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Title:
MOBIILE CHARGING CIVIL OFFICIAL SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2005/081124
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a system and method for a mobile charging civil system to be able to charging a battery of mobile phone more facility and conveniently as installing in a mobile business place and a mobile expedient, that includes a system to provide any kind of settlement using wireless network and SMS ( System Management Server) and IWF (Inter Working Function) to connect with mobile telecom and card company, and if a user settles using wireless network, a mobile charger to charge a power of mobile phone of the user connects with SMS, adjustment system of mobile telephone company, and credit card system, and to provide a system of M (Mobile) charging management system to manage and confirm and acceptation of use of the user, and also includes a method to provide to charge a power of a mobile phone through settlement of mobile phone, credit card, cash, and prepaid card using of the system.

Inventors:
YUN YOUNG BOK (KR)
Application Number:
PCT/KR2005/000496
Publication Date:
September 01, 2005
Filing Date:
February 23, 2005
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
ODICORP CO LTD (KR)
YUN YOUNG BOK (KR)
International Classes:
G07F15/04; G06F17/00; G06Q10/00; G06Q20/00; G06Q20/32; G06Q50/00; G06Q50/10; G07F19/00; H02J7/00; H04B7/26; H04M11/00; H04W52/00; (IPC1-7): G06F17/00
Foreign References:
KR20030005936A2003-01-23
KR20010113502A2001-12-28
US20010047264A12001-11-29
US20020107745A12002-08-08
US20020052841A12002-05-02
US20010007983A12001-07-12
US20020198625A12002-12-26
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Chung, Yeon Yong (Sung Jee Heights 2 Bldg. 642-16 Yeoksam-Don, Kangnam-Gu Seoul 135-080, KR)
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Claims:
WHAT IS CLAIMED IS :
1. In a mobile charging civil official system to be able to charging a power of mobile phone in a mobile business place and a mobile expedient using wireless network and SMS and IWF to connect with mobile telecom and card company, comprising: a mobile charger means for charging a power into mobile of a user if the user settle accounts by using wireless network; and a M charging management system means for approving and managing to use of the user to connect to a SMS, an adjustment system of mobile telephone company, and a credit card system.
2. The mobile charging civil official system as in claim 1, wherein said the mobile charger further comprises: a user interface module means for providing an interface of any kind of LCD and BUTTON for the user of using the mobile charger; a power module means for output of power to be needed to the mobile charger to be inputted from outer power; a mobile phone battery holder module means for charging a power to set a mobile on the mobile phone battery holder of the user who is using the mobile charger; a settlement module means for providing settlement of a mobile phone settlement, credit card settlement, inserting coins, a transportation or a prepaid card settlement for use of the mobile charger; an internal mobile phone module means for transmission and reception of any kind of data for connecting to any kind of system of the exterior using SMS and circuit system; and an interface of each module means for transmission and reception of data between the modules.
3. The mobile charging civil official system as in claim 1 and claim 2, wherein said the mobile charger means for installing to charge a mobile phone in not only general business place but also mobile expedient.
4. The mobile charging civil official system as in claim 1, wherein said M charging management system further comprises: a outside user interface means for providing any kind of user interface not only system manager but also outside user; a system manager interface means for providing a interface screen for a manager of the M charging management system; a SMS connecting module means for transmitting a result data which is collected, analyzed, and processed of a transmitted data through a SMS to SMS; a credit card settlement system module means for providing a function of collecting and processing of a result data for credit card settlement to connect with a credit card settlement system; a mobile telecom settlement system module means for providing a function of collecting and processing of a settlement result data for mobile payer; a webserver means for providing a web screen for the outside user and the manager; and a database means for providing storing to collect any kind of data and settlement information of a mobile settlement and credit card settlement.
5. A method for a mobile charging civil official system to be able to charging a power of mobile phone in a mobile business place and a mobile expedient using wireless network and SMS and IWF to connect with mobile telecom and card company, comprising: a step in which a user calls to a mobile charger by a mobile phone; a step in which is transmitting to character message after confirmation of a phone number of the user; a step in which is requesting for acceptation for the phone number of the user with a settlement amount; a step in which is transmitting password by character message after acceptation of the settlement amount of the user; and a step in which the user is charging a mobile phone after confirmation of acceptation and password.
