JPH08315000A - Present position managing system and entrance/exit judging method - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To remarkably reduce the time and labor of a clerk in charge, which is necessary until calling out at the time of calling out processing, by detecting which zone each user exists in even if he/she passes through without stopping at the time of entering/leaving each zone so as to always and accurately detect the present position of each user while reducing the burden of each user. CONSTITUTION: A wrist band 2 is delivered to a user entering a building by a receptionist and wound around his/her wrist. Thereby, until this user leaves the building, which zone 9 the user exists in, is always detected by means of an ID reader 4 and a manual ID reader 5 to manage the utilizing situation of each facility. Thus, at the time of calling out the user, a clerk in charge is sent to the zone 9, in which this user exists, to directly inform him/her of the calling.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a location management system for managing the location of each user in various facilities such as a gym (club), a hospital, an amusement park, an event venue, and a bargain venue, and entry / exit. Regarding the determination method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In facilities such as sports clubs, a location management system is provided in the facility for the purpose of improving services for each user who uses the facility and improving the efficiency of operation management. A user who is called by another user when he / she records the time when a person entered the building and when he / she left the room, or by constantly detecting which room each user is in and making a call to the user who entered the building. I try not to let people know their name.

FIG. 25 is a block diagram showing an example of a whereabouts management system provided in such a facility as a sports club.

Whereabouts management system 101 shown in this figure
Includes a plurality of ID cards 102, a reception device 103, a plurality of zone entrance / exit detection devices 104, a host computer device 105, and a network 106.
When an ID card 102 is given to a user entering the building by a receptionist or the like, the zone entry / exit detection device 104 keeps track of where the user is in each zone 107 until the user exits the building. Based on this detection result, when each user manages the usage status of each facility and when there is a call to the user, etc., let the staff go to the zone where this user exists and let this user On the other hand, it directly informs that there is a call.

Each ID card 102 has a card body formed in a thin plate shape and a magnetic stripe provided on the card body and in which an ID number (for example, a membership number) given to the card body is registered. When a user enters or leaves each zone 107, the user enters or exits the zone 107 by the zone entry / exit detection device 104.
Is passed through the card reading unit 108.

The reception device 103 includes a keyboard device 109 operated by a receptionist, an information processing device 110 for processing contents input by the keyboard device 109, processing contents of the information processing device 110, and various types of processing. It is equipped with a CRT device 111 for displaying an operation screen, etc., and when a user who intends to use the facility enters or leaves the facility, the membership number or withdrawal of the user entered by the receptionist is entered. The membership number of the user who is going to the building is transmitted to the host computer device 105 via the network 106, and is input by the receptionist when the user entering the building is called by an external telephone or the like. Based on the position display request from each user, the necessary information is read from the host computer 105 and is displayed. To display.

Then, the zone 10 in which this user exists
Inform the clerk of the number 7 and let this clerk go to the zone where the user is present, and directly inform the user that there is a call.

In addition, each zone entrance / exit detection device 104 is
It is installed at the entrance of each zone 107, and when each user is entering the zone 107
ID passed by these users when exiting 7
A card reading unit 108 for reading the contents of the card 102,
When the user enters or exits the zone 107, a plurality of optical sensors 112, 113 for detecting the optical sensor 112, detection results of the optical sensors 112, 113, and the card reading unit 10 are detected.
Based on the reading result of 8 and the like, the membership number of the user who enters and leaves the zone 107 is detected, and this is detected by the network 1
And a determination unit 114 that transmits the data to the host computer device 105 via 06.

[0009] Then, each user who is admitted to the zone 1
The card reader 108 is used by the card reader 108 when entering each of the users and exiting the zone 107.
In addition to reading the contents, the optical sensors 112 and 113 detect whether the user enters or leaves the zone 107, and the determination unit 114 sends the detection result and the read result to the network 106, and the host computer device 105 To transmit.

The host computer device 105 has the membership number of the user entering from the reception device 103, the membership number of leaving the building, the usage status of each zone transmitted from each zone entry / exit detection device 104, etc. An information collection unit that manages the information, a file unit in which each information collected by the information collection unit is stored in an organized state, and a requested information file when the reception apparatus 103 requests each information. Read from the department, and the network 106
An information transmission unit for transmitting to the reception device 103 via the device, a management control unit for comprehensively managing the information transmission unit, the file unit, the information collection unit, and the like are provided.

Then, the member number of the user entering the building, the member number of leaving the building, the usage status of each zone transmitted from the zone entry / exit detection device 104 transmitted from the reception device 103, etc. are taken in, When this is organized and made into a file, and there is a request for each information from the reception device 103,
The requested information is read from the file unit and transmitted to the reception device 103 via the network 106.

When a totaling command is input to the host computer 105, the contents of the files stored in the file section are totaled based on the totaling command, and various data necessary for operating the facility is collected. Display or print out.

[0013]

However, the above-mentioned conventional whereabouts management system has the following problems.

