KR20050022901A - Apparatus And Method For Accounting And Certifying A User For A Electrical Processing Machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A device and a method for user certification and settlement of an electronic device using a smart card are provided to fundamentally block electronic device use or entry of an improper user, and realize convenient settlement by adding a function to scan a resident registration number and a fingerprint of a user to the electronic device, and adding a settlement function with use of the smart card. CONSTITUTION: Scan sensors(S1-Sm) generate age scan information and fingerprint scan information by scanning an age and a fingerprint on an ID card(1). A basic age font information storing part(17) stores basic age font information for calculating an age matched with the age scan information. A time measurer(21) measures current time using the electronic device. A fingerprint recognizer(25) extracts fingerprint feature values by recognizing the fingerprint of the user. A smart card reader(27) reads user certification information and settlement information by recognizing the smart card. A certification/settlement controller(20) judges the age of the user, identifies the user, and processes the settlement for buying goods/services by using the user certification information and the settlement information.

Description

Apparatus And Method For Accounting And Certifying A User For A Electrical Processing Machine}

The present invention relates to user authentication and payment for electronic devices, and more particularly, when any user uses an electronic device, by authenticating the user in advance and reading a smart card to perform a payment, Related to the present invention relates to a user authentication and payment device for electronic devices and a method for enabling stable authentication and payment.

In recent years, with the rapid development of electric and electronic technologies, installation of various kinds of electronic devices for sale of goods, for example, beverage vending machines, cigarette vending machines, liquor vending machines, and free ticket vending machines for subway routes, has been increasing rapidly.

In general, such a conventional vending machine generally provides a series of products when a user inputs a predetermined amount of money without a separate user age verification process for confirming the user's age.

In this case, in the case of general vending machines such as beverage vending machines, a separate age verification process for confirming the age of the user is not particularly necessary, but other vending machines such as cigarette vending machines, alcohol vending machines, subway ticket vending machines, etc. In the case of the same age-limited vending machine, a separate age certification is required to confirm the age of the user.

This means that if a vending machine such as a cigarette vending machine, a liquor vending machine, a subway ticket vending machine, etc. is operated and a separate age verification process is not performed, a minor may purchase a cigarette or alcohol without any sanction. This is because serious problems such as unfair use of free subway tickets by users who are not subject to the route may be caused.

In addition, while many conventional companies have sufficient technology to develop various kinds of vending machines, due to the difficulty of solving this in relation to the part of authenticating the user's age, the company has abandoned the commercialization. The development of the vending machine itself is shrinking significantly.

However, despite the necessity, since a conventional vending machine does not have a separate device capable of accurately authenticating a user's age, the issue of advancing a separate age certification process while operating a conventional vending machine is, This is almost impossible at this time.

In addition to the necessity of user age authentication in the above-mentioned electronic device for sale of goods, in addition to other electronic devices, for example, an electronic device that requires a user authentication process such as an entrance management system, a financial institution authentication system, an automatic certificate issue machine, and the like. In the related art, a user simply inputs a resident registration number from a user and authenticates the user.If an resident registration number is exposed, unauthorized persons freely enter or leave a place requiring security, or use financial services such as loans and withdrawals in the name of another person. It can cause serious problems such as illegally receiving important documents of others or using them illegally.

In addition, the payment function according to the purchase of the product or the use of the service in relation to the use of the above-described electronic device is also very important part, and in the past, most of them provide only a payment function using a coin, a bill or a mobile terminal. There was an inconvenience, such as not providing a payment function using a smart card.

The present invention is to solve the problems as described above, the object is to add a separate function for authenticating the user by scanning the user's social security number and fingerprint on the electronic device, and also adds a payment function using a smart card By restricting the use or access of electronic devices by inappropriate users at the same time, more convenient payment is possible, and through this, it provides a basic foundation environment where various kinds of electronic devices can be developed without certain restrictions. By promoting the elastic development of electronic devices.

Further objects of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description and the accompanying drawings.

A feature of the present invention for achieving the above object is provided in a part of the electronic device, the opening (Open gate) for loading and unloading the identification card of the user using the electronic device A housing provided; At least one scan sensor that scans the age identifier and fingerprint information described in the identification card and generates a series of age identifier scan information and fingerprint scan information when the identification card is loaded into the housing through the opening; A basic age font information storage unit for storing a series of basic age font information for calculating a basic birth year corresponding to the age identifier scan information; A time measuring unit for measuring in real time the current time that the electronic device is being used; A fingerprint recognition unit for electronically recognizing a fingerprint of the user of the electronic device corresponding to the fingerprint scan information and extracting a series of fingerprint feature values; A smart card reader which reads user authentication information and payment information necessary for payment by recognizing a smart card using a card reading algorithm when a fee for purchasing a product or using a service is paid using a smart card; A series of signal connection relationships are formed with the scan sensor, the basic age font information storage unit, the time measurement unit, and the fingerprint recognition unit, and the age identifier recorded in the age identifier scan information is transferred to the basic age font recorded in the basic age font information. The basic birth year calculated by over-lap is calculated from the current time obtained by the time measuring unit to determine the user age, and the fingerprint scan information is extracted from the fingerprint feature value extracted by the fingerprint recognition unit. Compare and determine whether the identification card forgery and identity, and transmits the determination result to the control block of the electronic device to determine the next drive of the electronic device, the user authentication information read by the smart card reader And the person who uses the payment information to settle payment for the user's purchase of goods or service And to provide an electronic device user verification and payment device comprising a billing control portion.

