Control System

Abstract

A control system is provided that can achieve both convenience and security when visitors from service providers or the like enter each floor of a facility such as an apartment building. [Solution] When the controller 20 (controller 21) of the control system 1 receives a first unlock request to unlock an outer door 71 installed at the entrance of an apartment building, and if authentication of the first unlock request is successful, it sends an unlock instruction to an outer door controller 70 that controls the locking and unlocking of the outer door 71 and an elevator controller 80 that controls the operation of an elevator 81 installed in the apartment building. When the controller 21 receives a second unlock request to unlock the elevator 81, and if authentication of the second unlock request is successful, it does not send an unlock instruction to the outer door controller 70, but sends an unlock instruction only to the elevator controller 80.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to control systems. [Background technology]

[0002] In recent years, there has been an increase in a delivery method known as drop-off delivery, in which delivery is completed by leaving the package at a designated location when the recipient of the package is not at the delivery destination residence, etc. In delivery services using drop-off delivery, various technologies have been proposed for automatically unlocking auto-lock doors installed at the entrances of apartment buildings, etc., for visitors who are permitted to enter the apartment buildings, etc. (for example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Patent Publication No. 2021-14729 [Patent Document 2] Japanese Patent Publication No. 2020-53047 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] The technologies disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2 enable an auto-lock door to be unlocked by a visitor alone, without any operation by the resident. However, when security is in place to restrict entry to each floor of a facility such as an apartment building, there is a need for a system that allows a service provider who enters the facility through an unlocked auto-lock door to easily enter a desired floor or move between desired floors while maintaining security within the facility.

[0005] Therefore, an object of the present disclosure is to provide a control system that can achieve both convenience and security when visitors of service providers or the like enter each floor of a facility such as an apartment building. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to achieve the above object, the control system of the present disclosure comprises: a terminal device installed in an apartment building; a door control device that controls locking and unlocking of a door installed at an entrance of the apartment building; an elevator control device that controls the operation of an elevator installed in the apartment building; a server device associated with a service provider; a control unit capable of communicating with the terminal device, the door control device, the elevator control device, and the server device; A control system comprising: The control unit When a first unlock request for unlocking the door is received, if authentication of the first unlock request is successful, transmitting an unlock instruction to the door control device and the elevator control device; When a second unlock request for unlocking the elevator is received, if the authentication of the second unlock request is successful, an unlock instruction is not sent to the door control device, but is sent only to the elevator control device.

[0007] According to the above control system, if the door control device's first unlock request is successfully authenticated, both the door and the elevator are unlocked, allowing the service provider to enter the apartment building through the door and use the elevator. On the other hand, if the elevator's second unlock request is successfully authenticated, the door is not unlocked, but only the elevator is unlocked, preventing the door from being unlocked unexpectedly when the service provider enters the apartment building and travels between floors by elevator. This configuration makes it possible to provide a control system that can achieve both convenience and security when visitors to the service provider or the like enter each floor of a facility such as an apartment building. [Effects of the Invention]

[0008] According to the present disclosure, it is possible to provide a control system that can achieve both convenience and security when visitors from service providers or the like enter each floor of a facility such as an apartment building. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] 1 is a configuration diagram showing a control system according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of a portion of the control system of FIG. 1. [Figure 3] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a call table stored in a controller included in the control system. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a data table stored in the controller. [Figure 5] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data table stored in a server device included in the control system. [Figure 6] 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the operation of the control system according to the embodiment. [Figure 7] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of an unlocking operation screen displayed on a collective entrance machine or a dedicated terminal. [Figure 8] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of an installation location of a dedicated terminal. [Figure 9] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of an unlocking operation screen for a second delivery. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of an unlocking operation screen displayed on a dedicated terminal. [Figure 11] 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the operation of the control system according to the embodiment. [Figure 12] 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the operation of a control system according to a modified example. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0010] A control system according to an embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. Fig. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a control system 1 according to an embodiment. As shown in Fig. 1, the control system 1 includes a collective entrance unit 10, a controller 20, a room master unit 30, an entrance slave unit 40, a server 50, a dedicated terminal 60, an outer door control device 70 (an example of a door control device), an elevator control device 80, and an inner door control device 90. The control system 1 is a system that is applied to an apartment complex M, such as apartment building A and apartment building B. The apartment complex M includes, for example, apartment building A, which is 20 stories tall, and apartment building B, which is also 20 stories tall.

[0011] The collective entrance unit 10, the room master unit 30, and the dedicated terminal 60 are connected to the control unit 20 via an intercom line L over which communication is performed according to a general-purpose protocol. The entrance slave unit 40 is also connected to the room master unit 30 via the intercom line L. In this example, the intercom line L is configured with a LAN (Local Area Network) cable. However, the intercom line L may also be configured with a dedicated line.

[0012] The collective entrance device 10 is installed at the collective entrance (entrance), which is a common space of the apartment complex M. Specifically, the collective entrance device 10 is an example of a terminal device installed in the apartment complex M. The collective entrance device 10 includes a display unit 11, a call unit 12, and a camera 13.

[0013] The control unit 20 controls the operation of the collective entrance unit 10, the room master unit 30, the dedicated terminal 60, etc. For example, the control unit 20 controls the call status from the collective entrance unit 10 to the room master unit 30. The control unit 20 is connected to the server 50, the outer door control unit 70, the elevator control unit 80, and the inner door control unit 90 via a network N. The network N can be any of various communication networks configured using various types of wireless communication.

[0014] The controller 20 may include, for example, at least one microcontroller including one or more processors, and other electronic circuits including active and passive elements such as transistors. The controller 20 may be configured with multiple CPU cores. The controller 20 may be, for example, a microprocessing unit (MPU), a graphics processing unit (GPU), and / or a tensor processing unit (TPU). A GPU may be configured with multiple GPU cores. The controller 20 may also be configured with hardware resources including integrated circuits such as an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a field-programmable gate array (FPGA). The controller 20 may also be configured with a combination of at least one microcontroller and an integrated circuit.

[0015] The room master unit 30 is installed in each dwelling unit of the apartment building M in which the control system 1 is installed. The room master unit 30 is equipped with a display unit 31, an operation unit 32, and a call unit 33. The display unit 31 is capable of displaying various information and accepting user operations, and may be a touch display, for example. Images of visitors captured by the camera 13 of the collective entrance unit 10 are displayed on the display unit 31. The operation unit 32 is operated when answering a call from the collective entrance unit 10. The operation unit 32 is composed of, for example, operation buttons displayed on the touch display that is the display unit 31. The call unit 33 is used by residents to make calls to the collective entrance unit 10, and includes a microphone and speaker.

[0016] The entrance slave unit 40 is installed at the entrance of each dwelling unit. The entrance slave unit 40 is equipped with a call button 41 that allows a visitor to call the resident, a communication unit 42 that allows the visitor to talk to the resident, and a camera 43 that can capture an image of the visitor. The image of the visitor captured by the camera 43 is displayed on the display unit 31 of the room master unit 30.

[0017] The server 50 is configured to be associated with a service provider. The server 50 is, for example, a server installed at the service provider's office or the like. An example of a service provider is a delivery company. The server 50 is an example of a server device. The server 50 has a function of collecting service information set by the service provider and creating a data table 51a (see FIG. 5). The service information is, for example, information for identifying a delivery item. Examples of the service information include a tracking number, a control number, and a waybill (slip) number of the delivery item. In this example, the following description will be given assuming that the service information is a tracking number. Details of the data table will be described later.

[0018] When a delivery company receives a delivery addressed to a resident from a third party (sender), it determines a tracking number as service information. The delivery company notifies the sender of the tracking number it has set and transmits the tracking number and delivery address to server 50. The sender or delivery company then notifies the resident, who is the destination (consignee), of the delivery information, including the tracking number. The resident, who has received the delivery information, sets the desired delivery method (direct delivery, delivery to a designated location, etc.), and notifies the sender or delivery company of the information regarding the desired delivery method. The delivery company, having received the information regarding the delivery method from the resident directly or via the sender, transmits the information regarding the delivery method to server 50. As a result, information regarding the delivery method is registered in data table 51a, as shown in Figure 5.

