JP7700714B2 - Entrance/Exit Management Device, Entrance/Exit Management System - Google Patents

Description

This disclosure relates to an entrance/exit management device, an entrance/exit management system, an entrance/exit management method, and an entrance/exit management program.

The conventional entrance and exit management system described in Patent Document 1 determines whether or not a person entering the room has finished washing their hands. The system determines whether or not hand washing has been completed using a human sensor signal from a hand-washing detection human sensor. If the person entering the room has not finished washing their hands, a hand-washing instruction notice is issued by display, audio, etc. Once the person entering the room has finished washing their hands, the system controls the door drive unit to open and close the door, thereby allowing the person to enter the laboratory.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2007-46352 (paragraphs [0037] to [0040] and FIG. 3)

Disinfectants such as ethanol may be used as a means of hand disinfection. Meanwhile, the conventional entrance/exit management system described in Patent Document 1 requires all users who wish to enter the room to disinfect their hands, such as by washing their hands. As a result, there is a problem in that users who cannot use disinfectants due to physical reasons such as rough hands or allergies are forced to disinfect their hands. Furthermore, if a user enters and exits the room several times in a short period of time, they will have to disinfect their hands every time they enter the room. As a result, there is a problem in that the disinfectant increases the possibility of developing rough hands, etc.

The present disclosure aims to solve the above problem, and to provide an entrance/exit management device, an entrance/exit management system, an entrance/exit management method, and an entrance/exit management program that impose less physical burden on users for whom hand disinfection with disinfectant is inappropriate.

The entrance/exit management device according to the present disclosure includes an authentication unit that determines whether authentication is successful or unsuccessful for the identification information that identifies a user read by the reading device, a hand disinfection determination unit that determines whether the user has disinfected their hands with a first disinfection means, and a control unit that causes the entrance restriction device to operate to permit entry to the controlled area if the hand disinfection determination unit determines that the user has disinfected their hands within a first hour after the authentication unit determines that authentication is successful for the identification information, and causes the entrance restriction device to operate to restrict entry to the controlled area if the hand disinfection determination unit determines that the user has not disinfected their hands within the first hour. When the authentication unit determines that authentication is successful for the identification information and the exemption condition for hand disinfection of the user is satisfied, the control unit causes the hand disinfection determination unit to determine whether the hands have been disinfected with a second disinfection means different from the first disinfection means.

The entrance/exit management system according to the present disclosure includes an entrance/exit management device having a reading device that reads identification information that identifies a user, an authentication unit that determines whether authentication is successful or unsuccessful for the identification information, a hand disinfection determination unit that determines whether the user has disinfected their hands with a first disinfection means, and a control unit that causes the entrance restriction device to operate to permit entry to the controlled area if the hand disinfection determination unit determines that the user has disinfected their hands within a first hour after the authentication unit determines that authentication is successful for the identification information, and causes the entrance restriction device to operate to restrict entry to the controlled area if the hand disinfection determination unit determines that the user has not disinfected their hands within the first hour. When the authentication unit determines that authentication is successful for the identification information and the exemption condition for hand disinfection of the user is satisfied, the control unit causes the hand disinfection determination unit to determine whether the hands have been disinfected with a second disinfection means different from the first disinfection means.

The entrance/exit management device, entrance/exit management system, entrance/exit management method, and entrance/exit management program according to the present disclosure include a hand disinfection determination unit that determines whether a user has disinfected their hands with a first disinfection means, and a control unit that causes the entrance restriction device to operate to permit entry into the controlled area when the hand disinfection determination unit determines that the user has disinfected their hands within a first hour after the authentication unit determines that authentication has been successful for the identification information, and causes the entrance restriction device to operate to restrict entry into the controlled area when the hand disinfection determination unit determines that the user has not disinfected their hands within the first hour. The control unit causes the entrance restriction device to operate to permit entry into the controlled area when the authentication unit determines that authentication has been successful for the identification information and the exemption condition for the user's hand disinfection is satisfied. Therefore, a user who satisfies the exemption condition for the user's hand disinfection is permitted to enter the controlled area without disinfecting his/her hands. In other words, an entrance/exit management device, entrance/exit management system, entrance/exit management method, and entrance/exit management program that impose a smaller physical burden on a user for whom hand disinfection with a disinfectant is not appropriate can be obtained.

