Method and system for providing a public article rental service using a biometric identity card

• US 20120191491A1
• Filed: 04/05/2012
• Published: 07/26/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/08/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Unho Choi
• Original Assignee: Unho Choi
• Inventors: Choi, Unho
• Application Number:
  US13/440,451
• Publication Number:
  US 20120191491A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/5
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/02 Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events

Abstract

Disclosed are a method and a system for providing a public facility rental service using a biometric identity card. According to the present invention, an on-site reservation request or an Internet reservation request for a public facility rental service is inputted via an on-site reservation device or via the Internet, an on-site reservation process or an Internet reservation process for the public facility rental service is performed, a request for user identification is inputted, user identification is performed, on-site-reserved or Internet-reserved public facilities are rented out to the authenticated user, and processes for public facility rental fee-charging, returning, theft counteraction, fault counteraction, storage, home delivery and the like are performed through user identification using a biometric identity and a public certificate. Thus, the public facility rental service is provided in a convenient and safe manner through user authentication using a biometric identity.

Claims

1. A rental service system for a public facility using a biometric authentication card, the system comprising:

a reservation processing unit for receiving a field reservation request or Internet reservation request for a public facility rental service through a field reservation unit or Internet, and performing a field reservation process or Internet reservation process;

a user authorization section for receiving a user authorization request through a biometric authentication card of a user requested the field reservation request or Internet reservation request and performing the user authorization for the user; and

a rental processing unit for performing the public facility rental service reserved through the field reservation or Internet reservation for the authorized user.

2. The rental service system according to claim 1, wherein the user authorization section performs the user authorization for the user by combining a biometric authorization result through the biometric authentication card with one or more of a public key certificate and an one-time password.

3. The rental service system according to claim 1, further comprises a payment processing unit for performing a rental fare payment for the public facility upon the user authorization result.

4. The rental service system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a return processing unit for receiving a field return request or a remote area return request for the public facility through a field return unit or Internet, and performing a field return process or a remote area return process for updating a rental related-information of the public facility for the user;

a breakdown and stolen processing unit for receiving a breakdown report or a stolen report for the public facility through a field receipt unit or Internet, and performing a breakdown process or a stolen process for generating and storing a breakdown information and a stolen information for the public facility;

a storage processing unit for receiving for receiving a keep request for the public facility through the field receipt unit or Internet, and performing a keep process for generating and storing a keep information for the public facility; and

a delivery service processing unit for receiving a delivery request for the public facility or a personal facility through the field receipt unit or Internet, and performing a delivery process of the public facility or the personal facility by generating and storing a delivery request information for the public facility or the personal facility.

9. The rental service system according to claim 1, wherein the biometric authentication card further comprising:

a public key certificate storage section for storing a public key certificate; and

an public key certificate storage control section for storing the public key certificate in the public key certificate storage section, when both the biometric information inputted from the biometric information scan and input section matches the biometric information stored in the biometric information storage section and a information matched the biometric information for the user is included in the public key certificate.

5. A rental service system for a public facility using a biometric authentication card, the system comprising:

a biometric authentication card for performing the user authorization by authenticating a biometric information; and

a device rental terminal for confirming a rental possibility of a public facility by controlling a locking function of a rack upon the user authorization result.

6. The rental service system according to claim 5, wherein the device rental terminal controls the public facility to depart from the rack by releasing a locking unit, when a result information authorized the user is received from the biometric authentication card in a state that the public facility is placed and locked in the rack by the locking unit.

7. The rental service system according to claim 5, wherein the public facility comprises at least one of a bike, wheel chairs, a baby carriage, a notebook, a cart, and a playing equipment for children.

8. The rental service system according to claim 5, wherein the public biometric authentication card comprising:

a biometric information scan and input section for inputting the biometric information by a user;

a biometric information storage section for storing the biometric information of a registered subscriber;

a biometric information matching section for comparing the biometric information inputted from the biometric information scan and input section with the biometric information stored in the biometric information storage section to determine whether the two biometric information are matched or not; and

an authorizing execution section for authorizing the user when the two biometric information are matched, and transmitting the authorization result to the device rental terminal.

10. The rental service system according to claim 8, further comprises a signal transmission section for transmitting a tunneling start signal to establish a communication tunnel to a target terminal, when it is determined that the biometric information inputted from the biometric information scan and input section matches the biometric information stored in the biometric information storage section.

11. The rental service system according to claim 5, wherein the biometric authentication card authorizes at least one of fingerprint pattern recognition information, vascular pattern recognition information, palm pattern recognition information, voice pattern recognition information, and iris pattern recognition information as biometric information.

12. The rental service system according to claim 5, wherein the device rental terminal comprises a rental fare payment machine for charging the rental fare of the public facility upon the rental of the public facility by reading a card information from the biometric authentication card in case of renting the public facility.

13. The rental service system according to claim 5, wherein the device rental terminal comprises a rental fare payment machine for calculating rental time of the public facility upon the rental or return of the public facility by reading the card information from the biometric authentication card in case of renting or returning the public facility, and charging the rental fare of the public facility based on the calculated rental time.

14. The rental service system according to claim 5, further comprises an operation system for storing and managing a rental service information including at least one of a rental information, a returning information, and a rental fare information for the public facility by interlinking with the device rental terminal, and transmitting an announcement message including the rental service information to a user terminal rented the public facility.

15. The rental service system according to claim 5, wherein the biometric authentication card provides at least one of a card function from a traffic card function, and a credit card function.

16. A rental service method for a public facility using a biometric authentication card, the method comprising:

a user authorization step of performing a user authorization by authenticating a biometric information in a biometric authentication card; and

a rack controlling step, at a device rental terminal, of renting the public facility upon the user authorization result.

17. The rental service method according to claim 16, wherein the device rental terminal controls the public facility to depart from the rack by releasing a locking unit, when a result information authorized the user is received from the biometric authentication card in a state that the public facility is placed and locked in the rack by the locking unit.