JPH09137649A - Room entrance control system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simplify equipment by a system wherein an antenna part is provided in the vicinity of a door knob of each door, while a radio identification medium (communication unit) is constructed in a wristwatch type, and an electric lock is unlocked on receipt of signals received when the owner puts the hand on the knob. SOLUTION: A data communication unit 50 wherein personal data such as the name of the owner, an ID number and the term of validity are stored beforehand is constructed in a wristwatch type so as to improve portability, while the data stored are converted into radio signals and transmitted. On the other hand, an antenna part 16 equipped with an antenna wiring part 16a, a display part 16b, etc., is installed in the vicinity of a door knob 60 of each door and receives the signals from the data communication unit 50 being present within a prescribed area. When the owner wearing the communication unit 50 on his arm puts the hand on the door knob 60 so as to enter the room, a radio wave is received, input signals are subjected to comparative determination by a data reading device and an electric lock is unlocked. In the case when the input signals are wrong, an NG lamp is lighted and the lock is not unlocked. According to this constitution, equipment being excellent in the accuracy of reading can be obtained at a low cost.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a room entrance management system, and more particularly to a room entrance management system using a wristwatch type wireless identification medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a building of a company, a bank, a government office, etc., in order to manage the entry / exit of a person for the purpose of security, entry control using a wireless card as a wireless identification medium in which personal data such as an ID number is recorded The system is being developed.

This entry management system is composed of a plurality of gate devices for reading the personal data recorded on the wireless card to judge the validity of the entry, a host computer for managing these gate devices, and the like. ing. The gate device also has an antenna unit for reading data from the wireless card. In this antenna unit, a radio wave in a predetermined frequency band is transmitted to the radio card, and data read by the radio wave is received.

By the way, the conventional wireless card is often used in the same case as the identification card attached to the chest or in the chest pocket. For this reason, the antenna section of the gate device is installed on the wall next to the door so that radio waves can be transmitted and received to and from the wireless card.

[0005]

However, the gate unit including the antenna unit and the unit for reading the personal data recorded in the wireless card and judging the validity of the entry is embedded in the wall beside the door. Therefore, it takes a long time to install it in a building under construction, and when installing it in a building that has already been built, large-scale construction is required to secure a new installation site.Installation site is limited to the side of the door There are problems such as.

In general, the area where the antenna section can transmit and receive radio waves is limited. That is, the antenna unit has a limited predetermined area in which the radio wave can be transmitted to the radio card and the radio wave corresponding to the data read from the radio card can be received. Conventionally, the antenna unit is installed next to the door, so unless the owner of the wireless card enters the extremely limited area next to the door, radio waves can be transmitted and received between the antenna unit and the wireless card. However, there is a problem that the data of the wireless card cannot be reliably read.

Therefore, an object of the present invention was made in view of the above circumstances, and provides an entrance management system which can be easily installed and can improve the reading accuracy of a wireless identification medium. Especially.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a room entry management system for managing locking and unlocking of a door provided at a doorway of a partitioned area, which is a wristwatch type holder. A wireless identification medium that is incorporated and stores predetermined data and that converts the stored data in response to a predetermined wireless signal into a wireless signal for transmission.
A transmitter / receiver installed near a door knob provided on the door, transmitting the radio signal to a predetermined area from a place where the door is installed, and receiving and transmitting a radio signal transmitted from a wireless identification medium that has entered the predetermined area, A lock means provided on the door for locking and unlocking the door; and a control means for controlling locking and unlocking of the lock means based on a radio signal received by the transmitting and receiving means. The following is an entry management system.

