JP2010191800A - Security management system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a security management system preventing "substitution" or "impersonation" of a driver and a transportation vehicle without assistance of human. <P>SOLUTION: The security management system includes a driver information database 25 and a transportation plan database 26 for storing the license number of a vehicle and face image information of a regular driver on duty as a crew member in the vehicle, license number collation cameras 5 and driver collation cameras 4 which are installed at gates 6 to 8 and image the number plate 11 and the driver 10 of a truck 9 passing through the gates 6 to 8, and an authenticating part 23 for reading the face image information of the regular driver on duty as a crew member in the truck 9 from the driver information database 25 on the basis of the license number of the truck 9 read from an image of the number plate 11, collating it with the face image information of the driver 10 extracted from an image of the driver 10 imaged by the driver collation cameras 4, and notifying the difference of face image information to the outside when both pieces of information do not coincide. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a security management system that ensures the safety of a vehicle, and more particularly, to a security management system that monitors “replacement” and “spoofing” of a driver or a vehicle in the middle of an operation route.

  Vehicles are used to transport expensive goods and cash using vehicles, or to areas where outsiders are restricted, such as harbors for foreign trade, establishments handling dangerous goods, establishments related to trade secrets, etc. When a car enters or exits, a high degree of safety management is required for the vehicle or the driver who is on the vehicle. To prevent goods from being stolen by “replacement” or “spoofing” by the driver, or from illegally entering an area where outsiders are restricted due to “replacement” or “spoofing” of the transport vehicle It is.

  Conventionally, humans have been deeply involved in security management related to such vehicles and drivers. In other words, when a vehicle departs from an office such as a transportation company, the operation manager calls the driver and confirms that the specified driver is on the specified vehicle. The registration number and the name of the driver were reported to the shipper. Also, at the shipper's establishment that received the notification, if the security guard etc. confirms the number plate of the vehicle that arrived and the driver's identification card, and matches the registered number and name of the notification, The vehicle was allowed to enter.

  However, such security management that relies on manpower requires a large workload for operation managers and guards, and the possibility of erroneous operations cannot be denied, so automation of safety management is required. Various automated security management systems have also been proposed. For example, in Patent Document 1, a license plate of a transport vehicle that has arrived at the entrance gate of the transport center is imaged with a camera to confirm the registration number of the transport vehicle, and the driver of the transport vehicle is confirmed from a fixed terminal of the transport center. A transport vehicle operation management system is disclosed in which a password is requested from a portable terminal that is carried by the mobile terminal, and the registration number and password registered in advance are collated.

  Also, various devices and methods for confirming the registration number of a vehicle by imaging a vehicle license plate with a camera have been proposed (for example, Patent Document 2).

  A person identification method has also been proposed in which a front face image of a person is acquired from an image of the person, a feature amount is extracted from the front face image, and the feature amount is checked against an identification dictionary (patent) Reference 3).

JP 2007-34566 A Japanese Patent No. 3033489 Japanese Patent No. 3307354

  The operation management system for a transportation vehicle disclosed in Patent Document 1 automatically collates the registration number of the transportation vehicle with the password of the driver's mobile terminal using a computer, thus reducing the workload of the operation manager and the guard. be able to. In addition, the occurrence of erroneous operations can be reduced. However, because the verification of the driver relies on the password sent by the mobile terminal carried by the driver, the problem of not being able to see "replacement" or "spoofing" if the mobile terminal or password is obtained illegally was there.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a background, and provides a security management system that monitors “replacement” and “spoofing” of a driver or a transport vehicle without relying on human hands.

  The security management system according to the present invention includes a storage unit that stores a registration number of a vehicle and face image information of a regular driver who is in charge of the vehicle, and is installed at a predetermined location on the operation route of the vehicle. A license plate of a vehicle passing through the location of the vehicle, an imaging means for imaging a boarding driver currently on board the vehicle, and a registration number for reading out the registration number of the vehicle from the image of the license plate imaged by the imaging means Based on the registration means of the vehicle read out by the readout means and the registration number readout means, the face image information of a regular driver who is on the vehicle is read out from the storage means and captured by the imaging means Checking with the boarding driver's face image information extracted from the boarding driver's image, if both do not match, driver authentication means to notify the outside to that effect, Characterized in that it comprises.

