JP6696684B2 - Information processing system, product registration device, information processing device, information processing method, and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing system, a product registration device, an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program.

  The following devices have been proposed to improve the efficiency of age confirmation work at the cash register when purchasing alcoholic beverages at supermarkets and convenience stores.

  Patent Document 1 describes an example of a product sales data processing device (POS terminal). The POS terminal determines whether or not the customer satisfies the age condition of the specific product that the customer is trying to purchase. For example, the membership card carried by the customer stores information such as the customer's identification information, date of birth, and password. The POS terminal reads information from the membership card during the accounting process and determines whether or not the customer satisfies the age condition of the specific product. Furthermore, the POS terminal requests the input of information (for example, a password) that only the customer himself / herself can know, and determines whether or not the input information matches the information read from the membership card, and performs identity verification processing. As a result, the age of the customer can be confirmed, and it can be confirmed that the customer is the legitimate owner of the membership card and is not a spoof.

  Patent Document 2 describes that when the age confirmation is necessary, the identification code of the user is read from the membership card, and this identification code is used as a key for extracting the biometric data of the user from the database. Furthermore, the automatic age confirmation system in the self-checkout system described in Patent Document 2 asks the customer to input the date of birth to confirm the age when registering an item with age restrictions. Then, when the age is not confirmed, this system retrieves the biometric data of the user from the database by using the input birth date as a key and performs the authentication process.

  Patent Document 3 describes a device that can suppress the disclosure of unnecessary personal information and that does not require carrying an IC card and can confirm the age. In this device, a personal ID associated with the biometric information of the user is acquired by biometric authentication, age information is acquired from the personal information DB using the personal ID as a key, and age confirmation is performed using an age threshold, and as a result, Is output.

JP, 2008-257429, A Japanese Patent Publication No. 2007-512587 JP, 2017-151738, A

  In the systems described in Patent Documents 1 and 2 described above, it is premised that the customer's age is confirmed with a POS terminal or the like that performs product registration work, and when the member card is used, the customer's date of birth or password, etc. You are asked to enter your credentials. The device described in Patent Document 3 also acquires biometric information at the time of acquiring personal information and outputting the result of age confirmation. Then, like the other documents, the device of Patent Document 3 needs to acquire biometric information at the time of performing product registration work in order to perform age confirmation. As described above, in the product registration device, work or processing for personal identification and age confirmation other than product registration work has occurred.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to reduce the processes performed by the product registration device among the processes for confirming the identity and confirming whether the sales conditions are satisfied. Especially.

  In each aspect of the present invention, the following configurations are adopted to solve the problems described above.

The first aspect relates to an information processing system.
A first information processing system device according to the first aspect is
A product registration device for registering products to be purchased,
A biometric authentication device provided in a place different from the installation place of the product registration device;
A server device,
Including,
The product registration device, the biometric authentication device, and the server device are connected via a network,
The biometric authentication device has a user information acquisition unit that acquires user identification information and biometric information,
The product registration device has identification information acquisition means for acquiring identification information of a user when registering a product to be purchased,
The biometric information of the user acquired by the biometric authentication device and biometric authentication information that is stored in advance in association with the user identification information corresponding to the user identification information acquired by the biometric authentication device are collated. Verification means,
When the biometric information and the biometric authentication information match based on the matching result by the matching unit, refer to the attribute information of the user, which is stored in advance in association with the biometric authentication information, which corresponds to the matched biometric authentication information. It is possible, when registering a product with sale conditions, refer to the user attribute information corresponding to the user identification information acquired when registering the product, and refer to the user attribute information obtained by reference. Based on the availability determination means for determining whether or not to sell the product with the sales conditions,
The matching hand stage is thus implemented in the server equipment,
The determination hand stage is thus realized in the commodity registration equipment.
Further, the second information processing system according to the first aspect,
A product registration device for registering products to be purchased,
A biometric authentication device provided in a place different from the installation place of the product registration device;
Have
The product registration device and the biometric authentication device are connected via a network,
The biometric authentication device has a user information acquisition unit that acquires user identification information and biometric information,
The product registration device has identification information acquisition means for acquiring identification information of a user when registering a product to be purchased,
The biometric information of the user acquired by the biometric authentication device and biometric authentication information that is stored in advance in association with the user identification information corresponding to the user identification information acquired by the biometric authentication device are collated. Verification means,
When the biometric information and the biometric authentication information match based on the matching result by the matching unit, refer to the attribute information of the user, which is stored in advance in association with the biometric authentication information, which corresponds to the matched biometric authentication information. It is possible, when registering a product with sale conditions, refer to the user attribute information corresponding to the user identification information acquired when registering the product, and refer to the user attribute information obtained by reference. Based on the availability determination means for determining whether or not to sell the product with the sales conditions,
The matching means is realized by one of the product registration device and the biometric authentication device,
The availability determination unit is realized by the product registration device.

The third information processing system according to the first aspect,
A product registration device for registering products for purchase,
A biometric authentication device provided in a place different from the installation place of the product registration device,
A server device,
Including,
The product registration device, the biometric authentication device, and the server device are connected via a network,
User information acquisition means for acquiring user identification information and biometric information using the biometric authentication device,
The biometric information of the user acquired by the biometric authentication device and the biometric authentication information stored in advance in association with the user identification information corresponding to the identification information of the user acquired by the biometric authentication device. Collation means to collate,
When the biometric information and the biometric authentication information match based on the matching result by the matching unit, refer to the attribute information of the user, which is stored in advance in association with the biometric authentication information, which corresponds to the matched biometric authentication information. It is possible and when registering a product with sales conditions, the attribute information of the user obtained by referring to the attribute information of the user corresponding to the identification information of the user acquired when registering the product is obtained. Based on, the availability determination means for determining the availability of the sale of the product with the sales conditions,
The user information acquisition unit and the collation unit are realized by the server device,
The availability determination unit is realized by the product registration device,
Each function of the availability determination unit is realized by any of the server device and the product registration device or a combination thereof,
When the identification information of the user cannot be acquired by the user information acquisition unit, the verification unit stores the biometric information of the user acquired by the biometric authentication device in advance in association with the identification information of the user. Collate with the biometric information
When the biometric information and the biometric authentication information match, based on the matching result by the matching unit, the biometric authentication device records user identification information stored in advance in association with the matched biometric authentication information. The recording medium further comprises a providing means for providing the recording medium to the user.
The fourth information processing system according to the first aspect,
A product registration device for registering products for purchase,
A biometric authentication device provided in a place different from the installation place of the product registration device,
Have
The product registration device and the biometric authentication device are connected via a network,
User information acquisition means for acquiring user identification information and biometric information using the biometric authentication device,
The biometric information of the user acquired by the biometric authentication device and the biometric authentication information stored in advance in association with the user identification information corresponding to the identification information of the user acquired by the biometric authentication device. Collation means to collate,
When the biometric information and the biometric authentication information match based on the matching result by the matching unit, refer to the attribute information of the user, which is stored in advance in association with the biometric authentication information, which corresponds to the matched biometric authentication information. It is possible and when registering a product with sales conditions, the attribute information of the user obtained by referring to the attribute information of the user corresponding to the identification information of the user acquired when registering the product is obtained. Based on, the availability determination means for determining the availability of the sale of the product with the sales conditions,
The verification unit, the user information acquiring unit, and the determination hand stage is realized by the commodity registration apparatus,
When the identification information of the user cannot be acquired by the user information acquisition unit, the verification unit stores the biometric information of the user acquired by the biometric authentication device in advance in association with the identification information of the user. Collate with the biometric information
When the biometric information and the biometric authentication information match, based on the matching result by the matching unit, the biometric authentication device records user identification information stored in advance in association with the matched biometric authentication information. The recording medium further comprises a providing means for providing the recording medium to the user.
The fifth information processing system according to the first aspect,
A product registration device for registering products for purchase,
A biometric authentication device provided in a place different from the installation place of the product registration device,
Equipped with
The product registration device and the biometric authentication device are connected via a network,
User information acquisition means for acquiring user identification information and biometric information using the biometric authentication device,
The biometric information of the user acquired by the biometric authentication device and the biometric authentication information stored in advance in association with the user identification information corresponding to the identification information of the user acquired by the biometric authentication device. Collation means to collate,
If the biometric information and the biometric authentication information match based on the matching result by the matching unit, refer to the attribute information of the user, which is stored in advance in association with the biometric authentication information, which corresponds to the matched biometric authentication information. When registering a product that is possible and has sales conditions, the attribute information of the user obtained by referring to the attribute information of the user corresponding to the identification information of the user acquired when registering the product is obtained. Based on, the availability determination means for determining the availability of the sale of the product with the sales conditions,
The user information acquisition means and the matching means are realized by the biometric authentication device,
The determination hand stage is realized by the commodity registration apparatus,
When the identification information of the user cannot be acquired by the user information acquisition unit, the matching unit is stored in advance in association with the biometric information of the user acquired by the biometric authentication device and the identification information of the user. The biometric information
When the biometric information and the biometric authentication information match, based on the matching result by the matching unit, the biometric authentication device records user identification information stored in advance in association with the matched biometric authentication information. The recording medium further comprises a providing means for providing the recording medium to the user.

The second aspect relates to a product registration device.
The product registration device according to the second aspect is
A product registration device for registering products to be purchased,
Connected via a network to a biometric device provided in a place different from the place where the product registration device is installed,
The biometric authentication device acquires user identification information and biometric information,
Identification information acquisition means for acquiring the identification information of the user when registering the product to be purchased,
The biometric information of the user received from the biometric authentication device and biometric authentication information corresponding to the user identification information received from the biometric authentication device and stored in advance in association with the user identification information are collated. Verification means,
When the biometric information and the biometric authentication information match based on the matching result by the matching unit, refer to the attribute information of the user, which is stored in advance in association with the biometric authentication information, which corresponds to the matched biometric authentication information. It is possible and is obtained by referring to the attribute information of the user corresponding to the identification information of the user acquired at the time of registration of the product by the identification information acquisition unit when registering the product with the sales condition. And a propriety determination unit that determines whether or not the product with the sale condition can be sold based on the attribute information of the user.

The third aspect relates to an information processing device.
The information processing device according to the third aspect is
It is connected via a network with a product registration device that registers the products you purchase,
Installed in a place different from the place where the product registration device is installed, connected via a network to a biometric authentication device that acquires user identification information and biometric information,
Identification information acquisition means for acquiring the identification information of the user acquired by the product registration device when registering the product to be purchased;
Biometric information of the user acquired by the biometric authentication device, and biometric authentication information stored in advance in association with the user identification information corresponding to the user identification information acquired by the biometric authentication device. Collation means to collate,
When the biometric information and the biometric authentication information match based on the matching result by the matching unit, refer to the attribute information of the user, which is stored in advance in association with the biometric authentication information, which corresponds to the matched biometric authentication information. It is possible and is obtained by referring to the attribute information of the user corresponding to the identification information of the user acquired at the time of registration of the product by the identification information acquisition unit when registering the product with the sales condition. And a propriety determination unit that determines whether or not the product with the sale condition can be sold based on the attribute information of the user.

The fourth aspect relates to an information processing method executed by at least one computer.
The information processing method according to the fourth aspect is
An information processing method of an information processing device for registering a product to be purchased, comprising:
The information processing device,
While being connected to the information processing device via a network, the identification information and biometric information of the user is acquired from a biometric authentication device provided in a place different from the installation place of the information processing device,
Based on the collation result of the acquired biometric information of the user and the biometric authentication information stored in advance in association with the user identification information, which corresponds to the acquired identification information of the user, the biometric information and the biometric authentication When the information matches, it is possible to refer to the attribute information of the user, which is stored in advance in association with the biometric information, which corresponds to the matched biometric information.
When registering the product to purchase, obtain the identification information of the user,
When registering a product with sales conditions, refer to the user's attribute information corresponding to the user's identification information acquired at the time of registration of the product, and based on the user's attribute information, the product with the sales conditions This includes determining whether or not to sell.

As another aspect of the present invention, it may be a program that causes at least one computer to execute the method of the fourth aspect, or a computer-readable recording medium that records such a program. May be. The recording medium includes a non-transitory tangible medium.
The computer program includes a computer program code which, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to execute the information processing method on the information processing device.

  It should be noted that any combination of the above constituent elements, and the expression of the present invention converted between a method, a device, a system, a recording medium, a computer program, etc. are also effective as an aspect of the present invention.

  Further, the various constituent elements of the present invention do not necessarily have to exist independently, and a plurality of constituent elements are formed as one member, and one constituent element is formed by a plurality of members. May be present, a certain component may be a part of another component, a part of a certain component may overlap a part of another component, and the like.

  Further, although a plurality of procedures are described in order in the method and the computer program of the present invention, the described order does not limit the order in which the plurality of procedures are executed. Therefore, when the method and computer program of the present invention are implemented, the order of the plurality of procedures can be changed within a range that does not hinder the contents.

  Furthermore, the plurality of procedures of the methods and computer programs of the present invention are not limited to being executed at different timings. For this reason, another procedure may occur during execution of a certain procedure, the execution timing of a certain procedure may partially or completely overlap the execution timing of another procedure, and the like.

  According to each of the above aspects, an information processing system, an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program that reduce the processing performed by the product registration apparatus among the processing for confirming the identity and confirming whether or not the sales condition is satisfied. Can be provided.

