KR100795587B1 - Electronic key providing system and method, terminal for same and recording medium therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an electronic key providing system and method thereof, and a terminal and a recording medium thereof.

The electronic key providing system of the present invention receives a temporary key transmission request from a first terminal and generates a temporary key matching with an electronic key for performing lock / unlock of the door lock device which is stored in advance according to the temporary key transmission request. The first control message is then transmitted to the temporary terminal to store the temporary key based on the generated temporary key. Then, a response according to the temporary key storage is received from the second terminal.

According to the present invention, by providing a temporary key to the visitor's mobile terminal in response to a user's request, it can be expected to effect that the door lock device can be easily released when the visitor visits.

Description

ELECTRONIC KEY PROVIDING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF, TERMINAL FOR ELECTRONIC KEY PROVIDING SYSTEM AND RECODING MEDIUM THEREOF}

1 is a block diagram illustrating an electronic key providing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a detailed block diagram illustrating an apparatus for managing subscriber information according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a block diagram illustrating in detail a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a data flow diagram illustrating an electronic key providing method of an electronic key providing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to an electronic key providing system, and more particularly, to an electronic key providing system and method for issuing a temporary key capable of releasing a door lock.

Many homes and offices use locks that are highly secure and easy to use. Conventional mechanical locks are increasingly being developed into digital or even biometric locks, such as fingerprints, which are commonly referred to as "Door Lockers."

There are various types of door locks such as password input recognition, fingerprint recognition, iris recognition, and voice recognition. For example, door locks in which a combination of the two, such as password input and fingerprint recognition, are mainly used.

In addition, due to the importance of security, door locks have recently been connected with a network, and have been advanced to provide text information on the activation of door locks to a mobile terminal according to door lock locking / unlocking.

As a conventional technology for such a door lock, there is a "door lock control apparatus using a mobile communication terminal" disclosed in Korean Patent Publication No. 2005-0118455. This prior art relates to a mobile communication terminal capable of locking / unlocking a door lock by generating a door lock control signal including a radio frequency (RF) radio unit and an infrared ray transmitting unit.

In addition, as a conventional technology for a door lock, Korean Patent Publication No. 2005-0121086 discloses a "digital door lock system and a method of opening and closing using a CD". This conventional technology relates to a digital door lock system using a caller identification number (CID), and discloses a technology that can open and close the digital door lock by mounting a communication and control module that can recognize the CID in the door lock device.

Meanwhile, these conventional door lock devices disclose various door lock opening and closing techniques for the convenience of the user, but only registered users (including a user who has a registered RF wireless device or a device having a registered CID). Since the door lock can be opened and closed, there is a problem in that the door lock can not be opened and closed when the device capable of authenticating the door lock is lost.

In addition, since the user who is not permitted to access / use cannot open or close the door lock until the user arrives, there is inconvenience in use.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an electronic key providing system and method for issuing a temporary key that can release a door lock, and a terminal and a recording medium therefor.

In order to solve the above technical problem, according to a feature of the present invention, an electronic key providing system that transmits and receives data through a first communication network with a first terminal and a second terminal, and is connected through a door lock device and a second communication network,

Stores an electronic key for locking / unlocking the door lock device, and receives or requests a temporary key transmission / deletion from the first terminal to the second terminal to transfer or delete the temporary key corresponding to the electronic key. A wireless information service device generating a request; And receiving a temporary key transfer / deletion request from the wireless information service device, and generating a remote control command to allow the second terminal to store or delete the temporary key based on the temporary key transfer / deletion request. And a subscriber information management device for transmitting to the second terminal. Here, a control message which receives the remote control command from the subscriber information management device and encapsulates the remote control command according to a specific message format to the second terminal. The apparatus further includes a message service device for transmitting.

Here, when receiving the temporary key transmission request from the first terminal to the second terminal, the wireless information service device includes the temporary key and the telephone number of the second terminal to the subscriber information management device. It has the feature of making a temporary key transfer request.

According to a feature of the invention, the first terminal and the second terminal and the data transmission and reception via the first communication network, the electronic key providing method of the electronic key providing system is connected via the door lock device and the second communication network,

a) receiving a temporary key transmission request from the first terminal; b) generating a temporary key matched with an electronic key for performing lock / release of the door lock device previously stored according to the temporary key transmission request; c) transmitting a first control message to store the temporary key to the second terminal based on the generated temporary key; And d) receiving a response according to the temporary key storage from the second terminal.

