JPH0628539A - Reservation device for conference room - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To permit an attendant even other than a subscriber himself who makes a reservation, to unlock the door of a conference room and to enter the conference room which requires the reservation. CONSTITUTION:Storage devices 11 and 12 storing a user list and a reservation table, which are inputted from a registration host computer 1, are provided for a card reader terminal equipment 3 near the entrance/exit of the conference room. When an attendant other than the subscriber accesses an individual identification card 2, an electric lock control means 8 unlocks an electric key 4 if the attendant is in the user list in a use permission judgement means 13, present time is in the time zone of the reservation table in a reservation collation means 14 and it is recognized that a number inputted from a ten key coincides with a password which is set at reservation time by a password collation means 15.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a reservation device which permits only a person who has made a reservation to use a conference room.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 7 is an overall configuration diagram showing a conventional reservation device for a conference room disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 4-1884. In the figure, (1) is a registration host computer for registering a conference room reservation, (2) is a personal identification card carried by each conference user, and a card reader installed near the entrance of the conference room (described later). The data is read by. (3)
Register the input from the host computer (1) and use the card
A card reader terminal that determines whether the electric lock (4) of the conference room door is unlocked or locked from the data of (2), (5) is a communication means connected to the host computer (1), and (6) is a reservation Storage device for storing information, (7) is a reservation collating means for judging the reservation of the person who has accessed the card reader, (8) is a reservation collating means (7)
Is an electric lock control means for controlling the electric lock (4) by the output of the electric lock.

The conventional conference room reservation device is configured as described above, and when making a reservation for a conference room, the registration host computer (1) stores the personal identification number of the person who made the reservation, the start date and time of use, and the end date and time of use. Register as reservation information in advance.
The host computer (1) sends the reservation information to the card reader terminal (3) in the conference room, and the card reader terminal (3) stores the reservation information input through the communication means (5). It is temporarily stored in the device (6).

Next, when the reservation person accesses the card reader of the person's personal identification card (2) while using the conference room, the card reader reads the data of the card (2). The reservation collating means (7) collates the read data with the reservation information stored in the storage device (6), and determines whether the person who accessed the card reader is the reservation person. As a result, when it is determined that the person is the reservation person, the electric lock control means (8) outputs an unlock signal to the electric lock (4). The electric lock (4) is now unlocked and the door of the conference room can be opened.

[0005]

In the conventional reservation device for a conference room as described above, an unlocking signal is output when a person who has made a reservation registration reads the personal identification card (2) with a card reader. If there is no person who made the reservation (there is no person's card (2)), the door of the reserved conference room cannot be opened, and other conference attendees cannot enter or use the room. There is a problem of rejecting.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a conference room reservation device in which a conference attendee other than the reservation user can unlock and enter the room.

[0007]

A conference room reservation device according to the present invention includes a storage device for storing a user list, a reservation time zone, and a predetermined number in advance, and data read by a card reader in the user list. A permission permitting unit that operates when present, a reservation collating unit that operates when the reading time of the card reader is in the reserved time zone, and a number collating unit that operates when the number input from the input device matches a predetermined number, An electric lock control means is provided for outputting an unlocking signal when the use permission judging means, the reservation collating means and the number collating means operate.

[0008]

According to the present invention, when the data read by the card reader is in the user list, the reading time of the card reader is in the reserved time zone, and the number input from the input device matches the predetermined number, the door is opened. Since the unlocking signal is output, it is possible for anyone other than the person who reserved the conference room to open the door.

[0009]

【Example】

Example 1. 1 to 4 are views showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram, FIG. 2 is a block diagram, FIG. 3 is a reservation registration information content diagram, and FIG. 4 is an operation flowchart.
The same parts as those of the conventional device are indicated by the same reference numerals.

In FIG. 1, (11) is a storage device for storing a user list in which personal identification numbers of conference room users are entered as shown in FIG. 3, and (12) is also a reservation person identification number and start time. Similarly, a storage device that stores a reservation table in which the end time and reservation password (predetermined number) are entered, (13) indicates the meeting room by input from the personal identification card (2) and the user list of the storage device (11). Use permission judgment means for judging whether you are qualified to use, (14) is a reservation collation means for collating the current time and the time zone by the reservation table of the storage device (12), (15) is the password registered at the time of reservation It is a password collating means for judging whether or not is input.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral (17) is a CPU, which is a storage device (18) (including a storage device for storing programs outside the storage devices (11) and (12)), a clock (19), and a communication unit (20). ), Card reader (21), numeric keypad unit (22) and input / output port
(23) is connected. The registration host computer (1) is connected to the communication unit (20), the input / output port (23) is composed of a light emitting diode, and an OK lamp indicating “permission”,
The indicator light (24), which is an NG light indicating “not permitted”, and the electric lock (4) are connected.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. When reserving the conference room, the user computer for registration (1) registers in advance the user list and reservation table shown in FIG. 3 as reservation information. That is,
The host computer (1) sends the reservation information to the card reader terminal (3) in the conference room, and the card reader terminal (3) displays the user list input via the communication means (5). Store the reservation table in the storage device (11).
Store in 2).

