JP2000011213A - Authentication system for tour - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To insert a face image into paper pieces such as a train ticket, a boarding card, and a baggage tag in a short time without making a user waited by instantaneously taking a picture of the face of the user and printing the face image on the paper pieces for identification as well as entry items. SOLUTION: The face picture is taken by a photographing device 1 incorporating a video camera 3 inside. A center control part 4 controls the driving of the video camera 3 and a print issuing device 5. Namely, when a boarding person or an owner of a baggage comes to the reception desk where a device for issuing a boarding card, a train ticket or a baggage tag exists, e.g. a person in charge operates an input device according to a message displayed on an image display device 9 to input specific items such as a flight number and informs a requester of a photographing timing. The requester gazes at an indication line 2 on a translucent plate of the photographing device 1 to position a face image and operates an operation button to take in the face image, and then a print issuing device 5 prints a baggage tag, a pilot lamp 8 blinks in the printing and after the printing is completed, the paper pieces of the baggage tag is discharged from a take-out opening 7 and cut along a perforation part.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a travel authentication system and a travel authentication system capable of printing a photograph of a person's face on a piece of paper such as a boarding pass, a boarding pass, or a luggage display tag to confirm the owner of baggage. The present invention relates to an authentication tag issuing device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When entering or leaving an airport or the like, it is not possible to distinguish between a boarding person and a pick-up person, and strict confirmation work is not performed. Also, there are differences between the purchaser of the boarding pass and the ticket, and the boarding person, so that sufficient confirmation may not be possible in the event of an airplane accident. In addition, there are many similar bags at the time of baggage collection, and sometimes there is a mistake in baggage collection at airports and hotels. In addition, general identification,
There is known an authentication identification card such as a driver's license provided with a face image. The production of these authentication and identification cards requires a huge storage device for inputting necessary items. Individual data is centrally managed in one place. These output data are output to a printing device and the captured face image is dithered. It processes and outputs, displays a composite image based on both output signals, and prints this image. In addition, a face image is printed on a peelable adhesive sheet, and the face image portion is peeled off and attached to a card base.

[0003]

In the manufacture of the conventional authentication / identification card, a large-scale peripheral device was required, and it was necessary to create a composite image of the necessary description items and the face image. In addition, it has been troublesome to attach the release print to the card base. According to the present invention, it is possible to insert a face image into a piece of paper such as a ticket, a boarding pass, a luggage display tag, etc. in a short time without giving a user a waiting time by using a simple photographing device, not a complicated device. Provide a travel authentication system that can be used.
It is an object of the present invention to issue a travel authentication tag for photographing a face photograph on a simple photographing device placed on a counter or the like in a short time and printing the face photograph when issuing a paper piece such as a boarding pass or luggage display tag. An apparatus is provided. The object of the present invention can be achieved by printing a photograph of the face of the owner on the luggage display tag.

[0004]

The above object of the present invention is to provide:
At the reception desk, the necessary information on the boarding pass, the boarding pass or the piece of luggage display tag is input to the print issuing device by the input device, and at the same time, a face photograph of the subject is instantly taken, and the face image in addition to the above-described items is displayed. This can be achieved by a travel authentication system characterized in that the person is confirmed by printing on a piece of paper. In addition, an input device for inputting necessary information on a boarding pass, a boarding pass or a luggage display tag sheet, a printing and issuing device for a boarding pass, a boarding pass or a luggage display tag, and a sales location of a boarding pass, a boarding pass and baggage receipt. A face photographing means of a person arranged at a place and a central control device for controlling these to operate in sequence are provided. The image information can also be input to the print issuing device, and a face image can be printed on these paper pieces at the time of printing and issuing these paper pieces.

Further, each of the print issuing device, the face photographing means and the input device for inputting necessary items can be separately installed, only the face photographing means is arranged on the customer side, and the others are arranged inside the reception desk. And connecting them with electric wires and cables. Such a travel authentication system includes an input unit for inputting necessary information such as a boarding date, a flight name, a destination, a passenger name, a room number, an inn name, and the like, and inputs a subject image of a subject to be photographed to a processing device. Image input means, image output means for outputting a subject image photographed by the image input means to a margin on which necessary items such as luggage display tags are printed, and image output means together with print information inputted by the input means The above object can be achieved by a configuration including printing means for printing image information on a piece of paper according to the above and a central control means for controlling the operation of these means.

