JPH0673949A - User recording device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To keep the record of utilization of an equipment, etc., in the equipment, a device and environment such as a safe-deposit box, etc., capable of being used or utilized only by a specific person. CONSTITUTION:The discriminating information of a user and the face section of the user are image-sensed respectively separately while successively changing over a first video camera 28A and a second video camera 28B, and image-sensed information is picture-recorded by employing a video tape recorder(VTR) 26 operated by a VISCA protocol while being related mutually. Ancillary information such as the date of utilization, tape count information, etc., is overlapped and picture-recorded in an on-screen-display(OSD)27. Accordingly, an external synchronous signal is used for changing over the first and second video cameras 28A and 28B, thus reducing noises at the time of changeover. Tape count information displaying the absolute position of a tape is overlapped to image-sensed information and writted previously, thus easily allowing retrieval.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a user recording device, and more particularly to a user recording device suitable for recording and retaining a store visit certificate of a safe deposit box user.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There are various devices, equipment, environments, etc., which are used or permitted to be used only by a preselected user or contractor. For example, safe deposit boxes are usually
It is installed and used in banks, credit unions, securities companies, etc., but its use is limited to the contractor or its agent. When a bank or the like requests an opening of a safe deposit box from a legitimate contractor or its agent, the bank unlocks the safe deposit box and keeps the opening request as a record for a considerable period of time.

[0003] Conventionally, a bank or the like uses an embossed copy of a safe deposit card issued to a contractor of a safe deposit box each time in order to have a meaning as an opening request form and at the same time as a store proof. I kept this.

[0004]

However, since the safe deposit card is made of a magnetic card, the stored contents are easily destroyed by the influence of external magnetism, and the mechanical strength is low when a bending force is applied. Therefore, it cannot be said that the recording medium for personal identification is satisfactory.
In addition, since the embossed copy of the safe deposit card uses pressure-sensitive paper, it is not suitable for long-term storage.

Further, the applicant of the present application has proposed a multifunction key for a safe deposit box in which an electronic storage means and a safe key are integrally formed in place of the magnetic card and safe lock that have been conventionally used. When such a key is used, the store proof cannot be used in the form of emboss copy, and a means for holding the record of the store proof is required instead.

[0006] Therefore, the present invention is a novel user recording device for taking and storing a usage record of the facility or the like in a facility, a device or an environment such as a safe deposit box that can be used or used only by a specific person. The purpose is to provide.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a first method for capturing user identification information.
Image pickup means, second image pickup means for picking up at least the face part of the user, control means for controlling the first and second image pickup means, and the first and second image pickup means There is provided a user recording device, comprising: a storage unit that stores the imaged information captured by the device in association with each other.

It is preferable that the storage means is a video tape recorder which can be controlled from the outside, and it is preferable that the storage means is provided with a superimposing means for superimposing and synthesizing at least the date and time of use with the imaging information.

[0009]

The identification information for identifying the person is given to the person who is permitted to use or use the device, equipment, environment, etc., and the first image pickup means picks up this identification information. The second imaging means images the face of the user himself. The control means controls the first imaging means and the second imaging means,
For example, the first image pickup means and the second image pickup means are sequentially switched, and the identification information and the face portion of the user are imaged for a predetermined time, respectively. The image pickup result is recorded by associating the identification information and the user's face with each other by a storage means such as a video tape recorder which can be controlled from the outside. Further, the superimposing means is operated at the time of recording so that at least the date and time of use is synthetically recorded so that it becomes easy to confirm the usage status of the device, equipment, etc. even when the video tape recorder having no calendar display function is used for reproduction.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A user recording device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings when it is applied to a store visiting certificate recording device of a safe deposit box.

The safe deposit box issues an electronic key as a customer lock to the contracting user, and operates the system using this electronic key. The electronic key is formed by integrally forming an electronic key portion and a metal key, and identification information is engraved or printed on a predetermined portion of the electronic key. It should be noted that the electronic key has an electrical storage means, in which the key type, bank number,
Information such as branch number, safe number, issuing history, customer name, gender, customer address, customer identification number, date and time of use, time of use, etc. is written.

First, the system configuration of the safe deposit box and its operation will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the safe deposit system comprises a central processing unit 1, a reception unit 2, an entrance control unit 3, an exit control unit 4, a safe control unit (not shown) and a plurality of safes (not shown). There is. The entrance control device 3 is installed near the outside of the safe front room door, and the exit control device 4 is installed near the inside. In the front room of the safe, there is a reception device 2
Is installed, and there is a safe room in the back of the safe front room, and multiple safes are arranged there. Each safe is electrically connected to the safe control.

The central processing unit 1 is installed in a bank office or the like, and is electrically connected to other devices. An external storage device 10 is connected to the central processing unit 1 and stores a key number, a safe number, an agent, a principal, a personal identification number, an issuing date, an issuing history, a usage record and the like for each electronic key. The central processing unit 1 determines the reception unit 2 based on these pieces of information.
Manages the entire system while communicating with etc.

