JP3527693B2 - Article storage and article management system - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an article storage cabinet and an application system thereof, which can store articles requiring security with peace of mind.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Collectively managing information processing devices (including an information processing system consisting of a plurality of devices, the same applies hereinafter) of valuables contents and data for each company that require security. May need to be done. This is the case when managing the goods on behalf.
Usually, these items are stored in an item storage provided for each owner. The article storage mainly includes a housing in which an accommodation space for articles is formed, and a door is attached to a predetermined portion of the housing. A key is attached to the door, and people other than those who have maintenance and other management authority can
It is prohibited to open this door and freely operate the article.

[0003]

In the case of the conventional article storage, since the key is physical, it is easy to create a duplicate key. Considering that the key has been lost, this does not cause administrative inconvenience. However, if the key is illegally passed to a third party and a duplicate key is created, the security of the article cannot be ensured. When the item is a server (information processing device), the information unique to the owner is usually recorded on the server, so if there is room for misconduct by a third party, feel free to do so. You will not be able to entrust management to others.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved article storage and its application system that can solve the above problems.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An article storage provided by the present invention is a door for opening and closing a predetermined portion of a housing in which an article storage space is formed, and an opening control signal until the opening control signal is input. Electronic lock that keeps the door closed and a predetermined non-contact IC
Information reading means for reading recorded information recorded on a chip-mounted medium, information holding means for temporarily holding authority information input from an external device when handling an article in storage, and held by the information holding means Authentication means for performing authentication based on the authorized information and the record information read by the information reading means, and control means for inputting the open control signal to the electronic lock when the authentication result by the authentication means is valid. Be equipped with.

From the viewpoint of perfect management of goods,
An opening / closing sensor for detecting opening / closing of the door, and means for notifying the external device that issued the authority information of the opening / closing time of the door detected by the opening / closing sensor, and grasping the time when the door is open to the external device Configure to allow. Alternatively, a displacement sensor that detects the presence or absence of displacement of a predetermined amount or more of an article existing in the accommodation space, an opening / closing sensor that detects opening / closing of the door, a displacement time detected by the displacement sensor, and a door detected by the opening / closing sensor. And a means for notifying the external device of the opening / closing time of the authority information to the external device, and is configured to allow the external device to grasp the time when the door is open and the time when the server in the accommodation space is displaced. In order not to increase the processing load more than necessary, the displacement sensor starts its operation when the opening / closing sensor detects the open state of the door, and outputs a predetermined alarm signal when the displacement is detected. To configure.

The non-contact IC chip mounted medium has, for example, recorded therein registration information of a person who owns the medium.
Card media for identity verification, such as IC, whose uniqueness is guaranteed
It's a card.

The present invention also provides an article management system capable of managing a plurality of articles with high security. This article management system has a control device and a plurality of article storages capable of communicating with the control device through a network. The control device is provided with the means for sending the authority information for designating one of the article storages and handling the article being stored to the network. Each of the plurality of article storages includes a door for opening and closing a predetermined portion of a housing in which an article storage space is formed, and an electronic lock for keeping the door closed until an opening control signal is input. Information reading means for reading recorded information recorded in a predetermined non-contact IC chip mounted medium, information holding means for temporarily holding the authority information input from the control device, and information holding means held by the information holding means. And a means for inputting the opening control signal to the electronic lock when the authentication result based on the authority information and the record information read by the information reading means is valid.

The present invention also includes a control device, at least one master article store that can communicate with the control device through a network, and a plurality of slave article stores that are controlled by the master article store. The article management system of In this article management system, the control device includes means for designating any one of the master article storage box or the slave article storage box and sending authority information to the network for handling the articles in storage. On the other hand, each of the slave article storages has a door for opening and closing a predetermined portion of a housing in which an article accommodation space is formed, and an electronic device for keeping the door closed until an opening control signal is input. The master article storage is at least a predetermined non-contact type I.
Information reading means for reading recorded information recorded on a C-chip mounted medium, information holding means for temporarily holding the authority information sent by the control device, authority information held by the information holding means, and And a means for transmitting the opening control signal to the electronic lock of the slave article storage designated by the control device when the authentication result based on the record information read by the information reading means is valid. Preferably, each of the slave article storages has a displacement sensor for detecting a displacement of an article existing in the accommodation space by a predetermined amount or more, an opening / closing sensor for detecting opening / closing of a door, a displacement time point and an opening / closing sensor detected by the displacement sensor. The article management system is further provided with means for notifying the control device of the opening / closing time of the door detected in step 1 through the master article storage. By doing so, the control device side can easily grasp the state of each article storage.

