Method and system for providing a visitor identification badge
First Claim
1. Method for providing a visitor identification badge, where the method comprises the steps of a terminal device (17) registering visitor information, determining an access status associated with the visitor, transmitting the access status to the terminal device (17), and the terminal device (17), depending on the access status, issuing a visitor identification badge, characterized in that the step of determining the access status associated with the visitor comprises by the steps of:
- from the visitor information, determining a host communication device (5) associated with a host person, establishing a voice communication link between the terminal device (17) and the host communication device (5), accepting confirmation information entered by a user at the host communication device (5), based on said confirmation information, determining the access status associated with the visitor.
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Abstract
In the inventive method and system for providing a visitor identification badge, a terminal device or virtual reception console (17) registers visitor information and, in accordance with an access status of the visitor, issues a visitor identification badge. The access status is determined by establishing a voice communication link with a host communication device (5) associated with a host person and by accepting confirmation information entered by the host.
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10 Claims
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1. Method for providing a visitor identification badge, where the method comprises the steps of
a terminal device (17) registering visitor information, determining an access status associated with the visitor, transmitting the access status to the terminal device (17), and the terminal device (17), depending on the access status, issuing a visitor identification badge, characterized in that the step of determining the access status associated with the visitor comprises by the steps of: -
from the visitor information, determining a host communication device (5) associated with a host person, establishing a voice communication link between the terminal device (17) and the host communication device (5), accepting confirmation information entered by a user at the host communication device (5), based on said confirmation information, determining the access status associated with the visitor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for providing a visitor identification badge, where the system comprises
means for registering visitor information at a terminal device (17), means for determining an access status associated with the visitor, means for transmitting the access status to the terminal device (17), and means for the terminal device (17), depending on the access status, issuing a visitor identification badge, characterized in that the means for determining the access status associated with the visitor comprises: -
means for determining, from the visitor information, a host communication device (5) associated with a host person, means for establishing a voice communication link between the terminal device (17) and the host communication device (5), means for outputting a confirmation prompt at the host communication device (5), means for accepting confirmation information entered by a user at the host communication device (5), means for determining, based on said confirmation information, the access status associated with the visitor.
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