Further, according to the present invention, there is provided a room entrance management system for managing locking and unlocking of a door provided at a doorway of a partitioned area, which is incorporated in a wrist watch type holder,
A wireless identification medium that stores predetermined data and that responds to a predetermined wireless signal to convert the stored data into a wireless signal and transmits the wireless identification medium, and is installed above the door knob provided on the door. And a means for transmitting a radio signal of a predetermined frequency from a designated place to a predetermined area and receiving a radio signal transmitted from a radio identification medium that has entered the predetermined area, and the door provided to lock and unlock the door. Locking means for locking, data managing means for managing management data relating to the wireless identification medium, wireless signals corresponding to the data of the wireless identification medium received by the transmitting / receiving means, and the data managing means. Control data is collated, and when the wireless signal matches the management data, it is determined that the locking means is unlocked, and the locking means is unlocked. Entry control system characterized by comprising: a discriminating means for outputting a signal, is provided.

According to the entry management system of the present invention, since the transmitting / receiving means for transmitting / receiving radio waves to / from the wireless identification medium is installed in the vicinity of the doorknob in each partitioned area, when using the entry management system, It does not require large-scale construction for installing the transmitting / receiving means, and can be easily installed.

Further, according to the entry management system of the present invention, since the wireless identification medium is incorporated in the wristwatch type holder, it is excellent in portability. Since the transmitting / receiving means is installed above the doorknob, it has a predetermined area near the doorknob where wireless radio waves can be transmitted / received. Therefore,
When the owner who wears the wireless identification medium on his arm puts his hand on the door knob to enter the compartment area, the wireless identification medium surely enters the predetermined area where the transmitting / receiving means can transmit and receive the radio wave, and the wireless identification medium is Since it is arranged at a position facing the transmitting / receiving means, the reading accuracy of the wireless identification medium is improved. Further, the troublesome operation of holding the wireless identification medium over the transmitting / receiving means is not required, and the usability is improved.

[0012]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of an entrance management system of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of an entry management system using a wireless identification medium.

In this embodiment, the wireless identification medium 5
0 is configured as a wrist watch type data communication device incorporated in a wrist watch type holder that can be worn on the wrist in order to give priority to portability. Of course, the data communication device 50 may have a built-in clock.

As shown in FIG. 1, this entry management system reads data recorded in the data communication device 50 to control the electric lock in each room.
A system network controller (hereinafter referred to as SNWC) 20 that controls a plurality of data readers 10 and a host computer 30 that is connected to the SNWC 20 and manages entry and exit of the owner of the data communication device 50 in each room. There is.

The host computer 30 is also connected to an issuing device 40 for storing the personal data of the owner and issuing the data communication device 50. The plurality of data reading devices 10 and the SNWC 20, and the SNWC 20 and the host computer 30 are respectively connected via an interface RS-422A. Also,
The host computer 30 and the issuing device 40 are connected via an interface RS-232C.

FIG. 2 shows a schematic configuration of the data reading device 10 and the data communication device 50. As shown in FIG. 2, the data communication device 50 includes a CPU 51 that functions as a control unit, a power supply unit 52, a memory unit 53 that functions as a storage unit, and a transmission / reception unit 54.

The power supply unit 52 is provided with a battery, and the battery secures a power supply for driving the data communication device 50. The battery also functions as a power source for driving the timepiece built in the data communication device 50.

In the memory section 53, the issuing device 40
Data necessary for determining whether the owner of the data communication device 50 can enter each room, for example, the owner name,
Personal data of the owner such as the owner ID number and expiration date data are stored in advance.

The transmission / reception unit 54 receives a radio wave of a predetermined frequency transmitted from the data reading device 10, converts the data stored in the memory unit 53 into a radio wave, and transmits the data to the data reading device 10 side.

In the CPU 51, the radio wave transmitted from the data reader 10 is received by the transmitter / receiver 54 to determine whether or not the data stored in the memory 53 should be transmitted to the data reader 10 side. Which of the stored data is to be transmitted is determined, and the transmission / reception unit 54 is controlled based on the determination result.

The data reading device 10 is equipped with a power supply unit 12, an antenna unit 16 functioning as a transmitting / receiving unit, an entrance determining unit 14 functioning as a discriminating unit, and an electric lock 18 functioning as a locking unit, and is installed on the door of each room. Has been done.

