JP2010182117A - Authentication apparatus, terminal unit, card case, computer program and authentication system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an authentication apparatus for authenticating access from an opposite party with whom cards are exchanged, a terminal unit, a card case for storing the cards, a computer program executed in the authentication apparatus and an authentication system. <P>SOLUTION: A first authentication server unit 1 stores and registers the pair of own card information and opposite party card information based on the exchanged own card and an opposite party card received from an opposite user. When receiving access to individual information managed by a first management server unit 2 from each PDA 6, the first authentication server unit 1 determines whether or not the registered pair is included in the access. In determining that the registered pair is included, the first authentication server unit 1 authenticates that it is the access from a proper opposite party with whom the cards are exchanged. The first authentication server unit 1 transmits the requested individual information to each PDA 6 corresponding to the access from the proper opposite party. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an authentication device for authenticating access from a partner who exchanged business cards, a terminal device for accessing the authentication device, a business card holder for storing business cards used for business card exchange, a computer program and an authentication system executed by the authentication device About.

  The method of notifying each other's name, affiliation and title is widely used in business by exchanging paper business cards among several people who have met. If the affiliation and title are changed after exchanging business cards, it is necessary to notify the changed contents to the partner who exchanged the business cards. Therefore, Patent Document 1 describes a business card information management system that notifies the contents of a changed business card to a partner who has exchanged business cards. The business card information management system described in Patent Document 1 manages business card information composed of contents described in a plurality of business cards. When business cards are exchanged, a pair of business cards and their business cards is acquired and registered. It is. In addition, the business card information management system described in Patent Document 1 notifies a partner who has exchanged business cards based on a pair in which changed business card information is registered among a plurality of managed business card information. .

  Management server devices that manage employee personal information are installed and widely used in each company. The management server device changes the managed personal information as needed according to the change of the personal information of each employee. Further, since the management server device stores personal information in the storage unit, the management server device can manage more detailed information than the description contents of the business card. In view of this, a system may be considered in which detailed personal information is promptly notified to a business card exchange partner by receiving access from the business card exchange partner and transmitting personal information managed by the management server device. In the case of such a system, it is necessary to authenticate the received access in order to prevent leakage of personal information to others who have not exchanged business cards.

JP 2005-107877 A

  However, the business card information management system described in Patent Document 1 only notifies the partner of the changed business card information based on the registered pair, and the management server device manages the access from the partner by authenticating it. There was a problem of not being able to notify personal information.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and determines whether a pair of self-business card information and partner business card information based on the business card received from the user's own business card and the partner user is included in the received access. If it is included, it is possible to notify the personal information managed by the management server device by authenticating the access from the other party who exchanged the business card by providing the output means to output the result of valid access It is an object of the present invention to provide an authentication device, a terminal device, a business card holder for storing the business card, a computer program executed by the authentication device, and an authentication system.

  The authentication apparatus according to the present invention is an authentication apparatus that accepts and authenticates access from a partner user exchanged with a business card by each of a plurality of users, and a self-business card given to the partner user by each of the plurality of users and a partner received from the partner user. Pair storage means for storing a pair of self-name card information and partner name card information acquired based on each business card, pair determination means for determining whether or not the access includes a pair stored by the pair storage means, and the pair And an output unit that outputs a result indicating that the access is valid when the access is determined to be included by the determination unit.

  In the present invention, when the received access includes a pair of business card information acquired based on each of the business card and the business card received from the other user, the access is received from the other user who exchanged the business card. A result indicating that it is valid is output.

  In the authentication device according to the present invention, the pair storage unit is configured to store the date and time when the business card is exchanged in association with the pair, and when the access is determined to be included by the pair determination unit, Date and time determination means for determining whether or not the date and time before and after a predetermined period is further included from the date and time stored in the pair storage means in association with a pair, and the output means includes the date and time by the date and time determination means. If it is determined that the access is valid, a result indicating that the access is valid is output.

  In the present invention, when the date and time information within a predetermined period from the date and time when the business card is exchanged is included in the accepted access, the access is a legitimate one received from the other user who actually visited and exchanged the business card A result indicating that is output.

  The authentication apparatus according to the present invention includes a schedule acquisition unit that acquires a schedule for each of a plurality of users, and the pair storage unit is configured to read and store the date and time from the schedule.

  In the present invention, when the date and time included in the received access is included in the user's schedule, the access is a legitimate one that was received from the other user who met at the scheduled date and time according to the schedule and exchanged the business card A result indicating that is output.

  In the authentication apparatus according to the present invention, the pair storage unit is configured to store a position indicating a place where a business card is exchanged in association with the pair, and the pair determination unit determines that the access includes the pair. A position determining unit that determines whether or not a position within a predetermined distance from the position stored by the pair storage unit in association with the pair is further included, and the output unit includes the access by the position determining unit. When it is determined that the location is included, a result indicating that the access is valid is output.

  In the present invention, when the position included in the received access is within a predetermined distance from the place where the business card was exchanged, the access is a legitimate one received from the other user who actually visited and exchanged the business card. A certain result is output.

  The authentication apparatus according to the present invention includes schedule acquisition means for acquiring a schedule for each of a plurality of users, and the pair storage means is configured to acquire and store the position from the schedule. .

  In the present invention, when the location included in the received access is included in the user's schedule, the access is legitimate one received from the other user who met at the place scheduled according to the schedule and exchanged the business card A result indicating that is output.

  In the authentication device according to the present invention, when the output means outputs a result indicating that the access is valid, a permission means for permitting each of a plurality of processes according to the access, and a plurality of permission means permitted by the permission means. A receiving unit that receives each of the processes in association with the partner user; and a processing storage unit that stores the plurality of processes received by the receiving unit in association with the partner user, wherein the permission unit is included in the access The self-business card information is acquired from the pair, and a plurality of processes stored in the process storage unit in association with a counterpart user corresponding to the self-business card information are permitted.

  In the present invention, when a result indicating that the access from the partner user is valid is output, each of a plurality of processes is permitted according to the access level stored in advance in association with the partner user. .

  In the authentication apparatus according to the present invention, a database storing personal information of each of the plurality of users is connected, and the plurality of processes includes a process of prohibiting the other user from transmitting the personal information. The personal information is transmitted to the partner user, and the personal information is transmitted to an external device related to the partner user.

  In the present invention, when the access level set for the other user who has accepted access is the lowest, transmission of personal information stored in the database to the other user is prohibited. When the access level is the highest, personal information is transmitted to the partner user and an external device related to the partner user, for example, a management server device installed in a company where the partner user works. When the access level is medium, personal information is transmitted only to the other user.

  The terminal device according to the present invention is a terminal device that is operated by the partner user to access the authentication device, and that obtains the pair based on each business card exchanged, and the pair acquisition Access means for accessing together with the acquired pair.

  In the present invention, the terminal device acquires a pair consisting of the self-name card information and the partner name card information based on the name cards exchanged. The terminal device accesses the authentication device together with the pair to indicate that the access is valid.

  The terminal device according to the present invention is characterized in that the pair acquisition means is configured to acquire the pair by reading the character information written on each of the business cards exchanged.

  In the present invention, the terminal device reads the contents of each of the business cards that have been exchanged for business cards, and acquires a pair consisting of the self-name card information and the partner name card information.

  The terminal device according to the present invention comprises: a clock unit; and a date and time storage unit that stores a date and time counted by the clock unit in association with the pair when the pair is acquired by the pair acquisition unit, and the access unit Is configured to access together with the date and time stored in association with the pair by the date and time storage means.

  In the present invention, when the terminal device first reads the business card of the other party after exchanging the business card, the date and time when the business card was exchanged is acquired. The terminal device accesses the authentication device together with the date and time.

  The terminal device according to the present invention comprises date and time acquisition means for reading and acquiring the date and time recorded on a business card, and the access means is configured to access together with the date and time acquired by the date and time acquisition means. To do.

