JP2006185404A - Automatic vending machine with function of authenticating age - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent from handing over or lending a authenticated user card to others by discriminating an adult person with a user authenticating system which authenticates the age of the user and identifies the user himself or herself for an automatic vending machine of cigarettes or alcoholic drinks installed in the pachinko parlor and karaoke shop and prohibited to use by a non adult person. <P>SOLUTION: The authenticated user card on which personal information is recorded is issued to an adult person, and the user makes a card reading part of the automatic vending machine read the authenticated user card so that a card processing part of the automatic vending machine reads the personal information from the authenticated user card and authenticates the card user as the legitimate adult user based on the personal information. The authenticated user card records the personal specific information for specifying the individual user such as a user card basic resident register's number and driver's license number and, in the event of problem over use of the authenticated user card, refers to the personal information from a history of use for quick problem resolution. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

    The present invention automatically prohibits the use of cigarettes, cigars, alcoholic beverages, etc. under 20 years old in amusement hall facilities such as pachinko shops, karaoke shops, game centers, etc. that can be entered by those under 20 years old. The present invention relates to a user authentication system that can be used when authenticating a user so that sales to a person under the age of 20 can be prohibited in a vending machine.

Technical background

  Traditionally, in amusement halls that can be entered by those under the age of 20, there are vending machines that sell alcoholic beverages such as cigarettes, cigars, canned beer and sake, but those under the age of 20 are smoking from such vending machines. , Cigars, canned beer and sake are not available for purchase. As a conventional technique, there is a sales permission control means for permitting product sales by distributing an authentication medal to an adult and detecting the insertion of the authentication medal in age authentication. (See Patent Document 1)

  And, as a conventional means for allowing a tobacco / alcoholic beverage vending machine to prohibit the sale to a person under 20 years old, the function of the vending machine is stopped after 11:00 or an alcoholic beverage. Prior to purchase, a vending machine that sells a vending machine reads a driver's license and optically reads the date of birth to determine whether the purchaser is an adult. Only when it is determined that the lamp is available, a lamp that can be sold is turned on. (See Patent Document 2)

Moreover, when issuing a magnetic card with a personal identification number only to an adult and purchasing a cigarette / alcoholic drink from a vending machine, age verification is performed by causing the vending machine to read the magnetic card (see Patent Document 3). It is also considered to enter a personal identification number using a numeric keypad provided in the vending machine, and to turn on a lamp that can be sold only when the personal identification number of the card matches the entered number. (See Patent Document 3)
JP 2002-092705 A JP 2002-342817 A JP 2000-132735 A

  However, among the above-mentioned conventional ones that use a driver's license, the percentage of people who have a driver's license is just over 50% of all adults. There was a problem that many people could not. In addition, purchasing alcoholic beverages using a driver's license has the problem that the impression is not good because it is associated with drunk driving.

  On the other hand, among the above-mentioned conventional ones that use a magnetic card, even if the card is lost, there is almost no substantial damage and it can be easily reissued. There is a possibility of being transferred or loaned. As a result, even if a card is issued only to an adult, it is likely that the card will easily pass over to those under 20 years of age, and there is a high possibility that there will be no substantial meaning to authenticate the user with the card. was there.

  It is an object of the present invention to solve such problems, to make it possible for all adults to use, without reminiscent of drunk driving, and to make it impossible to transfer or lend an authentication card to another person. It is.

  In order to solve the above problem, the user authentication system according to claim 1 issues a predetermined user authentication card in which personal information is recorded to a legitimate user, and the user reads the card reading unit of the device to be used. By reading the user authentication card, the card processing unit of the device to be used reads the personal information from the user authentication card, and the user who has read the card based on the read personal information is authorized. A user authentication system for authenticating that the user is a user, and personally identifying information and a personal identification number from the user authentication card are irregularly temporarily stored in a RAM at each use, and the stored information is The personal identification information and the personal identification number that can identify the individual user required for the personal information input means are matched to confirm the identity. In this way, all adults can use it, without reminiscent of drunk driving, and must store both personally identifiable information and a personal identification number, preventing unauthorized use, When transferring and lending, personal identification information along with a personal identification number must be transferred and lent to others. Although the personal identification number is not important for the individual who transfers the card, the disclosure of the personal identification information gives a unilateral disadvantage to the card holder, and the user authentication card cannot be transferred or lent to another person.