6. The method as in claim 5, wherein said step for transmitting to character message after confirmation of a phone number of a user further comprises a step in which is transmitting as batch process to M charging management system using SMS in appointed market price periodically stored phone number of a user to charger after charging a mobile phone, to check acceptation and password to store a mobile phone number of the user in a charger, to confirm a mobile phone number of the user if the user calls to mobile charger by mobile phone.
7. The method as in claim 5, wherein said step in which a user calls to a mobile charger by a mobile phone further comprises a step in which is calling to mobile charger automatically by clicking automatic dial after the user set the mobile phone on the mobile charger.
8. The method as in claim 5, wherein said step in which a user calls to a mobile charger by a mobile phone further comprises a step in which is automatically check a mobile phone number of the user in the mobile charger if the user set the mobile phone on the mobile charger.
9. A method for a mobile charging civil official system to be able to charging a power of mobile phone in a mobile business place and a mobile expedient using wireless network and SMS and IWF to connect with mobile telecom and card company, comprising: a step in which a user inputs a password after inserting a credit card; a step in which is requesting a phone line open between system of the credit card, and then requesting an acceptation of a settlement; a step in which is transmitting an acceptation of use and a password after accepting a settlement of the credit card; and a step in which is charging a mobile phone after the user check an acceptation of use and a password.
10. A method for a mobile charging civil official system to be able to charging a power of mobile phone in a mobile business place and a mobile expedient using wireless network and SMS and IWF to connect with mobile telecom and card company, comprising: a step in which a user is inserting cash for cash settlement into mobile charger; and a step in which is charging a mobile phone after checking an acceptation of use and a password if the user inserts a given amount of settlement.
11. The method as in claim 10, wherein said cash settlement means for managing as storing in a M charging management system as transmitting an information of the cash settlement by a character message.
12. A method for a mobile charging civil official system to be able to charging a power of mobile phone in a mobile business place and a mobile expedient using wireless network and SMS and IWF to connect with mobile telecom and card company, comprising: a step in which a user make contact a prepaid card with a mobile charger for the prepaid card settlement; and a step in which is charging a mobile phone after processing a settlement amount and checking an acceptation of use and a password.
13. The method as in claim 12, wherein said prepaid card settlement means for storing in a M charging management system as being transmit an information of the prepaid card settlement by a character message, and to settle accounts after requesting prepaid card amount for use to a prepaid card company.
14. The method as in claim 12, wherein said step in which the user make contact a prepaid card with a mobile charger for the prepaid card settlement further comprises to contact to a mobile charger using a transportation card.
Description:
MOBILE CHARGING CIVIL OFFICIAL SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF Technical Field The present invention relates to a mobile charging civil official system and method thereof to be able to charging a battery of mobile phone more facility and conveniently as installing in a mobile phone business place and a mobile expedient, that includes a system to provide any kind of settlement using wireless network, SMS (System Management Server) and IWF (Inter Working Function) to connect with mobile telecom and card company, and if a user settles using wireless network, a mobile charger to charge a power of mobile phone of the user connects with SMS (System Management Server), adjustment system of mobile telephone company, and credit card system, and to provide a system of M (Mobile) charging management system to manage and confirm and acceptation of use of the user, and also includes a method to provide to charge a power of a mobile phone through settlement of mobile phone, credit card, cash, and prepaid card using of the system.

Background of Art The present invention relates to a mobile charging civil official system and method thereof to be able to charging a battery of mobile phone more facility and conveniently as installing in a mobile business place and a mobile expedient.

Disclosure of Invention Technical Problem

In present time, there is a cellular phone, PCS (Personal Communication System) phone, PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) as mobile phone. Users of those phone are increased explosively because of the convenience and enjoyment as calling someone to talk in walking, enjoying mobile games, surfing the internet, using mobile banking, or etc. Also, there is a lot of design, small size and lightweight of mobile phone rapidly in current of the time.

This kind of mobile phone is using a battery for power because of the purpose of portable, and generally using a rechargeable battery due to the efficiency and iterative use of the battery. This kind of battery is setting inside or outside of the mobile phone so that the power can be charged into the battery. In common, the rechargeable battery is used by lithium, but in case of the discharged battery, it is not possible charging the battery if there is no battery charger. In case of the discharged battery in outside, there is inconvenient for charging the battery at the convenience store or place having mobile battery charger. Especially, in case of charging the battery at the convenience store or place having mobile battery charger, this is time- consuming because it takes about 30 minutes and needed to pay cash for charging the battery. Thus, there was inconvenient to charge the battery in case of no having cash or any settlement for the user in hurry for charging the battery, or as needed it at place of train, airplane, or etc.

Technical Solution The present invention provides a mobile charging civil official system and method thereof to be able to charging a battery of mobile phone more facility and conveniently to overcome the above technical problem, to install the mobile charger at a business place such as a convenient store, beauty shop and

theater that having settlement expedient for mobile phone, credit card, cash, traffic card, or prepaid card, and also to install the mobile expedient such as train, highway bus, and airplane.

Advantageous Effects As the present invention of the above-mentioned, the user as needed for charging of the mobile. phone can charge a battery of mobile phone more facility and conveniently at anytime and anywhere as installing the mobile charger at a business place such as a convenient store, beauty shop and theater that having settlement expedient for mobile phone, credit card, cash, traffic card, or prepaid card, and also to install the mobile expedient such as train, highway bus, and airplane to use.

Brief Description of the Drawings The present invention will become better understand with reference to accompanying drawings which are given only by way of illustration and thus are not limitative of the present invention, wherein; Figure 1 is a view illustrating a block diagram of a mobile charging management system as a whole according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a view illustrating a block diagram of a mobile charger according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a view illustrating a block diagram of M charging management system as a whole according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is a view illustrating the method of charging mobile through mobile phone settlement according to the present invention.

Figure 5 is a view illustrating the method of charging mobile through

credit card settlement according to the present invention.

Figure 6 is a view illustrating the method of charging mobile through inserting cash according to the present invention.

Figure 7 is a view illustrating the method of charging mobile through traffic card or prepaid card settlement according to the present invention.

Figure 8 is a view illustrating the method of charging mobile through batch mobile phone settlement according to the present invention.

Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention To achieve the purpose of the present invention, a mobile charging civil official system and method thereof is able to charging a power of mobile phone as installing in a mobile phone business place and a mobile expedient using wireless network, SMS (System Management Server) and IWF (Inter Working Function) to connect with mobile telecom and card company.

The present invention provides a system in which including M (mobile) charging management system to manage the confirmation and acceptation of a user as connecting to mobile charger to charge a power of mobile phone, and SMS, a mobile telecom and a card company if the user settles using a wireless network.

The present invention provides a method comprising a step in which a user calls to a mobile charger by a mobile phone, a step in which is transmitting to character message after confirmation of phone number of the user, a step in which is requesting for acceptation for the phone number of the user with a settlement amount, a step in which is transmitting password by character message after acceptation of the settlement amount of the user, and a step in which the user is charging a mobile phone after confirmation of acceptation and

password.

The above-mentioned step for transmitting to character message after confirmation of phone number of the user further comprises a step in which is transmitting as batch process to M charging management system using SMS in appointed market price periodically stored phone number of a user to charger after charging a mobile phone, to check acceptation and password to store a mobile phone number of the user in a charger, to confirm a mobile phone number of the user if the user calls to mobile charger by mobile phone.

