JP6131512B2 - Electronic lock management system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic lock management system having the characteristics described in claim 1.

  Conventionally, there has been a system that locks and unlocks an electronic lock with a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone. In addition, as a safety device that can be used only by the user to remotely control such an electronic lock and that no stranger other than the user can use from the mobile phone, the mobile phone is provided with a biometric authentication device. Can be used only by the person himself / herself, and in the event of theft or loss, the contents of the mobile phone other than the person himself / herself must be kept in order to keep important information confidential and to prevent the home electronic lock from being unlocked freely. There were things that blocked others from seeing and made it impossible to unlock electronic locks at home.

  However, in recent years, a large number of smartphones, which are new communication means in the world of communication, have been released, and these smartphones have expanded communication by wireless LAN based on standards such as WIFI (Wireless Fidelity; logo trademark), and users have increased their use. It has become possible to do it freely and more freely. Therefore, for example, using a smart phone which is a new communication device instead of a mobile phone as shown in Patent Document 1, the unlocking / locking of an electronic lock at home, condominium, office, factory, etc. can be operated remotely. The construction of a new system was required.

JP 2007-247346 A

  However, a non-communication company such as NTT, which has base stations, relay stations, communication lines, etc., establishes a safe and easy-to-use electronic lock communication system apart from the communication system using mobile phones. The current situation is that nothing has been done.

  Therefore, this invention uses various general-purpose portable terminals such as a new smart phone to remotely operate and determine various information related to the unlocking / locking system of an electronic lock at home, condominium, office, factory, etc. The purpose is to build a new system. As a result, unlocking / locking of electronic locks can be managed more safely than before, and history information on unlocking / locking can be stored to manage employee attendance at the office. It can also be used for home safety management.

  As an embodiment for solving this problem, an electronic lock management system including a mobile terminal, an electronic lock management server (this machine), and an electronic lock is configured as follows. According to the present invention, the general-purpose portable terminal (smartphone) of the present invention can be used as follows by a network using a wireless LAN.

  FIG. 1 is an overview of a network used by the present invention. Reference numeral 1 denotes a general-purpose portable terminal having a screen, for example, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a personal computer having a wireless function, and the like. This general-purpose portable terminal 1 has a wireless function of WAFI specifications and is connected to the network 4 via a wireless means (router) 3 of the network. The portable terminal 1 communicates with the electronic lock management system of the present invention via the network or directly by executing an application program or the like downloaded to the portable terminal 1.

  Reference numeral 10 denotes an electronic lock management server (this device) having a wireless function of WAFI specification that is connected to the network 4 via the wireless means (router) 5 of the network. The electronic lock management server (this machine) 10 unlocks and locks the electronic lock 21 of the door (door) 20 under the management by wireless communication.

  The electronic lock management server 10 having a wireless function is installed inside and outside the door 20 near the door 20 provided with the electronic lock 21 and is installed at the entrance. However, it can also be used while being carried at construction sites. The actual machine can be designed to be as large as a portable terminal. The electronic lock 21 is within a range where radio waves from the electronic lock management server 10 reach, and is unlocked or locked according to an instruction from the electronic lock management server 10. Further, the electronic lock management server 10 and the electronic lock 21 can be connected not by radio but by wire.

  Reference numeral 30 denotes an application management server connected to the network 4, and the application management server 30 is a large server that is managed on the network 4 and installed by a provider that provides the user with the electronic lock management server 10. The application management server 30 incorporates a large number of application programs (group) 31 (hereinafter referred to as “applications”) relating to the present system, and further includes storage means 32 that stores various information and serves as a database. it can. The applications built in the application management server 30 include an initially executed application that the user of the electronic lock first accesses the application management server 30 and downloads to the mobile terminal. The initially executed application is executed on the portable terminal when the electronic lock ID number and the password match, and transmits a command for storing the biometric data.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the main body of the electronic lock management server 10 includes a surveillance camera 11 that can clearly check a subject even in the dark, a biosensor 12 equipped with biometric authentication means, and a function key group 18 on the surface of the main body. Storage means 14 is provided. The biometric sensor 12 is generally an optical fingerprint sensor, but may be a palm or finger vein sensor, a dermis sensor, face authentication or face recognition, or an eyeball iris sensor. Further, from the viewpoint of preventing counterfeit fingerprints or the like, a sensor that captures a weak current generated by a human body can be used in combination. Further, it is possible to perform authentication by combining a fingerprint sensor and an ID card (non-contact IC card). The function key group 18 is composed of, for example, F1, F2, F3, and F4 keys. By combining these keys, the internal (mode) setting, the external (mode) setting, Without using the mobile terminal 1, functions such as going to work, leaving (working away), going out, returning, or deleting all histories under administrator authority (after identifying biometrics registered as an administrator) Can be done directly. With the internal mode function (within 100 M with no obstruction in the radio wave), the electronic lock management server 10 can be directly unlocked / locked, and with the external mode function, the electronic lock management is performed from the mobile terminal 1 via the network 4. The electronic lock 21 can be unlocked and locked by connecting to the server 10 by a wireless signal from a remote location. Further, a means 13 for exchanging information with the non-contact type IC card is provided.

  The storage means 14 of the electronic lock management server 10 includes (a) an electronic lock ID (ID number) of the electronic lock 21 that is locked and unlocked by the electronic lock management server 10, and (b) a corresponding portable terminal (smartphone) 1. (C) biometric information (fingerprint) read from the biosensor 12 of the electronic lock management server 10, (d) the biosensor 12 provided in the electronic lock management server 10 reads the biometric information, and the electronic lock Various information such as various histories when unlocked / locked (when fingerprint is touched) (history of unlocking / locking time, biometric information, etc.), (e) administrator information of electronic lock management server 10 is stored. It is responsible for the database function of this system. Various types of information in this database can be stored in the mobile terminal 1 as well as in the storage means 32 of the application management server 30. When the electronic lock management server 10 malfunctions or is damaged by the combined use of such a system, or when the electronic lock management server 10 breaks down or is damaged, the newly replaced electronic lock management server 10 All the registrant information stored directly from the storage means 32 of the portable terminal 1 and the application management server 30 and other stored various data can be transmitted to the lock management server 10 wirelessly.

  The biometric (fingerprint) authenticating means of the electronic lock management server 10 has a biometric authentication function program for authenticating whether the biometric data (fingerprint) read by the biometric sensor 12 belongs to the registered person. The biometric data (ID) registered in the database of the storage unit 14 and the biometric data read by the biometric sensor 12 of the electronic lock management server 10 are compared.

  Application programs 31 built in the application management server 30 connected to the network 4 include a registration / change / deletion function program related to database information in the storage means 14, a counterfeit fingerprint elimination function program, and the like.

  In addition, in the case of a house, office, or factory where a manager of an apartment house such as a condominium, a manager of an office or a person who performs managers such as a guard is required, as described above, The electronic lock management server 10 also has a database function related to administrator authority performed by an administrator, and also has an execution function of a management program executed by the administrator authority.

  Next, how the electronic lock management system is executed will be described below.

  When the electronic lock management server 10 sold to the user or contracted for rental is shipped, an electronic lock management server ID as identification information is first determined. Next, the portable terminal ID (s) and electronic lock ID (s) related to the electronic lock management server ID are associated and stored in the storage unit 14 of the electronic lock management server 10. When a plurality of electronic locks scattered over a wide range are associated, a wireless router is provided. The user is informed of the initial password.

  A user who lives in the home of the door 20 provided with the electronic lock 21 loads an initial setting application 31 built in the application management server 30 to a general-purpose portable terminal (smart phone) 1 owned by the user via the network 4. to download. Then, by inputting the password, the application associates the user's mobile terminal with the electronic lock management server 10 having the registered / determined ID number, so that the user's mobile terminal can communicate, Setting is possible.