It is a figure which shows notionally the system configuration of the information processing system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram which logically shows the structure of the information processing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of a structure of the computer which implement | achieves each of the server apparatus, biometrics apparatus, and PLU server of this embodiment. It is a figure showing an example of composition of a computer which realizes a goods registration device of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of the collation result storage part of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of the goods attribute information storage part of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of the user attribute information storage part of this embodiment. It is a functional block diagram which logically shows the structure of the biometrics authentication apparatus of this embodiment. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the server apparatus of this embodiment logically. It is a functional block diagram which shows the composition of the goods registration device of this embodiment logically. It is a figure which shows operation | movement and data flow of the whole information processing system of this embodiment. It is a flow chart which shows an example of operation of a biometrics device of this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of operation | movement of the server apparatus of this embodiment. It is a flow chart which shows an example of operation of the goods registration device of this embodiment. 15 is a flowchart showing an example of a detailed procedure of sales availability determination processing of the product registration device of FIG. 14. It is a figure which shows operation | movement and data flow of the whole information processing system of 2nd Embodiment. It is a functional block diagram which shows logically the structure of the goods registration apparatus of 2nd Embodiment. It is a functional block diagram which shows logically the structure of the goods registration apparatus of 3rd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of the collation result storage part of 3rd Embodiment. 11 is a flowchart showing an example of a part different from the operation procedure of the first embodiment in the operation of the server device of the third embodiment. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of a part different from the operation procedure of the first embodiment in the operation of the product registration device of the third embodiment. It is a functional block diagram which shows logically the structure of the server apparatus of 4th Embodiment. 13 is a flowchart showing an example of a part different from the operation procedure of the first embodiment in the operation of the server device of the fourth embodiment. 13 is a flowchart showing an example of a part different from the operation procedure of the first embodiment in the operation of the product registration device of the fourth embodiment. It is a functional block diagram which shows logically the structure of the server apparatus which concerns on 5th Embodiment. It is a functional block diagram which shows logically the structure of the biometrics authentication apparatus which concerns on 5th Embodiment. It is a figure which shows operation | movement and data flow of the whole information processing system of 5th Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of operation | movement of the biometrics apparatus of 5th Embodiment. It is a flow chart which shows an example of operation of the server apparatus of a 5th embodiment. It is a figure which shows an operation | movement of the whole information processing system of other embodiment, and an example of a data flow. It is a figure which shows an operation | movement of the whole information processing system of other embodiment, and an example of a data flow. It is a figure which shows an operation | movement of the whole information processing system of other embodiment, and an example of the flow of data. It is a figure which shows an example of operation | movement of the whole information processing system of other embodiment, and a flow of data.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In all the drawings, the same reference numerals are given to the same components, and the description thereof will be omitted as appropriate. Further, in each of the following drawings, a configuration of a portion not related to the essence of the present invention is omitted and not shown.

  Further, in the present specification, “acquisition” means that the device itself acquires data or information stored in another device or a storage medium (active acquisition), for example, a request or a request to another device. Inquiring and receiving, accessing and reading other devices or storage media, etc., and inputting data or information output from other devices to its own device (passive acquisition), for example, distribution And / or receiving data (or transmission, push notification, etc.) or information to be received. It also includes selecting and acquiring from the received data or information, or selecting and receiving the distributed data or information.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram conceptually showing the system configuration of an information processing system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The information processing system 1 includes a server device 100, a biometric authentication device 200, a product registration device 300, and a PLU (Price Look Up) server 400.

  The server device 100, the biometric authentication device 200, the product registration device 300, and the PLU server 400 are connected to each other via the network 3. The network 3 is, for example, a LAN (Local Area Network), and the network line may be a wireless line or a wired line. Further, a repeater (not shown) (for example, a router) may be provided between the respective devices.

  Although each device is connected to the same network 3 in FIG. 1, the invention is not limited to this and may be connected to a plurality of different networks. For example, the network between the biometric authentication device 200 and the server device 100, the network between the server device 100 and the product registration device 300, and the network between the product registration device 300 and the PLU server 400 may be networks of different systems.

  In the present invention, the information processing system 1 of FIG. 1 may include at least the biometric authentication device 200 and the product registration device 300. At least a part of the functions of the server device 100 and the PLU server 400 may be realized by the biometric authentication device 200 or the product registration device 300.

  FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram logically showing the configuration of the information processing device 50 according to the embodiment of the present invention. The information processing device 50 includes a user information acquisition unit 52, a collation unit 54, and an availability determination unit 56. Each function of each component of the information processing device 50 can be realized by any one of the server device 100, the biometric authentication device 200, and the product registration device 300, or a combination thereof.

The user information acquisition unit 52 acquires the identification information of the user (customer U) when registering the product to be purchased.
The matching unit 54 stores the biometric information of the user acquired by the biometric authentication device 200, and the biometric authentication information stored in advance in association with the user identification information corresponding to the user identification information acquired by the biometric authentication device 200. To match.
The propriety determination unit 56, when the biometric information and the biometric authentication information match based on the matching result by the matching unit 54, the attribute of the user corresponding to the matched biometric authentication information and stored in advance in association with the biometric authentication information. It is possible to refer to the information and refer to the attribute information of the user corresponding to the user identification information acquired when the product is registered by the user information acquisition unit 52 when registering the product with the sales condition, and the reference information is obtained. Based on the attribute information of the user, whether or not to sell the product with the sales condition is determined.

  In the information processing system 1, the information referred to by each device is stored in the matching result storage unit 32 in FIG. 5, the product attribute information storage unit 34 in FIG. 6, and the user attribute information storage unit 36 in FIG. 7, respectively. Which device is provided with which storage unit depends on the system configuration, as described later.

  The biometric authentication device 200 acquires the identification information of the user and the biometric information, and transmits the information to the server device 100 or the product registration device 300.

  The product registration device 300 is, for example, a POS (Point Of Sales) terminal that registers products to be purchased.

  The biometric authentication device 200 is provided in a place different from the place where the product registration device 300 is installed. The place different from the installation place of the product registration device 300 is a place where the customer U passes before the timing when the salesclerk C performs the registration work of the product purchased by the customer U (also referred to as a user). It refers to a place where the biometric information of the customer U can be acquired before the work.

  The installation place of the biometric authentication device 200 is a place (for example, the passage 7) where the customer U passes before entering the sales area A of the product 20 for which sales conditions are limited, such as when visiting a store. The sales area A refers to, for example, a building of a store, a floor within the store, a predetermined area within the floor, or the like. Alternatively, the biometric authentication device 200 may be in a sales area of the product 20 for which sales conditions are limited, as long as it is different from the product registration device 300. For example, the product shelf on which the product 20 is displayed. It may be installed around.

  The PLU server 400 includes the product attribute information storage unit 34 shown in FIG. The product attribute information storage unit 34 stores information such as a product name, a price, and sales conditions as product attribute information in association with product identification information (hereinafter also referred to as product ID) indicated by a product barcode. .. For example, when the PLU server 400 receives the product ID from the product registration device 300, the PLU server 400 refers to the product attribute information storage unit 34 and sets the attribute information (product name, price, sales conditions, etc.) of the corresponding product in the product registration device 300. Reply.

  The PLU server 400 can set or change attribute information such as the price and sale condition of an arbitrary product stored in the product attribute information storage unit 34 according to an operator's instruction. The operator uses the operation unit (not shown) of the PLU server 400 to perform setting or changing operations.

As described above, the information processing system 1 of the present invention can be realized by various configurations, and specifically, the following configuration examples can be considered.
(A1) The information processing system 1 includes a server device 100, a biometric authentication device 200, a product registration device 300, and a PLU server 400. The server device 100 includes a matching result storage unit 32 and a user attribute information storage unit 36, and the PLU server 400 includes a product attribute information storage unit 34.
(A2) The product registration device 300 also has the functions of the server device 100 and the PLU server 400, and the information processing system 1 does not include the server device 100 and the PLU server 400. The product registration device 300 includes a matching result storage unit 32, a product attribute information storage unit 34, and a user attribute information storage unit 36.
(A3) The product registration device 300 also has the function of the server device 100, and the information processing system 1 does not include the server device 100. The product registration device 300 includes a matching result storage unit 32 and a user attribute information storage unit 36, and the PLU server 400 includes a product attribute information storage unit 34.
(A4) The product registration device 300 also has the function of the PLU server 400, and the information processing system 1 does not include the PLU server 400. The server device 100 includes a matching result storage unit 32 and a user attribute information storage unit 36, and the product registration device 300 includes a product attribute information storage unit 34.
(A5) The server device 100 also has the function of the PLU server 400, and the information processing system 1 does not include the PLU server 400. The server device 100 includes a matching result storage unit 32, a product attribute information storage unit 34, and a user attribute information storage unit 36.
(A6) The product registration device 300 has the function of the PLU server 400, and the biometric authentication device 200 has the function of the server device 100. The information processing system 1 does not include the server device 100 and the PLU server 400. The biometric authentication device 200 includes a matching result storage unit 32 and a user attribute information storage unit 36, and the product registration device 300 includes a product attribute information storage unit 34.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a computer 80 that realizes each of the server device 100, the biometric authentication device 200, and the PLU server 400 of this embodiment. The product registration device 300 will be described later. The computer 80 of this embodiment includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 82, a memory 84, a program 90 loaded in the memory 84, a storage 85 storing the program 90, an I / O (Input / Output) 86, and a network connection. A communication I / F (InterFace) 87, which is an interface for communication, is provided.

  The CPU 82, the memory 84, the storage 85, the I / O 86, and the communication I / F 87 are connected to each other via a data transmission path (for example, a bus 89) for transmitting / receiving data to / from each other. However, the method of connecting the CPU 82 and the like to each other is not limited to bus connection. The CPU 82 controls each device such as the memory 84, the storage 85, the I / O 86, and the communication I / F 87. The computer 80 may include a processor such as a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) in addition to the CPU 82.

  The memory 84 is a memory such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) or a ROM (Read Only Memory). The storage 85 is a storage device such as a HDD (Hard Disk Drive), SSD (Solid State Drive), or memory card.

  The storage 85 may be a memory such as a RAM or a ROM. The storage 85 may be provided inside the computer 80. Alternatively, if the computer 80 is accessible, it may be provided outside the computer 80 and connected to the computer 80 by wire or wirelessly. Alternatively, the storage 85 may be detachably provided in the computer 80.

  The storage 85 stores a program module that realizes the function of each processing unit included in each device. By executing each of these program modules, the CPU 82 performs the function of each processing unit (for example, at least one of the user information acquisition unit 52, the collation unit 54, and the availability determination unit 56 of the information processing device 50 in FIG. 2). Realize each. Here, when executing the above-mentioned program modules, the CPU 82 may execute these program modules after reading them on the memory 84, or may execute them without reading them on the memory 84.

  The I / O 86 controls input / output of data and control signals between the computer 80 and other input / output devices. The other input / output devices are, for example, input devices (not shown) such as a keyboard, a touch panel, a mouse, and a microphone connected to the computer 80 and output devices (not shown) such as various displays, printers, and speakers. is there. The display and the input device may be integrated and realized as a touch panel. Further, the other input device may be an interface between the input device or output device described above and the computer 80. Furthermore, the I / O 86 may perform input / output control of data with a device (not shown) that performs at least one of reading and writing on another recording medium.

  As an example of a reading or writing device for another recording medium, there is a card reader for reading a membership card of a store. This card reader includes an insertion slot into which a card is inserted, a card self-propelled mechanism, and a reading unit. The card self-propelled mechanism allows the card inserted in the insertion slot to be self-propelled and taken in, or eject the card from the insertion slot. The reading unit reads information recorded on an IC card, a magnetic card, or the like. Further, the card reader may be a non-contact type. In that case, the insertion slot and the card self-propelled mechanism are not included. Further, both contact type and non-contact type readers may be provided.

  The communication I / F 87 is a network connection interface for communicating between the computer 80 and an external device. The communication I / F 87 may be a network interface for connecting to a wired line or a network interface for connecting to a wireless line. There are various methods for connecting the respective devices via the communication I / F 87. For example, this connection includes a network connection via a network line, a bus connection via a bus line (for example, a USB (Universal Serial Bus) line), and the like.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a computer 80 that realizes the product registration device 300 of this embodiment. The computer 80 of FIG. 4 that realizes the product registration apparatus 300 includes a display 61, an input device 62, a printer 63, and a speaker 65 in addition to the configuration of FIG. Only the points different from FIG. 3 will be described below.

  Other input / output devices connected to the I / O 86 in FIG. 4 are input / output devices such as the display 61, the input device 62, the speaker 65, and the printer 63. The display 61 includes a liquid crystal display, a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) display, a lamp, an LED (Light Emitting Diode) display, an organic EL (ElectroLuminescence) display, and the like. The input device 62 includes operation keys, operation buttons, a keyboard, switches, a jog dial, levers, a touch pad, and the like. The display 61 and the input device 62 may be integrated and realized as a touch panel.

  In FIG. 4, a computer 80 that implements the product registration device 300 shows an example of a configuration in which an input / output device including a display 61, an input device 62, a printer 63, and a speaker 65 is built in. Not limited. In another example, the computer 80 may have each interface corresponding to each input / output device connected to the I / O 86. The computer 80 may be connected to each input / output device provided outside via each interface.

