JP2001134672A - Printed mattter issue managing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To eliminate necessity to connect a printed matter verifying device online with a server for judging the truth/false or validity/invalidity of printed matter in ordar to place the verification information of the printed matter on the side of the server in a printed matter issue managing system for discriminating the truth/false of the issued printed matter while using the printed matter verifying device. SOLUTION: This system uses the electronic sheet of a print recording medium, in which a data carrier mechanism capable of printing on a surface and electronic read/write with no contact is integrated, the printed matter verifying device previously storing the same verify key as the certify key of an IC chip held by a printed matter issue server and a decode key capable of decoding data enciphered while using an encipher key held by the printed matter issue server or the like. The printed matter verifying device can read the contents of the IC chip out of the electronic sheet written in the IC chip while using the proper certify key. But it can not read the contents of the IC chip out of the electronic sheet written in the IC chip while using an erroneous illegal certify key.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[Technical Field of the Invention] It is possible to prevent forgery, falsification, duplication, and the like of securities, public documents and private documents, such as securities, public documents, and private documents, which are paper notes that describe financial rights and obligations under property law. The present invention relates to a printed matter issuing system for issuing necessary printed matter, and a printed matter management system including a printed matter verifying device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art (1) Due to the development of the Internet, a system including a dedicated line, a dedicated terminal, and a dedicated printer, such as a system for issuing tickets such as concert tickets, railway tickets, air tickets, and the like, has been used. In the future, there is a possibility that the system will be replaced with a system consisting of the Internet, a commercially available computer, and a commercially available printer that can be used by anyone.

[0003] Further, a system which has been conventionally unrelated to a system using a network is being replaced with a system using the Internet. For example, in the United States, electronic stamps have been tested and are being put to practical use (for example, Neopost, E-Stamp, Stam
pMaster). Electronic stamps acquire monetary value information indicating stamp fees through the Internet, and print stamp marks directly on envelopes and postcards using commercially available personal computers and printers. It can be used as a postage stamp in the same manner as (a conventional stamp).

[0004] Eavesdropping, spoofing and falsification of data, which can occur when using a network that can be used by anyone, such as the Internet, are prevented by an electronic signature or electronic authentication using public key encryption technology or shared key encryption technology. It is possible. Electronic signatures and electronic authentication using public key encryption technology and shared key encryption technology on the Internet are described in, for example, "Digital Signature and Encryption Technology" (Prentice Hall).

[0005] In the case of image data, there is a method of preventing illegal duplication or falsification of image data by electronically embedding a "watermark" in the image data by a digital watermarking technique. The digital watermarking technology is described in, for example, "Encryption System in Multimedia Age" (Maruyama Gakugei Tosho).

As a tool for certifying the authenticity of a home page on the Internet, a mark in which authentication information is embedded by a digital watermark technique has been developed. This mark cannot be tampered with or duplicated by digital watermarking technology. By using verification software developed as a means to determine whether unauthorized tampering or duplication has been performed, this mark will not be displayed if unauthorized tampering is performed. Warning means such as displaying a sign can easily detect fraud (“R & D on Internet homepage authenticity proof technology”, Communication and Broadcasting Organization).

(2) In general, a system constituted by the Internet and a commercially available device as described above is assumed to be used in a situation that cannot be controlled by an issuer, such as a home, a work place, or a public place. Therefore, it is conceivable that the user issues a printed matter illegally or uses a printed matter illegally issued.

To solve such a problem, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H11-78176
“Printed-issue management system, printed-issue management method and printer” provides a printed-issue management system and method capable of preventing the issuance of unauthorized printed matter and preventing the use of unauthorized printed matter. That is, a medium information management for preliminarily storing the identification information given to the print recording medium and the content to be printed on the print recording medium (hereinafter referred to as content) in the print issuing server, and identifying the print recording medium identification information Using a printer capable of reading, the identification information of the print recording medium is read at the time of printing, and the relationship between the identification information and the content for which the print request has been made is collated by the medium information management described above, and if the same relationship exists. By making the requested content printable, the issuance of unauthorized printed matter is prevented. Also, when printing is successful, the status is recorded in the media information management, and when a printed / issued print recording medium is used, the identification information of the printing recording medium is read in the same manner, and the identification information is read by the media information management described above. Since the authenticity or validity / invalidity is determined by collation, use of an unauthorized printed material can be prevented.

(3) From the viewpoint of preventing forgery and duplication of printed matter, the high security function of an IC card that can read and write electronically and an IC card that incorporates an antenna for performing non-contact communication. It is valid. The structure and technology of the IC card are described in, for example, “Contactless IC Cards and Contactless IC Cards” (Technical Press).

FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically illustrating a mechanism of a non-contact type IC card reader / writer (hereinafter, IC reader / writer).

An IC reader / writer 10 communicates with a CPU 11 that controls the IC reader / writer and performs data processing, an RF unit 12 that modulates transmission data and encodes reception data, and an antenna 22 of an IC card 20. And an antenna 13 for performing the operation. The IC card 20 performs data storage and input / output management
It comprises an antenna 22 for performing communication between the IC chip 21 and the antenna 13 of the IC reader / writer 10.

FIG. 2 shows the data format of the storage area of the IC chip 21. Data format is sector 21S
And record 21R. A key called an authentication key for permitting operation on the sector can be set in the sector (21A). Then, an access condition such as read only or write only can be set for each record. Authentication key (AK1) is IC reader / writer 10
Of the antenna 13 and the antenna 13
The information is set in the IC chip 21 via 22. The same applies to access conditions.

The IC reader / writer cannot read / write data from / to the IC chip unless an authentication key set on the IC chip is used. Therefore, a corresponding authentication key is set in the IC reader / writer 10 before reading / writing. Need to be kept. Further, the IC reader / writer 10 encrypts the write data (WD1) and then writes the encrypted write data (WD1) to the IC chip 21 via the antenna 13 and the antenna 22 as in RF1. The encryption key (SK1) for encryption is set in the CPU 11 of the IC reader / writer 10, and the CPU 11
In, encryption processing of write data is performed.

On the other hand, the data written in the IC chip 21
When reading is performed via the antenna 22 and the antenna 13 like the RF2, the CPU 11 performs a decryption process on the encrypted read data to extract the read data (RD1). In the system area of the IC chip, recognition data is written so that reading and writing can be performed only by a specific IC reader / writer. Usually, the recognition data indicates the maker of the IC card and the IC reader / writer, so that the IC card and the IC reader / writer of different manufacturers cannot read / write.

As described above, the IC chip uses the authentication key to prevent data leakage. The set authentication key and encryption key have a structure that cannot be read, and there is an IC chip that has a structure that destroys the IC if it is forcibly read, and its security is high. For example,
In Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 10-63884, "electronic ticket system and method of using electronic ticket using the system", an IC card is used as an electronic ticket, and ticket information is recorded in the IC card. In recent years, an IC sheet (hereinafter referred to as an electronic sheet) in which a non-contact electronically readable and writable IC chip is incorporated into a sheet having a printable and writable surface has been devised (Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.) ).