That is, in such a whereabouts management system 101, whether the user enters the zone 107 in the order in which the user is detected by the optical sensors 112 and 113 provided for each zone 107 by the user, It is determined whether or not to exit from 107, and the user reads the card reading unit 10
When the card 102 is passed through 8, the user's membership number and the like are read to identify the user. Therefore, the card 102 is passed through the card reading unit 108 each time each user enters or leaves the zone 107. It has to be done, and each user has had a lot of trouble.

Therefore, as a method for solving such a problem, a whereabouts management system in which the card reading unit 108 is deleted from the whereabouts management system 101 shown in FIG. 25 is also proposed, but such a whereabouts management system is used. When a person enters or leaves the zone 107, this can be detected and only the number of users in each zone 107 can be managed.
Since it is not possible to know whether or not the user is at 07, there is a problem that the staff member has to go around each zone and find the user when making a call to each user.

In addition, the whereabouts management system 1 shown in FIG.
In 01, one or more users who enter the zone 107 and one or more users who exit the zone 107 have the optical sensor 11
When the users 2 and 113 are in the wrong place, the card reader 1 108
Even through 02, there is a problem that it is not possible to determine which user enters the zone 107 and which user exits the zone 107.

In view of the above circumstances, the present invention can detect which zone each user is in even when passing through the entrance / exit when each user enters / leaves each zone. A location where the current position of each user can always be detected accurately and the time required for a call and the labor of a staff member can be significantly reduced while reducing the burden on the user side. Management system and on /
The purpose is to provide a method for determining retirement.

[0018]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides, in claim 1, when each user goes in and out of each zone, the passage of the user is detected, and the detection result is detected. Based on the location management system for recognizing the zone in which each user is present, a contactless ID tag that is carried by each user and has an ID code for identifying the user carrying it, and the entrance and exit of each zone A non-contact reading device which is provided to communicate with the non-contact ID tag when the user goes in and out of each zone in a non-contact manner to identify a user passing through, and the non-contact reading device detects the passing. The entry / exit determination unit that accumulates the number of times each user has entered and exited each zone and determines whether each user exists in each zone or exits each zone based on the cumulative result. , The name of the zone where each user exists, the usage status of each zone for each user, the usage status of each zone for one day, the usage status of each zone for the year based on the judgment result of this entrance / exit judgment unit And a display unit for displaying various information such as.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the whereabouts management system according to the first aspect, when each user goes in and out of each zone, an entrance / exit information input unit for manually inputting the entrance / exit information is provided, / The withdrawal determination unit accumulates the number of times each user has entered and exited each zone obtained by the non-contact reading device, and also accumulates the number of times each user has entered and exited each zone obtained by the user information input / output unit. It is characterized in that it is determined whether each user exists in each zone or leaves the zone based on the added value of these cumulative results.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the whereabouts management system according to the first or second aspect, the determination result by the entrance / exit determination unit is stored and a common file commonly used by the system is provided. The display unit is characterized in that, when displaying the designated information, the information is read from the common file, and based on this information, a screen showing the designated information is created and displayed.

Further, in claim 4, when each user enters each zone and when each user leaves the zone, the passage of each user is detected, and based on the detection result,
In the entry / exit determination method for determining whether each user has entered or exited each zone, when each user passes through the entrance / exit of each zone, this is detected without contact. Then, the number of times each user goes in and out of each zone is accumulated for each user, and based on this cumulative result, when each user goes in and out an odd number of times in each zone, It is characterized in that it is determined that each user has entered the zone, and when each user has entered and exited each zone an even number of times, it is determined that each user has left the zone. .

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the entry / exit determination method according to the fourth aspect, when it is detected that the user has passed through the entrance / exit portion of the zone, the passage detection for the detected user is not performed. The feature is that it is prohibited until the next detection permission is issued.

[0023]

In the above structure, according to claim 1, when each user enters or leaves each zone, the passage of the user is detected, and the location where each user recognizes the zone in which the user is present based on the detection result. In the management system, each user carries each non-contact ID tag, and when each user goes in and out of each zone by the non-contact reading device provided at the entrance of each zone, The non-contact communication is performed to identify the passing user, and the number of times each user whose passing is detected by the non-contact reading device by the non-contact reading device is accumulated in each zone, and the accumulated number is accumulated. Based on the result, it is determined whether each user enters the zone or leaves the zone, and the display unit displays the current zone according to the determination result of the entry / exit determination unit. By displaying the specified information among the name, the usage status of each zone for each user, the usage status of each zone for one day, and the usage status of each zone for the year, each user When entering / leaving a room, even if it passes through the entrance / exit, it detects which zone each user is in, thereby reducing the burden on each user and accurately detecting the current position of each user at all times. As a result, the time required for calling and the labor on the part of the staff at the time of calling processing are greatly reduced.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the whereabouts management system according to the first aspect, when each user enters and leaves each zone, an entrance / exit information input section is provided for manually inputting entry / exit information, and the entrance / exit information input section is provided. / By the leaving determination unit, while accumulating the number of times of each user's entry and exit to each zone obtained by the non-contact reading device, the number of times of each user's entry and exit to each zone obtained by the entry and exit information input unit is accumulated, Based on the added value of these cumulative results, by determining whether each user enters or leaves each zone, when each user enters or leaves each zone, Even if they pass by, it is possible to detect which zone each user is in, and thereby reduce the burden on each user, while accurately detecting the current position of each user at all times to perform call processing, etc. Oke Significantly reducing the labor time and attendant side required until call.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the whereabouts management system according to the first or second aspect, when the determination result is stored by the entrance / exit determination unit, the determination result is stored in a common file commonly used by the systems. Is stored, and when the specified information is displayed on the display unit, the information is read from the common file, and based on this information, a screen showing the specified information is created and displayed. When entering or exiting each zone, even if it passes through the entrance and exit, it detects which zone each user is in, thereby reducing the burden on each user and keeping the current position of each user at all times. , The time required for a call to be accurately detected and called during a call process and the labor on the part of the staff can be greatly reduced.

