KR20020068708A - Method and system for managing data related to object with an i.d. via network - Google Patents

Abstract

A method and system for managing information about an object with an identifier using a communication network is disclosed. The method of the present invention comprises the steps of: assigning an identifier to be attached to the object to a user who will attach the identifier to the object, and storing the assigned identifier; Receiving and storing personal information including a contact of an owner that will own the object; Receiving information about a specific identifier attached to an object and an owner of the object from a given terminal; Checking whether the specific identifier is an identifier assigned to the user; If it is determined that the particular identifier is an assigned identifier, storing the owner associated with the received information as the owner of the object to which the specific identifier is attached; Retrieving information about an owner of an object having the same identifier as the received identifier, when an identifier attached to the acquired object is received from the acquirer's terminal that acquired the object; And mediating communication between the retrieved owner and the acquirer. The system for performing the information management method for the object with the identifier of the present invention described above includes a data storage means and a main server. Accordingly, according to the method and system of the present invention, an acquirer of a lost or stolen article can accurately and easily identify the element owner of the article.

Description

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING DATA RELATED TO OBJECT WITH AN I.D. VIA NETWORK}

The present invention relates to a method and system for managing information on objects with identifiers using a communication network.

In general, people (hereinafter referred to as "owners") carry a variety of objects, ranging from clothing to expensive electronics such as phones, computers, and the like. As such, as the articles carried by the owner increase, the probability that the owner will lose (or be stolen) greatly increases, but the possibility of recovering the lost object is extremely slim. In other words, when an owner loses an object, it is substantially impossible for the owner to recover the lost object unless contacted by the acquirer who acquired the lost object. For this reason, owners use a method of writing a contact number or the like on their own object so that in case of the loss or theft of the object, the acquirer who acquired the object can contact the owner himself, but the owner's personal information is unspecified. The problem is that it must be open to the public.

Accordingly, owners are demanding a method and system that prevents the disclosure of their personal information to an unspecified number of people, while allowing the acquirer who acquired the object to contact the owner himself in case of loss or theft of the object.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and system for managing information on an object with an identifier using a communication network, in order to meet the needs of the above-mentioned owners.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a system for managing information on an object with an identifier using a communication network of the present invention.

2A to 2C are diagrams showing data and format stored in the comprehensive information management database of the main server of FIG.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of registering information about an object in the comprehensive information management database of FIG. 1.

4A is a diagram illustrating a login screen displayed on a terminal of a user accessing the main server of FIG. 1.

4B is a diagram illustrating a screen for inputting ownership transfer information of the transferred object when an object having an identifier previously registered in the main server of FIG. 1 is transferred.

4C is a diagram illustrating a screen for inputting information on an object to the main server of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of finding information about an owner of an object to which an identifier is attached in the main server of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a screen configured to allow an acquirer to input information about an object acquired in the main server of FIG. 1.

7 is a diagram illustrating a procedure of managing information about an object using the system of FIG. 1.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

1: communication network 10: owner computer

20: acquirer computer 30: member company server

40: main server 50: comprehensive information management database

One aspect of the present invention for achieving the above technical problem relates to a method for managing information about an object (ie, an article) using a communication network. The information management method of the present invention comprises the steps of: A) assigning an identifier to be attached to the object to a user to attach the identifier to the object, and storing the assigned identifier in a database; (B) the server receiving and storing the personal information including the contact information of the owner who will own the object in a database; C) receiving, by the server, information about a specific identifier attached to the object and the owner of the object from a predetermined terminal; The server searching the database to determine whether a particular identifier is an identifier assigned to the user; If it is determined that the specific identifier is the assigned identifier, the server stores the database in which the owner associated with the information received in step C) is the owner of the object to which the specific identifier is attached; F) receiving, by the server, an identifier attached to the acquired object from the acquirer's terminal that has obtained the object; G) the server searching the database for information about the owner of the object having the same identifier as the identifier received from the acquirer's terminal; And H), in which the server performs a function as an intermediary for mutual contact between the owner and the acquirer retrieved in step G).

