JP2000076509A - Money changer in room for leisure hotel - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a money changer in a room for a leisure hotel which manages a user without infringing on the privacy of the user and has an evidence acquiring means that identifies an offender when a crime or a robbery takes place. SOLUTION: A photographing device 5 is provided in an optional position of the full panel of the room money change 1 or at another place. When a user presses down a settlement switch of the money changer in a room, the photographing device 5 photographs the face and figure of the user. Also, when the device including KARAOKE (orchestration without lyrics) and cash of the money changer in the room, etc., is destroyed, the face and figure of an offender are photographed according to an alarm signal generated from the device. An image signal from the photographing device 5 is processed by a CPU via an image control circuit in a controller included in the money changer in the room and is stored in at least one or more memories or image memories. Further, image data are transmitted to a front computer via a communication control circuit and stored as an image database in an external memory of the front computer.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a guest room change machine for a leisure hotel, which can be installed in a leisure hotel such as a motel or the like to exchange money or settle hotel charges.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, hotel accommodation charges and rest charges in leisure hotels such as motels and charges for use of ancillary facilities such as refrigerators and games in guest rooms have been automatically set by guest room change machines installed in each guest room. Had to pay for it.
(However, in areas where automatic payment is not allowed due to prefectural regulations, payment is made at the front desk.)

[0003] In this system, a door switch signal installed in a guest room door of a hotel and the use status of ancillary facilities are transmitted to a front computer installed in the front desk through a signal line, and the customer uses the front computer to change a guest room. By pressing the checkout switch, the hotel's usage time and usage status of incidental facilities are totaled, and the payment amount is automatically calculated.
This is a system in which the settlement amount is displayed on a display unit in the display panel of the guest room change machine, and a settlement fee is collected from the user.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned automatic payment system, the hotel can be used without having to meet the front desk staff, so that the hotel is completely closed and involved in crimes and incidents. Frequently occurred, which was not preferable for crime prevention. In addition, there is also a problem that a device containing money, such as a guest room change machine or a karaoke device, is destroyed and money is stolen.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and can manage users without infringing on the privacy of the users. In the event of a crime or theft, the offender is identified. An object of the present invention is to provide a guest room change machine for a leisure hotel, which has a means for obtaining evidence.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, a leisure hotel guest room change machine according to the present invention comprises:
A photographing device is provided at an arbitrary position on the front panel of the guest room change machine or at a separate position. When the customer presses a switch such as currency exchange or checkout, the photographing device takes an image of the face and figure of the customer.
Alternatively, when a device containing money, such as a guest room change machine or a karaoke device, is destroyed, the criminal's face or figure is photographed by an alarm signal generated from the device. An image signal from the photographing device is processed by a CPU via an image control circuit in a control device built in the cabin changer, and is stored in at least one of a memory and an image memory. Further, the image data in the memory or the image memory is transmitted to the front computer via the communication control circuit, and stored in an external memory of the front computer as an image database.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view showing a first embodiment of a guest room change machine for a leisure hotel of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a front view showing a second embodiment of a guest room change machine for a leisure hotel of the present invention.

FIG. 1 shows an example in which a photographing device 5 is built in the display panel 2, and the display panel 2 is expanded horizontally and built in the left end. If a smoke-based acrylic plate or the like is used for the display panel 2, the user does not notice that the photographing device 5 is built-in. The position of the photographing device 5 may be an arbitrary position, not only the left end.

FIG. 2 shows an example in which the photographing device 5a is separately provided. The photographing device 5a housed in a small case is installed on the left side of the guest room change machine 1. This is suitable for adding a photographing function to the existing guest room change machine 1. Also in this case, if a smoke-based acrylic plate or the like is used for the entire panel, the photographing device 5a is not noticed. In addition,
The position of the photographing device 5a is not limited to the left side, but may be any position.

Next, FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a guest room change machine for a leisure hotel according to the present invention. In the figure,
A display unit 3 for displaying exchange guidance and billing amount, a speaker 10 for generating an alarm and a message, a switch 4 for selecting exchange and settlement, and a currency exchange machine 11 are connected via an input / output interface circuit 12. Connected to the CPU 15. Further, the photographing device 5 is connected to the CPU 15 via the image control circuit 13. A small and inexpensive CCD camera is suitable for the photographing device 5, but any device may be used. Here, the image data processed by the CPU 15 is stored in the memory 16 and further transmitted to the communication control circuit 1.
4 to a front computer installed at the front desk. The front computer stores image data in a large-capacity memory such as a hard disk or a CD-R as an external memory, and constructs an image database. When a large-capacity image memory 17 is mounted in the guest room changer 1, image data may be stored in the image memory 17 to construct an image database.

