Admission control system and admission control method

Abstract

To enable a delivery person who delivers a package to a facility to unlock a security gate at an entrance without teaching information necessary for unlocking the security gate in advance.SOLUTION: An admission control system 1 includes a delivery slip 2 with an IC tag affixed to a package 5, an admission control device 3, and a delivery control device 4 for controlling information related to the delivery of the package 5. The delivery slip 2 with an IC tag includes an IC tag 20 for storing tag information used for admission control of a security gate. The admission control device 3 transmits the tag information read from the IC tag 20 to the delivery control device 4, and unlocks a security gate 71 when the admission permission is notified from the delivery control device 4. The delivery control device 4 verifies an installation location of the admission control device 3 by using the delivery location of the delivery information corresponding to the tag information received from the admission control device 3, and notifies the admission control device of the admission permission when the verification of the installation location of the admission control device 3 is successful.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present application relates to a technology for unlocking a security gate installed at the entrance or exit of a facility. [Background technology]

[0002] As a crime prevention measure for facilities such as apartment complexes with multiple dwelling units, it is common to install security gates at the entrances (for example, entrances) of the facility. By installing security gates at the entrances of the facility, unauthorized entry to the facility can be prevented. However, security gates installed at the entrances of the facility are a factor that hinders the work efficiency of delivery companies that deliver packages to the dwelling units.

[0003] For example, if an intercom is installed at the entrance of a facility, a delivery person from a delivery company must operate the intercom installed at the entrance in order to enter the facility. However, if the delivery person is not familiar with operating the intercom, it will take a long time to deliver the package. If the facility has a manager, the delivery person can ask the manager to unlock the security gate, but the time when the delivery person can deliver the package is limited to the time when the manager is at home. Furthermore, if the facility does not have a delivery box or a receiving space, the delivery person is forced to redeliver the package or take the package back.

[0004] Patent Document 1 discloses an invention that solves this problem by providing a visitor's PIN code in advance to a delivery person (visitor) who delivers a package to one of the facility's units, and by temporarily unlocking the entrance door when the visitor's PIN code is entered into a keypad lock (outdoor instruction unit) installed at the entrance. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0005] [Patent Document 1] JP 2013-2083 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0006] However, in the invention disclosed in Patent Document 1, the delivery personnel delivering packages to the facility's residences must be provided in advance with the information necessary to unlock the security gate at the entrance (e.g., a visitor's PIN number).

[0007] In the present application, a delivery person delivering a package to a residence of a facility is enabled to unlock a security gate at an entrance without being provided with information required to unlock the security gate in advance. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] The first invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is a system-related invention, which is an entrance management system including a delivery slip with an IC tag to be affixed to packages delivered to the residences of the facility, an entrance management device connected to a security gate installed at the entrance / exit of the facility, and a delivery management device for managing information related to the delivery of the packages. The IC tagged delivery slip according to the first aspect of the present invention comprises a delivery slip which lists at least a delivery slip number for identifying the IC tagged delivery slip, and an IC tag which stores tag information used for entrance management at the security gate. The entrance management device of the first invention includes a tag reader that reads the tag information from the IC tag, and an entrance management unit that transmits the tag information read from the IC tag to the delivery management device and unlocks the security gate when entry is permitted by the delivery management device. The delivery management device of the first invention includes a delivery management DB that stores delivery information including the delivery location of the package and the tag information in association with the delivery slip number, and an entry permission determination unit that refers to the delivery management DB to identify the delivery information associated with the same delivery slip number as the tag information transmitted from the entrance management device, and then compares the installation location of the entrance management device with the delivery location of the identified delivery information, and if the comparison with the installation location of the entrance management device is successful, notifies the entrance management device of entry permission. In the entrance management system of the first invention, when the delivery information includes a delivery date, the entrance permission determination unit of the delivery management device preferably compares the receipt date of the tag information with the delivery date included in the identified delivery information, and if the matching of the installation location of the entrance management device and the matching of the receipt date of the tag information are successful, notifies the entrance management device of entry permission. In the entrance management system of the first invention, when the delivery information includes a delivery time zone, the entrance permission determination unit of the delivery management device compares the reception time of the tag information with the delivery time zone included in the identified delivery information, and if it succeeds in matching the installation location of the entrance management device and the reception date of the tag information, and also succeeds in matching the reception time of the tag information, it preferably notifies the entrance management device of entrance permission. According to the entrance management system of the first invention, the delivery management device checks the installation location of the entrance management device, and by using the IC tagged delivery slip, the security gates that the delivery person of the package can unlock can be limited to the security gates installed at the delivery location of the package. Furthermore, by the delivery management device checking the receipt date of the tag information, the date on which the delivery person for the package can unlock the security gate using the IC tagged delivery slip can be limited to the delivery date of the package. Furthermore, by the delivery management device checking the reception time of the tag information, the time at which the delivery person for the package can unlock the security gate using the delivery slip with IC tag can be limited to times that are included in the delivery time zone of the package.

