JPH06103275A - Automatic issuing machine for certificate - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce the load on a host computer and to improve an operation rate by storing resident information received from the host computer, and at the time of judging user's departure, deleting the stored resident information. CONSTITUTION:A CPU 85 for controlling the whole device includes a memory 85a for temporarily storing a control program and data. A modem 81 connected to the CPU 85 is connected to the host computer 6 through a communication line so as to transmit a data request to the computer 6 and receive resident information transmitted from the computer 6 and a RAM 82 stores the received resident information. A clock 83 measures time elapsed from the completion of issue of a cirtificate, and when a prescribed time has elapsed, the deperture of a user using the automatic certificate issuing machine is judged and the resident information stored in the RAM 82 is deleted. Consequently connection frequency from the machine to the host computer 6 can be reduced and queuing time can be shortened.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic certificate issuing machine which is installed in a municipal office such as a city hall or on a street, and which issues a certificate such as a resident's card.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in an automatic certificate issuing machine, personal information received from a host computer for issuing a certificate is erased immediately after the certificate is issued to prepare for the next user's use. Was there.

[0003]

However, when obtaining a resident's card, etc. using an automatic certificate issuing machine, it is often the case that a seal certificate or another householder's resident's certificate is subsequently obtained. In such a case, the certificate will be issued by performing the same process twice or more in succession, but despite receiving the personal information of the householder from the host computer in the first process, Even in the second and subsequent processes, it was necessary to receive the same or similar data from the host computer. Therefore, there is a problem that the host computer is unnecessarily loaded, and other operations using the host computer are hindered. Further, in the automatic certificate issuing machine, there is a problem that it takes more time than necessary to receive the data, the waiting time of the user becomes long, and the operation efficiency deteriorates.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems. A first object of the present invention is to reduce the number of connections from a certificate automatic issuing machine to a host computer, It is to reduce the load on the computer. The second purpose is to reduce the amount of data received from the host computer, shorten the waiting time of the user for issuing the certificate, and improve the operating efficiency of the automatic certificate issuing machine. is there.

[0005]

In order to achieve this object, an automatic certificate issuing machine of the present invention is a certificate automatic issuing machine which issues a predetermined certificate based on information input by a user. , The communication means for receiving the resident information required when issuing the certificate, the storage means for storing the received resident information, and the user who used the certificate automatic issuing machine disappeared And a erasing means for erasing the resident information stored in the storage means when it is determined by the determining means that there is no user left.

[0006]

In the automatic certificate issuing machine of the present invention having the above-mentioned structure, the communication means receives from the host computer the resident information for issuing when issuing the certificate. The judging means judges whether or not the user who used the previous time stays in the vicinity of the automatic certificate issuing machine. The storage unit stores the resident information received from the host computer. The erasing means
When the determination means determines that the user is gone, the stored resident information is deleted.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the structure of an automatic certificate issuing system using the automatic certificate issuing machine 8 embodying the present invention. Since the automatic certificate issuing machine 8 of the present embodiment is connected to the host computer 6 through the communication line 7, a plurality of certificates of the inhabitant information etc. for issuance at the time of issuing the certificate can be obtained through the communication line 7. It can be supplied to the automatic book delivery machine 8.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the electrical construction of the automatic certificate issuing machine 8 embodying the present invention. CPU as the judging means of the present invention for controlling the entire certificate automatic issuing machine
Reference numeral 85 includes a memory 85a for temporarily storing a control program and data. The CPU 85 is connected to the host computer 6 via the communication line 7, and transmits a request for data to the host computer 6 and a well-known modem 81 for receiving the resident information transmitted from the host computer 6. And a well-known RAM 82 for storing resident information received by the modem 81.
And a well-known clock 83 for measuring the elapsed time from the completion of the certificate issuance, and the operation of the certificate automatic issuing machine 8 and the designation of the delivery contents while being attached to the display surface of the display 88 described later. Well-known touch panel 84 for performing
a and a card reading device 84b having a function of holding and ejecting the magnetic card (not shown) in which information for identifying residents to be used is recorded.
And an input device 84, a display 88 for displaying information on a certificate to be issued and an operating method of the certificate automatic issuing machine 8, and a depositing device 89 for receiving a predetermined fee.
And a laser printer 8a for printing and ejecting a certificate having contents designated by the input device 84 are connected to each other.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing a display state of contents which can be serviced by the automatic certificate issuing machine 8 displayed on the display 88. The touch panel 84a is provided on the display surface of the display 88. Therefore, the user can specify the service for delivering the resident card by touching the display position 84a1 on the screen.

Next, the operation of the automatic certificate issuing machine 8 configured as described above will be described with reference to the flow charts shown in FIGS.

FIG. 4 shows the automatic certificate issuing machine,
The flowchart of the process after turning on a power supply is shown.

When the power of the automatic certificate issuing machine 8 is turned on in S1, the operation is started. Next, as S2, the CPU
Initializes the device so that it can be used by various devices connected to. When the initialization is completed, the modem 81 as S3
The resident information received from the host computer 6 is deleted using. As S4, the service menu shown in FIG. 6 is displayed on the display 88, and the contents available for service by the automatic certificate issuing machine 8 are presented to the user. As S5, the user waits for a key input from the touch panel 84a. If a key input is made in S5 (S5: input is made), the process proceeds to S6.

