Registers – Systems controlled by data bearing records – Credit or identification card systems
Reexamination Certificate
2002-02-28
2004-06-15
Lee, Michael G. (Department: 2876)
Registers
Systems controlled by data bearing records
Credit or identification card systems
C235S382500, C235S375000, C235S486000, C348S156000, C705S005000, C705S002000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06749112
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a method and program for a visitor pass system for managing a visitor's entry into and departure from a company gate or the like.
2. Background of Related Art
Often, a visitor to a company or a plant is required to write his/her name, company name, purpose of visit, and the name of a receiving staff person whom he/she wants to see (hereinafter referred to as a “staff”) on a predetermined form at a reception desk (e.g., a guard station next to the gate). A receptionist then makes a call to the receiving staff to announce that the visitor is coming, and the visitor receives an instruction from the staff. For example, the staff may ask the receptionist to give a message to the visitor that he/she wants to see the visitor at the lobby near the entrance of the plant. Then, as provided, the receptionist gives a pass and the message to the visitor.
Due to the complexities and inconvenience often encountered when visiting a particular site, it is desirable to have a manageable method for accommodating a visitor's entry into and departure from a company's gate, for instance.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
An object of the present invention is to simplify visitor formalities. Another object of the present invention is to easily manage a visitor's entry into and departure from a company gate. A further object of the present invention is to computerize visitor formalities.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the visitor pass system for managing a visitor's entry and departure through a communication network comprises: visit data storing means for storing visit data of a visitor; input and output means for transmitting appointment data entered to the visit data storing means through the communication network to store the data therein; identification data reading means for reading identification data from identification means of the visitor; visitor identifying means for identifying the visitor on the basis of the identification data and preparing visitor's data; and visitor's data transmitting means for transmitting the visitor's data to the visit data storing means through the communication network to store the visitor's data therein.
In another embodiment of the present invention, a visitor pass system for managing visitor's entry and departure through a communication network comprises: visit data storing means for storing visit data of a visitor; input and output means for transmitting appointment data entered to the visit data storing means through the communication network to store the data therein; identification data reading means for reading identification data from identification means of the visitor; visitor identifying means for identifying the visitor on the basis of the identification data and preparing visitor's data; appointment data retrieving means for retrieving appointment data related to the visitor's data from the visit data storing means through the communication network; and arrival notification data transmitting means for transmitting data to notify the visitor's arrival to the input and output means through the communication network.
In another embodiment of the present invention, the visitor pass system for managing visitor's entry and departure through a communication network comprises: visit data storing means for storing visit data of a visitor; input and output means into which a staff enters appointment data and from which the appointment data is transmitted to the visit data storing means to store the data therein; identification data reading means for reading identification data from identification means of the visitor; visitor identifying means for identifying the visitor on the basis of the identification data and preparing visitor's data; appointment data retrieving means for retrieving appointment data related to the visitor's data from the visit data storing means through the communication network; and permit data output means for outputting permit data when the appointment data related to the visitor's data is found.
In another aspect of the present invention, a further embodiment provides a visitor pass method for managing visitor's entry and departure through a communication network which comprises the steps of: (a) reading identification data from identification means of a visitor by identification data reading means; (b) identifying the visitor on the basis of the identification data and preparing visitor's data by visitor identifying means; and (c) transmitting the visitor's data to visit data storing means through the communication network by visitor's data transmitting means to store the data therein.
In another embodiment of the present invention, the visitor pass method for managing visitor's entry and departure through a communication network comprises the steps of: (a) transmitting appointment data to the visit data storing means through the communication network to store the data therein, said appointment data entered into input and output means by a staff; (b) reading identification data from identification means of a visitor by identification data reading means; (c) identifying the visitor on the basis of the identification data and preparing visitor's data by visitor identifying means; (d) retrieving appointment data related to the visitor's data from the visit data storing means through the communication network by appointment data retrieving means; and (e) transmitting data to notify the visitor's arrival to the input and output means through the communication network by arrival notification data transmitting means.
In another embodiment of the present invention, the visitor pass method for managing visitor's entry and departure through a communication network comprises the steps of: (a) transmitting appointment data to the visit data storing means through the communication network to store the data therein, said appointment data entered into input and output means by a staff; (b) reading identification data from identification means of a visitor by identification data reading means; (c) identifying the visitor on the basis of the identification data and preparing visitor's data by visitor identifying means; (d) retrieving appointment data related to the visitor's data from the visit data storing means through the communication network by appointment data retrieving means; and (e) outputting permit data by permit data output means when the appointment data related to the visitor's data is found.
In another aspect of the present invention, a further embodiment of the present invention provides a visitor pass program for managing visitor's entry and departure through a communication network which comprises instructions for causing a computer to perform the steps of: reading identification data from identification means of a visitor; identifying the visitor on the basis of the identification data and preparing visitor's data; and transmitting the visitor's data to visit data storing means for storing visitor's visit data through the communication network to store the data therein.
In another embodiment of the present invention, the visitor pass program for managing visitor's entry and departure through a communication network comprises instructions for causing a computer to perform the steps of: transmitting appointment data entered to visit data storing means for storing visitor's visit data through the communication network to store the data therein; reading identification data from identification means of a visitor; identifying the visitor on the basis of the identification data and preparing visitor's data; retrieving appointment data related to the visitor's data from the visit data storing means through the communication network; and transmitting data to notify the visitor's arrival to the input and output means through the communication network.
In another
Noto Hirokazu
Takayoshi Junji
Terada Hirohito
International Business Machines - Corporation
Kim Ahshik
Lee Michael G.
Sawyer Law Group
Schelkopf J. Bruce
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