JP2003029910A - Secret information input method, apparatus, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] To prevent information in an information list from being associated with an individual when punch input is performed by an operator. The image information of an information list captured by an image scanner is divided into items. The divided image information is displayed in a random order. Information is input based on the image information displayed in a random order. A unique number is assigned to the divided image information and stored in pairs with the input information. Divide the image and assign a unique number,
Information is input based on the divided image information, and the information list is reconstructed using a unique number as a key.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a secret information input method, device and program capable of concealing information input by an operator.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, the handling of personal information has become strict. In particular, prevent the information stored in the system (storage device) from leaking to the outside, disclose the information to the person himself and revise it to the correct content, and even the system user should check the content of the browsing information. Security measures have been taken for data once taken in the system (storage device), such as level control to prohibit browsing of useless information.

[0003]

However, the security measures at the time of inputting information to the system (storage device) are currently weak.

If an individual directly operates a terminal (input device such as a keyboard) of the system (or directly connects to the system via the Internet) to input personal information, security is an information defense mechanism of the system (storage device). It is protected because it depends on.

However, paper (postcards, questionnaires, etc.)
When a general operator punches in (types) a large amount of data described by hand, the operator inputs data while looking at all personal information, so there is a problem that information leakage may occur here. There is. This is a problem that cannot be mechanically excluded because a person intervenes in inputting information to the system (storage device).

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and its purpose is to provide an information list (a questionnaire form or the like in which personal information such as personal name, address, and annual income is written by hand). ) Information is punched by the operator (type)
It is to provide a confidential information input device capable of preventing information leakage by a person at the time of inputting information, by making it impossible to associate with an individual (specific information list) at the time of inputting.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a secret information input device of the present invention is an image scanner device which takes in an information list described by hand as image information into a system, and the image scanner. A means for dividing the image information captured by the device into items, a means for displaying the divided image information in a random order, and an input of information based on the divided image information displayed in a random order on the display means Means, a means for allocating unique key data for each divided image information when reading the information list on the image scanner device, and a pair of the information input by the input means and the unique key data for storage. And a means for reconstructing the information list using the unique key data stored in the pair as a key. To.

Further, according to the confidential information input method of the present invention, the information list fetched by the image scanner device is divided into items, the divided image information is displayed in a random order, and in the random order. Information is input based on the displayed divided image information, unique key data is stored as a pair for each of the divided image information, and an information table is formed using the unique key data stored as the pair as a key. It is characterized by rebuilding.

The program of the present invention is a program for causing a computer to divide an information list taken by an image scanner device into items, displaying the divided image information in a random order, and the random order. The procedure for inputting information based on the divided image information displayed in step 1, the step of allocating unique key data for each of the divided image information, and the paired storage of the input information and the unique key data The procedure to
And a procedure for reconstructing the information list using the unique key data stored as a pair as a key.

According to the present invention, since the entry information (information list) is imaged and divided into meaningless information for each item, it becomes impossible to grasp the meaning of the information and the confidentiality of the information is improved. did.

According to the present invention, since the information list is scanned and taken into the system as an image image, the operator does not have to deal with the actual "information list" on the paper, and the item is not lost or taken away. Produce an effect.

Further, in the scanning image display method for the information input device 7, by displaying only one item (the related item is not displayed) from the "information list" in the display item of one screen, the confidentiality of the information is maintained. Can be increased.

Further, the confidentiality of information can be enhanced by displaying in a random order on the display unit 13 by the scanning image display method on the display unit 13 of the information input device 7.

Further, in the scanning image display method on the display unit 13 of the information input device 7, the same operator is limited to one item displayed from the "information list" for one operator. , The confidentiality of information can be improved.

Further, in the scanning image storing method of the information list, the captured image information is further divided into items and is made into a display unit, whereby the confidentiality of the information can be enhanced.