Also, the above-mentioned step in which the user calls to a mobile charger by a mobile phone further comprises a step in which is calling to mobile charger automatically by clicking automatic dial after the user set the mobile phone on the mobile charger.

Also, the above-mentioned step in which a user calls to a mobile charger by a mobile phone further comprises a step in which is automatically check a mobile phone number of the user in the mobile charger if the user set the mobile phone on the mobile charger.

Moreover, as another purpose of the present invention, another method for a mobile charging civil official system to be able to charging a power of mobile phone in a mobile business place and a mobile expedient using wireless network and SMS (System Management Server) and IWF (Inter Working Function) to connect with mobile telecom and card company, that is comprising a step in which a user inputs a password after inserting a credit card, a step in which is requesting a phone line open between system of the credit card, and then requesting an acceptation of a settlement, a step in which is transmitting an acceptation of use and a password after accepting a settlement of the credit

card, a step in which is charging a mobile phone after the user check an acceptation of use and a password.

Besides, as another purpose of the present invention, another method for a mobile charging civil official system to be able to charging a power of mobile phone in a mobile business place and a mobile expedient using wireless network and SMS and IWF to connect with mobile telecom and card company, that is comprising a step in which a user is inserting cash for cash settlement into mobile charger, a step in which is charging a mobile phone after checking an acceptation of use and a password if the user inserts a given amount of settlement.

In addition, as another purpose of the present invention, another method for a mobile charging civil official system to be able to charging a power of mobile phone in a mobile business place and a mobile expedient using wireless network and SMS (System Management Server) and IWF (Inter Working Function) to connect with mobile telecom and card company, that is comprising a step in which a user make contact a prepaid card with a mobile charger for the prepaid card settlement, and a step in which is for charging a mobile phone after processing a settlement amount and checking an acceptation of use and a password.

The mobile phone means a device in which is possible as portable and charging a battery such as a cellular phone, PCS (personal Communication System) phone, and PDA (Personal Digital Assistant). The business place means a general business place such as a convenient store, beauty shop,

cafeteria and theater that having settlement expedient for mobile phone, credit card, cash, traffic card, or prepaid card, and the mobile expedient means that is such as train, highway bus, and airplane.

Mode for the Invention Figure 1 is a view illustrating a block diagram of the mobile charging management system as a whole according to the present invention. The preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to Figures 1, the present invention consists of a mobile charger (100), a wireless network (200), IWF (Inter Working Function) (300), SMS (System Management Server) (400), M (Mobile) charging management system (600), a credit/traffic/prepaid card company (600), and adjustment system of a mobile telephone company (700), the mobile charger (100) charges a mobile rechargeable battery automatically if a user settles a given amount of settlement that is transmission and reception to SMS (System Management Server) (400) the daily re port data of confirmation, settlement, charger use, and status using mobile phone inside of the mobile charger through a wireless network (200), and the wireless network (200) is a network as possible wireless communication through mobile exchange network and wireless network, which consists of wireless repeater, mobile telecom switchboard, inter working function, and gateway.

The IWF (300) is interconnection equipment having a function for transmission and reception of received settlement request data of credit/traffic/prepaid card system (600) by circuit system in the mobile charger

(100).

The SMS (400) is a short sentence message server having a function for transmission and reception to M charging management system (500) of received any data in the mobile charger (100).

The M charging management system (500) is connecting with SMS (400), collecting data received through SMS, and transmitting the result data to the SMS, and is connecting with a adjustment system of a mobile telephone company (700) to transmit customer/confirmation/mobile phone settlement request data to the adjustment system of a mobile telephone company and then receive the result data, and also is connecting with a credit/traffic/prepaid card company (600) to perform to collect and process the result data about the credit/traffic/prepaid card settlement from a credit/traffic/prepaid card system.

