System for issuing resident certificates

• US 5,235,165 A
• Filed: 09/25/1991
• Issued: 08/10/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 10/01/1990
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi System Engineering Limited
• Original Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi System Engineering Limited
• Inventors: Sukegawa, Norio, Miyakawa, Masayuki
• Primary Examiner(s): Sikes, William L.
• Assistant Examiner(s): OUELLETTE, SCOTT
• Application Number:
  US07/765,372
• Time in Patent Office: 685 Days
• Field of Search: 235/380, 235/381, 235/382
• US Class Current: 235/380
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/0241 of the IC-card-like type

Abstract

An automatic resident card dispensing system is provided in which in order to identify the user demanding the issue of a resident card, a question-and-answer session is held on the basis of the resident record data specific to the right user, and it is determined whether the user has entered correct answers to questions. When any of the answers is incorrect, the issue of the resident card is suspended. The system includes a resident record data base storing data items for issuing the resident card, a resident card dispensation processing section for issuing a resident card on the basis of the resident record data base, a display section for displaying questions and messages, an input section for entering answers to the questions displayed, and a user identification processing section for determining whether a right answer has been entered to each of the questions from the input section and suspending the issue of the resident card when any of the answers is incorrect.

Claims

1. An automatic resident card dispensing system comprising a central unit and a terminal unit connected to said central unit,

said terminal unit including:

a display section for displaying questions;

an input section for entering answers to the questions displayed on said display section; and

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a print section for printing a resident card;

said central unit including;

a resident record data base holding resident records of data items comprising personal information on the user and personal information on the user'"'"'s family;

a resident card dispensing section for issuing the resident card on the basis of said resident records of the resident record data base and for sending the resident card to the print section of the terminal unit to be printed out; and

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a user identification processing section for producing questions associated with said data items, sending the questions to said display section of said terminal unit, receiving answers to said sent questions from said input section, comparing the received answers with the data items held in said resident record data base and activating the resident card dispensing section when the answers are consistent with the data items.

2. The automatic resident card dispensing system according to claim 1, wherein said display section includes a display panel for displaying questions and messages, said input section includes a touch panel for entering answers to the questions, and said display panel of the display section and said touch panel of the input section are installed in combination with each other, thereby permitting the user to enter the answer accurately to each of the questions.

3. The automatic resident card dispensing system according to claim 1, wherein said user identification processing section includes means for creating questions for identifying the user requesting the issue of the resident card on the basis of the resident record data base, means for producing questions thus created to the display section, means for determining whether a right answer has been entered from the input section to each of the questions, means for producing the same question a predetermined number of times when the answer is determined wrong, and means for suspending the issue of the resident card when the question is repeatedly answered incorrectly.

4. The automatic resident card dispensing system according to claim 1, wherein said user identification processing section includes means for creating questions for identifying the user demanding the issue of a resident card as a right applicant on the basis of the resident record data base, means for producing the created questions at random to the display section, means for deciding whether a right answer has been entered from the input section, means for producing different questions sequentially to the display section, and means for suspending the issue of the resident card in the case where a predetermined number of questions are answered incorrectly.

5. The automatic resident card dispensing system according to claim 1, wherein said user identification processing section includes means for acquiring the data items of questions from the resident record data base for identifying the user demanding the issue of the resident card as a right applicant, means for producing questions on a name and date of birth of the user to the display section, means for producing the questions of the data items from the resident record data base relating to the user demanding the issue of the resident card in the case where a right answer has been entered from the input section to each of the questions on the name and data of birth of the user, means for determining whether a right answer has been entered from the input section to each of the questions of the data items, means for producing the same question a predetermined number of times when the answer is determined incorrect, and means for suspending the issue of the resident card when the answer is repeatedly correct.

6. The automatic resident card dispensing system according to claim 1, wherein said user identification processing section includes means for acquiring the data items on the questions for identifying the user demanding the issue of the resident card as a right applicant from the resident record data base, means for producing the display section questions essential for identifying the user, means for determining whether a right answer has been entered from the input section to each of the essential questions, and means for suspending the issue of the resident card immediately when any one of the essential questions is answered incorrectly.