JP2007087334A - Visitor authentication method, visitor authentication system, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To securely conduct identity verification when a visitor enters a security area of a company and public facility or the like. <P>SOLUTION: An interviewer 10 arranges a code number in determining an interview date by advance telephone communication or the like with a visitor 1, and registers a belonging organization name, a full name of the visitor 1, and a password in a visitor authentication system. When the visitor 1 visits, the visitor utilizes an OCR 6 or a barcode reader 8 at a reception 3 to input either one of the belonging organization name, or the full name, and inputs the previously informed password. When respective input information and previously registered information correspond, the visitor authentication system allows entry of the visitor. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a personal authentication technique, and more particularly, to a visitor authentication method, a visitor authentication system, and a program for securely authenticating an external visitor who is difficult to obtain and register personal identification information in advance.

  General identity authentication includes a method of visually confirming the target person, a method of inputting an ID and a password to a terminal, etc., authentication using biometrics technology (face, palm, retina, iris, fingerprint, There is known a confirmation method for collating with information registered in advance using a voice print, a finger vein, a palm vein, or the like.

  However, in the case of visitors coming from outside, it is troublesome to issue an ID each time and manage this. In addition, it is difficult to obtain the biometric information in advance, and the cost is appropriate. Therefore, at companies and public facilities, at the security area entrance and entrance / exit, the method of making entries in the entry / exit management ledger, etc., and the person in charge confirm the visitor's name, affiliation, visit destination (visitor), etc. The method is taken.

  For example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-4570 discloses a visitor management method using an RF-ID tag, but the RF-ID tag is not handed over in advance, but is handed over at the reception and leaves. It is collected at the reception, and is used to manage and grasp the visitor's behavior in the security area.

  Japanese Patent No. 2883998 discloses an outpatient management provided with reading means for reading a part of items described in the entry / exit management ledger and the entry / exit management slip (visitor card) from the visitor's business card in the above reception. An apparatus is disclosed. According to the apparatus of the publication, it is said that the conventional reception work can be labor-saving and accurate.

JP 2005-4570 A Japanese Patent No. 2883998

  However, even with the techniques disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Nos. 2005-4570 and 2883998, the identity of the visitor is not guaranteed. For example, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-4570, it is possible to enter the security area when a visitor misrepresents, and even if a business card is available in Japanese Patent No. 2883998, it is possible to enter. The problem remains.

  In short, visitor authentication that does not assume that user authentication information such as biometrics information is obtained in advance is intended for a large number of unspecified potential visitors. It can be said that it is difficult to build.

  The present invention has been made in view of the circumstances described above, and performs a visitor authentication method, a visitor authentication system and a visitor authentication system capable of performing identity verification at the above-mentioned reception with higher accuracy and suppressing the introduction cost and running cost at a low cost. Its purpose is to provide a program.

  According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a visitor authentication system in which a reception terminal and an internal terminal group are connected to each other, and a self-identification information and a password code (password, password number, etc.) inputted by a visitor. ) And the previously registered visitor information and password are matched, a visitor authentication system and program permitting the visitor to enter is provided. More specifically, the visitor authentication system is configured to accept registration of visitor information for identifying a prospective visitor from a person in charge of visiting via the internal terminal, and via the internal terminal, the Means for accepting registration of a personal identification code corresponding to the visitor information from a visitor; means for accepting at least a part of the visitor information and the input of the personal identification code from the visitor via the acceptance terminal; Means for instructing the reception terminal to permit entry of the visitor when the visitor input content matches the pre-registered visitor information and the password. The

  Further, according to the second aspect of the present invention, the visitor authentication system registers visitor information for identifying a prospective visitor from the person in charge of the visit via an internal terminal installed in the security area. The step of accepting, the step of accepting the registration of a personal identification code corresponding to the visitor information from the person in charge of the visit via the internal terminal, and the visitor authentication system are installed at the reception A step of receiving at least a part of the visitor information and the password from the visitor via the reception terminal; and the visitor authentication system is configured to register the visitor input contents and the pre-registered information. Instructing the reception terminal to permit entry of the visitor when the visitor information matches the password. Visitors authentication method is provided.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to authenticate a visitor with a low cost and high reliability.

  Next, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a visitor authentication system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  Referring to FIG. 1, there is an entrance management department reception 3 that manages visitor 1 entrance / exit, an office 9 in which a visitor (visited person) 10 is enrolled, and a computer room 12 in which a management computer 13 is installed. A security area 2 such as a company or public facility provided is shown. The reception 3 is arranged in the vicinity of the entrance / exit of the security area 2, and the visitor 1 always stops by this reception 3 when entering.

  In addition, the reception 3 is provided with a reception terminal 4 that allows the visitor 1 to input both the organization name and the name, or one of the names, and to input a personal identification number. The reception terminal 4 is composed of a personal computer or the like, and is an optical character recognition device (hereinafter referred to as an OCR device) 6 for reading the printed character information of the business card 5 presented by the visitor 1, or the business card 5 or a mobile phone 7. A barcode reader 8 for reading the barcode displayed on the screen is connected. The reception terminal 4 is connected to the management computer 13 via the communication network 14 and configured to confirm the validity of each input content of the visitor 1.

  In addition, based on appointments with the visitor 1 and the like, the visitor information visited by the visitor 1 and the visitor (visitee) 10 are appropriately set for each visitor information corresponding to the appointment. An internal terminal 11 such as a personal computer for inputting a personal identification number is provided. The internal terminal 11 is also connected to the management computer 13 via the communication network 14 and is configured to be able to register each input content of the visitor (visitee) 10.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a detailed system configuration of the visitor authentication system according to the embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2, the reception terminal 4 provided in the reception 3 and the internal terminal 11 provided in the office 9 are a display unit 15, an input unit 16, a storage unit 17, a transmission / reception unit 18, and a control unit 19, respectively. , Etc. are provided.

  The display unit 15 is a display device or the like for displaying the content input via the input unit 16 and the response from the management computer 13 received via the transmission / reception unit 18. The input unit 16 is a keyboard or the like for inputting visitor information and a personal identification number, and the storage unit 17 has interactive processing (visitor information registration / inquiry / change) with the management computer 13 via the transmission / reception unit 18. A computer program and work data to be executed by the control unit 19 for storing (authentication request processing at the time of cancellation and meeting) are stored.

  Further, as described above, the OCR device 6 and the barcode reader 8 are connected to the reception terminal 4 so that the printed character information and barcode of the business card 5 presented by the visitor 1 and the barcode displayed on the display screen of the mobile phone 7 are displayed. Can be used instead of the input content in the input unit 16.

  On the other hand, the management computer 13 includes a transmission / reception unit 20, a visitor information database 21, a registration unit 22, a collation unit 23, and a control unit 24. The registration unit 22 is a means for receiving a visitor information registration request from the internal terminal 11 via the transmission / reception unit 20 and registering it in the visitor information database 21. The verification unit 23 is a unit that receives an authentication request from the reception terminal 4 via the transmission / reception unit 20 and performs verification processing with the contents registered in the visitor information database 21.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of registered contents in the visitor information database 21. In the example of FIG. 3, the visit number automatically assigned on the management computer 13 side, (visit) date, (visit) time, organization name (of visitor 1), name (of visitor 1), visit location It is possible to register information such as the name and password of the person in charge of the visit (visitor).

  Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure in the visitor authentication system according to the present embodiment. Referring to FIG. 4, the visitor (visitee) 10 first determines a visit schedule and a password by telephone call from the visitor 1 in advance, and uses the internal terminal 11 to illustrate the visitor illustrated in FIG. 3. Information and a password are input, and a registration request (transmission) is made to the management computer 13 (step S001).

  The management computer 13 that has received the visitor information registers the received visitor information and password in the visitor information database 21 (step S002).

  From time to time, it is possible to change or cancel the registered visitor information by contacting the visitor 1 or the visitor (visitee) 10, and the PIN number temporarily entered in step S001 can be used. It can be changed later.

