Electronic locking system, locking management device, method of managing a locking device, and program
First Claim
1. An electronic locking system, comprising:
- a locking device that is unlocked by inputting electronic data therein;
a portable recording device that externally receives and stores electronic data;
a plurality of recording device detection units placed in mutually different locations, each of the recording device detection units configured to detect the recording device without coming into contact therewith, and output detection unit identification data that identifies one recording device detection unit from another recording device detection unit when the recording device is detected;
a setting unit that sets electronic data that is to be transmitted to the recording device detected by the recording device detection unit;
a transmission unit that wirelessly transmits the electronic data set by the setting unit to the recording device; and
a storage unit that stores data that specifies, for each recording device detection unit, the number of times the recording device detection unit outputted the detection unit identification data.
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Abstract
An electronic locking device is disclosed which, when applied to rental lockers, will allow electronic data to be delivered without causing inconvenience to a user. One who desires to use a locker will approach an input device while in possession of a recording device. The input device will detect the approach of the recording device without coming into contact therewith, and will output data indicating the detection thereof to a management device. The management device will extract the locker IDs of the lockers that are not currently being used, and will display the unused lockers on the input device. When a user inputs the selection of a locker and a password into the input device, the locker ID of the selected locker and the password will be output to the management device. The management device will set the electronic data, i.e., the electronic key, for opening the selected locker, wirelessly output the electronic key to the recording device via the input device, and the selected locker will be unlocked. The recording device will store the received electronic key.
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25 Claims
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1. An electronic locking system, comprising:
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a locking device that is unlocked by inputting electronic data therein; a portable recording device that externally receives and stores electronic data; a plurality of recording device detection units placed in mutually different locations, each of the recording device detection units configured to detect the recording device without coming into contact therewith, and output detection unit identification data that identifies one recording device detection unit from another recording device detection unit when the recording device is detected; a setting unit that sets electronic data that is to be transmitted to the recording device detected by the recording device detection unit; a transmission unit that wirelessly transmits the electronic data set by the setting unit to the recording device; and a storage unit that stores data that specifies, for each recording device detection unit, the number of times the recording device detection unit outputted the detection unit identification data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A locking management device that manages a locking device that is unlocked by inputting electronic data therein, the locking management device comprising:
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a setting receiving unit that receives, from a plurality of recording device detection units that detect a portable recording device that receives electronic data from the exterior of the recording device and stores the same, both detection unit identification data that identifies the recording device detection units, and data indicating that the recording device has been detected; a setting unit that sets the electronic data to be transmitted to the recording device in the event that the setting receiving unit has received both predetermined detection unit identification data and the recording device detection data; an output unit that outputs the electronic data set by the setting unit to the exterior of the locking management device in order to be stored in the recording device; a detection receiving unit that receives, from at least one of the recording device detection units, recording device identification data that identifies the recording device, and the detection unit identification data that indicates the at least one recording device detection unit; and a storage unit that associates the recording device identification data received by the detection receiving unit with the recording device detection unit and stores the same. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A computer executable program stored on a storage device of a computer for managing a locking device that is unlocked by inputting electronic data therein, the program causing the computer to:
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receive from a plurality of recording device detection units that detect a portable recording device that receives electronic data from the exterior of the plurality of recording device detection units and stores the same, both detection unit identification data that identifies the recording device detection units, and data indicating that the recording device has been detected; set the electronic data to be transmitted to the recording device when the setting receiving unit has received both predetermined detection unit identification data and the recording device detection data; output the set electronic data to the exterior of the plurality of recording device detection units in order to be stored in the recording device; receive from at least one of the plurality of recording device detection units, recording device identification data that identifies the recording device, and the detection unit identification data that indicates the at least one recording device detection unit; and associate and store the received recording device identification data with the recording device detection unit.
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25. An electronic locking system, comprising:
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a plurality of locking devices that are each unlocked by inputting electronic data therein; a portable recording device that externally receives and stores electronic data; a recording device detection unit that detects the recording device without coming into contact therewith; a setting unit that sets electronic data that is to be transmitted to the recording device detected by the recording device detection unit; a transmission unit that wirelessly transmits the electronic data set by the setting unit to the recording device; a storage unit that respectively associates a plurality of electronic data with the plurality of locking devices; and a data modification unit that modifies at least a portion of the electronic data stored in the storage unit at predetermined periods of time; wherein the setting unit will set the electronic data to be transmitted from the storage unit by selecting one of the locking devices and the electronic data that corresponds to that one locking device.
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