Classifications

• • G—PHYSICS
  • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
  • G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
  • G06K7/00—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns
  • G06K7/10—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensing; by corpuscular radiation
  • G06K7/10009—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensing; by corpuscular radiation sensing by radiation using wavelengths larger than 0.1 mm, e.g. radio-waves or microwaves
  • G06K7/10297—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensing; by corpuscular radiation sensing by radiation using wavelengths larger than 0.1 mm, e.g. radio-waves or microwaves arrangements for handling protocols designed for non-contact record carriers such as RFIDs NFCs, e.g. ISO/IEC 14443 and 18092
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
  • G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
  • G07C9/00—Individual registration on entry or exit
  • G07C9/20—Individual registration on entry or exit involving the use of a pass
  • G07C9/28—Individual registration on entry or exit involving the use of a pass the pass enabling tracking or indicating presence
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
  • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
  • G06F16/00—Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor
  • G06F16/20—Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor of structured data, e.g. relational data
  • G06F16/25—Integrating or interfacing systems involving database management systems
  • G06F16/252—Integrating or interfacing systems involving database management systems between a Database Management System and a front-end application
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
  • G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
  • G07C9/00—Individual registration on entry or exit
  • G07C9/20—Individual registration on entry or exit involving the use of a pass
  • G07C9/27—Individual registration on entry or exit involving the use of a pass with central registration

