JP2006323704A - Notification system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the following problem of an application system operating on the basis of face authentication: a state of the face authentication cannot be rapidly notified to a PHS or the like of a responsible person or a manager by character message transmission or the like. <P>SOLUTION: This notification system has: a plurality of PHSs 11 each having a message display function; cameras 51A-C; a face authentication management device 50 acquiring video data photographed by the camera 51A-C to specify a person, and sending specification information; and a notification server 16 producing a prescribed message on the basis of the specification information, and notifying at least one of the plurality of PHSs 11 of the prescribed message. The prescribed message is transmitted to the PHS 11 on the basis of the face authentication. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a notification system arranged in a predetermined facility such as a care facility, a hospital, or a condominium, and relates to a notification system that automatically reports using a telephone communication device and a face authentication device.

  Conventionally, as an application system using face authentication, there is a technique used as a crime prevention system based on face authentication or as a lock management system, as in Patent Documents 1 to 3.

According to such Patent Document 1, it is possible to provide a crime prevention system capable of dealing with malicious door-to-door sales and shoplifting by face authentication. Further, according to Patent Documents 2 and 3, it is possible to provide a crime prevention system capable of controlling door locking by face authentication.
JP-A-2005-32051 JP-A-2005-36523 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-21538

  However, according to the above Patent Documents 1 to 3, it can function as a security system based on face authentication, but cannot transmit a message (such as a text message) to a PHS terminal or the like, and the person in charge or management The person cannot be notified of the condition quickly.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to identify a person using a face authentication device, and to give a predetermined person in charge and manager based on information such as the person and the specified place. An object of the present invention is to provide a notification system capable of sending a predetermined message and quickly reporting the state.

  In order to achieve the above object, the notification system of the present invention includes a plurality of communication terminals having a message display function, a camera, authentication for acquiring a video data captured by the camera, identifying a person, and transmitting specific information. And a notification device for creating a predetermined message based on the specific information received from the authentication device and reporting the predetermined message to at least one of the plurality of communication terminals.

  According to the notification system of the present invention configured as described above, the authentication of a person for the purpose of reporting the protection of a deceased person at an elderly facility, the notification of a visitor of a hospital, a company, etc., or other person authentication It is possible to grasp the state of the person based on the above and quickly notify the person in charge or the manager with a message.

  Hereinafter, a contact information management system showing an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration inside the contact information management system according to the present embodiment.

  The reporting system 1 shown in FIG. 1 includes a browsing display function, a function for receiving a text message, and a function for displaying this text message, which are given to a person in charge of work in a predetermined facility such as a care facility, a hospital, or a condominium. A mobile phone terminal (hereinafter simply referred to as PHS) 11 such as a PHS terminal, a base station (hereinafter simply referred to as BS) 12 that wirelessly accommodates and connects the PHS 11, and a lock / Locking control units 13A to 13N for performing unlocking control (key opening / closing control), an operation terminal 14 such as a personal computer, which is arranged in a maintenance central management room and instructs and manages the service work of a worker, and a notification system 1 Stores and manages various information related to the message, sends a notification message to the PHS 11, and provides a browsing screen based on the information. A way (hereinafter simply referred to as MGW) 15, a notification server 16 that manages this predetermined facility and provides a notification service to the PHS 11, a face authentication management device 50 that identifies a person by face authentication, and a predetermined facility in the predetermined facility A plurality of cameras 51A, B, and C installed at locations, and the locking control units 13A to 13N, the operation terminal 14, the MGW 15, the notification server 16, the face authentication device 50, and the cameras 51A, B, and C are connected to the LAN 17 Suppose you are.

