DE102004048403A1 - Access control device for controlling barriers has a sluice-type control point for people so as to release or block passage by relying on a check of predetermined conditions - Google Patents

Abstract

A sluice-type control point (STCP) (1) for people has a document reader (DR) (6), a biometric unit (BU) for detecting biometric features and a central control unit (2) for triggering the STCP so that, straight after recording definite documents like identity cards or passports by means of the DR and/or biometric features like finger prints, passage is allowed via the BU.

Description

The The invention relates to an access control device, as in the first Line for High security areas or airports in particular for settlement the border crossing or Boradings is needed.

Especially in the airport area is due to the increasing threat of terrorism considerable additional Security requirement emerged. It sees the state of the art that at check-in the airline tickets with the identity card or passports the potential passengers are compared. Then be at least the passengers assigned to the non-Schengen area led to the customs, either by visual inspection or by means of appropriate documents examiner a review of Authenticity of the identity documents, in particular the identity cards and of passports is made. The passengers then enter the boarding area the airport, taking before the actual entry of the aircraft then only the boarding cards, essentially the seat cards, of the aircraft to be checked. In recent years, it has increasingly been found that within the sprawling Airport facilities the problem is that potentially security-related Persons, but also frequent flyers with an excellent knowledge of the area are and therefore the possibility exists, after passing the one checkpoint, so about the check-in and / or customs on the way to the second or third Control point to exchange the persons. The person checking in carried out has escaped unnoticed in many places. This succeeds, for example in that the persons already checked in the check-in area up the way to customs or even after customs on the Way to boarding exchanged.

Of the The invention is therefore based on the object, an access control device to create, on the one hand, the exchange of the relevant Making people between check-in and boarding impossible and moreover ensures that people who have been invaded in this area without authorization can not disappear again undetected. In addition, the invention lies the task is to increase the efficiency of the control processes.

The The object underlying the invention is achieved by an access control device according to the characteristics of the main claim. advantageous Embodiments can the dependent dependent claims 2 to 15 are taken.

First, the access control device triggers according to the main claim the problem of the possible Exchanging people by having a security gate next to them a conventional one Document reader a biometer unit for recording biometric Characteristics is assigned. Only the collection and evaluation of biometric Features, such as a fingerprint, a facial image and / or even an illustration of the eye iris, make sure that at least with almost certainly the correct person the Security gate happens. The special feature of the system is now in it, the capture of biometric features and identity documents to combine and only for the case that the two are independent each other working sensors the authenticity of the person to be checked confirm that Passage is released. These are the biometor unit and the document reader with a central control unit in data connection, in turn, these data with in one of the central control unit matched data storage unit matches.

A Another special feature of the access control device is that the security gate has a first and a second passage barrier includes, so that the person to be checked after the passage separated by the first passage barrier in the security gate from the outside world is absorbed and thus an uncontrolled escape of the person no longer possible at this point is.

In advantageous embodiment of this feature, it is therefore useful the lock area between the first and second passage barriers with an optical sensor, preferably with a camera and / or with at least one photocell to monitor the further behavior to be able to detect the persons who have entered this area. In In the simplest embodiment, the monitoring can be used to inform the persons in question that they have the passage continue through the lock area. Furthermore can be detected by means of optical sensors, if appropriate abusive or accidentally several people get into the lock area are.

In a concrete embodiment, the personal air lock is constructed so that the document reader is arranged in front of the first passage barrier and the biometor unit for detecting biometric feature is arranged in the passage direction behind the first passage barrier, but before the second passage barrier. This is sicherge notes that if, for example, individuals have issued their identification documents at the individual checkpoints, those persons have no reason to avoid passing through the first transit block in the face of the documentary examiner who was ordered before the first time-out, preferably their ID card or even only submit your ticket to the document reader, then the first transit block opens. It can remain open whether the first transit lock opens in any case, so for example even if the document reader has already recognized that the document is invalid. Also in this case it may be useful to let the person enter the secure lock area. In any case, a biometor unit for detecting the biometric features, ie, for example, for detecting a fingerprint, is additionally arranged in the lock area. At the latest by this access control device, it is checked whether the person identity to be demanded is given.

The The above embodiment is advantageously still characterized support that the first passage barrier is essentially over-man-high with non-transparent Swing doors trained is. After usually such passage barriers within an adjacent wall or other barriers is arranged, so it is not possible from the area in front of the passage barrier in the lock area behind it see, so first It can be assumed that passengers are the first transit barrier happen.

Around the swing doors the first passage block possible will close immediately after the entry of a person the swivel range of the swing doors monitored with a shear edge sensor.

