EP3522124A1 - Management and control system of an access right to sports-or recreational facility - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a control and monitoring system (1) for a sports or leisure facility, which provides for an arrangement of entry authorization bands (4) assigned to a user. Each admission authorization band (4) has a processor unit as well as an interface unit (10) and a message unit which are controlled by the processor unit. A limited access authorization can be read into the admission authorization band (4) via the interface unit (10). The signaling unit can be used to indicate whether the read access authorization is valid or invalid.

Description

The invention relates to a control and monitoring system for a sports and leisure facility

Such a sports and leisure facility, to which the present invention relates, may in particular be formed by a trampoline park.

A customer, that is a user of the trampoline park, can buy a ticket at a cash register, with which he can use the facilities of the trampoline park for a given time interval. In known systems of this type, the ticket is in the form of a label that the user must stick to his clothing. On this label, the date and the period of use are clearly visible, for which he has booked access to the trampoline park, imprinted. Employees can then use this label to check whether the user is authorized to stay in the trampoline park or whether the booked usage time interval has already expired. In the latter case, the employee instructs the user to leave the trampoline park.

On the one hand, such a control and monitoring system requires a relatively high level of personnel deployment to control the individual users. It is also disadvantageous that the imprints on the labels for the employees are often difficult to see. Another disadvantage is that the labels can easily be detached from the user's clothing. In addition, discarded labels lead to contamination of the sports and leisure complex.

Finally, the labeling of the usage time intervals by means of the labels is easily manipulated. Since the employees pay attention primarily to the printed usage time, but less so to the date also printed on, there is a risk that a user will use his ticket without authorization for several days.

Since the labels can easily be detached from the clothing, it often happens that a user reports the loss of a label at the cash register, whereupon the user usually gets a new label free of charge. This can also be fraudulently exploited by the user.

Finally, it is disadvantageous that the labels are used only once, which requires a high material usage.

The invention has for its object to provide a control and monitoring system of the type mentioned, which has high functionality with little effort.

To solve this problem, the features of claim 1 are provided. Advantageous embodiments and expedient developments of the invention are described in the dependent claims.

The invention relates to a control and monitoring system for a sports or recreational facility, which provides an arrangement of each assigned to a user inlet authorization band. Each inlet authorization band comprises a process unit as well as an interface unit and a message unit, which are controlled by the process unit. Via the interface unit, a limited access authorization can be read into the admission authorization band. The message unit can be used to indicate whether the read-in access authorization is valid or invalid.

The control and monitoring system according to the invention operates electronically and thus has a high functionality in a simple structure.

A significant advantage of the control and monitoring system according to the invention is that the customers, ie users of the sports and leisure complex, each with an individually programmed inlet authorization band limited access to the sports and leisure facility can be granted, which controls electronic control means simple and secure can be, whereby a high security against manipulation is given. Furthermore, it is possible to have a user fill out an electronic declaration of consent, which can be stored in the admission authorization band. Person-specific data can also be stored there, in particular whether a security briefing has taken place with the user.

The basic idea of the invention resides in the fact that the inlet authorization band has an interface unit, a processor unit and a message unit, wherein the access authorization for the sports and leisure facility booked by the user of the admission authorization band can be entered via the interface unit into the processor unit, which time and possibly also spatially is limited. The spatial limitation can also be supplemented by a time limit. The processor unit, which is formed by a microprocessor or the like, has a memory unit in which the read-in access authorization is stored. The message unit then continuously signals whether the access authorization is still valid or has already expired.

On the basis of the signals emitted by the reporting unit, employees of the sports and leisure facility can easily identify reliably whether a person is authorized or unauthorized in the sports and leisure facility. Sports and Recreation facility personnel may identify people in the authorized areas by appropriate notifications on the Inlet Permit Tape or in the software for programming these Intake Permits.

Another essential aspect of the invention is that the inlet authorization band forms a compact unit that the user can carry with him without being hindered in his exercises. In addition, the inlet authorization band provides a secure hold, so that it is secured against detachment during the exercises.

Particularly advantageously, the inlet authorization band is designed in the form of a bracelet. In general, however, the term band is to be interpreted generally. Thus, the band can also be designed as a foot band or the like. The tape can be made of different materials such. As leather, silicone, fabric or rubber or plastic mixtures.

