Building security and access protection system

• US 7,222,241 B2
• Filed: 02/25/2002
• Issued: 05/22/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/25/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Info Data Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Info Data Incorporated
• Inventors: Milgramm, Michael, Stroutchkov, Viatcheslav
• Primary Examiner(s): Revak; Christopher
• Assistant Examiner(s): Sherkat; Arezoo
• Application Number:
  US10/082,904
• Publication Number:
  US 20030163709A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,912 Days
• Field of Search: 713/200, 713/186, 705/9, 726/2
• US Class Current: 713/186
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/37 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voice recognition

Abstract

A building security system which allows clients of building tenants to set up their own appointments, allows the building tenants to control and analyze such appointment scheduling, and enables building security personnel to analyze and control the number of visitors to the building. Visitors schedule their appointments via a visitor interface part of the system and providing the required appointment schedule information. Security personnel have integrated information concerning the number of visitors expected for a particular day, the number of visitors already in the building, and the number of past visitors for that day. Detailed information about visitors, and information on visitor'"'"'s entering or leaving the building is also available. Because, visitors'"'"' information is already stored on the system, the security guard may also readily print a visitors pass as necessary. Security personnel with special access privileges (e.g., security manager) have access to building'"'"'s visiting activity reports.

Claims

1. A building security system for a building, comprising:

a database;

a processor;

a visitor interface means interfacing a building visitor with said database and said processor specifically designed for said building visitor to electronically schedule an appointment;

an employee interface means interfacing an employee of a company occupying a space in said building with said database and said processor specifically designed for said employee of said company to control and analyze said electronic scheduling; and

a security employee interface means interfacing a security employee with said database and said processor specifically designed for said security employee to monitor building visitors at any given time period.

2. The building security system according to claim 1, wherein said visitor interface means further comprise a scheduling means, said scheduling means being configured to schedule an appointment for said visitor.

3. The building security system according to claim 2, wherein said occupant interface further comprises an appointment confirmation means, said appointment confirmation means being configured to confirm said scheduled appointment.

4. The building security system according to claim 1, wherein said occupant interface further comprises a biometric verification means, said biometric verification means being configured to obtain and verify biometric data of said company employee.

5. The building security system according to claim 1, wherein said occupant interface further comprises a schedule managing means, said schedule managing means being configured to manage said company employee'"'"'s schedule.

6. The building security system according to claim 1, wherein said database further comprises a plurality of database segments and wherein said occupant interface means allows a particular company employee having an appropriate authorization to access at least one of said database segments.

7. The building security system according to claim 6, wherein said occupant interface further comprises an occupant switching means, said occupant switching means being configured to allow said particular building occupant company employee to access a plurality of said database segments.

8. The building security system according to claim 1, wherein said security interface means further comprises a monitoring means, said monitoring means being configured to monitor said building visitor.

9. The building security system according, to claim 1, wherein said security interface means further comprises an access pass generator generating an access pass for said building visitor.

10. The building security system according to claim 1, wherein said security interface means further comprises a reporting means, said reporting means being configured to generate security reports with respect to said building visitor.

11. The building security system according to claim 1, wherein said security interface means further comprises a biometric verification means, said biometric verification means being configured to obtain and verify biometric data of said security employee.

12. A method of providing a secured access to an office building comprising the steps of:

electronic scheduling of appointments by a building visitor using a visitor interface specifically designed for said building visitor;

controlling and analyzing said electronic scheduling of said appointments by an employee of a company occupying a space in said office building using an employee interface specifically designed for said employee of said company; and

monitoring building visitors at any given time period by a security employee using a security employee interface specifically designed for said security employee.

13. The method of providing a secured access according to claim 12, wherein said step of controlling and analyzing said electronic scheduling further comprises confirming said scheduled appointments.

14. The method of providing a secured access according to claim 12, wherein said step of controlling and analyzing said electronic scheduling further comprises verifying a biometric information of said company employee.

15. The method of providing a secured access according to claim 12, wherein said step of controlling and analyzing said electronic scheduling further comprises managing said company employee'"'"'s schedule.

16. The method of providing a secured access according to claim 12, wherein said step of controlling and analyzing said electronic scheduling further comprises interfacing said company employee with at least one database segment.

17. The method of providing a secured access according to claim 12, wherein said step of monitoring building visitors further comprises generating an access pass for at least one of said building visitors.

18. The method of providing a secured access according to claim 12, wherein said step of monitoring building visitors further comprises generating a security report with respect to at least one of said building visitors.

19. The method of providing a secured access according to claim 12, wherein said step of monitoring building visitors further comprises verifying a biometric information of a security employee.