JP2009301080A - Identification card issuing device and advertisement information distribution system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide almost the same environment of even an RFID tag non-incorporated personal digital assistant as that of an RFID tag incorporated type personal digital assistant to a user. <P>SOLUTION: An ID card issuing device 50 includes: an information input part 11 for accepting the input of identification information for identifying a personal digital assistant by a plurality of information input keys; a memory part 12 for temporarily storing the identification information; an RFID tag incorporated ID card accessory to the personal digital assistant; a reader/writer part 13 for communicating with the RFID tag by communicating with the ID card; and a transmission part 14 for transmitting the identification information stored in the memory part, ID information unique to the ID card read by the reader/writer part 13 through a communication line to a management server. This ID card issuing device is thus configured to issue the ID card accessory to the personal digital assistant by promoting a user to input the identification information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an ID card issuing device that issues an ID card incorporating an RFID tag, and an advertisement information distribution system using the device.

  In recent years, as portable terminals typified by mobile phones and notebook PCs, those with an RFID tag built-in have been sold. For example, a mobile phone with a built-in RFID tag can store electronic money information, and shopping can be performed simply by holding the mobile phone over a reader / writer in a store. Further, by using this RFID tag, the mobile phone itself can function as a train or bus ticket, an employee ID card, or an electronic lock (security lock authentication).

  However, portable information terminals incorporating this RFID tag are not necessarily widely used. Therefore, the owner of the portable information terminal that does not incorporate the RFID tag needs to hold a so-called ID card that incorporates the RFID tag in a wallet or the like as electronic money or an employee ID card.

  Also, since the portable information terminal and the ID card are issued and managed by different organizations, the user can easily recognize that the ID card and the portable information terminal are not correlated. There is a problem that it is difficult to use like a built-in portable information terminal.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an ID card issuing device capable of constructing the same environment as a portable information terminal with a built-in RFID tag, even if it is a portable information terminal without a built-in RFID tag, and An object of the present invention is to provide an advertisement information distribution system using the apparatus.

  The above object can be achieved by the following means based on the intensive studies by the present inventors.

  (1) An information input unit that accepts input of identification information for identifying a portable information terminal by a plurality of information input keys, a memory unit that temporarily stores the identification information, and can be attached to the portable information terminal The reader / writer unit communicates with the RFID tag and communicates with the ID card including the RFID tag, and the identification information stored in the memory unit or the ID card specific read by the reader / writer unit A transmitting unit for transmitting the ID information to the management server via a communication line, prompting the user to input the identification information, and issuing the ID card for accompanying the portable information terminal An ID card issuing device.

  (2) The ID card issuing device according to (1), wherein the reader / writer unit records the identification information stored in the memory unit in the RFID tag.

  (3) The transmission unit includes a confirmation unit that transmits the identification information to the management server, and further receives information related to confirmation of the existence of the identification information by the management server via a communication line, The ID card issuing device according to (2), wherein the reader / writer unit records issuance approval information on the ID card based on information on the existence confirmation in the confirmation unit.

  (4) The ID card issuing device according to (3), wherein the reader / writer unit records the identification information as the issue approval information in the RFID tag.

  (5) The ID card issuing device according to any one of (1) to (4), wherein the ID card has a strap code to accompany the portable information terminal.

  (6) The ID card issuing device according to any one of (1) to (5), wherein the ID card has an adhesive layer for adhering to an outer surface of the portable information terminal.

  (7) The ID card issuing device according to any one of (1) to (6), the management server capable of communicating with the ID card issuing device, and an advertising panel device, wherein the advertising panel device is portable A panel-side reader unit corresponding to the ID card attached to the type information terminal, and the ID information or the identification information read from the ID card by the panel-side reader unit is transmitted to the management server via a communication line A panel-side transmission unit that performs the management, and the management server stores the ID information or the identification information transmitted from the transmission unit of the ID card issuing device, and the panel device of the panel device The identification information or the ID information transmitted from the panel side transmission unit is collated with the identification information or the ID information stored in the card information storage unit. An authentication unit, if it is authenticated by the authentication unit, advertisement information distribution system characterized in that it comprises an information transmitting unit that transmits the advertisement information to the portable information terminal based on the identification information.

