JP7102791B2 - Login support system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a login support system that supports login of an image forming apparatus, and more particularly to a technique for omitting a login operation.

A system for managing logins to electronic devices has been proposed. For example, in the electronic device management system described in Patent Document 1, when logging in to a computer installed in an office, whether or not the user has normally entered the office by using an ID card, fingerprint verification, or the like as a login condition. If the room is entered normally, the login to the computer is permitted, and if the room is not entered normally, the login to the computer is refused. This eliminates the use of electronic devices by persons who intrude without permission to enter the room.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2002-41469

However, according to the technique shown in Patent Document 1, after allowing a person who has entered the room to log in to the computer, the state in which the person is allowed to log in is maintained. If such a state is left unattended, even if another person other than this person enters the room further, a situation may occur in which the login cannot be permitted to the other person. On the other hand, if the other person is given priority to log in, the person who was previously allowed to log in may not be able to use the computer.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and when a plurality of persons are in a room in which an electronic device is installed, a person is allowed to log in and the person is electronically electronic. The purpose is to enable the use of the electronic device by others under certain conditions while enabling the use of the device.

The login support system according to one aspect of the present invention is installed at a person data storage unit that stores identification information of a plurality of persons and at the entrance of a room, and acquires the identification information of the person when the person enters the room. When the information acquisition unit, the electronic device arranged in the room, the identification information of the person stored in the person data storage unit, and the identification information of the person acquired by the information acquisition unit match, the person concerned. When a person is authenticated by the person authentication unit and the person authentication unit, the person is allowed to enter the room and log in to the electronic device, and the person authentication unit allows the person to enter the room and log in to the electronic device. If the job is not completed in the electronic device within a certain period of time from the authentication, the control unit is provided to cancel the permission of the person to log in to the electronic device.

According to the present invention, when a plurality of persons are in a room in which an electronic device is installed, a certain person is allowed to log in to enable the person to use the electronic device. Under the above conditions, the electronic device can be made available to others.

It is a schematic block diagram which shows the login support system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which conceptually shows the data table stored in the person data storage part. It is a block diagram which shows the main part of a server. It is a block diagram which shows the main part of an image forming apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the process which allows the login of an image forming apparatus by a server. It is a flowchart which shows the process which allows the login of an image forming apparatus by a server.

Hereinafter, the login support system according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a login support system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The login support system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of cameras 11A, a camera 11B, a camera 11C, an ID card reader device 12, a server 13, a person data storage unit 14, and an image forming device ( An example of an electronic device) 15.

The plurality of cameras 11A are installed at positions in the room 200, respectively. Each camera 11A captures a person in the room 200. The camera 11B is arranged at a position where the front position of the image forming apparatus 15 can be imaged, for example, the image forming apparatus 15. The camera 11B images a person who comes in front of the image forming apparatus 15 in order to use the image forming apparatus 15. The camera 11C is arranged at a position in the room 200 where the defined area W, which is the route from the entrance gate (entrance) 102 of the room 200 to the image forming apparatus 15, can be imaged, and images the defined area W. These cameras 11A, 11B, and 11C are connected to the server 13 and have a function of transmitting each captured image to the server 13.

The ID card reader device (an example of an information acquisition unit) 12 reads an ID card (an example of an ID storage medium) owned by a person entering the room 200 and a person leaving the room 200. The ID card has a built-in IC chip capable of storing various information, for example. For example, a person who enters the room 200 and a person who leaves the room 200 holds his / her ID card over the ID card reader device 12. At this time, the ID card reader device 12 reads the identification information ID stored in the IC chip. The ID card reader device 12 has a function of transmitting the read identification information ID to the server 13.

The ID card reader device 12 is installed near the doorway of the room 200 and has a mechanism capable of reading the ID card outside the room 200. The ID card reader device 12 reads the identification information ID from the IC chip of the ID card by a mechanism outside the room 200, and transmits the identification information ID to the server 13 as a person who wishes to enter the room 200.

In the present embodiment, the information acquisition unit within the scope of the patent claim is described by taking the ID card reader device 12 as an example, but the information acquisition unit is used for an imaging device used for face authentication or fingerprint authentication. It may be a fingerprint reader or the like. In this case, the image pickup device and the fingerprint reader have a function of transmitting the acquired image to the server 13, and the captured image (including the face image showing the face of a person) captured by the image pickup device or the fingerprint reader is read. The fingerprint image showing the fingerprint is transmitted from the imaging device and the fingerprint reading device to the server 13 as the identification information ID.

