JP3641271B2 - Barcode assignment method and authentication method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a barcode applying method and an authentication method, and more particularly to an authentication barcode applying method and an authentication method using the barcode.

Authentication such as personal identification has been performed by collating a seal, a given password, an emboss or a magnetic tape provided on a card, and the like.
The present invention has been made against the background of such a technique.

  On the other hand, an object of the present invention is to provide an authentication method or the like that can perform authentication such as identification of an individual by a completely different method.

According to the present invention, there is provided a barcode granting method for granting an authentication barcode to a person to be authenticated using a communication line, wherein the barcode request signal receiving means sends the barcode request signal including a caller number to the barcode request signal. The step of receiving from the person to be authenticated and the search means search the database based on the sender number included in the received barcode request signal to determine whether or not the person to be authenticated has been registered. And when the person to be authenticated has been registered, the barcode generation means generates a barcode signal corresponding to the authentication barcode unique to the person to be authenticated, and the barcode transmission means, And a step of transmitting the bar code signal to the person to be authenticated through a communication line.
According to a preferred aspect of the present invention, the caller number is the mobile phone number of the person to be authenticated.

  According to the present invention having such a configuration, a barcode for authentication is given to the person to be authenticated after confirming the identity in the database.

  Here, the to-be-authenticated person refers to a person who wants to clarify his / her identity, creditworthiness, etc. through authentication, for example, a customer who makes a purchase, a credit card user, and the like. Further, the authentication requester refers to a person who wants to confirm the identity and creditworthiness of the person to be authenticated, such as a store, a credit card company, and a bank.

  In the present application, the “bar code” is not limited to a general bar code that is a pattern of a plurality of vertical lines arranged in the horizontal direction as shown in FIG. It also includes other identification indicators that can be read and discriminated.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an authentication method using a bar code, wherein the bar code request signal receiving means receives a bar code request signal including a caller number from the person to be authenticated. A step of searching a database based on a caller number included in the received barcode request signal and determining whether or not the authenticated user has been registered; and When registered, a barcode generation means generates a barcode signal corresponding to an authentication barcode unique to the person to be authenticated, and a barcode transmission means converts the barcode signal through the communication line to the authentication target. The barcode sent to the person to be authenticated through the step of transmitting to the person, wherein the barcode receiving means applies the barcode presented by the person to be authenticated. A step of receiving a barcode signal transmitted from an authentication requester seeking response authentication, and a verification means, wherein the received barcode signal is a barcode signal corresponding to the barcode assigned to the person to be authenticated; When the received barcode signal matches the barcode signal corresponding to the barcode given to the person to be authenticated, the barcode transmission means displays the person to be authenticated. And a step of transmitting a signal for authentication to the authentication requester.
According to a preferred aspect of the present invention, the caller number is the mobile phone number of the person to be authenticated.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide an authentication method or the like that can authenticate an individual's identity in a completely different manner.

Next, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an authentication system including an authentication apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a barcode. FIG. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing operation when the authentication apparatus 100 performs bar code determination and authenticates a customer. .

  First, the configuration of the authentication device 100 will be described with reference to FIG. The authentication apparatus 100 is a customer management server, and includes a barcode assigning unit 110 that attaches an authentication (identity confirmation) barcode to a customer in response to a request from a customer who is a person to be authenticated. The bar code providing unit 110 includes a customer database (DB) 112, a bar code generating unit 114, and a bar code transmitting unit 116.

  The customer database (customer DB) 112 stores customer information including registered customer names and mobile phone numbers. Further, the barcode generation means 114 receives a barcode request signal through a telephone line (communication line) from the transmitting device (barcode request means) 202 of the customer's mobile phone 200 which is a barcode transmission / reception terminal, and receives the barcode request signal. The customer database 112 is searched based on the caller number of the customer included in the mobile phone number, that is, the mobile phone number. If the caller number is found, the bar code, more specifically, the signal corresponding to the bar code (bar Code signal). This barcode is for the customer to use at a specific store 300, and is uniquely generated for the customer and the store. That is, the barcode is a unique barcode that can be used only by the customer at a specific store.

  Further, the barcode transmission means 116 is configured to transmit the barcode generated by the barcode generation means 114, specifically, the barcode signal to the customer and the barcode database 122. The transmission of the barcode to the customer is performed by transmitting a barcode, specifically, a barcode signal, to the receiving device (barcode receiving means) 204 of the customer's mobile phone 200 via the communication line. The barcode signal is preferably transmitted as an image format compressed in, for example, the GIF format or the JPEG format.

  In this embodiment, the mobile phone 200 stores the transmitted barcode signal, and displays the barcode 400 corresponding thereto on the display unit 206 such as a liquid crystal display screen on the spot or in response to subsequent calls. It is comprised so that it can do (FIG. 2). When a customer who is the owner of a mobile phone makes a purchase or the like at a member (store, etc.) of this authentication system, the given barcode 400 is displayed on the display unit 206 of the mobile phone. Is used as means (ID) for confirming identity. In addition to the barcode 400, the registration expiration date 402, other messages 404, and the like may be displayed on the display unit 206 to improve convenience.

  The bar code database 122 also transmits the caller number (mobile phone number) of the customer who is given the bar code together with the bar code signal so that both are combined (corresponded) and stored. It is configured.

  The authentication device 100 further gives authentication to the customer based on the barcode of the customer sent from the store where the customer did the shopping, specifically, a barcode signal or the like, that is, confirms the customer's identity. A bar code determination device 120 is provided.

  The barcode determination device 120 includes a barcode database 122 and barcode verification means 124. As described above, the bar code database 122 includes the bar code transmitted from the bar code transmission means 116, specifically, the bar code signal, and the caller number (mobile phone number) of the customer to which the bar code is assigned. Is stored in combination.

  Further, the bar code collating unit 124 reads the combination of the bar code signal and the mobile phone number which is read by the bar code reading unit 302 of the store 300 as the authentication requester and sent from the bar code confirming unit 304 into the bar code. The bar code signal stored in the database 122 and the combination of the caller number (mobile phone number) of the customer to which this bar code is assigned, and the bar code signal sent from the store 300 and the mobile phone number It is configured to determine whether or not the combination is appropriate.

  Specifically, when the same combination as the combination of the barcode signal and the mobile phone number sent from the store 300 via the communication line exists in the barcode database 122, the combination is sent from the store 300. The combination of the bar code signal and the mobile phone number is appropriate, that is, the customer (barcode user) who has made a purchase or the like at the store is determined to be an appropriate user registered in the customer database 112. It is configured. The bar code verification unit 124 then sends a signal to the bar code confirmation unit 304 of the store 300 that the customer (bar code user) who has made a purchase or the like at the store is an appropriate user, or an appropriate use. It is configured to transmit a signal indicating that it is not a person.

  Next, the operation (authentication grant method) when the authentication apparatus 100 assigns an authentication barcode will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 3, “S” indicates a step of each process executed by the authentication device 100.

  First, a customer who requests the authentication apparatus 100 to provide a barcode for authentication issues a barcode request signal to the authentication apparatus 100 via a communication line. In this embodiment, the barcode request signal is transmitted to the authentication device 100 when a customer makes a call from the mobile phone 200 to the authentication device 100. Since the barcode request signal from the barcode request means (transmitting device) 202 of the customer's mobile phone 200 includes a signal indicating the caller number (mobile phone number) of the mobile phone 200, the authentication device 100. The bar code generating unit 114 of the bar code applying unit 110 provided in the terminal receives the caller number by receiving the bar code request signal from the customer (S1).

  Next, in the authentication device 100, the bar code generation unit 114 determines whether the received customer caller number exists in the customer database 112 (S2), thereby requesting the customer to give the bar code. Check if is a registered customer. When the received caller number of the customer does not exist in the customer database 112, since it is not a registered customer, the operation is terminated. At this time, it may be configured such that a message indicating that registration is not completed or a message prompting registration is returned to the customer side.

