JP2002269049A - Communicator identifying system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To identify a person performing communication while the simplicity of a procedure and the anonymity of a person performing communication are maintained without strictly confirming an original and to prevent communication by pretending to be others on a network. SOLUTION: A system is provided with a biometrics device collecting biometrics information on a communicator, a communicator terminal connected to the network, a storage means storing biometrics registration data of the communicator and a network server connected to the network. Biometrics registration data are read from the storage means and biometrics collation is performed based on collected biometrics information. Thus, the identity of the communicator is confirmed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communicator identification system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in an Internet auction conducted by participating in an auction site established on the Internet, an operator of the auction site acts as an intermediary, and from registration of a seller, registration of a product by a registered seller. The process of registering a buyer, bidding by the registered buyer, and establishing a sale is performed, and the actual sale of goods is realized by direct exchange between the seller and the buyer.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional net auction system.

[0004] In the figure, reference numeral 52 denotes a seller terminal such as a personal computer provided in a seller environment 51 such as a residence and an office of the seller, which is communicably connected to the Internet 58. Reference numeral 55 denotes a buyer terminal such as a personal computer provided in a seller environment 54 such as a residence or an office of the seller, and is communicably connected to the Internet 58.

[0005] Reference numeral 56 denotes an auction server which is communicably connected to the Internet 58 and has an auction site established therein.
7 is connected. In the auction site,
An auction of various commodities is held. The person who operates the auction site is generally an individual, a company, or the like.

[0006] The participants in the auction are:
Usually, both sellers and buyers are individuals, and it is necessary to register personal information and the like in advance. The auction database 57 stores seller's personal information, seller's merchandise information which is information of an object of the auction, buyer's personal information, and information such as bid / success information such as a bid price and a successful bid price.

[0007] Here, a seller who intends to sell an article or the like owned by the user as a product on an auction site first registers the seller himself. In this case, the seller:
The personal information such as the address, name, age, gender, e-mail address, nickname, etc. is transmitted from the seller terminal 52 to the auction server 56 via the Internet 58 to apply for registration. If registration is accepted, User I
D is given to the seller and transmitted to the seller terminal 52. Also, the seller's personal information and user ID are
It is stored in the auction database 57 as seller personal information.

Next, the seller registers the product.
In this case, the seller registers merchandise by transmitting merchandise information such as the name, type, manufacturer name, date of manufacture, detailed description, external appearance photograph, and lowest bid price of the merchandise. And
If the registration is approved, the user ID is given to the product and transmitted to the seller terminal 52. The product information and the user ID are stored in the auction database 57 as seller product information.

[0009] On the other hand, a buyer who intends to purchase a product at the auction site first registers himself / herself. In this case, the buyer has the address, name, age, gender,
Personal information such as an e-mail address and a nickname is transmitted from the buyer terminal 55 to the auction server 56 via the Internet 58, and a registration application is made. When the registration is approved, the user ID is given to the buyer and transmitted to the buyer terminal 55. The buyer's personal information and user ID are stored in the auction database 57 as buyer's personal information.

[0010] Then, the buyer accesses the auction site from the buyer terminal 55, and presents a purchase price for a product being auctioned at the auction site, and makes a bid. If the bid price offered by the buyer is the highest price, the product is sold and the sale is completed. Subsequently, a notification that the sale has been made for the product is transmitted to the seller terminal 52 and the buyer terminal 55.

[0011] The subsequent procedures, such as the payment of the product and the delivery of the product, are directly performed between the seller and the buyer.

[0012]

However, in the conventional Internet auction system, basically, sellers and buyers in an online auction are treated anonymously on an Internet site, and both sellers and buyers are treated as anonymous. The reliability of the other party is not clearly understood.

In a traditional auction, people talk directly with each other, and it is possible to confirm the reliability of the other party to some extent. However, in the case of the Internet, since the actual situation of the other party is not known, even if an evil seller or buyer is encountered, it is often impossible to avoid it.

For example, in an auction site of an online auction, an unscrupulous seller who intentionally sells a bad product by using a nickname changes to another nickname and registers again even if the nickname is notorious on the network. Then, on the same auction site, it is possible to intentionally sell again a bad product.

[0015] In general, a net auction is conducted in a bid form. In this case, for a product that is of great interest to many people, a large number of buyers submit prices and bid, and the offered price is gradually increased, and the buyer who finally offers the highest price wins the product. In this case, an evil seller impersonates a plurality of buyers, and the operation of raising the bid price and raising the original buyer's bid price can be easily performed.

As described above, the buyer needs to register in advance, but in the case of registration, the check of the personal information to be reported is not strict, and a fictitious address, name and the like are often used. In such a case, the dominant information for identifying the buyer is the e-mail address, but an unscrupulous seller can impersonate a plurality of buyers if he has a plurality of e-mail addresses.

Such a problem can be solved to some extent by strictly performing identity verification when registering a seller or a buyer. However, when strictly performing identity verification, a car driver's license, It is necessary to present identification cards such as a resident's card and a health insurance card, which complicates the procedures performed by those who participate in the online auction. Also,
If an identification card such as a car driver's license, a resident card, or a health insurance card is presented, the anonymity of those who participate in the online auction will be lost. Generally, online auctions, other commercial transactions on the Internet, communications, etc.
Although the simplicity of the procedure and the maintenance of the anonymity of the communicating party are significant advantages, the strict identity verification loses the advantages.

[0018] On the other hand, for the person who operates the auction site, it takes time because the procedure becomes complicated, and the running cost of operating the auction site increases. Furthermore, when using a certificate authority or the like that provides services such as personal authentication for business transactions on the Internet, the costs for the operation side and the user side for identity verification are increased, and the labor is increased. .

The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems,
It is possible to identify the person making the communication while maintaining the simplicity of the procedure and maintaining the anonymity of the person making the communication without strictly confirming the identity, and to prevent the communication impersonating another person on the network. It is an object of the present invention to provide a communicator identification system that can be used.

[0020]

For this purpose, the communicator identification system of the present invention comprises a biometric device capable of collecting biometric information of a communicator, a communicator terminal connected to a network, and the communicator terminal. Storage means for storing biometric registration data of the user, comprising a network server connected to the network, reading out the biometric registration data from the storage means, based on the collected biometric information, The same personality of the communicators is confirmed by performing metrics matching.

In another communicant identification system of the present invention, the biometric information is an iris.

In still another communicant identification system of the present invention, the communicant is a seller or a buyer of an online auction.

The communicator terminal of the present invention has a biometrics device capable of collecting biometrics information of the communicator, and a communication interface for connecting to a network, and other communicators connected to the network. When communicating with a terminal or a site, the biometric information of the communicator is collected in order to confirm the same personality of the communicator by performing biometrics collation.

In another communication terminal according to the present invention, the biometric information is an iris.

In the network server of the present invention,
A storage means for storing biometrics registration data of the communicator, and a communication interface for connecting to a network, wherein when performing biometrics collation to confirm the same personality of the communicants, the storage means The biometric registration data is read.

In another network server of the present invention, the biometric information is an iris.

In the program for a communicator identification system according to the present invention, a computer system connected by a network is provided with a communicator terminal having a biometric device capable of collecting biometric information of the communicator, and
By functioning as a network server comprising storage means for storing the biometrics registration data of the communicator, read out the biometrics registration data from the storage means, based on the collected biometrics information, by performing biometrics collation, Check the identity of the contacts.

In the communicator terminal program of the present invention, the computer is caused to function as a biometric device capable of collecting biometric information of the communicator and a communication interface for connecting to a network. When communicating with another communicator terminal or site, the biometric information of the communicator is collected in order to confirm the identity of the communicator by performing biometrics collation.

In the communicator terminal program according to the present invention, the computer is caused to function as storage means for storing biometric registration data of the communicator and a communication interface for connecting to a network. When performing biometrics collation for confirming the property, the biometric registration data is read from the storage unit.