Further, in claim 4, when each user enters the zone and when each user leaves the zone, passage of each user is detected, and based on the detection result,
In the entry / exit determination method for determining whether each user has entered or left the zone, when each user passes through the entrance / exit portion of each zone, this is detected without contact. Then, the number of times each user goes in and out of each zone is accumulated for each user, and based on this cumulative result, when each user goes in and out an odd number of times in each zone, It is determined that each user has entered the zone, and when each user has entered and exited each zone only an even number of times, it is determined that each user has exited the zone. When a person enters or leaves a zone, even if he / she passes through the entrance / exit, it detects which zone each user is in, thereby reducing the burden on each user and keeping the current position of each user. Accurate detection and call processing at all times Which when labor time and attendant side required until call in greatly reduced.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the entry / exit determination method according to the fourth aspect, when each of the users passes through the entrance / exit portion of each zone, when this is detected, the user's When a passage is detected, the passage is not detected once for the detected user until the next detection permission is issued, so that each user can pass through the entrance and exit when entering or leaving each zone. However, by detecting which zone each user is in, and thereby reducing the burden on each user, the current position of each user can always be detected accurately, and the call can be performed during call processing. Significantly reduce the time required and the labor on the part of staff.

[0028]

1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a whereabouts management system according to the present invention.

The whereabouts management system 1 shown in this figure has a plurality of wristbands 2, a reception device 3, and a plurality of automatic IDs.
It is equipped with a reading device 4, a plurality of manual ID reading devices 5, a host computer device 6, a network 7, and a communication line 8. The wristband 2 is provided to a user who enters the building by a receptionist who operates the reception device 3. When the user is handed over and is wrapped around the user's wrist, etc., the location of the user in each zone 9 is determined by the automatic ID reader 4 and the manual ID reader 5 until the user leaves the building. Always detect, based on this detection result, when managing the usage situation of each facility, when there is a call to the user, etc., let the staff go to the zone 9 where this user exists, and for this user, Directly announce that there is a call.

As shown in FIG. 2, each wrist band 2 is provided with a band 10 wound around each user's wrist or the like, and a center portion of the band 10 and the like, which are rotatably provided outside around a shaft 11. A contactless ID tag (transponder) 1 that is provided in the locker use key 12 and in the central portion of the band 10 and that transmits a response signal indicating the locker number of the locker use key 12 when a request signal is received.
3 is provided, when the user enters the building, it is handed to the receptionist, and is wrapped around the user's wrist until it leaves the building, and when it leaves the building, it is returned to the reception.

Further, the reception device 3 is connected to the host computer device 6 by the network 7 as shown in FIG. 3, and communicates with the user personal computer 14 which is operated when the reception staff retrieves information on the system. Line 8
The TP terminal 15 connected to the host computer device 6 by which the entering time and the leaving time of the entering user are input, and the process of assigning a member number to a new user and using the member number Performs processing when a person enters the building, processing when a user leaves the building, and processing for calling a user who is entering the building.

In this case, the user personal computer 14 has a keyboard device 16 operated by a receptionist, an information processing device 17 for processing the contents input by the keyboard device 16, and processing contents of the information processing device 17. The CRT device 18 that displays various operation screens and the like is provided, and the position of each user input by the receptionist when there is a call to the user who is entering the building by an external telephone or the like. Based on the display request, necessary information is read from the host computer device 6 and displayed on the screen.

Then, the receptionist informs the attendant of the number of the zone 9 in which the user is present, and the attendant directly informs the user that there is a call.

As shown in FIG. 4, each automatic ID reader 4 has an antenna 20 for communicating with a contactless ID tag 13 of a wristband 2 wrapped around the wrist of a user who enters and leaves each zone 9. A process of connecting to the network 7 by the multi-drop method, generating a request signal at a preset cycle, and transmitting the request signal from the antenna 20.
A process of decoding the content of the response signal received by the antenna 20 to temporarily store the decoded content, and the temporarily stored decoded content to the host computer device 6
A gate controller 21 that performs processing such as transmitting to
It is equipped with a user / personal computer 22 that is connected to the network 7 and searches and displays information necessary for calling processing of the user based on the input contents of the staff, etc. Communication processing with wristband 2,
Processing such as temporary storage processing of the member number obtained by the communication processing, communication processing with the host computer device 6, and calling processing for the user entering the building is performed.

