Visitor identity verification device, visitor terminal, visitor terminal, non-face-to-face identity verification system device, visitor identity verification method, information processing method, non-face-to-face identity verification method, program, and recording medium

Abstract

To provide a visitor identity confirmation device capable of confirming the identity of a visitor.SOLUTION: A visitor identity confirmation device 10 comprises: a registration unit 11 that registers master information including visitor information; a key issuing unit 12 that issues, upon accepting an issue request, key information to a requester who has made the issue request; an acquisition unit 13 that acquires identity information from at least one of a terminal of the visitor and a terminal of a stayer other than the requester to whom the key information has been issued; an identity confirmation unit 14 that confirms an identity of the visitor based on the master information and the identity information; and a transmission unit 15 that transmits the confirmation result to at least the one of the terminals of visitor and stayer.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a visitor identity verification device, a visitor terminal, a visitor terminal, a non-face-to-face identity verification system device, a visitor identity verification method, an information processing method, a non-face-to-face identity verification method, a program, and a recording medium. [Background technology]

[0002] As a technique for verifying the identity of a visitor, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for verifying the identity of a visitor by using biometric information of the visitor. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2001-243345 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, new techniques are needed to verify visitor identities.

[0005] Therefore, the present invention aims to provide a visitor identity verification device, a visitor terminal, a resident terminal, a non-face-to-face identity verification system device, a visitor identity verification method, an information processing method, a non-face-to-face identity verification method, a program, and a recording medium capable of verifying the identity of a visitor. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to achieve the above object, the visitor identity verification device of the present invention comprises: The device includes a registration unit, a key issuing unit, an acquisition unit, an identity verification unit, and a transmission unit, The registration unit registers master information, the master information includes visitor information relating to a visitor; When the key issuing unit receives an issuance request, the key issuing unit issues key information to the requester who made the issuance request; The requester is at least one of the visitor and the resident, The acquisition unit acquires identity information from a terminal of at least one of the visitor and the visitor other than the requester to whom the key information has been issued, the identity information acquired from a terminal of the visitor other than the requester is identity information stored in the terminal of the visitor, The identity information acquired from the terminal of the visitor other than the requester is identity information acquired by the terminal of the visitor from the terminal of the visitor who is the requester, the identity information is information about the identity of the visitor; the identity verification unit verifies the identity of the visitor based on the master information and the identity information; The transmission unit is a device that transmits the result of the confirmation to a terminal of at least one of the visitor and the stayer.

[0007] The visitor terminal of the present invention comprises: A storage unit, an acquisition unit, and a transmission unit are included, The acquisition unit directly or indirectly acquires key information issued by a visitor identity verification device, In the case of directly acquiring the key information, the transmitting unit transmits a request for issuing the key information to the visitor identity verification device; In the case of indirectly acquiring the key information, the key information is acquired by reading the presented key information; When the key information is directly acquired, the storage unit stores the key information; When the transmission unit acquires the key information, the transmission unit transmits the identification information stored in the storage unit directly or indirectly to the visitor identification verification device; In the case of indirect transmission, the device transmits the identity information to the visitor's terminal.

[0008] The visitor terminal of the present invention comprises: An acquisition unit, a transmission unit, and a display processing unit are included, The acquisition unit executes at least one of acquiring key information issued by a visitor identity verification device and acquiring identity information from a visitor's terminal that has acquired the key information; When acquiring the key information, the transmission unit transmits a request for issuing the key information to the visitor identity verification device; When the identification information is acquired, the transmission unit transmits the identification information to the visitor identification device; The acquisition unit acquires a result of the visitor identity verification from the visitor identity verification device, The display processing unit is a device that executes a process for displaying a result of the identity verification.

[0009] The non-face-to-face identity verification system device of the present invention comprises: A visitor identification verification device according to the present invention, a visitor terminal according to the present invention, and a visitor terminal according to the present invention, The visitor identity verification device is a device capable of communicating with the visitor terminal and the stay terminal via a communication network.

[0010] The visitor identity verification method of the present invention comprises: The method includes a registration step, a key issuing step, an acquisition step, an identity verification step, and a transmission step, The registration step includes registering master information, the master information includes visitor information relating to a visitor; The key issuing step includes, when an issuance request is received, issuing key information to a requester who made the issuance request; The requester is at least one of the visitor and the resident, The acquiring step acquires identity information from a terminal of at least one of the visitor and the visitor other than the requester to whom the key information is issued, the identity information acquired from a terminal of the visitor other than the requester is identity information stored in the terminal of the visitor, The identity information acquired from the terminal of the visitor other than the requester is identity information acquired by the terminal of the visitor from the terminal of the visitor who is the requester, the identity information is information about the identity of the visitor; The identity verification step verifies the identity of the visitor based on the master information and the identity information; The transmitting step is a method of transmitting the result of the confirmation to a terminal of at least one of the visitor and the visitor.

[0011] A first information processing method of the present invention comprises: An information processing method in a visitor terminal, comprising: The method includes a storing step, an acquiring step, and a transmitting step, The acquiring step includes directly or indirectly acquiring key information issued by a visitor identity verification device; In the case of directly acquiring the key information, the sending step sends a request for issuing the key information to the visitor identity verification device; In the case of indirectly acquiring the key information, the key information is acquired by reading the presented key information; When the key information is directly acquired, the storage step stores the key information; When the key information is acquired, the transmission step transmits the identification information stored in the storage step directly or indirectly to the visitor identification device; In the case of indirect transmission, the identification information is transmitted to the visitor's terminal.

[0012] A second information processing method of the present invention comprises: An information processing method in a visitor terminal, comprising: The method includes an acquisition step, a transmission step, and a display processing step, The acquiring step includes at least one of acquiring key information issued by a visitor identity verification device and acquiring identity information from a visitor's terminal that has acquired the key information; In the case of acquiring the key information, the transmitting step transmits a request for issuing the key information to the visitor identity verification device; When the identification information is acquired, the transmitting step transmits the identification information to the visitor identification device; The acquiring step includes acquiring a result of the visitor identity verification from the visitor identity verification device, The display processing step is a method for executing a process for displaying a result of the identity verification.

[0013] The non-face-to-face identity verification method of the present invention comprises the steps of: The present invention includes a visitor identity verification method, a first information processing method, and a second information processing method, In the visitor identity verification method, the first information processing method, and the second information processing method, The visitor terminal executes the first information processing method, The visitor terminal executes the second information processing method, The visitor identity verification device is a method for performing the visitor identity verification method. Effect of the Invention

[0014] According to the present invention, the identity of a visitor can be confirmed without the visitor and the resident meeting face-to-face. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0015] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an example of a visitor identity verification device according to the first embodiment. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of the visitor identity verification device of the first embodiment. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a process in the visitor identity verification device of the first embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a visitor terminal according to the second embodiment. [Diagram 5] FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the visitor terminal according to the second embodiment. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a process in the visitor terminal according to the second embodiment. [Figure 7]FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a visitor terminal according to the third embodiment. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of a visitor terminal according to the third embodiment. [Figure 9] FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a process in the visitor terminal of the third embodiment. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing an example of a configuration of a non-face-to-face identity verification system device according to the fourth embodiment. [Figure 11] FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a non-face-to-face identity verification system device that uses wireless communication for communication between a visitor terminal and a stayer terminal. [Figure 12A] FIG. 12A is a schematic diagram showing an example of a screen transition of an application on a visitor terminal. [Figure 12B] FIG. 12B is a schematic diagram showing an example of a screen transition of an application on the visitor terminal. [Figure 13A] FIG. 13A is a schematic diagram showing an example of a flow when visiting a guest when the entrance and the intercom are close to each other and the guest terminal is a smartphone. [Figure 13B] FIG. 13B is a schematic diagram showing an example of the flow when visiting a guest when the entrance and the intercom are close to each other and the visitor terminal is the intercom. [Figure 14] FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a flow when visiting a customer when the entrance and the intercom are located apart from each other. [Figure 15] FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a flow when a visitor visits a place where password information is issued from the visitor identity verification device 10. In FIG. [Figure 16] FIG. 16 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a flow at the time of a visit when the key information is access information in a code format. [Figure 17] FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a flow when a call is made between visitor terminal 20 and visitor terminal 30 after the identity of the visitor has been confirmed. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0016] In the visitor identity verification device of the present invention, for example, the requester is the visitor, the key issuing unit issues key information corresponding to the master information to the visitor; The acquisition unit acquires identity information from the visitor's terminal, The identity information may be identity information acquired by the visitor's terminal from the visitor's terminal.

[0017] In the visitor identity verification device of the present invention, for example, The key issuing unit further issues password information associated with the key information to the visitor, The acquisition unit further acquires password information from the visitor's terminal, The identity verification unit may further verify the identity of the visitor based on the issued password information and the acquired password information.

