KR20160106013A - Mobile relay system supporting multi-channel point-to-point communication, and the operating method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mobile relay system supporting multi-channel point-to-point communication and a driving method thereof, and more particularly, to a mobile relay system supporting multi-channel point-to-point communication, including a POS terminal connected by any one of wireless short distance communication means and serial communication means such as NFC, BT, WiFi, , BT, WiFi, and the like. The mobile device includes a multi-channel wireless short-range communication unit that performs multi-channel wireless short-range communication including NFC, BT, and WiFi, And a mobile relay pad having a data input / output unit including a keypad, and relaying communication between the POS terminal and the mobile device by determining whether or not each of the mobile devices is located on the mobile relay pad And provides a mobile relay system supporting multi-channel point-to-point communication and a driving method thereof.

Description

The present invention relates to a mobile relay system supporting multi-channel point-to-point communication and a driving method thereof,

The present invention relates to a mobile relay system supporting multi-channel point-to-point communication and a driving method thereof, and more particularly to a mobile relay system supporting multi-channel point-to-point communication, which is connected to a POS terminal through any one of a short-distance communication means and a serial communication means such as NFC, BT, WiFi, A mobile relay system for providing multi-channel point-to-point communication capable of performing point-to-point communication with each mobile device as well as providing information on mobile devices as a short-distance communication means of the mobile terminal, The driving method is referred to as a technical field.

As a background of the present invention, there is the distribution point technology of the sale, electronic article surveillance and product information system, apparatus and method of US Patent No. US8630908 B2 shown in FIG. This technology has a POS / EAS / information terminal that is configured to include a central database and to communicate with at least one NFC communication device, an RFID and an EAS tag, a database, a distribution point system of sales, electronic article surveillance and product information systems If the customer places an RFID tag and an article tagged with the EAS tag in the vicinity of the terminal, the terminal performs settlement for purchasing the article. The terminal may include a processor, an NFC transceiver, a UHF RFID reader, and a Bluetooth transceiver, and the process for purchasing the product is performed through an NFC device (mobile). However, this technology uses Bluetooth (BT), NFC, WiFi, and RFID simultaneously for each item purchasing process, so that the settlement structure is complicated and the device performing the payment process is limited to the NFC device (mobile) only.

Another background art of the present invention is a mobile cellular phone having a multiple access function of Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2016-0026153 A shown in FIG. 2. This technology relates to a mobile POS system having a multiple access function, including a connection unit connected to a mobile POS system, And a multifunctional connection unit including an NFC reader, an RFID reader, a Wi-Fi module, and a Bluetooth module and relaying communication between the mobile force connected to the connection unit and the external device. Wherein the multifunctional interface relays communication between the mobile force and a plurality of external devices using the NFC reader, the RFID reader, the Wi-Fi module, and the Bluetooth module, And the communication between the mobile force and the external device can be relayed using the Bluetooth module at the same time. The multifunctional connection unit transmits the received payment information to the mobile force when the payment information is received from the external device using the NFC reader, and transmits the received payment information to the mobile force from the external device using the WiFi module or the Bluetooth module. And transmits the goods or service information to the external device upon receiving the information. Since the billing information is transmitted through the NFC reader and the mobile member information and the goods or service information are transmitted to the Wi-Fi module or the Bluetooth modules, the billing function is limited to the NFC reader as in the case of FIG. In addition, it is difficult to set the information provided through the Wi-Fi module or the Bluetooth module to be transmitted only to a specific external device, and the security of data is not ensured.

As another background art of the present invention, there is a NFC-based wireless vibration phaser for a micropayment of Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1614217 B1 shown in FIG. 3, an NFC management server, and a micropayment method using the same. In this technique, the wireless vibration phaser 20 receives a payment request by the mobile terminal 10a or the mobile card 10b by the NFC method, performs payment, and transmits the payment information to the Bluetooth wireless terminal 10a or the mobile card 10b via a Bluetooth (Secure Application Module) corresponding to a security application module for a non-contact type electronic money terminal, to perform the settlement, and transmits the settlement SAM to the NFC management server 30 through a wireless communication method The mobile terminal 10a or the mobile card 10b displays an amount of the settlement performed at the request of the mobile terminal 10a or the mobile card 10b, .

