JP2004297440A - Authentication method using identification code and authentication device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To inexpensively and securely authenticate various pieces of identification information on individual authentication or a commodity name by optically reading and recording data by an image pickup device such as a spread digital camera, decoding it by a server of an information manager, and receiving an authentication result by portable terminal equipment such as a portable telephone set. <P>SOLUTION: An authentication device is provided with a stage for image-picking up an identification code displayed on a medium and taking in image data, a stage for converting image data of the identification code into a signal and transmitting the signal, a stage for decoding authentication data stored in a database by image data, a stage for converting decoded data into the signal and transmitting the signal, and a stage for receiving the decoded authentication result and displaying identification information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is an authentication method for confirming various kinds of identification information related to personal authentication or a product name, in particular, by converting identification information related to personal information or the like into a barcode or a two-dimensional code, and reading this identification code. The present invention relates to an authentication method using an identification code that can be authenticated, and an authentication device thereof.
[0002]
[Prior art]
[Patent Document 1]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a method of authenticating individual identification or the like using a barcode has been proposed, as disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 3207192, “Authentication Method and Apparatus”. This authentication method is a general "bar code" which is a pattern of a plurality of vertical lines arranged in a horizontal direction when it is desired to confirm the identity, creditworthiness, etc. of a person to be authenticated such as a store, a credit card company, a bank, etc. Is optically read using a barcode reader, and the authentication is performed.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the conventional authentication method using a barcode has a problem that a small store, a golf course, an individual, or the like with a small number of customers has few opportunities to use it for various authentications.
[0004]
In addition, since the barcode reader (authentication device) that optically reads the barcode is expensive, there is a problem that the barcode reader cannot be installed in an individual or in a small store with a small number of customers.
[0005]
The present invention has been made to solve such a problem. That is, an object of the present invention is to allow an identification mark such as a bar code to be optically read and recorded by an image pickup device such as a popular digital camera, and to be decoded by a server of an information manager. Provided is an authentication method using an identification code that can securely and inexpensively authenticate various types of identification information relating to personal authentication or a product name by receiving a result with a mobile terminal device such as a mobile phone, and an authentication device therefor. Is to do.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
According to the authentication method of the present invention, there is provided an authentication method using an identification code for authenticating identification information using an identification code, wherein the step of capturing an identification code displayed on a medium and capturing image data, Converting the image data of the identification code into a signal and transmitting the signal; decrypting the authentication data stored in the database with the image data; converting the decrypted data into a signal; An authentication method using an identification code, comprising the steps of transmitting, and receiving the decrypted authentication result and displaying identification information, is provided.
[0007]
Preferably, the step of decrypting the authentication data further comprises the step of the person requesting the authentication inputting his / her own identification code. When requesting the authentication of the identification information, the identification code of the person requesting the authentication is received, and the identification code stored in advance is compared and scanned, and when the identification code matches the stored identification code, It is preferable to start authentication.
[0008]
The authentication of the identification information relates to personal authentication or a product. The identification code is a barcode or a two-dimensional barcode.
[0009]
In the authentication method having the above-described configuration, the identification codes relating to various types of identification information relating to personal authentication and product names are optically read and recorded, and are decoded. It can be surely recognized.
[0010]
ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to the recognition device of this invention, it is an authentication device using the identification code which authenticates identification information using an identification code, Comprising: The imaging device which images the identification code displayed on the medium and takes in image data (1 ), A signal transmission device (2) that converts image data of an identification code captured by the imaging device (1) into a signal, and transmits the signal, and a signal reception device (3) that receives a signal related to the image data. An identification code decoding device (4) for decoding authentication data stored in a database (DB) from a signal related to image data received by the signal receiving device (3); and an identification code decoding device (4). A decryption signal transmitting device for converting the decrypted data into a signal and transmitting the signal; a decryption signal receiving device receiving the decrypted authentication result; and an authentication result relating to the identification information. A decryption signal display device for displaying (7), equipped with is provided an authentication device using the identification code, characterized in that.
[0011]
The identification code captured by the imaging device (1) can be displayed on the display screen (9) of the mobile phone (8).
[0012]
The imaging device (1) is a digital camera connected to the decoding signal transmission device (5) or a portable terminal device including a camera. This mobile terminal device is a mobile phone (8) or a PDA.
[0013]
The decryption signal receiving device (6) is a personal computer or a PDA.
[0014]
In the recognition device having the above configuration, the reading of the identification code of various identification information related to personal authentication or a product name is optically read and recorded by an image pickup device (1) such as a popular digital camera, and the identification code is decoded. By decrypting with the device (4), it is possible to inexpensively and reliably recognize various identification information related to personal authentication or a product name. As described above, in the present invention, a portable terminal device such as a digital camera or a camera-equipped mobile phone (8) is used as the imaging device (1) because the expensive bar code reader is used to reduce the number of customers. This is to enable authentication at stores and the like.
[0015]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an authentication device using an identification code according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a processing operation when performing authentication. FIG. 3 is a front view showing a state where an identification code is displayed on the display screen of the mobile phone.
