KR20020091465A - Locker Room System Using Bio-verification And Method for Opening and Closing of Lockers - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A locker room system using a living body authentication and a method for controlling the same are provided to use and manage a locker simply using a specific portion of a living body as a unit for opening and closing the locker which is used by many users. CONSTITUTION: A plurality of lockers(20) includes an accommodation space for storing an article of a user and a locker door being opened and closed. A living body authentication data input unit is mounted in each locker, respectively, and receives living body authentication data of a user. A management computer(10) is mounted in each locker, respectively, receives the living body authentication data inputted through the living body authentication data input unit, and performs a registration according to users. The management computer(10) compares the data with living body authentication data being inputted later and judges an opening or shutting of the locker door. An opening or shutting device is mounted in the lockers, respectively, transmits the living body authentication data being inputted through the living body authentication data input unit to the management computer(10), and opens or shuts the locker door by receiving a control of the management computer(10).

Description

Locker Room System Using Bio-verification And Method for Opening and Closing of Lockers}

The present invention relates to a locker room system using biometric authentication and a control method thereof, and more particularly, to a locker room using biometric authentication that can open and close the locker using biometric data such as a fingerprint of a user in a locker room having a plurality of lockers. It relates to a system and a control method thereof.

In general, a locker room is installed in a place used by a plurality of unspecified users and temporarily operated, and a certain user uses a specific locker.

Since the locker stores the user's personal items, most lockers are equipped with locks to prevent the items from being stolen, and the locker user keeps a key for opening and closing the lock.

However, when the key is lost, the locker may not be used temporarily. Since the lock needs to be replaced, the management cost of the manager managing the locker may be increased.

In order to solve this problem, there is a locker room in which a key lock is installed and operated without a key. However, in this case, the number of the number lock is exposed to the user.

To this end, there is an electronic locker that can be used by changing the password for opening the locker every time you use, in this case there is an inconvenience that the user should not forget the password.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the problems of the prior art, the purpose of which is to use and manage by using a specific part of the body without fear of storage and loss as a means for opening and closing the locker used by a large number of users It is to provide a locker room system using a biometric authentication and its control method to simplify the.

1 is a block diagram for explaining the configuration of a locker room system using biometric authentication according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a front view for explaining an embodiment of the panel installed in the locker in the present invention.

Figure 3 is a block diagram for explaining the configuration of the switchgear in the present invention.

Figure 4 is a flow chart for explaining the opening and closing method of the locker room system using biometric authentication according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10: management computer 20: locker

22: locker license plate 24: instructions

26 panel 30 fingerprint recognition unit

31 control unit 32 opening and closing portion

33: opening and closing button 33a: open button

33b: Close button 33c: Checkout button

34: emergency opening and closing key 35: memory

36: display unit 36a: user display unit

36b: open / closed state display unit 37: I / O port

38: locker number setting unit 39: power supply unit

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a plurality of lockers including a locker door that is opened and closed with an accommodation space for storing a user's article; A biometric data input unit installed in each of the plurality of lockers to receive biometric data of a user; A management computer installed in the plurality of lockers, receiving biometric data input through the biometric data input unit, registering for each user, and comparing the biometric data input later to determine whether the locker door is opened or closed; And an opening and closing device installed in the plurality of lockers to transmit biometric data input through the biometric data input unit to the management computer, and to open and close the locker door under the control of the management computer. It provides a locker room system using biometric authentication.

The apparatus may further include a database connected to the management computer and storing a use state of the locker for each user and the locker.

The opening and closing device includes an opening and closing portion for opening and closing the door of the locker; A locker number setting unit capable of setting a unique number of lockers; A display unit for displaying a user name and an open / closed state of the locker; An opening and closing button for opening and closing the door of the locker; An I / O port for communicating with the management computer; It is connected to the management computer through the I / O port, recognizes the number of the locker through the locker number setting unit, and displays the user name and the open / closed state of the locker set by the management computer on the display unit, the management And a control unit for receiving the open / close signal of the locker door from the computer to open and close the locker door, and the open / close unit further includes an emergency open / close key forcibly opened and closed by the manager.