Another aspect of the present invention for achieving the above technical problem relates to a method for managing information on an object with an identifier (that is, intellectual creations that can be transmitted and received through a data communication network) using a communication network. The information management method of the present invention comprises the steps of: A) assigning an identifier to be attached to the intellectual creation to a user who will attach the identifier to the intellectual creation, and storing the assigned identifier in a database; (B) the server receiving a specific identifier and an intellectual creation to which the specific identifier is attached from the user's terminal; C) checking, by the server, the database to see if a particular identifier is an identifier assigned to the user; If it is determined that the specific identifier is an assigned identifier, the server stores the intellectual creation received in step B) in a database; If the server receives an identifier from a predetermined terminal, step E) of searching a database for an intelligent creation having an identifier identical to the identifier received from the predetermined terminal; And step F) in which the server transmits the result found in step E) to a predetermined terminal.

Another aspect of the present invention for achieving the above technical problem relates to a system for managing information about an object having an identifier using a communication network. The information management system of the present invention comprises: data storage means for storing an identifier attached to an object and information on the owner of the object; And assigning an identifier to be attached to the object to a user to attach the identifier to the object, storing the assigned identifier in the data storage means, and when information about a specific identifier and the owner of the object is received from a predetermined terminal, Search to find out whether a specific identifier is assigned to the user, and if it is determined that the specific identifier is assigned to the user, the owner of the received information is the owner of the object to which the received identifier is attached. If an identifier attached to an object obtained from the acquirer's terminal that has obtained the object is received, information about the owner of the object having an identifier that matches the identifier received from the acquirer's terminal is retrieved from the data storage means to retrieve the owner and the acquirer of the object. It includes a main server that mediates the interaction between them.

The objects, features and advantages of the present invention described above will be more clearly understood through the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Next, a method and system for managing information on an object having an identifier using a communication network according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7. For convenience of description, the object in the present embodiment is assumed to be a portable item such as clothing, portable electronics, accessories, and the like. And, the identifier may be attached to the article by the provider providing the article to the owner through a procedure such as the manufacturer, seller, owner or transfer of the article, in this embodiment the article by the manufacturer or seller of the article It will be described as being attached to.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a system for managing information about an article with an identifier using a communication network according to the present invention. Referring to Fig. 1, the information management system for an article with an identifier according to the present invention is a computer 10 of an article owner, a computer 20 of an article acquirer, a member company server 30, a mains connected to a communication network 1; A server 40 and a comprehensive information management database 50 controlled by the main server 40 is included.

In this embodiment, the communication network 1 is shown and described as a single computer communication network to which the owner computer 10, the acquirer computer 20, the member company server 30 and the main server 40 are all connected. It is not limited to this. In other words, in another embodiment of the present invention, the owner computer 10, the acquirer computer 20, and the member company server 30 may access the main server 40 through different communication networks. In addition, the member company server 30 may be connected to the main server 40 by a predetermined dedicated line.

The owner computer 10 is the terminal of the owner who will own the article with the identifier. Here, the owner is a person who provides personal information including a contact to the main server 40 by using the computer 10 and registered as a member in the comprehensive information management database 50, to the purchased or transferred goods. Information on the main server 40 is registered. In addition, the owner permits the acquirer who acquires his or her item to disclose all or part of personal information stored in the comprehensive information management database 50 (for example, contact information), and acquires it through the main server 40. Message can be received. Moreover, the owner may designate a contact of the system operator of the present invention as a contact to be disclosed to the acquirer. Meanwhile, in the present embodiment, the computer 10 connected to the communication network 1 by wire is shown and described as the owner terminal. In another embodiment of the present invention, the owner terminal is changed or replaced according to the type of the communication network 1. This is possible. For example, when the communication network is a wireless communication network, the member terminal may be implemented as a personal digital assistant (PDA), an IMT-2000 terminal, a mobile terminal, a notebook computer having a wireless modem, or the like. In addition, when the communication network is a wired communication network, the owner terminal may be implemented as a wired telephone capable of transmitting and receiving text.