Here, step c),

c-1) generating a remote control command to store the temporary key in the second terminal based on the generated temporary key; And c-2) transmitting the first control message encapsulated according to a specific message format to the second terminal.

Here, after step d),

e) receiving a door lock release notification from the door lock device and transmitting the received door lock notification to the first terminal; f) receiving the temporary key deletion request of the second terminal from the first terminal; g) generating a second control message for deleting a temporary key according to the temporary key deletion request; And h) transmitting the second control message to the second terminal.

According to a feature of the present invention, a system for remotely controlling a mobile terminal and a terminal connected via a mobile communication network,

A communication unit including an interface for transmitting and receiving data with a base station, and connected to a network through the base station; A key storage module configured to lock / unlock the door lock device using the stored electronic key, and to store / delete the temporary key by receiving a control command for storing / deleting the temporary key; And controlling the communication unit and the key storage module, making a request for temporary key transfer / deletion to the system, receiving the control command in a specific message format from the system, and transmitting the control command to the key storage module. It includes a control unit.

Here, the key storage module,

A key storage module for storing the electronic key and the temporary key; An RFID module for transmitting the first signal generated based on the electronic key or the temporary key to the door lock device; And a management module for controlling the key storage module and the RFID module according to the control command.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a recording medium having a program for providing an electronic key for a terminal connected to a system for remotely controlling a mobile terminal and a mobile communication network and including a module for transmitting a specific identification signal to a door lock device. Is,

a) receiving from the system a message of a particular format including a first control command for storing a temporary key; b) storing said temporary key in accordance with said first control command; And c) transmitting the ID signal using the stored temporary key.

Where after step c),

d) receiving from the system a message of a particular format including a second control command for deleting the temporary key; And e) deleting the temporary key according to the second control command.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention. As those skilled in the art would realize, the described embodiments may be modified in various different ways, all without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. In the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted in order to clearly describe the present invention, and like reference numerals designate like parts throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a part is said to "include" a certain component, it means that it can further include other components, without excluding other components unless specifically stated otherwise.

In addition, the term "module" or "--part" described herein refers to one unit for processing a specific function or operation, which may implement hardware or software or a combination of hardware and software.

Now, an electronic key providing system and method thereof according to an embodiment of the present invention, a terminal for the same, and a recording medium thereof will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an electronic key providing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the mobile terminal is divided into a first mobile terminal and a second mobile terminal in order to help the understanding of the present invention regarding the temporary key transmission through the electronic key providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is assumed that the mobile terminal is used, and the second mobile terminal is a mobile terminal used by the visitor.

As shown in FIG. 1, an electronic key providing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a wireless information service apparatus 600, a message service apparatus 500, and a subscriber information management apparatus 400, and are connected to a base station through a network. The first mobile terminal 100 and the second mobile terminal 110 connected to the wireless link 200 are connected. In addition, the door lock device 300 is connected through a network.

The wireless information service environment (WISE) 600 is a device for managing user information of the mobile terminals 100 and 110, and includes a Universal IC Card (UICC) included in the mobile terminals 100 and 110. Also known as "UICC".) In particular, the wireless information service apparatus 600 previously stores an electronic key stored in the UICC, and receives a temporary key transmission request from the first mobile terminal 100 to the second mobile terminal 110. In this case, the electronic key stored as the temporary key is assigned to the subscriber information management device 400 to perform a temporary key transfer request including the temporary key and the phone number of the second mobile terminal 110. At this time, the electronic key is a key value matching the door lock device 300, and is a key value capable of locking / releasing the door lock device 300.

In addition, when the wireless information service apparatus 600 receives a temporary key deletion request from the first mobile terminal 100 to the second mobile terminal 110, the wireless information service apparatus 600 requests the subscriber information management apparatus 400 to delete the temporary key. .

The message service device 500 is a service device that transmits a message such as a short messaging service (SMS). The message service device 500 receives an over-the-air (OTA) message from the subscriber information management device 400. And then encapsulate the SMS message and provide the encapsulated SMS message to the first mobile terminal 100 and the second mobile terminal 110.

In addition, the message service device 500 transmits a lock / unlock message for notifying lock / unlock to the first mobile terminal 100 preset according to the lock / release message request received from the door lock device 300.

In the embodiment of the present invention, although the apparatus for providing the SMS message service to the message service apparatus 500 is used, a message such as a MMS (MultiMedia Messaging Service) may be used.

The subscriber information management apparatus (UMC) 400 is an apparatus for providing an OTA service and performs remote management of the UICC of the mobile terminals 100 and 110.

