JP7131783B2 - Soundproof room management system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a soundproof room management system.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known a soundproof room provided with a sound absorbing structure for preventing sound generated inside from leaking to the outside. Patent Literature 1 discloses a soundproof room in which a housing is provided with a sound absorbing material that absorbs sound generated by an audio device installed inside.

JP 2017-8553 A

Conventional soundproof rooms have been installed for the purpose of playing musical instruments such as pianos and listening to music in homes and businesses. If a soundproof room is installed in a home or business, only family members or employees can freely enter the soundproof room.

By the way, it is also assumed that the soundproof room is installed in a place where an unspecified number of people pass. When a conventional soundproof room is installed in a place where an unspecified number of people pass, an unspecified number of people can freely enter the soundproof room. When an unspecified number of people freely enter the soundproof room, there is a risk that people who do not use the soundproof room properly will enter the room, causing problems such as damage to the soundproof room. Therefore, it has become necessary to limit the number of people who can enter the soundproof room.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of these points, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a soundproof room management system capable of limiting the number of people who can enter the soundproof room.

The soundproof room management system of the present invention includes a plurality of soundproof rooms installed in places where various people pass through , a management server for authenticating whether or not a user can use the soundproof rooms, and the plurality of soundproof rooms. A portable information terminal for setting a desired soundproof room and a scheduled usage time of the room , an electronic device for teleconference, and a lock control unit capable of locking and unlocking the door of the soundproof room. A soundproof room management system that opens a lock by activating the control unit when receiving a request from a user who can use the desired soundproof room when the start time of the scheduled use time has arrived, The soundproof room has a housing that forms a space into which a user can enter, casters and adjusters that enable the user to move and fix the room at any position, and a power supply that supplies power to the remote conference electronic device. Then, with the adjuster in contact with the floor surface of the installation location and fixed in position, commercial power is obtained and placed under the control of the management server, and the power supply unit includes a power plug on the power transmission side and a power plug on the power reception side. By electrically connecting to the user terminal connection port, power can be supplied from the power outlet that takes the commercial power supply to the information terminal brought into the space through the user terminal connection port. It is characterized by In addition, the housing is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape, the height dimension from the doorway is larger than the depth dimension, and the space is equally divided in the width direction, and the table is placed in one side of the space and the other space is provided. The video display surface of the teleconferencing electronic device and the seated user can face each other in a state in which seats used in pairs with the table are arranged in the It may be positioned corresponding to the other side space. Further, an operation unit may be provided inside the housing, which can switch the state of the lock from the closed state to the unlocked state by the operation of the user. In addition, a display with a touch panel is provided on the wall surface near the doorway outside the housing as an operation reception unit for receiving the user's operation, and the wall surface near the doorway is the one side space. It may be an outer wall surface. Further, a two-dimensional code is provided as an information display unit readable by the information terminal on a wall surface near the doorway outside the housing, and the wall surface near the doorway is outside the one-side space. may be the wall surface of Furthermore, the housing may be provided with a LAN communication interface as a communication section for transmitting and receiving data to and from an external device via a network. In addition, the housing is provided with a human sensor as a detection unit that notifies human detection information that can be compared and determined with the scheduled usage time, and the human detection information is based on whether or not a user exists in the space. You can indicate whether Further, the setting of the security level, which is a condition for opening the lock, can be changed, the security level is determined according to the installation location of the soundproof room, and the installation location is the location to which the user belongs. It is classified into a company and an area where an unspecified number of people pass through the facility on the user's flow line, and the security level when installed in the company and the security when installed in the area. A setting different from the level may be used. Furthermore, the scheduled use time may be set on the condition that it does not overlap with a reservation time reserved by another user and does not coincide with the start time or end time of the reservation time. . In addition, a downward discharge fire extinguishing device may be included to extinguish a fire in the space. Further, the ceiling of the housing may be provided with a fire extinguishing liquid introduction section for introducing fire extinguishing liquid from the fire extinguishing device installed on the outdoor side into the space. Further, the power supply unit may be capable of supplying power to a computer brought into the space at the same time as the information terminal as a heat source brought into the space. In addition, the housing may be provided with a fan that discharges the air in the space to the outside as an air conditioner that receives power supply from the power supply unit. Further, the housing may be provided with a monitoring camera for capturing image data of the space. Further, the housing may have an outer wall made of metal, and the power supply section may have a power line drawn inside the outer wall and be capable of distributing power from the commercial power source. Additionally, the door may be provided with a door glass.

The management server acquires information identifying a desired soundproof room and a scheduled usage time via a reservation site provided to the user, and acquires the desired soundproof room from the current time until the scheduled usage time elapses. When there is a reservation to use the information terminal, the available time may be notified to the information terminal.

The management server may notify the information terminal of unlocking notice when opening the lock .

The management server may notify the information terminal of unavailability when receiving a request from a user who cannot use the soundproof room .

The soundproof room may be unlocked when the lock is closed when the scheduled usage time has elapsed after the lock is unlocked .

The soundproof room may have an exit-promoting electronic device serving as an alarm unit or a display unit for prompting exit from the room, and the exit-promoting electronic device may be activated when the scheduled usage time has elapsed.

According to the present invention, even if the soundproof room is installed in a public place where an unspecified number of people pass by, the controller is operated to open the lock when requested by a user who can use the room, There is an effect that it is possible to limit the number of people who can enter the soundproof room.

