System for regulating entrance/exit of person and communication of wireless communication terminal, entrance/exit regulating apparatus to be used for the system, and wireless communication apparatus whose communication is to be restricted

• US 20020082002A1
• Filed: 12/19/2001
• Published: 06/27/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 12/27/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Fujii, Kenichi
• Granted Patent: US 7,313,383 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/419
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/045 using payment protocols involving tickets
• CPC Class Codes: G07B 15/00 Arrangements or apparatus for collecting fares, tolls or entrance fees at one or more control points handling coins or valuable papers, e.g. banknotes, G07D; apparatus for vending or hiring articles or services activated by coins, credit cards, paper currency or the like G07F7/00, G07F17/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2011/02 related to amusement parks
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/10 Movable barriers with registering means
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/21 having a variable access code
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/27 with central registration
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/29 the pass containing active electronic elements, e.g. smartcards
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72451 according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/04 based on user or terminal location or mobility data, e.g. moving direction, speed

Abstract

Communication control is made which satisfies the needs of both an owner or manager of a communication place and users of wireless communication terminals. As a user of a cellular phone passes through an automatic ticket gate and enters a predetermined area, The ticket gate and cellular phone check whether the cellular phone has an electronic ticket for entering the area. After this check, the automatic ticket gate requests the cellular phone to restrict the communication function. After the requested restriction is set by the cellular phone, entrance to the area is permitted and the gate is opened.

Claims

1. A system having an entrance/exit regulating apparatus for regulating an entrance/exit of a person and a wireless communication terminal for communicating with the entrance/exit regulating apparatus, wherein:

the entrance/exit regulating apparatus comprises;

transmission means for transmitting an indication signal for indicating a communication restriction of the wireless communication terminal; and

first control means for controlling an entrance/exit of a person as a response to the indication signal; and

the wireless communication terminal comprises;

first communication means for communicating with the entrance/exit regulating apparatus;

second communication means for communication via a public network; and

second control means for making a communication restriction of said second communication means in accordance with the indication signal received from said first communication means and for transmitting information of the communication restriction as the response.

4. A system according to claim 1, wherein said management means also manages an entering/leaving time of the wireless communication terminal relative to the predetermined area.

2. A system having an entrance/exit regulating apparatus for regulating an entrance/exit of a person and a server apparatus for managing an entrance/exit of a person, wherein:

the entrance/exit regulating apparatus comprises;

restriction means for restricting communication of a wireless communication terminal carried by a person whose entrance/exit is to be regulated; and

notification means for notifying the server apparatus of an indication that the wireless communication terminal whose communication was restricted by said restriction means exists in a predetermined area; and

the server apparatus comprises;

management means for managing an existence location of the wireless communication terminal in accordance with a notice supplied from said notification means.

3. A system according to claim 2, wherein said management means notifies an existence location of the wireless communication terminal to a second server apparatus owned by a carrier providing wireless communication for the wireless communication terminal.

5. An entrance/exit regulating apparatus for regulating an entrance/exit of a person, comprising:

transmission means for transmitting an indication signal for restricting communication of second communication means of a wireless communication terminal via first communication means of the wireless communication terminal; and

control means for regulating an entrance/exit of a person as a response to the indication signal.

6. An entrance/exit regulating apparatus according to claim 5, wherein regulation of an entrance/exit of a person is performed by opening/closing a gate.

7. An entrance/exit regulating apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the indication signal is used for selecting one of a non-restriction mode without communication restriction, a manner mode of automatically turning off incoming call sounds of real time communication, a drive mode of automatically responding to real time communication, a real time communication inhibition mode of permitting only non-real time communication, a call in-out restriction mode of inhibiting call in-out of all communications and a wireless signal transmission restriction mode of inhibiting transmission of a wireless communication signal.

8. An entrance/exit regulating apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the response contains information indicating a communication function of the second communication means after the indication signal is received.

9. An entrance/exit regulating apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said control means notifies a server apparatus of an entering/leaving state of the wireless communication terminal relative to a predetermined area.