In addition, another aspect of the present invention, through the opening of the housing provided in a part of the electronic device, determining whether the identification card of the user using the electronic device is inserted; When the ID card is inserted, loading the ID card into the housing, and scanning both sides of the age identifier and fingerprint information of the ID card in close contact, generating a series of age identifier scan information and fingerprint scan information; ; It is determined whether the user's age is justified by calculating a basic birth year calculated by over-lapping the age identifier recorded in the age identifier scan information with the basic age font recorded in the series of basic age font information from the current time. Making a step; After extracting a series of fingerprint feature values by electronically recognizing the fingerprint of the user of the electronic device corresponding to the fingerprint scan information, compared with the fingerprint feature value extracted from the fingerprint scan information, the identification card forgery and normal status Determining whether the user is a user; Reading the smart card of the electronic device user through a smart card reader installed in a part of the electronic device, and extracting a series of user authentication information and payment information if the user is a just age and a normal user; ; Using the user authentication information and payment information extracted from the payment process for the purchase of goods or services of the electronic device, and outputting a series of authentication conformance signals and payment signals to the control block of the electronic device; To provide a user authentication and payment method for an electronic device.

Hereinafter, a user authentication and payment device for an electronic device and a method thereof according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in Figure 1, the user authentication and payment device 100 for electronic devices according to the present invention is an electronic device equipped with any internal control block 200, for example, cigarette vending machine, alcohol vending machine, subway ticket vending machine By being embedded in the electronic device 300 that requires user authentication and payment functions, such as an access management system, a financial institution authentication system, an automatic document issuer, etc., a base environment for performing a series of user authentication and payment procedures is implemented.

At this time, as shown in Figure 2, the user authentication and payment device for electronic device 100 of the present invention is largely composed of a combination of the housing 101, and the authentication and payment circuit block built in the housing 101.

Here, an opening 102 is formed at an end of the housing 101 to guide a user using the electronic device 300 to easily load and unload his or her ID 1 into the housing 101. Inside the opening 102, the identification card 1 is automatically loaded at a specific position inside the housing 101, and upon completion of the necessary process unique to the present invention, the identification card 1 is A loading / unloading roller 104 for automatically unloading to the outside is further disposed.

At this time, as shown in the figure, the above-mentioned authentication and payment circuit block is largely divided into a plurality of scan sensors forming a signal connection relationship with the authentication and payment control unit 20 and the authentication and payment control unit 20 ( S1, S2, ..., Sm, Sn), the basic age font information storage unit 17, the fingerprint recognition unit 25, the time measurement unit 21, the smart card reader 27 and the like.

Here, the scan sensors S1, S2, ..., Sm, Sn, for example, the image sensors, through the front opening 102, the user's identification card 1, for example, the user's ID card inside the housing 101. When loaded to, it scans the social security number that is the age identifier described on the front of the national ID card, and at the same time scans the fingerprint existing on the back of the national ID card, serves to generate a series of user identification scan information.

The basic age font information storage unit 17 serves to stably store and manage a series of basic age font information for calculating a predetermined basic birth year corresponding to the age identifier included in the previous user identification scan information. The fingerprint recognition unit 25 uses the fingerprint recognition algorithm to determine whether the forgery extraction and identification of the identification card 1 currently used by the user of the electronic device corresponds to the current electronic device corresponding to the fingerprint included in the user identification scan information. Fingerprints of the device user are electronically recognized to extract feature values such as ridges, valleys, ending points, bifurcation points, cores, and triangles.

Then, the time measuring unit 21 measures the current date and time (date, time) in which the electronic device 300 is being used in real time through its own timer (not shown), and if necessary, serially from the authentication and payment control unit 20. When the current time notification request event of the event occurs, it informs this, and is electrically connected to the auxiliary power supply 22 does not stop measurement even if the main power applied to the authentication and payment device side (Off), Can normally perform the time flow measurement role assigned to him.

In addition, the smart card reader 27 recognizes a corresponding smart card using a card reading algorithm when it is necessary to pay a fee for purchasing a product or using a service using a smart card having an integrated circuit (IC) chip. After reading the user authentication information and payment information necessary for payment and delivers it to the authentication and payment control unit 20.