  On the other hand, based on the appointment with the visitor (visitee) 10 described above, the visitor 1 who visited the visitor uses the OCR device 6 or the barcode reader 8 connected to the reception terminal 4 at the reception 3. The predetermined attribute information of the visitor, for example, the organization name, the name, or both of them is input / transmitted (step S003).

  The management computer 13 collates the current date and time with the visit date and time registered in the visitor information database 21 and searches whether or not data corresponding to the predetermined attribute information is registered in the visitor information database 21 ( If there is no matching data (step S004), a message indicating entry refusal is transmitted to the receiving terminal 4 (step S005).

  On the other hand, if there is matching data in step S004, the management computer 13 requests the reception terminal 4 to transmit a personal identification number (matching in step S004), and the visitor 1 receives the input unit of the reception terminal 4 The personal identification number is input from 16 (step S006).

  Subsequently, the management computer 13 confirms whether or not the input personal identification number matches the personal identification number registered in the visitor information database 21 (step S007). Here, if the input code numbers do not match (no match in step S007), a message indicating entry refusal is transmitted to the receiving terminal 4 (step S005).

  On the other hand, if the password entered in step S007 matches the password registered in the visitor information database 21 (match in step S007), a message indicating admission permission (authentication success) to the receiving terminal 4 Is transmitted, and the visitor 1 can enter the security area 2.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily and surely confirm the identity of a person who enters an event venue as well as a security area of a company or a public facility.

  In the above-described embodiment, in consideration of usability, a form in which a visitor can input an organization name and name using the OCR device 6 or the barcode reader 8 at the reception is adopted. Depending on the security level required, the input of attribute information items other than the organization name and name may be requested using a keyboard or the like. Similarly, instead of the OCR device 6 and the barcode reader 8, other input means, a media reader or the like may be connected to the reception terminal so that other print media, magnetic media, etc. can be used.

  In the above-described embodiment, the visitor (visitee) 10 determines the password as appropriate and registers it in the visitor information database 21. However, the internal terminal 11 or the management computer 13 is input. It is also possible to use a configuration in which a visitor information is used to automatically generate a personal identification number and a password using a predetermined function and register it in association with the visitor information. In this case, the visitor (visitee) 10 notifies the visitor 1 of the personal identification number and password displayed on the internal terminal 11 after the automatic generation by an appropriate communication means.

  In the above-described embodiment, the visit date / time is set as a registered item in the visitor information database, and the date / time is checked when a visitor authentication request is made. However, for example, the visit date / time is not set as a registered item in the visitor information database. In this case, or in the case of optional registration items, the visitor authentication system functions as a system that can also verify the identity of visitors who visit irregularly, such as a visiting / buying company and affiliated company employees.

  The present invention can also be applied to a manned reception where a reception operator who operates the reception terminal 4 is arranged, but it is also possible to realize an unmanned reception. Very simply, this can be realized by a reception terminal connected to an OCR device or a barcode reader, a keyboard or touch panel for inputting a personal identification number, and an admission control means such as an automatic gate controlled by a management computer.

It is a block diagram showing the schematic structure of the visitor authentication system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram showing the detailed structure of the visitor authentication system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is an example of the data item registered into the visitor information database of the visitor authentication system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart showing the process sequence of the visitor authentication system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 Visitor 2 Security Area 3 Reception 4 Reception Terminal 5 Business Card 6 OCR (Optical Character Recognition) Device 7 Mobile Phone 8 Barcode Reader 9 Office 10 Visitor (Visitor)
11 terminal (internal terminal)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 12 Computer room 13 Management computer 14 Communication network 15 Display part 16 Input part 17 Storage part 18 Transmission / reception part 19 Control part 20 Transmission / reception part 21 Visitor information database 22 Registration part 23 Collation part 24 Control part

Claims (14)

A visitor authentication system in which a reception terminal and an internal terminal group are connected,
Means for accepting registration of visitor information for identifying a prospective visitor from the person in charge of visit through the internal terminal;
Means for accepting registration of a personal identification code corresponding to the visitor information from the visitor through the internal terminal;
Means for accepting at least part of the visitor information and the input of the personal identification code from the visitor via the acceptance terminal;
Means for instructing the reception terminal to permit entry of the visitor when the visitor input content matches the pre-registered visitor information and the password;
A visitor authentication system characterized by comprising: Instead of means for accepting registration of a personal identification code corresponding to the visitor information from the visitor through the internal terminal,
Means for automatically generating a personal identification code using the visitor information, registering in association with the visitor information and displaying on an internal terminal operated by the person in charge of the visitor;
The visitor authentication system according to claim 1, further comprising: A business card OCR device is connected to the reception terminal, and accepts at least a part of the visitor information;
The visitor authentication system according to claim 1 or 2. A barcode reader is arranged at the reception terminal, and accepts at least a part of the visitor information;
The visitor authentication system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. A program to be executed by a management computer of a visitor authentication system formed by connecting a reception terminal and an internal terminal group,
A process of accepting registration of visitor information for identifying a prospective visitor from the person in charge of visit through the internal terminal;
A process of accepting registration of a personal identification code corresponding to the visitor information from the person in charge of the visit via the internal terminal;
A process of receiving at least part of the visitor information and the input of the personal identification code from the visitor via the reception terminal;
A process for instructing the reception terminal to permit entry of the visitor when the visitor input content matches the pre-registered visitor information and the password;
A program for causing the computer to execute. Instead of the process of accepting registration of a personal identification code corresponding to the visitor information from the visitor in charge through the internal terminal,
6. The program according to claim 5, wherein a password is automatically generated using the visitor information, registered in association with the visitor information, and displayed on an internal terminal operated by the visitor in charge, and executed on the computer. . A business card OCR device is connected to the reception terminal;
Performing an input reception process of at least a part of the visitor information by causing the reception terminal and the business card OCR device to read the visitor's business card;
The program according to claim 5 or 6. A barcode reader is connected to the reception terminal,
Performing an input reception process of at least a part of the visitor information by causing the reception terminal and the barcode reader to read a barcode printed on the visitor's business card;
A program according to any one of claims 5 to 7. A barcode reader is connected to the reception terminal,
Executing the input reception process of at least a part of the visitor information by causing the reception terminal and the barcode reader to read the barcode displayed on the screen of the visitor's mobile phone;
A program according to any one of claims 5 to 7. A visitor authentication method implemented using a visitor authentication system formed by connecting a reception terminal and an internal terminal group,
The visitor authentication system accepting registration of visitor information for identifying a prospective visitor from the person in charge of visit through the internal terminal;
The visitor authentication system accepts registration of a personal identification code corresponding to the visitor information from the visitor via the internal terminal;
The visitor authentication system accepting input of at least a part of the visitor information and the password from the visitor via the accepting terminal;
The visitor authentication system instructs the reception terminal to permit entry of the visitor when the visitor input content, the pre-registered visitor information, and the password are matched. When,
The visitor authentication method characterized by including. The visitor authentication system is replaced with a step of accepting registration of a personal identification code corresponding to the visitor information from the visitor via the internal terminal,
The visitor authentication system includes a step of automatically generating a personal identification code using the visitor information, registering it in association with the visitor information, and displaying it on an internal terminal operated by the person in charge of the visitation;
The visitor authentication method according to claim 10. A business card OCR device is connected to the reception terminal;
The business card OCR device reads at least part of the visitor information by reading the visitor's business card;
The visitor authentication method of Claim 10 or 11 characterized by these. A barcode reader is connected to the reception terminal,
The bar code reader reads at least part of the visitor information by reading a bar code printed on the visitor's business card;
The visitor authentication method according to any one of claims 10 to 12. A barcode reader is connected to the reception terminal,
The bar code reader reads at least a part of the visitor information by reading a bar code displayed on a screen of the visitor's mobile phone;
The visitor authentication method according to any one of claims 10 to 12.

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