  According to the present invention, the storage means stores the registration number of the vehicle obtained from the image captured by the imaging means installed at a predetermined location on the operation route and the face image information of the boarding driver currently on board the vehicle. The registration number of the vehicle stored in the vehicle and the face image information of the regular driver who is in charge of the vehicle are collated, and if the two do not match, the fact is notified to the outside. The “replacement” and “spoofing” of the vehicle can be monitored.

It is a conceptual diagram which shows the functional structure of a security management system. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the functional structure of a driver | operator information input means. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the functional structure of a collation means. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the physical structure of a security management server apparatus. It is a flowchart of a collation program.

  FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing a functional configuration of a security management system, and shows an example of an embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the security management system 1 is configured by connecting a security management server device 2 to a driver verification camera 4 and a registration number verification camera 5 via a communication line 3.

  The driver verification camera 4 and the registration number verification camera 5 are installed, for example, in the gate 6 of the garage of the shipping company, the gate 7 of the shipper's factory, or the gate 8 of the warehouse of the delivery destination, and these gates 6 to 8 are installed. The driver 10 and the license plate 11 of the truck 9 that enters and exits are imaged. The driver verification camera 4 and the registration number verification camera 5 are cameras having a function of communicating with the security management server device 2 via a communication line 3 generally called an IP camera or a network camera.

  The security management server device 2 is a computer that is the core of the security management system 1, and includes a driver information input unit 21, a transportation plan input unit 22, an authentication unit 23, an authentication result output unit 24, and a driver information database (DB) 25. A transportation plan database (DB) 26 and a transportation history database (DB) 27 are provided.

  The driver information input unit 21 displays the feature quantity and attribute information (employee number, name, age, gender, address, etc.) of the driver 10 who is employed by the transportation company and works on the truck 9 in the security management server device 2 It is a device to input to. In the following description, the term “driver information” is used as a concept encompassing the feature amount of the appearance of the driver 10 and its attribute information.

  The driver information input unit 21 includes a camera 211, a face image extraction unit 212, a feature amount extraction unit 213, and a keyboard 214, as shown in FIG. The camera 211 captures the driver 10, the face image extraction unit 212 extracts a partial image of the face part of the driver 10 from the image of the driver 10 captured by the camera 211, and the feature amount extraction unit 213 displays the partial image. The feature amount of the appearance of the driver 10 is extracted from the above. The keyboard 214 is used to manually input the attribute information of the driver 10, that is, information written in characters such as the employee number, name, age, sex, and address of the driver 10 by a person in charge (for example, an operation manager). It is a device to do. Further, the feature quantity of the appearance of the driver 10 extracted by the feature quantity extraction unit 213 and the attribute information of the driver 10 input from the keyboard 214, that is, the driver information of the driver 10 are registered in the driver information database 25 ( Remembered).

  The specific configuration of the face image extraction unit 212 and the feature amount extraction unit 213 and the specific procedure of processing executed by the face image extraction unit 212 and the feature amount extraction unit 213 are described in Patent Document 3 and the like described above. Since it is described in detail, the description is omitted here.

  The driver information input unit 21 inputs the driver information and registers the driver information in the driver information database 25 when the driver 10 is hired, and thereafter periodically (for example, every year). If there is a change in the attribute information of the driver 10, it is updated each time. Accordingly, the driver information database 25 stores the latest driver information of all the drivers 10 employed by the shipping company.

  It is also possible to configure so that driver information is input and managed by a host system. For example, driver information may be ported from the personnel information system to the driver information database 25 when the driver information is managed by a computer system (HR information system) that manages personnel information of the shipping company. Alternatively, the security management server device 2 may directly access the driver information in the personnel information system.

  The transportation plan input unit 22 secures information such as the transportation plan by the truck 9, that is, the registration number of the truck 9, the name and employee number of the driver 10 on the truck 9, the name and location of the shipper and delivery destination, and the transportation schedule. It is a device that inputs to the management server device 2. Further, an operation (input) of the transportation plan input unit 22 is performed by an authorized person (for example, an operation manager). Further, the transportation plan input by the transportation plan input unit 22 is registered (stored) in the transportation plan database 26.

  In addition, it can also comprise so that a part or all of the function of the transportation plan input part 22 may be performed by another system. For example, when there is a computer system (order receiving / ordering system) that automatically manages a business that a shipping company receives an order from a customer, the person in charge receives information on the shipper and the destination from the ordering / ordering system, and the person in charge uses the transportation plan input unit 22. Thus, the truck 9 and the driver 10 engaged in the work may be assigned. Alternatively, when there is a computer system (time system) that automatically manages the attendance of the driver 10 employed by the transportation company, the transportation plan input unit 22 adds information managed by the ordering system and information managed by the attendance system. In addition, a transportation plan may be automatically generated.