In this situation, the authentication and payment control unit 20 overlaps the age identifier included in the previous user identification scan information with the basic age font recorded in the basic age font information storage unit 17, thereby generating an age identifier (resident registration number). In addition to calculating the basic birth year corresponding to), the basic birth year is calculated from the current time (date) obtained by the time measuring unit 21 to determine the age of the user. The fingerprint included in the user identification information is compared with the fingerprint feature value extracted by the fingerprint recognition unit 25 to determine whether or not the forgery of the identification card 1 used by the user and whether or not the user is identified. To the control block 200 of the electronic device 300, and determines the next drive of the electronic device (300). In addition, by using the user authentication information and payment information transmitted from the smart card reader 27, payment processing for the purchase of a corresponding product or use of a service is performed.

On the other hand, as shown in the figure, the user authentication and payment device of the present invention, in addition to the above-described various components, the position sensor (LS1, LS2), step motor driver 11, position sensing signal processing unit 12, An age identifier scan information processor 13, a fingerprint scan information processor 14, a voice output processor 15, and the like are further disposed.

Here, the position sensors L1 and L2 sense the insertion position of the identification card 1 when the identification card 1 is inserted into the housing by the user who uses the electronic device 300. It outputs the sensing result to the position sensing signal processing unit 12, the position sensors (L1, L2) is the initial position sensor (L1) for sensing the initial insertion position in the housing 101 of the identification card (1) And, it is divided into a final position sensor (L2) for sensing the final insertion position in the housing of the identification card (1).

At this time, the position sensing signal processing unit 12 is an initial insertion position of the identification card 1 from the initial position sensor L1 in the state of electrically mediating the previous position sensors L1 and L2 and the authentication and payment control unit 20. When the sensing signal is output or the final insertion position sensing signal of the identification card 1 is output from the final position sensor L2, after receiving it, a series of ID initial insertion position sensing signals and ID final insertion position sensing signals are received. Amplify and process the signal to be easily managed by the authentication and payment control unit 20, and output the amplified / processed ID card initial insertion position sensing signal, ID card final insertion position sensing signal, etc. to the authentication and payment control unit 20. It plays a role.

As the function of the position sensing signal processing unit 12 is performed, the authentication and payment control unit 20 may recognize and process each sensing signal output from each of the position sensors L1 and L2 more accurately and without error. .

In addition, the preceding step motor driver 11 outputs a series of identification card initial insertion position sensing signals and identification card final insertion position sensing signals from the position sensing signal processing unit 12 described above, or the authentication and payment control unit 20 When the necessary process is completed and a series of operation start commands are selectively outputted from the authentication and payment control unit 20, the step motor 105 is driven under the control of the authentication and payment control unit 20, and the above-mentioned loading and unloading is performed. By selectively rotating the loading roller 104 left and right, the identification card 1 of the user who uses the electronic device 300 can be easily loaded into and out of the housing 101 according to the authentication and payment device processing procedure. · Guide to unloading.

In addition, the above-described age identifier scan information processing unit 13 partially scans the sensors S1, S2, ..., Sn and some of the scan sensors S1 in a state in which the authentication and payment control unit 20 is electrically mediated. , S3, .... Sm amplify and process a series of age identifier scan information output from the signal easy to manage in the authentication and payment control unit 20, and amplify and process the corresponding age identifier information that has been amplified and processed. 20) to output.

In addition, the previous fingerprint scan information processing unit 14 has the remaining scan sensors S2, S4, ... which are not mediated with the age identifier scan information processing unit 13 among the above-described scan sensors S1, S2, ..., Sn. And fingerprint scan information output from the corresponding scan sensors S2, S4, ..., Sn in a state in which the authentication and payment control unit 20 is electrically mediated as a signal that can be easily managed by the authentication and payment control unit 20. Amplify and process, and outputs the amplified and processed fingerprint information to the authentication and payment control unit 20.

In accordance with the function of the age identifier scan information processing unit 13 and the fingerprint scan information processing unit 14, the authentication and payment control unit 20 outputs the age identifier scan information output from the scan sensors S1, S2,. And fingerprint scan information can be recognized and processed more accurately, without any additional error.

In addition, the voice output processing unit 15 has a user authentication procedure unique to the present invention, or smart card payment processing for product purchase or service use is finished, and in accordance with the result, a series of authentication and payment control units 20 When the processing result message output instruction is delivered, under the control of the corresponding authentication and payment control unit 20, a voice message about a series of user authentications or smart card payment processing results, which are stored in itself, is extracted, and the user authentication that has been extracted is completed. Alternatively, the smart card payment processing result voice message is transmitted to the AMP, so that the user authentication or smart card payment processing result of the authentication and payment control unit 20 is transmitted through the speaker SPK. Vending machine, liquor vending machine, subway ticket vending machine, entrance control system, financial institution authentication system, certificate automatic ticket machine It plays a role of guiding the voice output to the outside.