  (8) The advertisement according to (7), wherein the advertisement panel device includes an advertisement panel on which advertisement information is displayed, and the panel-side reader unit is disposed on the back side of the advertisement panel. Information distribution system.

  (9) The advertising panel of the advertising panel device includes a light guide plate, and a lighting device that supplies light into the advertising panel is disposed on a side edge of the advertising panel, and the advertising panel includes: The advertising information distribution system according to (8), wherein the panel-side reader unit is made in a non-viewing state by reflecting light of the lighting device to the front side.

  (10) A plurality of pieces of advertisement information are displayed on the advertisement panel, and a plurality of panel side reader units are arranged on the back side of the advertisement panel corresponding to the advertisement information. (8) The advertisement information distribution system according to (9).

  According to the present invention, even a portable information terminal without a built-in RFID tag can provide a user with substantially the same environment as a portable information terminal with a built-in RFID tag.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows the overall configuration of an advertisement information distribution system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. This advertisement information distribution system 1 includes an ID card issuing device 10, a management server 20, an advertisement panel 30, a portable information terminal 40, and an ID card 50.

  The ID card issuing device 10 prompts the user to input identification information for uniquely identifying (specifying) the portable information terminal 40, and provides the ID card 50 for attaching to the portable information terminal 40. Is issued. The ID card 50 is attached to the portable information terminal 40 with a strap or a seal, and can be integrated later (details will be described later). The management server 20 is a server that manages the entire information of the advertisement information distribution system 1, and communicates with each device via a public communication line network to transmit and receive information. The advertisement panel 30 visually displays advertisement information, and is installed on a street or a wall surface inside or outside the facility.

  2A, the ID card 50 includes an RFID tag 51 composed of an IC chip or the like, an antenna 52 connected to the RFID tag 51, and the RFID tag 51 and the antenna 52. A protective sheet 53 that covers the outer surface of the portable information terminal 40 and an adhesive layer 54 that adheres to the outer surface of the portable information terminal 40 and the like. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2 (B), the ID card 52 is attached to the back surface of the portable information terminal 40 by the adhesive layer 54, so that both are integrated and portable information with a built-in RFID tag. The same state as the terminal can be created very easily. Further, as shown in FIG. 2 (C), by attaching the ID card 50 to the portable strap 55 having the reader attaching portion 56 and the strap cord portion 57, the portable strap 55 is interposed. The portable information terminal 40 and the ID card 50 can be attached (integrated).

  As shown in FIG. 3, the ID card issuing device 10 includes an information input unit 11, a memory unit 12, a reader / writer unit 13, a transmission unit 14, and a confirmation unit 15. The information input unit 11 includes a key set 11A having a plurality of information input keys and a display screen 11B for visually displaying information input by the key set 11A, and identifies the portable information terminal 40. The input of identification information for doing this is accepted. Specifically, the identification information is preferably address information that communicates with the portable information terminal 40 in an e-mail format. For example, a mobile phone number or an e-mail address assigned to the portable information terminal 40 is used.

  The memory unit 12 includes a semiconductor memory that is a kind of recording medium, receives the identification information input by the information input unit 11, and temporarily stores the identification information in the semiconductor memory. The reader / writer unit 13 includes a control unit 13A that sets information to be recorded on the ID card 50, information to be read, and the like, and a card interface 13B that performs near field communication with the ID card 50 in response to an instruction from the control unit 13A. Prepare. Therefore, the reader / writer unit 13 can read the ID information uniquely assigned to the ID card 50 or record the identification information of the portable information terminal 40 on the ID card 50. The transmission unit 14 includes a communication interface 14 </ b> A connected to a public communication line network such as the Internet, and transmits identification information of the portable information terminal 40 and ID information of the ID card 50 to the management server 20.

  Although details will be described later, the management server 20 that has received the identification information communicates with the portable information terminal 40 using the identification information to check whether or not the identification information exists properly. The result is transmitted to the ID card issuing device 50. Information regarding this presence / absence is received by the confirmation unit 15 via the communication interface 14A of the ID card issuing device 50. The confirmation unit 15 transmits the card issuance approval information to the reader / writer unit 13 and instructs the ID card 50 to record the identification information only when the management server 20 indicates that the identification information is present. In this embodiment, the identification information is used as the issue approval information and is recorded on the ID card 50 to complete the issue. That is, it means that the ID card 50 in which the identification information is recorded has been officially issued. If the presence of the identification information cannot be confirmed, the confirmation unit 15 transmits card issuance stop information to the reader / writer unit 13 to instruct to stop the issuance operation.

