JP7375602B2 - Information processing program, device, and method - Google Patents

Description

The disclosed technology relates to an information processing program, an information processing device, and an information processing method.

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, so-called self-checkout systems, in which users themselves operate payment terminals to process payments at stores, have been increasingly introduced. By introducing self-checkout, new service formats such as unmanned stores can be developed.

On the other hand, for example, when a user purchases a product that requires age verification, such as alcohol or tobacco, if the user's age meets a predetermined condition (for example, 20 years or older), the user can purchase the product. can be purchased. Since age verification is a process performed by a store employee or the like, it is difficult to apply the above-mentioned unmanned process.

As a technology related to age verification as described above, a system related to identity verification and confirmation processing to determine whether sales conditions are met has been proposed. This system includes a product registration device and a biometric authentication device installed at a location different from the location where the product registration device is installed. The biometric authentication device acquires user identification information and biometric information. When registering a product, the product registration device obtains a user ID and compares the user's biometric information obtained by the biometric authentication device with biometric information previously associated with the user ID. Based on the matching results, the product registration device can refer to the user attribute information corresponding to the biometric information whose biometric information matches the biometric information. Refer to the user attribute information corresponding to the user ID. Then, the product registration device determines whether the product with sales conditions can be sold based on the obtained user attribute information.

JP2019-152997A

However, in the above-mentioned conventional technology, it is necessary to use both the user ID and biometric information, and there is a problem in that the age verification process cannot be performed efficiently.

In one aspect, the disclosed technology aims to efficiently process age verification.

As one aspect, the disclosed technology acquires biometric information of a user in a process that includes age confirmation as a part of whether the age satisfies a predetermined condition. Further, the disclosed technology refers to a storage unit in which pre-registered biometric information of a user and user information including the user's date of birth are stored in association with each other, and the acquired biometric information is The user information associated with the biometric information that matches the information is identified. Then, the disclosed technology performs the age confirmation process of the user based on the date of birth included in the specified user information and the date and time when the biometric information of the user was acquired.

One aspect is that age verification processing can be performed efficiently.

1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an information processing system according to an embodiment. FIG. It is a functional block diagram of an in-store device. It is a diagram showing an example of a user DB. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an example of an information processing device attached to a cart. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of an information processing device. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a computer functioning as an information processing device. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a computer functioning as an in-store device. FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing the flow of processing according to the present embodiment. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of registration processing. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of information processing.

Hereinafter, an example of an embodiment according to the disclosed technology will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following embodiment, a case of payment processing for purchased products at a store will be described as an example of "processing partially including age verification" of the disclosed technology.

As shown in FIG. 1, an information processing system 100 according to the present embodiment includes an information processing device 10 and an in-store device 20 that are placed in a store, a management server 30 that is placed in a company that operates the store, etc. and a biometric information processing device 35 placed on the cloud. Each device arranged within the store is connected via an in-store LAN (Local Area Network).

The management server 30 holds product information regarding products sold at the store, and provides the product information to the information processing device 10. The product information includes, for example, information such as a product name, price, and a barcode associated with the product. The product information also includes a flag indicating whether age verification processing has been completed or not completed for products that require age verification to determine whether the age satisfies a predetermined condition when purchasing the product. Hereinafter, this flag will be referred to as the "age confirmation flag." The age confirmation flag initially indicates that the age confirmation process is incomplete (age not confirmed), and indicates that the age has been confirmed when the confirmation unit 15 (described later) confirms that the age satisfies a predetermined condition. changed to the state. Note that for products that do not require age verification, the age verification flag is left blank or in a state indicating that age verification is not required.

The in-store device 20 is connected to each of the biometric information reading device 26 and the exit gate 27 via the in-store LAN. The biometric information reading device 26 is a sensor that optically reads biometric information such as fingerprints, veins, retinas, facial features, etc., and outputs the read biometric information. The biological information to be output can be image data, sensor values, or feature amounts extracted from these. The biometric information reading device 26 is placed near the entrance of the store, near the exit gate 27, and the like. The exit gate 27 is a flapper type gate, a rotary type gate, or the like whose opening and closing are controlled by the control of the in-store device 20.