  Furthermore, as an example of a reading device for another recording medium connected to the I / O 86, there is a code scanner 64 for reading a barcode of a product or the like. The code scanner 64 includes a light source and a light receiving element such as a photodiode. The light receiving element is, for example, a code scanner that detects a product code for identifying a product, an imaging device such as a lens and a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) image sensor.

  Each component of the server device 100, the biometric authentication device 200, the product registration device 300, and the PLU server 400 of this embodiment of FIG. 1 is realized by an arbitrary combination of hardware and software of the computer 80 of FIG. 3 or 4. To be done. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that there are various modified examples of the method and device for realizing the same. The functional block diagram showing each device of each embodiment to be described below does not show a configuration in hardware units but shows blocks in logical function units.

  It should be noted that each element of this embodiment may be configured by a plurality of computers 80 or may be realized by a virtual server.

(First embodiment)
First, the above configuration example (a1) will be described. That is, the information processing system 1 includes the server device 100, the biometric authentication device 200, the product registration device 300, and the PLU server 400. Further, the server device 100 has a matching result storage unit 32 and a user attribute information storage unit 36, and the PLU server 400 has a product attribute information storage unit 34.

<Biometric authentication device 200>
In the following description, the biometric authentication device 200 is a fingerprint authentication device, but is not limited to this. The biometric information for performing biometric authentication is, for example, at least one authentication information of fingerprint authentication, finger vein authentication, palm vein authentication, voiceprint authentication, iris authentication, retina authentication, face authentication, face authentication, and auricle authentication. Can be included. The biometric authentication device 200 is a device corresponding to biometric information used for authentication processing.

  FIG. 8 is a functional block diagram logically showing the configuration of the biometric authentication device 200 of this embodiment. The biometric authentication device 200 includes a card reading unit 202, a communication unit 204, a UI unit 206, and a biometric information acquisition unit 208.

The card reading unit 202 reads the membership card 10 presented by the user U who is a customer. The member card 10 may be inserted or the member card 10 may be held over. The UI unit 206 includes, for example, a touch panel, a speaker, and the like, outputs guidance for performing biometric authentication to the user U, and accepts user operations. The biometric information acquisition unit 208 reads the fingerprint of the user. The communication unit 204 transmits the user ID read by the card reading unit 202 from the membership card 10 and the fingerprint information read by the biometric information obtaining unit 208 to the server device 100. The fingerprint information transmitted here may be the characteristic amount of the fingerprint or the image itself showing the fingerprint. This is the same even when biometric information other than fingerprint information is used.
The card reading unit 202 and the biometric information acquisition unit 208 in FIG. 8 correspond to the user information acquisition unit 52 in FIG.

  Here, it is assumed that the membership card 10, which is the identification information, is distributed to each user in advance. A user ID is recorded on the membership card 10. The member card 10 is at least one of a magnetic card, an IC card, and a paper card. In the case of a paper card, a bar code indicating the user ID or a QR code (registered trademark) is printed. Alternatively, the membership card 10 may be replaced by preinstalling a store application on the mobile terminal of the user U, for example, a smartphone. In this case, this application is activated to display the barcode or QR code indicating the user ID on the screen.

<Server device 100>
FIG. 9 is a functional block diagram logically showing the configuration of the server device 100 of this embodiment. The server device 100 includes a collation unit 54 and an attribute information acquisition unit 104.

  A storage device 110 is connected to the server device 100. The storage device 110 may be outside or inside the server device 100. The storage device 110 includes the matching result storage unit 32 of FIG. 5 and the user attribute information storage unit 36 of FIG. 7. The user attribute information storage unit 36 stores the user identification information in association with the biometric authentication information and the attribute information. The user identification information is a user ID or the like assigned to each user. The user attribute information storage unit 36 does not necessarily include the user ID, and at least the biometric authentication information and the attribute information may be associated with each other.

  The matching unit 54 receives the identification information of the user (hereinafter, also referred to as a user ID) from the biometric authentication device 200, and acquires the biometric authentication information associated with the received user ID from the user attribute information storage unit 36. Then, it is collated whether the biometric information and the biometric information received from the biometric authentication device 200 match.

  The collation unit 54 refers to the user attribute information storage unit 36, and stores the biometric authentication information of the user stored in association with the user identification information (hereinafter, also referred to as user ID) and the user acquired by the biometric authentication device 200. Collate with biometric information. The matching result is recorded in the matching result storage unit 32 of FIG. 5 in association with the user ID. Here, the user ID associated with the matching result is the user ID transmitted from the biometric authentication device 200 together with the biometric information when the matching unit 54 performs the matching process.

  The matching result can be stored as a flag, for example. For example, when the biometric information of the user and the biometric information from the biometric authentication device 200 match, "1" is set in the flag indicating the matching result, and when they do not match, "0" is set in the flag indicating the matching result. Is set.

  Alternatively, the collation result may be configured such that the user ID is stored in the collation result storage unit 32 only when the biometric authentication process is normally completed, that is, when the identity verification is completed. That is, it is indicated that the user whose user ID is present in the verification result storage unit 32 has completed the personal identification, and the user whose user ID does not exist has not completed the personal identification.

  In this way, the verification result storage unit 32 records the user ID whose identity has been confirmed. Therefore, in another embodiment, the matching result storage unit 32 may store only the user ID for which the received biometric information and the biometric authentication information of the user attribute information storage unit 36 match. Then, whether or not the identity verification is completed may be indicated by whether or not the user ID is stored in the matching result storage unit 32.

  As described later, in the product registration device 300, whether or not the biometric authentication process is completed by reading the user ID from the membership card 10 of the user U and transmitting the user ID to the server device 100 prior to the product registration work. Inquire. Upon receiving the inquiry (user ID) from the product registration apparatus 300, the server apparatus 100 confirms whether the received user ID has completed biometric authentication. Whether or not the biometric authentication is completed can be determined by referring to the matching result storage unit 32 and determining whether or not there is a matching result corresponding to the received user ID. If the collation result exists, it is determined that the biometric authentication is completed, and if the collation result does not exist, it is determined that the biometric authentication is not completed. When the biometric authentication is completed, the verification result corresponding to the received user ID is read from the verification result storage unit 32 and transmitted to the product registration device 300. When the biometric authentication is not completed, information indicating that the biometric authentication is not completed may be returned.

  When the biometric authentication information and the biometric information match as a result of the matching by the matching unit 54, the attribute information acquisition unit 104 accesses the attribute information of the user associated with the biometric authentication information that matches the biometric information of the user. Get the authority. In other words, the attribute information acquisition unit 104 is given the access authority to the attribute information of the user only when it is possible to confirm that the user who came to the store is the registered member himself / herself.

  The attribute information acquisition unit 104 can read the attribute information of the user who has the access authority from the user attribute information storage unit 36. Here, the user attribute information is, for example, information indicating at least one of age, sex, information indicating whether or not a student, and member information (rank). The attribute information of the user includes at least information capable of determining whether or not the attribute of the customer satisfies the sales condition of the product sold at the store. The information indicating the age of the attribute information may include information indicating at least one of age, date of birth, age, whether or not an adult, and whether or not a member of society.

  For example, the user attribute information storage unit 36 stores information indicating whether or not the user is an adult (20 years old or older) in association with the user ID of each member. In this case, the attribute information acquisition unit 104 acquires information indicating whether the user is an adult (20 years old or older). The acquired information is transmitted to the product registration device 300 and used by the availability determination unit 56.

  In the present embodiment, the product registration device 300 refers to the user attribute information used by the availability determination unit 56. Therefore, the product registration apparatus 300 requests the attribute information of the user corresponding to the user ID by transmitting the user ID of the user who wants to refer to the server apparatus 100.

  As described above, the user attribute information in the user attribute information storage unit 36 can be accessed only when the identity verification is normally completed. Based on the matching result of the user stored in the matching result storage unit 32, it is possible to determine whether or not the user has the right to access the attribute information. If the flag of the matching result is 1, there is access authority, and if the flag is 0, there is no access authority. If the user ID has the access authority, the attribute information acquisition unit 104 acquires the attribute information corresponding to the user ID and transmits it to the product registration device 300. If you do not have access authority, you may return information indicating that you do not have access authority to the attribute information to the product registration device 300.

  The presence or absence of the access authority can be confirmed on at least one of the server device 100 side and the product registration device 300 side. That is, when confirming the presence or absence of the access right only on the product registration device 300 side, the product registration device 300 sends the attribute information to the server device 100 only when the flag is 1 based on the collation result acquired in advance. May be requested. Therefore, on the server device 100 side, if there is a request for user attribute information from the product registration device 300, the attribute information may be returned to the product registration device 300 without confirming whether or not the server device 100 has access authority. Further, when only the server device 100 side confirms the presence / absence of the access right, the product registration device 300 may request the attribute information of the user from the server device 100 even before receiving the collation result. Then, the server device 100 may refer to the matching result storage unit 32 when receiving a request from the product registration device 300, and determine whether or not the user has access authority based on the matching result of the user.

<Product registration device 300>
FIG. 10 is a functional block diagram logically showing the configuration of the product registration device 300 of this embodiment. The product registration device 300 is, for example, a POS (Point Of Sales) terminal, and registers a product purchased by the user U. The product registration device 300 includes an ID acquisition unit 301, a registration unit 302, an identity verification unit 303, a propriety determination unit 56, and a result output unit 306.

  In the present embodiment, the store clerk C receives the membership card 10 from the user U and causes the card reading device to read the user ID recorded on the membership card 10 before performing the product registration work. The card reading device uses an appropriate device according to the type of the membership card 10. In this embodiment, the code scanner 64 of FIG. 4 is used as a card reading device. The ID acquisition unit 301 acquires the user ID read by using the code scanner 64.

  The user ID acquired from the membership card 10 is used when acquiring the matching result and the attribute information of the customer U used in the sale availability determination as described later. Furthermore, the user ID acquired from the membership card 10 may be used in the normal product registration process in the product registration device 300, for example, for the application of member discount, point grant, point use, and the like.

  It should be noted that the reading operation of the membership card 10 is preferably performed before the product registration operation. However, when the presentation of the membership card 10 from the customer U is delayed, the product registration operation is started first and the product registration operation is being performed. May be

  The identity verification unit 303 transmits the user ID acquired by the ID acquisition unit 301 to the server device 100, and inquires whether the biometric authentication process of the user of the user ID is completed.

  When it is determined that the biometric authentication process is not completed before the registration of the product 20 for which sales conditions are limited at the time of product registration work, the identity verification unit 303 determines the age of the user U directly. Perform identity verification processing such as confirmation. This personal identification processing can be performed while using the display 61 or the speaker 65 of the merchandise registration device 300 while outputting the guidance as voice or screen display.

The identity verification process by the identity verification unit 303 can be performed by, for example, any of the following methods, but is not limited thereto.
(B1) The display 61 displays an operation button for confirming whether or not the person is over the sales condition age, and causes the user U to operate it. It is assumed that the identity can be confirmed by accepting the operation.
(B2) The display unit 61 displays an input unit for secret information such as a personal identification number and a password that only the user can know, and allows the user U to input it. The secret information is registered in advance at the time of member registration, and is stored in the user attribute information storage unit 36 in association with the user ID, for example. It is assumed that the confidential information and the user ID that have been input are transmitted to the server apparatus 100, the server apparatus 100 is made to collate with the information in the user attribute information storage unit 36, and if they match, the person can be verified. If they do not match, the person cannot be verified.

  If the identity verification unit 303 can receive a response to the identity verification completion from the server device 100, or if the identity verification process by the identity verification unit 303 is completed, to the user of the product 20 for which sales conditions are limited. It becomes possible to determine whether or not to sell.

  The registration unit 302 registers the product information of the product purchased by the user U. The product information includes, for example, at least one of product identification information (product ID), product name, product unit price, product-specific quantity, product-specific discount / discount information, and registered product total price. .. The product registration device 300 also has a function of generating settlement information of a product by using the registered product information. In the registration work, the store clerk reads the bar code of the product using the code scanner 64 or the like, for example.

  The registration unit 302 acquires the JAN code as the product ID by decoding the read barcode according to a predetermined rule. In addition, near the barcode, the JAN code indicated by the code is displayed by a numeral. If the bar code cannot be read by the code scanner 64, the clerk C can input the JAN code using the input device 62 by referring to the numeral, and the registration unit 302 acquires the input JAN code as the product ID.

  The registration unit 302 transmits the product ID to the PLU server 400 when the barcode of the product is read, and receives the attribute information of the product corresponding to the product ID transmitted from the PLU server 400. The registration unit 302 can perform product registration processing using the received attribute information of the product.

  Here, the products sold in the store include products whose sales conditions are limited. The products 20 whose sales conditions are limited include, for example, products prohibited from being sold to minors such as alcohol and cigarettes, products such as rentals that have a limited rentable age, and guardians. Includes trading products that require consent. Further, the product 20 is a product having a member privilege or the like (a privilege that ranks members and is different depending on the rank (for example, a discount rate is different for each rank, a limited item for each rank is sold, etc.), etc. May be included.

  The sale condition is included in the attribute information of the product that the registration unit 302 receives from the PLU server 400. When the sale condition is specified in the attribute information of the product received from the PLU server 400, the availability determination unit 56 determines whether or not the product is available for sale.

