JPH11175726A - Processor and method for information processing, information processing system, and provided medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it easy to obtain individual data after individual authentication. SOLUTION: A terminal 1 is equipped with a fingerprint recognizing device. A user who wants to read individual data out by using the terminal 1 inputs his fingerprint to the fingerprint recognizing device. The inputted fingerprint data are sent to a user management part 11 on a server 5 through a network 4. An individual authentication part 31 of the user management part 11 judges whether or not the sent fingerprint data are present in a fingerprint data base 32. When it is judged that there are matching fingerprint data, the user is authenticated as a regular user and becomes able to access an individual data management part 21 of a data management part 10 and read out saved data characteristic of the user.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and method, an information processing system, and a providing medium, and more particularly, to an information processing apparatus and a personal information that can be read by inputting personal authentication data. The present invention relates to a method, an information processing system, and a providing medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art At present, there are public telephones equipped with a liquid crystal screen. On the liquid crystal screen of the public telephone, the telephone number of the communicating party, the remaining frequency of the card, and the like are displayed. ISDN (Intergrated Services Digital Netwo
rk) and other public telephones that support digital communications.

[0003]

However, there is no service for authenticating a user to a public telephone as described above, and displaying personal information of the user on an equipped liquid crystal screen after the authentication.

The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and a terminal used by a large number of users, such as a public telephone, is provided with a device for authenticating each user, and can further provide personal information of each user. Is to do so.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing apparatus comprising: input means for inputting personal authentication data; display means for displaying information; and selection for selecting information displayed on the display means. Means.

[0008] An information processing method according to claim 8 includes an input step of inputting personal authentication data, a display step of displaying information, and a selection step of selecting the information displayed in the display step. Features.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer readable medium having an inputting step of inputting personal authentication data, a displaying step of displaying information, and a selecting step of selecting information displayed in the displaying step. It is characterized by providing.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the information processing apparatus, personal authentication data storage means for storing data for authenticating an individual and personal authentication data transmitted from another information processing apparatus store personal authentication data. Determining means for determining whether or not the data exists in the data stored by the means; and personal data for storing personal data which can be accessed when the determining means determines that the data for personal authentication exists. Storage means.

[0011] In the information processing method according to the eleventh aspect, a personal authentication data storing step of storing data for authenticating an individual, and the personal authentication data transmitted from another information processing apparatus may store the personal authentication data. A determining step of determining whether or not the data exists in the data accumulated in the step;
A personal data storing step of storing personal data that can be accessed when it is determined in the determining step that the personal authentication data exists.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the personal identification data storing step for storing data for authenticating an individual, and the personal authentication data transmitted from another information processing apparatus being stored in a personal authentication data storing step. A determining step of determining whether or not the data exists in the data stored in step (a); and a personal data storing step of storing personal data that can be accessed when the determining step determines that the data for personal authentication exists. And a computer program comprising:

According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, the first information processing apparatus of the information processing system comprises: input means for inputting personal authentication data; and first transmitting means for transmitting the personal authentication data input to the input means. And display means for displaying information, and selection means for selecting information displayed on the display means,
In the second information processing apparatus, personal authentication data storage means for storing data for authenticating an individual, and personal authentication data transmitted by the first transmission means are stored by the personal authentication data storage means. Determining means for determining whether or not the data exists in the data; personal data storing means for storing personal data which can be accessed when the determining means determines that the personal authentication data is present; A second transmission unit that transmits data stored in the storage unit to the first information processing apparatus.

[0012] The information processing method according to claim 14 is the first information processing method.
The information processing device is displayed in an input step of inputting personal authentication data, a first transmitting step of transmitting the personal authentication data input in the input step, a display step of displaying information, and a display step. The second information processing apparatus includes a personal authentication data storing step of storing data for authenticating an individual, and a personal authentication data transmitted in the first transmitting step. A determination step for determining whether or not the data exists in the data stored in the personal authentication data storage step, and, if the determination step determines that the personal authentication data exists, the personal data that can be accessed is determined. A personal data storage step for storing, and a second transmission step for transmitting the data stored in the personal data storage step to the first information processing apparatus. Tsu, characterized in that it comprises a flop.

