JP3458525B2 - Access system - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an entrance / exit system for controlling entrance / exit of a card type gate device using a magnetic card or the like used in facilities such as a swimming pool.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional entrance / exit system is controlled as follows. Users of the facility first buy a card for the entrance / exit gate at an automatic ticket vending machine. At this time, the card
Card type code unique to the card (for example, "0010")
And time zone data (for example, "am") indicating the available time of the facility are stored.

When the user inserts the card into the card insertion slot at the entrance gate, the card reader reads the data from the card, and the control unit of the gate first checks whether the above ticket type code is valid, that is, whether the code can be used by the equipment. Determine whether If valid, the above time zone data (“am” in the above example) and the current time (eg, “10:15 am”)
If the current time is within the time zone data of the card, the gate is opened and passage is permitted (in the example, "10:15 am" is within the "AM" time zone, so passage is permitted). Become). However, when the ticket type code is invalid, or when the current time is outside the time zone data, the card is returned and a pass-through processing is performed. In addition, when the gate leaves the gate, the same card check is performed as when entering the gate.

That is, in the conventional entry / exit system, the time zone data is stored in the card, and whether it is possible to enter or leave is determined by comparing it with the current time.

[0005]

However, the conventional entry / exit system has the following problems. That is, the facility manager may want to change the time zone data. For example, if you want to change the above "morning" card to an "afternoon" card, or in the case of a swimming pool card, the available time of equipment, that is, the time zone data is set to 4 hours in the summer. For example, when it is winter and you want to change the setting to 2 hours.

In such a case, in the conventional system, since the time zone data is stored in each card as described above, it is necessary to rewrite each card in order to change it. On the other hand, the number of cards is almost the same as the number of users, and when the number of gates is large, the number is further increased, and is generally as large as several hundred.
Therefore, rewriting the data for each card is time-consuming, troublesome, and there is a risk of rewriting errors.

Further, when the facilities using the same card are separated from each other by a long distance, changing the data on the card is more troublesome and requires a lot of management. Furthermore, when there are many types of cards and types of time zone data, the number of data to be stored in the storage unit on the gate side also increases for card determination, which requires an increase in storage capacity, which is not economical.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an entry / exit system capable of easily performing data change work and management for determining whether or not an entrance / exit gate is allowed to pass.

[0009]

The entry / exit system according to the first aspect of the present invention is a system comprising a card storing a code unique to each card and a gate device, wherein the gate device is:
A card reader for reading a code from a card, a data storage unit for storing time zone data corresponding to each code,
Data input means for inputting time zone data corresponding to the code, gate opening / closing means for opening / closing the gate, clock means for timing the time, time zone data corresponding to the code read by the card reader when the gate is passing. Is read from the data storage means, and if the current time by the clock means is within the time zone indicated by the time zone data, the gate opening and closing means is instructed to the gate opening and closing means, and when there is an input from the data input means, And a control unit that rewrites data in the data storage means based on an input.

An entry / exit system according to the second aspect of the present invention is a system comprising a card storing a unique code for each card, a plurality of gate devices, and a host computer.
Each gate device includes a card reader that reads a code from a card, a data storage unit that stores time zone data corresponding to each code, a gate opening and closing unit that opens and closes a gate,
Clock means for measuring the time, communication means for receiving time zone data corresponding to the code from the host computer via the communication line, and time zone data corresponding to the code read by the card reader at the time of passing through the gate. If it is read from the data storage means and the current time by the clock means is within the time zone indicated by the time zone data, the gate opening / closing means is instructed to the gate opening / closing means and the communication means receives the time zone data corresponding to the code. In this case, the host computer is provided with a control unit for rewriting the data in the data storage means based on the received data, and the host computer inputs the time zone data corresponding to the code to the gate device via the communication line. There is input from the host-side communication means that transmits the time zone data corresponding to the code and the host-side data input means. When I, and a host-side control section for instructing the transmission of the input data to the host communication unit.

