Entry monitoring system

Abstract

To clip an unauthorized visitor due to tailgating or a visitor liable to be an unauthorized visitor and store the clip as video.SOLUTION: Control means exerts control such that when a gate is unlocked and opened, an unlock cause is received with communication means from a gate open / close device and such that at least a person imaged by camera means performing unauthorized entry due to tailgating or a person suspected of tailgating entry is clipped to be stored in storage means.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an entry monitoring system that monitors unauthorized entry of people entering a building together, which is an effective security feature applied to a collective housing complex such as an apartment building. [Background technology]

[0002] In recent years, an increasing number of apartment complexes and other housing complexes have installed automatic locks at their common entrances to restrict entry to anyone other than the residents. However, suspicious visitors can easily gain entry into apartment complexes by pretending to be with a resident, a practice known as tailgating.

[0003] Furthermore, conventionally, security systems have been known that are equipped with surveillance camera systems that display and store images captured by television cameras, and can reliably capture and store images of intruders. However, when an incident or problem occurs, it is a tedious task to go back and check the images from the surveillance camera system.

[0004] For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a surveillance system for apartment buildings and the like, which is a tailgating detection system that prevents the intrusion of suspicious visitors who try to enter by pretending to be with an apartment resident.

[0005] According to the document, the system comprises an authentication device 1 with a numeric keypad installed outside the common entrance of an apartment building or the like, an automatic door control device 2 that automatically locks the common entrance, a visitor imaging camera 3 that takes images of visitors entering through the doorway of the common entrance, an image processing device 4 that processes images of visitors taken by the visitor imaging camera and counts the number of people who actually enter through the common entrance, a judgment device 5 that compares the number of permitted visitors entered by the authentication device with the actual number of visitors counted by the image processing device, which is input by the authentication device with the numeric keypad, and an alarm generation device 6 that operates when the judgment device determines that the actual number of visitors is greater than the permitted number of visitors, and issues an alarm message to warn of the occurrence of tailgating from a speaker 7 installed inside the common entrance. However, the number of people permitted to enter the building must be entered one by one using a numeric keypad, making this system unsuitable for practical use.

[0006] Furthermore, Patent Document 2 discloses technology related to a system for authenticating whether passersby are residents in an apartment building. This technology is a passerby management system for an apartment building, which includes a resident IC chip 20 carried by a resident and storing resident data, an entrance door 10 that is unlocked by authenticating the resident IC chip 20, a passerby sensor 40 that detects passersby passing through the door 10, an IC chip sensor 50 that detects the resident IC chip 20 in approximately the same position as the passerby sensor 40 and reads the resident data, a resident determination device 80 that determines that there is a non-resident among the passersby if the number of passersby detected by the passerby sensor 40 from the time the door 10 is unlocked until it is locked is greater than the information on the IC chip 20 detected by the IC chip sensor 50, and an alarm device 60 that alerts the user of the non-resident.

[0007] However, when entering common areas of buildings or apartment buildings, in addition to entering using a key previously held by a resident or manager, the resident or manager may have to unlock the door at the gate via an intercom, or when leaving the building, the door may be unlocked when a sensor detects someone leaving.

[0008] As such, there are many cases of unauthorized entry into apartment buildings through the use of ID keys and gate doors, either by legitimate visitors or by people who enter together when the gate is unlocked for some reason, which is known as tailgating, and this is an issue that needs to be managed.

[0009] [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0010] [Patent Document 1] Patent Publication No. 2006-120086 [Patent Document 2] Patent Publication No. 2006-79236 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0011] As described above, the present invention has been developed for an entrance monitoring system that records unauthorized entry, particularly in apartment buildings, etc., and is capable of recording and saving the entry as video or photographs. Known systems record video from a surveillance camera for two weeks or a month, and when a problem occurs, the video can be played back and checked, but in practice the amount of video generated is so large that it is not very useful.