Further, in the scanning image storing method of the information list, meaningful information such as an address and a telephone number in the captured image information is further divided into display units. , The confidentiality of information can be improved.

[0017]

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a secret information input device of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the secret information input device includes a scanner 1 for scanning an image of an information list, an OCR 3 for reading OCR paper, and a FAX.
4, server 5 and information input device 7. The server is the scanner 1, the OCR 3, the FAX 4, the information input device 7
It has a data recognition unit 9 and a storage unit 11. Further, the information input device 7 includes the display unit 13 and the input unit 1.
Have 5.

FIG. 2 shows the information list 17 and the information input device 73.
It is a figure which shows an example of the display part 13 and the input part 15 of this. The information list 17 is a form in which data requiring confidentiality such as personal information is written by hand by a questionnaire or the like. There are usually thousands to tens of thousands.

The information list is taken into the system by the image scanner 1 or the like. The data is displayed as an image image on the display unit 13 of the information input device 7. The input unit 15 punches (types) information based on the image image displayed on the display unit 13.

Next, scanning and storage of the information list will be described.

An "information list" written by hand is read by an image scanner (FAX4, OCR3, scanner 1, etc.) into the reading system as image information. The captured image information is further divided by the data recognition unit 9 into items (name, reading, address, age, etc.). Meaningful information even for one item, such as an address and a telephone number, is divided and stored in the storage device 11 until it becomes further meaningless.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the contents of the storage device 11. Unique numbers (key data, in this example, for example, 001-NAME), image data (handwriting), and code data (punch input) unique to the divided items as shown in FIG.
Are stored as a pair. For example, the image data “Kawabata” of the first information list and the address “YYY” of the second information list are displayed on the display unit 13, and the punch input person looks at the image data “Kawabata” and “YYY”. Enter ". The input data is stored in the code data section of the storage device 11.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of dividing the captured image information item by item.

The address "Katamachi, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo" shown in FIG. 4 is divided into various levels.

At division level 1, division is made into Tokyo, Fuchu and Katamachi.

At division level 2, east, Kyoto, metropolitan, prefectural, central,
Divided into city, piece and town.

At division level 3, the division is made into Higashimachi, Kyoga, City and Fuchu. The division level 3 is an example in which the character is once divided into character units like level 2 and then combined into two character units. In this example, the characters are combined in units of two characters, but the present invention is not limited to this, and any number of characters can be combined randomly.

Next, the display of the scanning image on the display unit 13 of the information input device 7 will be described. Display unit 13
Is a device for displaying (for encoding and inputting) the image data of the information list stored in the storage device.

Information to be entered into the system (operator punches) based on the scanned information (information list)
Select an appropriate number of sheets at random. The appropriate number here means that there is no cooperation between the items displayed on the display unit.
In other words, it means not to display from the same information list. Further, in order to guarantee an appropriate number of sheets, the number of items displayed from one information list for the same operator is limited. This is because the operator usually repeats the input work many times, so that the items displayed in the work are not related.

The selected items are displayed on the display unit in a random order. If the display order is name, age ...
This is because it is necessary to display the information in a random order because there is a risk that the information will be specified if it is decided.

Next, in order to change the data of the information list into the code information usable by the system, the operator looks at the image displayed on the display unit 5 and punches (types) in the corresponding input area of the input field. .

The code information input to the input section 15 of the information input device 7 is constructed as unified and related information in the system. As a reconstruction method, a unique number (key data) is assigned on the system for each division information when scanning the information list. Although this number is not displayed on the screen and cannot be known by the operator, it is held inside the system and is stored in the storage device 11 as a pair with the code data input in the input field as shown in FIG. This number is used as a key to reconstruct the information in order to obtain the coded information list.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of processing of the confidential information input method of the present invention. In step S1 of the figure, the information list is scanned and the storage device 11
Save to. At this time, unique key data is assigned to each division information. Next, in step S3, an appropriate number of pieces of information to be code-input to the system is randomly selected from the scanned information. Then, in step S5, the selected items are displayed on the display unit 5 in a random order. Next, in step S7, in order to change the data of the information list into the code information usable by the system, the image image displayed on the display is viewed and punched (typed) in the corresponding input area of the input field. Then, step S9
In, the code information input based on the unique number assigned to each division information is unified in the storage device 11 and constructed as related information.

