APPARATUS FOR A CHECKPOINT

• US 20110277518A1
• Filed: 01/07/2009
• Published: 11/17/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/07/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Magnetic Autocontrol GmbH (CRH PLC), Idemia Identity & Security Germany AG
• Original Assignee: L - 1 Identity Solutions AG (Advent International Corporation), Magnetic Autocontrol GmbH (CRH PLC)
• Inventors: Werner, Martin, Wendt, Norbert, Lais, Lothar, Homberg, Dirk, Brauckmann, Michael
• Granted Patent: US 8,657,190 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 70/101
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00944 Details of construction or manufacture
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/10 Movable barriers with registering means
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/15 with arrangements to prevent the passage of more than one individual at a time
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/257 electronically G07C9/26 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/37 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/5199 Swinging door
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/7062 Electrical type [e.g., solenoid]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/7068 Actuated after correct combination recognized [e.g., numerical, alphabetical, or magnet[s] pattern]

Abstract

The invention relates to an apparatus for a checkpoint, comprising a controlled access passage, the exit of which is closed by an exit door (gate). Said exit door (5) opens in response to a signal of a least one biometric unit (8) which is arranged in the controlled access space (3) and by which the biometric features of a person desiring passage can be detected, and said biometric unit (8) is arranged frontally opposite of the entrance to the controlled access space (3) and preferably integrated in the exit door (5) of the controlled access space (3). A person entering the controlled access space (3) is therefore immediately located quasi automatically in the correct position for detection by the biometric unit (8), which is to say, frontally opposite of the biometric unit.

Claims

1. An apparatus for a checkpoint having a passage lock whose exit is closed by an exit door (gate) which opens in response to a signal from at least one biometric unit which is arranged in the lock area and is intended to detect biometric features of a person desiring passage, characterized in that the biometric unit (8) is arranged frontally opposite the entrance to the lock area (3).

2. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the exit door (5) of the lock area (3) consists of at least one pivoting wing (5) in a known manner, and in that the biometric unit (8) is integrated in the at least one pivoting wing (5).

3. The apparatus as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that the biometric unit (8) is a recording apparatus (8) for detecting biometric features, for example the face as a whole and/or the iris, of a person desiring passage, in that a display (9) for the image recorded by the recording apparatus (8) is provided, and in that the recording apparatus (8) and the display (9) are integrated in the pivoting wing (5) of the exit door (5) of the lock area (3).

4. The apparatus as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that lighting means (10) for lighting the face of a person in a uniform manner with little glare, little shadow and little reflection are arranged in the lock area (3).

5. The apparatus as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that the lighting means (10) are integrated in the pivoting wing (5) of the exit door (5) above and/or below and/or beside the recording apparatus (8).

6. The apparatus as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that the lighting means (10) are adjustable and/or controllable.

7. The apparatus as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that a sound generation device for generating short broadband noises, such as crackling or clicking, is arranged in the spatial vicinity of the biometric unit (8).

8. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that access to the lock area (3) is blocked by an entrance door (4) which opens in response to a signal from a control unit (6) for the access authorization of a person, which control unit is arranged in the entrance region.

9. The apparatus as claimed in claim 8, characterized in that the control unit (6) is a device (6) for detecting the alleged identity, in particular from authorizations or ID cards or passports, or is a device for detecting a PIN.

10. The apparatus as claimed in claim 9, characterized in that a display unit (7) on which the detection process can be followed is assigned to the device (6).

11. The apparatus as claimed in claim 8, characterized in that a simple biometric system, for example a fingerprint scanner, is installed in front of or on the entrance door (4).

12. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the biometric unit (6) for detecting biometric features, in particular biometric features of the face and/or of the iris, of a person desiring passage can be vertically displaced in order to be exactly positioned with respect to the person, in that an apparatus for detecting the height of the person is arranged at the entrance to the lock area (3) or in the front region of the lock area (3), and an electronic unit for generating a control signal for the vertical positioning unit of the biometric unit (6) is arranged downstream of said apparatus for detecting the height, which control signal is dependent on said height.

13. The apparatus as claimed in claim 12, characterized in that the biometric unit (6) for detecting biometric features, in particular biometric features of the face and/or of the iris, of a person desiring passage can be vertically displaced by a linear drive.

14. The apparatus as claimed in claim 12, characterized in that the apparatus for detecting the height of a person desiring passage consists of a light curtain, and an electronic unit for generating a control signal for the vertical positioning unit of the biometric unit (6) is arranged downstream of said curtain, which control signal is dependent on said height.

15. The apparatus as claimed in claim 14, characterized in that the light curtain consists of a number of light barriers arranged above one another and transversely with respect to the direction of access.

16. The apparatus as claimed in claim 15, characterized in that the distance between the individual light barriers is 2.5 cm.

17. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that a plurality of light barriers are integrated in the base (1) of the apparatus at a short distance from the floor of the lock area (3) over the length of the latter.

18. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that a plurality of light barriers are integrated in the side walls (2) approximately halfway up the lock area (3) over the length of the latter.

19. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that recording apparatuses for monitoring purposes are installed on the frame (11) and/or pillars (12) of the lock area (3).