The person data storage unit 14 is composed of, for example, a database that stores the identity information of each person. The person data storage unit 14 stores a data table DT that stores identification information IDs, names, facial feature points, and the like of a plurality of persons who are permitted to enter and exit the room 200 as shown in FIG. is doing. The identification information ID is a number or symbol individually assigned to each person in order to identify each person. However, when the captured image is transmitted from the imaging device as the information acquisition unit as the identification information ID, the identification information ID stored in the data table DT is a face image of each person. When the fingerprint image is transmitted from the fingerprint reader, the identification information ID stored in the data table DT is a fingerprint image of each person. The facial feature points are facial information indicating, for example, the positions of the eyes, nose, and mouth edge. The person data storage unit 14 is connected to the server 13 so that data can be transmitted and received.

Next, the server 13 will be described. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a main part of the server 13. The server 13 includes a control unit 100, an operation unit 220, a storage unit 230, and a communication unit 240. The operation unit 220 is an input device such as a mouse and a keyboard. The storage unit 230 is a storage device such as an HDD or a flash memory.

The communication unit 240 is a communication interface including a communication module such as a LAN chip. The communication unit 240 is connected to the cameras 11A, 11B, 11C, the ID card reader device 12, the person data storage unit 14, and the image forming device 15 so as to be able to transmit and receive data via a LAN or an Internet network. There is. For example, the captured images transmitted from the cameras 11A, 11B, and 11C are received by the communication unit 240 and temporarily stored in the storage unit 230, and are subject to processing by the control unit 100.

The control unit 100 includes a processor, RAM, ROM, and a dedicated hardware circuit. The processor is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), an MPU (Micro Processing Unit), or the like. The control unit 100 functions as a control unit 130, an entry / exit management unit 131, a face recognition unit 132, and a person tracking unit 133 by the operation of the processor according to the program stored in the storage unit 230. However, the control unit 130, the entry / exit management unit 131, the face recognition unit 132, and the person tracking unit 133 may each be configured by a hardware circuit regardless of the operation according to the program by the control unit 100.

The control unit 130 controls the overall operation of the server 13.

The entry / exit management unit (an example of the person authentication unit) 131 includes an identification information ID stored in the person data storage unit 14 and an identification information ID obtained by reading from the IC chip of the ID card reader by the ID card reader device 12. That is, the identification information ID acquired from the identification information acquisition unit) is compared, and when it is determined that the identification information IDs of the two match, the person who owns the ID card reader is authenticated, and the identification information IDs of the two match. If not, the person who owns the ID card reader is not authenticated.

The face recognition unit 132 performs a known face recognition process on the captured image for each captured image captured by the cameras 11A, 11B, 11C and stored in the storage unit 230, and either a single image in the captured image or The face images of a plurality of persons are detected, the feature points of the detected face images are extracted, and the feature points of the extracted face images are stored in the person data storage unit 14. A process of collating with points (face information) and authenticating the detected face image when the feature points of the extracted face image match the feature points of the face of the person stored in the person data storage unit 14. conduct.

The person tracking unit 133 determines whether or not the person authenticated by the entry / exit management unit 131 is in the specified area W (FIG. 1). For example, the face authentication unit 132 performs a known face detection process on the captured image captured by the camera 11C and stored in the storage unit 230, detects a face image from the captured image, and detects the face image of the detected face image. When it is determined that the feature points match the feature points of the face of the person stored in the person data storage unit 14, the person tracking unit 133 has a person authenticated by the entry / exit management unit 131 in the specified area W. Is determined. On the other hand, the feature points of the face image detected by the face authentication unit 132 by performing a known face detection process on the captured image captured by the camera 11C and stored in the storage unit 230 are stored in the person data storage unit 14. When it is determined that the feature points on the face of the person are not the same, the person tracking unit 133 determines that the person authenticated by the entry / exit management unit 131 is not in the specified area W.

Next, the image forming apparatus 15 will be described. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a main part of the image forming apparatus 15. The image forming apparatus 15 is an example of an electronic device within the scope of claims. The image forming apparatus 15 includes a display unit 21, an operating unit 22, a communication unit 23, a touch panel 24, an image reading unit 25, an image forming unit 26, a storage unit 28, and a control unit 29. .. These components are capable of transmitting and receiving data or signals to and from each other via a bus.

The display unit 21 is composed of a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic EL (OLED: Organic Light-Emitting Diode) display, and the like. The operation unit 22 includes hard keys such as a numeric keypad, an enter key, and a start key.

A touch panel 24 is arranged on the screen of the display unit 21. The touch panel 24 is a touch panel of a so-called resistance film type or capacitance type, and detects contact (touch) of a user's finger or the like with the touch panel 24 together with the contact position, and a detection signal indicating the coordinates of the contact position. Is output to the control unit 31 or the like, which will be described later, of the control unit 29.

The communication unit 23 is a communication interface including a communication module such as a LAN chip. The communication unit 23 is connected to the server 13 through the network N and transmits / receives data to / from the server 13.