[0012] In particular, the present invention aims to provide an entrance monitoring system that can quickly grasp information about users entering a building or apartment building, cut out unauthorized entrants who are accompanied by others, or entrants who are likely to be unauthorized entrants, and store the images in order to improve services for users entering a building or apartment building. [Means for solving the problem]

[0013] In order to achieve the above object, the entrance monitoring system of the present invention is an entrance monitoring system that, when entering a building or apartment building, allows a user to unlock the gate using an ID key carried by the user using a gate opening / closing device, or to request a resident or manager inside to unlock the gate and enter the building, and monitors the unauthorized entry of each user who enters through the gate, and includes: a camera means for taking pictures of at least the person entering the building when the gate is unlocked and opened, in order to take pictures of the state of entry through the gate; a communication means for receiving or transferring the cause of unlocking from the gate opening / closing device, which is unlocked when the gate is opened, whether it was unlocked with the ID key, or because an internal sensor reacted to a person leaving from the inside, or because it was unlocked by a request to an internal resident or manager's office to unlock it using an intercom installed on the gate; and a storage means for storing images of people taken by the camera means and for storing an appropriate control program. A control means is provided to control the camera means, communication means, and storage means, and when the gate is unlocked and opened, the control means receives the cause of unlocking from the gate opening / closing device via the communication means, and controls the camera means to extract at least those who have entered the building illegally by tailgating or who are suspected of entering the building illegally by tailgating, and store the extracted data in the storage means.

[0014] The storage means stores images of residents or specific persons who are permitted to enter the building, and when a resident has entered the building illegally with a companion or is suspected of entering the building illegally with a companion and authentication of the resident's identity is established, it is determined that the resident has not entered illegally regardless of the cause of unlocking, and the image is controlled not to be stored.

[0015] The storage means is controlled so that the people photographed by the camera means, including those who have entered legitimately, are sent to another server, along with information on those who have entered. By providing a separate file that records all entry information, including information on legitimate entry, the information can be stored separately from unauthorized entry, allowing it to be used according to the purpose. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0016] [Figure 1] 1 is an explanatory plan view of an apartment building in which an entrance monitoring system according to the present invention is used; [Figure 2] 1 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of an entrance monitoring system according to the present invention. [Figure 3] 1 is an explanatory diagram of an entrance state in the entrance monitoring system of the present invention. [Figure 4] 1 is an explanatory diagram of an entrance state in the entrance monitoring system of the present invention. [Figure 5] 1 is an explanatory diagram of an entrance state in the entrance monitoring system of the present invention. [Figure 6] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a processing flow in the entrance monitoring system of the present invention. [Figure 7] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a concierge terminal screen in the entrance monitoring system of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0017] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to Figs. 1 to 7. The entrance monitoring system 21 of the present invention is preferably used in conjunction with an entrance management system 1 that allows concierges and managers to improve services to residents, and will therefore be described as a system combined with the entrance management system 1. First, as described above, the entrance management system 1 is a system used at the front desk (concierge counter or management office) of a building or condominium. When entering an apartment or building, a user can basically use an ID key carried by the user to open the gate door G with the gate opening / closing device 2 and enter the building, and the entrance management system 1 makes it easy to provide services to each user at the front desk located inside the gate.

[0018] First, we will explain based on the floor plan of an apartment building shown in Figure 1. A typical apartment building is equipped with one or more gate doors G that lead to a common space such as the entrance before entering the residential area of the building. There may also be multiple gate doors G, with one on the outside and one at the inner entrance.

[0019] In the present invention, when monitoring users who open gate doors G and enter the building, it is sufficient to monitor at least one gate door G. Users entering the apartment building pass through gate doors G and enter the building, but the building is designed so that they pass in front of the post room and concierge counter before entering the residential area. At this concierge counter, they can easily receive services from the concierge or manager, such as handing over parcels and dry cleaning, confirming applications for facilities such as the pool and gym, and taking messages.

[0020] Next, the configuration of the entrance management system 1 will be described with reference to Fig. 2. This entrance management system 1 includes a communication means 4 that receives, from the gate opening / closing device 2, a surveillance camera device 3, or the like, ID key identification information read from the user's ID key or information about the user entering the building when the user unlocks the gate door G using the gate opening / closing device 2 (installed at the outer and inner entrances), a storage means 5 that stores data and various programs linking each user's information with the ID key identification information, a display means 6 that displays the corresponding information about each user based on the ID key identification information received by the communication means 4, and a control means 7 that controls the communication means 4, the storage means 5, and the display means 6. The control means 7 is configured so that, when at least a user unlocks the gate door G using the ID key and enters the building, the user's identification information is received by the communication means 4 and the information stored in the storage means 5 that corresponds to the identification information is displayed by the display means 6.