  The sales conditions stored in the product attribute information storage unit 34 described above may include a plurality of conditions. In this case, the sales condition may be a condition in which a plurality of conditions are represented by a logical expression. In addition to age, sales conditions may be various conditions such as gender (only for women and men), only for students, only for members, good members only. In addition, when the member privilege product can be sold only when permitted, the sales condition may include a period during which the product can be sold.

  In the following description, it is assumed that an age condition, for example, an adult (20 years old or older) is set as a sales condition. When the information stored in the user attribute information storage unit 36 is, for example, the date of birth of the user, the availability determination unit 56 calculates the age of the user from the date of birth and current date information. Then, a process of comparing the calculated age with the age condition may be performed.

  The result output unit 306 displays the determination result by the availability determination unit 56, for example, on the display 61 of the product registration device 300. The result output unit 306 may display, for example, information indicating whether or not the user U is an adult, or may display information indicating whether or not an adult product can be sold by a message, an icon, or the like. Good. The method of outputting the determination result is not particularly limited, and notification may be performed by voice or lighting of a lamp. Alternatively, when the determination result is the information indicating the sale prohibition, the result output unit 306 may output an instruction to prohibit the product registration processing of the product 20 that the member intends to purchase to the registration unit 302. Alternatively, when the determination result is the information indicating the sale permission, the result output unit 306 may output an instruction to permit the product registration processing of the product 20 to the registration unit 302. At least one of the prohibition and permission instructions may be output. Alternatively, it is not necessary to output the prohibition and permission instructions. If the sale is permitted, the registration process is performed for the product, and if the sale is prohibited, the registration process is not performed for the product and the process proceeds to the registration process of another product. But it's okay. That is, the registration unit 302 may determine whether or not to perform the registration process of the product according to the instruction of the sale prohibition or the sale permission.

<Computer program>
As described above, each component of the information processing device 50 of this embodiment is realized by an arbitrary combination of hardware and software of the computer 80 of FIG. 3 or 4. The CPU 82 of FIG. 3 or FIG. 4 executes the respective program modules that form the program 90, thereby performing the functions of the respective processing units (for example, the user information acquisition unit 52, the collation unit 54, the availability determination unit 56, etc.). To be realized.

  In the present embodiment, the computer 80 that implements the biometric authentication device 200 implements the user information acquisition unit 52, the computer 80 that implements the server device 100 implements the matching unit 54, and the computer 80 that implements the product registration device 300 operates. The availability determination unit 56 is realized. Therefore, the program 90 described below includes a plurality of program modules and is executed by the CPU 82 of the computer 80 of each device.

  The computer program 90 of this embodiment may be recorded in a recording medium readable by the computer 80. The recording medium is not particularly limited, and various forms are conceivable. The program 90 may be loaded from the recording medium into the memory 84 of the computer 80, or may be downloaded to the computer 80 via a network and loaded into the memory 84.

  The recording medium for recording the computer program 90 includes a medium that can be used by the non-transitory tangible computer 80, and the program code readable by the computer 80 is embedded in the medium. When the computer program 90 is executed on the computer 80, the computer 80 is caused to execute the following information processing method for realizing the information processing device 50 (server device 100, biometric authentication device 200, product registration device 300).

  Specifically, the computer program 90 according to the embodiment of the present invention is connected to a computer 80 for realizing the information processing device 50 via a network with a product registration device that registers products to be purchased, and A procedure for acquiring user identification information and biometric information from a biometric authentication device provided in a place different from the installation location of the product registration device 300, the acquired user biometric information, and the user corresponding to the acquired user identification information. When the biometric information and the biometric authentication information match based on the procedure of matching the biometric authentication information stored in advance in association with the identification information of the, based on the matching result, the biometric authentication information corresponding to the matched biometric authentication information, It is described to execute a procedure for making it possible to refer to user attribute information stored in association with each other in advance. Furthermore, the computer program 90 according to the embodiment of the present invention uses the identification information of the user acquired when registering the product when registering the product with the sales conditions in the computer 80 for realizing the information processing device 50. If the attribute information of the user can be referred to based on the corresponding matching result, the procedure of referring to the attribute information of the user and determining whether or not to sell the product under the sales conditions based on the obtained attribute information of the user , Is written to execute.

<Information processing method>
The operation of each device of the information processing system 1 of the present embodiment configured as above will be described. First, the operation and data flow of the entire information processing system 1 will be described with reference to FIG. As described with reference to FIG. 1, when the user U visits the store, such as a place (passage 7) through which the user passes before entering the sales area A of the product 20 with limited sales conditions, such as the entrance 5 of the store. Personal identification is performed using the biometric authentication device 200 provided in a place different from the place where the product registration device is installed.

  In the biometric authentication device 200, the card reading unit 202 acquires the user ID from the membership card 10 of the user U, and the biometric information acquisition unit 208 acquires the fingerprint information of the user U (step S1). Then, the communication unit 204 transmits the user ID of the user U and the fingerprint information (biological information) to the server device 100 (step S2).

  Then, in the server device 100, the matching unit 54 refers to the user attribute information storage unit 36, reads out the biometric authentication information corresponding to the received user ID, and matches the received fingerprint information with the read biometric authentication information ( Step S3). If the fingerprint information and the biometric authentication information match as a result of the matching, the matching unit 54 links the user ID and sets 1 as the matching result in the flag and records it in the matching result storage unit 32 (step S4). When they do not match, the matching unit 54 associates the user ID with the flag, sets 0 as a matching result in the flag, and records it in the matching result storage unit 32.

  Then, the user U selects a product in the sales area A and takes it to the cash register. At this time, it is assumed that the product 20 is included. In the merchandise registration device 300, when the user U presents the membership card 10, the ID acquisition unit 301 acquires the user ID read from the membership card 10 by the code scanner 64 (step S11). The identity verification unit 303 of the product registration device 300 transmits the acquired user ID to the server device 100 and requests a verification result. Then, the server device 100 reads out the matching result associated with the user ID received from the product registration device 300 from the matching result storage unit 32 and transmits it to the product registration device 300 (step S12). The identity verification unit 303 of the product registration device 300 receives the verification result from the server device 100. The determination result output unit 306 may display the received matching result on the display 61.

  Next, in the product registration device 300, the registration unit 302 causes the code scanner 64 to read the bar code of each product and acquires the product ID (step S13). The registration unit 302 sends the product ID to the PLU server 400 to request product attribute information. The PLU server 400 refers to the product attribute information storage unit 34 and transmits the attribute information of the product ID inquired by the product registration device 300 to the product registration device 300 (step S14).

  Next, the registration unit 302 of the product registration device 300 receives the product attribute information from the PLU server 400. Then, when the attribute information of the received product has a sale condition set, the availability determination unit 56 refers to the matching result received in step S12, and when the flag is 1, the ID acquisition unit in the server device 100. The user ID acquired by 301 is transmitted to request attribute information of the user. If the flag is 0, the registration process of the product is stopped and the product is not sold to the user.

  In the server device 100, the attribute information acquisition unit 104 refers to the user attribute information storage unit 36 when the attribute information acquisition unit 104 has the access right of the attribute information of the user ID received from the product registration device 300 (the flag of the verification result is 1). Then, the attribute information corresponding to the user ID is read and transmitted to the product registration device 300 (step S15).

  On the other hand, if the user does not have access authority to the attribute information, the user attribute information is not returned. At this time, information indicating that the user does not have access authority or an error may or may not be returned. The availability determination unit 56 of the product registration apparatus 300 accesses the user attribute information when receiving information or an error indicating that the user does not have access authority or when the response time from the server apparatus 100 exceeds a threshold value. Judge that he does not have the authority.

  Then, when the user attribute information is obtained, the availability determination unit 56 of the product registration apparatus 300, based on the received user attribute information and the sales condition included in the attribute information of the product ID received from the PLU server 400, It is determined whether or not the product can be sold (step S16). Then, the result output unit 306 displays, for example, information regarding whether or not the product can be sold on the display 61 of the product registration device 300. The store clerk C can confirm whether or not the product 20 can be sold to the user U by looking at the determination result. If the user U is a minor, the adult-only product 20 cannot be sold to the user U, and a notification that the sale is not possible is given. The clerk informs the user U that the product 20 cannot be sold, and can stop selling the product 20 to the user U.

  In this way, if the biometrics authentication is completed in advance, the clerk does not need to request the customer to perform the age confirmation operation at the cash register and the customer does not need to perform the age confirmation operation, and the product 20 is sold to the customer. You can quickly check the availability.

  Next, the operation of each device will be described in detail. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the biometric authentication device 200 of this embodiment. First, the user U holds (or inserts) the membership card 10 over the card reading unit 202 of the biometric authentication device 200 installed at the entrance 5 of the store. When the card reading unit 202 detects that the membership card 10 is held (or inserted) (YES in step S201), the UI unit 206 outputs a guidance for performing biometric authentication to the user. This output is, for example, display of an image or output of sound. At this time, the card reading unit 202 reads and acquires the user ID from the membership card 10.

  The user U places his / her finger on the fingerprint reading unit (not shown) of the biometric information acquisition unit 208 according to the guidance. The biometric information acquisition unit 208 acquires fingerprint information (biological information) of the user (step S203). The communication unit 204 transmits the user ID read from the membership card 10 of the user U by the card reading unit 202 together with the fingerprint information (biological information) (step S205).

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the server device 100 of this embodiment. This information processing method is executed by the computer 80 (FIG. 3) that realizes the server device 100. The information processing method of the present embodiment includes the server device 100 executing steps S101 to S105.

  Specifically, in the server device 100, the matching unit 54 receives the fingerprint information and the user ID of the user U from the biometric authentication device 200 (step S101). Then, the matching unit 54 reads the biometric authentication information associated with the received user ID from the user attribute information storage unit 36, and matches the read biometric authentication information with the received fingerprint information of the user U (step S103). ).

  Then, the matching unit 54 records the matching result in the matching result storage unit 32 (FIG. 5) in association with the user ID (step S105). If the biometric information and the biometric authentication information match, the flag is set to 1, and if they do not match, the flag is set to 0.

  Then, the user U selects a product including the product 20 and heads to the cash register.

  14 and 15 are flowcharts showing an example of the operation of the product registration device 300 of this embodiment.

First, the store clerk C or the customer is requested to present the membership card 10 before product registration.
The ID acquisition unit 301 acquires the user ID read from the membership card 10 presented by the user U using the code scanner 64 (step S301). Then, the personal identification unit 303 transmits the user ID acquired in step S301 to the server device 100, and inquires whether the biometric authentication process of the user of the user ID is completed. The identity verification unit 303 receives a response from the server device 100. Here, the response from the server device 100 is the collation result by the collation unit 54 described above. When the server device 100 reads the collation result of the user ID from the collation result storage unit 32 and returns it to the product registration device 300, the personal identification unit 303 receives the collation result (step S302).

  The received matching result is temporarily stored in the memory 84 or the storage 85 of the product registration device 300. Further, the collation result is displayed by the result output unit 306 on the display 61 of the product registration apparatus 300 (when the flag is 1, "identity confirmation completed", and when the flag is 0, "identity confirmation not completed" is displayed). Good.

  In addition, after the fingerprint information and the membership card 10 are read by the biometric authentication device 200, for example, the verification process in the server device 100 may take time, and the biometric authentication process may not be completed when the product registration operation is started in the product registration device 300. Conceivable. In that case, before performing the product registration work in the product registration device 300, the personal identification unit 303 performs the biometric authentication completion confirmation process in the background at a predetermined timing before registering the product 20 whose sales conditions are limited. You can repeat until. Even if the collation result is not obtained, the result output unit 306 may display information indicating that the biometric authentication process has not been completed on the display 61.

In any one of the case where there is no response from the server device 100 for a predetermined time or more, the case where an error is returned, and the case where the information indicating that the biometric authentication process has not been completed is received, the identity verification unit 303 Determines that the biometric authentication process has not been completed.
When the collation result is not obtained at the time of step S302, the collation result request may be repeatedly made to the server device 100 at a predetermined timing in parallel with the following product registration process. Alternatively, the server device 100 may send a notification or a verification result to the product registration device 300 when the verification is completed in the server device 100.

  Then, the clerk C starts the product registration work. The registration unit 302 acquires the product ID from the barcode of the product, which is read by the code scanner 64 and for which registration processing is performed (step S303). Then, the registration unit 302 acquires the acquired product ID and transmits it to the PLU server 400 to request the attribute information of the product. The PLU server 400 returns the attribute information of the inquired item ID from the item registration apparatus 300, and the registration unit 302 receives the item attribute information (step S304).

  Then, the registration unit 302 determines, from the attribute information of the product received from the PLU server 400, whether or not the product is a product 20 having a sales condition (step S305). In the case of the product 20, (YES in step S305), the sale availability determination process is started (step S306). The sale availability determination process will be described later with reference to FIG. If it is not the product 20 (NO in step S305), normal product registration processing is performed (step S307).

  After step S306 or step S307, if there is another product to be registered (YES in step S308), the process returns to step S303, and if there is no registered product (NO in step S308), this process ends, and, for example, the payment process. Proceed to (not shown).

  In the sale propriety determination process of FIG. 15, the propriety determination unit 56 determines whether or not the personal identification (biometric authentication) is completed based on the matching result received in step S302 (FIG. 14) (step S321). ..