The credit/traffic/prepaid card company (600) is processing credit/traffic/prepaid card settlement request data, which is received from IWF or SMS (System Management Server), and is performing function to settle the credit/traffic/prepaid card settlement amount to M (Mobile) charging management system company (not shown in Figures) after collecting the credit/traffic/prepaid card settlement data.

The adjustment system of a mobile telephone company (700) is processing confirmation/mobile phone settlement request data of received customer record from the M (Mobile) charging management system (500), transmit the result to the M charging management system (500), issue a bill to mobile customer as collecting mobile settlement result data, and is perform a function of settlement with the M charging management system company (not shown in Figures).

Figure 2 is a view illustrating a block diagram of a mobile charger according to the present invention. The preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to Figures 2, the mobile charging charger (100) consists of a user interface module (110), a power module (120), a mobile battery holder module (130), a settlement module (140), an internal mobile phone module (150), and an interface for each module (160), the mobile battery holder module (130) provides an interface of any kind of LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) and BUTTON for customer as using the mobile charger (100), the power module (120) generates any kind of power as needed in the mobile charger to receive outside power input, the mobile battery holder module (130) can charge the power to hold a mobile phone of a user as using the mobile charger (100), the settlement module (140) provides system for the settlement of a mobile phone, a credit card, inserting cash, a traffic card, or a prepaid card (PP), the internal mobile phone module (150) is doing a function as transmission and reception of any kind of data for connecting to any kind of outside system as using SMS and circuit system, the interface for each module (160) provides a transmission and reception of any kind of data between the modules.

Figure 3 is a view illustrating a block diagram of M (Mobile) charging management system as a whole according to the present invention. The preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference

to Figures 3, the M (Mobile) charging management system (500) consists of an outside user interface (510), a system manager system (520), a SMS (System Management Server-connecting module (530), a WEB server (540), a credit card system-connecting module (550), a mobile telephone settlement system- connecting module (560), and database (570), the outside user interface (510) provides any kind of UI (user interface) for outside user except system manager, the system manager interface (520) provides a UI (user interface) for a manager of the M management system, the SMS (System Management Server) connecting module (530) transmits the processed result data to SMS, in which is collected and analyzed of received from SMS, the web server (540) provides a web screen for outside user and manager, the credit card system-connecting module (550) provides a function of collection and specification of credit/prepaid card settlement result as connecting with credit/prepaid card settlement system, the mobile telephone settlement system-connecting module (560) provides a function of collection and specification of settlement result data, and provides a function of settlement for mobile phone user as connecting with a mobile telephone settlement system, the database (570) provides a function of collection and store of the mobile phone settlement, credit card settlement, and any kind of data.

As the above-mentioned, the preferred embodiments of the present

invention will be described how to charge a mobile phone.

Figure 4 is a view illustrating the method of charging mobile through mobile phone settlement according to the present invention. The preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to Figures 4, if a user who wants to use the mobile charger (100) of the present invention in a business place or a mobile expedient, the user connects to a serial communication cable of charger the user's mobile phone on the mobile charger (100) by his/her mobile phone of the user, and press automatic dialing button of the mobile charger to call the telephone number of given by the mobile charger (100) (S40), the mobile charger (100) transmits to SMS (System Management Server) (400) as capturing the sender number using an internal mobile phone module, the SMS (System Management Server) (400) transmits sender's number as character message to the M charging management system (500) (S41). The M (Mobile) management system (500) as received the sender number transmits and makes information of the sender number and a settlement amount as necessity for charging and request confirmation of settlement acceptance to transmit to the settlement system of mobile telecom company (700) (S42). If the settlement system of mobile telecom company (700) accepts the settlement amount, after M charging management system (500) confirms the settlement acceptance and store relating information (S43), transmits the settlement acceptance information and use acceptance information to SMS (System Management Server), and the SMS (System Management Server) transmits the settlement acceptance information and use acceptance information by character message to the mobile charger (100) (S44). The user confirms displayed information of use acceptance and

password to the mobile charger (100) (S45), and then charge the battery of mobile phone (S46).

