JPS623392A - Card lock system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve service activities to customers by securing such a system where a heat/light source is turned on within a room when a lock state is released by means of an effective card and a user of the room can turn on and off the necessary equipments including electric lamps, an air-conditioner, etc. in the room just by opening/closing the room door. CONSTITUTION:When a card 2 is scanned, the room number and the card available period are decided and also it is decided whether the card 2 is effective or not to the relevant room. In a step n3 if the room door is unlocked, it is decided that the card scan of this time is effective when the room user goes out of the room and effective when the door is locked. Thus the door is locked and at the same time, a power supply, a gas source and electric lamps are turned off. Then the procedure is returned to a step n1. It is decided that the card scan of this time indicates that the user goes into the room and the door lock is released as long as the door is kept locked in the step n3. Thus the procedure proceeds to a step n4. In the step n4 the amount paid in advance read out of an area M3 of the card 2 is decided. If the balance of the amount exists, the door lock is released (n5) and at the same time the power supply, the gas source and the electric lamps are turned on respectively.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Technical Field This invention relates to a system for turning on light and heat in conjunction with a door locking device.

(b1 Summary of the Invention The card lock system according to the present invention is a card lock system that locks and unlocks a door using a card.
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In conjunction with the unlocking of the door using the card.
, 1. Turning on light and heat sources such as electricity or equipment such as electric lights.
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; It is possible to automate the facilities of the residence.
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“but′φ (C) Background of the invention
-1,' Generally, the 0 door is turned off when returning home or entering the room.
, (After that, finding the switch and turning on the light is special 1',)゛.

This can be a very time-consuming task if you are unfamiliar with the room.
°□Needle work. Especially in accommodation facilities such as hotels.
゛・１９゛１ 、Customer service is desired, but traditionally customers do not talk
・：；・、J After removing the ivy, turn off the equipment inside the room, such as air conditioning.
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, 1. You have to turn on the lights, etc.
・5) I'm not used to looking for switches inside a dark room, 8! This is a very time-consuming task in a hotel room.
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I felt depressed.
1,8(d) Purpose of the invention
This invention was made in view of the above-mentioned current situation.
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a card lock system in which a light and heat source is opened in conjunction with the release of a door that is closed.

(81) Structure and Effect of the Invention The present invention provides a card lock system for a residence that includes a card reader and unlocks a door when a valid card is inserted into the card reader. The room is characterized by having means for turning on a light and heat source inside the room when the room is turned on.

By configuring as described above, the following effects can be obtained according to the present invention.

When a user of the room unlocks the room with a card to enter, the light source is turned on in conjunction with this, allowing the user of the room to open and close the door (
By simply inserting or scanning a card, you can turn on and off the lights, air conditioning, and other equipment necessary to use the room. In this way, by including the switching on of electric lights and the like in the operation of turning on the light and heat source, the electric lights and the like can be turned on (turned on) at the same time as the customer enters the room, leading to improved service to the customers.

(f) Embodiment FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a card lock system used in a short-term rental apartment, which is an embodiment of the present invention. The control unit 1 includes a CPU 10 and a memory 11 . It consists of a card reader 12, a lock control section 13, and an interface 14. Card reader 12
is a hand scanner that manually scans a magnetic card into a groove. The card 2 is scanned into this card reader 12. The lock control unit 13 controls the solenoid 3 that locks the door 4. When the movable part of the solenoid 3 protrudes, the door 4 is in a locked state, and when the movable part is retracted, the door 4 is in an unlocked state. This door 4 is a door for letting people out of the room. The interface 14 includes a power relay 5. A gas valve solenoid 6 and a light switch 7 are connected. The power relay 5 opens and closes the lead-in line to this room, and the gas valve solenoid 6 opens and closes the main gas valve. The light switch is card 2
This is a switch that turns on and off the lights in the room in conjunction with the locking and opening of the door 4. This light can also be turned on and off by a manual switch inside the room.

The card 2 is issued to the user by the manager of the short-term rental apartment, and functions as a key when scanned into the card reader 12. FIG. 2 shows the memory contents of this card 2. Area M1 stores the room number where this card can be used.
2 stores the expiration date of this card, that is, the rental contract expiry date, and area M3 stores the prepaid amount of utilities, etc. used in the room. After entering the room, this card 2 is used at the utility bill counter (not shown) installed in the room.
The storage contents of the area M3 are updated by the utility bill counter.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the control section 1 of the card lock system. The control unit 1 normally waits until the card 2 is scanned by the card reader 12 in step nl (hereinafter, step ni is simply referred to as ni). When card 2 is scanned, the room number and expiration date of the card are determined to determine whether the card is valid for this room (n2). If the card is valid, the process advances to n3; if the card is not valid, the process returns to nl without unlocking the card. n3 determines the locked state of the door at that time, and if the door is unlocked at that time, it determines that the current card scan is for exiting and locks the door, and locks the door. With (r
17) Turn off the power, gas and lights and return to nl. n
If the door is locked at the time of determination in step 3, it is determined that the current card scan is for entering the room and for unlocking the door, and proceeds to n4, where the prepaid amount read from area M3 of card 2 is scanned. If there is any remaining card lock, unlock the door (n5) and turn on the power, gas, and lights (n6), and if there is no remaining card lock, do not unlock or return to nl. The system turns on and off the power in the room in conjunction with the opening and closing of the door.
Since the card is turned off, the user can save the previous effort by scanning the card once.
This leads to improved livability in general residences, and improves services for users of hotels, etc. In addition, for the landlord (hotel) side, when the user leaves, the power is automatically turned on and off.
Since the gas etc. are turned off, there is no risk of wasteful use or fire caused by forgetting to turn off the gas.

That is, in this embodiment, in conjunction with unlocking the door, not only the main valve of the light source such as electricity or gas is turned on, but also
Since the main valves of the light and heat sources such as electricity and gas are turned off in conjunction with the lock of the door, in rental houses, hotels, etc., the light and heat sources are not wasted when the user is absent, which saves money. In addition to being able to save money, there is also the advantage that it is possible to prevent disasters such as fires caused by heat sources such as stoves heating up while the user is absent.

In addition to electricity and gas, the light and heat source that is turned on and off in conjunction with the opening and closing of the door can be water supply, etc. Regarding equipment,
In addition to electric lights, there are various other types of equipment that can be considered, such as air conditioning, heating, ventilation, and audio equipment such as televisions, radios, and stereos. They can be combined depending on the type of room and the characteristics of the user. When adopting this system in a general house, an electric outlet that does not turn on and off (always on) in conjunction with the door opening and closing should be installed outside, and refrigerators, gas alarms, etc. should be connected to that outlet. desirable.

In addition, in this system, the light and heat source 1 device is turned on and off in conjunction with the insertion of a card, rather than directly in conjunction with the opening and closing of the door.The reason for this is that after a resident or other user enters the room, the door must be opened manually from inside the room. This is to prevent the lock from interlocking when opening and closing.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a card lock system that is an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the memory contents of the card used in the above embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the operation of the control section of the above embodiment. It is a flowchart. 1-control unit, 2-card, 3-solenoid, 4-door,
5-power relay, 6-gas valve solenoid, 7-light switch.

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) In a card lock system that includes a card reader and unlocks the door when a valid card is inserted into the card reader, the light source inside the room is turned on when the lock is released by the valid card. A card lock system comprising means for (2) The card lock system according to claim 1, wherein the light source includes a commercial power source, gas, and a room electric light.