1 is an external view of an entrance/exit management system according to a first embodiment of the present disclosure; 1 is a functional configuration diagram of an entrance/exit management system according to a first embodiment of the present disclosure. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation of the entrance/exit management system according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure. 2 is a diagram showing a data structure stored in a memory unit of the entrance/exit management system according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 1 is a hardware configuration diagram of an entrance/exit management device according to a first embodiment of the present disclosure.

First embodiment
Fig. 1 is an external view of an entrance/exit management system according to the present embodiment. As shown in Fig. 1, the entrance/exit management system 100 has a reading device 1, an entrance/exit management device 2, an electronic lock 3 which is an entrance restriction device, and a disinfection device 4 which is a first disinfection means. The reading device 1 reads identification information which identifies a user. The door 31 is a door provided at an entrance for entering or exiting the controlled area. The electronic lock 3 is a lock for locking the door 31. Note that the entrance restriction device is not limited to the electronic lock 3. It may be an automatic door through which only users who have the right to enter the controlled area can pass.

The reading device 1 is installed, for example, outside the controlled area near the door 31. The identification information for identifying the user is, for example, a personal identification number registered on a security card carried by the user. In this case, the reading device 1 is a card reader. The identification information for identifying the user is, for example, biometric information such as the user's fingerprint. In this case, the reading device 1 is a biometric information reading device such as a fingerprint reader.

The disinfection device 4 has a human presence sensor 42, which is a disinfection detection unit, and a nozzle 41, which is a spraying unit. The human presence sensor 42 detects the action of a user holding their fingers near the nozzle 41. The nozzle 41 is a nozzle for spraying disinfectant onto the user's fingers. When the human presence sensor 42 detects the action of a user holding their fingers near the nozzle 41, the disinfection device 4 sprays disinfectant onto the user's fingers from the nozzle 41.

The entrance/exit management device 2 has a reading device 1 and an instruction notification unit 25. The entrance/exit management device 2 controls the electronic lock 3 based on the result of authenticating the user's identification information and whether the disinfection device 4 has disinfected the user's hands. The reading device 1 may be built into the entrance/exit management device 2. The reading device 1 may be provided separately from the entrance/exit management device 2 described below.

Figure 2 is a functional configuration diagram of the entrance/exit management system according to this embodiment.

The entrance/exit management device 2 has an authentication unit 21, a memory unit 22, a hand disinfection determination unit 23, a control unit 24, and an instruction notification unit 25. The authentication unit 21 determines whether the authentication is successful or unsuccessful based on the user's authentication information pre-stored in the memory unit 22 for the identification information that identifies the user read by the reading device 1.

The memory unit 22 stores identification information corresponding to each user for authentication by the authentication unit 21. The memory unit 22 also stores the user's identification information in association with the exemption conditions for hand disinfection corresponding to the user. The exemption conditions are conditions under which it is inappropriate for the authenticated user to disinfect his/her hands with the disinfection device 4 when authenticated by the entrance/exit management device 2. Figure 3 is a data configuration diagram stored in the memory unit of the entrance/exit management system according to this embodiment. As shown in Figure 3, the memory unit 22 stores identification information A, B, and C. Hereinafter, the users identified by the identification information A, B, and C will be simply referred to as user A, user B, and user C, respectively. As shown in Figure 3, the memory unit 22 stores exemption conditions for hand disinfection corresponding to the identification information A, B, and C, respectively. According to Figure 3, the exemption conditions are, for example, of two types: physical exemption conditions and time exemption conditions.

The physical exemption condition is an attribute that indicates that a user is exempt from hand disinfection using the disinfection device 4 due to physical reasons such as rough hands or allergies. In the example of Figure 3, user A meets the physical exemption condition. Users B and C do not meet the physical exemption condition.

The temporal exemption condition is an attribute that indicates whether the time from the time when the user last disinfected their hands using the disinfection device 4 to the current time is within the second time. Here, the current time may be anything that indicates the current time. Specifically, the current time may be, for example, the time when the authentication unit 21 authenticated the user's identification information. The current time may also be, for example, the time when the reading device 1 reads the user's identification information. In the example of FIG. 3, user B satisfies the temporal exemption condition. Users A and C do not satisfy the temporal exemption condition. The second time may be set appropriately. The second time is, for example, 10 minutes.

