KR20220064466A - Age certification system using mobile phone number and age certification method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

An age verification method using a mobile phone number is disclosed. The age verification method of the present invention includes the steps of: receiving a mobile phone number on a seller terminal; transmitting a message for age verification to a purchaser terminal corresponding to the mobile phone number; receiving a user input on the purchaser terminal which has received the message for age verification; and displaying information on the age of a purchaser on the seller terminal based on the received user input.

Description

Age CERTIFICATION SYSTEM USING MOBILE PHONE NUMBER AND AGE CERTIFICATION METHOD THEREOF

The present invention relates to an age authentication system and method, and more particularly, to an age authentication system and method capable of performing age authentication in a manner in which a seller confirms the age of a buyer using a mobile phone number of a buyer.

Conventionally, in order for a buyer to visit a branch such as a store to purchase adult preference products such as alcohol and cigarettes, the seller goes through a simple procedure of verifying the identity of the buyer.

However, due to the problem of a minor who visited the store intentionally purchasing cigarettes or alcohol by using another person's ID or forging an ID, the store owner was severely damaged, such as suspension of business and fines.

In spite of such damage, a separate device capable of accurately authenticating the age of the purchaser is not provided in the related art. Moreover, the technology for verifying the identity or age of a buyer is being developed to some extent, but it is impossible to provide a separate identification device for this purpose in each store, and the method is often complicated.

For example, as shown in FIG. 1 , in the case of the prior art of performing adult authentication online, the user enters the name, date of birth, gender, mobile phone number and security number, etc. Adult authentication is performed by additionally inputting the authentication number included in the SMS authentication text, but such a complicated authentication process may cause a negative customer experience.

Accordingly, there is a demand for the development of a technology capable of quickly and simply verifying the age of a purchaser using an existing device.

The present invention is to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an age authentication system and method in which a seller can immediately and conveniently check the age of a buyer using only the mobile phone number of the buyer.

The age authentication method using a mobile phone number according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object includes the steps of receiving a mobile phone number on a seller terminal, and a message for age authentication is transmitted to a buyer terminal corresponding to the mobile phone number The steps of: receiving a user input on the purchaser terminal that has received the age authentication message; and displaying information about the age of the purchaser on the seller terminal based on the received user input.

In this case, in the displaying step, information about the age of the purchaser may be displayed only when the received user input matches a unique code corresponding to the seller terminal.

In addition, in the displaying step, information about the geographic location of the purchaser terminal that is inquired according to the received user input may be further displayed.

In addition, in the displayed step, the communication company server may transmit information about the age of the buyer to the seller terminal based on subscription information corresponding to the mobile phone number received from the seller terminal.

In addition, in the receiving step, information on the date of birth of the holder of the mobile phone number is additionally input, and in the transmitting step, information on the date of birth included in the subscription information corresponding to the inputted date of birth and the mobile phone number. Only when the comparison results match, the age authentication message may be transmitted to the purchaser terminal corresponding to the mobile phone number.

In addition, the seller terminal may be implemented as a seller's portable terminal or a Point Of Sales (POS) terminal.

On the other hand, the age authentication system using a mobile phone number according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a buyer terminal and a seller terminal that receives a mobile phone number and transmits an age authentication message to the purchaser terminal corresponding to the input mobile phone number And, when a user input is received on the buyer terminal that has received the age authentication message, the seller terminal displays information about the buyer's age based on the user input.

In this case, the seller terminal may determine whether the user input matches a unique code corresponding to the seller terminal, and display information about the age of the buyer only when the unique code matches.

In addition, the seller terminal may further display information about the geographic location of the buyer terminal inquired according to the user input.

In addition, the age authentication system may further include a communication company server that receives the mobile phone number from the seller terminal, and transmits information about the age of the buyer to the seller terminal based on subscription information corresponding to the mobile phone number there is.

