Storage cabinet and method for locking and unlocking the storage cabinet

Abstract

The objective is to provide a technology that offers high identifiability and enables efficient locking and unlocking regardless of the communication environment. [Solution] A storage cabinet comprising: a key mechanism for locking or unlocking a door; a reading unit for reading genetic information from a first recording medium and a second recording medium; and a locking / unlocking control unit that controls the key mechanism to unlock the door when the genetic information read from the first recording medium when the key mechanism is locked corresponds to the genetic information read from the second recording medium when the key mechanism is locked.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a storage and a method for locking and unlocking the storage.

Background Art

[0002] A storage that may store high-value items such as a safe is desired to be securely locked so that unauthorized persons cannot easily unlock it. There have been cases suspected of unauthorized removal due to key duplication or authentication becoming obsolete, and a key management technology with high locking certainty is required.

[0003] In the key management system shown in Patent Document 1, the portable terminal device 2 reads the barcode 40 attached to the vending machine 1 and acquires the self-identification information of the unlocked vending machine 1. Then, the portable terminal device 2 transmits an unlocking request including the read self-identification information and the user identification information of the portable terminal device 2 to the management server 3. When the management server 3 receives the unlocking request, it refers to the electronic lock management information 32a and determines whether there is a combination of the received self-identification information and the user management information, and whether the current time is within the usage period, that is, whether there is an unlocking schedule. If there is an unlocking schedule, the management server 3 further acquires the biometric authentication information of the user from the vending machine 1. Then, it determines whether the acquired biometric authentication information is the biometric authentication information of the user. If the biometric authentication is satisfactory, an unlocking instruction is given to the vending machine 1. <​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​In the key management system disclosed in Patent Document 1, a vending machine or mobile terminal device acquires biometric information such as a user's facial image, fingerprints, and iris scan and transmits it to a management server, where authentication is performed using the biometric information. However, due to the unevenness of the shooting conditions and the effects of aging, the authentication accuracy of biometric information such as facial images, fingerprints, and iris scans decreases, and authentication may fail even for the legitimate user. Furthermore, the quality of the acquired information is affected by temporary factors such as dirt, scratches, and mask-wearing, making it difficult to ensure the stability of the authentication process. In addition, since authentication is performed on the management server, a stable communication connection is required, resulting in a high operational burden.

[0006] The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and aims to provide a technology that has high identifiability and can efficiently lock and unlock regardless of the communication environment. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] This application includes several means to solve at least some of the above problems, and some examples are as follows.

[0008] To solve the above problems, a storage cabinet according to one aspect of the present invention is characterized by comprising: a key mechanism for locking or unlocking a door; a reading unit for reading genetic information from a first recording medium and a second recording medium; and a locking / unlocking control unit that controls the key mechanism to unlock the door when the genetic information read from the first recording medium when the key mechanism is locked corresponds to the genetic information read from the second recording medium when the key mechanism is locked.

[0009] The storage unit of the present invention may be characterized by comprising a locking medium insertion slot into which the first recording medium can be inserted, and an unlocking medium insertion slot into which a second recording medium different from the first recording medium can be inserted.

[0010] The locking / unlocking control unit of the present invention may be characterized by unlocking the door when the key mechanism is in a locked state, provided that the first recording medium is inserted into the locking medium insertion slot and the second recording medium corresponding to the first recording medium and the genetic information is inserted into the unlocking medium insertion slot.

[0011] The storage unit of the present invention may be characterized by comprising a storage unit that stores the genetic information read from the first recording medium, and the locking / unlocking control unit determining whether the genetic information corresponds to the genetic information read from the second recording medium by comparing it with the genetic information stored in the storage unit.

[0012] The locking / unlocking control unit of the present invention may be characterized by determining whether the recording medium is the first recording medium or the second recording medium using the type recorded on the recording medium.

[0013] Furthermore, in order to solve the above problems, a method for locking and unlocking a storage cabinet according to another aspect of the present invention is characterized by comprising: a first recording medium creation procedure for acquiring the genetic information of the person who locked the cabinet and creating a first recording medium containing the genetic information; a locking procedure for reading the genetic information from the first recording medium and controlling the lock mechanism to lock the door; a second recording medium creation procedure for acquiring the genetic information of the person who wants to unlock the cabinet and creating a second recording medium containing the genetic information; and an unlocking procedure for controlling the lock mechanism to unlock the door when the genetic information read from the first recording medium corresponds to the genetic information read from the second recording medium while the lock mechanism is in a locked state.

