Systems and methods for access control

• US 9,142,069 B2
• Filed: 11/10/2010
• Issued: 09/22/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Xceedid Corporation (Allegion PLC)
• Original Assignee: Xceedid Corporation (Allegion PLC)
• Inventors: Conlin, Michael T., Wendling, Jean-Hugues
• Primary Examiner(s): McNally, Kerri
• Assistant Examiner(s): Dorsey, Renee
• Application Number:
  US12/943,902
• Publication Number:
  US 20110115603A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,777 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 1/01 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2209/61 Signal comprising different frequencies, e.g. frequency hopping
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/20 involving the use of a pass
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/28 the pass enabling tracking or indicating presence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/80 Wireless
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3215 using a plurality of channels network architectures or network communication protocols using different networks H04L63/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3234 involving additional secure or trusted devices, e.g. TPM, smartcard, USB or software token network architectures or network communication protocols for supporting authentication of entities using an additional device in a packet data network H04L63/0853
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/35 Protecting application or service provisioning, e.g. securing SIM application provisioning

Abstract

The disclosure describes various systems and methods for access control. One such method includes providing an access control module that is capable of operating at least a first frequency and a second frequency. The method further includes interacting with a first credential utilizing the first frequency and granting access via an access point based at least in part on the interaction with the first credential, and interacting with a second credential utilizing the second frequency and granting access via the access point based at least in part on the interaction with the second credential.

Claims

1. A method for providing radio frequency identification access control, the method comprising:

providing an access control module, wherein the access control module is capable of interacting at different carrier frequencies;

determining the frequency at which a radio frequency credential communicates data to the access control module, wherein the access control module is operable to grant access via an access point if the access control module is capable of receiving at the frequency and if the data is sufficient to authorize access; and

if the access control module is not capable of receiving at the frequency, determining another frequency at which the radio frequency credential communicates data to the access control module, wherein the access control module is operable to grant access via the access point if the access control module is capable of receiving at the other frequency and if the data is sufficient to authorize access.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the access control module is deployed local to the access point.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the access point is a door, and wherein granting access to the door includes sending an electrical signal to operate an actuator associated with the door.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the actuator is a locking mechanism.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the access point is accessible via a first group associated with a first entity and a second group associated with a second entity, wherein the first group accesses the access point using one or more access credentials interacting using a first frequency, and wherein the second group accesses the access point using one or more access credentials interacting using a second frequency.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the frequency is a first frequency of 125 KHz and the other frequency is a second frequency of 13.56 MHz.

7. An access control system, the access control system comprising:

an access control module including a processor and a non-transitory computer readable medium, and wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium includes instructions executable by the processor to;

determine the frequency at which a credential communicates data to the access control module;

grant access via an access point if the access control module is capable of receiving at the frequency and if the data is sufficient to authorize access;

if the access control module is not capable of receiving at the frequency, determine another frequency at which the credential communicates data to the access control module; and

grant access via the access point if the access control module is capable of receiving at the other frequency and if the data is sufficient to authorize access.

8. The access control system of claim 7, wherein the frequency is a first frequency of 125 KHz and the other frequency is a second frequency of 13.56 MHz.

9. The access control system of claim 7, wherein the instructions executable to grant access via the access point include instructions executable by the processor to:

authorize the credential; and

actuate an actuator associated with the access point.

10. The access control system of claim 9, wherein the instructions executable by the processor include instructions executable to:

receive a data set from the credential.

11. The access control system of claim 10, wherein the instructions executable by the processor to authorize the credential include instructions executable to:

provide at least a portion of the data set to a central access control; and

receive a message from the central access control indicating that the credential is authorized.

12. The access control system of claim 10, wherein the instructions executable by the processor to authorize the credential include instructions executable to:

compare at least a portion of the data set against a local database of known credentials.

13. The access control system of claim 9, wherein the access point is a door, and wherein the actuator is a locking mechanism.