[0030]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

In the present embodiment, an example in which the communicant identification system of the present invention is applied to a net auction system will be described.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a net auction system to which a communicant identification system according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

In the figure, reference numeral 11 denotes a seller environment such as a home and an office of a seller who participates in the net auction as a seller. In the seller environment 11, a seller terminal 12 as a contact terminal operated by the seller is provided. Here, the seller terminal 12 is connected to the Internet 20.
Is communicably connected to the communication interface,
As long as it has an arithmetic unit, a storage unit, an input unit, a display unit and can be connected to the Internet 20, a personal computer, a portable information terminal, a mobile phone, an electronic organizer, a PDA (Personal Digit) can be used.
al Assistant), game consoles, videophones,
Anything such as a digital television may be used.

The seller terminal 12 collects biometric information for identifying a communicator, generates biometric registration data and biometric verification data, and performs biometric verification. Is provided. Here, the biometric information is a biological characteristic unique to each person, and includes a fingerprint, a voiceprint, a face, an iris (iris).
However, it is desirable to use an iris because the accuracy of the matching is high. In the present embodiment, a case where the biometrics information is an iris will be described.

The biometrics device 13 is
Via the seller terminal 12, via the Internet 20, it is communicably connected to a biometrics server 18 as a network server described later.

Here, the biometric device 13
May have a function of only collecting biometric information. In this case, the collected biometric information is transmitted to the biometric server 18 as image data. Then, the biometrics server 18 extracts only information necessary for collation of feature points and the like from the transmitted biometrics information to generate a collation code, and stores it as a biometric registration data in a biometrics database 22 described later. An operation for storing or comparing and identifying the stored biometrics data with the already stored biometrics registration data, that is, biometrics verification is performed.

Further, the biometric device 13
In addition to the function of collecting biometric information, the apparatus may have a function of generating biometric registration data, biometric verification data, and the like from the collected biometric information. In this case, the biometric device 13 extracts only information necessary for collation of feature points and the like from the collected biometric information, generates a collation code, and transmits it to the biometric server 18.
Then, the biometrics server 18 stores the transmitted verification code in the biometrics database 22 as biometrics registration data, or compares and identifies biometrics registration data with biometrics registration data already stored as biometrics verification data. Perform metrics matching.

Further, the biometric device 13
May have a function of collating biometrics in addition to a function of collecting biometric information. In this case, the biometric device 13 extracts only information necessary for collation of feature points and the like from the collected biometric information to generate a collation code, and transmits the biometric registration data transmitted from the biometric server 18. And biometrics collation.

Some of the functions described above may be included in the seller terminal 12. For example, when the seller terminal 12 has a high information processing capability like a personal computer, the functions of the biometric device 13 are minimized to generate biometric registration data, biometric verification data, and the like. The seller terminal 12 may have a function or a function of performing biometrics collation.

In this embodiment, for convenience of explanation, the biometric device 13 has a function of only collecting biometric information, and the collected biometric information is used as image data as biometric information. A case where the data is transmitted to the metrics server 18 will be described.

Reference numeral 14 denotes a buyer environment such as a home and an office of a buyer who participates in the online auction as a buyer. In the buyer environment 14, a buyer terminal 15 as a communicator terminal operated by the buyer is provided. Here, the buyer terminal 15 is communicably connected to the Internet 20, and is similar to the seller terminal 12.

Further, the buyer terminal 15 includes a biometric device 16 on the buyer side. The biometric device 16 includes the biometric device 13 on the seller side.
Is similar to The biometrics device 16 is communicably connected to the biometrics server 18 via the buyer terminal 15 via the Internet 20.

Reference numeral 17 denotes an auction server which is communicably connected to the Internet 20 and sets up an auction site.
Is provided. In the auction site, auctions of various products are performed. Here, the auction server 17 is composed of a computer having an arithmetic unit, a storage unit, a communication interface and the like, and may be composed of a single computer or a distributed server in which a plurality of computers are organically connected. May be integrated with other computers, or may be part of a plurality of systems built in a large computer. Good. In addition, the person who operates the auction site generally
It is an individual or a company, but may be any person such as a public organization, a non-profit organization, or a government agency.

