JPH0619913A - Room in/out managing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a room in/out managing device with an easy changing function for a room in/out qualification checking method and a room in/out qualification checking method switching control function corresponding to a specific time band and ID card utilization identifying information. CONSTITUTION:A room in/out control device 20b is provided with a device utilization information storing part 42 for recording utilization information for limiting the in/out of each room and a utilization judging means 41 for judging which means is to be used, the 1st qualification judging means 71 (concentralized type) or the 2nd qualification judging means (distributed type) by referring to the contents of the storing part 42 when data are inputted to a qualification input device 31 and the room in/out qualification judging method is switched by the input of an identification mark for identifying an in/out requiring person by the person himself.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an entrance / exit control device having a function of controlling according to device operation information and entry / exit qualification information.

An entry / exit control device is a device for managing and controlling the entry / exit of a person into / from a room, and is a device for checking the entry / exit qualification at the time of entry / exit and accumulating records of entry / exit. In recent years, flexible entry / exit control devices have been required to provide a flexible function for changing the entry / exit qualification check method.

Specifically, it is necessary to change the entry / exit qualification check method depending on the time zone to avoid the performance deterioration of the entry / exit qualification check control due to the concentration of load on the host at a specific time zone such as when going to work and leaving the office. For example, changing the entry / exit qualification check method according to ID card operation identification information such as a lending card that is temporarily used by the etc.

For this reason, in the entrance / exit control device, as a method of checking the entrance / exit qualification, a centralized type (the host centrally performs the qualification check, the control device controls based on the check result, and the control result is sent to the host. Notify) and distributed type (qualification check is performed for each control device and only the control result is notified to the host) are provided, but centralized type or distributed type is fixed for each entry / exit control device. Therefore, it is necessary to have a switching control function of the entry / exit qualification check method for changing this easily.

[0005]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a conventional distributed access control system. In the figure, reference numeral 10 is an entry / exit management device, which has an entry / exit qualification information storage unit 12 for all rooms and an entry / exit information recording unit 13.

Reference numeral 12 denotes an all-room entry / exit qualification information storage unit for recording qualification information of all entry / exit qualifications of all rooms managed by the entry / exit management device. An entry / exit information recording unit 13 records all entry / exit information (who, when, where) of all rooms in the entry / exit recording file 14.

An entry / exit recording file 14 is composed of a magnetic storage medium and records entry / exit information. An entry / exit control device 20 includes an individual entry / exit qualification information storage unit 23, a distributed qualification determination unit 22, and an automatic door control unit 21.
And have. 21 is an automatic door control unit,
The opening / closing of the automatic door 32 is controlled. Reference numeral 22 denotes a decentralized qualification judging unit which judges whether or not the room is opened / closed by an input from the ID card reader 61 based on the record of the individual entry / exit qualification information storage unit 23.

An individual entry / exit qualification information storage unit 23 stores qualification information of all entry / exit qualification persons in a room under the control of the entry / exit control device 20. With this entry / exit management device, a person who attempts to enter / exit the room causes the ID card reading device 61 to read an ID card proving his / her qualification.

The input read by the ID card reading device 61 enters the distributed qualification judging unit 22 in the entrance / exit control device 20, and the distributed qualification judging unit 22 refers to the individual entrance / exit qualification information 23 to enter / exit qualifications. If there is a qualification, the automatic door control unit 21 is instructed to open / close the automatic door 32, and the information read from the ID card and the automatic door opening / closing of the upper room entry / exit management device 10 are displayed. The record is sent, and the entry / exit management device 10 records these in the entry / exit information recording unit 13.

Further, when the person is not qualified, the automatic door 32 is not opened or closed. In this way, in the decentralized entry / exit management system, the decentralized qualification determination unit 22 of the entry / exit control device 20 uses individual entry / exit qualification information.
Whether the automatic door 32 is open or closed is determined based on 23.

This individual entry / exit qualification information 23 is controlled by the entry / exit management device 10 from all room entry / exit qualification information 12 which records all entry / exit qualifications of all rooms managed by the entry / exit management system. The qualification information related to the automatic door 32 managed by the device 20 is extracted and distributed.

FIGS. 7 and 8 are control flows (No. 1) and (No. 2) of the conventional distributed type entrance / exit management system, respectively.
The operations of the distributed qualification determination unit, the automatic door control unit, and the entry / exit information recording unit will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 7A is a control flow of the distributed qualification judging unit. Steps when the distributed qualification decision unit is activated
At 71, the input from the ID card reader 61 is awaited, and if there is no input, the process returns to step 71 again, and if there is an input, step 72
Go to.

In step 72, the individual entry / exit qualification information storage section 23 is searched by the input from the ID card reader 61. If it is determined in step 73 whether or not there is something to check, the automatic door control unit 21 is activated, and the entry / exit information is recorded in the entry / exit information recording unit.
Pass to 13 and finish. Also, if there is no matching result by collation, the process ends.

FIG. 7B is a control flow of the automatic control section. When the automatic door control unit 21 receives the command in step 74, the automatic door control unit 21 determines whether it is a lock command or a unlock command. If it is an unlock command, the door lock specified in step 75 is released and the process ends. If the command is a lock command, the door lock specified in step 76 is locked and the process ends.

FIG. 8C is a control flow of the room entry / exit information recording unit. In step 77, the entry / exit information is received from the distributed qualification determination unit 22. In step 78, the information is recorded in the entry / exit record file 14. As a result, entry / exit information is accumulated.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram of a centralized entrance / exit management system. In the figure, 10a is an entrance / exit management device, which includes an entrance / exit qualification information storage unit 12 for all rooms and an entrance / exit information recording unit.
It has 13 and 13. A centralized qualification determination unit 11 stores all room entry / exit qualification information as to whether or not the room is opened / closed by input from the ID card reader 61 corresponding to all rooms under the control of the entry / exit management device. The determination is made based on the qualification information of the section 12.

Reference numeral 20a is an entrance / exit control device, which has an automatic door control unit 21. In addition, the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 6 are the same. In this centralized entrance / exit management system, the person who tries to enter / exit the room is the ID card reader 61.
Have them read the ID card that proves their qualifications. I
The input read by the D card reader 61 is the entrance / exit control device.
Immediately after 20 enters the centralized qualification judging unit 11 in the entrance / exit management device 10a, the centralized qualification judging unit 11 refers to the qualification information in the entrance / exit qualification information storage unit 12 for all rooms to judge whether there is entrance / exit qualification. Then, the entry / exit control device 20a is answered.

The entrance / exit control device 20a instructs the automatic door control unit 21 to open / close the automatic door 32 when it is qualified to enter / exit the room, and also notifies the entrance / exit management device 10a of opening / closing of the automatic door 32, The entry / exit management device 10a records the entry / exit persons in the entry / exit information recording unit 13.

FIG. 10 is a control flow of the centralized qualification judging section. If there is an input from the ID card reader 61 in step 79, the process proceeds to step 80, and if not, step 79.
Return to. In step 80, the room entry / exit qualification information storage unit 12 is searched. If there is a matching one in step 81, the automatic door control unit 21 is activated, the entry / exit information is passed to the entry / exit information recording unit 13, and the process ends.

As described above, the entrance / exit control system (expressed as an entrance / exit control device) has a centralized type and a decentralized type. And the entrance / exit control device used here is
As shown in the flow chart, depending on the control program, the entrance / exit qualification check method was fixed to be centralized type or distributed type for each device.

In operation, the entrance / exit qualifications are often checked in a concentrated manner during a specific time zone such as when going to and from the office. In the case of a system configuration with a centralized entrance / exit control device, the host computer can be used during a specific time zone. There is a problem in that the load increases and the processing capacity decreases, and finally, it takes time for the entrance / exit control device to check the entrance / exit.

In the case of the decentralized type, since a general personal card has a wealth of information in the ID card, the security check can be performed by the qualification check in the decentralized type. in case of,
It had the drawback that it could not be managed in detail.

Therefore, it is desirable that the processing of the general personal card in a specific time zone such as when going to and from work is performed in a decentralized manner, and in the case of a card with a small amount of information such as a lending card, the centralized type is finer regardless of the time zone. It is preferable because it can be managed.

As described above, when it is necessary to change the entry / exit qualification check method, the entry / exit control device itself must be changed. However, this requires a change work time and hinders the operation. There is also the problem of coming.

For this reason, it is necessary to change the entry / exit qualification check method depending on the type of card, such as security check by updating the entry / exit management information according to the lending card in the host at any time. .

[0027]

In the entry / exit control device, it is necessary to switch the entry / exit qualification check method depending on the time and the type of card as described above, which requires a change in the system configuration. There was a problem.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an entrance / exit control device having a function of easily changing the entrance / exit qualification check method and switching control of the entrance / exit qualification check method according to a specific time zone and ID card operation identification information. And

[0029]

The above problems can be solved by an entrance / exit control device configured as follows. Figure 1
FIG. 3 is a principle diagram of the present invention.

A room entry / exit restriction device 44 provided for each room to restrict entry and exit, and a qualification input device provided for each room entry / exit restriction device 44 for reading an identification mark input by a person who wants to enter and exit the room. 31, the all-room entry / exit qualification information storage unit 12 that records all entry / exit qualifications of all rooms managed by the entry / exit management apparatus, and the identification by referring to the all-room entry / exit qualification information storage unit 12 An entry / exit management device 10b having a first qualification determining means 71 for determining whether to restrict entry / exit to / from a sign input, and all entry / exit qualified persons in a room under its own control are recorded. An individual entry / exit qualification information storage unit 23, and a second qualification determination means 72 for determining whether or not to restrict entry / exit of a room by inputting the identification mark, by referring to the individual entry / exit qualification information storage unit 23. , Entry / exit that controls the entry / exit restriction device 44 corresponding to the qualification input device 31 A room entrance / exit control device comprising an entrance / exit control device 20b having a restriction control means 43, and a device operation information storage unit 42 for recording operation information for restricting entrance / exit of each room in the entrance / exit control device 20b. And when there is an identification mark input of the qualification input device 31, the device operation information
The operation determination means 41 for determining which of the first qualification determination means and the second qualification determination means is used with reference to 42 is provided.

[0031]

According to the present invention, the entry / exit control device transmits the device operation information and entry / exit qualification information for each entry / exit control device to a plurality of entry / exit control devices, and each entry / exit control device operates a card or the like. Depending on the contents of the device operation information, the time at that time, the ID card operation identification information, etc., at the time of performing the entrance and exit qualification check by , And controls according to each.

Entry / Exit Control Device 20b Upper Entry / Exit Control Device
An apparatus operation information storage unit 42 for recording operation information for restricting entry / exit of each room transferred from 10b is provided. When there is an input from the qualification input device 31 (a device that reads an identification means such as an ID card reading device or a fingerprint collation device), the device operation information storage unit 42 is referred to and the device is in the upper room entrance / exit management device 10b. Operation determination means for determining which of the first qualification determination means (for example, centralized qualification determination means) and the second qualification determination means (for example, distributed qualification determination means) in the entrance / exit control device 20b is used. 41 and are provided to switch the entrance and exit qualification determination method.

Therefore, when it is necessary to change the entry / exit qualification check method, the host computer can immediately send a new entry / exit qualification by transmitting the device operation information and entry / exit qualification information to the designated entry / exit control device. Operation will be possible by the check method.

Further, the time information is stored in the device operation information storage unit,
By setting the ID card operation identification information, it is possible to change the entry / exit qualification check method of each entry / exit control device for each time zone and each ID card. By using this function, it is possible to avoid the concentration of load on the host only when going to and from work, to reduce the decrease in the processing capacity of the entry / exit qualification check process, and to perform flexible security checks for each ID card.

[0035]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an entrance / exit control device according to an embodiment of the present invention, showing a door gate system. In the figure, 10c is an entry / exit management device, which has a centralized qualification determination unit 11, an entry / exit entry information storage unit 12 for all rooms, and an entry / exit information recording unit 13. An entry / exit control device 20c includes an automatic door control unit 21, a distributed qualification determination unit 22, an individual entry / exit qualification information storage unit 23, and a device operation information storage unit 42.
And an operation determination unit 53.

Reference numeral 42 denotes an apparatus operation information storage section for recording operation information for restricting entry and exit of each room.
Reference numeral 45 is device operation information, which indicates the type of card in operation,
It is information that specifies the operating mode for each time zone, qualification check method, etc. Details will be described with reference to FIG.

Reference numeral 53 is an operation determination unit, which refers to the device operation information storage unit 42 when the ID card reader 61 is input, and the centralized qualification determination unit 11 in each entrance / exit management device 10c and each entrance / exit. This is to determine which of the distributed qualification determination unit 22 in the control device 20c is to be used. Other,
Items having the same reference numerals as those in FIGS. 6 and 9 are the same items.

Here, the automatic door corresponds to a room entry / exit restriction device, and may be another one that can restrict entry / exit, such as an automatic lock for a room. The ID card reading device is also an example of the qualification input device, and may be another identification means, or in the case of a magnetic card, an identification device such as a fingerprint, a palm print, or a handprint.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of device operation information of the entrance / exit control device. Access control device 20 from access control device 10c
It is explanatory drawing of the device operation information sent to c. The time indicates the time zone of the instruction operation, the card operation identification indicates the operation identification information of the ID card, and the instruction operation indicates the operation content in the time zone specified by the time.

That is, in the first line, from 00:00 to the next designated time (08:00), it is specified that the lending card is a centralized type and the entrance / exit qualification is judged. Similarly, the operation of the device is regulated by time and card type.

However, this is an example of the device operation information, and does not prescribe the content or type of data. FIG. 4 is a control flow of the entrance / exit control device according to the embodiment of the present invention. The operation of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In step, the device operation information and entry / exit qualification information of all entry / exit control devices input to the entry / exit management device 10c from an input device (not shown) are stored in the entry / exit management device 10c. In the step, the device operation information and entry / exit qualification information accumulated in the entry / exit control device 10c is divided for each entry / exit control device 20c and distributed to each entry / exit control device 20c. The information is stored in the device operation information storage unit 42 and the individual entry / exit qualification information storage unit 23. Step-by-step control system 20
At c, the personal information written on the card is entered from the ID card reading device 61 by the card operation, and the operation determination unit 53 determines whether to proceed to step or step based on the operation information in the device operation information storage unit 42. To do.

