Systems, methods, and computer program products for scheduled shared resource security

• US 20060101020A1
• Filed: 11/05/2004
• Published: 05/11/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/05/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Aaron, Jeffrey A.
• Application Number:
  US10/982,484
• Publication Number:
  US 20060101020A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 11/00 Arrangements, systems or apparatus for checking, e.g. the occurrence of a condition, not provided for elsewhere

Abstract

A system for managing security for a shared resource, e.g., a conference room, office, lab or other premises, includes a reservation-based scheduler configured to accept user requests from multiple users for reservation of the resource and that responsively generates a usage schedule for the resource. The system further includes a security controller, operatively associated with the scheduler, that manages security of the resource responsive to the generated usage schedule. The scheduler may be configured to associate a security configuration with tie usage schedule, and the security controller may manage security of the resource responsive to the usage schedule and the associated security configuration.

Claims

1. A system for managing security for a shared resource, the system comprising:

a reservation-based scheduler configured to accept user requests from multiple users for reservation of the resource and to responsively generate a usage schedule for the resource; and

a security controller, operatively associated with the scheduler, that manages security of the resource responsive to the generated usage schedule.

2. A system according to claim 1, wherein the scheduler is configured to associate a security configuration with the usage schedule, and wherein the security controller manages security of the resource responsive to the usage schedule and the associated security configuration.

3. A system according to claim 1, wherein the shared resource comprises premises.

4. A system according to claim 3, wherein the scheduler is configured to associate a security configuration with the usage schedule, and wherein the security controller controls the premises responsive to the usage schedule and the associated security configuration.

5. A system according to claim 4, wherein the scheduler is configured to identify the security configuration responsive to a user request.

6. A system according to claim 4, wherein the security controller is operative to modify the security configuration responsive to an input from a security device at the premises.

7. A system according to claim 3, wherein the security controller is operative to interact with an access control device, a user input device, a security sensor, a security indicator and/or a security alarm located at the premises based on the generated usage schedule.

8. A system according to claim 3, wherein the security controller is operative to impede unauthorized access to the premises responsive to the usage schedule.

9. A system according to claim 3, wherein the security controller is operative to cause an indicator at the premises to provide an indication of a presence of an unauthorized party responsive to the usage schedule.

10. A method of managing security for a shared resource, the method comprising the following acts performed by a computer:

accepting user requests from multiple users for reservation of the resource;

responsively generating a usage schedule for the resource; and

managing security of the resource responsive to the generated usage schedule.

11. A method according to claim 10, further comprising associating a security configuration with the usage schedule, and wherein managing security of the resource responsive to the generated usage schedule comprises managing security of the resource responsive to the usage schedule and the associated security configuration.

12. A method of according to claim 10, wherein the shared resource comprises premises.

13. A method according to claim 12, further comprising associating a security configuration with the usage schedule, and wherein managing security at the premises comprises managing security at the premises responsive to the usage schedule and the associated security configuration.

14. A method according to claim 13, further comprising identifying the security configuration responsive to a user request.

15. A method according to claim 12, wherein managing security at the premises comprises interacting with an access control device, a user input device, a security sensor, a security indicator and/or a security alarm located at the premises based on the generated usage schedule.

16. A computer program product for managing security of a shared resource, the computer program- product comprising computer readable program code embodied in a computer readable storage medium, the computer readable program code comprising:

code configured to accept user requests from multiple users for reservation of the resource and to responsively generate a usage schedule for the resource; and

code configured to manage security of the resource responsive to the generated usage schedule.

17. A computer program according to claim 16, wherein the computer readable program code further comprises code configured to associate a security configuration with the usage schedule, and wherein the code configured to manage security of the resource responsive to the generated usage schedule is configured to manage security of the resource responsive to the usage schedule and the associated security configuration.

18. A computer program product according to claim 16, wherein the shared resource comprises premises.

19. A computer program product according to claim 18, wherein the code configured to manage security of the resource responsive to the generated usage schedule comprises code configured to interact with an access control device, a user input device, a security sensor, a security indicator and/or a security alarm located at the premises based on the generated usage schedule.