JPH0913761A - Room entering/leaving control device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To eliminate the need to confirm whether or not a room key is taken out from around a key box by providing an annunciation means which announces whether or not a key is kept in a safekeeping box corresponding to the key box during ID discriminating operation in a side gate ID discriminating means. SOLUTION: When a visitor performs ID discriminating operations of individual identification information and room identification information, a controller displays whether or not the key of the corresponding room is kept inside the corresponding safekeeping box, on a display device 42 by. This construction makes it possible to eliminate the need to confirm whether or not a room key is taken out around the key box and eliminate a jammed state around the key.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an entrance / exit management device for managing entrance / exit of a building and storage of keys for each room in the building using, for example, an ID card as a medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the structure of a normal room entrance / exit management apparatus. In FIG. 1, 1 is a monitoring device for monitoring the inside of a building and issuing an alarm when an abnormality occurs, 2 is a controller for controlling a key box and a card reader described later, and 3 is a key for locking each room in the building. This is a key box that has a plurality of storages and allows the keys in each storage to be taken out based on the ID determination result, and the storage information of the key in each storage is transmitted to the controller 2. Reference numeral 4 is a universal access card reader as an ID determination means which is installed at a universal access port of a building and reads an ID card (not shown) carried by a visitor and controls locking / unlocking of an electric lock to be described later based on the identification of the ID. The electric lock provided in the mouth door is shown.

Here, the key box 3 has the structure shown in FIG. 2, for example. That is, the key box 3 is the card reader 31 incorporated in the key box.
And storages 32 to 35 for storing the keys of the rooms in the building, respectively, and the doors 32a to 35a of the storages are unlocked based on the ID discrimination by the card reader 31. The key stored in the storage is taken out and stored.

Further, like the key box shown in FIG.
Further, for each storage, a lamp 36a indicating whether or not the key of the room (the room where the key is stored in the storage 34) is stored, and whether or not the room is under security based on the control by the controller 2. Some lamps are provided with a lamp 36b indicating whether or not and a lamp 36c indicating an alarm in the room. In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, if a lamp is installed in the key box 3, it is not preferable for crime prevention because an outpatient can know the state of the room. Therefore, when giving priority to crime prevention, as shown in FIG. Adopt a structure not provided.

Next, the operation will be described. The key box 3 is usually installed near the access port. A person who enters the building enters the building by operating his / her card with the access opening card reader 4 to unlock the electric lock 5 on the access opening. After entering the building, the card reader 31 of the key box 3 operates his or her own card. When the room key is stored in the corresponding storage of the key box 3, the door of the storage can be opened and the key can be taken out. After that, the room is unlocked with the key and the room is entered.
The last person to leave the room locks the room with the key and then operates his / her card with the card reader 31 of the key box 3, opens the door of the storage box of the key box 3 and closes the door. After that, leave the building.

On the other hand, when the key is already taken out from the corresponding storage in the key box 3 at the time of entering the building, FIG.
In the type 3 key box 3, when the card reader 31 is operated, for example, a sound is issued to notify that "the key has already been taken out", or "the door of the storage is unlocked and the key is stored." No. " Further, in the key box 3 of the type shown in FIG. 3, when the key is taken out, the lamp 36a is turned off, and it is possible to notify the visitor that the key has already been taken out.

[0007]

As described above, in the conventional room entrance / exit management apparatus, when the key box 3 of the type shown in FIG. 2 is used, the key of the room is already taken out from the key box 3. However, unless the card reader 31 is used to determine the ID, it is not possible to know that the key has been taken out, and the card reader 31 of the key box 3 must be operated. It is the main cause of congestion around Box 3.

A key box 3 of the type shown in FIG.
When the key of the room is already taken out from the key box 3, whether or not the key of the room is taken out by the lighting state of the lamp 36a even if the ID is not discriminated by the card reader 31. However, even in this case, the lighting state of the lamp 36a of the key box 3 must be confirmed without fail, which may cause an increase in the congestion around the key box 3 during the morning work hours. ing.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and it is not necessary to confirm whether or not a room key has been taken out around the key box, and congestion around the key box can be prevented. The purpose is to obtain an entrance / exit management device that can be resolved.

[0010]

A room entrance / exit management apparatus according to the present invention has a plurality of storages for storing keys for locking each room in a building, and stores each storage in each storage based on ID discrimination. A key box that allows the key to be taken out, an electric lock installed on the door of the building, and a door ID that is installed at the door of the building and that controls the locking and unlocking of the electric lock based on the ID discrimination of the visitor. In the entrance / exit management device provided with a discrimination means, the universal port ID discrimination means is provided with an informing means for informing the content corresponding to the result of the ID discrimination operation at the time of the ID discrimination operation, and by the universal port ID discrimination means. It is characterized by comprising a controller for informing the informing means of whether or not a key is stored in the corresponding storage of the key box based on the identification result of the room identification information at the time of ID discrimination. That.