[0009] The second invention for solving the above-mentioned problem is a method-related invention, and is an entrance management method executed using an entrance management device connected to a security gate installed at the entrance / exit of a facility, an IC-tagged delivery slip that is affixed to luggage delivered to an dwelling of the facility and has an IC tag storing tag information used for entrance management at the security gate, and a delivery management device that manages information related to the delivery of the luggage. The entrance management method of the second invention includes a step a in which the entrance management device reads, from the IC tag, tag information used for entrance management of the security gate, and transmits the tag information read from the IC tag to the delivery management device; a step b in which the delivery management device refers to a delivery management DB that stores delivery information including a delivery location of the package and the tag information, in association with the delivery slip number of the IC-tagged delivery slip, identifies the delivery information associated with the same delivery slip number as the tag information transmitted from the entrance management device, and compares the installation location of the entrance management device with the delivery location of the identified delivery information; and a step c in which the delivery management device notifies the entrance management device of entry permission when it succeeds in comparing the installation location of the entrance management device. In the entrance management method of the second invention, in step b, if the delivery information identified by the delivery management device includes a delivery date, the delivery management device executes step b1 of comparing the delivery date included in the delivery information with the receipt date of the tag information, and in step c, if the matching of the installation location of the entrance management device and the matching of the receipt date of the tag information are successful, it is preferable to notify the entrance management device of entry permission. In the entrance management method of the second invention, in step b, if the delivery information identified by the delivery management device includes a delivery time zone, the delivery management device executes step b2 of comparing the reception time of the tag information with the delivery time zone included in the delivery information, and in step c, if the matching of the installation location of the entrance management device and the matching of the reception date of the tag information are each successful, and also the matching of the reception time of the tag information is successful, it is preferable that the entrance management device is notified of entrance permission in step c. The second invention also provides the same effects as those described in the first invention. Effect of the Invention

[0010] In order to solve the problem of the present application, the present invention is configured to enable a delivery person to unlock a security gate by using tag information stored in an IC tag on an IC tagged delivery slip affixed to a package delivered to an dwelling unit of a facility. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0011] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining an overview of an admission control system. [Diagram 2] A diagram explaining a delivery slip with an IC tag. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an entrance management device and a delivery management device. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the entrance management system. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0012] From here, the embodiments of the present invention disclosed in this application will be described. The embodiments described here are intended to facilitate understanding of the present invention. The present invention is not limited to the embodiments. Furthermore, unless otherwise specified, the drawings are schematic diagrams drawn to facilitate understanding of the present invention.

[0013] FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining an outline of an entrance management system 1. The entrance management system 1 is a system for managing entrance to a security gate 71 installed at an entrance (here, an entrance 70) of a facility 7 (for example, a collective housing complex with multiple dwelling units, such as an apartment or condominium). The entrance management system 1 includes an IC tag-attached delivery slip 2 to be attached to a package 5 to be delivered to any of the dwelling units of the facility 7, an entrance management device 3 connected to a security gate 71 installed at an entrance 70 of the facility 7, and a delivery management device 4 that manages information related to the delivery of the package 5. In FIG. 1, the entrance management device 3 and the delivery management device 4 are connected via a network 6. The network 6 may be the Internet including a mobile communication line network, or may be only a mobile communication line network. In FIG. 1, the security gate 71 is illustrated as an automatic door, but the security gate 71 may be a gate device that controls the opening and closing of a bar or a flap, or may be an electronic lock installed on a manual door.

[0014] From here, each of the components of the admission control system 1 shown in FIG. 1 will be explained.

[0015] 2 is a diagram illustrating an IC tagged delivery slip 2. The IC tagged delivery slip 2 is made up of at least a delivery slip 21 which describes the delivery address of the package 5 and an IC tag 20 to which data can be written and read wirelessly.