Here, the subscriber information management device 400 receives a temporary key delivery request or a temporary key deletion request from the wireless information service device 600 and generates an OTA message for storing a temporary key or deleting a temporary key in the message service device 500. To transmit.

The first mobile terminal 100 includes a UICC in which an electronic key is stored, and is connected to a base station 200 through a wireless link and connected to a network. Here, the UICC included in the first mobile terminal 100 is remotely managed by the subscriber information management device 400.

In this case, the first mobile terminal 100 requests the wireless information service device 600 to store / delete the temporary key to the second mobile terminal 110 according to a user's request.

The second mobile terminal 110 includes a UICC and is connected to the base station 200 through a wireless link and connected to a network. Here, the UICC included in the second mobile terminal 110 is remotely managed by the subscriber information management device 400.

In this case, the second mobile terminal 110 receives the OTA message for storing the temporary key included in the encapsulated SMS message received from the message service device 500 and stores the temporary key based on the received OTA message. . At this time, the temporary key storage is made by changing the item which is shared with the RFID application and used as a key in the EF DATA of the UICC to a temporary key.

In addition, the second mobile terminal 110 receives the temporary key deletion request as an encapsulated SMS message according to a user's request, and deletes the stored temporary key based on the received OTA message. At this time, the temporary key deletion is performed by changing an item used as a key, which is shared with the RFID application and stored as a null value, in the stored EF DATA corresponding to the temporary key storage.

The door lock device 300 is connected to a network, locks / unlocks corresponding to the electronic key value of the RFID signal of the UICC included in the mobile terminals 100 and 110, and locks / unlocks the message service device 500 through the network. Inform)

Such an electronic key providing system provides a temporary key to a visitor's mobile terminal according to a user's request, so that the door lock device can be easily released when the visitor visits.

The following describes a subscriber information management device for providing a temporary key through an OTA message from an electronic key providing system to a mobile terminal.

2 is a detailed block diagram illustrating an apparatus for managing subscriber information according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the subscriber information management apparatus 400 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a communication unit 420, an OTA message generator 430, a database 440, and a controller 410.

The communication unit 420 includes an interface for connecting to a network, and transmits and receives data to and from the wireless information service apparatus 600, the first mobile terminal 100, and the second mobile terminal 110 shown in FIG. Do this.

The OTA message generator 430 generates an OTA message for inserting / modifying / deleting information stored in the UICC of the mobile terminals 100 and 110.

In particular, the OTA message generator 430 generates an OTA message for controlling the UICC to store or delete a temporary key in an item that is shared as an RFID application and used as a key in EF DATA.

The database 440 stores information on the mobile terminals 100 and 110 (user information, phone number, UICC information, IP address, port address), and the like.

The controller 410 controls and manages the communication unit 420, the OTA message generating unit 430, and the database 440, and requests for temporary key transfer / deletion received from the wireless information service apparatus 600 through the communication unit 420. The OTA message generator 430 is controlled according to the present invention, and the OTA message generated from the OTA message generator 430 is transmitted to the message service device 500 through the communication unit 420.

Next, a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

3 is a block diagram illustrating in detail a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, the mobile terminals 100 and 110 according to the embodiment of the present invention include a display unit 101, a communication unit 102, a message unit 104, a UICC 105, and a control unit 103. do.

The display unit 101 displays the received message under the control of the controller 103 or displays the stored information and provides the same to the user.

The communication unit 102 includes an interface for transmitting and receiving data with the base station 200 shown in FIG. 1 and is connected to a network through the base station 200.

The UICC 105 includes a key storage module 107, an RFID module 108, and a management module 106, and stores / deletes a temporary key in the key storage module 107 based on the OTA message.

The key storage module 107 stores electronic key information and temporary key information.

The RFID module 108 transmits an RFID signal to the door lock device 300 based on the stored electronic key information or temporary key information.

The management module 106 stores or deletes a temporary key by changing a value of an item which is shared with an RFID application and used as a key in the EF DATA of the key storage module 107 based on the OTA message. That is, if the OTA message is a message based on the temporary key storage, the temporary key included in the OTA message is stored in the value of the item that is shared with the RFID application and used as a key in the EF DATA, and the OTA message is used to delete the temporary key. If the message is followed, the value of the item shared with the RFID application in the EF DATA and used as a key is changed to Null.