The functionality of the band can be extended to the effect that it has a predetermined breaking point, which breaks when a limit load occurs. As a result, injury to the user when performing his exercises can be prevented.

The control and monitoring system according to the invention can be used in sports and leisure facilities of different types. Examples of such sports and leisure facilities are gyms, amusement parks, swimming pools, playgrounds, climbing gyms, high ropes courses, bouldering halls, go-kart tracks, ski and snowboard halls, volleyball facilities, indoor football fields, exit rooms and the like. Particularly advantageous is the sports and leisure complex formed by a trampoline park.

The control and monitoring system is advantageously completed by a central computer unit which has a connection to an interface unit corresponding to the interface unit of the admission authorization band, wherein limited access authorizations can be predetermined in the computer unit and can be output to the assigned entry authorization band via the interface unit.

With the computer unit can thus be programmed individually according to the respective bookings of the user, the inlet authorization bands. The allocation of access rights to individual admission authorization bands is thus fast, easy and user-friendly. A significant advantage is that the inlet authorization bands can be reprogrammed again and again and thus can be used multiple times.

It is particularly advantageous that a non-contact data transmission takes place via the interface units.

Thus, no connection cable or other connection means for connecting the inlet authorization bands with the computer unit to be provided, whereby a particularly simple and comfortable production of the data connection between the computer unit and the inlet authorization band is possible.

Examples of such non-contact interface units are NFC (near field communication) connections, WLAN or Bluetooth connections and other radio links.

According to an advantageous embodiment, the message unit of the admission authorization band has an optical and / or an acoustic signal generator, by means of which output signals are generated, which signal whether a valid or invalid access authorization is present. The signaling can also be done by a vibration function at the inlet authorization band.

With the optical or acoustic output signals generated by the signal generators, employees of the sports and leisure facility are already signaled from a great distance whether a user is authorized or unauthorized in the sports and leisure facility. Thus, a complete and accurate access control can be carried out even with a small number of employees.

In particular, unauthorized users of different areas can be made aware with an acoustic signal that this area is not permitted.

The functionality of the control and monitoring system is advantageously extended by the fact that control signals are transmitted from the inlet authorization band to the computer unit, which signal whether a valid or invalid access authorization exists.

This allows an employee to recognize from the central computer unit whether and, if so, which users are staying in the sports and leisure facility without authorization. The employee at the computer unit can support the employees on site in the sports and leisure facilities on the basis of the information given in the computer unit to quickly locate the sports and leisure facilities users without authorization.

Information stored in the admission authorization bands can also be read out to increase the customer's benefit in the central computer unit. For example, by providing suitable interfaces, different electronic payment methods can be selected. In this case, payment data can be stored in a customer card issued to the customer. Further personal data can be stored in such a customer card. This data may also include data captured with the customer's ingress authorization band, ie the user. Thus, by means integrated in the inlet authorization band sensor means such. As calorie consumption, blood pressure, heart rate, number of performed running steps and the like are detected. In a sports and leisure facility in the form of a trampoline park, for example, sensor means for detecting the number and width of jumps on trampolines can be provided. By providing a GPS unit can even be detected on which trampoline the user has completed how many jumps. All this data can be over the Interface unit read from the inlet authorization band in the central processing unit, evaluated and made available to the user in a suitable form.

According to a particularly advantageous embodiment, the specifiable limited access authorization is a usage time interval for the use of the sports and leisure facilities.

In this case, the different output signals are advantageously generated by means of the optical or acoustic signal generator, which signal whether the usage time interval is running or has expired.

Employees can also easily identify the optical output signals from a distance, allowing for easy control over whether the user's booked usage time is up or down. Also for the user as the wearer of the entrance authorization band, the visual or audible output signals provide valuable guidance as to when his or her usage time has expired and the user must leave the sports and leisure facility or an area thereof. In particular, these optical signals can be easily perceived by the user even if he is doing exercises and has no way to look at his watch.

The optical output signals can in particular be visible light signals with different flashing frequency.

