JP2007213202A - Identification method, identification terminal equipment and server device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an identification method for enabling a personal identification candidate to easily and individually determine whether or not his or her own identification is being performed for personal identification, and for awakening his or her interest in the identification itself in performing personal identification. <P>SOLUTION: This accounting settlement system S is provided with terminal equipment 100 and a server device 200 for distribution. In performing personal identification when a portable telephone set 50 having an IC card function is mounted on a communication unit U, this terminal equipment 100 acquires confirmation sound data determined for every terminal equipment 100 or in every time period when identification is performed from the server 200 for distribution based on identification information for authentication acquired from the portable telephone set 50, and converts the acquired confirmation sound data in loud voice, and notifies a personal identification candidate who has executed personal identification that the identification is approved. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention belongs to the technical field related to personal authentication.

  In recent years, with the development of computers and computer networks, various types of data are made into a database, and a system using the database has been constructed. For example, for electronic money and personal payments, a database system has been constructed using computers and their networks.

  In particular, recently, the database used for electronic money and personal settlement handles money or personal information, so its management and security have become very important. Recently, an IC card storing personal identification information, etc. There is known an authentication technique for performing personal authentication by transmitting and receiving predetermined data by contacting a predetermined authentication terminal device without contacting the information storage medium.

Conventionally, such an authentication technique is such that an information storage medium on which identification information for identifying an individual is recorded, that is, an IC card or a magnetic card, is brought close to a predetermined authentication terminal apparatus, and the authentication terminal apparatus is removed from the information storage medium. By extracting the identification information or by causing the authentication terminal device to read the identification information, personal authentication is performed based on the acquired identification information and various information stored in the database. (For example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2002-197419 A

However, with the above-described authentication technology, when the authentication is approved, the confirmation sound and other sound data are amplified, but most of the same sound is amplified. It is difficult to confirm whether self-authentication is performed. For example, when authentication is performed at the same time by a plurality of terminal devices at the ticket gate of a station or at a store, it is difficult to determine whether or not personal authentication related to self has been performed by a sound, that is, a confirmation sound. is there.
In order to solve an example of the above-described problem, the present invention can easily and independently determine whether or not self-authentication is performed when performing personal authentication, and when performing the personal authentication. It is intended to provide an authentication method that can provoke interest in the authentication itself.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention described in claim 1 performs personal authentication by communicating an information recording medium storing identification information for identifying an individual with an authentication terminal device. An authentication method for amplifying sound data distributed from a server device when performing authentication, wherein, when the personal authentication is executed, a sound control information is generated from the information recording medium to amplify the sound data. Based on the reception information to be received by the terminal device and the specific information for specifying the sound data to be amplified from the authentication terminal device including the received loudness control information, the specification at the server device or at the authentication terminal device A specifying step of specifying any one of a plurality of sound data registered in advance in association with information, and the sound data specified by the authentication terminal device; It has a configuration comprising a loudspeaker step of loudspeaker the data.

  With this configuration, when the personal authentication is executed, the invention according to claim 1 is distributed from the server device based on the specific information including the loudness control information or a plurality of sound data distributed from the server device One of the sound data can be identified and amplified, and the sound data used when performing personal authentication in association with the person subject to personal authentication can be changed. It can be determined whether or not the sound data.

  Therefore, according to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to easily determine whether or not self-authentication has been performed by using sound, and at the time of performing the personal authentication, the authentication itself is interesting. Can be aroused.

  The invention described in claim 2 is the authentication method according to claim 1, wherein one sound data is specified from a plurality of sound data registered in advance in the server device, and the personal authentication is performed. When the sound data is specified when the sound data and the sound control information unique to the authentication object are registered in advance in the server device by the authentication object person to be performed, The apparatus has a configuration in which sound data registered in association with the loudness control information that matches the loudness control information included in the specific information is identified as the sound data to be loudened and distributed to the authentication terminal device. .

  With this configuration, when specifying sound data, the invention described in claim 2 allows the server device to store the sound data registered in advance in association with the loudspeaker control information by the person to be authenticated who performs personal authentication. Since the sound data to be amplified can be specified and amplified, the sound data registered by the user can be amplified when performing personal authentication.

  Therefore, since the invention according to claim 2 can determine whether or not the sound data is its own when performing personal authentication, it is easy to determine whether or not self-authentication is being performed. In addition to being able to make a decision, it is possible to provoke interest in the authentication itself when performing the personal authentication.

  The invention described in claim 3 is the authentication method according to claim 1, wherein one piece of sound data is specified from a plurality of pieces of sound data registered in advance in the server device, and the specification information includes In the case where discrimination information for discriminating each authentication terminal device is included, when the sound data is specified, the server device is at least one of the loudness control information and the discrimination information Among the sound data registered in advance in association with the sound data, the sound data that matches at least one of the loudness control information or the discrimination information included in the received specific information is identified as sound data to be loudened, It has the structure distributed to the said authentication terminal device.

  With this configuration, when specifying the sound data, the invention according to claim 3 is the sound data that the server device should amplify the sound data registered in advance in association with the sound enhancement control information or the discrimination information. Can be identified and amplified.

