TWI610273B - Automatic visitor system and host thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

An autonomous guest system for use by visitors carrying a mobile device, including: access control consoles and autonomous guest hosts. The autonomous guest host includes a guest login module, an identity verification module, and a delivery module. The guest login module is used to receive a visitor profile. The identity verification module is electrically connected to the guest login module to verify the visitor data, and generates an instant authorization code when the verification is successful. The transmission module is electrically connected to the identity verification module to transmit the instant authorization code to the mobile device, so that the access control device checks the instant authorization code stored by the mobile device to determine whether to open the access control switch. With the use of autonomous guest hosts, you can save a lot of security and management manpower.

Description

Autonomous guest system and its host

The invention relates to an autonomous guest system and its host, in particular to an access control system that utilizes an autonomous guest host to transmit a relevant instant authorization code to a mobile device such as a mobile phone for the identity recognition of the visitor.

There are many security personnel in the community building, office building or office number. In addition to controlling the entry and exit of visitors, to prevent terrorist attacks or unrelated persons from entering the control area, the security personnel also have multiple functions such as mail/package transceiver personnel. Most of the control methods are after the visitor registers at the lobby counter and mortgages the personal identification certificate. The security personnel immediately give the visitor a corresponding visitor ID according to the registration number. The aforementioned visitor card is mostly a card, and the visitor can be used to distinguish the visitor's identity with the naked eye.

However, because the current security personnel often have multiple roles, they must perform multiple tasks such as controlling visitors, sending and receiving emails, etc., and they are not able to assist visitors to log in at the first time. For so long, they may not give visitors a bad impression. It is not possible to provide good services, and it is also easy for people who are interested to break into the control area when they are busy.

Although the access control system of buildings is currently managed by human resources and gradually evolved into a magnetic card system, usually the authorized personnel are usually limited to the residents or company employees of the building. Once the above visitor obtains the visitor's card, they can enter the community or office building, but they cannot prohibit visitors from entering other controlled areas. That is to say, after the visitor obtains the visitor's card, it is very likely that he or she will enter the other area because he is unfamiliar. At the same time, because the visitor does not directly correspond to the visitor's card itself, it can be obtained and used by anyone. Therefore, how to reduce the workload of security personnel, and effectively and indeed regulate the range of activities of visitors, it is necessary to propose solutions to solve the above problems.

In view of the above problems, the present invention considers that a smart phone has been widely used, and for a highly personalized device, the present invention provides an autonomous guest system and its host, which can reduce the workload of the security personnel, save manpower, and allow visitors only Access to the corresponding entrances and exits, reducing the chance of visitors misunderstanding the control area.

An embodiment of the present invention provides an autonomous guest host for use by a guest carrying a mobile device. The autonomous guest host includes a guest login module, an identity verification module, and a delivery module. A guest login module for receiving visitor profiles. The identity verification module is electrically connected to the guest login module to verify the visitor data, and generates an instant authorization code when the verification is successful. The transmission module is electrically connected to the identity verification module to transmit the instant authorization code to the mobile device.

Another embodiment of the present invention provides an autonomous guest system for use by a guest carrying a mobile device, including: an access control machine and an autonomous guest host. The access control machine includes an access switch. The autonomous guest host includes: a guest login module, an identity verification module, and a delivery module. The guest login module is used to receive visitor profiles. The identity verification module is electrically connected to the guest login module to verify the visitor data, and generates an instant authorization code when the verification is successful. The transmission module is electrically connected to the identity verification module to transmit the instant authorization code to the mobile device, so that the access control device checks the instant authorization code stored by the mobile device to determine whether to open the access control switch.

