JP2017091035A - Verification device and method of string of figure and/or character, and computer program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technology of performing verification work efficiently and accurately.SOLUTION: The verification method includes the steps of: acquiring data of an image obtained by imaging a medium including a string of figures and/or characters (S201); acquiring a string of figures and/or characters included in the image (S203); issuing a search request including information for identifying an individual (S303); acquiring the string of figures and/or characters corresponding to the information for identifying the individual in accordance with the search request (S305); then determining whether the string of figures and/or characters acquired from the image matches with the string of figures and/or characters corresponding to the information for identifying the individual (S40).SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 10

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for verifying numbers and / or character strings.

  In office work, there is a so-called transfer operation in which numbers and / or character strings (numeric strings, character strings, mixed character strings in which numbers and letters are mixed) are copied on a document or the like. Since the posting work is a monotonous work, there are many cases where a transcription mistake occurs. However, the number and / or character string is often an ID of various things including information for identifying an individual or a corporation, and an error is not preferable.

  For this reason, verification work is being carried out to see if the posted information is correct. In this verification work, it is desired to reliably detect a transcription mistake and to reduce the labor required for the verification work.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a technique for performing verification work efficiently and with high accuracy.

  The number and / or character string verification device according to one embodiment of the present invention is based on data of an image obtained by imaging a medium on which a number and / or character string is written, and / or Image processing means for acquiring a character string, request means for issuing a search request including information for identifying an individual, and a string of numbers and / or characters corresponding to the information for identifying the individual in response to the search request A response receiving means for acquiring the number, and a determination means for determining whether or not the number and / or character string acquired from the image matches the number and / or character string corresponding to the information for identifying the individual; , May be provided.

  The number and / or character string verification device according to one embodiment of the present invention is a voice processing means for acquiring a string of numbers and / or characters spoken by the speaker based on voice data spoken by the speaker. Request means for issuing a search request including information for identifying an individual; response receiving means for obtaining a string of numbers and / or characters corresponding to the information for identifying the individual in response to the search request; And determining means for determining whether or not a string of numbers and / or characters obtained from speech matches a string of numbers and / or characters corresponding to the information for identifying the individual.

  In a preferred embodiment, there may be further provided means for outputting a determination result by the determination means.

  In a preferred embodiment, the information processing apparatus may further comprise storage means for accumulating a plurality of determination results made by the determination means, and means for outputting a plurality of determination results accumulated in the storage means.

It is an external view of the terminal device 1 which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is an external view of the terminal device 1 which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram of the terminal device 1 which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is an external view of the terminal device 2 which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram of the terminal device 2 which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. The modification of 1st and 2nd embodiment is shown. It is an external view of the terminal device 3 which concerns on the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram of the terminal device 3 which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram of the confirmation verification system of the character string etc. concerning 4th Embodiment. It is a functional block diagram of the verification verification apparatus main body, such as a character string, concerning 4th Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence which this system performs.

  Hereinafter, a terminal device according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  The terminal device according to the first embodiment includes an imaging unit (digital camera) that captures an image, and an image processing unit (image processing) that analyzes the image captured by the imaging unit and detects numbers or characters from the image. Part) and a description means (printing part) for describing the numbers or characters detected by the image processing means on a predetermined medium. The terminal device may further include a housing that houses the imaging unit, the image processing unit, and the description unit. The housing has a first opening that exposes the light collecting portion (lens) of the imaging means, a second opening that exposes a head for describing numbers or characters included in the description means, and a first opening. A grip portion provided between the first opening portion and the second opening portion.

