METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING BEACON DEVICE

摘要

Provided are a method and apparatus for managing a beacon device. More particularly, a beacon management server is connected with the beacon device through a communication network and configured to periodically updates and manages a valid period of the beacon device. The beacon device initializes itself by autonomously deleting beacon information stored therein when the beacon device has been disconnected from the beacon management server for a certain time or more. Thus, the beacon device may be managed through the beacon management server. An operation of the beacon device may be controlled even when the beacon device is lost, thereby preventing illegal use of the beacon device by controlling a beacon signal that is transmitted even after the beacon device is lost. In addition, the beacon management server may verify the validity of the beacon device to give security to the beacon device and periodically update the valid period, thereby allowing efficient use of the beacon device.

主权项

1. A beacon management server comprising:
a communication module connected with a beacon device through a communication network and configured to transmit or receive data for managing authority of the beacon device; a security authentication module configured to secure setting authority of the beacon device in an administrator mode in which the beacon device is accessed with a predetermined administrator password, issue a security key, and periodically check the issued security key to verify validity of the beacon device; a beacon management module configured to set an operating condition including one or more of an ID, a transmission power, a signal interval, and an valid period of a beacon signal of the beacon device to which the security key is issued and update the valid period according to the validity verification of the security authentication module; and a storage module configured to store one or more of the operating condition and the security key for each piece of beacon identification information.