JP6668702B2 - Face image distribution system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a face image distribution system for photographing, storing, and distributing a user's face image, and in particular, capturing and storing a face image of a test taker, and taking a test in response to a request from a test execution organization. The present invention relates to a face image distribution system for providing a tester's face image to a test execution organization. Further, the present invention relates to a face image photographing registration device that photographs a user's face image and registers the photographed image in a server device.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a box-type photographing apparatus for photographing an identification photograph or the like to be attached to a license, a passport, a resume, or the like is known. The photographing apparatus converts the photographed face image into a plurality of image frames, prints them on one print sheet, and outputs the prints.

  For example, a candidate taking a test such as a qualification test, a certification test, an entrance examination, etc., submits an application to the test institution, affixes a photograph of the face to the received examination slip, and brings it to the test site. Since the size of the photo to be attached to the examination ticket differs for each test, the examinee has to cut out the image frame of the print paper to a predetermined size for each test, which is troublesome.

JP-A-2000-69402

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional situation, and provides a face image distribution system that captures and stores a user's face image and provides the face image in response to a request from a specific institution. It is an object of the present invention to provide a face image photographing registration device that photographs a face image of a person and registers the photographed image in a server device.

  A face image distribution system according to the present invention includes a photographing device that photographs a user to generate face image data, a photographing number generation unit that generates a unique photographing number for the face image data, and associates the photographing number with the photographing number. Receiving a request for face image data, a face image registration device having a communication device for transmitting the face image data, a storage unit for storing face image data associated with the shooting number received from the communication device, and a request for face image data In this case, a server device having an image transmitting unit for taking out the face image data corresponding to the photographing number notified together with the request from the storage unit and transmitting the same.

  In the face image distribution system according to one aspect of the present invention, the server device further includes an image processing unit that processes the face image data extracted from the storage unit into a data size according to a request source of the face image data. You may.

  In the face image distribution system according to one aspect of the present invention, the server device may further include an image request processing unit that manages the number of transmissions of each piece of face image data. In this case, the image request processing unit may reject transmission of the face image data whose number of transmissions has reached a predetermined value.

  In the face image distribution system according to one aspect of the present invention, the face image photographing registration device may output a registration confirmation in which a code image obtained by encoding the photographing number is printed. In this case, the face image photographing registration device may print the same number of the code images as the predetermined value on the registration confirmation.

  A face image photographing registration device according to the present invention includes: a photographing device that photographs a user to generate face image data; a photographing number generating unit that generates a photographing number unique to the face image data; A communication device for linking the face image data to the server device for registration, and a printer for outputting a registration confirmation printed with a code image obtained by encoding the photographing number.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, a face image of a user can be image | photographed and stored, and a face image can be provided according to the request | requirement of a specific organization. For example, by providing a face image of the examinee to the test execution organization, the examinee does not need to prepare a face photograph of a predetermined size determined by the test execution organization, and can reduce labor.

1 is a schematic diagram of a face image distribution system according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a schematic diagram of a registration confirmation created by the face image photographing registration device according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of a face image photographing registration device according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of an arithmetic and control unit. It is a functional block diagram realized by execution of a face image registration program. It is a functional block diagram of a server device concerning the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram illustrating a face image distribution method according to the embodiment.

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

  FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a face image distribution system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The face image distribution system includes a face image photographing registration device 1 and a server device 2 for photographing and storing a user's face image and providing the face image in response to a request from a specific institution. In the present embodiment, an example will be described in which a test taker P of a test such as a qualification test is used as a user, and a face image of the test taker P is provided in response to a request from the test execution organization 5.

  The examinee P photographs his / her own face image with the facial image photographing registration device 1. The face image photographing registration device 1 issues a unique photographing number to the created face image data, and transmits and registers the face image data to the server device 2 with a file name including the photographing number.

  After the registration of the face image data, the face image photographing registration device 1 issues a registration confirmation 3 as shown in FIG. On the registration confirmation 3, a registered face image 31, a photographing number 32, and a barcode 33 encoding the photographing number are printed. A plurality of bar codes 33 may be printed, and FIG. 2 shows an example in which three bar codes 33 are printed.

  The examinee P cuts the barcode 33 from the registration confirmation 3, affixes it to the application 4, and submits it to the testing organization 5. Instead of attaching the barcode 33, the photographing number 32 printed on the registration confirmation certificate 3 may be written in the application form. When receiving the application form 4, the test execution organization 5 reads the attached bar code 33 using a bar code reader (not shown) to acquire the photographing number.

  The test execution organization 5 notifies the server device 2 of the photographing number using a computer or the like (not shown) and requests corresponding face image data. The server device 2 provides the face image data corresponding to the photographing number to the test execution organization 5 in response to the request. Thereby, the test execution organization 5 can acquire the face image of the examinee P. The test execution organization 5 checks the examinee P at the test site using the acquired face image.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the face image photographing registration device 1 is a box-type ID photograph photographing device having a photographing space for photographing the examinee P. An imaging device 11 that generates image data, a touch panel (instruction receiving unit and display unit) 12 that receives various instructions from the examinee P and displays a preview image and various information, and the imaging device 11 photographs the examinee P And a strobe 13 for irradiating light.