  The user authentication system according to claim 2 confirms that the personal identification information and the personal identification number recorded on the card are numbers that can identify individual users and that the user himself / herself is visually confirmed. It is characterized by pasting the identity photograph to be made possible on the card. In this way, it becomes possible to input personal identification information using only the numeric keypad, and even when the card is illegally used, the card holder can easily confirm the identity without having to provide an identification card.

  Further, the user authentication device according to claim 3 sends a signal to the vending machine control unit after the identity verification is performed, and the card processing unit in the vending machine makes the vending machine usable. Under the age of 20 and under the guidance of WHO in tobacco and alcoholic beverages that can be easily purchased by non-adults with millions of vending machines. As an effective means to prevent smoking, it is possible to maintain the state of a vending machine in which alcohol drinks other than adults cannot be purchased.

  Further, in the user authentication system according to claim 4, if the device to be used is a vending machine, and if the confirmation of the personal identification information is mistakenly input a plurality of times, the user authentication card is transferred to the user authentication card. It is characterized in that the use stop recording is performed by the card processing unit in the vending machine. This makes it impossible for anyone other than the card person to use the card illegally.

  Furthermore, in the user authentication system according to claim 5, the use target device is a vending machine, and each time a product is sold, the personal identification information is read from the read user identification card and stored. It is characterized by leaving. In this way, the origin of the user identification card used for purchase can be checked after the fact.

  Since the present invention is configured as described above, the following effects can be obtained. That is, since the user authentication system according to claim 1 uses a user authentication card made of a magnetic card or the like without using a license, it can be used by all adults and is associated with drunk driving. Also disappear. In addition, since personal identification information is recorded on the user authentication card, if there is any problem with the card usage, the origin of the card can be known based on the personal identification information. The user authentication card cannot be transferred or lent to another person. Dropping a user authentication card somewhere prevents unauthorized use by others.

  In the user authentication system according to the second aspect, since the personal identification information is a number that can identify the individual user, the personal identification information can be set only with the numeric keypad. Furthermore, visual confirmation can also be performed by the paster's own photograph.

  Further, the user authentication system according to claim 3 makes it possible to make the use under 20 years old impossible by placing the vending machine in the coin acceptance state after the user authentication. In addition, by providing this user authentication function, general beverages can be purchased as usual even in vending machines where general beverages and products that are prohibited from being purchased by those under the age of 20 are confused. It is possible to check adults without specially changing the method of using a normal vending machine that requires card authentication when a regulated product is selected after inserting a coin.

  In addition, the user authentication system according to claim 4 is applied to a vending machine, and if the personal identification information and password are entered incorrectly several times in succession, the card is lost by stopping the card use.・ The system prevents unauthorized use of cards even during theft.

  Furthermore, the user authentication system according to claim 5 is applied to a vending machine, and each time a product is sold, the personal identification information is read from the read user identification card and stored. The origin of the user identification card used for purchase can be checked after the fact.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a view showing the front of a vending machine to which the present invention is applied. In FIG. 1, 1 is a coin insertion slot, 2 is a money indicator, 3 is a return lever, 4 is a coin return slot, 5 is an age authentication device, 6 is a card reader, 7 is a numeric keypad, 8 is a product selection button, 9 is Product outlet 10 is a product sample.

