JPH0736973A - Information terminal device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] In an automatic certificate issuing system, specific image information can be easily inspected from the stored image information, and management of the image information can be facilitated. [Structure] Moving image information representing a user's image captured by a video camera is digitally compressed into moving image information (S17), and index information indicating the date and time when a receipt printed by a journal printer is discharged is added. Later, it is stored in the HDD as indexed moving image information (S18).
Then, when the ID card is ejected (S24), the indexed moving image information is transferred to the host computer together with the history information (S26) and stored in the storage device.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information terminal device such as a certificate automatic issuing terminal for issuing a resident's card or a seal stamp certificate, an automatic teller machine for a bank or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An automatic certificate issuing machine for automatically issuing a resident's card, a seal registration certificate, etc. is known. This certificate issuing machine has (a) an input means that allows the user to enter, and (b)
An output means for outputting information in response to the input to the input means is provided, and the user inserts a personal identification card (hereinafter, abbreviated as an ID card), inputs a personal identification number, and inputs the personal identification number. If the generated personal identification number matches the information stored in the ID card, the output unit outputs a certificate corresponding to the input from the user's input unit.

In addition, cash deposit machines such as post offices and banks are
In addition to the (a) input means and the (b) output means, (c) a photographing means for photographing the user, (d) image information representing an image photographed by the photographing means, and date and time (hereinafter , The date and time) and a storage means for storing analog information. According to this cash dispenser, the user of the terminal is photographed by the video camera, and the image information representing the photographed image is stored by the film. On the film, the date and time when the image is taken is stored as analog information in a predetermined position such as lower right or upper left. Therefore, when it is necessary to detect the image of a specific terminal user, such as when a cash card is illegally used, if you extract the image information of the date and time that the user seems to have used, The video of the user can be specified.

[0004]

However, it is difficult to extract image information of a specific date and time from many image information stored in a film. Play the film,
You have to find a specific date and time from the dates and times that are projected there. Moreover, the task of finding out must depend on the person. As described above, the operation of retrieving or collating the image information of the specified date and time is also necessary when managing the image information stored in the film.

Further, when moving image information photographed by a video camera or the like is stored as analog information in the storage means, there is a problem that a large amount of moving image information cannot be stored. This is because the moving image information is not compressed.

The first invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its problem is that specific image information can be easily retrieved from the image information stored in the storage means, and the management of the image information is facilitated. To obtain an information terminal device that can
A second object of the present invention is to make it possible to store a large amount of moving image information in the storage means.

[0007]

The gist of the first invention is that an information terminal device is provided with the (a) input means, (b) output means, (c) photographing means, and (e) photographing means. The image information captured by the means includes storage means for storing the image information in association with digital information relating to at least one of the input to the input means and the output from the output means, which is the gist of the second invention. Is a moving image photographing means,
The storage means is provided with a compression means for digitizing and compressing the moving image information photographed by the moving image photographing means.

[0008]

In the information terminal device of the first aspect of the invention, the image information representing the image of the user photographed by the photographing means is associated with the digital information relating to at least one of the input to the input means and the output from the output means. It is stored in the storage means. The image information may represent still images or moving image information, and may be analog information or digital information.

The digital information related to the input to the input means is, for example, the personal identification number input by the user in the automatic certificate issuing terminal, the type of certificate, the date and time of input,
It is one of the input reference numbers, or a combination thereof. The output from the output means is, for example, one of the description content of the output certificate, the output date and time, the output reference number, or a combination thereof. The date and time of input or output is obtained from the timer of the information terminal device.

Therefore, when the specified image information is searched from the many image information stored in the storage means, if the digital information regarding the input / output is searched,
Correspondingly stored image information can be easily extracted. Retrieval, management, and the like of the image information stored in the storage unit may be performed in the information terminal device or after being transferred to the host computer or the like.

In the information terminal device of the second aspect of the invention, the moving image information photographed by the moving image photographing means is digitized by the compression means and compressed and stored in the storage means. Therefore, when the storage capacity of the storage means is the same, more moving image information can be stored.

[0012]

In the storage means in which the image information is stored by the information terminal device of the first invention, it is possible to easily find the specific image information. Further, it is possible to easily manage the image information stored in the storage means.

