JPH09198538A - Entrance and exit management terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an entrance/exit management terminal equipment capable of leaving the recording of all visitors and surely specifying an intruder without the need of the burglar prevention device of a large scale. SOLUTION: The electric lock of a door is unlocked by collating the information of an ID card and the information of an identification number or the like. When the visitor performs the input operation of the ID card to a card reader part 3, a memory controller 9 writes image information photographed by a CCD camera part 1 in a memory 10, the image information written in the memory 10 is transmitted through a transmission circuit 12 to the computer 13 of a central monitoring center along with the date and time of recording and the conditions of the visitor are monitored and the video images are recorded in the centeral monitoring center. Sound information gathered by a microphone 2 is also transmitted through the transmission circuit 12 to the computer 13 of the central monitoring center, sound around the microphone 2 is listened to in the central monitoring center and a monitoring function is improved.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to entry / exit management for managing entry / exit of a building or building, or entry / exit of a partitioned area (room, floor, machine room, etc.) in a building or building. The present invention relates to a management terminal device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a conventional room entry / exit management terminal device. In FIG. 3, 21 is a card reader unit, 22 is a numeric keypad for inputting a code number, 23 is an input circuit, 24 is an input / output circuit, 25 is a CPU, 26 is a memory, 27 is a transmission circuit, 28 is an electric lock of a door. It is a control circuit that executes opening / closing control. FIG. 4 is a front view showing the appearance of the entrance / exit management terminal device of FIG. 3, and 29 is a power lamp showing the operating state of the device, an ID card reading confirmation (OK).
/ NG etc.) lamps, lamps for opening / closing display of electric locks, etc.

This conventional entrance / exit management terminal device is installed, for example, near an outside door of a room, and a person who enters the room inserts an ID card in which personal identification information is written into a card reader section 21.
Insert the pre-registered password into the numeric keypad 2
Type in 2. The CPU 25 reads the ID card information read by the card reader unit 21 and sent through the input circuit 23, and the numeric keypad 22 is used for inputting the information.
The code number sent via 4 is written in the memory 26 and collated. If the collation result is correct, the CPU 25
Sends an unlocking signal to the electric lock control circuit 28 via the input / output circuit 24, the electric lock on the door is unlocked, and the person entering the room can open the door to enter the room. Further, the information of the ID card written in the memory 26 is transmitted to the computer of the central monitoring center (not shown) via the transmission circuit 27 and recorded as the entry record.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional configuration, the electric lock is unlocked by collating the information of the ID card with the code number, and the information of the ID card only remains as the entry record. Even if the ID card of another person is illegally used to enter the room, the record for identifying the person who illegally enters the room is not left if the person knows the information. Further, when the person enters the room while the electric lock is unlocked subsequent to the unauthorized person entering the room or the legitimate person entering the room, it is not necessary to use the ID card, and the record of the person entering the room is not left. Therefore, a large-scale crime prevention device such as an image monitoring system such as an ITV is necessary in order to keep a record of all the persons who entered the room and prevent intruders. In addition, in the case of a surveillance system using a large number of surveillance cameras, intruders may not be recorded as images because skip surveillance is usually performed at fixed time intervals.

It is an object of the present invention to improve the security level of management only with a card without requiring a large-scale crime prevention device, and to leave a video record of all the intruders including intruders to ensure the intruders. It is to provide an entrance / exit management terminal device that can be specified as follows.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an entrance / exit management terminal device which has at least an ID for unlocking an electric lock.
An entrance / exit management terminal device that requires an input operation to a card reader unit of a card, and is provided with an imaging unit for photographing a person entering the room,
It is characterized in that a memory is provided for storing image information from the image pickup unit taken when an input operation is performed on the ID card, and a transmission circuit is provided for transmitting the image information stored in the memory to the central monitoring center.

According to this structure, the image information taken by the person who has entered the ID card into the card reader is stored in the memory, and the image information is transmitted to the central monitoring center. You can monitor the situation of people entering the room and record the video. Since the person who entered the room can be identified from the recorded image, an unauthorized user of the ID card and an intruder who subsequently entered the room after the user of the ID card can also be identified from the recorded image.

