JP2002004660A - Managing system of entrance into and exit out of room and its control method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a managing system of entrance into and exit out of a room, preventing the opening of a gate in error with wrong operation by a user and preventing the opening of a gate, not requested by the user, even if the plural gates exist. SOLUTION: After receiving signals transmitted by a cellular phone 2, transmitter number recognizing means 4a recognizes the phone number of the cellular phone 2. Whether the recognized phone number corresponds to a previously registered phone number or not is judged. If the recognized phone number corresponds to the previously registered phone number and specified operation is given to operation parts 8a-8c provided corresponding to the gates, control means 4b permits passage through the gate.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an entry / exit management system for managing entry / exit of a person or a car to a building or site.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In an entry / exit management system for managing entry and exit of people into buildings and premises, as means for authenticating persons (individuals, groups, etc.) entering and exiting, identification by an ID card operated by a card reader, Specific password collation, fingerprint collation in which a fingerprint of a person's finger is read by a machine, or the like is used. However, in the case of authentication using an ID card, it takes a lot of time and effort to issue the card, and if the user forgets to carry the ID card, it is impossible to pass through the building or site. In the case of password verification, if a specific password is leaked, even a person who is not permitted to pass can easily pass. Further, in the case of fingerprint collation, it is necessary to prepare expensive dedicated equipment, which increases the cost. In rare cases, if there is a person without a fingerprint (thin), it becomes impossible to determine.

In consideration of the above circumstances, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open
A security system that authenticates a person (individual, group, or the like) using a mobile phone as disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 203032 is disclosed. The configuration and operation of a conventional security system disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 6-203032 will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a conventional security system. In FIG. 6, a security device 20, which is a means for managing the passage of a gate (entering or exiting a building or a site), comprises:
A center device 21 is provided, and a connection device 22 for a wireless telephone line is connected to the center device 21. A unique telephone number is defined in the center device 21, and connection and disconnection of a wireless telephone line between the connection facility 22 and an external portable telephone 23 are performed based on the telephone number.

The center device 21 has a memory 21a for registering permission data, and has the following (1) to (4) as main functional means. (1) Registration means for registering, in the memory 21a, a telephone number input by a staff member as permission data. (2) Matching means for matching the telephone number of the mobile phone 23 with the permission data (registered phone number) in the memory 21a in response to the call from the mobile phone 23. (3) Authentication means for authenticating the caller as an authorized person and opening the gate when the collation results of the collation means match, and authenticating the caller as a non-authorized person when they do not match. (4) Notification means for notifying the mobile phone 23 of the rejection when the authentication means has authenticated the unauthorized person.

Next, the operation of the conventional security system configured as described above will be described with reference to the flow chart of FIG. The user inputs the telephone number of the center device 21 to the portable telephone 23 owned by the user and makes a call. This transmission is sent to the connection facility 22 as a gate opening request. The connection facility 22 receives the gate opening request (step 40).
(YES in 1), the wireless telephone line is connected to the portable telephone 23 (step 402). Hereinafter, in this specification,
“Step” is abbreviated as “S”. When the wireless telephone line is connected, the telephone number of the caller is notified to the center device 21 by the calling number notification service of the telephone company. And
The notified caller telephone number is compared with the permission data in the memory 21a, that is, the registered telephone number (S403).

If the caller telephone number matches any of the registered telephone numbers (YES in S404), the caller is authenticated as an authorized person and a gate opening signal is issued (S4).
05). Then, the wireless telephone line is disconnected (S40).
6). When the gate opening signal is issued, the lock at the entrance of the building is unlocked, and the caller can enter the building. On the other hand, if the caller telephone number is not permitted, the caller telephone number does not match any of the registered telephone numbers (S40).
4 NO). In this case, the caller is authenticated as a non-permitted person, and the rejection is notified to the mobile phone 23 (S40).
7). Then, the wireless telephone line is disconnected (S40).
6).