It is a figure which shows the relationship between a soundproof room and an external device. It is a figure which shows the external structure of a soundproof room. It is a figure which shows the internal structure of a soundproof room. It is a figure which shows an example of the reservation time database which the memory|storage part memorize|stores. It is a figure for demonstrating the structure of a sound attenuation|damping part. 4 is a flow chart showing the flow of processing in a soundproof room. FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining an outline of a soundproof room management system according to a second embodiment; FIG. It is a figure which shows the external appearance of the soundproof room which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the internal structure of the soundproof room which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram in the soundproof room management system according to the second embodiment;

<First embodiment>
[Overview of soundproof room 1]
1 to 3 are diagrams for explaining the configuration of the soundproof room 1. FIG. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the relationship between a soundproof room 1 and external equipment 2. As shown in FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the external structure of the soundproof room 1. As shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the functional configuration of the soundproof room 1. As shown in FIG.

The soundproof room 1 has a space formed by a housing 11 and a door 12 into which a person (hereinafter referred to as a user) can enter. The soundproof room 1 is installed in a place where various people pass through, such as inside a station, an airport, a commercial facility, an exhibition hall, an outdoor square, the inside of a store, a hotel, a condominium, or an office. The soundproof room 1 may be installed in a mobile object such as a railway vehicle, bus, taxi, or airplane.

The housing 11 is made of metal, wood, resin, or the like, and is a rectangular parallelepiped or columnar member having an opening on at least one side surface for the user to enter and exit. Casters (not shown) and adjusters (not shown) are provided on the bottom surface of the housing 11 . The installer of the soundproof room 1 uses casters to move the soundproof room 1 to the installation location, and then adjusts the length of the adjuster so that it is equal to the distance between the bottom surface and the floor surface of the soundproof room 1. Chamber 1 can be fixed.

The door 12 is connected to the housing 11 so as to block an opening formed in the housing 11, and is configured to be openable and closable about a joint portion with the housing 11 as an axis. A door glass 34 is provided on the door 12 so that the inside of the soundproof room 1 can be visually recognized from the outside.

As shown in FIG. 1, the soundproof room 1 can transmit and receive data to and from an external device 2 via a network N such as the Internet. A user who uses the soundproof room 1 can hold a videoconference with a user who uses an external device 2 having a videoconference function, for example, using a videoconference terminal installed in the soundproof room 1.

A sound absorbing material is provided inside the housing 11, so that the voice of the user inside the soundproof room 1 and the voice of the user using the external device 2 hardly leak out of the soundproof room 1. - 特許庁Therefore, even if the soundproof room 1 is installed in a place where an unspecified number of people pass by (hereinafter referred to as a public place), the user can talk about highly confidential contents with confidence.

When the soundproof room 1 is installed in a public place, if an unspecified number of people can freely enter the soundproof room 1, the internal equipment of the soundproof room 1 may be damaged. Therefore, the soundproof room 1 is provided with a lock 31 so that a person who has paid a predetermined fee can enter the soundproof room 1. - 特許庁

A card reader 37 is provided in the vicinity of the door 12 in order to receive payment from the user who uses the soundproof room 1 . Although the details will be described later, the card reading unit 37 reads information used for payment stored in the card (hereinafter referred to as a payment information). When a user brings an electronic money card close to a card reading part 37, for example, a predetermined usage fee is subtracted from the balance stored in the electronic money card, thereby completing the payment, and after the payment is completed, the lock 31 is opened. Also, after the payment is completed, the supply of power to the electronic devices inside the soundproof room 1 is started, and the user can start a video conference. The card reader 37 may read payment information from an information terminal such as a user's smart phone instead of a card that allows payment.

An operation reception unit 38 that receives user operations is provided near the card reading unit 37 . The operation reception unit 38 is, for example, a display with a touch panel, and receives the scheduled usage time input by the user. The user can select, for example, any one of 30 minutes, 60 minutes, and 90 minutes of scheduled usage time. The charge to be settled is determined according to the scheduled usage time, and the supply of power to the electronic devices inside the soundproof room 1 is started from the completion of the payment until the scheduled usage time elapses. be.
Hereinafter, the configuration of the soundproof room 1 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

[Configuration of soundproof room 1]
The soundproof room 1 includes a CPU 21, a storage unit 22, a detection unit 23, a lock 31, a power supply unit 32, an air conditioner 33, a door glass 34, a display unit 35, an alarm unit 36, and a card reading unit. 37 , an operation reception unit 38 , a communication unit 39 , and a sound attenuation unit 40 . The CPU 21 functions as a control unit, and controls operations of the lock 31, the power supply unit 32, the air conditioner 33, the door glass 34, the display unit 35, the alarm unit 36, the card reading unit 37, the operation reception unit 38, and the communication unit 39. do.

The storage unit 22 has a storage medium such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and a hard disk. The storage unit 22 stores programs executed by the CPU 21 . In addition, the preset reservation time of the soundproof room 1 is stored.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the reservation time database stored in the storage unit 22. As shown in FIG. In the reservation time database, reservation time and user identification information are associated. User identification information is, for example, information unique to a user stored on the user's card. The user can reserve a desired time by, for example, performing a reservation operation in the operation reception unit 38 and then paying with a card.

