JP2000163580A - Electronic approval system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To surely recognize the correctness of a registered seal and a signature handwriting and to improve the safety of business transactions by providing a constitution where a terminal sends a private signal to a seal/signature data base and a fetching part collates an extracted seal/signature digital signal with the seal shadow generated at the fetching part and/or the signature handwriting. SOLUTION: An input part 31 inputs a seal/signature digital signal that is produced by digitizing a seal and/or signature 30 based on a prescribed method and a specific private signal that can specify a registered person with both signals united together. A seal/signature data base 33 stores the input contents. The seal/signature data extraction parts 35 and 36 extract the seal/ signature digital signals stored in the base 33 based on the private signal. The fetching parts 38 and 39 collate the seal data obtained based on the private signals extracted at the parts 35 and 36 with the shadow of the seal that is actually stamped.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic approval system. More particularly, the present invention relates to an electronic approval system in which a seal and / or a signature is digitized so that the seal and the signature can be quickly compared with a shadow and a signature in a commercial transaction.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the prior art, an electronic approval system is
A contract based on a prescribed form is created, and the contractors make sincere efforts to perform prescribed actions based on the contents described in the contract. For this reason, in the case of a large contract with a large amount of money, it is widely accepted as a business practice that a seal attached with a seal seal in advance, that is, a seal is used to implicitly acknowledge each other's sincerity. Is being done.

[0003] For this reason, the seal is provided with a unique shading, so that it is apparent that the seal is identical to that of the registrant at first glance.

[0004]

However, in a contract or the like in which the above-described seal is effective by imprinting the seal, it is only necessary to determine whether or not the shadow is valid in the contract contents. Nevertheless, there is a problem that mechanical processing cannot be performed.

Therefore, there is a problem to be solved in that it is possible to mechanically handle the actual seal and confirm the signature.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an electronic approval system according to the present invention provides a seal stamp in which a shadow of a seal stamp and / or a handwriting of a signature serving as a proof of a registrant are created based on a predetermined method. / Signal / Signal / Signal / Signal / Signal / Signal / Signal / Signal / Signal / Signal / Signal / Signal / Signal / Signal / Signal / Signal / Signal / Signal / Signal / Signal / Signal / Signal / Signal / Signal In the stamp / signature database, the terminal and the terminal that can access the provider via the network store the shadow of the stamp and / or the handwriting of the signature in the seal / signature database. A capturing unit that can capture based on the same method as the method, wherein the terminal side converts the private signal into the By transmitting to the seal / signature database side via the network, a specific stored seal / sign / digital signal related to the private signal is extracted, and the capturing unit extracts the stamp / sign / signature. The digital signal can be collated with the shadow and / or signature of the seal generated by the capture unit.

[0007] Further, there is provided a provider having a seal / database capable of accumulating a seal digital signal generated based on a predetermined method, the seal of which is a sign of the registrant, and the registration with the provider. In a state where the private signal that can be specified by the user and the seal digital signal are combined and stored in the seal / database, the terminal side that can access the provider via a network is based on the seal digital signal. The terminal side sends the private signal to the seal / database side via the network, thereby providing a specific stamp related to the private signal. The stored stamp digital signal is extracted, and the stamping unit converts the extracted stamp digital signal into Zui it is that you can seal at a predetermined position of said member.

[0008] Further, the provider is provided with a fixed form contract database for storing template data of fixed form contracts, collating a seal stamp based on a private signal from the terminal side, and executing a designated contract form. Is output to the terminal in a state where a mark is imprinted on the terminal.