The accepting device 2 is an electronic key reader / writer (key R / W) having an acceptance processing device 20 and a key insertion unit 22.
21, a video tape recorder (VTR) 26, an on-screen display (OSD) 27, a key photographing video camera 28A and a person photographing video camera 28B. The reception processing device 20 has a key R / W 21,
VTR 26, OSD 27 and two video cameras 28
A and 28B are controlled. A keyboard 23, a display 24, and a human sensor 25 are connected to the key R / W 21.

The VTR 26 functions as a storage means in the present invention, operates while communicating with the acceptance processing device 20, and operates from the acceptance processing device 20 to the VTR 26.
Can be controlled. In this embodiment, VIS is used for communication.
Using the CA protocol, the VTR 26 records the video imaged by the video cameras 28A and 28B in frame units according to the command from the acceptance processing device 20. VI
Other than the SCA protocol can be applied to the present invention as long as the VTR can be controlled to a certain degree.

The acceptance processing device 20 sends a synchronizing signal to the video camera 28A for key photographing and the video camera 28B for person photographing, and switches between the two video cameras in synchronization. At least the date and time of use is combined and recorded in the video information captured by the two video cameras 28A and 28B. The composite recording of the date and time of use is performed by the reception processing device 20.
This is performed by the OSD 27 based on the calendar information contained in the. The OSD 27 can superimpose and combine auxiliary information such as a customer identification number and a safe number on the video information in addition to the date and time of use. Further, if a VTR 26 having a linear time counter function is used and the absolute position of the tape is recorded on a predetermined channel, the search can be easily performed.

The video camera 28A is arranged so as to have a predetermined positional relationship with the key insertion portion 22 so as to photograph the key number and other identification information stamped on the blade portion of the electronic key. The other video camera 28B is arranged so as to capture at least the face of the customer.

The room entrance control device 3 comprises a control device 30 and a key R / W 31 having a key insertion portion 32. Similar to the reception device 2, a keyboard 33 and a display 34 are connected to the key R / W 31. The exit control device 4 also has a key R for reading / writing necessary information from / to the electronic key inserted in the key insertion unit 42.
/ W41. The keys R / W 31 and 41, and the key insertion units 32 and 42 are the same as the key R / W 21 and the key insertion unit 22 provided in the reception device 2, respectively.

In order to use the safe deposit box, the entrance control device 3 arranged outside the safe front room door performs a procedure for entering the safe front room. According to the message displayed on the display 34, the electronic key brought in the key insertion unit 32 is inserted, and then the personal identification number is input from the keyboard 33.
The key R / W 31 reads necessary information such as the key type, bank number, branch number, safe number, issuance history, and customer identification number stored in the electronic key, and permits entry into the safe deposit box. Make a decision as to whether it is good or not. If it is determined that entry into the room is permitted, the safe front room door is opened and closed for a certain period of time.

The user who has entered the safe deposit box front room inserts the electronic key brought into the key insertion section 22 of the reception apparatus 2 again. The reception device 2 is a part for receiving use of the customer's safe deposit box,
Here, the necessary information stored in the electronic key is read out again, and it is determined whether or not it matches the information registered in the external storage device 10. If they match, the central processing unit 1 outputs a use permission signal, and the corresponding safe deposit box is ready for use. Further, the two video cameras 28A and 28B respectively image the identification information displayed by marking or printing on the electronic key and at least the user's face, and record them on the video tape. Ancillary information such as date and time of use is also synthetically recorded on the video tape, and the content recorded on the video tape is used as the store proof.

The user removes the electronic key from the key insertion portion 22 of the reception device 2 and moves it to the installation place of the corresponding safe deposit box, and performs the unlocking operation using the metal key. At this time, even if the metal key and the cylinder lock installed in the safe deposit box are mechanically compatible with each other, the door of the safe deposit box is opened unless the central processing unit 1 outputs an opening / closing permission signal for the safe deposit box. It is not possible.

The customer who has finished using the safe exits from the safe room, moves to the front room of the safe, and performs the exit processing by the exit control device 4. An electronic key is inserted into the key insertion unit 42 of the exit control device 4, the safe number stored in the electronic key is read by the key R / W 41, and whether the corresponding safe door is closed or the inner box is returned. Determine whether or not. When the closure of the safe door and the presence of the inner box are confirmed, the date and time of use and the time of use are written in the electronic key. When the writing is completed, the safe front room door is opened and the user exits.

Now, the store visit certification sequence by the VTR will be described with reference to the flow chart shown in FIG. The store visit certification sequence starts from the time when the customer inserts the electronic key into the key insertion unit 32 of the entrance control device 3 (step 1). When the electronic key is inserted, predetermined information stored in the electronic key is read and sent to the central processing unit 1. As a result of the collation in the central processing unit 1, if the inserted key is confirmed to be legitimately usable, the central processing unit 1 sends the personal identification number of the electronic key used to the entrance control unit 3. To be done. A message prompting the user to input a personal identification number is displayed on the display 34 (step 2). The user can use the keyboard 33 according to the message.
Enter the password from. When the entered personal identification number and the personal identification number sent from the central processing unit 1 match (step 3), the central processing unit 1 issues a command for locating the VTR 26 and sets the VTR 26 in the recording standby state (step 4). The built-in timer 1 of the reception processing device 20 is set (step 5).

