JP2007193735A - Ic tag device, server device and security system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an IC tag device, a server device and a security system that can implement various functions including visitor identification. <P>SOLUTION: The IC tag device stores function information on functions of an object to which it is attached and ID information identifying the object, and executes predetermined processing in response to input commands, so that various systems can be configured. For example, the IC tag device transmits tag information corresponding to an identification card carried by a visitor, and the home server device 2 matches the tag information. This configuration can implement the security system capable of visitor identification. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an IC tag device, a server device, and a security system, and more particularly to an IC tag device, a server device, and a security system that can realize a home security system and the like.

Patent Document 1 describes a technique for managing the location of an article at the home or individual level by attaching an IC tag to the article. By using the technique described in Patent Document 1, it is possible to construct a home security system that prevents theft by managing the movement of articles. It is also possible to manage household stock by attaching it to consumables such as food. Furthermore, it is also possible to construct a distribution management or warehouse inventory management system using the technique described in Patent Document 1.
JP 2002-104626 A (paragraph [0006])

However, even using the technique described in Patent Document 1, the identity of the visitor cannot be confirmed, which is insufficient as a home security system.
The present invention has been made to solve such problems, and its purpose is to provide an IC tag device, a server device, and a security system capable of confirming the identity of a visitor and realizing various functions. That is.

  An IC tag device according to claim 1 of the present invention is an IC tag device added to an object, and includes functional information related to the function of the object to which the device is attached and ID information for identifying the object. And a processing execution means for executing a predetermined process in response to an input command. By using the IC tag device configured as described above, it is possible to realize a security system that can check the identity of a visitor and to construct a wide variety of systems.

An IC tag device according to a second aspect of the present invention is the IC tag device according to the first aspect, further comprising a switch for generating the command when operated. By using the IC tag device configured as described above, a predetermined process can be executed when the switch is operated by the user.
An IC tag device according to a third aspect of the present invention is the IC tag device according to the first or second aspect, wherein the function information is composed of a plurality of pieces of information consisting of a plurality of categories, and the processing execution means stores information stored in the storage means. Among them, only information belonging to a predetermined category is transmitted according to the input command. By using the IC tag device configured as described above, it is possible to transmit only information belonging to a category corresponding to the type of command generated by a user's switch operation or the like.

  The server device according to claim 4 of the present invention acquires tag information transmitted from the tag device and including function information relating to the function of the object to which the tag device is added and ID information for identifying the object. Tag information acquisition means for performing the processing, and a database for associating the tag information for a plurality of tag devices. By associating the tag information with each other, a cooperative operation between the objects can be realized.

  When the server device according to claim 5 of the present invention receives one of the tag information associated with the database according to claim 4, the server device stores the predetermined tag information in the IC tag device storing the other associated tag information. It further has a communication means for transmitting a command for executing the process. By associating tag information with each other, objects can be linked and operated. For example, regarding the “switch” and the “lighting fixture” that are the objects, if the tag information is associated with each other, the “lighting fixture” can be turned on / off according to the on / off of the “switch”. In addition, in this case, wiring between the two is unnecessary.

  A security system according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is a security system configured using the IC tag device according to any one of the first to third aspects and the server device according to the fourth or fifth aspect. In the system, the object is an identification card carried by a visitor, the processing execution unit transmits tag information corresponding to the identification card, and the server device acquires the tag information acquisition unit. A verification process is performed on tag information. By configuring the security system in this way, the visitor's identity and the like can be confirmed by local processing.

  A security system according to a seventh aspect of the present invention is the security system according to the sixth aspect, wherein the server device transmits the tag information acquired by the tag information acquisition means to another device, and the collation processing result on the tag information is transmitted to the other device. It acquires from the apparatus of. By configuring the security system in this way, the visitor's identity and the like can be confirmed by remote processing.

  The security system according to claim 8 of the present invention is the security system according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the tag information corresponding to the identification card is classified into categories, and the processing execution means is information belonging to the category corresponding to the input command. It is characterized by transmitting only. With such a configuration, it is possible to respond flexibly, such as transmitting or not transmitting personal information depending on the situation.

  The security system according to claim 9 of the present invention further comprises a sensor for acquiring information related to the physical characteristics of the visitor according to any one of claims 6 to 7, and the information acquired by the sensor. Is also used for the collation process. If comprised in this way, a visitor's face image, a voiceprint, a fingerprint, etc. can be authenticated and security can be improved more by utilizing the authentication result.

  According to the present invention, functional information related to the function of an object to which an IC tag device is added and ID information for identifying the object are stored, and predetermined processing is executed in accordance with an input command. As a result, a security system that can confirm the identity of visitors can be realized, and a wide variety of systems can be constructed.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the drawings referred to in the following description, the same parts as those in the other drawings are denoted by the same reference numerals.
(Configuration example of IC tag device)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of an IC tag device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, an IC tag device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes tag information 110 including functional information 112 related to the function of an object to which the IC tag device itself is added and ID information 111 for identifying the object. Is included, and a process execution unit 12 that executes a predetermined process in response to an input command.

