Fig. 8, and then erasing the single fingerprint after locking/unlocking of the door by a deputy user.
  • the door lock/unlock control device 300 confirms whether the code information has entered from the fingerprint recognition key 100 (1301), and maintains stand-by status until input of the code information if no such information has been inputted.
  • code information is a single fingerprint ignore code (1302). If no single fingerprint ignore code has been inputted, locking/unlocking process by the deputy user stops.
  • the lock/unlock control part 314 confirms whether one or more fingerprints of the user registered in the lock/unlock information storage part coincide with the fingerprint inputted through the fingerprint recognition part 113 (1303). If no coinciding fingerprint code exists, a notification is released via the speaker 3 19 or the lamp 320 (1205) notifying that the door cannot be locked/unlocked by the deputy user due to the lack of a coinciding fingerprint code.
  • the lock/unlock control part 514 unlocks the door and ignores user fingerprint authentication procedure for a predetermined time period (1305).
  • the lock/unlock control part 314 confirms whether a predetermined time period has elapsed after setting of the user authentication ignore process (1306), and maintains the user authentication ignore setting if the predetermined time period has not elapsed.
  • Fig. 14 being a detail flowchart for the step of door locking in Fig. 6, shows the process of locking an unlocked door by the door lock/unlock control device 300 after receiving a door lock code from the fingerprint recognition key 100 through a procedure in Fig. 9.
  • the door lock/unlock control device 300 confirms whether the code information has been entered from the fingerprint recognition key 100 (1401), and maintains stand-by status until input of the code information if no such information has been inputted.
  • code information is a door lock code (1402). If no lock code has been inputted, the locking process stops and the door is maintained unlocked.
  • the lock/unlock control part 314 confirms whether one or more fingerprints registered in the lock/unlock information storage part 315 coincide- with the fingerprint inputted through the fingerprint recognition part 113 (1403). If a fingerprint code is confirmed to coincide, the lock/unlock control part 514 locks the door by driving the door lock/unlock driver 316 (1404), and outputs the result via the speaker 319 or the lamp 320 (1405).
  • the door lock/unlock control device 300 proceeds to the step of notifying via the speaker 319 or the lamp 320 that the door cannot be locked due to the lack of a coinciding fingerprint code (1405).
  • Fig. 15 being a detail flowchart for the step of door unlocking in Fig. 6, shows the process of unlocking a locked door by the door lock/unlock control device 300 after receiving a door unlock code from the fingerprint recognition key 100 through a procedure in Fig. 10.
  • the door lock/unlock control device 300 confirms whether the code information has been entered from the fingerprint recognition key 100 (1501), and maintains stand-by status until input of the code information if no such information has been inp tted. If, however, code information has entered, it is confirmed whether the code information is a door unlock code (1502). If no unlock code has been inputted, the unlocking process stops and the door is maintained locked.
  • the lock/unlock control part 314 confirms whether one or more fingerprints registered in the lock/unlock information storage part 315 coincide with the fingerprint inputted (1503). If a fingerprint code is confirmed to coincide, the lock/unlock control part 514 unlocks the door by driving the door lock/unlock driving part 316 (1504), and outputs the result via the speaker 319 or the lamp 320 (1505).
  • the door loclv/unlock control device 300 proceeds to the step of notifying via the spealcer 319 or the lamp 320 that the door cannot be unlocked due to the lack of a coinciding fingerprint code (1505).
  • Fig. 16 being a detailed flowchart for the step of initializing the registration information by the door in Fig. 6, shows the process of initializing the information registered at the lock/unlock information storage part 315 by the door lock/unlock control device 300 after receiving an initialization request code from the fingerprint recognition key 100 through a procedure in Fig. 11.
  • the door lock unlock control device 300 confirms whether code information has entered from the fingerprint recognition key 100 (1601), and maintains stand-by status until input of the code information if no such information has been inputted.
  • the code information is an initialization request code (1602). If no initialization request code has been inputted, the process of initializing the information registered at the lock/unlock information storage part 315 of the door lock/unlock control device 300 stops.
  • the lock/unlock control part 314 confirms whether one or more fingerprints registered in the lock/unlock information storage part 315 coincide with the fingerprint inputted through the fingerprint recognition part 113 (1603). If no coinciding fingerprint code exists, the door lock/unlock control part 314 notifies via the spealcer 319 or the lamp 320 that, initialization of the lock/unlock information storage part 315 is not possible to the lack of a coinciding fingerprint code (1604).