Also, the participants in the auction are:
Usually, both sellers and buyers are individuals, and it is necessary to register personal information and the like in advance. The auction database 21 stores seller's personal information, seller's merchandise information that is information on an object of the auction, buyer's personal information, and information such as bid and successful bid information such as a bid amount and a successful bid amount. Note that registration as a seller or a buyer may be paid or free. In addition, conditions such as age and income for registration may or may not be set.

As the personal information of the seller, for example,
Information such as a user ID, a nickname, an e-mail address, and a password may be added, but other information, for example, information such as age and gender may be added. The seller product information includes, for example, the product name, type, manufacturer name, date of manufacture, distinction between new and used, product specifications, appearance photograph, lowest bid price, explanation of rare value, and the like. Also,
The buyer's personal information is, for example, information such as a user ID, a nickname, an e-mail address, and a password, but other information, for example, information such as age and gender may be added. Further, as bid / successful bid information, for example, bid / successful bid information such as bid information of a product put on sale, remaining time until a successful bid, presence or absence of a successful bid decision, and a buyer It is information such as reputation.

Then, the biometrics server 18
The auction server 17 is communicably connected to the auction server 17 and includes a computer having an arithmetic unit, a storage unit, a communication interface, and the like. Note that the biometrics server 18 includes a biometrics database 22 as storage means. Here, the biometrics server 18 is composed of a computer having an arithmetic unit, a storage unit, a communication interface and the like, and may be composed of a single computer or a distributed server in which a plurality of computers are organically connected. May be integrated with other computers, or may be part of a plurality of systems built in a large computer. Alternatively, it may be constructed in the same computer as the auction server 17. Also, the person who operates the biometrics server 18 may be the same as or different from the person who operates the auction site.

The biometrics server 18
Has a function of storing biometrics registration data in the biometrics database 22 from information generated by the biometrics devices 13 and 16 and, in some cases, generating a collation code or performing biometrics collation. Having.

The biometrics database 22 stores a user ID, biometrics registration data, and the like. The user ID stored in the biometrics database 22 is the same as the user ID of the seller and the user ID of the buyer stored in the auction database 21. Thereby, it becomes possible to associate the personal information of the buyer and the seller in the auction server 17 with the biometric registration data.

Next, the operation of the net auction system configured as described above will be described.

First, when a seller who wants to sell his or her own goods or the like as a product on an auction site uses the seller terminal 12 to register personal information, the seller uses the biometrics apparatus 13 to register the personal information. Iris as biometric information is collected as biometric registration data. Then, the seller's personal information and biometrics information are transmitted from the seller terminal 12 to the auction server 17 via the Internet 20. In this case, the seller's personal information and biometrics information are desirably transmitted by a high security method such as encryption.

Then, the auction server 17
When the personal information and the biometrics information of the seller are received, a user ID is given to the seller, and the personal information is stored in the auction database 21 in association with the user ID. Further, the user ID and the biometric information are transferred to the biometric server 18. Then, the biometrics server 18 extracts only information necessary for matching of feature points and the like from the transmitted biometrics information to generate a matching code, and stores the matching code in the biometrics database 22 as biometrics registration data. It is stored in association with the ID.

Next, the seller enters his / her name, user ID, password and other information using the seller terminal 12 when auctioning the product, and then inputs the product information. At that time, the biometric information of the seller is collected by the biometric device 13. Then, the biometrics information is transmitted to the biometrics server 18 and a collation code is generated. The biometric server 18 reads the biometric registration data stored in the biometric database 22 to check the matching code, and sends the matching result to the auction server 17. The result of the matching is transmitted from the auction server 17 to the seller terminal 12.