[0014] The second recording medium creation procedure of the present invention may be characterized by being performed after the locking procedure. [Effects of the Invention]

[0015] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a technology that has high identifiability and can efficiently lock and unlock regardless of the communication environment.

[0016] Problems, configurations, and effects other than those described above will be clarified by the following description of the embodiments.

Brief Description of the Drawings

[0017] [Figure 1] It is a diagram showing an overview of an example of a storage in the first embodiment. [Figure 2] It is a diagram for explaining the overview of the STR method (Short Tandem Repeat). [Figure 3A] It is a diagram showing an example (part 1) of a card having a gene information holding part. [Figure 3B] It is a diagram showing an example (part 2) of a card having a gene information holding part. [Figure 4] It is an example of a functional block diagram showing the configuration of an information processing unit. [Figure 5] It is a flowchart showing an example of a locking process in the first embodiment. [Figure 6] It is a flowchart showing an example of an unlocking process in the first embodiment. [Figure 7] It is a flowchart showing an example of an unlocking process in Modification 1 of the first embodiment. [Figure 8] It is a flowchart showing an example of an unlocking process in Modification 2 of the first embodiment. [Figure 9] It is a diagram showing an overview of an example of a storage in the second embodiment. [Figure 10] It is a flowchart showing an example of a locking process in the second embodiment. <第2実施形態>It is a flowchart showing an example of an unlocking process in the second embodiment.

Modes for Carrying Out the Invention

[0018] <First Embodiment> Hereinafter, the first embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

[0019] Figure 1 is a diagram showing an overview of an example of a storage unit 10 in the first embodiment. The storage unit 10 includes an information processing unit 11, a locking card insertion slot 12, an unlocking card insertion slot 13, a registration button 14, an open button 15, and a door 16.

[0020] The information processing unit 11 manages the locking and unlocking of the storage unit 10 using the locking card 30 and the unlocking card 40. The locking card slot 12 accepts the insertion of the locking card 30. The unlocking card slot 13 accepts the insertion of the unlocking card 40. The information processing unit 11 also acquires the information contained in the cards inserted from the locking card slot 12 and the unlocking card slot 13. The information processing unit 11 can distinguish the unlocking card 40 from the locking card 30. Hereinafter, the distinction between whether a card is a locking card 30 or an unlocking card 40 will be explained as "type".

[0021] The unlocking card slot 13 may allow the insertion of the unlocking card 40 and suppress the insertion of the locking card 30. The method for identifying the type of card whose insertion is suppressed is not limited, and for example, a method of identification based on shape, such as using grooves or notches on the card, or an identification method using an optical tag that can be identified by a sensor can be employed.

[0022] Furthermore, the locking card slot 12 and the unlocking card slot 13 only need to be structures that accept the presentation of the locking card 30 or the unlocking card 40, and are not limited to structures that physically accept the insertion of a card. For example, the storage unit 10 may have a built-in reading mechanism that reads the locking card 30 and the unlocking card 40 respectively using short-range communication, and may have a structure that reads the genetic information recorded on the IC chip of the card presented on the wall of the storage unit. As will be described in detail later, in this embodiment, when unlocking, it is necessary for the unlocking card 40 to be presented while the locking card 30 is still being presented, so it is desirable that the locking card slot 12 and the unlocking card slot 13 have structures that support the presented card.

[0023] Furthermore, the locking card 30 and the unlocking card 40 only need to have genetic information recorded on them and do not need to have the shape of a card. The locking card 30 can be considered a first recording medium, and the unlocking card 40 can be considered a second recording medium. Also, the locking card slot 12 can be considered a locking medium slot, and the unlocking card slot 13 can be considered an unlocking medium slot into which an unlocking medium different from the locking medium can be inserted.

