FAILSAFE OPERATION FOR UNMANNED GATELINES
First Claim
1. A system for enabling fail-safe operation of an automatic pedestrian access control gate during a health and safety event, the system comprising:
- a gate paddle configured to operate in an open state and a locked state, wherein pedestrian passage through the access control gate is granted while the gate paddle is operating in the open state, and wherein pedestrian passage through the access control gate is blocked while the gate paddle is operating in the locked state;
a gate paddle sensor configured to detect a position of the gate paddle; and
a computer server system coupled to the gate paddle and the gate sensor, the computer server system being configured to;
receive gate paddle sensor data from the gate paddle sensor indicating the position of the gate paddle,determine, based on the gate paddle sensor data, that the gate paddle is stuck in an unnatural position that is different from a natural resting position of the gate paddle during normal operation,determine that the gate paddle is currently operating in the locked state, andtransmit a signal to the gate paddle that causes the gate paddle to operate in the open state based on determining that the gate paddle is stuck in the unnatural position and determining that the gate paddle is currently operating in the locked state.
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Abstract
Systems and techniques are presented for enabling fail-safe operation of an automatic pedestrian access control gate during a health and safety event. Gateline sensor data is received from at least one gateline sensor. The gateline sensor data indicates that an event concerning health and safety has occurred. An alert is generated in response to receiving the gateline sensor data. The alert is transmitted to a remote monitoring device that is remote from the access control gate. A determination is made that a preset amount of time has elapsed since transmitting the alert. A further determination is made that an acknowledgement of the alert has not been received. Based on determining that the preset amount of time has elapsed and determining that the acknowledgement has not been received, a predefined action is triggered.
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1. A system for enabling fail-safe operation of an automatic pedestrian access control gate during a health and safety event, the system comprising:
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a gate paddle configured to operate in an open state and a locked state, wherein pedestrian passage through the access control gate is granted while the gate paddle is operating in the open state, and wherein pedestrian passage through the access control gate is blocked while the gate paddle is operating in the locked state; a gate paddle sensor configured to detect a position of the gate paddle; and
a computer server system coupled to the gate paddle and the gate sensor, the computer server system being configured to;receive gate paddle sensor data from the gate paddle sensor indicating the position of the gate paddle, determine, based on the gate paddle sensor data, that the gate paddle is stuck in an unnatural position that is different from a natural resting position of the gate paddle during normal operation, determine that the gate paddle is currently operating in the locked state, and transmit a signal to the gate paddle that causes the gate paddle to operate in the open state based on determining that the gate paddle is stuck in the unnatural position and determining that the gate paddle is currently operating in the locked state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for enabling fail-safe operation of an automatic pedestrian access control gate during a health and safety event, the method comprising:
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receiving gateline sensor data from at least one gateline sensor, the gateline sensor data indicating that the event concerning health and safety has occurred; generating an alert in response to receiving the gateline sensor data; transmitting the alert to a remote monitoring device, the remote monitoring device being remote from the access control gate; determining that a preset amount of time has elapsed since transmitting the alert; determining that an acknowledgement of the alert has not been received; and triggering a predefined action based on determining that the preset amount of time has elapsed and determining that the acknowledgement has not been received. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium, having instructions stored therein, which when executed cause a computer to perform a set of operations comprising:
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establishing a wireless communication link with a plurality of mobile devices; receiving status data from each of the plurality of mobile devices, the status data indicating whether each mobile device is being actively monitored; receiving gateline sensor data from at least one gateline sensor, the gateline sensor data indicating that an event concerning health and safety has occurred; determining a monitoring status for each mobile device based on the received status data; determining that none of the plurality of mobile devices are being actively monitored based on the monitoring status of each mobile device; and transmitting a signal to a pedestrian access control gate based on receiving the gateline sensor data and determining that none of the plurality of mobile devices are being actively monitored, wherein the signal causes the pedestrian access control gate to operate according to a predefined action. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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