Thus, it is possible to identify the seller and confirm that the seller has the same personality, that is, that the person registered as the seller and the seller who is going to auction the product are the same person. Therefore, the operator of the auction site can prevent the impersonation of a legitimately registered seller from auctioning the product, and also indicate on the auction site that the seller has confirmed the identity of the seller. This allows the buyer to confirm that the item to be auctioned is from a properly registered seller. In this case, the seller does not need to transmit information for confirming the identity such as an address and a name, and does not need to present an identification card, so that anonymity can be maintained.

The same applies to a case where a seller places a plurality of products for auction. In this case, it is possible to know that the same person handles a plurality of products by checking the biometric information of the seller each time the product is auctioned one by one. Then, it can be displayed on the auction site that a plurality of products are being auctioned by the same seller. In this case, an icon or the like can be displayed on the web page of the auction site to indicate that a plurality of corresponding products have been put on the auction by a person who has been identified as the same person in biometrics.

Then, even if the seller intends to become a plurality of sellers using different nicknames or the like, the biometric information is collected when the seller first registers on the auction site, and the biometric database 22 Is stored as biometrics registration data in association with the user ID. For this reason, the verification code based on the biometric information collected when the seller attempts to register as another seller using another nickname or the like is compared with the biometric registration data stored in the biometric database 22. By doing so, double registration can be prevented.

For example, the biometrics server 18 is compared with other registered biometrics data, and if they match, there is a possibility that the seller impersonates another person and starts a new auction. Become.

In this embodiment, since an iris with high matching accuracy is used as the biometric information, the seller can be strictly identified and double registration can be completely prevented. However, when using biometric information other than iris, the accuracy of matching is reduced and it is not possible to completely prevent double registration because the seller can not be strictly identified .

However, even in the case of using biometric information having low matching accuracy, double registration can be prevented by reducing the number of biometric registration data to be checked.

For example, when the seller registers on the auction site, the target to be verified by the biometric information is
Instead of using all the biometric registration data stored in the biometric server 18, only a part of the biometric registration data may be used. In general, even if it is an evil seller who makes double registration, the goods handled by one seller may be limited to a certain range of goods, such as antique goods, computer goods, etc. Many. In such a case, the target of the matching is limited to only the biometric registration data of the seller such as an antique product and a computer-related product, thereby reducing the number of biometric registration data to be checked and performing double registration. This can be prevented.

On the other hand, a buyer who wants to purchase a product at the auction site uses the buyer terminal 15 to
When registering personal information, the iris as biometric information of the buyer himself is collected as biometric registration data using the biometric device 16.
Then, the buyer's personal information and biometrics information are transmitted from the buyer terminal 15 to the auction server 17 via the Internet 20. In this case, it is desirable that the buyer's personal information and biometrics information be transmitted by a high security method such as encryption.

Then, the auction server 17
Upon receiving the buyer's personal information and biometrics information, the buyer ID is assigned to the buyer and the personal information is stored in the auction database 21 in association with the user ID. Further, the user ID and the biometric information are transferred to the biometric server 18. Then, the biometrics server 18 extracts only information necessary for matching of feature points and the like from the transmitted biometrics information, generates a matching code, and stores it as a biometric registration data in a biometrics database 22 described later. , Stored in association with the user ID.

Next, the buyer accesses the auction site from the buyer terminal 15, inputs information such as a user ID and a password, and presents a purchase price for a product being auctioned at the auction site. And make a bid. At that time, the biometric information of the buyer himself is collected by the biometric device 16. Then, the biometrics information is transmitted to the biometrics server 18 and a collation code is generated. The biometric server 18 reads the biometric registration data stored in the biometric database 22 to check the matching code, and sends the matching result to the auction server 17. In addition, the result of the collation is the auction server 1
7 to the buyer terminal 15. Then, it can be displayed on the auction site that the same personality of the buyer has been confirmed by using an icon or the like.

As a result, it is possible to identify the buyer and confirm that the buyer has the same personality, that is, the person registered as the buyer and the buyer who is bidding on the auction are the same person. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the same buyer from impersonating a plurality of buyers and repeating a bid for raising a bid price for one product. In addition, by displaying the confirmation of the same personality of the buyer on the auction site, it is possible to confirm that the bidding on the product being placed on the auction is by the registered buyer. In this case, the buyer does not need to transmit information for confirming the identity, such as an address and a name, and does not need to present an identification card, so that the anonymity can be maintained.

