MOBILE BASED IDENTIFICATION IN SECURITY AND ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

• US 20080299946A1
• Filed: 06/01/2007
• Published: 12/04/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/01/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Original Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Inventors: Drive, Marine, Subbian, Deepakumar, Salgar, Mayur, Jayappa, Mahesh N.
• Granted Patent: US 8,078,146 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/410
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/28 the pass enabling tracking or indicating presence

Abstract

This invention relates to using consumer devices, such as mobile telephones, to identify, authenticate, locate and contact users of security and asset management systems. Such consumer devices can be used not only with the security systems but also for other uses. A device is initially registered with the security system. As needed, the device is presented to the system for authentication, enabling a person access to a secure area. In addition, the system can determine the person'"'"'s location in the secure area and can send information messages to the person as well as notifying the person in case of emergency.

Claims

1. A security and asset management system (100) having a device (110) operable for mobile communication, said device (110) having an id code (112) and a device communication interface (116) operable to initiate transmission of the id code (112) and to respond to a request for transmission of the id code (112), said system (100) comprising:

at least one reader (140) having a reader communication interface (144) operable to obtain the id code (112) from the device (110);

a control panel (170) operable to communicate with said at least one reader (140); and

a memory (180) for storing location data (184) and ID data (182) comprising at least one or more id codes (112), said memory (180) accessible by said control panel (170),

wherein the control panel (170) validates the id code (112) received from said reader (140), and the control panel (170) stores a device location (119) determined using the location data (184) and a signal (118) received from the device (110).

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the reader transmits a message to said device.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein the reader requests said id code from said device.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein the device initiates transmission of said id code without receiving a request from the reader.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein the device is a mobile telephone.

6. The system according to claim 1, wherein the device has a security module (114) for encrypting the id code.

7. The system according to claim 1, wherein the reader has a security module (142) for decrypting the id code.

8. The system according to claim 1, wherein the device communication interface is one of IR (Infrared), Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz Frequency (Unlicensed Frequency Band), and RFID/Smart Card/Proximity Card Frequencies.

9. The system according to claim 1, wherein the reader communication interface is one of IR (Infrared), Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz Frequency (Unlicensed Frequency Band), and RFID/Smart Card/Proximity Card Frequencies.

10. The system according to claim 1, wherein if the id code is valid, the control panel performs an activity.

11. A security and asset management system (100) comprising:

a mobile telephone (110) having an id code (112), and a device communication interface (116) operable to initiate transmission of the id code (114) and to respond to a request for transmission of the id code (114);

at least one reader (140) having a reader communication interface (144) operable to obtain the id code (112) from the mobile telephone (110);

a control panel (170) operable to communicate with said at least one reader (140); and

a memory (180) for storing location data (184) and ID data (182) comprising at least one or more id codes (112), said memory (180) accessible by said control panel (170),

wherein the control panel (170) validates the id code (112) received from said reader (140), and the control panel (170) stores a device location (119) determined using the location data (184) and a signal (118) received from the mobile telephone (110).

12. A method for identifying a device in a security and asset management system (100), comprising:

transmitting an id code (112) from a device (110);

receiving the id code (112) at a reader (140);

transmitting the id code (112) from the reader (140) to a control panel (170); and

locating the device (110) in a secure area (240) using a signal (118) transmitted from the device (110) to the reader (140) and location data (184) accessible from the control panel (170), wherein the control panel (170) validates the id code (112) using ID data (182), and if the id code (112) is valid, the device (110) is authorized.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the reader transmits a message to the device.

14. The method according to claim 12, wherein the id code is transmitted in response to a request from the reader.

15. The method according to claim 12, wherein the reader requests said id code.

16. The method according to claim 12, wherein the device is a mobile telephone.

17. The method according to claim 12, wherein the device has a security module (114) for encrypting the id code.

18. The method according to claim 12, wherein the reader has a security module (142) for decrypting the id code.

19. The method according to claim 12, wherein the device comprises a communication interface selected from the group consisting of IR (Infrared), Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz Frequency (Unlicensed Frequency Band), and RFID/Smart Card/Proximity Card Frequencies.

20. The method according to claim 12, wherein the reader comprises a reader communication interface selected from the group consisting of IR (Infrared), Bluetooth, 2.4 Hz Frequency (Unlicensed Frequency Band), and RFID/Smart Card/Proximity Card Frequencies.

21. The method according to claim 12, further comprising the control panel performing an activity when the device is authorized.