KR20030008895A - Entrance management system and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a plurality of access control controllers, which are properly installed in each of the plurality of broadband monitoring zones and installed in each of the plurality of doors for controlling access, controlling a plurality of door devices for controlling access, and a plurality of access control controllers. It is equipped with a central server to manage and control the access control controllers remotely through the Internet, and transmits its IP (Internet Protocol) address and serial number from the access control controller to the central server during initial installation, and The access control controller is registered in the server, the system control information and the accessor information of the access control controller are transmitted to the access control controller, and the access control controller performs the monitoring operation based on this information. It has a process of transmitting monitoring information.

Description

ENTRANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF

The present invention relates to a security guard system, and more particularly, to an access control system and method for managing access through a door.

As is well known, major facilities such as companies, laboratories, factories, offices, and warehouses may be equipped with access control systems that identify and identify and manage the accessor's access for security and security.

The access control system includes a card reader for recognizing an identity card possessed by each person to recognize a person, a fingerprint reader for recognizing a person's fingerprint, a locking device for opening and closing a door, and various types of detecting whether the door is opened or closed. A device including an access control controller for controlling the total access control operation, including controlling the access of the accessor by comparing the accessor information input through the sensor and the card reader or the fingerprint reader with the previously stored accessor information.

In addition, the system may be provided at a door or a main part of a building, and may be provided with a CCTV (Closed Circuit TeleVision) camera for photographing a person.

A plurality of such recognizers or locks may be installed in a plurality of doors, and the access control controller may control a plurality of locks and recognizers. In addition, a plurality of access control controllers connected to each other and a lock and a recognizer under the control may be provided to manage a wider area.

An access control system having such a configuration is provided in several buildings, such as a company or a factory in a certain area, and performs access control control of a building in a corresponding area.

However, in recent years, due to the development of the industry and the development of communication technology, a building of a company, a factory, a research institute, and the like are increasingly managed in a wide range of regions, including domestic and overseas. Accordingly, the access control system is distributed in a wide range of areas, respectively, in which case, the administrator who manages the system has a considerable difficulty in managing the access control system distributed and operated individually.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an access control system and method for integrally managing remotely installed respective devices distributed in a wide area.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an access control system and a method for easily and collectively managing each of the equipments distributed in a wide area through the Internet.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a plurality of access control controllers, which are appropriately installed in each of the plurality of broadband monitoring zones and installed in each of the plurality of doors to control the plurality of door devices for controlling access. It is equipped with a central server for managing and controlling the access control controllers remotely by connecting with a plurality of access control controllers through the Internet, and at the initial installation of the access control controller, its IP (Internet Protocol) address and serial number. Transmitting the information, registering the access control controller in the central server, transmitting the system control information and the accessor information of the access control controller to the access control controller, and the access control controller based on such information. And transmits the monitoring information to the central server. The.

1 is a schematic overall block diagram of an access control system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a detailed block diagram of an access control controller of FIG.

3 is a flowchart of an access control operation according to an embodiment of the present invention in the system of FIG.

4 is a flowchart of an administrator remote access control operation of an access control controller according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating operations of a server access and an access failure in the access control controller according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, specific details such as specific components are shown, which are provided to help a more general understanding of the present invention, and it is understood that these specific details may be changed or changed within the scope of the present invention. It is self-evident to those of ordinary knowledge in Esau.

1 is a schematic overall block diagram of an access control system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the access control system according to the present invention includes a plurality of access control controllers 410, 420, 430, and 490 appropriately installed in each of a plurality of broadband monitoring areas 400 and 500, and the plurality of accesses. It is connected to the control controllers via the Internet (or intranet, LAN-based dedicated network) 300 and includes a first central server 110 for managing and controlling the access control controllers from a remote location.

In addition, a second central server 120 may be further provided as a spare device in case a failure of the first central server occurs.

In the example of the present invention as shown in FIG. 1, such surveillance zones 400 and 500 may be specific buildings located in cities A and B, respectively, and the plurality of access control controllers installed in each surveillance zone or specific building One can be installed on each floor of the building. In this case, the first central server 110 may be installed in one of two buildings, or may be installed in a remote place in another city other than the two buildings.

