Authorization system and a method of authorization
First Claim
1. An authorization system including:
- an interface for receiving a request signal indicative of a party seeking authorization for a predetermined action, wherein the request signal is received as an RF signal;
an access authorization device containing a first processor, the first processor being configured to receive the request signal and, based on processing of the request signal, determine if the authorization is to be granted and, if so, generate an authorization signal that includes information that is securely coded and which is indicative of the determination, wherein the authorization signal is communicated via wired communication to an actuator device; and
an actuator device that is physically separate from and physically spaced apart from the access authorization device, the actuator device being configured to receive the authorization signal from the access authorization device via the wired communication, the actuator device having a second processor that is configured to process the authorization signal and decode the securely coded information, and wherein the actuator device is configured to initiate the predetermined action in response to the decoding of the securely coded information.
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Abstract
An access control system for a secure facility includes an authorization system having an interface, in the form of an interrogator, for receiving the request signal indicative of a user seeking authorization for a predetermined action, such as gaining access through a door. In one example, an authorization system may include an interface for receiving a request signal indicative of a party seeking authorization for a predetermined action. A first processor, that is responsive to the request signal, determines if the authorization is to be granted. If so, the first processor may generate an authorization signal that includes information that is securely coded, and which is indicative of the determination. An operating device, physically spaced from the first processor, may receive the authorization signal, and may decode the securely coded information and subsequently initiating the action, if appropriate.
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20 Claims
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1. An authorization system including:
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an interface for receiving a request signal indicative of a party seeking authorization for a predetermined action, wherein the request signal is received as an RF signal; an access authorization device containing a first processor, the first processor being configured to receive the request signal and, based on processing of the request signal, determine if the authorization is to be granted and, if so, generate an authorization signal that includes information that is securely coded and which is indicative of the determination, wherein the authorization signal is communicated via wired communication to an actuator device; and an actuator device that is physically separate from and physically spaced apart from the access authorization device, the actuator device being configured to receive the authorization signal from the access authorization device via the wired communication, the actuator device having a second processor that is configured to process the authorization signal and decode the securely coded information, and wherein the actuator device is configured to initiate the predetermined action in response to the decoding of the securely coded information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of authorization, the method including:
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receiving a request signal indicative of a party seeking authorization for a predetermined action, wherein the request signal is received as an RF signal; operating a access authorization device having a first processor to process the request signal, thereby to determine if the authorization is to be granted and, if so, generate an authorization signal that includes information that is securely coded and which is indicative of the determination, wherein the authorization signal is communicated via wired communication to an actuator device; and operating a actuator device to receive the authorization signal via the wired communication, the actuator device being physically separate and spaced apart from the access authorization device, the actuator device having a second processor that is configured to process the authorization signal thereby to decode the securely coded information, and wherein the actuator device is configured to initiate the predetermined action in response to the decoding of the securely coded information. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. An authorization system including:
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an interface for receiving a request signal indicative of a party seeking authorization for a predetermined action, wherein the request signal is received as an RF signal; an access authorization device that is configured to receive the request signal and configured to process the request signal thereby to determine if the authorization is to be granted and, if so, generate a secure signal with the use of an encryption key, wherein the secure signal is communicated via wired communication to an actuator device; and an actuator device being physically separate from and spaced apart from the access authorization device, the actuator device being configured to receive the secure signal via the wired communication, and decrypt and process the secure signal thereby to selectively initiate the action. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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