JP2000259969A - Specific person monitor system and its method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To monitor a specific person without imposing any load on a monitor person. SOLUTION: A monitor device 10 inputs a terminal number added to each portable terminal 50 carried by a specific person, and searches the ID number of an ID tag incorporated in the portable terminal corresponding to the terminal number, and transmits the ID number through a network 30 to a controller 20. The controller 20 monitors the ID number and an antenna number transmitted from the ID tag of the portable terminal carried by the specific person, and when the ID number is coincident with the ID number received from the monitor device, the controller 20 transmits the ID number and the antenna number to the monitor device 10. The monitor device 10 decides and displays the present position of the portable terminal 50 carried by the specific person on the basis of the terminal number and the antenna number.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a specific person monitoring system and a specific person monitoring method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a method of monitoring a specific person in a certain building, a plurality of monitor cameras are installed near the ceiling of each room, and the images are displayed on a plurality of display devices placed in the monitor room. It is common to project and monitor the image.

[0003]

However, in such a conventional specific person monitoring method, there is a problem in that the observer must always keep a close watch on a plurality of display devices, and the labor burden is large.

Also, when a specific person moves away from the monitor camera, the image becomes smaller, and when there are many people's movements, it may be difficult to determine which specific person to monitor from the image on the display device. In particular, there is a problem that it becomes more difficult to determine the number of persons to be monitored, especially when there are a plurality of persons.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of such a conventional problem, and reduces the labor burden on a monitor by monitoring the location of a specific person to be monitored on a passage or room basis. It is another object of the present invention to provide a specific person monitoring system and a specific person monitoring method capable of monitoring each person even when the number of specific persons becomes plural.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a monitor, a controller, a transceiver for transmitting and receiving signals to and from the controller, and a transmitter for transmitting signals transmitted from the transceiver. An antenna installed at a place required to receive a radio signal of an ID number from the outside and pass it to the transceiver, and an ID tag built in the ID tag and an ID number unique to the own device held in the ID tag And a network connecting the monitor device and the controller, wherein the monitor device is a portable terminal carried by a specific person. An input processing unit for inputting a terminal number assigned to each mobile terminal, and a terminal number for outputting an ID number of the ID tag built in the portable terminal corresponding to the terminal number And -ID number correspondence processing unit, the ID number which the terminal number -ID number correspondence processing section is outputted via the network and sends to the controller,
A transmission / reception processing unit that receives an ID number and an antenna number from the controller, a monitor processing unit that determines a current position of the mobile terminal based on the ID number and the antenna number sent from the controller, and the monitor processing unit And a display processing unit for displaying the current position of the portable terminal determined by the controller, wherein the controller receives the ID number to be monitored from the monitor device via the network, and transmits / receives the corresponding ID number to / from the network. A transmission / reception processing unit that transmits the ID number and the antenna number of the antenna that received the ID number when the ID number is received from the monitor, and the portable terminal that holds the ID number received from the monitor device and receives the ID number from the transceiver. If the ID number matches the ID number of the antenna, the ID number and the antenna A comparison processing portion for sending and Na number, in which a both read read processing unit and an antenna number of the antenna connected to the ID number and the transceiver from the transceiver.

In the specific person monitoring system according to the first aspect of the present invention, a specific person is monitored as follows.

[0008] Handing over the portable terminal to a specific person who has visited, and inputting the terminal number assigned to each portable terminal handed over to the specific person by the input processing unit of the monitor device at that time, the terminal number is An ID number processing unit outputs an ID number of an ID tag built in the portable terminal.

The transmission / reception processing unit in the monitor device transmits the ID number output from the terminal number / ID number correspondence processing unit to the controller via the network.

The transmission / reception processing section of the controller receives the ID number to be monitored sent from the monitor device via the network, and the comparison processing section holds this ID number.

[0011] When a specific person walks in each room or passage while carrying a portable terminal, the portable terminal always receives the information of his / her own terminal.
You are sending a D number.

Therefore, an antenna installed at an appropriate position in each room or passage receives a radio signal of an ID number transmitted from a portable terminal and passes it to a transceiver, and the transceiver transmits the ID number and the antenna number of the received antenna. Is passed to the read processing unit of the controller. The read processing unit of the controller reads both the ID number and the antenna number from the transceiver and passes them to the comparison unit.

[0013] When the comparison unit of the controller receives the transmission of the ID number from a transceiver, the comparison unit of the portable terminal receives the ID number.
The D number is compared with the ID number of the portable terminal of the specific person to be monitored, which is sent from the monitor device and held, and when the ID numbers match, the ID number and the antenna number read into the transmission / reception processing unit are sent. The transmission / reception processing unit transmits the ID number and the antenna number to the monitor device.