For example, if there is a possibility that an interested third party may use a plurality of nicknames to make it appear as if several buyers are bidding, by comparing the biometric information of the buyers, Such actions can be confirmed.

Further, in order to prevent the risk of intentionally lifting the bid price by making a bid by the seller himself as the buyer, a check is made with the biometric registration data of the seller stored in the biometric database 22. Done. Further, by comparing the data with the biometric registration data of the seller or the buyer who has frequently experienced troubles in the past, it is possible to detect the risk of buying and selling the product.

Then, depending on the net auction,
As one method of making the buyer judge the reliability of the seller, there is a case where after the exchange of the goods and the amount between the seller and the buyer is established, the evaluation result of the seller of the buyer is posted. In this case, the seller may intentionally post a favorable evaluation result by impersonating the buyer, or intentionally post a bad reputation against a competitor.

In the posting of such evaluation results, when the buyer transmits the seller's evaluation from the buyer terminal 15 to the auction server 17, the buyer's biometrics information is collected by the biometrics device 16, and the biometrics database 22 is collected. By confirming the same personality as a person who has been registered as a seller or a buyer by checking the biometrics registration data stored in the database, the reliability of the evaluation result can be improved.

Also, the evaluation result of the seller with respect to the buyer can be posted. In this case, compliance with the payment deadline or the like is the basis for evaluation.

For example, when posting the evaluation result of a product or a seller who sold the product as a buyer, the biometric information of the buyer is collected, and a bidder who wins the product stored in the biometric database 22 ( By comparing the data with the purchaser's biometric registration data, it is possible to confirm whether the person who intends to post the evaluation result and the purchaser are the same person. This can prevent the risk of intentionally degrading the evaluation of the product or the seller who sold the product. Further, it is possible to prevent a risk that the seller of the product pretends to be a buyer and intentionally lifts the evaluation of the product or the seller who sold the product.

Further, if a trouble occurs once, the biometrics information of the seller or the buyer who caused the trouble can be grouped in the biometrics database 22 as a person requiring attention. In particular, for those who frequently cause trouble, when participating in the auction as a seller and a buyer, it is also possible to display an alert on the auction site indicating that the person is a trouble-prone and a person in need of attention. It is also possible to prohibit those who are extremely troublesome in the number or content of the trouble from participating in the auction.

On the other hand, biometrics information of a seller or a buyer who has not caused a trouble in the past or has obtained a good evaluation result can be grouped in the biometrics database 22 as a good trader. Then, when a good seller places an item on an auction, a reliable indication that the seller is a good seller may be provided so that the buyer can bid on the auction with confidence. Conversely, when a good buyer bids, a confidence indication that he is a good seller may be displayed so that the seller can select the successful bidder with confidence.

As described above, in the present embodiment, when a seller and a buyer register, the biometrics information of the seller and the buyer is collected and registered as biometric registration data in the biometrics database 22, and the seller and the buyer are registered. When the buyer participates in the auction, the seller and the buyer are identified by performing biometrics collation based on the biometric registration data, and the identity of the seller and the buyer is confirmed.

Therefore, the seller and the buyer transmit information for confirming the identity such as an address and a name,
Since it is not necessary to present an identification card or a face photograph, etc., it is possible to maintain anonymity, and it is possible to identify the seller and the buyer and prevent impersonation of another seller or buyer. . Therefore, the reliability and security of the auction are improved, and by detecting the person who publishes the evaluation result even if it is not the actual successful bidder, or by collecting biometric registration data of sellers and buyers who frequently cause trouble, Prevent subsequent troubles,
At the time of a successful bid, information for selecting a safe successful bidder can be provided to the seller based on the evaluation of the successful bid candidate, and anonymity can be guaranteed.