US 8630908 B2 KR 10-2016-0026153 A KR 10-21614217 B1 KR 10-0632929 B1 US 20130225070 A1 WO 2009039419 A1

The present invention relates to a system and method for supporting a broadcasting mode and a point-to-point communication mode for each wireless short-range communication channel such as NFC, BT, and WiFi using a mobile relay pad, Point point-to-point communication supporting both a POS terminal and a reverse payment method by a mobile device, and a method of driving the same.

The present invention can be applied to any one of multi-channel wireless short-range communication means including NFC, BT, WiFi, etc., and a POS terminal connected by any one of wireless short-distance communication means and serial communication means such as NFC, BT and WiFi 1. A mobile device to be connected, comprising: a mobile relay pad having a multi-channel wireless short-range communication unit for performing multi-channel wireless short distance communication including NFC, BT and WiFi, and a data input / output unit including a display unit and a keypad, Wherein the mobile terminal is configured to relay the communication between the POS terminal and the mobile device by determining whether each of the mobile devices is located on the mobile relay pad and the mobile relay system supporting the multi-channel point- As a solution.

According to the mobile relay system of the present invention and the method of driving the same, a broadcasting mode and a point-to-point communication mode for each wireless short-range communication channel such as NFC, BT, WiFi, And provides a technical effect of supporting both the POS terminal and the reverse payment method by the mobile device.

FIG. 1 is a background diagram of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of distribution point technology of sales, electronic article surveillance and product information systems,
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a mobile POS system with a multiple access function
FIG. 3 is another background of the present invention. The NFC-based wireless vibration phaser for the micropayment, the NFC management server, and the configuration
Figure 4 is an example of a data communication configuration of mobile devices for a POS terminal;
FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a basic configuration
6 is a diagram illustrating a connection relationship between the mobile relay pad and the POS terminal of the present invention
7 is a diagram showing a connection relationship between the mobile relay pad and the mobile devices of the present invention
Figure 8 is a side view of the mobile relay pad of the present invention,
FIG. 9 is a detailed configuration of the mobile relay pad of the present invention
FIG. 10 illustrates a broadcast mode operation between the POS terminal, the mobile relay pad, and the mobile device of the present invention.
FIG. 11 illustrates a point-to-point mode operation between a POS terminal, a mobile relay pad,
FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating a method of driving a mobile relay pad according to the present invention

The following merely illustrates the principles of the invention. Accordingly, those skilled in the art will be able to devise various apparatuses and drive methods embodying the principles of the invention and falling within the spirit and scope of the invention, even if not explicitly described or illustrated herein. It is to be understood that all of the conditional terms and embodiments recited herein are expressly intended to be purely for purposes of understanding the concepts of the present invention and are not intended to be limiting to such specifically recited embodiments and conditions .

It is also to be understood that the detailed description, as well as the principles, aspects and embodiments of the invention, as well as specific embodiments thereof, are intended to cover structural and functional equivalents thereof. For example, the POS terminal of the present invention may include an equivalent of a mobile device having a payment function, a tablet, and the like, and it may be equipped with a POS terminal function in a mobile relay pad to be described later. Also, in the present invention, communication channels such as NFC (near field communication), BT (bluetooth), and WiFi include other communication channels and communication methods that can be used as equivalents in mobile devices.

The above objects, features and advantages will become more apparent from the following detailed description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 4 shows an example of a data communication configuration of the mobile devices 300 for the POS terminal 200. Data communication between the mobile devices 300 and the POS terminal 200 is performed by the POS terminal 200 so as to transmit information (e.g., store guidance information, information on goods or services, Or transmits information (for example, an order of goods or services, personal information of a mobile subscriber, payment means information such as a credit card, etc.) from the mobile devices 300 to the POS terminal 200 . As a communication channel that can be used at this time, short-range communication means such as NFC (near field communication), BT (bluetooth), WiFi and the like can be considered.

