System for integrating security and access for facilities and information systems
First Claim
1. A security system for integrating security and access for facility protection systems and information systems in which each information system represents a computer system requiring user authorization at connected computers or terminals to access information resources or network environment protected by the information system, said security system comprising:
- a computer system coupled for communication with one or more facility protection systems and one or more information systems, in which said computer system has memory storing at least user data and access privileges of users to said one or more information systems and said one or more facility protection systems, and said access privileges are capable of being assigned or updated when the user data is added, modified, or deleted in said memory; and
said computer system being capable of receiving event data from said one or more facility protection systems and said one or more information systems, and being operative to send action data in accordance with one or more of said received events for directing said one or more facility protection systems or said one or more information system to take one or more actions.
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Abstract
A system for integrating security and access for facilities and information systems is provided including a computer server, information systems, and facility protection systems. The information systems and facility protection systems are coupled for communication to the computer server via a network. Facility protection systems represent an access control system for controlling entry/exit to areas of buildings, such as with badges or other ID Credentials and other systems, such as intrusion detection and fire systems, to provide protection in facility environments. Information systems each represent a computer system requiring user authorization, via computers or terminals capable of connecting thereto, to access information resources or network environments protected by the computer system. Information systems may also include information protection systems requiring user authorization for external access to other information systems. The computer server has a central database which stores at least information defining users and their access privileges to the information systems and to areas of facilities controlled by access control system. Each of the information systems and facility protection systems sends event data to the computer server when an event occurs on its respective system, and an event transaction processor in the computer server determines action(s), if any, to take in response to one or more received events and accordingly sends action data to other information systems and facility protection systems to instruct such systems to automatically respond to security risks representing by such events in real-time. Central management of users and their access privileges, and monitoring of events is further provided.
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16 Claims
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1. A security system for integrating security and access for facility protection systems and information systems in which each information system represents a computer system requiring user authorization at connected computers or terminals to access information resources or network environment protected by the information system, said security system comprising:
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a computer system coupled for communication with one or more facility protection systems and one or more information systems, in which said computer system has memory storing at least user data and access privileges of users to said one or more information systems and said one or more facility protection systems, and said access privileges are capable of being assigned or updated when the user data is added, modified, or deleted in said memory; and said computer system being capable of receiving event data from said one or more facility protection systems and said one or more information systems, and being operative to send action data in accordance with one or more of said received events for directing said one or more facility protection systems or said one or more information system to take one or more actions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for integrating security and access for at least one facility protection system and at least one information system comprising the steps of:
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providing a computer system coupled for communication with said facility protection system and said information system in which said computer system has memory storing at least user data and access privileges of users to said information system and said facility protection system; assigning or updating the access privileges in said memory when the user data is added, modified, or deleted in said memory; sending to said computer system one or more events from one or more of said facility protection system and said information system; and sending one or more actions from said computer system to one or more of said facility protection system and said information system in accordance with one or more of said events for directing said one or more of said facility protection system and said information system to take one or more actions. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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