  As described above, the user attribute information in the user attribute information storage unit 36 can be referred to only when the biometric information and the biometric authentication information match as a result of the matching by the matching unit 54 of the server device 100 (flag is 1) ( You have access rights). If the biometric information and the biometric authentication information do not match (flag is 0), the attribute information of the user in the user attribute information storage unit 36 cannot be referred to (no access authority). That is, since the propriety determination unit 56 cannot determine the propriety, the user cannot sell the product 20 with limited sales conditions.

  When the flag of the collation result is 1, it is determined that the identity verification (biometric authentication) is completed (YES in step S321), and the process proceeds to step S323. On the other hand, when the flag of the collation result is 0, it is determined that the identity verification has not been completed (NO in step S321), and the process proceeds to the identity verification processing (step S322) directly performed on the customer. Since this personal identification processing is as described above, the description is omitted here. If the identity can be confirmed, the process proceeds to step S323. If the identity cannot be verified (not shown), the sale of this product is prohibited, the registration process is stopped, and the process returns to the flow of FIG.

  Then, the permission / inhibition determination unit 56 transmits the user ID acquired in step S301 (FIG. 14) to the server device 100 to request attribute information of the user (step S323). Based on the attribute information of the user returned from the server device 100 in step S323 and the sales condition included in the attribute information of the product 20 received from the PLU server 400 in step S304 (FIG. 14), the permission / inhibition determination unit 56 determines whether the sale condition is satisfied. Then, it is determined whether or not the product 20 can be sold (step S324).

  Even if the product registration device 300 has not confirmed the completion of biometric authentication at this time (during registration processing of the product 20 for which sales conditions are limited), the attribute information of the user is displayed in the server device 100. You may request. When the attribute information of the user cannot be received from the server device 100, it is determined that the access right to the attribute information has not been obtained, the registration processing of the product 20 is stopped, and the product 20 is sold to the user. Not performed. When the propriety determination unit 56 can receive the attribute information of the user from the server device 100, the propriety determination unit 56 determines that the attribute information of the user is the product attribute information based on the received attribute information of the user and the sales condition of the product received from the PLU server 400. It may be determined whether the sales conditions are satisfied.

When the product 20 can be sold (YES in step S324), the registration unit 302 performs the registration process of the product 20 and returns to the flow of FIG.
For example, when the sale condition of the product 20 is an adult, the age of the attribute information of the user U is 20 years or older, and when the sale condition is satisfied, the user U is permitted to sell the product 20. If the age of the user U is less than 20 and the sales conditions are not satisfied, the user U is not permitted to sell the product 20. If the sale of the product 20 is not permitted (NO in step S324), the product registration process in step S325 is bypassed, and the process returns to the flow of FIG.

  Further, the result output unit 306 may display the matching result received in step S302 on the display of the product registration device 300, for example. As an example, the result output unit 306 may display information indicating whether the user U is an adult on the display and notify the clerk C or the user U whether the user U is an adult. Good.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the identity verification is performed using the biometric authentication device 200 installed in a place different from the product registration device 300. Then, the server device 100 records in advance whether or not the user ID has been confirmed. When the product registration is performed, the product registration device 300 reads the attribute information associated with the user U from the server device 100 if the user ID is the user ID confirmed by the user, and the product 20 has a sale condition for the user. It is possible to determine whether or not the sale is permitted, and display or sound output. Further, it is possible to stop the product registration process for products that are not permitted to be sold.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the clerk does not have to confirm the customer's age with the product registration device 300. Therefore, the product registration process can be made efficient, and the cashier waiting time can be shortened. In particular, checking the age by asking the customer to present his or her identification card has been a heavy burden on both the store clerk and the customer, but it is not necessary and the burden on both parties is reduced. In addition, the customer is also relieved of the hassle of performing age confirmation when purchasing the adult-only product 20 such as alcohol and cigarettes. As described above, according to the present embodiment, the information processing system, the information processing apparatus, and the information processing apparatus that reduce the processing performed by the product registration apparatus among the processing for confirming the identity and confirming whether or not the sales condition is satisfied. A method and program can be provided.

  Further, since the identity verification is performed by biometric authentication, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to prevent the minor from impersonating another person using the identification card of another person to purchase the adult-only product 20. In addition, although it is annoying for a person who looks like a minor even though he / she is an adult, such work is unnecessary.

(Second embodiment)
The information processing system 1 of this embodiment has the configuration of the above configuration example (a2).
FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a data flow of the entire information processing system 1. The information processing system 1 does not include the server device 100 and the PLU server 400, but includes the biometric authentication device 200 and the product registration device 300, and the product registration device 300 realizes the functions of the server device 100 and the PLU server 400. The product registration device 300 includes a matching result storage unit 32, a product attribute information storage unit 34, and a user attribute information storage unit 36.

FIG. 17 is a functional block diagram logically showing the configuration of the product registration device 300 of this embodiment. The product registration device 300 includes an ID acquisition unit 301, a registration unit 302, an identity verification unit 303, a collation unit 54, an availability determination unit 56, and a result output unit 306.
Each unit has the same function as in the above embodiment. Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 16, the operation of each device of the present embodiment will be described regarding differences from the above embodiment.

In the present embodiment, the communication unit 204 transmits the user ID and fingerprint information of the user U acquired in step S1 to the product registration device 300 (step S2). Then, in the product registration device 300, the matching unit 54 receives the user ID and the fingerprint information from the biometric authentication device 200.
Then, the collation unit 54 refers to the user attribute information storage unit 36, reads out the biometric authentication information corresponding to the received user ID, and collates the received fingerprint information with the read out biometric authentication information (step S3). If the fingerprint information and the biometric authentication information match as a result of the matching, the matching unit 54 links the user ID and sets 1 as the matching result in the flag and records it in the matching result storage unit 32 (step S4). When they do not match, the matching unit 54 associates the user ID with the flag, sets 0 as a matching result in the flag, and records it in the matching result storage unit 32.

  The identity verification unit 303 reads out the verification result corresponding to the user ID acquired by the ID acquisition unit 301 in step S11 from the verification result storage unit 32 (step S12). Next, the registration unit 302 reads the product attribute information corresponding to the product ID acquired in step S13 from the product attribute information storage unit 34 (step S14).

  When the sale condition is set in the product attribute information read in step S14, the permission / inhibition determination unit 56 determines whether the flag is 1 based on the collation result acquired in step S12, from the user attribute information storage unit 36 to step S11. The user attribute information corresponding to the user ID acquired in step S15 is read (step S15). On the other hand, if the flag is 0, the user does not have the access right to the user attribute information, so the registration process of the product is stopped and the product is not sold to the user.

  The propriety determination unit 56 determines the propriety of sale of the product based on the sale condition of the product read in step S14 and the user attribute information read in step S15 (step S16).

  Each function of each unit of the biometric authentication device 200 and the product registration device 300 is realized by the computer 80 of FIGS. 3 and 4 executing the program 90.

  According to this configuration, the functions of the server device 100 and the PLU server 400 are realized by the biometric authentication device 200 and the product registration device 300, so that the configuration can be simplified. Further, it can be realized by updating the program of the existing device without adding a new device.

(Third Embodiment)
This embodiment is the same as the above embodiment except that the matching result by the matching unit 54 is stored in the matching result storage unit 32 together with the time information. An example in which the configuration of the first embodiment is combined will be described below, but this embodiment can be combined with either the second embodiment or any of the embodiments described below.

FIG. 18 is a functional block diagram logically showing the configuration of the product registration device 300 of this embodiment. The server device 100 will be described with reference to FIG.
The product registration device 300 further includes an expiration date determination unit 308 in addition to the configuration of FIG. 10. The matching result storage unit 32 has the data structure shown in FIG.

  The collating unit 54 stores the collation result together with the time information in the collation result storage unit 32 (FIG. 19) in association with the user ID. Here, the time information is at least one of the time information included in the biometric information acquired from the biometric authentication device 200, the acquisition time of the biometric information by the matching unit 54, the matching time by the matching unit 54, and the storage time. is there.

  The identity verification unit 303 acquires time information from the server device 100 together with the matching result. The expiration date determination unit 308 determines whether the matching result is valid based on the acquired time information. The availability determination unit 56 determines whether or not the product 20 can be sold, based on the matching result determined to be valid based on the time information.

  For example, it is assumed that the matching result has a predetermined expiration date. It is preferable that the expiration date is set to be valid at least from the time when the user U performs the biometric authentication process when coming to the store to the time when the user finishes shopping and leaves the store. The expiration date can be set to a predetermined period from the time point indicated by the time information, for example, 2 to 3 hours. The predetermined period of validity can be appropriately set based on the scale of the store (sales area A), the average staying time of the customer in the store (sales area A), and the like.

  Then, the expiration date determination unit 308 determines whether the matching result is valid based on whether the time elapsed from the time point indicated by the acquired time information is within the predetermined period of the expiration date. The expiration date determination unit 308 determines that the collation result is valid if the elapsed time from the time point indicated by the acquired time information is within the predetermined period of the expiration date. On the other hand, the expiration date determination unit 308 determines that the collation result is invalid unless the elapsed time from the time point indicated by the acquired time information is within the predetermined period of the expiration date.

  The operation of each device of the information processing system 1 of the present embodiment configured as above will be described. 20 is a flowchart showing an example of a part of the operation of the server device 100 of the present embodiment which is different from the operation procedure of the first embodiment of FIG. The operation procedure of the server apparatus 100 of this embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment of FIG. 13 except that the processing content of step S105 is different.

  In step S105 after the collation result and the time information are acquired (step S103), the collation unit 54 associates the time information with the user ID of the user U with the collation result acquired in step S103. 32 (FIG. 19).

  21 (a) and 21 (b) are flow charts showing an example of a part of the operation of the product registration device 300 of the present embodiment, which is different from the operation procedure of the first embodiment of FIGS. 14 and 15, respectively. is there. The operation procedure of the product registration device 300 of the present embodiment is that, in step S302 of FIG. 14, the collation unit 54 obtains the time information together with the collation result and confirms whether or not the biometric authentication process is completed. The same as the first embodiment, except that it is confirmed whether or not the biometric authentication process is completed before step S321 of the sale availability determination process shown in FIG.

  First, after step S301 of FIG. 14, in step S302 of FIG. 21A, the identity verification unit 303 receives the time information together with the collation result from the server device 100. Specifically, the identity verification unit 303 transmits the user ID acquired in step S301 to the server device 100, and inquires whether the biometric authentication process of the user of the user ID has been completed. Upon receiving the user ID from the product registration device 300, the server device 100 reads out the verification result and time information corresponding to the received user ID from the verification result storage unit 32, and returns it to the product registration device 300. Then, the identity verification unit 303 receives the matching result and the time information.

  Then, the expiration date determination unit 308 determines whether the elapsed time from the time point indicated by the time information acquired in step S302 is within the expiration date (step S311). If it is not within the expiration date, the received collation result becomes invalid, and therefore, for example, the collation result flag may be rewritten to 0 and temporarily stored in the memory 84 or the storage 85 of the product registration device 300 as the collation result. Alternatively, information indicating that the matching result is invalid may be stored. On the other hand, if it is within the expiration date, the received collation result is temporarily stored as it is in the memory 84 or the storage 85 of the merchandise registration device 300. Further, the collation result is displayed by the result output unit 306 on the display 61 of the product registration apparatus 300 (when the flag is 1, "identity confirmation completed", and when the flag is 0, "identity confirmation not completed" is displayed). Good. Then, the process proceeds to step S303 in FIG.

  In the sale availability determination process, as illustrated in FIG. 21B, the expiration date determination unit 308 determines whether the elapsed time from the time indicated by the time information acquired in step S302 of FIG. It is determined whether or not (step S313). If it is within the valid period (YES in step S313), the process proceeds to step S321 in FIG. 15, and it is determined based on the collation result whether the personal identification (biometric authentication) is completed. On the other hand, if it is not within the expiration date (NO in step S313), the process advances to step S322 in FIG. 15 to perform personal identification processing directly performed on the customer. When the collation result is rewritten to 0 in step S311 of FIG. 21A, step S313 of FIG. 21B may be omitted.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the same effect as that of the first embodiment is obtained, and the matching result is provided with an expiration date, and the expired matching result is invalidated. It is possible to prevent impersonation by borrowing the expired membership card 10 of the customer by the customer.
Further, since the result output unit 306 does not output (display) the collation result whose expiration date has expired or displays that the collation result is invalid, the clerk recognizes that the collation result has expired. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the customer from selling the product 20 with limited sales conditions.

(Fourth Embodiment)
Like the third embodiment, the present embodiment is different from the first and second embodiments in that the matching result has an expiration date. The present embodiment is different from the third embodiment in that it has a monitoring unit 108 that monitors the expiration date of the matching result and deletes the expired matching result from the matching result storage unit 32. Otherwise it is the same. 9 is used to describe the server device 100, and FIG. 18 is used to describe the product registration device 300.

FIG. 22 is a functional block diagram showing an example of a logical configuration of the server device 100 of this embodiment.
The server device 100 of this embodiment is the same as the first to third embodiments, except that it has a monitoring unit 108. Further, the matching result storage unit 32 has the same data structure as in FIG.

