Patent ID: 9026785
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: G06F,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for smart key management, comprising: a communication part configured to receive a smart key duplicate request message from a user terminal, the smart key duplicate request message comprising target terminal information and at least one of terminal information and user information of the user terminal; a validity checking part configured to periodically receive a validity check request message from the user terminal via the communication part, and to check a validity of a registered smart key corresponding to the terminal information or the user information based on information included in the validity check request message; an authentication part configured to perform user authentication and generate an authentication result by using the terminal information or the user information; and a key management part configured to duplicate the registered smart key corresponding to the terminal information or the user information if the authentication result is authentication success and configured to control the communication part to transmit the duplicated smart key to a target terminal using the target terminal information; a loss registration part configured to set a use status of a smart key registered according to the terminal information or the user information as a lost state according to a loss registration request message including at least one of the terminal information and the user information; and a message transmission part configured to generate an announcement message notifying use of a lost terminal if a validity check request message is received from the user terminal or the target terminal of which the use status is in the loss state and to transmit the announcement message to a pre-registered terminal.