JP5340231B2 - Entrance / exit management system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an entrance/exit management system which is enhanced in the security within a facility to visitors by checking the propriety of a visitor who visits the facility, or the like. <P>SOLUTION: The entrance/exit management system includes a central processing unit and a visitor reception device of each area connected to the processing unit by a communication line. The central processing unit preliminarily registers a visitor identification code assigned to a visit-scheduled person to the facility ahead and face picture data of the visit-scheduled person in a database within the unit. When the visit-scheduled person visits the facility, the central processing unit receives the visitor identification code taken by the visitor reception device and face picture data of the visitor, and transmits a permission instruction of entrance to the facility to the visitor reception device only when the received data is matched to the data registered in the database. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention is a system that centrally manages the entrance and exit of visitors to and from a facility. More specifically, the suitability of visitors who visit the facility and the suitability of visitor behavior within the facility are totalized. It relates to an entrance / exit management system to check.

  Facilities that use various information / communication technologies and a large number of electronic devices, etc. in accordance with recent developments in information / communication technologies, dramatic improvements in electronic device performance, miniaturization and cost reduction The entrance / exit management system has become widespread. In other words, at business establishments and various public facilities, etc., it is automatically determined whether visitors who visit these facilities are appropriate persons who have made appointments with the visitors in the facility beforehand, Systems that prevent the intrusion of suspicious individuals and ensure the security of facilities are widely used.

  For example, in the prior art shown in Patent Documents 1 to 3, a unique identification code is given to a visitor in advance, and various types of information including the identification code in the visited reception side device are stored and saved. A system for automatically checking the suitability of a visitor based on the stored information and various information presented by a visitor has been disclosed.

JP 2007-128230 A JP 2004-360200 A JP 2003-108751 A

  However, in these conventional techniques, since the unique identification code given to the visitor in advance is a two-dimensional code (so-called QR code) or a specific encryption code, for example, the person who obtained these codes illegally or It has been difficult to prevent a person who has stolen a device such as a portable terminal in which these codes are stored from becoming a proper visitor and entering the facility.

  In addition, since these conventional technologies have the problem of preventing unauthorized visitors from entering the facility, those who enter the facility through appropriate procedures do not meet with the visitor, It was difficult to prevent the situation of leaving after acting. Incidentally, in order to prevent such a situation, conventionally, methods such as confirmation stamps and signatures have been taken by appropriate visitors on the introductory slips etc. brought by visitors, but these authentication methods are complicated and It was inaccurate and questioned its effectiveness.

  The present invention aims to solve such problems in the prior art, and more specifically, the suitability of visitors who have visited the facility and the visitor's action history in the facility are totalized. The purpose is to provide an entrance / exit management system that has been checked to improve security within the facility.

The entry / exit management system according to the first aspect of the present invention solves the above-described problems,
In an entrance / exit management system including a visitor management device provided at the entrance of a facility, and a plurality of portable terminals that are provided detachably with respect to the device housing and are carried in the facility by the visitor,
The visitor management device is:
A terminal interface unit having a function of reading various information written in an internal memory provided in the portable terminal and a function of writing various information in the internal memory;
The portable terminal is
A visitor interface means for reading a unique visitor identification code recorded in a storage medium possessed by a visitor of a visitor to the facility and writing the code in the internal memory together with the read time;
When a visitor enters a facility, the terminal interface means writes a visitor identification code and an entry time unique to the visitor as visitor entry information in the internal memory,
When a visitor visits a visiting visitor, the visitor interface means receives the visitor identification code and its reading time in the internal memory as visitor information in accordance with the visitor or visitor's command. writing,
When a visitor leaves the facility, the terminal interface means is an entrance / exit management system that writes exit time into the internal memory as visitor exit information,
When a visitor enters the facility, the visitor management device writes an exit non-permission code from the facility to an internal memory provided in the portable terminal via the terminal interface means,
When a visitor meets a visiting visitor, the portable terminal writes the visitor information to the internal memory via the visitor interface means, and at the same time, erases the exit non-permission code from the internal memory. ,
When a visitor leaves the facility, the visitor management device detects the presence / absence of the exit non-permission code from an internal memory provided in the portable terminal via the terminal interface means, and detects the code In this case, a predetermined alarm process is performed.

  Therefore, according to such a configuration, all the information related to the visitor visited by the visitor in the facility is stored in the memory of the portable terminal, so that it is easy to grasp the visitor's action history in the facility. .

In addition, according to such a configuration, all information from the entrance to the exit of the visitor's facility is stored in the memory of the portable terminal, so it is easy to grasp the visitor's action history in the facility It becomes.

In addition, according to such a configuration, when a visitor leaves the facility, by confirming the exit non-permission code in the internal memory of the portable terminal, the visitor can properly It is possible to easily determine whether or not a visit activity has been performed.

  According to the present invention, whether or not the visitor to the facility is a proper visitor, or whether or not the visitor who entered the facility is having an appropriate interview with the visitor, Since the determination can be made automatically and accurately, the security management for the visitors to the facility can be enhanced.

  Hereinafter, a plurality of embodiments which are the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  First, Example 1 of the entrance / exit management system which is one embodiment of this invention is demonstrated based on the system block diagram shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the entrance / exit management system according to the first embodiment mainly includes a visitor reception device 20 installed in each office such as a company A company, a branch office, a branch office, and the management headquarters of the company A. And a central processing unit 10 provided in the central management center. For example, the central processing unit 10 may be installed in a central monitoring center of a security company or the like that is entrusted with company A and undertakes security maintenance work including entry / exit management of the company.

  The central processing unit 10 and the visitor reception devices 20 in various places are connected to each other by, for example, a communication network such as an NTT subscriber line network or a dedicated line network, and data can be exchanged between the devices at any time. it can. In addition, a mobile phone 40 owned by a visitor to the company A facility and a mobile phone 50 used by a visitor (company A employee) in the facility of the company A are also connected to the central processing unit 10 via the communication network. Needless to say, they are connected.