The image reading unit 25 has a scanner that optically reads a document placed on the contact glass, and generates image data indicating an image of the document.

The image forming unit 26 is a photoconductor drum, a charging device that uniformly charges the surface of the photoconductor drum, an exposure device that exposes the surface of the photoconductor drum to form an electrostatic latent image on the surface of the photoconductor drum, and a photoconductor. It is equipped with a developing device that develops an electrostatic latent image on the surface of the drum into a toner image, a transfer device that transfers the toner image (image) on the surface of the photoconductor drum to a recording paper, and the like, and records the image indicated by the image data. Form to.

The storage unit 28 is a large-capacity storage device such as an SSD (Solid State Drive) or an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), and stores various application programs, various information, and the like.

The control unit 29 is composed of a processor, a RAM (Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), and the like. The processor is a CPU, MPU, ASIC, or the like. The control unit 29 functions as a control unit 31, a display control unit 33, and a communication control unit 34 when the control program stored in the ROM or the storage unit 28 is executed by the processor.

The control unit 29 comprehensively controls the image forming apparatus 15. The control unit 29 is connected to a display unit 21, an operation unit 22, a communication unit 23, a touch panel 24, an image reading unit 25, an image forming unit 26, a storage unit 28, and the like, and controls the operation of these components. Sends and receives signals or data to and from each component.

The control unit 31 serves as a processing unit that executes various processes necessary for image formation by the image forming apparatus 15. Further, the display control unit 33 has a function of controlling the display operation of the display unit 21. The communication control unit 34 has a function of controlling the communication operation of the communication unit 23.

Next, the operation of the login support system 10 will be described. 5A and 5B are flowcharts showing a process of permitting the server to log in to the image forming apparatus.

When a person who wishes to enter the room 200 holds his / her ID card over the ID card reader device 12, the ID card reader device 12 reads the identification information ID from the IC chip of the ID card and the read identification information. The ID is transmitted to the server 13.

In the server 13, when the identification information ID transmitted from the ID card reader device 12 is received by the communication unit 240, the entry / exit management unit 131 stores the received identification information ID in the person data storage unit 14. It is determined whether or not the identification information ID matches the identification information ID (S101).

When the identification information ID stored in the person data storage unit 14 and the identification information ID transmitted from the ID card reader device 12 match (S101 “Yes”), the entry / exit management unit 131 enters the room. The person who wants to enter the room is authenticated as a person who is allowed to enter the room (S102). Further, the entry / exit management unit 131 does not authenticate the person who wishes to enter the room if the identification information IDs of the two do not match (S101 “No”).

When the entry / exit management unit 131 determines that the identification information IDs of the two do not match and does not authenticate the person who wishes to enter the room, the entry / exit management unit 131 controls not to open the entrance gate 102 shown in FIG. By doing so, the entry of the person who wishes to enter the room this time may be restricted. Further, at this time, the entry / exit management unit 131 may display a message indicating that entry is not permitted on the display device 103 installed near the entry gate 102. When performing such control, the entry gate 102 is provided with an automatic lock / close mechanism, is connected to the server 13, and opens / closes the lock by the automatic lock / close mechanism according to an instruction from the entry / exit management unit 131. Further, the display device 103 is connected to the server 13 and displays the display screen according to the instruction from the entry / exit management unit 131.

On the other hand, each camera 11A captures a person who has entered the room 200 and transmits each captured image to the server 13. The camera 11B captures an image of a person who has come in front of the image forming apparatus 15, and transmits the captured image to the server 13. The camera 11C captures an image in the defined area W (a person in the defined area W) and transmits the captured image to the server 13. In the server 13, those captured images are received by the communication unit 240 and temporarily stored in the storage unit 230. The control unit 130 periodically repeats such imaging by the cameras 11A, 11B, 11C and transmission / reception of the captured image from the cameras 11A, 11B, 11C to the server 13.

When the entry / exit management unit 131 authenticates the person who wishes to enter the room as described above (S101 “Yes”, S102), the face authentication unit 132 captures each captured image captured by the cameras 11A and 11C. The face image of the person in the image is detected, the feature points of the detected face image are extracted, and the feature points of the face corresponding to the identification information ID of the person who is permitted to log in are read out from the person data storage unit 14. It is determined whether or not the feature points of the extracted face image match the feature points of the face of the person corresponding to the identification information ID (S103), and if they match, the detected face image is authenticated (S103). "Yes").

When the face image can be authenticated in this way, the control unit 130 stores the identification information ID of the person as the identification information ID of the person who is permitted to log in, and the person corresponding to the identification information ID of this person. Is read from the person data storage unit 14, and the identification information ID, the name, and the display instruction of the person's name are transmitted from the communication unit 240 to the image forming apparatus 15 (S104).