A room entrance / exit management terminal device according to a second aspect is the room entrance / exit management terminal device according to the first aspect, in which a microphone is provided and voice information from the microphone can be output to a central monitoring center through a transmission circuit. . As a result, the voice of the person entering the room and the sound around it can be heard at the central monitoring center, and the monitoring function can be enhanced. The entry / exit management terminal device according to claim 3 is the entry / exit management terminal device according to claim 2, wherein the memory also stores image information captured when the voice information from the microphone exceeds a predetermined level. There is. This makes it possible to take a picture of the situation even when an intruder makes an abnormal noise such as breaking glass or prying up the door at a warning time such as at night.
It can be recorded and used to help identify intruders.

A room entrance / exit management terminal device according to a fourth aspect is the room entrance / exit management terminal device according to the first, second or third aspect, wherein a speaker capable of outputting voice information from the central monitoring center is provided. As a result, the central monitoring center can give instructions to the occupants. Also, if a microphone is provided, it is possible to have a conversation between the central monitoring center and the occupants.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an entry / exit management terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1 is a CCD camera unit (imaging unit), 2 is a microphone for converting ambient sound into an electric signal, 3 is a card reader unit for reading information from an ID card, 4 is a keyboard, LED, liquid crystal display device, etc. It consists of a man-machine interface and displays instructions such as ID number input instructions for the ID card, reading errors, and electric lock status display.
A display input unit for inputting, 5 and 8 are interfaces, and 6 is A / D conversion / sound pressure for A / D converting the signal from the microphone 2 and checking the sound pressure level at a set time to detect an abnormal sound. A level check circuit, 7 is an input circuit, 9 is a memory controller for controlling writing / reading of information to / from the memory 10, 11 is a CPU, 12 is a transmission circuit, 13 is a computer of a central monitoring center, 14
Is a speaker connected to the central monitoring computer 13, 15 is a control circuit for controlling the opening and closing of the electric lock of the door, and 16 is a bus line for data and control signals. 2 is a front view showing the appearance of the entrance / exit management terminal device of FIG.

The entry / exit management terminal device of this embodiment is
The electric lock on the door is unlocked by collating the information on the ID card with the information such as the secret code. For example, it is installed near the door on the outside of the room, and the person who enters the room puts the ID card on the card reader unit 3. When the information is inserted and information such as a pre-registered code number is input to the display input unit 4, the CPU 11
The information of the D card is taken into the memory 10, and the information of the ID card and the information input to the display input unit 4 are collated. If the collation result is correct, an unlock signal is issued to the control circuit 15 of the electric lock, and the electricity of the door is turned on. The lock is unlocked, and a person can enter the room by opening the door.

Further, when a person entering the room inputs the ID card into the card reader unit 3, the memory controller 9
Writes the image information photographed by the CCD camera unit 1 in the memory 10, and transmits the image information written in the memory 10 to the computer 13 of the central monitoring center via the transmission circuit 12 together with the recording date and time. This allows the central monitoring center to monitor the situation of the occupants and record the video. Since the person who entered the room can be identified from the recorded image, an unauthorized user of the ID card and an intruder who subsequently entered the room after the user of the ID card can also be identified from the recorded image. Note that the CCD camera unit 1 is always operating, and when the input operation of the ID card is performed, image information at that time is transmitted to the computer 13 of the central monitoring center.

The voice information collected by the microphone 2 is also transmitted to the computer 13 of the central monitoring center via the transmission circuit 12, and the speaker 14 connected to the computer 13 makes a sound around the microphone 2 and the voice of the occupant. Can be heard and the monitoring function can be enhanced. The sound pressure level check time of the A / D conversion / sound pressure level check circuit 6 to which the microphone 2 is connected is set to a warning time, for example, at night. Then, when the A / D conversion / sound pressure level check circuit 6 detects an abnormal sound such as a glass breakage by an intruder at the nighttime or a door being pry open, the memory controller 9 captures image information captured by the CCD camera unit 1. Is written in the memory 10 and is transmitted to the computer 13 of the central monitoring center through the transmission circuit 12 together with the date and time when the image information was recorded. This makes it possible to capture and record the intruder and the situation thereof and to help identify the intruder. At the same time, by emitting an abnormal sound collected by the microphone 2 from the speaker 14, it is possible to call attention to an observer at the central monitoring center.

