FACILITATING ENTRY INTO AN ACCESS-CONTROLLED LOCATION USING A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method of facilitating entry into an access-controlled location using a mobile communication device, the method comprising:
- receiving at the mobile communication device via a communication network an entry code, wherein the entry code facilitates access to the access-controlled location;
in response to receiving the entry code, storing the entry code in a memory associated with the mobile communication device;
determining whether the mobile communication device is within a predetermined distance of the access-controlled location; and
in response to determining that the mobile communication device is within the predetermined distance of the access-controlled location, transmitting the entry code from the mobile communication device to an entry-control computer system, wherein the entry-control computer system is configured to determine whether the entry code is valid.
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Abstract
Systems and methods facilitate entry into an access-controlled location using a mobile communication device. The method comprises receiving at the mobile communication device via a communication network an entry code that facilitates access to the access-controlled location, storing the entry code in a memory associated with the mobile communication device, and, in response to determining that the mobile communication device is within the predetermined distance of the access-controlled location, transmitting the entry code from the mobile communication device to an entry-control computer system, which determines whether the entry code is valid. The method may further comprise receiving at the mobile communication device an indication that the entry code is valid, and, in order to gain entry into the access-controlled location at an entrance to the access-controlled location, providing to the entry-control computer system via the mobile communication device the indication that the entry code is valid.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of facilitating entry into an access-controlled location using a mobile communication device, the method comprising:
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receiving at the mobile communication device via a communication network an entry code, wherein the entry code facilitates access to the access-controlled location; in response to receiving the entry code, storing the entry code in a memory associated with the mobile communication device; determining whether the mobile communication device is within a predetermined distance of the access-controlled location; and in response to determining that the mobile communication device is within the predetermined distance of the access-controlled location, transmitting the entry code from the mobile communication device to an entry-control computer system, wherein the entry-control computer system is configured to determine whether the entry code is valid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A mobile communication device comprising:
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a communication module configured to communicate via a communication network; a memory; and a processor in operative association with the communication module and the memory, the processor configured to; receive via the communication module an entry code, wherein the entry code facilitates access to an access-controlled location; in response to receiving the entry code, store the entry code in the memory; determine whether the mobile communication device is within a predetermined distance of the access-controlled location; and in response to determining that the mobile communication device is within the predetermined distance of the access-controlled location, transmit the entry code from the mobile communication device to an entry-control computer system, wherein the entry-control computer system is configured to determine whether the entry code is valid. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions comprising:
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instructions for receiving at a mobile communication device via a communication network an entry code, wherein the entry code facilitates access to an access-controlled location; instructions for, in response to receiving the entry code, storing the entry code in a memory associated with the mobile communication device; instructions for determining whether the mobile communication device is within a predetermined distance of the access-controlled location; and instructions for, in response to determining that the mobile communication device is within the predetermined distance of the access-controlled location, transmitting from the mobile communication device to an entry-control computer system the entry code, wherein the entry-control computer system is configured to determine whether the entry code is valid.
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