JPH04207422A - Personal identification system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain miniaturization, to save power, and to improve the portability and the charging performance by devising the system such that a storage medium storing prescribed personal information and a transmission means sending the personal information registered in the storage medium to a prescribed receiver in a light or a radio wave are formed freely removably. CONSTITUTION:Prescribed personal information is stored in a storage medium 1, and a transmission means 3 sends the personal information stored in the storage medium 1 to a prescribed receiver in a light or a radio wave. Then the storage medium 1 and the transmission means 3 are formed freely removably. Thus, when the storage medium 1 is loaded to the transmission means 3, they are integrated together and act like a contactless personal identification system, the transmission means 3 sends the personal information stored in the storage medium 1 to a prescribed receiver in a radio wave, and the storage medium 1 acts like a storage medium for the contact personal identification system. Thus, the miniaturization, power saving, portability and charging performance are improved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a personal identification system for identifying an individual user by registering personal information in a portable storage medium.

[Prior Art 1] Conventionally, ID cards using a contact type card league in which personal identification information is recorded on a magnetic card or an IC card have been put into practical use as employee ID cards, student ID cards, and the like.

Additionally, non-contact personal location recognition systems using wireless, infrared, etc. have been developed. This system recognizes the individual's location within a specific site or building by communicating personal identification information, location information, etc. between a small card-type device owned by the individual and transmitting/receiving equipment installed in a building, etc. It provides various services. As a result, it is possible to provide services that would be difficult with contact-based systems, and to reduce the burden on users by eliminating the need to access card leagues.

[Problem to be solved by the invention] However, since such a contactless ID card needs to have a built-in transmitting/receiving function and a power supply therefor, it is inevitably larger and more expensive than a contact ID card. I don't get it.

On the other hand, the main purpose of such ID cards is to manage attendance and departure from work (in the case of application as an employee ID card), and it is necessary for the user to carry the ID card even when commuting, and all employees must carry the ID card. It is necessary to have

Non-contact personal location recognition systems are expensive to install, as they require detailed placement of transmitting and receiving equipment within the service area, so they are generally introduced in departments where they are most effective, as well as newly built, expanded, or renovated buildings. It is true. Alternatively, in tenant buildings, etc., there are restrictions on the modifications that can be made to the building, making it impossible to introduce such a system. Additionally, within the company, there will be a mix of locations where the contactless personal location recognition system has been introduced and locations where it has not.

In such cases, it would be uneconomical to require all users to carry expensive and bulky contactless ID cards (
However, there was a problem in that it became a burden to the user when commuting.

In addition, with conventional contact-type ID cards, accessing the card league is extremely complicated and time-consuming, resulting in usage congestion in places where many users are concentrated at once, such as when coming to and leaving the office or using the cafeteria. There was a problem. For this reason, people don't want to be bothered by the complexity and traffic jams, so they have to use ID when arriving and leaving the office and when entering and exiting the office.
In some cases, card usage has been suspended, leading to a decline in security.

On the other hand, the contactless personal identification system that has been developed in recent years uses transmission/reception equipment carefully placed inside a building, on the ceiling, etc., and each individual's ID card.The ID card responds in response to a signal (polling) from the equipment. Alternatively, the ID card automatically sends a message at regular intervals to perform contactless communication. While this frees the system from the complexity of contact-type ID cards, it also poses an economical problem in that the cost of introduction is extremely high due to detailed installation of transmitting and receiving equipment within the building. Additionally, ID cards are also frequently non-directional (
Therefore, since it is necessary to transmit (high output), the transmitter
Both the power supply is large, making it inconvenient to carry, and there are problems with operability, such as complicating battery replacement and charging.

This invention was made to solve the above problems, and when a user requests transmission of identification information, a means for receiving the identification information registers the identification information registered in the storage medium. By making it possible to transmit wirelessly to a storage medium, it is possible to provide a compact and power-saving identification device, and by configuring a storage medium and a means for transmitting identification information stored in a storage medium to be removable, The purpose is to obtain a personal identification system with excellent portability and rechargeability of the medium.

[Means for Solving the Problems] A personal identification system according to the present invention includes a storage medium in which predetermined personal information is stored, and the personal information registered in this storage medium is optically or wirelessly transmitted to a predetermined receiving device. The storage medium and the transmitting means are configured to be detachably attached to each other.

Further, a storage medium in which predetermined personal information is stored, a transmission instruction means for instructing to start transmission of the personal information registered in this storage medium, and a transmission instruction means based on a state of instruction to start transmission of personal information by the transmission instruction means. The storage medium is provided with transmitting means for optically or wirelessly transmitting personal information registered on the storage medium to a predetermined receiving device.

