Visitor management system and visitor management method

Abstract

To automatically update an entry and exit authorization of a visitor visiting an employee when personal relocation of an employee occurs.SOLUTION: A visitor management system 23 according to the present invention includes: an information transmitting unit 28 for acquiring personnel information from a human resource system 8 for managing personnel information of employees to acquire personnel information of a relocated employee from an entry and exit management system 17 for managing entry to and exit from a facility; a relocated employee information management unit 26 for transmitting, to a relocated employee, an inquiry relating to a responding method for a visitor associated with the relocated employee; and a visitor management unit 27 for determining, in response to the responding method for the visitor answered by the relocated employee, whether or not authorization of a visitor to enter into and exit from the facility is changed and for, if it is determined that the authority is changed, updating the authorization of the visitor.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a visitor management system and a visitor management method. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, when entering or leaving a facility such as a building, an unlocking device that operates under the control of an authentication device is often installed at the entrance from the viewpoint of security, entrance and exit management, etc. Generally, when an authentication medium such as an IC (Integrated Circuit Card) card is held up to the authentication device, the authentication device reads the identification information associated with the authentication medium and registered, and if it determines that permission to pass through the target door is granted, it controls the unlocking device to open the target door.

[0003] However, when an employee working in a building or the like is transferred to another organization, the entry / exit authority of the authentication medium held by the transferred employee may change. To deal with this situation, a technology has been proposed that changes the entry / exit authority of the authentication medium based on personnel transfer information, such as the technology described in Patent Document 1.

[0004] Patent document 1 states that "the operation of the entry / exit restriction means is controlled by referring to the transfer information, and if the current date is before the date of departure, it is based on the current workplace, and if the current date is after the date of arrival, it is based on the workplace of the transfer destination." [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0005] [Patent Document 1] JP 2008-009770 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0006] As described above, a technique has been proposed for controlling the operation of the entrance / exit restriction means for the transferred person by referring to the transfer information of the employees working in the building, etc. However, the technique described in Patent Document 1 does not mention the change of the entrance / exit authority of the transferred person's visitors that accompanies the change of the entry / exit authority of the transferred person.

[0007] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to automatically update an employee's visitor entry and exit authority when an employee is transferred. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] The present invention comprises an information transmission unit that acquires personnel information from a personnel system that manages employee personnel information and acquires personnel information of transferred persons from an entry / exit management system that manages entry and exit to the facility, a transfer information management unit that sends inquiries to the transferred person regarding how to handle visitors associated with the transferred person, and a visitor management unit that determines whether there has been a change in the visitor's passage authority for the entry / exit equipment based on the visitor's response to the visitor's response, and updates the visitor's passage authority if it is determined that there has been a change. Effect of the Invention

[0009] According to the present invention having the above configuration, when an employee is transferred to another employee's personnel, the employee's visitor entry and exit authority can be automatically updated. Problems, configurations and effects other than those described above will become apparent from the following description of the embodiments. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0010] [Figure 1] 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of an entry / exit facility, a personnel system, an entry / exit management system, and a visitor management system according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Diagram 2] 2 is a diagram showing an example of a data configuration of an organization information area in the personnel system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. [Diagram 3] 3 is a diagram showing an example of a data configuration of a personnel information area in the personnel system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. [Figure 4] 1 is a diagram showing an example of a data configuration of a passage authority conversion information area in the entry and exit management system according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Diagram 5] 1 is a diagram showing an example of a data configuration of a passage authority master information area in the entry and exit management system according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 6] 2 is a diagram showing an example of the data configuration of a building information area in the entrance and exit management system according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. [Figure 7] 1 is a diagram showing an example of a data configuration of an organization information area in the entrance and exit management system according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 8] 1 is a diagram showing an example of a data configuration of a personnel information area in the entry and exit management system according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 9] 1 is a diagram showing an example of a data configuration of a passage authority recording area in the entry and exit management system according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 10] 1 is a diagram showing an example of the data configuration of a visitor management area in a visitor management system according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 11] 1 is a diagram showing an example of a data configuration of an employee management area in a visitor management system according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 12] 1 is a diagram showing an example of the data configuration of a visitor passage authority information area in a visitor management system according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 13] 1 is a diagram showing an example of the data configuration of a passage authority storage area in the entrance / exit facility according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 14] 11 is a flowchart showing the procedure of personnel information acquisition processing in the entry and exit management system according to one embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 15] 11 is a flowchart showing the steps of a process for linking personnel information and passage authority between the entry and exit management system and the visitor management system according to one embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 16] 11 is a flowchart showing the steps of a process for updating a visitor's passage authority in the visitor management system according to one embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0011] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this specification and the drawings, components having substantially the same functions or configurations are designated by the same reference numerals, and redundant description will be omitted.

[0012] <One embodiment> First, an example of the overall configuration of the entrance / exit facility, personnel system, entrance / exit management system, and visitor management system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of the entrance / exit facility 1, personnel system 8, entrance / exit management system 17, and visitor management system 23 according to this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the entrance / exit facility 1, personnel system 8, center system management PC (Personal Computer) 15, entrance / exit management system 17, and visitor management system 23 are connected via a network 16 so as to be able to transmit and receive information data. The network 16 is composed of a closed circuit network such as a dedicated line, or a public line such as the Internet. Here, it is assumed that the entrance / exit management system 17 is configured on a management center that manages the building facilities, and the center system management PC (Personal Computer) 15 is a management terminal capable of performing operation monitoring and predetermined operations on the management center system. Therefore, the center system management PC 15 is also capable of performing operation monitoring and predetermined operations on the entrance / exit management system 17.

[0013] The entrance / exit management system 17 acquires organizational information and personnel information from the personnel system 8 via the network 16, and automatically updates the passage authority of employees working in a facility such as a building in which the entrance / exit equipment 1 is installed, based on the updated organizational information and personnel information (transfer information). The entrance / exit management system 17 also transmits the updated passage authority of the employee to the visitor management system 23 via the network 16. The visitor management system 23 automatically updates the passage authority of visitors to the employee, based on the new passage authority of the employee received from the entrance / exit management system 17.

[0014] It is also possible to output organizational information and personnel information from personnel system 8 without connecting it to network 16, and link it to entrance / exit control system 17 by means of manual upload or the like. Also, visitor management system 23 may be located in the management center where entrance / exit control system 17 is located. In this case, entrance / exit control system 17 and visitor management system 23 may share information via the local network of the management center.

