Granted Patent B2

US 12,615,157 · App. 18/565,197 · Granted Apr 28, 2026

Inventors: Takeyoshi Oe (Tokyo, JP); Huiyu Zhang (Tokyo, JP); Yuki Ikeda (Tokyo, JP); Koshiro Nomoto (Tokyo, JP); Yusuke Miyamoto (Tokyo, JP); Saki Kato (Tokyo, JP)

Assignee: NEC CORPORATION

H04L9/3247H04L63/0861G06Q50/12

Abstract

Claims (48)

1 . A facility usage control apparatus comprising:

at least one memory storing instructions; and

at least one processor configured to execute, according to the instructions, a process comprising:

registering identity identification information for registration of a user who makes a reservation to use a predetermined facility, a mobile terminal of the user, and reservation information of the facility in association with each other;

controlling authentication using the identity identification information for registration based on identity identification information for authentication acquired from the user through a first authentication terminal installed at the facility;

identifying the reservation information associated with the identity identification information for registration of the user who has been successfully authenticated;

determining availability of the facility based on the identified reservation information;

making a signature request to the mobile terminal associated with the identity identification information for registration when the user is determined that he/she can use the facility and outputting a message indicating that the signature request has been transmitted to the mobile terminal of the user to the first authentication terminal; and

acquiring signature data input by the user to the mobile terminal.

2 . The facility usage control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the registering includes registering the acquired signature data in association with the identified reservation information.

3 . The facility usage control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the determining includes taking into account physical condition information acquired from the user through the first authentication terminal to determine the availability of the facility.

4 . The facility usage control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein:

the identity identification information for registration and the identity identification information for authentication are biometric information, and

the controlling authentication includes controlling biometric authentication as the authentication.

5 . The facility usage control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the determining includes:

requesting, when it is determined that a usage fee of the facility is unpaid based on the identified reservation information, the mobile terminal associated with the identification information for registration to pay the usage fee; and

determining that the user can use the facility when the usage fee is paid through the mobile terminal.

6 . The facility usage control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the process further comprises notifying the mobile terminal of area information available to the user within the facility after the signature data is acquired.

7 . The facility usage control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein:

the controlling authentication includes controlling the authentication based on the identity identification information for authentication acquired from the user through a second authentication terminal installed at an entrance of an area within the facility available to the user after the signature data is acquired, and

the process further comprises unlocking the entrance when the authentication is successful.

8 . A facility usage control system comprising:

a mobile terminal of a user who makes a reservation to use a predetermined facility;

a first authentication terminal installed at the facility; and

a facility usage control apparatus configured to control the use of the facility, wherein the facility usage control apparatus comprises:

at least one memory storing instructions; and

at least one processor configured to execute, according to the instructions, a process comprising:

registering identity identification information for registration of the user, the mobile terminal of the user, and reservation information of the facility in association with each other;

controlling authentication using the identity identification information for registration based on identity identification information for authentication acquired from the user through the first authentication terminal;

identifying the reservation information associated with the identity identification information for registration of the user who has been successfully authenticated;

determining availability of the facility based on the identified reservation information;

making a signature request to the mobile terminal associated with the identity identification information for registration when the user is determined that he/she can use the facility and outputting a message indicating that the signature request has been transmitted to the mobile terminal of the user to the first authentication terminal; and

acquiring signature data input by the user to the mobile terminal.

9 . The facility usage control system according to claim 8 , wherein the registering includes registering the acquired signature data in association with the identified reservation information.

10 . A facility usage control method performed by a computer, the facility usage control method comprising:

registering identity identification information for registration of a user who makes a reservation to use a predetermined facility, a mobile terminal of the user, and reservation information of the facility in association with each other;

controlling authentication using the identity identification information for registration based on identity identification information for authentication acquired from the user through a first authentication terminal installed at the facility;

identifying the reservation information associated with the identity identification information for registration of the user who has been successfully authenticated;

determining availability of the facility based on the identified reservation information;

making a signature request to the mobile terminal associated with the identity identification information for registration when the user is determined that he/she can use the facility and outputting a message indicating that the signature request has been transmitted to the mobile terminal of the user to the first authentication terminal; and

acquiring signature data input by the user to the mobile terminal.

11 . A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a facility usage control program for causing a computer to execute:

registration processing for registering identity identification information for registration of a user who makes a reservation to use a predetermined facility, a mobile terminal of the user, and reservation information of the facility in association with each other;

authentication control processing for controlling authentication using the identity identification information for registration based on identity identification information for authentication acquired from the user through a first authentication terminal installed at the facility;

identification processing for identifying the reservation information associated with the identity identification information for registration of the user who has been successfully authenticated;

determination processing for determining availability of the facility based on the identified reservation information;

signature request processing for making a signature request to the mobile terminal associated with the identity identification information for registration when the user is determined that he/she can use the facility and outputting a message indicating that the signature request has been transmitted to the mobile terminal of the user to the first authentication terminal; and

signature acquisition processing for acquiring signature data input by the user to the mobile terminal.

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