  When the received caller number of the customer exists in the customer database 112, the barcode generation unit 114 generates a barcode signal for the specific store 300 of the customer and sends it to the barcode transmission unit 116. Output (S3). The barcode transmission means 116 transmits the barcode signal to the reception device (barcode reception means) 204 of the customer's mobile phone 200 via the communication line, and also to the barcode database 122 of the barcode determination means 120. Send (S4). At this time, together with the barcode signal, the caller number (mobile phone number) of the customer who issued the barcode is also transmitted to the barcode database 122 and recorded as a combination (S4).

  In the authentication system of this embodiment, the mobile phone 200 stores the transmitted barcode signal, and can display the barcode 400 corresponding thereto on the display unit 206 on the spot or in response to a subsequent call. Therefore, when the customer who is the owner of the mobile phone 200 performs shopping at a member of the authentication system (store 300, etc.), the received (given) barcode 400 is stored in the mobile phone 200. The information is displayed on the display unit 206 and is used as means (ID) for confirming the identity by combining the barcode 400 and the number (sender number) of the mobile phone 200 owned by itself.

  Next, an operation (authentication method) for performing authentication based on the barcode provided by the authentication device 100 will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 4, “S” indicates a step of each process executed by the authentication device 100.

  When a customer who requests authentication by the authentication device 100 makes a purchase at a store 300 of the authentication system, the customer can display the barcode 400 acquired in advance as described above on the display unit 206 of his / her mobile phone 200 ( 3), the barcode is read by the barcode reader 302 on the store 300 side and input to the barcode confirmation means 304. Further, the customer inputs the number (caller number) of the mobile phone 200 to the barcode confirmation means 304 via, for example, a keyboard (not shown) connected thereto. Thus, the combination of the barcode signal corresponding to the barcode 400 input at the store 300 side and the caller number is sent to the authentication device 100, and used for customer identification, that is, authentication.

  The barcode verification means 124 of the authentication device 100 is read by the barcode reading device 302 of the store 300 and sent from the barcode confirmation means 304, in detail, the barcode signal and the caller ID. A combination is received (S10). At this time, the barcode signal is preferably transmitted as an image format compressed in, for example, the GIF format or the JPEG format, but may be transmitted by other methods.

  The bar code collating unit 124 searches the combination of the bar code signal stored in the bar code database 122 and the caller number (mobile phone number) of the customer to which the bar code is given, and is sent from the store 300. It is determined whether the combination of the barcode signal and the mobile phone number exists in the barcode database 122 (S12). If it does not exist, it is determined that the use is not valid and a signal indicating that the customer is not authenticated is transmitted to the confirmation means 304 (S14). If it exists, it is determined that the customer is authorized, and an authentication signal indicating that the customer is authenticated is sent to the bar code confirmation unit 304 to authenticate the customer (S16). .

  This authentication system can be used for customer management such as customer authentication for membership services that perform cashback according to the amount of purchase, rental video store membership authentication, etc. It can also be used for various purposes.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, A various change and deformation | transformation are possible within the range of the matter described in the claim. For example, in the above authentication system, the present invention has been described by taking as an example the case where the number of stores 300 to be authenticated is one, but there may be a plurality of such stores. In this case, the bar code request signal may include a signal indicating at which store the bar code used for authentication is requested. Further, in response to the barcode request signal, for example, as shown in FIG. 5, a screen displaying the options A106, B108, C410, D412, and E414 of the store that can be authenticated by this system is displayed on the customer's mobile phone. The information may be sent to the display unit 206 of 200 to allow the customer to make a selection.

  In the above embodiment, the customer database 112 is a registered customer list. However, depending on the usage of the authentication system, the customer database 112 includes all subscribers of the telephone company, that is, a telephone directory database. It may be.

  In the above embodiment, the barcode transmission / reception terminal is a single mobile phone 200. However, the barcode device reception terminal may be a personal computer connected to a telephone line. In this case, the caller signal is a telephone number of a fixed telephone to which a personal computer is connected. Furthermore, in this aspect, the barcode signal downloaded from the authentication device is once received by a personal computer and input to a mobile phone or other portable terminal provided with a display unit capable of displaying the barcode. In this embodiment, the barcode request signal from the personal computer includes a signal indicating the telephone number of the mobile phone owned by the customer, so that the barcode signal is directly downloaded by the mobile phone owned by the customer. Can be used as a barcode requesting means, and a mobile phone can be used as a barcode receiving means.