[0015] [Entrance and exit facilities] The entrance / exit equipment 1 is installed in a building facility, and includes a control terminal 2, a communication device 3, and an unlocking device 6 and an unlocking device 7, as shown in FIG. 1. The control terminal 2 is connected to each of the communication device 3, the unlocking device 6, and the unlocking device 7. Here, the unlocking device 6 and the unlocking device 7 are devices that restrict entry and exit to the building facility, and are assumed to be arranged on the same floor of the building facility. The unlocking device may be arranged on each floor of the building facility, or may be arranged only on the lobby floor. The number of unlocking devices arranged on each floor is not limited to two, and is arbitrary. The control terminal 2 is installed in the building facility, and controls the operation of the unlocking devices arranged on all floors of the building facility. The control terminal 2 may be arranged on each floor. In this case, the control terminal 2 controls only the operation of the unlocking device on the floor on which it is arranged.

[0016] The unlocking device 6 has a card reader 61 and an electric lock 62. The card reader 61 reads out the identification information (hereinafter referred to as "card ID (Identification)") of an authentication medium such as an IC card held over the card reader 61, and outputs it to the control device 4. The electric lock 62 opens and closes the entrance and exit doors according to instructions from the control device 4. The unlocking device 7 has a card reader 71 and an electric lock 72. The card reader 71 and the electric lock 72 are similar to the card reader 61 and the electric lock 62, respectively, and therefore a duplicated explanation will be omitted. Hereinafter, when the unlocking device 6 and the unlocking device 7 are not distinguished from each other, they will be collectively referred to as "unlocking device". Similarly, the card readers 61 and the card readers 71 will be collectively referred to as "card readers", and the electric locks 62 and the electric locks 72 will be collectively referred to as "electric locks".

[0017] The control terminal 2 has a control device 4 and a control terminal DB (Data Base) 5. The control device 4 is connected to the control terminal DB (Data Base) 5, an unlocking device 6 and an unlocking device 7. The control device 4 is composed of an information processing device including, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and a storage device (not shown). Note that a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) may be used instead of the CPU, or a CPU and a GPU may be used together. The control terminal DB 5 stores a passage authority storage area 51 (see FIG. 13 described later).

[0018] The control device 4 searches the card ID input from the card reader in the passage authority storage area 51 stored in the control terminal DB5, and if the searched card ID has been granted passage permission authority, it outputs an unlock instruction to the corresponding electric lock.

[0019] The communication device 3 receives information linking the card ID and passage authority of an employee determined by a passage authority determination unit 20 (described later) of the entry / exit management system 17 via the network 16, and outputs the information to the control device 4. The communication device 3 also receives information linking the card ID and passage authority used by a transferred visitor from the entry / exit management system 17 via the network 16, and outputs the information to the control device 4. The control device 4 also updates the passage authority storage area 51 stored in the control terminal DB5 using the information linking the card ID and passage authority of each of the employee and visitor input from the communication device 3.

[0020] [Personnel System] The personnel system 8 manages personnel information of employees working in the facility in which the entrance and exit equipment 1 is installed. As shown in Fig. 1, the personnel system 8 includes a control device 9, a communication device 10, a personnel information transmission unit 11, and a personnel information DB 12. The control device 9 is connected to each of the communication device 10, the personnel information transmission unit 11, and the personnel information DB 12.

[0021] The control device 9 is configured, for example, by an information processing device including a CPU, ROM, RAM, and a storage device (not shown), and controls the operations of the communication device 10 and the personnel information transmission unit 11. Note that a GPU may be used instead of the CPU, or a CPU and a GPU may be used together. The personnel information DB 12 stores an organization information area 121 (see FIG. 2 described later) and a personnel information area 122 (see FIG. 3 described later).

[0022] The personnel information transmission unit 11 is activated at any time, or is activated with the trigger of an update of the personnel information DB 12. The personnel information transmission unit 11 collects the latest organizational information and personnel information, i.e., personnel information of transferred persons, from the organizational information area 121 and the personnel information area 122 stored in the personnel information DB 12. The personnel information transmission unit 11 also transmits the collected personnel information of transferred persons to the entrance / exit management system 17 via the communication device 10 and the network 16 in accordance with a format predetermined between the entrance / exit management system 17 and the personnel information transmission unit 11.

[0023] 1, the center system management PC 15 includes an administrator terminal device 13 and a communication device 14. The administrator terminal device 13 is a terminal device capable of performing registration and updating in an entry / exit management system DB 22 (described below) of the entry / exit management system 17. The communication device 14 transmits information data registered and updated by the administrator via the administrator terminal device 13 to the entry / exit management system 17 via the network 16.

[0024] [Entrance and exit management system] The entrance / exit management system 17 acquires personnel information from the personnel system 8 and manages entrance / exit to facilities such as buildings. As shown in FIG. 1 , the entrance / exit management system 17 includes a communication device 18, a control device 19, a passage authority determination unit 20, an information transmission unit 21, and an entrance / exit management system DB 22.

[0025] The entry / exit control system DB22 stores a passage authority conversion information area 221 (see FIG. 4 described later), a passage authority master information area 222 (see FIG. 5 described later), and a building information area 223 (see FIG. 6 described later). The entry / exit control system DB22 also stores an organization information area 224 (see FIG. 7 described later), a personnel information area 225 (see FIG. 8 described later), and a passage authority record area 226 (see FIG. 9 described later).

[0026] The control device 19 is configured, for example, by an information processing device including a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, a storage device, etc. (not shown), and is connected to each of the communication device 18, the passage authority determination unit 20, and the information transmission unit 21, and controls the operations of these components. Note that a GPU may be used instead of the CPU, or a CPU and a GPU may be used together.

[0027] The information transmission unit 21 receives information (organization information) in the organization information area 121 and information (personnel information) in the personnel information area 122 from the personnel system 8 via the communication device 18 and the network 16. The information transmission unit 21 also compares the organization information and personnel information with information in the organization information area 224 and information in the personnel information area 225 of the entrance and exit management system DB 22, respectively, and updates the organization information area 224 and the personnel information area 225 if there is a difference. The information transmission unit 21 also obtains new passage authority information of the visitor associated with the transferred person from the visitor management system 23 via the communication device 18 and the network 16, and stores it in the passage authority recording area 226. When the information transmission unit 21 updates the passage authority recording area 226, it checks the destination information (IP (Internet Protocol) address) of the building from the building information area 223. The information transmission unit 21 then transmits the updated card ID and passage authority to the entrance and exit equipment 1 installed in the corresponding building via the communication device 18 and the network 16. Moreover, when passing authority master information changed by the administrator is received from the center system management PC 15, the information transmission unit 21 updates the passing authority master information area 222.

[0028] The passage authority determination unit 20 compares the personnel information area 225 updated by the information transmission unit 21 with the passage authority conversion information area 221 to determine whether or not there has been a change in the passage authority. If the passage authority determination unit 20 determines that there has been a change in the passage authority, it updates the passage authority record area 226 with the new passage authority. The updated information in the passage authority record area 226 is transmitted to the entrance / exit equipment 1 and the visitor management system 23 via the communication device 18 and the network 16.

