JP2002260041A - Room entrance/exit managing system with presence-in- room managing function - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a room entrance/exit managing system having a presence- in-room managing function capable of preventing dishonest going-in/out between a plurality of rooms. SOLUTION: Person collation devices 1a-4a and a room entrance/exit managing device 5 are communicated with one another via a network. When the person collation data inputted by the person collation device related to an entrance/exit door intended to get a passing permission out of entrance/exit doors 1-4 agree with person collation reference data stored in the room entrance/ exit managing device 5 and a room entrance/exit possible area number, in which the person collation device having the person collation data inputted therein is installed, out of room going-in/out possible area numbers stores in the room entrance/exit managing device 5 of the entrance/exit door intended to get the passing permission agrees with the presence room area number stored in the entrance/exit managing device 5 corresponding to the entrance/exit collation reference data, an electric lock control signal releasing an electric lock provided in the entrance/exit door indented to get the passing permission out of electric locks 1b-4b is outputted.

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 locking and unlocking an electric lock installed at an entrance door of a room requiring a security function, such as an intelligent building or a research laboratory. More particularly, the present invention relates to an entry / exit management system having an in-room management function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When an authorized person inserts an ID card into an ID card reader and enters and exits the room properly, another person holding the ID card can use the ID card reader without collating with the ID card. As a conventional technique for managing a person who has entered or exited illegally, if the result of collation between an ID card and an ID card reader matches and an entry or exit is performed, an ID number corresponding to the ID number is used. In some cases, management is performed by switching an entry / exit flag stored in a card reader. Specifically, when entering the room, if the entry / exit flag is 0 (exit), entry is permitted,
When the entry / exit flag is 1 (entry), it is determined that there has been an unauthorized exit, and entry is not permitted.

[0003] According to this prior art, an authorized person who has collated with an ID card with an ID card reader at the time of entering and leaving the room,
If an unauthorized entry / exit person who did not collate with an ID card using an ID card reader entered / exited together, the unauthorized entry / exit person is not allowed to enter / exit the next entry alone and prevent unauthorized entry / exit. Can be.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned entrance / exit management system of the prior art, the entry / exit flag of 0 is set.
(Exit) or 1 (Enter) is used to manage entry / exit, and it is not possible to know which room is currently occupied, and there is a problem in managing entry / exit between multiple rooms. Was. The present invention has been made to solve the above problem, and has as its object to provide an entry / exit management system having an in-room management function capable of preventing unauthorized entry / exit between a plurality of rooms.

[0005]

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an entrance / exit management system according to the present invention, which is installed at entrances and exits of a plurality of rooms to input personal identification data. Device and personal verification reference data,
Storage means for storing entry-exitable area data that can enter and exit for each entrance door and occupancy area data in the occupied state, wherein the identity verification data and the identity verification reference data match, and In the case where the entry verification area data in which the verification data is input and the room entry / exit area data and the occupied area data match, in the entrance door corresponding to the personal verification apparatus in which the personal verification data is input. An entry / exit control device for outputting an electric lock control signal for unlocking the provided electric lock, and a network interconnecting the personal identification device and the entry / exit control device are provided.

An entry / exit management system according to a second aspect of the present invention includes a network for interconnecting a plurality of the entry / exit control devices.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the network is a local operating network, a local area network or an RS.
485.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an installation example of an entry / exit management system having an in-room management function according to the present invention.
This floor is divided into four areas 101 to 104.
To 4 are provided. Entrance doors 1-4 are locked doors.
Electric locks 1b to 4b for unlocking are provided, respectively.
In addition, the entrances of the areas 101 to 104 have doors 1 to 1 respectively.
4, there are provided personal identification devices 1 a to 4 a for inputting a pair of personal identification data on the entrance area side to enter the room and the exit area side to exit the room.

