JP2011076193A - Authentication control system and authentication device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an authentication control system and an authentication device which strongly allows a user to become aware of continuation of motion. <P>SOLUTION: An authentication control system includes a key 110 holding a user ID, an information obtaining section 102 which obtains the user ID from the key 110, an authentication processing section 104 which authenticates the use propriety of a door based on the user ID, and an unlock motor control section 106 which controls the door to be available, when the door is authenticated as available by the authentication processing section 104. The authentication control system further includes an activity state measuring section 111 which measures user's activity state, and an information obtaining section 102 which obtains the activity state from the activity state measurement section 111. The authentication processing section 104 authenticates the use propriety of the door based on the user ID and the activity state. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an authentication control system and an authentication apparatus used in a system that supports health care.

  In recent years, attention has been focused on a system that supports health management by measuring the amount of exercise that leads to daily health promotion. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a health care system including a health measuring device 902 and a health management server 901 as shown in FIG. The health measuring device 902 measures the amount of exercise of the user 904 using a motion sensor or a heart rate sensor, and transmits it to the health management server 901. The health management server 901 includes a user database that records the amount of exercise for each user 904 and an advice database that stores advice on the health status of the user 904. The health status of the user 904 is periodically measured and judged, and rewards and advice on health foods and the like are given to the user 904 at appropriate occasions such as when an improvement in the health status is seen. Thereby, the incentive of continuing health management can be given to the user 904.

JP 2008-310606 A

  However, according to the conventional health care system, it may be difficult to make the user strongly aware of continuing exercise. In other words, even if rewards or advice for health foods are not given, it usually does not significantly affect the user's daily life. In addition, the method of giving rewards and advice also has an aspect in which the user gets bored with repeated attempts, and the effect is difficult to continue.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an authentication control system and an authentication device that can make a user strongly aware of continuing exercise.

  The present invention includes an authentication medium that holds user identification information, an identification information acquisition unit that acquires the identification information from the authentication medium, and an authentication processing unit that authenticates the availability of the controlled device based on the identification information And an authentication control system comprising: a control unit that controls the controlled device to be in a usable state when it is authenticated by the authentication processing unit as to be usable; An activity status measuring unit for measuring and an activity status acquiring unit for acquiring the activity status from the activity status measuring unit are further provided. The authentication processing unit authenticates whether the controlled device can be used based on the identification information and the activity status.

  Further, in the present invention, the authentication processing unit, when the activity status exceeds a predetermined activity amount, or even when the activity status does not exceed a predetermined activity amount, the change in the activity status satisfies a predetermined condition. In some cases, the controlled device may be authenticated as usable.

  The present invention may further include a presentation unit that presents a condition for authenticating that the controlled device is usable when the controlled device is authenticated as being unusable due to the activity status. You may prepare.

  In the present invention, the activity status measurement unit may be a portable device having a transmission function for transmitting the activity status to the activity status acquisition unit.

  In the present invention, the activity status measuring unit may be integrated with the authentication medium.

  In addition, the present invention may further include a cancellation instruction unit that issues a cancellation instruction for the authentication processing unit not to use the activity status for authentication processing.

  The present invention provides an identification information acquisition unit that acquires the identification information from an authentication medium that holds identification information of a user, an authentication processing unit that authenticates the availability of a controlled device based on the identification information, and the authentication processing An authentication device comprising a control unit that controls the controlled device to be in a usable state when it is authenticated by the unit as being usable, and an activity status measuring unit that measures the activity status of the user The activity status acquisition part which acquires the said activity status from is further provided. The authentication processing unit authenticates whether the controlled device can be used based on the identification information and the activity status.

  According to the authentication control system and the authentication device according to the present invention, the availability of the controlled device is authenticated based on the identification information and the activity status. Thereby, when the activity status does not satisfy the predetermined condition, the controlled device can be disabled, and the user can be strongly conscious of continuing the exercise.

  Further, according to the present invention, when the activity status exceeds a predetermined activity amount, or when the activity status does not exceed the predetermined activity amount, and the change in the activity status satisfies a predetermined condition, the controlled device is Authenticated to be usable. As a result, even if the activity status of the day does not reach the target, if the effort is recognized from the past activity status, it is possible to recognize the exception and enable the controlled device.

