JP2006104801A - System for managing entry into room/exit from room - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system for managing an entry into a room/an exit from the room, which can easily identify a door for the entry into the room/the exit from the room. <P>SOLUTION: This system for managing the entry into the room/the exit from the room is equipped with a controller for the entry into the room/the exit from the room, which locks/unlocks an electric lock of the door, provided in the entrance/exit of the room, by identifying a person precedently permitted to enter the room. The system is also equipped with a portable terminal which is connected to the controller for the entry into the room/the exit from the room, and which is provided with an image input function for being operated by a person requesting the entry into the room/the exit from the room. A door identification mark for identifying the door is indicated on the door. The portable terminal captures the door identification mark as image data, and transmits the door identification mark to the controller for the entry into the room/the exit from the room when unlocking is required. The controller for the entry into the room/the exit from the room has an unlocking processing means for providing instructions on the unlocking of the electric lock of the door by identifying the door according to the door identification mark which is received from the portable terminal. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an entrance / exit management system for identifying an individual and managing entrance / exit upon entering / exiting the room.

  A conventional entrance / exit management system is provided with a receiving communication terminal device connected to a lock control device that controls electric locks provided on a plurality of adjacent doors. The sender's e-mail address is searched from the sent e-mail, and it is determined by the determining means whether the searched e-mail address matches the one already registered. The electric lock provided on the corresponding door is specified by the specifying means, and unlocked or locked by the lock control device (for example, see Patent Document 1).

JP 2003-74235 A

However, in a conventional entrance / exit management system, a message for specifying a door must be written in an e-mail message. Therefore, every time the user enters or leaves the room, the e-mail message is input using the input key of the portable terminal device. There is a problem that a complicated procedure is necessary.
In addition, there is a problem that a person who wants to enter or leave the room must remember a message for identifying the door, and if it is forgotten, the person cannot enter or leave the room. In particular, when there are a plurality of doors in a room, it is necessary to confirm each of the doors, resulting in a complicated procedure.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an entrance / exit management system capable of easily specifying a door to enter / exit.

  The entrance / exit management system according to the present invention includes an entrance / exit controller that identifies persons who are allowed to enter the room in advance and unlocks the electric lock of the door provided at the entrance / exit of the room. In the entry / exit management system, a portable terminal having an image input function connected to the entry / exit controller and operated by a person who requests entry / exit is provided, and the door has a door identification for identifying the door. A mark is displayed, and the portable terminal captures the door identification mark as image data, and transmits the door identification mark to the entry / exit controller when unlocking is requested. It has an unlocking processing means for specifying the door based on the received door identification mark and instructing the unlocking of the electric lock of the door.

  Since the entrance / exit management system according to the present invention captures the door identification mark by the camera, it can send information that can easily specify the door.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
1 is a block diagram of an entrance / exit management system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a front view of the door to which the door identification mark according to the first embodiment is attached. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the entrance / exit controller according to the first embodiment. FIG. 4 shows the data structure of the registrant database. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the data structure of the entry / exit history database. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a data structure of the suspicious person database. FIG. 7 is a flowchart of the procedure for entering and leaving the room according to the first embodiment.

The entry / exit management system according to the present invention is a system for managing entry into and exit from a room included in a management area where entry / exit management is performed. In addition, although it demonstrates for a room, this invention is applicable similarly when management of entrance / exit regarding a building and entrance / exit regarding a facility is required.
In the following description, an example in which the room Na on the N floor of the A building and the room Nb are included in the management area will be described. The number of rooms and the like do not limit the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 1, the room Na and the room Nb are provided with doors 1a and 1b at the entrance / exit. The doors 1a and 1b are provided with a door knob 2. By operating the door knob 2, the doors 1a and 1b can be manually opened and closed. The present invention can also be applied to an automatic door provided with a door opening / closing mechanism that can automatically open and close the doors 1a, 1b.
Each door knob 2 is provided with an electric lock 3 that performs locking and unlocking.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the doors 1a and 1b have door numbers 12 and doors 1a and 1b as door identification marks assigned to the doors 1a and 1b so that the doors 1a and 1b can be identified. A nameplate 11 on which an entrance / exit mark 13 representing an entrance side and an exit side is written is attached to the doors 1a and 1b so that the person entering the room and the person exiting the room can be distinguished. The entrance / exit mark 13 is composed of “Kanji in circle” and “Kanji in circle”. FIG. 2A shows the doors 1a and 1b as viewed from the outside of the room, and FIG. 2B shows the doors 1a and 1b as viewed from the inside of the room.
In addition to the door number 12, the door identification mark is any mark that can identify the doors 1a and 1b, such as a department name, an illustration, and a photograph of the department in the room. Even if it exists, it is applicable to this invention.
Also, a two-dimensional barcode can be used as the door identification mark, and information on the entrance side or the exit side can be included in the two-dimensional barcode.

