JPH0650034A - Security key storage device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable troubleshooting to be made, and identify where responsibility lies, upon occurrence of trouble, without enlarging a device by providing a memory section for saving and accumulating operation-related items at every operation and use of the device, and further providing a display screen for scrolling and showing saved and accumulated operation history. CONSTITUTION:Whenever an action is taken to have a card reader 2 read and scan an electronic card such as a magnetic card and an IC card, and to take out or return a key, an operation-related items including the fact of the action and the time and date thereof, is saved and accumulated as operation history in a memory section 10. Furthermore, when a reference switch in a device body is actuated, the operation history saved and accumulated in the memory section 10 is shown in the form of scroll on a display screen 4, according to the operation of a ten key pad 3. As a result, troubleshooting can be made, and specific responsibility for a trouble can be identified.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention stores and accumulates operation-related items and management information of a key storage device each time the device is operated and used, and enables scroll display on a display screen when necessary. Security key storage device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The applicant of the present invention has proposed a security key storage device in which a key stored in a box can be taken in and out by using an electronic card such as a magnetic card or an IC card. The key storage device according to this proposal makes it possible to store a key for locking and unlocking a doorway etc. of a building in a key storage box with a door installed near the place of use, and the door of this key storage box is Although it is possible to lock and unlock using an electronic card such as a magnetic card possessed by each related person, if the operational trouble or the trouble that occurred in the building is discovered later, the cause should be investigated. There was room for improvement because it was not possible to clarify the responsibility and responsibility.

[0003]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention proposed in view of the above circumstances does not increase the size of an apparatus, and the operation history is recorded so that the cause can be investigated and the responsibility can be clarified when a trouble occurs. It is an object of the present invention to provide a security key storage device that can be scroll-displayed on a display screen.

[0004]

A security key storage device according to the present invention, which is proposed to achieve the above object, uses a display screen to display the operation history stored and stored in a storage unit. It can be displayed while scrolling, and since it does not have output means such as a printer as its own equipment, it can be made compact and lightweight.

The operation history is displayed by operating a reference switch or the like. However, in order to prevent the reference switch from being operated unnecessarily, the reference switch is provided in a place such as the inside of the apparatus main body which cannot be operated from outside. It is good to put it. Since the security key storage device of the present invention according to claim 2 is provided with a port for connecting a printer, a printer can be connected to the port to print out the stored operation history when necessary. it can. In this case, a small printer can be carried and a work menu for collecting printed output of the operation history while periodically circulating between the devices can be set up.

In addition to the operation history, the security key storage device according to the third aspect of the present invention includes management information such as prying open the key storage device, holding the key in an unstored state, and the occurrence of an abnormality in the device. It can be stored and can be scrolled to the display screen if necessary.

[0007]

According to the security key storage device of the present invention,
Every time there is an act of reading and scanning an electronic card such as a magnetic card or an IC card to open the key storage box, or an act of taking out or returning the key, the facts and the date and time related operation items are stored in the storage unit. Since the operation history is stored and accumulated as an operation history, when a trouble is discovered, the display screen can be scrolled to clarify the cause and the responsibility, etc. (Claim 1).

Further, since the printer is not equipped, the size of the apparatus can be suppressed and the weight can be reduced. However, when the print output is required, the printer can be connected to the external printer through the printer connection port. 2). Further, according to the third aspect, in addition to the operation history, it is possible to scroll-display on the display screen management information such as the pry-opening of the key storage device, the unstored state of the key, and the occurrence of a device abnormality.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block configuration diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of a security key storage device according to the present invention.
The CPU 11 including the clock function includes a storage unit 10 including a RAM, a card reader 2, a numeric keypad 3, and an LCD.
A display screen 4 composed of (liquid crystal), an abnormality warning output means 12, and a key storage box 1 are connected,
Further, a communication port 21 is provided on the CPU 11 side, and a signal line for cooperatively connecting the same key storage device is connected to the communication port 21. 24
Is an external transfer output terminal block to which a printer connection port 22 provided on the CPU 11 side is connected. Further CPU
11 is supplied with operating power from a general power line or a battery 13 via a power circuit 14.