  • the lock/unlock control part 314 notifies the user via the speaker 319 or the lamp 320 thereof (1605), requests the user to input a registered user fingerprint via the speaker 319 or the lamp 320 in order to confirm if the person who has currently inputted his fingerprint is authorized as a new user, and then transmits by wire or wireless a fingerprint input request code to the fingerprint recognition key 100 (1606). Then, the lock/unlock control device 300 confirms whether a registered user fingerprint has been inputted within a predetermined time limit in response to the above request (1607), and proceeds to the step of notifying that no such fingerprint has been inputted (1604) in case of non-entrance thereof.
  • the lock/unlock control part 314 confirms whether one or more fingerprints registered in the lock/unlock information storage part 315 coincide with the fingerprint inputted (1608). If no coinciding fingerprint code exists, the door lock/unlock control part 314 notifies via the speaker 319 or the lamp 320 that initialization of the lock/unlock information storage part 315 is not possible due to the lack of a coinciding fingerprint code (1604).
  • Fig. 17 being a detail flowchart of a method for start on start off a vehicle engine using a fingerprint recognition key in accordance with the present invention as in Fig. 1, shows the process of transmitting, by wire or wireless, the code information required for starting a vehicle from the fingerprint recognition key 100 to the start control device 500.
  • the fingerprint recognition key 100 confirms whether a code requesting transmission of a user fingerprint information has been received from the start control device 500 (1702), while maintaining stand-by status for start on/off of the vehicle (1701), and maintains the stand-by status until such transmission request code is inputted if no such request has been received.
  • the start control part 514 requests to input a fingerprint via the speaker 519 or the lamp 520, whereupon the user inputs his fingerprint.
  • the fingerprint recognition key 100 receives the user fingerprint via the fingerprint recognition part 113 (1703). After a user fingerprint has entered as described above, the key control part 114 confirms whether the inputted user fingerprint is properly scanned (1704), notifies via the speaker 118 or the lamp 119 that the scanning was inappropriate in case of an inappropriate scanning (1705), and maintains stand-by status.
  • a start initiating code and a fingerprint code in respect to the inputted user fingerprint code are generated, and then transmitted to the vehicle start control device 500 (1706).
  • the key control part 114 confirms whether a start completion code notifying completion of the start action has been received from the vehicle start control device 500 (1707), and terminates transmission of the code information required for start of a vehicle in case such a code has been received.
  • Fig. 18, being a detail flowchart for the step of starting a vehicle in Fig. 5, shows the process of starting a vehicle by the vehicle start control device 500 after having received code information relevant to the start of a vehicle from the fingerprint recognition key 100 through a procedure in Fig. 17.
  • the start control part 514 confirms via the key insertion and position sensor 513 whether the fingerprint recognition key 100 has been inserted in the key insertion part of the start device (1801).
  • the start control part 514 maintains start off status if no fingerprint recognition key 100 has been inserted, while it confirms whether the inserted fingerprint recognition key is located on start on position in case the fingerprint recognition key 100 has been inserted (1802).
  • the start control part 514 maintains stand-by status if the fingerprint recognition key 100 is not on the start on position. -If, however, the fingerprint recognition key 100 is on the start on position, the start control part 514 requests the user via the speaker 519 or the lamp 520 to input his fingerprint and transmits, by wire or wireless, a user fingerprint transmission request asking to transmit the inputted user fingerprint to the fingerprint recognition key 100 (1803).
  • the start control part 514 confirms whether the inputted user fingerprint code has been received through the procedure as in Fig. 17 from the fingerprint recognition key 100 (1804), and proceeds to the step of transmission request (1803) if no such fingerprint code has been received.
  • the start control part 514 confirms whether a start initiating code has been received through the procedure as in Fig. 17 from the fingerprint recognition key 100 (1805), and proceeds, in case no coinciding fingerprint code exists, to the step of notifying via the speaker 519 or the lamp 520 that start of the vehicle is not possible due to non-coincidence between the inputted fingerprint code and the registered fingerprint codes (1806).
  • the start control part 514 starts the vehicle by driving the start driver 516 (1808).
  • the start control part 514 confirms whether the vehicle has properly started (1809), and proceeds to the step of key insertion (1801) after having notified via the speaker 519 or the lamp 520 that the start was improper (1810) if the vehicle did not start properly.
  • the start control part 514 If it is confirmed in the confirmation procedure (1809) that the vehicle has started properly, the start control part 514 generates a start completion code signifying a proper start of the vehicle, and transmits the same to the fingerprint recognition key 100 (1811).