The opening and closing button includes an open button for opening a locker door, a close button for closing and a checkout button for canceling the use of the locker, wherein the display unit displays a user ID for using the locker. And an opening and closing state display unit displaying an open / closed state of the locker, wherein the biometric data input unit includes a fingerprint recognition unit for recognizing a user's fingerprint, an iris recognition unit for recognizing an iris, and a vein recognition unit for recognizing veins; Is composed of any one selected from the voiceprint recognition unit for recognizing the voice.

The present invention provides a locker having a biometric authentication data input unit capable of inputting biometric authentication data, a plurality of lockers including a switchgear for opening and closing a locker door, and a switcher connected to the plurality of lockers and a biometric data input unit. A method of controlling a locker room system comprising a management computer for controlling opening and closing of a computer, the method comprising: registering a locker and assigning a locker before using the locker; A user ID display step of displaying the user's ID on the locker to which the user is assigned; Placing an article in the locker and closing the locker door; A registration step of inputting and registering biometric data through biometric authentication means of the locker; Closing the locker door and then closing the locker door; An input step of inputting biometric data through the biometric authentication means to take out the article stored in the locker; Comparing the biometric data input in the input step with the biometric data registered in the registration step and opening the locker door only when the biometric data is matched with each other; Displaying an open locker door and erasing biometric data; When the user finishes using the locker provides a control method of the locker room system using biometric authentication, comprising the step of erasing the user ID displayed in the user ID display step and enabling the locker.

The biometric data uses any one selected from a user's fingerprint, iris, vein, and voice, and statistically processes the locker use time and the number of times for each user and the locker using the locker room to use as a database for customer management. Further, the biometric authentication data that is registered after the biometric authentication data is registered once in the registration step is not registered.

As described above, in the present invention, when a plurality of users use a plurality of lockers, the locker is opened and closed using the biometric data of the user, thereby eliminating inconvenience caused by the loss of a key or the forgetting of a number password.

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Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings showing a preferred embodiment of the present invention described above in more detail.

1 is a block diagram for explaining the configuration of a locker room system using biometric authentication according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view for explaining an embodiment of a panel installed in a locker according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an opening and closing device, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a locker room system using biometric authentication according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the present invention includes a plurality of lockers 20 installed in a locker room, an opening and closing device installed on the locker 20, and a management computer 10 for managing the plurality of lockers 20. do.

The management computer 10 is connected to a database (not shown in the drawing) for storing data on the use interval and the number of times of use of the locker for each user and the locker, which is described below for customer management. Use as data.

The locker 20 is attached to the locker plate plate 22, the serial number is described for each locker 20, a guide 24 describing a method of using the locker 20. 2, the panel provided with the user display part 36a, the open / close state display part 36b, the fingerprint recognition part 30, the open button 33a, the close button 33b, and the checkout button 33c. (26) is attached.

The panel 26 includes all the components constituting the switchgear described below.

The locker 20 is provided with an opening and closing portion 32 for opening and closing the locker door, it is preferable that the opening and closing portion 32 is composed of an electronic capable of automatically opening and closing operation.

As shown in Figure 3, the locker 20, the locker 20 is installed in the locker door and the opening and closing portion 32 to open and close, the locker number consisting of a dip switch, etc. to set the unique number of the locker A setting unit 38; A display unit 36 which displays a user name and an open / closed state of the locker; A fingerprint recognition unit 30 for recognizing a user's fingerprint as a password; An opening / closing button 33 for operating to open and close the door of the locker 20; An I / O port (37) for communicating with the management computer (10); Recognizes the number of the locker 20 through the locker number setting unit 38, and displays the ID of the user and the opening and closing state of the locker 20 set by the management computer 10 on the display unit 36, An operation of the controller 31 configured to open and close the locker 20 by using the fingerprint password input through the fingerprint recognition unit 30 and the opening / closing button 33, and the control unit 31 configured of a microprocessor. And a memory 35 for providing a memory area required for the operation, and a power supply 39 for supplying power for the operation of the components.

