JP2003331331A - Gate-in/out management system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a gate-in/out management system easily, surely, and quickly checking and confirming a person going in/out a gate. <P>SOLUTION: Identification data 14 for identifying a possessor are stored in a tag 10, a reader 12 and the tag 10 are wirelessly communicated to each other, and the reader 12 acquires the identification data 14. The reader 12 transmits the acquired identification data 14 to an identification means 22 by the wireless communication, the identification means 22 compares the registration data of an individual corresponding the to the identification data 14 stored in a database 24 with image data of the possessor of the tag acquired by an image acquisition means 26 and checks and confirms the person going in/out the gate by the accord/disaccord therewith. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement of an entrance / exit management system for checking entrance / exiters and deciding whether or not to pass.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional entrance / exit management gate has been operated by means of manual management by an administrator or a personal identification number, a magnetic recording type ID card or the like as means for verifying and confirming entrance / exit.

In the case of the above manual management, human error cannot be avoided. Further, even in the case of using the personal identification number, there is a risk that the personal identification number is entered incorrectly or that the personal identification number is known to others. Therefore, a method of using a magnetic recording type ID card is often adopted.

FIG. 6 shows a structural example of a method using a magnetic recording type ID card. In FIG. 6, a magnetic recording type ID
The tag 10, which is a card, is carried by each introductory person when entering and exiting. When the tag 10 is brought close to the reader 12, wireless communication is performed between the tag 10 and the reader 12, and the identification data 14 stored in the tag 10 is transferred to the reader 1.
Read by 2. The read identification data 14 is output from the reader 12 to the general-purpose personal computer 18 via the serial interface 16. The general-purpose personal computer 18 displays the sent identification data 14, and the entry and exit persons are collated and confirmed by this.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional entrance / exit management system, it is impossible to completely prevent unauthorized entrance / exit due to forgery or borrowing of the tag 10 which is a magnetic recording type ID card. was there.

Further, the reader 12 shown in FIG. 6 is a fixed type and requires installation work together with the general-purpose personal computer 18, the display 20, and the like, and since the reader 12 main body is also large, equipment costs and There was also a problem that it required a long installation period.

Further, since the reader 12 is of a fixed type as described above, there is a problem that it is necessary to install a plurality of readers 12 in an entrance / exit management gate having a wide frontage.

Further, since it is necessary to verify and confirm the entrance and exit persons by displaying on the display 20 by the general-purpose personal computer 18 which is located at a distance from the entrance and exit management gate, it
There is also a problem that the confirmation work becomes complicated.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object thereof is to provide an entrance / exit management system capable of easily and reliably and quickly checking and confirming an entrance / exit. is there.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is an entrance / exit management system, wherein a tag having personal identification data is wirelessly communicated with the tag to obtain personal identification data. Possible reader, means for obtaining image data of the holder of the tag wirelessly communicating with the reader, and identification means including a database in which data regarding all holders of the tag are registered. It is characterized in that it receives personal identification data, retrieves data relating to the individual from the database, and identifies the holder of the tag from this data and the image data of the holder of the tag.

According to the above structure, by using the movable reader, it is not necessary to install a large number of readers even in the entrance / exit with a wide frontage. In addition, since the beginners and beginners are checked and checked automatically by checking the image data,
Collation and confirmation work can be performed easily, reliably, and quickly.

In the above entrance / exit management system, the identification of the owner of the tag is performed by calculating a correlation value between the registration data in the database and the image data acquired by the image acquisition means for each parallax, and the correlation value is It is characterized in that it is performed by comparing the registration data and the image data at the parallax which becomes a peak.

According to the above configuration, the registration data and the image data can be collated in a short time.

Further, in the entry / exit management system, a tag having personal identification data, a movable reader for wirelessly communicating with the tag to obtain the personal identification data, and data regarding all holders of the tag are registered. It is characterized by comprising a database and display means for receiving registration data corresponding to the personal identification data acquired by the reader from the database and displaying the registration data.

According to the above construction, since the reader main body can visually check and confirm the entrance / exit, the entrance / exit management can be performed easily and quickly.