  Further, the reporting system 1 includes a terminal adapter (hereinafter simply referred to as TAP) 18 for connecting to the LAN 17, and a private branch exchange (hereinafter simply referred to as PBX) 19 that accommodates and connects the MGW 15 and the BS 12. A base station interface (hereinafter simply referred to as DRIF) 21 that controls an interface with the BS 12, a LAN interface (hereinafter simply referred to as IBLCE) 23 that controls an interface with the TAP 18, an IBLCE 24 that controls an interface with the MGW 15, and the DRIF 21 , A communication path switch (hereinafter simply referred to as TSW) 25 for communication connection between IBLCE 23 and IBLCE 24, a memory (hereinafter simply referred to as MM) 26 storing various information programs and the like, and a central point for controlling the whole PBX 19 Control equipment And (hereinafter, simply referred to as CC) and a 27.

  The MGW 15 provides a browsing screen to the PHS 11 through the BS 12, the DRIF 21, the TSW 25, the IBLCE 23, the TAP 18, and the LAN 17 according to the login operation from the PHS 11, and the LAN 17, the TAP 18, A browsing screen providing function for providing a browsing screen to the operation terminal 14 through the IBLCE 23, TSW 25, DRIF 21 and BS 12, and a character message reporting function for sending a text message from the reporting server 16 to the PHS 11 through the IBLCE 24, TSW 25, DRIF 21 and BS 12. And a database function for storing and managing various types of information of the reporting system 1.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration inside the face authentication management device 50.

  The face authentication management apparatus 50 includes a LAN interface unit 501 that interfaces with the LAN 17, a video data input unit 502 that receives video data received from the cameras 51A to 51C, a video data of a face that identifies a person, and the person name ( Or face authentication master data unit 503 storing video comparison data that associates ID) with the image data, and when the video data received by the video data input unit 502 includes video data indicating a face. Data verification unit 504 that performs data verification with video comparison data in master data unit 503 and performs face authentication, and verification information output by data verification unit 504 (specified by date / time information / data verification unit 504 indicating video data reception date and time) The person name indicating the person, the original video data, and the sending camera number indicating the camera that sent the original video data) It has a verification result output unit 505 to be transmitted to the LAN, and through the over scan portion 501.

  3 to 5 show setting information set in the notification server 16.

  FIG. 3 shows a report destination PHS that determines the report destination PHS 11 in correspondence with the person name (or ID) registered in the video comparison data of the face authentication master data section 503 and the camera number installed in the facility. It is decision information. For example, if the collation information received from the face authentication management device 50 includes information indicating that the person name is person B and the transmission of the original video data is camera number B, PHS (2) This indicates that PHS (6) is selected as the report destination PHS. Since no PHS is set for the person D, when the person name is the person D, it can be recognized that there is no report destination PHS.

  FIG. 4 shows location information in which a camera installation location is associated with a door installed near the installation location. For example, the camera number A is installed at a place La in the facility, and the door 1 and the door 2 are present near the place La.

  FIG. 5 shows a door lock control (lock (close) or unlock) corresponding to the person name (ID) registered in the image comparison data of the face authentication master data section 503 and the camera number installed in the facility. Locking control determination information for determining a lock (opening). For example, when the collation information received from the face authentication management device 50 includes information indicating that the person name is person C and the transmission of the original video data is camera number A, door 1 and door 2 The lock control unit (any one of 13A to N) corresponding to is selected, and the selected door is locked (closed). Since no door is set for person D, it can be recognized that there is no door locking control when the person name is person D.

  FIG. 6 shows logging data managed and stored in the notification server 16.

  In FIG. 6, the logging data includes collation information received from the face authentication management device 50 (date / time information indicating the date and time when the video data was received / person name / original video data / original video data indicating the person specified by the data verification unit 504). And the control data that was activated when the collation information was obtained, that is, information that was appropriately processed by the notification server based on the setting information shown in FIGS. Are sequentially stored. For example, in item No. 3, the acquisition date of original video data is “2005/5/11 15:13:27”, the authenticated person name is “person A”, and the original video data (data file) ) Is “Data 3”, the camera that sent the original video data is “Camera No. C”, and the PHS 11 that reported is PHS (7), and the place where the phenomenon occurred (the place where the camera is installed) is It is “place Lc” and further indicates that the door locking control is “door 5 (closed: locked)”.