[0029] [Visitor Management System] The visitor management system 23 manages information relating to visitors who are employees working in the facility in which the entrance and exit equipment 1 is installed. As shown in FIG. 1 , the visitor management system 23 includes a communication device 24, a control device 25, a transfer information management unit 26, a visitor management unit 27, an information transmission unit 28, and a visitor management system DB 29.

[0030] The information about the visitor includes information in a visitor management area 291, described below, including information linking the employee's identification information, the employee's visitor's identification information, and the visitor's passage authority. The information about the visitor also includes information in an employee management area 292, described below, including employee personnel information, and information in a visitor passage authority information area 293, described below, including information linking the visitor's passage authority and information about the organization to which the visitor belongs, which is included in the personnel information of the employee who is the person in charge of the visitor.

[0031] The visitor management system DB29 stores a visitor management area 291 (see FIG. 10 described later), an employee management area 292 (see FIG. 11 described later), and a visitor passage authority information area 293 (see FIG. 12 described later).

[0032] The control device 25 is composed of an information processing device having, for example, a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, a storage device, etc. (not shown), and is connected to the communication device 24, the change information management unit 26, the visitor management unit 27, and the information transmission unit 28, respectively, and controls the operation of these components. Note that a GPU may be used instead of the CPU, or a CPU and a GPU may be used together.

[0033] The information transmission unit 28 acquires the personnel information (personnel information area 225) of the transferred person and the passage authority (passage authority record area 226) of the transferred person for the entrance and exit equipment 1 from the entrance and exit management system 17 via the communication device 24 and the network 16. The information transmission unit 28 also updates the employee management area 292 based on the acquired personnel information and passage authority of the transferred person. The information transmission unit 28 also acquires information of the passage authority master information area 222 from the entrance and exit management system 17 via the communication device 24 and the network 16, and updates the visitor passage authority information area 293 based on the information of the passage authority master information area 222. The information transmission unit 28 also acquires the method of dealing with visitors answered by the transferred person via the communication device 24 and the network 16, and outputs the acquired method of dealing with visitors to the visitor management unit 27.

[0034] The transfer information management unit 26 searches the visitor management area 291 for visitors associated with the transferred person based on the updated employee management area 292. The transfer information management unit 26 also sends an inquiry about the response method of the visitor associated with the transferred person, for example, a WEB screen URL (Uniform Resource Locator) for replying to the transferred person about the response method of the visitor, by email or the like. Note that the method of inquiry about the response method of the visitor associated with the transferred person is not limited to the above method, and any method may be used as long as it can be automatically transmitted and received.

[0035] The visitor management unit 27 judges whether the visitor's passage authority for the entry / exit equipment 1 has changed according to the response method of the visitor answered by the transferred person, and updates the visitor's passage authority when it is judged that there has been a change. Specifically, when the response method of the visitor answered by the transferred person is to hand over the response of the visitor to a successor, the visitor management unit 27 updates the information of the visitor management area using the information of the employee management area linked to the successor and the information of the visitor passage authority area. When the response method of the visitor answered by the transferred person is not to hand over the response of the visitor to a successor, that is, when the transferred person continues to respond to the visitor, the visitor management unit 27 updates the information of the visitor management area using the information of the employee management area linked to the transferred person and the information of the visitor passage authority area. Then, the information transmission unit 28 transmits the visitor's passage authority updated by the visitor management unit 27 to the entry / exit management system 17.

[0036] [Data configuration example of organization information area 121] Next, an example of the data configuration of the organization information area 121 stored in the personnel information DB 12 of the personnel system 8 will be described. Fig. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the data configuration of the organization information area 121 in the personnel system 8 according to this embodiment. As shown in Fig. 2, the organization information area 121 includes the following data items: sort order MA1, company name MA2, company code MA3, organization name MA4, organization code MA5, and higher organization code MA6. Note that the data configuration of the organization information area 121 is not limited to the above configuration, and may include data items other than the above data items.

[0037] In the sort order MA1, a number indicating the sort order of the data of the stored organizational information, for example, "1", "2" to "N", etc., is stored. The company name MA2 stores the name of the company, for example, "Company A", "Company Z", etc. The company code MA3 stores identification information that can uniquely identify a company, such as "1000" or "9999." The organization name MA4 stores the name of an organization (department) owned by a company, for example, "General Affairs Headquarters," "General Affairs Department," "Development Headquarters," and the like. In the organization code MA5, identification information that can uniquely identify the organization, such as "00001111", "00002222", etc., is stored, which is linked to the organization name stored in the organization name MA4. The superior organization code MA6 stores identification information that can uniquely identify the superior organization of the organization stored in the organization name MA4, such as "1000" or "00001111". The data stored in the superior organization code MA6 is the data registered in the company code MA3 or organization code MA5. For example, since the superior organization of the General Affairs Department of Company A is the General Affairs Headquarters, the superior organization code of the General Affairs Department of Company A, i.e., the data of the superior organization code MA6 in line 2, is the organization code (organization code MA5) "00001111" of the "General Affairs Headquarters" in line 1.

[0038] [Data configuration example for personnel information area 122] Next, an example of the data configuration of the personnel information area 122 stored in the personnel information DB 12 of the personnel system 8 will be described. Fig. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the data configuration of the personnel information area 122 in the personnel system 8 according to this embodiment. As shown in Fig. 3, the personnel information area 122 includes the following data items: order MB1, name MB2, employee number MB3, email address MB4, organization MB5, and building MB6. Note that the data configuration of the personnel information area 122 is not limited to the above configuration, and may include data items other than the above data items.

[0039] The sort order MB1 stores numbers indicating the sort order of the stored personnel information data, for example, "1", "2" to "N", and the like. The name MB2 stores the names of employees, for example, "Taro Tanaka", "Jiro Tanaka", etc. The employee number MB3 stores identification information that can uniquely identify an employee, such as "10000001", "10000002", etc., that is linked to the employee's name stored in the name MB2. The email address MB4 stores the email addresses of employees, for example, "aaaa.aaaa@xxxx.com", "bbbb.bbbb@xxxx.com", and so on. The organization MB5 stores identification information that can uniquely identify the department (organization) to which the employee belongs, such as "00001111", "00002222", etc. The organization code stored in the organization MB5 is the one registered in the organization code MA5 in the organization information area 121. The employee building MB6 stores identification information that can uniquely identify the building facility where the employee works, such as "001", "002", etc.