[0016]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention (hereinafter referred to as embodiments) will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of the configuration of an entrance / exit management system according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, the tag 10 is held by a person who enters and exits the entry / exit management gate, and has identification data 14 of the individual owner.
Further, unlike the above-described conventional example, the reader 12 is configured so that a person in charge of administration at the entrance / exit management gate can carry and move it. The reader 12 wirelessly communicates with the tag 10 carried by the introductory person, and acquires the identification data 14 stored in the tag 10.

The personal identification data 14 obtained by the reader 12 is sent by radio communication to the identification means 22 composed of a personal computer or the like. Identification means 2
In 2, the data on the relevant individual is retrieved from the database 24 based on the acquired identification data 14. Data relating to all holders of the tag 10 is registered in the database 24. This data also includes image data such as photographs of each holder. Also, the identification means 2
An image acquisition means 26 composed of a CCD camera or the like is connected to 2, and by this image acquisition means 26,
The image data of the holder of the tag 10 that has wirelessly communicated with the reader 12 is acquired. The image acquisition means 26 may be installed at a predetermined position of the entrance / exit management gate.

The identifying means 22 identifies the owner of the tag 10 from the data concerning the owner of the tag 10 retrieved from the database 24 and the image data of the owner of the tag 10 acquired by the image acquiring means 26. To do.

Specifically, the image data included in the registration data retrieved from the database 24 is compared with the image data obtained by the image obtaining means 26, and the coincidence or inconsistency is discriminated by the discriminating software 28.

FIG. 2 shows a procedure for identifying the holder of the tag by the identification software 28. In FIG. 2, the registration data 30 retrieved from the database 24 and the acquired image data 32 acquired by the image acquisition means 26 are digitally converted, and area division 34 such as color area division or hierarchical area division is performed to obtain RGB. The correlation value calculation 36 is performed by performing the correlation of the sum of the values. This correlation value is calculated corresponding to the parallax. An example of this is shown in FIG. The parallax determination 38 is performed by extracting the maximum peak value and the minimum peak value out of the correlation values thus obtained and comparing the two image data with the parallax corresponding to this peak. In this way, the images are compared only at the points where the correlation values are the maximum and minimum peak values, and the matching,
Since the non-coincidence is determined, the processing speed can be significantly increased as compared with the case of comparing all the images.

After the holder of the tag 10 is identified as described above, the identification result is transmitted from the identification means 22 to the reader 12 via the communication software 23. Leader 12
Then, based on the result, the result of whether or not the holder of the tag 10 and the registered data image match is displayed on the display device 40. Accordingly, the person in charge of managing the entrance / exit management gate, that is, the holder of the reader 12 can easily determine whether or not the holder of the tag 10 can be introduced.

It is also preferable that the identifying means 22 is provided with a separate display means, and the photographic data 42 shown in FIG. 1 is displayed on this display means. The identification unit 22 can also record the time when the owner of the tag 10 appears or passes through the entrance / exit management gate.
Such time data is recorded together with the above-mentioned image data.

FIG. 4 shows the photograph data 42 shown in FIG.
An example is shown. In FIG. 4, data such as a name, a date of birth, an ID number, and the like are displayed in addition to a photograph that is image data. In addition, more detailed data regarding the individual can be displayed by clicking a “details” button on the screen.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of another embodiment of the entrance / exit management system according to the present invention.
The same elements as those of the embodiment shown in FIG.

In FIG. 5, the reader 12 is portable and movable by a person in charge of management as in FIG. For this purpose, for example, a normal PDA (Per
(sonal Digital Assistance)
44 and RFID (Radio Frequency)
This can be realized by connecting the identification reader 46 with a predetermined interface 48.

The reader 12 as described above communicates with the tag 10 to acquire the identification data 14 of the tag 10. The reader 12 based on the acquired identification data 14
The PDA 44 in the database 50 is the identification data 14
The personal registration data corresponding to is retrieved. Similar to the database 24 shown in FIG. 1, this database 50 registers data regarding all holders of the tag 10. In this way, the personal registration data retrieved from the database 50 includes image data such as photographs. This image data is displayed on the display 52.
By comparing the image data displayed on the display 52 with the holder of the tag 10, the person in charge of the entrance / exit management gate can easily determine whether the holder of the tag 10 is a valid holder. Can be identified.