In accordance with the performance of the voice output processing unit 15, the user using the electronic device 300 can easily check how the authentication result for the user is determined and how the smart card payment for the product purchase or the service is processed. It becomes possible.

On the other hand, as shown in the figure, the user authentication and payment device according to the present invention, in addition to the above components, the status information processing unit 18, TCP / IP processing unit 24, data memory unit 16, interface The unit 26, the key input unit 23, and the like are further arranged.

At this time, the status information processing unit 18 visually displays on the screen display unit 19 so that the user can check information such as the operation status of the user authentication and payment device, for example, the identification card 1 scan status, smart card payment status, and standby status. By displaying, the electronic device user can check the current authentication or smart card payment related progress.

In addition, the TCP / IP processing unit 24 is connected to the Internet, the self-diagnostic information and status information of the authentication and payment device, the driving information of the electronic device, for example, the electronic device is a cigarette vending machine, liquor vending machine, subway ticket vending machine, certificate In the case of an electronic device such as an automatic ticket vending machine, information on the status of merchandise sale or service usage, and smart card payment processing information on the sale or use of such merchandise are notified to a remote administrator, and the data memory unit 16 recognizes and pays "Basic program", "age suitability criterion information", "smart card payment program", "self-diagnosis program" for the overall operation of the device is stored in advance, thereby the authentication and payment control unit 20 A series of detailed user authentication and smart card payment procedures to guide the stable To perform.

In addition, the interface unit 26, through the authentication and payment control unit 20 and the electronic device control block 200 in the above, a series of user age authentication result information and product purchase from the authentication and payment control unit 20 When the smart card payment processing result information for the service use is output, it is transmitted to the control block 200 of the electronic device, so that the electronic device can be selectively driven according to the user authentication and smart card payment processing result. It plays a role.

In addition, the key input unit 23 provides various key inputs for inputting an administrator command when setting initial information or changing information of the authentication and payment device, and controls user authentication, smart card payment, and other driving control for using electronic devices. Provides various keystrokes for

Under the user authentication and payment device system of the present invention as described above, the authentication and payment control unit 20 is an electronic device, for example, an electronic device such as a cigarette vending machine, a liquor vending machine, a subway ticket vending machine, a certificate vending machine, and the like. Before a user using a cigarette vending machine requests a smart card payment processing for purchasing a product or using a service, control the voice output processing unit 15, for example, "Please insert an ID card before purchasing a cigarette. By outputting the announcement such as "..." through the speaker (SPK), so that the user to perform the user authentication procedure unique to the present invention before the cigarette purchase.

First, the user inserts his or her ID card 1, for example, an ID card, into the opening 102 of the housing 101 in accordance with the preceding announcement, and when the ID card 1 reaches the initial position in the housing 101. The initial position sensor L1 senses this to generate a series of ID initial insertion position sensing signals, and outputs the generated ID initial insertion position sensing signal to the position sensing signal processor 12.

In this situation, as shown in FIG. 3, the authentication and payment control unit 20 continuously checks the signal output from the location sensing signal processing unit 12 to determine whether a series of ID card insertion events have occurred. (Step S1).

At this time, if the user has not yet inserted his or her ID (1) in the opening 1012 of the housing 101, it is determined that no separate ID insertion event has occurred, the authentication and payment control unit 20 is a series of waiting The state is maintained (step S2).

However, if the user inserts his ID card 1 into the opening 102 of the housing 101 and judges that a series of ID card insertion events have occurred, the authentication and payment control unit 20 immediately proceeds to the step motor driver ( 11) to control the step motor 105, thereby rotating the loading and unloading roller 104 in the forward direction, thereby bringing the identification card 1 placed in the initial position in the housing 101 to the final position. The sensor L2 is loaded into the final position in the housing 101 in which the sensor L2 is installed.

In this way, when the user ID 1 is loaded at the final position in the housing by the action of the loading / unloading roller 104, the final position sensor L2 senses this to generate a series of ID final insertion position sensing signals. The identification and payment control unit 20 generates the identification card final insertion position sensing signal through the location sensing signal processing unit 12 and outputs the completed identification card. "Loaded successfully to the final location within".

Through the above process, in the situation where the user's identification card 1, for example, the user's ID card is being loaded from the initial position in the housing 1 to the final position in the housing 1, the respective scan sensors S1, S2, ... Sn) scans the age identifiers written on the front of the ID card, for example, the first and second digits of the user ID card closely to generate a series of age identifier scan information, and closely scans the fingerprints existing on the back of the ID card. Scan information is generated, and the generated age identifier scan information is sent through the age identifier scan information processing unit 13 and the fingerprint scan information is sent through the fingerprint scan information processing unit 14, and the authentication and payment control unit 20 is generated. The process of outputting to () is performed (step S3).

In this case, the number of digits to be scanned for age identification of the identification card 1 is, for example, depending on the deformation form of the final position in the housing 1 or the position of the scan sensors S1, S3,. , Second digit, third digit "," first digit, ..., fourth digit "and the like can be modified in various ways.

