RFID tag, system for purchasing service by using RFID tag, and method thereof

• US 20060261949A1
• Filed: 02/15/2006
• Published: 11/23/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/23/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Dae-youb, Jin, Weon-il, Kim, Hwan-joon, Sung, Maeng-hee
• Granted Patent: US 7,486,171 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/572.100
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/04 Payment circuits
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G07G 1/009 the reader being an RFID reader

Abstract

An RFID tag used to purchase service related to the RFID tag containing purchase information, a service purchase system using the RFID tag, and a service purchase method thereof. The RFID tag provides content information, right information, and purchase information. Therefore, when purchasing service products such as contents, user convenience can be increased and reliability can be guaranteed.

Claims

1. A service purchase method for a service purchase system including a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag related to a service and an RFID reader, the method comprising:

acquiring service purchase information provided from the RFID tag; and

authenticating validity of the service purchase information.

2. The service purchase method of claim 1, further comprising obtaining a service corresponding to the service purchase information through a payment operation based on the service purchase information.

3. The service purchase method of claim 1, further comprising storing the service purchase information which is validated.

4. The service purchase method of claim 3, further comprising providing the stored service purchase information.

5. The service purchase method of claim 3, further comprising obtaining a service corresponding to the service purchase information through a payment operation based on the stored service purchase information.

6. The service purchase method of claim 1, wherein the service purchase information includes at least one of information indicating service characteristics, information indicating a right of the service, information indicating a payment method, and authentication information assuring the validity of the service purchase information.

7. A service purchase method for a service purchase system including a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag related to a service and an RFID reader, the method comprising:

acquiring service purchase information provided from the RFID tag; and

obtaining a service corresponding to the service purchase information through a payment operation based on the service purchase information.

8. The service purchase method of claim 7, wherein the service purchase information includes at least one of information indicating service characteristics, information indicating a right of the service, and information indicating a payment method.

9. A service purchase method for a service purchase system using service purchase information which includes information for the service purchase, the method comprising:

receiving the service purchase information; and

obtaining a service corresponding to the service purchase information through a payment operation based on the service purchase information.

10. The service purchase method of claim 9, wherein the service purchase information includes at least one of information indicating service characteristics, information indicating a right of the service, and information indicating a payment method.

11. A service purchase system comprising:

a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader;

a transceiver;

a storage which stores service purchase information, and

a tag controller which transmits the service purchase information stored in the storage through the transceiver in response to a service purchase information request signal which is received from the RFID reader through the transceiver.

12. The service purchase system of claim 11, wherein the service purchase information includes at least one of information indicating service characteristics, information indicating a right of the service, and information indicating a payment method.

13. The service purchase system of claim 11, wherein the service purchase information includes authentication information which assures the validity of the service purchase information.

14. A service purchase system comprising:

a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag related to a service;

an RFID interface;

a controller which acquires service purchase information provided from the RFID tag through the RFID interface; and

a service purchase information processor which receives the service purchase information from the controller and authenticates a validity of the service purchase information.

15. The service purchase system of claim 14, further comprising a storage which stores the service purchase information validated by the service purchase information processor.

16. The service purchase system of claim 15, further comprising a transceiver through which the controller transmits the service purchase information stored in the storage.

17. The service purchase system of claim 14, wherein the service purchase information includes at least one of information indicating service characteristics, information indicating a right of the service, information indicating a payment method, and authentication information assuring the validity of the service purchase information.

18. A service purchase system comprising:

a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag related to a service;

a transceiver;

an RFID interface; and

a controller which acquires service purchase information provided from the RFID tag through the RFID interface, transmits payment information based on the service purchase information through the transceiver, and obtains a service according to the payment information through the transceiver.

19. The service purchase system of claim 18, wherein the service purchase information includes at least one of information indicating service characteristics, information indicating a right of the service, and information indicating a payment method.

20. The service purchase system of claim 18, further comprising a service purchase information processor which receives the service purchase information from the controller and authenticates a validity of the service purchase information.

21. The service purchase system of claim 20, further comprising a storage which stores the service purchase information validated by the service purchase information processor.

22. The service purchase system of claim 21, wherein the controller transmits the service purchase information stored in the storage through the transceiver.

23. The service purchase system of claim 20, wherein the service purchase information includes authentication information which assures the validity of the service purchase information.