According to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention, the computer program of the first information processing apparatus comprises an input step of inputting personal authentication data, and a first step of transmitting the personal authentication data input in the input step. , A display step of displaying information, and a selection step of selecting information displayed in the display step, wherein the computer program of the second information processing apparatus stores data for authenticating an individual. A personal authentication data storing step, a determining step of determining whether or not the personal authentication data transmitted in the first transmitting step is present in the data stored in the personal recognition data storing step; When it is determined that the authentication data exists, a personal data storage step of storing personal data that can be accessed; The data stored in the personal data storage step, and providing a computer program and a second transmission step of transmitting the first information processing apparatus.

An information processing apparatus according to claim 1,
In the information processing method described in the above, the personal authentication data is input, the information is displayed, and the displayed information is selected.

In the information processing method according to the tenth aspect, the information processing method according to the eleventh aspect, and the providing medium according to the twelfth aspect, data for authenticating an individual is stored, and other information processing is performed. It is determined whether or not the personal authentication data transmitted from the device exists in the data stored in the personal authentication data storage step, and if it is determined that the personal authentication data exists, it is determined that access is possible. Personal data is stored.

In the information processing system according to the thirteenth aspect, the information processing method according to the fourteenth aspect, and the providing medium according to the fifteenth aspect, the first information processing apparatus receives personal authentication data. The input personal authentication data is transmitted, the information is displayed, the displayed information is selected, and the second information processing device stores data for authenticating the individual, and the first information processing device It is determined whether the personal authentication data transmitted from is present in the stored data, and if it is determined that the personal authentication data is present, the personal data that can be accessed is stored,
The stored data is transmitted to the first information processing device.

[0017]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. In order to clarify the correspondence between each means of the invention described in the claims and the following embodiments, each means is described. When the features of the present invention are described by adding the corresponding embodiment (however, an example) in parentheses after the parentheses, the result is as follows. However, of course, this description does not mean that each means is limited to those described.

The information processing apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention includes an input means for inputting personal authentication data (for example, the fingerprint recognition device 54 in FIG. 2), a display means for displaying information (for example, the second display 51), And selecting means for selecting information displayed on the display means (for example, the selection button 53 in FIG. 2).

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing apparatus comprising:
2) is further provided.

In the information processing apparatus according to the present invention, the personal authentication data storage means (for example, the fingerprint database 32 in FIG. 1) for storing data for authenticating an individual and the information processing apparatus transmitted from another information processing apparatus. Judgment means (for example, the personal authentication unit 31 in FIG. 1) for judging whether or not the personal authentication data exists in the data stored by the personal recognition data storage means; It is characterized by including personal data storage means (for example, the personal data management unit 21 in FIG. 1) for storing personal data that can be accessed when it is determined that the personal data exists.

An information processing system according to claim 13 is
The first information processing device includes an input unit (for example, the fingerprint recognition device 54 in FIG. 2) for inputting personal authentication data, and a first transmitting unit (for example, for transmitting personal authentication data input to the input unit). , Step S3 in FIG. 3, display means for displaying information (for example, display 51 in FIG. 2), and selection means for selecting information displayed on the display means (for example,
The second information processing device includes a personal authentication data storage unit (for example, the fingerprint database 32 in FIG. 1) that stores data for authenticating an individual.
Determining means for determining whether or not the personal authentication data transmitted by the first transmitting means exists in the data stored by the personal recognition data storing means (for example, the personal authentication unit 31 in FIG. 1) And personal data storage means (for example, personal data management unit 21 in FIG. 1) for storing personal data that can be accessed when the determination means determines that the personal authentication data exists. Second transmitting means (for example, step S1 in FIG. 3) for transmitting the data stored in the storing means to the first information processing apparatus.
0).

