Electronic identity card and electronic identity card system

Abstract

The invention provides an electronic identity card and an electronic identity card system. The electronic identity card comprises an electronic paper display, a security chip and a processing circuit. The processing circuit receives a modification request from the electronic device and performs an authentication procedure. If the authentication program is passed, the security chip transmits personal information to the electronic device, and the personal information comprises a plurality of items. The processing circuit is also used for receiving the edited information from the electronic device, determining at least one item to be displayed in the items according to the edited information, generating a bar code according to the item to be displayed, and controlling the electronic paper display to display the bar code. Therefore, personal privacy can be protected.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to an electronic ID card and an electronic ID card system capable of editing information. Background Art

[0002] Existing ID cards or other cards used to prove identity display personal information directly on the card surface, and the level of detail of the personal information displayed cannot be controlled. In today's era of information explosion and with personal privacy receiving increasing attention, directly displaying overly detailed personal information has also caused disgust among some people. Summary of the invention

[0003] The embodiment of the present disclosure proposes an electronic ID card, including an electronic paper display, a security chip, and a processing circuit. The processing circuit is electrically connected to the electronic paper display and the security chip, and is used to receive a modification request from an electronic device and perform an authentication procedure. If the authentication procedure is passed, the security chip transmits personal information to the electronic device, and the personal information includes multiple items. The processing circuit is used to receive edited information from the electronic device, determine at least one item to be displayed among the above items according to the edited information, generate a barcode according to the item to be displayed, and control the electronic paper display to display the barcode.

[0004] In some embodiments, the authentication procedure includes: the security chip sending a credential request message to the electronic device; the electronic device sending the credential to the security chip; and the security chip determining whether the credential is correct, if so, determining that the authentication procedure has passed, if not, determining that the authentication procedure has not passed.

[0005] In some embodiments, the barcode is used to allow a reading device to scan and display an augmented reality object, which includes an item to be displayed.

[0006] In some embodiments, the aforementioned items include name, address, ID number or birthday.

[0007] In some embodiments, the security chip includes a near field communication circuit.

[0008] From another perspective, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes an electronic ID card system, including an electronic device and an electronic ID card. The electronic ID card includes an electronic paper display, a security chip and a processing circuit. The processing circuit is electrically connected to the electronic paper display and the security chip, and is used to receive a modification request from the electronic device and perform an authentication procedure. If the authentication procedure is passed, the security chip transmits personal information to the electronic device, and this personal information includes multiple items. The electronic device selects at least one of the items to generate edited information, and transmits the edited information to the processing circuit. The processing circuit is used to determine at least one item to be displayed based on the edited information, generate a barcode based on the item to be displayed, and control the electronic paper display to display the barcode.

[0009] In the above-mentioned card and system, the user can decide the content displayed in the augmented reality object by himself, so as to achieve the purpose of protecting privacy.

[0010] In order to make the above features and advantages of the present invention more clearly understood, embodiments are given below and described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0011] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an electronic identity card system according to an embodiment;

[0012] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating the use of AR technology combined with an electronic paper display to display personal information according to an embodiment;

[0013] Figure 3 is a flow chart illustrating editing displayed content on an augmented reality object according to an embodiment;

[0014] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating a user interface according to an embodiment;

[0015] Figure 5 The flowchart of retrieving detailed information from a security chip is shown according to an embodiment.

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Explanation of symbols

[0017] 100: Electronic ID card system

[0018] 110: Electronic ID card

[0019] 111: Electronic paper display

[0020] 112: Processing circuit

[0021] 113: Security chip

[0022] 120: Electronic devices

[0023] 121:NFC circuit

[0024] 130: Reading device

[0025] 131: Image sensor

[0026] 210: Augmented Reality Objects

[0027] 301~307,501~506: Steps

[0028] 401: Project DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] The terms “first”, “second”, etc. used herein do not particularly refer to an order or sequence, but are only used to distinguish elements or operations described with the same technical term.

[0030] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of an electronic ID card system according to an embodiment. Figure 1 The electronic ID card system 100 includes an electronic ID card 110, an electronic device 120 and a reading device 130. The electronic ID card 110 includes an electronic paper display 111, a processing circuit 112 and a security chip 113. The electronic ID card 110 is in the form of a card, for example, but the disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0031] The electronic paper display 111 uses a large number of microcapsules. These microcapsules, also known as electronic ink, can display electronic content on a plastic film sheet like an optical element. The clear solution in each microcapsule contains not only white particles with positive charges and black particles with negative charges, but also particles of other colors, such as red, green, and blue particles with different polarity charges, so as to achieve full-color display. When an appropriate electric field is applied, the corresponding particles will move to the top of the microcapsule, allowing the user to see these particles and causing the display sheet to present different colors.