  • Fig. 19 illustrates configuration of a fingerprint recognition device using a mobile communication terminal and the battery installed therein in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the fingerprint recognition device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention is consisted of a fingerprint recognition processor 1910, which registers/erases fingerprint information of a user upon his order, encodes the fingerprint code information inputted upon request of the door and the door lock/unlock control code information representing the user's order, and then provides the coded fingerprint code information; and a wire/wireless signal connection processor 1960, which transmits the signal received wireless from the door and the user order relating to registration/erase of fingerprint information to the fingerprint recognition processor 1910 and transmits the fingerprint code information as well as the coded information relative to the control code information to the door after having converted them into wireless signals.
  • the fingerprint recognition processor 1910 is installed in the battery 1900 of the mobile communication terminal, while the wire/wireless signal connection processor 1960 is installed in the mobile communication terminal 1950.
  • the fingerprint recognition processor 1910 installed in the battery 1900 comprises a fingerprint recognition part 1911 for recognition of users' fingerprints; a key control part 1912 for controlling registration/erase of fingerprints inputted via the fingerprint recognition part 1911 in accordance with the order of a user as inputted through the mobile communication terminal 1950 and for providing the fingerprint code information as well as the control code information upon request of the door after having encoded them; a fingerprint information storage part 1913 for storing the fingerprint code information provided by the key control part 1912; a wireless transceiver part 1914, which transmits the wireless signals received from the door to the key control part 1912 and transmits the information transmitted from the key control part 1912 to the door after having converted them into wireless signals; a lamp 1915 for generating light for prevention of a theft or indicating by light the current process of the fingerprint recognition device in use by control of the key control part 1912; a switch 1916, which applies power to the fingerprint recognition part 1911 when it is switched by push on the fingerprint recognition part 1911 by a user; and a wire connection part 1917 which connects the signals transmitted by wire
  • the battery 1900 equipped with a fingerprint recognition device as per the present invention comprises a charge/discharge part 1901 capable of supplying power to the fingerprint recognition processor 1910 and the mobile communication terminal 1950 after it has been charged by the power supplied from a power charger; a regulator 1902 for stabilizing power applied from the charge/discharge part 191 1 to the fingerprint recognition processor 1910; and the peripheral elements (not indicated in the drawing) for charge/discharge of the charge/discharge part 1901 as well as for power supply to the mobile communication terminal 1950.
  • the switch 1916 Since the fingerprint recognition part 1911 consumes relatively high power, it is desirable that the switch 1916 remains off during carriage so that unnecessary consumption of power from the power charge/discharge part 1901 is prevented, in a manner that the switch 1916 is automatically turned on concurrently with a push on the fingerprint recognition part 1911, allowing application of power from the power charge/discharge part 1901 to the fingerprint recognition part 1911 when a user pushes the fingerprint recognition part 1911 for use of the fingerprint recognition device 1910.
  • the switch 1916 is installed adjacent to the fingerprint recognition part 1911 inside of the fingerprint recognition device 1910 to enable switching of the switch 1916 by manipulation of the fingerprint recognition part 1911.
  • the key control part 1912 Since the above key control part 1912 operates almost in the same, way as the key control part 114 in Fig. 1, an explanation thereof is omitted. However, the key control part 1912 performs an additional function to that of the key control part 114 by encoding the fingerprint information, controlling the information, the additional information, etc. to be transmitted to the door based on the random number provided to the door, and transmitting the encoded information to the door.
  • the fingerprint information storage part 1913 can be embodied by a flash memory,
  • the fingerprint information storage part 1913 stores user fingerprint code information as provided by the key control part 1912 in the sequence of their registration, and other information such as additional information (e.g. user personal information, etc.), user fingerprint codes for single fingerprint ignore process, etc.
  • the wireless transceiver part 1914 exchanges information wireless between the fingerprint recognition device 1910 and the mobile communication terminal 1950 in case the battery 1900 is separated from the mobile communication terminal 1950.
  • the wireless transceiver part 1914 converts the fingerprint code information and the control code information for lock/unlock of the door received from the key control part 1912 into wireless signals and transmits them to the door, while it converts the information transmission request signals received from the door into base bandwidth signals and transmits them to the key control part 1912.
  • the wire connection part 1917 connects information in respect to the user order inputted by wire from the mobile communication terminal 1950 to the key control part 1912.
  • the wire connection part 1917 connects, further, the information transmission request signal provided wireless by the door to the key control part 1912 after having received the same by wire from the mobile communication terminal 1950. If the key control part 1912 provides, in response to the above information transmission request signal, fingerprint code information and control code information, etc. via the mobile communication terminal 1950 to the door, the fingerprint code information and the control code information, etc. are transmitted by wire through the wire connection part 1917 to the mobile communication terminal 1950, and then, transmitted to the door after having been converted into wireless signals by the mobile communication terminal 1950.