FIG. 2 shows a system configuration diagram of the entry / exit management system according to FIG. The personal identification devices 1a to 4a and the electric locks 1b to 4b are controlled by the entry / exit control device 5, and operate locking and unlocking of the electric locks 1b to 4b provided on the entrance doors 1 to 4 of the areas 101 to 104. Identity verification device 1a
LON (Local Operating Network)
(Registered trademark of Echlon, USA) to perform communication and control between the personal identification devices. By using the LON, a plurality of personal identification devices can be freely wired in any of a bus connection, a star connection, and a loop connection.
Further, an entry / exit control device 5 is connected to the LON. Information about communication and control exchanged via the LON between the plurality of personal identification devices 1a to 4a is transmitted to the LON
Can be stored in the entry / exit control device 5 connected thereto and managed centrally.

The entry / exit control device 5 includes an identity verification device 1a.
The personal identification reference data for collating with the personal identification data input from .about.4a is stored in advance. In addition, the entry / exit control device 5 has an area 101 for using the occupancy management function.
To 104 are stored. In addition, an area that can enter and exit (entry and exit area data) is stored for each of the entrance doors 1 to 4. In other words, in the case of the entrance door 1, the entry area that enters through the entrance door 1 is the area 101, and the exit area that passes through the entrance door 1 and exits is the area 00.
0 is stored. Similarly, in the case of the entrance door 2, the entrance area is the area 102 and the exit area is outside the area 000. In the case of the entrance door 3, the entrance area is the area 103 and the exit area is 104. In the case of the entrance door 4, the entrance area is the area 104. Is stored as the area 101.

In the entry / exit control device 5, the collation result between the personal collation data input from the personal collation devices 1a to 4a and the personal collation reference data stored in the entry / exit control device 5 match, and the information is properly registered. The occupied area (occupied area data) that has been entered and exited and is in the occupied state is stored corresponding to the personal identification reference data. When the personal identification data is input by the personal identification devices 1a to 4a and the personal identification is performed, and when the room is properly entered and exited, the occupied area stored corresponding to the personal identification reference data is updated, and the latest occupied area is updated. Will be stored.

Each of the personal identification devices 1a to 4a is composed of a ten-key unit, a card reader, a non-contact type card reader, a fingerprint identification unit, and the like. It is possible to make a difference in security accuracy according to the difference in gender. Further, the entry / exit control device 5 can store a target entrance / exit door to be controlled depending on the input method of the personal verification data for each of the personal verification devices 1a to 4a. For example, it is possible to store, for each of the personal identification devices 1a to 4a, a target doorway to be controlled depending on the card format of a card to be inserted into a card reader.
Further, it is possible to store, for each of the personal identification devices 1a to 4a, a target entrance door to be controlled when a personal identification number is input using a ten-key pad or when a controlled entrance door number is input using a ten-key key.

Next, the process of entering / leaving the room will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In the present embodiment, a case is shown in which the personal identification device includes a magnetic card reader and a numeric keypad unit. First, a magnetic card held by a magnetic card reader provided at an entrance where permission to pass is obtained is inserted (S1), and a password is input to a numeric keypad unit (S2). Next, verification of the personal verification reference data stored in advance in the entrance / exit control device and the personal verification data input by the operations of S1 and S2 is performed by the entrance / exit control device (S3). If the collation results in a mismatch, an error message is issued and the door remains unlocked (S
4).

If the result of the collation is a match, and the magnetic card reader and the numeric keypad unit are on the exit area side of the entrance door, the entry / exit permitted person can enter the entry / exit area of the entrance door stored in the entrance / exit control device. Of these, the request for permission to enter the entry area is required, and the entry / exit permitted person must be present in the exit area, which is the other entry / exit area. For this reason, the entry / exit control device checks the current entry / exit area stored in the entry / exit controller corresponding to the entry / exit possible area that should be present and the personal identification reference data. This is performed (S5).

