JP2008282255A - Guide display system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a guide display system having a detail display mode allowing provision of detailed information or a magnification display mode, allowing a visitor to perform visual recognition, even from a remote location. <P>SOLUTION: This guide display system performing guidance or reception to the visitor of a building has an ID admission card, incorporating a transmitter transmitting ID number information distributed to the visitor; a database part 30 for associating and storing the ID number information of the ID admission card and attribute the information about the visitor; an ID admission card read part 20 for reading the ID number information transmitted from the transmitter of the ID admission card; an electric wave intensity detecting part 25 detecting intensity of the electric waves from the transmitter of the ID admission card; a display part 40 for performing screen display of the guidance or the reception to the visitor of the building holding the ID admission card; and a main control part 10 for performing display control of the display part 40, according to the ID number information of the ID admission card, the electric wave intensity, and the attribute information of the visitor in the database part 30 by them. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a guidance display system that is installed near an entrance of a building or the like, and performs reception, guidance, and the like for building visitors and visitors.

  In recent years, in offices and event venues, there are increasing cases of introducing guidance display systems that guide visitors to destinations and events using an electronic bulletin board (monitor). Examples of such a guidance display system include a system in which a fixed screen is displayed in accordance with an event or the like held at the venue where the guidance display system is installed, and a system in which the screen is changed by a touch panel operation by a visitor. In these guidance display system examples, it is impossible to deal with each visitor in detail, so as an application example of the guidance display system, an admission card with an ID number is used for the purpose and location of the guest's visit. A system for providing individual guidance is proposed.

As such a system, for example, in Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-316945), in a facility requiring high security, a visitor to the facility is guided to a permission area according to the purpose of visit, A security system that accurately eliminates intrusions into the facility's protection area, which registers visitor information with visitors' purpose and action schedule, and sequentially registers and associates actual action status By authenticating the visitor to the database means and referring to the visitor to the database means, the visitor is authenticated and the management code for the visitor is marked on the visitor, and the individual A visitor specifying means to be provided to the database means in association with information, etc., and the visitor specifying means When the management code thus detected is detected at each gate of the permission area and the protection area, the management code is referred to the database means to determine whether or not the visitor can enter and leave, and the determination result is personal information or the like. The behavior tracking means provided in association with the database means, and the registered contents and setting contents in the database means give the visitor guidance to the permitted area and a warning about the protection area, and the administrator to the visitor. A security system is disclosed in which each person has guidance monitoring means for schematically displaying the entry / exit history of each area and the determination result of the behavior monitoring means.
JP 2005-316945 A

  However, since the system described in Patent Document 1 is configured only to guide the permitted area based on the registered contents in the visitor's database means, it does not efficiently provide information to the visitor. Absent. That is, in the system described in Patent Document 1, since the system side provides unilaterally regardless of whether or not the visitor can visually recognize the screen display and warning message display for the visitor, it is user-friendly for the visitor. It is hard to say that it is a simple structure.

  The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and the invention according to claim 1 is distributed to visitors in a guidance display system that is installed in a building or the like, and performs reception or guidance for visitors to the building. An ID admission card with a built-in transmitter for transmitting unique ID number information, a database unit for storing ID admission ID information and visitor attribute information in association with each other, and an ID admission transmitter ID admission reading unit that reads ID number information transmitted from the ID, radio wave intensity detection unit that detects the intensity of radio waves from the transmitter of the ID admission card, and reception and guidance for visitors to the building holding the ID admission card A display unit that displays the screen, ID number information of the ID admission card read by the ID admission card reading unit, radio wave intensity detected by the radio wave intensity detection unit, and the data And having a main control unit for controlling the display of the display unit in response to the visitor attribute information in the over scan portion.

  Further, the invention according to claim 2 is the guidance display system according to claim 1, wherein when the radio field intensity detected by the radio field intensity detection unit is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, the amount of display information on the display unit Is displayed in the detailed display mode, and when the radio field intensity detected by the radio field intensity detection unit is less than a predetermined threshold, the display is performed in the enlarged display mode in which the display information amount in the display unit is reduced. It is characterized by that.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the guidance display system according to claim 1 or claim 2, and when there are a plurality of ID number information of the ID admission card read by the ID admission card reading unit, The information corresponding to the ID number information is displayed on the display unit.