An entry / exit system according to a third aspect of the present invention is a system including a card storing a unique code for each card, a gate device, and a host computer, the gate device including a card reader for reading the code from the card. An identification code storage unit that stores an identification code that allows passage through a gate, a gate opening and closing unit that opens and closes a gate, a communication unit that receives an identification code from a host computer via a communication line, and a card reader that reads it when the gate is passing. If the stored code is in the identification code storage means, the gate opening / closing means is instructed to allow gate passage, and when the communication means receives the identification code, the already stored identification code is updated to the newly received identification code. The host computer stores the time zone data corresponding to each code. Host side data storage means, clock means for clocking time, host side data input means for inputting time zone data corresponding to the code, and host side communication means for transmitting the identification code to the gate device via the communication line. The clock means determines whether or not the present time is within each time zone data stored in the host side data storage means at predetermined time intervals, and when the time zone data deviates or is newly set. When it is included in the band data, the host side communication means is instructed to transmit the code corresponding to the time zone data including the current time as the identification code, and the host side data input means. And a host-side control unit that rewrites the data in the host-side data storage means based on the input.

[0012]

According to the first aspect of the invention, the control section is
The time zone data corresponding to the code read by the card reader is read from the data storage means, and if the current time by the clock means is within the time zone indicated by the time zone data, the gate opening / closing means is instructed to allow the gate to pass. At the same time, when there is an input from the data input means, the data in the data storage means is rewritten based on the input.

That is, when changing the gate pass / fail judgment data, that is, the time zone data, it is not necessary to rewrite the data of each card, and the time zone data corresponding to the code stored in the data storage means is changed by the data input means. Just rewrite. Therefore, even if the number of cards is large, the work of changing the determination data can be easily performed. According to the second aspect of the invention, the control unit of each gate device reads the time zone data corresponding to the code read by the card reader from the data storage means when the gate is passing, as in the first aspect of the invention.
If the current time by the clock means is within the time zone indicated by the time zone data, the gate opening / closing means is instructed to allow the gate passage.

Furthermore, when the communication means receives the time zone data corresponding to the code, the control part of each gate device rewrites the data in the data storage means based on the received data, and the control part on the host computer side controls the host. When there is an input from the side data input means, the host side communication means is instructed to transmit the input data. Therefore, as in the case of the first aspect, when the time zone data is changed, the time zone data can be collectively changed from the host computer even when the number of gates is plural or the distance between them is large. Data change work and management is easy.

According to the third aspect of the invention, the control unit of the gate device is
If the code read by the card reader at the time of the gate passage is in the identification code storage means, the gate opening / closing means is instructed to enable the gate passage and the identification code already stored when the communication means receives the identification code. Is updated to the newly received identification code. Further, the control unit on the host computer side determines whether or not the current time is within each time zone data stored in the host side data storage means by the clock means every predetermined time, and the time zone data is determined. When it comes out of the time zone or is newly included in the time zone data, the host side communication means is instructed to transmit the code corresponding to the time zone data including the current time as the identification code. At the same time, when there is an input from the host side data input means, the data in the host side data storage means is rewritten based on the input.

In other words, in order to determine whether or not the gate can pass, the invention 1 and the invention 2 store the time zone data corresponding to all codes in the data storage means on the side of the gate device. On the other hand, in the invention 3, the code of the card which can be passed at the present time is managed by the host computer side every predetermined time, and only the code is transmitted to the identification code storage means on the side of the gate device as the identification code. Therefore, on the gate device side, if the code read by the card reader is in the identification code storage means, it is possible to determine whether the code can be passed.

Therefore, when changing the data for determining whether the gate can pass or not, it is not necessary to rewrite the data of each card, and just like the second aspect, the data stored in the host side data storage means on the host computer side can be simply rewritten. Good. Furthermore, since the identification code storage means on the side of the gate device only needs to store the code that is currently passable as described above, the storage capacity of the storage means can be small.

As described above, the change work and management of the judgment data can be easily performed.