[0040] [Data configuration example of passage permission conversion information area 221] Next, an example of the data configuration of the passage authority conversion information area 221 stored in the entry / exit management system DB22 of the entry / exit management system 17 will be described. Fig. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the data configuration of the passage authority conversion information area 221 in the entry / exit management system 17 according to this embodiment. As shown in Fig. 4, the passage authority conversion information area 221 includes the following data items: order MC1, building number MC2, company code MC3, organization code MC4, employment flag MC5, and passage authority MC6. Note that the data configuration of the passage authority conversion information area 221 is not limited to the above configuration, and may include data items other than the above data items.

[0041] The sorting order MC1 stores a number indicating the sorting order of the data of the pass authority conversion information to be stored, for example, "1", "2" to "N", and the like. In the building number MC2, identification information capable of uniquely identifying a building facility managed by the entrance / exit management system 17, such as "001", "002", etc., is stored. The company code MC3 stores identification information that can uniquely identify a company within the building facility, such as "1000" or "9999." The organization code MC4 stores identification information that can uniquely identify a department of a company, such as "00001112" or "9999." The presence flag MC5 stores "1" indicating that the company is located within a building facility, or "0" indicating that the company is not located within a building facility. The passage authority MC6 stores identification information that can uniquely identify the passage authority to the entrance / exit equipment 1 in the building facilities, such as "001", "002", "003", etc. Here, "001" represents permission to pass to the unlocking device 6 of the entrance / exit equipment 1. "002" represents permission to pass to the unlocking device 7 of the entrance / exit equipment 1. "003" represents permission to pass to the unlocking devices 6 and 7 of the entrance / exit equipment 1.

[0042] [Data configuration example of passage authority master information area 222] Next, an example of the data configuration of the pass authority master information area 222 stored in the entry / exit management system DB 22 of the entry / exit management system 17 will be described. Fig. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the data configuration of the pass authority master information area 222 in the entry / exit management system 17 according to this embodiment. As shown in Fig. 5, the pass authority master information area 222 includes the following data items: arrangement order MD1, building number MD2, pass authority MD3, pass authority category MD4, and pass permission card reader MD5. Note that the data configuration of the pass authority master information area 222 is not limited to the above configuration, and may include data items other than the above data items.

[0043] The sorting order MD1 stores a number indicating the sorting order of the data of the stored pass authority master information, for example, "1", "2" to "N", and the like. In the building number MD2, identification information capable of uniquely identifying a building facility managed by the entrance / exit management system 17, such as "001", "002", etc., is stored. The passage authority MD3 stores identification information that can uniquely identify the passage authority for the entrance / exit facility 1 in the building facilities, such as "001", "002", and the like. The passage authority category MD4 stores "0", which indicates that the passage authority is for employees working within the building facility, or "1", which indicates that the passage authority is for visitors to employees working within the building facility. The pass permission card reader MD5 stores identification information of the card reader of the unlocking device of the entrance / exit facility 1 corresponding to the pass authority MD3, for example, "CR1", "CR2", or "CR1, CR2". Here, "CR1" is the identification information of the card reader 61 of the unlocking device 6 of the entrance / exit facility 1. "CR2" is the identification information of the card reader 71 of the unlocking device 7 of the entrance / exit facility 1.

[0044] [Data configuration example for building information area 223] Next, an example of the data configuration of the building information area 223 stored in the entry / exit management system DB 22 of the entry / exit management system 17 will be described. Fig. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the data configuration of the building information area 223 in the entry / exit management system 17 according to this embodiment. As shown in Fig. 6, the building information area 223 includes the following data items: sort order ME1, building number ME2, building name ME3, building IP address ME4, and card reader ME5. Note that the data configuration of the building information area 223 is not limited to the above configuration, and may include data items other than the above data items.

[0045] In the sorting order ME1, a number indicating the sorting order of the stored building information data, for example, "1", "2" to "N", etc., is stored. In the building number ME2, an identifier that can uniquely identify a building facility managed by the entrance / exit management system 17, such as "001", "002", etc., is stored. The building name ME3 stores the name of the building facility, for example, "Building A", "Building B", etc. The building IP address ME4 stores the IP address of the building facility, for example, "111.111.111.111", "222.222.222.222", etc. Card reader ME5 stores identification information, such as "CR1", "CR2", "CR3", etc., of the card reader of the unlocking device of the entrance / exit facility 1 in the building facility.

[0046] [Data configuration example of organization information area 224] Next, an example of the data configuration of the organization information area 224 stored in the entry / exit management system DB 22 of the entry / exit management system 17 will be described. Fig. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the data configuration of the organization information area 224 in the entry / exit management system 17 according to this embodiment. As can be seen by comparing Fig. 7 with Fig. 2, the organization information area 224 has the same data configuration as the organization information area 121 shown in Fig. 2. Therefore, a duplicated description will be omitted here.

[0047] [Data configuration example for personnel information area 225] Next, an example of the data configuration of the personnel information area 225 stored in the entry / exit management system DB 22 of the entry / exit management system 17 will be described. Fig. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the data configuration of the personnel information area 225 in the entry / exit management system 17 according to this embodiment. As can be seen by comparing Fig. 8 with Fig. 3, the personnel information area 225 has the same data configuration as the personnel information area 122 shown in Fig. 3. Therefore, a duplicated description will be omitted here.

[0048] [Data configuration example for Passage Authority Record Area 226] Next, an example of the data configuration of the passage authority record area 226 stored in the entry / exit management system DB 22 of the entry / exit management system 17 will be described. Fig. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the data configuration of the passage authority record area 226 in the entry / exit management system 17 according to this embodiment. As shown in Fig. 9, the passage authority record area 226 includes the following data items: order MH1, user code MH2, user classification MH3, card ID MH4, building number MH5, and passage authority MH6. Note that the data configuration of the passage authority record area 226 is not limited to the above configuration, and may include data items other than the above data items.

[0049] The sorting order MH1 stores a number indicating the sorting order of the data of the stored pass permission record information, for example, "1", "2" to "N", and the like. The user code MH2 stores identification information that can uniquely identify users, including employees and visitors, who use the building facilities managed by the entrance and exit management system 17, such as "10000001", "20000001", and so on. The user category MH3 stores "0" indicating that the user is an employee working within the building facility, or "1" indicating that the user is a visitor to an employee working within the building facility. In the card IDMH4, identification information that can uniquely identify the authentication medium (for example, an IC card) used by the user for entering and leaving the room, such as "00000001", "11111111", etc., is stored. The building number MH5 stores identification information of the building facility through which the authentication medium for entry and exit can pass, such as "001", "002", and so on. The passage authority MH6 stores a passage authority linked to the entry / exit authentication medium (card ID MH4), such as "001", "002", etc.