  The authentication unit 23 determines the appearance of the driver 10 from the images of the driver 10 and the license plate 11 of the truck 9 captured by the driver verification camera 4 and the registration number verification camera 5 installed in the gates 6 to 8. The feature amount and the registration number of the truck 9 are extracted and collated with the transportation plan stored in the transportation plan database 26 and the driver information stored in the driver information database 25, so that the driver 10 and the truck 9 are properly registered. It is a device that authenticates the driver and the truck. The authentication unit 23 is a device that outputs the result to the authentication result output unit 24 and writes it in the transportation history database 27.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the authentication unit 23 includes a face image extraction unit 231, a feature amount extraction unit 232, a character information extraction unit 233, and a collation unit 234. The face image extraction unit 231 extracts a partial image of the face portion of the driver 10 from the image of the driver 10 captured by the driver verification camera 4 and input to the security management server device 2 via the communication line 3. The feature amount extraction unit 232 extracts the feature amount of the appearance of the driver 10 from the partial image. The character information extraction unit 233 reads the registration number of the track 9 from the image of the license plate 11 of the track 9 that is captured by the registration number verification camera 5 and input to the security management server device 2 via the communication line 3.

  Note that the specific configurations of the face image extraction unit 231 and the feature amount extraction unit 232 and the specific procedures of the processes executed by these are well known in Patent Document 3 and the like, and thus will not be described.

  Further, since the specific configuration of the character information extraction unit 233 and the specific procedure of the processing executed here are well known in Patent Document 2 and the like, description thereof will be omitted.

  The registration number read by the character information extraction unit 233 and the transportation plan registered in the transportation plan database 26 are collated by the collation unit 234, and whether or not there is a contradiction between the registration number and the transportation plan is verified. That is, the collation unit 234 verifies whether or not the truck 9 having the registration number is described in the transportation plan, and whether or not the location and time at which the truck 9 is imaged and the description of the transportation plan are consistent. If there is a contradiction, the collation unit 234 notifies the authentication result output unit 24 to that effect, and the authentication result output unit 24 displays that fact.

  If there is no contradiction between the registration number and the transportation plan, the collation unit 234 reads the feature amount of the appearance of the authorized driver from the driver information database 25 based on the name of the authorized driver described in the transportation plan. Thus, the feature amount extraction unit 232 collates with the feature amount of the appearance of the driver 10 to verify whether or not both are the same person. If they are not the same person, the collation unit 234 notifies the authentication result output unit 24 to that effect, and the authentication result output unit 24 displays that fact.

  If both the registration number of the truck 9 and the feature amount of the appearance of the driver 10 coincide with the descriptions in the driver information database 25 and the transportation plan database 26, and there is no contradiction, the collation unit 234 indicates that. To the authentication result output unit 24, and the authentication result output unit 24 displays that fact.

  FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing a physical configuration of the security management server device 2. As shown in FIG. 4, the security management server device 2 is configured by connecting a camera 202, a keyboard 203, a storage device 204, a communication interface (I / F) 205, and a display device 206 to a central processing unit (CPU) 201. .

  The central processing unit 201 has a predetermined program installed therein, information input from the camera 202 and keyboard 203, information read from the storage device 204, and driver verification camera 4 and registration number verification via the communication interface 205. This is an arithmetic device that processes information input from the camera 5 according to a program and outputs the result to the display device 206 or writes it to the storage device 204. The processes performed by the driver information input unit 21, the transportation plan input unit 22, the authentication unit 23, and the authentication result output unit 24 described above are described in a program.

  The camera 202 is a camera that captures an image of the face of the driver 10 and corresponds to the camera 211 of the driver information input unit 21.

  The keyboard 203 is a character input device that inputs the attribute information of the driver 10 and information described in characters such as a transportation plan by the truck 9 to the security management server device 2, and is input to the keyboard 214 of the driver information input unit 21. Equivalent to.

  The storage device 204 is a storage device that stores information input to the security management server device 2 or processing results of the security management server device 2, and functions as a driver information database 25, a transportation plan database 26, and a transportation history database 27. To do.