[Operation 1] In this invention, when the storage medium is attached to the transmitting means, it functions as a non-contact personal identification system, and the transmitting means transmits the personal information registered on the storage medium to a predetermined receiving device. It enables wireless transmission and functions as a storage medium for a contact-type personal identification system.

When the transmission instruction means instructs to start transmission of the personal information registered on the storage medium, the transmission means optically or wirelessly transmits the personal information registered on the storage medium to a predetermined receiving device, and the personal information is transmitted at a predetermined timing. can be transmitted wirelessly and function as a contactless personal identification system.

[First Embodiment] FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view illustrating the configuration of an identification device main body in a personal identification system showing a first embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a main body on an ID car serving as a storage medium; A transmission button 2 for instructing transmission of personal identification information is provided on the top surface of the card body 1, and an infrared diode 3 that emits an infrared signal modulated with personal identification information when the transmission button 2 is pressed is mounted on the side end. It is provided so that a portion thereof is exposed, and transmits an infrared beam (modulated with personal information) 4 to a receiving device (not shown) as shown by a broken line.

5 corresponds to a state in which the operator's finger is currently instructing to press the call button (switch) 2.

Note that the infrared beam 4 is received by a receiving device (not shown) (equipped with a light receiving means), and performs, for example, entry/exit management (door unlocking/locking, confirmation of entry/exit, etc.).

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating the internal structure of the ID card main body 1 shown in FIG. 1, and the same components as in FIG. 1 are given the same reference numerals.

In the figure, 6 is a personal memory that holds personal identification information unique to each individual, and 7 is an infrared diode 3 with a signal modulated with the personal identification information read from the personal memory 6 when the switch 2 is pressed. a modulation circuit for emitting light; 8 is a battery that is a power source for the ID card body 1;
Configured to be rechargeable or replaceable. Note that the infrared beam transmission process is a well-known technique similar to the transmission method of remote controls that are put into practical use in various electrical products, and the details will be omitted.

In the personal identification system configured as described above, when the transmission instruction means (switch 2) instructs to start transmitting the personal information registered in the storage medium (ID card body 1),
The transmitting means (modulation circuit 7, infrared diode 3, etc.) is recorded.
Personal information registered on one medium is optically transmitted to a predetermined receiving device, and the personal information can be optically transmitted at a desired timing, thereby functioning as a non-contact personal identification system.

In this way, since the personal identification information stored in the personal memory 6 is transmitted only when the switch 2 is pressed, the power consumption of the battery is small.
It is possible to further reduce the size of the device, and the receiving device is provided with processing such as polling the ID card body 1 for predetermined information, so the number of placement points of the receiving device can be reduced, and miniaturization can be achieved. The cost of the entire system can be reduced.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing another example of the structure of the ID card main body 1 shown in FIG. 1, and the same parts as in FIG. 1 are given the same reference numerals.

As shown in this figure, an infrared diode 3 is provided on the entire surface of the ID card body 1. For example, as shown in FIG. When a person presses the switch 2 with, for example, a finger 5 of the left hand, an infrared beam 4 is emitted toward the front of the ID card body 1 and is configured to be received by the infrared receiving device 11. As a result, the user operates the switch 2 while the ID card body 1 is stored (the user 9 is in a standing pose facing the infrared receiving device 11), and the infrared beam 4 is modulated into personal identification information. can be fired forward.

FIG. 4 is an external view showing how the ID card main body 1 shown in FIG. 3 is used, and corresponds to a case where the ID card main body 1 can also be used as a name tag.

In the figure, 10 is a door, and 11 is an infrared receiving device that works in conjunction with a lock mechanism (not shown) of the door 10.

When the user 9 presses the switch 2 of the ID card main body 1 with a finger 5, an infrared beam 4 modulated with the user's 9 personal identification information is transmitted from the infrared diode 3 and sent to the receiving device 11.
received at

The receiving device 11 makes a judgment based on the personal identification information on the received infrared beam 4, and when it is determined that the user is an authorized user, the receiving device 11 closes the door 1.
o is unlocked to allow user 9 to enter the room.

In this way, the operations required by the user 9 can be performed while the ID card main body 1 is stored in a storage member such as a name list, and the identification information can be transmitted and formatted at any time, unlike the conventional contact type I.
Like the D-card system, there is a series of complicated steps such as taking out the ID card body 1 from the storage member, setting it in a league, etc., transmitting the read information to a predetermined judgment device, and then storing the ID card in the storage member again. This saves you a lot of trouble. For this reason, compared to conventional strict contact-type systems, when an indoor check is performed every 10 doors, it takes more time than necessary to enter a desired room, resulting in a loss of working time. There will be no more.

Furthermore, even with a manual door as in this embodiment, the user 9 can press the switch 2 while touching the doorknob, so the increase in required time can be ignored. If the infrared beam 4 carrying personal identification information is used as a door opening command, it is possible to use a gravity detection mat or a human sensor to shorten the time required for opening the door compared to a normal automatic door.