Further, the entrance / exit management system includes a lock control device 4 for controlling the electric lock 3, a mobile phone with camera 5 as a mobile information terminal with an image input function possessed by a person entering and leaving the room, and a solution input from the mobile phone with camera 5. An entrance / exit controller 6 for transmitting an unlocking command to the lock control device 4 based on the lock request is provided.
The lock control device 4 and the entrance / exit controller 6 are connected via a communication line 7. Further, the entrance / exit controller 6 and the camera-equipped mobile phone 5 are connected via a public line 8. A modem (not shown) of the entrance / exit controller 6 is connected to the public line 8. In addition, communication between the portable information terminal with an image input function and the entrance / exit controller 6 can be performed on the Internet or a wireless LAN instead of the public line 8.

The camera-equipped mobile phone 5 conforms to a mobile phone system provided by a mobile phone company and is a normal phone equipped with a camera. This camera-equipped mobile phone 5 captures image data with a camera and converts the image data into an image file. The image file is transmitted wirelessly from the camera-equipped mobile phone 5 to the base station 9, and is transmitted from the base station 9 to the entrance / exit controller 6 via the public line 8. Note that the portable information terminal with an image input function may be a combination of a portable terminal equipped with a wireless information terminal connectable to a wireless LAN or the like and a digital camera in addition to the camera-equipped cellular phone 5. Can be used to make an unlock request to the entrance / exit controller 6.
A line is established between the entrance / exit controller 6 and the camera-equipped mobile phone 5 in response to a call from the camera-equipped mobile phone 5. The corresponding signal sent from the entrance / exit controller 6 to the camera-equipped mobile phone 5 is output as a sound from the receiver of the camera-equipped mobile phone 5 or as an image from the display unit of the camera-equipped mobile phone 5. Corresponding signals from the camera-equipped mobile phone 5 to the entrance / exit controller 6 are input from an input key, a camera, and a transmitter.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the entrance / exit controller 6 includes a registrant database 15 in which information relating to registrants who are allowed to enter the room Na and the room Nb included in the management area, and a camera-equipped mobile phone. Based on the image data of the nameplate input from the entrance / exit person authentication means 16 for judging whether the unlocking request from 5 is from the mobile phone 5 with camera possessed by the registrant or the mobile phone with camera 5 The unlocking processing means 17 for specifying the electric lock 3 to be unlocked and sending the unlocking command to the lock control device 4, the entrance / exit history database 18 for storing the history of the entrance / exit persons, and the unlocking request are not registered. When it is performed from the camera-equipped mobile phone 5 or when the camera-equipped mobile phone 5 is illegally used, it has a suspicious person database 19 in which the contents of the cancellation request are stored. The entrance / exit controller 6 includes a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, and a computer having a controller.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the registrant database 15 includes, for each registrant, the name of the registrant, the phone number of the camera-equipped mobile phone 5, the door number related to the door that can be accessed, and the time zone during which the user can pass. It is remembered.

  The unlocking processing means 17 searches for the entry / exit history database 18 by telephone number when there is a release request and the camera-equipped mobile phone 5 to which the release request is registered, and the latest entry / exit history data of the telephone number is retrieved. Call me. Then, the location of the camera-equipped mobile phone 5 is confirmed. In the entry / exit history data, when the entry flag is 1, it is determined that the user is inside the room, and conversely, when the entry flag is 0, it is determined that the person is outside the room.