In this situation, the authentication and payment control unit 20 controls the state information processing unit 18 on the one hand so that the user can check the operation status of the user authentication and payment device, that is, the scanning state of the ID card 1. Visually displayed on the display unit 19, by continuously checking the data output from the age identifier scan information processing unit 13 and the fingerprint scan information processing unit 14, a series of age identifier scan information and fingerprint scan information is scanned sensor (S1, S2, ...) Sn determines whether or not generation is complete, and if it is determined that a series of scan information has been generated at this time, the authentication and payment control unit 20 immediately turns the step motor driver 11 into By controlling, the step motor 105 is driven, and through this, the loading and unloading roller 104 is rotated in the reverse direction, for example, so that the scene placed at the final position in the housing 101 can be obtained. Increase (1) so that this can be unloaded rapidly to the outside of the housing 101.

When the identification card 1 placed at the final position of the housing 101 is unloaded to the outside of the housing 101 and the user recovers his or her identification card, the authentication and payment control unit 20 is executed. Immediately controls the voice output processing unit 15 to output an adult authentication status guidance message such as, "You are authenticating whether or not you are an adult, please wait ..." through the speaker SPK. Or, by controlling the status information processing unit 18 and outputting the previous guide message through the screen display unit 19, the user is "identified by the user authentication and payment device whether or not the age of using the cigarette vending machine. To be easily understood (step S4).

On the other hand, through the above-described step S3, in a situation where a series of age identifier scan information, for example, a user social security number described in front of the ID card is secured, the authentication and payment control unit 20 is based on the age identifier recorded in the age identifier scan information. The procedure for calculating the basic birth year corresponding to the age identifier, for example, the first and second digits of the social security number, is performed by overlapping the basic age font recorded in the basic age font information of the age font information storage unit 17.

For example, as shown in Figure 4, the authentication and payment control unit 20, through the above-described step S3, if the user resident registration number 1, second digit "85" described in the user's identification card 1 is secured, immediately The procedure for calculating the basic birth year 1985 corresponding to "85" is carried out by overlapping this "85" with the basic age fonts "76, 85, ...".

As another example, as shown in Figure 5, the authentication and payment control unit 20 through the above-described step S3, if the user resident registration number 1, second digit "76" described in the user's identification card 1 is secured, immediately, The procedure of calculating the basic birth year 1976 corresponding to "76" is performed by overlapping "76" with the basic age fonts "76, 85, ...".

Through the above process, the basic birth year corresponding to the age identifier described in the identification card 1 is calculated, while the authentication and payment control unit 20 sends a current time (date) notification request message to the time measurement unit 21, for example, The "current year notification request message" is transmitted, and through this, a process of checking the current year in which the user is using an electronic device, for example, a cigarette vending machine, is performed (step S5).

In this case, the time measuring unit 21 measures the current time (date) in which the cigarette vending machine is being used in real time through its own timer, and then the "current year notification request" as mentioned above from the authentication and payment control unit 20. If an "event" occurs, immediately proceed with the routine to notify it.

Through this process, if both the basic birth year and the current year are secured, the authentication and payment control unit 20 immediately calculates the estimated age of the user by calculating the basic birth year from the current year, and then stores the data in the data memory. Compared with the "age suitability criterion information" previously stored in the unit 16, it is determined whether the user using the electronic device, for example, the cigarette vending machine, is justified in the age of use, for example, whether or not the adult (step S6).

For example, if the basic birth year 1985 and the current year 2003 are secured through the previous step S5, the authentication and payment control unit 20 immediately calculates 1985 from 2003 to calculate the estimated age 18 of the user. Then, the user's use of the current cigarette vending machine is compared with the age suitability criterion information previously stored in the data memory unit 16, for example, the criterion information of "determining the age 19 or more as an adult". Judgment is made as to whether age is justified.

As another example, if both the basic birth year 1976 and the current year 2003 are secured through the previous step S5, the authentication and payment control unit 20 immediately calculates the estimated age 27 of the user by sequentially calculating 1976 from 2003. Thereafter, this information is compared with the judgment information "determined over 19 years old as an adult" previously stored in the data memory unit 16, and whether the current age of the user using the cigarette vending machine is valid, for example, whether or not the adult is present. To judge.

At this time, if the estimated age of the user is calculated to be 18, and the user is determined to be inadequate age for purchasing a cigarette, for example, a minor, the authentication and payment control unit 20 immediately mediates the interface unit 26. As a result, an unsuitable signal is output to the control block 200 of the electronic device, for example, the cigarette vending machine, which means "the current user is not suitable for using the cigarette vending machine" (step S7). In this case, the control block 200 of the cigarette vending machine sets a series of locks in the self-driving circuit, thereby inducing the sale of cigarettes to be blocked at its source. It becomes impossible.