The information list is a questionnaire sheet, but for an operator who inputs information by using a different answer sheet as a separate sheet and coding possible parts (for example, a: student, b: office worker) Means information whose meaning is difficult to understand.

Further, colorless magnetic ink (magnetic ink ballpoint pen, magnetic ink copy paper) or the like is used to make the written information hard to see, and the magnetic information is read during scanning to form an image so that the confidentiality of the information is improved. Increase. However, the information that needs to be done up to this point is limited to highly confidential information such as passwords.

If magnetic ink is used, "information list"
Since the questionnaire (such as questionnaire form) can be placed in the envelope and scanned as it is, the confidentiality at the time of scanning becomes high.

Normally, the operator who enters highly confidential information is limited to those who have a non-disclosure agreement, and the input terminal is installed in a computer room with complete security. According to the scanning image display method on the information input device display unit of the present invention, complete confidentiality is ensured by limiting the number of items displayed from one "information list" to the same operator. Can be achieved. For this reason, it becomes possible to provide a means for making the confidential information entry even for a person who does not have a duty of confidentiality of information using the Internet or the like.

[0038]

According to the present invention, since the information list is scanned and captured as an image image in the system, the operator does not have to deal with the actual "information list" on the paper, and the item is lost or taken away. The effect that there is no.

Further, in the scanning image display method for the information input device 7, by displaying only one item (the related item is not displayed) from the “information list” in the display item of one screen, the confidentiality of the information is maintained. Can be increased.

Further, the confidentiality of information can be enhanced by displaying the information in the display unit 13 in a random order by the scanning image display method on the information input device 7.

Further, in the scanning image display method for the information input device 7, the same operator can be kept secret by limiting the number of items displayed from one "information list" to one. You can improve your sex.

Further, in the scanning image storage method of the information list, the captured image information is further divided into each item to be a display unit, whereby the confidentiality of the information can be enhanced.

Further, in the scanning image storing method of the information list, meaningful information such as an address and a telephone number in the captured image information is further divided into display units. , The confidentiality of information can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a secret information input device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of an information list, a display unit and an input unit of an information input device.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the contents of a storage device.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example in which the captured image information is divided into items.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of processing of a confidential information input method according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Scanner 3 ... OCR 4 ... FAX 5 ... server 7: Information input device 9 ... Data recognition unit 11 ... Storage unit 13 ... Display 15 ... Input section 17 ・ ・ ・ Information list

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An image scanner device that captures an information list written by hand into a system as image information, a unit that divides the image information captured by the image scanner device into predetermined units, and the divided image information. Display means for displaying in a random order, when reading the information list on the image scanner device,
Means for allocating unique key data for each divided image information, and information input by the means for inputting information based on the divided image information displayed in random order on the display means and the unique key data A secret information input device comprising: means for storing in pairs, and means for reconstructing an information list using the unique key data stored in pairs as a key. 2. An information list captured by an image scanner device is divided into items, the divided image information is displayed in a random order, and information is displayed based on the divided image information displayed in the random order. Confidential information input by inputting, storing unique key data for each of the divided image information as a pair, and reconstructing an information list using the unique key data stored as the pair as a key Method. 3. A procedure of causing a computer to divide an information list captured by an image scanner device into items, a step of displaying the divided image information in a random order, and a unique key for each of the divided image information. A procedure for allocating data, a procedure for storing information input based on the divided image information displayed in the random order and the unique key data in a pair, and unique key data stored in the pair A program to execute the procedure to reconstruct the information list with the key.