  As shown in FIG. 4A, the advertisement panel device 30 includes an advertisement panel 31 in which advertisement information is displayed on the outer surface in a flat plate shape, a frame body 32 that holds the periphery of the advertisement panel 31, and this An edge lighting device 33 installed on the periphery of the advertisement panel 31, a panel side reader unit 34 installed on the back surface of the advertisement panel 31, and a panel side transmission unit 35 connected to the panel side reader unit 34 are provided.

  The advertising panel 31 is a light-transmitting synthetic resin plate, and a light irregular reflection layer 31A is formed on the back side. Advertisement information 31B is printed on the front side of the advertisement panel 31, and the advertisement information 31B is presented to a person who passes through the entire surface. Further, in this advertisement information 31B, a touch area 31C is formed at a portion corresponding to the panel-side reader unit 34 on the back side (see FIG. 4B), and the user can join the portable information terminal 40 together. When the ID card 50 is brought close, the corresponding panel-side reader unit 34 can read the identification information stored in the ID card 50.

  The edge lighting device 33 is a lighting device using an LED or a fluorescent tube, and makes light incident on the side edge of the advertisement panel 31. As already described, since the advertising panel 31 functions as a light guide plate, this light passes through the advertising panel 31 and spreads throughout. This light is appropriately reflected by the light diffuse reflection layer 31A on the back side and emitted to the front side of the panel. As a result, the entire advertisement information 31B shines. In addition, since the advertisement panel 31 confidence emits light to the front side, the presence of the panel-side reader unit 34 arranged on the back side cannot be seen from the front side of the panel.

  The panel-side reader unit 34 communicates with the ID card 50 approaching the touch area 31C with the advertisement panel 31 interposed therebetween, and reads identification information and ID information. The panel side reader unit 34 transmits identification information and ID information of the ID card 50 and reader information for identifying the panel side reader unit 34 itself to the panel side transmission unit 35. The panel-side transmission unit 35 is connected to a public communication line network such as the Internet, and transmits identification information, ID information, and reader information to the management server 20.

  The management server 20 is a so-called computer including a central processing unit such as a CPU, a recording medium such as a memory and a hard disk, a communication interface connected to the Internet, a bus connecting these, and the like. The recording medium stores a program for causing the advertisement information distribution system 1 of the present embodiment to function, and the program can be executed by the CPU to provide the following functions. .

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, the management server 20 includes a card information storage unit 21, an authentication unit 22, an information transmission unit 23, and an information check unit 24 as functional configurations. The card information storage unit 21 stores ID information and identification information transmitted from the transmission unit 14 of the ID card issuing device 10 in a database. The information check unit 24 transmits an e-mail for registration confirmation to the portable information terminal 40 based on the identification information, and prompts access to the management server 20. In the portable information terminal 40 that has received the e-mail, the information check unit 24 accesses the information check unit 24 of the management server 20 by using the link displayed in the e-mail body. It is determined whether or not the identification information actually exists. The information check unit 24 transmits information regarding the presence / absence confirmation to the ID card issuing device 50, and simultaneously stores flag information regarding the presence / absence in the card information storage unit 21.

  The authentication unit 22 receives the identification information and ID information transmitted from the panel-side transmission unit 35 of the panel device 30, and the identification information or ID information and the ID information or identification stored in advance in the card information storage unit 21. Check against information. As a result of the collation, when it is determined that the identification information and the ID information transmitted from the panel side transmission unit 35 are properly present, the information transmission unit 23 is instructed to distribute the advertisement information. Based on this instruction, the information transmission unit 23 transmits the advertisement information corresponding to the reader information unique to the panel-side reader unit 34 to the portable information terminal 40 in an e-mail format. The user can receive the advertisement information requested from the portable information terminal 40 by bringing the ID card 50 close to the touch area 31C together with the portable information terminal 40.

  Next, the operation procedure of the advertisement information distribution system 1 will be described with reference to the transition diagram of FIG.