The NFC channel using 13.56 MHz RF is divided into ISO / IEC 14443 standard with a communication distance of 10 cm, ISO / IEC 18092 standard with a communication distance of 10 to 20 cm, and ISO / IEC 15693 standard with a maximum communication distance of 1 m, P2P mode, read / write mode, and card emulation mode are classified according to the communication mode. In recent years, a technique for extending the reach distance has been developed in the NFC communication system. BT (bluetooth) and WiFi are RF channels in the 2.4 GHz band, depending on their configuration, provide a reach of more than 100 meters.

In the case of the conventional mobile communication in which the mobile terminals 300 are connected to the POS terminal 200 through the channel, the NFC uses the reach distance characteristics within the communication distance of 10 cm to transmit personal information requesting security, , And the BT (bluetooth) and the WiFi are configured to broadcast information of the shop guide information, the goods and the service, which are not required to be secured, to a plurality of POS terminals 200 located within a relatively wide area Has been applied. In this application environment, POS terminal 200 and mobile devices 300 have only one or a part of short-range communication means such as NFC, BT, WiFi, etc., . Also, in the case of the POS terminal 200 or the mobile devices 300 that do not have the NFC communication means, the payment can be performed using personal information or settlement data requiring security through the channel of BT or WiFi .

When BT or WiFi channels are provided between the POS terminal 200 and the mobile devices 300, since the connection information such as the device connection information or the IP address is provided in the communication area (100 m) Point-to-point communication between the devices is virtually impossible.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a mobile terminal that is connected to a POS terminal 200 through any one of wireless short- And provides a mobile relay system that supports multi-channel point-to-point communication capable of performing point-to-point communication with each mobile device 300 as well as providing a driving method thereof.

FIG. 5 shows a basic configuration of the present invention. The mobile relay system supporting the multi-channel point-to-point communication of the present invention is characterized in that the mobile relay pad 100 is connected to the POS terminal 200 as wireless short distance communication means such as NFC, BT, WiFi or the like or serial communication means (not shown) And the mobile relay pad 100 is connected to the mobile devices 300 as multi-channel wireless short distance communication means including NFC, BT, WiFi, and the like. The mobile relay pad 100 broadcasts information provided from the POS terminal 200 to the mobile devices 300 as multi-channel wireless short distance communication means including NFC, BT, and WiFi. In addition, when each mobile device 300 is located on the mobile relay pad 100, the mobile relay pad 100 controls the output of a multi-channel wireless short-range communication channel including NFC, BT, WiFi, Point-to-point communication for each of the mobile stations 300. Therefore, the mobile relay pad 100 of the present invention is provided with a multi-channel wireless short-range communication means such as FC, BT, and WiFi, and has a broadcasting mode and a point-to-point communication mode .

FIG. 6 shows the connection relationship between the mobile relay pad 100 and the POS terminal 200 of the present invention. Although the mobile relay pad 100 is illustrated as being connected to the POS terminal 200 in the drawing, the POS terminal 200 of the present invention may be connected to other mobile devices, tablets, personal computers Connection is possible. As described above, since the mobile relay pad 100 of the present invention includes wireless short-range communication means such as NFC, BT, WiFi, and serial communication means, the POS terminal 200 can communicate with the mobile relay pad 100, It is possible to connect them by having only one of them. The connected POS terminal 200 transmits information for broadcasting to the mobile relay pad 100 side (for example, store guidance information, information on goods or services, information on stores for payment, etc.). The POS terminal 200 may also receive information (e.g., order of goods or services, personal information of a mobile subscriber, etc.) transmitted from the mobile devices 300 to the mobile relay pad 100 by point-to- Information of payment means such as a credit card or the like) and transmits information from the POS terminal 200 to the mobile device 300 connected point-to-point through the mobile relay pad 100 have. At this time, it is preferable that the POS terminal 200 and the mobile relay pad 100 exchange information with each other in a promised cipher system.

FIG. 7 shows the connection relationship between the mobile relay pad 100 and the mobile devices 300 of the present invention. The mobile relay pad 100 according to the present invention can transmit the store guidance information provided from the POS terminal 200, the information of the goods or services, the information of the store for settlement, etc. to the mobile devices 300 in a broadcasting mode send. The mobile relay pad 100 controls output of a multi-channel wireless short-range communication channel including NFC, BT, and WiFi when each mobile device 300 is located on the mobile relay pad 100, and may exchange information with the mobile device 300 in a point-to-point communication mode.

