JP2011186661A - System and method for managing entering and leaving - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a person who intends to enter/leave rooms having different entering-room conditions to recognize a change in the entering-room conditions. <P>SOLUTION: The entering and leaving management system 1 includes a detection means 110 for detecting a person entering/leaving entrances of rooms having entering-room conditions different from each other, an identification means 111 for identifying an entering and leaving direction in which the detected person enters/leaves, and a notification means 112 for notifying the person intending to enter/leave an entrance. The notification means 112 changes contents to be notified in accordance with the identified entering and leaving direction. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an entry / exit management system and an entry / exit management method.

  Conventionally, from the viewpoints of sterilization and confidentiality, entry conditions such as security level (hereinafter referred to as entry conditions) are set for each room, and entry / exit of persons to / from rooms with different entry conditions may be managed. As a system for managing the entry / exit of a person, there is a system for monitoring the entry / exit of a person to which a tag device is attached by means of a tag reader installed at the entrance of a room. In Patent Document 1, a tag device capable of transmitting identification information is attached to a patient's object, and each time identification information is received from a tag reader attached to the entrance of a room where a patient in the hospital may move, A nursing support information system including a server that manages entry and exit of a patient specified by identification information is disclosed.

  However, in Patent Document 1, it is possible for a person monitoring the system to manage the entry and exit of a person into a room with different entry conditions, but the person who actually enters and exits recognizes changes in the entry conditions. I couldn't.

  For example, human movement patterns that actually enter and exit include a pattern that moves from a room with a low entry condition to a specific room with a high entry condition, and a pattern that moves in reverse. In the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, no matter which movement pattern the person who actually enters and exits takes, the person cannot be aware that the entry condition has changed. For this reason, when moving to a room with a high entry condition, it was not possible to provoke work such as sterilization and wearing gloves, and reverse movement to remove gloves.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above, and provides an entrance / exit management system and an entrance / exit management method that enable a person entering and exiting a room with different entrance conditions to recognize changes in the entrance conditions. With the goal.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the entrance / exit management system according to the present invention includes a detecting means for detecting a person entering / exiting a doorway of a room having different entry conditions, and the detected person goes in / out An identification means for identifying an entry / exit direction; and an informing means for notifying a person entering / exiting the entrance / exit, wherein the notifying means changes a content to be notified according to the identified entry / exit direction. To do.

  Further, the present invention is an entrance / exit management method of an entrance / exit management system for managing entrance / exit of rooms with different entrance conditions, wherein the detecting means detects a person entering / exiting the entrance / exit, and an identifying means Includes an identifying step for identifying the direction of entry / exit of the detected person, and a notifying step for notifying the person entering / exiting the entrance / exit, and the notifying step includes the identified entry / exit direction. The content to be notified is changed according to the above.

  The present invention has an effect of enabling a person entering and exiting a room with different entry conditions to recognize a change in the entry conditions.

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing a device configuration of an entrance / exit management system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the entry / exit management system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the entry / exit management system according to the present embodiment.

  Exemplary embodiments of an entry / exit management system and an entry / exit management method according to the present invention will be explained below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The entry / exit management system and the entry / exit management method according to the present embodiment are used in a system that manages entry / exit into rooms with different entry conditions such as security levels, such as a room that is sterilized and a room that is not. For example, RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) tags provided on the outerwear used in hospitals are provided on mats placed at the entrances and exits of medical staff such as doctors and nurses, and people entering and leaving the room. It is used for a hospital system which is detected and managed by a tag reader. Hereinafter, in this embodiment, a hospital entrance / exit management system that manages entrance / exit of a person into a room will be described as an example.

  FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing a device configuration of an entrance / exit management system 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the entrance / exit management system 1 is configured to include a server device 400 and a plurality of terminal devices 100. Server device 400 and a plurality of terminal devices 100 are communicably connected to each other via a communication network NW such as a LAN (Local Area Network).

  The terminal device 100 is installed for each entrance / exit of rooms with different entrance conditions. Specifically, the terminal device 100 is installed on a wall of an entrance and the like, and includes a display unit that displays on a person entering and exiting the entrance and an audio output unit that outputs audio to the person (details will be described later). To do).