In the image forming apparatus 15, when the communication unit 23 receives the display instruction of the identification information ID, the name, and the name of the person, the control unit 31 causes the display unit 21 to display the above name. As a result, the person around the image forming apparatus 15 can recognize the name of the person who is permitted to log in.

If the face recognition unit 132 determines that the feature points do not match, the detected face image is not authenticated (S103 "No"), and the process returns to S101. That is, when the face image cannot be authenticated in this way, the control unit 130 cancels the authentication of the person performed in S102.

That is, when the entry / exit management unit 131 authenticates the person who wishes to enter the room, the person is allowed to enter the room 200, and when the face authentication unit 132 authenticates the face image as described above, the person is allowed to enter the room 200. The identification information ID is stored as the identification information ID of the person who is permitted to log in. Further, in the image forming apparatus 15, the name of the person who has been permitted to log in is displayed on the display unit 21, so that the name of the person who has received the permission to log in is displayed on the display unit 21. Will be notified.

Further, the control unit 130 starts counting the elapsed time T from the authentication time when the entry / exit management unit 131 authenticates the person who wants to enter the room by the built-in timer or the like (S105). Then, the control unit 130 determines whether or not the elapsed time T has reached a preset predetermined time TA (for example, 2 minutes) (S106).

Here, the person who is permitted to log in should move to the front of the image forming apparatus 15 in order to use the image forming apparatus 15. In this case, the person who is permitted to log in is imaged by the camera 11B attached to the image forming apparatus 15.

On the other hand, the person who is permitted to log in may not use the image forming apparatus 15 even if he / she enters the room 200. At this time, there is a high possibility that the person will move to the outside of the specified area W, which is the specified route from the entrance gate 102 to the image forming apparatus 15. In this case, the camera 11C does not capture the person who is permitted to log in.

Further, there is a case where another person wants to enter the room 200 following the person who is permitted to log in. In this case, in order for the other person to enter the room, the ID card reader device 12 is made to read the ID card of the other person. Based on this, the ID card reader device 12 reads the identification information ID from the ID card of another person. Then, the entry / exit management unit 131 determines whether the identification information ID of the ID card matches the identification information ID stored in the person data storage unit 14, and if they match, authenticates the other person.

Based on these, the processing after S106 will be described below.

After the start of time counting of the elapsed time T, the control unit 130 determines whether another person is authenticated by the entry / exit management unit 131 (S107) before the elapsed time T reaches the specified time TA (S106 “No”). Whether it is determined by the tracking unit 133 that the person permitted to log in has left the specified area W (S108), or further, the face authentication unit 132 permits the login based on the captured image captured by the camera 11B. Wait for each result of whether the face image of the person who has been logged in is authenticated again (S109).

For example, by the time the elapsed time T reaches the specified time TA (S106 “No”), the person who is permitted to log in moves to the front of the image forming apparatus 15, the person is imaged by the camera 11B, and the person is imaged. The face authentication unit 132 detects the face image from the captured image, and the face authentication unit 132 identifies the feature points of the face image of the person and the identification information ID specified in S103. When it is determined that the feature points match (S107 "No", S108 "No", S109 "Yes"), that is, when the person who has moved in front of the image forming apparatus 15 is the same as the person who is permitted to log in. The control unit 130 transmits the identification information ID of the person and the execution instruction of login to the person from the communication unit 240 to the image forming apparatus 15 (S110).

In the image forming apparatus 15, when the communication unit 23 receives the identification information ID and the login execution instruction, the control unit 31 sets the image forming apparatus 15 in a state in which the person indicated by the identification information ID is logged in. The control unit 31 operates the image forming apparatus 15 to execute a job in response to an operation of the operation unit 22 or the touch panel 24 by the person (user). At this time, the display control unit 33 hides the name of the person who is permitted to log in, which has been displayed on the display unit 21 until then.

After the job is executed in the logged-in state, the communication control unit 34 of the image forming apparatus 15 provides information indicating that the job has been completed (or information indicating that the job has been logged out) from the communication unit 23 to the server 13. Send to.

When the communication unit 240 receives information indicating that the job has been completed from the image forming apparatus 15 (S111 “Yes”), the server 13 determines whether or not there is a login wait (described later). (S112). If the control unit 130 determines that there is no login waiting (S112 "No"), the process from S101 is repeated.

On the other hand, when the control unit 130 does not receive the information indicating that the job has ended from the image forming apparatus 15 after transmitting the login execution instruction (S111 “No”), the process from S106 is repeated. ..

