Accounting system, accounting processing method, and recording medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12561685-B2
Application number	US-202418645722-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 25, 2024
Priority date	Oct 5, 2018
Publication date	Feb 24, 2026
Grant date	Feb 24, 2026

Abstract

An accounting system according to the present invention include: an information display device including a first memory; and at least one first processor coupled to the first memory. The first processor performs first operations. The first operations includes: causing a first camera to image a person, and causes a display to display a code based on physical characteristics peculiar to the imaged person. An information processing device includes a second memory; and at least one second processor coupled to the second memory. The second processor performs second operations. The second operations includes: causing a second camera to image the code displayed by the information display device, acquiring accounting information of the person using the imaged code, and executing accounting processing using the accounting information.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . An accounting system comprising:
an information providing device; an information display device connected to the information providing device via a communication path; and an information processing device connected to the information providing device via the communication path, wherein the information providing device comprising:
a third memory;
at least one third processor; and
a storage device, wherein
the at least one third processor performs third operations, the third operations comprising:
storing a face image of a person and a code in association with each other into the storage device, the code being information generated based on the face image of the person and that has a reduced information amount compared to the face image of the person; and
storing the code and accounting information of the person in association with each other into the storage device,
the information display device comprising:
a first memory;
at least one first processor;
a camera; and
a display, wherein
the at least one first processor performs first operations, the first operations comprising:
instructing the camera to obtain the face image of the person by imaging the person; and
acquiring, from the information providing device by using the face image obtained by the camera, the code as related to the face image of the person; and
instructing the display to display the code, and
the information processing device comprising:
a second memory;
at least one second processor; and
a reading device, wherein
the at least one second processor performs second operations, the second operations comprising:
instructing the reading device to read the code displayed by the display of the information display device;
acquiring the accounting information of the person from the information providing device by using the code; and
executing accounting processing by using the code.

2 . The accounting system according to claim 1 , wherein the code is generated based on the face image and an identifier for identifying the person.

3 . The accounting system according to claim 1 , wherein the code is a one-dimensional code or a two-dimensional code.

4 . The accounting system according to claim 1 , wherein the code is set at least one of a usable period, a usable range, and a limited number of times.

5 . The accounting system according to claim 1 , wherein the code is generated in such a way that the face image of the person cannot be estimated from the code.

6 . An accounting method comprising:
by an information providing device comprising a storage device:
storing a face image of a person and a code in association with each other into the storage device, the code being information generated based on the face image of the person and that has a reduced information amount compared to the face image of the person; and
storing the code and accounting information of the person in association with each other into the storage device;
by an information display device connected the information providing device via a communication path and including comprising a camera and a display:
instructing the camera to obtain the face image of the person by imaging the person;
acquiring, from the information providing device and by using the face image obtained by the camera, the code as related to the face image of the person; and
instructing the display to display the code; and
by an information processing device connected to the information providing device via the communication path and comprising a reading device;
instructing the reading device to read the code displayed by the display of the information display device;
acquiring the accounting information of the person from the information providing device by using the code; and
executing accounting processing by using the code.

7 . The accounting system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first operations further comprise controlling the display to display the code as of one eye in a case where the first camera images a one-eye iris image of the person, and displays the code as of two eyes in a case where the first camera images a both-eye iris image of the person.

Assignees

• Nec Corp

Inventors

• Shibata Takashi
• Yachida Shoji
• Funayama Chisato
• Tsukada Masato
• OGINO Yuka
• Chono Keiichi
• Kitagawa Emi
• Yoshida Yasuhiko
• Mori Yusuke
• Takahashi Toru

Classifications

• H04N23/90

  Arrangement of cameras or camera modules, e.g. multiple cameras in TV studios or sports stadiums · CPC title

• G06Q40/02 Primary

  Banking, e.g. interest calculation or account maintenance (credit or loans G06Q40/03) · CPC title

• G06K19/06112

  the marking being simulated using a light source, e.g. a barcode shown on a display or a laser beam with time-varying intensity profile · CPC title

• G06K19/06037

  multi-dimensional coding · CPC title

• G06K19/06028

  using bar codes · CPC title