  Further, the invention according to claim 4 is the guidance display system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein when there are a plurality of ID number information of the ID admission card read by the ID admission card reading unit, Information corresponding to the ID number information of the ID admission card with the strongest radio field intensity detected by the radio field intensity detection unit is displayed on the display unit.

  The invention according to claim 5 is the information display system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein there are a plurality of ID number information of the ID admission card read by the ID admission card reading unit. The information corresponding to the ID number information of the ID admission card in which priority display is recorded as attribute information among the ID number information of the ID admission card is displayed on the display unit.

  According to the guidance display system of the present invention, since the display mode in the display unit is changed based on the strength of the radio wave from the transmitter of the ID admission card held by the visitor, the display unit and the visitor Efficient display can be performed in consideration of the distance. That is, in the guidance display system of the present invention, when the visitor is at a place away from the display unit, the guidance display system is in an enlarged display mode so that the visitor can visually recognize the display unit from a place away from the display unit. When the visitor is near the display unit, the guidance display system is in the detailed display mode, and can provide detailed information to the visitor.

  Further, according to the guidance display system of the present invention, when there are a plurality of ID number information of the ID admission card to be read, “simultaneous display mode” for displaying information corresponding to all the ID number information on the display unit, In addition, it is possible to take “proximity priority display mode” in which information corresponding to the ID number information of the ID admission card with the strongest radio wave intensity detected by the radio wave intensity detection unit is displayed on the display unit. It can be set.

  Further, according to the guidance display system of the present invention, when there are a plurality of ID number information of the ID admission card to be read, the ID admission in which priority display is recorded as attribute information among the ID number information of the ID admission card Since there is a “priority display mode” in which information corresponding to the ID number information of the certificate is displayed on the display unit, for example, visitors with disabilities can be preferentially guided.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of a block configuration of a guidance display system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The guidance display system is a system that is provided in the vicinity of an entrance of a building or the like, and is configured to perform reception, guidance, or the like for a building visitor (visitor). In FIG. 1, 10 is a main control unit, 20 is an ID admission card reading unit, 25 is a radio wave intensity detection unit, 30 is a database unit, and 40 is a display unit.

  The main control unit 10 includes a central processing unit such as a CPU, a non-rewritable storage element such as a ROM, a rewritable storage element such as a RAM, a large capacity storage device such as an HDD, an input device such as a keyboard and a pointing device, a monitor, A general-purpose information processing mechanism including an external output device such as a printing device and a peripheral device such as a network connection device. For example, a system such as a general personal computer can be used. The main control unit 10 performs processing and control for the guidance display system in the present invention by cooperating with each configuration. A program for controlling and processing such a guidance display system is written in a non-rewritable storage element such as a ROM or a large capacity storage device such as an HDD. By executing such a program in the main control unit 10, the function of the guidance display system of the present invention can be realized.

  An ID admission card having a unique (unique) ID is distributed to visitors and visitors of the building where the guidance display system is installed. This ID admission card is given a unique (unique) ID number, and has a built-in transmitter capable of transmitting the ID number. As a transmitter incorporated in such an ID admission card, an active type, UHF band passive type RFID tag, a wireless LAN terminal, or the like can be used. The ID admission reading unit 20 reads an ID number transmitted from such an ID admission transmitter, and the radio wave intensity detection unit 25 in the ID admission reading unit 20 is an ID admission transmitter. Detects the intensity of signal radio waves from. In the guidance display system of the present invention, the distance between the visitor holding the ID admission card and the guidance display system is estimated based on the strength of the radio wave detected by the radio wave intensity detection unit 25.

  The database unit 30 is a database composed of correspondence information between an ID number unique to an ID admission card and an attribute of a visitor to whom the ID admission card is distributed. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an outline of a data structure example held by the database unit 30. As shown in FIG. 2, the database unit 30 includes a unique “ID number” of the ID admission card and “visitor name”, “visitor affiliation”, “ It has data such as “visit purpose”, “visit place”, “scheduled visit time”, “language used”, “presence of priority display”, and the like. “Present display presence / absence” in the data structure of the database unit 30 is a matter determined depending on, for example, whether a visitor holding an ID admission card has a failure.