When the transmission / reception processing unit of the monitor device receives the ID number and the antenna number sent from the controller, it passes the ID number and the antenna number to the monitor processing unit. Determine the current position of. The current position of the portable terminal determined by the monitor processing unit is displayed by the display processing unit and shown to the observer.

[0015] Thus, when a specific person comes to visit, he or she is required to carry a portable terminal. Thereafter, if a specific person walks in a room or a passage to be monitored, the place where the person is located is automatically changed to a room unit or a passage. The monitoring can be automatically performed in units of receivable areas of the antenna, such as in units or sections, and the monitoring labor required for a monitoring person can be reduced.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the display processing unit displays the current positions of the plurality of portable terminals in a mark that can be distinguished from others, and displays the plurality of specific persons. Monitoring is easy.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the specific person monitoring method, a terminal number assigned to each portable terminal carried by the specific person is input by the monitor device, and the terminal number is incorporated in the portable terminal in correspondence with the terminal number. The ID number of the ID tag is output to the controller via a network, and the ID number and the antenna number of the portable terminal carried by the specific person are received from the controller. Determining the terminal number of the mobile terminal corresponding to the ID number, determining and displaying the current position of the mobile terminal carried by the specific person based on the terminal number and the antenna number, and using the controller to control the monitor device. The ID number of the portable terminal to be further monitored is received via the network, and an antenna is received from the portable terminal of a specific person by a transceiver. The mobile terminal reads the ID number of the mobile terminal via the PC, reads the antenna number of the antenna connected to the transceiver, holds the ID number received from the monitor device, and reads the mobile terminal read from the transceiver. If the ID numbers match with each other, the ID number and the antenna number of the antenna are transmitted to the monitor device.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the specific person monitoring method,
The portable terminal is handed to the visiting specific person, and at that time, the terminal number assigned to each portable terminal handed to the specific person is input by the monitor device.

In response, the monitor device determines the ID number of the ID tag built in the portable terminal, and transmits the ID number to each controller installed at an appropriate place via the network. Each controller receives and holds the ID number to be monitored sent from the monitor device.

[0020] When a specific person walks in each room or passage while carrying a portable terminal, I always transmits from the portable terminal.
A transceiver installed at an appropriate place in each room or passage receives the D number, and passes the received ID number and the received antenna number of the antenna to a controller connected thereto.

The controller reads both the ID number and the antenna number from the transceiver, and transmits the ID number and the antenna number of the specific person's portable terminal to be monitored which is sent from the monitor device and held.
The ID number is compared with the D number, and if they match, the ID number and the antenna number are transmitted to the monitor device.

Upon receiving the ID number and the antenna number sent from the controller, the monitor device determines the current position of the portable terminal of the specific person based on the ID number and the antenna number, displays the current position, and indicates the position to the observer.

[0023] Thus, when a specific person comes to visit, he or she is requested to carry a portable terminal. Thereafter, if the specific person walks in a room or a passage to be monitored, the location of the person or room is automatically changed to a room unit or a passage. The monitoring can be automatically performed in units of receivable areas of the antenna, such as in units or sections, and the monitoring labor required for a monitoring person can be reduced.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the specific person monitoring method according to the third aspect, wherein the current positions of the plurality of portable terminals are displayed as marks that can be distinguished from others, so that the plurality of specific persons can be easily monitored. it can.

[0025]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 show the configuration of a specific person monitoring system according to one embodiment of the present invention.

First, as a place where a specific person needs to drop in and monitor it, for example, a place where confidentiality is required, such as a living room of a development department, a laboratory, a passage leading to them,
Although there is an area, here, as shown in FIG. 3, assuming that a visitor goes down the elevator hall and stops in a room located on both sides of the elevator hall, the specific person to be monitored by the specific person monitoring system is as follows. ,explain.

As shown in FIG. 1, the system includes a monitor device 10 installed in a central monitor room and a passage I which needs to be monitored as a stopover for a specific person as shown in FIG. , Room II, room III, antennas installed at appropriate places to check in and out of rooms II and III (1) ANT1 to antenna (4)
ANT4 and transceivers (1) 401 to (4) 404 which are connected to antennas ANT1 to ANT4, hold antenna numbers for identifying antennas, receive antenna reception signals, and pass transmission signals to antennas. And a controller (1) connected to each of these transceivers 401 to 404
201 to the controller (4) 204 and the monitor device 10
And a LAN 30 as a network connecting between the controllers 201 to 204.

The portable terminal 50 is used to get down from the elevator (1) EV1 or the elevator (2) EV2, pass through the passage I, hand over to the visitor who has come to the reception (1) or the reception (2), and carry it. And has an ID tag 51 that can wirelessly transmit and receive with any of the antennas ANT1 to ANT4.

