CZ20073U1 - Certificate identification apparatus - Google Patents

Description

ID card controller

Technical field

The present invention relates to a card inspection device and more particularly to a card vending controller having a sliding card slot on its front panel having a card slot area at one end thereof for inserting a card and an outlet at its opposite end to allow the inserted ID cards from the front panel to accurately determine the authenticity, card type, and age data of the card owner of the inserted ID card by the image sensor, the authenticity module, and the card type recognition module controlled by the position detection module.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

As a result of the rapid development of modern technologies, social differences between people have diminished considerably and people's life pace is constantly accelerating. Therefore, comfort and speed are important factors in our modern daily life. Nowadays, various vending machines are used everywhere to sell various unmanned products. These vending machines are highly appreciated for their advantage of saving work and increasing people's comfort. Q-shop also has the advantages of artificial intelligence, fast service and quick payment completion. The Q-shop can provide vending machines for the sale of beverages, cigarettes, tickets, ice creams, tickets, commemorative coins, key fobs or even hamburgers and noodles. To date, many virtual stores have been established to make online purchases that enable customers to buy from millions of products.

However, ordinary vending machines do not restrict sales to all persons of all ages. Thus, ordinary vending machines commonly sell popular goods such as fruit juices, carbonated drinks, food, etc. These vending machines cannot sell age-restricted goods such as cigarettes or alcoholic beverages or other controlled goods such as pharmaceuticals, strong acid / alkaline cleaners or other dangerous goods. In order to prevent young people from purchasing age-restricted goods or unqualified people from purchasing controlled goods, a vending machine for the sale of age-restricted or controlled goods must be equipped with a security system for age identification or customer identification.

As a result of technology development and the introduction of ID systems, people may have to obtain different IDs for different qualifications. One person can carry many different IDs. However, ordinary ID cards can be easily copied. To prevent counterfeiting, anti-counterfeiting techniques are developed and used in the issuing of licenses. A document authentication device is known which verifies the authenticity of a document by irradiating the document with two or more lights of different wavelengths and subsequently checking the variation of the resulting amplitude for subsequent comparison with the counterfeit protection reference data.

The design of a vending machine for the sale of age-restricted or specifically controlled goods must therefore take into account the recognition of the actual age or identity of the customer. In order to check the actual age and / or identity, the customer must insert a personal identification card (such as a driving license, identity card, smart card, etc.) into the machine. The vending machine will only allow the transaction if the customer's identity has been verified and it has been checked that the prohibition age40 exceeds the age of majority, eg 18 years. However, the problem of forged documents must be taken into account and resolved. As a result of the rapid development of computer technology, offenders can use computer scanning, copying and printing technology to produce counterfeit documents to illegally obtain money or products from vending machines. A vending machine for the sale of age-restricted or specifically controlled goods must be equipped with a high-performance card controller to verify various characteristics (watermark, paper quality, personal data, etc.) to ensure security.

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It has therefore been found that there is a continuing need for a card vending machine controller which verifies the authenticity of the cards inserted therein and recognizes exactly the identity and age of the card holder.

The essence of the technical solution

This technical solution is achieved in the light of the above circumstances. It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a card controller that verifies the authenticity of a card inserted into the card slot slot of the card sliding slot, which is moved by the card sliding slot to exit at the other end of the card sliding slot. ID card.

To achieve this objective and other objects of the present invention, the license controller includes a housing and a circuit module mounted within the housing. The cover has a front panel and a retaining frame attached to the front panel. The faceplate defines a card sliding slot having an insertion slot area at one end thereof for inserting the card, and an outlet at its opposite end to allow the inserted card to be removed from the cover after being passed through the card sliding slot.

The retaining frame defines a sliding space of the card corresponding to the sliding card slot, to facilitate the insertion of the inserted card by the sliding card slot. The circuit module is mounted in a retaining frame within the housing and comprises at least one circuit board, at least one initiation sensor installed in the at least one circuit board corresponding to the card slot slot of the card insertion slot, and to turn on the circuit module after card insertion detection. in the insertion hole area, a position detection module installed on the at least one circuit board to detect the position of the inserted card in the card sliding slot, an image sensor installed on the at least one circuit board and operable by the position detection module for capturing the inserted card for authenticity and age , a genuine recognition module installed on the at least one circuit board to verify the counterfeit protection features of the inserted card, and a card type recognition module installed on the at least one circuit board e to check the type of card inserted. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The technical solution will be explained in more detail by means of specific exemplary embodiments illustrated in the drawings, in which:

Giant. 1 is a perspective view of a license controller according to the present invention.

Giant. 2 is a perspective view of a license controller according to the present invention.

Giant. 3 corresponds to FIG. 2 when viewed from a different angle.

Giant. 4 is a schematic side cross-sectional view of the present invention, showing the insertion of the ID card into the card slot slot of the card slot.

Giant. 5 corresponds to FIG. 4, showing the card extending along the card sliding slot toward the exit.

Fig. 6 corresponds to Fig. 5, showing the ID card withdrawn from the card sliding slot exit.