The user may make a reservation by accessing a predetermined reservation site using an external computer or mobile terminal. In the reservation site, the user selects a desired soundproof room 1 from a plurality of soundproof rooms 1 that can be reserved, and inputs the date and time when the selected soundproof room 1 is desired to be used. After that, the user inputs, for example, a credit card number, in a reservation server that provides a reservation site. ID is stored. The reservation server transmits the reservation time and user identification information to the reserved soundproof room 1, and the CPU 21 of the soundproof room 1 that receives the reservation time and user identification information stores the reservation time and user identification information in the storage unit 22. Let

The detection unit 23 has an odor sensor 231 , a human sensor 232 and a weight sensor 233 . The odor sensor 231 detects an odor in the internal space of the soundproof room 1 and notifies the CPU 21 of odor information indicating at least one of the type and intensity of the detected odor. The human sensor 232 detects whether or not a person exists inside the soundproof room 1, and notifies the CPU 21 of human detection information indicating whether or not a person exists. The weight sensor 233 detects the weight of the article inside the soundproof room 1 and notifies the CPU 21 of the detected weight.

The lock 31 is provided between the housing 11 and the door 12, and switches between an unlocked state in which the door 12 can be opened and a closed state in which the door 12 cannot be opened under the control of the CPU 21.
The lock 31 is provided with an operation portion inside the housing 11 so that a user can operate it from inside the housing 11 to switch between an unlocked state and a closed state.

The power supply unit 32 supplies power to electronic devices provided inside the housing 11 . The power supply unit 32 supplies power to the electronic device through, for example, a power plug 321 connectable to a power outlet provided indoors or outdoors. The electronic devices include permanently installed teleconferencing equipment, lighting equipment and air-conditioning equipment 33 installed inside the housing 11, and a computer or mobile terminal brought in by the user. The power supply unit 32 supplies power to the electronic device under the control of the CPU 21 until the expected usage time elapses after the payment is completed. Note that the power supply unit 32 may supply power accumulated in a battery (not shown) to the electronic device in addition to the power acquired via the power plug 321 .

The CPU 21 opens the lock 31 after the card reader 37 reads the payment information and makes the payment, and causes the power supply 32 to start supplying power. In addition, the CPU 21 causes the power supply unit 32 to supply power from the time when the lock 31 is opened until the scheduled use time elapses. stop the supply of By doing so, only users who have paid a predetermined fee can use the soundproof room 1 .

The CPU 21 opens the lock 31 when the lock 31 is closed when the scheduled use time has passed since the lock 31 was opened. The CPU 21 may open the door 12 when the scheduled usage time has passed. By doing so, when the user continues to use the soundproof room 1 even after the expected usage time has passed, the door 12 can be opened from the outside to get the user to come out.
Furthermore, when the CPU 21 opens the door 12, the soundproofing effect is lost, so the advantage of the user being inside the soundproof room 1 is lost, and the user can be urged to voluntarily leave the soundproof room 1. Become.

The air conditioner 33 ventilates the internal space of the soundproof room 1 and adjusts the internal temperature. The air conditioner 33 is provided, for example, on the ceiling of the housing 11 and has a fan that discharges the air in the internal space of the soundproof room 1 to the outside. The air conditioner 33 operates under the control of the CPU 21 from the completion of payment until the scheduled usage time elapses. The air conditioner 33 may stop the temperature adjustment function when the scheduled usage time has passed, and operate only the fan for a predetermined time after stopping the temperature adjustment function. By doing so, it is possible to prevent an unpleasant odor from remaining when another user uses the soundproof room 1 next time.

A door glass 34 is provided on the door 12 . The door glass 34 functions as a blind whose transmittance can be changed under the control of the CPU 21, for example. The door glass 34 can change the transmittance according to the user's operation received by the operation receiving unit 38 under the control of the CPU 21 until the scheduled usage time elapses. For example, when the user does not want to be seen from the outside, the video conference being held inside the soundproof room 1 can be displayed on the monitor for the video conference by operating the door glass 34 to lower the transmittance. The video can be made invisible from the outside. The soundproof room 1 may be provided with a blind composed of a plurality of elongated plate-like members whose angles are changed under the control of the CPU 21 instead of the door glass 34 whose transmittance can be changed.

When the scheduled use time elapses, the CPU 21 maximizes the transparency of the blind so that the inside can be visually recognized from the outside. By doing so, it is possible to prevent the user from continuing to stay in the soundproof room 1 after the expected usage time has passed.

The display unit 35 is a display that displays various information, and is provided on the front side of the housing 11, for example. The CPU 21 causes the display unit 35 to display information indicating that the device is available when the user is not using it. When the lock 31 is opened and the power supply unit 32 starts to supply power, the CPU 21 causes the display unit 35 to display information indicating that it is in use.

The alarm unit 36 has a sound source that generates an alarm sound. For example, the CPU 21 causes the alarm unit 36 to generate an alarm sound when the human sensor 232 detects a person after a predetermined period of time has elapsed since the scheduled usage time has elapsed. In this case, the CPU 21 may cause the display unit 35 to display information prompting the user to leave the room, such as "Please leave the room." In this way, by displaying the information prompting the user to leave the room on the display unit 35 while the alarm sounds, it is possible to prevent the user from continuing to stay in the soundproof room 1 .

The card reader 37 reads payment information stored in a card that allows payment.
As described above, the card is an electronic money card or a credit card, and the card reader 37 notifies the CPU 21 of the read settlement information. When the card reading unit 37 reads the balance information from the electronic money card, the CPU 21 subtracts the fee corresponding to the scheduled usage time input in the operation receiving unit 38 from the balance indicated by the balance information, and the card reading unit 37 The result of the subtraction is written in the electronic money card. When the card reader 37 reads the credit card number from the credit card, the CPU 21 notifies the external server for credit card settlement of the credit card number and the fee to execute the settlement.

