Filing security system and article security system

• US 20060102718A1
• Filed: 10/27/2005
• Published: 05/18/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nikko Telecommunications Co. Ltd., Uniconsul Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Nikko Telecommunications Co. Ltd., Uniconsul Company Limited
• Inventors: Ando, Masahiro, Kajino, Yoshiyuki
• Application Number:
  US11/259,071
• Publication Number:
  US 20060102718A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/385
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/18 Legal services
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/20 involving the use of a pass
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0275 Electronic Article Surveillance [EAS] tag technology used for parent or child unit, e.g. same transmission technology, magnetic tag, RF tag, RFID

Abstract

The present invention provides a filing security system which allows files, such as important documents, and the like, to be managed with a simple and low-cost configuration, and a high security. The filing security system of the present invention comprises a document folder 30 for accommodating a file; a folder cabinet 50 for accommodating document folders 30; an RFID tag 3 which is attached to an individual document folder 30, on which specific medium identification information is recorded, and which is capable of recording information thereon and reading information therefrom; an antenna 58 for detecting the RFID tag 3 attached to the individual document folder 30 that is provided for said folder cabinet 50; a shelf sensor 55 for detecting coming-in and going-out of the individual document folder 30 into/from said folder cabinet 50 that is provided for the shelf of the folder cabinet 50; an antenna controller 21 which switches over the detection operation of the antenna 58 by the time-sharing switchover method, and on the basis of a signal of the shelf sensor 55 that indicates said document folder 30 having been taken out from the folder cabinet 50, fixes the detection operation of the antenna 58 on the accommodation area for said document folder 30 to bring it into the monitored state; and management means for carrying out monitoring of coming-in and going-out of the document folder 30 and inventory management of the document folders 30 on the basis of the detection signals of the antenna 58 and the shelf sensor 55.

Claims

1. A filing security system, comprising:

a document folder for accommodating a file;

a folder cabinet for accommodating document folders;

a non-contact type recording medium which is attached to an individual document folder, on which specific medium identification information is recorded, and which is capable of recording information thereon and reading information therefrom;

non-contact type recording medium detection means for detecting the non-contact type recording medium attached to the individual document folder that is provided for said folder accommodation means;

coming-in and going-out detection means for detecting coming-in and going-out of the individual document folder into/from said folder accommodation means that is provided for the folder accommodation means; and

management means for controlling said non-contact type recording medium detection means, and said coming-in and going-out detection means, and on the basis of the detection signals of these, carrying out monitoring of coming-in and going-out of the document folder into/from the folder cabinet and inventory management of the document folders.

2. A filing security system, comprising:

a document folder for accommodating a file;

a folder cabinet for accommodating document folders;

a non-contact type recording medium which is attached to an individual document folder, on which specific medium identification information is recorded, and which is capable of recording information thereon and reading information therefrom;

non-contact type recording medium detection means for detecting the non-contact type recording medium attached to the individual document folder that is provided for said folder accommodation means;

coming-in and going-out detection means for detecting coming-in and going-out of the individual document folder into/from said folder cabinet that is provided for the folder cabinet;

a monitoring controller which switches over the detection operation of said non-contact type recording medium detection means by the time-sharing switchover method, and on the basis of a signal of said coming-in and going-out detection means that indicates said document folder having been taken out from the folder cabinet, fixes the detection operation of said non-contact type recording medium detection means on the accommodation area for said document folder to bring it into the monitored state; and

management means for controlling said non-contact type recording medium detection means, said monitoring controller, and said coming-in and going-out detection means, and on the basis of the detection signals of said non-contact type recording medium detection means and said coming-in and going-out detection means, carrying out monitoring of coming-in and going-out of the document folder into/from the folder cabinet and inventory management of the document folders.

3. A filing security system, comprising:

a document folder for accommodating a file that is disposed in a room having a door;

a folder cabinet for accommodating document folders;

a non-contact type recording medium which is attached to an individual document folder, on which specific medium identification information is recorded, and which is capable of recording information thereon and reading information therefrom;

non-contact type recording medium detection means for detecting the non-contact type recording medium attached to the individual document folder that is provided for said folder cabinet;

coming-in and going-out detection means for detecting coming-in and going-out of the individual document folder into/from said folder cabinet that is provided for the folder cabinet;

a monitoring controller which switches over the detection operation of said non-contact type recording medium detection means by the time-sharing switchover method, and on the basis of a signal of said coming-in and going-out detection means that indicates said document folder having been taken out from the folder cabinet, fixes the detection operation of said non-contact type recording medium detection means on the accommodation area for said document folder to bring it into the monitored state;

room coming-in and going-out detection means for detecting an operator who opens/closes the door of said room, in relation to the personal identification information recorded on a personal identification medium carried by the operator; and

management means for controlling said non-contact type recording medium detection means, said monitoring controller, said coming-in and going-out detection means, and said room coming-in and going-out detection means, and on the basis of the detection signals of said non-contact type recording medium detection means and said coming-in and going-out detection means, carrying out monitoring of coming-in and going-out of the document folder into/from the folder cabinet and inventory management of the document folders in relation to said personal identification information.