[0016] The delivery slip 21 of the IC tagged delivery slip 2 shown in FIG. 2 is of a duplication type in which the contents written on the first sheet are duplicated on the second and subsequent sheets. On the first sheet, a field 210 for writing delivery information of the parcel 5 is printed, and at least a number 211 corresponding to the delivery slip number for identifying the IC tagged delivery slip 2 and a barcode 212 encoded from the number 211 are printed. The delivery information of the parcel 5 includes the address, name, and contact information of the delivery destination (recipient), and the address, name, and contact information of the sender. Furthermore, the delivery information can include the delivery date, which is the day when the parcel is delivered to the facility 7, and the delivery time period, which is the time period when the parcel is delivered to the facility 7. In the IC tagged delivery slip 2, the paper on which the IC tag 20 is mounted is the paper that is affixed to the parcel 5. In the IC tagged delivery slip 2, the area on which the IC tag 20 is mounted is an area that is not written or printed.

[0017] The IC tag 20 is a small device that is composed of an IC chip 200 and an antenna 201 connected thereto and has a function of wireless communication. The IC tag 20 is also called an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tag, an RF (Radio Frequency) tag, an electronic tag, etc. Tag information used for entrance management at the security gate 71 is written in the IC chip 20 of the IC tag 20. The tag information written in the IC chip 200 is information used in the entrance management system 1 to determine whether or not to permit entrance to the security gate 71. Information including the unique code of the IC tag 20 written in the IC tag 20 when the IC tag 20 is manufactured can be used as the tag information. In addition, the user of the delivery slip 2 with the IC tag can write individual identification information different from the unique code of the IC tag 20 to the IC tag 20 and use this as the tag information.

[0018] FIG. 3 shows a block diagram of the entrance management device 3 and the delivery management device 4. The entrance management device 3 is a device realized by using a computer. The entrance management device 3 has a network interface 32 which is an interface for network communication. The entrance management device 3 has a tag reader 31 which wirelessly communicates with the IC tag 20 mounted on the IC tagged delivery slip 2 to read tag information from the IC tag 20. Furthermore, the entrance management device 3 has, as a function realized by using a processor, an entrance management unit 30 which transmits tag information read from the IC tag 20 of the IC tagged delivery slip 2 to the delivery management device 4 and unlocks the security gate 71 when admission is notified from the delivery management device 4.

[0019] The delivery management device 4 is a device realized by using a server. The delivery management device 4 includes a network interface 44 that is an interface for network communication. The delivery management device 4 also includes a clock unit 43 that measures time.

[0020] The delivery management device 4 includes a delivery management DB 41 as a DB (Data Base) that stores delivery information written on the delivery slip 2 of the IC tagged delivery slip 2 and tag information stored in the IC tag 20 attached to the IC tagged delivery slip 2, in association with the delivery slip number of the IC tagged delivery slip 2. The delivery information of the package 5 is information including the delivery location of the package 5. The delivery date (scheduled delivery date) and delivery time zone can also be included in the delivery information.

[0021] Furthermore, the delivery management device 4 includes an entrance management device DB 42 that stores the installation location of the entrance management device 3 in association with the individual identification information of the entrance management device 3. The individual identification information of the entrance management device 3 may be any information as long as it can individually identify the entrance management device 3. Here, the network address of the entrance management device 3 is used as the individual identification information of the entrance management device 3. A unique number assigned to the entrance management device 3 by the delivery management device 4 can also be used as the individual identification information of the entrance management device 3. The installation location of the entrance management device 3 is information that indicates the facility 7 in which the entrance management device 3 is installed.

[0022] Furthermore, the delivery management device 4 includes an admission permission determination unit 40 that notifies the admission management device 3 that transmitted the tag information of admission permission as a function realized by using a processor. When the tag information is transmitted from the admission management device 3, the admission permission determination unit 40 refers to the delivery management DB 41 to identify the delivery slip number associated with the tag information transmitted from the admission management device 3, and then compares the installation location of the admission management device 3 that transmitted the tag information with the delivery location indicated in the delivery information associated with this delivery slip number. Then, when the admission permission determination unit 40 succeeds in at least comparing the installation location of the admission management device 3 that transmitted the tag information, it notifies the admission management device 3 that transmitted the tag information of admission permission. When the delivery information includes a delivery date, the admission permission determination unit 40 compares the reception date of the tag information in addition to the installation location of the admission management device 3 that transmitted the tag information. Furthermore, when the delivery information includes a delivery time zone, the admission permission determination unit 40 compares the reception time of the tag information in addition to the reception date of the tag information with the installation location of the admission management device 3 that transmitted the tag information.

[0023] 4 explains the operation of the entrance management system 1. The explanation of the operation of the entrance management system 1 also serves as an explanation of the entrance management method executed using the IC tagged delivery slip 2, the entrance management device 3, and the delivery management device 4, which is an invention related to the method of the present application.

