JP2004139263A - Entrance and exit management system and entrance and exit management device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an entrance and exit management system and device, capable of easily and certainly authenticating an entrance/exit person, forbidding entrance into a small section except a target small section by the entrance/exit person even after entrance into a large section, and grasping a whereabouts of the entrance/exit person. <P>SOLUTION: This entrance and exit management system has the entrance and exit management device provided in the large section including the plurality of small sections, an access controller provided in each of the plurality of small sections, an authentication device executing at least the entrance authentication into each the small section, and a portable communication terminal held by a person who wish to move in the large section. Only when the entrance authentication is started from the entrance and exit controller provided in the small section set as entrance permission by the entrance and exit management device on the basis of identification information of the portable communication terminal when the entrance authentication is started from one of the entrance and exit controllers, the authentication device sends an authentication result of the access permission back to the entrance and exit controller. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an entrance / exit management system and an entrance / exit management device, and can be applied to, for example, a system and a management device for managing entrance / exit to a section using a portable communication terminal possessed by a move applicant who is a person to be authenticated. .
[0002]
[Prior art]
[0003]
[Patent Document 1] JP-A-2001-268665
In recent years, with the advancement of the technology of the mobile communication terminal and the rapid spread to general consumers, the mobile communication terminal has been applied to a variety of systems as disclosed in Patent Document 1.
[0004]
In recent years, there has been a strong social demand for improved security management. One of the objects for which high security management is desired is entry / exit management of buildings and the like.
[0005]
The conventional entry / exit management system needs to authenticate whether or not the entry / exit applicant is a person who can properly permit entry / exit. A card reader that reads ID information stored on a card such as a certificate, authenticates the person, uses a password known only to those who want to enter and exit, and authenticates fingerprints, irises, and voiceprints of those who want to enter and leave the room. Authentication using the physical characteristics of the individual.
[0006]
When it is determined that the entry / exit applicant is a person who may permit entry / exit, the control unit that has received the door unlock command unlocks the door and permits entry / exit.
[0007]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, in order to perform higher security management regarding the entrance / exit management, the entrance / exit of the entrance / exit of a company based on the entrance of a building or a building floor is referred to as a front entrance of a company or the like (hereinafter, referred to as an entrance of a building or the like). It is desirable to be able to manage the behavior and location of the person in the building as well as in management.
[0008]
In addition, for visitors who have promised to meet in advance, they are allowed to enter and exit at the entrance of a building or the like with simple and reliable authentication, and predetermined in the building according to the purpose. It is desirable to manage only those places that can enter and leave.
[0009]
From the above viewpoints, this is an entry / exit management system that includes not only entry / exit of buildings and the like but also entry / exit of other sections and the like, and is intended for entry / exit applicants (movers in a broader concept). It provides simple and reliable personal authentication, and ensures that even after a person who wishes to move enters a large block, the person who wishes to move into the small block other than the small block to which entry permission is set within the large block. There is a need for an entrance / exit management system and an entrance / exit management device which can be prohibited and which can grasp the current whereabouts of the person who wants to move by managing entrance / exit.
[0010]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve this problem, a first entrance / exit management system of the present invention includes an entrance / exit management device provided in a large section including a plurality of small sections, and an entrance / exit management apparatus provided in each of the plurality of small sections. An entrance / exit management system including a control device, an authentication device for performing at least entrance authentication to each small section, and a portable communication terminal carried by a person who wants to move in a large section, wherein the entrance / exit management system provided in the large section is provided. The exit management device is based on identification information obtained from the mobile communication terminal by short-range wireless communication, and determines whether or not a mobile applicant possessing the mobile communication terminal is allowed to enter the large compartment. Access permission small section setting means for setting one or a plurality of small sections to which a person who wants to move can enter when permitting entry into the large section, and each entry and exit provided in each small section The control device is a short-range wireless Authentication activation means for passing at least the identification information obtained from the mobile communication terminal to the authentication device by means of communication and performing entrance authentication, and an opening / closing member for the small compartment relating to itself when the authentication device returns an authentication result permitting entrance. Opening / closing body control means for making the entrance possible state, wherein the authentication device, when the entrance authentication is activated from any of the entrance / exit control devices, based on the identification information of the mobile communication terminal, Determines whether or not to activate entry authentication from an entry / exit control device provided in a small section set as entry permission, and activates authentication from an entry / exit control apparatus provided in a small section set as entry permission. Only in the case of (1), there is provided an authentication means for returning the authentication result of the admission permission to the entrance / exit control device.
[0011]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, an entrance / exit management device provided in a large section including a plurality of small sections, an entry / exit control apparatus provided in each of the plurality of small sections, and at least entry authentication to each of the small sections are performed. An entrance / exit management device, which is a constituent element of an entrance / exit management system having an authentication device to perform and a mobile communication terminal carried by a person who wants to move within a large section, obtained from the mobile communication terminal by short-range wireless communication. Means for deciding whether or not a person who wants to move having the mobile communication terminal can enter the large section based on the identification information, and means for determining whether or not to enter the large section. And an entry permission small section setting means for setting one or a plurality of small sections to which a person can enter.
[0012]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
(A) First embodiment
Hereinafter, an embodiment in which an entrance / exit management system of the present invention is applied to a building entrance / exit system will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[0013]
The first embodiment relates to entry / exit management performed when a person who wants to enter a room having a portable communication terminal enters a large section including a plurality of small sections and then enters a small section.
[0014]
Here, the relationship between the large section and the small section will be described with reference to FIG.
[0015]
As shown in FIG. 8, the large section is configured to include a plurality of small sections (eight small sections in FIG. 8), and the opening / closing body 9 of the entrance / exit thereof (for example, a building) ), And an entrance / exit control device 4-9 for a large section in the vicinity of an entrance / exit gate of an amusement park, an exhibition hall, or the like.
[0016]
Each small section also has entrance / exit control devices 4-1 to 4-8 for small sections near the opening / closing bodies 8-1 to 8-8 (for example, doors) at entrances and exits.
