Communication device
First Claim
1. A communication apparatus, comprising:
- first communication means for communicating with an electronic key device in which at least electronic key information is stored;
second communication means for transmitting information through a communication network;
a storage section for storing electronic key information;
door lock control means for comparing the electronic key information received from said electronic key device through said first communication means and the electronic key information stored in said storage section with each other and controlling a lock apparatus for a door based on the result of the comparison;
user recognition means for recognizing a user of said electronic key device based on the information received from said electronic key device through said first communication means; and
sender control means for controlling based on the result of the recognition by said user recognition means so that information regarding passing in/out of the user of said electronic key device is transmitted to a notification destination determined in advance through said second communication means.
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Abstract
A communication apparatus is provided that can urge a person who is not at home such as, for example, a child to come back home when scheduled coming home time comes and can inform a notification of the time at which the child comes home, for example, to the parent. The communication apparatus includes first communication means which communicates with an electronic key device in which at least electronic key information is stored, and door lock control means which compares the electronic key information received and electronic key information stored in a storage section with each other and controls a lock apparatus for a door based on the result of the comparison. The communication apparatus further includes user recognition means which recognizes a user of the electronic key device based on the information received from the electronic key device through the first communication means. Sender control means controls based on the result of the recognition by the user recognition means so that information regarding passing in/out of the user of the electronic key device is transmitted to a notification destination determined in advance through second communication means.
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1. A communication apparatus, comprising:
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first communication means for communicating with an electronic key device in which at least electronic key information is stored;
second communication means for transmitting information through a communication network;
a storage section for storing electronic key information;
door lock control means for comparing the electronic key information received from said electronic key device through said first communication means and the electronic key information stored in said storage section with each other and controlling a lock apparatus for a door based on the result of the comparison;
user recognition means for recognizing a user of said electronic key device based on the information received from said electronic key device through said first communication means; and
sender control means for controlling based on the result of the recognition by said user recognition means so that information regarding passing in/out of the user of said electronic key device is transmitted to a notification destination determined in advance through said second communication means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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