Particularly advantageous differently colored output signals are generated, wherein based on the color of the output signal, the current status of the access authorization can be detected interactively. The access authorization can only apply to specific areas. It can also be displayed to employees of the sports and leisure facility, whether the user needs a safety briefing.

Thus, a red output signal is advantageously generated by means of the signal generator of the intake authorization band when the usage time interval for the user has not yet started or has already expired. In contrast, a currently running time of use interval is visualized by a green output signal. With the green output signal can also be signaled that a user has already received a safety briefing, whereby a faster processing is guaranteed.

This functionality can be further increased by the fact that shortly before the end of the usage time signal by means of the optical signal transmitter as a warning message, a further individual output signal is generated, for example in the form of a yellow output signal or by a vibration signal.

In sports and leisure facilities, in which there is a certain risk of injury to the user, such. B. in the trampoline park, a safety briefing is mandatory for the first visit of the user for this. For further visits such a safety briefing is then no longer required.

Again, this can easily be controlled by means of output signals from a signal generator of the entry authorization band of the respective user. For example, the optical signal transmitter can output an optical signal with an individual color if a safety instruction still has to be carried out for the user of the admission authorization band. The safety instruction that has been carried out can be stored fully automatically in the admission authorization band with the declaration of consent issued by the user.

The functionality of the control and monitoring system can be further enhanced by the fact that the central computer unit, depending on the booking by a user limited access permissions for certain, permitted areas of sports and leisure facilities are specified.

In this case, the inlet authorization band is designed such that a warning message is generated by means of the optical and / or acoustic signal transmitter or by means of the software of the central computer unit if an unauthorized area is used. It can be called up by the software individual users and displayed for employees of the sports and leisure complex.

The functionality of the control and monitoring system can be further increased by storing an access code for an access system and / or a locker in the processor unit of the entry authorization band.

Finally, the notification unit of the admission authorization band can have a display unit, by means of which the current usage time can be displayed.

Figur 1:

Schematischer Aufbau des erfindungsgemäßen Steuerungs- und Kontrollsystems für einen Trampolinpark.

Figur 2:

Schematische Darstellung eines Einlassberechtigungsbands des Steuerungs- und Kontrollsystems gemäß Figur 1.

Figur 3:

Blockschaltbild der Elektronikeinheit des Einlassberechtigungsbands gemäß Figur 2.

The invention will be explained below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1:

Schematic structure of the control and monitoring system for a trampoline park according to the invention.

FIG. 2:

Schematic representation of an intake authorization band of the control and monitoring system according to FIG. 1 ,

FIG. 3:

Block diagram of the electronic unit of the intake authorization band according to FIG. 2 ,

FIG. 1 schematically shows the structure of a control and monitoring system 1 for a sports and leisure complex, which is formed in the present case of a trampoline park 2. The control and monitoring system 1 comprises a central computer unit 3 in the entrance area of the trampoline park 2 and an arrangement of inlet authorization bands 4 in the form of bracelets which are of Users of the trampoline park 2 are worn on the wrist. For the sake of simplicity, is in FIG. 1 only one user is presented with an admission authorization band 4

FIG. 2 shows the intake authorization band 4 in a single representation. The inlet authorization band 4 has two band segments 5a, 5b, each with a closure means 6a, 6b, which complement each other to form a bracelet. The bracelet is made of leather, plastic, fabric or the like. The inlet authorization band 4 has a housing 7, in which an electronic unit 8 is integrated in a watertight or splash-proof manner, which in FIG. 3 is shown. The housing 7 may be made of plastic, silicone, rubber or plastic mixtures or metal.

In a band segment 5a of the intake authorization band 4, a predetermined breaking point 9 may be incorporated, which ruptures when a limit load, such as a tensile force occurs, so as to avoid injury to the user.

Both the computer unit 3 and each inlet authorization band 4 have an interface unit 10. The interface units 10 form a non-contact interface via which bidirectional data can be exchanged between the computer unit 3 and the electronic unit 8 of the inlet authorization band 4. The interface is designed, for example, as an NFC (near field communication), WLAN or Bluetooth interface.

