JP2002021383A - Article depository and article management system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a server management system eliminating the necessity of key management, while maintaining the security of a server to be managed. SOLUTION: A control device 10 is connected with a master rack 20a by a LAN 30 and a plurality of slave racks 20b is connected to the master rack 20a. The control device 10 designates either of the slave racks 20b and transmits server authority information. An electronic lock is attached to the door of each slave rack 20b. The authority information transmitted from the control device 10 is temporarily stored in the master rack 20a and verification is made based on the authority information and recorded information read from a non- contact IC card 60; if the IC card is verified, the electronic lock of the save rack 20b designated by the control device 10 is undone.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an article storage and its application system which can safely store articles requiring security.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An information processing apparatus (including an information processing system including a plurality of apparatuses, hereinafter the same) that collects articles of other persons who require security, for example, valuable content and data of each company, is collectively managed. May need to be done. This is the case when performing agency management of goods.
Usually, these articles are stored in an article storage provided for each owner. The article storage has as its main configuration a housing in which a space for storing articles is formed, and a door is attached to a predetermined portion of the housing. A key is attached to the door, and anyone other than those who have maintenance or other administrative authority,
Opening the door and prohibiting free operation of the article is prohibited.

[0003]

In the case of a conventional article storage, since the key is physical, it is easy to create a duplicate key. This in itself does not present any administrative inconvenience given the loss of the key. However, if the key is illegally handed over to a third party and a duplicate key is created, security of the article cannot be ensured. If the product is a server (information processing device), it is normal for the server to record information unique to the owner. You will not be able to delegate management to others.

[0004] It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved article storage and its application system which can solve such a problem.

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided an article storage provided with a door for opening and closing a predetermined portion of a housing in which an article accommodating space is formed, and a door for opening and closing an opening control signal. An electronic lock that keeps the door closed and a predetermined non-contact IC
Information reading means for reading recorded information recorded on a chip-mounted medium, information holding means for temporarily holding authority information input from an external device when handling articles in storage, and holding by the information holding means Authentication means for performing authentication on the basis of the authority information and the record information read by the information reading means, and control means for inputting the open control signal to the electronic lock when the authentication result by the authentication means is valid. Is provided.

From the viewpoint of perfect management of articles,
An opening / closing sensor for detecting opening / closing of the door, and means for notifying the external device that has issued the authority information of the opening / closing time of the door detected by the opening / closing sensor, and grasping the time during which the door is open to the external device. It is configured so that Alternatively, a displacement sensor that detects the presence or absence of a displacement of a predetermined amount or more of the article existing in the accommodation space, an open / close sensor that detects opening / closing of the door, a displacement time detected by the displacement sensor, and a door detected by the open / close sensor Means for notifying the external device that issued the authority information of the opening / closing time of the server, so that the external device can grasp the time during which the door is open and the displacement time of the server in the accommodation space. In order not to increase the processing load more than necessary, the displacement sensor starts operating when the open / close sensor detects the open state of the door, and outputs a predetermined alarm signal when the displacement is detected. To be configured.

[0007] For example, the non-contact IC chip-mounted medium has recorded therein registration information of a person carrying the medium.
Unique card media for identity verification, such as IC
Card.

[0010] The present invention also provides an article management system capable of managing a plurality of articles with high security. The article management system includes a control device and a plurality of article storages that can communicate with the control device via a network. The control device is provided with the above-mentioned means for transmitting, to the network, authority information for designating any one of the article storages and handling the article being stored. Each of the plurality of article storages has a door for opening and closing a predetermined portion of a housing in which a storage space for articles is formed, and an electronic lock that keeps the door closed until an open control signal is input. An information reading unit that reads recorded information recorded on a predetermined non-contact IC chip-mounted medium; an information holding unit that temporarily holds the authority information input from the control device; Means for inputting the open control signal to the electronic lock when an authentication result based on the right information and the record information read by the information reading means is valid.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a control apparatus, at least one master article storage communicable with the control apparatus via a network, and a plurality of slave article storages controlled by the master article storage. To provide an article management system. In this article management system, the control device includes means for designating any one of the master article storages or the slave article storages and sending out authority information when handling the article being stored to the network. On the other hand, each of the slave article storages has a door for opening and closing a predetermined portion of a housing in which an article accommodation space is formed, and an electronic device for keeping the door closed until an open control signal is input. And the master article storage includes at least a predetermined non-contact I
Information reading means for reading recorded information recorded on a C-chip mounted medium; information holding means for temporarily holding the authority information sent by the control device; and authority information held by the information holding means; Means for sending the opening control signal to the electronic lock of the slave article storage designated by the control device when the authentication result based on the record information read by the information reading means is valid. Preferably, each of the slave article storages has a displacement sensor for detecting a displacement of the article present in the accommodation space by a predetermined amount or more, an open / close sensor for detecting opening / closing of a door, a displacement time and an open / close sensor detected by the displacement sensor. And a means for notifying the control device of the time of opening and closing of the door detected in the above through the master article storage. In this way, the state of each article storage can be easily grasped on the control device side.