[0032] The processing circuit 112 may be a microcontroller, a microprocessor, a special application integrated circuit, etc. The security chip 113 may include a near field communication (NFC) circuit, which can implement near field communication functions, such as exchanging data with other NFC devices or interacting with an NFC card reader. The security chip 113 stores personal information about the user, which is written into the security chip 113 in advance and may include multiple items, such as name, address, ID number, birthday, spouse's name, parents' names, etc. In order to enhance security, the security chip 113 can also be combined with biometric technology, such as fingerprint recognition or facial recognition, to further protect personal information. In some embodiments, the electronic ID card 110 does not require a battery.

[0033] The electronic device 120 may be a smart phone, a tablet computer, etc. The electronic device 120 may include a processor, a memory, a touch display screen, an NFC circuit, etc. Figure 1 Only the NFC circuit 121 is shown in the figure. The electronic device 120 is connected to the security chip 113 through the NFC circuit 121, thereby communicating with the electronic ID card 110 and providing power. The reading device 130 can be a smart phone, a tablet computer, an NFC card reader, etc. In this embodiment, the reading device 130 may include a processor, a memory, an image sensor, an NFC circuit, etc. For the sake of simplicity, Figure 1 Only the image sensor 131 is shown.

[0034] The electronic paper display 111 is used to display a barcode, which can be a one-dimensional barcode or a two-dimensional barcode, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. The reading device 130 can display the content of the barcode through augmented reality (AR) technology. Figure 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating the use of AR technology combined with an electronic paper display to display personal information according to an embodiment. Figure 2 The reading device 130 scans the barcode displayed on the electronic paper display 111 through its own image sensor, and displays an augmented reality object 210 on its own screen through augmented reality technology. This augmented reality object 210 is, for example, a virtual ID card, which records the user's name, address and other information. In this way, these identity information will not be directly displayed on the electronic paper display 111, which can protect the user's privacy. In addition, the electronic paper display 111 does not consume power when maintaining the same screen. This feature is suitable for electronic ID cards 110 that do not have batteries.

[0035] The system and electronic ID card proposed in the present disclosure have at least two usage scenarios. The first usage scenario is that the electronic device 120 can determine what content to display on the augmented reality object 210, such as only displaying the name but not the names of the parents, etc. The user can select the items to be displayed from multiple items, but cannot change the content of these items. The second usage scenario is that the reading device 130 can read detailed and complete personal information from the electronic ID card 110. The first scenario is described below.

[0036] Figure 3 FIG. 1 is a flowchart of editing the content displayed on an augmented reality object according to an embodiment. Figure 3 In step 301, the electronic device 120 transmits a modification request to the processing circuit 112. In step 302, the processing circuit 112 receives the modification request from the electronic device 120 and drives the security chip 113 to perform an authentication procedure. The authentication procedure is used to confirm whether the electronic device 120 is a legitimate device or whether the user is legitimate. In other words, the object of the authentication procedure can be the user or the device. Specifically, the authentication procedure includes steps 303 and 304. In step 303, the security chip 113 transmits a credential request message to the electronic device 120. In step 304, the electronic device 120 transmits a credential to the security chip 113. The credential can include a password, a device identification code, biometric information or any suitable data, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, a user can input a fingerprint through the fingerprint sensor on the electronic device 120, and transmit the fingerprint as a credential to the security chip to determine whether the user is legitimate. Alternatively, the electronic device 120 may also transmit the device identification code to the security chip 113, and the security chip determines whether the device identification code is on a white list, thereby determining whether the electronic device 120 is a legitimate device. The present disclosure does not limit the user or the device as the object of the authentication process. Regardless of which method is used, the security chip 113 will determine whether the received certificate is correct. If it is correct, it is determined that the authentication process has been passed, otherwise it has not passed the authentication process.