  Next, operation | movement of the notification system 1 which shows this Embodiment is demonstrated.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the notification system 1 according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 7, camera A to camera C send video data being received. The face authentication management device 50 first processes the video data from the camera A, and receives the video data from the camera A (S101). Then, the video data is input to the data matching unit 504 via the LAN interface unit 501 and the video data input unit 502.

  The data collating unit determines whether or not the video data is a person (S102). As a result, if it is determined that the video data is not a person, the process proceeds to processing of video data from the camera B. On the other hand, if it is determined that the video data is a person, it is checked against the video comparison data in the face authentication master data unit 503, and the received video data (face video data) is used to check whether the corresponding person is registered. (S103), it is determined whether or not there is a corresponding person (S104).

  As a result, if there is no corresponding person, the process proceeds to processing of the video data from the camera B. If there is a corresponding person, the information of the collation result, that is, the date information / data collation unit 504 indicating the video data reception date and time is displayed. The collation information including the person name indicating the specified person, the original video data, and the transmission camera number indicating the camera that transmitted the original video data is notified to the notification server 16 (S105).

  Upon receiving the verification information from the face authentication management device 50, the reporting server 16 records and saves it in the logging data shown in FIG. 6 (S106), and determines the reporting destination PHS based on the reporting destination PHS determination information shown in FIG. The necessity of notification is determined (S107). For example, in the case of the logging data processing indicated by item number 5 in FIG. 6, the person name is “person A” and the camera number is “camera B”. Therefore, referring to FIG. When it is confirmed that “PHS (1) and PHS (6)” are registered, the process proceeds to step S108 as the notification process “necessary”. In FIG. 3, if there is no registration of the report destination PHS, the process proceeds to step S110.

  Next, in step S107, if it is determined that the notification process for the PHS 11 is necessary, a text message to be transmitted to the selected PHS (here, PHS (1) and (6)) is edited and created and transmitted. Specifically, in the case of the logging data processing indicated by item number 5 in FIG. 6, the date / time information is “2005/5/11 20:25:47”, the person name is “person A”, and the camera number is “camera”. B ". Therefore, first, it is specified from the information shown in FIG. 4 that the place is the place La, and “person A is found at the management number 5, 2005/5/11 20:25:47, place La”. Such a character message is created, and this character message is transmitted to PHS (1) and (6) (S108).

  That is, the character message created by the notification server 16 is sent to the PHS 11 through the IBLCE 24, TSW 25, DRIF 21, and BS 12 shown in FIG.

  The PHSs (1) and (6) in the PHS 11 that have received this text message display the incoming text message (for example, voice notification) to the PHS, and the operator of the PHS (1) and (6) performs a predetermined operation. By doing so, the management screen “People A was found at location La, management number 5, 2005/5/11 20:25:47” on the display screen provided in PHS (1) and (6). A character message including number information (that is, an item number of logging data), time information, location information, and person information is displayed (S109).

  Next, based on the collation information received from the face authentication management device 50, the notification server 16 determines whether or not locking control is necessary based on the locking control determination information shown in FIG. 5 (S110). For example, in the case of the logging data processing indicated by item number 5 in FIG. 6, the person name is “person A” and the camera number is “camera B”. Therefore, referring to FIG. It is confirmed that “close door 3 and door 4 (close key)” is registered, and the process proceeds to step S111 as “locking control required”. In FIG. 5, if there is no registration of the lock control door, the process proceeds to the next process.

  Next, when it is determined in step S110 that locking control is necessary, a locking control signal for locking (closing the key) the selected door (here, door 3 and door 4) is created, Send it out.

  On the other hand, since the lock control unit (any of the lock control units 13A to 13N) that performs the lock control on the door 3 and the door 4 that has received the lock control signal, the received control signal closes the door. Then, control is performed to lock the target door 3 and door 4 (close the key) (S112). Note that if the lock control signal indicates that the door is unlocked (the key is opened), control for unlocking the key of the target door can be performed.

