System, apparatus and method for controlling access
First Claim
1. A system for controlling access to a facility, comprising:
- a portable communicating means, a server means, and one or more access control devices in communication across a network;
data storage means available to said server means for storing access control data;
said server means being adapted to receive access requests identifying a user of said portable communicating means and including;
generating means within said server means for generating access criteria from said access control data according to said user'"'"'s identity; and
communicating means for communicating said access criteria to at least one of said access control means and said portable communicating means;
wherein said access control means is adapted to permit access responsive to said user satisfying said access criteria; and
wherein said access control means includes a bio-metric security system and said access criteria include bio-metric data associated with said user and said communicating means communicates said bio-metric data from said server means to one or more access control means.
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Abstract
A system, portable device, server, apparatus and method for controlling access to a secure location or container, or for controlling access to selected television programs or classes of programs. The invention provides a system for controlling access to a facility, comprising a portable communicating device, a server means, and one or more access control devices in communication across a network, data storage means available to said server means for storing access control data, said server means being adapted to receive access requests identifying a user of said portable communicating means and including: generating means within said server means for generating access criteria from said access control data according to said user'"'"'s identity, and communicating means for communicating said access criteria to at least one of said access control means and said portable communicating means, wherein said access control means is adapted to permit access responsive to said user satisfying said access criteria.
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9 Claims
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1. A system for controlling access to a facility, comprising:
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a portable communicating means, a server means, and one or more access control devices in communication across a network;
data storage means available to said server means for storing access control data;
said server means being adapted to receive access requests identifying a user of said portable communicating means and including;
generating means within said server means for generating access criteria from said access control data according to said user'"'"'s identity; and
communicating means for communicating said access criteria to at least one of said access control means and said portable communicating means;
wherein said access control means is adapted to permit access responsive to said user satisfying said access criteria; and
wherein said access control means includes a bio-metric security system and said access criteria include bio-metric data associated with said user and said communicating means communicates said bio-metric data from said server means to one or more access control means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. Portable apparatus for obtaining access to a facility, said apparatus being adapted to communicate over a network;
- the apparatus comprising;
display means for displaying an access control display screen;
requesting means for requesting from a server access to a facility; and
receiving means for receiving information from said server for use by a user to satisfy access control criteria. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
- the apparatus comprising;
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