The acquirer computer 20 is a terminal of the acquirer who is willing to return the acquired article to the owner. The acquirer may use the computer 20 to receive information about the owner of the article from the main server 40 or provide an acquirer message to the main server 40 informing the owner. In the present embodiment, a computer is shown and described as an acquirer terminal, but in another embodiment of the present invention, the acquirer terminal is a personal information terminal, an IMT-2000 terminal, a mobile terminal, a telephone capable of transmitting and receiving texts, and the like. It can be implemented as.

The member company server 30 is a member company server registered as a member in the comprehensive information management database 50. The member companies are assigned an identifier or range of identifiers to be attached to the article via the communication network 10 or off-line from an operator operating the system of the present invention, and thereby to each other to be manufactured or sold. Attach another identifier. In this case, since the member company attaches only an assigned identifier (or an identifier within an allocated range) to the article, it is possible to prevent the same identifier from being attached to two or more articles. In other words, one article has a unique identifier. As such, the identifier attached to the article may be composed of alphabets, numbers or a combination of alphabets and numbers that can be visually distinguished by a person.

The main server 40 manages article information including information on the owner of the article by using an identifier attached to the article. That is, the main server 40 allocates an identifier (or range of identifiers) to each member company, and collects information on the member company to attach the identifier to the article and the identifier (or range of identifiers) assigned to each member company. Stored in the database 50. The main server 40 is provided with personal information including a contact from the owner who will own the article with the identifier, and the member I.D. And the password is registered to register the owner as a member. At this time, the main server 40 is the member's personal information, member I.D. And the password are stored in the comprehensive information management database 50. Furthermore, when a designated message for disclosure of the owner's personal information is received from the owner's computer 10 registered as the member, the main server 40 sends the received designated message to the integrated information management database 50. Record and manage the specified information separately. In this state, when an identifier is received from the owner's computer 10 registered as the member, the main server 40 searches the comprehensive information management database 50 to determine whether the received identifier is an identifier assigned to the member company. Check it. As a result of the check, when it is confirmed that the received identifier is an identifier assigned to the member company, the main server 40 receives information on the goods purchased from the owner computer 10 connected thereto or ownership transfer information. The comprehensive information management database 50 is updated. In this case, the comprehensive information management database 50 stores the article with the received identifier as belonging to the owner who inputs the information about it.

On the other hand, when a specific identifier is input from the acquirer computer 20, the main server 40 searches for information on the owner of the article with the specific identifier in the comprehensive information management database 50, It acts as an intermediary for contact between the owner and the acquirer. That is, the main server 40 transmits only the owner information retrieved from the comprehensive information management database 50 or the information designated by the owner to the acquirer computer 20 so that the acquirer can contact the owner. On the contrary, the main server 40 may receive the acquirer's message for the contact from the acquirer computer 20 and provide the acquirer message to the owner for the owner to contact the acquirer. Here, the main server 40 provides the owner message to the owner by posting the message of the acquirer along with the identifier on the homepage for the owner to confirm, and sending the e-mail including the acquirer message to the owner. And the like can be used.

Such a main server 40 is distributed to a plurality of servers performing only a specific function can smoothly process information and messages managed in the system of the present invention. In this case, the main server 40 is a web server 40b connected to the communication server 40a, an authentication server 40c connected to the web server 40b, a member information management server 40d and an article information management server. 40e may be dispersed.

The communication server 40a is connected to the communication network 1, and incorporates a communication program to interface communication between the web server 40b and the owner computer 10, the acquirer computer 20, and the member company server 30.