[0018] In the visitor identity verification device of the present invention, for example, The requester is the visitor, the key issuing unit issues the key information, which is access information for accessing the visitor identity verification device, to the visitor; The acquisition unit acquires identity information from the visitor's terminal that reads the key information, The identity information may be identity information stored in a terminal of the visitor.

[0019] The visitor identity verification device of the present invention includes, for example: Further, a call processing unit is included, The call processing unit may be configured to process a call between the visitor's terminal and the visitor's terminal when the visitor's identity is confirmed.

[0020] In the visitor identity verification device of the present invention, for example, The transmission unit may be configured to transmit the visitor information to a terminal of the visitor when the identity of the visitor is confirmed.

[0021] In the visitor identity verification device of the present invention, for example, The transmission unit may further transmit a result of the confirmation to a lighting device that changes a lighting format in accordance with the result of the confirmation.

[0022] In the visitor identity verification method of the present invention, for example, the requester is the visitor, the key issuing step includes issuing key information corresponding to the master information to the visitor; The acquiring step acquires identity information from the visitor's terminal, The identity information may be identity information acquired by the visitor's terminal from the visitor's terminal.

[0023] In the visitor identity verification method of the present invention, for example, The key issuing step further includes issuing password information associated with the key information to the visitor; The acquiring step further includes acquiring password information from the terminal of the visitor, The identity verification step may further comprise verifying the identity of the visitor based on the issued password information and the acquired password information.

[0024] In the visitor identity verification method of the present invention, for example, The requester is the visitor, the key issuing step includes issuing, to the visitor, the key information, which is access information for accessing the visitor identity verification device; The acquiring step acquires identity information from the visitor's terminal that reads the key information, The identity information may be identity information stored in a terminal of the visitor.

[0025] The visitor identity verification method of the present invention includes, for example, Further, the method includes a call processing step, The telephone call processing step may be configured to process a telephone call between a terminal of the visitor and a terminal of the visitor when the identity of the visitor is confirmed.

[0026] In the visitor identity verification method of the present invention, for example, The sending step may be configured to send the visitor information to a terminal of the visitor if the identity of the visitor is confirmed.

[0027] In the visitor identity verification method of the present invention, for example, The transmitting step may further include transmitting a result of the confirmation to a lighting device that changes a lighting format in accordance with the result of the confirmation.

[0028] The program of the present invention is a program for causing a computer to execute each step of the method of the present invention as a procedure.

[0029] The recording medium of the present invention is a computer-readable recording medium having the program of the present invention recorded thereon.

[0030] In the present invention, a "visitor" means a person who visits a given location. In the present invention, a "stayer" means a person who stays at the given location. Depending on the given location, the visitor may be, for example, a salesperson, a customer, an inspector, etc., and the stayer may be, for example, a resident, a receptionist, a customer, etc. However, the visitor and the stayer are not limited to these terms, and should be interpreted in the broadest sense, including the above examples, and are not limited in any sense. The given location is not particularly limited, and should be interpreted in the broadest sense, including, for example, a house, a company, a school, a commercial facility, a public facility, etc., and are not limited in any sense.

[0031] Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The present invention is not limited to the following embodiment. In each of the drawings, the same parts are given the same reference numerals. In addition, the explanations of each embodiment can be mutually incorporated unless otherwise specified, and the configurations of each embodiment can be combined unless otherwise specified.

[0032] [Embodiment 1] Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a visitor identity verification device 10 according to the present embodiment. As shown in Fig. 1, the device 10 includes a registration unit 11, a key issuing unit 12, an acquisition unit 13, an identity verification unit 14, and a transmission unit 15. The device 10 may further include a call processing unit 16, etc., as an optional configuration.

[0033] The device 10 may be, for example, a single device including each of the above-mentioned units, or a device to which each of the above-mentioned units can be connected via a communication line network. The device 10 may be connected to an external device described later via the communication line network. The communication line network is not particularly limited, and a known network may be used, for example, wired or wireless. Examples of the communication line network include an Internet line, a World Wide Web (WWW), a telephone line, a Local Area Network (LAN), a Storage Area Network (SAN), a Delay Tolerant Networking (DTN), a Low Power Wide Area (LPWA), and a Local 5G (L5G). Examples of wireless communication include Wi-Fi (registered trademark), Bluetooth (registered trademark), a Local 5G, and a LPWA. Examples of the wireless communication may include a form in which each device directly communicates with each other (Ad Hoc communication), an infrastructure (infrastructure communication), and an indirect communication via an access point. The device 10 may be incorporated into a server as a system, for example. The device 10 may be, for example, a personal computer (PC, for example, desktop type or notebook type) on which the program of the present invention is installed, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, etc. Furthermore, the device 10 may be in the form of cloud computing or edge computing, for example, in which at least one of the units is on a server and the other units are on a terminal.

[0034] 2 illustrates a block diagram of the hardware configuration of the device 10. The device 10 includes, for example, a central processing unit (CPU, GPU, etc.) 101, a memory 102, a bus 103, a storage device 104, an input device 105, a display device 106, a communication device 107, an imaging device 108, and an audio input / output device 109. The components of the device 10 are connected to each other via the bus 103 and their respective interfaces (I / F).

[0035] The central processing unit 101 is responsible for the overall control of the device 10. In the device 10, the central processing unit 101 executes, for example, the program of the present invention and other programs, and also reads and writes various information. Specifically, for example, the central processing unit 101 functions as a registration unit 11, a key issuing unit 12, an acquisition unit 13, an identity verification unit 14, a transmission unit 15, a call processing unit 16, and the like.

[0036] The bus 103 can also be connected to, for example, an external device. Examples of the external device include an external storage device (external database, etc.), a printer, an external input device, an external display device, an external imaging device, etc. The present device 10 can be connected to an external network (the above-mentioned communication line network) by, for example, a communication device 107 connected to the bus 103, and can also be connected to other devices via the external network.

[0037] An example of the memory 102 is a main memory (primary storage device). When the central processing unit 101 performs processing, the memory 102 reads various operation programs, such as the program of the present invention, stored in the storage device 104 described below, and the central processing unit 101 receives data from the memory 102 and executes the program. The main memory is, for example, a RAM (random access memory). The memory 102 may also be, for example, a ROM (read only memory).

[0038] The storage device 104 is also called an auxiliary storage device, for example, in contrast to the main memory (primary storage device). As described above, the storage device 104 stores an operation program including the program of the present invention. The storage device 104 may be, for example, a combination of a recording medium and a drive for reading and writing from and to the recording medium. The recording medium is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, an internal or external type, such as a hard disk (HD), CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, MO, DVD, flash memory, or memory card. The storage device 104 may be, for example, a hard disk drive (HDD) in which a recording medium and a drive are integrated, or a solid state drive (SSD).

[0039] In the present device 10, the memory 102 and the storage device 104 can store various information such as log information, information acquired from an external database (not shown) or an external device, information generated by the present device 10, and information used when the present device 10 executes processing. At least a part of the information may be stored, for example, in an external server other than the memory 102 and the storage device 104, or may be stored in a distributed manner in multiple terminals using block chain technology or the like. The memory 102 and the storage device 104 may store, for example, each piece of information registered by the registration unit 11.

[0040] The device 10 may further include, for example, an input device 105, a display device 106, an imaging device 108, and a sound input / output device 109. Examples of the input device 105 include a touch panel, a keyboard, a mouse, etc. Examples of the display device 106 include an LED display, a liquid crystal display, etc. Examples of the imaging device 108 include a 2D camera, a 3D camera, an infrared camera, etc. Examples of the sound input / output device 109 include a microphone, a speaker, etc.

[0041] Next, an example of the visitor identity verification method of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of Fig. 3. The visitor identity verification method of this embodiment is implemented, for example, as follows, using visitor identity verification device 10 of Fig. 1. Note that the visitor identity verification method of this embodiment is not limited to the use of visitor identity verification device 10 of Fig. 1. Also, the steps in parentheses in Fig. 3 are optional steps.

[0042] First, the registration unit 11 registers master information (S11, registration step). The master information includes visitor information related to the visitor. The registration unit 11 may register the master information by storing it in the memory 102 and the storage device 104, or may register the master information by storing it in an external storage device or an external database. Examples of the visitor information include name, affiliation, telephone number, and biometric information (face, fingerprint, iris, voiceprint, etc.).

[0043] Next, when the key issuing unit 12 receives an issuance request, it issues key information to the requester who made the issuance request (S12, key issuing step). The issuance request is a request for the issuance of the key information. The requester is, for example, at least one of the visitor and the visitor. The key information may be, for example, stored in advance in the memory 102 and the storage device 104, or may be generated by the key issuing unit 12 each time the issuance request is received. As will be described later, the key information may be, for example, key information corresponding to the master information, or may be key information in which information (access information) for accessing the present device 10 in the form of a server, cloud, or the like is recorded. The key information may also be, for example, the visitor information itself of the master information.

[0044] Next, the acquiring unit 13 acquires identity information from at least one of the terminals of the visitor and the visitor other than the requester to whom the key information was issued (S13, acquiring step). Hereinafter, the visitor's terminal is also referred to as a visitor terminal, and the visitor's terminal is also referred to as a visitor terminal. The visitor terminal is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, a PC, a mobile phone, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or the like. The visitor terminal is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, a PC, a mobile phone, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, an intercom system device (including a slave unit installed outdoors and a master unit installed indoors. Hereinafter, also referred to as an intercom.), a smart lock, or the like. The identity information is information about the identity of the visitor, and specifically includes, for example, a name, an affiliation, a telephone number, and biological information (face, fingerprint, iris, voiceprint, etc.). The key information may be, for example, the key information itself corresponding to the master information, or may be information linked to the key information corresponding to the master information, or may be information independent of the key information. The identity information acquired from the terminal of the visitor other than the requester is identity information stored in the visitor terminal. On the other hand, the identity information acquired from the terminal of the visitor other than the requester is identity information acquired by the visitor terminal from the terminal of the visitor who is the requester. In other words, the visitor terminal and the visitor terminal may be capable of communicating with each other. The form of communication is not particularly limited, but may be, for example, wireless communication.

[0045] Next, the identity confirmation unit 14 confirms the identity of the visitor based on the master information and the identity information (S14, identity confirmation step). Specifically, for example, it is confirmed whether the master information and the identity information match, and if they match, it is assumed that the identity of the visitor has been confirmed. On the other hand, without being limited to the match, for example, the identity confirmation unit 14 confirms whether the master information and the identity information correspond to each other, and if they correspond, it is assumed that the identity of the visitor has been confirmed.

[0046] Then, the transmission unit 15 transmits the result of the confirmation to at least one of the terminals of the visitor and the visitor (S15, transmission step), and ends (END). The transmission unit 15 may transmit the result of the confirmation to, for example, the visitor terminal and the visitor terminal that are not the terminals that acquired the identity information. The result of the confirmation may be success information indicating that the identity of the visitor has been confirmed, or failure information indicating that the identity of the visitor cannot be confirmed. The transmission unit 15 may transmit the visitor information to the visitor terminal as the success information, for example. Furthermore, when the identity of the visitor has been confirmed, for example, the transmission unit 15 may transmit the visitor information of the master information to the visitor terminal. Furthermore, the transmission unit 15 may transmit the result of the confirmation to a lighting device, for example, in addition to or instead of each of the terminals. The lighting device is a device that changes the lighting format according to the result of the confirmation, and specifically, for example, there are lamps, patrol lamps, and the like. The change in the lighting format is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, a change in color, a change from lighting to flashing, a change from flashing to lighting, or the like.

[0047] The device 10 may further include, for example, a call processing unit 16 as described above. For example, after the step (S15), if the identity of the visitor is confirmed, the call processing unit 16 performs call processing between the visitor's terminal and the visitor's terminal (S16, call processing step). The call processing may be, for example, processing related to a voice call or processing related to a video call.

[0048] (Variation 1) In this modification, a case where the requester is a visitor will be described.

[0049] If the requester is the visitor, in the step (S12), the key issuing unit 12 issues key information corresponding to the master information to the visitor. The key information in this modification is, for example, information unique to each piece of visitor information in the master information. "Key information corresponding to the master information" may mean that the visitor information is added to the key information, or may mean that the visitor information and the key information are linked to each other.

[0050] Next, in the step (S13), the acquisition unit 13 acquires identity information from the visitor's terminal. In this modification, the identity information is identity information acquired by the visitor's terminal from the visitor's terminal. The format of acquiring the identity information is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, acquired via the wireless communication, or acquired by reading the identity information displayed in code format on the visitor's terminal with an imaging device of the visitor's terminal.

[0051] Furthermore, in the step (S12), the key issuing unit 12 may further issue password information linked to the key information to the visitor. The password information may be, for example, letters, numbers, symbols, or any combination of two or more of these. The password information is, for example, unique for each piece of key information. The password information may be, for example, stored in advance in the memory 102 and the storage device 104, or new password information may be generated by the key issuing unit 12 each time it is issued.

[0052] If the password information has been issued, then in the step (S13), the acquisition unit 13, for example, further acquires the password information from the visitor terminal. The visitor terminal to which the password information has been issued may, for example, transmit the password information to the visitor terminal via the communication line network, or the visitor may verbally communicate the password information to the visitor. Next, in the step (S14), the identity confirmation unit 14, for example, further confirms the identity of the visitor based on the issued password information and the acquired password information. Specifically, for example, it is confirmed whether the issued password information and the acquired password information match, and if they match, it is deemed that the identity of the visitor has been confirmed.

[0053] (Variation 2) In this modification, a case where the requester is a visitor will be described.

[0054] If the requester is the visitor, in the step (S12), the key issuing unit 12 issues the key information to the visitor. In a modified example, the key information is access information for accessing the device 10. Specifically, the key information may be in the form of a code, for example, a one-dimensional code such as a barcode, or a two-dimensional code such as a QR code (registered trademark). The key information issued to the visitor is presented, for example, by the visitor at the arbitrary location where the visitor is staying, and outdoors. Then, the visitor reads the key information using the visitor terminal.

[0055] Next, in the step (S13), the acquisition unit 13 acquires identity information from the visitor's terminal that has read the key information. In this modification, the identity information is identity information stored in the visitor's terminal.

[0056] According to this embodiment and each modification, the identity of the visitor can be confirmed without the visitor and the visitor meeting face-to-face (for example, through a door) by comparing the master information with the identity information. Specifically, according to modification 1, the identity of the visitor can be confirmed by, for example, the visitor terminal and the visitor terminal communicating with each other wirelessly and the visitor terminal reading the identity information in the form of a code presented by the visitor terminal. According to modification 2, the visitor terminal reads the key information (access information in the form of a code) to confirm the identity of the visitor. In addition, since the identity of the visitor can be confirmed without meeting the visitor, crimes such as visitor impersonation can be prevented, and the visitor can trust the visitor. Furthermore, the failure information can be transmitted or the result of the verification can be transmitted to the lighting device, thereby alerting the visitor whose identity cannot be confirmed.

[0057] [Embodiment 2] Fig. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a visitor terminal 20 of this embodiment. As shown in Fig. 4, the visitor terminal 20 (hereinafter also referred to as the present device 20) includes a storage unit 21, an acquisition unit 22, and a transmission unit 23. The present device 20 may further include, for example, a display processing unit 24, a call processing unit 25, an imaging unit 26, etc., as optional components. The present device 20 is a device used in conjunction with, for example, the visitor identity verification device 10 described in the first embodiment.

[0058] The device 20 may be, for example, a single device including each of the above-mentioned units, or a device to which each of the above-mentioned units can be connected via a communication line network. The device 20 may be connected to the above-mentioned external device via the communication line network. The communication line network is not particularly limited and may be, for example, the same as described above. The device 20 may be, for example, a personal computer (PC, for example, desktop type or notebook type) in which the program of the present invention is installed, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or the like. Furthermore, the device 20 may be in the form of cloud computing or edge computing, for example, in which at least one of the above-mentioned units is on a server and the other units are on a terminal.

[0059] 5 illustrates a block diagram of the hardware configuration of the device 20. The device 20 includes, for example, a central processing unit (CPU, GPU, etc.) 101, a memory 102, a bus 103, a storage device 104, an input device 105, a display device 106, a communication device 107, an imaging device 108, and an audio input / output device 109. Each part of the device 20 is connected to each other via the bus 103 and each interface (I / F). Unless otherwise specified, the description of the hardware configuration of the visitor identity verification device 10 shown in FIG. 2 can be used for the description of each part.

[0060] The central processing unit 101 functions as, for example, an acquisition unit 22, a transmission unit 23, a display processing unit 24, a call processing unit 25, and the like.

[0061] The memory 102 and the storage device 104 function as, for example, a storage unit 21 .

[0062] The imaging device 108 functions as, for example, the imaging section 26 .

[0063] Next, an example of the information processing method of this embodiment will be described based on the flowchart in Fig. 6. The information processing method of this embodiment (also referred to as a first information processing method) is implemented, for example, as follows using the visitor terminal 20 in Fig. 4. Note that the information processing method of this embodiment is not limited to the use of the visitor terminal 20 in Fig. 4. Also, the steps in parentheses in Fig. 6 are optional steps.

[0064] For example, the identification information may be stored in advance by the storage unit 21 (S21a, storage step).

[0065] First, the acquisition unit 22 directly or indirectly acquires the key information issued by the visitor identity verification device 10 (S22a, acquisition step). When the key information is acquired directly, as shown in FIG. 6, before the step (S22a), the transmission unit 23 transmits a request for issuing the key information to the visitor identity verification device 10 (S23a, transmission step). That is, when the key information is acquired directly, it is digital information that can be transmitted and received via the communication line network. On the other hand, when the key information is acquired indirectly, it is acquired by reading the presented key information. That is, when the key information is acquired indirectly, it is key information issued to the visitor, and is presented outdoors in code form as described above. The key information may be acquired indirectly, for example, by imaging the presented key information (code form) and reading it using the imaging unit 26.

[0066] Next, when the key information is directly acquired by the storage unit 21, the key information is stored (S21b). Specifically, for example, the key information may be stored as the identity information, or the identity information stored in advance may be linked to the key information and stored, or the key information may be stored independently of the identity information. On the other hand, even when the key information is acquired indirectly, the key information may be stored in the same manner as when the key information is acquired directly.

[0067] Next, when the transmission unit 23 acquires the key information, it transmits the identification information stored in the storage unit 21 directly or indirectly to the visitor identification device (S23b), and ends (END). The identification information may be pre-stored information, the key information, or information linked to the key information, as described above. When the identification information is indirectly transmitted, for example, the identification information may be transmitted to the visitor's terminal communicating via wireless communication. The wireless communication is not particularly limited, and is, for example, similar to the above. When the identification information is indirectly transmitted, for example, the identification information may be displayed on a display (display device 106) and the imaging device of the visitor's terminal may capture and read the image, thereby transmitting the identification information. The identification information displayed on the display (display device 106) may be converted by the transmission unit 23 into a code format such as a one-dimensional code such as a barcode and a two-dimensional code such as a QR code (registered trademark).

[0068] For example, after the step (S23b), the acquisition unit 22 may acquire the result of the visitor's identity verification from the visitor identity verification device 10 (S22b). Next, the display processing unit 24 may execute, for example, a process of displaying the result of the identity verification (S24a, display processing step). The process may be a process for the display device 106 or a process for an external display device.

[0069] Also, for example, the acquisition unit 22 may acquire password information issued by the visitor identity verification device 10 in the step (S22a). The password information is the same as described above. When the password information is acquired, for example, as shown in FIG. 6, after the step (S22a), a process of displaying the password information may be executed by the display processing unit 24 (S24b). The process may be a process on the display device 106 or a process on an external display device. Then, the visitor may orally communicate the password information to the visitor, for example. The storage unit 21 may store the password information, for example. By using the password information, for example, it is possible to limit the visitor terminal to which the identity information is to be transmitted, and it is possible to prevent the identity information from being leaked.

[0070] On the other hand, when the password information is acquired, the transmission unit 23 may transmit the password information together with the identification information to the visitor's terminal in the step (S23b), for example.

[0071] The device 20 may further include a call processing unit 25, as described above. For example, when the call processing unit 25 acquires success information indicating that the identity of the visitor has been confirmed in the step (S22b), the call processing unit 25 performs call processing between the terminal of the visitor and the terminal of the visitor after the step (S22b) (S25, call processing step). The call processing may be, for example, processing related to a voice call or processing related to a video call.

[0072] According to this embodiment, the visitor's identity is confirmed by the visitor identity confirmation device 10 by transmitting the identity information after obtaining the key information. In addition, since the visitor's identity is confirmed without meeting the visitor, crimes such as visitor impersonation can be prevented. In addition, the visitor can be trusted by the visitor.

[0073] [Embodiment 3] Fig. 7 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a visitor terminal 30 of this embodiment. As shown in Fig. 7, the visitor terminal 30 (hereinafter also referred to as the present device 30) includes an acquisition unit 32, a transmission unit 33, and a display processing unit 34. The present device 30 may further include, for example, a storage unit 31, a call processing unit 35, an imaging unit 36, etc., as an optional configuration. The present device 30 is a device used in combination with, for example, the visitor identity verification device 10 described in the first embodiment.

[0074] The device 30 may be, for example, a single device including each of the above-mentioned units, or a device to which each of the above-mentioned units can be connected via a communication line network. The device 30 may be connected to the above-mentioned external device via the communication line network. The communication line network is not particularly limited and may be, for example, the same as described above. The device 30 may be, for example, a personal computer (PC, for example, desktop type or notebook type) in which the program of the present invention is installed, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, an intercom, a smart lock, or the like. Furthermore, the device 30 may be in the form of cloud computing or edge computing, for example, in which at least one of the above-mentioned units is on a server and the other units are on a terminal.

[0075] 8 illustrates a block diagram of the hardware configuration of the device 30. The device 30 includes, for example, a central processing unit (CPU, GPU, etc.) 101, a memory 102, a bus 103, a storage device 104, an input device 105, a display device 106, a communication device 107, an imaging device 108, and an audio input / output device 109. Each part of the device 30 is connected to each other via the bus 103 and each interface (I / F). Unless otherwise specified, the description of the hardware configuration of the visitor identity verification device 10 shown in FIG. 2 can be used for the description of each part.

[0076] The central processing unit 101 functions as, for example, an acquisition unit 32, a transmission unit 33, a display processing unit 34, a call processing unit 35, and the like.

[0077] The memory 102 and the storage device 104 function as, for example, a storage unit 31 .

[0078] The imaging device 108 functions as, for example, the imaging section 36 .

[0079] Next, an example of the information processing method of this embodiment will be described based on the flowchart of Fig. 9. The information processing method of this embodiment (also referred to as a second information processing method) is implemented as follows, for example, using the visitor terminal 30 of Fig. 7. Note that the information processing method of this embodiment is not limited to the use of the visitor terminal 30 of Fig. 7. Also, the steps in parentheses in Fig. 9 are optional steps.

[0080] First, the acquiring unit 32 acquires at least one of the key information issued by the visitor identity verification device 10 (S32a) and the identity information from the visitor's terminal that acquired the key information (S32b) (acquisition step). When acquiring the key information, as shown in FIG. 9, before the step (S32a), the transmitting unit 33 transmits a request for issuing the key information to the visitor identity verification device 10 (S33a, transmission step). That is, the key information is, as described above, key information in which information (access information) for accessing the visitor identity verification device 10 is recorded, and may be in the form of a code, as described above. The visitor presents the acquired key information outdoors, as described above. When acquiring the identity information, the acquisition form is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, a form acquired via the wireless communication, or a form acquired by capturing and reading the identity information displayed in the form of a code on the visitor's terminal by the imaging unit 36 ​​of the visitor terminal 30.

[0081] The identification information may be acquired, for example, by imaging the identification information displayed on the visitor terminal and reading it in using the imaging unit 36. The identification information may be converted into a code format, for example, a one-dimensional code such as a barcode or a two-dimensional code such as a QR code (registered trademark). When the identification information is acquired, after the step (S32b), the transmitting unit 33 transmits the identification information to the visitor identification verification device 10 (S33b).

[0082] Next, after the step (S32a) or after the step (S33b), the acquisition unit 32 acquires the result of the visitor identity verification from the visitor identity verification device 10 (S32c).

[0083] Next, the display processing unit 34 executes, for example, a process of displaying the result of the identity verification (S34a, display processing step), and ends (END). The process may be a process for the display device 106 or a process for an external display device.

[0084] The storage unit 31 may store, for example, the key information and the identity verification information.

[0085] For example, as shown in Fig. 9, the acquisition unit 32 may acquire password information from the visitor terminal after the step (S32a). The password information is the same as described above. Alternatively, the acquisition unit 32 may acquire the password information by, for example, inputting the password information verbally communicated by the visitor via the input device 105. Next, the transmission unit 33 may transmit the password information to the visitor identity verification device 10 (S33c).

[0086] The device 30 may further include, for example, a call processing unit 35, as described above. When the call processing unit 35 acquires success information indicating that the identity of the visitor has been confirmed in the step (S32c), for example, after the step (S32c), the call processing unit 35 performs call processing between the terminal of the visitor and the terminal of the visitor (S35, call processing step). The call processing may be, for example, processing related to a voice call or processing related to a video call.

[0087] According to this embodiment, the visitor's identity is verified by the visitor identity verification device 10 by acquiring at least one of the key information, which is the access information, and the identity information. In addition, since the visitor's identity is verified without meeting the visitor, crimes such as visitor impersonation can be prevented.