[0019] Returning to FIG. 1, the dedicated terminal 60 is a device installed in the apartment building M. Specifically, the dedicated terminal 60 is an example of a terminal device installed in the apartment building M. In this example, the dedicated terminal 60 is a device operated by a service provider such as a delivery company. The dedicated terminal 60 is installed, for example, near the door of each floor of the elevator 81 of the apartment building M (see FIG. 8). For example, if the service provider is a delivery company that delivers each delivery to a different room located on a different floor within the apartment building M, after completing delivery of the first delivery, the delivery company can operate the dedicated terminal 60 to input the room number of the room to which the delivery will be delivered when delivering the next delivery (the nth delivery) within the apartment building M.

[0020] The outer door control device 70 is a device for controlling the locking and unlocking of an outer door 71 installed at the entrance of the apartment building M. For example, the outer door 71 is an auto-lock door installed between the entrance and elevator hall of the apartment building M. The outer door 71 is an example of a door installed at the entrance of an apartment building. The outer door control device 70 unlocks the outer door 71 based on an unlock command signal sent from the control device 20.

[0021] The elevator control device 80 is a device for controlling the movement of an elevator 81 installed in an apartment building M to a predetermined floor (operations such as movement, locking and unlocking). In other words, the elevator control device 80 controls the unlocking of the doors of the elevator 81 and the up and down movement of the elevator 81. The elevator control device 80 controls the movement of the elevator 81 based on a movement instruction signal transmitted from the controller 20.

[0022] The inner door control device 90 is a device for controlling the locking and unlocking of inner doors 91 installed between each floor of the apartment building M and the elevator door of that floor. For example, in the case of a 20-story apartment building M, the inner doors 91 are auto-lock doors installed between the elevator 81 and the dwelling area where each dwelling unit is located. The inner door control device 90 unlocks the inner door 91 based on an unlock command signal sent from the control device 20.

[0023] FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the collective entrance unit 10, the controller 20, the room master unit 30, the server 50, the dedicated terminal 60, and the like of the control system 1. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the collective entrance unit 10 includes a display unit 11, a communication unit 12, and a camera 13, as well as a collective entrance unit CPU (Central Processing Unit) 14 and a communication interface (IF) 15.

[0024] The display unit 11 is configured to be able to display a service selection unit 111 and a call operation unit 112. In other words, the display unit 11 also functions as an input unit for accepting various operations from the user.

[0025] The service selection unit 111 is an input unit for selecting the type of service provider. For example, a list of registered delivery companies is displayed in the service selection unit 111. If the visitor is a delivery company, the visitor can select which delivery company they belong to by operating the service selection unit 111.

[0026] The call operation unit 112 is an operation unit that a visitor operates when calling a resident. The call operation unit 112 is configured with, for example, a numeric keypad and call buttons displayed on the display unit 11.

[0027] The collective entrance device CPU 14 performs processing to control each part of the collective entrance device 10. The communication IF 15 forms a bidirectional signal transmission path between the collective entrance device CPU 14 and the intercom line L. This forms a signal transmission path between the collective entrance device CPU 14 and the control device 20 via the communication IF 15.

[0028] The control unit 20 includes a control unit 21 and a memory unit 22. The control unit 21 controls the transmission and reception of signals via the intercom line L between the collective entrance unit 10, the room master unit 30, and each unit of the dedicated terminal 60, which are connected to the control unit 20. The memory unit 22 stores communication information, control information, etc. In this example, the memory unit 22 stores a call table 22a in which the room number of each dwelling unit in the apartment building M is associated with a master unit ID that can identify the room master unit 30 of each dwelling unit.

[0029] 3, call table 22a stores the room number of each dwelling unit in association with the identification information of outer door 71, elevator 81, and inner door 91 that are passed through on the way from the entrance of apartment complex M to the front door of each dwelling unit. For example, for the room number of room 301 in building B, the building name "building B," room number "301," building number "1," building ID "B001," controller ID "SB101," outer door ID "GB001," elevator ID "EB01," dedicated terminal ID "TER-EB01-003," inner door ID "IB003," and master unit ID "TB301" of room master unit 30 in building B, are stored in association with each other. In this way, the call table 22a of the controller 20 stores the elevators 81 and the dedicated terminals 60 installed near the elevators 81 in association with each other.

[0030] The memory unit 22 also stores a data table 22b including the types of exterior doors 71, elevators 81, and interior doors 91 in the apartment building M. The types are classifications that identify the exterior doors 71, elevators 81, interior doors 91, etc., separate from the IDs or numbers that identify the exterior doors 71, etc., of the apartment building M. An example of the data table 22b including types is shown in FIG. 4. As shown in FIG. 4, the data table 22b stores the name of the exterior door 71 at the entrance to Building A, "Exterior Door," the ID of the exterior door 71, "GA001," the building number of the building to which the exterior door 71 belongs, "0," the type of the exterior door 71, "1," and type details of the exterior door 71, "Building A collective entrance machine," in association with each other. Furthermore, data table 22b stores, in association with each other, the name of elevator 81 for floors 1-10 of building A, "Elevator," the ID of elevator 81, "EA01," the building number of the building to which elevator 81 belongs, "1," the type of elevator 81, and detailed type information of elevator 81, "building A, floors 1-10 elevator." Data table 22b also stores, in association with each other, the name of dedicated terminal 60 installed in the elevator on the sixth floor of building A, "Dedicated Terminal," the ID of dedicated terminal 60, "TER-EA01-006," the building number of the building to which dedicated terminal 60 belongs, "0," the type of dedicated terminal 60, "1," and detailed type information of dedicated terminal 60, "for elevator on floor 6 of building A." Furthermore, data table 22b stores, in association with each other, the name of elevator 81 for floors 11-20 of building A, "Elevator," the ID of elevator 81, "EA02," the building number of the building to which elevator 81 belongs, "0," the type of elevator 81, "1," and detailed type information of elevator 81, "Building A, floors 11-20 elevator." In this way, data table 22b of controller 20 stores elevators 81 and dedicated terminals 60 installed near elevators 81, in association with each other.

[0031] Furthermore, data table 22b stores, in association with each other, the name of exterior door 71 in building B, "exterior door," the ID of exterior door 71, "GB001," the building number of the building to which exterior door 71 belongs, "1," the type of exterior door 71, and detailed type information of exterior door 71, "building B collective entrance machine." Data table 22b also stores, in association with each other, the name of elevator 81 for floors 1-10 in building B, "elevator," the ID of elevator 81, "EB01," the building number of the building to which elevator 81 belongs, "1," the type of elevator 81, and detailed type information of elevator 81, "building B 1st-10th floor elevator." Furthermore, data table 22b stores, in association with each other, the name of dedicated terminal 60 installed in the elevator on the third floor of building B, "dedicated terminal," the ID of dedicated terminal 60, "TER-EB01-003," the building number of the building to which the dedicated terminal 60 belongs, "1," the type of dedicated terminal 60, and detailed type information of dedicated terminal 60, "for elevator on the third floor of building B." Furthermore, data table 22b stores, in association with each other, the name of elevator 81 for floors 11 to 20 of building B, "elevator," the ID of elevator 81, "EB02," the building number of the building to which elevator 81 belongs, "1," the type of elevator 81, and detailed type information of elevator 81, "elevator on the 11th to 20th floors of building B." Also, for example, the name of the interior door 91 on the third floor of Building B, "Interior Door," the ID of the interior door 91, "IB003," the building number of the building to which the interior door 91 belongs, "1," the type of the interior door 91, and the type details of the interior door 91, "Interior Door, 3rd Floor, Building B," are stored in correspondence with each other.

[0032] Returning to Figure 2, the control unit 21 is configured to receive from the collective entrance unit 10 a signal including information about the room number input via the call operation unit 112 of the collective entrance unit 10. When the control unit 21 receives a signal from the collective entrance unit 10, it refers to the call table 22a, identifies the room master unit 30 of the dwelling unit that is associated with the room number input via the call operation unit 112, and transmits a call signal to the identified room master unit 30.

[0033] The control unit 21 also controls the connection of the control unit 20 to the network N. As a result, the control unit 20 is connected to the server 50, the outer door control device 70, the elevator control device 80, and the inner door control device 90 via the network N.