Through the above procedure, in the situation where the sale of cigarettes is essentially blocked, the authentication and payment control unit 20 immediately controls the voice output processing unit 15, and says, "You cannot purchase a cigarette because you are a minor. By outputting the adult disapproval message, such as "..." through the speaker (SPK), or by controlling the status information processing unit 18 to output the previous adult disapproval message through the screen display unit 19, the corresponding user who is a minor smokes himself The purchase can be abandoned (step S8).

However, in the previous step S6, if the estimated age of the user is calculated to be 27, and it is determined that the user is a suitable age for purchasing a cigarette, for example, an adult, the authentication and payment control unit 20 may extract the forgery and extract. The voice output processing unit 15 is controlled to determine whether or not, for example, "Please put your right thumb thumb fingerprint on the image scanner for identification purposes" through the speaker SPK. Outputs or controls the status information processing unit 18 to output the previous guide message. In this situation, the fingerprint recognition unit 25 electronically prints the user's fingerprint on the previous image scanner using a fingerprint recognition algorithm. Recognized as a series of feature values, such as ridges, valleys, shortcomings, branch points, cores, triangular points, etc. to extract feature values to output to the authentication and payment control unit 20 It advances the difference (step S9).

When the authentication and payment control unit 20 receives all of the user's fingerprint feature values from the fingerprint recognition unit 25, the authentication and payment control unit 20 receives the fingerprint scan information and the user fingerprint feature values received from the fingerprint scan information processing unit 14. By comparison, by performing user authentication to confirm whether the user's ID card has been forged or not, it is determined whether the user currently using the electronic device is a normal user (steps S10 and S11).

At this time, if the identification card of the user is forged or determined not to be the person, the authentication and payment control unit 20 immediately through the interface unit 26, the control block 200 of an electronic device, for example, a cigarette vending machine. By outputting a non-conformance signal meaning "current user is not suitable for using a cigarette vending machine" (step S12), a series of locks to the self-drive circuit in the control block 200 of the cigarette vending machine. By setting the to induce the sale of the cigarette itself can be blocked at the source, after all, the user will not be able to purchase the cigarette normally.

Through the above procedure, in the situation where the sale of cigarettes is essentially blocked, the authentication and payment control unit 20 immediately controls the voice output processing unit 15, so that "you are not a normal user to purchase a cigarette." By outputting a user authentication failure message such as " Cannot " through the speaker SPK, or by controlling the status information processing unit 18 to output the previous authentication failure message through the screen display unit 19 (step S13). For example, if you use a forgery ID card or someone else's ID card, induce the user to give up buying cigarettes.

However, if the user authentication is successful in step S11, that is, if the user's identification card has not been forged, but is determined to be the user, the authentication and payment control unit 20 immediately proceeds via the interface unit 26, The control block 200 of the machine, for example, the cigarette vending machine, outputs a conformance signal meaning "current user is suitable for using the cigarette vending machine" (step S14), in this case, the control block of the cigarette vending machine ( 200) normally operates a self-driving circuit, thereby providing a foundation environment for a series of cigarette sales process such as "tobacco selection process-smart card payment process-tobacco supply process" can be smoothly carried out.

Through the above procedure, when an environment in which cigarettes are normally sold can be established, the authentication and payment control unit 20 controls the voice output processing unit 15, for example, "You can purchase a cigarette. Please select the user authentication success and the product (or service) selection message, such as "" through the speaker (SPK), or control the status information processing unit 18 to succeed the user authentication and the corresponding product (Or service) By outputting a selection message via the screen display unit 19 (step S15), the user is encouraged to purchase a desired product, for example, a cigarette or use a service.

In such a situation, the key input unit 23 recognizes a key value input for the selection of a specific product (or service) by the user and outputs the key value to the authentication and payment control unit 20, and the authentication and payment control unit 20 generates a key input unit ( When the user receives a specific product (or service) selection key value from 23, the voice output processor 15 is controlled to receive a payment for the purchase of the product (or service use) corresponding to the selected key value. For example, a payment guide message, such as "Please use your smart card to purchase a cigarette for a cigarette purchase .................", outputs a payment guide message through a speaker SPK, or controls the status information processing unit 18 to make a previous payment. The guidance message is output (step S16).

At this time, the smart card reader 27 electronically recognizes the user's smart card by using a card reading algorithm to read the user authentication information and payment information necessary for the purchase (or service use) of the user, and thus read the user authentication The information and payment information is transmitted to the authentication and payment control unit 20 (step S17).

Through this process, if both user authentication information and payment information are secured from the smart card, the authentication and payment control unit 20 immediately purchases the corresponding user's product (or uses a service) using the user authentication information and payment information. After the payment processing for the smart card payment processing is completed, the voice output processing unit 15 is controlled to notify the user of the payment processing result for the corresponding product purchase, for example, "tobacco purchase The required fee of 2,000 won has been paid ‥ ‥ ... smart card payment processing result message, such as "" through the speaker (SPK), or outputs the above smart card payment processing result message by controlling the status information processing unit 18. (Step S18).