Functionally, the in-store device 20 includes a registration section 21 and a gate control section 22, as shown in FIG.

The registration unit 21 registers the biometric information read by the biometric information reading device 26 in a user DB (Database) stored in the biometric information processing device 35 in association with information regarding the user.

Specifically, the registration unit 21 displays a screen for registering the user's attribute information and payment information on the display unit included in the in-store device 20, and registers the attribute information and payment information input via the displayed screen. Accept information. In the following, attribute information and payment information are also referred to as user information.

The attribute information is, for example, information such as name, date of birth, and address. Note that the attribute information only needs to include at least information on the date of birth, and may also include other information regarding the user.

The payment information is information regarding payment processing performed by the user at the store. Although details will be described later, in this embodiment, a plurality of payment methods can be selected at the time of payment processing. Therefore, for example, for payment methods that require information to be registered in advance, such as registered credit card payment and store-specific prepaid payment, the credit card number, charge amount, etc. are accepted as payment information. Note that when accepting the prepaid charge amount as payment information, the registration unit 21 also accepts payment of the actual charge amount. In addition, when processing payments, it is possible to select payment methods that do not require registration of information in advance, such as cash payment, unregistered credit card payment, and universally usable electronic money payment. Registration is not required.

The registration unit 21 also displays a screen instructing the biometric information reading device 26 to read the biometric information. The registration unit 21 receives the user's biometric information read by the biometric information reading device 26. The registration unit 21 transmits the received biometric information and user information to the biometric information processing device 35.

The gate control unit 22 controls the exit gate 27 to open when receiving a notification of payment completion from the information processing device 10.

The biometric information processing device 35 associates the biometric information transmitted from the in-store device 20 with user information and stores them in the user DB 36. FIG. 3 shows an example of the user DB 36. In the example of FIG. 3, the user DB 36 includes an attribute information table 361 and a payment information table 362. The attribute information table 361 stores information on each item of the user's attribute information in association with the user's biometric information. The payment information table 362 stores information on each item of the user's payment information in association with the user's biometric information. The "prepaid history" of the payment information table 362 is a history of the charge amount accepted as payment information, the amount used for prepaid payment in payment processing, etc., and stores information that allows the current balance to be grasped.

Furthermore, when the biometric information processing device 35 receives the biometric information transmitted from the information processing device 10, the biometric information processing device 35 stores the user information stored in association with the received biometric information in the user DB 36, and the information of the sender. It is returned to the processing device 10. If the accepted biometric information does not exist, the biometric information processing device 35 returns a message that the biometric information is not registered in the user DB 36 .

A plurality of information processing devices 10 are arranged within the store. Each information processing device 10 includes a barcode reading device 18 and is connected to a biometric information reading device 26 via an in-store LAN. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 4, for example, the information processing device 10 is attached to a cart used when purchasing products in a store, in a state in which a user can operate it.

As shown in FIG. 5, the information processing device 10 functionally includes a biological information acquisition section 11, a product information acquisition section 12, a determination section 13, an identification section 14, a confirmation section 15, and a payment processing section. 16.

The biometric information acquisition unit 11 stores the biometric information of the user read by the biometric information reading device 26 when the user logs into an application for using a service provided by the information processing system 100 in the information processing device 10 . Get information. The biological information acquisition unit 11 transmits the biological information acquired at the time of login to the biological information processing device 35. The biometric information acquisition unit 11 permits login when user information is returned from the biometric information processing device 35. If it is returned that the biometric information is not registered, the biometric information acquisition unit 11 may display a message prompting the user to register the biometric information without permitting login.

