JP2008123277A - Access management device, method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a new and improved access management device, method and program of managing the access of first visitors by means of a simple system. <P>SOLUTION: The access management device includes a storage device 220 for registering visitor registration information 228 as information on visitors, a name card information obtaining part 104 for obtaining name card information when visitors come, a matching part 108 for determining whether the name card information matches the visitor registration information 228 registered beforehand, and an entry/exit permitting part 112 for permitting the entry/exit of the visitor based on the result of the matching. When the entry/exit permitting part 112 permits the visitor to enter or exit, the lock of a door 250 through which the visitor uses is unlocked. Whether or not the name card information matches the visitor registration information 228 is determined based on a name card that the visitor usually carries, there is no need for the visitor to register information about an IC card or a fingerprint in advance, and it is possible to permit the visitor to enter or exit a building or the like by means of a simple structure. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an entrance / exit management device, an entrance / exit management method, and a program.

  Recently, from the viewpoint of security and the like, a system for managing entry into a building, room or the like is often used. For example, Patent Document 1 describes a system that manages entry and exit using an IC tag. Patent Document 2 describes a system for managing entrance / exit using fingerprints.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2006-219857 JP 2002-81242 A

  However, in the above conventional technique, it is necessary to register information such as an IC tag and a fingerprint in advance on the entry / exit management side. For this reason, when using an IC tag, it is necessary to issue an IC tag for a visitor in advance and distribute it to the visitor. In addition, when using a fingerprint, it is necessary to read the information on the visitor's fingerprint in advance. For this reason, in the conventional technology, there is a problem that it is not possible to easily enter / exit permission or restrict entry / exit for a person who visits a building or room for the first time, and an IC tag is issued in advance or a visitor visits Complicated work such as registering a fingerprint is required.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to enter and leave a person who visits for the first time with a simple system without reducing the level of security. It is an object to provide an entrance / exit management device, an entrance / exit management method, and a program capable of managing the above.

  As a result of intensive studies to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present inventors pay attention to the visitor bringing a business card and visit the visitor's business card information and register the registered visitor Based on this knowledge, we have found that registration of information such as IC tags and fingerprints is not required in advance, and that entry and exit can be permitted with a simple configuration. The invention has been completed.

That is, the gist of the present invention is as follows.
According to an aspect of the present invention, a storage unit in which visitor registration information, which is information about a visitor, is registered, a business card information acquisition unit that acquires business card information when a visitor visits, and the business card information is registered in advance. A match determination unit that performs a match determination with the visitor registration information, and an entrance / exit permission unit that allows a visitor to enter and exit based on the result of the match determination. A management device is provided.

  Moreover, when a visitor's entrance / exit is permitted by the said entrance / exit permission part, the signal for unlocking the lock | rock of the door which a visitor enters / exits may be output.

  Further, a definition information input unit for inputting match determination definition information for defining the match determination process may be further provided, and the match determination unit may perform the match determination based on the match determination definition information. good.

  The match determination definition information may be information that defines a match level in the match determination for each item included in the business card information.

  In addition, when there are a plurality of visitors, the coincidence determination unit performs a coincidence determination between the business card information acquired from a specific visitor and the visitor registration information registered in advance for the specific visitor. It may be a thing.

  The definition information input unit may input the number of the specific visitors as the match determination definition information.

  In addition, when a visitor is allowed to enter or leave by the entrance / exit permission section, a call is sent to the person in charge who responds to the visitor, and a message is automatically transmitted to inform the visitor. May be.

  If the entry / exit permission section does not allow visitors to enter / exit, a call is made to the person in charge who responds to the visitor, and a message is automatically sent to inform that the unregistered visitor has visited. It may be transmitted.

  Moreover, you may further provide the visitor history information storage part which memorize | stores the visitor history information containing the said business card information acquired from the visitor.

  The biometric information acquisition unit further acquires biometric information of the visitor, and the visitor history information storage unit associates the business card information acquired from the visitor with the biometric information and stores it as the visitor history information. The match determination unit is configured to perform a match determination on the revisited visitor between the biometric information acquired at the revisit and the biometric information included in the visitor history information. Also good.

  The biometric information may include information about a visitor's face and information about a fingerprint, and the match determination unit may perform the match determination by combining the information about the face and the information about the fingerprint. good.

  The visitor information registered in the visitor registration information storage unit includes password information, and includes a password information acquisition unit that acquires password information when the visitor visits, and the match determination unit includes the business card information And the visitor registration information registered in advance, and the coincidence determination between the password information acquired from the visitor at the time of visit and the password information registered in the visitor registration information storage unit in advance. It may be a thing.

  The password information acquisition unit may acquire the password information from a voice uttered by a visitor.

  In order to solve the above problem, according to another aspect of the present invention, a step of registering visitor registration information, which is information about a visitor, in a database, a step of acquiring business card information when a visitor visits, And a step of performing a match determination between the business card information and the visitor registration information registered in advance, and a step of permitting a visitor to enter and exit based on the result of the match determination. An entry / exit management method is provided.

  In addition, when a visitor's entry / exit is permitted in the step of permitting entry / exit, the method further includes a step of outputting a signal for unlocking the door that the visitor enters / exits. good.

  In addition, the method may further include a step of setting match determination definition information that defines the process of match determination, and the step of performing the match determination may perform the match determination based on the match determination definition information. .

  The match determination definition information may be information that defines a match level in the match determination for each item included in the business card information.

  In order to solve the above problem, according to still another aspect of the present invention, means for registering visitor registration information, which is information about a visitor, means for acquiring business card information when a visitor visits, the business card A means for performing a match determination between the information and the registered visitor registration information, a means for permitting a visitor to enter and exit based on the result of the match determination, and a visitor entering and leaving the room are permitted, There is provided a program for causing a computer to function as a means for outputting a signal for unlocking a door that a visitor enters and leaves.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an entrance / exit management device, an entrance / exit management method, and a program capable of managing entrance / exit even for a first visitor with a simple system without reducing the level of security. Is possible.

  Exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, in this specification and drawing, about the component which has the substantially same function structure, duplication description is abbreviate | omitted by attaching | subjecting the same code | symbol.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an overall configuration of an entrance / exit management system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the system of this embodiment includes an entrance / exit management device 100. The entrance / exit management device 100 includes a person approach detector 120, a visitor operation terminal 130, a business card reader 140, microphones 150 and 160, biological information readers 180 and 190, an electronic lock controller 200, and a telephone call controller 210. The storage device 220 is connected.

  The entrance / exit management device 100, the microphone 160, the biological information reading unit 190, the storage device 220, and the telephone call control device 210 are provided inside the door 250. A definition information input unit 230 is connected to the storage device 220. A telephone modem 240 is connected to the telephone call control device 210.

  The person proximity detector 120, the visitor operation terminal 130, the business card reading unit 140, the microphone 150, and the biological information reading unit 180 are provided outside the door 250.

  The person approaching detector 120 is composed of, for example, an infrared sensor that detects infrared rays emitted from a person, and detects that a visitor has visited outside the door 250. The visitor operation terminal 130 includes a display unit 132, an operation input unit (mouse, keyboard, etc.) 134, and an audio output unit 136. The display unit 132 displays necessary information for the visitor, such as a display that prompts the user to insert the business card into the business card reading unit 140. The operation input unit 134 is operated by a visitor and clicks the display of the display unit 132 or inputs a password, a keyword, and the like. In addition, a telephone for the visitor to operate is installed adjacent to the visitor operation terminal 130. The visitor can make a call with the person in charge by inputting the telephone number of the person in charge displayed on the display unit 132 into the telephone.

  The business card reading unit 140 is an apparatus that performs image processing on a visitor's business card and reads information written on the business card. The microphones 150 and 160 acquire the voice of the visitor and send it to the entrance / exit management device 100. The biometric information reading units 180 and 190 have a function of reading biometric information such as a visitor's face or fingerprint, and a face photographing camera for photographing the visitor's face and a fingerprint photographing for photographing the visitor's fingerprint. Has a camera.

  The electronic lock control device 200 receives a command from the entrance / exit management device 100 and controls the locking and unlocking of the door 250.

  In response to a command from the entrance / exit management device 100, the telephone call control device 210 makes a call to the telephone in the room of the person in charge (hereinafter referred to as the person in charge) who handles the visitor via the telephone modem 240. Communicate necessary information, such as visits.

  FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing in detail the configuration of the entrance / exit management device 100, the storage device 220, and the periphery thereof. As shown in FIG. 2, the entrance / exit management device 100 includes a visit detection unit 102, a guide information transmission / reception unit 103, a business card information acquisition unit 104, a biometric information acquisition unit 106, a visitor business card information / visitor registration information match determination unit 108. The voice recognition unit 110 and the entrance / exit permission determination unit 112 are provided.

  The visit detection unit 102 detects the visit of the visitor by the person approach detector 120 and requests the guidance information transmission / reception unit 103 to start processing. The guidance information transmitting / receiving unit 103 transmits screen information to be displayed on the display unit 132, audio information to be output from the audio output unit 136, and the like to the visitor operation terminal 130. The business card information acquisition unit 104 acquires business card information read by the business card reading unit 140.

  The biological information acquisition unit 106 acquires the biological information read by the biological information reading units 180 and 190. Further, the voice recognition unit 110 acquires voice information read by the microphones 150 and 160. Electronic lock control device 200 and telephone call control device 210 are connected to entry / exit permission determination unit 112.

  The storage device 220 stores visitor business card information 222, match determination definition information 224, visitor history information 226, and visitor registration information 228. In addition, the storage device 220 can store a program for executing processing performed in the entry / exit management device 100. This program may be stored in a recording medium such as an HDD or a ROM provided in the entrance / exit management device 100, or may be read by the entrance / exit management device 100 from a recording medium such as an FDD or a CD-ROM. good.

  FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing the definition information input unit 230 connected to the storage device 220. As shown in FIG. 3, the definition information input unit 230 includes a match determination condition registration processing unit 232, a telephone reception processing unit 234, and a visitor registration unit 236.