[0050] [Data configuration example for visitor management area 291] Next, an example of the data configuration of visitor management area 291 stored in visitor management system DB29 of visitor management system 23 will be described. Fig. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the data configuration of visitor management area 291 in visitor management system 23 according to this embodiment. As shown in Fig. 10, visitor management area 291 includes the following data items: order MI1, visitor's name MI2, user code MI3, card ID MI4, building number MI5, passage authority MI6, and person in charge MI7. Note that the data configuration of visitor management area 291 is not limited to the above configuration, and may include data items other than the above data items.

[0051] The sort order MI1 stores a number indicating the sort order of the stored visitor management information data, for example, "1", "2" to "N", and the like. The visitor's name MI2 stores the visitor's name, for example, "Taro Sato", "Jiro Sato", etc. The user code MI3 stores identification information that can uniquely identify a visitor, such as "20000001" or "30000001." The card ID MI4 stores identification information of the authentication medium used by the visitor, such as "00000001", "00000002", etc. The building number MI5 stores identification information of the building facility through which the authentication medium for entering and leaving can pass, such as "001", "002", and so on. In the passage authority MI6, a passage authority linked to the entrance / exit authentication medium (card ID MI4), for example, "500", "999", etc., is stored. The person in charge MI7 stores the identification information of the employee whom the visitor visits, that is, the employee who is the person in charge of the visitor, for example, "10000001", "10000002", and so on.

[0052] [Data configuration example for employee management area 292] Next, a data configuration example of the employee management area 292 stored in the visitor management system DB 29 of the visitor management system 23 will be described. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a data configuration example of the employee management area 292 in the visitor management system 23 according to this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 11, the employee management area 292 includes data items of a sort order MJ1, an employee's name MJ2, an employee number MJ3, an email address MJ4, an affiliated organization MJ5, a card ID MJ6, and a passage authority MJ7. Note that the data configuration of the employee management area 292 is not limited to the above configuration, and may include data items other than the above data items. Also, the sort order MJ1, the employee's name MJ2, the employee number MJ3, the email address MJ4, and the affiliated organization MJ5 of the employee management area 292 are the same as these items of the personnel information area 122 of the personnel system 8, so that a duplicated description will be omitted.

[0053] The card ID MJ6 stores identification information of the authentication medium held by the employee, such as "11111111", "22222222", etc. The passage authority MJ7 stores the passage authority linked to the entrance / exit authentication medium (card ID MJ6), for example, "001:002,002:001." Here, "001" in "001:002" is the building number, and "002" is the identification information of the passage authority in the linked building "001."

[0054] [Data configuration example of visitor access authority information area 293] Next, a data configuration example of the visitor passage authority information area 293 stored in the visitor management system DB29 of the visitor management system 23 will be described. Fig. 12 is a diagram showing a data configuration example of the visitor passage authority information area 293 in the visitor management system 23 according to this embodiment. As shown in Fig. 12, the visitor passage authority information area 293 includes the following data items: order MK1, building number MK2, passage authority MK3, passage authority name MK4, person in charge building MK5, person in charge organization code MK6, and pass permission card reader MK7. Note that the data configuration of the visitor passage authority information area 293 is not limited to the above configuration, and may include data items other than the above data items.

[0055] The order MK1 stores a number indicating the order of the data of the visitor pass authority information, for example, "1", "2" to "N", and the like. The building number MK2 stores identification information of the building facility that the visitor is visiting, such as "001", "002", etc. The passage authority MK3 stores identification information of the passage authority for the building facility that the visitor is visiting, such as "500", "501", and so on. The passage authority name MK4 stores the name of the passage authority in the building facility that the visitor is visiting, for example, "for visitor". The person in charge building MK5 stores identification information of the building where the visitor's person in charge (employee) is located (in the figure, this is written as "person in charge building"), such as "001", "002", etc. The person in charge organization code MK6 stores the organization code of the visitor's person in charge (employee) (written as "person in charge organization code" in the figure), for example, "1000:00001112." Here, "1000" in "1000:00001112" is the identification information of the person in charge's company, and "00001112" is the identification information of the organization to which the person in charge belongs in company "1000." The pass permission card reader MK7 stores identification information of the card reader of the unlocking device of the entrance / exit facility 1 corresponding to the pass authority MK3, such as "CR1", "CR2", etc.

[0056] [Data configuration example of passage authority storage area 51] Next, an example of the data configuration of the passage authority storage area 51 stored in the control terminal DB5 of the entrance / exit facility 1 will be described. Fig. 13 is a diagram showing an example of the data configuration of the passage authority storage area 51 in the entrance / exit facility 1 according to this embodiment. As shown in Fig. 13, the passage authority storage area 51 includes the data items of an arrangement order ML1, a card ID ML2, and a passage permission card reader ML3. Note that the data configuration of the passage authority storage area 51 is not limited to the above configuration, and may include data items other than the above data items.

[0057] In the sorting order ML1, a number indicating the sorting order of the data of the pass permission stored information, for example, "1", "2" to "N", etc., is stored. In the card IDML2, identification information of the authentication medium for entering and leaving the room, for example, "11111111", "22222222", etc. is stored. In the pass permission card reader ML3, the authentication medium stored in the card ID ML2 stores identification information of the card reader that is permitted to pass, such as "CR1", "CR2", etc.

[0058] [Personnel information acquisition process procedure] Next, a procedure for personnel information acquisition processing in the entry / exit management system 17 will be described. Fig. 14 is a flowchart showing the procedure for personnel information acquisition processing in the information transmission unit 21 of the entry / exit management system 17 according to this embodiment. The processing described below is started with a trigger (TR1) being the transmission of organizational information (information in the organizational information area 121) and personnel information (information in the personnel information area 122) from the personnel information transmission unit 11 of the personnel system 8.

[0059] First, the information transmission unit 21 of the entry / exit management system 17 compares the organizational information received from the personnel system 8 with the information in the organization information area 224 (see FIG. 7) stored in the entry / exit management system DB 22, and if there is a difference, updates the organization information area 224 (step SA1).

[0060] Next, the information transmission unit 21 compares the personnel information received from the personnel system 8 with the information in the personnel information area 225 (see FIG. 8) stored in the entrance and exit management system DB 22, and if there is a difference, updates the personnel information area 225 (step SA2).

[0061] Next, the information transmission unit 21 notifies the passage authority determination unit 20 that there has been a change in the personnel information (step SA3). After the process of step SA3, the personnel information acquisition process in the information transmission unit 21 of the entry and exit management system 17 ends.

[0062] [Procedure for linking personnel information and access authority] Next, the procedure for personnel information acquisition processing in the entry / exit management system 17 will be described. Fig. 15 is a flow chart showing the procedure for linking personnel information and passage authority between the entry / exit management system 17 and the visitor management system 23 according to this embodiment. The process described below is triggered (TR2) by the information transmission unit 21 of the entry / exit management system 17 linking updates to personnel information.