[0034] The control unit 21 includes an unlock instruction unit 23 and a movement permission instruction unit 24. When the unlock instruction unit 23 receives an unlock request signal such as a first unlock request signal from the unlock operation unit 113 of the collective entrance device 10, it generates an unlock instruction signal (first unlock instruction signal, etc.) to unlock the outer door 71 and the inner door 91. Then, the control unit 21 transmits the unlock instruction signal such as the first unlock instruction signal generated in the unlock instruction unit 23 to the outer door control device 70 and the inner door control device 90. Furthermore, when the movement permission instruction unit 24 receives a first unlock request signal from the unlock operation unit 113, it generates a first movement instruction signal for permitting the elevator 81 to move to a predetermined floor. Then, the control unit 21 transmits the movement instruction signal (first movement instruction signal) generated in the movement permission instruction unit 24 to the elevator control device 80.

[0035] In addition, when the unlock instruction unit 23 receives a second unlock request signal from the dedicated terminal 60 via the collective entrance device 10, it generates an unlock instruction signal (such as a second unlock instruction signal) to unlock the inner door 91. Then, the control unit 21 transmits the unlock instruction signal, such as the second unlock instruction signal, generated in the unlock instruction unit 23 to the inner door control device 90. Furthermore, when the movement permission instruction unit 24 receives a second unlocking request signal from the dedicated terminal 60 via the collective entrance device 10, it generates a second movement instruction signal to move the elevator 81 to a predetermined floor. Then, the control unit 21 transmits the movement instruction signal (second movement instruction signal) generated in the movement permission instruction unit 24 to the elevator control device 80.

[0036] In this embodiment, these functional units (functional means) are described as being provided in the control device 20, but some of the functional units, such as the unlock instruction unit 23, may be provided in the server 50 or another server.

[0037] The room master unit 30 includes a display unit 31, an operation unit 32, and a call unit 33, as well as a master unit CPU 34, a communication IF 35, and a memory unit 36. The master unit CPU 34 performs processing to control each unit of the room master unit 30. The communication IF 35 forms a bidirectional signal transmission path between the master unit CPU 34 and the intercom line L. This forms a signal transmission path between the master unit CPU 34 and the control unit 20. The memory unit 36 ​​stores control information and the like for the room master unit 30. The memory unit 36 ​​stores image data captured by the camera 13 of the collective entrance unit 10 or the camera 43 of the entrance slave unit 40 and transmitted from the collective entrance unit 10 or the entrance slave unit 40.

[0038] The server 50 includes a storage unit 51, an authentication unit 52, and a transmission unit 53. The storage unit 51 stores a data table 51a (see FIG. 5) that is generated based on information including the tracking number and delivery destination of the delivery received from the service provider. The authentication unit 52 has a function of performing authentication based on information included in the first unlock request signal or the second unlock request signal and information included in the data table 51a stored in the memory unit 51. The transmission unit 53 has a function of transmitting a first unlock permission signal or a second unlock permission signal to the control unit 20 when the authentication performed by the authentication unit 52 is successful. The transmission unit 53 also has a function of transmitting an authentication failure signal to the multiple entrance unit 10 or the dedicated terminal 60 via the control unit 20 when the authentication performed by the authentication unit 52 fails.

[0039] FIG. 5 shows an example of a data table 51a stored in the server 50. As shown in FIG. 5, the data table 51a stores the tracking number of the delivery item received by the server 50, the delivery address of the delivery item, the delivery method, the building name, the building number, the building ID, the floor and room number included in the delivery address, the controller ID, the outer door ID, the inner door ID, the master unit ID, and the elevator ID, all associated with one another. The delivery method is a predetermined delivery method set by the user of the delivery destination. Examples of the delivery method include whether or not drop-off is possible, and the type of drop-off (delivery to a floor delivery box, delivery to a personal delivery box in each home, or delivery to a personal drop-off bag in each home). The controller ID is an ID for identifying the controller 20 installed in the apartment building associated with the delivery address. The master unit ID is an ID for identifying the room master unit 30 of the dwelling unit associated with the delivery address.

[0040] For example, in the data table 51a, the tracking number of one delivery item "121-***-***", the delivery address of the one delivery item "201, Building B, *** Apartment, Atsuta-ku, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture", the delivery method of the one delivery item "Delivery to drop-off available (delivery to drop-off bag)", the building name of the apartment building "Building B", the building number "1" and the building ID "B001" associated with the delivery address of the one delivery item, the floor of the delivery address "2nd floor", the room number of the delivery address "201", and the control unit 20 of the apartment building associated with the one delivery item. The control unit ID "SB101", the outer door ID "GB001" of the outer door 71 associated with the delivery address, the inner door ID "IB002" of the inner door 91 of the floor associated with the delivery address, the master unit ID "TB201" associated with the delivery address, the elevator ID "EB01" of the elevator 81 associated with the delivery address, and the dedicated terminal ID "TER-EB01-002" of the dedicated terminal 60 associated with the door of the elevator 81 associated with the delivery address are stored in association with each other. Furthermore, in the data table 51a, the tracking number of the other delivery item "101-***-***", the delivery address of the other delivery item "301, Building B, *** Apartment, Atsuta-ku, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture", the delivery method of the other delivery item "Delivery to door (floor delivery box)", the building name of the apartment building "Building B", the building number "1" and the building ID "B001" associated with the delivery address of the other delivery item, the floor of the delivery address "3rd floor", the room number of the delivery address "301", and the control unit 2 of the apartment building associated with the one delivery item. The control unit ID "SB101" of 0, the outer door ID "GB001" of the outer door 71 associated with the delivery address, the inner door ID "IB003" of the inner door 91 of the floor associated with the delivery address, the master unit ID "TB301" associated with the delivery address, the elevator ID "EB01" of the elevator 81 associated with the delivery address, and the dedicated terminal ID "TER-EB01-003" of the dedicated terminal 60 associated with the door of the elevator 81 associated with the delivery address are stored in association with each other.

[0041] Returning to FIG. 2, the dedicated terminal 60 includes a display unit 61, a dedicated terminal CPU 62, and a communication IF 63. The display unit 61 can display a service selection unit 64 and an unlocking operation unit 65. That is, the display unit 61 also functions as an input unit for receiving various operations from the service provider. The service selection unit 64 is an input unit for selecting the type of service provider. Like the service selection unit 111 of the entrance collection device 10, the service selection unit 64 can display a list of registered delivery companies. The unlocking operation unit 65 can input an unlocking operation required for the service provider to move from a predetermined floor to another floor in the apartment building M in order to provide service to a predetermined room or floor. For example, if the service provider is a delivery company and after completing a delivery to the second floor of the apartment building M, the delivery company wants to deliver to the third floor of the same apartment building M, the delivery company can operate the unlocking operation unit 65 to unlock the door of the elevator 81 and move to the third floor by the elevator 81. When the delivery company operates the dedicated terminal 60, an unlocking request signal such as a second unlocking request signal for requesting unlocking of the door of the elevator 81, unlocking of the inner door 91, or permission to move the elevator 81 to the predetermined floor is transmitted from the dedicated terminal 60 to the control device 20. The dedicated terminal CPU 62 can generate signals based on information input from the service selection unit 64 and the unlocking operation unit 65. The dedicated terminal CPU 62 can have a configuration similar to that of the controller 20, and may include, for example, at least one microcontroller including one or more processors, and other electronic circuits including active elements such as transistors and passive elements. The communication IF 63 forms a bidirectional signal transmission path between the dedicated terminal CPU 62 and the intercom line L. As a result, a signal transmission path is formed between the dedicated terminal CPU 62 and the control unit 20 via the communication IF 63 and the communication IF 15 of the collective entrance unit 10.

[0042] (Example of operation of control system 1) Next, an example of the operation of the control system 1 when a visitor, a delivery person, visits the apartment complex M to deliver a package addressed to a resident of the apartment complex M will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 11. FIGS. 6 and 11 are flowcharts for explaining an example of the operation of the control system 1. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of an unlocking operation screen 610 displayed on the collective entrance device 10 or the dedicated terminal 60. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the installation location of the dedicated terminal 60. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of an unlocking operation screen for the second delivery. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of an unlocking operation screen 630 displayed on the dedicated terminal 60.

