JPH1162345A - Locking system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a locking system, which can be applied easily even at the time of a small number of internal persons concerned, reliability of which to the check of visitors is ensured even when the internal persons concerned are increased and which has excellent burglarproofness. SOLUTION: The locking system 1 has a first locking means 3 and a second locking means 4 capable of changing over a door 2 to a locked state and a released state, and the first locking means 3 is constituted in a changeable manner by key operation. The locking system has a data storage means, in which the identification data of the internal persons concerned are stored, an input means 5 for inputting its own identification data by a visitor, and a discriminating means collating the input identification data and identification data stored in the data storage means and discriminating as to whether or not the visitor is the internal person concerned at that time, and the second locking means 4 is operated to the released state when the visitor is discriminated as the internal person concerned by the discriminating means.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a locking system for a general house or building.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Various types of locking devices for locking doors of general houses and buildings have been proposed, for example, a device that switches a key cylinder between a locked state and an unlocked state by operating a key, and a magnetic device. A widely used method is to store identification data for unlocking in a card in advance, read the stored contents of a magnetic card with a reader, and unlock if the identification data is appropriate. On the other hand,
In No. -20288, two doors are provided on the door of the unmanned station, one of the doors can be directly operated by a key, and the other can be unlocked by a switch installed in the station. At the same time, the unmanned station and the manned station are connected via an intercom so that they can talk, and when the visitor releases one of the locking means, a warning is issued from the unmanned station to the manned station, and the manned station person is notified via the intercom. There is described a locking system configured to talk to a person on the side and confirm that the person concerned is involved, and then release the other locking means of the unmanned station by operating a switch in the manned station.

[0003]

In the locking system described in the above publication, it is possible to confirm whether or not a visitor is a related person through an intercom, so that it is possible to improve security. People need to be deployed,
In a large building or the like, such a locking system cannot be adopted in a small building or a general house, although it can be dealt with by assigning a manager. Moreover, as the number of insiders, such as families and employees, who use houses and buildings increases, it is extremely difficult for a small number of managers to completely grasp all the insiders, and the visitor's check becomes lax. However, it is possible that criminals invade as insiders.

An object of the present invention is to provide a locking system that can be easily applied even when the number of inside parties is small, and that ensures a high degree of security against visitor checks even when the number of inside parties increases. It is to be.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a locking system comprising a first locking means and a second locking means capable of switching a door between a locked state and an unlocked state. A locking system configured so that the means can be switched by a key operation, a data storage means for storing identification data of an insider, an input means for a visitor to input his / her own identification data, Identification means for comparing the identification data with the identification data stored in the data storage means to identify whether or not the visitor is an internal party, wherein the identification means identifies the visitor as an internal party. If
The second lock means is operated in an unlocked state.

[0006] In this locking system, a storage medium such as a magnetic card, an IC card, a driver's license or an employee's card is inserted into the input means, and the storage medium is identified from a mobile phone including a PHS (simple mobile phone) as a storage medium. When a visitor enters the identification data given to himself / herself by transmitting data or directly entering identification data by key input, etc., the identification data entered by the identification means is that of an insider. Is identified. The door is unlocked when the input identification data belongs to an insider and the key held by the visitor matches the key lock means. Since the lock is doubly locked in this manner, the security can be sufficiently secured. Moreover, since the identification data of the internal related party is stored in advance in the data storage means, and the identification data is compared with the input identification data to determine whether the visitor is an internal related party or not. Even without them, insiders can be reliably identified. Also, even if the number of insiders increases, the identification does not become loose.

