JP2017155507A - card reader - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it possible to securely perform a setting operation of a function mode in the case of using a touch switch as an operation unit, and secure high reliability for preventing unintended setting operation of a function mode from being performed even when the touch switch being touched erroneously.SOLUTION: A card reader 10 includes a display operation panel 16 on which a caution setting switch 20, a caution release switch 22, and a ten-key 30 that use an electrostatic capacity switch are provided. In the case of setting a function mode using the card reader 10, a type selection operation for a function mode using any of the caution setting switch 20, the caution release switch 22, and a numeric key of the ten-key 30 is performed. Next, an operation for identifying a function mode is performed using operation to a # key switch of the ten-key 30. Then, an operation of making a non-contact IC card of a user be read is performed. When a control unit detects a series of these operations, the control unit instructs a local control board to perform setting of a function mode on which type selection is performed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a card reader provided in an entry / exit management system that reads user identification information recorded on a card medium carried by a user and unlocks an electric lock.

  Conventionally, entrance / exit management systems have been installed in facilities such as office buildings and factories. In the entrance / exit management system, for example, a card reader installed outside the entrance door of a room is connected to a signal line from a local control panel installed on each floor of a building, and an electric lock provided on the door is connected. The local control panel is connected to a client apparatus installed in a management department such as a center apparatus installed in a security room or the general affairs department via a transmission line.

  Enrollees such as employees who go in and out of facilities and rooms carry a user identification information, for example, with a non-contact IC card, and the user identification information is read by holding the non-contact IC card over a card reader. When the collation with the user identification information registered in advance in the local control panel is obtained, the electric lock is unlocked and the door is opened to allow access.

  FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing a conventional card reader. FIG. 8 (A) shows a front view, and FIG. 8 (B) shows a side surface where it is embedded.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the conventional card reader 100 includes an inner cover 102 and a main body 104, and a card reading unit 108 is disposed on the lower left side of the operation display surface 106 on the front side of the main body 104. In addition, a display unit and an operation unit are provided. The display section is provided with a reading display lamp 110, an unlocking display lamp 112, a warning / alarm display lamp 114, a door lock display lamp 116 and a power lamp 118, and a warning setting switch 120 in which push button switches are arranged on the operation section. A warning release switch 122 and a numeric keypad 124 are provided.

  The card reader 100 is embedded in a wall surface outside the doorway provided with a door equipped with an electric lock, for example, by an embedded box 126, and a signal line cable (not shown) is connected to the terminal block 128.

  Such a conventional card reader 100 can be operated by instructing the local control panel to set a predetermined function mode by operating the card reader 100.

  The function mode set by the card reader 100 includes a local control panel such as setting a warning mode of the room where the card reader 100 is placed, releasing the warning mode, continuously unlocking and locking the electric lock, or turning on / off the room light. There are various function modes that can be set.

  In order to set, for example, a warning mode as a function mode by the card reader 100, the warning setting switch 120 is operated by a short press, and then the non-contact IC card is held over the card reading unit 108 and read. Further, the warning release mode is set by pressing the warning release switch 122 for a short time, and then holding the non-contact IC card over the card reading unit 108 for reading.

  For continuous unlocking and locking of other electric locks, or for turning on / off the room lighting, etc., press and hold a numeric key with a predetermined number corresponding to the function mode to be set in the numeric keypad 124. Subsequently, the non-contact IC card is read over the card reading unit 108.

JP 2002-298183 A JP 2001-020574 A

  By the way, since the card reader is mounted on the wall surface of the corridor that can be seen by the user, it is basically required to be small, and in order to realize downsizing, the warning setting provided in the operation unit It is considered to use a switch sheet in which a capacitance switch is arranged on a switch, a warning release switch, and a numeric keypad.

  However, when a capacitance switch is provided as a switch of the operation unit, it is not necessary to perform a push-in operation like a conventional push button switch, and the touch switch can be operated simply by touching the switch. When a non-contact IC card reading operation is performed, there is a possibility that the numeric keypad using the capacitance switch may be accidentally touched to cause a long press operation. When the function mode setting operation is performed, there is a problem that an unintended operation is erroneously performed.

  The present invention makes it possible to reliably perform the setting operation of the function mode when the touch switch is used for the operation unit, and to prevent the unintended function mode setting operation from being performed even if the touch switch is touched accidentally. It aims at providing the card reader excellent in property.

(Function mode setting by card reader)
The present invention is a card reader installed outside a doorway provided with a door locked by an electric lock, and reads information recorded on a card medium carried by a user to unlock the electric lock.
An operation unit having a plurality of switches operating as touch switches;
A card reading unit for reading a card medium;
Function mode type selection operation by one of a plurality of switches provided in the operation unit, function mode identification operation by a predetermined switch provided in an operation unit other than the type selection operation, and reading from a card medium by a reading unit A control unit that instructs the control panel to set the function mode of the type detected by the type selection operation when a matching match of the predetermined user identification information is detected;
Is provided.

(Warning setting switch, warning release switch, and function mode setting operation using the numeric keypad)
The operation unit includes a warning setting switch that operates as a touch switch, a warning release switch, and a numeric keypad.
The control unit selects a function mode type by any one of a warning setting switch, a warning release switch, or a predetermined numeric key switch in the numeric keypad, and identifies a function mode by a predetermined key switch other than the numeric key switch in the numeric keypad. When the operation and the collation match of the predetermined user identification information read from the card medium by the reading unit are detected, the control panel is instructed to set the function mode of the type detected by the type selection operation.

(Function mode identification switch)
The control unit detects an operation of a predetermined key switch arranged at a position farthest from the alert setting switch or the alert release switch as a key switch for performing the function mode identifying operation.

(Switch layout and switch operation of the operation unit)
In the operation part, a warning setting switch and a warning release switch are arranged at the top of the numeric keypad.
The control unit detects an operation of a predetermined key switch located in the lower part of the numeric keypad as a key switch for performing a function mode identification operation.

(Capacitance switch)
Further, the plurality of switches provided as touch switches in the operation unit are capacitance switches arranged on a switch sheet, and are stacked on the circuit board on which the antenna coil of the card reading unit is arranged, so that the card The reading unit and the operation unit are integrated.

(Effects of setting the function mode by card reader)
The present invention relates to a card reader which is installed outside a doorway provided with a door locked by an electric lock and which reads information recorded on a card medium carried by a user to unlock the electric lock. An operation unit provided with a plurality of switches that operate as: a card reading unit that reads a card medium; a function mode type selection operation by any of a plurality of switches provided in the operation unit; The function mode of the type detected by the type selection operation is detected when the identification operation of the function mode by the predetermined switch provided on the card and the matching of the predetermined user identification information read from the card medium by the reading unit are detected. Since there is a control unit that directs the setting to the control panel, a touch switch that operates only by touching the operation part is used. In addition to the switch operation for selecting the type of function mode, the switch operation for identifying the function mode is combined, so that the touch switch is accidentally touched when the long keypad operation is performed as in the past. It is possible to prevent an unintended function mode setting operation that occurs in the above, and it is possible to reliably perform the function mode setting operation and to improve the operation reliability.

(Effects of setting operation of the function mode using the warning setting switch, warning release switch, and numeric keypad)
In addition, the operation unit includes a warning setting switch, a warning release switch, and a numeric keypad that operate as a touch switch, and the control unit is based on any one of a warning setting switch, a warning release switch, or a predetermined numeric key switch in the numeric keypad. When a function mode type selection operation, a function mode identification operation by a predetermined key switch other than a numeric key switch in a numeric keypad, and a collation match of predetermined user identification information read from a card medium by a reading unit are detected Since the control panel is instructed to set the function mode of the type detected by the type selection operation, even if a warning switch, a warning release switch, and a touch switch that operates only by touching the operation part are used, Number in warning setting switch, warning release switch or numeric keypad In addition to the function mode type selection operation by one of the key switches, the function mode identification operation by a key switch other than the numeric key switch in the numeric keypad is combined, so that a long-press operation of the numeric keypad can be entered as before. In this case, unintended function mode setting operations caused by accidentally touching the numeric keypad can be prevented in advance, and the function mode setting operations can be performed reliably, improving the operation reliability. Become.

(Effects of function mode identification switch)
In addition, since the control unit detects the operation of a predetermined key switch arranged at a position farthest from the alert setting switch or the alert release switch as a key switch for performing the function mode identifying operation, it is frequently used. For the warning setting switch that sets the warning mode and the warning release switch that sets the warning release mode, the key switch that performs the identification operation of the function mode is arranged at the corner position in the numeric keypad farthest from the warning setting switch, for example It becomes # key switch, and the position of the two operation switches is the most distant and different positions, so it becomes easy to distinguish the switch position, and the operability when setting the frequently used warning mode or warning release mode is improved. It is possible to suppress erroneous operations. Further, for example, the # key switch arranged at the corner position in the numeric keypad is in a different position sufficiently away from the warning release switch, and the same effect can be obtained.

(Effects of switch layout and switch operation of the operation unit)
In addition, a warning setting switch and a warning release switch are arranged in the upper part of the numeric keypad in the operation unit, and the control unit is a predetermined key switch located in the lower part of the numeric keypad as a key switch for performing a function mode identification operation. The warning setting switch that sets the frequently used warning mode and the warning release switch that sets the warning release mode are located at the upper part of the operation unit, while the numeric keypad for identifying the function mode is used. A predetermined key switch, for example, the # key switch is located at a lower position in the numeric keypad, and the positions of the two operation switches are different from each other. Easier to distinguish, improve operability when setting frequently used warning mode or warning release mode, and suppress erroneous operations And ability.

(Effects of capacitance switch)
The warning setting switch, the warning release switch, and the numeric keypad provided as touch switches on the operation unit are capacitance switches arranged on a switch sheet, and are stacked on the circuit board on which the antenna coil of the card reading unit is arranged. Since the card reading unit and the operation unit are integrated with each other, the operation unit and the card reading unit can be integrated to reduce the size of the card reader. When the card is read along with the integration, it is possible to reliably prevent an unintended function mode setting operation even if the numeric keypad is touched by mistake.

Explanatory drawing which showed embodiment of a card reader from the front and the right side The perspective view which showed embodiment of the card reader from the front and the back Explanatory drawing showing assembly / disassembly structure of card reader Explanatory diagram showing the outline of the entrance / exit management system Block diagram showing the functional configuration of the card reader An explanatory diagram that lists the function mode selection switch and the setting mode of the local control panel. Flow chart showing function mode setting control in card reader Explanatory drawing showing a conventional card reader

[card reader]
1 is an explanatory view showing an embodiment of the card reader from the front and right side, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the embodiment of the card reader from the front and the back, and FIG. 3 is an explanation showing an assembly / disassembly structure of the card reader. FIG.

(Outline of card reader)
As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the card reader 10 of the present embodiment forms a card reader housing with an inner cover 12 and an outer cover 14. A display / operation panel 16 is provided in front of the outer cover 14, and a warning setting switch 20 and a warning release switch 22 are arranged at the upper part as an operation part, and a numeric keypad 30 is arranged below the warning setting switch 20.

  The ten key 30 has 12 key switches indicated by “1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, *, 0. #” arranged in 4 rows and 3 columns. In FIG. 2A, the key switch display of the display operation panel 16 is omitted. The key switches provided on the numeric keypad 30 are, in the following description, 1 key switch, 2 key switch,... 9 key switch, * key switch, 0 key switch. # Key switch.

  The alert setting switch 20, the alert release switch 22, and the numeric keypad 30 are touch switches that operate only by touching or bringing a fingertip close to them, and use capacitance switches.

  Further, as a display unit of the card reader 10, a warning / alarm indicator lamp 24 is provided on both sides of the outer cover 14. The warning / report display lamp 24 is visible from the front, the side, and the oblique direction.

  In the present embodiment, the side-disposed warning / alarm indicator lamp 24 is arranged on the circuit board 36 of FIG. 3 using three-color LEDs of red LED, green LED and blue LED as the light source. Any color can be displayed by combining the light intensity of three colors.

  Further, the card reader 10 has a frame shape surrounding the operation unit in which the warning setting switch 20, the warning release switch 22 and the numeric keypad 30 are arranged on the front display operation panel 16 in addition to the warning / alarm indicator lamp 24. A reading indicator lamp 26 and an unlocking indicator lamp 28 having a divided display form are arranged separately on the top and bottom. In the present embodiment, the reading indicator lamp 26 and the unlocking indicator lamp 28 use a blue LED and a red LED as light emission sources, and can emit two colors of blue and red.

(Main assembly and inner cover)
As shown in FIG. 3, the outer cover 14 includes a transparent panel 32, a capacitance switch sheet 34, light guides 26 a and 28 a, an RF substrate 36 a and a CPU substrate 36 b arranged in two stages by spacers. The main body assembly 11 is configured by fixing the RF substrate 36a side in a stacked state.

  On the capacitance switch sheet 34, a warning setting switch 20 and a warning release switch 22 provided on the display operation panel 16 of FIG. 1 and 14 capacitance switches 35 corresponding to the numeric keypad 30 on the lower side are indicated by dotted lines. Are arranged as follows. The electrostatic capacitance switch 35 touches the part of the transparent panel 32 facing to change the electrostatic capacitance without direct contact, and electrically detects this and outputs a switch-on signal.

  The light guides 26a and 28a have a rectangular frame shape separated vertically, and are provided corresponding to the reading indicator lamp 26 and the unlocking indicator lamp 28 provided on the display operation panel 16 of FIG. In this embodiment, blue LEDs and red LEDs are arranged on the RF board 36a with respect to the light guides 26a and 28a.

  An antenna coil 33 is disposed on the front side of the RF substrate 36a, and a card reading unit is configured by the antenna coil 33 and a reading circuit mounted on the substrate. Accordingly, the surface of the display operation panel 16 on which the alert setting switch 20, the alert release switch 22 and the numeric keypad 30 shown in FIG. 1 are arranged at the same time constitutes the reading surface of the non-contact IC card. Thus, the operation unit and the card reading unit are integrated. A connector 38 is disposed on the back side of the CPU board 36b.

  The inner cover 12 includes a box-shaped storage portion 12a that is open on the front surface and a flange portion 12b that is integrally formed around the opening, and a screw 39 is fitted through a screw-through hole 37 provided in the flange portion 12b. By this, it fixes to the attachment box side which is not shown in figure.

[Entry / exit management system]
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an outline of the entry / exit management system. As shown in FIG. 4, the entrance / exit management system installed in a facility such as an office building or factory has a center device 40, a client 42, a local control panel 46, an entrance / exit card reader 10a, an attendance card reader 10b, an exit work. Card reader 10c and electric lock 48.

  As the entry / exit card reader 10a, the attendance card reader 10b, and the leave card reader 10c, the card reader 10 shown in the embodiment of FIGS. 1 to 3 is used. In addition, when it is not necessary to distinguish the card reader 10a for entering / leaving, the card reader 10b for work, and the card reader 10c for work, it may be simply called the card reader 10.

  The center device 40 is installed in a security room or the like, and the client 42 is installed in a general affairs department or the like that performs entry / exit management work. The local control panel 46 is installed separately for each floor of the facility, for example. The local control panel 46 is connected to the center device 40 and the client 42 by a transmission path 44. Further, the center device 40 receives a crime prevention signal from a crime prevention system having a crime prevention sensor (not shown) and a fire warning signal from a fire alarm system having a fire detector via a transmission path 44 or a warning signal line. Is input.

  The entrance / exit card reader 10a is arranged outside the door which is the entrance of each room, and an electric lock 48 is provided on the door. The entrance / exit card reader 10a and the electric lock 48 are connected to a signal line from a local control panel 46 installed on the same floor.

  The attendance card reader 10b and the leaving card reader 10c are installed at the entrance and the like of the facility and connected to a signal line from the local control panel 46 corresponding to the entrance.

  The entry / exit card reader 10a, the attendance card reader 10b, and the leave card reader 10c read the predetermined user identification information recorded on the non-contact IC card carried by the user and preregistered the user identification information. And an authentication signal is transmitted to the local control panel 46 when it is determined that the authentication is successful due to the match.

  When the local control panel 46 receives the authentication signal from the attendance card reader 10 b and the leaving card reader 10 c, the local control panel 46 transmits the authentication signal to the center device 40 via the transmission path 44 and manages the input managed by the center device 40. The attendance time or the attendance time is recorded in the exit information. When the local control panel 46 receives an authentication signal from the entry / exit card reader 10a, the local control panel 46 outputs a control signal to the electric lock 48 provided at the corresponding entrance / exit to perform unlock control, thereby enabling entry / exit.

  The entrance / exit management system operates with a warning release mode set during weekday working hours, and operates with a warning mode set for hours, holidays, and holidays other than weekday working hours. .

  The warning release mode of the entry / exit management system is a mode that enables control to unlock the electric lock 48 by reading the contactless IC card carried by the user by the card reader 10, while the warning mode is a card reader. 10 is a mode for prohibiting the control of unlocking the electric lock 48 by reading the non-contact IC card carried by the user, and the security sensor of the security system is in a monitoring state.

  An administrator of the entry / exit management system has a management non-contact IC card that stores the administrator identification information, and uses the non-contact IC card for the manager to operate the card reader 10 to operate locally. Various function modes can be set for the control panel 46.

  The function mode of the local control panel 46 that can be set by operating the card reader 10 includes a warning mode, a warning release mode, turning on / off the room lighting, continuous locking and unlocking of the electric lock, a buzzer sound for card reading, etc. There are ringing sounds on and off.

  Note that when only the administrator is authorized to set and operate the function mode with the card reader 10, the function mode is set by matching with the administrator identification information registered in advance by card reading. When it is not necessary to provide the function mode, it is possible to set the function mode by collating and matching the user identification information.

[Function configuration of card reader]
FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the card reader. As shown in FIG. 5, the card reader 10 includes a tamper switch 64 composed of a Hall IC 60 arranged in combination with a control unit 50, a transmission unit 52, an operation unit 54, a display unit 56, a sound output unit 58, and a magnet 62. A card reading unit 66 for reading the contact IC card 68 is provided.

  The control unit 50 is constituted by a computer circuit having a CPU, a memory, and various input / output ports, and performs predetermined control by executing a program. The transmission unit 52 transmits and receives signals including various commands to and from the local control board 46 shown in FIG. 4 according to a predetermined communication protocol.

  The operation unit 54 is provided with a warning setting switch 20, a warning release switch 22, and a numeric keypad 30, and is realized by the capacitance switch 35 of the capacitance switch sheet 34 shown in FIG. The display unit 56 is provided with a pair of warning / report display lamps 24, a reading display lamp 26 and an unlocking display lamp 28.

  The sound output unit 58 includes a speaker and a drive circuit, and outputs a card reading sound and the like. In the tamper switch 64, the Hall IC 60 is provided on the CPU board 36b of FIG. 3, and the magnet 62 is disposed on the inner cover 12 opposite to the Hall IC 60. In a normal state, the Hall element includes the magnetic field of the magnet 62 built in the Hall IC 60. When the body assembly 11 integrated with the outer cover 14 is pry open from the inner cover 12 by a suspicious person or the like, the magnetic field detection of the magnet 62 by the Hall IC 60 is cut off. The tamper switch 64 is turned on and a tamper abnormality is detected.

  The card reading unit 66 includes an antenna coil 33 provided on the circuit board 36 of FIG. 3 and its transmission / reception circuit. The antenna coil 33 generates an alternating magnetic field by amplifying and adding a transmission signal of 13.56 MHz, for example. When the non-contact IC card 68 comes close, the user information is read from the non-contact IC card 68 by operating by supplying power by electromagnetic induction.

[Card reader control function]
The control unit 50 of the card reader 10 performs various entry / exit management controls including the control of the electric lock by reading the non-contact IC card 68 in cooperation with the local control panel 46.

(Card reader function mode setting control)
The control unit 50 of the card reader 10 selects the function mode selected by the local control panel 46 based on the operation of the alert setting switch 20, the alert release switch 22, and the numeric keypad 30 provided on the operation unit 54 and reading of the non-contact IC card 68. Control to instruct the setting.

The function mode setting operation in the card reader 10 is as follows.
(Function mode type selection operation) + (Function mode identification operation) + (Card reading)
This is a combination operation.

  The function mode type selection operation is performed by operating the numeric key switches 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 0 provided on the alert setting switch 20, the alert release switch 22, and the numeric keypad 30. You can select up to 12 modes.

  The identification operation in the function mode is performed by operating a key switch other than the numeric key switch in the numeric keypad 30, that is, an * key switch or a # key switch. In the present embodiment, the function mode identification operation is performed with the # key switch.

  For this reason, the control unit 50 detects a function mode type selection operation by any one of the warning setting switch 20, the warning release switch 22, or a predetermined numeric key switch in the numeric keypad 30, and other than the numeric key switch in the numeric keypad 30. For example, when a function mode identification operation by the # key switch is detected, and further, when the matching of the user identification information read from the non-contact IC card 68 is detected by the card reading unit 66, the predetermined detection detected by the type selection operation A command signal for instructing the setting of the function mode is transmitted to the local control panel 46 to perform setting control.

  Here, the reason why the # key switch is used as a switch for performing the function mode identification operation is that the operability in the setting operation of the warning mode and the warning release mode which are frequently performed on workdays on weekdays in the entrance / exit management system. Intended to increase.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the alert setting switch 20 and the alert release switch 22 are arranged at the upper left and right corner positions of the display operation panel 16, and the # key switch in the numeric keypad 30 is farthest from the alert setting switch 20. The farthest lower right corner position is also located at a far corner position sufficiently away from the alert release switch 22.

  Therefore, in the setting operation of the function mode, the two switch operations of the warning setting switch 20 or the warning canceling switch 22 at the upper left and right corner positions and the # key switch at the lower right corner position sufficiently separated from this are performed. By doing so, the position of the operation switch becomes a different corner position that is sufficiently separated, making it easy to determine the switch position and improving the operability when setting the frequently used warning mode or warning release mode. It is possible to suppress erroneous operations.

  In addition, it is desirable to assign the numeric key switch so that the distance from the # key switch becomes longer as the function mode setting frequency is higher in the operation selection type of the function mode by the numeric key switch in the numeric keypad 30.

  FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a list of switches used for selecting the type of function mode and the contents of the function mode set in the local control panel. As shown in FIG. 6, the vigilance setting switch 20 selects the vigilance mode and sets it in the local control panel 46 to start the security vigilance. Further, the warning release switch 22 selects the warning release mode and sets it in the local control panel 46 to release the security warning. Note that the alert mode of the local control panel 46 includes a mode in which the alert mode is automatically canceled when the time is reached by the timer setting. In this case, the operation for setting the alert release mode is not necessary.

  The 1-key switch selects the lighting on mode and sets it in the local control panel 46 to turn on the lighting of the room. The 2-key switch selects the illumination off mode and sets it in the local control panel 46 to turn off the illumination of the room.

  The 3-key switch selects the continuous unlocking mode and sets it in the local control panel 46, and controls the electric lock 48 to the continuous unlocking state. The 4-key switch selects the continuous locking mode and sets it in the local control panel 46 to control the electric lock 48 in the continuous locking state.

  The 5-key switch selects the reading sound ON mode and sets it in the local control panel 46, and controls to output a ringing sound for card reading. The 6-key switch selects the reading sound off mode and sets it in the local control panel 46, and controls to stop the sound of card reading.

  Note that the function modes that can be set on the local control panel 46 by the operation of the card reader 10 are not limited to the list in FIG. 6, and include appropriate function modes that can be set on the local control panel 46.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the function mode setting control in the card reader, which is a control operation by the control unit 50 shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the control unit 50 determines the type selection operation of the function mode in step S1, and when the type selection operation is determined, the process proceeds to step S2 and sets the type of function mode selected from the operated switch. Hold.

  Subsequently, the process proceeds to step S3, where the operation of the # key switch performed as the function mode identification operation is monitored. When the operation of the # key switch is determined, the process proceeds to step S4. While the # key switch operation is being determined in step S3, a timeout for a predetermined time is monitored in step S7, and when the timeout is determined, the process returns to step S1 without further processing.

  In step S4, card reading of the non-contact IC card 68 is performed, and if it is determined that the authentication is successful due to a matching match between the user information obtained by the card reading in step S5 and the registered user information, the process proceeds to step S6. Then, a command signal for instructing the setting of the function mode of the type held in step S2 is transmitted to the local control panel 46, and the function mode is set in the local control panel 46 to operate.

  As a function mode setting operation, it may be possible to detect the simultaneous operation of the function mode type selection operation switch and the function mode identification operation switch, but it is necessary to take into account the timing deviation of the simultaneous operation, etc. Therefore, software processing becomes complicated, and it is desirable to detect operations sequentially as in this embodiment.

[Overview of card reader control operations]
The entry / exit management system with a card reader operates with a warning cancellation mode set during weekday working hours, and a warning mode is set for hours, holidays, and holidays other than weekday working hours. Is working.

  During work hours on weekdays when the entrance / exit management system is operating with the alert release mode set, the reading indicator lamp 26 of the card reader 10 is always lit blue to display the upper side of the card reading frame. At this time, since the electric lock is locked, the unlocking indicator light 28 is always lit in blue, indicating the lower side of the card reading frame.

  In this state, when the user holds the non-contact IC card over the card reader 10 and normally reads the card, the reading indicator lamp 26 turns off and returns to blue again, indicating that the card has been normally read. indicate. When the card is normally read over the card reader 10, the unlock control of the electric lock is performed by the local control panel, and the card reader 10 receives the toggle unlock command signal from the local control panel. When this is detected, the unlocking indicator lamp 28 blinks in blue for a preset unlocking time to indicate that the electric lock is unlocked.

  On the other hand, when the card reading by the card reader 10 becomes an error, the reading indicator lamp 26 blinks red and returns to the blue light again, indicating that the card reading error has occurred, and the user reads the card again. The operation will be performed.

  The warning / notification indicator lamp 24 of the card reader 10 is lit in green during non-weekday working hours, holidays, and holidays when the entry / exit management system is operating with the alert mode set. Make sure that there is something.

  In addition, when the security officer makes a patrol while setting the warning mode, for example, when the patrol mode is set in the center device, the warning / alarm indicator lamp 24 of the card reader 10 is lit yellow to identify that the patrol is in progress. indicate.

  During the patrol by the security officer, the warning / alarm indicator lamp 24 of the card reader 10 placed outside the door of the room arranged along the hallway of the building is lit yellow, and the security officer is in the hallway. It can be confirmed that the plurality of card readers 10 installed at the overlooked position are lit in yellow from a distance without going to the place.

  For this reason, for example, when a suspicious person opens the card reader 10 in any card reader 10 and a tampering abnormality is detected, the warning / alarm indicator lamp 24 flashes red, and the security officer By confirming the display from a distance, it is possible to know tampering abnormalities and take necessary measures promptly and appropriately.

  Also, if a fire breaks out during the patrol of the security officer, the fire alarm signal from the fire alarm system is received by the center device, etc., and all electric locks are unlocked simultaneously under the control of the local control panel. At the same time, a fire alarm command signal is sent to the card reader 10 via the local control panel, and the warning / alarm indicator lamp 24 blinks red-orange (alternatingly flashes red and orange) to identify the fire occurrence. The person in charge of security knows that a fire has occurred by flashing red / orange warning / alarm indicator lamps 24 arranged on the sides of a plurality of card readers 10 within a viewable range, and promptly and appropriately take necessary actions. It is possible to take.

[Modification of the present invention]
(Function mode identification switch)
In the above embodiment, the # key switch in the numeric keypad 30 is used as a switch used for the function mode identification operation, but is not limited to this. For example, a * key switch may be used as a switch used for the function mode identification operation.

(Operation order of two switches)
In the above-described embodiment, two switch operations are detected in the order of the function mode type selection operation and the function mode identification operation. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, two switch operations may be detected in the order of the function mode identification operation and the function mode type selection operation by changing the order.

(Other)
In addition, the present invention includes appropriate modifications that do not impair the object and advantages thereof, and is not limited by the numerical values shown in the above embodiments.

10: Card reader 11: Main body assembly 12: Inner cover 14: Outer cover 16: Display operation panel 20: Alert setting switch 22: Alert release switch 24: Alert / alarm indicator lamp 26: Reading indicator lamps 26a, 28a: Light Guide 28: Unlocking indicator lamp 30: Numeric keypad 32: Transparent panel 33: Antenna coil 34: Capacitance switch sheet 35: Capacitance switch 36: Circuit board 36a: RF board 36b: CPU board 38: Connector 40: Center device 42: Client 44: Transmission path 46: Local control panel 48: Electric lock 50: Control unit 52: Transmission unit 54: Operation unit 56: Display unit 58: Sound output unit 60: Hall IC
62: Magnet 64: Tamper switch 66: Reader / writer unit 68: Non-contact IC card

Claims (5)

In a card reader installed outside the doorway provided with a door locked by an electric lock and reading the information recorded on a card medium carried by the user to unlock the electric lock,
An operation unit having a plurality of switches operating as touch switches;
A card reading unit for reading the card medium;
Function mode type selection operation by any of a plurality of switches provided in the operation unit, function mode identification operation by a predetermined switch provided in the operation unit other than that used for the type selection operation, and a card by the reading unit A control unit for instructing the control panel to set the function mode of the type detected by the type selection operation when a matching match of predetermined user identification information read from the medium is detected;
A card reader characterized by the provision of
The card reader according to claim 1,
The operation unit includes a warning setting switch that operates as the touch switch, a warning release switch, and a numeric keypad.
The control unit includes a function mode type selection operation by any one of the warning setting switch, the warning release switch, or a predetermined numeric key switch in the numeric keypad, and a predetermined key switch other than the numeric key switch in the numeric keypad. The control panel is configured to set the function mode of the type detected by the type selection operation when detecting the identification of the function mode by the detection unit and the collation match of the predetermined user identification information read from the card medium by the reading unit. Card reader characterized by directing to.
3. The card reader according to claim 2, wherein the control unit is a predetermined key switch disposed at a position farthest from the warning setting switch or the warning release switch as a key switch for performing the identification operation of the function mode. Card reader characterized by detecting the operation of.
The card reader according to claim 2,
In the operation unit, the warning setting switch and the warning release switch are arranged on the upper part of the numeric keypad,
The card reader according to claim 1, wherein the controller detects an operation of a predetermined key switch located in a lower part of the numeric keypad as a key switch for performing the identification operation of the function mode.
  2. The card reader according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of switches provided as touch switches in the operation unit are capacitance switches arranged on a switch sheet, and an antenna coil of the card reading unit is arranged. A card reader, wherein the card reading unit and the operation unit are integrated by being stacked on a circuit board.

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