The web server 40b selectively connects the user's computer to the authentication server 40c or the member information management server 40d or the article information management server 40e according to the user's intention to access the communication server 40a. Connect it. In other words, the member I.D. And when the password is received, the web server 40b receives the received member I.D. And a password to the authentication server 40c. At this time, the authentication server 40c searches the comprehensive information management database 50 and checks whether the user who accesses the web server 40b is the owner registered as a member. As a result of the investigation in the authentication server 40c, if the user is not an owner registered as a member, the authentication server 40c induces a user who is connected through the web server 40b to register as a member. In this case, the authentication server 40c receives personal information such as a name, a contact number, an e-mail address, a social security number, etc. from a user who is connected through the web server 40b, and sends the member I.D. And the password are registered to register the user as a new member. Subsequently, the authentication server 40c transmits the personal information of the user registered as a new member to the member information management server 40d, and the member information management server 40d manages the personal information of the new member that has been transmitted. Stored in the database 50. At this time, if a designated message for designating information (eg, a contact) that can be disclosed from the owner computer 10 is received, the member information management server 40d separately manages the designated information in the comprehensive information management database 50. do. On the other hand, if the result of the investigation in the authentication server 40c, if the user is the owner registered as a member, the authentication server 40c transmits an authentication confirmation message to the web server 40b, the web server 40b Connects the owner computer 10 to the article information management server 40e.

At this time, the article information management server 40e receives the identifier of the article from the owner computer 10, and checks whether the received identifier is an identifier assigned to the member company. Subsequently, if the received identifier is an identifier assigned to a member company, the article information management server 40e may provide information about the article with the identifier received from the owner computer 10 (for example, article type, purchase date, etc.). ) Or ownership transfer information (e.g., transfer owner name, transfer type / method, owner message, etc.). In this case, the article information management server 40e updates the comprehensive information management database 50 that the owner who inputs the article information is the owner of the article.

On the other hand, when the user who accesses the web server 40b is an acquirer looking for the owner of the acquired article, the web server 40b connects the acquirer computer 20 to the member information management server 40d. At this time, the member information management server 40d receives information on acquired articles such as an identifier from the acquirer computer 20 through the web server 40b, and sets the comprehensive information management database 50 using the identifier as a search word. Search. Then, the member information management server 40d provides the acquired owner's information to the acquirer computer 20 so that the acquirer can contact the owner of the article. Herein, the information provided to the acquirer is limited to information that the owner has allowed to be disclosed. On the other hand, when the acquirer message is received from the acquirer computer 20, the member information management server 40d delivers the acquirer message to the owner so that the owner directly contacts the acquirer.

In this case, the comprehensive information management database 50 manufactures or supplies the member information database 50a for storing the personal information of the owner registered as a member, the item information database 50b for storing the information on the article, and the article. The information may be distributed and managed in a member company information database 50c that stores information on selling member companies. In this case, the comprehensive information management database 50 can quickly process information and messages provided or requested from the main server 40.

2A to 2C are diagrams showing data and format stored in the comprehensive information management database of the main server of FIG.

Referring to FIG. 2A, the member information database 50a stores information on the owner's personal information such as the owner's name, member I.D., password, contact information, e-mail address, social security number, identifier of owned items, and the like. In the present embodiment, the member information database 50a stores the name and contact information of the owner registered as a member as designated as publicly available information.

Referring to FIG. 2B, the article information database 50b relates to the owner of the article and the article, such as an identifier attached to each article owned by the owner, an article type, a member company sold or manufactured by attaching the identifier to the article, an owner's name, and the like. Save the information. In addition, the article information database 50b may store a message of the owner (eg, a reward for rewarding the acquirer returning the article) left to the acquirer who acquired the article.

Referring to FIG. 2C, the member company information database 50c includes information such as the name of a member company registered as a member, an assigned identifier (or range of identifiers), types of manufactured (or sold) items, a member company's contact information, a homepage address, and the like. Save it.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of registering information about an article in the comprehensive information management database of FIG. 1. 1 and 3, a method for managing information about an article with an identifier according to the present invention, first, assigns each member company an identifier or range of identifiers to be attached to the article, and the member company information database 50c. In step S105, the identifier assigned to the ID is stored. In this case, each member company attaches only an identifier assigned to the article manufactured or sold by the member company (S110).