The electronic unit 8 has a processor unit in the form of a microprocessor 11, which controls all electronic components of the electronic unit 8. As electronic components, a display unit 12, an acoustic signal generator 13, an optical signal generator 14 and a GPS unit 15 are provided.

Furthermore, an unillustrated vibration motor for emitting vibration signals may be provided.

The trampoline park 2 can be entered via an access system, for example in the form of a turnstile 16. The trampoline park 2 has a changing area 17 with several lockers 18. Although in FIG. 1 not shown, the changing area 17 is of course divided into men's and women's areas. Furthermore, the trampoline park 2 a plurality of trampoline areas 19 ae, in which different arrangements and representations of trampolines not shown separately are provided. Of course, the number of trampoline areas 19 ae is not limited to the five areas shown.

According to experience, depending on the booking by a user, different time and possibly spatially limited access authorizations are assigned and transmitted via the interface unit 10 to the entry authorization band 4 of the respective user and stored there. For this purpose, the microprocessor 11 has a memory unit.

The optical signal transmitter 14 and the acoustic signal generator 13 form a reporting unit with which it is perceptible to the outside whether or not there is currently a valid access authorization for the user of the admission authorization band 4. Based on the signals of the reporting unit, employees of the trampoline park 2 can immediately determine whether the user is staying in the trampoline park 2 without authorization.

Furthermore, current status signals are transmitted from each admission authorization band 4 via the access authorization to the computer unit 3, so that it is also possible to determine in the computer unit 3 whether a valid access authorization is available for the individual admission authorization bands 4.

If a user books the usage for only a few trampoline areas 19 ae for a given period of use, then the still available usage time is recorded in the microprocessor 11 and displayed on the display unit 12 as an orientation for the user when the usage interval is started. to Control of the period of use, these can also be transmitted from the inlet authorization band 4 to the computer unit 3 and displayed there.

To check whether the usage time is currently running, the optical signal transmitter 14 is advantageously used.

If a customer wants to use trampoline park 2 for the first time, the user must first receive a safety briefing. This is signaled by a blue light signal of the optical signal transmitter 14, as long as the time of use has not yet begun. If the user has already used the trampoline park 2 before, he does not need a safety briefing. Then, the optical signal transmitter 14 emits a red light signal, which signals that the usage time used by it has not yet begun.

As soon as the usage time interval has begun, ie the usage time is running, this is registered in the microprocessor 11 and the optical signal transmitter 14 is controlled by the latter in such a way that it emits a green light signal. Shortly before the end of the useful time interval, the optical signal generator 14 generates a yellow light signal which represents a warning signal which signals the imminent end of the use interval. Once the usage time has expired, the microprocessor 11 controls the optical signal transmitter 14 so that it emits a red light signal. Optionally, a vibration signal is additionally generated.

Based on the different optical output signals of the optical signal transmitter 14 employees of the trampoline park 2 can clearly identify whether the user who carries the inlet authorization band 4, requires a safety instruction, and whether he trusts the trampoline 2 authorized or unauthorized.

The control functions of the entry-authorization band 4 further provide that if the user has access to an unbooked trampoline area 19 ae obtained, a characteristic warning message is generated, for example, with the acoustic signal generator 13, so that employees of the trampoline park 2 can immediately recognize that the user wants to enter the non-booked area. This control function can be realized by detecting, with the GPS unit 15 implemented in the entry authorization band 4, to which trampoline area 19 ae the user wishes to gain access. In principle, it is also possible for this purpose to provide separate sensor means assigned to the trampoline area 19 ae, the individual signals of which are recognized by a corresponding sensor unit in the inlet authorization band 4.

The functionality of the admission authorization band 4 is advantageously expanded by reading into the microprocessor 11 of the admission authorization band 4 an access code to the central computer unit 3 and storing it there. With the access code, the user can pass the turnstile 16 at the entrance of the trampoline park 2. In addition, the user with the access code receives access to a locker 18, which is then individually available only for this user.

Furthermore, sensor means are integrated in the admission authorization band 4 in order to acquire and collect user-specific data. These can be transmitted via the interface unit 10, where they are evaluated time-resolved and displayed as needed, for example in the form of printed diagrams.