  Further, according to the present invention, a condition for authenticating that the controlled device can be used is presented when it is authenticated that the controlled device cannot be used due to the activity status. This can prompt the user to continue exercising until the controlled device becomes available.

  Moreover, according to this invention, an activity condition measurement part is realizable as a portable apparatus. This allows the user to respond on the spot to reach the goal.

  Moreover, according to this invention, the activity condition measurement part and the authentication medium are integrated. As a result, the user ID and the activity status can be transmitted by a single operation, and a system with excellent operability can be constructed.

  Further, according to the present invention, the authentication processing unit can issue a cancellation instruction for not using the activity status for the authentication processing. This makes it possible to use the controlled device regardless of the activity status when the physical condition is poor.

It is a figure which shows the application scene of the authentication control system in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram of a key and an authentication unit in a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the authentication rule in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the authentication control system in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the application scene of the authentication control system in 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram of the key in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention, an authentication unit, and the cancellation | release control server. It is a figure which shows the authentication rule in 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the authentication control system in 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram of the conventional health care system.

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

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an application scene of the authentication control system in the first embodiment of the present invention. This authentication control system is an authentication control system used in a system that supports user health management, and includes a key 110, an authentication unit 100, and a locking unit 120 as shown in FIG. The key 110 is a key for the entrance door 130 and is owned by the user. The authentication unit 100 is a unit that is activated when the key 110 is inserted into the keyhole 101 and authenticates whether the door 130 can be unlocked. The locking unit 120 is a unit provided in the door 130, and is a unit that locks and unlocks the door 130 by driving a motor based on a locking / unlocking signal from the authentication unit 100.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the key 110 and the authentication unit 100 in the first embodiment of the present invention. The key 110 is an example of an authentication medium according to the present invention, and includes an activity status measuring unit 111 and a user ID holding unit 112. The activity status measurement unit 111 is a pedometer or the like that measures the activity status of the user using an acceleration sensor. The user ID holding unit 112 is an IC chip or the like that holds a user ID that is user identification information. Here, a description will be given assuming that the key 110 has a built-in clock and the user's activity status (number of steps) is recorded on the IC chip on a daily basis. The authentication unit 100 is an example of an authentication device according to the present invention, and includes a keyhole 101 (not shown), an information acquisition unit 102, a display unit 103, an authentication processing unit 104, an authentication rule holding unit 105, and an opening. And a lock motor control unit 106. When the key 110 is inserted into the keyhole 101, the authentication processing unit 104 is activated. The information acquisition unit 102 is an example of an identification information acquisition unit and activity status acquisition unit according to the present invention, and acquires a user ID and a step count by communicating with an IC chip built in the key 110. The display unit 103 is an example of a presentation unit according to the present invention, and displays an authentication processing result of the authentication processing unit 104 and the like. The authentication processing unit 104 authenticates whether the door 130 can be unlocked based on the user ID and the number of steps acquired by the information acquisition unit 102. The authentication rule holding unit 105 holds an authentication rule 105a that is used when the authentication processing unit 104 performs an authentication process. Here, as shown in FIG. 3, it is assumed that the authentication rule 105 a expressed in the script language is held in the authentication rule holding unit 105. The unlocking motor control unit 106 is an example of a control unit according to the present invention, and controls the door 130 to be in a usable state when the authentication processing unit 104 authenticates the use.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the authentication control system in the first embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, the configuration of the authentication control system will be described along with its operation according to FIG.

  First, when the user inserts the key 110 into the keyhole 101, the authentication processing unit 104 is activated. The authentication processing unit 104 obtains the authentication rule 105 a from the authentication rule holding unit 105 and issues a request for acquiring the user ID and the number of steps to the information acquisition unit 102. Accordingly, the information acquisition unit 102 communicates with the key 110 to acquire the user ID and the step count (S101), and passes the acquired user ID and step count to the authentication processing unit 104. Here, it is assumed that 2001 is acquired as the user ID, and “today: 10200, yesterday: 0, yesterday: 0” is acquired as the number of steps for three days.

  Next, since the user ID is 2001, the authentication processing unit 104 determines that the user is a father (S102) and causes the display unit 103 to display a message “To Dad” (S104). Since the number of steps today is 10200, it is determined that the number of steps today is equal to or more than the target of 10,000 (S105), and a message “Today's goal has been achieved” is displayed on the display unit 103 (S106). Then, an unlocking instruction is issued to the unlocking motor control unit 106 (S107).