In addition, when a user who registers information on an item owned by the system of the present invention purchases an item having an identifier (S115) and accesses the web server 40b (S120), the web server 40b is shown in FIG. The login screen shown in 4a is transmitted to the connected computer 10. Referring to Figure 4a, the login screen is the owner registered as a member is a member I.D. And a member information input unit 12 for inputting a password, a member registration unit 14 for a non-member to click to register as a member, and a search unit 16 for which the acquirer of the article will click to find the owner of the article. . Here, a user who accesses the web server 40b sends a member I.D. And enter a password and log in (S125), the web server 40b receives the member I.D. And a password to the authentication server 40c.

At this time, the authentication server 40c searches the member information database 50a and checks whether the user accessing the web server 40b is a registered member (S130). In the investigation step (S130), if the user is not a registered member, the authentication server 40c generates a message that cannot be authenticated. Then, the web server 40b checks that the user is the correct member I.D. And enter a password or register as a member. When the user applies for membership, the web server 40b receives the user's personal information from a computer connected to the web server 40b and transmits the personal information to the authentication server 40c. Subsequently, the authentication server 40c transmits the member I.D. And by assigning a password, the user is registered as a member (S135). At the same time, the authentication server 40c transmits the personal information of the newly registered member to the member information management server 40d, and the member information management server 40d transmits the transmitted personal information to the member information database 50a. Store in In this case, the user may transmit a message to the web server 40b which designates only a part of his personal information as publicly available information. In this case, the web server 40b may transmit the designated message to the member information management server 40d. To send). At this time, the member information management server 40d displays the designated information separately and stores it in the member information database 50a. In this state, when the member information database 50a withdraws the owner information to be provided to the acquirer, only the displayed information is withdrawn. On the other hand, in the investigation step (S130), if it is confirmed that the user accessing the web server 40b is the owner registered as a member, the authentication server 40c generates an authentication message. At this time, the web server 40b receives the authentication message and connects the owner's computer 10 to the article information management server 40e.

In this case, the article information management server 40e receives an identifier attached to the article to be registered from the owner computer 10 (S140). Subsequently, the article information management server 40e searches the member company information management database 50c and checks whether the received identifier is an identifier assigned to the member company (S145). If it is confirmed in the inspection step (S145) that the received identifier is not the assigned identifier, the article information management server 40e notifies the owner computer 10 that article information input is impossible (S150). In addition, when it is confirmed in the inspection step (S145) that the received identifier is an assigned identifier, the article information management server 40e searches the article information database 50b and the received identifier is stored in a pre-registered article. Check whether the identifier is attached (S155). In the checking step (S155), if it is confirmed that the received identifier is a registered identifier, the article information management server 40e recognizes that the owner has transferred (or purchased) the used goods, the owner computer (10) ) Transfers the ownership transfer information input screen as shown in FIG. 4B. Referring to FIG. 4B, the ownership transfer information input screen is configured to input a previous owner name, a transfer type / method, an owner's message for the object having the received identifier, and the like. Subsequently, when the owner inputs a predetermined item on the ownership transfer information input screen, the article information management server 40e receives the ownership transfer information (S160). At this time, the article information management server 40e updates the member information database 50a and the article information database 50b based on the received ownership transfer information (S165). That is, the article with the received identifier belongs to the owner and is stored in the member information database 50a and the article information database 50b. On the other hand, in the checking step (S155), if it is confirmed that the received identifier is not a pre-registered identifier, the article information management server 40e recognizes that the owner has purchased a new article, the owner computer 10 The article information input screen as shown in FIG. 4C is transmitted. Referring to Figure 4c, the article information input screen is formed to input the type of goods, the date of purchase. Subsequently, when the item information is received from the owner computer 10 (S170), updating the member information database 50a and the item information database 50b that the item with the received identifier belongs to the owner (S165). ).