At the entrance of an area where a plurality of article storages exist,
An information reading means for reading recorded information recorded on the non-contact IC chip-mounted medium and inputting the read recorded information to the control device may be provided. In this case, the control device is configured to specify a destination of the authority information based on the input record information.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a server management system for managing an information processing apparatus (hereinafter, "server") as an example of an article will be described below. As shown in FIG. 1, the server management system according to the present embodiment includes a control device 10, server racks 20a and 20b as an example of an article storage, an IC card reader 40, and a non-contact IC.
It is configured to include a non-contact type IC card 60 which is an example of a chip mounting medium. The control device 10 is a central monitoring room R
1 and are connected to the server racks 20a and 20b provided in the rack room R2 via the LAN 30. The IC card reader 40 is attached to the vicinity of the entrance of the rack room R2 and is connected to the control device 10 by a dedicated line 50.

Reference numeral 20a denotes a master server rack (hereinafter abbreviated as "master rack"), and reference numeral 20b denotes a slave server rack (hereinafter abbreviated as "slave rack"). These are classified into a plurality of systems, and a plurality of slave racks 20b are connected to the master rack 20a of one system via the LAN 70. The master rack 20a is controlled by the control device 10, and the slave rack 20b is controlled by the master rack 20a that controls the system to which the slave rack 20b belongs. When there is no need to distinguish between the master rack 20a and the slave rack 20b, the term "server rack 20" is used as a unified expression.

The functional configuration of each device will be described in detail. <Control Device> FIG. 2 is a functional configuration diagram of the control device 10. The control device 10 is realized by a computer having a communication function, and includes a network interface unit 11 for controlling communication with the LAN 30, a card reader interface unit 12 for receiving data output from the IC card reader 40, In addition to the main control unit 13 which controls operations in the apparatus in a comprehensive manner, an ID management DB (DB is a database, the same applies hereinafter) 14, an authority information management DB 15, an entry / exit management DB 16, a usage log management DB 17, and a server rack management DB 18 Have.

The ID management DB 14 stores identification information (iden) of a server operator (hereinafter, “registered operator”) registered in advance.
tifier: hereinafter, “ID”) is registered and managed. This ID is personal identification information recorded on the IC card 60 and whose uniqueness is guaranteed. The type of ID does not matter. I newly issued by a card issuing device (not shown)
D may be used, and an employee card, an entrance card, or the like recorded on an existing IC card may be used.

The authority information management DB 15 registers and manages the operation authority level of the server for each registered operator. The “operation authority level” is set in stages. For example, a person who has authority for the operation of all server racks 20 and accommodated servers is level 5, a person who has an authority for operation of servers in all server racks 20 is level 4, and a server in a specific master rack 20a. A person who has the authority for the operation of the server in the plurality of slave racks 20b is level 2, and a person who has the authority for the operation of the server in the specific slave rack 20b is level 1. . These operation authority levels are associated with the registered operator IDs in the ID management DB 14 in advance.

The entry / exit management DB 16 monitors the movement of a person who has entered the rack room R2. Specifically, the entry time and the exit time of the person who has been confirmed to enter the rack room R2 are recorded together with the ID of the person who has entered the room.
The person having D can recognize where he / she is now.

The usage log management DB 17 stores the server rack 2
The use history and the abnormality occurrence history of 0 are stored as logs. It is linked to the entry time and the exit time of the entry / exit management DB 16. The log is used for creating record analysis data. The server rack management DB 18 manages the deployment status of the server rack 20.

<Server Rack> FIG. 3 is an external view of the master rack 20a. (A) is a state in which the door is closed,
(B) has shown the state which opened the door. The basic configuration of the master rack 20a is a rack housing 200 in which a housing space 201 for housing the server SB is formed. Although a power supply and various wiring cables for the server SB are also provided, they are not directly related to the present invention.
Here, illustration and description thereof are omitted. Rack case 2
A door 202 is pivotally supported on the front surface of the door 00 so as to be openable and closable. The card reader 203 reads recorded information of the IC card 60 existing in its own area in a non-contact manner, and its output is sent to the rack control unit CON through a cable (not shown).

An electronic lock 204 is attached to a portion of the frame of the rack housing 200 corresponding to the operation section of the door 202. The electronic lock 204 is controlled by the rack control unit CON, and normally secures the operational security of the server SB by keeping the door 202 closed.

Opening / closing sensors 205 and 206 having a pair of magnet sensors as main components are mounted near the pivot portion of the frame and door 202 of the rack casing 200. Further, a displacement sensor 207 for detecting the presence or absence of a displacement of the server SB exceeding a predetermined amount is provided at a placement site of the server SB in the accommodation space 201. Displacement sensor 2
07 is a non-contact type I provided at the mounting position of the server SB.
A chip reader for communicating with a take-out sensor 208 having a C-chip seal embedded therein;
Starts operation when it detects that the door 202 is opened. The displacement sensor 207 is a server SB
Is in the normal position, communication is performed with the take-out sensor 208. However, if the server SB is taken out or the position of the server SB is shifted, the communication level is reduced or disabled. Thus, the presence or absence of the displacement of the server SB is detected. The displacement sensor 207 may be a photoelectric element, and the take-out sensor 208 may be a light reflection seal.

An LED is provided above the frame of the rack housing 200.
(Green) 209 and LED (Red) 210 are attached.

The rack control unit CON at the lower part of the rack housing 200 is a kind of computer having a CPU, and has a network interface unit 221 and a local interface unit 222 as shown in the functional configuration diagram of FIG. The authentication processing unit 2 formed by reading and executing a predetermined program by the CPU.
23, notification processing unit 224, slave control unit 225, main control unit 226, slave table 227, and process definition D
B228. Also, a card reader 203, an electronic lock 204, a magnet sensor 205, a displacement sensor 20
7, LED 209, 210 and alarm buzzer 3 not shown
00 is electrically connected.

Network interface unit 221
Is for enabling communication with the control device 10, and the local interface unit 222 is for enabling communication with the slave rack 20b of its own system.

The processing definition DB 228 defines processing contents to be executed when a condition is specified. The definition includes an execution command and the like. Main control unit 226
Manages the operation of the rack control unit CON as a whole. For details, reference is made to the process definition DB 228 to perform necessary processes.

The authentication processing unit 223 has a buffer memory, and compares the information (authority information) temporarily recorded in the buffer memory with the record information read by the card reader 203 to perform operator authentication. Is what you do.
The authority information stored in the buffer memory may be overwritten when the next information is recorded, or may disappear after a predetermined time. In the latter case, a timer and a mechanism for erasing recorded information after a time-out are provided.

The notification processing section 224 notifies the control apparatus 10 of the status information of the slave rack 20b of its own or its own system in real time, and the slave control section 225
It monitors and controls the slave rack 20b of its own system.

The rack controller CON also includes various components provided in the slave rack 20b of its own and its own system, that is, a card reader 203, an electronic lock 204, an open / close sensor 205, a displacement sensor 207, and LEDs 209 and 2.
10 and an alarm buzzer 300 (not shown) are electrically connected.

The operation of the rack control unit CON may be linked with the server SB accommodated in the master rack 20a. For example, the server SB is connected to the LAN 30.
And the result of the authentication process by the rack control unit CON is reflected in the operation of the server SB in accordance with the definition contents of the process definition DB 228 described above.

The slave rack 20b has a rack controller C
Instead of ON, an interface means for performing bidirectional communication with the master rack 20a of the own system is provided.
Basically, it has the same configuration as the master rack 20a.

