JPH1063622A - Terminal use permission system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To automatically perform the user start processing and end processing regardlessly for a user by comparing the read information of the user with the information of a use permitted user previously registered on the terminal and setting the terminal usable only when the information is coincident. SOLUTION: A terminal 1 identifies received information and when it is registered as a user permitted person on the terminal 1, the operation of an input device 3 is changed into receiving state or display on a display device is started. Then, while a user 6 carrying a data carrier 5 with him uses the terminal 1, a reader 2 periodically reads the information of the data carrier 5 through an antenna 7 and reports it to the terminal 1. The terminal 1 compares the read information with information held at the time of use start and when the information is equal, the terminal 1 is continuously held in the continuously usable state. Thus, the use start processing and end processing of the terminal 1 can be automatically performed regardlessly for the user.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a terminal use permission system, and more particularly to a terminal use permission system which enables a terminal use start process and a terminal end process to be performed automatically without the user being conscious of it, and further improves security. The present invention relates to a preferred terminal use permission system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the prior art, in a terminal where the number of users is limited, the user usually inputs a user name and a password in order to obtain permission to use the terminal. After the user is permitted to use the terminal, the user can continue to use the terminal, and when the use of the terminal is finished, it is necessary to perform a terminal use termination process.

As a method for recognizing a user instead of a password, there are pattern recognition methods such as a magnetic card recognition method or an image recognition method, a fingerprint recognition method, a retinal recognition method, and a voiceprint recognition method.

[0004]

The terminal user needs to input the user name and password in order to obtain permission to use the terminal, which is very troublesome.

[0005] Further, the user name and password are input from an input device such as a keyboard, and there has been a problem that when the password is known to another person, the terminal is used improperly.

[0006] The pattern recognition method has a problem that the amount of information to be handled is enormous, so that it takes a long time to perform the recognition and the load on the terminal is large.

[0007] In addition, since the terminal can be continuously used until the terminal use termination processing is performed after being authorized as a terminal user, if the use termination processing is forgotten, the terminal may be illegally used. There was a problem.

[0008] The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and makes it possible to automatically perform a terminal use start process and a terminal end process without making the user aware thereof.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a terminal use permission system suitable for improving security.

[0009]

A first terminal use permission system according to the present invention comprises at least an input device, a display device, and an information processing device, and furthermore, only a permitted user is permitted to operate and control. The present invention is applied to a terminal use permission system applied to a terminal device, and has the following features.

[0010] That is, there is provided means for holding information for identifying a user and transmitting the information via an antenna, and a data carrier formed so as to be portable by the user and information transmitted from the data carrier. Compares the reader read through the antenna with the information of the user read by the reader and the information of the authorized user registered in the terminal in advance, and can use the terminal only if they match And means for setting

[0011] A second terminal use permission system of the present invention comprises:
It is applied to the first terminal use permission system and has the following features. That is, the reader in the first terminal use permission system reads the information of the data carrier periodically and cannot read the information of the data carrier for a certain period of time, or reads the information for which use of the terminal is not permitted. The device is characterized in that it has means for prohibiting operation of the terminal when the terminal is operated.

[0012] A third terminal use permission system of the present invention comprises:
The present invention is applied to a terminal use permission system which is configured to include at least an input device, a display device, and an information processing device, and is further applied to a terminal device which is controlled so that only an authorized user can operate. have.

That is, a data carrier which stores information for identifying a user and which transmits the information via an antenna, and which is formed so as to be portable by the user,
A reader for reading information transmitted from the data carrier via an antenna, and a first for comparing the information of the user read by the reader with the information of the authorized user registered in the terminal in advance. Means for taking in information capable of identifying the user, and second comparing means for comparing the information taken in from the means for taking in with the information registered in advance, which can identify the user. In both of the first comparison means and the second comparison means, a means for enabling the terminal to be used only when the comparison results match is provided.

[0014] The fourth terminal use permission system of the present invention comprises:
It is applied to the third terminal use permission system, and has the following features. That is, the capturing means captures the user's image or fingerprint or voiceprint or retinal information, and the second comparing means is registered in advance with the captured user's image or fingerprint or voiceprint or retinal information. It is characterized in that it is configured to compare information of an image, a fingerprint, a voiceprint, or a retina.

[0015] A fifth terminal use permission system of the present invention comprises:
It is applied to the third terminal use permission system, and has the following features. That is, the reader reads the information of the data carrier periodically, and when the information of the data carrier cannot be read for a certain period of time, or when the information for which use of the terminal is not permitted is read, It is characterized by having means for prohibiting the operation.

According to the first and second terminal use permission systems, the terminal user carrying the data carrier can use the terminal without any special operation when using the terminal whose use is permitted. The operation can be started (first invention), and the operation of the terminal can be ended without performing any special operation (second invention). Further, since the data carrier is a non-contact type, it is difficult to copy and the security of the terminal is improved. According to the third to sixth terminal use permission systems, the first and second terminal use permission systems are used. By adding pattern recognition of an input image or the like in addition to the effects of the system, security can be greatly improved.

[0017]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, when there is no terminal user permitted to use, the terminal 1 prohibits its use, so that the input device 3 does not accept the operation or the display of the display device 4 is turned off. Will be retained.

When a terminal user 6 carrying a data carrier 5 and being permitted to use the terminal 1 comes in front of the terminal 1 to use the terminal 1, the reader 2 in the terminal 1 transmits data via the antenna 7 The information transmitted from the carrier 5 is read, and the information is transmitted to the terminal 1. At this time, terminal 1
Stores information transmitted from the data carrier 5.
The terminal 1 identifies the received information, and changes the setting to a state in which the operation of the input device 3 is accepted, or causes the display device 4 to start displaying when the terminal 1 is registered as a use permitted person.

