Access Control System
First Claim
1. An access control system comprising:
- a credential reader arranged to gather at least one credential from a person desiring to pass through an access point associated with the access control system, the system being arranged to use the at least one credential to provide an indication as to the identity of the person;
at least one access control device arranged to control access through a respective access point such that access by a person is allowed or denied dependent on whether a positive decision as to the identity of the person is obtained; and
a data storage device arranged to store security level data indicative of a current security level applicable for the or each access point associated with the system, the security level defining the criteria required to provide a positive decision as to the identity of the person,wherein the system is arranged to facilitate modification of the stored security level data so as to change the criteria required to be satisfied in order to provide a positive indication as to the identity of a person.
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Abstract
An access control system is disclosed comprising a credential reader arranged to gather at least one credential from a person desiring to pass through an access point associated with the access control system, the system being arranged to use the at least one credential to provide an indication about the identity of the person. The system also comprises at least one access control device controlling access through a respective access point such that a person is allowed or denied access dependent on whether the person is positively identified, and a data storage device that stores data indicative of a current security level applicable for each access point associated with the system, the security level defining the criteria required to provide a positive identification of the person. Stored security level data can be modified to change the criteria required for positively identifying a person.
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28 Claims
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1. An access control system comprising:
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a credential reader arranged to gather at least one credential from a person desiring to pass through an access point associated with the access control system, the system being arranged to use the at least one credential to provide an indication as to the identity of the person; at least one access control device arranged to control access through a respective access point such that access by a person is allowed or denied dependent on whether a positive decision as to the identity of the person is obtained; and a data storage device arranged to store security level data indicative of a current security level applicable for the or each access point associated with the system, the security level defining the criteria required to provide a positive decision as to the identity of the person, wherein the system is arranged to facilitate modification of the stored security level data so as to change the criteria required to be satisfied in order to provide a positive indication as to the identity of a person. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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