JPH08129633A - Id card and its reader - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To prevent recorded information from being erased by mistake and easily record even image information such as a fingerprint, etc., by optically recording a specific information for specifying a user. CONSTITUTION: On the ID card 1, a specific information specifying card user is optically recorded. When this ID card 1 is inserted into the terminal device of a card data read circuit 2, its data 20 are inputted to a fingerprint and voiceprint collating circuit 50. The fingerprint and voiceprint of the card user are read by a fingerprint read circuit 4 and a voiceprint read circuit 3 and inputted as data 40 and data 30 to the fingerprint and voice print collating circuit 5. This circuit 5 compares the fingerprint and voiceprint of the card user with fingerprint data and voiceprint data of card registered persons. The card can not be used unless the both match with the data.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an ID card and a reader thereof, and more particularly to a cash card used for automatic cash payment, a credit card used for shopping at a store, and a reader thereof.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a cash card is used, the user is required to compare and collate the personal identification number data recorded in the magnetic recording portion of the card with the personal identification number input from a terminal device. (User) I was confirming my identity.
Also, when using a credit card, check the information recorded in the magnetic recording section of the card with the card company to confirm that it is a usable card, and then confirm the signature on the card. The handwriting and the handwriting of the signature of the user himself were visually compared and collated.

However, in the above-described method of identifying a person, if the registrant of the card loses or steals his / her own card, the card is handed to a third party, and the personal identification number is lost. If the data is decrypted or made known by some means, anyone other than the registrant of the card can use the card. That is, there is a drawback that the card may be misused by a third party, such as illegal use of the card.

In order to solve this, there is a known technique in which a voiceprint or a fingerprint is recorded on a card in addition to a personal identification number.
-43473, JP-A-64-7286, and JP-A-1-95381.

As disclosed in these publicly known documents, if a voiceprint or a fingerprint is recorded on the card in addition to the personal identification number, it is less likely that the card will be misused by a third party.

[0006]

In the above-mentioned conventional ID card, since the personal identification number, voiceprint, fingerprint, etc. are magnetically recorded, if the card is left in a place where strong magnetism is generated, it is recorded. There is a drawback that the information that is present may be accidentally lost.

Further, when a memory card is used, it has a drawback that it is difficult to record a fingerprint which is image information because of its small storage capacity.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art, and its purpose is to prevent recorded information from being erased accidentally and to easily record image information such as a fingerprint. An object of the present invention is to provide an ID card that can be stored and a reading device thereof.

[0009]

An ID card according to the present invention is characterized in that identification information for identifying a user is optically recorded.

In the ID card reader according to the present invention, the reading means for reading the specific information from the ID card in which the specific information for specifying the user is optically recorded, and the read specific information are input. It has a collation means for comparing and collating information.

[0011]

The specific information for specifying the user is optically recorded on the ID card. The specific information is read from the ID card, and the read specific information and the input information are compared and collated.

[0012]

Next, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the construction of an embodiment of an ID card and its reading device according to the present invention. The figure shows the configuration of a cash card as an example of an ID card.

The ID card 1 shown in the figure has optical information optically recorded for specifying the card user. Here, the specific information is, for example, a card user's voiceprint,
In addition to physical features such as fingerprints, face shapes, and blood vessel patterns of the retina, it is a predetermined secret code number.

This specific information is the well-known CD-R.
It may be recorded in the same manner as an OM (Compact Disc ROM). The recording is not limited to the rectangular card as shown in the figure, but may be recorded on a small disk-shaped card by the same method as the CD-ROM. The recording may be performed in the same manner as the magneto-optical disk. In any case, because it is recorded optically,
The recorded information is not erased by mistake, and image information such as fingerprints can be easily recorded.

When writing these specific information, a fingerprint pattern or a voiceprint by uttering a personal identification number is input to the card issuing device, and these data are written in the ID card 1.