[0017]
The relationship between the large block and the small block is, for example, when the large block is a building, the relationship between the large block and the floor of the building and the size of the room such as each room constituting each floor is small. Are all small sections.
[0018]
In FIG. 8, an entrance / exit applicant who wants to enter a small section first needs permission to enter the large section at the entrance / exit of the large section. 9. The operation of the entry / exit controller 4-9 for the large section may be manually performed by an entry / exit manager. Then, for entry into the small sections, authentication is performed by the entry / exit control devices 4-1 to 4-8 for the respective small sections.
[0019]
The first embodiment is a case where the present invention is applied to an entry / exit management system which is performed when entering a small section which is a constituent section of a large section as described above.
[0020]
In the first embodiment, a large section is described as a building, and a small section is described as a room that is a constituent section of the building.
[0021]
(A-1) Configuration of First Embodiment
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the entry / exit management system 1 of the present embodiment.
[0022]
As shown in FIG. 2, the entry / exit management system 1 of the present embodiment includes an entry / exit control device 4 (4-1 to 4-n) installed near a door of a building entrance or near a door of each room. The system includes a system management device 3 that comprehensively manages the entry / exit control devices 4 (4-1 to 4-n), and a mobile communication terminal 2 possessed by an entry / exit applicant.
[0023]
The mobile communication terminal 2 is a communication terminal device possessed by a person who wants to enter and leave the room, and is capable of communicating with a mobile communication network, a public network, a dedicated network, or the like, such as a mobile phone, a PHS terminal, or a PDA. It is a terminal device. Further, the mobile communication terminal 2 may be a communication terminal device dedicated to the entry / exit management system 1.
[0024]
Also, the mobile communication terminal 2 has a function of performing infrared communication, and when a person who wants to enter or leave the building attempts to enter the building, the identification information of the mobile communication terminal 2 is transmitted by infrared communication by an operation of the person who wants to enter or leave the building. Is transmitted to the entrance / exit control device 4 (4-1 to 4-n) installed near the door of the building entrance.
[0025]
As will be described later, the entry / exit control devices 4 (4-1 to 4-n) installed near the doors of the building entrance are the entry / exit control devices 4 (4-1) installed near the doors of each room. -4 to 4-n), but are displayed here as the entry / exit control devices 4 (4-1 to 4-n) without distinction.
[0026]
Here, the identification information is identification information capable of uniquely identifying the mobile communication terminal 2. For example, when the mobile communication terminal 2 is a mobile phone, the identification information may be a telephone number or a manufacturing number of the mobile phone. Alternatively, newly set unique information may be used as identification information (for example, character information, numeric information, or information combining these).
[0027]
After the transmitted identification information is authenticated, the mobile communication terminal 2 receives the entry / exit permission information from the entry / exit control device 4 (4-1 to 4-n) installed near the door of the building entrance by infrared communication, The entry / exit permission information is stored.
[0028]
Here, the entry / exit permission information is information given when entry into the building is permitted, and is information used when entering / leaving a room permitted to enter / exit among rooms in the building. is there. In order to enter or leave each room, it is necessary to authenticate the entry / exit permission information. Therefore, even if the entry / exit permission information is used in a room that is not permitted, the entry / exit applicant cannot enter the room based on the authentication result based on the entry / exit permission information. Further, the number of entry / exit permission information may be plural.
[0029]
Further, when the mobile communication terminal 2 attempts to enter or leave a room permitted to enter or leave a building or the like, the identification information stored in the mobile communication terminal 2 and the entrance and exit acquired at the entrance of the building are transmitted by infrared communication. The permission information is transmitted to the entry / exit control device 4 (4-1 to 4-n) installed near the door of each room. That is, when the mobile communication terminal 2 attempts to enter a permitted room in the building or exits from the permitted room, the mobile communication terminal 2 uses the two pieces of information of the entry / exit permission information and the identification information to perform double Authenticate.
[0030]
In the present embodiment, the communication mode with the entry / exit control device 4 (4-1 to 4-n) is infrared communication. However, other wireless communication (for example, short-range wireless communication (for example, Bluetooth (registered trademark)) ), Etc., and in such a case, the mobile communication terminal 2 is provided with a communication unit corresponding to these.
[0031]
In addition, the main body of the mobile communication terminal 2 does not need to be owned by the person who wants to enter or leave the room. For example, when the person who wants to enter or leave the room is an outside visitor, the present embodiment is performed at the reception office of the building. The lending portable communication terminal 2 dedicated to the entry / exit management system 1 according to the embodiment may be lent to a visitor. It is assumed that the rental portable communication terminal 2 is a dedicated one for use in the building premises.
[0032]
Also, for example, even if the person who wants to enter or leave the room is a visitor from outside, the portable communication terminal 2 possessed by the person who wants to enter or leave the room has a function as described below, and is a person who should receive the permission to enter or leave the room. Any identification information that can uniquely identify the information can be applied to the portable information terminal 2 as long as it can be owned or set in advance.
[0033]
The entry / exit control devices 4 (4-1 to 4-n) are installed near entrances of buildings or near doors of respective rooms in the buildings. The entry / exit control devices 4 (4-1 to 4-n) are connected to the system management device 3 via a network (for example, a company LAN).
[0034]
When the entry / exit control device 4 (4-1 to 4-n) is installed at the entrance of a building, when a person who wants to enter or exit enters or exits, the portable communication terminal possessed by the user 2 receives the identification information transmitted by infrared communication, and gives the identification information to the system management device 3. After the authentication process by the system management device 3, the entry / exit control device 4 (4-1 to 4-n) receives the entry / exit permission information corresponding to the identification information from the system management device 3, and enters the entry / exit permission information. To the mobile communication terminal 2 by infrared communication. Further, based on a door unlock command from the system management device 3, the entrance / exit control device 4 (4-1 to 4-n) unlocks the door (in this embodiment, the door is unlocked, Opening and closing function.).