On the other hand, after the aforementioned article information input impossibility notification step (S150) or the database update step (S165) is performed, the article information management server 40e checks whether the entry of the article information through the owner computer 10 is completed (S175). In this case, when a message indicating that there is additional item information to be input from the owner computer 10, the article information management server 40e performs an identifier receiving step (S140). On the other hand, when the completion message is received from the owner computer 10 (S180), the article information management server 40e ends the job.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of finding information about an owner of an article to which an identifier is attached in the main server of FIG. 1. Referring to FIG. 5, when an acquirer who acquires an item which is not owned by him, accesses the web server 40b to find the owner of the item (S210), and clicks the finder 16 on the login screen shown in FIG. 4A. The web server 40b receives an owner finder message from the acquirer computer 20 (S220). In this case, the web server 40b connects the acquirer computer 20 to the member information management server 40d, and the member information management server 40d acquires the acquired article information input screen as shown in FIG. Transfer to computer 20 (S230). Referring to Fig. 6, the acquired article information input screen is formed so as to essentially describe an identifier or the like of the acquired article, and if the acquirer has contents to be delivered to the owner, the acquirer message is entered. In this case, the acquirer's message may include a contact or the like in which the owner can contact the acquirer. Subsequently, when information on the acquired article is received from the acquirer computer 20 (S240), the member information management server 40d searches the member information database 50a using the identifier of the acquired article as a search word (S250). At the same time, it is checked whether an acquirer message has been received from the acquirer computer 20 (S260). If it is confirmed in the confirmation step (S260) that the acquirer message has been received, the member information management server 40d provides the acquirer's message to the owner found in the search step (S250) so as to contact the acquirer (S270). . In this case, the obtaining of the acquirer message may be performed by various methods such as posting the acquirer message on the bulletin board of the homepage operated by the web server 40b so that the owner can confirm the message or sending the acquirer message directly to the owner's e-mail address. Can be performed. On the other hand, if it is confirmed in the confirmation step (S260) that the acquirer message has not been received, the member information management server 40d determines whether there is information designated as publicly available information among the owner information retrieved in the search step (S260). Investigate (S262). In the investigation step (S262), if there is information designated as the information that can be disclosed by the owner, the member information management server 40d is the information specified as the information that can be disclosed from the owner's personal information retrieved (in this embodiment of the owner) Only the contact information and the name) are selected (S264), and the selected owner information is provided to the acquirer computer 20 (S266). Then, in the investigation step (S262), if there is no information designated as the information that can be disclosed by the owner, the member information management server 40d provides all the retrieved owner's personal information to the acquirer computer 20 S266 is performed. In addition, the member information management server 40d searches the article information database 50b, and if the owner's message to the acquirer is stored in the article information database 50b, the owner's message is also sent to the owner. The information is provided to the acquirer computer 20 together with the information.

Accordingly, according to the method and system according to the present invention, since the acquirer of the article can easily find the contact information of the owner, it becomes easy to recover the lost or stolen article, as well as various services can be created through the recovery of the article. Can be. For example, if a parent registers information about clothing worn on a child in the system of the present invention, even if the parent loses the child, the person who protects the lost child may use the identifier attached to the clothes worn by the lost child. Finding parents is easy. In addition, as in the case of a lost child, the method and system of the present invention can be used to find a caregiver for a person who has difficulty in expressing himself or herself, such as an elderly person, a retarded child, an animal, or the like.

FIG. 7 illustrates a procedure for locating an element owner of an article using the system of FIG. Referring to FIG. 7, when the main server 40 receives an identifier attached to an item owned by the owner from the owner's computer 10 registered as a member, the main server 40 receives a comprehensive information management database 50. ) To see if the received identifier is the one assigned to the member company. And, if the received identifier is an assigned identifier, the main server 40 receives information about the article with the identifier received from the owner computer 10, the owner has entered the information about it It belongs to the comprehensive information management database (50).

Then, when the acquirer's computer 20 acquiring the article connects to the main server 40, the main server 40 provides information on the acquired article from the acquirer computer 20, for example, the acquired article. Receive the attached identifier and search the comprehensive information management database 50.

The main server 40 then provides a search result, i.e., information designated by the owner of the article (e.g., contact information) to the acquirer computer 20, or by providing the owner message to the owner, thereby obtaining the article. Should be able to contact the owner.