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the information processing system of the present invention. The terminal 1 is a terminal provided with an authentication device (described later) to which personal authentication data is input,
For example, ISDN (Intergrated Services Digital Network)
Is connected to the network 4. The mobile unit 2 (for example, an airplane, a car, a train) is connected to the network 4 via a mobile communication network (for example, a satellite). Further, the network 4 is also connected to the server 5. The mobile unit 2 is provided with a terminal capable of performing the same processing as the terminal 1.

The server 5 includes a personal data management unit 21 for managing personal user data, a general data management unit 22 for managing data shared by a plurality of users, It comprises a user management unit 11 for performing authentication. The user management unit 11
It comprises a personal authentication unit 31 for managing data for authenticating a user. The personal authentication unit 31, for example,
When a user is authenticated by using a fingerprint, the system is composed of a fingerprint database 32 in which data relating to the user's fingerprint is registered.

The data management unit 10 includes a user management unit 11
Only after the user has been authenticated and confirmed to be a valid user can access be made.

The personal data management unit 21 stores, for example, an address book, a schedule, customer information, and a deposit balance managed by the user.
Information unique to the user is managed (stored). Therefore, from the viewpoint of privacy protection, it is important for the personal data management unit 21 to prevent information from leaking to the outside. Needs to be determined. Further, a history regarding the user who has accessed the personal data management unit 21 is stored in the server 5.

The general data management unit 22 manages programs and data commonly used by a plurality of users. It also manages data distributed for a fee. In this information processing system, when data is acquired, the user management unit 11 always authenticates the user, and is configured to be able to acquire data after it is determined that the user is a legitimate user. The collection of the fee for the pay data can be directly deducted from the bank account (stored in the personal data management unit 21) of the authenticated user.

For example, when a user is authenticated by a fingerprint, the personal authentication unit 31 is constituted by a fingerprint database 32 and stores data relating to the fingerprint of each user.

FIG. 2 shows an external configuration of the terminal 1. The display 51 displays a telephone number, a remaining frequency, personal information, and the like. The receiver 52 is used when transmitting and receiving voice. The selection button 53 is displayed on the display 51.
"YES" to be operated when the information displayed in is good
Button, "NO" button operated when it is not good, "NEXT" button operated when you want to display the next information,
"PreV" operated when you want to display previous information again
It consists of a button and a “cancel” button operated when canceling the immediately preceding operation. The fingerprint recognition device 54 is a device that performs user authentication by using a fingerprint.

The dial buttons 55 are "0" to "9".
It is composed of a total of 12 buttons, 10 buttons and two symbols, and is used when inputting a telephone number or selecting information displayed on the display 51 (described later). Operated. The card entrance 56 is provided for inserting or discharging a prepaid card (telephone card) dedicated to the terminal 1 or a card for personal authentication.

The user can be authenticated using not only fingerprints but also image recognition such as iris and face outline, a card recognition system using a contact-type card, an authentication system using Felica of Sony (trademark), and a portable device. An authentication method using PAN (Personal Area Network) using the human body as a transmission medium for communication between
It is possible to use an authentication method using a handwritten signature or another authentication method. Further, data corresponding to these authentication methods is stored in the personal authentication unit 31 of the server 5. Further, an authentication device according to these authentication methods is provided instead of the fingerprint recognition device 54 of the terminal 1.
For example, when using card recognition for authentication, a card data reading device is provided instead of the fingerprint recognition device 54 (in this case, the card entrance 56 may be provided with a data reading function). In the case of the PAN system, a receiving device for receiving data, and in the case of a handwritten signature, a pen for inputting the signature and a screen (the display 51 may be substituted) are provided.

Hereinafter, a case where a fingerprint is used as personal authentication data will be described as an example, and referring to the flowchart of FIG.
The operation at the time of acquiring personal information using the terminal 1 will be described.