According to the autonomous guest system of the present invention and its host, the visitor presents the mobile device carried at the lobby counter for the autonomous guest host to connect to obtain the visitor profile corresponding to the visitor. The guest login module transmits the visitor data to the autonomous guest host, and the autonomous guest host generates a corresponding instant authorization code corresponding to the respondent data. Thereby, the autonomous guest host can transmit the visitor data and the instant authorization code to the mobile device, display the visitor data through the screen on the mobile device, and store the instant authorization code by the access control machine. Here, the access control machine can verify whether the instant authorization codes in the mobile device match, to determine whether to open the corresponding entrance and exit for the visitor to enter and exit. In this way, the visitor can be easily managed to enter and exit the corresponding entrance and exit, and the visitor can be prevented from entering the control area lacking authority.

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , which are schematic diagrams and block diagrams showing the usage of the autonomous guest host 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The autonomous guest host 1 of this embodiment can be a KIOSK host for self-service operation. The autonomous guest host 1 includes a guest login module 11, an identity verification module 13, and a delivery module 12. When a visitor 3 holds the mobile device 2 or carries the business card 4 having the one or two-dimensional bar code close to the autonomous guest host 1, the guest login module 11 of the autonomous guest host 1 will be used to receive the visitor profile. The mobile device 2 can be a smart phone, and the guest login module 11 can be a bar code reader, a near field communication module, a camera, a touch screen, a keyboard, a mouse or/and other input devices.

For example, a barcode reader can scan a one-dimensional or two-dimensional barcode (such as a QR Code (Quick Response Code)) to read a barcode on a business card 4 to obtain visitor information (eg, a visitor). The name, the visiting company, the visitor mobile phone); the near field communication module in the guest login module 11 can perform non-contact point-to-point data transmission with the mobile device 2, and the mobile device 2 receiving the visitor 3 sends a near field The communication signal, that is, when the visitor 3 approaches the mobile device 2 to the visitor login module 11, the near field communication signal carrying the visitor data can be sent out, so that the visitor login module 11 will be near the field after receiving the near field communication signal. The communication signal decodes and parses out the visitor data; the touch screen, the keyboard, the mouse or other input device in the guest login module 11 can be used for the visitor 3 to manually input the basic data, visit and the estimated departure time, or input the fingerprint. Feature recognition data such as palm prints; the camera in the visitor login module 11 can take a photo of the visitor 3 to capture visitor biometrics such as the visitor iris feature, facial features or voiceprint features. For for identity comparison. The visitor's profile may include information such as a visitor's name, a visitor's unit, a visitor's telephone number, a visitor's email address or a visitor's photo.

The biometrics of the aforementioned visitors are described herein with reference to some embodiments, but the invention is not limited by the embodiments. The biometric features may be fingerprint features, iris features, facial features, palm features, voiceprint features, or other biological features. In order to achieve the above biometrics, the visitor login module 11 can be a conventional fingerprint recognition machine, an iris recognition machine, a face recognition machine, a palm shape recognition machine or a voiceprint recognition machine. .

After the visitor login module 11 obtains the visitor profile of the visitor 3, the visitor profile is transmitted to the identity verification module 13. The identity verification module 13 is electrically connected to a database 14. The database 14 stores a plurality of visitor data. The identity verification module 13 searches for the corresponding visitor data from the database 14 and reads the respondent's data for the identity. The verification module 13 first performs the visitor data search comparison of the visitor 3, and establishes a visitor log file to facilitate the visitor to visit again in the future, and to process the demand query, statistics or other requirements in the future. If the corresponding visitor profile is found, the newer visitor profile will be updated to the database 14. If the corresponding visitor profile is not found, the obtained visitor profile will be added to the repository 14. If the verification is successful, the identity verification module 13 generates a corresponding instant authorization code. The instant authorization code can be related to the visitor profile, visitor time, and respondent location. The autonomous guest host 1 can transmit the instant authorization code to the mobile device 2 through the transmission module 12.

