JP2005057672A - Visitor reception device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device for conveniently identifying a visitor who comes for soliciting without directly meeting the visitor. <P>SOLUTION: A visitor reception device writes onto a visitor's IC card, visitation event information generated by the IC card which comes close to the outdoor part of the visitor corresponding device, reads visitation event information history that has already been recorded on the IC card, analyzes the read visitation event information history and determines answering contents to reply to the visitor when a new visitation event occurs. The visitor reception device conveniently identifies the visitor who comes for soliciting. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique corresponding to a visitor for solicitation purposes.

  Conventionally, when a visitor visits a residence, the visitor is identified by a response using an intercom at the entrance or the entrance of the building, confirmation by a surveillance camera, or the like as a confirmation method of the visitor. However, with this identification means, unless the resident always looks at the surveillance camera image or talks to hear the requirements, the purpose of the visitor was unknown. It was very dissatisfaction that the service could be interrupted by a visitor sales representative for the purpose of solicitation, especially when the resident was in a business that could not be released. In some cases, talking to an unwanted salesperson was able to skillfully open the door and hit a violent crime.

As a prior art for ensuring security in dealing with such a visiting salesperson, a visitor authentication system as shown in Patent Document 1 below is known.
JP 2003-114923 A

  However, in the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, it is necessary for the visitor to notify the authentication agent company in advance of the visit destination and the visit date and time, and the visitor's identification information and biometric information are registered in the authentication agent server. There is a need for a technique for identifying visitors for the purpose of solicitation more easily. Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for easily identifying a visitor for solicitation without directly dealing with the visitor.

  As a method for solving the above-mentioned problems, the present invention discloses a technology suitable for the arrival of the era of possession of the gross national IC card. The present inventor is engaged in the front correspondence (question and answer / presentation) of the electronic administrative model room (netCommunity). However, recently, the interest of customers has recently been directed toward the use purpose / multipurpose use of the IC card. I can feel it. Based on the “Act on Partial Revision of the Basic Resident Register Act” established in August 1999, distribution of the Basic Resident Register Card (Juki Card) by IC card will be made from August 25, 2003. The In addition, based on the “Act on Public Personal Authentication” established in December 2002, IC card conversion of public personal authentication has been promoted, and IC cards will become familiar to the general public. Many new services are planned and proposed.

  The present invention is based on the premise that most people have an IC card identification when entering the IC card society, and the visitor receives the visit using the IC card information of the visitor, especially the built-in residence visit record. The purpose of this is to make it easier for residents to identify the purpose of visits.

  That is, the problem of simply identifying a visitor for solicitation without directly interacting with a visitor is, as shown in FIG. 1, a visit event that is a set of visit event information vei recorded on an IC card I. Reading event information (vei) s that reads information history (vei) s (referred to as visit event information history reading means 2 in FIG. 1) and visit event information history (vei) s read by the reading means within a predetermined time When the number of histories is equal to or less than a predetermined number, first instructing means for instructing notification to a resident (noted as response content display unit 4 in FIG. 1) for notifying the visitor of the visitor (FIG. 1) 1 is represented by a visitor correspondence apparatus provided with a visit event information history analysis means 3.

  That is, the visitor V for the purpose of soliciting usually visits a residence in a certain area continuously. Focusing on this feature, when a visit event of visitor V occurs, the visit event information history reading means 2 reads the visit event information history (vei) s recorded on the IC card I, and the visit event information history analysis means 3 For example, an analysis is made of how many houses within a certain range are visited within a certain time, and it is determined whether the visitor V is for solicitation. If the visitor is determined to be the solicitation purpose, the response content r is determined to be “automatic response of absence notification”, otherwise the response content r such as “ring a chime” is determined as before.

  Further, the visitor event history reading means 2 also reads the visitor identifier Vid, and in the visit event information history analysis means 3, if the visitor identifier Vid is registered in the predetermined visitor permitted person list Vlist, The response content r for determining the visitor as a visitor can also be determined.

  Conventionally, in order to know the visit purpose of the visitor, it was necessary for the resident to confirm with face-to-face confirmation or voice / image of the intercom, etc., but because the visit purpose of the visitor is automatically determined by the present invention, Residents' labor is reduced.

  An embodiment of the visitor correspondence method of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Note that the computer processing in the present invention is executed by a computer program developed on the main storage device of the computer. The computer program is provided in a CD- format including an auxiliary storage device connected to the computer. Provided by being stored in a recording medium such as a portable storage device such as a ROM or a main storage device or an auxiliary storage device of another computer connected to a network. It is loaded and executed on a storage device.

  FIG. 1 shows a system configuration of a first embodiment of the visitor correspondence apparatus of the present invention. In this example, the visitor response device is composed of a visitor response device outdoor portion (a) and a visitor response device indoor portion (b). The outdoor unit (a) for the visitor-compatible device is installed at a place where a conventional interphone is installed, such as a front door, and includes the interphone unit 5 as shown in the figure, so it can be considered as an IC card compatible intercom.

  In this example, the visitor response device outdoor unit (a) includes a visit event information writing unit 1, a visit event information history reading unit 2, a response content displaying unit 4, an intercom unit 5, a GPS receiving unit 6, and a clock unit 7. Contains. The visit event information writing means 1 writes visit event information vei in a predetermined area of the IC card I, assuming that a visit event occurs when the IC card I carried by the visitor V is brought close to the visit event information write means 1. The visit event information history reading means 2 reads the visit event information history (vei) s already recorded on the IC card I. The response content display unit 4 receives the response content r output from the visitor corresponding apparatus indoor portion (b), and displays the response to, for example, a speaker or a liquid crystal display unit. The intercom unit 5 is used for calling between the visitor V and the resident. The GPS receiver 6 provides the current position information to the visit event information writing means 1 as visit event position information vei (x), vei (y). The clock unit 7 provides the current date and time to the visit event information writing means 1 as visit event date information vei (t).

  The visitor correspondence apparatus indoor part (b) includes an interphone correspondence part 9 and a resident dialogue personal computer 8. The intercom corresponding unit 9 is used for calling between the visitor V and the resident in conjunction with the intercom unit 5. The resident dialogue personal computer 8 includes a visit event information history analysis means 3 and a visitor permitted person list Vlist. The visit event information history analyzing means 3 analyzes the visit event information history (vei) s transmitted from the visit event information history reading means 2, determines the response content r, and sends it to the response content display unit 4. The permitted visitor list Vlist is used for analysis by the visit event information history analysis means 3. The resident dialogue personal computer 8 makes initial settings interactively with the resident and obtains each set value. Also, the resident identifier vei (h) is sent to the visit event information writing means 1.

  Next, referring to FIG. 2, the operation of the visitor correspondence apparatus in this example will be described. FIG. 2A shows the initial setting. In step S21, the reference nearest time To, the reference neighborhood distance Do, and the reference event number No are set. Here, these reference values are used when counting the most recent visit events in the neighborhood of the resident, and for the visit events detected by the visitor response device, the reference value is within the reference latest time To. It is set to count visit events that occur in residential residences within the neighborhood distance Do. The reference event number No sets that the visitor V should be determined as a solicitation visit if the counted number of visit events is equal to or greater than the reference event number No. The current date and time now () and the current position here (x) and here (y) are read from the resident dialogue personal computer 8 as necessary by the visit event information history analysis means 3, and the current date and time now () Current date and time data supplied from the internal clock of the interactive personal computer 8. This may be supplied from the clock unit 7. The current positions here (x) and here (y) are the installation location coordinates (for example, latitude and longitude) of the device corresponding to the visitor, and may be given by the initial setting in step S21. It may be supplied from 6.