[0043] First, the delivery person carrying the item operates a delivery information display device (not shown) carried by the delivery person to check the delivery information for the item. Although not shown, the screen of the delivery information display device contains information about the item sent from server 50 based on data table 51a stored in server 50. For example, the delivery information screen displays the tracking number of the item, "121-***-***," the delivery address, "201, Building B, *** Apartment, Atsuta-ku, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture," the predetermined delivery method set by the user at the delivery destination, "Delivery to Drop-off Available (Delivery Bag)," and a confirmation button. The delivery person checks the various displays on the delivery information screen to understand the delivery address and delivery method for the item.

[0044] Let's say that after checking the delivery information for a specific delivery item, a delivery person arrives with the delivery item at the entrance of apartment building B (apartment building M), the delivery destination displayed on the delivery information screen. A collective entrance terminal 10 is installed at the entrance of apartment building M. Although not shown in the figure, the display unit 11 of collective entrance terminal 10 displays, as an initial screen, a "room call" button for calling each dwelling unit in apartment building M, a "management office call" button for calling the management office, a "resident services" button for executing various services for residents, and a "delivery service" button for executing services for service providers such as delivery companies.

[0045] When a delivery person operates the "Delivery Service" button displayed on the initial screen, a service selection screen on which the company name or service name of a service provider can be selected is displayed on the display unit 11 of the collective entrance device 10. The service selection screen on which the company name or service name of a service provider can be selected functions as a service selection unit 111. The delivery person touches the service selection screen to select the display field for the name of the company to which the delivery person belongs and the display field for information about the delivery service. When the CPU 14 of the collection entrance device accepts the input operation of the selection by the delivery person, it transmits an operation acceptance signal including the information of the selected display field to the control device 20.

[0046] Based on the information contained in the received operation acceptance signal, the control unit 21 of the control device 20 transmits a signal relating to a call operation screen corresponding to the selected company (service) to the collective entrance device 10. For example, if a delivery company selects delivery company "Company A" in the display field of the display unit 11, the control unit 21 transmits a signal relating to a call operation screen with content corresponding to the company (service) of "Company A" to the collective entrance device 10.

[0047] Upon receiving the signal related to the call operation screen, the collective entrance device CPU 14 displays the call operation screen including the numeric keypad buttons for inputting the room number of each dwelling unit, the "call" button, etc. on the display unit 11. These buttons included in the call operation screen function as the call operation unit 112.

[0048] Next, the delivery person uses the numeric keypad displayed on the call operation screen to input the room number of the room to which the delivery is to be delivered, and then presses the "Call" button. When the collective entrance machine CPU 14 receives the input of the room number using the numeric keypad and the operation of the "Call" button, it transmits an operation acceptance signal including information on the input room number to the control unit 20. For example, if the delivery person inputs the room number "201" on the call operation screen and then presses the "Call" button, the collective entrance machine CPU 14 transmits an operation acceptance signal including information corresponding to the room number "201" to the control unit 20.

[0049] Next, the control unit 21 identifies the room master unit 30 associated with the room number included in the received operation acceptance signal, among the multiple room master units 30 installed in the apartment building M, and generates a call signal for calling the identified room master unit 30. The control unit 21 then transmits the call signal to the identified room master unit 30. In this example, the control unit 21 identifies the room master unit 30 in room 201 (master unit ID "TB201") based on the information on the room number "201" included in the received operation acceptance signal, and generates a call signal for calling the room master unit 30. The control unit 21 then transmits the call signal to the identified room master unit 30 in room 201. The room master unit 30 in room 201 that has received the call signal from the control unit 21 outputs a call tone from the communication unit 33 (speaker) of the room master unit 30, indicating that a visitor is calling from the apartment entrance.

[0050] When a call tone is being output from room master unit 30 in room 201, if the resident of room 201 uses room master unit 30 to answer the call, a response signal is sent from room master unit 30 to control unit 20. However, in this example, it is assumed that the resident is absent or does not answer, and the delivery company unlocks outer door 71 and inner door 91 to leave the package there, so a description of the case where the resident answers the call will be omitted.

[0051] If the above operation is performed but the resident is not present and the resident does not respond, the delivery company checks the display unit 11 of the collective entrance device 10. Although not shown in the figure, the display unit 11 displays a message indicating that the resident did not respond and a confirmation button. Assume that the delivery company touches the confirmation button displayed on the screen of the display unit 11. Upon receiving the confirmation button operation, the collective entrance device 10 displays a first unlocking operation screen (unlocking operation screen 610) on the display unit 11 (step S101 in FIG. 6). The first unlocking operation screen (unlocking operation screen 610) displays, for example, an unlock request button 611 for requesting unlocking of the outer door (or outer door and inner door) as shown in FIG. 7. The unlock request button 611 shown in FIG. 7 also functions as an unlock request button for transmitting a first unlock request signal or a second unlock request signal requesting permission to move the elevator 81 to each floor.

[0052] Next, when the delivery company touches the unlock request button 611 displayed on the first unlock operation screen (unlock operation screen 610), the collective entrance device 10 accepts the first unlock request operation (step S102) and transmits a first unlock request signal to the control device 20 (step S103). At this time, the first unlock request signal contains information on the company name of the delivery company selected and input in the service selection unit 111 and information on the room number of the delivery destination input in the call operation unit 112.

[0053] The controller 20, which has received the first unlock request signal from the multiple entrance device 10, transmits the first unlock request signal to the server 50 (step S104). The authentication unit 52 of the server 50 performs authentication based on the information included in the first unlock request signal received from the controller 20 and the information included in the data table 51a stored in the storage unit 51. That is, the authentication unit 52 determines whether or not the information included in the first unlock request signal received from the controller 20 matches the information included in the data table 51a (step S105). For example, the authentication unit 52 determines whether or not the tracking number included in the first unlock request signal received from the controller 20 matches the tracking number stored in the data table 51a.

[0054] In step S105, if the information included in the first unlocking request signal received from the control unit 20 does not match the information stored in the storage unit 51 (NO in step S105), the authentication unit 52 determines that the authentication has failed and generates an authentication failure signal. Then, the transmission unit 53 transmits the generated authentication failure signal via the network N to the control unit 20 that sent the first unlocking request signal (step S106). The control unit 20 that has received the authentication failure signal transmits the authentication failure signal to the collective entrance unit 10 that accepted the first unlocking request (step S107). The collective entrance unit 10 displays an authentication failure notification screen on the display unit 11 to the effect that the processing based on the first unlocking request has failed (step S108). For example, the authentication failure notification screen may display a notification such as "The unlocking request has been rejected" or "The unlocking request has been rejected. Please check the delivery details and try again."

[0055] On the other hand, in step S105, if the information included in the first unlocking request signal received from the control unit 20 matches the information stored in the data table 51a of the storage unit 51 (YES in step S105), the authentication unit 52 determines that the authentication has been successful and identifies the control unit 20 (step S109). Specifically, the authentication unit 52 refers to the data table 51a and identifies the control unit ID of the control unit 20 associated with the information of the delivery that is included in the first unlocking request signal and that has been successfully authenticated. Then, the transmitter 53 transmits a first unlock permission signal to the controller 20 corresponding to the identified controller ID via the network N (step S110). The control unit 21 of the controller 20 that has received the unlock request signal accepts the first unlock permission signal.

[0056] Next, upon receiving the first unlock permission signal, the control unit 21 generates a first unlock instruction signal for the outer door 71 in the unlock instruction unit 23. At this time, the control unit 21 generates a first unlock instruction signal that includes first type information. The first type information includes, for example, information about the outer door 71 to be unlocked. Specifically, the first type information includes the outer door ID "GB001", and the building number "1", type "1", and type details "Building B collective entrance machine" that are associated with the outer door ID "GB001". The unlocking instruction unit 23 transmits the generated first unlocking instruction signal for the outer door 71 to the outer door control device 70 (step S111). Upon receiving the first unlocking instruction signal, the outer door control device 70 unlocks the outer door 71 based on the first unlocking instruction signal (step S112). This allows the delivery person to enter the apartment building M through the opened outer door 71.