The first central server 110 includes a monitoring information database 112 for storing monitoring information transmitted from each access control controller, and a control information database for storing the operation and system control information of each access control controller ( 114 and an accessor information database 116 that stores information related to accessor authentication of the respective access control controllers. The first central server 110 may be connected to the operator terminal 200 directly (or via the Internet).

Each of the access control controllers controls a plurality of door devices 412 and 414 installed in a plurality of doors, and the door devices 412 and 414 are used to identify an identification card or a person possessed by each person in order to recognize an access person. An ID recognizer such as a card recognizer or a fingerprint recognizer for recognizing a fingerprint, a door lock device for opening and closing the door, and a door sensor for detecting whether the door is opened or closed.

The access control controllers control access of the door through the ID recognizers, door locks, and door sensors of the door devices. At this time, by comparing the previously stored information of the inside of the person to control the access. In addition, each of the access control controllers is given with their own IP address in advance, and the first central server 110 (and the second central server 120) and the Internet (intranet) IP address are designated in advance, The central server is connected via the Internet (300).

In addition, a plurality of access control controllers in the monitoring area may be connected to each other through an RS485 network, and when such access control controllers have a long time connection failure with the first central server 110 and the second central server 120, An emergency server 490 may be provided to connect and operate when an emergency situation occurs.

The configuration and operation of these access control controllers will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 2. FIG. 2 is a detailed block diagram of the access control controller in FIG. 1. Referring to FIG. 2, the access control controller is equipped with an internet engine 610 for internet communication, and the internet engine 612 has a ram drive 612 for collectively controlling overall operations and a LAN I for interfacing with the internet. / F 614 is provided. In addition, the access control controller is a DOS compatible smart media hard disk that stores data on the ID authenticator setting and input / output device (door lock device and door sensor, etc.), authentication code data of persons entering and exiting, and access control conditions. 620, an ID authenticator IF 640 for interfacing with the ID authenticator, a data input unit 650 for receiving data from a door sensor, etc., and a data output unit for outputting control data to the door lock device, etc. 660 is provided. In addition, the access control controller may be provided with an RS485 port 632 and an RS232 port 634.

The access control controller having such a configuration downloads and attaches information on the corresponding ID authenticator setting and input / output device setting, authentication code data of access persons and objects, access control conditions, etc. from a remote central server through the Internet or an intranet. After storing in the DOS compatible smart media hard disk 620, it is called to the ram drive 612 and used for access control, authentication code input to the access control controller, approval of the passage of people and objects, whether the door is opened or closed Alarm information from the sensor is collected by the RAM drive 612, stored in the DOS compatible smart media hard disk 620, and uploaded to the central server of a remote location using the Internet or an intranet. At this time, the data transmitted between the central server and the access control period is preferably encrypted to prevent hacking.

These access control controllers specify the Internet (Intranet) IP address of the central server and transmit the access control controller's own Internet (Intranet) IP address and access control controller number to the designated central server, thereby indicating the existence of the controller. It reports to the central server through the LAN-based dedicated network and sends the central server the automatic IP address setting to the central server by sending it to the central server that the controller is installed and the central server is ready to control and receive data. This will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 3.

3 is a flowchart of an access control operation according to an embodiment of the present invention in the system of FIG. Referring to FIG. 3, when the access control controller is initially installed, the IP address and serial number of the access control controller are first transmitted to the first central server in step 701. Accordingly, the first central server registers the access control controller in step 703, and then loads various control information and accessor information of the access control controller by searching the database in step 705. Thereafter, the control information and the accessor information loaded in step 707 are transmitted to the corresponding access control controller. Accordingly, the controller stores the information transmitted in step 709, and then performs the monitoring operation according to the stored information in step 711 and transmits the monitoring information to the first central server in step 713. Accordingly, the first central server stores the data transmitted for each access control controller in step 715.

On the other hand, due to the failure of the Internet (intranet, LAN-based dedicated network) or physical line disconnection, such a controller may cause a failure in communication between the first central server. In this case, the controller operates with the data entered before the failure, saves the data to be reported to the DOS-based smart media hard disk attached to the controller, and immediately resumes automatic transmission and reception when the network is restored and the central server is in normal operation. The report data saved during the failure period is transmitted to the central server.

Referring back to FIG. 3, when an access failure occurs, the access control controller checks the failure in step 721 and stores the monitoring information in the hard disk in step 723. After the failure is recovered, it is checked in step 725 and the cumulative monitoring information is transmitted to the first central server in step 727.

If the failure of the network persists in the above process, the administrator can detach the DOS-based smart media hard disk attached to the access control controller and connect the smart media reader attached to the PC to decrypt the stored data.

Through this process, the access control controller stores the downloaded control data and database data in the RAM drive, uses it for access control, and stores the data on the hard disk again. Due to the power supply cut, the network is not restored after the controller is stopped, but if the power supply is resumed, the last downloaded control data and database data stored in the hard disk are stored in the ram drive when the controller is restarted. To control access.

In addition, in the embodiment of the present invention by installing a Web server (Web Server) in the Internet engine of the access control controller, by monitoring the current state of the access control controller using an Internet browser of a remote PC or a central server, You can run a self-test and view the results on a remote or central server's Internet browser.

In addition, when accessing the web server of the access control controller from the internet browser of a remote or central server and then downloading the execution program of the access control controller through the authentication process, the access control controller stores it in the ram drive and when the download is completed, After the execution program is stored in the hard disk, the system is restarted. At this time, the downloaded execution program is stored in the RAM drive, and the access control controller is operated by the new execution program.

This process will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 4. 4 is a flowchart of an administrator remote access control operation of an access control controller according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4, when the manager is connected, the access control controller checks this in step 804, and then authenticates the manager in step 804. After the administrator's authentication is completed, in step 806, the controller determines whether the operation control command is transmitted from the administrator. When the operation control command is input, the operation is performed according to the operation control command. That is, when a monitoring command is input, the process proceeds to step 808 to perform a monitoring operation and transmits such data to the manager. When a self-diagnosis command is input, the process proceeds to step 810 and the diagnostic operation is performed. If a system control information transmission command is input, the process proceeds to step 812 to store the transmitted system control information, and then proceeds to step 814 to perform a system re-operation. If the administrator logs out after performing an operation according to the administrator command, the administrator checks this in step 820 and terminates.

On the other hand, the access control controller enters the IP address of the second central server, if communication is lost due to the failure of the first central server, automatically connected to the second central server (second central server 120 of Figure 1) normal operation Do it. At this time, the second central server may be another access control controller, and the Internet engine of the access control controller, which becomes the second central server, may be in a client / server simultaneous mode, and the capacity of the hard disk may be different from that of another access control controller. Install so that it is more than doubled.

In addition, the access control controller uses the RS232 port for offline inspection to a notebook PC or a dedicated terminal, and if a network failure occurs and a connection to a second central server becomes impossible, an emergency is sent to the RS485 port. A connection request is made to the server (emergency server 490 of FIG. 1) and the emergency server accepts this to start operation of the emergency system.

This process will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 5. 5 is a flowchart illustrating operations of a server access and a connection failure in the access control controller according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 5, first, the access control controller accesses the first central server in step 902, and then checks whether a failure has occurred in step 904, and then monitors the monitoring information to the first central server in step 906. The process proceeds to step 902 to repeat the above process. On the other hand, if it is confirmed in step 904 that the connection failure to the first central server proceeds to step 908.

In step 908, the server accesses the second central server. After that, in step 910, if the failure of the second central server occurs, if the failure does not occur, the monitoring information is transmitted to the second central server. After checking in step 914 whether the failure of the first central server has been repaired, and in case of failure recovery, the process proceeds to step 902, and if the failure is not recovered, the process proceeds to step 908 and repeats the above process. Will proceed. On the other hand, if the access failure occurs to the second central server in step 910, the process proceeds to step 916.

In operation 916, the monitoring information is accumulated and stored in the hard disk. After that, the process proceeds to step 918 to determine whether the failure of the first central server is recovered. If the failure is recovered, the process proceeds to step 920 and after transmitting the accumulated information to the first central server, the process proceeds to step 902. In step 918, if the failure of the first central server is not recovered in step 918, the process proceeds to step 922. In step 922, if the failure of the second central server is recovered, and if the failure of the second central server is recovered, the process proceeds to step 924 after transmitting the accumulated information to the second central server, and then proceeds to step 908. If the failure of the second central server is not recovered in step 922, the process proceeds to step 926 after which a failure of the first central server or the second central server is not yet completed. Check if it is restored. If a predetermined time has not elapsed, the process proceeds to step 916 and the above process is repeated. If a predetermined time has elapsed in the failure recovery state, the process proceeds to step 928 to operate by accessing the emergency server.