  The face image capturing / registering apparatus 1 is provided with a printer 14 for printing and outputting the registration confirmation 3. The printing method of the printer 14 is not particularly limited, and an ink-jet method, a sublimation-type thermal transfer method, a fusion-type thermal transfer method, or the like can be used.

  In addition, the face image shooting registration device 1 includes a communication device 15 that transmits face image data associated with a shooting number to the server device 2 by wire / wireless.

  The face image capturing / registering apparatus 1 is further provided with a billing unit (not shown) that accepts money paid by the user and pays out change. Further, the face image capturing / registering apparatus 1 may be provided with a charging unit that receives payment by electronic money.

  The imaging device 11 is, for example, a digital camera, and includes a lens, a shutter, a CMOS sensor, an A / D converter, and the like. When the photographing device 11 photographs the examinee P, the CMOS sensor receives the photographing light converged by the lens through the shutter, photoelectrically converts the optical image formed on the light receiving surface, and performs image conversion. Output as a signal. Then, the A / D converter A / D converts the image signal output from the CMOS sensor to generate face image data. The photographing device 11 outputs the face image data to the arithmetic and control unit 10. The photographing device 11 may perform photographing a plurality of times and output a plurality of face image data to the arithmetic and control unit 10.

  The touch panel 12 displays operation buttons, and when the operation button is pressed, receives an operation instruction corresponding to the operation button. For example, the touch panel 12 receives a service selection instruction from the examinee P. The face image photographing registration device 1 not only registers a face image but also prints and outputs the face image on a photographic paper in a size suitable for the purpose, and transfers face image data to a portable terminal such as a smartphone. be able to.

  The touch panel 12 can display a plurality of face images of the examinee P and receive an instruction to select a face image to be registered.

  The arithmetic and control unit 10 controls each unit of the face image capturing and registering device 1 and transfers data. FIG. 4 shows a hardware configuration of the arithmetic and control unit 10. The arithmetic and control unit 10 has a CPU (central processing unit) 100, a main memory 102, a disk device 104, and an input / output unit 106. Each part of the arithmetic and control unit 10 is connected via a bus.

  The disk device 104 is, for example, a hard disk drive, and stores a face image registration program 110 executed by the CPU 100.

  The CPU 100 loads the face image registration program 110 in the disk device 104 into the main memory 102 and executes the face image registration program 110.

  FIG. 5 shows a functional block diagram realized by CPU 100 executing face image registration program 110. By executing the face image registration program 110, a shooting number generation unit 111, an image processing unit 112, a registration processing unit 113, and a print processing unit 114 are realized.

  The photographing number generation unit 111 generates a photographing number associated with the face image data transmitted to the server device 2. The photographing number is unique to the face image data, and is generated, for example, by combining the unit number of the face image photographing registration device 1 with the date and time when the photographing was performed.

  The image processing unit 112 creates image data for preview display on the touch panel 12 from the face image data generated by the imaging device 11. After registering the face image data in the server device 2, the image processing unit 112 creates registration confirmation certificate data including the registered face image, photographing number, and a barcode image obtained by encoding the photographing number.

  The registration processing unit 113 associates the photographing number with the face image data, transmits the photograph number to the server device 2 using the communication device 15, and registers the face image data. For example, the registration processing unit 113 transmits the face image data with the shooting number as the file name to the server device 2.

  The print processing unit 114 causes the printer 16 to print out the registration confirmation 3 using the registration confirmation data.

  FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram of the server device 2. The server device 2 is configured by, for example, a computer. As shown in FIG. 6, the server device 2 includes an image receiving unit 21, an image transmitting unit 22, an image request processing unit 23, an image processing unit 24, and a storage unit 25.

  The image receiving unit 21 receives face image data associated with a shooting number from the face image shooting registration device 1. The received face image data is stored in the storage unit 25.

  The image request processing unit 23 stores the information when the photographing number is notified from a computer or the like of the test execution organization 5 (hereinafter, this computer or the like may be simply referred to as “test execution organization 5” for convenience of explanation). The unit 25 is searched to extract the face image data corresponding to the photographing number. When the size of the face image data requested by the test execution organization 5 is set in advance, the image processing unit 24 processes the face image data to a predetermined size.

  The image transmitting unit 22 transmits the face image data to the test execution organization 5.

  FIG. 7 is a sequence diagram illustrating the face image distribution method according to the present embodiment. The examinee P operates the face image capturing / registering apparatus 1 and selects a face image registration mode (step S101). In addition to the face image registration mode, the face image photographing registration device 1 prints the photographed face image on photographic paper and outputs the image, or transfers the face image data to a portable terminal such as a smartphone owned by the examinee P. Mode.

  The facial image photographing registration device 1 photographs the examinee P and creates facial image data (step S102). The photographing apparatus 11 may photograph a plurality of times, display a plurality of face images on the touch panel 12, and select the examinee P.

