An access control system for electric vehicle charging is provided that includes an access device, a secure reservation interface, a reservation server and a smartphone application installed on the smartphone. The access device includes a short-range wireless communication module connected to a processor having control of an electric vehicle charger. The secure reservation interface receives a reservation request for a reservation at a given destination. The reservation server receives the reservation request for the destination, issues a reservation certificate, and transmits the reservation certificate from the reservation server to a smartphone. The smartphone application has access to a short range wireless communication setting corresponding to the access device. The access device receives the reservation certificate from the smartphone application based on use by the smartphone application of the short-range wireless communication setting. The processor activates the electric vehicle charger based on at least the receipt of the reservation certificate.

An access control system for electric vehicle charging is provided that includes an access device, a secure reservation interface, a reservation server and a smartphone application installed on the smartphone. The access device includes a short-range wireless communication module connected to a processor having control of an electric vehicle charger. The secure reservation interface receives a reservation request for a reservation at a given destination. The reservation server receives the reservation request for the destination, issues a reservation certificate, and transmits the reservation certificate from the reservation server to a smartphone. The smartphone application has access to a short range wireless communication setting corresponding to the access device. The access device receives the reservation certificate from the smartphone application based on use by the smartphone application of the short-range wireless communication setting. The processor activates the electric vehicle charger based on at least the receipt of the reservation certificate.

An information management system includes a reception device including a camera that images a face of a participant, and an information management apparatus. The information management apparatus issues a digital key assigned for each participant independently of personal information of the participant and transmits the digital key to the reception device. In a case where the reception device outputs an ID image of the participant, the information management apparatus acquires a face image from the reception device and stores the face image and the digital key in a database in association with each other. In a case where information including the digital key is received from a reading device installed in an event venue, the information management apparatus stores the received information in the database in association with the digital key as behavior information representing a behavior of the participant in the event venue.

A depository operates to accept and make available deposit items to authorized users responsive at least in part to data read from data bearing records. The depository (10) includes a body (12) that bounds and interior area (14). The depository includes a door (18) that is controlled by a lock (24) so that only authorized users can access the interior area. The depository includes at least one input device (20) operative to receive data usable to identify users authorized to access the depository. At least one reading device (26) is operative to read indicia included on depository items so that depository items placed in or removed from the interior area can be tracked. The depository is in operative connection with a network (50) that enables the transport and tracking of deposit items.

A gate apparatus includes an acquisition unit, a matching request unit, and a control unit. The acquisition unit acquires biological information about an examination target user. The matching request unit requests a server apparatus that stores biological information about users and MRZ (Machine Readable Zone) information written in machine readable zones in passports issued to the users in association with each other to perform matching on the biological information about the examination target user. The control unit controls a gate so that the examination target user can pass through the gate if information is successfully read out from an IC (Integrated Circuit) chip in a passport issued to the examination target user by using MRZ information determined by the matching.

A gate apparatus includes an acquisition unit, a matching request unit, and a control unit. The acquisition unit acquires biological information about an examination target user. The matching request unit requests a server apparatus that stores biological information about users and MRZ (Machine Readable Zone) information written in machine readable zones in passports issued to the users in association with each other to perform matching on the biological information about the examination target user. The control unit controls a gate so that the examination target user can pass through the gate if information is successfully read out from an IC (Integrated Circuit) chip in a passport issued to the examination target user by using MRZ information determined by the matching.

Various disclosed embodiments include illustrative systems, structures, and methods for performing authenticated access to a structure. An illustrative system includes a connector configured to be operably connected to a personal electronics device and to receive an electric charge from the personal electronics device, a controller couplable to an electromechanical locking device and the connector, and a memory. The memory is configured to store computer-executable instructions configured to cause the controller to receive first authentication information, receive second authentication information from the personal electronics device, authenticate the personal electronics device responsive to the first authentication information and the received second authentication information, and activate an electromechanical locking device to unlock responsive to the electric charge and a successful authentication.

Various disclosed embodiments include illustrative systems, structures, and methods for performing authenticated access to a structure. An illustrative system includes a connector configured to be operably connected to a personal electronics device and to receive an electric charge from the personal electronics device, a controller couplable to an electromechanical locking device and the connector, and a memory. The memory is configured to store computer-executable instructions configured to cause the controller to receive first authentication information, receive second authentication information from the personal electronics device, authenticate the personal electronics device responsive to the first authentication information and the received second authentication information, and activate an electromechanical locking device to unlock responsive to the electric charge and a successful authentication.

An apparatus for collecting information communicating with a server and a collecting device includes scanning a bar code and transmit identification information of the apparatus to the server; the bar code is configured to link to a webpage of the server; acquiring biological characteristic information of a user of the apparatus collected by the collecting device; acquiring the identification information and the biological characteristic information matched by the server; and displaying the identification information and the biological characteristic information synchronized with the server. A method and a server for collecting information are also disclosed.

An apparatus for collecting information communicating with a server and a collecting device includes scanning a bar code and transmit identification information of the apparatus to the server; the bar code is configured to link to a webpage of the server; acquiring biological characteristic information of a user of the apparatus collected by the collecting device; acquiring the identification information and the biological characteristic information matched by the server; and displaying the identification information and the biological characteristic information synchronized with the server. A method and a server for collecting information are also disclosed.