The access control system and method according to the features of the present invention can be made by the configuration and operation as described above.

Meanwhile, in the above description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but various modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be defined by the described embodiments, but by the claims and equivalents of the claims.

As described above, the access control system according to the present invention uses the Internet or an intranet to control access to regional headquarters-branch offices, headquarters-factories, overseas-domestic, industrial zones and regional offices located overseas. It can be managed centrally, and the access control method of the local area can be downloaded from the central server from time to time and distributed for local characteristics.

Claims (10)

In the access control system, A plurality of access control controllers that are properly installed in each of the plurality of broadband monitoring zones, each of which is installed in a plurality of doors and controls a plurality of door devices that control accessors; And a first central server connected to the plurality of access control controllers through the Internet to manage and control the access control controllers from a remote location. The door apparatus of claim 1, wherein the door apparatus comprises a recognizer for recognizing an identity card of a person, a door lock device for opening and closing the door, and a door sensor for detecting whether the door is opened or closed. Access control system. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first central server comprises a surveillance information database for storing surveillance information transmitted from the respective access control controllers, and control information for storing the operation and system control information of the respective access control controllers. And an accessor information database for storing information related to the accessor authentication of each of the access control controllers. According to claim 1, The access control controller is equipped with an Internet engine for the Internet communication, the Internet engine is provided with a ram drive for the overall control of the overall operation and an interface for interfacing with the Internet, And a hard disk for storing related data, and an interface unit for inputting and interfacing data with the door device and a data input / output unit. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a second central server connected to the plurality of access control controllers through the Internet in order to manage and control the access control controllers remotely in case of failure of the first central server. Access control system, characterized in that having. A plurality of access control controllers installed in each of the plurality of broadband monitoring areas, each of which is installed in a plurality of doors to control a plurality of door devices for controlling access, and is connected to the plurality of access control controllers via the Internet at a remote location. In the access control method of the access control system having a central server for managing and controlling the access control controllers, Transmitting its IP (Internet Protocol) address and serial number to the central server at the time of initial installation in the access control controller; Registering the access control controller in the central server, and transmitting system control information and accessor information of the access control controller to the access control controller; And performing the monitoring operation based on the information in the access control controller, and transmitting the monitoring information to the first central server. The method of claim 6, further comprising accumulating and storing the monitoring information when the access control controller has failed to access the central server and transmitting the accumulated and stored monitoring information to the central server when the failure is restored. Access control method characterized by the above. A plurality of access control controllers, which are properly installed in each of the plurality of broadband monitoring areas, each of which is installed in a plurality of doors, controls a plurality of door devices that control access, and a web server is installed to allow remote access; In the access control method of the access control system having a first central server connected to the access control controllers via the Internet for managing and controlling the access control controllers at a remote place, Authenticating the administrator when the administrator accesses the access control controller through the web server; Transmitting result data according to a monitoring operation to the manager when a monitoring command is input from the manager; Transmitting result data according to a diagnosis operation to the manager when a diagnosis command is input from the manager; And storing the same upon transmission of the execution program from the administrator, and reactivating the program according to the stored execution program. A plurality of access control controllers installed in each of the plurality of broadband monitoring areas, each of which is installed in a plurality of doors to control a plurality of door devices for controlling access, and is connected to the plurality of access control controllers via the Internet at a remote location. A first central server for managing and controlling the access control controllers and a plurality of access control controllers are connected via the Internet in the event of a failure of the first central server to manage and control the access control controllers remotely. In the access control method of the access control system having a second central server, Transmitting its IP (Internet Protocol) address and serial number to the first central server upon initial installation from the access control controller; Registering the access control controller in the first central server, and transmitting system control information and accessor information of the access control controller to the access control controller; And performing the monitoring operation based on the information in the access control controller, and transmitting the monitoring information to the first central server. 10. The access control method according to claim 9, wherein the access control controller comprises the step of connecting to the second central server and transmitting the monitoring information when the access failure from the access control controller to the first central server occurs.