In this case, the user personal computer 22 has a keyboard device 23 operated by a person in charge of the zone 9,
The keyboard device 23 is provided with an information processing device 24 that processes the contents input by the keyboard device 23 and a CRT device 25 that displays the processing contents of the information processing device 24 and various operation screens. When the user is operated and a call is made to the user who is entering the building by telephone or the like from the outside, necessary information is provided from the host computer device 6 based on the position display request of each user input by the staff member. Read out and display this on the screen.

Then, the staff or the like directly informs the users in the zone 9 that there is a call.

Each manual ID input device 5 is connected to the network 7 and is provided with a user personal computer 26 that processes the membership numbers of users who enter and leave each zone 9, and is connected to the host computer device 6. It carries out processing such as communication processing and calling processing for users entering the building.

In this case, the user personal computer 26 has a keyboard device 27 operated by a staff member of the zone, an information processing device 28 for processing the contents input by the keyboard device 27, processing contents of the information processing device 28, A CRT device 29 for displaying various operation screens and the like is provided, and when a staff member operates the keyboard device 27 to input a membership number of a user who enters or leaves the zone 9, it is taken in. , Each use input by a person in charge of the zone 9 when it is sent to the network 7 and supplied to the host computer device 6 or when a call is made to the user who is entering the building by an external telephone or the like. Based on the position display request of the person, necessary information is read from the host computer device 6 and displayed on the screen.

Then, the person in charge directly informs the user in the zone 9 that there is a call.

The host computer 6 is connected to the TP terminal 15 or the like via the communication line 8 as shown in FIG. 3, and the TP31 for updating the contents of the OA composite file 30 based on the information from the TP terminal 15. And connected to each user personal computer 14, 22, 26, etc. via the network 7, and these respective user personal computers 14, 22, 2 are connected.
A file for reading out the contents of the master file 32 based on the instruction from 6 and sending this out to the network 7.
It is connected to each user personal computer 14, 22, 26 and each gate controller 21 via the server 33 and the network 7, and each user personal computer 14, 22, 26 is connected.
Based on the data and commands output from each gate controller 21, and referring to the OA composite file 30, the work file 35 is used to connect to the collection personal computer 36 that updates the contents of the master file 32 and the network 7. Further, the printer 34 is provided for printing out a specified form or the like based on an instruction from each of the user personal computers 14, 22, 26, the collection personal computer 36, and the like.

Then, based on the command and data output from the accepting device 3, the command and data output from each automatic ID reading device 4, and the command and data output from each manual ID reading device 5, OA is performed. The content of the composite file 30 is updated, the content of the master file 32 is updated while using the work file 35, and the master file 3
The contents of No. 2 are sent out to the network 7 and transmitted to each user personal computer 14, 22, 26.

In this case, the OA composite file 30 is a PC member master 37 in which the membership number of each user input from the TP terminal 15 is registered, and the entry time and allocation of each user input from the TP terminal 15. Locker number,
An entry / exit file 38 for registering the exit time and the like is provided, and each time the TP terminal 15 is operated and a new member number is input, this number is registered in the PC member master 37, When a user who is a member enters the building, the entry time of this user and the locker number used in the entry / exit file 38 are updated, and when this user leaves the building, the entry / exit The exit time of this user in the library file 38 is updated.

The work file 35 is a collection transaction file 39 in which entry / exit data for one cycle output from each gate controller 21 is temporarily registered, and a PC member master 37 of the OA composite file 30.
A member registered in the PC member master read completion file 40 in which the information indicating how far it has been copied when the member number registered in step 3 is copied to the master file 32, and the entry / exit file 38 in the OA composite file 30 The entry / exit read completion file 41 in which information indicating how much entry / exit data for each number has been processed is registered, and the automatic time setting file in which the time data required for the collection PC 36 to perform automatic operation is registered. And 42.

Then, the collection personal computer 36 operates at a preset cycle to collect the entry / exit data for each zone temporarily stored in each gate controller 21, and this is collected in the collection transaction file 39. After being temporarily stored, it is written in the master file 32, and when the contents of the PC member master 37 of the OA composite file 30 are read out and written in the master file 32, information indicating up to which copy is made is a PC member master read completion file. 40, and when the content of the entry / exit file 38 of the OA composite file 30 is read and processed, information indicating how much has been processed is registered in the entry / exit read completion file 41.

Further, the master file 32 is a key input transaction file 4 in which one-day entry / exit information input by each user personal computer 22, 26 is accumulated.
3, a member master 44 in which each member number in the PC member master 37 is registered, a registered locker number and locker master 45 in which entry / exit and entry / exit information is registered.
, A zone master 46 in which the zone number and zone name are registered, the entry / exit file 48 for each member on / off day and entry / exit information, and the entry / exit of each member for the past two years. An annual entry / exit file 47 in which entry / exit information is registered, and a membership type master 49 in which information indicating the relationship between the membership number and membership type of each member is registered.

Then, when setting the member type or setting the zone name for each zone 9, the collection personal computer 3
When 6 is operated and the content of the member type and the zone name for each zone 9 are input, the content of the member type is registered in the member type file 49, the zone name for each zone 9 is registered in the zone master 46, After that, as a general rule, the contents of these member type files 49 and zone master 4
The contents of No. 6 are prohibited from being changed.

When the contents of the PC member master 37 and the contents of the entry / exit file 38 are updated, the collecting personal computer 3
6 Content of member master 44 and locker master 45
And the contents of the same day entry / exit file 48 are updated, and the user / personal computer 2 that constitutes each manual ID reader 5
When 6 is operated and the membership numbers of the users who enter the zones 9 and the users who leave the zones 9 are entered,
This entry / exit information is accumulated in the key input transaction file 43 on a daily basis by the collection personal computer 36, and the information in the locker master 45, the information in the collection transaction file 39, and the key input transaction file are collected. 1 after the content of the entry / exit file 48 is updated based on the information in 43
During the day-end processing of the day, the information for the current day in the current day entry / exit file 48 is read and added to the content of the annual entry / exit file 47.

Then, each user personal computer 17, 22,
When a read command for reading the information in the master file 32 is output from 26, the specified information is read, and this is read via the network 7 for each user personal computer 17,
22 and 26.

Next, with reference to the block diagram shown in FIG. 1, the plan view shown in FIG. 2, and the block diagrams shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the setting operation, the admission operation, and the admission of this embodiment will be described. Time movement, movement inside the hall, movement when calling, movement when leaving the building,
The operation at the end of the day and the output operation of each information will be sequentially described.

<< Operation at Setting >> First, as shown in FIG.
Before the management of each user by this whereabouts management system 1, the collection personal computer 36 is operated, the contents of the member type and the zone name for each zone 9 are input, and the contents of the member type are registered in the member type file 49. The zone name for each zone 9 is assigned to the zone master 46.
In principle, these membership type files 4
The contents of 9 and the contents of the zone master 46 are prohibited from being changed.

<< Operation at the time of admission >> After that, every time a new user visits the building and requests to register as a member, the receptionist operates the TP terminal 15 as shown in FIG. A member number is assigned, which is communication line 8
Is transmitted to the TP 31 via the PC and registered in the PC member master 37 of the OA composite file 30.

Then, a new member number is registered in the PC member master 37 of the OA composite file 30 based on the contents of the PC member master read completion file 40 of the work file 35 at a predetermined timing by the collection personal computer 36. Is detected, the new member number registered in the PC member master 37 of the OA composite file 30 is registered in the member master 44 of the master file 32, and the PC member master read completion file 4 of the work file 35 is registered.
The contents of 0 are updated.

<< Operation upon entering >> When a user who already has a membership number enters the building, the receptionist hands the wristband 2 to this user as shown in FIG.
The membership number of the user by the TP terminal 15 and the number (locker number) of the wristband 2 given to this user,
This user's entry time is captured, transmitted to the TP 31 via the communication line 8, and registered in the entry / exit file 38 of the OA composite file 30.

Then, the contents of the entrance / exit file 38 of the OA composite file 30 are read at a predetermined timing by the collection personal computer 36 based on the contents of the entrance / exit read completion file 41 of the work file 35, and a new file is read. It is detected that a certain user has entered the building, and the member number of the entered user and the entry time registered in the entry / exit file 38 of the OA composite file 30 are registered in the same day entry / exit file 48 of the master file 32. At the same time, the locker number assigned to the member number registered in the entry / exit file 38 of the OA composite file 30, the membership number of this member, and the entry time are registered in the locker master 45 of the master file 32. After that, the contents of the entry / exit read completion file 41 of the work file 35 are updated.

Thereafter, every time a user who has registered as a member enters the building, the above-described operation is repeated, and the OA composite file 3
The contents of the entry / exit file 38 of 0, the contents of the same-day entry / exit file 48 of the master file 32, the contents of the locker master 45 of the master file 32, and the contents of the entry / exit lead completion file 41 of the work file 35 are updated. .

<< In-House Operation >> Next, as shown in FIG. 8, a user who enters the building enters or leaves the zone 9 in which the manual ID reader 5 is provided. At this time, when a person in charge of this zone operates the user / personal computer 26 constituting the manual ID reader 5 to input the name, membership number, locker number, etc. of the user entering / leaving the room, this is the key of the master file 32. It is transmitted to the input transaction file 43 and stored.

Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the automatic ID reader 4
When a user who enters the building enters or leaves the zone 9 in which the zone 9 is provided, the antenna 20 controlled by the gate controller 21 that constitutes the automatic ID reading device 4 causes Non-contact ID tag 1 of the wristband 2 wrapped around the user's wrist
3 is communicated with, the locker number of this user is read out, and this is temporarily stored.

Then, the data request signal is output at a predetermined timing by the collection personal computer 36, and when it is supplied to each gate controller 21 via the network 7, it is temporarily stored in each gate controller 21. The entry / exit data that has been read is read and transmitted to the collection personal computer 36 via the network 7. The collection personal computer 36 causes the work file 35 to be read.
Are registered in the collection transaction file 39.