[0088] [Embodiment 4] Fig. 10 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a non-face-to-face identity verification system device 100 of this embodiment. As shown in Fig. 10, this device 100 includes the visitor identity verification device 10 described in the first embodiment, the visitor terminal 20 described in the second embodiment, and the visitor terminal 30 described in the third embodiment. The visitor identity verification device 10 is capable of communicating with the visitor terminal 20 and the visitor terminal 30 via the communication line network. Furthermore, the visitor terminal 20 and the visitor terminal 30 may or may not be capable of communicating with each other via the communication line network.

[0089] The non-face-to-face identity verification method of this embodiment includes the visitor identity verification method shown in FIG. 3, the first information processing method shown in FIG. 6, and the second information processing method shown in FIG.

[0090] FIG. 11 shows an example of the system device 100 using wireless communication for communication between the visitor terminal 20 and the visitor terminal 30. In FIG. 11, the visitor identity verification device 10 is a server. As a preliminary step, the visitor terminal 20 transmits visitor information to the visitor identity verification device 10 in advance ((1) in the figure). Then, the visitor identity verification device 10 registers the visitor information. The visitor indicated by the visitor information is, for example, a visitor who belongs to the business that conducted the credit investigation. When the visitor arrives, the visitor terminal 20 requests the visitor identity verification device 10 to issue the key information, for example, and obtains the key information from the visitor identity verification device 10 ((2) in the figure). Next, the visitor terminal 20 communicates with the visitor terminal 30 through the door via wireless communication (for example, Bluetooth) and transmits the key information (the identity information) to the visitor terminal 30 (also called key linkage, (3) in the figure). Next, the visitor terminal 30, having acquired the key information (the identity information), transmits the key information (the identity information) to the visitor identity verification device 10, which then performs identity verification of the visitor (also called a key query; see (4) in the figure). The visitor terminal 30 then acquires the results of the identity information from the visitor identity verification device 10 (see (5) in the figure).

[0091] The visitor terminal 20 and the visitor terminal 30 can communicate with the visitor identity verification device 10, which is a server, by, for example, starting an application installed on each terminal. FIG. 12A shows an example of the screen transition of the application on the visitor terminal 30. Note that this is an example and is not limited to this. After the visitor presses the "visitor check" button on the "home screen", the screen transitions to a "check screen". Then, if the success information is obtained as a result of the identity verification, the screen transitions to a "visitor information verification screen". On the other hand, if the failure information is obtained as a result of the identity verification or if wireless communication with the visitor terminal 20 fails, the screen transitions from the "check screen" to a "failure screen". Also, after the visitor presses the "visitor history" button on the "home screen", the screen transitions to a "visitor history screen". For example, the history data stored by the storage unit 31 is displayed on the "visitor history screen". The history data is, for example, data linking the identity information with the result of the identity verification. Also, for example, after pressing a "visitor check" button, a screen for inputting the password information may be displayed.

[0092] FIG. 12B shows an example of the screen transition of the application in the visitor terminal 20. Note that this is an example and is not limited to this. In the "login screen", the visitor inputs login information (e.g., account name, password, etc.) via the input device 105, for example, to log in. After logging in, the screen transitions to the "home screen". In the "home screen", for example, visitor information of the visitor is displayed. In addition, in the "identification information notification setting" of the "home screen", for example, it is possible to set whether or not to transmit the identification information. Furthermore, by pressing the "setting" button on the "home screen", the screen transitions to the "identification information setting screen". In the "identification information setting screen", for example, the identification information can be set via the input device 105. From the "identification information setting screen", for example, it is possible to transition to the "login information setting screen". In the "login information setting screen", for example, the login information can be set via the input device 105. In the "home screen", for example, a "visit" button may be provided. When the "Visit" button is pressed, for example, the password information is issued by the visitor identity verification device 10 and the password information is displayed.

[0093] An example of a flow when visiting in each of the following cases using the system device 100 will be described. In the following cases, the visitor is a person at home, and the visitor is, for example, a worker who visits the home of the person at home (customer) to perform work such as inspection. Also, in the following cases, the visitor terminal 20 and the visitor terminal 30 are capable of communicating with the visitor identity verification device 10, which is a server, by starting an application (hereinafter also referred to as a visitor identity verification app or app) installed on each terminal, but this is merely an example and is not limited to this.

[0094] (If the entrance and the intercom (parent unit) are close to each other) FIG. 13A shows an example of the flow when a visitor visits when the entrance and the intercom (parent unit) are close to each other. In this case, the visitor terminal 30 is the visitor's smartphone. A series of flows from when the visitor arrives until the visitor opens the door and starts the inspection work is performed, for example, in the order of the visitor's side flow (V1) to (V4) below, and the visitor's side flow (H1) to (H5) below. Note that the following (V1) to (V4) and (H1) to (H5) correspond to (V1) to (V4) and (H1) to (H5) in the figure. (V1) The visitor starts up the visitor identity verification application in the visitor terminal 20. Note that the visitor terminal 20 has acquired the key information from the visitor identity verification device 10 in advance. (V2) The visitor operates the visitor identity verification app to set it so that the identity information can be transmitted to the visitor terminal 30. In other words, it can be said that the visitor transmits a wireless communication signal accompanied by the transmission of the identity information. (V3) A visitor comes to the guest’s home and rings the intercom (handset). (H1) After the intercom (sub-unit and base unit) rings, the visitor starts up the visitor identity verification application in the visitor terminal 30. (H2) The visitor operates the visitor identity verification app and presses the “Visitor Check” button. (H3) After the visitor terminal 30 detects the wireless communication (Bluetooth (registered trademark), etc.) signal transmitted by the visitor terminal 20, it acquires the identity information from the visitor terminal 20 and transmits the identity information to the visitor identity verification device 10. The visitor terminal 30 then acquires the identity information from the visitor identity verification device 10 as the success information, and the visitor information is displayed in the visitor identity verification app. (H4) Residents should respond to visitors using the intercom (main unit). (H5) The visitor opens the door to his or her home. (V4) The visitor begins work.

[0095] FIG. 13B shows an example of a flow when a visitor visits a house when the entrance and the interphone (master unit) are close to each other. In this case, the visitor terminal 30 is the interphone (sub-unit and master unit) of the visitor's house, and the flow is the same as FIG. 13A. As described above, the interphone as the visitor terminal 30 includes, for example, a sub-unit installed outdoors and a master unit installed indoors. The display processing unit 34 displays the result of the identity verification on the monitor of the master unit. A series of flows from the visitor's arrival to the visitor opening the door and starting the inspection work is performed, for example, in the order of the visitor's side flow (V1) to (V4) and the visitor's side flow (H1) to (H5). The following (V1) to (V4) and (H1) to (H5) correspond to (V1) to (V4) and (H1) to (H5) in the figure. (V1) The visitor starts up the visitor identity verification application in the visitor terminal 20. Note that the visitor terminal 20 has acquired the key information from the visitor identity verification device 10 in advance. (V2) The visitor operates the visitor identity verification app to set it so that the identity information can be transmitted to the visitor terminal 30. In other words, it can be said that the visitor transmits a wireless communication signal accompanied by the transmission of the identity information. (V3) A visitor comes to the visitor's house and rings the handset (interphone) of the visitor terminal 30. (H1) After the handset and the parent unit (intercom) of the visitor terminal 30 ring, the handset of the visitor terminal 30 detects the wireless communication (Bluetooth (registered trademark), etc.) signal transmitted by the visitor terminal 20. (H2) Acquire identification information from visitor terminal 20, and transmit the identification information to visitor identification verification device 10. Thereafter, the master unit (interphone) of visitor terminal 30 acquires the visitor information from visitor identification verification device 10 as the success information. (H3) The parent unit (interphone) of the visitor terminal 30 displays the visitor information on a monitor. (H4) The visitor responds to the visitor using the main unit (interphone) of the visitor terminal 30. (H5) The visitor opens the door to his or her home. (V4) The visitor begins work. The example shown in FIG. 13B is not limited to the case where the entrance and the parent unit of the intercom (visitor terminal 30) are close to each other, but can be processed in the same manner even if, for example, the entrance and the parent unit of the intercom (visitor terminal 30) are far apart.