The memory unit 22 may store the time when hand disinfection was last performed using the disinfection device 4 as a time exemption condition. In this case, the control unit 24 may perform a calculation to determine whether the time from the time stored in the memory unit 22 to the current time is within the second hour.

The hand disinfection determination unit 23 determines whether or not the user has disinfected his or her hands using the disinfection device 4, which is the first disinfection means. The hand disinfection determination unit 23 determines whether or not the user has disinfected his or her hands using the disinfection device 4, which is the first disinfection means, for example, by receiving a disinfection completion signal sent by the disinfection device 4.

The control unit 24 causes the electronic lock 3, which is an entry restriction device, to operate to permit or restrict entry to the controlled area. Specifically, the control unit 24 causes the electronic lock 3 to operate to unlock or lock. After the authentication unit 21 determines that authentication of the user's identification information has been successful, if the hand disinfection determination unit 23 determines that the user has disinfected their hands within a first hour, the control unit 24 causes the electronic lock 3, which is an entry restriction device, to operate to permit entry to the controlled area. Specifically, the control unit 24 unlocks the electronic lock 3.

On the other hand, if the hand disinfection determination unit 23 determines that the user has not disinfected his/her hands within the first hour after the authentication unit 21 determines that the authentication of the user's identification information has been successful, the control unit 24 causes the electronic lock 3, which is an entry restriction device, to operate to restrict entry to the controlled area. Specifically, the control unit 24 keeps the electronic lock 3 locked.

Furthermore, when the authentication unit 21 determines that authentication of the user's identification information has been successful and the exemption conditions for hand disinfection for that user are met, the control unit 24 causes the electronic lock 3, which is an entry restriction device, to operate to permit entry into the controlled area. When the user needs to disinfect their hands when entering the controlled area, the instruction notification unit 25 notifies the user that they should disinfect their hands with the disinfection device 4. The instruction notification unit 25 is, for example, an LCD screen, and notifies the user by text information or graphic information. The instruction notification unit 25 is, for example, a speaker, and notifies the user by audio information.

For example, a case will be described in which the exemption condition is that the user is exempt from disinfecting his/her hands with the disinfection device 4 for physical reasons (physical exemption condition). As shown in FIG. 3, user A satisfies the physical exemption condition. Therefore, when the authentication unit 21 determines that authentication of user A's identification information has been successful, the control unit 24 unlocks the electronic lock 3. As a result, user A can enter the controlled area without disinfecting his/her hands with the disinfection device 4.

On the other hand, user C does not satisfy the physical exemption condition. In this case, the electronic lock 3 is not unlocked just because the authentication unit 21 judges that authentication of user C's identification information has been successful. In this case, the control unit 24 causes the instruction notification unit 25 to notify user C to disinfect his/her hands with the disinfection device 4. If the hand disinfection judgment unit 23 judges that user C has disinfected his/her hands within the first hour after the authentication unit 21 judges that authentication of user C's identification information has been successful, the control unit 24 unlocks the electronic lock 3. Also, if the hand disinfection judgment unit 23 judges that the user has not disinfected his/her hands within the first hour after the authentication unit 21 judges that authentication of the user's identification information has been successful, the control unit 24 keeps the electronic lock 3 locked. The first time is a necessary and sufficient time for the user to disinfect with the disinfection device 4 after the authentication unit 21 judges that the user has been authenticated successfully. The first time is a time shorter than the second time. The first time is, for example, one minute.

For example, a case will be described in which the exemption condition is that the time from the last time the hands were disinfected with the disinfection device 4 to the current time is within a second hour (temporal exemption condition). As shown in FIG. 3, user B satisfies the temporal exemption condition. Therefore, when the authentication unit 21 determines that authentication of user B's identification information has been successful, the control unit 24 unlocks the electronic lock 3. As a result, user B can enter the controlled area without disinfecting his hands with the disinfection device 4.