The card reading unit 37 may further read the user identification information for specifying the user stored in the card and notify the CPU 21 of the read user identification information. When the human sensor 232 detects that a person continues to be present during the scheduled use time after a predetermined time has passed after the scheduled use time, the CPU 21 reads the card reading unit 37. The user identification information may be stored in the storage unit 22 as prohibited person information. After that, when the user identification information read by the card reader 37 matches the prohibited user information, the CPU 21 prevents the lock 31 from being opened in response to the card reader 37 reading the settlement information. By doing so, it is possible to prevent a user who has a track record of continuing to use the soundproof room 1 even after the scheduled use time has passed from using the soundproof room 1 again.

The operation reception unit 38 receives user operations as described above. The operation accepting unit 38 notifies the CPU 21 of information specified by the accepted operation. For example, the operation reception unit 38 notifies the CPU 21 of the input desired usage time. The CPU 21 approves the desired use time as the scheduled use time on the condition that the desired use time received by the operation receiving unit 38 does not include the reserved time stored in the storage unit 22 .

For example, as shown in FIG. 4, it is assumed that a reservation has already been made between 10:00 and 11:35 on July 21, 2017. In this case, if the desired use time partially overlaps with the reserved time, such as the desired use time input by the user from 9:45 to 10:15 on July 21, 2017, the CPU 21 The desired usage time is not accepted as the scheduled usage time. Then, the CPU 21 displays on the display of the operation reception unit 38, "The reserved time cannot be used." On the other hand, if the desired use time input by the user does not overlap with the reserved time, such as from 9:30 to 10:00 on July 21, 2017, the storage unit 22 time may be accepted as the scheduled usage time.

Note that if the end time of the scheduled use time matches the start time of the reserved time, other users who have made a reservation may try to enter the room before the user whose scheduled use time has passed has left the room, causing trouble. There is Therefore, the storage unit 22 accepts the desired use time as the scheduled use time on the condition that the end time of the desired use time is earlier than the start time of the reserved time by a predetermined time (for example, 5 minutes). good too. By doing so, after the user who has been using the soundproof room 1 leaves the room, the reserved time for other users starts, so that troubles can be prevented from occurring.

The communication unit 39 is a communication interface for the CPU 21 to transmit and receive data to and from an external device via the network N, and includes, for example, a LAN (Local Area Network) controller.

The sound attenuation section 40 has a function of attenuating sound. The sound attenuation part 40 has a sound attenuation member that attenuates sound from the inside to the outside of the housing 11 so that the sound generated inside the soundproof room 1 does not easily leak to the outside. The sound attenuating member also has a function of attenuating sound from the outside to the inside of the housing 11 in order to prevent the TV conference from becoming difficult due to the influence of the external sound.

Here, if the external sound is excessively attenuated, it is dangerous because the alarm sound such as the sound of the emergency bell issued when a fire breaks out outside the soundproof room 1 cannot be heard. Therefore, the sound attenuation part 40 is configured so that the attenuation rate of the sound coming out of the soundproof room 1 from the inner space is higher than the attenuation rate of the sound entering the inner space from the outside of the soundproof room 1.例文帳に追加For example, the sound attenuator 40 tends to reflect sound when sound is transmitted from the inside to the outside of the housing 11, and the sound is reflected when the sound is transmitted from the outside to the inside of the housing 11. It has a sound dampening member that makes it difficult to generate sound.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the structure of the sound attenuation unit 40, and is a diagram schematically showing a cross section of the soundproof room 1. As shown in FIG. The sound attenuation section 40 has a plurality of sound attenuation members 400 and is provided on the ceiling side of the housing 11 of the soundproof room 1 . The sound damping member 400 has an outer reflecting portion 401 , a rectilinear portion 402 and an inner reflecting portion 403 .

FIG. 5(a) shows how the sound from the outside of the soundproof room 1 and the sound inside the soundproof room 1, which are indicated by solid line arrows, are less likely to reach the inside and outside of the soundproof room 1, respectively. The sound from the outside of the soundproof room 1 is attenuated by being reflected by the curved surface of the outer reflecting part 401 and becomes difficult to reach the inside of the soundproof room 1 . In addition, the sound inside the soundproof room 1 is attenuated by being reflected by the curved surface of the inner reflecting part 403 , and is less likely to reach the outside of the soundproof room 1 .

By making the shape of the outer reflecting portion 401 and the shape of the inner reflecting portion 403 different, sound reflection is likely to occur when sound is transmitted from the inside of the housing 11 to the outside. When the sound is transmitted from the outside to the inside, the reflection of the sound can be made difficult to occur.
For example, by making the inner diameter of the inner reflecting portion 403 smaller than the inner diameter of the outer reflecting portion 401, sound is less likely to leak from the inside to the outside while maintaining the state in which sound reaches the inside from the outside. In order to make it easier for sound to be reflected by the inner reflecting portion 403 , the amount of unevenness on the surface of the inner reflecting portion 403 may be greater than the amount of unevenness on the surface of the outer reflecting portion 401 .

In this way, the sound attenuation section 40 can effectively attenuate sound and allow air and water to pass through. As indicated by solid-line arrows in FIG. , and reaches the space inside the housing 11 . By having such a configuration of the soundproof room 1, the soundproof room 1 suppresses the amount of sound transmitted between the outside and the inside while allowing air and water to reach the internal space, thereby improving soundproof performance and safety performance. can be compatible.

[Additional function]
The soundproof room 1 may provide various additional functions in order to improve convenience for the user and improve profitability by installing the soundproof room 1 .

