JP2009276962A - Identification photograph management system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an identification photograph management system for canceling any troublesome operation such as pasting of an identification photograph in issuing a certificate to which an identification photograph such as an admission ticket or a driver's license is to be attached, and for simplifying management of the identification photograph at the origin of the issue of the certificate. <P>SOLUTION: In this identification photograph management system configured of an identification photograph management center device for additionally registering unique identification information of each identification photograph in an identification photograph database and a certificate issuing device for issuing a plurality of types of certificates to which the identification photographs are to be attached, the certificate issuing device includes a certificate issuing means for accepting a certificate issue application form from a user, and for transmitting a retrieval request including the identification photograph identification information described in the certificate issue application form to an identification photograph management center device, and for acquiring the data of the identification photograph corresponding to the identification photograph identification information from the identification photograph management center device, and for printing the identification photograph on the certificate with a form corresponding to the certificate target, and for sending out the certificate to the user. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to certificate photo management for simplifying the issuance of certificates such as various examinations that require the attachment of ID photos, examination slips or licenses used for qualification tests, license certificates, passports, and the like.

Photo images used in various examination tests and qualification tests that require the attachment of ID photos or certificates such as licenses, qualification certificates, passports, etc. In addition to ID photos taken at a booth or the like, a digital camera can be used to print and use RAW data output from the camera or electronic data such as JPEG data.
Furthermore, these electronic data can be exchanged on the Internet by a method of transmitting and receiving attached to an e-mail or a method such as FTP, and can also be stored in a server. For this reason, it is generally known that data is brought to hand and printed individually by a printer or a copying machine.
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an apparatus for generating photographic image data corresponding to the use of ID photographs, for example, there is one disclosed in Patent Document 1 below.

JP2007-318400A

However, despite the wide range of image data exchange and printing in the form of data on the Internet, etc., in the various examinations, qualification tests, and school entrance examinations, the tester must provide a paper medium on the admission ticket. Often, the test taker is required to paste and bring their photos. Therefore, the examinee must prepare the number of ID photos necessary for the examination on paper media and paste it on the examination slip issued by the examination provider to start the examination.
In addition, it is necessary to identify the examinee himself / herself in the ID photo, but in the case of a paper-based photograph, there is a possibility that the examinee may paste an old photograph, and there is a possibility that collation with the principal becomes more difficult as the photograph becomes older. In addition, depending on the admission slip used, the size of each photo is slightly different, and in the case of a rigorous test, there may be cases where the photo is not accepted because the size is different.
Since the test voucher on which the ID photo is affixed is a paper medium, the test provider is limited in place to store it. If the entire image of the admission slip is captured by a scanner, it can be digitized, but there is a problem that it takes time.

  The purpose of the present invention is to eliminate troublesome work such as gluing of ID photos when issuing certificates that require ID photos such as admission tickets or licenses, and at the certificate issuer. It is an object of the present invention to provide an ID photo management system that can easily manage photos.

In order to achieve the above object, an ID photo management system according to the present invention receives ID photo data of a user photographed by an ID photo camera from the ID photo camera, and stores it in the ID photo database for each ID photo. An ID photo management system comprising an ID photo management center device that adds unique identification information and registers, and a certificate issuance device that issues multiple types of certificates that require attachment of ID photos,
The certificate issuing device is
A certificate issuance application from a user is accepted, a search request including identification photo identification information described in the certificate issuance application is transmitted to the ID photo management center device, and the ID photo from the ID photo management center device After obtaining the ID photo data corresponding to the identification information, the certificate based on the ID photo data acquired from the ID photo management center device in the certificate in the format corresponding to the certification target described in the certificate issuance application It is characterized by comprising certificate issuing means for printing a photograph and sending it to the user who submitted the certificate issuance application form.
Further, the certificate issuing means attaches the certificate format data corresponding to the certification target described in the certificate issuance application form to the certificate format database attached to the certificate issuing device or the ID photo management center device. It is obtained from the certificate format database.
In addition, the ID photograph machine
When registering the user's ID photo data in the ID photo database, it comprises means for receiving a registration period from the user and transmitting it to the ID photo management center device,
The ID photo management center device comprises:
It is characterized by comprising means for registering the received registration period data in the ID photo database together with the corresponding ID photo data and deleting the registration when the registration period has passed.