[0063] First, the passage authority determination unit 20 of the entrance and exit management system 17 acquires the data of the updated personnel information area 225 (see FIG. 8) one by one (one line) (step SB1).

[0064] Next, the passage authority determination unit 20 uses the acquired personnel information area 225 and the passage authority conversion information area 221 (see FIG. 4) to determine whether the passage authority of each employee has been updated (step SB2). In this process, the passage authority determination unit 20 acquires the passage authority MC6 of the passage authority conversion information area 221 using the data of the affiliated organization MG5 and the employee building MG6 in the personnel information area 225 as a key. In addition, the passage authority determination unit 20 compares the passage authority MC6 acquired based on the affiliated organization MG5 and the employee building MG6 of each employee with the passage authority MH6 of each employee stored in the passage authority record area 226 (see FIG. 9) to determine whether the passage authority has been updated.

[0065] Next, the passage authority determination unit 20 updates the data (passage authority MH6) in the passage authority record area 226 of the employee whose passage authority has been updated (step SB3).

[0066] Next, the passage authority determination unit 20 determines whether or not the determination of the passage authority update for all the people in the updated personnel information area 225 has been completed (step SB4).

[0067] In the process of step SB4, if the passage authority determination unit 20 determines that the determination of passage authority update for all the persons in the updated personnel information area 225 is not completed (No in step SB4), the passage authority determination unit 20 returns to the process of step SB1. Then, the passage authority determination unit 20 repeatedly executes the processes of steps SB1 to SB4.

[0068] On the other hand, in the process of step SB4, if the passage authority determination unit 20 determines that the determination of the passage authority update for all the people in the updated personnel information area 225 has been completed (Yes in step SB4), it executes the process of step SB5. In the process of step SB5, the passage authority determination unit 20 transmits the updated personnel information area 225 and the passage authority record area 226 to the visitor management system 23 via the information transmission unit 21 and the network 16.

[0069] Next, the passage authority determination unit 20 transmits the card ID of the authentication medium whose passage authority has been changed and the passage authority to the entrance / exit equipment 1 via the information transmission unit 21 and the network 16 (step SB6). After the processing of step SB6, the linking processing of the personnel information and the passage authority in the passage authority determination unit 20 of the entrance / exit management system 17 ends.

[0070] In the visitor management system 23, the processing of step SB5 of the linking processing of personnel information and passing authority in the passage authority determination unit 20 of the entrance and exit management system 17 triggers the linking processing of personnel information and passing authority in the information transmission unit 28 to start.

[0071] First, the information transmission unit 28 of the visitor management system 23 acquires the information data in the passage authority master information area 222 (see FIG. 5) line by line (step SB7).

[0072] Next, the information transmission unit 28 judges whether the passage authority classification MD4 in the passage authority master information area 222 linked to the updated passage authority is "1" or not (step SB8).

[0073] In the process of step SB8, if the information transmission unit 28 determines that the passage authority category MD4 linked to the updated passage authority is "1" (Yes in step SB8), it executes the process of step SB9. In the process of step SB9, the information transmission unit 28 updates the visitor passage authority information area 293 based on the received personnel information area 225 and passage authority record area 226 (step SB9).

[0074] On the other hand, in the processing of step SB8, if the information transmission unit 28 determines that the passage authority category MD4 linked to the updated passage authority is not "1" (if the judgment in step SB8 is No), or after the processing of step SB9, it determines whether or not the judgment of the passage authority category MD4 has been completed for all of the passage authority master information area 222 (step SB10).

[0075] In the process of step SB10, if the information transmission unit 28 determines that the determination of the pass authority classification MD4 has not been completed for all of the pass authority master information areas 222 (No determination in step SB10), the process returns to step SB7. Then, the information transmission unit 28 repeatedly executes the processes of steps SB7 to SB10.

[0076] On the other hand, in the process of step SB10, if the information transmission unit 28 determines that the determination of the passage authority category MD4 has been completed for all of the passage authority master information areas 222 (Yes in step SB10), the information transmission unit 28 executes the process of step SB11. In the process of step SB11, the information transmission unit 28 acquires the information data of the received passage authority record area 226 line by line (step SB11).

[0077] Next, the information transmission unit 28 judges whether the user classification MH3 in the passage authority recording area 226 is "0" or not (step SB12).

[0078] In the process of step SB12, if the information transmission unit 28 determines that the user classification MH3 in the passage authority record area 226 is "0" (Yes in step SB12), it executes the process of step SB13. In the process of step SB13, the information transmission unit 28 updates the employee management area 292 (see FIG. 11) based on the received personnel information area 225 and passage authority record area 226 (step SB13).

[0079] On the other hand, if, in the process of step SB12, the information transmission unit 28 determines that the user classification MH3 in the passage authority record area 226 is not "0" (No in step SB12), it executes the process of step SB14. In the process of step SB14, the information transmission unit 28 updates the visitor management area 291 (see FIG. 10) based on the received personnel information area 225 and passage authority record area 226 (step SB14).

[0080] After the process of step SB13 or step SB14, the information transmission unit 28 judges whether or not the judgment of the user category MH3 has been completed for all the information data in the passage authority recording area 226 (step SB15).

[0081] In the process of step SB15, if the information transmission unit 28 determines that the determination of the user classification MH3 has not been completed for all the information data in the passage authority recording area 226 (No in step SB15), the information transmission unit 28 returns to the process of step SB11. Then, the information transmission unit 28 repeatedly executes the processes of steps SB11 to SB15.

[0082] On the other hand, in the process of step SB15, if the information transmission unit 28 judges that the judgment of the user classification MH3 has been completed for all the information data in the passage authority recording area 226 (if the judgment is Yes in step SB15), the linking process of the personnel information and the passage authority ends. In addition, the information transmission unit 28 informs the change information management unit 26 of the completion of the linking process of the personnel information and the passage authority (step SB16).

[0083] [Procedure for updating visitor access privileges] The procedure for updating the visitor's passage authority in the visitor management system 23 will be described. Fig. 16 is a flowchart showing the procedure for updating the visitor's passage authority in the visitor management system 23 according to this embodiment. The process described below is started when the information transmission unit 28 of the visitor management system 23 notifies the completion of the information update, i.e., when the process of step SB16 shown in Fig. 15 is used as a trigger (TR3).

[0084] First, the transfer information management unit 26 of the visitor management system 23 acquires information from the employee management area 292 (see FIG. 11) one by one (one line) (step SC1).