  Next, in accordance with the instructions on the screen of the downloaded initial setting application and the voice instructions issued by the application, the user unlocks and locks the electronic lock (s) at home or office (s). ) Fingerprint (or a plurality of fingerprint information) is read by the biometric sensor 12 of the electronic lock management server 10 using the application, and the biometric data is stored in the storage means 14 of the electronic lock management server 10 and the portable terminal 1. sign up. In this case, when registering the biometric data of the user who owns the mobile terminal 1, the user must be near the installation location of the electronic lock management server 10 including the biometric sensor 12. In this way, biometric data to be biometrically authenticated is simultaneously registered in both the storage means 14 of the electronic lock management server 10 and the portable terminal 1 (the storage means thereof), so that one biometric data is the same as the other biometric data. It can be used for backup. In addition, since both biometric data can always be compared and examined, it is possible to always check from the mobile terminal 1 whether strange biometric data is mixed. If multiple (multiple) user registration is required, a fingerprint authentication device is connected to the personal computer, the application 31 in the application management server 30 is installed, and after registration of multiple users, a dedicated USB It is possible to reflect to the electronic lock management server 10 from the input / output port 19 of the electronic lock management server 10 using a memory stick. Further, this information can be reflected wirelessly from the electronic lock management server 10 to the portable terminal 1. As for the fingerprint, the fingerprints of the left and right fingers (for example, the fingerprints of the left and right index fingers) are read according to the instructions of the application, and the same fingerprint is repeatedly read twice or more for safe registration. In this way, the shipped electronic lock management server 10 is completely under the control of the user, and the user can freely manage using the application of the mobile terminal 1 under his / her own responsibility. Is possible.

  Thereby, the ID of the electronic lock 21 to be unlocked / locked and the biometric data information (fingerprint, etc.) of the person who can perform the unlocking / locking according to the instruction of the application from the portable terminal 1, In association therewith, the storage means 14 of the electronic lock management server 10 and the portable terminal 1 are stored, registered, and databased. As a result, the electronic lock (s) can be unlocked / locked by authentication of biometric data (fingerprint) registered in the electronic lock management server 10 and the portable terminal 1 (including those having administrator authority). It becomes. Information on the unlocking / locking of the electronic lock (s) (history; who opened which door or when it was not opened, etc.) is also stored in the storage means 14 of the electronic lock management server 10, and the application It can be confirmed and inspected from the mobile terminal 1 at any time. In addition, using the application of the mobile terminal 1, the user displays a real-time video from the monitoring camera 11 built in the electronic lock management server 10 on the screen of the mobile terminal 1, and confirms the situation near the door 20 at any time. it can.

  In addition, when a registrant or a person other than the registrant touches the biometric sensor 12 which is a biometric authentication unit, this function emits a ringtone to the smartphone so that the smartphone can be confirmed remotely in real time during external setting. When the confirmed person is regarded as a suspicious person, a voice such as “who is it!” Can be spoken from the smartphone by voice from the microphone 17. In addition, when a touch key (call button) 15 of the call part is touched, it is possible to connect to an extension telephone or an interphone, and in the external mode, it is possible to talk with the portable terminal 1 as a wireless telephone. Further, it is possible to mount a liquid crystal screen 16 having a compact design. In terms of the function of the liquid crystal screen 16, a function that allows the mounted hardware 14 to confirm the faces of registrants (multiple persons) can be mounted on the liquid crystal screen 16. When it is installed at an office, etc., the visitor touches the LCD screen, and the screen feed mark “<>” (triangle mark is also acceptable) is displayed. After confirming the photograph of the person's face, a function that enables communication with the extension telephone on the desk of the person confirmed with the touch key 15 of the screen touch or the cellular phone can be installed. In this case, a registrant of the installation office can set the function key group 18.

  If the above operation is completed, the biometric information can be newly registered, changed, deleted, or the like by an instruction from the application of the mobile terminal 1 owned by the user. In other words, the mobile terminal 1 on which the application has been downloaded can centrally set and manage information of the electronic lock management server 10 (s).

  In this way, the biometric information (biometric data) stored in the storage unit 14 of the electronic lock management server 1 and the portable terminal 1 is used by the person who unlocks or locks the electronic lock 21 of the door 20. When the sensor 12 is touched, the biometric authentication means provided in the biometric sensor 12 compares the biometric information detected by the biometric sensor 12, and the unlocking / locking of the electronic lock 21 is determined. Of course, depending on the setting method, the mobile terminal 1 can remotely unlock and lock the electronic lock 21 with an application downloaded to the mobile terminal. In this case, there is no need for fingerprint authentication. Of course, if the mobile terminal 1 is equipped with a biometric sensor, biometric authentication can be performed by the mobile terminal 1 as well.