The broadcasting mode and the point-to-point communication mode as described above may be performed in accordance with whether or not each mobile device 300 is located on the mobile relay pad 100, .

FIG. 8 shows an external configuration of the mobile relay pad 100 of the present invention. The mobile relay pad 100 of the present invention comprises a multi-channel wireless short-range communication unit 102 and a data input / output unit 104.

The multi-channel wireless short-range communication unit 102 performs multi-channel wireless short-range communication including NFC, BT, WiFi, and the like, and detects whether the mobile devices 300 are located on the mobile relay pad 100 And a proximity sensor unit 110 for detecting the proximity sensor. The proximity sensor unit 110 includes a light emitting diode L 111 for emitting light from the inside of the mobile relay pad 100 to a sensor window 113 on the upper surface thereof and a light emitting diode L And a photodiode P (112) for sensing the light of the photodiode (111). When the mobile device 300 is positioned in the sensor window 113 on the upper surface of the mobile relay pad 100, the light of the light emitting diode L 111 is reflected by the mobile device 300 and output to the photodiode P 112 It is possible to detect whether the mobile device 300 is located on the mobile relay pad 100 by a change of the electric signal. At this time, the light emitting diode L (111) and the photodiode P (112) may use an infrared band element to minimize the influence of ambient light.

The data input / output unit 104 provided in the mobile relay pad 100 includes a display unit 114 and a keypad 115. The display unit 114 displays information provided from the POS terminal 200, Information received from the mobile device 300 located on the pad 100, or data input from the keypad 115. [ The keypad 115 is a means for inputting additional data for information provided from the POS terminal 200 or information received from the mobile device 300 located on the mobile relay pad 100, It is also possible to directly input data for transmission to the mobile station.

9 shows a detailed configuration of the mobile relay pad 100 of the present invention. The mobile relay pad (100) of the present invention comprises: A controller 125 for performing overall control of the mobile relay pad 100; A data input / output unit 104 having a key pad for displaying data provided from the control unit 125 and receiving additional data, an I / O unit for controlling data input / output between the data input / output unit 104 and the control unit 125, O interface 120; A communication setting unit 130 for storing communication method setting values of multi-channel wireless short-range communication including NFC, BT, and WiFi; A host information storage unit 135 for storing information for connection between the mobile relay pad 100 and the POS terminal 200; A host packet buffer 140 for storing a packet transmitted from the POS terminal 200 and a packet transmitted from the mobile relay pad 100 to the POS terminal 200; A mobile packet buffer 145 for storing a packet transmitted from the mobile relay pad 100 to the mobile device 300 and a packet transmitted from the mobile device 300 to the mobile relay pad 100; A transmission light receiving unit 160 for sensing whether the mobile device 300 is located on the mobile relay pad 100; An RF gain control unit 165 for controlling the RF gain of the multi-channel wireless short-range communication unit including NFC, BT, and WiFi under the control of the controller 125; A multi-channel wireless short-range communication unit 170 that performs data transmission / reception of the NFC communication unit 172, the BT communication unit 174, and the WiFi communication unit 176; And a serial communication unit 180 for wired serial communication via a cable.

The POS terminal 200 is connected in series with the NFC communication unit 172, the BT communication unit 174, and the WiFi communication unit 176 of the multi-channel wireless short-distance communication unit 170 with respect to the configuration of the mobile relay pad 100 of the present invention, And is connected to the mobile relay pad 100 through any one of the communication units 180. At this time, it is preferable that the POS terminal 200 and the mobile relay pad 100 exchange information with each other in a promised cipher system.

