KR101878165B1 - card key vending machine for guest room - Google Patents

Abstract

A card key vending machine for a room used in a hotel, such as a hotel, is disclosed.
The present invention includes a card key issuing device in which a screen for displaying a plurality of rooms is provided on a front surface of a main body and a card key of the selected room is taken out when a predetermined room screen is selected, A card key transferring unit for transferring the card key output from the card key output unit to the card key output unit, A card key output unit for generating and storing information such as a room number and a rental period for a new room management for renting a room to a customer and storing the information in a memory of the vending machine and registering the information, A card key ejecting unit for ejecting the inputted card key so that the user can take it, A new unique room number corresponding to the guest room is generated and registered in the card key to be paid to the customer while charging the power to the card key so that the number of the card key can be charged to the hotel The number of rooms can be reduced to a minimum without being adjusted to the number of rooms, so that the use and management of the rooms can be easily performed.

Description

{Card key vending machine for guest room}

The present invention relates to a card key vending machine for a room in a lodging facility, and more particularly, to a card key vending machine for a guest room, which generates a new room unique number corresponding to a room each time a customer visits, The present invention relates to a card key machine for a room which can easily use and manage a room by using an electronic paper card key by charging power to an electronic paper card key while storing it in a key.

Generally, in order to access a room of a hotel such as a hotel, it is necessary to check in at the front desk and receive a key to enter the room. At the front desk of the accommodation, at least one manager always keeps his position, and nowadays it is a tendency to minimize and automate the manager. Accordingly, there has been a need for an effective management system for accommodation facilities by automating unmanned or automated management.

The management system of such accommodation is inevitably a vending machine that sells a room key and a disposable set which is essential for the use of the room. A cabin key machine related to this technique is disclosed in Korean Patent No. 10-0877316 (Patent Document 1).

In the cabin key machine of Patent Document 1 described in Patent Document 1, a cabin key and disposable article storage device are provided in the main body, and each storage device is provided in a one-to-one correspondence with each cabinets in an individual manner. And the disposable article set was pulled out.

 However, in the cabin key machine of Patent Document 1 as described above, there is a problem in that each cabin, the cabin key and the disposable cabinets must be provided in a one-to-one correspondence with each other, .

Also, when the customer loses the room key, the keytec needs to be changed in order to prevent the use of the lost key, and the maintenance cost is high even considering these various matters.

KR 10-0877316 B1 (Registered December 29, 2008)

An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic paper card key issuer in which a card key of a selected room is taken out when a predetermined room screen is selected, A new room ID corresponding to the guest room is generated each time and registered itself. At the same time, the electronic paper card key to be paid to the customer is stored in the card key, so that the electronic paper card key can be charged with electric power. The number of rooms can be reduced to a minimum without adjusting the number of rooms or the like of a hotel, so that the use and management of the rooms can be easily performed.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a card key issuer capable of drastically reducing the physical size of a card key issuer, improving the efficiency of management of electronic paper card keys and rooms, The present invention provides an electronic paper card key vending machine which can be easily replaced with another card key.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a card key vending machine for a room, comprising: a screen for displaying a plurality of rooms on a front surface of the main body; a card key The card key issuing device includes a card key cartridge in which a plurality of card keys are loaded, and a card key positioned at the lowermost end of the card key cartridge is transferred to a card key output part to input information, Information such as a room number and a rental period for a new room management for renting a room to a customer is generated and stored in a card key transferred by the card key transmission unit and stored in a memory of a vending machine And a card key output unit for registering the card key.

Wherein the card key is connected to an RF antenna and is wirelessly communicated with a card door key issuer as well as a guest door lock system and information for managing a room; A wireless charging module connected to the wireless charging antenna to wirelessly receive power from the card key issuer and charge the battery, A controller for storing information for managing a room received wirelessly from the card key issuer in a memory, wirelessly transmitting information for managing a room, stored in the memory, to the door lock system of the room, and controlling charging and discharging operations of the battery; And an electronic display for displaying information for managing a room, which is supplied from the battery and stored in a memory.

The wireless charging module and the card key issuing device according to the present invention are characterized by wirelessly transmitting and receiving power by one of a magnetic induction method, a magnetic resonance method, and an electromagnetic wave method.

The electronic display according to the present invention is characterized by being composed of one of seven segments, a mono LCD of a model, and a graphic LCD.

The electronic display according to the present invention may be applied to various electronic devices such as a Gyricon Ball type, an electrophoresis type, a cholesteric / nematic LCDs type, an electro wetting type, An electrochromic method, an electro fluidic method, an intermodulation method, a photonic crystal method, and a reverse emulsion electrophoresis method, do.