Also in the interest of a speedy Settlement, but also to avoid misuse is the swing doors of the first passage barrier of the mentioned Scherkantensensor assigned, this being an additional optical sensor is about a radar or infrared sensor, which detects whether people are still in the swivel range of the doors of the first passage barrier are arranged. In the event that the persons in this area over can persist beyond a given time horizon, can by means of a an indication of the voice module assigned to the central memory unit transmitted to the person concerned become. The shear edge sensor thus also serves a rapid settlement of Access controls.

In Advantageous development is the area behind only even with, preferably half-height, partitions provided, in particular the second passage barrier is only half-high. This makes it possible that behind the first passage barrier area lying about from a customs officer can be viewed. In addition to the already mentioned automatic monitoring this area by means of the optical associated with this area Sensor technology may be useful for safety reasons, the mentioned visual contact with the security guards or other security personnel to these Ensure site. In addition, the semi-high education allows that one or a few persons several, preferably arranged in parallel Monitor person locks, as monitored in this area only half-trained lock channels can be. An additional monitoring is self-evident given and needed by the optical sensors.

In again advantageous embodiment is the second passage barrier divided into two partial passages by means of a corresponding partition wall, which each have their own passage barrier or a separate pivoting wing of second passage block is assigned. With proper handling the control process opens the central controller depending on the result of the adjustment the detected by means of the document reader and / or the biometor unit Data with the data stored in the central storage unit each one or the other passage. Usually leads the a passage directly to customs or other security personnel, during the other passage free access to the plane and / or border crossing releases. In an advantageous embodiment, depending on the airport area immediately before entering the aircraft another biometor unit arranged be with the central control unit, especially this one central control unit associated database, also in data connection stands.

The document reader associated with the personal lock comprises at least one scanner unit and a text recognition unit in order to be able to record and verify the documents produced according to the ICAO standard (International Civil Aviation Organization) with regard to the security-relevant information. The scanner usually generates a high-resolution color image of the document first. In a further step, the text data of the frame are extracted and automatically read out and checked by means of a powerful OCR software assigned to the text recognition unit. Depending on the security standard, the document reader can also check a 3M security foil of the identity papers or, if necessary, ultraviolet fluorescent security features. Basically, the biometor unit assigned to the personal lock can have any desired biometric features a photographic image of the face of the person to be identified, a picture of the eye iris or, preferably, a fingerprint read and evaluate.

In Advantageous design and the fingerprints are contactless, So recorded without contact between sensor and skin surface. That from the finger lines reflected light is thereby converted from a CMOS sensor into electrical Signals are converted and thus a picture of the epidermis of the finger being examined generated. This data is then used for reconciliation.

In again advantageous embodiment is the access control device another control unit with an additional document reader and / or an additional one Biometereinheit upstream. In this case, this control unit is also Data connected to the central control unit. The upstream one Control unit, ie in the airport area about the check-in area, can be used to advantage, later in the area of the airlock data to be checked to read into the system and for later To provide matching. This measure of reading and learning the Data in an upstream control unit is essential Contribution to the amount of data to be managed within the Keep system small and thus the required processing speed for the to ensure subsequent adjustments. In addition, the capture of the Document data in connection with the biometric data of access requesting person effective protection against exchange of this person on the way from a first to a second checkpoint The combined collection of badge data in conjunction with biometric data and their recheck on a downstream one second checkpoint represents the highest possible level of security to be achieved access control.

In Advantageous embodiment, so that of the person lock associated document reader and / or the biometor unit detected Data with that of an upstream control device, in particular a check-in, stored data compared and in dependence with the result of this adjustment the passage is released or blocked. Respectively, when accessing the balance of the sensors the documentile and biometric data collected by the security gate either with the data collected by the upstream control unit performed in a 1: 1 or a 1: N adjustment. In particular, the person lock assigned document reader before the first pass barring can be used, that is based on that of the Document readers recorded data that this document associated biometric Data already from the memory unit assigned to the central control unit retrieved and for matching with those from the biometor unit prior to the second passage barrier provided with biometric data become. At this point, there is only a 1: 1 balance between the biometric data collected at this point and that of the central control unit already provided data required. Also this preselection of the data to be checked from the amount of data collected during the check-in provides a further contribution to the increase the processing speed of the access control device overall. Especially this fast processing speed makes another contribution to the acceptance of such systems and in particular, the overall efficiency of the access control device represents.

The Invention will be described below with reference to a in the drawing only schematically illustrated embodiment explained in more detail.