On the other hand, user C does not satisfy the time exemption condition. In this case, the electronic lock 3 is not unlocked just because the authentication unit 21 determines that authentication of user C's identification information has been successful. In this case, the control unit 24 causes the instruction notification unit 25 to notify user C to disinfect his/her hands with the disinfection device 4. If the hand disinfection determination unit 23 determines that user C has disinfected his/her hands within the first hour after the authentication unit 21 determines that authentication of user C's identification information has been successful, the control unit 24 unlocks the electronic lock 3. Also, if the hand disinfection determination unit 23 determines that the user has not disinfected his/her hands within the first hour after the authentication unit 21 determines that authentication of the user's identification information has been successful, the control unit 24 keeps the electronic lock 3 locked.

The disinfection device 4 has a human presence sensor 42 which is a disinfection detection unit, a nozzle 41 which is a spray unit, and a disinfection control unit 43. As described above, the human presence sensor 42 detects the action of disinfecting the user's hands near the nozzle 41. As described above, the nozzle 41 is a nozzle for spraying disinfectant onto the user's hands. The disinfection control unit 43 causes the nozzle 41 to spray disinfectant onto the hands when the human presence sensor 42 detects the action of disinfecting the user's hands. In addition, after the disinfectant has been sprayed from the nozzle 41, the disinfection control unit 43 transmits a disinfection completion signal indicating that the disinfectant has been sprayed.

Next, the operation of the entrance/exit management system 100 will be described. Figure 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the entrance/exit management system according to this embodiment. In the flowchart shown in Figure 4, S100 to S119 show the operation of the entrance/exit management device 2, and processing starts from S100. S200 to S203 show the operation of the disinfection device 4, and processing starts from S200.

First, the operation of the entrance/exit management device 2 will be described. The entrance/exit management device 2 starts processing from S100. The authentication unit 21 acquires the user's identification information read by the reading device 1 (S101). After that, the process proceeds to S102.

Next, the authentication unit 21 judges whether the authentication of the user's identification information acquired in S101 has been successful or unsuccessful based on the authentication information of the user previously stored in the memory unit 22 (S102). If the authentication unit 21 judges that the authentication of the user's identification information has been unsuccessful (NO in S102), the process proceeds to S109. Thereafter, the control unit 24 keeps the electronic lock 3 locked (S109) and ends the process (S199). If the authentication unit 21 judges that the authentication of the user's identification information has been successful (YES in S102), the process proceeds to S103.

Next, the control unit 24 refers to the memory unit 22 and determines whether the user's identification information satisfies the physical exemption condition (S103). If the control unit 24 determines that the user's identification information satisfies the physical exemption condition (YES in S103), the process proceeds to S108. Thereafter, the control unit 24 unlocks the electronic lock 3 (S108) and ends the process (S199).

On the other hand, if the control unit 24 determines that the user's identification information does not satisfy the physical exemption condition (NO in S103), the process proceeds to S104.

Next, the control unit 24 refers to the memory unit 22 and determines whether the user's identification information satisfies the time exemption condition (S104). If the control unit 24 determines that the user's identification information satisfies the time exemption condition (YES in S104), the process proceeds to S108. Thereafter, the control unit 24 unlocks the electronic lock 3 (S108) and ends the process (S199).

On the other hand, if the control unit 24 determines that the user's identification information does not satisfy the time exemption condition (NO in S104), the process proceeds to S105.

Next, the control unit 24 causes the instruction notification unit 25 to notify the user to disinfect their hands and fingers with the disinfection device 4 (S105). Then, the process proceeds to S106.

Next, the control unit 24 determines whether or not a first time or more has passed since the processing of the authentication unit 21 in S102 (S106). If the first time or more has passed since the processing of the authentication unit 21 in S102 (YES in S106), the process proceeds to S109. Thereafter, the control unit 24 keeps the electronic lock 3 locked (S109) and ends the process (S199). On the other hand, if the first time or more has not passed since the processing of the authentication unit 21 in S102 (NO in S106), the process proceeds to S107.

Next, the hand disinfection determination unit 23 determines whether the user has disinfected their hands within the first hour based on whether a disinfection completion signal has been received from the disinfection device 4 (S107). If the hand disinfection determination unit 23 does not receive a disinfection completion signal from the disinfection device 4 and does not determine that the user has disinfected their hands within the first hour (NO in S107), the process returns to S106. If the hand disinfection determination unit 23 receives a disinfection completion signal from the disinfection device 4 and determines that the user has disinfected their hands within the first hour (YES in S107), the process proceeds to S108. The control unit 24 then unlocks the electronic lock 3 (S108) and ends the process (S199).