[0096] (If the entrance and the intercom (parent unit) are far apart) FIG. 14 shows an example of the flow when a visitor visits when the entrance and the intercom (parent unit) are separated. In this case, the visitor terminal 30 is the visitor's smartphone. A series of flows from when the visitor arrives until the visitor opens the door and starts the inspection work is performed, for example, in the order of the visitor's side flow (V1) to (V4) below, and the visitor's side flow (H1) to (H5) below. Note that the following (V1) to (V4) and (H1) to (H5) correspond to (V1) to (V4) and (H1) to (H5) in the figure. (V1) The visitor starts up the visitor identity verification application in the visitor terminal 20. Note that the visitor terminal 20 has acquired the key information from the visitor identity verification device 10 in advance. (V2) The visitor operates the visitor identity verification app to set it so that the identity information can be transmitted to the visitor terminal 30. In other words, it can be said that the visitor transmits a wireless communication signal accompanied by the transmission of the identity information. (V3) A visitor comes to the guest’s home and rings the intercom (handset). (H1) The resident responds to visitors via the intercom (main unit). After responding to the visitor via the intercom (main unit), the resident proceeds to the entrance. (H2) After the visitor moves to the entrance, the visitor launches the visitor identity verification application in the visitor terminal 30. (H3) The visitor operates the visitor identity verification app and presses the “Visitor Check” button. (H4) After the visitor terminal 30 detects the wireless communication (Bluetooth (registered trademark), etc.) signal transmitted by the visitor terminal 20, it acquires the identity information from the visitor terminal 20 and transmits the identity information to the visitor identity verification device 10. The visitor terminal 30 then acquires the visitor information from the visitor identity verification device 10 as the success information, and the visitor information is displayed in the visitor identity verification app. (H5) The visitor opens the door to his or her home. (V4) The visitor begins work.

[0097] (If password information is issued) FIG. 15 shows an example of a flow at the time of a visit when password information is issued from the visitor identity verification device 10. In this case, the visitor terminal 30 is the visitor's smartphone. A series of flows from when the visitor arrives until the visitor opens the door and starts the inspection work is performed, for example, in the order of the visitor's side flow (V1) to (V6) below, and the visitor's side flow (H1) to (H7) below. Note that the following (V1) to (V6) and (H1) to (H7) correspond to (V1) to (V6) and (H1) to (H7) in the figure. (V1) A visitor comes to the guest's home and rings the intercom (handset). (H1) Residents should respond to visitors using the intercom (main unit). (V2) Check whether the visitor identity verification app is being used. If the visitor is not using the visitor identity verification app, the visitor, for example, responds in the usual way. (H2) Check whether a visitor identity verification app is being used. If the visitor does not use a visitor identity verification app, the resident may decline the visit if, for example, the visitor's identity is not trustworthy. (V3) The visitor starts the visitor identity verification app in the visitor terminal 20. The visitor terminal 20 has previously acquired the key information from the visitor identity verification device 10. The visitor operates the visitor identity verification app to set it so that the identity information can be transmitted to the visitor terminal 30. In other words, the visitor transmits a wireless communication signal accompanied by the transmission of the identity information. (H3) The visitor starts up the visitor identity verification application in the visitor terminal 30. (V4) The visitor operates the visitor identity verification app and presses the "Visit" button. After that, the password information (e.g., a three-digit PIN number) issued by the visitor identity verification device 10 is displayed on the display. The visitor verbally conveys the password information to the resident. (H4) The visitor enters the password information into the visitor identity verification app. (H5) The visitor moves to the entrance with the visitor identity verification app running. (H6) After the visitor terminal 30 detects the wireless communication (Bluetooth (registered trademark), etc.) signal transmitted by the visitor terminal 20, it acquires the identity information from the visitor terminal 20 and transmits the identity information to the visitor identity verification device 10. The visitor terminal 30 then acquires the visitor information from the visitor identity verification device 10 as the success information, and the visitor information is displayed in the visitor identity verification app. (V5) The visitor identity verification application on the visitor terminal 20 displays success information indicating that the visitor's identity has been verified. (H7) The visitor checks the visitor information and opens the door to their home. (V6) The visitor begins work.

[0098] (When the key information is access information in the form of a code for accessing the visitor identity verification device 10) FIG. 16 shows an example of a flow at the time of a visit when the key information is access information in a code format. In this case, the visitor terminal 30 is the visitor's smartphone. A series of flows from when the visitor arrives until the visitor opens the door and starts the inspection work is performed, for example, in the order of the visitor's side flow (V1) to (V4) below, and the visitor's side flow (H1) to (H7) below. Note that the following (V1) to (V4) and (H1) to (H7) correspond to (V1) to (V4) and (H1) to (H7) in the figure. (H1) The visitor starts up the visitor identity verification application in the visitor terminal 30. (H2) The visitor requests the visitor identity verification device 10 to issue key information (access information in the form of a code). (H3) The visitor prints out the key information (access information in a code format) issued by the visitor identity verification device 10. (H4) Residents present printed key information (access information in code form) outside. (V1) The visitor starts up a visitor identity verification application in the visitor terminal 20. Note that the visitor terminal 20 stores identity information in advance. (V2) The visitor reads the presented key information (access information in the form of a code) using the visitor terminal 20. The visitor terminal 20 accesses the visitor identity verification device 10 based on the key information and transmits the identity information. (H5) The visitor terminal 30 acquires the visitor information as the success information from the visitor identity verification device 10, and the visitor information is displayed on the visitor identity verification app. (V3) A visitor rings the intercom (handset) at the guest's home. (H6) Residents should respond to visitors using the intercom (main unit). (H7) The visitor opens the door to his or her home. (V4) The visitor begins work.

[0099] (When a call is made between the resident and the visitor after the visitor's identity has been confirmed) FIG. 17 shows an example of a flow when a call is made between the visitor terminal 20 and the visitor terminal 30 after the visitor's identity has been confirmed. In this case, the visitor terminal 30 is the visitor's smartphone. Also, in this case, the key information is access information in a code format. A series of flows from the visitor's arrival to when the visitor opens the door and starts the inspection work is performed, for example, in the order of the visitor's side flow (V1) to (V3) below, and the visitor's side flow (H1) to (H7) below. Note that the following (V1) to (V3) and (H1) to (H7) correspond to (V1) to (V3) and (H1) to (H7) in the figure. (H1) The visitor starts the visitor identity verification application in the visitor terminal 30. (H2) The visitor requests the visitor identity verification device 10 to issue key information (access information in the form of a code). (H3) The visitor prints out the key information (access information in a code format) issued by the visitor identity verification device 10. (H4) Residents present printed key information (access information in code form) outside. (V1) The visitor starts up a visitor identity verification application in the visitor terminal 20. Note that the visitor terminal 20 stores identity information in advance. (V2) The visitor uses the visitor terminal 20 to read the presented key information (access information in the form of a code). Based on the key information, the visitor terminal 20 accesses the visitor identity verification device 10 and transmits the identity information. If the visitor's identity is confirmed by the visitor identity verification device 10, the visitor terminal 20 calls the visitor terminal 30 and executes a call process. The call process is performed, for example, by a call function of the visitor identity verification app. (H5) The visitor terminal 30 acquires the visitor information as the success information from the visitor identity verification device 10, and the visitor information is displayed on the visitor identity verification app. (H6) The visitor responds to the visit using the visitor terminal 30. The visitor terminal 30 executes a call process with the visitor terminal 20. The call process is performed, for example, by a call function of a visitor identity verification application. (H7) The visitor opens the door to his or her home. (V3) The visitor begins work.

[0100] [Embodiment 5] The program of the present embodiment is a program for causing a computer to execute each step of the method of the present invention as a procedure. In the present invention, the "procedure" may be read as "processing." The program of the present embodiment may be recorded, for example, in a computer-readable recording medium. The recording medium is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include a read-only memory (ROM), a hard disk (HD), and an optical disk.

[0101] Although the present invention has been described above with reference to the embodiment, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. Various modifications that can be understood by those skilled in the art can be made to the configuration and details of the present invention within the scope of the present invention.