  The match determination condition registration processing unit 232 performs a process of registering the match determination definition information 224 in the storage device 220. Registration of the match determination definition information 224 is performed by inputting information corresponding to the match determination definition information 224 from the keyboard to the match determination condition registration processing unit 232. Since a commercially available business card information recognition device (business card reading unit 140) has various characteristics, the match determination definition information 224 can be defined from the outside by keyboard input, so that the business card information recognition device can be defined according to the characteristics of the business card information recognition device. It is possible to freely adjust the accuracy of coincidence determination.

  In addition, the visitor registration unit 236 performs processing for registering the visitor registration information 228 in the storage device 220. Registration of the visitor registration information 228 is performed by inputting information corresponding to the visitor registration information 228 to the definition information input unit 230 from a keyboard, a mobile phone, or a wired phone. When registration is performed from a mobile phone or a wired phone, registration information is input to the telephone reception processing unit 234 via a modem. The telephone reception processing unit 234 processes information received from the modem and transmits it to the visitor registration unit 236. On the other hand, when registering from the keyboard, the person in charge who has received a call from the visitor inputs the keyboard, and information corresponding to the match determination definition information 228 is input to the visitor registration unit 236. Since the visitor registration information 228 is information corresponding to each item of the business card, unlike the case of entrance / exit permission using an IC card, a fingerprint, etc., the visitor registration information 228 is registered in advance to register the visitor registration information 228. There is no need to go out, and the visitor registration information 228 can be registered by a method such as telephone or e-mail.

  FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing the electronic locking control device 200 and the electronic locking device 252 provided on the door 250. The electronic locking control device 200 includes an unlocking signal output unit 202. The unlock signal output unit 202 outputs an unlock signal to the electronic lock device 252 based on a command from the entrance / exit management device 100. When receiving the unlocking signal from the unlocking signal output unit 202, the electronic locking device 252 unlocks the door 250. On the other hand, when the electronic locking device 252 does not receive the unlocking signal, the door 250 is locked (locked) by the electronic locking device 252 in a closed state.

  FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing the telephone call control device 210 and the telephone modem 240. The telephone call control device 210 includes a telephone call part 212 and an automatic message utterance part 214. When the entry permission determination unit 112 permits the visitor to enter the room, the telephone transmission unit 212 makes a call to the corresponding person via the telephone modem 240. In addition, the automatic message utterance unit 214 transmits an automatic message to the telephone device of the person in charge via the telephone modem 240. Therefore, the person in charge who receives the call can recognize that the visitor has visited by the automatic message, and can answer the call to the visitor.

  In the system of the present embodiment configured as described above, when a visitor visits, the business card information of the visitor is read by the business card reading unit 140. The business card information is acquired by the business card information acquisition unit 104 of the entrance / exit management device 100 and stored in the storage device 220 as visitor business card information 222. The business card information is compared with the visitor business card information 222 stored in the storage device 220, and it is determined whether or not the business card information and the visitor business card information 222 match. The match determination is performed by the match determination unit 108. The entrance / exit permission determination unit 112 determines whether or not to allow the visitor to enter / exit based on the determination result of the coincidence determination unit 108. The entrance / exit permission determination unit 112 outputs an unlocking signal to the electronic locking device 252 to unlock the door 250 when the visitor is allowed to enter / exit. Moreover, when the visitor permission determination part 112 permits the visitor's entrance / exit, it issues a command to the telephone call control device 210 to send a call to the person in charge and to send an automatic message.

  The storage device 220 stores a visitor registration list as visitor registration information 228. The visitor registration information 228 is information that a visitor registers in advance before a visit. The registration of the visitor registration information 228 is performed by transmitting the information of the visitor registration information 228, for example, by telephone or e-mail. In addition, the registration of the visitor registration information 228 may be registered in the storage device 220 by keyboard input by a person in charge who receives the visitor registration information 228 information from the visitor by telephone. The visitor registration information 228 may be registered by transferring the business card information by e-mail or the like.

  FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing a visitor registration list as visitor registration information 228. Registered in the visitor registration list is information about visitors (date, hour, minute, confirmer, name, company name, affiliation, title, address, telephone number, e-mail address, contact person in charge, telephone number in charge) Has been.

  Here, the date, hour, and minute are the date, hour, and minute that the visitor is scheduled to visit. The confirmer indicates a main person when there are a plurality of visitors. When there are a plurality of visitors, a match determination is performed based on the business card information of the confirmer. That is, when at least the confirmer's business card information matches the confirmer's information in the visitor registration list, entry / exit is permitted even if the information of other persons does not match. Therefore, when the business card information of the confirmer and the information of the confirmer in the visitor registration list do not match, entry is not permitted even if the information of another person matches. The number and composition of visitors may be changed on the day of the visit, but by setting one person to confirm, even if such a change occurs, you can enter and leave the room flexibly and reliably. Permission judgment can be made.

  The person in charge corresponds to the name of the person in charge who responds to the visitor, and the person-in-charge telephone number indicates the mobile telephone number of the person in charge or the telephone number of the room.

  FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing business card information (visitor business card information 222) read by the business card reading unit 140 and acquired by the business card information acquisition unit 104. When the visitor arrives in front of the door 250, the business card reading unit 140 reads his / her business card. Thereby, the various information shown in FIG. 7 is read from the visitor's business card. In FIG. 7, the date, time, and minute are the date, time, and minute when the information on the business card is read by the business card reading unit 140. Information such as name, company name, affiliation, title, address, telephone number, and mail address is information written on the business card.

  FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing the match determination definition information 224 stored in the storage device 220. The coincidence determination definition information 224 is definition information used when determining the coincidence between the registration information shown in FIG. 6 and the business card information shown in FIG.

  When determining whether to permit entry / exit, if it is determined that entry / exit is permitted when all pieces of information completely match, it is assumed that the process of coincidence determination becomes complicated. For this reason, in the present embodiment, the match determination definition information 224 as shown in FIG. 8 is defined, and the match determination is performed such that a part of the information is a complete match and the other information is a partial match or a single jump match. Do. As a result, it is possible to minimize the processing required for matching determination.

  In the match determination definition information 224 shown in FIG. 8, the definition of match determination is defined for each of system acquisition information, business card information, biometric information, and personal identification information.

  The system acquisition information is information acquired by the system when a visitor visits, and includes information on the date of visit and the time of visit. In the example of FIG. 8, for the date, a circle is marked in the exact match column. Accordingly, the date (date shown in FIG. 6) registered as the visitor registration information 228 does not completely match the date (date shown in FIG. 7) acquired when the visitor visited. In this case, entry / exit is not permitted. Further, the hour and minute of the coincidence determination definition information 224 are partially coincident and set to ± 30 minutes. Therefore, when the error between the hour and minute registered as the visitor registration information 228 and the hour and minute of the business card information acquired when the visitor visits is within ± 30 minutes, the registration information shown in FIG. 6 and the information shown in FIG. It is determined that the business card information matches, and the entrance / exit permission determination unit 112 permits entry / exit.

  The information described in the business card information column shown in FIG. 8 is definition information used when comparing the information described on the business card with the information registered as the visitor registration information 228. Here, the numbers indicate the number of characters used when the match determination is performed. The sign + indicates that the matching is determined sequentially from the beginning of the character, and the sign-indicates that the matching is determined sequentially from the back of the character.

  For example, the match determination definition information 224 of “name” is partially matched and set to “+3”. For this reason, when comparing the “name” of the registration information shown in FIG. 6 and the “name” of the business card information shown in FIG. 7, if the first three characters match, the “name” matches. It is judged.

  Similarly, “company name” is also partially matched and set to “+5”. Therefore, when comparing the “company name” of the registration information shown in FIG. 6 and the “company name” of the business card information shown in FIG. 7, if the first five characters match, the “company name” matches. It is judged that

  Further, the match determination definition information 224 of “affiliation” is set to one skip match. Therefore, when the “affiliation” of the registration information shown in FIG. 6 is compared with the “affiliation” of the business card information shown in FIG. 7, the “affiliation” matches if every other character matches. It is judged that

  The “telephone number” is completely matched. In addition, “mail address” is set to “+ 7 & −5”, with one jump being coincident. Therefore, when the “mail address” of the registration information shown in FIG. 6 is compared with the “mail address” of the business card information shown in FIG. 7, if the first 7 characters and the last 5 characters match, the “mail address” "Is determined to match.

  If it is determined that the visitor registration information 228 shown in FIG. 6 matches the business card information shown in FIG. 7 as a result of the match determination based on the match determination definition information 224, an entrance / exit permission determination unit 112 allows entry / exit. Thus, before the visitor visits, business card information such as affiliation and name is sent to the entrance / exit management device 100 and registered in the storage device 220 without issuing a special permit such as an ID card. This makes it possible to determine permission for entry / exit even for first-time visitors. In general, since everyone has a business card, the visitor does not need to perform special registration in advance. Information registered on the business card is registered in the storage device 220 in advance, and the business card is visited at the time of the visit. You can enter and leave the room by bringing Therefore, convenience is improved by eliminating the need for special procedures, and versatility can be improved by using business card information. In addition, since the device for business card information recognition (business card reading unit 140) has a relatively simple configuration, the cost for constructing the system can be reduced as compared with the case of using an ID card or the like.

  When the business card information is read by the business card reading unit 140, it is assumed that the business card information cannot be completely read due to the influence of disturbance or the like. In addition, the items described on the business card are not necessarily constant, and it may be assumed that the described items differ for each company that creates the business card. In this embodiment, by setting the match determination definition information, each item of the business card information is weighted as shown in FIG. 8, and the match determination definition information can be registered and changed from the outside. Therefore, it is possible to accurately determine the entrance / exit permission using various types of business card information.

  In addition, as described above, the match determination is performed based on the business card information of the confirmer. However, when there are a plurality of confirmers, the number of persons (match determination number) necessary for permitting entrance / exit is determined by the match determination definition information. It may be included in H.224. In this case, when the business card information of the number of coincidence determination among a plurality of confirmers matches, entry / exit can be permitted. Further, when the match determination definition information 224 is changed, the confirmer may be changed.

  The match determination definition information 224 described in the biometric information / password information column shown in FIG. 8 is definition information used when matching is determined based on the biometric information / password information. As will be described later, in this embodiment, biometric information is acquired from a visitor who has visited for the first time. Further, in order to further enhance security, password information such as a password and a keyword is added to the visitor registration information 228 in FIG. 6, and the password and the keyword are registered in advance, so that the password information is based on the password information. Match determination is possible. The password information may be registered when registering the match determination definition information 224 as part of the match determination definition information 224 shown in FIG. The biometric information and password information match determination definition information 224 is used for determining the match between the biometric information and the password information.

  In the example of FIG. 8, two types of image information of “face” and information of “fingerprint” are set as biometric information. Of these, the “face” image is partially matched, and if the face image taken during the visit matches 80% of the registered face image, the “face” matches. The entrance / exit permission determination unit 112 permits entry / exit. Also, “Fingerprint” is considered to be a complete match, and if the fingerprint obtained at the visit and the registered fingerprint match completely, it is determined that the “Fingerprint” is the same, and entry / exit permission determination Part 112 permits entry / exit.

  When making a determination based on biometric information, entry or exit may be permitted if either “face” or “fingerprint” matches, or both “face” and “fingerprint” match. If you do, you may allow entry and exit.

  Further, “password” and “keyword” are set as the password information. Among these, “Password” is completely matched, and if the password entered at the time of visit and the registered password are completely matched, it is judged that “Password” is matched, and entry / exit permission is granted. The entry / exit is permitted by the determination unit 112. The “keyword” is partially matched and is set to “+ 2 & −3”. Therefore, if the first two characters and the last three characters match when comparing the keyword entered at the time of visit with the registered keyword, it is determined that the “keyword” matches, The entrance / exit permission determination unit 112 permits entry / exit.

  Note that the match determination definition information 224 is not limited to the information shown in FIG. As described with reference to FIG. 3, the match determination definition information 224 can be registered and changed by the match determination condition registration processing unit 232 of the definition information input unit 230. Registration and change of the coincidence determination definition information 224 can be performed by input from a keyboard connected to the definition information input unit 230.

  In addition, the visitor history information 226 is registered for the visitor. The visitor history information 226 can be registered for all visitors, regardless of whether entry / exit is permitted. The visitor history information 226 is information including business card information acquired by the business card information acquisition unit 104 and the above-described biometric information and personal identification information. Registration of the visitor history information 226 is performed by the business card information acquisition unit 104 and the biometric information acquisition unit 106 of the entrance / exit management device 100, and the visitor history information 226 is stored in the storage device 220 as shown in FIG. The

  FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing the visitor history information 226. As shown in FIG. 9, the visitor history information 226 includes entry / exit dates, hours, and minutes. In addition, information such as various business card information (name, company name, affiliation, title, address, telephone number, mail address) read from the business card is included. Furthermore, the visitor history information 226 stores biometric information such as facial images and fingerprints in association with business card information. Here, information such as name, company name, affiliation, title, address, telephone number, and mail address is information read from the visitor's business card by the business card reading unit 140 and acquired by the business card information acquisition unit 104. The biometric information is information read by the biometric information reading unit 180 and acquired by the biometric information acquiring unit 106.

  As described above, by registering the visitor history information 226 for the visitors who have visited, it is possible to make a match determination based on the visitor history information 226 at the next visit. At this time, since the visitor history information 226 includes biometric information such as a face image and a fingerprint, the visitor history information 226 makes a match determination based only on the biometric information without performing a match determination on the business card information. It is possible to enter and leave the room. Thereby, it is possible to reduce the matching determination process for the revisitor.

  In order to ensure the security, the business card information that requests the revisitor to insert the business card into the business card reading unit 140 and performs both the business card information match determination and the biometric information match determination. It is desirable to permit entry / exit when the two match and the biometric information matches.

  Next, processing performed when a visitor visits based on the flowcharts of FIGS. 10 and 11 will be described. The flowcharts of FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 show the mutual processing of a person, a sensor (person proximity detector 120, biological information reading unit 140, etc.), the room entry management device 100, and the visitor operation terminal 130 in time series.

  First, when the visitor arrives in the vicinity of the door 250, the approach of the visitor is detected by the human approach detector 120 in step S1. In the next step S <b> 2, information detected by the person approach detector 120 is taken into the visit detection unit 102 of the entrance / exit management device 100.

  When information is taken into the visit detection unit 102 in step S2, voice guidance is transmitted in step S3. Upon receiving the audio signal, the visitor operation terminal 130 sends a message from the audio output unit 136 to the visitor. Here, for example, “Welcome, first visitor, set your business card in the bottom right business card reader and click the“ Confirm ”button with the mouse”, “Visit once If you are, please click the "Fingerprint authentication" button with your mouse and get a message saying "Please get fingerprint authentication". At the same time, a “confirm” button, a “fingerprint authentication” button, and an image for operation guidance are displayed on the display unit 132.