  In addition, the model of the telephone terminal used by the visitor in the company A facility is not limited to the mobile phone, and may be, for example, a normal subscriber phone, or via the PBX in the company A facility. It may be a business phone type telephone that can be connected to an external communication network. On the other hand, the cellular phone 40 possessed by the visitor to the facility of A company needs to take a photograph of the visitor's own face.

  As apparent from FIG. 1, the visitor reception device 20 is additionally provided with incidental facilities such as a photographing camera 21, an operation display unit 22, and an entrance / exit gate device 30. Incidentally, the photographing camera 21 is a camera for photographing a visitor identification code (details will be described later) presented by a visitor visiting the company A facility, and a face photograph of the visitor. In response to this, various types of photographing are executed.

  The operation display unit 22 is an input operation unit for a visitor who visits the company A facility to input various necessary items to the visitor reception device 20 from the keyboard according to the guidance on the display screen. The entrance / exit gate device 30 is a gate device that restricts entrance / exit of the entrance / exit for the visitor of the company A facility, and its opening / closing control is performed by a command from the visitor reception device 20.

  Next, the configuration of the visitor reception device 20 will be described with reference to the block diagram shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the visitor reception apparatus 20 mainly includes a camera / interface unit 23, an operation display / interface unit 24, a gate / interface unit 25, a communication network / interface unit 26, and an operation control unit 27. It is configured. In the following description, the name “• interface unit” of each unit is simply abbreviated as “I / F unit”.

  The camera I / F unit 23 is a part that controls an interface function between the photographing camera 21 and the visitor reception device 20. In response to a command from an operation control unit 27 to be described later, This is a part that performs various types of operation control such as camera / zoom and acquires captured video data from the imaging camera 21 and transmits it to the operation control unit 27. A part of the image compression function and the image editing function for the video data may be provided in the part.

  The operation display I / F unit 24 is a part that serves as an interface between the operation display unit 22 and the operation control unit 27. Note that a so-called desktop type or notebook type personal computer can also be used as the operation display unit 22, and in this case, it corresponds to the operating system and basic software installed in each personal computer. The operation display I / F unit 24 is configured in this manner.

  The gate I / F unit 25 is a part that opens and closes the entrance / exit gate device 30 provided at the entrance for visitors of the company A facility in response to a command from the operation control unit 27. Although not clearly shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, an infrared sensor for human detection and a warning indicator lamp for opening / closing operation are provided at the entrance / exit gate device 30 and the vicinity thereof in order to ensure safety during the gate opening / closing operation. Alternatively, an alarm output device using synthesized speech is provided. Therefore, the gate I / F unit 25 also monitors and controls these attached devices.

  The communication network I / F unit 26 is a part that controls the interface between the visitor reception device 20 and the communication network. In response to a command from the operation control unit 27, the communication network I / F unit 26 communicates with the central processing unit 10 via the communication network. Executes various data transmission / reception processes. Needless to say, the communication network I / F unit 26 has various specifications and characteristics depending on the type and attribute of the communication network used in the present system.

  The operation control unit 27 is a unit that performs overall control of each of the above-described units included in the visitor reception device 20, and is configured by a microprocessor, a memory circuit associated therewith, and a peripheral drive circuit thereof (both shown in FIG. Not shown). The processing program that defines the operation of the visitor reception device 20 is stored in the memory, and the visitor reception device 20 operates by sequentially executing the processing program related to the microprocessor.

  Next, the configuration of the central processing unit 10 will be described with reference to the block diagram shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, the central processing unit 10 mainly includes a database unit 11, a communication network I / F unit 12, and a management control unit 13.

  The database unit 11 is configured by a large-capacity storage medium such as a hard disk or a large-capacity semiconductor memory, for example. Done. Incidentally, in this embodiment, for a visitor who works in the facility of Company A, a visit matter data file is created inside the database unit 11 every time a visit reservation matter from a visitor is established, Various data related to the case are stored in

  The communication network I / F unit 12 is a part that controls an interface between the central processing unit 10 and the communication network. In response to a command from the management control unit 13, the communication network I / F unit 12 communicates with the visitor reception devices 20 in various places via the communication network. Various data transmission / reception processes are executed in between. Needless to say, the communication network I / F unit 12 has various specifications and characteristics depending on the type and attribute of the communication network used in the present system.

  The management control unit 13 is a unit that performs overall control of each of the above-described units included in the central processing unit 10, and includes a microprocessor, a memory circuit associated therewith, and a peripheral drive circuit thereof (all are not shown). ) The processing program that defines the operation of the central processing unit 10 is stored in the memory, and the central processing unit 10 operates by sequentially executing the processing program related to the microprocessor.

  Next, the processing operation of the entrance / exit management system according to the first embodiment will be described. The description of the processing operation is divided into two events: (1) when a visit item is registered and (2) when a visitor visits.

(1) At the time of registration of a visit case As shown in the explanatory diagram of FIG. 4, when an outside visitor wants to visit an employee who works in the facility of Company A, the visitor must first carry his / her mobile phone. Call the visitor using the telephone 40 and apply for the visit.

  When a meeting appointment is established through discussion between the two, the visitor notifies the visitor of the e-mail address of his / her mobile phone 40 and terminates the call. In order to prevent misidentification of the e-mail address, it is preferable that the e-mail address is notified by an e-mail or the like from the visitor to the visitor instead of a call.

The visitor who has received the notification of the e-mail address from the visitor transmits an e-mail to the central processing unit 10 in the headquarters of the company A, and performs a registration process for the visit case established this time. Specifically, the visitor transmits the following items to the central processing unit 10.
[1] Scheduled visit date of visitor [2] Name and affiliation of visitor [3] Name and affiliation of visitor [4] Email address of visitor mobile phone

  In addition, the matter which a visitor transmits to the central processing unit 10 is not limited to said content, You may further include another matter. In addition, transmission of e-mail from the visitor to the central processing unit 10 can be performed only for bibliographic items according to the guidance if the visitor accesses a predetermined site of the central processing unit 10 provided on the Internet. It is preferable to adopt a configuration that can be easily achieved by simply inputting.