In addition, when performing the age confirmation process, specifically, the biometric information acquisition unit 11 specifies the user information acquired at the time of login when notified by the identification unit 14 (described later) that age confirmation is required. Hand it over to Department 14. In addition, when performing a payment process that requires reference to payment information, specifically, when the payment processing unit 16 (described later) notifies the biometric information acquisition unit 11 to refer to payment information, the biometric information acquisition unit 11 stores The customer information is transferred to the payment processing section 16.

The product information acquisition unit 12 acquires product information regarding one or more products that are subject to payment processing. Here, when the user puts a product in the cart, the user causes the barcode reading device 18 to read the barcode given to the product or the package of the product. The product information acquisition unit 12 acquires the barcode read by the barcode reading device 18, and acquires the product information of the product corresponding to the barcode from the management server 30. The product information acquisition unit 12 displays the acquired product information on the display unit of the information processing device 10. Further, the product information acquisition unit 12 passes the acquired product information to the determination unit 13.

The determination unit 13 determines, based on the product information received from the product information acquisition unit 12, whether one or more products subject to payment processing include a product that requires age verification. Specifically, the determining unit 13 refers to the age confirmation flag included in the product information and determines whether or not there is a product whose age has not been confirmed among products that require age confirmation. The determination unit 13 passes product information to the confirmation unit 15 if there is a product whose age has not been confirmed for products requiring age confirmation, and passes the product information to the payment processing unit 16 if there is no product.

The identification unit 14 stores the biometric information of the user whose age needs to be confirmed in the user DB 36 in which the biometric information of the pre-registered user and the user information including the user's date of birth are stored in association with each other. Identify user information associated with biometric information that matches. Specifically, the identification unit 14 notifies the biometric information acquisition unit 11 that age confirmation is required, and acquires user information. The identification unit 14 identifies the acquired user information as user information of a user whose age needs to be verified. The specifying unit 14 passes the specified user information to the confirming unit 15. Further, when the identification unit 14 is notified from the biometric information acquisition unit 11 that biometric information is not registered, the identification unit 14 notifies the confirmation unit 15 to that effect.

The confirmation unit 15 performs age confirmation processing for a user whose age needs to be confirmed, based on the date of birth included in the user information passed from the identification unit 14 and the date and time when the biometric information was acquired. The confirmation unit 15 changes the age confirmation flag of the product information received from the determination unit 13 according to the confirmation result. For example, when the user's age satisfies a predetermined condition, the confirmation unit 15 changes the age confirmation flag from a state indicating that the age has not been confirmed to a state indicating that the age has been confirmed. The confirmation unit 15 passes the product information after the flag change to the payment processing unit 16. Note that if the user's age does not meet a predetermined condition, or if the identification unit 14 has notified that the user's biometric information that requires age confirmation is not registered, the confirmation unit 15 determines the age of the user. Do not change the confirmation flag. As a result, the product information is passed to the payment processing section 16 with the flag indicating that the age has not been confirmed remaining.

The payment processing unit 16 determines whether or not there is a flag indicating that the age is not confirmed in the age confirmation flag of the product information passed from the determination unit 13 or the confirmation unit 15, and if the flag does not exist, the payment processing is performed. Execute. If there is a flag indicating that the age has not been confirmed, the payment processing unit 16 does not execute the payment process. At this time, the payment processing section 16 may display a message on the display section to the effect that there are products that require age verification.

When executing payment processing, the payment processing unit 16 displays a screen for selecting a payment method on the display unit. Payment methods include, for example, cash payment, unregistered credit card payment, registered credit card payment, general-purpose electronic money payment, and store-specific prepaid payment. If registered credit card payment or store-specific prepaid payment is selected, the payment processing unit 16 notifies the biometric information acquisition unit 11 to refer to the payment information, and acquires user information from the biometric information acquisition unit 11. Then, payment processing is executed based on the payment information included in the user information. Specifically, in the case of payment by a registered credit card, the payment processing unit 16 transmits the card information to an external payment processing server (not shown) and requests payment processing. In addition, in the case of store-specific prepaid payment, payment processing is executed from the balance indicated by the payment information. If another payment method is selected, the payment processing unit 16 displays a screen showing the payment method, etc. according to the selected payment method, and accepts payment using the selected payment method.