After that, while the re-reading permission is output from the collection personal computer 36, for example, a time (several seconds to several seconds) slightly longer than the time when the user is likely to stay at the entrance / exit of the zone 9.
Even if the gate controller 21 reads out the same locker number for several tens of seconds), when the temporary storage of the locker number is stopped and the re-reading permission signal is output from the collection personal computer 36, the same locker number is output by the gate controller 21. As for the numbers, the storage is temporarily resumed.

Thereafter, each time a data request signal is supplied from the collection personal computer 36, the locker number temporarily stored in each gate controller 21 is read out, and this is transmitted to the collection personal computer 36 via the network 7. It

In parallel with this operation, as shown in FIG. 10, by the collection personal computer 36, based on the information in the locker master 45, the information in the collection transaction file 39, and the information in the key input transaction file 43, Information indicating which zone 9 each user is in in the same day entry / exit file 48 is updated.

At this time, when one user goes in and out an odd number of times in one zone 9, it is determined that this user is in the zone 9, and one in one zone 9. When a user goes in and out an even number of times,
It is determined that the user is out of the zone 9, and based on the determination result, which zone 9 the user is in is determined, and the determination result is registered in the entry / exit file 48 on the day.

<< Operation at Calling >> Then, if there is a telephone call from the outside and there is a need to make a call to a user who is entering the building, as shown in FIG. Depending on the staff, each user personal computer 14, 22,
When any one of 26, for example, the user personal computer 14 is operated and the user's name and membership number are input, the user personal computer 14 outputs a read command for the information in the master file 32, which is the network. 7 to the file server 33.

As a result, the file server 33
Operates, the information in the member master 44 in the master file 32 managed by the file server 33, the information in the locker master 45, the information in the zone master 46, and the entry / exit on the day The information in the file 48 is read out, sent out on the network 7, and transmitted to the file server 33 to the user personal computer 14 which has issued the read command.

Then, each information transmitted from the file server 33 is processed by the user personal computer 14, and a display screen necessary to know in which zone 9 the user to be called is in, for example, A zone management menu display screen 50 as shown in FIG. 15, a user situation list summary display screen 51 as shown in FIG. 16, a user situation one detail display screen 52 as shown in FIG. 17, and a member search as shown in FIG. A display screen 53, a zone-based usage status display screen 54 as shown in FIG. 19, a zone management setting display screen 55 as shown in FIG. 20, and the like are created and displayed.

Here, the receptionist informs the attendant of the number of the zone 9 in which the user is present, and the attendant calls the user who is the call target in the zone 9 of the number. Will be informed directly.

<< Operation when leaving the building >> When the user who has entered the building exits, the receptionist returns the wristband 2 from the user as shown in FIG.
The locker number (locker number) permitted to be used by the user by the terminal 15 and the user's leaving time are fetched, transmitted to the TP 31 via the communication line 5, and transferred to the OA composite file 30. Is registered in the entry / exit file 38.

Then, at a predetermined timing, the collection personal computer 36 reads the entry / exit file 38 of the OA composite file 30 based on the content of the entry / exit read completion file 41 of the work file 35, and the user The member number registered in the entry / exit file 38 of the OA composite file 30 and the locker number are detected,
Leaving time is the same day entry / exit file 4 of master file 32
8, the locker number assigned to the member number registered in the entry / exit file 38 of the OA composite file 30 registered in the locker master 45 of the master file 32 is deleted. The content of the entry / exit read completion file 41 of the file for use 35 is updated.

After that, every time a user who has entered the building exits, the above-described operation is repeated, and the contents of the entry / exit file 38 of the OA composite file 30, the contents of the same day entry / exit file 48 of the master file 32, the master The contents of the locker master 45 of the file 32 and the contents of the entrance / exit read completion file 41 of the work file 35 are updated.

<Operation at the end of the day> Then, at the end of the day, as shown in FIG. 13, the collecting personal computer 36 reads the information for the current day in the current day entry / exit file 48 of the master file 32. This is added to the contents of the annual entry / exit file 47 of the master file 32.

<< Output Operation of Each Information >> In addition, as shown in FIG. 14, any one of the user personal computers 14, 22, 26 and the collection personal computer 36, for example, the collection personal computer 36 is operated, and the utilization situation of the facility and the operation contents When a command to print out is input, the contents of the master file 32 are read by the collecting personal computer 36, and based on this contents, the zone management menu display screen 50 shown in FIG. 15 to the zone management shown in FIG. Setting display screen 5
5, the daily usage status display screen 56 as shown in FIG. 21, and the monthly usage status display screen 5 as shown in FIG.
7, a print content display screen 58 as shown in FIG. 23 is created, this is displayed on the screen, a necessary form is created based on each of these display contents, and this is printed out from the printer 34.