It demonstrate:

1 : a person lock the access control device in a plan view and

2 : in the 1 shown person lock in a side view.

1 shows in a plan view the security gate of an access control device. In doing so, the personal airlock must 1 be seen in conjunction with other facilities of the access control device. Usually the person lock is 1 preceded by another control device. This may, for example, be the check-in counter of an airline in the area of an airport. In a manner not shown here, the personal data are recorded at the check-in counter and a comparison of the personal data with the data already stored during the booking process is carried out. Usually, the flight ticket and the identity card or other travel document of the traveling person is checked at the check-in. In connection with the access device to be explained here, ideally in the area of the check-ins, the biometric data, for example a fingerprint, a photograph, especially a facial image or even a photograph of the eye iris of the person concerned, are uniquely identified.

Those in the check-in area at the passport control and in the collection of said Biometric data collected is then sent to a central control unit 2 transmitted the data in question in one of the central control unit 2 associated central storage unit 3 stores. Here is the central control unit 2 , preferably via a bus system, with all components of the access control device, in particular the persons sluice 1 connected. The security gate 1 essentially comprises a first passage barrier 4 and a second passage barrier disposed in the passage direction behind it 5 , The potential passage through the security gate 1 is in 1 symbolized by corresponding arrows. The first transit barrier 4 is a document reader 6 assigned in the passage direction before the first passage barrier 4 is arranged.

The per se conventional document reader is usually able to read in accordance with the ICAO standard produced identity papers and to verify their authenticity. It works with an OCR text recognition and other test mechanisms, which are for example also suitable to evaluate fluorescent security features or 3M security films. The document reader 6 automatically transmits the result of its check to the central control unit 2 which, depending on a comparison with the data provided by the check-in, first determines whether it is a document already recorded at check-in and whether the document in question is identical to the document presented in the check-in area; moreover, if it is a valid travel document.

In the direction of passage behind the first passage barrier 4 , but in the direction of passage before the second passage block 5 is additionally a biometer unit 7 intended. The biometer unit 7 represents a device for detecting biometric features, ie either a fingerprint, a photographic image, in particular a facial image or a scanner for the eye iris. All these features are suitable for an almost completely unequivocal and especially tamper-evident unique identification of persons. In the present embodiment, the biometor unit is concerned 7 a fingerprint reader of the latest generation of devices. With these devices, fingerprints can also be recorded without contact. In this case, the light reflected from the finger lines is converted by a CMOS sensor into electrical signals, and thus an analog or digital image of the epidermis of the respectively examined finger of the person concerned is generated. The with the biometer unit 7 recorded data are also sent to the central control unit 2 to match with those in the storage unit 3 filed data.

The first and second transit barriers 4 and 5 limit a lock area 10 the security gate 1 , This lock area 10 is compared to the entrance from the outside first through the first passage barrier 4 foreclosed, being the first passage barrier 4 is preferably formed above man-high or room high, so that the lock area 10 not obvious from the outside. This desired effect is achieved by appropriate, possibly to the passage barrier in imaginary extension of the longitudinal extent of the first passage barrier 4 on both sides forterstreckende view barrier walls 11 . 11 ' supported. As will become clear below, it is not necessarily desirable that the free insight into the lock area 10 is possible from the outside.

However, it is unavoidable that at the time of opening the first transit barrier 4 at least for a short time, free insight into the lock area 10 is opened. Around this period of free insight into the lock area 10 Keep as short as possible, is the swing doors 12 . 12 ' , which are each driven by an electric motor, a central shearcan sensor 13 assigned. The shear edge sensor 13 recognizes in the swivel range of the swing doors 12 . 12 ' the first passage block 4 Whether the swivel range has been left by the person who has entered in each case and then sends an enable signal to the central control unit, if necessary 2 , which then immediately the electric motor drive the swing doors 12 . 12 ' so controls that the swing doors 12 . 12 ' be closed again. The person is now in the self-contained lock area 10 added. For this purpose, the lock area 10 in addition of side walls 14 . 14 ' flanked, but in contrast to the view barrier walls 11 . 11 ' preferably formed semi-high and transparent. This makes it possible for several, preferably parallel, personal locks 1 A centrally located customs, security or security staff can or may be centrally monitored 1 monitor.

Like also out 1 can be seen, is the second passage barrier 5 by a, preferably centrally arranged partition 15 in two parts 16 . 16 ' divided. Access to the two partial passages 16 . 16 ' forms a likewise half-high swing wing 17 . 17 ' , which are also each driven by an electric motor.

