Systems and Methods for Access Control

• US 20110115603A1
• Filed: 11/10/2010
• Published: 05/19/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Xceedid Corporation (Allegion PLC)
• Original Assignee: Xceedid Corporation (Allegion PLC)
• Inventors: Conlin, Michael T., Wendling, Jean-Hugues
• Granted Patent: US 9,142,069 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/5.7
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 1/01 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2209/61 Signal comprising different frequencies, e.g. frequency hopping
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/20 involving the use of a pass
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/28 the pass enabling tracking or indicating presence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/80 Wireless
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3215 using a plurality of channels network architectures or network communication protocols using different networks H04L63/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3234 involving additional secure or trusted devices, e.g. TPM, smartcard, USB or software token network architectures or network communication protocols for supporting authentication of entities using an additional device in a packet data network H04L63/0853
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/35 Protecting application or service provisioning, e.g. securing SIM application provisioning

Abstract

The disclosure describes various systems and methods for access control. One such method includes providing an access control module that is capable of operating at least a first frequency and a second frequency. The method further includes interacting with a first credential utilizing the first frequency and granting access via an access point based at least in part on the interaction with the first credential, and interacting with a second credential utilizing the second frequency and granting access via the access point based at least in part on the interaction with the second credential.

Claims

1. A method for providing radio frequency identification access control, the method comprising:

providing an access control module, wherein the access control module is capable of interacting at a first frequency and at a second frequency;

interacting with a first radio frequency credential utilizing the first frequency, wherein the access control module is operable to grant access via an access point based at least in part on the interaction with the first radio frequency credential; and

interacting with a second radio frequency credential utilizing the second frequency, wherein the access control module is operable to grant access via an access point based at least in part on the interaction with the second radio frequency credential.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the access control module is deployed local to the access point.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the access point is a door, and wherein granting access to the door includes sending an electrical signal to operate an actuator associated with the door.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the actuator is a locking mechanism.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first radio frequency credential operates at both the first frequency and the second frequency.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the access point is accessible via a first group associated with a first entity and a second group associated with a second entity, wherein the first group accesses the access point using one or more access credentials interacting using the first frequency, and wherein the second group accesses the access point using one or more access credentials interacting using the second frequency.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the first frequency is 125 KHz and the second frequency is 13.56 MHz.

8. An access control system, the access control system comprising:

an access control module including a processor and a computer readable medium, and wherein the computer readable medium includes instructions executable by the processor to;

interact with a first credential utilizing a first frequency;

grant access via an access point based at least in part on the interaction with the first credential;

interact with a second credential utilizing a second frequency;

grant access via the access point based at least in part on the interaction with the second credential.

9. The access control system of claim 8, wherein the first frequency is 125 KHz and the second frequency is 13.56 MHz.

10. The access control system of claim 8, wherein the instructions executable to grant access via the access point based at least in part on the interaction with the first credential include instructions executable by the processor to:

authorize the first credential; and

actuating an actuator associated with the access point.

11. The access control system of claim 10, wherein the instructions executable by the processor to interact with the first credential include instructions executable to:

receive a data set from the first credential.

12. The access control system of claim 11, wherein the instructions executable by the processor to authorize the first credential include instructions executable to:

provide at least a portion of the data set to a central access control; and

receive a message from the central access control indicating that the first credential is authorized.

13. The access control system of claim 11, wherein the instructions executable by the processor to authorize the first credential include instructions executable to:

compare at least a portion of the data set against a local database of known credentials.

14. The access control system of claim 10, wherein the access point is a door, and wherein the actuator is a locking mechanism.

15. An access control device, the access control device comprising:

a first channel operable to query a first credential utilizing a first frequency and receive a first data set;

a second channel operable to query a second credential utilizing a second frequency and receive a second data set; and

a control circuit operable to receive a first data set from the first channel and to grant access via an access point based at least in part on the first data set, and to receive a second data set from the second channel and to grant access via the access point based at least in part on the second data set.

16. The access control device of claim 15, wherein the first frequency is 125 KHz and the second frequency is 13.56 MHz.

17. The access control device of claim 15, wherein the access point is a door, and wherein upon granting access via the door, the control circuit is operable to actuate an actuator associated with the door.

18. The access control device of claim 15, wherein the control circuit includes a processor communicably coupled to a computer readable medium.

19. The access control device of claim 18, wherein the computer readable medium includes instructions executable by the processor to:

authorize the first credential based at least in part on the first data set; and

actuate an actuator associated with the access point.

20. The access control device of claim 19, wherein authorizing the first credential based at least in part on the first data set includes:

providing at least a portion of the data set to a central access control; and

receiving a message from the central access control indicating that the first credential is authorized.

21. The access control device of claim 20, wherein authorizing the first credential based at least in part on the first data set includes:

comparing at least a portion of the data set against a local database of known credentials.