As described above, by using the entrance / exit management system according to the present embodiment, the person in charge of managing the entrance / exit management gate can easily, quickly and accurately manage the entrance / exit. The reader 12 communicates with the general-purpose personal computer 18 installed at the entrance / exit management gate and transmits management data to the general-purpose personal computer 18. This management data includes
In addition to the personal registration data of the holder of the tag 10, data about the time when the holder of the tag 10 passes through the entrance / exit management gate is also included. In this way, the tag 10 whose registration data and time data have passed through the entrance / exit management gate
By recording the information for each owner, it is possible to quickly and surely manage the entrance / exit gates of the entrance / exit management gate. By thus communicating the management data between the reader 12 and the general-purpose personal computer 18, the registration data can be matched, input, and stored in real time.

It is also preferable that the general-purpose personal computer 18 is connected to another general-purpose personal computer 19 in a network environment so that the entrance / exit management can be performed at a place different from the entrance / exit management gate.

[0030]

As described above, according to the present invention,
At the entrance / exit management gate, the entrance / exit management can be managed accurately and quickly with a simple configuration.

Further, since the image data is used for the entrance / exit management, it is possible to prevent the forgery of the tag.

Since the reader is portable, installation work for the reader at the entrance / exit management gate is unnecessary, and quick entrance / exit management can be performed.

Further, by making wireless communication between the reader and the personal computer, registration data matching, input and storage can be performed in real time.

Furthermore, since the tag holds only identification data such as an ID number for identifying the holder,
It is possible to prevent leakage of personal information due to loss or theft.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a configuration of an embodiment of an entrance / exit management system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of an operation of identification software in the entry / exit management system shown in FIG.

[Fig. 3] Fig. 3 is an explanatory diagram of parallax determination in Fig. 2.

4 is a diagram showing an example of personal data extracted from the database shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a configuration of another embodiment of the entry / exit management system according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a configuration of a conventional entrance / exit management system.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 tags, 12 readers, 14 identification data, 16
Serial interface, 18, 19 General-purpose personal computer, 20 Display device, 22 Identification means, 24 Database, 26 Image acquisition means, 28 Identification software, 3
0 registration data, 32 acquired image data, 34 area division, 36 correlation value calculation, 38 parallax determination, 40 display device, 42 photo data, 44 PDA, 46 RFID
Reader, 48 interfaces, 50 databases,
52 Display.

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Toshio Kurihara             5-1-1 Shimorenjaku, Mitaka City, Tokyo Japan             Wireless Co., Ltd. F-term (reference) 3E038 AA01 BB05 CA03 DA02 DA03                       DB06 DB08 EA02 FA10 HA05                       JB10                 5B057 AA19 CA12 CA16 DA12 DB02                       DC32 DC36                 5B058 CA17 KA02 KA38 YA11 YA18                 5L096 BA02 CA02 FA15 FA34 GA19                       JA11

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A tag having personal identification data, a movable reader for wirelessly communicating with the tag to obtain the personal identification data, and means for acquiring image data of a holder of the tag wirelessly communicating with the reader. And identification means including a database in which data regarding all holders of the tag are registered, the identification means receives the personal identification data from the reader, retrieves data regarding the individual from the database, and An entry / exit management system characterized in that the owner of the tag is identified from the data and the image data of the owner of the tag. 2. The entry / exit management system according to claim 1, wherein the owner of the tag is identified by parallax correlation value between registration data of the database and image data acquired by the image acquisition unit. An entrance / exit management system, which is calculated for each parallax and is performed by comparing the registration data with the image data in the parallax where the correlation value has a peak. 3. A tag having personal identification data, a movable reader that wirelessly communicates with the tag to acquire the personal identification data, a database in which data regarding all holders of the tag is registered, and the reader. And a display means for receiving and displaying registration data corresponding to the personal identification data acquired from the database from the database, and an entrance / exit management system.