According to the card key machine of the present invention, when a predetermined room screen is selected, an electronic paper type card key issuer for taking out the card key of the selected room is provided, And can charge the card key by storing it in the card key paid to the customer, thereby adjusting the number of the card key to the number of the rooms of the hotel or the like So that the use and management of the room can be easily performed.

In addition, the present invention can drastically reduce the physical size of the card key issuer, improve the efficiency of management of the card key and the room, and facilitate the card key of the room card, that is, There is a useful effect that can be replaced by another card key.

1 is a front view schematically showing a preferred card key machine for a room according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing an excerpt of a card key issuing device, which is a main part of a card key vending machine for a room according to the present invention.
3 is a schematic block diagram of a card key applied to a card key vending machine for a room of the present invention.
4 and 5 are perspective views illustrating examples of a card key issued from a card key vending machine for a room according to the present invention.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a card key machine for a room of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a schematic view showing a preferred card key vending machine for a room according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In this case, a screen 110, which displays a plurality of rooms, is provided on the entire surface of the hexahedron body 100 so that it can be attached to the wall surface or stand upright on the wall surface, A key issuer 120 and a card key outlet 130 for ejecting the card key 200 issued from the card key issuer 120. In addition, the main body 100 of the card key machine for a room includes a card payment terminal 140 capable of paying through cash or a card, a cashier recognizing device 150 capable of performing cash calculation, A receipt printer 170 for issuing a receipt as well as the adult authentication terminal 160 may be provided.

2, the card key issuer 120 includes a card key cartridge 121 in which a plurality of card keys 200 are loaded, and a card key 121 located at the lowermost end of the card key cartridge 121, A card key transferring unit 122 for transferring the card 200 to the card key output unit 123 and inputting and discharging the information and a card key 200 transferred by the card key transferring unit 122, And a card key output unit 123 for storing and storing information such as a room number and a rental period for a new room management for renting and storing the information in a memory of the vending machine.

The card key transfer part 122 is configured to be set and stopped while being transferred to the card key output part 123 through a conveyor 122b interlocked by a motor 122a.

The card key output unit 123 may be divided into a heat-transfer light unit 123a and an electronic light unit 123b. The heat-transfer light unit 123a may be a new room management Such as a room number, a rental period, etc., to the electronic display 240 so that the user can visually confirm the information, and the electronic light 123b generates information such as a room number, rental period, etc. for new room management As well as the memory of the vending machine.

The card key transfer unit 122 is temporarily driven again after inputting information to the card key 200 from the card key output unit 123 to be discharged to the card key discharge port 130 on the front surface of the main body 100 The customer can take the card key 200 thereafter.

The card key 200 is an electronic paper card key that can be displayed on the support member 201. 3, the wireless communication module 210 is connected to the RF antenna 211 and includes a card key issuer 120 and a door lock system (not shown) of the passenger compartment, A wireless charging module 220 connected to the wireless charging antenna 221 to supply power wirelessly from the card key issuing device 120 to the battery of the power source 222, A control unit 230 and a power source unit 222 for controlling the operation of charging and discharging the battery 222, an operation of storing information for managing the room in a memory, an operation of wirelessly transmitting information for managing a room, And an electronic display 240 in which information for managing a room, which is supplied from a battery and stored in a memory, is displayed.

The wireless communication module 210, the wireless charging module 220, the controller 230 and the electronic display 240 are provided on the support member 201.

Here, the wireless communication method between the wireless communication module 210 having the RF antenna 211 and the card key issuer 120 or the door lock system is performed by the RFID method. The RFID system is a technology for recognizing information at a long distance using radio waves, and the frequency bands of 135 kHz, 13.56 MHz, 433 MHz, 860 to 960 MHz and 2.45 GHz are used. The mobile RFID method is classified into an NFC method of HF (high frequency) band of 13.56 MHz and a UHF (ultra high frequency) method of 900 MHz band.

The RF antenna 211, that is, the RFID tag, employs a tag operation method according to a power source or a tag operation method according to a frequency band.

The charging method of the wireless charging module 220 having the wireless charging antenna 221 and the card key issuing device 120 may be a magnetic induction method, a magnetic resonance method, an electromagnetic wave method, or the like. Preferably, a magnetic induction method is mainly used.

Here, the magnetic induction method is based on the principle of coupling between primary and secondary coils, and has a transmission efficiency of 90% or more as compared with the wired method. In the magnetic induction method, frequencies of 125 kHz and 13.56 MHz are used, and preferably a band of 13.56 MHz is used for a part of the RFID.