At S5, a copy of the resident's card issuance key 84a1
The detailed processing of S6 when is designated will be described with reference to the flowchart of the subroutine shown in FIG.

As S61, the user touches the touch panel 84a.
Suppose you have specified a copy of your resident card as a certificate that you wish to receive. Next, in S62, the process waits until the magnetic card in which the resident code, which is information that can identify the user, is recorded, is inserted into the card reading device 84b. When the card is inserted, the resident code stored in the magnetic card is read out and stored in the memory 85a in S63. S6
As 4, the resident code of the resident who used the automatic certificate issuing machine 8 is retrieved from the RAM 82 one time before, and it is checked in S63 whether it is the same as the resident code stored in the memory 8a. If the resident code of the resident used last time and the resident code of the resident used this time are not the same (S64: not the same),
At S65, the resident information stored in the RAM 82 when the certificate is issued last time is deleted.

Next, in S66, the resident code stored in the memory 85a in the process of S63 is stored in the RAM 82 and S6 is stored.
Proceed to the process of 7. When the resident code of the resident used last time is the same as the resident code of the resident used this time in S64 (S64: same), the process proceeds to S67 while leaving the resident information stored in the RAM 82. As S67, the process waits until a predetermined personal identification number is input from the touch panel 84a. When the personal identification number is input, in step S68, the host computer 6 is inquired via the modem 81 and the communication line 7 whether the personal identification number is correct. If the personal identification number is incorrect (S68: NG), the process returns to S67 and waits for the personal identification number to be input again.

If the security code inquired of the host computer is correct (S68: OK), RA is executed as S69.
Check whether the resident information is stored in M82 or not. If not stored (S69: no data), as S6a, resident information such as name, date of birth, current address, etc., such as an individual, is received from the host computer 6. When the resident information is already stored in the RAM 82 in S69 (S69: data is present), it can be considered that the resident information has not been deleted in the processes of S64 and S65. Therefore, the resident information is not received from the host computer 6 again, and the process proceeds to S6b.

In step S6b, the user is requested to specify the contents of application for the resident card. Although a detailed specification method is omitted, in S6b, the number of copies of the resident's card, permanent registration, whether or not a relationship is written, etc. are input from the touch panel 84a. In S6c, the fee required for issuing the resident's card of the designated application content is received from the deposit device 89. After the receipt of the fee, in S6d, the magnetic card inserted in the card reading device 84b is ejected and returned to the user. Next, in S6e, a resident's card having a predetermined content is printed by the laser printer 8a. When the printing of the resident's card is completed, the printed resident's card is discharged and given to the user, and then the process of issuing the resident's card ends and the routine returns to the routine shown in FIG.

Next, in S7, the time when the certificate issuance is completed is acquired from the clock 83, and the memory 85 is set as the reference time.
Set to a. Then, the process returns to S4 and waits for the next user.

If no key input is made in S5 (S5: no input), the process proceeds to S8. In S8, it is checked whether the resident information of the resident used last time is stored in the RAM 82 or not. If not stored (S
8: No data) returns to S5 and waits for key input from the user. If the resident information is already stored in the RAM 82 in S8 (S8: data is present), the current time is acquired from the clock 83 in S9. In S10, the reference time stored in the memory 85a in S7 and the current time acquired in S9 are compared. As a result of the comparison, if the difference is less than 1 minute (S10: NO), it can be considered that 1 minute has not passed since the previous certificate was issued.
In this case, it is possible that the same user as last time will continue to use the automatic certificate issuing machine 8. Therefore, the process returns to S5 while leaving the resident information stored in the RAM 82. If the difference between the reference time and the current time is 1 minute or more in S10 (S
10: NO) deletes the resident information stored in the RAM 82 in S11 and returns to the process of S5.

The automatic certificate issuing machine 8 operating as described above can retain the previous user's resident information even after the completion of the certificate issuance. If the automatic certificate issuing machine 8 is not used for a certain period of time, the stored resident information can be deleted.

Further, in this embodiment, when there is no key input for more than 1 minute after the issuance of the certificate, it is judged that there is no user and the resident information is deleted. You may directly investigate the disappearance of the person.

[0023]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, the number of connections from the automatic certificate issuing machine to the host computer can be reduced, and the load on the host computer can be reduced. Further, since the amount of data received from the host computer is reduced, there is an advantage that the waiting time of the user for issuing the certificate is shortened and the operation efficiency of the automatic certificate issuing machine is improved. Also,
Since the stored resident information is deleted when the user leaves, there is an advantage that the risk of leaking personal information of the resident can be minimized.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram corresponding to a claim of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an automatic certificate issuing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a certificate automatic issuing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an automatic certificate issuing machine C according to an embodiment of the present invention.
It is a flow chart which shows processing of PU.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a subroutine of a process of issuing a resident card.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a display state of a screen when a service that can be provided is designated in the automatic certificate issuing machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 81 modem (communication means) 82 RAM (storage means) 83 clock (determination means) 84b card reader (determination means)

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An automatic certificate issuing machine for issuing a predetermined certificate based on information input by a user, and a communication means for receiving inhabitant information necessary for issuing the certificate. , A storage unit for storing the received inhabitant information, a determination unit for determining that the user who has used the automatic certificate issuer is gone, and a determination unit for determining that the user has been lost An automatic certificate issuing machine comprising: an erasing means for erasing the resident information stored in the storage means.