  Therefore, according to the third aspect of the present invention, if the sound data is registered by the person to be personally authenticated, the sound data registered at the time of performing the personal authentication is performed for each authentication terminal device, that is, the personal authentication is performed. For each location such as a store, the sound data can be identified and amplified, and if the person to be authenticated has not registered the sound data, personal authentication with an authentication terminal device such as a store is performed. Since the sound data preset by the requester requesting can be identified and amplified, the confirmation sound data can be changed for each store, or the confirmation sound can be amplified as part of the store service, When performing personal authentication, it is possible to create interest in the authentication itself.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the authentication method according to any one of the second or third aspects, the sound data is associated with the specific information for each predetermined time period in the server device. In the case where the sound data is specified when registered, the server device specifies one sound data based on the time when the personal authentication is performed and the specific information, and stores the sound data in the authentication terminal device. It has a configuration for distribution.

  With this configuration, the invention according to claim 4 can specify and sound one sound data based on the time when the personal authentication is performed in addition to the specific information. Since the sound data to be changed can be changed, it is possible to create interest in the authentication itself when performing personal authentication.

  The invention according to claim 5 is the authentication method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the loudspeak control information is the identification information.

  With this configuration, the invention according to claim 5 can specify sound data based on identification information used for personal authentication, and complicates processing due to an increase in the amount of information when sound data is amplified. Can be used, and information that can reliably identify the person to be authenticated can be used. Therefore, it is possible to accurately and reliably change the sound data used when executing personal authentication in association with the person to be authenticated. Can be done.

  The invention according to claim 6 is the authentication method according to claim 1, wherein any one of the plurality of sound data distributed in advance from the server device based on the received loudspeaking control information is selected. One sound data is selected and specified.

  With this configuration, the invention according to claim 6 does not require information communication between the server device and the authentication terminal device building during personal authentication, so the sound used when executing personal authentication in association with the person to be personally authenticated. When changing the data, the sound data can be identified quickly and reliably and can be amplified.

  According to the seventh aspect of the invention, personal authentication is performed using an information recording medium in which identification information for identifying an individual is stored, and sound data distributed from the server device when the personal authentication is performed. A loudspeaker control information receiving means for receiving loudness control information from the information recording medium for loudening the sound data when the personal authentication is executed, and the received loudspeaker Transmitting means for transmitting to the server device specific information for specifying sound data to be amplified from the authentication terminal device including control information; and a plurality of the sound data based on the transmitted specific information in the server device The sound data receiving means for receiving one piece of sound data specified and distributed, and the loudspeaker means for loudening the received sound data.

  With this configuration, the invention according to claim 7 specifies one sound data among a plurality of sound data distributed from the server device based on the specific information including the loudness control information when the personal authentication is executed. Since it is possible to change the sound data used when performing personal authentication in association with the person to be personally authenticated, it is possible to determine whether or not it is own sound data when performing personal authentication. Judgment can be made.

  Therefore, the invention according to claim 7 makes it possible for each person to easily determine whether or not self-authentication has been performed by using sound, and at the time of performing the personal authentication, the authentication itself is interesting. Can be aroused.

  Further, the invention described in claim 8 performs personal authentication using an information recording medium in which identification information for identifying an individual is stored, and sound data distributed from the server device when the personal authentication is performed. A loudspeaker control information receiving means for receiving loudness control information from the information recording medium for loudening the sound data when the personal authentication is executed, and the received loudspeaker Specifying means for specifying any one of the plurality of sound data distributed in advance from the server device based on the specifying information for specifying the sound data to be amplified from the authentication terminal device including the control information; And a loudspeaker for loudening the specified sound data.

  With this configuration, the invention according to claim 8 does not need to perform information communication between the server device and the authentication terminal device building at the time of personal authentication, so the sound used when executing personal authentication in association with the person to be personally authenticated. When changing the data, the sound data can be identified quickly and reliably and can be amplified.

  According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an authentication terminal device for performing personal authentication using an information recording medium storing identification information for identifying an individual, and for sounding sound data when performing the personal authentication. The sound data to be voiced from the authentication terminal device including at least one sound data and the loudness control information unique to the authentication subject by the authentication subject who performs the personal authentication. The specific information including a database in which specific information to be specified is stored in association with each other and loudspeaking control information for loudening the sound data received by the authentication terminal device when the personal authentication is executed And a determination unit that searches the database based on the acquired specific information and determines one sound data from the plurality of sound data Has a stage, a configuration and a distribution means for distributing to the authentication terminal device in order to loud sound data the determined by the authentication terminal device.

  With this configuration, the invention according to claim 9 specifies one sound data among a plurality of sound data distributed from the server device based on the specific information including the loudness control information when the personal authentication is executed. Since it is possible to change the sound data used when performing personal authentication in association with the person to be personally authenticated, it is possible to determine whether or not it is own sound data when performing personal authentication. Judgment can be made.