  When access from the visitor to the central processing unit 10 is completed, the management control unit 13 of the central processing unit 10 first determines a visit item registration number for the visit item and a visitor identification code to be given to the visitor. To do. In the present embodiment, a two-dimensional code is illustrated as such a visitor identification code, but it goes without saying that the implementation of the present invention is not limited to such a case. Incidentally, it is assumed that the two-dimensional code concerned includes the visit item registration number and the various items listed in [1] to [4] described above.

  Subsequently, the management control unit 13 controls the communication network I / F unit 12 to send an e-mail to the visitor's mobile phone 40 via the communication network, and sends the above two-dimensional code as attached data of the e-mail. To do. The visitor stores the received two-dimensional code in the memory of the mobile phone 40 and confirms that the visit to the visitor in the company A facility has been officially registered.

  Further, the management control unit 13 sends a transmission request for the face photo data of the visitor himself / herself in such an e-mail. At this time, it is preferable for the management control unit 13 to notify the visitor of the recommended conditions regarding the face photograph data such as the number of pixels of the photographed image and the image compression format so as to facilitate the subsequent processing. .

  On the other hand, a visitor who has received a request for transmission of facial photo data from the central processing unit 10 takes his / her facial photo by the camera function provided in the mobile phone 40 and attaches the facial photo data to an e-mail. This is transmitted to the loopback central processing unit 10. When the management control unit 13 of the central processing unit 10 receives face photo data from a visitor via the communication network I / F unit, the visit item data on the visit item is stored in a predetermined memory area of the database unit 11. Create a file.

  An example of the structure of the visited matter data file is shown in FIG. In the figure, the visit item registration number is a serial number assigned to the visit item, and may be set based on, for example, the date of each year or month. As shown in the figure, the file stores the items listed in the above [1] to [4], and also includes the face photo data of the visitor received from the visitor. In association with this, it is stored in the form of electronic data such as JPEG. It should be noted that the file configuration shown in the figure shows one example, and needless to say, the implementation of the present invention is not limited to such a case.

(2) When visitor visits Next, the process when the visitor visits the company A facility at the scheduled visit date will be described based on the explanatory diagram of FIG. 6 and the process flowchart of FIG.

  When the visitor reaches the visitor reception device 20 of the company A facility, the two-dimensional visitor identification code stored in the memory of his / her mobile phone 40 according to the guidance displayed on the display of the operation display unit 22 The code is presented to the photographing camera 21 (step S701). When the visitor reception device 20 reads the two-dimensional code presented by the visitor via the photographing camera 21, the information contained in the two-dimensional code is transmitted to the central processing unit 10 of the headquarters of company A via the communication network. (See Figure (6a)).

  Based on the information included in the received two-dimensional code, the management control unit 13 of the central processing unit 10 searches for a visit matter data file registered in the database unit 11, and the corresponding file exists in the database. It is checked whether or not to perform (step S702). If it is determined that the corresponding file does not exist in the database unit 11 (“NO” in step S703), the result is returned to the visitor reception device 20, and the visitor reception device 20 operates this. The information is transmitted to the visitor through the display of the display unit 22, and the visitor's entry into the facility is rejected (step S704).

  If entry to the facility is refused despite the proper visitor, it is considered that there was some mistake in the registration procedure for the visit by the visitor. It is also possible to instruct the visitor to contact the visitor directly using a mobile phone or the like to search for a new visit procedure.

  In the case of refusal of entrance to the facility, there may be a possibility that an inappropriate visitor approached the visitor. Therefore, in step S704, depending on the response of the visitor who has been refused entrance, A mechanism may be adopted in which a notification is sent from the processing device 10 to the security maintenance department in the company A.

  On the other hand, as a result of the check in step S702, if it is determined that the corresponding visit item data file exists (“YES” in step S703), the visitor reception device 20 that has received the answer from the central processing unit 10 The user is instructed to take a face photo, and the photographer 21 takes a face photo of the visitor (step S705). Then, the photographed face photograph of the visitor is transmitted from the visitor reception apparatus 20 to the central processing apparatus 10 through predetermined image processing or the like (see FIG. 6B).

  The management control unit 13 of the central processing unit 10 collates and compares the face photograph data received from the visitor reception apparatus 20 with the visitor face photograph data registered in advance in the visit item data file. It is determined whether or not the visitor matches a visitor registered in advance (step S706).

  As a result of the collation / comparison in step S706, when it is determined that the current visitor is the same as the visitor registered in the corresponding visit item file (“YES” in step S707), the central processing unit 10 The visitor accepting device 20 transmits a command for permitting the visitor to enter, and the visitor accepting device 20 opens the entrance / exit gate device 30 in response to the command, and allows the visitor to enter the facility. Prompt (step S708).

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the face photograph of the visitor photographed this time is different from the visitor registered in the corresponding visit item data file (“NO” in step S707), the process proceeds to step S704, where The processing device 10 returns the determination result to the visitor reception device 20. In response to this, the visitor reception device 20 informs the visitor of the fact through the display of the operation display unit 22 and rejects the visitor's entry into the facility.

  Unlike the two-dimensional code determination process in step S702 described above, in the case of collation / comparison determination of face photograph data, the determination result is redundant, and it is often difficult to derive a clear determination result. Therefore, when the result of collation / comparison in step S706 is unclear, shooting is performed a plurality of times by changing the shooting conditions and camera angle of the shooting camera 21 based on a command from the central processing unit 10 to the visitor reception device 20. After that, it is preferable to determine the appropriateness of the visitor based on the plurality of photographing data.

  As described above, the entrance / exit management system according to the first embodiment uses both the visitor identification code assigned in advance and the visitor's face photo data to determine the appropriateness of the visitor who has visited the facility. Therefore, it is possible to prevent illegal visitors from entering the facility. In addition, since it is possible to unattended visitor reception work in the facility, it is possible to promote labor saving in the facility.

  In the above description, the case where the guidance from the visitor reception device 20 to the visitor is performed on the display of the operation display unit 22 has been described. For example, an audio device (not shown) such as a speaker included in the operation display unit 22 is illustrated. It may be made to include an instruction by synthesized speech from

  Also, in the sense of calling attention to the visitor, the central processing unit at the stage where the visitor identification code presented to the visitor reception device 20 by the visitor is recognized as being appropriate (“YES” in step S703). 10, a notification by voice message or e-mail may be sent to the visitor's mobile phone 50 to notify the visitor that a scheduled visitor has visited.

  Next, Example 2 which is another embodiment of the present invention will be described. The entry / exit management system according to the second embodiment is intended to solve the management of the behavior history of visitors who have entered the facility. FIG. 8 shows the configuration of the entrance / exit management system according to the second embodiment.

  As shown in the figure, the entrance / exit management system according to the second embodiment mainly includes a visitor management device 60 installed at the entrance of a facility, a plurality of portable terminals 70 built in the device, and a facility. It is comprised from the visitor storage medium 80 (80a-80c) which each of inside visitor (A-C) possesses. Needless to say, the number of visitors and the number of visitor storage media in this embodiment is not limited to such cases.

  First, a schematic configuration of the visitor management device 60 is shown in a partial perspective perspective view of FIG. 9A and a block diagram of FIG. As shown in each of these drawings, a portable terminal storage mechanism unit 61 that stores a plurality of portable terminals 70 is provided in the case of the visitor management device 60, and the portable terminal storage mechanism unit is provided. 61 is further provided with mechanical parts such as an opening shutter 61a, a portable terminal feed mechanism 61b, and a portable terminal holding mechanism 61c.

  In response to a command from a visitor management control unit 65 (to be described later), the portable terminal storage mechanism unit 61 operates each of the above-described mechanism parts, removes the portable terminal 70 from the visitor management device 60, and visitor management. This is a part that manages processing related to returning and storing the portable terminal 70 in the apparatus 60.

  In addition to the portable terminal storage mechanism unit 61 described above, the visitor management device 60 has an operation display unit 62, a portable terminal I / F unit 63, an operation display I / F, as shown in FIG. 9B. Each part of the part 64 and the visitor management control part 65 is included.

The portable terminal I / F unit 63 receives instructions from the visitor management control unit 65 and writes various data to the portable terminal 70 housed in the visitor management device 60 through a predetermined wireless medium. And a function of reading various data from the portable terminal 70.
In the implementation of the present invention, the method of writing and reading data is not limited to a method performed through a wireless medium, and other methods such as a magnetic medium can be applied. On the other hand, the operation display unit 62 is an input operation unit for a visitor who enters the facility to perform various operations from the keyboard according to the guidance on the display screen.

  The operation display I / F unit 64 is a part that controls an interface between the operation display unit 62 and the visitor management control unit 65. As the operation display unit 62, a so-called desktop type or notebook type personal computer can be used. In this case, the operating system and basic software installed in each personal computer are supported. The operation display I / F unit 64 is configured in this manner.

  The visitor management control unit 65 is a part that performs overall control of each of the parts included in the visitor management device 60, and is configured by a microprocessor, a memory circuit associated therewith, and a peripheral drive circuit thereof (whichever (Not shown). Note that the processing program that defines the operation of the visitor management device 60 is stored in the memory, and the visitor management device 60 operates by sequentially executing the processing program related to the microprocessor.

  Next, the configuration of the portable terminal 70 will be described based on the block diagram shown in FIG. Incidentally, the portable terminal 70 is a so-called card size or notebook size non-contact type IC card reading terminal. For example, based on a communication processing procedure conforming to an international standard such as ISO / IEC15693, an IC card or the like is used. It has a function of reading data from a storage medium. In the implementation of the present invention, the portable terminal is not limited to the reading terminal for “non-contact IC card”, and may be a reading terminal for “magnetic card”, for example.

  As shown in the block diagram of FIG. 10, the portable terminal 70 mainly includes a data reading unit 71, a data storage unit 72, a data output unit 73, and a portable terminal control unit 74. The data reading unit 71 and the data output unit 73 follow the communication processing procedure compliant with the above international standard, for example, an IC card placed near the portable terminal 70 using a radio frequency such as 13.56 MHz. Read data from. Various data are exchanged with the above portable terminal I / F unit 63 via these parts.

  The data storage unit 72 is a data storage part that temporarily stores data read from the IC card or the like by the data reading unit 71. The portable terminal control unit 74 is a part that controls and controls each part included in the portable terminal 70, and includes a microprocessor and various circuits (not shown) associated therewith. . The portable terminal 70 is provided with a reading switch 75, and a visitor who has the portable terminal 70 manually operates the switch, so that an IC card placed in the vicinity of the portable terminal 70 can be used. Can be read.

  On the other hand, the visitor storage medium 80 (80a-80c) possessed by each visitor (A to C) in the facility is, for example, an IC card such as FeliCa (registered trademark). A visitor identification code set individually for each visitor is recorded in advance.

  Next, the processing operation of the entrance / exit management system according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. For the convenience of explanation, the processing operation will be described by dividing it into three events: (1) admission registration processing, (2) visitation with a visitor, and (3) exit processing.

(1) At the time of admission registration processing First, a visitor who has entered the facilities of Company A uses a keyboard of the operation display unit 62 according to the guidance display shown on the display of the operation display unit 62 of the visitor management device 60. The admission registration process is executed (see FIG. 11).

  As an example of the entrance registration process, for example, a visitor may input a unique visitor identification code given in advance by a visitor or the like from a keyboard. Alternatively, the visitor management device 60 may automatically create the visitor identification code when the visitor inputs his / her name and affiliation from the keyboard.

  When the predetermined admission registration process by the visitor ends, the visitor management control unit 65 sends a benefit instruction to the visitor of the portable terminal 70 to the portable terminal storage mechanism unit 61. When the portable terminal storage mechanism unit 61 receives such a command, the portable terminal storage mechanism unit 61 selects a specific piece of equipment from the plurality of portable terminals 70 stored in the storage mechanism, and the opening corresponding to the storage position of the portable terminal. The part shutter 61a is opened, and the portable terminal delivery mechanism 61b corresponding to this is driven (see FIG. 9).

  Incidentally, the portable terminal feed mechanism 61b is a drive mechanism using, for example, an electric actuator mechanism or a slider mechanism, and the portable terminal holding mechanism 61c that locks and holds the portable terminal 70 is connected to the opening shutter 61a. To move forward in the direction. Needless to say, various other drive mechanisms such as a hydraulic mechanism and an operation mechanism using compressed air can be used for the portable terminal delivery mechanism 61b.

  By the operation of the portable terminal delivery mechanism 61b, the portable terminal 70 carried by the portable terminal holding mechanism 61c passes through the opening of the opening shutter 61a and is led out of the visitor management device 60. At the same time, in conjunction with this operation, the holding lock mechanism of the portable terminal 70 by the portable terminal holding mechanism 61c is released, and the portable terminal 70 can be detached from the portable terminal holding mechanism 61c. Further, for the visitor, guidance on taking out and handling the portable terminal 70 is given from the display of the operation display unit 62.

  The selection of the portable terminal 70 to be used may be a mechanism in which a plurality of portable terminals 70 stored in the portable terminal storage mechanism 61 are sequentially selected according to a predetermined order. Or according to the instruction | command of the visitor management control part 65, it is good also as a mechanism in which the portable terminal storage mechanism part 61 selects at random. In view of averaging the usage frequency of the plurality of portable terminals 70 stored in the storage mechanism, it is preferable to adopt a method of randomly selecting the portable terminals 70 to be used.

  On the other hand, in parallel with the above-described payment processing of the portable terminal 70 to the visitor, the visitor management control unit 65 selects the selected portable type through a predetermined wireless medium via the portable terminal I / F unit 63. The visitor visit date and time (date and time when the visitor performed the procedure in the visitor management device 60) and the visitor identification code are transmitted to the terminal 70. When the portable terminal 70 receives these data via the data reading unit 71, the portable terminal 70 stores it in the data storage unit 72 as shown in FIG. 11.

(2) At the meeting with the visitor The visitor who has finished the admission registration process carries the portable terminal 70 taken out from the visitor management device 60 and enters the facility, and meets with the desired visitor. I do. In addition, when there are a plurality of visitors, the visitor sequentially meets with each visitor (A to C) as shown in FIG.

  In the entrance / exit management system according to the second embodiment, each time the interview with the visitor is completed, the visitor obtains the consent of the visitor and stores the portable terminal in the visitor storage medium 80 held by the visitor. 70 is brought close, and the read switch 75 of the portable terminal 70 is pressed. As a result, the data reading unit 71 of the portable terminal 70 is activated, and the visitor identification code unique to the visitor recorded in the visitor storage medium 80 is read into the portable terminal 70 and stored in the data storage unit 72. Is done.

  Note that the completion of reading of data from the visitor storage medium 80 is performed by, for example, providing an LED lamp (not shown) indicating that the reading of data has been normally performed in the portable terminal 70 and turning on the lamp. The user may be notified, or may be performed by voice guidance from a small speaker (not shown) provided in the portable terminal 70.

  In addition, when the data reading unit 71 reads the visitor identification code recorded in the visitor storage medium 80, the portable terminal control unit 74 performs a reading operation from a built-in time function (not shown). The extracted time data is extracted and stored in the data storage unit 72 together with the read data from the visitor storage medium 80.

  By way of example, referring to the example shown in FIG. 12, a visitor (visitor identification code: ABC456XYZ) entered at 13:30:20 on October 17, 2009. Person identification code: XXX111), and the meeting ended at 14:30 on the same day. The visitor subsequently interviews visitor B (visitor identification code: YYY222) and visitor C (visitor identification code: ZZZ333), and each visits 15:10:50 and 16:00:10. The meeting has ended.

  Since the visitor repeatedly executes the above process every time the visit with the visitor scheduled for the visit ends, the data storage unit 72 of the portable terminal 70 carried by the visitor includes As shown in FIG. 12, the visitor identification codes of the visitors A to C are sequentially accumulated and stored together with the visit end time.

(3) During exit processing When the visitor finishes the interview with the visitor in the Company A facility and returns to the entrance of the facility, the visitor ends the visit to the visitor management device 60 via the operation display unit 62. Notification of. Specifically, the visitor inputs his / her visitor identification code and his / her visitor identification code to the operation display unit 62 according to the guidance of the operation display unit 62. When the visitor management control unit 65 confirms the input, the visitor management control unit 65 sends a command to the portable terminal storage mechanism unit 61 to start the storage process of the portable terminal 70 carried by the visitor.

  That is, the portable terminal storage mechanism 61 that has received the command opens the opening shutter 61a at the position where the portable terminal 70 carried by the visitor is stored, and then the portable terminal delivery mechanism at the same position. 61b is operated, and the corresponding portable terminal holding mechanism 61c is extended forward through the opening of the opening shutter 61a. The visitor reattaches the portable terminal 70 carried in accordance with the guidance from the operation display unit 62 on the portable terminal holding mechanism 61c and exits from the facility of Company A (see FIG. 13).

