ELECTRONIC PHYSICAL ACCESS CONTROL WITH REMOTE AUTHENTICATION

• US 20120169461A1
• Filed: 12/31/2010
• Published: 07/05/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Schneider Electric Buildings LLC (Schneider Electric SE)
• Original Assignee: Schneider Electric Buildings AB (Schneider Electric SE)
• Inventors: Dubois, Richard L. Jr.
• Application Number:
  US12/982,929
• Publication Number:
  US 20120169461A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/5.61
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00309 operated with bidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00571 operated by interacting with a central unit

Abstract

The system has an authorizing device, such as a cellular telephone, and a mechanism for receiving information related to a particular facility and the user'"'"'s access rights based on the location of the authorizing device. The authorizing device is placed in proximity to a secured portal. The user is required to authenticate theirself to the authorizing device via biometric and/or a PIN. The authorizing device then sends a signal to a locking device associated with the secured portal.

Claims

1. A method for electronic access control to one or more secured portals comprising:

providing an authorizing device having information related to a particular facility and an user'"'"'s access rights;

identifying with the authorizing device one of the secured portals to access;

receiving authentication by the authorizing device from the user to access the selected portal;

determining if access is to be granted based on the information related to the facility and the user including the selected portal and the authentication information; and

sending a signal to a secured portal if access is determined to be granted.

2. A method of claim 1 wherein the authorizing device receives the information related to the particular facility and the user'"'"'s access rights wirelessly from a control center.

3. A method of claim 2 wherein the control center is remote from the particular facility.

4. A method of claim 1 wherein the authorizing device is a cellular telephone.

5. A method of claim 1 wherein the authorizing device is a dedicated device that contains the information related to the particular facility and information related to the user'"'"'s access rights is installed with a card.

6. A method of claim 1 wherein the particular facility for which to download related information is determined by the authorizing device providing the authorizing device'"'"'s location using cellular tower triangulation.

7. A method of claim 1 wherein the particular facility for which to download related information is determined by the authorizing device providing the authorizing device'"'"'s location using the global positioning satellite system.

8. A system for electronic access control to one or more secured portals comprising:

an authorizing device capable of storing information related to a particular facility and a user'"'"'s access rights, a mechanism for identifying a secured portal, a mechanism for authenticating a user, and a means for transmitting a signal wirelessly; and

at least one portal having a locking device capable for receiving a wireless signal from the authorizing device for granting access through the portal.

9. A system of claim 8 further comprises a control center and a wireless transmission mechanism for transmitting the information related to the particular facility and the user'"'"'s access rights.

10. A system of claim 9 wherein the authorizing device'"'"'s location and the particular facility to download is determined by the authorizing device'"'"'s location using cellular tower triangulation.

11. A system of claim 8 wherein the authorizing device'"'"'s location and the particular facility to download is determined by the authorizing device providing the authorizing device'"'"'s location using the global positioning satellite system.

12. A system of claim 8 wherein the user'"'"'s access rights are retained by a card held by the authorizing device.

13. A system of claim 8 wherein the authorizing device is a cellular telephone.

14. An authorizing device comprising:

a mechanism for storing information related to a particular facility and a user'"'"'s access rights;

a mechanism for identifying a secured portal;

a mechanism for authenticating a user; and

a means for transmitting a signal wirelessly.

15. An authorizing device of claim 14 further comprising a wireless receiver for receiving the information related to the particular facility and the user'"'"'s access rights based on the location of the authorizing device.

16. An authorizing device of claim 15 wherein the authorizing device'"'"'s location is determined using cellular tower triangulation.

17. An authorizing device of claim 15 wherein the authorizing device'"'"'s location is determined using the global positioning satellite system.

18. An authorizing device of claim 14 wherein the user'"'"'s access rights are retained by a card held by the authorizing device.

19. An authorizing device of claim 14 wherein the authorizing device is a cellular telephone.