<IC Card> The IC card 60 is owned by the registration operator, and has a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, an EE
A batteryless IC chip having a PROM is mounted on a card medium. An antenna and its control means are embedded in the card medium. In the EEPROM, the ID of the registered operator is recorded in a state that cannot be updated at the time of card production. The ROM stores a program that can be read by the CPU. The RAM is a work area for the CPU. The use of the IC card 60 facilitates management compared to the case where a conventional physical key is used. Further, since a non-contact type card is used, it is more robust and operable than a contact type IC card, and since there is no electric contact portion, maintenance of the card medium is not required. The IC card 60 may be a card for personal identification that ensures its uniqueness. Therefore, not only a newly issued IC card but also an employee card, a staff card, an admission card, and an ID card have already been issued. May be.

<Operation Form of Server Management System>
An operation mode of the server management system will be described. Here, a procedure from the time when the person holding the IC card 60 enters the rack room R2 to the time when the person leaves the room will be described. Entry / exit is identified by how many times the card reader 40 near the entrance of the rack room R2 reads the record information of the same IC card 60 on the same day. That is, entry and exit are managed in pairs for each ID, and the case where the same ID is recognized an odd number of times is determined as “entering”, and the case where the same ID is recognized an even number of times is determined as “exiting”. It is assumed that a person who enters the rack room R2 is a registered operator to which authority information of authority level 1 has been assigned. In this case, it is assumed that the registration operator goes to the master rack 20a of the corresponding system and, after being authenticated there, operates the server of the corresponding slave rack 20b.

FIG. 5 is a processing procedure diagram in the control device 10 in this case. When the registration operator carrying the IC card 60 passes through the entrance of the rack room R2, the card reader 40 reads the record information of the IC card 60. When this record information is notified from the card reader 40 to the control device 10 (step S101: Yes), the control device 10 first determines whether or not the record information includes the ID of the registered operator. If the ID is not included, an alarm is issued and the process is terminated (step S102: No, S10
3) Here, the registration operator is targeted, and the ID is
Is included, it is determined whether or not the next step, that is, the ID is the odd-numbered reading (step S104). In the case of an odd number of times, it is determined that the registered operator has entered the room, and the entry time is recorded in the entry / exit management DB (step S104: Yes, S10)
5). Thereafter, the server operation permission process (step S10)
6) and perform a server take-out monitoring process (step S1).
07).

When the work is completed, the usage log is managed (step S108: Yes, S101: Yes). Specifically, the registration operator operates the server rack 20 (slave rack 2).
It is confirmed whether the time at which the door 202 of 0b) was opened and the time at which it was closed were recorded in the use log management DB 17 together with the ID of the person. After managing the usage log, the process returns to step S101. When the registered operator who has completed the operation leaves the rack room R2, the IC card 6 is re-read by the card reader 40.
0 is read, and the contents are read by the card reader 4.
0 to the control device 10 (step S101:
Yes). If the record information (including the ID) is correctly read, the ID is read even-numbered times (step S104: No), so the control device 10 determines that the registered operator has left the room, and enters and exits management. The exit time is recorded in the DB (step S110). The above processing is repeated during the operation time.

(Server Operation Permissible Processing) Step S106
In the server operation permitting process, the control device 10 refers to the server rack management DB 18 to specify the master rack 20a that includes the corresponding slave rack 20b in its management system, and the authority information that includes the ID in the specified master rack. Start by sending. Then, the content is to make the rack control unit CON of the master rack 20a perform the processing as shown in FIG.

The rack control unit CO of the master rack 20a
N is L when authority information is input from the control device 10.
ED (green) 209 is blinked to indicate the registered operator who has entered the room, and the authority information is temporarily stored in the buffer memory (step S201: Yes, S2).
02). The registration operator holds his IC card 60 over the card reader 203 attached to the door 202 of the master rack 20a. When the card reader 203 reads the record information of the IC card 60, it sends this to the rack control unit CON.

The rack control unit CON includes a card reader 20
The authentication process is performed based on the record information read from step 3 and the authority information recorded in the buffer memory (step S
203: Yes, S204). The authentication process is specifically a process of checking whether the IDs included in the record information and the authority information are the same. If the authentication processing reveals that the slave rack 20b is valid, the slave rack 20b is identified based on the authority information, an instruction is issued to the electronic lock 204 of the slave rack 20b, and the door 202 is unlocked ( Step S205: Yes, S206). At the same time, the LED (green) 209 of the slave rack 20b is blinked (step S207). Thereby, the slave rack 20b accommodating the operable server is provided to the registered operator.
Can be informed.