When the payment processing is completed, the payment processing unit 16 transmits a notification that the payment processing has been completed to the in-store device 20. On the other hand, if the payment processing is not completed due to a deficiency such as an insufficient balance in the prepaid payment, an expiry of the credit card, or an insufficient payment amount, the payment processing unit 16 displays that the payment is incomplete. At this time, the payment processing unit 16 may instruct the user to select another payment method.

The information processing device 10 can be implemented, for example, by a computer 40 shown in FIG. The computer 40 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 41, a memory 42 as a temporary storage area, and a nonvolatile storage section 43. The computer 40 also includes an input/output device 44 such as an input section and a display section, and an R/W (Read/Write) section 45 that controls reading and writing of data to and from a storage medium 49 . The computer 40 also includes a communication I/F (Interface) 46 connected to a network such as the Internet. The CPU 41, memory 42, storage section 43, input/output device 44, R/W section 45, and communication I/F 46 are connected to each other via a bus 47.

The storage unit 43 can be realized by an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), an SSD (Solid State Drive), a flash memory, or the like. An information processing program 50 for causing the computer 40 to function as the information processing device 10 is stored in the storage unit 43 as a storage medium. The information processing program 50 includes a biological information acquisition process 51, a product information acquisition process 52, a determination process 53, a specification process 54, a confirmation process 55, and a payment processing process 56.

The CPU 41 reads the information processing program 50 from the storage unit 43, expands it into the memory 42, and sequentially executes the processes included in the information processing program 50. The CPU 41 operates as the biological information acquisition unit 11 shown in FIG. 5 by executing the biological information acquisition process 51. Further, the CPU 41 operates as the product information acquisition unit 12 shown in FIG. 5 by executing the product information acquisition process 52. Further, the CPU 41 operates as the determination unit 13 shown in FIG. 5 by executing the determination process 53. Further, the CPU 41 operates as the specifying unit 14 shown in FIG. 5 by executing the specifying process 54. Further, the CPU 41 operates as the confirmation unit 15 shown in FIG. 5 by executing the confirmation process 55. Further, the CPU 41 operates as the payment processing section 16 shown in FIG. 5 by executing the payment processing process 56. Thereby, the computer 40 that has executed the information processing program 50 functions as the information processing device 10. Note that the CPU 41 that executes the program is hardware.

The in-store device 20 can be realized, for example, by a computer 60 shown in FIG. The computer 60 includes a CPU 61, a memory 62 as a temporary storage area, a nonvolatile storage section 63, an input/output device 64, an R/W section 65, and a communication I/F 66. The CPU 61, memory 62, storage section 63, input/output device 64, R/W section 65, and communication I/F 66 are connected to each other via a bus 67.

The storage unit 63 can be realized by an HDD, SSD, flash memory, or the like. An in-store program 70 for causing the computer 60 to function as the in-store device 20 is stored in the storage unit 63 as a storage medium. In-store program 70 includes a registration process 71 and a gate control process 72.

The CPU 61 reads the in-store program 70 from the storage unit 63, expands it into the memory 62, and sequentially executes the processes included in the in-store program 70. The CPU 61 operates as the registration unit 21 shown in FIG. 2 by executing the registration process 71. Further, the CPU 61 operates as the gate control section 22 shown in FIG. 2 by executing the gate control process 72. As a result, the computer 60 that has executed the in-store program 70 functions as the in-store device 20. Note that the CPU 61 that executes the program is hardware.

Note that the functions realized by the information processing program 50 and the in-store program 70 can also be realized by, for example, a semiconductor integrated circuit, more specifically, an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit).

