Automated transaction control method, automated transaction device, and storage medium stored program for same

• US 20060143117A1
• Filed: 05/04/2005
• Published: 06/29/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/10/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Frontech Limited (Fujitsu Limited), Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Frontech Limited (Fujitsu Limited), Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Awatsu, Kiyotaka, Okamura, Sagiri, Fujiwara, Masako, Kudou, Takahiro, Izawa, Shuuichi, Chigira, Kenichi, Narita, Yuuichi
• Application Number:
  US11/121,085
• Publication Number:
  US 20060143117A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/39
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2101 Auditing as a secondary aspect
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2105 Dual mode as a secondary aspect
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/10 specially adapted for electronic funds transfer [EFT] systems; specially adapted for home banking systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/341 Active cards, i.e. cards including their own processing means, e.g. including an IC or chip
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40 Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentials; Review and approval of payers, e.g. check credit lines or negative lists
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40145 Biometric identity checks
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/23 by means of a password
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/257 electronically G07C9/26 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/33 by means of a password
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/37 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 19/20 Automatic teller machines [ATMs]
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 19/201 Accessories of ATMs
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/1008 Active credit-cards provided with means to personalise their use, e.g. with PIN-introduction/comparison system

Abstract

An automated transaction device verifies individual data of storage media against input individual data, and performs automated transaction. In order to prevent degradation of service to a user even when biometric authentication is not successful, a control unit of an automated transaction device, even when biometrics authentication is unsuccessful, effects a transition to a conventional transaction based on password authentication using an IC card. Transactions are possible even when there are changes in the physical condition of the user, while maintaining the authentication accuracy of biometric authentication, contributing to improved service to the user.

Claims

1. An automated transaction device, which reads individual data from storage media of a user, verifies the data against input individual data, and performs automated transactions, comprising:

a media reading unit which reads storage media of said user;

a biometrics unit which verifies registered biometrics characteristic data according to the individual data of said storage media against said biometrics characteristic data detected from a body of said user, and performs individual authentication; and

a control unit which performs automated transactions according to the authentication result of said biometrics unit,

wherein said control unit performs non-biometrics authentication in which individual data of said storage media is verified against input individual data, and executes an automated transaction, when the biometrics authentication result by said biometrics unit is not satisfactory.

2. The automated transaction device according to claim 1, wherein said control unit causes conditions of a transaction based on said biometrics authentication to be different from conditions of a transaction based on non-biometrics authentication in which verification against said individual data is performed.

3. The automated transaction device according to claim 1, wherein said control unit retries said biometrics authentication when the verification result of biometrics authentication by said biometrics unit is not satisfactory, and transits to said non-biometrics authentication when the number of retries exceeds a preset number of retries.

4. The automated transaction device according to claim 3, wherein said control unit records, on said storage media, the number of retry over that the number of retries have exceeded said preset number of retries as a number of authentication NG attempts, reads the number of authentication NG from said storage media, judges whether said number of authentication NG attempts has exceeded a preset number of NG attempts, and transits to said non-biometrics authentication when said number of authentication NG attempts has exceeded the preset number of NG attempts.

5. The automated transaction device according to claim 4, wherein said control unit urges re-registration of said biometrics authentication by means of a guidance screen of said automated transaction device when said number of authentication NG attempts exceeds the preset number of NG attempts.

6. The automated transaction device according to claim 2, wherein said control unit causes withdrawal amount limit for a transaction based on said biometrics authentication to be different from the withdrawal amount limit for a transaction based on non-biometrics authentication in which verification of said individual data is performed.

7. The automated transaction device according to claim 2, wherein said control unit limits range of transactions based on said non-biometrics authentication beyond the range of transactions based on said biometrics authentication.

8. The automated transaction device according to claim 1, wherein said biometrics unit comprises:

an image capture device which captures an image of said body; and

an authentication unit which extracts said biometrics characteristic data from said captured images, verifies said extracted biometrics characteristic data against said registered biometrics characteristic data on said storage media, and performs individual authentication.

9. The automated transaction device according to claim 1, wherein said control unit has:

a middleware program which starts said biometrics unit and, upon judging that said biometrics authentication result is not satisfactory, executes said non-biometrics authentication; and

a transaction processing program which controls an automated transaction mechanism to perform automated transaction operations according to said authentication result.

10. An automated transaction control method, comprising the steps of:

verifying biometrics characteristic data registered for individual data on a storage media against said biometrics characteristic data detected from a body using a biometrics unit, and performing biometrics authentication;

executing an automated transaction based on said biometrics authentication when the result of said biometrics authentication is satisfactory; and

verifying individual data of said storage media against input individual data, performing non-biometrics authentication for individual authentication, and executing an automated transaction when the result of said biometrics authentication is not satisfactory.

11. The automated transaction control method according to claim 10, further comprising a step of causing conditions of a transaction based on said biometrics authentication to be different from the conditions of a transaction based on non-biometrics authentication in which verification against said individual data is performed.

12. The automated transaction control method according to claim 10, further comprises:

a step, when the verification result of biometrics authentication by said biometrics unit is not satisfactory, of retrying said biometrics authentication; and

a step of transiting to said non-biometrics authentication when the number of retry is equal or greater than preset number of retries.

13. The automated transaction control method according to claim 12, further comprising the steps of:

recording on said recording media, as the number of authentication NG attempts, the number of retry over which said number of retries has exceeded said preset number;

reading the number of authentication NG attempts from said storage media;

judging whether said number of authentication NG attempts exceeds a preset number of NG attempts; and

transiting to said non-biometrics authentication when said number of authentication NG attempts exceeds the preset number of NG attempts.

14. The automated transaction control method according to claim 13, further comprising a step, when said number of authentication NG attempts exceeds the preset number of NG attempts, of urging re-registration of said biometrics authentication by means of a guidance screen.

15. The automated transaction control method according to claim 11, wherein said step of causing transaction conditions to be different comprises a step of causing the withdrawal amount limit of a transaction based on said biometrics authentication to be different from the withdrawal amount limit of a transaction based on non-biometrics authentication in which verification of said individual data is performed.

16. The automated transaction control method according to claim 11, wherein said step of causing transaction conditions to be different comprises a step of limiting the range of transactions based on said non-biometrics authentication, beyond the range of transactions based on said biometrics authentication.

17. The automated transaction control method according to claim 10, wherein said biometrics authentication step is executed by an image capture device which captures images of said body, and by an authentication unit which extracts said biometrics characteristic data from said captured images, verifies said biometrics characteristic data against said registered biometrics characteristic data on said storage media, and performs individual authentication.

18. The automated transaction control method according to claim 10, further comprising the steps of:

starting said biometrics unit with a middleware program;

executing said non-biometrics authentication with a transaction processing program when said biometric authentication result is judged to be not satisfactory with said middleware program; and

controlling an automated transaction mechanism which executes said automated transaction operation according to said authentication result with said transaction processing program.

19. A computer readable storage medium stored program, which causes a computer to execute the steps of:

verifying biometrics characteristic data registered for individual data on a storage media against said biometrics characteristic data detected from a body of an user using a biometrics unit, and performing biometrics authentication;

executing an automated transaction based on said biometrics authentication when the result of said biometrics authentication is satisfactory; and

verifying individual data on said storage media against input individual data, performing non-biometrics authentication for individual authentication, and executing an automated transaction when the result of said biometric authentication is not satisfactory.

20. The computer readable storage medium stored program according to claim 19, causing the computer to execute a further step of causing conditions of a transaction based on said biometrics authentication to be different from conditions of a transaction based on non-biometrics authentication in which verification against said individual data is performed.