JP3108972B2 - Electric lock control system - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention
When the time from when the card is inserted to when the electric lock is unlocked exceeds a certain limit, a card reader having a function of turning on or blinking an NG lamp or a communication indicator installed in the card reader is provided. It relates to an electric lock control system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, many electric locks are installed at entrances of buildings and condominiums. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an outline of such an electric lock control system 100. As shown in FIG.
In the figure, a controller 10 composed of a computer or the like is shown.
1 includes a plurality of card readers 1 serving as terminals of the system.
02 is connected via a common multiplex signal line L, and an electric lock 104 corresponding to the card reader 102 is connected to the electric lock control unit 103. A signal is being transmitted and received. An ID code is registered in the memory of the controller 101 in advance.
When the ID code read in 02 is received, the presence or absence of the registration is determined. If the ID code is registered, an unlock signal is sent to the electric lock control unit 103 through the card reader 102 to unlock the electric lock 104. However, if there is no registration, the unlock signal is not sent and the unlock is refused.

However, in such a system, the controller 101 sequentially processes signals sent from the respective card readers 102, so that the decoding process for one card reader 102 is not completed before the next card is read. When an ID card reading operation is performed by the reader 102, the next card reader 102 has to wait for processing until the previous processing is completed.

[0004]

However, since the card reader 102 does not have a function of displaying a waiting state, it is not known whether or not the controller 101 is operating during that time, and it is thought that the controller 101 is not operating. The electric lock may be unlocked after leaving, and there is a problem that security is not secured.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it takes time for a card reader to perform processing. If a certain period of time has elapsed, an NG lamp provided in the card reader is turned on or blinked to terminate the processing. It is an object of the present invention to provide an electric lock control system including a card reader in which the frustration of waiting time and the problem of crime prevention are eliminated by causing the lamp to light up or blink during communication display.

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided an electric lock control system according to the present invention, wherein a plurality of card readers are connected to one controller through a multiplex signal line. And an electric lock control unit. When an ID card is inserted from an individual card reader, the controller determines whether or not the ID code is registered. When the registration of the ID code is confirmed, the controller transmits the ID code. An electric lock control system for controlling an electric lock by sending an unlock signal to a corresponding electric lock control unit.
When the D card is inserted, when the controller determines that the ID code is being decoded by another card reader, the processing is terminated and the NG lamp is turned on or blinked.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electric lock control system according to the present invention, wherein a plurality of card readers and an electric lock control unit are connected to one controller through a multiplex signal line, and each card is controlled individually. When the ID card is inserted from the reader, the controller determines whether or not the ID code has been registered. When the ID code has been registered, the controller sends an unlock signal or a lock signal to the corresponding electric lock control unit. In the electric lock control system for controlling the electric lock, the card reader is provided with an NG lamp, an OK lamp, and a communication display lamp. After the ID code is sent to the controller and decrypted by the controller, the OK lamp and NG lamp light up. Until flashes or is configured to hold its state.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electric lock control system according to the above-mentioned electric lock control system, wherein a lock operating device having a numeric keypad is used instead of the card reader.

[0009]

In the electric lock control system according to the first aspect, when an ID card is inserted into a card reader and the read ID code is transmitted to the controller, the controller performs a process of decoding the ID code from another card reader. When the operation is being performed, the controller clears the transmitted ID code and turns on or blinks the NG lamp of the card reader. Therefore, the user who sees this blinking display thinks that an error has occurred in his own operation and inserts the card into the card reader again, so he is not aware of the waiting time and unlocks after leaving. Never even.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the ID card is inserted into the card reader, the communication indicator lamp is turned on or blinks, the ID code decoding process by the controller is completed, and the NG lamp or This state is maintained until the OK lamp is turned on. For this reason, the operator is not left uneasy about whether or not he or she is operating, and the user is no longer frustrated.

[0011]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an electric lock control system A including a card reader of the present invention. In a basic configuration, the controller 1 is connected to a plurality of card readers 2 serving as terminals and an electric lock control unit 3 via a common multiplex signal line L. Control signals are transmitted and received by the multiplex transmission method.

The controller 1 has an ID code registration memory, in which an ID code is registered in advance. When the controller 1 receives the ID code read by the card reader 2, it determines whether or not the ID code is registered. If the ID code is registered, the controller 1 sends an unlock signal to the electric lock control unit 3 corresponding to the card reader 2. Electric lock 4
Is unlocked, but if there is no registration, the unlock signal is not sent and the unlock is refused.

FIG. 2 shows an external view of a card reader A2 constituting a main part of the electric lock control system according to the first aspect. On the surface of the card reader 2A, an ID card reading slot 2a, a locking and unlocking lamp 2b, 2c, N
A G lamp 2d and an OK lamp 2e are provided. The numeric keypad 2f and the display unit 2g are provided for inputting a password.

According to the card reader having such a configuration,
When an ID card (not shown) in which an ID code is registered is inserted into the ID card insertion slot 2a, the ID code stored in advance in the ID card is transmitted to the controller 1 via the multiplex signal line L.
Sent to The ID code stored in the ID card is
Since it is also registered in the memory of the controller 1 in advance,
When the controller 1 receives the ID code read by the card reader 2, it determines whether or not the ID code has been registered. Thus, when the reading operation of the card reader 2 is properly performed, the controller 1 performs the reading process, and when it is determined that the ID code is registered in the controller 1, the OK lamp is turned on or blinks for a certain time, It sends an unlock signal to the lock control unit 3 to
Is unlocked, but if there is no registration, the unlock signal is not sent to the electric lock operation unit 3, the NG lamp is turned on or blinked for a certain period of time, and the unlock is refused. When the ID code is read by the card reader 2, the controller 1 reads the ID code read by another card reader 2.
When it is determined that the code is being read,
The NG lamp 2d lights or blinks for a certain period of time. That is, if it is determined that the ID code is read from a plurality of card readers 2 and that the controller 1 exceeds a certain limit time before the ID data is decoded, the NG lamp 2d is turned on or off. Flashes.