  • the battery 1900 and the mobile communication terminal 1950 can exchange data, either via a communication terminal or a cable connected to this terminal, or via a power terminal for application of power from the battery 1900 to the mobile communication terminal 1950.
  • the wire/wireless signal connection processor 1960 to be attached to the mobile communication terminal 1950 comprises a main control part 1961, which transmits user order inputted from the keypad 1951 to the fingerprint recognition processor 1910, controls exchange of various information between the fingerprint recognition processor 1910 and the door, and indicates the current process of the fingerprint recognition processor 1910 in use; a voice generation part 1962, which regenerates in voice the signals for current process of the fingerprint recognition processor 1910 as provided by the main control part 1961; a speaker 1963, which releases alarm sound for prevention of a theft by control of the main control part 1961 or outputs voice signal as regenerated by the voice generation part 1962; a wire connection part 1964, which connects signal received by wire from the fingerprint recognition processor 1910 to the main control part 1961, and connects signal received from the main control part 1961 to the fingerprint recognition processor 1910
  • the key pad 1951 being a key pad 1951 for manipulation of the ordinary function of a mobile communication terminal with added function of fingerprint recognition in accordance with the present invention, is used for input of user orders for registration/erase of fingerprints, initialization of the registration information, etc.
  • the present invention is not limited to manipulation via the key pad 1951, but rather covers manipulation of fingerprint recognition function via buttons installed separately, as well.
  • the mobile communication terminal 1950 displays via its LCD the contents relating to the current process of the fingerprint recognition processor as per the present invention in use as they are provided by the main control part 1961.
  • the main control part 1961 receives various information provided from the key control part 1912 to the door as inputted by the wire connection part 1917, 1964 to transmit the same wireless to the door through the wireless transceiver part 1965, and receives signals transmitted wireless from the door such as the information transmit request signal through the wireless transceiver part 1965 to transmit the same further to the key control part 1912 through the wire connection part 1917, 1964. And then, the main control part 1961 transmits user orders inputted from the key pad 1951 such as that for registration/erase of a fingerprint, an order for initialization of registration information, etc, through the wire connection part 1917, 1964.
  • main control part 1961 can control wireless communication of the mobile communication terminal 1950 as well.
  • the speaker 1963 which outputs in voice order of the main control part 1961 as regenerated by the voice generation part 1962 notifies in voice the current use process of the fingerprint recognition device in accordance with the present invention.
  • the main control part 1961 receives predetermined orders of the fingerprint recognition device 1910 for manipulation of the fingerprint recognition device as per the present invention inputted through the wire connection part 1964 to output the same to the voice generation part 1962, i.e. the main control part 1961 outputs a predetermined manipulation order corresponding to each use process of the fingerprint recognition device based on the manipulation buttons attached at the exterior of the fingerprint recognition device as per the present invention.
  • the key control part 1912 of the fingerprint recognition processor 1910 transmits a predetermined alarm sound to the main control part 1961, whereupon the main control part outputs the alarm sound to the speaker 1963.
  • the voice generation part 1962 transmits the alarm sound from the main control part 1961 directly to the speaker 1963 without regenerating the same.
  • the speaker 1963 can be embodied either using the receiver of the wireless mobile communication terminal, or independently thereof.
  • the voice generation part 1962 can be embodied not only with the mobile communication terminal 1950, but also with the battery 1900.
  • the wire connection part 1964 can be connected to the fingerprint recognition processor 1917 via a cable, via the above power terminal, or via the above communication terminal to be installed separately for connection of the data by wire.
  • An unlock button 2003 for an order to unlock the door, a lock button 2004 for an order to lock the door, and a single fingerprint ignore button 2005 for allowing lock/unlock of the door by an (unregistered) deputy user of a registered user are provided for to the battery 1900, which is equipped with a fingerprint recognition processor 1910 as illustrated in Figs. 20a and 20b.
  • a sliding cover 2006 is attached to the battery 1900, which covers or opens the fingerprint recognition part 1911 by sliding itself to the left or to the right side.
  • the hole 2007 illustrated in Fig. 20a is for a connection cable with the mobile communication terminal.
  • Fig. 21 illustrates configuration of a door lock/unlock control device capable of controlling locking/unlocking a door based on the fingerprint code information and the control code information provided from a fingerprint recognition device in accordance with the present invention in the embodiments in Figs. 19 and 20.
