JP4411630B2 - Rental locker system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a rental locker system that is installed in, for example, a station and can use a locker box for a plurality of users.

  Conventionally, what can be used as a locker system using a prepaid card is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-30554 or Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-155249. In these conventional locker systems, a prepaid card is inserted into a card reader when the locker is used, and the locker can be used by withdrawing the locker usage fee from the prepaid card.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open Nos. 2001-325660 and 2003-90156 disclose a locker device that can be used using a mobile phone. In JP 2001-325660 A, a mobile phone can check information such as the availability of the locker device, charge the usage fee for the phone number of the mobile phone, and check the phone number. It can be locked. Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-90156 does not require an administrator or the like to collect a usage fee manually by making a payment with a payment organization for a mobile phone (mobile terminal). Yes. If the locker box can be unlocked by using a prepaid card or a mobile phone in this way, it is usually easy to settle the fee.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-30554 JP 2001-325660 A JP 2003-90156 A

  However, the rental locker system disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Nos. 7-30554 and 2001-155249, or the normal rental locker system, uses a key to perform a lock / unlock operation of the locker box. For this reason, when one user uses a plurality of locker boxes at the same time, a plurality of keys must be possessed, and there is a problem that the usability is extremely poor.

  Moreover, although the thing of Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2001-325660 or Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2003-90156 does not need to have a key, it is not assumed that one user uses several locker boxes, There is room for improvement.

  It is an object of the present invention to provide a rental locker system that is easy to use even when a single user uses a plurality of locker boxes.

The rental locker system according to claim 1 includes a plurality of locker boxes and control means for controlling locking / unlocking of the locker boxes, and the control means reads the ID code from the portable means in which the ID code is set, A rental locker system that enables use of a locker box based on an ID code, wherein the control means can store an ID code read from the portable means in association with each box ID of a plurality of locker boxes Storage means, and when the locker box is empty, it is unlocked, and the control means temporarily locks when the lock switch is operated when depositing the unlocked state, and the locking, when unlocking the control rocker box, based an ID code read in the storage contents of the storage means, read Presents box number of the rocker box of the total box ID corresponding to the ID code, characterized in that unlocking the designated locker box of the rocker box indicated by the box number.

The loan locker system according to claim 2 is the loan locker system according to claim 1, wherein at the time of deposit, the ID code from the portable means is read, and whether the read ID code is stored in the memory. If it is determined and the ID code is stored, the read ID code is stored as an ID code of a plurality of luggage storage, and a locker box corresponding to the ID code is stored in association with the ID code .

According to the rental locker system of claim 1 or 2 , the locker is used by a portable means such as a prepaid card or a mobile phone, and the control means reads the ID code of the portable means, and the control means associates the ID code with the locker system. The box IDs of the plurality of locker boxes are stored in the storage means, and the control means unlocks the locker box of the box ID corresponding to the ID code at the time of unlocking control. The box can be used and the usability is improved.

Further, the user, it is possible to select and specify the rocker box taken out luggage of a plurality of the rocker box by the specific information presented during unlocking control, better and more convenient.

Further, since the locker box to be designated can be confirmed by visual inspection of the box number, the usability is further improved.

  Next, an embodiment of the rental locker system of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an external front view of a rental locker system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this system, a central control device 1 and a plurality of rocker boxes 2 are arranged on both sides thereof. The central control device 1 includes a printer 11 for issuing receipts and receipts, an LCD display 12 with a touch panel, a card reader 13 for receiving radio waves from the non-contact IC card C, and infrared rays from the mobile phone T. An infrared module 14 for receiving, a banknote discriminator 15 for discriminating banknotes, and a checker 16 for discriminating coins are provided.

  On the panel surface of the centralized control device 1, a receipt outlet 11a for discharging receipts and receipts from the printer 11, an operation display unit 12a serving as a display window of the LCD display 12, and an antenna for transmitting and receiving radio waves by the card reader 13. Unit 13a, infrared receiving unit 14a for receiving infrared rays by the infrared module 14, a bill insertion port 15a for inserting a bill into the bill validator 15, a coin insertion port 16a for inserting a coin into the checker 16, and a check A coin return port 16b for returning coins from the machine 16 and a coin return lever 17 are provided.

  Each locker box 2 includes a lock device 21 that locks and unlocks the locker door 2a based on a control signal from the central control device 1 inside the locker door 2a, a door open / close switch 22 that detects the open / closed state of the locker door 2a, A lock switch 23 disposed in the collar on the lock device 21 side, a lock confirmation LED 24 disposed on the lock switch 23, and a status display LED 25 disposed in the vicinity of the lock device 21 of the locker 2a, respectively. I have.