(Odor removal function)
In order for the user to comfortably use the soundproof room 1, the CPU 21 operates the fan of the air conditioner 33 to ventilate the room even after the scheduled use time has passed. When the odor sensor 231 detects the predetermined odor when the scheduled use time elapses, the CPU 21 keeps the air conditioning facility running for a longer time than when the odor sensor 231 does not detect the predetermined odor after the scheduled use time elapses. 33 may be operated. When the odor sensor 231 detects a predetermined odor when the scheduled usage time has elapsed, the CPU 21 may release the deodorant stored in a tank (not shown). By doing so, if an odor that may make the user feel uncomfortable remains in the soundproof room 1, the odor can be effectively removed.

(Lost property prevention and anti-terrorism functions)
In order to prevent the user from leaving the soundproof room 1 with the articles brought in by the user, the CPU 21 causes the alarm unit 36 to output an alarm sound when the user's articles are left, and displays that there is a forgotten item. You may make it display on the part 35. FIG. Further, when the CPU 21 detects that the left-behind property is a terrorist bomb by using a sensor such as the odor sensor 231, a predetermined contact may be notified. The CPU 21 controls, for example, the weight sensor 233 to measure a first weight that is the weight before the user enters and a second weight that is the weight after the user leaves, respectively, in order to detect left-behind items. The CPU 21 causes the alarm unit 36 to generate an alarm sound when the difference between the first weight and the second weight exceeds a predetermined threshold. The predetermined threshold is determined based on the measurement error of the weight sensor 233, and the CPU 21 generates a warning sound when the difference between the first weight and the second weight is 10 grams or more, for example.

(Ad display function)
The soundproof room 1 may display advertisements on displays provided outside or inside the housing 11 and the door 12 in order to increase the profitability of the business operator who installed the soundproof room 1 . For example, the CPU 21 acquires one or more pieces of advertisement information from an external device via the communication unit 39 and displays the acquired advertisement information on the display. The method by which the CPU 21 displays the advertisement information is arbitrary, and as shown in FIG. Advertising information may be displayed on a digital signage, or may be displayed on a light transmissive display provided on the door glass 34 .

The CPU 21 may operate to discount fees to users associated with the advertiser in order to provide benefits to the advertiser and make it easier to solicit advertisements. In order to do this, the CPU 21 determines that when the user identification information read from the card by the card reader 37 is associated with at least one piece of advertising information received by the communication unit 39, the communication unit 39 Pay a lower fee than if not associated with at least one of the one or more advertising information received. Specifically, when Company A is the advertiser, the CPU 21 sets a lower fee than when the user identification information indicates that the user is an employee of Company A, compared to when the user identification information is not an employee of the advertiser. to make the soundproof room 1 available.

When the user identification information read from the card by the card reading unit 37 is associated with an advertiser who provides one or more pieces of advertising information received by the communication unit 39, the CPU 21 determines whether the user wants to use the soundproof room 1. During use, the advertising information of the advertiser may be displayed on the display section 35 . For example, if the user is an employee of company A, an advertisement for company A is displayed during part or all of the user's scheduled usage time. By doing so, advertisers related to users who use the soundproof room 1 are motivated to actively encourage the users to use the soundproof room 1. Profitability by installation can be further improved.

(change security level)
As described above, the soundproof room 1 can be installed in various places, but depending on the place where it is installed, it may be necessary to limit the number of people who can enter or change the security level. For example, when installed in a company, any employee can enter the soundproof room 1 without paying a fee, but when installed in an area where an unspecified number of people pass, only those who have finished paying the fee. should be placed in soundproof room 1. Furthermore, in the case where it is installed in an area where an unspecified number of people pass by, it may be preferable to allow entry after confirming the identity of the person.

Therefore, the soundproof room 1 may have a setting mode in which the manager of the soundproof room 1 can easily change the security level according to the installation location of the soundproof room 1 . Specifically, immediately after the soundproof room 1 is powered on, the CPU 21 displays a setting screen on the display of the operation reception unit 38 so that the administrator can input the installation location or the type of installation location. . When the administrator inputs the installation location or type of installation location, the CPU 21 controls the lock 31 to be opened when the conditions corresponding to the input installation location or type of installation location are satisfied.

For example, when the CPU 21 recognizes that the soundproof room 1 is installed in an outdoor plaza, in addition to an electronic money card, the CPU 21 reads a card such as a driver's license that contains information that can identify an individual. to open the lock 31. On the other hand, when the CPU 21 recognizes that the soundproof room 1 is installed in the company, it opens the lock 31 on the condition that the employee card is read.

The CPU 21 may be configured to use the teleconference terminal installed inside the soundproof room 1 regardless of the installation location, but the performance of the teleconference terminal may be changed depending on the installation location. For example, when the soundproof room 1 is installed in a company connected to a high-speed communication line, the CPU 21 sets so that the image can be displayed with the highest image quality, and the soundproof room 1 is installed outdoors. Alternatively, if only a wireless communication line is available, the setting may be such that images can be displayed at a lower image quality than the highest image quality.

[Flow of processing in soundproof room 1]
FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing the flow of processing in the soundproof room 1. As shown in FIG. The flowchart shown in FIG. 6 is started when a user who wants to use the soundproof room 1 brings his or her electronic money card close to the card reader 37 .

When the user brings the electronic money card close to the card reader 37, the card reader 37 reads payment information and user identification information from the card and notifies the read information to the CPU 21 (S1). The CPU 21 refers to the reservation time database stored in the storage unit 22, and confirms that the user identified by the user identification information notified from the card reading unit 37 is registered within a predetermined time from the time when the card reading unit 37 reads the information from the card. It is determined whether or not there is a reservation (S2). When determining that the user has made a reservation, the CPU 21 advances the process to step S5.

