KR100692396B1 - System for Managing Key and Digital Lock by Using Control Computer - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a key and digital lock management system using a control computer.

To this end, the present invention, in a place where a plurality of digital locks and a plurality of keys are used, the key and digital lock for setting and managing the authentication structure between the digital lock and the key, and to simplify the change of the authentication structure according to the occurrence of the event A management system, comprising: a control computer equipped with software for setting an authentication structure between a plurality of digital locks and a plurality of keys; An intermediary device that stores the authentication structure set by the control computer and delivers it to the digital lock; And a computer connection device connected to the control computer for transferring the authentication structure set from the control computer to the intermediate device, wherein the key and digital lock management system using the control computer is provided.

According to the present invention, the authentication setting can be easily changed where a plurality of digital locks and a plurality of keys are used, an immediate action is possible according to an event occurrence, and the authentication information is stored in the digital locks and keys through a control computer. Security can be improved by checking and managing the access information.

Digital lock, key, authentication structure, control computer, management system, management program

Description

System for Managing Key and Digital Lock by Using Control Computer}

1a to 1c schematically show a key and a digital lock management system using a control computer according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a flowchart illustrating a key and digital lock management method using a control computer according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of changing a registered item when changing a registered item of a key and a digital lock according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

<Description of Symbols for Main Parts of Drawings>

110: control computer 120: computer connection device

122: key insertion slot 130: media device

132: data transmission and reception unit 134: data storage unit

142, 144, 146: key 150, 162, 164: digital lock

152: key insertion unit

The present invention relates to a key and digital lock management system using a control computer. More specifically, the authentication structure of the key and the digital lock is set using software mounted on the control computer, and authentication information according to the set authentication structure is input to each key and the digital lock, so that only the key set in the digital lock is authenticated. The present invention relates to a management system of a digital lock and a key using a control computer which manages to operate.

Conventionally, mechanical door locks for opening and closing doors by inserting metal keys are mainly used as opening and closing devices for offices, hotel rooms, apartments, safes and the like. However, the metal key used as an authentication means in the conventional mechanical door lock was weak against security because it is vulnerable to loss and duplication. In addition, as the technique of criminals has recently been advanced and the stability of mechanical door locks or mechanical safes is threatened, an electronic key is used as an authentication means to solve the weaknesses of conventional mechanical door locks. A digital lock that controls the overall unlocking and locking operation of the door lock by installing a unit in the door lock has been developed and commercialized.

The authentication setting method and the release method of the digital lock currently provided are as follows. First, when the digital lock is installed and a specific button for preset authentication setting is inputted, the digital lock switches to the authentication setting mode. At this time, when the electronic key to be used for authentication is inserted or touched in the key authentication unit of the digital lock, the digital lock checks the information of the electronic key and stores it in the internal memory as authentication information.

When the authentication setting is completed, the digital lock operates in a standby mode for authentication, and when the user inserts or contacts the electronic key to the key authentication unit, the digital lock checks the information of the inserted or contacted electronic key, and is stored in the internal memory. The digital lock is released if it is the same as the authentication information.

Digital locks operated in this way are installed and operated in a place where thorough security maintenance is required due to their simplicity and excellent security. When a plurality of digital locks are installed, the plurality of digital locks are set to operate a plurality of digital locks with a single key for ease of use and portability. In addition, where each digital lock is installed, a user who is allowed to enter according to a required security level is set so that a key to be authenticated is set for each digital lock.

Accordingly, in the process of setting a key that can be authenticated to each digital lock, a process of individually inputting information of a key to be authenticated to each digital lock is required. Therefore, where a plurality of digital locks and a plurality of keys are used, it takes a lot of time only to set authentication, and a very complicated process is required to set different keys for each digital lock according to the security level.

As an authentication setting method in the digital lock currently used, a plurality of keys to be authenticated in the digital lock are set to be authenticated at the same time. Therefore, when a new digital lock is additionally installed after a plurality of digital locks are installed, there is a problem that authentication can be set only in a situation where all authenticated keys are provided.

In addition, when one user loses a key during system operation, in order to prevent theft due to the lost key, the authentication of all digital locks for which the lost key is authenticated must be reset. Of course, even at this time, the digital lock to be authenticated should be provided with all keys set to be authenticated.

 In addition, even when authentication information is added, changed, or deleted in the digital lock due to personal information change such as user change, user right change, user addition, etc., authentication is set only when the digital lock has all the keys pre-authenticated. This is possible.

