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JUST IN TIME VISITOR AUTHENTICATION AND VISITOR ACCESS MEDIA ISSUANCE FOR A PHYSICAL SITE

  • US 20130049928A1
  • Filed: 08/29/2011
  • Published: 02/28/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of issuing a visitor access medium to a visitor for access to a visitor access medium controlled physical site of a host organization, comprising:

  • receiving, by at least one processor of a host organization system for a host organization of a physical site, a request, by a visitor with an identifier of a visitor organization, for a visitor access medium for access to the physical site controlled by a physical access control system requiring presentation of the visitor access medium for access to the physical site, wherein there is an electronic trust relationship between the host organization system and a visitor organization system for the visitor organization via a network, wherein the visitor organization system maintains an electronic identity profile for the visitor;

    identifying, by the at least one processor, the visitor organization system from among a plurality of visitor organization systems;

    outputting, by the at least one processor, a login interface for the visitor to enter identifying information;

    sending, by the at least one processor, the identifying information input by the visitor through the login interface to the visitor organization system;

    receiving, by the at least one processor, an identity provider token dispensed by the visitor organization system identifying the identity of the visitor is verified by the visitor organization system from the identifying information authenticating in the electronic identity profile for the visitor;

    responsive to validating the identity provider token is from the visitor organization system, dispensing, by the at least one processor, a resource token from the host organization system validating the identity of the visitor by the visitor organization system;

    translating, by the at least one processor, the resource token into a physical access control system request for the visitor access medium; and

    sending, by the at least one processor, the physical access control system request to the physical access control system for adding the visitor to the physical access control system and triggering issuance of the visitor access medium for the visitor.

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