  As a result, the unlocking motor control unit 106 outputs an unlocking signal to the locking unit 120, and the locking unit 120 unlocks the door 130 by driving the motor. In this way, when the number of steps on the day has reached the target, the door 130 can be unlocked and entered.

  The next day, an attempt was made to unlock using the key 110, but the number of steps on that day did not reach the target. Hereinafter, the operation in this case will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, when the user inserts the key 110 into the keyhole 101, the user ID and the number of steps are acquired from the key 110 by the same operation as described above (S101). Here, it is assumed that 2001 is acquired as the user ID and “Today: 9100, Yesterday: 10200, Yesterday: 0” is acquired as the number of steps for three days. Thereafter, the operation until the message “To Dad” is displayed on the display unit 103 is the same as above (S102 → S104).

  Next, since the number of steps today is 9100, the authentication processing unit 104 determines that the number of steps today is equal to or less than the target 10,000 (S105), and determines whether both the number of steps yesterday and yesterday is equal to or more than 10,000 ( S108). Here, the number of steps yesterday is 10200 and is 10,000 or more, but the number of steps yesterday is 0 and not 10,000 or more (S108: NO). Therefore, the number of steps 9100 of today is calculated as how many steps are insufficient for the target 10,000, and the obtained value “900” is substituted for “variable: insufficient” (S111), and “today target” is displayed on the display unit 103. Is not achieved. There are not enough 900 steps. Let's do a little more work "message is displayed (S112).

  As described above, when the number of steps on the day does not reach the target, the door 130 is not unlocked, and the number of steps “900” that is insufficient with respect to the target is displayed on the display unit 103. Therefore, the user walks in the neighborhood of the house by this insufficient number of steps, and then inserts the key 110 into the keyhole 101 again. Hereinafter, the operation at that time will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, when the user inserts the key 110 into the keyhole 101, the user ID and the number of steps are acquired from the key 110 by the same operation as described above (S101). Here, it is assumed that 2001 is acquired as the user ID, and “Today: 10010, Yesterday: 10200, Yesterday: 0” is acquired as the number of steps for three days. Thereafter, the operation until the message “To Dad” is displayed on the display unit 103 is the same as above (S102 → S104).

  Next, since the number of steps today is 10010, the authentication processing unit 104 determines that the number of steps today is equal to or more than the target 10,000 (S105). Thereafter, the message “Today's goal has been achieved” is displayed on the display unit 103, and the operation until the door 130 is unlocked is the same as described above (S106 → S107).

  In this way, even if the number of steps on the day does not reach the target, the shortage with respect to the target is displayed on the display unit 103, so that the user can redo the health activity on the spot to make up for the shortage with respect to the target. be able to.

  Further, the next day, an attempt was made to unlock using the key 110, but the number of steps on that day did not reach the target. Hereinafter, the operation in this case will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, when the user inserts the key 110 into the keyhole 101, the user ID and the number of steps are acquired from the key 110 by the same operation as described above (S101). Here, it is assumed that 2001 is acquired as the user ID, and “Today: 8200, Yesterday: 10010, Yesterday: 10200” is acquired as the number of steps for three days. Thereafter, the operation until the message “To Dad” is displayed on the display unit 103 is the same as above (S102 → S104).

  Next, since the number of steps today is 8200, the authentication processing unit 104 determines that the number of steps today is equal to or less than the target 10,000 (S105), and determines whether both the number of steps yesterday and yesterday is equal to or greater than 10,000 ( S108). Here, the number of steps yesterday is 10100 and is 10,000 or more, and the number of steps yesterday is 10200 and is 10,000 or more (S108: YES). Therefore, the message “Today's goal has not been achieved, but has been achieved for the past few days, so today will be unlocked specially” is displayed (S109), and the unlocking motor control unit 106 is displayed. An unlocking instruction is issued (S110). Thereby, the operation until the door 130 is unlocked is the same as described above.

  In this way, even when the number of steps on the day does not reach the target, if the effort is recognized from the past activity status history, such as the past number of steps reaching the target continuously, an exception is granted and the door 130 is opened. Can be unlocked.