[0016]

The prior art "Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-7
8176 ”, the identification information read from the printed matter (print recording medium) must be checked by the above-mentioned medium information management at the time of use in order to determine the authenticity or validity of the printed matter. The problem is that you have to go online. Furthermore, since the authenticity of the printed matter is determined based on whether or not the identification information is recorded in the above-described medium information management, the printed matter can be easily duplicated or forged using the identification information that is known to be effective. There is a problem.

In the case of the prior art "JP-A-10-63884", there is no means for displaying or displaying ticket information on the upper surface of the electronic ticket, so that there is a problem that the content of the electronic ticket alone cannot be determined. In addition, in this conventional technique, there is also a problem that in order to judge the authenticity of the electronic ticket, it is necessary to connect a ticket center for issuing and managing a ticket and a ticket gate terminal for ticketing the ticket to perform communication. .

An object of the present invention is to provide a printed matter management system including a verification device that allows anyone to easily determine whether the printed matter is authentic or invalid.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a printed matter issuing system capable of issuing a printed matter having high security against forgery, duplication, and falsification.

[0020]

Means for Solving the Problems To achieve the object of the present invention, the property of an IC reader / writer that it cannot be read from or written to an IC chip unless an authentication key matches is used.

According to the present invention, an electronic sheet which is a print recording medium incorporating a data carrier mechanism which can be printed on the surface and which can be read and written electronically in a non-contact manner is the same as the authentication key of the IC chip held by the print issuing server. And a print verification apparatus that stores in advance a decryption key capable of decrypting data encrypted using an authentication key and an encryption key held by a print publication issuing server or the like. The printed matter verification device has an IC reader and has a function of reading and writing with the above-described IC chip incorporated in the electronic sheet. The aforementioned IC
Due to the nature of the reader / writer that it is not possible to read and write with the IC chip unless the authentication key matches, the printed matter verification device wrote to the IC chip using the properly printed electronic sheet, that is, the proper authentication key The contents of the IC chip can be read from the electronic sheet, and the contents of the IC chip cannot be read from the electronic sheet printed on the IC chip using an incorrectly printed authentication sheet, that is, an incorrect and incorrect authentication key. It is possible to determine authenticity and validity / invalidity.

As described above, according to the present invention, the authenticity and validity / invalidity of a printed matter can be determined using a printed matter issuing system and an off-line printed matter verification device. Can be easily performed by anyone.

Further, according to the present invention, since an electronic sheet incorporating a data carrier mechanism which can be read and written electronically in a non-contact manner is used as a print recording medium, a printed matter having high security against forgery, duplication and tampering. Can be issued.

[0024]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A description will be given of a first embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a system for issuing waste home appliance stickers, and a second embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a system for issuing travelers checks.

(1) Waste Home Appliance Sticker Issuing System A waste home appliance sticker issuing system according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

(1.1) Waste Home Appliance Collection / Processing System Using Waste Home Appliance Seal A waste home appliance seal and a waste home appliance recovery / processing system using the waste home appliance seal will be described.

A waste home appliance sticker is a sticker attached to a household electrical appliance which is no longer needed at home or business and which is collected and processed, and is a gold note having a value equivalent to the cost of collection and processing. .

FIG. 3 shows an example of a waste home appliance seal. In this example, the waste home appliance seal 30 has a seal No.
31, Items of waste home appliances 32, Amount representing collection and disposal costs 33,
It is assumed that the issuer 34, the issue date 35, and the certification mark 36 of the issuer of the waste home appliance seal are printed. In addition to these, other notations such as a barcode may be used.

An owner who wants to dispose of home electric appliances purchases a waste home electric appliance sticker suitable for an electric home appliance item to be disposed of at a sales shop that sells used electric home electric appliances such as a convenience store or a store. Then, the owner affixes the purchased waste home appliance sticker to the home appliance to be disposed of, and transports the home appliance (waste home appliance) with the waste home appliance sticker to a designated place by requesting the owner himself or a carrier. I do. The waste home appliances placed in the designated place are collected and processed by a company or the like that operates a collection and processing system for waste home appliances.

As described above, the waste home appliance seal is a certificate proving that the owner who intends to discharge the waste home appliance has correctly paid the collection and disposal costs, and has a value equivalent to the collection and disposal costs as described above. It is a voucher with. Therefore, waste home appliance seals must not be duplicated, forged, or altered,
We need a way to make sure they aren't duplicated, counterfeited, or altered.

In the following, the first embodiment will be described with reference to a case where the present invention is applied to a system for issuing a household electrical appliance seal.

(1.2) System Configuration of Printed Material Management System in Waste Home Appliance Sticker Issuing System FIG. 4 shows the overall configuration of the printed matter management system S1 in the waste home appliance sticker issuing system described in the first embodiment.

This system includes a print issuing system S including a print issuing server 100 and a print issuing client 200.
2 and the printed matter verification device 300. In the present system, an electronic sheet 400 incorporating a non-contact data carrier mechanism 20 that is non-contact and electronically readable and writable is used as a print recording medium for a waste home appliance seal.

The printed matter issuing server 100 is installed, for example, at the head office of a waste home appliance sticker issuing system, and the printed matter issuing client 200 is installed, for example, at a sales office that sells used home appliance stickers, such as a convenience store or a store. The printed matter verification device 300 is a seller that sells waste home appliance seals,
Persons involved in the collection and processing of waste home appliances, such as owners of waste home appliances, transporters that transport waste home appliances, and processors that process waste home appliances, are possessed.

The printed material issuing server 100 includes a content managing unit 110 for generating content and managing the generated content, an issuing managing unit 120 for issuing content and managing the issued data, and a printed material issuing client via a network. It comprises a communication I / F 130 for communicating with 200.

The printed matter issuance client 200 includes an issuance terminal 210 for operating print issuance of contents, a printer 220 with an IC reader / writer for printing and electronically recording contents on an electronic sheet 400 as a print recording medium, and a network. And a communication I / F 230 for communicating with the printed matter issuing server 100 through the communication I / F 230. Print publication client 20
0 is the print publication server 100 via the Internet 900
Connect with

In order to secure the security of communication between the printed matter issuing server 100 and the printed matter issuing client 200, electronic authentication by an online certificate authority 910 may be used as shown in FIG. In addition, the printed matter verification device 300
It is off-line without being connected to the Internet 900, and is independent of the print publication server 100.

The electronic sheet 400 is a print recording medium in which a data carrier mechanism including an electronically readable and writable IC chip 410 and an antenna 420 connected to the IC chip 410 is incorporated in a printable sheet-like medium.

The detailed configuration of the print issuing server 100 will be described with reference to FIG.