  The face image shooting registration device 1 generates a unique shooting number for the face image data, and transmits the face image data to the server device 2 using the shooting number as a file name (step S103). The server device 2 stores the received face image data in the storage unit 25 (Step S104).

  When notified that the registration of the face image data is completed from the server device 2, the face image capturing / registering device 1 outputs a registration confirmation 3 from the printer 14 (step S105). Examinee P obtains registration confirmation 3 (step S106).

  The test taker P cuts out the barcode 33 from the registration confirmation certificate 3, affixes it to the application, and submits it to the test execution organization 5 (step S107). The registration confirmation 3 may be a sticker sheet, and the barcode 33 may be peeled off and attached to an application.

  The test execution organization 5 reads the barcode 33 attached to the application form to acquire a photographing number, notifies the server 2 of the acquired photographing number, and requests the face image data corresponding to the photographing number (step). S108).

  The server device 2 transmits the face image data corresponding to the notified photographing number to the test execution organization 5 (Step S109). Thereby, the test execution organization 5 can acquire the face image data of the examinee P. The test institution 5 creates an examination ticket on which the acquired face image is printed (step S110) and sends it to the examinee P (step S111). This face image is used for personal verification on the day of the test.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the examinee P needs to prepare a face photograph of a predetermined size by photographing with the face image photographing registration device 1 and registering the face image in the server device 2. Disappears. In particular, when taking a plurality of tests, there is no need to prepare a plurality of differently sized face photographs defined for each of the plurality of test execution organizations 5, which can reduce labor.

  In addition, since the test execution organization 5 is provided with the face image data created by the face image registration apparatus 1 which is a box-type ID photographing apparatus, it can acquire a clear face image of the examinee P. Further, since the shooting date and time of the face image data can be known, it can be easily determined whether or not the face image data was shot within a certain period.

  In the above embodiment, an upper limit may be set on the number of times of use of registered face image data, and the same number of bar codes 33 as the upper limit may be printed on the registration confirmation 3. In this case, the image request processing unit 23 counts the number of times the face image data is requested by the test execution organization 5 for each photographing number and records the number in the storage unit 25. You may refuse the offer. In this way, by managing the number of transmissions of the face image data from the server device 2 to the test execution organization 5, it is possible to prevent the bar code 33 of the registration confirmation certificate 3 from being copied and used illegally.

  The upper limit of the number of uses of the face image data may be made selectable when the face image shooting and registration device 1 shoots a face image. The examinee P pays a fee according to the selected number of times of use. The face image photographing registration device 1 outputs a registration confirmation 3 on which the same number of bar codes 33 as the selected number of times of use are printed. The face image photographing registration device 1 notifies the server device 2 of the number of times of use selected by the examinee P when registering the face image data.

  In addition, the examinee P accesses the website provided by the server device 2, inputs the photographing number printed on his / her own registration confirmation certificate 3, and pays an additional fee by card payment or the like, so that the face image data is The number of times of use may be increased. As a result, even when the number of examinations is increased from the initial schedule, it is not necessary to photograph the facial image photographing registration device 1 again, and the convenience of the examinee P is improved. After all the barcodes 33 of the registration confirmation 3 have been used, the photographing number may be written in the application form instead of attaching the barcode 33.

  In the above-described embodiment, an example is described in which the bar code 33 in which the photographing number is encoded is printed on the registration confirmation 3. However, the image processing unit 112 encodes the photographing number into another code image such as a two-dimensional code. It may be printed on the registration confirmation 3.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment as it is, and can be embodied by modifying constituent elements in an implementation stage without departing from the scope of the invention. Various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of components disclosed in the above embodiments. For example, some components may be deleted from all the components shown in the embodiment. Further, components of different embodiments may be appropriately combined.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Facial image photographing registration device 2 Server device 3 Registration confirmation certificate 4 Application 5 Test execution organization 10 Arithmetic control device 11 Imaging device 12 Touch panel 14 Printer 15 Communication device

Claims (2)

A photographing apparatus for photographing a user to generate face image data, a photographing number generating unit for generating a unique photographing number for the face image data, and communication for linking the photographing number and transmitting the face image data A face image registration device having a device,
The storage unit that stores the face image data associated with the shooting number received from the communication device, and when a request for face image data is received, the face image data corresponding to the shooting number notified together with the request is stored in the storage unit. A server device having an image transmission unit for taking out from the storage unit and transmitting it,
Equipped with a,
The server device further includes an image request processing unit that manages the number of transmissions of each face image data,
The image request processing unit rejects transmission of the face image data whose transmission count has reached a predetermined value,
The face image photographing registration device outputs a registration confirmation that prints a code image obtained by encoding the photographing number, and prints the same number of the code images as the predetermined value on the registration confirmation. Image distribution system.   2. The face image delivery apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the server device further includes an image processing unit configured to process the face image data extracted from the storage unit into a data size corresponding to a request source of the face image data. system.

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