Management system

• US 8,570,143 B2
• Filed: 12/21/2010
• Issued: 10/29/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Company Limited
• Inventors: Nakagawa, Hisashi, Anegawa, Takehiko, Yano, Yoshihiro, Chikada, Takayuki
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee, Benjamin C
• Assistant Examiner(s): PHAM, QUANG
• Application Number:
  US12/974,411
• Publication Number:
  US 20110093928A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,043 Days
• Field of Search: 340/5.61, 340/10.1, 340/10.2, 340/10.3, 340/10.4, 340/5.7, 726/4
• US Class Current: 340/5.61
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063 Operations research, analysis or management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0631 Resource planning, allocation, distributing or scheduling for enterprises or organisations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06311 Scheduling, planning or task assignment for a person or group
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063112 Skill-based matching of a person or a group to a task
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063114 Status monitoring or status determination for a person or group
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0633 Workflow analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06398 Performance of employee with respect to a job function
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1097 Task assignment
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/27 with central registration
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/28 the pass enabling tracking or indicating presence

Abstract

A management system manages use of management object provided in facilities by using an information storage medium of a user. An entrance management apparatus, provided in the vicinity of an entrance of the facilities, stores use permission information for permitting the use of the management object on an information storage medium when the user enters the facilities. In the facilities, a use management apparatus, provided for each management object, controls availability or unavailability of the management object based on the use permission information stored on the information storage medium. Additionally, the use management apparatus stores, in the information storage medium, use information showing that the management object is used. Further, a room leaving management apparatus, provided in the vicinity of an exit of the facilities, manages leaving of the user based on the use information stored on the information storage medium. When the user leaves the facilities, it is controlled whether or not the user can leave the facilities, and use history information is stored, based on the use information.

Claims

1. A management system which uses an information storage medium of a user to manage use of a management object provided in a facility, wherein the information storage medium stores an identification information of the user, the system comprising:

an entrance management apparatus, provided in a vicinity of an entrance of the facility, which writes use permission information for permitting the use of the management object onto the information storage medium when the user enters the facility;

wherein the entrance management apparatus includes;

a storage unit which stores collation identification information indicating the user permitted to enter the facility;

a transmitting/receiving unit which reads the identification information of the user from the information storage medium; and

a collation unit which collates the identification information read from the information storage medium with the collation identification information, and enables the user to enter the facility when the identification information read from the information storage medium coincides with the collation identification information;

a use management apparatus, provided for each management object, which controls availability or unavailability of the management object based on the use permission information stored on the information storage medium, and which writes, on the information storage medium, use information indicating that the management object is used, the use information including identification information of the management object used by the user; and

a leaving management apparatus, provided in a vicinity of an exit of the facility, which manages leaving of the user based on the use information, stored on the information storage medium, when the user leaves the facility,

wherein the leaving management apparatus includes;

a database;

a door-opening unit which opens a door based on the use information stored in the information storage medium;

a storing unit which associates the use information stored on the information storage medium with the identification information of the user and stores the identification information of the user and the use information into the database; and

an erasing unit which erases the use permission information and the use information stored on the information storage medium to return the information storage medium to a state before the use permission information and the use information are written, when the user leaves the facility.

2. An entrance/leaving management apparatus which includes a database and uses an information storage medium of a user to manage use of a management object provided in a facility and manage entrance/leaving of the user, wherein the information storage medium stores an identification information of the user, the apparatus comprising:

a first writing unit, provided in a vicinity of an entrance of the facility, which writes use permission information, via a transmitting/receiving unit of the first writing unit, for permitting the use of the management object onto the information storage medium when the user enters the facility;

wherein the first writing unit includes;

a storage unit which stores collation identification information indicating the user permitted to enter the facility;

the transmitting/receiving unit which reads the identification information of the user from the information storage medium; and

a collation unit which collates the identification information read from the information storage medium with the collation identification information, and enables the user to enter the facility when the identification information read from the information storage medium coincides with the collation identification information;

a second writing unit, provided for each management object, which writes use information, indicating that the management object is used, onto the information storage medium when the user uses the management object, the use information including identification information of the management object used by the user;

wherein the second writing unit controls the availability or unavailability of the management objected based on the use permission information stored on the information storage medium;

a door-opening unit which opens a door based on the identification information of the user stored on the information storage medium when the user enters the facility and opens the door based on the use information stored on the information storage medium when the user leaves the facility; and

an erasing unit which stores the use information into the database in association with the identification information of the user and erases the use permission information and the use information at the same time from the information storage medium to return the information storage medium to a state before the use permission information and the use information are written, when the user leaves the facility.

3. An entrance/leaving management method executed by an entrance/leaving management apparatus which includes a database and uses an information storage medium of a user to manage use of a management object provided in a facility and manage entrance/leaving of the user, wherein the information storage medium stores an identification information of the user, the method comprising:

a first writing process, performed by a first writing unit provided in a vicinity of an entrance of the facility, which writes use permission information, via a transmitting/receiving unit of the first writing unit, for permitting the use of the management object onto the information storage medium when the user enters the facility;

wherein the first writing unit includes;

a storage unit which stores collation identification information indicating the user permitted to enter the facility;

the transmitting/receiving unit which reads the identification information of the user from the information storage medium; and

a collation unit which collates the identification information read from the information storage medium with the collation identification information, and enables the user to enter the facility when the identification information read from the information storage medium coincides with the collation identification information;

a second writing process, performed by a second writing unit provided for each management object, which stores use information, indicating that the management object is used, onto the information storage medium when the user uses the management object, the use information including identification information of the management object used by the user;

wherein the second writing unit controls the availability or unavailability of the management objected based on the use permission information stored on the information storage medium;

a door-opening process which opens a door based on the identification information of the user stored on the information storage medium when the user enters the facility and opens the door based on the use information stored on the information storage medium when the user leaves the facility; and

an erasing process which stores the use information into the database in association with the identification information of the user and erases the use permission information and the use information at the same time from the information storage medium to return the information storage medium to a state before the use permission information and the use information are written, when the user leaves the facility.