[0057] Next, the control unit 20, which has received the first unlock permission signal from the server 50, identifies the room master unit 30 (step S114). Specifically, the control unit 20 refers to the data table 22b and identifies the master unit ID of the room master unit 30 associated with the delivery, based on the information of the delivery that is included in the first unlock request signal and that has been successfully authenticated. Next, the control unit 21, in the movement permission instruction unit 24, refers to the data table 22b and identifies the elevator 81 corresponding to the room master unit 30 identified in step S114, and generates a first movement instruction signal to permit the identified elevator 81 to move. The first movement instruction signal for the elevator 81 includes first type information. The first type information includes information about the elevator 81 to be unlocked in addition to information about the exterior door 71 to be unlocked. Specifically, the first type information further includes the elevator ID "EB01" and the building number "1," type "1," and type details "Building B, 1st floor to 10th floor elevator" associated with the elevator ID "EB01." Movement permission instruction unit 24 of control unit 21 transmits the generated first movement instruction signal to elevator control device 80 (step S115).

[0058] Upon receiving the first movement instruction signal, the elevator control device 80 permits the elevator 81 to move based on the first movement instruction signal (step S116). In this example, the room master unit 30 in room 201 on the second floor of building B is selected as the delivery destination (call target) for the delivery. Therefore, in the 20-story apartment building M, the elevator control device 80 controls the movement of the elevator 81 for the 1st to 10th floors so that it can only move to the 2nd floor.

[0059] Furthermore, the control unit 21 generates a first unlock instruction signal for the inner door 91 corresponding to the room master unit 30 identified in step S114 in the unlock instruction unit 23 based on the information of the identified room master unit 30. The first unlock instruction signal at this time includes information for unlocking only the inner door 91 of the floor on which the room of the room master unit 30 identified in step S114 is located, among all the floors. The control unit 21 transmits the generated first unlock instruction signal for the inner door 91 to the inner door control device 90 (step S117). The inner door control device 90, which has received the first unlocking instruction signal, unlocks the inner door 91 installed on the floor to which the elevator 81 is permitted to move based on the first unlocking instruction signal (step S118). As a result, the delivery person who has traveled to the second floor of building B by the elevator 81 can enter the residential area of ​​the delivery destination through the inner door 91 installed on the second floor, and can deliver the delivery to the designated delivery location, which is the delivery bag.

[0060] When outer door 71 and inner door 91 are unlocked and elevator 81 is permitted to move to a predetermined floor, control unit 21 may send an unlocking operation success signal to collective entrance device 10. At this time, collective entrance device 10 that receives the unlocking operation success signal may display a notification screen that indicates, for example, "The doors are unlocked. You may move to the second floor by elevator." as notification information that the unlocking operation was successful.

[0061] Next, suppose that the delivery company that has completed delivery of the package to Room 201 in Building B makes a second delivery to a different floor in Building B, which is in the same building as the one where the previous delivery was completed. For example, suppose that the second delivery is made following the delivery of the package to Room 201 in Building B, with the tracking number of the package being "101-***-***", the delivery address being "301, Building B, *** Apartment, Atsuta-ku, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture", and the specified delivery method set by the user at the delivery destination being "Leave at door (floor delivery box)".

[0062] The delivery person making a delivery to Room 301 in Building B returns to elevator 81 on floor 201 of Building B (for example, the second floor). As shown in FIG. 8, a dedicated terminal 60 is installed near the up and down buttons of elevator 81. The delivery person touches display unit 61 of dedicated terminal 60.

[0063] When the delivery person touches the display unit 61, the display unit 61 of the dedicated terminal 60 displays an unlocking operation screen for the second delivery. The unlocking operation screen functions as the unlocking operation unit 65. FIG. 9 is an example of the unlocking operation screen for the second delivery. The unlocking operation screen 620 shown in FIG. 9 includes an input field 621 for inputting the room number of the delivery destination, and an unlocking request button 622 for sending a request to unlock the elevator 81 and the inner door 91 associated with the room number input in the input field. The delivery person touches the input field 621 to input the room number "301" in Building B of the delivery destination, and touches the unlocking request button 622. When the unlocking request button 622 is touched, the dedicated terminal 60 subsequently displays an unlocking operation screen 630 shown in FIG. 10. As shown in FIG. 10, the unlocking operation screen 630 displays the room number input in the input field 621, "*** Apartment Building B, Room 301." 10 displays an unlocking target display section 631 that allows the user to select an unlocking target associated with room number "Building B, No. 301," an unlocking request button 632, and a cancel button 633 that allows the user to cancel the selection of the unlocking target currently selected on the unlocking operation screen 630. In FIG. 10, only "3rd floor elevator door" is displayed in the unlocking target display section 631, but the unlocking target display section 631 can include multiple unlocking targets. By touching the unlocking operation screen 630 of the dedicated terminal 60 in the up and down directions to scroll the unlocking operation screen 630, multiple unlocking targets can be displayed on the unlocking operation screen 630. The unlocking request targets displayed in the unlocking target display section 631 include, for example, the elevator 81, the interior door 91, and the doors of the delivery lockers installed on each floor.

[0064] The delivery person touches and selects the unlocking target display section 631 displayed on the unlocking operation screen 630, and touches the unlocking request button 632 to perform the unlocking operation for the unlocking target selected (input) in the unlocking target display section 631. When the delivery person touches the unlocking request button 632, the dedicated terminal 60 accepts input of a second unlocking request including information about the unlocking target input by selection in the unlocking target display section 631 (step S119 in FIG. 11).

[0065] On the other hand, if the delivery person is unable to find the unlocking target in the unlocking target display section 631 of the unlocking operation screen, he or she will either operate the display section 61 of the dedicated terminal 60 again to operate the unlocking operation screen again, or will end the delivery and leave the apartment complex M.

[0066] When the dedicated terminal 60 receives the second unlock request operation in step S119, it generates a second unlock request signal including information on the room number entered in the input field 621 and information on the unlocking target selected in the unlocking target display area 631. The second unlock request signal is generated including information associated with the room number entered in the unlocking operation and second type information. The second type information is, for example, information such as the elevator ID "EB01" of the elevator 81, which is the device selected as the unlocking target, and the building number "1," type "1," and type details "Building B, 1st floor-10th floor elevator" associated with the elevator ID "EB01." In other words, the second type information is information that is not used to unlock the outer door 71, but is information used to move (unlock) the elevator 81. The second type information may also include information on the delivery destination of the delivery item. The delivery destination information of the delivery item is, for example, information such as a delivery address including information on the room number of a room in the delivery destination apartment building M.

[0067] The dedicated terminal 60 transmits the generated second unlock request signal to the collective entrance device 10 (step S120). The collective entrance device 10 receives the second unlock request signal from the dedicated terminal 60 and accepts the second unlock request signal (step S121). Upon accepting the second unlock request signal, the collective entrance device 10 adds information such as the company name of the delivery company accepted in step S102 to the received second unlock request signal, thereby updating the second unlock request signal (step S122). The collective entrance device 10 transmits the updated second unlock request signal to the control device 20 (step S123).

[0068] The control unit 20, which has received the second unlock request signal from the collective entrance unit 10, transmits the second unlock request signal to the server 50 (step S124). The server 50, which has received the second unlock request signal, references the room number information included in the second unlock request signal and the information stored in the data table 51a, and determines whether the room number information included in the second unlock request signal matches the delivery information stored in the data table 51a (step S125).

[0069] In step S125, if the room number included in the second unlock request signal does not match the information stored in the data table 51a (NO in step S125), the authentication unit 52 of the server 50 determines that the authentication has failed and generates an authentication failure signal. The transmission unit 53 of the server 50 transmits the generated authentication failure signal to the control unit 20 (step S126). The control unit 20, which has received the authentication failure signal, transmits the authentication failure signal to the collective entrance unit 10, which is the sender of the second unlock request signal (step S127). The collective entrance unit 10, which has received the authentication failure signal, transmits an authentication failure signal to the dedicated terminal 60, which is the sender of the second unlock request signal (step S128). The dedicated terminal 60, which has received the authentication failure signal from the collective entrance unit 10, displays an authentication failure notification screen indicating that the processing based on the second unlock request has failed (step S129). For example, if authentication fails because the room number entered in input field 621 is a room number associated with a delivery that has already been delivered, the authentication failure notification screen may display a message such as "The corresponding room number does not exist." Also, the authentication failure notification screen may display input field 621 again, where a new room number can be entered.