The power source unit 12 is connected to an external power source, and a driving power source for driving the data reading device 10 is supplied from the external power source. As shown in FIG. 4, the antenna unit 16 is installed in the vicinity of the door knob 60, particularly in the upper portion of the door knob 60. When it is difficult to install the data reading device 10 on the door, at least the antenna unit 16 may be installed on the door in this way.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the antenna section 16 includes an antenna wiring 16a and a display section 16b. The antenna wiring 16a of the antenna section 16 is formed in a rectangular spiral wiring pattern as shown in FIG. 5, for example, and is embedded in the door. This antenna wiring 1
From 6a, a radio wave such as a short wave or a medium wave is transmitted to read the data recorded in the data communication device 50. Further, the antenna wiring 16a receives a radio wave corresponding to the data transmitted from the data communication device 50. The radio wave transmitted from the antenna wiring 16a may be constantly generated in a place where it is installed, that is, in a predetermined area near the upper portion of the door knob 60, or may be generated only for a required time. .

The display section 16b of the antenna section 16 is shown in FIG.
, A power lamp that lights up when the driving power is supplied to the data reading device 10, an abnormal lamp that lights up when the data reading device 10 breaks down, or when the door is left open. An OK lamp that lights up when the data communication device owner can enter the room and an NG lamp that lights up when the data communication device owner cannot enter the room are provided.

The entry determination section 14 is connected to the antenna section 16 and the host computer 30, and the data recorded in the data communication device 50 received by the antenna section 16
The host computer 30 compares the preset data with each other to determine whether the owner of the data communication device 50 can enter the room.

That is, the data communication device owner who can enter the room is
If the owner data set in advance in the host computer and the owner data read from the data communication device 50 exists in the set owner data, it is determined that the room can be entered. On the other hand, if the read owner data does not exist in the set owner data, it is determined that the room cannot be entered.

Further, the entry determination unit 14 is provided with respect to the electric lock 18 of the door on which the data reading device 10 is installed.
An electric lock control output corresponding to the determination result is generated, and the electric lock 18 is output.
Transfer to

The electric lock 18 is normally in a locked state, but is unlocked based on the electric lock control output output from the entry determination unit 14. That is, when the entry determination unit 14 determines that the owner of the data communication device 50 can enter the room, the entry determination unit 14 outputs an electric lock control output for unlocking the electric lock 18. To be done. And
The electric lock 18 is unlocked based on this output signal.

On the other hand, when the entry determination unit 14 determines that the owner of the data communication device cannot enter the room, the electric lock 18 is maintained in the locked state. SNWC20 is
It is provided to control a plurality of data reading devices 10. The SNWC 20 is installed on each floor, for example, and the data reading device 10 installed in each room on one floor.
Oversees.

As shown in FIG. 1, the host computer 30 functioning as a data management means has a CPU 31, an input device 32 functioning as an input means for inputting data, and a display functioning as a display means for displaying the input data. It has a device 33 and a memory 34 which functions as a storage means for storing input data.

In the host computer 30, the owner data of the data communication device 50 which can enter the room is set by the operator. That is, by using the input device 32 by the operator, the owner of the data communication device 50 that can enter the data reader 10 installed in each room, for example, the owner's ID number data, the expiration date. Data etc. are set. Here, the owner data set for each room is stored in the memory 34. The memory 3
The data stored in No. 4 may be temporarily stored in the memory 34 only during the period when the owner of the data communication device 50 enters or leaves the predetermined room.

The data for each room stored in the memory 34 is sent to the data reading device 10 in each room via the SNWC 20 in response to a request from the data reading device 10.
Is transferred to the room entry determination unit 14. This transferred data is used to judge the admission of the data communication device owner in each room.

As shown in FIG. 1, the issuing device 40 functioning as a wireless identification medium issuing means is provided with a CPU 41, an input section 42 for inputting necessary personal data and time limit data to be stored in a data communication device 50, and an input. A display unit 43 that displays data and the like input by the unit 42, and an issuing unit 4 that stores the input data and issues the data communication device 50.
4 are provided.

