Identification device, identification system, and card issuing device and system needing identification

• US 7,373,511 B2
• Filed: 11/21/2002
• Issued: 05/13/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: OKI Electric Industry Company Limited
• Original Assignee: OKI Electric Industry Company Limited
• Inventors: Fuchigami, Masachika
• Primary Examiner(s): Moise; Emmanuel L.
• Assistant Examiner(s): GERGISO, TECHANE
• Application Number:
  US10/300,884
• Publication Number:
  US 20030097560A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,000 Days
• Field of Search: 713/170, 713/155, 713/161, 235/382, 235/380
• US Class Current: 713/170
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3558 Preliminary personalisation for transfer to user
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/1008 Active credit-cards provided with means to personalise their use, e.g. with PIN-introduction/comparison system

Abstract

The device and system of present invention identify the person to be identified according to a result given from certification bureau. These device or system mainly comprises a condition inputting section to input identification condition, a certification inputting section to input specifying information corresponding to the identification condition, a judging section to judge whether the specifying information accords with the corresponding identification condition or not, and a result outputting section to output certification result.

Claims

1. An identification device which identifies a person to be identified according to at least two certification results given from at least two certification bureaus, said identification device comprising:

a condition inputting section which specifies an identification condition to request the person to be identified to simultaneously present at least two certification cards;

a certification inputting section which obtains respective certification information from the at least two certification cards, each certification information including personal data used for identifying the person and bureau data used for specifying a corresponding certification bureau;

a judging section which judges whether the personal data corresponding to one of the at least two certification cards respectively corresponds to the personal data of another of the at least two certification cards, and if the personal data of the at least two certification cards are judged to be the same data, the judging section sends respective certification information of the at least two certification cards to the respective corresponding certification bureaus based on the respective bureau data of the certification information and performs a judgment with respect to the person to be identified on the basis of the at least two certification results given by the corresponding certification bureau;

wherein the certification inputting section further makes the person to be identified input respective password numbers corresponding to the at least two certification cards;

wherein the judging section further sends the respective password numbers to the corresponding certification bureaus together with respective certification information; and

wherein each certification bureau sends the corresponding certification information and the corresponding password number.

2. An identification device according to claim 1 wherein the judging section gives a charge for identification to the result outputting section.

3. An identification device according to claim 2 wherein

the judging section decides a certification bureau where each certification information is given according to the address information of the certification bureau included in each certification information,

and gives each medium certification information to the decided corresponding certification bureau.

4. An identification device according to claim 2 wherein

the condition inputting section is able to be inputted credit cards to satisfy the identification condition and a credit card is one kind of certification card.

5. An identification device according to claim 1 wherein;

the judging section decides a certification bureau where each certification information is given according to the address information of the certification bureau including in each certification information,

and gives each certification information to the decided corresponding certification bureau.

6. An identification device according to claim 1 wherein

the condition inputting section is able to be inputted with credit cards to satisfy the identification condition and a credit card is one kind of certification card.

7. An identification system comprising

an identification device according to claim 1 and

at least one certification bureau connected with the identification device via a network.

8. An identification system according to claim 7 further comprising an insuring information center wherein the certification information is a company card of the person to be identified and a password number of the company card.

9. An identification device according to claim 1 wherein the certification information is a company card of the person to be identified and a password number of the company card.

10. An identification device according to claim 1 wherein the certification card is selected from the group comprising a credit card, a cash card, a car license or a passport.

11. An identification device according to claim 1 wherein the personal data includes the name of a person.

12. An identification device according to claim 1 wherein the bureau data includes the address information of the certification bureau associated with the certification card.

13. An identification method of identifying a person to be identified according to at least two certification results given from at least two certification bureaus, said identification method comprising:

a process of assigning an identification condition to request the person to be identified to simultaneously present at least two kinds of certification cards by an identification requesting client;

a process of inputting more than one kind of certification information from the at least two certification cards by the person to be identified where each certification information includes personal data used for identifying the person and bureau data used for specifying a corresponding certification bureau;

a process of judging whether the personal data corresponding to one of the at least two certification cards respectively corresponds to the personal data of another of the at least two certification cards;

a process of reading address information of a respective certification bureau included in the certification information so as to select the certification bureau corresponding to the certification information;

a process of offering the respective certification information to the at least two certification bureaus if the personal data corresponding to the at least two certificate cards are judged to be the same data where the respective certification bureau of the at least two certification cards performs a certification based on the received certification information and respectively outputs a certification result;

a process of identifying the person to be identified in the certification bureau, and

a process of presenting the identification requesting client the certification result so as to confirm identification.

14. An identification method according to claim 13, further comprising a process of presenting the identification requesting client a charge for identification, after the process of reading the address to select the certification bureau, and

judging whether the charge is reasonable or not by the identification requesting client and continuing the succeeding process or returning to the process of assigning condition based on whether the charge is reasonable or not.

15. An identification method according to claim 14 wherein the identification condition assigned by an identification requesting client is satisfied by more than one credit card and a credit card is one kind of certification card.

16. An identification method according to claim 14 wherein the identification condition assigned by an identification requesting client is satisfied by more than one cash card and a cash card is one kind of certification card.

17. An identification method according to claim 13 wherein the identification condition assigned by an identification requesting client is satisfied by more than one credit card and a credit card is one kind of certification card.

18. An identification method according to claim 13 wherein the identification condition assigned by an identification requesting client is satisfied by more than one cash card and a cash card is one kind of certification card.

19. A card issuing device which processes a card after a person has been identified according to at least two certification results given from at least two certification bureaus comprising:

a certification input section which obtains certification information from at least two certification cards input by a person to be identified, said certification information including personal data used for identifying the person and bureau data used for specifying a corresponding certification bureau;

a judging section which judges whether a card can be issued or not based on whether or not the personal data corresponding to the at least two certification cards are judged to be the same data, if they are the same data, the judging section offers the respective certification information of the at least two certification cards to the respective corresponding certification bureaus based on the respective bureau data; and

a card issuing section which issues a card according to the certification information when the judging section determines that the certification information is the information given by the person to be identified and provides the respective certification bureau with a certification result.

20. A card issuing system comprising

a card issuing device according to claim 19, and

an insuring information center which provides an insuring information of each individual person to be identified for judging whether a card is issuable or not.

21. A card issuing system according to claim 20 further comprising at least one certification bureau connected with the card issuing device,

wherein the judging section judges whether a card is issuable or not according to the result obtained by the certification bureau.

22. A card issuing system according to claim 20 wherein the card to be issued is a credit card and the certification information is a cash card of the person to be identified and a password number of the cash card.

23. A card issuing system according to claim 22 wherein the insuring information is each individual information including each person'"'"'s conduct data.