Next, the operation of the information processing system 100 according to this embodiment will be explained.

As shown in FIG. 8, when a user starts using the service provided by the information processing system 100, the in-store device 20 stores biometric information and date of birth through a registration process that will be described in detail later. Pre-register user information. As a result, biometric information and user information including date of birth are stored in the user DB 36 in association with each other.

When a user purchases a product that requires age verification at a store, the user's biometric information is read through information processing, detailed later, and user information corresponding to the biometric information is obtained. Age verification will be performed. Payment processing is enabled when the age satisfies a predetermined condition, and payment processing is disabled when the age does not meet the predetermined condition.

Each of the registration process and information process will be described in detail below. First, the registration process shown in FIG. 9 will be explained.

In step S11, the registration unit 21 displays a user information registration screen on the display unit included in the in-store device 20. Next, in step S12, the registration unit 21 receives user information input via the registration screen.

Next, in step S13, the registration unit 21 displays a screen instructing the biometric information reading device 26 to read the biometric information. Then, the registration unit 21 receives the user's biometric information read by the biometric information reading device 26.

Next, in step S14, the registration unit 21 transmits the received biometric information and user information to the biometric information processing device 35, and the registration process ends.

The biometric information processing device 35 associates the biometric information transmitted from the in-store device 20 with user information and stores them in the user DB 36.

Next, the information processing shown in FIG. 10 will be explained. Note that the information processing is an example of an information processing method of the disclosed technology.

In step S21, the biometric information acquisition unit 11 displays a screen prompting the user to read the biometric information as a login screen. Then, the biometric information acquisition unit 11 acquires the user's biometric information read by the biometric information reading device 26.

Next, in step S22, the biometric information acquisition unit 11 transmits the acquired biometric information to the biometric information processing device 35, and permits login based on whether or not user information is returned from the biometric information processing device 35. Determine whether or not to do so. If the user information is returned, the biometric information acquisition unit 11 determines to permit login, and the process moves to step S23. On the other hand, if a response is returned indicating that biometric information is not registered, the information processing is terminated without permitting login. At this time, the biometric information acquisition unit 11 may display a message prompting the user to register biometric information.

In step S23, the product information acquisition unit 12 acquires the barcode read by the barcode reading device 18 or the barcode attached to the package of the product when the user puts the product in the cart. The product information acquisition unit 12 then acquires product information of the product corresponding to the acquired barcode from the management server 30.

Next, in step S24, the product information acquisition unit 12 determines whether payment processing has been instructed. If payment processing is instructed, the process moves to step S25; if payment processing is not instructed, the process returns to step S23.

In step S25, the determination unit 13 refers to the age confirmation flag included in the product information acquired by the product information acquisition unit 12, and determines whether or not there are any products whose age has not been confirmed among the products that require age confirmation. judge. If there is a product whose age has not been confirmed, the process moves to step S26; if there is no product, the process moves to step S28.

In step S26, the specifying unit 14 specifies the user information acquired in step S22 as the user information of the user whose age needs to be verified. Then, the confirmation unit 15 confirms the age of the user whose age confirmation is required based on the date of birth included in the user information specified by the identification unit 14 and the date and time when the biometric information was received in step S21. Perform processing.

Next, in step S27, the confirmation unit 15 changes the age confirmation flag in the product information according to the confirmation result. Then, the payment processing unit 16 determines whether or not there is a flag indicating that the age has not been confirmed in the age confirmation flag of the product information. If there is no flag indicating that the age has not been confirmed, the process moves to step S28, and the payment processing unit 16 executes payment processing. On the other hand, if there is a flag indicating that the age has not been confirmed, the information processing ends. At this time, the payment processing section 16 may display a message on the display section to the effect that there are products that require age verification.