Furthermore, in the above embodiment, identification information is stored in the ID card body 1 to perform personal identification processing, but the ID card body 1 may be provided with a predetermined operation section to enable transmission of various signals. Accordingly, it is also possible to add a remote controller function to the ID card main body 1. It is also possible to use the ID card main body 1 as a management card for a copying machine.

[Second Embodiment] FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view illustrating the configuration of an identification device main body in a personal identification system showing a second embodiment of the present invention, and 21 is a contact type IC card (21) holding personal identification information.
ID card), 22 is a personal information transmitting/receiving device configured to enable communication processing via an infrared light emitting/receiving facility (not shown) installed on the ceiling of a building etc. using an infrared light emitting diode/infrared photosensor on the upper part; 23 is a contact point between the IC car and 21 that transmits personal information etc. to the personal information transmitting/receiving device 22 and the card league by contact; 24 is a contact point on the personal information transmitting/receiving device 22 side corresponding to the contact point 23;
Reference numeral 5 denotes a setting part for the IC card 21, which is configured to be detachably inserted from the upper part of the figure, and the contacts 23 and 24 are electrically connected.

In the personal identification system configured in this way, when the storage medium (contact type ID card 21) is attached to the transmitting means (personal information transmitting/receiving device 22), the transmitting means transmits the personal information registered in the storage medium to a predetermined number. It is capable of optical or wireless transmission to a receiving device, and when combined, functions as a non-contact type personal identification system, and when used alone, it functions as a storage medium for a contact type personal identification system.

In this way, the IC card 21 is transferred to the personal information transmitting/receiving device 22.
When the personal information transmitting/receiving device 22 is separated, it can be combined with a contact type IC card 21 to form a non-contact type identification device, making it possible to easily construct a wireless personal identification system. Even in a system in which a personal identification system and a contact personal identification system coexist, or in a system in which they are independent, various information processing systems can be easily constructed by identifying the personal information of the IC card 21.

Although the above embodiment describes the case where personal information is transmitted using an optical signal, the present invention can be easily applied to communication using other communication methods (wireless communication methods using electromagnetic waves).

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, the present invention includes a storage medium in which predetermined personal information is stored, and a transmission means for optically or wirelessly transmitting the personal information registered in the storage medium to a predetermined receiving device. Since the storage medium and the transmission means are configured to be detachable, the storage medium can be easily separated from or combined with the transmission means, and the storage medium itself can be used as a contact or non-contact identification system. Become. Therefore, compared to conventional non-contact type identification systems, the portable device can be made much smaller and lighter, and the identification system can be constructed at a lower cost. Furthermore, expansion of the identification system can be easily handled with minimal burden.

Further, the storage medium in which predetermined personal information is stored, a transmission instruction means for instructing to start transmission of the personal information registered in the storage medium, and a storage medium based on the state of instruction to start transmission of personal information by the transmission means. Since the storage medium is equipped with a transmission means for optically or wirelessly transmitting personal information registered in a contact-type system to a predetermined receiving device, it is possible to reduce the burden of complicated operations on the user in a contact-type system, and to quickly and easily Can perform identification processing. Furthermore, since the instruction to transmit personal identification information is left to the user, a power-saving, small and lightweight storage medium can be provided, and the burden of carrying and charging the device can be reduced on the user. Furthermore, since the storage medium can be carried around and sent at any time, even when building a large-scale personal identification system, system construction costs can be significantly reduced compared to conventional non-contact personal identification systems. play.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view illustrating the configuration of an identification device body in a personal identification system showing a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating the internal configuration of the ID card body shown in FIG. 1. 3 is a perspective view showing another configuration example of the ID card main body shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 4 is an external view showing a mode of use of the ID card main body shown in FIG. The figure is a schematic perspective view illustrating the configuration of an identification device main body in a personal identification system showing a second embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is an ID card main body, 2 is a switch, 3 is an infrared diode, 6 is a personal memory, 7 is a modulation circuit, 21 is an I
The C card 22 is a personal information transmitting/receiving device. 6 balls; Figure 1 Figure 2 "l lf so-called circuit Figure 3 Figure 4

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A storage medium storing predetermined personal information, and a transmitting means for optically or wirelessly transmitting the personal information registered on the storage medium to a predetermined receiving device, the storage medium and the transmitting means being A personal identification system characterized by being configured to be detachable. (2) A storage medium in which predetermined personal information is stored, a transmission instruction means for instructing the start of transmission of the personal information registered in this storage medium, and a state of instruction to start transmission of personal information by the transmission instruction means. A personal identification system characterized in that the storage medium is provided with a transmitting means for wirelessly transmitting personal information registered in the storage medium to a predetermined receiving device.