  An age verification device 5 is provided in a vending machine that sells tobacco and alcoholic beverages such as canned beer. The age authentication device 5 includes a card reading unit 6 and a numeric keypad 7. The card reading unit 6 reads the user authentication card. As shown in FIG. 4, the user authentication card is a card identification personal information indicating that the card is a user authentication card, a personal identification number of the card holder, in a specific area of a magnetic card such as a telephone card. Personal information such as a personal identification number is magnetically recorded. The user authentication card read by the card reading unit 6 is sucked into the inside and personal information is read. The numeric keypad 7 is used to input a personal identification number when a user purchases a cigarette / alcoholic drink from the vending machine, and when the user receives a user authentication card. This is for entering the password and recording it on the card.

  FIG. 2 is a control block diagram of the age authentication apparatus. The numeric keypad 7 and the card processing unit 14 are connected to the CPU 11, and the CPU 11 controls them according to a control program written in the ROM 12. The RAM 13 functions as a working memory for the CPU 11.

  The card processing unit 14 reads predetermined personal information from the card read by the card reading unit 6 and notifies the CPU 11 of it. In addition, when the card is issued, the personal identification number or password entered from the numeric keypad 7 is written into the card.

  A user who intends to use a vending machine provided with such an age verification device 5 first requests the manager of a liquor store or the like that has the vending machine to use the vending machine. . At the liquor store that has received the offer, visually check whether the offered user is over 20 years old. If necessary, you may be asked to present your license, identification card, etc. In any case, if it can be confirmed that the user is over 20 years old, only the personal identification information of the card prepared in advance is recorded, and the personal identification number and the personal identification number are not recorded in the user authentication card. Take one and take it to the vending machine.

  First, the door on the front of the vending machine is opened and the internal input device is operated to switch to the card personal information input mode. The mode switching may be performed by reading the control card in which the control personal information for executing the mode switching is written to the card reading unit 6. In any case, after switching to the card personal information input mode, the card reading unit 6 reads the above-mentioned user authentication card with no number entered, and the ten key 7 is used to identify the personal identification number of the user who has applied for use. Enter your PIN. As the individual identification number, a number that can identify an individual, such as the user's own telephone number, driver's license number, cash card number, insurance card number, etc., is entered. As the personal identification number, an arbitrary number desired by the user is input with a predetermined number of digits. The CPU 11 sends those numbers to the card processing unit 14 and writes them in a predetermined area of the user authentication card inserted into the card reading unit 6.

  After that, when purchasing a product with this vending machine, first, the user authentication card is read into the card reading unit 6 and then the ten-key 7 is operated to input the password. The process in the age authentication device 5 at that time is as follows.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a minor check process in the age verification apparatus.
Step 1. . . First, the count value C of the counter that counts the number of incorrect input of the password is set to zero.
Step 2. . . It is determined whether or not the user authentication card has been read by the card reading unit 6.
Step 3. . . When read, the card processing unit 14 reads personal information such as card identification personal information, personal identification number, and personal identification number from the card.

Step 4. . . Based on the read card identification personal information, it is determined whether or not the card is a legitimate user authentication card.
Step 5. . . If it is a legitimate user authentication card, it is determined whether or not a password has been input from the numeric keypad 7.
Step 6. . . If entered, it is determined whether or not the password read from the card matches the entered password.

Step 7. . . If they match, it is determined that the person who is going to purchase the product is an adult and an appropriate user, and outputs a sales permission signal to the control unit of the vending machine body. When receiving the sales permission signal from the age verification device 5, the control unit of the vending machine main body accepts the coins inserted from the coin insertion slot 1 and starts a normal sales operation.
Step 8. . . The personal identification number previously read from the card is stored in the RAM 13 as a sales record.

Step 9. . . If the numbers do not match in step 6, 1 is added to the count value C of the counter that counts the number of incorrect input of the password.
Step 10. . . It is determined whether or not the count value C has exceeded a predetermined number of times K. If the count value C has exceeded, it is determined that the person trying to purchase the product is not an appropriate user, and the process is terminated.