Next, the operation of the disinfection device 4 will be described. The disinfection device 4 starts processing from S200. The disinfection device 4 repeats the processing of S201 until the human presence sensor 42 detects the action of disinfecting the user's hands near the nozzle 41 (NO in S201). If the human presence sensor 42 detects the action of disinfecting the user's hands near the nozzle 41 (YES in S201), the disinfection device 4 proceeds to processing of S202.

Next, the disinfection control unit 43 sprays the disinfectant from the nozzle 41 (S202), and then proceeds to processing of S203.

Next, the disinfection control unit 43 transmits a disinfection completion signal to the entrance/exit management device 2 indicating that the disinfectant has been sprayed (S203). Then, the process returns to S201.

Next, we will explain the effects of this embodiment.

As described above, in the entrance/exit management system 100 of this embodiment, the hand disinfection determination unit 23 determines whether the user has disinfected their hands with the disinfection device 4. Furthermore, the control unit 24 unlocks the electronic lock 3 if the hand disinfection determination unit 23 determines that the user has disinfected their hands within the first hour after the authentication unit 21 determines that authentication has been successful for the user's identification information, and keeps the electronic lock 3 locked if the hand disinfection determination unit 23 determines that the user has not disinfected their hands within the first hour. On the other hand, the control unit 24 unlocks the electronic lock 3 if the authentication unit 21 determines that authentication has been successful for the user's identification information and the exemption condition for hand disinfection is met.

If a user meets the exemption conditions for hand disinfection, it is inappropriate for that user to disinfect his or her hands with the disinfection device 4. In other words, the user would be forced to endure physical strain due to inappropriate hand disinfection with the disinfection device 4.

In this embodiment, the control unit 24 unlocks the electronic lock 3 when the authentication unit 21 determines that authentication of the user's identification information has been successful and the exemption conditions for the user's hand disinfection are met. In other words, when the exemption conditions for the user's hand disinfection are met, the electronic lock 3 is unlocked without the user disinfecting his or her hands with the disinfection device 4. As a result, it is possible to obtain an entrance/exit management system 100 that is less physically demanding and less likely to force users for whom hand disinfection with a disinfectant is inappropriate to do so.

The exemption condition is, for example, a physical exemption condition where the user is exempt from hand disinfection with the disinfectant device 4 for physical reasons. In other words, the physical exemption condition is an attribute indicating that the user is exempt from hand disinfection with the disinfectant device 4 for physical reasons such as rough hands or allergies. It is inappropriate to force users with physical reasons such as rough hands or allergies to disinfect their hands with a disinfectant. Therefore, by setting the exemption condition as, for example, that the user is exempt from hand disinfection with the disinfectant device 4 for physical reasons, an entrance/exit management system 100 that places less of a physical burden on the user can be obtained.

Another example of an exemption condition is a time condition in which the time from the time the user last disinfected their hands with the disinfection device 4 to the current time is within a second hour. In other words, the time exemption condition is an attribute that indicates whether the time from the current time to the time the user last disinfected their hands with the disinfection device 4 is within a second hour (e.g., 10 minutes). It is considered normal for users to pass through the door 31 multiple times in a short period of time because they frequently enter and exit the controlled area. In such a case, it is inappropriate to force a user who has disinfected their hands immediately before to disinfect their hands with a disinfectant in a short period of time. Therefore, the exemption condition is that the time from the time the user last disinfected their hands with the disinfection device 4 to the current time is within a second hour, which has the effect of providing an entrance/exit management system 100 that places less of a physical burden on the user.

Variation 1 of embodiment 1:

The memory unit 22 may store the entry and exit history of users who satisfy the exemption conditions for the controlled area. Specifically, if the authentication unit 21 authenticates the user's identification information and the user satisfies the exemption conditions, the authentication unit 21 may store the entry and exit history indicating that the user passed through the controlled area exempt from hand disinfection using the disinfection device 4. As a result, in the unlikely event that another user who was in the controlled area becomes infected with a specific infectious disease, the entry and exit history stored in the memory unit 22 can be referenced, which has the added effect of making it easier to trace the infection route of the specific infectious disease.