  FIG. 2 is a principal block diagram of the centralized control device 1. The centralized control device 1 includes a control unit 10 composed of a microcomputer and a power source 10A. The control unit 10 includes a printer 11, an LCD display 12, a card reader 13, an infrared module 14, a bill validator 15, a checker. Machine 16 and each lock device 21 of each locker box 2 are connected. Further, a door opening / closing switch 22, a lock switch 23, a lock confirmation LED 24, and a status display LED 25 are connected to the lock device 21 via a substrate (not shown). The control unit 10 outputs print data to the printer 11, outputs display data to the LCD display 12, and detects an operation state. Moreover, the control unit 10 detects the input state of the data from the card reader 13, the infrared module 14, the banknote discriminator 15, and the cashier 16 and the discrimination state of banknotes and coins. Further, the control unit 10 detects the operation state of the door opening / closing switch 22 and the lock switch 23 via the lock device 21 and controls the drive of the lock confirmation LED 24 and the state display LED 25. And the control unit 10 controls a rocker system based on the below-mentioned control program.

  FIG. 3 is a principal block diagram conceptually showing a communication system when the mobile phone T and the non-contact IC card C of the embodiment are used. A communication application (hereinafter also referred to as “locker use application”) is downloaded in advance from the predetermined download WEB server 20 to the mobile phone T. When this application is downloaded, a unique ID code is set for the mobile phone T. Then, the cellular phone T performs infrared communication with the central control device 1 by this application. The non-contact IC card C is activated by receiving a specific radio wave from the card reader 13 of the control unit 10 and transmits a pre-stored ID code.

  In this embodiment, the first to third modes having different operation modes can be selected by operating the operation display unit 12a. In the first mode, locking by cash-in and issuing a password are performed, and unlocking by the password is performed. In the second mode, the mobile phone T and its ID code are used for locking and unlocking. In the third mode, locking and unlocking are performed by the non-contact IC card C and its ID code.

  When using in the second mode, prior to the use, the “charge” mode is selected on the operation display unit 12a of the central control apparatus 1 to charge (accumulate) electronic cash (electronic cash). That is, a coin (for example, a 100-yen coin) is inserted from the coin insertion slot 16a or a bill is inserted from the banknote insertion slot 15a, and the mobile phone T performs infrared communication with the central control device 1 to perform a predetermined operation. Then, the storage area of the mobile phone T is charged as electronic cash. At this time, the central control apparatus 1 collects the input money and writes to the mobile phone T charge data indicating electronic cash equivalent to the input money. The charge data is set so that it cannot be changed by a single operation of the mobile phone T. And in this 2nd mode, a usage fee can be paid with the electronic cash charged to the mobile telephone T, or it can utilize by cash injection. It is also possible to charge cash changes.

  Hereinafter, the operation method and the operation of the apparatus in each mode will be described. When the locker box 2 is in an empty state (non-use state), the lock device 21 is unlocked and the status display LED 25 is lit in green. The initial screen of the operation display unit 12a displays “deposit”, “removal”, “charge”, etc., and the user operates the touch panel of the operation display unit 12a to perform a desired process. select. When “deposit” is selected and the luggage is stored in the empty locker box 2 and the locker door 2a is closed, the lock confirmation LED 24 blinks in orange, and the lock switch 23 is pressed. Thereby, the locking device 21 is temporarily locked. At this time, if the user is not otherwise operating, the locking confirmation LED 24 is turned off and the status display LED 25 is flashed in red. The operation display unit 12a displays a guidance to select a mode by displaying "PIN code", "mobile phone", and "IC card", so the mode can be selected by operating the touch panel of the operation display unit 12a. Select.

  First mode (password): The user selects “deposit”, presses the load and lock switch 23, and selects “password”. Thus, a display for guiding the operation display unit 12a to input the usage fee (amount) and the usage fee is performed. When a coin (for example, a 100 yen coin) is inserted from the coin insertion slot 16a or a bill is inserted from the banknote insertion slot 15a, the lock device 21 is locked, the status display LED 25 turns red, and a receipt and a receipt are issued. Is done. For example, a 6-digit password for unlocking is printed on the receipt.