  In the present invention, the date and time when the terminal device reads the date and time information recorded on the business card of the other party after the business card exchange and the business card is exchanged is acquired. The terminal device accesses the authentication device together with the date and time.

  The terminal device according to the present invention includes a position acquisition unit that acquires a position, and a position storage unit that stores the position acquired by the position acquisition unit in association with the pair when the pair is acquired by the pair acquisition unit. The access means is configured to access together with the position stored by the position storage means in association with the pair.

  In the present invention, when the terminal device first reads the business card of the other party after exchanging the business card, the position indicating the place where the business card is exchanged using a position acquisition unit provided in the terminal device, for example, a GPS (Global Positioning System) function Is acquired. The terminal device accesses the authentication device together with the position.

  A business card holder according to the present invention is a business card holder for recording the date and time on a business card read by the terminal device, a storage unit for storing one or more of the business cards, a clock unit, and a clock unit on the business card. Recording means for recording the date and time recorded, and rewriting means for rewriting the date and time recorded on the business card using the date and time measured by the clock section when the business card is located within a predetermined range from the storage unit It is characterized by providing.

  In the present invention, when a business card is stored in the business card holder, the date and time recorded by the clock unit is recorded on an IC tag or the like provided in the business card, and the date and time recorded at a predetermined time interval is rewritten. Updated. When the business card is taken out from the business card holder to exchange the business card and the business card leaves a predetermined distance or more from the storage unit, the update of the date and time recorded on the business card is stopped. As a result, the business card in which the date and time of business card exchange is recorded is delivered to the partner user.

  The computer program according to the present invention is a computer program for causing a computer to authenticate the access to a computer provided in an authentication device that accepts access from a partner user who has exchanged business cards with each of the plurality of users. A pair storage step of storing a pair of self-name card information and partner name card information obtained based on the partner name card received from the partner user and the partner name card received from the partner user, and whether the access includes a pair stored by the pair storage step A pair determination step for determining whether or not, and an output step for outputting a result indicating that the access is valid when the pair determination step determines that the access includes the pair. .

  In the present invention, when the received access includes a pair of business card information acquired based on the business card received from the user's own business card and the counterpart user, the access is accepted from the counterpart user who exchanged the business card. A result indicating that it is valid is output.

  An authentication system according to the present invention includes an authentication device operated by a plurality of users and a terminal device operated by a partner user who exchanges business cards with each of the plurality of users, and the authentication device accepts access from the terminal device. In the authentication system for authenticating, the authentication device stores a pair of self-name card information and partner name card information acquired based on a self-name card given to the partner user by each of the plurality of users and a partner name card received from the partner user. The pair storage means, the pair determination means for determining whether or not the access includes the pair stored by the pair storage means, and when the access is determined by the pair determination means to include the pair, Output means for outputting a result to the effect that the terminal device is valid, the terminal device based on the self business card and the partner business card, respectively. A pair acquisition means for acquiring, characterized in that it comprises an access means for accessing the authentication apparatus with a pair of the pair acquisition unit has acquired.

  In the present invention, the terminal device accesses the authentication device together with a pair of business card information acquired based on each business card whose business card has been exchanged. If the access includes a pair of business card information registered in advance, the authentication device that has received the access outputs a result indicating that the access is a legitimate one received from the other user who exchanged the business card.

  In the present invention, it is determined whether or not a pair of the self-name card information and the name card information based on the name card received from the partner user is included in the received access. By providing an output means for outputting a result indicating that the access is legitimate, the access from the other party who exchanged the business cards is authenticated, and the personal information managed by the management server device can be notified.

1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration example of an authentication system according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of an internal configuration of a first authentication server device according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of an internal configuration of a first management server device according to Embodiment 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration example of a second authentication server device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration example of a second management server device according to the first embodiment. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of an internal configuration of a PDA according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 6 is a chart showing an example of a record layout of an employee management table and an access level table according to the first embodiment. 6 is a chart showing a record layout example of business card data according to the first embodiment. 6 is a chart showing a record layout example of history data according to the first embodiment. 4 is a chart showing an example of a record layout of a schedule table according to the first embodiment. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a login screen and an error screen according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a reading screen and an error screen according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of an information display screen according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of an information display screen according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a reading screen and an information display screen according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of an error screen and an information display screen according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of an access level setting screen according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of information confirmation processing according to the first embodiment. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of information confirmation processing according to the first embodiment. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of information confirmation processing according to the first embodiment. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of information confirmation processing according to the first embodiment. 5 is a flowchart showing a procedure of information inquiry processing according to the first embodiment. 5 is a flowchart showing a procedure of information inquiry processing according to the first embodiment. 4 is a flowchart showing a procedure of authentication processing according to the first embodiment. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a transmission request process according to the first embodiment. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration example of an authentication system according to Embodiment 2. FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration example of an authentication server device according to Embodiment 2. FIG. It is a typical perspective view which shows the business card case and business card which concern on Embodiment 3. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structural example of the communication part which concerns on Embodiment 3, and a non-contact-type IC tag. FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration example of a first authentication server device according to a fourth embodiment.

Embodiment 1
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings showing embodiments thereof. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration example of an authentication system according to the first embodiment. The authentication device is installed in a company to which employees who exchange business cards belong. Authentication devices are designed to accept and authenticate access to personal information inquiries from employees of other companies who have given business cards, and are not limited to being installed at a single company. Access granted to each other may be authenticated. In the first embodiment, an authentication device is installed in company A, and an access related to an inquiry about personal information is accepted from a terminal device operated by an employee of company B via a network, and authentication is performed. Accordingly, an authentication system that transmits personal information of employees of the company A to the terminal device and the management server device installed in the company B will be described as an example. The terminal device is a mobile phone, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a PC (Personal Computer), or the like. In the first embodiment, a terminal device composed of a PDA operated by each employee of company B is taken as an example. I will explain.

  In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a first authentication server device as an authentication device installed in the company A. The first authentication server device 1 is a first management server device 2 as a database for managing personal information and schedules of each employee of the company A, and accepting means for receiving an access level setting operation described later by each employee of the company A. PCs (Personal Computers) 3, 3,... Are connected. Each PC 3 is also configured to send and receive emails to each employee of company A. The first authentication server device 1 registers the business card information described in the business card of the employee of the company A and the business card of the partner received by the employee of the company A through the business card exchange, and is managed by the first management server device 2. The visit history with the partner who exchanged business cards with reference to the schedule is stored.

  The first authentication server device 1 is connected to a second authentication server device 4 installed in the company B via a network N such as the Internet. The second authentication server device 4 is connected to a second management server device 5 as a database for managing the personal information and schedule of each employee of the company B. Further, the second authentication server device 4 registers the business card information of each employee of the company B and the business card information described in the business card of the partner received by the employee of the company B through the business card exchange, and the second management server device 5 The meeting history with the partner who exchanged business cards with reference to the managed schedule is stored. PDA 6, 6... As terminal devices are connected to the network N via a radio base station W.

  Each PDA 6 performs wireless communication with the wireless base station W, and communicates with the first authentication server device 1 and the second authentication server device 4 via the network N connected to the wireless base station W. It is possible. Each PDA 6 is owned by each employee of company B, and is adapted to accept operations by each employee who is a user. Each PDA 6 reads the business card of the user who exchanged the business card and the business card of the other party to acquire a pair of business card information, and sends it to the second authentication server device 4 together with the date and time at the time of acquisition to register it. The first authentication server device 1 as the authentication device authenticates the access received from each PDA 6 and determines that the access is from a legitimate partner who has exchanged business cards, in response to an inquiry from each PDA 6 The personal information managed by the device 2 is transmitted to the inquiry source PDA 6.