  As described above in detail, according to the authentication control system in the first embodiment, whether or not the door 130 can be unlocked is authenticated based on the user ID and the number of steps. Thereby, when the number of steps does not reach the target, the door 130 can be prevented from being unlocked, and the user can be strongly aware of continuing the exercise.

  Also, if the number of steps on the current day exceeds the target number of steps, or if the number of steps on the current day does not exceed the target number of steps, if both the number of steps yesterday and the number of steps on the previous day exceed the target number of steps, the door 130 is unlocked. The As a result, even when the number of steps on the day does not reach the target, if the effort is recognized from the past activity status, the door 130 can be unlocked with an exception.

  In addition, a condition for unlocking the door 130 when the door 130 is not unlocked due to the number of steps is presented. Thereby, it is possible to prompt the user to continue the exercise until the door 130 is unlocked.

  Further, the activity status measuring unit 111 can be realized as a portable device. This allows the user to respond on the spot to reach the goal.

  Further, the activity status measuring unit 111 and the key 110 are integrated. Thus, the user ID and the number of steps can be transmitted with a single operation, and a system with excellent operability can be constructed.

  Here, the entrance door 130 (more specifically, the locking unit 120 provided on the entrance door 130) is exemplified as the controlled device, but the present invention is not limited to this. In other words, as the controlled device, various doors that are routinely used by the user, such as a refrigerator door, can be employed. For example, when the door of the refrigerator is a controlled device, it is possible to control so that a beverage such as beer cannot be drunk until the target number of steps is reached.

  Moreover, although the number of steps is illustrated here as a user's activity condition, this invention is not limited to this. That is, the same effect as described above can be obtained as long as the value indicates the activity status of the user, such as a heart rate measured by a heart rate monitor.

  Here, it is assumed that the key 110 includes the activity status measuring unit 111, but the present invention is not limited to this. That is, if the activity status measurement unit 111 can transmit the activity status of the user to the authentication processing unit 104, the activity status measurement unit 111 can obtain the same effect as described above even if the activity status measurement unit 111 is not incorporated in the key 110.

(Second Embodiment)
By the way, it is also important for health care not to act forcibly when you are in poor health. Therefore, in this embodiment, the door is unlocked regardless of the activity status when the physical condition is poor. Hereinafter, the present embodiment will be described focusing on differences from the first embodiment.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an application scene of the authentication control system in the second embodiment. This authentication control system includes a cancellation inquiry unit 107, a cancellation control server 300, and a portable terminal 310 in addition to the configuration in the first embodiment. The portable terminal 310 transmits an e-mail indicating that the authentication control system is to be canceled (hereinafter referred to as “cancellation instruction mail”) to the cancellation control server 300. The release control server 300 receives the release instruction mail from the mobile terminal 310 and manages the release instruction status. The cancellation inquiry unit 107 is a processing unit on the authentication unit 100 and inquires of the cancellation control server 300 whether a cancellation instruction is issued via the network.

  FIG. 6 is a block diagram of the key 110, the authentication unit 100, and the release control server 300 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The cancellation control server 300 includes a mail reception unit 301, a cancellation instruction control unit 302, a cancellation instruction holding unit 303, and a cancellation response unit 304. Mail receiving unit 301 receives a release instruction mail from portable terminal 310. The release instruction holding unit 303 holds the release instruction mail received by the mail receiving unit 301. The cancellation response unit 304 responds to a cancellation inquiry from the authentication unit 100. When the cancellation response unit 304 receives a cancellation inquiry, the cancellation instruction control unit 302 investigates whether the cancellation instruction is held in the cancellation instruction holding unit 303 and returns the investigation result to the cancellation response unit 304. The authentication unit 100 includes a cancellation inquiry unit 107 in addition to the configuration in the first embodiment. Upon receiving an inquiry instruction from the authentication processing unit 104, the cancellation inquiry unit 107 inquires of the cancellation response unit 304 whether a cancellation instruction has been issued. The authentication rule holding unit 105 holds the authentication rule expressed in the script language as in the first embodiment, but here, it is assumed that the authentication rule 105b as shown in FIG. 7 is held. To do.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of the authentication control system in the second embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, the configuration of the authentication control system will be described along with its operation according to FIG.

  Here, it is assumed that the user has asked his wife to cancel the authentication control system because the user is not in good health and is not likely to achieve the goal. In this case, the wife transmits a release instruction mail to the release control server 300 using the mobile terminal 310. As a result, the release instruction mail is held in the release instruction holding unit 303 of the release control server 300.