[0024] The registration button 14 receives a registration instruction for genetic information recorded on the locking card 30 used when locking. If the insertion of the locking card 30 is considered a registration instruction, the storage unit 10 does not need to have a registration button 14. The open button 15 receives an operation to open the unlocked door 16. If the structure is designed to keep the unlocked door 16 open at all times, the storage unit 10 does not need to have an open button 15. The registration button 14 and the open button 15 may be physical buttons that accept pressing, or they may be virtual buttons displayed on a screen.

[0025] The door 16 is a component that opens and closes the opening of the storage compartment 10, and can be locked by a key mechanism. The structure of the key mechanism is not limited.

[0026] The procedure for locking the storage unit 10 will now be explained. First, the information processing device 20 creates a lock card 30 for the user (also called the "locker"). For example, when the manager of the storage unit 10 collects a sample containing the genetic information of a user who wishes to lock the unit, the sample is transported to the examiner. The examiner operates the information processing device 20 and, using the genetic information writing device 21 connected to the information processing device 20, writes the user's genetic information, analyzed from the sample, into the genetic information holding section 31 of the lock card 30. The information processing device 20 is a PC (Personal Computer) or a server device, etc.

[0027] After placing the contents into the storage compartment 10, the locking card 30 is inserted into the locking card slot 12 of the storage compartment 10, and the registration button 14 is operated, which locks the door 16 via the key mechanism. At this time, genetic information is read from the locking card 30 and stored in the information processing unit 11.

[0028] When a user (also called a "person requesting unlocking") visits the storage unit 10 for unlocking, the administrator takes a sample containing the user's genetic information and creates an unlocking card 40. The examiner operates the information processing device 20 and, using the genetic information writing device 21 connected to the information processing device 20, writes the user's genetic information, analyzed from the sample, into the genetic information holding section 41 of the unlocking card 40. It should be noted that the creation of the unlocking card 40 is performed by the information processing device 20 after the storage unit 10 has been locked.

[0029] When the unlocking card 40 is inserted into the unlocking card slot 13, the information processing unit 11 reads the genetic information from the unlocking card 40 and compares it with the genetic information stored during locking. If the genetic information of both cards matches, the information processing unit 11 determines whether the locking card 30 has been inserted and whether the unlocking card 40, whose genetic information matches that of the locking card 30, has been inserted. If the information processing unit 11 determines that the locking card 30 and the unlocking card 40 have been inserted, it controls the lock mechanism to unlock the door 16. After the door 16 is unlocked, when the open button 15 is operated, the door 16 is opened.

[0030] Figure 2 is a diagram illustrating the overview of the STR method (Short Tandem Repeat). The examiner collects cells from the subject, amplifies the genes using a method such as PCR, and then measures the genetic information. The genetic information in this embodiment is the information measured by the STR method. In the STR method, the target of measurement is the gene locus (hereinafter referred to as "locus") that contains a repeat sequence region (STR). In this method, the genotype used for determining the identity of the user is obtained by measuring the number of repetitions of the repeat sequence for each locus.

[0031] In the STR method, genotypes are represented as a pair of numerical values ​​for each locus. One of the paired values ​​is inherited from the mother, and the other from the father. In the example shown in Figure 2, a pair of repeat numbers measured for each of the 21 loci is used as genetic information. In other words, in this embodiment, genetic information can be described as information in which a pair of numerical values ​​is associated with multiple gene loci. Generally, the pair of numerical values ​​are arranged so that the smaller value is located on the left.

[0032] It should be added that genetic information is not limited to information measured by the STR method. For example, genetic information may be a feature of a certain measurement method. As an example, genetic information may be information indicating the type of base measured by the SNP method.

[0033] Figure 3A shows an example (1) of a card 50 having a gene information storage section 51, and Figure 3B shows an example (2) of a card 50 having a gene information storage section 51. In the example shown in Figure 3A, the card 50 has a two-dimensional code 51A as the gene information storage section 51. In this example, the gene information writing device 21 prints a two-dimensional code 51A containing the measured gene information onto the card 50.

[0034] In the example shown in Figure 3B, the card 50 has an IC chip 51B as the gene information storage unit 51. In this example, the gene information writing device 21 writes the measured gene information to the IC chip 51B on the card 50.

[0035] Furthermore, the gene information storage unit 51 only needs to store the gene information on the card 50, and is not limited to the two-dimensional code 51A and the IC chip 51B. The locking card 30 and the unlocking card 40 have the same configuration as the card 50 shown in this figure.