In the information terminal device according to the second aspect of the present invention, more moving image information can be stored in the storage means.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An example of a certificate automatic issuing system equipped with a certificate automatic issuing terminal as an information terminal device which is an embodiment common to the first invention and the second invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In Figure 1, the automatic certificate issuing system is
A host computer 10, a plurality of certificate automatic issuing terminals (hereinafter simply referred to as terminals) 12 to 14, a remote operation panel 16, a printer 18, and the like are provided. The host computer 10 is provided with a database 20, a storage device 22, etc., and the host computer 10 and the plurality of terminals 12-14, the remote operation panel 16, and the printer 18 are respectively connected via communication interfaces 24-28. Connected. The remote operation panel 16, printer 18, etc. are also connected to the host computer 10. For example, a host computer 10 equipped with a database 20, a storage device 22 and the like is installed in the main office of a city hall, a plurality of terminals 12 to 14 are arranged outside the window of each branch, and inside the window of the window. The remote operation panel 16 and the printer 18 are arranged near the person in charge. The whole of these is called an automatic certificate issuing device.

As shown in FIG. 2, the main body 30 of the terminal 12 has a generally box shape, and a CRT display device 34 and the like are provided on a front panel 32 on the left side, and a front panel 36 on the right side. Has a fee payment port 38 and the like.

The CRT display device 34 is provided in the middle portion of the front panel 32, and the touch panel 40 is provided on the surface of the CRT display device 34. CRT display device 34
Displays various information to inform the user. The first piece of information is the operating procedure to instruct the user,
This is also part of the information that informs the operating status of the terminal 12. The user's input is performed by directly touching the touch panel 40.

An operation display device 42 and a video camera 44 are mounted above the CRT display device 34. The operation display device 42 displays whether or not the terminal device 12 is in a usable state, and the video camera 44 is
It is a photograph of the upper body of the user. Video camera 4
The front surface of No. 4 is covered with translucent glass so that it is difficult for the user to understand that the video camera 44 is provided.

Below the CRT display device 34, a card insertion slot 50 is provided. The card insertion slot 50 is shown in FIG.
Is an opening into which an ID card 54 having the magnetic tape 52 shown in FIG. 1 is inserted, and a card reader 56 (see FIG. 1) is provided in the card insertion opening 50. The magnetic tape 52 of the ID card 54 has a card confirmation code indicating that the card is a card for automatic certificate issuing terminal, user information for identifying the user when using the terminal, and personal information Various information such as an identification code including a personal identification number is magnetically recorded. The information stored on the magnetic tape 52 is read by the card reader 56 and supplied to the controller 58.

A call button 60 is attached adjacent to the card insertion slot 50. The call button 60 is for calling a person in charge, and when the call button 60 is operated, a signal thereof is supplied to the remote operation panel 16 via the control unit 58.

An assist bar 64 is attached below the card insertion slot 50, and a recess 70 is provided below the assist bar 64. The recess 70 is formed for a user in a wheelchair, and has a size such that the lower part of the user's waist can be accommodated. A sheet 72 made of an elastic material is attached below the inner surface of the recess 70. The seat 72 protects the main body 30 from an impact due to a collision of the wheelchair, and also has a function as a kick seat for making it easy for the user of the wheelchair to separate from the main body 30. The assist bar 64 is for facilitating the operation of the terminal device 12 for a user in a wheelchair. On the other hand, the height of the main body 30 is 130 cm.
The user who is in a wheelchair can perform all operations such as operation of the touch panel 40 and insertion of cash from the fee payment port 38.

The fee payout slot 38 formed above the right front panel 36 has a coin slot 78 and a bill slot 80. A coin identification device 84 is provided in the coin slot 78. The coin identifying device 84, which holds coins, has a function of detecting the total amount of inserted coins, and a signal indicating the total amount is a control unit 5
8 are supplied. Similarly, a bill validator 88 having a function of holding bills in the bill slot 80 and detecting the total amount of bills inserted is disposed.

A change / receipt discharge port 90 and a certificate discharge port 92 are formed in the middle of the front panel 36. The receipt is printed by the journal printer 94 and then discharged from the discharge port 90. The certificate is printed by the laser printer 96, is imprinted by the tally machine 98, and is ejected from the certificate ejection port 92. When there are a plurality of certificates to be ejected, they are bound by the stapler 100 and then ejected.

A hard disk drive (hereinafter abbreviated as HDD) 104, a voicing device 106, a timer 107, a CRT display device 34, a touch panel 40, etc. are connected to the control unit 58 of the terminal 12, and the video camera 4 is also provided.
4, a journal printer 94, a laser printer 96, etc. are connected via a drive circuit (not shown), and the control unit 5
It is made to operate based on the command of 8.

