KR20150136226A - Visitor management system and controlling method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a visitor management system using a front door lamp. The system comprises: a front door lamp; a front door including a sensing apparatus, which has at least one among a vibration sensor module, a sound sensing sensor module, and a door lock movement sensing module, and a short-distance communications apparatus, which transmits a sensing signal acquired from the sensing apparatus; and a security control apparatus including a short-distance communications module, which receives the sensing signal from the short-distance communications apparatus equipped in the front door, including an entrance state detection portion, which detects a state of the front door based on the sensing signal received from the short-distance communications module, and including a control portion, which controls at least one among a communications portion, a capturing portion, an alarm portion, and a sound recording portion based on the detected state of the front door, and located inside the front door lamp.

Description

[0001] Visitor management system and controlling method [

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a passenger management system using a door or the like and a control method thereof.

In the information age, the current society is increasingly demanding security and policing, and it is used for surveillance of places where security and security maintenance are required in order to efficiently carry out surveillance that is the basis of security and policing. A monitoring system using various electronic devices is being introduced.

The surveillance system basically comprises a camera and a digital media storage device (DVR) for storing or outputting surveillance images obtained from the camera. The surveillance system is disposed at a building, an industrial site, a mart or a place handling expensive goods, The surveillance system can determine whether an abnormality is present or not through the surveillance video image, so that it is possible to reduce the labor cost due to the regular deployment of the surveillance personnel, The image transmitted from the camera is remotely received and reproduced by using a means such as the DVR, so that centralized management can be performed, and high efficiency can be achieved.

In addition, with the recent development of the network, the image can be digitally processed using the camera and the DVR, and transmitted through the communication network, thereby limiting the monitoring effective distance and time generated by the existing analog monitoring means, The same problem can be solved and a more efficient surveillance system can be constructed.

In particular, the DVR, which collects images sent from the camera, develops in a form suitable for a surveillance system using a communication network and can store the image in a digital media format, thereby securing a large amount of image data, And can be confirmed without any time-wasting, so that the surveillance image has been remarkably developed in terms of preservation and utilization.

In addition, the DVR has various menu functions such as a motion detection function, a sensor utilization function, a connection recording function, a camera operation (Pan / Tilt / Zoom / Control) It has semi-permanent storage function. In addition, the stored images can be searched by time, by date, by camera, by event, and developed enough to receive surveillance information from far away.

FIG. 1 shows a configuration of a general remote monitoring system, which is connected to one or more surveillance cameras, microphones, and various sensors to collect and output video / audio information and sensor information provided therefrom, A monitoring information generating and processing unit 10 for providing a control signal for controlling the sensors and providing an alarm to a speaker as the case may be, a video / audio signal provided from the monitoring information generating and processing unit 10, A remote monitoring device 20 for converting the status information into a digital signal and storing the digital signal and transmitting a part of the stored monitoring information to the main communication network or the bypass network depending on the power source and the communication network status, And transmits the monitoring information to the main communication network and the bypass network, Abnormal, learns what comprises a central server 30 to perform appropriate processing. The center server 30 serves as a controller for managing a plurality of remote monitoring devices at a remote location, notifies a police or a security company when an abnormality occurs, and informs the user who requested monitoring of the monitored object by voice or text.

The remote monitoring apparatus 20 includes a video / audio processing unit 21 that simply receives the video / audio signal provided by the monitoring information generating and processing unit 10 and converts the video / audio signal into appropriate digital video / audio information, A monitoring signal processing unit 10 for receiving the sensing signal provided by the monitoring information generating and processing unit 10 and converting the sensing information into appropriate digital information and transmitting the control information requested by the control unit 24 to the monitoring information generating and processing unit 10, A monitoring information storage unit 23 for storing the digitalized monitoring information (video / audio information and sensing information) in a predetermined storage means; a video / audio processing unit 21, a monitoring signal processing unit 22 And a supervisory information storage unit 23 and selects some of the supervisory information stored in the supervisory information storage unit 23, Consists of the communication unit 26 or the controller 23 to provide the wireless communication unit 25 is composed of a communication means suitable for various wireless communication networks. The wired communication unit 26 further includes a near standard communication means (for example, a serial communication unit such as RS-232 or RS-485) for controlling the remote monitoring apparatus 20 by the user, The processing unit 21 further includes a video port for providing a standard video signal (NTSC / PAL) to an external monitor.

A general remote monitoring apparatus 20 having the above-described configuration, that is, a device generally called a DVR, is gradually becoming complicated and diverse in function.

In addition, as described above, in recent years, there has been an increasing demand for a user to monitor a specific area (for example, a home store, a building, an apartment, a school, a school, a playroom, etc.) There is a system for providing a surveillance image for the specific area based on a communication environment.

2 shows a remote surveillance system configuration that supports various communication devices by using an image monitored by a DVR. As shown in the figure, the DVR is connected to a plurality of cameras to collect video / sensing signals and audio signals transmitted by the cameras A communication device such as an external personal computer 62 or a mobile communication terminal 63 connected to the DVR 40 through a communication network and a DVR 40 for providing control signals for controlling the cameras, And a control server 61 for mediating a connection between the communication devices.

With the introduction of various surveillance systems, it is required to set the surveillance level to an appropriate level and introduce a method for accurately identifying the surveillance target.

Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2009-0065211 [Title: Access control system and access control method using the same]

The present disclosure seeks to provide a passenger management system that can operate in an appropriate security mode based on the state of the door.

In addition, the present specification is intended to provide a passenger management system capable of accurately identifying a person who enters and exits through a doorway.

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a passenger management system comprising: an entrance hall; A sensor unit having at least one of a vibration sensor module, a sound detection sensor module and a door lock motion detection module, and a local communicator for transmitting the sensing signal obtained by the sensor unit; And a local communication module for receiving a sensing signal from the local communicator provided at the door, a door state detection unit for sensing a state of the door based on the sensing signal received at the local communication module, And a security control unit located in the inside of the door or the like, including a control unit for controlling at least one of a communication unit, an image pickup unit, an alarm unit, and a voice recording unit.

The entrance management system may further include a door mirror, and the door or the like may be provided with an image pickup section provided in the security control apparatus so that the image pickup section can be moved in any one of an upper side, a lower side, A guide member and a rotating member.

Wherein the control unit of the security control apparatus includes a first security state in which one of the communication unit, the image sensing unit, the alarm unit, and the voice recording unit is driven based on the state of the door and a second security state in which the communication unit, And a second security state in which at least two of the voice recording unit and the voice recording unit are driven.

The door state sensing unit of the security control device can determine whether the door interior signal is an exterior door sensing signal or an exterior door sensing signal based on the sensing signal direction information.

The control unit of the security control apparatus may drive the voice recording unit when the sensing signal is a door inner sensing signal.

The control unit of the security control apparatus may drive the alarm unit when the sensing signal is an outside door sensing signal.

The control unit of the security control apparatus can acquire the entrance object information based on the first imaging information in which the person who is passing through the door is photographed and the second imaging information in which the person on the door mirror is imaged.

Wherein the entrance management system comprises: a portable terminal for controlling the security control device; And a cloud server that stores imaging information.

The entrance management system may further include an indoor camera module installed inside the house and interlocked with the security control device.

A control method of a passenger management system according to an aspect of the present invention is a control method of a passenger management system using a front porch or the like, comprising: acquiring a sensing signal through a sensor provided in a door; Sensing a state of a door based on the sensing signal through a security control device provided on the doorway; Determining a security state based on the state of the detected door; And controlling at least one of a communication unit, an image sensing unit, an alarm unit, and a voice recording unit provided in the security control apparatus based on the security status.

The disclosure of the present disclosure can provide a passenger management system that can operate in an appropriate security mode based on the state of the door.

In addition, the present specification can provide a passenger management system capable of accurately identifying a person who enters and exits through a doorway.

1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a general remote monitoring system.
FIG. 2 shows a configuration of a remote monitoring system supporting various communication apparatuses for monitoring images using a DVR.
FIG. 3 is a view illustrating a passenger management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a view showing a relationship between a security control device and a door.
Fig. 5 is a diagram showing a specific configuration of a porch or the like and a security control device.
6 is an example of data representing a security operation according to a security state.
Fig. 7 is a diagram for explaining a method for acquiring entrance object information.
8 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a passenger management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

It is noted that the technical terms used herein are used only to describe specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the invention. It is also to be understood that the technical terms used herein are to be interpreted in a sense generally understood by a person skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs, Should not be construed to mean, or be interpreted in an excessively reduced sense. Further, when a technical term used herein is an erroneous technical term that does not accurately express the spirit of the present invention, it should be understood that technical terms that can be understood by a person skilled in the art are replaced. In addition, the general terms used in the present invention should be interpreted according to a predefined or prior context, and should not be construed as being excessively reduced.