[0036] Figure 4 is an example of a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the information processing unit 11. The information processing unit 11 is realized by an arithmetic unit such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) (not shown) executing a program stored in memory, etc. The information processing unit 11 comprises a control unit 110 and a storage unit 120. The control unit 110 comprehensively controls the entire information processing unit 11. The storage unit 120 temporarily stores the genetic information held in the locking card 30.

[0037] The control unit 110 includes a card reading unit 111 and a lock / unlock control unit 112. The card reading unit 111 reads the genetic information recorded in the genetic information storage unit 31 of the lock card 30 and the genetic information storage unit 41 of the unlock card 40.

[0038] The lock / unlock control unit 112 controls the locking and unlocking of the door using the key mechanism based on genetic information. When the registration button 14 is operated, the lock / unlock control unit 112 reads the genetic information from the lock card 30 and stores it in the storage unit 120, and controls the key mechanism to lock the door 16. The lock / unlock control unit 112 controls the key mechanism to unlock the door 16 if the genetic information read from the lock card 30 when the key mechanism is locked corresponds to the genetic information read from the unlock card 40 when the key mechanism is locked.

[0039] Figure 5 is a flowchart showing an example of the locking process in the first embodiment. Before this process begins, the information processing device 20 creates a locking card 30 for the user.

[0040] First, the card reader 111 reads genetic information from the lock card 30 inserted into the lock card slot 12 (step S11). That is, the card reader 111 reads the user's genetic information from the genetic information holding section 31 of the lock card 30 inserted into the lock card slot 12.

[0041] Next, the lock / unlock control unit 112 detects the operation of the registration button 14 (step S12). Note that the processing in steps S11 and S12 is not limited to the order shown in this figure.

[0042] Next, the locking / unlocking control unit 112 locks the door 16 (step S13). That is, the locking / unlocking control unit 112 locks the door 16 by controlling the key mechanism.

[0043] Next, the card reader 111 stores the genetic information read from the lock card 30 in step S11 in the storage unit 120 (step S14). After that, the control unit 110 terminates the processing of this flowchart.

[0044] Figure 6 is a flowchart showing an example of the unlocking process in the first embodiment. At the start of this process, the door 16 of the storage unit 10 is locked. The user goes to the storage unit 10 and collects a sample, thereby creating an unlocking card 40 containing genetic information.

[0045] First, the card reader 111 reads genetic information from the unlocking card 40 inserted into the unlocking card slot 13 (step S21). Specifically, the card reader 111 reads the genetic information recorded in the genetic information holding section 41 of the unlocking card 40 inserted into the unlocking card slot 13. The card reader 111 does not acquire information from a card if the type of card presented in the unlocking card slot 13 is not an unlocking card 40. For example, the unlocking card slot 13 may be configured to physically prevent the insertion of cards other than the unlocking card 40, or the card reader 111 may determine the type of card and not acquire information if the inserted card is not an unlocking card 40.

[0046] Next, the lock / unlock control unit 112 determines whether or not the genetic information matches the stored genetic information (step S22). Specifically, the lock / unlock control unit 112 determines whether or not the genetic information matches by comparing the genetic information read from the unlock card 40 in step S21 with the genetic information stored in the storage unit 120 in step S14 shown in Figure 5.

[0047] Furthermore, the lock / unlock control unit 112 performs genetic information matching for the purpose of determining whether the user who locked the door and the user who wishes to unlock it are the same person. That is, "matching" genetic information includes not only cases where each genetic information has the same value, but also cases where the two are in a corresponding relationship. For example, even if at least one of the values ​​is transformed by encryption, hashing, encoding, or other transformation processes, if identity or legitimacy can be confirmed through the corresponding decryption process, inverse transformation process, matching calculation process, or verification process, the two identification pieces can be considered to match.

[0048] If the lock / unlock control unit 112 determines that the stored genetic information does not match (i.e., if the result is "NO" in step S22), it terminates the processing of this flowchart. In other words, the storage compartment 10 remains locked and is not unlocked.