  As described above, based on the video data obtained from the camera number A, the processing of step S102 to step S112 is performed, a text message is transmitted to the PHS 11 as necessary, and door locking control is performed.

  Next, the processing corresponding to the video data obtained from the camera number A is similarly performed in the same manner as the processing corresponding to the video data obtained from the camera number B (S113). This is the same as the process of S112.

  Furthermore, the processing corresponding to the video data (S114) obtained from the camera number C is performed, and this processing is also the same as the processing in steps S102 to S112 described above. Then, when the processing of the camera number C is completed, the processing returns to the processing of the camera number A, and the processing of step S102 to step S112 is repeatedly performed continuously for the camera number A, camera number B, and camera number C, and the PHS 11 is performed as necessary. A text message is sent to and the door is locked.

  In addition, when the operator of the PHS 11 that has received the text message requests video data that causes the transmission of the text message, the video data stored in the notification server can be displayed on the PHS 11.

  That is, when the operator performs a login operation from the PHS 11, the MGW 15 provides a browsing screen to the PHS 11 through the BS 12, the DRIF 21, the TSW 25, the IBLCE 23, the TAP 18 and the LAN 17 according to the login operation from the PHS 11, and the notification server 16 Make it accessible.

  When the necessary access number or the like is input from the PHS 11, the video data recorded / stored in the notification server 16 is transferred to the PHS 11 side, and the video data causing the transmission of the character message is displayed on the PHS 11. Is done.

  For example, it is assumed that the PHS (1) and the PHS (6) in the PHS 11 receive a text message based on the logging data item number 5 in FIG. When the video data request number 5 is operated, the request information is notified to the notification server 16.

  Then, the notification server 16 recognizes the video data request of item No. 5, refers to the logging data in FIG. 6, extracts the video file of the video data Data5, transmits this to the PHS (6) as video data, The PHS (6) displays the video of the video data Data5 on the display screen. Thereby, the operator can confirm the state by the image.

  Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, this modification can be easily realized. For example, in step S103 to step S105 in FIG. 7, the image is compared with the image comparison data of the face authentication master data unit 503, and whether or not the corresponding person is registered by the received image data (face image data) is verified. Then, the presence / absence of the corresponding person is determined (S104). If there is no corresponding person, the process proceeds to the next process. If there is a corresponding person, the collation information of the collation result is reported to the reporting server 16 (S105). However, the processing in step S104 may be omitted.

  That is, if the result of collation / authentication in step S103 is “no relevant person” as a result of collation / authentication, the information on the collation result is indicated as “no relevant person” and date / time information indicating the video data reception date / time. The collation information including the person name “no corresponding person” indicating the person identified by the data collating unit 504, the original video data, and the transmission camera number indicating the camera that has transmitted the original video data is notified to the notification server 16.

  Then, by setting and registering the operating condition for the person name “no applicable person” in the notification destination PHS determination information shown in FIG. 3 and the locking control determination information shown in FIG. 16 can transmit a text message to the PHS 11 as needed based on the information of the person name “no relevant person” included in the collation information, and can also perform door locking control.

It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure inside the alerting | reporting system which shows embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the face authentication management apparatus of this Embodiment. This is the notification destination PHS determination information set and registered in the notification server. Location information set and registered in the notification server. Locking control decision information set / registered in the notification server. Logging data that is managed and stored in the notification server. It is a flowchart figure explaining operation | movement of this Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

1 Reporting system 11 PHS (terminal)
13A to N Locking control unit 15 MGW (message notification device)
16 Report server 19 PBX (communication device)
50 Face Authentication Management Device 51A-C Camera

Claims (1)

A plurality of communication terminals having a message display function;
A camera,
An authentication device that acquires video data captured by the camera, identifies a person, and sends identification information;
Creating a predetermined message based on the specific information received from the authentication device, and a reporting device for reporting the predetermined message to at least one of the plurality of communication terminals;
A system characterized by comprising:

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