Regarding the fingerprint among the above-mentioned specific information, the fingerprint pattern may be recorded on the card surface by a well-known holographic technique. According to this holography technology, since the fingerprint can be recorded in three dimensions, it does not match with the fingerprint of the person other than the user himself. Therefore, by comparing and collating this fingerprint with the input fingerprint pattern, it is possible to very effectively prevent illegal use.

The reading device for reading the ID card 1 includes a card data reading circuit 2 for reading optically recorded specific information, a voiceprint reading circuit 3 for reading a voiceprint of a card user through a microphone 8, and a card. User fingerprint 9
And a fingerprint reading circuit 3 for reading the fingerprint, a fingerprint for comparing and comparing specific information such as a fingerprint and a voiceprint read by the card data reading circuit 2 with a voiceprint read by the voiceprint reading circuit 3 and a fingerprint read by the fingerprint reading circuit 3. The voice print collation circuit 5 and the display unit 6 for displaying the comparison and collation result are included.

In such a configuration, when an ID card on which fingerprint data and voiceprint data of the card registrant are optically recorded is inserted into the terminal device of the card data reading circuit 2,
The data 20 is input to the fingerprint voiceprint matching circuit 5. The fingerprint and voiceprint of the card user are read by the fingerprint reading circuit 4 and the voiceprint reading circuit 3, respectively, and are input to the fingerprint voiceprint matching circuit 5 as data 40 and data 30. When the voiceprint data is input from the microphone 8, the personal identification number is input by voice.

In the fingerprint voiceprint verification circuit 5, the fingerprint data of the card registrant, the voiceprint data and the fingerprint of the card user,
The voice prints are respectively compared and collated. At the time of matching, if both the fingerprint data and the voice print data (personal identification number) do not match, the card cannot be used. That is, no cash is paid in case of a mismatch.

All the results such as the collation result are sent from the fingerprint / voiceprint collation circuit 5 to the display unit 6 and output.

That is, in the present invention, the specific information for specifying the user is optically recorded, so that the recorded information is not erased accidentally and the information reading error is unlikely to occur.

Next, the case where the ID card 1 is a credit card will be described.

In this case, by using the card company 7 and the online line indicated by the broken line 70 in the figure, the information recorded in the card 1 is inquired from the card data reading circuit 2 to the card company 7. It will be. Then, it is confirmed whether or not there is a problem with the payment status of the card being used. If there is a problem, the data to that effect is sent directly to the display unit 6 and displayed, which makes it possible to effectively prevent unauthorized use of the card.

In this case, specific data such as fingerprints and voiceprints of all card registrants are stored in a storage device or the like in the card company 7, and the data of the specific information recorded in the ID card 1 is stored in the card company 7. It is also conceivable that the card is transmitted to the user and compared and collated to prevent unauthorized use of the card.

It is obvious that the present invention can be widely applied to various ID cards as well as cash cards and credit cards.

[0027]

As described above, according to the present invention, the specific information for specifying the user is optically recorded on the ID card, and the specific information obtained by reading the specific information from the ID card is input. By comparing and collating with the information
The recorded information is not erased by mistake, and the image information such as a fingerprint can be easily recorded.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an ID card and its reading device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ID card 2 Card data reading circuit 3 Voiceprint reading circuit 4 Fingerprint reading circuit 5 Fingerprint voiceprint matching circuit 6 Display section 8 Microphone 9 Fingerprint

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Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An ID card in which specific information for specifying a user is optically recorded. 2. The ID card according to claim 1, wherein the specific information is a voiceprint of the user. 3. The ID card according to claim 1, wherein the specific information is a fingerprint of the user. 4. The ID card according to claim 3, wherein the fingerprint is recorded by a holographic technique. 5. A matching means for comparing and matching the reading means for reading the specified information from the ID card on which the specified information for specifying the user is optically recorded, and the read specified information and the inputted information. I having means
D card reader.