In the travel authentication system of the present invention, when issuing a boarding pass, a boarding pass, a luggage display tag, and the like, the necessary information on the paper sheets, such as the flight number, flight number, name or hotel name of the airplane, A face photograph can be printed in a margin other than the room number, name, and the like. In this case, the face image can be printed and printed on a piece of paper such as a luggage display tag without taking the trouble of being able to instantaneously take a picture by the photographing device in a careless state, without having to take the trouble of mounting a normal tag. it can.

[0007] Since the face image is printed on the boarding pass or the like, the work of confirming the identity of the person at the time of boarding an airplane or the like can be easily performed, so that troubles during an accident during flight can be prevented. In addition, since the face image is printed on the baggage display tag attached to the baggage, the user can pick up his / her baggage without fear of being mistaken when picking up the baggage on the arrival flight. Furthermore, if the names of hotels staying in trunks and bags are displayed at the same time, it is possible not only to prevent mistakes in taking these trunks during travel, but also to prevent theft.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS These luggage display tags and the like are torn and discarded after use, but if these tag tags have a face photograph or the like, friends can exchange the tag tabs in commemoration during group travel. You can also. In addition, according to this travel authentication system, it is possible to easily check the belongings of each person, and especially when carrying the luggage of an employee such as a hotel after arriving at the hotel, it is definitely handed to the person himself. be able to.

As the printing material used in the photographing device used in the travel authentication system of the present invention, a color material can be used, but printing using a black material can be performed in a shorter time. . For example, a sublimation transfer image is an image formed by applying a normal thermal transfer recording method to a sheet to be thermally transferred, and combined with a thermal transfer sheet, the heating of a thermal head or the like in which heating is suppressed by an electric signal corresponding to image information. Thus, the sublimable dye in the color material layer of the white thermal transfer sheet may be transferred to the image receiving layer. In addition, if a heat-sensitive sheet is used, printing can be performed only with a heat head. Further, image recording can be performed using an ink jet recording apparatus.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a system used in the travel authentication system of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic explanatory perspective view of one embodiment of the travel authentication tag issuing device of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram used for the travel authentication tag issuing device of FIG. FIG. 4 is a plan view of a luggage display tag used in the travel authentication tag system of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a plan view of another embodiment of the luggage display tag used in the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the face photograph is taken by a photographing device 1 having a built-in video camera 3. The photographing apparatus 1 has a translucent plate on the front surface, and an instruction line 2 for collating the position of the line of sight of the subject is drawn on this surface so that the photographing position can be collated. A video camera 3 as image input means for photographing the subject is provided, and the video camera 3 has an auto iris function that operates according to the surrounding lighting conditions. Reference numeral 4 denotes a central control unit that controls the operation of the video camera 3 and the like.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a printer for printing a thermal print, which is a thermal transfer print based on the brightness or brightness of a face image, and a print issuing device including a central control unit 4 and the like. Reference numeral 6 denotes an input device 6 on which an operator inputs required information such as flight number, room number, name, and the like at a reception desk. A data signal input by the input device 6 and a face image signal input by the video camera 3 10 such as a luggage display tag printed by the print issuing device 5 based on an output signal obtained by A / D conversion of
From the outlet 7. Adjacent to this, an indicator lamp 8 is provided to light up and display that printing is being performed by the print issuing device 5. Reference numeral 9 denotes an image display device for operating the input device 6, which enables operation instructions in an interactive manner.