[0024] The tag reader 31 of the entrance management device 3 performs an operation of emitting radio waves to detect the IC tag 20. When the deliveryman 8 delivering the luggage 5 holds the delivery slip 2 with the IC tag attached to the luggage 5 over the tag reader 31 provided in the entrance management device 3, the tag reader 31 provided in the entrance management device 3 detects the IC tag 20 of the delivery slip 2 with the IC tag attached to the luggage 5 and notifies the entrance management unit 30 that the IC tag 20 has been detected (step S1). When notified that the IC tag 20 has been detected, the entrance management unit 30 notifies the tag reader 31 of a command to read tag information from the IC tag 20, and reads the tag information from the IC tag 20 detected by the tag reader 31 (step S2). When the entrance management unit 30 of the entrance management device 3 reads the tag information from the IC tag 20, it transmits the tag information to the delivery management device 4 via the network 6 (step S3).

[0025] When the tag information is transmitted from the entrance management device 3, the entrance permission determination unit 40 of the delivery management device 4 refers to the delivery management DB 41 and identifies the delivery slip number associated with the tag information transmitted by the entrance management device 3 (step S4). Next, the entrance permission determination unit 40 of the delivery management device 4 refers to the delivery management DB 41 and identifies the delivery information associated with the delivery slip number identified in step S4 as the delivery information associated with the same delivery slip number as the tag information transmitted by the entrance management device 3 (step S5).

[0026] Next, the admission decision unit 40 of the delivery management device 4 refers to the admission management device DB 42 and identifies the installation location of the admission management device 3 associated with the network address of the admission management device 3 that transmitted the tag information (step S6). Next, the admission decision unit 40 of the delivery management device 4 checks the installation location of the admission management device 3 that transmitted the tag information (step S7). When checking the installation location of the admission management device 3 that transmitted the tag information, the admission decision unit 40 of the delivery management device 4 checks whether the installation location of the admission management device 3 that transmitted the tag information is the same as the delivery location included in the delivery information associated with the delivery slip number. If they are the same, the admission decision unit 40 of the delivery management device 4 judges that the check of the installation location of the admission management device 3 that transmitted the tag information has been successful.

[0027] The admission decision unit 40 of the delivery management device 4 branches the process depending on the result of checking the installation location of the entrance management device 3 that transmitted the tag information. If checking the installation location of the entrance management device 3 that transmitted the tag information fails, the admission decision unit 40 of the delivery management device 4 notifies the entrance management device 3 that transmitted the tag information that admission is not permitted (step S13), and the procedure in FIG. 4 ends.

[0028] If the matching of the installation location of the entrance management device 3 that transmitted the tag information is successful, the entrance permission determination unit 40 of the delivery management device 4 checks whether the delivery information associated with the delivery slip number includes a delivery date (step S8). Depending on whether the delivery information associated with the delivery slip number includes a delivery date, the entrance permission determination unit 40 of the delivery management device 4 branches the process. If the delivery information associated with the delivery slip number does not include a delivery date, the entrance permission determination unit 40 of the delivery management device 4 notifies the entrance management device 3 that transmitted the tag information of admission permission (step S12), and the procedure in FIG. 4 ends.

[0029] If the delivery information associated with the delivery slip number includes a delivery date, the admission determination unit 40 of the delivery management device 4 checks the reception date of the tag information (step S9). When checking the reception date of the tag information, the admission determination unit 40 of the delivery management device 4 checks whether the reception date of the tag information measured using the clock unit 43 is the same as the delivery date included in the delivery information associated with the delivery slip number. If they are the same, the admission determination unit 40 of the delivery management device 4 determines that the matching of the reception date of the tag information has been successful.

[0030] The admission decision unit 40 of the delivery management device 4 branches the process according to the result of checking the date of receipt of the tag information. If checking the date of receipt of the tag information fails, the admission decision unit 40 of the delivery management device 4 notifies the admission management device 3 that sent the tag information that admission is not permitted (step S13), and the procedure in FIG. 4 ends.

[0031] If the tag information is successfully matched with the reception date, the admission permission determination unit 40 of the delivery management device 4 checks whether the delivery information associated with the delivery slip number includes a delivery time zone (step S10). Depending on whether the delivery information associated with the delivery slip number includes a delivery time zone, the admission permission determination unit 40 of the delivery management device 4 branches the process. If the delivery information associated with the delivery slip number does not include a delivery time zone, the admission permission determination unit 40 of the delivery management device 4 notifies the admission management device 3 that sent the tag information of admission permission (step S12), and the procedure in FIG. 4 ends.