Next, in step S29, the payment processing unit 16 determines whether the payment processing is completed. If the payment process is completed, the process moves to step S30, and if the payment process is not completed, the payment processing unit 16 displays that the payment is incomplete, and the process returns to step S28.

In step S30, the payment processing unit 16 transmits a notification that the payment processing has been completed to the in-store device 20, and the information processing ends. Thereby, the gate control unit 22 of the in-store device 20 controls the exit gate 27 to open.

As explained above, according to the information processing system according to the present embodiment, the information processing device may require age confirmation in a process that includes age confirmation as a part of whether the age satisfies a predetermined condition. Obtain the user's biometric information. In addition, the information processing device matches the acquired biometric information in the user DB in which the pre-registered biometric information of the user and the user information including the user's date of birth are stored in association with each other. Identify the user information associated with the biometric information. The information processing device then performs the user's age confirmation process based on the date of birth included in the specified user information and the date and time when the biometric information of the user whose age needs to be confirmed was acquired. As a result, the age verification process can be performed using only biometric information, so there is no need for the user to keep an ID card, etc. that shows the user's identification information for age verification. It can be done efficiently.

In addition, by using biometric information and user information stored in the user database for login authentication to use services, payment processing authentication, etc., a series of processes can be performed using only biometric information, so to speak, hands-free. This improves user convenience.

Note that the biometric information used in the above embodiments is not limited to one type, and multiple types of biometric information may be used in combination. For example, facial features and palm prints, palm prints and veins, etc. can be combined. In addition, in the case of a combination of facial features and palm prints, since any biometric information can be acquired without contacting the user, this is an effective combination from a sanitary and psychological perspective. Furthermore, the combination of palm print and vein is an effective combination in that one biometric reading device can acquire two pieces of biometric information at once.

Furthermore, if a predetermined period of time has passed since registration, including information on the registration date and time in the user DB in the above embodiment, a message prompting the user to register biometric information again may be displayed on the information processing device. In particular, when biometric information that changes with age is used, infants and children who are in a growing stage may be encouraged to re-register in a shorter period of time.

Furthermore, in the above embodiment, a case has been described in which authentication is performed using only biometric information in all of the login, age confirmation, and payment processing. Good too. For example, during login and payment processing, a user card equipped with an IC chip on which a user ID is recorded may be read by a card reader.

Furthermore, it is also possible to apply the biological information acquisition unit 11, identification unit 14, and confirmation unit 15 of the information processing device according to the above embodiment to other existing systems as an age confirmation device.

Further, in the above embodiment, a payment process when purchasing a product that requires age confirmation has been described as a process that partially includes age confirmation, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the disclosed technology can be applied when entering facilities with age restrictions.

Further, in the above embodiment, a case has been described in which the user DB is placed on the cloud, but the present invention is not limited to this. It may be placed within the store, or may be placed at the company that operates the store. Note that when the user DB is placed on the cloud, the same biometric information may be registered so that it can be used at a plurality of different stores.

Further, in the above embodiment, a mode has been described in which the information processing program and the in-store program are stored (installed) in the storage section in advance, but the present invention is not limited to this. The program according to the disclosed technology can also be provided in a form stored in a storage medium such as a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, or USB memory.

Regarding the above embodiments, the following additional notes are further disclosed.

(Additional note 1)
In a process that includes age verification to determine whether the user's age meets predetermined conditions, the user's biometric information is acquired,
In a storage unit in which pre-registered biometric information of a user and user information including the user's date of birth are stored in association with each other, the biometric information that matches the acquired biometric information is associated with the user information. identify said user information;
To cause a computer to perform a process including performing age confirmation processing of the user based on the date of birth included in the specified user information and the date and time when the biometric information of the user was acquired. information processing program.

(Additional note 2)
The information processing program according to Supplementary Note 1, wherein the process including the age verification is a payment process for purchased products.