  1 and 2 are external views of the terminal device 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  FIG. 3 is a functional configuration diagram of the terminal device 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  With reference to FIGS. 1-3, the terminal device 1 which concerns on 1st Embodiment is demonstrated. The terminal device 1 has a housing 10. The terminal device 1 accommodates the digital camera 210, the printing unit 230 (230 </ b> A, 230 </ b> B), and the control unit 300 in the housing 10.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the housing 10 may have a columnar shape or a rod shape, and the upper front surface 11 may be provided with an opening 213 for exposing the lens 211 of the digital camera 210. The center portion of the body of the housing 10 may be the grip portion 12. A button 250 is provided on the left side slightly above the grip portion 12. The button 250 may function as a shutter for the digital camera 210. The display unit 270 may be exposed slightly above the grip unit 12 on the back surface 13 of the housing 10.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the bottom surface 14 of the housing 10. An opening 141 is provided on the bottom surface 14 of the housing 10. The printing unit 230 is exposed in the opening 141. The terminal device 1 can form characters, numbers, symbols, images, or the like on a predetermined medium such as paper using the printing unit 230. In the first embodiment, as the printing unit 230, for example, one of the two modes shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B can be employed. However, the printing unit 230 is not limited to these modes.

  FIG. 2A shows an example in which the printing unit 230 is a printer (for example, an inkjet printer) 230A. A print head 242 of a printer mounted on the carriage 241 is exposed from the opening 141. FIG. 2B shows an example in which the printing unit 230 is a stamper 230B. From the opening 141, the stamp head 246, in which the stamper 230B forms numerals, is exposed.

  In the case of FIG. 2A, when the bottom surface 14 of the housing 10 faces a print medium such as paper, the carriage 241 moves on the rail 243, and the print head 242 ejects ink to generate numbers on the print medium. Form characters, symbols or images.

  The carriage 241 may further include a sensor (detection means) 244 that detects an area on the print medium for describing numbers or characters. The sensor 244 may include, for example, a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit. The light emitted from the light emitting unit may be reflected by the print medium, and the reflected light may be captured by the light receiving unit. Thereby, for example, a frame indicating a print area described on the print medium may be detected.

  In the case of FIG. 2B, the stamper 230B can stamp numbers or characters having an arbitrary number of predetermined digits. In this example, the stamp head 246 has seven head units 247. That is, in this embodiment, the stamper 230B can print 7-digit numbers or characters. Each head unit 247 may be composed of seven bars. Each bar is supplied with ink. Each bar is configured to be able to advance and retract in a direction perpendicular to the bottom surface 14. Each head unit 247 can express one number from 0 to 9 using these seven bars. The control unit 300 inserts and removes each bar of each head unit 247 according to the number to be stamped. Thereby, a desired number of a predetermined number of digits or less is stamped on the print medium. The stamper 230B may include a sensor as in the case of the printer 230A.

  Further, the stamp head 246 may be formed of a matrix of dots that can be moved forward and backward instead of the head unit formed of the bar as described above. Ink is supplied to each dot. In this case, the control unit 300 may make dots enter and exit to form a desired number or character.

  In addition to these, a dial-type stamp head 246 in which each digit number rotates independently may be used. In this case, the control unit 300 may control the dial to stamp a desired number having a predetermined number of digits or less.

  Next, referring to FIG. 3, the terminal device 1 includes a control unit 300, and the control unit 300 further includes an image processing unit 310 and a memory 330.

  Image data of an image captured by the digital camera 210 is stored in the memory 330. The capacity of image data (number of images) that can be stored in the memory 330 may be determined in advance. For example, if only image data for one image can be stored in the memory 330, when storing new image data in the memory 330, the image data stored in the memory 330 at that time is overwritten. It may be deleted. Alternatively, the control unit 300 may delete the image data stored in the memory 330 when the printing unit 230 completes printing based on the image data obtained in the memory 330. When the upper limit number of image data that can be stored in the memory 330 is two or more, the image data stored in the memory 330 may be overwritten and deleted in order from the earliest stored image data (First-In-First-). Out). Also in this case, the control unit 300 may erase the image data stored in the memory 330 when the printing process by the printing unit 230 based on the image data stored in the memory 330 is completed.