If the magnetic card reader and the numeric keypad unit are on the entrance area side of the entrance door, the entry / exit permitted person can enter the exit area of the entrance door entry / exit area stored in the entrance / exit control device. It is requested that the user leave the room, and the person who has been permitted to enter and leave the room should be in the room, which is the other available area. For this reason, the entry / exit control device checks the current entry / exit area stored in the entry / exit controller corresponding to the entry / exit possible area that should be present and the personal identification reference data. This is performed (S5).

If the collation results in a mismatch, an error message is issued and the door remains unlocked (S4).
If the collation results match, the entrance / exit control device outputs an electric lock control signal for unlocking the electric lock provided on the entrance door, the entrance door is unlocked (S7), and entry / exit is performed ( S8).

Next, the occupancy control function when entering a room between a plurality of areas will be described with reference to a schematic view of an installation example shown in FIG. The personal verification devices 1a to 4a show a case where the personal verification devices 1a to 4a are composed of a ten-key unit and a magnetic card reader. After passing through the entrance door 4 from the area 101, the area 10
4, the case where the user enters the area 103 through the entrance door 3 from the area 104 will be described.

First, the case where the user enters the room normally will be described. The personal identification data is input from the area 101 to the personal identification device 4a and collated with the personal identification reference data stored in the entry / exit control device 5. If the results of the match match,
Next, since the personal verification device 4a to which the personal verification data is input is on the exit area 101 side of the entrance door 4, the person who is permitted to enter the room is included in the entry / exit possible area of the entrance door 4 stored in the entrance / exit control device 5. Requesting entry permission to the entry area 104, and the permitted entry person must be present in the exit area 101, which is the other entry / exit area.
For this reason, the entry / exit control unit compares the entry / exit possible area 101 supposed to be present with the currently occupied area stored in the entry / exit control device corresponding to the personal identification reference data. 5 is performed. Since the user is currently in the area 101, the result of the collation of the entry / exit area 101, which should be present, and the presence area 101 match, the electric lock 4 b of the door 4 is unlocked, and the area 104 is unlocked. Admission to the room is permitted.

When the user subsequently passes through the entrance door 3 from the area 104 and enters the area 103, personal identification data is input to the personal identification device 3a from the area 104 side, and the personal identification data stored in the entrance / exit control device 5 is entered. Check with data. If the collation results match, the person verification device 3a, to which the next person verification data is input, is on the exit area 104 side of the entrance door 3, so that the person who is permitted to enter the entrance door 3 is stored in the entrance / exit control device 5. Of the areas where you can enter and leave
A request for permission to enter the entry area 103 has been made, and the person who has entered the exit area 1 is the exit area 1 which is the other entry / exit area.
04 should be present. Therefore, the entry / exit possible area 104 supposed to be present is collated with the currently occupied area stored in the entry / exit controller corresponding to the personal identification reference data. Since the user is currently in the area 104, the result of the comparison between the entry / exit area 104, which should have been present, and the presence area 104 matches, the electric lock 3 b of the door 3 is unlocked, and the area 10 is unlocked.
3 is allowed to enter.

Next, when the authorized person enters the room using the magnetic card, another person holding the magnetic card may
A case will be described in which an unauthorized person enters a room without performing personal identification using a magnetic card with the personal identification device. Unauthorized entry from Area 101 to Area 10 with the authorized person
When the person who has entered the room 4 attempts to enter the area 103, the person who has entered the area 104 is illegal, and the occupied area stored in the entrance / exit control device 5 corresponding to the personal identification reference data is the area 101. Remains.

Since the personal verification device 3a, to which the personal verification data is input, is located on the exit area 104 side of the entrance door 3, of the entry / exit areas 103, 104 of the entrance door 3 stored in the entrance / exit control device 5. The person who has permitted entry has requested permission to enter the entry area 103, and must be present in the exit area 104, which is the other entry / exit area. For this reason, the entry / exit control device compares the current entry / exit area, which is supposed to be present, with the entry / exit area stored in the entry / exit control device corresponding to the personal identification reference data. 5 is performed. Current area 1
01, the collation result is inconsistent, the electric lock 3b of the entrance door 3 is not unlocked, and the area 1
03 cannot be entered. Note that the occupancy management when exiting from a plurality of areas is performed in the same manner.