The control unit 103 controls the communication unit 102 and the display unit 101 and requests the wireless information service device 600 to store / delete the temporary key for locking / unlocking the door lock device 300 according to a user's request. do. At this time, the request includes the information of the mobile terminal (100, 110) to store / delete the temporary key.

In addition, the control unit 103 provides an OTA message included in the SMS message received from the communication unit 102 to the UICC 105, receives a response according to the operation of the UICC 105, and transmits the response to the subscriber information management device 400. to provide.

4 is a data flow diagram illustrating an electronic key providing method of an electronic key providing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, the electronic key providing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention receives a temporary key transmission request from the first mobile terminal 100 to the second mobile terminal 110 to perform temporary key transmission.

In this case, it is assumed that a user of the first mobile terminal 100 receives an SMS message from a visitor using the second mobile terminal 110 or requests a temporary key of the door lock device through a phone call.

The first mobile terminal 100 receives the user's request for the temporary key transmission to the second mobile terminal 110, the temporary key to unlock the door lock device 300 by the wireless information service device 600. The temporary key transmission request is transmitted to the second mobile terminal 110 (S100).

The wireless information service apparatus 600 receives a temporary key transmission request from the first mobile terminal 100 and retrieves a subscriber temporary key stored in advance (S102). Then, the wireless information service device 600 requests the subscriber information management device 400 to deliver the temporary key retrieved to the second mobile terminal 100 (S104).

The subscriber information management apparatus 400 receives the temporary key request from the wireless information service apparatus 600 and generates an OTA message for transferring the temporary key to the second mobile terminal 110 (S106). At this time, the OTA message is a control command for controlling to store the temporary key.

The subscriber information management device 400 transmits the generated OTA message to the message service device 500.

The message service device 500 receives the OTA message, generates an SMS message encapsulating the received OTA message, and transmits the SMS message to the second mobile terminal 110 (S108).

The second mobile terminal 110 stores the temporary key based on the OTA message included in the received SMS message (S110), and authenticates the door lock device 300 based on the stored temporary key (S112). At this time, among the EF DATA of the UICC 105 to be shared, the item which is shared with the RFID application and used as a key is changed and stored.

Here, the second mobile terminal 110 notifies the subscriber information management device of the notification according to the temporary key storage (S111).

When the authentication for the second mobile terminal 110 is completed, the door lock device 300 notifies the message service device 500 that the door lock of the door lock device 300 is released (S114).

The message service device 500 receives a door lock release from the door lock device 300 and transmits a door lock release SMS message to the corresponding first mobile terminal 100 (S114).

The first mobile terminal 100 receives the door lock release SMS message to inform that the door lock device 300 according to the authentication is released.

The first mobile terminal 100 receives the temporary key deletion request from the user according to the release of the door lock device, and requests the temporary key deletion from the wireless information service device 600 in response to the reception (S116).

The wireless information service apparatus 600 receives a temporary key deletion request from the first mobile terminal 100 and accordingly requests the subscriber information management apparatus 400 to delete the temporary key (S118).

The subscriber information management apparatus 400 receives a temporary key deletion request from the wireless information service apparatus 600, generates an OTA message for deleting a temporary key stored in the second mobile terminal 110, and then generates a message service apparatus 500. Transmit to (S120).

The message service device 500 transmits the SMS message encapsulating the received OTA message to the second mobile terminal 110 (S122).

The second mobile terminal 110 receives the SMS message and deletes the temporary key stored in the UICC 105 based on the OTA message included in the received SMS message (S124). Then, the second mobile terminal 110 notifies the subscriber information management device 400 that the temporary key has been deleted (S125).

At this time, the value of the item which is shared with the RFID application and used as a key in the EF DATA of the UICC 105 to be deleted is changed to Null and deleted.

The embodiments of the present invention described above are not implemented only through the apparatus and the method, but may be implemented through a program for realizing a function corresponding to the configuration of the embodiment of the present invention or a recording medium on which the program is recorded. Implementations can be easily implemented by those skilled in the art from the description of the above-described embodiments.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications and improvements of those skilled in the art using the basic concepts of the present invention defined in the following claims are also provided. It belongs to the scope of rights.

By providing the temporary key to the mobile terminal of the visitor in accordance with the user's request by the above configuration, it is possible to expect the effect of being able to easily release the door lock device when the visitor visits.

In particular, even if the user does not have an electronic key, the user who holds the electronic key requests an electronic key for locking / unlocking the door lock device and temporarily stores it in the mobile terminal, thereby preventing the electronic key from being lost or deleted. Effective coping can be achieved, and the effect of increasing the use of the door lock device can be expected.