And, the seller terminal additionally receives information on the date of birth of the holder of the mobile phone number, and transmits the input information on the mobile phone number and the date of birth to the communication company server, wherein the communication company server includes information about the date of birth and the The information on the date of birth included in the subscription information corresponding to the mobile phone number is compared, and only when the comparison results match, the information on the age of the purchaser may be transmitted to the seller terminal.

In this case, the seller terminal may be implemented as a seller's portable terminal or a Point Of Sales (POS) terminal.

According to various embodiments of the present invention as described above, since the seller can check the age of the buyer using only the mobile phone number of the buyer, it is possible to perform adult authentication more conveniently and reliably.

1 is a view for explaining the problems of the existing age verification procedure;
2 is a view for explaining an example of a terminal that can be used to implement a method for authenticating the age of a purchaser according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a flowchart for explaining the age authentication and location authentication method of a purchaser according to an embodiment of the present invention;
4 is a view showing a mobile phone number input screen according to an embodiment of the present invention;
5 is a view showing a message for age authentication according to an embodiment of the present invention;
6 is a view showing a message for location authentication according to an embodiment of the present invention;
7 is a view showing an age authentication result message according to an embodiment of the present invention;
8 is a flowchart for explaining an age authentication process of an age authentication system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
9 is a flowchart for briefly explaining an age authentication method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, terms used in the present specification and claims have been selected in consideration of functions in various embodiments of the present invention. However, these terms may vary depending on the intention of a person skilled in the art, legal or technical interpretation, and emergence of new technology. Also, some terms may be arbitrarily selected by the applicant. These terms may be interpreted in the meanings defined herein, and in the absence of specific definitions, they may be interpreted based on the general content of the present specification and common technical common sense in the art.

Also, the same reference numerals or reference numerals in each drawing appended hereto indicate parts or components that perform substantially the same functions. For convenience of description and understanding, the same reference numbers or reference numerals are used in different embodiments to be described. That is, even though all the components having the same reference number are shown in the plurality of drawings, the plurality of drawings do not mean one embodiment.

Also, in this specification and claims, terms including ordinal numbers such as 'first' and 'second' may be used to distinguish between elements. This ordinal number is used to distinguish the same or similar components from each other, and the meaning of the term should not be limitedly interpreted due to the use of the ordinal number. As an example, for components combined with such an ordinal number, the order of use or arrangement of the elements should not be construed as being limited by the number. If necessary, each ordinal number may be used interchangeably.

In this specification, the singular expression includes the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present application, terms such as 'comprise' or 'comprise' are intended to designate that a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification exists, but one or more other It should be understood that this does not preclude the possibility of addition or presence of features or numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

Also, in an embodiment of the present invention, when it is said that a part is connected to another part, this includes not only direct connection but also indirect connection through another medium. In addition, the meaning that a certain part includes a certain component means that other components may be further included, rather than excluding other components, unless specifically stated to the contrary.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a diagram for explaining an example of a terminal that can be used to implement a method for authenticating the age of a purchaser according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the existing structure of selling alcoholic beverages and tobacco products in stores, the seller confirms the age of the buyer through the resident registration card and sells it. However, when a buyer borrows or forges a resident registration card from another person, it is difficult for the seller to confirm it, so various problems arise.

The age authentication procedure in the present invention authenticates the age using both the buyer terminal 100 and the seller terminal, and the information used here is the buyer's mobile phone number.

In this case, the buyer terminal 100 may be implemented as a mobile phone capable of calling such as a smart phone, and the seller terminal may be implemented as a Point of Sales (POS) terminal 10 . The POS terminal 10 collects sales information for each product immediately upon sale, stores it in a computer, and processes the information in connection with information such as ordering, purchase, delivery, and inventory to provide data such as sales analysis and management analysis. device that supports it.

In addition, the seller terminal may be implemented as a portable device 20 capable of receiving messages, such as a smart phone, a tablet PC, or the like, in addition to the POS terminal 10 . Hereinafter, the seller terminal 200 including the POS terminal 10 and the portable device 20 will be collectively referred to as the seller terminal 200 .

The purchaser terminal 100 and the seller terminal 200 are connected to a communication company server supporting each communication service.