The real-time mobile phone settlement can be possible mobile charging through batch mobile phone settlement, the preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to Figures 8, if a user who wants to use the mobile charger (100) of the present invention in a business place or a mobile expedient, connects to a serial communication cable of charger the user's mobile phone on the mobile charger (100) by his/her mobile phone of the user, and press automatic dialing button of the mobile charger to call the telephone number of given by the mobile charger (100) (S80), the mobile charger (100) store into the charger as capturing sender's number using internal mobile phone module (S81), the user conforms displayed use acceptance and password (S82), charging the mobile phone battery (S83), then the mobile charger (100) transmits the user's phone number to SMS (System Management Server) (400) by batch, the SMS (400) transmits the sender's number to M (Mobile) charging management system (500) by character message (S84). The M charging management system (500) as received the sender's number transmit to makes information of the sender's number and a settlement amount as necessity for charging to the settlement system of mobile telecom company (700), and settles the settlement information, and then stores and manages (S85).

Figure 5 is a view illustrating the method of charging mobile through credit card settlement according to the present invention. The preferred embodiments of the mobile charging method of the present invention with using

credit card will be described with reference to Figures 5, a user who wants to use the mobile charger (100) of the present invention in a business place or a mobile expedient, inserts his/her own credit card and input password, and then request settlement amount as necessity for charging (S50). If the mobile charger (100) request to open the circuit system of credit/prepaid card to IWF, the circuit system is open (S51), the mobile charger (100) request acceptance of credit card settlement of the user to transmit to credit/traffic/prepaid card company system (600) (S52). The credit/traffic/prepaid card company system (600) accepts the credit card settlement information (S53), again transmit the acceptance to the mobile charger (100) and close the circuit system (S54). If the acceptance request of settlement information using the credit card is accepted, then the user conforms displayed use acceptance and password on the screen of mobile phone (100) (S55), and then the user can charge the mobile phone battery (S56).

Figure 6 is a view illustrating the method of charging mobile through inserting cash according to the present invention. The preferred embodiments of the mobile charging method of the present invention with using inserting cash will be described with reference to Figures 6, if a user who wants to use the mobile charger (100) of the present invention in a business place or a mobile expedient, inserts given amount of cash into cash insert hole which is installed in the mobile charger (S60), the user confirms use acceptance and password which is displayed on the mobile charger (S61), and then charge the mobile phone battery (S63). If the user charges the battery of the mobile phone after confirmation of use acceptance and password, internally the settlement amount of inserted cash and related information is transmitted to the SMS (System Management Server), the SMS

(System Management Server) transmit to the M (Mobile) charging management system to store and manage (S62).

Figure 7 is a view illustrating the method of charging mobile through traffic card or prepaid card settlement according to the present invention. The preferred embodiments of the mobile charging method of the present invention with using traffic or prepaid card will be described with reference to Figures 7, a user who wants to use the mobile charger (100) of the present invention in a business place or a mobile expedient, contacts his/her own traffic or prepaid card to the mobile charger (S70), automatically settles the settlement amount as necessity for charging, and the user conforms displayed the use acceptance and password on the mobile charger (100) (S71), and then the user can charge the battery of the mobile phone (S63). If the user charge after confirmation of the use acceptance and password on the mobile charger, internally the settlement amount paid by the traffic or prepaid card and related information is transmitted to the SMS (System Management Server), and the SMS transmits the information of settlement amount to the M charging management system (S62), and then the M charging management system requests and settles the used amount of the traffic or prepaid card with connecting the traffic or prepaid card company (S72).

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. As the present invention may be embodied in several forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof, it should also be understood that the above- described examples are not limited by any of the details of the foregoing description, unless otherwise specified, but rather should be constructed broadly within its spirit and scope as defined in the appended claims, and therefore all changes and modifications that fall within the meets and bounds of the claims, or equivalences of such meets and bounds are therefore intended to be embraced by the appended claims.