Next, when using the conference room, a reservation person and a meeting attendee other than the reservation person (hereinafter referred to as another attendee) access the personal identification card (2) to the card reader (21). ), The card reader (21) reads the card identification number. In step (33) (corresponding to the use permission judging means (13)), it is judged whether or not the read card identification number exists in the user list of the storage device (11), and if not, go to step (38). It jumps and turns on the NG lamp of the indicator lamp (24) through the input / output port (23) to indicate that the entry is not permitted.

When it is determined in step (33) that the card identification number exists in the user list, in step (34) (corresponding to the reservation collating means (14)), the current time is determined based on the reservation table of the storage device (12). It is checked whether t is within the range between the reserved conference start time Ts and the conference end time Te. Step
In (35), it is determined whether the read card identification number matches the card identification number of the reservation person of the reservation. If the person who operated the card is the person who made the reservation, the above two numbers match, so proceed to step (39), turn on the OK lamp of the indicator lamp (24), and input / output port (23) at step (40). ), An unlocking signal is output, the electric lock (4) is unlocked, and it becomes possible to enter the conference room.

When it is determined in step (35) that the two numbers do not match (when another participant operates the card), the step
Wait for input from the numeric keypad (22) at (36). When another contributor inputs a number using the ten-key unit (22), the process proceeds to step (37) (corresponding to the password verification means (15)), and the entered number is stored in the storage device (12) in the reservation table. It is determined whether the password matches, and if they match, the process proceeds to steps (39) and (40) to unlock the electric lock (4). If they do not match, the process proceeds to step (38) to turn on the NG lamp. In this way, even if you are not the person who made the reservation
It becomes possible to unlock (4).

Example 2. 5 and 6 are views showing another embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a card reader terminal, and FIG. 6 is a partial view of an operation flowchart of FIG.
2 and 3 are also used in this embodiment.

In this embodiment, the password collating means (1
Reservation person identification number collation means to judge whether the personal identification number (for example, employee number) of the reservation person is input instead of 5)
(15A) is provided. That is, as shown in FIG. 6, when the number is entered by the ten-key unit (22) in step (36), the process proceeds to step (37A) (corresponding to the reservation person identification number collating means (15A)) and the entered number is entered. Is a storage device
It is judged whether or not it matches the reservation person identification number in the reservation table of (12), and if they match, the electric lock (4) is unlocked. Therefore, the function equivalent to that of the first embodiment can be expected.

[0018]

As described above, according to the present invention, the data read by the card reader is in the user list, the reading time of the card reader is in the reserved time zone,
And, when the number input from the input device matches the predetermined number, the door unlock signal is output, so it is possible for anyone other than the conference room reservation person to open the door, even without the reservation person himself / herself. , There is an effect that meeting attendees can enter the meeting room.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a content diagram of reservation registration information according to FIG.

4 is an operation flowchart of the card reader terminal shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a card reader terminal showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an operation flowchart of a main part of FIG.

FIG. 7 is an overall configuration diagram showing a conventional conference room reservation device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 personal identification card 4 electric lock 8 electric lock control means 11, 12 storage device 13 use permission judging means 14 reservation collating means 15 number collating means (password collating means) 15A number collating means (reservation person identification number collating means) 19 clock 21 Card reader 22 Input device (numeric keypad unit)

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A user list of the conference room, wherein a card reader for reading a personal identification card and an input device for inputting a number are installed near an entrance of the conference room having a door unlocked by an unlocking signal. A storage device that stores a reserved time zone and a predetermined number in advance; a use permission determining unit that operates when the data read by the card reader exists in the user list of the storage device; and a read time of the card reader. Reservation collating means that operates when the storage device is in the reserved time zone, number collating means that operates when the number input from the input device matches a predetermined number of the storage device, the use permission determining means, and reservation collation A reservation device for a conference room, comprising: an electric lock control means for outputting the unlocking signal when the means and the number collating means operate.