[0007]

However, an entry / exit management system (security system) as described above.
However, there is a problem that even if a person who is permitted to pass through the gate is not near the gate, the gate is opened if, for example, the telephone number of the center device is input by mistake and the call is made. If there are a plurality of gates managed by the entry / exit management system (security system), it is necessary to remember the telephone number of each gate. There was a problem that the gate that was not opened. Further, there is a problem that telephone lines for the number of gates are required, and running costs are increased.

The present invention has been made in order to solve such a problem, and it is possible to prevent a gate from being accidentally opened due to a user's erroneous operation. It is an object of the present invention to prevent a gate to which a user has not requested to open from being opened and to obtain an entry / exit management system in which only a gate to which a user has requested to open is opened.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, there is provided recognition means for recognizing a telephone number of a portable telephone transmitted from the portable telephone, and matching the recognized telephone number with a previously registered telephone number. Determining means for determining whether or not to perform, the control means for permitting the passage of the gate when the recognized telephone number matches the previously registered telephone number and a specific operation is performed on the operation unit, It is provided with.

Further, in the present invention, the specific operation is an input of a personal identification number.

In the present invention, the password is calculated based on a telephone number of the portable telephone.

The present invention also relates to an entry / exit management system for controlling opening and closing of a plurality of gates, comprising: a recognizing means for recognizing a telephone number of a mobile phone transmitted from the mobile phone;
Storage means for storing a pre-registered telephone number and a gate corresponding to the telephone number; determining means for determining whether the recognized telephone number matches a previously registered telephone number; If the telephone number matches the telephone number registered in advance and a specific operation is performed on the operation unit provided at the gate corresponding to the registered telephone number,
And control means for permitting passage of the gate.

Further, the present invention is provided with a display means for indicating that the processing by the determination means corresponding to the operation unit is effective.

Further, the present invention provides a step of transmitting a specific telephone number from a portable telephone, a step of recognizing a telephone number of the portable telephone in response to the transmission, and a step of registering the recognized telephone number in advance. Judging whether or not the telephone numbers correspond to each other, and allowing the gate to pass when the recognized telephone number matches the previously registered telephone number and a specific operation is performed on the operation unit. And

[0015]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiment 1 An embodiment of an entry / exit management system according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing a configuration of an entry / exit management system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. Hereinafter, in the present embodiment, an entry / exit management system for a building having a plurality of doors as gates will be described. In FIG.
1 is a user (authorized person) who is allowed to enter or leave a building or site with a person or a car, and 2 is a portable telephone held by the user as an alternative to an ID card or the like. The portable telephone 2 is a portable telephone using a wireless telephone line, and has a PHS (P
It includes a simple portable telephone called a personal handyphone system. Further, a unique telephone number is set in the portable telephone 2, and this telephone number is protected by high security with respect to copying.

Reference numeral 3 denotes a telephone network for a wireless telephone line which is generally used, and reference numeral 4 denotes a central control unit for monitoring and controlling the entire entrance / exit management system in the building. Reference numerals 5a to 5c are terminal control devices which are connected to the central control device 4 and which the central control device 4 performs centralized monitoring control. 6a to 6c are electric locks for opening and closing the doors 7a to 7c for each door, and 8a to 8c are operation units provided on the doors 7a to 7c, respectively. These electric locks 6a to 6
c and the operation units 8a to 8c are respectively connected to the terminal control device 5a
To 5c.

The central control unit 4 includes a caller number recognizing means 4
a, control means 4b and storage means 4c, and the central control unit 4 has a unique telephone number. The caller number recognizing means 4a is connected to the external portable telephone 2 and the wireless telephone line via the telephone line network 3, and recognizes the caller telephone number of the external portable telephone 2 by the calling number notification service of the telephone company. recognize. The caller telephone number recognized by the caller number recognition means 4a is input to the control means 4b. The control means 4b stores the input caller telephone number and the storage means 4c.
It is determined whether the registered telephone number matches the registered telephone number. Further, the storage unit 4c stores, in addition to the registered telephone number,
For each of the registered telephone numbers, a door to be permitted to pass which of the plurality of doors 7a to 7c is permitted is also stored.