[0021] As can be seen from Figure 2, when a user holds an ID key over the intercom-type gate opening / closing device 2 at the outer gate G, the data is read and the gate can be opened. At this time, the gate opening / closing device 2 can open the gate G using the identification information of the pre-registered ID key, and if this identification information is transferred to the management office or concierge, it can be confirmed in advance which room the user will enter.

[0022] For security reasons, there may be multiple gate doors G. As mentioned above, for example, as shown in Figure 2, there is a gate opening / closing device 2 at the inner entrance, and in the present invention, it is sufficient to pass through at least one gate door G, but there may be multiple gate doors G.

[0023] More specifically, the storage means 5 stores service information in advance, such as information on gifts and messages to be given to users in each room, in association with each room's information. When a user unlocks the gate door G and enters the building, if there is any gift or service information corresponding to the corresponding room information, the corresponding information is identified and displayed (see Figure 7).

[0024] As shown in FIG. 7 , the display unit 6 displays, for example, items to be delivered to the resident (user), such as parcels and dry cleaning, as well as contact information and correspondence, and these items are stored along with each room number and name. Therefore, when a user unlocks the gate door G, the ID key identification information is read and transmitted to the entry management system 1. The identity of the person entering the building can then be determined by referring to the corresponding data between the ID key identification information and the room number, and displayed on the display unit 6. In FIG. 7 , for example, the dry cleaning display displays "Mr. Ishida entered with ID key" for Room 204, and the corresponding portion of the list of items to be delivered flashes or is highlighted (to be distinguishable from others). In addition to the room number of Room 204, in this embodiment, the name and facial image of "Mr. Ishida" are also displayed. As an example, this facial image may be photographed by the entry monitoring system 21 using the camera unit 3 of the present invention, or may be pre-registered in the storage unit 5.

[0025] As described above, the entrance monitoring system 21 of the present invention basically works by using the gate opening / closing device 2 to unlock the gate using an ID key carried by the user when entering a building or apartment building. However, in reality, there is a possibility of unauthorized entry due to reasons such as tailgating, so the entrance monitoring system 21 monitors such unauthorized entry, and is a monitoring system that extracts unauthorized entrants or entrants who are suspected of being unauthorized entrants and stores them as photographs or videos.

[0026] The entrance monitoring system 21 is configured with a camera means 3 that takes an image of at least a person entering the building when the gate is unlocked and opened in order to photograph the state of entry through the gate, a communication means 24 that receives or transfers the cause of unlocking from the gate opening / closing device 2, which is unlocked by an ID key when the gate is opened, or by an internal sensor reacting to a person leaving from the inside, or by an intercom installed on the gate and requesting unlocking from a resident inside or the management office, and a There is provided a storage means 25 for storing images of people photographed by the camera means 3 and for storing appropriate control programs, and a control means 27 for controlling the camera means 3, communication means 24, and storage means 25. When the gate door G is unlocked and opened, the control means 27 receives the cause of unlocking from the gate opening / closing device 2 via the communication means 24, and controls the camera means 3 to extract at least those people who have entered the building illegally by tailgating or who are suspected of entering the building illegally by tailgating, and store the extracted images in the storage means 25.

[0027] The storage means 25 stores beforehand images of residents and specific persons who are permitted to enter the building, and even if a resident enters illegally with a companion or is suspected of having entered illegally with a companion, if authentication is established as a resident registered beforehand, the resident will not be judged to have entered illegally regardless of the reason for unlocking.

[0028] Also, due to privacy concerns, there is a tendency to be reluctant to register residents' facial images in advance, but in today's world where various crimes occur, and considering security issues and the need to protect the lives of residents, it is considered important to register residents' facial images in advance and monitor visitors separately from others.

[0029] Furthermore, the storage means 25 is controlled so that information on people photographed by the camera means 3 as a surveillance camera device, including people who have entered the building legitimately, is transmitted to another management server 8. In particular, if a person is a resident of an apartment building, free entry and exit is guaranteed, so it goes without saying that they will not be considered as having entered the building illegally, but in order to prevent information from being leaked carelessly from the viewpoint of privacy, they are stored separately from unauthorized outside visitors.

