JP2020067731A - Entry/exit management system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an entry/exit management system for enabling smooth entry/exit.SOLUTION: A sharing system manages entry and exit to/from a pay-by-the-hour parking lot. The sharing system includes a portable terminal which is caused to enter and leave the pay-by-the-hour parking lot, and an authentication device which can communicate with the portable terminal and manages entry/exit by a recognition result due to communication with the portable terminal. A terminal control section of the portable terminal controls the connection of communication with the authentication device of the pay-by-the-hour parking lot on the basis of an entry/exit history.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8

Description

  The present invention relates to an entrance / exit management system for managing entrance / exit to a predetermined space.

  In a parking lot management system such as a coin parking disclosed in Patent Document 1, a first controller installed at the entrance of a parking lot issues a card having an ID tag, and a user issues the ID tag to the first controller. By approaching the provided input device (ID tag reader), the ID number stored in the ID tag is read by the input device. Then, the first controller raises and lowers the entrance gate to open and close the entrance, so that the entry (storage) of vehicles into the parking lot can be restricted to one vehicle at a time.

  In addition, a second controller is installed beside the exit of the parking lot, and the second controller is provided with a card collecting machine with a built-in ID tag and a parking charge adjusting machine. When the card is collected and the parking fee is paid out, the second controller raises and lowers the exit gate to open and close the exit so that the exit of vehicles from the parking lot (delivery) can be restricted to one vehicle at a time. .

  Aiming at a parking lot management system that is more convenient when entering and leaving than when using a parking lot management system that uses ID tags, there is a Bluetooth between the smartphone (mobile terminal), which is a multifunctional mobile phone, and the parking lot facility. A parking lot management system has been considered in which a gate is operated to allow entry and exit when (registered trademark) authentication is established.

JP, 2008-21018, A ([0029]-[0033]).

  As shown in FIG. 9, in the parking lot management system using Bluetooth, while the advertisement is regularly transmitted from the parking lot facility, a BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) area is formed around the gate. When the vehicle of the user who owns the mobile terminal enters the BLE area, the mobile terminal receives the advertisement and automatically returns a connect request, so that Bluetooth is automatically connected between the parking lot facility and the mobile terminal. To be done. After that, when the Bluetooth certification is established, the gate will open and you can enter or exit, and when the vehicle actually goes through the gate and goes out of the BLE area, the Bluetooth connection will be disconnected, so next line up Bluetooth will be able to be connected to the vehicle (mobile terminal) that is going out. In other words, simply using Bluetooth cannot connect to a vehicle behind (a mobile terminal) until the vehicle in front comes out of the BLE area, so there is room for improvement in enabling smooth entry and exit.

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and an object thereof is to provide an entrance / exit management system that enables smooth entrance / exit.

  An entry / exit management system that solves the above-mentioned problems is a entry / exit management system that manages entry / exit to and from a predetermined space, a communication device that enters and exits the predetermined space, and a communication device capable of communicating with the communication device. The entry / exit management device that manages entry / exit according to the result of authentication by at least one of the communication device or the entry / exit management device, based on the entry / exit history, the communication between the communication device and the entry / exit management device is performed. A control unit for controlling the connection is provided.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to smoothly enter and exit.

The block diagram which shows the structure of a shared system. Schematic diagram of hourly parking lot. 6 is a flowchart showing a procedure for registering key information. The flowchart which shows the procedure at the time of warehousing when there is a reservation. The flowchart which shows the procedure at the time of leaving when there is a reservation. The flowchart which shows the procedure at the time of warehousing when there is no reservation. The flowchart which shows the procedure at the time of leaving when there is no reservation. (A) is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a control for judging whether or not automatic connection is possible, (b) is an explanatory diagram showing a modified example of the control, and (c) is a normal use (dive-in use) and a use for reservation of warehousing. Explanatory drawing which shows the example of control when it uses together. Schematic diagram of a parking lot system using Bluetooth.

An embodiment of the entry / exit management system will be described below.
As shown in FIG. 2, the facility 1 shared by a plurality of people is an hourly parking lot 2. The hourly parking lot 2 is provided with a gate machine 4 through which the vehicle 3 moves in and out. The gate machine 4 includes an entrance gate 5 that passes when entering the warehouse and an exit gate 6 that passes when leaving the warehouse. The entrance gate 5 includes an entrance gate bar 5a as a device 7 that is opened / closed when entering the warehouse. The exit gate 6 includes an exit gate bar 6a as a device 7 that is opened and closed when leaving the warehouse.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the hourly parking lot 2 includes a shared system 9 that allows each user to operate the gate machine 4 with a portable terminal 8 owned by each user during a reserved specified time. The shared system 9 corresponds to an example of an entry / exit management system that manages entry / exit to and from a predetermined space. In the shared system 9 of this example, for example, the encrypted key information Dk is registered in the mobile terminal 8 from the outside (in this example, the data center 10), and the key information Dk is exchanged with the authentication device 11 provided in the facility 1. Authentication is performed, and the result of the authentication is used as one condition of whether or not the gate machine 4 can be operated. The key information Dk is, for example, a type of key including an element for limiting the usage time. The key information Dk is preferably a one-time key (one-time password) which is permitted to be used once or only for a certain period.

  The mobile terminal 8 includes a terminal control unit 13 that controls the operation of the mobile terminal 8, a network communication module 14 that performs network communication in the mobile terminal 8, and a short-range wireless module 15 that performs short-range wireless communication in the mobile terminal 8. And a memory 16 capable of writing and rewriting data. When the mobile terminal 8 acquires the key information Dk from the data center 10 through network communication, the mobile terminal 8 writes and stores the key information Dk in the memory 16. The short-distance wireless communication is preferably Bluetooth (registered trademark), for example. The mobile terminal 8 corresponds to an example of a communication device that enters and exits a predetermined space.

  The mobile terminal 8 includes a user interface application 17 that manages the operation of the shared system 9 in the mobile terminal 8. The user interface application 17 is provided in the terminal control unit 13 by being downloaded from the data center 10, for example. The user interface application 17 executes various processes such as, for example, a procedure for using the hourly parking lot 2 (personal identification, a reservation procedure) and an operation of the gate machine 4.

  The authentication device 11 includes a first authentication device 11a provided at the entrance gate 5 and a second authentication device 11b provided at the exit gate 6. The first authentication device 11a controls the operation of the entrance gate 5 through communication with the mobile terminal 8 (short-range wireless communication). The second authentication device 11b controls the operation of the exit gate 6 through communication with the mobile terminal 8 (short-range wireless communication). The authentication device 11 corresponds to an example of an entry / exit management device that manages entry / exit according to the result of authentication by communication with the mobile terminal 8.

  The first authentication device 11a includes a key information authentication unit 20a that authenticates whether the key information Dk registered in the mobile terminal 8 is correct, and a control processing unit that operates the entrance gate 5 through a gate controller 21a provided in the entrance gate 5. 22a and a memory 23a in which data can be written and rewritten. The key information authentication unit 20a acquires the key information Dk from the mobile terminal 8 through the near field communication and authenticates the key information Dk. The key information authentication unit 20a enables the operation of the control processing unit 22a when the authentication of the key information Dk is successful.

  When the operation is valid, the control processing unit 22a receives an operation request for the entrance gate 5 from the mobile terminal 8 via short-range wireless, and outputs this to the gate control unit 21a. The gate controller 21a operates the entrance gate bar 5a of the entrance gate 5 based on the operation request input from the control processor 22a. As described above, the gate control unit 21a operates the entrance gate bar 5a in response to various requests from the control processing unit 22a.

  The second authentication device 11b includes a key information authentication unit 20b, a control processing unit 22b, and a memory 23b, like the first authentication device 11a. When the operation is valid after the authentication of the key information Dk is established, the control processing unit 22b receives the operation request for the exit gate 6 from the mobile terminal 8 through the short-range wireless communication, and then receives the operation request for the exit gate 6. 21b. The gate control unit 21b operates the exit gate bar 6a of the exit gate 6 based on the operation request input from the control processing unit 22b. As described above, the gate control unit 21b operates the exit gate bar 6a in response to various requests from the control processing unit 22b.

  The shared system 9 includes an information notification unit 26 that notifies the usage status of the facility 1 to the outside via the user's mobile terminal 8. The information notification unit 26 is provided in the terminal control unit 13 of the mobile terminal 8 and is functionally generated through the user interface application 17. The information notification unit 26 of this example notifies the data center 10 of the usage status of the hourly parking lot 2 via the mobile terminal 8. The usage state includes, for example, warehousing history data D1 notifying that the vehicle has been stored in the hourly parking lot 2, and warehousing history data D2 notifying that the vehicle has been unloaded from the hourly parking lot 2.

Next, the operation of the shared system 9 will be described.
First, the operation when using the hourly parking lot 2 through the reservation procedure (when there is a reservation) will be described.

  FIG. 3 shows a procedure for registering the key information Dk. In step 101 of the figure, the mobile terminal 8 executes personal authentication through network communication with the data center 10 when using the hourly parking lot 2. The personal authentication is, for example, authentication for confirming the user ID and password given when the shared system 9 is registered for use.

  In step 102, the mobile terminal 8 executes a reservation procedure for the hourly parking lot 2 through network communication with the data center 10. In this reservation procedure, for example, a used parking lot, a used date and time, etc. are input, and these are transmitted to the data center 10.