  The matching unit 54 records the matching result together with the time information. The monitoring unit 108 deletes the matching result and the time information associated with the user ID of the user U from the matching result storage unit 32 (FIG. 19) after a predetermined period has elapsed from the time indicated by the time information.

  The predetermined period may be the same as the predetermined period of the expiration date described in the third embodiment. That is, it may be, for example, a period of time that is about 2 to 3 hours after the time indicated by the time information. The predetermined period can be appropriately set based on the scale of the store, the average staying time in the store of the customer, and the like.

  The merchandise item registration apparatus 300 of this embodiment is the same as that of the first or second embodiment, except that it further includes an expiration date determination unit 308 (FIG. 18). The product registration apparatus 300 of this embodiment is the same as that of the third embodiment, except that the processing content of the expiration date determination unit 308 is different from that of the third embodiment.

  The expiration date determination unit 308 determines whether the collation result associated with the user ID of the user U has been acquired from the server device 100.

  The operation of each device of the information processing system 1 of this embodiment will be described below. FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing an example of a part different from the operation procedure shown in FIG. 13 or 20 in the operation of the server device 100 of the present embodiment. The operation procedure of the server device 100 of this embodiment is the same as that of the third embodiment except that the flowchart shown in FIG. 20 further includes steps S111 and S113.

  In step S105 of FIG. 23, the matching unit 54 stores the matching result and time information in the matching result storage unit 32 (FIG. 19) in association with the user ID of the user U. After that, the monitoring unit 108 monitors whether a predetermined period has elapsed (step S111). Then, when the predetermined period has elapsed (YES in step S111), the monitoring unit 108 deletes the matching result and the time information associated with the user ID of the user U from the matching result storage unit 32 (step S113).

  FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing a part of the operation of the product registration device 300 of this embodiment. The operation procedure of the product registration device 300 of the present embodiment differs from that of the first or second embodiment in that after step S302, step S313 is further included.

  The personal identification section 303 transmits the user ID acquired in step S301 (FIG. 14) to the server device 100, and requests the matching result associated with this user ID (step S302). The server device 100 refers to the matching result storage unit 32, searches for a matching result associated with the user ID, and when the matching result is found, transmits the matching result to the product registration device 300. Then, the identity verification unit 303 receives the verification result from the server device 100. Then, the principal confirmation unit 303 confirms whether or not the collation result has been acquired in step S302 (step S313). The collation result received in step S302 is temporarily stored in the memory 84 or the storage 85 of the product registration device 300. Further, the collation result is displayed by the result output unit 306 on the display 61 of the product registration apparatus 300 (when the flag is 1, "identity confirmation completed", and when the flag is 0, "identity confirmation not completed" is displayed). Good.

  On the other hand, when there is no matching result of the user ID in the matching result storage unit 32 of the server device 100, the server device 100 notifies the merchandise registration device 300 to that effect, or the merchandise registration device 300 side indicates a time-out or the like. By the error detection, it is determined that there is no information on the user U.

  When the information of the user U is not obtained, in the first embodiment, the request for the collation result is repeatedly made to the server device 100 at a predetermined timing in parallel with the product registration process. However, unlike the first embodiment, in this case, the verification result does not exist because the biometric authentication process is not completed, but does not exist because the verification result has expired. Therefore, the collation result is not obtained even if the request to the server device 100 is repeated. Therefore, in the present embodiment, if the collation result is not obtained in step S302, the server device 100 is not requested again. However, the identity verification unit 303 may request the verification result from the server device 100 before step S321 of the sale availability determination process in FIG. Then, after step S313, the process proceeds to step S303 in FIG. 14, and the same operation as in the above-described embodiment is performed.

  When the collation result is not obtained, in the sale availability determination process of FIG. 15, it is determined that the biometric authentication process is not completed (NO in step S321), and the identity confirmation process is performed directly with the customer (step S322). Proceed to. After that, the operation is similar to that of the first embodiment.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the same effect as that of the first embodiment is obtained, an expiration date is provided in the collation result, and the collation result stored in the collation result is stored by the monitoring unit 108. Deleted from section 32. For this reason, as in the third embodiment, the collation result whose expiration date has expired is deleted, so that it is possible to prevent the customer from impersonating the member card 10 of another person, for example.
Further, the result output unit 306 does not output (display) the collation result that has expired, or displays that the biometric authentication is not completed, so that the salesclerk asks the customer to confirm his / her identity, It may be possible not to sell the limited product 20.

(Fifth Embodiment)
FIG. 25 is a functional block diagram logically showing the configuration of the server apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 26 is a functional block diagram logically showing the configuration of the biometric authentication device 200 according to this embodiment. The product registration device 300 will be described with reference to FIG. The present embodiment has the same configuration as any one of the above-described embodiments, except that the customer user has a configuration for dealing with the case where the user forgets the membership card 10. Here, an example in which the present embodiment is combined with the first embodiment will be described, but this embodiment can be combined with other embodiments.

  The server device 100 of FIG. 25 further includes an identification information issuing unit 120 in addition to the configuration of FIG. The biometric authentication device 200 of FIG. 26 further includes a providing unit 210 in addition to the configuration of FIG. 8.

  In the server device 100, when the user forgets the membership card 10, the identification information issuing unit 120 causes the matching unit 54 to search for the user ID corresponding to the biometric information received from the biometric authentication device 200, and obtains the user ID. Is transmitted to the biometric authentication device 200.

  In the biometric authentication device 200, the UI unit 206 of the biometric authentication device 200 includes a card forgetting operation button (not shown) indicating that the user has forgotten the membership card 10. This operation button may be a hardware push button or a GUI (Graphical User Interface) such as a software operation button displayed on the display.

  The providing unit 210 provides the user with a medium in which the user ID received from the server device 100 is recorded. Here, the medium is provided by printing a bar code, a QR code, or the like indicating the user ID on a sheet of paper or a plastic card and outputting it, or by recording and issuing the user ID on a magnetic card. However, it is not limited to these. The biometric authentication device 200 further includes an output device suitable for an output medium.

  Each unit of each of the other devices has the same function as that of the above embodiment. Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 27, the outline of the operation of each device of the present embodiment will be described regarding differences from the flow of the above embodiment of FIG. 11.

  First, in the biometric authentication device 200, when the UI unit 206 receives the user's pressing of the card forgetting operation button, the UI unit 206 notifies the communication unit 204 to that effect. The communication unit 204 transmits information indicating that the card forget operation button has been operated, together with the biometric information (fingerprint information) of the user acquired by the biometric information acquisition unit 208 in step S1 to the server device 100 (step S2). ..

  The information indicating that the card has been forgotten need not necessarily be transmitted from the biometric authentication device 200 to the server device 100. For example, in the configuration in which the fingerprint information and the user ID are transmitted from the biometric authentication device 200 to the server device 100, the server device 100 recognizes that the card has been forgotten based on the fact that only the fingerprint information of the user U is received from the biometric authentication device 200. You may.

  Alternatively, the biometric authentication device 200 further includes a detection unit (not shown) that detects that the user stands in front of the device, and when the detection unit detects the presence of the user, the UI unit 206 informs the user of the membership card 10. A message or the like prompting for insertion may be displayed or output by voice. Then, the card reading unit 202 reads the user ID from the membership card 10. The card reading unit 202 may determine that the card has been forgotten if the insertion of the membership card 10 cannot be detected or the user ID cannot be acquired even after a lapse of a predetermined time from the detection by the user. Then, the card reading unit 202 may transmit the user's biometric authentication information acquired by the biometric information acquisition unit 208 and the information indicating the user's forgetting the card to the server device 100. In this way, it is possible to process as a card forgetting without accepting the operation of the card forgetting operation button.

  Then, in the server device 100, the matching unit 54 searches the biometric authentication information registered in the user attribute information storage unit 36 in advance for one that matches the biometric information received from the biometric authentication device 200 (step S3). .. When the fingerprint information and the biometric authentication information match as a result of the matching, the identification information issuing unit 120 transmits the user ID associated with the biometric authentication information to the biometric authentication device 200 (step S31). Further, the collation unit 54 sets information indicating that the biometric authentication process of the user ID is completed, that is, a flag of the collation result to 1 and stores it in the collation result storage unit 32 (step S4). If they do not match, the biometric authentication device 200 is notified that the identity verification cannot be performed.

  In the biometric authentication device 200, the communication unit 204 receives the user ID from the server device 100. Then, the providing unit 210 provides the user with the medium 12 in which the user ID received from the server device 100 is recorded (step S32). The medium 12 is, for example, a sheet of paper on which a QR code indicating a user ID is printed.

  In addition, an application for the present system is installed in advance in the mobile terminal of the user U, and the mobile terminal receives the user ID from the biometric authentication device 200 by contactless communication or the like by using this application, and It may be recorded in a memory or an IC memory. In this case, this application may display a bar code or a QR code indicating the user ID recorded in the memory or the IC memory, if necessary.

  After selecting the product 20, the user U heads to the cashier with the medium on which the user ID is recorded and the product 20. In the product registration device 300, the ID acquisition unit 301 uses the code scanner 64 to read the user ID from the medium 12 presented by the user U (step S11). For example, the ID acquisition unit 301 uses the code scanner 64 to read a barcode recorded on a sheet of paper (medium 12) or a QR code displayed on the smartphone of the user U, and acquires the user ID. To do. Alternatively, a magnetic card reader (not shown) is used to read the user ID recorded on the card. Alternatively, the information indicating the user ID recorded in the IC memory may be received by contactless communication or the like by communicating with the smartphone of the user U.

  Then, the identity verification unit 303 of the product registration apparatus 300 transmits the acquired user ID to the server apparatus 100 and requests the verification result. Then, the server device 100 reads out the matching result associated with the user ID received from the product registration device 300 from the matching result storage unit 32 and transmits it to the product registration device 300 (step S12). The identity verification unit 303 of the product registration device 300 receives the verification result from the server device 100. Thereafter, the operation is similar to that of FIG.

  Hereinafter, with respect to the operations of the server device 100, the biometric authentication device 200, and the product registration device 300, differences from the above embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 28, 29, and 30.

  FIG. 28 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the biometric authentication device 200 of this embodiment. FIG. 28 includes steps S202 and S207 to S209 in addition to steps 201 to S205 of the flowchart of the first embodiment of FIG. Further, step S205 of FIG. 28 is different from step S205 of FIG. 12 in processing content.

  FIG. 29 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the server device 100 of this embodiment. FIG. 29 further includes steps S121 to S129 in addition to steps S101 to S105 of the first embodiment of FIG.

  First, when the user U stands in front of the biometric authentication device 200, the detection unit of the biometric authentication device 200 detects the presence of the user U, and the processing procedure of FIG. 28 is started. Then, the card reading unit 202 waits until it detects the membership card 10 (step S201). At this time, the UI unit 206 may display or voice output guidance that prompts the user to hold or insert the membership card 10 over the card reading unit 202. Furthermore, after the presence of the user U is detected, the membership card 10 may be held over or inserted, or the card forgetting operation button provided on the biometric authentication device 200 may be pressed (step S202). ). As described above, if none of them can be detected even after the lapse of a predetermined time, it may be determined that the card has been forgotten (YES in step S202).

  When the card reading unit 202 detects the membership card 10 (YES in step S201) or accepts the pressing of the card forgetting operation button (NO in step S201 and YES in step S202), the biometric information acquisition unit 208 sets the user The fingerprint information of U is acquired (step S203). At this time, the UI unit 206 may display or voice output an instruction to the user to put a finger on the fingerprint reading unit.

  Further, when the card reading unit 202 receives the membership card 10 (YES in step S201), the card reading unit 202 reads the user ID of the user U from the membership card 10. Then, the communication unit 204 transmits the fingerprint information of the user U acquired by the biometric information acquisition unit 208 and the user ID read in step S201 to the server device 100 (step S205). This process is the same as in the first embodiment.

  On the other hand, if the membership card 10 is not accepted (NO in step S201) and the UI unit 206 accepts the pressing of the card forgetting operation button (YES in step S202), or the membership card 10 is not detected for a predetermined time. In the case (YES in step S202), in step S203, the biometric information acquisition unit 208 acquires the fingerprint information of the user U, and the communication unit 204 determines the fingerprint information of the user U acquired by the biometric information acquisition unit 208 in step S202. Information indicating the forgotten card is transmitted to the server device 100 (step S205). The information indicating that the card has been forgotten may not be transmitted.

  Next, in FIG. 29, the collating unit 54 of the server device 100 receives the fingerprint information and the card forgetting information of the user U or the user ID from the biometric authentication device 200 (step S101). Then, it is determined whether the user has forgotten the membership card 10 (step S121).

  When the information indicating that the user has forgotten the membership card 10 is received from the biometric authentication device 200, or when the user ID of the user U is not received, the user U determines that the membership card 10 is forgotten ( (YES in step S121).

  On the other hand, if the information indicating that the user has forgotten the membership card 10 has not been received from the biometric authentication device 200, or if the user ID of the user U has been received, the user U has not forgotten the membership card 10. May be determined (NO in step S121). When it is determined that the member card 10 has not been forgotten (NO in step S121), the process proceeds to step S103, and the same operation as in the first embodiment is performed.