[0085] Next, the transfer information management unit 26 judges whether the information in the employee management area 292 has been updated (step SC2). In this process, if either the belonging organization MJ5 or the passage authority MJ7 in the employee management area 292 has been updated, the transfer information management unit 26 judges that the information in the employee management area 292 has been updated, and step SC2 is judged as Yes. On the other hand, if neither the belonging organization MJ5 nor the passage authority MJ7 in the employee management area 292 has been updated, the transfer information management unit 26 judges that the information in the employee management area 292 has not been updated, and step SC2 is judged as No.

[0086] In the process of step SC2, if the transfer information management section 26 determines that the information in the employee management area 292 has not been updated (No in step SC2), the transfer information management section 26 performs the process of step SC5 described below.

[0087] On the other hand, if in the process of step SC2, the change information management unit 26 determines that the information in the employee management area 292 has been updated (if the determination is Yes in step SC2), it executes the process of step SC3. In the process of step SC3, the change information management unit 26 determines whether or not the employee (the transferred employee) is recorded as a person in charge in the visitor management area 291 (see FIG. 10) (step SC3).

[0088] In the process of step SC3, if change information management section 26 determines that the transferred person is not recorded as a person in charge in visitor management area 291 (if the determination is No in step SC3), it performs the process of step SC5 described below.

[0089] On the other hand, in the process of step SC2, if the transfer information management unit 26 determines that the transferred person is recorded as a person in charge in the visitor management area 291 (if the determination is Yes in step SC3), it executes the process of step SC4. In the process of step SC4, the transfer information management unit 26 sends a web screen URL for responding to the visitor's response to the employee's email address (step SC4).

[0090] After processing in step SC4, if the determination in step SC2 is No, or if the determination in step SC3 is No, the transfer information management section 26 determines whether or not the determination of information update for all employees in the employee management area 292 has been completed (step SC5).

[0091] In the process of step SC5, if the change information management unit 26 determines that the determination of whether information has been updated for all employees in the employee management area 292 has not been completed (No in step SC5), the process returns to step SC1. Then, the change information management unit 26 repeatedly executes the processes of steps SC1 to SC5.

[0092] On the other hand, in the processing of step SC5, if the change information management unit 26 determines that the determination of whether or not information has been updated for all employees in the employee management area 292 has been completed (if the determination is Yes in step SC5), the processing in the change information management unit 26 ends.

[0093] Next, in the visitor management section 27 of the visitor management system 23, the reception of the response from the transferred person regarding how to handle the visitor is used as a trigger (TR4), and the update process of the visitor passage authority is started.

[0094] First, visitor management section 27 judges whether the transferred person's answer is "hand over the visitor's duties to his / her successor" (step SC6).

[0095] In the process of step SC6, if the visitor management unit 27 determines that the transferred person's answer is not "hand over the visitor's duties to a successor" (if the determination is No in step SC6), it executes the process of step SC9 described below.

[0096] On the other hand, if in the process of step SC6 the visitor management unit 27 determines that the transferred person's answer is "Hand over the visitor's response to the successor" (Yes in step SC6), it executes the process of step SC7. In the process of step SC7, the visitor management unit 27 uses the employee number of the successor included in the transferred person's answer to search for information on the successor from employee management area 292 (step SC7).

[0097] Next, the visitor management unit 27 uses the successor's organization MJ5 retrieved from the employee management area 292 to search for a new passage authority, i.e., a passage authority MK3 linked to the successor's organization MJ5, from the visitor passage authority information area 293 (step SC8).

[0098] Returning now to the process performed if the judgement at step SC6 is No, the explanation will be given below. If the judgement at step SC6 is No, the visitor management section 27 searches the employee management area 292 for information on the person who has been transferred (step SC9).

[0099] Next, the visitor management unit 27 searches for new passage authority from the visitor passage authority information area 293 (see FIG. 12) using the transferred person's organization MJ5 retrieved from the employee management area 292 (step SC10).

[0100] After the processing of step SC8 or step SC10, visitor management section 27 updates the visitor's new passage authority in visitor management area 291 (step SC11).

[0101] Next, visitor management unit 27 transmits the visitor's new passage authority to entrance and exit management system 17 (step SC12). After the process of step SC12, the process of updating the visitor's passage authority ends.

[0102] In the information transmission unit 21 of the entry / exit management system 17, the processing of step SC12 of the visitor passage authority update processing in the visitor management unit 27 of the visitor management system 23 described above is used as a trigger to start the process of linking the visitor's new passage authority to the entry / exit equipment 1.

[0103] First, the information transmission unit 21 updates the visitor's new passage authority in the passage authority record area 226 (see FIG. 9) (step SC13).

[0104] Next, the information transmission unit 21 links the visitor's new passage authority to the entrance / exit equipment 1 (step SC14). In this process, the control device 4 of the entrance / exit equipment 1 updates the passage authority storage area 51 (see FIG. 13) with the visitor's new passage authority received from the information transmission unit 21. After the process of step SC14, the process of linking the visitor's new passage authority to the entrance / exit equipment 1 ends.

[0105] [Example of processing] Next, a specific example of the process explained in Fig. 14 to Fig. 16 will be described. Here, a process example will be described in which the organization to which "Taro Tanaka", an employee working in building "001", belongs is changed.

[0106] Information on employee "Taro Tanaka" is registered as employee number "10000001," email address "aaaa. aaaa@xxxx.com," organization "1000:00001112," card ID "11111111," and pass permission "001:002,002:001" in the employee management area 292 (see FIG. 11) of the visitor management system 23. In the visitor management area 291 (see FIG. 10), visitor "Taro Sato" is linked to employee number "10000001" of employee "Taro Tanaka." Information on visitor "Taro Sato" is registered in visitor management area 291 as user code "20000001," card ID "00000001," building number "001," passage authority "501," and person in charge "10000001." Based on the passage authority master information area 222 (see FIG. 5) of entrance / exit management system 17, passage authority "501" is permitted to pass through card reader 71 ("CR2") of unlocking device 7 in building "001."

[0107] Here, it is assumed that the organization to which the employee "Taro Tanaka" belongs has changed from "1000:00001112" to "1000:00002223" due to personnel transfer. The changed personnel information (information of the employee "Taro Tanaka") is automatically linked to the entrance / exit management system 17 by the personnel system 8. The passage authority determination unit 20 of the entrance / exit management system 17 compares the linked personnel information of the employee "Taro Tanaka" with the information of the employee "Taro Tanaka" recorded in the personnel information area 225 to determine whether there has been a change. In addition, based on the passage authority conversion information area 221, the passage authority to be linked to the organization "00002223" of the company "1000" is "003". Therefore, the passage authority MH6 in the first row of the passage authority record area 226, i.e., the passage authority of the employee "Taro Tanaka", is updated from "002" to "003". In other words, after the personnel information change, employee "Taro Tanaka" is permitted to pass through unlocking device 6 and unlocking device 7 in building "001." In addition, the information transmission unit 21 of the entrance / exit management system 17 automatically communicates the changed personnel information and passage authority of employee "Taro Tanaka" to the visitor management system 23.

