Entrance management system, control method thereof, information storage medium, authentication server, gate apparatus, and storage medium storing program
First Claim
1. An entrance management system comprising:
- an authentication gate apparatus which reads the user identifier stored in an information storage medium, controls the user'"'"'s entrance to a management zone based on the user identifier, generates an intrazone user identifier associated with the user identifier and writes the intrazone user identifier to the information storage medium when the user is allowed to enter the management zone; and
an information processing apparatus, installed in the management zone, which reads the intrazone user identifier written in the information storage medium and records information concerning use of the information processing apparatus by the user in association with the intrazone user identifier.
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Abstract
An entrance management system includes: an authentication gate apparatus which reads the user identifier stored in an information storage medium, controls the user'"'"'s entrance to a management zone based on the user identifier, generates an intrazone user identifier associated with the user identifier and writes the intrazone user identifier to the information storage medium when the user is allowed to enter the management zone; and an information processing apparatus, installed in the management zone, which reads the intrazone user identifier written in the information storage medium and records information concerning use of the information processing apparatus by the user in association with the intrazone user identifier.
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15 Claims
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1. An entrance management system comprising:
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an authentication gate apparatus which reads the user identifier stored in an information storage medium, controls the user'"'"'s entrance to a management zone based on the user identifier, generates an intrazone user identifier associated with the user identifier and writes the intrazone user identifier to the information storage medium when the user is allowed to enter the management zone; and
an information processing apparatus, installed in the management zone, which reads the intrazone user identifier written in the information storage medium and records information concerning use of the information processing apparatus by the user in association with the intrazone user identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An information storage medium used in an entrance management system which records information concerning use of an information processing apparatus provided in a management zone, the information storage medium comprising:
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a user identifier storage unit that stores the user identifier readable by the entrance management system; and
an intrazone user identifier storage unit that stores the intrazone user identifier which is generated when the user is allowed to enter the management zone and recorded in association with the information concerning the user'"'"'s use of the information processing apparatus.
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8. An authentication server used in an entrance management system which records information concerning use of an information processing apparatus provided in a management zone, the authentication server comprising:
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a control unit that controls, based on a user identifier stored in an information storage medium, a user'"'"'s entrance to the management zone;
an intrazone user identifier generation unit that generates an intrazone user identifier associated with the user identifier when the user is allowed to enter the management zone; and
an intrazone user identifier writing unit that writes the intrazone user identifier to the information storage medium. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A gate apparatus used in an entrance management system which records information concerning use of an information processing apparatus provided in a management zone, the gate apparatus comprising:
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a control unit that controls, based on a user identifier stored in an information storage medium, a user'"'"'s entrance to the management zone;
an intrazone user identifier generation unit that generates an intrazone user identifier associated with the user identifier when the user is allowed to enter the management zone; and
an intrazone user identifier writing unit that writes the intrazone user identifier to the information storage medium. - View Dependent Claims (12, 14)
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13. A control method for an entrance management system using an information storage medium storing therein a user identifier for identifying a user, the control method comprising:
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reading the user identifier from the information storage medium;
controling, based on the user identifier, the user'"'"'s entrance to a management zone;
generating an intrazone user identifier associated with the user identifier and writing the intrazone user identifier to the information storage medium, when the user is allowed to enter the management zone;
reading the intrazone user identifier from the information storage medium; and
recording information concerning use of the information processing apparatus by the user in association with the intrazone user identifier.
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15. A storage medium readable by a computer, the storage medium storing a program of instructions executable by the computer to perform a function for recording information concerning use of an information processing apparatus provided in a management zone, the function comprising:
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reading the user identifier from the information storage medium;
controling, based on the user identifier, the user'"'"'s entrance to a management zone;
generating an intrazone user identifier associated with the user identifier and writing the intrazone user identifier to the information storage medium, when the user is allowed to enter the management zone;
reading the intrazone user identifier from the information storage medium; and
recording information concerning use of the information processing apparatus by the user in association with the intrazone user identifier.
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