Although the number of antennas, transceivers, and controllers is four each here, this number is set as required according to the size and the number of monitor areas, and is limited to four. Not something. In the following description, unless otherwise specified, each antenna is described using a common code ANT, each transceiver is denoted by a common code 40, and each controller is denoted by a common code 20.

As shown in FIG. 2, the monitor device 10 has an input processing unit 11 for inputting a terminal number assigned to a portable terminal 50 to be passed to a specific person, and the input terminal number is stored in a built-in ID tag. A terminal number-ID number correspondence processing unit 12 for specifying the ID number of the portable terminal 50 passed to a specific person by associating the ID number with the set ID number;
A transmission / reception processing unit 13 for transmitting / receiving a signal to / from the device via the LAN 30, a monitor processing unit 14 for monitoring the location of a specific person, and a display processing unit 15 for displaying the current location of the specific person, a visit history, and the like. I have.

The controller 20 includes a transmission / reception processing unit 21 for transmitting / receiving a signal to / from the monitor device 10 via the LAN 30. The held ID number and the transceiver 40 read from the signal from the portable terminal 50. A comparison processing unit 22 for comparing with an ID number is provided, and a read processing unit 23 for reading an ID number from a signal of the ID tag 51 of the portable terminal 50 received by the transceiver 40.

Next, the operation of the specific person monitoring system having the above configuration will be described. FIG. 3 shows a display screen of the monitor area, and this screen is assumed to be displayed on a display device (not shown) of the monitor device 10. The monitor area is the passage in front of the elevator, the passage area I in front of the room, and the antenna ANT at the entrance
1, room II with ANT2, antenna ANT3, ANT4 at the entrance
Is divided into three.

[0033] People, including specific persons, can use the elevator (1) EV
1 or elevator (2) After getting off EV2, reception (1)
Alternatively, a reception is made in reception (2), and at that time, a portable terminal 50 to which a different terminal number is assigned to identify each is received.

Here, the terminal number of the portable terminal 50 handed to the specific person to be monitored is confirmed, and the terminal number is input to the monitor device 10 (here, the input means is not specified, but, for example, the reception means is not specified). The person in charge can manually input it with a keyboard, or can attach a barcode to the portable terminal 50 and have it read by a barcode reader when handing over at the reception. I don't care).

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the terminal number of portable terminal 50 is input via input processing unit 11 of monitor device 10. ID of ID tag 51 corresponding to the terminal number
The number is output from the terminal number / ID number correspondence processing unit 12 and transmitted to each of the controllers 201 to 204 via the LAN 30 via the transmission / reception processing unit 13.

Each of the controllers 201 to 204 receives the transmitted ID number to be monitored via the transmission / reception processing unit 21, sends the received ID number to the comparison processing unit 22, and stores it therein.

Mobile terminal 50 having ID tag 51 built-in
Moves with the movement of a specific person and communicates with either antenna ANT1, ANT2 installed in room II or antenna ANT3, ANT4 installed in the entrance to room III,
The transceiver 40 connected to the communicated antenna receives the ID number signal and transmits it to the controller 20 connected thereto. The read processing unit 23 of the corresponding controller 20 reads the ID number from the ID number signal transmitted from the transceiver 40 and passes it to the comparison processing unit 22.

The comparison processing unit 22 compares the ID number already sent from the monitor device 10 and already held with the currently read ID number, and if they match, sends the ID number to the transmission / reception processing unit 21. And the antenna number set in the transceiver 40 that has been received.

The transmission / reception processor 21 sends the ID number and the antenna number to the monitor device 10 via the LAN 30.

On the monitor device 10 side, the transmission / reception processing unit 13
Receives these data signals, and the monitor processing unit 14 determines the location of the portable terminal 50. This portable terminal 50
Is determined by the process shown in the flowchart of FIG.

That is, when the visitor exits the elevator, completes the reception process in either the room II or the room III and receives the portable terminal 50, the state where the terminal number is input is the initial position I (step S1). S10).

When the vehicle enters room II from the initial position I through the entrance with the antenna (1) ANT1, the position becomes the position II (steps S20-S31). Also, when entering the room II through the entrance with the antenna (2) ANT2, the position becomes the position II (steps S20-S32). Further, when entering room III from the initial position I through the entrance with the antenna (3) ANT3 or the entrance with the antenna (4) ANT4, the room III is reached (step S20-S33 or S20-S).
34).

Next, when any of the antennas ANT communicates with the ID tag of the portable terminal 50 from any of the above states, it is regarded that the specific person has left the room where the antenna is installed at the entrance. Is determined to be at the position I again (steps S31-S41-S51, S32-
S41-S51, S33-S42-S52 or S34-
S42-S52).

