System controlled by data bearing records for permitting access

• US 8,378,988 B1
• Filed: 01/18/2011
• Issued: 02/19/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Securitas Electronic Security, Inc. (Securitas AB)
• Original Assignee: Diebold Incorporated (Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated)
• Inventors: Artino, Robert V., Hathaway, Roy, Ujhazy, Edward J. Jr., Cairns, Dustin
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, KIMNHUNG T
• Application Number:
  US12/930,830
• Time in Patent Office: 763 Days
• Field of Search: 345173-179, 235/375, 235/379, 235/382, 235/451, 340/5.2, 340/5.7
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00896 specially adapted for particular uses
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/15 with arrangements to prevent the passage of more than one individual at a time
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/30 not involving the use of a pass
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/186 Video door telephones

Abstract

An apparatus allows entry of an individual into an area responsive to data read from data bearing records. Data read from data bearing records such as user cards is evaluated for correspondence with stored data by at least one processor. The condition of at least one lock (26, 30, 48, 52) associated with an access structure (14) is changed responsive to correspondence of the record data and stored data. The structure (14) controls access to and exit from a facility. An operator terminal (12) provides visible outputs through a display (72) and is usable to control functional aspects of the structure as well as to enable the operator to receive indications of conditions associated with components that control access to and exit from the structure.

Claims

1. Apparatus comprising:

a reader, wherein the reader is operative to read data from data bearing records, wherein the data corresponds to at least one of an individual and a category of individuals;

an operator terminal operative to provide indicating outputs at least one of visually and audibly, and to control at least one component of a structure operative to control access to a facility,

wherein the operator terminal includes a touchscreen display,

wherein the operator terminal is configured for communication with at least one component of the structure, wherein the structure includes;

an outer entry door,

an outer entry door lock, wherein the outer entry door lock is in operative connection with the outer entry door and is electrically changeable between locked and unlocked conditions,

an inner entry door,

an inner entry door lock, wherein the inner entry door lock is in operative connection with the inner entry door and is electrically changeable between locked and unlocked conditions,

a walled entry passage, wherein the walled entry passage extends generally continuously between the outer entry door and the inner entry door,

at least one detector, wherein the at least one detector is operative to sense items corresponding to weapons, and wherein the at least one detector is positioned to detect items in the entry passage in at least one location between the outer entry door and the inner entry door, wherein at least one of the outer entry door lock and the inner entry door lock changes condition responsive at least in part to the at least one detector,

at least one entry passage camera, wherein the at least one entry passage camera has a field of view that includes at least a portion of one of the outer entry door and the inner entry door,

wherein the touchscreen display of the operator terminal is operative to provide at least one output image corresponding to the field of view of the at least one entry passage camera,

wherein the at least one output image includes an image of at least a portion of one of the outer entry door and the inner entry door,

at least one processor and at least one data store, wherein the at least one processor is in operative connection with the reader, the at least one data store and the operator terminal,

wherein the at least one data store includes data corresponding to data readable from data bearing records corresponding to at least one of individuals and at least one category of individuals authorized to access the facility,

wherein the at least one processor is operative to cause a change of condition of at least one of the outer entry door lock and the inner entry door lock responsive at least in part to a reader read data bearing record including data having a predetermined relationship to data stored in the at least one data store,

wherein the at least one output image includes associated visible indicia, wherein the visible indicia changes with condition of the outer entry door lock or inner entry door lock associated with the one outer entry door or inner entry door included in the at least one output image,

wherein the touchscreen display includes at least one lock associated visible feature, and wherein an input including screen contact corresponding to the at least one lock associated visible feature is operative to cause a change in condition of the inner entry door lock or outer entry door lock associated with the one outer entry door or inner entry door included in the at least one output image.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 and further comprising:

at least one input device wherein the at least one input device is operative to receive inputs from individuals seeking to enter the facility,

and wherein the at least one data store includes data having a predetermined relationship to inputs associated with at least one of individuals and at least one category of individuals authorized to access the facility,

and wherein the at least one processor is operative to change condition of at least one of the outer entry door lock and the inner entry door lock responsive at least in part to an input device received input having a predetermined relationship to data stored in the at least one data store.

3. The apparatus according to claim 2 wherein the at least one input device comprises a biometric reader.

4. The apparatus according to claim 2 wherein the at least one input device comprises a keypad.

5. Apparatus comprising:

an operator terminal operative to provide indicating outputs at least one of visually and audibly, and to control at least one component of a structure operative to control access to a facility,

wherein the operator terminal includes a visual touch screen display,

wherein the operator terminal is configured for communication with the at least one component of the structure, wherein the structure includes;

an outer entry door,

an outer entry door lock, wherein the outer entry door lock is operative to lock the outer entry door and is electrically changeable between locked and unlocked conditions,

an inner entry door,

an inner entry door lock, wherein the inner entry door lock is operative to lock the inner entry door and is electrically changeable between locked and unlocked conditions,

a walled entry passage, wherein the walled entry passage extends generally continuously between the outer entry door and the inner entry door,

at least one detector, wherein the at least one detector is operative to sense items corresponding to weapons, wherein the at least one detector is positioned to sense the items in the walled entry passage in at least one location between the outer entry door and the inner entry door, wherein at least one of the outer entry door lock and the inner entry door lock is operative to change lock condition responsive at least in part to sensing by the at least one detector,

at least one entry passage camera, wherein the at least one entry passage camera has a field of view that includes at least a portion of at least one of the outer entry door and the inner entry door,

wherein the touch screen display is operative to provide at least one output image corresponding to the field of view of the at least one entry passage camera,

wherein the at least one output image includes an image of the at least a portion of the at least one of the outer entry door and the inner entry door,

wherein the at least one output image includes visible indicia, wherein the visible indicia changes with lock condition of at least one of the outer entry door lock and the inner entry door lock associated with the at least one of the outer entry door and the inner entry door included in the at least one output image,

wherein the touch screen display is operative to provide at least one lock associated visible feature, wherein at least one input corresponding to the at least one lock associated visible feature provided by the touch screen display is operative to cause a change in the lock condition of the at least one of the outer entry door lock and the inner entry door lock associated with the at least one of the outer entry door and the inner entry door included in the at least one output image.

