JP2011179222A - Room entry/exit control system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a room entry/exit control system capable of controlling a room entry-exit gate and an approach gate without interposing a control server therebetween. <P>SOLUTION: When a key is taken out from a key management device 4, the key management device 4 specifies a person in a room who takes out the key based on an authentication by the key management device 4, generates room presence information in which a virtual area A1 on the approach gate 6 side is "a room in which the person is present" for the person in the room, and transmits the information to the room entry-exit control device. When a last key is returned to the key management device 4, the key management device 4 specifies a person who has returned the key based on an authentication by the key management device 4, generates room presence information in which a virtual area A2 on the room entry-exit gate 5 side is "a room in which the person is present" for the person in the room, and transmits the information to the room entry-exit control device. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an entrance / exit management system.

  In a system that stores and manages a key to be unlocked, such as a server rack, in a key management device, there is a need to be able to unlock the entry gate that leads to the next entry area based on the key removal action from the key management device There may be a need to prevent the occupant from leaving the entrance / exit gate unless the key is returned to the key management device.

  Patent Documents 1 and 2 are cited as prior art documents of an entrance / exit management system having a configuration in which the key management device and the server rack are installed in the same room without the entry gate.

JP 2002-115428 A JP 2002-236986 A

  Conventionally, the gate control for the room where the key management device is installed is performed by transmitting key extraction information and return information from the key management device to the management server, and the management server unlocking the gate based on the key extraction information and return information. The lock control is performed. However, the management server has storage / retrieval functions such as personal information of occupants, key retrieval / return history, gate unlocking history, etc., and setting functions for key management devices, gates, ID authentication devices, etc. In addition to these, it is a burden for the management server to have a gate control function. In addition, when the management server goes down, gate control may be disabled.

  Moreover, even when a plurality of keys are taken out from the key management device, an entry / exit management system that reliably satisfies both the above-described needs is desired.

  The present invention can control the entrance / exit gate and the entrance gate without going through the management server. Even when a plurality of keys are taken out from the key management device, permission to pass through the entrance gate and the key are taken out. The purpose of the present invention is to provide an entrance / exit management system capable of realizing both functions of leaving the entrance / exit from the entrance / exit gate as it is.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is an entrance / exit management system for a specific area where a key management device is installed and has an entrance / exit gate and an entrance gate leading to the next entrance area, and an ID corresponding to each gate When any one of the authentication device and the occupancy information of the virtual area allocated to each gate becomes “resident”, the authentication by the ID authentication device corresponding to the virtual area is validated, and the entrance / exit gate Or an entrance / exit control device that enables the entrance gate to be unlocked, and when the key is taken out from the key management device, the key management device extracts the key based on authentication by the key management device. A room occupant is identified, occupancy information for the occupant on the entrance gate side is generated for the occupant, and is transmitted to the entry / exit controller, and the last key is sent to the key manager. Returned The key management device identifies the occupant who returned the key based on the authentication by the key management device, and the virtual area on the entrance / exit gate side for the occupant is “resident”. Room information is generated and transmitted to the entrance / exit control device.

  According to the entry / exit management system, the entrance gate can be unlocked for the resident when the key is taken out from the key management device, and the resident is returned when the last key is returned to the key management device. Since the entrance / exit gate can be unlocked, it is possible to realize both functions of permitting the passage of the entrance gate after removing the key and disallowing the entry from the entrance / exit gate with the key removed. .

  In addition, by controlling the entrance / exit gate and entrance gate not by the management server but by the entrance / exit control device, the burden on the management server can be reduced, and both gates can be controlled even when the management server is down. Become.