Through the current authentication setting method, it is necessary to reset each digital lock authentication according to the change of personal information in a system that uses a plurality of digital locks and a plurality of keys. There is an inconvenience that all users must gather.

Accordingly, there is a demand for an authentication setting method where a plurality of digital locks and a plurality of keys are used, and a method for changing authentication information that is easily set in accordance with loss of a key, additional installation of a digital lock, change of personal information, and the like.

In order to solve this problem, the present invention sets the authentication structure of a key and a digital lock using software installed in the control computer, and inputs authentication information according to the set authentication structure into each key and the digital lock, thereby providing each digital lock. It is an object of the present invention to provide a management system for a digital lock and a key using a control computer that manages to operate only a key that has been authenticated.

In order to achieve this object, the present invention, in the place where a plurality of digital locks and a plurality of keys are used, to establish and manage the authentication structure between the digital lock and the key, and to simplify the change of the authentication structure according to the event generation A digital lock management system, comprising: a control computer having software for setting an authentication structure between a plurality of digital locks and a plurality of keys; An intermediary device that stores the authentication structure set by the control computer and delivers it to the digital lock; And a computer connection device connected to the control computer for transferring the authentication structure set from the control computer to the intermediate device, wherein the key and digital lock management system using the control computer is provided.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. First of all, in adding reference numerals to the components of each drawing, it should be noted that the same reference numerals are used as much as possible even if displayed on different drawings. In addition, in describing the present invention, when it is determined that the detailed description of the related well-known configuration or function may obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

1A to 1C are schematic diagrams of a key and digital lock management system using a control computer according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The key and digital lock management system according to the present invention includes a control computer 110, a computer connection device 120, a medium device 130, a plurality of keys 142, 144, 146, a plurality of digital locks 150, 162, 164).

1A is a diagram of a system for transmitting authentication structure information set by a control computer to multiple keys and intermediary devices.

The control computer 110 is a personal computer generally used, and is equipped with software for setting authentication of a plurality of digital locks and a plurality of keys according to the present invention. The control computer 110 assigns a separate identifier to each of the digital locks 150, 162 and 164 and each of the keys 142, 144 and 146 using the on-board software. When an identifier is assigned to each of the digital locks 150, 162, and 164 and each of the keys 142, 144, and 146, various authentication structures such as one-to-one, one-to-many, many-to-one, etc. are mapped to the key and the digital lock. Authentication structure information. For this purpose, the control computer 110 should have previously registered the information of each of the digital locks 150, 162 and 164 and the keys 142, 144 and 146.

Here, the authentication structure information means data in which the user sets an authentication structure between a plurality of digital locks and a plurality of keys. That is, each digital lock is set with one or several keys for unlocking through insertion or contact, which is called an authentication structure. In addition, the authentication structure further includes subdividing the authentication scheme such as the authentication validity period of the key or the digital lock through the separate time information, and the authentication method such as authentication at a specific time of day or a specific time. The information including all of the key and authentication information set by all the digital locks of the digital lock management system is the authentication structure information.

The computer connection device 120 is responsible for transferring the authentication structure information set in the control computer 110 to the intermediate device 130 and the plurality of keys 142, 144, and 146. To this end, the computer connection device 120 should include a structure for connecting the control computer 110 and the intermediary device 130 and a plurality of keys 142, 144, and 146, which include a serial port, a USB port, and an IEEE. 1394 port, key insertion slot, key contact portion and the like. Here, in order to be directly connected through a cable using a serial port, a USB port, an IEEE 1394 port, etc., the intermediate device 130 and the plurality of keys 142, 144, and 146 must include connections corresponding to each port. . On the other hand, when configured in the form of a key insertion slot or a key contact portion, the authentication device information through insertion or contact without the need for the intermediate device 130 and the plurality of keys 142, 144, and 146 to have a separate connection portion. Received.

In the following description, the computer connection device 120 includes a key insertion slot 122 and is set in the control computer 110 through the insertion of the intermediate device 130 and the plurality of keys 142, 144, 146. The following description will be limited to the computer connection device 120 for transmitting authentication structure information.

The intermediate device 130 is composed of a data transceiver 132 connected to the computer connection device 120 to receive the authentication structure information and a data storage unit 134 for storing the transmitted authentication structure information.

The data transmission / reception unit 132 is a portion inserted into the key insertion slot 122 of the computer connection device 120 and the key insertion unit 152 of the digital locks 150, 162, and 164, and includes keys 142, 144, and 146. It has the same form as).