The ID photo management system of the present invention has the following effects.
(1) Since ID photo data is transmitted from the ID photo photographic machine to the ID photo management center and registered, the user is eliminated from troublesome work such as gluing the photo on a paper medium. It also saves paper resources.
(2) For certificate issuing devices installed at various certification / testing agencies, obtain a photo of the test taker from the ID Photo Management Center, print the ID photo on the test voucher, and distribute it it can. In addition, based on the shooting date / time data, it is possible to invalidate an ID photo having a shooting date / time older than the expiration date based on the test execution date.
In addition, a certificate with an ID photo (such as an examination card or a license) can be managed and stored as electronic data. As a result, the management place can be saved in space and search can be facilitated, and work can be made more efficient.
(3) For the examinee, the ID photo is electronic data, so the number of times can be used unlimitedly within the validity period. Also, by setting the ID photo registration period, you can easily delete it from the ID photo database when the registration period has passed. No more worrying about users.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of an ID photo management system to which the present invention is applied will be described.
FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an example of an embodiment of the present invention.
The ID photo management system according to this embodiment includes an ID photo management center device 1, a plurality of ID photo cameras 2, and a certificate issuing device 31 installed in a plurality of various examination / testing companies 3. Is connected to the Internet 4.
The ID photo management center device 1 includes a transmission / reception unit 11 for exchanging information via the Internet 4 and a photo DB (database) for storing attribute information such as photo data and associated shooting date / time, photo identification information, etc. ) 12, DB update unit 13 for inputting information to DB 12, search processing unit 14 for searching for photo information, various examination test tickets or certificate format data such as licenses, passports, etc. The certificate DB 15 is configured.

  The ID photo shooter 2 includes a photo taking unit 21 that takes an ID photo of the examinee 5 (applicant for certificate issuance), a photo information display unit 22 that displays information such as the taken photo and shooting date, and the Internet. 4 includes a data transmission unit 23 that transmits the photo information to the management center apparatus 1 via 4.

  The certificate issuing device 31 installed at each examination / examination source 3 issues a certificate with an ID photo (examination card, license, passport, etc.) and sends it to the applicant 5 An input unit 311 for inputting identification information for acquiring specific ID photo information from the management center device 1 or inputting data of an examination slip issuance application received from the examinee 5 and the Internet 4 The data receiving unit 312 that acquires photographic information from the management center apparatus 1 and the printing unit 313 that prints and issues an examination slip.

FIG. 2 shows an example of the configuration of the photo information related to the ID photo taken by the ID photo camera 2.
The photograph information includes a photograph machine number 201 for identifying the photographed certification photographer 2, a photograph number 202 for identifying the photographed photograph, a photographing date / time 203, and a certification object 204 such as an admission ticket using the photographed photograph. A photo registration period 205 in the management center device 1, presence / absence 206 of an electronic signature for transmission to the management center device 1, and photo data 207 obtained by photographing the user himself / herself.
The ID number photo machine 2 automatically generates the photo machine number 201, the photo number 202, and the shooting date and time 203. The certification object 204 is set by the user by selecting from the input means of the certification photographer 2. The photo registration period 205 is also set by the user from the input unit of the ID photo machine 2. The presence / absence 206 of the electronic signature is also set by the user by selecting from the input means of the ID photograph machine 2.

FIG. 3 is a list showing examples of photo sizes required for various certificates and certificate formats.
As for the examination slips for the various examinations shown in the figure, the photo size and the format are set for each examination subject and registered in the certificate DB 15.

  FIG. 4 shows an example of the validity period of the ID photo used for the examination vouchers for various tests. For example, the validity period of the photography date is set to be within three months from the examination date, and the photography is older than this validity term. Day photos are ineligible.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of photo information registered in the photo information DB 12. As attribute information of the photo data 507, ID photo identification information 501, camera number 502, photo number 503, certification object 505, photo registration are shown. An institution 506 is registered.
The ID photo identification information 501 is automatically generated by the management center apparatus 1 when the photo information received from the ID photo machine 2 is registered in the photo DB 12.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a procedure for registering the ID photo information in the management center apparatus 1.
First, a user who is an applicant for a certificate such as an examination slip enters the photography booth of the ID photo shooter 2 and takes his own ID photo (step 601).
When the photographing is completed, the ID photo shooter 2 displays a message on the display unit 22 prompting the user to input attribute information to be input by the user among the attribute information of the photographed ID photo, and the attribute information is input from the input means. Accept (step 602). The attribute information received from the user in this case includes a certification target such as an examination ticket for an xx test, a photo registration period in the management center apparatus 1, and presence / absence of an electronic signature.

Next, the ID photo taken by the ID photo camera 2 is displayed on the display unit 22, and attribute information such as the camera number, photo number, certification target, photo registration period, and presence / absence of electronic signature is displayed (step 603). .
When the user gives an approval confirmation response to the display content, the ID photo data in step 603 is transmitted to the management center apparatus 1 via the Internet (steps 604 and 605).
However, if the user makes a response to deny the display content, the process returns to step 601 and the photographing is performed again.