The content management unit 110 generates a content from a content template that is a content template, and generates a content ID that is identification information of the generated content. The content management unit 110 stores the content, the content ID, and the content template. It consists of a content DB 112 to be stored. Here, the content is the seal N printed on the waste home appliance seal in FIG.
The information is information including the item o31, the item 32, the amount 33, the issuer 34, the issue date 35, and the certification mark 36 of the issuer, and includes the item value. The content template is a template for generating the content. In this example, the seal number for dynamically determining the item value in the content described above is used.
Item 32, excluding issue date 35, issuer's certification mark 36
This is data in which item values are set for the amount 33 and the issuer 34.

FIG. 6 shows an outline of the process of generating the content and the content ID from the content template and their relationship, taking the waste home appliance seal of FIG. 3 as an example.

In FIG. 6, seal No. data 41, item data 42, amount data 43, issuer data 44, and issue date data
45, the authentication mark data 46 correspond to the seal No. 31, item 32, amount 33, issuer 34, issue date 35, and issuer's authentication mark 36 in FIG. 3, respectively. The seal No data 41P, the issue date data 45P, and the authentication mark data 46P are data for which the item values are not set.

The content generation process (CG0) in FIG. 6 is a process executed by the content generation unit 111. In the content generation processing (CG0), the seal N of the content template 51 is used.
o Setting of item values (CG1) in the data 41P, the issue date data 45P, and the authentication mark data 46P, and the content ID 53 of the content
(CG2), the seal No. data 41, item data 42, price data 43, issuer data 44, and issue date data
45, a content 52 including the authentication mark data 46 and a content ID 53 are generated, and the content 52 and the content ID 53 are generated.
Are stored in the content DB 112 in association with each other.

The issue management unit 120 shown in FIG. 5 includes a content issue unit 121 for issuing content generated by the content management unit 110, an issue management DB 122 for storing issue management data generated by the content issue unit, and an electronic sheet 400. An authentication key AK2 for accessing a specific sector (see FIG. 2) of the built-in IC chip 410, an encryption key SK2 for encrypting data to be written to the IC chip, and identification information of the print issuing server 100. It consists of a printed matter issuing server ID (SVID).

The detailed configuration of the print issuing client 200 will be described with reference to FIG.

The issuing terminal 210 is connected to the print issuing client 2
Printed matter issuing client ID (CLID) which is identification information of 00
, A display unit 212 for displaying content, an operation unit 213 for inputting a selection operation of content to be printed, and a control unit 211 for controlling the issuing terminal 210. Operation unit 213
Is used not only for content selection operation, but also for content print start operation, password input for confirming the user of the printed matter issuance client 200, and the like. Further, as a means for confirming the user, a biometric authentication device using a fingerprint or a voice print may be used.

The printer 220 with an IC reader / writer has an IC reader / writer 222 for reading and writing data from / to an IC chip 410 incorporated in the electronic sheet 400, a print engine 223 for printing on the surface of the electronic sheet 400, and an IC reader / writer. The control unit 221 controls the printer 220.

The detailed configuration of the printed matter verification apparatus 300 will be described with reference to FIG.

The printed matter verification device 300 includes an authentication key AK3 for accessing a specific sector of an IC chip embedded in an electronic sheet, a decryption key SK3 for decrypting data read from the IC chip, and an electronic key SK3. IC with embedded seat 400
An IC reader 302 for reading data from the chip 410, a display unit 303 for displaying the result of authenticity determination of the electronic sheet, an operation unit 304, and a control unit 30 for controlling the printed matter verification device 300
Consists of one. The authentication key AK3 and the decryption key SK3 are strictly managed so as not to leak. Also, a print publication server
The authentication key AK2 of 100 and the authentication key AK3 of the printed matter verification device 300 are the same.

The electronic sheet 400 used for the waste home appliance seal of the present embodiment has at least one set of an IC chip 410 and an antenna.
420 is installed. In the initial state, the authentication keys of all the sectors of the IC chip are set to a specific value. This is set as an initial authentication key AK0. The initial authentication key AK0 is always held in the print issuing client 200.

(1.3) Printed Material Issuing Process The issuance process of the waste home appliance seal will be described with reference to FIGS.

When issuing the waste home appliance seal, the operation unit 21 of the issuing terminal 210 in the printed matter issuing client 200 has already been used.
3, the user logs in to the printed matter issuing system S2, inputs the item of the waste home appliance sticker issued by the printed matter issuing system S2, identifies the contents in the content management unit 110 from the printed matter issuing server 100 to the printed matter issuing client 200, and identifies the contents. It is assumed that the content ID, which is information, has been sent, and the printed content issuing client 200 displays the sent content on the display unit 212 of the issuing terminal 210. FIG. 9 is a display example of a content 52 which is an example of the content.

As shown in FIG. 9, the seal No. 61, the item 62, the amount 63, and the like are displayed on the screen 212A of the display unit 212 of the issuing terminal 210.
The issuer 64, issue date 65, and issuer's certification mark 66 correspond to the seal number data 41, item data 42, amount data 43, issuer data 44, issue date data 45, and certification mark data 46 of the content 52, respectively. . When the content includes unique data such as the seal No. 31 of the waste home appliance seal of the present embodiment, the issuance is limited to one time per content.

The client-side printed matter issuing process OFC0 in FIG.
9 shows the processing in the printed matter issuing client 200 after the content 52 to be printed is selected in the issuing terminal 210 by the requester of the issuance of the waste home appliance seal (the print button 212B in FIG. 9 is pressed) and the print issuance is instructed.

FIGS. 11 to 13 show the print issuing process in the print issuing server 100. FIG.

The client-side printed matter issuing process OFC0 in FIG.
When the content 52 is selected and printing is instructed, the IC reader / writer 222 uses the initial authentication key AK0 to set the electronic sheet of the IC chip incorporated in the electronic sheet 400 set in the printer 220 with the IC reader / writer. The electronic sheet ID 411 is read from the ID recording sector (OFC1). Then, from the printed matter issuing client 200 to the printed matter issuing server 100, together with the selected content ID 53, a printed matter issuing client ID (CLID) which is identification information of the printed matter issuing client 200, an electronic sheet ID 411 which is identification information of the electronic sheet 400, and printing. Issue request O consisting of start date 47
Send FC2A (OFC2).

In the server-side print issue process OFS0 of FIG. 11, when the issue request OFC2A is received (OFS1), the issue management unit 1
In 20, whether printing has been performed on the electronic sheet 400 having the same electronic sheet ID 411 in the past,
Investigate whether the content of D has not been published or not, etc. (OFS2). In case of double issue (OFS2
(Y) sends a response OFS6A including issuance refusal from the printed matter issuing server 100 to the printed matter issuing client 200 (OF
S7). On the other hand, if the content is not to be double-published (OFS2N), the content issue ID 54 indicating that the content represented by the content ID 53 has been issued, and the issue date and time indicating the date and time when the issue was permitted
48 (OFS3), and issues the issue management data 55 including the content issue ID 54, the content ID 53, the print issue client ID (CLID), the electronic sheet ID 411, the print start date and time 47, and the issue date and time 48. (O
FS4).