In some embodiments, the extension telephone or the walkie-talkie can be integrated with the autonomous guest host 1. When the visitor login module 11 obtains the visitor profile and the interviewer's pre-login visitor visit time coincides, the autonomous guest host 1 can automatically Connect the respondent's telephone extension or walkie-talkie to the counter's security officer to contact the respondent and inform the visitor 3 that they have visited.

Please refer to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 , respectively for a schematic diagram and a block diagram of the use of the autonomous guest system according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The autonomous guest system of the present embodiment further includes an access control machine 5 as compared with the foregoing embodiment. The same components, structures, and modules as those in the first embodiment will be denoted by the same reference numerals and will not be described again. In this embodiment, the access control device 5 is disposed at the relevant entrance and exit, and the access control device 5 includes the access control switch 51, the display module 52, and the sensing module 53 (as shown in FIG. 4). The autonomous guest host 1 includes a communication module 15 that is connected to the access control machine 5 to transmit the visitor information and the instant authorization code of the visitor obtaining the instant authorization code to the access control machine 5. For example, if the respondent is an office located on the 17th floor, the autonomous guest host 1 will only generate a corresponding instant authorization code. For example, the visitor 3 holding the mobile device 2 can only go to the first floor or the 17th floor by elevator. (Access control of the elevator), as well as the access control machine 5 arriving at the entrance and exit of the office on the 17th floor, cannot enter other floors or areas. That is to say, the instant authorization code may be the identification data of the access control machine 5 that the visitor is allowed to pass. Here, the communication module 15 can be a wired communication module or an infinite communication module. The wired communication module can communicate with the access control machine 5 through a serial communication technology such as RS232 or RS485 or a communication technology such as Ethernet; The infinite communication module can communicate with the access control machine 5 through unlimited communication technologies such as Bluetooth, infrared, and wireless networks.

When the visitor 3 holding the mobile device 2 obtains the instant authorization code through the autonomous guest host 1, it can go to the access control device 5 installed at the entrance and exit to inductively connect to the sensor module 53 in the access control device 5. The sensing module 53 can support wireless transmission methods such as near field communication. When the instant authorization code in the mobile device 2 coincides with the identification data obtained by the access control device 5, the access control device 58 activates the access control switch 51 to activate the entrance and exit control for the visitor 3 to pass; otherwise, the access control device 5 The entrance and exit control will not be opened to prevent visitors from entering the port. Here, the access control device 5 stores each of the inductive recording transmissions through the sensing module 53 and stores it in the database 14 of the autonomous guest host 1.

The display module 52 of the access control machine 5 can display characters and patterns, but the invention is not limited thereto. When the mobile device 2 is inductively connected to the sensing module 53 in the access control device 5, the display module 52 can display the visitor data of the visitor and the corresponding interviewer and the visit time and the estimated time through the visitor data transmitted by the sensor module 53. Leave time for visitors 3 reference and reminder. When the instant authorization code in the mobile device 2 does not match the identification data received by the access control device 5, the display module 52 will display a message error screen, and the access control device 5 will connect to the autonomous guest host 1 through the connection. The autonomous guest host 1 will issue an alert event to inform the security personnel to pay attention.

Please refer to FIG. 5, which is a schematic diagram of the use of the mobile device 2 according to the third embodiment of the present invention. The mobile device 2 runs an application 21, and the application 21 can link a calendar. When the autonomous guest host 1 is successfully authenticated, in addition to transmitting a corresponding instant authorization code to the mobile device 2 via the transmission module 12, a feedback message can be sent to the mobile device 2, and the application 21 records a visitor based on the feedback message. Recorded in the calendar. In addition, when the visitor 3 does not leave at the expected time, the autonomous guest host 1 will send a reminder message to the mobile device 2 of the visitor 3, and to the mobile phone or the phone next to the respondent, to make a telephone call. Ways to contact the visitor 3 and the respondent to confirm the location of the visitor 3, to ensure the safety of the relevant venues and personnel.