An authentication device using an identification code according to the present invention includes an imaging device 1 that captures an image of an identification code displayed on a medium and captures image data, and a signal that converts the image data of the identification code into a signal and transmits the signal. A transmitting device 2 and a signal receiving device 3 to receive, an identification code decoding device 4 for decoding authentication data from a signal related to the received image data, and a decoding signal transmission for converting the decoded data into a signal and transmitting the signal. It comprises a decryption signal receiving device 6 for receiving the device 5 and a decryption signal display device 7 for displaying the authentication result regarding the identification information.
[0016]
In the present invention, in order to recognize various identification information related to personal authentication or a product name using the identification code, it is necessary to store the identification information and the corresponding identification code in advance in the database DB of the information manager. There is. Therefore, when personal authentication or product name authentication is performed, an identification code for authentication is given to the database DB of the identification code decoding device 4 on the information manager side in response to a request from a customer who is the person to be authenticated. . Here, the person to be authenticated refers to a person who wants to clarify his / her identity, creditworthiness, and the like by authentication, such as a shopping customer and a credit card user. Alternatively, it is a type, a model number, a color, a dimension, or the like regarding a product name or the like. The information manager refers to a credit sales company, a golf member management company, a product delivery company (delivery section), and the like.
[0017]
The database DB of the identification code decoding device 4 on the information manager side stores customer information including registered customer names and mobile phone numbers, or model numbers, product numbers, dimensions, and the like of various products.
[0018]
This identification code is for the customer to use at a specific store or facility, and is generated uniquely for the customer and the store. That is, the identification code is a unique identification code that the customer can use only at a specific store.
[0019]
Further, as the “identification code” in the present invention, for example, a general barcode which is a pattern of a plurality of vertical lines arranged in a horizontal direction is used. However, the present invention is not limited to this barcode, and includes a two-dimensional code (square code) and other identification marks that can be read and distinguished optically.
[0020]
An image capturing apparatus 1 of the present invention is a digital camera that captures image data by capturing an identification code displayed on a medium such as a card, an outer box of a product, and the like, and a signal transmitting apparatus 2 is connected to the digital camera. The signal transmitting device 2 converts image data of an identification code captured by the image capturing device 1 (digital camera) into a signal, and transmits the signal. Note that a portable terminal device (not shown) including a camera (CCD camera, C-MOS camera) can be used instead of the digital camera.
[0021]
As described above, in the present invention, a portable terminal device such as a digital camera or a camera-equipped mobile phone is used as the imaging device 1 without using an expensive barcode reader, even in a store or the like where the number of customers is small. This is to enable processing.
[0022]
The signal relating to the image data is received by an information manager such as a credit sales company, a golf member management company, a merchandise distribution company, etc. via the signal receiving device 3, and is loaded into the database DB in the identification code decoding device 4 from the signal relating to the image data. Decrypt the authentication data that has been entered. The information manager's database DB is transmitted with the identification code signal and the caller number (mobile phone number) of the customer to which the identification code is assigned, and the two are combined (correlated) and accommodated. Have been.
[0023]
The identification code captured by the imaging device 1 is not limited to an identification code printed on a card, paper, or a product. As shown in FIG. 3, for example, the identification code displayed on the display screen 9 of the mobile phone 8 can be captured by the imaging device 1. In this way, if the authentication requester carries the mobile phone 8, personal authentication can be easily performed.
[0024]
The identification code decoding device 4 identifies the combination of the signal obtained by converting the image data of the identification code captured by the imaging device 1 such as a store as the authentication requester with the mobile phone number in the database DB of the information manager. The code signal is compared with the combination of the caller number (mobile phone number) of the customer to which the identification code is assigned, and the combination of the identification code signal and the mobile phone number sent from the store or the like is appropriate. It is configured to determine whether or not it is. Here, the authentication requester refers to a person who wants to confirm the identity, creditworthiness, and the like of the authenticated person, and includes, for example, a store, a credit card company, a bank, and the like.
[0025]
The decryption signal receiving device 6 receives the decrypted authentication result and displays the authentication result related to the identification information. The decryption signal display device 7 receives the decrypted authentication result and displays the authentication result related to the identification information. For example, the decoding signal receiving device 6 is a mobile phone 8, and the display screen 9 thereof can function as the decoding signal display device 7. Therefore, it is possible to quickly and easily authenticate various kinds of identification information relating to personal authentication or a product name.
[0026]
Next, a method for performing authentication based on the identification code will be described.
A customer who requests personal authentication by the authentication device or authentication of various identification information related to a product name or the like presents a card or the like displaying the identification code acquired in advance as described above to the authentication requestor. The image data is captured by the imaging device 1 at the ID card store or the like. The combination of the code signal corresponding to the identification code input at the store or the like and the caller number is sent to the identification code decoding device 4 and used for confirming the identity of the customer, that is, for authentication. At the time of product authentication, in the warehouse, the identification code displayed on the surface of the product is captured by the imaging device 1 with image data, and the converted signal is authenticated by the identification code decoding device 4.