When the location of a specific person is specified in this manner, a mark indicating the location is displayed on the display screen of the monitor device 10.
Display MK. Further, as shown in FIG.
For each terminal number, the movement history of the specific person carrying it can be stored and displayed on a display screen in a table (the screen is the movement history of the specific person with the terminal number (1)).
Here, the detection time of the ID tag 51 is also displayed, but this time uses a reference clock built in the monitor device 10.

When there are a plurality of specific persons to be monitored,
Although the display of the movement history shown in FIG. 5 is performed for each terminal number of the portable terminal, the current position can be displayed by changing the color of the mark MK for each specific person as shown in FIG.

[0046]

As described above, according to the first and third aspects of the present invention, a request is made to carry a portable terminal when a specific person visits, and thereafter, a room or passage to be monitored is specified. If a person is walking, the location of the person can be automatically monitored in units of areas where antennas can be received, such as in units of rooms, passages, or divisions, thus reducing the monitoring effort required by the observer. Can be.

According to the second and fourth aspects of the present invention, a plurality of specific persons can be easily monitored by displaying the current positions of the plurality of portable terminals as marks that can be distinguished from others.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of a specific person monitoring system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a detailed internal configuration of each unit of the system according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a monitor screen of a specific person according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a determination process of a specific person's whereabouts according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a specific person's movement history display screen according to the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 monitoring device 11 input processing unit 12 terminal number-ID number correspondence processing unit 13 transmission / reception processing unit 14 monitor processing unit 15 display processing unit 20, 201 to 204 controller 21 transmission / reception processing unit 22 comparison processing unit 23 read processing unit 30 LAN 40, 401 to 404 transceiver 50 portable terminal 51 ID tag ANT, ANT1 to ANT4 antenna

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A monitor, a controller, and a transceiver for transmitting and receiving signals to and from the controller,
An antenna installed at a place necessary for transmitting a signal transmitted from the transceiver, receiving a radio signal of an ID number from the outside and passing the signal to the transceiver, and an ID tag are built in. I specific to own device held in tag
A specific person monitoring system comprising a mobile terminal that transmits a D number as the wireless signal and a network connecting the monitoring device and the controller, wherein the monitoring device is carried by a specific person. An input processing unit for inputting a terminal number assigned to each mobile terminal; and a terminal number-ID number correspondence processing unit for outputting an ID number of the ID tag built in the mobile terminal corresponding to the terminal number And the ID output by the terminal number-ID number correspondence processing unit
A transmission / reception processing unit that transmits a number to the controller via the network and receives an ID number and an antenna number from the controller; and a transmission / reception processing unit for the mobile terminal based on the ID number and the antenna number transmitted from the controller. A monitor processing unit for determining a current position; and a display processing unit for displaying a current position of the portable terminal determined by the monitor processing unit, wherein the controller sets the ID number to be monitored by the monitor device to the network. And a transmission / reception processing unit that transmits the ID number and the antenna number of the antenna that received the ID number when the corresponding ID number is received from the transceiver, and the ID that is received from the monitor device. Retain the number and compare with the ID number of the mobile terminal received from the transceiver to match In this case, the comparison processing unit sends the ID number and the antenna number of the antenna to the transmission / reception processing unit, and reads both the ID number and the antenna number of the antenna connected to the transmission / reception device from the transceiver. A specific person monitor system comprising a read processing unit. 2. The specific person monitor system according to claim 1, wherein the display processing unit displays the current positions of the plurality of portable terminals as marks that can be distinguished from others. 3. The monitor device inputs a terminal number assigned to each portable terminal carried by a specific person, and outputs an ID number of an ID tag built in the portable terminal corresponding to the terminal number. Transmitting the ID number to a controller via a network; receiving the ID number and the antenna number of the portable terminal carried by the specific person from the controller;
A terminal number of the portable terminal corresponding to the D number is determined, and a current position of the portable terminal carried by the specific person is determined and displayed based on the terminal number and the antenna number. The I of the portable terminal to be
Receiving the D number through the network, reading the ID number of the portable terminal from the portable terminal of the specific person via the antenna from the transceiver, and reading the antenna number of the antenna connected to the transceiver; Holding the ID number received from the monitor device, and comparing with the ID number of the portable terminal read from the transceiver, when the ID number matches the antenna number of the antenna, sends the ID number and the antenna number of the antenna to the monitor device. A specific person monitoring method characterized by transmitting. 4. The specific person monitoring method according to claim 3, wherein the current positions of the plurality of portable terminals are displayed as marks that can be distinguished from others.