These user-specific data include, for example, the measurement of calorie burning, pulse measurements, measurements of the duration of jump times, number of jumps, jumps or jump heights on jumps on trampolines, with the GPS unit 15 can be determined on which trampolines the jumps were performed. By recording this time-resolved captured data, for example, the user's progress be recorded during the execution of exercises. Comparisons with different users for group bookings can be sent by e-mail. Furthermore, a performance index can be created to visualize records. Performance data and records can be displayed fully automatically.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

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Control and monitoring system

(2)

trampoline Park

(3)

computer unit

(4)

Inlet authorization tape

(5a, b)

band segment

(6a, b)

closure means

(7)

casing

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electronics unit

(9)

Breaking point

(10)

Interface unit

(11)

microprocessor

(12)

display unit

(13)

acoustic signal generator

(14)

optical signal transmitter

(15)

GPS unit

(16)

turnstile

(17)

changing area

(18)

locker

(19 ae)

trampoline area

Claims (19)

Control and monitoring system (1) for a sports or recreational facility, characterized in that an arrangement is provided of respective inlet authorization bands (4) assigned to each user, each inlet authorization band (4) comprising a processor unit and an interface unit (10) and a reporting unit, which are controlled by the processor unit, has that via the interface unit (10) a limited access authorization in the inlet authorization band (4) is read, and that can be displayed with the reporting unit, whether the read access authorization is valid or invalid. Control and monitoring system (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that it has a central computer unit (3) with an interface unit (10) corresponding to the interface units (10) of the inlet authorization bands (4), wherein limited in the computer unit (3) Access authorizations can be predetermined and can be output via the interface units (10) to assigned inlet authorization bands (4). Control and monitoring system (1) according to claim 2, characterized in that via the interface units (10) contactless data are transmitted. Control and monitoring system (1) according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the reporting unit of the or each admission authorization band (4) an optical and / or acoustic signal generator (13) and / or a vibration motor for generating vibration signals, by means of which output signals are generated, which signal whether a valid or invalid access authorization exists. Control and monitoring system (1) according to one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that control signals are transmitted to the computer unit (3) by the or each entry authorization band (4), which signal whether a valid or invalid access authorization exists. Control and monitoring system (1) according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that a usage time interval for the use of the sports or leisure facility can be specified as a limited access authorization. Control and monitoring system (1) according to claim 6, characterized in that by means of the optical signal transmitter (13) different output signals are generated, which signal whether the usage time interval is running or has expired. Control and monitoring system (1) according to claim 7, characterized in that by means of the optical signal transmitter (13) shortly before the end of the useful time interval as a warning message, a further individual output signal is generated. Control and monitoring system (1) according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that certain limited areas of the sports and leisure facility are specified as a limited access authorization. Control and monitoring system (1) according to claim 9, characterized in that by means of the optical signal transmitter (14) and / or the acoustic signal transmitter (13) and / or the vibration motor, a warning message is generated if an unauthorized area is used. Control and monitoring system (1) according to one of claims 4 to 10, characterized in that by means of the optical signal transmitter (13) can be signaled whether a safety briefing is to be carried out for the user of the respective admission authorization band (4). Control and monitoring system (1) according to one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that the reporting unit comprises a display unit (12) by means of which the current usage time can be displayed. Control and monitoring system (1) according to one of Claims 1 to 12, characterized in that a GPS unit (15) is integrated in the or each inlet authorization band (4). Control and monitoring system (1) according to one of Claims 1 to 13, characterized in that an access code for an access system and / or a locker (18) is stored in the processor unit of the or each entry authorization band (4). Control and monitoring system (1) according to one of claims 1 to 14, characterized in that sensor means are provided in the or each inlet authorization band (4) for the acquisition of user-specific data. Control and monitoring system (1) according to claim 15, characterized in that the user-specific data in the computer unit (3) can be read and evaluated there. Control and monitoring system (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 16, characterized in that the or each inlet authorization band (4) is a bracelet. Control and monitoring system (1) according to one of claims 1 to 17, characterized in that the or each inlet authorization band (4) has a predetermined breaking point (9). Control and monitoring system (1) according to one of claims 1 to 18, characterized in that the sports or leisure facility is a trampoline park (2).

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