6. The apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the at least one lock associated visible feature includes at least one icon.

7. The apparatus according to claim 6 wherein the display includes a graphical representation of the walled entry passage,

wherein the walled entry passage includes at least one sensor, wherein the at least one sensor is operative to sense at least one person in at least one location in the walled entry passage,

wherein the display is opeative to cause the graphical representation to include a representation of at least one person in a current location in the walled entry passage, responsive at least in part to operation of the at least one sensor.

8. The apparatus according to claim 7 wherein the graphical representation of the entry passage includes an icon corresponding to the outer entry door lock and an icon cooresponding to the inner entry door lock, and wherein at least one input including contact with one of the icons is operative to cause a change in lock condition of the respective lock corresponding to the respective icon.

9. The apparatus according to claim 7 wherein the operator terminal includes a graphical representation of the at least one detector,

wherein the operator terminal further includes at least one audio output device,

wherein the operator terminal is operative to provide at least one visual output and at least one audible output, responsive at least in part to the at least one detector sensing at least one item corresponding to a weapon.

10. The apparatus according to claim 5 wherein the visible indicia that changes with condition of at least one of the outer entry door lock and the inner entry door lock, includes a changeable color indicia.

11. The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the changeable color indicia includes a border adjacent to at least one side of the at least one output image.

12. The apparatus according to claim 11 wherein the operator terminal is operative responsive to receiving at least one touch input corresponding to contact with a respective one of the first entry output image or the second entry output image, to change size of the respective one of the first entry output image or the second entry output image.

13. The apparatus according to claim 5

wherein the display includes a first entry output image including an image of at least a portion of the outer entry door,

wherein the display includes a second entry output image including an image of at least a portion of the inner entry door,

wherein each of the first entry output image and the second entry output image includes a corresponding lock associated visible feature,

wherein the lock associated visible feature of the first entry output image changes color with changes in lock condition of the outer entry door lock, and

wherein the lock associated visible feature of the second entry output image changes color with changes in lock condition of the inner entry door lock.

14. The apparatus according to claim 5 wherein the structure further includes,

an outer exit door,

an outer exit door lock, wherein the outer exit door lock is electrically changeable between locked and unlocked conditions,

an inner exit door,

an inner exit door lock, wherein the inner exit door lock is electrically changeable between locked and unlocked conditions,

a walled exit passage, wherein the walled exit passage extends generally continuously between the inner exit door and the outer exit door,

at least one exit passage camera, wherein the at least one exit passage camera has a field of view that includes at least a portion of one of the outer exit door and the inner exit door,

wherein the operator terminal includes at least one further output image corresponding to the field of view of the at least one exit passage camera, wherein the at least one further output image includes at least a portion of one of the outer exit door and the inner exit door,

wherein the at least one further output image includes at least one further visible feature, wherein the at least one further visible feature changes with locked and unlocked conditions of the outer exit door lock or the inner exit door lock.

15. The apparatus according to claim 14 wherein the display includes

a first entry output image of at least a portion of the outer entry door,

a second entry output image of at least a portion of the inner entry door,

a first exit output image of at least a portion of the outer exit door,

a second exit output image of at least a portion of the inner exit door.

16. The apparatus according to claim 15 wherein each of the first entry output image, second entry output image, first exit output image, and second exit output image has at least one user selectable visible feature associated with the respective lock controlling the respective door included in association with the respective image, and

wherein manual selection of the at least one user selectable visible feature is associated with the respective lock is operative to cause a change in condition of the respective lock.

17. The apparatus according to claim 15 where in the operator terminal comprises a portable hand held device.

18. The apparatus according to claim 15 and further comprising:

at least one reader,

wherein the at least one reader is operative to read from data bearing records, data that corresponds to at least one of individuals and at least one category of individuals authorized to enter the facility,

at least one processor and at least one data store,

wherein the at least one processor is in operative connection with the at least one reader, the at least one data store and the at least one operator terminal,

wherein the at least one data store includes data having a predetermined relationship with data readable from data bearing records associated with at least one of individuals and at least one category of individuals authorized to enter the facility,

wherein the at least one processor is operative responsive to reader read data having a predetermined relationship to data stored in the at least one data store, to cause at least one of the outer entry door lock, the inner entry door lock, the outer exit door lock and the inner exit door lock to change condition between the locked condition and the unlocked condition.

19. The apparatus according to claim 5 and further comprising:

at least one input device associated with the structure, wherein the at least one input device is operative to receive inputs from individuals who seek to at least one of enter and exit the facility,

at least one data store,

wherein the at least one data store includes data having a predetermined relationship to data inputtable by at least one of individuals and at least one category of individuals authorized to at least one of enter and exit the facility,

at least one processor,

wherein the at least one processor is operative to cause a change in condition of at least one lock associated with the structure, responsive at least in part to at least one input device received input having a predetermined relationship to data stored in the at least one data store.

20. The apparatus according to claim 19 wherein the at least one input device comprises at least one of a manual input device and a biometric reading device.