  The image processing unit 310 may analyze an image captured by the digital camera 210 and detect numbers, characters, and / or symbols from the image. For example, the image processing unit 310 may recognize numbers, characters, and / or symbols appearing in the captured image based on the image data stored in the memory 330. When the image includes a symbol of information encoded such as a barcode (one-dimensional or two-dimensional), the image processing unit 310 analyzes the symbol of the image and decodes it according to a predetermined algorithm Information (such as numbers or letters) may be extracted. The numbers recognized by the image processing unit 310 may be displayed on the display unit 270. Data indicating numbers and the like recognized by the image processing unit 310 may be stored in the memory 330.

  Alternatively, the image processing unit 310 may process the image data stored in the memory 330 to generate a print image in which numbers, characters, and / or symbols appearing in the captured image are emphasized. For example, the image processing unit 310 performs image analysis using a predetermined algorithm such as edge extraction, and extracts numbers, characters, and / or symbol areas. Then, the image processing unit 310 may generate a binary image in which the background and the extracted region are distinguished. The print image may be displayed on the display unit 270.

  The printing unit 230 may form numbers or characters recognized by the image processing unit 310 on a predetermined medium. For example, the image processing unit 310 may control the printer 230A or the stamper 230B to describe numbers, characters, and / or symbols detected by the image processing unit 310 on a print medium. Alternatively, the printer 230A may form the print image generated by the image processing unit 310 on a predetermined medium.

  Furthermore, the printing unit 230 may describe numbers or letters in the area detected by the sensor 244 with a size or arrangement corresponding to the area. For example, the size of a predetermined reference area, the character size and the space between characters when printing in the area are determined, and the control unit 300 determines the size of the print area detected by the sensor 244 and the size of the predetermined reference area. And the size of the numbers or characters to be printed may be changed so as to fit the detected print area, or the space between characters may be adjusted.

  The terminal device 1 according to the first embodiment can be used as a handy terminal as follows, for example. That is, the user grasps the grip portion 12 with his / her hand, directs the lens 211 of the digital camera 210 toward the subject, confirms the image displayed on the display portion 270, and takes a picture. The subject may be, for example, a character, a number and / or a symbol, or an image displayed on a plane such as a display or paper, or on a substantially plane. Then, the image processing unit 310 performs the above-described processing based on the captured image. The numbers or the like recognized by the image processing unit 310 or the printing screen may be displayed on the display unit 270. And after a user arrange | positions the terminal device 1 so that the bottom face 14 of the housing | casing 10 may face a predetermined medium, the printing part 230 may make it write a character, a number, and / or a symbol on a predetermined medium. . That is, the terminal device 1 also functions as a device that transcribes characters, numbers, and / or symbols.

  According to the terminal device of the present embodiment, it is possible to easily transcribe characters, numbers, etc. to be transcribed simply by taking a photograph.

  Next, a terminal device according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  The terminal device according to the second embodiment includes a microphone that receives input of a speaker's voice, and voice recognition means (voice processing unit) that recognizes numbers or characters spoken by the speaker based on the voice received by the microphone. And a description unit (printing unit) that describes numbers or characters recognized by the voice recognition unit on a predetermined medium. The terminal device may further include a housing that houses a microphone, voice recognition means, and description means. This housing is provided between a hole for collecting a sound by a microphone, an opening for exposing a head for writing numbers or letters provided in the writing means, and a hole for collecting sound and the opening. A gripping portion. The terminal device may further include display means (display unit) for displaying numbers recognized by the voice recognition means. The terminal device may further include a digital camera and image processing means (image processing unit) that analyzes an image captured by the digital camera and detects numbers or characters from the image. The description unit may describe numbers or characters when the recognition result by the voice recognition unit and the recognition result by the image processing unit match.