[0035]
That is, when the entrance / exit control device 4 (4-1 to 4-n) installed in the door of the building entrance enters the building, the entrance / exit control device 4 (4-1 to 4-n) includes at least the door release function based on the authentication result and at least the door release function. And a function of transmitting corresponding entry / exit permission information.
[0036]
When transmitting the entry / exit permission information to the mobile communication terminal 2, the authentication result based on the identification information from the system management device 3 may be transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 2 at the same time. Then, the display unit 22 of the mobile communication terminal 2 displays the authentication result and the entry / exit permission information.
[0037]
Further, when the entry / exit control device 4 (4-1 to 4-n) is installed in each room in the building, when the entry / exit applicant attempts to enter / exit the room, the portable communication terminal 2 transmits the infrared ray. It receives the identification information and the entry / exit permission information transmitted by communication, and gives the identification information and the entry / exit permission information to the system management device 3. Thereafter, if the system management device 3 determines that the person is an entry / exit permitted person based on the identification information and the entry / exit permission information, the entry / exit control device 4 ( 4-1 to 4-n) unlock the door.
[0038]
The system management device 3 manages a plurality of entry / exit control devices 4 (4-1 to 4-n) via the above-described network, and includes an entry / exit control device 4 (4-1) near a door of a building entrance. Upon receiving the identification information from .about.4-n), an authentication process is performed on the identification information. As a result of the authentication processing by the system management device 3, when it is determined that the entry / exit applicant is a person who should be allowed entry / exit, the entry / exit permission information corresponding to the identification information is entered into the entrance / exit control device near the door of the building entrance. 4 (4-1 to 4-n), and a door unlock command to an entrance / exit control device 4 (4-1 to 4-n) near a door of a building entrance to unlock the door. It is.
[0039]
When the system management device 3 receives the identification information and the entry / exit permission information from the entry / exit control devices 4 (4-1 to 4-n) in the vicinity of the door of each room, the system management device 3 transmits the identification information and the entry / exit permission information. The authentication process is performed based on. That is, double authentication processing is performed based on these two pieces of information. Then, when it is determined that the person is an entry / exit permitter, the door unlock command is given to the entry / exit control measures 4 (4-1 to 4-n) near the door of each corresponding room.
[0040]
Next, FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of each component of the entry and exit management system 1 of the present embodiment.
[0041]
As shown in FIG. 1, the portable information terminal 2 has an infrared communication unit 21, a display unit 22, an input unit 23, and a storage unit 24.
[0042]
The infrared communication unit 21 transmits and receives predetermined information using infrared light within a predetermined communication range. The infrared communication unit 21 stores the infrared communication unit 41 with the infrared communication unit 41 of the entry / exit control device 4 installed near the entrance of the building or near the door of each room when a person who wants to enter or exits the building or enters each room. The identification information and / or the entry / exit permission information stored in 24 are transmitted by infrared communication.
[0043]
The infrared communication unit 21 receives the entry / exit permission information transmitted from the infrared communication unit 41 and gives the received entry / exit permission information to the storage unit 24 included in the mobile communication terminal 2.
[0044]
The storage unit 24 stores identification information of the mobile communication terminal 2, entry / exit permission information provided from the infrared communication unit 21, information input by the input unit 23 (for example, identification information based on input settings, and the like). It is something to memorize.
[0045]
The input unit 23 is for inputting information combined by a character string, a numeric string, or the like. When newly input information is used as identification information, identification information is set using the input unit 23, and the set identification information is provided to the storage unit 24.
[0046]
The display unit 22 displays information acquired by the mobile communication terminal 2, an operation state of the mobile communication terminal 2, and the like. The display unit 22 displays, for example, that the identification information is being transmitted from the portable communication terminal 2 while the identification information is being transmitted, and the entrance / exit control device 4 (4-1 to 4-n) near the door of the building entrance. When the entry / exit permission information is received from the server, the fact that the entry / exit permission information has been received and the entry / exit permission information itself are displayed.
[0047]
The entry / exit control device 4 (4-1 to 4-n) includes the wireless communication unit 41 and the door opening / closing control unit 42 as described above.
[0048]
The infrared communication unit 41 is a communication processing unit that can perform infrared communication. The wireless communication unit 41 receives identification information from the infrared communication unit 21 by infrared communication, and provides the identification information to the collation unit 33.
[0049]
When the entrance / exit control device 4 (4-1 to 4-n) is installed at the entrance of the building, the infrared communication unit 41 authenticates the identification information in the system management device 3 and then transmits the information to the system management device 3. 3 receives the entry / exit permission information and transmits the entry / exit permission information to the portable communication terminal 21 by infrared communication.
[0050]
The door opening / closing control unit 42 unlocks the door based on a door unlock command from the system management device 3.
[0051]
The system management device 3 has a management unit 31, a collation unit 32, a setting unit 33, and an entry / exit person management database 34.
[0052]
The management unit 31 manages the authentication processing of a person who wants to enter and exit, and manages a command to open the door. When the management unit 31 determines that the collation unit 32 is an entry / exit permitted person, the management unit 31 issues a door unlock command to the corresponding entry / exit control device 4 (4-1 to 4-n).
[0053]
When receiving the identification information from the infrared communication unit 41, the matching unit 32 refers to the management data managed in the entry / exit person management database 34 and determines whether the received identification information is registered. Or collation. The collation unit 32 is a person who is permitted to enter and exit if the management data registered based on the identification information exists, and a person who is not permitted to enter and leave the room if the management data does not exist. to decide.
[0054]
When receiving the identification information and the entry / exit permission information from the infrared communication unit 41, the collation unit 32 refers to the management data managed in the entry / exit person management database 34, and registers the identification information. In addition to checking whether or not the room is an entry / exit room based on the entry / exit permission information, referring to the confirmation data managed in the entry / exit management database 34, This is to determine right or wrong.