The mobile device 300 may be connected to any one of the NFC communication unit 172, the BT communication unit 174, and the WiFi communication unit 176 of the multi-channel wireless short-distance communication unit 170 And can be connected to the mobile relay pad 100 through the corresponding communication channel. The connection between the mobile relay pad 100 and the mobile device 300 is detected by the control unit 125 through the transmit and receive unit 160 whether the mobile device 300 is located on the mobile relay pad 100, Switching between a broadcasting mode and a point-to-point communication mode is performed. The control unit 125 controls the broadcasting mode and the point-to-point communication mode for the multi-channel wireless short-range communication unit 170 including the NFC communication unit 172, the BT communication unit 174, and the WiFi communication unit 176, point communication mode and when the mobile device 300 is positioned on the mobile relay pad 100, the RF gain control unit 165 attenuates the RF gain and transmits the attenuated RF gain to the mobile device 100 located on the mobile relay pad 100. [ (Point-to-point) communication limited to the base station 300. For example, the broadcasting mode and the point-to-point communication mode may be set for each communication channel; In a peer to peer (P2P) mode in which the mobile relay pad 100 is an initiator in an NFC channel of the mobile relay pad 100 and broadcasts it in a read / write mode or a card emulation mode card emulation mode can be adopted as a point-to-point communication method. BT and WiFi can be broadcasted in a beacon manner. When the mobile device 300 is located on the mobile relay pad 100, the RF gain is attenuated to generate a point-to-point protocol, Or point-to-point communication in WPA personal manner. The mobile relay pad 100 of the present invention not only detects whether the mobile device 300 is located on the mobile relay pad 100 but also can control the RF gain of the multi-channel wireless short distance communication part, It is easy to set the broadcasting mode and the point-to-point communication mode.

FIG. 10 illustrates the broadcasting mode operation between the POS terminal 200, the mobile relay pad 100, and the mobile device 300 of the present invention. The broadcasting mode of the present invention comprises:

S01: connecting the POS terminal 200 and the mobile relay pad 100;

S02: information (for example, store guidance information, information on goods or services, information on stores for payment, etc.) to be provided to a plurality of unspecified mobile devices 300 from the POS terminal 200 to the mobile relay pad 100, ;

S03: The mobile relay pad 100 operates as a step of broadcasting information provided from the POS terminal 200. [

FIG. 11 illustrates a point-to-point mode operation between the POS terminal 200, the mobile relay pad 100, and the mobile device 300 of the present invention. The point-to-point mode of the present invention comprises:

Point communication function is performed by the user of the mobile device 300 located on the mobile relay pad 100 and the information for the point-to-point communication connection from the mobile device 300 to the mobile relay pad 100 ID, PW, etc.);

S12: transmitting information for a point-to-point communication connection from the mobile relay pad 100 to the mobile device 300 located on the mobile relay pad 100;

S13: request payment information from the mobile device 300 to the mobile relay pad 100;

S14: request payment information from the mobile relay pad 100 to the POS terminal 200;

S15: transmitting the payment information requested from the POS terminal 200 to the mobile relay pad 100;

S16: Transmitting payment information requested from the mobile relay pad 100 to the mobile device 300. At this time, in step S16, the mobile device 300 receiving payment information from the mobile relay pad 100 can process the payment information using the reverse payment method.

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If the POS terminal 200 performs the settlement in step S16,

S20: transmitting corresponding information (e.g., payment information of a mobile subscriber, personal information of a mobile subscriber, etc.) for performing settlement from the mobile device 300 to the mobile relay pad 100 in step S16 ;

S21: transmitting corresponding information for performing settlement from the mobile relay pad 100 to the POS terminal 200;

S22: performing settlement using the received information in the POS terminal 200 and transmitting the result to the mobile relay pad 100;

S23: transmitting the settlement result from the mobile relay pad 100 to the mobile device 300. FIG.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a driving method of the mobile relay pad 100 according to the present invention. The mobile relay pad 100 of the present invention supports a broadcasting mode and a point-to-point communication mode for each communication channel as described above, ) And the reverse payment method by the mobile device (300). Hereinafter, a method of driving the mobile relay pad 100 according to the present invention will be described step by step.

A method of driving a mobile relay pad (100) of the present invention includes:

S100: the operation of the mobile relay pad 100 is started;

- S110: A multi-channel wireless short-range communication unit 170 for transmitting and receiving data of the NFC communication unit 172, the BT communication unit 174, and the WiFi communication unit 176 of the mobile relay pad 100 is broadcast by the control unit 125, Transmitting information provided from the POS terminal 200, which is set as a mode, to the host;

S120: determining whether the mobile device 300 located on the mobile relay pad 100 is detected through the proximity sensor unit 110 of the mobile relay pad 100;

If the mobile device 300 located on the mobile relay pad 100 is not detected, the process repeats from step S110.

