JP2005336733A - Ic card electronic lock system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an IC card electronic lock system capable of performing identification and execution of the additional purpose of utilization other than locking and unlocking with an IC card by means of a simple type system. <P>SOLUTION: The IC card electronic lock system 1 includes the IC card 2 having a function transmitting card information, a card reader 3 having a function receiving the card information by presenting the IC card 2, the card electronic lock 5 performing locking and unlocking, a controller 4 controlling the card electronic lock based on the card information from the card reader 3 and a decision means 3a deciding a presentation pattern to the card reader 3 of the IC card 2 corresponding to a specific order in advance, and the controller 4 is so constituted that the execution of locking and unlocking based on the presentation pattern and the order other than the execution of locking and unlocking can be executed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an IC card type electronic lock system that locks and unlocks an electronic lock of a door, for example, by presenting an IC card embedded with an IC chip over a card reader.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is an IC card type electronic lock system that locks and unlocks an electric lock of a door by holding or inserting an IC card embedded with an IC chip over a card reader (for example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2).

In personal authentication using an IC chip, personal authentication is performed by communicating data by holding an IC card over a card reader (for example, Patent Document 3 and Patent Document 4).
Japanese Patent No. 2927085 (first page to fourth page, FIGS. 1 to 3) Japanese Patent No. 2758891 (page 1 to page 5, FIGS. 1 to 6) JP 2003-296719 A (page 1 to page 8, FIGS. 1 to 13) Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-199468 (first to seventh pages, FIGS. 1 to 5)

  Since such an IC card has a large storage capacity and a high authentication speed, its introduction as a card in the ubiquitous society has increased remarkably. However, it is only a tool and does not have a function to determine the purpose of use of the IC card owner, so a separate card is required for each purpose. It is required to use properly.

  For example, when the IC card 100 is used as a key at the entrance door of each apartment, and a security alert system is provided at the same time, as shown in FIG. 4, a card reader 101 that controls permission to open and close the entrance door; It is necessary to place both card readers 102 that control the security of each dwelling unit. That is, even in one IC card 100, the card reader 101 outputs the lock / unlock control of the electronic lock by the card reader 101, and the card control board 121 outputs the security ON / OFF control by the card reader 101. Therefore, each control system must be provided separately, and there is a problem that the equipment configuration is duplicated and uneconomical.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, even if the card readers 103 are combined into one, it is impossible to determine the intended use of the IC card user, so the security IC card 111 for turning the security on and off and the opening / closing of the door are controlled. It is necessary to divide the IC card for door 110 to be separated. That is, using the security IC card 111 and the door IC card 110, when the door IC card 110 is presented by one card reader 103 and one card control panel 123, the lock / unlock control of the electronic lock is performed. When the security IC card 111 is presented, the security ON-OFF control is output. For example, when you go out when you are away from home, you need to lock your IC card and turn it on, and when you want to lock only when someone in your home is away from home Since each IC card cannot be determined, a separate IC card is required.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an IC card type electronic lock system which enables a simple system to identify and execute an additional purpose of use other than locking and unlocking with a single IC card. The purpose is to provide.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the present invention is configured as follows.

The invention according to claim 1 is an IC card having a function of transmitting card information; a card reader having a function of receiving card information by presenting the IC card;
A card-type electronic lock for locking and unlocking;
A control device for controlling the card-type electronic lock based on the card information from the card reader;
Determining means for determining a presentation pattern of the IC card corresponding to a specific command in advance to the card reader;
The control device is an IC card type electronic lock system that executes locking and unlocking based on the presentation pattern and commands other than locking and unlocking.

  The invention according to claim 2 is the IC card type electronic lock system according to claim 1, wherein the presentation pattern is at least one of presentation time and number of presentations.

  The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that the instruction other than the execution of locking and unlocking includes an instruction to start or stop guarding. The IC card type electronic lock according to claim 1 or claim 2 System.

  A fourth aspect of the present invention is the IC card type electronic lock system according to the third aspect, further comprising notification means for executing the security start or security stop command by notification.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, an IC card type electronic device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein a lock execution and a security start command are executed based on the presentation pattern. It is a lock system.

  The invention according to claim 6 is the IC card type according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein an unlocking execution and a guard stop instruction are executed based on the presentation pattern. Electronic lock system.

  With the above configuration, the present invention has the following effects.

  According to the invention of claim 1, execution of instructions other than execution of locking and unlocking and execution of locking and unlocking based on a pattern presented to a card reader of an IC card corresponding to a specific instruction in advance, With a single IC card, it is possible to identify and execute additional usage purposes other than locking and unlocking with a simple system.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the presentation pattern is at least one of the presentation time and the number of presentations, and the card holder can identify and execute a plurality of usage purposes without using a special device. be able to.

