JP6357430B2 - Gate control method, authentication apparatus, and gate control system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gate control method, an authentication device, and a gate control system.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a system for restricting entrance to a gaming facility such as a casino such as a minor or an unauthorized player who is not accompanied by a guardian is known. For example, in Patent Document 1, a registration certificate indicating that various types of authentication data for specifying a person who wishes to enter the casino floor is registered in the registration mechanism is issued and registered in the registration certificate. There is disclosed an attendee management system for managing entrance to a casino floor based on various authentication data such as a visitor's name, date of birth, address and identity verification data.

JP-A-2005-7041

  By the way, in recent years, gambling addiction has become a problem. However, in the visitor management system described in Patent Document 1, the entrance to the amusement facility is based on various authentication data such as the name, date of birth, address, and identity verification data registered in the registration certificate. There is a problem that it is not possible to restrict the admission of persons who are not suitable for admission to amusement facilities, such as those who only manage the admission of the game, and who have problems with gambling addiction.

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of these points, and an object thereof is to provide a gate control method, an authentication device, and a gate control system that can appropriately limit the entrance of a person who is not suitable for entering a facility. And

  The gate control method of the first aspect of the present invention is a gate control method for controlling the opening and closing of a facility entrance gate, the number specifying step for specifying the credit card number of the user of the facility, Performing a credit inquiry of the credit card using a card number, and opening the gate when the result of the credit inquiry indicates that the use of the credit card is approved.

  The gate control method further includes a step of obtaining user identification information for identifying the user, which is attached to the membership card, from the user's membership card, wherein the number identification step associates the user identification information with the user identification information. The card number may be specified.

  In the opening step, the credit card associated with the identified card number has not expired and the use in the credit inquiry within a first period prior to the time of identifying the card number If it is determined that is approved, the gate may be opened.

  Even if it is determined in the past that the expiration date of the credit card associated with the specified card number has expired in the opening step, the expiration date is updated by updating the expiration date. If it is determined that the gate is not cut, the gate may be opened.

  In the opening step, when the use of the credit card is not approved in the credit inquiry within the second period prior to the time when the card number is specified, the credit card has not expired, Even if it is determined that the use is approved in the credit inquiry within the first period, the gate may not be opened.

  In the opening step, when the opening condition of the gate associated with the specified card number is not satisfied, the credit card has not expired and the credit within the first period. Even if it is determined that an inquiry is being made, the gate need not be opened.

In the opening step, if the opening condition is not satisfied, the reason for not permitting the opening may be notified.
The door opening condition includes a self-control condition that can be set by the user, and the gate control method may further include a setting reception step of receiving a setting of the self-control condition from the user.

  The gate control method includes a first notification step of accepting a scheduled entry time from the user to the facility and notifying information indicating whether or not the facility can be entered at the scheduled entry time based on the opening condition. Furthermore, you may provide.

  The gate control method is configured to notify the contact information of the partner of the user that the user has visited the facility in response to the determination whether or not the door is opened in the opening step. A notification step may be further provided.

  In the opening step, the gate does not have to be opened if the amount used by the user within the predetermined period in the facility and the credit card usage limit amount are within a predetermined range.

  The gate control method informs the user that the credit inquiry for the credit card is required when a third period shorter than the first period has elapsed since the credit inquiry for the credit card was last performed. You may further provide the 3rd notification step to notify.

  An authentication device according to a second aspect of the present invention is an authentication device communicably connected to a gate control device that controls opening and closing of a facility entrance gate, wherein the card number of a credit card of a user of the facility When the credit card credit inquiry is performed using the card number, and the result of the credit inquiry indicates that the use of the credit card is approved, the gate control device is And an authentication processing unit that transmits permission information indicating that the gate is opened.

  A gate control system according to a third aspect of the present invention is a gate control system including a gate control device that controls opening and closing of a facility entrance gate, and an authentication device that is communicably connected to the gate control device. The authentication apparatus performs a credit inquiry of the credit card using the card number using a specifying unit that specifies a credit card number of a user of the facility, and the result of the credit inquiry indicates that the credit card An authentication processing unit that transmits permission information indicating that the gate control device opens the gate when the use of the gate control device is approved. When the permission information is received, an open / close control unit that opens the gate is provided.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, there exists an effect that the entrance of the person whose entrance into a facility is not suitable can be restrict | limited appropriately.

