SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTELY ASSIGNING AND REVOKING ACCESS CREDENTIALS USING A NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION EQUIPPED MOBILE PHONE
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1. A method of operating an access control system, comprising:
- updating, in a central database, location information for a mobile device within the access control system;
based on the updated location information for the mobile device, generating new credentials for the mobile device; and
transmitting the new credential information to the mobile device via a mobile communications network.
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Abstract
The present invention is generally directed toward a mobile device that can be used in a secure access system. More specifically, the mobile device can have credential data loaded thereon remotely updated, enabled, disabled, revoked, or otherwise altered with a message sent from, for example, a control panel and/or controller in the system.
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1. A method of operating an access control system, comprising:
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updating, in a central database, location information for a mobile device within the access control system; based on the updated location information for the mobile device, generating new credentials for the mobile device; and transmitting the new credential information to the mobile device via a mobile communications network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An access control system, comprising:
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a central database containing information related to mobile devices in the access control system along with access permissions associated with the mobile devices; a controller configured to update location information for a mobile device in the database and, in response to updating the location information for the mobile device, generating new credentials for the mobile device then transmitting the new credentials to the mobile device via a mobile communications network. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising processor-executable instructions, the instructions comprising:
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instructions configured to determine that location information for a mobile device has been updated in a central database; instructions configured to generate new credentials for the mobile device in response to determining that the location information for the mobile device has been updated in the central database; and instructions configured to transmit the new credential information to the mobile device via a mobile communications network. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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