[0049] If the lock / unlock control unit 112 determines that the information matches the stored genetic information (if the answer is "YES" in step S22), the card reader unit 111 detects the insertion of the lock card 30 into the lock card slot 12 (step S23).

[0050] Next, the card reader 111 reads the genetic information from the lock card 30 inserted into the lock card slot 12 (step S24). The process in this step is the same as in step S11 in Figure 5.

[0051] Next, the lock / unlock control unit 112 determines whether the following two conditions are met (step S25). The first of the two conditions is that the lock card 30 is inserted into the lock card slot 12 and the unlock card 40 is inserted into the unlock card slot 13, and the second is that the genetic information of the lock card 30 matches the genetic information of the unlock card 40. When determining the second condition, the lock / unlock control unit 112 compares the genetic information read from the unlock card 40 in step S21 with the genetic information read from the lock card 30 in step S24.

[0052] If the lock / unlock control unit 112 determines that the two conditions are not met (i.e., "NO" in step S25), the control unit 110 terminates the processing of this flowchart.

[0053] The lock / unlock control unit 112 unlocks the door 16 (step S26) if it determines that two conditions are met (if the answer is "YES" in step S25). The lock / unlock control unit 112 controls the lock mechanism to unlock the door 16. After that, the control unit 110 terminates the processing of this flowchart. After the door 16 is unlocked, the door 16 will be opened when the open button 15 is operated. In addition, the lock / unlock control unit 112 may delete the genetic information from the storage unit 120 after unlocking the door 16.

[0054] As described above, according to this embodiment, since highly identifiable genetic information is used for unlocking, the possibility of misidentifying the user unlocking is low, and more reliable locking can be performed. Furthermore, since communication is not used for information verification, locking and unlocking can be performed efficiently without being affected by the communication environment. In addition, since the condition for unlocking is that the locking card 30 and unlocking card 40 corresponding to the genetic information are presented to the storage unit 10, it is possible to more reliably determine that the user targeted by the locking card 30 and the user targeted by the unlocking card 40 are the same person.

[0055] In this embodiment, the locking card 30 used for the locking process can be reused. This eliminates the need to analyze genetic information during locking, improving convenience. In this embodiment, the unlocking card 40 used for unlocking is discarded after each use. This ensures that genetic information is always analyzed during unlocking, guaranteeing that the user who locked the device will be able to unlock it, thus improving reliability.

[0056] In addition, there may be a time limit on the use of the unlocking card 40. In that case, for example, the information processing device 20 records the creation date and time on the unlocking card 40 when it is created. In step S21, the card reader 111 reads the creation date and time from the unlocking card 40. In step S22, the locking / unlocking control unit 112 terminates this flowchart without performing a check if a predetermined period has elapsed since the creation date and time. That is, if an unlocking card 40 that has been created for a predetermined period of time is used, the unlocking of the door 16 can be suppressed.

[0057] <First Embodiment: Modification 1> Next, a modification 1 of the first embodiment will be described. In this modification 1, the door 16 is unlocked when the genetic information of the locking card 30 recorded in the memory unit 120 corresponds to the genetic information recorded in the unlocking card 40. In other words, this modification 1 does not require the condition that the unlocking card 40 is presented while the locking card 30 is presented. The differences from the first embodiment will be described below.

[0058] Figure 7 is a flowchart showing an example of the unlocking process in Modification 1 of the First Embodiment. The processes performed in steps S31 to S32 are the same as those performed in steps S21 to S22 shown in Figure 6, so their explanation is omitted.

[0059] In step S32, if the lock / unlock control unit 112 determines that the information does not match the stored genetic information (i.e., if the result in step S32 is "NO"), the control unit 110 terminates the processing of this flowchart. In other words, the door 16 remains locked.

[0060] In step S32, if the lock / unlock control unit 112 determines that it matches the stored genetic information (if the answer is "YES" in step S32), it unlocks the door 16 (step S33). The process performed in this step is the same as the process performed in step S26 in Figure 6.

[0061] As described above, according to this embodiment, since highly identifiable genetic information is used for unlocking and the storage unit 10 can be unlocked with a simple configuration, users with unlocking authority can reliably and efficiently use the storage unit 10.