As described above, the information relating to the seal and the signature is stored as a database, accessed and taken in only when necessary, and used as data to be verified or stamped, thereby speeding up business transactions. As well as increase the security of commercial transactions.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, an embodiment of an electronic approval system according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

An electronic approval system according to a first embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG.
An input unit 31 for inputting a seal / sign digital signal generated by digitizing 0 based on a predetermined method and a unique private signal that can be specified by a registrant, and storing the input contents A provider having a stamp / signature database 33 and a stamp / signature data extraction unit 3 for appropriately extracting a stamp / sign / digital signal stored in the database 33 based on a private signal.
5 and 36, and capture matching units 38 and 39 for matching the seal stamp data based on the private signal extracted by the extraction units 35 and 36 with the shadow of the seal stamp actually stamped. The seal data extracting units 35 and 36 and the input unit 3
1 and the database 33 can be connected to each other via a network 32 such as the Internet.
This provider may be a public institution such as a government office or a quasi-public institution. In short, any provider having a function of issuing a seal certificate or the like may be used.

The private signal is a so-called personal identification number, which is a unique unique number that can be specified by the registrant. The private signal functions as hidden data that can cope with forgery of seal data such as shadows and signs, and functions as a hidden data. It can be entered by e-mail or the like. This private signal is not limited to a password, and may be, for example, cornea data, fingerprint data, or the like.
Since the same processing is performed for the signature,
The sign is omitted.

The capture collating units 38 and 39 collate, for example, a shadow stamped on a contract between Company A and Company B. The actual collation is performed on the assumption that the shadow and the digital value of the seal / sign digital signal extracted from the database match. Therefore, it is digitized in the same manner as the signal stored in the database 33. Specifically, the shadow is cut at equal intervals by a plurality of straight lines, and the linear data is digitized and compared. This operation is compared with the digitized digital value on the line while rotating the shading by a predetermined angle with respect to the shadow. If the collation does not match even in this way, the digital value obtained by performing image processing on the entire shadow and the digital value extracted by the extraction unit are compared.

As a result of the collation, if the result is 42, it is assumed that the contract content is established 46. In the case of inconsistencies 43, 44, and 45, the contract contents described in the contract are set as unsuccessful 47.

The seal / signature database 33 can store and register the seal / signature digital signal, and information on only the shadows and the transaction information accompanying the trade of the registrant of the seal. is there. In other words, if this commercial transaction information is used, it is possible to refer to past data relating to commercial transactions at the time of verification of seals, and it becomes possible to perform electronic approval with improved security of commercial transactions.

Next, an electronic approval system according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the electronic approval system obtains seal information to be stamped on securities or the like by using a personal identification number, and seals a predetermined member, that is, an appropriate position on the securities. First, the display unit 5 in the securities printing unit 51
After writing predetermined information on a check or the like 53 while looking at 2, and inputting a private signal, that is, a personal identification number, from the personal identification number input unit 50, the provider accesses the seal database 33 of the provider via the network 32. Then, the sealing unit 54 obtains the sealing information obtained from the accessed personal identification number. In the case of the seal 55, the stamp information is analyzed and stamped at the position of the mark of the check 53. By doing so, the time and effort for stamping can be eliminated, and accurate stamping can be performed, so that the safety of commercial transactions can be improved. This private signal may be corneal data, fingerprint data, or the like, as in the first embodiment.

Next, an electronic approval system according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the electronic settlement system has a configuration in which a provider includes a standard contract database 60 in which data of template templates are stored in addition to the seal / sign database 33. A system that enhances security and automates the creation of a series of contracts to improve the efficiency of business transactions. The configuration of this system is as follows. On the terminal side that makes a contract, the output units 61 and 63 that transmit the private signal and the fixed form contract number to the provider side via the network 32, and the shadow of the actual seal and the database 33 are stored. A stamp collation unit 62 for comparing and collating with the stamp information, a fixed contract extraction unit 64 for extracting a fixed contract based on the fixed contract number when the seal is correctly collated, and a stamp for the extracted fixed contract. It is composed of a fixed form contract stamping section 65 to be executed and an output section 66 for outputting the fixed form contract which has been sealed.

On the other hand, on the provider side, a seal / signature
It comprises a database 33 and a fixed-form contract database 60 storing fixed-form contracts, each of which can be connected to the terminal side via the network 32.