When the registration operator detects that the door 202 has been opened by the open / close sensors 205, 206, the time is notified to the control device 10 together with the ID of the registration operator or the identification information of the slave rack 20b (step). S20
8). The control device 10 displays the time at which the door 202 was opened together with the ID together with the ID of the slave rack 20 in the usage log management DB 17.
Record in the open time area for b.

(Server take-out monitoring process) FIG.
FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of a procedure of server takeout monitoring processing in step S107 of FIG. This processing is performed on the master rack 2
It is assumed that the rack control unit CON 0a performs the processing shown in FIG. 7 and monitors the result.

The door 202 of the corresponding slave rack 20b
Is opened, the displacement sensor 207 starts communication with the IC chip seal 208 attached to the server SB. If communication is possible, it means that the server SB is present at a predetermined site, and thus monitoring is continued until the door 202 is closed (step S301: Yes, S302: Yes,
S303: No).

When the server SB is to be taken out of the housing space 201, the relative position of the IC chip seal 208 is shifted, and the displacement sensor 207 cannot communicate. Since this state means that there is some abnormality, the displacement sensor 207 notifies the rack control unit CON of a predetermined signal. If the rack control unit CON is the first one for the same slave rack 20b, the rack control unit CON executes an alarm process, and further generates a slave rack in which an abnormality has occurred (its identification information), an abnormality occurrence time, and other related information. Then, this is notified to the control device 10 (step S304: Ye
s, S305, S306). The alarm processing is, specifically, a blinking display processing of the LED (red) 210, an alarm buzzer 3
00 sounding processing. The control device 10 records, in the usage log management unit 17, a log of the slave rack 20b in which the abnormality has occurred.

When the door 202 of the slave rack 20b is closed, the rack controller CON receives the time from the slave rack 20b and notifies the controller 10 together with the ID of the registered operator or the identification information of the slave rack 20b ( Step S303: Yes, S307). The control device 10 records the closing time of the door 202 together with the ID in the closing time area for the slave rack 20b in the usage log management DB 17.

As described above, in the server management system of the present embodiment, the control device 10 specifies the slave rack 20b, sends out the authority information, and authenticates the information with the record information of the IC card 60. It is possible to eliminate the need for the conventional key management while ensuring the operational security of the server SB.

In the present embodiment, a plurality of slave racks 20b are subordinate to one master rack 20a, and the server racks 20 of the same system are controlled by the master rack 20a. Can be simplified, and manufacturing costs can be reduced. However, the present invention is not limited to such an example, and all the server racks 20 may have the same configuration and may be connected in parallel to the LAN 30 so that the control devices 10 operate independently.

In the present embodiment, the article to be managed is referred to as a server, and the article storage is referred to as a "server rack". However, it goes without saying that the article may be other than the server. In addition, a process such as a server take-out monitoring process may be an optional process when it is practically impossible to take out an article. In this embodiment,
Also, an example in which an IC card is used as the non-contact IC chip-mounted medium has been described. However, the same effect can be obtained by using another medium on which an IC chip is mounted, such as an IC stick or an IC coin. .

[0045]

As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention, there is a unique effect that the key management can be unnecessary or simplified while securing the security of the article to be managed. be able to.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a server management system to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a functional configuration diagram of a control device of the server management system.

3A and 3B are external views of a master rack, in which FIG. 3A illustrates a state where a door is closed, and FIG. 3B illustrates a state where the door is opened.

FIG. 4 is a functional configuration diagram of a rack control unit of the master rack.

FIG. 5 is a processing procedure diagram of a control device in a certain operation mode.

FIG. 6 is a processing procedure diagram of a rack control unit in a server operation permission process.