S130: When the mobile device 300 located on the mobile relay pad 100 is detected through the proximity sensor unit 110 in step S120, the control unit 125 of the mobile relay pad 100 controls the RF gain control Attenuating the RF gain of the multi-channel wireless short-range communication unit (170) through the antenna unit (165) and switching to the reception mode;

S140: The control unit 125 determines whether there is a packet received through the multi-channel wireless short-range communication unit 170. If there is no received packet, it repeats from step S110.

- S150: if the packet is received in step S140, it is determined whether it is reverse payment and connection information request packet, and if it is not the connection information request packet, repeating the process from step S110;

S160: When the connection information request packet is received in step S150, the controller 125 of the mobile relay pad 100 switches the multi-channel wireless short-range communication unit 170 to the transmission mode, To a mobile device (300) located on the mobile device (100);

S170: Upon completion of the transmission in step S160, the controller 125 switches the multi-channel wireless short-range communication unit 170 to the reception mode;

- S180: The controller 125 determines whether there is a payment information request from the mobile device 300 located on the mobile relay pad 100 via the multi-channel wireless short-range communication unit 170 set in the reception mode, Repeating the process from step S110 if there is no request;

- S190: If payment information is requested in step S180, the controller 125 transmits a payment information request of the mobile device 300 to the POS terminal 200 as a host;

The mobile relay pad 100 transmits the payment information to the mobile device 300 when the payment information provided from the POS terminal 200 as a host is included in the information provided from the POS terminal 200 as a host It is also possible to directly transmit or input information to the keypad of the data input / output unit 104 and transmit it to the mobile device 300,

S200: waiting for transmission of settlement information from the POS terminal 200, which is the host, to the control unit 125;

S210: When the payment information is transmitted from the POS terminal 200 in step S200, the controller 125 switches the mobile relay pad 100 to the transmission mode and transmits the payment information provided from the POS terminal 200 to the mobile relay pad 100 to a mobile device (300) located on the mobile device (300);

S220: The control unit 125 determines whether the reverse payment is performed by the mobile device 300 and repeats the process from the step S110 if the reverse payment is performed.

S230: If the reverse payment is not made in step S230, the controller 125 switches the mobile relay pad 100 to the reception mode.

S240: receiving correspondence information for performing settlement from the mobile device 300 located on the mobile relay pad 100 through the multi-channel wireless short-range communication unit 170 set to the receive mode by the control unit 125 ;

S250: the control unit 125 of the mobile relay pad 100 transmits corresponding information for performing the payment received from the mobile device 300 to the POS terminal 200 as a host;

S260: receiving payment result from POS terminal 200 as a host;

S270: The settlement result received from the host POS terminal 200 is transmitted to the mobile device 300 located on the mobile relay pad 100 through the multi-channel wireless short-range communication unit 170, and the process is repeated from the step S110 ; .

According to the mobile relay system supporting the multi-channel point-to-point communication of the present invention and the method of driving the mobile relay system, the mobile relay pad 100 can be used for broadcasting by wireless short-distance communication channels such as NFC, BT, WiFi broadcasting mode and a point-to-point communication mode and supports both the POS terminal 200 and the reverse payment method by the mobile device 300 have.

Although the mobile relay system supporting the multi-channel point-to-point communication of the present invention and the driving method thereof have been described with reference to the limited embodiments and drawings, the present invention is not limited thereto, It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

100: mobile relay pad 102: multi-channel wireless short-range communication unit
104: data input / output unit 110: proximity sensor unit
111: light emitting diode L 112: photodiode P
113: Sensor window 114:
115: Keypad 120: I / O interface
125: control unit 130: communication setting unit
135: Host information storage unit 140: Host packet buffer
145: Mobile packet buffer 160: Transmitter / Receiver
165: RF gain control unit 170: Multi-channel wireless short distance communication unit
172: NFC communication unit 174: BT communication unit
176: WiFi communication unit 180: Serial communication unit
200: POS terminal 300: mobile device

Claims (9)