  FIG. 4 is an external view of the terminal device 2 according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

  FIG. 5 is a functional configuration diagram of the terminal device 2 according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

  With reference to FIG.4 and FIG.5, the terminal device 2 which concerns on 2nd Embodiment is demonstrated. The same configurations and functions as those of the first embodiment may be denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof may be omitted.

  The terminal device 2 has a housing 20. The terminal device 2 accommodates the microphone 41, the printing unit 230, and the control unit 50 in the housing 20. Further, the digital camera 210 may be accommodated in the housing 20.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the housing 20 may be columnar or rod-shaped, and the center portion of the body of the housing 20 may be the grip portion 22. A sound collecting hole 411 of the microphone 21 is provided in the upper part of the housing 20. In addition to this, a form in which a sound collecting portion of a microphone is provided at the tip of the indicator bar protruding from the housing 20 may be used. A display unit 270 that displays the result of voice recognition may be provided on the surface of the housing 20. Similar to the first embodiment, the printing unit 230 is disposed below the housing 20. Similar to the first embodiment, the head of the printing unit 230 is exposed on the bottom surface of the housing 20.

  The microphone 41 receives the voice of the speaker as an input. Audio data related to the audio received by the microphone 41 is stored in the memory 330. The voice processing unit 510 recognizes words (letters or numbers) pronounced by the speaker based on the voice data stored in the memory 330. The recognition result is stored in the memory 330 as data indicating the recognized character or number. The recognized character or number may be displayed on the display unit 270.

  The printing unit 230 writes the characters or numbers recognized by the voice processing unit 510 on the medium.

  When the terminal device 2 includes the digital camera 210, the image processing unit 310 processes an image captured by the digital camera 210 as in the first embodiment. When the characters or numbers included in the image captured by the digital camera 210 match the characters or numbers recognized by the voice processing unit 510, the printing unit 230 may describe the matched characters or numbers on the medium. Good.

  FIG. 6 shows a modification of the first and second embodiments. That is, as a modification of the first and second embodiments, a form in which the microphone, the digital camera, and the printing unit are not housed in the same housing is possible. For example, a terminal that combines a single microphone or headset, a handheld, stand-type, wearable, etc. digital camera with a general-purpose computer system such as a printer (PC) or display with the functions of a printer and control unit. Functions equivalent to those of the devices 1 and 2 may be realized.

  According to the present embodiment, the user can simply read out the numbers, characters, and the like, and the terminal device can capture the voice and write the read out numbers, characters, etc. on the print medium.

  Next, a terminal device according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  The terminal device according to the third embodiment is a number forming device, which includes a numeric keypad for inputting numbers, number forming means (printing unit) for forming numbers input by the numeric keys on a predetermined medium, and a numeric keypad. And a single housing containing the number forming means. The terminal device may further include a digital camera and image processing means (image processing unit) that analyzes an image captured by the digital camera and detects a number from the image. The number forming unit may form a number when the number input by the numeric keypad matches the recognition result by the image processing unit.

  FIG. 7 is an external view of the terminal device 3 according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

  FIG. 8 is a functional configuration diagram of the terminal device 3 according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

  With reference to FIG.7 and FIG.8, the terminal device 3 which concerns on 3rd Embodiment is demonstrated. The configurations and functions common to the first or second embodiment may be denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof may be omitted.

  The terminal device 3 has a housing 30. A numeric keypad 31 and a display unit 270 are provided on the surface of the housing 30. The terminal device 3 may further include a digital camera 210, a printing unit 230, and a control unit 60.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the terminal device 3 is a desktop type, and a number input to the numeric keypad 31 is displayed on the display unit 270. A lens (not shown) of the digital camera 210 may be provided on the front surface 33 of the housing 30. Similar to the first embodiment, the printing unit 230 is disposed below the housing 30. Similar to the first embodiment, the head of the printing unit 230 is exposed on the bottom surface of the housing 30.

  The numeric keypad 31 accepts user key input. Data indicating the input number may be stored in the memory 330 and displayed on the display unit 270.

  The printing unit 230 writes the numbers on the medium based on the data indicating the input numbers stored in the memory 330.

  When the terminal device 3 includes the digital camera 210, when the number included in the image captured by the digital camera 210 matches the number input from the numeric keypad 31, the printing unit 230 uses the matched character or number as a medium. You may make it describe.

  When the terminal device 3 includes the digital camera 210, the image processing unit 310 processes an image captured by the digital camera 210 as in the first embodiment. When the characters or numbers included in the image captured by the digital camera 210 match the characters or numbers recognized by the voice processing unit 510, the printing unit 230 may describe the matched characters or numbers on the medium. Good.

  The terminal device 3 may be portable with one hand. For example, the user may move the terminal device 3 onto the print medium, and after the numeric keypad is input, the printing unit 230 may perform printing on the print medium as it is.

  According to the present embodiment, a number can be easily formed on a desired medium by an operation familiar to office workers such as numeric keypad input.

  Next, numbers and / or character strings (including a number-only column, a character-only column, and a mixed column of numbers and characters, hereinafter may be referred to as a character string) according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. The confirmation / verification system will be described with reference to the drawings. Here, the character string or the like may include various symbols or pictograms.

  For example, this system compares a character string displayed on a print medium such as paper or a predetermined medium such as a display with a character string acquired by other means and confirms whether they match. Perform verification.

  FIG. 9 is a configuration diagram of a confirmation / verification system for character strings and the like according to the fourth embodiment. As shown in the figure, this system may include a verification / verification apparatus main body 700 for character strings, etc., and a digital camera 750, a microphone 760, and a determination result database 780 may be connected to the verification / verification apparatus main body 700. . The verification / verification apparatus body 700 for character strings and the like is connected to the personal information management center 800 via the network 9.

  The verification / verification apparatus main body 700 for character strings or the like may be constituted by, for example, a general-purpose information processing apparatus including a processor and a memory. Each function of the verification / verification apparatus main body 700 such as a character string described in the following embodiments may be realized by, for example, an information processing apparatus executing a predetermined computer program.

  FIG. 10 is a functional configuration diagram of the verification / verification apparatus main body 700 for character strings and the like. The verification / verification apparatus body 700 for character strings and the like includes a memory 701 for storing audio data and image data, an image processing unit 702, an audio processing unit 703, an inquiry processing unit 704, and a determination unit 705.

  The verification / verification apparatus main body 700 such as a character string according to the present embodiment stores a storage unit (memory) that stores data of an image obtained by imaging a medium in which a string of numbers and / or characters is described, and a storage that stores audio data. At least one of the means (memory) may be provided. The image data storage means may store, for example, image data captured by the digital camera 750, for example, image data obtained by capturing a character string displayed on a print medium or the like. The voice data storage means may store voice data inputted through the microphone 760, for example, voice data obtained by reading out a character string or the like displayed on a predetermined medium. The verification / verification apparatus main body 700 such as a character string further includes an image processing unit 702 that acquires a string of numbers and / or characters included in the captured image based on data stored in the image data storage unit. May be. The verification / verification apparatus main body 700 such as a character string may include a voice processing unit 703 that acquires a string of numbers and / or characters uttered by the speaker based on voice data uttered by the speaker. That is, the verification / verification apparatus main body 700 for character strings or the like acquires a character string or the like displayed on a predetermined medium using an image or sound. For example, as in the first embodiment, the image processing unit 702 may recognize a character string or the like shown in the image, or may cut out an area of the image showing the character string or the like. For example, the voice processing unit 703 may recognize a character string or the like by voice recognition as in the second embodiment.

  The personal information management center 800 manages personal information regarding a plurality of individuals. For example, the personal information management center 800 may hold a correspondence relationship between information for identifying each individual and a character string uniquely associated with the information for each individual. The information for identifying an individual may be, for example, a combination of a company ID and an employee ID.

