Facility management using mobile devices
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1. A mobile device, comprising:
- a memory configured to store credential information associated with a user of the mobile device;
processing logic configured to;
determine whether the user is permitted to access a secured location, andgenerate a code or signal to unlock an electronic locking mechanism associated with the secured location, in response to determining that access is permitted;
a communication interface configured to transmit the code or signal to the electronic locking mechanism or to a device associated with the secured location to unlock the electronic locking mechanism; and
a camera configured to capture an image from a laser located at the secured location,wherein the processing logic is further configured to;
decode the captured image,wherein when determining whether the user is permitted to access the secured location, the processing logic is configured to determine whether access is permitted based on the captured image, andwherein when generating a code or signal, the processing logic is configured to generate the code or signal to unlock the electronic locking mechanism, based on the captured image and in response to determining that access is permitted.
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Abstract
A method includes docking a mobile device in a docking station and providing, by the mobile device, identification information to the docking station, where the identification information identifies a user associated with the mobile device. The method also includes forwarding, by the docking station, the identification information to a network device, and receiving, by the network device, the identification information. The method also includes updating, by the network device, a database based on the received identification information.
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1. A mobile device, comprising:
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a memory configured to store credential information associated with a user of the mobile device; processing logic configured to; determine whether the user is permitted to access a secured location, and generate a code or signal to unlock an electronic locking mechanism associated with the secured location, in response to determining that access is permitted; a communication interface configured to transmit the code or signal to the electronic locking mechanism or to a device associated with the secured location to unlock the electronic locking mechanism; and a camera configured to capture an image from a laser located at the secured location, wherein the processing logic is further configured to; decode the captured image, wherein when determining whether the user is permitted to access the secured location, the processing logic is configured to determine whether access is permitted based on the captured image, and wherein when generating a code or signal, the processing logic is configured to generate the code or signal to unlock the electronic locking mechanism, based on the captured image and in response to determining that access is permitted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method, comprising:
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storing, in a mobile device, credential information associated with a user of a mobile device; determining, by the mobile device, whether the user is permitted to access a secured location; generating, by the mobile device, a code or signal to unlock an electronic locking mechanism associated with the secured location, in response to determining that access is permitted; transmitting, by the mobile device, the code or signal to the electronic locking mechanism or to a device associated with the secured location to unlock the electronic locking mechanism; capturing, via a camera included in the mobile device, an image from a laser located at the secured location; and decoding, by the mobile device, the captured image, wherein the determining whether the user is permitted to access the secured location comprises determining, by the mobile device, whether access is permitted based on the captured image, and wherein the generating a code or signal comprises generating, by the mobile device, the code or signal to unlock the electronic locking mechanism, based on the captured image and in response to determining that access is permitted. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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