TURNSTILE APPARATUS HOSTING A WEBSITE

• US 20160119401A1
• Filed: 05/08/2014
• Published: 04/28/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/08/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Integrated Design Limited
• Original Assignee: Integrated Design Limited
• Inventors: Huff, Derek
• Application Number:
  US14/889,645
• Publication Number:
  US 20160119401A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: E05G 5/003 Entrance control E05G5/02 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 11/08 Turnstiles; Gates for control of entry or exit of persons, e.g. in supermarkets control gates on vehicles B60N5/00 ; bank protection devices E05G5/00; with registering means G07C9/10 ; coin-freed facilities for turnstiles G07F17/14
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00904 for hotels, motels, office buildings or the like
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/10 Movable barriers with registering means
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0803 Configuration setting
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/20 Network management software packages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]

Abstract

Turnstile apparatus hosting a website which is accessible to provide control, configuration and/or monitoring of one or more lanes of turnstile.

Claims

1. A turnstile system comprising:

a turnstile apparatus comprising a turnstile lane and a control unit; and

hosting a website, hosted by the control unit, which is accessible to provide control, configuration and/or monitoring of one or more lanes of the turnstile.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the website is accessible outside the apparatus.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the website is accessible from outside the apparatus using a device having a browser.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the turnstile lane comprises a pedestal in which the control unit is disposed, the website being hosted within the pedestal.

5. The system of claim 1, further including processing means within the lane for hosting the website within the lane itself and means for communicating from the pedestal with an external hub, router or other apparatus.

6. The system of claim 1, further including an Ethernet port.

7. The system of claim 1, further providing integration through an external access control system.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the system is configured to provide, at a remote device, one or more alarms.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the system is configured to provide, at a remote device, statistical data.

10. The system of claim 1, including means for receiving software and/or firmware upgrades from a remote device.

11. The system of claim 1, integrated with a heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system or a building management system (BMS).

17. The system of claim 7, wherein integration is provided using TCP/IP communications and/or common gateway instruction.

18. The system of claim 4, wherein the turnstile lane comprises a pair of opposed pedestals.

19. The system of claim 1, further comprising one or more additional turnstile lanes.

12. A method of controlling, monitoring and/or configuring a turnstile apparatus, comprising a website at the turnstile apparatus and using this to provide control, configuration and/or monitoring of the website remotely.

13. A method as claimed in claim 12, comprising providing an Ethernet port on the turnstile apparatus for communicating with, and interacting with, the hosted website.

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16. A method comprising:

providing a turnstile apparatus comprising a turnstile lane and a control unit; and

controlling the turnstile apparatus using a website hosted by the control unit, which is accessible to provide control, configuration and/or monitoring of one or more lanes of the turnstile.

20. The method of claim 16, wherein the website is accessible outside the apparatus.

21. The method of claim 16 wherein the website is accessible from outside the apparatus using a device having a browser.

22. The method of claim 16, wherein the turnstile apparatus further comprises a pedestal in which the control unit is disposed, the website being hosted within the pedestal.