Next, the operation unit 8a of the entry / exit management system according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIG.
Further, the operation units 8b and 8c shown in FIG. 1 are configured similarly to the operation unit 8a. FIG. 2 shows Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
It is an external view of the operation part of the entrance / exit management system concerning No.-3. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 9 denotes a numeric keypad for inputting a personal identification number or the like using a numeric key, reference numeral 10 denotes an opening request switch for specifying a door for which opening is requested, and reference numeral 11 denotes matching (processing) of the specified door corresponding to the operation unit. L indicating that is permitted
ED.

Next, the operation of the entry / exit management system according to this embodiment configured as described above will be described with reference to the flow chart of FIG. First, a user who enters and exits a door provided at the entrance of a building inputs a telephone number of the central control device 4 to a mobile telephone 2 owned by the user and makes a call. This transmission is sent to the central control device 4 as a door opening request.
When receiving a door open request via the telephone network 3 (S101), the caller number recognizing means 4a recognizes the caller number by the calling number notification service of the telephone company (S102).
Then, the control unit 4b determines whether the caller telephone number recognized by the caller number recognition unit 4a matches any of the registered telephone numbers registered in advance in the storage unit 4c (S).
103).

If the caller telephone number matches any of the registered telephone numbers (YES in S103), the control means 4
b obtains the data of the door to be permitted to pass corresponding to the telephone number from the data registered in the storage means 4c (S10).
4). When the control unit 4b determines that the passage of the door 7a is permitted (YES in S105), the control unit 4b determines whether the open request switch 10 of the operation unit 8a provided on the door 7a is operated (step S105). S106). If it is determined that the release request switch 10 of the operation unit 8a is operated (S
The control unit 4b unlocks the electric lock 6a of the door 7a via the terminal control device 5a (S107).

When it is determined that the passage of the door 7a is not permitted (NO in S105) and when it is determined that the opening request switch 10 of the operation unit 8a is not operated (S10).
No. 6), the control means 4b determines whether or not the passage of the door 7b is permitted (S108). If the control unit 4b determines that the passage of the door 7b is permitted (S
It is determined whether the opening request switch 10 of the operation unit 8b provided on the door 7b is operated (S109). If it is determined that the release request switch 10 of the operation unit 8b is operated (YES in S109), the control unit 4b transmits the electric lock 6 of the door 7b via the terminal control device 5b.
b is unlocked (S107).

Next, when it is determined that the passage of the door 7b is not permitted (NO in S108) and when it is determined that the opening request switch 10 of the operation unit 8b is not operated (NO in S109), the control unit is controlled. 4b determines whether or not the passage of the door 7c is permitted (S110). And
When determining that the passage of the door 7c is permitted (YES in S110), the control unit 4b determines whether the opening request switch 10 of the operation unit 8c provided on the door 7c is operated (S111). . If it is determined that the release request switch 10 of the operation unit 8c is operated (YE in S111)
S), the control means 4b controls the door 7c via the terminal control device 5c.
The electric lock 6c is unlocked (S107).

When it is determined that the passage of the door 7c is not permitted (NO in S110) and when it is determined that the opening request switch 10 of the operation unit 8c is not operated (S11).
No. 1), the control means 4b determines whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed after the incoming call (S112). If a certain period of time has elapsed after the incoming call (YES in S112),
The process is completed, and the process returns to the next incoming call waiting state.