More specifically, as described in claim 2,
The switching operation of the first locking means to the unlocked state is restricted by the second locking means, and the restriction by the second locking means is released when the visitor is identified as an internal party by the identification means. The door may be switched between a locked state and an unlocked state independently of the first locking means by the second locking means, and the visitor may be identified by the identification means. May be operated to the unlocked state when is identified as an internal party.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a related information storage unit for storing the related information of each of the internal related persons in association with the identification data, and a display means for displaying the related information of the visitor is provided. If the visitor is identified as an internal party by the means, the related information of the internal party may be displayed on the display means while the second locking means is maintained in the locked state. In the case of such a configuration, it is necessary to unlock the second lock means by placing an administrator or the like for confirming a visitor, but the administrator is required to release the internal relation displayed on the display means. It is possible to confirm whether or not a visitor is an insider by seeing the relevant information of the visitor and asking the visitor whether or not the visitor is an insider. It is possible to reliably identify whether or not the person is a person. That is, a magnetic card or IC card storing identification data, a driver's license, an employee ID, a PH,
Some people steal storage media such as mobile phones containing S and abuse it, so asking the visitor questions while referring to the displayed contents to see if the visitor is really an insider, It is possible to strictly identify whether the storage medium has been used illegally by stealing it or the like. As related information, character data such as name, gender, date of birth, age, place of birth, family structure, hobbies, occupation, job contents, workplace telephone number, etc., and image data such as a face photograph should be stored. Can be considered.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a display means for displaying information related to a visitor, wherein the identification means uses an external database by using a telephone line when the visitor is not an internal party. May be used to investigate the relevant information of the visitor and display the contents on the display means. In this case, even if the visitor is not an insider, it is possible to ask the visitor while looking at the displayed contents, and determine whether or not the user is illegally using the storage medium as in claim 4. Can be identified.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2,
The locking system 1 includes a first locking unit 3 that switches the door 2 between a locked state and an unlocked state by a key operation, and a second unit that switches the door 2 between the locked state and the unlocked state independently of the first locking unit 3. Locking means 4, input means 5 attached to the outside of the room for inputting identification data, intercom 6 for talking with a visitor, and imaging means 7 for imaging a visitor
A display means 8 provided on the indoor side for displaying an image or the like from the imaging means 7, a line connection means 9 for connecting a telephone line, and a second lock means receiving an output from the input means 5 And control means 10 for controlling the display means 4, display means 8 and line connection means 9.

The first lock means 3 has a well-known structure in which a key is inserted into a key cylinder attached to a knob 2a or the like of the door 2, and the key cylinder is switched between a locked state and an unlocked state. The second lock means 4 has a well-known configuration having an engagement member engageable with the door 2 and an electromagnetic solenoid for operating the engagement member. 2 and is maintained in a locked state, and when energized, the engaging member is separated from the door 2 and switched to an unlocked state. However, in the second lock means 4,
The door 2 is configured to be directly switched between the locked state and the unlocked state. However, the unlocking operation of the key to the first locking means 3 is restricted or the swinging operation is performed so that the second locking means is unlocked. Otherwise, the first lock means 3 may not be operated to be in the unlocked state.

The input of the identification data can be performed by using a dedicated magnetic card or IC card. However, an existing driver's license, an employee's card, or the like can be read by directly recognizing characters, or a PHS (simple portable telephone) can be used. The signal may be received from a mobile phone including the telephone, or input directly from a numeric keypad or the like. For this reason, the input means 5 includes a storage medium 15 such as a magnetic card, an IC card, a driver's license and an employee's card.
, A card reader, a receiver for a mobile phone, a numeric keypad, or the like may be used alone or in combination. still,
Since the mobile phone outputs unique identification data at the time of transmission, the identification data is received and the visitor is specified.

The control means 10 has a data storage means 11, a related information storage section 12, and an identification means 13, and the data storage means 11 has internal relations of houses and buildings managed by the locking system 1. Is stored in the related information storage unit 12 as related information of each internal related person, for example, name, gender, date of birth, age, hometown, family structure, hobby, occupation, job description, and workplace. Character data such as a telephone number and image data such as a face photograph are stored in association with identification data.

The identification means 13 compares the identification data input from the input means 5 with the identification data stored in the data storage means 11 in advance, and the input identification data is stored in the data storage means 11 in advance. It is searched whether it exists in the identification data, and if it exists in the data storage means 11, that is, if the visitor is an internal related person, the related information of the visitor is searched from the related information storage unit 12. To be displayed on the display means 8. On the other hand, if the input identification data is not for an insider, the connection data is sent to the database of the host computer such as the management company of the locking system 1 or the police or the company to which the visitor belongs via the line connection means 9. Is connected, the input identification data is searched from the identification data registered in the database, and the related information is displayed on the display means 8. In the display unit 8, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, a real photographed image of an actual visitor imaged by the imaging unit 7 and a face photograph obtained based on the input identification data, name, gender, age, Display related information such as family structure.