  Next, the operation when waiting for a visit event will be described with reference to FIG. When the IC card I carried by the visitor V comes close, the visit event information writing means 1 of the outdoor portion (a) corresponding to the visitor corresponding device operates, and the operation of the visit event information writing stage is performed in step S22. That is, the visit event information writing means 1 writes visit event position information vei (x), vei (y) and visit event date / time information vei (t) as visit event information vei in the IC card I. At this time, the resident identifier vei (h) is also written. Here, a data configuration example of the visit event information vei stored in the IC card I will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 3 (a) is a data configuration example of information stored in the IC card I in this example. The visitor identifier Vid is a code for identifying the visitor V and indicates the owner of the IC card I. When this IC card I also serves as a basic resident register card (residence card), the visitor identifier Vid may be used instead of the resident code in the resident code area.

  In the visit event information history (vei) s area, corresponding visit event information vei is additionally written for each visit event generated by the IC card I. FIG. 3 (a) shows a state in which, up to this point, information up to the Kth visit event information vei-K has been recorded. If the visit event information vei-k is 64 bytes and 32 Kbytes is allocated to the visit event information history (vei) s area, about 500 visit event information vei-k (k = 1, 2,... K) can be recorded. Like the flight recorder, this record always records the latest 500 records, for example, by overwriting the old record with the new record.

  As shown in Fig. 3 (a), one visit event information vei-k record includes visit event position information vei (x) k, vei (y) k, visit event date / time information vei (t) k, resident identifier. Consists of vei (h) k. In other words, the visit event information vei-k record is recorded on the date and time vei (t) at the residence V where the visitor V carrying the IC card I is located at latitude vei (x) k and longitude vei (y) k. This indicates that a visit to k and that the resident is the identifier vei (h) k.

  Next, returning to FIG. 2 (b), the visit event information history reading stage in step S23 will be described. The visit event information history reading means 2 of the outdoor part (a) for the visitor correspondence apparatus reads the visit event information history (vei) s from the IC card I. As already explained with reference to FIG. 3 (a), IC card I has recorded visit event information history (vei) s consisting of K pieces of visit event information vei-k (k = 1, 2,... K). This is read. At this time, the visitor identifier Vid is also read.

  Next, the operation of the visit event information history analysis stage is performed in step S24 of FIG. This stage includes steps S241 to S248 as shown in the figure. In step S241, the visit event information history analyzing means 3 determines whether or not the read visitor identifier Vid is included in the visit permitted person list Vlist. The permitted visitor list Vlist is stored in an area in the resident dialogue personal computer 8, and is appropriately input and updated by the resident at any time during operation. FIG. 3 (b) shows an example of the data structure.

  Among visitors, there is a visitor who is clear to be at home without checking the visit event information history (vei) s. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 3B, it is a relative, a friend, or a collector such as a newspaper. Since the identifiers of these visitors are notified in advance by telephone or in writing, or in the actual visit, the resident is registered and updated in the permitted visitor list Vlist each time. The visit event information history analysis means 3 checks the visit permitted person list Vlist in step S241, and if the visitor identifier Vid is registered, the process proceeds to step S247, and the response content r is determined as r = 1 (at home). . If not, the visit event information history analysis means 3 performs step S242 for each kth visit event information vei-k (k = 1, 2,..., K) in the visit event information history (vei) s. Response contents r are determined by applying ~ 244.