  When performing the unlocking operation, “Eject” is selected on the initial screen of the operation display unit 12a, and “PIN” is selected on the next screen. When the password is input from the operation display unit 12a, the lock device 21 is unlocked and the status display LED 25 blinks red within a predetermined usage time. If an additional fee has been generated due to the excess of time, a display for guiding the addition of an additional fee is performed on the operation display unit 12a after inputting the password. When an additional fee is inserted from the coin insertion slot 16a or the banknote insertion slot 15a, a receipt and a receipt are issued by the printer 11, the lock device 21 is unlocked, and the status display LED 25 blinks red. . After that, when the luggage is taken out and the locker door 2a is closed in the same manner as described above, the status display LED 25 changes to green.

  Second mode (mobile phone): In this second mode, as in the first mode, the user selects “deposit”, pushes the load and lock switch 23, and selects “mobile phone”. As a result, a display prompting the user to activate the application (locker using application) on the mobile phone T and select “communication with locker” is displayed on the operation display unit 12a. Therefore, when communication is performed by holding the mobile phone T over the infrared receiver 14a of the central control device 1, various information such as the ID code, charge data, and telephone number of the mobile phone T is read on the central control device 1 side. If the amount of charge data is equal to or greater than the usage fee, the usage fee is deducted from the charge data, the charge data is rewritten, and the lock device 21 is locked. The status display LED 25 changes to red lighting in the same manner as described above, and displays the usage status. In addition, a receipt is issued when locked.

  On the other hand, if the amount of charge data is less than the usage fee (or 0 yen), a shortage amount is displayed and a guidance for injecting the fee is displayed. When a coin is inserted from the coin insertion slot 16a or a banknote is inserted from the banknote insertion slot 15a, the lock device 21 is locked, the status display LED 25 changes to red lighting, and a receipt is issued. At this time, if there is an amount of change (amount of change), a selection screen for paying change to cash or charging to the mobile phone T is displayed. If cash is selected, change is received from the coin return port 16b. If the payout is selected and the charge is selected, the mobile phone T is charged with an amount equivalent to change.

  When performing the unlocking operation, “Eject” is selected on the initial screen of the operation display unit 12a, and “Mobile phone” is selected on the next screen. When the mobile phone T is communicated over the infrared receiver 14a, various information such as an ID code, charge data, and telephone number is read by the central control device 1 as described above, and if it is within a predetermined use time, the lock device 21 is read. Is unlocked and the status display LED 25 blinks red. When an additional fee is incurred, after the ID code is read, a display for guiding the additional fee payment is displayed on the operation display unit 12a. When an additional fee is charged, a receipt and a receipt are issued, the lock device 21 is unlocked, and the status display LED 25 blinks red. After that, when the luggage is taken out and the locker door 2a is closed in the same manner as described above, the status display LED 25 turns green. Even when an additional fee is charged and there is an amount of fishing, the change can be paid out or selected in the same manner as described above.

  Third mode: The user selects “deposit”, presses the load and lock switch 23, and selects “IC card”. Thus, when the user holds the non-contact IC card C over the antenna unit 13a of the central control device 1, the ID code of the non-contact IC card C is read on the central control device 1 side, and the operation display unit 12a displays the usage fee. A display for guiding the user to enter the usage fee is performed. When the charge is inserted from the coin insertion slot 16a or the bill insertion slot 15a, the lock device 21 is locked, the status display LED 25 turns red, and a receipt and a receipt are issued.

  When performing the unlocking operation, “Eject” and “IC card” are selected on the operation display unit 12a. When the non-contact IC card C is held over the antenna unit 13a, the ID code is read in the same manner as described above, the lock device 21 is unlocked within a predetermined usage time, and the status display LED 25 blinks red. . Then, when the locker door 2a is opened, the package is taken out, and the locker door 2a is closed, the status display LED 25 changes to green lighting and an empty state is displayed. In the case where an additional fee has been generated due to an excess of time, after the ID code is read, a display for guiding the additional fee is displayed on the operation display unit 12a. When an additional fee is inserted from the coin insertion slot 16a or the banknote insertion slot 15a, a receipt and a receipt are issued, the lock device 21 is unlocked, and the status display LED 25 blinks red. After that, when the luggage is taken out and the locker door 2a is closed in the same manner as described above, the status display LED 25 changes to green.