[0055]
The determination as to whether or not the room is permitted to enter / exit is made by checking the entry / exit person management database 34 with the confirmation data in which the entry / exit permission information is associated with the entry / exit permission information when the entry / exit permission information is set. The entry-and-exit control devices 4 (4-1 to 4-n) which are managed and which are permitted to enter and are included in the confirmation data based on the entry / exit permission information, and which have given the entry / exit permission information. The determination is made based on the positional relationship. The installation positions of the entry / exit control devices 4 (4-1 to 4-n) are known in advance.
[0056]
The entry / exit person management database 34 is a database that manages management data and confirmation data on persons who are allowed to enter / exit the room. The management data is data in which various pieces of information relating to the entry / exit of the entry / exit applicant are associated with the identification information of the mobile communication terminal 2 as a key. Further, the confirmation data is data including at least a room (available room) for which entry / exit is permitted, using entry / exit permission information corresponding to the identification information of the mobile communication terminal 2 set by the setting unit 33 as a key. is there.
[0057]
The management data is set in advance or can be set as needed. At this time, the setting can be made using the input unit 36 and the setting unit 33 described later.
[0058]
For example, management data on workers who work in a company, visitors who are known to visit in advance, and the like can be set in advance. For the unscheduled visitor, at the reception office of the building, the management information is newly set using the setting unit 33 with the identification information and other information of the portable communication terminal carried by the visitor. Can be.
[0059]
The entering / leaving person management database 34 retrieves management data corresponding to the identification information when the collating unit 32 authenticates the identification information. Confirmation data corresponding to the exit permission information is extracted.
[0060]
The setting unit 33 sets management data or confirmation data stored in the entry / exit management database 34. The setting unit 33 receives, for example, the identification information and other information transmitted using the communication function of the mobile communication terminal 2 possessed by the visitor when the visitor is the visitor, Management data may be set (for example, communication specified by a standard such as vcard can be used). In this case, it is necessary for the setting unit 33 to have a communication unit corresponding to the communication function.
[0061]
After the identification information is authenticated by the matching unit 32, if the entry / exit permission information corresponding to the identification information is not set, the setting unit 33 sets the entry / exit permission information corresponding to the identification information. This is stored in the entry / exit management database 34 as management data.
[0062]
Examples of management data and confirmation data set by the setting unit 33 will be described with reference to FIGS. The management data shown in FIG. 3 is also management data stored in the entry / exit person management database 34.
[0063]
FIG. 3 shows an example of management data of an entry / exit applicant using identification information as a key, and FIG. 4 shows an example of confirmation data in which identification information is associated with entry / exit permission information.
[0064]
As shown in FIG. 3, the management data created by the setting unit 33 is composed of various information using the identification information as a key.
[0065]
In the example of the management data in FIG. 3, “identification information” is “telephone number of mobile phone”. As described above, the identification information is information that can uniquely identify the mobile communication terminal 2, and is not limited to this. Therefore, when the identification information is set by inputting the identification information, the management data is set so that various kinds of information are associated with the input identification information as a key.
[0066]
“Name” is “Name of the person who wants to enter or leave the room”. Although it is conceivable that this “name” is used as the identification information, it is possible that the name may be very rarely the same, so that it cannot be said that the uniqueness is sufficient. In addition, since there is a possibility that fraudulent acts such as impersonation may occur with malice, it is not best to make "name" function as identification information.
[0067]
"E-mail address" is the e-mail address of the person who wants to enter or leave the room. This mail address assumes that the mobile communication terminal 2 has a created mail transmission / reception function, and means an address corresponding thereto. If the person who wants to enter / leave is a worker of the company, an e-mail address assigned within the company may be used.
[0068]
“Available room” indicates a room in which a person who wants to enter or leave after entering the building is allowed to enter or leave. One or a plurality of available rooms can be set as the available rooms, and there can be no limit. By doing so, it is possible to limit the range of action of the person who wants to enter and leave the room.
[0069]
For example, if the entry / exit applicant is a visitor, it is possible to prevent entry into a room other than the room for guiding the visitor. In addition, even a visitor can have an unlimited range of action. Further, even when the applicant for entry / exit is a worker of the company, the range of action of the worker can be restricted.
[0070]
“Affiliation” indicates the attribute of the entry / exit applicant. For example, if the person who wants to enter or leave is a company employee, the department to which the person who wants to enter or leave belongs is indicated.If the person who wants to enter or leave is a visitor, the person who wants to enter or leave is a visitor. Indicates that there is, or the name of the company to which the person who wants to enter or leave the room belongs.
[0071]
"Entering / leaving" indicates whether a person who wants to enter / leave the room is entering or leaving the target room. In the present embodiment, FIG. 3 shows that a person whose “check” is displayed in the “entrance / exit” column has entered a target room.
[0072]
The display of “entrance / exit” indicates whether a person who wants to enter / leave the room is entering or leaving the room (that is, the history of entering / leaving the person who wants to enter / leave the room can be known). You may make it display by other methods. For example, when a person who wants to enter or leave the room enters the room, all or part of the information of the person who wants to enter or leave the room is displayed in red. Some information may be displayed in blue, and those who have not yet entered the room may be displayed in black. In this case, the "Entry / Exit" column is not required.
[0073]
As shown in FIG. 4, the confirmation data is set so that at least the available room of the applicant who wants to enter / exit is associated with the entrance / exit permission information corresponding to the identification information.
[0074]
After entering the building, when entering or leaving a room intended for use by a person who wants to enter or leave the room, the "entry / exit permission information" is used for another authentication process that is different from the authentication process for identification information. Information to be used. That is, the entry / exit permission information is information given at the entrance of the building (at the time of the first entry) after the authentication processing of the identification information from the portable information communication device 2 is performed. This is information for confirming that the room is available. This “entrance / exit permission information” may be set by the setting unit 33 so as to correspond to the identification information automatically or manually by the operation of the entry / exit manager after collation of the identification information.
[0075]
The setting unit 33 is connected to an input unit 36 for inputting management data and a display unit 35 related to the setting. The system management device 3 may include the input unit 36 and the display unit 35.
[0076]
(A-2) Operation of the first embodiment
Next, the operation of the entry / exit management system 1 of the present embodiment will be described.