Channel wireless short-range communication means including NFC, BT, WiFi, and the like, and a POS terminal 200 connected by any one of wireless short-range communication means such as NFC, BT, Point mobile communication between the mobile devices 300, the mobile relay device comprising:
Channel wireless short-range communication unit 102 that performs multi-channel wireless short-range communication including NFC, BT, and WiFi, and
A data input / output unit 104 including a display unit 114 and a keypad 115;
And a mobile relay pad (100)
Wherein the mobile terminal is configured to determine whether each mobile device is located on the mobile relay pad and relay the communication between the POS terminal and the mobile device. Supported mobile relay system
The mobile relay pad (100) according to claim 1,
A light emitting diode L 111 for emitting light from the inside of the mobile relay pad 100 to the sensor window 113 on the upper surface and a photodiode for detecting the light of the light emitting diode L 111 reflected from the outside of the sensor window 113 A proximity sensor 110 composed of P 112;
A mobile relay system supporting multi-channel point-to-point communication
The mobile relay pad (100) according to claim 1,
A controller 125 for performing overall control of the mobile relay pad 100;
A data input / output unit 104 having a keypad for displaying data provided from the control unit 125 and receiving additional data;
An I / O interface 120 for controlling data input / output between the data input / output unit 104 and the control unit 125;
A communication setting unit 130 for storing communication method setting values of multi-channel wireless short-range communication including NFC, BT, and WiFi;
A host information storage unit 135 for storing information for connection between the mobile relay pad 100 and the POS terminal 200;
A host packet buffer 140 for storing a packet transmitted from the POS terminal 200 and a packet transmitted from the mobile relay pad 100 to the POS terminal 200;
A mobile packet buffer 145 for storing a packet transmitted from the mobile relay pad 100 to the mobile device 300 and a packet transmitted from the mobile device 300 to the mobile relay pad 100;
A transmission light receiving unit 160 for sensing whether the mobile device 300 is located on the mobile relay pad 100;
An RF gain control unit 165 for controlling the RF gain of the multi-channel wireless short-range communication unit including NFC, BT, and WiFi under the control of the controller 125;
A multi-channel wireless short-range communication unit 170 that performs data transmission / reception of the NFC communication unit 172, the BT communication unit 174, and the WiFi communication unit 176;
A serial communication unit 180 for wired serial communication through a cable;
A mobile relay system supporting multi-channel point-to-point communication
The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the controller (125)
It is detected through the transmission / reception unit 160 whether the mobile device 300 is located on the mobile relay pad 100,
To-point communication mode of the mobile relay pad (100). The mobile relay apparatus (100) according to claim 1, wherein the mobile relay pad (100) is configured to switch between a broadcasting mode and a point-
The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the controller (125)
If the mobile device 300 is detected to be located on the mobile relay pad 100 through the transmission / reception unit 160,
To-point communication limited to the mobile device (300) located on the mobile relay pad (100) by attenuating the RF gain by an RF gain control unit (165) Mobile relay system supporting point-to-point communication
Channel wireless short-range communication means including NFC, BT, WiFi, and the like, and a POS terminal 200 connected by any one of wireless short-range communication means such as NFC, BT, To-point communication via a mobile relay pad (100) between mobile devices (300), the method comprising:
S01: connecting the POS terminal 200 and the mobile relay pad 100;
S02: transmitting information for providing to a plurality of unspecified mobile devices (300) from the POS terminal (200) to the mobile relay pad (100);
S03: the mobile relay pad 100 broadcasts the information provided from the POS terminal 200;
A method of operating a mobile relay system supporting multi-channel point-to-point communication
Channel wireless short-range communication means including NFC, BT, WiFi, and the like, and a POS terminal 200 connected by any one of wireless short-range communication means such as NFC, BT, To-point communication between mobile devices (300) through a mobile relay pad (100), the method comprising:
S12: transmitting information for a point-to-point communication connection from the mobile relay pad 100 to the mobile device 300 located on the mobile relay pad 100;
S13: request payment information from the mobile device 300 to the mobile relay pad 100;
S14: request payment information from the mobile relay pad 100 to the POS terminal 200;
S15: transmitting the payment information requested from the POS terminal 200 to the mobile relay pad 100;