As shown in FIG. 3, a face image signal captured by a video camera 3 mounted on a reception board or the like is converted into a digital signal by an A / D converter 11, and then converted to a frame memory 12, an image processor 13, a dither The data is input to the central control unit 4 via the memory 14. On the other hand, a window control unit 15 for setting a range to be printed on a piece of paper 10 such as a luggage display tag based on a digital signal from the image processing unit 13 is provided.
The description items input from the input device 6 are input to the central control unit 4 and output from the print issuing device 5 based on the output signal from the central control unit 4 together with the face image signal. The drive control of the video camera 3 and the print issuing device 5 is also controlled by the central control unit 4.

The operation of the photographing apparatus used in the travel authentication system of the present invention will be described. At the reception of the passenger or the baggage owner at the boarding pass, the boarding pass or the device for issuing a goods display, for example, a staff member operates the input device 6 in response to a message displayed on the image display device 9 to operate the flight. A predetermined item such as a name is input, and the client is notified of the photographing timing.
The client aligns his / her eyes with the instruction line 2 of the translucent plate of the photographing device 1 to match the face image, operates the operation button to capture the face image, prints the luggage display tag by the print issuing device 5, and prints it. During the printing, the indicator lamp 8 flashes, and when printing is completed, the paper pieces 10 of the luggage display tag are discharged from the take-out port 7 and cut out from the perforated portion.

The size of the luggage display tag is set so that it can be appropriately selected. For example, thickness 150
Use thermal paper of μm and paper width of 40 mm. The operator operates the input device 6 to input necessary items while watching the image display device 9 based on the application items of the client, and the user stands on the front of the video camera 1 and matches the face image shown on the instruction line 2. ,
A simple operation such as pressing an operation button issues a paper ticket 10 such as a boarding pass or a luggage display tag containing a face image.

[0016]

According to the travel authentication system of the present invention, a face image can be printed in a short time on a piece of airport paper such as a luggage display tag with a simple photographing device. Since it is a temporary luggage display tag or the like that does not require durability, it can be easily printed by a thermal printer or the like. In addition, this system allows friends to exchange not only baggage confirmation but also travel authentication tags as souvenirs for travelers.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a system used for a travel authentication tag system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic explanatory perspective view of one embodiment of the travel authentication tag issuing device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the travel authentication tag issuing device of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a luggage display tag used in the travel authentication tag system of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of another embodiment of a luggage display tag used in the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Photographing device 2 ... Instruction line 3 ... Video camera 4 ... Central control part 5 ... Print issuing device 6 ... Input device 7 ... Take-out port 8 ... Indicator light 9 ... Image display device 10 ... Paper pieces 11 ... A / D conversion part 12 Frame memory 13 Image processing unit 14 Dither memory 15 Window control unit

Claims (5)

[Claims] At a reception desk, necessary information on a boarding pass, a boarding ticket or a piece of luggage display tag is input to a print issuing device by an input device, and a face photograph of a subject is instantly photographed. Wherein a face image is printed on the piece of paper for personal identification. 2. An input device for inputting necessary information on a boarding pass, a boarding pass or a luggage display tag, a printing and issuing device for a boarding pass, a boarding pass or a luggage display tag, and a point of sale of a boarding pass and a boarding pass. And a central control device for controlling the sequential operation of the persons arranged at the luggage receiving place, and the face photographing means is used to purchase a face when purchasing a purchaser or a luggage depositor. A travel certification tag issuing device, characterized in that a photograph is taken, the image information is input to the print issuing device, and a face image is printed on the sheet when the print is issued. 3. The travel authentication tag issuing device according to claim 2, wherein said input device is adjacent to an image display means for operation input. 4. The print issuing device, the face photographing means and the input device for inputting necessary items can be separately installed, and only the face photographing means is arranged on the customer side,
The travel authentication tag issuing device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the other devices are installed inside the reception desk, and these are connected by an electric wire cable. 5. Input means for inputting necessary information such as boarding date, flight name, destination, passenger name, room number, inn name, etc., and image input means for inputting a subject image of a subject to be photographed to the processing device. An image output unit that outputs a subject image captured by the image input unit to a blank space on which necessary information of a boarding pass or a luggage display tag is printed; and an image output by the image output unit together with the print information input by the input unit. And a printing means for printing information on a piece of paper.