Further, in the storage unit 10, operations for the card reader 2, the numeric keypad 3, switches (not shown) used for various settings and the like, reading scanning by an electronic card,
When the CPU 11 determines that the door of the key storage box 1 has been opened / closed, it is provided with a memory (not shown) for accumulating and storing the facts and date and other operation-related items. The number of storages that can be stored here depends on the capacity of the memory, but when the memory capacity is full, it is possible to sequentially overwrite from the first storage area (in order of oldest storage time). Therefore, when the number of stored items approaches the set number, it is preferable to make a notification by a dial tone or a lamp.

The display screen 4 normally displays the operation guide of the apparatus and the operation status as character information, but when a reference switch (not shown) provided inside the main body is operated, the above-mentioned memory is stored. The operation history stored and accumulated in the section 10 can be displayed and confirmed while scrolling according to the key operation of the ten keys 3 and the like. As shown in FIG. 2, the front panel 18 of the main body of the apparatus includes the card reader 2, the ten-key pad 3, the display screen 4, and the key storage box 1 with the door 19 and the abnormality alarm output means 12 (FIG. 1).
An abnormal buzzer 15, an abnormal lamp 16 and the like constituting the reference) are appropriately arranged.

The front panel 18 has a structure that can be opened and closed. When the front panel 18 is opened, the reference switch and other various setting switches for maintenance (not normally operated) are usually operated. (Illustration) is provided. 17 is a front panel 18 using a dedicated key (not shown)
It is a locking device that locks and unlocks. As shown in FIG. 3, the key 6 (or 7) is stored in the key storage box 1, and the door 19 of the key storage box 1 is when the ID code registration is confirmed by the card reader 2. A solenoid (not shown) is actuated to automatically open.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a basic procedure for using the security key storage device according to the present invention, in which a person who tries to unlock the door of a building or the like uses the electronic card 5 such as a magnetic card. The ID code written in the electronic card is registered and collated by passing it through the card reader 2 (see FIG. 4).
(See (a)). As a result of such registration verification, when the electronic card is proper and the registration of the ID code is confirmed, the door 19 of the key storage box 1 is automatically opened (see FIG. 2B). Then, after taking out the key 7 stored in the key storage box 1 and unlocking the door 20 etc., the key 7 is returned to the key storage box 1 and the door 19 is closed and stored again. The state can be set (see (c) and (d) in the same figure).

FIG. 5 shows an operation procedure for reading and scanning the electronic card. The display screen 4 displays the LCD-1-1 in the initial standby state (see FIG. 5).
(See (a)) When the electronic card 5 such as a magnetic card is passed through the card reader 2 to perform scanning for reading, whether the ID code is registered or not is checked, and when the registration is confirmed, the door 19 of the key storage box 1 is checked. At the same time that the door is opened, a message that the door is opened is displayed on the LCD-1-3 (see (c) in the figure). On the other hand, when the read and scanned electronic card 5 is not proper or is not registered, the abnormal buzzer 15 (see FIG. 2) is sounded, and at the same time, the display screen 4 becomes the display shown on the LCD-1-2. To the
It prompts the user to read and scan the electronic card again (see (b) in the figure). If such an operation is repeated four times for the same electronic card, or if a predetermined time (about 20 seconds) has elapsed from the ringing of the abnormal buzzer 15 for the first time, the display screen 4 returns to the original LCD. The display is switched to 1-1, and the same operation is not accepted thereafter.

The flowchart of FIG. 6 shows such a series of operation procedures. When the key 7 is normally returned to the key storage box 1 in relation to these operations, the storage unit 10 stores the fact and the date and time, but the key 7 is not returned, or When the alarm is issued because the door 19 of the key storage box 1 is forgotten to be closed after being returned, these facts and the date and time are similarly stored.

The flowchart of FIG. 7 shows such a series of operation procedures, and Table 1 shows an example of operation-related items stored and accumulated in the storage unit 10 as described above, and storage of each of these items. 9 shows a corresponding message when data is displayed on the display screen 4.