  The display unit 40 is a screen for performing reception, guidance, and the like for visitors to the building holding the ID admission card, and is controlled by the main control unit 10. The main control unit 10 responds to the ID number of the ID admission card read by the ID admission card reading unit 20, the radio wave intensity detected by the radio wave intensity detection unit 25, and the attribute information of the ID admission card holder in the database unit 30. Thus, display control of the display unit 40 in the guidance display system of the present invention is performed.

  Next, a display control example of the display unit 40 based on the intensity of the radio wave detected by the radio wave intensity detection unit 25 will be described. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a change of the display mode according to the signal radio wave intensity of the guidance display system according to the embodiment of the present invention. In the guidance display system of the present invention, the display unit displays whether the signal radio wave of the ID admission card detected by the radio field intensity detection unit 25 is equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold value So [dB] or less than the predetermined threshold value So [dB]. One feature is that the display mode in 40 is changed.

  When the signal radio wave of the ID admission card is equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold value So [dB], it is determined that the owner of the ID admission card is near the guidance display system, and the guidance display system sets the detailed display mode. Take. In this detailed display mode, display characters and display images on the display unit 40 are set to be small, and the amount of display information on the display unit 40 is increased.

  On the other hand, if the signal radio wave of the ID admission card is less than the predetermined threshold value So [dB], it is determined that the owner of the ID admission card is far from the guidance display system, and the guidance display system displays an enlarged display. Take a mode. In this enlarged display mode, display characters and display images on the display unit 40 are set to be large, and the amount of display information on the display unit 40 is reduced.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a screen display example in the display unit of the guidance display system according to the embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 4, the configurations of the ID admission card reading unit 20 and the display unit 40 of the guidance display system according to the embodiment of the present invention are extracted and shown. Hereinafter, only the configurations of the ID admission card reading unit 20 and the display unit 40 are shown in the same configuration diagram. 4 shows that the ID admission holder who has the ID number A00001 (refer to the data in FIG. 2 in the database unit 30) changes the guidance display system from the state of FIG. 4A to the state of FIG. 4B. It shows an example of approaching.

  FIG. 4 (A) shows that the ID admission card holder with ID number A00001 is relatively far from the guidance display system, and the signal intensity of the ID admission card detected by the radio wave intensity detection unit 25 is less than a predetermined threshold value So [dB]. The display on the display unit 40 is in the enlarged display mode.

  FIG. 4B shows that the ID admission card holder with ID number A00001 is near the guidance display system, and the signal intensity of the ID admission card detected by the radio wave intensity detection unit 25 is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value So [dB]. The display on the display unit 40 is in the detailed display mode.

  According to the guide display system of the present invention as described above, the display mode in the display unit 40 is changed based on the intensity of the radio wave from the transmitter of the ID admission card held by the visitor. Efficient display can be performed in consideration of the distance between the display unit and the visitor. That is, in the guidance display system of the present invention, when the visitor is at a place away from the display unit 40, the guidance display system is in an enlarged display mode so that the visitor can visually recognize the display unit 40 from a place away from the display unit 40, When the visitor is near the display unit 40, the guidance display system is in the detailed display mode, and it is possible to provide detailed information to the visitor.

  Next, a display control example of the display unit 40 when a plurality of ID admission cards are detected by the ID admission card reading unit 20 will be described. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a screen display example in the display unit of the guidance display system according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 illustrates a case where there are a plurality of ID admission cards within an effective range in which the ID admission card reading unit 20 can detect radio waves. Both FIG. 5A and FIG. The ID admission certificate holder of ID number A00001 (refer to the data of FIG. 2 in the database unit 30) and the ID admission card holder of ID number A00002 (refer to the data of FIG. 2 of the database unit 30) of the ID admission card reading unit 20 The case where it is within the radio wave detection effective range is shown. Assume that the ID admission card holder with ID number A00001 is located farther from the ID admission card reading unit 20 than the ID admission card holder with ID number A00002. In such a case, the guidance display system of the present invention is characterized by being able to take two types of modes.

  In the present invention, as shown in FIG. 5, when the ID admission holder having the ID number A00001 and the ID admission holder having the ID number A00002 are within the radio wave detection effective range of the ID admission reading section 20, guidance is provided. A mode that prioritizes guidance for the ID admission holder who is closer to the display system (proximity priority display mode) and a mode that gives guidance to all ID admission holders within the effective radio wave detection range (simultaneous display) Mode).

