JP2003323511A - Document certification service system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a document certification service system for improving certification operation efficiency by allowing an issuer to certify a copy document as copy. <P>SOLUTION: The system includes a receiving means for causing an electronic device to receive a certified document and a transmitting means for transmitting information relating to the received certification document to an electronic device owned by a requester. Only the authorized requester has an access to the received information of a client. The system reports the client and the requester the fact that a document to be registered has been registered. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a document certification service system using electronic equipment.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been no system for proving that a copied document is the same as the original contents. It was necessary to compare with the original to confirm the content of the copy.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the invention] With regard to documents such as graduation certificate and resident's card that can be issued many times or at the same time, there is no problem because the original can be submitted as it is, but with a driver's license, insurance certificate, etc. There are the following inconveniences for documents that cannot be submitted as is.

"It is necessary to bring the original for comparison with the copy, because submitting a copy alone does not provide formal proof."

As a result, in particular, if the physical distance between the requester and the document requester is long, a traffic cost and a time loss occur.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is copying.
It is to provide a document certification service system capable of improving the efficiency of confirmation work by certifying that a document is a copy by the issuing agency itself.

[0007]

In order to achieve such an object, according to the invention of claim 1, a receiving means for receiving a certificate in an electronic device, and a request source of information related to the received certificate. A document certification service system, comprising: a transmission means for transmitting to an electronic device owned by the document certification service system.

According to the invention of claim 2, in the document certification service system according to claim 1, only the designated requester can access the received information of the request source.

The invention according to claim 3 relates to the registration document according to claim 2, characterized in that the requester and the requester are notified of the fact of completion of registration.

The invention according to claim 4 relates to the registration document according to claim 2, characterized in that the requester can exercise the access right.

The invention according to claim 5 relates to the registration document according to claim 2, characterized in that the requester exercises the access right and notifies the requester of the fact that the registration document is accessed or a print of the registration document is obtained. And

The invention according to claim 6 relates to the registration document according to claim 2, characterized in that the access right of the requester is automatically extinguished.

[0013]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the system configuration of the entire system to which the present invention is applied. In FIG. 1, “10” is an electronic device that reads a document of a copy registrant, and a scanner is used as an example in this embodiment. The plurality of scanners "10" are connected to a communication network "20" such as the Internet. Scanner "10" is network "20"
It has a communication function for communicating with other devices via. Those who wish to make a copy registration go to the nearest office (branch) of the document issuing organization and request registration.

Reference numeral "20" is a communication network. In this embodiment, the Internet is taken as an example, but LAN is used.
(Wide area network) and other well-known communication networks can be used.

Reference numeral "30" is a communication server for communicating with the scanner "10", a management server "40" described later, and personal computers "50" and "60". As a program for communicating with the scanner "10", a well-known program for performing FTP (file transfer) or E-mail (e-mail) can be used.

The communication server "30" further includes a scanner "10", a management server "40", personal computers "50", "6".
It has a communication program for transferring information to and from “0” to / from the management server.

Reference numeral "40" denotes a management server, which internally has a database relating to documents (original) issued by the relevant institution. The “40” stores not only the information of the document (original) itself, but also copy information received via the communication server “30” and history information regarding registration / access / deletion thereof.

The management server "40" is the communication server "30".
And a program for communication with and information received from the scanner "10" or personal computers "50", "60" or information directly received from the document (original) issuing terminal "80" via this communication program. Have a program.

Information processing performed by the management server "40" includes writing data to the internal database, reading specific data, and searching.

The management server "40" is the communication server "30".
The document information sent from the scanner “10” through the computer and the information in the internal database created by directly receiving from the document (original) issuing terminal “80” are compared, and the result is judged to be true or false. It is displayed on the operation panel of the scanner “10” via the communication server “30”.

The management server "40" is the communication server "30".
Only when the document information sent from the scanner "10" via the scanner is true, it is registered as copy data, and the password for the copy requester to access is set to the communication server "30".
To the personal computer “50” via.

Reference numeral "50" denotes an electronic device of the copy requester capable of transmitting and receiving with the management server "40" via the communication server "30".

Reference numeral "60" denotes an electronic device for a copy registration applicant who can receive registration and history information of the management server "40" via the communication server "30".

Reference numeral "80" denotes a document (original) issuing terminal, which is directly connected to the management server "40".

The copy certification service executed in the system configuration described above will be described below with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 2 shows the processing contents executed by the CPU inside the scanner "10". FIG. 3 shows the processing contents executed by the communication server “30”. FIG. 4 shows the processing contents executed by the management server “40”.