[0102] <Additional Notes> Some or all of the above embodiments may be described as follows, but are not limited to the following supplementary notes. (Appendix 1) The device includes a registration unit, a key issuing unit, an acquisition unit, an identity verification unit, and a transmission unit, The registration unit registers master information, the master information includes visitor information relating to a visitor; When the key issuing unit receives an issuance request, the key issuing unit issues key information to the requester who made the issuance request; The requester is at least one of the visitor and the resident, The acquisition unit acquires identity information from a terminal of at least one of the visitor and the visitor other than the requester to whom the key information has been issued, the identity information acquired from a terminal of the visitor other than the requester is identity information stored in the terminal of the visitor, The identity information acquired from the terminal of the visitor other than the requester is identity information acquired by the terminal of the visitor from the terminal of the visitor who is the requester, the identity information is information about the identity of the visitor; the identity verification unit verifies the identity of the visitor based on the master information and the identity information; The transmission unit transmits the result of the confirmation to a terminal of at least one of the visitor and the stayer. (Appendix 2) the requester is the visitor, the key issuing unit issues key information corresponding to the master information to the visitor; The acquisition unit acquires identity information from the visitor's terminal, 2. A visitor identity verification device as described in claim 1, wherein the identity information is identity information obtained by the visitor's terminal from the visitor's terminal. (Appendix 3) The key issuing unit further issues password information associated with the key information to the visitor, The acquisition unit further acquires password information from the visitor's terminal, 3. The visitor identity verification device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the identity verification unit further verifies the identity of the visitor based on the issued password information and the acquired password information. (Appendix 4) The requester is the visitor, the key issuing unit issues the key information, which is access information for accessing the visitor identity verification device, to the visitor; The acquisition unit acquires identity information from the visitor's terminal that reads the key information, 2. A visitor identity verification device as described in claim 1, wherein the identity information is identity information stored in the visitor's terminal. (Appendix 5) Further, a call processing unit is included, A visitor identity verification device as described in any one of appendices 1 to 4, wherein the call processing unit processes calls between the visitor's terminal and the visitor's terminal if the visitor's identity can be confirmed. (Appendix 6) A visitor identity verification device as described in any one of appendixes 1 to 5, wherein the transmission unit transmits the visitor information to the visitor's terminal if the visitor's identity can be confirmed. (Appendix 7) 7. A visitor identity verification device as described in any one of appendix 1 to 6, wherein the transmission unit further transmits the result of the verification to a lighting device that changes the lighting format depending on the result of the verification. (Appendix 8) A storage unit, an acquisition unit, and a transmission unit are included, The acquisition unit directly or indirectly acquires key information issued by a visitor identity verification device, In the case of directly acquiring the key information, the transmitting unit transmits a request for issuing the key information to the visitor identity verification device; In the case of indirectly acquiring the key information, the key information is acquired by reading the presented key information; When the key information is directly acquired, the storage unit stores the key information; When the transmission unit acquires the key information, the transmission unit transmits the identification information stored in the storage unit directly or indirectly to the visitor identification verification device; In the case of indirect transmission, the visitor terminal transmits the identification information to the visitor's terminal. (Appendix 9) An acquisition unit, a transmission unit, and a display processing unit are included, The acquisition unit executes at least one of acquiring key information issued by a visitor identity verification device and acquiring identity information from a visitor's terminal that has acquired the key information; When acquiring the key information, the transmission unit transmits a request for issuing the key information to the visitor identity verification device; When the identification information is acquired, the transmission unit transmits the identification information to the visitor identification device; The acquisition unit acquires a result of the visitor identity verification from the visitor identity verification device, The display processing unit executes a process of displaying a result of the identity verification. (Appendix 10) A visitor identity verification device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, a visitor terminal according to claim 8, and a visitor terminal according to claim 9, The visitor identity verification device is a non-face-to-face identity verification system device capable of communicating with the visitor terminal and the stay terminal via a communication line network. (Appendix 11) The method includes a registration step, a key issuing step, an acquisition step, an identity verification step, and a transmission step, The registration step includes registering master information, the master information includes visitor information relating to a visitor; The key issuing step includes, when an issuance request is received, issuing key information to a requester who made the issuance request; The requester is at least one of the visitor and the resident, The acquiring step acquires identity information from a terminal of at least one of the visitor and the visitor other than the requester to whom the key information is issued, the identity information acquired from a terminal of the visitor other than the requester is identity information stored in the terminal of the visitor, The identity information acquired from the terminal of the visitor other than the requester is identity information acquired by the terminal of the visitor from the terminal of the visitor who is the requester, the identity information is information about the identity of the visitor; The identity verification step verifies the identity of the visitor based on the master information and the identity information; A visitor identity verification method, wherein the transmission step transmits the result of the verification to a terminal of at least one of the visitor and the visitor. (Appendix 12) the requester is the visitor, the key issuing step includes issuing key information corresponding to the master information to the visitor; The acquiring step acquires identity information from the visitor's terminal, 12. A visitor identity verification method as described in claim 11, wherein the identity information is identity information obtained by the visitor's terminal from the visitor's terminal. (Appendix 13) The key issuing step further includes issuing password information associated with the key information to the visitor; The acquiring step further includes acquiring password information from the terminal of the visitor, A visitor identity verification method as described in Appendix 11 or 12, wherein the identity verification step further verifies the identity of the visitor based on the issued password information and the acquired password information. (Appendix 14) The requester is the visitor, the key issuing step includes issuing, to the visitor, the key information, which is access information for accessing the visitor identity verification device; The acquiring step acquires identity information from the visitor's terminal that reads the key information, 12. The visitor identity verification method of claim 11, wherein the identity information is identity information stored in the visitor's terminal. (Appendix 15) Further, the method includes a call processing step, A visitor identity verification method as described in any one of Appendices 11 to 14, wherein the call processing step performs call processing between the visitor's terminal and the visitor's terminal if the visitor's identity can be confirmed. (Appendix 16) A visitor identity verification method as described in any one of Appendices 11 to 15, wherein the transmission step transmits the visitor information to the visitor's terminal if the visitor's identity can be confirmed. (Appendix 17) 17. A visitor identity verification method as described in any one of appendices 11 to 16, wherein the transmission step further includes transmitting a result of the verification to a lighting device that changes a lighting format depending on the result of the verification. (Appendix 18) An information processing method in a visitor terminal, comprising: The method includes a storing step, an acquiring step, and a transmitting step, The acquiring step includes directly or indirectly acquiring key information issued by a visitor identity verification device; In the case of directly acquiring the key information, the sending step sends a request for issuing the key information to the visitor identity verification device; In the case of indirectly acquiring the key information, the key information is acquired by reading the presented key information; When the key information is directly acquired, the storage step stores the key information; When the key information is acquired, the transmission step transmits the identification information stored in the storage step directly or indirectly to the visitor identification device; In the case of indirect transmission, the identification information is transmitted to a terminal of the visitor. (Appendix 19) An information processing method in a visitor terminal, comprising: The method includes an acquisition step, a transmission step, and a display processing step, The acquiring step includes at least one of acquiring key information issued by a visitor identity verification device and acquiring identity information from a visitor's terminal that has acquired the key information; In the case of acquiring the key information, the transmitting step transmits a request for issuing the key information to the visitor identity verification device; When the identification information is acquired, the transmitting step transmits the identification information to the visitor identification device; The acquiring step includes acquiring a result of the visitor identity verification from the visitor identity verification device, The display processing step executes a process of displaying a result of the identity verification. (Appendix 20) A visitor identification method according to any one of claims 11 to 17, a first information processing method according to claim 18, and a second information processing method according to claim 19, In the visitor identity verification method, the first information processing method, and the second information processing method, The visitor terminal executes the first information processing method, The visitor terminal executes the second information processing method, The visitor identity verification device executes the visitor identity verification method. (Appendix 21) A program for causing a computer to carry out procedures including registration, key generation, acquisition, identification, and transmission: The registration step includes registering master information; the master information includes visitor information relating to a visitor; The key issuing step includes, when an issuance request is accepted, issuing key information to a requester who made the issuance request; The requester is at least one of the visitor and the resident, The acquisition step includes acquiring identity information from a terminal of at least one of the visitor and the visitor other than the requester to whom the key information is issued, the identity information acquired from a terminal of the visitor other than the requester is identity information stored in the terminal of the visitor, The identity information acquired from the terminal of the visitor other than the requester is identity information acquired by the terminal of the visitor from the terminal of the visitor who is the requester, the identity information is information about the identity of the visitor; the identification step confirms the identity of the visitor based on the master information and the identification information; The transmission step transmits a result of the confirmation to a terminal of at least one of the visitor and the stayer. (Appendix 22) the requester is the visitor, the key issuing step includes issuing key information corresponding to the master information to the visitor; The obtaining step includes obtaining identity information from the visitor's terminal; The program of claim 21, wherein the identity information is identity information obtained by the visitor's terminal from the visitor's terminal. (Appendix 23) The key issuing step further includes issuing password information associated with the key information to the visitor; The obtaining step further includes obtaining password information from the visitor's terminal; 23. The program of claim 21 or 22, wherein the identity verification procedure further verifies the identity of the visitor based on the issued password information and the acquired password information. (Appendix 24) The requester is the visitor, the key issuing step includes issuing the key information to the visitor, the key information being access information for accessing the visitor identity verification device; The obtaining step obtains identity information from the visitor's terminal that reads the key information; 22. The program of claim 21, wherein the identity information is identity information stored in the visitor's terminal. (Appendix 25) Further, the method includes a call processing procedure, The program according to any one of Appendices 21 to 24, wherein the call processing procedure performs call processing between the visitor's terminal and the visitor's terminal if the visitor's identity is confirmed. (Appendix 26) 26. The program described in any one of Appendices 21 to 25, wherein the transmission step transmits the visitor information to the visitor's terminal if the visitor's identity is confirmed. (Appendix 27) 27. The program of any one of appendices 21 to 26, wherein the transmission step further comprises transmitting a result of the confirmation to a lighting device that changes a lighting format depending on the result of the confirmation. (Appendix 28) A program in a visitor terminal, A program for causing a computer to carry out procedures including storing, retrieving and transmitting: The obtaining step includes directly or indirectly obtaining key information issued by a visitor identity verification device; In the case of direct acquisition, a request for issuing key information is sent to the visitor identity verification device in accordance with the sending step; In the case of indirectly acquiring the key information, the key information is acquired by reading the presented key information; The storage step includes, if the key information is directly acquired, storing the key information; the transmission step, when the key information is acquired, transmits the identification information stored in the storage step directly or indirectly to the visitor identification device; In the case of indirect transmission, the identification information is transmitted to the visitor's terminal. (Appendix 29) A program in a visitor terminal, A program for causing a computer to execute steps including an acquisition step, a transmission step, and a display processing step: The acquisition step includes at least one of acquiring key information issued by a visitor identity verification device and acquiring identity information from a visitor's terminal that has acquired the key information; When obtaining the key information, the sending step includes sending a request for issuing the key information to the visitor identity verification device; If the identity information is acquired, the transmitting step transmits the identity information to the visitor identity verification device; The obtaining step includes obtaining a result of the visitor identification from the visitor identification device; The display process step executes a process for displaying a result of the identity verification. (Appendix 30) A first program according to any one of Supplementary Note 21 to 27, a second program according to Supplementary Note 28, and a third program according to Supplementary Note 29, the first program is a program in the visitor identity verification device, the second program is a program in the visitor terminal, The third program is a program in the visitor terminal, a composite program. (Appendix 31) A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program according to any one of appendices 21 to 30. [Industrial Applicability]

