JP3879263B2 - Portable information terminal device and recording medium - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a portable information terminal device such as a PDA (personal digital assistant) and data PHS, and a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-ROM. In particular, the application of the portable information terminal device and such an application are described. The present invention relates to a recording medium storing a program including instructions to be executed by the apparatus.
[0002]
[Prior art]
When an individual uses various devices, personal verification may be required.
In addition to desk PCs, it is expected that the demand will increase further in the future, such as when entering and exiting homes, unlocking cars, and using electronic money.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, since the verification check procedure and data format may be different for each device, the person himself / herself has to remember the check contents and procedure corresponding to each device, which is complicated and may cause mistakes.
[0004]
By the way, in recent years, a PDA that is a computer that is about the size of a notebook and capable of recognizing handwritten characters by pen input, a PHS with a data processing function called data PHS, a notebook PC, and a miniature smaller than that. Various portable information terminal devices such as PCs have become widespread. And these portable information terminal devices are previously provided with an identity verification function.
[0005]
Therefore, if the personal verification function of this personal digital assistant device can be used for personal verification in various devices other than the personal digital assistant device, it is clear that complicated instructions are not necessary.
The subject of this invention is making it possible to utilize a portable information terminal device for the personal collation of various apparatuses.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention relates to collation information storage means for storing authentication information for the portable information terminal device itself, apparatus information storage means for storing individual authentication information for a plurality of external devices , and presence / absence of individual signals from the external devices. Based on the authentication information stored in the collation information storage unit , the specifying means for identifying the external device located in the vicinity of the portable information terminal device among the external devices as the external device to be collated Authentication means for performing user authentication check on the information terminal device itself, and when authentication is permitted by the authentication check by the authentication means, authentication information for the external device specified by the specifying means is obtained from the device information storage means. Authentication output means for reading out and transmitting the read out authentication information to the external device .
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1A to 3B.
FIG. 1A is a diagram showing a configuration of a portable terminal 1 according to an embodiment of the portable information terminal device of the present invention. That is, the portable terminal 1 includes a computer main body 10, a communication interface 12 for connection with an IrDA infrared ray wireless line 2, a display unit 14 composed of a liquid crystal display, and a display surface of the display unit 14. The touch panel 16 includes a numeric keyboard 18 for numerical input, a microphone 20 for voice input (for voice memo), and a speaker 22 for voice / music playback (for voice playback).
[0010]
As a basic specification, this mobile terminal 1 has a PIM basic function (calendar schedule, memo, address book, etc.) as a single unit, and application software for that purpose is stored in an internal memory 10A built in the computer main body 10. Has been. The internal memory 10A is constituted by a RAM, a nonvolatile memory such as an EEPROM, or a hard disk in addition to a ROM that stores application software in advance, and is provided via the communication interface 12 or read from a recording medium (not shown). It may be one that stores software.
[0011]
In addition, the portable terminal 1 has an identity verification function by voice, fingerprint, password input, etc. from the owner, as will be described in detail later, and various devices (PC, house door locks) dedicated to the owner. , Car lock) and public devices (CDs, IC card terminals of stores, etc.) have respective tables with preset authentication information (passwords), and the person himself / herself with the portable terminal 1 when using the target device If the verification results in OK, the authentication information for the target device is read, and the authentication access for the target device is performed.
[0012]
Therefore, a collation table 10A1 as shown in FIG. 1B and a device table 10A2 as shown in FIG. 1C are stored in the nonvolatile memory or hard disk of the internal memory 10A. That is, the collation table 10A1 is a terminal password composed of arbitrary numerical data input by the user using the numerical keyboard 18 and terminal composed of arbitrary voice data similarly input using the microphone 20 as information for personal verification. Including keywords. In addition, the device table 10A2 includes a device code and a registration number for identifying various devices, which are arbitrarily set and input by the user using the touch panel 16 or the numerical keyboard 18, and authentication information (password, check procedure, Data format etc.) in association with each other.
[0013]
Next, the operation in such a configuration will be described.
FIG. 2 is an operation flowchart of the mobile terminal 1 configured as described above. A program for realizing each function described in this flowchart is stored in the internal memory 10A in the form of a program code readable by the computer main body 10.
[0014]
That is, when the mobile terminal 1 is powered on, it is first set to a PIM function mode for executing a PIM function (calendar schedule, memo, address book, etc.) that is a normal function (step S10). At this time, as shown in the upper left in FIG. 3A, the display screen 14A of the display unit 14 performs PIM display. A mode switch display (verification, registration, etc.) for switching the operation mode of the mobile terminal 1 is also displayed.
[0015]
In this PIM display, when the touch panel 16 is operated, it is determined whether or not it is a mode change operation, that is, whether or not the touch operation position is the touch key 16A or 16B corresponding to the mode switch display position (step). S12) If not, after performing a conventional PIM process such as schedule input according to the operation position (step S14), the process returns to step S12.
[0016]
On the other hand, when it is determined in step S12 that the mode change operation has been performed, next, it is an operation to change to the personal verification mode, that is, the position corresponding to the mode switch display “verification”. It is determined whether or not the touch switch 16A has been operated (step S16). If not, it is determined whether or not the mode change operation is an operation for changing to the personal verification device registration mode, that is, whether or not the touch switch 16B at the position corresponding to the mode switch display “registration” has been operated (step). S18). If not, a process corresponding to that (it is not directly related to the present invention and the description thereof is omitted) is performed (step S20), and the process returns to step S12.
[0017]
On the other hand, when an operation to change to the personal verification device registration mode is performed, a display for registration is displayed on the display screen of the display unit 14, and the device code, registration number, and authentication information of the registration target device are set. After input or the like (step S22) and setting in the device table 10A2 (step S24), the process returns to step S12. Of course, it is assumed that authentication information is separately input and set to an external device as in the past.
[0018]
If it is determined in step S16 that an operation for changing to the personal verification mode has been performed, the verification target device is checked (step S26). In this case, the device code stored in the device table 10A2 of the internal memory 10A is transmitted by the communication interface 12, and the presence or absence of the device can be checked based on the presence or absence of a response. When there are a plurality of devices to be verified, for example, when there are three vehicles 3, a door 4 and a PC 5 as shown in FIG. 3B (step S28), ( As shown in the upper right of A), the target device icon is displayed (step S30).
[0019]
Thus, if the user selects an icon by operating a touch key on the icon of a desired device (step S32), or if it is determined in step S28 that there is only one device to be verified. Next, as shown in the lower right of FIG. 3A, a display screen 14A of the display unit 14 displays a verification screen including a password numerical value input area and a message for requesting input of keyword voice ( Step S34).
[0020]
When the user inputs a password numerical value using the numerical keyboard 18 (step S36) and a keyword voice is input from the microphone 20 (step S38), the password is compared with the terminal password and terminal keyword stored in the collation table 10A1 of the internal memory 10A. As a result, a personal verification check is performed (step S40). As a result, if the verification is not OK (step S42), the speaker 22 outputs an NG message by voice (step S44), and the process returns to step S12.
[0021]
On the other hand, if the verification is OK (step S42), the authentication information corresponding to the target device is read from the device table 10A2 of the internal memory 10A and transmitted to the target device via the communication interface 12 (step S46). The process returns to step S12. In this case, if it is determined in step S28 that there is only one device to be verified, the device code of the device is determined. If it is determined that there are a plurality of devices, the device code of the device corresponding to the device icon selected in step S32 is used. The authentication information corresponding to the target device is read out.
[0022]
For example, in the display as shown in the upper right of FIG. 3A, if the “house lock” icon is selected, if the verification is OK, a command to unlock the door 4 is wirelessly issued to the door 4. Send. At this time, a message as shown in the lower left of FIG. 3A may be displayed on the display screen 14A of the display unit 14.
[0023]
As described above, the authentication access to the target device by the mobile terminal 1 is automatically performed only by the owner performing an input for verifying the identity of the mobile terminal 1 in front of the target device. The mobile terminal 1 automatically identifies what the target device is, and performs authentication access by transmitting and inputting unique authentication information corresponding to the target device to the device.
[0024]
In addition, when there are a plurality of target devices in the vicinity of the mobile terminal 1, the owner can select the target device by performing an operation (icon selection) for selecting the target device and an input for verifying the identity of the mobile terminal 1. The mobile terminal 1 transmits and inputs unique authentication information corresponding to the device to the device, and authentication access to the target device is performed.
[0025]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, since the portable information terminal device acts as a verification check function that is different for each device, the person who owns the portable information terminal device can verify the identity of each device only by verifying the identity of the portable information terminal device. Since collation is performed, a complicated instruction is not necessary.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1A is a block configuration diagram of a mobile terminal as a mobile information terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 1B and 1C are a collation table stored in a mobile terminal, It is a figure which shows the structure of an apparatus table.
FIG. 2 is an operation flowchart of the mobile terminal.
FIG. 3A is a display transition diagram for explaining an operation, and FIG. 3B is a diagram showing a relationship between a mobile terminal and a verification target device.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Mobile terminal 2 Wireless line 3 Car 4 House door 5 PC
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Computer main body 10A Internal memory 10A1 Collation table 10A2 Device table 12 Communication interface 14 Display part 14A Display screen 16 Touch panel 16A, 16B Touch switch 18 Numerical keyboard 20 Microphone 22 Speaker

