JP2000102525A - Individual identifying method, individual identifying device and individual identifying recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To surely and easily confirm whether the use is performed by a true article owner or not by comparing the fingerprint directly collected from an optional finger of all fingers of a used with the fingerprint data stored in a memory element when an article is used. SOLUTION: When a card user presses an optional finger of all 10 fingers of both hands to the scanning glass surface of a detecting device 4, a scanner scans a CCD according to a program to read the fingerprint of the pressed finger. The read fingerprint image is transferred to the memory of a discriminating device 5 and written to the memory. The fingerprint data of all the fingers of both hands of a card 2 written into the individual memories of the discriminating device 5 and the fingerprint data of the optional finger collected by the detecting device 4 are mutually compared in the discriminating device 5 to perform the judgment processing of judging whether the owner of the card 2 is conformed to the user of the card by the detecting device 4 or not.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a personal authentication method, a personal authentication device, and a personal authentication recording medium for determining whether or not a required article is used by a genuine article owner.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, payments and services have been increased by various credit cards such as credit cards, cash cards, and service cards. However, these credit cards do not require a password check, and require only a signature.If the cards are stolen or lost and passed to a third party, the cards can be misused for shopping. Or receive services, the seller or service provider cannot verify that the card holder is the cardholder,
There was a problem that there was no other way than buying and selling and providing services while believing in himself. In addition, when cash is withdrawn by entering a password, such as with a cash card, there is a problem that if the password is forgotten or recorded incorrectly, the cash withdrawal will not be possible. There was also a problem that once the password was threatened and heard, the cash could be withdrawn freely. Therefore, the fingerprint data of the owner is recorded on the card, the fingerprint of the user is collected when the card is used, and the fingerprint is compared with the fingerprint data recorded on the card. Various methods have been proposed for determining whether or not the above is true. However, in these methods, the finger for recording the fingerprint data is generally limited to a specific finger such as an index finger or a thumb. Therefore, when the specific finger is injured or an elderly person records the fingerprint data, For example, if a certain finger is forgotten, authentication becomes impossible and there is a problem that a credit card or the like cannot be used.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and makes it possible to reliably and easily determine whether or not the use of a desired article is by the genuine article owner. It is an object of the present invention to provide a personal authentication method, a personal authentication device, and a personal authentication medium which can be confirmed at the same time.

[0004]

According to the present invention, in order to achieve the above-mentioned object, according to the present invention, a storage element incorporated in a required article stores fingerprint data of all fingers of both hands of the article owner. When used, the fingerprint obtained directly from any of the user's fingers is compared with the fingerprint data recorded in the storage element of the article, and the use of the article is determined by the genuine article owner. A personal identification method characterized in that it is determined whether or not there is, an article incorporating a storage element in which fingerprint data of all fingers of both hands of the owner is incorporated, and recording from the storage element of the article A reader for reading data, a detection device for directly collecting a fingerprint from an arbitrary finger of a user of the article, and fingerprint data of all fingers of both hands recorded in the storage element of the article by using the fingerprint data obtained from the detection device Compared to A personal identification device characterized by comprising an identification device for determining whether or not the use of an article is by a genuine article owner, and the owner himself / herself recorded on a storage element incorporated in a required article A process of reading fingerprint data of all fingers of both hands by a reader, a process of directly collecting and digitizing a fingerprint from an arbitrary finger of an article user by a detection device, and a process of obtaining fingerprint data obtained from a detection device by an identification device. A computer-readable program storing a program for causing a computer to execute a process of comparing the fingerprint data recorded in the storage element of the article with the fingerprint data to determine whether or not the use of the article is due to the genuine article owner And a recording medium for personal authentication.

[0005]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
The case where a cash card which is a credit card is used as an article will be described in detail with reference to the block diagram shown in FIG. Reference numeral 1 denotes a personal authentication device. Personal authentication device 1
Is a computer-readable card 2 in which fingerprint data of all fingers of both hands of the owner is recorded together with credit data similar to a conventional credit card, and recording data recorded in a storage element incorporated in the card 2. A reader 3 similar to a conventional card reader used to read
A detecting device 4 for directly collecting a fingerprint from an arbitrary finger of a card user, and comparing fingerprint data collected by the detecting device 4 together with other credit data with fingerprint data of all fingers of both hands recorded on the card 2 described above. The reader 3, the detection device 4, and the identification device 5 are interconnected with each other.

The above-described card 2 collects fingerprints of all fingers of both hands in a storage element such as an IC card or a magnetic card for storing credit data and other necessary data according to the purpose, and stores the fingerprint pattern and the like. It is assumed to have been digitized and recorded. Reference numeral 3 denotes a reader for reading digitized fingerprint data, which is fingerprint data recorded in the storage element of the card 2, and the fingerprint data read by the reader 3 is transferred to a memory of an identification device 5 described later. Reference numeral 4 denotes a detecting device for directly collecting a fingerprint of a finger of a person who uses the card 2. The detecting device 4 reads the fingerprint with a scanner, digitizes the fingerprint, and transfers the fingerprint data to a memory of an identification device 5 described later. Things. 5 is an identification device for comparing the fingerprint data of an arbitrary finger of the card user obtained from the detection device 4 with the fingerprint data of all fingers of both hands recorded on the card 1 to determine whether or not the card is the owner. And the identification device 5 is a CD-ROM or F
D to execute a program installed from the computer. It is essential to record the fingerprint data of all fingers of both hands of the owner as described above separately from the credit data similar to the conventional one in the storage element of the card 2; May also be recorded.