The data storage unit 134 stores authentication structure information transmitted from the control computer 110, and extracts information structure software and authentication structure information for extracting the door lock information from the digital locks 150, 162, and 164. , 162, 164 is provided with authentication structure delivery software.

That is, the intermediate device 130 is connected to the computer connection device 120 to receive and store authentication structure information, and when inserted into the digital locks 150, 162 and 164, the intermediate device 130 stores the stored authentication structure information for each digital lock ( 150, 162, 164).

1B is a diagram of inserting an intermediary device into a digital lock to convey authentication structure information.

Since the digital lock 150 is difficult to remove and move after being mounted on the door, it is preferable to use the intermediate device 130 to receive authentication structure information from the control computer 110 according to the present invention.

When the intermediate device 130 storing authentication structure information in the data storage unit 134 is inserted into the key inserting unit 152 of the digital lock 150 as shown in FIG. 1B, the data storage unit 134 transmits the authentication structure. The software is driven to transmit authentication structure information to the digital lock 150. The digital lock 150 receiving the authentication structure information performs an authentication setting operation by using the authentication structure assigned to the digital lock 150.

At this time, the authentication device does not include authentication structure delivery software for transmitting the authentication structure information to the digital lock 150, and when the medium device 130 is inserted into the digital lock 150, the authentication structure is automatically It is also possible to set up to include authentication structure delivery software for receiving information. In addition, in receiving the authentication structure information from the digital lock 150, it is also possible to receive the entire authentication structure information including all the mapped authentication structure, but extracts only the authentication structure of the corresponding digital lock 150 to receive and store It is also possible to set it up.

In addition, when the digital lock 150 is installed and operated, the information of the key requesting authentication to the digital lock 150, whether the authentication is successful, the authentication is performed, the key information used to access the digital lock 150, access The operation history such as date and time can be set to be stored in the internal memory as the access information, and the intermediary device 130 is inserted into the digital lock 150 to transmit the stored access information to the control computer 110 to control the computer. It is also possible to set through 110 to check and manage the access information.

At this time, the access information is not stored only in the digital lock 150, but the information and authentication of the digital lock for which the respective keys 142, 144, and 146 have requested authentication in the internal memory of the keys 142, 144, and 146. It is also possible to set to store access information such as whether the request is approved, the date and time of approval. At this time, the access information confirmation through the control computer 110 is made through the direct connection of the computer connection device 120 and the keys (142, 144, 146).

FIG. 1C is a diagram for describing an authentication structure mapped between a digital lock and a key for which authentication setting is completed.

In FIG. 1C, three keys (referred to as' a key ',' b key 'and' c key ') 142, 144 and 146 and three digital locks (' A door lock ',' B door lock 'and' C door lock) 150, 162, and 164, an authentication structure is set.

That is, the a key 142 is matched one-to-one with the A door lock 150. When the a key 142 is used, only the A door lock 150 can be released, and the B door lock 162 or the C door lock 164 can be released. Determination is impossible. In addition, the b key 144 is matched with the A door lock 150 and the B door lock 162 in one-to-one, and the A door lock 150 and the B door lock 162 can be unlocked.

And the c key 146 is a kind of master key, and is matched with all the installed digital locks (A door lock, B door lock, C door lock). Therefore, using the c key 156 can unlock all digital locks.

1A to 1C, the key and the digital lock have been described in the form of a card key and a key inserting portion. However, the key and the digital lock may be implemented in the form of a button key or a contact card key and a key contact portion, or may be a user's fingerprint and fingerprint scanner. It is also possible to implement forms. In addition, it is also possible to implement the present invention in a variety of digital locks, such as using a numeric key input digital lock, and setting a different password for each user.

In addition, although the description has been made with reference to storing authentication structure information for authentication setting in a key in FIGS. 1A to 1C, the key is stored through software mounted in the control computer 110 without storing authentication structure information in the key. After recognizing the information, a method of transmitting authentication structure information and key information for authentication setting to the digital lock, that is, the key does not include the authentication structure information, checks the information of the key in the digital lock, and confirms the authentication structure. It is also possible to set it up.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a key and digital lock management method using a control computer according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

First, the digital locks 150, 162 and 164 and the keys 142, 144 and 146 are registered in advance in the control computer 110. At this time, in registering the keys 142, 144, and 146, the keys 142, 144, and 146 are connected to the computer connection device 120 to extract information and perform registration, and the digital locks 150, 162, and the like. In the method of registering 164, the digital locks 150, 162, and 164 are extracted by using the intermediate device 130, and then the registration is performed through the computer connection device 120.