Also, the singular forms "as used herein include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present application, the term "comprising" or "comprising" or the like should not be construed as necessarily including the various elements or steps described in the specification, Or may be further comprised of additional components or steps.

Also, suffixes "module", "unit" and "part" for the components used in the present specification are given or mixed in consideration of ease of specification, and each component having its own distinct meaning or role no.

Furthermore, terms including ordinals such as first, second, etc. used in this specification can be used to describe various elements, but the elements should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as a first component.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to like or similar elements throughout the several views, and redundant description thereof will be omitted.

In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail. It is to be noted that the accompanying drawings are only for the purpose of facilitating understanding of the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 3 is a view illustrating a passenger management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3, the access management system may include a security control device 200, a door 300, a portable terminal 510, a security server 520, and an indoor camera module 530. The accessor management system may be implemented by more components than the components shown in FIG. 3, or the accessor management system may be implemented by fewer components.

3, the security control device 200 can transmit and receive data to and from the door 300, the portable terminal 510, the security server 520, and the indoor camera module 530, respectively. have.

The security control device 200 can identify the information to be accessed and exited through the door 300, and can take charge of the overall function of access security.

The portable terminal 510 may include a mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP) The device 200 can be controlled.

Since the user can control the security control device 200 wirelessly through the portable terminal 510, user convenience can be improved.

The security server 520 may perform overall functions related to access security in cooperation with the security control device 200. In particular, the security server 520 may be a cloud server that stores the imaging information obtained in the security control apparatus 200. [

The indoor camera module 530 is generally installed inside the house and can capture images of the inside of the house and transmit the captured images to the security control device 200. [ The indoor camera module 530 may be interlocked with the security control device 200.

4 is a view showing a relationship between a security control device and a door.

As shown in FIG. 4, the security control device 200 can be located inside a doorway (such as a doorway 100).

The door 300 may include a sensor unit 310 and a local communicator 320.

The sensor device 310 may include a vibration sensor module, a sound detection sensor module, and a door lock motion detection module.

The vibration sensor module can sense the vibration applied to the door.

The sound detection sensor module can obtain sound information around the door. In particular, the sound sensor module can sense the direction information of the sound. That is, the sound detection sensor module can determine whether the sound is transmitted from the inside of the door (house) or from the outside of the door (outside the house).

The door lock motion detection module can detect the movement of the door lock.

The local communicator 320 may transmit the sensing signal (vibration, sound, door lock movement, etc.) acquired by the sensor device 310 to the security control device 200.

Here, Bluetooth, BLE, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Near Field Communication (NFC), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee Can be used.

The sensor device 310 can detect the state of a doorway and improve the security of the entrance management system.

In addition, since the security control device 200 is located on the entrance or the like located near the door 300, the power consumption problem of the sensor device 310 can be reduced.

Fig. 5 is a diagram showing a specific configuration of a porch or the like and a security control device.

Fig. 5 (a) is a view showing a concrete structure of a porch or the like.

5 (a), the cross section of the door lamp 100 may be curved.

An image sensing unit 230 of the security control device 200 may be provided on the inner side of the door 100. In addition, a communication module 212 for receiving a sensing signal from the local communicator 320 of the door 300 may be provided in the interior of the doorway 100.

On the other hand, the front door 100 is provided with the image sensing unit 230 on the upper side, the lower side, the right side, and the left side, so that the image sensing unit 230 of the security control device 200 can image a mirror disposed on the front door. And a guide member and a rotating member for moving in any one direction.

As the rotary member rotates, the position of the imaging unit 230 can also be rotated.

Also, the position of the image pickup unit 230 can be moved up and down and left and right according to the adjustment of the guide member.

There has been a limit in the conventional way that the image pickup unit 230 located on the front porch or the like captures an appropriate position in the front porch. With such a configuration, however, the image pickup section 230 can pick up an appropriate position in the front porch in accordance with the adjustment of the user.

Preferably, the guide member and the rotary member can be adjusted so that the imaging unit 230 can pick up a mirror placed on the front porch.