With the above configuration, even if the authorized person accidentally presses the speed dial of the central control device 4 registered in advance in the memory of the portable telephone 2 at a remote place away from the door, Since the electric lock is not unlocked unless the operation unit provided near the door is operated, the security of the entry / exit management system can be improved. Further, for example, in a building or the like, even when there are a plurality of doors managed by the entrance / exit management system, it is not necessary to set a telephone number for each door, and the unlocking of a plurality of doors is controlled by one telephone number. be able to. Further, at this time, there is no possibility that the door which the user does not request to open is unlocked, and the security of the access control system can be improved.

Although the present embodiment describes a case where the entrance / exit management system manages three doors, the number of doors may be three or more. In addition, the door controlled by the central control unit 4 to unlock by one incoming call from the mobile phone 2 is 1
Although the number of doors is limited to one,
Can be unlocked. In addition, this embodiment,
This can be realized even without connecting a telephone line, and a system free of telephone charges can be provided. Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the operation of the operation unit release request switch 10 is set to be valid within a certain time after receiving a telephone call. However, the operation valid time of the operation unit may be set before receiving a telephone call. Can also be set across

Embodiment 2 FIG. The operation unit 8a of the room entry / exit management system according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 2 described in the first embodiment. The user can press a numeric key of the numeric keypad 9 as an interface of the operation unit 8a to input a predetermined number of passwords. Note that the basic configuration of the entry / exit management system is the same as that of the first embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted. Further, the same or corresponding parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.

Next, the operation of the entry / exit management system according to the present embodiment configured as described above will be described with reference to the flow chart of FIG. Steps S201 to S203 are the same as steps S101 to S103 in the first embodiment, and a description thereof will not be repeated. The control unit 4b obtains a registered password corresponding to the caller's telephone number from the data registered in the storage unit 4c (S204), and obtains data of a door to be permitted to pass (S205).

The registered password corresponding to the caller's telephone number can be obtained directly from the caller's telephone number in addition to being obtained from the data registered in the storage means 4c. For example, the control means 4b can also use a value obtained by performing a predetermined process on the caller telephone number as a password. An example of the calculation is shown below. When the control unit 4b performs a process of “extracting the last four digits of the telephone number and adding 1 to the beginning”, if the caller telephone number of the call received by the caller number recognition unit 4a is 090-1234-5678. If
The security code obtained therefrom by the control means 4b is 15678
Becomes With this configuration, the storage unit 4c does not need to store the personal identification numbers corresponding to the respective caller telephone numbers, so that the storage capacity of the storage unit 4c is not affected and the system of the entry / exit management system is not affected. The load can be reduced.

Next, if the control means 4b determines that the passage of the door 7a is permitted (YES in S206), the door 7a
It is determined whether or not the password input to the operation unit 8a provided in the storage unit 4c matches the registered password corresponding to the caller telephone number registered in the storage unit 4c (S207). If it is determined that the input personal identification number matches the registered personal identification number (YES in S207), the control means 4b sends the terminal control device 5
The electric lock 6a of the door 7a is unlocked via a (S20).
8).

If it is determined that the passage of the door 7a is not permitted (NO in S206), and if it is determined that the password input to the operation unit 8a does not match the registered password (NO in S207), the control means 4b determines whether or not the passage of the door 7b is permitted (S209). And
If the control unit 4b determines that the passage of the door 7b is permitted (YES in S209), the password input to the operation unit 8b provided on the door 7b is stored in the caller telephone registered in the storage unit 4c. It is determined whether or not the password matches the registered password corresponding to the number (S210). If it is determined that the input password matches the registered password (YE in S210)
S), the control means 4b controls the door 7b via the terminal control device 5b.
The electric lock 6b is unlocked (S208).

Next, when it is determined that the passage of the door 7b is not permitted (NO in S211) and when it is determined that the password input to the operation unit 8b does not match the registered password (NO in S210). The control means 4b determines whether the passage of the door 7c is permitted (S211). If the control unit 4b determines that the passage of the door 7c is permitted (YES in S211), the password input to the operation unit 8c provided on the door 7c is transmitted to the transmission unit registered in the storage unit 4c. It is determined whether or not the registered password corresponds to the registered telephone number (S212). If it is determined that the entered password matches the registered password (Y in S212)
ES), the control means 4b operates the door 7 via the terminal control device 5c.
Then, the electric lock 6c is unlocked (S208).