Issue management data 55 and print issue server ID
(SVID), content 52 and content ID 53, content 52, content ID 53, content issue ID
54. Write data (WD2) including a print material issuing server ID (SVID), a print material issuing client ID (CLID), and an issue date and time 48 is generated (OFS5).

FIG. 12 shows a process of generating the issue management data 55 and the write data (WD2). As shown in FIG. 12, the content issuing process (CR0) corresponds to steps OFS3 and OFS4, and the write data generation process (CW0) corresponds to step OFS5.
This is the process to be executed. In the content issuing process (CR0), the content issuing ID 54
Settings (CR1) and issue date / time 48 (CR2)
A process for storing the issue management data 55 in the issue management DB 122 is performed. In the write data generation process (CW0), write data (WD2) is generated from the issue management data 55, the print product issuing server ID (SVID), the content 52, and the content ID 53.

After step OFS5, the printed matter issuing server 100
Sends a reply OFS6A including the write data WD2, the authentication key AK2, and the encryption key SK2 to the print issuing client 200 (OFS6).

The client-side print issuing process OFC0 in FIG.
Receives the response OFS6A from the printed material issuing server 100 (OFC3), and determines whether or not the content of the response is to permit issuance (OFC4).

If the response OFS6A is not permitted (OFC4
N), issuance of waste home appliance seal, that is, IC of electronic sheet 400
Writing to the chip 410 and printing on the surface of the electronic sheet 400 are not performed.

On the other hand, if the reply OFS6A indicates that the issuance is permitted (OFC4Y), the issuing terminal 210 uses the IC reader / writer 222 of the printer 220 with an IC reader / writer to record data on the IC chip 410 of the electronic sheet 400. The authentication key AK2 is set in the sector (OFC5).

Then, in the IC reader / writer 222,
The write data WD2 is encrypted using the encryption key SK2, and the IC chip 41 of the electronic sheet 400 is encrypted using the authentication key AK2.
Write the encrypted write data WD2 to 0 (OF
C6). At this time, if the writing has failed (OFC7N), the issuance result consisting of the content issuance ID 54 and the issuance result "failure"
The OFC 10A is transmitted to the print publication server 100 (OFC11).

If the writing is successful (OFC7Y), the print engine 223 of the printer with IC reader / writer 220 prints the contents 52 on the surface of the electronic sheet 400 (OFC8). At this time, if printing fails (OFC9
N), and transmits the issuance result OFC10A including the content issuance ID 54 and the issuance result “failure” to the print publication server 100 (OFC
11). FIG. 3 is an example of a print result. On the other hand, if the printing is successful (OFC9Y), the print result issuing server 10 transmits the issue result OFC10A including the content issue ID 54 and the issue result “success”
Send to 0 (OFC10).

In the issuance result registration process RFS0 of FIG. 13, when the issuance result OFC10A is received (RFS1), among the data stored in the issuance management DB 122, the issuance result “success” or “ Add “failure” (RFS2).

The client-side printed matter issuing process OFC0, the server-side printed matter issuing process OFS0, and the issuance result registration process RFS0 described in this embodiment are merely examples, and are not limited to this processing method. For example, in the client-side printed matter issuing process OFC0, step
The order of the writing process of the OFC 7 to the IC chip 410 and the printing process of the steps OFC8 and OFC9 may be reversed.

The double issue confirmation processing in step OFS2 in FIG. 13 will be described. As described above, the double-issuance confirmation processing involves checking whether an electronic sheet having the same electronic sheet ID has been printed in the past, or using a single When only one issuance of content is permitted, there is a method of checking whether content having the same content ID has been issued. The latter method does not apply when multiple issuances of one content are permitted. Further, even when only one issuance of one content is permitted, if the past issuance result is “failure”, the issuance of the content may be permitted.

In this embodiment, the print issuing server 10
Although the issuance encryption key SK2 is held in 0, the same function can be realized by holding it in the printed matter issuance client 200 instead.

(1.4) Printed Material Verification Process The flowchart of the process of determining the authenticity of the printed electronic sheet 400 issued as described above, that is, the waste home appliance seal is shown in FIG.
This will be described with reference to FIG.

In verifying the printed matter, the printed electronic sheet 400 is set on the printed matter verification device 300.

In the printed matter verification process OCK0, the IC reader section 302 of the printed matter verification apparatus 300 uses the authentication key AK3 stored in the printed matter verification apparatus 300 in advance to record the data of the IC chip section 410 incorporated in the electronic sheet 400. Reads data from the sector for printing and also verifies the printed matter
The read data is decrypted using the decryption key SK3 stored in advance in 300 (OCK1).

If the reading is successful (OCK2Y), the display unit 3
Display the data decrypted in step OCK1 on 03 (OC
K3). At this time, if decoding was correctly performed, for example, FIG.
Is displayed as follows.

As shown in FIG. 15, the seal No. 61, the item 62, the amount 63, the issuer 64, the issue date 65, and the issuer's certification mark 66 displayed on the upper portion of the screen 303A of the display unit 303 of the printed matter verification device 300 are displayed. , The seal No. data 41, item data 42, amount data 43, issuer data 44, and issue date data of the content 52, respectively.
45, corresponding to the authentication mark data 46 and displayed at the bottom of the screen 303A, the content ID 67, the content issue ID 68, the print issue server ID 69, the print issue client ID 70, the issue date and time
71 corresponds to the content ID data 53, the content issue ID data 54, the print issue server ID (SVID), the print issue client ID (CLID), and the issue date and time data 48, respectively.

On the other hand, if the reading fails (OCK2
N), it is determined that the printed electronic sheet 400 is fake or invalid (OCK4), and for example, “determined to be“ false ”” is displayed on the display unit 303 (OCK5).

In this manner, the data is read successfully, and the data is displayed in a normal state on the display unit 3 of the printed matter verification apparatus 300.
If it can be displayed on 03, it is determined that the electronic sheet 400 is true. This utilizes the property that the IC reader / writer cannot read / write with the IC chip unless the authentication keys match.

(1.5) Content Printing Method for Printed Material In step OFC8 in the printed material issuing process OFC0 of the present embodiment, the entire content 52 is printed on the electronic sheet surface in a blank state. The content may be printed separately by using an electronic sheet printed in advance, such as printing the seal No. 31, the amount of money 33, the issue date 35, and the authentication mark 36 of the issuer when the printed matter is issued. The present invention does not specify a method for printing content.