[0077]
First, the first authentication operation of the entry / exit management system 1 according to the present embodiment when an entry / exit applicant enters the entrance of the building will be described with reference to FIG.
[0078]
FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the first authentication operation of the entry / exit management system 1 of the present embodiment.
[0079]
In the following description, it is assumed that management data including identification information is set in the entry / exit management database 34 for workers and visitors who are scheduled to visit in advance, and no management data is set. For a visitor or the like, it is necessary to set management data and the like at the entrance of the building.
[0080]
Entry / exit applicants carry the mobile communication terminal 2. The mobile communication terminal 2 may be owned by a person who desires to enter or leave the room, or may be a lending device dedicated to the entrance and exit management system 1.
[0081]
The entrance / exit control device 4 (4-1 to 4-n) is installed near the door at the entrance of the building.
[0082]
When a person who wants to enter or leave the building entrance attempts to enter the entrance of the building, the identification information is transmitted by infrared communication from the infrared communication unit 21 of the mobile communication terminal 2 by the operation of the person who wants to enter or leave the room, and the entry / exit control near the door of the building entrance is performed. The data is transmitted to the infrared communication unit 41 of the device 4 (4-1 to 4-n) (S501).
[0083]
The identification information transmitted from the infrared communication unit 21 is received by the infrared communication unit 41 (S502), and is provided to the matching unit 32 of the system management device 3 (S503, S504).
[0084]
The identification information provided from the infrared communication unit 41 to the system management device 3 is compared with management data stored in the entry / exit person management database 34 by the collation unit 32, and authentication of the entry / exit applicant is performed. (S505).
[0085]
At this time, the collating unit 32 determines whether or not there is management data registered in the entry / exit person management database 34 based on the identification information. Operates to allow the entry and exit of persons. If the corresponding management data does not exist, the operation is performed so that the entry / exit of the entry / exit applicant is not permitted (S513, S514).
[0086]
When entry / exit is not permitted in this manner, the display unit (not shown) of the entry control device 4 (4-1 to 4-n) near the building entrance door displays that entry / exit is not permitted (for example, by color). Display, display by sound or voice, display by character information, etc.). Further, the fact is transmitted from the entrance control devices 4 (4-1 to 4-n) near the entrance door of the building, and the display unit 22 of the portable communication terminal 2 that has received the fact is displayed (S513, S514). In such a case, entry / exit is permitted after setting new management data at a reception office such as a building.
[0087]
After the collation unit 32 determines that the management data exists, if the entry and exit permission information is not set for the identification information, the setting unit 33 sets the entry and exit permission information corresponding to the identification information (S506). .
[0088]
The entry / exit permission information corresponds to the identification information, and is not set when the entry / exit permission information has already been set. Further, confirmation data in which at least a usable place is associated with the entry / exit permission information is set, and the confirmation data is stored in the entry / exit person management database 34.
[0089]
The entry / exit permission information set by the setting unit 33 is given to the infrared communication unit 41 of the entry control device 4 (4-1 to 4-n) near the corresponding building entrance door (S507, S508).
[0090]
The entry / exit permission information given from the setting unit 33 to the entry / exit control devices 4 (4-1 to 4-n) near the building entrance door is transmitted from the infrared communication unit 41 via infrared communication to the infrared communication unit of the portable communication terminal 2. 21 (S509, S510) and stored in the storage unit 24 (S511).
[0091]
Further, the setting unit 33 gives the entry / exit permission information to the entry / exit control devices 4 (4-1 to 4-n) near the entrance door of the building, and the management unit 31 sends a door unlock command to the door opening / closing control unit 42. (S507, S508).
[0092]
Based on the door unlock command from the management unit 31, the door opening / closing control unit 42 unlocks the door and permits the entry / exit applicant to enter / exit (S512).
[0093]
Next, the operation of the entry / exit management system according to the present embodiment when a person who wants to enter / exit the room after entering the building will be described with reference to FIG.
[0094]
FIG. 6 is a flowchart of the operation of the entry / exit management system of the present embodiment.
[0095]
The entrance / exit control device 4 (4-1 to 4-n) is installed near a door of a room in a building.
[0096]
When a person who wants to enter and leave enters a room such as a building, the identification information and the entry / exit permission information are transmitted from the infrared communication unit 21 of the portable communication terminal 2 by infrared communication by the operation of the person who wants to enter and leave the room. The information is transmitted to the infrared communication unit 41 of the entry / exit control device 4 (4-1 to 4-n) near the door of the room (S601).
[0097]
The identification information and the entry / exit permission information from the infrared communication unit 21 are received by the infrared communication unit 41 (S602), and provided to the matching unit 32 of the system management device 3 (S603, S604).
[0098]
The identification information from the infrared communication unit 41 is collated by the collation unit 32 with management data managed in the entry / exit person management database 34, and authentication is performed for the entry / exit applicant (S605).
[0099]
At this time, the matching unit 32 determines whether or not the management data registered in the entry / exit person management database 34 exists based on the identification information, and if the corresponding management data exists, the entry / exit applicant is determined to be valid. Is determined to be When it is determined that the corresponding management data does not exist, it is determined that the entry / exit applicant is not a valid person (S607, S608).
[0100]
At this time, the display unit (not shown) of the entry / exit control device 4 (4-1 to 4-n) near the door of the room in the building displays that entry / exit is not permitted. The entry / exit control device 4 (4-1 to 4-n) near the door of the room in the building transmits the information and the received message is displayed on the display unit 22 of the portable communication terminal 2. (S607, S608).
[0101]
Next, after the identification information is authenticated by the collation unit 32, the entry / exit permission information from the entrance / exit control device 4 (4-1 to 4-n) near the door of the room in the building is entered by the collation unit 32 into the entrance / exit. It is checked with the confirmation data managed in the user management database 34 to determine whether the room is an available room (S606).
[0102]
At this time, if it is determined that the authentication of the entry / exit permission information is not valid, the operation is performed so that entry / exit is not permitted (S607, S608). In this case, the description is omitted because it is the same as the case where the authentication of the identification information is determined to be invalid.