  In each mode, the locker box 2 to be locked / unlocked includes a personal identification number (first mode), an unlock number corresponding to the ID code of the mobile phone T (second mode), and a non-contact IC card C. The ID code (third mode) is associated with each other, and at the time of unlocking operation, the central control device 1 confirms the code number, the unlock number, and the ID code, and the authenticated code is confirmed. The target locker box 2 corresponding to the number, unlock number or ID code is identified and unlocked. Further, in the mobile phone T, when performing infrared communication with the central control device 1, the ID code and the unlock number are encrypted and exchanged. The ID code in the cellular phone T is set and registered from the server when the locker application is downloaded from the server.

  FIG. 4 is a main part flowchart of the control program depositing process in the computer 10 of the centralized control apparatus 1, and FIG. 5 is a main part flowchart of the control program taking out process. The operation will be described with reference to the flowchart. The process of FIG. 4 is a subroutine started when “deposit” is selected in the main process (not shown), and the process of FIG. 5 is a subroutine started when “takeout” is selected in the main process. These flowcharts mainly show the processing in the third mode (non-contact IC card).

  In the depositing process of FIG. 4, it is monitored whether the lock switch 23 is turned on in step S1 and step S2, and when a predetermined time elapses without being turned on, the process returns from step S2 to the main routine. When the lock switch 23 is turned ON, the lock device 21 of the locker box 2 corresponding to the lock switch 23 turned ON in step S3 is temporarily locked. In step S4, the first to third modes are displayed on the operation display unit 12a. It is determined which mode is selected. If the first mode or the second mode is selected, the personal identification number processing (first mode processing) or the cellular phone processing (second mode) is performed in step S5. If the third mode is selected, step S6 is performed. In addition to displaying the usage fee, a display requesting to transmit the ID code is performed, and the process proceeds to step S7.

  Note that in the processing of the personal identification number in step S5, the usage fee is displayed, whether or not the usage fee has been entered, if it is entered, the lock device 21 is locked, the status display LED 25 is turned on, and the receipt and receipt printed with the personal identification number. Issuance process. In the processing of the mobile phone, various information such as an ID code, charge data, and telephone number is read from the mobile phone T, and the ID code and the charge data are checked. If the charge amount is equal to or higher than the usage fee, processing for using the locker box with the charge amount is performed. If the charge amount is not equal to or higher than the usage fee, processing for using the locker box with cash is performed.

  In step S7, a timer is started, and it is monitored whether an ID code is received in steps S8 and S9. If the ID code is not received within a predetermined time, the locking device 21 is unlocked and returned to the main routine (cancellation) at step S10. If the ID code is received within the predetermined time, the ID code is read and step is read. Proceed to S11. In step S11, it is determined whether or not the read ID code is an ID code with a baggage already in custody.

  Here, the central control apparatus 1 stores the box number of the locker box in use in the internal memory in association with the ID code of the non-contact IC card C read when the locker box is used. If there are a plurality of locker boxes in use corresponding to the ID code, the box numbers of the plurality of locker boxes are stored in association with the ID code. Also, when the locker box is unlocked (when the package is taken out), the box number of the locker box is deleted from the memory, and when all the locker boxes corresponding to the ID code are unlocked, the box number and ID code are Erase from memory. Therefore, in step S11, it is determined whether or not the read ID code is stored in the memory. If the read ID code is not stored in the memory, the process proceeds to step S12, and if stored, the process proceeds to step S13. .

  In step S12, the read ID code and the box number (NO.) Of the locker box corresponding to the ID code (currently, the locker box in which the lock switch 23 is turned on) are associated and registered in the memory ( Store) and proceed to step S14. On the other hand, in step S13, the read ID code is registered in the memory as an ID code for storing a plurality of luggage, and the locker box corresponding to this ID code is registered in the memory in association with the ID code. Proceed to

  In step S14, a display requesting that a usage fee be charged is performed, and in step S15, a timer is started. Then, in step S16 and step S17, it is monitored whether or not the usage fee has been completely input. If the predetermined time has elapsed without completing the charging, the process returns from step S17 to the main routine. When the use money is completed within a predetermined time, in step S18, the locker number of the locker box is registered in the memory as being a locker box with luggage storage, and the corresponding lock device 21 is locked and main locked. Return to routine.

  Through the above processing, the user can deposit a package in a plurality of locker boxes with one non-contact IC card C, and the box numbers of the plurality of locker boxes deposited are the numbers of the non-contact IC card C. Each ID code is registered (stored) in the centralized control device 1 in association with it.

