JP7580296B2 - Admission management system and admission management method - Google Patents

Description

This disclosure relates to an entrance management system and an entrance management method for managing the entrance of contractors who carry out construction or maintenance work on facilities within a building.

Traditionally, in the operation and management of buildings such as buildings, a resident manager is assigned to the building, and the manager receives construction or maintenance workers entering the building and lends keys or security cards to enter the security area where the equipment is located. In the industry that operates and manages buildings such as buildings, there is a demand for efficient operation and management of buildings with a small number of staff.

For example, JP 2016-58015 A (Patent Document 1) discloses a system that uses an image recognition device to manage the entry and exit of people. In this entry and exit management system, personal data and facial image data are linked to the same ID information and registered in advance in a face accumulation server. A facial recognition device is installed at the entrance and exit gate, and facial image data of people entering and exiting is acquired. Then, the facial image data is compared with the facial image data obtained from the face accumulation server to authenticate the people entering and exiting (see Patent Document 1).

JP 2016-58015 A

The entrance/exit management system described in Patent Document 1 uses an image recognition device to manage the entrance and exit of people, and can efficiently manage the entry of workers. However, the above system only performs facial recognition of people entering and exiting the building, and does not manage the entry areas within the building according to the work being done, making it difficult to fully automate the reception of workers entering the building.

The present disclosure has been made to solve such problems, and the purpose of the present disclosure is to completely automate the reception of workers entering a building in an entrance management system and entrance management method that manage the entrance to a building of contractors who carry out construction or maintenance on facilities within the building.

The entrance management system disclosed herein is an entrance management system that manages the entrance to a building of contractors who carry out construction or maintenance on facilities within the building, and includes a management server that acquires work information indicating attributes of work to be performed within the building by pre-authenticated contractor workers, and a storage device that stores security requirements necessary for work within the building as a database for each task. When the management server acquires work information from the contractor workers, it extracts security requirements corresponding to the work indicated in the acquired work information from the database and assigns them to the workers.

For each task, security requirements may specify security equipment for entering a specified security area that contains the equipment on which the task is to be performed.

The entrance management system may further include a device issuing device configured to issue security devices to the worker according to the security requirements assigned to the worker in accordance with instructions from the management server.

The entrance management system may further include a terminal device for inputting information about a worker upon entry into the building. The work information may include information about the worker performing work within the building. The management server may then output a command to the equipment issuing device to issue security equipment when the worker information input from the terminal device matches the worker information indicated in the work information obtained from the contractor's worker.

The management server may obtain work reports in the form of image data from workers who have completed work within the building.

The entrance management method disclosed herein is a method for managing the entrance to a building of contractors who carry out construction or maintenance on facilities within the building, and includes the steps of acquiring work information indicating attributes of work to be performed within the building by workers of the contractor who have been pre-authenticated, and referring to a database in which security requirements necessary for work within the building are specified for each task, extracting from the database security requirements corresponding to the task indicated in the acquired work information, and assigning the security requirements to the workers.

The entrance management method may further include a step of issuing security equipment to the worker as specified by the security requirements assigned to the worker.

The work information may include information about a worker performing work within the building. The entrance management method may further include a step of issuing security equipment to the worker when the worker information input from a terminal device that inputs the worker information upon entry into the building matches the worker information indicated in the work information obtained from the contractor's worker.

The entrance management method may further include a step of obtaining a work report in the form of image data from a worker who has completed work within the building.

According to the above-mentioned entrance management system and entrance management method, security requirements corresponding to the work information acquired from the worker can be assigned to the worker, so that the entrance area within the building can be managed according to the work of the worker. Therefore, it is possible to completely automate the reception of workers' entrance to the building.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an entrance management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of the admission control system shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a detailed configuration of a management server. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data configuration of work information. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data structure of a security requirement matching DB stored in a storage device. FIG. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of a key box. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of a procedure for a trader registration process executed by the processing device. 11 is a flowchart showing an example of a procedure for a work registration process executed by the processing device. 11 is a flowchart showing an example of a procedure of an entrance process executed by the processing device. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of a procedure for an exit process executed by the processing device.

The following describes in detail the embodiments of the present disclosure with reference to the drawings. Note that the same or corresponding parts in the drawings are given the same reference numerals and their description will not be repeated.

Figure 1 is a diagram illustrating an entrance management system according to the present embodiment. Referring to Figure 1, this entrance management system 1 is a system that manages the entry and exit to a building (typically a building, and hereinafter described as a building) of contractors who carry out construction or maintenance work (hereinafter collectively referred to as "construction work, etc.") on facilities within the building. The entrance management system 1 comprises a management server 10, a worker terminal 30, a storage device 40, a reception terminal 50, and a key box 60.

The management server 10 is a server that controls the entire entrance management system 1. When the building owner 20 registers a contractor who will carry out construction work on facilities within the building, the management server 10 issues a contractor-specific authentication ID to the registered contractor. The issued authentication ID is notified to the registered contractor via the owner 20. The owner 20 then places an order for construction work on facilities within the building to the contractor who has been issued an authentication ID. The owner 20 includes not only the actual owner, but also the person responsible for managing the building or the facilities within the building.

The worker terminal 30 is a terminal for a worker who belongs to a contractor who has been issued an authentication ID and who has received an order for construction work, etc. The worker terminal 30 is operated by the person in charge of the workers who will carry out the ordered construction work, etc. (hereinafter referred to as the "work manager"). When an authenticated contractor receives an order for construction work, etc., the work manager inputs work information indicating work attributes such as the contractor's authentication ID, work date and time, work content, target equipment, name and contact information of the work manager, and number of workers into the management server 10 via the worker terminal 30. This work information will be explained in more detail later.

The work manager also transmits information for identity verification to the management server 10 via the worker terminal 30. In this example, the work manager takes a photo of his/her driver's license and uploads the photo of the driver's license to the management server 10 via the worker terminal 30. If the work manager does not have a driver's license, a photo taken with a camera on the worker terminal 30 or another terminal may be uploaded to the management server 10. The worker terminal 30 is a smartphone, tablet, PC, etc. that can communicate with the management server 10.

The management server 10 recognizes the face and license number from the photograph of the driver's license received from the worker terminal 30, and performs identity verification of the work manager. Then, once the management server 10 has verified the identity of the work manager, it issues a work ID for the work information entered through the worker terminal 30, extracts face photo data from the photograph data of the driver's license, and manages the work ID, work information, and face photo data of the work manager in association with each other. The issued work ID is notified to the worker terminal 30.

The storage device 40 is a storage device that stores information, such as a hard disk drive (HDD) or a solid state drive (SSD). In the entrance management system 1 according to this embodiment, the storage device 40 stores a security requirement matching database (DB) that defines the security requirements for each task required for workers of a contractor who has received an order for construction work, etc. to carry out the work within the building.

These security requirements stipulate the security equipment required for workers to perform work within a building in accordance with the registered work information. Specifically, the security requirements are information indicating the security area in which the equipment to be worked on is located, and the physical key or security card (hereinafter simply referred to as a "key") required to enter the security area that must be passed from the building entrance to said area. In the security requirements matching DB, such security requirements are defined for each work object. The security requirements matching DB will be explained in more detail later.

In this embodiment, the storage device 40 is provided outside the management server 10, but may also be provided within the management server 10.

When work information is input via the worker terminal 30 and the identity of the person in charge of work is also confirmed, the management server 10 refers to the security requirement matching DB in the storage device 40 and extracts security requirements corresponding to the input work information. For example, the management server 10 refers to the security requirement matching DB and extracts key information that is determined according to work attribute information such as the target equipment and work location indicated in the work information received from the worker terminal 30. The management server 10 then manages the extracted security requirements by linking them to a work ID together with the corresponding work information and facial photograph data of the person in charge of work.

The process of extracting security requirements corresponding to this work information may be performed when executing the entrance process from the reception terminal 50, which will be described below.

The reception terminal 50 is installed at the building entrance (outside the security area) and is a terminal through which workers process entry on the day of construction work, etc. The work manager inputs the specified registration information and photographs his/her face at the reception terminal 50 on the day of work. The registration information may be, for example, the authentication ID of the contractor to which the worker belongs, or a work ID or authentication number issued in conjunction with the input of work information from the worker terminal 30 and notified to the worker terminal 30. The reception terminal 50 then transmits the input registration information and the photographed face data to the management server 10. The reception terminal 50 is a PC, tablet, or the like that is capable of communicating with the management server 10.

When the management server 10 receives the registration information and facial photo data entered at the reception terminal 50 from the reception terminal 50, it compares the received registration information and facial photo data with the above-mentioned work information and facial photo data of the work supervisor previously acquired from the worker terminal 30, and makes a pass/fail decision as to whether or not to permit entry of the workers, including the work supervisor, into the building.

The management server 10 then transmits the pass/fail result to the reception terminal 50, and if the worker is permitted to enter the facility, instructs the key box 60 to issue the necessary key in accordance with the security requirements linked to the work information corresponding to the registration information received from the reception terminal 50.

The key box 60 is installed at the building's entrance/exit (outside the security area) together with the reception terminal 50. The key box 60 is a case that stores the keys for entering each security area in the building. The key box 60 issues the necessary keys to workers who are allowed to enter, following instructions from the management server 10. In other words, the key box 60 is an "equipment issuing device" that issues keys to workers.

When the worker's work in the building is finished and all loaned keys are returned to the key box 60, the key box 60 notifies the management server 10 that the keys have been returned.

When work inside the building is completed, the work manager returns the key to the key box 60 and inputs information for leaving the building at the reception terminal 50. The work manager also sends a work report to the management server 10 upon leaving the building. The work report may be input at the reception terminal 50 or read by a scanner or the like and then sent from the reception terminal 50 to the management server 10, or an image of the report taken by the work manager's terminal or the like may be uploaded to the management server 10.

Figure 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of the admission management system 1 shown in Figure 1. Note that the parts described in Figure 1 will not be described again. With reference to Figure 2, the management server 10 includes a communication device 110, an I/F (Interface) device 120, and a processing device 130.

The communication device 110 is configured to be able to communicate with the worker terminal 30 via a communication network (not shown) such as the Internet. When the communication device 110 receives work information from the worker terminal 30, it transmits the received work information to the processing device 130. In addition, when the communication device 110 receives photo data of the driver's license of the work supervisor from the worker terminal 30, it transmits the received photo data to the processing device 130.

The I/F device 120 is an input/output device for exchanging various data, commands, signals, etc. with the storage device 40, the reception terminal 50, and the key box 60.

The processing device 130 executes various processes in the management server 10. Specifically, the processing device 130 executes a "contractor registration process" that issues an authentication ID to a contractor registered by the building owner 20. In addition, when the processing device 130 receives work information and photo data of the driver's license of the work manager from the worker terminal 30 via the communication device 110, it executes a "work registration process" that registers the work information, verifies the identity of the work manager, and determines security requirements corresponding to the work information.

The processing device 130 also executes "exit processing" associated with the entry of a worker who has come to the building in accordance with the work information. Furthermore, the processing device 130 also executes "exit processing" associated with the exit of a worker who has finished work within the building. The contractor registration processing, work registration processing, entry processing, and exit processing will be explained in detail later.

Figure 3 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of the management server 10. Referring to Figure 3, the management server 10 includes a communication device 110, an I/F device 120, and a processing device 130, as well as an input device 140 and a display device 150.

The processing device 130 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 131, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 132, and a ROM (Read Only Memory) 133. The CPU 131, RAM 132, ROM 133, input device 140, display device 150, communication device 110, and I/F device 120 exchange various data via a communication bus 160. The CPU 131 deploys a program stored in the ROM 133 in the RAM 132 and executes it. The program stored in the ROM 133 describes the various processes executed by the processing device 130.

The input device 140 is a device that allows the building owner 20 or operator to input data to the management server 10, and is a keyboard, mouse, or the like. For example, the owner 20 inputs information about a contractor who will carry out construction work on facilities in the building, from the input device. The display device 150 is a monitor that displays various data and operating status on the management server 10, and is, for example, a touch panel display. The touch panel of this touch panel display may be used as the input device 140.