  When it is determined that the member card 10 has been forgotten (YES in step S121), the collation unit 54 refers to the user attribute information storage unit 36 (FIG. 7) and refers to the biometric authentication that matches the received fingerprint information of the user U. Information is retrieved (step S123). When the biometric authentication information that matches the received fingerprint information is registered in the user attribute information storage unit 36 (YES in step S125), the user ID associated with the biometric authentication information is acquired (step S127). Then, the acquired user ID is transmitted to the biometric authentication device 200 (step S129). If the biometric authentication information that matches the received fingerprint information is not registered in the user attribute information storage unit 36 (NO in step S125), the process is ended as it is, or the server device 100 is subjected to biometric authentication (identification). After notifying that the operation has failed (not shown), this processing ends.

  Next, returning to FIG. 28, in the biometric authentication device 200, when the communication unit 204 receives the user ID from the server device 100 (YES in step S207), the providing unit 210 records the received user ID in the medium, This medium is provided to the user (step S208), and this processing ends. For example, the providing unit 210 prints and outputs the QR code in which the user ID is recorded on a sheet of paper, and provides it to the user U. The user U goes to the cash register with the sheet of paper and the product 20 and hands the medium having the user ID recorded and the product 20 to the clerk.

  On the other hand, when the user ID is not received from the server device 100 or when the notification indicating that the biometric authentication (identity confirmation) has failed (NO in step S207), the UI unit 206 confirms the user's identity. A message notifying that it was not possible is displayed or voice output (step S209), and this processing ends.

  In the present embodiment, the operation of the product registration device 300 is the same as that of the first embodiment except that the user ID is read from the medium 12 instead of the membership card 10 presented by the user in step S301 of FIG. , All the same. The ID acquisition unit 301 can read the QR code recorded on the sheet of paper using the code scanner 64 and acquire the user ID.

  As described above, according to the information processing system 1 of the present embodiment, even if the customer forgets the membership card 10, the user or the clerk does not have to take extra time, and the user's identity can be confirmed. It is possible to determine whether or not the sales conditions are met. Then, the collation result can be notified to the clerk, and the same effect as that of any one of the above-described embodiments can be obtained.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the drawings, these are merely examples of the present invention, and various configurations other than the above may be adopted.

  For example, in the above embodiment, the user U can freely enter the sales area A regardless of the collation result. For example, a gate (not shown) may be provided at the boundary entering the sales area A from the aisle 7 in a store, a tenant, or the like that handles only the products 20 with limited sales conditions. The server device 100 may further include a control unit (not shown) that transmits an instruction to control the opening and closing of the gate to the control device that controls the opening and closing of the gate according to the matching result of the matching unit 54.

  When the attribute information of the user U does not satisfy the sales condition of the product 20, the control unit transmits an instruction to close the gate or an instruction to not open the gate to the gate control device. On the other hand, when the attribute information of the user U satisfies the sales condition of the product 20, the control unit sends an instruction to open the gate to the gate control device.

  With this configuration, only customers who satisfy the sales conditions can enter the sales area A, and therefore it is not necessary to check the collation result of the user U on the product registration device 300 side. Therefore, the confirmation processing on the product registration device 300 side is unnecessary, and the identity confirmation unit 303, the result output unit 306, the expiration date determination unit 308, and the like of the product registration device 300 are unnecessary. That is, the merchandise registration device 300 does not need to include a special configuration, and the conventional device can be used as it is.

  In another embodiment, when the user U leaves the sales area A, the verification result (and the time information) associated with the user ID of the user U is deleted from the verification result storage unit 32. May be. For example, a card reading unit (not shown) for reading the membership card 10 of the user U is installed in front of a gate which the user U passes through when exiting the sales area A. The card reading unit transmits the user ID read from the membership card 10 to the server device 100, and the monitoring unit 108 of the server device 100 causes the monitoring unit 108 of the server device 100 to match the verification result (and time information) associated with the user ID received from the card reading unit. ) Is deleted from the verification result storage unit 32.

  In another embodiment, the sales conditions may be set differently for each product and each product category. The sales conditions may be set in advance in the product attribute information storage unit 34 for each product or each product category. Further, the availability determination unit 56 determines availability of sales for each product or each product category.

Further, hereinafter, with respect to the above configuration examples (a3) to (a6), the flows showing the operation of the entire system are shown in FIGS. 30 to 33, respectively.
FIG. 30 is a flowchart showing the operation of the entire system of the configuration example (a3). The information processing system 1 includes a biometric authentication device 200, a product registration device 300, and a PLU server 400. The function of the server device 100 is provided in the product registration device 300, and the information processing system 1 does not include the server device 100.

  FIG. 31 is a flowchart showing the operation of the entire system of the configuration example (a4). The information processing system 1 includes a server device 100, a biometric authentication device 200, and a product registration device 300. The product registration device 300 has the function of the PLU server 400, and the information processing system 1 does not include the PLU server 400.

  FIG. 32 is a flowchart showing the operation of the entire system of the configuration example (a5). The information processing system 1 includes a server device 100, a biometric authentication device 200, and a product registration device 300. The server device 100 has the function of the PLU server 400, and the information processing system 1 does not include the PLU server 400.

  FIG. 33 is a flowchart showing the operation of the entire system of the configuration example (a6). The information processing system 1 includes a biometric authentication device 200 and a product registration device 300. The product registration device 300 has the function of the PLU server 400, the biometric authentication device 200 has the function of the server device 100, and the information processing system 1 does not include the server device 100 and the PLU server 400.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the exemplary embodiments and examples, the present invention is not limited to the above-described exemplary embodiments and examples. Various modifications that can be understood by those skilled in the art can be made to the configuration and details of the present invention within the scope of the present invention.
In addition, in the present invention, when the information about the user is acquired and used, this is legally performed.

The whole or part of the exemplary embodiments disclosed above can be described as, but not limited to, the following supplementary notes.
1. A product registration device for registering products to be purchased,
A biometric authentication device provided in a place different from the installation place of the product registration device;
Equipped with
The product registration device and the biometric authentication device are connected via a network,
The biometric authentication device includes user information acquisition means for acquiring user identification information and biometric information,
The product registration device includes identification information acquisition means for acquiring user identification information when registering a product to be purchased,
The biometric information of the user acquired by the biometric authentication device and biometric authentication information that is stored in advance in association with the user identification information corresponding to the user identification information acquired by the biometric authentication device are collated. Verification means,
When the biometric information and the biometric authentication information match based on the matching result by the matching unit, refer to the attribute information of the user, which is stored in advance in association with the biometric authentication information, which corresponds to the matched biometric authentication information. It is possible, when registering a product with sale conditions, refer to the user attribute information corresponding to the user identification information acquired when registering the product, and refer to the user attribute information obtained by reference. An information processing system, comprising: an availability determination unit that determines whether or not to sell the product with the sales condition based on the availability.
2. 1. In the information processing system described in
The collation unit records the collation result indicating whether or not the biometric information and the biometric authentication information match, together with the time information, in association with the user,
The information processing system, wherein the propriety determination unit determines propriety of sale of the product based on the collation result determined to be valid based on the time information.
3. 2. In the information processing system described in
The information processing system further comprising a unit that deletes the matching result and the time information associated with the user after a predetermined period has elapsed from the time point indicated by the time information.
4. 1. To 3. In the information processing system according to any one of the above,
The information processing system further comprising: a result output unit that outputs at least one of information indicating whether or not the biometric information and the biometric authentication information match, and a determination result by the availability determination unit.

5. A product registration device for registering products for purchase,
A biometric authentication device provided in a place different from the installation place of the product registration device,
Equipped with
The product registration device and the biometric authentication device are connected via a network,
User information acquisition means for acquiring user identification information and biometric information using the biometric authentication device,
The biometric information of the user acquired by the biometric authentication device and the biometric authentication information stored in advance in association with the user identification information corresponding to the identification information of the user acquired by the biometric authentication device. Collation means to collate,
When the biometric information and the biometric authentication information match based on the matching result by the matching unit, refer to the attribute information of the user, which is stored in advance in association with the biometric authentication information, which corresponds to the matched biometric authentication information. It is possible and when registering a product with sales conditions, the attribute information of the user obtained by referring to the attribute information of the user corresponding to the identification information of the user acquired when registering the product is obtained. Based on, the availability determination means for determining availability of the sale of the product having the sale condition,
When the identification information of the user cannot be acquired by the user information acquisition unit, the verification unit stores the biometric information of the user acquired by the biometric authentication device in advance in association with the identification information of the user. Collate with the biometric information
When the biometric information and the biometric authentication information match, based on the matching result by the matching unit, the biometric authentication device records user identification information stored in advance in association with the matched biometric authentication information. An information processing system further comprising: a providing unit that provides the recorded medium to the user.
6. 5. In the information processing system described in
The collation unit records the collation result indicating whether or not the biometric information and the biometric authentication information match, together with the time information, in association with the user,
The information processing system, wherein the propriety determination unit determines propriety of sale of the product based on the collation result determined to be valid based on the time information.
7. 6. In the information processing system described in
The information processing system further comprising a unit that deletes the matching result and the time information associated with the user after a predetermined period has elapsed from the time point indicated by the time information.
8. 5. To 7. In the information processing system according to any one of the above,
The information processing system further comprising: a result output unit that outputs at least one of information indicating whether or not the biometric information and the biometric authentication information match, and a determination result by the availability determination unit.

9. A product registration device for registering products to be purchased,
Connected via a network to a biometric device provided in a place different from the place where the product registration device is installed,
The biometric authentication device acquires user identification information and biometric information,
Identification information acquisition means for acquiring the identification information of the user when registering the product to be purchased,
The biometric information of the user received from the biometric authentication device and biometric authentication information corresponding to the user identification information received from the biometric authentication device and stored in advance in association with the user identification information are collated. Verification means,
When the biometric information and the biometric authentication information match based on the matching result by the matching unit, refer to the attribute information of the user, which is stored in advance in association with the biometric authentication information, which corresponds to the matched biometric authentication information. It is possible and is obtained by referring to the attribute information of the user corresponding to the identification information of the user acquired at the time of registration of the product by the identification information acquisition unit when registering the product with the sales condition. And a propriety determination unit that determines propriety of sale of the product with the sale condition based on the attribute information of the user.
10. 9. In the product registration device described in
The collation unit records the collation result indicating whether or not the biometric information and the biometric authentication information match, together with the time information, in association with the user,
The product registration device, wherein the availability determination unit determines whether or not the product can be sold based on the collation result determined to be valid based on the time information.
11. 10. In the product registration device described in
The product registration device further comprising a unit that deletes the matching result and the time information associated with the user after a predetermined period has elapsed from the time point indicated by the time information.
12. 9. To 11. In the product registration device according to any one of the above,
The product registration device further comprising result output means for outputting at least one of information indicating whether or not the biometric information and the biometric authentication information match, and a determination result by the availability determination means.

13. It is connected via a network with a product registration device that registers the products you purchase,
Installed in a place different from the place where the product registration device is installed, connected via a network to a biometric authentication device that acquires user identification information and biometric information,
Identification information acquisition means for acquiring the identification information of the user acquired by the product registration device when registering the product to be purchased;
Biometric information of the user acquired by the biometric authentication device, and biometric authentication information stored in advance in association with the user identification information corresponding to the user identification information acquired by the biometric authentication device. Collation means to collate,
When the biometric information and the biometric authentication information match based on the matching result by the matching unit, refer to the attribute information of the user, which is stored in advance in association with the biometric authentication information, which corresponds to the matched biometric authentication information. It is possible and is obtained by referring to the attribute information of the user corresponding to the identification information of the user acquired at the time of registration of the product by the identification information acquisition unit when registering the product with the sales condition. An information processing apparatus, comprising: a propriety determination unit that determines whether or not a product with the sales condition can be sold based on the attribute information of the user.
14. 13. In the information processing device described in
The collation unit records the collation result indicating whether or not the biometric information and the biometric authentication information match, together with the time information, in association with the user,
The information processing apparatus, wherein the availability determination unit determines availability of the sale of the product based on the collation result determined to be valid based on the time information.
15. 14. In the information processing device described in
The information processing apparatus further comprising a unit that deletes the matching result and the time information associated with the user after a lapse of a predetermined period from a time point indicated by the time information.
16. 13. To 15. In the information processing device according to any one of the above,
An information processing apparatus further comprising: a result output unit that outputs at least one of information indicating whether or not the biometric information and the biometric authentication information match, and a determination result by the availability determination unit.

17. An information processing method of an information processing device for registering a product to be purchased, comprising:
The information processing device,
While being connected to the information processing device via a network, the identification information and biometric information of the user is acquired from a biometric authentication device provided in a place different from the installation place of the information processing device,
Based on the collation result of the acquired biometric information of the user and the biometric authentication information stored in advance in association with the user identification information, which corresponds to the acquired identification information of the user, the biometric information and the biometric authentication When the information matches, it is possible to refer to the attribute information of the user, which is stored in advance in association with the biometric information, which corresponds to the matched biometric information.
When registering the product to purchase, obtain the identification information of the user,
When registering a product with sales conditions, refer to the user's attribute information corresponding to the user's identification information acquired at the time of registration of the product, and based on the user's attribute information, the product with the sales conditions To determine whether to sell
Information processing method.
18. 17. In the information processing method described in
The information processing device further includes
A matching result indicating whether or not the biometric information and the biometric authentication information match, together with the time information, is recorded in association with the user,
An information processing method for determining whether or not the product can be sold based on the collation result determined to be valid based on the time information.
19. 18. In the information processing method described in
The information processing device further includes
An information processing method of deleting the collation result and the time information associated with the user after a predetermined period has elapsed from the time point indicated by the time information.
20. 17. To 19. In the information processing method described in any one of the above,
The information processing device further includes
An information processing method, which outputs at least one of information indicating whether or not the biometric information and the biometric authentication information match, and a determination result obtained by determining whether or not the sale is possible.