In this issuing device 40, first, the operator inputs the personal data such as the owner name and the owner ID number of the data communication device 50 and the expiration date data using the input unit 42. This input data is displayed on the display unit 43.
, And after the operator confirms this display,
If the display content is accurate, the data communication device 50 in which the data input by the input unit is stored is instructed to be issued.

In the issuing unit 44, the input data is stored in the memory unit 53 of the data communication device 50, and the data communication device 50 is issued after confirming that the stored contents are correct. The input unit 42 and the display unit 43 of the issuing device 40 are connected to the input device 3 of the host computer 30.
2 and the display device 33 may be the same.

Next, the operation of the entry management system will be described in detail with reference to the flow chart shown in FIG. First, the owner who wears the data communication device 50 on his arm
As shown in FIG. 4, when the arm is brought close to the door knob 60, the transmitter / receiver 54 of the data communication device 50 causes the data reading device 1 to move.
The radio wave transmitted from the antenna wiring unit 16a of 0 is received (ST1).

At this time, the antenna wiring portion 16a of the data reading device 10 is installed above the door knob 60 and transmits a radio wave having a predetermined frequency from this installation location to a predetermined area. When the owner wearing the data communication device 50 brings his / her arm close to the door knob 60 to open the door, the data communication device 50 enters the predetermined area where the radio wave is transmitted.

In other words, by hanging the hand on which the data communication device 50 is attached to the door knob 60, the antenna wiring portion 16a installed above the door knob 60 faces the data communication device 50 at a close distance. Since they are arranged as described above, the radio wave transmitted from the antenna wiring section 16a is reliably received by the transmission / reception section 54 of the data communication device 50.

The CPU 51 of the data communicator 50 determines whether or not the data stored in the memory unit 53 should be transmitted based on the radio wave received by the transmission / reception unit 54. Individual I stored in 53
The D data and the expiration date data are controlled to be transmitted from the transmission / reception unit 54 to the data reading device 10 side. At this time, the transmission / reception unit 54 converts the data to be transmitted into a radio wave, and then the transmission / reception unit 54 transmits the radio wave.

The radio wave transmitted from the transmitter / receiver 54 of the data communication device 50 is received by the antenna wiring 16a of the data reading device 10, and the data stored in the data communication device 50 is received based on the received radio wave. It is read (ST2).

Next, the entry determination unit 14 first checks whether or not the read data has a read error (ST3). When there is a read error such as the data is not correctly read from the data communication device 50 (ST3, NG), the entry determination unit 14 determines that the data communication device owner cannot enter the room. Then, the NG lamp in the display section 16b of the antenna section 16 shown in FIG. 4 is turned on. When it is determined that the room cannot be entered, the electric lock 18 is maintained in the locked state (ST7).

When such a reading error occurs, the process may return to ST1 again. If there is no error in the data read from the data communication device 50 (ST3, OK), then the personal data of the owner of the data communication device 50, for example, the system code such as the ID number is checked (ST4). .

That is, the entry determination unit 1 of the data reader 10
4 requests the host computer 30 to transfer the list data of the data communication device owners who can enter the room in which the data reading device 10 is installed.

In the host computer 30, personal data of a data communication device owner who can enter each room and list data of expiration dates of the data communication device 50 are preset by the operator. The set list data is stored in the memory unit 34 of the host computer 30.

When the entry determination unit 14 of each room requests the host computer 30 to transfer the list data, the CPU 31 of the host computer 30 causes the CPU 31 of the host computer 30 to select the corresponding list from the data stored in the memory unit 34. The data is searched, and if there is corresponding list data, this list data is transferred to the entry determination unit 14 of the data reading device 10 installed in each room.

In the entry determination unit 14, the transferred list data is compared with the personal data read from the data communication device 50, and if the read personal data is not set in the list data, (ST4, NG), the entry determination unit 14 determines that the owner of the data communication device cannot enter the room, and the display unit 16b of the antenna unit 16 illustrated in FIG.
NG lamp is turned on. If it is determined that entry into the room is impossible, the electric lock 18
Is maintained in a locked state (ST7).