[0007] With the above-mentioned structure, first, a card issuer gives a card user a credit card and other necessary data on a computer-readable card 2.
Is issued, fingerprints of all fingers of both hands, which are biological characteristics unique to the card user, are digitized, and the fingerprint patterns are digitized and recorded in the magnetic recording unit of the card 2 or the IC memory. When a user who uses such a card 2 to withdraw cash, pay for a product, or receive various services, inserts the card 2 into the reader 3 of the personal identification device 1, the identification device 5 as a computer uses a CD-ROM.
Alternatively, in accordance with a program installed from the FD, the personal fingerprint data recorded on the card 2 is read, and the read fingerprint data of the card owner is transferred to the memory of the identification device 5 and written into the memory. I do.

Next, based on the instructions displayed on the monitor based on the program, the card user presses one or more of all 10 fingers of the left and right hands against the scanning glass surface of the detecting device 4. Then, the scanner scans the CCD based on the program to read the fingerprint of the pressed finger. Then, the read fingerprint image is transferred to the memory of the identification device 5 and writing processing to the memory is performed. In this way, the fingerprint data of all the fingers of both hands of the card 2 written in the separate memories of the identification device 5 and the fingerprint data of an arbitrary finger collected by the detection device 4 are compared in the identification device 5, A determination process is performed to determine whether the owner of the card 2 is the same as the user of the card whose fingerprint has been collected by the detection device 4. In this determination, the identification device 5 determines that the owner of the card 2 and the card user who has been inspected by the detection device 4 are the same, and when displayed on the monitor of the identification device 5, The merchandise seller or service provider only has to pay cash, pay money, provide services, etc. to the cardholder. As described above, the card user can immediately determine whether or not the card is used by the genuine cardholder simply by pressing any finger against the scanning glass surface of the detection device 4.

In the preferred embodiment, the discriminating apparatus 5 has high versatility as a program installed in a computer. However, the discriminating apparatus 5 may be a dedicated machine in which the program is directly incorporated in hardware. In the above-described embodiment, the article is a credit card. However, in addition to such cards, a ring, a clock, a pendant, and the like can store the fingerprint data as described above together with the credit data on a decoration body. A decorative article incorporating an element may be used. In this case, in addition to the above-described effects, the card is less likely to be lost as compared with the credit card, and has the original decorative effect of the decorative article. In addition to that, the goods are widely used as keychains, admission tickets, baggage, etc., and even in these cases, by incorporating a storage element capable of recording individual data as described above, effects according to each purpose can be achieved. Of course, what can be expected.

[0010]

As apparent from the above description, the present invention records fingerprint data of all fingers of both hands in a credit card or other storage element incorporated in a required article, and uses the article by the user of the article when using the article. By comparing the fingerprint directly collected from any finger of the user with the fingerprint data of all fingers of both hands recorded in the storage element, it can be confirmed whether or not the use of the article is due to the genuine article owner. Therefore, in addition to being able to prevent unauthorized use or fraud of articles, it also has a deterrent effect of preventing crime beforehand.In particular, in the present invention, the finger of the index owner's index finger, thumb or other specific finger is used. Instead of recording, fingerprint data of all fingers of both hands is recorded, and when used, whether a fingerprint directly collected from any one or several fingers of the user corresponds to any of the recorded fingerprints described above. Since the collation is performed, there is almost no inconvenience that an elderly person or other unfamiliar person or a person who cannot injure a specific finger and cannot collect a fingerprint cannot use a credit card or the like due to inability to authenticate. . Therefore, the present invention greatly contributes to the development of the industry as a personal authentication method, a personal authentication device and a personal authentication recording medium which solve the conventional problems.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Card 3 Reader 4 Detector 5 Identification device

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A storage element incorporated in a required article records fingerprint data of all fingers of both hands of the article owner, and when this article is used, any one of the user's fingers is used. And comparing the fingerprint directly collected from the fingerprint data stored in the storage element of the article with the fingerprint data to determine whether or not the use of the article is by the genuine article owner. Identity authentication method. 2. The personal authentication method according to claim 1, wherein the article is a credit card. 3. The personal authentication method according to claim 1, wherein the article is a decoration. 4. An article in which a storage element storing fingerprint data of all fingers of both hands of the owner is incorporated, a reader for reading recorded data from the storage element of the article, and an arbitrary finger of a user of the article. A detecting device for directly collecting a fingerprint, and comparing the fingerprint data obtained from the detecting device with the fingerprint data of all the fingers of both hands recorded in the storage element of the article, by an article owner whose use of the article is genuine A personal identification device, comprising: an identification device that determines whether or not the identification information is valid. 5. A process in which fingerprint data of all fingers of both hands of the owner recorded on a storage element incorporated in a required article is read by a reader, and a fingerprint is directly read from an arbitrary finger of a user of the article by a detection device. The process of sampling and digitizing, and comparing the fingerprint data obtained from the detection device by the identification device with the fingerprint data recorded in the storage element of the product, the use of the product by the genuine product owner. A computer-readable recording medium for personal authentication which stores a program for causing a computer to execute a process of determining whether or not there is a computer.