Examples of technical solution

Referring now to FIG. 1 to 3, a license controller according to the present invention is shown, comprising a housing I and a circuit module 2.

The cover 1 defines an adapter chamber 10. Further, the cover 1 has a front panel 11, and a side panel 12 on one side of the front panel 11. The front panel 11 has a card sliding slot 11 cut out on its front and rear, in conjunction with the adapter chamber. The card sliding slot 13 has an insertion area 131 at one end thereof, and an outlet 132 at its other end that is cut by the side panel 12. Further, the retaining frame M is mounted inside the adapter

The chamber 10 of the chamber 10 defines a card sliding space 15 in conjunction with a card sliding slot 13. In addition, dust sleeves 16 are provided on two sides of the card sliding space 15.

The circuit module 2 comprises at least one, for example, two circuit boards 21 mounted on the retaining frame 14 on two opposite sides with respect to the sliding space 11 of the card, a plurality of start sensors 22 correspondingly installed in the circuit boards 21 corresponding to the insertion opening region 131 of the cover 1; a position sensor installed in the circuit boards 21 near the outlet 132 of the cover 1, an image sensor 24 installed on one circuit board 21 next to the position detection module 23 and extending in a direction perpendicular to the sliding slot direction 11 of the cover 1; 21 next to the image sensor 24, the card type recognition module 26 installed on the circuit boards 21 corresponding to the insertion opening area 131 of the housing 1, and the interface 27 installed on the circuit boards 21 for data transmission and power supply with vending machine (not shown) ) or between the circuit boards 21.

The retaining frame 14 may be a one-piece frame member having the card sliding space 11 defined therein. Alternatively, the retaining frame 14 may be formed by two frame members that are attached to each other with the above card sliding space 11 defined therein. According to the presently preferred embodiment, the retaining frame 14 is formed by a first frame member 141 and a second frame member 142, and the aforesaid sliding space 11 of the card is defined between the first frame member 141 and the second frame member 142 to extend the card 3.

Referring to FIG. 4 to 6 and again FIG. 2, immediately after insertion of the ID card 3 in the user insertion area 131, the ID card 3 contacts the initiation sensors 22 of the circuit module 2, causing the position detection module 23 and the card type recognition module 26 to wake up and actuate them (initiation sensors 22). they may be reflective or foam optical sensors, mechanical sensors or any other type of sensor that detects the presence of the ID card and turns on the position detection module 23 and the card type recognition module 26 after such detection). After inserting the ID card 3 of the insertion slot 131 into the card slot 11 and after the card reaches a predetermined position, the user can then slide the ID card 3 downward along the card sliding slot 11 towards the exit 132. At that time, the detection module 23 The position sensor detects the position of the ID card 3 and the card type recognition module 26 recognizes the type of the ID card 3. As the ID card 3 reaches a predetermined position as it moves downward through the card sliding slot 11, the image sensor 24 and the authentication module 25 are started. By operating the image sensor 24 to record the image of the card 3, the characters and pattern in the obtained image are used to control the age of the card holder. At the same time, the authentication module 25 verifies the features of the card counterfeit protection 3 for authenticating the card 3. After the card 3 is pulled from the card sliding slot output 132, the card stretching action is completed and the user then obtains the card 3.

When using the card controller in an automatic vendor or vending machine, it may be covered

I directly mounted inside an auto dealer or vending machine. Because of the preferably small size, the card controller can be installed in an existing auto dealer as a module. If a card type recognition function is required, the existing automatic vendor or vending machine of the old type may not be usable. In this case, the user needs to install a brand new type of auto dealer or vending machine. With the attach45 not a license controller according to the present invention to an existing automatic vendor or vending machine of the older type, the automatic vendor or vending machine of the older type is upgraded, which saves considerable costs.

Furthermore, after installing the card controller in an auto dealer or vending machine, the user can insert a card 3 (passport, driving card, identity card, or health insurance card) into the card controller to verify the type and authenticity of the card inserted.

3. When the user extends the inserted card 3, the position detection module 23 detects the position of the moving card 3, the card type recognition module 26 measures the size of the card 3, thereby recognizing the type or type of the card 3. the position detection module 23 may comprise at least one reflective or transmissive optical sensor, a contact image sensor, or any other sensor means capable of detecting the position of the inserted card 3. If the inserted card 3 tilts in one direction, the transmissive optical sensor elements of the detection module 23 the positions detect the inclination angle and the corresponding sensor elements of the authentication module 25 are controlled by the position detection module 23 to detect the counterfeit protection features of the inserted ID card 3 and to further recognize the authenticity of the ID card 3. Controlled by the position detection module 23 the recognition of authenticity is constantly in operation, which means significant energy savings.

The above image sensor 24 may be a charge coupled component (CCD) sensor, a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS), a touch image sensor, or any other type of digital camera for capturing an image of an embedded ID card 3, to recognize pattern, characters or authenticity.