In order to open the door 2 by the visitor in the locking system 1, the first lock means 3 is unlocked by operating a key, and the identification data is input to the input means 5 through a storage medium 15 such as a magnetic card. Enter When the identification data is input in this way, related information corresponding to the identification data is displayed on the display means 8 and an image from the imaging means 7 is displayed. The manager of the building or the like refers to the display contents. Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 3, for example, it is confirmed that the face photograph and the real image are the same person, and further, if necessary, talks with the visitor through the intercom 6, and the visitor is an insider. After confirming this, the release switch 14 is operated to unlock the second lock means 4. Incidentally, since it is conceivable that the visitor does not have the key due to loss or the like, a switch for operating the first lock means 3 in an unlocked state is provided, and when the visitor is an insider,
The lock means 3 and 4 may be unlocked at the discretion of the manager.

If the visitor is determined not to be an internal party based on the input identification data, the host computer of the management company or the like retrieves the relevant information of the visitor via a telephone line and displays the information. 8 so you can talk to visitors while referring to this display,
It is possible to determine whether a visitor is an unbeliever. In this way, since the relevant information of the visitor is displayed on the display means 8, the manager or the like can confirm the visitor in a question format.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the manager is made resident is described. However, when the manager cannot be made resident or when performing other tasks, for example, a mode changeover switch is provided to go out. In some cases, the automatic mode may be selected, and the second lock means 4 may be automatically released when the identification data input by the identification means 13 is identified as belonging to an insider. When no manager is placed, the line connection means 9, the display means 8, the release switch 14, the intercom 6, etc. may be omitted, and the visitor may be identified only in the automatic mode.

Further, the identification data of the visitor and the image from the image pickup means 7 may be sequentially stored so that the visitor history can be understood. With this configuration, even in the event of a crime or the like, it is possible to identify the culprit by checking the visitor history. In addition, such a locking system 1
The present invention can be similarly applied to ordinary houses as well as buildings.

[0019]

According to the locking system of the present invention, the door is double-locked with the identification data and the key, so that the security can be improved. Moreover, since the identification data stored in the data storage means is compared with the input identification data to determine whether or not the person is an internal related person, it is not necessary to have a manager or the like to identify the person, and the internal related person is not required to be identified. Even if the number of persons increases, accurate identification becomes possible.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, an administrator or the like for identifying a visitor is required, but the related information stored in the data storage means based on the identification data input to the input means. Is displayed, and it is possible to verify whether or not the visitor is an insider while checking the displayed contents, so that more precise identification is possible. In addition, even if the number of internal parties increases, visitors can be identified based on the displayed contents, so that the burden on managers can be reduced and strict identification can be performed regardless of the number of persons, further improving crime prevention. it can. According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, an administrator or the like for identifying the visitor is required. However, the related information of the visitor is investigated in an external database using a telephone line and displayed on the display means. Therefore, even if the visitor is not an insider, the visitor can be passed after confirming the identity of the visitor.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a locking system.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a control system of a locking cylinder.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of display contents.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Locking system 2 Door 2a Knob 3 1st locking means 4 2nd locking means 5 Input means 6 Intercom 7 Imaging means 8 Display means 9 Line connection means 10 Control means 11 Data storage means 12 Related information storage part 13 Identification means 14 Release switch 15 Storage media

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A locking system comprising a first locking means and a second locking means capable of switching a door between a locked state and an unlocked state, wherein the first locking means is switchable by a key operation. A data storage means for storing identification data of an insider, an input means for a visitor to input his / her own identification data, and collating the input identification data with the identification data stored in the data storage means. And identification means for identifying whether the visitor is an internal party or not. When the identification means identifies the visitor as an internal party, the second lock means is operated to the unlocked state. Locking system. 2. The switching operation of the first locking means to the unlocked state by the second locking means, and when the visitor is identified as an internal party by the identification means, the second locking means. The locking system according to claim 1, wherein the restriction by the lock is released. 3. The second lock means is operable to switch the door between a locked state and an unlocked state independently of the first lock means, and the identification means identifies the visitor as an internal party. The locking system according to claim 1, wherein when the lock is performed, the second lock unit is operated to the unlocked state. 4. A related information storage unit for storing related information of each of the internal related persons in association with identification data, and a display unit for displaying the related information of the visitor are provided, and the visitor is identified by the identifying unit. 4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the user is identified as an internal related person, the related information of the internal related person is displayed on the display means while the second locking means is kept in a locked state. Locking system. 5. A display means for displaying information related to a visitor, wherein the identification means uses a telephone line to store the information related to the visitor in an external database when the visitor is not an internal party. The locking system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the locking system is checked and the content is displayed on a display unit.