At the entrance of the area where a plurality of article storages are located,
Information reading means for reading the record information recorded in the non-contact IC chip mounted medium and inputting the read record information to the control device may be provided. In this case, the control device is configured to specify the destination of the authority information based on the input record information.

[0011]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a server management system for managing an information processing apparatus (hereinafter, "server") which is an example of an article will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the server management system of this embodiment includes a control device 10, server racks 20a and 20b as an example of an article storage, an IC card reader 40, a non-contact IC.
It is configured to include a non-contact type IC card 60 which is an example of a chip-mounted medium. The control device 10 is a central monitoring room R
1 and is connected to the server racks 20a and 20b arranged in the rack room R2 by the LAN 30. The IC card reader 40 is attached near the entrance of the rack room R2, and is connected to the control device 10 by a dedicated line 50.

Reference numeral 20a is a master server rack (hereinafter abbreviated as "master rack"), and reference numeral 20b is a slave server rack (hereinafter abbreviated as "slave rack"). These are classified into a plurality of systems, and a plurality of slave racks 20b are connected to a master rack 20a of one system by a LAN 70. The master rack 20a is controlled by the control device 10, and the slave rack 20b is controlled by the master rack 20a that controls the system to which it belongs. When it is not necessary to distinguish between the master rack 20a and the slave rack 20b, the master rack 20a and the slave rack 20b will be collectively referred to as "server rack 20".

The functional configuration of each device will be described in detail. <Control Device> FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the control device 10. The control device 10 is realized by a computer having a communication function, and includes a network interface unit 11 that controls communication with the LAN 30, a card reader interface unit 12 that receives data output from the IC card reader 40, In addition to the main control unit 13 that totally controls the operation in the device, an ID management DB (DB is a database, the same applies hereinafter) 14, an authority information management DB 15, an entry / exit management DB 16, a usage log management DB 17, and a server rack management DB 18 Have

The ID management DB 14 stores identification information (iden) of a server operator (hereinafter referred to as "registered operator") who is registered in advance.
tifier: hereinafter, "ID") is registered and managed. This ID is personal identification information recorded in the IC card 60 and guaranteed to be unique. The type of ID does not matter. I newly issued by a card issuing device (not shown)
It may be D, or the one recorded on the existing IC card such as the employee ID or the admission ID may be used.

The authority information management DB 15 registers and manages the operation authority level of the server for each registered operator. The “operation authority level” is defined in stages. For example, a person who has the authority to operate all the server racks 20 and the accommodated servers is level 5, a person who has the authority to operate the servers in all the server racks is level 4, and a server in a specific master rack 20a. The level 3 has the authority to operate the server in the plurality of slave racks 20b, the level 2 has the authority to operate the servers in the plurality of slave racks 20b, and the level 1 has the authority to operate the servers in the specific slave racks 20b. . These operation authority levels are associated with the IDs of registered operators in the ID management DB 14 in advance.

The entry / exit management DB 16 monitors the movement of a person who enters the rack room R2. Specifically, the entry time and the exit time of the person who is confirmed to enter the rack room R2 are recorded together with the ID of the person who entered the room, and the I
Allow those with D to know where they are now.

The usage log management DB 17 is a server rack 2
The usage history of 0 and the history of occurrence of abnormalities are retained as logs. The entry time and the exit time of the entry / exit management DB 16 are linked. Logs are used to create record analysis materials. The server rack management DB 18 manages the deployment status of the server rack 20.

<Server Rack> FIG. 3 shows an external view of the master rack 20a. (A) shows the door closed,
(B) shows a state in which the door is opened. The master rack 20a basically has a rack housing 200 in which an accommodation space 201 for accommodating the server SB is formed. A power supply for the server SB and various wiring cables are also provided, but since they are not directly related to the present invention,
Here, illustration and description thereof are omitted. Rack housing 2
A door 202 is rotatably supported on the front surface of the door 00, and a card reader 203 is attached to a predetermined portion of the door 202. The card reader 203 reads the recorded information of the IC card 60 existing in its coverage area in a non-contact manner, and its output is sent to the rack control section CON through a cable (not shown).