The magnetic resonance method is based on the resonance phenomenon between the transmitting and receiving coils, and is transmitted to a distance within a wavelength, and multiple charging is possible. Since the 6.78 MHz band is used to avoid frequency interference, the charging coil must be designed to cope with it.

In the electromagnetic wave system, the 900 MHz band and the 2.4 GHz band are mainly used in the ISM band frequency band, which has a transmission efficiency of 45% or more in the UHF band and a transmission efficiency of 70% or more in the microwave band. 0.08 dBi or more in the UHF band and 2.8 dBi or more in the microwave band.

The electronic paper used as the electronic display 240 is composed of 7 segments, a mono LCD of a model, a graphic LCD, and the like, and is driven by an electrophoresis method or the like. This is advantageous in that a screen is maintained even when power is not applied, The driver IC that drives this is a COG (Chip On Glass) type.

First, the electronic paper of the Gyricon Ball type is manufactured by Gyricon Media, and the spherical balls of charged black and white light and dark are rotated, and the light reflection efficiency is high and the safety is high, but the driving voltage is high and the response speed is slow .

Electrophoresis type electronic paper is manufactured by E-ink, Sipix, Brigestone, canon, etc., electrophoresis of charged TiO ₂ particles in a solution, and is most widely adopted at present because of paper- Refresh is slow and color improvement is needed.

Cholesteric / nematic LCDs electronic paper is manufactured by KENT Displays, Fujisu, Nemoptic, ZBD, Asahi Glass, etc., and reflects light in the state of a bistable liquid crystal, Color is good and cheap, but video is not supported.

Electrowetting type electronic paper is manufactured by Liquavista, ITRI, PVI, adt, etc., and the liquid droplet is electrically shrunk / enlarged. It has a quick refreshing color, but it is not biaxially stable. Is required.

Electrochromic electronic paper is manufactured by Acreo, Ynvisible, Ntera, Aveso, Ajjer, etc., and the material is discolored according to the redox condition. It is very inexpensive and simple in structure, It is slow and suitable for billboards.

Electrofluidic electronic paper is manufactured by Gamma Dynamics, and the droplet is electrically shrunk / enlarged. When unused, the microfluidic channel reduces the droplet. Refresh is quick, color is sharp, Mature.

Interimodulation electronic paper is manufactured by Qualcomm Mirasol, and MEMS technology is applied to reflect light from cavities of various sizes to emit a light spectrum, which provides fast refresh and video support, Improvement is needed.

Photonic crystal electronic paper is manufactured by Opalux and changes the color of the reflected light by changing the nanostructure of the photonic crystal. The color is clear but immature.

Reverse emulsion electrophoresis type electronic paper is manufactured by Zikon and electrophoresis of a nano-droplet of a polar liquid containing a dye and a surfactant, which is faster than the electrophoresis but is immature.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the card key 200 displays an electronic display 240 having a predetermined shape on the front surface of a plate-shaped support member 201, A date of departure, and the like, and a hotel name (office name), a contact address, and the like may be printed on the margin of the support member 201 outside the electronic display 240.

In the above embodiment, it is assumed that power is supplied from the card key issuer 120 to the card key 200 wirelessly, and information for managing the room from the card key issuer 120 is wirelessly transmitted to the card key 200 However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is possible to increase the transmission efficiency of the power supply and increase the transmission efficiency of information for managing the room by providing a separate terminal on the card key.

In the above embodiment, the card key 200 is provided with a power source. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. It is needless to say that the power source is not provided in consideration of the characteristics of the electronic display.

Hereinafter, the operation of the card key machine for a room according to the present invention will be briefly described.

Before describing the operation process of the card key machine for a room according to the present invention, an adult authentication is performed through the adult authentication terminal 160 and payment is made by a card or cash through the card payment terminal 140 and the coffe reader 150 The process of receiving the receipt through the receipt printer 170 as well as the process is omitted.

An image of the guest room or a black image (black-and-white image) is presented on the screen 110 on the front of the main body 100. The screen of the black image indicates that the room is currently being used and can not be selected. When the user selects and touches a predetermined room to be accommodated, the card key issuer 120 issues a card key 200 that can use the selected room.