In addition, in the situation where payment processing for product purchase (or service use) is completed through the foregoing procedure, the authentication and payment control unit 20 immediately via the interface unit 26, an electronic device such as a cigarette. To the control block 200 of the vending machine outputs a cigarette supply signal meaning "supply the cigarettes because the current user has paid for the purchase of cigarettes," in this case, the control block of the electronic device, for example, a cigarette vending machine. By normally driving the self drive circuit, the 200 supplies the selected product to the user of the electronic device (or provides a service) (step S19).

As described above, in the present invention, when the electronic device used by the user is an electronic device of a kind such as a cigarette vending machine, a liquor vending machine, a subway ticket vending machine, a certificate vending machine, or the like, the user authentication using the corresponding electronic device is, for example, a user. Before the purchase of a product or the issuance of a ticket or a document, it is confirmed in advance by the authentication process of the above-described authentication and payment control unit 20. Therefore, when the present invention is achieved, an unsuitable user uses an electronic device. Thus, the problem of purchasing cigarettes, alcohol, etc., or issuing tickets, documents, etc. can be blocked at the source, and the former electronic device manufacturers can easily obtain the advantage of developing various kinds of electronic devices flexibly without any restrictions. can do.

In addition, the user authentication and payment device of the present invention is different from other conventional authentication and payment devices, such as a bar-code read type authentication device and an ID-card read type authentication device. In addition, the present invention is not applied to reading the information previously stored in the card to perform user authentication, but to extracting an age identifier and a fingerprint from an identification card and using the same for user authentication. Since the information previously stored in the identification card is erased by the action of, for example, a magnetic material, it is possible to easily avoid the problem such that the authentication of his own is impossible.

In addition, the user authentication and payment device described above, the user through the smart card reader 27 when the user of the electronic device wants to pay for the purchase of goods or service using a smart card after the previous user authentication is completed. By reading the smart card of the user authentication information and payment information required for payment it is possible to process the payment.

Then, the authentication and payment control unit 20 of the present invention by repeatedly repeating the above-described user authentication and payment process every time a series of electronic device use events occur, thereby preventing the problem of inappropriate users to purchase goods. At the same time, payment using a smart card is possible.

The user authentication and payment device of the present invention can be utilized not only in the vending machine field described above, but also widely used in various fields in addition to the vending machine field.

For example, the user authentication and payment device of the present invention is widely used in fields such as automatic ticket vending machine, subway ticket vending machine, unmanned book lending machine, attendance checker, unmanned medical card issuing machine, etc. placed in schools, hospitals, government offices, banks, etc. Can be.

In addition, the user authentication and payment device of the present invention can be used in the fields of access management system, financial sector authentication system, etc. In this case, the scan sensors (S1, S3, ... Sm) is the user's identification card (1), for example In scanning the resident registration number on the front of the resident registration card of the user, it is preferable not to scan only the part corresponding to the age identifier, but to scan all the resident registration numbers, and in this regard, instead of the basic age font information storage unit 17, A series of user identification font information for calculating an actual social security number corresponding to the social security number scan information, for example, a user identification font information storage unit for stably storing and managing the social security number font information should be provided.

In addition, as the above-described user authentication and payment device implements a self-diagnostic function and a TCP / IP processing function capable of connecting to the Internet, the user authentication and payment by connecting to the Internet through a corresponding TCP / IP processing unit 24 is performed. Notify the remote manager of self-diagnosis information and status information of the device, driving information of the electronic device, such as product sales or document release status information, visitor information, financial service usage information, payment information for product purchase or service use, etc. can do.

Furthermore, the embodiments according to the present invention described above are not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various alternatives, modifications, and changes can be made within the scope obvious to those skilled in the art in connection with the present invention. The same embodiments should not be understood individually from the technical idea or viewpoint of the present invention, but should fall within the appended claims of the present invention.

As described above, the present invention utilizes components such as an authentication and payment control unit, a scan sensor, a fingerprint recognition unit, a basic age font storage unit, a time measurement unit, a smart card reader, and the like, and a social security number described on a user ID card, for example, a social security card. And extracting user identification information such as fingerprints in a scanned form, and analyzing the extracted user identification information through a series of computer processing processes, and extracting user's age, identity, and forgery extraction, etc. using ID scan information. Authentication can be performed, and the authentication information and payment information are read from the user's smart card, and the read information is analyzed through a series of computer processing processes. It is possible to perform the payment processing according.

In the case of the present invention, the age of the user who can use the electronic devices such as cigarette vending machine, liquor vending machine, subway ticket vending machine, certificate vending machine, etc. is limited to a certain range so that a minor may use a vending machine, Probability of purchasing alcoholic beverages, etc. is fundamentally blocked, and forgery of electronic card users and illegal use of other people's ID cards are prevented through fingerprint scan and actual fingerprint recognition of ID cards. Since the functions are provided, the above-described electronic device manufacturers can easily obtain the advantage of developing various kinds of electronic devices flexibly without any restrictions.