[0070] On the other hand, if the information included in the second unlock request signal matches the information stored in the data table 51a of the storage unit 51 in step S125 (YES in step S125), the authentication unit 52 determines that the authentication is successful and identifies the controller 20 (step S130). The specific identification of the controller 20 is similar to step S109 in FIG. 6 , so a redundant description will be omitted. The authentication unit 52 also identifies the information on the unlocking target included in the received second unlock request signal. The authentication unit 52 generates a second unlock permission signal including the information on the identified unlocking target. Then, the transmission unit 53 transmits the second unlock permission signal generated by the authentication unit 52 to the controller 20 corresponding to the identified controller ID via the network N (step S131). The control unit 21 of the controller 20 that received the second unlock permission signal accepts the second unlock permission signal.

[0071] The control unit 20 receives a second unlock permission signal from the server 50. Subsequently, the control unit 20 identifies the room master unit 30 that is included in the second unlock permission signal and that is associated with the information of the delivery that has been successfully authenticated (step S133). Based on the information of the identified room master unit 30, the control unit 20 generates a second movement instruction signal that includes information about the movement of the elevator 81 (step S134). The second movement instruction signal does not include information about the exterior door 71 (an example of first type information), but includes information about the room master unit 30 identified by the server 50, information about the room number of the delivery destination included in the second unlock request (an example of second identification information), and information about the elevator 81 associated with the room number of the delivery destination. The movement instruction signal for the elevator 81 also includes second type information. In this example, the second type information includes the elevator ID "EB01," the building number "1" of the building in which the elevator is installed, the type "1," and the type details "Elevator for floors 1-10 of building B." The control device 20 transmits the generated second movement instruction signal to the elevator control device 80 via the network N (step S135). Upon receiving the second movement instruction signal, the elevator control device 80 permits the movement of the elevator 81 associated with the room number of the delivery destination (step S136).

[0072] Furthermore, control unit 21 of controller 20 generates a signal by movement permission instruction unit 24 and a signal by unlock instruction unit 23 based on the received second unlock permission signal (step S137). Specifically, unlock instruction unit 23 of control unit 21 references the information on room master unit 30 included in the second unlock permission signal and data table 22b to identify inner door 91 corresponding to the identified room master unit 30, and generates a second unlock instruction signal that instructs unlocking of the identified inner door 91. This second unlock instruction signal includes information for unlocking only the inner door 91 of the floor on which the room of the room master unit 30 identified in step S133 is located, among all the floors. The control unit 21 transmits the generated second unlock instruction signal for the inner door 91 to the inner door control device 90 (step S138).

[0073] Upon receiving the second unlock instruction signal, the inner door control device 90 unlocks the inner door 91 installed on the floor to which the elevator 81 is permitted to move based on the second unlock instruction signal (step S139). As a result, the delivery person who travels to the third floor of building B by riding the elevator 81 can enter the residential area of ​​the delivery destination through the inner door 91 installed on the third floor, and can deliver the delivery to the floor delivery box, which is the designated delivery location.

[0074] In the flowcharts of Figures 6 and 11, the server 50 compares the first unlocking request with the information on the delivery (service information) and the second unlocking request with the information on the delivery (service information), but these comparisons may also be performed by the control unit 21 (control device 20). In this case, the control unit 21 may receive the first unlocking request signal and the second unlocking request signal from the collective entrance device 10 or the dedicated terminal 60, and receive the information on the delivery (service information) from the server 50, and perform these comparisons. The comparisons performed by the control unit 21 may be processed in the same manner as the determinations made by the server 50 in step S105 of Figure 6 and step S125 of Figure 11.

[0075] 11, an example in which the collective entrance device 10 updates the second unlock request signal is described, but the control system of the present disclosure is not limited to the above example. The collective entrance device 10 may transmit the second unlock request signal received from the dedicated terminal 60 to the controller 20 without updating the second unlock request signal.

[0076] Note that the floor delivery lockers of the apartment building M can also be unlocked by the control system 1 according to this embodiment, just like the inner door 91. For example, a dedicated terminal 60 can be installed near the floor delivery lockers of the apartment building M, and a delivery person passing through the inner door 91 unlocked in step S118 of Fig. 6 or the inner door 91 unlocked in step S139 of Fig. 11 can operate the dedicated terminal 60 on the floor to unlock the door of the floor delivery locker into which the delivery item is to be placed. To unlock a floor delivery locker, for example, an unlocking operation screen 630 similar to that shown in FIG. 10 , which includes the floor delivery locker in the unlocking target display section 631, is displayed on the dedicated terminal 60, and the delivery person or the like inputs (selects) "floor delivery locker" in the unlocking target display section 631 of the unlocking operation screen 630 (performs an unlocking request operation). The dedicated terminal 60 receives information about the input (selected) floor delivery locker and the delivery item associated with the floor delivery locker, and transmits an unlocking request signal including the received information about the floor delivery locker and the delivery item to the collective entrance device 10. The collective entrance device 10 transmits the received unlocking request signal to the server 50. The server 50 makes a determination by referring to the information about the floor delivery locker and the delivery item included in the unlocking request signal and the information stored in the data table 51a of the server 50. If the information included in the unlock request signal matches the information stored in data table 51a (if authentication is successful), server 50 identifies the controller 20 associated with the floor delivery box and sends an unlock permission signal to the identified controller 20. Upon receiving the unlock permission signal, unlock instruction unit 23 of control unit 21 generates an unlock instruction signal to unlock the floor delivery box. Controller 20 sends the unlock instruction signal generated by unlock instruction unit 23 to the floor delivery box. Upon receiving the unlock instruction signal, the floor delivery box unlocks the door of the floor delivery box. The server 50 may check the floor delivery box information against the data table 51a using the controller 20 (control unit 21). In this case, the control unit 21 can determine whether the floor delivery box information and delivery item information included in the unlock request signal received from the dedicated terminal 60 match the information stored in the call table 22a and / or data table 22b of the memory unit 22.

[0077] As described above, the control system 1 according to this embodiment includes an apartment entrance device 10 and a dedicated terminal 60 (both examples of terminal devices) installed in an apartment building M, an exterior door control device 70 that controls locking and unlocking of an exterior door 71 installed at the entrance of the apartment building M, an elevator control device 80 that controls the operation of an elevator 81 installed in the apartment building M, a server 50 associated with a service provider, the exterior door control device 70, and a controller 20 that can communicate with the elevator control device 80 and the server 50. When the controller 20 receives a first unlock request to unlock the exterior door 71 and the first unlock request is successfully authenticated, the controller 20 is configured to send an unlock instruction to the exterior door control device 70 and the elevator control device 80. When the controller 20 receives a second unlock request to unlock the elevator 81 and the second unlock request is successfully authenticated, the controller 20 is configured to not send an unlock instruction to the exterior door control device 70 but to send an unlock instruction only to the elevator control device 80.

[0078] According to the above configuration, if the first unlock request to the outer door control device 70 is successfully authenticated, both the outer door 71 and the elevator 81 are unlocked, allowing the service provider to enter the apartment building M through the outer door 71 and use the elevator 81. On the other hand, if the second unlock request to the elevator 81 is successfully authenticated, the outer door 71 is not unlocked but the elevator 81 is unlocked, preventing the outer door 71 from being unlocked unexpectedly when the service provider who has entered the apartment building M moves between floors using the elevator 81. Furthermore, within the apartment building M, a service provider who wants to deliver an nth delivery following the completion of a first delivery can make the nth delivery without having to return to the outer door 71 and perform the unlocking operation again using the collective entrance device 10. This configuration makes it possible to provide a control system 1 that achieves both convenience and security when visitors to the service provider or the like enter each floor of a facility such as the apartment building M.

[0079] In addition, in the above control system 1, a first unlocking request may be sent from the collective entrance device 10 to the control device 20, and the second unlocking request may be sent from the dedicated terminal 60 to the control device 20 via the collective entrance device 10. According to the above configuration, by operating the dedicated terminal 60 associated with the elevator 81 to be unlocked, a second unlocking request signal is sent from the dedicated terminal 60 to the control unit 20 via the collective entrance unit 10, so that the elevator 81 can be unlocked without unlocking the outer door 71, and a control system can be provided that is both convenient and secure when visitors from service providers or the like enter each floor of a facility such as an apartment building.

