System and method for secure entry using door tokens
First Claim
1. A system for controlling functional devices comprising:
- a functional device;
an unpowered token comprising an identifier for, and located in the vicinity of, the functional device;
an electronic bridge connected to the functional device and configured to receive control instructions and pass the control instructions to the functional device;
a server connected to the electronic bridge and configured to generate said control instructions;
wherein the server is configured to;
receive, from a personal mobile electronic device located in the vicinity of the functional device, the respective identifier of the functional device and an identification of the personal mobile electronic device;
retrieve from a database a permission level for a user associated with the identification to access the functional device; and
if the permission level indicates that permission is granted, generate a TCP/IP packet comprising an access granted control instruction and send the packet to the electronic bridge, upon which said electronic bridge passes the access granted control instruction to the functional device causing it to operate; and
wherein the electronic bridge has;
circuits adapted to detect trains of digital pulses from at least one other functional device; and
a central processing unit configured to receive said trains of digital pulses from said circuits, start processing said trains of digital pulses into strings of data signals without first determining a protocol format of said trains of digital pulses, build further TCP/IP packets including said strings of data signals, and send said further TCP/IP packets to the server.
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Abstract
Secure door entry without a traditional card reader is made possible by tagging the door with an unpowered, unique token which can be read by a user'"'"'s personal mobile electronic device. The user'"'"'s device transmits both door and user identification to a remote server, where the decision is made whether to open the door. If so, the server sends an open door signal using the IP suite of protocols to an electronic bridge, which in turn passes the signal on to a door strike, opening the door. Another signal may be sent to an annunciator. Single-use digital tokens may also be used to open the doors. The permissions relating to doors or other physical assets may also be used to grant access to logical assets.
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22 Claims
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1. A system for controlling functional devices comprising:
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a functional device; an unpowered token comprising an identifier for, and located in the vicinity of, the functional device; an electronic bridge connected to the functional device and configured to receive control instructions and pass the control instructions to the functional device; a server connected to the electronic bridge and configured to generate said control instructions; wherein the server is configured to; receive, from a personal mobile electronic device located in the vicinity of the functional device, the respective identifier of the functional device and an identification of the personal mobile electronic device; retrieve from a database a permission level for a user associated with the identification to access the functional device; and if the permission level indicates that permission is granted, generate a TCP/IP packet comprising an access granted control instruction and send the packet to the electronic bridge, upon which said electronic bridge passes the access granted control instruction to the functional device causing it to operate; and wherein the electronic bridge has; circuits adapted to detect trains of digital pulses from at least one other functional device; and a central processing unit configured to receive said trains of digital pulses from said circuits, start processing said trains of digital pulses into strings of data signals without first determining a protocol format of said trains of digital pulses, build further TCP/IP packets including said strings of data signals, and send said further TCP/IP packets to the server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for controlling functional devices comprising:
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receiving, by a server, from a personal mobile electronic device located in the vicinity of a functional device, an identifier of the functional device and an identification of the personal mobile electronic device, said identifier having been retrieved from a token located in the vicinity of the functional device; retrieving, by the server, from a database, a permission level for a user associated with the identification of the personal mobile electronic device to access the functional device; if the permission level indicates that permission is granted, generating, by the server, a TCP/IP packet comprising an access granted control instruction and sending the packet to an electronic bridge connected to the functional device, wherein the electronic bridge is configured to pass the access granted control instruction to the respective functional device causing it to operate; receiving, by the server, further TCP/IP packets including strings of data signals, said strings of data signals having been started to be processed by the electronic bridge from trains of digital pulses received by the electronic bridge from at least one other functional device, without first determining a protocol format of said trains of digital pulses. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. One or more non-transitory computer readable media comprising computer readable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors cause a server to:
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receive, from a personal mobile electronic device located in the vicinity of a door, an identifier of the door and an identification of the personal mobile electronic device, said identifier having been retrieved from a token located in the vicinity of the door; retrieve, from a database, a permission level for a user associated with the identification of the personal mobile electronic device to access the door; and if the permission level indicates that permission is granted, generate a TCP/IP packet comprising an access granted control instruction and send the packet to an electronic bridge connected to a door strike locking the door, wherein the electronic bridge is configured to pass the access granted control instruction to the door strike causing it to unlock the door; and receive further TCP/IP packets including strings of data signals, said strings of data signals having been started to be processed by the electronic bridge from trains of digital pulses received by the electronic bridge from at least one other functional device, without first determining a protocol format of said trains of digital pulses. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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