  FIG. 5A shows a display example of the display unit 40 in the former mode. In this case, the guidance display for the ID admission card holder with the ID number A00002 is given priority. This figure shows a state in which the radio field intensity from the ID admission card of the ID admission card holder with ID number A00002 is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value So [dB] and the display on the display unit 40 is in the detailed display mode. Yes.

  FIG. 5B shows a display example of the display unit 40 in the latter mode. In this case, guidance display for both the ID admission card holder with ID number A00001 and the ID admission card holder with ID number A00002. Is done. In this case, it is set so that guidance display is performed on both sides regardless of the radio field intensity from the ID admission card.

  According to the guidance display system of the present invention as described above, when there are a plurality of ID number information of the ID admission card to be read, information corresponding to all the ID number information is displayed on the display unit 40 “simultaneous display”. Mode ”and“ proximity priority display mode ”in which information corresponding to the ID number information of the ID admission card with the strongest radio field intensity detected by the radio field intensity detection unit 25 is displayed on the display unit 40. The guidance display system can be set in detail.

  Next, a display control example of the display unit 40 according to the priority of the ID admission card will be described when a plurality of ID admission cards are detected by the ID admission card reading unit 20. In the guidance display system of the present invention, the ID admission holder who records the presence of priority display in the “priority display presence / absence” of the database unit 30 is not subject to other ID admission holders within the radio wave detection effective range. One of the features is that priority display is performed even if there is. In the “presence / absence of priority display” of the database unit 30, a target person who has priority display may be a person having a VIP or a failure. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a screen display example on the display unit in such a priority display mode. In the present invention, as shown in FIG. 6, the radio wave detection effective range of the ID admission card reading unit 20 includes the ID admission card holder having the ID number A00001 and the ID admission card holder having the ID number A00003 recorded with priority display. In the case of being in, the setting is made so as to give priority to the guidance display for the ID admission holder who records the presence of priority display.

  According to the guidance display system of the present invention as described above, when there are a plurality of ID number information of the ID admission card to be read, priority display is recorded as attribute information in the ID number information of the ID admission card. Since there is a “priority display mode” in which information corresponding to the ID number information of the ID admission card is displayed on the display unit 40, for example, visitors with disabilities can be preferentially guided.

  Next, display control examples in the guidance display system having various display modes as described above will be described. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a flowchart of the display mode determination process in the display control of the display unit of the guidance display system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  In the flowchart of FIG. 7, when the display mode determination process is started in step S100, the ID admission card reader 20 detects an ID admission card within the effective range (radio wave detection) in step S101. Next, in step S102, ID number information of the ID admission card within the valid range is acquired, and the radio wave detection intensity of the ID admission card of the ID number information acquired by the radio wave intensity detection unit 25 is acquired.

  In step S103, it is determined whether or not the ID number information of the ID admission certificate acquired by the ID admission certificate reading unit 20 is a new ID newly entered within the valid range.

  If the result of determination in step S103 is YES, the process proceeds to step S108, and if the result of determination in step S103 is NO, the process proceeds to step S104.

  The main control unit 10 manages the ID list in the effective range in which the ID number information of the ID admission card existing in the effective range (radio wave detection) is listed, and in step S108, the ID list in the effective range is acquired. The new ID number information is added.

  In step S104, whether or not there is an ID that has become undetectable because the ID admission holder has moved out of the valid range among the ID number information listed so far in the valid range ID list. judge.

  If the determination result in step S104 is YES, the process proceeds to step S109, and if the determination result in step S104 is NO, the process proceeds to step S105.

  In step S109, ID number information that has become undetectable is deleted from the effective range ID list.

  In step S105, the main control unit 10 determines the number of ID number information listed in the effective range ID list.

  When the result of determination in step S105 is “plural”, the process proceeds to step S110, and when the result of determination in step S105 is “single”, the process proceeds to step S106.

  In step S106, it is determined whether or not the radio field intensity acquired by the radio field intensity detection unit 25 is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value So [dB]. When the determination result at step S106 is YES, the process proceeds to step S107, and when the determination result at step S106 is NO, the process proceeds to step S114.

