Server device and door control device
It A service provider such as a courier to unlock a door without a permission of a user. A server device, which is capable of communicating with a door control device that controls locking and unlocking of a door installed at an entrance of a multifamily residential, includes: a storage that stores, for each user, a service number set by a service provider; a request reception that receives, from the door control device, an unlock request including a device ID and the service number; an authentication that executes an authentication based on information included in the unlock request and information stored in the storage; and unlock instructions that transmits an unlock instruction to the door control device, when the authentication is succeeded.
1. A server device capable of communicating with a door control device that controls locking and unlocking a door installed at an entrance of a multifamily residential, the server device comprising:
a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores, for each user, a service number set by a service provider;
a request reception unit that receives, from the door control device, an unlock request including a device ID of the door control device and the service number;
an authentication unit that executes an authentication based on information included in the unlock request received by the request reception unit and information stored in the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium;
an unlock instruction unit that transmits an unlock instruction to the door control device, when the authentication is succeeded; and
a notification unit that notifies the door control device when the authentication is failed, wherein:
when there is a notification from the notification unit, the request reception unit receives, from the door control device, a reunlock request including identification information of the user as a resident of the multifamily residential, the identification information being different from the service number; and
the authentication unit re-executes the authentication based on the information included in the reunlock request received by the request reception unit and the information stored in the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium.
2. The server device according to claim 1 , wherein the service number includes a tracking number of a package.
3. The server device according to claim 1 , wherein the identification information includes a phone number of the user.
4. The server device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the server device is capable of communicating with a terminal of the service provider;
the notification unit makes an inquiry to the terminal about validity of the service number, when the authentication is failed; and
when the request reception unit receives the reunlock request, the unlock instruction unit transmits an unlock instruction to the door control device only when a result of the inquiry indicates as being valid.
5. A door control device capable of controlling locking and unlocking a door installed at an entrance of a multifamily residential and capable of communicating with a server device, the door control device comprising:
an acquisition unit that acquires a service number set by a service provider;
an unlock request unit that transmits, to the server device, an unlock request including a device ID of the door control device and the service number acquired by the acquisition unit; and
a control unit that automatically unlocks the door, when an unlock instruction is received from the server device; and
a notification unit that notifies the door control device when the authentication is failed, wherein:
when there is a notification from the notification unit, the request reception unit receives, from the door control device, a reunlock request including identification information of the user as a resident of the multifamily residential, the identification information being different from the service number; and
the authentication unit re-executes the authentication based on the information included in the reunlock request received by the request reception unit and the information stored in the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium.