Apparatus and Methods for Providing Access Control and Video Surveillance at Access Control Points
First Claim
1. An apparatus for providing access control and video surveillance at an access control point, the apparatus comprising:
- an access control memory portion, the access control memory portion operative to store data indicative of who may properly enter past the access control point;
a data processing portion, the data processing portion operative to control who enters past the access control point in accordance with the data stored in the access control memory portion;
a camera input/output portion, the camera input/output portion operative to receive data from a video camera; and
an event history memory portion, the event history memory portion operative to store access event data indicative of who entered past the access control point and to store video data generated by the video camera;
wherein the access control memory portion, the data processing portion, the camera input/output portion, and the event history memory portion are in signal communication with one another in the apparatus.
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Abstract
An apparatus for providing access control and video surveillance at an access control point comprises an access control memory portion, a data processing portion, a camera input/output portion, and an event history memory portion. The access control memory portion is operative to store data indicative of who may properly enter past the access control point. The data processing portion controls who enters past the access control point in accordance with the data stored in the access control memory portion. The camera input/output portion is operative to receive data from a video camera. Finally, the event history memory portion is operative to store access data indicative of who entered past the access control point and to store video data generated by the video camera. The access control memory portion, the data processing portion, the camera input/output portion, and the event history memory portion are in signal communication with one another in the apparatus.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus for providing access control and video surveillance at an access control point, the apparatus comprising:
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an access control memory portion, the access control memory portion operative to store data indicative of who may properly enter past the access control point; a data processing portion, the data processing portion operative to control who enters past the access control point in accordance with the data stored in the access control memory portion; a camera input/output portion, the camera input/output portion operative to receive data from a video camera; and an event history memory portion, the event history memory portion operative to store access event data indicative of who entered past the access control point and to store video data generated by the video camera; wherein the access control memory portion, the data processing portion, the camera input/output portion, and the event history memory portion are in signal communication with one another in the apparatus. - 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. A structure comprising an apparatus for providing access control and video surveillance at an access control point, the apparatus comprising:
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an access control memory portion, the access control memory portion operative to store data indicative of who may properly enter past the access control point; a data processing portion, the data processing portion operative to control who enters past the access control point in accordance with the data stored in the access control memory portion; a camera input/output portion, the camera input/output portion operative to receive data from a video camera; and an event history memory portion, the event history memory portion operative to store access event data indicative of who entered past the access control point and to store video data generated by the video camera; wherein the access control memory portion, the data processing portion, the camera input/output portion, and the event history memory portion are in signal communication with one another in the apparatus.
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20. A method of providing access control and video surveillance at an access control point, the method utilizing an apparatus comprising an access control memory portion, a data processing portion, a camera input/output portion, and an event history memory portion, wherein the method comprises the steps of:
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causing data indicative of who may properly enter past the access control point to be stored in the access control memory portion; causing the data processing portion to control who enters past the access control point in accordance with the data stored in the access control memory portion; causing a video camera to send data to the camera input/output portion; and causing data indicative of who entered past the access control point and data generated by the video camera to be stored in the event history memory portion.
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