It is a figure which shows the outline | summary of the gate control system which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of the gate control apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of the authentication apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the information memorize | stored in the authentication information which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the sequence which concerns on the opening control of the gate which concerns on this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process which concerns on the authentication process which concerns on this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process which concerns on the door opening control process which concerns on this embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described.
[Outline of Gate Control System S]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of a gate control system S according to the present embodiment. The gate control system S includes a gate control device 1, a gate 2, and an authentication device 3, and controls the opening of the gate 2 provided at an entrance of a gaming facility such as a casino. .

  The gate control device 1 is installed adjacent to the gate 2, for example. A plurality of gates 2 may be provided at an entrance of a gaming facility. In this case, the gate control device 1 is provided corresponding to each of the plurality of gates 2.

  The gate control device 1 is a user identification for identifying the user, which is attached to the card number stored in the credit card 5A owned by the user of the gaming facility or the membership card 5B issued to the user of the gaming facility. Read the member ID as information. The gate control device 1 requests the authentication device 3 to authenticate the user based on the read information.

The authentication device 3 is installed, for example, in a management room or the like provided in a game facility, and is connected to the gate control device 1 so as to be communicable. When the gate control system S includes a plurality of gate control devices 1, the authentication device 3 transmits and receives data to and from the plurality of gate control devices 1. The authentication device 3 performs authentication in response to receiving an authentication request from the gate control device 1 and transmits information indicating the authentication result to the gate control device 1.
The gate control device 1 controls the opening of the gate 2 based on the information indicating the authentication result.
Hereinafter, functions provided in the gate control device 1 and the authentication device 3 will be described in detail.

[Configuration of Gate Control Device 1]
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the gate control device 1 according to the present embodiment.
The gate control device 1 includes a card reader 11, a display 12, a speaker 13, a reading control unit 14, an authentication request unit 15, an opening / closing control unit 16, and a notification control unit 17.

  The card reader 11 reads the credit card number stored in the credit card 5A and the member ID stored in the membership card 5B. The card reader 11 outputs the read information to the reading control unit 14.

  The display 12 includes, for example, a liquid crystal display, an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) display, and the like, and a touch panel. The display 12 performs, for example, a display indicating that the authentication process is being performed or a warning display indicating that the user cannot enter, according to the control of the notification control unit 17. In addition, the display 12 displays a warning display cancel button, and hides the warning display in response to detecting that the touch panel touches the cancel button.

The speaker 13 outputs, for example, a sound indicating that the user authentication has been completed or a warning sound indicating that the user cannot enter in accordance with the control of the notification control unit 17.
Note that the card reader 11, the display 12, and the speaker 13 may not be provided in the gate control device 1, and may be external devices connected to the gate control device 1.

The reading control unit 14, the authentication request unit 15, the opening / closing control unit 16, and the notification control unit 17 are configured by a CPU, for example.
When the gate 2 is in the closed state, the reading control unit 14 acquires the card number of the credit card 5A used by the user or the member ID attached to the membership card 5B from the card reader 11.

  The authentication request unit 15 transmits an authentication request including the card number or member ID acquired by the reading control unit 14 to the authentication device 3. The authentication request unit 15 receives information indicating the authentication result from the authentication device 3. The authentication request unit 15 outputs information indicating the authentication result to the opening / closing control unit 16 and the notification control unit 17.

  When the opening / closing control unit 16 acquires information indicating the authentication result from the authentication requesting unit 15, the opening / closing control unit 16 determines whether or not to open the gate 2 based on the information. Specifically, the opening / closing control unit 16 opens the gate 2 when the information indicating the authentication result is permission information permitting the gate 2 to be opened. In addition, the opening / closing control unit 16 does not open the gate 2 when the information indicating the authentication result is non-permission information that does not permit the gate 2 to be opened.