When it is determined that the passage of the door 7c is not permitted (NO in S211) and when it is determined that the password input to the operation unit 8c does not match the registered password,
The control means 4b determines whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed after the incoming call (S213). If a fixed time has elapsed after the incoming call (YES in S213), the process is completed and the process returns to the next incoming call waiting state.

In the first embodiment, other than the user who made the call from the portable telephone 2, the operation unit 8 is accidentally or intentionally performed.
When the release request switch 10 is operated in a to 8c, a door corresponding to the operated operation unit is opened. In particular, this phenomenon becomes remarkable when the number of doors managed by the entry / exit management system is large. In the present embodiment, by collating the input personal identification number with the caller telephone number, it is possible to prevent a door that the user has not requested to open from being opened, and to further improve security.

Embodiment 3 The operation unit 8a of the entry / exit management system for notifying the user of the time when the incoming telephone number is valid according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 2 described in the first embodiment. Open request switch 10
Is operated, the permission LED 11 serving as an interface of the operation unit 8a is turned on for a certain period of time after the operation. Note that the basic configuration of the entry / exit management system is the same as that of the first embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted. Further, the same or corresponding parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.

Next, the operation of the entry / exit management system according to the present embodiment configured as described above will be described with reference to the flow chart of FIG. First, a user who passes through a gate provided at an entrance to a building or a site operates an open request switch 10 provided at a door. And the control means 4b
Is an opening request switch 1 of the operation unit 8a provided on the door 7a.
It is determined whether or not 0 is operated (S301). If it is determined that the release request switch 10 of the operation unit 8a is operated (YES in S301), the permission LE of the operation unit 8a is set.
D11 is turned on (S302), and the door 7a is stored in the storage unit 4c as the door requested to be opened (S303).

If it is determined that the opening request switch 10 of the operation unit 8a is not operated (NO in S301), the control unit 4b determines whether the opening request switch 10 of the operation unit 8b provided on the door 7b is operated. (S30)
4). If it is determined that the opening request switch 10 of the operation unit 8b is operated (YES in S304), the permission LED 11 of the operation unit 8b is turned on (S305), and the door 7b is stored in the storage unit 4c as the door whose opening is requested. Remember (S30
6).

If it is determined that the opening request switch 10 of the operation unit 8b is not operated (NO in S304), the control unit 4b determines whether the opening request switch 10 of the operation unit 8c provided on the door 7c is operated. (S30)
7). If it is determined that the opening request switch 10 of the operation unit 8c is operated (YES in S307), the permission LED 11 of the operation unit 8c is turned on (S308), and the door 7c is stored in the storage unit 4c as the door whose opening is requested. Remember (S30
9).

Next, the control section 4b determines whether or not there is an incoming call from the portable telephone 2 while the permission LED 11 of any of the operation sections is lit (S310). If there is an incoming call from the mobile phone 2 (YES in S310), the caller number recognition means 4a recognizes the caller number by the calling number notification service of the telephone company (S311). And the control means 4b
Determines whether the recognized caller's telephone number matches one of the telephone numbers registered in the storage means 4c in advance (S
312) If they match, S303, S306, S3
In step S313, the electric lock of the door requested to be opened stored in step S09 is unlocked.

On the other hand, when there is no incoming call from the portable telephone 2 (NO in S310), it is determined whether a predetermined time has elapsed after the permission LED 11 is turned on (S314). If the fixed time has not elapsed (NO in S314), the process waits for an incoming call from the mobile phone 2. On the other hand, if the predetermined time has elapsed (YES in S314), the release request switch 1
0 turns off the permission LED 11 of the operation unit operated (S
315). It should be noted that a password input can be employed instead of the operation of the opening request switch 10, and the security can be further improved.