  If the ID of the terminal is registered not only in the portable terminal 1 but also in the electronic lock management server 10, the electronic lock management server 10 can be accessed from another terminal such as a personal computer connected to the network. If the mobile terminal 1 of the management company in the apartment house is set as a mobile terminal for management, the management company can manage keys that are “joint keys” of countless managed properties with one mobile terminal.

 The electronic lock management server 10 can be provided with a battery as a countermeasure against a power failure, and in this case, security can be given priority and the locked state can be set. The application program 31 is stored in the application management server 30, but may be stored in the electronic lock management server 10 including the storage unit 14 and the biosensor 12.

 The electronic lock management server must always perform biometric authentication of biometric data when it is necessary to pay close attention to the security of unlocking / locking electronic locks. In the case of special rooms in good hospitals and individual rooms in nursing homes (care facilities), in addition to biometric authentication, an electronic lock can be unlocked and locked using an ID card (non-contact IC card). Registered workers (doctors, nurses, care managers, helpers, etc.) in the hospital rooms and private rooms registered by the administrator simply hold the ID card over the electronic lock management server. Can be unlocked and locked. Thus, during hospitalization and admission period, only registered persons can enter the given room with fingerprint authentication and ID card. Automatically locked when leaving the room. In particular, crime prevention such as theft in a special room of a hospital and prevention of entry into another person's room due to dementia in a nursing facility (a person who sleeps in the room of another person in the room occurs daily) can be achieved.

 According to the present invention, a new system is constructed that can be operated remotely from a mobile terminal to register, change, add, and delete biometric data, which is authentication data for determining the unlocking / locking of an electronic lock at home, condominium, office, etc. The As in the present invention, since all information stored and set in the electronic lock management server is based on instructions from a general-purpose portable terminal, the functions of the electronic lock management server can be simplified and reduced in weight. It becomes. A third party who does not own a general-purpose portable terminal loaded with an application cannot be involved in opening and closing the electronic lock by itself even if it is close to the electronic lock management server. Thereby, the unlocking / locking of the electronic lock is made more flexible and safe for the user who is the administrator of the electronic lock. Further, the unlocking / locking history information can be stored and used for employee attendance management in an office or factory, or for home safety management.

An overview of the electronic lock management system is shown. The whole figure of an electronic lock management server is shown.

1 Mobile device (smartphone)
3 Wireless means (router)
4 Network 5 Wireless means (router)
10 Electronic lock management server (this machine)
11 Surveillance camera 12 Biosensor (fingerprint sensor)
14 storage means 20 door 21 electronic lock 30 application management server 31 application program (group)

Claims (2)

(A) a portable terminal (1);
(B) a network (4) connected to the portable terminal (1) by a wireless function;
(C) an application management server (30) connected to the network (4) and having an application program (31);
(D) An electronic lock management server (10) that can be connected to the network (4) and directly connected to the portable terminal (1) by radio,
An electronic lock management server (10) having a biological sensor (12) for reading biological data and a storage means (14) for storing the biological data;
(E) an electronic lock (21) that is locked and unlocked by a signal from the electronic lock management server (10);
In the electronic lock management system consisting of
In response to an instruction from the portable terminal (1) having the application program (31) downloaded from the application management server (30), the biological data from the biological sensor (12) is stored in the storage means (14 ) and the portable terminal (1). At the same time,
At the time of unlocking, the electronic lock management server (10) determines the unlocking of the electronic lock (21) by comparing the biological data from the biological sensor (12) with the biological data registered in the storage means (14). And
An electronic lock management system , wherein a portable terminal emits a ring tone when a biometric sensor is touched . The application management server (30) includes storage means (32),
The electronic lock management system according to claim 1, wherein the registered biometric data is configured to be stored also in a storage unit (32) of the application management server (30) .

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