When determining that the user has not made a reservation, the CPU 21 causes the display of the operation reception unit 38 to display a screen for inputting the desired usage time. If the input desired use time does not include the reserved time, the CPU 21 acquires the input desired use time as the expected use time (S3). When the input desired usage time includes the reserved time, the CPU 21 causes the operation reception unit 38 to display that another time is selected.

After acquiring the scheduled usage time, the CPU 21 makes a payment based on the payment information acquired from the card reader 37 (S4). Specifically, if the card read by the card reader 37 is an electronic money card, the payment is made by subtracting the usage fee from the balance indicated by the payment information.

Subsequently, the CPU 21 allows the user to enter the soundproof room 1 by opening the lock 31 (S5). Further, the CPU 21 controls the power supply unit 32 to start supplying power to the electronic device (S36).

After that, the CPU 21 monitors whether the scheduled usage time has elapsed after starting the power supply (S7). When the CPU 21 determines that the scheduled usage time has elapsed (YES in S7), it stops supplying power (S8) and opens the lock 31 (S9). The CPU 21 determines whether or not the predetermined odor remains based on the odor information notified from the weight sensor 233 (S
10) If it is determined that the predetermined odor remains (YES in S10), the fan of the air conditioner 33 is operated until the odor disappears (S11).

[Effect of soundproof room 1]
As described above, the soundproof room 1 reads the payment information stored in the electronic money card or credit card, opens the lock 31 after payment of the usage fee is completed, and supplies power to the electronic equipment inside. start the supply. By doing so, even if the soundproof room 1 is installed in a public place where an unspecified number of people pass by, only those who have paid a predetermined fee can use the soundproof room 1. , the number of people who can enter the soundproof room 1 can be limited, and the risk of damage to the soundproof room can be reduced.

<Second Embodiment> [Overview of Unlocking System S]
FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the outline of the soundproof room management system S according to the second embodiment. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the appearance of the soundproof room 10 according to the second embodiment. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the internal configuration of the soundproof room 10 according to the second embodiment. FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram in the soundproof room management system S according to the second embodiment.

The soundproof room management system S includes a plurality of soundproof rooms 10 and a management server 3 that manages the plurality of soundproof rooms 10 . The management server 3 is a management device that manages a plurality of soundproof rooms 10, transmits and receives data to and from the plurality of soundproof rooms 10 via a network such as the Internet N, and unlocks or locks the soundproof rooms 10. to control.

In the soundproof room 1 according to the first embodiment, the card reader 37 reads the payment information stored in the electronic money card or credit card, and the lock 31 is opened in response to the completion of payment of the usage fee. On the other hand, each of the plurality of soundproof rooms 10 (the soundproof rooms 10a and 10b are illustrated in FIG. 7) in the soundproof room management system S is the information terminal 4 of the user who wishes to use the soundproof room 10 (for example, A smart phone) opens the lock 31 by reading a QR code 41 (QR code is a registered trademark) containing a soundproof room ID, which is information for identifying the soundproof room 10. Different from Room 1. The following description focuses on the differences from the first embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 8, the QR code 41 is attached near the lock 31, for example. The QR code 41 is readable by the information terminal 4 of the user who uses the soundproof room 10 and serves as an information display unit that displays the soundproof room ID for identifying the soundproof room 10 . A user who wants to use the soundproof room 10 activates the soundproof room use application software installed in the information terminal 4 and reads the QR code 41 . The information terminal 4 recognizes the soundproof room ID included in the read QR code 41 (S21 in FIG. 10). The information terminal 4 transmits user identification information (user ID in FIG. 8) for identifying the user of the information terminal 4 to the management server 3 together with the recognized soundproof room ID. User identification information is registered in advance in, for example, application software for using a soundproof room (hereinafter referred to as a soundproof room application). The user identification information may be an individual ID of the information terminal 4 or an ID of an organization (for example, a company) where the user using the information terminal 4 works.

When receiving the soundproof room ID and the user identification information, the management server 3 authenticates whether or not the user identification information is registered as a user who can use the soundproof room 10 (S22). When the received user identification information matches any one of a plurality of user identification information registered in advance, the management server 3, for the soundproof room 10 corresponding to the received soundproof room ID to transmit an unlocking instruction for instructing the lock 31 to be opened. At this time, the management server 3 may transmit to the information terminal 4 an unlocking advance notice for notifying that the door will be unlocked. The management server 3 is used for notifying that the soundproof room 10 cannot be used when the received user identification information does not match any user identification information among a plurality of user identification information registered in advance. A notification of impossibility is transmitted to the information terminal 4 .

When receiving the unlocking instruction from the management server 3, the CPU 21 of the soundproof room 10 opens the lock 31 and starts supplying power to the electronic devices inside (S23). Then, the CPU 21 transmits to the management server 3 an unlocking completion notification indicating that the unlocking is completed. The management server 3 records the time at which the unlocking completion notification is received in the storage medium in association with the user identification information as the time at which the user started using the soundproof room 10 (S24).

After that, when the user finishes using the soundproof room 10 , the user opens the door 12 to go outside the soundproof room 10 and reads the QR code 41 with the information terminal 4 . The information terminal 4 recognizes the soundproof room ID included in the read QR code 41 (S25), and transmits the user identification information to the management server 3 together with the soundproof room ID. Before transmitting the soundproof room ID and the user identification information, the information terminal 4 displays a confirmation message "Is it OK to close the soundproof room?" ID and user identification information may be transmitted.