[0103]
After the authentication of the entry / exit permission information by the collation unit 32, when it is determined that the entry / exit permission information is valid, the entry / exit control device 4 (4-1 to 4-4-) near the door of the room in the corresponding building. The door opening / closing command is given from the management unit 31 to the door opening / closing control unit 41 of n) (S609).
[0104]
The door opening / closing control unit 41 unlocks the door based on a door unlock command issued from the management unit 31 to the entry / exit control device 4 (4-1 to 4-n) near the door of the room in the building. Then, the entry / exit of the entry / exit applicant is permitted (S610).
[0105]
(A-3) Effects of the first embodiment
As described above, according to the present embodiment, by providing the portable communication terminal 2 with the infrared communication unit 21, entry and exit management can be performed using infrared communication.
[0106]
Further, according to the present embodiment, when a person entering and exiting a room enters and exits a target room, when entering and exiting the building, the entrance and exit permission information set by the system management device 3 is used to allow entry and exit of each room. Since the rooms permitted to enter and exit can be restricted according to the applicant, the security of entrance and exit management can be improved.
[0107]
In addition, since the system management device 3 manages the entry / exit control devices 4 (4-1 to 4-n), it is possible to know the current entry / exit status of the entry / exit applicant into the target room. That is, it is possible to know the behavior (whether or not in the room) of the applicant who wants to enter and leave the room after entering and leaving the building, the current position, and the like.
[0108]
Therefore, for example, when it is desired to contact a person who wants to enter or leave, the current position of the person who wants to enter or leave can be known by referring to the management data of the system management device 3 and / or the confirmation data. The location (ie, the room where the person who wants to enter or leave) can be contacted.
[0109]
(B) Second embodiment
Next, a second embodiment in which the entrance / exit management system of the present invention is applied to a building entrance / exit management system will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0110]
The second embodiment is applied to a case where at least two or more types of communication means are used for a communication mode between the portable communication terminal and the entry control device.
[0111]
The at least two or more types of communication means transmit and receive the identification information of the mobile communication terminal and the entry / exit permission information set corresponding to the identification information between the mobile communication terminal and the entry / exit control device. By doing so, entry / exit management is performed.
[0112]
(B-1) Configuration of Second Embodiment
FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of each component of the entry / exit management system according to the second embodiment.
[0113]
As shown in FIG. 7, the entry / exit management system 700 according to the present embodiment is largely provided with a portable communication terminal 200, an entry / exit control device 400, and a system management device 300. The configuration requirements of the entry / exit management system 700 of the second embodiment have a configuration corresponding to the configuration requirements of the entry / exit management system 1 of the first embodiment.
[0114]
The mobile communication terminal 200 includes an infrared communication unit 210, a display unit 220, an input unit 230, a storage unit 240, and a wireless communication unit 250.
[0115]
The entry / exit control device 400 includes an infrared communication unit 410, a door opening / closing control unit 420, and a wireless communication unit 430.
[0116]
The system management device 300 includes a management unit 310, a collation unit 320, a setting unit 330, and an entry / exit management database 340.
[0117]
The display unit 220, the input unit 230, the storage unit 240 of the mobile communication terminal 200, and the door opening / closing control unit 420 of the entry / exit control device 400 correspond to the display unit 22 of the mobile communication terminal 2 described in the first embodiment. , The input unit 23, the storage unit 24, and the door opening / closing control unit 42 of the entry / exit control device 4, and the corresponding numbers are assigned, and the description of these functions is omitted.
[0118]
Further, the system management device 300 corresponds to the system management device 3 described in the first embodiment. For each component requirement of the system management device 300, a code corresponding to each component requirement of the system management device 3 is assigned. And descriptions of these functions are omitted.
[0119]
The mobile communication terminal 200 has the wireless communication unit 250 as described above.
[0120]
The wireless communication unit 250 transmits the identification information stored in the storage unit 240 of the mobile communication terminal 200 to the entry / exit control device 400 by short-range wireless communication. The wireless communication unit 250 receives an authentication result based on the identification information transmitted from the wireless communication unit 430 of the entry / exit control device 400 by short-range wireless communication, and gives the authentication result to the display unit 220.
[0121]
When entering and exiting a building, the wireless communication unit 250 performs communication of identification information with an entry / exit control device 400 installed near a door of the building entrance, and then enters and exits a room in the building. In this case, communication of the identification information is further performed with the entry / exit control device 400 installed near the door of the room.
[0122]
The infrared communication unit 210 receives the entry / exit permission information set after authentication of the identification information by the system management device 300 from the infrared communication unit 410 of the entry / exit control device 400, and stores the received entry / exit permission information in the storage unit 240. Is to give.
[0123]
The infrared communication unit 210 acquires entry / exit permission information from the entry / exit control device 400 installed near the door of the entrance of the building, and is installed near the door of the room when entering / leaving a room in the building. The acquired entry / exit permission information is transmitted to the entry / exit control device 400 by infrared communication.
[0124]
The entry / exit control device 400 includes a wireless communication unit 430 and an infrared communication unit 410.
[0125]
The wireless communication unit 430 receives the identification information transmitted from the wireless communication unit 250 of the mobile communication terminal 200 by short-range wireless communication, and provides the received identification information to the collation unit 320 of the system management device 300. Further, the wireless communication unit 430 gives the authentication result to the wireless communication unit 250 by short-range wireless communication after authentication of the identification information by the matching unit 320.
[0126]
After the identification information is authenticated by the matching unit 320, the infrared communication unit 410 receives the entry / exit permission information corresponding to the set identification information from the setting unit 330, and provides the entrance / exit permission information to the infrared communication unit 210 by infrared communication. Things.
[0127]
The infrared communication unit 410 is installed near a door of a room in the building, and when a person who wants to enter or leave the room enters the room as a target room, the infrared communication unit 210 of the mobile communication terminal 200 transmits the entrance / exit permission information. And gives the entry / exit permission information to the collation unit 320.