10. An entrance/exit regulating apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said control means notifies a server apparatus of an entering/leaving time of the wireless communication terminal relative to a predetermined area.

11. An entrance/exit regulating apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said transmission means transmits an indication signal for releasing the restriction of communication of the second communication means when the wireless communication terminal exits from a predetermined area.

12. An entrance/exit regulating apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said transmission means transmits an indication signal for releasing the restriction of communication of the second communication means when an emergency state occurs.

13. An entrance/exit regulating apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said transmission means transmits an indication signal for restarting the restriction of communication of the second communication means when an emergency state is released.

15. A wireless communication terminal according to claim 14, wherein said control means transmits information on the communication restriction as a response to the instruction, and the entrance/exit regulating apparatus regulates an entrance/exit of a person in accordance with contents of the response.

16. A wireless communication terminal according to claim 14, wherein said second communication means can switch among a plurality of communication restriction modes, and said control means changes the communication restriction mode of said second communication means in accordance with a mode designated by the entrance/exit regulating apparatus.

17. A wireless communication terminal according to claim 16, wherein when a person enters a predetermined area, if communication restriction of the mode designated by the entrance/exit regulating apparatus is more sever than communication restriction of a mode preset to said second communication mode, said control means changes a mode of said second communication means to the designated mode, whereas if not more severe, the mode is not changed.

18. A wireless communication terminal according to claim 16, wherein the communication restriction modes include at least one of a non-restriction mode without communication restriction, a manner mode of automatically turning off incoming call sounds of real time communication, a drive mode of automatically responding to real time communication, a real time communication inhibition mode of permitting only non-real time communication, a call in-out restriction mode of inhibiting call in-out of all communications and a wireless signal transmission restriction mode of inhibiting transmission of a wireless communication signal.

14. A wireless communication terminal comprising:

first communication means for communicating with an entrance/exit regulating apparatus for regulating an entrance/exit of a person;

second communication means for communication via a public network; and

control means for making a communication restriction of said second communication means in accordance with an instruction from the entrance/exit regulating apparatus received by said first communication means.

19. A control method for a system having an entrance/exit regulating apparatus for regulating an entrance/exit of a person and a wireless communication terminal for communicating with the entrance/exit regulating apparatus, wherein:

the entrance/exit regulating apparatus executes;

a transmission step of transmitting an indication signal for indicating a communication restriction of the wireless communication terminal; and

a first control step of controlling an entrance/exit of a person as a response to the indication signal; and

the wireless communication terminal comprises;

a first communication unit for communicating with the entrance/exit regulating apparatus and a second communication unit for communication via a public network, wherein

a communication restriction of the second communication unit is made in accordance with the indication signal received from the first communication unit and information of the communication restriction is transmitted as the response.

20. A control method for a system having an entrance/exit regulating apparatus for regulating an entrance/exit of a person and a server apparatus for managing an entrance/exit of a person, wherein:

the entrance/exit regulating apparatus executes;

a restriction step of restricting communication of a wireless communication terminal carried by a person whose entrance/exit is to be regulated; and

a notification step of notifying the server apparatus of an indication that the wireless communication terminal whose communication was restricted by said restriction step exists in a predetermined area; and

the server apparatus executes;

a management step of managing an existence location of the wireless communication terminal in accordance with a notice supplied by said notification step.

21. A control method for an entrance/exit regulating apparatus for regulating an entrance/exit of a person, comprising:

a transmission step of transmitting an indication signal for restricting communication of a second communication unit of a wireless communication terminal via a first communication unit of the wireless communication terminal; and

a control step of regulating an entrance/exit of a person as a response to the indication signal.

22. A control method for a wireless communication terminal having a first communication unit for communicating with an entrance/exit regulating apparatus for regulating an entrance/exit of a person and a second communication unit for communication via a public network, the method comprising:

a reception step of receiving an instruction for restricting communication of the second communication unit from the entrance/exit regulating apparatus via the first communication unit; and

a control step of making a communication restriction of the second communication unit in accordance with the instruction received at said reception step.