User 6 carrying data carrier 5
While using the terminal 1, the reader 2
, The information of the data carrier 5 is periodically read, and the information is transmitted to the terminal 1. The terminal 1 compares the received information with the information held at the start of use, and if the information is the same, keeps the terminal 1 in a continuously usable state.
If the comparison result is different information, the terminal 1 determines that the user has been replaced, identifies the received information,
If the user is a permitted user of the terminal 1, the information of the data carrier 5 is retained and the terminal 1 can be continuously used. If the user is not permitted to use the terminal 1, the operation of the input device 3 is not accepted. Or the display on the display device 4 is turned off.

User 6 carrying data carrier 5
Terminates the use of the terminal 1 and moves away from the terminal 1,
The reader 2 cannot read the information on the data carrier 5 and does not transmit the information to the terminal 1. Terminal 1
If the information from the reader 2 is not received for a certain period of time, it is determined that the use of the terminal 1 has been completed, and the use of the terminal 1 is prohibited. The display on the display device 4 is turned off.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing a second embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 2, the same parts as FIG.
The same reference numerals are given. FIG. 2 is different from the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 in that an image input device 8 is combined to improve security.

User 6 carrying data carrier 5
Comes to the terminal 1 in order to use the terminal 1,
As in the case (1), the terminal 1 receives the information of the data carrier 5 from the reader 2. At the same time, the image input device 8 captures an image of the user's face and transmits the information to the terminal 1. Terminal 1
Calls the image information of the face of the user registered in advance based on the information of the data carrier 5, checks the information with the information received from the image input device 8, and the information of the data carrier 5 is registered as the authorized user. Only when the face image information matches, the setting is changed to a state in which the operation of the input device 3 is accepted, or the display of the display device 4 is started.

The terminal 1 double-checks whether or not the user is a use permitter based on the information on the data carrier 5 and the information on the image carrier 8 and the information on the data carrier 5. Is extremely low. In addition, since the image information of the user's face is called based on the information of the data carrier 5, it is possible to easily make the reference for the collation of the image and reduce the time required for the collation. In addition,
The information of the face may be included in the information of the data carrier 5, and the information of the image input device 8 may be compared with the information of the data carrier 5 to determine whether or not the user is the authorized user.

Once the user has been recognized, there is no need to collate the image information, and it is used to identify only the information of the data carrier 5 carried by the user, as described with reference to FIG. I do.

In the above-described second embodiment, an example in which image information of a user is used has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, fingerprint recognition, voiceprint recognition, retinal recognition, etc. May be combined with a pattern recognition method capable of identifying the individual.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a third embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 3, the same parts as in FIG.
The same reference numerals are given. FIG. 3 differs from the first embodiment shown in FIG.
In the input device 3. In this case, there is an advantage that the information on the data carrier 5 can be easily read because the antenna 17 approaches the user.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 4, the same parts as in FIG.
The same reference numerals are given. FIG. 4 differs from the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 in that an antenna 27 is mounted around the display device 4. Thereby, the data carrier 5 attached to the chest of the user 6 and the antenna 27 face each other, and there is an advantage that information on the data carrier 5 can be easily read.

[0028]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Since the user who is authorized to use the terminal is identified by the information of the data carrier carried by the terminal user and only the user who is authorized to use the terminal can operate the terminal, security Can be improved, and the use start process and the end process of the terminal can be automatically performed without making the user aware of the process. Also, security can be significantly improved by combining other pattern recognition methods.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1: terminal, 2: reader, 3: input device, 4: display device,
5: data carrier, 6: user, 7, 17, 27: antenna, 8: image input device.

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A terminal use permission system applied to a terminal device comprising at least an input device, a display device, and an information processing device, and further applied to a terminal device in which only a permitted user is permitted to operate and control. A data carrier formed so as to be portable by a user, a reader for reading information transmitted from the data carrier via an antenna, and Means for comparing the user information read by the reader with the information of authorized users registered in the terminal in advance, and enabling the terminal to be used only when they match. Characteristic terminal use permission system. 2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the reader periodically reads information on the data carrier, and when the information on the data carrier cannot be read for a predetermined period of time, or when information for which use of the terminal is not permitted is read. 2. The terminal use permission system according to claim 1, further comprising means for prohibiting operation of the terminal. 3. A terminal use permission system applied to a terminal device comprising at least an input device, a display device, and an information processing device and controlled by only an authorized user to be operable. A data carrier formed so that a user can carry the information, and a reader for reading information transmitted from the data carrier via the antenna. First comparing means for comparing the information of the user read by the reader with the information of the authorized user registered in the terminal in advance, and means for taking in information capable of identifying the user; Second comparing means for comparing the information fetched from the fetching means with information registered in advance, which can specify the user, and the first ratio In both means and second comparison means,
Means for enabling the terminal to be used only when the comparison result matches the terminal use permission system. 4. The capturing means captures a user's image or fingerprint or voiceprint or retinal information, and the second comparing means registers the captured user's fingerprint or voiceprint or retinal information in advance. 4. The terminal use permission system according to claim 3, wherein the terminal use permission system is configured to compare an existing image, a fingerprint, a voiceprint, or information on a retina. 5. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the reader periodically reads the information on the data carrier, and when the information on the data carrier cannot be read for a certain period of time, or when information for which use of the terminal is not permitted is read. 4. The terminal use permission system according to claim 3, further comprising means for prohibiting operation of the terminal.