The display unit 36 includes a user display unit 36a that displays a user's name, that is, an ID, and an open / close state display unit 36b that displays an open / closed state of the locker 20 in an open / closed form. You can use or divide one LCD into two parts.

The fingerprint recognition unit 30 recognizes a user's fingerprint, and in the embodiment of the present invention, a method of recognizing a user's fingerprint is selected and described. In some cases, the iris recognizes an iris, a vein, and a voice. It may also be configured as a recognition unit, a vein recognition unit, a voiceprint recognition unit.

The opening / closing button 33 is installed in the panel 26 together with the fingerprint recognition unit 30 and the display unit 36, an open button 33a for opening, a close button 33b for closing, and a locker. And a checkout button 33c for canceling the use of 20. FIG.

On the other hand, the opening and closing part 32 is opened and closed by the opening and closing button 33 through the control unit 31, but in case of a failure in the system can not be opened and closed by using the user's fingerprint to force the opening and closing by the administrator It is configured to further include an emergency opening and closing key 34.

Locker room system with a security means according to the present invention configured as described above tells the administrator of the management computer 10 installed at the entrance before the user enters the locker room is installed a plurality of lockers 20, locker 20 ) Is assigned (S 10).

Here, the locker room manager must add the serial number to all the lockers 20 in advance by using the locker number setting unit 38 of each locker 20.

The locker room manager assigns any one of a plurality of lockers 20 to the user, and inputs an ID (for example, a user's name, English initials, etc.) of the user of the locker 20 through the management computer 10. This is input to the control unit 31 through the I / O port 37 of the locker 20, and the control unit 31 displays this on the user display unit 36a (S 11).

At this time, the locker 20 is displayed in the 'open' state because the locker 20 is in use transition state.

The user selects the locker 20 on which his ID is displayed, inserts an article to be stored (S 12), closes the locker door, presses the close button 33b, and inputs a fingerprint to the fingerprint recognition unit 30 (S 13).

When the user's fingerprint is input through the fingerprint recognition unit 30, the controller 31 transmits and registers the fingerprint data to the management computer 10 through the I / O port 37 (S 14).

The management computer 10 transmits the closing signal of the opening and closing unit 32 to the control unit 31 after registering the user ID and fingerprint data for each locker of the database (not shown in the figure).

The control unit 31 that receives the close signal drives the open / close unit 32 to close the locker door (S 15), and displays a “closed” display on the open / close state display unit 36b (S 16).

Further, even if a new fingerprint is input to the locker 20 being used by another user, the fingerprint cannot be input to the locker 20 currently being used so that dual registration cannot be performed.

On the other hand, when the user finishes using the locker room and wants to take out the goods stored in the locker 20, the user presses the open button 33a and inputs the fingerprint to the fingerprint recognition unit 30 (S 17).

When the fingerprint is input after the signal of the open button 33a is input, the controller 31 transmits fingerprint data to the management computer 10 together with the serial number of the locker 20, and the management computer 10 The fingerprint data that has been transmitted and the registered fingerprint data are compared with each other to check whether they match (S19).

As a result of the check, if they match each other, a signal for opening the locker 20 is transmitted to the control unit 31 of the locker 20, and the control unit 31 receives the locker door opening signal and uses the open / close unit 32 to lock the locker. Open the door (S 20). At the same time, the open / close state display unit 36b displays the state 'Open' (S21), and the management computer 10 erases the fingerprint data assigned to the locker and registered (S22).

In addition, the fingerprint input by the user does not match the registered fingerprint, and may be inconsistent with another user due to an error in input while being an actual user.

After the open button 33a is pressed, the fingerprint data is no longer allowed to enter the fingerprint data if the fingerprint data does not match the registered fingerprint data three times during the input. The fingerprint input is terminated (S 18).

Then, after the administrator checks the authenticity of the user, if the user of the locker 20 is correct, the locker is opened using the emergency opening / closing key 34.

On the other hand, when using the locker room, the user may temporarily open the locker door and may open the locker door after completing the use of the locker room completely.