Further, in a state where the elapsed time T has not reached the specified time TA (S106 “No”), the person tracking unit 133 tells the person who is permitted to log in to the outside of the specified area W without using the image forming apparatus 15. When it is determined that the person has moved (“No” in S107, “Yes” in S108), the control unit 130 erases the identification information ID stored in S103 to allow login for the person (S113), that is, It cancels the login permission for the person and determines whether or not there is a login wait (S112). If the control unit 130 determines that there is no login waiting (S112 "No"), the process from S101 is repeated.

Furthermore, in a state where the elapsed time T has not reached the specified time TA (S106 “No”), the ID card of another person is read by the ID card reader device 12, and the identification information ID of the other person is acquired. , When the entry / exit management unit 131 determines that the identification information ID acquired from the ID card matches the identification information ID stored in the person data storage unit 14 and authenticates the other person (S107 "Yes". ”), The control unit 130 stores the identification information ID of the other person while waiting for login to the image forming apparatus 15 on condition that the face authentication unit 132 has performed the face authentication of the other person ("). S114), the identification information ID of the other person, the name of the person, and the display instruction of the name, together with the information indicating that the other person is waiting for login, from the communication unit 240 to the image forming apparatus 15. Send. After this, the process is repeated from S106. When the entry / exit management unit 131 authenticates the other person (S107 “Yes”), and the face recognition unit 132 does not authenticate the face of the other person, the control unit 130 performs face authentication. When the face authentication of the other person is performed by the unit 132, the identification information ID of the other person is stored as a waiting for login to the image forming apparatus 15 (S114).

When the image forming apparatus 15 receives the identification information ID of the other person, the name of the person, the display instruction of the name, and the information indicating that the other person is waiting for login, the communication unit 23 receives the information. The display control unit 33 causes the display unit 21 to display the name of the person waiting for login and a message indicating that the person is waiting for login together with the name of the person who is permitted to log in at this time.

That is, when another person is authenticated and enters the room 200, the other person is set as a person waiting for login. Further, the names of the other persons waiting to log in are displayed on the display unit 21 of the image forming apparatus 15, and the names of the persons waiting to log in are recognized by the persons in the vicinity of the image forming apparatus 15.

If the entry / exit management unit 131 authenticates the second other person before the elapsed time T reaches the specified time TA (S106 “No”) (S107 “Yes”), the control unit 130 As the second waiting for login, the identification information ID of the second other person is stored (S114), and the identification information ID of the second other person, the name of the person, and the display instruction of the name are given to the second person. It is transmitted from the communication unit 240 to the image forming apparatus 15 together with information indicating that another person of the second person is waiting for login. In the image forming apparatus 15, the display control unit 33 is permitted to log in at this point with the names of the first and second persons waiting for login and a message indicating that they are waiting for login. It is displayed on the display unit 21 together with the name of the person who is present.

Similarly, until the elapsed time T reaches the specified time TA (S106 “No”), every time a further person is authenticated by the entry / exit management unit 131 (S107 “Yes”), the control unit 130 waits for login. Memorize the person (S114).

Further, when the control unit 130 determines in the image forming apparatus 15 that the elapsed time T has reached the specified time TA without completing the job (S111 “No”) (S106 “Yes”), the control unit 130 determines in S103. The stored login identification information ID is deleted (login permission is canceled) (S115). Subsequently, the control unit 130 determines whether or not the identification information ID of the person waiting for login at this time is stored (S116). When the control unit 130 determines that the identification information ID of the person waiting for login is not stored (S116 “No”), the process from S101 is repeated.

Further, when the control unit 130 determines that the identification information ID of the person waiting for login is stored (S116 “Yes”), the identification information of the first person whose order of waiting for login is the highest. The ID is stored as an identification information ID of a person who newly permits login (S117). The control unit 130 transmits the identification information ID, the name, and the display instruction of the name of the person who is newly permitted to log in from the communication unit 240 to the image forming apparatus 15. After that, the process from S105 is repeated. In this case, when the measurement of the elapsed time T is started, it is assumed that the identification information ID of the person who newly permits login is stored in S117.

When a plurality of persons are authenticated by the entry / exit management unit 131 by performing such processing, the room 200 is sequentially controlled by the control unit 130 from the first person authenticated by the entry / exit management unit 131. You will be allowed to enter the room and log in to the image forming device 15.

In the image forming apparatus 15, when the communication unit 23 receives the identification information ID, the name, and the display instruction of the name of the person who is newly permitted to log in, the control unit 31 displays the above name on the display unit 21. Let me. As a result, the person around the image forming apparatus 15 can recognize the name of the person who is newly permitted to log in.