  In general, the entrance / exit control device that controls the unlocking of the gate with the ID authentication device is based on the “entrance / exit information” of the gate, and in other words, the “occupancy information” of the room. In most cases, the authentication by the ID authentication device is determined to be valid or invalid. If such an entrance / exit control device is to be controlled to unlock the gate based on the key extraction information, the control program of the entrance / exit control device needs to be changed. In the present invention, “in-room information” itself is used for unlocking control of the entrance / exit gate and the entrance gate, so that it is not necessary to make any changes to the control program of the entrance / exit control device. Therefore, the entrance / exit management system of the present invention can be easily constructed by using the existing entrance / exit control device as it is.

  Also, the present invention is characterized in that a plurality of the key management devices are installed and share key extraction information.

  According to the entrance / exit management system, when a plurality of key management devices are installed, unlocking control of the entrance / exit gate and the entrance gate can be smoothly performed by sharing key extraction information.

  According to the entrance / exit management system of the present invention, when the key is taken out from the key management device, the entrance gate can be unlocked for the resident, and when the last key is returned to the key management device, the presence gate is unlocked. Since the entrance / exit gate can be unlocked for the room occupants, both the functions of permitting the entrance gate after the key has been removed and disallowing the entry from the entrance / exit gate with the key removed are provided on an individual basis. realizable. In addition, by controlling the entrance / exit gate and entrance gate not by the management server but by the entrance / exit control device, the burden on the management server can be reduced, and both gates can be controlled even when the management server is down. Become.

It is a figure which shows the structural example of the entrance / exit management system which concerns on this invention. It is a layout top view of the entrance / exit management system which concerns on this invention. It is a layout top view of the modification of the entrance / exit management system which concerns on this invention. It is an external appearance perspective view which shows an example of a key management apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the entrance / exit management system which concerns on this invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the main configuration of the entrance / exit management system 1 according to the present invention is an entrance / exit gate comprising a management server 2, an entrance / exit control device 3, a key management device 4, an electric lock type door, and the like. 5 and the entrance gate 6, and ID authentication devices 7 and 8 that are provided in each of the entrance / exit gate 5 and the entrance gate 6 and for inputting the authentication ID of the person such as a password input device or a password card reader. Become.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the key management apparatus 4 is installed in the specific area A, and in the present embodiment, a plurality of units (indicated by reference numerals 4A to 4C) are installed. As shown in FIG. 4, for example, the key management device 4 includes a card reader unit 11, a password input unit 12, and a display unit 13 that displays a date, an authentication result, and the like. Each key is a management key. The management key K is stored in a state in which it is suspended by K and inserted into a keyway in each independent storage box 14. When the personal authentication by at least one of the card reader unit 11 and the password input unit 12 is OK, the predetermined storage box 14 is unlocked and pulled out to remove the management key K from the keyway, or the keyway The management key K can be returned. The key management device 4 detects the presence / absence of the management key K using a sensor (not shown), that is, the removal state and return state of the management key K from the storage box 14.

  In the specific area A, an entrance / exit gate 5 and an entrance gate 6 leading to the next entry area (not shown) are provided. For example, a server rack storing servers used by customers is installed in the entry area. An ID authentication device 7 is provided beside the entrance / exit gate 5, and an ID authentication device 8 is provided beside the entry gate 6.

  The entrance / exit control device 3 includes a CPU, a memory, and the like. In FIG. 1, the entrance / exit control device 3 is connected to the management server 2 and the key management device 4 via the LAN, and is connected to the entrance / exit gate 5, the entrance gate 6, and the ID authentication devices 7, 8 via the control dedicated line. Connected. The key management devices 4A to 4C are connected to each other via a LAN.

  The entrance / exit control device 3 includes an in-room information processing unit 9 and an ID verification processing unit 10. The ID collation processing unit 10 collates the input ID information of the occupant input by the ID authentication device 7 with the registered ID information registered in advance in the management server 2 and when both match, the entrance / exit gate 5 The entry gate 6 is unlocked when the input ID information of the occupant input by the ID authentication device 8 and the registered ID information registered in advance in the management server 2 are matched and the two match. To do.