  First, in step S <b> 102, the user inputs a mobile phone number to the ID card issuing device 50. In step S <b> 104, the ID card issuing device 50 transmits this mobile phone number to the management server 20. In step S <b> 106, the management server 20 transmits a short mail using the mobile phone number, and prompts the portable information terminal 40 to access the management server 20. The portable information terminal 40 that has received the short mail accesses the management server 20 via the Internet according to the mail instruction (S108). The management server 20 that has received an appropriate access from the portable information terminal side 40 transmits presence / absence information to the ID card issuing device 50 in step S110. Here, the case where the access to the management server 20 is urged is shown, but it is also possible to confirm the existence by receiving the reply mail by prompting the reply of the electronic mail.

  If the presence of the mobile phone number can be confirmed, the ID card issuing device 50 issues the ID card 50 to the user (S112). At this time, the mobile phone number is written in the RFID tag of the ID card 50. The management server 20 stores this mobile phone number in a database. The user selects whether to stick the ID card 50 having a seal structure on the back surface of the portable information terminal 40 or to use the portable strap 55, and in any case, the portable information terminal 40 and the ID card 50 are used. To integrate. Thereby, the ID card issuance (user registration) is completed.

  Thereafter, the user brings the portable information terminal 40 and the ID card 50 closer to the advertisement panel device 30 posted on the street corner, and causes the panel-side reader to read the ID card 50 (S114). In step S <b> 116, the advertisement panel device 30 transmits the mobile phone number recorded in the ID card 50 and the ID information uniquely assigned to the panel-side reader unit 34 of the advertisement panel device 30 to the management server 20. In the management server 20, this mobile phone number is compared with the mobile phone number received in advance in step S104, and user confirmation is performed. After the user confirmation is completed, the portable information terminal 40 is informed in step S118. In addition, advertisement information is distributed. Since Steps S114 to S118 are performed in a very short time, the user holds the portable information terminal 40 over the advertisement panel (holds the ID card 50) and at the same time the advertising information is displayed on the portable information terminal 40. You can get a feeling that In particular, this ID card can be integrated with the portable information terminal 40 very easily by having a strap cord and a seal layer.

  As described above, according to the advertisement information distribution system 1 of the present embodiment, the ID card 50 that can be attached to the portable information terminal 40 by the seal structure is used, and this ID card 50 is issued on the spot by the ID card issuing device 10. Thus, it becomes possible to provide an environment similar to that of a portable information terminal with a built-in RFID in a very short time for a portable information terminal without a built-in RFID tag. By holding the portable information terminal 40 with the ID card 50 pasted on the RFID reader / writer installed in various places, the portable information terminal 40 can receive information via e-mail. As a result, the user can feel as if the RFID tag is built in the portable information terminal 40.

  Further, as a result of the ID card issuing device 10 writing the identification information on the RFID tag of the ID card 50, the advertising panel device 30 installed on the street uses the identification card 50 to identify the identification information of the portable information terminal 40. The mobile information terminal 40 can be uniquely identified and the advertising information can be distributed.

  In this embodiment, when the ID card 50 is issued, the management server 20 is used to actually communicate with the portable information terminal 40 to confirm the presence / absence thereof. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a so-called impersonation act of inputting irrelevant identification information to the ID card issuing device 10.

  Furthermore, in the advertising information distribution system 1 of the present embodiment, the advertising panel of the advertising panel device 30 emits light, so that the advertising information can be made conspicuous and the advertising information can be provided with high visibility. It has become. Moreover, the panel-side reader unit 34 on the back side can be made inconspicuous by the light emission of the advertisement panel, and advertisement information with high design can be provided. In addition, since the advertisement panel device 30 includes a plurality of panel-side reader units 34, the user selects the touch area of the portable information terminal 40 even with one advertisement panel device 39. This makes it possible to obtain only necessary information in the portable information terminal 40.

  In the present embodiment, the ID card issuing device 50 writes the mobile phone number (identification information) to the RFID tag when issuing the card. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the ID card issuing device 50 reads the ID information scheduled to be issued together with the identification information of the portable information terminal 40 from the ID card 50 and transmits both to the management server 20. It is also preferable to keep the ID information in correspondence with each other. The advertisement panel device 30 simply reads the ID information from the ID card 50 and transmits it to the management server 20, and the management server 20 executes identity authentication using the ID information and uses the corresponding identification information. Thus, information distribution to the portable information terminal 40 becomes possible. Thereby, since it is not necessary to write identification information with high personality to the ID card 50, safety in the case of loss or the like can be improved.