[0037] If the security chip 113 determines that the authentication procedure has not been passed, there will be no other reaction or an error message may be sent to the processing circuit 112. If the authentication procedure has been passed, in step 305, the security chip 113 sends the personal information to the electronic device 120. In step 306, the electronic device 120 provides a user interface to allow the user to select one or more items from multiple items. For example, Figure 4is a schematic diagram of a user interface according to an embodiment. A plurality of items 401 are displayed on the screen of the electronic device 120, and the user can select the items to be displayed by clicking. After the user has made his selection, the electronic device 120 will generate edited information, and the edited information will include the selected items (referred to as the items to be displayed), and transmit the edited information to the processing circuit 112. In step 307, the processing circuit 112 determines the items to be displayed based on the edited information, generates a barcode based on the items to be displayed, and controls the electronic paper display 111 to display the barcode. In this way, when the reading device 130 scans the barcode and displays the augmented reality object, the augmented reality object will only include the items to be displayed, but will not include the items that have not been selected. By Figure 3 Users of the process can freely choose the personal information to be displayed, which can protect their privacy.

[0038] Figure 5 1 is a flowchart of capturing detailed information from a security chip according to an embodiment. In this embodiment, the reading device 130 belongs to a government agency or other trusted agency, and this agency wants to obtain more detailed information from the security chip. First, the reading device 130 is connected to the security chip 113 through its own NFC circuit communication. In step 501, the reading device 130 sends a card information request to the security chip 113. In step 502, the security chip sends a certificate request message to the reading device 130. In step 503, the reading device 130 sends a certificate to the security chip 113. The certificate has been described above and will not be repeated here. In step 504, the security chip 113 determines whether the certificate is correct. If it is not correct, there is no response. If the certificate is correct, in step 504, the security chip 113 will send an authentication message to the reading device 130. In step 505, after receiving the authentication message, the reading device 130 can send an information request message to the security chip 113. This information request message can include the personal information to be obtained. For example, the reader 130 belongs to a hospital or clinic, and the security chip 113 stores the user's medical records. The information request message is to request to obtain these medical records. In step 506, the security chip 113 transmits the corresponding personal information to the reader 130 according to the information request message.

[0039] In the above-mentioned electronic ID card and electronic ID card system, electronic paper and augmented reality technologies are combined to display personal information, and the content displayed in the augmented reality object can be edited through a suitable electronic device, thereby protecting personal privacy.

[0040] Although the present invention has been disclosed as above by way of embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any person having ordinary knowledge in the technical field may make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be determined by the definition of the attached claims.

Claims

1. An electronic ID card, characterized in that: include: Electronic paper displays; Security chip; as well as A processing circuit is electrically connected to the electronic paper display and the security chip, and is used to receive a modification request from an electronic device and perform an authentication procedure. If the authentication procedure is passed, the security chip transmits personal information to the electronic device, wherein the personal information includes items, The processing circuit is used to receive edited information from the electronic device, determine the items to be displayed among the items according to the edited information, generate a barcode according to the items to be displayed, and control the electronic paper display to display the barcode.

2. The electronic ID card as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The certification process includes: Transmitting a certificate request message to the electronic device by the security chip; Transmitting a certificate from the electronic device to the security chip; and The security chip determines whether the credential is correct. If so, it is determined that the authentication procedure has been passed; if not, it is determined that the authentication procedure has not been passed.

3. The electronic ID card as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The barcode is used to allow a reading device to scan and display an augmented reality object, wherein the augmented reality object includes the item to be displayed.

4. The electronic ID card as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The items include name, address, ID number or birthday.

5. The electronic ID card as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The security chip includes a near field communication circuit.

6. An electronic ID card system, characterized in that: include: Electronic devices; as well as Electronic ID card, including: Electronic paper displays; Security chip; and A processing circuit is electrically connected to the electronic paper display and the security chip, and is used to receive a modification request from the electronic device and perform an authentication procedure. If the authentication procedure is passed, the security chip transmits personal information to the electronic device, wherein the personal information includes items, wherein the electronic device selects at least one of the items to generate edited information and transmits the edited information to the processing circuit, The processing circuit is used to determine the items to be displayed among the items according to the edited information, generate a barcode according to the items to be displayed, and control the electronic paper display to display the barcode.

7. The electronic ID card system as claimed in claim 6, characterized in that: The certification process includes: Transmitting a certificate request message to the electronic device by the security chip; Transmitting a certificate from the electronic device to the security chip; and The security chip determines whether the credential is correct. If so, it is determined that the authentication procedure has been passed; if not, it is determined that the authentication procedure has not been passed.

8. The electronic ID card system as claimed in claim 6, characterized in that: Also includes: A reading device is used to scan the barcode displayed on the electronic paper display and display an augmented reality object, wherein the augmented reality object includes the item to be displayed.

9. The electronic ID card system as claimed in claim 6, characterized in that: The items include name, address, ID number or birthday.

10. The electronic ID card system as claimed in claim 6, characterized in that: The security chip includes a near field communication circuit.

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