In such a configuration, first, when there is a company A and a company B wishing to make a contract in order to achieve a predetermined purpose, a private signal, for example, a personal identification number, and a predetermined fixed contract are determined. The number of the certificate to the provider. Then, the provider accesses the seal / signature database 33 and returns desired seal information. On the terminal side, the seal stamp collation unit 62 performs comparison and collation of the seal stamp information with the actually stamped shadow. In this verification, the seal information of both the company A and the company B is verified. If the verification of the seals of both companies is correct, then the standard contract extracted based on the contract number is extracted from the standard contract database 60 of the provider.
The extracted fixed form contract is stamped with the correct seal,
The fixed form contract with the seals of both companies is output to Company A and Company B. In this way, in the case where a contract consisting of a fixed form is agreed in advance, a formal contract can be created only with the seal and the private signal, so that the contract work can be greatly improved. is there.

[0020]

As described above, the electronic approval system according to the present invention incorporates a signal of stamp information stored in advance via a network and performs collation or stamping on the large-scale equipment. This eliminates the need for the signature, and makes it possible to recognize the authenticity of the handwriting of the official seal and the signature, thereby improving the security of the commercial transaction.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram that can realize an electronic approval system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram of an electronic settlement system according to a second embodiment of the present invention, in which a shadow of a seal stamped on securities such as a check is collated with a password. It is.

FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram showing an electronic approval system according to a third embodiment of the present invention, in which a contract can be created in addition to a seal based on a personal identification number.

[Explanation of symbols]

30; seal, signature, 31; input unit, 32; network, 33; seal / sign database, 34; contract, 3
5: Seal data extraction unit, 36; Seal data extraction unit, 3
7; contract, 38; import unit, 39; import unit, 40; collation, 41; collation, 42; collation match, 43; collation mismatch,
44: verification mismatch, 45: verification mismatch, 46: establishment of contract details related to seals, 47: failure of contract details related to seals, 50; security code input section, 51; securities printing section,
52; display section, 53; check, 54; seal section, 55; seal, 60; fixed form contract database, 61; output section, 6
2; seal collation section; 63; output section; 64; fixed form contract extracting section; 65; fixed form contract sealing section; 66; output section

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A provider having a seal / signature database capable of accumulating a seal / signature / digital signal in which a shadow of a seal and / or a handwriting of a signature serving as a proof of a registrant are created based on a predetermined method. Then, the private signal which can be specified by the registrant for the provider and the seal / sign / digital signal are combined and stored in the seal / sign database, and the provider is connected to the provider via a network. The accessible terminal side includes a capture unit that can capture the shadow and / or signature handwriting of the stamp that is actually stamped based on the same method as the method of accumulating in the seal / signature database. , By sending the private signal to the seal / signature database via the network. Extracting a specific stored seal / sign digital signal related to the bait signal, wherein the capturing unit extracts the extracted seal / sign digital signal and the shadow and / or signature of the seal generated by the capturing unit; An electronic approval system characterized in that it can be collated with a handwriting of an electronic device. 2. A provider having a seal / database capable of accumulating a seal digital signal generated based on a predetermined method, wherein a seal seal shadow serving as a testimony of a registrant is provided,
For the provider, the unique private signal that can be specified by the registrant and the seal digital signal are combined and stored in the seal / database. By providing an imprint portion that can imprint a predetermined position of a predetermined member based on the digital signal of the seal stamp, the terminal side sends the private signal to the seal / database side via the network, A specific stored digital seal stamp signal related to a private signal is extracted, and the stamp unit is configured to be able to stamp a predetermined position of the member based on the extracted seal digital signal. Electronic approval system. 3. The provider has a fixed-form contract database for storing data of a fixed-form contract template, collating a seal based on a private signal from the terminal side, and checking a designated contract. The electronic approval system according to claim 1, wherein the electronic approval system can output to the terminal in a state where a mark is imprinted on the terminal.