Portal intrusion detection apparatus and method
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1. A security system for controlling access by a person through a controlled portal, comprising:
- an authentication device to which a person seeking passage through the portal provides certain identifying information to determine whether the person is authorized to pass through the portal;
a locking device for retaining the portal in a locked mode and for unlocking of the portal when the person is authorized to pass therethrough;
a sensor mounted proximate to the portal for determining the passage of a user therethrough and for providing a first signal representative thereof; and
a controller responsive to said first signal for providing a second signal if the number of persons passing through the unlocked portal is greater than the number of persons authorized to pass through the portal.
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Abstract
A portal access control system is disclosed for preventing unauthorized entry from a public area into a secure area. The system utilizes input from several different sensors, including: passive IR sensors, motion detectors, photo detectors and authentication devices. Also, the passage time of an individual through the open portal may be determined. Based on selected combinations of one or more sensor inputs, the portal access control system can detect passage into the secure area by a lone perpetrator and also by tailgating behind an authorized user.
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1. A security system for controlling access by a person through a controlled portal, comprising:
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an authentication device to which a person seeking passage through the portal provides certain identifying information to determine whether the person is authorized to pass through the portal;
a locking device for retaining the portal in a locked mode and for unlocking of the portal when the person is authorized to pass therethrough;
a sensor mounted proximate to the portal for determining the passage of a user therethrough and for providing a first signal representative thereof; and
a controller responsive to said first signal for providing a second signal if the number of persons passing through the unlocked portal is greater than the number of persons authorized to pass through the portal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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23. A security system for controlling access of a person through a controlled portal, wherein the person may be transporting an object through the portal, comprising:
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a presence detector located near the portal for sensing the presence of a person or a person and an object within an approach zone substantially adjacent to the portal and for determining certain physical characteristics of the object;
a controller for calculating the expected time for the person or the person and the object to pass through the portal based on the physical characteristics thereof;
an authentication device to which the person seeking entry through the portal provides certain information for use by said authentication device to determine whether the person is authorized to pass through the portal;
a locking device for retaining the portal in a locked mode and for unlocking the portal when the person is authorized to pass therethrough; and
a sensor mounted proximate to the portal for determining the passage of a person or a person and an object therethrough.
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30. An access control vestibule separating a controlled access area from a public area, comprising:
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a metal frame including sidewall frame sections defining the access controlled area;
a hinged door mounted to one of said sidewall frame sections;
a lock mechanism for holding the door in a locked configuration;
an authentication device for use by a person seeking admittance to the controlled access area;
a presence detector for determining the presence of a person proximate said door and for further determining whether the person is transporting an object;
a plurality of detectors mounted on the sidewall frame sections for measuring the transit time of a person through the vestibule;
a calculator for determining the expected transit time for the person to pass through the vestibule based on the output signal from said presence detector;
a comparator for comparing the actual transit time with the expected transit time and for producing an alarm signal if the actual transit time is greater than the expected transit time.
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31. A method for controlling ingress to and egress from a secure area using a locked portal, comprising:
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determining if a person desiring entrance into the secure area is an authorized entrant into the secure area;
unlocking the locked portal if the person is an authorized entrant into the secure area;
detecting passage of the person through the unlocked portal; and
detecting passage of more than one person through the unlocked portal when only one person has been determined to be an authorized entrant into the secure area. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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