  In step 103, the data center 10 generates the key information Dk when the personal authentication is established. In the case of this example, the data center 10 generates the key information Dk using the information acquired during the reservation procedure. The key information Dk in this example is, for example, "reservation date and time", "terminal ID", "user authentication key", and the like in plain text, and, for example, of the authentication device 11 provided in a reserved parking lot (entrance gate 5 or exit gate 6). An encryption key (for example, an authentication device unique key) is used as an encryption key, and an encrypted text is generated by passing these through an encryption formula (encryption algorithm). The terminal ID is a unique ID of the mobile terminal 8. The user authentication key is a type of key that is cryptographically communicated between the mobile terminal 8 and the authentication device 11 when the gate terminal 4 is operated by the mobile terminal 8. Note that during the use procedure, the storage key information Dk1 is generated as the key information Dk.

  In step 104, the data center 10 transmits the generated key information Dk (stocking key information Dk1) to the mobile terminal 8 through network communication. When the mobile terminal 8 acquires the key information Dk (stocking key information Dk1) from the data center 10, the mobile terminal 8 writes this in the memory 16 and stores it. As a result, the key information Dk (stocking key information Dk1) is registered in the mobile terminal 8.

  FIG. 4 shows a procedure (when there is a reservation) when the vehicle 3 enters the hourly parking lot 2 from the entrance gate 5. In step 201 of the figure, it is assumed that the mobile terminal 8 has already acquired the key information Dk (stocking key information Dk1) from the data center 10 through network communication.

  The terminal control unit 13 of the mobile terminal 8 manages the exit history as the final entry / exit history in the memory 16 in the state before entry (after exit), manages the absence of settlement history, and further indicates that there is a reservation history. to manage. It should be noted that the presence of the reservation history may be substituted by holding the valid entry key (the entry key information Dk1).

In step 202, it is assumed that the mobile terminal 8 approaches the entrance gate 5 when the vehicle 3 is loaded.
In step 203, the mobile terminal 8 connects the first authentication device 11a of the entrance gate 5 to the short-range wireless communication. In this case, when the mobile terminal 8 receives the advertisement that is regularly transmitted from the first authentication device 11a, the mobile terminal 8 automatically sends back a connect request to the first authentication device 11a, so that the short-range wireless communication is connected. .

  When the short-distance wireless communication is connected to the first authentication device 11a, the mobile terminal 8 authenticates the key information Dk (stocking key information Dk1). At this time, the mobile terminal 8 transmits the storage key information Dk1 registered in the memory 16 to the first authentication device 11a through the short-range wireless communication. The storage key information Dk1 is transmitted to the first authentication device 11a via BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy), for example.

  Upon receiving the storage key information Dk1 from the mobile terminal 8, the first authentication device 11a authenticates the storage key information Dk1. In the case of this example, the key information authentication unit 20a decrypts the storage key information Dk1 using an encryption key (for example, an authentication device unique key) and confirms whether or not this decryption was successful. At this time, if the decoding of the warehousing key information Dk1 is successful, the "reservation date and time", the "terminal ID", the "user authentication key" and the like included in the warehousing key information Dk1 can be acquired. As a result, the entrance gate 5 can be operated by the mobile terminal 8 during the reserved specified time.

  When the authentication of the warehousing key information Dk1 is successful, the first authentication device 11a shifts to the “authentication completed state” of the warehousing key information Dk1 and the operation of the control processing unit 22a becomes effective. Therefore, the control processing unit 22a can execute the operation of the entrance gate 5 (the entrance gate bar 5a) via the gate control unit 21a. When the authentication of the storage key information Dk1 is established, the first authentication device 11a writes and stores the storage key information Dk1 and the user authentication key in the memory 23a.

  When the authentication of the entering key information Dk1 is established, the first authentication device 11a notifies the mobile terminal 8 of the user authentication key acquired in this authentication through the near field communication. Upon receiving the user authentication key from the first authentication device 11a, the mobile terminal 8 registers this in the memory 16. As described above, the user authentication key is registered in both the mobile terminal 8 and the first authentication device 11a. Therefore, when the mobile terminal 8 operates the entrance gate 5 through the first authentication device 11a, the user authentication key is used for encrypted communication between the mobile terminal 8 and the first authentication device 11a.

  In step 204, the mobile terminal 8 transmits a gate opening request for opening the entrance gate 5 to the first authentication device 11a via short-range wireless communication after the authentication of the entry key information Dk1 is established. The gate opening request is encrypted and transmitted by the user authentication key. The opening operation of the entrance gate 5 may require an operation on the mobile terminal 8, for example. In this case, it is preferable to display the entrance gate opening operation button on the screen of the mobile terminal 8 and tap the button.

In step 205, when the first authentication device 11a receives the gate opening request from the mobile terminal 8, it outputs this to the gate control unit 21a.
In step 206, the gate control unit 21a opens the entrance gate bar 5a triggered by the input of the gate opening request. As a result, the vehicle 3 can enter the hourly parking lot 2.

In step 207, when the gate control unit 21a switches the entrance gate 5 to the open state, the gate control unit 21a outputs a gate open response for notifying the fact to the first authentication device 11a.
In step 208, when the first authentication device 11a inputs the gate open response from the gate controller 21a, the first authentication device 11a transmits this to the mobile terminal 8 via short-range wireless communication. The gate open response is encrypted by the user authentication key and transmitted. When the mobile terminal 8 receives the gate opening response from the first authentication device 11a, the mobile terminal 8 notifies the user that the entrance gate 5 has been opened, for example, by displaying the fact on the screen of the mobile terminal 8.

  The terminal control unit 13 of the mobile terminal 8 manages, in the memory 16 in the state of being in-stock (not yet settled), as a final history of loading and unloading, in the memory 16 that there is a warehousing history instead of the existing warehousing history. In addition, when the warehousing by the reservation is completed, the reservation history is managed instead of the existing reservation history. It should be noted that no reservation history may be substituted for without the entry valid key (entry key information Dk1).

  In step 209, when the information notification unit 26 of the mobile terminal 8 receives the gate open response from the first authentication device 11a, the use history data of the hourly parking lot 2 is stored as the usage history data of the hourly parking lot 2. D1 is transmitted to the data center 10 via network communication. It is preferable that the warehousing history data D1 be data including, for example, user information of the hourly parking lot 2 and the warehousing time of the hourly parking lot 2. The user information is preferably, for example, various information of the user (address, name, telephone number, or user ID assigned to each user) input at the time of use procedure.

  In addition, the information notification unit 26 encrypts the storage history data D1 with the secret key held between the mobile terminal 8 and the data center 10, and transmits the storage history data D1 from the mobile terminal 8 to the data center 10. The secret key may be any key that can be recognized by both the mobile terminal 8 and the data center 10, and various keys such as the key information Dk and the user authentication key can be used.

  When the data center 10 receives the warehousing history data D1 from the mobile terminal 8, it can know from this warehousing history data D1 at what time the user loaded the vehicle 3 into the hourly parking lot 2. Further, if the warehousing time is known in this way, settlement at the time of warehousing becomes easy. Furthermore, since the data center 10 receives the storage history data D1 from each vehicle 3 to be stored, it becomes possible to grasp the vacant state of the hourly parking lot 2. Therefore, it is possible to reflect the usage status on the reservation table of the hourly parking lot 2.

In step 210, the hourly parking lot 2 enters a state where the parking lot is being used.
FIG. 5 shows a procedure (when a reservation is made) when the vehicle 3 exits the hourly parking lot 2 from the exit gate 6. In step 301 of the figure, it is assumed that the hourly parking lot 2 is in a state of using the parking lot.

  In step 302, the mobile terminal 8 operates the mobile terminal 8 to execute the payment procedure when the vehicle 3 is leaving the hourly parking lot 2. It is preferable that the payment procedure is, for example, an operation of displaying a payment screen on the display of the mobile terminal 8 and tapping a payment button displayed on the screen.

  In step 303, when the settlement procedure is executed by the mobile terminal 8, the mobile terminal 8 transmits a delivery request for requesting the delivery of the vehicle 3 to the data center 10 through network communication.

  In step 304, when the data center 10 receives the leaving request from the mobile terminal 8, the data center 10 calculates the amount of money required to use the hourly parking lot 2. In the case of this example, since the data center 10 acquires the warehousing history data D1 from the mobile terminal 8 when the vehicle 3 is warehousing, the warehousing time is confirmed from the warehousing history data D1 and the elapsed time from the warehousing time is obtained, Calculate the usage amount of the hourly parking lot 2.

  In step 305, when the data center 10 calculates the usage fee of the hourly parking lot 2, the data center 10 transmits a settlement request requesting settlement of the usage fee to the mobile terminal 8 through network communication.

  In step 306, the mobile terminal 8 executes the settlement of the usage amount on the mobile terminal 8. In the case of the present example, for example, the usage amount is displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal 8, and when the payment execution button on the screen is tapped, the usage amount is settled.

  In step 307, when the mobile terminal 8 executes the settlement of the usage amount, the mobile terminal 8 transmits a settlement response notifying the fact to the data center 10 through network communication.

  In step 308, when the data center 10 receives the settlement response from the mobile terminal 8, the data center 10 generates key information Dk different from that at the time of storage. The key information Dk generated at this time is assumed to be the leaving key information Dk2 having a value different from the entering key information Dk1. Specifically, it is preferable that the exit key information Dk2 includes, for example, information that permits passage through the exit gate 6 only once.

In step 309, the data center 10 transmits the key information Dk generated for delivery (delivery key information Dk2) to the mobile terminal 8 through network communication.
The terminal control unit 13 of the mobile terminal 8 maintains the receipt history as the final history of receipts and payments in the state of receipt (settlement), and manages the settlement history instead of the previous settlement history. Furthermore, the reservation history is maintained. It should be noted that the presence of the settlement history may be substituted by holding the delivery effective key (delivery key information Dk2). Alternatively, no reservation history may be used without the entry valid key (stocking key information Dk1).

In step 310, it is assumed that the mobile terminal 8 approaches the exit gate 6 when the vehicle 3 leaves the vehicle.
In step 311, the mobile terminal 8 connects the second authentication device 11b of the exit gate 6 with the short-range wireless communication. When the communication with the second authentication device 11b of the exit gate 6 is established, the mobile terminal 8 authenticates the outgoing key information Dk2. Note that the connection of the short-range wireless communication and the authentication of the leaving key information Dk2 are the same processing as that at the time of entering the warehouse, and thus the description thereof will be omitted.

  In step 312, the mobile terminal 8 transmits a gate opening request for requesting the opening operation of the exit gate 6 to the second authentication device 11b via short-range wireless communication after the authentication of the exit key information Dk2 is established. The gate opening request is encrypted and transmitted by the user authentication key. The opening operation of the exit gate 6 may require an operation on the mobile terminal 8, for example. In this case, it is preferable to display the exit gate opening operation button on the screen of the mobile terminal 8 and tap the button.

In step 313, when the second authentication device 11b receives the gate opening request from the mobile terminal 8, it outputs this to the gate control unit 21b.
In step 314, the gate control unit 21b opens the exit gate 6 in response to the input of the gate opening request. This allows the vehicle 3 to leave the hourly parking lot 2.

In step 315, when the gate control unit 21b switches the exit gate 6 to the open state, the gate control unit 21b outputs a gate open response to that effect to the second authentication device 11b.
In step 316, when the second authentication device 11b inputs the gate open response from the gate control unit 21b, the second authentication device 11b transmits this to the mobile terminal 8 via short-range wireless communication. The gate open response is encrypted by the user authentication key and transmitted. When the mobile terminal 8 receives the gate open response from the second authentication device 11b, the mobile terminal 8 notifies the user that the exit gate 6 has been opened, for example, by displaying the fact on the screen of the mobile terminal 8.

  In the state after exiting, the terminal control unit 13 of the mobile terminal 8 manages, in the memory 16, the exit history as a final history of entry and exit, instead of the previous entry history, and the exit history up to that point. Instead, it manages the absence of settlement history and further maintains the absence of reservation history. It should be noted that no reservation history may be substituted for without the entry valid key (entry key information Dk1).

  In step 317, when the information notifying unit 26 of the mobile terminal 8 receives the gate open response from the second authentication device 11b, the use history data indicating the leaving from the hourly parking lot 2 as the usage state of the hourly parking lot 2. D2 is transmitted to the data center 10 via network communication. The delivery history data D2 is preferably data including, for example, user information of the hourly parking lot 2 and the delivery time from the hourly parking lot 2. In addition, the information notification unit 26 encrypts the delivery history data D2 with a secret key held between the mobile terminal 8 and the data center 10 and transmits it from the mobile terminal 8 to the data center 10.

  When the data center 10 receives the warehousing history data D2 from the mobile terminal 8, it can know from this warehousing history data D2 at which time the user left the vehicle 3 from the hourly parking lot 2. Further, since the data center 10 receives the delivery history data D2 from each vehicle 3 that is delivered, it is possible to grasp the vacant state of the hourly parking lot 2. Therefore, it is possible to reflect the usage status on the reservation table of the hourly parking lot 2.

Next, the operation in the case of jumping into and using the hourly parking lot 2 without the reservation procedure (when there is no reservation) will be described.
FIG. 6 shows a procedure (when there is no reservation) when the vehicle 3 enters the hourly parking lot 2 from the entrance gate 5. In this case, in the mobile terminal 8, instead of acquiring the entry key information Dk1 from the data center 10, the entry valid key is written and stored in the memory 16 as the key information Dk.

The terminal control unit 13 of the mobile terminal 8 manages, in the state before the warehousing (after the warehousing), the memory 16 having the warehousing history as the final history of warehousing and unloading, and managing the absence of the settlement history.
In step 402, it is assumed that the mobile terminal 8 approaches the entrance gate 5 when the vehicle 3 is loaded.

In steps 403 to 408, the mobile terminal 8, the first authentication device 11a, or the gate control unit 21a performs the processes according to steps 203 to 208 in FIG.
The terminal control unit 13 of the mobile terminal 8 manages, in the memory 16 in the state of being in-stock (not yet settled), as a final history of loading and unloading, in the memory 16 that there is a warehousing history instead of the existing warehousing history. To maintain.

In step 409, the mobile terminal 8 or the data center 10 performs processing according to step 209 in FIG.
In step 410, the hourly parking lot 2 enters a state where the parking lot is in use.

  FIG. 7 shows a procedure (when there is no reservation) when the vehicle 3 exits the hourly parking lot 2 from the exit gate 6. In step 501 of the figure, it is assumed that the hourly parking lot 2 is in a state of using the parking lot.

In steps 502 to 509, the mobile terminal 8 or the data center 10 performs the processes according to steps 302 to 309 in FIG.
The terminal control unit 13 of the mobile terminal 8 maintains the receipt history as the final history of receipts and payments in the state of being in stock (payment completed), and manages the existence of the settlement history instead of the previous payment history. It should be noted that the presence of the settlement history may be substituted by holding the delivery effective key (delivery key information Dk2).

In step 510, it is assumed that the mobile terminal 8 approaches the exit gate 6 when the vehicle 3 leaves the vehicle.
In steps 511 to 516, the mobile terminal 8, the second authentication device 11b, or the gate control unit 21b performs the processes according to steps 311 to 316 in FIG.

  In the state after exiting, the terminal control unit 13 of the mobile terminal 8 manages, in the memory 16, the exit history as a final history of entry and exit, instead of the previous entry history, and the exit history up to that point. Instead, it manages the absence of settlement history.

In step 517, the mobile terminal 8 or the data center 10 performs processing according to step 317 of FIG.
Next, connection control of short-range wireless communication by the terminal control unit 13 of the mobile terminal 8 will be described. The connection target is the first authentication device 11a of the entrance gate 5 or the second authentication device 11b of the exit gate 6. The terminal control unit 13 corresponds to an example of a control unit that controls the communication connection between the mobile terminal 8 and the authentication device 11 based on the entry / exit history.

FIG. 8A shows an example of control for determining whether or not automatic connection is possible based on the entry / exit history and the settlement history.
As described at the beginning of FIG. 4 or FIG. 6, in the state before the warehousing, the terminal control unit 13 of the mobile terminal 8 manages whether the warehousing history is present and the settlement history is not present. At this time, when the terminal control unit 13 of the mobile terminal 8 receives the advertisement that is periodically transmitted from the first authentication device 11a of the entrance gate 5, the terminal control unit 13 automatically replies the connect request, and the second exit gate 6 The short-range wireless module 15 is controlled in order to prepare an environment in which the connect request is not returned even if the advertisement which is regularly transmitted from the authentication device 11b is received. This control is performed by the user interface application 17. The advertisement from the first authentication device 11a includes information indicating that the advertisement is associated with the entrance gate 5, and the advertisement from the second authentication device 11b is associated with the exit gate 6. The mobile terminal 8 can be identified by a device such as including information indicating that it is an advertisement.

  As a result, when the mobile terminal 8 actually approaches the entrance gate 5, the connection request is automatically returned in response to the advertisement from the first authentication device 11a. The short-range wireless communication is automatically connected with. On the other hand, even if the mobile terminal 8 approaches the exit gate 6 and receives the advertisement from the second authentication device 11b, the connect request is not returned, so that the mobile terminal 8 is close to the second authentication device 11b of the exit gate 6. Wireless communication is not automatically connected.

  After that, the terminal control unit 13 of the portable terminal 8 disconnects the connection with the first authentication device 11a of the entrance gate 5 when the state changes from no entry history to entry history. As a result, the short-distance wireless communication is disconnected before the vehicle 3 actually passes through the entrance gate bar 5a and goes out of the communication area. The short-range wireless communication can be connected to the (portable terminal 8). After this, in the state of being stored (not yet settled) immediately after the storage, short-range wireless communication is automatically connected not only to the first authentication device 11a of the entrance gate 5 but also to the second authentication device 11b of the exit gate 6. Not done.

  After that, the terminal control unit 13 of the mobile terminal 8 prepares an environment in which short-distance wireless communication can be automatically connected to the second authentication device 11b of the exit gate 6 when the state changes from the absence of the settlement history to the presence of the settlement history. Therefore, the short-range wireless module 15 is controlled. Then, the terminal control unit 13 of the mobile terminal 8 disconnects the connection with the second authentication device 11b of the exit gate 6 when the state changes from the absence of the exit history to the presence of the exit history. As a result, the connection of short-distance wireless communication is disconnected before the vehicle 3 actually passes through the exit gate bar 6a and goes out of the communication area. The short-range wireless communication can be connected to the (portable terminal 8).

As described above, according to this embodiment, the following effects can be achieved.
(1) When there is a warehousing history and a warehousing history as the final history, as in the state before warehousing, communication connection between the mobile terminal 8 and the first authentication device 11a is required, while the mobile terminal 8 and Since a communication connection with the second authentication device 11b is not necessarily required at this stage, smooth storage / reception can be performed by performing connection control based on this.

  (2) In the case where there is a receipt history as the final history and there is no exit history, such as a state during receipt, a case where there is a settlement history is distinguished from a case where there is no settlement history. Only when there is a settlement history, the portable terminal 8 and the Control is performed so that the communication connection with the 2 authentication device 11b is suitable. As a result, the connection with the unpaid mobile terminal 8 that does not need to be connected at this stage is postponed, and in this case, in particular, the user who possesses the mobile terminal 8 that has completed the payment can smoothly exit the warehouse.

  (3) When the state has changed from the absence of the entry history to the presence of the entry history, the user interface application 17 of the portable terminal 8 disconnects the connection with the first authentication device 11a of the entrance gate 5. As a result, for the driver of the next waiting vehicle 3 (mobile terminal 8), the vehicle 3 does not wait for the previous vehicle 3 to pass through the entrance gate bar 5a and go out of the communication area. Since the connection of the gate 5 to the first authentication device 11a is suitable, smooth warehousing is possible.

  (4) Similar to (3) above, when the state changes from having no exit history to having an exit history, the user interface application 17 of the mobile terminal 8 disconnects the exit gate 6 from the second authentication device 11b. This allows the driver of the next waiting vehicle 3 (mobile terminal 8) to leave the vehicle without waiting for the preceding vehicle 3 to pass through the exit gate bar 6a and leave the communication area. Since the connection of the gate 6 to the second authentication device 11b is suitable, smooth warehousing is possible.

The above-described embodiment can be modified and implemented as follows. The above-described embodiment and the following modifications can be combined and implemented within a technically consistent range.
In the above-described embodiment, a configuration is adopted in which the connection with the first authentication device of the entrance gate 5 or the second authentication device 11b of the exit gate 6 is controlled based on the settlement history in addition to the entry / exit history. The payment history is not indispensable, and a configuration may be adopted in which the connection with the first authentication device of the entrance gate 5 or the second authentication device 11b of the exit gate 6 is controlled based on the history of entry and exit.

  In this case, when there is no entry history, it automatically connects to the first authentication device 11a of the entrance gate 5, and when there is a change in the state from no entry history to entry history, the connection with the first authentication device 11a of the entry gate 5 is disconnected. To do. In addition, when there is no exit history, the second authentication device 11b of the exit gate 6 is automatically connected, and when the status changes from no exit history to with exit history, the connection with the second authentication device 11b of the exit gate 6 is disconnected. .

  As shown in FIG. 8B, the first authentication device 11a of the entrance gate 5 or the second authentication device of the exit gate 6 is based on the presence / absence history and the settlement history as well as the presence / absence of connection with the vehicle-mounted device. You may employ | adopt the structure which controls the connection with 11b. The vehicle-mounted device may be a collation ECU (Electronic Control Unit) that performs key collation through narrow-range communication with the mobile terminal 8 used as a vehicle key, a car navigation system, or the like. The in-vehicle device corresponds to an example of a communication partner different from the entry / exit management device (the first authentication device 11a or the second authentication device 11b).

  The terminal control unit 13 of the mobile terminal 8 possesses the mobile terminal 8 when the exit history is not present and the settlement history is not present as in the state before entering the warehouse, and when the short-range communication with the vehicle-mounted device is not connected. Since the user is not in the vehicle and does not necessarily need to connect to the first authentication device 11a or the second authentication device 11b at this stage, the user is not automatically connected to the first authentication device 11a or the second authentication device 11b. . On the other hand, when there is a delivery history and no settlement history, and when the short-range communication with the vehicle-mounted device is connected, the user who has the mobile terminal 8 is in the vehicle compartment and the first authentication device 11a. On the other hand, connection with the second authentication device 11b is not necessarily required at this stage. In this case, the terminal control unit 13 of the mobile terminal 8 automatically connects to the first authentication device 11a of the entrance gate 5 and does not connect to the second authentication device 11b of the exit gate 6.

  In addition, the terminal control unit 13 of the mobile terminal 8 has the above-described status when the short-distance communication with the vehicle-mounted device is not connected when there is a storage history and a payment history such as a state of being in stock (cleared). For the same reason as above, the automatic connection with the first authentication device 11a and the second authentication device 11b is not performed. On the other hand, when there is a warehousing history and a settlement history, and when the short-range communication with the vehicle-mounted device is connected, the user who possesses the mobile terminal 8 is in the vehicle compartment, and the second authentication device 11b Therefore, the terminal control unit 13 of the mobile terminal 8 automatically connects to the second authentication device 11b of the exit gate 6.

  According to this configuration, in comparison with FIG. 8A, the scenes that are automatically connected to the first authenticating device 11a of the entrance gate 5 or the second authenticating device 11b of the exit gate 6 are limited, so that it is smoother. It is possible to move in and out.

  ・ Regarding the modification example shown in FIG. 8B, the settlement history is omitted from the connection conditions, and the first authentication device 11a of the entrance gate 5 or the exit is added based on the presence / absence of the entry / exit history and the presence / absence of a connection with the in-vehicle device. You may employ | adopt the structure which controls the connection with the 2nd authentication apparatus 11b of the gate 6.

  In this case, when there is no warehousing history and exit history as the final history, such as the state before warehousing, it is distinguished whether there is a connection with the in-vehicle device or not, and when there is a connection with the in-vehicle device. As long as it is controlled, the communication connection between the mobile terminal 8 and the first authentication device 11a is suitable. Accordingly, particularly when the entrance / exit management system is applied to the parking lot management system, the connection when the user who has the mobile terminal 8 is not on board is forgotten, so that the user carries the mobile terminal 8 and is on board. For the user, smooth warehousing is possible.

-FIG.8 (c) shows the example of a control when normal use (dive-in use) and use with a warehousing reservation are used together.
In this case, the terminal control unit 13 of the mobile terminal 8 performs the first authentication regardless of whether there is a reservation for warehousing when there is a leaving history, a settlement history is not present, and there is a connection with an in-vehicle device, as in the state prior to warehousing. Since it requires connection with the device 11a, it automatically connects with the first authentication device 11a of the entrance gate 5. In the case of a parking lot for reservation only, when there is a leaving history, there is no settlement history, and there is a connection with an in-vehicle device, if there is no reservation, control that does not automatically connect to the first authentication device 11a of the entrance gate 5 is adopted. However, in the case of combined use, there is a possibility of jumping in even if there is no reservation. Therefore, regardless of whether there is a reservation, the first authentication device 11a of the entrance gate 5 is automatically connected.

  In addition, the terminal control unit 13 of the mobile terminal 8 has the second entry of the exit gate 6 when there is a connection history with the in-vehicle device when there is a storage history and a settlement history such as a state of being in stock (cleared). Automatically connects to the authentication device 11b. This point is the same as the control example according to FIG.

  In the above-described embodiment, the mobile terminal 8 transmits the gate opening request to the first authentication device 11a in step 204 of FIG. 4, but the first trigger signal is a request to open the entrance gate 5. It may be configured to transmit from the authentication device 11a. The same applies to step 312 in FIG. 5, step 404 in FIG. 6, and step 512 in FIG. 7.

  In the above-described embodiment and modification, the mobile terminal 8 is an example of a communication device, and the communication connection between the mobile terminal 8 and the authentication device 11 is controlled. The vehicle 3 may be an example of a communication device, and the communication connection between the vehicle 3 and the authentication device 11 may be controlled. In this case, the user interface application 17 may be downloaded to the vehicle 3 to allow the vehicle 3 to have the same function as that of the mobile terminal 8 and to execute the settlement in the vehicle 3.

The vehicle 3 or the mobile terminal 8 may perform authentication by communicating with the authentication device 11, transmit the result of the authentication to the authentication device 11, and activate the entrance gate 5 or the exit gate 6.
In the above-described embodiment and modification, the terminal control unit 13 of the mobile terminal 8 has a configuration corresponding to an example of the control unit. However, instead of or in addition to the terminal control unit 13 of the mobile terminal 8, the terminal control unit 13 of the equipment 1 is provided. The authentication device 11 may have a configuration corresponding to an example of the control unit. That is, the connection of communication between the communication device (the mobile terminal 8 or the vehicle 3) and the authentication device 11 may be controlled on the side of the facility 1 (hourly parking lot 2).

  Alternatively, the vehicle 3 may have a configuration corresponding to an example of the control unit. That is, the vehicle 3 may control the communication connection between the communication device (the mobile terminal 8 or the vehicle 3) and the authentication device 11.

  -Instead of the parking lot management system (shared system 9) that manages entry and exit of the vehicle 3 (mobile terminal 8), the present invention is applied to an entry / exit management system that manages entry / exit of a user who owns the mobile terminal 8. May be. For example, it may be embodied as an entrance / exit management system for managing entry / exit to / from a ticket gate of a station or entry / exit to / from an event site, as well as boarding / exiting a bus or boarding / disembarking an airplane.

  3 ... Vehicle, 8 ... Portable terminal (communication device), 9 ... Shared system (entry / outgoing management system), 11 ... Authentication device (entry / outgoing management device), 13 ...

Claims (4)

In the entry / exit management system that manages entry / exit to a predetermined space,
A communication device for entering and leaving the predetermined space;
An entry / exit management device that is capable of communicating with the communication device and manages entry / exit according to a result of authentication by communication with the communication device,
At least one of the communication device and the entry / exit management device includes a control unit that controls a communication connection between the communication device and the entry / exit management device based on an entry / exit history. The entry / exit management system according to claim 1, wherein the control unit controls a communication connection between the communication device and the entry / exit management device based on an entry / exit history and a settlement history. The control unit, in addition to the entry / exit history, determines whether communication between the communication device and the entry / exit management device is based on whether or not there is a connection with the communication device or a communication partner other than the entry / exit management device. The entry / exit management system according to claim 1 or 2, which controls connection. The entry / exit management system according to claim 3, wherein the communication device is a mobile terminal, and a communication partner different from the entry / exit management device is a vehicle.