Reader control system

• US 9,672,395 B2
• Filed: 03/12/2014
• Issued: 06/06/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Lee, Dong Hyun, Kim, Hee Seung, Kim, Yong Sam, Ryoo, Seung Hyup, Park, Jae Joon, Kim, Jin Tae, Min, Sang Cheol
• Primary Examiner(s): SMALL, NAOMI J
• Application Number:
  US14/207,170
• Publication Number:
  US 20140191850A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,182 Days
• Field of Search: 340 105
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/0008 General problems related to the reading of electronic memory record carriers, independent of its reading method, e.g. power transfer
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10297 arrangements for handling protocols designed for non-contact record carriers such as RFIDs NFCs, e.g. ISO/IEC 14443 and 18092 cryptographic protocols H04L9/00; network security protocols H04L63/00; real-time communication protocols in data switching networks H04L65/00; network protocols for data switching network services H04L67/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10366 the interrogation device being adapted for miscellaneous applications
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/352 Contactless payments by cards
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/0893 the card reader reading the card in a contactless manner
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/03 Protocol definition or specification protocol conformance testing H04L1/244
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72409 by interfacing with external accessories hands-free H04M1/60
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 80/00 Wireless network protocols or protocol adaptations to wireless operation

Abstract

An RFID reader control system and method is provided. A protocol for controlling an RFID reader and an RFID reader control unit of a mobile phone is defined. Messages, information, commands, responses, and notification are constructed and transmitted between the RFID reader and the RFID reader control unit.

Claims

1. A method for locking a tag device, the method performed by a processor and comprising:

transmitting, to a reading device, a reading command,

wherein the reading command allows the reading device to read all of a unique item identifier, a tag identifier and a user-defined memory of the tag device;

receiving, from the reading device, the reading response including a memory data;

transmitting, to the reading device, a locking command, for controlling a lock function for preventing or allowing a writing of a memory bank of the tag device; and

receiving a locking response in response to the locking command,

wherein the locking command comprises a unique identifier field and an access password field,

wherein the reading device locks the tag device in order to prevent a writing of the memory bank of the tag device, and

wherein the locking response includes information for authenticating the tag device when the locking command is performed successfully.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the reading command and the reading response operate in pairs and the locking command and the locking response operate in pairs.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the reading command and the locking command include a code value identifying a type of the command.

4. A mobile terminal for locking a tag device, comprising:

an interface unit configured to transmit/receive data to/from a reading device; and

a processor configured to;

transmit, to a reading device, a reading command, the reading command allowing the reading device to read a memory bank of the tag device,

receive, from the reading device, the reading response including a memory data,

transmit, to the reading device, a locking command, for controlling a lock function for preventing or allowing a writing of the memory bank of the tag device, and

receive a locking response in response to the locking command,

wherein the reading command allows the reading device to read all of a unique item identifier, a tag identifier and a user-defined memory of the tag device,

wherein the locking command comprises a unique identifier field and an access password field,

wherein the reading device locks the tag device in order to prevent a writing of the memory bank of the tag device, and

wherein the locking response includes information for authenticating the device when the locking command is performed successfully.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 4, wherein the reading command and the reading response operate in pairs and the locking command and the locking response operate in pairs.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 4, wherein the reading command and the locking command include a code value identifying a type of the command.