As described above, in this embodiment, the wristband 2 is given to the user who enters the building by the receptionist who operates the reception device 3, and when this wristband 2 is wrapped around the user's wrist or the like, the user exits. The user can use the automatic ID reader 4 and the manual ID reader 5 to enter the zone 9
Wherever you are, you can always detect where you are, manage the usage of each facility based on this detection result, and when there is a call to the user, let the attendant go to the zone 9 where this user is, Since the users are notified directly when there is a call, when each user enters or leaves each zone 9, which zone 9 each user is in, even if they pass directly through the doorway. It is possible to detect the current position of each user at all times while reducing the burden on each user. The labor can be greatly reduced.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, each manual ID reading device 5 is added to the key input transaction file 43 of the master file 32 managed by the file server 33 connected to the network 7.
Since the information obtained by the user personal computer 26 is stored, even if the automatic ID reading device 4 cannot be provided for all zones 9, the entry / exit information of each user can be manually entered. This can be input and registered in the same-day entry / exit file 48 of the master file 32, which can enhance the versatility and variety of the system.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, information input by the TP terminal 15 and each gate controller 2 for the master file 32 managed by the file server 33 connected to the network 7.
The information obtained by 1 and the information obtained by the user personal computer 26 of each manual ID reader 5 are stored together so that each user personal computer 14, 22, 26 can retrieve the necessary information from the master file 32. Therefore, by simply connecting a new device to the network 7, each device can call and process the necessary information from the master file 32, thereby increasing the expandability of the system. .

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, TP
The information input by the terminal 15 is used as the OA composite file 3
Since it is sent to the network 7 after being stored in 0, data processed by the TP31 that operates with a clock signal or OS different from the clock signal or OS used in the network 7 is also stored. , Can be transmitted to each device connected to the network 7, and the data obtained by these devices can be stored in the OA composite file 30, whereby an open system can be achieved.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the antenna 20 of the automatic ID reader 4 provided for each zone 9 is provided.
When a user who has entered the building enters or leaves zone 9 by communicating with the contactless ID tag 13 of the wristband 2 that is wrapped around the user's wrist, this use Even if the locker number is read out from the same wristband 2 until the re-reading permission signal is output from the collecting personal computer 36 after reading out the locker number of the person, temporarily storing it, and transmitting it to the collecting personal computer 36. By ignoring this, even if each user stays at the entrance / exit of the zone 9, an erroneous determination is made when determining which zone 9 each user is, but as shown in FIG. An entrance optical sensor 60 and an exit optical sensor 61 are added to each automatic ID reader 4, and the detection results of the entrance optical sensor 60 and the exit optical sensor 6 are added.
The detection result of 1 may be used to improve the determination accuracy when determining which zone 9 each user is in.

In this case, if there is only one user who goes in and out of the zone 9, the antenna 20 communicates with the contactless ID tag 13 attached to the wristband 2 of the user who goes in and out of the zone 9, The locker number of this user is read, and it is determined by the above-mentioned algorithm whether this user enters the zone 9 or exits this zone 9.

When a user entering the zone 9 is once detected by the entrance optical sensor 60 and then detected again by the exit optical sensor 61, it is determined that the user enters the zone 9, and When the user entering the zone 9 is once detected by the exit optical sensor 61 and then detected again by the entrance optical sensor 60, it is determined that the user exits the zone 9 and Based on the determination result by the above-described algorithm, it is accurately determined whether the user enters the zone 9 or leaves the zone 9.

If there are a plurality of users who enter and exit the zone 9, the antenna 20 communicates with the non-contact ID tag 13 attached to the wristband 2 of the user who enters and exits the zone 9, and these The locker number of each user is read out, and it is determined by the above-mentioned algorithm whether this user enters the zone 9 or exits the zone 9.

Based on the detection result of the entrance optical sensor 60 and the detection result of the exit optical sensor 61, it is determined that each of these users goes in and out of the zone 9, and these determination results and the above-mentioned algorithm are used. Based on the determination result, it is accurately determined whether the user enters the zone 9 or leaves the zone 9.

After that, when these users leave this zone 9 or enter another zone 9, the above-mentioned determination results are corrected correctly, and it is re-determined which zone 9 each user is in.

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As described above, according to the present invention, in each of claims 1 to 5, when each user enters and leaves each zone, even if each user passes through the entrance / exit, which zone each user belongs to It is possible to detect whether or not the current position of each user is constantly and accurately detected while reducing the load on each user side, and the time required for calling when performing call processing etc. The labor of can be reduced significantly.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a whereabouts management system using an embodiment of an entrance / exit determination method according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a detailed configuration example of a wristband that constitutes the whereabouts management system shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration example of a reception device and a host computer device that constitute the whereabouts management system shown in FIG.

4 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration example of an automatic ID reading device and a manual ID reading device which constitute the whereabouts management system shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

5 is a schematic diagram showing an operation example at the time of setting in the whereabouts management system shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

6 is a schematic diagram showing an operation example at the time of enrollment in the whereabouts management system shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing an operation example when entering a building in the whereabouts management system shown in FIG.