Next, the unlocking processing means 17 specifies the doors 1 a and 1 b from the door number 12 of the nameplate 11.
Further, the unlocking processing means 17 specifies the entrance side or the exit side from the entrance / exit mark 13 of the nameplate 11.
Then, the unlocking processing means 17 determines that the mobile phone 5 with a camera is outside the room and the entrance side is specified, and enters the room, and unlocks the electric lock 3 of the doors 1a and 1b. Subsequently, the unlocking processing means 17 prepares a new record in the entry / exit history database, sets the current time as the time when the release request at the time of entry is made, 1 in the entry flag, and the door number of the unlocked door Are stored in the entrance / exit history database 18 as the entrance / exit history data.
Further, the unlocking processing means 17 determines that the mobile phone 5 with the camera is in the room and the exit side is specified, and the door 3 is unlocked, and unlocks the electric lock 3 of the doors 1a and 1b. Subsequently, the unlocking processing means 17 adds the current time to the latest entry / exit history data as the time when the release request at the time of exit is made, changes the entry flag 1 to 0 and enters the entry / exit history database 18. Remember.
Thus, since the history is memorized for every entry / exit, access control for the registrant can be performed. The attendance / leaving can be managed from the entry / exit history data.

Further, the unlocking processing means 17 determines that the traffic is illegal when the camera-equipped mobile phone 5 is in the room and the entrance side is specified, and the current time, telephone number, and face image file are not unlocked. Is stored in the suspicious person database 19.
Further, the unlocking processing means 17 determines that the camera-equipped mobile phone 5 is out of the room and the exit side is identified as unauthorized traffic, and the current time, phone number, and face image file are not unlocked. Is stored in the suspicious person database 19.
As described above, since the unlocking is performed after confirming that the release request is correctly made based on the location of the camera-equipped cellular phone 5 and the entrance side or exit side of the door, the camera-equipped cellular phone 5 is illegally delivered. Can be prevented from being used.
And since it is recorded in the suspicious person database 19 when it judges that it is fraudulent use, the person who performed fraudulent use can also be specified easily.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 5, the entry / exit history database 18 includes, for each telephone number, the time when the release request was made when entering the room, the time when the unlock request was made when leaving, the entry flag, and the unlocked The door number of the door and the face image file attached to the unlocking request when entering the room are stored.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the suspicious person database 19 receives a release request when there is an unlocking request from the camera-equipped mobile phone 5 that is not registered in the registrant database 15 or when unauthorized use is performed. Is recorded, the phone number and the face image file attached to the unlocking request.

  Next, a procedure for managing entry / exit using the entry / exit management system will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 shows a procedure in which an unlocking requester requests unlocking from the camera-equipped mobile phone 5, and based on that, the entrance / exit controller 6 instructs the lock control device 4 to unlock the electric lock 3. Is a flowchart showing the operation of both the mobile phone with camera 5 and the entrance / exit controller 6.

In step 101, the person who wishes to enter or leave the room in which entry / exit is managed obtains his / her face image data and nameplate image data with the camera-equipped mobile phone 5 to obtain a face image file. And convert to a nameplate image file.
In step 102, the person who wants to unlock the phone calls the entrance / exit controller 6 from the camera-equipped mobile phone 5 to establish a line, and transmits the face image file and the nameplate image file to the entrance / exit controller 6.
In step 103, the entrance / exit person authentication means 16 determines whether a telephone number is assigned to the entrance / exit controller 6 or not. Step 103 is repeated when no telephone call is made. When the phone is on, go to step 104.
In step 104, the room occupant authentication means 16 determines whether or not the phone number of the camera-equipped mobile phone 5 made by the person who wishes to unlock is registered in the registrant database 15, and is registered in the registrant database 15. If not registered, the process proceeds to step 105. If registered in the registrant database 15, the process proceeds to step 107.

In step 105, the entrance / exit person authentication means 16 calls the camera-equipped mobile phone 5 "Please contact the reception desk because it is not registered." The number and face image file are stored, the processing of the entrance / exit controller 6 is terminated, and the process proceeds to Step 106.
In step 106, when the user hears “Please contact the receptionist because it is not registered” from the handset of the camera-equipped mobile phone 5, the unlocking requester ends the unlock request processing.

In step 107, the unlocking processing means 17 specifies the door number 12 from the nameplate image file attached to the unlocking request, and specifies the entrance side or exit side from the entrance / exit mark 13.
In step 108, the unlocking processing means 17 searches the entry / exit history database 18 by telephone number and confirms the location of the camera-equipped mobile phone 5 of that telephone number. When located outside the room, the process proceeds to step 109. When located outside the room, the process proceeds to step 113.
In step 109, the unlocking processing means 17 determines whether or not the entrance / exit mark on the nameplate is on the entrance side. When it is the entrance side, the process proceeds to Step 110, and when it is the exit side, the process proceeds to Step 117.
In step 110, the unlocking processing means 17 temporarily unlocks the electric lock 3, calls the camera-equipped mobile phone 5, “I can enter the room because I unlocked”, and proceeds to step 111.
In step 111, the unlocking processing means 17 detects that the door has been opened and then closed, and then locks the electric lock 3 to prevent unauthorized persons from entering and leaving the room. Further, the unlocking processing means 17 stores in the entry / exit history database 18 the time when the release request at the time of entry is made, the phone number that made the unlock request, 1 in the entry flag, the door number of the unlocked door, the face An image file is memorize | stored and the process of the entrance / exit controller 6 is complete | finished.
In step 112, the unlocking person can enter the desired room because the electric lock 3 is unlocked.

In step 113, the unlocking processing means 17 determines whether or not the nameplate entry / exit sign is on the exit side. When it is the exit side, the process proceeds to step 114, and when it is the entrance side, the process proceeds to step 117.
In step 114, the unlocking processing means 17 temporarily unlocks the electric lock 3, calls the camera-equipped mobile phone 5, “You can leave the room because it has been unlocked”, and proceeds to step 115.
In step 115, the unlocking processing means 17 detects that the door has been opened and then closed, and then locks the electric lock 3 to prevent unauthorized persons from entering and leaving the room. Furthermore, the unlocking processing means 17 adds the time at which the cancellation request at the time of leaving the room is made to the entry / exit history database 18, changes the entry flag 1 to 0 and stores it, and performs the process of the entry / exit controller 6. finish.
In step 116, the unlocking requester can leave the room because the electric lock 3 is unlocked.

  In step 117, the camera-equipped mobile phone 5 may have been illegally passed, so call the camera-equipped mobile phone 5 "Please contact the reception desk because you cannot enter or exit the room." The current time, telephone number, and face image file are stored in the suspicious person database 19 and the process of the entrance / exit controller 6 is terminated.

As described above, since the door identification mark is captured by the camera, information that can easily identify the door can be sent.
Moreover, since the mobile phone system is utilized, an entrance / exit management system can be constructed without newly providing personal authentication means near the entrance / exit of each room, and an inexpensive system configuration can be achieved.
In addition, it is possible to reduce maintenance costs such as reissuance due to loss of an ID card that occurs when an ID card is adopted as a personal authentication means.

  In the entrance / exit management system of the first embodiment, the electric lock 3 is always closed, but may be set so that the electric lock 3 can be opened for a certain period by the administrator.

  Further, the location of a registrant can be managed using a mobile phone system, as in a general entrance / exit management system. In this way, the location of the employee can be confirmed at all times.

  Also, for example, when two people enter the room during one unlocking process, the person who requested unlocking from his / her camera-equipped mobile phone 5 has been confirmed to be in the room when leaving the room. The other person is not confirmed to be in the room, so even if he / she requests unlocking from his / her camera-equipped mobile phone 5, he / she may leave the room. Can not. As described above, since a person who has entered the room by taking a piggyback into another person's room cannot leave the room, security can be improved.

