System for security control of persons/goods, and/or for transporting persons/goods, control device for commanding this system, and method of operating this system

• US 6,869,014 B2
• Filed: 08/26/2002
• Issued: 03/22/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 09/03/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Inventio AG (Schindler Holding AG)
• Original Assignee: Inventio AG (Schindler Holding AG)
• Inventors: Gerstenkorn, Bernhard
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee, Michael G.
• Assistant Examiner(s): FRANKLIN, JAMARA ALZAIDA
• Application Number:
  US10/228,299
• Publication Number:
  US 20030043018A1
• Time in Patent Office: 939 Days
• Field of Search: 235/375, 235/380, 235/382.5, 235/385, 235/382, 340 101- 106, 3405721-5729, 340 51- 525, 340/5.92, 705/22, 705/28
• US Class Current: 235/385
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 1/468 Call registering systems
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 2201/4676 for checking authorization of the passengers
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/27 with central registration

Abstract

A control device for transportation or access, and to a system for security control of persons/goods and/or for transporting persons and/or goods, and to a method of operating such a system wherein at least one response signal is emitted by at least one identification transmitter. This response signal is received by at least one recognition device and recognized with a recognition protocol. For one recognized response signal, one control signal according to a control protocol of the recognition device is emitted. The control device reads control signals according to at least two different control protocols and recognizes these control signals, and for one recognized control signal emits at least one secondary control signal.

Claims

1. A method for operating a system for controlled access to multiple destinations by persons or goods wherein identification transmitters emit response signals to associated recognition devices and each recognition device emits a control signal in response to recognizing one of the response signals, the method comprising the steps of:

a) storing a user profile including access information for a user to a predetermined one of multiple destinations, the user being a person or goods;

b) providing an identification transmitter associated with the user profile and transmitting a response signal from the identification transmitter to a recognition device, the response signal identifying the user;

c) generating a control signal according to a control protocol from the recognition device upon recognizing the response signal, the control protocol being one of a plurality of different predetermined control protocols;

d) converting the control signal into a standard protocol and generating a secondary control signal from the control device based upon access information in the stored user profile upon recognizing the standard protocol control signal; and

e) controlling the system in response to the secondary control signal to provide access for the user to the predetermined one destination, said steps c) through e) being performed without action by the user.

2. The method according to claim 1 wherein said step c) is performed by at least one of operating an access means to allow the user access to the predetermined one destination and commanding a transportation means to deliver the user to the predetermined one destination.

3. The method according to claim 2 including using the user profile as a transportation profile for commanding the transportation means.

4. The method according to claim 1 including performing said steps a) through c) for another user and performing said step d) by generating the secondary control signal based upon the access information in both the stored user profiles upon recognizing both of the control signals.

5. The method according to claim 4 including combining the user profiles as a single transportation profile for commanding a transportation means to deliver the users to the predetermined one destination.

6. A control apparatus for controlling a system for controlled access to multiple destinations by persons or goods comprising:

storage means for storing a user profile including access information for a user to a predetermined one of multiple destinations, the user being a person or goods;

an identification transmitter associated with said user profile and transmitting a response signal identifying the user;

a recognition device generating a control signal according to a control protocol upon recognizing said response signal, said control protocol being one of a plurality of different control protocols; and

a control device connected to said storage means and to said recognition device for recognizing said one control protocol, for converting said control signal from said one control protocol into a standard control protocol and for generating a secondary control signal based upon said access information in said stored user profile upon recognizing said control signal, said secondary control signal being adapted to control the system to provide access for the user to the predetermined one destination.

7. The control apparatus according to claim 6 wherein the system is at least one of a transportation means and an access means.

8. The control apparatus according to claim 7 wherein said control device uses said user profile as transportation profile for commanding the transportation means.

9. A control apparatus for controlling a system for controlled access to multiple destinations by persons or goods comprising:

storage means for storing at least two user profiles each including access information for an associated user to a predetermined one of multiple destinations, the users being a person or goods;

a plurality of identification transmitters each associated with one of said user profiles and transmitting a unique response signal identifying the user;

at least one recognition device generating a control signal according to a control protocol upon recognizing each of said response signals, said control protocol being one of a plurality of predetermined control protocols; and

a control device connected to said storage means and to said recognition device for converting said control signals to a standard protocol and for generating a secondary control signal based upon said access information in two of said stored user profiles upon recognizing said standard protocol control signals associated with said two user profiles, said secondary control signal being adapted to control the system to provide access for the associated users to the predetermined one destination whereby said control signals and said secondary control signal are generated without action by the users.