The HDD 104 stores a certificate issuing program represented by the flowchart of FIG. 3, a fee calculation program represented by a flowchart (not shown), and the like. In addition, external character data composed of dot data representing an external character, which will be described later, and data attached to the data is stored, and indexed moving image information 108, history information 110, and the like illustrated in FIG. 14 are temporarily stored. . Voicing device 106
Generates a sound based on a command from the control unit 58, and a sound according to the information displayed on the CRT display device 34 is generated as described later.

Further, the terminal 12 has a communication interface 2
It is connected to the host computer 10 via 4.
Database 20 provided in host computer 10
Stores the certification data in the certificate such as the user's name and address. According to the application of the user who desires the ID card 54, the proof data such as the name and address of the user is input from the operation unit of the remote operation panel 16 described later and stored in the database 20. On the other hand, if there are characters (external characters) that cannot be entered in the user's name, address, etc., that is, characters other than standard characters such as JIS, dot data representing the external characters must be created. Although the dot data and the data for specifying the dot data are referred to as external character data, only the data for specifying the dot data of the external character is stored in the database 20 instead of the external character, and the external character data is transferred to the terminal device 12. , HDD 104.

However, since the creation of dot data is very troublesome, the data indicating that there is an external character that has not been input (registered) in the database 20 is unavoidably stored, and the dot data corresponding to it will be stored later. May be registered. Therefore, if the terminal 12 is used after the dot data is registered, the certificate is output, but even if the terminal 12 is used before the registration, the certificate is not output. This is because even if a certificate with blanks is output, it has no meaning as a certificate.

The storage device 22 also stores the indexed moving image information 1 transferred from the terminal 12 and stored in the HDD 104.
08 and history information 110 are stored (see FIG. 14).

The remote operation panel 16 and the printer 18, which are arranged near the person in charge of the counter, are connected to the host computer 10. The remote operation panel 16 is mainly composed of a computer including a control unit, a display unit, an LED, a buzzer, an operation unit, etc., which are not shown.
In M, an indexed moving image information search program represented by the flowchart of FIG. 4 and the like are stored. In addition, terminal 1
When the call button 60 of No. 2 is operated, or when the near end of the printing paper for outputting the receipt or the certificate in the terminal 12 is detected, the laser printer 9 of the terminal 12 is detected.
It is activated when the certificate is not output in step 6, LE
D lights up or a buzzer sounds. Data input using the operation unit and retrieval of indexed moving image information 108 are also performed.

If the printer 18 does not output a certificate by the laser printer 96 of the terminal 12 because the printer 18 includes external characters that are not registered in the characters constituting the name and address of the user, the printer 18 encodes the certificate. The generated character data is transmitted. Printer 1
In 8, the transmitted character data is converted into dot data and printing is performed. External characters that have not been registered are output as blank columns.

Similarly, encoded character data is transmitted from the host computer 10 to the terminal device 12. In the terminal 12, the transmitted character data is supplied to the laser printer 96, and the laser printer 9
In step 6, the dot data is converted and printing is performed. On the other hand, if there is an external character registered in the character that constitutes the user's name or address, the host computer 1
The character data transmitted from 0 includes data specifying the external character. The dot data corresponding to the data for specifying the external character is read from the HDD 104 and supplied to the laser printer 96. However, when there is an unregistered external character, the character data is not transmitted from the host computer 10 to the terminal 12, and data indicating that there is an unregistered external character (hereinafter, it means that the certificate cannot be output. Only data) will be transmitted.

The operation of the automatic certificate issuing system configured as described above will be described. Here, it is assumed that a user whose name or address includes a character other than the standard character has used the terminal 12 before the character is registered as the external character data. CRT display device 34 of terminal 12
At the beginning, the image 130 shown in FIG. 6 is displayed.
If the user inserts the ID card 54, the information recorded on the magnetic tape 52 of the ID card 54 is read by the card reader 56 in step 1 (hereinafter simply referred to as S1. The same applies to other steps). Then, in S2, it is determined whether or not the inserted ID card 54 is for a certificate automatic issuing terminal. If it is not for a terminal, NO is determined, the ID card 54 inserted in S3, 4 is ejected, and the fact is displayed on the CRT display device 34.

If the card is for a terminal, YES is determined, and the operation of the video camera 44 is controlled by the control unit 5 in S5.
8 is started based on the command.

At S6 to S8, the identity of the user is confirmed. That is, the host computer 10 collates the information stored on the magnetic tape 52 with the personal identification number input by the user. First, CR
The display of the T display device 34 is changed to the image 132 shown in FIG. 7, the input of the personal identification number is instructed, and the voice as "display the personal identification number" is displayed.
Fired by 06. When the user inputs the personal identification number via the touch panel 40, the input personal identification number and the information stored on the magnetic tape 52 are transmitted to the host computer 10, and it is determined whether they match. If they do not match, the CRT display device 34 displays the image 13
Returned to 2. If the personal identification number and the information match, it means that the identity has been verified.

Next, in S9 to 14, the type of certificate, the number of copies, etc. required by the user are input, and the determined fee is paid. First, the certificate selection guidance is given. Image 1 shown in FIG. 8 is displayed on the CRT display device 34.
34, the operation of the touch panel 40 by the user is awaited. When the touch panel 40 is operated and the certificate is selected, the copy number selection guidance is given. C
The display of the RT display device 34 is changed to the image 136 shown in FIG. 9, and when the required number of copies is selected, the display is changed to the image 138 shown in FIG. 10 and the charge introduction guidance is performed.

When the fee is paid, in step S15, the entered fee is detected, calculation is performed based on the fee calculation program, and the receipt is discharged from the discharged Dongfeng 90. If necessary, the change is discharged from the discharge port 90. When the receipt is discharged, the operation of the video camera 44 is stopped in S16, and the date and time at that time is read from the timer 107 and stored. In step S17, the moving image information captured by the video camera 44 is digitally compressed into moving image information 140, and in step S18, the index information 142 which is digital information indicating the read date and time is added, and then the indexed moving image information is added. 10
8 is stored in the HDD 104. Video information 140
Is digitized in the control unit 58 and is compressed and created based on the MPEG standard.

In step S19, the creation of the certificate is started, and the CRT display device 34 displays the image 14 shown in FIG.
Change to 4. At the same time, the user's input (certificate type, number of copies), information stored on the magnetic tape 52, and the like are transmitted to the host computer 10. In S20, necessary data is read from the database 20 based on these information and transmitted to the terminal device 12.

In S21, it is determined whether the transmitted data is data indicating that the certificate cannot be output. If the data is not data indicating that the certificate cannot be output, YES is determined. In S22, the terminal 12 creates a certificate. The certificate is printed by the laser printer 96 and stamped by the tally machine 98, and thereafter, the certificate is ejected from the certificate ejection port 92 in S23. In S24, the display of the CRT display device 34 is changed to the image 146 of FIG. 12, the end guidance is performed, and the ID card 54 is ejected.

On the other hand, if the transmitted data is data indicating that the certificate cannot be output, the determination in S21 is NO and S25 is executed. This is transmitted from the host computer 10 to the remote operation panel 16 and the printer 18 is transmitted with character data in a state where there is an unregistered external character. In S25, the display on the CRT display device 34 of the terminal 12 is changed to the image 148 shown in FIG. 13, and the ID card 54 is ejected.
In addition, the remote operation panel 16 displays that fact, and a certificate in which the external character portion not registered in the printer 18 is left blank is output. The person in charge creates the certificate by handwriting the necessary characters (external characters) on it.

In any case, when it is detected that the ID card 54 is ejected, the history information 1 is obtained in S26.
10 is stored in the HDD 104, and the moving image information with index 10
8 is transferred to the host computer 10 together with the data 8 and stored in the storage device 22. As shown in FIG. 14, the history information 110 includes index information 152 that represents the date and time stored in S16, processing content information 154 that represents the processing content such as the type and number of copies of the output certificate, and serial number information 156 that represents the serial number. It is included. The storage device 22 stores the indexed moving image information 108 and the history information 110 shown in FIG. After that, the information stored in the HDD 104 is erased, and the display of the CRT display device 34 is returned to the image 130.

Next, the operation of searching for the moving image information 140 at the specified date and time from the information stored in the storage device 22 of the host computer 10 will be described. The operation for this search is performed by the operation panel of the host computer 10 or the remote operation panel 16, but in this embodiment, it is assumed that the operation is performed by the remote operation panel 16. In S50 of FIG. 4, the history information 110 is displayed on the display unit, and in S51, the person in charge waits for input. History information 110 displayed on the display unit
If the desired information is not displayed inside, scroll, and if the desired information is displayed, the date and time is entered. S
At 52, the information indicating the input date and time is read, and at S53, the input information is stored.
In S54 and 55, the index information 142 that matches the stored information is searched. If the matching index information 142 is detected, the moving image information 140 stored corresponding to the index information 142 is read in S56,
After being restored, the image is output on the display unit.

