KR20140135901A - Method for Controlling of Security-Terminal and Management-Terminal for Performing the Method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a controlling method of an access control terminal. The controlling method of an access control terminal by the present invention includes: a first step in which a message receiving unit of a manager terminal receives visit information of the access control terminal in the type of a push message from a push server; a second step in which an access control terminal connecting unit of the manager terminal receives a message and accesses the access control terminal at the same time; a third step in which a visitor information checking unit of the manager terminal requests visitor information to the access control terminal; a fourth step in which the visitor information checking unit of the manager terminal receives visitor information from the access control terminal; and a fifth step in which a door lock releasing unit of the manager terminal controls the access control terminal according to the identity of a visitor who is confirmed in the fourth step.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a control method of an access control terminal,

The present invention relates to a control method of an access control terminal and an administrator terminal therefor, and more particularly, to a control method of an access control terminal capable of checking a visitor who accesses an access control terminal remotely and controlling the access control terminal based thereon To an administrator terminal.

The access control terminal is used to control the entrance and exit of the passengers, and unlocks the entrance doors by identification of the passengers such as fingerprints or ID cards. Therefore, when a visitor who does not have the access right of the access control terminal wants to access, he or she should call the manager with a bell or interphone and get approval from the manager.

In other words, the visitor has to set in advance the time and place to contact the person in charge for permission to enter. Therefore, the manager who welcomes the visitor should wait at the designated place according to the visiting time.

A wired / wireless door lock system capable of controlling remote control and remote communication and a control method thereof (hereinafter referred to as "prior art") (hereinafter referred to as "prior art") disclosed in Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2011-004481 is a method for remotely controlling door locks at entrance / However, there is no way to confirm the normal visitor before the occurrence of the abnormal symptom, because the cost of constructing the system including the remote control means is high.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a control method of an access control terminal capable of remotely controlling an access control terminal without requiring a large system construction cost, It has its purpose.

In particular, it is an object of the present invention to provide a method for checking the identity of a visitor who accesses an access control terminal without remote consultation with a visitor, and controlling the access control terminal remotely, and an administrator terminal for the method.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a control method of an access control terminal, comprising: a first step in which a message receiver of an administrator terminal receives visit information of an access control terminal from a push server in the form of a push message; A second step of accessing the access control terminal at the same time that the access control terminal connection unit of the administrator terminal receives the message; A third step of the visitor information confirmation unit of the manager terminal requesting visitor information to the access control terminal; A fourth step of the visitor information confirmation unit of the manager terminal receiving the visitor information from the access control terminal; And a fifth step wherein the door lock unlocking unit of the manager terminal controls the access control terminal according to the identity of the visitor identified through the fourth step.

In this case, the push message received by the message receiving unit in the first step may include a network address of the access control terminal and a message transmission key for confirming that the administrator terminal has the right to transmit the push message.

In the second step, the access control terminal connection unit may include a step of transmitting login information of the access control terminal.

In the third step, the video information requesting unit of the visitor information confirming unit transmits a signal for operating the camera and image information obtaining unit of the access control terminal, or the voice information requesting unit of the visitor information verifying unit operates the voice information obtaining unit of the access control terminal .

In the fourth step, the data processing unit of the visitor information confirmation unit may display the video information received from the access control terminal through the display unit, or may output the voice information transmitted from the access control terminal through the speaker of the administrator terminal.

The administrator terminal for controlling the access control terminal according to the present invention includes: a message receiving unit for receiving, from a push server, visit information including a network address of the access control terminal as a push message; An access control terminal connection unit for accessing an access control terminal having the network address when receiving a push message displayed through a display unit; An image information request unit for requesting image information photographed by the camera by transmitting a signal for operating a camera of the access control terminal or transmitting a signal for requesting camera operation after accessing the access control terminal; A voice information request unit for requesting voice information obtained through a speaker of the access control terminal; A data processor for displaying the image information received from the access control terminal through a display unit or outputting voice information received from the access control terminal through a speaker; And a door lock unlocking unit for transmitting a control signal to the access control terminal so as to open the door lock after confirmation of the visitor based on the image information or the audio information.

According to the access control terminal control method and the administrator terminal therefor according to the present invention, the access control terminal can be remotely controlled by installing an application program on a smart phone without requiring addition of a new device.