On the other hand, when the read personal data is set in the list data (ST4, OK), the expiration date of the data communication device 50 is checked (ST).
5). That is, it is checked whether the expiration date data read from the data communication device 50 falls within the expiration date of the expiration date data of the data communication device 50 set in the list data transferred from the host computer 30. It

If the read expiration date data does not correspond to the expiration date of the set expiration date data (S
(T5, NG), the entry determination unit 14 determines that the data communication device owner cannot enter the room, and turns on the NG lamp in the display unit 16b of the antenna unit 16 illustrated in FIG. When it is determined that the room cannot be entered, the electric lock 18 is maintained in the locked state (ST7).

On the other hand, when the expiration date is within the set expiration date (ST5, OK), the entry determination unit 14
Determines that the owner of the data communication device 50 can enter the room, and turns on the OK lamp on the display unit 16b shown in FIG. Further, from the entry determination unit 14, the electric lock 18
A control signal for instructing unlocking is output to the electric lock 1
8 is unlocked.

By the operation of the entry management system as described above, locking / unlocking of the electric lock 18 provided on the door is automatically executed. That is, when the owner of the data communication device wearing the data communication device 50 puts his / her hand on the door knob 60, the locked state of the electric lock 18 is maintained in the data reading device 14 based on the flowchart as shown in FIG. It is determined whether or not it can be unlocked.
If it is determined that the door is unlocked, the electric lock 18 is unlocked and the door can be opened when the door knob 60 is turned.
On the other hand, when it is determined that the electric lock 18 is locked, the lock of the electric lock 18 is maintained, and the owner of the data communication device cannot open the door even when turning the door knob 60.

As described above, in this entry management system, the data reading device 10 for transmitting / receiving radio waves to / from the data communication device 50 is installed at the door of each room. Therefore, when using the entry management system, it is possible to easily install the data reading device 10 without requiring a large-scale construction for installing the data reading device 10.

Since the data communication device 50 is incorporated in the wristwatch type holder, it is excellent in portability.
Further, since the antenna wiring 16b of the data reading device 10 is installed above the door knob 60, there is a predetermined area near the door knob 60 where wireless radio waves can be transmitted and received.
Therefore, when the owner who wears the data communication device 50 on his arm puts his hand on the door knob 60 to enter the room, the data communication device 50 surely enters the predetermined area where the antenna wiring part 16a can transmit and receive radio waves. It will be.

That is, by hanging the hand on which the data communication device 50 is attached to the door knob 60, the antenna wiring portion 16a installed above the door knob 60 faces the data communication device 50 at a short distance. As a result, the radio wave transmitted from the antenna wiring part 16a is reliably received by the data communication device 50. For this reason,
The reading accuracy of the data communication device 50 is improved.

Further, the owner of the data communication device 50 does not need to perform a troublesome operation of holding the data communication device 50 over the antenna wiring portion 16a of the data reading device 10, and the usability is improved.

Furthermore, only a natural operation of putting a hand on the door knob 60, which is also an operation of entering and leaving the room,
It is possible to automatically lock / unlock the electric lock 18 provided on the door.

[0056]

As described above, according to the entry management system of the present invention, the transmitting / receiving means for transmitting / receiving the radio wave to / from the radio identification medium is installed in the vicinity of the door knob of each partitioned area. The use of the entrance management system does not require a large-scale work for installing the transmitting / receiving means and can be easily installed.

Further, according to the entry management system of the present invention, since the wireless identification medium is incorporated in the wristwatch type holder, it is excellent in portability. Since the transmitting / receiving means is installed above the doorknob, it has a predetermined area near the doorknob where wireless radio waves can be transmitted / received. Therefore,
When the owner who wears the wireless identification medium on his arm puts his hand on the door knob to enter the compartment area, the wireless identification medium surely enters the predetermined area where the transmitting / receiving means can transmit and receive the radio wave, and the wireless identification medium is Since it is arranged at a position facing the transmitting / receiving means, the reading accuracy of the wireless identification medium is improved. Further, the troublesome operation of holding the wireless identification medium over the transmitting / receiving means is not required, and the usability is improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing an overall configuration of an entrance management system of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration of a data reading device and a data communication device in the entry management system shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of an unlocking / locking operation in the entry management system of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of use of the entry management system of the present invention.