  • the door lock/unlock control device 2100 for a door comprises a lock/unlock control part 2111 for controlling locking/unlocking the door based on the fingerprint code information and the control code information provided wireless from the fingerprint recognition device; a lock/unlock information storage part 2112 for storing the fingerprint code information received wireless from the fingerprint recognition device in accordance with the present invention; a door lock/unlock driver part 2113 for locking/unlocking the door by control of the lock/unlock control part 2111; a wireless transceiver part 2114 which transmits information transmission request signals from the lock/unlock control part 2111 to the fingerprint recognition device after having converted the same into wireless signals, and transmits the wireless fingerprint code information and control code information received from the fingerprint recognition device to the lock/unlock control part 2111 after having converted them into base band signals; a voice generation part 2115 for generation in voice of the signals relating to the current process of the door lock/unlock control device 2100 as provided by the lock/unlock control part 2111
  • the lock/unlock control part 211 1 requests the key control part 1912 of the fingerprint recognition processor 1910 to transmit information, receives the fingerprint code information and the control code information from the key control part 1912 in response thereto, and controls the door lock/unlock driver 2113. Then, the lock/unlock control part 2111 drives the door lock/unlock driving part 2113 to unlock the door if the fingerprint code information provided by the key control part 1912 coincides with fingerprint code information stored in the lock/unlock information storage part 2112. Since the control code information comprises unlock/lock order of the door, the lock unlock control part 2111 determines unlock/lock order of the key control part 1912 with this control code information.
  • the door lock/unlock driving part 2113 being an element for mechanical locking/unlocking of the door based on the control of the lock/unlock control part 2111, consisting of one or more relays and solenoids, can be embodied not restricted to such driving elements.
  • the speaker 2116 which outputs in voice the order of the lock/unlock control part 2111 as regenerated by the voice generation part 2115, notifies the user in voice the current use process of the door lock/unlock control device 2100.
  • the lock/unlock control part 2111 outputs predetermined manipulation orders of the door lock/unlock control device 2100 to the voice generation part 2115.
  • the lock/unlock control part 2111 If a fingerprint code information not stored in the lock unlock information storage part 2112 has been received from the fingerprint recognition device as per the present invention, the lock/unlock control part 2111 outputs a predetermined alarm sound through the speaker 2116.
  • the voice generation part 2115 transmits the alarm sound from the lock/unlock control part 2111 directly to the speaker without regenerating the same.
  • the lamp 2117 which generates light by control of the lock/unlock control part 2111, indicates the current progress of the door lock/unlock device 2100 based on user's manipulation of this device or in association with a fingerprint recognition device as per the present invention, or warns for prevention of a theft.
  • the lamp 2117 can also indicate the current progress of manipulation of the door lock/unlock device 2100 by generating differently colored lights.
  • the lock/unlock control part 2111 generates random numbers and stores them in the sequence of their generation in the lock/unlock information storage part 2112 as in Table 2, clearly indicating the year/month/date/time/minute/second of the generation.
  • Table 2
  • the last number n of the above sequence amounts ca. 32000.
  • the random numbers and the sequence of their generation stored in the lock/unlock information storage part 2112 as above are transmitted to a fingerprint recognition device as per the present invention.
  • the lock/unlock control device 2111 can transmit the random numbers of the random number table and the sequence of their generation to the fingerprint recognition device upon request thereof, or in predetermined intervals.
  • the random numbers thus transmitted from the door lock/unlock control device 2100 are used for encoding the control code information, the fingerprint information, the additional information, etc. to be transmitted to the door.
  • Fig 22 being a flowchart of the method for generating and transmitting a random number by a door to a fingerprint recognition device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, shows the process of generating a random number and transmitting the same upon request for random number transmission by a fingerprint recognition key as per the present invention while the door is in stand-by mode.
  • the lock/unlock control device 2111 upon application of power to the door lock/unlock control device 2100, the lock/unlock control device 2111 erases all information stored in the lock/unlock information storage part 2112 relative to random number, random number generation sequence, and random number generating time, and initializes the above random number table (2201).
  • the lock/unlock control part 2111 After initialization of the random number table, the lock/unlock control part 2111 confirms whether a request signal for random number transmission has been received from the fingerprint recognition device (2202), and maintains stand-by mode until a random number transmission request signal is received from the fingerprint recognition device if no such signal has been received.
  • the door lock/unlock control part 2111 If it is confirmed in the above confirmation process (2202) that a random number transmission request signal has been received, the door lock/unlock control part 2111 generates random number generation sequence, random number, and time information of such generation (2205). After the random numbers and the random number generation sequence have thus been established, the lock/unlock control part 2111 transmits the random numbers and the random number generation sequence both generated in response to the random number transmission request, wireless to a fingerprint recognition device as per the present invention (2206). Then, the lock/unlock control part 2111 confirms whether the random numbers and the random number generation sequence have been transmitted properly, and stores the random numbers, the random number generation sequence, and the information on time of their generation in the lock/unlock information storage part 2112 after having recorded them all in a random number table (2208).