Here, the objects to which the IC tag device itself is added include all objects. For example, if it exists in a house, it is a lighting fixture, a door, an intercom with a camera, a ceiling fan, etc. The function of the object is the function of turning on and off if it is a lighting fixture, the function of locking and unlocking if it is a door, the function of photographing and sound output if it is an interphone with a camera, the start of rotation if it is a ceiling fan, This is a function of stopping rotation.
The process executed by the process execution unit 12 includes all processes such as a process of transmitting the storage contents of the storage unit 11 and a process of receiving a signal transmitted from an external device.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing another configuration example of the IC tag device according to the embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, an IC tag device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention has a configuration in which a switch SW for generating a command input to the processing execution means 12 is added to the configuration of FIG. The switch SW of this example includes four switches SW1, SW2, SW3, and SW4. By operating these switches SW1 to SW4, different commands can be input to the process execution means 12.

(Database configuration example)
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of tag information stored in the database of the server device according to the embodiment of the present invention. The tag information varies depending on the object to which the IC tag device is added. That is, referring to FIG. 2A, the device A has a function specific to the device. For example, there are a function A1, a function A2, a function A3, a function A4,. Also, the device B has a function B1, a function B2, a function B3, a function B4,. These functions include simple processing such as power-on and power-off, as well as complicated processing and operations. The contents associated with the functions of these devices are stored in a database.

  Here, referring to FIG. 5B, the lighting fixture L1 has functions of “on” and “off”. The switch S1 has a function of “ON” and “OFF”. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 6C, the contents of associating “ON” of the switch S1 with “ON” of the lighting fixture L1 and associating “OFF” of the switch S1 with “OFF” of the lighting fixture L1. If stored in the database, the operation of the switch S1 and the operation of the lighting fixture L1 can be linked by referring to the contents of the database. That is, if the switch S1 is turned on, the lighting fixture L1 is turned on, and if the switch S1 is turned off, the lighting fixture L1 is turned off. In this case, when the switch S1 is turned on, a command is sent to the IC tag device attached to the switch S1. Then, a command is transmitted from the IC tag device to the server device, and the stored contents of the database are referred to. In accordance with the stored contents of the database, a command is sent to the IC tag device attached to the lighting fixture L1, and a command is sent from the IC tag device to the lighting fixture L1. As a result, the lighting fixture L1 is turned on. In addition, when implement | achieving the above process, it is not necessary to provide an electrical wiring from switch S1 to the lighting fixture L1.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4D, two lighting fixtures L1 and L2 can be associated with the switch S2. When stored in the database as shown in the figure, when the switch S2 is "ON", only the lighting fixture L1 is "ON" (the lighting fixture L2 is "OFF"), and when the switch S2 is "OFF", the lighting fixture Both L1 and L2 can be “on”. As shown in FIG. 5E, the functions for the door are “open” and “closed”, and the functions for the fan are “right rotation”, “left rotation”, “stop”, etc., and these are the switches S1 described above. If the contents associated with the “ON” and “OFF” functions of S2 are stored in the database, a command is sent from the IC tag device, and the operation states of the door and the fan can be controlled. In addition, complicated processing can be realized by the stored contents of the database.

  A case where the lighting apparatus is controlled using the IC tag device of FIG. 1 and the server device having the database of FIG. 3 will be described with reference to FIG. The figure is a figure which shows the operation example of the lighting fixture controlled by the tag information memorize | stored in the database of a server apparatus. An IC tag device 1a is added to the lighting fixture L1, an IC tag device 1b is added to the lighting fixture L2, an IC tag device 1c is added to the switch S1, and an IC tag device 1d is added to the switch S2.

  In such a configuration, when the storage contents of the database of the server device are as shown in FIGS. 3B and 3C, when the switch S1 is turned on, a command is transmitted from the IC tag device 1c, and the home server By referring to the contents of the database stored in the device 2, a command is sent to the IC tag device 1a. Thereby, the lighting fixture L1 is turned on. On the other hand, when the switch S1 is turned off, the contents of the database are similarly referenced, a command is sent to the IC tag device 1a, and the lighting fixture L1 is turned off.

When the switch S2 is turned on, a command is transmitted from the IC tag device 1d, and a command is transmitted to the IC tag devices 1a and 1b by referring to the contents of the database stored in the home server device 2. Thereby, the lighting fixture L1 turns on and the lighting fixture L2 turns off. On the other hand, when the switch S2 is turned off, the contents of the database are similarly referenced, a command is sent to the IC tag devices 1a and 1b, and both the lighting fixtures L1 and L2 are turned on.
The on / off condition can be changed by changing the stored contents of the database.