[0108] The transfer information management unit 26 of the visitor management system 23 transmits a web screen URL for responding to the transferred employee "Taro Tanaka" regarding how to handle the visitor "Taro Sato." Here, it is assumed that the employee "Taro Tanaka" responds by saying "I will hand over the responsibility of handling visitors to my successor" and by providing the employee number "10000002" of the successor employee "Jiro Tanaka." Based on the employee management area 292, the organization to which the employee "Jiro Tanaka" belongs is "1000:00001112," and in the visitor passage authority information area 293, the passage authority linked to this organization code is "500." Therefore, the passage authority of the visitor "Taro Sato" is "500," and he is permitted to pass through the unlocking device 6 in the building "001." The information transmission unit 28 of the visitor management system 23 updates the passage authority of the visitor "Taro Sato" in the visitor management area 291, and links the card ID and passage authority linked to the visitor "Taro Sato" to the entrance / exit management system 17. Then, the information transmission unit 21 of the entrance / exit management system 17 links the card ID and passage authority linked to the visitor "Taro Sato" to the control device 4 of the entrance / exit equipment 1. The control device 4 of the entrance / exit equipment 1 updates the passage authority storage area 51 based on the card ID and passage authority linked to the visitor "Taro Sato".

[0109] On the other hand, if employee "Tanaka Taro" answers "The transferred employee will continue to handle visitors," the access authority linked to the organization "1000:00002223" to which employee "Tanaka Taro" belongs after the change is "501" in visitor access authority information area 293. This access authority is the same as the access authority linked to visitor "Sato Taro" before the personnel information transfer occurred, so the card ID and access authority linked to visitor "Sato Taro" are not changed.

[0110] [effect] As described above, the entry / exit management system 17 according to the present embodiment acquires personnel information of the transferred person from the personnel system 8, updates the passage authority of the transferred person based on the personnel information of the transferred person, and transmits the passage authority of the transferred person to the visitor management system 23. The visitor management system 23 also transmits a web screen URL for responding to the transferred person's email address on how to handle the visitor, and updates the visitor's passage authority according to the transferred person's response. The visitor management system 23 also transmits the updated visitor's passage authority to the entry / exit equipment 1. Therefore, according to the visitor management system 23 of the present invention, when an employee is transferred in personnel, the employee's entry / exit authority of the visitor can be automatically updated.

[0111] The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various other applications and modifications are possible without departing from the gist of the present invention as set forth in the claims. For example, the above-mentioned embodiments have described in detail and specifically the configurations of the entrance / exit equipment, personnel system, entrance / exit management system, and visitor management system in order to explain the present invention in an easy-to-understand manner, and are not necessarily limited to having all of the described configurations. In addition, it is possible to replace part of the configurations of the embodiments described here with the configurations of other embodiments, and it is also possible to add the configurations of other embodiments to the configurations of one embodiment. In addition, it is also possible to add, delete, or replace part of the configurations of the embodiments with other configurations. In addition, the control lines and information lines shown are those that are considered necessary for the explanation, and not all control lines and information lines in the product are necessarily shown. In reality, it can be considered that almost all components are connected to each other. [Explanation of symbols]

[0112] 1...entrance / exit equipment, 2...control terminal, 3, 10, 18, 24...communication device, 4, 9, 19, 25...control device, 5...control terminal DB, 6, 7...unlocking device, 8...personnel system, 11...personnel information transmission unit, 12...personnel information DB, 16...network, 17...entrance / exit management system, 20...passage authority determination unit, 21, 28...information transmission unit, 22...entrance / exit management system DB, 23...visitor management system, 26...transfer information management unit, 27...visitor management unit, 29...visitor Management system DB, 51...passage authority storage area, 61, 71...card reader, 62, 72...electronic lock, 121...organization information area, 122...personnel information area, 221...passage authority conversion information area, 222...passage authority master information area, 223...building information area, 224...organization information area, 225...personnel information area, 226...passage authority record area, 291...visitor management area, 292...employee management area, 293...visitor passage authority information area

Claims

1. A visitor management system for managing information on visitors of employees working at a facility in which an entrance and exit device is installed, an information transmission unit that acquires the personnel information from a personnel system that manages the personnel information of the employees, and acquires the personnel information of transferred persons from an entrance / exit management system that manages entrance / exit management of the facility; A transfer information management unit that transmits an inquiry to the transferred person regarding a method of handling the visitor associated with the transferred person; a visitor management unit that determines whether the visitor's passage authority for the entrance and exit facility has changed according to the response method of the visitor answered by the transferred person, and updates the passage authority of the visitor when it is determined that the change has occurred. Visitor management system.

2. The information transmission unit transmits the passage authority of the visitor updated by the visitor management unit to the entrance and exit management system. The visitor management system according to claim 1 .

3. The information about the visitor includes information about a visitor management area including information linking the employee's identification information, the employee's visitor's identification information, and the visitor's passage authority, information about an employee management area including the employee's personnel information, and information about a visitor passage authority area including information linking the visitor's passage authority and information about an organization included in the personnel information of the employee who is the person in charge of the visitor. The visitor management system according to claim 2 .

4. When the method of dealing with the visitor answered by the transferee is to hand over the visitor's dealings to a successor, the visitor management department updates the information of the visitor management area using the information of the employee management area linked to the successor and the information of the visitor's passage authority area. The visitor management system according to claim 3 .

5. If the method of dealing with the visitor answered by the person who has been transferred is not to hand over the visitor's dealings to a successor, the visitor management department updates the information of the visitor management area using the information of the employee management area linked to the person who has been transferred and the information of the visitor's passage authority area. The visitor management system according to claim 3 .

6. The transfer information management unit sends an inquiry about how to handle the visitor to the person who has been transferred by email. The visitor management system according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

7. A visitor management method in a visitor management system that manages information regarding visitors who are employees working at a facility in which an entrance and exit device is installed, comprising: acquiring the personnel information from a personnel system that manages personnel information of the employees, and acquiring the personnel information of the transferred person from an entrance / exit management system that manages entrance / exit management of the facility; Sending an inquiry to the person who has been transferred regarding a method of dealing with the visitor associated with the person who has been transferred; A step of determining whether the visitor's passage authority for the entrance and exit facility has changed according to the response method of the visitor answered by the transfer person, and updating the passage authority of the visitor when it is determined that there has been a change. Visitor management methods.

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