  The communication interface 205 is an interface that performs communication between the driver verification camera 4 and the registration number verification camera 5 and the security management server device 2.

  The display device 206 is a display device that displays various types of information in the form of characters, figures, images, and the like, and functions as the authentication result output unit 24.

  Now, when the truck 9 arrives at any of the gates 6 to 8 and the driver verification camera 4 and the registered number verification camera 5 image the driver 10 and the license plate 11 of the truck 9, the driver verification camera 4 and The registration number verification camera 5 transmits these images to the security management server device 2 via the communication line 3. When the security management server device 2 receives the image, it is processed by the central processing unit 201 to extract the registration number of the truck 9 and the feature quantity of the appearance of the driver 10.

  5 is installed in the central processing unit 201. When the registration number of the truck 9 and the feature quantity of the appearance of the driver 10 are extracted, the central processing unit 201 starts the verification program. To do.

  When the collation program is activated, the central processing unit 201 collates the registration number of the truck 9 with the transportation plan stored in the transportation plan database 26 (step S01). If the registration number of the truck 9 is described in the transportation plan, and if there is no contradiction between the gates 6 to 8 on which the truck 9 is imaged and the operation schedule of the truck 9 on the transportation plan (step S02: NO), the truck 9 It is determined that no “replacement” or “spoofing” has occurred, and the process proceeds to step S03. If there is a contradiction, that is, the truck 9 that should not be there in the transportation plan is imaged at the gates 6-8. If this is the case (step S02: YES), it is determined that “replacement” and “spoofing” of the track 9 have occurred, and the process proceeds to step S06.

  In step S03, the central processing unit 201 refers to the transportation plan database 26, reads the name or employee number (name, etc.) of the driver (regular driver) who is scheduled to be on the truck 9, and A feature of the appearance of a regular driver having a name or the like is read from the driver information database 25 and collated with a feature amount of the appearance of the driver 10. And when both are approximated to such an extent that they can be regarded as the same person (when the similarity between both feature quantities exceeds a predetermined threshold) (step S04: YES), the driver 10 is a regular driver. If it is determined that there is no “replacement” or “spoofing” of the driver 10, the process proceeds to step S 05 and arrives normally at the gates 6 to 8 (as per the transportation plan). The fact is written in the transportation history database 27 and the collation program is terminated.

  On the other hand, when both cannot be regarded as the same person (when the similarity between the two feature amounts is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold) (step S04: NO), it is determined that the driver 10 is not a regular driver. That is, it is determined that “replacement” and “spoofing” of the driver 10 have occurred, and the process proceeds to step S07.

  In step S06, a warning message indicating that a non-corresponding vehicle has been found is displayed on the display device 206 (authentication result output means 24). Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S05, and the truck 9 inconsistent with the transportation plan is displayed on the gates 6-6. 8 is written in the transportation history database 27, and the verification program is terminated.

  In step S07, a warning message indicating that an unauthorized driver has been found is displayed on the display device 206 (authentication result output means 24). Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S05, where an unauthorized driver is found at gates 6-8. This is written in the transportation history database 27, and the collation program is terminated.

  As described above, the security management system 1 includes the information extracted from the images of the driver 10 captured by the driver verification camera 4 and the registration number verification camera 5 installed in the gates 6 to 8, and the driver information database. 25 and the information stored in the transportation plan database 26 can be collated by the authentication unit 23 to automatically detect “replacement” and “spoofing” of the driver 10 and the truck 9.

  In the present embodiment, an example in which the registration number reading unit, the driver authentication unit, and the like are realized by software is shown. However, it goes without saying that the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to an apparatus having such a form. . Some or all of these functions may be realized using dedicated hardware.

  In the present embodiment, an example in which “appearance feature amount” is used as face image information used for authentication as to whether or not the driver 10 is a regular driver has been described, but the technical scope of the present invention Are not limited to those using “appearance features”. Face image information is information extracted from an image of a person's face, and is a reference for comparing two images to determine whether or not the images are the same person. Information, and the image itself is included in the face image information. Further, as a specific example of an apparatus method for extracting “appearance feature amount” from an image, the apparatus method described in Patent Document 3 is illustrated, but the technical scope of the present invention is specifically disclosed in Patent Document 3. Needless to say, the apparatus is not limited to the one provided with the apparatus method.

  In this embodiment, in the driver information database 25 and the transportation plan database 26, an example is shown in which the driver's name and employee number are used as the identifier for identifying the driver. It is not limited to employee numbers. Other identifiers may be used.