  • the lock/unlock control part 2111 notifies thereof through the speaker 2116 and the lamp 2117, and stops generation and transmission of the random numbers (2209).
  • Fig 23 is a flowchart of the method for generating and transmitting a random number by a door to a fingerprint recognition device in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, wherein the door generates random numbers and transmits them to a fingerprint recognition key as per the present invention in certain intervals.
  • the lock/unlock control part 2111 erases the random numbers, the random number generation sequence, and the random number generation time recorded in the lock/unlock information storage part 2112 to initialize the random number table (2301).
  • the lock/unlock control part 2111 After initialization of the random number table, the lock/unlock control part 2111 generates the random number sequence (2302, 2303) as well as time information in respect to the random number generation (2304).
  • the lock/unlock control part 2111 After generation of the random numbers and the random number generation sequence, the lock/unlock control part 2111 transmits wireless the generated random numbers and the random number generation sequence to the fingerprint recognition device (2305). Then, the lock/unlock control part 2111 confirms whether the random numbers and the random number generation sequence have been transmitted properly (2306), and stores the random numbers, the random number generation sequence, and information on time of their generation in the lock/unlock information storage part 2112 after having recorded them all in the random number table (2307).
  • the lock/unlock control part 2111 confirms whether a predetermined time limit has elapsed (2308).
  • the lock/unlock control part 2111 proceeds to the step of generating a random number generation sequence (2302) if the predetermined time limit has elapsed, otherwise, it maintains stand-by status until the predetermined time limit elapses. If, however, it is confirmed in the above transmission confirmation process (2307) that the random numbers have been transmitted improperly, the lock/unlock control part 2111 notifies thereof through the speaker 2116 or the lamp 2117, and proceeds to the step of confirming the time (2308) .
  • the lock/unlock control part 2111 searches continuously the random number generation time in the random number table stored in the lock/unlock information storage part 2112 (2401), and confirms whether any random number generation time information exists, wherein the time between the recorded random number generation time and the time of search exceeds a predetermined time limit (2402). If no random number generation time over the predetermined time limit exists, the lock/unlock control part 2111 then confirms whether the random numbers recorded in the random number table exceeds a certain number (2403), and maintains the recordation within a predetermined number by erasing the oldest random number, the oldest random number generation sequence, and the respective generation time information in the sequence of the recordation (2404).
  • the lock/unlock control part 2111 confirms whether the random numbers, the random number generation sequence, and the random number generation time have been stored in proper order beginning from the initial address of the memory area allocated in the lock/unlock information storage part 2112 (2405).
  • the lock/unlock control part proceeds to the step of searching visual information (2401). If, however, the above information has not been stored in the proper order, the lock/unlock control part 2111 proceeds to the step of searching visual information (2401), after having stored the stored random numbers, the random number generation sequence, and the random number generation time in the memory areas allocated in the lock/unlock information storage part 2112 in the order of the random number generation time beginning from the initial address of the above allocated memory area (2406).
  • the lock/unlock control part 2111 proceeds to the step of confirming the number of the random numbers (2403), after having erased the random numbers, the random number generation sequence, and the random number generation time information exceeding the predetermined time from the above random number table (2407).
  • the lock/unlock control part 2111 proceeds to the step of confirming the storage sequence (2405).
  • the key control part 1912 attached to the battery 1900 as in Fig. 19 transmits a random number transmission request signal to the lock/unlock control part 211 1 of the door lock/unlock control device 2100, requesting transmission of a random number for encoding information (2501), and confirms whether a random number and a random number generation sequence have been received in response thereto from the door lock/unlock control device 2100 (2502).
  • the key control part 1912 If no random number has been received, the key control part 1912 maintains standby status until it receives a random number. If a random number has been received, the key control part 1912 encodes (2594) the control information, fingerprint information, and the additional information to be sent to the door based on the random number after having confirmed the composition of the random number (2503).
  • the key control part 1912 encodes the control information, the fingerprint information, and the additional information based on the random number received, by reversing and shifting them in eight digits. For example, if the control information is
  • the key control part 1912 reverses the control information "11101110” to obtain "00010001", and then, since the value of the random number of the digit following the "0" is "1", shifts the first bit "0" to the last and shifts the other bits in a manner that the shifted first digit is filled, to obtain the control information "00100010".