Specifically, the following information is stored or registered in the entrance / exit control device 3.
(1) The occupancy information described later is stored in association with the registration ID information.
(2) ID authentication device No. Associated with the gate No. Is registered. In the case of this embodiment, the entrance / exit gate 5 is registered in association with the ID authentication device 7, and the entrance gate 6 is registered in association with the ID authentication device 8.
(3) Gate No. Area information is registered in association with. In the case of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the virtual area A1 is registered in association with the entrance gate 6, and the virtual area A2 is registered in association with the entrance / exit gate 5. That is, the specific area A is composed of the virtual area A1 and the virtual area A2.

  The entrance / exit gate 5 will be described as an example. When an occupant authenticates with the ID authentication device 7, the input ID information input with the ID authentication device 7 and the ID authentication device No. Is transmitted to the entrance / exit control device 3. The ID collation processing unit 10 of the entrance / exit control device 3 collates the received input ID information with the registered ID information. And when both correspond, in the occupancy information processing part 9 of the entrance / exit control apparatus 3, the occupancy information linked | related with registration ID information, and the area information derived | led-out from the relationship of said (2), (3) (In this case, the virtual area A2) is collated, and the entrance / exit control device 3 unlocks the entrance / exit gate 5 only when the two match. That is, the authentication by the ID authentication device 7 is effective only when the occupancy information is stored as the virtual area A2, and the authentication by the ID authentication device 7 is performed if the occupancy information is stored as the virtual area A1. Becomes invalid. The same applies to the entrance gate 6 side, and the authentication by the ID authentication device 8 is valid only when the occupancy information is stored as the virtual area A1, and the occupancy information is stored as the virtual area A2. Then, the authentication by the ID authentication device 8 becomes invalid.

  The management server 2 sets the entry / exit control device 3, the key management device 4, the ID authentication devices 7 and 8, the storage management of personal information with a search function, and the key usage history with the search function. Perform storage management. A processing terminal (not shown) such as a personal computer is connected to the management server 2, and customer information, various setting states of the entrance / exit management system 1, a key usage history, and the like are displayed on the monitor of the processing terminal.

  When the key is extracted, the key management device 4 identifies the occupant who has extracted the key based on identity authentication by at least one of the card reader unit 11 and the password input unit 12, and enters the occupant. The occupancy information D1 in which the virtual area A1 on the gate 6 side becomes “occupied” is generated and transmitted to the entrance / exit control device 3, and when the last key is returned, the card reader unit 11 and the password are input. Based on the identity authentication by at least one of the units 12, the occupant who returned the key is specified, and the occupant information D2 is generated in which the virtual area A2 on the entrance / exit gate 5 side becomes “occupied” for the occupant. This is transmitted to the entrance / exit control device 3.

Hereinafter, a series of operations of the entrance / exit management system 1 will be described.
First, in FIG. 2, when a person who has been authenticated by an ID authentication apparatus (not shown) outside the area enters the specific area A from the entrance / exit gate 5, the entrance / exit is based on the entrance information from the entrance / exit gate 5. The control device 3 recognizes that the virtual area A2 allocated to the entrance / exit gate 5 is in the “resident” state, and the virtual area A1 allocated to the entrance gate 6 is still in the “absent” state. That is, at this stage, the authentication by the ID authentication device 7 on the entrance / exit gate 5 side is valid, and the authentication by the ID authentication device 8 on the entrance gate 6 side is invalid. Or the like, the user can leave the entry / exit gate 5 after inputting the ID information with the ID authentication device 7. On the other hand, since the authentication by the ID authentication device 8 is invalid, it cannot pass through the entry gate 6 unless the key is taken out from the key management device 4.