Further, when it is determined that the control unit 130 stores the identification information ID of the person waiting for login after the end of the job in the image forming apparatus 15 (S111 "Yes"), it is also possible (S112 "Yes"). ), The identification information ID of the first person who has the highest order of waiting for login is stored as the identification information ID of the person who newly permits login (S117). The control unit 130 transmits the identification information ID, the name, and the display instruction of the name of the person who is newly permitted to log in from the communication unit 240 to the image forming apparatus 15. After that, the process from S105 is repeated.

Further, before the elapsed time T reaches the specified time TA (S106 “No”), the face recognition unit 132 authenticates the face image of the person whose identification information ID is specified in S103 and the login is permitted. In the absence (S109 “No”), for example, when another person moves to the front of the image forming device 15 in order to use the image forming device 15, the other person is imaged by the camera 11B. .. When the face authentication unit 132 detects the face image based on the captured image at this time, and the face authentication unit 132 authenticates the face image of another person who stores the identification information ID as waiting for login in S114. Or, when the face image of the person whose login identification information ID has been canceled in S115 is authenticated (S201 "Yes"), the control unit 130 sets the other person's identification information ID and login to the other person. Is transmitted from the communication unit 240 to the image forming apparatus 15 (S202). That is, the control unit 130 displays an image for the other person whose face image has been authenticated in S201 in place of the person who is permitted to log in or before the other person who is waiting for login. The login of the forming device 15 is executed. After this, the process proceeds to S106.

In the image forming apparatus 15, when the communication unit 23 receives the identification information ID and the login execution instruction, the control unit 31 logs in the image forming apparatus 15 by the other person indicated by the identification information ID. The state is assumed to be. The control unit 130 operates the image forming apparatus 15 to execute a job in response to an operation of the operation unit 22 or the touch panel 24 by the person (user).

After the job is executed in the login state, the communication control unit 34 of the image forming apparatus 15 sends information indicating that the job has been completed (or information indicating that the job has been logged out) to the server 13 from the communication unit 23. Send to.

On the other hand, in S201, the face authentication unit 132 authenticates the face image of another person who stores the identification information ID as waiting for login in S114, or the person whose login identification information ID is canceled in S115. When neither of the face images is authenticated (S201 "No"), that is, when the other person is not the person authenticated by the entry / exit management unit 131 (for example, authentication by the entry / exit management unit 131). (If the person has invaded the room 200 without receiving the message), the control unit 130 gives an instruction to execute login as a guest, and gives a restricted login execution instruction to execute login after limiting the functions. , The communication unit 240 transmits to the image forming apparatus 15 (S203). After this, the process proceeds to S106.

In the image forming apparatus 15, when the restricted login execution instruction is received by the communication unit 23, the control unit 31 sets the image forming apparatus 15 in a state in which the guest has logged in. However, in this case, the control unit 31 limits the functions to predetermined functions and causes each operation mechanism of the image forming apparatus 15 to perform an operation based on the operation of the operation unit 22 or the touch panel 24 by the other person. The limitation of the function is, for example, in the copy operation, (i) in the image forming function, for example, prohibiting the formation of a color image and permitting the formation of only a monochrome image, or (ii) prohibiting the function of enlargement / reduction. , Etc. Under such conditions, the control unit 130 operates the image forming apparatus 15 to execute a job in response to the operation of the operation unit 22 or the touch panel 24 by the other person.

In this case as well, the communication control unit 34 of the image forming apparatus 15 may be information indicating that the job has been completed (information indicating that the job has been logged out) from the communication unit 23 after the job is executed in the login state. ) Is transmitted to the server 13.

As described above, in the present embodiment, when the person enters the room, the entry / exit management unit 131 authenticates the person based on the identification information ID of the person's ID card, and the person moves to the front of the image forming apparatus 15. When the feature points of the face image of the person captured by the camera 11B match the feature points of the face of the person stored in the person data storage unit 14, the detected face image is authenticated and the image is formed by the person. Since the login of the device 15 is permitted, it is not necessary to perform a special login operation, and the login of the image forming device 15 can be permitted.

Further, when another person is authenticated and enters the room following the person who is permitted to log in, the other person is made waiting for login, and the job by the person who is permitted to log in is completed by the image forming apparatus 15. After that, or after the specified time TA has elapsed and the login permission of the person who is permitted to log in is canceled, the login of another person is permitted, so that the image forming apparatus 15 can be used efficiently. .. Further, since the names of the persons who are permitted to log in and the names of other persons who are waiting for login are displayed on the display unit 21 of the image forming apparatus 15, the person who is permitted to log in or the person who is waiting for login can be displayed on the image forming apparatus. It can be recognized by the people around 15.