[0011]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 are front views showing an embodiment of a guest room change machine for a leisure hotel according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, a photographing device 5 is incorporated in a display panel 2, and in FIG. It is placed separately in the vicinity of the guest room change machine 1.

[0013] In order for the hotel user to exchange money and settle the hotel usage fee, the photographing devices 5 and 5a take an image of the face and figure of the customer by pressing the switch 4 for exchange and settlement. The photographing content includes information such as date, time, and room number, in addition to the face and appearance. The photographing devices 5 and 5
“a” is oriented and focused or has a wide angle so that the user's face and figure can be reliably photographed.

Image signals from the photographing devices 5 and 5a are processed by the CPU 15 via the image control circuit 13. The image data processed here is stored in the memory 16 and further transmitted to the front computer installed at the front via the communication control circuit 14. In the front computer, a hard disk or a CD-ROM is used as an external memory.
The image data is stored in a large-capacity memory such as R to construct an image database. When a large-capacity image memory 17 is mounted in the guest room changer 1, image data may be stored in the image memory 17 to construct an image database.

[0015] These image data are not usually disclosed to protect the privacy of users, but can be disclosed to the police and the like in the event of a crime or the like, and can be used for early resolution of cases. .

If a device containing money, such as a guest room change machine 1 or a karaoke device, is destroyed, the photographing is forcibly performed without operating the switch 4 by an alarm signal generated from the device. The photographing is performed as long as the alarm signal continues, and is stored in the image database together with the date, time, room number, and the like in the same manner as described above.

Since the image data is a proof image of a case, it is immediately disclosed to police and the like, and can be used for an early solution of the case.

It should be noted that the photographing of the face and figure of the hotel guest and the photographing of the face and figure of a criminal trying to steal money by destroying money-containing devices such as the guest room change machine 1 and the karaoke apparatus. For more certainty, a plurality of photographing devices 5 are installed, photographing is performed in response to the reaction of a sensor for detecting the presence of a person, for example, an infrared sensor, or the sensor and the switch 4 are logically connected. You may shoot in combination.

[0019]

As described above, the following effects can be obtained by installing the guest room change machine of the present invention in each guest room of a hotel. Only at the time of currency exchange or settlement, the face and appearance of the customer are photographed and the image data is stored in the image database, and when crime or the like occurs, the image data is only disclosed to the police etc. and viewed, so the privacy of the customer Users can be managed without infringing on. When money-carrying equipment such as a guest room change machine or a karaoke machine is destroyed and theft occurs, shooting is performed at that point, so image data is provided to identify the culprit, which is useful for prompt resolution of the case. be able to. Since the image data obtained by capturing the face and appearance of the customer is stored in the image database, an effect equal to or greater than that obtained by adjusting through the front desk can be obtained. Therefore, it can be used even in an area where automatic settlement is not allowed due to the prefectural regulations, and the effect of cost reduction by automatic settlement can be enjoyed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a first embodiment of a guest room currency exchange machine for a leisure hotel according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a second embodiment of a guest room currency exchange machine for a leisure hotel according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a guest room currency exchange machine for a leisure hotel according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Room change machine 2 Display panel 3 Display 4 Switch 5 Imaging device 6 Money insertion slot 7 Card insertion slot 8 Money return slot 9 Bill insertion return slot 10 Speaker 11 Money changer 12 I / O interface circuit 13 Image control circuit 14 Communication control circuit 15 CPU 16 Memory 17 Image memory

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A photographing device (5) is arranged at an arbitrary position or separately on a front panel of a guest room change machine (1), and the user presses a switch (4) for changing money, adjusting a payment, and the like. If you take pictures of your face or figure, or if money-carrying equipment such as a guest room change machine (1) or a karaoke machine is destroyed,
A function of photographing the criminal's face or figure by an alarm signal generated from the device, and an image control circuit (13) in a control device built in the cabin changer (1) which converts the image signal from the photographing device (5) into an image. ), Processed by the CPU (15), stored in at least one of the memory (16) and the image memory (17), and further stored in the memory (16) or the image memory (17). The data is transferred to the communication control circuit (1
(4) a function of transmitting to the front computer via the external computer and storing the image data in an external memory of the front computer as an image database.