(Appendix 3)
Obtaining product information regarding one or more products that are subject to the payment processing,
Based on the acquired product information, determine whether the one or more products include a product that requires age verification;
If the product includes a product that requires age verification, the age verification is performed,
The information processing program according to supplementary note 2, which executes payment processing for the one or more products when it is confirmed that the age of the user satisfies the predetermined condition.

(Additional note 4)
The information processing program according to appendix 2 or 3, which uses the biometric information as user identification information necessary for the payment process.

(Appendix 5)
The information processing program according to any one of Supplementary Notes 1 to 4, which uses the biometric information as identification information of a user who uses the process that includes age confirmation as a part.

(Appendix 6)
The information processing program according to any one of Supplementary Notes 1 to 5, which uses a combination of multiple types of biometric information as the biometric information.

(Appendix 7)
The information processing program according to any one of Supplementary Notes 1 to 6, wherein the storage unit is stored on a cloud connected via a network to an information processing apparatus that executes processing including the age verification.

(Appendix 8)
A biometric information acquisition unit that acquires biometric information of a user in a process that includes age confirmation as a part of whether the age satisfies a predetermined condition;
By referring to a storage unit in which pre-registered biometric information of a user and user information including the user's date of birth are stored in association with each other, biometric information that matches the acquired biometric information is obtained. an identification unit that identifies the associated user information;
a confirmation unit that performs age confirmation processing of the user based on the date of birth included in the specified user information and the date and time when the biometric information of the user was acquired;
Information processing equipment including.

(Appendix 9)
The information processing device according to appendix 8, wherein the process including age verification is a payment process for purchased products.

(Appendix 10)
a product information acquisition unit that acquires product information regarding one or more products to be subject to the payment processing;
a determination unit that determines whether the one or more products include a product that requires age verification, based on the acquired product information;
further comprising a payment processing unit;
The confirmation unit performs the age confirmation when the product that requires the age confirmation is included;
The information processing device according to appendix 9, wherein the payment processing unit executes payment processing for the one or more products when it is confirmed that the user's age satisfies the predetermined condition.

(Appendix 11)
The information processing device according to appendix 9 or 10, wherein the biometric information is used as user identification information necessary for the payment process.

(Appendix 12)
The information processing device according to any one of Supplementary Notes 8 to 11, wherein the biometric information is used as identification information of a user who uses the process that partially includes age confirmation.

(Appendix 13)
The information processing device according to any one of Supplementary notes 8 to 12, which uses a combination of multiple types of biometric information as the biometric information.

(Appendix 14)
The information processing device according to any one of Supplementary Notes 8 to 13, wherein the storage unit is stored on a cloud connected via a network to the information processing device that executes the process including the age verification.

(Appendix 15)
In a process that includes age verification to determine whether the user's age meets predetermined conditions, the user's biometric information is acquired,
By referring to a storage unit in which pre-registered biometric information of a user and user information including the user's date of birth are stored in association with each other, biometric information that matches the acquired biometric information is obtained. Identify the associated user information,
Information that causes a computer to perform a process that includes performing age confirmation processing of the user based on the date of birth included in the specified user information and the date and time when the biometric information of the user was acquired. Processing method.

(Appendix 16)
The information processing method according to appendix 15, wherein the process including age verification is a payment process for purchased products.

(Appendix 17)
Obtaining product information regarding one or more products that are subject to the payment processing,
Based on the acquired product information, determine whether the one or more products include a product that requires age verification;
If the product includes a product that requires age verification, the age verification is performed,
The information processing method according to appendix 16, wherein payment processing for the one or more products is executed when it is confirmed that the user's age satisfies the predetermined condition.

(Appendix 18)
The information processing method according to appendix 16 or 17, wherein the biometric information is used as user identification information necessary for the payment process.

(Appendix 19)
The information processing method according to any one of Supplementary Notes 15 to 18, wherein the biometric information is used as identification information of a user who uses the process that partially includes age confirmation.