Variation 2 of embodiment 1:

In addition, in the present embodiment, the control unit 24 unlocks the electronic lock 3 when the authentication unit 21 judges that the authentication of the user's identification information is successful and the exemption condition for the user's hand disinfection is satisfied. However, when the control unit 24 judges that the authentication unit 21 judges that the authentication of the identification information is successful and the exemption condition for the user's hand disinfection is satisfied, the hand disinfection judgment unit 23 may judge whether the hands have been disinfected by a second disinfection means (not shown) other than the first disinfection means. For example, if the first disinfection means is hand disinfection with ethanol, the second disinfection means may be a disinfection method that places less physical strain on the user (for example, washing the hands with soapy water or running water other than ethanol). As a result, the same effect is achieved that the entrance and exit management system 100 with less physical strain is obtained. Furthermore, since the hand disinfection by the second disinfection means (not shown) is performed even for users who satisfy the exemption condition, the further effect is achieved that the deterioration of hygiene in the controlled area can be reduced.

Variation 3 of embodiment 1:

Furthermore, the control unit 24 may cause the management notification unit (not shown) to notify when the authentication unit 21 determines that authentication of the user's identification information has been successful and the exemption condition regarding hand disinfection of the user is satisfied. The management notification unit (not shown) may be any means for notifying a person other than the user, such as a manager who manages the managed area. For example, the management notification unit (not shown) may be a mobile terminal (not shown) carried by the manager. For example, the management notification unit (not shown) may be provided in the managed area or in a management terminal in another location that manages the managed area. Of course, the notification means by the management notification unit (not shown) may be audio, or may be notification using text information or graphic information.

As a result, the same effect is achieved in that an entrance/exit management system 100 that places less of a physical burden on the user is obtained. In addition, because the management notification unit (not shown) notifies a user who meets the exemption conditions before the user enters the controlled area, the user can be encouraged to disinfect his or her hands using an appropriate disinfection method other than the first disinfection means. Furthermore, because it is possible to visually confirm that a user who meets the exemption conditions is entering the controlled area, there is an additional effect in that in the unlikely event that another user who was in the controlled area becomes infected with a specific infectious disease, it becomes easier to trace the infection route of the specific infectious disease.

Modification 4 of embodiment 1:

The first disinfection means in this embodiment is the disinfection device 4. The disinfection device 4 has a disinfection control unit 43 that sprays disinfectant onto the user's hands from the nozzle 41 when the human sensor 42 detects the user's action of disinfecting the user's hands and transmits a disinfection completion signal indicating that the disinfectant has been sprayed. The hand disinfection determination unit 23 receives the disinfection completion signal and determines whether the user has disinfected the user's hands with the disinfection device 4. However, the first disinfection means does not necessarily have to be the disinfection device 4. For example, the first disinfection means may be a commercially available bottle (not shown) containing ethanol disinfectant. In this case, the hand disinfection determination unit 23 may determine whether the user has disinfected the user's hands by performing image analysis on an image from a camera (not shown) monitoring the bottle, which can be achieved by ordinary image analysis technology.

Next, the hardware configuration of the entrance/exit management device 2 will be described with reference to FIG. 5. FIG. 5 is a hardware configuration diagram of the entrance/exit management device 2 in this embodiment.

Each function of the entrance/exit management device 2 can be realized by a processing circuit. For example, the processing circuit includes at least one processor 1001 and at least one memory 1002. For example, the processing circuit includes at least one dedicated hardware 2001.

When the processing circuit includes at least one processor 1001 and at least one memory 1002, each function of the entrance/exit management device 2 is realized by software, firmware, or a combination of software and firmware. At least one of the software and firmware is written as a program. At least one of the software and firmware is stored in at least one memory 1002. The at least one processor 1001 realizes each function of the entrance/exit management device 2 by reading and executing the program stored in the at least one memory 1002. The at least one processor 1002 is also called a central processing unit, processing unit, arithmetic unit, microprocessor, microcomputer, or DSP. For example, the at least one memory 1002 is a non-volatile or volatile semiconductor memory such as a RAM, ROM, flash memory, EPROM, or EEPROM, a magnetic disk, a flexible disk, an optical disk, a compact disk, a mini disk, a DVD, or the like.