(1.6) Authentication Mark The issuer's authentication mark 36 in FIG. 3 is one of means for the issuer to assure that the issued waste home appliance seal is genuine. Notation methods formed with colors, shapes, patterns, etc., such as marks, are easy to visually recognize, and thus have the advantage that the purpose represented by the notation is easily known to ordinary people.

By putting the authentication mark of the publisher in the content, it becomes possible for the user to publish a printed matter whose authenticity can be easily determined. Further, using the mark in which the authentication information is embedded by the digital watermarking technology described in the above “prior art” as an authentication mark, the verification software described in the above “prior art” is also used.
By incorporating it into the issue terminal 210 of the print issue client 200, the issue terminal 210 of the print issue client 200 can confirm that the print issue server that issued the content is authentic and that the content sent from the print issue server is authentic. Can be easily determined using In addition, by incorporating the verification software described in the “prior art” into the printed matter verification apparatus 300, the authenticity of the content recorded on the electronic sheet using the printed matter verification apparatus 300 can be easily determined.

(1.7) Configuration of Electronic Sheet and Printing Method At least one IC chip 410 is incorporated in the waste home appliance seal described in the first embodiment. Here, a method for more accurately detecting a printing / issuing error by changing the number and arrangement of IC chips to be incorporated will be described.

The structure of the electronic sheet 450 will be described with reference to FIG.

The side on which the main content is to be printed is called the “print side”, and the area to be printed in the “print side” is the “print area 45”.
When the upper grid portion of the print region 451 is referred to as a “header region 452” and the lower grid portion thereof is referred to as a “footer region 453”, a region in which no header is printed in the header region 452 and a footer region 453 are referred to. In each of the above, an IC chip is incorporated in a region where printing of a footer is not performed. Here, the IC chip incorporated in the header area 452 is replaced with the header IC chip (410
U), an IC chip embedded in the footer area 453
Call it a chip (410L). And the header IC chip (410
An electronic sheet ID, which is identification information of an electronic sheet, is stored in U) and the footer IC chip (410L).

As described above, by incorporating IC chips into at least two upper and lower portions of the electronic sheet, it is possible to detect a printing error that occurs when a plurality of print recording media are fed while being shifted and overlapped. Hereinafter, the method will be described.

FIG. 17 shows a flow of a printing process on the electronic sheet 450 in the printer 220 with an IC reader / writer. This processing corresponds to the processing of steps OFC6 to OFC9 in the client-side printed matter issuing processing OFC0 in FIG. Also,
The authentication key and the encryption key are also handled in the same way as in the client-side print issuing process OFC0.

First, the IC of the printer 220 with an IC reader / writer
Printer 220 with IC reader / writer
Header IC chip (410
The electronic sheet ID is read from U) (PRT1). At this time, if reading is successful (PRT2Y), write data (see step OFS6 in FIG. 11) is written to the header IC chip (PRT2Y).
3). If the writing is successful (PRT4Y), the print engine 223 prints the content on the print area 451 of the electronic sheet 450 (PRT5).

When the printing of the content is successful (PRT6
Y), the footer IC chip (410
The electronic sheet ID is read from L) (PRT7). If the reading is successful (PRT8Y), the electronic sheet ID read in step PRT1 is compared with the electronic sheet ID read in step PRT7 (PRT9).

If the two match (PRT10Y), it is determined that the issuance is successful, and the print confirmation data is written to the footer IC chip (410L) (PRT11). Here, the print confirmation data is
This is data from which the content of the issued content, such as the content issue ID 54 of the issued content, can be derived. on the other hand,
Step PRT2, Step PRT4, Step PRT6, Step
In PRT8 and step PRT10, each judgment is "N"
In the case of, issuance failed (PRT13).

As described above, during printing, the electronic sheet ID is read from the upper and lower IC chips of the electronic sheet, ie, the header IC chip and the footer IC chip, and the same electronic sheet is read.
Checks whether the ID is the same, and if they match, it is judged that printing has succeeded.If they do not match, it is judged that printing has failed, resulting in a printing error caused by feeding paper with multiple print recording media shifted and overlapping. Can be detected.

As described above, in addition to an error that can be normally detected by the printer, such as a paper jam occurring in the printer, running out of printing toner and ink, the paper feed is performed while a plurality of printing recording media are shifted and overlapped. Errors that are difficult to detect with ordinary printers, such as printing errors that occur when performing printing, can be easily detected, reducing the number of failures that mistakenly deemed to have been issued correctly, even though printing and issuing could not be performed normally. be able to.

In this embodiment, the electronic sheet IDs stored in the upper and lower two IC chips, that is, the header IC chip and the footer IC chip are the same, but, for example, the sum of the two IDs is one. If the ID is set, a printing error can be detected in the same manner as described above even if the ID is different. If data writing to the header IC chip fails, “failure” or the like may be printed in the print area 451 to be clearly indicated.

If the data writing to the header IC chip succeeds and the data writing to the footer IC chip fails, “failure” may be printed in the footer area 453. Even if it is not possible to print “Fail” in the footer area 453, when this electronic sheet is read by the printed matter verification device,
If the IC chip does not contain print confirmation data, this electronic sheet may be invalidated.

In this embodiment, the IC chips, ie, the header IC chip and the footer IC chip, are incorporated at the upper and lower two places. However, when one electronic sheet can be used in either the portrait or landscape orientation, at least the upper, lower, left and right sides are required. You only need to insert the IC chip in one place.

(1.8) Billing Method Associated with Issuance of Printed Material As described above, the waste home appliance sticker is a cash voucher having a value equivalent to the cost of collecting and processing waste home appliances. Therefore, payment (settlement) of money is required in connection with issuance of the waste home appliance seal. Further, even when the printed matter itself has no monetary value, such as a waste home appliance sticker, there is a case where money is paid in the form of a commission for printing and issuing.

FIG. 18 shows the print management system S shown in FIG.
This is a system in which a billing system 500 is added to 1. The billing system 500 includes a billing unit 510 that manages billing and a communication interface 520, and issues issuing information (for example, the content 52, the content ID 53, the content issuing ID 54, and the printed matter issuing server ID) transmitted from the printed matter issuing server 100.
(SVID), client ID (CLID) of printed matter issuance, and issuance date and time 48). By knowing the print material issuing client ID and the content ID, it is possible to charge a person who owns (or manages) the print material issuing client.

In the case of directly charging the purchaser (or user) of the printed matter, when the print publication client issues the print, the identification information and credit number of the purchaser (or user) are used. , And billing based on the information. The timing for executing the charging is after the print result issuing server 100 receives the issuance result OFC10A in FIG. 10, that is, in step RFS2 in FIG.
After that. In FIG. 18, the billing system 500 and the printed matter issuing system S2 are separate systems.
500 charging units 510 may be incorporated in the printed matter issuing system S2.