[0103] According to the present invention, it is possible to confirm the identity of a visitor. Therefore, the present invention is useful, for example, in a case where the identity of a visitor can be confirmed without the visitor and the visitor meeting face-to-face. [Explanation of symbols]

[0104] 10 Visitor Identification Device 11 Registration Department 12 Key issuing department 13 Acquisition Department 14. Identification Department 15 Transmitter 16 Call Processing Unit 20 Visitor terminal 21 Memory section 22 Acquisition Department 23 Transmitter 24 Display processing section 25 Call Processing Unit 26 Imaging unit 30 Guest terminal 31 Storage section 32 Acquisition Department 33 Transmitter 34 Display processing section 35 Call Processing Unit 36 Imaging unit 101 Central Processing Unit 102 Memory 103 Bus 104 Storage device 105 Input Device 106 Display device 107 Communication Devices 108 Imaging device 109 Sound Input / Output Device

Claims

1. The device includes a registration unit, a key issuing unit, an acquisition unit, an identity verification unit, and a transmission unit, The registration unit registers master information, the master information includes visitor information relating to a visitor; When the key issuing unit receives an issuance request, the key issuing unit issues key information to the requester who made the issuance request; The requester is at least one of the visitor and the resident, The acquisition unit acquires identity information from a terminal of at least one of the visitor and the visitor other than the requester to whom the key information has been issued, the identity information acquired from a terminal of the visitor other than the requester is identity information stored in the terminal of the visitor, The identity information acquired from the terminal of the visitor other than the requester is identity information acquired by the terminal of the visitor from the terminal of the visitor who is the requester, the identity information being information about the identity of the visitor; the identity verification unit verifies the identity of the visitor based on the master information and the identity information; The transmission unit transmits the result of the confirmation to a terminal of at least one of the visitor and the stayer.

2. A storage unit, an acquisition unit, and a transmission unit are included, The acquisition unit directly or indirectly acquires key information issued by a visitor identity verification device, In the case of directly acquiring the key information, the transmitting unit transmits a request for issuing the key information to the visitor identity verification device; In the case of indirectly acquiring the key information, the key information is acquired by reading the presented key information; When the key information is directly acquired, the storage unit stores the key information; When the transmission unit acquires the key information, the transmission unit transmits the identification information stored in the storage unit directly or indirectly to the visitor identification verification device; In the case of indirect transmission, the visitor terminal transmits the identification information to the visitor's terminal.

3. An acquisition unit, a transmission unit, and a display processing unit are included, The acquisition unit executes at least one of acquiring key information issued by a visitor identity verification device and acquiring identity information from a visitor's terminal that has acquired the key information; When acquiring the key information, the transmission unit transmits a request for issuing the key information to the visitor identity verification device; When the identification information is acquired, the transmission unit transmits the identification information to the visitor identification device; The acquisition unit acquires a result of the visitor identity verification from the visitor identity verification device, The display processing unit executes a process of displaying a result of the identity verification.

4. A visitor identification confirmation device according to claim 1, a visitor terminal according to claim 2, and a visitor terminal according to claim 3, The visitor identity verification device is a non-face-to-face identity verification system device capable of communicating with the visitor terminal and the stay terminal via a communication line network.

5. The method includes a registration step, a key issuing step, an acquisition step, an identity verification step, and a transmission step, The registration step includes registering master information, the master information includes visitor information relating to a visitor; The key issuing step includes, when an issuance request is received, issuing key information to a requester who made the issuance request; The requester is at least one of the visitor and the resident, The acquiring step acquires identity information from a terminal of at least one of the visitor and the visitor other than the requester to whom the key information is issued, the identity information acquired from a terminal of the visitor other than the requester is identity information stored in the terminal of the visitor, The identity information acquired from the terminal of the visitor other than the requester is identity information acquired by the terminal of the visitor from the terminal of the visitor who is the requester, the identity information being information about the identity of the visitor; The identity verification step verifies the identity of the visitor based on the master information and the identity information; A visitor identity verification method, wherein the transmission step transmits the result of the verification to a terminal of at least one of the visitor and the visitor.

6. An information processing method in a visitor terminal, comprising: The method includes a storing step, an acquiring step, and a transmitting step, The acquiring step includes directly or indirectly acquiring key information issued by a visitor identity verification device; In the case of directly acquiring the key information, the transmitting step transmits a request for issuing the key information to the visitor identity verification device; In the case of indirectly acquiring the key information, the key information is acquired by reading the presented key information; When the key information is directly acquired, the storage step stores the key information; When the key information is acquired, the transmission step transmits the identification information stored in the storage step directly or indirectly to the visitor identification device; In the case of indirect transmission, the identification information is transmitted to a visitor's terminal, in accordance with the information processing method.

7. An information processing method in a visitor terminal, comprising: The method includes an acquisition step, a transmission step, and a display processing step, The acquiring step includes at least one of acquiring key information issued by a visitor identity verification device and acquiring identity information from a visitor's terminal that has acquired the key information; In the case of acquiring the key information, the transmitting step transmits a request for issuing the key information to the visitor identity verification device; When the identification information is acquired, the transmitting step transmits the identification information to the visitor identification device; The acquiring step includes acquiring a result of the visitor identity verification from the visitor identity verification device, The display processing step executes a process of displaying a result of the identity verification.

8. The visitor identification method according to claim 5, the first information processing method according to claim 6, and the second information processing method according to claim 7, In the visitor identity verification method, the first information processing method, and the second information processing method, The visitor terminal executes the first information processing method, The visitor terminal executes the second information processing method, The visitor identity verification device executes the visitor identity verification method.

9. A program for causing a computer to execute procedures including a registration procedure, a key issuing procedure, an acquisition procedure, an identity verification procedure, and a transmission procedure: The registration step includes registering master information; the master information includes visitor information relating to a visitor; The key issuing step includes, when an issuance request is accepted, issuing key information to a requester who made the issuance request; The requester is at least one of the visitor and the resident, The acquisition step includes acquiring identity information from a terminal of at least one of the visitor and the visitor other than the requester to whom the key information is issued, the identity information acquired from a terminal of the visitor other than the requester is identity information stored in the terminal of the visitor, The identity information acquired from the terminal of the visitor other than the requester is identity information acquired by the terminal of the visitor from the terminal of the visitor who is the requester, the identity information being information about the identity of the visitor; the identification step confirms the identity of the visitor based on the master information and the identification information; The transmission step transmits a result of the confirmation to a terminal of at least one of the visitor and the stayer.

10. A program in a visitor terminal, A program for causing a computer to execute steps including a storage step, an acquisition step, and a transmission step: The obtaining step includes directly or indirectly obtaining key information issued by a visitor identity verification device; In the case of directly obtaining the key information, the sending step sends a request for issuing the key information to the visitor identity verification device; In the case of indirectly acquiring the key information, the key information is acquired by reading the presented key information; The storage step includes, if the key information is directly acquired, storing the key information; the transmission step, when the key information is acquired, transmits the identification information stored in the storage step directly or indirectly to the visitor identification device; In the case of indirect transmission, the identification information is transmitted to the visitor's terminal.

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