Also, since the access control terminal control method according to the present invention can confirm unspecified visitors without being admitted to the place, it is not necessary to control the access control terminal by consulting with the visitor in advance. Therefore, the administrator can broaden the activity area of the individual while managing the access control terminal, and there is no need for the visitor to consult the manager in advance about the visit, so that the visitor can freely set the visiting time.

1 is a view showing an access control terminal control system according to the present invention;
2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an access control terminal;
3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an administrator terminal according to the present invention;
4 is a flowchart showing a method for constructing an access control terminal control system according to the present invention.
5 is a flowchart showing a method of controlling an access control terminal according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention in which the above object can be specifically realized will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the description of the embodiments, the same names and symbols are used for the same components, and further description thereof will be omitted.

1 is a view showing an access control terminal control system according to the present invention.

1, the access control terminal control system according to the present invention includes an access control terminal 100, a push server 200, and an administrator terminal 300.

The access control terminal 100 is for controlling lock / unlock of the door lock in accordance with whether or not the accessing person has an access right. The access control terminal 100 opens the door lock for a person who has access permission and when the visitor 10 who has no access right clicks the visit button 101, the visiting information of the visitor 10 is transmitted to the push server 200, To the administrator terminal 300 via the Internet. The access control terminal 100 transmits the image information acquired through the camera 105 to the administrator terminal 300 in response to the administrator terminal 300 requesting the image information. The access control terminal 100 transmits voice information acquired through the microphone 103 to the administrator terminal 300 when the administrator terminal 300 requests the voice information.

The visit button 101 is for informing the manager 10 of the visit, and serves as an input button for starting the operation of the message transmitting unit 112.

The microphone 103 is for detecting the voice of the visitor 10 and the camera 105 is for acquiring the image of the visitor 10. [

2, the access control terminal control unit 110 includes a message transmission unit 112, an image information acquisition unit 114, a voice information acquisition unit 116, and a door lock open signal generation unit 118 .

The message transmission unit 112 transmits the visit information to the push server 200 when the visitor 10 clicks the visit button 101. [ The visit information includes a 'message transmission key' and network address information of the access control terminal 100. At this time, the 'message transmission key' confirms the right to transmit the push message to the administrator terminal 300 installed with the application (application). The network address information may be an Internet address of the access control terminal 100, for example, an IP address.

The image information acquisition unit 114 compresses the image acquired through the camera 105 in response to the request of the administrator terminal 300 for the image information and transmits the compressed image to the administrator terminal 300 using the standardized protocol . Similarly, in response to the administrator terminal 300 requesting the voice information, the voice information obtaining unit 116 transmits the voice acquired through the microphone 103 to the administrator terminal 300.

The image information obtaining unit 114 or the voice information obtaining unit 116 may operate the camera 105 in response to the video information request signal or the voice information request signal transmitted by the administrator terminal 300, 103 can process the audio signal detected by the audio signal detecting unit.

The door lock open signal generating unit 118 opens the door lock when the access control terminal 100 identifies a person who has access control authority or receives a door lock open signal from the manager terminal 300.

The push server 200 receives the visit information from the access control terminal 100 and transmits the visit information of the access control terminal 100 to the administrator terminal 300 in the form of a push message.

The push server 200 may be a server using an Android-based GCM (Google Cloud Messaging for android) or an APOS (Apple Push Notification Service) based on iOS.

The administrator terminal 300 receives the push message generated based on the visit information from the push server 200 and controls the access control terminal 100 accordingly. The administrator terminal 300 can use a smart phone which can use the Internet and an application program can be installed in the form of an application.

Referring to the block diagram of FIG. 3, the configuration of the administrator terminal will be described below.

The administrator terminal 300 includes an input unit 310, a display unit 320, a speaker 330, a network interface 340, and a control unit 350.

The input unit 310 receives commands for overall operation control of the administrator terminal 300. The input unit 310 may be coupled to the front surface of the display unit 320 in the form of a touch panel including a touch sensor.

The display unit 320 displays a push message for the visit information and provides a graphical user interface (GUI) for the overall operation of the administrator terminal 300. When the input unit 310 is in the form of a touch panel coupled to the front of the display unit 320, the display unit 320 may be a means for providing a user interface (UI) in association with the touch panel.

The control unit 350 controls the overall operation of the administrator terminal 300, in particular, receives a push message and transmits a control signal for controlling the access control terminal 100.