  Since the camera-equipped mobile phone 5 is thick unlike an ID card, it cannot be passed to other people inside or outside the door after entering or leaving the room, so it has a function of performing an anti-passback check. Can be improved. Note that not only the local anti-passback check for one room but also the global anti-passback check for the entire building can be performed.

In addition, by using the data in the entry / exit history database 18, it is possible to manage the registrant's attendance / exit.
The present invention can be applied from one room.
Further, although a method for registering a telephone number in the registrant database 15 is not particularly described, registration can be performed by adopting a general method.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a procedure for entrance / exit management by the entrance / exit management system according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
The entrance / exit management system of the second embodiment is different from the entrance / exit management system of the first embodiment except that the personal identification information is different, and the description of the same parts is omitted.
In the first embodiment, it is determined whether or not the user is a registrant based on the telephone number of the camera-equipped mobile phone 5 as personal identification information. In the second embodiment, the information is transmitted from the camera-equipped mobile phone 5. Based on the biometric information, it is determined whether or not the user is a registered person. As an example of biometric information, a fingerprint is taken as an example in the following description, but iris, face shape, voice, and the like can be used.
The personal identification information is registered in the registrant database 15 in advance.

  The camera-equipped mobile phone 5 includes a fingerprint acquisition panel (not shown) that acquires a fingerprint as image data and converts the image data into a fingerprint image file. In the case of an iris or a face shape, it is captured as image data by a camera provided in the camera-equipped mobile phone 5, and the image data is converted into an image file.

Next, a procedure for entrance / exit management by the entrance / exit management system of the second embodiment using fingerprints as personal identification information will be described with reference to FIG. Steps 107 to 118 are the same as the steps in the flowchart shown in FIG. 7, and thus similar steps are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.
In step 201, an unlocking person who wants to enter or leave the room in which entry / exit is managed uses the camera-equipped mobile phone 5 to obtain a fingerprint image file, face image file, and nameplate image file as personal identification information. get. The fingerprint image file is obtained by converting fingerprint image data acquired by placing a finger on the fingerprint acquisition panel into an electronic file.
In step 202, the person who wants to unlock the phone calls the entrance / exit controller 6 from the camera-equipped mobile phone 5 to connect the line, and transmits the fingerprint image file, face image file, and nameplate image file to the entrance / exit controller 6.
In step 203, the entrance / exit person authentication means 16 determines whether a telephone number is assigned to the telephone number assigned to the entrance / exit controller 6 or not. Step 203 is repeated when no telephone call is made. When the phone is on, go to step 204.
In step 204, the entrance / exit person authentication means 16 extracts the fingerprint image data from the fingerprint image file received from the camera-equipped mobile phone 5 of the unlocking applicant, and whether the fingerprint image data is registered in the registrant database 15 or not. If it is not registered in the registrant database 15, the process proceeds to step 205. If it is registered in the registrant database 15, the process proceeds to step 207.

In step 205, the entrance / exit person authentication means 16 calls the camera-equipped mobile phone 5 saying "Please contact the reception desk because it is not registered", and makes a cancellation request to the suspicious person database 19. The time, the phone number that requested the unlocking, and the face image file are stored, the processing of the entrance / exit controller 6 is terminated, and the process proceeds to step 206.
In step 206, when it is heard from the handset of the camera-equipped mobile phone 5 that “Not registered, please contact the receptionist”, the unlocking applicant ends the processing of the release request.
Since the individual identification of the person entering and leaving the room is thus performed based on the fingerprint, it becomes difficult for another person to impersonate the person, and the security is further improved as compared with the case of the first embodiment. Note that security can also be improved by using biometric information other than fingerprints.

Embodiment 3 FIG.
The entrance / exit management system according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention can be unlocked or unlocked over the entire building when a disaster such as a fire occurs, or when an incident such as a suspicious person intrusion occurs. .
If a phone call is made from the camera-equipped mobile phone 5 to the telephone number 119 when a fire occurs, the base station 9 located in the building is connected, and the base station 9 transmits a fire occurrence signal to the entrance / exit controller 6. .
Then, the entrance / exit controller 6 transmits an unlock command to all the lock control devices 4 in the building so as to unlock the electric lock 3. In this way, it is possible to control so that all doors in the building can be opened when a fire occurs.