[0080] Furthermore, in the above control system 1, the controller 20 can set first type information associated with the outer door control device 70 and the elevator control device 80, and second type information associated with the elevator control device 80. When the authentication of the first unlocking request is successful, the unlocking instruction sent to the outer door control device 70 and the elevator control device 80 may include the first type information, and when the authentication of the second unlocking request is successful, the unlocking instruction sent to the elevator control device 80 may include the second type information. According to the above configuration, the unlocking instruction based on the first unlocking request includes first type information used to unlock both the outer door 71 and the elevator 81, and the unlocking instruction based on the second unlocking request includes second type information used to unlock the elevator 81, so that with a simple configuration it is possible to switch between an operation to unlock the outer door 71 and the elevator 81 and an operation to unlock only the elevator 81.

[0081] In addition, the first unlocking request and the second unlocking request may further include the room numbers of each room in the apartment building M, and if authentication of the first unlocking request or the second unlocking request is successful, the control unit 20 may send a movement permission instruction to the elevator control device 80 as a second unlocking instruction, which allows the elevator 81 to move only to the floors of each floor of the apartment building M that are associated with the room numbers. According to this configuration, when the service provider sends a second unlock request from the dedicated terminal 60, the service provider inputs the room number of the destination, and the elevator 81 is permitted to move only to floors where the rooms corresponding to the room number are located. Therefore, the service provider who passes through the auto-lock door (outer door 71) cannot enter floors other than the designated floor, further improving security.

[0082] Furthermore, in the above-described control system 1, service information preset by a service provider may be stored in the server 50. The server 50 or the control device 20 may be configured to compare the first unlock request and the second unlock request received from the collective entrance device 10 or the dedicated terminal 60 with the service information, and determine that the authentication of the first unlock request and the second unlock request has been successful based on the comparison result. According to this configuration, in response to the first unlocking request and the second unlocking request from the dedicated terminal 60, a check is performed based on the service information preset in the server 50, and a decision is made as to whether to send an unlocking instruction to the outer door control device 70 or the elevator control device 80, thereby maintaining the security of the apartment building M.

[0083] Furthermore, existing apartment control systems often assign specific types to exterior doors that require unlocking. When a new control system including an intercom is introduced to such an existing apartment control system, the types in the existing apartment control system and the new intercom system may overlap. For example, in an existing apartment control system, exterior doors that require unlocking may be assigned type "1" for management, while a newly introduced control system may assign type "1" to elevators within a building for management. In this way, in a control system that controls different devices of the same type, for example, if you want to keep exterior doors closed while unlocking the elevator doors within the building, using an unlock command signal that includes the type could result in unlocking all of the elevators with the same type, leaving room for improvement in security.

[0084] According to the control system 1 of the present disclosure, when the controller 20 receives a first unlock request to unlock the outer door 71 from the collective entrance device 10 and successfully authenticates the first unlock request, it sends an unlock instruction to the outer door control device 70 and the elevator control device 80. When the controller 20 receives a second unlock request to unlock the elevator 81 from the dedicated terminal 60 and successfully authenticates the second unlock request, it does not send an unlock instruction to the outer door control device 70 but only to the elevator control device 80. Therefore, even if the type of the outer door 71 and the type of the elevator 81 are the same, the elevator 81 can be moved without unlocking the outer door 71. Therefore, a service provider who enters the apartment building M can move between floors by elevator 81, and the outer door 71 will not be unlocked unexpectedly when the service provider who enters the apartment building M moves between floors by elevator 81. This allows both convenience and security when a visitor from a service provider or the like enters each floor of a facility such as the apartment building M.

[0085] In the above embodiment, one elevator 81 among the multiple elevators 81 included in the apartment building M is associated with the delivery address ( FIG. 5 ). However, multiple elevators 81 included in the apartment building M may be associated with the delivery address, or all of the multiple elevators 81 may be associated with the delivery address. Whether all elevators 81 or a specific elevator 81 is associated with the delivery item (delivery address) may be determined by changing the settings of the data table 51a stored in the server 50 from the management office of the apartment building M or the like via the control device 20, or the settings of the data table 51a may be changed by a service provider such as a delivery company based on information on the association of elevators 81 received from the control device 20. This makes it possible to manage permission and restrictions for movement of different elevators 81 according to the delivery address, for example, in the case of a large apartment building where different elevators are available for use on different floors, such as lower, middle, and upper floors, thereby improving convenience while maintaining security.

[0086] Although the control system 1 has been described above as an example of unlocking the inner door 91, the control systems 1 and 1A can also be applied to apartment buildings that do not have an inner door 91.

[0087] (Variation) Next, a modified example of the present control system will be described. The control system 1A according to the modified example differs from the control system 1 described above in the operation example of the second and subsequent (n-th) deliveries among multiple deliveries delivered to the same building. The configuration of the control system 1A is common to the control system 1 according to the above embodiment, so the same reference numerals are used in FIGS. 1 and 2 to indicate the respective components, and overlapping explanations will be omitted.

[0088] (Example of operation of control system 1A) An example of the operation of the control system 1A when a visitor, a delivery person, visits the apartment complex M to deliver a package addressed to a resident of the apartment complex M will be described with reference to FIG. 12. FIG. 12 is a flowchart for explaining an example of the operation of the control system 1A according to a modified example. Although not shown in FIG. 12, steps S101 to S118 shown in FIG. 6 are also the same in this modified example. Furthermore, steps S119 to S129 shown in FIG. 12 are the same as steps S119 to S129 shown in FIG. 11, and therefore redundant explanations will be omitted.

[0089] 12, if the room number information included in the second unlock request signal matches the information on the delivery stored in the data table 51a of the storage unit 51 (YES in step S125), the authentication unit 52 of the server 50 determines that the authentication is successful and identifies the controller 20 (step S201). This second unlock request signal includes information on the delivery (service information) and information on the unlocking target received in the second unlock request signal input in step S119. That is, the authentication unit 52 determines that the second unlock request signal does not include information on the outer door 71 and includes information on the elevator 81 and the inner door 91 associated with the room number of the delivery. The authentication unit 52 generates a second unlock permission signal that includes information for unlocking the inner door 91 included in the second unlock request signal and information for permitting the elevator 81 to move included in the second unlock request signal. The transmitting unit 53 of the server 50 transmits a second unlocking permission signal to the controller 20 identified by the authenticating unit 52 (step S202).

[0090] Upon receiving the second unlocking permission signal, the control unit 20 identifies the room master unit 30 corresponding to the delivery based on the information about the delivery included in the second unlocking permission signal and the information about the room master unit 30 stored in the call table 22a and the data table 22b (step S204). The control unit 20 generates a second unlocking instruction signal including information about the identified room master unit 30. The second unlocking instruction signal includes second type information, similar to the operation example in FIG. 11. Furthermore, the control unit 20 identifies the elevator 81 on the floor where the room of the delivery destination for the second delivery is located based on the received second unlocking permission signal, the call table 22a, and the data table 22b (step S205). The control unit 20 generates a second movement instruction signal to enable the elevator 81 to move only to the identified floor where the room of the second delivery destination is located. The control unit 20 transmits the generated second movement instruction signal to the elevator control device 80 (step S206).

[0091] Upon receiving the second movement instruction signal from the controller 20, the elevator control device 80 controls the elevator 81 based on the information on the floor where the delivery destination room is located and the information on the elevator 81, which are included in the second movement instruction signal (step S207). Specifically, the elevator control device 80 controls the elevator 81 to move to the floor where the floor that the delivery company has instructed to unlock is located, and stops the elevator 81 at that floor. This allows the delivery company to get on the elevator 81 and move to the floor where the room (room number) that is the delivery destination of the second delivery item is located.

