PASSPORT TRANSACTION APPARATUS, PASSPORT TRANSACTION METHOD, AND PASSPORT TRANSACTION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A passport transaction apparatus connected to a resident'"'"'s database storing therein identification data of the residents and also connected to a center which executes an examination for issuance of passports through a communication line, said apparatus comprising:
- a communication unit for communicating with said center;
an image input unit for inputting an image of the applicant for a passport;
a display unit for displaying a guidance for the procedure for the passport transaction;
a data input unit for inputting data for the application according to the procedure for passport transaction displayed on said display unit;
a sign input unit for inputting a sign of the applicant; and
a control section for transmitting the data inputted by each of said input units to said center by using said communication unit and orchestrates said center so as to determine whether the applied passport is to be issued or not based on the identification data for the applicant which has been recorded in said resident database and on each of the transmitted input data.
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Abstract
When issuance of a passport is examined within each of the passport transaction apparatuses and the passport center, each of the passport transaction apparatuses orchestrates the passport center so as to determine whether the passport is to be issued or not using data for passport transaction inputted by the applicant. When issuance of the passport is permitted, an image of the applicant is acquired at each of the passport transaction apparatuses, and a passport with the image and contents of description for a passport is issued on the spot. Thus the process for passport transaction can be made faster and also a workload to an applicant can be reduced.
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37 Claims
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1. A passport transaction apparatus connected to a resident'"'"'s database storing therein identification data of the residents and also connected to a center which executes an examination for issuance of passports through a communication line, said apparatus comprising:
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a communication unit for communicating with said center;
an image input unit for inputting an image of the applicant for a passport;
a display unit for displaying a guidance for the procedure for the passport transaction;
a data input unit for inputting data for the application according to the procedure for passport transaction displayed on said display unit;
a sign input unit for inputting a sign of the applicant; and
a control section for transmitting the data inputted by each of said input units to said center by using said communication unit and orchestrates said center so as to determine whether the applied passport is to be issued or not based on the identification data for the applicant which has been recorded in said resident database and on each of the transmitted input data.
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2. A passport transaction apparatus connected through a communication line to a center which executes an examination for issuance of passports as well as to a resident'"'"'s database which stores identification data of residents for providing services for issuing passports to applicants, said apparatus comprising:
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a communication unit for communicating with said center and with said resident'"'"'s database;
an image input unit for inputting an image of an applicant for the passport;
a display unit for displaying a guidance for the procedure for the passport transaction;
a data input unit for inputting data for the application according to the procedure for passport transaction displayed on said display unit;
a sign input unit for inputting a sign of the applicant; and
a control unit for transmitting the data inputted by each of said input units and the identification data of the applicant fetched using said communication unit to said center by using said communication unit and orchestrates said center so as to determine whether the passport is to be issued or not based on the transmitted data.
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3. A passport transaction apparatus connected to a center which provides the data for issuance of a certificate for an applicant and executes examination for issuance of passports for processing passport transactions through communication with the center via a communication line, said apparatus comprising:
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a communication unit for communicating with said center;
an image input unit for inputting an image of the applicant;
a display unit for displaying a guidance for the procedure for passport transaction;
a data input unit for inputting data for passport transaction according to the procedure displayed on said display unit;
a printer unit for printing the image inputted by the image input unit and contents of the passport on a passport paper prepared previously;
an issuer unit for issuing a passport obtained by printing with said printer unit; and
a control unit for controlling the communications by said communication unit, image input by said image input unit, display by said display unit, data input by said data input unit and issuance of a passport by said issuer unit;
wherein said control unit sends the data inputted by each of said input units to said center using said communication unit and orchestrates said center so as to determine whether the passport is to be issued or not, when it is determined that the passport is to be issued, makes the printer unit print the image of the applicant inputted by said image input unit and contents of the passport onto a passport paper prepared previously, and makes the issuer unit issue the passport obtained by printing. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A passport transaction apparatus for processing passport transaction with a storage medium which stores the data required for issuance of passports and the data for identifying the applicants for the passports, said apparatus comprising:
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an image input unit for inputting an image of the applicant;
a reader unit for reading out the data from said storage medium;
a display unit for displaying a guidance for the procedure for the passport transaction;
a data input unit for inputting data for passport transaction according to the procedure for passport transaction displayed on said display unit;
a printer unit for printing an image inputted by said image input unit and the contents of the passport onto a passport paper previously prepared;
an issuer unit for issuing a passport obtained by printing with said printing unit;
a control unit for controlling the communications by said communication unit, image input by said image input unit, display by said display unit, reading by said reader unit, data input by said data input unit and issuance of a passport by the issuing unit;
wherein said control unit determines whether the applied passport is to be issued or not based to the data read out by said reading unit, and when it is determined that the passport is to be issued, prints the image of applicant inputted by said image input unit and contents of the passport printed onto a passport paper previously prepared using the printing unit and issues the passport obtained by printing using the issuing unit. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A passport transaction method applicable to a system in which a system is connected via a communication line to a center for providing data for issuance of a certificate to an applicant and executing examination for issuance of a passport for processing passport transaction by ways of communication with the center, said method comprising:
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a first step of inputting data for checking an applicant;
a second step of accessing said center and determining whether the applied passport is to be issued or not by using the data inputting in the first step;
a third step of inputting, when it is determined in the second step that the applied passport is to be issued, an image of the applicant; and
a fourth step of printing the image of the applicant and contents of description on the passport inputting in the third step onto passport paper previously prepared, and issuing the passport obtained by printing.