  In step S107, the main control unit 10 sets the display on the display unit 40 to “detailed display mode” (see FIG. 4B), and in step S114, the main control unit 10 sets the display on the display unit 40 to “enlarged display mode”. (See FIG. 4A). In step S116, the display mode determination process ends.

  In step S110 that proceeds when it is determined as “plural” in step S105, an ID for which priority display is recorded is recorded among the IDs listed in the effective range ID list with reference to the database unit 30. Determine if it exists.

  If the determination result in step S110 is YES, the process proceeds to step S111. If the determination result in step S110 is NO, the process proceeds to step S112.

  In step S <b> 111, the ID is extracted so that the display unit 40 performs display corresponding to the ID recorded with the priority display. The display control target in the next step S106 is performed based on the extracted ID number information. That is, in this case, as shown in FIG. 6, the guidance display system is in the priority display mode.

  In step S112 that proceeds when the determination result in step SS110 is NO, it is determined whether the set mode is the “simultaneous display mode” or the “proximity priority display mode”.

  When the determination result in step S112 is “simultaneous display mode”, the process proceeds to step S115, and when the determination result in step S112 is “proximity priority display mode”, the process proceeds to step S113.

  In step S115, the main control unit 10 sets the display on the display unit 40 to the “simultaneous display mode” (see FIG. 5B).

  In step S113, the ID of the ID admission card emitting the maximum intensity radio wave detected by the radio wave intensity detection unit 25 is extracted so as to give priority to the display for the closest ID admission holder. The display control target in the next step S106 is performed based on the extracted ID number information. That is, in this case, as shown in FIG. 5A, the guidance display system is in the proximity priority display mode.

  In step S116, the display mode determination process ends.

  Although various embodiments have been described above, embodiments configured by appropriately combining the configurations of the respective embodiments also fall within the scope of the present invention.

It is a figure which shows the outline | summary of the block configuration of the guidance display system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the outline of the data structure example which the database part of the guidance display system which concerns on embodiment of this invention hold | maintains. It is a figure which shows the change of the display mode by the signal field intensity of the guidance display system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen display in the display part of the guidance display system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen display in the display part of the guidance display system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen display in the display part of the guidance display system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the flowchart of the display mode determination process in the display control of the display part of the guidance display system which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Main control part, 20 ... ID admission card reading part, 25 ... Radio wave intensity detection part, 30 ... Database part, 40 ... Display part

Claims (5)

In a guidance display system that is installed in a building, etc., and handles visits and guidance for visitors to the building,
An ID admission card with a built-in transmitter that sends unique ID number information distributed to visitors,
A database unit for storing the ID number information of the ID admission card and the attribute information of the visitor in association with each other;
An ID admission card reader for reading ID number information transmitted from the transmitter of the ID admission card;
A radio wave intensity detector that detects the radio wave intensity from the transmitter of the ID admission card,
A display unit that displays a screen for reception and guidance for visitors to the building holding the ID admission card;
Display control of the display unit according to the ID number information of the ID admission card read by the ID admission card reading unit, the radio wave intensity detected by the radio wave intensity detection unit, and the visitor attribute information in the database unit And a main control unit for performing the guidance display system. When the radio field intensity detected by the radio field intensity detection unit is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, the display is performed in the detailed display mode in which the amount of display information on the display unit is increased, and the radio wave detected by the radio field intensity detection unit 2. The guidance display system according to claim 1, wherein when the intensity is less than a predetermined threshold, display is performed in an enlarged display mode in which a display information amount on the display unit is reduced. The information corresponding to all ID number information is displayed on the display unit when there are a plurality of ID number information of the ID admission card read by the ID admission card reading unit. Item 3. The guidance display system according to Item 2. When there are a plurality of ID number information of the ID admission card read by the ID admission card reading unit, information corresponding to the ID number information of the ID admission card with the strongest radio wave intensity detected by the radio wave intensity detection unit is displayed. The guidance display system according to claim 1, wherein the guidance display system displays the information on the display unit. In the case where there are a plurality of ID number information of the ID admission card read by the ID admission card reader, the ID number information of the ID admission card in which priority display is recorded as attribute information among the ID number information of the ID admission card. 5. The guidance display system according to claim 1, wherein corresponding information is displayed on the display unit.

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