4. A filing security system, comprising:

a document folder for accommodating a file that is disposed in a room having a door;

a folder cabinet comprising shelves for accommodating document folders;

an RFID tag which is attached to an individual document folder, on which specific medium identification information is recorded, and which is capable of recording information thereon and reading information therefrom;

an antenna for detecting the RFID tag attached to the individual document folder that is provided for said folder cabinet;

an optical shelf sensor for detecting coming-in and going-out of the individual document folder into/from said folder cabinet that is provided for the shelf of the folder cabinet;

an antenna controller which switches over the detection operation of said antenna by the time-sharing switchover method, and on the basis of a signal of said shelf sensor that indicates said document folder having been taken out from the folder cabinet, fixes the detection operation of said antenna on the accommodation area for said document folder to bring it into the monitored state;

a door sensor for detecting an operator who opens/closes the door of said room, in relation to the personal identification information recorded on an ID card carried by the operator;

management means for controlling said antenna, said antenna controller, said shelf sensor, and said door sensor, and on the basis of the detection signals of said antenna and said shelf sensor, carrying out monitoring of coming-in and going-out of the document folder into/from the folder cabinet and inventory management of the document folders in relation to said personal identification information; and

output means which is capable of visually outputting management information by the management means.

5. An article security system, comprising:

an article accommodation means for accommodating managed articles;

a non-contact type recording medium which is attached to an individual managed article, on which specific medium identification information is recorded, and which is capable of recording information thereon and reading information therefrom;

non-contact type recording medium detection means for detecting the non-contact type recording medium attached to the individual managed article that is provided for said article accommodation means;

coming-in and going-out detection means for detecting coming-in and going-out of the individual managed article into/from said article accommodation means that is provided for the article accommodation means; and

management means for controlling said non-contact type recording medium detection means, and said coming-in and going-out detection means, and on the basis of the detection signals of these, carrying out monitoring of coming-in and going-out of the managed article into/from the article accommodation means and inventory management of the managed articles.

6. An article security system, comprising:

an article accommodation means for accommodating managed articles;

a non-contact type recording medium which is attached to an individual managed article, on which specific medium identification information is recorded, and which is capable of recording information thereon and reading information therefrom;

non-contact type recording medium detection means for detecting the non-contact type recording medium attached to the individual managed article that is provided for said article accommodation means;

coming-in and going-out detection means for detecting coming-in and going-out of the individual managed article into/from said article accommodation means that is provided for the article accommodation means;

a monitoring controller which switches over the detection operation of said non-contact type recording medium detection means by the time-sharing switchover method, and on the basis of a signal of said coming-in and going-out detection means that indicates said managed article having been taken out from the article accommodation means, fixes the detection operation of said non-contact type recording medium detection means on the accommodation area for said managed article to bring it into the monitored state; and

management means for controlling said non-contact type recording medium detection means, said monitoring controller, and said coming-in and going-out detection means, and on the basis of the detection signals of said non-contact type recording medium detection means and said coming-in and going-out detection means, carrying out monitoring of coming-in and going-out of the managed article into/from the article accommodation means and inventory management of the managed articles.

7. An article security system, comprising:

an article accommodation means for accommodating managed articles that is disposed in a room having a door;

a non-contact type recording medium which is attached to an individual managed article, on which specific medium identification information is recorded, and which is capable of recording information thereon and reading information therefrom;

non-contact type recording medium detection means for detecting the non-contact type recording medium attached to the individual managed article that is provided for said article accommodation means;

coming-in and going-out detection means for detecting coming-in and going-out of the individual managed article into/from said article accommodation means that is provided for the article accommodation means;

a monitoring controller which switches over the detection operation of said non-contact type recording medium detection means by the time-sharing switchover method, and on the basis of a signal of said coming-in and going-out detection means that indicates said managed article having been taken out from the article accommodation means, fixes the detection operation of said non-contact type recording medium detection means on the accommodation area for said managed article to bring it into the monitored state;

room coming-in and going-out detection means for detecting an operator who opens/closes the door of said room, in relation to the personal identification information recorded on a personal identification medium carried by the operator; and

management means for controlling said non-contact type recording medium detection means, said monitoring controller, said coming-in and going-out detection means, and said room coming-in and going-out detection means, and on the basis of the detection signals of said non-contact type recording medium detection means and said coming-in and going-out detection means, carrying out monitoring of coming-in and going-out of the managed article into/from the article accommodation means and inventory management of the managed articles in relation to said personal identification information.

8. An article security system, comprising:

a storage shelf unit comprising shelves for accommodating articles that is disposed in a storage room having a door;

an RFID tag which is attached to an individual article, on which specific medium identification information is recorded, and which is capable of recording information thereon and reading information therefrom;

an antenna for detecting the RFID tag attached to the individual article that is provided for said storage shelf unit;

an optical shelf sensor for detecting coming-in and going-out of the individual article into/from said storage shelf unit that is provided for the shelf of the storage shelf unit;

an antenna controller which switches over the detection operation of said antenna by the time-sharing switchover method, and on the basis of a signal of said shelf sensor that indicates said article having been taken out from the storage shelf, fixes the detection operation of said antenna on the accommodation area for said article to bring it into the monitored state;

a door sensor for detecting an operator who opens/closes the door of said storage room, in relation to the personal identification information recorded on an ID card carried by the operator;

management means for controlling said antenna, said antenna controller, said shelf sensor, and said door sensor, and on the basis of the detection signals of said antenna and said shelf sensor, carrying out monitoring of coming-in and going-out of the article into/from the storage shelf unit and inventory management of the articles in relation to said personal identification information; and

output means which is capable of visually outputting management information by the management means.