The subdivision into the two partial passages 16 . 16 ' opens up the possibility depending on the result of the adjustment with the biometer unit 7 collected data with those in the storage unit 3 stored data one or the other partial passage 16 . 16 ' the second passage lock 5 release. It can in the present Ausfüh example, assume that the passage 16 the access to the aircraft or to the secured area opened and the partial passage 16 ' leads directly to customs or security personnel. Due to the meantime closed swing doors 12 . 12 ' is at this time an unauthorized escape of the person in the lock 1 already recorded person no longer possible.

The partial passages 16 . 16 ' are on both sides of circular chord half-height and especially transparent vanes 18 . 18 ' limited. The guide elements are usually made of glass or Plexiglas.

According to the in 2 shown side view of the person lock 1 according to the in 1 II, II section line is the lock area 10 In addition, an optical sensor, namely a camera 20 , assigned. The camera 20 monitors in particular the behavior of each in the lock area 10 person or persons. This is how the camera gives 20 For example, signal, if instead of one, several people should have penetrated into the lock area. For this purpose, the central control unit 2 that with the camera 20 be connected to a speech module that automatically instructions to the people in the lock area 10 , such as "Please continue".

Like also out 2 it can be seen that between the first passage barrier 4 and the second transit barrier 5 lying lock area 10 with transparent side walls 14 . 14 ' secured, which has essentially the shape of a quarter circle. So it's hardly possible from the lock area 10 other than by one of the two swing wings 17 or 17 ' the second passage barrier 5 to leave.

In the following, the function of the access control device as a whole will be summarized once again, the central component of which in the 1 and 2 shown personal lock 1 is:
Usually, a traveler must present their passport at check-in. There, the authenticity of this document will be checked. In addition, at least one biometric feature of the traveler, preferably a fingerprint, is detected. All information collected in this context becomes a central storage unit 3 a central control unit 2 fed. The traveler then arrives in the area behind the check-in area and is prompted to board at the time of boarding 1 to move. In this area he is informed that he is in front of the security gate 1 his travel document or other authorization card to the document reader 6 to carry out a review on its own initiative. Once again, the result of the features detected there is transferred to the memory unit assigned to the central control unit 3 transmitted. Regardless of whether the document reader 6 already determines at this time that the presented travel document is not valid or has been exchanged abusively, then becomes the first transit block 4 opened, prompting the person in the lock area 1 enter. The swivel range of the swing doors 12 . 12 ' The first passage barrier is thereby a shear edge sensor 13 monitored, depending on whether the person completely enters, possibly the person using one of the central control unit 2 driven voice module is prompted to go through, so that then the swing doors 12 . 12 ' automatically by means of an electromotive drive behind the then in the lock area 10 close completely absorbed person.

The person will then be inside the lock area 10 asked to the biometor unit 7 to step forward and, for example, to guide your finger into the relaxation area. Due to the document capture already performed by the document reader 6 In the meantime, the dataset of biometric features belonging to this document, in particular the fingerprint dataset relevant here, has already been provided for comparison. The biometer unit 7 then acquires the biometric data and transmits this data record to the central control unit 2 taking into account the out of the storage unit 3 already provided record makes a comparison. Since a 1: 1 comparison of two data sets can now be carried out directly, this is possible relatively quickly. The adjustment can be carried out within 15 seconds and faster.

Depending on the result of this adjustment then either the partial passage 16 or other partial passage 16 ' opened. One of the two partial passages 16 . 16 ' then leads to the aircraft or in the corresponding security area, depending on the design of the security area immediately before entering the aircraft, a further biometor unit can be arranged. In the event that the balance of the document reader 6 or the biometor unit 7 If the collected data has not been matched with the data recorded in the check-in area or other safety-related information has been generated, the other part will be used instead 16 ' opened, which either the security or security personnel access or opened in the lock area 10 recorded person is requested by this partial passage 16 . 16 ' to advocate customs or security personnel.

above Thus, an access control device is described, on the one hand a highly efficient handling of passengers in the airport area in particular customs clearance or boarding largely automatic in the Schengen and non-Schengen areas of customs, d. H. made with at least significantly reduced staffing can be. It allows the combination of document review and the collection and verification of biometric Features one not possible Safety standard in this area. In particular, it is due the capture of biometric features almost completely impossible persons between the Check-in area and boarding area to exchange. The existing one Problem involving the collection and processing of biometric features due to the significant amounts of data to be evaluated in this context is solved primarily by the fact that through the combination of document data and biometric features is so relieved that only a biometric record with be compared to a different biometric data set got to. This is the review of biometric features in the required speed and Accuracy possible.