  When the portable terminal 70 is reattached to the portable terminal holding mechanism 61c, the portable terminal storage mechanism 61 operates the portable terminal delivery mechanism 61b to mount the portable terminal holding mechanism 61c on which the portable terminal 70 is mounted. Into the storage mechanism, and the opened opening shutter 61a is closed. In this manner, when the portable terminal 70 used by the visitor is returned and stored in the visitor management device 60, the visitor management control unit 65 is predetermined via the portable terminal I / F unit 63. The time data at which the portable terminal is returned is transmitted to the portable terminal 70 returned through the wireless medium. When the portable terminal 70 receives this via the data reading unit 71, the portable terminal 70 stores it in the data storage unit 72 as shown in FIG.

  Therefore, according to the entrance / exit management system according to the second embodiment, the data stored in the portable terminal 70 is processed by, for example, equipment (not shown) such as an entry / exit management server on the day. Visitor behavior can be managed accurately. This makes it possible to easily detect visitors who have an unusually long time from the end of the interview with the visitor to the facility exit, or visitors who do not store the visitor identification code as abnormal cases. .

  In addition, by providing such a management server function inside the visitor management device 60, it is possible to check the trends of visitors in the facility and to detect abnormal cases in real time. Security can be further enhanced. In this case, when an abnormal case of the visitor's behavior history is detected, a predetermined report may be sent from the visitor management device 60 to the security maintenance department in the facility.

(Other application examples in Example 2)
In the above description, the visitor management device 60 automatically gives the portable terminal 70 to the visiting visitor and collects the portable terminal 70 from the leaving visitor. The entrance / exit management system according to Example 2 is not limited to such an example, and may be configured as shown in FIG. 14, for example.

  In the figure, a visitor management device 60a is obtained by removing the portable terminal storage mechanism unit 61, the operation display unit 62, and the operation display I / F unit 64 from the visitor management device 60 described above. A groove on a slot where the portable terminal 70 can be inserted and fixed is provided on the upper surface of the visitor management device 60a, and a plurality of portable terminals 70 are usually mounted in the groove.

  When the visitor pulls out any portable terminal 70 from the groove of the visitor management device 60a when entering the facility, the portable terminal I / F unit 63 inside the visitor management device 60a is removed. A predetermined visitor identification code and the extracted date and time are automatically written in the portable terminal 70. Thereby, the data is stored in the data storage unit 72 of the portable terminal 70, and the visitor carries the extracted portable terminal and enters the facility.

  In addition, a visitor visits each visitor A-B in a facility, and visitor identification code unique to each visitor from each visitor recording medium 80 (80a-80c) possessed by each visitor. Is written in the portable terminal 70 in the same manner as in the case of FIG.

  On the other hand, when leaving the facility, if the portable terminal 70 carried by the visitor is installed in the groove of the visitor management device 60a, the portable terminal I / F unit 63 that detects this is returned. The return time, that is, the visitor's exit time is written to the portable terminal 70, and the data is stored in the data storage unit 72 of the portable terminal 70.

  As in the case of the visitor management device 60 described above, the visitor management device 60a also adds a management server function (not shown) to the inside or outside of the device so that visitors within the facility can be visited. It becomes easy to manage and grasp the action history.

  When the portable terminal 70 can be downsized to a so-called card size, the visitor management device 60a is downsized to a card box type storage box that stores a flexible disk, for example. You may do it. This facilitates the installation or removal of the visitor management device 60a, and increases the convenience of the entrance / exit management system according to the second embodiment.

(Other application examples according to the second embodiment)
In the entrance / exit management system according to the second embodiment described above, the portable terminal 70 that the visitor carries in the facility uses equipment that recognizes each visitor by the visitor identification code. Other equipment can be used as the equipment. For example, a portable terminal equipped with a camera function and a memory for storing image data captured by the camera may be used as a visitor's carrying equipment.

  When a portable terminal with a camera function is used, the visitor obtains the consent of the visitor every time the scheduled interview with the visitor is completed, and the photograph is taken using the portable terminal carrying the face photograph. When the user leaves the facility, the portable terminal is returned to the visitor management device 60. Then, the visitor management device 60 that has received the return of the portable terminal or the management server for entry / exit management visits based on the image data of the face photograph of the visitor stored in the memory of the portable terminal. Collation with the other person interviewed.

  In this case, a database in which face photo data of employees working in the facility is registered in advance in the visitor management device 60 or the management server for entrance / exit management. The visitor is collated by comparing the image data of the visitor's face photograph stored in the memory of the terminal.

(Other application examples in Example 2)
Further, as another application example of the entrance / exit management system according to the second embodiment, when a visitor enters the facility, a predetermined exit non-permission code is written in the data storage unit 72 of the portable terminal 70, It may be a system that deletes the exit non-permission code by having an interview with the interviewed visitor. In other words, visitors to the facility cannot leave the facility without performing appropriate visit activities, which makes it possible to eliminate suspicious individuals who seek visits and attempt to enter the facility. . This case will be described with reference to FIG.

(1) At the time of entrance registration processing When a visitor enters the facility, if the visitor pulls out any portable terminal 70 from the groove of the visitor management device 60a, the portable terminal I inside the visitor management device 60a. The / F unit 63 automatically writes a predetermined visitor identification code and the extracted date and time to the extracted portable terminal 70. In this case, a predetermined exit non-permission code is written in the data storage unit 72 of the portable terminal 70 at the same time. The exit disapproval code may be in any format, but in view of ensuring security, for example, it is preferable to employ an encryption code that changes randomly on a daily basis.

(2) During a meeting with a visitor A visitor carrying a portable terminal 70 and entering the facility will have a meeting with a predetermined visitor (A to C in this case) in sequence. With the consent of the visitor, the portable terminal 70 is brought close to the visitor storage medium 80 held by the visitor, and the read switch 75 of the portable terminal 70 is pressed. As a result, the data reading unit 71 of the portable terminal 70 is activated, and the visitor identification code unique to each visitor recorded in the visitor storage medium 80 is read into the portable terminal 70 and stored in the data storage unit 72. Remembered. In this example, when the visitor identification code is further read, the exit non-permission code stored in the data storage unit 72 is deleted at the same time.