  The notification control unit 17 causes the display 12 to display information indicating that authentication has been performed in response to the authentication request unit 15 acquiring the card number or the member ID from the reading control unit 14.

  Further, when the notification control unit 17 acquires information indicating the authentication result from the authentication request unit 15, the notification control unit 17 controls the display 12 and the speaker 13 based on the information and notifies the authentication result. Specifically, when the information indicating the authentication result is permission information permitting the gate 2 to be opened, the notification control unit 17 displays a message indicating that the gate 2 is permitted to open. And a sound indicating that it is permitted is output from the speaker 13. Further, when the information indicating the authentication result is non-permission information that does not permit the gate 2 to be opened, the notification control unit 17 displays a warning message on the display 12 and outputs a warning sound from the speaker 13. .

[Configuration of Authentication Device 3]
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the authentication device 3 according to the present embodiment.
The authentication device 3 includes an authentication information DB 31, an authentication processing unit 32, a connection processing unit 33, a setting reception unit 34, and an inquiry reception unit 35.

The authentication information DB 31 stores authentication information related to user authentication. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating various items included in the authentication information stored in the authentication information DB 31 according to the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 4, the authentication information includes a member ID, credit card information indicating information related to the credit card, a contact information of the user's partner, a usage amount indicating the amount used by the user at the facility, An entry date and time indicating the date and time when the facility was last entered and an opening condition that is a condition for opening the gate 2 are stored in association with each other.

  The credit card information includes a card number of the credit card 5A, an expiration date, a usage limit, a usage approval date and a usage denial date. The card number, expiration date, and usage limit are stored when a new user is registered at the amusement facility.

  The use approval date and time is the date and time when the use of the credit card 5A was finally approved as a result of the credit processing of the credit card 5A performed by the authentication processing unit 32 described later. The use approval date and time is updated according to the approval of the use of the credit card 5A.

  The use denial date and time is the date and time when the use of the credit card 5A was finally denied as a result of the credit processing of the credit card 5A performed by the authentication processing unit 32 described later. The use refusal date and time is updated in response to the refusal to use the credit card 5A.

For example, an NG user flag, a partner control flag, and a self-control condition are provided in the opening condition.
The NG user flag is a flag indicating whether or not the user is an NG user who is prohibited from using the game facility. For example, the NG user flag takes a binary value of “0” and “1”. When the value of the NG user flag is “0”, it indicates that the user is not an NG user, and when the value of the NG user flag is “1”, the user is an NG user and goes to the gaming facility. Indicates that admission of is prohibited.

  The partner control flag is a flag indicating whether or not the user is restricted from entering the amusement facility by a user related person (for example, the user's family). For example, the partner control flag takes two values “0” and “1”. When the value of the partner control flag is “0”, it indicates that the user is permitted to enter by the party. When the value of the partner control flag is “1”, the user Indicates that entry to the amusement facility is prohibited.

  The self-control conditions are entrance conditions that can be set by the user. For example, in the self-control conditions, the frequency of entry by the user (for example, once every 3 days) and the amount of money (for example, 50,000 yen per month) that the user can use within a predetermined period at the game facility are set. Is done.

  The authentication processing unit 32 performs authentication processing in response to receiving an authentication request from the gate control device 1 and transmits information indicating the authentication result to the gate control device 1. Specifically, first, the authentication processing unit 32 functions as a specifying unit, and specifies the card number of the credit card 5A based on information included in the authentication request. The authentication processing unit 32 determines whether the information included in the authentication request is the card number of the credit card 5A or the member ID of the membership card 5B. If the authentication processing unit 32 determines that the information included in the authentication request is the member ID of the membership card 5B, the authentication processing unit 32 refers to the authentication information DB 31 and refers to the card of the credit card 5A associated with the member ID. Identify the number.

  The authentication processing unit 32 can determine whether or not to open the gate 2 by a plurality of determination methods. Hereinafter, a plurality of determination methods for determining whether or not to open the gate 2 will be described.