S16: transmitting the requested payment information from the mobile relay pad 100 to the mobile device 300;
A method of operating a mobile relay system supporting multi-channel point-to-point communication
8. The method of claim 7, wherein the step S16 comprises:
S20: transmitting corresponding information for performing settlement from the mobile device 300 to the mobile relay pad 100 in step S16;
S21: transmitting corresponding information for performing settlement from the mobile relay pad 100 to the POS terminal 200;
S22: performing settlement using the received information in the POS terminal 200 and transmitting the result to the mobile relay pad 100;
S23: transmitting the settlement result from the mobile relay pad 100 to the mobile device 300;
And a mobile relay system supporting multi-channel point-to-point communication
Channel wireless short-range communication means including NFC, BT, WiFi, and the like, and a POS terminal 200 connected by any one of wireless short-range communication means such as NFC, BT, To-point communication between mobile devices (300) through a mobile relay pad (100), the method comprising:
S100: the operation of the mobile relay pad 100 is started;
- S110: A multi-channel wireless short-range communication unit 170 for transmitting and receiving data of the NFC communication unit 172, the BT communication unit 174, and the WiFi communication unit 176 of the mobile relay pad 100 is broadcast by the control unit 125 Transmitting information provided from the POS terminal 200, which is set as a mode, to the host;
S120: It is determined whether or not the mobile device 300 located on the mobile relay pad 100 is detected through the proximity sensor unit 110 of the mobile relay pad 100, If the mobile device 300 is not detected, repeating the process from step S110;
S130: When the mobile device 300 located on the mobile relay pad 100 is detected through the proximity sensor unit 110 in step S120, the control unit 125 of the mobile relay pad 100 controls the RF gain control Attenuating the RF gain of the multi-channel wireless short-range communication unit (170) through the antenna unit (165) and switching to the reception mode;
S140: The control unit 125 determines whether there is a packet received through the multi-channel wireless short-range communication unit 170. If there is no received packet, it repeats from step S110.
- S150: if the packet is received in step S140, it is determined whether it is reverse payment and connection information request packet, and if it is not the connection information request packet, repeating the process from step S110;
S160: When the connection information request packet is received in step S150, the controller 125 of the mobile relay pad 100 switches the multi-channel wireless short-range communication unit 170 to the transmission mode, To a mobile device (300) located on the mobile device (100);
S170: Upon completion of the transmission in step S160, the controller 125 switches the multi-channel wireless short-range communication unit 170 to the reception mode;
- S180: The controller 125 determines whether there is a payment information request from the mobile device 300 located on the mobile relay pad 100 via the multi-channel wireless short-range communication unit 170 set in the reception mode, Repeating the process from step S110 if there is no request;
- S190: If payment information is requested in step S180, the controller 125 transmits a payment information request of the mobile device 300 to the POS terminal 200 as a host;
S200: waiting for transmission of settlement information from the POS terminal 200, which is the host, to the control unit 125;
S210: When the payment information is transmitted from the POS terminal 200 in step S200, the controller 125 switches the mobile relay pad 100 to the transmission mode and transmits the payment information provided from the POS terminal 200 to the mobile relay pad 100 to a mobile device (300) located on the mobile device (300);
S220: The control unit 125 determines whether the reverse payment is performed by the mobile device 300 and repeats the process from the step S110 if the reverse payment is performed.
S230: If the reverse payment is not made in step S230, the controller 125 switches the mobile relay pad 100 to the reception mode.
S240: receiving correspondence information for performing settlement from the mobile device 300 located on the mobile relay pad 100 through the multi-channel wireless short-range communication unit 170 set to the receive mode by the control unit 125 ;
S250: the control unit 125 of the mobile relay pad 100 transmits corresponding information for performing the payment received from the mobile device 300 to the POS terminal 200 as a host;
S260: receiving payment result from POS terminal 200 as a host;
S270: The settlement result received from the host POS terminal 200 is transmitted to the mobile device 300 located on the mobile relay pad 100 through the multi-channel wireless short-range communication unit 170, and the process is repeated from the step S110 ;
A method of operating a mobile relay system supporting multi-channel point-to-point communication

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