The process of issuing the card key 200 by the card key issuer 120 is the same as the process of issuing the card key 200 when the lowermost card key 200 loaded on the card key cartridge 121 is driven by the motor 122a of the card key transfer unit 122 And is conveyed to the card key output unit 123 through the interlocked conveyor 122b and is stopped and set. The card key output unit 123 itself may have a sensing function of the card key 200 and may be provided with a separate sensor so that the motor 122a of the card key transfer unit 122 Can be controlled.

Thereafter, the card key output unit 123 not only deletes all the information input to the card key 200, but also generates and stores information such as a room number and a rental period for managing a new room selected by the customer, Stored in the memory in the main body 100 and registered.

More specifically, the heat-transferring light 123a of the card key output unit 123 provided on the conveyor 122b of the card key transferring unit 122 is used for a new room management room number And a rental period and the like are generated in the electronic display 240 so as to be visually confirmed and a card key output (not shown) provided under the conveyor 122b of the card key transfer part 122, which is below the heat- The electronic light unit 123b of the unit 123 stores and registers information such as a room number and rental period for managing a new room to be rented in a room as well as in a memory of the vending machine.

After the card key output unit 123 completes inputting the information to the card key 200, the conveyor 122b is interlocked by the motor 122a of the card key transfer unit 122, which is temporarily driven, The user can take the card key 200 because the card key 200 is discharged from the card key outlet 130 on the front surface of the main body 100. [

The card key vending machine according to the present invention is connected to a main memory, a wireless communication module, a wireless charging module and the like through a card key issuer 120, Information is stored in the main memory and wirelessly transmitted to the card key 200 and stored. At the same time, the power is wirelessly transmitted to the card key 200 through the wireless charging module and charged.

As described above, the information for managing the room, which is transmitted from the card key output unit 123 of the card key issuer 120, and the power source are stored and charged on the electronic display 40 so as to be recognized by the customer.

The user who is the user is issued the card key 200 by removing the card key 200 through the card key outlet 130 on the front surface of the main body 100 as described above. When the customer who has issued the new card key 200 through the above process approaches the door lock system of the room selected by the card key 200, the door lock system of the guest room is controlled by the card key reader from the card key 200 to the room Read the information for management and request authentication for the card key machine for the room.

When a customer carrying the card key 200 receives an authentication result from a card key vending machine for a room according to the present invention, the door lock system opens the door so that the customer can enter the room.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments described, but should be determined by the scope of the appended claims and equivalents thereof.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, Modification is possible. Accordingly, it is intended that the scope of the invention be defined solely by the claims appended hereto, and that all equivalent or equivalent variations thereof fall within the scope of the present invention.

100: main body 110: screen
120: Card key issuer 130: Card key outlet
140: Card payment terminal 150:
160: Adult authentication terminal 170: Receipt printer
200: card key 201: support member
210: wireless communication module 211: RF antenna
220: Wireless charging module 221: Wireless charging antenna
222: power supply unit 230:
240: Electronic display

Claims (5)

And a card key issuer which is provided with a screen displaying a plurality of rooms on the front surface of the main body and a card key of the selected room when the predetermined room screen is selected,
The card key issuing device includes a card key cartridge in which a plurality of card keys are loaded, a card key transfer part for transferring one card key positioned at the lowermost end of the card key cartridge to the card key output part, And a card key output unit for generating and storing information for a new room management for renting a room to a customer on the card key transferred by the card key transmission unit and storing the information in a memory of the vending machine,
The card key output unit includes a heat-transfer light unit for generating information on the electronic display for visually confirming information including a room number and a rental period for a new room management for renting a room, a new room management for renting a room, And an electronic writer for storing information including a room number and a rental period in a memory of the vending machine,
Wherein the card key is connected to an RF antenna and is wirelessly communicated with a card door key issuer as well as a guest door lock system and information for managing a room; A wireless charging module connected to the wireless charging antenna to wirelessly receive power from the card key issuer and charge the battery, A controller for storing information for managing a room received wirelessly from the card key issuer in a memory, wirelessly transmitting information for managing a room, stored in the memory, to the door lock system of the room, and controlling charging and discharging operations of the battery; And an electronic display for displaying information for managing a room, the electronic display being supplied with power from the battery and stored in a memory. delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the wireless charging module and the card key issuing unit wirelessly transmit and receive power by one of a magnetic induction method, a magnetic resonance method, and an electromagnetic wave method. delete The method according to claim 1,
The electronic display may be classified into a gyricon ball type, an electrophoresis type, a cholesteric / nematic LCDs type, an electro wetting type, an electrochromic type, Wherein the driving means is driven by one of an electrofluidic method, an interimometric modulation method, a photonic crystal method and a reverse emulsion electrophoresis method.

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