When the processing circuit includes at least one dedicated hardware 2001, the processing circuit is realized, for example, by a single circuit, a composite circuit, a programmed processor, a parallel programmed processor, an ASIC, an FPGA, or a combination of these. For example, each function of the authentication device 9 is realized by a processing circuit. For example, each function of the entrance/exit management device 2 is realized collectively by a processing circuit.

Some of the functions of the authentication device 1 may be realized by dedicated hardware 2001, and the other parts may be realized by software or firmware. For example, the functions of the authentication unit 21, the memory unit 22, and the hand disinfection determination unit 23 may be realized by a processing circuit as the dedicated hardware 2001, and the functions other than the authentication unit 21, the memory unit 22, and the hand disinfection determination unit 23 may be realized by at least one processor 1001 reading and executing a program stored in at least one memory 1002.

In this way, the processing circuit realizes each function of the entrance/exit management device 2 using hardware 2001, software, firmware, or a combination of these.

Although not shown, the functions of the reading device 1, electronic lock 3, and disinfection device 4 are also realized by processing circuits equivalent to the processing circuits that realize the functions of the entrance/exit management device 2.

This disclosure is not limited to the first embodiment. It is possible to modify or omit parts of it within the scope of the technical concept of the present invention.

1. Reading device,
2 Entrance/Exit Management Device, 21 Authentication Unit, 22 Memory Unit, 23 Hand Disinfection Determination Unit,
24 Control unit, 25 Instruction notification unit,
3 Electronic lock (entry restriction device), 31 Door 4 Disinfection device (first disinfection means),
41 Nozzle, 42 Human sensor, 43 Disinfection control unit,
100 Entrance/Exit Control System.

Claims (5)

an authentication unit that judges whether authentication has been successful or unsuccessful for the identification information that identifies a user read by the reading device;
a hand disinfection determination unit that determines whether the user has disinfected his/her hands using a first disinfection means; and a control unit that causes an entry restriction device to operate to permit entry to a controlled area if the hand disinfection determination unit determines that the user has disinfected his/her hands within a first hour after the authentication unit determines that authentication of the identification information has been successful, and causes the entry restriction device to operate to restrict entry to the controlled area if the hand disinfection determination unit determines that the user has not disinfected his/her hands within the first hour,
The control unit of this entry/exit management device is such that, when the authentication unit determines that authentication of the identification information is successful and the exemption condition for hand disinfection of the user is met, the hand disinfection determination unit determines whether the hands have been disinfected using a second disinfection means separate from the first disinfection means. The entrance/exit management device according to claim 1 , wherein the exemption condition indicates that the user is exempt from hand disinfection using the first disinfection means due to a physical reason. The entrance/exit management device according to claim 2 , further comprising a storage unit that stores a history of entrance/exit to the controlled area of the user who satisfies the exemption condition. The first disinfection means is a disinfection device having a disinfection detection unit that detects an action of disinfecting the hands and fingers, and a disinfection control unit that causes a spray unit to spray a disinfectant onto the hands and fingers when the disinfection detection unit detects the action of disinfecting the hands and fingers, and transmits a disinfection completion signal indicating that the disinfectant has been sprayed,
The entry/exit management device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the hand disinfection determination unit determines whether the user has disinfected his/her hands using the first disinfection means by receiving the disinfection completion signal. A reader for reading identification information for identifying a user;
an authentication unit that determines whether authentication of the identification information is successful or unsuccessful;
a hand disinfection determination unit that determines whether the user has disinfected his/her hands using a first disinfection means;
and a control unit that, after the authentication unit has determined that authentication of the identification information has been successful, causes an entrance restriction device to operate to permit entry to a controlled area if the hand disinfection determination unit determines that the user has disinfected his or her hands within a first hour, and causes the entrance restriction device to operate to restrict entry to the controlled area if the hand disinfection determination unit determines that the user has not disinfected his or her hands within the first hour,
The control unit is an entry/exit management system in which, when the authentication unit determines that authentication of the identification information is successful and the exemption condition for hand disinfection of the user is met, the hand disinfection determination unit determines whether the hands have been disinfected using a second disinfection means separate from the first disinfection means.

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