JP2010241585A - Elevator-linked crime prevention system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an elevator-linked crime prevention system capable of securing a time for coping with a criminal without being noticed by the criminal in conjunction with a personal authentication device of the elevator for authenticating a visitor. <P>SOLUTION: The elevator-linked security system prevents crime in conjunction with an elevator control device. The elevator control device controls the elevator installed in a building equipped with the personal authentication device which takes in information for personal authentication inputted by the visitor to the building, authenticates the visitor based on the taken-in information and when the visitor is admitted to visit, issues a command for unlocking an entrance door of the building. The personal authentication device is provided with a special key which is indistinguishable to an outsider and when the special key is depressed, commands the elevator control device to delay a time required until a car of the elevator is allocated at the entrance story of the building by operating the elevator for crime prevention measures. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an elevator-linked crime prevention system that improves crime prevention performance by linking the operation of an elevator to a system that manages visitors.

Conventionally, when the personal authentication device provided at the entrance of an apartment in an apartment, etc. is linked to the elevator, if the personal verification is OK, the entrance door of the apartment is unlocked and the elevator is called on the entrance floor. The door is opened and waiting (for example, refer to Patent Document 1).
Conventionally, card direction determination information has been recorded in the card in advance, and when the cardholder has been threatened by the criminals and has to operate the card, the cardholder must operate the card in the opposite direction. Then, an emergency call is made to the center (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

JP-A-2005-320152 JP-A-5-195660

However, in the elevator destination floor registration device of Patent Document 1, even if the cardholder is threatened by the criminal and operates unavoidably, the entrance door of the apartment is unlocked and the elevator is called on the entrance floor. There is a problem that the crime cannot be dealt with because the door is open and waiting.
Further, with the card reader device of Patent Document 2, even if an emergency call is made to the center, there is a possibility that a short-time crime cannot be dealt with.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and in conjunction with a personal authentication device for authenticating visitors, the elevator secures time to deal with criminals without being noticed by criminals. The purpose is to obtain an elevator-linked crime prevention system.

  The elevator-linked crime prevention system according to the present invention captures information for personal authentication input by a visitor to the building and performs personal authentication based on the captured information, and the visitor is permitted to enter the building. In an elevator-linked crime prevention system that performs crime prevention in conjunction with an elevator control device that controls an elevator installed in the building provided with a personal authentication device that issues a command to unlock the entrance door of the building, the personal authentication device is A special key that is indistinguishable to outside persons is arranged, and when the special key is pressed, the elevator car is operated on the elevator control device to prevent the elevator car from being installed on the entrance floor of the building. Command to delay the time it takes to be dispatched.

  The elevator-linked crime prevention system according to the present invention issues an emergency call and an elevator crime prevention operation command by pressing a special key that can be regarded as a normal operation for personal authentication. Because the entrance door is unlocked and the elevators are operated in the same way as usual, criminals do not realize that emergency calls have been made or it is difficult to use the elevators. This has the effect that security guards can get time to deal with crimes.

1 is an overall configuration diagram of an elevator-linked crime prevention system according to the present invention. It is an external view of the operation panel of the personal authentication device according to the present invention. It is a functional block diagram of the elevator control device concerning this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement procedure of the elevator interlocking crime prevention system which concerns on this invention.

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of an elevator-linked crime prevention system according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is an external view of the operation panel of the personal authentication device.
The elevator-linked crime prevention system according to the present invention is a system that enhances the crime prevention performance in conjunction with the individual authentication of a visitor performed at the entrance of a building. In this description, an apartment house such as an apartment is taken as an example.
In the housing complex, an elevator 2 that transports residents and visitors to a desired floor is installed. Furthermore, the apartment house is provided with an apartment door 3 that is managed so that only authorized persons can enter the entrance floor of the apartment house.

The elevator-linked crime prevention system 1 includes an elevator control device 4 that controls the elevator 2, a door control device 5 that controls the opening and closing of the apartment house entrance door 3, a personal authentication device 6 that performs authentication related to entrance, and an emergency call from the personal authentication device 6. It consists of a security center 7 to receive.
The elevator 2 has a ride basket 8 that moves up and down in a hoistway (not shown) and an elevator call button 9 provided at a landing on each floor.

When entering an apartment house, a visitor who possesses a card handed over only to a resident who is registered for crime prevention operates the personal authentication device 6 as an entrance authentication means to open the apartment house entrance door 3. Unlocked to enter the building.
The personal authentication device 6 is a card reader unit 6a that reads a card possessed by a visitor, a numeric keypad unit 6b for inputting a personal identification number, and a numeric keypad that is attached to the numeric keypad unit 6b to make it appear like an enter key and is pressed And a special key 6c for issuing an emergency call signal.
The personal authentication device 6 reads the card information when the visitor holds the card over the card reader unit 6a, and then enters the personal identification number from the numeric keypad 6b. The personal identification device 6 uses the card information and the personal identification number to identify the entrance person. Certify. Then, when it is determined that the person is a resident as a result of the authentication, it is confirmed whether or not the special key 6c is pressed. If the special key 6c is not pressed, the door control device 5 is instructed to unlock.