Further, when a suspicious person is found, when the telephone number 110 is called from the camera-equipped mobile phone 5, the base station 9 is connected, and the base station 9 transmits a suspicious person intrusion signal to the entrance / exit controller 6.
Then, the entrance / exit controller 6 transmits a locking command so as to lock the electric lock 3 to all the lock control devices 4 in the building. In this way, when a suspicious person or the like enters, it can be controlled so that all doors in the building are closed so that they are not missed.

It is a block diagram of the entrance / exit management system concerning Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the mode of the door to which the nameplate concerning Embodiment 1 was affixed. 2 is a functional block diagram of an entrance / exit controller according to Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure showing the data structure of a registrant database. It is a figure showing the data structure of an entrance / exit log | history database. It is a figure showing the data structure of a suspicious person database. 4 is a flowchart showing a procedure for entrance / exit management in the entrance / exit management system according to Embodiment 1; 10 is a flowchart showing a procedure of entrance / exit management in the entrance / exit management system according to the second embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

  1a, 1b door, 2 door knob, 3 electric lock, 4 lock control device, 5 mobile phone with camera, 6 entrance / exit controller, 7 communication line, 8 public line, 9 base station, 11 nameplate, 12 door number, 13 entrance / Exit mark, 15 registrant database, 16 entry / exit person authentication means, 17 unlocking processing means, 18 entry / exit history database, 19 suspicious person database.

Claims (5)

In an entrance / exit management system provided with an entrance / exit controller for identifying a person who is permitted to enter the room in advance and unlocking the electric lock of the door provided at the entrance / exit of the room,
A portable terminal having an image input function that is connected to the entry / exit controller and is operated by a person who requests entry / exit;
On the door, a door identification mark for identifying the door is displayed.
The mobile terminal captures the door identification mark as image data, and transmits the door identification mark to the entrance / exit controller upon unlocking request,
The above entrance / exit controller
An entry / exit management system comprising: an unlocking processing unit that specifies the door based on the door identification mark received from the portable terminal and commands the unlocking of the electric lock of the door. The door displays an entrance / exit mark that identifies the entrance side and the exit side of the door,
The portable terminal captures the entrance / exit mark as image data, and transmits the entrance / exit mark to the entrance / exit controller upon unlocking request.
The entrance / exit controller has an entrance / exit history database in which entrance / exit history data is stored,
The unlock processing means identifies an entrance side or an exit side from the entrance / exit mark received from the mobile terminal as an anti-passback check, and the mobile terminal is outside the room from the entrance / exit history data. And when the exit side is specified, and when the portable terminal is specified in the room and the entrance side is specified from the entry / exit history data, do not command unlocking The entrance / exit management system according to claim 1. The mobile terminal captures an image of the body part of the person who requests the unlocking and transmits the video together with the image data of the door identification mark to the entrance / exit controller,
The entrance / exit controller stores an image of the body part of the person requesting the unlocking when the unlocking request is not permitted or when the unlocking command is not issued in the anti-passback check. The entrance / exit management system according to claim 2. The mobile terminal is a mobile phone with a camera,
The entrance / exit controller includes a registrant database in which phone numbers of the mobile phones possessed by persons authorized to enter the room are registered, and a phone number of the mobile phone used for an unlock request. The entry / exit person authentication means for judging that the unlocking request is made by a person who is allowed to enter the room when it matches a registered telephone number. Exit management system. The portable terminal acquires biometric information of the passer-by upon request for unlocking and transmits it to the entrance / exit controller,
The entrance / exit controller includes a registrant database in which biometric information of persons who are allowed to enter the room is registered, biometric information received from the mobile terminal, and registered biometric information. The entrance / exit management system according to claim 1, further comprising: an entrance / exit person authentication unit that determines that the unlocking request is made by a person who is allowed to enter the room when they coincide with each other.

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