The scanner "10" reads the document brought in by the copy registration requester (step S10 in FIG. 2) and sends the information to the communication server "30". (Step S15 of FIG. 2). Document information includes document title, issue number, issue date, effective period, issue place, issuer's name, date of birth, address, permanent domicile, age, face photo of the person, etc. Further, the collation result of the read information is received via the communication server “30” (step S20 in FIG. 2), and the result is displayed on the panel (step S3 in FIG. 2).
0).

The collation result here means the collation result with the data shown in step 310 of FIG.

The copy registration receptionist confirms the above-mentioned collation result on the operation panel of the scanner "10" (step S40 in FIG. 2), and if it is NG, collects the prescribed inquiry fee (step in FIG. 2). S41), and if OK, the copy information registration fee is collected (step S42 in FIG. 2).

When the communication server "30" detects the data transmission from the scanner "10" (step S10 in FIG. 3).
0), the data is transferred to the management server “40” (step S105 in FIG. 3).

The management server "40" is a document (original)
When the document information is received from the issuing terminal, it is stored in the database (step S310 in FIG. 4).

Further, the management server "40" is the scanner "1".
0 "is detected (step S in FIG. 4).
200), collates with the information in the internal database (step S201 in FIG. 4), and sends the result to the communication server “30” (step S210 in FIG. 4). Scanner "1
When the data transmission from "0" is valid, the management server "40" registers the information in the internal database (steps S220 → S221 in FIG. 4).

Next, the management server "40" uses the communication server "30" when registering the copy data in the internal database.
And the ID required for the PC "50" to access
And a password are set, and the password is transmitted to the communication server “30” (step S222 in FIG. 4).

When the notification that the copy information is registered in the database is received from the communication server “30” and the management server “40” (step S120 in FIG. 3), the information is transferred to the personal computer “50” of the copy requester (FIG. 3). Step S1
25). The information at this time includes a registration date, a requester name, a document title, a password, an ID number, an expiration date of access, and the like.

At the same time, the communication server "30" transmits a notification that the copy information is registered in the database of the management server "40" to the personal computer "60" of the copy registrant (step S126 in FIG. 3). As information at this time,
Add the name of the copy requester in addition to the information sent to the copy requester. However, since the copy registrant does not need access, the password and ID number are excluded (step S12 in FIG. 3).
6).

The communication server "30" determines whether or not there is access from the personal computer "50" (step S13 in FIG. 3).
0). When the access is made from the personal computer “50”, the management server “40” is accessed (step S13 in FIG. 3).
5) The copy information is received from the management server “40” (step S140 in FIG. 3) and transferred to the personal computer “50” (step S145 in FIG. 3).

The communication server "30" notifies the copy registrant that the copy requester has accessed the copy information (step S145 in FIG. 3).

Based on the access of the copy requester, the management server "40" transfers the copy information to the communication server only once (step S231 in FIG. 4), and the copy requester sends the copy information to the drawing 1 in FIG. Printer "70" in
Can be obtained only by outputting to.

The number of output copies is one for each case. (Copy information cannot be acquired on the screen of PC "50" as part of the prevention of document forgery).

Regarding the output of copy information, the following words can be automatically printed, and the output to the printer ends the access right of the copy requester to the copy information.

Printed items: ・ Certify that this copy is the same as the content of the original (or part of the original) ・ The expiration date of this copy is XX XX year XX month XX day ・ Book Duplicate is valid only for (copy requester name) ・ Forgery prevention watermark (when copying, the letters "copy" appear, etc.)-Copy information issuer name management server "40" starts from copy registration The copy data is deleted from the database when a certain period of time has passed or when the access right is ended by the output of the copy information by the copy requester (step S241 in FIG. 4).

[0043]

As described above, according to the present invention, a document certification service system capable of improving the efficiency of confirmation work by proving that the issuing organization itself is a copy document. Can be provided.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of an entire system to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing processing contents executed by a CPU inside a scanner “10”.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing processing contents executed by a communication server “30”.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the processing contents executed by the communication server “40”.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 scanner 20 communication network 40 Management server 50 PC

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A receiving means for receiving certification information from a document to be certified, and a transmitting means for transmitting information related to the received certificates to an electronic device owned by a requester. Document certification service system. 2. The document certification service system according to claim 1, wherein the requester information is registered. 3. The document certification service system according to claim 1, wherein the registration notification is transmitted to the electronic devices owned by the requester and the requester. 4. A security system for access from a request source in the request source certification information registration system according to claim 2. 5. The document certification service system according to claim 1, wherein the request source notifies the request source that the request source has accessed the certification information. 6. The requester information registration system according to claim 2, wherein the requester cannot access after a certain period of registration or after the requester has accessed.