  On the other hand, when the special key 6c is pressed, it is determined that the visitor has been threatened and the admission procedure has been performed, and an emergency call is made to the crime prevention center 7 and the elevator control device 4 is commanded for crime prevention measures. Next, the door control device 5 is instructed to unlock as usual.

As shown in FIG. 3, the elevator control device 4 operates the car 8 to the floor registered by the elevator call button 9 or the destination floor registration button (not shown) when the command for the crime prevention measure operation is not input. Means 11 includes a crime prevention operation means 12 that is executed by interruption when a crime prevention countermeasure operation command is input.
The normal operation means 11 is an ordinary elevator operation, and detailed description thereof is omitted.
The security operation means 12 determines whether or not there is a destination floor registration when interrupted by an instruction for crime prevention countermeasure operation, and when there is a destination floor registration, informs that a delayed operation for crime prevention is performed in the car and on the top floor Run the car. After the passengers are dropped on the top floor, the elevators are moving while stopping on each floor, but a delayed operation is performed that significantly delays the time to reach the entrance floor.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure of the elevator-linked crime prevention system according to the present invention.
Next, the operation procedure of the elevator-linked crime prevention system according to the present invention will be described.
In step S101, it is determined whether or not the personal authentication device 6 has been operated. If operated, the process proceeds to step S102, and if not operated, step S101 is repeated.
In step S102, the card information held over the card reader unit 6a of the personal authentication device 6 is read, and the process proceeds to step S103.
In step S103, it is determined whether or not the read card information is registered. If registered, the process proceeds to step S104. If not registered, the process returns to step S101.

In step S104, it is determined whether or not a number has been input from the numeric keypad 6b. If it has been input, the process proceeds to step S105, and if not, the process returns to step S101.
In step S105, the number input from the numeric keypad 6b is compared with a password stored in advance corresponding to the card information.
In step S106, it is determined whether or not the input number matches the personal identification number. If they match, the process proceeds to step S107, and if they do not match, the process returns to step S101.
In step S107, it is determined whether or not the special key 6c is pressed. If the special key is not pressed, the process proceeds to step S108. If the special key is pressed, the process proceeds to step S109.

In step S108, the apartment house entrance door 3 is unlocked and a new visitor is waited for.
In step S109, an emergency call is made to the crime prevention center 7 that the resident has been threatened and may have proceeded with the admission procedure.
In step S110, the elevator shifts to the crime prevention operation and proceeds to step S108.

In the above crime prevention measures operation, the car 8 is moved to the top floor opposite to the entrance floor, and then the car 8 is lowered to each floor or randomly selected floors to reach the entrance floor. However, security measures may be taken by stopping the service while the elevator is out of order or under maintenance.
In the crime prevention driving, the traveling speed of the car 8 may be slowed to delay the time to reach the entrance floor.

  In the personal authentication device 6 described above, the special key 6c is provided in addition to the numeric keypad 6b. However, any key of the numeric keypad 6b may be assigned to the special key. In this case, it is prohibited to use it as a password. In this way, the special key can be pressed during the password input operation, and the criminal is not aware that the special key has been pressed.

As described above, in the elevator-linked crime prevention system 1 according to the present invention, the special key 6c, which can be regarded as a normal operation for personal authentication, is pressed, and the apartment house entrance door 3 can be used as usual even when an emergency call is made. Unlocked and the elevators are serviced as usual, so criminals do not realize that emergency calls have been made or it is difficult to use the elevators, while security guards at the security center 7 Get time to deal with crime.
Although the above-described personal authentication device 6 is a card reader, a non-contact key reader or a biometrics type personal authentication device may be used.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Elevator interlocking crime prevention system 2 Elevator 3 Apartment house entrance door 4 Elevator control device 5 Door control device 6 Personal authentication device 6a Card reader part 6b Numeric keypad part 6c Special key 7 Security center 8 (Elevator A) basket, 9 elevator call button, 11 normal operation means, 12 crime prevention operation means.

Claims (5)

The personal authentication information input by the visitors to the building is captured and personal authentication is performed based on the captured information, and the entrance door of the building is unlocked when the visitors are allowed to enter the building. In the elevator-linked crime prevention system for crime prevention in conjunction with the elevator control device that controls the elevator installed in the building equipped with a personal authentication device that issues a command,
The personal authentication device is provided with a special key that is indistinguishable by an outside person, and when the special key is pressed, the elevator control device operates the elevator to prevent crimes, so that the entrance floor of the building An elevator-linked crime prevention system that commands to delay the time required for the elevator car to be dispatched.   The elevator-linked crime prevention system according to claim 1, wherein the crime prevention countermeasure operation temporarily moves the car to a floor farthest from the entrance floor.   The elevator-linked crime prevention system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the crime prevention countermeasure operation moves the car to each floor or randomly selected floors while being temporarily stopped.   The elevator-linked crime prevention system according to claim 1, wherein the crime prevention countermeasure operation is that the elevator is in failure or maintenance.   The elevator-linked crime prevention system according to claim 1, wherein the crime prevention driving reduces the traveling speed of the car.

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