Under such an age authentication system, the seller can display the age of the buyer through the seller terminal 200 , and a specific embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 3 .

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of verifying age and location of a purchaser according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, a mobile phone number may be input on the seller terminal 200 (S310). In this case, an application for age authentication may be driven in the seller terminal 200 , and a screen for inputting a mobile phone number may be displayed on the display as shown in FIG. 4 in the driven application.

The screen may include a consent menu 41 related to an expression of intention to provide personal information of the purchaser who is the name of the purchaser terminal 100, and a menu 42 for inputting a mobile phone number.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 4 , a menu 43 for receiving information about the date of birth of the person in the name of the purchaser terminal 100 may be additionally displayed. The authentication accuracy can be improved by using the information on the date of birth. The menu 43 for receiving information on the date of birth may be provided for the user to select the date of birth, month, and date using a scroll bar.

When a mobile phone number is input on the seller terminal 200, a message for age authentication may be transmitted to the purchaser terminal 100 corresponding to the input mobile phone number (S320). Here, the age authentication message may be transmitted through the communication company server 300 and may be implemented as a security message through the USIM or an SMS message including the authentication URL. This age authentication message transmission method may be selectively applied according to the model of the mobile phone and the telecommunication company.

The SMS message including the authentication URL may be implemented in a form including a link to the web address of the authentication page, as shown in FIG. 5 .

When the purchaser terminal 100 receives the age verification message, the purchaser can select whether to consent to age verification on the purchaser terminal 100, and the selection of consent to age verification is performed by itself within a secure message through USIM or by SMS This can be done within the page for authentication associated with the authentication URL in the message.

On the other hand, in an embodiment in which information on the date of birth of the holder of the mobile phone number is additionally input on the seller terminal 200, the communication company server 300 that receives the information about the mobile phone number and the date of birth of the holder from the seller terminal 200 is received The information on the date of birth compares the information on the date of birth included in the subscription information corresponding to the mobile phone number, and only when the comparison results match, the age authentication message may be transmitted to the purchaser terminal 100 .

When the buyer's consent is obtained, location authentication for confirming whether the buyer is a buyer who actually visited the store may be performed (S340). Location authentication is a two-factor authentication procedure to prevent abuse cases in which a buyer steals another person's mobile phone number and performs authentication on behalf of another person who does not exist in the store.

As shown in FIG. 6 , a menu 62 for entering the unique code of a visited store is displayed together with a menu 61 for selecting whether to agree within the page for authentication in which consent to age verification can be selected. can be

The unique code is a unique code previously registered for each store, and may be made of letters, numbers, and symbols, and may be provided through the seller terminal 200 such as a POS terminal. If a unique code is not entered or an incorrect unique code is entered, age verification will fail.

Because the unique code is different for each store, it is possible to prevent theft of other people's cell phone numbers that do not exist in the store, and by changing the unique code at regular intervals, it is possible to more thoroughly prevent misuse of the unique code by memorizing the unique code. .

Also, as another embodiment, when the purchaser consents to age authentication, the seller terminal 200 is information on the geographic location of the purchaser terminal 100 queried by a GPS sensor mounted on the purchaser terminal 100 . can also be obtained.

When the location authentication of the buyer is completed, as shown in FIG. 7 , information related to the age of the buyer may be displayed through an application running on the seller terminal 200 ( S350 ).

Specifically, the communication company server 300 receives the mobile phone number of the buyer from the seller terminal 200, and based on the subscription information corresponding to the received mobile phone number, information about the age included in the information about the personal identity of the buyer Check it. At this time, the communication company server 300 determines whether the buyer agrees to age authentication, and transmits the corresponding information to the seller terminal 200 when the age authentication is agreed to, thereby relating to the age of the buyer on the seller terminal 200 . Information may be displayed.

In this case, the age of the purchaser may be displayed for each age group of 10 years to which the age of the purchaser belongs, such as teenagers, 20s, 30s, etc. to protect personal information.