An electronic lock 204 is attached to a portion of the frame of the rack housing 200 corresponding to the operation portion of the door 202. The electronic lock 204 is controlled by the rack control unit CON, and normally maintains the door 202 in a closed state to ensure the operational security of the server SB.

Opening and closing sensors 205 and 206 having a pair of magnet sensors as main components are attached near the pivotal support of the frame of the rack housing 200 and the door 202. Further, a displacement sensor 207 for detecting the presence / absence of displacement of the server SB exceeding a predetermined amount is provided at a mounting site of the server SB in the accommodation space 201. Displacement sensor 2
Reference numeral 07 denotes a non-contact type I provided on the mounting portion of the server SB.
The open / close sensor 205 is a chip reader that communicates with a carry-out sensor 208 in which a C chip seal is embedded.
The operation is started when the door detects that the door 202 is opened. The displacement sensor 207 is the server SB
If the server SB is in the normal position, communication is performed with the take-out sensor 208, but if the server SB is taken out or the position of the server SB is displaced, the communication level is lowered or disabled. In this way, the presence or absence of displacement of the server SB is detected. The displacement sensor 207 may be a photoelectric element, and the carry-out sensor 208 may be a light reflection sticker.

On the upper part of the frame of the rack housing 200, the LED
A (green) 209 and an LED (red) 210 are attached.

The rack control section CON located below the rack housing 200 is a kind of computer having a CPU, and has a network interface section 221 and a local interface section 222 as shown in the functional configuration diagram of FIG. Further, the authentication processing unit 2 formed by the CPU reading and executing a predetermined program.
23, notification processing unit 224, slave control unit 225, main control unit 226, slave table 227, and process definition D
It has B228. Further, the card reader 203, the electronic lock 204, the opening / closing sensor 205, the displacement sensor 207, L
The EDs 209, 210 and the alarm buzzer 300 (not shown) are electrically connected.

Network interface section 221
Is for enabling communication with the control device 10, and the local interface unit 222 is for enabling communication with the slave rack 20b of its own system.

The processing definition DB 228 defines processing contents to be executed when a condition is designated. The definition includes an execution command and the like. Main controller 226
Manages the operation of the rack controller CON in a centralized manner. For details, refer to the process definition DB 228 and perform the required process.

The authentication processing unit 223 has a buffer memory, and the operator authentication is performed by collating the information (authority information) temporarily recorded in this buffer memory with the recorded information read by the card reader 203. Is to do.
The authority information stored in the buffer memory may be overwritten when the next information is recorded, or may be deleted after a certain time. In the latter case, a timer and a mechanism for erasing recorded information after time-up are provided.

The notification processing unit 224 notifies the control device 10 of the status information of the slave rack 20b of its own system or its own system in real time.
The slave rack 20b of the own system is monitored and controlled.

In the rack control section CON, various parts provided in the self and own slave racks 20b, that is, a card reader 203, an electronic lock 204, an opening / closing sensor 205, a displacement sensor 207, LEDs 209, 2 are provided.
10 and an alarm buzzer 300 (not shown) are electrically connected.

The operation of the rack controller CON may be linked with the server SB accommodated in the master rack 20a. For example, the server SB on the LAN 30
And the result of the authentication process by the rack control unit CON is reflected in the operation of the server SB according to the definition contents of the process definition DB 228 described above.

The slave rack 20b is a rack controller C
Instead of being turned on, except that an interface means for performing bidirectional communication with the master rack 20a of the own system is provided,
Basically, it has the same configuration as the master rack 20a.

<IC Card> The IC card 60 is carried by the registration operator and includes a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, and an EE.
A batteryless IC chip having a PROM is mounted on a card medium. An antenna and its control means are embedded in the card medium. In the EEPROM, the ID of the registration operator is recorded in a non-updatable state when the card is manufactured. A program readable by the CPU is recorded in the ROM. RAM is a work area for the CPU. By using the IC card 60, management becomes easier than in the case of using a conventional physical key. Further, since the non-contact type card is used, it is more robust and has better operability than the contact type IC card, and since there is no electric contact portion, maintenance of the card medium is unnecessary. Since this IC card 60 may be a card for personal identification that guarantees uniqueness, it can be issued not only as a newly issued card but also as an employee ID card, staff ID card, admission card, or ID card. May be.