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In the electronic key providing system for transmitting and receiving data to and from the first terminal and the second terminal through the first communication network, the door lock device and the second communication network, Stores an electronic key for locking / unlocking the door lock device, and receives or requests a temporary key transmission / deletion from the first terminal to the second terminal to transfer or delete the temporary key corresponding to the electronic key. A wireless information service device generating a request; And Receiving a temporary key transfer / deletion request from the wireless information service device, and generating a remote control command to allow the second terminal to store or delete the temporary key based on the temporary key transfer / deletion request; Subscriber information management device for transmitting to the terminal Electronic key providing system comprising a. The method of claim 1, A message service device for receiving the remote control command from the subscriber information management device, and transmitting a control message encapsulated according to a specific message format to the second terminal; When the wireless information service device receives the temporary key transmission request from the first terminal to the second terminal, the temporary key transfer including the temporary key and the telephone number of the second terminal to the subscriber information management device. Electronic key providing system having a feature of making a request. The method of claim 2, The subscriber information management device, A communication unit including an interface for accessing a network and performing data transmission / reception with the first terminal, the second terminal, and the wireless information service device; A message generator for generating a remote control message for inserting / changing / deleting the temporary key stored in the second terminal; Control unit for controlling data transmission and reception of the communication unit, and controls the message generator in response to the temporary key transfer / deletion request Electronic key providing system comprising a. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, And the remote control command is an over-the-air (OTA) message. In the electronic key providing method of the electronic key providing system for transmitting and receiving data with the first terminal and the second terminal via the first communication network, the door lock device and the second communication network, a) receiving a temporary key transmission request from the first terminal; b) generating a temporary key matched with an electronic key for performing lock / release of the door lock device previously stored according to the temporary key transmission request; c) transmitting a first control message to store the temporary key to the second terminal based on the generated temporary key; And d) receiving a response according to the temporary key storage from the second terminal Electronic key providing method comprising a. The method of claim 5, C), c-1) generating a remote control command to store the temporary key in the second terminal based on the generated temporary key; And c-2) transmitting the first control message encapsulated according to a specific message format to the second terminal; Electronic key providing method comprising a. The method of claim 5, After step d), e) receiving a door lock release notification from the door lock device and transmitting the received door lock notification to the first terminal; f) receiving the temporary key deletion request of the second terminal from the first terminal; g) generating a second control message for deleting a temporary key according to the temporary key deletion request; And h) transmitting the second control message to the second terminal Electronic key providing method comprising a. The method of claim 7, wherein Step g), g-1) generating a remote control command to delete the temporary key on the second terminal based on the generated temporary key; And g-2) transmitting the second control message encapsulated according to a specific message format to the second terminal. Electronic key providing method comprising a. The method according to claim 6 or 8, The remote control command is an electronic key providing method characterized in that the over-the-air (OTA) message. A terminal connected to a system for remotely controlling a mobile terminal and a mobile communication network, A communication unit including an interface for transmitting and receiving data with a base station, and connected to a network through the base station; A key storage module configured to lock / unlock the door lock device using the stored electronic key, and to store / delete the temporary key by receiving a control command for storing / deleting the temporary key; And A control unit for controlling the communication unit and the key storage module, making a request for temporary key transfer / deletion to the system, receiving the control command in a specific message format from the system, and transmitting the control command to the key storage module. Terminal comprising a. The method of claim 10, The key storage module, A key storage module for storing the electronic key and the temporary key; An RFID module for transmitting the first signal generated based on the electronic key or the temporary key to the door lock device; And A management module for controlling the key storage module and the RFID module according to the control command Terminal comprising a. The method of claim 11, The control unit, Receiving a Short Message Service (SMS) message including the control command from the system, and providing the control command of the received SMS message to the key storage module. The method according to any one of claims 10 to 12, The key storage module is a terminal, characterized in that implemented in a separate IC (Integrated Circuit) card. In the recording medium which is connected to the system for remote control of the mobile terminal and the mobile communication network, a program for providing an electronic key of the terminal including a module for transmitting a specific identification (Identification) signal to the door lock device, a) receiving from the system a message of a particular format including a first control command for storing a temporary key; b) storing said temporary key in accordance with said first control command; And c) a function of transmitting the ID signal using the stored temporary key Recording medium comprising a. The method of claim 14, After step c), d) receiving from the system a message of a particular format including a second control command for deleting the temporary key; And e) deleting the temporary key according to the second control command The recording medium further comprises.

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