When the management center device 1 receives the ID photo data from the ID photo camera 2 (step 606), the management center device 1 generates unique ID photo identification information (step 607) and registers it in the photo DB 12 (step 607). Step 608).
Thereafter, the ID photo identification information is returned to the ID photo camera 2 (step 610).
Upon receiving the ID photo identification information, the ID photo camera 2 prints the ID photo data and ID photo identification information in step 603 (step 611). The user receives this printed matter 612 and uses it when making an examination voucher request.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure for issuing a certificate.
The ID photo issuing device 31 receives an application for issuing a certificate requiring an ID photo (such as an examination card) from the examinee, and performs an input process of the essential item data described in the application (step 701). As the required item data, a certification object (such as an xx examination admission ticket), an examinee's address, name, date of birth, and identification photo identification information printed on the printed matter 612 in FIG. 6 are input.
Therefore, the ID photo issuing device 31 transmits the data to be certified and the ID photo identification information among the input data to the ID photo management center device 1 (step 702).
When receiving the certification object and identification photo identification information (step 703), the management center device 1 searches the photo DB 12 using the identification photo identification information (step 704), and searches the certificate DB 15 using the certification target data. (Step 705) The ID photo data corresponding to the ID photo identification information and the certificate format data corresponding to the ID are acquired and returned to the ID photo issuing device 31 (step 706).

When the ID photo issuance device 31 receives the ID photo data and the format data (step 707), the ID photo issuing device 31 uses the date and time of expiration defined in the format data and the date and time data included in the received ID photo data. Check whether the shooting date is within the expiry date (step 78), and if it was not taken within the expiry date, take the examination that the registered ID photo has expired Notify the person's address with a paper document.
However, if it is within the expiration date, a certificate (test admission ticket etc.) attached with a certification photo based on the format data to be certified is printed and issued, and sent to the address of the applicant (Steps 709 and 710). ).

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an examination slip that is an example of a certificate issued.
In the examination slip illustrated here, the examination name 801, the examination number 802, the name 803, the date of birth 804, and the photographing date 80 of the ID photo 805 are printed.
The process for issuing the xx examination admission ticket has been described above. However, the present invention is not limited to the examination voucher, and it is necessary to attach a personal ID photo such as a license, qualification certificate, employee ID card, and passport. Needless to say, it can be applied to all types of certificates.

  In some cases, the ID photo such as a passport is required to be photographed so that an individual can be identified with high accuracy. Therefore, by providing an algorithm for prohibiting registration of photos as shown in the definition of FIG. 9 in the photo DB as unqualified photos, it is possible to further improve the reliability of the ID photo management system.

Further, the format data is attached to the management center device. However, it is possible to attach the DB in which the format used by each test execution source is individually attached to the test execution source device and obtain the data from this DB. it can.
In addition, by providing the ID photo management center device with a means for deleting the ID photo after the registration period of the ID photo set by the user, anxiety and worries that personal photos will be unnecessarily stored in the external device. Is no longer given to users.

It is a system configuration figure showing an embodiment of the invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the photographic information which ID photo camera transmits. It is a figure which shows the relationship between the certification photo size for every certification | authentication object, and the format data of a certificate. It is a figure which shows the example of a setting of the effective period of the imaging | photography date for every certification | authentication object. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the identification photograph data registered into photograph DB. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure which registers ID photograph data. It is a flowchart which shows the process which issues the certificate (an admission ticket etc.) with ID photo It is a figure which shows the example of the issued examination voucher. It is a figure which shows the example of a definition of the photograph recognized as an unqualified photograph.

Explanation of symbols

1 ID Photo Management Center Device 2 ID Photo Camera 3 Various Examinations / Examination Sources 4 Internet 5 Test takers 12 Photo DB
15 Certificate DB
21 Photography department 31 Certificate issuing device

Claims (3)

ID photo management center device that receives ID photo data taken by ID photo camera from ID photo camera, adds ID information for each ID photo to ID photo database, and registers An ID photo management system comprising a certificate issuing device that issues a plurality of types of certificates that require attachment of a photo,
The certificate issuing device is
A certificate issuance application from a user is accepted, a search request including identification photo identification information described in the certificate issuance application is transmitted to the ID photo management center device, and the ID photo from the ID photo management center device After obtaining the ID photo data corresponding to the identification information, the certificate based on the ID photo data acquired from the ID photo management center device in the certificate corresponding to the certification subject described in the certificate issuance application An ID photo management system comprising certificate issuing means for printing a photo and sending it to a user who has submitted a certificate issuance application.   The certificate issuing means uses the certificate format database attached to the certificate issuing device or the certificate attached to the certificate photo management center device for the certificate format data corresponding to the certification subject described in the certificate issuing application. 2. The ID photo management system according to claim 1, wherein the ID photo management system is acquired from a certificate format database. The ID photo shooter is
When registering the user's ID photo data in the ID photo database, it comprises means for receiving a registration period from the user and transmitting it to the ID photo management center device,
The ID photo management center device comprises:
4. The ID photo according to claim 2, further comprising means for registering the received registration period data together with the corresponding ID photo data in the ID photo database and deleting the registration when the registration period has expired. Management system.

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