  According to the invention described in claim 3, the command other than the lock and unlock execution includes a security start or security stop command, and based on the IC card presentation pattern, the lock and unlock execution and the security start or A security stop command can be issued.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to notify the start of security or the stop of security without fail by executing a command to start or stop security by notification. Examples of the notification means are: a) voice (appealing to the auditory sense), b) lightning or liquid crystal display (appealing to the visual sense), c) vibration (applying to the bodily sensation like the vibration of a mobile phone), and d). Braille and the like (things that appeal to tactile sensation), e) Notifications by other means are included.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the lock execution and the security start command are executed based on the IC card presentation pattern, and it is easy to use one IC card without having many IC cards. You can go out and leave the office with peace of mind.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, execution of unlocking and guard stop instructions are executed based on the IC card presentation pattern, and a single IC card is used without having multiple IC cards. You can go home and work with peace of mind with simple operations.

  Hereinafter, although the embodiment of the IC card type electronic lock system of the present invention will be described, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment. The embodiment of the present invention shows the most preferable mode of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to this.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an IC card type electronic lock system. The IC card type electronic lock system 1 of this embodiment has an IC card 2, a card reader 3, a control device 4, a card type electronic lock 5, and a device 6. The IC card 2 includes an IC chip and an antenna, and has a function of transmitting card information by a signal from the card reader 3.

  The card reader 3 incorporates an IC chip, an antenna, and the like, and presents a single IC card 2 while presenting it, so that the card reader 3 outputs a card information and a presentation pattern as a signal. For example, by measuring the presentation time or number of presentations that are presented while holding the IC card 2, a signal corresponding to the presentation time or number of presentations is output.

  The control device 4 includes a CPU, a memory, and the like, and includes a determination unit 4a. The determination means 4a identifies and determines the card information from the card reader 3, and determines the presentation pattern in association with the purpose.

  The card-type electronic lock 5 locks and unlocks the door. The device 6 is, for example, a security device, and includes a warning sensor, a device that reports to the security center, a security light, a security horn, and the like, and includes a notification unit that executes a security start or security stop command by notification. Thus, the control device 4 controls the card-type electronic lock 5 and the device 6 based on the card information and the presentation pattern from the card reader 3.

  The judging means 4a of this embodiment judges the presentation pattern to the card reader 3 of the IC card 2 corresponding to a specific command in advance. This presentation pattern is at least one of presentation time and number of presentations. For example, when the IC card is normally held, when the IC card is held several times continuously, when the IC card 2 is held for a certain period of time, different output can be produced depending on the presentation pattern, and the intention of the card user can be transmitted.

  The control device 4 executes commands other than execution of locking and unlocking and execution of locking and unlocking based on the presentation pattern. For example, by storing the presentation pattern to the card reader 3 of the IC card 2 corresponding to a specific command in the determination means 4a in advance, the presentation time compared with the presentation pattern from the card reader 3 can be increased. Determine the number of presentations held.

  In this embodiment, the control device 4 includes the determination unit 4a, but the card reader 3 may include the determination unit. In this case, the determination means measures the presentation time or number of presentations that are held over the IC card 2 to determine what action the IC card owner has held the IC card 2 for, A signal corresponding to the purpose is output from the card reader 3 to the control device 4.

  FIG. 2 is a flow of the IC card type electronic lock system. This embodiment is a flow when going out and leaving the office. At the start, a standby state is entered, and in step a1, an IC card is identified. If this IC card presentation pattern is, for example, one second or less (step a2), the card-type electronic lock is locked, and voice or electric display is performed (step a3).

  Then, in step a4, card identification is performed, and if the IC card presentation pattern is, for example, a timer measured for 3 seconds or more (step a5), security is started and voice or electronic display is performed (step a6). .

  In this embodiment, although it is a case of a time counter, it is configured similarly in the case of a number counter.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, execution of locking and a security start command are executed based on the presentation pattern of the IC card 2, and the user can go out and leave with a simple operation with only one identical IC card. Can do.

  FIG. 3 is a flow of the IC card type electronic lock system. This embodiment is a flow at the time of returning home and leaving the office. When the IC card is identified in step b1 when the IC card is identified in step b1, the card-type electronic lock is unlocked according to the IC card presentation pattern, for example, for 1-2 seconds (step b2). The security is stopped (step b3).

  Then, voice or electronic display is performed (step b3). In this embodiment, the presentation pattern of the IC card depends on the presentation time, but it may be the number of presentations.

  In this embodiment, execution of unlocking and guard stop instructions are executed based on the presentation pattern of the IC card 2, and it is possible to return home and go to the office with a simple operation using only one identical IC card. it can.

  Thus, in this IC card type electronic lock system, a presentation pattern to the card reader 3 of the IC card 2 corresponding to a specific command is stored in advance, and locking and unlocking are executed based on the presentation pattern of the IC card 2. By executing a command other than execution of locking and unlocking, a simple system enables identification and execution of additional usage purposes other than locking and unlocking with a single IC card.

  The presentation pattern of the IC card 2 is at least one of the presentation time and the number of presentations, enabling the cardholder to identify and execute multiple uses without using special equipment and without using special equipment. can do.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, the start of security or the stop of security can be surely notified by executing a command for security start or security stop by voice and display notification.

  Moreover, instructions other than execution of locking and unlocking include instructions for starting security or stopping security, and performing instructions for locking and unlocking and instructions for starting or stopping security based on the presentation pattern of the IC card 2 it can.

  In addition, the flow shown in FIG. 2 is locked for the first time and is turned on when it is held for 3 seconds or more. However, it is not limited to the presentation time of 3 seconds, and it can be set to 5 seconds or 10 seconds. It doesn't matter. Moreover, you may judge by the number of presentations which hold several times continuously. For example, if you hold it once, lock it up, hold it twice, lock it up, lock it up once, lock it up for 3 seconds, lock it up once, lock it up once, lock it up for 10 seconds, turn on security once, and go to office 5 Hold for 2 seconds, leave for 5 seconds and 5 seconds, leave the office, hold for 10 seconds in maintenance mode, exit once for 10 seconds, turn off for 10 seconds, hold for 5 seconds, home delivery locker Refusal of arrival.

  In addition, the user may measure the time presented by holding the IC card and give a voice guidance, saying that if the user holds the IC card once, the voice will be displayed. In addition, the number of presentations over which the same IC card is held within a certain time may be measured, and also in this case, voice guidance can be provided for the interlocking operation based on the number of times.

  In this way, the IC card type electronic lock system attempts to transmit the intention of the card user to the interlocking device by changing the pattern to be presented by holding the IC card 2 over the card reader 3.

  By changing the number of presentations held over one IC card 2 and the presentation time over which one card reader 3 is held, the purpose of use of the cardholder is transmitted to the IC card type electronic lock system (including interlocking devices). That is, the present invention can occupy a very important position in that it can be used for multipurpose and versatile with a small number of cards in the introduction of the IC card 2 for the ubiquitous society that will continue to advance in the future.

  When introducing an IC card type electronic lock system to the entrance door of each apartment in a condominium or the door of a detached house, the linkage with the security system is inevitable considering the social situation, and one card reader 3 In the IC card 2, a mechanism for transmitting a plurality of additional usage purposes of the owner is required.

  In the future, as the entire society becomes more ubiquitous and the number of linked devices associated with IC cards is increasing, there is a great need for a simple system for transmitting user intentions to them with a small number of cards.

It is a schematic block diagram of an IC card type electronic lock system. It is a flow of an IC card type electronic lock system. It is a flow of an IC card type electronic lock system. It is a schematic block diagram of the conventional IC card type electronic lock system. It is a schematic block diagram of the conventional IC card type electronic lock system.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 IC card type electronic lock system 2 IC card 3 Card reader 4 Control apparatus 4a Judgment means 5 Card type electronic lock 6 Equipment

Claims (6)

An IC card having a function of transmitting card information;
A card reader having a function of receiving card information by presenting the IC card;
A card-type electronic lock for locking and unlocking;
A control device for controlling the card-type electronic lock based on the card information from the card reader;
Determining means for determining a presentation pattern of the IC card corresponding to a specific command in advance to the card reader;
The control device executes an instruction other than execution of locking and unlocking and execution of locking and unlocking based on the presentation pattern, and an IC card type electronic lock system. The IC card type electronic lock system according to claim 1, wherein the presentation pattern is at least one of presentation time and number of presentations. The IC card type electronic lock system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the command other than execution of locking and unlocking includes a command to start or stop security. 4. The IC card type electronic lock system according to claim 3, further comprising notification means for executing the security start or security stop command by notification. The IC card type electronic lock system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a lock execution and a security start command are executed based on the presentation pattern. The IC card type electronic lock system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein an unlocking execution and a guard stop command are executed based on the presentation pattern.

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