[0019]

【Example】

(1) Invention 1 FIG. 1 is a configuration block diagram showing an embodiment of Invention 1. This system includes a card 1 (use ticket) and a gate device 9. The card 1 stores a ticket type code unique to each card, for example, a symbol or number such as “0010”. When a user purchases a card at an automatic ticket vending machine, etc., it is displayed on the automatic ticket vending machine or card so that the user can know the available time zone (time zone data) in which equipment can be used with the card. .

Reference numeral 2 is a card reader / writer for reading / writing card data, 3 is a main control section for controlling the entire gate device, 4 is a clock section for measuring time, and 6 is a flapper section for opening / closing a gate door (flapper). , 7 are sensor units for detecting a gate passerby. A storage unit 5 has an area for storing determination data, which is a main part of the present invention. Time zone data corresponding to the bill type code of each card corresponds to the code "0010" as shown in the figure. Then, it is stored like the time zone data “AM” (a morning ticket). The time zone data is stored in the card 1 in the conventional system, but is not written in the card as will be described later in the present invention. The data in the storage unit 5 is rewritten by the data input unit 8 such as a keyboard.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing the operation of the main part of the first invention. The operation will be described with reference to FIG. The card reader / writer 2 is waiting for the insertion of the card 1 (use ticket), and when inserted, reads the data of the card (step S1), and the main control unit 3 refers to the ticket type code (for example, "0010"). Yes (step S2).

If this bill type code is not in the storage unit 5, it is judged that this card is an invalid card (step S3 branch N),
NG processing such as returning the card (step S
7) Return to step S1. If the ticket type code (“0010” in the above example) is in the storage unit 5 (step S3 branch Y), the control unit 3 sends the time zone data (“AM” in the above case) corresponding to the ticket type code. It is read from the storage unit 5 (step S4), and the clock unit 4 determines whether or not the current time (for example, 10:15 am) is outside that time zone (step S5). If it is outside the time zone (branch Y), NG processing is performed as in step S7. If it is within the time zone, (branch N) OK processing is performed, and the user is permitted to pass through the gate (in the above example, it is within the time zone, so OK processing is performed). Then, the above steps are repeated.

Next, when the gate manager wants to change the usable time zone of each card, the time zone data stored in the storage unit 5 corresponding to the bill type code of each card is changed to the data. It is rewritten by the input unit 8. For example, the time zone of the card with the code "0010" is "AM", but if you want to rewrite this into "PM", you can enter "PM" from the data input section 8 to save it in the storage section 5. The data is rewritten. By this operation, even if the data on the card 1 side is not rewritten, the gate device 9 side makes the same judgment as if the time zone data corresponding to the bill type code of each card was rewritten.

Therefore, according to the above system, when it is desired to change the time zone data corresponding to a card, it is not necessary to individually rewrite the data of each card as in the conventional case, so that rewriting work and management of the time zone data can be performed. It will be easier. (2) Invention 2 FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of Invention 2.

A second aspect of the present invention has a configuration in which a personal computer 12 (host computer) is connected to the system of the first aspect via a communication line 11. Therefore, the gate device 9 includes the communication function unit 10. Also, the personal computer 12
Host-side control unit 1 having host-side communication function unit 16 for transmitting data to gate device 9 and host-side storage unit 14
3, and host-side data input unit 1 for data input
Equipped with 7.

The difference between the operations of the invention 2 and the invention 1 is that the input function of the data input section 8 in the invention 1 is performed from the host side data input section 17 of the personal computer 12 via the communication line 11. Therefore, the other operations are similar to those of the first aspect. In general, there are a plurality of gate devices 9, and in that case, as shown in FIG. 4 (here, there are two gate devices), the communication function units 10a, 1 are respectively provided.
The gate devices 9a and 9b having 0b are connected to the personal computer 12 via the communication line 11 and are collectively managed, but the operation is the same as above.

Therefore, according to the above system, rewriting work and management of time zone data can be facilitated and the data can be centrally managed as in the first aspect. Note that FIG.
Although not shown in FIG. 3, in consideration of the case of operating each gate device individually, each gate device may be provided with the same data input section as in the first aspect. (3) Invention 3 FIG. 5 is a configuration block diagram showing an embodiment of Invention 3.