[0128]
As described above, regarding the information communication between the portable communication terminal 200 and the entry control device 400, the communication of the identification information by the short-range wireless communication is performed between the wireless communication unit 250 and the wireless communication unit 430. Between the communication information communication device 200 and the infrared communication unit 410, communication of the entry / exit permission information is performed by infrared communication.
[0129]
As described above, the second embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that different information is transmitted and received between the mobile communication terminal 200 and the entry / exit control device 400 using different communication means.
[0130]
Of course, the entry / exit permission information may be communicated by short-range wireless communication, and the identification information may be communicated by infrared communication.
[0131]
(B-2) Operation of the second embodiment
Next, an operation of the entry / exit management system 700 according to the second embodiment will be described.
[0132]
Regarding the entry / exit management system 700 of the second embodiment, authentication processing of identification information performed by the system management apparatus 300, setting processing of entry / exit permission information corresponding to the identification information, and management of management data based on the identification information and the entry / exit permission information. Since the management and the like correspond to the operation of the system management apparatus 3 of the first embodiment, the description of these operations is omitted here, and the portable communication terminal 200 and the entrance / exit that operate differently from the operation of the first embodiment. A communication operation of the identification information and the like performed with the control device 400 will be described in detail.
[0133]
First, a case in which an entry / exit applicant enters a building will be described.
[0134]
When a person who wants to enter and exit attempts to enter the entrance of the building, the identification information is transmitted from the wireless communication unit 250 of the portable communication terminal 200 to the entrance and exit control device 400 by short-range wireless communication by the operation of the person who wants to enter and leave the room. .
[0135]
The identification information transmitted to the entry / exit control device 400 is received by the wireless communication unit 430 and provided to the system management device 3.
[0136]
The identification information given from the entry / exit control device 400 to the system management device 300 is collated with the management data stored in the entry / exit person management database 340 by the collation unit 320 in the system management device 300, and Authentication of the person is performed.
[0137]
After the identification information is authenticated by the matching unit 320, the authentication result is provided to the entry / exit control device 400, and is provided from the wireless communication unit 430 to the wireless communication unit 250 of the portable communication terminal 200 by short-range wireless communication. If the entry and exit permission information is not set for the identification information, the entry and exit permission information is set by the setting unit 330 and stored in the entry and exit person management database 340.
[0138]
The entry / exit permission information set by the setting unit 330 is provided to the infrared communication unit 410, and is provided from the infrared communication unit 410 to the infrared communication unit 210 of the portable communication terminal 200 by infrared communication. This entry / exit permission information is stored in the storage unit 240.
[0139]
In addition, in the system management apparatus 300, a door unlock command is given from the management unit 310 to the door opening / closing control unit 420 together with the setting of the entry / exit permission information, and the door is unlocked based on the door unlock command.
[0140]
Next, an operation of the entry / exit management system according to the present embodiment in the case where an entry / exit applicant enters the building and enters / exits a target room in the building will be described.
[0141]
An entrance / exit controller 400 is installed near a door of a room in a building.
[0142]
When a person who wants to enter or leave the room attempts to enter or leave a room in the building, the identification information from the wireless communication unit 200 and the entry / exit permission information from the infrared communication unit 21 enter or leave the room by the operation of the person who wants to enter or leave the room. Sent to control device 400.
[0143]
The identification information transmitted to the entry / exit control device 400 is received by the wireless communication unit 430, and the entry / exit permission information is received by the infrared communication unit 410, and is provided to the matching unit 320 of the system management device 300.
[0144]
The identification information from the entry / exit control device 400 is collated by the collation unit 320 with management data stored in the entry / exit person management database 340, and authentication is performed on the entry / exit applicant.
[0145]
Next, after the identification information is authenticated by the collation unit 320, the entry / exit permission information from the entry / exit control device 400 is collated by the collation unit 320 with management data managed in the entry / exit person management database 340, and It is determined whether the room corresponds to the identification information and whether the room is an available room.
[0146]
In this manner, when the identification information and the entry / exit permission information are authenticated and determined to be valid, a door unlock command is given from the management unit 310 to the door opening / closing control unit 420, and the door unlock instruction is given. The door is unlocked based on the lock command.
[0147]
(B-3) Effects of the second embodiment
As described above, according to the present embodiment, the same effects as those of the first embodiment can be obtained.
[0148]
Further, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to manage entry / exit with higher security by transmitting / receiving the identification information and the entry / exit permission information using mutually different short-range wireless communication.
[0149]
(C) Other embodiments
In the first and second embodiments described above, the case where the user enters the room in the building is mainly described, but the case where the user leaves the room is also managed in the same manner as when entering the room.
[0150]
In the first and second embodiments described above, the system management devices 3 and 300 have described that the collation processing of the identification information and the entry / exit permission information and the door unlock command are performed by the system management devices 3 and 300. 700 may provide another authentication device, and the authentication device may perform these processes.
[0151]
Further, the entry / exit control devices 4 and 400 are provided with a database corresponding to the entry / exit person management databases 34 and 340 or a storage means for holding only the entry / exit permission information for each room, and The entry / exit control devices 4 and 400 may be configured to authenticate the identification information and the entry / exit permission information with the authentication device described above.
[0152]
Further, when the entry / exit control devices 4 and 400 are provided with a database or the like having the same contents as the entry / exit person management databases 34 and 340 as described above, the system management devices 3 and 300 may A distribution means for distributing the data managed by the management databases 34 and 340 to each of the entry / exit control devices 4 and 400 (that is, to each room) may be provided.
[0153]
In this way, each of the entry / exit controllers 4 and 400 (in each room) can perform simple and accurate entry / exit management. Further, the management load of the database of each of the entry / exit control devices 4 and 400 can be reduced.
[0154]
In the first and second embodiments described above, when the entry permission information is created, the entry permission information is stored in the storage units 24 and 240 of the mobile communication terminals 2 and 200. It has been described that the exit permission information is transmitted. However, after the entry / exit permission information is created, the entry / exit control devices 4 and 400 of each room manage the entry / exit permission information of the corresponding room. The entry / exit permission information may be manually taken in and authenticated.