  Therefore, the invention according to claim 9 makes it possible for each person to easily determine whether or not self-authentication has been performed by using sound, and at the time of performing the personal authentication, the authentication itself is interesting. Can be aroused.

  The present invention specifies one sound data among a plurality of sound data distributed from the server device or distributed from the server device based on the specific information including the loudness control information when the personal authentication is executed. Because it is possible to change the sound data used when performing personal authentication in association with the person who is subject to personal authentication, it is determined whether or not it is own sound data when performing personal authentication. can do. Therefore, the invention of the present application can make it easy for each person to determine whether or not self-authentication has been performed by using sound, and can also inspire the authentication itself when performing the personal authentication. it can.

  Next, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  The embodiment described below is directed to an authentication system including an authentication terminal device that performs personal authentication using a mobile phone having an IC card function, and a server device that distributes sound data thereto, and a data distribution method in the authentication system. In this embodiment, the present invention is applied. In particular, the authentication system of the present embodiment is an embodiment when applied to an accounting process used for payment of goods or services in an arbitrary store and an accounting settlement system that performs the settlement.

  First, the configuration of the accounting settlement system of this embodiment and the schematic operation of each device constituting the accounting settlement system will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the accounting settlement system of this embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the accounting settlement system S of the present embodiment is an accounting settlement terminal device (hereinafter simply referred to as “terminal device”) 100 that performs personal authentication using a mobile phone 50 having an IC card function. And a data distribution server device (hereinafter simply referred to as “distribution server device”) 200 that is fixedly installed at an arbitrary location and distributes sound data to the terminal device 100, and performs settlement related to accounting installed in a financial institution. And a server device (hereinafter, simply referred to as “settlement server device”) 300 used at the time.

  Each terminal device 100, distribution server device 200, and settlement server device 300 are connected to each other by a network N such as a telephone public network or the Internet.

  The terminal device 100 is a terminal device 100 that is installed in a predetermined place such as a store and executes an accounting process for calculating the amount of goods or services at the time of settlement. In addition, the terminal device 100 performs settlement related to accounting by using the portable telephone 50 having an IC card function in which unique identification information (hereinafter referred to as “authentication identification information”) related to the person to be authenticated is stored. A communication unit U. The terminal device 100 receives the identification information for authentication used for personal authentication transmitted from the mobile phone 50 by the communication unit U at the time of settlement relating to accounting, that is, when performing a credit transaction using an IC card or the like. Then, it communicates with a settlement server device 300 that performs settlement such as a financial institution to perform personal authentication and settlement.

  In particular, the terminal device 100 according to the present embodiment receives authentication identification information from the mobile phone 50 when the mobile phone 50 having an IC card function is placed on the communication unit U when personal authentication is executed. Acquired and data of sound (hereinafter referred to as “confirmation sound”) determined for each terminal device 100 or for each time zone for authentication from the distribution server device 200 based on the acquired identification information for authentication. It is acquired as confirmation sound data, and the approval sound is notified to the person who is subject to personal authentication who has performed the personal authentication by amplifying the acquired confirmation sound data.

  Note that the communication unit U has a placement portion on which the mobile phone 50 is placed when personal authentication is performed. When the mobile phone 50 is placed on the placement portion, an antenna (not shown) is provided. A predetermined short-distance wireless communication is performed with the portable telephone 50 via the mobile phone 50, and data used for settlement such as authentication identification information is exchanged from the portable telephone 50 through the short-distance wireless communication.

  The distribution server device 200 stores one confirmation sound data for each terminal device 100 for each authentication identification information of each person to be authenticated and for each predetermined time zone. When the personal authentication process (hereinafter referred to as “authentication process”) is executed in the terminal device 100, the server device 200 identifies unique identification information (hereinafter referred to as “terminal identification information”) specified for each terminal device 100. ") And the identification information for authentication are received.

  Further, the distribution server device 200 identifies one confirmation sound data based on the received terminal identification information and authentication identification information and the time when the personal authentication is performed, and the identified confirmation sound data is The data is transmitted to the terminal device 100.

  The settlement server device 300 is provided in a bank or other financial institution, stores various data for settlement, and performs settlement processing by communicating with the terminal device 100 based on the authentication identification information. It has become.

  Each mobile phone 50 of the present embodiment has an IC card function as an information storage medium in which unique authentication identification information is stored, and is placed at a predetermined location of the communication unit U. In addition, the identification information is transmitted to the terminal device 100 in accordance with an instruction from the terminal device 100 or an application installed in the mobile phone 50.

  Next, the configuration of the terminal device 100 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing the configuration of the terminal device 100 in the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the terminal device 100 according to the present embodiment communicates with a main body mechanism unit B that executes main processing of the terminal device 100 such as accounting processing and authentication processing, and with the mobile phone 50 when performing personal authentication. And a communication unit U for transmitting / receiving predetermined information to / from the portable telephone 50.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the main body mechanism unit B has a communication control unit (hereinafter referred to as “terminal communication control unit”) that communicates with the distribution server device 200 or the settlement server device 300 via an antenna (not shown). 110), an interface (hereinafter referred to as “main body I / F”) 115 for communicating with the communication unit U, and an accounting authentication processing unit 120 for performing accounting processing and authentication processing.