[0062] <First Embodiment: Modification 2> Next, a modification 2 of the first embodiment will be described. In this modification, similar to the process in step S25 of Figure 6 described above, the locking / unlocking control unit 112 unlocks the door 16 when the following conditions are met: first, that the locking card 30 is inserted into the locking card slot 12 and the unlocking card 40 is inserted into the unlocking card slot 13; and second, that the genetic information recorded on the locking card 30 matches the genetic information recorded on the unlocking card 40. The differences from the above embodiment will be described below.

[0063] Figure 8 is a flowchart showing an example of the unlocking process in Modification 2 of the First Embodiment.

[0064] First, the card reading unit 111 executes the processes in steps S41 and S42. The process in step S41 is the same as the process in step S21 shown in Figure 6, and the process in step S42 is the same as the process in step S24 shown in Figure 6.

[0065] Next, the locking / unlocking control unit 112 executes the processes in steps S43 and S44. The processes in steps S43 and S44 are the same as the processes in steps S25 and S26 shown in Figure 6.

[0066] As described above, according to this modified version 2, since the locking card 30 and the unlocking card 40 are matched, the identity of the user who locked the lock and the user who unlocked the lock can be reliably detected. Furthermore, even if the information processing unit 11 does not have a storage unit 120, it can reliably determine whether the two are the same person, thus reducing the circuit size and contributing to reduced manufacturing costs and miniaturization of the storage unit 10.

[0067] <Second Embodiment> Next, the storage unit 10 of the second embodiment will be described. The differences from the above-described embodiment will be explained below.

[0068] Figure 9 shows an overview of an example of a storage unit 10 in the second embodiment. The storage unit 10 in the second embodiment has a single card slot 17 for inserting a card 60, instead of a locking card slot 12 and an unlocking card slot 13. The card 60 has an information holding unit 61. The information holding unit 61 is an IC chip, similar to the card 50 shown in Figure 3B, for example. The information holding unit 61 records whether the type of card 60 is a locking card or an unlocking card. The locking / unlocking control unit 112 uses the type recorded in the information holding unit 61 to determine whether the card 60 is a locking card or an unlocking card.

[0069] Figure 10 is a flowchart showing an example of the locking process in the second embodiment. Before this process begins, the information processing device 20 creates a card 60 whose type is a locking card.

[0070] First, the card reader 111 reads the type of card indicating that it is a lock card and the genetic information from the card 60 inserted into the card slot 17 (step S51). Specifically, the card reader 111 reads the type of card indicating that it is a lock card and the user's genetic information from the information storage section 61 of the card 60.

[0071] The processes executed in steps S52 to S54 are the same as those executed in steps S12 to S14 in Figure 5, so their explanation is omitted.

[0072] Figure 11 is a flowchart showing an example of the unlocking process in the second embodiment. At the start of this process, the door 16 of the storage unit 10 is locked. Similar to the first embodiment, the user goes to the storage unit 10 and collects a sample, thereby creating a card 60 containing genetic information. The information storage unit 61 of the created card 60 records a type indicating that it is an unlocking card.

[0073] First, the card reader 111 reads the type of card indicating that it is an unlocking card and the genetic information from the card 60 inserted into the card slot 17 (step S61). Specifically, the card reader 111 reads the type of card indicating that it is an unlocking card and the user's genetic information from the information storage section 61 of the card 60.

[0074] The processes performed in steps S62 and S63 are the same as those performed in steps S32 and S33 shown in Figure 7. In step S62, the lock / unlock control unit 112 compares the genetic information of card 60, which is of type lock card, stored in the storage unit 120 in step S54 of the locking process shown in Figure 10, with the genetic information of card 60, which is of type unlock card, which was read in step S61.

[0075] As described above, according to this embodiment, even if the storage unit 10 has only one card slot 17, it is possible to reliably determine whether the user locking the unit and the user unlocking it are the same person, thereby providing a reliable storage unit 10.

[0076] Furthermore, the STR method can determine whether multiple subjects of testing are related as parent and child. In the first and second embodiments, the lock / unlock control unit 112 of the storage unit 10 may be controlled to unlock the door 16 if the user at the time of locking and the user at the time of unlocking are related as parent and child. In this case, the lock / unlock control unit 112 determines whether the genetic information read at the time of locking and the genetic information read at the time of unlocking correspond to the genetic information of the same person, and whether they are related as parent and child. If it is determined that they are related as parent and child, the lock / unlock control unit 112 considers the genetic information read at the time of locking and the genetic information read at the time of unlocking to correspond, and can unlock the door 16. In addition, it may be stipulated in the contract with the user at the time of locking whether or not to allow unlocking when a user who is related as parent and child comes to unlock it.