Claims (3)

Collation information storage means for storing authentication information for the portable information terminal device itself;
Device information storage means for storing individual authentication information for a plurality of external devices;
Identifying means for identifying an external device located in the vicinity of the portable information terminal device within each external device as an external device to be verified, depending on the presence or absence of individual signals from each external device;
Authentication means for performing a user authentication check on the portable information terminal device itself based on the authentication information stored in the verification information storage means;
When authentication is permitted by the authentication check in the authentication means, the authentication information for the external device specified by the specifying means is read from the device information storage means, and the read authentication information is read from the external device. Authentication information output means for transmitting and output ,
A portable information terminal device comprising: 2. The portable information terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the specifying unit transmits a check signal to each of the external devices, and checks the presence or absence of an external device located in the vicinity based on the presence or absence of a response signal thereto. . The computer constituting the portable information terminal apparatus, a function for previously storing the authentication information for the portable information terminal device itself, a function for previously storing the individual authentication information for a plurality of external devices, the individual from each external device Based on the presence / absence of a signal, a function for identifying an external device located in the vicinity of the portable information terminal device among the respective external devices as an external device to be verified, and the portable information terminal device based on the authentication information stored in advance A function for performing a user authentication check on itself, and if authentication is permitted by the authentication check, the authentication information stored in advance for the specified external device is read, and the read authentication information is read A computer-readable recording medium storing a program for realizing transmission and output to a device .

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