Accordingly, the seller may check the age of the buyer displayed on the seller terminal 200 and decide to sell or reject the product.

In addition, when the location authentication of the buyer is completed, information related to the location of the buyer may be additionally displayed on the seller terminal 200 . Specifically, information on whether the store unique code input by the buyer matches or the result of determining whether the geographic location of the buyer terminal 100 exists within a certain range from the store may be displayed along with the buyer's age-related information. there is.

In this case, the determination as to whether the purchaser terminal 100 exists within a certain range from the store may be made on the seller terminal 200 that has obtained information on the geographic location of the purchaser terminal 100 from the purchaser terminal 100 .

Through this process, the seller can determine whether to sell the product by comprehensively checking the age of the buyer and whether the buyer is the real owner of the mobile phone number.

8 is a flowchart illustrating an age authentication process of an age authentication system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 8 , the age authentication system 1000 may include a purchaser terminal 100 , a seller terminal 200 , and a communication company server 300 .

First, when a mobile phone number is input on the seller terminal 200 (S810), the seller terminal 200 transmits information about the corresponding mobile phone number to the communication company server 300 (S820).

The communication company server 300 checks the subscriber information subscribed to the mobile phone number based on the received mobile phone number information (S830), and transmits an age authentication message to the purchaser terminal 100, which is the corresponding subscriber (S840). ).

The purchaser terminal 100 that has received the age authentication message may transmit the authentication consent and location authentication related information to the communication company server 300 through the age authentication message and the authentication page connected to the age authentication message. In this case, the information related to location authentication may be a unique code of a store or location information detected by GPS.

The communication company server 300 may perform location authentication based on whether the location of the buyer matches the store based on the received location authentication related information ( S860 ).

When the location authentication is completed, the communication company server 300 may transmit the buyer's age-related information to the seller terminal 200, and in this case, may additionally transmit the buyer's location-related information (S870).

The seller terminal 200 may display the age-related information of the buyer received from the communication company server 300 , and the seller may determine whether to sell the product through the information.

On the other hand, this age authentication method can be applied not only offline, but also adult authentication performed online, such as a website. Conventionally, in the case of adult and self authentication on the terminal, adult authentication is performed by entering name, date of birth, gender, mobile phone number and security number, and additionally inputting the authentication number included in the received SMS authentication text. The process can create a negative customer experience.

In addition, in the adult authentication page, where only the date of birth was entered, the date of birth corresponding to the adult age could be selected and entered arbitrarily, so it was impossible to accurately check the age.

Therefore, by allowing only the mobile phone number and date of birth to be input, and verifying this by comparing the subscriber information stored in the telecommunication company server to adult authentication, effects such as customer convenience, accurate adult check and reduction of authentication costs may occur.

9 is a flowchart for briefly explaining an age authentication method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, a mobile phone number is input on the seller terminal (S910). Here, the seller terminal may be implemented as a seller's portable terminal or a Point Of Sales (POS) terminal. In this case, information on the date of birth of the holder of the mobile phone number may be additionally input.

Thereafter, a message for age authentication is transmitted to the purchaser terminal corresponding to the mobile phone number (S920). At this time, only when the comparison result between the input information on the date of birth and the information on the date of birth included in the subscription information corresponding to the mobile phone number coincides, the age authentication message can be transmitted to the purchaser terminal corresponding to the mobile phone number.

Thereafter, a user input is received on the purchaser terminal that has received the age authentication message (S930).

Thereafter, based on the received user input, information on the age of the buyer is displayed on the seller terminal (S940). At this time, only when the received user input matches the unique code corresponding to the seller terminal, information on the age of the buyer may be displayed.

In addition, information about the geographic location of the purchaser terminal that is inquired according to the received user input may be further displayed.

In this case, the communication company server may transmit information on the age of the buyer to the seller terminal based on the subscription information corresponding to the mobile phone number received from the seller terminal.

According to this, since the seller can check the age of the buyer using only the mobile phone number of the buyer, adult authentication can be performed more conveniently and reliably.