Therefore, when the user wants to finish using the locker room, the user must press the checkout button 33c, and the control unit 31 displays the user ID displayed on the user display unit 36a when the checkout button 33c is turned on by the user. The control unit 10 deletes the checkout signal to the management computer 10, and the management computer 10 displays whether the locker 20 is checked out on the screen so that other users can use it.

In addition, according to the present invention, since the locker use time and the number of times of use of the locker room can be easily statistically processed using the management computer 10, it can also be used as a database for customer management.

The present invention made as described above locker room according to the loss of the key or forgetting the number password by opening and closing the locker using a body part indicating the uniqueness of the user, such as the fingerprint of the user when a plurality of users use a plurality of lockers as a password Eliminate the inconvenience of using.

In the above, the present invention has been illustrated and described with reference to specific preferred embodiments, but the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and the general knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention pertains without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Various changes and modifications will be made by those who possess.

Claims (11)

A plurality of lockers including an accommodation space for storing a user's goods and a locker door that is opened and closed; A biometric data input unit installed in each of the plurality of lockers to receive biometric data of a user; A management computer installed in the plurality of lockers, receiving biometric data input through the biometric data input unit, registering for each user, and comparing the biometric data input later to determine whether the locker door is opened or closed; And an opening and closing device installed in the plurality of lockers to transmit biometric data input through the biometric data input unit to the management computer, and to open and close the locker door under the control of the management computer. Locker room system using biometric authentication. The locker room system of claim 1, further comprising a database connected to the management computer and storing a use state of the locker for each user and the locker. According to claim 1, The opening and closing device and the opening and closing portion for opening and closing the door of the locker; A locker number setting unit capable of setting a unique number of lockers; A display unit for displaying a user name and an open / closed state of the locker; An opening and closing button for opening and closing the door of the locker; An I / O port for communicating with the management computer; It is connected to the management computer through the I / O port, recognizes the number of the locker through the locker number setting unit, and displays the user name and the open / closed state of the locker set by the management computer on the display unit, the management Locker room system using a biometric authentication comprising a control unit for receiving the opening and closing signal of the locker door from a computer to open and close the locker door through the opening and closing portion. The locker room system according to claim 3, wherein the opening and closing unit further comprises an emergency opening and closing key which is forcibly opened and closed by an administrator. [4] The biometric authentication method of claim 3, wherein the opening / closing button comprises an open button for opening the locker door, a close button for closing and a checkout button for canceling the use of the locker. Locker room system. The locker room system of claim 3, wherein the display unit comprises a user display unit displaying an ID of a user who uses the locker, and an open / closed state display unit displaying an open / closed state of the locker. According to claim 3, wherein the biometric data input unit any one selected from the fingerprint recognition unit for recognizing the fingerprint of the user, the iris recognition unit for recognizing the iris, the vein recognition unit for recognizing the vein, the voice recognition unit for recognizing the voice Locker room system using biometric authentication, characterized in that the configuration. A plurality of lockers including a biometric data input unit for inputting biometric data, a switchgear for opening and closing the locker door, and a switch unit installed in the plurality of lockers and a biometric data input unit for opening and closing the locker. In the method of controlling the locker room system comprising a management computer to control, Registering as a user and assigning a locker before using the locker; A user ID display step of displaying the user's ID on the locker to which the user is assigned; Placing an article in the locker and closing the locker door; A registration step of inputting and registering biometric data through biometric authentication means of the locker; Closing the locker door and then closing the locker door; An input step of inputting biometric data through the biometric authentication means to take out the article stored in the locker; Comparing the biometric data input in the input step with the biometric data registered in the registration step and opening the locker door only when the biometric data is matched with each other; Displaying an open locker door and erasing biometric data; And when the user finishes using the locker, erasing the user ID displayed in the user ID display step, and enabling the locker to be used. The method of claim 8, wherein the biometric data is any one selected from a fingerprint, an iris, a vein, and a voice of the user. 9. The method of claim 8, further comprising the step of statistically processing the locker use time and the number of times of use of the locker room for each user and the locker as a database for customer management. . The method of claim 8, wherein in the registration step, biometric authentication data that is registered after the biometric authentication data is registered once is not registered.