The control unit 350 may be implemented as a processor chip, which is hardware that the administrator terminal 300 basically holds, and a program that operates on the chip. That is, the overall functions of the administrator terminal 300 include an operating system (OS) program executed by the processor chip, and a hardware configuration of the administrator terminal 300 installed based on the OS program It can have a structure to be executed by application programs.

For example, the message receiving unit 351, the access control terminal access unit 352, the visitor information checking unit 353, and the door lock unlocking unit 357 may be implemented as an application and installed in the administrator terminal 300.

The message receiving unit 351 receives the push message from the push server 200 and displays the received push message through the display unit 320. [ If the application including the configuration of the control unit 350 is not being executed, the message receiving unit 351 receiving the push message wakes up the application and activates the function of the control unit 350 for implementing the present invention.

When the administrator 30 confirms the push message displayed on the display unit 320, the access control terminal connection unit 352 accesses the access control terminal 100 that has transmitted the push message. That is, the access control terminal connection unit 352 accesses the network address included in the push message and transmits the login information, thereby enabling communication with the access control terminal 100.

The visitor information confirmation unit 353 requests the access control terminal 100 for video information and voice information for visitor confirmation, and processes data of the received video information and voice information. For this purpose, the visitor information confirmation unit 353 performs socket communication with the access control terminal 100 having the network address accessed by the access control terminal connection unit 352 and the network interface 340.

The visitor information confirmation unit 353 includes a video information request unit 354, a voice information request unit 355, and a data processing unit 356.

The video information requesting unit 354 transmits an image information request signal to the access control terminal 100. The voice information requesting unit 355 transmits a voice information request signal to the access control terminal 100. The data processing unit 356 receives the image information transmitted from the access control terminal 100 and displays the image through the display unit 320. The data processing unit 356 receives the voice information transmitted from the access control terminal 100 and outputs voice through the speaker 330.

Then, the door lock unlocking unit 357 transmits a door lock open signal to the access control terminal 100 according to the selection of the manager 30.

In the above-described access control terminal system according to the present invention, the administrator terminal 300 relates to an embodiment using a smart phone. A method for constructing the access control terminal control system including the smartphone-based administrator terminal 300 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

≪ Administrator terminal application installation: S401 >

The message reception unit 351, the access control terminal connection unit 352, the visitor information confirmation unit 353, and the door lock unlock unit 357 of the administrator terminal 300 can be implemented in the form of an app. That is, the administrator terminal 300 can use the application having the configuration of the control unit 350 installed in the smartphone.

<Push service registration of the administrator terminal: S403, S405, S407>

The administrator terminal 300 in which the application is installed requests the push server 200 to use the push service by executing the first application. At this time, the administrator terminal 300 transmits a unique terminal number to the push server 200.

The push server 200, which is requested to use the push service together with the terminal number, gives a registration number to the administrator terminal 300 and transmits a 'message transmission key'. At this time, the registration number is for the push server 200 to distinguish the administrator terminal 300 from other clients. The 'message transmission key' is for granting the authority to transmit the push message to the administrator terminal 300 installed with the corresponding application.

<Access control terminal receives and stores 'message transmission key' (S409, S411)

The administrator terminal 300 transmits a 'message transmission key' provided from the push server 200 to the access control terminal 100. If there are a plurality of access control terminals 100 to be controlled by the administrator terminal 300, a 'message transmission key' is transmitted to each access control terminal 100. In the initial application registration process, the administrator terminal 300 receives the network address and login information of the access control terminal 100 and can access the access control terminal 100.

In this way, the access control terminal 100 provided with the 'message transmission key' is given the right to transmit the push message to the administrator terminal 300 installed with the application which is approved to register the push server 200.

Hereinafter, a method of controlling the access control terminal according to the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

<Administrator terminal receives push message: S501, S503, S505>

The visitor 10 presses the visit button 101 of the access control terminal 100 to inform the visitor of the visit (S501)

The message transfer unit 112 of the access control terminal 100 transmits the visit information to the push server 200 when there is an input operation of the visitor using the visit button 101. [ At this time, the visit information includes network address information of the access control terminal 100 and a message transmission key (S503)

The push server 200, which receives the visit information from the access control terminal 100, transmits a push message to the administrator terminal 300. At this time, the push message includes network address information (S505)

In another embodiment, the administrator terminal 300 may receive a push message when there is an access attempt to the access control terminal 100, in addition to the click of the visit button 101. [ For example, when the access control terminal 100 operates through personal authentication, such as fingerprint authentication, the message transmission unit 112 of the access control terminal 100 transmits the push authentication information to the push server 200, The administrator terminal 300 may transmit the push message.