  The second authentication server device 4 accepts the inquiry of the visit history from each PDA 6 and transmits the visit history. The first management server device 2 and the second management server device 5 are capable of communicating personal information with each other via the first authentication server device 1, the network N and the second authentication server device 4. Is received, the personal information is stored. Each PDA 6 displays the visit history acquired from the second authentication server device 4 and the personal information of the employees of the company A acquired by accessing the first authentication server device 1.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration example of the first authentication server device 1 according to the first embodiment. The first authentication server device 1 includes a network communication unit 13 for connecting and communicating with a network N, a storage unit 14 including a hard disk as a pair storage unit and a processing storage unit, a pair determination unit, an output unit, and a date and time. CPU (Central Processing Unit) 10 as determination means, position determination means, and permission means, ROM (Read Only Memory) 11 storing a program executed by CPU 10, and a program read from ROM 11 RAM (Random-Access Memory) 12 is provided. In addition, the CPU 10 functions as a schedule acquisition unit together with the network communication unit 13 by receiving the schedule sent from the first management server device 2 by the network communication unit 13. Furthermore, the CPU 10 controls each part of hardware connected via the bus 10a.

  The network communication unit 13 includes business card information (self-business card information) of a self-name card given to the partner when each employee of the company A exchanges business cards, and business card information (counter-card information) of the partner name card received from the partner. A pair is received from each of the PCs 3 operated by each employee, and the storage unit 14 as a pair storage unit associates the pair received by the network communication unit 13 with each employee of the company A, and the business card data 143 and 143 , ... are memorized. In addition, the storage unit 14 corresponds to each employee, an employee management table 141 composed of the employee name and password of each employee of company A, and access level tables 142, 142,... Corresponding to each employee of company A. History data 144, 144,... Indicating the history of meeting with the partner who exchanged business cards is stored.

  Each access level table 142 is stored in the storage unit 14 by setting an access level for each partner who has exchanged business cards by operating each PC 3 by each employee of company A. Each history data 144 is stored by requesting and acquiring the schedule of each employee of the company A managed by the first management server device 2. When the first authentication server device 1 receives schedule update information from the first management server device 2, the first authentication server device 1 uses the update information to update the corresponding history data 144.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration example of the first management server apparatus 2 according to the first embodiment. The first management server device 2 as a database includes a storage unit 24 that stores personal information and a schedule, a CPU 20 that performs various processes, and a ROM 21 that stores a program executed by the CPU 20. The RAM 12 is a ROM 21. The program read from is stored. Further, the CPU 20 controls each part of hardware connected via the bus 20a. The storage unit 24 has its own employee data 241 including personnel information of employees of the company A and personal information such as messages registered by the employees, and the company sent from the second management server device 5 installed in the company B. Other company employee data 242 made up of personal information of B and schedule tables 243, 243,... Made up of the schedules of the employees of company A are stored.

  When the first management server device 2 receives a schedule request from the first authentication server device 1, the first management server device 2 transmits each schedule table 243 to the first authentication server device 1. In addition, the first management server device 2 transmits update information to the first authentication server device 1 when each schedule table 243 is updated.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration example of the second authentication server device 4 according to the first embodiment. The second authentication server device 4 includes a storage unit 44 including a hard disk as a pair storage unit, a date and time storage unit, and a position storage unit, a CPU 40 that performs various processes, and a ROM 41 that stores a program executed by the CPU 40. The RAM 12 is configured to store a program read from the ROM 41. Further, the CPU 40 controls each part of the hardware connected via the bus 40a. The network communication unit 13 receives the business card information of the business card received from the partner whom each employee of the company B exchanges with the business card from the PDA 6 operated by each employee, and the storage unit 44 receives the network communication unit 13 The business card information is associated with each employee of the company B and stored in the business card data 443, 443,.

  In addition, the storage unit 44 includes an employee management table 441 including employee names and passwords of employees of the company A, and history data 444, 444,... Is memorized. Each history data 444 is stored by requesting and acquiring the schedule of each employee of the company A managed by the second management server device 5. Further, when the second authentication server device 4 receives schedule update information from the second management server device 5, the second authentication server device 4 updates the corresponding history data 444 using the update information.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration example of the second management server apparatus 5 according to the first embodiment. The second management server device 5 includes a storage unit 54 that stores employee information and a schedule, a CPU 50 that performs various processes, and a ROM 51 that stores programs executed by the CPU 50, and the RAM 12 is read from the ROM 51. The program is memorized. In addition, the CPU 50 controls each part of hardware connected via the bus 50a. The storage unit 54 is a company sent from the first management server apparatus 2 installed in the company A and the company employee data 541 including personal information such as personnel information of employees of the company B and messages registered by the employees. Other company employee data 542 comprising employee information of A and schedule tables 543, 543,... Showing the schedule of each employee of company B are stored.

  When the second management server device 5 receives a schedule request from the second authentication server device 4, the second management server device 5 transmits each schedule table 543 to the second authentication server device 4. Further, the second management server device 5 is configured to transmit update information to the second authentication server device 4 when each schedule table 543 is updated.

  FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration example of the PDA 6 according to the first embodiment. The PDA 6 displays a business card information, a visit history, an operation screen, and the like, a display unit 64 including a liquid crystal panel, a touch panel unit 63 that accepts an operation according to the operation screen displayed on the display unit 64, and a business card. An imaging unit 65 including a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor and a charge coupled device (CCD) image sensor, a clock unit 66, and a position acquisition unit that receives a GPS satellite communication wave and acquires its own position ( Position acquisition means) 62.

  The PDA 6 includes a CPU 60 that controls each hardware unit connected via the bus 60a, and a ROM 61 that stores a program executed by the CPU 60. The RAM 12 stores a program read from the ROM 61. It is. The CPU 60 performs character recognition on the business card image captured by the imaging unit 65, thereby acquiring business card information including character information such as the name, company, and title described on the business card. Thereby, the CPU 60 and the imaging unit 65 function as a pair acquisition unit that acquires a pair of business card information of each business card exchanged. The CPU 60 temporarily stores the acquired business card information, date and position in the RAM 12. The CPU 60 transmits the date and position stored in the RAM 12 together with the business card information pair to the second authentication server device 4 through the network communication unit 13 and stores them in the storage unit 44. Further, the CPU 60 functions as an access unit together with the network communication unit 13 by accessing the first authentication server device through the network communication unit 13.

  FIG. 7 is a chart showing a record layout example of the employee management tables 141 and 441 and the access level table 142 according to the first embodiment. In the figure, (a), (b) and (c) are stored in the employee management table 141 stored in the storage unit 14 of the first authentication server device 1 and in the storage unit 44 of the second authentication server device 4, respectively. An access management table 441 and an access level table 142 stored in the storage unit 14 of the first authentication server device 1 are shown. The employee management table 141 stores a name and password in association with the employee number of each employee of the company A. In the example shown in FIG. 5A, the name “Taro Tanaka” and the password “abcde” are stored in association with the employee number “0001” of the employee of the company A.

  The employee management table 441 stores a name and password in association with the employee number of each employee of company B. In the example shown in FIG. 5B, the name “Taro Suzuki” and the password “abc12” are stored in association with the employee number “0001” of the employee of the company B. The access level table 142 includes access levels set for each partner who has received a business card by exchanging business cards by each employee of company A, and the access level includes any number from 1 to 3. The example shown in (c) in the figure is an example of an access level table 142 composed of access levels set for each partner exchanged with a business card by Taro Tanaka who is an employee of company A, and the name of the partner “Taro Suzuki” and 3 and 2 are stored as the access levels set for each of “Taro Ishida”.

  FIG. 8 is a chart showing a record layout example of the business card data 143 and 443 according to the first embodiment. In the figure, (a) and (b) respectively show the business card data 143 stored in the storage unit 14 of the first authentication server device 1 and the business card data 443 stored in the storage unit 44 of the second authentication server device 4. Show. Each business card data 143 is stored in the storage unit 14 corresponding to the employee number included in the employee management table 141. Each business card data 143 includes business card information (self business card information) of each employee of company A and business card information (partner business card information) of a partner exchanged by each employee. The business card information is character information printed on the business card, and includes a name, a company, a department, an address, a telephone number, an E-mail address, a title, and the like.

  In the figure, (a) is an example of business card data 143 stored in the storage unit 14 corresponding to the employee number of Taro Tanaka who is an employee of company A. In the example shown in (a) in the figure, business card information (self business card information) indicated as “self 1” and “self 2” corresponding to the business cards used for business card exchange is stored, and “self 1” is stored. Business card information: name “Taro Tanaka”, affiliated company “A Construction”, department “Planning Department”, address “Minato-ku, Tokyo XX”, telephone number “03-123-YYYY”, E-mail address “XXX” @ X.com ”and the title“ Trainy ”are stored. The number of self-business card information included in the business card data 143 corresponds to the number of types of self-business cards exchanged in the past. Further, in the example shown in (a) in the figure, two partner business card information corresponding to each of two partners who exchanged business cards, “partner 1” and “partner 2”, is stored.

  In each partner name card information, the name card information (self-name card information) of the name card handed over to the other party at the time of business card exchange is specified. In the example shown in (a) in the figure, “self 1” is specified in the business card information of “partner 1”, and the business card information of “self 1” is displayed when the business card information of “partner 1” is exchanged. By giving the written business card, the business card information of the business card received from the other party is indicated. That is, the business card information of “self 1” and “partner 1” is a pair of business card information of each business card exchanged. (B) in the figure is an example of business card data 443 stored in the storage unit 44 in correspondence with Taro Suzuki who is an employee of company B. Tanaka who is an employee of company A of the other party whom Taro Suzuki exchanged. The business card information of Taro and Taro Yamada who is an employee of another company is stored.

  FIG. 9 is a chart showing a record layout example of the history data 144 and 444 according to the first embodiment. In the figure, (a) and (b) respectively show history data 144 stored in the storage unit 14 of the first authentication server device 1 and history data 444 stored in the storage unit 44 of the second authentication server device 4. Show. Each history data 144 and each history data 444 are stored in the storage unit 14 and the storage unit 44 corresponding to the employee numbers included in the employee management table 141 and the employee management table 441, respectively. Each history data 144 is composed of a list of names, exchange dates and exchange locations of exchanged business cards by employees of company A, and visit dates and visit locations for meeting the counterparts.

  In the figure, (a) is an example of history data 144 stored in the storage unit 14 in correspondence with the employee number of Taro Tanaka who is an employee of company A. In the example shown in (a) in the figure, meeting histories indicated as “partner 1” and “partner 2” corresponding to each partner who exchanged business cards are stored. As the meeting history of “partner 1”, the name “ “Taro Suzuki”, the date and time of exchanging business cards “2008/11/12 14:03”, the position “(X1, Y1)” consisting of the longitude and latitude of the exchange location, and the date and time “2008/11/12 14: 00 ”, the position“ (X1, Y1) ”of the meeting place, the date and time“ 2008/12/02 14:00 ”of the second meeting, and the position“ (X2, Y2) ”of the meeting place It is remembered. In the example shown in (a) in the figure, the business card is exchanged at the first visit, and the exchange date and place are stored in correspondence with “visit date 1” and “visit place 1”. It is almost the same as the date and place of the first visit.

  (B) in the figure is an example of the history data 444 stored in the storage unit 44 in correspondence with the employee number of Taro Suzuki who is an employee of company B. In the example shown in (b) in the figure, the visit histories indicated as “partner 1” and “partner 2” corresponding to each partner who exchanged business cards are stored, and the name “ Taro Tanaka ", date and time of business card exchange" 2008/11/12 14:06 ", location information" (X4, Y4) "consisting of longitude and latitude of exchange place, date and time of first visit" 2008/11/12 14: 00 ”, location information“ (X4, Y4) ”of the meeting place, date and time“ 2008/12/02 14:00 ”of the second meeting, and position information“ (X5, Y5) ”of the meeting place Has been. In addition, the visit history shown as “partner 1” in each of the diagrams (a) and (b) corresponds to Taro Suzuki and Taro Tanaka, who are employees of Company A and Company B, who exchanged and visited the business cards. In this case, the exchange places (X4, Y4) are within a predetermined distance from the exchange places (X1, Y1) and are substantially the same exchange places.

  FIG. 10 is a chart showing a record layout example of the schedule table 243 according to the first embodiment. Each schedule table 243 is stored in the storage unit 14 corresponding to the employee number included in the employee management table 141. Each schedule table 243 stores a meeting schedule of each employee of company A. The example shown in FIG. 10 corresponds to the schedule table 243 regarding Taro Tanaka who is an employee of company A. The schedule table 243 stores meeting schedules indicated as “partner 1” and “partner 2” corresponding to each partner to be visited. Each visit schedule is composed of a visit date and place and a visit flag. The visit flag is set to 1 when the visit is performed according to the schedule. In addition, the visit flag is set to 0 if no visit is performed before the scheduled date or time, or when the visit is canceled. In the example shown in FIG. 10, the name “Taro Suzuki”, the first scheduled date and time “2008/11/12 14: 00 to 15:00”, and the coordinates of the first scheduled location are given as the meeting schedule of “partner 1”. “(X7, Y7)”, the visit flag “1” indicating that the first visit has been held, the second scheduled date and time “2008/12/02 14:00:00 to 15:00”, and the second The coordinates “X8, Y8” of the scheduled location and the visit flag “1” indicating that the second visit has been stored are stored. Of the visit schedules included in the schedule table 243, the history data 144 stored in the storage unit 14 of the first authentication server device 1 is rewritten based on the visit schedule for which the visit flag is set to 1. Next, a process for registering the business card information exchanged in the first authentication server device 1 and the second authentication server device 4 will be described.

  When an employee of Company A meets with the other party and exchanges a business card and receives a business card, he / she exchanges the business card with business card information (partner name card information) consisting of text information written on the received business card (partner name card). The date / time and location are transmitted from each PC 3 to the first authentication server device 1 and registered in association with the business card information (self-business card information) of the business card (self-business card) given to the partner by the employee. When an employee of company B meets with the other party and exchanges a business card and receives the business card, the business card is received by using the PDA 6 to acquire business card information. The PDA 6 acquires the date and time when the clock unit 66 keeps time and the position and location acquired by the position acquisition unit 62 as the business card exchange date and time, and the second authentication together with the received business card information of the business card of the company A employee It transmits to the server apparatus 4 and registers. Next, processing when an employee of company B inquires the second authentication server device 4 about a visit history with an employee of company A by operating PDA 6 will be described.

  FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a login screen and an error screen according to the first embodiment. The PDA 6 displays a login screen and accepts login to a partner information confirmation service that is a service provided by the second authentication server device 4. (A) in the figure is an example of a login screen. A login service name “partner information confirmation service”, an input field for inputting an employee number and a password as login information, and transmission of login information are shown. A software button labeled “Login” for accepting and a software button labeled “Cancel” for accepting cancellation of login to the partner information confirmation service are provided.

  When login information is transmitted from the PDA 6 to the second authentication server device 4 installed in the company B, and the employee number and password included in the login information are registered in the employee management table 441 , Allow the login. If the login is not permitted, the PDA 6 displays an error screen. In the figure, (b) is an example of an error screen that informs you that login is not permitted and prompts you to re-enter your login information: “Login is not possible. Please re-enter your employee number and password.” Is displayed. Further, the error screen includes a software button displayed as “END” for logging out from the partner information confirmation service, and a software button displayed as “RETURN” for returning to the login screen.

  FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a reading screen and an error screen according to the first embodiment. When the login is permitted, the PDA 6 displays a reading screen and waits for reading a business card. In the example of the reading screen shown in (a) in the figure, a message “Welcome! Please read the name card of the other party you want to see information” prompting you to read the name card of the other party to check the latest information is displayed. The reading screen also includes a software button displayed as “END” for logging out from the partner information confirmation service, and a software button displayed as “RETURN” for returning to the login screen. When the employee images the business card received from the other party according to the reading screen, the PDA 6 acquires business card information from the captured image and transmits it to the second authentication server device 4 installed in the company B.

  The second authentication server device 4 that has received the business card information retrieves the business card information from the business card data 143 corresponding to the employee number of the logged-in employee. As a result of the search, if the business card information is not stored in the business card data 143, an error for notifying that the business card information is not registered in the PDA 6 is transmitted. When receiving an error, the PDA 6 displays an error screen together with a message “The name card of the other party whose information is to be viewed is not registered.” That informs that the name card of the other party is not registered as shown in FIG. indicate.

  The error screen includes a software button displayed as “END” for logging out from the partner information confirmation service, and a software button displayed as “RETURN” for returning to the reading screen. As a result of the search, when the business card information of the partner is stored in the business card data 143, the visit history of the partner read from the history data 144 is read and transmitted to the PDA 6. When personal information of the other party is stored in the other company employee data 542 of the second management server device 5, the personal information is also read out and transmitted to the PDA 6.

  FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of an information display screen according to the first embodiment. The PDA 6 displays the sent visit history and personal information on the information display screen. In the example of the information display screen shown in (a) in the figure, the name “Taro Tanaka”, the company “A Construction Co., Ltd.”, the department “ Planning Department, Title “Trainy”, Address “Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo XX”, TEL “03-123-YYYY”, Email “XXX@X.COM”, Hobby “Reading” and Comment “Thank you” Is displayed.

  In addition, the information display screen is displayed with a scroll bar for scrolling display, a software button displayed as “Exit” for logging out from the partner information confirmation service, and “Return” for returning to the reading screen. And a software button. (B) in the figure shows a case where the information display screen shown in (a) in the figure is scrolled, and the visit history including the exchange date and time, the exchange place, the visit date and time, and the visit place is displayed. . On the information display screen, software buttons labeled “Map” are displayed at the exchange place and the meeting place, respectively. When the button is selected, a map indicating the place is displayed. For the display of the map, for example, a map image may be acquired and displayed using a map search service provided by a server device (not shown) connected to the network N.

  FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of an information display screen according to the first embodiment. When the personal information sent includes information updated from the business card information, the PDA 6 displays a message to that effect along with the date and time when the information was updated on the information display screen. In the example shown in (a) in the figure, the message “Updated” is displayed together with the update date “2008/12/05”. (B) in the figure shows a case where the information display screen shown in (a) in the figure is scrolled in a state where the updated information is included in the sent personal information and history information.

  In the example shown in (b) in the figure, the message “This employee has changed.” Indicating the updated information, the change date “2008/12/01”, and the updated title “Assistant”. "Is displayed. The PDA 6 displays a software button for inquiring the latest information of the other party on the information display screen when a predetermined period has elapsed since the date and time when the business card was exchanged. The predetermined period may be, for example, one year. In the example shown in (b) in the figure, a software button displayed as “inquiry about latest information” is displayed on the information display screen. Next, a description will be given of a process in the case where the software button displayed as “Inquiry about latest information” is selected and the PDA 6 accesses the first authentication server device 1 to inquire about the latest information.

  FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a reading screen and an information display screen according to the first embodiment. When the PDA 6 receives an operation for inquiring the latest information, the PDA 6 accesses the first authentication server device 1 installed in the company A, and displays a read screen together with the message received from the first authentication server device 1 in response to the transmitted access. indicate. In the figure, (a) is an example of a reading screen displayed together with the received message. In the example shown in (a) in the figure, the title “A Construction Corporation Employee Information Confirmation Service” indicating that the service is provided by the first authentication server device 1 installed in the company A and the received message “Care "..." is displayed.

  The message also informs the user that the business card of the company B who is operating the PDA 6 is prompted to be read. When the employee of the company B who operates the PDA 6 images the business card received from the partner in accordance with the read screen, the PDA 6 acquires the request source business card information (the partner business card information) from the captured image. The PDA 6 is a business card information of request source business card information as destination business card information and business card information of a company A employee who inquires for the latest information. A pair is generated, and the first authentication server device 1 is accessed together with the business card information pair.

  The first authentication server device 1 installed in the company A searches the business card data 143 for a business card information pair included in the access to authenticate the access received from the PDA 6. In the case where a pair of business card information is included in the business card data 143, the first authentication server device 1 further registers the exchange date and time and the exchange place included in the access as registered exchange date and time registered in the history data 144. It is determined whether or not it is within a predetermined period and within a predetermined distance from the exchange place. If the first authentication server device 1 determines that it is within a predetermined period and within a predetermined distance from the registration exchange date and time and the registration exchange location, the first authentication server device 1 authenticates that the access is a legitimate one transmitted from the business card exchange partner. . The predetermined period may be several hours or one day, for example. Further, the predetermined distance may be 1 to 10 m, for example.

  When the access level set in the access level table 142 for the partner indicated by the requester name card information sent from the PDA 6 is 2 or 3, the first authentication server device 1 The personal information requested is transmitted to the access source PDA 6 together with the access level. The PDA 6 displays the sent personal information on the information display screen. In the figure, (b) shows the message "This employee has changed." Indicating that the updated personal information is included in the sent personal information, and the change included in the sent personal information. Personal information including the date “2009/04/05”, the updated department “Legal Affairs Department” and the telephone number “03-1234-5678” is displayed.

  FIG. 16 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of an error screen and an information display screen according to the first embodiment. When the first authentication server device 1 does not include the business card information pair included in the access in the business card data 143, or when the access level set for the partner indicated by the request source business card information is 1, Transmission of personal information to the PDA 6 is prohibited, and a message notifying that is transmitted to the PDA 6. The PDA 6 displays an error screen together with the received message. In the example shown in (a) in the figure, the message “You do not have access authority” is displayed.

  Further, when the received access level is 3, the PDA 6 issues a personal information transmission instruction from the first management server device 2 installed in the company A to the second management server device 5 set in the company B. The software button displayed as “Send” for acceptance is displayed on the information display screen as shown in FIG. 5B together with the message “Send latest information to your company”. Next, when the PDA 6 accepts the selection operation of the “Send” software button, the personal information is transmitted from the first management server device 2 to the second management server device 5, and the second management server device 5 receives the received personal information. The other company employee data 242 is updated using.

  Further, when the first authentication server device 1 authenticates that the access is by a legitimate partner, the first authentication server device 1 notifies the employee of the company A indicated by the requested business card information that the inquiry of personal information has been authenticated. Send a notification email containing business card information. In the notification mail, a message including the date when the employee of company B who inquired about personal information inquired last time and the latest personal information of the employee is displayed. As a message, for example, “Taro Suzuki from Company B has accessed since December 25, 2008. He is currently promoted to general manager.” Further, when the second management server device 5 receives the personal information of the employee of the company A from the first management server device 2, it has a relationship with the employee of the received personal information and A notification email containing the personal information received is sent. Next, processing for setting an access level included in each access level table 142 stored in the storage unit 14 by the first authentication server device 1 will be described.

  FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of an access level setting screen according to the first embodiment. Each PC 3 displays an access level setting screen and accepts an access level setting operation from each employee of company A. As shown in FIG. 17, the access level setting screen displays the business card information of the partner with whom each employee exchanged business cards, the date and time of business card exchange, and the visit history, and access levels 1, 2 and A software button for setting any one of 3 is provided. In the example shown in FIG. 17, access levels 3 and 2 are set for Taro Suzuki and Taro Ishida, who are employees of another company that Taro Tanaka, who is an employee of Company A, exchanges business cards. When the end software button on the access setting screen is selected, the PC 3 transmits the name of the other party and the set access level to the first authentication server device 1 and stores them in the access level table 142.

  18, FIG. 19, FIG. 20 and FIG. 21 are flowcharts showing the procedure of the information confirmation processing according to the first embodiment. The information confirmation process is executed by the PDA 6 and the second authentication server device 4 when a destination information confirmation service is provided in which the visit history and personal information are transmitted from the second authentication server device 4 to the PDA 6. The CPU 60 of the PDA 6 displays a login screen (step S11) and accepts login information (step S12). The CPU 60 transmits login information to the second authentication server device 4 (step S13). The CPU 40 of the second authentication server device 4 receives the login information sent from the PDA 6 (step S14), and authenticates the employee number and password constituting the login information (step S15). The CPU 40 transmits the authentication result to the PDA 6 (Step S16).

  The CPU 60 of the PDA 6 receives the authentication result sent from the second authentication server device 4 (step S17), and determines whether or not the login information has been authenticated (step S18). When it is determined that the login information has not been authenticated (NO in step S18), the CPU 60 displays an error screen (step S19), and returns the process to step S11 that displays the login screen. If the CPU 60 determines that the login information has been authenticated (YES in step S18), the CPU 60 displays a reading screen (step S20). The CPU 60 accepts the operation (step S21) and determines whether or not a read operation is accepted (step S22).

  If it is determined that the reading operation has not been accepted (NO in step S22), the CPU 60 returns the process to step S21 in which the operation is accepted. When it is determined that the reading operation has been accepted (YES in step S22), the CPU 60 reads the name card of the partner whose information is to be confirmed, and acquires the requested name card information (step S23). The CPU 60 transmits the requested business card information to the second authentication server device 4 (step S24). The CPU 40 of the second authentication server device 4 receives the requested business card information given from the PDA 6 (step S25), and determines whether the requested business card information is included in the business card data 143 (step S26). If the CPU 40 determines that the requested business card information is not included in the business card data 143 (NO in step S26), the CPU 40 transmits an error to the PDA 6 (step S27).

  The CPU 60 of the PDA 6 receives the error sent from the second authentication server device 4 (step S28), and displays an error screen notifying that the business card of the partner whose information is to be confirmed is not registered (step S29). ), The process is returned to step S21 for accepting the operation. When CPU 40 of second authentication server device 4 determines in step S26 whether or not the requested business card information is included in business card data 143 (YES in step S26). The visit history and personal information are read from the business card data 143, the history data 144, and the other company employee data 242 of the second management server device 5 (step S30), and the information is transmitted to the PDA 6 (step S31).

  The CPU 60 of the PDA 6 receives the information sent from the second authentication server device 4 (step S32) and displays the information on the information display screen (step S33). The CPU 60 accepts the operation (step S34) and determines whether or not an inquiry operation is accepted (step S35). If it is determined that the inquiry operation has been accepted (YES in step S35), the CPU 60 executes an information inquiry process described later (step S36). The CPU 60 transmits a notification mail notifying the personal information to employees of the company B (step S37). The CPU 60 accepts the operation (step S38) and determines whether or not an end operation is accepted (step S39). If it is determined that the end operation has not been accepted (NO in step S39), the CPU 60 returns the process to step S21 for accepting the operation.

  If CPU 60 determines in step S35 that determines whether an inquiry operation has been received or not (NO in step S35), the process proceeds to step S38 in which the operation is received. When it is determined in step S39 that determines whether or not the end operation has been accepted (YES in step S39), the CPU 60 transmits a logout request to the second authentication server device 4 (step S40). The CPU 60 deletes the requested business card information from the RAM 12 (step S41) and ends the information confirmation process. The CPU 40 of the second authentication server device 4 receives the sent logout request (step S42). The CPU 40 logs out the logged-in employee number (step 43) and ends the information confirmation process.

  22 and 23 are flowcharts showing the procedure of the information inquiry process according to the first embodiment. The information inquiry process is executed in step S36 of FIG. The CPU 60 of the PDA 6 transmits an information inquiry to the first authentication server device 1 (step S61). The CPU 10 of the first authentication server device 1 receives the information inquiry sent from the PDA 6 (step S62) and transmits a message (step S63). The CPU 60 of the PDA 6 receives the message sent from the first authentication server device 1 (step S64) and displays a reading screen (step S65). CPU 60 accepts the operation (step S66) and determines whether or not a read operation is accepted (step S67).

  When it is determined that the reading operation has not been accepted (NO in step S67), the CPU 60 returns the process to step S66 in which the operation is accepted. When it is determined that the reading operation has been accepted (YES in step S67), the CPU 60 operates the PDA 6 to read the business card of the employee requesting information and acquire the requester name card information (step S68). The CPU 60 reads the replacement date and time and the replacement location from the received history information (step S69). In order to access the first authentication server device 1, the CPU 60 transmits an information request including a pair of business card information including request source business card information and request destination business card information, an exchange date and time, and an exchange location to the first authentication server device 1. (Step S70). The CPU 10 of the first authentication server device 1 receives the information request (access) sent from the PDA 6 (step S71), and executes an authentication process described later for authenticating the information request (access) (step S72). .

  The CPU 10 transmits the access level obtained by the authentication process to the PDA 6 (step S73). The CPU 60 of the PDA 6 receives the access level sent from the first authentication server device 1 (step S74). The CPU 60 determines whether or not the received access level is 1 (step S75). If the CPU 60 determines that the access level is 1 (YES in step S75), it displays an error screen (step S76). The CPU 60 deletes the requester business card information from the RAM 12 (step S83) and ends the information inquiry process. The CPU 10 of the first authentication server device 1 determines whether or not the access level is 1 (step S77).

  If the CPU 10 determines that the access level is 1 (YES in step S77), the information inquiry process ends. If the CPU 10 determines that the access level is not 1 (NO in step S77), the CPU 10 transmits personal information to the PDA 6 in response to the information inquiry (step S78). If the CPU 60 of the PDA 6 determines that the access level is not 1 in step S75 for determining whether or not the access level is 1 (NO in step S75), the personal information sent from the first authentication server device 1 Is received (step S79). The CPU 60 displays personal information on the information display screen (step S80).

  The CPU 60 determines whether or not the access level is 3 (step S81). If the CPU 60 determines that the access level is 3 (YES in step S81), the CPU 60 executes a transmission request process described later. (Step S82). The CPU 60 deletes the requester business card information from the RAM 12 (step S83) and ends the information inquiry process. If the CPU 60 determines that the access level is not 3 (NO in step S81), the CPU 60 deletes the requester business card information from the RAM 12 (step S83), and ends the information inquiry process.

  FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing a procedure of authentication processing according to the first embodiment. The authentication process is executed in step S72 of FIG. The CPU 10 of the first authentication server device 1 searches the business card data 143 for a pair of registered business card information and requested business card information included in the received information request (step S91). As a result of the search, the CPU 10 determines whether there is a pair of request source business card information and request destination business card information (step S92). If it is determined that there is a pair of business card information (YES in step S92), the CPU 10 reads the registration exchange date and time stored in the history data 144 as the meeting date and time corresponding to the requested business card information (step S93). The CPU 10 determines whether or not the exchange date and time included in the information request is within a predetermined period from the registered exchange date and time (step S94).

  If the CPU 10 determines that it is before or after the predetermined period (YES in step S94), the CPU 10 reads the registered exchange place stored as the visit date and time in the history data 144 corresponding to the requested business card information (step S95). The CPU 10 determines whether or not the exchange place included in the information request is within a predetermined distance from the registered exchange place (step S96). If the CPU 10 determines that the distance is within the predetermined distance (YES in step S96), the CPU 10 reads the access level corresponding to the partner indicated by the requester business card information from the access level table 142 (step S97). The CPU 10 transmits a notification mail including the requester name card information included in the information request to the related person of the company A (step S98), and ends the authentication process.

  In step S92 for determining whether there is a business card information pair or not (NO in step S92), the CPU 10 sets the access level to 1 (step S99) for authentication. The process ends. If the CPU 10 determines in step S94 whether or not the time is within the predetermined period (NO in step S94), the CPU 10 sets the access level to 1 (step S99) and performs the authentication process. Exit. When determining in step S96 whether or not the distance is within the predetermined distance (NO in step S96), the CPU 10 sets the access level to 1 (step S99) and ends the authentication process. To do.

  FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing a procedure of a transmission request process according to the first embodiment. The transmission request process is executed in step S82 in FIG. The CPU 60 of the PDA 6 displays a send button on the information display screen (step S111) and accepts the operation (step S112). The CPU 60 determines whether or not the send button has been pressed (step S113). If the CPU 60 determines that the send button has been pressed (YES in step S113), it sends a transmission request to the first authentication server device 1 (step S114). If the CPU 60 determines that the transmission button has not been pressed (NO in step S113), it ends the transmission request process. The CPU 10 of the first authentication server device 1 receives the transmission request sent from the PDA 6 (step S115) and transmits the personal information transmitted to the PDA 6 to the second management server device 5 (step S115). S116), the transmission request process is terminated.

  Although this Embodiment 1 showed the case where it determines with it being an access from a legitimate other party, when the access received from each PDA6 contains the pair of two business card information of self-name card information and partner name card information, If the access includes a set of business card information of a plurality of business cards exchanged at substantially the same date and time, the access may be determined to be from a legitimate partner. In this case, each business card data 143 and each business card data 443 stored in the first authentication server device 1 and the second authentication server device 4 may store a set of a plurality of business card information after business card exchange. In this case, when accessing the first authentication server device 1 of the company B, it is preferable to read all the business cards of the employees of the company A and the company B that have been exchanged for business cards and obtain a set of business card information. The number of company A's business cards to be read is not limited to one. For example, when a plurality of employees of company A meet with employees of company B and exchange business cards, each of the business cards of the employees of company A It is recommended to read with the business card of the employee of company B. For example, when a plurality of employees of company A meet with a plurality of employees of company B and exchange business cards, the business cards of the employees of company A are read together with the business cards of the employees of company B, and the employee information One employee of company B may be identified and the first authentication server device 1 may be accessed from the PDA 6 to confirm the above.

Embodiment 2
FIG. 26 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration example of the authentication system according to the second embodiment. The second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in which an authentication server device as an authentication device is installed in the company A, whereas an authentication server as an authentication device that provides an authentication service to each company via the Internet network. The device is installed. In the figure, reference numeral 7 denotes an authentication server device as an authentication device. The first management server device 2 installed in the company A and the PCs 3, 3,... The second management server device 5 installed in the company B is connected to the PDAs 6, 6,... That receive operations by the employees of the company B.

  The authentication server device 7 registers the business card information described in the business cards of the employees of the company A and the company B and the business cards of the other party received by the employees of the company A and the company B by the business card exchange, and the first management server device 2 and The meeting history with the partner who exchanged business cards with reference to the schedule managed by the second management server device 5 is stored. Each PDA 6 performs wireless communication with the wireless base station W, and can communicate with the authentication server device 7 via the network N. Each PDA 6 reads the business card of the user who exchanged the business card and the business card of the other party, obtains a pair of business card information, and transmits it to the authentication server device 7 together with the exchange date and exchange place where the business card was exchanged.

  When the authentication server device 7 serving as the authentication device determines that the access received from each PDA 6 is from a legitimate partner who has exchanged the business card and determines that the access is received from each PDA 6, the first management server device 2 responds to the inquiry from each PDA 6. The personal information managed by is sent. Further, the authentication server device 7 is configured to transmit a visit history in response to an inquiry from each PDA 6. The first management server device 2 and the second management server device 5 can communicate personal information with each other via the authentication server device 7 and the network N, and when receiving personal information from the other party, I remember it. Each PDA 6 displays the visit history acquired from the authentication server device 7 and the personal information of the employees of the company A.

  FIG. 27 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration example of the authentication server device 7 according to the second embodiment. The authentication server device 7 includes a storage unit 74 including a hard disk as a storage unit, a CPU 70 that performs various processes, and a ROM 71 that stores a program executed by the CPU 70, and the RAM 12 is a program read from the ROM 71. Is memorized. The CPU 70 controls each part of hardware connected via the bus 70a. The network communication unit 13 receives business card information from each PDA 6 and each PC 3.

  The storage unit 74 stores the business card information received by the network communication unit 13 in the business card data 143, 143, ... and the business card data 443, 443, ... corresponding to each employee of the company B and each employee of the company A. It is. In addition, the storage unit 74 stores an employee management table 741 including employee names and passwords of the employees of the company A and the company B, and a visit history of the business card exchange partner corresponding to the employees of the company A and the company B. The history data 144, 144,... And the history data 444, 444,.

  If the authentication server device 7 authenticates the access received from the PDA 6 and determines that the access is from a legitimate partner who has exchanged business cards, the personal information managed by the first management server device 2 is stored in each access source. The data is transmitted to the PDA 6 and the second management server device 5.

  The second embodiment is configured as described above, and the other configurations and operations are the same as those of the first embodiment. Therefore, the corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

Embodiment 3
FIG. 28 is a schematic perspective view showing a business card holder and a business card according to the third embodiment. In the figure, reference numeral 100 denotes a business card holder for storing business cards used for business card exchange. The business card is stored in a storage unit 101 for storing business cards, a lid 102, and the storage unit. And a communication unit 103 to which power is supplied. A business card 110 housed in the business card holder 100 has a non-contact type IC tag 111 by a proximity electromagnetic induction method attached to the surface. The non-contact type IC tag 111 is a conventional technique. When the contactless IC tag 111 is located within a predetermined communication distance from the communication unit 103, the date and time is received from the communication unit 103 and stored. The communication distance is, for example, 1 cm. When the business card 110 is stored in the storage unit 101, the communication distance may be equal to or less than the communication distance between the non-contact type IC tag 111 and the communication unit 103. The communication unit 103 supplies power to the non-contact type IC tag 111 via a radio wave and transmits the date and time at predetermined time intervals.

  FIG. 29 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration example of the communication unit 103 and the non-contact IC tag 111 according to the third embodiment. The communication unit 103 includes a clock unit 105, a transmission unit 106 that transmits the date and time counted by the clock unit 105 to the business card 110, and an MCU (Micro Control Unit) that controls each hardware unit connected via the bus 104a. ) 104. The MCU 104 is recorded on the business card 110 by causing the transmission unit 106 to transmit the date and time, and recording means for recording the date and time on the business card 110 and by transmitting the date and time that the clock unit 105 measures at predetermined time intervals. It also functions as a rewriting means for rewriting the date and time. The predetermined time interval may be 10 minutes, for example. The non-contact type IC tag 111 controls a receiving unit 116 that receives the date and time sent from the transmitting unit 106, a storage unit 115 that records the received date and time, and hardware units connected via the bus 114a. MCU 114 to be provided.

  When the business card 110 is stored in the business card holder 100 and the date and time is received from the communication unit 103, the non-contact type IC tag 111 of the business card 110 rewrites the date and time recorded in the storage unit 115 using the received date and time. When the business card 110 is taken out from the business card holder 100 to exchange the business card, the non-contact type IC tag 111 is located outside the communication distance from the communication unit 103, and the reception unit 116 does not receive the date and time and does not receive the date and time. The date and time recorded in the tag 111 cannot be rewritten. As a result, the business card 110 taken out from the business card holder 100 records the date and time corresponding to the date and time taken out. By providing each PDA 6 with a reading unit that reads the date and time recorded by the non-contact IC tag 111, the date and time can be acquired as an exchange date and time for authenticating access.

  The third embodiment is configured as described above, and the other configurations and operations are the same as those of the first embodiment. Therefore, the corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

Embodiment 4
FIG. 30 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration example of the first authentication device according to the fourth embodiment. The fourth embodiment reads and executes the computer program stored in the ROM in the first embodiment, whereas the computer program recorded in a rewritable EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory). Read and execute. In the figure, reference numeral 8 denotes a first authentication device, which includes an EEPROM 81 and a recording medium reading unit 82 which are composed of a flash memory or the like connected to the CPU 10 via a bus 10a.

  The first authentication device 8 reads a computer program 821 from a recording medium 820 such as a CD (Compact Disc) -ROM or a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) -ROM inserted in the recording medium reading unit 82 and stores it in the EEPROM 81. It is. The CPU 10 is configured to execute processing necessary for the first authentication device 8 in accordance with the computer program 821 of the present invention read from the EEPROM 81. The computer program 821 stores a pair of business card information given to the other party at the time of business card exchange and the name card information of each business card received from the other party (pair storage step). When an access is received, the pair included in the access is stored. Authentication is performed by determining whether or not a certain pair matches (pair determination step). If the computer program 821 determines that they match, the computer program 821 outputs that the access is valid as a result of the authentication (output step).

  The computer program 821 according to the present invention is not limited to the case where the computer program 821 is read from the recording medium 820 and stored in the EEPROM 81, and a communication unit (not shown) connected to the CPU 10 and an external computer storing the computer program 821 are used. The computer programs 821 may be downloaded to the EEPROM 81 by connecting to each other via a communication network.

  The fourth embodiment is configured as described above, and the other configurations, operations, and processes are the same as those of the first embodiment. Therefore, corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference numerals and process names, and detailed descriptions thereof are given. Omitted.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 1st authentication server apparatus 2 1st management server apparatus 3 PC
4 Second authentication server device 5 Second management server device 6 PDA
7 Authentication server device W Wireless base station N Network network 10, 20, 40, 50, 60, 70 CPU
10a, 20a, 40, 50a, 60a, 70a bus 11, 21, 41, 51, 61, 71 ROM
12 RAM
13 Network communication unit 14, 24, 44, 54, 64, 74 Storage unit 141, 441 Employee management table 142, 742 Access level table 143, 443 Business card data 144, 444 History data 241, 541 In-house employee data 242, 542 Other company employees Data 243, 543 Schedule table 62 Position acquisition unit 63 Touch panel unit 64 Display unit 65 Imaging unit 66 Clock unit 81 EEPROM
83 Recording medium reading unit 820 Recording medium 831 Computer program 100 Business card holder 101 Storage unit 102 Lid 103 Communication unit 104, 114 MCU
104a, 114a Bus 105 Clock unit 106 Transmission unit 110 Business card 111 Non-contact IC tag 115 Storage unit 116 Reception unit

Claims (15)

In the authentication device that accepts and authenticates access from the other user who exchanged business cards with each of a plurality of users,
A pair storage means for storing a pair of self-name card information and partner name card information acquired based on a name card given to the partner user by each of the plurality of users and a partner name card received from the partner user;
Pair determination means for determining whether or not the access includes a pair stored by the pair storage means;
An authentication device comprising: an output unit that outputs a result indicating that the access is valid when the pair determination unit determines that the access includes the pair. The pair storage means is configured to store the date and time of business card exchange in association with the pair,
When the access determining unit determines that the access includes the pair, the date determining unit determines whether or not it further includes a date before and after a predetermined period from the date stored in the pair storing unit in association with the pair. ,
The said output means is comprised so that the result to which the said access is valid may be output when it determines with the said access including the said date and time by the said date and time determination means. Authentication device. A schedule acquisition means for acquiring a schedule of each of a plurality of users;
The authentication device according to claim 2, wherein the pair storage unit is configured to read and store the date and time from the schedule. The pair storage means is configured to store a position indicating a place where a business card has been exchanged in association with the pair,
And a position determination means for determining whether or not the position further includes a position within a predetermined distance from the position stored by the pair storage means in association with the pair when the pair determination means determines that the access includes the pair. ,
The output means is configured to output a result indicating that the access is valid when the position determination means determines that the access includes the position. 4. The authentication device according to any one of up to 3. A schedule acquisition means for acquiring a schedule of each of a plurality of users;
The authentication apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the pair storage unit is configured to acquire and store the position from the schedule. If the output means outputs a result indicating that the access is valid, a permission means for permitting each of a plurality of processes in accordance with the access;
Receiving means for accepting each of a plurality of processes permitted by the permission means in association with the counterpart user;
Processing storage means for storing each of the plurality of processes received by the receiving means in association with the counterpart user;
The permission means acquires the self-business card information from the pair included in the access, and permits each of a plurality of processes stored in the processing storage unit in association with a counterpart user corresponding to the self-business card information. The authentication device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the authentication device is configured. A database storing personal information of each of the plurality of users is connected;
The plurality of processes are:
A process of prohibiting transmission of the personal information to the counterpart user;
Processing for transmitting the personal information to the counterpart user;
The authentication apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising: a process of transmitting the personal information to an external apparatus related to the counterpart user. A terminal device that is operated by the counterpart user to access the authentication device according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
Pair acquisition means for acquiring the pair based on each business card exchanged;
Access means for accessing together with the pair acquired by the pair acquisition means.   The terminal device according to claim 8, wherein the pair acquisition unit is configured to acquire the pair by reading character information written on each business card exchanged. A clock part,
A date and time storage means for storing the date and time counted by the clock unit in association with the pair when the pair is acquired by the pair acquisition means;
The terminal device according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the access unit is configured to access together with the date and time stored by the date and time storage unit in association with the pair. It includes date and time acquisition means for reading and acquiring the date and time recorded on a business card,
The terminal device according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the access means is configured to access together with the date and time acquired by the date and time acquisition means. A position acquisition unit for acquiring a position;
When the pair is acquired by the pair acquisition unit, the storage unit stores the position acquired by the position acquisition unit in association with the pair, and
The terminal device according to any one of claims 8 to 11, wherein the access unit is configured to access together with the position stored by the position storage unit in association with the pair. A business card holder for recording the date and time on a business card read by the terminal device according to claim 11,
A storage section for storing one or more of the business cards;
A clock part,
Recording means for recording the date and time counted by the clock unit on the business card;
A business card holder, comprising: rewriting means for rewriting the date and time recorded on the business card using the date and time counted by the clock unit when the business card is located within a predetermined range from the storage unit. In a computer program that allows a computer provided in an authentication device that accepts access from a partner user with whom a plurality of users exchange business cards to authenticate the access,
In the computer,
A pair storage step of storing a pair of self-name card information and partner name card information acquired based on a name card given to the partner user by each of the plurality of users and a partner name card received from the partner user;
A pair determination step for determining whether or not the access includes a pair stored by the pair storage means;
And a step of outputting a result indicating that the access is valid when the access is determined to be included by the pair determination means. In an authentication system comprising an authentication device operated by a plurality of users and a terminal device operated by a partner user who has exchanged business cards with each of the plurality of users, the authentication device accepts and authenticates access from the terminal device,
The authentication device
A pair storage means for storing a pair of self-name card information and partner name card information acquired based on a name card given to the partner user by each of the plurality of users and a partner name card received from the partner user;
Pair determination means for determining whether or not the access includes a pair stored by the pair storage means;
An output means for outputting a result indicating that the access is valid when the pair determination means determines that the access includes the pair; and
The terminal device
Pair acquisition means for acquiring the pair based on each of the self-name card and the partner name card;
And an access means for accessing the authentication device together with the pair acquired by the pair acquisition means.

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