FIG. 7 is a processing procedure diagram of a rack control unit in server takeout monitoring processing.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Control apparatus 20, 20a, 20b server rack 40 IC card reader 60 Non-contact type IC card R1 Central monitoring room R2 Rack room 30 LAN 50 Dedicated line 11 Network interface unit 12 Card reader interface unit 13 Main control unit 14 ID Management DB 15 Authority information management DB 16 Access management DB 17 Usage log management DB 18 Server rack management DB SB server 200 Rack housing 201 Server accommodation space 202 Door 203 Card reader 204 Electronic lock CON Rack control unit 205, 206 Open / close sensor 207 Displacement sensor 208 Take-out sensor 209, 210 LED 221 Network interface unit 222 Local interface unit 223 Authentication processing unit 224 Notification processing unit 225 Slave control unit 226 Main control 227 slave table 228 processing definition DB

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Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A door for opening and closing a predetermined portion of a housing in which an article accommodation space is formed; an electronic lock for keeping the door closed until an open control signal is input; Information reading means for reading recorded information recorded on a medium mounted with a contact IC chip; information holding means for temporarily holding authority information input from an external device when handling articles in storage; and the information holding means An authentication means for performing authentication based on the authority information held by the information reading means and the record information read by the information reading means; and inputting the open control signal to the electronic lock when the authentication result by the authentication means is valid. An article storage provided with control means. 2. An opening / closing sensor for detecting opening / closing of the door,
Means for notifying an external device that has issued the authority information of the time of opening and closing of the door detected by the open / close sensor, wherein the external device is configured to recognize the time during which the door is open. Item 1. The article storage according to Item 1. 3. A displacement sensor for detecting the presence or absence of a displacement of a predetermined amount or more of an article existing in the storage space, an open / close sensor for detecting opening / closing of the door, a displacement time detected by the displacement sensor, and Means for notifying the external device that has issued the authority information of the detected opening / closing time of the door, so that the external device can grasp the time when the door is open and the displacement time of the server existing in the housing space. The article storage of claim 1, wherein the article storage is configured. 4. The displacement sensor starts operating when the open / close sensor detects an open state of the door, and outputs a predetermined alarm signal when the displacement sensor detects the displacement. Item 3. The article storage according to Item 3. 5. The non-contact IC chip mounting medium,
The article storage according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the article storage card is a card medium for personal identification, in which registration information of a person carrying the card is recorded, and the card medium for identification is secured. 6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the articles stored in the individual article storages are information processing apparatuses of the customer user, and the information processing apparatuses are configured to interlock with the control unit. Item storage according to any of the preceding claims. 7. A control device, and a plurality of article storages communicable with the control device through a network, wherein the control device designates one of the article storages and handles an article being stored. The means for sending the authority information of the article toward the network, wherein each of the plurality of article storage, a door for opening and closing a predetermined portion of the housing in which the accommodation space for the article is formed, An electronic lock that keeps the door closed until an open control signal is input, information reading means for reading information recorded on a predetermined non-contact IC chip-mounted medium, and the authority input from the control device An information holding unit for temporarily holding information; and an authentication unit based on the authority information held by the information holding unit and the record information read by the information reading unit. Those comprising means for inputting a control signal, an article management system. 8. A control apparatus, at least one master article storage that can communicate with the control apparatus via a network, and a plurality of slave article storages whose operations are controlled by the master article storage, The control device includes a unit that sends out authority information when handling an article being stored by designating any of the master article storage or the slave article storage to the network. Each is provided with a door for opening and closing a predetermined portion of a housing in which a storage space for articles is formed, and an electronic lock that keeps the door closed until an open control signal is input, The master article storage includes at least information reading means for reading recorded information recorded on a predetermined non-contact IC chip-mounted medium, Information holding means for temporarily holding the writing authority information; and the control device designates when the authentication result based on the authority information held by the information holding means and the record information read by the information reading means is valid. Means for transmitting the open control signal to the electronic lock of the slave article storage box. 9. Each of the slave article storages detects a displacement of an article in the accommodation space by a predetermined amount or more, an open / close sensor for detecting opening / closing of the door, and the displacement sensor. The article management system according to claim 8, further comprising: means for notifying the control device via the master article storage of the displacement time and the door opening / closing time detected by the open / close sensor. 10. The article according to claim 7, wherein said control device includes means for holding different levels of authority information, and is configured to transmit each level of authority information. Management system. 11. A means for reading recorded information recorded on the non-contact IC chip-mounted medium and inputting the read recorded information to the control device is provided at an entrance of an area where the plurality of article storages are present. The article management system according to claim 7, wherein the control device is configured to specify a transmission destination of the authority information based on the input record information.