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Security gate

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control unit

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storage unit

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first Passage barrier

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second Passage barrier

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document reader

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Biometereinheit

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lock area

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Visual barrier wall

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hinged door

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Shear edge sensor

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Side wall

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partition wall

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Part passages

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rotary vane

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vane

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camera

Claims (15)

Access control device, in particular border-crossing control device, with a person lock releasing or blocking a passage in response to the checking of predetermined conditions ( 1 ), whereby this person lock ( 1 ) at least one document reader ( 6 ) and at least one biometor unit ( 7 ) for the adoption of biometric features and a central control unit ( 2 ) is assigned such that the control unit ( 2 ) the security gate ( 1 ) such that only after the capture of defined documents, in particular an identity card or a passport, by means of the document reader ( 6 ) and / or biometric features, preferably a fingerprint, by means of the biometer unit ( 7 ) and the reconciliation of this collected data with in a memory unit ( 3 ) accessed by the central control unit ( 2 ), stored data of the passage is releasable. Access control device according to claim 1, characterized in that the person lock ( 1 ) one from a first transit barrier ( 4 ) and a second passage barrier following in the direction of passage ( 5 ) limited closed lock area ( 10 ) having. Access control device, characterized in that the person lock another optical sensor, preferably a camera ( 20 ) or at least one light barrier, for detecting the behavior of the persons within the lock area ( 10 ) assigned. Access control device according to claim 2, characterized in that the optical sensor system detects at least the following states: - none Person in the lock area, - a person in the lock area, - several Persons in the lock area and - Fault and / or manipulation message. Access control device according to one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that the document reader ( 6 ) in the direction of passage before the first transit barrier ( 4 ) of the security gate ( 1 ) and the biometor unit ( 7 ) in the lock area ( 10 ), preferably in the passage direction immediately before the second passage barrier ( 5 ) is arranged. Access control device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the first passage barrier ( 4 ) at least substantially above-man height with non-transparent swing doors ( 12 . 12 ' ) is formed and the second passage barrier ( 5 ), preferably half-height with at least substantially transparent pivoting wings ( 17 . 17 ' ) is trained. Access control device according to claim 6, characterized in that in the pivoting range of the swing doors ( 12 . 12 ' ) of the first transit barrier ( 4 ) a shear edge sensor ( 13 ), preferably a radar or an infrared sensor, for monitoring the pivoting range of these swing doors ( 12 . 12 ' ) assigned. Access control device according to claim 7, characterized in that as soon as the optical sensor system and the shear edge sensor ( 13 ) be in accordance with the mood of a person in the lock area ( 10 ) and leaving the pivoting range of the swing doors ( 12 . 12 ' ) to the central control unit ( 2 ), the central control unit ( 2 ) one of the first passage barrier ( 4 ), preferably electromotive drive such that the swing doors ( 12 . 12 ' ) are closed automatically immediately behind this person. Access control device according to one of the preceding Claims, characterized in that the second passage barrier in such a way is divided, that formed two separated from each other partial passages are, wherein the central control device in dependence the balance of the detected by the arranged in the lock area biometor unit Data and the data stored in the storage unit the one or other partial passage releases. Access control device according to one of the preceding Claims, characterized in that the document reader at least one scanner unit and a text recognition unit for document checking, in particular by covered by the ICAO standard. Access control device according to one of the preceding Claims, characterized in that the biometor unit biometric features, like fingerprint, eye iris and / or facial image, preferably contactless, recorded. Access control device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the person lock ( 1 ) another, preferably at least one, document reader ( 6 ) and / or another biometer unit ( 7 ) is preceded by a comprehensive control unit, wherein the data acquired by means of the upstream control unit are sent to the central control unit ( 2 ) associated with the storage unit. Access control device according to claim 11, characterized in that the detected by the upstream control unit and in the central control unit ( 2 ) assigned storage unit ( 3 ) stored data when passing the security gate ( 1 ) for the comparison of the of the personal lock ( 1 ) associated document readers ( 6 ) and / or the person lock ( 1 ) associated biometor unit ( 7 ) data are used. Access control device according to claim 13, characterized in that the with the person lock ( 1 ) associated document readers ( 6 ) or the biometor unit ( 7 ) are compared by means of a 1: 1 or a 1: N comparison with the data of the person passing. Access control device according to claim 13 or 14, characterized in that by means of the person lock ( 1 ) associated document readers ( 6 ) when a person enters a person's lock ( 1 ) the captured data is accessed on a selected set of biometric features of that person and only that set of data is subsequently accessed by the biometer unit ( 7 ) data collected by that person is used.