  Next, when the person (room resident) who has entered the room takes out the authorized key from the key management device 4 according to the procedure described above, the key management device 4 uses at least one of the card reader unit 11 and the password input unit 12. Based on the authentication, the occupant who has taken out the key is specified, and occupancy information D1 is generated in which the occupant is in the virtual area A1 on the entry gate 6 side. Specifically, when the key is extracted from the key management device 4A, the key management device 4A generates the occupancy information D1, and when the key is extracted from the key management devices 4B and 4C, respectively, The management devices 4B and 4C generate occupancy information D1.

  When a plurality of keys are extracted from the key management devices 4A to 4C, any one of the key management devices 4A to 4C from which the first key is extracted generates the occupancy information D1. The key management devices 4A to 4C share key extraction information. When the key extraction is “None”, a digital signal of “0” is used as the key extraction information, and the key extraction is “Yes”. In the case of "," digital signals of "1" are transmitted to each other as key extraction information to that effect. For example, when the occupant takes out the key from the key management device 4A and the key extraction information transmitted from both of the key management devices 4B and 4C is both “0” digital signals, The key management device 4A determines that the extraction with the device itself is the first key extraction, and generates the occupancy information D1.

The key management device 4 transmits the generated occupancy information D1 to the entrance / exit control device 3. When the occupant performs authentication input with the ID authentication device 8, the occupancy information processing unit 9 of the entrance / exit control device 3 includes the occupancy information D1 in which the virtual area A1 on the entrance gate 6 side is “occupied”. The area information (virtual area A1) of the entrance gate 6 is collated and the two match, so the entrance gate 6 is unlocked. Thereby, the occupant can enter the entry area where the server rack or the like is installed through the entry gate 6.
On the other hand, when the occupant performs authentication input with the ID authentication device 7, the occupancy information processing unit 9 of the entrance / exit control device 3 performs occupancy information in which the virtual area A1 on the entrance gate 6 side becomes “occupied”. D1 is compared with the area information (virtual area A2) of the entrance / exit gate 5, and the entrance / exit gate 5 is not unlocked because they do not match. When the occupant enters the entry area via the entry gate 6, the entry / exit control device 3 is based on the information from the entry gate 6, and the virtual areas A1 and A2 are both “absent”. Recognize that the user is in the room.

  Next, when the use in the entry area is completed and a person who has been authenticated by the ID authentication device (not shown) on the entry area enters the specific area A from the entry gate 6, entry information from the entry gate 6 is entered. Based on the above, the entrance / exit control device 3 recognizes that the virtual area A1 is in the “resident” state and the virtual area A2 is in the “not present” state. That is, in this state, the authentication by the ID authentication device 8 on the entrance gate 6 side is valid, and the authentication by the ID authentication device 7 on the entrance / exit gate 5 side is still invalid. For example, before the key is returned to the key management device 4 When the user again remembers the use in the entry area, the ID authentication device 8 can input the ID information and enter the entry area from the entry gate 6. On the other hand, since the authentication by the ID authentication device 7 continues to be invalid, the user cannot leave the entrance / exit gate 5.

  When the resident returns the key to the key management device 4, the key management device 4 identifies the resident who has returned the key based on authentication by at least one of the card reader unit 11 and the password input unit 12. For the occupant, the occupancy information D2 is generated so that the virtual area A2 on the entrance / exit gate 5 side becomes “occupied”. Specifically, when the key is returned to the key management device 4A, the key management device 4A generates the occupancy information D2. Similarly, when the key is returned to the key management devices 4B and 4C, the key is returned to the key management device 4A. Management devices 4B and 4C generate occupancy information D2.

  In addition, when a plurality of keys are taken out from the key management devices 4A to 4C, any one of the key management devices 4A to 4C to which the last key is returned generates the occupancy information D2. As described above, the key management devices 4A to 4C receive a digital signal of “0” when the key extraction is “none”, and a digital signal of “1” when the key extraction is “present”. Sending each other. Therefore, for example, when the occupant returns the key to the key management device 4C and the key extraction information transmitted from both of the key management devices 4A and 4B is both “0” digital signals. The key management device 4C determines that the return by the device itself is the return of the last key, that is, determines that all keys have been returned, and generates occupancy information D2.

Then, the key management device 4 transmits the generated occupancy information D2 to the entrance / exit control device 3. When the occupant performs authentication input with the ID authentication device 7, the occupancy information processing unit 9 of the entrance / exit control device 3 displays the occupancy information D2 in which the virtual area A2 on the entrance / exit gate 5 side is "in-room". Are compared with the area information (virtual area A2) of the entrance / exit gate 5, and the two match, so the entrance / exit gate 5 is unlocked. As a result, the occupant can leave the entrance / exit gate 5.
On the other hand, when the occupant performs authentication input with the ID authentication device 8, the occupancy information processing unit 9 of the entrance / exit control device 3 uses the occupancy room in which the virtual area A 2 on the entrance / exit gate 5 side becomes “resident”. The information D2 and the area information (virtual area A1) of the entry gate 6 are collated, and the entry gate 6 is not unlocked because they do not match. When the occupant leaves the entrance / exit gate 5, the entrance / exit control device 3 recognizes that the virtual areas A 1, A 2 are both “absent” based on the exit information from the entrance / exit gate 5.

  The series of operations of the entrance / exit management device 1 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 5. In step S1, the presence / absence of entry from the entrance / exit gate 5 is determined. For the room occupant, the virtual area A2 of the entrance / exit gate 5 is in the “in-room” state (step S2). If NO is entered, the process returns to step S1.

  In step S3, it is determined whether or not the key has been removed. If the removal is “YES”, the virtual area A1 of the entrance gate 6 is in the “resident” state for the removed occupant (step S4). If “NO” is selected, the process returns to step S3. In step S5, ID authentication is performed by the ID authentication device 8 of the entry gate 6, and if they match (YES), the entry gate 6 is unlocked (step S6). If they do not match (NO), an error is processed.

  In step S7, it is determined whether or not there is an entry from the entry gate 6 into the entry area. If the entry is “YES”, the entry area becomes “resident” for the occupant (step S8). If there is no entry “NO”, the process returns to step S7. After completion of the use in the entry area, it is determined whether or not the entry gate 6 has entered the specific area A in Step 9. If the entry is “YES”, the virtual area A1 is “ (Step S10). If NO is entered, the process returns to step S9.

  In step S11, it is determined whether or not the last key has been returned. If YES, the virtual area A2 of the entrance / exit gate 5 is in the “in-room” state for the returned occupant (step S12). . If NO is returned, the process returns to step S11. In step S13, ID authentication by the ID authentication device 7 of the entrance / exit gate 5 is performed, and when they coincide (YES), the entrance / exit gate 5 is unlocked (step S14). If they do not match (NO), an error is processed.

  As described above, when any one of the occupancy information of the virtual areas A2 and A1 allocated to the entrance / exit gate 5 and the entrance gate 6 becomes “resident”, the ID authentication corresponding to the virtual area A2 The authentication by the device 7 or the authentication by the ID authentication device 8 corresponding to the virtual area A1 is validated, and the entrance / exit control device 3 that enables the entrance / exit gate 5 or the entrance gate 6 to be unlocked is provided. When the key management device 4 is extracted, the key management device 4 identifies the occupant who has extracted the key based on the authentication by the key management device, and the virtual area A1 on the entrance gate 6 side is “in-room” for the occupant. The occupancy information D1 is generated and transmitted to the entrance / exit control device 3, and when the last key is returned to the key management device 4, the key management device 4 determines the key based on the authentication by the key management device. Identify the resident who returned the For the occupant / room management device 1 that generates the occupancy information D2 in which the virtual area A2 on the entrance / exit gate 5 side becomes “occupied” for the occupants and transmits this information to the entrance / exit control device 3, it is as follows. The effect is played.