The case where a home security system is comprised using the IC tag apparatus of FIG. 2 is demonstrated with reference to FIGS.
(Configuration example of IC tag device)
As shown in FIG. 5A, the IC tag device 1 is attached to an object by being built in the object or being attached to the surface of the object. The target to which the IC tag device 1 is added is, for example, a home appliance, a security robot, a guidance robot, a reception robot, or the like. However, the present invention is not limited to these, and anything can be an additional object of the IC tag device 1. FIG. 6B is a diagram showing a configuration example when the IC tag device 1 is added to the identification card. Referring to FIG. 2B, the identification card 100 incorporates the IC tag device described with reference to FIG. In addition to the name and company name being written on the surface of the identification card 100, a photograph P is affixed. A safety pin 101 is provided on the top of the identification card 100. By using the safety pin 101, the identification card 100 can be attached to the clothes of the visitor.

On the other hand, referring to FIG. 2C, the identification tag 100 includes the IC tag device 1 described with reference to FIG. Further, switches SW1, SW2, and SW3 are provided on the surface of the identification card 100, and a switch SW4 is provided on the side surface thereof.
The switches SW1, SW2, and SW3 are push button switches, and can generate a command at an operated timing. In this example, “general” is described in the operation part of the switch SW1, “confidential” is described in the operation part of the switch SW2, and “secret” is described in the operation part of the switch SW3.

The switch SW4 is a slide type switch and can be slid in the direction of the arrow Y. Then, a command corresponding to the slid position can be generated. In this example, the slide operation can be performed at any of the on / off positions, and the command can be continuously generated when the operation is performed at the on position.
An LED or the like may be added to the identification card 100, and when these switches SW1 to SW4 are operated, it may be turned on.
As in the case of FIG. 5A, the name and company name are written on the surface of the identification card 100, the photograph P is affixed, and the safety pin 101 is provided.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of tag information of the IC tag device added to the identification card. As shown in the figure, in this example, “ID information” of the identification card is “IDxxx”, “Name” is “Taro Honda”, “Affiliated company” is “Company A”, The “authentication URL” is “http://www.xxx.com/confirID.php”, the “phone number” is “055-252-252”, and the “email address” is “tarou@xxx.com”. "," Employee number "is" 923354 ". These tag information is classified into a plurality of categories. In this example, “ID information” is a “public” category, “name”, “affiliated company” and “authentication URL” are “general” categories, and “phone number” and “e-mail address” are “confidential”. ”Category and“ employee number ”are classified into“ secret ”categories. Then, when each of the “general”, “confidential”, and “secret” switches SW1 to SW3 described with reference to FIG. 5 is operated, a command for transmitting information belonging to the corresponding category is generated. Such information is transmitted. At this time, the “ID information” of the IC tag device is always transmitted regardless of which switch is operated.
If the switch SW4 is turned on, for example, a command for transmitting only information belonging to the “general” category may be continuously generated.
As described above, by transmitting only information belonging to a specific category, it is possible to respond flexibly, such as transmitting or not transmitting personal information depending on the situation.

(Home security system configuration example)
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a home security system that performs authentication for a visitor having an IC tag device added to an identification card. Referring to the figure, the home security system of this example includes an IC tag device 1 a added to the identification card 100, an IC tag device 1 b added to the intercom I, and an IC tag added to the door control panel 4. Device 1c, IC tag device 1d with door D added, home server device 2 having a database DB storing tag information, and external server device 3 having a function of authenticating a visitor wearing an identification card And a display monitor M connected to the home server device 2.

The intercom I has a camera for photographing a face image of a visitor, a microphone for voice input, and a speaker for voice output. When a push button is operated, these operations are started. .
The door D is a front door that can be opened and closed, and can be electrically controlled to be locked (locked) and unlocked (unlocked). The door control panel 4 generates a command for locking and unlocking the door D. The door control panel 4 is provided with a “locking” switch and an “unlocking” switch, and a command corresponding to the operated switch is transmitted from the IC tag device 1c.

The database DB of the home server device 2 stores a plurality of tag information in association with each other.
The external server device 3 is accessible from the home server device 2 via the network NW. The network NW is, for example, a telephone line, a mobile phone line, an ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line), an ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network), or the like.
The home server device 2 may be connected to multimedia equipment such as television, video, audio and the like.

In the above configuration, when a visitor wearing the identification card 100 stands in front of the intercom I and operates the push button, the ID information stored in the IC tag device 1a is transmitted. At this time, by operating a switch provided in the identification card 100, only information to be transmitted can be transmitted.
When the ID information stored in the IC tag device 1a is transmitted, the home server device 2 performs an authentication process. This authentication process is performed by comparing the authentication information with the received ID information when the authentication information is stored in the home server device 2. When the authentication information is not stored in the home server device 2, the external server device 3 is accessed via the network NW, and the authentication information stored in the external server device 3 is compared with the received ID information. In this way, authentication processing is realized.