[0077] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the examples of embodiments described above, and various modifications are included. For example, the examples of embodiments described above are explained in detail to make the present invention easier to understand, and the present invention is not limited to having all the configurations described herein. Furthermore, it is possible to replace a part of the configuration of one example of an embodiment with the configuration of another example. It is also possible to add a configuration of another example to the configuration of one example of an embodiment. Furthermore, it is possible to add, delete, or replace a part of the configuration of one example of each embodiment with a configuration of another example. In addition, some or all of the above configurations, functions, processing units, processing means, etc., may be realized in hardware, for example, by designing them as integrated circuits. Also, the control lines and information lines in the figures are shown only if they are considered necessary for explanation, and do not necessarily show all of them. It can be assumed that almost all of the configurations are interconnected.

[0078] Furthermore, the functional configurations of the storage unit 10 and the information processing device 20 described above are classified according to their main processing content for ease of understanding. The present invention is not limited by the way the components are classified or named. As stated above, the configurations of the storage unit 10 and the information processing device 20 can be further classified into many more components depending on the processing content. Alternatively, they can be classified so that a single component performs even more processing. [Explanation of symbols]

[0079] 10: Storage compartment, 11: Information processing unit, 12: Locking card slot, 13: Unlocking card slot, 14: Registration button, 15: Open button, 16: Door, 17: Card slot, 20: Information processing unit, 21: Gene information writing device, 30: Locking card, 31, 41, 51: Gene information storage unit, 40: Unlocking card, 50, 60: Card, 61: Information storage unit, 110: Control unit, 111: Card reading unit, 112: Locking / unlocking control unit, 120: Memory unit

Claims

1. A locking mechanism for locking or unlocking the door, A reading unit that reads genetic information from a first recording medium and a second recording medium, A locking / unlocking control unit controls the lock mechanism to unlock the door when the genetic information read from the first recording medium when the lock mechanism is locked corresponds to the genetic information read from the second recording medium when the lock mechanism is locked, A storage unit characterized by having the following features.

2. A storage unit according to claim 1, A lockable media insertion slot into which the first recording medium can be inserted, An unlocking medium insertion slot into which a second recording medium different from the first recording medium can be inserted, A storage unit characterized by having the following features.

3. A storage unit according to claim 2, A storage cabinet characterized in that the locking / unlocking control unit unlocks the door when the key mechanism is in a locked state, provided that the first recording medium is inserted into the locking medium insertion slot and the second recording medium corresponding to the first recording medium and the genetic information is inserted into the unlocking medium insertion slot.

4. A storage unit according to claim 1, The system includes a storage unit that stores the gene information read from the first recording medium, The locking / unlocking control unit is characterized in that it determines whether the genetic information corresponds to the genetic information read from the second recording medium by comparing it with the genetic information stored in the storage unit.

5. A storage unit according to claim 1, A storage cabinet characterized in that the locking / unlocking control unit determines whether the recording medium is the first recording medium or the second recording medium using the type recorded on the recording medium.

6. A method for locking and unlocking a storage cabinet, A first recording medium creation procedure for obtaining the genetic information of the person who locked the door and creating a first recording medium containing the said genetic information, A locking procedure that reads genetic information from the first recording medium and controls the lock mechanism to lock the door, A procedure for creating a second recording medium, which involves obtaining the genetic information of a person requesting unlocking and creating a second recording medium containing the said genetic information, An unlocking procedure for unlocking the door by controlling the key mechanism when the genetic information read from the first recording medium corresponds to the genetic information read from the second recording medium when the key mechanism is in a locked state, A method for locking and unlocking a storage cabinet, characterized by comprising the following features.

7. A method for locking and unlocking a storage cabinet according to claim 6, A method for locking and unlocking a storage cabinet, characterized in that the second recording medium creation procedure is performed after the locking procedure.

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