Door access control system and associated methods
First Claim
1. An access control system for a building door switchable between locked and unlocked states, the access control system comprising:
- at least one uniquely-coded token to be carried by a user;
a housing adjacent the building door;
a token reader carried by said housing;
a controller carried by said housing and cooperating with said token reader for learning the at least one uniquely-coded token to define at least one learned uniquely-coded token, and for switching the building door between locked and unlocked states responsive to the at least one learned uniquely-coded token; and
an indicator carried by said housing and cooperating with said controller for indicating whether a new uniquely-coded token has been learned to thereby alert the user of a potentially unauthorized learned uniquely-coded token for switching the building door between locked and unlocked states.
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Abstract
An access control system for a building door switchable between locked and unlocked states includes at least one uniquely-coded token and a housing adjacent the building door. A token reader, controller and indicator are carried by the housing. The controller cooperates with the token reader for learning the at least one uniquely-coded token to define at least one learned uniquely-coded token, and for switching the building door between locked and unlocked states responsive to the at least one learned uniquely-coded token. The indicator cooperates with the controller for indicating whether a new uniquely-coded token has been learned to thereby alert the user of a potentially unauthorized learned uniquely-coded token for switching the building door between locked and unlocked states. A biometric characteristic of a user may be used in place of the token.
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62 Claims
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1. An access control system for a building door switchable between locked and unlocked states, the access control system comprising:
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at least one uniquely-coded token to be carried by a user;
a housing adjacent the building door;
a token reader carried by said housing;
a controller carried by said housing and cooperating with said token reader for learning the at least one uniquely-coded token to define at least one learned uniquely-coded token, and for switching the building door between locked and unlocked states responsive to the at least one learned uniquely-coded token; and
an indicator carried by said housing and cooperating with said controller for indicating whether a new uniquely-coded token has been learned to thereby alert the user of a potentially unauthorized learned uniquely-coded token for switching the building door between locked and unlocked states. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An access control system for a building door switchable between locked and unlocked states, the access control system comprising:
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at least one uniquely-coded token to be carried by a user;
a housing adjacent the building door;
a token reader carried by said housing;
a controller carried by said housing and being switchable to a learning mode, said controller when in the learning mode cooperating with said token reader for learning the at least one uniquely-coded token to define at least one learned uniquely-coded token, said controller switching the building door between locked and unlocked states responsive to the at least one learned uniquely-coded token; and
an indicator carried by said housing and cooperating with said controller for indicating whether the learning mode has been entered to thereby alert the user of a potentially unauthorized learned uniquely-coded token for switching the building door between locked and unlocked states. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An access control system for a building door switchable between locked and unlocked states, the access control system comprising:
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at least one uniquely-coded token to be carried by a user;
a housing adjacent the building door;
a token reader carried by said housing;
a controller carried by said housing and being switchable to a learning mode, said controller when in the learning mode cooperating with said token reader for learning the at least one uniquely-coded token to define at least one learned uniquely-coded token, said controller switching the building door between locked and unlocked states responsive to the at least one learned uniquely-coded token; and
an indicator carried by said housing and cooperating with said controller for indicating a number of learned uniquely coded tokens whether the learning mode has been entered to thereby alert the user of a potentially unauthorized learned uniquely-coded token for switching the building door between locked and unlocked states. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for switching a building door between locked and unlocked states comprising:
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providing at least one uniquely-coded token to be carried by a user;
providing adjacent the building door a token reader and a controller cooperating therewith for learning the at least one uniquely-coded token to define at least one learned uniquely-coded token;
using the controller to switch the building door between locked and unlocked states responsive to the at least one learned uniquely-coded token; and
indicating whether a new uniquely-coded token has been learned to thereby alert the user of a potentially unauthorized learned uniquely-coded token for switching the building door between locked and unlocked states. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. An access control system for a building door switchable between locked and unlocked states, the access control system comprising:
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a housing adjacent the building door;
a biometric characteristic sensor carried by said housing for sensing at least one unique biometric characteristic of at least one individual;
a controller carried by said housing and cooperating with said biometric characteristic sensor for learning the at least one unique biometric characteristic to define at least one learned individual, and for switching the building door between locked and unlocked states responsive to the at least one learned individual; and
an indicator carried by said housing and cooperating with said controller for indicating whether a new individual has been learned to thereby alert a user of a potentially unauthorized learned individual for switching the building door between locked and unlocked states. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. A method for switching a building door between locked and unlocked states comprising:
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providing adjacent the building door a biometric characteristic sensor for sensing at least unique one biometric characteristic of at least one individual and a controller cooperating therewith for learning the at least unique one biometric characteristic to define at least one learned individual;
using the controller to switch the building door between locked and unlocked states responsive to the at least one learned individual; and
indicating whether a new individual has been learned to thereby alert a user of a potentially unauthorized learned individual for switching the building door between locked and unlocked states. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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