[0092] Following step S207 in which the elevator 81 is permitted to move, the elevator control device 80 determines whether the elevator 81 has arrived at the second delivery floor (step S208). If it is determined that the elevator 81 has not arrived at the destination floor for the second delivery (NO in step S208), the elevator control device 80 repeats the determination in step S208 until the elevator 81 arrives at the floor where it should stop. If it is determined that the elevator 81 has arrived at the floor for the second delivery (YES in step S208), the elevator control device 80 generates an elevator arrival signal including information that the elevator 81 has arrived at the floor where the second delivery floor is located, and transmits the generated elevator arrival signal to the control unit 20 (step S209).

[0093] Upon receiving the elevator arrival signal, the control unit 21 of the control device 20 generates a second unlock instruction signal to unlock the inner door 91 based on the second unlock permission signal received from the server 50 (step S210). This second unlock instruction signal includes information for unlocking only the inner door 91 of the floor to which the room of the room master unit 30 identified in step S204 belongs. The unlock instruction unit of the control unit 21 transmits the second unlock instruction signal to unlock the inner door 91 to the inner door control device 90 (step S211). Upon receiving the second unlock instruction signal, the inner door control device 90 unlocks the inner door 91 (step S212).

[0094] As described above, in this modified example, the control unit 20 receives an elevator arrival signal and sends a second unlocking instruction signal to the inner door control device 90, so that the inner door 91 can be unlocked at a timing that more closely matches the timing of the delivery person's movement, thereby further improving security and making delivery by the delivery person more efficient.

[0095] In the above-described control systems 1 and 1A, an example of the unlocking target display unit 631 is shown in Fig. 10, but the unlocking target display unit of the present disclosure is not limited to the above example. For example, an unlocking operation screen including an image of the unlocking target may be displayed on the unlocking target display unit 631 of the dedicated terminal 60 together with or instead of the text information shown in Fig. 10.

[0096] Furthermore, although the control systems 1 and 1A have been described above as an example of delivering two deliveries to the same apartment building, the number of deliveries is not limited to this. The control systems 1 and 1A can also be applied to cases where three or more deliveries are to be delivered to the same apartment building. Furthermore, the delivery destination building is not limited to an apartment building. For example, the control systems 1 and 1A can also be applied to a building that houses multiple tenants (stores).

[0097] Furthermore, although the control systems 1 and 1A described above are examples that include the dedicated terminal 60, the control system of the present disclosure is not limited to the above examples. Instead of or in addition to the dedicated terminal 60, a device capable of inputting a first unlock request or a second unlock request may be used.

[0098] Furthermore, in the above-described control systems 1 and 1A, an example has been described in which the controller 20 (control unit 21) generates the unlocking instruction signals (first unlocking instruction signal, second unlocking instruction signal) and the movement instruction signals (first movement instruction signal, second movement instruction signal), but the control system of the present disclosure is not limited to the above example. For example, the server 50 may be configured to generate the unlocking instruction signals (first unlocking instruction signal, second unlocking instruction signal) and the movement instruction signals (first movement instruction signal, second movement instruction signal). In this case, the unlocking instruction signals (first unlocking instruction signal, second unlocking instruction signal) and the movement instruction signals (first movement instruction signal, second movement instruction signal) may be transmitted to the outer door control device 70, the elevator control device 80, and the inner door control device 90 via the controller 20.

[0099] Furthermore, in the above-described control systems 1 and 1A, an example has been described in which the controller 20 (control unit 21) identifies the room master unit, but the control system of the present disclosure is not limited to the above example. For example, the server 50 may be configured to identify the room master unit as well as the controller 20. In this case, information about the room master unit identified by the server 50 may be transmitted to the controller 20 and used to generate or transmit an unlock instruction signal (first unlock instruction signal, second unlock instruction signal) and a movement instruction signal (first movement instruction signal, second movement instruction signal).

[0100] The present disclosure includes the following aspects. (1) a terminal device installed in an apartment building; a door control device that controls locking and unlocking of a door installed at an entrance of the apartment building; an elevator control device that controls the operation of an elevator installed in the apartment building; a server device associated with a service provider; a control unit capable of communicating with the door control device, the elevator control device, and the server device; A control system comprising: The control unit When a first unlock request for unlocking the door is received, if authentication of the first unlock request is successful, transmitting an unlock instruction to the door control device and the elevator control device; When a second unlock request for unlocking the elevator is received, if authentication of the second unlock request is successful, an unlock instruction is not sent to the door control device, but is sent only to the elevator control device. Control system. (2) The terminal device includes a collective entrance device installed at the entrance of the collective housing complex and a dedicated terminal installed in association with the elevator installed in the collective housing complex; The control system described in (1) above, wherein the first unlocking request is sent from the collective entrance device to the control unit, and the second unlocking request is sent from the dedicated terminal to the control unit via the collective entrance device. (3) The control unit can set first type information associated with the door control device and the elevator control device, and second type information associated with the elevator control device, When the authentication of the first unlocking request is successful, the unlocking instruction includes the first type information, The control system according to (1) or (2), wherein when the authentication of the second unlocking request is successful, the unlocking instruction includes the second type information. (4) The first unlocking request and the second unlocking request further include room numbers of each room in the apartment building, A control system described in any one of (1) to (3), wherein, if authentication of the first unlocking request or the second unlocking request is successful, the control unit sends a movement permission instruction to the elevator control device as the unlocking instruction, which allows the elevator to move only to the floors of each floor of the apartment building that are associated with the room number. (5) The server device stores service information preset by the service provider, The server device or the control unit collate the first unlocking request and the second unlocking request received from the terminal device with the service information; A control system according to any one of (1) to (4), which determines that the first unlocking request and the second unlocking request have been successfully authenticated based on the result of the comparison.

[0101] The present disclosure is not limited to the above-described embodiments and can be freely modified, improved, etc. The material, shape, dimensions, numerical values, form, number, location, etc. of each component in the above-described embodiments are arbitrary and not limited as long as the present disclosure can be achieved. [Explanation of symbols]

[0102] 1. 1A control system 10 Collective entrance machine 20 Controller 21 Control section 22, 51 Storage section 22a Call Table 22b, 51a Data Table 23 Unlock instruction section 24 Movement permission instruction section 30 Room base unit 40 Entrance door unit 50 servers 52 Authentication Section 53 Transmitter 60 dedicated terminals 70 External door control device 71 Outer door 80 Elevator control device 81 Elevator 90 Inner door control device 91 Inner door 621 input field 622, 632, 611 Unlock request button 631 Unlocking target display section 633 Cancel button 610, 620, 630 Unlocking operation screen M apartment complex

Claims

1. a terminal device installed in an apartment building; a door control device that controls locking and unlocking of a door installed at an entrance of the apartment building; an elevator control device that controls the operation of an elevator installed in the apartment building; a server device associated with a service provider; a control unit capable of communicating with the door control device, the elevator control device, and the server device; A control system comprising: The control unit When a first unlock request for unlocking the door is received, if authentication of the first unlock request is successful, transmitting an unlock instruction to the door control device and the elevator control device; When a second unlock request for unlocking the elevator is received, if authentication of the second unlock request is successful, an unlock instruction is not sent to the door control device, but is sent only to the elevator control device. Control system.

2. the terminal device includes a collective entrance device installed at the entrance of the collective housing complex and a dedicated terminal installed in association with the elevator installed in the collective housing complex; The control system of claim 1, wherein the first unlocking request is sent from the collective entrance device to the control unit, and the second unlocking request is sent from the dedicated terminal to the control unit via the collective entrance device.

3. the control unit is capable of setting first type information associated with the door control device and the elevator control device, and second type information associated with the elevator control device, When the authentication of the first unlocking request is successful, the unlocking instruction includes the first type information, 3. The control system according to claim 1, wherein when the second unlocking request is successfully authenticated, the unlocking instruction includes the second type information.

4. The first unlocking request and the second unlocking request further include room numbers of each room in the apartment building, The control system described in claim 1 or claim 2, wherein, if authentication of the first unlocking request or the second unlocking request is successful, the control unit sends a movement permission instruction to the elevator control device as the unlocking instruction, which allows the elevator to move only to the floors of each floor of the apartment building that are associated with the room number.

5. The server device stores service information preset by the service provider, The server device or the control unit collate the first unlocking request and the second unlocking request received from the terminal device with the service information; The control system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein it is determined that the first unlock request and the second unlock request have been successfully authenticated based on the result of the comparison.

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