As described above, in the automatic certificate issuing device of this embodiment, the moving image information 140 is stored in the storage device 22.
Is stored in association with the digital index information 142 representing the date and time of input, so that the moving image information 14 at a specific date and time is calculated from the large number of image information 108 stored in the storage unit 22.
You can easily find 0. Therefore, the index moving image information 108 can be easily managed. Further, since the moving image information 142 is compressed and stored, the moving image information with index 10 stored in the storage device 22 is stored.
The amount of information of 8 can be increased.

In the above embodiment, the history information 1
The date and time is selected (input) based on the index information 152 of 10 and the moving image information 140 corresponding to the date and time is searched for. The moving image information 140 may be searched for based on the input. In that case, it is not necessary to store the history information 110. Further, the moving image information 140 is not the index information 142 indicating the date and time, but the type of the certificate input by the user, the personal identification number, the description content of the output certificate (may be a part), the input reference number, etc. May be stored in association with digital information representing That is, the moving image information 140 may be stored in association with the digital information relating to the input and output of the user who specifies the moving image information 140. In particular, the date and time, the serial number, etc., of the user are specified in order. It is desirable to be one.

Further, from the HDD 104 of the indexed moving image information 108 and the history information 110 to the host computer 1
The transfer to 0 may not be performed each time the terminal 12 is used, but may be performed after the terminal 12 is used a plurality of times. Further, if the terminal 12 is provided with a storage means having a large storage capacity, it is not necessary to transfer the indexed moving image information 108 and the history information 110 to the host computer 10, and the terminal 12 manages the indexed moving image information 108. The search may be performed. In that case, a device having an operation unit and a display unit such as the remote operation panel 16 may be directly connected to the terminal device 12. In that case, the terminal device 12
Can be the information terminal device of the first invention and the second invention.

Further, the operation timing of the video camera 44 is
The present invention is not limited to the case in the above-described embodiment, but may be started after the user's identity is confirmed, for example.
Also, when the terminal is used, it is not always activated, but may be activated depending on the type of the selected certificate. Furthermore, the history information 110 is
In S16, the HDD together with the moving image information with index 108
It may be stored in 104. Further, in the above embodiment, the case where the information terminal device is applied to the certificate automatic issuing terminal device has been described, but it is also possible to apply to an automatic teller machine such as a bank or a post office.

In the first invention, the image information does not necessarily need to be compressed, and a still camera may be used instead of the video camera 44.

Although not specifically exemplified, the present invention can be carried out in variously modified and improved modes based on the knowledge of those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the claims.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an automatic certificate issuing system including an automatic certificate issuing terminal as an information terminal device, which is an embodiment common to the first invention and the second invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a certificate automatic issuing terminal of the certificate automatic issuing system.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a certificate issuing program stored in the HDD of the certificate automatic issuing terminal.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an indexed moving image information retrieval program stored in a ROM of a control unit of a remote operation panel of the certificate automatic issuing system.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an ID card used in the certificate automatic issuing terminal.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an image displayed on a CRT display device of the certificate automatic issuing terminal.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing another image displayed on the CRT display device.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing still another image displayed on the CRT display device.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing still another image displayed on the CRT display device.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing still another image displayed on the CRT display device.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing still another image displayed on the CRT display device.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing still another image displayed on the CRT display device.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing still another image displayed on the CRT display device.

FIG. 14 is a diagram conceptually showing information stored in a storage device of the certificate automatic issuing device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Host Computers 12-14 Terminals 16 Remote Operation Panel 22 Storage Device 40 Touch Panel 44 Video Camera 58 Control Unit 96 Laser Printer 104 HDD 107 Timer 108 Moving Image Information with Index 110 History Information 140 Moving Image Information 142 Index Information

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An input unit that a user can input, an output unit that outputs information in response to an input to the input unit, a photographing unit that photographs the user, and an image photographed by the photographing unit. An information terminal device comprising: storage means for storing image information representing the image information in association with digital information relating to at least one of an input to the input means and an output from the output means. 2. The photographing means is a moving image photographing means,
2. The information terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit has a compression unit that digitizes and compresses the moving image information captured by the moving image capturing unit.