When the management server 3 receives the soundproof room ID and the user identification information while the user of the soundproof room 10 of the user identification information is using the soundproof room 10 of the soundproof room ID, the management server 3 confirms that the user is using the soundproof room 10 . is terminated, and a locking instruction for closing the lock 31 is transmitted to the soundproof room 10. - 特許庁Upon receiving the locking instruction, the CPU 21 of the soundproof room 10 closes the lock 31 (S26) and transmits a locking completion notification to the management server 3 indicating that the locking has been completed. The management server 3 records the time at which the lock completion notification is received in the storage medium in association with the user identification information as the time at which the user finished using the soundproof room 10 .

The management server 3 calculates the fee based on the time difference between the usage start time and the usage end time stored in association with the user identification information, and settles the payment by a method registered in advance in association with the user identification information (S27). For example, the management server 3 issues a bill containing the name or company name corresponding to the user identification information, or sends the credit card number and fee registered in association with the user identification information to an external server that executes settlement processing. or execute payment by notifying

The method of collecting the fee for using the soundproof room 10 is arbitrary, and various other methods can be used. For example, when the management server 3 receives the soundproof room ID and the user identification information while the lock 31 of the soundproof room 10 is closed, the management server 3 collects the basic fee using the credit card number registered in association with the user identification information. do. In this case, when the management server 3 receives the soundproof room ID and the user identification information while the lock 31 of the soundproof room 10 is open, the management server 3 uses the credit card number registered in association with the user identification information to calculate the usage time. Additional charges may be collected depending on

Further, when the management server 3 receives the soundproof room ID and the user identification information while the lock 31 of the soundproof room 10 is closed, the management server 3 transmits a charge collection instruction to the soundproof room 10, and the CPU 21 of the soundproof room 10 As in the case of the soundproof room 1 according to the first embodiment, the card reader 37 may be used to collect the usage fee with an electronic money card or credit card. In this case, when the CPU 21 receives the toll collection instruction, for example, the CPU 21 causes the display unit 35 to display a message such as "Please use a card to pay the toll", or causes the light emitting unit provided in the card reading unit 37 to emit light. For example, the user may be prompted to pay the fee.

Further, the CPU 21 may cause the operation receiving section 38 to input the expected usage time before opening the lock 31 when receiving the unlocking instruction. When the user inputs the scheduled usage time, the CPU 21 notifies the management server 3 of the input scheduled usage time, and opens the lock 31 on condition that approval is received from the management server 3 .

The management server 3 notifies the soundproof room 10 of the maximum usable time when there is a reservation to use the soundproof room 10 from the current time until the scheduled use time elapses. The CPU 21 causes the display unit 35 to display a confirmation message such as, for example, "Is it OK to use only until 10:00?" By doing so, the user can use the soundproof room 10 until the time when the next reservation is made.

In response to reading the QR code 41, the information terminal 4 may display a screen for inputting the scheduled usage time, and transmit the scheduled usage time to the management server 3 together with the soundproof room ID and the user identification information. In this case, the management server 3 notifies the information terminal 4 of the maximum usable time when there is a reservation to use the soundproof room 10 from the current time until the scheduled use time elapses. The information terminal 4 displays a confirmation message such as, for example, "Is it OK to use the terminal only until 10:00?" The management server 3 transmits an unlocking instruction to the soundproof room 10 on condition that approval is obtained. By doing so, the user can also use the soundproof room 10 until the time when the next reservation is made.

[Effect of Soundproof Room Management System S]
As described above, in the soundproof room management system S, the user can start using the soundproof room 10 by reading the QR code 41 attached to the soundproof room 10 using the information terminal 4 . In this case, the fee can be paid by a payment method registered in advance in the management server 3 without using the user's own prepaid card or credit card. Therefore, it is suitable when a company to which many users belong makes a contract to use the soundproof room 10 and the company pays the fee for using the soundproof room 10 by the users.

In the above description, the QR code 41 is used as an example of the information display section, but the information display section may be of a form other than the QR code 41. For example, the information display unit may be text information indicating the soundproof room ID, or may be an object having a shape specific to the soundproof room.

Moreover, the soundproof room 10 may be equipped with a surveillance camera for crime prevention, and the soundproof room 10 may transmit images captured by the surveillance camera to the management server 3 . For example, the soundproof room 10 transmits an image of the outside of the soundproof room 10 to the management server 3 when the user is not using the soundproof room 10, and when the user is using the soundproof room 10, An image of the inside of the soundproof room 10 may be sent to the management server 3 . By doing so, the soundproof room 10 minimizes the size of the image to be transmitted to the management server 3, and when the soundproof room 10 is in use, it prevents the inside of the soundproof room 10 from being destroyed. It is possible to monitor and monitor for acts that would destroy the exterior of the soundproof room 10 when the soundproof room 10 is not in use.

In addition, since confidential information may be spoken in the soundproof room 10, it is also required to take countermeasures against eavesdropping. Therefore, the soundproof room 10 is equipped with a sensor for detecting radio waves, and when a radio wave different from the radio wave detected at the time the soundproof room 10 is installed is detected, the management server notifies that a suspicious radio wave has been received. You can report to 3. By doing so, the manager of the soundproof room 10 can confirm whether or not an electronic device for wiretapping is installed, so wiretapping can be prevented.

Although the present invention has been described above using the embodiments, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the scope described in the above embodiments, and various modifications and changes are possible within the scope of the gist thereof. be. For example, specific embodiments of device distribution/integration are not limited to the above-described embodiments. can be done. In addition, new embodiments resulting from arbitrary combinations of multiple embodiments are also included in the embodiments of the present invention. The effect of the new embodiment caused by the combination has the effect of the original embodiment.