(1.9) Conclusion of the First Embodiment As described above, the authenticity of the waste home appliance sticker printed and issued by the present system must be verified by using the printed product issuing system and an offline printed product verification device. Therefore, anyone can easily verify the authenticity. Then, using a general-purpose computer connected to the network and running a dedicated software for executing the printed matter issuing process and a printer with a general-purpose IC reader / writer, and as a print recording medium
By using an electronic sheet with an IC chip, it is possible to safely print and issue a household appliance sticker, which is a voucher, in places that cannot be controlled by the issuer, such as convenience stores and stores. The electronic sheet before printing has no value as a cash voucher, and even if it is attempted to forge by stealing the electronic sheet, forgery is difficult because the authentication key is in the print issuing server.

(2) Traveler Check Issuing System A traveler's check issuing system according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

(2.1) Traveler's Check Traveler's Check is a travel check, which can be used in the same way as cash by using the signature written in the holder's signature field in the counter signature field when used. . There is no expiration date, and even if you lose it, you can receive a reissue if you have a copy of the purchase contract copy (also called a purchase application copy or purchaser copy) at the time of purchase.

FIG. 19 is an example showing an outline of the traveler's check. In the traveler's check 80, a holder signature column 81, a counter signature column 82, an issue number 83, a currency unit 84, an amount 85, an issuer 86, and an authentication mark 87 of the issuer are printed.

In the traveler's check, forgery, duplication, and falsification are prevented by giving a design such as a fine pattern or work. Then, the two fields of the owner signature section and the counter signature section
By signing twice in two places and issuing a purchase contract copy, unauthorized use by travelers check buyers is prevented.

(2.2) Configuration of Printed Material Management System in Traveler Check Issuance System As in the case of traveler's check, a printed material that is required to prevent forgery, duplication, and tampering, and to prevent unauthorized use by anyone other than the purchaser is issued. In this case, the printed matter management system according to the present invention is effective. In other words, using an electronic sheet as a print recording medium for travelers checks prevents forgery, duplication, and falsification. In addition, travelers checks (electronic travelers checks) comprising information that only the purchaser can know at the time of purchase using electronic sheets, In addition, by recording in a purchase contract copy (electronic purchase contract copy) composed of an electronic sheet, unauthorized use by anyone other than the purchaser can be prevented.

Hereinafter, a system configuration and a processing method will be described. Also in this embodiment, the printed matter management system shown in FIG. 4 is used.

(2.3) Electronic Traveler Check and Electronic Purchase Contract Copy Issuing Process The electronic traveler check issuing process will be described with reference to FIG. Note that the contents of the electronic traveler's check include data representing items in FIG. 19, a holder signature column 81, a counter signature column 82, an issue No. 83, a currency unit 84, an amount 85, an issuer 86, and an authentication mark 87 of the issuer. .

In the electronic traveler's check issuance process, as shown in FIG. 20, an encryption key (user encryption key SK4) is used between the steps OFC1 and OFC2 by using the operation unit 213 of the issuing terminal 210 of the print issuing client 200. (UOFC1). Then, in step OFC2, an issuance request OFC2A 'including the input user encryption key SK4 is sent to the printed matter issuing server 100.

On the other hand, in the printed material issuing server 100, in step OFS4 of the server-side printed material issuing process OFS0, the user encryption key SK4 is stored in the issuing management DB 122 together with other data of the issuing request OFC2A '. And step OF
In S6, a response OF including the write data WD2 and the authentication key AK2
S6A 'is sent to the print publication client 200. And Figure 1
Returning to the client-side printed matter issuing process OFC0 of 0, in step OFC6, the writing data is encrypted using the user encryption key SK4, and writing is performed on the electronic sheet.

In this manner, an electronic traveler's check can be issued by the same processing as that for the waste home appliance seal. And, at the same time, the user encryption key SK
Print and issue an electronic purchase contract copy using 4.

(2.4) Electronic Traveler Check and Verification Processing of Electronic Purchase Contract Document Next, the verification processing of the electronic traveler's check will be described.
This will be described with reference to FIG.

In the verification process of the electronic traveler's check, as shown in FIG. 21, an input of the user encryption key SK4 of the electronic traveler's check to be verified is accepted from the operation unit 304 of the printed matter verification device 300 (UOCK1). Then, in step OCK1, the data read from the electronic traveler's check is decrypted using the input user encryption key SK4. After the decryption, the electronic traveler's check is verified by the same process as that for the waste home appliance seal.

In the case of an electronic traveler's check, if the content is correctly displayed on the display unit 303 of the printed matter verification device 300, the electronic traveler's check can be determined to be “true” and the owner is a valid purchaser. It can be determined that there is. Note that the electronic purchase contract document can be similarly verified.

A method of printing contents on a printed material, a management location of an authentication key, an authentication mark, a structure of an electronic sheet and a method of printing / issuing the electronic sheet, an effect of detecting a printing / issuing error, and a method of accounting for issuing a printed material Is the same as in the first embodiment.

(2.5) Conclusion of the Second Embodiment As described above, a general-purpose computer connected to a network and running dedicated software for executing a printed matter issuing process, and a printer with a general-purpose IC reader / writer are provided. Uses an electronic sheet that incorporates an IC chip as a print recording medium and sets an encryption key each time a traveler's check is issued, issuing a traveler's check that can prevent unauthorized use by anyone other than the purchaser it can.

(3) Other Application Examples In the first embodiment, a system for issuing a waste home appliance seal is taken as an example, and in the second embodiment, a system for issuing a traveler's check is described as an example of the present invention. Is not limited to this, and printed matter that must be protected from fraud, falsification, duplication, etc., such as cash vouchers with monetary value, paper pieces that describe the rights and obligations under the Property Law, public and private documents, etc. If it is issued, it is applicable.

For example, the content managed by the content management unit 110 of the printed matter issuing server 100 is resident card data, and a printed matter issuing client for issuing a resident card is installed in a place other than the place where the issuer manages the resident card. This system can be operated as a resident card issuance management system when a person who acquires the resident card or a public organization that accepts the resident card as a certificate has a printed matter verification device for determining the authenticity or validity of the resident card.

For example, the content managed by the content management unit 110 of the print issuing server 100 is data relating to securities, and a print issuing client for issuing securities is installed in a place other than the place where the issuer manages, and If the purchaser of the security has a printed matter verification device for determining authenticity or validity, the present system can be operated as a home-based security issuing system.

Further, for example, when the content managed by the content management unit 110 of the printed matter issuing server 100 is railway ticket data, a printed matter issuing client for issuing a railway ticket is installed in a place other than the place managed by the issuer. If a purchaser, a station employee, or a conductor of a railway ticket owns a printed matter verification device for determining the authenticity or validity / invalidity of the railway ticket, the present system can be operated as a railway ticket issuance management system.

For example, when the content managed by the content management unit 110 of the print issuing server 100 is data of an entrance ticket for a theater or a theme park, the issuer manages a print issuing client for issuing an entrance ticket. This system can be operated as an admission ticket issuance management system when installed at a place other than the place and a purchaser of the admission ticket or a staff member at the venue has a printed matter verification device for determining the authenticity or validity / invalidity of the admission ticket.

