JPS63276685A - Card discriminating device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent an usurpation incident or the like due to the robbery of a card by inputting picture information such as the portrait of the user of the card at the time of using the card and comparing the registered picture information of the possessor of the card with the picture information of the user of the card. CONSTITUTION:In the card 1, as the possessor information, a personal identification number and the registered picture information are respectively stored. At the time of using the card 1, the card 1 is inserted into a card information reading part 2, the reading part 2 reads the registered picture information of the card 1 by a card reader 21 and a code demodulator 22 and demodulates and stores in a picture information memory 23. The portrait of the user of the card is image pickled up on a television camera 31 and stored in a picture information memory 34 as the picture information via an A/D converting circuit 32 and a picture element information conversion circuit 33. Then, the registered picture information stored in the memory 23 is compared with the picture information stored in the memory 34 by a comparison part 4, whether they coincide or not is decided and a coincidence/discrepancy signal V0 is outputted.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a card identification device, and in particular, a function for identifying card holders and card users in cash card systems, credit card systems, card entrance systems, etc. The present invention relates to a card identification device having a card identification device.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, this type of card identification device stores a 4-digit PIN number on the card in advance as a means of identifying the card owner and the card user, and then reads the PIN number read from the card and the card user. The card may be configured to compare the entered PIN number and determine whether it matches, or the card may have signature information written by the card owner's signature stored on the card in advance.
Some devices have a structure in which the signature information read from the card is compared with the signature information entered by the card user to determine whether or not they match.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

The above-mentioned conventional card identification device has a structure that stores a PIN number, but the cardholder himself/herself easily forgets the PIN number.To prevent this, the cardholder's birthday, telephone number, etc. are used. As a result, others can easily guess the PIN number, and in the case of systems that require signatures, others can imitate the signature, leading to incidents of embezzlement due to card theft, etc. There is a drawback that it does.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a card identification device that can identify a card by means other than a guessable password or a signature that can be imitated, and can prevent cases of embezzlement due to card theft or the like.

[Means for solving problems]

The card identification device of the present invention includes a card that stores owner information including registered image information for identifying the owner in advance, and a card information reading section that reads and outputs the owner information stored in the card. an image information creation unit that creates and outputs image information from an image information source of a card user corresponding to the information source used for the registered image information; and registered image information output from the card information reading unit and the image. It has a comparison section that compares the image information output from the information creation section and outputs a match/mismatch signal.

[Example] Next, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention.

The card 1 stores in advance owner information including registered image information and a password for identifying the owner. Sources of registered image information include the owner's portrait, etc.
This registered image information is encoded and stored optically, magnetically, or the like.

The card information reading unit 2 includes a card reader 21, a code demodulator 22, and an image information memory 23,
It reads and demodulates the owner information stored in the image information memory 23, temporarily stores it in the image information memory 23, and outputs it at a predetermined timing.

The image information creation unit 3 includes a television camera 31. A-D conversion circuit 325 pixel information conversion circuit 33 and image information memory 34
Image information is created from an image information source 10 such as a portrait of a cart user corresponding to the information source used for the registered image information, temporarily stored in the image information memory 34, and output at a predetermined timing.

The comparison unit 4 compares the registered image information from the cart information reading unit 2 and the image information from the image information creation unit 3, determines whether these pieces of information match or not, and generates a match/mismatch signal (■). Output.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an example of the arrangement of recording areas for owner information stored in the card 1 of the embodiment shown in FIG.

In this card 1, a password and registered image information are stored as owner information in a password recording area 11 and an image information recording area 12, respectively.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

First, cart 1 that stores the cardholder's owner information.
Create. Registered image information of the owner information is generated by using the image information creation section 3. For example, a portrait of the card owner is imaged with a television camera 31 as an image information source, and converted into a digital signal by an A-D conversion circuit 32. The pixel information conversion circuit 33 converts the image data so that it can be easily stored in the memory, and temporarily stores it in the image information memory 34 as registered image information. This stored registered image information is then input to the card making machine and stored in the image information recording area 12 of the card 1.

Next, when using the card 1, the user inserts the card 1 into the lower right information reading section 2. The card information reading section 2 reads and demodulates the registered image information of the card 1 using the card reader 21 and code demodulator 22, and temporarily stores it in the image information memory 23.

On the other hand, a portrait of the card user is captured by a television camera 31, passed through an A-D conversion circuit 322 and a pixel information conversion circuit 33, and is temporarily stored as image information in an image information memory 34.

Then, the comparison unit 4 compares the registered image information stored in the image information memory 23 with the image information memory 3 at a predetermined timing.
The image information stored in 4 is compared and it is determined whether they match or not, and a match/mismatch signal (■) is generated. The configuration is such that it is output as follows.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the present invention stores registered image information such as the portrait of the card holder, and inputs the image information such as the portrait of the cart user when using the card, and stores the registered image information of the cart owner. By comparing the code with the image information of the code user, it cannot be guessed or imitated like a PIN number or signature, so it is possible to prevent cases of embezzlement due to card theft, etc. effective.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an example of the arrangement of recording areas for owner information stored in the cart of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1...Card, 2-...Card information reading section, 3...
Image information creation section, 4. Comparison section, 10. Image information source,
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11... Password information recording area, 12... Image information recording area, 21... Card reader, 22... Code demodulator, 23... Image information memory, 31... Television camera, 32 . . . A-D conversion circuit, 33 . . . Pixel information conversion circuit, 34 . . . Image information memory.

Claims (1)

[Claims] a card that stores in advance owner information including registered image information for identifying the owner; a card information reading unit that reads and outputs the owner information stored in the card;
an image information creation unit that creates and outputs image information from an image information source of a card user corresponding to the information source used for the registered image information; and registered image information output from the card information reading unit and the image information creation unit. 1. A card identification device comprising: a comparison section that compares the image information output from the section with image information output from the section and outputs a match/mismatch signal.