Further, since the entry / exit person performs a normal entry / exit operation and the entry / exit door data (entrance / exit door number) from which entry / exit was performed is stored in the entry / exit control device 5 as a history of entry / exit information, a problem occurs. Sometimes it is possible to perform the analysis accurately.

Next, an entry / exit management system having an occupancy management function performed by connecting a plurality of entry / exit control devices will be described with reference to the system configuration diagram of FIG. Entry and exit control devices 5 to 8 connected by a plurality of personal verification devices via LON By connecting via LAN, RS-485, etc., it is possible to enter and leave the room for each personal verification reference data and each door data. Area data, occupied area data, personal identification data, and the like can be shared between the different entry / exit controllers 5 to 8. Therefore, it is possible to perform occupancy management by linking a plurality of entrance doors managed by different entry / exit control devices 5 to 8.

A plurality of entry / exit control devices 5 to 8 and a management computer 9 are also connected by a LAN, RS-485, or the like, so that an entry / exit area in which entry / exit can be entered for each personal identification reference data and each entry / exit door data. Data and occupancy area data can be centrally managed by the management computer 9.

Finally, the entry / exit management system having the room occupancy management function according to the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and each component may be provided without departing from the gist of the present invention. Various changes can be made to fulfill the required role.

[0026]

According to the entry / exit management system having the entry / exit management function of the present invention configured as described above, in which area the entry / exit person is in the entry state, and for each entry / exit door, The entry / exit area is stored in the entry / exit control device, and entry / exit is not permitted unless the entry / exit area in which the personal identification device into which the personal identification data is input matches the occupied area. . Therefore, when a registrant enters or leaves a room between multiple rooms, if another registrant enters and leaves the room illegally without performing personal verification, the next person entering and leaving the room alone will not be able to enter the room. Unauthorized entry and exit can be prevented.

Further, a plurality of personal identification devices, a plurality of entry / exit control devices or a management computer are connected to a local operating network, a local area network or
By interconnecting from S485 or the like, it becomes possible to share the personal identification reference data, the entry / exit area data, the occupied area data, and the personal identification data, and link a plurality of entrance doors managed by different entrance / exit control devices. Thus, it is possible to perform the occupancy management function.

[0028]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing installation of an embodiment of an entry / exit management system having an in-room management function according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a system configuration diagram of an entry / exit management system having an in-room management function according to FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an entry / exit operation process of an entry / exit management system having an entry / exit management function according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a system configuration diagram of an embodiment of an entry / exit management system having an in-room management function according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1-4 Doors 1a-4a Identity verification device 1b-4b Electric lock 5-8 Entry / exit control device 9 Management computer 000 Outside area 101-104 area

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An entrance / exit management system for operating locking / unlocking of an electric lock, comprising: a personal verification device installed at entrances and exits of a plurality of rooms for inputting personal verification data; personal verification reference data; There is a storage means for storing entry-exitable area data that can enter and exit, and occupied area data that is in the occupied state, and the identity verification data matches the identity verification reference data, and the identity verification data is input. An electric lock provided at an entrance door corresponding to the personal identification device into which the personal identification data is input when the room entry area data in which the personal identification device is installed and the occupied area data match. An access control device that outputs an electric lock control signal for unlocking the device, and a network that interconnects the identity verification device and the access control device. Entry / exit management system that has an occupancy management function. 2. The entry / exit management system having an occupancy management function according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of entry / exit control devices are interconnected by a network. 3. The entry / exit management system having an occupancy management function according to claim 1, wherein the network comprises at least one of a local operating network, a local area network, and RS485.