Further, if a speaker (not shown) capable of listening to the voice from the central monitoring center is built in,
The central monitoring center can give instructions to the occupants. Further, an intercom telephone handset is provided in the central monitoring center instead of the speaker 14 or separately,
Using this intercom telephone handset, built-in speaker, and microphone 2, it becomes possible to have a conversation between the central monitoring center and the occupants. It should be noted that the built-in speaker and the microphone 2 may be of an integrated type such as an intercom.

It is also possible to always unlock the electric lock from the central monitoring center during the daytime and to always select and display an image of a specific place as an image. As described above, according to this embodiment, without using a large-scale security device such as an image monitoring system such as an ITV, the security level of management using only a card is improved, and an intruder including an intruder is introduced. All video recordings can be left, the intruder can be identified with certainty, and the crime prevention function can be improved.

Although the entrance / exit management terminal device of the above-mentioned embodiment is designed to unlock the electric lock of the door by collating the information of the ID card with the information such as the code number, the code number is not required. Needless to say, the electric lock on the door may be unlocked only by the input operation of the ID card.

[0017]

The entrance / exit management terminal device according to claim 1
The image information taken when the occupant inputs the ID card into the card reader is stored in the memory, and the image information is transmitted to the central monitoring center. Therefore, the situation of the occupant can be monitored at the central monitoring center. Video can be recorded. Since the person entering the room can be identified from this recorded video, I
An unauthorized user of the D card and an intruder who subsequently enters the room after the user of the ID card can also be identified from the recorded video. Therefore, the crime prevention function can be improved without using a large-scale crime prevention device such as an image monitoring system such as ITV.

The entry / exit management terminal device according to claim 2 is the entry / exit management terminal device according to claim 1, wherein a microphone is provided, and voice information from the microphone can be output to a central monitoring center via a transmission circuit. As a result, the voice of the occupant and the sound in the vicinity can be heard at the central monitoring center, and the monitoring function can be enhanced. The entry / exit management terminal device according to claim 3 is the entry / exit management terminal device according to claim 2, wherein the memory also stores image information captured when voice information from the microphone exceeds a predetermined level. By doing so, for example, during warning time such as at night,
Even if an intruder makes an abnormal sound such as breaking glass or opening a door, the situation can be photographed and recorded to help identify the intruder.

A room entrance / exit management terminal device according to claim 4 is the room entrance / exit management terminal device according to claim 1, wherein a speaker capable of outputting voice information from a central monitoring center is provided. The monitoring center can give instructions to the occupants. Also, if a microphone is provided, it is possible to have a conversation between the central monitoring center and the occupants.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an entrance / exit management terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the appearance of the entry / exit management terminal device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a conventional entrance / exit management terminal device.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing the appearance of a conventional room entry / exit management terminal device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 CCD camera unit (imaging unit) 2 Microphone 3 Card reader unit 4 Display input unit 5, 8 Interface 6 A / D conversion / sound pressure level check circuit 7 Input circuit 9 Memory controller 10 Memory 11 CPU 12 Transmission circuit 13 Central monitoring Computer 14 Speaker 15 Control circuit for electric lock

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. At least an ID for unlocking an electric lock
A room entry / exit management terminal device that requires an input operation of a card into a card reader section, and is provided with an image capturing section for capturing an image of a person entering the room, and image information from the image capturing section captured when the ID card is input is operated. An entrance / exit management terminal device comprising a memory for storing and a transmission circuit for transmitting the image information stored in the memory to a central monitoring center. 2. The entrance / exit management terminal device according to claim 1, wherein a microphone is provided, and voice information from the microphone can be output to a central monitoring center via a transmission circuit. 3. The entrance / exit management terminal device according to claim 2, wherein the memory also stores image information taken when the voice information from the microphone exceeds a predetermined level. 4. The entrance / exit management terminal device according to claim 1, further comprising a speaker capable of outputting voice information from the central monitoring center.