  In addition, the main body mechanism unit B performs a display unit 125 that displays various information when performing an accounting process and an authentication process, a display control unit 130 that controls the display unit 125, and an accounting process or an authentication process. Input interface (hereinafter referred to as “input I / F”) 135 for inputting various operations or data, and a system control unit (hereinafter referred to as “terminal system control unit”) that controls the entire terminal device 100. 140).

  On the other hand, the communication unit U includes a unit communication unit 150 that acquires authentication identification information from the mobile phone 50, and notifications that make various notifications to a target person who performs personal authentication when acquiring authentication identification information. A processing unit 155, a sound processing unit 160 that performs predetermined sound processing on the confirmation sound data, a speaker, and an interface (hereinafter referred to as “unit I / F”) 165 that communicates with the main body mechanism are included.

  For example, the terminal communication control unit 110 of the present embodiment constitutes the transmission means and the sound data reception means of the present invention, and the communication unit U constitutes the loudspeak information reception means of the present invention. In addition, for example, the accounting authentication processing unit 120 of the present embodiment constitutes sound data receiving means, and the sound processing part 160 and the speaker constitute sound enhancement means of the present invention.

  The terminal communication control unit 110 is connected to the network N via an antenna (not shown). Under the control of the terminal system control unit 140, the terminal communication control unit 110 communicates with the distribution server device 200 or the settlement server device 300. Communication control is performed.

  In particular, when performing personal authentication, the terminal communication control unit 110 according to the present embodiment performs predetermined authentication such as MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) format, SMAF (Synthetic Music Mobile Application Format), or MLD format from the distribution server device 200. Confirmation sound data having a format is acquired.

  The main body I / F 115 exchanges various data with the communication unit U when the authentication process is executed. In particular, in this embodiment, the main body I / F 115 generates a confirmation sound when the personal authentication is approved. Confirmation sound data for amplifying, identification information for authentication at the time of performing authentication processing, and various data necessary for performing settlement are exchanged.

  The accounting authentication processing unit 120 performs accounting processing such as calculation of sales amount based on various information input by the input I / F 135, and communication control and confirmation with the settlement server device 300 based on the authentication identification information. Authentication processing such as sound data amplification is performed.

  Specifically, the accounting authentication processing unit 120 of the present embodiment controls the unit communication unit 150, the notification processing unit 155, and the sound processing unit 160 via the unit I / F 165 when the authentication process is executed. In conjunction with the terminal communication control unit 110, personal authentication with the settlement server device 300 is performed, and the authentication identification information is acquired from the mobile phone 50 based on the authentication control and the authentication identification information. Amplifying control of the confirmed confirmation sound data is performed.

  In particular, the accounting authentication processing unit 120 of the present embodiment controls the terminal communication control unit 110 when performing loudspeaking control of the confirmation sound data, and the acquired authentication identification information and the terminal device 100 specific Based on the terminal identification information and the time when the authentication process is executed, confirmation sound data for amplifying a confirmation sound for notifying that the personal authentication is approved is acquired from the distribution server device 200. It is supposed to be.

  The accounting authentication processing unit 120 is configured to output a certain confirmation sound, that is, an error sound, from the sound processing unit 160 when the personal authentication is not approved.

  The display unit 125 is configured by a CRT, a liquid crystal element, or an EL (Electro Luminescence) element, and displays a predetermined image based on the display data generated by the display control unit 130 when performing the accounting process or the authentication process. It has become.

  The display control unit 130 generates display data for displaying various images on the display unit 125 when performing the accounting process or the authentication process under the control of the terminal system control unit 140.

  The input I / F 135 includes a keyboard having buttons or numeric keys for inputting each operation command, an input pointing device such as a mouse, or a reading device that reads identification information attached to a product such as a barcode. Yes.

  The terminal system control unit 140 is mainly configured by a central processing unit (CPU) and is connected to each unit by a bus B, and comprehensively controls overall functions of the terminal device 100. ing. For example, the terminal system control unit 140 according to the present embodiment includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and a hard disk, and controls each unit of the terminal device 100. In particular, terminal identification information unique to the terminal device 100 and various control information for controlling each part of the terminal device 100 are recorded in the ROM, and a control program, an OS (Operating System), and the like are recorded in the hard disk. Various programs are recorded. The CPU executes various processes such as an accounting process, an authentication process, and a confirmation sound data reception process by executing a program recorded in the hard disk, and the RAM is used as a work area.

  The unit communication unit 150 performs predetermined short-range wireless communication with the mobile phone 50 via an antenna provided on a placement portion (not shown) under the control of the accounting authentication processing unit 120. The identification information for authentication and other data for authentication and settlement are exchanged from the portable telephone 50 by distance wireless communication.

  Specifically, the unit communication unit 150 of the present embodiment performs data communication with the mobile phone 50 via a loop antenna disposed in the placement portion, and when the authentication process is executed. In addition, the identification information for authentication and various data are exchanged with the portable telephone 50.

  The unit communication unit 150 according to the present embodiment may perform data communication with the portable telephone 50 according to a near field communication standard such as infrared communication or Bluetooth (registered trademark). Further, the unit communication unit 150 of the present embodiment has a reader / writer function for reading and writing information related to electronic money with respect to the mobile phone 50 when electronic money is used when making a payment. .

  The notification processing unit 155 indicates that the mobile phone 50 can be placed when the authentication processing is executed under the control of the transaction authentication processing unit 120, and that the personal authentication has been approved or has not been approved. This is notified by light, and when the authentication process is executed, various kinds of information including approval / disapproval are visually recognized by the person to be authenticated.

  The sound processor 160 amplifies sound for executing various operation instructions or notification of operation processing from the speaker when personal authentication is executed under the control of the transaction authentication processor 120. In particular, the sound processing unit 160 of the present embodiment reproduces the confirmation sound data distributed from the distribution server device 200 when approved in the personal authentication, and is approved when the authentication processing is executed or A confirmation sound indicating that the approval could not be made is made loud from the speaker.

  Specifically, the sound processing unit 160 of the present embodiment acquires the confirmation sound data acquired from the distribution server device 200 by the transaction authentication processing unit 120 via the main body I / F 115 and the unit I / F 165, The obtained confirmation sound data is reproduced, various sounds are processed for the reproduced sound, and digital / analog (hereinafter referred to as “D / A”) conversion processing for converting a digital signal into an analog signal is performed on the speaker. It is designed to output.

  Note that the sound processing unit 160 of the present embodiment, when the personal authentication is not approved, or when the confirmation sound data to be amplified is not registered in the distribution server device 200 by the acquired authentication identification information, An error sound or a predetermined confirmation sound stored inside is amplified.

  The unit I / F 165 exchanges various data with the main body mechanism part B via the main end I / F when the authentication process is executed. In particular, in this embodiment, the personal authentication is performed. Confirmation sound data, authentication identification information for authentication processing, and various data necessary for payment are exchanged.

  Next, the configuration of the distribution server device 200 according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram showing the configuration of the distribution server device 200 in the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the distribution server device 200 according to the present embodiment performs data communication with the terminal device 100 via the network N, the row server communication control unit 210, the database 220 in which the confirmation sound data is stored, The data identification unit 230 identifies the confirmation sound data, and the server system control unit 240 controls each unit.

  For example, the server communication control unit 210 of the present embodiment constitutes the distribution means of the present invention, and the database 220 constitutes the database 220 of the present invention. Further, for example, the data specifying unit 230 of the present embodiment constitutes a specifying unit of the present invention.

  The server communication control unit 210 is connected to the network N. Under the control of the server system control unit 240, the server communication control unit 210 establishes a communication line with the terminal device 100, and distributes the confirmation sound data. Communication control related to data distribution is performed.

  Specifically, the server communication control unit 210 receives the authentication identification information transmitted from the terminal device 100 and outputs the authentication identification information to the data specifying unit 230, and the confirmation sound data specified by the data specifying unit 230. Is transmitted to the corresponding terminal device 100.

  The database 220 is a database 220 for storing each confirmation sound data for each terminal device 100 and for each predetermined time zone and associated with the identification information for authentication. Under the control, the stored confirmation sound data is extracted and output to the server communication control unit 210 based on an instruction from the data specifying unit 230.

  Specifically, the confirmation sound data is stored for each authentication identification information in the database 220, and depending on the corresponding authentication identification information, the terminal identification information or the time zone indicating the time zone to be authenticated Confirmation sound data is stored for each piece of information. The database 220 stores confirmation sound data for each terminal identification information and, depending on the corresponding terminal identification information, confirmation sound data for each time zone information indicating an authenticated time zone. Is stored.

  Note that the confirmation sound data of the present embodiment is the authentication identification information, the terminal identification information or the terminal identification information by the person to be authenticated through the personal computer or the portable communication terminal device 100 (not shown) or by the owner of the terminal device 100. It is registered in advance in the database 220 in association with at least one of the predetermined time zones.

  The data specifying unit 230 stores the database 220 based on the authentication identification information acquired from each terminal device 100 when the authentication process is executed, the terminal identification information, and the time information indicating the time when the authentication process is performed. A search is performed to determine whether or not the confirmation sound data is registered, and when it is determined that the confirmation sound is registered, control for distributing the corresponding confirmation sound data to the terminal device 100 is performed. It has become.

  Specifically, the data specifying unit 230 of the present embodiment determines whether or not confirmation sound data is registered in the database 220 based on at least one of authentication identification information and terminal identification information. At the same time, if the confirmation sound data is not registered, the fact is transmitted to the terminal device 100.

  In addition, when the confirmation sound data is registered, the data specifying unit 230 of the present embodiment uses the authentication identification information, the terminal identification information, and the time information, that is, the received authentication identification information or The identification information for authentication that matches the identification information for terminal and the confirmation sound data stored in association with the identification information for terminal are specified as confirmation sound data to be amplified, In the case where each confirmation sound data is stored for each time zone, the confirmation sound data to be amplified by the confirmation sound data stored in association with the time zone information including the time indicated by the received time information And are distributed to the terminal device 100.

  In particular, when the data specifying unit 230 of this embodiment specifies one piece of confirmation sound data, first, whether or not authentication identification information that matches the received authentication identification information is registered in the database 220 is determined. If it is determined that the matching authentication identification information is not registered, it is determined whether the terminal identification information that matches the received terminal identification information is registered in the database 220. If there is confirmation sound data registered by the person to be authenticated, even if there is confirmation sound data registered by the authentication requester, the confirmation sound data is specified with priority.

  In addition, when the matching authentication identification information is registered in the database 220, the data specifying unit 230 includes the confirmation sound data in association with the terminal identification information or the time zone information in the authentication identification information. When it is determined whether or not a plurality of confirmation sound data are stored, the time zone to which the terminal identification information or time information that matches the terminal identification information received together with the authentication identification information belongs The confirmation sound data stored in association with the information is specified as confirmation sound data to be amplified.

  The data specifying unit 230 determines that the matching identification information is registered if it is registered in the database 220 and the matching terminal identification information or time zone information is not stored. Since the identification information for authentication is stored in association with only one confirmation sound data, this confirmation sound data is specified as confirmation sound data to be amplified.

  On the other hand, if the matching authentication identification information is not registered in the database 220 and the matching terminal identification information is registered in the database 220, the data specifying unit 230 It is determined whether or not a plurality of confirmation sound data is stored in association with the time zone information. When a plurality of confirmation sound data is stored, the time zone information to which the time information received together with the identification information for authentication belongs The confirmation sound data stored in association with is identified as confirmation sound data to be amplified.

  In addition, this data specifying unit 230, when the matching terminal identification information is registered in the database 220 and the time zone information to which the time information belongs is not stored, the matching terminal identification information. Since only one confirmation sound data is stored in association with the information, this confirmation sound data is specified as confirmation sound data to be amplified.

  The server system control unit 240 includes, for example, a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and a hard disk, and controls each unit of the server device. In particular, various control information for controlling each part of the server device is recorded in the ROM, and various programs such as a control program and an OS (Operating System) are recorded in the hard disk. The CPU executes various processes by executing a program recorded on the hard disk, and the RAM is used as a work area.

  Next, in the accounting settlement system S of this embodiment with reference to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the processing of the terminal device 100 and the distribution server device related to the distribution processing of the confirmation sound data when the authentication processing is executed and the loudspeaking processing thereof Will be described. FIGS. 4 and 5 are flowcharts showing the operation of the confirmation sound data distribution process and the loudspeaker process when the authentication process is executed in the accounting settlement system S of the present embodiment.

  In the following description, a case where payment is made with a credit card using the identification information for authentication, that is, a case where payment is made with a credit transaction will be described.

  First, the terminal system control unit 140 detects an authentication process execution instruction (hereinafter also referred to as “authentication process instruction”) based on an input from the input I / F 135 after executing the accounting process (step S101). The terminal system control unit 140 instructs the transaction authentication processing unit 120 to execute the authentication process (step S102).

  Next, the transaction authentication processing unit 120 causes the notification processing unit 155 and the sound processing unit 160 to notify the start of execution of the authentication processing unit (step S103). That is, the notification processing unit 155 and the sound processing unit 160 notify the person to be authenticated to place the portable telephone 50 on the unit communication unit 150 by light or sound.

  Next, when the communication unit U detects the placement of the mobile phone 50 (step S104), the transaction authentication processing unit 120 performs a predetermined process for executing authentication processing with the mobile phone 50 via the communication unit U. Processing is performed (step S105), and identification information for authentication is acquired from the mobile phone 50 (step S106).

  Next, the transaction authentication processing unit 120 communicates with the payment server device 300 based on the acquired authentication identification information, and determines whether or not payment is possible with the amount calculated by the transaction processing (step S107).

  At this time, when it is determined that settlement is possible, the transaction authentication processing unit 120 attaches time information indicating the current time, and transmits the acquired authentication identification information and terminal identification information to the distribution server device 200 as specific information. The reception of confirmation sound data is awaited (step S108).

  On the other hand, when the accounting authentication processing unit 120 determines that settlement is impossible, the notification processing unit 155 notifies the settlement processing unit 155 that settlement is impossible, and the sound processing unit 160 transmits a confirmation sound indicating the settlement impossible stored in the sound from the speaker. (Step S109), and this operation is terminated.

  In the distribution server device 200, when the server communication control unit 210 receives the specific information and time information from the terminal device 100 (step S201), the server system control unit 240 sends the authentication identification information and the terminal to the data specifying unit 230. The database 220 is searched based on the identification information for use, and it is determined whether or not the confirmation sound data is registered (step S202).

  At this time, when the data identification unit 230 determines that the confirmation sound data is not registered, the process proceeds to step S204.