(3) During exit processing When a visitor finishes an interview with a visitor in the facility, returns to the entrance of the facility, and attaches the portable terminal 70 that has been carried to the groove of the visitor management device 60a, the visitor The management control unit 65 first checks the presence / absence of an exit non-permission code stored in the data storage unit 72 of the portable terminal 70 via the portable terminal I / F unit 63. As a result of the check, if the exit non-permission code is deleted, the visitor management control unit 65 determines that the visitor has performed an appropriate visit activity in the facility, and the portable terminal I / F unit 63 The return time and the like are written in the portable terminal 70 that is returned via, and the gate is opened to allow the visitor to leave.

  On the other hand, if an exit disapproval code is detected as a result of this check, it means that the visitor has not met with an appropriate visitor, and suspicious points are found in the visitor's behavior in the venue. The visitor management control unit 65 performs a predetermined alarm process or a notification process to a related part with the gate and the like closed.

  In the above description of the present case, the system based on the case shown in FIG. 14 described above has been described. For example, as shown in FIG. You may comprise a system based on the example which has. In this case, since the visitor can input information on the visitor or the like in the internal memory of the portable terminal 70 in advance using the operation display unit 62, the visitor terminates all the visits of the intended visitor A to C. Therefore, the above-mentioned exit non-permission code deletion process may be performed. This can further increase the security of the system.

  Further, in a third embodiment (a system combining the first embodiment and the second embodiment of the present invention) to be described later, the concept regarding the above-mentioned exit non-permission code may be introduced. As a result, the data related to the visitor who the visitor is scheduled to visit in the facility is sent from the central processing unit 10 provided in the headquarters of Company A to the visitor management device 60 or 60a via the visitor reception device 20. Therefore, it is possible to save the visitor from inputting information such as a visitor in advance using the operation display unit 62.

(Other application examples in Example 2)
Furthermore, as another application example of the entrance / exit management system according to the second embodiment, for example, wirelessly forcibly writing data to the portable terminal 70 using a wireless medium at a plurality of points provided in a facility. It is good also as a structure which arrange | positions the sign terminal device 90 (refer FIG. 18). A unique terminal identification code is assigned to each wireless sign terminal device 90. For example, the terminal identification code via a predetermined wireless medium such as a radio wave is indicated by 1a to 3c in FIG. It transmits to the peripheral area of each radio beacon terminal device 90.

  Incidentally, although the wireless medium from the wireless beacon terminal device 90 may be transmitted constantly, it is preferable to intermittently transmit from the viewpoint of energy saving. In addition, since each wireless beacon terminal device 90 can be identified by the terminal identification code, all wireless media transmitted from each device can adopt the same format (for example, when radio waves are used as wireless media, the same frequency, And the same modulation scheme can be used).

  On the other hand, the configuration of the portable terminal 70a used in this example is shown in FIG. The basic configuration of the portable terminal 70a shown in the figure is the same as that shown in FIG. 10 described above, but a transmission signal by a wireless medium from the radio beacon terminal apparatus 90 is received and superimposed on the signal. It is different in that it further includes a radio signal receiving unit 76 that extracts the terminal identification code that has been extracted and writes it into the data storage unit 72.

  When a visitor carrying the portable terminal 70a enters a peripheral area covered by the wireless medium of the wireless sign terminal device 90, the wireless signal receiving unit 76 that has received the transmission signal from the device extracts it from the received signal. The terminal identification code is written in the data storage unit 72. Needless to say, the writing of the data is performed regardless of pressing of the read switch 75.

  When writing the data, the time when the transmission signal from the device is received and the terminal identification code is extracted is read from a time function (not shown) built in the portable terminal control unit 74, You may make it write in the data storage part 72 with an identification code. Alternatively, the terminal identification code writing time may be written in the data storage unit 72 together with the code as in the case of writing the visitor information described above. Furthermore, the radio beacon terminal device 90 transmits the time information together when transmitting the terminal identification code, and the radio signal receiving unit 76 receives and extracts both the terminal identification code and the time information. You may make it write in the data storage part 72. FIG.

  For example, when a visitor has a meeting with the visitor A, the visitor A stays in the peripheral area 1a of the terminal device in the vicinity of the workplace for a long time. The transmission signal from the sign terminal device 90 is received many times. In such a case, from the viewpoint of saving the memory capacity of the data storage unit 72, the portable terminal control unit 74 compares the terminal identification code received this time with the terminal identification code received last time, and the codes are the same. However, the data received this time may not be written.

  Therefore, in the entrance / exit management system based on the application example of such a radio beacon terminal, when the portable terminal 70 is checked by the visitor management device 60 or the management server for entrance / exit management, In addition to the visitor's visit history to the visitor, the travel route of the visitor within the facility is also clarified, and the visitor's behavior within the facility can be grasped more accurately.

  Next, Example 3 which is another embodiment of the present invention will be described. Incidentally, the entrance / exit management system according to Embodiment 3 is a combination of the entrance / exit management systems according to Embodiment 1 and Embodiment 2 described above, as shown in the system configuration diagram of FIG. That is, the entrance / exit management system according to the third embodiment mainly includes a central processing unit 10 provided in the headquarters of company A, a visitor reception device 20 provided in each facility of company A, and a visitor provided in each facility. Person management device 60 and portable terminal 70 built in the device.

  FIG. 16 shows the relationship between the visitor reception device 20 in the company A facility and the visitor management device 60 in this embodiment. As shown in the figure, the visitor reception device 20 and the visitor management device 60 are connected to each other by two interface parts of the visitor management device I / F unit 28 and the visitor reception device I / F unit 66. Has been.

  These interface parts are connected to each other by, for example, a parallel interface bus such as IDE or IEEE1284, or a serial interface bus such as USB or IEEE1394, and are mutually connected based on a predetermined communication processing procedure. Data is awarded.