[Determine based on the result of credit inquiry]
The authentication processing unit 32 determines whether or not to open the gate 2 based on the result of the credit inquiry of the credit card 5A. The credit inquiry is a process of connecting to a management system (not shown) that manages credit information of the user of the credit card 5A and inquiring whether or not the credit card 5A can be used. Specifically, the authentication processing unit 32 controls the connection processing unit 33 connected to the management system via the card settlement network 4 to connect to the management system, and the credit card 5A corresponding to the card number can be used. A credit inquiry for inquiring whether or not there is is performed, and a result of the credit inquiry is obtained.

  When the result of the credit inquiry indicates that the use of the credit card 5A is approved, the authentication processing unit 32 allows the gate control device 1 to open the gate 2 as information indicating the authentication result. The information is transmitted to the gate control device 1 and the use approval date and time stored in the authentication information DB 31 is updated. In addition, the authentication processing unit 32 transmits non-permission information indicating that the gate 2 is not opened to the gate control device 1 when the result of the credit inquiry indicates that the use of the credit card 5A is denied. At the same time, the use denial date and time stored in the authentication information DB 31 is updated.

[Determine based on past credit inquiry results]
The authentication processing unit 32 may determine whether or not to open the gate 2 based on the past credit inquiry result of the credit card 5A. Specifically, the authentication processing unit 32 refers to the use approval date / time of the authentication information DB 31 and is used in the credit inquiry within the first period (for example, within 30 days) before the time when the card number is specified. Determine if approved. If the authentication processing unit 32 determines that the use is approved in the credit inquiry within the first period, the authentication processing unit 32 transmits permission information to the gate control device 1. By doing in this way, even if the user does not bring the credit card 5A and only brings the membership card 5B, the authentication processing unit 32 is based on the member ID corresponding to the membership card 5B. User's credit inquiry.

  Here, the authentication processing unit 32 refers to the use disapproval date and time of the authentication information DB 31, and the use is approved in the credit inquiry within the second period (for example, within 60 days) before the time when the card number is acquired. If not, even if it is determined that the credit card 5A has not expired and use has been approved in the credit inquiry within the first period, the gate control device 1 is prevented from opening the gate 2. Also good. If the use is not approved in the credit inquiry within the second period, it is predicted that the user is short of money, which is not suitable for the use of the amusement facility. On the other hand, the authentication device 3 can prevent such a user from entering. By making the second period longer than the first period, the authentication processing unit 32 regulates the user's entrance with emphasis on the fact that the use is not approved rather than the use is approved in the credit inquiry. be able to.

  Further, the second period may be shorter than the first period. For example, even if it is determined that the use is approved in the credit inquiry within the first period (for example, within 30 days), the authentication processing unit 32 performs the credit inquiry within the second period (for example, within 20 days). If the use is not approved in step 1, the gate control device 1 may be prevented from opening the gate 2. By doing in this way, the authentication processing unit 32 emphasizes that the use was not approved within the second period close to the date on which the user intends to enter even if the use was approved within the first period. Thus, the entry of the user can be restricted.

  Moreover, the authentication process part 32 may determine whether the gate 2 is opened based on the result of the last credit inquiry. Specifically, the authentication processing unit 32 may prevent the gate control device 1 from opening the gate 2 when the use rejection date / time of the authentication information DB 31 is newer than the use approval date / time. In this way, the authentication processing unit 32 can determine whether or not to enter based on the latest situation of the user.

  Here, if the user makes a credit inquiry for the credit card 5A and enters the gaming facility and then enters the gaming facility using the membership card 5B without using the credit card 5A, the user's credit information is sufficient. There is a problem that cannot be confirmed. For this reason, when the third period (for example, 20 days) shorter than the first period has elapsed since the credit inquiry of the credit card 5A was last performed, the authentication processing unit 32 needs the credit card credit inquiry. This may be notified to the user by transmitting to the gate control device 1 notification information indicating that this is true. By doing so, it is possible to make the user recognize that it is necessary to enter the gaming facility using the credit card 5A, and to prevent entry to the gaming facility by not bringing the credit card 5A. can do.

[Determine based on the expiration date of the credit card 5A]
The authentication processing unit 32 may further use the expiration date of the credit card 5A when determining whether or not to open the gate 2. For example, the authentication processing unit 32 determines the expiration date of the credit card 5A associated with the specified card number before making a credit inquiry of the credit card 5A or referring to the result of a past credit inquiry of the credit card 5A. It is determined whether or not is cut. If the authentication processing unit 32 determines that the expiration date of the credit card 5A has expired, the gate 2 is not opened as information indicating the authentication result even if the use is approved in the past credit inquiry. The non-permission information indicating this is transmitted to the gate control device 1.

  Here, the authentication processing unit 32 stores the determination result on whether the expiration date has expired and the time when the determination is performed in association with each other in the authentication information DB 31, and based on the stored information, If it is determined in the past that the expiration date has expired, the gate control device 1 may be prevented from opening the gate 2.

  Further, even if it is determined in the past that the expiration date of the credit card 5A associated with the specified card number has expired, the authentication processing unit 32 stores the expiration date stored in the authentication information DB 31. If it is determined that the expiration date has not expired due to the update, the gate control device 1 may be caused to open the gate 2. The expiration date has a low relevance to the user's credit information. On the other hand, the authentication device 3 can prevent the re-entry from being permitted due to the fact that the user has not been able to enter due to expiration in the past.

[Determine based on opening conditions]
Further, the authentication processing unit 32 may determine whether or not to open the gate 2 based on other conditions other than the result of the credit inquiry of the credit card 5A. For example, the authentication processing unit 32 determines whether or not to open the gate 2 based on at least one of the NG user flag, the partner control flag, and the self-control condition as the door opening condition.

  Specifically, if the NG user flag included in the door opening condition is “1”, the partner control flag is “1”, or the self control condition is not satisfied, the authentication processing unit 32 opens the door opening condition. May be determined so that the gate control device 1 does not open the gate 2. By doing in this way, authentication device 3 can control that a user enters a game facility corresponding to partner control and self-control.

  Here, the authentication processing unit 32 may notify the reason for not permitting the opening of the gate 2 when the opening condition of the gate 2 is not satisfied. For example, the authentication processing unit 32 transmits non-permission information indicating that the gate 2 is not to be opened to the gate control device 1 when not satisfying the opening condition of the gate 2, and notification information indicating the reason for not permitting the gate 2. Is transmitted to the gate control device 1. The notification control unit 17 of the gate control device 1 causes the display 12 to display the reason indicated by the notification information in response to the authentication request unit 15 receiving the notification information. By doing in this way, the user can grasp the reason for not being able to enter and take appropriate actions.

  Further, the authentication processing unit 32 refers to the authentication information DB 31 in response to the determination whether or not to open the gate 2 described above, and informs the partner that the user has visited the amusement facility. You may notify first. By doing so, for example, even when the user visits the game facility without the partner's permission, the partner can grasp that fact and take an appropriate action.

[Determine based on the usage limit]
The authentication processing unit 32 sets the gate 2 when the amount used by the user within the predetermined period at the gaming facility and the credit card 5A usage limit are within a predetermined range (for example, within 50,000 yen). It may not be opened. Specifically, the authentication processing unit 32 refers to the authentication information DB 31 and specifies the user's usage amount and the usage limit amount corresponding to the specified card number. Then, the authentication processing unit 32 may transmit non-permission information indicating that the gate 2 is not opened to the gate control device 1 when the specified usage amount and the usage limit amount are within the predetermined range. . By doing in this way, authentication device 3 can control that a user spends too much money in a game facility. Note that the amount of money used by the user within the predetermined period at the gaming facility is an amount obtained by subtracting the total amount of money returned to the user at the game from the total amount of money the user has put into the game at the gaming facility. However, it may be simply the total amount of money invested in the game in the game facility.

[Combine multiple judgment methods]
In the above description, a plurality of determination methods for determining whether or not to open the gate 2 have been described. However, the authentication processing unit 32 determines whether or not to open the gate 2 by combining the determination methods described above. Also good.