5 (b) is a block diagram of a security control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5B, the security control apparatus 200 includes a communication unit 210, a door state sensing unit 220, an image sensing unit 230, a voice recording unit 240, an alarm unit 250, A sensor 270, a storage unit 280, and a control unit 260. A security control device may be implemented by more components than the components shown in FIG. 5 (b), or a security control device may be implemented by fewer components.

The communication unit 210 may include one or more modules for transmitting and receiving data.

The communication unit 210 may include a local area communication module 212. The short-range communication module 212 may be a Bluetooth module, Bluetooth low energy (BLE), Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Near Field Communication (NFC), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), Ultra Wide Band (UWB) ZigBee communication is possible. In particular, the short-range communication module 212 may receive a sensing signal from a short-range communication device provided at a door.

The door state sensing unit 220 can determine whether the door interior sensing signal (sensed signal generated inside the door) or the exterior door sensing signal (sensed signal generated outside the door) based on the sensing signal direction information have.

Also, the door state detection unit 220 can detect the state of the door based on the sensing signal received from the near field communication module 212. At this time, the state of the door includes various situations such as whether an outsider is knocking on a door, a person calling outside, a pushing state of a buzzer, or a situation in which an outsider is trying to enter into a door can do.

The image sensing unit 230 can capture a person entering or exiting through a door.

The voice recording unit 240 receives an external acoustic signal by a microphone and processes the voice signal as electrical voice data.

The alarm unit 250 may output a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event. For example, the alarm unit 250 may output a video signal or an audio signal. In addition to the video signal and the audio signal, the alarm unit 250 may output a signal for informing occurrence of an event in a different form, for example, vibration.

The human body detection sensor 270 can detect human access.

The storage unit 280 may store data input and output by the security control apparatus 200.

The control unit 260 controls the operation of the communication unit 210, the door state sensing unit 220, the sensing unit 230, the voice recording unit 240, the alarm unit 250, the human body sensor 270, And may be operatively coupled to the storage unit 280 and may control the overall operation of the security control apparatus 200.

The control unit 260 controls the operation of the communication unit 210, the image sensing unit 230, the alarm unit 250, and the voice recording unit 240 based on the state of the door detected by the door state sensing unit 220. [ You can control one.

For example, the control unit 260 can notify the user terminal through the communication unit 210 when it is determined that there is an external intruder based on the state of the door.

The control unit 260 can output an alarm signal through the alarm unit 250 when it is determined that there is an external intruder based on the state of the door.

In addition, when the controller 260 determines that a call signal is present, the controller 260 can record voice through the voice recording unit 240. [

In addition, when the control unit 260 senses a person through the entrance door, the control unit 260 can capture a person through the imaging unit 230. [

The control unit 260 may control at least one of the communication unit 210, the image sensing unit 230, the alarm unit 250, and the voice recording unit 240 through various methods.

Meanwhile, the control unit 260 of the security control device 200 may drive the voice recording unit 240 when the sensing signal is the door inner sensing signal. For example, when the person who wants to go out wants to leave a voice memo to the person coming back from the outing, the control unit 260 can be controlled as described above.

In addition, the controller 260 of the security control device 200 can drive the alarm unit 250 when the sensing signal is an outside door sensing signal. That is, when there is an intruder, a sensing signal is generated outside the door, so that the alarm unit 250 can alarm the dangerous state.

6 is an example of data representing a security operation according to a security state.

The data 700 shown in FIG. 6 may be stored in the storage unit 280.

Here, the security status means the monitoring level of the security control device, and the security operation indicates whether each configuration (for example, communication part, image pickup part, alarm part, voice recording part) provided in the security control device operates. For example, the higher the monitoring level of the security control device, the more the configuration of the security control device can be set to operate.

6, when the controller 260 determines that the surveillance level is the first security state 710, the setting unit 720 controls to drive one of the communication unit, the imaging unit, the alarm unit, and the voice recording unit. ). In addition, when the control unit 260 determines that the monitoring level is the second security state 710, it is determined that the at least two of the communication unit, the image sensing unit, the alarm unit, and the voice recording unit are set to 720 Can be confirmed.

On the other hand, the control unit 260 can set the security state based on the state of the door. The setting of the security state based on the state of the door can be appropriately determined as necessary.

Also, the security operation according to the security state can be appropriately set as needed.

That is, according to the disclosure of the present specification, it is possible to provide a passenger management system capable of operating in an appropriate security mode based on the state of a door.

Fig. 7 is a diagram for explaining a method for acquiring entrance object information.

As shown in Fig. 7 (a), the image sensing unit 230 can pick up a person entering and exiting through the door 300. Fig.

7B is a diagram showing the first sensing information in which the image sensing unit 230 picks up a person to pass through the door.

As shown in Fig. 7 (b), since the imaging unit 230 provided on the front porch or the like is located at the upper portion (because the photographing angle is limited in position), it is impossible to capture the correct face of the person passing through the door.

The front door or the like according to the embodiment of the present invention may include a guide member for moving the imaging unit in any one of an upper side, a lower side, a right side, and a left side so as to enable the imaging unit provided in the security control device to take an image of the entrance mirror, The image pickup section 230 can be set to pick up the entrance mirror.

Therefore, the imaging unit 230 according to the embodiment of the present invention can take an image centered on the entrance mirror.

Fig. 7 (c) is a diagram showing second sensing information obtained by imaging a person illuminated on the entrance mirror 400. Fig.

As shown in Fig. 7 (c), the second sensing information can accurately represent the face in front of the first sensing information.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the control unit of the security control device 200 controls the entrance and exit of the entrance and exit of the entrance of the security management apparatus 200 based on the first image sensing information of the person passing through the door and the second image sensing information of the person Target information can be obtained. Therefore, the security control apparatus 200 can acquire accurate information on the entry / exit object.

That is, the present specification can provide a passenger management system capable of accurately identifying a person who enters and exits through a doorway.

8 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a passenger management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, a control method of a passenger management system includes a step S810 of acquiring a sensing signal through a sensor provided in a door, a step S810, A step S820 of detecting a security state based on the detected state of the entrance door, a step S830 of determining a security state based on the state of the detected entrance door, (S840) controlling at least one of them.

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, It belongs to the scope of right.

200: security control device 210:
220: door state detection unit 230:
240: voice recording unit 250: alarm unit
260: controller 270: human body sensor
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300: door 510: portable terminal
520: server 530: indoor camera module

Claims (10)

In a passenger management system using an entrance,
Entrance hall etc .;
A sensor unit having at least one of a vibration sensor module, a sound detection sensor module and a door lock motion detection module, and a local communicator for transmitting the sensing signal obtained by the sensor unit; And
A short distance communication module for receiving a sensing signal from a short range communication device provided in the door, a door state sensing part for sensing a state of a door based on a sensing signal received in the short distance communication module, An alarm unit, and a voice recording unit, wherein the security control unit is located inside the doorway or the like;
The access management system comprising: The method according to claim 1,
Including a porch mirror,
The porch or the like includes a guide member and a rotating member for moving the image pickup unit in any one of the image side, the lower side, the right side and the left side so that the image pickup unit provided in the security control device can pick up the image of the entrance mirror Features a passenger management system. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit of the security control apparatus includes a first security state in which one of the communication unit, the image sensing unit, the alarm unit, and the voice recording unit is driven based on the state of the door and a second security state in which the communication unit, And a second security state in which at least two of the voice recording unit and the voice recording unit are driven. The method of claim 3,
Wherein the door state detection unit of the security control device determines whether the door is an inside door sensing signal or an outside door sensing signal based on direction information of the sensing signal. 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the control unit of the security control apparatus drives the voice recording unit when the sensing signal is an inner door sensing signal of the door. 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the control unit of the security control apparatus drives the alarm unit when the sensing signal is an outside door sensing signal. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the control unit of the security control device obtains the entrance object information based on the first imaging information on the person who is passing through the door and the second imaging information on the person who is on the door mirror, system. The method according to claim 1,
A portable terminal for controlling the security control device; And
A cloud server for storing imaging information;
Further comprising the step of: The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising an indoor camera module installed inside the house and interlocked with the security control device. A control method for a passenger management system using an entrance,
Acquiring a sensing signal through a sensor provided in a doorway;
Sensing a state of a door based on the sensing signal through a security control device provided on the doorway;
Determining a security state based on the state of the detected door; And
Controlling at least one of a communication unit, an image sensing unit, an alarm unit, and a voice recording unit provided in the security control device based on the security status;
The control method comprising the steps of:

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