8 is a schematic diagram showing an example of an operation (manual) inside the building in the whereabouts management system shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

9 is a schematic diagram showing an example of an operation (automatic) inside the building in the whereabouts management system shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

10 is a schematic diagram showing an example of operations (common to both manual and automatic) inside the building in the whereabouts management system shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

11 is a schematic diagram showing an operation example at the time of calling in the whereabouts management system shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram showing an operation example when leaving the building in the whereabouts management system shown in FIG. 1.

13 is a schematic diagram showing an operation example at the end of the day in the whereabouts management system shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

14 is a schematic diagram showing an output operation example of each information in the whereabouts management system shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a zone management menu display screen displayed by the whereabouts management system shown in FIG.

16 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a user situation list summary display screen displayed by the whereabouts management system shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a detailed user situation display screen displayed by the whereabouts management system shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 18 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a member search display screen displayed by the whereabouts management system shown in FIG. 1.

19 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a usage status display screen for each zone, which is displayed by the whereabouts management system shown in FIG.

20 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a zone management setting display screen displayed by the whereabouts management system shown in FIG.

21 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a daily usage status display screen displayed by the whereabouts management system shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

22 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a monthly usage status display screen displayed by the whereabouts management system shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

23 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a print content display screen displayed by the whereabouts management system shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 24 is a block diagram showing an example of an automatic ID reader used in a whereabouts management system using another embodiment of the entrance / exit determination method according to the present invention.

FIG. 25 is a block diagram showing an example of a conventionally known whereabouts management system.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Location management system 2 Wristband 3 Reception device 4 Automatic ID reader 5 Manual ID reader 6 Host computer device 7 Network 8 Communication line 9 Zone 10 Band 11 Axis 12 Locker use key 13 Non-contact ID tag (transponder) 14 User Personal computer (display unit) 15 TP terminal 16 Keyboard device 17 Information processing device 18 CRT device 20 Antenna (non-contact reading device) 21 Gate controller (non-contact reading device) 22 User personal computer (display unit) 23 Keyboard device 24 Information processing device 25 CRT device 26 user personal computer (display unit, entry / exit information input unit) 27 keyboard device 28 information processing device 29 CRT device 30 OA composite file 31 TP 32 master file (entry / withdrawal determination unit, common file) 33 file Server 34 printer 35 work file 36 collection PC (entrance / exit judgment section) 37 PC member master 38 entry / exit file 39 collection transaction file 40 PC member master read completion file 41 entry / exit read completion file 42 auto time Setting file 43 Key input transaction file 44 Member master 45 Locker master 46 Zone master 47 Annual entry / exit file 48 Same day entry / exit file 49 Member type master 50 Zone management menu display screen 51 User status summary display screen 52 User status 1 Detailed required display screen 53 Member search display screen 54 Zone-based usage status display screen 55 Zone management setting display screen 56 Daily usage status display screen 57 Monthly usage status display screen 58 Printed content display screen

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A whereabouts management system that detects the passage of each user when entering or leaving each zone and recognizes the zone in which each user exists based on the detection result. A non-contact ID tag that is carried and has an ID code for identifying the user who carries it, and a non-contact ID tag that is provided at the entrance / exit of each zone and that is used when each user enters and exits each zone. A non-contact reader that communicates by contact to identify the passing user, and the number of times each user whose passage was detected by this non-contact reader to and from each zone are accumulated, and based on this cumulative result , An entry / exit determination unit that determines whether each user is in each zone or exits each zone, and a zone in which each user exists based on the determination result of this entry / exit determination unit. Of the name, usage of each zone for each user,
A whereabouts management system, comprising: a display unit for displaying various information such as the usage status of each zone during the day and the usage status of each zone during the year. 2. The whereabouts management system according to claim 1, further comprising: an entrance / exit information input unit for manually inputting entrance / exit information when each user enters and leaves each zone, and the entrance / exit determination unit is provided. , Accumulating the number of times each user enters and leaves each zone obtained by the non-contact reading device, and accumulates the number of times each user enters and exits each zone obtained by the entry / exit information input unit, and accumulates each of these. A whereabouts management system, characterized in that, based on the added value of the result, it is determined whether each user is present in each zone or exits each zone. 3. The whereabouts management system according to claim 1, wherein the determination result by the entrance / exit determination unit is stored, and
A common file commonly used in the system is provided, and when displaying the specified information, the display unit reads information from the common file and creates a screen showing the specified information based on this information. Whereabouts management system characterized by displaying. 4. When each user enters each zone and when each user leaves the zone, the passage of each user is detected, and based on this detection result, for each zone,
In the entry / exit determination method for determining whether each user has entered or exited, when each user passes through the entrance / exit portion of each zone,
Detecting this without contact, each user
The number of times of entry and exit is accumulated for each user, and based on this accumulated result, when each user enters and exits each zone an odd number of times, it is determined that each user has entered the zone. An entry / exit determination method, characterized in that when each user enters and leaves each zone only an even number of times, it is determined that each user has left the zone. 5. The entrance / exit determination method according to claim 4, wherein when it is detected that the user has passed through the entrance / exit portion of the zone, the passage detection for the detected user is followed by detection permission. An entrance / exit determination method characterized by prohibiting until issued.