Further, the seller and the buyer do not need to transmit information for confirming the identity such as an address and a name, and do not need to present an identification card, a face photograph, and the like. It is possible to register on an auction site or participate in an auction in a short time without feeling troublesome.

Further, since it is not necessary to confirm the registered information visually to ensure that the information for confirming the person is input, the procedure for the person who operates the auction site is simplified, and the operation of the auction site is simplified. Cost can be reduced.

It should be noted that the communicant identification system of the present invention can be used for the Internet, an intranet, a mobile phone network, a LAN (Local Area Network).
k), WAN (Wide Area Network)
Etc. can be applied to communication in any network.

For example, in an electronic bulletin board (BBS) in the Internet or personal computer communication, the same personality of a writer using the same handle can be guaranteed while maintaining the anonymity of the writer. . Further, the same personality of the communicator of the e-mail can be guaranteed while maintaining the anonymity of the communicator. Further, at a dating site, a matching site, or the like on a network, the same personality of a communicator accessing these sites can be guaranteed while maintaining the anonymity of the communicator. Further, it is possible to guarantee the same personality of a communicator who participates in a battle game, an electronic conference, a forum, or the like via a network, while maintaining the anonymity of the communicator.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but can be variously modified based on the gist of the present invention and does not prevent them from the scope of the present invention.

[0079]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, a communicator identification system includes a biometric device capable of collecting biometric information of a communicator, and a communicator terminal connected to a network. And a storage means for storing the biometric registration data of the communicator, comprising a network server connected to the network, reading out the biometric registration data from the storage means, to the collected biometric information Based on this, the same personality of the communicators is confirmed by performing biometrics collation.

In this case, it is possible to identify the person making the communication while maintaining the simplicity of the procedure and maintaining the anonymity of the person making the communication without strictly confirming the identity, and impersonating another person on the network. Communication can be prevented.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a net auction system to which a communicant identification system according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional net auction system.

[Explanation of symbols]

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Claims (10)

[Claims] (A) a communicator terminal provided with a biometric device capable of collecting biometric information of a communicator, and (b) storage means for storing biometric registration data of the communicator. And (c) reading out the biometrics registration data from the storage means and performing biometrics collation based on the collected biometrics information. A communicant identification system characterized by confirming the same person's identity. 2. The communicant identification system according to claim 1, wherein the biometric information is an iris. 3. The communicator identification system according to claim 1, wherein the communicator is a seller or a buyer of an online auction. 4. It has (a) a biometric device capable of collecting biometric information of a communicator, and (b) a communication interface for connecting to a network.
(C) another communicator terminal connected to the network,
Alternatively, when communicating with a site, a biometrics collation is performed to collect the biometrics information of the communicator in order to confirm the identity of the communicator by performing biometrics collation. 5. The communication terminal according to claim 4, wherein the biometric information is an iris. 6. It has (a) storage means for storing biometric registration data of a communicator, and (b) a communication interface for connecting to a network, and (c) confirming the identity of the communicator. A network server that reads out the biometrics registration data from the storage unit when performing biometrics collation to perform the biometrics collation. 7. The network server according to claim 6, wherein the biometric information is an iris. 8. (a) a computer system connected by a network, (b) a communicator terminal provided with a biometric device capable of collecting biometric information of a communicator, and (c) a biometric of the communicator. Functioning as a network server having storage means for storing registration data; (d) reading biometric registration data from the storage means, and performing biometrics collation based on the collected biometric information, whereby the communicator's A program for a communicant identification system to confirm the identity of the same person. 9. A computer having: (a) a computer functioning as (b) a biometric device capable of collecting biometric information of a communicator; and (c) a communication interface for connecting to a network; and (d) the network. Other communicator terminals connected to, or, when communicating with the site, in order to confirm the same personality of the communicator by performing biometrics collation, to collect the biometric information of the communicator Communication terminal program. 10. A computer which causes (a) a computer to function as (b) storage means for storing biometric registration data of a communicator, and (b) a communication interface for connecting to a network, and (c) the communicator. When performing biometric matching to confirm the identity of
A network server program for reading biometric registration data from the storage means.