  When the personal information management center 800 accepts a risk list (to be described later) from the verification / verification apparatus main body 700 such as a character string, it responds to this. That is, the personal information management center 800 returns a character string or the like associated with information for specifying an individual included in the request to the verification verification apparatus main body 700 such as a character string.

  The verification / verification apparatus main body 700 such as a character string includes a request unit (inquiry processing unit) for issuing a search request including information for specifying an individual, a number corresponding to information for specifying an individual in response to the search request, and / or Response receiving means (inquiry processing unit) for acquiring a character string. For example, in this embodiment, the inquiry processing unit 704 transmits a request for inquiring a character string or the like to the personal information management center 800 in accordance with an instruction from the operator. This request includes information for identifying an individual. When the inquiry processing unit 704 receives a response from the personal information management center 800, the inquiry processing unit 704 acquires a character string or the like included in the response. The acquired character string or the like may be stored in the determination result database 780.

  The verification / verification apparatus main body 700 for a character string or the like is a determination unit that determines whether or not a number and / or character string acquired from an image matches a number and / or character string corresponding to information for identifying an individual. 705 may be provided. Moreover, the verification / verification apparatus body 700 for character strings and the like determines whether or not the number and / or character string acquired from the voice matches the number and / or character string corresponding to the information specifying the individual. A determination unit 705 may be provided.

  The verification verification apparatus main body 700 such as a character string may further include means for outputting a determination result by the determination unit 705. The output means may be, for example, the display 700a included in the verification / verification apparatus main body 700 such as a character string or a printer.

  The determination result database 780 determines whether or not the character string acquired from the image matches the character string acquired from the personal information management center 800, or the character string acquired from the voice and the personal information management center 800. The result of the determination as to whether or not the character string or the like acquired from the above matches is stored. The determination result database 780 stores a plurality of determination results. The verification / verification apparatus main body 700 such as a character string may output a determination result stored in the determination result database 780 to a predetermined output device.

  The digital camera 750 may be any means for capturing an image, and can be replaced with other image capturing means (for example, a scanner). The digital camera 750 may be a single camera, a built-in camera of another device such as a smartphone, or may be integrated with another device such as a wearable camera.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure performed by a confirmation / verification system for character strings and the like.

  First, the verification / verification apparatus main body 700 for character strings and the like performs image processing (S10), sound processing (S20), and character string inquiry processing (S30).

<Image processing (S10)>
The verification / verification apparatus body 700 such as a character string acquires image data of an image taken by the digital camera 750 (S101). You may acquire image data by methods other than acquiring from the digital camera 750. FIG. The image data may be stored in the memory 701. The image processing unit 702 performs predetermined image processing based on the image data, and detects a character string or the like included in the image (S103).

<Audio processing (S20)>
The verification / verification apparatus main body 700 such as a character string acquires voice data of voice collected by the microphone 760 (S201). Audio data may be acquired by a method other than acquisition from the microphone 760. The audio data may be stored in the memory 701. The voice processing unit 703 performs predetermined voice processing based on the voice data, and recognizes a character string or the like uttered in the voice (S203).

<Character string inquiry process (S30)>
The verification / verification apparatus body 700, such as a character string, acquires information for specifying an individual input by the operator (S301). The inquiry processing unit 704 issues a request including information for specifying the input individual to the personal information management center 800 (303). The inquiry processing unit 704 acquires the response of the personal information management center 800 with respect to the above request (S305).

  Any of the three processes of the image process (S10), the sound process (S20), and the character string inquiry process (S30) may be executed first. Further, only one of the image processing (S10) and the sound processing (S20) may be executed.

  The determination unit 705 executes the character string acquired in the character string inquiry process (S30) after the character string inquiry process (S30) and the character string inquiry process (S30) are executed. And the like, the character string acquired in the image processing (S10), and / or the character string acquired in the character string inquiry processing (S30) and the character string acquired in the voice processing (S20) are determined to match. (S40). The determination result may be stored in the determination result database 780 (S50) and displayed on the display 700a (S60).