The user starts accessing the server 5 in step S1. First, the user inputs a telephone number for accessing the server 5 to the terminal 1 using the dial button 5.
Operate 5 and input. As a result, the terminal 1 and the server 5 are connected via the network 4. When the connection is completed, the terminal 1 informs the user of the connection.
On the display 51, "Connection completed",
Characters such as "Please enter your fingerprint" are displayed. In step S2, the user presses his / her thumb against the fingerprint recognition device 54 to input a fingerprint. Fingerprint recognition device 5
4 digitizes the input fingerprint. The digitized fingerprint data is transmitted to the server 5 in step S3.

The transmitted fingerprint data is received by the user management section 11 of the server 5. In step S4, the personal authentication unit 31 of the user management unit 11 refers to the fingerprint database 32 and determines whether or not the received fingerprint data exists. The fingerprint data 32 stores fingerprint data and the name of the owner of the fingerprint in association with each other. The received fingerprint data is stored in the fingerprint database 32.
If it is determined that the fingerprint data does not exist, in other words, if the received fingerprint data cannot be authenticated,
Go to 5.

In step S5, it is determined whether or not the number of authentication failures is the third. If it is determined to be the third time, it is regarded as an unauthorized user, and the communication is disconnected. In this case, the number of times of authentication failure is set to three, but may be set to another number. Further, when it is determined that the user is an unauthorized user, the connection may be made only to a specific database without disconnecting the communication.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S5 that the number of authentication failures is three or less, the process proceeds to step S6, and an error message is transmitted to terminal 1.
The message is, for example, "Please enter your fingerprint again" or "User verification failed." The user takes the action corresponding to this error message as
Step S2 and subsequent steps are repeated.

On the other hand, in step S4, if the transmitted fingerprint data exists in the fingerprint database 32 (authenticated), the flow advances to step S7 to transmit an information selection menu. This selection menu is displayed, for example, as an item list 71 shown in FIG. The item list 71 includes data items and the like managed by the authenticated user in the data management unit 10. In this display example, the user indicates that the “schedule”, “address book”, “deposit balance”, and “customer list” are stored in the personal data management unit 21. The Internet service can be used by the user by providing a gateway to the Internet and a proxy function in the system.

"Other" in the item list 71 is selected when a process other than the above-described process is to be performed. Processing other than those described above includes, for example, downloading paid software,
For example, transmitting a message to another user. "End" is selected when the user wants to end these processes.

The command button 72 is a selection button 53
(FIG. 2). When the user wants to select the command button 72, the user only has to operate the corresponding button of the selection button 53.

In step S8, the user selects a desired process from the displayed item list 71.
The user operates the dial button 55 having the same number as the number of the item list 71 to be selected. The item of the operated number is displayed so as to be distinguished from other items, such as blinking or coloring. Then, if the selection is acceptable, the user operates the “YES” button of the command button 72 (selection button 53). The signal corresponding to the selected number is transmitted to the server 5. Server 5
Determines in step S9 whether the transmitted signal is a signal indicating the end. If it is determined that the signal indicates termination, the connection between the terminal 1 and the server 5 is disconnected.

On the other hand, if the server 5 determines that the received signal is not a signal indicating the end, the process proceeds to step S1.
0, and the data corresponding to the signal is stored in the data management unit 1
Read from 0 and transmit to terminal 1. The transmitted data is displayed on the display 51 of the terminal 1. After obtaining information from the displayed screen, the user returns to step S8, and selects a desired process such as viewing the next screen or terminating the process. Then, the processing after step S8 is repeated.

In the above-described embodiment, the user is authenticated when connecting to the server 5. However, the user may be authenticated as needed after connecting to the server 52. For example, after the user connects to the server 5, data managed by the general data management unit 22;
In other words, if it is desired to acquire data that does not require user authentication, authentication is not required and is not performed. Then, the user manages the data managed by the personal data management unit 21,
In other words, when it is desired to acquire data that requires user authentication, authentication is performed.

In step S7, the display 51
As a special case of the selection menu displayed on the server, an e-mail or a message from another user is transmitted to the user (server 5).
), To let you know,
For example, a message "message has arrived" is displayed as shown in FIG. In response to this message, in step S8, the user operates the selection button 53 (command button 72) to determine whether to read the message or the e-mail. When the user reads the message or the e-mail, the selection button 53
Operate the "YES" button of the
Operate the "O" button. The selection result is transmitted to the server 5.

The server 5 determines in step S9 whether or not the selection has been completed. If it is determined that the processing has not been completed, the process proceeds to step S10, and data corresponding to the received selection result is transmitted. When the “YES” button is operated, a message or an e-mail stored in the server 5 is transmitted and displayed on the display 51.
When the “NO” button is operated, the selection menu screen shown in FIG. 4 is displayed.

In the above description, the message is displayed on the display 51. However, when another user has stored the message in the server 5 by voice,
The handset 52 informs the user.

Next, the user schedule information stored in the data management unit 10 of the server 5 will be described. The schedule information is stored in a format compatible with vCalender, and cannot be written by other users. In other words, the user management unit 1
According to 1, only a user who has been authenticated as an authorized user can read and write the schedule.

The server 5 can have an address book function composed of personal data based on vCard. With this function, it is possible to read out a desired telephone number from the address book managed therein, and furthermore, it is possible to directly call the telephone number as it is, so that the user can carry around the address book, You will be free from the hassle of searching for a number.

Further, the sales management data, the product data, the stock management data, and the like can be linked and stored in the server 5 by a personal information management function based on vCard. These data need to be data that can be read and written by a plurality of users existing in a company, unlike the above-described personal data.

The above-described vCard and vCalender are compatible with Net
Ve, mainly scape (trademark) and IBM (trademark)
It is a standard for "electronic nouns" and "electronic calendars" that is being standardized by an industry group called rsit. This standard
It is intended for use in general PIM (Personal Information Manager) and groupware. As an extended specification to enable cross-reference between different models, IE
Considered by TF (Internet Engineering Tasl Force). Details about vCard, vCalender, and Versit are available on the Internet below. http://www.imc.org/pdi/vcardwhite.htm (vCard, v
About Calender) http://www.imc.org/pdi/ (About Versit)

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the information displayed on the display 51 is selected by operating the selection button 53 or the dial button 55, but a touch tablet or the like is mounted on the display 51. By doing so, the selection may be made by touching the display 51.

A computer program for performing each of the above processes is recorded on a recording medium such as a floppy disk or a CD-ROM, and is provided by distributing it to users, or provided via a transmission medium such as a network. , For example, by storing it in a memory or the like.

[0051]

According to the information processing apparatus according to the first aspect, the information processing method according to the eighth aspect, and the providing medium according to the ninth aspect, the personal authentication data is input and the information is displayed. Since the displayed information is selected, personal data can be obtained after personal authentication.

According to the information processing apparatus described in claim 10, the information processing method described in claim 11, and the providing medium described in claim 13, data for authenticating an individual is stored and other information is stored. It is determined whether or not the personal authentication data transmitted from the processing device exists in the stored data. If it is determined that the personal authentication data exists, the personal data that can be accessed is determined. Since the data is stored, personal data can be obtained after personal authentication.

According to the information processing system of claim 13, the information processing method of claim 14, and the providing medium of claim 15, the first information processing apparatus inputs personal authentication data. Then, the input personal authentication data is transmitted, the information is displayed, the displayed information is selected, and the second information processing device stores the data for authenticating the individual, and performs the first information processing. Determines whether the personal authentication data transmitted from the device exists in the stored data, and if it is determined that the personal authentication data exists, stores the personal data that can be accessed. Since the data stored in the personal data storage means is transmitted to the first information processing device, after performing personal authentication,
Personal data can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of an information processing system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of an external appearance of the terminal in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation performed by the information processing system in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 shows a display 5 in step S7 of FIG.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed on a screen 1;

FIG. 5 shows a display 5 in step S7 of FIG.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing another example of the screen displayed in No. 1.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 terminal, 2 mobile, 3 mobile communication network, 4
Network, 5 servers, 10 data management department,
11 User management department, 21 Personal data management department, 2
2 General Data Management Department, 31 Personal Authentication Department, 32
Fingerprint database, 51 display, 52 receiver, 53 selection button, 54 fingerprint recognition device, 7
1 item list, 72 command buttons

Claims (15)

[Claims] 1. An information processing apparatus comprising: input means for inputting personal authentication data; display means for displaying information; and selection means for selecting information displayed on the display means. 2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising voice input / output means for inputting / outputting voice. 3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the personal authentication data is a fingerprint. 4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the personal authentication data is an iris. 5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the personal authentication data is a contour of a face. 6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the personal authentication data is data recorded on a personal authentication card. 7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the personal authentication data is a handwritten signature. 8. An information processing method, comprising: an input step of inputting personal authentication data; a display step of displaying information; and a selection step of selecting information displayed in the display step. 9. A computer program comprising: an input step of inputting personal authentication data; a display step of displaying information; and a selection step of selecting information displayed in the display step. Providing medium. 10. Personal authentication data storage means for storing data for authenticating an individual, and personal authentication data transmitted from another information processing apparatus,
A determining means for determining whether or not the data is stored in the data stored by the personal authentication data storing means; and an individual which can be accessed when the determining means determines that the personal authentication data is present. An information processing apparatus comprising: personal data storage means for storing data. 11. A personal authentication data storing step of storing data for authenticating an individual, and the personal authentication data transmitted from another information processing apparatus includes:
A judging step of judging whether or not the data exists in the data accumulated in the personal authentication data accumulating step; and personal data that can be accessed when the personal authentication data is judged to be present in the judging step. An information processing step of storing personal data. 12. A personal authentication data storing step of storing data for authenticating an individual, and the personal authentication data transmitted from another information processing apparatus is:
A judging step of judging whether or not the data exists in the data accumulated in the personal authentication data accumulating step; and personal data that can be accessed when the personal authentication data is judged to be present in the judging step. Providing a computer program comprising: a personal data storage step of storing data. 13. An information processing system comprising a first information processing device and a second information processing device, wherein: the first information processing device includes an input unit for inputting personal authentication data; and the input unit. A first transmission unit for transmitting the personal authentication data input to the second information processing unit; a display unit for displaying information; and a selection unit for selecting the information displayed on the display unit. Comprises: personal authentication data storage means for storing data for authenticating an individual; and the personal authentication data transmitted by the first transmission means are present in the data stored by the personal authentication data storage means. Determining means for determining whether or not to perform the authentication, and a personal data storage means for storing personal data that can be accessed when the personal authentication data is determined to be present by the determining means. An information processing system comprising: a stage; and a second transmission unit that transmits data stored in the personal data storage unit to the first information processing device. 14. An information processing method for an information processing system including a first information processing device and a second information processing device, wherein the first information processing device includes an input step of inputting personal authentication data. A first transmission step of transmitting the personal authentication data input in the input step; a display step of displaying information; and a selection step of selecting the information displayed in the display step; A personal authentication data storing step of storing data for authenticating an individual; and a data stored in the personal authentication data storing step, wherein the personal authentication data transmitted in the first transmitting step is stored in the personal authentication data storing step. A determining step of determining whether or not the personal authentication data exists in the data. A personal data storage step of storing accessible personal data; and a second transmission step of transmitting the data stored in the personal data storage step to the first information processing apparatus. Information processing method. 15. A computer program used for an information processing system including a first information processing device and a second information processing device, wherein the computer program of the first information processing device is a personal authentication data. And a first transmitting step of transmitting the personal authentication data input in the input step; a displaying step of displaying information; and a selecting step of selecting the information displayed in the displaying step. A computer program of the second information processing apparatus, wherein: a personal authentication data storing step of storing data for authenticating an individual; and the personal authentication data transmitted in the first transmitting step is the personal authentication data. A judging step of judging whether or not it exists in the data accumulated in the recognition data accumulating step; When it is determined in step that the personal authentication data is present, a personal data storing step of storing personal data that can be accessed, and the data stored in the personal data storing step are stored in the first information processing unit. Providing a computer program comprising: a second transmitting step of transmitting to a device.