The main differences between Invention 3 and Inventions 1 and 2 are as follows. That is, in Inventions 1 and 2, data for card determination (time zone data corresponding to a code) is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, the storage unit 5 of the gate device 9 stores the data, whereas in Invention 3, the host-side storage unit 14 of the personal computer 12 connected via the communication line 11 stores the data. Then, in the storage unit 5 of the gate device 9, only the ticket type code (included in the time zone data) which is valid at the present time is stored as the identification code. Further, in view of the configuration, the clock unit 4 which is included in the gate device 9 of the invention 2 (FIG. 3) is unnecessary, and the host clock unit 15 is installed on the personal computer 12 side. Other configurations are the same as in the second aspect.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing the operation of the main part of the third invention. The operation will be described with reference to FIG. First, the flowchart on the side of the personal computer 12 will be described. The host-side clock unit 15 sets the current time to the host-side storage unit 14 every predetermined time (for example, 1 minute) (step H1).
It is judged whether or not it is within each time zone data stored in (step H2). Then, when the current time deviates from the time zone data, or when it is newly included in the time zone data, that is, it changes to the code corresponding to the time zone data that is valid or invalid at the current time. If there is (step Y3 branch Y), only the valid ticket type code is used as the identification code for the host side communication function unit 16
Is transmitted to the gate device 9 side via (step H4).
If the code does not change (step H3 branch N), the process directly returns to step H1.

Next, the flow chart 1 on the gate device 9 side
Will be explained. The gate device 9 is waiting for transmission from the personal computer 12, and when the communication function unit 10 receives the above-mentioned identification code from the personal computer 12 (step G1 branch Y), the ticket type already stored in the storage unit 5 the code,
The newly received code is updated and registered (step G2). By repeating this operation, only the code valid at the present time is stored in the storage unit 5 of the gate device 9.

Further, the flowchart 2 on the gate device side
Will be explained. The gate device 9 waits for the insertion of the card, reads the card when it is inserted (branch Y in step G3), reads the bill type code, and compares the code with the code stored in the storage unit 5 (step G4). It is determined whether the code is stored in the storage unit 5 (step G5).
If there is (branch Y), OK processing such as passing through the gate is possible (step G6), and if there is no (branch N) N such as card return
The G process is performed (step G7), and the process returns to step G3.

Although not shown as a flow chart, when the time zone data corresponding to the code is changed, the data in the host side storage section 14 may be changed by the host side data input section 17. The above operation is shown in FIG.
An example of the data illustrated in FIG. In the illustrated data example, it is assumed that the previous determination time was, for example, 12:00, and immediately after that, the codes “0010”, “0020”, and “0040” were stored in the storage unit 5 of the gate device 9 as illustrated. . The time zone data corresponding to this code is "AM" (card valid until 12:00).

At 12:00 after 1 minute, the code corresponding to the time zone data "AM" among the data stored in the host side storage unit 14 of the personal computer 12 is deviated from the valid code (available. Because it is out of the time zone), the time zone data is newly set to the code "0030""00" corresponding to "PM" (a valid card after 12:00).
"50" is the effective code.

Therefore, only the valid code is sent from the personal computer 12 side to the gate device 9 side through the communication line 11, and the contents of the storage unit 5 are rewritten with the newly valid code. Further, when it is desired to change the time zone data corresponding to the code, for example, the time zone data of the code “0030” is currently “PM”, but when it is desired to change to “AM”, the change is made from the host side data input unit 17. When data is input, the data in the host storage unit 14 can be changed via the host control unit 13.

For convenience of explanation, the time zone data is "A".
Although "M" or the like is displayed, even with time data such as "2-hour ticket", the same operation can be performed by managing the time when the gate passes. With the above operation, rewriting work and management of time zone data can be facilitated similarly to the inventions 1 and 2, and in the invention 3, the data can be centrally managed, and the memory unit on the side of the gate device stores the currently valid card. Since only the code needs to be stored, the data storage area is small.