  According to the present embodiment, the verification work can be performed efficiently and accurately.

  The above-described embodiments of the present invention are examples for explaining the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention only to those embodiments. Those skilled in the art can implement the present invention in various other modes without departing from the gist of the present invention.

1-4 Terminal devices 10, 20, 30 Case 210 Digital camera 230 Printing unit 250 Button 270 Display unit 300 Control unit 310 Image processing unit 330 Memory 700 Confirmation verification device body 750 Digital camera 760 Microphone 780 Judgment result database 800 Personal information management center

Claims (8)

Image processing means for acquiring a string of numbers and / or characters included in the image based on data of an image obtained by imaging a medium in which a string of numbers and / or characters is described;
A request means for issuing a search request including information identifying an individual;
Response receiving means for obtaining a string of numbers and / or characters corresponding to the information for identifying the individual in response to the search request;
Numbers and / or characters comprising: determination means for determining whether a number and / or character string acquired from the image matches a number and / or character string corresponding to the information for identifying the individual Column validator. Voice processing means for acquiring a string of numbers and / or characters spoken by the speaker based on voice data spoken by the speaker;
A request means for issuing a search request including information identifying an individual;
Response receiving means for obtaining a string of numbers and / or characters corresponding to the information for identifying the individual in response to the search request;
Numbers and / or characters comprising: determination means for determining whether a number and / or character string obtained from the voice matches a number and / or character string corresponding to the information for identifying the individual Column validator.   The number and / or character string verification device according to claim 1, further comprising means for outputting a determination result by the determination means. Storage means for accumulating results of a plurality of determinations made by the determination means;
The number and / or character string verification device according to claim 1, further comprising: means for outputting a plurality of determination results accumulated in the storage means. A method performed by an information processing apparatus having an image data storage unit that stores data of an image obtained by imaging a medium on which a string of numbers and / or characters is described,
Obtaining a string of numbers and / or characters included in the image based on data stored in the image data storage means;
Issuing a search request including information identifying an individual to a predetermined network;
Obtaining a string of numbers and / or letters corresponding to information identifying the individual in response to the search request via the network;
Determining whether or not a string of numbers and / or characters acquired from the image matches a string of numbers and / or characters corresponding to the information for identifying the individual; Verification method. A method performed by an information processing apparatus having audio data storage means,
Obtaining a string of numbers and / or characters uttered by a speaker in the voice of the voice data based on the voice data stored in the voice data storage means;
Issuing a search request including information identifying an individual to a predetermined network;
Obtaining a string of numbers and / or letters corresponding to information identifying the individual in response to the search request via the network;
Determining whether or not a string of numbers and / or characters obtained from the voice matches a string of numbers and / or characters corresponding to the information for identifying the individual; Verification method. A computer program for an information processing apparatus having image data storage means for storing image data obtained by imaging a medium in which a string of numbers and / or characters is described,
Obtaining a string of numbers and / or characters included in the image based on data stored in the image data storage means;
Issuing a search request including information identifying an individual to a predetermined network;
Obtaining a string of numbers and / or letters corresponding to information identifying the individual in response to the search request via the network;
Determining whether or not a string of numbers and / or characters acquired from the image matches a string of numbers and / or characters corresponding to information identifying the individual, and causing the information processing apparatus to execute Computer program. A computer program for an information processing apparatus having audio data storage means,
Obtaining a string of numbers and / or characters uttered by a speaker in the voice of the voice data based on the voice data stored in the voice data storage means;
Issuing a search request including information identifying an individual to a predetermined network;
Obtaining a string of numbers and / or letters corresponding to information identifying the individual in response to the search request via the network;
Determining whether or not a string of numbers and / or characters obtained from the voice matches a string of numbers and / or characters corresponding to the information for identifying the individual, and causing the information processing apparatus to execute Computer program.

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