In this embodiment, the release request switch 10
After pressing, the user can be notified of the time zone in which the caller's phone number can be received by lighting the permission LED, and the intended door can be opened more reliably. Can be prevented.

[0041]

As is apparent from the above invention, the entrance / exit management system according to the present invention can prevent a gate from being opened by mistake due to a malfunction of a user and can improve security.

Further, the entrance / exit management system according to the present invention can prevent the gate from being accidentally opened due to intentional or accidental user operation.

The entry / exit management system according to the present invention can reduce the system load of the entry / exit management system.

Further, the entrance / exit management system according to the present invention can prevent security from being opened by a gate that the user has not requested to open, thereby improving security.

Further, the entrance / exit management system according to the present invention can more reliably open the gate that has requested opening.

Further, the control method of the entry / exit management system according to the present invention can prevent a gate from being accidentally opened due to a malfunction of a user and can improve security.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing a configuration of an entry / exit management system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external view of an operation unit of the entry / exit management system according to the first to third embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a control flow chart of the entry / exit management system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a control flow chart of an entry / exit management system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a control flow chart of an entry / exit management system according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a conventional security system.

FIG. 7 is a control flow chart of a conventional security system.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 user, 2,23 mobile phone, 3 telephone network,
4 Central control unit, 4a Caller ID recognition means, 4
b control device, 4c storage means, 5a-5c terminal control device, 6a-6c electric lock, 7a-7c door,
8a to 8c operation unit, 9 numeric keypad, 10 release request switch, 11 permission LED, 20 security device, 21 center device, 21a memory, 2
Two connection equipment.

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] November 10, 2000 (200.11.
10)

[Procedure amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0003

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

[0003] In view of the above circumstances, for example, JP-A-11
A security system that authenticates a person (individual, group, etc.) using a mobile phone as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 120398/120 is disclosed. The configuration and operation of a conventional security system disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid- Open No. H11-120398 will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a conventional security system. In FIG. 6, a security device 20 is a means for managing the passage of a gate (into or out of a building or site).
Is provided with a center device 21 and a connection device 22 for a wireless telephone line is connected to the center device 21.
A unique telephone number is defined in the center device 21, and connection and disconnection of a wireless telephone line between the connection facility 22 and an external portable telephone 23 are performed based on the telephone number.

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A recognizing means for recognizing a telephone number of a mobile phone transmitted from the mobile phone, and determining whether or not the recognized telephone number matches a pre-registered telephone number. Means, and control means for permitting passage through a gate when the recognized telephone number matches a previously registered telephone number and a specific operation is performed on the operation unit. Access control system. 2. The entry / exit management system according to claim 1, wherein the specific operation is an input of a password. 3. The entry / exit management system according to claim 2, wherein the password is calculated based on a telephone number of the mobile phone. 4. An entry / exit management system for controlling opening / closing of a plurality of gates, comprising: recognition means for recognizing a telephone number of a mobile phone transmitted from the mobile phone; Storage means for storing a gate corresponding to the number, determination means for determining whether the recognized telephone number matches a previously registered telephone number, and a storage means for storing whether the recognized telephone number matches a previously registered telephone number And a control means for permitting passage through the gate when a specific operation is performed on the operation unit provided at the gate corresponding to the registered telephone number. Access control system. 5. The entry / exit management system according to claim 1, further comprising a display unit that indicates that the processing by the determination unit corresponding to the operation unit is valid. 6. A step of transmitting a specific telephone number from a mobile telephone, a step of recognizing a telephone number of the mobile telephone in response to the call, and a step of transmitting the recognized telephone number and a pre-registered telephone number. Determining whether or not they match, and allowing the gate to pass when the recognized telephone number matches the previously registered telephone number and a specific operation is performed on the operation unit. A method for controlling an entry / exit management system, comprising: