JP2021165885A - Gate device used in combination with dangerous object detection gate system manufactured by evolve technology(r) - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a technique capable of solving at least one of problems that a dangerous object detection system manufactured by EVOLVE TECHNOLOGY(R) has.SOLUTION: A gate device used in combination with a dangerous object detection gate system manufactured by EVOLVE TECHNOLOGY(R) comprises: an opening/closing gate installed in front of the dangerous object detection gate system; a signal acquisition unit which is connected to an output interface by a no-voltage contact of the dangerous object detection system, and acquires a signal indicative of whether inspection is ready from the output interface by the no-voltage contact; and a gate control unit which transmits a control signal for opening the opening/closing gate to the gate when the signal acquired by the signal acquisition unit indicates that the inspection is ready.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a gate device used in combination with a dangerous goods detection gate system manufactured by Evolve Technology.

Evolv Technology Inc., founded in 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, walks through explosives and heavy metal firearms with artificial intelligence (AI) -based hazardous material detection capabilities. We are developing, manufacturing and selling a dangerous substance detection gate system that can detect quickly (see, for example, Non-Patent Document 1). Evolve Technology's dangerous goods detection gate system has been installed in large commercial facilities, concert / event venues, airports, railway stations, etc.

"Evolv Edge (R) --High-speed Smart Checkpoint System --Evolv Technology", [online], December 24, 2018, [Search March 31, 2020], Internet <URL: https://evolvtechnology.com / products / evolv-edge />

The inventors of the present invention have conducted diligent studies to find an improved technology for the dangerous goods detection gate system manufactured by Evolve Technology. As a result, the following findings were obtained. It should be noted that the following findings are merely the triggers for the present invention and do not limit the present invention.

That is, in the dangerous goods detection gate system manufactured by Evolve Technology, when two or more visitors try to pass through the gate at the same time, an error message indicating that scanning is not normally possible is output, but sometimes an error message is output. There was a possibility that the inspection could not be performed correctly because it may pass through without being output. Therefore, it was necessary to place a staff member in front of the dangerous goods detection gate system, and to arrange the entrance by the staff member so that each visitor would pass through the gate one by one.

In addition, the dangerous goods detection gate system manufactured by Evolve Technology cannot authenticate visitors or settle the entrance fee, and the staff assigned in front of the dangerous goods detection gate system is responsible for them. I had to work.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above points. An object of the present invention is to provide a technique capable of solving at least one of the above-mentioned problems of the dangerous goods detection gate system manufactured by Evolve Technology Co., Ltd.

The gate device according to the first aspect of the present invention is
A gate device used in combination with the dangerous goods detection gate system manufactured by Evolve Technology.
An opening / closing gate installed in front of the dangerous goods detection gate system,
A signal acquisition unit that is connected to the output interface of the non-voltage contact of the dangerous goods detection gate system and acquires a signal indicating whether or not the inspection is ready from the output interface of the non-voltage contact.
A gate control unit that transmits a control signal for opening the gate to the opening / closing gate when the signal acquired by the signal acquisition unit indicates that the inspection is ready.
To be equipped.

According to such an embodiment, when the dangerous goods detection gate system is ready for inspection, the gate control unit opens the open / close gate based on the signal output from the dangerous goods detection gate system. Visitors will be able to access the dangerous goods detection gate system through the open / close gate. Therefore, it is possible to arrange the entrance so that each visitor passes through the gate without having to place a staff member in front of the dangerous goods detection gate system, and two or more visitors can open the gate at the same time. It is possible to prevent accidents in which the inspection cannot be performed correctly when trying to pass.

The gate device according to the second aspect of the present invention is the gate device according to the first aspect.
It also has an image code reader that reads the image code presented by the visitors.
The gate control unit authenticates the visitor based on the image code read by the image code reading unit, and the signal acquired by the signal acquisition unit is a case where the authentication is successful. When indicating that the inspection is ready, a control signal for opening the gate is transmitted to the opening / closing gate.

According to such an aspect, it is possible to authenticate the visitors using the image code in the gate device without arranging a staff member in front of the dangerous goods detection gate system, and the visitors who have succeeded in the authentication can be authenticated. Only will be able to go through the open / close gate to the dangerous goods detection gate system. By performing authentication using an image code, it is possible to prevent human oversight by staff and improve gate security.

The gate device according to the third aspect of the present invention is the gate device according to the first aspect.
Further equipped with a short-range wireless communication unit that receives an ID code by short-range wireless communication from a terminal device owned by a visitor.
The gate control unit authenticates the visitor based on the ID code received by the short-range wireless communication unit, and the signal acquired by the signal acquisition unit is a case where the authentication is successful. When indicating that the inspection is ready, a control signal for opening the gate is transmitted to the opening / closing gate.

According to such an aspect, it is possible to authenticate the visitors by using short-range wireless communication in the gate device without arranging a staff member in front of the dangerous goods detection gate system, and the authentication is successful. Only visitors will be able to access the dangerous goods detection gate system through the open / close gate. By performing authentication using short-range wireless communication, it is possible to prevent human oversight by staff and improve gate security.

The gate device according to the fourth aspect of the present invention is the gate device according to the first aspect.
Equipped with a camera that captures the face image of the visitors
The gate control unit performs face authentication of the visitor based on the face image captured by the camera, and the signal acquired by the signal acquisition unit is inspected when the face authentication is successful. When indicating that the gate is ready, a control signal for opening the gate is transmitted to the opening / closing gate.

According to such an aspect, it is possible to authenticate the visitors by using face recognition in the gate device without arranging a staff member in front of the dangerous goods detection gate system, and the visitors who have succeeded in the authentication. Only will be able to go through the open / close gate to the dangerous goods detection gate system. Face recognition can prevent human oversight by staff and improve gate security.

The gate device according to the fifth aspect of the present invention is the gate device according to the second aspect.
The gate control unit authenticates the visitor and settles the admission fee based on the image code read by the image code reading unit, and the signal is obtained when both the authentication and the settlement are successful. When the signal acquired by the acquisition unit indicates that the inspection is ready, a control signal for opening the gate is transmitted to the opening / closing gate.

According to such an aspect, it is possible to settle the admission fee at the gate device without arranging a staff member in front of the dangerous goods detection gate system, and only the visitors who succeed in the settlement open the opening / closing gate. You will be able to go through to the dangerous goods detection gate system. By making a payment using an image code, it is possible to make a payment quickly and reduce the retention of visitors at the gate.

The gate device according to the sixth aspect of the present invention is the gate device according to the third aspect.
The gate control unit authenticates the visitor and settles the admission fee based on the ID code received by the short-range wireless communication unit, and the signal is obtained when both the authentication and the settlement are successful. When the signal acquired by the acquisition unit indicates that the inspection is ready, a control signal for opening the gate is transmitted to the opening / closing gate.

According to such an aspect, it is possible to settle the admission fee at the gate device without arranging a staff member in front of the dangerous goods detection gate system, and only the visitors who succeed in the settlement open the opening / closing gate. You will be able to go through to the dangerous goods detection gate system. By making a payment using short-range wireless communication, it is possible to make a payment quickly, and it is possible to reduce the stagnation of visitors at the gate.

The gate device according to the seventh aspect of the present invention is the gate device according to the fourth aspect.
It also has a camera that captures the user's face image.
The gate control unit performs face recognition of the visitor and face recognition settlement of the admission fee based on the face image captured by the camera, and both face recognition and face recognition settlement are successful. When the signal acquired by the signal acquisition unit indicates that the inspection is ready, a control signal for opening the gate is transmitted to the open / close gate.

According to such an aspect, it is possible to settle the admission fee at the gate device without arranging a staff member in front of the dangerous goods detection gate system, and only the visitors who succeed in the settlement open the opening / closing gate. You will be able to go through to the dangerous goods detection gate system. By making a payment using face recognition, it is possible to make a payment quickly, and it is possible to reduce the retention of visitors at the gate.

The gate device according to the eighth aspect of the present invention is the gate device according to any one of the second to seventh aspects.
It also has a communication unit that can communicate with the visitor management server that manages visitor information.
The signal acquisition unit acquires a signal indicating the inspection result of a visitor who has passed through the dangerous goods detection gate system from the output interface by the non-voltage contact.
The communication unit transmits and records the inspection result of the visitor to the visitor management server together with the ID information used for the authentication of the visitor.

According to such an aspect, it is possible to manage the inspection results of the visitors who have passed through the dangerous goods detection gate system in association with the ID information of the visitors.

The system according to the ninth aspect of the present invention is
The gate device according to the eighth aspect and the visitor management server are provided.
The attendee management server has a lottery device that determines the winning probability of the lottery for the award of the event according to the inspection result of the attendee.
The lottery device is set so that the closer the inspection result of the visitor is to safety, the higher the winning probability.

According to this aspect, the higher the contribution to the safe event, the higher the probability of winning the award, so the motivation to contribute safely to the visitors entering the event venue. (Incentives) can be given, which can increase the safety of the event as a whole.

The gate device according to the tenth aspect of the present invention is
Opening and closing gate and
It can be connected to the output interface of the non-voltage contact of the hazardous material detection gate system installed behind the open / close gate, and obtains a signal indicating whether or not the inspection is ready from the output interface of the non-voltage contact. At the same time, a signal acquisition unit that acquires a signal indicating the inspection result of a visitor who has passed through the dangerous object detection gate system from the output interface by the non-voltage contact.
A gate control unit that transmits a control signal for opening the gate to the opening / closing gate when the signal acquired by the signal acquisition unit indicates that the inspection is ready.
An image code reader that reads the image code presented by the visitors,
A short-range wireless communication unit that receives an ID code from the terminal device owned by the visitor by short-range wireless communication, and
A camera that captures the facial image of the visitor,
A communication unit that can communicate with the visitor management server that manages the visitor information,
With
The gate control unit is based on one or more of the image code read by the image code reading unit, the ID code received by the short-range wireless communication unit, and the face image captured by the camera. When the attendee is authenticated and the admission fee is settled, and both the authentication and the settlement are successful, and the signal acquired by the signal acquisition unit indicates that the inspection is ready. A control signal for opening the gate is transmitted to the opening / closing gate.
The communication unit transmits and records the inspection result of the visitor acquired by the signal acquisition unit to the visitor management server together with the ID information used for the authentication of the visitor.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a system including a gate device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the system including the gate device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3A is a diagram for explaining an example of the operation of the gate device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3B is a diagram for explaining an example of the operation of the gate device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3C is a diagram for explaining an example of the operation of the gate device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a system including a gate device according to a second embodiment. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the system including the gate device according to the second embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a system including a gate device according to a third embodiment. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the system including the gate device according to the third embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In each figure, components having the same function are designated by the same reference numerals, and detailed description of the components having the same reference numerals will not be repeated.

In this specification, the term "dangerous goods detection gate system manufactured by Evolve Technology" refers not only to the current model manufactured by Evolve Technology, but also to the successor model of the improved version having the same basic functions as the current model. included.

(First Embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a system 1 including the gate device 10 according to the first embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1, the system 1 according to the first embodiment includes a gate device 10 and an attendee management server 30. Of these, the gate device 10 is used in combination with the dangerous goods detection gate system 20 manufactured by Evolve Technology Co., Ltd. (for example, EVOLV EDGE (registered trademark), EVOLV EXPRESS (registered trademark), etc.). Is the Dangerous Goods Detection Gate System 20 manufactured by Evolve Technology (hereinafter sometimes referred to simply as the "Dangerous Goods Detection Gate System") having an output interface 21 with non-voltage contacts and ready for inspection? A signal indicating whether or not to use the signal and a signal indicating the inspection result of the visitor 50 are output from the output interface 21 using the non-voltage contact. Signals indicating the test results include, for example, the test result is safe, a metal threat such as a metal heavy weapon was found, a non-metal threat such as an explosive device was found, the test was not performed correctly, etc. It may be a signal.

As shown in FIG. 1, the gate device 10 includes an opening / closing gate 11, a signal acquisition unit 12, a gate control unit 13, an image code reading unit 14, a communication unit 15, and a lottery device 16. ..

Of these, the opening / closing gate 11 is installed in front of the dangerous goods detection gate system 20 (upstream side in the entrance direction). The opening / closing gate 11 is not particularly limited as long as it can restrict the passage of the visitors 50, and may be, for example, a type that rotates a bar or a flap, or a type that slides a panel. It may be guided by a display such as a display.

The signal acquisition unit 12 is electrically connected to the output interface 21 by the non-voltage contact of the hazardous material detection gate system 20, and is a signal indicating whether or not the output interface 21 by the non-voltage contact is ready for inspection ( For example, to get the standby signal on / off). Further, the signal acquisition unit 12 acquires a signal indicating the inspection result of the visitor 50 from the output interface 21 by the non-voltage contact of the dangerous goods detection gate system 20.

The image code reading unit 14 optically reads the image code (for example, QR code (registered trademark), bar code, etc.) presented by the visitor 50. The image code may be printed on paper such as an admission ticket, or may be displayed on the display of the terminal device owned by the attendee 50. The image code may be one in which ID information for identifying the visitor 50 is encoded.

The gate control unit 13 is a control means that performs various processes of the gate device 10. The gate control unit 13 may be realized by a processor (not shown) in the gate device 10 executing a predetermined program, or may be implemented by hardware.

The gate control unit 13 opens the gate to the open / close gate 11 when the signal acquired by the signal acquisition unit 12 indicates that the inspection is ready (that is, when the standby signal is on). To send a control signal for.

As a modification, the gate control unit 13 authenticates the visitor 50 based on the image code read by the image code reading unit 14, and the authentication is successful and is acquired by the signal acquisition unit 12. When the signal given indicates that the inspection is ready (that is, when the standby signal is on), a control signal for opening the gate may be transmitted to the open / close gate 11.

As another modification, the gate control unit 13 authenticates the visitor 50 and setstles the admission fee based on the image code read by the image code reading unit 14, and both the authentication and the settlement are successful. And when the signal acquired by the signal acquisition unit 12 indicates that the inspection is ready (that is, when the standby signal is on), the opening / closing gate 11 is used to open the gate. A control signal may be transmitted.

The communication unit 15 is a communication interface between the gate device 10 and the network 40. The communication unit 15 transmits / receives information between the gate device 10 and the visitor management server 30 via a network 40 such as the Internet. Here, the attendee management server 30 is a server that manages the information of the attendees, and various information incidental to the attendees (for example, the number of admissions so far, the seat number of this event, the lottery number of the privilege, etc. ) Is linked to the ID information of the visitors and recorded.

The communication unit 15 transmits and records the inspection result of the visitor 50 acquired by the signal acquisition unit 12 to the visitor management server 30 together with the ID information used for the authentication of the visitor.

As shown in FIG. 1, the visitor management server 30 has a lottery device 31. The lottery device 31 determines the winning probability of the lottery of the event privilege according to the inspection result of the visitor 50 received and recorded from the gate device 10. The lottery device 31 may be set so that the closer the inspection result of the attendee 50 is to safety, the higher the winning probability. For example, if the lottery device 31 receives and records the inspection result of the visitor 50 from the gate device 10 indicates that it is safe, in other cases (that is, a metal threat has been found). The probability of winning the award lottery is set higher than when indicating that, when indicating that a non-metal threat has been found, or when indicating that the inspection was not performed correctly).

Next, an example of the operation of the system 1 including the gate device 10 having such a configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3A to 3C. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the system 1 provided with the gate device 10. 3A to 3C are diagrams for explaining an example of the operation of the gate device 10.

With reference to FIG. 3A, for example, the first visitor 50a is passing through the dangerous goods detection gate system 20, and the second visitor 50b and the third visitor 50c are lined up in front of the gate device 10. explain. The dangerous goods detection gate system 20 is inspecting the first visitor 50a, and a signal (that is, the standby signal is off) indicating that the inspection is not ready is output from the output interface 21 by the non-voltage contact. Will be done.

At this time, since the signal acquired by the signal acquisition unit 12 of the gate device 10 indicates that the inspection is not ready (that is, the standby signal is off), the gate control unit 13 is set to the open / close gate 11. Do not send control signals to open the gate. Therefore, the opening / closing gate 11 is maintained in the closed state, and the second entrant 50b and the third entrant 50c are prevented from passing through the opening / closing gate 11 and heading for the dangerous goods detection gate system 20.

Next, referring to FIG. 2, when the second visitor 50b at the head of the row presents the image code, the image code reading unit 14 of the gate device 10 reads the image code (step S10).

Next, the gate control unit 13 authenticates the second visitor 50b based on the image code read by the image code reading unit 14 (step S11). For example, the gate control unit 13 decodes the image code read by the image code reading unit 14 to extract the ID information, and the extracted ID information is stored in advance in a storage unit (not shown). It is determined whether or not the information matches the regular ID information of.

If the authentication of the second visitor 50b fails (step S12: NO), the gate control unit 13 issues an alarm notifying that the authentication of the second visitor 50b has failed (step S22), and steps. Return to S10 and read the image code again.

On the other hand, if the authentication of the second visitor 50b is successful (step S12: YES), the gate control unit 13 pays the entrance fee based on the image code read by the image code reading unit 14 (step). S13).

If the admission fee settlement fails (step S14: NO), the gate control unit 13 issues an alarm notifying that the admission fee settlement has failed (step S23), returns to step S10, and has an image code. Read again.

On the other hand, if the admission fee is settled successfully (step S14: YES), the signal acquisition unit 12 is ready for inspection from the output interface 21 by the non-voltage contact which is the output interface of the dangerous goods detection gate system 20. A signal indicating whether or not the signal (for example, on / off of the standby signal) is acquired (step S15).

As shown in FIG. 3A, when the first visitor 50a is being inspected in the dangerous goods detection gate system 20, the inspection is ready from the output interface 21 by the non-voltage contact of the dangerous goods detection gate system 20. A signal indicating that there is no signal (that is, the standby signal is off) is output. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3B, when the inspection of the first visitor 50a is completed in the dangerous goods detection gate system 20, the inspection is performed from the output interface 21 by the non-voltage contact of the dangerous goods detection gate system 20. A signal indicating that it is ready (that is, the standby signal is on) is output.

When the signal acquired by the signal acquisition unit 12 indicates that the inspection is not ready (that is, when the standby signal is off) (step S16: NO), the signal acquisition unit 12 performs the signal acquisition unit 12 in step S15. Go back and try to acquire the signal from the output interface 21 by the non-voltage contact.

On the other hand, when the signal acquired by the signal acquisition unit 12 indicates that the inspection is ready (that is, when the standby signal is on) (step S16: YES), the gate control unit 13 opens and closes. A control signal for opening the gate is transmitted to the gate 11 (step S17). As shown in FIG. 3B, when the opening / closing gate 11 is opened, the second visitor 50b can pass through the opening / closing gate 11 and head toward the dangerous goods detection gate system 20.

After the second visitor 50b has passed through the opening / closing gate 11, the gate control unit 13 transmits a control signal for closing the gate to the opening / closing gate 11 (step S18). The gate control unit 13 controls to close the gate when it detects that the second visitor 50b has passed the open / close gate 11 based on the output signal of a sensor (for example, an infrared sensor) (not shown). A signal may be transmitted, when a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds) has elapsed, or the signal acquisition unit 12 receives a scan start signal from the output interface 21 by the non-voltage contact of the hazardous material detection gate system 20. At that time, a control signal for closing the gate may be transmitted. As shown in FIG. 3C, when the opening / closing gate 11 is closed, the third visitor 50c is prevented from passing through the opening / closing gate 11 and heading for the dangerous goods detection gate system 20.

When the inspection of the second visitor 50b is completed in the dangerous goods detection gate system 20, a signal indicating the inspection result of the second visitor 50b is output from the output interface 21 by the non-voltage contact of the dangerous goods detection gate system 20.

The signal acquisition unit 12 acquires a signal indicating the inspection result of the second visitor 50b from the output interface 21 by the non-voltage contact of the dangerous goods detection gate system 20 (step S19).

Next, the communication unit 15 transmits and records the inspection result of the second visitor 50b acquired by the signal acquisition unit 12 to the visitor management server 30 together with the ID information used for the authentication of the second visitor 50b. (Step S20).

Next, according to the inspection result of the second visitor 50b received and recorded by the lottery device 31 of the visitor management server 30 from the gate device 10, the closer the inspection result is to safety, the higher the winning probability. In addition, the winning probability of the lottery of the event privilege for the second visitor 50b is determined (step S21).

According to the present embodiment as described above, when the dangerous goods detection gate system 20 is ready for inspection, the gate control unit 13 of the gate device 10 outputs a signal from the dangerous goods detection gate system 20. Based on the above, the opening / closing gate 11 is opened, and the visitor 50 can go to the dangerous goods detection gate system 20 through the opening / closing gate 11. Therefore, it is possible to arrange the entrance so that each visitor passes through the gate without having to arrange a staff member in front of the dangerous goods detection gate system 20, and two or more visitors can enter the gate at the same time. It is possible to prevent accidents in which the inspection cannot be performed correctly while trying to pass through.

Further, according to the present embodiment, since the gate device 10 is provided with the image code reading unit 14 for reading the image code presented by the visitors, it is not necessary to arrange a staff member in front of the dangerous goods detection gate system 20. However, it is possible to authenticate the visitors using the image code in the gate device 10, so that only the visitors who have succeeded in the authentication can go to the dangerous goods detection gate system 20 through the opening / closing gate 11. become. By performing authentication using an image code, it is possible to prevent human oversight by staff and improve gate security.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the entrance fee can be settled by the gate device 10 without arranging a staff member in front of the dangerous goods detection gate system 20, and only the visitors who have succeeded in the settlement can be settled. Will be able to go to the dangerous goods detection gate system 20 through the open / close gate 11. By making a payment using an image code, it is possible to make a payment quickly and reduce the retention of visitors at the gate.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the communication unit 15 transmits and records the inspection result of the visitor acquired by the signal acquisition unit 12 to the visitor management server 30 together with the ID information used for the authentication of the visitor. Therefore, it is possible to manage the inspection results of the visitors who have passed through the dangerous goods detection gate system 20 in association with the ID information of the visitors.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the inspection result of the visitor is close to safe according to the inspection result of the visitor received and recorded by the lottery device 31 of the visitor management server 30 from the gate device 10. Since the winning probability of the award lottery is determined so that the winning probability is higher, the higher the degree of contribution to the safe event, the higher the winning probability of the award. As a result, it is possible to give an incentive to the visitors who enter the event venue to contribute to safety, thereby enhancing the safety of the event as a whole.

(Second Embodiment)
A system 1 including the gate device 10 according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a system 1 including the gate device 10 according to the second embodiment. In the second embodiment, for the portion that can be configured in the same manner as in the first embodiment described above, the same reference numerals as those used for the corresponding portions in the first embodiment described above are used, and duplicates are used. The explanation will be omitted, and the differences will be mainly explained below.

As shown in FIG. 4, the gate device 10 according to the second embodiment is provided with a short-range wireless communication unit 114 instead of the image code reading unit 14.

The short-range wireless communication unit 114 is for identifying the visitor 50 by short-range wireless communication from a terminal device (for example, a smartphone or tablet terminal having an NFC chip, an IC card, etc.) owned by the visitor 50 (not shown). Receives an ID code in which the ID information is encoded.

In the second embodiment, the gate control unit 13 authenticates the visitor 50 based on the ID code received by the short-range wireless communication unit 114, and the authentication is successful, and the signal acquisition unit 12 When the signal acquired by the above indicates that the inspection is ready (that is, when the standby signal is on), a control signal for opening the gate is transmitted to the open / close gate 11.

The gate control unit 13 authenticates the visitor 50 and setstles the admission fee based on the ID code received by the short-range wireless communication unit 114, and when both the authentication and the settlement are successful, and the signal is acquired. When the signal acquired by the unit 12 indicates that the inspection is ready (that is, when the standby signal is on), a control signal for opening the gate is transmitted to the open / close gate 11. May be good.

Next, an example of the operation of the system 1 provided with the gate device 10 according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the system 1 provided with the gate device 10 according to the second embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 5, first, when the first visitor 50 in the row approaches the gate device 10 and the terminal device owned by the visitor 50 enters the communication range of the short-range wireless communication, the short-range wireless communication is performed. The unit 114 receives the ID code from the terminal device by short-range wireless communication (step S110).

Next, the gate control unit 13 authenticates the visitor 50 based on the ID code received by the short-range wireless communication unit 114 (step S111). For example, the gate control unit 13 decodes the ID code received by the short-range wireless communication unit 114 to extract the ID information, and the extracted ID information is stored in advance in a storage unit (not shown) of the visitor 50. It is determined whether or not the ID information matches the legitimate ID information.

If the authentication of the visitor 50 fails (step S12: NO), the gate control unit 13 issues an alarm notifying that the authentication of the visitor 50 has failed (step S22), and returns to step S110. Re-receive the ID code by short-range wireless communication.

On the other hand, if the authentication of the visitor 50 is successful (step S12: YES), the gate control unit 13 pays the entrance fee based on the ID code received by the short-range wireless communication unit 114 (step S113). ).

If the admission fee settlement fails (step S14: NO), the gate control unit 13 issues an alarm notifying that the admission fee settlement has failed (step S23), returns to step S110, and is a short distance. Re-receive the ID code by wireless communication.

On the other hand, if the admission fee is successfully settled (step S14: YES), the signal acquisition unit 12 determines whether or not the inspection is ready from the output interface 21 by the non-voltage contact of the dangerous goods detection gate system 20. The indicated signal (for example, on / off of the standby signal) is acquired (step S15).

When the signal acquired by the signal acquisition unit 12 indicates that the inspection is not ready (that is, when the standby signal is off) (step S16: NO), the signal acquisition unit 12 performs the signal acquisition unit 12 in step S15. Go back and try to acquire the signal from the output interface 21 by the non-voltage contact.

On the other hand, when the signal acquired by the signal acquisition unit 12 indicates that the inspection is ready (that is, when the standby signal is on) (step S16: YES), the gate control unit 13 opens and closes. A control signal for opening the gate is transmitted to the gate 11 (step S17). When the opening / closing gate 11 is opened, the visitor 50 can pass through the opening / closing gate 11 and head toward the dangerous goods detection gate system 20.

After the visitor 50 has passed through the opening / closing gate 11, the gate control unit 13 transmits a control signal for closing the gate to the opening / closing gate 11 (step S18).

Reference is made to FIG. 5, and the subsequent steps S19 to S21 are the same as those in the first embodiment, and the description thereof will be omitted.

The second embodiment as described above also has the same effect as that of the first embodiment.

Further, according to the second embodiment, since the gate device 10 is provided with the short-range wireless communication unit 114 that receives the ID code by the short-range wireless communication from the terminal device owned by the visitor 50, the dangerous substance is detected. It is possible to authenticate the visitors using short-range wireless communication in the gate device 10 without arranging a staff member in front of the gate system 20, and only the successfully authenticated visitors pass through the opening / closing gate 11. You will be able to go to the dangerous goods detection gate system 20. By performing authentication using short-range wireless communication, it is possible to prevent human oversight by staff and improve gate security.

Further, according to the second embodiment, the entrance fee can be settled by the gate device 10 without arranging a staff member in front of the dangerous goods detection gate system 20, and the visitors who have succeeded in the settlement can be settled. Only the open / close gate 11 can be directed to the dangerous goods detection gate system 20. By making a payment using short-range wireless communication, it is possible to make a payment quickly, and it is possible to reduce the stagnation of visitors at the gate.

(Third Embodiment)
A system 1 including the gate device 10 according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a system 1 including the gate device 10 according to the third embodiment. In the third embodiment, the parts that can be configured in the same manner as those in the first embodiment and the second embodiment described above are relative to the corresponding parts in the first embodiment and the second embodiment described above. The same code as the code used will be used, duplicated description will be omitted, and the differences will be mainly described below.

As shown in FIG. 6, the gate device 10 according to the third embodiment is provided with a camera 214 instead of the image code reading unit 14 or the short-range wireless communication unit 114.

The camera 214 is, for example, a CCD camera or a CMOS camera, and captures a face image of a visitor 50. The face image may be a still image or a moving image.

In the third embodiment, the gate control unit 13 authenticates the visitor 50 (face recognition) based on the face image captured by the camera 214, and the face recognition is successful and the signal is acquired. When the signal acquired by the unit 12 indicates that the inspection is ready (that is, when the standby signal is on), a control signal for opening the gate is transmitted to the open / close gate 11.

The gate control unit 13 authenticates the visitor 50 (face recognition) and settles the admission fee (face recognition settlement) based on the face image captured by the camera 214, and both face recognition and face recognition settlement are successful. In this case, and when the signal acquired by the signal acquisition unit 12 indicates that the inspection is ready (that is, when the standby signal is on), the opening / closing gate 11 is opened. You may send a control signal to do so.

Next, an example of the operation of the system 1 provided with the gate device 10 according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 7. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the system 1 provided with the gate device 10 according to the third embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 7, first, when the first visitor 50 in the row approaches the gate device 10 and the face of the visitor 50 enters the imaging range of the camera 214, the camera 214 moves the visitor 50. A face image is taken (step S210).

Next, the gate control unit 13 authenticates the visitor 50 (face recognition) based on the face image captured by the camera 214 (step S211). For example, the gate control unit 13 extracts a feature amount from the face image captured by the camera 214, and the extracted feature amount matches the regular feature amount of the visitor 50 stored in advance in a storage unit (not shown). Judge whether or not.

If the authentication of the visitor 50 fails (step S12: NO), the gate control unit 13 issues an alarm notifying that the authentication of the visitor 50 has failed (step S22), and returns to step S210. Recapture the face image.

On the other hand, if the authentication of the visitor 50 is successful (step S12: YES), the gate control unit 13 setstle the entrance fee (face recognition settlement) based on the face image captured by the camera 214 (step). S113).

If the admission fee settlement fails (step S14: NO), the gate control unit 13 issues an alarm notifying that the admission fee settlement has failed (step S23), returns to step S210, and has a face image. Re-imaging.

On the other hand, if the admission fee is successfully settled (step S14: YES), the signal acquisition unit 12 determines whether or not the inspection is ready from the output interface 21 by the non-voltage contact of the dangerous goods detection gate system 20. The indicated signal (for example, on / off of the standby signal) is acquired (step S15).

When the signal acquired by the signal acquisition unit 12 indicates that the inspection is not ready (that is, when the standby signal is off) (step S16: NO), the signal acquisition unit 12 performs the signal acquisition unit 12 in step S15. Go back and try to acquire the signal from the output interface 21 by the non-voltage contact.

On the other hand, when the signal acquired by the signal acquisition unit 12 indicates that the inspection is ready (that is, when the standby signal is on) (step S16: YES), the gate control unit 13 opens and closes. A control signal for opening the gate is transmitted to the gate 11 (step S17). When the opening / closing gate 11 is opened, the visitor 50 can pass through the opening / closing gate 11 and head toward the dangerous goods detection gate system 20.

After the visitor 50 has passed through the opening / closing gate 11, the gate control unit 13 transmits a control signal for closing the gate to the opening / closing gate 11 (step S18).

With reference to FIG. 7, steps S19 to S21 performed thereafter are the same as those of the first embodiment and the second embodiment, and the description thereof will be omitted.

The same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained by the third embodiment as described above.

Further, according to the third embodiment, since the camera 214 for capturing the face image of the visitor 50 is provided in the gate device 10, it is not necessary to arrange a staff member in front of the dangerous goods detection gate system 20. It is possible to authenticate the visitors using face recognition in the gate device 10, and only the visitors who have succeeded in the authentication can go to the dangerous goods detection gate system 20 through the opening / closing gate 11. .. Face recognition can prevent human oversight by staff and improve gate security.

Further, according to the third embodiment, the entrance fee can be settled by the gate device 10 without arranging a staff member in front of the dangerous goods detection gate system 20, and the visitors who have succeeded in the settlement can be settled. Only the open / close gate 11 can be directed to the dangerous goods detection gate system 20. By making a payment using face recognition (face recognition payment), it is possible to make a payment quickly, and it is possible to reduce the retention of visitors at the gate.

In the above-described embodiment, any one of the image code reading unit 14, the short-range wireless communication unit 114, and the camera 214 is provided in the gate device 10, and the gate control unit 13 is the image code reading unit 14. Authenticate the visitors and / or settle the admission fee based on the image code read in, the ID code received by the short-range wireless communication unit 114, and the face image captured by the camera 214. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and two or more of the image code reading unit 14, the short-range wireless communication unit 114, and the camera 214 are provided in the gate device 10. The gate control unit 13 enters based on two or more of the image code read by the image code reading unit 14, the ID code received by the short-range wireless communication unit 114, and the face image captured by the camera 214. It may be configured to authenticate the person and / or settle the admission fee.

Further, the gate device described in the above-described embodiment can be used by itself.

The description of the embodiment and the disclosure of the drawings described above are merely examples for explaining the invention described in the claims, and are described in the claims by the above description of the embodiment or the disclosure of the drawings. The invention is not limited. The components of the above-described embodiment can be arbitrarily combined without departing from the gist of the invention.

1 System 10 Gate device 11 Open / close gate 12 Signal acquisition unit 13 Gate control unit 14 Image code reading unit 114 Short-range wireless communication unit 214 Camera 15 Communication unit 20 Dangerous goods detection gate system 21 Output interface by non-voltage contact 30 Visitor management server 31 Lottery device 40 Network 50, 50a-50c Visitors

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A gate device used in combination with the dangerous goods detection gate system manufactured by Evolve Technology.
An opening / closing gate installed in front of the dangerous goods detection gate system,
A signal acquisition unit that is connected to the output interface of the non-voltage contact of the dangerous goods detection gate system and acquires a signal indicating whether or not the inspection is ready from the output interface of the non-voltage contact.
A gate control unit that transmits a control signal for opening the gate to the opening / closing gate when the signal acquired by the signal acquisition unit indicates that the inspection is ready.
A gate device characterized by being equipped with. It also has an image code reader that reads the image code presented by the visitors.
The gate control unit authenticates the visitor based on the image code read by the image code reading unit, and the signal acquired by the signal acquisition unit is a case where the authentication is successful. The gate device according to claim 1, wherein a control signal for opening the gate is transmitted to the opening / closing gate to indicate that the inspection is ready. Further equipped with a short-range wireless communication unit that receives an ID code by short-range wireless communication from a terminal device owned by a visitor.
The gate control unit authenticates the visitor based on the ID code received by the short-range wireless communication unit, and the signal acquired by the signal acquisition unit is a case where the authentication is successful. The gate device according to claim 1, wherein a control signal for opening the gate is transmitted to the opening / closing gate when indicating that the inspection is ready. Equipped with a camera that captures the face image of the visitors
The gate control unit performs face authentication of the visitor based on the face image captured by the camera, and the signal acquired by the signal acquisition unit is inspected when the face authentication is successful. The gate device according to claim 1, wherein a control signal for opening the gate is transmitted to the opening / closing gate when indicating that the gate is ready. The gate control unit authenticates the visitor and setstles the admission fee based on the image code read by the image code reading unit, and the signal is obtained when both the authentication and the settlement are successful. The second aspect of claim 2, wherein a control signal for opening the gate is transmitted to the opening / closing gate when the signal acquired by the acquisition unit indicates that the inspection is ready. Gate device. The gate control unit authenticates the visitor and settles the admission fee based on the ID code received by the short-range wireless communication unit, and the signal is obtained when both the authentication and the settlement are successful. The third aspect of claim 3, wherein a control signal for opening the gate is transmitted to the opening / closing gate when the signal acquired by the acquisition unit indicates that the inspection is ready. Gate device. It also has a camera that captures the user's face image.
The gate control unit performs face recognition of the visitor and face recognition settlement of the admission fee based on the face image captured by the camera, and both face recognition and face recognition settlement are successful. 4. When the signal acquired by the signal acquisition unit indicates that the inspection is ready, a control signal for opening the gate is transmitted to the open / close gate. The gate device described in. It also has a communication unit that can communicate with the visitor management server that manages visitor information.
The signal acquisition unit acquires a signal indicating the inspection result of a visitor who has passed through the dangerous goods detection gate system from the output interface by the non-voltage contact.
The communication unit transmits and records the inspection result of the visitor to the visitor management server together with the ID information used for the authentication of the visitor.
The gate device according to any one of claims 2 to 7, wherein the gate device is characterized. The gate device according to claim 8 and a visitor management server are provided.
The attendee management server has a lottery device that determines the winning probability of the lottery for the award of the event according to the inspection result of the attendee.
The lottery device is set so that the closer the inspection result of the visitor is to safety, the higher the winning probability.
A system characterized by that. Opening and closing gate and
It can be connected to the output interface of the non-voltage contact of the hazardous material detection gate system installed behind the open / close gate, and obtains a signal indicating whether or not the inspection is ready from the output interface of the non-voltage contact. At the same time, a signal acquisition unit that acquires a signal indicating the inspection result of a visitor who has passed through the dangerous object detection gate system from the output interface by the non-voltage contact.
A gate control unit that transmits a control signal for opening the gate to the opening / closing gate when the signal acquired by the signal acquisition unit indicates that the inspection is ready.
An image code reader that reads the image code presented by the visitors,
A short-range wireless communication unit that receives an ID code from the terminal device owned by the visitor by short-range wireless communication, and
A camera that captures the facial image of the visitor,
A communication unit that can communicate with the visitor management server that manages the visitor information,
With
The gate control unit is based on one or more of the image code read by the image code reading unit, the ID code received by the short-range wireless communication unit, and the face image captured by the camera. When the attendee is authenticated and the admission fee is settled, and both the authentication and the settlement are successful, and the signal acquired by the signal acquisition unit indicates that the inspection is ready. A control signal for opening the gate is transmitted to the opening / closing gate.
The communication unit transmits and records the inspection result of the visitor acquired by the signal acquisition unit to the visitor management server together with the ID information used for the authentication of the visitor.
A gate device characterized by that.

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