The authentication module 25 may use a single light source with a predetermined wavelength to check the counterfeit protection features of the inserted ID card 3. Alternatively, the authentication module 25 may use multiple light sources with different wavelengths to authenticate. The light source means may be, but are not limited to, white light, green light, blue light, infrared light and / or ultraviolet light.

The authentication module 25 is adapted to verify the counterfeit protection features (watermark, steel stamp, hidden barcode, laser tag, etc.) of the embedded ID card 3 obtained by the image sensor 24. If, upon inspection of the embedded ID card 3, it is found that For example, if the card is a fake ID card, the authenticity module 25 issues a signal that causes the automatic vendor or vending machine to stop the transaction. If the authenticity of the inserted ID card 3 is recognized, further recognition of the identifying characters or the actual age of the consumer is continued.

Further, after the image sensor 24 takes an image of the inserted card 3, an OCR procedure, i.e., optical character recognition, is performed to decode the obtained image data into text data for comparison with the current time to determine whether the age of the card holder is below or below the statutory age. Thereafter, the license controller sends the recognition result to the auto dealer or vending machine so that the auto dealer or vending machine can initiate or terminate the transaction based on the result of the comparison. Further, upon completion of a transaction, transaction-related data including the cardholder's name, ID or Card number and item of goods may be recorded for further processing or viewing.

Due to the operation of the image sensor 24, the counterfeit protection features of the inserted ID card 3 are converted to image data to allow the authenticity module 25 to recognize the authenticity of the inserted ID card 3. After the authenticity of the inserted ID card 3 has been detected cards 3 shall be authenticated by OCR for controlled sales to prevent the sale of regulated or dangerous goods to all persons younger than the legal age. In addition, transaction data recorded by the license controller may be used with data recorded by street surveillance systems for police departments to track criminals.

As mentioned above, the present invention provides a card controller that includes a cover I and a circuit module 2 mounted within the cover 1. The cover 1 has a front panel 11 defining an adaptation chamber 10, a side panel 14 with a sliding card slot 13 for one card. and a retaining frame 14 mounted within the adapter chamber 10, and defines a sliding space 15. cards in conjunction with the card sliding slot 13. The card sliding slot 13 has an insertion area 131 at one end thereof, and an outlet 132 at its other end that is cut by the side panel 12. The circuit module 2 is mounted in the retaining frame 14 and comprises a plurality of start sensors 22 corresponding to the insertion area 131 hole of card sliding slot B, center position detection module 23, image sensor 24 below detection module 23

Position 2007, the bottom side authentication module 25 and the card type recognition module 26. When the user inserts the card 3 into the insertion area 131 of the sliding card slot 13 and slides it through the sliding slot 11. for output cards 132, the image sensor 24, and the authentication module 25 verify the type, authenticity and age information of the card holder 3 for controlling the transaction of the automatic vendor or vending machine in which the license controller is installed.

Although specific embodiments of this invention have been described in detail for purposes of explanation, various modifications and improvements may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Thus, the technical solution is not to be limited by anything other than the appended claims.

Claims (6)

PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS 1. A card vending controller for a vending machine, comprising: a cover (1), wherein the cover (1) comprises a faceplate (11) and a retaining frame (14) attached to the faceplate (11), the faceplate defining a card sliding slot (13), The card has an insertion area (131) at one card insertion end (3) and an exit (132) on its opposite side, the retaining frame (14) defining a card sliding space (15) corresponding to the card sliding slot (13). ; and a circuit module (2) mounted in the retaining frame (14), the circuit module (2) comprising at least one circuit board (21), at least one initiation sensor (22) mounted on the 20 of at least one circuit board (21) corresponding to the card slot opening (131) of the card slot (13) for detecting the card insertion (3) and for switching on the circuit module (2) after detecting the card insertion (3) position insertion module (23) installed in the at least one circuit board (21) for detecting the position of the inserted card (3) in the card sliding slot (13), an image sensor (24) installed on the at least one 25 of the circuit board (21) in a direction perpendicular to the direction of travel of the card sliding slot (13) and controllable by the position detection module (23) of the embedded ID card (3) for identity and age detection, and the authenticity module (25) installed on at least one circuit board (21) for verifying the features of the anti-forgery embedded ID card (3). A card controller according to claim 1, characterized in that the holding frame (14) is 30 member, consisting of one piece. A card controller according to claim 1, wherein the retaining frame (14) comprises a first frame member (121) and a second frame member (122) attached to the first frame member (121) and defining a card sliding space (15) therewith. . A card controller according to claim 3, characterized in that the holding frame (14) has 35 furthermore, dust sleeves (16) mounted thereon to protect the image sensor, the position detection module (23), and the dust authentication module (25). The card controller according to claim 1, wherein the circuit module (2) further comprises a card type recognition module (26) mounted on at least one circuit board (21) corresponding to a region (131) of the insertion hole (13) for recognition. type of inserted card (3). The card controller according to claim 1, characterized in that the circuit module (2) further comprises at least one electrical connector (27) electrically connected to the vending machine for data transmission and power supply.