[0032] If the delivery information associated with the delivery slip number includes a delivery time zone, the admission decision unit 40 of the delivery management device 4 checks the reception time of the tag information (step S11). When checking the reception time of the tag information, the admission decision unit 40 of the delivery management device 4 checks whether the reception time of the tag information measured using the clock unit 43 is the same as the delivery time zone included in the delivery information associated with the delivery slip number. If they are the same, the admission decision unit 40 of the delivery management device 4 determines that the matching of the reception time of the tag information has been successful.

[0033] The admission decision unit 40 of the delivery management device 4 branches the process depending on the result of comparing the reception time of the tag information. If the comparison of the reception time of the tag information fails, the admission decision unit 40 of the delivery management device 4 notifies the entrance management device 3 that transmitted the tag information that admission is not permitted (step S13), and the procedure in Fig. 4 ends. If the comparison of the reception time of the tag information is successful, the admission decision unit 40 of the delivery management device 4 notifies the entrance management device 3 that transmitted the tag information that admission is permitted (step S12), and the procedure in Fig. 4 ends. [Explanation of symbols]

[0034] 1. Admission Control System 2. Delivery slip with IC tag 20 IC tag 21 Delivery slip 3 Entrance control device 30 Admission Management Department 31 Tag Reader 4 Delivery management device 40 Admission Permission Judgment Department 41 Delivery management DB 42 Entrance control device DB 5. Luggage 7 Facilities 71 Security Gate

Claims

1. The system includes a delivery slip with an IC tag attached to a package delivered to the facility, an entrance management device connected to a security gate installed at an entrance of the facility, and a delivery management device for managing information related to the delivery of the package, The IC tagged delivery slip includes a delivery slip on which at least a delivery slip number for identifying the IC tagged delivery slip is written, and an IC tag storing tag information used for entrance management of the security gate, the entrance management device includes a tag reader that reads out the tag information from the IC tag, and an entrance management unit that transmits the tag information read out from the IC tag to the delivery management device and unlocks the security gate when the delivery management device notifies the entrance permission, The delivery management device includes a delivery management DB that stores delivery information including a delivery location of the package and the tag information in association with the delivery slip number, and an entry permission determination unit that refers to the delivery management DB to identify the delivery information associated with the same delivery slip number as the tag information transmitted from the entrance management device, and then compares the installation location of the entrance management device with the delivery location of the identified delivery information, and notifies the entrance management device of entry permission when the comparison with the installation location of the entrance management device is successful. The entrance management system is characterized by the following.

2. When the delivery information includes a delivery date, the admission decision unit of the delivery management device compares the receipt date of the tag information with the delivery date included in the identified delivery information, and notifies the admission management device of admission admission when the comparison of the installation location of the admission management device and the comparison of the receipt date of the tag information are successful.

2. An admission control system according to claim 1.

3. When the delivery information includes a delivery time zone, the entry permission determination unit of the delivery management device checks the reception time of the tag information using the delivery time zone included in the identified delivery information, and when the checks of the installation location of the entry management device and the reception date of the tag information are both successful, and the check of the reception time of the tag information is also successful, notifies the entry management device of entry permission.

3. An admission control system according to claim 2.

4. A method that is executed using an entrance management device connected to a security gate installed at an entrance / exit of a facility, an IC tagged delivery slip that is affixed to a package delivered to a dwelling unit of the facility and has an IC tag that stores tag information used for entrance management of the security gate, and a delivery management device that manages information related to delivery of the package, comprising: a step a in which the entrance management device reads, from the IC tag, tag information used for entrance management of the security gate, and transmits the tag information read from the IC tag to the delivery management device; a step b in which the delivery management device refers to a delivery management DB in which delivery information including the delivery location of the package and the tag information are stored in association with the delivery slip number of the IC tag-attached delivery slip, identifies the delivery information associated with the same delivery slip number as the tag information transmitted from the entrance management device, and compares the installation location of the entrance management device with the delivery location of the identified delivery information; a step c of notifying the entrance management device of admission permission when the delivery management device has successfully collated the installation location of the entrance management device; An admission management method comprising:

5. In step b, if the delivery information specified by the delivery management device includes a delivery date, the delivery management device executes step b1 of comparing the delivery date included in the delivery information with the receiving date of the tag information, and in step c, if the matching of the installation location of the entrance management device is successful and the matching of the receiving date of the tag information is successful, notifies the entrance management device of admission.

5. The admission management method according to claim 4.

6. In step b, if the delivery information specified by the delivery management device includes a delivery time zone, the delivery management device executes step b2 of checking the reception time of the tag information using the delivery time zone included in the delivery information, and in step c, if the checking of the installation location of the entrance management device and the checking of the reception date of the tag information are both successful, and the checking of the reception time of the tag information is also successful, notifies the entrance management device of admission.

6. The admission management method according to claim 5.

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