(Additional note 20)
In a process that includes age verification to determine whether the user's age meets predetermined conditions, the user's biometric information is acquired,
By referring to a storage unit in which pre-registered biometric information of a user and user information including the user's date of birth are stored in association with each other, biometric information that matches the acquired biometric information is obtained. Identify the associated user information,
To cause a computer to perform a process including performing age confirmation processing of the user based on the date of birth included in the specified user information and the date and time when the biometric information of the user was acquired. A storage medium that stores an information processing program.

10 Information processing device 11 Biometric information acquisition section 12 Product information acquisition section 13 Judgment section 14 Identification section 15 Confirmation section 16 Payment processing section 18 Barcode reading device 20 In-store device 21 Registration section 22 Gate control section 26 Biometric information reading device 27 Exit Gate 30 Management server 35 Biometric information processing device 36 User DB
361 Attribute information table 362 Payment information table 40, 60 Computer 41, 61 CPU
42, 62 Memories 43, 63 Storage unit 49 Storage medium 50 Information processing program 70 In-store program 100 Information processing system

Claims (8)

When logging into a service that provides payment processing for purchased products, which includes age verification to determine whether the user's age meets predetermined conditions, the user's biometric information is acquired,
permitting login to the service if the biometric information acquired at the time of login is pre-registered;
The biometric information of the pre-registered user and the user information including the date of birth of the user are stored in correspondence with each other, and the biometric information is matched with the biometric information acquired at the time of login. identifying the user information associated with the biometric information;
Performing age verification processing of the user based on the date of birth included in the identified user information and the date and time when the biometric information of the user was acquired;
using the biometric information acquired at the time of login as user identification information necessary for the payment processing;
An information processing program that causes a computer to perform processing that includes Obtaining product information regarding one or more products that are subject to the payment processing,
Based on the acquired product information, determine whether the one or more products include a product that requires age verification;
If a product that requires age verification is included, perform the age verification process,
The information processing program according to claim 1 , wherein the information processing program executes payment processing for the one or more products when it is confirmed that the age of the user satisfies the predetermined condition. 3. The information processing program according to claim 1 , wherein the biometric information is a combination of multiple types of biometric information. The information processing program according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the storage unit is stored on a cloud connected via a network to an information processing device that executes the payment processing. Any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising displaying a message prompting re-registration of the biometric information when a predetermined period of time has elapsed since the biometric information was pre-registered. The information processing program according to item 1. The information processing program according to any one of claims 1 to 5, to be executed by the computer attached to a cart used when purchasing products in a store so as to be operable by a user. . When logging into a service that provides payment processing for purchased products, which includes age verification to determine whether the user's age satisfies predetermined conditions, the user's biometric information is acquired , and the information collected at the time of login is collected. a process of permitting login to the service when the biometric information has been pre-registered; and a process of using the biometric information acquired at the time of login as user identification information necessary for the payment process. a biometric information acquisition unit that executes ;
The biometric information of the pre-registered user and the user information including the date of birth of the user are stored in correspondence with each other, and the biometric information is matched with the biometric information acquired at the time of login. an identification unit that identifies the user information associated with biometric information;
a confirmation unit that performs age confirmation processing of the user based on the date of birth included in the specified user information and the date and time when the biometric information of the user was acquired;
Information processing equipment including. When logging into a service that provides payment processing for purchased products, which includes age verification to determine whether the user's age meets predetermined conditions, the user's biometric information is acquired,
permitting login to the service if the biometric information acquired at the time of login is pre-registered;
The biometric information of the pre-registered user and the user information including the date of birth of the user are stored in correspondence with each other, and the biometric information is matched with the biometric information acquired at the time of login. identifying the user information associated with the biometric information;
Performing age verification processing of the user based on the date of birth included in the identified user information and the date and time when the biometric information of the user was acquired;
using the biometric information acquired at the time of login as user identification information necessary for the payment processing;
An information processing method in which a computer performs processing that includes