Entrance and exit management system

• US 20030163522A1
• Filed: 01/31/2003
• Published: 08/28/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Nakamura, Hiroaki, Nakamura, Taiga
• Granted Patent: US 7,945,670 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/27 with central registration
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2463/101 applying security measures for digital rights management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/104 Grouping of entities

Abstract

An entrance and exit management system for controlling the entrance and exit at a plurality of management points according to the present invention includes a server connected to a network and managing right information generated from a request for a certain service, a ranking device for generating ranking with respect to the right information and generating sub-right information in response to the ranking, further included is an inquiry information device being responsive to the right information, local servers being connected to the server through the network and placed at the management points, the local server being allowed to make mutual transmissions, and entrance and exit managing means for reading information related to the right information. The means for managing entrance and exit being connected to the local server. Ranking is determined with respect to the relation between the local server and the right information. The server transmits to local servers the sub-right information and the inquiry information having the relation to the ranking of the local servers.

Claims

1. An entrance and exit management system for controlling entrance and exit at a plurality of management points, said entrance and exit management system comprising:

a server connected to a network and managing right information generated from a request for a certain service;

a ranking means for generating ranking with respect to said right information and generating sub-right information in response to said ranking;

an inquiry information means in response to said right information;

local servers being connected to said server through said network and placed at said management points, said local server being allowed to make mutual transmissions; and

an entrance and exit managing means for reading information related to said right information, said means for managing entrance and exit being connected to said local server;

wherein said ranking is determined with respect to the relation between said local server and said right information and wherein said server transmits to local servers said sub-right information and said inquiry information having the relation to said ranking of said local servers.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein a local server having higher ranking manages said sub-right information including much amounts of information than local servers having lower ranking.

3. The system according to claim 2, wherein a local server having lower ranking manages entrance and exit by inquiring to said higher rank local server with said inquiry information.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein a local server having executed the entrance and exit management or receiving said inquiry information issues to said server update information for usage information.

5. The system according to claim 1, said right information is reservation information for an event.

6. A method for controlling a server included in an entrance and exit management system, said system managing entrance and exit at a plurality of management points, said method comprising the steps of:

managing right information generated from a request for a certain service a server connected to a network;

generating ranking with respect to said right information;

generating sub-right information with respect to said ranking;

generating inquiry address information for lacked information with respect to said ranking; and

transmitting said sub-right information and said inquiry address information through said network.

7. The method for controlling a server according to claim 6, further comprising the steps of:

receiving usage information of said service; and

updating said right information in response to usage of said service.

8. The method for controlling a server according to claim 6, wherein said generating sub-right information with respect to said ranking further comprising the step of changing the contents of said sub-right information in response to high and low of said ranking.

9. The method for controlling a server according to claim 6, further comprising the step of providing said right information with reservation information an event.

10. The method for controlling a server according to claim 6, further comprising the step of providing said request as reservation for an event.

11. A method for controlling a local server included in an entrance and exit management system, said system managing entrance and exit at a plurality of management points, said method comprising the steps of:

managing in a ranked local server sub-right information generated from right information in response to said ranking;

receiving by said local server a signal read from a entrance and exit managing means;

searching said sub-right information stored in said local server in response to said signal read from said entrance and exit managing means;

determining whether or not said sub-right information stored in said local server includes inquiry addressee information;

transmitting an entrance permission signal to said entrance and exit managing means after comparing said sub-right information and said read information when said sub-right information does not include said inquiry address information; and

issuing an inquiry toward said addressee when said sub-right information includes said inquiry address information.

12. The method for controlling a local server according to claim 11, further comprising the step of storing in said local server sub-right information with different contents depending on said ranking.

13. The method for controlling a local server according to claim 11, further comprising the step of guaranting with said addressee an entrance permission signal and transmits to said local server originated said inquiry.

14. The method for controlling a local server according to claim 11, further comprising the step of selecting said addressee from local servers other than said local server received said signal from said entrance and exit managing means.

15. The method for controlling a local server according to claim 11, further comprising the step of providing with said right information is electric ticket information comprising reservation information for an event.

16. A computer readable medium storing a program for controlling a server included in an entrance and exit management system, said system managing entrance and exit at a plurality of management points, said program having said server execute the steps of:

managing right information generated from a request for a certain service a server connected to a network;

generating ranking with respect to said right information;

generating sub-right information with respect to said ranking;

generating inquiry address information for lacked information with respect to said ranking; and

transmitting said sub-right information and said inquiry address information through said network.

17. The computer readable medium according to claim 16, further comprising the steps of:

receiving usage information of said service; and

updating said right information in response to usage of said service.

18. The computer readable medium according to claim 16, wherein said generating sub-right information with respect to said ranking comprises changing contents of said sub-right information in response to high and low of said ranking.

19. A computer program for controlling a local server included in an entrance and exit management system and connected to an entrance and exit managing means, said system managing entrance and exit at a plurality of management points, said program having said local server execute the steps of:

managing in a ranked local server sub-right information generated from right information in response to said ranking;

receiving by said local server a signal read from a entrance and exit managing means;

searching said sub-right information stored in said local server in response to said signal read from said entrance and exit managing means;

determining whether or not said sub-right information stored in said local server includes inquiry addressee information;

transmitting an entrance permission signal to said entrance and exit managing means after comparing said sub-right information and said read information when said sub-right information does not include said inquiry address information; and

issuing an inquiry toward said addressee when said sub-right information includes said inquiry address information;

wherein said local server stores sub-right information with different contents depending on said ranking, and wherein said addressee generates an entrance permission signal and transmits to said local server originated said inquiry and said addressee is a local server other than said local server received said signal from said entrance and exit management means.

20. A computer readable storage medium storing a program for controlling a local server included in an entrance and exit management system and connected to an entrance and exit managing means, said system managing entrance and exit at a plurality of management points, said program having said local server execute the steps of:

managing in a ranked local server sub-right information generated from right information in response to said ranking;

receiving by said local server a signal read from a entrance and exit managing means;

searching said sub-right information stored in said local server in response to said signal read from said entrance and exit managing means;

determining whether or not said sub-right information stored in said local server includes inquiry addressee information;

transmitting an entrance permission signal to said entrance and exit managing means after comparing said sub-right information and said read information when said sub-right information does not include said inquiry address information; and

issuing an inquiry toward said addressee when said sub-right information includes said inquiry address information;

wherein said local server stores sub-right information with different contents depending on said ranking, and wherein said addressee generates an entrance permission signal and transmits to said local server originated said inquiry and said addressee is a local server other than said local server received said signal from said entrance and exit management means.