  When the user inserts the key 110 into the keyhole 101 in such a situation, the user ID and the step count are acquired from the key 110 by the same operation as in the first embodiment (S201). Here, it is assumed that 2001 is acquired as the user ID, and “Today: 2000, Yesterday: 10010, Yesterday: 12000” is acquired as the number of steps for three days. Thereafter, the operation until the message “To Dad” is displayed on the display unit 103 is the same as above (S202 → S204).

  Next, since the number of steps today is 2000, the authentication processing unit 104 determines that the number of steps today is equal to or less than the target 10,000 (S205), and notifies the cancellation inquiry unit 107 of the determination result. The cancellation inquiry unit 107 inquires of the cancellation response unit 304 whether a cancellation instruction is issued for the user with the user ID 2001 (S208). When the cancellation response unit 304 receives a cancellation inquiry, the cancellation instruction control unit 302 investigates whether the cancellation instruction is held in the cancellation instruction holding unit 303 (S209), and returns the investigation result to the cancellation response unit 304. Here, an investigation result indicating that a cancellation instruction has been issued is returned to the cancellation response unit 304.

  This investigation result is notified to the authentication processing unit 104 via the cancellation inquiry unit 107. Therefore, the authentication processing unit 104 displays a message that “Today's goal has not been achieved, but a release instruction has been issued, and will be unlocked specially” on the display unit 103 (S210), and unlocking motor control An unlocking instruction is issued to the unit 106 (S211). Thereby, the operation until the door 130 is unlocked is the same as described above.

  As described above in detail, according to the authentication control system in the second embodiment, the authentication processing unit 104 can issue a cancellation instruction for not using the activity status in the authentication process. As a result, the door 130 can be unlocked regardless of the activity status when the physical condition is poor.

  Here, the release instruction mail is transmitted from the mobile terminal 310 to the release control server 300, but the mechanism for issuing the release instruction is not limited to this. For example, it is possible to employ a mechanism for issuing a release instruction to the release control server 300 from a web browser installed in the mobile terminal 310.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 110 Key 111 Activity condition measurement part 112 User ID holding part 100 Authentication unit 101 Keyhole 102 Information acquisition part 103 Display part 104 Authentication processing part 105 Authentication rule holding part 106 Unlocking motor control part 120 Locking unit 130 Door

Claims (7)

An authentication medium holding user identification information;
An identification information acquisition unit for acquiring the identification information from the authentication medium;
An authentication processing unit that authenticates the availability of the controlled device based on the identification information;
An authentication control system comprising: a control unit that controls the controlled device to be in a usable state when it is authenticated by the authentication processing unit;
An activity status measurement unit for measuring the activity status of the user;
An activity status acquisition unit that acquires the activity status from an activity status measurement unit;
The authentication processing system authenticates whether or not the controlled device can be used based on the identification information and the activity status. The authentication control system according to claim 1,
When the activity status exceeds a predetermined activity amount, or when the activity status does not exceed a predetermined activity amount, and the change of the activity status satisfies a predetermined condition, the authentication processing unit An authentication control system characterized by authenticating that a device is usable. The authentication control system according to claim 1,
The apparatus further comprises a presentation unit for presenting a condition for authenticating that the controlled device is usable when the controlled device is authenticated as unusable due to the activity status. Authentication control system. The authentication control system according to claim 1,
The authentication control system, wherein the activity status measurement unit is a portable device having a transmission function for transmitting the activity status to the activity status acquisition unit. The authentication control system according to claim 4, wherein
The activity status measuring unit is integrated with the authentication medium. The authentication control system according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
An authentication control system, further comprising: a cancellation instruction unit that issues a cancellation instruction for the authentication processing unit not to use the activity status for authentication processing. An identification information acquisition unit that acquires the identification information from an authentication medium that holds the identification information of the user;
An authentication processing unit that authenticates the availability of the controlled device based on the identification information;
An authentication device comprising a control unit that controls the controlled device to be in a usable state when it is authenticated by the authentication processing unit;
An activity status acquisition unit that acquires the activity status from an activity status measurement unit that measures the activity status of the user;
The authentication processing unit authenticates the availability of the controlled device based on the identification information and the activity status.

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