Content management section 1 of print publication server 100
10 can handle various contents by connecting to other systems, for example, a resident register system, a securities system, or a ticket center system.

(4) Summary In the present invention, an electronic sheet 400 as a print recording medium incorporating a non-contact readable / writable IC chip, and the same authentication key AK2 as the authentication key AK2 of the IC chip held by the printed matter issuing server 100 (Authentication key AK3) and a printed matter verification device 300 that stores in advance a decryption key SK3 capable of decrypting data encrypted using the encryption key SK2 held in the printed matter issuing server or the like. The printed matter verification device 300 includes an IC reader 302 and has a function of reading from and writing to the above-described IC chip 410 incorporated in an electronic sheet.

Due to the nature of the IC reader / writer that it is not possible to read / write data from / to the IC chip unless the authentication key matches, the printed matter verification apparatus uses an electronic sheet printed properly, that is, an IC card using an appropriate authentication key. The contents of the IC chip can be read from the electronic sheet written on the chip, but the contents of the IC chip can be read from the electronic sheet printed on the IC chip using an improperly printed electronic sheet, that is, an incorrect and incorrect authentication key. Since the reading is not possible, the authenticity and validity / invalidity of the printed matter can be easily determined by the printed matter verifying device 300 which is offline with the printed matter issuing server 100 as in the present embodiment.

As described above, anyone having a printed matter verification apparatus can easily verify printed matter, so that a large amount of cash vouchers having a monetary value and paper sheets describing rights and obligations under the property law can be obtained. It can also be applied as a printed matter management system that issues securities, public documents, private documents, and the like.

[0121]

According to the present invention, since the authenticity and validity / invalidity of a printed matter can be determined using a printed matter issuing system and an offline printed matter verification device, anyone can easily determine the authenticity or validity / invalidity of a printed matter. Can do it.

Further, according to the present invention, since an electronic sheet incorporating a non-contact electronically readable and writable IC chip is used as a print recording medium, a printed matter having high security against forgery, duplication and tampering is used. Can be issued.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration of a non-contact IC card and a non-contact IC card reader / writer.

FIG. 2 shows a data format of an IC chip and an authentication key.

FIG. 3 is an example of a printed matter in the first embodiment: a waste home appliance sticker.

FIG. 4 is a configuration of a print management system.

FIG. 5 is a configuration of a printed matter issuing server.

FIG. 6 shows generation of content data.

FIG. 7 shows the configuration of a print issuing client.

FIG. 8 is a configuration of a printed matter verification device.

FIG. 9 is a content display example.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of a printed matter issuing process in a printed matter issuing client.

FIG. 11 is a flow chart of a print issuing process in a print issuing server.

FIG. 12 shows content issuance and write data.

FIG. 13 is an issuance registration process flow in the printed matter issuing server.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart of a print verification process in the print verification apparatus.

FIG. 15 is a display example of a verification result.

FIG. 16 shows a configuration of an electronic sheet having two IC chips.

FIG. 17 is a write / print processing execution flow when an electronic sheet having two IC chips is used as a print recording medium.

FIG. 18 is a configuration of a printed matter management system having a billing system.

FIG. 19 is an example of a printed matter (travelers check) in the second embodiment.

FIG. 20 is a part of a print material issuance processing flow in the print material issuance client in the second embodiment.

FIG. 21 is a part of the flow of a printed matter verification process in the printed matter verification apparatus in the second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

CR0: Content issue processing, CR1: Content issue processing CR
Processing to set the content issue ID at 0, CR2 ...
Processing to add the content issue date and time in the content issue processing CR0