<Operational Form of Server Management System> Next,
The operating mode of the server management system will be described. Here, a procedure in which the person holding the IC card 60 enters the rack room R2 and then leaves the rack room R2 will be described. The entry / exit is identified by how many times the card reader 40 near the entrance of the rack room R2 reads the recorded information of the same IC card 60 on the same day. That is, entry and exit are managed in pairs for each ID, and when the same ID is recognized an odd number of times, "entry" is determined, and when it is recognized an even number of times, "exit" is determined. Further, it is assumed that the person who enters the rack room R2 is a registration operator who is given authority information of authority level 1. In this case, it is assumed that the registration operator goes to the master rack 20a of the relevant system and, after being authenticated there, operates the server of the relevant slave rack 20b.

FIG. 5 is a processing procedure diagram in the control device 10 in this case. When the registration operator who has the IC card 60 passes through the entrance of the rack room R2, the card reader 40 reads the recorded information of the IC card 60. When this recorded information is notified from the card reader 40 to the control device 10 (step S101: Yes), the control device 10 first determines whether or not the recorded information includes the ID of the registration operator. If the ID is not included, an alarm is issued and the process ends (step S102: No, S10).
3) However, here, the registration operator is targeted, and the ID
Is included, it is determined whether or not it is an odd-numbered read for the next step, that is, the ID (step S104). In the case of an odd number of times, it is determined that the registration operator has entered the room, and the entry time is recorded in the entry / exit management DB (step S104: Yes, S10).
5). After that, the server operation permission process (step S10)
6) and server take-out monitoring processing (step S1)
07) is performed.

[0033] If it is the end of work, performing the usage log management (step S108: Yes, S10 9). In particular,
The registration operator is the server rack 20 (slave rack 20
It is confirmed whether the opening time and the closing time of the door 202 in b) are recorded in the usage log management DB 17 together with the ID of the person. After the use log management, the process returns to step S101. When the registered operator who has finished the work leaves the rack room R2, the IC card 60 is read again by the card reader 40.
The recorded information of the card is read, and the contents are read by the card reader 40.
Notifies the control device 10 (step S101: Ye
s). When the recorded information (including the ID) is correctly read, the ID is read at an even number of times (step S104: No), so the control device 10 determines that the registration operator has left the room, and the entry / exit management is performed. The leaving time is recorded in the DB (step S110). The above processing during the operating hours,
repeat.

(Server Operation Permitting Process) In the server operation permitting process in step S106, the control device 10 refers to the server rack management DB 18 to identify the master rack 20a including the corresponding slave rack 20b in its management system, and It starts by transmitting authority information including an ID to the identified master rack 20a . The content is to cause the rack control unit CON of the master rack 20a to perform the processing shown in FIG.

Rack control unit CO of the master rack 20a
N is L when the authority information is input from the control device 10.
The ED (green) 209 is displayed in a blinking manner to show the registered operator who has entered the room his / her position, and temporarily holds the authority information in the buffer memory (step S201: Yes, S2).
02). The registration operator holds his IC card 60 over the card reader 203 attached to the door 202 of the master rack 20a. When the card reader 203 reads the recorded information of the IC card 60, it sends this to the rack control unit CON.

The rack controller CON is a card reader 20.
An authentication process is performed based on the record information read from 3 and the authority information recorded in the buffer memory (step S
203: Yes, S204). Specifically, the authentication process is a process of checking whether the IDs included in the record information and the authority information are the same. If the result of the authentication process proves to be valid, the corresponding slave rack 20b is specified based on the authority information, an instruction is given to the electronic lock 204 of the slave rack 20b, and the door 202 is unlocked ( Step S205: Yes, S206). At the same time, the LED (green) 209 of the slave rack 20b is blinked and displayed (step S207). As a result, the slave rack 20b accommodating the operable server for the registered operator.
You can tell the position of.

When the registration operator detects that the door 202 has been opened by the open / close sensors 205 and 206, the time is notified to the control device 10 together with the registration operator's ID or the identification information of the slave rack 20b (step). S20
8). The control device 10 sets the time when the door 202 is opened together with the ID together with the slave rack 20 of the usage log management DB 17.
Record in the open time area for b.

(Server bring-out monitoring process) FIG.
FIG. 10 is a procedure explanatory diagram of a server bring-out monitoring process in step S107 of FIG. This process is performed by the master rack 2
The contents are to cause the rack control unit CON of 0a to perform the processing as shown in FIG. 7 and monitor the result.