  In addition, it is the order of a series of card processing and the insertion of money, but when selling only products that are prohibited for sale to those under 20 years of age, such as tobacco and alcoholic beverages, first read the card. After that, it is common to insert coins and press a product selection button. However, when selling non-regulated general beverages and tobacco / alcoholic beverages with the same vending machine, first insert coins and then select the product after reading the card only when purchasing tobacco / alcoholic beverages. It is preferable to push the button.

  Moreover, although the case where the magnetic card was used as a user authentication card was demonstrated in the said embodiment, the card | curd used by this invention is not limited to it, You may use an IC card, an optical memory card, etc.

  In addition, the personal identification information and the personal identification number may be omitted, and the user may be authenticated by having a legitimate user authentication card per se, thereby saving the trouble of inputting the personal identification number. Or, conversely, both the personal identification number and the personal identification number can be input simultaneously, and the identification accuracy can be improved.

  In the above embodiment, when the user authentication card is read by the card reading unit 1 at the time of sale, the personal identification number is also read together with the card identification personal information and the personal identification number, and is stored in the vending machine. However, it is not always necessary to read the personal identification number at the time of sale. In that case, the personal identification number is used only for reading from the card and investigating the origin of the card when a problem occurs in the use of the card.

  Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the card identification personal information, the personal identification number and the personal identification number are recorded on the user authentication card. However, information other than the number such as the user's name is used instead of the personal identification number. May be recorded.

Furthermore, the user authentication system of the present invention can be used not only for identification of adults in cigarette / alcoholic beverage vending machines, but also for other applications that require user authentication, for example, only a specific person can open and close. It can also be applied to opening and closing permission of doors and lockers.

It is a figure which shows the front surface of the vending machine to which this invention is applied. It is a control block diagram of an age identification apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the age confirmation process in an age authentication apparatus. It is a figure which shows the content of a user authentication card.

Explanation of symbols

1. . . 1. Card reading unit . . Numeric keypad 3. . . Age authentication device4. . . 4. Coin slot . . Return lever 6. . . Amount display machine7. . . Banknote insertion slot8. . . Coin return slot 9. . . Product outlet 10. . . Product selection button 11. . . Product sample

Claims (5)

    By issuing a predetermined user authentication card in which personal information unique to the user and a personal identification number are recorded to a legitimate user and causing the card reading unit of the device to be used to read the user authentication card, The card processing unit of the usage target device irregularly reads either personal identification information or a personal identification number from the user authentication card and temporarily stores it in the RAM. Personal information input means is provided in the device used in the previous term, and the user causes the card reader of the device to be used to read the user authentication card, and temporarily enters the RAM instructed to input by the personal information input means. Enter either stored personal identification information or personal identification number and use it legally on condition that the personal identification number or personal identification information read irregularly from the card and temporarily stored in RAM matches A user authentication system for authenticating a person and a person.     Personal identification information that can identify an individual user is recorded on the user authentication card, and the personal identification information and personal identification number are affixed to the card with a number that can identify the individual user and a photo of the person for identification. The user authentication system according to claim 1, wherein:     After the identity verification by the device to be used, a signal is sent to the vending machine control unit, and the card processing unit in the vending machine is used so that the vending machine can be used, and general merchandise The card processing unit is made to function so as to request identity verification when selecting a purchase-prohibited product after inserting a coin when the purchase-prohibited product under the age of 20 is sold by the same vending machine. The user authentication system according to 1 or 2.     The device to be used is a vending machine, and when the confirmation of the personal identification information is mistakenly input a plurality of times in succession, the card processing unit in the vending machine records the suspension of use to the user authentication card. 4. The user authentication system according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the user authentication system is performed.     The use target device is a vending machine, and each time a product is sold, the personal identification information is read and stored from the read user authentication card. 4. The user authentication system according to 4.

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