  • the key control part 1912 reverses the shifted control information "00100010” to obtain "11011101"
  • the value of the random number of the digit following the "2" is "3”
  • the key control part 1912 After the control information is thus shifted to "11101110", since the value of the random number of the digit following the "3" is "4", the key control part 1912 finally reverses the shifted control information "11101110" to obtain "00010001", which result represents encoding of the control information "00010001” based on the random number
  • the control information is reversed; and if it is an odd number, the uppermost bit(s) of the control information corresponding to this value is shifted to the last in a manner that the shifted digit(s) is filled by the other bit(s).
  • the transmitted information is not necessarily encoded in eight bits, but rather can also be encoded in 16 or 32 bits.
  • an even numbered value of the random number can be used as a shift order, while "0" and an odd numbered value of the random number can be used as a bit reverse order as well.
  • the fingerprint information and the additional information are also encoded in above described manner.
  • the fingerprint recognition device After the control information, the fingerprint information, and the additional information for transmission have been encoded as described above, the fingerprint recognition device as per the present invention transmits the random number generation sequence together with the above encoded information to the door (2505).
  • the data frame of the encoded information to be transmitted from the fingerprint recognition device to the door has a composition as in Table 3 below.
  • Table 3 Table 3:
  • STX represents a frame initiating code
  • ETX represents a frame ending code
  • the control code represents a code for a user's order such as an order for door lock or door unlock, etc.
  • the additional information code represents an ID number of a fingerprint recognition device, an ID number of a door, user's personal information, etc.
  • 2111 decodes the encoded information through a reverse process to the encoding, and controls locking/unlocking of the door in accordance with the decoded control information.
  • Fig. 26 illustrates configuration of a fingerprint recognition device using a mobile communication terminal and the battery installed therein in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, wherein the fingerprint recognition device is consisted of a fingerprint input processor 2610, which senses and scans a user's fingerprint, and then, generates a fingerprint code; and a fingerprint information main processor 2660, which registers the fingerprint inputted by wire from the fingerprint input processor 2610 and erases a registered fingerprint information upon request of a user, encodes the inputted fingerprint information, the door lock/unlock control code which is a user order upon request of the door, and then provides wireless the encoded code information.
  • a fingerprint input processor 2610 which senses and scans a user's fingerprint, and then, generates a fingerprint code
  • a fingerprint information main processor 2660 which registers the fingerprint inputted by wire from the fingerprint input processor 2610 and erases a registered fingerprint information upon request of a user, encodes the inputted fingerprint information, the door lock/unlock control code which is a user order upon request of the
  • the fingerprint input processor 2610 is installed in the battery 2600, while the fingerprint information processor 2660 is installed in the mobile communication terminal 2650.
  • the fingerprint input processor 2610 installed in the battery 2600 comprises a fingerprint recognition part 2611 for sensing and scanning a user fingerprint; a fingerprint input control part 2612, which extracts the minutiae of the fingerprint scanned by the fingerprint recognition part 2611; a wire connection part 2613, which connects the fingerprint code generated by the fingerprint input control part 2612 to the fingerprint information main processor 2660; and a switch 2614, which applies power to the fingerprint recognition part 2611 if the fingerprint recognition part 2611 is switched by push thereon of a user.
  • the battery 2600 installed in a fingerprint input processor 2610 of the above configuration comprises a charge/discharge part 2615, which supplies power to the fingerprint input processor 2610 and the mobile communication terminal 2650 after it has been charged by power supplied from the charger; a regulator 2616 for stabilization of the power applied from the charge/discharge part 2615 to the fingerprint recognition processor 2610; and the peripheral elements (not indicated in the drawing) for charging/discharging the charge/discharge part 2615 and supplying power to the mobile communication terminal 2650.
  • the fingerprint input control part 2612 extracts the minutiae of the fingerprints, such as ridges, valleys, ending points, bifurcation points, short ridges (or islands), enclosures (or lakes), cross over, etc. of a fingerprint using image information of the fingerprint sensed through the fingerprint recognition part 2611, generates a fingerprint code (for each fingerprint) based on the minutiae, and then, transmits the same by wire to the fingerprint information main processor 2660 in the mobile communication terminal 2650.
  • the minutiae of the fingerprints such as ridges, valleys, ending points, bifurcation points, short ridges (or islands), enclosures (or lakes), cross over, etc.
  • the fingerprint input control part 2612 being an eight or sixteen bits microprocessor equipped with a counter (or clock), an interrupter, a serial or a parallel port, etc., comprises an operation system and a small volume memory such as a ROM for storing the basic driving program and a RAM.