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[Claims] 1. A printed matter issuing server for generating and managing contents, a printed matter issuing client for printing the contents downloaded from the printed matter issuing server on a print recording medium, and a printed matter verifying apparatus for determining authenticity of the issued printed matter. In the printed matter management system, the print recording medium includes an electronic chip in which a data carrier mechanism including an electronically readable and writable IC chip and an antenna connected to the IC chip is incorporated in a sheet-shaped medium having a printable surface. A sheet, wherein the printed matter issuing client is an electronic sheet embedded IC.
The content is written to the data area of the chip and the printed surface of the electronic sheet is printed. The printed matter verification device is always off-line with the printed matter issuing server and the printed matter issuing client, and there is no exchange of information. A printed matter management system for determining the authenticity of a printed matter using information stored in an apparatus. 2. The printed matter management system according to claim 1, wherein a visible mark is included in the contents of the printed matter to be issued. 3. The printed matter management system according to claim 2, wherein said mark is a mark in which authentication information is embedded by a digital watermark. 4. A printed matter issuing system comprising: a printed matter issuing server for generating and managing contents; and a printed matter issuing client for printing the contents downloaded from the printed matter issuing server on a print recording medium. An electronic sheet in which a data carrier mechanism including an IC chip readable and writable and an antenna connected to the IC chip is incorporated in a sheet-like medium having a printable surface, wherein the printed material issuing client includes an electronic sheet embedded. I c
A printed matter issuance system for writing contents in a data area of a chip and printing on a printed surface of an electronic sheet. 5. The printed matter issuing server and the printed matter verifying apparatus both have the same authentication key for accessing the same data area of an IC chip incorporated in an electronic sheet as a print recording medium. A printed matter management system as described. 6. The printed matter issuing server and the printed matter verifying device both have the same data encryption key to be stored in the data area of an IC chip embedded in an electronic sheet as a print recording medium. 1. The printed matter management system according to 1. 7. A print recording medium which is an electronic sheet in which a data carrier mechanism comprising an electronically readable and writable IC chip and an antenna connected to the IC chip is incorporated in a sheet-like medium having a printable surface. An IC card reader unit for writing data to the IC chip and reading data in the IC chip from a printed material obtained by printing the content on the surface; and the IC card reader unit is an IC chip for a data carrier mechanism for the printed material. A print verification apparatus comprising: means for holding an authentication key for accessing said data area; and a display unit for displaying data read from the IC chip. 8. A communication section via a network, wherein the content management section manages the content and a content ID which is identification information of the content and an issue management section which manages data relating to the content to be issued together with the issue of the content. A content generation unit that generates at least a content from a content template that is a template of the content and a content ID that is identification information of the generated content. And a content DB that stores content, a content ID and a content template, wherein the issuance management unit includes at least a content issuing unit that issues content generated by the content management unit; An issuance management DB that stores the issuance management data generated by the copy unit, a unit that holds an authentication key for accessing a data area of an IC chip incorporated in an electronic sheet that is a print recording medium, and identification information of a printed matter issuing server. A printed matter issuing server comprising means for holding a printed matter issuing server ID. 9. An issuing terminal for instructing issuing of content,
A print recording medium, which is an electronic sheet in which a data carrier mechanism including an electronically readable and writable IC chip and an antenna connected to the IC chip is embedded in a sheet-like medium having a printable surface, is used to print the content to the IC chip. In a printed matter issuing client consisting of a printer with an IC card reader / writer for writing and printing the content on the surface and a communication unit for communicating via a network, the issuing terminal is at least the identification information of the printed matter issuing client. Means for holding a certain printed matter issuing client ID, a display unit for displaying contents, and an operation unit for inputting a selection operation of contents to be printed, and the printer with an IC card reader / writer is at least a print recording medium. Writing to the data area of an IC chip embedded in an electronic sheet and IC for reading
A printed matter issuance client, comprising: a card reader / writer; and a print engine for performing printing on a printing surface of the electronic sheet. 10. An electronic sheet embedded in a print recording medium.
9. An encryption key for encrypting data stored in a data area of an IC chip.
The printed matter issuing server described. 11. An electronic sheet embedded in a print recording medium.
10. An encryption key for encrypting data stored in a data area of an IC chip.
The print publication client described. 12. An electronic sheet embedded in a print recording medium.
A first step of reading data from the IC chip and decrypting the data; a second step of displaying the read data when the data is successfully read in the first step; and a first step. A third step of displaying an invalid or false indication when data reading has failed,
A printed matter verification processing method comprising: 13. A printed matter issuance client sends at least a content ID for identifying a content to be issued, an electronic sheet ID as identification information of an electronic sheet stored in an IC chip incorporated in an electronic sheet as a print recording medium, and a printed matter issued. When a printed matter issuance request including the client ID, which is the client's identification information, is received, a double issuance is performed according to at least one of the presence or absence of printing of an electronic sheet with the same electronic sheet ID and the presence or absence of the same content. A first step of confirming the presence or absence of, a second step of generating a content issue ID for identifying the content to be issued and an issue date and time that is the issue date and time, and at least from the issue request, the content issue ID and the issue date and time A third step of recording issue management data consisting of And a fourth step of transmitting data including the content issue ID and a response including an authentication key and an encryption key in the print issue server to the print issue client. . 14. The printed matter issuance processing method further includes a fifth step of recording the issuance result sent from the printed matter issuing client in the issuance management data stored in the issuance management DB. The printed matter issuance processing method according to claim 13 in a server. 15. A first step of reading an electronic sheet ID that is identification information of an electronic sheet stored in an IC chip embedded in an electronic sheet that is a print recording medium, and at least a content ID that identifies a content to be issued.
And a second step of sending a printed matter issuing request including the electronic sheet ID and a printed matter issuing client ID, which is identification information of the printed matter issuing client, to the printed matter issuing server. A third step of setting an authentication key on an IC chip embedded in the electronic sheet when receiving a response including an ID, an authentication key, and an encryption key, and writing data including at least a content issuing ID for identifying issued content The electronic sheet
A printed matter issuance processing method in a printed matter issuance client, comprising: a fourth step of writing to an IC chip; and a fifth step of printing content information on a surface of an electronic sheet. 16. The printed matter issuing processing method according to claim 6, further comprising the step of: when the processing in the fourth and fifth steps is successful, sending an issuance result including information of success to the printed matter issuing server.
And when the processing of the fourth and fifth steps fails, sending the issuance result including information of failure to the printed matter issuing server.
16. The printed matter issuing processing method according to claim 15, further comprising the steps of: 17. An electronically readable and writable IC chip,
An electronic sheet in which a data carrier mechanism consisting of an antenna connected to an IC chip is incorporated in a printable sheet-like medium, wherein at least two of a header portion and a footer portion in a paper feed direction are provided.
Electronic sheet characterized by incorporating a data carrier mechanism in three places. 18. An electronically readable and writable IC chip,
An electronic sheet in which a data carrier mechanism including an antenna connected to an IC chip is incorporated in a printable sheet-shaped medium, and at least two locations, a header portion and a footer portion, in the paper feed direction in the vertical and horizontal directions, that is, An electronic sheet characterized by incorporating a data carrier mechanism in a total of four locations. 19. An electronically readable and writable IC chip,
A data carrier mechanism consisting of an antenna connected to an IC chip is embedded in the header and footer of a printable sheet medium. A first step of reading an electronic sheet ID from an IC chip; a second step of reading an electronic sheet ID from an IC chip incorporated in a footer portion of the electronic sheet; and the two electronic sheet IDs are the same electronic sheet ID. A plurality of print records by executing a third step of determining whether or not a match is made, a fourth step of determining that printing has succeeded if they match, and a fifth step of determining that printing has failed if they do not match. A print processing method comprising: detecting a printing error caused by feeding a sheet while the media are shifted and stacked. 20. The printed matter management system according to claim 1, wherein information on the waste home appliance sticker is used as a content, and a printed matter issuing client for issuing the waste home appliance sticker is a store or a convenience store other than a place managed by the issuer. Installed in stores, etc., the printed matter verification device for determining the authenticity and validity of waste home appliance seals is owned by purchasers and sellers of waste home appliance seals, transporters and disposal companies of waste home appliances, etc. Issuance of home appliance seal issue management system. 21. The printed matter management system according to claim 1, wherein the information of the traveler's check is used as the content, and a printed matter issuing client for issuing the traveler's check is installed in a place other than the place managed by the issuer; A traveler's check issuance management system, wherein a purchaser or seller of a traveler's check or a shop that accepts a traveler's check has a printed matter verification device for determining the authenticity or validity / invalidity of the traveler's check. 22. The printed matter management system according to claim 1, wherein a printed matter issuance client for issuing a resident's card is set up in a place other than a place managed by the issuer, wherein the information of the resident's card is used as a content. A resident card issuance management system characterized in that a printed matter verification device for determining the authenticity and validity of the resident card is held by a resident card acquirer or a public organization that accepts the resident card as a certificate. 23. The printed matter management system according to claim 1, wherein information of the securities is used as the contents, and a printed matter issuance client for issuing the securities is set up in a place other than the place where the issuer manages, and the authenticity of the securities is checked. A security issuance management system, wherein a purchaser of a security has a printed matter verification device for determining validity / invalidity. 24. The printed matter management system according to claim 1, wherein information of the railway ticket is used as a content, and a printed matter issuance client for issuing the railway ticket is installed at a place other than a place managed by the issuer. A train ticket issuing / managing system, characterized in that a train ticket purchaser, station staff, or conductor holds a printed matter verification device for determining the authenticity or validity of the train ticket. 25. The printed matter management system according to claim 1, wherein information of the admission ticket is used as a content, and a printed matter issuance client for issuing the admission ticket is installed in a place other than the place managed by the issuer. An admission ticket issuance management system, wherein a purchaser of an admission ticket or an attendant at a venue holds a printed matter verification device for determining the authenticity or validity of the ticket.