[0017]

[Table 1]

FIG. 8 shows a message appearing on the display screen 4 after operating the reference switch (not shown) inside the apparatus main body. Immediately after operating the reference switch,
As shown in LCD-1, a menu display indicating the start of the reference mode is displayed, and from this state, among the ten keys 3,
If you press the [*] key, as shown in LCD-11-1,
The latest (previously stored) storage data (operation history) stored and accumulated in the storage unit 10 appears on the display screen 4, and the execution in the reference mode is started from here. In this reference mode, as shown in FIG. 9, each time the numeric keypad [2] of the numeric keypad 3 is operated once, the oldest one (past one) is displayed in order, and the numeric keypad [ 8] once, on the contrary, a new one is sequentially displayed, and the displayed operation history can be scroll-displayed. When the display is switched from the display state of LCD-1 to the display state of LCD-11-1, the ten key 3 is pressed before operating the [*] key.
When a desired date (for example, 91/02/25) is input by using, the display is started from the latest stored data (the one with the latest stored time) in the operation history of this date initially, It is also possible to configure the scroll display from this point to the past. In the flowchart shown in FIG. 7, the abnormality lamp 16 is turned on when various switches such as a reference switch provided inside the apparatus main body are operated.
This is a measure for preventing an erroneous operation from being caused by a key operation in the standard mode when these switch operations are left as they are.

Further, in the key storage device of the present invention, the printer connection port 22 is provided,
A printer can be connected through the external transfer output terminal block 24, whereby the operation history stored and accumulated in the storage unit 10 can be printed out.
Further, it is also possible to configure so that the stored contents of the storage unit 10 are automatically erased by performing the print output by the printer, and the security key storage device according to the present invention is provided in one building or in a plurality of buildings. If you have a large number of printers installed throughout the building, you can carry a small printer with you and create a work menu that collects the printed output of the operation history while regularly patrol between each device. In the unit 10, the print output may be performed each time the number of stored items becomes full.
Of course, the printing output by the printer may be performed as needed.

[0020]

As can be understood from the above description, according to the security key storage device of the present invention, an operation of causing a card reader to read and scan an electronic card such as a magnetic card or an IC card in order to open the key storage box. Every time there is an operation such as taking out or returning the key, operation related items such as the fact and the date and time are stored in the storage unit, and the operation history thus stored is scrolled and displayed on the display screen for confirmation. Since it is possible to do so, it is possible to clarify the cause of problems such as troubles and the place of responsibility. Further, since the printer is not equipped, the size of the device can be suppressed and the weight can be reduced.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, an external printer can be connected and printing output can be performed on recording paper when necessary, so that a large number of operation histories can be stored for a long time. Further, in the invention proposed in claim 3, necessary management information other than the operation-related matters is stored and accumulated, and can be scroll-displayed on the display screen, which is desirable and convenient for security measures.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block configuration diagram showing a hardware configuration of a security key storage device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged external view of the security key storage device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged front view showing a state where a door of the key storage box is opened.

4A to 4D are flowcharts showing a basic operation procedure of the security key storage device of the present invention.

5A to 5C are flowcharts showing an operation procedure when reading and scanning an electronic card.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a key operation for switching the display.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a series of operation procedures of the security key storage device of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a message appearing on a display screen after operating a reference switch.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a state in which an operation history is scroll-displayed.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ... Key storage box 2 ... Card reader 4 ... Display screen 5 ... Electronic card 6, 7 ... Key 10 ... Storage unit 19 ... Key storage box door 20 ...・ Door door 21 ・ ・ ・ Communication port 22 ・ ・ ・ Printer connection port 24 ・ ・ ・ External transfer output terminal block

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Yutaka Takeuchi 1-27 Misaki-cho, Ibaraki-shi, Osaka Japan Metal Detector Co., Ltd.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A security key storage device for opening and closing a door of a key storage box using an electronic card such as a magnetic card or an IC card, which stores operation-related items every time the device is operated and used. A security key storage device having a unit and a display screen for scrolling and displaying the stored and accumulated operation history. 2. The security key storage device according to claim 1, further comprising a printer connection port for outputting the operation history stored and accumulated in the storage unit. 3. The security key storage according to claim 1, wherein necessary management information other than the operation-related items is stored and stored, and the stored management information is scroll-displayed on the display screen. apparatus.