  The result of the authentication process is output by a voice message from a speaker (not shown) or displayed on the screen of the display monitor M. After the resident confirms the authentication result, the door control panel 4 is operated. If the authentication result is OK, by operating the “unlock” switch, a command for unlocking the door D is transmitted from the IC tag device 1c, and the home server device 2 receiving the command stores the database DB. The command is transmitted to the IC tag device 1d with reference. The IC tag device 1 d that has received this command unlocks the door D.

  On the other hand, if the authentication result is NG, processing such as automatically reporting to the police is performed. If a loss report or a theft report is submitted for the identification card 100, the information is stored in the external server device 3, so that when the access from the home server device 2 is performed, the information of the authentication NG Can be sent. The face image may be accumulated in the database DB so that it can be confirmed later, or the contents thereof may be reported to the police.

  By performing the authentication process for a visitor as described above, security can be ensured while protecting personal information. In addition, if a visitor comes while a resident is out of the house, he / she can call the mobile phone carried by the resident to make a real-time call with the visitor or send an email. You can be notified of your visit. If the residents cannot respond to the visitor, an interphone camera image may be recorded and recorded as a video message.

(Summary)
8 is a diagram showing a configuration example of an IC tag device, FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a configuration example when an IC tag device is added to an identification card, and FIG. 10 is a configuration example for realizing a ubiquitous environment in a house. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of processing for authenticating a visitor, and FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of processing when a resident of the house is absent. If the home security system is configured in accordance with the contents shown in these figures, a variety of functions can be realized in addition to checking the identity of the visitor.

  The present invention can be used to construct home security systems and a wide variety of systems.

It is a block diagram which shows one structural example of the IC tag apparatus by embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the other structural example of the IC tag apparatus by embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the tag information memorize | stored in the database of the server apparatus by embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the operation example of the lighting fixture controlled by the tag information memorize | stored in the database of a server apparatus. It is a figure which shows the structural example in the case of adding an IC tag apparatus to an identification card. It is a figure which shows the example of the tag information of the IC tag apparatus added to identification card. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the home security system which authenticates about the visitor who added the IC tag apparatus to the identification card. It is a figure which shows the structural example of an IC tag apparatus. It is a figure which shows the structural example in the case of adding an IC tag apparatus to an identification card. It is a figure which shows the structural example for implement | achieving ubiquitous environment in a house. It is a figure which shows the process example which authenticates a visitor. It is a figure which shows the process example when the inhabitant of a house is absent.

Explanation of symbols

1, 1a to 1d IC tag device 2 Home server device 3 External server device 4 Door control panel 11 Storage means 12 Processing execution means 100 Identification card 101 Safety pin 110 Tag information 111 ID information 112 Function information D Door DB Database I Interphone L1 , L2 Lighting fixture M Display monitor NW Network P Photo S1, S2, SW1 to SW4 Switch

Claims (9)

  An IC tag device to be added to an object, a storage means for storing tag information including functional information relating to the function of the object to which the device is attached and ID information for identifying the object, and an input An IC tag device comprising processing execution means for executing predetermined processing in response to a command to be executed.   The IC tag device according to claim 1, further comprising a switch that generates the command when operated.   The function information is composed of a plurality of pieces of information consisting of a plurality of categories, and the process execution means transmits only information belonging to a predetermined category in accordance with the input command among the stored contents of the storage means. The IC tag device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein   Tag information acquisition means for acquiring tag information transmitted from the tag device and including functional information relating to the function of the target object to which the tag device is added and ID information for identifying the target object, and a plurality of tag devices And a database that associates the tag information with respect to each other.   When one of the tag information associated with the database is received, the communication device further includes a communication unit that transmits a command for causing the IC tag device storing the other associated tag information to execute a predetermined process. The server device according to claim 4, wherein:   A security system configured using the IC tag device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 and the server device according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the object is a visitor. The process execution means transmits tag information corresponding to the identification certificate, and the server device performs a collation process on the tag information acquired by the tag information acquisition means. Security system.   7. The security according to claim 6, wherein the server device transmits the tag information acquired by the tag information acquisition unit to another device, and acquires a collation processing result for the tag information from the other device. system.   8. The security according to claim 6, wherein the tag information corresponding to the identification card is classified into categories, and the processing execution unit transmits only information belonging to the category corresponding to the input command. system.   8. The apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising a sensor that acquires information related to the physical characteristics of the visitor, wherein the information acquired by the sensor is also used for the matching process. The security system described.

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