5 is a diagram showing an example of a wiring pattern of an antenna unit included in the data reading device shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Data reading device 12 ... Power supply part 14 ... Entry determination part 16 ... Antenna part 18 ... Electric lock 20 ... System network controller 30 ... Host computer 40 ... Issuing device 50 ... Data communication device

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A room entry management system for managing locking and unlocking of a door provided at a doorway of a partitioned area, which is incorporated in a wristwatch type holder and stores predetermined data and a predetermined wireless signal. In response to the wireless identification medium that converts the stored data into a wireless signal and transmits the wireless signal, the wireless identification medium is installed in the vicinity of the door knob provided on the door, and the wireless signal is transmitted from the installed location to a predetermined area. A transmitting / receiving unit that receives a wireless signal transmitted from a wireless identification medium that has entered the predetermined area; a locking unit that is provided on the door and that locks and unlocks the door; and a wireless signal that is received by the transmitting / receiving unit. An entrance management system comprising: a control unit that controls locking and unlocking of the locking unit based on the control unit. 2. The control means includes a data management means for managing management data on the wireless identification medium, a wireless signal corresponding to the data of the wireless identification medium received by the transmitting / receiving means, and the data management means. By collating with the management data being managed, when the wireless signal matches the management data, it is determined to unlock the locking means, and a control signal for unlocking the locking means is output. The entrance management system according to claim 1, further comprising: 3. The data management means displays an input means for inputting management data on the wireless identification medium, a storage means for storing the data input by the input means, and a data input by the input means. The admission management system according to claim 2, further comprising: a display unit configured to display. 4. The entrance management system according to claim 1, wherein the transmitting / receiving means is arranged above the door knob. 5. A room entrance management system for managing locking and unlocking of a door provided at a doorway of a partitioned area, which is incorporated in a wristwatch type holder and stores predetermined data and a predetermined wireless signal. And a wireless identification medium that converts the stored data into a wireless signal and transmits the wireless signal, and is installed above the door knob provided on the door, and a wireless signal having a predetermined frequency in a predetermined area from the installed location. Transmitting and receiving means for receiving a wireless signal transmitted from the wireless identification medium that has entered the predetermined area, lock means provided on the door for locking and unlocking the door, and management data relating to the wireless identification medium. A data management unit that manages the data, a wireless signal corresponding to the data of the wireless identification medium received by the transmission / reception unit, and management managed by the data management unit. And a discriminating means for discriminating to unlock the locking means when the wireless signal matches the management data, and outputting a control signal for unlocking to the locking means. A room entrance management system characterized by including. 6. The entrance control system according to claim 5, wherein the transmitting / receiving unit has a display unit for displaying a locked / unlocked state of the locking unit discriminated by the discriminating unit. . 7. The entry management system according to claim 5, wherein the wireless identification medium has a built-in clock including a power source. 8. The wireless identification medium receives a radio signal transmitted from the transmitting / receiving means and a storage unit for storing data, converts the data stored in the storage unit into a radio signal, and outputs the radio signal. A transmitting / receiving unit for transmitting to the transmitting / receiving unit side, a control unit for transmitting from the transmitting / receiving unit a wireless signal corresponding to necessary data stored in the storage unit in response to the wireless signal received by the transmitting / receiving unit, The room entrance management system according to claim 5, further comprising: 9. The data stored in the storage unit of the wireless identification medium includes personal data of an owner of the wireless identification medium and expiration date data of the wireless identification medium. The entry management system according to item 8. 10. The data management means includes a wireless identification medium issuing means for storing the personal data and the expiration date data in a storage section of the wireless identification medium and issuing the wireless identification medium. The entry management system according to Item 9.