As described above, the information management system for an object of the present invention is manufactured in a plurality of member companies by assigning an identifier or a range of identifiers to a member company and attaching only the assigned identifier or an identifier within the assigned range to the article. Or, identifiers are systematically managed so that different identifiers can be attached to all items sold. Then, if the owner wants to enter information about the item, the system first receives an identifier attached to the item to be entered from the owner and receives the item information from the owner only if the identifier is an identifier assigned to the member company. And correlates information about the article with the owner, and provides information about the owner of the article with the identifier to the acquirer entering the identifier. As described above, the information management method and system for the object of the present invention can manage the information on the article through the process of matching the identifier of the article and the information on the owner of the article. On the contrary, since the existing lot number is arbitrarily set by each manufacturer and attached to the article without a specific operating system, there is a risk that the same lot number is attached to two different articles, so that the lot number and the lot number are attached. It is not possible to accurately match the information about the owner of the item to which it was made.

In addition, the above-described embodiments of the present invention may be written as a program that can be executed in a computer. And, using a medium used in a computer, it can be implemented in a general-purpose digital computer for operating the program. The medium may be a magnetic recording medium (for example, a ROM, a floppy disk, a hard disk, etc.), an optical reading medium (for example, a CD-ROM, a DVD, etc.) and a carrier wave (for example, Recording media such as, for example, transmission via the Internet.

The embodiment of the recording medium relates to a recording medium for recording a method for managing information on an object with an identifier using a communication network, and assigns an identifier to be attached to the object to a user to attach the identifier to the object, A) module for storing the identifier in the database; Receiving personal information including an owner's contact information from a terminal of an owner who will own the object and storing it in the database, receiving an identifier attached to the object and information about the owner of the object from a given terminal, B) a module for receiving an identifier attached to the obtained object from a terminal of an acquirer that has obtained the data; Search the database to determine whether the identifier received from the predetermined terminal is an identifier assigned to the user; and if the identifier received from the predetermined terminal is the assigned identifier, the identifier received from the predetermined terminal and A C) module for storing information in the database about the owner of the object to which the identifier is attached; A D) module for retrieving information from the database about an owner of an object having an identifier equal to the identifier received from the acquirer terminal; And E) module, wherein the server mediates mutual communication between the owner and the acquirer retrieved by the D) module.

Functional modules for implementing the present invention as described above can be easily implemented by programmers with average knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention belongs.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to one embodiment shown in the drawings, this is merely exemplary, and those skilled in the art will understand that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible therefrom. . For example, in the above-described embodiment, although the identifier is shown and described as being attached to the article by a manufacturer or a sales company, in another embodiment of the present invention, an owner registered as a member is directly assigned an identifier and purchases the identifier. Can be attached to the article. In such a case, the identifier may be printed on a sticker and attached to a particular item desired by the owner. Such an identifier is set to have an expiration date if the article to which it is attached is a commodity having an expiration date, for example, foodstuffs, and the like. In step 50), it may be configured to delete the information on the article to which the identifier expired.

Meanwhile, in the above embodiment, the identifier is attached to the portable article and used to find information about the owner of the article, but in another embodiment of the present invention, the owner who registered the intellectual creation on a data communication network such as the Internet. Attaches an assigned identifier to the intellectual creation, the identifier can be used to find the intellectual creation itself, such as an Internet address. In addition, when the owner registers a predetermined message in the integrated information management database 50 instead of the article information with the identifier, the person who inputs the identifier can check the owner's message and provide his message to the owner. have. In such a case, the system of the present invention functions as a bulletin board on the Internet, but may exclude the possibility that the owner's message is disclosed to an unspecified number of people. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the appended claims technical spirit.

According to the information management method and system for an object with an identifier by using the communication network according to the present invention as described above, the recoverability of lost or stolen goods is greatly improved, and the acquirer of the goods is in direct contact with the owner, The owner of the article can be accurately identified and illegal disposal of Stolen Articles becomes virtually impossible, thereby significantly reducing the likelihood of theft of the article.

In addition, according to the above-described method and system of the present invention, an identifier can be used to construct a bulletin board that can be used only by a specific person.