  • the fingerprint information main processor 2660 installed in the mobile communication terminal 2650 comprises a main control part 2661, which controls registration and erase of a fingerprint inputted through the fingerprint recognition part 2611 upon request of a user, encodes the fingerprint code information as well as the control code information upon request of the door, and provides the encoded code information; a fingerprint information storage part 2662 for storing the fingerprint code information provided by the main control part 2661; a wireless transceiver part 2663, which receives the wireless signal transmitted from the door to transmit the same further to the main control part 2661, and transmits the encoded code information received from the main control part 2661 to the door after having converted it into wireless signal; a lamp 2664, which generates light for prevention of a theft under control of the main control part 2661, or indicates by light the current process of the fingerprint recognition device as per the present invention in use; a wire connection part 2665 for connection of signals exchanged between the fingerprint input control part 2612 in the battery 2600 and the main control part 2661; a voice generation part 2666 for regenerating voice
  • the mobile communication terminal 2650 displays on its LCD screen 2668 the current process of the fingerprint recognition device in use based on the contents provided by the main control part 2661.
  • the fingerprint information storage part 2662 can be embodied as a flash memory, RAM, and the like, having a small memory capacity sufficient for storing several kbytes.
  • the fingerprint information storage part 2662 stores user fingerprint code information as provided by the main control part 2661 in the sequence of their registration, and other information such as the additional information (e.g. user personal information, etc.), user fingerprint codes for single fingerprint ignore process, etc. Since the lamp 2664 operates in almost the same manner as the lamp 1915 in Fig.
  • the wire connection part 2613 of the battery 2600 can exchange data with the wire connection part 2665 of the mobile communication terminal 2650 via the above communication terminal attached separately for wire connection of data, via a cable connected to this communication terminal, or via the power terminal for application of power from the battery 2600 to the mobile communication terminal 2650.
  • the speaker 2667 which outputs order of the main control part 2661 in voice as regenerated by the voice generation part 2664, notifies in voice the current process of the fingerprint recognition device as per the present invention in use. If an unauthorized third person manipulates the fingerprint recognition device as per the present invention, the main control part 2661 outputs a predetermined alarm sound via the speaker 2666.
  • the voice generation part 2666 transmits the alarm sound from the main control part 2662 directly to the speaker 2666 without regenerating it.
  • the speaker 2666 can be embodied using the receiver of the wireless mobile communication terminal 2650, or separately from such receiver.
  • the present invention by locking/unlocking a door or starting a vehicle using a fingerprint recognition key, which can be charged and driven by power applied to the door or to the vehicle, achieves the following effects:
  • the fingerprint recognition key of the present invention is driven by power applied to the door or to the starting device of the vehicle, the fingerprint recognition key allows a user to lock/unlock a door or to start a vehicle with convenience, using the fingerprint recognition key, even when all power in the key has been discharged.
  • the portable fingerprint recognition key allows driving of a vehicle, a motorcycle, etc., by wire or wireless, using fingerprint information, it helps to prevent a theft of the vehicle, the motorcycle, etc.
  • the fingerprint code information is transmitted via a low power LAN, leaking of the fingerprint code information can be prevented.
  • the fingerprint recognition key of the present invention is portable, a malfunction of the fingerprint recognition part or a deterioration of the fingerprint recognition function due to low temperature can be avoided.
  • the present invention allows lock/unlocking of a door by a mobile communication terminal with fingerprint recognition function added thereto and a battery installed to the same, it provides the user with more convenience in both carrying and using the mobile communication terminal.
  • the fingerprint information is changed using random numbers generated at each locking/unlocking of the door, leaking of fingerprint information of a user required for locking/unlocking a door by wire trapping can effectively be prevented. Since possible wire trapping of a user's fingerprint information is prevented by random numbers generated at each locking/unlocking of the door, trust of the users in the product security can substantially be enhanced.

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Clé à reconnaissance d'empreintes digitales capable de reconnaître les informations relatives aux empreintes digitales, alimentée par une source d'alimentation rechargeable, et alimentation correspondante. L'invention concerne aussi une clé à reconnaissance d'empreintes digitales utilisant un terminal de communication mobile et une batterie montée dans ce terminal, un dispositif de verrouillage permettant de verrouiller / déverrouiller une porte ou faire démarrer un véhicule au moyen de la clé proposée et un procédé pour piloter ce dispositif. Comme la clé à reconnaissance d'empreintes digitales comprend un circuit de chargement, elle peut être alimentée pendant qu'elle est connectée à un dispositif de verrouillage. La clé à reconnaissance d'empreintes digitales se présente comme une clé d'allumage pour voiture ou, en variante, comme un terminal de communication mobile auquel est intégré un processeur de reconnaissance d'empreintes digitales.
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