When the procedure at the entrance control device 3 is completed, the electronic key is removed, and the user moves to the reception device 2 and inserts the electronic key into the key insertion portion 22 (step 6). If the electronic key is not inserted into the key insertion unit 22 within the predetermined time (step 7), the VTR 26 does not perform the recording process and the use of the safe deposit box is prohibited (step 19).

If the electronic key is inserted before the timer 1 times out (step 6), a process for obtaining a store visit proof is performed. When the user is in the position to insert the electronic key, the human sensor 25 is turned on, and the user can record. Next, it is confirmed whether or not the VTR 26 is in the standby state (step 8). If the VTR 26 is not in the standby state, the VTR 26 is cued in the same manner as the processing in step 4 to enter the recording standby state (step 9). The recording start position is a position where the last of the previous recording is left for 1 second, and a VTR that operates according to the VISCA protocol is used to connect the recording in frame units. Further, a VTR of the type that writes linear tape count information on a magnetic tape is used.

From the recording start position, the video camera 28
The identification information stamped on the electronic key of the customer who came to the store in A is photographed for 1 second. Next, the reception processing device 20 switches to another video camera 28B to photograph the face portion of the customer from the front for 1 second or more (step 10). Both are video recordings. As the video cameras 28A and 28B, black and white CCD cameras are preferable from the viewpoints of size, service life, and the like. Two
Since the video cameras 28A and 28B are operated by external synchronization and are synchronized when the cameras are switched, the screen is not disturbed at the time of switching. Next, the timer 2 of the reception processing device 20 is set (step 1
1). Even if there is a lock release request for the electronic key inserted into the key insertion unit 22 during shooting, the lock is not released, and only the lock release request is stored (steps 12 to 14).

Next, it is confirmed whether or not the recording of the VTR 26 is completed (step 15), and if it is completed, the VTR is completed.
It is checked whether there is a request for unlocking the electronic key during the recording of 26 (step 16). If there is a request for unlocking, unlock the electronic key (step 1
7). At this point, if the timer 2 has not timed up, that is, if the time from the start of recording to the unlocking of the electronic key is too short, the processing from step 6 onward is performed again. If the timer 2 has timed out, it is determined that the recording process by the VTR 26 has been properly performed, and the recording process is ended (step 19).

The case where the store visit certification is obtained in the safe deposit system has been described above, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, an automatic teller machine (AT
M) and the embossment of the magnetic card used in the night safe and other employee ID etc.
You can keep a record of access control. Further, although the VTR is used as the storage means and the magnetic tape is used as the recording medium, a magneto-optical disk (OMDD), a write-once rewritable optical disk, a digital audio tape (DAT), a hard disk, or the like can also be used. The information written in these recording media may be analog or digital.

[0029]

As described above, according to the present invention, when a user intends to use a predetermined device, equipment, environment, etc., the use record is made by the image pickup means, so that the user is specified. No matter what type of identification information is used, if it is optically recognizable information, it can be recorded as a usage record by imaging it. In addition, since the date and time of use is recorded together with the face of the user as additional information, the use record of more direct contents can be obtained.

Further, since the video tape recorder is used as the recording means, a large amount of information can be recorded on the magnetic tape which is the recording medium, and the management of the usage record becomes easy. Furthermore,
If the tape count is recorded as the attached information, the usage record can be easily searched.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a system configuration for obtaining a store visit certificate of a safe deposit box user.

FIG. 2A is a flow chart for explaining a store visit certification sequence by the system shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 2B is a flowchart for explaining a store-visit certification sequence by the system shown in FIG. 1.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Central Processing Unit 1 2 Reception Device 20 Reception Processing Device 21 Electronic Key Reader / Writer (Key R / W) 22 Key Insertion Section 23 Keyboard 24 Display 25 Human Sensor 26 Video Tape Recorder (VTR) 27 On-Screen Display ( OSD) 28A Video camera for key shooting 28B Video camera for human shooting 3 Entrance control device 4 Exit control device

Front Page Continuation (72) Inventor Hiroshi Ito 248, Mukohara, Otama, Otama-mura, Adachi-gun, Fukushima Prefecture Hiwada Electronics Co., Ltd. (72) Kentaro Adachi, 248, Oyama, Otama-mura, Adachi-gun, Fukushima Prefecture In the company

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A first for capturing user identification information.
Image pickup means, second image pickup means for picking up at least the face part of the user, control means for controlling the first and second image pickup means, and the first and second image pickup means A user recording device, comprising: a storage unit that stores the imaged information captured by the device in association with each other. 2. The user recording device according to claim 1, wherein the storage means is a video tape recorder which can be controlled from the outside. 3. A superimposing means for superimposing and synthesizing at least a date and time of use with imaging information.
Alternatively, the user recording device described in 2.