[0027]
As for the identification code displayed on the display surface of the mobile phone, the imaging device 1 captures the identification code displayed on the display screen 9 of the mobile phone 8, captures the image data, and converts it into a signal. Further, the customer transmits the number (caller number) of the mobile phone 8. The combination of the identification code signal corresponding to the identification code input on the store side and the caller number is sent to the identification code decoding device 4 of the information manager, and used for identification (authentication) of the customer. You.
[0028]
The authentication method and the authentication device using the identification code of the present invention can be used for customer management for a member service for performing a cashback or the like according to a shopping amount, and for customer management such as a member authentication for a rental video store. However, it can also be used for various other applications where authentication is required.
[0029]
Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment of the present invention. By optically capturing an identification code with a digital camera, a camera-equipped mobile phone, or the like, image data can be easily transmitted / received to / from an information manager and authenticated. The method is not limited to the above-described processing stage or the configuration of the processing apparatus, and it is needless to say that various changes can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.
[0030]
【The invention's effect】
The authentication method using the identification code of the present invention optically reads, records, and decodes an identification code relating to various identification information relating to personal authentication, a product name, etc., thereby performing various identifications relating to personal authentication or a product name. Information can be cheaply and reliably authenticated.
[0031]
The authentication device of the present invention optically reads the image data of the identification code of the identification information with an image pickup device such as a digital camera which is widely used, thereby enabling various identification information relating to personal authentication or a product name to be inexpensively obtained. And can be reliably recognized. In particular, in the present invention, by using a portable terminal device such as a digital camera or a camera-equipped mobile phone as an imaging device, an expensive barcode reader becomes unnecessary, and authentication using an identification code is carried out even in a store with a small number of customers. can do.
[0032]
In addition, not only the imaging device but also the decoding signal transmitting device, the decoding signal receiving device, and the decoding signal display device can be handled by the mobile phone, so that various identification information relating to personal authentication or a product name can be quickly and easily obtained. There are effects such as easy implementation.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an authentication device using an identification code according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a processing operation when performing authentication.
FIG. 3 is a front view showing a state in which an identification code is displayed on a display screen of the mobile phone.
[Explanation of symbols]
REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 imaging device 2 signal transmission device 3 signal reception device 4 identification code decoding device 5 decoding signal transmission device 6 decoding signal reception device 7 decoding signal display device 8 mobile phone 9 display screen DB of mobile phone database

Claims (15)

An authentication method using an identification code for authenticating identification information using the identification code,
Capturing an identification code displayed on the medium and capturing image data,
Converting the image data of the identification code into a signal and transmitting the signal;
Decrypting the authentication data stored in the database with the image data;
Converting the decrypted data into a signal and transmitting the signal;
Receiving the decrypted authentication result and displaying identification information;
An authentication method using an identification code, comprising: 2. The authentication method using an identification code according to claim 1, wherein the step of decrypting the authentication data further comprises a step of inputting an identification code of the user who requests the authentication. When requesting authentication of the identification information, receive the identification code of the person requesting the authentication, compare and scan the pre-registered and stored identification code, and match the identification code with the stored identification code. 2. The authentication method using an identification code according to claim 1, wherein the authentication is started. 2. The authentication method according to claim 1, wherein the authentication of the identification information is personal authentication. 2. The authentication method using an identification code according to claim 1, wherein the authentication of the identification information is related to a product. 4. The authentication method according to claim 1, wherein the identification code is a bar code. 4. The authentication method according to claim 1, wherein the identification code is a two-dimensional code. An authentication device using an identification code for authenticating identification information using the identification code,
An imaging device (1) that captures image data by capturing an identification code displayed on a medium;
A signal transmission device (2) that converts image data of an identification code captured by the imaging device (1) into a signal, and transmits the signal;
A signal receiving device (3) for receiving a signal related to the image data;
An identification code decoding device (4) for decoding authentication data stored in a database (DB) from a signal related to image data received by the signal receiving device (3), and an identification code decoding device (4) decoding the authentication data. A decoding signal transmitting device (5) for converting data into a signal and transmitting the signal;
A decryption signal display device (7) that receives the decrypted authentication result at the decryption signal receiving device (6) and displays the authentication result related to the identification information;
An authentication device using an identification code, comprising: The authentication device using the identification code according to claim 8, wherein the identification code captured by the imaging device (1) is displayed on a display screen (9) of the mobile phone (8). The authentication device using an identification code according to claim 8, wherein the imaging device (1) is a digital camera connected to the decryption signal transmission device (5). 9. The authentication device using an identification code according to claim 8, wherein the imaging device is a portable terminal device having a camera. 9. The authentication device according to claim 8, wherein the portable terminal device is a mobile phone. The authentication device according to claim 8, wherein the portable terminal device is a PDA. 9. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the decryption signal receiving device is a personal computer. 9. The authentication device according to claim 8, wherein the decryption signal receiving device is a PDA.

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