  In the extraction process of FIG. 5, it is determined in step S21 which mode of the first to third modes is selected in the operation display unit 12a. If the first mode or the second mode is selected, the personal identification number processing (first mode processing) or the cellular phone processing (second mode) is performed in step S22. If the third mode is selected, step S23 is performed. Proceed to

  In the PIN code processing in step S22, the locker number and PIN code input screen is displayed, the locker number and PIN number are received and confirmed, and the PIN code corresponding to the entered locker number is confirmed. Then, processing such as unlocking of the lock device 21 and lighting of the status display LED 25 is performed. In the processing of the cellular phone, infrared communication is performed with the cellular phone T, various information such as the ID code, charge data, and telephone number of the cellular phone T is read. When the ID code is authenticated, the locker locker corresponding to the ID code is locked. Processing such as unlocking of the device 21 and lighting of the status display LED 25 is performed.

  In step S23, a display requesting transmission of an ID code is performed, a timer is started in step S24, and whether an ID code is received in steps S25 and S26 is monitored. If the ID code is not received within a predetermined time, the process directly returns to the main routine, and if the ID code is received within the predetermined time, it is read and the process proceeds to step S27. In step S27, it is determined whether the read ID code is an ID code corresponding to the checked baggage. If it is not an ID code corresponding to the checked baggage, the operation display unit 12a displays “checked baggage” in step S28. Display “None” and return to the original routine. On the other hand, if the ID code corresponds to the checked baggage, in step S29, the box number corresponding to the read ID code is read from the memory, displayed on the operation display unit 12a, and unlocked in step S30. A display requesting selection of a box number is performed, and the process proceeds to step S31.

  In step S31, a timer is started, and in step S32 and step S33, it is monitored whether there is a selection input of the box number to be unlocked. When a predetermined time has passed without selection input, the process returns from step S33 to the main routine. If there is a selection input within a predetermined time, it is determined in step S34 whether an excessive fee has been generated for the locker box to be unlocked. If not, in step S39, the lock device 21 of the selected locker box is unlocked. In step S40, the package is checked for removal and the process returns to the main routine. If an excess fee has been generated, the excess fee is displayed at step S35 and a display requesting payment is made, and a timer is started at step S36. Then, the payment of the fee is monitored in step S37 and step S38, and when the predetermined time has passed without the fee being paid, the process returns from step S38 to the main routine. When the fee is paid within the predetermined time, the lock device 21 of the selected locker box is unlocked in step S39, the removal of the package is confirmed in step S40, and the process returns to the main routine.

  In the above description, the contactless IC card C has been mainly described. However, the ID data of the mobile phone T is similarly stored in association with a plurality of locker boxes, and the mobile phone T can store a plurality of locker boxes. It can be used as in the case of the non-contact IC card C.

  As described above, even if a user uses a plurality of locker boxes, the user only needs to have one contactless IC card C or one mobile phone T, and this one contactless IC card. Each locker box can be unlocked with C or one mobile phone T, and the rental locker system is easy to use.

  In the embodiment, a desired locker box can be selected from a plurality of locker boxes corresponding to the ID code at the time of unlocking control, but all locker boxes corresponding to the ID code are unlocked at a time. May be.

It is an external appearance front view of the rental locker system of an embodiment of the invention. It is a principal part block diagram of the centralized control apparatus in embodiment. It is a principal part block diagram which shows notionally the communication system in the case of using the mobile telephone and non-contact IC card of embodiment. It is a flowchart of the deposit processing in an embodiment. It is a flowchart of the extraction process in the embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Centralized control apparatus 2 Rocker box 10 Control unit 12a Operation display part 13a Antenna part 14a Infrared receiving part 21 Locking device C Non-contact IC card T Mobile phone

Claims (2)

A plurality of locker boxes and control means for controlling locking / unlocking of the locker boxes, the ID code from the portable means set with an ID code is read by the control means, and the locker box is used based on the ID code It is a rental locker system that enables
The control means includes storage means capable of storing the ID code read from the portable means and the box IDs of a plurality of locker boxes in association with each other,
When the locker box is empty, it is in an unlocked state, and the control means temporarily locks when the lock switch is operated when depositing in the unlocked state, and locks the locker box by paying a usage fee. At the time of unlocking control of the box, based on the read ID code and the storage contents of the storage means, the box number of the locker box of all the box IDs corresponding to the read ID code is presented, and the locker box indicated by the box number A rental locker system that unlocks specified locker boxes . At the time of deposit, the ID code from the portable means is read to determine whether the read ID code is stored in the memory. If the ID code is stored, the read ID code is stored in a plurality of packages. The rental locker system according to claim 1, wherein a locker box corresponding to the ID code is stored in association with the ID code.

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