1 is a diagram illustrating an electronic device provided with a user authentication and payment device of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram conceptually illustrating a user authentication and payment device according to the present invention;

Figure 3 is a flow chart showing a user authentication and payment method of the user authentication and payment device in accordance with the present invention in sequence.

4 and 5 conceptually illustrate an over-lap process of a user age identifier and a basic age font in user authentication according to the present invention;

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A housing installed in a part of the electronic device, the housing having an opening for loading and unloading an identification card of the user using the electronic device; At least one scan sensor that scans the age identifier and fingerprint information described in the identification card and generates a series of age identifier scan information and fingerprint scan information when the identification card is loaded into the housing through the opening; A basic age font information storage unit for storing a series of basic age font information for calculating a basic birth year corresponding to the age identifier scan information; A time measuring unit for measuring in real time the current time that the electronic device is being used; A fingerprint recognition unit for electronically recognizing a fingerprint of the user of the electronic device corresponding to the fingerprint scan information and extracting a series of fingerprint feature values; A smart card reader which reads user authentication information and payment information necessary for payment by recognizing a smart card using a card reading algorithm when a fee for purchasing a product or using a service is paid using a smart card; A series of signal connection relationships are formed with the scan sensor, the basic age font information storage unit, the time measurement unit, and the fingerprint recognition unit, and the age identifier recorded in the age identifier scan information is transferred to the basic age font recorded in the basic age font information. The basic birth year calculated by over-lap is calculated from the current time obtained by the time measuring unit to determine the user age, and the fingerprint scan information is extracted from the fingerprint feature value extracted by the fingerprint recognition unit. Compare and determine whether the identification card forgery and identity, and transmits the determination result to the control block of the electronic device to determine the next drive of the electronic device, the user authentication information read by the smart card reader And the person who uses the payment information to settle payment for the user's purchase of goods or service And a user verification and payment in electronic equipment device comprising: a settlement control unit. The method of claim 1, Wherein through the opening, when the identification card is inserted into the interior of the housing, the user authentication and payment device for an electronic device, characterized in that it further comprises position sensors for sensing the insertion position of the identification card. The method of claim 1, A loading / unloading roller for selectively loading the identification card to a specific position inside the housing under the control of the authentication and payment controller, and unloading the identification card to the outside of the housing under the control of the authentication and payment controller. User authentication and payment device for an electronic device, characterized in that it further comprises. The method of claim 1, Under the control of the authentication and payment control unit, the electronic device user authentication and payment further comprises a voice output processing unit for outputting the user authentication or smart card payment processing results of the electronic device to the outside of the electronic device. Device. The method of claim 1, Under the control of the authentication and payment control unit, the electronic device further comprises a state information processing unit for visually displaying the operation state and the authentication progress state of the authentication and payment control unit, the smart card payment state to the outside of the electronic device. User authentication and payment device. The method of claim 1, Under the control of the authentication and payment control unit, the Internet connection further comprises a TCP / IP processing unit for notifying the remote administrator of the user authentication and self-diagnostic information and status information of the payment device, the driving information of the electronic device User authentication and payment device for electronic devices. The method of claim 1, Under the control of the authentication and payment control unit, a key input for inputting a management command when setting initial information or changing information of a user authentication and payment device is provided, and for user authentication and smart card payment and driving control for using the electronic device. And a key input unit for providing a key input. Determining whether an identification card of a user who uses the electronic device has been inserted through an opening of a housing provided in a part of the electronic device; When the ID card is inserted, loading the ID card into the housing, and scanning both sides of the age identifier and fingerprint information of the ID card in close contact, generating a series of age identifier scan information and fingerprint scan information; ; It is determined whether the user's age is justified by calculating a basic birth year calculated by over-lapping the age identifier recorded in the age identifier scan information with the basic age font recorded in the series of basic age font information from the current time. Making a step; After extracting a series of fingerprint feature values by electronically recognizing the fingerprint of the user of the electronic device corresponding to the fingerprint scan information, compared with the fingerprint feature value extracted from the fingerprint scan information, the identification card forgery and normal status Determining whether the user is a user; Reading the smart card of the electronic device user through a smart card reader installed in a part of the electronic device, and extracting a series of user authentication information and payment information if the user is a just age and a normal user; ; Using the user authentication information and payment information extracted from the payment process for the purchase of goods or services of the electronic device, and outputting a series of authentication conformance signals and payment signals to the control block of the electronic device; User authentication and payment method for an electronic device, characterized in that. The method of claim 8, And outputting a series of authentication success messages and smart card payment processing messages to the outside of the electronic device after outputting the authentication conformance signal and the payment signal.