[0155]
In the first and second embodiments described above, the setting unit 33 and the entry / exit management database 34, and the input unit 36 and the display unit 35 are connected via a network (for example, a corporate LAN or the Internet). The input unit 36 and the display unit 35 may be, for example, personal computers of each worker in the office.
[0156]
In this way, if each worker knows in advance which visitor will come to the meeting, each worker (each worker) will have their own Each management data can be set by a personal computer or the like before the visit, and the entry / exit management system can be operated more easily.
[0157]
In FIG. 3, it goes without saying that various types of information forming the management data are not limited to these. In addition to the various types of information shown in FIG. 3, for example, information such as the use time of using the room, the entry time, and the exit time may be configured.
[0158]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, an entrance / exit management device provided in a large section including a plurality of small sections, an entry / exit control apparatus provided in each of the plurality of small sections, and at least entry authentication to each of the small sections And an entry / exit management system provided with a mobile communication terminal carried by a person who wishes to move within the large section, wherein the entry / exit management apparatus provided in the large section is provided with mobile communication by short-range wireless communication. Based on the identification information obtained from the terminal, a means for determining whether or not a mobile applicant possessing the portable communication terminal can enter the large compartment; Access permission subsection setting means for setting one or a plurality of subsections to which a move applicant can enter, and each of the entry / exit control devices provided in each subsection is provided with a portable communication terminal by short-range wireless communication. At least got from Entry authentication activation means for passing another information to the authentication device to authenticate the entrance, and opening / closing body control for opening / closing the opening / closing body of the sub-compartment relating to itself when the authentication result is returned from the authentication device. Means, when the entrance authentication is activated from any of the entrance / exit control devices, based on the identification information of the mobile communication terminal, the authentication permission subsection setting means sets the subsection set as entry permission to the subsection. It is determined whether or not entry authentication is activated from the provided entrance / exit control device, and only when authentication is activated from the entrance / exit control device provided in the small section set to be admitted, the authentication result of the admission permission is determined. Is provided to the entry / exit control device, thereby performing simple and reliable personal authentication for the applicant for the movement, and even after the applicant for the movement enters the large section, But It is possible to prohibit the entrance to the small compartment other than the small compartment that is set to place permission, it is possible to know the current whereabouts of the mobile seekers by managing the entrance and exit.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of each component of an entrance / exit management system according to a first embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of an entrance / exit management system according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a configuration example of management data according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration example of confirmation data according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the entrance and exit management system according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the entrance and exit management system according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of each component of the entrance and exit management system according to the second embodiment.
FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the concept of an entrance / exit management system according to the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
1, 700: entry / exit management system, 2, 200: portable communication terminal,
21, 210: infrared communication unit, 3, 300: system management device,
31, 310 ... management unit, 32, 320 ... collation unit, 33, 330 ... setting unit,
34, 340: Entry / exit management database,
4 (4-1 to 4-n), 400...
41, 410: infrared communication unit, 42, 420: door open / close control unit
8-1 to 8-8: opening / closing body (for example, door);
9: Opening / closing body of a large section (for example, a door).

Claims (3)

An entrance / exit management device provided in a large section including a plurality of small sections, an entry / exit control device provided in each of the plurality of small sections, and an authentication device for performing at least entry authentication to each of the small sections, An entrance and exit management system having a portable communication terminal possessed by a person who wishes to move within the large section,
The entrance / exit management device provided in the large section, based on identification information obtained from the portable communication terminal by short-range wireless communication, enters the inside of the large section of the move applicant who has the portable communication terminal. Means for determining whether or not to enter the large section; and means for setting one or more small sections to which the move applicant can enter when permitting entry into the large section. With
Each of the above-mentioned entry and exit control devices provided in each of the small sections is provided with entry authentication activation means for transferring at least the identification information obtained from the portable communication terminal to the authentication device by short-range wireless communication to perform entry authentication, and Opening / closing body control means for setting the opening / closing body of the small section relating to the self-accessible state when an authentication result permitting admission is returned from the device,
When the entry authentication is activated from any of the above-mentioned entry / exit control devices, the authentication device is based on the identification information of the portable communication terminal, and the entry permission subsection setting means sets the entry subsection to the entry subsection. Determine whether or not to activate the entry authentication from the provided entrance and exit control device, only at the time of activation of the entrance authentication from the entrance and exit control device provided in the small section set as entry permission, An entrance / exit management system comprising an authentication unit for returning an entry permission authentication result to the entrance / exit control device. The entry / exit management device may include, when the move applicant enters the large section, the small section permission information for permitting entry to the small section to which the entry permission small section setting unit has set entry permission, Give it to the mobile communication terminal and store it,
The authentication unit is configured to set the entry permission sub-block setting unit to permit entry based on the identification information of the portable communication terminal received from any of the entry / exit control devices and the sub-block entry permission information. It is determined whether or not entry authentication from the entry / exit control device provided in the section is activated, and entry / exit authentication from the entry / exit control apparatus provided in the small section set as entry permission is activated. 2. The entrance / exit management system according to claim 1, wherein only the entry permission authentication result is returned to the entrance / exit control device. An entrance / exit management device provided in a large section including a plurality of small sections, an entry / exit control device provided in each of the plurality of small sections, and an authentication device for performing at least entry authentication to each of the small sections, An entrance / exit management device which is a component of an entrance / exit management system having a portable communication terminal possessed by a person who wishes to move within a large section,
Based on the identification information obtained from the mobile communication terminal by short-range wireless communication, based on the identification information obtained from the mobile communication terminal, to determine whether or not to enter the large compartment of the travel applicant possessing the mobile communication terminal, a large section entrance availability determination means,
An entry / exit management device, comprising: entry permission small section setting means for setting one or a plurality of small sections to which the movement applicant can enter when permitting entry into the large section.

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