  In the present embodiment, an example of displaying a message on the display device 206 when the driver device 10 or the truck 9 detects “replacement” or “spoofing” using the display device 206 in the authentication result output unit 24. Although shown, the specific example of the authentication result output unit 24 is not limited to the display device 206. Instead of the display device 206 or in addition to the display device 206, a buzzer or a warning light is provided, and when a “replacement” or “spoofing” is detected, the buzzer is sounded or the warning light is turned on. Good. Alternatively, when the security management system 1 is connected to a system of an external organization (for example, the police) and “replacement” or “spoofing” is detected, the external organization may be notified of this.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the imaging means is shown installed at the gate 6 of the garage of the shipping company, the gate 7 of the shipper's factory, and the gate 8 of the warehouse of the delivery destination. It is not limited. If it is a place on the operation route of the vehicle which is the object of the security management system 1, it can be installed at any place. For example, it can be installed at the start point and end point of the operation route, or at any place in the middle of the operation route. More specific examples are all of the departure gates at the shipping company bases (garages, sales offices), the entrance and exit gates of the loading area, the entrance and exit gates of the unloading area, and the return gate of the base. In addition, if an image pickup means is installed, “replacement” and “spoofing” can be monitored at all nodes of the operation route.

  In the present embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to the transportation industry has been described. However, the application target of the present invention is not limited to the transportation industry. It can be widely applied to security management of businesses that operate vehicles on a predetermined route. For example, the present invention can also be applied to security management such as a security business performed by a guard on a vehicle patroling a security target and an equipment maintenance business where an operator patrols a customer with a vehicle.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Security management system 2 Security management server apparatus 3 Communication line 4 Driver verification camera 5 Registration number verification camera 6 Garage gate 7 Factory gate 8 Warehouse gate 9 Truck 10 Driver 11 Number plate 21 Driver information input part 22 Transportation Plan input unit 23 Authentication unit 24 Authentication result output unit 25 Driver information database 26 Transportation plan database 27 Transportation history database 201 Central processing unit (CPU)
202 Camera 203 Keyboard 204 Storage Device 205 Communication Interface (I / F)
206 Display device 211 Camera 212 Face image extraction unit 213 Feature amount extraction unit 214 Keyboard 231 Face image extraction unit 232 Feature amount extraction unit 233 Character information extraction unit 234 Verification unit

Claims (11)

Storage means for storing a vehicle registration number and face image information of a regular driver who is in charge of the vehicle;
A license plate of a vehicle that is installed at a predetermined location on the operation route of the vehicle and passes through the predetermined location, and an imaging means that images a boarding driver currently on board the vehicle;
Registration number reading means for reading the registration number of the vehicle from the image of the license plate imaged by the imaging means;
Based on the registration number of the vehicle read out by the registration number reading means, the driver's face image information read out from the storage means, and the boarding driver imaged by the imaging means And a driver authentication means for notifying the outside of the boarding driver's face image information extracted from the image when the two do not match, and a security management system. The driver authentication means notifies the outside when the registration number of the vehicle read by the registration number reading means is not stored in the storage means. The security management system described. The storage means stores an operation plan storage means for storing a registration number of a vehicle and an identifier of an authorized driver who is in charge of the vehicle,
The security management system according to claim 1, further comprising driver information storage means for storing the face image information of the regular driver and the identifier of the regular driver in association with each other. The security management system according to claim 3, wherein the operation plan storage unit further stores an operation schedule of the vehicle. The driver authentication means notifies the outside when the location where the imaging means images the vehicle is inconsistent with the operation schedule of the vehicle stored in the operation plan storage means. The security management system according to claim 4. The security management system according to claim 1, wherein the imaging unit and the driver authentication unit are spaced apart and are connected via a communication line. The security management system according to claim 6, wherein the imaging unit is arranged at a plurality of locations on the operation route. The security management system according to claim 7, wherein the imaging unit is arranged at a start point and an end point of the operation route. The security management system according to claim 7, wherein the imaging unit is arranged at a departure gate and a return gate of the base of the vehicle. The security management system according to claim 1, further comprising driver information input means for inputting the face image information of the regular driver to the storage means together with the identifier of the regular driver. The security management system according to claim 1, further comprising an operation plan input unit that inputs the registration number of the vehicle to the storage unit together with an identifier of a regular driver who is in charge of the vehicle.

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