Alternatively, the user can directly register the digital lock or key using an input device such as a keyboard, a barcode scanner, or a mouse of the control computer 110 without extracting information from the digital lock or key.

Here, the information extracted from the digital lock or key is an ID of the built-in digital chip, a serial number, and the like. In performing the registration process through the control computer 110, the method of distinguishing the digital lock or key may be used in addition to the method using the ID. It is also possible to give a name for identification separately, or add a detailed description of the digital lock and key separately to increase the efficiency of management (S210).

When all the digital locks and keys are registered in the control computer 110, the control computer 110 sets the authentication structure according to the authentication conditions of the digital locks and the keys by using the embedded software (S220). Here, the authentication structure setting means setting one or a plurality of resolvable digital locks according to each key, and the authentication condition means whether or not the key can be unlocked, that is, whether it is a specific period, a specific day of the week, or a specific time.

When the authentication structure setting is completed, the authentication structure information is stored in the plurality of keys and the media device 130 using the computer connection device 120 connected to the control computer 110. . At this time, the intermediate device 130 stores the authentication structure information in the data storage unit 134 (S230).

When the authentication structure information is stored in the intermediate device 130, the intermediate device 130 is inserted into the key inserting unit 152 of the digital lock, and the authentication structure information is transmitted to the digital lock (S240).

Here, in steps S230 to S240, the authentication structure information of all keys and all digital locks may be provided as the key and the digital lock, and only the authentication structure of the corresponding key or the digital lock may be extracted and provided.

Once the authentication structure is stored in the keys and digital locks, each key is distributed to users, and each digital lock is installed in the corresponding area. When the installation is complete, the system is operated according to the authentication structure stored in the digital lock and the key (S250).

If the authentication structure between the key and the digital lock is changed due to the change of the rights of a specific user during the operation of the system, the specific user loses the key, or the registration between the key and the digital lock is changed due to the addition of a new key or digital lock. Check whether the event occurs from time to time (S260), when the event occurs, the registration details are changed according to the generated event. A method of changing the registration matter according to each situation will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 3.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of changing a registered item when changing a registered item of a key and a digital lock according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Common events that occur include missing keys, adding keys or digital locks, and changing the authentication scheme between keys and digital locks. Therefore, in the present invention, only these three cases that occur representatively will be described.

When it is recognized in step S260 that the registration item is changed according to the occurrence of the event, the control computer 110 determines which of the three events, such as the loss of the key, the addition of the key or the digital lock, and the change of the authentication structure between the key and the digital lock, occurs. (S300).

As a result of the determination, if the event occurs due to the loss of the key, the control computer 110 deletes the lost key information (S310), and deletes the lost key information. ) Is stored in the data storage unit 134 of the intermediate device 130. Here, without transmitting the key information deletion program to the intermediate device 130, it is also possible to mount new authentication structure information in which the authentication structure information of the lost key has been deleted.

When the intermediary device 130 is equipped with a key information deletion program or new authentication structure information, the operator inserts the intermediary device 130 into each digital lock 150. The digital lock 150 deletes a portion of the authentication structure associated with the missing key from the authentication structure information stored by the key information deletion program of the intermediate device 130. At this time, when new authentication structure information other than the key information deletion program is mounted on the intermediate device 130, the existing authentication structure information mounted on the digital lock 150 is replaced with the new authentication structure information (S312). ).

As a result of determining the event generated in step S300, if a key or digital lock is newly added, first, the newly added key and information of the digital lock are registered to the control computer 110 using the computer connection device 120. In this case, when the newly added medium is a digital lock, the media lock device 130 additionally extracts the information of the digital lock and then registers the information as the control computer 110 through the computer connection device 120. It is preferable.

The control computer 110 registers an ID, a serial number, and the like from the key or the digital lock, and sets an authentication structure for the added key or the digital lock (S320).

When the setting of the authentication scheme is completed, the control computer 110 must transmit the authentication scheme information to the key or digital lock through the computer connection device 120.

At this time, when the newly added device is a key, the authentication structure of the digital lock that is conventionally installed must be changed. When the newly added device is the digital lock, the authentication structure of the newly added digital lock must be changed. To this end, it is determined whether the newly added device is a key or a digital lock (S322).

When the newly added device is a digital lock, the media device 130 transmits the authentication structure information set through step S320 to the digital lock to be added. The newly added digital lock stores authentication structure information transmitted through the intermediate device 130 (S324). If the authentication structure information is transmitted and stored in the new digital lock, the digital lock is installed and operated (S326).

