Site-specific access management

• US 8,251,287 B2
• Filed: 09/26/2011
• Issued: 08/28/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Builderport Technologies Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Copper Range Company (First Quantum Minerals Limited)
• Inventors: Kochevar, Peter
• Primary Examiner(s): Labaze, Edwyn
• Application Number:
  US13/245,644
• Publication Number:
  US 20120080520A1
• Time in Patent Office: 337 Days
• Field of Search: 235/382, 235/462.01, 235/472.01, 235/472.02, 235/487, 235/486, 235/472.07, 705/26, 705/27, 705/14
• US Class Current: 235/382
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/08 Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/26 Government or public services business processes related to the transportation industry G06Q50/40
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/265 Personal security, identity or safety
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation

Abstract

A system for ensuring access management of a given site by providing integrated and comprehensive assessment of persons, livestock or objects that are given access to the site. The system includes a database of information about the site and potential accessors, a mobile wireless communication and scanning device to collect, retrieve and facilitate communication between a device user at the site as well as an administrator console. This system is flexible enough to maintain current information about the persons, livestock or objects requesting access to the site and communicating those results to the device user in real time. The system is further enabled through the Internet and the World Wide Web.

Claims

1. A site-specific access management system comprising:

a mobile wireless communications device;

at least one identifier datum, wherein said datum is transmitted by said wireless communications device;

a plurality of redundant base stations receiving wireless communication of said datum from said wireless communications device, wherein said plurality of base stations are connected to a plurality of networks;

a plurality of redundant application servers connected to said networks, and

a plurality of redundant databases accessed by an application program, said application program running on said plurality of application servers to compare said datum with information in said plurality of databases,

said mobile wireless communications device authenticated by sending a request to said plurality of base stations running said application program authenticating said mobile wireless communications and scanning device as registered to access said plurality of databases.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein said datum is at least one of a barcode, a manually keyed alphanumeric value, or a biometric.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein said datum is selected from a group consisting of:

weight, temperature, dimension, electromagnetic reflectance, gas concentration, and chemical composition.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein said wireless communications device sends copies of said datum simultaneously over said plurality of networks, each of said copies of said datum tagged with the same unique transaction ID;

and

wherein one of said plurality of application servers upon receiving said copies of said datum acts on a first copy from said copies of said datum received, and disregards any subsequent datum from said copies of said datum with the same transaction ID already in the plurality of databases.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein said Transaction ID comprises a unique scanner ID and a timestamp.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein said wireless device automatically switches between each of said plurality of networks in response to a failure of one or more of said plurality of networks.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein said plurality of application servers are located in a single location.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein said plurality of application servers are located in separate locations.

9. The system of claim 1 wherein data stored on said plurality of databases are kept in sync to ensure that whichever one of said plurality of databases is in contact with said wireless device provides the most accurate and up to date information available.

10. The system of claim 1 further comprising an administration console in communication with said plurality of application servers.

11. The system of claim 10 wherein said application program responds to a request from said wireless device, and said application program responds to requests from said administrator console.

12. The system of claim 10 wherein said application program has computer logic for producing a report about people, livestock or objects present at said site.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein said report is communicated via one of said plurality of application servers to at least one of:

said device and said administration console.

14. The system of claim 1 wherein said site is a workplace or a livestock processing plant.

15. The system of claim 1 wherein at least one of a time of scan and global positioning system coordinates are communicated and stored in said plurality of databases.

16. The system of claim 15 further comprising a second identifier datum that differs from the at least one of a time of scan and global positioning system coordinates that provides a tracking system within said application program.

17. The system of claim 1 wherein said wireless device is in communication with a portable device configured with near field communication (NFC).

18. The system of claim 17 wherein said portable device is a transceiver capable of transmitting an identifier or a cell phone.

19. The system of claim 1 wherein said wireless device is configured to issue a receipt in response to a person, entity, object, or animal gaining entry or exiting a venue or work site.

20. The system of claim 19 wherein said receipt lists at least one of details of the entry or exit, seating information, an advertisement, or a coupon.