  For example, the authentication processing unit 32 does not expire in the credit card 5A associated with the specified card number and is used in the credit inquiry within the first period before the time when the card number is specified. If it is determined that it is approved, the gate control device 1 may cause the gate 2 to open.

  In addition, the authentication processing unit 32 refers to the authentication information DB 31, and if the opening condition associated with the specified card number is not satisfied, the credit card 5A has not expired and the first period Even if it is determined that the use is approved in the credit inquiry, the gate control device 1 may be prevented from opening the gate 2.

  The setting reception unit 34 receives authentication information settings from the operation terminal 6 operated by the operator at a game facility window or the like. Specifically, when setting accepting unit 34 accepts the card number, expiration date, and limit of use of credit card 5A corresponding to a new user from operation terminal 6, member setting ID is generated. Then, the setting reception unit 34 stores the member ID, the card number of the credit card 5A, the expiration date, and the usage limit amount in the authentication information DB 31. In addition, the setting reception unit 34 controls the authentication processing unit 32 and the connection processing unit 33 to perform a credit inquiry of the credit card 5A, and based on the result of the credit inquiry, the use approval associated with the member ID Update the date and time or the date of denial of use.

  In addition, when the user has a problem in the gaming facility or the like, the setting receiving unit 34 receives from the operation terminal 6 that the member ID of the user and that the user is restricted from entering the gaming facility, and the authentication information The NG user flag included in the authentication information stored in the DB 31 may be updated.

  Further, the setting reception unit 34 receives a member ID from the user terminal 7 operated by the user, and also receives at least one of a partner contact address and a self-control condition, and is included in the authentication information stored in the authentication information DB 31. Partner contact and self-control conditions may be updated.

  In addition, the setting reception unit 34 receives from the party terminal (not shown) operated by the party of the user that the user's member ID and partner control are performed, and is included in the authentication information stored in the authentication information DB 31. The partner control flag may be updated.

  The inquiry reception unit 35 receives the user's member ID and the scheduled entrance time to the game facility from the user terminal 7. In response to accepting the scheduled entry time, the inquiry acceptance unit 35 determines that the user has entered the scheduled entry time based on at least one of the credit card information, the entry date and time, and the door opening conditions stored in the authentication information DB 31. It is determined whether or not it is possible to enter the amusement facility. For example, it is assumed that the frequency at which a user enters a gaming facility is set to once a week in the self-control condition included in the door opening condition. When the admission date and time stored in the authentication information is within one week from the scheduled entrance time, the inquiry reception unit 35 determines that the user cannot enter the gaming facility at the scheduled entrance time. The inquiry reception unit 35 notifies the user of the user terminal 7 of the determination result by transmitting information indicating the determination result to the user terminal 7.

[Sequence for gate opening control]
Then, the flow of the process which concerns on the opening control of the gate 2 in the gate control system S is demonstrated. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a sequence related to the opening control of the gate 2.

  First, the reading control unit 14 determines whether or not the credit card 5A or the membership card 5B is inserted into the card reader 11 (S10). If the reading control unit 14 determines that it has been inserted, it reads information stored in the inserted credit card 5A or membership card 5B (S20).

Subsequently, the notification control unit 17 displays a screen indicating that processing is in progress on the display 12 in response to the reading control unit 14 reading the information (S30).
Subsequently, the authentication request unit 15 transmits an authentication request including the card number or member ID acquired by the reading control unit 14 to the authentication device 3. Note that the order of transmitting the authentication request and displaying the screen indicating that processing is in progress on the display 12 is not limited to this order.

  Subsequently, the authentication processing unit 32 of the authentication device 3 determines whether or not the information included in the authentication request has acquired the card number of the credit card 5A (S40). If the authentication processing unit 32 determines that the card number has been acquired, the process proceeds to S60. If the authentication processing unit 32 determines that the card number has not been acquired, the information included in the authentication request is a member ID. Therefore, the process proceeds to S50 and the authentication information DB 31 is referred to. The card number associated with the member ID is specified.