In addition, when a prepayment is made without a contract, such as a mail order, the owner receives an identifier attached to an item purchased from a sales company and registers it in the system of the present invention, which may occur during delivery. Can be easily corrected.

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In the method for managing information about an object with an identifier through a communication network, A) assigning an identifier to be attached to the object to a user who will attach the identifier to the object, and storing the assigned identifier in a database; Receiving, by the server, personal information including a contact of an owner who will own the object and storing it in the database; C) receiving, by the server, a specific identifier attached to the object and information on the owner of the object from a predetermined terminal; The server searching the database to determine whether the specific identifier is an identifier assigned to the user; If it is determined that the specific identifier is the assigned identifier, step E), wherein the server stores in the database that the owner associated with the information received in step C) is the owner of the object to which the specific identifier is attached; F) receiving, by the server, an identifier attached to the acquired object from a terminal of an acquirer who has acquired the object; G) retrieving, from the database, the server for information about an owner of an object having an identifier equal to the identifier received from the acquirer's terminal; And Step H), wherein the server performs a function as an intermediary for mutual contact between the owner and the acquirer found in step G). Information management method for an object with an identifier using a communication network, characterized in that it comprises a. The method of claim 1, Step C) And receiving, by the server, the validity period of the specific identifier from the predetermined terminal and storing the validity period in the database. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the object And an object transferred from the user to the owner. Information management method for an object with an identifier using a communication network. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the object An information management method for an object with an identifier using a communication network, characterized in that the portable article. In a method of managing information about an intellectual creation with an identifier through a communication network, A) assigning an identifier to be attached to the intellectual creation to a user who will attach the identifier to the intellectual creation, and storing the assigned identifier in a database; Receiving, by the server, a specific identifier and an intellectual creation to which the specific identifier is attached from the user's terminal; C) checking, by the server, the database to see if the specific identifier is an identifier assigned to the user; If it is determined that the specific identifier is the assigned identifier, the server storing the intellectual creation received in step B) in the database; If the server receives the identifier from a predetermined terminal, step E) of searching the database for an intelligent creation having an identifier identical to the identifier received from the predetermined terminal; And Step F) in which the server transmits the result retrieved in step E) to the predetermined terminal Information management method for an object with an identifier using a communication network, characterized in that it comprises a. In a system for managing information about an object with an identifier through a communication network, Data storage means for storing an identifier attached to an object and information about an owner of the object; And Assign an identifier to be attached to the object to the user to attach the identifier to the object, store the assigned identifier in data storage means, and receive a specific identifier and information about the owner of the object from a predetermined terminal; Search the data storage means to determine whether the specific identifier is an identifier assigned to the user, and if the specific identifier is determined to be the assigned identifier, an owner associated with the received information is assigned to the received identifier. The owner of the object having the identifier that matches the identifier received from the acquirer terminal, when the identifier attached to the acquired object is received from the acquirer's terminal that has acquired the object, and is stored in the data storage means as an owner of the attached object. Search for information on the data storage means The main server that mediates the mutual contact between the object and the owner of the acquiree An information management system for an object with an identifier using a communication network, comprising: a. Claims [1] A recording medium recording a method of managing information on an object with an identifier through a communication network. An A) module for assigning an identifier to be attached to the object to a user who will attach the identifier to the object, and storing the assigned identifier in a database; Receiving personal information including an owner's contact information from a terminal of an owner who will own the object and storing it in the database, receiving an identifier attached to the object and information about the owner of the object from a given terminal, B) a module for receiving an identifier attached to the obtained object from a terminal of an acquirer that has obtained the data; Search the database to determine whether the identifier received from the predetermined terminal is an identifier assigned to the user; and if the identifier received from the predetermined terminal is the assigned identifier, the identifier received from the predetermined terminal and A C) module for storing information in the database about the owner of the object to which the identifier is attached; A D) module for retrieving information from the database about an owner of an object having an identifier equal to the identifier received from the acquirer terminal; And E) module, wherein the server mediates mutual contact between the owner and the acquirer retrieved by module D). And a program for managing information about an object having an identifier by using a communication network, the program code being executable by a computer code.