Further, the notifying means is a display device for displaying by character information whether or not the key is stored in the corresponding storage box of the key box.

Further, the universal port ID discriminating means is
The card reader is characterized by being a card reader for reading the personal identification information and the room identification information written on the card.

[0013]

In the entrance / exit management apparatus according to the present invention, the universal port ID discriminating means is provided with the informing means for informing the contents corresponding to the result of the ID discriminating operation during the ID discriminating operation, and the universal port ID discriminating means is also provided. By providing the controller for informing the informing means whether or not the key is stored in the corresponding storage of the key box based on the identification result of the room identification information at the time of the ID discrimination by the By performing the ID discrimination operation by the mouth ID discrimination means, whether the key of the room is stored in the key box or not stored is informed by the notifying means provided in the universal mouth ID discrimination means, and in advance. The key box shows whether the key is stored or not stored. Therefore, only the person whose key is stored in the key box needs to stop by to operate the key box, which can alleviate the congestion around the key box when commuting to work. Congestion around the key box can be eliminated without having to confirm whether or not it has been taken out.

Further, the notification means is a display device for displaying by character information whether or not the key is stored in the corresponding storage box of the key box, so that the key box can be displayed by the visitor by the character information. The key box can indicate whether the key is stored or not stored before heading.

Further, the universal port ID discriminating means is
By using a card reader that reads the personal identification information and room identification information written on the card, the controller stores the key in the relevant storage box of the key box before the visitor goes to the key box by the controller. The notifying means can be notified by recognizing whether it is in the middle or not stored.

[0016]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, as the entire configuration of the entrance / exit management device according to this embodiment, similar to the configuration shown in FIG. 1 described above, a monitoring device 1 for monitoring the inside of the building and issuing an alarm when an abnormality occurs, a controller 2, and the inside of the building. A key box 3 that has a plurality of storages for storing the keys for locking each room and that allows the keys in each storage to be taken out based on the ID determination result by the card reader, and is installed in the door of the building A general-purpose card reader 4 as a general-purpose port ID determining means for reading an ID card (not shown) carried by the visitor and controlling locking / unlocking an electric lock based on the ID determination.
And an electric lock 5 provided on the door of the side entrance.

As the key box 3, the card reader 31 incorporated in the key box and the keys of each room in the building are stored as the key box 3, and the card reader is the same as that shown in FIG. Doors 32a to 35a of the respective storages are provided with storages 32 to 35 whose unlocking is controlled based on the ID discrimination by 31. Further, as shown in FIG. A lamp 36a indicating whether or not a key of a room where the key is stored in the storage 34 is stored, a lamp 36b indicating whether or not the room is under security under the control of the controller 2, and an alarm of the room. The lamp 36c shown may be provided.

However, the general-purpose card reader 4 as the general-purpose ID judging means has a new ID judging operation in addition to the slot 41 and the ten-key pad 43 for normal card operation as shown in FIG. A display device 42 for displaying, by character information, whether or not a key is stored in a corresponding storage box of the key box 3 is provided as a notification unit that sometimes notifies the content corresponding to the ID determination operation result. . In this embodiment, the universal card reader 4
As the ID card to be read by, the room identification information corresponding to the personal identification information is written.

Further, the controller 2 in this embodiment
Controls the display device 42 to display whether or not the key is stored in the corresponding storage of the key box 3 based on the identification result of the room identification information when the ID is discriminated by the universal card reader 4. It is done like this. That is,
The key box 3 returns the storage information indicating that the key is taken out when the key is taken out from each storage, and the key is returned when the key is returned and stored in each storage. The storage information to that effect is sent to the controller 2, and the controller 2 stores the storage information of each storage corresponding to the room identification information in the built-in memory, and when the ID is determined by the universal card reader 4, Based on the identification result of the room identification information, whether the key is stored in the corresponding storage box of the key box 3 is displayed on the display device 42.
The display can be controlled.

Therefore, the entrance card reader 4 determines whether the key of the room is stored in the key box 3 or not by the ID discrimination operation by the entrance ID discrimination means by the visitor. The displayed display 42 indicates whether the key is stored or not stored before moving to the key box 3. Therefore, only the person whose key is stored in the key box 3 needs to stop by to operate the key box 3, and the congestion around the key box 3 at work can be alleviated. .