  Each terminal device 100 is connected to a tag reading device 200 via a communication cable such as a USB (Universal Serial Bus). The tag reading device 200 is provided on a mat or the like laid at the entrance / exit of rooms with different entry conditions, and reads the RFID tag by proximity wireless communication. Specifically, an RFID tag provided on the upper shoe 300 which is footwear of a person H such as a medical worker or a patient is read in a hospital, and information stored in the memory of the RFID tag is acquired. In the terminal device 100, the person H is detected in response to the RFID reading by the tag reading device 200. As described above, in the entrance / exit management system 1, the RFID tag is provided on the outerwear 300 used by the person H in the hospital, and the person H is detected according to the reading of the RFID tag by the tag reader 200 provided on the mat placed at the entrance / exit. Therefore, the person H is not aware of the tag reading operation or the like.

  The server device 400 may be a general personal computer provided with a storage device (not shown) such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive). The server device 400 functions as a data server that manages entry / exit of the person H into / from the room in the entry / exit management system 1.

  Next, the functional configuration of the entrance / exit management system 1 will be described. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the entrance / exit management system 1 according to the present embodiment. As illustrated in FIG. 2, the terminal device 100 includes a control unit 101, a communication I / F 102, an operation unit 103, a display unit 104, and an audio output unit 105.

  The control unit 101 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), an RTC (Real Time Clock), and the like. The control unit 101 performs central control of the operation of the terminal device 100 by the CPU executing various programs. The ROM stores various programs executed by the CPU and various data. The RAM provides a work area for temporarily storing data and programs when the CPU executes various programs. The RTC keeps the current time.

  The communication I / F 102 is an interface for performing data communication with the server apparatus 400 via the communication network NW and data communication with the tag reading apparatus 200 connected via a communication cable such as a USB. The operation unit 103 is an operation key or the like that receives an operation from the user and outputs a signal according to the operation to the control unit 101. The display unit 104 is a display such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), and displays a screen according to the control of the control unit 101 on the person H who enters and exits the entrance / exit. The audio output unit 105 is an amplifier, a speaker, or the like, and outputs audio corresponding to the control of the control unit 101 to the person H who enters and exits the entrance / exit.

  The tag reading device 200 reads identification information uniquely assigned to each RFID tag 301 from the RFID tag 301 provided on the upper shoe 300. The RFID tag 301 includes a memory 302 that stores identification information.

  The server apparatus 400 mounts a database 401 that stores area information (position information) indicating the position (room) where the person H holding the tag currently exists for each identification information described above in the storage device. The server device 400 reads area information corresponding to the identification information notified from the terminal device 100 from the database 401 and returns it to the terminal device 100.

  In addition, different network addresses are set in advance in each terminal device 100 on the communication network NW, and the server device 400 has different entry conditions in which the terminal device 100 is installed for each network address of the terminal device 100. The location of rooms is stored in memory. Then, in response to the notification of the identification information from the terminal device 100 that has identified the person H entry / exit direction, the server device 400 updates the area information related to the identification information to that corresponding to the terminal device 100. Specifically, the terminal device 100 that has notified the identification information detects the person H entering and exiting the entrance of the room (A) and the room (B), and the area information related to the identification information is the room (B). In the case of the side, the area information is updated to the room (A) side in response to the notification when the direction of entering and exiting the person H is identified. Next, when there is a notification when the direction of the person H is identified, the area information is updated to the room (B) side. As described above, the server apparatus 400 manages the latest information on the position of the person H holding the tag by updating the area information in the database 401.

  The control unit 101 includes a detection unit 110, an identification unit 111, and a notification unit 112 as functional configurations realized by executing the various programs described above. The detection unit 110 detects the person H who enters and exits the entrance / exit of the room having different entrance conditions in response to the reading of the RFID tag 301 by the tag reading device 200.

  The identification unit 111 identifies the direction in which the person H detected by the detection unit 110 enters and exits. Specifically, the identification unit 111 notifies the server apparatus 400 of identification information acquired by reading the RFID tag 301, acquires area information indicating the current position of the identification information tag, and the acquired area information Identify the entry / exit direction. For example, in the terminal device 100 at the entrance / exit of the room (A) and the room (B), when the area information acquired from the server device 400 is on the room (B) side, the RFID tag 301 is read by the tag reader 200. , It can be identified that the entrance / exit direction is the direction of moving to the room (A) side. On the other hand, when the area information acquired from the server device 400 is on the room (A) side, the reading / exiting direction from the reading of the RFID tag 301 by the tag reading device 200 may be the direction of moving to the room (B) side. Can be identified.

  The notification unit 112 controls display by the display unit 104 and notification by voice output by the voice output unit 105. The notification unit 112 changes the content (display content, audio content) to be notified according to the direction of entry / exit identified by the identification unit 111. As described above, since the contents to be notified to the person H entering / exiting the room having different entry conditions differ depending on the entry / exit direction of the person H, the person H using the entry / exit management system 1 has the entry condition by entering / exiting. It becomes possible to easily know that the change has occurred.

  For example, in the terminal device 100 at the entrance / exit of a room (A) with a low entry condition and a room (B) with a high entry condition, the identification unit 111 performs a room (B) with a high entry condition from a room (A) with a low entry condition. The first movement pattern in which the person H moves and the second movement pattern in which the person H moves from the room (B) having a high entry condition to the room (A) having a low entry condition are identified. Here, the low / high entrance condition means that the set security level is low / high. For example, a room with low entrance conditions is not sterilized and does not require wearing gloves. Conversely, rooms with high entry conditions are sterilized and require sterilization with chemicals or wearing gloves. When the first movement pattern is identified, the notification unit 112 performs first notification of contents corresponding to the first movement pattern. In addition, when the second movement pattern is identified, the notification unit 112 performs a second notification of contents corresponding to the second movement pattern. In this way, by notifying the contents corresponding to the movement pattern, when moving to a room with a high entry condition, sterilize and wear gloves, and when moving to the opposite, remove the gloves. Can be aroused.

  Next, an example of the operation of the entry / exit management system 1 will be described. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the entry / exit management system 1 according to the present embodiment. In the following flowchart, it is assumed that the terminal device 100 always accepts reading from the tag reading device 200.

  First, the reading of the RFID tag 301 by the tag reading device 200 detects the passage of the footwear 300 at the entrance / exit of rooms with different entry conditions, and the detection means 110 detects the person H (S1). Next, the tag reading device 200 acquires data such as identification information from the RFID tag 301 (S2), and outputs the acquired data to the terminal device 100.

  Next, in the terminal device 100, the identification unit 111 notifies the server device 400 of the identification information acquired from the tag reading device 200, acquires area information indicating the current position of the tag of the identification information, and the acquired area information Identify the entry / exit direction. That is, the entrance / exit direction (entrance / exit direction) of the person H at the entrance / exit of the room (security area) having different entrance conditions is identified (S3).

  Next, the notification unit 112 determines whether or not the identified entry / exit direction is a direction in which the room entry condition moves from a room having a high entry condition to a room having a low entry condition (second movement pattern) (S4). When moving from a room with a high entry condition to a room with a low entry (S4: YES), the notification unit 112 displays a warning message when moving to a low security area (for example, “please remove gloves”). Performed by the voice output unit 105 (S5).

  When the room entry condition does not move from a room with a high entry condition to a room with a low entry (S4: NO), the notification means 112 is the direction in which the identified entry / exit direction moves from a room with a low entry condition to a room with a high entry condition (first movement pattern). It is determined whether or not (S6). When moving from a room with a low entry condition to a room with a high entry (S6: YES), the notification means 112 notifies a warning message when moving to a high security area (for example, “Please sterilize and wear gloves”). Is performed by the display unit 104 and the audio output unit 105 (S7).

  When the room entry condition does not move from a room having a low entry condition to a room having a high entry condition (S6: NO), the control unit 101 determines whether or not the entry condition is the same (S8). If they are the same (S8: YES), the process ends normally. If they are not the same (S8: NO), an error is notified from the display unit 104 and the audio output unit 105 (S9), and the process ends.

  In addition, when the terminal device 100 includes the tag reading devices 200 at both of the entrances and exits, the reading of the RFID tag from both the tag reading devices 200 is detected, so that the person H who enters and exits without using the server device 400 can be used. The entry / exit direction can be identified.

  Specifically, in the entrances and exits of rooms with different entrance conditions, when the room side with low entrance conditions is the entrance and the room side with high entrance conditions is the exit, the RFID tag is read out by the tag reader 200 on the entrance side. When the RFID tag 301 is read by the tag reader 200 on the exit side, the movement pattern in which the person H moves from a room with a low entry condition to a room with a high entry condition is an entrance / exit direction. Can be identified.

  Conversely, when the RFID tag 301 is read by the entrance-side tag reader 200 following the reading of the RFID tag 301 by the exit-side tag reader 200, the entrance / exit direction is outlet → entrance, and the entrance condition is A movement pattern in which the person H moves from a high room to a room with low entry conditions can be identified. Needless to say, the detection of the person H at the entrance / exit may be performed by an infrared sensor or an ultrasonic sensor provided at the entrance / exit in addition to the reading of the RFID tag 301 by the tag reader 200.

  The program executed by the terminal device 100 of the present embodiment is provided by being incorporated in advance in a ROM or the like. A program executed by the terminal device 100 of the present embodiment is a file in an installable format or an executable format, and is a computer such as a CD-ROM, a flexible disk (FD), a CD-R, or a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk). You may comprise so that it may record and provide on a readable recording medium.

  Furthermore, the program executed by the terminal device 100 according to the present embodiment may be provided by being stored on a computer connected to a network such as the Internet and downloaded via the network. Further, the program executed by the terminal device 100 of the present embodiment may be configured to be provided or distributed via a network such as the Internet.

  The program executed by the terminal device 100 according to the present embodiment has a module configuration including the above-described units (detection unit 110, identification unit 111, notification unit 112), and a CPU (processor) as actual hardware. When the program is read from the ROM and executed, the respective units are loaded onto the main storage device, and the respective units are generated on the main storage device.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Entrance / exit management system 100 Terminal device 101 Control part 102 Communication I / F
103 operation unit 104 display unit 105 audio output unit 110 detection unit 111 identification unit 112 notification unit 200 tag reading device 300 footwear 301 RFID tag 302 memory 400 server device 401 database H person NW communication network

JP 2005-149085 A

Claims (7)

A detecting means for detecting a person entering / exiting an entrance / exit of a room having different entry conditions;
An identification means for identifying a direction in which the detected person enters and exits;
An informing means for informing a person entering and exiting the doorway;
With
The notification means changes the content to be notified according to the identified entry / exit direction,
Entry / exit management system characterized by The identification means includes a first movement pattern in which the detected person moves from a room with a low entry condition to a room with a high entry condition, and the detected person from a room with a high entry condition to a room with a low entry condition. Identifying a second movement pattern to move;
The notification means performs a first notification of content corresponding to the first movement pattern when the first movement pattern is identified, and the second notification when the second movement pattern is identified. Performing a second notification of the content corresponding to the movement pattern of
The entrance / exit management system according to claim 1. A tag reading device that reads a tag held by a person on both the exit side and the entrance side of the entrance,
The detection means detects a person entering and exiting according to the reading of the tag,
The identification means identifies the entry / exit direction according to the reading of the tag on the exit side or the entrance side;
The entrance / exit management system according to claim 1 or 2. A tag reader that reads identification information unique to the tag from a tag held by the person;
A server device for managing the identification information in association with position information indicating the current position of the person holding the tag;
Have
The detection means detects a person entering and exiting based on the identification information read from the tag,
The identification means identifies the access direction according to the reading of the tag based on the positional information associated with the identification information read from the tag,
The server device updates the position information based on the identified access direction;
The entrance / exit management system according to claim 1 or 2. The tag is an RFID tag provided on a person's footwear,
The tag reader is provided on a mat laid at the doorway;
5. The entrance / exit management system according to claim 3 or 4. A terminal device comprising: a display unit for displaying on a person entering / exiting the entrance / exit; and an audio output unit for outputting audio to the person entering / exiting the entrance / exit;
The notification means performs the notification by display by the display unit or voice output by a voice output unit;
The entrance / exit management system according to any one of claims 1 to 5. An entrance / exit management method of an entrance / exit management system for managing entrance / exit of rooms with different entrance conditions,
A detecting step for detecting a person entering and exiting the doorway;
An identification step for identifying an identification direction in which the detected person enters and exits;
An informing step in which an informing means informs a person entering and exiting the doorway;
Including
The notification step is to change a content to be notified according to the identified entry / exit direction;
Entry / exit management method characterized by

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