  Moreover, although the said embodiment is comprised so that it may authenticate and authenticate with the combination of a barcode and a sender | caller number (mobile phone number), the barcode (barcode signal) which the barcode production | generation means produced | generated It may be configured to perform confirmation and authentication based solely on the above or in combination with a barcode signal and another encryption or signal such as a password.

  Further, customer credit information is also stored in the customer database 112, etc., and when the barcode collation means collates the barcode etc. in response to the confirmation request from the store, the credit information is also added. It may be configured to confirm and notify the store side. If comprised in this way, the authentication system of this invention can also be given a function like a credit card, for example.

  Furthermore, in the said embodiment, although the shop 300 is referring the barcode shown to the customer to the authentication apparatus 100 side, it is good also as a structure which provides the database linked with a barcode database in the shop 300 side. With such a configuration, the store 300 does not need to transmit / receive a signal to / from the authentication device 100 each time a barcode is inquired, and can make an inquiry in its own store.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, a customer who requests authentication displays a barcode on a mobile phone, and this is read at a store. A customer (authenticated person) who requests authentication is granted using a communication line. A bar code (bar code signal) or the like may be sent to the store (authentication requester) side, and the store may read the bar code as a bar code and make an inquiry to the authentication device. Such a configuration can be used when the store is a bank, a credit company, or the like, and a customer makes a payment or places an order at these banks.

  Further, the barcode request signal, the barcode signal, etc. may be transmitted via a network such as the Internet.

It is a block diagram which shows the authentication system provided with the authentication apparatus which is embodiment of this invention. It is drawing which shows the example of a barcode display. It is a flowchart which shows the processing operation at the time of an authentication apparatus giving a barcode to a to-be-authenticated person. It is a flowchart which shows the processing operation at the time of an authentication apparatus performing barcode determination and authenticating a to-be-authenticated person. It is a figure of the display part used by other embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

100: Authentication device 110: Bar code assigning means 112: Customer database (DB)
114: Barcode generation means 116: Barcode transmission means 120: Barcode determination device 122: Barcode database 124: Barcode collation means 200: Barcode transmission / reception terminal (mobile phone)

Claims (4)

A barcode granting method for granting an authentication barcode to a person to be authenticated using a communication line,
A barcode request signal receiving means receiving a barcode request signal including a caller number from the person to be authenticated;
Searching means for searching a database based on a caller number included in the received barcode request signal to determine whether or not the person to be authenticated has been registered;
When the person to be authenticated has been registered, the barcode generation means generates a barcode signal corresponding to the barcode for authentication unique to the person to be authenticated; and
A barcode transmission means comprising: transmitting the barcode signal to the person to be authenticated through a communication line;
A barcode providing method characterized by the above. The caller number is the mobile phone number of the person to be authenticated;
The barcode applying method according to claim 1. An authentication method using a barcode,
The bar code is based on a step in which a bar code request signal receiving means receives a bar code request signal including a caller number from the authenticated person, and a search means based on a caller number included in the received bar code request signal. The database is searched to determine whether or not the person to be authenticated has been registered, and when the person to be authenticated has been registered, the barcode generation means has an authentication bar unique to the person to be authenticated. A barcode given to the person to be authenticated through a step of generating a barcode signal corresponding to the code, and a step of transmitting a barcode signal to the person to be authenticated by a barcode transmission means through a communication line. ,
A barcode receiving means for receiving a barcode signal transmitted from an authentication requester seeking authentication in response to the barcode presented by the person to be authenticated;
A step of determining whether or not the received barcode signal matches the barcode signal corresponding to the barcode given to the person to be authenticated;
When the received barcode signal matches the barcode signal corresponding to the barcode given to the person to be authenticated, the barcode transmission means sends a signal to the authentication requester to authenticate the person to be authenticated. And a step of transmitting,
An authentication method characterized by that. The caller number is the mobile phone number of the person to be authenticated;
The authentication method according to claim 3.

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