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Facility and resource access system

  • US 10,565,531 B1
  • Filed: 01/25/2018
  • Issued: 02/18/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus comprising:

  • (a) an access control device configured to provide selective access to a resource, wherein the resource is a private facility; and

    (b) a server configured to store a set of access credentials, wherein the server is communicatively coupled with the access control device;

    wherein the server is configured to;

    (i) manage a set of access credentials and a set of access requests so that there is only one valid credential within the set of access credentials at a time, wherein each of the set of access requests is associated with an access credential of the set of access credentials;

    (ii) receive an input indicating the user'"'"'s intent to access the resource, the input comprising a user credential, wherein the user credential is associated with the set of access credentials,(iii) provide a notification to the user when the user credential is the valid credential,(iv) receive an electronic signal comprising the user credential and determine that the user is physically proximate to the resource based on the electronic signal,(v) when the user credential is the valid credential and the user is physically proximate to the resource, provide the user access to the resource;

    (vi) receive a new user request from a new user,(vii) create a new access credential and associate the new access credential with the new user, and(viii) add the new access credential to the set of access credentials.

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