  When the key is taken out from the key management device 4, the entrance gate 6 can be unlocked for the resident, and when the last key is returned to the key management device 4, the entry / exit gate for the resident Since 5 can be unlocked, it is possible to realize both functions of permitting passage of the entrance gate 6 after the key has been taken out and not permitting exit from the entrance / exit gate 5 with the key removed.

  In addition, by controlling the entrance / exit gate 5 and the entrance gate 6 not by the management server 2 but by the entrance / exit control device 3, the burden on the management server 2 can be reduced, and even when the management server 2 is down, both The gate can be controlled.

  In general, the entrance / exit control device that controls the unlocking of the gate with the ID authentication device, the “entrance / exit information” of the gate, in other words, the “occupancy information” of the room, based on the entered room, As described above, most of the information processing units in the room collate with the area information of the gate and determine whether the authentication by the ID authentication device is valid or invalid based on the match / mismatch. If such an entry / exit control device is to be controlled to unlock the gate based on the key extraction information (such as the digital signals “0” and “1” described above), the entry / exit control is performed. While it is necessary to change the control program of the apparatus, in the present invention, since “in-room information” itself is used for unlocking control of the entrance / exit gate 5 and the entrance gate 6, the control program of the entrance / exit control apparatus There is no need to change anything. Therefore, the entrance / exit management system 1 of the present invention can be easily constructed using the existing entrance / exit control device as it is.

  In addition, if each key management device 4A to 4C is configured to share key extraction information, which is information on whether or not a key has been extracted, even if a plurality of key management devices 4 are installed, Unlocking the entrance / exit gate 5 and the entrance gate 6 can be smoothly performed by sharing.

FIG. 3 is a layout plan view of a modified example of the entrance / exit management system 1 and shows a case where the entrance gate 6 is composed of 2 gates of the entrance gates 6A and 6B, and different virtual areas A1 and A3 are respectively set. Yes. In this case, for example, when a key is extracted in step S3 of the flowchart of FIG. 6, it is determined which virtual area is to be “resident” based on the key information. For example, when a rack server using the extracted key is installed on the entrance gate 6B side, the virtual area A3 becomes “resident”, and only authentication by the ID authentication device 8B for the entrance gate 6B is valid. Authentication by the ID authentication device 8A for the entrance gate 6A remains invalid.
This virtual area setting is effective when different people can enter the entrance gate 6A and the entrance gate 6B.

  The preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above. The key that is the subject of the present invention is a key that is set so that the action of taking out and returning the key in the key management device 4 is reflected in the occupancy information of the occupant. Therefore, for example, a key that is used only for management of removal / return without generating occupancy information, such as a key used after leaving the entrance / exit gate 5 or a key used within the specific area A is a key management device. These keys are not included in the present invention even if they are mixed in four.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Entry / exit management system 2 Management server 3 Entry / exit control device 4 Key management device 5 Entry / exit gate 6 Entry gate 7, 8 ID authentication device

Claims (2)

An entry / exit management system for a specific area having a key management device and having an entrance / exit gate and an entrance gate leading to the next entry area,
An ID authentication device corresponding to each gate;
When any one of the occupancy information of the virtual area allocated to each gate becomes “occupied”, the authentication by the ID authentication device corresponding to the virtual area is enabled, and the entrance / exit gate or the entrance gate is An entrance / exit control device that can be unlocked;
With
When the key is extracted from the key management device, the key management device identifies the occupant who has extracted the key based on authentication by the key management device, and the virtual area on the entry gate side for the occupant is Generate occupancy information to be "in-room" and send it to the entrance / exit control device,
When the last key is returned to the key management device, the key management device identifies a resident who has returned the key based on authentication by the key management device, and the resident on the entrance / exit gate side for the resident A room entry / exit management system that generates occupancy information indicating that the virtual area is "in room" and transmits the occupancy information to the entry / exit control device.   The entrance / exit management system according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of key management devices are installed to share key extraction information.

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