[0030] In reality, it has been found that in addition to cases where a single person enters using only one ID key, multiple entry situations frequently occur. This will be explained in detail below. For example, as shown in Figure 3, when a person unlocks the door from outside with their own ID key and enters, there is no problem at all, and the information is transmitted to the entry management system 1 (passing through the processing flow steps 101 to 102, 103, and then step 104 in Figure 6), and the display means 6 displays "Mr. Ishida entered using his ID key," as shown in Figure 7.

[0031] Fig. 7 shows a display means 6 consisting of a display of a concierge terminal, which is configured to display information such as deliveries to users that have been temporarily stored by companies such as parcel delivery and dry cleaning, as well as messages, in association with each room information. When a user unlocks the gate door G and enters the building, if there is any deliveries or service information corresponding to the corresponding room information, the corresponding information is identified and displayed (for example, in Fig. 7, the section for "Mr. Ishida" in Room 204 of the dry cleaning service blinks, and then an image of Mr. Ishida's face is displayed as he enters, and "Mr. Ishida entered with ID key" is displayed).

[0032] The service information stores the user name of each room, so that when a user passes through the concierge counter, the concierge can ask, "Sir, it looks like your package has arrived. Have you received it?" and then check the delivery slip or ask the user to state their room number and name. For example, if the user says, "Ishida in room 204," the concierge can respond, "We have indeed received your package (cleaning)," ensuring that the delivery is completed.

[0033] On the other hand, ID keys are available in various styles, from dedicated keys to mobile phone terminals, and can be issued to guests by the apartment management office or by the user themselves. New ID information can be received and updated via an appropriate network. It may be displayed as "room key" or "guest in room."

[0034] However, in reality, there are cases where the resident forgets the ID key and has a resident inside unlock the door via the intercom. In that case, the ID key's identification information is not transmitted to the entry management system 1. In this case, a different unlocking cause is received from the gate opening / closing device 2 or the entry monitoring system 21. Information such as "unlocked by room number 204 (step 105)" or "entered by unlocking by departing person (corresponding to No in step 105)" is received. The gate opening / closing device 2 knows via the intercom whether the resident unlocked the door or the resident unlocked the door due to the departing person's exit, so it displays either one of them. In the case of the second stage in Figure 3, the process goes from step 101 in the processing flow of Figure 6 through steps 102 and 105. If there is only one person, the process moves to steps 106 and 104, where the person is notified of this fact, and the person is recognized as having entered the building legitimately, and the process can be completed without the need for facial authentication.

[0035] In the third row of Figure 3, if the answer is No in step 105, it is determined that the person was not unlocked with an ID key or by an insider using an intercom, but rather that the internal sensor detected a person exiting the gate door G from the inside, unlocked the door, and entered the building just as the person exiting from the inside, which in itself is an illegal entry known as tailgating, but if the resident's facial data is registered in advance, this will not be treated as illegal entry. In this case, the surveillance camera device 3 takes a facial image, and the authentication data is transmitted to the entry management system 1, which reports it as "Mr. / Ms. XX in room number 204, entering with a tailgating partner after the door was unlocked following the departure of a person outside" (in this case too, the process passes through steps 101 to 102, 105, and 107 of the processing flow in Figure 6, and then passes through step 104 if authentication is OK).

[0036] If authentication is not possible in step 107, the process moves to the bottom of Figure 3 (the fourth step), where the process moves to step 108, where it is determined that the person entered the building illegally by tailgating, and the facial image is recorded along with date and time information.If the process moves to step 104, the message "Unauthorized Entry, Beware" is displayed.

[0037] Processing is relatively simple when one person enters the building, but in reality, there are many cases where multiple people enter together. In the case of the upper part of Figure 4, when multiple people enter using one ID key, if there is someone who does not have the ID key and authentication of all the people's faces cannot be completed, the process goes from step 101 in the processing flow of Figure 6 to steps 102, 103, and 107, and if authentication cannot be completed, it transitions to step 104 via step 108, and displays the message "There has been an unauthorized entry by someone other than Mr. / Ms. XX in room number 204."

[0038] Furthermore, if multiple people are asked to unlock the door from the inside using the intercom without using an ID key (interruption in Figure 4), the process flow in Figure 6 goes from step 101 to step 102, steps 105, 106, and step 107, and if authentication is not successful, it goes through step 108 and then step 104, and the message "When unlocking the door from the inside using the intercom, there was an unauthorized entry by someone other than those related to room number 204" is displayed.

