JPH02189616A - Keyboard device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To strictly judge whether a requesting person is a qualified person capable of receiving the offer of service or not by transmitting the direct information of the person himself (herself) requesting the offer of service to a computer simultaneously with a keyswitch. CONSTITUTION:Decision determining whether an operator requesting the offer of service by the key operation of a keyboard device 6 is the qualified person or not is executed by the direct information to be finger print information which is the feature of the operator himself (herself) and can not be obtained by forgery or transfer. Since the finger print information is always added to input information and transmitted in a series of operator's key operation at every key operation of the keyboard device 6, the finger print information can be checked always or at a necessary point of time. Thus, whether the operator requesting the offer of service is the qualified person or not can be strictly checked.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention transmits operation information of key switches arranged on a keyboard by an operator to a computer.
The present invention relates to an improvement in a keyboard device used when receiving various services prepared in advance inside a computer.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, keyboards have been used as a means for receiving various services prepared in advance inside a computer by transmitting operation information by an operator of key switches arranged on the keyboard to the computer. Many devices are being used.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of a system using this type of conventional keyboard device. In FIG. 5, numeral 1 is a keyboard device on which a large number of key switches are arranged, and numeral 2 is a controller consisting of, for example, a personal computer. Further, numeral 3 is a high-level computer consisting of, for example, a large-sized computer or a mini-computer, and has a large-scale database.

These controller 2 and host computer 3 are connected via LAN.
(Local Area Network) or
Alternatively, the connection may be made via a modem 4 via a private line or a public line 4.

A person who wishes to receive a service from the computer 3 issues a request to the computer for service by operating a key switch arranged on the keyboard of the keyboard device 1. In this case, the keyboard device 1 transmits the information (code code) of the operated key switch to the controller 2, the controller 2 receives this information, and further transmits this information to the host computer 3. After receiving this information, the host computer 3 judges the content and provides the requested service.

Figure 6 shows the computer 3 when receiving a service request.
FIG. 2 is a flow diagram showing the operation contents. That is, a person who wishes to receive the service first notifies the user of his/her desire to use the computer 3 through the controller 2 by operating the keyboard rj11 (step So). In response, the computer 3 prompts the user to input, for example, a user number through the controller 2 in order to determine whether the requester is qualified to receive the service (step Sl). In response, the requester
Enter your user number from . Information indicating this user number is transmitted from the keyboard device 1 to the computer 3 via the controller 2. The computer 3 determines whether this user number is correct (step S2), and if the user number is incorrect, the requester is asked to re-enter the user number through the controller 2 (step 53). In addition, if the user number is correct, the user is recognized as a qualified person to receive the service, and the user is then asked through the controller 2 to input the service code number, for example, to the requester about what kind of service the requester is requesting. prompt (step S4).

In response, the requester inputs the service code he/she wishes to receive from the keyboard device 1. Information indicating this service code is transmitted from the keyboard device 1 to the computer 3 via the controller 2. Then, the computer 3 determines whether this service code information is correct (step S5), and if the service code information is incorrect, the requester is asked to re-enter the service code through the controller 2 (step S6). If the service code information is correct, the service corresponding to the requested service code is provided to the requester (step S7).

In this way, with the conventional keyboard device, a requester who wants to receive a service from the computer 3 only needs to know the user number and service code, and then know how to operate the keyboard device 1. Anyone can receive the service. On the other hand, in computer 3, which has a large-scale database, there are important services that can only be released to specific users, and therefore it is difficult to determine whether the requester is qualified to receive the service. Judgments need to be made strictly. However, there is a problem in that the confirmation means for this purpose relies on indirect information such as the user number or password number inputted from the keyboard device 1, and is not direct information of the requester himself/herself. Therefore, if you know this indirect information,
This means that even if you are not a qualified person to receive the service, you will be able to receive the service.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) As described above, in conventional keyboard devices, the user number or password is used as confirmation information to determine whether the requester is a qualified person to receive the service. Because indirect information such as numbers is transmitted to the computer,
There is a problem in that it is not possible to strictly determine whether or not a person is qualified to receive a service.

An object of the present invention is to transmit direct information about the person requesting a service to a computer at the same time as the key switch is operated, thereby determining whether or not the requester is qualified to receive the service. It is an object of the present invention to provide a keyboard device that allows accurate judgment.

``Structure of the Invention (Means for Solving the Problems)'' In order to achieve the above object, the present invention transmits operation information by the operator of the key switches arranged on the keyboard to the computer, thereby transmitting information to the inside of the computer. In a keyboard device used when receiving various services that have been selected in advance, the key top is equipped with recognition means for directly recognizing the operator by detecting the operator's fingerprint, and furthermore, the recognition means A transmission means is provided for adding the recognized recognition information to the manual information obtained by operating the key switch and transmitting the information to the computer.