Further, another person comes in front of the image forming apparatus 15, a face image of another person is imaged by the camera 11B, and the face authentication unit 132 waits for login based on the captured image at this time. When the face image of another person or the like is authenticated, the control unit 130 permits the other person or the like to log in to the image forming apparatus 15 as the other person, and also allows the face of the other person or the like to log in to the image forming apparatus 15. If the image is not authenticated as a face image of another person or the like waiting to be logged in, the control unit 130 allows the other person to log in to the image forming apparatus 15 with limited functions. Therefore, in this case as well, the image forming apparatus 15 is efficiently used.

In the above embodiment, the names of the persons who are permitted to log in and the names of other persons waiting to log in are displayed on the display unit 21 of the image forming apparatus 15, but the face images of these persons are further displayed on the display unit. It may be displayed on 21. In this case, for example, the face recognition unit 132 of the server 13 detects and extracts the face image of those persons from the captured image captured by the camera 11A or the like, and the control unit 130 detects the extracted face image and its display instruction. Is transmitted from the communication unit 240 to the image forming apparatus 15.

Further, in the above embodiment, the control unit 130 determines whether to allow a certain person to log in to the image forming apparatus 15, the person authentication by the entry / exit management unit 131 and the face authentication of the person by the face authentication unit 132. However, the control unit 130 logs in the image forming apparatus 15 based only on the person authentication by the entry / exit management unit 131 without using the person's face authentication by the face authentication unit 132. You may decide whether to allow. In this case, for example, the control unit 130 permits the person to log in to the image forming apparatus 15 until a predetermined fixed time elapses from the authentication of the person by the entry / exit management unit 131, and the constant When the time elapses, the login of the image forming apparatus 15 is canceled.

Further, when the control unit 130 determines whether to allow the login of the image forming apparatus 15 based only on the authentication of the person by the entry / exit management unit 131, and by the processing shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the login is performed. In determining whether to allow the login, the control unit 130 permits login on the condition that there is no person in the vicinity area of the image forming apparatus 15 in the room 200, for example, the above-mentioned specified area W. You may do it. In this case, the face recognition unit 132 detects the face image of the person in the captured image captured by the camera 11C when the person is authenticated by the entry / exit management unit 131. Then, when the face image is not detected by the face authentication unit 132 from the captured image, the control unit 130 has a predetermined fixed time (for example, 2 minutes) from the time when the person is authenticated by the room entry / exit management unit 131. ) Elapses, the person is allowed to log in to the image forming apparatus 15, and when the certain time elapses, the login of the image forming apparatus 15 is canceled.

Further, in the above embodiment, a plurality of cameras 11A are installed in the room 200, but the number of cameras 11A may be one. In this case, it is preferable that one camera 11A can image all the people in the room 200.

Further, the configuration and processing shown by the above-described embodiment using FIGS. 1 to 5B are merely one embodiment of the present invention, and the present invention is not intended to be limited to the configuration and processing. For example, in the above embodiment, an example of an electronic device within the scope of claims is described as an image forming device 15, but the electronic device is not limited to the image forming device, but may be other electronic devices such as medical devices and machine tools. It doesn't matter if there is.

10 Login support system 11A, 11B, 11C Camera 12 ID card reader device 13 Server 14 Person data storage unit 15 Image forming device 100 Control unit 130 Control unit 131 Entrance / exit management unit 132 Face authentication unit 133 Person tracking unit 220 Operation unit 230 Memory Department 240 Communication Department 200 Room

Claims (6)