However, if the newly added device at step S322 is a key, the control computer 110 stores the changed authentication structure information in the intermediary device 130 through the computer connection device 120 and allows access of the added key. The authentication structure information mounted on the digital lock is changed (S328). At this time, it is also possible to change the authentication structure information of all digital locks.

Here, if necessary, the added key may be connected to the computer connection device 120 to store authentication structure information in the key.

As a result of determining the event generated in operation S300, when the authentication structure between the key and the digital lock is changed, the control computer 110 generates authentication structure information in which the authentication structure between the key and the digital lock is changed (S330). ).

When new authentication structure information is generated through the control computer 110, the newly generated authentication structure information is loaded on the intermediate device 130 through the computer connection device 120 (S332). Here, only the authentication information necessary for each key and digital lock can be extracted and mounted.

When the mounting of the authentication structure information on the intermediate device 130 is completed, the intermediate device 130 is inserted or contacted with the digital lock whose authentication structure has been changed to update the authentication structure information mounted on the digital lock.

Here, not only the digital lock whose authentication structure is changed, but also the authentication structure information mounted in all the digital locks can be changed.

In the description of FIGS. 1A to 3, the digital lock has been described as being limited to a digital lock mounted on an entrance door. However, in the embodiment of the present invention, the digital lock may be installed and used in various places such as a safe, a desk drawer, and a file storage box. Can be.

In addition, as mentioned in the foregoing description of the process of FIG. 1A, in the description of the present invention, the computer connection device is limited to a computer connection device that transmits and receives authentication structure information and access information through an insertion slot, including a key insertion slot. It is also possible to construct the invention with a cable that directly connects the computer with the key, the media device or the digital lock.

The above description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may make various modifications and changes without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the technical idea of the present invention but to describe the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The protection scope of the present invention should be interpreted by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the equivalent scope should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention.

As described above, according to the present invention, the software installed in the control computer is used to set and manage the authentication structure of the key and the digital lock, and to generate a key loss, add the key or digital lock, and change the mapping structure of the key and the lock. By managing events, authentication settings can be easily changed where multiple digital locks and multiple keys are used, and immediate actions can be taken when events occur. In addition, it is also possible to set the digital lock and key to store authentication information such as access history and operation history, so that security information, which is the original purpose of the digital lock, can be improved by confirming and managing access information through a control computer. .

Further, according to the present invention, the user's key is not required when setting the authentication information of the digital lock due to the occurrence of an event, and the inconvenience that all users who have the related key for setting the conventional authentication information must be gathered.

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In a place where a plurality of digital locks and a plurality of keys are used, a key and digital lock management system for setting and managing an authentication structure between the digital lock and the key and simplifying the change of the authentication structure according to the occurrence of an event. In A control computer equipped with software for setting the authentication structure in which each of the plurality of digital locks matches at least one of the keys for unlocking; An intermediary device that receives and stores the authentication scheme set by the control computer, and transfers the authentication scheme to the digital lock when connected to the digital lock; And A computer connection device, connected to the control computer, for receiving the authentication scheme set up from the control computer and transferring the authentication structure to the intermediate device; Key and digital lock management system using a control computer, characterized in that it comprises a. The method of claim 1, wherein the intermediate device, A data transmission / reception unit configured in the same form as the key and receiving the authentication structure when connected to the computer connection device, and transferring the authentication structure to the digital lock when connected to the digital lock; And Data storage unit for storing the authentication structure received through the data transmission and reception unit Key and digital lock management system using a control computer, characterized in that it comprises a. The method of claim 1, wherein the key is The key and digital lock management system using a control computer, characterized in that for receiving and storing the authentication structure set through the control computer via the computer connection device. The method of claim 1, The authentication structure is for setting a key for unlocking each of the digital locks, wherein the plurality of digital locks and the plurality of keys are mapped in a one-to-one, one-to-many, many-to-one relationship. Computer-based key and digital lock management system. The system of claim 1, wherein the key and the digital lock management system are: Access information including at least one of information of a key requesting authentication to the digital lock, whether the authentication is successful, information of the key used to access the digital lock, and an access date and time are stored in the internal memory of the digital lock. And storing and accessing, accessing, and managing the access information through the intermediary device and the computer connection device at the control computer. The system of claim 1, wherein the key and the digital lock management system are: Storing access information including at least one of information of the digital lock requested by the key for authentication, whether to approve the authentication request, the approval date and time, in an internal memory of the key, and the computer-connected device in the control computer Key and digital lock management system using a control computer, characterized in that for confirming and managing the access information through.

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