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a device for optimizing the operation of a leisure or sports facility, such as a golf course, for communicating with users / players.
• the management of establishments and / or of places of leisure, working with subscribers, passes by the optimization of the occupation of the installations of this establishment, and in the example of a golf club, of the course itself and other equipment (cloakrooms, car parks, practice reservation, course reservation, training course ).
• This management aims to:
• Application WO 2008/078923 discloses a method and a device for learning golf players, comprising stations arranged at each starting point of the golf course, and able on the one hand to communicate by RFID system with the badges attributed to the players, and on the other hand to film the movement of the latter to return later to the players.
• the invention overcomes this situation and proposes a device for optimally managing the occupation by persons, such as golf players, a gaming facility or leisure, such as a golf course, in order to reconcile the economic imperatives of the manager of said installation, with the comfort and the pleasure of the users / players.
• the device intended for the management of the occupancy of a game or leisure facility, by users of the type comprising:
• a plurality of badges each comprising, on the one hand, user-specific information memory means and, on the other hand, contact communication means of the RFID type;
• the communication means between each terminal and the database comprises a radiofrequency transmitter / receiver.
• the communication is carried out in narrow frequency band, and more particularly, the communication frequency is between 600 MHz and 1200 MHz, and more precisely 868 MHz.
• a high frequency reduces the energy consumed and increases the autonomy of the terminals. More particularly, the use of a narrow-band radiofrequency facilitates the integration of the transmitter in a small housing.
• the range of the transmitter / receiver of each terminal is thus high (10 km in terrain without obstacles), which allows a significant downward flow of data.
• the chosen frequency band is accessible without a license, so free of charge.
• Standby energy consumption in standby is low and can be provided by photovoltaic cells with a lithium battery arranged in the terminal.
• this enables the terminal only when a signal reaches him, by the detection of passage in the vicinity of a subscriber badge, obtained by a capacitive watch that activates the RFID antenna of the autonomous interactive terminal.
• Each badge is clean and personal to a subscriber / user.
• the central computer makes it possible to keep the database of subscribers and guests up-to-date, in particular with regard to their acquittal of rights and access authorizations.
• the terminals can continue to operate autonomously if the wireless transmission is interrupted.
• the contents of the database are transferred to the memory device of each terminal, which enables the latter and to act or transmit a control signal to an apparatus, such as for example a barrier of parking entrance, without using the central computer.
• the device of the invention further comprises one or more relay devices, called gateways, and intended to exchange information and / or signals with said terminals, by radio frequency.
• Each gateway includes:
• An electronic card 4 comprising a radiofrequency transceiver operating in narrowband at 868 MHz and comprising relay commands available to activate peripheral devices, such as a parking barrier, the starting contact of a golf cart. ...;
• a communication radio antenna 5 with the gateway and
• An RFID induction antenna card 6 which supplies the badges with electrical energy and which includes a built-in transponder reader to read the Subscriber Badges, and which makes it possible to program the badges of the customers, without the need for a dedicated card reader additional.
• the 868 Megahertz narrow band offers the possibility of using up to 200 terminals per transmitting gateway.
• Each terminal includes:
• a radio antenna for communication with the gateway
• An RFID induction antenna board that supplies the badges with electrical energy and includes an integrated transponder reader to read the Subscriber Badges.
• some of the terminals are each equipped with a relay card 7. These same terminals can also be integrated with devices related to the use or operation of the installation of games or sports, such as:
• These same terminals furthermore comprise a display means 8.
• said electronic boards of the same terminal are collected in a thin housing, for example of the order of 20 mm.
• the housing is protected against electromagnetic radiation (EMC).
• Each badge is sealed and does not contain a battery or accumulator. They are activated by induction by an external power source which is activated when it is present near the transponder antenna of an interactive terminal.
• Autonomous or equipped interactive kiosks communicate with the network gateway using a narrow-band radio link at 868 Mhz.
• the terminals communicate with the subscriber badges by means of a proximity sensing activated RFID reader.
• each has a capacitive watch, which activates the RFID antenna of the terminal only when a subscriber badge passes close to the terminal.
• the subscriber badges can communicate directly with the network gateway, by passing the badge in front of the gateway, by means of an RFID reader dedicated to this gateway which makes it possible to program the badges, without the need for an additional card reader.
• the operation of the gateway (s) 3 is as follows:
• the standalone interactive terminal has the following functions:
• alert and rescue function for isolated players (Caddy call, 7) proximity badging (fixed point identified); for example at the parking entrance barrier;
• a "super-user” code is generated by a coded recognition mechanism common to all the terminals, which enables them to recognize if the "super-user" card presented has the relevant rights .
• an unmarked subscriber badge may at any time become a "superuser" badge without a distinctive sign
• the "superuser” badge can be deactivated at any time.
• a "super-user" recognition code common to all terminals 1 or 2 is generated by an algorithm contained in the electronic card specific to each interactive terminal, which makes it possible to recognize whether the subscriber badge has the related rights.
• Said algorithm produces a unique random code that allows the terminal to generate an original code each time renewed;
• This protection remains active when the radio frequency link between the gateway 3 and the interactive terminals 1 or 2, (does not work.
• Figure 1 shows the entire device of the invention
• Figure 2 is a perspective view of a badge
• Figure 3 shows the housing of a terminal equipped with a display
• Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view of a housing showing the different cards
• Figure 5 shows the housing of a terminal equipped on the front of a display.
• block 1 represents the contents of an equipped interactive terminal 1, in which the electronic boards 7 + 4 + 5 + 6 + the display 8 are grouped together;
• the relay card 7 includes dry relays available to activate peripheral devices, such as a parking barrier, the starting contact of a golf cart, and its power supply means by the network;
• square 2 represents the contents of an autonomous interactive terminal 2, containing the following 3 electronic cards:
• the square 3 represents the contents of a network gateway 3, in which the electronic cards 4 + 5 + 6 are grouped together, the radio card 9 performing the gateway with the database contained in the operator's central computer (not shown).
• subscriber badges are not shown, as well as the central operating computer which is connected to a computer network access node and which communicates with the network gateway 3.
• the field of application of the invention includes the management of leisure clubs, such as:
• a relay card 7 available for activating peripheral devices, such as a parking barrier, the starting contact of a golf cart, and its power supply means by the network,
• the equipped or autonomous interactive terminals communicate with the network gateway by means of a 868 MHz narrow-band radiofrequency link and:
• the equipped or autonomous interactive terminals communicate with the subscriber badges by means of a contactless RFID reader, and
• o are enabled only by capacitive sensing when passing subscriber badges nearby, and
• the subscriber badges communicate with the network gateway 3 by means of an RFID reader dedicated to this gateway which makes it possible to program the badges, without the need for an additional card reader, and
• Golf course management system characterized in that in the event of a cut in the radio frequency link between the network gateway 3 and the equipped or autonomous interactive terminals, the golf manager, the users and possibly Authorized subscribers use "superuser" badges that function as "passes” giving access to all golf services.
• An unmarked subscriber badge may at any time become a "superuser" badge, with no apparent exterior distinctive sign;
• Golf course management system characterized by the low power consumption of the equipped or autonomous interactive terminals is obtained through a capacitive watch, which activates the RFID antenna of the terminal only when a subscriber badge passes to near her by a voluntary gesture of the wearer.
• Golf course management system characterized by the exterior design of the housing containing the electronic cards contained in the interactive terminals equipped or autonomous must be as flat as possible to reduce the distance between the badge and the loop of induction contained in this housing and that this housing is protected by a metallized shield against electromagnetic radiation (EMC).
• EMC electromagnetic radiation
• the sealed subscriber badge does not contain a battery or other source of electrical energy, it is powered by an electric induction antenna which activates automatically when presented near the loop of induction contained in each autonomous interactive terminal, and because of this it is indestructible.

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