[0036]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the time zone data is changed for the card, the determination condition is changed by changing the data in the storage unit of the gate device, which facilitates the data changing work. . According to the second aspect of the invention, since the change data can be input from the host computer connected to the gate device via the communication line, the data can be changed easily even when the number of gates is large or the distance between them is large. Data can be centrally managed.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, only the currently valid code is stored in the gate device, and the data is managed by the host computer side. Since the storage capacity of the storage unit is small, management including data change becomes easier.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration block diagram showing an entry / exit system according to an embodiment of the invention 1.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation based on the invention of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a configuration block diagram showing an entry / exit system according to an embodiment of the invention 2.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram illustrating a case where there are a plurality of gate devices according to the invention of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a configuration block diagram showing an entry / exit system according to an embodiment of the invention 3;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation according to the invention of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Card, 2 ... Card reader / writer, 3 ... Main control unit,
4 ... Clock part, 5 ... Storage part, 6 ... Flapper part, 7 ... Sensor part, 8 ... Data input part, 9, 9a, 9b ... Gate device,
10, 10a, 10b ... communication function unit, 11 ... communication line,
12 ... Personal computer, 13 ... Host side control section, 14 ... Host side storage section, 15 ... Host side clock section, 16 ... Host side communication function section, 17 ... Host side data input section.

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A system comprising a card storing a code unique to each card and a gate device, wherein the gate device stores a card reader for reading the code from the card and storing time zone data corresponding to each code. Data storage means, data input means for inputting time zone data corresponding to the code, gate opening / closing means for opening / closing the gate, clock means for measuring the time, and code read by the card reader when the gate is passing. The time zone data corresponding to is read from the data storage means, and if the current time by the clock means is within the time zone indicated by the time zone data, the gate opening / closing means is instructed and the data input means is input. When there is an entry / exit, there is provided a controller for rewriting the data in the data storage means based on the input. system. 2. A system comprising a card storing a code unique to each card, a plurality of gate devices, and a host computer, wherein each gate device has a card reader for reading the code from the card, and a card reader for each code. Data storage means for storing corresponding time zone data, gate opening / closing means for opening / closing a gate, clock means for clocking time, and communication for receiving time zone data corresponding to a code from a host computer via a communication line Means and the time zone data corresponding to the code read by the card reader at the time of passing through the gate from the data storage means, and if the current time by the clock means is within the time zone indicated by the time zone data, the passage through the gate When the communication means receives time zone data corresponding to the code while instructing the gate opening / closing means The host computer comprises a host side data input means for inputting time zone data corresponding to the code and a control unit for rewriting the data in the data storage means based on the received data, and the gate device for handling the code via the communication line. A host-side communication unit for transmitting time zone data and a host-side control unit for instructing the host-side communication unit to transmit the input data when an input is made from the host-side data input unit. Access system. 3. A system comprising a card storing a unique code for each card, a gate device, and a host computer, wherein the gate device is a card reader for reading the code from the card, and a gate-passable identification code. The identification code storage means for storing the identification code, the gate opening / closing means for opening / closing the gate, the communication means for receiving the identification code from the host computer via the communication line, and the identification code read by the card reader when the gate is passing. If it is in the storage means, it is provided with a control unit for instructing the gate opening / closing means to allow passage of the gate and for updating the already stored identification code to the newly received identification code when the communication means receives the identification code. The host computer stores data on the host side that stores the time zone data corresponding to each code. Stage, clock means for clocking time, host-side data input means for inputting time zone data corresponding to the code, host-side communication means for transmitting the identification code to the gate device through the communication line, and clock means It is determined whether or not the present time is within each time zone data stored in the host-side data storage means at every predetermined time, and when it is out of the time zone data or newly included in the time zone data. When this happens, the host side communication means is instructed to transmit the code corresponding to the time zone data including the current time as the identification code, and there is an input from the host side data input means. An entry / exit system comprising: a host-side control unit that rewrites data in the host-side data storage means based on the input.