[0039] Furthermore, in the lower part of Figure 4, if an internal sensor detects a person exiting from inside gate G and unlocks the gate, and multiple people enter the gate just as the person exiting from the inside, this will be considered as a tailgating entry and will be an illegal entry, but in this case too, the surveillance camera device 3 will take a facial image, and if authentication cannot be obtained, the data will be sent to the entry management system 1, and it will be reported as "the gate was unlocked when the person leaving left, and entry was made with a tailgating" (in this case too, the process will pass from step 101 in Figure 6 to steps 102, 105, 107, 108, and then transition to 104 and pass).

[0040] Also, in contrast to Figure 4, Figure 5 shows an example where multiple people are allowed to enter in the case of family members, etc., but the top part of Figure 5 shows a case where multiple people enter the building using one ID key, and if authentication is OK, the flow steps are steps 101, 102, 103, and then at step 107 authentication of all people is confirmed, and step 104 is passed, and the message "The number of people other than Mr. / Ms. XX in room number 204 have entered the building successfully" is displayed.

[0041] Furthermore, in the middle of Figure 5, if no one has an ID key and the door is unlocked from the inside using the intercom and everyone is authenticated, the flow steps are steps 101, 102, 105, and 106, and if authentication is OK in step 107, it transitions to step 104, and the message "Room number 204, successfully entered after being unlocked from the inside using the intercom" is displayed.

[0042] Furthermore, in the lower part of Figure 5, if multiple people enter the building while a person is exiting from the inside, and if facial recognition is successful, the flow steps are steps 101, 102, 105, and 107, and if authentication is successful, the flow transitions to step 104, where the message "Entry unlocked as outsiders leave, normal entry" is displayed.

[0043] In this way, by registering the facial images of residents in advance using facial recognition, data on unauthorised entry by non-residents and outsiders can be reliably accumulated, and management can be dramatically improved.

[0044] The entrance monitoring system of the present invention allows the management office or concierge of an apartment building to accurately grasp the information of users entering through the gate door, and can reliably identify illegal entries such as tailgating, and can reliably record illegal entries including the date, time, and reason for unlocking, as well as facial images, making it extremely useful for industry. [Explanation of symbols]

[0045] 1. Admission control system 2...Gate opening and closing device 3... Surveillance camera device (camera means) 4. Means of communication 5…Memory means 6...Display means 7...Control means 8...Administration Server 9...Intercom (ID key reader) 10...Intercom (ID key reader) 21...Entry monitoring system 24...Means of communication 25...Memory means 27...Control means

Claims

1. When entering a building or apartment building, a gate opening / closing device allows a user to unlock the gate using an ID key carried by the user, or to ask a resident or manager inside to unlock the gate and enter the building, and an entry monitoring system monitors unauthorized entry of each user entering the building through the gate, a camera means for photographing at least a person entering the facility when the gate is unlocked and opened, in order to photograph the state of the person entering the facility through the gate; A communication means for receiving or transmitting the cause of unlocking from the gate opening / closing device, which is unlocked when the gate is opened, whether it was unlocked by an ID key, or by an internal sensor reacting to a person leaving from the inside, or by an intercom installed on the gate requesting unlocking from a resident inside or the management office; a storage means for storing images of people photographed by said camera means and for storing appropriate control programs; providing a control means for controlling the camera means, communication means, and storage means; This control means controls the entrance monitoring system so that when the gate is unlocked and opened, the cause of unlocking is received from the gate opening / closing device via the communication means, and at least persons photographed by the camera means are identified as having entered the building illegally by tailgating or are suspected of having entered the building illegally by tailgating, and the images are stored in the storage means.

2. The entry monitoring system of claim 1, characterized in that the storage means stores images of residents or specific individuals who are permitted to enter the building, and if the entrant is found to have entered the building illegally by accompanying someone else or is suspected of having entered the building illegally by accompanying someone else and authentication of the entrant's identity is established, the system determines that the entry is not illegal regardless of the cause of the unlocking and does not store the image.

3. The entrance monitoring system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the storage means is controlled to store information about people photographed by the camera means, including people who have entered the building legitimately, and to transmit information about people entering the building to another server.

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