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27. A passport transaction apparatus applicable to a system for processing passport transaction with a storage medium storing therein data required for issuance of passports as well as data for identifying applications for passports comprising:
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a first step of reading out data required for issuance of a passport from the storage medium and data for identifying an applicant;
a second step of determining whether the applied passport is to be issued or not according to the data read out in the first step;
a third step of inputting, when it is determined in the second step that the applied passport is to be issued, an image of the applicant; and
a fourth step of printing the image of the applicant and contents of description on the passport inputted in the third step and issuing the passport obtained by printing.
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28. A passport transaction system comprising:
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a center accessibly connected to a first database storing therein data for issuing certificates to applicants, registering data for issuance of passports in a second database, and executing examination for issuance of passports; and
at least one passport transaction apparatus connected via a communication line to said center for processing passport transaction by communicating with said center;
wherein said passport transaction apparatus comprisesa communication unit for communicating with said center;
an image input unit for inputting an image of the applicant for a passport;
a display unit for displaying a guidance for the procedure for passport transaction;
a data input unit for inputting data for passport transaction according to the contents of procedure displayed on the display unit;
a printer unit for printing the image inputted by the image input unit and contents of description on the passport onto a passport paper previously prepared;
an issuer unit for issuing the passport obtained by printing with said printing unit; and
a control unit for controlling the communications by said communication unit, image input by said image input unit, display by said display unit, data input by said data input unit and issuance of a passport by said issuer unit;
while the control unit accesses the center using the communication unit, asks the center to make determination as to whether the applied passport is to be issued or not according to the data inputted by the data input unit, and when it is determined that the applied passport is to be issued, has an image of the applicant inputted by the image input unit and contents of description o the passport onto passport paper previously prepared and the passport obtained by printing issued with the issuing unit; and
the center verifies the data inputted by the data input unit according to a request from the passport transaction apparatus to the first and second databases respectively by way of communication with the communication unit and returns a replay as to whether each applied passport is to be issued or not according to a result of verification. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A passport transaction system comprising:
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a first center having a first database with data required for issuance of certificates for applicants registered therein;
a second center for registering data for issuance of passports in a second database and also executing examination for issuance of passports; and
at least one passport transaction apparatuses each connected via a communication line to the first and second centers for processing passport transaction by communicating with the first and second centers;
wherein said passport transaction apparatus comprises;
a communication unit for communicating with the first and second centers;
an image input unit for inputting an image of an applicant for a passport;
a display unit for providing guidance with displays of contents of procedure for passport transaction;
a data input unit for inputting data for passport transaction according to the contents of procedure displayed on the display unit;
a printing unit for printing the image inputted by the image input unit and contents of description of the passport onto passport paper previously prepared;
an issuing unit for issuing a passport obtained by printing with the printing unit; and
a control unit for providing controls over communication by the communication unit, image input by the image input unit, displays by the display unit, data input by the data input unit, and issuance of passports by the issuing unit;
while the control unit accesses the first and second centers respectively using the communication unit, verifies an applicant for a passport according to the data inputted with the data input unit, makes determination as to whether an applied passport is to be issued or not, and when it is determined that the applied passport is to be issued, has the image of the applicant inputted by the image input unit and contents of description on the passport printed with the printing unit onto passport paper previously prepared and also has the passport obtained by printing issued with the issuing unit;
the first center verifies the data inputted by the data input unit according to a request for verification of an applicant for a passport from the passport transaction apparatus to the first database by way of communication with the communication unit and returns a replay according to a result of verification as to whether the applicant is true or not; and
the second center verifies the data inputted by the data input unit according to a request from the passport transaction apparatus by way of communicating with the communication unit to the second database and returns a replay according to a result of verification as to whether the applied passport is to be issued or not. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37)
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