&Lt; Administrator terminal accessing access control terminal: S507 >

The administrator terminal 300 accesses the access control terminal 100 when the user confirms reception of a message displayed through the display unit 320. [

That is, the message receiving unit 351 of the administrator terminal 300 displays the message through the display unit 320 and receives the message confirmation from the manager 30. When the administrator 30 confirms the message, the message receiver 351 accesses the access control terminal 100 having the network address included in the push message information. The message receiving unit 351 can transmit login information for connection to the access control terminal 100.

&Lt; Administrator terminal requests visitor information to access control terminal: S509 >

The administrator terminal 300 connected to the access control terminal 100 requests visitor information according to the administrator's selection. The visitor information may be at least one of video information or audio information. For example, the video information requesting unit 354 of the administrator terminal 300 requests the video information obtained through the camera 105 of the access control terminal 100 to be transmitted. Or the voice information request unit 355 of the administrator terminal 300 requests to transmit the voice information obtained through the microphone 330 of the access control terminal 100. [

At this time, the image information requesting unit 354 can directly transmit a signal for operating the camera 105 and the image information obtaining unit 114 of the access control terminal 100. Similarly, the voice information requesting unit 355 may transmit a signal for operating the voice information obtaining unit 116 of the access control terminal 100.

<Administrator terminal receives visitor information: S511>

The data processing unit 356 displays the video image information received from the access control terminal 100 through the display unit 320. Or the data processing unit 356 outputs the voice of the voice information received from the access control terminal 100 through the speaker 330. [

&Lt; Unlocking the entrance door of the access control terminal by the administrator terminal: S513>

The administrator 30 who has confirmed the visitor based on the image displayed through the display unit 320 or the voice output through the speaker 330 can release the door lock of the access control terminal 100 through the administrator terminal 300 .

The door lock unlocking unit 357 of the administrator terminal 300 transmits a control signal for operating the door lock open signal generating unit 118 of the access control terminal 100 to the access control terminal 100.

It is to be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be embodied in many other forms without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, Accordingly, the above-described embodiments are to be considered illustrative and not restrictive, and all embodiments falling within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.

Claims (6)

A method of controlling an access control terminal using an administrator terminal installed with an application registered in a push server,
A first step of the message receiver of the manager terminal receiving the visit information of the access control terminal from the push server in the form of a push message;
A second step in which the access control terminal access unit of the administrator terminal accesses the access control terminal upon receiving a message;
A third step of the visitor information confirmation unit of the manager terminal requesting visitor information to the access control terminal;
A fourth step of the visitor information confirmation unit of the manager terminal receiving the visitor information from the access control terminal; And
And a door lock unlocking unit of the manager terminal controls the access control terminal according to the identity of the visitor identified through the fourth step.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the push message received by the message receiver in the first step includes:
A network address of the access control terminal, and a message transmission key for confirming that the administrator terminal has the right to transmit the push message.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the second step further comprises the step of the access control terminal connection unit transmitting the login information of the access control terminal.
The method according to claim 1,
The third step may include transmitting a signal for operating the camera and image information obtaining unit of the access control terminal to the video information requesting unit of the visitor information verifying unit, or transmitting the signal to the voice information requesting unit of the visitor information verifying unit, Wherein the control unit operates the acquisition unit.
5. The method of claim 4,
The fourth step may include displaying the video information received from the access control terminal through the display unit or outputting the voice information transmitted from the access control terminal through the speaker of the administrator terminal A control method of an access control terminal.
An administrator terminal for receiving the visit information of the access control terminal and controlling the access control terminal,
A message receiver for receiving the visit information including the network address of the access control terminal from the push server as a push message;
An access control terminal access unit for accessing the access control terminal having the network address when receiving the push message displayed through the display unit;
After accessing the access control terminal, a signal for transmitting a message for operating the camera of the access control terminal or for sending a message requesting the operation of the camera is transmitted so that the image information Request part;
A voice information request unit for requesting voice information obtained through a speaker of the access control terminal;
A data processor for displaying the video information received from the access control terminal through the display unit or outputting the audio information received from the access control terminal through a speaker; And
And a door lock unlocking unit for transmitting a control signal to the access control terminal so as to open the door lock on the basis of the image information or the voice information after the visitor's confirmation.

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