Method and program for visitor pass system
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsHirohito Terada, Junji Takayoshi, Hirokazu Noto
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Abstract
In one aspect of the present invention, a visitor pass system, visitor pass method and visitor pass program which can minimize and expedite visitor formalities, is provided. The visitor pass system comprises a visitor terminal, server and staff terminals. The visitor terminal, the server and the staff terminals are connected via a communication network. The visitor terminal may be placed at a reception area, for instance. The server is preferably a computer which can store a large number of visit data information.
Claims24
A visitor pass system for managing visitor's entry and departure, through a communication network, comprising:
- a visit data storing means for storing visit data of a visitor;
- an input and output means for entering appointment data and transmitting the appointment data to the visit data storing means through the communication network to store the data therein;
- an identification data reading means for reading identification data from identification means of the visitor;
- a visitor identifying means for identifying the visitor on the basis of the identification data and for preparing visitor's data;
- and,
- a 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;
- an 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
- a permit data output means for outputting permit data on a card when the appointment data related to the visitor's data is found.
A visitor pass system for managing visitor's entry and departure, through a communication network, comprising:
- a visit data storing means for storing visit data of a visitor;
- an input and output means for entering appointment data and transmitting the appointment data to the visit data storing means through the communication network to store the data therein;
- an identification data reading means for reading identification data from identification means of the visitor;
- a visitor identifying means for identifying the visitor on the basis of the identification data and preparing visitor's data;
- an appointment data retrieving means for retrieving appointment data related to the visitor's data from the visit data storing means through the communication network;
- an arrival notification data transmitting means for transmitting data to notify the visitor's arrival to the input and output means through the communication network;
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- a permit data output means for outputting permit data on a card when the appointment data related to the visitor's data is found.
A visitor pass system for managing visitor's entry and departure, through a communication network, comprising:
- a visit data storing means for storing visit data of a visitor;
- an input and output means for entering appointment data and transmitting the appointment data to the visit data storing means through the communication network to store the data therein;
- an identification data reading means for reading identification data from identification means of the visitor;
- a 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,
- a permit data output means for outputting permit data on a card when the appointment data related to the visitor's data is found.
A visitor pass method for managing visitor's entry and departure, through a communication network, comprising 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) 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;
- (e) retrieving appointment data related to the visitor's data from the visit data storing means through the communication network;
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- (f) outputting permit data on a card when the appointment data related to the visitor's data is found.
A visitor pass method for managing visitor's entry and departure, through a communication network, comprising 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;
- (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;
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- (f) outputting permit data on a card when the appointment data related to the visitor's data is found.
A visitor pass method for managing visitor's entry and departure, through a communication network, comprising 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 on a card when the appointment data related to the visitor's data is found.
A visitor pass program for managing visitor's entry and departure, through a communication network, comprising instructions for causing a computer to perform the steps of:
- (a) reading identification data from identification means of a visitor;
- (b) identifying the visitor on the basis of the identification data and preparing visitor's data;
- (c) 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.
- (d) retrieving appointment data related to the visitor's data from the visit data storing means through the communication network;
- and
- (e) outputting permit data on a card when the appointment data related to the visitor's data is found.
A visitor pass program for managing visitor's entry and departure, through a communication network, comprising instructions for causing a computer to perform the steps of:
- (a) transmitting appointment data entered by a staff to visit data storing means for storing visitor's visit data through the communication network to store the data therein;
- (b) reading identification data from identification means of a visitor;
- (c) identifying the visitor on the basis of the identification data and preparing visitor's data;
- (d) retrieving appointment data related to the visitor's data from the visit data storing means through the communication network;
- (e) transmitting data to notify the visitor's arrival to the input and output means through the communication network;
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- (f) outputting permit data on a card when the appointment data related to the visitor's data is found.
A visitor pass program for managing visitor's entry and departure, through a communication network, comprising instructions for causing a computer to perform the steps of:
- (a) transmitting appointment data entered by a staff to visit data storing means for storing visitor's visit data through the communication network to store the data therein;
- (b) reading identification data from identification means of a visitor;
- (c) identifying the visitor on the basis of the identification data and prepare visitor's data;
- (d) retrieving appointment data related to the visitor's data from the visit data storing means through the communication network;
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- (e) outputting permit data on a card when the appointment data related to the visitor's data is found.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.