  That is, starting from k = 1, steps S243 and 244 are repeated while k is added 1 until k> K (the end of all cases) is satisfied in step S242. In step S243, the latest time Tk = now ()-vei (t) k is obtained from the visit event date / time information vei (t) k in the kth visit event information vei-k. In step S244, the neighborhood distance Dk = [(here (x) -vei (x) k) ** 2 from the visit event position information vei (x) k, vei (y) k in the kth visit event information vei-k. + (here (y) -vei (y) k) ** 2] ** 0.5 is calculated. The obtained K sets of the latest time Tk and neighborhood distance Dk are buffered, and each set is sequentially examined in step S245, and the visit event information history analysis means 3 has a set of Tk <To and Dk <Do. The number N (To, Do) of visit event information vei-k is obtained. Next, in step S246, it is determined whether N (To, Do) <No. If yes, response content r = 1 (at-home correspondence) is determined in step S247. On the other hand, if the answer is no, that is, if the visitor V has visited more than the reference event number No. of resident houses within the reference neighborhood distance Do within the reference latest time To, the visit event information history analysis means 3 The visitor V is determined to be the solicitation purpose, and the response content r = 2 (absence correspondence) is determined.

  Finally, the response content expression unit 4 performs the expression according to the response content r received from the visit event information history analysis means 3 in step S25. For example, in the case of r = 1 (at-home correspondence), it is instructed to sound the chime of the intercom unit 5 and the intercom correspondence unit 9, and the resident is notified of the visit of the visitor. In addition, in the case of r = 2 (absence correspondence), the response content display unit 4 displays on the speaker or liquid crystal display on the outdoor part (a) of the visitor correspondence device without any notification to the resident. "I don't know" Thereby, the resident is dealt with the visitor V without any interruption.

  A second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a second embodiment of the visitor correspondence apparatus of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a more detailed view of this. An authentication device (1) is installed at a dwelling entrance (current intercom installation location or the like), and the authentication device is equipped with an IC card reader / writer (a non-contact type is desirable in consideration of outdoor installation and durability years). A resident's input / output terminal (3) is installed in the residence, and is connected to the authentication device at the entrance, the chime, the external management server (2), and the like via a network. The external management server (2) is provided with a system that is the core of the present invention and is managed by an operating company or the like. When only this resident uses this management server (2), the input / output terminal (3) in this residence may also serve.

  This embodiment expresses differently from the first embodiment, but includes various configurations described in the first embodiment. That is, in FIG. 5, a visitor response device is formed by the authentication device (1), the management server (2), and the input / output terminal (3), and the authentication device (1) constitutes the outdoor installation part. The IC card reader / writer and 2) the visit record writing program form the visit event information writing means. The IC card reader / writer and 3) the IC card information reading program form visiting event information history reading means. 4) The visitor check program includes visit event information history analysis means.

Hereinafter, an outline of the processing of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
Step S1:
Residents use the service by registering basic usage in the management server in advance. The registration information is initialized by using the registration screen of FIG. 10 displayed on the input / output terminal (3), and stored in (1) “Basic information table” in the residence information master of FIG. In this system, in order to determine the purpose of the visit using the visit record recorded on the visitor's IC card, the condition is registered from the “visitor check condition registration screen” of FIG. The registration information is stored in the (2) “visitor check condition” table in the residence information master of FIG.

Also, if you know the resident code of a relative or other person who is permitted to visit in advance, you can register that code. In this case, a new record is added to the (3) “Visit permit resident code” table in the residence information master of FIG.
Step S2:
“Visit date and time” and “visit location information” are written as visit records on the visitor's identification card (IC card) (FIG. 8).
Step S3:
The visit record information recorded on the visitor's IC card is acquired by the authentication device installed at the entrance of the residence.
Step S4:
The visitor is checked using the acquired visit record. When the setting example shown in FIG. 11 is used, first, records having a radius of “within 500 m” from the current residence are searched from the visit records. If the number of records is “10 or more”, this visitor is regarded as “solicitation purpose”.
Step S5:
With this judgment method, as shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, the absence notice is automatically responded without letting the resident make the presence of the visitor (natural chime does not sound), or the resident is chime to visit To make it exist. At this time, the correspondence result is recorded in the (4) “visit log” table in the residence information master of FIG. 9.
Step S6:
The management server (2) displays a “visitor list display / visit permitter registration screen” as shown in FIG. 12 on the input / output terminal (3) at regular intervals (for example, every day at 20:00). Thereby, the resident can grasp and confirm the record of the absence response on the day. In addition, if you recognize the other party's presence and allow subsequent visits, such as when you respond to a chime, you can register the visitor's resident code by clicking the appropriate “Register” button on the screen. . In this case, a new record is added to the (3) “Visit permit resident code” table in the residence information master of FIG.

