GROUP ACCESS MANAGEMENT FOR VISITOR CONTROL
First Claim
1. A method of controlling access to a building, the method comprising:
- receiving a visitor access request for a visitor mobile device;
automatically creating a residential group in response to a location of each of the plurality of resident mobile device, the residential group including a plurality of residential mobile devices;
transmitting the visitor access request to at least one of the plurality of resident mobile devices within the residential group and a manager device;
receiving an access grant from at least one of the plurality of resident mobile devices within the residential group and the manager device; and
granting a visitor mobile device access to at least one of a selected elevator car, a selected door, and a selected floor.
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Abstract
A method of controlling access to a building is provided. The method comprising: receiving a visitor access request for a visitor mobile device; determining a residential group assigned to the visitor mobile device, the residential group including at least one residential mobile device; transmitting the visitor access request to at least one of a resident mobile device within the residential group and a manager device; receiving an access grant from at least one of the resident mobile device within the residential group and the manager device; and granting a visitor mobile device access to at least one of a selected elevator car, a selected door, and a selected floor.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of controlling access to a building, the method comprising:
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receiving a visitor access request for a visitor mobile device; automatically creating a residential group in response to a location of each of the plurality of resident mobile device, the residential group including a plurality of residential mobile devices; transmitting the visitor access request to at least one of the plurality of resident mobile devices within the residential group and a manager device; receiving an access grant from at least one of the plurality of resident mobile devices within the residential group and the manager device; and granting a visitor mobile device access to at least one of a selected elevator car, a selected door, and a selected floor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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3. (canceled)
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4. (canceled)
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5. The method of claim 41, wherein:
the residential group is limited to resident mobile devices of the plurality of resident mobile devices currently located within the building. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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6. The method of claim 41, wherein:
the location is a projected location at a selected time.
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7. The method of claim 41, wherein:
the location is within a selected radius of the visitor mobile device.
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8. The method of claim 41, wherein:
the location is within a selected radius of a selected destination of the visitor mobile device.
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19. A building access system comprising:
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a processor; a memory comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising; receiving a visitor access request for a visitor mobile device; automatically creating a residential group in response to a location of each of the plurality of resident mobile device, the residential group including a plurality of residential devices; transmitting the visitor access request to at least one of the plurality of resident mobile devices within the residential group and a manager device; receiving an access grant from at least one of the plurality of resident mobile devices within the residential group and the manager device; and granting a visitor mobile device access to at least one of a selected elevator car, a selected door, and a selected floor.
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20. A computer program product tangibly embodied on a non-transitory computer readable medium, the computer program product including instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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receiving a visitor access request for a visitor mobile device; automatically creating a residential group in response to a location of each of the plurality of resident mobile devices, the residential group including a plurality of residential mobile devices; transmitting the visitor access request to at least one of the plurality of resident mobile devices within the residential group and a manager device; receiving an access grant from at least one of the plurality of resident mobile devices within the residential group and the manager device; and granting a visitor mobile device access to at least one of a selected elevator car, a selected door, and a selected floor.
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