Figure 4 is a diagram showing an example of the data configuration of work information. Referring to Figure 4, the work information includes data indicating the attributes of work performed in a building, such as a work ID, authentication ID, company name, work date and time, work content, target equipment, business category, responsibility category, work floor, responsible tenant, work manager, work manager contact information, number of workers, work manager's face photo data, security requirements, etc. Of these data, each data other than the work ID, work manager's face photo data, and security requirements is data input by the work manager via the worker terminal 30.

The work ID is an identification number assigned to each piece of work information, and is issued by the management server 10 when the work information is input from the worker terminal 30 and the identity of the work manager is confirmed using photo data from the driver's license of the work manager. As mentioned above, the authentication ID is an identification number assigned to each contractor.

The target equipment indicates the equipment on which the work will be performed, and in this example, it is shown that the elevator is the target of the work. The work category indicates whether the work is a one-off construction project or regular maintenance work. The responsibility category indicates the area where the work will be performed, and in this example, it indicates that the work will be performed in building B if the building has buildings A through C. The work floor indicates the floor on which the work will be performed, and in this example, it indicates that the work will be performed on the first basement floor and the tenth floor. The responsible tenant indicates the tenant in the building in the case where the work will be performed there.

The work supervisor's facial photo data is the facial photo data of the work supervisor's driver's license uploaded via the worker terminal 30 for the purpose of identifying the work supervisor. The security requirement indicates the security requirement number extracted from the security requirement matching DB stored in the storage device 40 based on the above work attribute data.

Figure 5 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of a security requirement matching DB stored in storage device 40. Referring to Figure 5, the security requirement matching DB (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as "matching DB") stores, for each set of work attribute data (e.g., target equipment, responsible category, work floor, etc.) that specifies the work location, information on the security area that contains the target equipment and the key required to enter the security area that must be passed from the building entrance to the relevant area.

The security requirements defined in the matching database are assigned numbers. For example, security requirement No. 1 is representative of the following: the equipment to be worked on is an elevator, and in order to carry out work on the first basement floor and the 14th floor of Building A, keys are required for the machine room on the roof of Building A, the rooftop door of Building A, the machine room on the first basement floor of Building A, and the service door of Building A.

Referring again to FIG. 4, in this example, data "2" is stored in "security requirement." That is, based on the work attribute data shown in FIG. 4, the matching DB shown in FIG. 5 is referenced, and security requirement No. 2 that meets the conditions (issuance of keys for each of the rooftop machine room in Building B, the rooftop door in Building B, the machine room on the first basement floor of Building B, and the service door in Building B) is extracted from the matching DB and linked to the work information. Then, according to the security requirements of the work information shown in FIG. 4, the necessary keys are issued from the key box 60 to the workers who have been granted permission to enter the building on the day of the work.

Figure 6 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the key box 60. Referring to Figure 6, the key box 60 includes a housing 62, an outlet 64, a collection port 66, a display panel 68, and a controller (not shown). There are multiple outlets 64, and when a worker enters the building, the controller outputs a key prepared in the housing 62 according to instructions from the management server 10.

The collection port 66 is a drop-off port through which the worker returns the key that was given to the worker when he or she entered the building when he or she leaves. The controller is provided inside the housing 62, recognizes the key that is returned to the collection port 66, and notifies the management server 10 of the return.

The display panel 68 displays various information to the worker, such as the number of the outlet 64 where the key is output in accordance with instructions from the management server 10, directions to the collection outlet 66, and the return time of the issued key.

Below, the contractor registration process, work registration process, entrance process, and exit process executed by the processing device 130 of the management server 10 are explained using flowcharts.

Figure 7 is a flow chart showing an example of the procedure for contractor registration processing executed by the processing device 130. Referring to Figure 7, when the owner 20 inputs information about a contractor who will carry out construction work on facilities in the building from the input device 140 (step S10), the processing device 130 issues an authentication ID to the contractor (step S20).

Then, the processing device 130 notifies the contractor of the issued authentication ID (step S30). The owner 20 who has confirmed the issuance of the authentication ID may notify the contractor of the authentication ID, or the processing device 130 may automatically notify the contractor. Note that this notification of the authentication ID is intended to notify the contractor of the registration, and specific orders for construction work, etc. are placed with the contractor separately and individually.

Figure 8 is a flowchart showing an example of the procedure for work registration processing executed by the processing device 130. The series of processes shown in this flowchart is started when work information is input via the worker terminal 30 by the work manager of a contractor who has received an order for construction work or the like.

Referring to FIG. 8, when work information is input via the worker terminal 30, the management server 10 registers the work information (step S110). The management server 10 then issues a unique work ID for the work information (step S120). The work ID must be input from the reception terminal 50 (FIG. 1) on the day of the work, and is notified to the worker terminal 30.

Next, when the management server 10 receives the identity verification data of the work manager included in the work information from the worker terminal 30 (step S130), it verifies the identity of the work manager based on the received identity verification data. Then, once the identity of the work manager has been verified, it registers the facial photo data included in the identity verification data received from the worker terminal 30 (step S140). In this embodiment, data obtained by photographing a driver's license is used as the identity verification data.

In other words, when the management server 10 receives photographic data of the work manager's driver's license taken with a camera from the worker terminal 30, it recognizes the face and license number from the photograph on the driver's license and performs identity verification of the work manager. Then, once the identity of the work manager has been verified, the management server 10 extracts a facial photo from the photographic data on the driver's license and registers it as facial photo data of the work manager.

Next, the management server 10 accesses the storage device 40 and refers to the security requirement matching DB in the storage device 40 to determine the security requirements corresponding to the work information registered in step S110 (step S150). Specifically, the management server 10 extracts security requirements (issue keys) that meet the conditions based on attribute data that identifies the work location (e.g., target equipment, responsible category, work floor, etc.) from among the attribute data included in the work information.

Then, the management server 10 links the face photo data registered in step S140 and the security requirements determined in step S150 to the work ID issued in step S120 and registers them (step S160). That is, as shown in FIG. 4, a work ID is assigned to the work information input from the worker terminal 30, and the face photo data of the work manager and the security requirements are linked and recorded in a storage unit (not shown).

Figure 9 is a flowchart showing an example of the procedure for the entrance process executed by the processing device 130. The series of processes shown in this flowchart is started, for example, when a person in charge of workers who has come to the facility on the day of work performs a specified input for the entrance procedure at the reception terminal 50.

Referring to FIG. 9, the management server 10 determines whether an authentication ID for identifying the contractor and a work ID issued for work to be performed in the building have been input at the reception terminal 50 (step S210). Note that the work ID was previously notified to the worker terminal 30 by the management server 10 after the work information was input from the worker terminal 30.

When the input of the authentication ID and the work ID is confirmed, the face of the work manager is photographed at the reception terminal 50, and the management server 10 acquires the facial photo data captured at the reception terminal 50 (step S220). The management server 10 then compares the facial photo data acquired from the reception terminal 50 with the facial photo data (Figure 4) linked to the work information of the work ID input from the reception terminal 50, thereby determining whether or not the person photographed at the reception terminal 50 is the work manager (step S230).

If it is determined in step S230 that the person in charge of the work is not the person in charge (NO in step S230), the process proceeds to the end without executing any further processing.

If it is determined in step S230 that the person in charge of work is the person in charge of work (YES in step S230), the management server 10 outputs an instruction to the key box 60 to issue a key based on the security requirements (FIG. 4) linked to the work information of the work ID entered from the reception terminal 50 (step S240). As a result, the key box 60 issues the key required to enter the security area in the building and perform work on the target equipment (step S250).

Figure 10 is a flowchart showing an example of the procedure for exit processing executed by the processing device 130. The series of processes shown in this flowchart is started, for example, when a person in charge of workers who has finished their work in the building makes a specified input for exit processing at the reception terminal 50.

Referring to FIG. 10, the management server 10 determines whether an authentication ID and a work ID have been input at the reception terminal 50 (step S310). When the input of the authentication ID and the work ID is confirmed, the management server 10 determines whether the key provided to the worker upon entry has been returned to the key box 60 (step S320).

If the return of the key cannot be confirmed in step S320 (NO in step S320), the management server 10 notifies the reception terminal 50 of an instruction to return the key (step S330). The management server 10 then returns the process to step S320.

If it is determined in step S320 that the key has been returned (YES in step S320), the management server 10 determines whether the upload of image data for the work report has been completed (step S340).

Then, when it is determined that the upload of the work report is complete (YES in step S340), the management server 10 registers that the work for the work ID entered in step S310 has been completed (step S350).

As described above, in this embodiment, when the management server 10 acquires work information from the worker terminal 30, it refers to the comparison DB in the storage device 40 and assigns the worker security requirements corresponding to the work information acquired from the worker terminal 30. The security requirements specify the keys required to perform work within a building. In this way, in this embodiment, since the security requirements corresponding to the work information acquired from the worker terminal 30 can be assigned to the worker, it is possible to manage the entry area within the building according to the work of the worker. Therefore, according to this embodiment, it is possible to completely automate the reception of workers' entry into a building.

In this embodiment, a key box 60 is provided, and a key specified by the security requirements assigned to a worker can be issued from the key box 60 in accordance with instructions from the management server 10. Therefore, there is no need to assign personnel to hand over the necessary keys to the worker, and reception of workers entering the building can be automated.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, a reception terminal 50 is provided at the entrance and exit of the building, and if the facial photograph data of the person in charge of work taken at the reception terminal 50 matches the facial photograph data uploaded in advance via the worker terminal 30, the necessary key is issued from the key box 60. In this way, according to this embodiment, the identity verification of visiting workers can also be automated and a key can be lent to the worker.

In addition, according to this embodiment, work reports are obtained in the form of image data from workers who have completed work within a building, making it possible to automatically and easily report the completion of work.

The embodiments disclosed herein should be considered to be illustrative and not restrictive in all respects. The technical scope of the present disclosure is indicated by the claims, not by the description of the embodiments above, and is intended to include all modifications within the meaning and scope of the claims.

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Claims (10)

An entrance management system for managing the entrance of contractors who carry out construction or maintenance of facilities in a building to the building,
a management server that acquires work information indicating attributes of work to be performed in the building by a worker of a pre-authenticated contractor;
a storage device that stores security requirements necessary for work within the building as a database for each of the work,
An entrance management system in which, when the management server acquires the work information from the contractor's worker, it extracts from the database security requirements corresponding to the work indicated in the acquired work information and assigns them to the worker. The entrance management system according to claim 1, wherein the security requirements specify, for each task, security equipment for entering a specified security area that contains the equipment to be worked on. The entrance management system according to claim 2, further comprising a device issuing device configured to issue security devices to the worker according to the security requirements assigned to the worker in accordance with a command from the management server. A terminal device for inputting information of the worker upon entering the building is further provided,
The work information includes information about a worker who performs work in the building,
The entrance management system of claim 3, wherein the management server outputs the command to the equipment issuing device to issue the security equipment when the worker information input from the terminal device matches the worker information indicated in the work information obtained from the contractor's worker. The entrance management system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the management server obtains work reports in the form of image data from workers who have completed work within the building. 1. An entrance management method for managing entrance to a building of a contractor performing construction or maintenance of equipment in the building, comprising:
acquiring work information indicative of attributes of work to be performed in the building by workers of a pre-authenticated contractor;
and a step of referring to a database in which security requirements necessary for work within the building are specified for each of the tasks, extracting from the database security requirements corresponding to the task indicated in the acquired work information, and assigning the security requirements to the worker. The entrance management method according to claim 6, wherein the security requirements specify, for each task, security equipment required for entering a specified security area that includes the equipment to be worked on. The entrance management method according to claim 7, further comprising a step of issuing security equipment to the worker that is specified by the security requirements assigned to the worker. The work information includes information about a worker who performs work in the building,
The entrance management method according to claim 8, further comprising a step of issuing the security device to the worker when worker information input from a terminal device that inputs the worker information upon entry to the building matches worker information indicated in work information obtained from the contractor's worker. The entrance management method according to claim 6 , further comprising the step of acquiring a work report in the form of image data from a worker who has completed work in the building.

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