  By the way, the communication processing procedure between each of the interface parts described above may be configured such that the two parts give data in the same position as each other, or one of them is the master (main station). The other one may be a slave (slave station), and data may be transferred between each other based on a communication control command on the master side.

  In view of the ease of operation and maintenance, both the visitor reception device 20 and the visitor management device 60 are accommodated in a single housing as schematically shown in the system configuration diagram of FIG. In addition, it is preferable that the device is configured as an integrated facility-side device. Also, a predetermined switching means (not shown) is provided in the device casing, and the operation display unit 22 of the reception device 20 and the operation display unit 62 of the visitor management device 60 are shared by one operation display unit. It is also good.

  Since the entrance / exit management system according to the third embodiment is the same as the case where the first and second embodiments described above are combined, detailed description thereof will be omitted. In the case of the present embodiment, the central processing unit is used. 10 serves as a management server for entrance / exit management mentioned in the second half of the second embodiment. Therefore, in the visit case data file provided in the database unit 11 of the central processing unit 10, various types of information in the case of the second embodiment are linked and stored in the case.

  That is, in addition to the items shown in FIG. 5 of the first embodiment, the visitor's action history in the facility is also added to the visit item data file, and the central processing unit 10 uses the visit item registration number of the file. In consideration of all of this information, visitors can be managed in and out of the facility. Therefore, when an abnormality is detected in the behavior of a visitor leaving the facility, for example, the gate device 30 at the facility entrance / exit is closed to keep the visitor in the facility, and the security maintenance department in the facility is notified. It is possible to respond quickly.

  As described above, according to each embodiment according to the present invention, it is possible to comprehensively manage entrance / exit of visitors to / from facilities, and security measures for visitors can be greatly improved. .

  The present invention is not limited to each embodiment described above. For example, the shape and arrangement of each part constituting the present invention, or its material, etc., do not depart from the spirit of the present invention. Needless to say, it can be changed as appropriate according to the actual implementation.

The configuration of the present invention described above is used in a system that totally manages visitor entry / exit to / from a facility in an environment where visitors outside the facility frequently visit visitors to the facility. Is possible.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the entrance / exit management system by 1st Example of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the visitor reception apparatus 20 of FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the central processing unit 10 of FIG. It is the 1st figure explaining the operation processing (at the time of visit item registration) of the entrance / exit management system by the 1st example of the present invention. It is a figure explaining the structural example of the visit matter data file in 1st Example of this invention. It is the 2nd figure explaining the operation processing (at the time of a visitor visit) of the entrance / exit management system by the 1st example of the present invention. It is a flowchart explaining the operation | movement process (at the time of a visitor visit) of the entrance / exit management system by 1st Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the entrance / exit management system by the 2nd Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the visitor management apparatus 60 of FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the portable terminal 70 of FIG. It is the 1st figure explaining the operation processing (at the time of entrance) of the entrance / exit management system by the 2nd example of the present invention. It is the 2nd figure explaining operation processing (at the time of a meeting) of the entrance / exit management system by the 2nd example of the present invention. It is the 3rd figure explaining the operation | movement process (at the time of leaving) of the entrance / exit management system by 2nd Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the other structure of the entrance / exit management system by the 2nd Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the entrance / exit management system by the 3rd Example of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of each apparatus in the A company facility of FIG. It is a figure which shows the other structure of the entrance / exit management system by the 2nd Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the other structure of the entrance / exit management system by the 2nd Example of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the portable terminal 70a of FIG.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Central processing unit 11 ... Database part 12 ... Communication network I / F part 13 ... Management control part 20 ... Visitor reception apparatus 21 ... Shooting camera 22 ... Operation display part 23 ... Camera I / F part 24 ... Operation display I / F unit 25 ... Gate I / F unit 26 ... Communication network I / F unit 27 ... Operation control unit 28 ... Visitor management device I / F unit 30 ... Entrance / exit gate device 40 ... Visitor mobile phone 50 ... Visitor mobile phone 60, 60a ... visitor management device 61 ... portable terminal storage mechanism part 62 ... operation display part 63 ... portable terminal I / F part 64 ... operation display I / F part 65 ... visitor management control part 66 ... visitor reception Device I / F unit 70, 70a ... Portable terminal 71 ... Data reading unit 72 ... Data storage unit 73 ... Data output unit 74 ... Portable terminal control unit 75 ... Read switch 76 ... Radio signal receiving unit 0 ... visitors storage medium 90 ... radio-labeled terminal

Claims (1)

In an entrance / exit management system including a visitor management device provided at the entrance of a facility, and a plurality of portable terminals that are provided detachably with respect to the device housing and are carried in the facility by the visitor,
The visitor management device is:
A terminal interface unit having a function of reading various information written in an internal memory provided in the portable terminal and a function of writing various information in the internal memory;
The portable terminal is
A visitor interface means for reading a unique visitor identification code recorded in a storage medium possessed by a visitor of a visitor to the facility and writing the code in the internal memory together with the read time;
When a visitor enters a facility, the terminal interface means writes a visitor identification code and an entry time unique to the visitor as visitor entry information in the internal memory,
When a visitor visits a visiting visitor, the visitor interface means receives the visitor identification code and its reading time in the internal memory as visitor information in accordance with the visitor or visitor's command. writing,
  When a visitor leaves the facility, the terminal interface means is an entrance / exit management system that writes exit time into the internal memory as visitor exit information,
When a visitor enters the facility, the visitor management device writes an exit non-permission code from the facility to an internal memory provided in the portable terminal via the terminal interface means,
When a visitor meets a visiting visitor, the portable terminal writes the visitor information to the internal memory via the visitor interface means, and at the same time, erases the exit non-permission code from the internal memory. ,
When a visitor leaves the facility, the visitor management device detects the presence / absence of the exit non-permission code from an internal memory provided in the portable terminal via the terminal interface means, and detects the code An entrance / exit management system that performs predetermined alarm processing in the event of a failure.

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