SECURE ACCESS CONTROL METHOD WITH SHORT RANGE AND MEDIUM OR LONG-RANGE MODES OF OPERATION

• US 20190318075A1
• Filed: 04/17/2019
• Published: 10/17/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Systemes Et Technologies Identification (STID)
• Original Assignee: Systemes Et Technologies Identification (STID)
• Inventors: DUPART, Vincent, Silve, Jerome, Poitrat, Sylvain
• Granted Patent: US 11,055,393 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/35 communicating wirelessly
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/0719 at least one of the integrated circuit chips comprising an arrangement for application selection, e.g. an acceleration sensor or a set of radio buttons application selection on smart cards using pure software control, see G07F7/10
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/0724 the arrangement being a circuit for communicating at a plurality of frequencies, e.g. for managing time multiplexed communication over at least two antennas of different types
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10356 using a plurality of antennas, e.g. configurations including means to resolve interference between the plurality of antennas
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/22 in combination with an identity check of the pass holder
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

A secure access control method uses a reader and a radiocommunication mobile terminal. The reader includes a first radiocommunication module having a first range and a second radiocommunication module having a second range less than the first range. The mobile terminal includes a first radiocommunication chip that establishes a first radiocommunication channel with the first radiocommunication module and a second radiocommunication chip that establishes a second radiocommunication channel with the second radiocommunication module. The method implements two modes of operation. In the first mode, when the mobile terminal is at a distance from the reader less than the first range and greater than the second range, the first radiocommunication channel is established. In the second mode, when the mobile terminal is at a distance from the reader less than the second range, the second radiocommunication channel is established as a priority.

Claims

1. A secure access control method using a reader, of the secure access control reader type, and at least one radiocommunication mobile terminal carried by a user, the reader comprising a control module in connection with a remote processing unit, a first radiocommunication module having a first range, and a second radiocommunication module having a second range less than the first range, said secure access control method comprising:

implementing a first mode of operation when the mobile terminal is located at a distance from the reader less than the first range and greater than the second range, wherein in the first mode, a first radiocommunication chip of the mobile terminal establishes a radiocommunication in a first radiocommunication channel with the first radiocommunication module of the reader to exchange identification data by way of the first radiocommunication channel between the mobile terminal and the control module of the reader during or subsequent to an authentication phase; and

implementing a second mode of operation when the mobile terminal is located at a distance from the reader less than the second range, wherein in the second mode, a second radiocommunication chip of the mobile terminal establishes a radiocommunication in a second radiocommunication channel with the second radiocommunication module of the reader to exchange identification data by way of the second radiocommunication channel between the mobile terminal and the control module of the reader during or subsequent to the authentication phase, wherein the second radiocommunication channel is selected automatically and as a priority over the first radiocommunication channel,

wherein, during the authentication phase, the mobile terminal communicates authenticated identification data specific to said mobile terminal and towards the remote processing unit.

2. The secure access control method according to claim 1, wherein, in the first mode of operation, the first radiocommunication chip of the mobile terminal establishes the radiocommunication in the first radiocommunication channel with the first radiocommunication module of the reader when the user previously performed an action of access on the mobile terminal or on the reader, wherein said action of access waking up the first radiocommunication chip of the mobile terminal or the first radiocommunication module of the reader to initiate communication in said first radiocommunication channel.

3. The secure access control method according to claim 2, wherein the action of access corresponds to an approach, with or without contact, of the user in proximity of a presence detection system integrated into the reader, said approach waking up the first radiocommunication module of the reader to initiate communication in the first radiocommunication channel.

4. The secure access control method according to claim 3, wherein the action of access corresponds to an approach, with or without contact, of a hand of the user in proximity of the presence detection system.

5. The secure access control method according to claim 3, wherein the presence detection system corresponds to a capacitive sensor integrated into the reader.

6. The secure access control method according to claim 2, wherein the action of access corresponds to an action on the mobile terminal waking up the first radiocommunication chip of the mobile terminal to initiate communication in the first radiocommunication channel, wherein the action on the mobile terminal is selected from at least one of:

a pressure maintained or in a predefined path on a touch screen of the mobile terminal;

a pressure maintained or in a predefined path, in a punctual manner, on a touch screen of the mobile terminal;

a pressure on a button of the mobile terminal;

a predefined impact movement on the mobile terminal detected by an accelerometer integrated into the mobile terminal;

a predefined movement of displacement of the mobile terminal detected by an accelerometer integrated into the mobile terminal; and

an action of unlocking the mobile terminal in order to make it exit a standby mode.

7. The secure access control method according to claim 1, wherein establishing communication in the second radiocommunication channel inhibits the communication in the first radiocommunication channel.

8. The secure access control method according to claim 1, wherein the first radiocommunication chip of the mobile terminal and the first radiocommunication module of the reader operate according to a medium or long-range wireless communication protocol with a first range greater than 1 meter.

9. The secure access control method according to claim 8, wherein the first range is between 1 and 30 meters.

10. The secure access control method according to claim 1, wherein the second radiocommunication chip of the mobile terminal and the second radiocommunication module of the reader operate according to a short-range wireless communication protocol with a second range of 50 centimeters at most.

11. The secure access control method according to claim 10, wherein the range is 1 to 15 centimeters.

12. The secure access control method according to claim 10, wherein the short-range wireless communication protocol is a near field communication protocol.

13. The secure access control method according to claim 1, wherein the mobile terminal is a phone terminal.

14. The secure access control method according to claim 1, wherein the reader further comprises at least one complementary access control system selected from at least one of:

a biometric control device to provide a complementary access control by biometrics;

an image capture device to provide a complementary access control by facial recognition; and

a keyboard to provide a complementary access control by entering a code.

15. The secure access control method according to claim 1, wherein the reader is a secure access control reader.