A person data storage unit that stores identification information of multiple people,
An information acquisition unit installed at the entrance of a room to acquire identification information of a person when the person enters the room,
Electronic devices placed in the room and
When the identification information of the person stored in the person data storage unit and the identification information of the person acquired by the information acquisition unit match, the person authentication unit that authenticates the person and the person authentication unit that authenticates the person.
When a person is authenticated by the person authentication unit, the person is allowed to enter the room and log in to the electronic device until a certain time elapses from the authentication of the person by the person authentication unit. If the job is not completed in the electronic device, the permission of the person to log in to the electronic device is canceled , and if a plurality of persons are authenticated by the person authentication unit, the person authentication unit authenticates the person. A control unit that allows the first person to enter the room and log in to the electronic device in order .
A camera that captures a person who came in front of the electronic device,
A face recognition unit that authenticates a person's face image in the captured image captured by the camera is provided.
In addition to the identification information of the plurality of persons, the face information of the plurality of persons is further stored in the person data storage unit.
The face authentication unit detects a person's face image from the captured image captured by the camera, and the detected person's face image corresponds to the person's face information stored in the person data storage unit. In the case, the face image of the detected person is authenticated,
When the person is authenticated by the person authentication unit and the face image of the person is authenticated by the face authentication unit, the control unit permits the person to log in to the electronic device.
Further, the control unit permits the person in the next turn or later authenticated by the person authentication unit to enter the room, and sets the person in the next turn or later to wait for the login of the electronic device. Then, when the face recognition unit authenticates the face image of the next person who is set to wait for login before the electronic device is logged in to the first person, the next person A login support system that allows a person in turn to log in to the electronic device . A person data storage unit that stores identification information of multiple people,
An information acquisition unit installed at the entrance of a room to acquire identification information of a person when the person enters the room,
The electronic devices placed in the room and
When the identification information of the person stored in the person data storage unit and the identification information of the person acquired by the information acquisition unit match, the person authentication unit that authenticates the person and the person authentication unit that authenticates the person.
When a person is authenticated by the person authentication unit, the person is allowed to enter the room and log in to the electronic device until a certain time elapses from the authentication of the person by the person authentication unit. If the job is not completed in the electronic device, the permission of the person to log in to the electronic device is canceled, and if a plurality of persons are authenticated by the person authentication unit, the person authentication unit authenticates the person. A control unit that allows the first person to enter the room and log in to the electronic device in order .
A camera that captures a person who came in front of the electronic device,
A face recognition unit that authenticates a person's face image in the captured image captured by the camera is provided.
In addition to the identification information of the plurality of persons, the face information of the plurality of persons is further stored in the person data storage unit.
The face authentication unit detects a person's face image from the captured image captured by the camera, and the detected person's face image corresponds to the person's face information stored in the person data storage unit. In the case, the face image of the detected person is authenticated,
When the person is authenticated by the person authentication unit and the face image of the person is authenticated by the face authentication unit, the control unit permits the person to log in to the electronic device.
Further, the control unit allows the first person to log in, or when the person in the next or subsequent turn is set to wait for the login of the electronic device, a plurality of people authenticated by the person authentication unit. When any of the face images of a person is authenticated by the face recognition unit, the person whose face image is authenticated is used in place of the first person or before the person in the next or subsequent order. A login support system that performs processing to execute login of the electronic device. A person data storage unit that stores identification information of multiple people,
An information acquisition unit installed at the entrance of a room to acquire identification information of a person when the person enters the room,
Electronic devices placed in the room and
When the identification information of the person stored in the person data storage unit and the identification information of the person acquired by the information acquisition unit match, the person authentication unit that authenticates the person and the person authentication unit that authenticates the person.
When a person is authenticated by the person authentication unit, the person is allowed to enter the room and log in to the electronic device until a certain time elapses from the authentication of the person by the person authentication unit. If the job is not completed in the electronic device, the permission of the person to log in to the electronic device is canceled, and if a plurality of persons are authenticated by the person authentication unit, the person authentication unit authenticates the person. A control unit that allows the first person to enter the room and log in to the electronic device in order .
A camera that captures a person who came in front of the electronic device,
A face recognition unit that authenticates a person's face image in the captured image captured by the camera is provided.
In addition to the identification information of the plurality of persons, the face information of the plurality of persons is further stored in the person data storage unit.
The face authentication unit detects a person's face image from the captured image captured by the camera, and the detected person's face image corresponds to the person's face information stored in the person data storage unit. In the case, the face image of the detected person is authenticated,
When the person is authenticated by the person authentication unit and the face image of the person is authenticated by the face authentication unit, the control unit permits the person to log in to the electronic device.
Further, when the face authentication unit detects a face image different from the face image of the person authenticated by the person authentication unit, the control unit limits the function of the electronic device and the first person. A login support system that performs a process of causing a person whose face image has been authenticated to log in to the electronic device instead of or before the person in the next or subsequent order. A person data storage unit that stores identification information of multiple people,
An information acquisition unit installed at the entrance of a room to acquire identification information of a person when the person enters the room,
The electronic devices placed in the room and
When the identification information of the person stored in the person data storage unit and the identification information of the person acquired by the information acquisition unit match, the person authentication unit that authenticates the person and the person authentication unit that authenticates the person.
When a person is authenticated by the person authentication unit, the person is allowed to enter the room and log in to the electronic device until a certain time elapses from the authentication of the person by the person authentication unit. When the job is not completed in the electronic device, a control unit that cancels the permission of the person to log in to the electronic device, and
A camera that captures a defined area, which is the path from the entrance of the room to the electronic device,
A person tracking unit for determining whether or not a person authenticated by the person authentication unit is in the specified area based on an image captured by the camera is provided.
When the person tracking unit determines that the person authenticated by the person authentication unit is not in the specified area, the control unit cancels the permission for the person to log in to the electronic device, and the person is said to be the person. A login support system that maintains permission for the person to log in to the electronic device when the person tracking unit determines that the person is in the specified area. The login support system according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the information acquisition unit acquires identification information of the person from an ID storage medium owned by the person when the person enters the room. The login support system according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , wherein the electronic device is an image forming apparatus including an image forming unit that forms an image on a recording medium.

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