Next, regarding the operation according to the above configuration, FIG. 5 showing the processing of the universal card reader 4 and the controller 2
This will be described with reference to each flowchart of FIG. First of all, visitors can use their own card reader 4
Operate the D card. At this time, the universal card reader 4
Reads the personal identification information and room identification information written in the card and transmits them to the controller 2 (steps 61 to 63).

Next, it is checked whether the personal identification information and the room identification information are numbers permitted to enter the building, and if they are permitted numbers, the electric lock 5 at the side entrance is unlocked (step 64, 66). On the other hand, if it is not an authorized number,
The display 42 of the card reader 4 displays that "the card cannot be used" and transmits "use of illegal card" to the controller 2 (steps 64 and 65). If the time slot has already opened the access port, the electric lock / unlock in step 66 is not performed.

In the controller 2, the personal identification information and the room identification information transmitted in step 63 are input,
The key of the room is searched for whether it is stored in the storage box of the key box 3 or has been taken out and is not stored. If the key is stored, the “key storage” information is displayed. The "key not stored" information is transmitted to the card reader 4 (steps 71 to 74).

The card reader 4 inputs the information from the controller 2, and if the content is "key storage",
Displaying "key storage" on the display device 42 for a certain period of time,
If "key not stored", "key not stored" is displayed on the display device 42 for a certain period of time (steps 67 to 70).

Therefore, the visitor confirms the display, and if it is the "key storage" display, operates the key box 3 to take out the key and goes to the room, while the "key not stored" display is displayed. If you do, you will go to your room.

As described above, according to this embodiment, when the visitor performs the ID discrimination operation of the personal identification information and the room identification information by the universal card reader 4, the key of the room is stored in the key box 3. Whether it is inside or not stored is displayed as character information by the display device 42 provided in the universal card reader 4, so that the key is stored in the key box 3 in advance or not stored. Therefore, only the person whose key is stored in the key box 3 needs to stop by and operate the key box 3 to relieve the congestion around the key box 3 during work. it can.

[0027]

As described above, according to the present invention, the universal port ID discriminating means is provided with the informing means for informing the contents corresponding to the result of the ID discriminating operation during the ID discriminating operation, and the universal port ID is also provided. By providing the controller for informing the informing means whether or not the key is stored in the corresponding storage of the key box based on the identification result of the room identification information when the ID is discriminated by the discriminating means By performing the ID discrimination operation by the universal port ID discrimination means,
Whether the key of the room is stored in the key box or not stored is notified by the notification unit provided in the universal port ID determination unit, and the key is stored in the key box or not stored in advance. Therefore, it is not necessary to confirm whether or not the room key has been taken out around the key box, and it is possible to eliminate the congestion around the key box.

Further, the notification means is a display device for displaying whether or not the key is stored in the corresponding storage box of the key box by the character information, so that the key box can be displayed by the visitor by the character information. The effect is that the key box can display whether the key is stored or not stored before heading.

Further, the universal port ID discriminating means is
By using a card reader that reads the personal identification information and room identification information written on the card, the controller stores the key in the relevant storage box of the key box before the visitor goes to the key box by the controller. There is an effect that the notification means can be notified by recognizing whether it is in the middle or not stored.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of an entry / exit management apparatus according to the related art and the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration example of a key box in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing another configuration example of the key box in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of a universal card reader according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of a universal card reader according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating processing of the controller according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Description of Reference Signs] 2 controller, 3 key box, 4 universal card reader, 5 electric lock, 31 key box card reader, 32 to 35 key storage, 32a to 35a key storage door, 42 display device.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A key box having a plurality of storages for storing keys for locking each room in the building and enabling the keys in the respective storages to be taken out based on the ID discrimination, and a door for the building. In the entrance / exit management device, the entrance / exit management device is provided with an electric lock provided on a door and a entrance ID determination means installed at a entrance of the building and controlling the locking / unlocking of the electric lock based on the ID identification of a visitor. The mouth ID discriminating means is provided with a notifying means for notifying the content corresponding to the result of the ID discriminating operation at the time of the ID discriminating operation, and the ID by the above-mentioned universal port ID discriminating means.
Entrance / exit management characterized by including a controller for informing the informing means of whether or not a key is stored in the corresponding storage of the key box based on the identification result of the room identification information at the time of determination apparatus. 2. The entrance / exit management device according to claim 1, wherein the notification means is a display device for displaying, by character information, whether or not a key is stored in the corresponding storage box of the key box. A room entrance / exit management device. 3. The room entrance / exit management device according to claim 1, wherein the universal port ID determining means is a card reader for reading the personal identification information and the room identification information written in the ID card. Room access control device.