(Appendix 1)
Reading means for reading a visit event information history that is a set of visit event information recorded on an IC card;
When the number of visit event information histories within a predetermined time is less than or equal to a predetermined number of visit event information histories read by the reading means, the notification means for notifying the resident of the visit of the visitor is notified. First instruction means;
A visitor correspondence apparatus characterized by comprising.
(Appendix 2)
The reading means reads a visitor identifier recorded on the IC card,
Furthermore,
A visitor list containing visitor identifiers for visitors allowed to visit,
Second instruction means for instructing notification to a notification means for notifying a resident of a visitor's visit if the visitor identifier read by the reading means is present in the permitted visitor list;
The visitor correspondence apparatus according to appendix 1, characterized by comprising:
(Appendix 3)
The first instruction means performs a predetermined absence response when the number of visit event information histories within a predetermined time is greater than or equal to a predetermined number of visit event information histories read by the reading means. The visitor correspondence apparatus as described in appendix 1.
(Appendix 4)
When the number of visit event information histories within a predetermined time in a predetermined area is less than or equal to a predetermined number among visit event information histories read by the reading means, the first instruction means sends a resident a visitor The visitor correspondence apparatus according to appendix 1, wherein a notification is instructed to a notification means for notifying a visit of a visitor.

  By adding each means for realizing the visitor handling method of the present invention to a conventional intercom, it is possible to easily identify and respond to a solicitation visitor.

The block diagram of 1st Example of the visitor response apparatus of this invention Operation flow diagram of first embodiment of visitor handling method of the present invention Example of data structure of stored information in IC card I and permitted visitor list Vlist in the first embodiment System configuration diagram of the second embodiment of the present invention System configuration diagram of the second embodiment of the present invention (details) Process flow diagram of the second embodiment of the present invention Details of visitor check of the second embodiment of the present invention Example of data recorded on the visitor's IC card of the second embodiment of the present invention Example of resident information master of the second embodiment of the present invention Resident basic information registration screen example of the second embodiment of the present invention Example of visitor check condition setting screen of the second embodiment of the present invention Example of visitor list display and visitor registration screen of the second embodiment of the present invention

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Visit event information writing means 2 Visit event information history reading means 3 Visit event information history analysis means 4 Response content display part 5 Intercom part 6 GPS receiving part 7 Clock part 8 Resident dialogue personal computer 9 Intercom corresponding part
Vid visitor identifier
Vei visit event information
vei (t) visit event date information
vei (x), vei (y) Visit event location information
vei (h) Resident identifier
(vei) s visit event information history
here (x), here (y) Current position
now () Current date and time
No Reference event count
Do reference neighborhood distance
To reference time
R Response content
Vlist visitor list

Claims (3)

Reading means for reading a visit event information history that is a set of visit event information recorded on an IC card;
When the number of visit event information histories within a predetermined time is less than or equal to a predetermined number of visit event information histories read by the reading means, the notification means for notifying the resident of the visit of the visitor is notified. First instruction means;
A visitor correspondence apparatus characterized by comprising. The reading means reads a visitor identifier recorded on the IC card,
Furthermore,
A visitor list containing visitor identifiers for visitors allowed to visit,
Second instruction means for instructing notification to a notification means for notifying a resident of a visitor's visit if the visitor identifier read by the reading means is present in the permitted visitor list;
The visitor response device according to claim 1, further comprising:   The first instruction means performs a predetermined absence response when the number of visit event information histories within a predetermined time is greater than or equal to a predetermined number of visit event information histories read by the reading means. The visitor correspondence apparatus according to claim 1.

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