FIG. 5 is a control flowchart of the operation judging unit. The operation of the operation determination unit will be described with reference to the drawings. In step 91, it is determined whether or not the ID card is input.

In step 92, the time when the ID card is input is read from a timer (not shown). I in step 93
The information in the device operation information storage unit 42 is read from the D card information and the time information to determine whether to perform the centralized qualification determination or the distributed qualification determination.

In step 94, it is judged whether it is the distributed type or the centralized type, and if it is the distributed type, the process proceeds to step 95, and if it is the centralized type, the process proceeds to step 96. In step 95, the operation determination unit 53 notifies the distributed qualification determination unit 22 that the ID card has been input.

In step 96, the operation determination unit 53 notifies the centralized qualification determination unit 11 in the entrance / exit management device 10c that the ID card has been input. This completes the operation of the operation determination unit.

Next, returning to FIG. 4, in step S10, the centralized qualification judging unit 11 in the room entrance / exit management device 10c makes an input from the ID card reading device for judging the qualification.
Then, the centralized qualification determination unit 11 makes a determination based on the qualification information in the all-room entry / exit qualification information storage unit 12 and notifies the entry / exit control device 20c of the result.

In step, the self-distributed qualification judging unit
The qualification is judged at 22. Step-in / out control device 20c
Instructs the automatic door control unit 21 to open and close the automatic door 32.

At the step, the result of the entry / exit qualification check,
Also, the control result of the lock is notified to the entry / exit management device 10c, and the entry / exit management device 10c records it in the entry / exit information recording unit 13. With the above configuration, the device operation information and the time at that time,
Concentration / dispersion is determined by ID card operation identification information,
It is possible to perform entry / exit qualification check according to each and control the lock according to the entry / exit qualification check result.

[0049]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Even if there is a change in the entry / exit qualification check method, the device operation information makes it possible to easily cope with the operation of the entry / exit system without causing any serious problems.

Further, there is an effect that it is possible to prevent a decrease in the processing capability of the entry / exit qualification check due to the load concentration of the host computer in a specific time zone, and to perform a flexible security check for each ID card.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a principle diagram of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of an entrance / exit control device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of device operation information of the entrance / exit control device of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a control flow of an entrance / exit control device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a control flowchart of the operation determination unit

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a conventional distributed entrance / exit management system.

FIG. 7: Control flow of conventional distributed entrance / exit management system (Part 1)

FIG. 8: Control flow of conventional distributed entrance / exit management system (Part 2)

[Fig. 9] Configuration diagram of a conventional centralized entrance / exit management system

FIG. 10: Flowchart of centralized qualification judging unit

[Explanation of symbols]

10, 10a, 10b, 10c Entry / exit management device 11 Centralized qualification determination unit 12 All room entry / exit qualification information storage unit 13 Entry / exit information recording unit 14 Entry / exit recording file 20, 20a, 20b, 20c Entry / exit control device 21 Automatic Door control unit 22 Distributed qualification determination unit 23 Individual entry / exit qualification information storage unit 31 Qualification input device 32 Automatic door 41 Operation determination unit 42 Device operation information storage unit 43 Entry / exit restriction control unit 44 Entry / exit restriction device 45 Device operation information 53 Operation determination unit 61 ID card reader 71 First qualification determination unit 72 Second qualification determination unit 71 to 81 Operation step 91 to 96 Operation step

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An entrance / exit restricting device (44) provided for each room for restricting entrance / exit, and an identification mark provided for each entrance / exit restricting device (44) for identifying a person who wishes to enter / exit Qualification input device that reads input (3
1), the all-room entry / exit qualification information storage section (12) that records all entry / exit qualifications of all rooms managed by the entry / exit management device, and the all-room entry / exit credential storage section (12). An entry / exit management device (10b) having a first qualification determining means (71) for determining whether to restrict entry or exit for the identification sign input with reference to the room under its own control. The individual entry / exit qualification information storage unit (23) that records all entry / exit qualifications and the individual entry / exit qualification information storage unit (23) is used to determine whether the entry / exit of the room is restricted by inputting the identification mark. A second qualification determining means (72) to be referred to, and an entry / exit restriction control means (43) for controlling the entry / exit restriction device (44) corresponding to the qualification input device (31). A room entrance / exit control device (20b) having a room entrance / exit control device (20b), which records operation information for restricting entrance / exit of each room. The device operation information storage unit (42) and, when the qualification input device (31) is input, the device operation information (42) is referred to and the first qualification determination means and the second qualification determination means An entrance / exit control device, comprising: an operation judging means (41) for judging which is to be used.