  In parallel with step S3, the face of the visitor is photographed in step S4. The photographing is performed by a face photographing camera provided in the biological information reading unit 180.

  In step S5, the visitor operates the visitor operation terminal 130 according to the voice guidance, and it is determined whether the visitor is a first visitor or a revisitor. If the visitor is the first visitor, the visitor sets his / her business card in the business card reading unit 140 according to the voice guidance.

  In the next step S <b> 6, the business card information is read by the business card reading unit 140. In step S7, information read by the business card reading unit 140 is sent to the business card information acquisition unit 104, and business card information such as a company name and name is recognized and acquired.

  When business card information is acquired in step S7, voice guidance for registering biometric information is transmitted from the voice output unit 136. In this case, a message such as “Hold your index finger over the fingerprint camera to register biometric information to simplify the procedure for the next visit again” is sent.

  A visitor who has heard the voice guidance places an index finger on the fingerprint photographing device and clicks on the display unit 132 for confirmation. Thereby, fingerprint imaging is performed in step S8. Fingerprint photography is performed by the fingerprint photography camera of the biological information reading unit 180. At the same time, an image of the visitor's face is taken in step S9. As in step S4, the face is photographed by the face photographing camera of the biological information reading unit 160.

  In step S <b> 10, the fingerprint and face image data captured in steps S <b> 8 and S <b> 9 are sent to the entrance / exit management device 100 and acquired by the biometric information acquisition unit 106.

  In the next step S11, it is determined whether or not the above-described business card information reading process and biometric information shooting process have been performed for all the visitors. If all the visitors have been processed, Proceed to step S12. On the other hand, if all the visitors have not been processed, the process returns to step S6 and step S7 to prompt the visitors who have not acquired the business card information and biometric information to input the business card information and biometric information. Note that the determination in step S11 can be made by, for example, requesting the user to click the “confirmation button” on the display unit 132 when all the visitors' business card information and biometric information are input to the display unit 132.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S5 that the visitor is not the first visit, biometric information such as a fingerprint has been acquired when the visit was made previously, and the biometric information is stored in the visitor history information 226 of the storage device 220. Therefore, it can authenticate with biometric information, without acquiring business card information. Therefore, in this case, the visitor places his / her finger on the fingerprint imaging camera, and only the fingerprint imaging is performed in step S13. The fingerprint information photographed here is sent to the biometric information acquisition unit 106 of the entrance / exit management device 100, and in the next step S14, collation with the fingerprint information of the biometric information in the visitor history information 226 is performed.

  After step S14, the process proceeds to step S15. In step S15, it is determined whether or not the biometric information of the visitor history information 226 is identical to the fingerprint photographed from the visitor in step S13, and if it exists in the visitor history information 226, the process proceeds to step S12. Proceed to

  On the other hand, if there is no fingerprint information of biometric information in the visitor history information 226, since authentication by fingerprint cannot be performed, voice guidance is played and the business card is read as in the case of the first visitor. Prompt to insert into part 140. Here, as voice guidance, “The visitor history could not be confirmed. Sorry for your inconvenience, but please set your business card in the business card reader 140 on the lower right and click the“ Confirm ”button with the mouse. " The visitor who has received the message performs the processing from step S6 and step S7.

  In step S12, the business card information acquired in step S6, the fingerprint information acquired in step S8, and the face image information acquired in step S9 are stored in the visitor history information 226. In the next step S16, the business card information acquired at the time of visit and the visitor registration information 228 are compared, and a match determination is performed. Here, the business card information acquired by the business card information acquisition unit 104 and the visitor registration information 228 are determined to match by the match determination unit 108.

  In step S16, if the visitor is not the first visitor, the fingerprint information acquired in step S13 is compared with the fingerprint information in the biometric information of the visitor history information 226, and matching is determined. In step S16, if the visitor is not the first visitor, the face image information acquired in step S4 is compared with the face image information in the biometric information of the visitor history information 226, and matching is determined.

  If the business card information acquired in step S6 matches the visitor registration information 228 as a result of the match determination in step S16, the process proceeds to step S17 in FIG. If the visitor is not the first visitor, the fingerprint information acquired in step S13 matches the fingerprint information of the visitor history information 226 as a result of the match determination in step S16, and the face image information acquired in step S4. If the face image information in the visitor history information 226 matches, the process proceeds to step S17 in FIG.

  On the other hand, if the business card information acquired in step S6 does not match the visitor registration information 228 as a result of the match determination in step S16, voice guidance is sent to the visitor. Similarly, if the visitor is not the first visitor and the fingerprint information acquired in step S13 does not match the fingerprint information in the visitor history information 226, or the face image information acquired in step S4 and the visitor If the face image information in the history information 226 does not match, voice guidance is sent to the visitor. Here, as voice guidance, the message “It seems that you have not made a promise to visit. Please call the person in charge. Please pick up the handset and click the name of the person in charge.” The display unit 132 displays a list of names of persons in charge.

