ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAID SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A system operable to control access to different physical spaces, each space provided with an electrical locking device, with the aid of a programmable, mobile unit, said system comprising:
- an authority means operable to issue access rights connected to said programmable, mobile unit in the form of an authorizing data (AD),the authorizing data (AD) being sent to an authorization means connected to said authority means and being operable to generate an alphanumerical key for said programmable, mobile unit and send said alphanumerical key and a unique identifier of said mobile unit to an operator,the operator being connected to said authorization means, and being operable to send said alphanumerical key to said mobile unit identified by said unique identifier,said electrical locking device, and said mobile unit using an authentication protocol with said alphanumerical key to authenticate each other,said mobile unit, if said mobile unit and said electrical locking device have been authenticated, sending said authorizing data (AD) to said electrical locking device, and if said authorizing data (AD) comprises an identifier of said electrical locking device, said mobile unit is able to open said electrical locking device with the aid of a communication means comprised in said mobile unit for communication in the near field,said unique identifier of said mobile unit being a number, and said authorizing data (AD) comprising an identification (ID1;
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IDn) of each of said electrical locking device which said mobile unit should be able to open,said electrical locking device communicating, during access control and management of access to said electrical locking device, only with said mobile unit.
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Abstract
A system uses a mobile unit to control access to physical spaces with electrical locking devices. An authority means connected to the mobile unit issues authorizing data (AD) access rights, which are sent to an authorization means connected to the authority means, generate a mobile unit alpha-numerical key and send the key and the mobile unit'"'"'s unique identifier to an operator connected to the authorization means. The operator sends the alpha-numerical key to the mobile unit identified by the unique identifier. An electrical locking device and the mobile unit use an authentication protocol with the alpha-numerical key to authenticate the mobile unit, which, when authenticated, sends the authorizing data (AD) to the electrical locking device. If the authorizing data (AD) comprises an identifier of the electrical locking device, the mobile unit can open the electrical locking device using a communication means in the mobile unit for near field communication.
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35 Claims
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1. A system operable to control access to different physical spaces, each space provided with an electrical locking device, with the aid of a programmable, mobile unit, said system comprising:
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an authority means operable to issue access rights connected to said programmable, mobile unit in the form of an authorizing data (AD), the authorizing data (AD) being sent to an authorization means connected to said authority means and being operable to generate an alphanumerical key for said programmable, mobile unit and send said alphanumerical key and a unique identifier of said mobile unit to an operator, the operator being connected to said authorization means, and being operable to send said alphanumerical key to said mobile unit identified by said unique identifier, said electrical locking device, and said mobile unit using an authentication protocol with said alphanumerical key to authenticate each other, said mobile unit, if said mobile unit and said electrical locking device have been authenticated, sending said authorizing data (AD) to said electrical locking device, and if said authorizing data (AD) comprises an identifier of said electrical locking device, said mobile unit is able to open said electrical locking device with the aid of a communication means comprised in said mobile unit for communication in the near field, said unique identifier of said mobile unit being a number, and said authorizing data (AD) comprising an identification (ID1;
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IDn) of each of said electrical locking device which said mobile unit should be able to open,said electrical locking device communicating, during access control and management of access to said electrical locking device, only with said mobile unit. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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2. (canceled)
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18. A method for controlling access to different physical spaces, each provided with an electrical locking device, with the aid of a programmable, mobile unit and with the aid of a system, said method comprising the steps of:
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an authority means comprised in said system issues access rights connected to said mobile unit in the form of an authorizing data (AD)), said authorizing data (AD) comprising an identification (ID1;
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IDn) of each of said electrical locking device which said mobile unit should be able to open;to send said authorizing data (AD) to an authorization means comprised in said system and connected to said authority means; said authorization means generates an alphanumerical key for said mobile unit; to send said alphanumerical key and a unique identifier of said mobile unit to an operator which is connected to said authorization means, said unique identifier of said mobile unit being a number; said operator sends said alphanumerical key to said mobile unit identified by said unique identifier; wherein said electrical locking device, and said mobile unit use an authentication protocol with said alphanumerical key to authenticate each other; if said mobile unit and said electrical locking device have been authenticated, said mobile unit sends said authorizing data (AD) to said electrical locking device; to verify the validity of the authorization data (AD); and if said authorizing data (AD) comprises an identifier of said electrical locking device, said mobile unit is able to open said electrical locking device with the aid of a communication means comprised in said mobile unit for communication in the near field, wherein said electrical locking device communicates, during access control and management of access to said electrical locking device, only with said mobile unit. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 35)
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31-34. -34. (canceled)
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