  On the other hand, when the data identification unit 230 determines that the confirmation sound data is registered, the server system control unit 240 sends the authentication identification information, terminal identification information, and terminal identification information to the data identification unit 230 as described above. One confirmation sound data is extracted based on the time information (step S203).

  Next, the server system control unit 240 indicates that the confirmation sound data is not registered in the server communication control unit 210, or if the confirmation sound data is registered, the server communication control unit 240 The confirmation sound data extracted by 210 is transmitted to the terminal device 100 (step S204), and this operation is terminated.

  In the terminal device 100, when the terminal communication control unit 110 receives the data transmitted from the server device (step S110), the terminal system control unit 140, the transaction authentication processing unit 120, the received data is the confirmation sound data. (Step S111).

  At this time, if the transaction authentication processing unit 120 determines that the received data is not confirmation sound data, the transaction authentication processing unit 120 performs a payment process in conjunction with the payment server apparatus 300 and also notifies the notification processing unit 155 that the payment has been made. And a sound for confirmation that the settlement is stored in the sound processing unit 160 is output from the speaker (step S112).

  On the other hand, when the transaction authentication processing unit 120 determines that the received data is confirmation sound data, the transaction authentication processing unit 120 performs a payment process in conjunction with the payment server apparatus 300 and also notifies the notification processing unit 155 that the payment has been made. And the sound processing unit 160 reproduces the confirmation sound data, and amplifies the confirmation sound from the speaker (step S113).

  Finally, the transaction authentication processing unit 120 performs predetermined post-processing to be performed on the communication unit U after executing the authentication processing with the mobile phone 50 (step S114), and ends this operation.

  As described above, the accounting settlement system S of the present embodiment specifies one confirmation sound data among a plurality of confirmation sound data distributed from the server device based on the authentication identification information or the terminal identification information when the personal authentication is executed. Whether or not the sound data is your own sound when performing personal authentication, because it is possible to change the confirmation sound data used when performing personal authentication in association with the person subject to personal authentication. Can be judged.

  Accordingly, the accounting settlement system S of the present embodiment can easily determine whether or not self-authentication has been performed, and can make the authentication itself interesting when performing the personal authentication. Can do.

  Moreover, if the confirmation sound data is registered by the person subject to personal authentication, the accounting settlement system S of the present embodiment uses the confirmation sound data registered by itself when performing personal authentication for each terminal device 100, that is, the individual. For each place such as a store to perform authentication, the confirmation sound data can be identified and amplified, and if the person to be authenticated does not register the confirmation sound data, the terminal has a terminal device 100 such as a store. The confirmation sound data set in advance by the requester requesting personal authentication can be identified and amplified, so the confirmation sound data can be changed for each store, or the confirmation sound can be sent as part of the store service. It is possible to speak out, and when personal authentication is performed, it is possible to provoke interest in the authentication itself.

  In addition, since the accounting settlement system S of the present embodiment can specify and amplify one confirmation sound data based on the time when the personal authentication is performed in addition to the specific information, the loudness is also increased depending on the time period during which the personal authentication is performed. Since the confirmation sound data to be changed can be changed, it is possible to create interest in the authentication itself when performing personal authentication.

  In addition, since the accounting settlement system S of the present embodiment can specify the confirmation sound data based on the identification information used for personal authentication, the processing complexity is increased due to the increase in the amount of information when the confirmation sound data is amplified. Information can be used to reliably identify the person to be authenticated, and the sound data used when performing personal authentication in association with the person to be personally authenticated can be accurately and It can be done reliably.

  The accounting settlement system S of the present embodiment receives the confirmation sound data specified by the server device based on the identification information for authentication acquired from the mobile phone 50, and amplifies it. Confirmation sound data is distributed from the server device to the terminal device 100 and stored in advance, and one confirmation sound data is identified from a plurality of confirmation sound data stored based on the acquired identification information for authentication, and is amplified. May be.

  For example, in this case, a plurality of delivered confirmation sound data is stored in correspondence with different numbers or characters (simply may be a numeric keypad), and the confirmation sound data is selected as part of the identification information for authentication. The corresponding confirmation sound data may be amplified by receiving the number or character data.

  In particular, the confirmation sound data distributed for each terminal device 100 is disclosed in advance to an authentication target person via the Web or the like, and identification information for specifying the confirmation sound data disclosed by the authentication target person is stored in the mobile phone 50 in advance. By registering, confirmation sound data that can be distinguished from others can be amplified. As a result, the accounting settlement system S does not need to perform information communication between the server device and the authentication terminal device 100 each time personal authentication is executed, so the sound used when executing personal authentication in association with a person subject to personal authentication. When changing the data, the sound data can be identified quickly and reliably and can be amplified.

  Further, in the configuration of the terminal device 100 of the present embodiment, the configuration included in the main body mechanism unit B may be included in the configuration of the communication unit U, and the configuration included in the communication unit U is included in the main body mechanism unit B. May be.

  In this embodiment, the identification information for authentication is used to specify the confirmation sound data. However, identification information unique to the portable telephone 50 such as a telephone number and a user ID (UID) of the portable telephone 50 is used. Alternatively, it may be information specified by numbers or characters, and the number of characters is not limited.