  When a visitor operates the operation input unit 134 to click on a specific person in charge displayed on the display unit 132, a command is issued to the telephone call control device 210, and a command from the phone call control device 210 is issued. Thus, a call is sent to the clicked person in charge, and an automatic message is transmitted informing that a visitor who is not registered in the visitor registration information 228 is visiting.

  In step S17 of FIG. 11, a call is made to the person in charge who handles the visitor. Here, in response to a command from the telephone call control device 210, a call is sent to the person in charge registered in the visitor registration information 228, and an automatic message is transmitted informing that the visitor is visiting.

  In the next step S18, it is determined whether or not password and keyword confirmation is necessary. If password and keyword confirmation is required, the process proceeds to step S19. Whether the password and the keyword need to be confirmed can be determined based on whether the password and the keyword are registered in the visitor registration information 228, for example.

  In the next step S19, a password and keyword input is requested. Here, as a voice, for example, a message such as “Your visit registration has been confirmed. Please speak to the microphone for the keyword because it will be unlocked.” When this message is issued, the visitor speaks the keyword and password to the microphone 150. Alternatively, the visitor inputs a keyword and a password from the operation unit input unit 134.

  In the next step S20, the utterance content of the visitor input from the microphone 150 is confirmed. In the next step S21, the password and the keyword are collated. If the password and the keyword input by the visitor coincide with the keyword and the password of the visitor registration information 228, the process proceeds to step S22.

  In step S22, an unlocking operation is announced to unlock the door 250. Here, for example, the message “XXX (name of business card), other YY (value obtained by subtracting 1 from the number of business cards), thank you for your visit. Then, an unlocking command is issued to the electronic locking control device 200.

  In the next step S23, the electronic locking device 252 is unlocked. At the same time, the message “I have unlocked. Please enter.” Accordingly, the visitor can open the door 250 and enter the inside of the building or room.

  Next, based on the flowchart of FIG. 12, a processing procedure when a visitor who has visited leaves the room will be described. The flowchart of FIG. 12 also shows the mutual processing of the person, the sensor, the room entrance management device 100, and the visitor operation terminal 130 in time series. Here, it is assumed that the visitor operation terminal 130 is also arranged inside the door 250, and a telephone for operation by the visitor is installed adjacent to the visitor operation terminal 130. .

  First, in step S <b> 31, a visitor inside the door 250 places a finger on the fingerprint photographing camera of the biological information acquisition unit 190 provided inside the door 250 to photograph a fingerprint. In the next step S32, the fingerprint information photographed in step S31 is sent to the entrance / exit management device 100, and authentication with the fingerprint information of the biometric information in the visitor history information 226 is performed. Here, even for a visitor who has visited for the first time, a fingerprint is photographed in step S8 of FIG. 10, and the fingerprint information is stored as biometric information of the visitor history information 226 in step S12. Therefore, it is possible to perform authentication in step S32 when leaving the room.

  In the next step S33, it is determined whether or not the fingerprint information acquired in step S31 is included in the visitor history information 226 acquired on that day. If the fingerprint information is included in the visitor history information 226 on that day, the fingerprint information is normal, and the process proceeds to step S36, where an unlocking operation is announced. Here, "XXX (name of business card), other YY names (value obtained by subtracting 1 from the number of business cards) thank you for your visit. Please come back carefully." An unlocking command is output to the electronic locking control device 200.

  On the other hand, if the fingerprint information acquired in step S31 is not included in the visitor history information 226 on that day, the process proceeds to step S34. In this case, since there is a possibility that a person who is not recorded in the visitor history information 226 on that day has entered the inside of the door 250, in step S34, a contact announcement for calling the person in charge is sent. Here, the announcement “I will call you, so take the handset and talk to the person in charge.” Is displayed, and the display unit 132 displays a list of persons in charge.

  In the next step S35, the visitor who heard the announcement calls the registered person in charge, and the person in charge and the visitor call directly. This makes it possible for the person in charge to take appropriate measures for visitors.

  After step S36, the process proceeds to step S37. In step S37, the electronic locking device 252 is unlocked under the control of the electronic locking control device 200. Accordingly, the visitor can open the door 250 and leave the room or building. In the next step S38, it is recorded and stored in the visitor history information 226 that the visitor has left the room.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the visitor's business card information is read, and when the business card information matches the visitor registration information 228 stored in the storage device, the lock by the electronic lock control device 200 is unlocked. Therefore, it is possible to make a match determination based on a business card normally held by a visitor. Accordingly, it is possible to permit entry into and exit from a room, building or the like with a simple configuration.

  As mentioned above, although preferred embodiment of this invention was described referring an accompanying drawing, it cannot be overemphasized that this invention is not limited to the example which concerns. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made within the scope of the claims, and these are naturally within the technical scope of the present invention. Understood.

It is a schematic diagram which shows the whole structure of the entrance / exit management system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows in detail an entrance / exit management device, a storage device, and the surrounding configuration. It is a schematic diagram which shows the definition information input part connected to the memory | storage device. It is a schematic diagram which shows an electronic locking control apparatus and the electronic locking apparatus provided in the door. It is a schematic diagram which shows a telephone transmission control apparatus and a telephone modem. It is a schematic diagram which shows the visitor registration list as visitor registration information. It is a schematic diagram which shows the business card information read by the business card reading part and acquired by the business card information acquisition part. It is a schematic diagram which shows the coincidence determination definition information stored in the storage device. It is a schematic diagram which shows visitor history information. It is a flowchart which shows the process performed when a visitor visits. FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating processing performed when a visitor follows FIG. 10. It is a flowchart which shows the process performed when the visiting visitor leaves a room.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Entrance / exit management apparatus 103 Guidance information transmission / reception part 104 Business card information acquisition part 106 Biometric information acquisition part 108 Match determination part 110 Voice recognition part 112 Entrance / exit permission part 150,160 Microphone 200 Electronic locking control apparatus 210 Telephone transmission control apparatus 224 Match determination Definition information 226 Visitor history information 228 Visitor registration information 250 Door

Claims (18)

A storage unit in which visitor registration information, which is information about visitors, is registered;
A business card information acquisition unit for acquiring business card information when a visitor visits;
A match determination unit for performing a match determination between the business card information and the visitor registration information registered in advance;
Based on the result of the coincidence determination, an entrance / exit permission unit for permitting visitors to enter / exit,
An entrance / exit management device, comprising:   The entrance / exit according to claim 1, wherein when the entrance / exit is permitted by the entrance / exit permission unit, a signal for unlocking the door that the visitor enters / exits is output. Exit management device. It further comprises a definition information input unit for inputting match determination definition information that defines the match determination process,
The entrance / exit management device according to claim 1, wherein the match determination unit performs the match determination based on the match determination definition information.   The entrance / exit management device according to claim 3, wherein the match determination definition information is information defining a match level in the match determination for each item included in the business card information.   When there are a plurality of visitors, the match determination unit performs a match determination between the business card information acquired from a specific visitor and the visitor registration information registered in advance for the specific visitor. The entrance / exit management device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, which is characterized by the following.   The entrance / exit management device according to claim 5, wherein the number of the specific visitors is input to the definition information input unit as the match determination definition information.   When the entrance / exit permission unit allows the visitor to enter / exit, a call is made to the person in charge corresponding to the visitor, and a message notifying that the visitor has visited is automatically transmitted. The entrance / exit management apparatus in any one of Claims 1-6.   If visitor entry / exit is not permitted by the entry / exit permission section, a call is made to the person in charge who responds to the visitor, and a message notifying that an unregistered visitor has visited is automatically transmitted. The entrance / exit management device according to any one of claims 1 to 6.   The entrance / exit management device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, further comprising a visitor history information storage unit that stores visitor history information including the business card information acquired from a visitor. It further comprises a biometric information acquisition unit that acquires biometric information of the visitor,
The visitor history information storage unit stores the business card information acquired from a visitor and the biometric information in association with each other as the visitor history information,
The match determination unit is configured to perform a match determination between the biometric information acquired at the time of revisiting and the biometric information included in the visitor history information for a visitor who has revisited. The entrance / exit management device according to claim 9.   The biometric information includes information about a visitor's face and information about a fingerprint, and the match determination unit performs the match determination by combining information about the face and information about the fingerprint. Item 10. The entrance / exit management device according to Item 10. The visitor information registered in the visitor registration information storage unit includes password information,
A password information acquisition unit that acquires password information when a visitor visits,
The match determination unit performs a match determination between the business card information and the visitor registration information registered in advance, and is registered in the visitor registration information storage unit in advance with the password information acquired from the visitor during the visit. The entrance / exit management device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein a match determination with the password information is performed.   The entrance / exit management device according to claim 12, wherein the password information acquisition unit acquires the password information from a voice uttered by a visitor. Registering visitor registration information, which is information about the visitor, in the database;
Obtaining business card information when a visitor visits;
Performing a match determination between the business card information and the visitor registration information registered in advance;
Permitting a visitor to enter and exit based on the result of the match determination;
An entrance / exit management method characterized by comprising:   The method further comprises a step of outputting a signal for unlocking the door that the visitor enters / exits when the entry / exit of the visitor is permitted in the step of permitting the entry / exit. Item 15. The entrance / exit management method according to Item 14. Further comprising the step of setting match determination definition information defining the process of match determination;
The entrance / exit management method according to claim 14 or 15, wherein, in the step of performing the match determination, the match determination is performed based on the match determination definition information.   The entry / exit management method according to claim 16, wherein the match determination definition information is information defining a match level in the match determination for each item included in the business card information. Means for registering visitor registration information, which is information about the visitor;
A means of obtaining business card information when a visitor visits,
Means for determining a match between the business card information and the visitor registration information registered in advance;
Means for permitting a visitor to enter and exit based on the result of the match determination;
A means for outputting a signal for unlocking the door that the visitor enters and exits when the visitor is permitted to enter and exit;
As a program to make the computer function.

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