  Subsequently, the authentication processing unit 32 executes an authentication process (S60). Details of the processing flow in the authentication processing will be described later. After executing the authentication process, the authentication processing unit 32 transmits information indicating the authentication result to the gate control device 1. When the opening / closing control unit 16 of the gate control device 1 acquires the information indicating the authentication result, the opening / closing control unit 16 executes a door opening control process of the gate 2 (S70). Details of the process flow in the door opening control process will be described later.

[Flowchart of authentication processing]
Next, the flow of processing related to authentication processing will be described. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing related to the authentication processing.

  First, the authentication processing unit 32 refers to the authentication information DB 31 and determines whether or not the credit card 5A corresponding to the card number is valid based on the expiration date associated with the specified card number (S61). . If the authentication processing unit 32 determines that the credit card 5A is valid, it moves the process to S62, and if it determines that the credit card 5A is not valid, it moves the process to S68.

  In S62, the authentication processing unit 32 refers to the authentication information DB 31, and the use is approved in the credit inquiry within 30 days (within the first period) before the time when the card number is specified or specified. It is determined whether payment based on the card number is made. If the authentication processing unit 32 determines that the use is approved in the credit inquiry within 30 days or the settlement based on the specified card number is performed, the process proceeds to S65. If the use is not approved in the credit inquiry within 30 days and the payment based on the specified card number is not performed, the authentication processing unit 32 moves the process to S63.

  In S63, the authentication processing unit 32 performs a credit inquiry using the specified card number. Subsequently, the authentication processing unit 32 determines whether or not the result of the credit inquiry is OK, that is, whether or not the use of the credit card 5A is approved (S64). The authentication processing unit 32 moves the process to S65 when the result of the credit inquiry is OK, and moves the process to S68 when the result of the credit inquiry is NG.

  Subsequently, the authentication processing unit 32 refers to the use denial date and time of the authentication information DB 31 and the result of the credit inquiry becomes NG within 60 days (within the second period) before the time when the card number is acquired It is determined whether or not there is (S65). If the authentication processing unit 32 determines that the result of the credit inquiry has become NG within 60 days, the process proceeds to S68. If the authentication processing unit 32 determines that the result has not become NG, the process proceeds to S67.

Subsequently, the authentication processing unit 32 transmits permission information permitting the gate 2 to be opened to the gate control device 1 as information indicating an authentication result in order to cause the gate control device 1 to open the gate 2 ( S67).
On the other hand, in S68, the authentication processing unit 32 transmits non-permission information indicating that the gate 2 is not opened to the gate control device 1 as information indicating the authentication result.

[Flowchart of door opening control process]
Next, the flow of processing related to the door opening control processing will be described. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing related to the door opening control processing.

  First, when the opening / closing control unit 16 acquires information indicating the authentication result from the authentication requesting unit 15, it determines whether or not to open the gate 2 based on the information (S71). When the information indicating the authentication result is permission information permitting the gate 2 to be opened, the opening / closing control unit 16 proceeds to S72 and does not permit the information indicating the authentication result to open the gate 2. If it is non-permission information, the process proceeds to S74.

In S <b> 72, the notification control unit 17 hides the display on the display 12. Subsequently, the opening / closing control unit 16 opens the gate 2 (S73).
On the other hand, the notification control unit 17 switches the display from the screen indicating that processing is being performed, which is displayed on the display 12, to the warning display screen, and causes the display 12 to display a release button (S74). Subsequently, the notification control unit 17 determines whether or not the release button is pressed in S75. If the notification control unit 17 determines that the release button has been pressed, the process proceeds to S77, and the screen displayed on the display 12 is hidden. If the notification control unit 17 determines that the release button has not been pressed, the process proceeds to S76. Subsequently, the notification control unit 17 determines whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed after the warning display screen is displayed in S74 and a time-out has occurred (S76). If the notification control unit 17 determines that the time-out has occurred, the process proceeds to S77. If the notification control unit 17 determines that the time-out has not occurred, the process proceeds to S75.