Door 202 of the corresponding slave rack 20b
Is opened, the displacement sensor 207 starts communication with the carry-out sensor 208 attached to the server SB. If the communication is possible, it means that the server SB exists in a predetermined part, and thus the monitoring is continued until the door 202 is closed (step S301: Yes, S302: Yes,
S303: No).

When the server SB is about to be taken out of the accommodation space 201, the relative position of the carry-out sensor 208 shifts and the displacement sensor 207 cannot communicate. Since this state means that there is some abnormality, the displacement sensor 207 notifies the rack control unit CON of a predetermined signal. If the rack control unit CON is the first one for the same slave rack 20b, the rack control unit CON executes alarm processing, and further generates a slave rack in which an abnormality has occurred (its identification information), an abnormality occurrence time, and other related information. Then, this is notified to the control device 10 (step S304: Ye
s, S305, S306). Specifically, the alarm processing includes blinking display processing of the LED (red) 210 and the alarm buzzer 3
00 ringing processing. The control device 10 records a log of the slave rack 20b in which the abnormality has occurred in the usage log management unit 17.

When the door 202 of the slave rack 20b is closed, the rack controller CON receives the time from the slave rack 20b and notifies the control device 10 together with the ID of the registered operator or the identification information of the slave rack 20b ( Step S303: Yes, S307). The control device 10 records the closing time of the door 202 together with the ID in the closing time area for the slave rack 20b of the usage log management DB 17.

As described above, in the server management system of this embodiment, the controller 10 designates the slave rack 20b to send the authority information, and the authentication information with the recorded information of the IC card 60 is authenticated. It is possible to eliminate the conventional key management while ensuring the operational security of the server SB.

In this embodiment, a plurality of slave racks 20b are subordinate to one master rack 20a, and the server racks 20 of the same system are controlled by the master rack 20a. The configuration can be simplified, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced. However, the present invention is not limited to such an example, and all the server racks 20 may have the same configuration, may be connected in parallel to the LAN 30, and may be operated independently of the control device 10.

In the present embodiment, the article to be managed is referred to as a server and the article storage is referred to as a "server rack". However, the article may be other than the server. In addition, processing such as server take-out monitoring processing may be an optional processing when it is practically impossible to take out the article. In this embodiment,
Also, an example in which an IC card is used as a non-contact IC chip mounted medium has been shown, but the same effect can be obtained by using another medium equipped with an IC chip such as an IC stick or an IC coin. .

[0045]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, there is a unique effect that the key management can be unnecessary or simplified while ensuring the security of the article to be managed. be able to.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a server management system to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a functional configuration diagram of a control device of the server management system.

FIG. 3 is an external view of a master rack, in which (a) is a state in which a door is closed and (b) is a diagram in which a door is open.

FIG. 4 is a functional configuration diagram of a rack control unit of the master rack.

FIG. 5 is a processing procedure diagram of the control device in a certain operation mode.

FIG. 6 is a processing procedure diagram of a rack control unit in server operation permission processing.

FIG. 7 is a processing procedure diagram of a rack control unit in server take-out monitoring processing.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Control device 20, 20a, 20b server rack 40 IC card reader 60 non-contact type IC card R1 centralized monitoring room R2 rack room 30 LAN 50 dedicated line 11 Network interface section 12 Card reader interface section 13 Main control unit 14 ID management DB 15 authority information management DB 16 Access Management DB 17 Usage log management DB 18 server rack management DB SB server 200 rack enclosure 201 Server accommodation space 202 door 203 card reader 204 electronic lock CON rack controller 205,206 Open / close sensor 207 Displacement sensor 208 carry-out sensor 209,210 LED 221 network interface section 222 Local interface section 223 Authentication processing unit 224 Notification processing unit 225 Slave controller 226 Main control unit 227 slave table 228 Process definition DB

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Claims (8)

(57) [Claims] 1. A door for opening and closing a predetermined portion of a housing in which an article storage space is formed, an electronic lock for keeping the door closed until an opening control signal is input, and a predetermined non-locking device. Information reading means for reading recorded information recorded on a medium with a contact IC chip, information holding means for temporarily holding authority information input from an external device when handling a stored article, and the information holding means. Authentication means for performing authentication based on the authority information held by the information reading means and the record information read by the information reading means, and the opening control signal is input to the electronic lock when the authentication result by the authentication means is valid. The control means and the presence / absence of displacement of the articles existing in the accommodation space by a predetermined amount or more are determined.
A displacement sensor for detecting, an opening / closing sensor for detecting opening / closing of the door, a time point of displacement detected by the displacement sensor, and the opening / closing sensor
The time when the door is opened and closed detected by
An article which is provided in the storage space and a time when the door is opened , and means for notifying the device.
Of the displacement sensor , the external device detects the displacement time, and the displacement sensor detects the open state of the door.
Operation is started at the time of
An article storage configured to output a fixed alarm signal . 2. The non-contact IC chip mounted medium,
Registration information of the person carrying it is recorded, uniqueness is credential card media backed article stocker of claim 1, wherein. 3. A control device, at least one master article storage capable of communicating with the control device through a network, and a plurality of slave article storages whose operations are controlled by the master article storage, The control device is provided with means for transmitting to the network authority information when handling an item under storage by designating any of the master item store or the slave item store, Each of which exists in the accommodation space, a door for opening and closing a predetermined portion of the housing in which the accommodation space for the article is formed, an electronic lock for keeping the door closed until an opening control signal is input, and the accommodation space. Displacement of a certain amount or more of the article
Displacement sensor to detect the presence or absence of
Open / close sensor and the time and point of displacement detected by the displacement sensor.
And the opening and closing time of the door detected by the opening and closing sensor
-A means for notifying the control device through an article storage , wherein the master article storage has at least information reading means for reading record information recorded in a predetermined non-contact IC chip mounted medium, and When the authentication result based on the information holding means for temporarily holding the authority information sent by the control device and the authority information held by the information holding means and the record information read by the information reading means is valid. An article management system comprising: means for sending the opening control signal to an electronic lock in a slave article storage designated by the control device. 4. The displacement sensor is configured to start operation when the open / close sensor detects the open state of the door, and output a predetermined alarm signal when the displacement sensor is detected. Item management system according to item 3. 5. The non-contact IC chip mounted medium comprises:
Registration information of the person carrying it is recorded, uniqueness is credential card medium which are collateral claim 3 also
Is the article management system described in 4 . 6. A control device and a plurality of article storages capable of communicating with the control device through a network, wherein the control device designates one of the article storages and handles an article being stored. And a door for opening and closing a predetermined portion of the housing in which the accommodation space for the articles is formed, An electronic lock that keeps the door closed until a control signal is input, an information reading unit that reads recorded information recorded in a predetermined non-contact IC chip mounted medium, and the authority information that is input from the control device. Is temporarily held, and the electronic lock is controlled to open when the authentication result based on the authority information held by the information holding means and the record information read by the information reading means is valid. All SANYO and means for inputting items, the entrance area where the plurality of articles depot resides, the non
Read the recorded information recorded on the media with contact IC chip
The recorded information that was read while being sampled is input to the control device.
The information input means for inputting the information is provided, and the controller inputs the information input by the information input means.
Specify the destination of the authority information based on the record information
The article management system configured in . 7. A control device, at least one master article storage box capable of communicating with the control apparatus through a network, and a plurality of slave article storage boxes whose operations are controlled by the master article storage box, The control device is provided with means for transmitting to the network authority information when handling an item under storage by designating any of the master item store or the slave item store, Each is provided with a door for opening and closing a predetermined portion of a housing in which an accommodation space for articles is formed, and an electronic lock for maintaining the door in a closed state until an opening control signal is input, The master article storage has at least an information reading unit for reading record information recorded on a predetermined non-contact IC chip mounted medium, and before the control unit sends the information. When the authentication result based on the information holding means for temporarily holding the writing authority information and the authority information held by the information holding means and the record information read by the information reading means is valid, the control device specifies all SANYO that the the addressed electronic lock of the slave article stocker and means for sending the opening control signal, to the inlet of a region where the plurality of slave article depot resides
Is the information recorded on the non-contact IC chip mounted medium.
The recorded information is read and the recorded information read
An information input means for inputting to the control device is provided, and the control device is provided with the information input by this information input means.
Specify the destination of the authority information based on the record information
The article management system configured in . 8. The non-contact IC chip mounted medium comprises:
Registration information of the person carrying it is recorded, uniqueness is credential card medium backed, 6 also claim
Is the article management system described in 7 .