According to such a configuration, the card reader 2
When an ID code reading operation is performed by the controller 1, the controller 1 is performing an ID code reading process from another card reader 2, and when the ID code cannot be decoded, the operator is notified of his / her ID card. Since it is thought that there is an error in the reading operation and the reading operation of the ID card is performed again, it is possible to eliminate anxiety about whether or not the system is operating and to be irritated.

FIG. 3 is an external view of a card reader 2B constituting an essential part of the electric lock control system according to the second aspect. The difference from the electric lock control system according to the first aspect is that a communication indicator lamp 2h is provided in addition to the NG lamp 2d.

According to such a configuration, the card reader 2
If the ID card cannot be read correctly when the ID card is read, the NG lamp 2d is turned on or blinks for a certain period of time (normal NG lamp display function). And
When the ID card is read correctly, the communication indicator lamp 2h is turned on or blinks, and the state is continuously held by the signal from the controller 1 until the OK lamp 2e or the NG lamp 2d turns on or blinks. You. Therefore, after the ID card is correctly read by the card reader 2, it is clearly indicated that the system is operating by observing the display state of the in-communication display lamp 2h, and if the decryption process by the controller 1 is completed, OK is displayed. The lamp 2e and the NG lamp 2d are turned on or blink. That is, the communication display lamp is not only during the decoding process of the ID code read by the controller 1, but also while the controller 1 is in the decoding process of another card reader 2 and the decoding process of the card reader is waiting. When 2h lights or blinks and the decoding of the ID code by the controller 1 ends, the OK lamp 2e and the NG lamp 2d light or blink to notify the result of the control operation.

In the above embodiment, the card reader 2 has the ID
The electric lock control system A having a configuration in which the card is read, and the electric lock 4 is applied and unlocked has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to such a configuration, and the operation of operating the numeric keypad and inputting the security code is performed. Needless to say, the present invention can also be applied to a device using a container (claim 3).

[0019]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when an ID card is inserted into a card reader and the controller determines that the ID code is being decoded from another card reader, the NG lamp is turned off. Lights or flashes. Therefore, the user thinks that there is an error in the reading operation of his / her ID card and performs the reading operation of the ID card again, so that the user may be anxious about whether the system is operating and may be irritated. This eliminates the need to insert the card into the card reader again, so that the user does not have to worry about waiting time. Further, when the NG lamp is turned on or blinks, the decoding process of the ID code by the controller is also stopped, so that the unlocking is not performed after the user has left.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the ID card is inserted into the card reader, the communication indicator lamp is turned on or blinks, so that the operation of the electric lock / unlock system is immediately performed. Not only can the discrimination be made, but also the result of the decryption process by the controller is notified by the OK lamp and the NG lamp, so that the operator is not left uneasy as to whether or not the operation is in progress, and the operation state is unknown. It is also possible to prevent a situation such as unlocking after leaving.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an electric lock control system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an appearance of a card reader (claim 1).

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an appearance of a card reader (claim 2).

FIG. 4 is a basic configuration diagram of an electric lock system including a card reader.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A: Electric lock control system L: Multiple signal lines 1: Controller 2: Card reader 3: Electric lock control unit 4: Electric lock 2d: NG lamp 2e: OK lamp 2h: Lamp for displaying communication

────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Yoshio Ozeki 1048 Oaza Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. (56) References JP-A-1-207897 (JP, A) JP-A-4-276898 (JP, A) Japanese Utility Model Sho 62-1055641 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) E05B 49/00

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A plurality of card readers and an electric lock control unit are connected to one controller through a multiplex signal line, and when an ID card is inserted from each card reader, the ID is set on the controller side. In the electric lock control system for controlling the electric lock by transmitting the unlock signal or the lock signal to the corresponding electric lock control unit from the controller side when the registration of the ID code is confirmed by determining whether or not the code is registered, The card reader is provided with an NG lamp, and when the card reader is made to read the ID card, when the controller is decoding the ID code of another card reader, the NG of the card reader that made the ID card read is used. The controller turns on or blinks the lamp while the controller reads the ID card. An electric lock control system configured to clear the ID code transmitted from the electronic lock. 2. A plurality of card readers and an electric lock control unit are connected to one controller through a multiplex signal line, and when an ID card is inserted from each card reader, the ID is set on the controller side. It is determined whether or not the code is registered. When the registration of the ID code is confirmed, an unlock signal or a lock signal is transmitted from the controller to the corresponding electric lock control unit to control the electric lock. The card reader is provided with an NG lamp, an OK lamp, and a communication indicator lamp. The communication indicator lamp lights or flashes when the card reader reads the ID card, and the read ID code is transmitted to the controller. After being transmitted and decoded by the controller, until the OK lamp and NG lamp are turned on or blink, Electric lock control system in the configuration for holding the state. 3. The electric lock control system according to claim 1, wherein a lock operation device provided with a numeric keypad is used in place of the card reader.