Although the technical content of the present invention has been disclosed in the above preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention, and any modifications and refinements made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the present invention are encompassed by the present invention. The scope of protection of the present invention is therefore defined by the scope of the appended claims.

1‧‧‧Autonomous guest host
11‧‧‧Guest login module
12‧‧‧Transmission module
13‧‧‧ Identity Verification Module
14‧‧‧Database
15‧‧‧Communication module
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21‧‧‧Application
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4‧‧‧Business cards
5‧‧‧Access Control Machine
51‧‧‧Access Control Switch
52‧‧‧Display module
53‧‧‧Sense Module

[Fig. 1] is a schematic view showing the use of the autonomous guest host in the first embodiment of the present invention. [Fig. 2] is a block diagram showing the autonomous guest host of the first embodiment of the present invention. [Fig. 3] is a schematic view showing the use of the autonomous guest system according to the second embodiment of the present invention. [Fig. 4] is a block diagram showing an autonomous guest system according to a second embodiment of the present invention. [Fig. 5] is a schematic view showing the use of the mobile device of the third embodiment of the present invention.

1‧‧‧Autonomous guest host

11‧‧‧Guest login module

12‧‧‧Transmission module

13‧‧‧ Identity Verification Module

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Claims (9)

An autonomous guest host for use by a guest carrying a mobile device, the autonomous guest host comprising: a guest login module for receiving visitor data from the mobile device; a identity verification module electrically connecting the visitor Logging in to the module to receive and verify the visitor data from the mobile device; a database electrically connected to the identity verification module, the database storing a plurality of corresponding visitor data, wherein the identity verification module is from the database Searching for the corresponding visitor data for verification comparison with the visitor data from the mobile device, and the identity verification module generates an instant authorization code when the verification is successful, wherein the instant authorization code includes an access permission and a corresponding one of the visitor An effective period; and a transmission module electrically connected to the identity verification module to transmit the instant authorization code to the mobile device. For example, in the self-service guest host described in claim 1, the database stores a plurality of visitor data for the identity verification module to perform the visitor data verification comparison, wherein the visitor profile includes a visitor name and a visitor. Affiliate, a visitor phone number, a visitor email address, or a visitor photo. For example, the autonomous guest host described in claim 1 is wherein the guest login module is a barcode reader, a near field communication module, a camera or a touch screen. The autonomous guest host of claim 1, wherein the instant authorization code is related to the visitor profile, a visitor time, and an interviewee location. An autonomous guest system for use by a guest carrying a mobile device, comprising: a door control device including an access control switch; and an autonomous guest host comprising: a guest login module for receiving one of the mobile devices Visitor data; a identity verification module electrically connected to the guest login module to receive and verify the visitor data from the mobile device; a database electrically connected to the identity verification module, the database storing multiple Corresponding to the visitor data, wherein the identity verification module searches the database for the corresponding visitor data for verification comparison with the visitor data from the mobile device, and the identity verification module generates an instant authorization code when the verification is successful, wherein The instant authorization code includes an access permission and a corresponding one of the visitor validity periods; and a transmission module electrically connected to the identity verification module to transmit the instant authorization code to the mobile device for checking by the access control machine The mobile device stores the instant authorization code to determine whether to open the access switch. For example, the autonomous guest system described in claim 5 further includes a communication module for connecting the access control device to transmit the instant authorization code and the visitor data to the access control device. The autonomous guest system of claim 5, wherein the access control device comprises a sensing module, the sensing module and the transmitting module of the autonomous guest host The group supports the near field communication technology, and the sensing module receives the visitor data and the instant authorization code provided by the mobile device. The autonomous guest system of claim 7, wherein the access control device comprises a display module, and the display module displays the visitor data when the sensor module receives the visitor data. The autonomous guest system of claim 5, wherein the mobile device runs an application, the application is linked to a calendar, and the autonomous guest host responds with a feedback message to the mobile device when the verification succeeds. The application records a visitor record in the calendar based on the feedback message.