[Effect in this embodiment]
As described above, in the gate control system S according to the present embodiment, the authentication device 3 specifies the card number of the credit card 5A of the user of the gaming facility, performs credit inquiry of the credit card 5A using the card number, When the result of the credit inquiry indicates that the use of the credit card 5A is approved, the gate 2 is opened through the gate control device 1.

  In the credit card credit inquiry, the use of the credit card payment is not approved for the user who has been delayed. In addition, a user who has a late payment of a card is likely to have no money. And even if the credit card usage is not approved, users trying to enter the amusement facility may be gambling addicts because they are trying to enter even though they cannot afford it. High nature. On the other hand, since the gate control system S according to the present embodiment uses only a credit card approval mechanism to open the gate only to trusted users, there is a possibility of gambling addiction. It is possible to appropriately limit the entrance of users who are not appropriate to enter the facility, such as high users.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated using embodiment, the technical scope of this invention is not limited to the range as described in the said embodiment. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications or improvements can be added to the above embodiment. It is apparent from the scope of the claims that the embodiments added with such changes or improvements can be included in the technical scope of the present invention.

  For example, in the above embodiment, in response to a request from the gate control device 1, the authentication processing unit 32 in the authentication device 3 makes a user's trust inquiry and determines whether or not to open the gate 2. However, the present invention is not limited to such a configuration. The gate control device 1 may have the function of the authentication device 3, and the gate control device 1 may make a user credit inquiry to determine whether or not to open the gate 2.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Gate control apparatus, 11 ... Card reader, 12 ... Display, 13 ... Speaker, 14 ... Reading control part, 15 ... Authentication request part, 16 ... Opening / closing control part , 17 ... Notification control unit, 2 ... Gate, 3 ... Authentication device, 31 ... Authentication information DB, 32 ... Authentication processing unit, 33 ... Connection processing unit, 34 ... Setting reception unit, 35 ... inquiry reception unit, 4 ... card settlement network, 5A ... credit card, 5B ... membership card, 6 ... operation terminal, 7 ... user terminal, S ..Gate control system

Claims (8)

  A gate control method for controlling the opening and closing of a facility entrance gate,
  A number identifying step for identifying a credit card number of a user of the facility;
  An opening step of opening the gate when payment using the credit card is performed within a first period before the time when the card number is specified;
  A gate control method comprising:   In the opening step, a credit inquiry of the credit card is performed using the card number, and the result of the credit inquiry even if payment using the credit card is not performed within the first period. Opens the gate if it indicates that the credit card is approved for use,
  The gate control method according to claim 1.   In the opening step, even if the payment using the credit card is not performed within the first period, the result of the credit card credit inquiry within the first period is the use of the credit card. Open the gate if it indicates that
  The gate control method according to claim 1 or 2.   In the opening step, when the credit card associated with the specified card number has not expired and the payment using the credit card is performed within the first period, the gate open,
  The gate control method according to claim 1.   In the opening step, even when payment using the credit card is performed within a first period before the time when the card number is specified, the time before the time when the card number is specified When the credit card use is not approved in the credit card credit inquiry within the second period of time, the gate is not opened.
  The gate control method according to any one of claims 1 to 4.   In the opening step, even when the payment using the credit card is performed within the first period before the time when the card number is specified, it is associated with the specified card number. When the gate opening condition is not satisfied, the gate is not opened.
  The gate control method according to claim 1.   An authentication device communicably connected to a gate control device that controls the opening and closing of the entrance gate for the facility,
  A specifying unit for specifying a credit card number of a user of the facility;
  Authentication for transmitting permission information indicating that the gate control device opens the gate when payment using the credit card is performed within a first period before the time when the card number is specified A processing unit;
  An authentication device comprising:   A gate control system comprising a gate control device that controls the opening and closing of a gate for entrance of a facility, and an authentication device that is communicably connected to the gate control device,
  The authentication device
  A specifying unit for specifying a credit card number of a user of the facility;
  Authentication for transmitting permission information indicating that the gate control device opens the gate when payment using the credit card is performed within a first period before the time when the card number is specified A processing unit,
  The gate control device
  When the permission information is received from the authentication device, an open / close control unit that opens the gate is provided.
  Gate control system.

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