The age authentication method according to various embodiments described above may be implemented as a program and stored in various recording media. That is, a computer program that is processed by various processors to execute the above-described age authentication method may be used in a state stored in a recording medium.

As an example, i) when a mobile phone number is input on the seller terminal, transmitting an age authentication message to the buyer terminal corresponding to the mobile phone number; ii) when the user input is received on the buyer terminal that has received the age authentication message A non-transitory computer readable medium in which a program for performing a step of displaying information about the age of a buyer on the seller terminal based on a user input is stored may be provided.

On the other hand, although preferred embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and described above, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, and the technical field to which the present invention pertains without departing from the gist of the present invention as claimed in the claims In addition, various modifications are possible by those of ordinary skill in the art, and these modifications should not be individually understood from the technical spirit or perspective of the present invention.

10: POS terminal 20: seller's portable terminal
100: buyer terminal 200: seller terminal
1000: age verification system

Claims (13)

In the age verification method using a mobile phone number,
receiving a mobile phone number input on the seller terminal;
transmitting a message for age authentication to a purchaser terminal corresponding to the mobile phone number;
receiving a user input on the purchaser terminal that has received the age authentication message; and
and displaying information on the age of the purchaser on the seller terminal based on the received user input. According to claim 1,
The displayed step is
The age authentication method, characterized in that the information on the age of the purchaser is displayed only when the received user input matches the unique code corresponding to the seller terminal. According to claim 1,
The displayed step is
Age authentication method, characterized in that the information about the geographic location of the purchaser terminal that is inquired according to the received user input is further displayed. According to claim 1,
The displayed step is
Age authentication method, characterized in that the communication company server transmits the information on the age of the buyer to the seller terminal based on the subscription information corresponding to the mobile phone number received from the seller terminal. 5. The method of claim 4,
The step of receiving the input is
Receive additional information on the date of birth of the holder of the mobile phone number,
The transmitting step is
Age authentication message is transmitted to the purchaser terminal corresponding to the mobile phone number only when the comparison result between the input information on the date of birth and the information on the date of birth included in the subscription information corresponding to the mobile phone number matches How to verify your age. According to claim 1,
The seller terminal,
Age authentication method, characterized in that implemented as a seller's portable terminal or POS (Point Of Sales) terminal. In the age verification system using a mobile phone number,
buyer terminal; and
and a seller terminal that receives a mobile phone number and transmits an age authentication message to a purchaser terminal corresponding to the input mobile phone number; and
The seller terminal,
When a user input is received on the purchaser terminal that has received the age authentication message, an age authentication system using a mobile phone number that displays information about the age of the purchaser based on the user input. 8. The method of claim 7,
The seller terminal,
Age authentication system using a mobile phone number, characterized in that determining whether the user input matches a unique code corresponding to the seller terminal, and displaying information about the age of the purchaser only when the unique code matches. 8. The method of claim 7,
The seller terminal,
Age authentication system using a mobile phone number, characterized in that further displaying information about the geographic location of the purchaser terminal inquired according to the user input. 8. The method of claim 7,
A mobile phone number, characterized in that it further comprises a; receiving the mobile phone number from the seller terminal, and transmitting information about the age of the buyer to the seller terminal based on the subscription information corresponding to the mobile phone number The age verification system used. 11. The method of claim 10,
The seller terminal,
receiving additional information on the date of birth of the holder of the mobile phone number, and transmitting the inputted mobile phone number and information on the date of birth to the telecommunication company server;
The telecommunication company server,
Comparing the information on the date of birth and the information on the date of birth included in the subscription information corresponding to the mobile phone number, and only when the comparison results match, the information on the age of the buyer is transmitted to the seller terminal, characterized in that Age verification system using mobile phone number. 8. The method of claim 7,
The seller terminal,
Age authentication system using a mobile phone number, characterized in that implemented as a seller's portable terminal or POS (Point Of Sales) terminal. A computer-readable recording medium in which a program for performing the method according to any one of claims 1 to 6 is recorded.

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