(Function) Therefore, in the keyboard device of the present invention, each time the operator operates a key switch, the recognition information of the operator is added to the input information and transmitted to the computer. By checking this recognition information, it is possible to strictly confirm whether or not the person requesting the provision of a service is a qualified person, thereby making it possible to provide a highly reliable service.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of a system to which a keyboard device according to the present invention is applied. The same elements as in FIG. I will only describe it. That is, in FIG. 1, on the key top of the keyboard device 6 on which a large number of key switches 61 are arranged (for example, the CR" key top, which is an execution key that the operator must touch during operation), As a recognition means for directly recognizing the operator, a fingerprint detection means 62 for detecting the operator's fingerprint is provided, and a key switch 61 is provided.
internal memory 63 for storing input information from operations of
and a transmission means 64 for adding the fingerprint information detected by the fingerprint detection means 62 to the information stored in the internal memory 63 and transmitting it to the computer 3.

Next, the operation of the keyboard device configured as described above will be explained using FIGS. 2 to 4.

Normally, an operator who requests a service inputs information necessary for receiving the service, such as a user number or a service code, into the computer 3 from the keyboard device 6. This human-generated information is stored in controller 2.
The input information is transmitted to the computer 3 through the computer 3, where the input information is judged. In the input operation using the keyboard device 6, for example, if the user number is "12345", "1" is input.
Generally, after manually operating the keys in the order of ``-2'' → ``3'' → ``4'' → ``5'', the key indicating execution is input manually at the end, such as by operating the ``CR'' key. When the keyboard device 6 determines that the execution key operation information has been input, the manually entered information "12B45" is transmitted to the computer 3 through the controller 2.

In this case, the operation of the keyboard device 6 when the user number "12345" is input is as shown in the flowchart shown in FIG. That is, the operator operates the keyboard device 6 to change the user number from 1"→"2"→"3"→
When the operation input is performed in the order of "4# → "5", this input information is temporarily stored in the internal memory 63 of the keyboard device 6 (steps S8 and S9). Next, the execution key "
When the CR" key is operated (step 510), the fingerprint detection means 62 operates to collect the operator's fingerprint information. Step S11) The collected fingerprint information of the operator is added to the user number information, and is transmitted to the computer 3 through the controller 2 (
Step 512). Therefore, when a key operation on the keyboard device 6 is performed, fingerprint information indicating the operator himself/herself is always added to the input information and transmitted.

FIG. 3 shows information transmitted from the keyboard device 6 to the computer 3.

On the other hand, the computer 3 has in advance fingerprint information of the person to whom the service is to be provided, and compares and judges this fingerprint information with the fingerprint information transmitted each time the keyboard device 6 is operated. A judgment will be made as to whether it can be provided. FIG. 4 shows an operation flow diagram of the computer 3 when, for example, a user number is input. That is, when it is determined that there is input information from the keyboard device 6 through the controller 2 (step 813)
, it is determined whether this input information is the correct user number (step 514). As a result, if the input information is the correct user number, the fingerprint information transmitted in addition to this input information is extracted, and this fingerprint information is compared with the fingerprint information registered in advance in the computer 3. By this (step 515), it is determined whether the operator who operated the keyboard device 6 is the person who can provide the service (step 516).

As a result, if the fingerprint information matches, the operator is recognized as the person receiving the service, and the service is provided to the operator at this point (step 517). .

In this case, the operator's recognition work involves comparing and collating fingerprint information, which generally requires a large amount of information and takes time to process. However, at the initial point in time when a service request is made to the computer 3, it is possible to strictly compare and match once to recognize that the person is a qualified person, and then the verification can be completed by comparing a characteristic part of the fingerprint information. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate redundancy in the time required for comparison and verification.

As described above, in the keyboard device of this embodiment, it is determined whether or not the operator who wishes to receive service by operating the keys on the keyboard device 6 is a qualified person, using the user number or the conventional method. Rather than using indirect information such as a personal identification number, this is done using direct information such as fingerprint information, which is unique to the operator and cannot be forged or transferred. Therefore, on the side of the computer 3 that provides the service, every time a key operation on the keyboard device 6 is performed, fingerprint information is always added to the input information in the series of key operations by the operator and transmitted. By checking this fingerprint information at all times or when necessary, it becomes possible to strictly confirm whether the operator requesting service provision is a qualified person, thereby providing highly reliable service. It is possible to provide the following.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, the direct information of the requester who wishes to receive the provision of the service is transmitted to the computer at the same time as the key switch is operated. It is possible to provide an extremely reliable keyboard device that can strictly determine whether or not a person is qualified.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a system to which a keyboard device according to the present invention is applied, FIGS. 2 to 4 are diagrams for explaining the operation of the same embodiment, and FIG. 5 is a conventional keyboard. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of a system to which the device is applied, and FIG. 6 is a flow diagram for explaining the operation in FIG. 5. 2... Controller, 3... Computer, 6... Keyboard device, 61... Key switch, 62... Fingerprint detection means, 63... Internal memory, 64... Transmission means. Applicant's agent Patent attorney Takehiko Suzue Figure M & 5 Figure 6 Figure 6

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A keyboard device used to receive various services prepared in advance inside a computer by transmitting operation information by an operator of key switches arranged on the keyboard to the computer, The key top is provided with a recognition means for directly recognizing the operator by detecting the operator's fingerprint, and furthermore, the recognition information recognized by the recognition means is added to the information input by the operation of the key switch. A keyboard device comprising a transmission means for transmitting data to a computer.