  On the other hand, as shown in this embodiment, the identification information of the portable information terminal 40 is recorded on the ID card 50 held by the person accompanying the portable information terminal 40, and the management server 20 side identifies the identification information. It is also preferable to delete the identification information after the confirmation of the presence or absence of information. If the identification information is written in the ID card 50, the advertisement panel device 30 acquires the identification information from the ID card 50 as necessary, and distributes the information to the portable information terminal 40 via the management server 20. Can do. As a result, it is not necessary to store a large amount of highly personal identification information on the management server 20 side, and information management becomes easy. That is, it is sufficient for the management server 20 to hold the ID information of the issued ID card 50.

  Note that the ID card 50 of the present embodiment is not limited to the type of RFID tag, and may be any card that can exchange information by short-range wireless communication. Further, the advertisement information distribution system and the like of the present invention are not limited to the above-described embodiment, and it is needless to say that various changes can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

  The present invention can be applied to an information distribution system that distributes various types of information.

1 is a system configuration diagram showing an overall configuration of an advertisement information distribution system according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the ID card utilized with the same advertisement information delivery system. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of the ID card issuing apparatus of the advertisement information distribution system. It is a figure which shows the internal structure and advertisement information of the advertisement panel apparatus of the advertisement information delivery system. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of the management server of the advertisement information delivery system. It is a transition diagram showing the operation flow of the advertisement information distribution system.

Explanation of symbols

1 Advertising Information Distribution System 10 ID Card Issuing Device 20 Management Server 30 Advertising Panel Device 40 Portable Information Terminal 50 ID Card

Claims (10)

An information input unit that receives input of identification information for identifying a portable information terminal by a plurality of information input keys;
A memory unit in which the identification information is temporarily stored;
A reader / writer unit that communicates with an ID card that can be attached to the portable information terminal and incorporates an RFID tag, and communicates information with the RFID tag;
A transmission unit that transmits the identification information stored in the memory unit or the ID information unique to the ID card read by the reader / writer unit to a management server via a communication line;
An ID card issuing device, which prompts a user to input the identification information and issues the ID card to accompany the portable information terminal.   2. The ID card issuing device according to claim 1, wherein the reader / writer unit records the identification information stored in the memory unit on the RFID tag. The transmission unit transmits the identification information to the management server, and
A confirmation unit for receiving information on the existence confirmation of the identification information by the management server via a communication line;
The ID card issuing device according to claim 2, wherein the reader / writer unit records issuance approval information in the ID card based on information on the existence confirmation in the confirmation unit.   4. The ID card issuing device according to claim 3, wherein the reader / writer unit records the identification information as the issue approval information on the RFID tag.   The ID card issuing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the ID card has a strap code to accompany the portable information terminal.   The ID card issuing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the ID card has an adhesive layer for adhering to an outer surface of the portable information terminal. The ID card issuing device according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
The management server capable of communicating with the ID card issuing device;
An advertising panel device,
The advertising panel device includes:
A panel-side reader unit corresponding to the ID card attached to the portable information terminal;
A panel-side transmission unit that transmits the ID information or the identification information read from the ID card by the panel-side reader unit to the management server via a communication line;
The management server
A card information storage unit for storing the ID information or the identification information transmitted from the transmission unit of the ID card issuing device;
An authentication unit that collates the identification information or the ID information transmitted from the panel-side transmission unit of the panel device with the identification information or the ID information stored in the card information storage unit;
An information transmission unit comprising: an information transmission unit that transmits advertisement information to the portable information terminal based on the identification information when authenticated by the authentication unit. The advertisement panel device includes an advertisement panel on which advertisement information is displayed,
The advertisement information distribution system according to claim 7, wherein the panel-side reader unit is disposed on a back side of the advertisement panel. The advertising panel of the advertising panel device is composed of a light guide plate,
A lighting device that supplies light into the advertisement panel is disposed on a side edge of the advertisement panel.
The advertisement information distribution system according to claim 8, wherein the advertisement panel causes the panel-side reader unit to be in a non-visible state by reflecting light from the lighting device to the front side. The advertising panel displays a plurality of advertising information,
The advertisement information distribution system according to claim 8 or 9, wherein a plurality of the panel-side reader units are arranged on the back side of the advertisement panel corresponding to the advertisement information.

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