1 soundproof room 2 external device 3 management server 4 information terminal 11 housing 12 door 21 CPU
22 storage unit 23 detection unit 31 lock 32 power supply unit 34 door glass 35 display unit 36 alarm unit 37 card reading unit 38 operation reception unit 39 communication unit 40 sound attenuation unit 41 QR code 231 smell sensor 232 motion sensor 233 weight sensor 321 power supply Plug 400 Sound damping member 401 Outer reflecting portion 402 Rectilinear portion 403 Inner reflecting portion

Claims (21)

A plurality of soundproof rooms installed in places where various people pass through , a management server for authenticating whether or not a user can use the soundproof rooms, a desired soundproof room among the plurality of soundproof rooms, and A portable information terminal for setting the scheduled usage time, an electronic device for teleconferencing, and a lock control unit capable of locking and unlocking the door of the soundproof room, and the start time of the set scheduled usage time arrives. A soundproof room management system that operates the control unit to open the lock when receiving a request from a user who can use the desired soundproof room in a state where the soundproof room is available ,
The soundproof room includes a housing that forms a space into which a user can enter, casters and adjusters that enable the user to move and fix the room at any position, and a power supply unit that supplies power to the teleconference electronic device. having a commercial power supply and placed under the control of the management server, with the adjuster fixed in contact with the floor surface of the installation location;
By electrically connecting a power plug on the power transmission side and a user terminal connection port on the power reception side, the power supply unit connects the information terminal brought into the space to the commercial power supply via the user terminal connection port. A soundproof room management system characterized in that power can be supplied from a power outlet that takes power . The housing is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the height dimension from the doorway is larger than the depth dimension, and the space is equally divided in the width direction. The image display surface of the remote conference electronic device and the seated user can face each other in a state in which seats used in pairs with the table are arranged,
2. The soundproof room management system according to claim 1, wherein the widthwise center of said doorway is positioned corresponding to said other side space. 3. The soundproof room management system according to claim 2, wherein an operation unit capable of switching the state of the lock from the closed state to the unlocked state by the operation of the user is provided inside the housing. . A display with a touch panel is provided as an operation receiving unit for receiving the user's operation on the wall surface outside the housing and near the entrance,
4. The soundproof room management system according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the wall surface near the doorway is the outer wall surface of the one-side space. A two-dimensional code is provided as an information display unit readable by the information terminal on the wall surface near the entrance outside the housing,
4. The soundproof room management system according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the wall surface near the doorway is the outer wall surface of the one-side space. 6. The housing according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the housing is provided with a LAN communication interface as a communication section for transmitting and receiving data to and from an external device via a network. soundproof room management system. The housing is provided with a human sensor as a detection unit that notifies human detection information that can be compared with the scheduled usage time,
7. The soundproof room management system according to claim 1, wherein said human detection information indicates whether or not a user exists in said space. It is configured to be able to change the setting of the security level that is a condition for opening the lock,
The security level is determined according to the installation location of the soundproof room,
The installation location is classified into the inside of the company to which the user belongs and the area where an unspecified number of people pass through, which is a facility on the flow line of the user,
8. The soundproof room management system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein a security level for installation in said company and a security level for installation in said area are set differently. . The scheduled use time is set on the condition that it does not overlap with a reservation time reserved by another user, and is provided with an interval that does not coincide with the start time or end time of the reservation time. The soundproof room management system according to any one of claims 1 to 8. 10. The soundproof room management system according to any one of claims 1 to 9, further comprising a downward discharge type fire extinguishing device for extinguishing a fire that has broken out in said space. 11. The soundproof room management system according to claim 10, wherein the ceiling of the housing is provided with a fire extinguishing liquid introduction part for introducing fire extinguishing liquid from the fire extinguishing device installed on the outdoor side into the space. 12. The soundproof room management system according to claim 10 or 11, wherein the power supply unit is capable of supplying power to a computer brought into the space at the same time as the information terminal as a heat source brought into the space. 13. The housing according to any one of claims 10 to 12, wherein the housing is provided with a fan that discharges the air in the space to the outside as air conditioning equipment that receives power supply from the power supply unit. soundproof room management system. 14. The soundproof room management system according to any one of claims 10 to 13, wherein the housing is provided with a monitoring camera for capturing image data of the space. The housing has an outer wall made of metal,
15. The soundproof room according to any one of claims 10 to 14, wherein said power supply unit has a power supply line drawn inside said outer wall and is formed so as to be able to distribute electric power from said commercial power supply. management system. 16. The soundproof room management system according to any one of claims 10 to 15, wherein the door is provided with a door glass. The management server acquires information identifying a desired soundproof room and a scheduled usage time via a reservation site provided to the user, and acquires the desired soundproof room from the current time until the scheduled usage time elapses. 17. The soundproof room management system according to any one of claims 1 to 16 , wherein when there is a reservation to use the soundproof room, the available time is notified to the information terminal. 18. The soundproof room management system according to any one of claims 1 to 17 , wherein the management server notifies the information terminal of unlocking notice when opening the lock. 19. The apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 18 , wherein said management server notifies said information terminal of unavailability when receiving a request from a user who cannot use said soundproof room. Soundproof room management system. 20. The soundproof room according to any one of claims 1 to 19 , wherein the lock is opened when the lock is closed when the scheduled usage time has elapsed after the lock is opened. Soundproof room management system. The soundproof room has an exit- promoting electronic device as an alarm unit or a display unit for prompting exit, and the exit-promoting electronic device is activated when the scheduled usage time has elapsed. Item 21. The soundproof room management system according to any one of Items 1 to 20 .

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