21. On the computer,
A procedure for acquiring user identification information and biometric information from a biometric authentication device that is connected to a product registration device that registers a product to be purchased via a network and that is provided in a location different from the installation location of the product registration device,
A step of collating the acquired biometric information of the user with biometric authentication information stored in advance in association with the user identification information, which corresponds to the acquired identification information of the user,
Based on the collation result, when the biometric information and the biometric authentication information match, the procedure for making it possible to refer to the user's attribute information stored in advance in association with the biometric authentication information that matches ,
A program to execute.
22. 21. In the program described in
To the computer,
When registering a product with sales conditions, if the attribute information of the user can be referred to based on the matching result corresponding to the identification information of the user acquired when registering the product, refer to the attribute information of the user. Then, based on the obtained attribute information of the user, a procedure of determining whether or not to sell the product with the sales condition,
A program to execute.
23. 22. In the program described in
To the computer,
A procedure for recording the matching result indicating whether or not the biometric information and the biometric authentication information match with the time information, in association with the user,
Based on the collation result determined to be valid based on the time information, a procedure for determining whether or not to sell the product,
A program to execute.
24. 23. In the program described in
To the computer,
A procedure of deleting the collation result and the time information associated with the user after a predetermined period has elapsed from the time point indicated by the time information,
A program to execute.
25. 22. To 24. In the program described in any one,
To the computer,
Information indicating whether or not the biometric information and the biometric authentication information match, and a procedure for outputting at least one of the determination results in the procedure for determining the availability of the sale,
A program to execute.

1 Information Processing System 3 Network 5 Entrance 7 Passage 10 Member Card 12 Medium 20 Product 32 Matching Result Storage Unit 34 Product Attribute Information Storage Unit 36 User Attribute Information Storage Unit 50 Information Processing Device 52 User Information Acquiring Unit 54 Matching Unit 56 Acceptability Determination Unit 80 Computer 82 CPU
84 memory 85 storage 86 I / O
87 Communication I / F
89 Bus 90 Computer program 61 Display 62 Input device 63 Printer 64 Code scanner 65 Speaker 100 Server device 104 Attribute information acquisition unit 108 Monitoring unit 110 Storage device 120 Identification information issuing unit 200 Biometric authentication device 202 Card reading unit 204 Communication unit 206 UI unit 208 Biometric information acquisition unit 210 Providing unit 300 Product registration device 301 ID acquisition unit 302 Registration unit 303 Personal identification unit 306 Result output unit 308 Expiration date determination unit 400 PLU server C Salesclerk U User A Sales area

Claims (13)

A product registration device for registering products to be purchased,
A biometric authentication device provided in a place different from the installation place of the product registration device;
A server device,
Equipped with
The product registration device, the biometric authentication device, and the server device are connected via a network,
The biometric authentication device includes user information acquisition means for acquiring user identification information and biometric information,
The product registration device includes identification information acquisition means for acquiring user identification information when registering a product to be purchased,
The biometric information of the user acquired by the biometric authentication device and biometric authentication information that is stored in advance in association with the user identification information corresponding to the user identification information acquired by the biometric authentication device are collated. Verification means,
When the biometric information and the biometric authentication information match based on the matching result by the matching unit, refer to the attribute information of the user, which is stored in advance in association with the biometric authentication information, which corresponds to the matched biometric authentication information. It is possible, when registering a product with sale conditions, refer to the user attribute information corresponding to the user identification information acquired when registering the product, and refer to the user attribute information obtained by reference. Based on the availability determination means for determining whether or not to sell the product having the sales conditions,
The matching means is realized by the server device,
The information processing system, wherein the availability determination unit is realized by the product registration device. A product registration device for registering products to be purchased,
A biometric authentication device provided in a place different from the installation place of the product registration device;
Equipped with
The product registration device and the biometric authentication device are connected via a network,
The biometric authentication device includes user information acquisition means for acquiring user identification information and biometric information,
The product registration device includes identification information acquisition means for acquiring user identification information when registering a product to be purchased,
The biometric information of the user acquired by the biometric authentication device and biometric authentication information that is stored in advance in association with the user identification information corresponding to the user identification information acquired by the biometric authentication device are collated. Verification means,
When the biometric information and the biometric authentication information match based on the matching result by the matching unit, refer to the attribute information of the user, which is stored in advance in association with the biometric authentication information, which corresponds to the matched biometric authentication information. It is possible, when registering a product with sale conditions, refer to the user attribute information corresponding to the user identification information acquired when registering the product, and refer to the user attribute information obtained by reference. Based on the availability determination means for determining whether or not to sell the product having the sales conditions,
The matching means is realized by one of the product registration device and the biometric authentication device,
The information processing system, wherein the availability determination unit is realized by the product registration device. The information processing system according to claim 1,
The collation unit records the collation result indicating whether or not the biometric information and the biometric authentication information match, together with the time information, in association with the user,
The information processing system, wherein the propriety determination unit determines propriety of sale of the product based on the collation result determined to be valid based on the time information. The information processing system according to claim 3,
The information processing system further comprising a unit that deletes the matching result and the time information associated with the user after a predetermined period has elapsed from the time point indicated by the time information. The information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The information processing system further comprising: a result output unit that outputs at least one of information indicating whether or not the biometric information and the biometric authentication information match, and a determination result by the availability determination unit. A product registration device for registering products for purchase,
A biometric authentication device provided in a place different from the installation place of the product registration device,
A server device,
Equipped with
The product registration device, the biometric authentication device, and the server device are connected via a network,
User information acquisition means for acquiring user identification information and biometric information using the biometric authentication device,
The biometric information of the user acquired by the biometric authentication device and the biometric authentication information stored in advance in association with the user identification information corresponding to the identification information of the user acquired by the biometric authentication device. Collation means to collate,
When the biometric information and the biometric authentication information match based on the matching result by the matching unit, refer to the attribute information of the user, which is stored in advance in association with the biometric authentication information, which corresponds to the matched biometric authentication information. It is possible and when registering a product with sales conditions, the attribute information of the user obtained by referring to the attribute information of the user corresponding to the identification information of the user acquired when registering the product is obtained. Based on, the availability determination means for determining availability of the sale of the product having the sale condition,
The user information acquisition unit and the collation unit are realized by the server device,
The availability determination unit is realized by the product registration device,
When the identification information of the user cannot be acquired by the user information acquisition unit, the verification unit stores the biometric information of the user acquired by the biometric authentication device in advance in association with the identification information of the user. Collate with the biometric information
When the biometric information and the biometric authentication information match, based on the matching result by the matching unit, the biometric authentication device records user identification information stored in advance in association with the matched biometric authentication information. An information processing system further comprising: a providing unit that provides the recorded medium to the user. A product registration device for registering products for purchase,
A biometric authentication device provided in a place different from the installation place of the product registration device,
Equipped with
The product registration device and the biometric authentication device are connected via a network,
User information acquisition means for acquiring user identification information and biometric information using the biometric authentication device,
The biometric information of the user acquired by the biometric authentication device and the biometric authentication information stored in advance in association with the user identification information corresponding to the identification information of the user acquired by the biometric authentication device. Collation means to collate,
When the biometric information and the biometric authentication information match based on the matching result by the matching unit, refer to the attribute information of the user, which is stored in advance in association with the biometric authentication information, which corresponds to the matched biometric authentication information. It is possible and when registering a product with sales conditions, the attribute information of the user obtained by referring to the attribute information of the user corresponding to the identification information of the user acquired when registering the product is obtained. Based on, the availability determination means for determining availability of the sale of the product having the sale condition,
The verification unit, the user information acquiring unit, and the determination hand stage is realized by the commodity registration apparatus,
When the identification information of the user cannot be acquired by the user information acquisition unit, the verification unit stores the biometric information of the user acquired by the biometric authentication device in advance in association with the identification information of the user. Collate with the biometric information
When the biometric information and the biometric authentication information match, based on the matching result by the matching unit, the biometric authentication device records user identification information stored in advance in association with the matched biometric authentication information. An information processing system further comprising: a providing unit that provides the recorded medium to the user. A product registration device for registering products for purchase,
A biometric authentication device provided in a place different from the installation place of the product registration device,
Equipped with
The product registration device and the biometric authentication device are connected via a network,
User information acquisition means for acquiring user identification information and biometric information using the biometric authentication device,
The biometric information of the user acquired by the biometric authentication device and the biometric authentication information stored in advance in association with the user identification information corresponding to the identification information of the user acquired by the biometric authentication device. Collation means to collate,
When the biometric information and the biometric authentication information match based on the matching result by the matching unit, refer to the attribute information of the user, which is stored in advance in association with the biometric authentication information, which corresponds to the matched biometric authentication information. It is possible and when registering a product with sales conditions, the attribute information of the user obtained by referring to the attribute information of the user corresponding to the identification information of the user acquired when registering the product is obtained. Based on, the availability determination means for determining availability of the sale of the product having the sale condition,
The user information acquisition means and the matching means are realized by the biometric authentication device,
The determination hand stage is realized by the commodity registration apparatus,
When the identification information of the user cannot be acquired by the user information acquisition unit, the verification unit stores the biometric information of the user acquired by the biometric authentication device in advance in association with the identification information of the user. Collate with the biometric information
When the biometric information and the biometric authentication information match, based on the matching result by the matching unit, the biometric authentication device records user identification information stored in advance in association with the matched biometric authentication information. An information processing system further comprising: a providing unit that provides the recorded medium to the user. A product registration device for registering products to be purchased,
Connected via a network to a biometric device provided in a place different from the place where the product registration device is installed,
The biometric authentication device acquires user identification information and biometric information,
Identification information acquisition means for acquiring the identification information of the user when registering the product to be purchased,
The biometric information of the user received from the biometric authentication device and biometric authentication information corresponding to the user identification information received from the biometric authentication device and stored in advance in association with the user identification information are collated. Verification means,
When the biometric information and the biometric authentication information match based on the matching result by the matching unit, refer to the attribute information of the user, which is stored in advance in association with the biometric authentication information, which corresponds to the matched biometric authentication information. It is possible and is obtained by referring to the attribute information of the user corresponding to the identification information of the user acquired at the time of registration of the product by the identification information acquisition unit when registering the product with the sales condition. And a propriety determination unit that determines propriety of sale of the product with the sale condition based on the attribute information of the user. It is connected via a network with a product registration device that registers the products you purchase,
Installed in a place different from the place where the product registration device is installed, connected via a network to a biometric authentication device that acquires user identification information and biometric information,
Identification information acquisition means for acquiring the identification information of the user acquired by the product registration device when registering the product to be purchased;
Biometric information of the user acquired by the biometric authentication device, and biometric authentication information stored in advance in association with the user identification information corresponding to the user identification information acquired by the biometric authentication device. Collation means to collate,
When the biometric information and the biometric authentication information match based on the matching result by the matching unit, refer to the attribute information of the user, which is stored in advance in association with the biometric authentication information, which corresponds to the matched biometric authentication information. It is possible and is obtained by referring to the attribute information of the user corresponding to the identification information of the user acquired at the time of registration of the product by the identification information acquisition unit when registering the product with the sales condition. An information processing apparatus, comprising: a propriety determination unit that determines whether or not a product with the sales condition can be sold based on the attribute information of the user. An information processing method of an information processing device for registering a product to be purchased, comprising:
The information processing device,
While being connected to the information processing device via a network, the identification information and biometric information of the user is acquired from a biometric authentication device provided in a place different from the installation place of the information processing device,
Based on the collation result of the acquired biometric information of the user and the biometric authentication information stored in advance in association with the user identification information, which corresponds to the acquired identification information of the user, the biometric information and the biometric authentication When the information matches, it is possible to refer to the attribute information of the user, which is stored in advance in association with the biometric information, which corresponds to the matched biometric information.
When registering the product to purchase, obtain the identification information of the user,
When registering a product with sales conditions, refer to the user's attribute information corresponding to the user's identification information acquired at the time of registration of the product, and based on the user's attribute information, the product with the sales conditions To determine whether to sell
Information processing method. On the computer,
A procedure for acquiring user identification information and biometric information from a biometric authentication device that is connected to a product registration device that registers a product to be purchased via a network and that is provided in a location different from the installation location of the product registration device
A step of collating the acquired biometric information of the user with biometric authentication information stored in advance in association with the user identification information, which corresponds to the acquired identification information of the user,
Based on the collation result, when the biometric information and the biometric authentication information match, the procedure for making it possible to refer to the user's attribute information stored in advance in association with the biometric authentication information that matches ,
A program to execute. The program according to claim 12,
To the computer,
When registering a product with sales conditions, if the attribute information of the user can be referred to based on the matching result corresponding to the identification information of the user acquired when registering the product, refer to the attribute information of the user. Then, based on the obtained attribute information of the user, a procedure of determining whether or not to sell the product with the sales condition,
A program to execute.

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