  In this embodiment, the accounting settlement system S has been described as one of the authentication systems. Of course, the present invention can also be applied to an authentication system that performs only personal authentication without accounting settlement, such as a ticket gate or permission to enter a room. It is.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the accounting payment system of embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the terminal device in one Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the server apparatus for delivery in one Embodiment. It is a flowchart (I) which shows operation | movement of the authentication process in the accounting payment system of one Embodiment, and a delivery process. It is a flowchart (II) which shows the operation | movement of the authentication process in the accounting settlement system of one Embodiment, and a delivery process.

Explanation of symbols

S ... Accounting settlement system B ... Main body mechanism unit U ... Communication unit 50 ... Portable telephone 100 ... Terminal device 110 ... Terminal communication control unit 115 ... Main unit I / F
120 ... Accounting authentication processing unit 125 ... Display unit 130 ... Display control unit 135 ... Input I / F
140 ... terminal system control unit 150 ... unit communication unit 155 ... notification processing unit 160 ... sound processing unit SP ... speaker 200 ... distribution server device 210 ... server communication control unit 220 ... database 230 ... data identification unit 300 ... for settlement Server device

Claims (9)

An authentication method for performing personal authentication by communicating an information recording medium in which identification information for identifying an individual is stored with an authentication terminal device, and for sounding the sound data distributed from the server device when performing the personal authentication Because
A reception step of causing the authentication terminal device to receive loudspeak control information for loudening the sound data when the personal authentication is performed;
Based on specific information for specifying sound data to be amplified from the authentication terminal device including the received loudness control information, registered in advance in the server device or in association with the specific information in the authentication terminal device A specific step of specifying any one of the plurality of sound data;
A loudspeaking step of loudening the identified sound data by the authentication terminal device;
An authentication method comprising: The authentication method according to claim 1,
In the case of specifying one sound data from a plurality of sound data registered in advance in the server device, the one sound data in the server device and the authentication subject specific When the loudspeaker control information is registered in advance,
When specifying the sound data, the server device specifies the sound data registered in association with the sound control information that matches the sound control information included in the specific information as the sound data to be sounded, and An authentication method characterized by distributing to an authentication terminal device. The authentication method according to claim 1,
When one sound data is specified from a plurality of sound data registered in advance in the server device, and the identification information includes determination information for determining each authentication terminal device ,
When specifying the sound data, the server device includes the received specific information among the sound data registered in advance in association with at least one of the loudness control information and the discrimination information. And identifying the sound data that matches at least one of the sound enhancement control information and the discrimination information as sound data to be amplified, and delivering the sound data to the authentication terminal device. In the authentication method as described in any one of Claim 2 or 3,
When the sound data is registered in association with the specific information for each predetermined time period in the server device,
When specifying the sound data, the server device specifies one sound data based on the time when performing personal authentication and the specific information, and distributes the sound data to the authentication terminal device. Authentication method. The authentication method according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
An authentication method, wherein the voice enhancement control information is the identification information. The authentication method according to claim 1,
An authentication method comprising: selecting and specifying any one of the plurality of sound data distributed in advance from the server device based on the received loudspeaking control information. An authentication terminal device that performs personal authentication using an information recording medium storing identification information for identifying an individual, and that amplifies the sound data distributed from the server device when performing the personal authentication,
Loudness control information receiving means for receiving loudness control information from the information recording medium for loudening the sound data when the personal authentication is performed;
Transmitting means for transmitting to the server device specific information for specifying sound data to be amplified from the authentication terminal device including the received loudness control information;
In the server device, based on the transmitted specific information, sound data receiving means for receiving one sound data specified and distributed from the plurality of sound data;
A loudspeaker for loudening the received sound data;
An authentication terminal device comprising: An authentication terminal device that performs personal authentication using an information recording medium storing identification information for identifying an individual, and that amplifies the sound data distributed from the server device when performing the personal authentication,
Loudness control information receiving means for receiving loudness control information from the information recording medium for loudening the sound data when the personal authentication is performed;
Based on the specific information for specifying the sound data to be amplified from the authentication terminal device including the received sound control information, any one of the plurality of sound data distributed in advance from the server device is selected. Identification means to identify;
Amplifying means for amplifying the specified sound data;
An authentication method comprising: A server device that performs personal authentication using an information recording medium in which identification information for identifying an individual is stored, and distributes the sound data to an authentication terminal device that amplifies the sound data when performing the personal authentication. And
One sound data and specific information for specifying sound data to be loudened from the authentication terminal device including at least the loudness control information unique to the authentication subject are stored in association with each other by the authentication subject who performs the personal authentication. Database
Obtaining means for obtaining the specific information including loudness control information for loudening the sound data received by the authentication terminal device when the personal authentication is performed;
Determining means for searching the database based on the acquired specific information and determining one sound data from the plurality of sound data;
A distribution means for distributing the determined sound data to the authentication terminal device in order to make the determined sound data loud at the authentication terminal device;
A server device comprising:

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