SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACCESSING A STRUCTURE USING A MOBILE DEVICE
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1. An access system allowing a user to access a structure using a wireless user device, the access system comprising:
- a database storing access permissions identifying at least one wireless user device authorized to access said structure and one access node authorized to permit access to said structure;
a mechanical locking device securing a door of said structure, said locking device having a short-range wireless receiver suitable for receiving unlock commands and responding by unlocking said door;
an access node positioned near said structure comprising;
a first short-range wireless radio for receiving a wireless access request directly from a wireless user device; and
a second short-range wireless radio for transmitting an unlock command to said mechanical locking device to permit access to said structure in response to receiving an authorized request; and
a server operable to receive an unlock request associated with a wireless user device and a structure from said first short-range wireless radio of said access node and transmit an authorized request to said access node upon authorizing said unlock request using said database,wherein said unlock request is authorized only if received from an access node authorized to permit access to said structure and originated from a wireless user device authorized to access said structure.
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Abstract
A wireless device access system employs short-range wireless communication to require the proximity of a user device to a structure prior to communicating an unlock request. The access system authenticates the unlock request and the proximity of the user to the structure prior to transmitting an unlock command to the structure. Additionally, the wireless device may require the proximity of a user token prior to operation and/or the access system may include an override within the structure blocking any unlock command.
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1. An access system allowing a user to access a structure using a wireless user device, the access system comprising:
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a database storing access permissions identifying at least one wireless user device authorized to access said structure and one access node authorized to permit access to said structure; a mechanical locking device securing a door of said structure, said locking device having a short-range wireless receiver suitable for receiving unlock commands and responding by unlocking said door; an access node positioned near said structure comprising; a first short-range wireless radio for receiving a wireless access request directly from a wireless user device; and a second short-range wireless radio for transmitting an unlock command to said mechanical locking device to permit access to said structure in response to receiving an authorized request; and a server operable to receive an unlock request associated with a wireless user device and a structure from said first short-range wireless radio of said access node and transmit an authorized request to said access node upon authorizing said unlock request using said database, wherein said unlock request is authorized only if received from an access node authorized to permit access to said structure and originated from a wireless user device authorized to access said structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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